A Forgotten Time (A Klaroline Story)

Chapter 9: Power

Well, I have finally finished Chapter 9. The story has taken a new twist, one I myself was not expecting. I hope you all like it.

I want to thank everyone who has read my story, and especially those who commented. So a big thanks to MyMochi and AndaPanda123.

I do not own Vampire Diaries, I just own Benjamin and the plot.

Chapter 9: Power

After a few weeks in the past, I finally started to adjust and I thought about it a lot. Klaus's past is now my present and right now, I was stuck in it for good. So many things about this place had gone through my head, like if I were to kill Klaus right away, I would have to hide out for about six months before I could get home. There was no point in doing that, I should focus on finding weak points among the family, get them all to trust me. Plus, I have a magic lesson with Ester, I wondered how it would go.

I descended the stairs to see everyone up and at the table finishing breakfast. I was the last one to wake up, again. I laughed to myself, any normal family wouldn't all be awake this early on a Saturday, but I shrugged and took my seat. There was enough food left for me, but only if I grabbed it before any of the boys had to chance to claim it as their seconds. Henrik and Kol both gave me pouting looks after I grabbed the last piece of bread from the bowl and shoved it in my mouth. Rebekah chuckled as I finished eating her mother started explaining everyone's schedule.

"Henrik, you're going to go to the Iroquois' village out by the east river and pick up those letters left by your father, it's only half a day's journey by horse. I have packed a sack of everything you need, it's by the door, so hurry up." She told her youngest child. He acted like he was about to complain, but then changed his mind and sighed. Henrik stepped outside, but not without one last bite of food, then he went to fetch his horse. Once he was on his way, Ester started up again.

"Kol, the Smallwood's need and extra pair of hands, and I said you would lend yours, off you go." She told him as she began picking up plates.

"Great, just what I wanted to do with my day." Kol answered with feigned enthusiasm, and also exited the house. I heard Klaus try to muffle his laughter from across the table, and I smiled to myself as well. Then Ester again started up with who was doing what.

"Rebekah, I need you to go to the orchard, I've arranged for so fruit to be ready to be picked up when you get there. Also, Ayanna needs some help collecting some herbs." Rebekah stood up and nodded, she gave my hand a squeeze like she was saying good bye, then left. Ester next went over to a desk, and pulled out a sheet of paper.

"Niklaus, I need you to go to Arisa's shop, here is the list of the things I need." She smiled as if she knew something most people didn't. "Please get the best price you can." She said as she handed him the piece of paper and a small sack of coins. Klaus flashed a devious little smile with the final sentence, then stood and left as well.

"Finn, Elijah, hunting." The last two boys looked at each other and laughed, then headed out. Finally after everyone was gone, Ester turned to me. I glanced up at her, as I finished the last of my food. She took my hand and led me to the back yard, which was rather small because of the encroaching trees of the woods that surrounded the village. Though there was a large blanket lying out on the grass, and she led me to sit. There were quite a few herbs and a couple of candles spread across it that I looked through as I sat down. Slowly I looked around and I knew my lesson was about to begin.

"Now, magic is very unpredictable, and temperamental. If you're not completely focused it can backfire on you. You shouldn't jump into practicing magic unless you're prepared to dedicate yourself to it."

Here I am, with the Original Witch asking if I wanted to dedicate myself to magic. Ok, in a way I'm an assassin from the future, completely out of my element. I am barely getting by as it is in this time, and now she's asking if I want to pile on more stuff to worry about. This was too much to handle. If I told Ester that I didn't want to learn magic, what would happen? What would happen if I told her I did? The truth was I was scared, scared of what would happen, what else could go wrong. I'd seen what happened to Bonnie when she got too involved with magic, she has risked herself, for everyone, because of everything that had happened. Yes, it would be really cool. She had the kind of power I could only dream of having, but I knew there was some sacrifices that would come with these powers, consequences. And was I willing to risk the pain that Bonnie had gone through for the power I might gain? And would this all conflict with the original reason I was sent here? My mission to stop the Originals from terrorizing my time, and all the years before it.  Would learning magic help, or interfere with it? I had to think of the good and bad sides of this. The bads were distraction, like I didn't have enough of those, or getting too into magic. Ok, good, getting close to the Original Witch, learning more about the spell that she will use, use magic as an advantage in my mission. In this circumstance the good outweighed the bad. Though one thing was still bothering me, how much would what I gain cost me in the end?