being a Gilbert is not all its cracked up to be (vampire diaries fan fiction)

secretive stefan, layla may not be so normal, hiking and zombie werewolves

[Southern Comfort bar]

(Inside ray walks up to the bar)

klaus pov

"What’s up Ray?" the bartender says.  "Hey Red, get me a beer" ray tells him. i come and sit next to him with layla trailing behind me with her small hand in mine. "Ray? Ray Sutton?" i ask. "Who wants to know?" he asks. "I've been looking everywhere for you. We started in Florida, Pensacola. I met a young chap there who you used to work with before you moved to Memphis, now he directed me to two lovely young women. And they led me here, to you" i tell him and tug layla to my side.

she nuzzles into my side shyly. ray glances at her and looks back at me. "I think I’ll be going" he says looking at layla confused and tries to leave but i stop him. "Not so fast mate. You only just got here, now your type are very hard to come by" i tell him and wrap my arm around layla. Ray tries to walk the other way but Stefan stands there and stops him "I wouldn't do that" stefan tells him. stefan pushes ray back. "My friend here is a vampire, he compelled everybody in the bar so don't look to them for any help. I however, I'm something else, a different kind of monster, I've got some vampire, I’ve got some wolf" i tell him and bury my nose in my beloved's hair and breath in.

"You what?" ray asks. i take one more breath the smell of layla's sweet pea blossom sent and set my chin atop her head "A hybrid Ray, I'm both. You see I want to create more of me, now you being the first werewolf that I’ve come across in many a moon, pun intended Ray. I need you to direct me to your pack. So, where can I find them Ray?" i ask him. "You can't compel me, it won't work" ray tells me. Stefan starts scratching his head, i look at him and he nods.

Stefan turns around and takes out something out of his back pocket. "(to the bar man) Can you bring out the darts please. (To Ray) Tell you what Ray, We're gonna play a little drinking game, something I like to call truth or wolfsbane" he says and pulls out a pouch of wolfsbane, pours it into his hand crushing it with his fingers "Oh, this is gonna be fun Ray" i tell him and kiss the top of layla's head when she shivers.

~later~

(Ray is chained to the wall, and has darts in his body. He's in a lot of pain. Stefan is sitting at the table across the wall and dipping the darts ends in wolfsbane before throwing them at him. And Klaus is just sitting next to them and watching with layla on his lap curled into his chest with his arms wrapped around her)

"Ray, you can end this right now. Just tell me where your pack gathers for the full moon" stefan tells him. "I can't" ray says. "I know, I know. You live by code and all that, but see he's not gonna let me stop until you tell me. And I do whatever he says so, that’s the way it goes around here" stefan tells him. a women walks up to me. "Hello mister Klaus. I have some more information for you" she starts and stefan walks over. "You told me to tell you if I saw anything. I saw the guys spotted Damon at the farmhouse" she tells me and layla squirms when damon's name is mentioned.

"Well thank you Claudine, you'll just tell your friends to keep up the good work or they're gonna watch her" i tell her and look down at layla to see her face full of confusion. "why is damon trailing us?" she asks her emerald eyes full of curiosity. "most likely to get you and stefan love" i tell her. her nose scrunches up adorably "why would they be coming for me?" she asks. "because your elena's little sister sweetheart" i tell her. she nuzzles her nose into my chest "but i dont wanna go home" she mumbles. i kiss her head and keep my lips a few inches from her ear "you don't have to go home baby girl not if you dont want to" i tell her.

she snuggles into me answering me. stefan walks up "My brother still on our trail?" he asks. "He's getting closer, I’m gonna have to deal with that" i say and stroke layla's hair. stefan grabs my arm stopping me from stroking her hair "No, no, no. Let me handle it" he tells me. i look at him "Why should I let you leave?" i ask him. "Cause, you'll know I'll come back" he tells me. "Do I? i mean i would believe layla more if it was her but she wouldn't be able to fight back if damon tried to fight her and i can't let her get hurt, so do i know you will come back?" i ask him. "You saved my brother’s life; I'm at your service" he tells me.