Chapter Two:
Calia looked over at the handsome man who slid down from his stool at the end of the bar to sit next to her. He was grinning at her in a way that she could tell he was used to getting his own way. He had blue eyes and black hair and judging by the large ring encrusted with monogrammed letters on his middle finger, she figured he was a vampire. Smiling at Matt as he placed the order in front of her, she took a bite of the sandwich and sighed in bliss. "I don't want to seem rude, but I've never seen you around here before. I'm Damon Salvatore, and you are?" Calia took a sip of her Coke and then set it down back on the counter.
"Calia Sicero. And I'm here just visiting for a while." Realizing her sunglasses had slipped a bit, she fixed them firmly. Noticing Damon looking at them curiously, she pointed to her eyes. "Just had that laser eye procedure, still have to be careful with my eyes still." She fibbed smoothly. Finishing her order, she checked her watch seeing that it was almost time to meet with Klaus. Sliding off her stool, she left another tip on the bar for Matt. "It was delicious. Well, I've gotta go. See you around maybe, guys." Bending down, she retrieved her bag with Solstice still snoozing in it, and walked out of the establishment.
The address Klaus had given her to meet with him was not an easy place to find. She had driven past it twice before she finally found the road sign, painted on a weathered old white fence post, no less. The brand new green street sign on the same street proclaimed it to be Lockwood Memorial Drive, no wonder she had missed it! She parked her car as close as she could to the meeting place, just in case he wanted to get started immediately, which undoubtedly he would. The area where he had chosen to meet with her was strangely empty of other people even though there was a small park, cobblestone squares, and a large stone fountain in the middle of it all, commanding attention immediately. Benches were angled so wherever one sat, the fountain would be in their viewpoint. Walking towards the fountain curiously, she ran her fingers over a brass memorial plate on one side of the fountain. "Dedicated to the memory of Carol Lockwood." She read softly, gasping when she felt the chill of death when her fingers brushed over the name. The woman had died in this very fountain.
She was still staring at the name, when Klaus came up behind her.
"Yes, definitely not one of my best moments." He said softly next to her ear which made her squeak and spin around to face him.
"Don't sneak up on me like that!" She reprimanded him, crossing her arms over her chest, to hide the beating of her heart, which was going double time at seeing him again. Running her hands through her hair, she took off her sunglasses and looked into his blue eyes. "Sorry, I thought you said you were able to sense me." Klaus replied, looking at the witch. A lot had changed about her since he'd last seen her. Her hair was shorter, he liked the way it moved with her, the glasses that had hid those intriguing color eyes were gone, and she no longer dressed like a woman ashamed of her body. He had not realized he had been checking her out until he heard her clear her throat in amusement. "Please tell me you did not text me at five in the morning just to ogle me."A flirtatious smile graced her lips. "If so I would have been glad to have sent you a picture. Now, let's get down to business." Calia said before she walked off to sit on a bench, crossing her legs and tapping her dark red nails on her thigh waiting for Klaus to catch up. It didn't take long for him to sit next to her and put his hand on her thigh, stopping her tapping fingers. "I need you to bring my brother Kol back. I know you can do it, he was right about everything and we need him back so he can help bring the Bennet witch back to the good side. Silas has risen and he seeks to obliterate the other side, and the world will be thrown into chaos if that happens. Bonnie Bennet, descendant of Ayanna and Qetsyiah, has fallen under the power of Expression, and I know you, me, and Kol can bring her back from it. Please, I need your help. I promise not to tell anyone you're from Silas's bloodline." He took her trembling hand in his, looking deep into her lilac eyes. She gasped at the honesty she saw staring back at her. Blinking her eyes, to break the spell he was casting on her, she licked her lips nervously, an action she didn't even notice Klaus watch with interest. "Wow. You didn't even pretend to threaten me this time." She sighed, looking around the town, before turning back to him. "I'll do it, but it's going to take time, I've got to collect enough energy to bring his soul and his body back. Give me until the full moon, in one week to prepare. After he's risen..Kol will need a lot of blood to recover from his wounds that killed him. He cannot take a life for one week, so you'll need to stock up on blood bags and alcohol to curb the cravings." She bit herb bottom lip distractedly. "Obviously, we need a cover story for why I'm really here; we don't need anyone trying to stop me. I'll be too weak to defend myself during and after the spell is complete." She leaned back against the bench, tapping her nails against her chin in thought.
Klaus grinned wickedly at her. "Already one step ahead of you love, I've let Tyler Lockwood come back here, so Caroline will not suspect us. I'll simply tell everyone that you're an old flame of mine. Tonight, we will go to the Grille to eat and play a few rounds of pool, start the rumors going. And tomorrow night, is the Masquerade party, which we will be attending together. We'll dance a little closer than we should and pretend to sneak off, and let the townspeople take it from there." Klaus grinned at Calia's expression. "Wow. That's brilliant. But how am I supposed to find a mask, dress, and shoes by tomorrow night?! I imagine the dress shops here are practically empty by now." She raised an eyebrow at Klaus's soft chuckle. "Actually, I have just the thing at home waiting for you."Taking the hand he offered in hers, she followed him out of the square, muttering. "Better not be pink."
After driving the both of them in her car to his mansion, then entire time, he making fun of her interior's color scheme ("Lime green, really?"), Calia unpacked her bags, fed Solstice, showered, and got ready for the phony 'first date' that night. She chose a dark purple satin corset over tight jeans, making sure that her scar on her lower back would not show at all when she bent over to take shots during pool, her hair down and tousled, smoky eye shadow highlighting her light purple eyes, flirty wedges with dark purple ribbons, and an amethyst crystal hanging on a delicate silver chain and hoop earrings. Swiping a bit of pink gloss over her lips, she looked at the finished product in the mirror. "Hmm, I'd do me." She whispered, rolling her eyes at herself before shoving her phone, keys, and other essentials into a small black lace clutch. She walked over to Klaus's room and knocked on his door lightly, shifting from foot to foot until he answered her. She did a slow spin, letting him see her. "What do you think rumor mill worthy?" She asked him, fidgeting with her clutch. He grinned at her, buttoning his black dress shirt before grabbing a leather jacket. "We'll definitely be attracting attention tonight." Taking his hand in hers once more, they were off on their little ruse.