AN: well i just want to thank you guys for all of your wonderful reviews and inputs, they have really helped.
and because i have realized that after forty chapters i was putting my tag of Read, Review and i hope you enjoy.
(if you made it to the bottom, you have already read duh me!) so i decided to switch things up and put them at the top!
wow another chapter and its number 40! thats super crazy, and don't worry my wonderful reviewers i know i havent thanked you personally yet, but i'll do a nice big wrap up at the end of this story!
so i haven't gotton any comments about the timeline of my story but i just want to clear up any confusion there might be.
cassie has been in mystic falls for almost four month (its the middle of october) and it has been a week since klaus and rebecca "kidnapped" cassie.
as for the timeline of the whole vampire diaries, i'm slowly but surely sneaking cassie into season four, onve everything gets all nice and settled i'll start to follow the episodes more closely.
and thats about it.
so without furth ado
Chapter 40-Making Amends
Chapter 40
Alaric walked into the kitchen of the boarding house. He needed to get away for a second and let the information sink in.
"Dad?" Cassie asked softly from behind him.
Alaric turned around and smiled seeing her.
"Hey Cass, what's up" he said.
"I just wanted to see if you were ok?" Cassie said, "You looked a little overwhelmed"
Alaric smiled "nothing a drink can't fix"
Cassie gave him a halfhearted smile "you know, if you don't want to go, you don't have to. We'll be fine."
"Do you think I would honestly let you go by yourself?" Alaric asked
Cassie hopped on the counter next to where Alaric stood. "I wouldn't be by myself, I would have my team there," she countered.
"What's this really about?" Alaric asked "and don't say nothing, I can see it in your eyes Cassie something is bothering you."
Cassie closed her eyes and took a deep breath "I've been doing a lot of thinking this past week" she began. " And I'm not going to lie to you dad. I am going to do everything I can to get these kids back to their families, and its not going to be pretty, I have spent a good time building a reputation as Cassandra the hunter and I'm afraid of what everyone is going to think of me after they see it."
"Is that why you have been so distant this week?" Alaric asked, "Your afraid of what we will think?"
"That's part of it" Cassie whispered, "I know my parents haven't been dead a long time but I learned to be by myself. But now? I loved getting my family back, and I don't want to lose this"
"Cassie, no one is going to judge you on how you act when you get these kids back" Alaric tried to comfort her.
"But that's not the only reason" Cassie said "a lot of the bad things that have happened since I got here are my fault"
Alaric laughed "what bad things? Cass I know it feels like its been nothing but bad things right after the other but honestly, its been slow in the realm of the supernatural here. And you're a big part of that."
"Really?" Cassie asked softly her voice still barely above a whisper.
"Of course" he said hugging her. "You have done a great job at protecting your siblings, and I think its because you love them so much, you would do anything for them."
"Thanks dad" she said hugging Alaric back.
Alaric closed his eyes just hugging his daughter, someone who he thought he would never see again it was a piece of the life he had always wanted and he was going to do everything he could to protect it.
Cassie pulled out of the hug, "I've got to go talk to two people and make amends" she said hopping off the counter.
"Cass" Alaric called after her.
Cassie turned around.
"I just wanted to say that, I may not like the guy but if he makes you happy" Alaric trailed off.
Cassie gave her dad a genuine smile "he understands me, I don't know how but somehow in these past few months." She trailed off too not knowing what else to say.
Alaric nodded, "I'll see you tonight, then" he said shooing her away.
Cassie nodded, turned, then left the boarding house and made her way to the Michelson's mansion.
Rebecca was sitting in the front room with a magazine, she wasn't really reading it, she just needed something to do otherwise she would go crazy.
"Please can I go talk to her" she asked Elijah "I just need to apologize"
"Give her time Rebecca" Elijah said "I'm sure Cassandra will find you."
"Elijah, you don't understand she is my only friend in this town and I need to do something." Rebecca protested.
"And you are, your giving her the space she needs to get over this unlike Nicklaus." Elijah said.
Rebecca remained quiet not knowing what to do or say, she knew Elijah was right and after spending months with Cassie she knew that Cassie needed space to think things thru.
But then again Rebecca never had been patient.
Cassie walked up to the door.
She stopped and took a breath.
She knocked on the door and prayed that Klaus didn't answer the door, she couldn't see him.
Not yet.
Rebecca and Elijah heard a soft knocking on the front door.
"Who is that?" Rebecca asked as Elijah stood up and walked over to the window.
"Its for you" he said.
Rebecca stood up and looked at her brother confused, but she walked to the front door anyway.
Cassie turned her back to the front door.
Maybe they weren't home and she should come back later.
The front door opened
"Cassie?" Rebecca asked seeing her.
"Hey" Cassie said softly turning back around to face her.
"Rob isn't here," she said
"I actually wanted to talk to you, if that's ok?" Cassie said.
"Really?" Rebecca asked glancing around to see if there was anybody else out there.
"Ya, um do you want to take a walk?" Cassie asked.
Rebecca hesitated, she wanted to believe that it was just Cassie out there and that no was waiting for her with a dagger and a box, but that thinking had got her there before.
"No, not really" Rebecca said
Cassie was shocked; she didn't know what to say.
"But you can come inside" Rebecca said opening the door.
"Ok" Cassie said walking past Rebecca into the front entryway of the mansion.
"Cassandra" Elijah said as he saw her walk in.
"Elijah" Cassie replied with a smile
"I'll just leave you two alone, do not worry, there is nobody else here" Elijah said as he walked out of the house.
"Thank you" Cassie called knowing that the original vampire could here her.
"This way" Rebecca said
Cassie followed Rebecca into the kitchen.
Cassie sat on one side of the island while Rebecca sat on the other.
Neither girl knew how to start this conversation.
So they sat in awkward silence for a few minutes.
Cassie had used most of her hair to veil her face and was chewing on her lip.
Rebecca was staring at Cassie.
"Well as fun as this has been" Rebecca said
Cassie snapped her head up, locking eyes with Rebecca she nodded and took a deep breath.
"I want to get past this" Cassie said, "I want to forgive and forget"
"Really?" Rebecca asked, her defenses finally coming down.
"I know that for you time isn't a factor but for me it is, and I think that me not talking to you over this is pointless" Cassie told her.
"I'm sorry" Rebecca blurted out "Cassie you have to know that I'm so sorry. Nik told me that you were working with Mikael and I was so hurt because you are the only person here who judges me on my actions and not my brothers." She rambled on.
"Hey come here," Cassie said running over to Rebecca seeing that the rambling was going to keep going on unless she stopped it.
Cassie gave Rebecca hug, and held the girl until she had calmed down. "I know, that your sorry, and don't worry I forgive you" she said.
Rebecca took a calming breath and nodded her head as she finally put herself back together. "So we're good?" she asked.
Cassie smiled "we're good" she replied.
Rebecca smiled "good, because I need a dress to wear for the miss mystic falls pageant we are going to" she said.
Cassie laughed "ok, we can go shopping in a few days, I need to take care of some hunter stuff before though"
Rebecca was about to reply when they heard the front door open.
The two girls walked out of the kitchen and into the hallway to see whom it was.
Cassie's breath caught in her throat.
"Nik" she gasped.
Klaus looked at Cassie, she was dressed in a simple blue button up top and some jeans, and her hair hung naturally in its curls down her back.
"Cassandra" he said, "may I ask why you are in my home?"
"I was just talking to Rebecca," she said
"We were making amends Nik" Rebecca piped up from behind Cassie.
"Oh I see" Klaus said glaring at Cassie. "So you can talk to and forgive the person who spent hours torturing you but you can't give me the time of the day" he finished.
All during his rant Cassie was just staring at him, looking him directly in the eyes while the rest of her face was expressionless.
"Nik" Rebecca began "we were"
"Leave us Rebecca" Klaus demanded.
Rebecca gave one last look to Cassie who nodded her head and blurred away.
"How" he growled, "can you give her a second chance but I'm denied it"
"Are you done?" Cassie asked.
Klaus looked at her and nodded, wanting to see where this was going.
Cassie took a step towards Klaus.
There was less then an inch between them now.
"I came here looking for the both of you," she said.
Those nine words made Klaus' heart leap; he was going to get a second chance.
"Oh" he said.
"Ya, oh" Cassie said, a small smile forming on her lips.
"Are you still here for the both of us." He asked, worried that his outburst already had blown his chance.
Cassie looked down and grabbed both of Klaus' hands.
"Nik" she said looking back up at him, his hands still entwined with hers. "This is hard for me, giving second chances but what you said to me was right, you are willing to give the a second try, so for you I'm going to as well."
Klaus was looking down at her, her eyes were full of passion as she spoke and he knew not only was what she saying the truth, but that she was going to try.
For him.
"For me" Klaus said.
Cassie stared up into in blue-green orbs that's were begging for this to be true. She opened her mouth, but couldn't find the words to make him see that this was real.
So she just nodded.
"Cassandra" he whispered pulling their entwined hands closer.
Cassie took another half step forward; there was no space between them.
Klaus took one of his hands and wrapped it around her waist while his other hand came up and tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear.
Cassie brought her hands up and rested the on Klaus' chest; she could feel the hard defined muscles underneath his cotton shirt.
"Say it again" he said softly, his breath on Cassie's face made her shiver.
"For you" she said just as softly.
Klaus crashed his lips down to meet Cassie's.
Their kiss was filled with a longing and desperation to be closer to each other.
Cassie wrapped her arms around Klaus' neck bring him closer down to her so she wouldn't have to stand on her tip toes. She pulled at the soft curls of his hair.
Klaus wrapped his other hand into her silky locks.
Cassie opened her mouth and allowed Klaus's tongue to enter her mouth as they continued to kiss.
Finally they had to break apart for air.
Cassie rested her head on Klaus's chest after coming down from her tiptoes. Her chest was heaving from her trying to get her breath back.
"Cassandra" Klaus said.
Cassie tipped her head back. "Nik" she said back to him.
Klaus smiled and leaned down to kiss her again.
This kiss was different, it was sweet and soft.
Cassie brought her hands to cup his face while Klaus was just holding her close, determined to never let her go again.
They broke apart again.
Cassie looked into Klaus' blue-green eyes, they were shining with happiness and she knew her eyes were reflecting the same emotion.
"Well its about time" a snarky voice came from behind them.
Klaus and Cassie jumped apart to see Kol leaning against the doorway. "I thought the two of you would never get together," he said.
Cassie blushed as Klaus put his arm around her and pulled her back to his side.
"Can we help you Kol?" Klaus asked
"Nope" Kol said smirking.
"Leave" Klaus growled at his younger brother.
Kol smiled and walked past them into the kitchen.
"Nik and Cassie sitting in a tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G" Kol sang.
"Love excuse me for a second," Klaus whispered in Cassie's ear before blurring off.
"Ow" Kol yelled.
Cassie laughed as a swell of happiness came crashing down on her.
Klaus blurred back to her, pulling her close. "Now, where were we" he asked against her skin as he trailed kisses down her jaw line.
Cassie sighed as Klaus made his way down to the crook of her neck.
"I need to go," she said breathlessly.
"I can convince you stay" Klaus said pulling her closer to him.
"Not tonight" she said as she remembered what they were doing tonight.
"I'll take that challenge," Klaus countered.
"Nik" she said.
Klaus pulled back at the serious tone her voice took.
"I have to go, we still have so much to do," she said
"Can I help?" he asked.
She shook her head. "No, we got it covered" she said.
Klaus' face faltered for a second.
"But thank you for offering" she added.
Klaus nodded "one more question, then I'll leave you leave love" he said.
"Shoot" she said.
"What about us?" Klaus asked nervously
"What about us?" she asked.
"How do you want to play this?" Klaus asked.
"Well first, I don't play" Cassie said "and second whether we tell people or not that's up to you because I'm not going to hide what I feel about you because of how others will think of me."
Klaus smiled hearing that.
"But, Mr. Michaelson I must warn you." She said
"Oh really Ms. Gilbert and what must you warn me about." Klaus asked smirking.
"You're going to have to work if you are serious about this," she said smirking right back.
"I can do that sweetheart, flowers, chocolates. The works" he replied.
Cassie shook her head "not going to work"
"Then what pray tell what can I do to keep you Ms. Gilbert" Klaus asked.
Cassie laughed "its quite simple Mr. Michaelson."
She stepped closer to him "seduce my mind" she whispered in his ear "and you can have my body." she moved a planted a feather light kiss on his lips "find my soul, and I'm yours forever"
She pulled back from him and turned and left the house, leaving Klaus there stunned and ready for the challenge of keeping Cassie because he refused to allow her to meet the same fate as Anita.
He wasn't going to let that happen.
Not this time.
Cassie was back in the boarding house, not really listening to Vaughn go over the plan for millionth time, she knew it by heart.
Kol and whomever Vaughn had managed to get, are going to enter the ball and be the distraction while Mason, Katherine, Cassie, and Vaughn sneak inside.
Alaric and Jeremy ware going to be the eyes and ears from the home base they set up earlier today.
While Stefan was going to play a waiter and slip some vervain in our head guy's drink.
From there it was pretty by the book, Mason and Katherine were going to find the kids while Vaughn and Cassie were going to do what they do best.
They were going to get the information from the vampires that Stefan vervained.
Then they were going to kill them.
Plain and simple.
So Cassie decided to keep thinking about Klaus and what had happened between the two of them.
Did she feel something for Klaus? Of course she did.
She also knew that what she told him was true; she didn't care who finds out, she didn't care.
So why was she so scared?
"You have got to me kidding me" Katherine's voice came shaking Cassie out of her mind.
Two people had walked into the boarding house.
"I see the prodigal doppelganger has returned" Katherine said her voice dripping with venom. "Did you have a nice break?"
"Elena" Cassie said standing up "Damon, how was the lake house?" she asked trying to defuse the fight that Katherine would have won.
"It was good" Damon said
"But we wanted to come home" Elena said taking ahold of Damon's hand.
"So what is all of this?" Damon asked seeing the blueprints and stuff that cluttered the living room.
"Did you find the cure?" Elena asked hopefully.
"Well, if you hadn't of run away to hide while we did all your dirty work, you would know" Katherine quipped.
"No" Cassie said before Elena could retort. "This is something else"
"So what case does the Scooby gang need to solve this time?" Damon asked sitting down and picking up a blueprint.
Katherine smacked his hand "this isn't the Scooby gang, this is more like the Avengers, you know Earth's mightiest heroes kinda deal."
"Great" Damon said turning towards Stefan "so what's the plan."
Katherine however just laughed, "We need the best Damon," she said
"So" Damon asked.
Alaric huffed "so not you" he clarified to Damon.
"Or you, mini me" Katherine said looking towards Elena.
"Well, not that this episode of my great big family reunion hasn't been great but we need to focus" Vaughn said.
"Who are you again?" Damon asked.
Vaughn laughed, "Apparently I'm one of earth's mightiest heroes"