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Chapter Five
Stefan Salvatore*
Stefan stood with his back towards Klaus shocked still. How did he know? But he was still stuck on the last part of what Klaus had said, 'mated'. On an instinct he knew that he meant Hailey, it was why he was so determined to have her stay safe but it was the first time he was really acknowledging it. Klaus while more bearable than his brother was still an all powerful Original Hybrid. His vampire was recognizing that Klaus while an ally could easily turn into a threat to Hailey. But to his surprise Klaus had scoffed, as if Stefan had truly offended him. He turned towards the hybrid and he saw that there was a look of annoyance on his face.
"Honestly Stefan with how much we have gotten along I'm surprised of your hesitation. But then again…my past behaviors haven't exactly shown it but I do enjoy having you around.", did Klaus Mikaelson just say that in a sheepish tone? He and Stefan had gotten along fine with or without humanity involved. There was just always a conflict of interest. In the 20's it was because of Mikael finding them and he couldn't risk it but if it wasn't for that Stefan would have stayed his best friend and brother. Recently it was being because of the doppelgänger but it was resolved with Stefan turning his humanity off. A vampire finding a mate was rare. It was considered sacred and it was one of the few rules that must be upheld in the community. Klaus being around for a long time had seen a total of five pairs of mates.
Not everyone can pick up when a creature gets a mate, it takes a long time to notice signs. They all had the signs that Stefan showed. Change in scent and lasting claim marks. He's had a thousand years to hone his senses to better detect it. Only when vampires reach five hundred years can they notice the bonds. He could still see a stiffness in Stefan, he figured now was a good time as any to finally let Stefan remember. He sped towards Stefan and held him in place by the shoulders.
"Stefan let me make this clear to you, I see you as a brother. And family means everything to me. You know this, but I think it's time you remember it.", Klaus had said his last sentence with his compulsion on. With it said everything came rushing back. Him and Klaus meeting because of Rebekah, the Original Sister. He remembered his brief romance with her. But more importantly he remembered that he and Klaus were like brothers.
When his flashback was over he looked to Klaus and rethought everything. From his memories he now knew that Klaus was more of a brother to him than Damon had been. Klaus had protected him, taught him, encouraged him, and acknowledged his talents. While Damon had always done the opposite. Damon left him unprotected and scared when he was turned, left him to learn his new powers by himself, put him down and made the same jokes about his character for centuries, and Damon was always jealous and angry when Stefan had something good in life. Damon was more of a threat than Klaus. Klaus was only perceived as a threat because in the past he was after Elena and was willing to paint the town red for it. Now though Stefan knew how desperate Klaus was to unlock his hybrid status. He had described it to Stefan as having a limb that he could always feel and move being tied behind his back. It was there but tied down for a thousand years. Anything like that would make anyone desperate.
He made a decision then and there, Klaus was a powerful ally and wanted Stefan to be his brother again and so did Stefan. Stefan needed and wanted Klaus to be on his side especially since Hailey is his mate, he'll need help keeping her away and safe from the Scooby-Gang. They would not hesitate to use her to have Stefan obey them to take Klaus down.Klaus waited anxiously, watching Stefan.
"…Klaus, I want you to swear to me. Swear on your family that what I tell you about her, you won't tell anyone. I am giving you the benefit of the doubt that you can still be my brother just…please…promise that you can help me keep her safe.", he's going to trust Klaus. The mere thought about Hailey being hurt, it was like he was human again and vulnerable to everything. His vision was getting blurry, he blinked and realized that he was close to letting tears fall. He was feeling again, Hailey always seemed to have that affect on him. Klaus was baffled, he knew that mating bonds were strong, but Stefan's was able to make him feel while he was supposed to have his humanity off. As to Stefan's request, he'll help. Other than the fact that Stefan was like a brother to him, he didn't ask for him to protect his mate he asked him to help. He squeezed Stefan's shoulders to get his attention.
"Stefan, I Niklaus Mikaelson swear on my family name that I will help you keep your mate safe and protected.", to Stefan it was as if a giant boulder was lifted up his shoulders. Klaus was planning to have Stefan turn back on his emotions but it seems he didn't need to. Stefan's humanity was back on due to the overwhelming amount of happiness and gratitude that he had.
"Now with that out of the way. Tell me all about this girl.", Stefan had started to blush. Oh dear, his little brother was absolutely whipped over this girl.
"Her name is Hailey Potter. She's from the UK. As you could guess we met on my way back from that coven, by the way they said there wasn't anything in their magic that could help on changing the need for human doppelgänger blood. PS if anyone asks you sent me to Alabama to kill a coven that was getting out of line. Anyway she had gotten into a crash and was walking because she couldn't call for help. I saw her on the side of the rode and I thought that as soon as she got into my car I would drain her dry but I just couldn't.", Stefan was a ripper so hearing that he was able to say no to blood was surprising. A bigger surprise was that Stefan's mate was human. Out of the five pairs he had met, all of them were already turned. He stopped Stefan to confirm.
"Wait! Your mate is a human?", Stefan just nodded his head not seeing the big deal. Deities Almighty, someone help these Salvatore's.
"Stefan, since the beginning of vampires there has never before been a match between a vampire and human.", though it could explain why Stefan's mate bond feels differently than the others. With werewolf mates the bond feels wild and like instant love but contained with loyalty . Vampires mates bond feels mellow, patient love, and open. But Stefan's feels extremely different, it feels like unconditional love tied with so many others, but the most obvious he could feel was the support. He can't feel the complete bond without the other half not here, but it was still an impressively strong bond. He let Stefan continue.
"Well, I don't know how it happened. I just know that hurting her felt wrong. We were in the car for a while before I decided to break the silence. I asked what she was doing in America. And the conversation just evolved from there. She had lost someone important to her due to all the crazy stuff that happened over there. I gave her my condolences but she looked like she was so used to hearing it, so I told her about my past in a human version. I don't know why, but something in me wanted to connect with her. We did connect after sharing our woes, I needed a drink but I couldn't stand the thought of leaving her so, I invited her along. There was this guy at the bar we were at…I almost killed him in front of everyone because he touched her.", a little concerning but with Stefan's past it's not surprising. Vampires are known to be possessive not protective. Stefan, however, has had a past of violently losing the things he's loved and his vampire recognizes that. Though if he was ready to kill in front of everyone,why didn't he?
"Why didn't you? At the time you didn't exactly have the capability to care."
"Because being with Hailey made me care. I didn't want to scare her so I just threatened the guy…with decapitation.", he added with a sheepish tone. Ah, again, the bond was strong enough to make Stefan care with his humanity off even before they were mated, intriguing. He let Stefan continue.
"I had to use compulsion so they wouldn't card us but we started drinking together. When we were leaving Hailey…surprised me, she made the first move. As it turns out I was given her first kiss. And then we got a little carried away, and I ended up also…taking her virginity.", Klaus had to struggle not to laugh at how red Stefan became. Most vampires do not wish to have a virgin human girl as bed partner, it could lead to them losing their control. He decided to tease Stefan a bit, it's what brothers are for.
"Why Stefan you don't mean that you two took part doing the devils dance?", it was hilarious to see Stefan turn as red as a tomato. He couldn't exactly do this back in the 20's considering it was his sister that was with Stefan at the time. Thankfully, Rebekah has moved on to that human named Matt Donavan.
"So, how did she look?", he said with curiosity and to his surprise, Stefan groaned. What happened?
"She is unfairly gorgeous. Everything she did was unintentionally seducing me. She had the most gorgeous black hair. Her eyes reminded me of emeralds. And her skin was fair and it was so soft to the touch.", he should stop fantasizing about Hailey before he gets a…problem in front of Klaus. Klaus will once again think it, his brother was totally whipped.
"But that night when we were sleeping I had a nightmare, people kept showing up telling me I was going to ruin her, that if she stays with me it would be signing her death warrant. When I woke up she was still sleeping, I just couldn't drag her into this but I still wanted to have something with her. I left her my ring and my phone number…also I need to get a ring.", Stefan looked like a kicked puppy at the remembrance of having to leave Hailey. But he had made up his mind as long as Damon and the others have the drive to try and get rid of Klaus, she wouldn't be safe with him. But if a day came that she wanted to come to him or him to her, he would at least know that Klaus has his back.
