Another life. Another identity.

Romance on the Hill

Rebecca found her way home and was surprised to see all her siblings (Niklaus, Elijah, Finn, and Kol) in the dining room, filled with chandeliers and holding glasses of what looked like red wine, but she knew better—it was blood. As soon as she walked in, all heads snapped to attention, and everyone except Klaus got up to greet her. Klaus remained lounging in his chair, deep in thought. Rebecca decided to tease him.

"Big brother, someone on your mind? Let me guess, someone who recently arrived with an English accent and eyes that sparkle like emeralds?"

Every other pair of eyes turned towards Klaus, as this was the first time most of them had heard that he liked someone. Elijah knew who Rebecca was talking about and thought she was a good match for Klaus. They were both powerful and considered royalty—she was the royalty of magic, and he was the royalty of the underworld.

Klaus looked at Rebecca with a knowing expression, and she advised him to take Harri out on a date the next day, handing him a piece of paper with her phone number. He took it from her grasp as quick as lightning. Seeing that it was close to 10 p.m., he knew Harri would most likely be asleep. He decided to send a text in the morning to set up a surprise date.

Turning back to his family, Klaus decided to spend time catching up with them. It was a night of reminiscing and figuring out what had happened to the family, living in a time so different from today.

The next morning, Klaus waited impatiently for a good time to send a message to Harri. As soon as 9 a.m. hit, he texted her a location to meet him around midday for lunch. Not waiting for a reply, he organized one of his many minions to prepare food for a picnic.

Reaching his destination, he set up the picnic for them to enjoy. He chose this particular hill because it overlooked a tranquil forest, and it was a rare sunny day. Hearing a rustle and some grumbling behind him, he turned and saw the most beautiful person.

Harri was dressed in a casual but summery dress, peep-toe heels, and her heirloom jewelry. But most of all, her eyes glittered when she saw him.

Together under the sun, Klaus and Harri talked about everything. Some would classify this as a date, but for them, it was more than that. It felt almost familiar. Klaus knew he needed to take this relationship slow for someone like Harri. In the past, his relationships had never been sincere or meaningful. Harri had a family, especially a young boy, whom he hoped to one day be called father by.

By the time the sun set, it was time for Harri to go home and relieve her godfather from babysitting duties. They made plans to meet up again. Next time, like Rebecca, Klaus was going to help Harri with researching the truth about a person or a group of people.

Klaus was planning to make Harri his girlfriend, but before he did, he needed to sort out a few issues that were stopping that plan.