Chapter 4

Of course, Klaus would go ballistic over the idea of giving our child to Henry when the time came, I couldn't allow him to stay here in a world where things will go haywire.

"Klaus, You must protect Hope! When our child is born, who will protect him?."

He matched my glare."You're his mother, you're supposed to protect him. Are you questioning my ability to protect our child?"

I clenched my teeth."Whether you like it or not, I'm sending him to Henry when he's born. As soon as this over I will get our baby back, as I have my own demons to fight."I left him there to think about what I just said.

I found Hope in her room, Marcel had kicked us our from New Orleans all because as King he had a 'duty'. It was the home she bought after what happened with Klaus, it was a very big house. White on the outside, comfy and surrounded by the woods.

I found Hope in her room, drawing some symbols resembling the ones Vincent showed me."Hey kiddo, where's your mom?"

She looked up at me smiling."She's out with aunt Freya."There was a small pause, as she placed the sketchbook down."Beth? are you and dad fighting over me?"

I shook my head, sitting on her bed."Your dad is just being stubborn, don't worry it wasn't about you."

"Was it about the baby?"

I smiled at her, trying to ignore her question."Just adult things, Doll."

She bit her lower lip, contemplating what she wanted to say."Are you and my dad breaking up again?"

I shook my head, chuckling."No, adults sometimes don't understand each other. I just want him to understand sometimes we must put some things before others."My hand reached her cheek."I love you kiddo, I just want make sure you're safe."

"I heard you talk about sending the baby away once you have him."

I sighed, this child was too smart to deceive."For a while with a friend of mine, it's for your protection."

"Would you mind if I take my daughter for a walk."I glanced to my right, Klaus was standing by the door frame with a neutral expression on his face.

I nodded at him, Hope smiled at us both."Don't be mad, I don't seeing you both mad at each other."

"Why don't you go with your dad."

I wouldn't cave in so easily, He just couldn't get his way all the time."Why don't you come with us?"

"I actually have to-"

I was interrupted by Klaus."She would love to, my little wolf."

The smile on Hope's face, as she took my hand I could do little to nothing. We walked out of the house toward the woods, I walked behind them watching how they interacted as father and daughter. The one mistake Hayley thought she did with Klaus, was the most beautiful of them all. I could only hope Klaus would have the same relationship with our baby when I'm no longer…

In some dreams I would see my dad, I missed him. Of course, I had taken away the chance of ever seeing him again. "Elizabeth?"I glanced down at the small fair child, confused.

"Yes?"

Klaus smiled slightly."We were talking about how much my darling daughter would love to visit New York."

"You should take her, father and daughter trip."

I saw his smile fall, of course, I was frustrating him with how I was acting. Though how could I not act like this when any moment know, Selene could come after me. She despised me with a passion, a passion I never comprehended myself. We looked alike, we sounded alike yet we were different.

I was light, she was the darkness. I was immortal, she was something demonic. "Is something wrong, Elizabeth?"

There so many things wrong, I stared down at the floor."We can talk about it later."

He ran his hand through his hair,"Hope darling, why don't you walk a bit ahead of us."He turned back to me."Can we talk now."

"Have you accepted my offer?"

He gave me a skeptical look."As I do not want you to go through the pain of losing our child, I'll allow you to make your own decision."He grasped my hand in his, I didn't fit it. I enjoyed his comfort.

"He will be safe."

I did not want to give my child away, I would want him to spend the first few days of his life with his father as I would never get to hold him.

"What's bothering your pretty little head?"

I sighed, I could not tell him."Remember how my blood was useful as a human only because I had a doppelgänger?"

Klaus nodded, in understanding.

"The story itself is peculiar as I do not understand why?"I began, my voice barely a murmur. I kept my eyes on Hope."In my junior year of high school with old friends, I had a teacher help me find out more about myself. Every girl wanted his attention, yet he only paid attention to the sad girl barely finding herself."

"Did he?"

"No, it wasn't like that."I paused, not knowing how to continue without much detail."To cut it short, certain events led me to almost destroying the universe. There was a group of witches who hated me enough to rip literally, to the point she appeared and took over me."

There was a curiosity in his tone,"Who?"

"Selene, my doppelgänger you can say. I fought her from taking over me, yet she said if I wasn't going to allow her in."I took a deep breath, the images running through my head."She would cut me open to get inside, she tried but stopped when they found a way. I barely remember much from what happened, I just remember the adrenaline after. I remember collapsing in Sky's arms bleeding out, on the verge of death."

Klaus's arms were around me instantly, brushing his fingers through my hair. In an effort to calm me."Why does she hate you?"

"Same reason Katherine hated Elena I guess, I truly don't know."I answered, thoughtfully."The funny thing is she looks like me, but there are flaws that tell us apart. Her eyes specifically, the deepest golden you'll ever see."

"I still do not understand why you have been remarkably shaken."

"A friend of mine, he warned me about her coming back for me." Although the Baltor story was for another day, as that one would require more detail.

His lips pressed against my forehead."No Katerina impersonator will hurt my queen."

"You're such a softy."

He smirked."I'm a man in love with the most wonderful girl, Can't a man be pleasant?"

"Of course you can, it's so different from your evil power hungry side."I matched his smirk, glancing toward Hope. Who was collecting flowers."Thank you for listening to my sob story."

He chuckled, letting go of me."Write a book about it, love."

As if writing a book would truly help me, I was bound to someday come face to face with her. It could be tonight, tomorrow. The next day after, after everything that had happened I realized I changed, everyone changed even Klaus. He was no longer the man without remorse, now he was a man who could love.

I watched as Klaus grabbed Hope in his arms carrying her further into the woods, I needed to help her. I needed to find out a way to destroy Selene, her death would mean safety.

Maybe you could write a book about us.

Is he now getting my head again, if he wanted as much as to talk a normal person would show up in their physical body and speak words not get into someone's head?

Ouch! Darling don't strain your pretty little head. Seeing as your lover is by your side with his daughter I can't show up out of anywhere, I must speak with you today. Meet me where you are, 7 pm don't be late.

As if he even tries to kidnap me, I'll end him right there. He might be useful for now with the whole Selene issue.

I placed my phone down in my room when I lived here with Hope and Hayley. I know Klaus with Hope in her room, the other's are in the kitchen and in the backyard. I made sure no one saw me before fleeing to the woods, I walked for a few good minutes until I found the flash of reddish blonde hair.

"You came."A smirk appeared on his lips."And here I thought you wouldn't."

"Cut the chit-chat, Why did you want me to come?"

His hands made an orb of fire."Do you remember this?"

"Yes, I do."I retorted with a huff."Can you stop with it? I want to know what was so important."

He frowned."Do you remember how to create balls of fire? I don't think so, to the point I found a way to find a spell that would at least let you tap into some magic. Her type of magic, not fairy magic. Witch magic."

I looked at him confused."I'm immortal, how the hell do you expect me to pop up some fire from hands?"

A smirk crossed his face once again."I'm a wizard, even after becoming a vampire and this. We have a connection remember, I can help you tap into your powers to some extent."

"Oh yeah, I forgot."I scoffed, rolling my eyes at him.

"Excuse me the queen of Sparx."He paused."You must accompany me to Eraklyon, at the library in there. There's a book I need, and a necklace that belongs to the king."

"Sky's dead, why can't you just go yourself."

He shook his head, I swear my blood went cold."He's not dead, is he? How I killed him."

"I don't know maybe someone healed him, he's still a vampire."He placed his hand on my shoulder."I'm not asking you to enter there as a queen, we will disguise each other as servants."

I nodded him, of course, I did not trust him completely but the opportunity he was giving me was more than worth it."When?"

"Right now."Before hesitate I found myself standing inside the palace, everything seemed the same.

I looked at my surroundings, out of breath until I noticed Baltor looked nothing like him. He looked different, he almost looked like a younger and much blonder version of Kol. Which made me wonder what the hell did I look like?

"You sneak into Sky's room, I will go to the library. Act natural, if anyone asks you. You're one of his many mistresses."I glared at him.

He pinched my chin, looking at me up and down."I nailed the look."

I did as he told me, I went toward Sky's room. Through all the clothing articles and jewels, I found the necklace. This exact necklace was the one that defined my relationship with Sky, I placed it in my pocket.

I heard a door open and close, noises of soft moans coming out from a woman. I hid behind his close, from the reflection of the mirror pointing at the open walk-in closet, I realized that son of a bitch had not spelled me.

Not a way to call a man, darling relax.

I relax your face against a wall, I watched as the king held a woman against his body. His face buried in her neck, the woman let our soft moans as his hands massaged her breast. I needed to find a way to escape without having him discover me, He growled as he threw the girl on the bed.

His head snapped my direction, he knew I was here."Bloom…"

He yanked the door open, his teeth and vampire face still exposed to me. I stood there frozen."I killed you, you're dead."

He shook his head, I saw tears forming in his eyes."No, I've spent months trying to find a way to ask you to forgive me for what I did."

I clenched my teeth."No. You did something I can't forgive, I cared for you. All you did was lie to me, hurt me…"

He tried to touch me."Don't! do not touch me, I thought you loved me."

"Bloom please."He kneeled down before me, tears clearly in his eyes."I'm sorry, I made my mother suffer because I became so full of rage. I'm forever a vampire, and the only person I ever loved doesn't feel the same."

I felt pity for him, the worst was I still cared for him. I still loved, not as partner but as a friend, as the man who once made feel out of this world. I could hold a grudge, I was better than him. And it was my fault Klaus made him a vampire, it's my fault for falling for the enemy not his.

He certainly looked like a mess, blood dripping from his mouth. He smelled of liquor, the broken look he had in his eyes. I was the one who did that, everything I've touched I've hurt. I placed my hand on his cheek." We ended our relationship because you realized I loved another, we are great friends sharing a common union now. You never hurt me."

He was clearly falling under the mesmerization."You'll clean up, and become one of the best rulers by my side. I won't mess with whatever you feel, just know I care for you."

I kneeled down to hug him, kissing his cheek."I'm so sorry Sky, for failing you as a friend. Whatever happened between now and the past, I promise to forget about the bad things."

He pulled me away, the despair in the man eyes made me feel guilty. I had to fix my wrong doing, I had to find some sort of redemption."Stay with me for the rest of the day, please."

"I don't know."I contemplated."I don't think I should."

"I understand."

I saw a king begging for my mercy, no one else's."I promise to come soon, in the few days okay."

"Of course, I need to get clean up. Can you help me with her?"

I got up walking toward the girl, with a bit or mesmerization I fixed whatever he caused. Baltor would definitely not agree to do this, although again he doesn't have a word in what I should do or not. He got what he wanted, now I had to fix the things I ruined.

Once Sky left to the bathroom, I exit the room to find Baltor standing by the corner."What were you thinking?"He snapped, a face full of concern."Did he hurt you?"

"I need to fix my own wrong doings, I'm the reason this man is broken."I paused, taking out the necklace."If I can somehow heal him with my friendship, I will. Take the necklace."

"Bloom-"

I interrupted him."No, I've done so much bad in my life even before becoming a vampire. If I want to be happy with the man I love, I must fix what I did wrong."

He set is jaw, annoyed."You're forgiving the man who hurt you like nothing! For once be selfish and stop trying to play hero."

"Because I was the one who caused it all!"My voice raised at him, bitter and cold."If I hadn't fallen in love with you if I wouldn't have had her and Louis after me. If I wouldn't have gotten involved with the vampires, things would be different. You're not Klaus to tell me what's right from wrong, stop trying to control me."

His hand clenched and unclenched. I saw how he was forcing a calm tone."I won't stop you since I'm just needed collateral damage."He placed a ring in my hand."You'll need this to get back home."

I watched him disappear like a puff of smoke, I was a queen. I had to be a queen, I had to play the game with Selene well. Of course, he would leave me here, I pressed the stone forming a portal to get back home.

Badaboom Baltor has made his appearance one again, I'm more than happy bringing the dark wizard into play. Anyway stay tuned for a new update Friday night with a new chapter.