Dreaming of you

"I just couldn't. I sat there , talking to her like we were long lost friends." Klaus said clinging his fists.

" Did you do anything unusual, like - your normal self?"

" To be honest, yes. I found her. Having an almighty , noblest , person as my brother, it had to be who found her. So you can try to be grateful and just… "

Elijah cut him off - " Enough of self bragging. What's the plan?"

Klaus sighed and continued – " I will 'accidentally' bump into her tomorrow and have a small chat, one thing will lead to another and then I will invite her to the compound." Klaus felt some kind of pleasure realizing that he was going to meet her.

"Why don't you just compel her?"

" I cannot. She is too powerful to be compelled. I could sense her power the second I met her."

" And what if her views don't accord with ours? What if she doesn't agree to help us?" Elijah asked.

" She will. We have a way with people , Elijah." Klaus said with a smirk.

At Rousseaus:-

Even though she indulged herself in work all day, she could not convince her mind to stop thinking about Klaus or his enunciation. His leather jacket and black pants perfectly defined him. His charm awed her. She wondered, rather wished, if she did the same to him. She finally got distracted by her phone which was on the verge of dying off buzzing.

"I am on my way, Gia." Zyana finally called her up after her uncountable missed calls. She made her way out juggling her things. Gia was a pretty little vampire who happened to be zyana'a roommate. Practically, they were their only friends. They met 5 years ago , when Gia shifted to New Orleans. They both felt like family in each other's company. Zyana had been lonely since she was 14. And being the most powerful,supernatural was the worst. Gia and Zyana shared the same pain, one of loneliness. Zyana had her grandmother's gift to guide her through her life. Gia was the one who was impotent. She paved her own way , she had to.

The sunny day had turned cloudy and raw by evening , the first real flirtation with winter. Comfortably war in her fleece , she took her time walking home , enjoying the weather and the crunchy swishing sound her feet made as they strolled through the piles of grounded leaves. This part of the year was her favourite , snuggling down in her sleeping bag was the lone thing she did. It also reminded her of her family. Winter was always special for them. Each year they used to plan an outing and spend their time together. She just wanted to drift back into those times. Weather was so poetic that she just wanted to stop by and unleash her thoughts with the help of some coffee but she had to reach home as Gia was waiting for her. Also, street was too busy for leisurely contemplation of the scenery. They had planned for a movie today and as she didn't want to disappoint Gia , her thoughts could wait and spend some more time wandering in her head , she thought to herself. It was then when she was so tangled up in her own thoughts that she suddenly bumped into someone.

OH MY GOD! THIS CAN'T BE! AM I DREAMING?! She thought to herself. KLAUS IS NOT STANDING HERE. YOU ARE SO DREAMING , ZYANA.

" I am sorry , miss." He then looked up at her. " 0hho! Hey there, stranger. We meet again. How are you?" Klaus asked. It was not new to him, to fake.

It then struck her that she was gawking at him this whole time. She pulled her together and tried to speak without sounding witless.

"Hey! I am fine. Good to see you."

" So, how was you day?" Klaus asked her , genuinely.

"Pretty good. What about you?" She then realized how stupid this whole conversation was , sounding like petty teenagers.

"Great. A good start always helps,thanks to you." He finished with a wink. She tried her best not to blush and smiled back at him.

"You are heading home? I can drop you." Klaus asked.

"Yeah, but it's fine. It hardly takes 5 minutes from here."

" If you are not in a hurry, can we get some coffee?" Klaus asked sheepishly.

She got butterflies in her stomach the second she heard him ask that. Gia was waiting for her but she definitely didn't want it to be a no. 5 minutes won't do any harm. She thought.

" Actually, I am but I wouldn't mind coffee."

" Okay then. Let's go." She smiled at him and they headed towards the cafe.