Chapter three Royal temptations
Katherine POV
"May I have the Red ones please?" I turned my head to find the familiar voice owner. It was Elijah, who was at Mrs. Lucy's Flowers stand purchasing red roses. Being curious, I waited patiently until he was done to speak to him.
"Elijah, is that you?" I asked playing dumb.
"Miss. Perice, ah what a lovely surprise. How are you?" Elijah asked looping his arm around hers.
"I'm good. And you?"
"We'll my day just got better seeing you here." I couldn't help but chuckle at his response. No man has ever talked to me like this before. It made feel so special inside.
"I see you got flowers. For whom, if I may ask?"
"Actually, their for you." I titled my head to the side.
"Me?"
"We'll your the only Katherine Peirce, I know. And something tells me you don't get gifts like this often."
"We'll, Caroline and Bonnie of course, but anybody else's, unless that want something in return." I said looking down at my feet.
Noticing the change of the atmosphere, Elijah changed the subject.
"So how's it like having a twin?"
"Ugh! Horrible."
"Is she that bad?"
"You don't know the half of it. She sticks that tiny little behind of hers where she don't belongs, and people are always getting us mixed up. I mean hello I'm the prettier one." I said out loud making motions in the air. Elijah chuckled at my response.
"You are something else Miss. Perice."
"Please Elijah, call me Katherine. It's not my original name, but I like it." I said shrugging my shoulders.
"We'll what's your original name?"
"Katherina." I replied rolling my r.
"That's a beautiful name. Why change it?"
"We'll, when Elena and I were born my dad wanted our names to end with an a. But after my mother and dad broke up and mom moved us in a different mansions I changed it. Because that was the day Elena betrayed me and picked dad over mom and I didn't want our names to be alike. But I was twelve than and the name just stuck."
Elijah nodded.
"Enough about silly old me, tell me about yourself."
"We'll, I don't have at twin for starters and I'm the dependable one in the family. And I'm falling for someone."
"Who?"
"We'll you of course!"
"That's absurd. You just met me."
"I know. But I'm falling head over heels for you. From the moment I met you."
"I'm speechless. Would you like to jion me for dinner this afternoon?"
"I would love to."
CAROLINE POV
"Caroline are you listening?" My mother said looking up from her food.
Waking up from my little daydream, I looked around the table to see everyone staring at me.
"Huh?"
"I said, Are you going to accompany me to the Mikaelsons home?" I can tell from the tone of her voice that it really wasn't a question.
"Yea of course. I need to give them something anyway." I replied thinking of the jacket that was lying on my freshly made bed.
"Good. After your finish with your breakfast and your tea party with your friends, well head over there around noon."
"So soon? Shouldn't we give th-"
"Sweetheart, Esther and I were inseparable before she left, we need to catch up. Now if you will excuse me, I have some Lillie's to attend to."
When mom turned the corner, Damon took her spot at the table.
"So we'll anyone like to explain why I was passed in one of the guest beds?"
"Maybe because you drunk to much, ever thought about that idea." I snapped.
"You know that did cross my mind. But I specifically remembered that I told dad I wouldn't drink no more." Stefan sighed.
"Speaking of dad, he wants to talk to you after breakfast."
"Good, maybe this time he will put some sense in that brain of yours." I huffed, picking over my food.
"What got your knickers in a twist?" Damon snickered wiggling his eyebrows.
"We'll, if my idiotic brother would've laid off the alcohol last night, I wouldn't be so cranky from lack of sleep."
"Oh." Damon said staring down at mothers leftovers on the table.
"Sorry, it's just... I'm going to go and meet Katherine and them. See you guys later." I said getting up from the table.
"Yea, I promised Matt that I help him move some stuff, since his mother is coming back home." Stefan said walking past me. I looked back at Damon, who leaning back in his chair. Dad and Damon have been on edge lately every since Damon started drinking. Hugging him from behind I whispers in his ear.
"Just remember Damon, lighten up the mode with your jokes, you know dad loves to laugh."
Damon POV
"You said you wanted to see me dad."
"Ah, yes. Sit down." I gulped. Placing my behind in the chair right in front if his desk I waited impatiently for dad to look up.
"Do you know why I called you in here?"
"Um, to talk about the new family in town?" Dad sighed.
"Damon what's going on with you?"
"Nothing. I'm fine. Why would you ask that?" I said feeling very small in this giant room.
"Than why did I see Stefan and Caroline literally drab your but away from the bar."
"Actually, if you want to get tech-"
"Damon, I had high hopes for you boy, bug this was the last straw. Damon not only are you representing yourself but this whole family. The title we have, didn't just get handed to me, I worked for it. And I don't have time for a little boy to just throw it all away."
"Dad, it wasn't like i killed anybody. I slipped, that's it. It won't happy again. Jeez."
Dad got up and sat at the edge of the table.
"Didn't you that the last time? Damon that was the last straw. And your not coming with me on my business trip. Stefan is. And that's finale.
"Dad, that's unfair. I was the one who wanted to be in the family business not Stefan." I said shooting up from my chair.
"I already made my mind. I see you at dinner." Dad said walking out the room, leaving me speechless.
BONNIE POV
"We'll, the thing they all got in common is hot." Katherine said adding sugar to her tea.
"Oh and don't forget cocky." I muttered reminiscing about last night events.
"Did you see there little sister? She seemed sweet." Caroline said.
"Do I detect some jealousy, don't worry Caroline your still the hottest blonde in town." Katherine snickered.
"Ha, ha. Very funny. So Bonnie, I didn't see you at all last night, where were you?" Caroline asked batting her eyes.
"I um, left early. Didn't very well."
"Lets quit the chit chat and spill the dirt Bon, we know you left with that Kol guy. So give me details, is he good?"
"How would I know? I didn't do anything with him." I said playing all innocent.
"Okay, so he just took you home and that's it, nothing happen?" Katherine grilled not believing my story.
"Yes. Not everybody is like you Kat."
"We'll, of course. Would you guys believe me if I said I was in love?"
"That's a little absurd. Even for you Katherine." Caroline said confused as I am.
"That's what I said. But I don't have time prancing around with little boys like Damon. No offense. But I need a man. Someone to hold me at night. And take care of me. And Elijah makes me tingle inside."
"Your sure its the sensation from your legs." I mumbled. Caroline burst out laughing.
"Somebody is not going to my wedding." Katherine muttered.
"Come on Kat, were just playing." Caroline said trying to keep from Katherine from leaving.
"Whatever. Ill see you guys later." When Katherine was out of earshot, Caroline moved closer to me.
"Okay, spill now."
"I can't even remember.. All I know is I woke up with bottle of whiskey in my hand. What am I'm going to do?"
"So your telling me, you probably slept with him. Omg! Bonnie!"
"That's not funny, Care. What if he thinks I one of those girls that just jumps in the bed with random man?"
"You know if anybody finds out about this you will never hear the end of it."
"Okay Care, you are not helping." I said running my hand through my dark brown hair.
"I wish I could. But I have to go and meet my mom at the Mikaelsons."
"No wonder your all dolled up." I mumble looking at her. She had Lillie's perfectly placed in her curly blonde hair and she was wearing a yellow dress.
"All I can say is, when you see him, run in the other direction." I sighed. Giving myself a pep talk I finally got up from the table and bumped into somebody.
"I am so sorry."
"That's okay darling, I'm used to women throwing themselves at me." A cocky British accent replied. I felt my cheeks burn.
"Kol, what are you doing here?"
"Oh um, I swung by your house and grandma told me you be here." Damn you grandma. I thought walking past him. Catching up to me he looped his arm around mine.
"I was thinking darling that I never got your name last night." Sighing I turned around and face Kol.
"Kol whatever happen last night, forget it, it's not going to happen ever again. So I would like you to leave me alone." Kol blinked for a few seconds, than started laughing.
"Kol, Kol. Stop laughing." I hissed hoping we weren't drawing any attention to us.
"Sweetheart, we never slept together." I Never felt so embarrassed in my entire life.
Caroline POV
"Do we have to go to the Mikaelsons?" I whined as fixed the Lillie's in my curly hair.
"Yes. Now stand straight." Mon snapped fluffing my hair. Following her orders, the door opened to reveal, a very beautiful women named Esther.
"Liz, omg, look at you!"
"Me? Look at you! I'm so jealously of your hair." I rolled my eyes at moms comment. She was such a good liar.
FLASHBACK
"Caroline what are you doing still up?"
"Oh um, I couldn't sleep." I lied thinking about Damon sprawled all over my bed with Stefan trying to him persuade him to sleep.
"So how was talking to your childhood friend?"
"Oh please don't get me started, her hair makes her look older than she is. Not surprise she had six kids. She could never keep her legs close. But other than that I was please to see her again." Turning to me she smiled.
"Would you like some tea?"
End of FLASHBACK
"And this must be your daughter you were talking about. She truly is a beauty." Remembering my manners I thanked her. Welcoming us in, she
Introduce to her family.
"And this little one is Henrik." Esther said pointing to a dark haired little boy with blue eyes and dimples in his cheek.
"He is so cute, I could just eat him up. He reminds me so much of my boys."
"How are they?"
"Ugh a handful. Especially Damon. Tsk tsk. But Stefan ah! Now that's a keeper." I tried to contain my smile as mother sat beside Esther. I couldn't believe she would say such things about Damon. Sometimes I swear my mother only cares about her title and money.
"Do you want to see my room?" Henrik asked look at me.
"You know sweetheart, he doesn't no for an answer." Klaus said walking up to us.
"Who said I was going I say no. Henrik I would love to see your room."
Klaus POV
I watched from the doorway as Henrik asked Caroline a million questions.
"So like who's older you are Stefan?
"Stefan, by two minutes but he acts like its two years."
"Oh so like, do you guys look exactly alike?"
"Oh no. But we favor each other a little bit. So Henrik what do you like to do for fun?"
Henrik cocked his head to the side before answering.
"I love to watch Nik draw." Caroline looked confused.
"Who's Nik?"
"That would be me love. My real name is Niklaus. But My family calls me Nik."
Caroline yawned.
"Excuse me..sorry. But as you were saying you draw? May I see your drawings?"
Of course, Henrik you don't me stealing this beautiful lady from you?" Caroline playfully hug my arm and scoffed.
"Nope plus I think you already did anyway. Her heart I mean." Henrik said making a heart with his fingers. Caroline blushed deeply red.
"So when did you start drawing?"
"When I was seven actually. I saw humming bird fly by me. And it was so strong but fragile at the same time."
"That's very poetic of you." Caroline said sitting down in my bed.
"Stay right here, and I'll bring you some pictures."
"Why can't I just go with you?"
"My studio is a very private place, I only let special people enter."
"Okay. I see where I stand." I chuckled. Quickly entering my studio, I picked up the first picture I saw. Not watching where I was going I bumped into Henrik.
"Whoa there Nik. We got to be quiet."
Ruffling his his dark brown curls I asked him why.
"Because she's asleep. That's why." Grabbing my hand I followed him to my room. There was Caroline sound asleep curled on my bed.
Pulling the covers over her I kissed he'd on the forehead.
"Sweet dreams, Caroline."