Promises (Klaus Mikaelson TVD)

Seven

~Adeline~

   I wake up to a buzzing sound and become irritated that I was woken up from such a good dream. Yet when I look to the side and see Klaus sleeping soundly next to me, I realize it was reality. Last night when we left the woods we cam back to his newly owned mansion and watched movies. Last I remembered is falling asleep on him on the couch. He must've brought me up here after that.

   The buzzing snaps me out of my thoughts and I realize why I have been woken up. "What?"

   "Well good morning to you too! You didn't come back to Ric's last night so I got worried."

   "Oh. Hey Care. Sorry,  forgot to text you. But I'll talk to you later. K love you. Bye.", I hang up and shoot her a quick text.

   Me: He's waking up..Fill you in later. Thanks for checking in!

Care<3: Oooooh so you spent the night, huh? I better get all the gossip!!

   I laugh quietly at her response and look over to Klaus. "Morning.", I smile at him brightly.

   He smiles and drapes his arm around my waist. "Good morning, love. Sleep comfortable?"

   "Yes I did actually. You moved me here I'm guessing?"

   "Well of course. I wasn't going to leave you on the couch. There's no way that would've been comfortable enough for you."

   I smile at him and sigh. "You know, you can thank Caroline for this. I wasn't going to come back but I was having second thoughts about giving it all up and when I told her about it, she was optimistic at first, but decided that I needed to come back to you."

   He smirks, sleepily. "Well I'm happy that blonde has the slightest bit of sense in her."

   I playfully hit his arm. "That blonde happens to be my best friend and very smart."

   He laughs. "I say we host a ball. One like back in 1840. Like the one we met at."

   "You remember that?"

   "Well how could I forget?", he begins to laugh. "You were falling all over yourself from being tipsy at your sisters birthday ball."

   "True....and I agree. But, the only one that knows I'm here with you is Caroline. I don't exactly know what to call us yet because as you know, I'm not a big fan of labels. But I'm afraid that if the others know then they will all hate me. Only last night, you sacrificed their beloved Elena Gilbert."

   "Yes but you have to admit. You weren't very fond of her were you?"

   "Honestly, not really. She was toying with both Damon and Stefan Salvatore's feelings. Stringing them both along like they were just pets to her."

   He laughs. "Are we hosting a ball or not?"

   "I suppose...but not to many people, okay?"

   "Perfect. Come with me. I have something to show you."

   We get out of the bed and he leads me to a guest room in the mansion. Inside, there is nothing but a few windows and a trunk sitting along the wall. 

   "It looks so familiar..", I tell him, still staring at it.

   "When the town did a memorial for you and your family, I went back. I couldn't believe that you had died so young. While people were away at the memorial, I went to your cottage and took this trunk. I took it because inside holds all of our memories. Every ballgown I bought you, every necklace, bracelet, letter. It's all inside there. In there you will find a gown. You're favorite out of all the ones I had given you."

   "Klaus, I...", I trail off, not being able to say anything. This is the same trunk that I'd store everything in. My mother knew about Klaus and I and she was fine with it. It was my father who was skeptical about him. He didn't want me near him. So, instead of leaving anything from him out in the open and things getting suspicious, I stored everything in this trunk and kept it in a corner.

   "You don't have to say anything, love. Go on look at it. I'll be putting together preparations for tonight." He gives me a kiss and leaves the room. My only hope is that today goes by better than the past weeks have.