Chapter 40

The maiden and the bandit

I couldn't understand what was going on here. I had never seen Klaus so tensed before. I had tried to ask him what was going on but he just kept saying that everything was under control. He would take care of everything. I had overheard him and Rebekah talking.

"Is it him?"

"No, it can't be…"

"How can you be so sure?"

"Just let me handle this, Bekah."

"What if you're wrong, Nik? If he had found us…"

They had both stopped talking when they had noticed me. I hadn't got any answers from either of them. Who were they talking about? If someone was threatening them, I needed to know about it. Since my husband refused to talk to me, I had contacted someone who could give me some answers. I knew that things hadn't been very friendly between Klaus and Elijah during the last decades but I never stopped keeping in touch with him. I just hoped that he would reply as soon as possible.

I felt restless. Klaus didn't let me leave the house so I tried to keep myself busy. When I walked to the living room, I saw Rebekah making out with Stefan on the couch. He had been practically living here since the night we had met him. They didn't notice me so I thought I shouldn't bother them. Before I got out, Klaus walked in. He seemed to be in a great mood.

"Sweetheart", he said and kissed me. "Tonight we are going to celebrate."

Rebekah looked at him.

"Do we have a reason to celebrate?" she asked.

"Yes, it seems that we were mistaken about that…old friend of ours. He's not here after all."

Klaus and Rebekah shared a relieved look. Stefan on the other hand seemed just as confused as I was.

"What…" he started but Rebekah silenced him with a kiss.

I asked Klaus what he was talking about. He just smiled and kissed me.

"Everything is going to be alright."

I didn't like this at all. Why couldn't he tell me what was going on? Who wasn't here? I was worried about Klaus. I knew that he had enemies and who ever had compelled poor Gwen obviously held some major grudge. I really hoped that I would know who that person was.

...

2 weeks later

I was lying on the bed but I couldn't sleep. I was waiting for Klaus to come home. I just had no idea what I would say to him when he would come. I knew who had compelled Gwen. I had seen her tonight. Katerina Petrova. Her hair was different but I had recognized her immediately. I knew that she had seen me as well. Our eyes had met for a second before she disappeared. My bodyguards had just been escorting me to the car.

I could have gone back inside and tell Klaus. He had stayed in the speakeasy with Stefan and Rebekah. I wasn't sure why I hadn't gone back. That woman had compelled someone to stab me. I was sure of it. And yet somehow I pitied her. I remembered what she had been like when I had met her for the first time. She had lost everything and if Klaus would find out that she had done that to me… I had no idea what to do.

Finally I fell asleep. I woke up when I felt someone caressing my breasts. Klaus was lying on the bed behind my back. I smelled the alcohol and sighed. I had told him that I didn't want to have sex with him when he was drunk. I felt his lips touching my neck.

"Bekah…"

I froze. That wasn't Klaus.

"I want you so bad right now", Stefan murmured.

How drunk was he? I tried to move away from him but he wrapped his arms tighter around me. I started to struggle, trying to make him see that I wasn't Rebekah. He was in a wrong room. Unfortunately he misunderstood me.

"Well, aren't you wild tonight", he said and continued kissing my neck. "Are we playing something? How about the maiden and the bandit, I just love that game."

I definitely didn't want to play that with him. I tried to turn around so I could face him but he didn't let me. Maybe it was dark but couldn't he honestly tell the difference between me and Rebekah? Apparently not.

"Hmm, you smell so sweet… Is that some new perfume?"

This was starting to get dangerous. And he was definitely starting to get too friendly. His hands were caressing me and he nipped my ear. I forced myself to stop struggling. Finally he turned me around. Despite of the awkwardness of the situation, his expression almost made me laugh.

"Shit, shit, shit!"

He jumped up as fast as he could.

"You…you're not Rebekah…" he murmured.

How perceptive of him. But he seemed to be quite out of it. I was surprised that he could still stand.

"Shit…"

He didn't have time to say anything else when the door opened and Klaus walked in. He froze when he saw Stefan.

"What are you doing here?" Klaus asked. His face was emotionless but I could see that he was about to snap. I stood up and moved in front of him. I signed that Stefan had just came in the wrong room. Surely Klaus could see how drunk he was. Klaus looked suspicious.

"Rebekah's room is that way", he said and pointed him to the right direction.

"Thanks", Stefan murmured and left.

Klaus turned to look at me. Before he could say anything, I kissed him. After that I went back to bed. I wasn't in a mood to deal with his jealousy. It took a moment before the bed squeaked under his weight. He wrapped his arms around me.

"You know that I love you, right?"

I nodded.

"And I would kill any man who would touch you."

I rolled my eyes and nodded again.

"It would be a shame though… Bekah seems to like him."

I turned to face him and signed that he had no reason to kill Stefan. He didn't seem convinced. I wanted to distract him so I asked would he like to play the maiden and the bandit. He was staring at me with his mouth open.

"What?"

I smiled and nipped his lower lip. Before he could touch me, I stood up and started to back away. I knew how much he liked to chase me. He smirked and got up.

"So…how does one play this…the maiden and the bandit?"

I had no idea but fortunately I could improvise. I told him that he had to catch me first without using his vampire speed.

"My pleasure", he said and tried to reach me. I didn't let him catch me that easily. He was chasing me across the room and when I tried to jump over the bed, he grabbed my leg. He captured my body under him and pinned my wrists above my head.

"I caught you my sweet little maiden so I want my prize."

When he kissed me, I remembered the first time when we kissed. It seemed like a lifetime ago. Well, it had been a lifetime ago. Or several lifetimes, but who was counting. A lot had happened after that but I knew one thing. I loved this man and I wanted to be with him. I just had a bad feeling that things wouldn't be that easy. They never were.