The Original Love Triangle

7. People to Meet

Chapter 7

Ariel POV

 

                “Hello, you must be Ariel. I’m Celeste,” the beautiful dark skinned woman spoke in a calming voice.

                “Um, hi,” I stuttered, not knowing how to react.

                “I’m a witch, from a coven here in New Orleans. Niklaus told me about you,” she walked into the room, Niklaus following not so far behind.

                “I brought here to see if she could tell me anything about what happened. If you are special, or humans are just evolving,” Klaus sat beside me on the couch and took the laptop from me.

                “Oh, so,” I felt very uncomfortable, “What do I do?”

                “Could you lie down?” Celeste instructed, “I’m going to use my magic, but to help me, I need you to drink this.” She handed me a vial with a liquid the color of urine.

                “What’s this?” I asked.

                “Well, it is like a potion. Just going to help me get a clearer picture of you,” She watched as I forced the vomit tasting liquid down my throat, “Klaus, could you do me a favor and give us some privacy?”

                “Sure,” He left the room.

                I laid down on the couch, Celeste taking a clear rock, quartz crystal probably, out of her pocket and held onto it. She set it down on the coffee table and placed her hands over my head.

                “Could you close your eyes? And relax. This may hurt, but just stay calm and try not to move,” she placed one hand over my eyes. She kept her hands on the sides of my head between my eyes and ears. Although my eyes were closed I felt that I saw a blinding light, that’s when the pain started. I clenched my teeth, just having the feeling of a bad migraine. Then it got worse. It felt like someone just shot a bullet through my melon. I must have been squirming because Celeste kept reprimanding me. She placed a cloth in my mouth, “Here, bite down on this.”   

                Ten or so minutes later it was over, only a little throbbing of pain was left. Celeste sat me up and handed me a glass of water to drink. She brought Niklaus back into the room and sat across from us in an armchair, “So it’s hard to say exactly. It might be a new bloodline, or family, but she is also resisting some of my magic. I can’t find any reason behind this, just that she is evolving. Just her. I couldn’t find anything else out. I’m sorry. There is some type of block in her mind, I can’t access anything through that.”

                “Thank you Celeste. Maybe I could get you back in a few days or so to try and break it?” Niklaus asked, putting on a charming smile.

                “I’ll try Klaus, no promises,” Celeste said as he brought her to the door. We said out goodbyes and I turned to Klaus. I just sat there looking him in the eyes, they were soft and sweet. He came over and sat close to me.

                “Why? Why do you not see my dark side? Are you not persuaded by my siblings’ small talk?” He asked.

                “I never said I didn’t see a dark side, but I can see past it. I don’t care what people, or original vampires say about others. It has no effect on me,” I leaned into him, feeling a little dizzy.

                “You okay?”

                I just looked up smiled and nodded my head, “See, this is what I mean. Every time I see or hear of you doing something cruel, I find that spark in you that wants to be good. That wants to be human.”

                “I want you to see something,” he took my hand and led me into an art studio, much like his one back in Mystic Falls. It had quite a bit of paintings. One stood out in particular from the dark and dreary colored paintings. One with bright yellows, pinks, and oranges. It really did not look like anything, just a blob of colors, mixing and splattered all over the place. It was on his easel, still looking wet. Niklaus must’ve painted it today. Klaus spoke up as I walked to the painting, “It’s you.”

                “What?”

                “The painting. It represents you. The bright colors. You bring out the good in me. There is little of you in me, but none of me in you. You think the best of everyone. I think that if I could see your soul, this is what it would look like,” he put his hand back in mine.

                “I really like it. It’s beautiful. But there is so much of you in me. I just hide it,” I leaned into his shoulder, “but you, you hide the kindness in you. You hide it because if you didn’t, you think people would take advantage of you. Everyone except for me, that is, I am the only one who has nothing on you. I trust you for no apparent reason and you like that. I like this side of you,” I looked into his eyes, resting my chin on his arm.

                “But you’re wrong. You scare me,”

                “Why?”

                “Because I can tell you things that I can’t tell myself,” he took my free hand into his, “Like I like feeling human,” he rested his head on mine, “You make me love, you make me want to love.” He left me speechless. “And you make me want to do this,” he lightly pressed his lips to mine. He kissed harder, and I kissed back. The doorbell rang as he was stroking my hair.

                “You should get that,” I said, breaking the kiss.

 He grabbed my hand and dragged me with him to the door. A tall blonde girl stood in the doorway, “Klaus! Hi!”

“Well, um this is unexpected,” Niklaus blushed.

“Yeah, well you told me I could come when I felt ready. You’d said I’d like it here,” she flipped her wavy light blonde hair to the side.

“Well come in, come in” he turned closed the door behind him, “I haven’t seen you in a while Caroline, I’ve missed you.”

Caroline? I remember Niklaus telling me about a girl he once like with that name, I just didn’t know that she was this beautiful. I felt out of place, like a loner. I didn’t think I was going to like her that much. Especially when Klaus said he’d bring us out to dinner later on that night. I didn’t want her to be with us. I just want him to myself.