Chapter 7

Damon walked down the stairs that morning, and saw Stefan sitting down on the couch. "Good morning sunshine", Damon greeted sarcastically as he knew Stefan didn't look like he was in a good mood.

"Very funny brother." Stefan said without looking at Damon and simply kept sipping his drink. He stared into the empty fireplace, thinking about his talk with Elena the day before.

Damon frowned then walked over to the arm chair and sat down. "Okay what is going on because first it's like 6am and second you are drinking. That doesn't work for you brother, I know I'm an excellent role model and all but try to be more discreet", he said loving how he was pissing off his brother.

Stefan rolled his eyes. "I don't see why any of this concerns you." he said and took another sip. He still didn't look at his brother. "And if it did, I wouldn't talk to you about it."

He sighed. "What if I told you to stop throwing around your toys because Elena might be in danger", he stated.

Stefan finally looked at his brother. "You obviously want to tell me something, so get over with it and leave me alone again."

"Screw you if you want to sit around here and mope all day then fine. I'm actually going to do something today", he said and got up and started to walk away.

"And what are you going to do today?" Stefan asked as he stood up too. "Go around and sleep with more random people?"

Damon laughed. "Wow news travels fast around here. You know you should have told me you had a thing for Rebekah.. oh wait you did. I'm so sorry Stef you know I have a thing for sleeping with all of your exes", he smirked.

Stefan rolled his eyes and crossed his arms. "Would you now tell me what you wanted to tell me?" he said to his brother.

"Elena completed a spell with the Original witch. The spell was so they could be linked as one, meaning if one dies they all do", he told Stefan. "Why are you suddenly so interested?"

"Elena did what?" he said and raised his voice. He ran a hand through his hair. "Wait, what? You mean if anyone of them now dies, they all die? Including Klaus?" he asked his brother.

"Yes, Elena has just done an incredibly smart and stupid thing all at once", he said.

"So this could be Klaus' end..." he thought out loud. "This was really smart." he said. "But why the hell should their own mother perform a spell like that?"

He shrugged. "I wouldn't know and I wouldn't get too happy if I were you. Elijah somehow found out, god knows what his plans are", he confessed.

"Then we have to react fast and don't waste any time." Stefan said. "This might be the best opportunity we get."

Here we go with the 'we' again, what is your plan first of all Stefan, don't get ahead of yourself here."

"It's obvious, isn't it? We take the weakest one of them, kill him and the problems will be gone." Stefan said.

"Fair enough, but we kill them we die, so how do you work out that one genius?"

"Good question." Stefan said with a smirk. "And the answer is simple. Bonnie and her mom." he said as if it was more than obvious. "They are getting stronger now that they are bonding. And they will help us get rid of them, I know it."

He smirked at Stefan's attempt at humor. "Okay you go speak to Bonnie and her mom and I will do some Original digging", he said.

"Good as done." Stefan said and vanished upstairs to change.

O-o-O

Caroline made her way to the police station. She needed to know if that was true and what was going to happen now. She was granted access to the cell room and stood in front of it, looking at Sage sitting in the sole cell. "Hey."

He looked up as he heard a voice at his cell. He groaned when he saw it was Caroline. "What do you want?" he asked coldly.

"Well, a nicer welcome for starters." she said and crossed her arms. "And an explanation. What's going on?" she asked him and pulled a chair to the cell door to sit down and look at him.

"What do you want me to say? I didn't murder anyone but of course your mother has evidence. Klaus is behind this but I seriously don't care anymore, I'm safer here anyway."

"Why would Klaus want to get you locked away?" she asked him. "Do you really think he set this up?"

"I know he set this up, and it's ridiculous if you ask me, I can just break out of here if I want but that would make me look guilty. Why aren't you shouting and trying to kill me as I am supposedly the person who killed your father", he said looking at her.

She looked at him and sighed. "My father practically chose to die in the end. And I don't know why, but I don't see the murderer in you. I can't help it. I believe you." she shrugged.

"How can you trust me so easily? I know you're a vampire but do you know that I am one too?" he asked her.

"I figured as much." she said. "Listen, I know Damon pretty well and he isn't one to trust anyone that easily. And if even Damon would stand up for you, he's normally right." she said. "But back to my earlier question. Why should Klaus set up this trap for you? Did you know him before?" she asked.

"Yes I've known Klaus a very long time, I even did his dirty work before. Then I realised that he was just plain evil and I left him minus one buddy. You're good you should stay away from him", he told her not wanting to get too much into his past right now.

"Okay. So he hates you and wants to ruin your life. Meaning we need to get you out of here." she said.

"I know your mom is the sheriff, but I doubt she would pull strings like that", he said. "Especially on a murder case."

"That's not what I meant. I mean we need to get my mom and the rest of the police off your tracks so they look for the real murderer." she said.

"How do you suppose we do that, I don't even know who the murderer is but I doubt it's Klaus, and I want out of here", he said.

"I have an idea. But I'll need Damon's help." she said and stood up. "I'll let you know how it goes." she waved.

He frowned and wondered what she was up to, but he trusted her funny enough.

Caroline left the cell room and the station, browsing through her purse for her car keys.

Klaus walked over to Caroline in the parking lot. "Hello Caroline, what are you doing here?" he asked.

She looked up and was surprised to see Klaus. "Hi, I was just uhm...visiting my mom." she said quickly.

"Oh that's nice, I hear they have caught the murderer, the one responsible for your dad too", he said.

"Yeah, my mom just told me." she said. "I'm really...glad they finally found him." she lied and hoped he would buy it. "What are you doing here?" she asked with a frown.

He nodded at her statement, and smiled to himself knowing she wouldn't as much as talk to Sage right now. "I'm visiting the murderer. I knew him once upon a time", he explained.

She raised her eyebrows. "Really? So is he a friend of yours?" she asked him. Why would he want to talk to Sage, only to rub it in his face she was sure.

"He once was, I just want to find out what has come over him he never used to be like this."

"Oh, well that's understandable." she nodded. "Then, good luck and I hope it goes well." she said and unlocked her car door. "See you around."

"Definitely", he said with a sly smile and watched her leave before he started walking in the direction of the cells.

O-o-O

Stefan made his way over to Bonnie's home, he was wondering what digging Damon was going to do but put that thought at the back of his mind. He gently tapped on the old wooden door once her arrived at Bonnie's doorstep.

Bonnie heard the knock on her door and went to open it. She pulled it open and was surprised at who it revealed. "Stefan." she said. "What can I do for you?"

"I'm here to talk to you about something, I'm sure Elena has spoken to you about the spell she has done with the Original witch", he said.

Bonnie pulled open the door for him to come in. "We better discuss that inside." she said and closed the door behind him. "Yes, she told me about it." Bonnie said as she led him into the living room.

He followed her into her living room and sat down on her couch. "Okay so I'm just going to get to the point here, how strong are you and your mother... together?" he asked.

"Well we didn't try it out just now, but definitely stronger than I had been with my Grams." Bonnie said. "But why do you want to know? What's up, Stefan, don't tell me you plan on doing what I think now..."

"I want to kill the Originals, you heard about the spell. This is the only opportunity we have to end their existence", he argued his point.

Bonnie sighed. "I agree and I want them dead too, but you know how it ended the last time." she said to him. "And this time all of them are together!"

"The only one that knows is Elijah, I don't know he found out but that's another problem for another day", he said.

"And who are you planning on killing? They all are incredibly strong." Bonnie said, not really thinking that it was a good idea.

"Either Rebekah or that new arrogant one, they aren't the brightest."

"So what do you want me to do?" Bonnie asked him bluntly.

"See if you can find any spells that could help us, but remember Bonnie if you're not strong enough for this, I don't want you to do it", he told her.

Bonnie gaped at Stefan. "Wait, who are you and what happened to Stefan?" she asked half-joking. It was strange for him, looking suddenly out for her.

He smiled at her. "I may or may not be back to my old self", he said.

On Bonnie's face a smile erupted as she saw his smile. She couldn't help herself and threw her arms around his neck. "Oh Stefan." she said before she caught herself and sat back on her chair. "I'm so glad you're back with us." she said with a huge smile.

He hugged her back shortly, before stepping back and smiling at her. "Talk to you soon", he said and left her home with a smile.

O-o-O

Elijah stormed into the mansion after his confrontation with Elena and banged the door shut. He walked into the living room, pouring himself a drink to calm down.

Klaus was sitting at the table, drawing yet another picture of landscapes when he heard the noise. He got up and saw Elijah drinking. "What is wrong with you? And what's with all the racket going on?" he asked.

"You should ask that to our dear brother Finn." Elijah said darkly. "As he goes around sealing our death sentences without a second thought." he spat and downed the contents of his glass. "And your sweet doppelganger helped him ever so gladly." he said sarcastically.

Klaus frowned. "What are you talking about dear brother, have you gone loopy?"

Elijah stepped over to his brother. "Finn and mother performed a spell on the evening of the ball. They sealed it with Elena's blood as it is Petrova blood which created us." he said in a bitter voice. "They bound us together as one. If one of us dies, we all go."

Klaus listened to Elijah. "She did what?" he asked angrily. "None of them will get away with this, are you with me on this brother?" he asked Elijah.

"It's not our time to die yet, brother, I am not going to go down without a fight." Elijah said determined. "Let's do whatever it takes."

Klaus smirked. "Oh well they are in for the shock of their lives, all of them", he stated.
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