𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 || 𝖿𝗈𝗋𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗒𝗈𝗎

Chapter 23 - Part II

Moon Over Bourbon Street
Part II:

The monsters in your head are frightening for the very same reason everyone believes they shouldn't be, they're not real. Because day in and day out you must live with the knowledge that your own mind is working against you, whispering dark things in the middle the night, disobeying your desperate cries to stop, your own mind is a murderous adversary, an enemy under your own skin and nothing is quite so terrifying.

Klaus wears the faintest smile as he looks around the busy outdoor cafe where he sits until his attention goes to Lola sitting opposite him as she laughs, "Is something amusing, love?"

Lola calms her laughter down, "I think I'm just in shock that I didn't have to drag you here. And the fact that it was your idea we come here." Lola shrugs, smiling over to him with a hint of tease in her eyes, "I guess I'm just waiting for the catch."

"There is no catch. Is it wrong that I wish to spend more time with you before the baby arrives?" Klaus sits back in his seat, glancing up at the clear sky playfully rolling his eyes, "I also figured I'd finally bring you here considering you never stop nagging about it."

Lola's jaw is slack as she stares over to Klaus who gives her a playful side eyed look, "I do not nag! Forgive me for wanting you to see outside of the compound walls." Lola's eyes and entire posture softens as she looks around the busy quaint cafe before smiling over to Klaus, "I've missed this. I've missed it just being the two of us sometimes without any other drama going on around us."

"I have a strong feeling that it will continue to be like this." Klaus mimics the same loving smile, sitting forward he reaches his hand across the table, "I promise you."

Lola raises an amused brow, intertwining her hand with his, "I'll remind you that you said that." Her brows furrow every so slightly as though there's something stuck in the back of her throat, she clears her throat, "There was something I wanted to talk to you about. Do—"

Coughing becomes more vigorous as Lola is unable to continue her conversation, she covers her hand over her mouth. Klaus leans forward in his seat, brows knitted with concerned, "Lola..."

Lola's eyes show nothing but panic as she continues to choke on what seems like nothing, the strange sensation that her windpipe is slowly closing up, "I can't breathe—"

Klaus immediately comes to a stand, rushing to Lola's side as she begins to choke on something. Her hand moves away from her mouth as blood begins to pour out of her mouth, choking even more on the blood. They both stare in horror at Lola unable to stop choking on her own blood. Klaus' eyes are dark with panic, brows knitted together as he holds Lola against himself, holding a napkin against her lips which quickly becomes stained with the crimson red blood.

Klaus' breath catches in the back of his throat as he wakes. His eyes are wide, staring out in front of him at the side of his bed as he takes deep breaths.

"Hey." The warmth of Lola's hand against his shoulder instantly makes him relax. Klaus closes his eyes, breathing out a sigh of relief before turning in the bed to face a concerned looking Lola sat up holding a book in her other hand, "You okay?"

Klaus nods faintly, he takes Lola's hand kissing her knuckles, "It was just a dream." He sits up further in the bed beside her, "Is that yet another book that came with the care package?"

"Yep, it is." Lola's attention goes back to the thick book, she flicks through the pages, "I feel like Caroline read all of these before she sent them here because she keeps calling me with what seems like pop quizzes to see if I'm actually reading them or not. Which has made me create a little pop quiz of my own." Lola shuts the book, placing it on her lap before looking up towards the ceiling, "Did you know that the oldest woman to give birth was 66 years old?" She scoffs glancing between Klaus and then to the book on her lap, "I want to find her and gloat that I've beat her record by an extra 103 years." She sighs softly, looking over to Klaus sitting beside her wearing an expression Lola's never seen before. She smiles slightly, narrowing her eyes at him, "What?"