The Prince of Mystic Falls

84. As Long As

Pairing: Klaus/Matt (M/m) otk, short

Mystic Falls, Virginia, 2010

Mikaelson Mansion

Early Monday Morning

Erik woke up and didn't know where he was. This bed was too soft. Clean sheets? He had never had clean sheets like this before. He smells them and they smelled like detergent. Sadie was in the bed with him at the foot. He sat up and petted her in her sleep.

He should leave now. Before these people knew what he was. He was putting all of them in danger. Their big house and money couldn't protect them. The only thing was that he didn't know how to get out of the house without triggering the many alarms he saw. With the high fences and gates, he didn't even think with his werewolf abilities that he could scale those heights. Erik would have to wait until he was out of this compound to leave. Also, he couldn't leave Sadie, she was all he had left. He fell back into a dreamless sleep.

Monday Morning

After the older kids left for school, Vanessa went up to wake up the younger boys. As they were getting dressed, she peeked in on Erik. Sadie, the dog, came to the door.

"Hey boy, are you you hungry?" she asked petting the dog's large head.

"He's a she, Sadie," Erik snapped from the room.

"Oh sorry, I'm actually more of a cat person. Hey, the boys brush their teeth in this bathroom since it's closer," Vanessa explained as Finn and Henrik trudged in, still half asleep.

"I'm getting up," Erik said.

"Well, Elijah has breakfast waiting downstairs," Vanessa smiled, turning to yell at Henrik to stop splashing water on the mirror.

"What are you?" Erik asked in a dull voice.

"I used to be a professor, a teacher," Vanessa asked taken back by his tone.

"No, you know what I mean, what are you really?" Erik asked.

"Klaus and Elijah are downstairs, talk to them," Vanessa said going into the bathroom.

Erik let Sadie out and she ran downstairs to the kitchen. Kol opened the glass door to the patio for her and she ran out. Kol went out to wash his Porsche in the driveway. It was dusty from driving in the Quarry gravel lot yesterday. He wasn't sure if it was the smell of the kid or the dog, but he felt he he needed to air out the car, too. Also, after everything with Davina, he didn't feel like being around anyone.

Erik was surprised to see a water bowl and dry food bowl already set out on a little placemat thing by the door.

"Good morning, Erik. Sleep well?" Klaus said. He was sitting at the island drinking out of a mug and reading a newspaper.

"Yeah, better than I have in a long time actually. Thanks. Um, I don't want to put you guys out. I guess I should be going. I have shit to do," Erik said.

"Erik, you cannot leave here. It is not safe out there. Mystic Falls is already infiltrated by hunters," Klaus stated.