SKIN LIKE STONE [2]

17

"Stop touching the radio!"
Klaus shouted grinning as Roman laughed.
"You put on old man music."
Roman laughed going to change the station once again, only for Nik to slap his hand away.
Roman laughed throwing a fry at Niklaus.
"You're ridiculous."
Klaus jokingly glared as Roman laughed finishing his food and tossing it in the back of the car.
The two had almost made it back to Mystic Falls, stopping to feed once and a while.
"Are you nervous?"
Roman asked as Niklaus pulled into a bar making a short stop before they entered town.
"I should be asking you that love. You're about to ruin whatever relationships you have."
Klaus said softly as the two took a seat at the bar.
Roman sighed squeezing his eyes shut.
"Sorry."
Nik rested a hand on Roman's shoulder.
"I don't care about anyone there Nik."
"Except for?"
Nik smiled knowingly at Roman.
"Except for Stefan, Damon, Caroline, Bonnie, and-"
"Alaric?"
Nik cut in as Roman sighed nodding to the bar tender for a drink.
"You're allowed to care for people Ro-"
"Hey sweetheart."
Roman clenched his jaw as a blonde girl walked up to Niklaus.
Klaus ignored her looking to Roman
"Want to get out of here?"
The blonde tried again.
"Sorry maybe another time."
Klaus gave a fake smile.
The girl scoffed clenching she fist.
"Someone didn't get enough love from mommy."
In an instant the girl was dead on the ground Roman's bar stool on the floor as well while he stood over the girl blood coating his lips.
Roman stared wide eyed down at the dead body unmoving.
He could hear people screaming as Klaus got rid of the witnesses.
"Roman,"
Klaus called softly as Roman looked up from the body, a scared expression on his face.
"I-I didn't mean to, I don't-"
Roman shook his head tears in his eyes.
Klaus cupped his cheek gently placing a long kiss on his forehead.
"You have nothing to be sorry about love."
Nik wiped the blood from Roman's mouth along with the stray tear.
"You did nothing wrong."

❁

Roman knocked on Alaric's apartment door with sadness still behind his eyes.
"Roman I was so worried."
Alaric brought Roman into a tight hug which the Salvatore returned lovingly.
Roman walked into the apartment cupping Alaric's face in his hands.
"Something is going to happen and I need you to trust me."
Roman sighed out wiping away a stray tear.
"Roman you're scaring me."
"Just please know I love you okay?"
Alaric nodded softly as Roman looked to the ground.
In a quick second Roman had snapped Alaric's neck, knowing he still had the ring on his finger and he would be fine.
But that didn't stop the tears falling from Roman's face.
Alaric could never forgive him for what was about to happen.