Sorry, I usually don't do an author's note or anything, but i feel like its necessary for this story.
If the story still seems a little confusing, its because its only the first chapter. Once, i get used to my school schedule and activities, i will try posting chapters, hopefully everyday. The story itself, is almost done. I just have to go back and edit and review it.
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Chapter 2:
The light shinned in to her new room, which was located in the far west wing of the castle, which felt more like a dungeon. It illuminated the room, bouncing off the colors of pale gray walls and the classic white furniture. She yawned sleepily and winced when a prickling sensation filled her bottom lip, she blushed even though no one was there when she realized why. It was against her fighting sprit to cry in front of people or regret the day before it even begun but she found herself doing both in a course of 24 hours.
A sigh escaped Kristina's lips as she awoke from slumber and stumbled quickly into the bathroom. She did the usual and braided her hair to the side, like Emily would do for her, and quickly put on a simple black dress with work boots underneath. There was a soft knock on the door.
"Good, you look unharmed" He said in a huff a she winged the door open. Kristina smiled at Elijah's server's attempt to make a joke, it was false though. She wanted so badly to yell at him for leaving her with those arrogant monsters but it wasn't his fault, she made herself think.
"You ready for the day?" Nathanial said gesturing her out of her over sized room and started walking down the large narrow corridor, then up a flight of stairs.
"What are we beginning with, today?" She asked with a smile. Kristina was gifted with the art of lying; making her facial expression perfectly happy but inside, she knew the true darkness she held.
"We have to give them a morning call." He said lightly as they walked down another hall.
"Morning call?" She said cocking one eyebrow higher then the others.
"We have to wake them up, well just your master. Which is?" Nathanial said stopping in front of one of the larger doors in the tower.
"Lord Niklaus, if I'm not mistaken." She said crossing her arms over her chest to try to stop her shaky hands.
"That's the last door, on the right of the window." He said lightly knocking on Lord Elijah's door and entering.
She walked slowly down to the window and glared at the dark oak door. Just a wake up call, she thought to herself, how hard could it be.
She lifted her tan hand and tapped lightly on the door, waiting for a response like Nathanial but it never came. She knocked once more but louder. Still, Kristina heard no response. Her small hands gripped the brass handle and lightly turned it till there was a small click and the door slowly swung open. Kristina walked in gently, leaving the door cracked for a quick get away.
His room was nothing like hers, it had a rich tan color for the walls, with all his furniture a deep brown oak color like his door. Her lord had an abundant number of paintings and sketches on the wall and on the floor but Kristina couldn't see any in detail, for it was too pitch black in the bedroom.
"My Lord." She said loudly, but he didn't even move a bit from his slumber. She cleared her throat and tapped her foot irritatingly, but still no reply. Great, he sleeps like Luke, she muttered to her dismay. Kristina always found herself stuck in the role of waking Luke for his morning chores, it wasn't pretty. The only way she could possibly wake him was: push him off the bed, which she couldn't do to her master, pour a glass of water in his face, which she couldn't do either, or blind him with the sunlight of the bright morning.
"Last chance." Kristina whispered lightly with a smirk on her face. "Wake up." She literally yelled. He flipped over in his sheets and was now sleeping on his back, with a hand hanging off the bed, holding an empty bourbon class. Kristina could see that his was bare and she only prayed that he was wearing trouser under the sheets.
She tiptoed to the curtains nearest to his face and flung them open releasing the suns rays that even blinded her for a second. Kristina looked over to her master, he had not moved only released a sigh as he switched his face to the other side where the suns rays didn't dance on his eyelids.
She smiled to herself as she opened the other curtains but it did nothing to change his state of sleep. He was so much like Luke, she thought.
Kristina gripped the bourbon glass and gingerly pulled it from his grip, placing it on the oak nightstand. She rested her cold hand on his steaming hot upper arm, how he maintained his heat was a mystery. It was August and the temperature had already dropped compared to summer. Kristina pinched him but he only exhaled.
"Come one, love. I don't have all day." She said her British accent coming out plenty when she was nervous. "Bloody hell, wake up! You arse." She muttered, as she was tempted to smack him upside the head.
A warm hand gripped hers and pulled her down onto the bed. Before she could respond, she was back first on the soft bed with her master bare chested on top of her. Her cheeks flushed uncontrollably as his sky blue eyes crushed her gray ones.
"Morning, love." He said with a rusty voice, cocking her a grin. She could tell he was hungover by the way he squinted his eyes at the light and the way he held his glare.
"Lovely morning, my Lord." Kristina whispered hoping he didn't hear her call him an arse. He slowly got up off her, making her hopped off the bed and walked towards the bathroom, preparing a bath.
"Give me a minute and I will escort you down stairs myself." He said in a muffled tone as he ran his hand through his sandy blond hair. She couldn't help but realize how muscular and sculpted his chest and back was. Kristina turned away as she felt her cheeks flush once more. She caught sight of the painting piled on the floor and walls, they where beautiful with shade of spring and winter. Then a genuine smile spread across her red lips as she saw the flawless glossy black grand piano in the corner of his very decorative room.
"You play?" Her master said as she turned to see him behind her shaking his hair into a towel. He still smelt of alcohol and reeked of arrogance as he stepped closer to her till his face lightly grazed her black massive curls. She calmly put a hand on his chest and stepped back.
"Should I fix you another bath, my lord?" Kristina said harshly locking eyes with him.
"Only if you join me." He said winking at her arrogantly, she rolled her eyes when she was out of his sight and stepped into the bathroom, rewarming the water in his tub.
Klaus observed her from the bathroom door as she did her work, he could help but move his eyes to trace her out line. She had magnificent curves for such a thin woman at the age of 18 but then again, she didn't look or act 18. Kristina turned to meet his gaze, making her frown and anger filled her eyes, when she noticed he was looking at her bum. Her rosy cheeks flared with another bust of color.
He blurred and in a second had appeared in front of Kristina, who quickly stepped back and fell back first, towards the warm tub. He caught her quickly by pulling her up from the small of her back.
Niklaus chuckled as she looked up at him with big eyed and even redder cheeks.
Kristina saw him start to unbuckle his trousers, making her bolted past him in a hurry, trying to give him privacy and trying to save her from further embarrassment.
"Do you mind playing for me?" He asked with a somewhat gentler voice. Kristina simply nodded and went to close the door, but he muttered for her to leave it and to close the main door.
What had she gotten herself into, she thought? Kristina hadn't played in a year, since her parents told her that they would trade her for the safety of the rest of the family. She sat simply staring at the ivory keys, not sure what to play. Till her fingers just moved to a familiar small melody but it sounded different in this particular instrument. When she missed a key a frustration overcame her, making her want to flip the damned piano.
It wasn't just the frustration that made her stomach twitch; it was the sensation of her master's eyes on her back, from the bathroom. Then she finally stopped thinking and just rested her long slender fingers on the grand piano, letting them play what they pleased.
The melody was somewhat sad and gloomy, as her hands lightly rolled of the keys to the next. She recognized this piece. Kristina had played it for her father's birthday present, Moonlight Sonata, before she knew he had sold her soul. The anger inside made her fingers move to a different beat and she realized quickly that she had switched to Emily's favorite, "The Black Star."
At the end of the last verse she missed a key and busted out in laughter, her anger and troubles seemed to have flowed away when she played.
There was a small applause behind her that seemed to plunge her mind back into reality. A small crowd of people had formed while she was playing, the mysterious feeling of anger suddenly made itself present. Making Kristina excused herself as she walked past Klaus, Elijah and Nathaniel.
She almost sprinted towards the stairs but managed to stay calm till she turned to the narrow steps. Kristina scowled herself, she had to forget piano playing, it was a hobby but she didn't have time for exercise it. It was a waste and her new life revolved around her new master and his wishes. In 5 minutes, she found the kitchen and picked up her list of thing that must be done, it wasn't long and most of it wasn't hard labor like she expected. The list was composed of her barking orders and making sure everything was in tip-top-shape for Niklaus. By lunch she was done with everything and was finally ready to check up on her lord.
She tapped neatly on the huge double doors, Kristina heard someone reply and she let the door swing open. At the end of the massive room, that was surrounded in windows on two sides she could clearly see her master at the head of the table with Elijah on his right.
"What can I do for you, love?" Klaus said looking up from his meal. Kristina wanted to roll her eye,
"You could stop calling me love for starters", she muttered under her breath. She saw a smile stretch across Elijah's lips and she suddenly felt flushed when she remembered that they could hear anything.
"What was that, love?" Klaus said giving her the usual grin and cocked up eyebrow.
"Nothing my lord, I don't want to disturb your meal. I will come back later, Lord Niklaus." Kristina said clearly and bowed. She turned to walk towards the door until she walked right into someone's chest. The human took a big step back not being comfortable with the creature so close.
"Nonsense, join us." Klaus said ushering her to sit in front of Elijah, making her uncomfortable state even more unpleasant.
"Now what did you want to talk about?" Klaus said eyeing her body from his sit, it gave her chills but she ignored them.
"I am done with my tasks today and I was wondering if I was aloud to roam outside in the property lines, of-course." Kristina said in a loud and clear voice, she remembered Nina telling her to be very clear when speaking to them. Any sign of weakness and they would crush your faith and hopes like a bug.
"As long as you stay on the property, do you mind if we accompany you? We have some ideas we need to discuss and I never liked being inside to long. It depressing." He stated. She looked him straight in the eyes, which she wasn't suppose to do. She wanted to see if he had additional motive, but she didn't find any. Kristina wanted so badly just to stand up and yell, if I wanted to spend more time with the devil I could just kill myself, but instead she responded in a kind manor,
"I wouldn't mind the company just give me a moment to freshen up, you can finish your meal in the mean time." She said excusing herself and walking out the door to her room.
Once she had washed up, dressed to a more evening dress with a corset that cover her shoulders, with the red silk it was made of and pulled her curls up but allowing them to frame her face, she walked outside in the chilling breeze.
The leaves where changing and the sight was amazing, as the sun started to set for the night and the trees rustled their crisp leave in response to the chilly wind. Its golden orange rays bounced off all the colors of yellow, red, orange and green. It was a magnificent sight, till the devil, himself stepped in front of her.
"Shall we walk?" Klaus said causally putting his hand for her to take but she only smiled and walked forward. He heard Elijah snicker and Klaus felt the anger build up inside of him but he didn't let his face show it.
He walked right up behind her stepping in her thin shadow,
"You know I could always make you walk with me." He whispered devilishly in her ear. This made her turn rapidly, fear burning in her eyes. He smelt the blood rush through her veins. It took everything in him, yesterday, not to drain her on the spot after tasting it on her lips, but she made it so tempting. He stepped closer to her expecting her to step back but she stood her ground, with narrowed stormy eyes directed at him.
"You can't compel me." She stated through her teeth, her rose cheeks flushed matching her blood stained dress perfectly.
"All I have to do is take this little thing off and I can make you do whatever I want you to." He said coldly fiddling around the little anchor that rested on her neckline.
"You take that off of me and I'll-" Kristina said ready to slap him again but she knew that she would be so lucky this time.
"You'll what?" He said his eyes shifting into black orbs and the vein under his eyes became more pronounced. She flinched when she observed his devil face.
"I'll make your life hell." Kristina said again through her teeth.
"Love, I am hell." He said flashing his teeth at her. Niklaus finally let go of her necklace and watched her back away slowly, then watched her run in to the dusk horizon.
Hope you liked it, Please review! Oh and the two songs Kristina plays on the piano are real songs, feel free to look it up on youtube.