Azalea the next day couldn't help but smirk as Rebekah grew more and more nervous as evening started to draw in, and so did the dinner.

When her boyfriend Derek.

"Oh Bekah?" Azalea smirked and the girl pouted. "What?"

"If your boyfriend cute?"

"Is yours (?)" She retorted, and then growled, remembering just who exactly hers were. Her brother.

"Ha-ha (!)" Rebekah muttered and Azalea sighed heavily, hugging her. "Calm down love. Do not work yourself up over something like this."

"But what if Mikael doesn't approve of him? What if he... throws him out?"

"Then tell him to shut up."

Azalea glanced behind her as arms creeped around her waist, then sighed lightly. "You can speak Nik... but you know how against us."

There was silence, then Rebekah just rolled her eyes as her brother kissed his lovers neck, going. "So what? Try and make him tear us apart."

Rebekah just groaned, then left the pair alone in her and Azaleas room, knowing that it was best to leave before the lovey-dovey talk began.

And she was wise to.

Klaus walked over to the door and pushed it closed, making Azalea roll her eyes and go. "Nik. Not now."

"Oh? Then when?" He grinned, picking her up so she could wrap her legs around his waist. Azalea sighed, then tapped the end of his nose, going. "Mikael is downstairs."

"And? What else is there to do in this town other than have sex?"

Azalea slapped the back of his head, and he regretfully put her down, pouting.

"Patience my love." Azalea sighed, slipping an arm around his neck, and placed a kiss upon his lips for a moment, smiling. "Think with your mind. Not your balls."

"Lea-"

Azalea smirked, then pushed him away, walking out of the door and leaving him stood there, ego more than a little bruised.

She had to admit though- ever since he'd truly started to become a man, his body starting to change, he had changed too. Easier to anger, more muscled too. And with all that, almost every night he was next to trying to get her into bed with him. She didn't mind, but sometimes thought it was more lust than love that he associated it with.

The joys of boys growing into men (!)

And the joy of her being fixed firmly in his sight when it came to lust...

Huh. Probably all that testosterone that was causing it.

-AtS-

When dinner came, the young man who Rebekah had fallen for, Derek, arrived.

Azalea sat next to her Niklaus, holding his hand under the wooden table, grip tight so that his hand didn't wander somewhere else. Mikael really, truly wouldn't approve of, uh, other activities at the dinner table.

Huh. Wait until he found out his daughter wasn't a virgin anymore then.

Mikael was sat at the head of the table, Derek next to him, feeling more than a little awkward. Klaus couldn't help but smirk a little to himself- the poor guy for having to endure this.

"So, why do you think I should approve of you and my daughter?" Mikael asked the man, and Azalea wondered- he was a werewolf, wasn't he?

"Well, Sir... I love your daughter." Derek just said, and Mikael smirked. "Or you just want to stick your hand up her dress."

Rebekah dropped her chicken leg at that, going. "Father-!"

"No Rebekah. Shush. Now Derek. You are a werewolf, are you not?"

A dark silence.

"I am Sir."

"Then No. You may not fraternize with my daughter."

Derek scowled at that, then retorted. "You would judge me like that?"

"Indeed I would, and I will." Mikael said coldly, then chuckled. "You have not messed with my daughter already, have you?"

Derek growled, then got to his feet, hands on the table. "You dare insult me like this? You do not even know me!"

"But I know your kind." Mikael snarled, getting to his feet too, staring at the young werewolf with hate in his eyes. Derek was silent, then smirked. "Well, Mikael..." he stepped forwards, then up to the mans face, then grinned. "I fucked your daughter... and she loved it."

Azaleas breath caught in her throat at that, knowing straight away that Mikael was... well, going to freak out.

But to the rooms shock, he just chuckled, then put a hand on the wolves shoulder, going. "Now Boy... get out. Now."

Derek didn't need telling twice.

Rebekah got to her feet at that, yelling. "How dare you!"

"Go to your room Rebekah! I will not have another slut in this family! One is enough!"

"Fuck you daddy!"

"Out! Now!"

Rebekah stormed out and the room was silent. Azalea sighed lightly, then excused herself, going outside where as she stood before the white oak, arms crept around her waist once more, then lips touched the point below her left ear, muttering.

"Are you ok my love?"

She nodded, closing her eyes lightly. "Just thinking."

"What about?"

"Life really. Us."

"Just because Mikael went mad like this, does not mean-"

Azalea groaned lightly, then turned to face him, hands on his waist. "No, just... do not Nik. Not tonight. I do not want to worry tonight. Just... hug me. I'm cold."

Niklaus paused, then pulled her tightly into his arms, closing his eyes atop her head, sighing.

He held her until the sky started to snow, then Azalea sighed, glancing back inside, going. "Everyone has turned in for the night I think. Maybe we should too."

As Azalea went to pull away, Niklaus chuckled, grabbing her hand and yanking her back. "Maybe we should go somewhere else?"

"Oh-? Where?"

Niklaus grinned playfully, kissing her neck. "We have the barn again?"

"Nik-"

"What? It's warm... and private." He was smirking at the end, and Azalea groaned lightly as he yanked her forwards towards the barn, pushing the door open and closing it behind them, looking back to Azalea, but she was gone..

He went up the wooden ladder to the upper floor where the hay bales were kept, making it the warmest place in the barn. They had a few wolf fur covers up here from when Mikael had near enough forced them out the house with his presence. And it was on these that she lay, not a scrap of clothing on her.

"Well... what is this?" Niklaus smirked, looking her up and down, and Azalea raised her eyebrow, smirking too. "What?"

Niklaus sat down next to her, then she just said from her position propped up on her elbow. "You looked shocked my love."
"Well look at you." He told her, and Azalea scoffed, going to get up and pull her dress back on, but he yanked her back down, pinning her to the floor with a grin on his face.

"I did not mean it in a bad way."

"I know. But all you have on your mind since is... well, this."

"And you are complaining?"

Azalea pouted, then traced a hand down his chest to the strings that kept his shirt done up. He made no effort to stop her as she did so, leaning down and kissed her lightly, feeling her push it off his shoulders, the hand going back down over his more refined chest, then back up and around his neck as he yanked of his dark brown leather trousers, pulling the covers over them so she didn't get cold. The barn could be more than drafty at times.

"Just..." Azalea sighed, raising her free hand to the covers, pulling them more around them. "Can you just... hold me?"

Niklaus chuckled, then lowered himself a little more so their chests were touching, and said against her lips. "Anything you want, my love."

Azalea moved her hand to his cheek at that, running her thumb over it before sighing. "You think we shall be together forever?"

At that, Niklaus snorted, laughing. "We sound like some lovestruck couple. Not a pair of experienced warriors. I am a man in just a few more moons. Then-"

"You shall not be able to use your adolescence as an excuse to sleep with me so much."

"Lea..." He just whined, and Azalea chuckled, going as she pulled him closer. "I am older than you Nik. I am a woman by age, and here I am with a boy."

"You insult me."

"And you love every moment of it."

Niklaus sighed, then gave it, kissing her softly for a moment. "I do. That is very true my love."

Azalea smiled faintly as he broke away for a second, then just said. "Come back here-" She wound a hand in his hair, pulling him back down to her lips, feeling him adjust himself atop her into a better position, making her groan lightly into his shoulder.

"Mmmn-" Azalea smiled against his lips as she kissed him once more, feeling that usual passion start to spread through her, heart hammering against her chest. Against his. He kissed up her chest and between her breasts now, lingering more than a moment at her right collarbone

Azaleas hand was sliding of his back a few times, so she sat them up, a light gasp escaping her in the process, making Niklaus chuckle, rubbing her back as the cold raised goosebumps to warm her up.

It was when Niklaus pushed her back down onto the fur covers, kissing her neck hungrily, a light sheen of sweat covering their bodies her eyes closed that they heard voices from below, and Azalea opened her eyes, stopping Niklaus by going. "Shush-! I hear someone."

Niklaus heard the voices too, but they were more of moans, and he raised an eyebrow, poking his head over the bale to look down, Azalea, covering herself up with the covers, followed suit, looking down and smirked lightly as she saw the pair against the wall, next to pulling each others clothes off.

She giggled at that, then Niklaus called. "Brother! Up here!"

The figures broke apart with a gasp, the taller ones hands going to his trousers, and Azalea laughed. "Oh dear Elijah. Having an awkward moment are you?"

Laurel swiftly hid behind him, hiding her furious poppy red blush.

Niklaus chuckled once more, then shook his head. "Not here you two. Already taken."

Elijahs face was bright red too, and he fell over his words, laughing weakly as he saw that they were both pretty much bare. "Um, I-? Did we... interrupt you both-?"

The pair just laughed, and Laurel groaned into Elijahs back, going. "Oh God... this is so embarrassing."

Azalea pulled the covers around her, then smirked as she kissed Niklaus' neck. "Could be worse. Now scoot. The barn's ours tonight."

The pair below were still completely red, then Elijah just went, his composure completely gone. "We'll just... um, go. Don't you dare mention this to anyone-!" They left as fast as they could, and the two couldn't stop laughing. Azalea pulled Niklaus back into her arms, tears in her eyes from the laughing.

"Oh dear, our brother sometimes. Bless him."

"At least he is actually with a woman now. Especially after that... whore."

"Well..." Azalea grinned, putting a hand on his chest. "That whore does not know what she missed that night when you resisted her."

"And she never will." Niklaus grinned, flipping them back over and twining their legs together, lips meeting once more.

At least they had each other.

Together, always and forever.

-AtS-

It was the next morning that the pair were woken up by the call of-

"Rebekah! Bekah!"

Azalea awoke with a start, frowning. She woke Niklaus up, yanking on her dress as the young man from the previous night burst in and called. "Klaus, Lea- have you seen Rebekah?"

"No, you?" Azalea asked Klaus groaned as he pulled on his leather trousers, looking over the side to their brother, shaking his head. "No. After you, no one came in. Why? What has happened?"

Elijah sighed, then just groaned. "She never returned last night. After... she stormed out. No one has seen Derek either."

Azalea felt a wave of worry go through her now, and she hurriedly tied back her hair in a braid, then climbed down, going. "What has Mikael done now-?"

Klaus was still tying up his shirt as he hurried out after the pair-

More like what the hell had Rebekah done...

So! Extra long and hottie chapter;D What a bunch of teenagers these lot are lmao! And where is Rebekah? Next up soon enough! Glad you're all still reading^_^ oh, a little note- if you've never watched Ben Hur with Joseph in, make sure you watch it! Definitely the hottest one with him in you will ever see;D If you live in Britain... its on TV for the first time on the 28th December on C5 at 9pm;D Thought I'd let you all know! Thanks and I hope you review x Nic