Chapter Three – Naughty Little Azalea
Caroline did not know how to handle the moment.
She was mad. Mad at who, you ask?
At Klaus. And Hayley. Klaus for not telling her.
"Azalea, come here I've- " Rebekah walked in, not knowing she was interrupting an awkward moment.
"Caroline," She forced a smile.
"I see you've met Azalea, or Celine, as Davina calls her." Rebekah said.
"Yeah…" Caroline said.
"Klaus? A word, please?" Caroline said, and excused herself.
When they were in the living room, Caroline burst out of fury.
"How could you not tell me about this?!" She roared.
"Caroline, love, it was an accident. A one night stand," Klaus tried to explain.
Caroline looked at him sympathetically.
"Right, I'm sorry Klaus. I have no right to be mad, whatsoever." She said.
"It's okay love. I honestly have no romantic feelings towards her, since she's with Elijah. But as for Celine Azalea, I truly love her." Klaus smiled.
Caroline nodded, understanding him.
"Well, we better get back." She smiled and they both walked onto the Grand Balcony, just in time for tea.
Rebekah and Stefan were playing and giggling with the little girl seated in between both of them.
"Serafine, Where's Kol?" Rebekah asked.
"Mr Mikaelson went on a walk with Mr Elijah and Ms Davina," She smiled sweetly.
Rebekah dismissed her, thanking her and then turning her attention back to sweet little Azalea.
"Let us begin, then." Klaus smirked and sat next to Caroline.
Within an hour, they were all happily chatting, and Stefan just couldn't help but play with Rebekah and Azalea.
"Auntie Rebekah, can I have a cookie please?" She asked.
Rebekah nodded, and took one from her plate and gave it to Azalea while Klaus, Caroline, and Hayley were bonding.
Once every few moments Azalea would get up and kiss Stefan and Rebekah on the cheek, then she would giggle as the two kissed her cheek simultaneously.
"Excuse me," Rebekah smiled and got up, excusing herself from the table to go take a loo.
"Uncle Stefan, can I ask you something?" Azalea smiled cheekily.
Stefan nodded.
"Do you like Auntie Bekah?" She asked innocently, and Caroline and Klaus, being the vampires they were heard what Azalea said and turned their attention to Stefan.
"Well, can I tell you a secret, Azalea?" Stefan chuckled.
Azalea furiously nodded with a very cute but serious look on her face.
Stefan smiled and picked her up, leading her away from the balcony.
They walked to the stairs, and they sat down.
"Well, Azalea…" Stefan smiled.
"Yes?" She said, curiously looking up at Stefan.
He bent down to whisper in her ear, "I used to really really love Aunt Rebekah, but..well things happened and we parted. We changed, and I never saw her again until I met her just a year back." Stefan told her.
"Why? What happened with you and Auntie Bekah?" She asked, eyes widening with fear.
"What's up with me and Uncle Stefan?" Rebekah said coming out of the toilet.
"Nothing, nothing at all!" Stefan said nervously while Azalea glanced at him, smirking naughtily.
"Well.. okaaay, let's get back before Nik throws a fit." She smiled and they all walked to the balcony.
"Ah, I see you are back." Klaus smiled.
Rebekah smiled and sat down.
"So, it's been a while since we decorated our rooms. Wanna go shopping tomorrow?" Rebekah smiled.
"Ah, indeed little sister. Hayley needs a few new things and Caroline needs to decorate her room. You can use my card, if you want." Klaus genuinely smiled, trying to impress Caroline.
"Really? Thanks Nik. Can we take Azalea?" Rebekah smiled excitedly.
"Ask her mother, and I'll have Stefan and Elijah come with you, and me too, while Davina and Kol hopefully help Azalea get new things for her room." Klaus smiled.
A loud, ear-piercing scream was heard down the hall.
"Mr Mikaelson, Ms Van Asse is here to see you." Serafine said.
"Klaaaaaus!" A yell came down from the hall.
Caroline giggled and texted Rebekah and Stefan.
"Van Asse? More like Van Ass"
Rebekah laughed and Stefan chuckled.
"What is she doing here?" Juliet asked rudely.
"No need to get jealous, love, she's just here for a visit." Klaus smiled.
"Who's the hottie?" She asked, pointing at Stefan.
"Who he is, is none of your goddamn business," Rebekah said with a tone.
"Now, now, sister." Klaus hissed.
Klaus excused himself and went to the bathroom.
Juliet turned to Caroline and hissed, "Now you see, I don't care who you are, but Klaus is mine, and if you EVER make a move on him I will-"
"You'll what?" Rebekah retorted.
Juliet seemed taken aback by her comment, and just right in time Klaus walked in.
Juliet had fake tears in her eyes.
"Klaus, your sister is being so mean to me," She started to sob.
Klaus gave Rebekah a cold glare.
"BEKAH! Don't you ever touch Juliet again. Not now, not ever!" Klaus roared.
Rebekah nodded quickly, and the couple disappeared.
Azalea sat there, terrified.
"I don't like her. She's never been nice to me," Azalea said, annoyed.
"Bekah," Stefan said and hugged her.
They all went upstairs, and Stefan being the gentleman he is, accompanied Rebekah to her room.
"Stefan! I'm just so pissed at her!" Rebekah sobbed, crying into his chest and pounding on it like a little girl. Rebekah might be a thousand years old, but there are certain moments when she shows her humanity.
Despite having her vampire strength and all, she still pounded softly into Stefan's chest, like, like an actual normal girl.
Stefan sighed. He stroked her hair, not really knowing what to do or say.
"Ugh! I really want to snap her neck already!" Rebekah whined.
"Rebekah, its going to be fine. I'm sure Caroline will get to Klaus soon," Stefan smiled.
Rebekah looked up at him, eyes sparkling with tears.
"And that bitch dared to flirt with you." She said, clearly unamused, with a very, very stressed look on her face.
Her blood was boiling, she wanted to shove a wii remote down that bitch's throat.
Stefan was surprised by her comment.
"Why does it matter?" Stefan asked.
"Huh?" Rebekah said, obviously confused.
"Why does it matter to you that she flirted with me?" Stefan smirked.
"N-No reason, you cheeky bastard." Rebekah said, shutting up as she flushed red.
Stefan chuckled.
"Don't pretend like you don't like me," He laughed.
"Hey! I never said that!" Rebekah yelled, turning even redder.
Stefan just laughed, stroking her hair calmly, and soon, they fell asleep together.
After Juliet went home, Caroline confronted Klaus.
"Klaus! What was that?" She said, angry.
"What was what?" He roared back.
"You defended her over YOUR own SISTER!" Caroline yelled.
"REBEKAH WAS WRONG!" Klaus snapped back.
"No! Rebekah was defending me!" Caroline said.
"In what way! I could've heard you!" Klaus barked back.
"And in which you were in the restroom doing God knows what! REBEKAH WAS DEFENDING MY HONOUR! I don't even know you anymore, Klaus. What happened to Forever and Always?!" Caroline retorted back, exploding like a bomb.
Klaus kept his mouth shut.
"Dinner will be ready soon," he glared, and flashed out of the room.
Then, she heard a knock on the door.
A little head popped out, Azalea, of course.
"Why did you and Daddy fight?" She cowardly asked.
"No, it's okay sweetie. Where's Aunt Rebekah and Stefan? Why are you alone?" Caroline asked.
"When I came to call them juz now, I saw that they is sleeping togetha. They were hugging each other and all." Azalea described.
Caroline's eyes widened in horror, pitying the girl for what she might have seen.
She flashed into Rebekah's room, thankful to the Lord because they were peacefully sleeping, with thank God, all their clothes on.
"Oh, Thank the Lord you guys are fully clothed," Caroline sighed, relieved.
"Huh?" Rebekah started to wake up.
"Caroline!" She said, shocked.
Rebekah immediately sat up, startling Stefan.
Caroline giggled and flashed out of the room.
Stefan's arm was still securely on Rebekah's waist, and when they noticed they both turned red.
"I um, Um I better get dressed. Dinner time is almost here." Rebekah said nervously and flashed to the bathroom. She then left Stefan to shower.
Stefan nodded and went to get dressed.
Before Stefan exited the room, Serafine, their maid came in.
"Ms Rebekah and Mr Stefan, Mr Elijah told me that tonight's dinner will be in formal attire," Serafine smiled as both Stefan and Rebekah replied a 'yes' to her.
"As for your dress, Ms Rebekah, Rosemarie will be here to get you fitted after you exit from the bathroom," Serafine informed then exited Rebekah's room.
Apparently today, the Mikaelson men will be cooking dinner.
After, Rebekah and Hayley got their dresses on, they went to Azalea's room.
"Azalea, love wakeup dear, it's time for dinner," Rebekah smiled as she shook Azalea, who was asleep.
Azalea groaned and stretched. She rubbed her eyes, and went to the vanity.
"Mommy, where's Uncle Kol?" She asked.
"Downstairs helping Daddy and Uncle Lijah." Hayley smiled, combing her daughter's hair while untangling it.
After that, Hayley went to take Azalea's dress.
Rebekah brushed Azalea's hair, letting her hair fall into the perfect little curls. Since Klaus and Hayley have curly hair, their daughter did too. Her hair was a very light brown, and her eyes were clear green.
She was very beautiful, needless to say.
Rebekah smiled, "You look so pretty you little princess," Rebekah laughed.
"You look very pretty too, Aunt Bekah, I'm sure Uncle Stefan will be amazed by how pretty you are." Azalea smiled, then turned back to her vanity.
"Uncle Stefan? Where'd you get that from?" Rebekah nervously laughed, surprised at her niece's words.
"Secreeeet." Azalea giggled while whispering.
"Aw come on, tell me!" Rebekah laughed.
Azalea ran and shook her head, heading to her closet where Hayley was going to change her clothes.
Rebekah sat on Azalea's bed, still wondering how that little girl thought of her and Stefan.
'No Rebekah. You don't have any feelings for Stefan Salvatore anymore.' She told herself.
She was deep in thought when suddenly Azalea and Hayley came out of the closet.
Rebekah smiled, Azalea came out wearing a very beautiful pink dress.
"Come on, let's get down." Rebekah smiled.
"Well well well if it isn't Queen Strumpet of Harlotsville," Kol chuckled as he saw Rebekah in the dining room.
"Shut up Kol." She said coldly.
"What? It's true." Kol laughed, and that earned him a flying fork spinning in his direction.
It hit him on the shoulder.
"Ouch, that must've hurt," Stefan said as he came in.
"S-Stefan," Rebekah greeted.
Kol flashed back into the kitchen.
"Hey Bek," Stefan smiled and kissed her temple.
She felt blood rise to her cheeks.
She blushed a crimson pink color.
"Hello Mr Salvatore," She laughed.
"You look…Amazing," Stefan complimented before taking in his breath.
"I'd say the same about you," Rebekah smirked.
Little did they know that a certain someone was eavesdropping on them … Well, not on purpose I guess. But we'll see.
And no, She's not Juliet.
"Mommy Mommy! Auntie Care! Come with me please!" Azalea yelped in exciteness.
"What's up Azalea?" Hayley smiled, and so did Caroline.
"Can I ask you guys something?" The little girl asked innocently.
They nodded, thinking it would just be any innocent question or something about buying a new Barbie doll.
"Are they dating?" She asked.
The two girls seemed shocked, "Who?" They said simultaneously.
"Uncle Stefan and Auntie Bekah," Azalea said, furrowing her eyebrows.
"WHAT?" The two girl then blurted out, causing Azalea to act surprised.
"Hmm?" Azalea looked up, waiting for their answer.
"Girls! Dinner is ready!" They heard Elijah call.
The two girls thanked their lucky stars for not having to answer Azalea's question.
But when they turned back, Azalea was already gone.
"Where are the boys?" Rebekah asked, seeing that Kol, Elijah, and Klaus were gone.
"Daddy! Uncle Ewijah!" Azalea squealed as the two guys entered.
Klaus kissed her head and Elijah smiled, and suddenly, Kol appeared behind them, with a tray.
"Uncle Kol!" Azalea squirmed in delight, running to hug him.
"Hey there little Cam." Kol smiled, hugging her.
"Cam?" Hayley smirked.
"It's a nickname. Since she's Celine Azalea Mikaelson, Cam is a nickname for her initials if you don't count Victoria and Nicole," Kol chuckled.
Azalea sat back down, giggling.
"Are you guys serious?" Rebekah jumped, ecstatic.
"What's up, Bek?" Caroline asked, slightly confused.
"You guys cooked tonight!" Rebekah cheered like a 5 year old girl.
"Ah, yes little sister. It's been a while, hasn't it?" Klaus smiled.
"A while, brother? As in 120 years?" Kol said sarcastically.
"Yes yes! Thank you so much Nik, Lijah and Kol!" Rebekah smiled.
The three nodded and smiled at their baby sister.
Caroline smiled as she saw Rebekah's humanity. She then realized that all these times they were trying to kill Rebekah and her family, the truth is all they wanted was to protect their own, and that was why she fought back.
When Caroline turned to Stefan, he seemed deep in thought.
"Tonight's appetizer, is Marinated shrimp and artichokes." Serafine smiled, and each of them were handed a small plate.
Rebekah's eyes widened, and she smiled.
"Hey Stefan, what's wrong with you? You seem lost in thought…" Caroline whispered.
"It's just… It's been a while since I've seen Rebekah smile like that. Brings be back to the 20's, Stefan said, looking down out of embarrassment.
"Daddy, Uncle Ijah, Uncle Kol. This is weeeely weeley good." Azalea smiled.
"Thank you, Azalea." Elijah smiled.
After they all finished their appetizers, the maid came in and brought in the main courses.
"As for the main courses, today you are being served farfalle with sausage and fennel," Serafine smiled, setting a plate on each table.
Elijah, Kol, and Klaus all looked at Rebekah.
When she saw her food, her lips formed into a huge smile, her dimples poking her cheeks at each end.
Rebekah didn't say anything, she didn't do anything either.
She kept quiet and thought for a second, then she stood up, her food untouched.
"Excuse me for a moment, " She said slowly, getting up from the table.
Elijah and Niklaus obviously were confused, but surprising Kol knew what stunned Rebekah.
Kol sighed, knowing he'd have to go after his baby sister.
"Excuse me please," Kol said gracefully, standing up and exiting the room.
"Bekah.." Kol yelled down the hallway.
It was quiet for a moment. Then he heard a muffled cry, and he immediately went to the balcony, only to find Rebekah almost drenched in her tears.
She looked up at Kol, amazed that it wasn't Elijah who came after her.
"Bekah…" Kol started, but was cut off.
"They was my favorite food when we were younger, when mother used to make them." Rebekah stuttered.
"I know, I know.. And it was the last meal we had before mother started shoving Tatiana's blood down our throats," Kol whispered.
Rebekah nodded in silence.
Without having to ask, Kol let his sister cry on his shoulder, hugging him tight.
"Bekah, come on let's get back." Kol smiled and Rebekah nodded, taking her brother's hand.
As they stepped back into the room, all eyes were on them and as Rebekah took a spoonful of the farfalle, she smiled like never before.
She didn't say anything, as (Not) always, she kept quiet, enjoying her meal.
She smiled through the whole dinner.
Today was joyous. Everyone was laughing and talking over dinner.
Stefan went back to his room, still laughing when he closed the door.
He sat on his bed, not knowing what to do.
As much as he hated to say it, he had grown to like The Originals, considering he was best mates with Klaus and 'lovers' with Rebekah back in the 20's.
Come to think of it, he misses it.
He sat back, and he thought of the things Klaus had said after they had killed Mikael.
'Thank you my friend. You no longer have to do as I say. You're free.'
He remembered once, he asked why Rebekah disliked Caroline.
And then Klaus answered.
'Well, It's not dislike, really, but when I first undaggered Rebekah in Mystic Falls, she was so confused. She was so used to being around you back in the 20's, and when she was undaggered, she thought that things were back to normal. Well, she was wrong. Apparently her brother made you forget about her and she literally had no idea what she had done to make you hate her so much. She sulked for days, watching you from behind closed doors, until she saw that you had a new girl to replace her with, which in your case is Caroline Forbes. She too, hated the fact that I especially seem to take liking in Caroline, and as you can see Stefan, my little sister might put up a tough front, but deep down inside, she's a just a little girl who expects the world, but unfortunately it flew out of her reach, so she just ran away from it. If… If you had lived 1000 years ago, you would see how Rebekah used to be." Klaus explained.
Rebekah was on her bed, surprisingly chatting with Hayley and Caroline.
They were laughing, and they decided they needed to spend a little girl time alone.
"Oh my God. So you actually flung Damon into the air when you first turned?" Rebekah laughed, surprised at Caroline's behavior.
"Yeah!" Caroline laughed, and Hayley had this expression that was beyond hard to read.
"Ooh! Let's play never have I ever!" Caroline smiled.
The other two nodded in excitement.
"I'll get the drinks," Rebekah smiled and exited her room.
"Nik! I'm taking one of your drinks!" Rebekah yelled loudly down the hallway.
After she had gotten the alcohol, she went upstairs to get back with Hayley and Caroline.
"Okay. So let's start." Hayley laughed.
"Ooh me first. Uum.. never have I ever slept with two guys from the same family." Caroline said.
Rebekah and Hayley glared at her.
"Wait. Hayley, who did you um.. you know?" Caroline asked, grinning.
Hayley turned red.
"Who else if not Klaus and um… Elijah I guess?" She grinned nervously, causing Rebekah to fake vomit.
"Okay, too much information right there little wolf." She said, and Caroline laughed and turned to Rebekah.
"Do you even have to ask?" Rebekah glared, rolling her eyes.
Caroline kept staring at her.
"FINE! Damon and Stefan," She said, causing Hayley's jaw to drop to the ground.
"And three of the Jonas brothers, might I add," Rebekah whispered, causing Caroline to crack up.
Rebekah and Hayley each took a shot, and the game continued.
Hayley smirked.
The game went on and on until it was 11, and the girls left for bed.
There was a soft knock on Rebekah's door.
Azalea entered, in tears.
"Hey baby what's wrong?" Rebekah asked.
"I- I had a nightmare, can I please sleep with you?" She asked, still sobbing while rubbing her eyes.
"Sure you can sweetheart, and where's Mum?" Rebekah asked, lifting the little girl into her hands.
"With Uncle Lijah. Daddy's with Auntie Caroline, they were yelling so I was afraid to bother them. Can you pwease have Uncle Stefan sleep with us too?" She asked, using her puppy dog eyes.
"Of course," A certain voice came from the back, which made Azalea smile.
"But you guys will stay with me, right?" Azalea asked, still scared.
Stefan and Rebekah looked at each other softly, then nodded.
"Sure, Azalea." Stefan chuckled, and playfully threw her on the bed, causing to giggle.
"You're next," Stefan smirked at Rebekah, causing her eyes to widen.
"No!" She laughed, but in the end she was lifted up and when she tried to kick down Stefan flung her onto her bed, making her laugh.
Azalea crawled into the covers of Rebekah's bed and place herself in the middle, while Rebekah was at the left side and Stefan was on the right.
Stefan and Rebekah smiled as the little girl started to fall asleep.
Rebekah stroked her hair, and Stefan stared at her.
"What?" Rebekah laughed.
"Your dimples are just so cute." Stefan chuckled, poking her cheeks.
"Stefan! Stop it," She laughed, causing Stefan to laugh.
"Do you remember the last time we were like this?" Stefan suddenly asked, causing Rebekah to gasp.
"Yeah, in the 20's." Rebekah said softly, but managed a small smiled.
"Well, I miss those times," Stefan said sighing.
Rebekah blushed, looking at Stefan.
"Me too, Stefan." She said, and then laid her head on her pillow and drifted to sleep.
Stefan smiled, kissing her forehead before he drifted off to sleep himself.
He still had feelings for Rebekah, and he knew that.
The pillows were Rebekah-scented, and he smiled, inhaling the sweet smell of vanilla and strawberries.
As he drifted off to sleep, Azalea flashed a naughty smile.
Little did they know that Azalea was still awake, listening to their conversation.