The Lonely

Chapter Thirty Two

Bringing Out the Dead

Elijah pov- (oh how I've missed you!)

"You look surprised to see me." I said wiping the blood off my hand. "So it wasn't you that removed the dagger from my chest." "You look like you could do with a drink. And we have a lot to discuss, so shall we?" I felt my anger build at this and punched him before throwing him into the doors that broke on impacted. "Easy! I just finished renovating!" He grabs me and slams me into a table and I glared up at him. "You know, you have every right to be mad at me! But I kept my word. I reunited you with our family." I get up before punching him more. I kicked him into Finn coffin and walked to him. I notice he pulled out Kol dagger and went for it. He pushed me against the coffin raising the dagger. "Don't make me do this to you again, Elijah!" "Come on, use it. I dare you. You'll have Kol to deal with." I told him knowing he would hate to have Kol back then me. He lowers the dagger and sighs. "Mikael is dead." I push his hand off my neck and stand. "What did you say?" "I killed him with his own weapon. He's gone, Elijah, forever." I was confused. "Why do our family remain in these coffins? Finn for over 900 years, Kol for over a century." "Because of Stefan Salvatore. He holds the one thing keeping me from freeing them. There are things that you do not know about our past, Elijah. Our mother's death, things I never wanted you to know. But I'm ready to tell you now." I watch him as he grabs white oak ashes and dips the dagger into it as he speaks. "I only ask that you remember the oath of loyalty you once swore to me." "What are you doing?" I asked him watching him carefully. I cringe as he daggers Kol again. He looks to me as I look to our little brother. "Always and forever. I need you to stand by my side. Be my brother. Help me destroy Stefan and I promise you our family will be whole again." With that being said he closes Kol coffin.

Hayley pov-

"Morning." I say walking into the kitchen. "Thought we had aspirin." "Behind the vitamins." I told him. I grab the water pitcher and see the bottle and empty glass. "You're hungover." "Yeah, sorry about that." He says and Elena comes in the room. "It was a bit of a weird night." "Tell me about it." I mumble as Elena speaks to him. "I told you, you don't have to feel guilty about inviting Meredith here." "I know and I thank you for that. But I do feel guilty for whiskey-dialing her at 2 in the a.m." I laugh and shake my head. "You didn't?" I said in between my laughter. "Oh I did." "Oh was she cool about it?" Elena asks. "As soon as these aspirin kick in and I remember the conversation. I'll let you guys know." The door rings and I go get it with Alaric and Elena behind me. "Sheriff Forbes, hi." I said. She nods to us. "Is everything okay?" "This is an unconventional conversation we're about to have so I hope you'll protect me on it." "Of course." Ric says. "You've heard our medical examiner was murdered the night of the fundraiser?" "Yeah, Brian Walters. Why?" I asks. "We've been investigating. Someone drove this stake through his heart." Ric looks it over and I quickly realize I need to stop getting up so damn early because nothing good comes in the morning. "Yours Elena." "What?" I said with my sister. Okay yeah we all know it's not Elenas. We call Damon and I was drinking. "It's Klaus. It has to be. He's just screwing with us." "Doubt it. If anything he would had one of his hybrids do it." I said rolling my eyes. "What if it was Stefan? He was crazy that night. You know, he was trying to get under Klaus's skin. He was capable of pretty much anything." "Ah, make me nostalgic for the time when Stefan was a bunny-snacking pacifist. Anyway got go. More later." "Hey, where are you?" Alaric asks him. "Tea with an old friend." Elena soon leaves and I go to my room. Damon texts me that night telling me I had to go to the dinner with them or he'll turn me. I really need to stop being close to supernatural people. I change quickly and run down the steps. "Where are you going?" I look back and walk over. "Damon wants me to go with Stefan and him to a dinner. He thinks Klaus wont kill him then." "Serious?" "Yeah." "What about Caroline?" "I know but please give her my regrinds. Damons threaten to turn me. Me with heighten feelings is a turn wreck waiting to happen." Ric nods and Elena sighs. "Be good. And behave." "I will. Bye!" I say and leave meeting Damon outside and he leaves. The door opens and I smile to Elijah. "Niklaus. Our guests have arrived." I walk in and look around. Heh first time here. "Hayley surprise." I look over to him and nod. "Klaus." I state. Damon and Stefan come in after me and Klaus smirks. "Damon. Stefan. Elijah tells me you seek an audience. Very bold. Let's discuss the terms of our agreement like civilized men, shall we?" "It's better to indulge him." Elijah says and grabs my hand pulling me with him. "I didn't, uh, come here to eat Klaus. In fact, I didn't want to come here at all but I was told I had to. Because you would hear us out." I was already seated with Elijah behind me. "Well, we can sit and eat or I can reach down your throats and pull out your insides." I make a face of disgust at that look. Klaus sits down and smiles to the others. "The choice is yours." We were all soon siting down and eating. I looked to Damon who was across me and Elijah was on my right and Klaus on my left. "Lost your appetite?" Klaus says to Stefan and I roll my eyes. "Eat. I thought we agreed that we would leave the grumpy Stefan at home." Stefan picked up his fork thankfully and didn't get himself killed. Who am I kidding I want him to suffer. "Isn't this nice? The five of us dining together. Such a treat. Is this what you had in mind when you pulled the dagger out of my brothers chest?" I looked to Damon quickly knowing their plan to undagger Elijah siblings. "Well I know how he felt about you. So I figured the more, the merrier." "Well Elijah and I have had our share of quarrels over the centuries but we always make it through." "Kind of like, uh, you and Rebekah, right? Last I checked she was still dagger because you were afraid to face her." "If you're referring to the fact that Rebekah knows I killed our mother I've already come clean to Elijah." "Hey Stef. Remember when you killed dad? May want to dial down the judgment till dessert." "We're here to make a deal, Damon. Doesn't mean we need to kiss his ass for seven courses." "I'm just saying we have a long evening ahead of us. Pace yourself." It was really quiet after we all finished eating but Elijah asks a question. "So Stefan where is the lovely Elena tonight." I looked to Damon and started to smirk. "I don't know asks Damon." Klaus and I both started laughing at this and Elijah gave the most confused face of his life. "I'm so sorry Lijah you missed a lot." I told him and caught the glare from both Stefan and Damon. I looked down trying not to laugh. "I'm sorry um... trouble in paradise." Klaus tells him. "One more word about Elena and, uh, this dinner is over." Stefan says smiling. "Hey, you know what? Probably best just to keep Elena. In the don't-not-discuss pile." "You're probably right." "Sorry." I told Damon. "Yeah." "It's just the allure of the Petrova doppelganger is still so strong. What do you say, brother? Should we tell them about Tatia." I look to Elijah noticing his obvious comfortableness by this. "Now, why should we discuss matters long since resolved?" "Ah given their shared affection for both Elena and Katherina I think our guests might be curious to learn about the originator of the Petrova line." "We're not going anywhere, Elijah. Please. Do tell." "I don't believe Hayley would wan-" "I want to know." I told Elijah who gives a sigh of defeat. "When our family first settled here, there was a girl named Tatia. She was an exquisite beauty. Every boy of age desired to be her suitor. Even though she'd had a child by another man. None loved her more than Niklaus." "Oh, I'd say there was one who loved her at leasty as much." I looked between them amused. "You both loved the same girl?" I questioned smirking. "Our mother was a very powerful witch. She sought to end our feud over Tatia and so she took her. Klaus and I would learn it was Tatia's blood we consumed on the night in the wine where our mother performed a spell which turned us into vampires. Tatia wouldn't make a decision between the two of us so for a time, Niklaus and I grew estranged. Harsh words were traded. We even came to blows, didn't we, brother?" "But in thy end, we recognized the sacred bond of family." "Family above all." I look to both Stefan & Damon. Our plates were soon taken and Elijah suggest we move the evening along. "It's very simple. Klaus gets his coffin back. In exchange he and the original extended family leave Mystic Falls forever. Me, Stefan, Hayley and Elena live happily ever after." I nod to Damon thankful he actually included me in something. "No grudges." "The deal sounds fair, brother." Elijah says. "I don't think you understand. One I wont leave Hayley secondly Elena's doppelganger blood ensures that I will always have more hybrids to fight those that oppose me." I was kinda surprised by Klaus words and him straight up telling Damon he would leave me. I would leave myself. He leans forward and looks right to Damon. "I will never leave them behind." He stands grabbing his glass. "Say I do leave them here. Under your protection. What then? How long before one of you turns Elena into a vampire? Or worse, how long before she dies, caught between your feuding? You see each one of you truly believes that you're the one that can protect her. And that is simply a delusion. Gentlemen... the worst thing for Elena Gilbert is...the two of you." It was quiet which was bad because I felt really bad for the look that cross Damon's face. "I'm gonna get some air." "Let me deal with this." Elijah says and we both stand. Klaus grabs my hand before I could leave. "What?" "Where are you going?" "To check on my friend." I tell him and he lets me go with a smirk. I leave and call Elena. "Hey how's it going there?" She asks as I got outside. "Good. Kinda. How's Caroline." "Heartbroken. Destroying herself. Crying." I sigh sadly. "I wish I could be there for her but..." "You have to deal with things there. I know. She understands." "I know. Let you know how everything goes." "Alright. Matt taking me home now." "Good." Elijah motions me in and I nod. "Bye Lena." "Bye." We hang up on each other and we head back inside. "What do you say Klaus? Time for you to put something on the table. We've made our offer." Damon says and I stop beside him instead of walking with Elijah. "Now you counter." "Okay." He says wiping his mouth and siting in my seat as Elijah stands behind him. "I offer Elena's future happiness. You see, what she needs right now is to be rid of you lot...and to fall in love with a human. Maybe that nice football player. The blond one." "Matt?" I asked and chuckled. Seriously Elena told me how she felt about him. "Really?" Damon asks. "Yeah, why not? They'll marry, live a long life, and pop out a perfect family." "And continue the Petrova bloodline." Stefan says. "Every few hundred years, you'll have a new doppelganger and never run out of hybrids, right Klaus?" "Consider it a small return on my investment in her well-being. See, after you hand me back the coffin, I'll ensure her safety for the rest of her natural life. You know it's what's best for her." Well it was true. "So... what do you say, Stefan?" Klaus asks getting up and stopping by the fireplace. I do not feel good about this. "Do we have a deal?" "What are you doing?" Damon asks him. I watch as they take each other hands. Klaus smiles at him but not fully. "Nice try Klaus. But no deal." I watch his smile drop and I went to stop Klaus as he pushed Stefan hand into the fireplace but Elijah pushed both Damon and I against the wall. "Bring me my coffin before I burn him alive." "I'll get it." Damon says. Damon leaves and Klaus looks to me. "Go with him, brother. You keep him honest. When you return, I will make good on my promise to you and I will hand over our family." I leave with Elijah and help with the blood bags. I come back before them seeing Klaus push Stefan. "You really have given up. Where's the fight. Where's the ripper?" He looks to me then behind me. I turn my head seeing Elijah and Damon come back in. "Elijah. Why haven't you left?" Damon comes to my side with Elijah near us. "Well, where are your manners, brother? We forgot dessert." He pulls the cloth off showing two daggers. "What have you done?" "What have you done?" Elijah says and I look away from Klaus. "See I've learned not to trust your vulgar promises, Klaus. We're doing this on my terms now." "Kol--" I looked to Klaus as Kol walks past me. "Long time, brother." Pirate guy stops Klaus from leaving and I cringe as he stabs Klaus through his hand. "Rebekah." She smiles and stabs. "This is for our mother." She shoves him to Kol and was hesitate to leave. I do anyway and have them drop me off at the house. I choose not to go in and go for a walk.