By your side

Bedlam

Setting: Salvatore mansion
Time: 1863

Stefan freed himself from his clothing and threw himself on his bed. He was quite sure he wouldn't be sleeping that night. Tucker was dead. Katherine was gone and he had no idea. Where did she even go suddenly? And then he remembered she was a vampire. Maybe it was something to do with that. After hours of simply laying there, he slipped into sleep. When he opened his eyes, he found himself in a yard.

"Stefan! What are you doing there?? ", Damon's distant voice called out. Stefan turned in the direction of the voice and yelled back.

"I left Tucker here, somewhere! And I can't find it! ", he voiced fear lacing his tone. In a few minutes, Damon was beside his 12-year-old brother.

" Are you sure you left him here? ", Damon asked quietly not willing to scare his brother. Losing a horse like Tucker will have severe consequences on their father's side. (Iykyk)

" Yes, I was just sitting near him minutes ago, then I dazed off.... When I woke up he wasn't here...", Stefan replied.

"Maybe he's just grazing somewhere near. He's a pretty intelligent horse.  He will return even if you don't find him. ", Damon fake assured and started walking in a random direction to check if he could see Tucker anywhere. Stefan followed his brother quietly. As they were walking suddenly Damon disappeared out of thin air.

" Damon? ", Stefan called out but no response. " D..Damon!! ", he yelled again his voice cracking in fear. Did he remember the way back home? Maybe.
Stefan assumed one direction to the way and started running. The scorching sun didn't make it any easier. His breathing soon became erratic and came out as needy gasps.  Someone could easily mistake him for playing by the lake judging by how wet he was. (I mean sweaty). As he continued running the background switched to a forest area.  The dense and tall trees swaying in the wind were a beautiful yet creepy sight. The path narrowed down to a one-way road.  As his legs gave out, he slammed down to the ground by his knees, thereby scraping them.  His sweaty hair was plastered to his face as if it were a parasite.

The sun was finally down when he managed to catch his breath. The nightly sounds filled the air sending goosebumps down his spine.  He shivered involuntarily, as he heard animals howling. He couldn't guess what animal it was, or simply just didn't try. 

" Young master Stefan, miss me already?", a non-human voice asked. Stefan quickly tried to locate the owner of the voice but came up with nothing. 

"Show yourself. ", Stefan gasped out turning in a 360° repeatedly. Apparently, he was creeped out and ready to pass out. " It's me, young master. ", the same voice replied.  Stefan abruptly stopped spinning like a top when he noticed the figure. 

" T..Tuc..ker? ", he gasped in realisation.

" You didn't even say goodbye, young master.  ", Tucker spoke again.  The royal black stallion looked like an angel straight from heaven.

" I... I'm sorry.. Tucker! ", Stefan breathed out as if his life depended on it.  Soon tears stung his eyes and his breathing became uneven. In a few seconds, he was struggling to breathe. It was as if there was no oxygen supply around him anymore. 

" Hey! Hey! Wake up!! ", he heard a voice call out for him. 

Stefan woke up with a jerk and found himself in his bed.  But what he didn't expect was the man towering over him. Their eyes met for a brief second and that's when Stefan realised he was half-naked.

" Mr.Mikaelson? ", he asked out and leaned backward to create some gap between them. Klaus immediately pulled back and climbed down from the bed. 

" You were too loud, boy. I had to check what got you like that. ", he declared plainly.

" My apologies sir.  I didn't mean to wake you up. ", Stefan quickly apologised and climbed out of bed.

" Apologies accepted. ", Klaus declared and walked out rather gracefully. 'That boy was something' Klaus thought to himself. '

(What? You tell me someone wouldn't fall for 1860's Stefan? Gosh no.)

★★★

PRESENT-DAY

Damon couldn't sit idle in the boarding house anymore. Stefan's messages were creeping him out more than he was willing to admit. He tracked down the phone he gave Stefan and drove there as fast as he could. The sight that welcomed him was not.. Well..  Pleasing. 

" Well.. This is depressing. ", he spoke out to himself.

Stefan and Klaus were kissing each other and what surprised him more was that Stefan was kissing back. And to his peace of mind, Stefan broke the kiss and slapped Klaus hard across his face.

" Now, that is what I call good. ", he mumbled to himself and for some reason decided to stand back and watch the scene. 

★★★

Yaay.  An update.  😀😀