A/N I don't own Vampire diaries or the originals.
Right it's the final confrontation so I guess its WARNING time, if you are very easily upset/offended by scenes of a violent nature, physical and mental abuse please skip and tune in for the chapter 11 round up.
Having said that, I think the warning may make it sound worse than it actually is, I'm be interested in what you think?
WARNING – have you read the warning lol
Chapter 10
Ali looked down at the barely conscious hybrid. Any remorse she might of felt was fleeting as she thought of all the dead witches because of Klaus, up to and including her dear friend bonnie. Not to mention the troubling conversation she'd had with him earlier that day. It didn't sit well with her that that abomination of nature before her could continue to procreate, giving rise to a new breed of creature stronger and more powerful than the mere vampire, werewolves and witches that came before.
"Did you finish the circle?" Tyler barked at her, she glanced at him. She didn't particular care for this hybrid either but for now he seemed to be the lesser of two evils. "Yes, no other vampire will be able to get in, I've managed to draw on hopes powers just like you suggested. No other witch will be able to break the spell."
"Good" He sniffed the air "and we have our first visitor, he vamp sped to the edge of the circle to find a confusion and enraged Elijah trying to cross.
"Well, well. If it isn't the noble one."
Elijah started to pace like a caged tiger.
"You can't hide in there forever, if you kill or hurt any members of my family I will hunt you down and kill you like the dog that you are."
Tyler grinned and shrugged, "Klaus will be dead, and as part of his bloodline I don't care what happens to me after that."
Elijah flashed away leaving Tyler feeling decidedly cocky. He strolled back to the cabin. Ali was stood by Klaus a pensive look on her face
"Not have second thoughts I hope?"
She shook her head
He looked down at his handiwork, all these years planning finally coming to fruition. He had found the shackles years ago amongst his uncle masons stuff. He'd got a witch to look the markings on them. It turns out Mason had been trying to find a way to weaken himself on the full moon or at least that's what he surmised. He had taken them to a trusted witch to keep re-spelling them, then he would test them out on himself until he was happy they would good enough to take down Klaus Mikealson. He'd had years to get it right and now he was going to enjoy every second of it. The shackles now securely on Klaus's wrists supressed the magic that made him what he was, essentially they weakend him to the point of almost human levels. In the tests, Tyler had found that he had been unable to stop the healing process completely but he had found a ward which slowed it down. Without the strengths of the wolf or the vampire Klaus was at his mercy and he took great pleasure in knowing that by the time the sun rose he will have torn out his heart. At least that was the theory, there was only so much testing he could do. If it turned out he really did need the white oak stake, then he was looking forward to locking Klaus away forever.
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Rebecca, Nik and Lizzie had gathered in the kitchen. Lizzie was busying herself making hot cocoa trying to distract herself from tension in the room.
"You have to let me go look?" Nik questioned
"No" It was the same argument Rebecca and Nik had been having since Elijah left.
Nik sighed his attempts to get round Rebecca had failed.
There was something prickling on the edge of his senses, he rubbed his chest there was a strange tingling there, he scratched it absentmindedly. His new wolf senses were kicking in to overdrive, he just wished he could understand why. The feeling in the pit of his stomach that his father was in trouble was growing by the second.
Elijah walked hurriedly into the kitchen and Rebecca jumped up as she took in his obvious distress. "Nik.. Is he?"
Elijah shook his head "No… not yet"
"And my mom" Nik added
"Tyler has Niklaus alive for now, there is a magic barrier I can't get to him. I heard Caroline…screaming" He glanced at Nik, he didn't dare to wonder what Tyler was doing to Caroline to get those kinds of anguished howls from her.
"Hope?" Rebecca asked breathlessly
"I couldn't see or hear her but that doesn't mean she isn't in there as well"
They shared a look of worry for hopes safety.
"So let me get this straight, that Nut job Tyler has got my mom, my dad and my sister. He definitely means to kill my dad but what about my mom and my sister?" Nik's eyes glowed yellow as he felt his wolf fighting to be released the call to his blood, his pack was deafening in his ears. In a bout of new found hybrid speed he flashed out of the house before anyone could stop him.
"Elijah?" Rebecca looked at her older brother "What do we do?"
Elijah uncharacteristically shook of his jacket, he undid the cuffs of his shirt and rolled up his sleeves, he pointed at Rebecca. "You remain here sister, protect Lizzie and Cami, I'll will go after our nephew and help him rescue his family"
Rebecca gave him a determined nod before him to flash away. She took a deep breath and turned to Lizzie.
"Come on let's find Cami,"
Rebecca walked out into the entry way to find Cami by the door.
Cami turned her vacant eyes to look at her, "Klaus is in trouble, he won't be angry with me anymore. He needs me"
Rebecca sighed as Cami ran out of the door, "Great now bat shit crazy's on the loose as well" She looked helplessly at Lizzie.
Lizzie gave her a warm smile, "Its ok go help them. I'll lock myself in my room a put a protection spell on the door I promise."
With that Rebecca took off after her family.
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Nicholas stalked through the swamp, His wolf guiding him. He sniffed the air, it was dense with the stench of other wolfs. If he had been anything other than an Alpha he might have been concerned but the sense of power surrounding him kept any potential threats away. However they we're following him he was sure of it. He felt a hand clamp down on his shoulder and he turned his golden gaze to see his Uncle.
Elijah stepped back slightly with surprise, his nephew was barely holding his wolf at bay.
"I'm here to help" he said putting his hands up.
"Nik growled, his eyes glowed yellow and black veins rippled around his eyes, his finger nails elongated into claws.
He nodded at this uncle and was about to continue his path through the swamp, when the sound of many growls surrounded them. An older man stepped out into the clearing, and growled defensively at Nik. The air was thick with testosterone, the other wolf men made their presence known around them. It didn't take Elijah long to realise they were surrounded. Nik tried to tune out his mother's distant cries as he focused on the wolves around him.
"Jackson" Elijah stated.
Jackson looked dishevelled and bleary eyed, in fact the whole pack looked out of sorts. "Hayley's dead" Jackson said plainly "Our alpha female is dead, I must avenge her death and as her Alpha I must follow her"
Elijah sucked in his breath, his understanding beginning to give him a glimmer of what was happening here. From what he had read about werewolves, their pack mentality was strong what happen to the Alphas would affect the pack until the new Alpha is chosen... The anointing of a new alpha was known to happen quickly for the sake of the pack. Usually it would be the Alphas heir that would automatically assume the power of Alpha but when there were no heirs the current Alpha would pass on the pack to another born Alpha.
He wondered briefly if Nik's peculiar behaviour at the house was because Niklaus was gravely injured and the Alpha power was trying to transcend to the Son.
Nik stood in the middle of the pack with his head held high, his eyes darting around assessing each and every wolf for the possibility of attack.
Jackson stepped closer to Nik, "My pack will follow you in to battle and when it is done if you are worthy they will become you pack"
Jackson held out his hand to Nik to shake if he agreed.
Nik's mind was swimming there was something going on here that he was not sure he understood. The need to save his family by any means over took him and he firmly clasped the out stretched hand. Jackson clasped his hand tighter and pulled him in closer "but know this Klaus Mikealson has not and never will be the Alpha of this pack understood."
What Nik did next was something he would come to realises in later years is exactly what his father would have done in that situation, he lied to serve the needs of his family.
"I will be Alpha of this pack not my father"
With an army of what were technically now his wolves Nik continued on until he reached the barrier.
The invincible force field hit him hard, he signal to Jackson and some of the others to try. When they succeed he ordered them to scope out the situation and report back.
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Klaus slowly regained full consciousness, he pushed himself up onto his knees. The pain in his chest was still agonising but he could feel his skin beginning to knit back together, albeit painfully slowly.
Cautiously he reached towards the edge of the circle with his fingertips, he could feel the power crackle as he tried to touch the invisible bars of his cage. He pulled back as he felt the force trying to repel him back.
He looked around the clearing, the cabin was silent. The knowledge that hope and Caroline where still alive was a feeling of relief tinged with foreboding. Tyler's was too insane kill them while Klaus was unconsciousness.
"ALI" he yelled, he remembered all too well the traitorous witches face.
She appeared from behind him and slowly moved into his view.
"Why?" he snarled
"Because you have murdered far too many of my sisters"
He sneered "And now I will added you to the collection over this"
She looked amused and crouched down in front of him "Oh I don't think so" she tried to hold her nerve and she looked him in the eye. A chilli ran down her spine, his gazed lacked the look of a man that knew he was losing. Instead his expression held the chilling look of a wolf lying in wait for its moment to strike. Ever confident in his own ability to win. His eyes held a faint yellow tinge for a moment as if he'd read her thoughts and wanted to confirm her fears.
He lunged towards the edge of the circle. He reverberated back as he knew he would but Ali had screamed and stumbled backwards.
He let out a low chuckle as he righted himself, the witch was scared. 'Good' he thought to himself, he needed her to doubt herself. He fought off the feelings of exhaustion from trying to tap into even the tiniest bit of wolf. The shackles Tyler had put on him really were doing a number on his full hybrid abilities. He would never admit it to anyone, but at that moment he hadn't felt that kind of weakness since his human days and Mikeal had raised his fists. Fortunately he was an expert at hiding that kind of torment from an enemy.
His mind flicked back to the women in the cabin, he mentally berated himself. He should've released Caroline yesterday as soon as he knew for sure Tyler was in town. In fact if he hadn't of let his pride get in the way he could have done it days ago. It was mistake he knew he would be forever trying to make up to her for. Klaus caught the smell of wolves in the air a lot of them. That was concerning as he could be sure if they were gathering to help him or Tyler.
"Where is Tyler?" he shouted at Ali's retreating back.
The sound of a gun going off followed by the stinging sensation in his leg alerted him to Tyler's presence a few feet away behind him. The bullet had gone right through his leg.
"Wooden bullets" Tyler said as he walked into view. He shot again and Klaus gritted his teeth as he fought the urge to scream. He refused to give Tyler the satisfaction. The second shot lodged in his shoulder..
Tyler tilted his head to look back at the witch "Ali, be a dear go and collect our guests. Now he is awake it's time for the show to start"
A few minutes later Klaus watched as Hope and Caroline where ushered out of the cabin, Hope had her arm protectively around Caroline's shoulder and he watched as his love continued her mad mumblings eyes constantly darting around as though looking for an escape. For a few coherent moments her eyes landed on him "Klaus!" she cried, "Tyler what have you done?" Her eyes taking in the bloody wounds on Klaus leg and shoulder before she screwed her eyes closed again.
Tyler stalked behind Caroline and Hope and pushed them both down onto their Knees, he slid open the chamber in the gun and begun emptying wooden bullets on the ground leaving only one. He span the mechanism. "Wow, I've always wanted to do this lets play Russian roulette"
Tyler pointed the gun at hopes back, as her hands were not bound she took the opportunity to spring back and jam her elbow in his side. She pivoted expertly and landed a punch squarely on his nose. He wiped the blood off his lip "Brave girl" he darted forward and gripped her arm tightly spinning her round, so her back was against his chest. His forearm tightly locking in place. She struggled and as he realised he could hold her without using his gun hand. He roughly forced one of her arms behind back almost to breaking point and gentle nudge to the back of the knees had her back down on the ground, he forced his knee into the small of her back and she fell forward on to her stomach. Using his weight to hold her in place he pressed the gun into the back of her head.
Klaus watched in horror as his daughter closed her eyes in fear. Tears were streaming down her face, as she pressed it into the ground. He shuffled forward on his knees, "Hope baby look at me" he begged. She lifted her head as much as she could and opened her eyes, "Daddy" she rasped.
"Just look at me ok, it's going to be ok" Klaus kept his eyes locked on Hope as Tyler pulled the trigger.
The empty clicking of an empty chamber echoed around them, Klaus felt the tear slide down his cheek in relief. He tried in vain to rip his shackles apart
Tyler relinquished his grip on Hope as he moved towards Caroline.
Hope rolled on to her side, her heart hammering in her chest. She wanted to be braver but she was momentarily paralysed with fear.
Now it was Caroline's turn, for Klaus there was a small sense of relief that the gun was pointing at Caroline rather than Hope. She at least was a vampire, a wooden bullet would hurt like hell but it would kill her unless… he paused in his train of thought as he caught a glimpse of Jackson amongst the trees to left of Tyler's shoulder. Klaus did his best with what little wolf sense he could muster to do a quick scan of his surroundings. There were three others watching at least, he should not have been surprised Hayley's body lay in the cabin after all. It seemed unlikely they we there to help Tyler, their stance indicated they ready to act not aid. He suspected they were just hovering to see the outcome and they would make themselves known to the victor so they could collect there dead Alpha female. He kept his face passive as Jackson seemed to scan the whole scene then gave him a quick nod and darted back into the trees. It was then that Klaus started to feel an odd sensation in his bones, Nik was nearby. His wolf sensed its own blood, it was feeling that he'd often got around Nik this past week. He was still trying to get a handle on it. He'd suspected it was an Alpha thing because although Hope was part wolf he'd never felt the same connection to her. He sniffed the air he sensed power a lot of it. Something was occurring and knew instinctively he need to buy some time for Nik and his siblings to get to them.
Klaus looked on in horror as Tyler pointed the gun directly at Caroline's heart . He put his hands out in front of him "Tyler stop! You don't want to kill Caroline!"
Tyler raised his eyebrow, "And why wouldn't I?" Klaus knew it was a long shot but if he could appeal to Tyler's feelings for Caroline. "Because she cares about you, she's always fought so hard to save your life Tyler. Don't reward her like this, I thought she meant something to you?"
Tyler ruthlessly grabbed a hand full of Caroline's hair and yanked her head up so he could see her face as he spoke. "I thought so to, but do you know what I had quite the enlightening conversation with her yesterday. It turns out the love of MY life is in love with YOU! The man who killed our friends, my mother."
Tyler waved the gun at Klaus for a moment, "She slept with you, she had YOUR son. I asked her to help me kill you and she refused, she said she didn't know if she even wanted to save my life from you anymore." Tyler sounded disgusted. "She was mine and you took her from me"
Klaus heart had stilled for a second at Tyler's rant, Caroline had openly confessed to Tyler that she was in love with him. "She was never yours" Klaus spat out,
Caroline opened her eyes and locked eyes with Klaus, "It's true" she stuttered "I love you" she turned her gaze to Tyler and struggled in his grip with as much strength as she could muster "Go to hell Tyler, I wish I'd let Klaus kill you years ago"
Klaus couldn't help the feeling of pride and love for Caroline at that moment. It was short live as a scream clawed its way out of his mouth as Tyler pulled the trigger.
Klaus sank back on the hunches as the chamber was empty again. His breathing ragged
"Two down four to go "Tyler sang glee fully.
Klaus's eyes darted back to Hope "Tyler stop this, just kill me, Let hope and Caroline go"
Tyler shook his head and turned the gun back on hope "Hopes turn" he sang. "You know your mother and me were lovers once before you were born" he said wistfully.
Hope turned her head to glare at him "Yeah, then she slept with my father and realised what a real wolf was and never touched you again." Hope spat, she grimaced as her momentary triumphant stifled by the click of the gun followed by silence.
Tyler whistled and swung the gun around on his finger. He stroked hopes head, "You know I'm really routing for you in this little wolf"
Hope shook herself free from his creepy touch, "Don't touch me…ever"
He turned back to Caroline, who was still on her knees her eyes tightly closed. She was muttering under breath.
He crouched down in front of her "Well now don't you look pathetic" he grabbed her chin "Look at me" her eyes fluttered open and filled with hatred. She shook her chin free, her head flew forward catching him firmly on the forehead. He toppled backwards, she took his moment of disorientation to stand. Her foot flew out firmly intending to kick him in the balls but he shifted just in time. She flung herself at him making a grab for the gun but in her weakened state she was no match. She toppled onto the ground closer to Klaus. Tyler took aim and fired but the fourth round aimed at Caroline's heart also came up empty.
Tyler grabbed Caroline by the hair and yanked her even closer to Klaus, "Bitch. How about I start dissecting you while he watches. He jammed both his thumbs into her eyes effectively gauging them out temporarily. They would grow back slowly and painfully. "Wouldn't want you to compel her now would we"
Carolines scream cut through Hope and Klaus as it echoed through the swamp.
When he circled back round to Hope, Tyler struggled to contain his madness "oooo this is so exciting, only two rounds left Klaus, who are you going to watch Die…Your precious Hope or your lover Caroline"
Klaus pulled himself up on to his feet. "Enough with the games Tyler. Why do you have to kill them, surely it would be more fun to make them watch me die" he taunted, when Tyler seemed to pause he continued. "You feel betrayed by Caroline because she loves me not you, don't you want kill the man she loves?"
Caroline shook her head "Klaus? no"
Tyler moved to stand in front of the Klaus his back to the girls. Klaus held his head up, his steely 'I dare you' gaze watching him carefully.
Tyler pointed the gun at him and pulled the trigger, the silence was deafening. His eyes were alight with mirth as he watches all three of his captives come to the conclusion there was only one shot left and it was live. He playfully swung the gun around.
Klaus's eyes darted back between Hope and Caroline, Nik was coming he was sure of it he need to keep the girls alive long enough to be saved.
"TYLER" he shouted trying to get the other hybrids attention back on him "I killed you mother, I held her head under the water while she fought for her life and I liked it" He grinned at Tyler trying his best to reel him in. "However I wish I'd drained her dry, savoured every drop of her blood, I gave her a quick death when it should have been slow and painful." He watched Tyler keenly for a reaction, there was a slight twitch to his eyebrow as he processed Klaus's words. He pressed on "So you should shoot me, I deserve it. Use that last shot on me. Do it! DO IT!" he yelled
Tyler shrugged "Yeah you are right but this is more fun" his arm swivelled backwards at lightening speed and he fired the gun blindly at Hope"
The resounding bang of the gun firing reached Klaus's ears. "NOOOOOOOO" he roared and lunged again at edge of the circle.
He blinked, and hope was gone the bullet struck into the ground, his heart was hammering out of his chest.
"What the…." Tyler said as he spun around in confusion and turned on Ali "Where the hell is she?" Ali looked terrified "I...I…someone has pulled her out" The air around them crackled. "The barrier spell its weakening" she added as she started to step backwards.
Klaus smirked "Things not going your way mate?"
Tyler ignored him and looked at Ali "Well put it back up, "
She retreated further "I can't, I've been cut off from her power"
"Grrrrr then you are of no further use" Ali's neck was snapped within seconds.
As he threw her the on the ground, both Tyler and Klaus heard the roar "GO NOW!" echo through the bayou.
Tyler glanced down at his captive "Well Well, looks like I get to beat the boy after all"
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A few minutes earlier
Nik stood like stone at the edge of the barrier his ears carefully trained to the conversation going on deeper in the swamp. He flinched when the gun was fired the first two times.
Jackson soon came back to report the visual that concurred with the audio.
Nik counted the third shot, his knees gave out and he sank to the ground his palms laid flat on the earth.
His mother was dying in there, his sister and father too If he didn't do something.
He heard the distant shouting of two shots left, his wrath peaked. Something flooded through him that was so much more that the wolf. He was drawing power from the earth he could feel it crackling around him. He concentrated on hope, through the magic of the earth he could feel her. Something was blocking her natural potential but he could still pinpoint her just about. Words he had no understanding of flowed from his mouth an incantation as old as witches, its translation lost to a dead language.
He felt the pull, as he heard the gun fire and fell back as Hope materialise falling in to her Uncle's arms.
He reached out a brief incantation on the cuff caused it to fall lifeless to the floor.
He turned to his uncle "Get her back to the house…now"
Hope shook her head and grabbed her brothers hand "No you need me"
He shook his hand free of her grasp. She recoiled into her uncles arms. "Nik? What's wrong with you?"
As Nik turned to face them Elijah got a good look at his nephew. The eyes that glowed yellow minutes ago where now glowing white . The magic of the earth was humming around him almost cracking ling of his fingers. Nik bared his hybrid fangs at them "I said GO NOW!"
Elijah swept hope into his arms and flashed her back to the house as ordered. Seeing his nephew like that shook him to the core, he had clearly tapped into some powerful magic and as a male that made him a warlock and as it turns out an extremely powerful one.
He deposited hope on the porch "I though you said he had no magic"
Hope widen her eyes "we.. i…what the hell was that? We need to go back out there!"
"No" Elijah said firmly. "I have no desire to cross you brother while his channelling that much power, any more than I'd want to cross Niklaus when he's at his worst. Do you?"
Hope shook her head in defeat.
"Rebecca" he called as they walked into the house.
Lizzie appeared at the top of the stairs, "She went after you!"
Hope looked at her uncle "You better go make sure she stays out of Niks way "Elijah sighed and left the house.
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After Elijah left with hope Nik looked to his wolves "follow me" He reached out his palm shattering the barrier spell. He stepped forward and walked purposefully into the fray to save his mother.
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Wanting to avoid Elijah, Rebecca had opted for tracking Cami. The two of them had been halted by the barrier, Rebecca tried to grab Cami in an effort to take her back to the house but as they struggled Cami fell through when barrier failed. They locked eyes in realisation that it was down. Rebecca cursed and Cami took off in search of Klaus.
Klaus felt the tears tracking down his face as he looked at Caroline's blood stained face the bloody tears tracks reaching her perfect mouth. Her eyes where hollow but he could bring himself to look again.
"Klaus?" she called meekly
"It ok love, I'm right here"
Tyler had left her slumped on the floor, for Klaus to 'admire his handy work' as he'd put it.
He edged as close to the edge of the circle as he could and reached for her in an attempt to grab her to him. She was still out of his reach, "Love can you roll closer to my voice?"
Caroline concentrated on where Klaus voice was coming from and shifted closer. He reached out only to find his cage was broken.
In one swift motion she felt warm arms circle her as Klaus pulled her tightly to him.
She felt his salty tears on her face. "I love you" he whispered, she felt his lips gently on hers. Before he pulled back and buried his face in her neck "I can't lose you"
"NIK!" He looked up his teary vision clearing to see Rebecca, she was holding Cami's arm tightly while Cami shifted uncomfortably, clearly agitated by what she's just heard.
He sniffed and pulled himself together, "Rebecca, take Caroline back to the compound as fast as you can and stay with her until Elijah….""No Nik… I mean yes I'll take her but I will stay with her until YOU come for her. You got that"
He nodded as he handed Caroline over to Rebecca.
Cami shifted quickly to behind Klaus, as Rebecca had no choice but to let go of her as she took Caroline.
"GO" he urged Rebecca.
He turned to face Cami as he felt the rush of air of Rebecca's departure. What he had to do now turned his stomach but if he was going to get out of this everyone had their part to play including Cami.
"Cami love" he shifted his wounded shoulder "I'm going to need you to dig this bullet out for me"
Cami to her credit didn't hold back on the slap she smacked across his cheek.
"Now sweetheart, what was that for? I need your help, you're my girl aren't you?" he said giving her his best puppy dog eyes.
The change in Cami was instant. She giggle "Oh Klaus, I knew you loved me best" she happily set about digging out the bullet as Klaus buried his repulsion to her words deep. He watched her closely, as she worked when she was done he carefully took her face in his hands, his eye dilated as they locked with hers. "Camille, you need to go out into the world and find a new love someone who truly loves you for the beautiful woman that you are but that's not me I don't love you I'm sorry. I release you"
Cami blinked
"Do you feel like you want to make me happy?"
He asked cautiously
"Um no… but I feel like I want to go traveling."
As the compulsion took effect Cami stood and left him, the need to travel and find love outweighing the desire to be of any further assistant.
Klaus pulled himself to his feet, Ali was dead and he had been able to drag Caroline into the circle, as he stepped decisively out the circle and walked into the swamp in search of retribution.
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Nik tracked through the swamp, Jackson was close to his right and the other wolves followed obediently. He stopped as Tyler Lockwood appeared before him.
"Excellent the pups come to join the fray, saves me tracking you down later"
Tyler languidly licked his fingers, "mmm your mother's blood in delicious"
Jackson through himself at Tyler "You son of a bitch you killed Hayley, she helped you and you killed her"
Nik watched as the two wolves wrestled, he understood enough to know that Jackson needed this chance to avenge is dead female alpha.
Jackson fought hard but ultimately his wish to join Hayley in death won out, Tyler plunged his hand into Jackson's chest and pulled out his heart...
The other wolves moved to attack but Nik signalled them to stay back. He was there alpha now and they recognised it.
With a flick of his wrist Nik sent Tyler sailing through the trees. The Hybrid landed with a thud but was soon on his feet.
"Come on is that all you got?" he taunted, "I gouged out your mothers eyes"
Nik growled, he picked up a fallen branch he held it up by magic and hurled it at Tyler it shattering the air raining a million wooden splinters at Tyler. His body was covered in tiny cuts as he cried out in pain, he turned his body just in time to avoid being hit in the heart. Nik approached him his eyes still glowing with the power in his veins. "You tried to take my mother's light from me, for that you will die!"
Nik hoisted Tyler into the air his hand firmly around his neck his claws growing to dig into the skin. He let the claws grow on his free hand as he pushed them into Tyler's chest.
A frim hand gripped his wristed "NO! he is mine" Klaus growled lowly
"NO" Nik growled back, and tried push his hand in deeper.
Klaus had thought the worst of his evening was over but his son seemed eerily detached. He couldn't let him take a life, Nik didn't need to live with that guilt Silas's prophecy played loudly in his head if his son remained unchecked right now what would he become.
"Son listen to me"
Nik turned his glowing orbs on his father, as Klaus tried to gently ease his hand out of Tyler's chest. "Your mother is safe, Rebecca has her back at the compound"
Nik felt the relief cause through him, his mother was safe. "Elijah has Hope back at the house" Nik returned. Father and son locked gazes both feeling safe in knowledge that the girls where safe. Klaus watched as the white glow to Nik's eyes lessened and the familiar gold of the wolf returned.
Unwilling to drop Tyler, he reached across with his free hand and utter the same incantation to free his father as he'd used for hope
Klaus let the shackles fall to the floor, unbound from the magic he felt his body swiftly repairing its self.
"Let him go son" Klaus asked as he realised they had been surrounded by other wolves. He looked at Nik questioningly as his surveyed the wolves.
"Jackson deferred his pack to me" Nik angled his head to indicate the body a little ways back "he is dead now, Tyler betrayed this pack, my pack… they will have justice" Nik started loudly for the benefit of the pack
A broad sly grin etched across Nik's faces. "I am the Alpha of their pack now" he flashed his father and devious look "but I am not the Alpha of my own pack so I defer them to you… my Alpha"
Klaus shared his son's devious grin at the realisation of what he was giving to him.
Nik dropped Tyler to the ground "This is your fight my Alpha" he stepped back and joined the circle of wolves preventing Tyler from escaping.
Klaus clapped his hands together "Well mate, let's get started shall we"
Tyler's screams could be heard all over the bayou that night, with Klaus finally taking his heart when the sun rose. His body parts were scattered throughout the swamp, a warning to all others wolves that dare cross the pack.
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When the deed was done, Klaus went to check on Hope first. Instinctively knowing his reunion with Caroline would take longer.
Hope through herself into his arms like she done at the cabin. "Dad" she cried "you safe" she let go of him and pulled her brother in a tight hug.
"Caroline's fine, Rebecca called as soon as she got back to the compound. She sleeping while her eyes mend and Rebecca says she called in a favour to get the shackles removed"
"Good" Klaus said
Klaus looked at his daughter carefully "Tyler's dead, he won't be hurting you anymore."
Hope still looked a shaken by her experience but she seemed to be holding it together ok.
"I saw Cami" she said "She's upstairs packing to go travelling"
"Oh... do you mind?"
Hope bit her lip "No, I think it will be good for her"
Hope walked towards the door, "Come on then, let's go check on Caroline"
The three of them travelled silently in the car as they headed to the compound. When they pulled up Nik jumped out the car and ran through the door. Hope stayed of a few moments before she realised her father hadn't moved he was watching her patiently.
"Are you sure you're ok?" he asked gently
"Nik pulled me out, I… I think he is more powerful than me, he had so much magic. Dad it's dangerous" She chewed her lip nervously. Klaus drummed his fingers in the steering wheel, "perhaps but we have time to help him control it" he said evenly.
Hope chewed her lip, "You really love her, don't you?" inside she recoiled, talking with her dad about his love life was not high on every daughters to-do list.
Klaus relaxed his grip on the steering wheel. His hands falling into his lap, he turned his gaze to his daughter's curious one.
"Yes"
"So would you really not be with her if I didn't want you to?"
"If you had asked me that yesterday my answer would have been yes, but after today" he paused "I know that I can't walk away from her now."
"Please don't ask me to" he added the fear in his voice evident
"Dad!, seriously do you really think I could that to you?" Hope gave her father a bright reassuring smile. "You are such an idiot sometimes" she shook her head chuckling. "I'm not a baby anymore, you don't have to keep putting me first all the time. If you want to date Caroline then do it, hell marry her if you want to. Just stop using me as an excuse because you are afraid to be happy"
Klaus let go of the breath he had been holding and smiled.
"However" hope continued "I do think that if you are dating then so should i?" she threw him a sly look as his face registered her statement.
"Fine" He mumbled
She beamed and kissed him on the cheek before jumping out of the car "Thanks Dad"
Klaus got out to follow wondering just how long his daughter had been waiting for leverage of the dating plea, he shook his head and chuckled quietly. She was definitely his daughter.
Nik had sped up to the bedroom. His mother was out cold on the bed, Rebecca was sat next to her.
"Good, you here. Where is you dad?"
"He's right behind me with hope"
Rebecca flashed of to meet her niece half way.
Nik sat careful at his mother's bedside, her eyes were closed. The residual dried blood still marred her face. "Mom" he tried gently and shook her awake.
He eyes popped open "NIK!"
She pulled her son into a fierce hug "Thank god you're ok" she looked up to see Klaus hovering in the doorway.
She didn't need to ask if Tyler was dead the look in Klaus eyes said it all. He stepped into the room "Nik, now that you've seen you moms ok can you go back to the house with Rebecca and Hope please. I need to talk to you mom alone."
Nik shrugged "Just uncompelled her already and we can all head back to the house together"
Klaus and Caroline's eyes locked over Nik's head. Klaus tilted his head lightly and allow a seductive smirk to cross his face as he drank her in. Caroline recognised the lustful gleam to his eye and after everything she had no desire to fight her own need for him any longer.
She fixed her gaze back on her son, "Nik, Honi. Go back to the house ok. Your dad and I will follow on…later"
"Tomorrow" Klaus stated never letting he gaze drop from her.
"Tomorrow" she smiled looking back at him. Kindly and efficiently she ushered their confused son out into the hall way and shut the door.
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"Nik" he heard hope call from down in the court yard. He wandered over and look down "Come on lets go before its gets noisy"
He raised an eyebrow in confusion, but the penny dropped as he heard his mother giggle follow by a playful squeal. He glance back down at hope "Vampire sexcapdes?"
"YeP" she popped the laughed as she watch Nik flash down and out the door, she followed him the car still laughing her socks off.
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When Caroline shut the door, she was unsurprised to find that Klaus immediately pulled her into his embrace, his lips found her for a heated kiss.
She pulled away, "I really need to take a shower" She walked to towards the bathroom, she glanced back over her shoulder, he grinned and ran after her. She giggle and squealed as the kissed their way passionately into the shower. As the hot water cascaded over them, Klaus broke the kiss "Now about you compulsion"
"Hmmmm" Caroline interrupted, she peppered kisses along his jaw line, "tomorrow" she catches his lips again. He pulled back from the kiss, "No now" he said firmly, his eyes locked on hers "Caroline you are free from my compulsion" and as an afterthought he added "and you can never be compelled by me or my siblings again" she blinked and frowned at the adage, "will that really work?" He shrugged "I don't know, do you want to test it?"
She pulled him for another kiss "mmm ok"
His eyes locked on hers again "Bark like a dog"
Caroline laughed "No"
He grinned and kissed her passionately both content to get lost in each other.
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One week later
Caroline laid sated curled into Klaus side, his fingers drew soft circles on her naked back.
"You know at some point we are going to have to leave here and go to the other house right?" Klaus said smiling at her.
"Mmm, I know but after all these years I kinda like having you all to myself" Caroline kissed and trail up his chest until she reached his jaw, she smiled against his lips. "Nik's fine, Hopes fine, they can do without us for a while longer. She kissed him her body pressed firm against him the she could feel the renewal of his arousal.
Klaus flipped them both over so that she was underneath him her hair fanned out on the pillow.
"I love you"
She beamed "I love you too"
Klaus smile broadly back at her "Ok, maybe one more day but tomorrow we are definitely leaving this bed"
"A-ha" Caroline grinned cheekily at him as he proceed to kiss her and continue to make up for lost time.
A/N so that's it for now until I post the final round up part of the story and the epilogue
The part about the wolves just flowed out as I was writing it. In hindsight I might have like to add a bit more Klaus/Nik wolf talk into the previous chapters. Finishing a story is a new high for me and its now wondered I had struggled to end other stories, the desire to keep adding is always there. I still have a couple of ideas for one-shots to go with this story.