Enchanted

XV. P L E D G E

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A P H R O D I T E - G I L B E R T

WE WERE IN CHICAGO... Nik seemed to have been really happy being here... maybe he liked his time while he was here but I sense an ulterior motive...

Welcome back to Chicago, Stefan, and Welcome to a beautiful adventure my love" he said to Stefan, and I made me confused... Did he know Stefan before all this?

"What are we doing here?" Stefan asks as Nik smiled with mischief "I know how much you loved it here... Bringing back memories of the good old ripper days?" he said as I looked at Stefan expectingly

"Blacked-out most of them... A lot of blood, a lot of partying... The details are all a blur"  Stefan said making me feel bad for him... He hated being a ripper "Well, that is a crying shame...

The details are what make it... legend" Nik said making me feel curious..."Chicago was magical" Nik said with awe laced in his voice "Yeah, well, I'll take your word for it... As I said, I don't remember most of it" Stefan said it made me wonder... he couldn't have just blacked out that easily and loosed all of his memories... not unless Niklaus did something

"Going to get down to business, then?" Nik says as Stefan groans "Why are we still with you? We had our fun, your hybrids failed... I mean, don't you want to move on?" Stefan asks and I sigh... he never moves on

I suddenly feel an arm snake around my waist "We're going to see my favorite witch. If anyone can help us with our hybrid problem, it's her... And as to my enchantress, when you leave she'll still be with me" Nik says as I avoid Stefan's eyes...

We then walked over to a car on our way to Niklaus's compelled servants as they start to drive us... It was a silent one so far as no one spoke

"How did your family react to them?" Stefan asked as I felt tears start to form in my eyes... "Sore Subject" Nik said putting his hand on my thigh making me put my hand on top of his... 

"Technically Niklaus had kidnapped me," I said slightly laughing as tears fell... "Then my parents replaced me with a human girl turning her into a siren... "Oh... I-I'm sorry" Stefan says making me smile slightly as I wiped my hand with my free hand

"It's fine... I had the Mikaelsons... despite them being in coffins" I say as I chuckle "My mom killed me... You have to die to become a siren, at least that's how it worked for my blood-line" I said and he nodded 

"Oh we're here," I said wanting to change the subject as I saw an empty bar... Nik went outside and helped me out as he held the small of my back... "It's alright my love," he said making me smile as I nod...

"Looks familiar, doesn't it?" he says to Stefan "I can't believe this place is still here" Stefan seems to say in awe when I saw a woman but I sense her magic... "You got to be kidding me," she said as we went inside to look at the empty and dim bar...

"So a hybrid walks into a bar, says to the bartender..." Nik says making me roll my eyes "Stop... You may be invincible, but that doesn't make you funny" she says making me giggle and makes Nik playfully glare at me

"I remember you... but not you" She says to Stefan and me "Yeah... You're Gloria... Shouldn't you be..." Stefan didn't want to finish his sentence "Old and dead? Now if I die, who's going to run this place, huh?" she says and I slightly smile at her