Ahhhh! My first request!!!! Thank you for this request!!! Iâve been racking my brain for a plot for a Klaus x black!reader, but couldnât think of anything. Also, sorry for posting it so late after the request. I struggled with the ending but I hope you like it! @ourquicksilvered
Title: Beauty and the Beast
A/N: Fluff. Some angst. And then back to the fluff.
A/N:I really hope I got the characterization of Klaus right.Â
âStay,â Klaus ordered as you rummaged the room for your discarded clothes. It was becoming more frequent that Klaus would ask you to stay after hooking up, but you couldnât or more like you wouldnât. No sleeping over unless you had feelings for them, was one of your personal rules and you wouldnât break it for anybody, even Klaus Mikaelson. However, you did wonder how you didnât fall in love with Klaus, he was exactly your type. Bad boy who secretly had a heart a gold. It had to be that he could be a raging, murderous psychopath at times that stopped you from developing feelings for him.
Shimming your jeans over your wide hips you answered your former enemy turned best friend. âYou know I canât Klaus. Sleepovers only for boyfriends. Anyways, Iâm meeting with Marcel. Heâs helping me with a history paper.â
Klaus clenched his jaw, struggling to keep his anger at bay. Why would you leave his bed just to visit another man? He thought you had to be the most infuriating woman and he was hopelessly in love with you.
The day he met you, he was occupying Alaric Saltzmanâs body and you were an aide delivering something to his class. It was the way your brown skin gleamed against the sunlight and your melodic voice that had caught his eye, and when you were the first person to figure out that he was Klaus and not Alaric, he was intrigued. That was why he had you along with Stefan agree to come with him in exchange of his blood to cure Damon from a werewolf bite.
He knew he fell in love with you when you unsuccessfully tried to thwart every one of his attempts to turn werewolves into hybrids and he didnât try to kill you. It was your fierceness, bravery, and kindness that you displayed that made him open up. With each little tidbit of information about himself and how horribly his parents treated him, you understood him more and your heart began opening up to him, until one night you both were craving the touch of someone and you ended up in his bed. Thus, began your friends with benefits relationship.
When you got back to Mystic Falls you noticed you were falling in love with the notorious hybrid, but when you noticed how Klaus paid no regard to your feelings in his choices, you had Damon compel away your feelings for him.
Now itâs almost been three years and there was no change in your dynamic. The two of you would text while he would try to distract you from whatever diabolic plan he had going on, you find out about the plan and try to discourage him from going through with it, sometimes you succeed and sometimes you donât, and when you donât, you fuss at him for being an asshole then you two end up in a screaming match only for you to end up face down ass up in Klausâ bed as he goes to pound town. Klaus was tired of it, he wanted more. He wanted a relationship, but he knew if he pushed you, he would lose you altogether.
âIâm hurt, love. You know Iâm older than Marcel, I can help with that pesky paper of yours.â
You took in a gasp of disbelief and clutched your invisible pearls. âWhat? Klaus Mikaelson wants to help with homework? Hell mustâve frozen over.â Klaus gave you a fake chuckle as he dangled your shirt. You snatched it from him and worked its way over your torso.
âWhen I need help over Viking history, Iâll call you. But if you have a first-hand account on how black men were used as cannon fodder on the front lines during the war, then by all means help a girl out.â
He rolled his eyes, because he knew you needed Marcelâs help and had to accept defeat. âPlease be careful. You know my psychotic parents are on the loose. And remember last time you didnât fair too well against Michael.â
You grabbed one of the pillows that fell onto the floor and threw it at Klaus, but thanks to his vamp speed he caught it. âAsshole.â
âDonât be a sore loser, love!â He called out as you exited the room.
Klaus and Elijah were standing before the woman they hated the most, Esther Mikaleson. Currently, she was occupying the body of a local witch, Lenore and she once again was trying to convince her sons to become human.
âGive it up, mother. Weâll never change our minds.â Klaus exhaustedly stated.
âNot even for your precious, Y/N, Niklaus?â
Rage consumed Klaus at the mention of your name and grabbed and lifted Esther by her throat. âWhat have you done with her,â he bellowed as he threw his mother across the room.
With the flick of her hand, Esther had Klaus on his knees agonizing in pain. âIâve done nothing. I just gave her a little potion to get into that mind of hers. And by the way son, that was a struggle, sheâs strong. Youâve chosen a good one.â
âThe theatrics are unnecessary, mother.â Elijah rolled his eyes, obviously wanting to be done with the little game his mother was playing.
âAh, yes back to what I had to say. Like I was saying, I went deep into Y/Nâs mind and found a buried memory. Sheâd been compelled.â
Clenching through his teeth, Klaus responded, âImpossible. She wears a vervain bracelet and mentally trains herself against it.â
âBut what if it was her choice to be compelled, my dear boy?â Klaus stood there in silence, he knew you hated the thought of compulsion, because it took away control. âI found a memory of her asking Damon Salavtore to compel her. You want to know why?â
âIâm sure youâll let us know either way,â the boredom filled Elijahâs tone.
âMy dear sweet Niklaus, she asked for him to make her forget her feelings for you. Sheâs afraid that you would break her heart, because you would never change, and she wouldnât be able to survive. The poor girl is in love with you.â
âLIES!â Niklaus yelled, he refused to believe Esther. You were not one to shy away from your feelings and wouldnât agree to such a thing.
He tried to attack his mother again, but she incapacitated him with her powers. âI suggest you take my offer, Niklaus. I doubt Y/N would have hesitated to confess her feelings if you were human, just remember that.â And just like that Esther disappear.
Noticing he was on the edge, Elijah preemptively tried to calm Klaus down. âBrother, she was lying. Donât do anything rash.â
âGet out of my way, Elijah. I have a trip to Mystic Falls I must make. Iâll be back within a day.â Klaus turned his back to his brother and went out in search for the truth.
After threatening the life of Elena Gilbert, Damon finally told Klaus the truth. You did in fact ask Damon to compel you to forget your feelings about Klaus. Now, Klaus was in a mix of fury and joy, mad that you had your feelings compelled away, but happy that you had feelings for him in the first place.
âThis isnât gonna work. You actually think Y/N is gonna let me compel her to break a compulsion. Youâre delusional.â Damon tried to convince Klaus from the passenger seat.
Thankfully, the ride to Marcelâs place was short, because Klaus was seconds away from ripping Damonâs heart out. He and Damon were welcomed to the sight of you sitting next to Marcel, a little too close for comfort for Klaus. Both of you were too focused that neither one of you noticed the two new guests. Klaus loudly cleared his throat to gain your attention.
Lifting up your head, you saw two of your best friends standing next to each other.
âDamon! What are you doing here?â You ran over to him and pulled him into a tight hug.
âHelping out your psychopathic hybrid friend.â
âCareful Salvatore, I could easily rip out your heart if need be.â Klaus threatened through gritted teeth.
Damon wagged his finger at Klaus, âExcept you need me.â
Tired of their pissing contest you got in between them, putting a little bit of distance between the two. âOk thatâs enough. Whatâs the problem? Is it Esther or Michael?â
âEsther. She somehow got a hold of you and revealed a secret you had Damon compel away.â
Laughter bubbles from your throat. Thereâs no way Esther couldâve gotten to you and you let Damon compel you. Â âYouâre joking right?â
Klaus stepped up towards you and gripped your arms to grab your attention. âLuv, itâs not a joke and I need you to let Damon undo the compulsion.â
Soon your disbelief turned into worry. How the hell did Esther get ahold of you and why canât you remember. But a more important question you had to ask yourself was, what was so damn important or secretive that you had Damon compel you.
All three in the room could sense your panic. Each knew you were a control freak, especially being the human friend of a bunch of supernatural creatures. So, for you to not know anything had your anxiety on the rise.
âListen, Y/N. I know if you had yourself compelled you had it done for a good reason, but if you want that control back that Esther took from you, I think your best option is to reverse the compulsion.â Marcel offered.
You stared at your friendâs warm brown eyes and shook your head yes. Even if you didnât agree, someone else knew a secret of yours that you couldnât recall on and you didnât want to give anyone that power.
âOkay, Damon letâs do this.â
âYou sure,â Damon asked with a quirk of his eyebrow.
âYes! I canât let that bitch have something over me.â
Damon had to remind you to take off your vervain bracelet and let all of your mental guards down, since you were so easily resistant to compulsion. To help relax your mind you took three shots of Marcelâs good bourbon, which annoyed him a just a little.
Once you felt your guard slipping, you gave Damon the go ahead. His blue eyes peered into your brown ones as he commanded you to remember.
One word. Three syllables. That was all it took for all the feelings to come rushing back. It was bittersweet. You remembered the immense love you have for Klaus, but you also remembered knowing it would never work out.
Tentatively, Klaus walked over to your hunched over form and reached out to you. âLuv, are you okay?â
Instantly you slapped his hand away from you. Feeling betrayed by his dubious act. âGet away from me.â
Finally gaining your strength, you stood up to your full height. âYou knew, didnât you? You knew exactly what you were looking for?â You accusingly asked the love of your life.
Klaus didnât trust his voice, so instead he just shook his head yes.
âAnd you had to have threatened Elenaâs life, huh? Because Damon would have never done this if you hadnât.â You could feel yourself getting angrier as you put the pieces together. âDid Esther even kidnap me or was that part of the lie?â
âIt was the truth! I just needed to know if your feelings were true!â Klaus yelled back at you.
Old insecurities bubbled up and you responded, âWhy? So, you can make fun of me or use them to manipulate me?â
âNo! You completely oblivious and infuriating woman. Its because I LOVE YOU!â
That proclamation got you to shut up. The only thing that broke the silence was Damon whispering a âfinallyâ.
âWeâll let you have the room. I just ask Y/N, if you do decide to kill him be mindful of the furniture,â Marcel said as he and Damon exited his loft.
Awkwardly you stood there staring at Klaus in disbelief. Did the original hybrid youâve been secretly pining for have feelings for you? It couldnât be.
âStop overthinking, luv,â Klaus called out, interrupting your inner dialogue.
âI wasnât overthinking.â
âSure, you were. Its what you do best. Anyway, your face scrunches up when youâre thinking too much. Itâs cute.â
You looked at Klaus as if he grown a third head. âHow do you know that?â You asked skeptically.
âBecause I love you. I loved you ever since our first summer together.â
âYou mean the summer where you held me hostage as you killed multiple packs of wolves trying to sire hybrids?â
Klaus shrugged his shoulders, âNot the ideal beginnings of a love story, but yes. And I do remember you coming on your own free will.â
âThatâs because you were gonna let my friend die if I didnât go with you!â
Again, there was another moment of silence. Both of you retreating into your own minds, remembering that summer. It had to be one of the best worst summers ever. On one hand you were falling in love and on the other you were falling in love with a homicidal maniac.
As you reminisced on that summer, you began to laugh at a random thought you had.
âWhatâs so funny, little hunter?â Klaus asked, curious of your sudden outburst.
âI just realized I probably have a worse case of Stockholm syndrome than Belle,â you responded between giggles.
âFrom Beauty and the Beast. Câmon I had you watch that movie like a thousand times.â
Disregarding you describing your relationship as Stockholm syndrome, Klaus horribly joked, âWell youâre the Beauty to my Beastâ
âWowwwww. Thatâs was horrendously corny. I thought Kol was the only Mikaelson with such horrible jokes.â You replied as you looked up to the man of your dreams.
âBesides we wouldnât work anyway,â you said, steering the conversation in another direction.
âHow,â he asked in a whisper, pulling on one of your tight coils.
Knowing Klaus was using his closeness to you as a distraction, you moved towards Marcelâs tumbler to pour yourself another drink. âMost likely, youâll be a manipulative asshole or go on one of your psychopathic tirades without any regards to my feelings. And Iâm a hunter and youâre a vampire.â
âWell, luv, I hate to break it to you. Youâre not a very good hunter, considering almost a good portion of your friends are vampires.â Klaus pointed out.
Automatically you flipped the bird at Klaus, and he responded by throwing his head back in laughter, causing the butterflies to flutter around in your stomach. It was one of the most glorious sounds you heard, and it was one that you didnât get to hear too often.
âIâm serious, Niklaus. Itâll never work. No matter how hard I try to get you on the straight and narrow, somehow you still end up doing something devious and breaking my heart in the end.â
Klaus knew the conversation was getting serious when you used his full name. He took every word you said in consideration, but he was ready with his rebuttal. âY/N, Iâm trying to change. If Damon can change for Elena, then I damn sure can change for you.â
Smacking your forehead in frustration, you argued back. âThatâs the problem, Klaus. I donât need you to change for me. I need you to change for yourself. Â Change for Hope. Donât use me as your emotional and moral crutch. You have to do this on your own.â
You were walking to the door when Klaus vamp ran in front of you. âNo. You donât get to leave until you hear me out. Then you can decide if you want this to happen or we can just remain friends.â
Following Klaus as a sign of agreeance, you sat down on the couch. You at least owed him this explanation.
Klaus grabbed your hands and encased them in his. âWhat I meant is I do want to change. I want to be a better father for Hope, and I want to be a better friend and lover to you. You deserve that. Hope deserves that. It just helps to have that reminder when your right by my side. I canât promise to always be the better man. Iâm still working on that temper of mine. But I promise to you and Hope, youâll get a different Niklaus Mikealson than the one from centuries ago. Hell, a different one than from a year ago. Just let me love you the way you deserve until you tire of me, please.â
By the end of his speech, tears were on the cusp from falling from the both of you. Klaus was right that he was a different man than he was a year ago. So, how different could he be in another five? Also, you were pretty sure that if you really hated Klausâ decisions you wouldnât be friends with him, and you wouldâve been long gone.
âI could never get tired of you. I love you too much for that,â you admitted, finally declaring your love to Klaus.
A smile crept on his face and he leaned his forehead against yours. âReally,â he whispered against your lips.
âYeah, really. Youâre my always and forever,â you whispered back, quoting the Mikaelson family motto.
Klaus pulled you into a kiss, marking you as his. Promising you a future full of love and passion.
When his lips did release yours, he replied back, âI love you, too. Always and forever.â