I was originally going to post this as a seperate drabble piece but decided it could fit into this collection. Hope you enjoy.
The Aftermath of The Five Attack
Europe
"Finn," Rebekah let out a sigh of relief, as her eyes fell onto her brother's crumpled body on the floor.
For weeks she and her brothers had been roaming the countrysides of Europe in search of him. It was not unlike Finn to keep his whereabouts a secret from them. His distaste for the way his family chose to live their lives was enough to make him stay away. He often worried about Rebekak though. She was too naive and trusted every word that Niklaus spoke. Elijah he thought better of as well. Where their blind loyalty to the black sheep came from he had no idea.
Rebekah rushed across the stone floor of his room and dropped onto the floor beside him. Her hand gripped the handle of the dagger and she drew in a sharp breath.
"Not so fast, little sister," Klaus crouched beside her and batted her hand away "Finn will not be waking up today. Or any day for that matter."
She watched as a cruel but pleased smile spread across his full lips, his eyes darting up to meet those of Elijah who looked away with displeasure.
"What do you mean?" she gasped "He is our brother. It is my fault that this happened to him. We have to free him Nik."
"He's better off Rebekah," Klaus insisted, pulling her to her feet "Finn is nothing more than a shell of a man. He is no vampire. He is of no use to anyone."
"He is our brother," Rebekah raised her voice, her eyes growing wide "He is my brother and he deserves to live his life."
"What life? He has no life to return to."
He turned to Elijah who had remained silent and still during the entire discussion.
"Get the box."
"Box?" Rebekah shook her head, as Elijah reluctantly left the room "Nik, you can't."
"I can and I will. In ten years time, he will be nothing more than faint memory. I assure you sister that you will soon forget him...We do not need him. He has no allegience to us."
"What will you do with him?" she felt a tear sliding down her cheek.
Of all her brothers, she was the least attached to Finn but the thought of losing him bothered her more than she would have thought.
"He will be stored away, in the off chance that one day he will be of some use," Klaus almost laughed aloud "...Don't hold your breath."
He crouched down beside his brother's body again and stared at him with amusement. She watched him carefully, a sudden fear rising in her dry throat.
"Is that why I am here?" she whispered hoarsely "That I may be of some use."
Klaus' face softened for a brief second and then hardened once again as he turned to look her in the eyes.
"You are here little sister because I wish you to be. Its not wise to question me, after all that you have done."
"Are you going to always hold that against me?" she shook her head "You know I never meant for any of this to happen."
"What have I told you about love Rebekah?" he stood again, taking her chin with his finger, forcing her to look at him.
"It is a weakness," she finally managed to answer back "We are above it."
"Yes, yes we are. Finn is a love sick fool."
Rebekah knew what he meant. Once he had turned Sage, he had fled with her at his side. Which made her wonder, where she was now? Not that Rebekah cared. Sage was a harlot and if need be, would be easily dealt with.
"Now, why don't you go wait outside?" Klaus insisted, as Elijah entered the room with a makeshift coffin and a few guards they had compelled to help them.
Rebekah watched warily as the door shut, locking her out. It was the last time she saw her brother for almost a thousand years.
Weeks later, they found Kol. Rebekah had been to afraid to ask what was to become of him, to frightened of the answer.
As she stared at him, lying there surrounded by what must have been a dozen women, scantily dressed and bled dry on the floor, she felt a rush of fear that she had tried to control. She watched as Klaus circled him, the same sinister look on his face that he had held for Finn.
"People will talk," Elijah insisted from his place by the door.
"What do you say dear brother? Hm?" Klaus playfully kicked at Kol's shoulder "You and Finn were never the best of mates but perhaps in death..."
"No," Rebekah finally spoke up.
Her voice was firm. Not loud and shrieking, as Klaus had come to expect from her. She closed the distance between them and lay on the floor, shielding Kol's body from Klaus.
"Why must you continue to defend him?!" Klaus exploded "He has done nothing but draw attention to us for years! Kol is not to be trusted, no more than Finn."
Klaus had always secretly hated the bond that existed between Rebekah and the youngest of his remaining brothers. It was not like the bond that they shared with Elijah. It was something different. They were both visciously selfish and stubborn with little regard for consequence, they seemed to feed off each other's ideas. Kol never told Rebekah no. Klaus on the other hand, rarely told her yes.
"Please,"she begged, her eyes turning up to look at him, this time with far more tears than the single one she had shed for Finn "Please, let him be. Nik please."
"It is not wise Niklaus," Elijah sighed "He draws far too much attention. He will put us at risk."
"We can leave him here," Rebekah pleaded "Just don't put him in a box. It is too cruel."
Klaus looked between his brother and his sister. The only two people he had any trust invested in, both with far differing opinions. But as he looked into his sister's pleading eyes, he felt himself give way. Perhaps he had punished her enough for her indisgression.
"Fine," he answered sharply, reaching down and jerking the dagger from his brother's still heart "But we will go before he wakes. He must never know we were here."
Elijah silently hung his head. If it was left to Niklaus, their sister would have free reign of the entire world. Even if it cost them. Which it already had.
Rebekah ran her hand across Kol's hardened cheek and a little smile spread across her lips. The first smile Klaus had seen in months.
"Come Rebekah," Elijah ushered her toward the door "We must go."
Klaus stayed behind and swiftly kicked his brother once more.
"Consider yourself spared," he scoffed "But she will not be able to save you again."
It would be hundreds of years before Kol ever found his way back to them.
