Chapter 31
Fading slowly
I woke up when I felt someone touching my face. I was still sleepy so it took few seconds before I managed to open my eyes. Klaus was standing next to the bed. He was covered with blood and he smelled like alcohol. I was definitely awake when I saw him. I asked him what had happened but he ignored my question.
"Tell me something", he said emotionlessly. "Did you enjoy it?"
I was confused. I tried to get up but he grabbed my shoulders and pushed me back on the bed.
"Answer me", he demanded. "Did you enjoy sleeping with my brother?"
I was shocked. It felt like he had just stabbed me. I tried to get up again but he moved on top of me holding my body still. I could see the ice cold anger in his eyes. And he was obviously very drunk. That wasn't a good combination. I was scared. I had never seen him like this before. Not even after Katerina escaped. I was praying that Elijah would be here.
"Elijah and Rebekah have some cleaning up to do so it is just the two of us now", he said like he would have known what I was thinking.
"Now, you will tell me everything what happened."
How could I tell him anything when he had pinned my wrists above my head? Finally he seemed to realize that as well and he released my hands. But there was nothing I could say. Especially when he was acting like this. I tried to sign him that maybe we should continue this when he was sober. That was a mistake. I could see the rage flashing in his eyes. He leaned closer and grabbed my chin.
"You will tell me what happened right now."
"I can tell you, brother", someone said.
Klaus froze. Kol was standing at the door. There was no expression on his face.
"By the way, I saw some of your handiwork in that village…I must say that I am impressed, big brother. Not just the men but the women and children too. Very nice. But poor Elijah has a huge mess to clean."
I couldn't do anything but stare at Klaus. He got up and looked at his brother.
"Kol… What a pleasant surprise. I have wanted to have a word with you."
Oh no. This was bad. Kol grinned.
"Well, here I am so what is on your mind?"
I stood up as well and moved between them. I knew it was a stupid thing to do but I had to do something.
"Anna, wait for me outside", Klaus said.
I shook my head. There was no way this could end well. I didn't even want to imagine what would happen if they would start to fight.
"No", Kol said smiling. "She can wait for me outside."
"What did you say?" Klaus asked furiously.
"Now when I have seen how you treat her, there is no chance I would leave her here."
"She is my wife and you will never touch her again!"
"You don't deserve her!"
"And you think you do?"
"Yes! I love her!"
It was suddenly very quiet, like calm before the storm. Klaus and Kol were staring at each other. I tried desperately to think what to do to prevent this.
"She is mine", Klaus said icily. "And you are dead."
Kol smiled.
"So are you, brother. But if you want to settle this, let's do it then."
I shook my head and tried to sign to both of them to stop. Klaus threw me over his shoulder and carried me to the hallway. Before I managed to do anything, he was back in that room. I tried to open the door but it was locked. I heard shouting and many loud bangs. It felt like the floor was shaking. I was panicking. They would kill each other. I had to do something.
I ran to the kitchen and picked up a big sharp knife. I wasn't sure what I was doing but this was all I could come up with. I went back to the hallway and cut my wrist. I forced myself to ignore the pain and cut my other wrist. It didn't take long before the door opened.
"Anna!"
Klaus and Kol were next to me in a second. The both looked terrible.
"What did you do?" Klaus murmured when he took my hand and started to lick my wrist.
Kol did the same with my other wrist. When I felt that the wounds were healing, I yanked both of my hands away and looked at them. I told them that I have had enough. I wasn't an object and neither one of them could own me. They were both staring at me. I turned around and walked away. I was tired. If they still wanted to continue fighting, they could do that.
As long as I have been in this body, someone had always wanted to use me or own me. I was sick of it. What Kol did to me was wrong but if Klaus wasn't able to get over it, I didn't want to be with him either. I cared about him but I couldn't take this anymore. I only wished that someone would for once ask me what I wanted. I had thoughts and feelings, although no one seemed to care about that. I was almost at the front door, when someone grabbed me.
"Did you honestly think I would just let you leave?" Klaus asked.
"She is leaving with me", Kol said.
They started to shout at each other again. I wanted to cover my ears. Suddenly I felt the coldness inside of me. Something was wrong. I couldn't breathe. I tried desperately to grab Klaus' shoulder but he was too far so I fell on the floor.
"Anna!"
All the sounds faded away. I felt a tear falling down my cheek. After that I didn't feel anything.