The Vampire Diaries

"I'm so sorry." Tatia whispered as she snuggled against him for comfort. "I really am."

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"Just promise me you'll bring her back, no matter what your sister or pack or family say, please." Vanessa pleaded.

"I just think it's a possibility." Malvolio shrugged. "An understandable one too."

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Nate just gave a nod in response, "I'll bring her back, Ness."

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"I know. I know. It's okay." Klaus whispered, holding her close silently and just sighing when both his own and Tatia's phone made a buzzing noise as a reminder they had an unread message.

"Just ignore them, if it were important whoever it was would've called us." Tatia murmured, resting her head on his chest and slowly drifting off to sleep.

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"Thank you." Vanessa whispered, going over to the bed where Holly was sleeping and gently smoothing the hair from her face, kissing her forehead before walking away again. "I'll see you tomorrow." she told Nate, before heading out the door and back down to her car. She drove back to her own home and let herself in.

"The phones'll keep buzzing like that all night," Klaus muttered quietly.

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Nate just gave a small nod in response and watched her go, closing the door behind her and heading back to bed. Asleep almost instantly.

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Leon was sat on the sofa, trying not to fall asleep. Having waited up for her.

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"Want me to be there when you talk to him?" Malvolio asked.

"Turn'moff then." Tatia mumbled, voice slurred by her half asleep state.

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Around half way through the night, Holly woke up and got into bed beside her father, hugging her teddy to her and snuggling up into him as she fell back asleep.

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Vanessa frowned when she saw Leon, "You needn't have waited up, I'm okay coming home to a quiet house."

"It was more selfish and nosey reasons I waited up, wanted to find out how everything is going with your mother," Leon replied quietly with a yawn.

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Nate blinked his eyes open briefly, smiling when he saw his daughter and brushing her hair off her face before falling asleep once again.

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"Okay," Klaus sighed, reaching over and turning his and Tatia's mobiles off before resting his head on the pillow.

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"Shall we get it over and done with now then?"

"Love you," Tatia mumbled, before finally falling asleep.

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"She's fine, had a bit of a mental breakdown because she thought we hated her, but we all assured her we don't, and I think she's over the worst of it. It'll probably take her time to recover though, so I've suggested my parents going on a break while she sorts her mind out."

Leon just gave a small nod in response, "That's good of you," he smiled.

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"Love you too, Tat." Klaus whispered, wrapping an arm around her and pulling her a little bit closer as he fell asleep beside her.

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Malvolio walked alongside her in silence.

"I just want her okay..." Vanessa shrugged, going to the foot of the stairs. "You coming up?" she asked.

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The next morning, Tatia woke with a small muffle, rolling out of Klaus' arms and sitting up, reaching to the side and picking up one of the blood bags, drinking it down.

Leon nodded, getting to his feet and following her quietly.

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Klaus was still fast asleep, making a small incoherent noise when she moved away from him but that was about it.

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Malvolio just walked quietly, looking ahead of him.

Once in their room, Vanessa simply stripped off and clambered into bed, too tired to do much else.

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Tatia drained the remaining bags before stretching lightly and getting out of bed.

Leon didn't even bother to do that, kicking his shoes off but getting into bed in his clothes.

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"Where're you off?" Klaus mumbled quietly as he felt her get to her feet, not even opening his eyes as he was still mostly asleep.

"No where, just getting up and stretching, why?"

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Vanessa hesitated a little, before curling up into him and closing her eyes.

"Just wondering, I suppose…"

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Leon nuzzled his face into her neck, wrapping an arm around her as he whispered, "You smell goregous you know,"

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"You okay?" Malvolio asked her

"I'm staying right here, don't worry." Tatia assured, climbing back into bed next to him and gently kissing the tip of his nose.

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Vanessa let out a small chuckle at that. "You're not too bad yourself." she hummed. "Unlike most humans who overload my nasal passages with about half a bottle of perfume on their person." she smiled, kissing the side of his head gently.

"Mm, it tastes horrible too. Feeding off a girl who thinks putting chemicals all over there neck to attract people is a good idea just make the whole experience to drinking their blood much less enjoyable," Leon replied with a quiet laugh.

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Klaus didn't respond, having fallen back asleep.

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"I'm here. Won't let him hurt you. You could probably look after yourself now, mind."

Malvolio didn't say a word, just watching quietly.