Larisa awoke in the morning to the sun shinning bright through her window. She groaned as she sat up slowly just as he bedroom door opened to reveal Rebekah who was carrying a tray with two plates of breakfast on it plus two mugs of coffee. Rebekah looked up at her and grinned before placing the tray on her bedside table and handing her a plate. Rebekah looked down at her with the other plate in her hand. Larisa looked up at her aunt confused.
‘’Budge up then’’ Rebekah chuckled. Larisa laughed as she moved along the bed to allow Rebekah to sit down next to her.
‘’So I was thinking, considering there’s a bonfire party in tonight that maybe you’d want to come to it, it’ll help you get to know a few people at the school, plus I know Matt will be there so Caleb might follow’’ Rebekah said looking down at her niece with sympathy. She’d heard her crying last night but she didn’t want to go and tell Klaus incase he went after Caleb. Rebekah knew exactly what her niece was going through as Rebekah has had her fair share of boys that have freaked out the moment they found out what she was. Larisa’s eyes immediately dropped to the toast in her lap. Rebekah nudged her niece with her arm slightly.
‘’If he doesn’t except you for what you are then he’s not worth it sweetie, take it from one who knows. Your Uncle Kol made the coffee so I don’t know what it’s like’’ Rebekah grinned handing her one of the mugs from the tray behind her. Larisa took one gulp of it before spitting it back into the cup the moment it hit her tongue. Rebekah looked down at her own coffee cup in wonder, what had Kol done to it?
‘’Someone needs to tell him the difference between sugar and salt’’ Larisa said as she made her put her coffee cup down onto the other bedside table. Rebekah chuckled slightly as she remembered being the one to switch the labels just to try and fool Elijah, hadn’t worked as he knew right away which one was which, kol however wasn’t that observant. Larisa looked up at her aunt and laughed along with her. Once her aunt left to go and get dressed Larisa quickly picked out and outfit and jumped into the shower. She tried to keep her feelings about last night under the surface but when she was alone that seemed to be harder to do.
‘’Larissa?’’ the familiar voice of her uncle called from her bedroom just as she stepped out of the shower. She quickly grabbed a towel
‘’Just a second uncle Elijah’’ she shouted grabbing another towel and wrapping it around her hair quickly as she stepped out of the bathroom
‘’Sorry’’ Elijah said turning to face the wall. Larisa scoffed at his actions
‘’Elijah, you’re my uncle, plus I’m not getting ready right now anyway. Something you wanted?’’ She laughed as she began to plug her hair dyer in at the wall. Elijah turned round to face his niece
‘’Erm yes actually, I just came to ask you to keep an eye on Rebekah today and I came to see how you were, I heard you last night’’ Elijah sighed crouching down infront of her. Her eyes saddened as she remembered she actually cried herself to sleep last night. She tried to smile but Elijah knew it was forced
‘’You don’t have to hide anything from me Lara, or your dad or aunt Rebekah or even your uncle Kol for that matter. That is why your dad made me your godfather so I could look after you and help you, so if you ever need to talk just come and see me’’ he smiled standing to his full height and walking over towards the door. She spun round in her seat and watched him as he left
‘’Uncle Elijah’’ she said sharply as his hand reached the door handle. He turned back round to face her, his eyes warm and kind as he looked down at her. ‘’Thanks but I’m fine honestly’’ she smiled. Elijah knew immediately that it was a lie, even without Rebekah’s instincts but he just nodded and offered her a half smile as he knew she would talk to him when she was ready, she was very like Klaus where that was concerned.
