Klaus and Ariana stood in silence for a while before they reached his room and he glanced around to check it was tidy, not that she'd notice but he felt the need for everything to be perfect, for her. Strange.

"Can you.. Uh" he trailed off awkwardly having no idea what to say to make the situation less awkward.

"Can I what?" She queried, her head tilting in a random direction before she realised what he meant "oh" she giggled suddenly and he merely scoffed. "Yes I can shower by myself Nik but do you have a shirt or anything I can borrow?" She queried with innocent eyes and he smiled to nothing in particular.

"Of course I do" he took her hand and placed a long sleeved grey t- shirt in it. She clasped her fingers around it and smiled, allowing him to take her into the bathroom and inform her in how to use the shower.

"It's pretty much the same as the one at school" she shrugged referring to New York, Klaus couldn't help but ask her a question at that moment.

"Were you there alone?"

"Where?"

"New York'

"No, I didn't stay on campus like everyone else, I stayed with my mother's best friend called Mila, she helped me a lot, I wouldn't of been able to go to school otherwise." She shrugged and he nodded before noticing she couldn't see and replying instead.

"Okay, I'll leave you to it, call me if you need me"

"Will do"

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Klaus was painting in his study when he heard her call from the floors above, placing down his brush gently along with his pot of cerulean blue paint.

"Ari?" He asked as he stood outside the bedroom door awkwardly, was she decent? Was it safe to enter?

"I'm in here" she informed and he took that as his invitation to enter, he did so to find her standing by the bathroom door, looking clean and wearing his shirt which reached her mid thigh.

As he finally looked at her face once more, she looked freaked out and nervous. The hybrid walked to her and touched the still warm skin of her cheek, instinctively she lent into his touch and released a sigh.

"Are you okay?"

"I came out and you weren't here" she responded instantly and he smiled, pulling her tiny frame into his body, caressing her back softly.

"I wasn't far away, you tired love?" She instantly seemed nervous when he asked and he couldn't decipher why.

"Stay with me?"

"Of course" he smiled and walked her to the bed, pulling back the covers and helping her climb beneath, pulling the sheets up over her after.

Moments later Klaus went to change, he contemplated leaving the room but she wasn't paying attention anyway and he successfully changed into more comfortable attire without her noticing.

"You busy tomorrow princess?" Klaus queried as he lay in his designated spot, she lay to his right with closed eyes and he couldn't help smiling.

"No" was her simple response and she shivered, the coolness of the air suddenly beginning to effect her exposed legs. Klaus wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her to him until her body lay on top of his.

In shock Ariana sat up, now straddling Klaus with the shirt ridden up to her waist, her lacy underwear becoming revealed. Klaus just watched in shock as his body reacted to her touch. Finally everything settled once more and she leant forward, placing her head against his neck.

Her curls fell to the side as she lay on tip of him, her legs bent on either side of his toned abdomen. The original wrapped the quilt over her and tucked it around them softly, his arms moving so one was over the blanket and her and the other one was on her waist, running soothing circles into her flesh, her underwear and behind were all on show but the blanket hid it. His hand itches to touch her but he denied the feeling.

Ariana yawned and slipped into sleep though nothing changed, all she saw was darkness and all she'd ever see was darkness.

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Ariana woke up and opened her eyes in confusion, she was laying on something hard and warm that she didn't recognize and somehow it was soft as satin despite the hardness. Even having opened her eyes she couldn't see as usual.

"Ari?"

"Nik?" She was so thoroughly confused though it was slowly coming back to her, she'd fallen asleep at Klaus' house after almost being killed by Stefan...great.

"Are you okay princess?" Klaus asked as he sat up, she was still sat straddling his legs but now they were face to face, sat on the mattress.

"Yeah, I just didn't know where I was"

"I've got you love" he assured and brushed a stray curl from her eyes, she sighed softly and leant into his touch with a Cheshire cats grin slowly splitting along her lips.

"Thank you"

"For what?"

"For being here" she answered sincerely and he smiled.

"Always." Was his simple reply as he held her ever tighter, feeling a warmth fill his chest and emotion fill his very being.