THE VAMPIRE DIARIES: Forfeit [1/1]
Title: Forfeit
Chapter: 1/1
Author: ladyknight_fic
Fandom: The Vampire Diaries (TV-verse)
Characters: Katherine Pierce, Klaus
Pairing: Katherine/Klaus
Genre: General
Rating: G
Summary: Remember tonight…for it is the beginning of always.
Spoilers: up to 2x16
Warning(s): None
Word Count: 244
Disclaimer: These characters are the property of L. J. Smith, Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec.
A/N: Written for The Vampire Diaries Comment Ficathon hosted by thewordmap at onelastfic.
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She remembers the precise moment her life was forfeit.
It was a grand ball, far grander than any she had ever been to before, though no one would have known it from her elaborate gown or the way she mingled. No one could have guessed she had been disowned by her shamed family, that there was a little girl somewhere on the continent with the same blood in her tiny veins.
She was enjoying herself, laughing and eying her male admirers coyly over her fluttering fan, when she saw him.
He was not particularly tall, nor was he dark-haired, as was generally her preference.
She turned to one of her hangers' on. "Who is that man? The blonde one across the room, beside the stern looking gentleman with the brown hair?"
"His name is Klaus."
"Klaus." His name name felt strange in her mouth, unaccustomed now to pronouncing those European words. "Klaus what?"
The woman shrugged, not delicately. "Just Klaus."
He turned directly towards them as if he knew they were discussing him; he blatantly met her eyes across the floor. Then he approached, stepping through a crowd which parted for him unconsciously.
He stopped before her; she felt her heart flutter in her chest.
"Miss Pierce." He bowed low over her hand.
"Please," she replied, fan lowered now to expose her face and throat. "Call me Katherine."
She remembers the precise moment her life was forfeit, for it was the beginning of always.
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