One and Only
Disclaimer: I do not own the work that originally inspired this piece of writing.
Characters etc belong to L.J. Smith and the Production of the TV Show "Vampire Diaries"
I only own my OC.
A/N: OMG!
I cannot believe in the great response to the prologue of this story!:)
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You guys made me quickly write the first chapter:)
I cannot promise that next one would be also that soon:/
I can only promise that I try to update at least once a week, as I do with my other stories:)
Well, maybe I could make it more often now,
since I don't have my classes at the university till March:)
As you can see, every chapter will be named after a song
that was my special inspiration while writing:)
This time it is "Red" by Taylor Swift:)
As I said, I'm not native, so if anyone would like to become my BETA reader,
I would be very grateful:)
Enjoy the First Chapter of O&O!
This time we have also Klaus' parts:)
Chapter 1
Red
Klaus
He should've expect that to happen. No, he wouldn't be able to expect THAT to happen in a million years!
He stands in the front door of the Salvatore's boarding house, waiting to see his precious doppelganger. When he rings the bell, which is absolutely unnecessary but it's what he thinks should be done, the door, after surprisingly long moment, finally opens. He wants to say something, but finds himself unable to speak, when suddenly he sees… HER.
She seems to be even more surprised to see him. Her eyes get bigger and bigger and her jaw drops in astonishment. With his vampire hearing he's able to hear her whisper: "Nik…". Well, if he thought that she had forgotten him, that'd be all about it. He would never be able to forget her. His eyes are fixed on her, his intense gaze wanders round her petite frame, long, golden locks, delicate features, eyes of the color of the stormy sky and full, pouty lips that he's always loved to kiss.
Then he sees that her expression changes. Shock and astonishment are now gone. Her stare becomes cold and angry. Before he can do anything, her jaw clenches and with one quick move she closes the front door.
Cassie
I cannot do anything but lean on the front door. I breath, but very heavily and it almost causes me pain. I blink few times, because I don't want to let my tears fall down my cheeks.
It's him! It's Nik! But how? I've thought that he would never find me here! Firstly, 'cause I've never told him my actual last name. At the university I've always used my biological parents last name, which is Bardell. It's actually the only place where I use that name, and only because I have to. Everyone knows me as Cassandra "Cassie" Gilbert, who is what I am since I was one year old. Well, it's how knows me everyone except Nik and my college friends.
So how he found out about where to look for me? And why would he look for me after our break-up year ago? I close my eyes and count to ten. It is all just an illusion, just my imagination…
"Cas, who it was?" I open my eyes and see Elena in front of me. She has a concerned look on her face. I shrug. "No one. Well, there was someone, but he came here by mistake." She doesn't seem convinced, especially that moment later there is no another ring bell, but banging at the door behind me. I don't feel like opening, not at all. I ignore what's happening outside, tilt my chin defiantly and patiently walk to the parlour. I'm not able to make it before Elena finally opens the door once more.
"Cassie, turn around!" I hear that he is finally able to speak. Actually, he is not at all talking, but yelling at me. I'm still ignoring it, even though his British accent is affecting all of my insights, as always. I want to turn off all of this and just forget about everything that happened since we last saw each other. But I know HE wants to tell me something more. I'm sure he would try if Damon wouldn't show in the hall, just beside me. He is now able to see 'the guest', or, as I'd rather call him, 'the intruder'.
I would definitely walk away from there if not for the elder Salvatore. "Klaus, I presume," he says and I want to laugh out loud. Is he crazy, blind or just dumb? I turn around. I think that maybe this whole Klaus or whatever they call this Big Bad Original Vampire who threatens my little sister is really there. I hope that Nik's appearing and yelling at me is just a product of my imagination.
Then, at the front door I still can only see Nik. This time, though, he finally moves his stare from me to Damon and the way he looks at him is just… strange. I cannot believe it, but I can clearly see that Nik's smirk turns… evil?
"In the flesh", he says and then looks directly at me. Something in his expression changes. I don't know what exactly, because that moment I start to see red. I actually run to the front door, my eyes piercing his. I stop by the door, being at the same time close and far enough to him. "So…", I start, my tone can't betray the fury that's inside me, "you are Klaus, that psychopathic son of a bitch who wants to kill my little sister? Or maybe you are Nik, that bastard who screwed every girl on campus?".
Then, his smirk is not as smug nor as triumphant as it was a moment before. The truth is, he paled. I heard Elena ask: "Cas, you know him?". I turned my head to look into her eyes. "Unfortunately, I do." Once again, I look at Nik's or Klaus' face and send him a furious glare. Then, I'm not letting him answer my questions and I just turn and this time I walk to the parlour without looking back at him.
Klaus
Nothing goes as he planned. He wanted to come to Salvatores triumphantly, maybe to laugh at them and to warn them to keep his doppelganger protected till the full moon comes. Yet, he is standing at their front door, looking blankly into an empty space where she stood a moment before. The scent of jasmine that was in her perfume overwhelms him. Then, it hits him. Cassie said "my little sister"… She couldn't mean Elena! Hell, they differ like day differs from night. Immediately, a quote from Shakespeare comes into his mind: "exceeds her as much in beauty/as the first of May doth the last of December."* He blinks and shrugs. What the hell is wrong with him?! Now he's quoting poetry?!
She's always affected him this way. With Cassie around he's not able to think straight. No way! He's here as the winner, he's the one who can gloat, who's going to get what he wants and what he needs. With that thought, Klaus leaves his doppelganger at the Salvatores' and comes back to Alaric Saltzman's loft. Now he has to find out who Cassie is exactly. And in the end, he's going to have both his werewolf side and his woman back. All he needs is just a good plan of his next moves.
* William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act I, Scene I.