"I would burn the world to the ground for you and it still wouldn't be enough."
𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐒 𝐂𝐘𝐂𝐋𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 things you cannot have is what Kalliope knew incredibly well. Spending years trapped within her naturally timid...
𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐒𝐄 𝐕𝐈𝐎𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐒 Chapter Twelve | Oh But The Simple Minded
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EVERYONE WAS SEATED AGAIN WHEN JENNA AND KALLIOPE CAME OUT OF THE KITCHEN. Cake plates in tow, Kalli eyed Andie sharing a few harmless words with Damon. She didn't want to seem nasty, but the whispering only furthered her anxiety. Were they talking about her? About what she said?
It was gnawing at her nerves.
"I don't know if you guys have room for it after eating such an amazing meal, but we've got cake." Jenna showcased the full plates and Alaric instantly stood up to help her. Kalli silently admired the sight.
"I always have room for cake," Ric joked.
"So... I know this is a social thing, but I would really love to ask you some more questions about the work that you're doing here." Andie turned towards Elijah, smiling hopefully. Being the gentleman that he was, Elijah conceded.
"I'd love to answer."
Andie brightened as Kalliope set the cake in front of her. "Great, that's so great. Rick, would you do me a favor and grab the notebook out of my bag?"
"Uh, yeah. Guess cake will wait," Alaric looked slightly agitated by either her request or his lack of cake. Nevertheless, he jogged off into the other room to retrieve it.
"Elijah, did John tell you he's Elena's uncle-slash-father?" Damon smirked over his chocolate covered fork, arching a brow in spite.
"Yes, I'm well aware of that." Kalliope wasn't, she wanted to say but kept quiet. She was interested in this little drama filled family tree. Of course, Damon just couldn't help himself from being petty, it was sort of amusing.
"Of course, she hates him, so there's absolutely no need to keep him on the endangered species list."
"Let's not get hasty, Damon." Kalli's lips strained as she regarded the animosity between the two. She so badly wanted to ask Elijah privately what Damon meant by 'endangered species list' specifically, but there was really no appropriate time for it. Everything was happening so quickly, swiftly passing her by.
Andie looked miffed when Alaric took a little too long to retrieve her journal. "Ric, its in the front pocket. On the... you know what? Excuse me, guys. Sorry." She stood from the table and disappeared into the other room, leaving the group with a tense atmosphere.
Kalliope went to open her mouth and comment on it, but John beat her to the punch. "What I'd like to know, Elijah, is how do you intend on killing Klaus?"
"Killing Klaus?" Kalli gaped slightly, meeting eyes with Elijah. Her's was unbelieving. Jenna seemed in on it too, which didn't surprise her much. The ginger was apart of the group long before she. Kalliope finally knew what all this was about... Well, sort of, she didn't have all the details. She was slowly connecting the dots.
