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I've spent all night looking for something to end Alaric. Klaus and I sat together and read every grimoire I owned but there was nothing. Whatever Esther did she did a good job on hiding it.
I had never felt such fear in my life like this than the time when Mikael had caught us in New Orleans. I remember being so scared not knowing how much we would experience especially in those times when I was so young and knew no better.
This time it was Esther and even if I was more experienced after all I had lived through since the night in New Orleans I still felt useless like nothing would be fixed. Something that was strange for us to feel with the Mikaelson's. I always felt safe. They always managed to get us out of any trouble but this was Esther.
She was easily outsmarting us all.
"There's nothing here Nik. I don't know how to reverse the spell!" I shout in frustration throwing the book across the room. I couldn't sit anymore. I was pacing around the room until I felt Klaus in front of me.
"We'll keep looking, love, just calm down" he puts his hands on my shoulder trying to comfort me. After the night we had he was trying to prevent one of my 'episodes'.
I tried to take a few deep breaths trying to calm down but I was still feeling the worst feeling not knowing what it was at all.
"I'm so scared" I finally broke, letting my tears fall. Something I hadn't done in so long. Usually I'm always the one fixing things but feeling the fear I felt now was something horrible I promised myself I would never feel.
"It's okay..." Klaus pulled me into a hug and I hugged back. I underestimated all the time I spent with Klaus for almost a century. It was only us two running and finding ways to survive.
With the things we went through together we eased up to each other. Klaus stopped being to me the mean man I was afraid of at times and instead became the person that was always there for me.
"Val..." Klaus pulled away and I was not ready for his next words. "If something does happen..."
"No don't say that" I shook my head trying to stop him.
"I have to because if something happens and we don't see each other again I can't live with the thought of never saying this..." I knew exactly what he was going to say. He had never said it before even if both of us thought about it we never brought it up or said it out loud.
"Klaus don't please..." I shut my eyes trying to stop him. Maybe everyone around sensed it and us too but him saying it out loud made a huge difference.
"I know it's wrong and I hate it and I tried to make it right this entire time helping Kol get you back because betraying my brother in that way was wrong I thought it had went away I did but when I got here and finally saw you moving on I couldn't help but feel jealousy and all that I thought was gone came back then Kol came back and I felt guilty I tried to focus on other things like my hybrids or even Caroline because I couldn't stand the thought of it..."
"No. We can't do this. I'm sorry that you felt that way but one thing was moving on with Jeremy and another thing was you and I can't do that and you can't say that so please don't" I got off his hold pausing for a second.
I couldn't allow him to say it to me. I just couldn't, the feeling of guilt was too much for me. Especially with the amount of times I had denied it. The things that happened in the past were no longer there. I chose to store them away. To me it never happened and even if I felt something it was never something I said out loud.
I turn around to pick the book back up, ignoring klaus. Then we hear the door opening causing both of us to gather ourselves together to act like nothing happened.
"Alaric Saltzman just tried to kill me." Rebekah announces entering the room.
"That's what we're trying to figure out right now. Where were you?" I ask her, remembering her behavior the day before. She was one of the many people who was suspicious about what was going on between Klaus and I and luckily that had stopped.
"She took over my body. Long story we have no time. He's a vampire thanks to mother's spell with a white oak stake that can't kill him. He's strong, Nik. Too strong." She continued to tell us.
"Wait, did you just say the stake doesn't affect him!?" I look over to Klaus with a concerned look. "I need to knock him out or something. I know Esther did not make another immortal being there's something that can be able to kill him if I dive into his head I might be able to get it out of him"
"Where is he now?" Klaus asked on board with my idea.
"He's stuck at the school without a daylight ring, but as soon as night falls he'll come after us. We need to leave now." Rebekah replies but I refuse to run again. The three of us in the room had done it before from Mikael and now it was all of them involved if we ran that meant that we would have to divide.
"Fine. I'll collect Elena, we'll be on our way." Klaus says, causing me to look at him. I did not need someone else obsessing over Elena and I was not about to run for god knows how long with her.
"Forget Elena! You don't need any more stupid hybrids!" Rebekah argued.
"I agree with her," I said, causing him to send me a glare. He wasn't used to that, me contradicting him but I did not care.
"I'm not leaving without her."
"I'm leaving now. You can either walk out that door with me or you are on your own." Rebekah looks at Klaus for an answer. He just stares back, not saying anything. "Fine. Trust your hybrids over your family. Let your spite be the death of you, see if I care."
Rebekah storms out of the house. As much as I agreed with the girl I was not going to run, I was going to stay and finish this once and for all I did not care if it was the last thing I did.
Tyler bumps into Rebekah but ignores her comment and joins us.
"What's her deal?" Tyler asked then paused feeling the tension.
"I need you to stay here with Val while I go get Elena make sure she stays here" Klaus orders making me roll my eyes.
Klaus was always so used to controlling me and part of that was because I allowed it. I didn't know any better. Anything he said is what goes. He always managed to get us out of trouble but now I was smarter and I had way much more knowledge. I didn't care if he was just trying to protect me. I could do it on my own now.
Tyler nods and sits next to me on the couch while I continue to look through things that could help me do a head dive without having to have Alaric here.
"So house arrest," Tyler says.
"Tell me about it since yesterday he hasn't left me out his sight" I reply back while still reading the book.
"You can take Alaric down right? I mean the way I see it you're the one they count on" he says making me sigh.
"I mean yes this is my thing but... when it comes to doing esther magic, it's just complicated. I mean the spell is a thousand years old. If only I could find out what she linked him to.." I stop, starting to think about it.
Esther wanted to get rid of every vampire in the world. Which is why she made the white oak stake indestructible. But if Alaric was immune to it that meant he was immortal. She would still be upsetting the balance of nature.
"That smart bitch.." I finally realized what she did. I get up to get a bowl and candles. Tyler just looked at me with confusion.
"What happened?" he asks, getting up too trying to see what I'm doing.
"The only person I can think of is Elena. She used her blood to create Alaric. Why not link him to a human life...but if he dies then Elena will too..." I paused if this was another circumstance I would kill Elena on the spot but I couldn't.
I just couldn't even if I didn't like her. In the end my brothers loved her and so did everyone else I had started being close to. It was a very simple solution if I were to unlink them that would take us back down to zero finding a way to kill Alaric.
I sigh, picking up my phone.
"Who are you calling?" Tyler questioned.
"Klaus I have to let him know Elena is linked to Alaric" I reply and bring the phone up to my ear.
"What's wrong? Did Tyler leave?"
"No he's here. I'm fine. I just wanted to let you know that Elena is linked to Alaric. If Alaric dies she does too"
"Well that makes things complicated"
"What? Why?"
"We figured out a way to put him down"
"Damon and Stefan would never allow that none of them would...I'll try and figure it out" I hung up annoyed and continued to read.
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After a while I was still in the living room reading. Klaus' hybrids were packing everything in the house including Tyler. I then look up hearing someone walk in.
It was Klaus with Elena and some compelled nurse.
"What are you going to do now" whatever he was up to was no good. I'm sure the only way he got Elena was him lying to my brothers on how he could protect Elena; he didn't want her dead either.
"Bleed her dry. I take all her blood and she dies and so does Alaric. I get my blood for my hybrids. We leave town!" Klaus explained, causing me to grow nervous. I never imagined him actually killing the girl. I wanted to find a way where we didn't have to kill her but when it came to going against Klaus it was no good I was going to have to come up with something else.
"Elena?" Tyler sets the box he's holding down.
"Tyler, help me!" Elena struggles to get out the needle. Tyler walks to her but stops half way.
"He can't. He needs to go fetch me more empty blood bags. About three liters' worth, please Tyler." Klaus orders Tyler not knowing he had broken the sire bond.
"Tyler, please. Get Stefan, please." Elena pleaded, still trying to take off the needle. Tyler stands and stares for a second then rushes to Elena.
"Forget the girl and get the bags. Now." Klaus commands. Tyler looks at Elena then walks out. "Watch her I have to do something" he orders me and walks out the room.
I waited for him to be gone and I looked over to Elena. I really did not care for her at all. I couldn't help but be just like Klaus and the rest. I was in the biggest predicament. If I killed Elena then we would be safe but I would lose my brothers and everyone else in the town.
It has been a while now. Elena was almost on the verge of death. I wanted to stop it but as I looked on how to kill Alaric I just couldn't find anything. The desire to finally be free of Esther and Mikael was big. I had Kol back and everyone else the only thing at stake were my brothers.
"What about your hybrids? You'll need more than this to create your army" Elena manages to speak by how weak she was once Klaus walked in.
"These last few liters will have to suffice. You see, by attempting to kill us, my mother strengthened the bond between my siblings and I. I don't need hybrids. I have my family. I also have Valeria" Klaus points over to me making Elena look in my direction.
"You're just going to let this happen?" I paused for a moment at her question. If I was being honest I would. She had wronged me so much, if she was just another person and not someone that meant so much to my brothers I would've killed her myself.
"Just like you let Esther kill me?" That was probably an excuse for myself.
"If you believe that, then why take my blood at all? You want a backup family. You know that your siblings will never trust you again." Elena continues to try and get herself out of the situation.
"I've heard enough of her, can we leave" I stand up motioning Klaus to follow me.
"I agree" Klaus follows me to see how his hybrids were doing.
We look around for a while making sure everything was going as planned when we hear Tyler come back in. We both speed to where Elena was looking at Tyler trying to get her out.
"So much for that sire bond" Klaus speaks up.
Tyler turns around "I'm not your little bitch anymore"
Klaus smiles and walks towards him and I get in between them.
"Tyler leave don't make this worse than it already is" I try to prevent Klaus getting more mad. This time he'll probably actually kill the guy.
Tyler nods and turns back around making us think he's leaving. He then rushes to Elena trying to help her up.
Klaus rushes towards Elena and pushes her down. Her head hits a ledge and knocks her unconscious. Klaus then grabs Tyler by the throat.
"Goodbye, Tyler." Klaus attempts to grab Tyler's heart out of his chest, but Tyler twists his arm around. Rushing to me. I try to get out his grip but then I see Stefan and Damon come into the room. Damon grabs Klaus' other arm and Stefan puts his hand into Klaus' chest.
Before I could do anything I felt Tyler's hands on each side of my head. Then I saw complete darkness.
Narrators POV
Tyler had just snapped Valerias neck making her drop to the floor. He then focuses back on Klaus.
Damon had a hold of Klaus preventing him from walking away. Stefan had his hand in Klaus' chest allowing Bonnie to get a link to him. The spell begins making Klaus' heartbeat slow down.
He then begins to desiccate. Damon steps away to help Elena up.
"Hey are you okay" Damon asks Elena while holding her up she nods, being too weak to speak.
Klaus has been completely neutralized. Stefan takes his hand out of his chest and Tyler lays Klaus down on the ground.
"We should get her home before the sun sets," Stefan suggests to Damon.
"Wait, what about her?" Tyler asks, pointing to Valeria.
"I don't want to be here when she wakes up. She'll be pissed" Damon replies, still holding on to Elena.
"Okay Tyler put her on the couch. I'll take care of Klaus and you take care of Elena" Stefan says, making both of them nod.
Valerias POV
I'm woken up by someone feeding me blood. I lay there for a while still trying to figure out what happened. I then recall what had happened earlier.
Tyler Lockwood snapped. MY neck.
If he did, that meant my brothers did something really bad. I had to go find them now. I snap up from the couch about to leave but I'm stopped by Elijah.
"Valeria you must calm down before we leave" Elijah sits me back down handing me a cup of blood. I didn't expect him at all but now I felt more comfortable but I was still pissed on whatever my brothers did.
All this time of me trying to prevent Elena's death for them just to do the same thing they did to me once again.
"Oh Elijah I don't have time to calm down. Tyler Lockwood just snapped my neck! Out of all people! And my brothers are up to no good" I snap downing the cup of blood.
"I know but you must understand, I'm here to make a deal with all of them and for that I need you to be calm" Elijah explains, taking the cup away from me.
I take a deep breath leaning back on the couch. I had to calm down but I knew once I saw their faces I would want to snap them in half. But it would have a better impact if I was calm.
"Gather yourself I'll be waiting for you at the door" he gets up and I nod.
I didn't know what Elijah's plan was at all but if everything went south and it didn't work I knew my last option was to kill Elena and this time I was not going to hesitate.
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