Slow Burn [Klaus Mikaelson Story]

2. Breakdown

"I am sorry I don't recognise you" Aunt Jenna walks towards me eyeing me suspiciously. Jeremy pulls away and gives Jenna a weird look for not recognising me.

"Right, I am the oldest sibling of the Gilbert family" I scratch the back of my head and give her sheepish smile.

"You are just a year older than Elena" Jeremy mumbles making me roll my eyes.

Her eyes go wide and I am again tackled in a hug but this one was slightly hesitant.

She pulls away a second later, "You've grown so much and that too in such a beautiful young woman" a look of  fake adoration flicker through her eyes.

After being alone for so long, I can read people fairly well.

"Yeah" I reply uncomfortably clearly not used to the affection from a stranger, specially fake affection.

"Seriously aunt Jenna, how can you not recognise Isla?" Jeremy rolls his eyes at her.

I smack at the back of his head, "Ow, what was that for?" he rubs the area where I hit him.

I give him a knowing look and he again rolls his eyes but quickly throws a small apology to Jenna and walks in the house.

"Well in my defence last time I saw her was when she was eight" Aunt Jenna shouts behind Jeremy.

She turns to me, "Well what are you waiting for come in!" she says moving to the side.

"Welcome Back" Elena whispers walking beside me.

"Well I have prepared your old room when Elena told me you are coming home, I was trying this recipe for you when Elena told me how much you love chocolate, like a nice welcome back present you know. But you are a day early so I couldn't prepare anything. I am so sorry" she looks like she is about to cry.

"No no, you shouldn't be sorry, I should be the one sorry I came a day early" I chuckle, "I couldn't stay away anymore from Jer and El now, so I just had to come early" I smile at her, clearly Elena didn't inform my early arrival.

"But-"

"Nuh no buts, how about we make that chocolate recipe on sunday? It will still count as a welcoming present and we will get time to bond more" I suggest.

"Oh my god yes! That will be great" she hugs me again and walks towards the kitchen.

"I am ordering Chinese" she shouts.

"Works with me" I hear Jeremy's voice from upstairs.

"Works with me too" Elena replies.

"Works with me three" I smile at her.

I slowly take in the house, nothing is change besides the floor, and the furniture.

"Come on, I'll show you to your room" Elena grabs my hand eagerly, but I quickly pull back with slight flinch. She looks at me puzzled.

"Sorry, not fan of people touching me" I scratch the back of my head with sheepish smile.

"Well too bad" she takes my hand, griping it slightly together than before and takes me upstairs.

"That is Jer's room" she points to the door closest to the stairs, "That is the only bathroom, it's connected to mine and Jer's room" she points towards the opposite door to Jeremy's room.

We walk down the hallway and she points towards the room, "Thats mine and opposite to my room is yours, we both get the view of the streets" she playfully rolls her eyes.

I stand in front of the door, "What you waiting for? Open it" she urges me.

I grip the silver handle and push it down.