Watching their Life- N. Mikealson

Chapter 2

Half of the room explodes at the new information. 

The residents of Mystic Falls can't believe what they just heard. Klaus Mikaelson, the man who had been terrorizing their town, is married?!

"YOU'RE HIS WIFE?!" was the collective thought that they all seemed to voice at once. Åse, already annoyed with the large group, replied dryly, "I think that's what I just said." She spoke as she gestured to the now dark screen.

With the way she had replied and from what they had already seen of her, the group chose to be smart for once and left her alone. They all still sat in their seats in complete disbelief, but they were silent nonetheless.

After things had been quiet for long enough, the screen turned back on, and everyone's focus shifted.

The Vampire Diaries
Season 3: Episode 1
The Birthday

It's nighttime, and the screen has a caption that says "Tennessee" as a white two-story house is shown.

A blonde female walks out of the front door, calling out, "Rudy! Rudy! Come on. It's too hot to make me come looking for you." The girl bends down to pick up a dog toy. When she stands back up, she gasps and takes a step back because Klaus and Åse are standing there holding hands. In one of the worst American accents possible, Klaus is the first to speak, "I am so sorry. We didn't mean to scare you."

There is a collective silence that washes over the room. 

That is, until one person let a snort slip out, and then everyone else started laughing. Even Klaus himself lets a small laugh out because he can see how bad the accent was. When he looks over at Åse, he notices she's mostly quiet, but her shoulders are shaking, revealing her laughter. She turns to look at Klaus and shakes her head with a small smile on her face that he can't help but return.

The girl still looks slightly scared, but she asks, "Can I help you?" Klaus glances around as he answers, "Yeah, our, uh, our car ran out of gas a couple miles back." Åse decides to inject herself into the conversation. "It feels like I've been walking forever." She even gestures down to her feet as she says, "These heels are killing me." 

The blonde girl looks between the two in front of her as Klaus keeps talking. "Yours is the first house we've come to, so we were just hoping we could use your phone." With a suspicious look, the girl asks, "Don't you have cellphones?" Simultaneously, both Klaus and Åse reach into their back pockets and grab cellphones. "Heh. Batteries died." "And we forgot to bring a charger."

The blonde is still looking between the couple in front of her with suspicion. So, Klaus decides to try again. "Look, I promise we're not serial killers. We just want to use your phone." The girl takes a deep breath before uttering a "Sure." 

Åse, now seeming impatient, asks, "So... we can come in?" "No. I'll get the phone and I'll bring it out to you." This, obviously not being part of the plan, irritates the two. So much so that Klaus drops his American accent and says, "I thought you country folk were supposed to be more trusting." "I'm from Florida." Åse rolls her eyes and says, "Well, that explains it." Klaus then speeds over, grabs the girl by the throat, and compels her to, "Show us a little southern hospitality... sweet pea."

Inside the house, an African American woman is shown cooking as she says, "I bet you a hundred dollars that dog ran off to a house with air conditioning." When the woman turns around, she sees Klaus holding the back of her friend's neck with a smirk on his face. She hears the clicking of heels on the floor, turns her head to the left, and sees Åse leaning on the doorway with a blank look on her face, her head tilted slightly to the right.