Song(s) for this chapter: Bloodsport by Raleigh Ritchie, Broken as Me by Papa Roach, Beggin' for Thread by BANKS

"I can't keep having this same fight with you, Nik!" Pia shouted before turning away from her mate. A large hand grabbed her shoulder and pulled her back to face him.

"What fight? I am doing this for us!" Neither of them were backing down. Rebekah had left the room to go to the library in hope of finding peace but found herself unable to relax in case one of her siblings did something terrible due to their anger. Niklaus was beginning to reach the end of his patience with Pia. He just didn't understand why she wanted him to stop. "You keep talking like we're so different!"

Pia grabbed at her hair and shook her head. "We are! You have become so cruel and malicious since you found out about Katerina's change. Forget about her! There is no need for all of this mindless killing!"

"I want to make her pay for her actions." He grit his teeth as Pia once again tried to turn her back on him.

"I know that, but don't you see what is happening? You are losing your mind. You are becoming some kind of monster that I do not even recognise anymore!"

"YOU ARE JUST AS BROKEN AS ME!" His roar echoed through the manor as he raced forward and grabbed Pia's arms. His grip continued to tighten as his anger overpowered him; even as Pia began to wince and bite her lip as her bones began to crumble beneath his hands, Niklaus did not let go. So, Pia decided to tell him the truth. He needed to hear the truth for once. She was sick of lying and trying to make him feel better about everything he does.

"This obsession is turning you into Mikael! You are becoming like the person you hate!" Pia didn't have a chance to recognise the relief of his grip being removed from her arms as her head met the wall behind her. A loud crack rang out through the room as her skull hit the hard surface. She was dazed for a few moments before her wound repaired itself and she stood once again. "You are going crazy because of this madness! Just let the Petrova girl go!

"She has taken away our one chance of defeating Mikael and becoming unstoppable."

"So?! Aren't you content as you are now? You have all of your family surrounding you but you are still blinded by your hatred!"

"I want vengeance!" It was those three words that broke her. She was exhausted and didn't care to repeat herself another time.

"I can't do this anymore, Niko… I'm hurting, but you don't seem to care."

"I don't understand why you are getting so upset about this, Pia. She deserves all the pain that I can give her."

"Did you bed her? Is that what this is about?! Are you feeling so angry and betrayed because she meant more to you than a means to an end?" It all began to fall into place. He was thinking about Tatia and her betrayal. He was replacing Tatia with Katerina…

"We both agreed that we could take others into our beds as it would not affect our bond. Why are you so angry about Katerina?!" Pia wiped a stray tear that escaped her eye and shook her head slowly.

"I have no qualm with you bedding another, Niklaus, but why her?!" Nik stepped backwards in shock as she used his forename. She never called him Niklaus. Never. She had once said that it reminded her too much of what their parents did to them. "You looked at her as if she was Tatia. She wanted you and tried to get between us, but still you ignored it. It was just like when we were human!" Her bottom lip trembled as she tried to regain her emotions. She was so sick of crying, but she couldn't let her anger get the better of her either. The servants within the house were still skittish from the last time she slaughtered five of them in one of her rages. Pia took a deep breath and cleared her throat. If she were human still, then she would have complained about a headache by now. "If you want to find her, then you can do it on your own. I've had enough." Those few words were all it took for Niklaus' fury to boil over. He flashed forward and gripped either side of her head.

"You can't leave me." He hissed in Pia's ear before wrenching his hands backwards and snapping her neck. Niklaus caught her limp form as she crumbled to the floor.

"What have you done?!" Rebekah entered the dining room only moments later to find Pia unconscious and in Nik's arms. It was no matter that he was crying; the awkward angle of her neck told her everything she needed to know. "You've hurt her again. Do you even understand what you are doing?" She quickly walked forward in an effort to grab her sister's body but in seconds found herself hitting the wall opposite her.

"You will not take her from me, Rebekah. She is mine." Niklaus stood in front of his twin's form and bared his fangs at his sister. The youngest Mikaelson knew better than to try and fight her brother when his Alpha male side revealed itself; she slowly stood and straightened out the bottom of her dress before making eye contact with Niklaus.

"Nik, I just wanted to lay her down upstairs. She would not want to wake upon the hard floor, would she?" Rebekah waited a few moments and then steadily moved forwards. Niklaus let out a growl when he felt that she had overstepped an invisible boundary.

"I will take her." He kept a close eye on his sibling and knelt down next to his twin. His eyes flickered between the two girls as he gently wrapped his other half in his arms. "Do not touch her." Rebekah nodded as his growls continued to permeate through the air each time he felt her get too near as they walked to the chambers that Pia resided in; she mostly shared a room with Nik, but their recent fighting had made her seek solace in a separate chamber to his. Rebekah was used to this strange situation by now; for centuries both twins would have their moments in which their pack instincts would show and they would stake their claim on the other. A faint smile grew on her face as she felt warmth fill her at the obvious love that her siblings shared. It had taken a couple of centuries but now all of the family had accepted that Niklaus and Pia were meant to be with each other.

With as much as care as he could manage, Niklaus gently placed Pia onto her bedsheets and stroked the side of her face. He felt Elijah's presence enter the room and looked up. For some reason when Pia had requested her own chambers, she had picked the ones that had been closest to Elijah's. Perhaps she thought she would be safer since he listened to Elijah more than anyone else, Niklaus pondered as he felt the burning glare coming from his older brother.

"Leave, Niklaus. You have done enough." Elijah stepped aside and waited for the room to be vacated before quietly shutting the door. "I heard your fight-"

"I think the whole world heard them." Rebekah remarked sarcastically.

"-and you need to be careful, brother. Do you wish for Pia to hate you rather than love you?"

"Of course not."

"Then contemplate this: are you prepared to lose her because of Katerina? You will destroy her slowly if you carry on along this path." He gave one last look at his brother before offering his arm to Rebekah and leading her back to the library.

Niklaus watched after his siblings and made up his mind. He knew exactly how to overcome this.

"Are you sure that this shall work? I will not accept failure."

"Yes, Master. The blood in your veins runs through Mistress Pia's as well. You are twins; you are mates. Your hearts are one and the same." Thalia ran her fingers over the edge of the knife before looking back up at her master. "I believe that I can overpower the magic of the blade and ensure that you can put Mistress into a deep sleep. I just need your blood to finish the spell. You are her Alpha; she will have an innate need to bend to your will at times."

"If this harms her in anyway… well, I don't believe I need to finish that sentence." Klaus took the blade from the witch and raised his brow as she started to speak again.

"Master, you must trust me. I would do nothing to hurt Mistress Pia. She was the one that rescued me when I was about to be put to death. I owe her my life." Thalia placed her hand over her heart and bent her head forwards in a show of obedience.

"Indeed. You have until the end of the night to complete the spell. I want to be able to subdue her whilst she sleeps." Niklaus ran his gaze over the grimoire in front of him and sighed. "She must be daggered before she has a chance to flee. She cannot abandon me." He muttered to himself before sending another glance at the witch and running the blade over his arm. The witch quickly put a bowl underneath the cut to catch his blood. This better work, Klaus uttered in his mind. His complete distrust of others made this so very difficult. He felt like a million bugs were crawling under his skin as he thought of how he was currently putting his sister's life in someone else's hands. Anything to do with Pia made him feel incredibly vulnerable; without her he was nothing more than the monster that people made him out to be. Pia was his one and only.

Pia paced around her room and showed her anxiety by biting her nail. The servant in the room stayed still so as to not antagonise her into doing something to him. Petyr knew better than to interrupt the lady of the house when she was like this. He had once attempted to ask her what was upsetting her - the scar above his brow was the only answer she gave. Pia knew something was happening; she could feel it. She'd locked herself in her chambers and only opened the door to let the servant or Rebekah inside. There was something in the air and it was unsettling. Niklaus repeatedly tried to speak with her but she wasn't listening. An uncomfortable ache began in her neck whenever she thought of her twin. He'd snapped her neck. He'd disabled her because his ego wouldn't allow for him to actually listen to her words. Her foot kicked out and a loud crash echoed throughout the room as a chair smashed into pieces after hitting the wall.

"Niklaus, what are you doing?!" It had to be him. He had to be planning something! She could feel the spark of magic that made the air feel like it was smothering her. Was he going to kill her? Was he plotting some way to harm her so that she couldn't leave him? No, he wouldn't do that… would he? Pia had never thought that he would hurt her physically before, but after numerous times of having her neck broken anything seemed possible. All was quiet in the manor as the voices carried on echoing within her mind. Was she being unreasonable? Maybe she could help find Katerina and end this once and for all. She wasn't prepared to lose her brother once again because of the actions of one of those almond-eyed girls.

It was then in the silence a noise disturbed her thoughts.

Thump thump.

Thump thump.

Her fangs descended as the heartbeat continued to destroy her peace.

Thump thump.

Petyr had heard the 'click' and knew right then that his life was moments away from ending. In an effort to conceal his fear he shut his eyes tight and clenched his fists. He didn't want to see her coming at him.

Thump thump.

Thump-

Her body flew across the room and her fangs ripped into his neck. Petyr's mouth opened in a silent scream as she tore through his skin. The blood poured down her face as she focused on making the annoying sound stop. A few moments later, and all was silent once more. Pia jumped back in shock at the sight of the boy that now laid dead in her bed. The warm liquid that ran down her face and onto her nightdress made her snap. "Rebekah!" Her sister appeared in the room seconds after hearing Pia's pained shout.

"Oh, Pea..." The girls held each other and Rebekah called out for Elijah. Their eldest brother entered the room looking grim. He'd been close to Pia's room and had heard the awful growls she had made whilst draining her victim. The similarities between her and Niklaus were becoming quickly apparent. Niklaus was a monster hiding behind a dimpled smile, whilst Pia's small stature made her look like a feeble, young lady and hid the animal that was trapped inside of her.

"I shall take care of it." He rolled the boy inside the bloodied sheets of Pia's bed and removed the body. Niklaus was waiting near the end of the hallway; Elijah glanced at his brother and shook his head before continuing past him. He was what was causing his little sister to behave like this. Niklaus needed to change his ways and fast. There had been too many bloodbaths caused by the twins as of late. They were drawing more attention than ever.

The sun had set hours ago and now the moon lit up the hallway as it shined through the windows. It was time.

Niklaus carefully pushed the door and was happy to see that Pia hadn't locked it after Petyr's body had been taken away. The door didn't make a sound; almost as though it knew how unhappy its master would be should it wake the girl on the bed. Pia sighed in her sleep but stayed unconscious as Niklaus moved closer to her. She'd cleaned the blood from her face and was wearing a new nightgown. A smile came to Klaus' face as he brushed a stray curl off her cheek. Pia had never looked so innocent; her youthful face was clear of the emotions that had plagued her the entire day.

"I'm sorry..." Niklaus muttered and unsheathed the dagger. It didn't look different from the other daggers, but he prayed that this would work. She needed to be safe and protected. She was too stubborn to listen to his rules and understand his motives. This is the only way, he repeated in his head as he leant forwards and placed both hands on the blade. The tip of the dagger hovered between her breasts as Niklaus faltered. This was his twin. This was his mate. She was his everything and yet he was going to put her to sleep for God only knows how long. What if something happened to him and he didn't have the chance to tell anyone where she was? What if she stayed asleep until the end of time? What if that witch had betrayed him and done something so that Pia would die the moment the blade pierced her skin? His head snapped up as he heard Bekah's door open.

This is the only way!

Niklaus took a deep breath and raised his arms. Pia's eyes snapped open and her body jolted upwards as the blade entered her chest. She made eye contact with her lover and seemed to choke on her words before her skin began to turn grey. Her lids fluttered shut and her body became limp.

"Pia- Niklaus!" Rebekah raced over to her sister and her eyes widened at seeing the dagger in her chest. "How- what- Nik?!" Rebekah was speechless and tears filled her eyes as she looked up at her brother from the bed. Her back hit the ground as Niklaus threw her away from his twin.

"It is the only way, Rebekah. She needs to be safe from him." His sister tried to get closer to Pia to pull the dagger from her body, but Niklaus once again pushed her back

"How did you even manage to neutralise her? The daggers don't work on either of you!"

"I know a witch who did a spell for me."

"It was Thalia, wasn't it? She betrayed Pia!" Rebekah stormed out of the room and left Niklaus with their sister's body. Niklaus presented a fine silk ribbon from behind his back and began to tie the hair back from Pia's face. Her lips were cold and stiff as he brushed his mouth against hers before climbing onto the bed. He brought his twin's body against his and rested his chin on top of her head. This was the last time he would hold her for some time, and he wasn't about to waste a second. As Klaus began to relax with Pia, Rebekah broke into the witch's chambers in another wing of the house. She snapped her neck within seconds and stood over her body with a small smile.

Meanwhile, Elijah sat in his study and nursed a goblet of wine. The regular frown formed on his face as he noticed a second heartbeat had ceased. "We are death." He murmured into the silence and took another sip of his drink. How much more could his family go through before they broke?

Although you love me, sometimes we meet
Things can get ugly but we're still a team
We are an army, the brakes are within
But that's why we're stronger, and that's how we'll win

-Bloodsport by Raleigh Ritchie-

AN: Hello!

So, I decided to write this chapter before a present day one due to the fact that somehow I had forgotten all about the daggers not working on Klaus. Whilst I knew all about the daggers, it seemed to have slipped my mind when I wrote the first chapter. Anyway, this was how I have tried to overcome my forgetfulness and hopefully this answers any questions that I have been asked. Also, whilst I'm not far ahead in the Originals universe (in fact, I'm still at Season 1!) I have read somewhere about Kol creating a gold dagger that neutralised Klaus. Therefore, I don't think I'm far off in using a witch here that can develop a dagger to work on Pia through using the Alpha/Mate dynamics - I have had this chapter written up before I knew about that as well.

The reason why this chapter has taken me so long is because I have only recently finished Uni and I kinda had to get my head back into writing again. Also, I've had a story that has been on hiatus for a year and one that is an epilogue away from being completed so I tried to keep my brain on those two for a while.

I've noticed that a few people haven't enjoyed Klaus' treatment of Pia in the previous chapters and so this has made me try and show how Pia can be just as bad. She's not perfect and I intend to show that whilst she looks innocent, she can be just as deadly as the rest of her family.

Anyway, if you've enjoyed this chapter then please leave me a little review so that I know how you like my writing so far. Thank you to everyone that has favourited/followed this fic - the number of you keeps on growing and I find it quite surreal to know that so many of you like this story! Similarly, to anyone that has reviewed, thank you so so much! I appreciate each little bit of feedback so keep it coming ^.^

Have a great day,

Mikki xx