Chapter 10: The Games We Play
AN: So here we are at chapter 10 and we are only now ending day 2 :)
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Mystic Falls
It was late into the night by the time Bonnie found herself ready for bed. The only problem being she had been walking the halls of the mansion for hours in an attempt to avoid Kol or any of the Mikaelson family for that matter, and she was now completely lost and had no idea how to get back to the guest wing of the house.
This particular hall was long and narrow with rich mahogany doors lining the walls, there was exactly six doors with equal distance a part from each other.
Bonnie's best bet was to find out which part of the house she was in and work her way backwards until she made it back to the foyer. The plan was fool proof.
The first door opened to show a luxurious bedroom suite with pale natural colours that gave the room a warm feel with the odd flash of gold.
A large king size bed stood proudly with a mahogany headboard to match the surrounding furniture. Various pieces of make-up stood by a vanity table located near many dress making stands modelling all kinds of modern day outfits next to another door that lay open showing a walk in closet space with yet more clothes and shoes.
This was no ordinary room, the entire French boutique style practically screamed Rebekah and Bonnie realized that she had marched herself to the darkest corner of the dragons layer.
The Mikealson's Bedrooms.
She backed up slowly hoping with every ounce of her being she had not been heard or rather than the family had not yet went to bed despite it being after midnight.
However she received no such luck, as she backed up directly into the arms of Kol.
"Wrong bedroom darling"he smirked as she spun around and pushed him back to no avail.
"I'm obviously lost" she glared at him, their faces barely inches away from one another.
Kol smiled at her dipping his head even closer to hers, "Why is it we always end up like this" he asked his face serious with no hint of smirk and his eyes locking into hers.
"Because you have no sense of personal space" she laughed trying again to push him out of the way.
"She laughs" he smiled, backing away slightly but not yet allowing her to walk away.
"yes she laughs and she smiles and when she isn't being held against her will she can be a lot of fun" Bonnie smiled and for the first time since her arrival began to have genuine fun and felt almost at ease in the company of an original vampire.
"As I recall you signed up for this" he smiled smugly knowing he had beat her.
Bonnie's smile faltered at his comment, "not exactly for this" she gestured to the house or "for your family".
"Well actually it only myself, Klaus and Finn until the end of the week when mother and Elijah return as well as Rebekah I suppose as the games will be over." he explained leaning against the door of his sisters bedroom.
"Then I won't be here to see it" she told him the easy going mood shifting from playful to solemn in that moment.
He nodded as if understanding an underlying meaning to her words, "may I escort you to your room then miss Bennett" he smiled.
"Do I actually have the choice?" she smiled in return.
"No, but its nice to be polite" he smirked as she rolled her eyes closing the door and setting off down the hall. Together.
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A motel somewhere outside Mystic Falls
"We are only a few hours away now but I thought it best if we just head back tomorrow" klaus explained as he opened the creaky door to a tiny room with a double bed and small bathroom space.
"uh huh" Caroline sighed, the more time she spent with Klaus the worse she felt about Tyler.
"I know it isn't exactly the Ritz but trust me they are overrated anyway" he smiled in an attempt to lighten the mood, sitting on the edge of the bed where Caroline had crouched into a ball on.
"It's not that the room is fine, it's just I shouldn't be here with you" she closed her eyes not able to look at him "my boyfriend is out of town and I'm in a motel with his nemesis and I feel like the worlds worst girlfirend" she put her head between her knees ashamed of herself completely.
Just then her phone lit up showing a picture of Tylers face to alert her he was calling, Klaus stood up to leave.
"Talk to your boyfriend Caroline, I'll come back in a little while" he told her taking hold of the door " and for the record you are not the worlds worst girlfriend since you havn't crossed any lines and have remained loyal to boy who has been gone for months, Tyler is incredibly lucky to have you" he told her in a small voice before disappearing.
Caroline smiled at his words feeling better to have at least told someone before answering her phone.
"Hello.. Tyler, I miss you..."
Klaus gripped the door handle on the other side of the door, listening to Caroline speaking to Tyler telling him she missed him was a new kind of torture he had unleashed upon himself. She really did love him and It would take more than a few gestures to make her see that she belonged with him. It was a battle Klaus was not prepared to lose.
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"I guess I just kept walking lost in my own thoughts because I don't even recognise this area of the house" she laughed at herself and the irony of the situation.
"What on earth where you doing anyway?" he asked curious all of sudden what could possibly make the girl so lost.
"I was hoping to avoid you" she admitted looking him in the eye.
Kol smiled "and it led you to my bedroom, how strange" he said.
"Well Rebekah's bedroom actually" she argued back not allowing him to win another round of the new banter they seemed to have between them.
"Close though, the door to the left of the door across from rebekahs" he told her "if you ever feel the need to drop by" he smirked.
Bonnie was confused by this, "I assumed the one across from Rebekahs would be yours?" she asked puzzled by the layout.
"No" he replied the smirk vanishing from his face entirely " on one side there is Rebekah then Klaus then Finn and on the other side there is that empty room, my room and then Elijahs" he informed her with a blank expression.
"So the other room is a spare room?" Bonnie quizzed.
"No it is not a spare room now just drop it ok?, you are beginning to ruin my mood" he snapped at her storming on so Bonnie had to walk faster to keep in toe with him.
"So many mysterious rooms in this big old place" she smiled trying to lighten the mood and bring back the light hearted banter, it worked.
"Darling, thats only the top floor he winked at her as they continued their walk to Bonnie's bedroom.
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The Mystic Grille
It was the early hours of the morning when Matt had the chance to finally lock up, everything was ready and his next shift wasn't until 2pm the following day so it didn't bother him finishing late.
The truck he had was parked not too far away across the street but the air had an unseasonal chill to it in the late night and so he popped his collar and placed his hands in his pockets jogging over to his truck where there would undoubtedly be heat.
However in one split second Matt was shoved against the grille with a throbbing head as some vampire appeared grabbing him and pulling at his clothes to get better access to his neck.
"Do not dare and scream or I will rip out your heart" the stranger told him.
Matt tried desperately to fight off the vampire and grabbed handfuls of vervain he kept in his pockets holding them against the vampires skin to burn it.
The creature was subdued but only for a moment when suddenly it dropped dead to his feet and Rebekah stood over the corpse holding its heart in her hand.
"You really have such rotten luck don't you" she frowned at the mess the blood was causing on her stiletto heels.
"just happened to be passing by" he laughed
"It beats the boarding house where Stefan ignores I even exist" she grimaced.
Matt laughed "Well thanks for eh saving my life eh again, do you need a ride?" he smiled.
"No I don't need one but I will take one since its you" she flirted shamelessly.
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Klaus returned after walking for miles and miles giving Caroline the required space she needed to speak with Tyler in private. He walked into the motel room to find Caroline in bed already flicking through the tiny television provided.
"Hey" she smiled warmly " I was waiting up for you, I wanted to thank you for giving me and Tyler some space it was actually very sweet of you" she confessed.
"No problem" he replied through gritted teeth causing Caroline to frown at his bad mood. "I suppose I will sleep on the floor" he told her shrugging off his leather jacket and throwing it over a nearby chair.
"Or you could use the bed" she bit her lip " we are mature enough to stay on each other side of the bed and if it gets to a certain point I will even make a pillow barrier" she suggested.
Klaus was utterly shocked by her proposal "and what of Tyler did you tell him?" he asked.
"Some of it" she admitted "I told him I was a princess and my buyer wanted to treat me as such so I was currently in a motel after a long day of driving and seeing a meteor shower".
"So he doesn't know its me yet?" Klaus asked smiling smugly
"No but not because your my dirty little secret or whatever creepy fantasy is playing in your head but because what I said earlier still stands and he needs to focus so he can come home" she told him sternly.
Klaus climbed into bed in only his jeans laying down next to her.
"What the hell are you doing?" Caroline asked in a panic
"Going to bed love, why would you rather the jeans come off too because I think that would be crossing the line." he smirked "Like you said we are mature and able to control ourselves" he winked.
"oh I see what you are doing and do you know what two can play at that game" she said annoyed by his arrogance climbing out of bed removing her skinny jeans and socks leaving her only in underwear and a cami vest top.
Klaus took no shame in allowing his eyes to examine her long toned legs before she crawled back into bed smiling defiantly at him.
"Good night" she said in a deadpan tone
"Good night sweetheart have the most pleasant of dreams" he smiled as she huffed and turned away from him. He would certainly sleep well tonight.
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Bonnie and Kol continued their jokes and play both forgetting about the burdens of the study and the room across from Rebekah.
"You know I'm not lost anymore" Bonnie told him raising an eyebrow as if to question his intentions.
"I am aware but I did say escort you back to your room"Kol replied with a huge grin.
Bonnie scoffed at how easy he could counter any argument or point she made but it was also refreshing to have someone match her is sass.
"You know I hated you when we first met, I though you were arrogant and spiteful and generally a horrible person" she admitted to him in a nonchalant tone as if she were bringing up the topic of weather.
Kol laughed a loud heartfelt laugh "I thank you for your honesty and now how do you feel about me?" he asked
"The same" she replied immediately "I mean you are a vampire for one and for two you did try and eat me earlier so I feel I am entitled to that opinion" she told him.
His smile was gone as he stopped in the middle of the large corridor they were a mere two doors from Bonnie's bedroom.
"I am terribly sorry for that incident Bonnie and in some ways I regret any notion I ever had to cause you any harm and that you must believe regardless of your opinions on me" he told her solemnly taking her hand in his holding it gently.
"In some ways?" she asked confused by his meaning.
"Yes for in other ways I am glad that I tried because it proved to me that you were no ordinary mortal but in fact a witch of epic proportions with power enough to make our very earth tremble" he stated as if the words were a declaration of sorts.
Bonnie smiled warmly the gesture of his confession touching her heart, "You didn't let me finish" she pleaded "I still think that of you and yes I am totally unaware of what you are capable of, but I see the good in you and I like that part a lot" she smiled.
"You are fun and have the most amazing humour and at times you show equal amounts of passion and compassion and that is rare to find in even the purest of hearts" she continued in her speech " I don't hate you is what I am trying to say".
Kol smiled taking her hand and bringing it up to his lips, kissing her knuckles with the tiniest amount of pressure and locking into her eyes yet again.
"Goodnight Bonnie" he whispered and with that he was gone and she was left standing in the hall with a shaking hand as she stumbled to her door, her head clouded with the image of Kols smirk.
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Finn walked out from the shadows further down the hall having watched the entire scene unfold, his brother was beginning to like this young witch and that could cause problems, the sooner this week ended the better then she would be gone and mother would be home.
AN:
Jeeez day 2 was sooo long but hopefully worth it?
Please review and let me know if you have any speculations about Finn and either the mysterious bedroom or the forbidden study !
Love you all xoxox