The Booker

The Past

In the same night Klaus went to sleep thinking about Florence, she went to sleep thinking about something quite different, her past. Even I she didn't show it she had a pretty rough past. Her parents used to abuse her, her mother abused her mentally while her father physically. Her mother Kate always talked her down and made her feel like shit, while her father Peter hit her every time something didn't sit right with him, it could be just the fact that he put less sugar in his coffee then usual or he just wanted to hit her. But she had one best friend who she was verry close with, but never told her what really happened, what her parents did to her, she never knew why, why she didn't reach out for help. A month ago her parents died. Her father was the one to kill her mother, and after that he died. Florence was with her friends the whole time. The police never found out who killed Peter, since he dies with five gun bullets, one in his heart, two in his stomach and one in each leg. Someone shot him but no one knew who. After they died and Florence found out she was sad, but like really sad and she couldn't explain why. They were hurting her, both of them, why did she care, why did she feel so.....hurt by their death?

The night at Klaus's house she dreamt about that night, the night she found out her parents were dead. In the morning she woke up rapidly, she was breathing fast, really fast. Her heart was also starting to beet really fast, she felt stuck I her lungs, she couldn't breath, she thought that she was going to die but right then Klaus came bursting thru the door.

-What's wrong Love, what's happening? He said with a concerned look on his face. 

-I... I'm...having....trouble.... beathing. She said while breathing in and out extremally fast.

-You're having a panik attack, ok, look at me, look at me.

*She looks at him.*

-Now lets breath together in and out slowly, ok? Let's do it.

*Klaus takes her hand and starts breathing in and out slowly, she follows him and they breath together. She begins to calm down, she can feel her heart slowing down. Holding his hands, she feels better.*

-Thank you, and how did you know to do that?

-A friend of mine studies phycology and she thought mer some tricks.

-I guess I will have to thank that friend.

-You will get the chans to Love, but why were you having a panik attack in the first place?

*Florence looks away for a moment, takes a deep breath and tells Klaus about her parents, he is the first person that she feel like she can open up to about this, she doesn't know if its because he doesn't know anyone in her life and couldn't tell anyone important, besides Olivia who already knew since Florence told her after her parents died. After hearing her story Klaus recognises himself verry much in Florence, so he opens up about his mother that made him and his siblings vampires only for her to want to kill them after and his father that abused him because he wasn't his biological son and also wanted to kill him. But of course he didn't tell her exact that. He told her that his mother cheated on his father and then had him, which made them hate him even if it wasn't his fault. He had to still appear human towards her, since in his final plan he still had to kill her.*

-I have to go and do something but you should have breakfast and when I get back I will come with some gifts.

*She nods, then they smile at each other and Klaus leaves. She stands up and goes to find the kitchen. When she finds it she sees Elijah who just made an omelet. She smiles at him and says:*

-Good Morning, Elijah.

-Good Morning I hope it will be, look I made an omelet for you to eat, I have to go help my brother with finishing a business. He said with a cold body language.

-Could you please stay? She asks him rapidly. She continues:

-You're brother is a big boy that can finish business himself and I am a guest in you're house that wants you to keep her compony. She said smiling.

*Elijah smiles and sits down, and so does she. Florence starts eating*

-You're manipulation is to admire, Florence.

-I would not call t manipulation, but ambition.

-Well you are fearfully ambitious.

-I just do my best to get what I want.

-So you're used to have what you want?

-No not at all, but I am used to fight for what I want.

*Elijah looks down to the table and back up into Florence's eyes smiling the whole time.*

-More intriguing and interesting by minute miss Booker.

*Florence smiles and looks into Elijah eyes.*

-Is my last name that beautiful that you like saying it so much or what?

-You're last name is verry special Florence Booker.

-Please, call me Flo.

-Is that what you're friends call you?

-Just the close ones, yes.

-Well, Flo, I do not think you know enough about me for us to be that close friends right?

-You are right about that, yes, but we don't have to be close friends.

-Then what would we be?

*They continue looking in each others eyes while the silence and tension sets in. Elijah snaps out of it, stands up and walking toward the door.*

-Where are you going. Said Florence while standing up.

-I told you I have business to attend to.

-But I want you to stay with me and hang out.

-Florence, you wont always get what you want, no matter how hard you try and you have to learn that, you have to learn a lot of things.

-Wow, that wasn't offensiv att all.

-Have a good day Florence. He said while walking out.

Florence is left in the dinning rom, all alone wondering what happen, what made Elijah switch his mood so fast, they were smiling one second and the next second he gets cold and walks away. Did she do something wrong, or is that the way he is, either way she is determent to find out what's going out with Elijah.