『Chapter Five』
『teamwork builds tension』

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There was a lot which Bodie thought about. Number one being that he forgot how good fresh blood was and the taste of it in his mouth. Number two being how amusing all of this was with Klaus and how different it was to have their fill on blood. And number three the thought of how they were before they went on their little hunting spree, a part of him cursed at himself for acting the way that he did considering that he thought of everything that Klaus could do to hurt him—and of course, everything that was painful that came with Klaus—but being around Klaus made Bodie act without much of a thought process.

He was sat on the floor, leaning against the wall, he had a man that looked as the age that Bodie appeared as between his legs—and Bodie's arms were wrapped tight around the man as if to make sure that the man wouldn't run. The young man's head was tilted to the side, blood was running down his neck. He'd compelled the man to stay quiet and to do what he said, but at the moment, Bodie couldn't help but feel the urge to drain the man dry. Bodie couldn't help it, he was really hungry, between everything that happened, he hadn't had the time to eat, but now that he had some, he couldn't help himself.

He felt guilty about all of this but there was a part of him which didn't care as much as he should've, yet at the same time he cared. And yet, his hunger was as raging as ever. He was close of just draining this random guy and fetching someone else for him to drain, but he knew that he couldn't, but he wanted to, oh gods he wanted to.

When he stopped drinking for a moment, he tilted his head back for a moment—his eyes half closed and fangs retracting. He blinked the change in his eyes away, so they were his normal brown, hoping that Klaus hadn't notice the slight tinge of yellow in them. Though it was then that he caught sight of Klaus, who—unlike Bodie—was sat on the broken sofa with a woman beside him, there was blood on her wrist yet (thanks to compulsion) didn't seem bothered at all. Yet, that wasn't what caught Bodie's eye, it was the fact that his eyes met with Klaus', but he turned away as soon as their eyes met.

He felt himself groan slightly, pushing the man he was basically draining the life out of, off of him, and stood up. Bodie wiped his mouth as clean as he could before walking over to where Klaus was sat. And Klaus just watched as to what Bodie was doing like he was confused as to what he was going to do or what he was planning. Though, to be fair, Bodie didn't know what he was doing either.

When he was close enough to Klaus, he dragged Klaus up to his feet by pulling his arm—though Klaus almost pulled his arm away, yet before he could, Bodie lightly pushed him to the wall and kissed him. Bodie didn't know what he was doing, it was as if he was just already annoyed over everything that they've done so far and just needed to do this to get it out of the way.

Bodie felt himself smile in onto the kiss, more so when Klaus kissed him back. He thought that Klaus would've pushed him back but the surprise that went through Bodie when Klaus returned the kiss ran through him thick. It was then that Klaus moved the pair of them, making Bodie be between both Klaus and the wall.

Bodie forgot how Klaus was on him, it was rough at some points but soft other times as if both were worried about that if they were too harsh, that the other might back out or would be scared off. All which seemed to go through Bodie's mind was how good it was to kiss Klaus again, to be able to touch him like he used to. He didn't care where they were within that moment, all that seemed to go through his mind was Klaus and his lips being on him again.

He found himself with his hands at Klaus' neck, his fingers just about running through Klaus' hair. Bodie could feel how Klaus' body was close to his own which made Bodie feel almost a little too hot, but he didn't care that much, he just wanted Klaus like he always did. Being this close to Klaus reminded him of the amounts of times that Bodie wanted him and missed him but was never there, yet the pain that he remembered within their time a part seemed to have left his mind as Bodie kissed him more, ignoring the slight taste of blood on his tongue.

"Bodie?!" Will yelled in disbelief. The pair moved apart at that, but they still stayed close enough together to look at how Will, Henry, and Elijah were standing in the hallway. Will and Henry looked annoyed and angry; annoyed at Bodie for what he was doing, and angry at Klaus for—well, being Klaus. And Elijah looked as if he was disappointed though Bodie couldn't tell who or what Elijah was disappointed in.

It took Bodie a moment to actually realise who they really were and where the pair were before he then dropped his hands from Klaus' neck and cleared his throat. Klaus then took a few steps back then, a part of Bodie wanted to reach out and touch Klaus once again, to feel the warmth under his skin again, but he stopped himself.

"Hi," Bodie muttered, looking down and pressing his lips together.

Klaus titled his head as if to look down his nose to the three. Bodie couldn't tell what Klaus was thinking yet he could tell that there was a slight smile written on his face. "Why are they here?"

"Uh, no," Henry said, "what the fuck do you think the pair of you were doing?"

"And you could have cleaned or gotten rid of the house guests beforehand," Will added.

Elijah then took a few steps forward, eyeing the pair. "I thought that we'd need an extra pair of hands. They'll both come in handy."

"We don't need them," Klaus said. "We just need Bodie."

Will let out a small laugh then. "To stick your tongue down?"

Klaus then shot forward till he was just inches away from Will, causing Bodie to roll his eyes. "If I wanted your opinion on what I do, I would've asked. And what I do with Bodie is none of your concern."

Will rose his hands like he was defeated yet the way that he looked at Bodie made him know that Billy will be having a lengthy conversation with him when he gets the chance. Though, Bodie shook his head and took to tending the people that the pair fed on, he fed them some of his blood just so that it would help in some way, and then he compelled them to forget everything that they've witnessed and heard and made them leave.

By the time that he was done, Will and Henry was bringing in some grimoires while Klaus flickered through the one that they stole. Elijah—however—was stood against the wall watching Bodie's movements which made Bodie feel as if Elijah needed to talk to him about something, either that or scold him about something which was probably to do with Klaus.

Elijah took notice of Bodie staring at him and indicated for Bodie to follow him which made Bodie dread the conversation that they were going to have, yet even still, Bodie followed. Elijah took Bodie upstairs and into a room where they seemed to be keeping some artifacts and such. It looked somewhat bland but considering how dust never touched anything within the room made Bodie assume that they hadn't been in here for long.

"What do you need Elijah?" Bodie asked.

"I'm just cautious," Elijah responded. "About you and my brother. I don't want him nor you to get hurt if this is going where I think it is."

Bodie gave him a confused look. "Me and Klaus?"

"Don't be stupid, Bodie," Elijah said. "I left you and Klaus alone for three hours and already you almost kill people and seemed to have rekindle your previous relationship. I suppose that I don't have to remind you of that if this ends poorly."

"I know, Elijah," Bodie sighed. "I know what'll happen and I don't plan for it to end like how it normally does."

"I do hope so," Elijah spoke, leaning against the wall, crossing his arms. "I don't want to be having this conversation with you again, Bodie. My brother cares for you even if he doesn't say to me directly, and with you coming back into the picture, I fear for both yours and his stability."

Bodie shook his head lightly. "I don't want to hurt him, not again. I know that you worry and care for Klaus, but I think that it'll turn out different than the previous times. I don't want to hurt him again, I love Klaus, I always have."

Elijah rose his hand slightly then. "I know you do, but the pain that comes when you two are together. I don't want my brother to go through it again."

"I'm not going to hurt him Elijah," Bodie said, a little more agitated. "Are we done here? Or are we going to keep repeating the same conversation over and over? You don't want me to hurt Klaus again and I don't want to hurt him either, we're both at an understanding."

Bodie then made his way towards the door, wanting to leave, yet before that he could, Elijah grabbed his arms, preventing him to do so. Bodie gave him a hard look, he knew that Elijah cared for his brother and what he done, but if he tried not to get into something deep with Klaus then maybe neither would get hurt.

"I don't think you understand." Elijah told, his grip tightening around Bodie's arm. "I know you think that getting back together would be best or whatever you think is right but know this I will not stand for another few months to years of heartbreak, knowing it could've been prevented if you hadn't gotten involved. I'm trying to look out for my brother and his feelings."

Bodie gave Elijah a look then, though he then smiled. "Elijah, as much as I admire you as a walking vampire undead being thing, your nice guy act really does concern me. I'm afraid of when you snap, that you might actually murder me with a white oak stake if I do hurt your brother again."

"As tempting as that is," Elijah responded with a slight smile on his face, "I do believe that by killing you, it would set Niklaus off more. I know I have no control over who he falls for, but I don't want his heart to be broken again by you. Otherwise, I'll be tempted to end one of your Heretics."

"And here I thought you cared for family." Bodie gasped rather sarcastic. He had a feeling that Elijah was being serious but the thought of Elijah of all people hurting someone that he considered family didn't sit right with Bodie at all. Though it was then that he stood up straighter. "Are we done? Or are you going to threaten the people I consider my brothers again?"

"We are done," Elijah said, unhanding Bodie's arm.

Bodie pulled slightly away from Elijah before leaving the room and heading back down to join the others. It was there that he found that Will and Henry had brought everything that consisted of witches' spell books, they were all scattered across the floor whether they just be open on a random page or not yet touched in a small pile. Will and Henry were on either end of the room with their heads stuck in a grimoire and Klaus was back on the sofa with another grimoire on his lap.

Bodie took notice on how Klaus had an elbow on the arm rest, using his fist to rest his head against while he rest. He'd found himself staring at Klaus—which really wasn't unusual since Klaus came back into his life—but Bodie couldn't help but think that there was always something just different about Klaus every time Bodie looked at him, like there was always something different for him to learn, something eery about being in his presence that he just had to stare.

Elijah walked passed him and joined the three into their search for something that might be useful in a loophole. He said something to Klaus which made Klaus smile and say something back in response, and yet Bodie couldn't bring himself to listen as to what was said. All which flooded his mind was Klaus and his smile, it was more of a my-insides-get-all-fuzzy whenever Klaus smiled. He hated it at times.

"Bodie!" Henry called, catching Bodie's attention. "Are you going to stand there all day with your heart eyes? Or are you going to help? Because I'd rather be over and done with all of this as quickly as possible."

Bodie gave Henry a look, narrowing his eyes at him. He stuck his middle finger up at Henry who returned it with a mocking look. He ended up shaking his head slightly and moved to pick up a grimoire to read through. He sat down on the floor with his back resting against the sofa, between both Klaus and Elijah—who'd sat down when Bodie was called out with a grimoire in hand.

He'd opened the book in hand only to have Klaus lightly nudge Bodie with his leg, which lead to Bodie elbowing his leg back. Bodie ended up looking up at Klaus who was already looking down at him with a look in his eye that Bodie couldn't make out, yet Bodie quickly darted his eyes back down to the book in his hand.

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Bodie wasn't sure how much time passed between him starting to look through the grimoires and just everything else, but from what he knew, he was already looking through the tenth grimoire. At some point during their search, Bodie ended up using Klaus' leg as a head rest while he read, and at one-point Bodie could have sworn he felt Klaus' hand in his hair that would occasionally leave for a few moments before returning.

He ended up getting bored and rested his head against the sofa behind him. He didn't know how much longer he could do with his head in a book—don't get him wrong he liked to read, but to read so many spell books in one sitting made him want to throw a book across the room and possibly set it alight if he had to read one more word. He knew that he was doing this for Klaus and for Klaus to be whole again, but at the same time this was just a long process which made Bodie want to cry.

"Does anyone want a snack?" Bodie asked after a moment. "Or several?"

"Oh god, please," Henry responded with slight pleasure. "I'm fucking starving."

Bodie then gave Henry a look and grinned. "You get first pick on the ones we have."

Henry got up then. "Fuck yeah."

Bodie then rose to his feet. "Anyone else want us to bring back someone?"

Will and Klaus both nodded but Elijah hadn't said anything, though Bodie had a feeling that maybe he should bring someone back for him. Henry and Bodie then made their way out of the house after disposing themselves of anything that they held in their hands.

The two made their way down the street in silence for a moment, Bodie somewhat missed having a walk with Henry, he hadn't had the chance since coming all the way to England in the first place. The only time that he spent alone with Henry was if Will needed to go out quick and even then the pair were doing their own things and such. He knew that Henry made sarcastic comments more so while Klaus now being involved in their life, and ever since Klaus came back into Bodie's life, he hadn't really had some time alone with him.

"So," Henry began once they reached the end of their road.

"If this is going to be you talking to me about Klaus, I might consider giving you a slow death." Bodie joked, yet he considered it even if it was just for a moment.

Henry made a small noise in the back of his throat as if he was going to protest, but Henry Woodford never backed down, no matter the threat. "It's either me you talk to or Will. And I can guarantee that you wouldn't want to talk to Will about this."

"It was just a kiss!" Bodie grumbled as they turned into an alleyway which would lead to a more gloomier part of Wembley eventually.

"It might have been a kiss, but the way that you look at him and how you've been with him since tells me that it meant more to you than a simple kiss." Henry told, his hands in his pockets. "You want him back, I know that you do. He's all you talk about half the time, but I know that you don't stop thinking about him."

Bodie sighed, shaking his head slightly. "Okay maybe I wanted more but it's Klaus. To him it was nothing but a kiss, and maybe to me I hope that it was something more. I want it to be more because it's Klaus."

Henry made a fake gagging sound. "Aw, so cute, with you and your love for a guy that continually breaks your heart." He then turned walking in front of Bodie, walking backwards. His face changed from something jokey to something far more serious than Bodie was expecting at all. "Though in all honesty, Bodie, I know you care for him, but he doesn't deserve you. He's done nothing but hurt you and I'd rather you not get hurt again. You deserve a lot more than a man who murders and kills countless of people who just piss him off, you don't need that in your life."

"I know," Bodie muttered and shook his head. "But there's just always something about Klaus that draws me in. I've known him since before getting turned by Esther, and even then all I saw was a young boy who deserved a lot more than what was given to him. I'm drawn to him, Henry, whether fate wields it so or not, I love him still, even though the heartbreak is there."

Henry scoffed. "Screw fate. Screw all of it, Bodie." He turned now, facing the direction that they were meant to go. "Klaus doesn't deserve you, he never has. The young boy that you knew has been gone for a thousand years. You need to move on."

"Maybe not," Bodie said. "But loving him is all I have and all I can do. Simply ignoring him like he doesn't exist isn't something that I can do and moving on isn't something I'm capable to do. Especially if its Klaus."

Henry shook his head then, scratching his eyebrow. "Maybe because you don't allow yourself to. If you want, I could help you find someone else that might help you move on."

"No." Bodie sharply said. "I don't want anyone else."

"Are you sure that he'd want you if he knew the truth?" Henry asked. "About the other part of you? And the boy you killed which made all of us? Will he want you then?"

Anger somewhat filled Bodie then. He'd forced Henry against the wall, his hand at Henry's throat. He didn't like to think about what he is or what he's done and yet it was something which was constant in his mind, but to be reminded of it in the way that Henry did, it just felt as if everything that he's been keeping a secret was nothing more than a joke.

He knew that Henry had a thing for making jokes about stuff, but there were some jokes that he'd make that were too sensitive. Bodie knew that this—the secrets that he held—were something that he needed to talk about whether it be towards Klaus or maybe even Elijah, or maybe whoever else within the family, but at the same time, he knew that by telling one within the Mikaelson family it would cost him the relationship that he has with them. It would ruin everything with all of them.

He trusted Henry with his mistake and his lie, he really did, but he didn't want to lose his trust in Henry if he was talking more and more about the very two things which kept him awake of a night most nights. He knew that Bodie trusted Henry, but his love for Klaus and the Mikaelson family was something that Bodie wasn't sure that he couldn't live without.

"Do not," Bodie harshly said, "mention either of those, especially while we have Klaus and Elijah with us."

"Scared that I'll ruin your chance to get laid by the pretty murderer?" Henry asked with a grin, though Bodie noticed the slight fear in his eyes.

Bodie clenched his jaw slightly. "Mention either of them or I will compel you. and I will take any and every memory that you have about me being a wolf and my murder of the youngest."

He'd taken note of how Henry seemed to recoil in almost fear, tapping Bodie's arm quickly as if he wanted to get away. "Bodie," panic was clear in Henry's voice when he spoke, "please, let me go!" He choked then and blood formed and dripped from his neck. "Your eyes! Please! For fucks sake! You're turning, Bodie, you're turning!"

"Then promise me that you will not tell anyone about what I am and who I killed," Bodie spoke, trying to calm himself while doing so.

"I promise," Henry somewhat whimpered, still trying to claw Bodie's hand away. "I promise, I swear. I won't mention it at all."

Bodie tilted his head up then, watching Henry struggle under his touch. After a moment, Bodie released Henry. He'd noticed how his hand shifted back into that of a human and how there was blood on his fingertips and under his nails. Henry coughed and shot Bodie a harsh look though even under that there was slight fear.

"Come, we have to get back with food." Bodie said.

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By the time that they'd gotten back, Bodie heard how Will and Klaus were having a slight conversation that seemed more like an argument, but Bodie couldn't tell. They'd brought home five humans with them who had been compelled, but Henry hadn't spoken to him when they rounded the humans up and took them home. He knew why Henry was pissed with him but yet at the same time, he couldn't care less.

Henry walked in first, arms cross with the long line of humans following behind, Bodie was behind all of them with his head down. Bodie had closed the door behind him as the new guests settled down, Henry had gone over to Will's side as he and Klaus had finished their argumentative discussion.

Bodie knew that he should feel bad for what he did to Henry and as much as he tried to convince himself that he was doing it to protect himself and his secret, but at what cost? He hurt Henry, he hurt someone that he cared about just because he wanted to keep a secret from the Mikaelson family. He knew that he needed to tell them sooner or later, but every time he went to or wanted to, it felt like a sharp sting in his heart which made him want to curl up in on himself.

He'd never gotten angry before when they'd brought it up, or he doesn't think that he has. He knew that with Klaus being in their lives, it made everything so much harder to keep everything down and a secret. He wasn't sure how he managed to keep it all a secret for as long as he has, but realistically, he wasn't sure if he could keep it a secret any longer. He wanted to tell Klaus and Elijah so desperately at what seemed to eat him up inside, but he couldn't as if the words were lost to him when he wanted to speak of them.

He knew that he'd lose Klaus and any connection that he has with the Mikaelson family, and he really didn't want to risk that. He knew that he was being selfish but no matter how much he tried to convince himself that he was doing this for good, the more that he was aware that he was putting a divide between him and the family he held dear to him.

"Penny for your thoughts?" A voice said beside him, making him jump. He'd turned to see how Klaus was stood with his hands joint in front of him. Klaus had given him a look which made Bodie question whether keeping what he held so dear to him was the best thing to do.

Bodie forced himself to smile as he shook his head. "You wouldn't want to know."

"Hmm," Klaus hummed, "maybe I do."

"You might," Bodie pouted. "But you really don't." He stared at Klaus for a moment. "I missed you, Klaus."

"I missed you too, my Bo."