Book One: Worlds Apart (Loki)

Chapter Thirteen

a/n - i know i said one update a week but i am excited to get started on this again :) 

1400's: Arkin doesn't need to make it to the deserts to find a shaman, in the end he finds a witch in a village in Sweden, she is crouched by a fire with a bowl of herbs, her appearance is witch like, but he's not sure. She throws herbs in the fire and then looks to him over her shoulder, she stands wiping her hand on her skirt before moving towards him.

"I am Kaja" she introduces with a smile, and he's drawn to her, he's never had an interest in humans before, he stays away from them, but he sought this one out.

"Ark" he offers back.

"I know" she tells him. "I saw you coming" she admits. Arkin smirks.

"You are a witch" he points out, she nods.

"I am....." she agrees with a smile. "What can I do for you?" she asks.

"I think....I think I want your help to find my real parents" he offers, she cocks her head.

"You think?" she asks. "Or you know?" she smirks at him.

"I am not sure yet" he admits. "I have only known few weeks and....I would like to know who they are and where they are and where they have been and why I am not with them" she nods.

"Then stay" she offers. "Till you have made up your mind" she starts walking way. "You are welcome here" he watches her walk away, her skirts swishing along the ground, her necklaces and bangles moving against the others. Arkin looks around and then sighs.

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1492: England. Inside a mansion a party is underway. The room is filled with guests talking to each other. Trevor is speaking with a woman. He walks over to Elijah.

"Ah, good evening, Trevor. I am pleased you could join us" Elijah offers.

"I could not miss the birthday celebration"

"No, considering the gift you claim to bear. Where is this mystery girl of which you speak?" Elijah asks.

"Right this way" Elijah follows him, Trevor leads him through the crowd of people. They join a young woman. "My dear" the woman turns to them.

"Hello" she greets. This woman is Katerina Petrova. Katherine Pierce. The spitting image of Tati, the woman both Elijah and Niklaus were once 'madly' in love with.

"Forgive me. You remind me of someone" Elijah tells her.

"Katerina, may I introduce the lord Elijah" Trevor introduces.Elijah holds out his hand. She takes it and curtsies.

"Pleasure, my lord"

"The pleasure's mine. Katerina" He kisses her hand.

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Later: Katerina and Elijah are walking through the party.

"So where are these mysterious hosts I've heard so much about?" Katerina asks.

"Fashionably late. They like to make an entrance" Elijah answers and then sees Katri and Nikalus coming down the stairs, Katri is once again wearing a black dress, with green bordering detail. "Here they are" Elijah tells Katerina as the twins make their way towards them. Katerina is looking for them. She finally sees them twins as they join them. "Katerina, may I introduce to you the Lord Niklaus and Lady Katri" She curtsies to them, Niklaus takes and kisses her hand.

"Niklaus is the name my father gave me. Please. Call me Klaus" Niklaus offers and smiles at her.

"From where have you come, Katerina?" Katri asks uninterested.