" Now, that's more like it ", Elisa couldn't resist rolling her eyes at him.
" Get straight to the point, Klaus. A name ! " she asks loosing her patience.
" Since you are being so persistent . . . ", he says feigning her a mocking smirk.
" Alberto James Moriarty, the youngest brother of the Moriarty family. He usually attends events on behalf of his family ".
" You mean the guy at the last ball ? "
" Indeed ! Forgot you were already acquainted with this young man for some reason I would love to know. Do tell ! ", she rolls her eyes at him again.
" It's my personal life, Klaus. I very much doubt that I'm obliged to explain myself to you . . . "
" Don't forget love, that we are soon to be wedded and . . . "
" Soon ! Klaus, not yet. I would ensure to count my unmarried days to you as one of my happiest moments before you tie me down with vows and fake promises ! Now get straight to the point, I don't have time for this !".
" Fine, about your acquaintance . . . "
" We would have been acquainted, if you hadn't tried to gnaw on him at the last ball. You treacherous bastard !"
" You are very much of a maniac that I am. So quit pouting and get studying, he may not seem so smart but his brothers are. You have to convince him with reason enough to convince them. That family of three would have to get taken care of as soon as possible or they'll be getting in my way. Not mine, ours. Our way of achieving our goals ".
" Three ? He said he had two other brothers. Are they all that's left of the family ? ".
" They do have quite the history but we do not have the luxury of time, love. Vatler would provide you with all the necessary information, I have other matters to attend to ".
" Wait! Why do you want to invite him over? "
" I wish to make peace love. I owe them a thing or two "
" Why don't you just extend your invitation . . . " , she suddenly gets struck with realization.
" You bloody bastard, you're using me. Your ego won't let you apologize so you let me do the dirty work" .
" Well, if you put it that way then it sounds all bad. I prefer to term it ' mediator '. You are just playing the role of a mediator. I've got to go, like I said, I do not have the luxury of time. Get to work love, time's ticking " Elisa stands still, glaring at him from behind as he leaves the room. If looks could kill, not even his immortality would save him at the moment. Soon, he disappears from her line of sight. Vatler walks in with a few documents.
" My Lady, His Highness required me to give you information on Lord Alberto James Moriarty ", he says bowing to Elisa and presenting to her the papers in hand.
" Of course he did. Place it on the table. I shall get back to it shortly ", she stares at the paper lost in thought for a while before deciding to flip through.
Bastard !
She drops the papers and decide to snoop around the house instead. She sights Niklaus coming out of the same room. He looks in a hurry to get something and unlike before he forgot to lock the door.
She decides to enter the room, after all anything that's he's is hers right ? After all, he has been the one pushing on the marriage idea. They'll soon become a married couple . . . errk , although the idea doesn't sound so promising.
She slips into the room before he would come back and what she saw was . . .
What the bloody hell ! Me ? She almost voiced her thoughts out
She looks round the room and sees numerous paintings her, so many drawings. They were so beautiful . . .
But that's not the point, Elisa. Focus !
She couldn't help but notice that some of the images depicted parts of her life that she was pretty sure never happened.
One of the pictures displayed her as kid playing with two other kids in a garden. Although they felt familiar, she was certain that she had never seen them or the garden before, but the girl was her - or the much you get version but it was till her. After all she spent most of her life in the Heist mansion, he probably used his imagination. Or is this also a mate thing ?
Well, one thing was for sure. There were sure as hell a lot of things going on that she was yet to comprehend and she was going to have to find out. With or without Niklaus.
She quickly runs out of the room and heads back to were she came from, still keeping an eye out for Niklaus from a distance. She sees him carry fresh lilies into the room.
Now that was one gentlemanly behavior she had ever seen him do and it would probably be the last.
She would have love to stand by and relish in the view but now was not the time. You can't startle the snake, or it will strike harder.
She gets back to her chambers and busies herself with information on the Vatler home. She was wrong, so wrong, the information wasn't boring. It was pretty. . . .
Bloody! So bloody!
According to the info she was given; The Moriarty brothers had staged the mother of their parents and not just them, the actual younger brother, William was also killed. To make matters worse, two of the brothers, Williams and Louis were adopted and Williams took the title of the actual son, William.
Isn't this a lovely family history? But the why wasn't mentioned. Why would a kid slaughter his own family ?
The whole plan made me forget the main issue. Why was there going to be a ball ?
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