A Light in the Dark
Promises
Disclaimer: I don't now own any of the characters of the vampire diaries, they all belong to their respectful owners, but I do own Emily.
Hearing the set of breaks squeak Stefan peaked his eyes open to see that Klaus had pulled outside of a shady looking apartment complex. He turned the ignition in the car to make the engine stop before he grabbed a black duffel bag and pushed the door open. The younger Salvatore brother was confused what was happening, they were meant to be searching for werewolves to make into hybrids not stopping in the middle of no where.
"Where are you going?" Stefan quizzed his voice was groggy from where he had been sleeping but he was alert enough to step out of the car, looking up into the clear sky he saw that the moon so beautiful and full was almost in the dead centre of the sky, that was a nightmare for all the werewolves in the world, tonight they were to be forced to turn.
Following Klaus up to the front door of the apartments he saw there was a call-button device that would allow him it, scanning all of the numbers he hit apartment 13, he pushed it three times at a quick pace then two times slower. No voice came out only the buzz that the door had been allowed to be open. Pushing the door open the newly hybrid walked into the apartment building and the vampire followed quickly before the door closed, although he had already seen the 'secret code' to get in.
Klaus didn't bother waiting for the elevator he only pushed through the door and proceeded up the stairs before he reached the floor he wished, walking further through he wandered over to the door, the number 13 was written on it, but it had almost been completely corroded away, the door had been clawed and dented, Stefan creased his eye brows as the hybrid tapped his knuckles against the door.
After Klaus began to slam his fists against the door it opened, a frustrated black-haired girl stood there with a dark look in her hazel green eyes as she looked up at the Original. "You're... Late." She told him her voice didn't match the way that she looked, it was soft and almost pain-stricken. Sweat was pouring down her forehead and her hair was matted to her neck and face.
"I'm surprised you managed to fight it off this long." Klaus announced as he walked into the room, no barrier keeping him from coming inside, although Stefan was kept behind the invisible barrier, the hybrid turned to him. "Don't worry, mate. I'm gonna help her get ready and then we'll be off." He informed him as he placed the bag down on the table, Stefan was confused why were they there? Why was she in so much pain? Why was Klaus helping this woman? "This apartment isn't really an ideal place to be dealing with this, do you have a more secluded location."
"A-Abandoned cottage... In woods... There." She whispered as she held her side, she limped over to her shoes and pushed them on, Klaus shook his head as he grabbed the duffel bag once more. "Lock... Door." She reminded him in a soft voice point over towards a bowl that several keys were laying in, he picked up the long, old key and nodded his head as he pushed from the room nodding at Stefan. "Hi."
"Hello." He nodded in return waiting as Klaus dealt with the lock before turning back to them leading the limping girl towards the elevator, he pushed the down button and they all waited for the ding telling them it was there and available. "Does anyone want to tell me what's going on?"
Klaus was about to answer but the doors opened and they saw an elderly woman standing inside, she smiled at the three of them as they all stepped inside, the small girls breathing was coming out in short wheezes now as she pressed her hand to the heavily graffiti styled walls of the metal elevator, sweat beading down her face falling to the floor by their feet.
She began to squirm as the elevator continued to ride and Stefan was surprised when the hybrid placed his hand on her back and rubbed it soothingly as she spat at him. "Don't touch me." In a whiskey rough tone and immediately he removed his hand placing it by his side, the elderly woman looked surprised.
"Is... Is everything ok?" She questioned in a sweet tone, clearly concerned for the raven-black haired girl as she began to hit her head softly against the wall trying her best to keep herself from screaming out in agony. Klaus explained a clearly fake story about how she was having abdominal pain, perhaps even appendix trouble and they were taking her to the hospital to have her checked out. "Oh you poor thing." She whispered as the girl flashed her back a timid smile.
Finally, after what seemed to be decades the door opened to the first floor of the building and Emily stumbled out first clutching her side desperately, Klaus was quick to follow and then a very confused Salvatore brother walked out keeping the door open as the elderly woman shuffled out, wishing them luck before going to her apartment.
"We really do need to hurry, love and I know you don't want me to touch you but if I could lift you I could have you at that cottage you were talking about." He reminded her noticing how she was digging her short nails into her side, blood seeping through the wounds and her thin shirt. "Stefan, wait in the car." Like that the hybrid had her pulled up into his arms and zipping her out of the building.
"Put me down!" The girl rasped out as the hybrid approached the small cottage she had spoken about, it really had been abandoned, the door was moldy and discoloured, the glass from the windows were non-existent and the shutters around them were hanging off. The garden was overgrown and what he assumed to be white picket fence was almost completely broken and torn down.
He placed her on her feet and was surprised when a hand small slapped across his face, he growled looking down at her. "I'm going to let that slide because of the amount of pain you're going to be in when the moon is at it's full apex and I know how apologetic and emotional you'll be when morning comes." He smirked at her she only growled back at him her usual tranquil emerald-green eyes flashing a venomous bright amber.
"I think it's time to die you down, love." He announced as he pushed her gently through the door, it was eerie inside, the wind as brushing softly against the shutters and bricks to make a spooky whispering sort of sound, she stumbled her way over to the basement walking down and pushing the door open to see candles lit and clothes waiting. "I see you prepared. Good idea."
"Well I figured... I'd be... Doing this on my own..." She rasped out as he began to pulling long iron chains from his duffel bag frowning a little as she continued. "I want to... Know I could... Handle this." She added rubbing the side of her head carefully as he began to tie her up trying not to make it too tight but knowing he had to be safe.
Just as he locked the iron collar round her throat a shock of pain shot through her body and she called out, clawing her nails into the concrete beneath her. He frowned as he continued to shuffle around the room getting everything ready, looking down at his wristwatch now and then to check the time. She was moaning gently now on her knees leaning forward so her forehead was pressed against the floor.
"Everything is ready." He informed her as she looked up at him through pain-stricken amber orbs. "Do you want me to leave?" He questioned and quickly she shook her head, the raven locks sweeping gently over her shoulder. "Very well." He nodded his head as he slid down the wall opposite her. "Is it a good idea to be wearing your clothes? You wouldn't want to ruin them." He reasoned and slowly she sat up.
Unbuttoning her plaid shirt gently she slid it off of her arms before shuffling her cut off short shorts down and throwing them both over to Niklaus, obviously she was refusing to take off her underwear which he understood. She threw him a grateful smile before returning to her original position, it seemed to be calming down her, made her relax the most which he understood also.
Her breathing began to raise to heavy puffs as a loud scream erupted from her lips, it was starting, she had fought it off for too long and now she just had to take it. He frowned as he watched her screamed and wither on the floor trying to catch her breath desperately but a sickening crack echoed the room and she let out a sobbed scream.
"It's ok. It's ok." Niklaus moved towards her, he ran his hand down her soft back feeling the bones in her spine moving against his hand, she pushed back against him a heavy sigh falling from her lips as her nails clawed into the floor, actually leaving dents in the concrete but also making blood seep from under her nails. "It won't be long now."
"Oh God." She whimpered into the floor as she felt another bone begin to twist and crack to make her wolf form. "Ah!" She screamed as tears slipped down her face landing on the cold concrete beneath her. "I-I'm so... so sorry for... hitting you..." She whimpered as she turned onto her side, his hand moved to be soothing her ribs carefully. "I just... It hurts!" She squeezed her eyes closed and this time he felt the bones begin to bend.
"You don't need to be sorry." He replied to her in a soft tone, it was like music to her ears as she opened her eyes and looked up at him with tears still slipping down her face. "You're going to get through this. You've done it several times before. You can do it again." He told her in a knowing tone as she flipped onto her back, his hand moving this time to the small of her stomach, her back arched unbelievable high as he rubbed her gently.
"Ah! F-" She was holding back cursing so bad, biting her bottom lip so hard that blood trickled down her chin mixing with her salty tears, subconsciously he brought his finger down to gather a drop of blood on the end of his finger and lifting it to his mouth to taste her on his tongue. He groaned a little before looking back down at her to see her eyes were firmly closed and her breathing was hard.
Suddenly a feral growl erupted through the room and the girl turned over onto her stomach, this time the Original slid back a little as her claws began to sprout through her nail beds. No more screaming, no more crying. Only sickening cracks, uncomfortably snaps and threatening growl as he watches her turn.
It was unbelievable, he was at a loss for words as he watched the magical experience before him when suddenly a jet black wolf sat there before him licking her fur tentatively. She smelt delicious, so rugged and feral as she glanced up at him, her amber eyes locking on his for a full moment before she began to growl at him tugging at the chains to get out.
"Even if you could get out, little wolf, you still couldn't kill me." He informed her as he stood up wandering around the room choosing to ignore the snapping or her jaws and the clawing of her nails against the floor. The chains continued to be pulled and tugged but still they wouldn't let up, she wasn't getting free this full moon, he leant back against the wall watching her carefully. "I understand you want to get out there, but I know you, Emily and I know how you'd feel if you were to attack someone, so I think we'll give it a rest this full moon, right, Em?"
She snarled loudly baring her teeth as the little wolf continued trying to get out but the iron chains were doing a damn good job of keeping her on lock down. Sighing he rested his head in his hands and just waited.
It got to a few hours in and the hybrid began to get bored, walking around the room, the wolf was getting weak by now, still snapping her deadly jaws but slower and her eyes were filled with sleep as he looked down at her. "Hopefully you won't have to go through this again, I just need to perfect my hybrid making skills, I wouldn't want anything unfortunate to happen to you, would I?"
She tilted her head gently looking up at him, he creased his eye brows also as he continued to walk around. "I mean, I promised your mother." He shrugged his shoulders acting careless as she laid down on her front resting her chin on her front paws whimpering gently before turning the pathetic sound into a howl. "Are you calling out for someone? Oh, Emily." He smirked as he looked down at her. "There isn't anyone for miles around. We're safe here, love." He announced.
Finally morning came calling, he could hear the birds begin their beauty songs up in the trees he bounced up the stairs to see the sun creeping through the trees as he walked back downstairs the girl was lying there in her human form very naked and sprawled out weakly, he licked his lips slowly as he shrugged his leather jacket off placing it around her covering her indecencies.
Her eyes flickered open and he saw the emerald-green orbs he was so used to, she smiled gently up at him. "Niklaus, you stayed the entire night." She announced her voice was cracking and weak from overuse of her vocal chords. He nodded gently as he stroked her long raven-black tresses off of her face smiling down at her. "Thank you." She muttered before falling into unconsciousness.
Timidly he got her dressed, pulling her panties up her legs being a gentleman and not looking as much as he could before pulling on her shirt and leggings picking up, she was shuddering hard against him, her muscles were just coming down and trying to relax but it had been quite the ordeal she had been through that night.
"Where the hell have you been?" Stefan growled at the hybrid as he approached with the girl in his arms, she was sleep her head tucked under his chin as he walked back towards the apartment complex slotting the key in the door and walking side the vampire following. "Hey. If I'm gonna have to following you around you're gonna have to start involving me in things, alright? What is going on? What happened to her?"
"She's a werewolf, Stefan." Klaus explained as he pressed the elevator button waiting patiently for the doors to open. "Emily, her family and I... We have history that goes a long way back and I've made promises with her and the family that I can't go back on." He informed him as they both walked into the elevator pressing the button for floor three. "And after everything we've been through... I don't think I'd want to."
"What... What did you promise?" Stefan questioned cluelessly as the doors opened once again, they walked towards apartment 13 and Klaus unlocked the door walking inside with her, making Stefan wait outside due to him able to get in "Klaus?"
"What I promised Emily doesn't concern you." He answered as carefully he placed the small girl down on the couch soothing her hair carefully for a short couple of moments before standing back up. "We're going to take her with us from now on, I don't like the thought of her having to deal with this alone every full moon."
The vampire creased his eye brows as he looked over at him. "So you promise her and her family something and now you actually care?" He spat out at him, he didn't seem to care when he ripped the life away from three women. Jenna, Elena and Jules.
A growl erupted from the Originals throat as he glared over at him grabbing a bottle of bourbon. "I saved your brother's life. You have no right in questioning me." He warned him in a low voice as he poured it into a glass. "She's coming with us and it isn't like you get a say it in anyway, I'm in charge."
Stefan wasn't going to argue with him any longer, he just leant back against the wall and remember his life in Mystic Fall. His heart ached so deeply for Elena, hoping that she understood why he had to leave, that he had to save his brother, sighing he ran his fingers through his spiky hair as he watched Klaus mill about the room.
Finally the girl woke up rubbing her eyes tiredly looking down to see herself already clothed and sitting in her messy living room. "W-What... What happened? How did I get here?" She looked up suddenly at Klaus who was looking at pictures around the rooms. "Uh, my head is killing me." She moaned looking on the side to see a bottle of vitamin water and two paracetamol's. Undoing the cap on the water she threw it on the side before throwing the two tablets to the back of her throat and gulping them down.
"I think it's time that we have a serious talk, Emily." He announced in a soft voice as he took a seat on the coffee table that was placed in front of her as she continue to swig the orange flavoured drink. "It's too dangerous you stay here on your own every full moon and having to turn on your own, now I promise your mother-"
"My mother doesn't give a damn about me and I don't give a damn about her." Emily spat back as she gulped down another large swig of her drink, he sighed pinching the bridge of his nose not wanting to have to deal with family problems, he had enough of those in his own family. "Look, you don't have to feel obligated to keep whatever promise that you made to her, I won't be mad or upset if you just want to leave, alright?"
"No, I don't think you understand, I keep my promises, especially ones I make to people like your mother." He answered her. "So, you're going to come travelling with me until I can successfully turn my wolves into hybrids." He informed her and she creased his eye brows looking up at him. "I just need to find myself a pack of wolves first."
"I can't do that. I have a life here, I have a job, I have rent to pay on this place." She listed reasons why she couldn't just up and leave her little home in the middle of no where. "I'm not like you, I can't just run." He held back a growl at the thought of someone thinking he was weak. "I... I didn't mean it like that."
"If you really think that you had an option in the matter then clearly you're mistaken. I've already packed a bag and compelled your landlord. This is happening whether you, little wolf, like it or not." He told her in a dark voice, this was the Niklaus that Stefan knew not giving any decisions or options just doing as he pleased.
She was clearly unaware of this side of him, she didn't know he very well as it was, she had seen him around her house having arguments with her mother, at one point she had thought he was one of her mothers lovers, but he was much too young and handsome to be involved with her mother. When she had moved out she saw Niklaus nearly every month if he could get there to see her and she appreciated having someone with her to help with the turning process, it wasn't something she enjoyed going through on her own.
"Now you can leave this apartment complex walking or I can drag you out, your choice, darling." He smiled at her, she frowned about to stand up off the couch. "Oh, and don't even think about running, I tracked you down once, I can sure as hell do it again." He threatened, growling she began to gather all of her things together. "Now, I was wondering. A favour for a favour. I helped you with your turning, you can help me find a pack."
"Does it look like I know a pack of wolves?" She quizzed looking over at him. "I've turned on my own since I became a wolf. I don't do packs. There is too much dependance, I prefer being on my own." She informed him in a hard voice as he smirked looking down at his phone she just continued to gather up all of her things.
"Such a martyr. You and Stefan are going to get along like a house on fire." A growl came from Stefan and scoff from Emily. "I suppose you're right." Klaus took a moment before looking back up at her. "You are a tad bit of an outcast in the wolf world." He added and she glared over at him. "No offence, of course." He added before grabbing her duffel bag throwing it over his shoulder. "Then I suppose we're going with plan b."
Emily glanced over at him. "Which is?"
"You'll find out when I want you to know. You ask a lot of questions." He replied as he walked from her apartment, she gave it one final look, it was sad leaving her home, she sure as hell didn't want to but she knew that Niklaus wasn't going to leave her alone now, especially if her mother was involved.
Switching off the final light she walked from the room and locked the door before walking down the hall to meet up with Stefan and Klaus who were both waiting for the elevator once more. She stood beside them with her arms crossed over her chest as the door dinged open all three of them walking in, the hybrid leaning across her and pressing ground floor.
As they reached the bottom they all climbed out and made their way out to Klaus' car that was waiting in the parking lot, he opened up the door for her, with a charming smile on his lips, but she just knew it was so that she couldn't run from him. Climbing in the back he passed her duffle bag to her.
The vampire climbed in the front passenger seat, glancing back at the young girl who was staring longingly out of the window, he couldn't help but feel for her, he was dealing with the same situation of being dragged away from his home of Mystic Falls and now this poor, young girl was being dragged away from her life the same way.
A/N
So, I finally did it, I finally started a new story :') Aren't y'all proud of me. If you don't know then I've been working on a Damon/OC for a couple of years now and I've been meaning to make a Klaus/OC for a while now :)
So, tell me, what do you think of Emily character? I hope you like her :) I've been working hard on a character for a little while now and I've never really written a wolf story and I'm looking forward to writing more :) Oh and if you didn't guess this story starts at the beginning of season 3
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