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I'm only human, I've got a skeleton in me
But I'm not the villain, despite what you're always preaching.
Call me a traitor, I'm just collecting your victims
And they're getting stronger
I hear them calling.
I'll stop the whole world, I'll stop the whole world
From turning into a monster, and eating us alive
Don't you ever wonder how we survive?
Well now that you're gone, the world is ours
-Paramore
Chapter 5- 'I need to get my mind off of it or wallow in pity of myself'
"Rebekah's up to something. She's been snooping around in places she shouldn't be" Damon informed, Alaric, Meredith and Esme.
"Tell me again, why are we here?" Alaric asked.
"Ric, the world can't stop just because you're an accidental psycho killer. As for Esme she tagged along like an annoying puppy, which shouldn't be here because she happens to be dating the enemy" Damon said.
"Do you have any tact whatsoever?" Meredith asked, shaking her head and Esme stuck her tongue out at him.
"I was bored" Esme shrugged as Carol approached them.
"Alaric, I'm glad you're here. Did you bring the sign?" she asked, Alaric looked confused. "The restored Wickery Bridge sign. The history department promised me you'd have it today" Carol explained.
"I- I don't have the sign actually it slipped…. it slipped my mind. I've been….. busy" Alaric stuttered guiltily.
"Well, it's not an emergency. We'll just um- unveil it when the bridge is complete" she said then left.
"Get me out of here!" Alaric said.
"My pleasure" Meredith complied.
"I'm gonna stick around for a bit" Damon decided.
"I'm staying with Damon because he just seems so extra nice today" Esme told them sarcastically.
Damon glared at Esme then looked at Sage who looked back at him and smiled.
"Who is that?" Alaric asked.
"Blast from the past" Damon told them walking over to Sage.
"Damon Salvatore, my favorite student" Sage said and Esme scoffed at her.
"Sage, my hottest teacher. What are you doing here?" Esme rolled her eyes at Damon.
"I'm just passing through" she replied.
"Oh, come on, nobody just passes through Mystic Falls" Esme said and Rebekah walked up to them.
"Look what the cat dragged in" Rebekah said.
"Does everyone know you but me" Esme said but everyone seemed to ignore her.
"Easy there, Rebekah. You know she use to beat men for sport" Damon said and Esme looked at her slightly impressed.
"She always was quite common" Esme laughed at Rebekah's cattiness.
"Rebekah. What a happy surprise" Sage said sarcastically.
"What are you doing here Sage?"
"Well, I heard Finn was finally freed from that casket your rageaholic brother Klaus carted him around in" Sage answered.
"Mmm, Finn, you just missed him. He left town and didn't tell a soul where he was going."
"He probably went looking for me" Sage told her.
"Or quite possibly he forgot all about you."
"I doubt that."
No? Cause he didn't seem to mention you. Sorry you came all this way for nothing. Have a nice life" Rebekah told her. "Esme come on, you are leaving with me" Rebekah told her, not wanting to protest with a pissed off original she followed giving sage a grin.
-x-
"So everyone seems to know you but me" Esme told Sage, she spotted the vampire alone.
"Esme right, I know all about you" Sage told her, Esme raised her eye brow at her.
"Really?" Esme asked curiously.
"Finn told me all about Kol's new found love; he thought you were some amazing savior to redeem a human emotion left in Kol. Then when Kol was daggered I think pretty much every vampire knew of you, the heartless ripper" Sage told her and Esme grimaced.
"Yeah wasn't the high point of my existence."
"You know as much as Rebekah complains to me about you, I can't seem to hate you like she wants me too" Esme commented.
"You don't seem to bad yourself" Sage told her.
-x-
"Did I ever tell you you're sexy when you're bitchy?" Esme watched Damon walk up to Rebekah, whilst she went and stood by Sage
"What is he up to?" she asked Sage
"I don't know what you're on about" Sage said grinning
"You know what I should be concerned about that look on your face right now but I'm having a good day and I can't be bothered to deal with drama right now" Esme decided and turned to watch the two.
"We're talking now, are we? Cause you were quite rude the other day, using me to help you with Stefan and then shooing me away like a stray dog" Rebekah told him.
"Go Rebekah" Esme cheered her friend and Sage shushed her.
"Oh, but that was brother business, you can't hold that against me. Besides I really did appreciate your help even if I don't show it" Damon told her.
"You were mean" Rebekah said like a spoilt child.
"You like mean" Damon counteracted.
"No, I don't" Rebekah corrected.
"No? You didn't get a thrill back there pushing Sage down, crushing her dreams of true love?" Esme patted Sage on the back in a way of comfort but her eyes never left the two.
"Maybe a little" Rebekah said.
"See? Mean. Can Sage and I interest you in a drink back at the house?" Esme now turned to Sage eye brows raised to the highest they could possibly get.
"Nothing going on?" Esme said and Sage gave Esme an innocent look.
"Not a chance in hell" Rebekah answered Damon's question.
"Well, you know what they say, two's company, three's a party" Damon said and Rebekah stared at him.
"Oh thanks for the invite, don't do it Bekah" Esme yelled and Sage hit her elbow.
"Fine. Enjoy the rest of your day."
-x-
"Where have you been all day?" Esme asked Klaus when he showed up in her room.
"Sorting out some little problems" Klaus said.
"Oh okay" Esme turned around searching for something she had lost, he engagement ring to Kol. She knows she shouldn't care about it but I bothered her she had lost it. She flipped over her mattress annoyed.
"What are you searching for?" Klaus asked her.
"Nothing important" Esme replied not wanting to upset him.
"C'mon Esme it is if you're getting frustrated about it. Just tell me what you're looking for and I will help" Klaus reasoned.
"It's a diamond stud in ring that has flashes of lapis lazuli to be used as a daylight ring. I don't need it because I have my necklace but it would still be nice to have" Esme told him, not saying it was an engagement ring.
"Your engagement ring" Klaus said nodding his head realizing why she didn't want him to know, Esme cursed knowing she shouldn't have told him.
"It's a nice ring" Esme shrugged going back to looking for it.
"Why is it so important?" Klaus asked angrily.
"It's not" Esme defended.
"If you didn't care about it then why are you so flustered about finding it?" Klaus was clearly pissed off.
"This is why I didn't tell you" Esme said to him just as angry.
"Why can't you answer a simple question?"
"Because it isn't just a simple question...Look maybe you should leave I don't want to get into an argument with you" Esme said defeated.
"Well it's a bit late now love" Klaus said.
"Screw you" Esme hissed. "You wanna argue Klaus fine we will argue. That ring still means something to me! I have let Kol go Klaus and I am trying to be with you and giving you a chance like you asked but those feelings don't just fly away. That ring is important to me because it reminds me of good times!"
"You haven't let Kol go" Klaus scoffed. "If you had let him go, you wouldn't still keep the ring. You wouldn't still have his shirt in the bottom of your wardrobe; you wouldn't be looking for any distraction to keep your mind off him."
"So you are saying I'm using you as a distraction! You are unbelievable Niklaus! For someone who wants to win me over so much, this is one hell of a way of trying" Esme said leaving.
Klaus growled in frustration, punching the wall, leaving a large dent there.
-x-
"You know what screw him, I don't have to explain anything to him. He is just such an asshole, who is he to tell me what I have and haven't done? Who is he to tell me how I feel?" Esme complained to Elena, whilst both girls ate half-baked Ben & Jerry's ice cream.
"It is so weird hearing you complain about dating Klaus, the big hybrid" Elena commented and Esme laughed.
"I know if you told me a century ago I would be dating Klaus then I would of thought you were some crazy girl" Esme said. "Are you okay about it? I haven't really talked to you about it and I don't want things to be weird between us."
"I guess it's a lot to take in but if you are happy, who am I to stop you" Elena said.
"Thanks, so how is the Salvatore situation?" Esme asked.
"Damon just complicates things so much; just when I think he is different he goes and proves me wrong. He lashes out whenever we have a disagreement and I just don't know what to do. Then Stefan is just, he isn't the Stefan I know anymore but recently I have been seeing snippets of the old Stefan and I miss him so much. Honestly I'm just confused and torn with the whole situation!"
"Why are men so confusing? Seriously I'm considering giving them up altogether or maybe dating a human" Esme mused.
"Oh human boys are no different" Elena informed her.
"And they say women are complicated" Esme huffed.
-x-
Esme headed back to the Salvatore boarding house, feeling better after letting her frustration out to Elena. She got up to her room and saw the big whole Klaus had left in the wall and shook her head, then turned around and wasn't surprised to see Klaus standing there.
"I'm sorry" he said and handed her something, she looked down to her hand to see her ring there.
"Thank you for finding it" Esme said gratefully.
"So are we okay?" he asked.
"I don't know Klaus, maybe it's not a good time for us to be together" Esme sighed.
"Don't do that, it was one little agreement" Klaus pleaded.
"It's not the argument Klaus, I've been thinking and I need sometime for myself."
"This is about Kol, you're going back to him" Klaus said angrily.
"No I'm not. I haven't ever been single since when I was human, even when Kol was daggered I didn't have the patience or time for myself. I wasn't in my right mind. And I want some time to have fun be as normal as a vampire can be. It isn't a no Klaus it just means not yet. You were right earlier, I'm not ready for a relationship."
"I didn't mean anything I said earlier I was angry" Esme didn't know if she was imagining things but it actually looked like he was filling up.
"Yes you did and I agree. I'm sorry but this isn't going to happen, at least not now" Esme kissed him on the cheek and he left.
-x-
[Next day]
"Klaus has always been one step ahead of us, but now we have the advantage. We're all armed and they are all linked, meaning we only need to kill one of them. We need to seize the best opportunity, which means we need to prepare for every opportunity" Stefan spoke to Damon, Elena, Caroline and Matt. After telling them all about the new found weapon they had now for Klaus.
"Scenario number one" Damon said grabbing Elena and moving her over. "You get to play Klaus."
"Okay."
"Rebekah is our target so we distract her and catch her off guard. To do that we need to keep Klaus separate and occupied, which we were hoping we could get Esme to do without knowing" Stefan told them. "Or plan B Caroline."
"Why do I always have to be Klaus bait?" Caroline whined.
"Because before Esme he was obsessed with you" Damon told her walking up to her. "But for right now we need you to play Rebekah. We use the quarterback to distract her. Just keep her talking."
"How?" Matt asked.
"Act interested. She's lonely, desperate" Damon told him
"Clearly. She slept with you" Caroline commented, whilst Elena suppressed a grin.
"Hm. Beefcake holds bombshell. I come up from behind her." Damon got behind Caroline and grabbed her arms, and put them behind her back. "Grab her arms like this."
"Ow!" Caroline complained and Stefan came up with the stake in his hand, imitating stabbing Caroline.
"Gives me time for one shot" he said and Damon let go of Caroline.
"Got it? Good. So we all have one stake, we keep it hidden and we look out for any opportunity we have." Stefan told them.
Oh and no one speaks a word of this to Esme" Damon said looking at Elena. "No last minute attacks of pity for any of them."
"Don't worry about me. Not after what happened to Bonnie's mom."
"Barbie?" Damon asked, Elena's phone started ringing as Damon was questioning everyone's loyalty, she looked at the caller ID and saw Esme.
"Hello?" Elena answered.
"I need ice cream and sad films or shopping until neither of us can walk" Esme told her.
"What why?" Elena asked.
"I broke up with Klaus and I need to get my mind off of it or wallow in pity of myself" Esme said.
"I'm sorry Esme I'm busy, can you not ask Rebekah" Elena said sympathetically.
"No and no one is around, Damon and Stefan is out. I even looked for Caroline and Matt but everyone is gone" Esme said her voice saddened.
"I'm sorry if this wasn't so important I would come" Elena said.
"What are you doing?" Esme asked curiously.
"Erm, I em out with Damon and Stefan looking at um stuff" Elena said.
"Elena you can't lie to save your life! What is everyone up to?" Esme demanded to know. "I'm going to find out whether you tell me now or later, so you may as well save time."
"I'm sorry Esme I have to go" Elena said quickly hanging up to hear Stefan say.
"We have 12 stakes, 12 shots at killing one Original. We can do this. Alright, let's try another scenario. Elena grab a crossbow" he handed Elena the cross bow. "Matt, you play Klaus."
-x-
Esme was wiping her eyes after just having watched titanic. She was alive in the time it sunk but it still didn't make watching the film any easier.
"Did you know?" Esme spun around to see Rebekah crying and angry.
"Know what?" Esme asked confused.
"They were going to kill Finn" Rebekah said angrily.
"No I swear Bekah I had no idea" Esme said honestly.
"They killed him Esme" Rebekah broke down in sobs, Esme hugged her comfortingly. "I'm sorry Bek, it's going to be alright. Klaus, he didn't care, he called him pathetic. Even at death he hasn't a kind word to say. He is heartless Esme, don't be with him. You are better off with Kol. He told me he is creating a new family of hybrids" Rebekah gushed out. "Why are you crying?" Rebekah asked her after her tears had slowed.
"I watched titanic" Esme said weekly, both the girls laughed but tears fell from their eyes.
-x-
Esme made her way over to Klaus's house. Walking in she saw him painting, she smiled at the concentration shown on his face, he almost looked peaceful.
"You know it's a bit creepy to stare love" Klaus said turning to her.
"You look peaceful when you paint" Esme observed, he smiled and put down him paint brush. "I heard about Finn" Esme whispered.
"Good riddance. He was an embarrassment" Klaus said emotionlessly.
"You don't mean that, he was your brother!"
"Don't tell me what I mean Esmeralda" Klaus hissed pinning her against the wall, his hands either said of her. "He was a lovesick fool. He's better off in death" Esme shook her head at Klaus who had now turned away from her.
"So what am I then? To you," Esme asked.
"A lapse of misjudgment. A road better not taken, a waste of time" Klaus listed off, Esme nodded.
"Shut me out Klaus, it's what you do to everyone but know this: I'm your friend Klaus and I always will be. If you ever need to talk I am here" Esme whispered.
"I don't need your friendship! You actually believe I wanted you, I played you to get to my brother. To show him how easy I could get you to change your mind. And it worked, your easy Esme, you know you really shouldn't give yourself over to quickly to the first person who give you 5 minutes of their attention" Klaus said harshly, tears formed in Esme's eyes as she looked away from him and saw the packed bags.
"You're leaving?"
"As soon as I get my stakes, I'm gone. I'm gonna take Elena and use her blood to create a new family. Of hybrids."
"You can create as many hybrids as you want and claim them to be your family but we both know if it weren't for the sire bond they would rip out your heart in seconds. They'll leave you like everyone else is going to leave you, sooner or later. You're just a sad lonely boy Niklaus. You say love is a vampire's greatest weakness but it's actually the biggest strength. It gives you something worth fighting for. So just open your heart for someone, care about something or someone."
Hope you liked it, the next chapter will be the last and I won't be doing another sequel but I am planning on doing another Kol story so if you enjoyed this story and my other one please read that, which will be up in the next month.
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Preview of Chapter 6 - Chapter 6 – 'It was right; this was what things were meant to feel like.'
"How do you think I've been Esme, I've been miserable. Just knowing you chose Klaus, that you were with him, makes me want to stake myself. Knowing he was touching you, when it should be me and you. I haven't been eating; I haven't been sleeping because all I can think about is you and what I should have done better to keep you with me. To show you that I'm the better choice and that I love you so much it hurts. It hurts to know that you are no longer mine. When I woke up in my mind we were still together and I loved you just as much as I did the day we first met. It broke my heart when you chose Klaus because I'm so in love with you Esme that I feel like I can't go on without you" Kol told her choking up.