✔️| Gilbert (K.M. Love Story)

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"Come home from where exactly?" He asked as he pulled her closer to him, he had a continual longing to touch her and so he did. She slid beside him so her back rested against his chest, her legs resting along the couch.

"Juilliard"

"You play an instrument?" He was slightly shocked but when he glanced at her charm bracelet he sighed.

"No....I play seven" she giggled and he smiled down at her, even If she didn't see him.

"Will you play for me?"

"What would you like me to play?"

"The piano, come on love" he picked her up as she squealed, carrying her over to the piano in the corner of the room, setting her down and placing her hands on the keys.

"Hmm" she pondered on what to play and eventually a sweet tune was produced as she wondered whether to sing or not. In the end she began to sing anyway.

Niklaus watched in awe from his seat on the couch, listening to her angelic voice flow through his ears, he allowed his eyes to close and to appreciate the music.

Ariana played her heart out, played for the sadness she felt, for the new emotions she felt for Klaus and for every emotion she'd felt since the death of her parents. Klaus opened his eyes once more and walked to her, sitting beside her and watching her pale fingers dance along the ivory keys.

Her head tilted and rested against his shoulder as she sang and he tilted his own so it rested on top of hers, his dazzling blue eyes watching the keys. He was captivated, dumbfounded, words escaped him as her song came to an eventual end.

"That was beautiful" he breathed out and she smiled up at where she presumed he was, her hand moved from the keys and opened, waiting for him to take hers. Klaus hesitantly took her hand in his, feeling sparks fly along his arm, goose bumps rising across the flesh.
"I'm glad you liked it" she returned and snuggled closer to his warmth, she couldn't explain why but the closer she was to him, the calmer and happier she felt, even if he was a reincarnation of death himself.

"I loved it" he mumbled, a pang erupted in his chest as he realized what he'd done, it was too late to take back his actions and she would shortly despise him.

Her phone rang loudly and he knew the time had come, Ariana answered the phone to her sister and Klaus moved away, knowing she would soon hate him.

"Ariana" he released as she eventually got off the phone, she was frozen and her eyes were watering, tears threatening to spill.

"Can you please take me home?"

"Ariana" he tried once more.

"Klaus" she returned and he stiffened, she usually called him Nik and needless to say, It pained him that she used his monsters name now.

"I'm sorry"

"You sat there and talked to me as if we were friends! And the whole time you were trying to kill my brother!"

"Ariana, please listen to me, it was the only way of getting my family back from Stefan!"

"You didn't need to hurt anybody, your hybrid might not of hit Jeremy but he did hit Alaric, now I need you to take me home"

"I'm sorry -"

"If you were really sorry you'd take me home!" She finally cracked and tears fell, he walked to her and she instantly collapsed into his arms, no matter how angry she was at him, she still needed him.

"I've got you love" he sighs and lifts her into his arms, turning her head into his chest as he began to run, not wanting the wind to whip her face too badly. "I really am sorry Ariana"

"I know" she whispered as he placed her on the porch steps of her house, she heard wind whip and instantly knew that he was gone.

"Ariana!" She heard her twin call and she entered the house instantly with tears streaming done her face, she was instantly lifted into a familiar pair of arms and hugged Jeremy tightly.

"I'm going to take Ari upstairs" Jeremy mumbled and lifted her small frame into his growing arms, taking her up the stairs and into his room where they sat in one another's embrace for a long while.

"I'm sorry that this happened Jeremy"

"It isn't your fault Ari, you came home to this and I'm sorry that we couldn't be the family that you deserve, one day we will all be happy, I promise, you'll see Ari"

They stayed in that hug for a long time until they heard footsteps outside the room, Ariana and Jeremy exited their room and Damon, Caroline and Elena stood on the landing.

"Hey Jeremy, your sister thinks it's time for us to have another one of our chats" Damon began and Ariana instantly began to complain.

"No! You can't do this to him!" She had a clear idea of what Elena's intentions were and she resented her for it. "Please don't do this"

"Ariana, you are too fragile to make these sorts of decisions" Elena contradicted and the younger twin began to cry, begging Damon not to do it.

"I'm sorry Monkey but this is what your sister wants"

"So what?! Why listen to her?! Me and Jeremy have brains of our own!" Jeremy was now back in his room, courtesy of Elena demanding him to.

"Elena, maybe we should just wait, give Ariana a chance to say what she thinks" Caroline attempted to cut across but Elena wasn't having any of it.

"You cannot send my brother away!"

"I'm keeping him safe Ari"

"By sending him away?!"

"Get her out of here Caroline" Damon demanded and Caroline grabbed her waist, carrying her out of the house and into her car as she screamed and kicked.

"Caroline please! Don't let them do this!"

"I don't have a say Aria."