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Chapter 04<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The next few days were agony for Klaus. Bella was walking around a lot more relaxed and less high strung due to having been given something to help her relieve herself. But secretly, Klaus wished she\u2019d return to using her fingers because the buzzing started at the most inconvenient of times. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Such as in the middle of the night after returning home from his trip to gather information about the vampires Bella had come in contact with. While drinking from a human or during a phone call. The worst while instructing Marcel on how to handle his vampires. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At times like that, he wished he didn\u2019t have his vampire hearing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And for some reason, Bella stayed away from Klaus as much as possible. While it had gotten easier for her to join them for breakfast at the table, and sitting on a chair as an equal, she hadn\u2019t made eye contact with him or had spoken to him. He did enjoy hearing her voice, though; he always kept an ear out for when she\u2019d speak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although they all had been itching to feed her some of their blood to help heal her throat from the burns, they all had agreed not to. As her throat had begun to recover, her voice began to sound richer, and it never failed to bring a smile to his face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rebekah and Kol had started with introducing Bella to human entertainment and the idiot box. Telling her that everything she saw was fictional a story, but if you looked passed that, sometimes it was an accurate representation of how the world worked. The first day, they had a Full House marathon. Not a typical family description, but it taught Bella that family was all about love and respect for each other. And of course, having fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next day, they had a Dawson\u2019s Creek marathon. While Klaus questioned the choices of his siblings, he realized it was a good idea to show her non-supernatural focused entertainment. That there was a life without it and that it wasn\u2019t as scary as it appeared to be. For a moment, Klaus had feared that Bella would eventually decide to turn her back to everyone, to them. To him. But if she\u2019d do that, it would be her choice and that was the good thing about it. Not that he wanted her to leave. Quite the contrary. He wished nothing more for her to stay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The third day, his siblings thought it was a good idea to show the human\u2019s idea of a vampire. Or one of their ideas, anyway. They told Bella that even though she\u2019d been surrounded by vampires for all of her life, that they were, in fact, hidden in plain sight, not known to many humans. That entertainment like this was a good thing because it taught people the wrong thing about vampires in general. Should they come into contact with a vampire, they\u2019d think the monster wasn\u2019t real and holy crosses would protect them. Buffy the Vampire Slayer. How embarrassing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, Klaus listened intently to Rebekah\u2019s reasoning for choosing this particular series. It wasn\u2019t because there were vampires in it, but it was because the main character, a woman, was strong, just like Bella. She was juggling \u2018normal life\u2019 – her friends, her school – with her \u2018job\u2019, hunting vampires. Over the seasons, Buffy\u2019s \u2018normal\u2019 shifted a few times, but it was always the same. Same group of friends. Same support system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol asked Bella if she could tell the difference between season one Buffy and season two Buffy and Bella nodded. After Buffy\u2019s resurrection, she became quiet, withdrawn and engaged in behavior that wasn\u2019t particularly her own. At that point, Cami joined in on the conversation. Klaus hadn\u2019t realized Cami had been there. She explained to Bella that Buffy likely suffered from PTSD after her death and resurrection. She was so overwhelmed by everything that she mostly closed down and rejected help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Bella hadn\u2019t died, Cami asked her if she could recognize herself in that situation. Cami sounded so hopeful, and Klaus was eager to hear what Bella had to say, but apart from her vocal \u2018no\u2019, he couldn\u2019t listen to the rest because she wasn\u2019t using her voice. Bless Rebekah for realizing Klaus was probably listening in. \u201cSeason two Buffy is your normal, isn\u2019t it, Bella? You\u2019ve been through so much crap that they forced the spark of life out of you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019ve been essentially living with PTSD and depression for all of your life,\u201d Cami\u2019s voice sounded, and while he couldn\u2019t see Bella, he could practically see her roll her eyes at that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Changing the subject, Rebekah grinned. \u201cSo, if you had to choose, who would you fancy? The angelic Angel, vampire with a soul, or Spike, the rebel? If I didn\u2019t know any better and were a dimwitted human, I would totally fall for someone like Angel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, get off it, sister,\u201d Kol laughed. \u201cYou\u2019d be bored with someone like him in a heartbeat and break his neck.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSometimes it\u2019s nice to be courted, there\u2019s nothing wrong with that!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSpike does love his Drusilla very much.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut he\u2019s mental!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI like Spike,\u201d Bella replied quietly. \u201cHis madness compliments his love\u2019s madness. I think that\u2019s beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, they decided to stop watching for the day and the buzzing resumed in Bella\u2019s room. Day four, Klaus was glad that the batteries stopped working. Or actually, Rebekah later revealed that she had replaced the batteries with dead ones upon Elijah\u2019s insistence. He figured they had tortured their brother long enough. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They all sat down with Cami that night, without Bella, to discuss her again. \u201cFrankly,\u201d Cami started as Klaus sipped on his bourbon. \u201cShe fits right in with you guys.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cElaborate, please,\u201d Elijah coached her, an amused smile on his lips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, I can make it very simple for all of you. If you weren\u2019t thousand-year-old vampires, you would have been like her. Not that you have the same experiences, but you all suffer from a degree of PTSD, depression\u2026 mania at some point, a different view on society than regular humans\u2026 I mean, come on. Your father was abusive. What would have happened if you didn\u2019t become vampires? More abuse. War with the werewolves. Rebekah at a risk of getting raped.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol snarled at that. \u201cShut up, no one\u2019s hurting Rebekah if I have something to say about it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou cling to each other to hold on to your own sense of normal. You can drink each other\u2019s blood at times, but you stick together. Survivors. You\u2019re a thousand years old. You\u2019ve seen enough for several lifetimes, and the only reason you aren\u2019t behaving like her is because you are each other\u2019s support system. And you know that eventually, things will turn around because you\u2019ve been through it all before.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat else is there to do?\u201d Rebekah said with a shrug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI understand we\u2019re beyond the point of help, Camille,\u201d Klaus said bleakly. \u201cBut can she be helped, fixed?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith more time and more patience, she can learn to live with it, but she will have issues for the rest of her life. She\u2019s a bright young woman, and she\u2019s a hoot if she feels comfortable enough to crawl out of her shell. Don\u2019t forget, her normal is the opposite of your normal which caused her to be damaged, but if she decides to stick around with you, she\u2019s going to be fine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat if she decides to leave?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is difficult to say. At least too early to tell. On her own, I think she\u2019ll revert to what she knows and engage in risque behavior with strangers. She might function enough, but without a proper support system\u2026 I don\u2019t know,\u201d she replied after a moment of thought. \u201cPlenty of people with PTSD can live healthy lives. Plenty of former cult members have successfully reintegrated into society, but Bella\u2019s different. She\u2019s been raised the way she\u2019s been raised. It\u2019s in her blood, just like it\u2019s in yours.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo what do we do?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs crazy as it may sounds, I think having her watch television actually works somewhat. I am afraid that Buffy may have triggered something in her that needs to be monitored but try to watch some shows that are fun, fluffy and standard. Oh, Married with Children is an excellent example of a dysfunctionally functional family.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ll give her a choice tomorrow, but I think she wants to finish watching all seven seasons of Buffy,\u201d Rebekah grinned. \u201cDon\u2019t worry, we\u2019ll keep an eye on her, but maybe it\u2019s good that something might trigger her. She needs to start showing some emotion. I want to see tears.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re so mean, sister,\u201d Kol grinned. \u201cBut, if you want to see tears, we could pop her outside into the street and see what happens?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAbsolutely not!\u201d Klaus growled at his brother. \u201cShe\u2019s not ready for that, and you know it!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHave her watch movies like\u2026 I don\u2019t know. Wuthering Heights. Somersault. Shows like\u2026 Gilmore Girls, more Dawson\u2019s Creek. Try to engage her, make her think.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWuthering Heights was a book before it was a movie,\u201d Elijah muttered. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDoes she know how to read?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut you said you had an idea, and now you\u2019re not following up on that idea?\u201d Rebekah pointed out as she looked at Cami.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI changed my mind over the last few days. This approach is so much better and more entertaining for all parties,\u201d Cami said with a shrug. \u201cIf it fails, we can always fall back to that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWas that all? I have a painting to get back to now that the persistent buzzing has stopped.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

~o.O.o~<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella was waiting for him in his study when he returned. She was sitting on the sofa, fortunately still dressed and she looked alert. She got to her feet when he walked in, a big smile on her face and her hands behind her back. \u201cGood evening, love,\u201d he greeted her as he walked straight to his canvas. \u201cWhat can I help you with?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He heard her sit down again, and he deliberately stood with his back towards her so he could hear her lovely voice, she had no excuse now not to talk. \u201cCould you tell me more?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAbout what?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYour life?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNow that you\u2019re able to talk, why won\u2019t you tell me a story?\u201d He asked kindly as he turned around, catching the brief moment of her eyes flickering down again. \u201cIt\u2019s only fair.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy life hasn\u2019t been as ex\u2026 exit\u2026 Full as yours.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cExciting? Everyone has at least one story to tell,\u201d he said enthusiastically as he sat down on the sofa next to her. \u201cCome on, love, tell me something.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She was quiet for a long time as if she tried to remember something worth telling. Her life hadn\u2019t been as exciting as Klaus\u2019, it had been more or less the same every day, and she had liked it that way. \u201cI suppose I could tell you why Kol calls me \u2018a little mooner\u2019 sometimes\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He had wished it would be a story from the past, but this was also a story he was interested in. \u201cGo on then,\u201d he smiled at her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUh\u2026 on the first day after he arrived, Jacob was tasked to show him around. I didn\u2019t know who he was and why he was in the castle because it was clear that he wasn\u2019t one of them. It wasn\u2019t my place to be curious about him, either. They walked in on me while I was performing a task for Edward. The first thing Kol saw was my\u2026 cushions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He had sort of gathered that from the little nickname. He wasn\u2019t going to press on what type of task, as he didn\u2019t want to know the answer. Klaus smiled at her and nodded encouragingly for her to continue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe second time Kol ran into me, was literally walking into me. He wasn\u2019t watching where he was going. He said he had his eyes closed because he saw me, but he bumped into me while I was finding something on the floor on the Guard level. They said they had dropped something and wanted me to find it. His knee bumped against my cushions, and I fell over, much to the delight of the guards. Of course, I knew they liked to see that so maybe Kol had been in on it, I don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI doubt it, love.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe third time, Kol greeted me with \u2018Hello, little mooner!\u2019. I didn\u2019t understand at first, and he had to explain it to me. Apparently it was foreign to him to see a naked girl all the time?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHardly,\u201d Klaus smiled at her, finding the story sad, but she didn\u2019t seem to think there was something wrong with it. \u201cThinking back, how does it make you feel?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t understand.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNow that you\u2019re not walking around without clothes anymore, how does it make you feel?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWarm, but would you like me to walk around without clothes? I can do that!\u201d she said hopeful. \u201cClothes can be very restricting when performing certain tasks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat do you want?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella thought for a moment and smiled at him before slowly crossing the space between them and put his arm around her as she cuddled up to him. She pulled her feet on the sofa and nodded. \u201cIs this okay for you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIs this what you truly want?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo tricks?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThen this is more than okay for me, love,\u201d he smiled down at her and gently squeezed her arm. He could feel how she relaxed against him and how her breathing evened out. She was asleep within minutes, but that was alright. He felt so immensely proud of her for sharing a story and for her daring to do something that went against her training. She was speaking somewhat fluently with some pronunciation difficulties, but he was so proud of her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Screw Cami, he thought. This girl is salvageable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

~o.O.o~<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella followed him back to his study after breakfast the next day. He hadn’t let her go all night and barely slept himself, but he didn’t mind. She had been sleeping soundly without so much as having a nightmare or issues to deal with in her sleep. Kol and Rebekah had been discussing Buffy at the table, more specifically the curse that the vampire Angel had been under.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She had offered that the series was silly seeing as without the curse, Angel acted like Emmett and Edward, but with the curse, he was more like Elijah. Spike, however, unaffected by any curse, reminded her of the Mikaelsons. Spike didn’t have to be the bad guy, but he choose to be and most importantly, he was someone of honor, something not even Angelus had. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He liked it that she could freely engage in a discussion without fearing that there would be a consequence. More importantly, she was heard, and not ignored. She didn’t even flinch when Kol pelted her with pieces of toast because she knew that he wouldn’t hurt her. She didn’t dare to return the favor and start a food fight, but Kol was crazy enough to make her do it eventually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I should talk to you about a curse,” Klaus said to Bella after closing the door of his study. “One that has been in my family until recently. Would you mind if I painted while doing so?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I like it when you paint,” she replied as she made herself comfortable on the sofa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cReally?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella nodded. \u201cIt\u2019s peaceful. Makes me feel calm and quiets the voices in my head.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou have voices in your head?\u201d He blinked at her. \u201cThat\u2019s new.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo,\u201d she giggled. \u201cI\u2019m not crazy. Just the things you told me that I didn\u2019t have to do trying to bubble to the surface\u2026 since you\u2019re not allowing me to punish myself\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, you\u2019re not.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd since I\u2019ve managed to give my hole some attention over the last few days\u2026 Watching you paint works.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus nearly spat out his sip of blood. \u201cYour what?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHole,\u201d she muttered, blinking at his reaction. \u201cWhere the shaft goes in? Down there?\u201d she pointed at her crotch. \u201cThere\u2019s another one between the cushions where the rod can be inserted, but poop comes out of there too, quite unhygienic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He didn\u2019t know whether to laugh or to feel sad for her. Or disgusted. \u201cBella\u2026 you\u2019re telling me that good old doctor Carlisle didn\u2019t even teach you the proper names for your genitals?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBreasts, hole, and cushions. And there\u2019s a pleasure spot\u2026\u201d she pointed to her jeans. \u201cRight there. But I never felt that it only hurt so why it\u2019s called a pleasure spot, I don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd what\u2019s the male equivalence?\u201d He was curious now. He was probably flying too close to the sun, but damn, his curiosity was peaked. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShaft, penis, lance, pole\u2026 ding dong?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At least that sounded right enough, but he couldn\u2019t help but laugh and shake his head. \u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019m the right person to teach you the right words, Bella, but hole and cushions? How about your pussy and your arse?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA pussy is a cat, and an ass is a donkey.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She was right about that. Groaning, he turned around and started to paint. \u201cI will have to ask Rebekah to talk to you about this,\u201d he said with a small, amused smile on his face. It was sometimes easy to forget that no matter how much she\u2019d been through in her life, that she still had a very innocent side of her. It kept him on his toes, but also out of his depth. \u201cThis is a conversation you should have with another woman.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s personal, something private. It would be wrong of me to meddle with that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt just is.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella huffed as she looked at his back and then watched his hand gently take a brush. She liked the way he held his brush. So tender, so kind. Whenever one of the Cullens would grab something it truly looked like something granite was grabbing an item but Klaus\u2019 hands were majestic. Beautiful. \u201cTell me about that curse, please.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOf course,\u201d Klaus said thoughtfully. \u201cI told you how my mother turned us all into immortals, didn\u2019t I? Through witchcraft?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat she hadn\u2019t anticipated that with the immortality spell, came the bloodlust. The need to drink blood to sustain ourselves. We didn\u2019t quite know what was happening to us; I remember being in the woods and I had fed upon villagers while there was a full moon, and I tore them to pieces, I changed. I wasn\u2019t simply an immortal; I was a werewolf as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHow does that work?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He snorted. \u201cAs it turned out, my mother was unfaithful and fell pregnant by a werewolf. She never said anything, always hid it from my father. Until that day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat happened?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy father hated me even more, and my mother was so afraid that she used the blood of the girl Elijah had accidentally killed to bind my werewolf side with a curse. That blood was really special, as she was the first doppelganger and only the blood of a doppelganger would break the curse. Amongst some other sacrifices, but that was the rarest component.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRare blood? What\u2019s a doppelganger?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus explained it all, how it started with Tatia, then Katharina and Elena. How the curse was eventually broken and that he was no longer an immortal vampire, he was the first and original hybrid. His blood had magical properties, and as he was both vampire and werewolf, he could cure a vampire from the bite of a werewolf. Witches wanted his blood to do the bigger spells or to use it for binding spells. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus was about to tell Bella about a witch ending up with his blood when she spoke. \u201cCarlisle liked to experiment on me. When I was younger, I was often made sick, and he found a cure for it, he was the King, who could perform miracles. Carlisle was having dealings with regular vampires who could turn a human with just a bite, and he wanted to make my blood safe. I spent countless of hours in his laboratory, pleased that I could help him with his latest project.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat did he do?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, injecting me with various things or transfusions of some kind, I don\u2019t know. All I know is that he was pleased with me for being such a good girl, and after a few months, he handed me a vial of something that I had to drink. It was awful, but I did it. I was rewarded with my return to Edward and I overheard them saying something that I drank a vial that had a particular kind of blood in it with other ingredients to bind it. I didn\u2019t quite understand.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI do,\u201d he said with a low growl. He had hoped that Bella wouldn\u2019t know about it, but she did. Of course she did, she was smarter and more observant than she had led on. \u201cHe tasked a witch to create a potion for you to drink to make your blood safe to his liking. He was afraid that the \u2018different vampires\u2019 would drain you and turn you into one of ours and take you away.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes! Exactly!\u201d Bella smiled at him. \u201cAnd no matter how often they tried, they couldn\u2019t turn me. I have had to have many blood transfusions. They were also surprised I never died even when they drank from me. So that\u2019s why it\u2019s safe for you to drink, you see? Even if you aren’t able to control yourself, I\u2019ll still be here.\u201d She got up and approached him at his easel. \u201cIt\u2019s okay to drink from me.\u201d She held up her wrist again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, love, please don\u2019t,\u201d he sighed as he put his brush down and lowered her arm, gently. \u201cI know the origin of that special blood, and if you\u2019ve been paying attention to anything that I\u2019ve said, you know too.\u201d She was so close to him, her scent stronger, making him long for her even more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She thought for a moment and shrugged. \u201cI don\u2019t care if it\u2019s yours. If anything, I should thank you for saving my life because if they hadn\u2019t used your blood, I would have been dead.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus liked it how simple she seemed to make it, but it wasn\u2019t that simple. \u201cWhat if that potion did more than just make your blood safe? Magic can be quite unpredictable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLike what?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI suppose we\u2019ll have to find that out together,\u201d he said with a smile. Of course he knew the answer, but he didn\u2019t want to scare her. She had to come to her conclusions about this, and until he wasn\u2019t sure if she could distinguish her feelings from what she had been taught, he was going to keep saying that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And he was surely going to talk to Rebekah about teaching her some things about her body. He didn\u2019t want to hear the buzzing ever again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It was the middle of the night, a few days after they finished watching the final season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Bella had to admit, was a great show. She hadn’t been able to get to sleep and got hungry. She hadn’t eaten a lot of dinner because she was still convinced that she was gaining too much, but she was hungry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everyone would be asleep, so perhaps she could dare herself to go towards the noise and sneak into the kitchen to find something to eat. Something they wouldn\u2019t miss. Maybe a pastry or a sandwich. Maybe she shouldn\u2019t care so much about what she ate. Klaus and Kol kept telling her that she looked better, healthier, now that she had gained some weight. It wasn\u2019t as if she was back with the Cullens, back with her family of perfectionists, and she wouldn\u2019t ever be again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And while she was still getting used to doing things on her own without getting in trouble, it still gave her an uneasy feeling when she did something she wasn\u2019t allowed to do before. Such as sneaking into the kitchen and get something to eat when she\u2019s supposed to be sleeping. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella tried to be as quiet as possible. The noise coming from further down the hall from the kitchen was a real distraction so her presence wouldn\u2019t be drawn attention to, but she was still sneaking around. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She found the light switch of the kitchen and made her way to the fridge and marveled at the food in there. There was so much food, and she couldn\u2019t choose what to pick. A slice of cake sounded great, but the cake was whole, still, and they would notice if she\u2019d taken a slice of that. Then there was the cream pie or the cold chicken\u2026 Maybe she should just settle for a sandwich. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When she turned around to look for the bread, she bumped into someone who had been standing behind her, and she hadn\u2019t noticed. She also hadn\u2019t seen his face before, and she certainly didn\u2019t like the look on his face; as if she was his midnight snack in every sense of the word. The man licked his lips in appreciation and took a step forward, pushing her back into the fridge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her breath hitched, and her heart missed a few beats, showing fear towards another person was not what was expected of her, and she was angry with herself for almost giving into it. She repressed the urge to scream for Klaus or Kol. Elijah, even. They were sleeping, and they\u2019d hate to be roused from their slumber. It was the entire reason she had been trying to be quiet. They would be so mad if she woke them up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have to admit, little girl,\u201d the vampire purred once he had her cornered against the open fridge. She could feel how the cold of the machine cooled down the back of her body while the rest of it just heated up out of fear. When did she become afraid of people? Wasn\u2019t it was she did? Just letting it happen to her? \u201cIt takes some balls to break in and head straight for the fridge to eat. Very creative.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His breath smelled like alcohol and blood. He was a vampire. Did Klaus hold vampires in his basement? Why? Some experiment like she had been? \u201cI—\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShhh,\u201d the vampire\u2019s eyes met hers and all of a sudden, everything was alright. Her fear had gone, and she didn\u2019t mind him biting her neck. She wouldn\u2019t scream because it didn\u2019t matter, it was alright. She tried to fight back a giggle because the sensation of those teeth on her neck and the sucking sensation tickled but didn\u2019t manage to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before she knew it, she was out of the kitchen and in the courtyard, sitting on a chair with Klaus looking her over with a worried look on his face. \u201cHe compelled her?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah, I\u2019m really sorry about that, Klaus\u2026 I told him the rules and\u2026 How was I supposed to know he\u2019d get curious? Besides, I think we all would like to roam around the compound again at night.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus huffed as he turned to his former ward. \u201cThis is supposed to be a haven for her, apparently, your vampires aren\u2019t listening to you.\u201d He angrily pointed at Dave, the vampire Marcel found with his teeth deep in Bella\u2019s neck. \u201cIf she wants to get herself something to eat, then she bloody well can get it without being attacked!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI was attacked?\u201d Bella blinked at Klaus and rubbed her neck, finding dry blood on there, but the puncture wounds healed. \u201cI’m all right, Klaus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cStop trying to keep her away from our vampires and things will be alright,\u201d Marcel shot at his sire. \u201cShe\u2019s been here for months. We\u2019ve been cooped up for that same amount of time in the basement because you\u2019re afraid she\u2019ll scare of the noise they\u2019ll make in the courtyard. Time for her to  get used to it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMarcellus\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDo you want them to riot, Klaus? I have some of my nightwalkers go out the minute the sun goes down, and they come back the minute before it goes up again, but that\u2019s not an option.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He shook his head as he pressed the heel of his hands to his eyes. “You don’t understand. There is more to this than meets the eye…”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat don\u2019t I understand? That she\u2019s a human who\u2019s been living with vampires all her life who treated her like shit, and you want to change that? Guess what, Klaus. Not everything was rainbows and roses while I grew up with a bunch of vampires either! I seem to recall a quite bloody performance of Hamlet, for one.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus growled as he looked up at him. “I gave you every opportunity of humanity as well, an education…”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThen do that to her as well, don\u2019t hide her away from the rest of us. Let her interact with more vampires who are willing to interact with her on a regular level. You certainly didn\u2019t keep me away from your army.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Marcel…” He hesitated and shook his head again, glancing over Bella with sadness and longing. “Fine. I’ll consider it. For now just keep them placated until I figure something out.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marcel smirked and let out a whistle, to signal for his vampires to come out to show their faces. \u201cSee this girl here? She\u2019s off limits. Dave here needed a reminder of that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDon\u2019t,\u201d Klaus said with a growl as he gently took Bella\u2019s hand. \u201cCome on, you don\u2019t wish to see this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He sighed as he watched his boss leave with the human girl. \u201cThat girl is off limits for everything other than a chat, or face the consequences.\u201d He grabbed a stake out of his pocket and jammed it into Dave\u2019s chest. \u201cHowever, tonight will be your night of freedom while the boss rethinks his options. Tomorrow, we\u2019ll be back in the basement. Enjoy your night off, gentlemen.\u201d Marcel smiled at them and watched them leave while Diego begrudgingly lifted Dave\u2019s body and went to take care of it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat was not what we agreed upon!\u201d Klaus called out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLighten up, Klaus!\u201d Marcel countered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus retrieved a washcloth out of the bathroom and started to clean up Bella\u2019s neck. \u201cAre you alright, love?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI’m all right.\u201d She met his eyes in the dim light of his study. \u201cI was hungry, and I didn\u2019t want anyone to wake up. I went to the kitchen, and I don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou were bitten.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI get that, why was that so wrong?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou are not a snack, love. He should not have done that to you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella was quiet for a moment and let out a sigh. \u201cI\u2019m the only human here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes, you are, but that doesn\u2019t mean you\u2019re food.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOkay,\u201d she gently took over the washcloth and continued to clean herself up while Klaus watched her. \u201cWho was that man, though?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMarcel?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe is my lieutenant, my right hand,\u201d he said, slowly calming down from his anger. Her blood smelled good, he could understand why Dave had wanted a taste, but it had been wrong. \u201cCome to think of it\u2026 he\u2019s a lot like you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe is?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus nodded as he sat down next to her and gently pushed her hair out of her face. \u201cHe was a slave, the bastard son of the governor and when I saw him getting beaten, I took him in as my ward. Elijah thought I was a fool for doing so,\u201d he said with a slight chuckle. \u201cMarcel and I have had our differences, but I am proud of the man he\u2019s become.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHow old was he when you took him in?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAbout ten years of age.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDid you turn him?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t want to; he asked me to so I did. When he was about your age.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She put the cloth away and scooted over a little, putting her arms around Klaus. \u201cIt must have been great for him to have you look after him, teach him things.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was hard,\u201d Klaus replied with a scoff. \u201cWe all learned from the experience; some learned more than others. He still doesn\u2019t like Kol and Kol doesn\u2019t quite like him either, mostly because of the fact we used to pay more attention to Marcel than him. I had unboxed Kol because I hated it that Marcel liked Elijah more. Elijah has always been the kinder one of us. I shouldn\u2019t have been surprised that it happened.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJealousy?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI suppose so,\u201d he smiled at her. \u201cElijah has a habit of interfering with things that I do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhy didn\u2019t you box him instead of Kol? Kol is funny.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He had to laugh at her question and nodded with a big smile on his face. \u201cSo he is. However, Kol used to be a menace and Elijah\u2026 he always made sure that he\u2019d be missed. He has ties to the community. Always. To keep an eye out for potential trouble or find a scheme to add to our wealth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe\u2019s the brains, Rebekah\u2019s the beauty\u2026 Kol\u2019s the funny one\u2026 what makes that you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know; you tell me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re the Spike,\u201d she said with a grin. \u201cHot, broody and a man of your word.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m not broody.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes, you are.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd how do you know I\u2019m hot? It\u2019s not as if you have a lot of source material,\u201d he teased, pleased by how she seemed to be able to identify emotions and feelings correctly, such as his jealousy. He never in a million years expected her to call him \u2018hot,’ though. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She shrugged as she made herself comfortable against him, putting her head against his chest after putting his arm around her. \u201cI heard it\u2019s a matter of good taste. I believe I have good taste.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd what do you base that on?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She shrugged again. \u201cBy ignoring everything I was taught before coming here. It\u2019s not easy, though. I\u2019m constantly battling myself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut that\u2019s a good thing,\u201d he murmured, reaching for the blanket on his sofa to cover her up. \u201cIn a way, every single person in the world is constantly at war with themselves, to make their decisions based on the situation they\u2019re in, or the feelings they are having.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella hummed a response as she snuggled even closer, putting a leg over his and made herself comfortable for the rest of the night. Klaus feared that now that she was doing better, not shaken at all by her recent experience but that was maybe because she couldn\u2019t remember the whole situation, she was going to up and leave. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He didn\u2019t want her to go. Even though with times like these, where she practically wrapped herself around him – in a non-sexual way, he had made sure of that when he compelled her -, making him feel somewhat uncomfortable, he wished she wouldn\u2019t. Klaus wasn\u2019t quite sure what would happen if she\u2019d leave. He had managed to get to the other end of New Orleans the other day before rushing back home to her. To her scent. To bask in her nearness even though she was in her room doing god knows what.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He suspected she was feeling the pull towards him as well, why else would she like to sleep in his arms? Or did she simply feel safe with him? That was a good thing, but wasn\u2019t it because she thought he was everyone else\u2019s boss? Well, he was, but that wasn\u2019t the point. Oh, this was so confusing and frustrating at the same time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sighing, he shifted a little to make himself more comfortable on the sofa without disturbing Bella and tried to catch a few more hours of sleep himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

~o.O.o~<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She looked up to him, as he had wanted. It wasn\u2019t as if she could do anything else, nor did she want to, she wanted to please him, and this was exactly what pleased him. She was strapped in a chair, one of the King\u2019s chairs in his clean white room and every part of her body was accessible. Ready. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This wasn\u2019t right. But it was. He\u2019d be so proud of her afterward, pleased, and she might get something to eat to keep her body functional. Peter had snuck in a cookie or two the day before, but she hadn\u2019t touched them. It wouldn\u2019t please Edward if she gained for this day. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was an important day, Edward had told her, it was the celebration of something big for one of his other kind vampire friends, and he had promised her to that friend and hers. It would please him immensely if she behaved. But she always behaved. She was perfect, and she always wanted to be perfect. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI told you; I didn\u2019t want to see her eyes!\u201d The vampire female whined as she looked at the naked girl in the chair. \u201cYou said you wanted to make things perfect, Edward. It\u2019s not perfect until her eyes are covered.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnything for you,\u201d he said in a pleasant voice and smirked. \u201cWhat would you like to have this one\u2019s eyes covered with? Silk? Cotton? Jute?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHmm\u2026\u201d Bella could feel the woman\u2019s finger run up and down her skin. It didn\u2019t do much to her; she wasn\u2019t allowed to feel. However, she could feel it, and it sent shivers down her spine. She was ready for whatever they were going to do with her; it would please Edward. She would have every male inside of her or feed from her, she would remain silent and passive. \u201cSilk will do.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThen I shall retrieve some silk for you, Katherine,\u201d Bella could see him smile and then leave the room. Her heart ached for him. Where was he going? Right, he was going to retrieve something to please Katherine. She looked at the vampire and found her staring back at her. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI should feel sorry for you,\u201d Katherine said as she ran her finger between the lips near Bella\u2019s hole. She wiggled a little; it felt warm and good, but the wiggling didn\u2019t register with Katherine, and she hoped that Edward wouldn\u2019t have seen it either, she wasn\u2019t allowed to feel. \u201cBut I don\u2019t. If they choose to treat you like this, I should respect that, but trust me when I say this, kiddo, not all vampires are evil. However, I\u2019m as bad as they come, and if I were in their position, I would definitely get a human pet of my own because damn, the things I could do\u2026\u201d Bella saw her lick her fingers, and Katherine let out a moan. \u201cYou taste so good; I can\u2019t wait to sink my teeth in you and watch you get fucked senseless. Are you always this impassive?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat one\u2019s not allowed to speak, feel or make noise. It\u2019s the perfect warm body for everything I desire, or, when I feel like sharing, on a day like today, the perfect warm body for entertainment,\u201d Edward\u2019s voice sounded, sending chills down her spine. His voice sounded evil, cold, detached. He never loved her at all, did he? Her eyes were covered, and all she could do was listen. She wasn\u2019t supposed to hear, but she did. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhere can I get me one?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, Katherine, that\u2019s adorable but that one is one of her kind, it\u2019s been with us since it was a couple months old. Proper training does wonders.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSorry for the questions, Edward. I very much appreciate this, I know the boys have had her before, but your father never showed her to me.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI understand. He\u2019s not here right now.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou rebel.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella felt how her skin got pierced with fangs on several parts of her body; she knew she was tied up, but it felt as if she was being torn apart, and it hurt. It felt as if someone was taking a chunk out of her leg and ran a knife from her hole up to her belly. Something was burning, inside of her, she could smell it, feel it as her insides felt to be on fire. She was spinning, and she had nowhere to go. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

She couldn\u2019t breathe, it was as if she was choking on something, and that was strange, as she knew the original encounter didn\u2019t involve all of this. Someone was pulling on her hair, it was almost if it was stuck in a machine, she could feel it being yanked from her scalp at the same time as her body was being ripped apart. There was nothing she could do about it but scream.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

~o.O.o~<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following weeks, Bella came out of her shell, more and more. As it turned out, she had a great sense of humor and a lot of energy. She and Kol were usually running up and down the compound together in the morning, and Rebekah kept her busy by teaching her some self-defense. It was great to see Bella blossom into the young woman she had been denied to be. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She still didn\u2019t want anything, or at least ask for anything, insisting that she didn\u2019t need anything, but she was getting there. Now and then, she dared to voice her own opinion as well, usually about small things, such as not being allowed to do anything such as cleaning her room or cook them a meal. They had servants for that, paid servants, so why would she have to lift a finger? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whenever the other vampires were out and about in the compound – yes, Klaus had reluctantly agreed to it that it wasn\u2019t fair to them to keep them hidden away – Bella tried her best to avoid them. She could usually be found in her room or with Klaus. Even when he had to interact with Marcel in the middle of the compound, she was at his side, worried that something might happen to him. She wasn\u2019t actively there, just quietly at his side, non-intrusive and no one was batting an eye at her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She knew self-defense now, she could help Klaus to defend himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He found that enticing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, Klaus realized how this girl, this broken, beautiful and delectable young woman, had him wrapped around her little finger the moment she set foot in his home. Granted, some magic may have had a hand in it, but he had never fallen this hard before. It was hard to stop himself from obsessively buying her things, from making her meaningful promises, from taking bigger steps than she could handle – from kissing her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He had made the mistake in the past, but he had to watch himself around her, think before he acted. Klaus didn\u2019t want to scare her off, it was important that he made a good impression, a lasting one, he wanted her to stick around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, there was always the chance that she would decide to leave and live a human, supernatural free life, but it\u2019s all she had known. And on top of that, Marcel stuck around, why wouldn\u2019t she?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While he had wanted Marcel to stay away from her – quite possibly because he was jealous – Elijah had persuaded him to see the other side of Marcel reaching out to her; his story was similar to hers. Marcel could be a positive influence to Bella, give his side of the story about the family that Marcel was a part of. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At first, Bella was wary of him, cautious, and only wanted to talk to Marcel with either Kol or Klaus nearby. She also realized that Marcel had been the one to have saved her from the vampire that was trying to suck her dry, but the whole ordeal had been a bit hazy. And since when was it saving? Klaus was delighted that she had gained insight into her life with the Cullens and how she should have been treated; like a fragile human being with her own will and wants. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He had been wondering for a couple of days now if he could reverse the compulsion he had put her under. Surely she knew now that offering her body, her services, wasn\u2019t proper behavior? On the one hand, he wasn\u2019t quite sure but on the contrary, he wanted to see if it freed her some more when it came to her feelings if she\u2019d address them better. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Would he dare to have Elijah remove his compulsion on her? That she could trust them and that she had nothing to fear? He often wondered if he had truly compelled her because she had shown distrust in each and every one of them over the course of the last few months. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t know your floor needed a paint job,\u201d Bella\u2019s voice sounded from behind him. Damn her, she had become even more stealthy in her movement than before. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus looked over his shoulder to smile at her before looking down at the paint dripping from his brush. \u201cSo it seems.\u201d He grabbed a cloth and removed the paint from the floor before turning back to her again. \u201cWhat can I do for you, Bella?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou allow Rebekah to leave through the gates, right?\u201d She asked as she sat down on the sofa, turning so she could look at him. \u201cAnd your female vampires do the same.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOf course.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat about Cami?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe lives nearby and has a bar to tend to.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut what about the monsters outside? Hiding behind every bush or even in the gutter? What about the air? How do they survive that?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus put his brush down and sat down next to her, sighing slightly. \u201cHaven\u2019t you figured out by now that maybe, you\u2019ve been lied to all your life?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo the outside isn\u2019t going to kill me?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, not instantly, I suppose,\u201d he said with a smirk. \u201cOut there, there are people, like yourself. Tourists, people who live in New Orleans. Witches. The city never sleeps, and there\u2019s always a party somewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo it\u2019s safe?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOf course. Granted, there are some bad seeds out there, but Rebekah has been teaching you some self-defense, hasn\u2019t she?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella thought for a moment and nodded before shaking her head. \u201cI don\u2019t want to leave this building. I don\u2019t need to see outside.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAre you sure? There\u2019s a lot to see out there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m sure.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMay I inquire as what brought you to this line of thought? I\u2019ve not heard you talk about the outside of this building before,\u201d he asked curiously. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She shrugged for an answer. \u201cI guess I see people come and go all the time, wondering how it\u2019s possible that they\u2019re alright upon their return.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf you want, we can go outside together?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m not ready for that, Klaus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThen what are you ready for?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shrugging, she crawled towards him and put his arm around her as she settled against him. \u201cJust sitting here with you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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