Bound by Love's Curse (TVD Niklaus Mikaelson Fanfic)

Chapter 2

I woke in the early morning just before dawn. I blinked my eyes a few times to clear the blurriness in my vision and scanned my surroundings with bleary eyes.

The room was dark and quiet but just bright enough for me to make out the still forms of the others sleeping peacefully before me. Soft sounds of the morning rain pitter pattering against the roof resounded through out the room, it was calming to me as I closed my eyes to enjoy the sound for a few seconds. Once I was some what more awake I noticed I was still wrapped tightly in Niklaus's strong arm, our fingers were still intertwined and that made butterflies fly around in the pit of my stomach.

The air was chilly from the light rain outside but being in Niklaus's hold kept me warm and protected. Our bodies were pressed close to one another in a intimate manner. I couldn't withhold the smile that spread across my face or the heat that rose to my cheeks with it at his touch. Our bodies were moulded together as if they were made to hold one another. Niklaus's arms felt safe just as they always have, I felt like I belonged there, wrapped up, away from all the world but I knew better then to say anything.

Just knowing he was this close set my heart a flutter. I closed my eyes and sighed in happiness trying to enjoy being in his arms as long as I possibly could. I knew when he woke it would probably be over. Just the thought sunk my good mood, I didn't want time to move on. I just wanted to stay here for the rest of my life. The rational part of my brain knew that that was impossible and it made me frown to think of the realistic possibility that my affections for Niklaus could very well go only one way. I knew he cared but what if it wasn't in the way I was longing for? That would most certainly crush my heart so I just sighed and closed my eyes wishing sleep would find me again so I wouldn't have to deal with the depressing thoughts that haunted me in my wake. I just wanted peace.

Sleep proved hard to find again considering shivers ran up my spine every time Niklaus' hot breath fanned across the back of my neck. His heart was beating in a steady thump against my back, it was so strong and the rhythm calmed my raging mind. I tightened my hold on his arm and snuggled closer to his warm body hoping to relax myself enough that I'd just pass out but I soon began to realize that it was proving quite the difficult task to do. I groaned almost silently as I gave up on any hope of falling to sleep.

I leaned myself back a little so my back could press harder against Nik's chest, a strange tingly feeling was beginning to run through me just from being so close to him. I noticed that in the position we were in, his chest to my back, that I could feel my heart beating back against his. Slowly my heart began to beat to the same exact rhythm as Niklaus' startling me enough to make me pull myself forward a little to break the contact with a gasp. There was a strange pulling force that I could feel. The best way for me to describe it was supernatural and it was strong.

A warm fuzzy feeling began and started to envelope me. I couldn't describe it, It felt like bliss. I inhaled deeply Niklaus's scent seemingly filling my nostrils as if it were a gust of wind it was honey sweet and I knew it by heart. In my eyes it was the smell of love and safety.

My heart thumped a little bit harder at the thought. The feeling was very strong now as I began to embrace it and leaned myself back again. I felt it especially strong in my chest, of course there was a fear that something might've been wrong. I didn't think so though, how could something wrong feel so right and with that exact thought, as I leaned all the way back till we were touching again. I felt more need for him then ever before as I turned my head slightly to see his perfect face. I studied him for a second, he looked so peaceful in his sleep as if their was nothing in the world that could harm him. I don't understand why I did it, or how I even mustered up the courage alone but pulling feeling grew stronger until I gave in and leaned forward and pressed my lips to his in an innocent kiss, I felt a single wave of what I can only describe as energy or even love flashed through me and was gone as soon as it came.