Protector- Niklaus Mikaelson

Chapter 11- The Date

Sorry about the non-updates; my computers keyboard malfunctioned on me, makine me go buy a new one; which I did yesterday. So, now I am able to update more, and seeing as how school is over in about a week or so, not counting this week, I will update more.  I will update every day for the next three days, because it is long overdue and I made you wait, so this is sort of my apology towards you guys. Thank you for reading! You are amazing, and enjoy the chapter.

Fondly, 

     Jess

(P. S: I suggest you watch Vertigo, it is one of the most amazing films ever! Vertigo, Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, tis a riveting film about a man who has this fear of heights that you will learn about in the beginning of the film on why, in all seriousness this is an amazing film. Vertigo (1958). If you get the chance to watch it comment what you though about the film down below.  You are the best!)

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Knock-Knock.

I got up from the couch and went over to the door. I patted my hair quickly, and slipped on my black toms. I opened the door and there stood Niklaus, with a lightly warm smile, like he always does whenever I see him. He was wearing a white v-neck shirt, black jeans, and black leather jacket. In all seriousness, he looked bad-ass and extremely attractive. He had a bouquet of red carnations in his arms. How did he know I love carnations? I must ask him later on.

"Hi." I said shyly.

"Hello love, these are for you." Niklaus said with a charming smile, and handing me the carnations.

"They're beautiful thank you." I said taking them and breathed in the flowers scent.

"Care to come in?" I asked him.

"Are you sure? I mean seeing as how my situation is different than regular people-" Niklaus said blabbing on.

"I'm sure Niklaus. Besides, with my permission you could always protect me." I said teasingly, knowing that that is what he would do anyways.

"I suppose so." He said giving me a smile.

I walked over to my kitchen and found a vase for the beautiful carnations. As I placed the carnations in the blue vase, Niklaus walked around my flat with his hands behind his back, looking about at my paintings and stopping at where my Yamaha electric piano was stationed. My new song was on the built-in stand sitting on the piano, with the chords and notes written all over the music sheet. He lightly touched the black and white keys on the piano, running over them, while staring at the music sheet.

I forgot that the song was about Niklaus. I hope he doesn't realize it's about him. Hopefully he doesn't ask me to play it for him. Niklaus looked over at me and spoke.

"Did you write this?" He asked surprised.

"Yes, it's one of the songs I needed for my new album. Still need 5 more though. This one is not quite done though, I can't quite find the perfect tune for it." I said rather honestly.

"Can I hear it?" He asked. I hoped he wouldn't ask that question.

"Maybe some other time." I suggested.

"Fair enough," Niklaus said with a light smile, "ready to go?"

I nodded lightly and grabbed my black and white stripped cardigan. He escorted me out of my flat as I locked my door and walked out with him to his car. We both got in and drove off to the Cinema.

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We came out if the Cinema laughing, it was a rather exhilarating film, with fascinating characters. I liked it; the film was called, Vertigo. They were playing films from the late nineteen fifties. I loved the character that plays Madeleine, Kim Novak. I always wished I could have been as pretty as her, but I am fine with how I am. 

Niklaus and I came out, arm in arm, debating on where Madeleine was faking the whole Carlotta Valdes personna or if she really was 'possessed' in which I did not believe could ever happen. Because it is not logical. Niklaus disagreed, he believed that it could happen, and that he had seen it many times before when he lived in the past, so far nothing yet in the modern world. 

We debated that subject since we left the cinema and went back in to Nik's car. I relentlessly gave in to his theory of the ability to happen. Niklaus, who looked at me 'shocked' but knew I was going to give in soon, gave me a teasing smile. I hate him for being so damn perfect. Here I am with braces, and THANK GOD I chose to not wear my glasses and wear my contacts, smiling like a total idiot. Oh God, I'm such a loser. 

"Would you like something to eat?" Niklaus asked as strapped himself in on his seat and turned on the car.

"No thank you," I said, but as soon as I did my stomach cheated me out of my rejection and grumbled light but loudly.

"I think your stomach says other-wise. Come on I know this great italian place just twenty minutes from here, you'll love it." He said with a charming smile. 

"Fine, but I'm paying this. Seriously that Cinema is like ripping people off. Twenty for a large popcorn and soda, and two dollars for making it extra buttery. Like, back in California there was this one Cinema that I loved to go all the time because it was like seventeen for a large popcorn and two sodas, and like fifty cents for making it extra buttery. The total came out to be around twenty dollars. Here, the total is like twent five or twenty seven dollars. Massive rip, that is. " I said ranting about the outrageous prices of the Cinema.

"No, I asked YOU on the date not the other way around, therefore I am liable to pay for it all. Don't worry about it, love. It's completely fine." Niklaus said, driving out of the Cinema's parking lot.

"Alright, but I am loaded, it's really no trouble." I said explaining my financial status.

"I am aware, please, let me do this." He said with those big blue turquoise looking orbs of his staring down at me.

"Gahhh!," I said putting my hands to my face so I didn't have to see his eyes stare at me, "Fine." I whined.

Nik chuckled at my reaction and I let out a light laugh/sigh, " You suck." I said.

"If you say so. " He said through that dumb charming smile of his.

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"Why did you ask me out on this date?" I asked as soon as the waitress took our orders and left.

"Is it such a crime to ask a beautiful girl out on a date?" Niklaus said somewhat confused at my question.

"Well, sort of, I mean really. No one just asks me out on a fabulous date, without asking for something in return. Usually its something that is very unsettling for me." I said looking at my champagne red napkin that was set on my lap, trying to not say the reaason why they ask.

"Ashten, I would love to tell you why I chose to ask you on this date, but now is not the right time. I will tell you when the time is right. The truth will come out in its time, in its turn." Niklaus said somewhat quoting Les Miserables' In My Life.

"Alright. Will you at least tell me that it is nothing big, "I looked up from the napkin on my lap, " and that I have nothing to worry about." I said hoping that my words would be the exact words that he would say to me.

Niklaus looked at me, as his eyes widened the second I finished my sentence, hesitating before even beginning to speak. I lowered my head for about a minute.

I looked back up at him and said, "Thought so," and looked back down at my hands that were folded above the dark red napkin.

"You have nothing to worry about, love. Just enjoy the time we have now, here in the present, not the time that will come." Niklaus said trying to comfort me.

I couldnt shake off the feeling that Niklaus was hiding something from me, and I was going to get to the bottom of it, even if it means getting help from the 'friendly neighborhood's'  vampire, Damon.