The word Soulmate is a pretty blah word, isn't it? Like it could mean so much. A soulmate could be your best friend or an animal you love. Of course, in my predicament, it was more of a destined to be together type of thing. I didn't know much about soulmates before. It was something unknown to my family and friends. A rare thing that not many got to enjoy.

There are quite a few stages for the bonding of a soulmate.

The first stage is a simple touch of the hand or face. Like you are accepting the person. Once you have touched your soulmate in a friendly matter, an urge starts to build. Like you want to complete the bond, but you are able to fight it with distance.

The second is when you kiss. I know- it's also a bit simple, but most take it extremely seriously. Usually, from waiting before doing this stage, it will be full of passion and desperation. And most of the time lead right into stage three.

Stage Three is sex. I know, vague. Any kind of intercourse is this stage. Like completing the urge. Giving in to the need and lust. This usually involves blood sharing, for Vampires and what they call love bites for Werewolves. Witches normally end up with other witches and end up doing some weird magic interlocking thing. I don't anymore on the Witches though, seeing as I am not a witch.

The final stage is admitting you love them. Not just throwing a love ya or ILY to them. Actually making it like an announcement. It's usually something that follows the heated passion of Stage three. But not always.

Elijah and I pulled up to where my car was on the side of the road. It was actually quite a bit of ways from the town line. Elijah pulled off to the side and eyeballed the car. His eyebrows raised before looking at me. I shrugged at him with a smile.

"My dad and I were huge fans of the Back To the Future movies.." I told him, looking over at the silvery DeLorean that I had built with my dad. I pushed open my door, getting out of the car as Elijah flashed over to me. A look of frustration on his face. "Did I do something?" I questioned, concerned that I had done something to his car or something.

"A gentleman opens doors for his lady." He told me. I raised my eyebrow at him as he walked towards me. My back was already against his car.

"Oh- well, I am capable on opening my own doors." I informed him. I didn't know if he understood the times now. Women were more into doing things theirselves. Elijah narrowed his eyes at me, shaking his head.

"I will get your door from now on." He told me with authority in his voice. I nodded slowly.

"Yes sir." I mumbled out, a bit of humor underlining my tone. I looked away from him only for his fingers to grab my chin, gently. Bringing my eyes back to his as he stood in front of me, caging me slightly between his body and his car. His eyes- I swear they used to be a light brown, were now a dark brown- nearly black. I swallowed hard as I tried to remember to breath.

"Good girl." He spoke with so much confidence. Hearing him praise me like a dog should have made me upset. But it only caused heat to storm through my body quickly. Made me want to do whatever he wanted of me. Elijah kept a straight face as he leaned closer to me. I held my breath in anticipation. "Although, speak clearer from now on. Otherwise you seem to be mocking me." He told me. His eyes looked to mine before glancing down to my lips and back. "You want me to kiss you...don't you?" He questioned.

My bottom lip made its way in between my teeth as I bit at it. Elijah snapped his eyes back to my lips as he leaned forward more. His thumb moving to my lip before removing it from my teeth. His thumb stroking over my lip slowly as he stared intensely at it. The next thing I did- I blame it on the urges of the bond. That was the only explanation I could think of. As soon as his thumb came close to the middle of my lips, I wrapped my lips around it. Not sucking. Not doing really anything. Elijah smirked at me.

"Shall we retrieve your stuff, then?" He spoke up, removing his thumb from my mouth slowly and backing up.

What is up with the Mikaelson's and teasing??

It didn't take much for us to load my single bag of clothes and my smaller bag with hygienic stuff into Elijah's car. His face when all I had was two small bags had caused me to lose it. Of course, I had to explain to him that I had been on the run for years. I couldn't have a steady job. So I had to make what I had last. Keeping it simple with some shirts and jeans from the local Consignments shops. Buying female things and a toothbrush and paste was the most pricey of my budget. Of course, I had been buying the cheapest of everything, if I could of course.

Elijah vowed that either his sister or one of my mates would be taking me shopping this week. If not all of them. He just couldn't fathom that a woman had such a small amount of belongings.

Anyway, we drove back home to see that Klaus was apparently home already as well. As soon as we pulled into the driveway a man with blonde curly hair and blue eyes was in front of the passenger door, pulling it open. His eyes showed nothing but determination. Probably thinking he had to prevent me from running. But where would I go? My car was literally being towed in the morning.

"Niklaus, this is Octavia Yorker." Elijah said as he flashed to where his brother was and helped me out of the car. The blue triangle on my wrist lighting up in a deep glow as I met his blue eyes. He seemed upset. Probably because he was the first to know of me, and yet the last to meet me. But the look of anger fell from his face and was replaced by a smirk. Grabbing my hand before turning it over and pressing his lips to the glowing blue triangle. The tingles and warmth that flooded me was no joke.

That was something new to add to the Soulmate information I had been learning. When they touched the mark, it caused the urge to grow, caused heat to flood me. Made me want to jump their bones essentially.

"It's a pleasure, love." Niklaus or Klaus breathed as he met my eyes. "You truly are more beautiful than I had thought." I raised my eyebrow at him.

"Did you think I would be ugly?" I questioned, causing the smirk to fall from his face. He hadn't thought about how he had just complimented me apparently as I watched the gears turn in his head. "It's alright, I thought from your voice you'd be more like a snobby croissant or something. But you are pleasantly handsome." He stared at me, probably shocked a mere human was complimenting him with an insult. "You can call me Vee, by the way. Should I call you Niklaus or Klaus? Does it matter?" I questioned. My confidence was through the roof. Probably from seeing his face perk up into pride.

"You can call me whatever you want, love." Niklaus told me as he stepped closer to me. "As long as you are screaming it in pleasure in my bed." He added, wiggling his eyebrows at me with a smirk before stepping back with a wink. I was starting to see that the Mikaelson's were going to tease me until the urge was too much. All of them have had their teasing moment, well except for Kol who probably would have if I hadn't left him for Finn. But this just made me excited. Not like that- well okay, maybe like that.

But the men in this house were in for a rude awakening. I was not only gaining my confidence around them, but also feeling like myself again. And I was a huge tease back when I had a boyfriend. Back before I lost everything. I was 15 when we all started to move around together. I was 17 when everyone died. That was when I was last myself. But now? I was ready to be me again. And I could not wait.