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Chapter 11: Reunion

For the next several days and week, Elizabeth avoided running into any supernatural of the Mystic Falls community. She was tired of the conflict going between the high schoolers and the Mikaelsons. Rebekah had moved back to her brother's mansion, deciding that it wasn't the best plan to remain at the Salvatore house since she heard about her brother's return.

Of course, she kept calling and talking to Elizabeth, but the female Mikaelson understood Elizabeth's need for space from all the drama that had taken place. After all, she had gone through a lot by being placed in a difficult position of knowing and caring for both sides. Klaus had texted her from time to time to make sure that she was alright.

Although the hybrid didn't outwardly show it to anyone, he was worried about Elizabeth. After all, he had been the reason she had gotten so deeply involved in this mess in the first place. If he hadn't done all he had done with Elijah, she might have been having a happy time with his older brother.

But one night, Elizabeth felt a pull towards the old, abandoned building that she knew held the coffins of the remaining Mikaelson siblings and the Original witch. She especially felt a pull to one of the coffins. She let her fingers touch the coffin that she felt the pull from.

Even though there was no way to tell the coffins apart, some part in Elizabeth knew that it was Elijah that was within it. Elizabeth smiled sadly and had her fingertips slightly slide along the length of the closed coffin, as she whispered to the Original,

"Until we meet again."

With that, she silently went back home, unable to contain the heavy feeling that something was about to happen soon. However, it wasn't long when a few days later, Klaus called her to tell her that he had something important to share with her. Upon ending the phone call, Elizabeth sighed, not sure what to expect.

She quickly dressed into jeans and a sweater, for the weather outside, and drove over to the Mikaelson mansion. As she strutted inside, she asked in frustration,

"Klaus? What is it this…"

But before she could finish her sentence, she saw a set of black business shoes in front of her own. Her eyes widened and her heart beat faster as she slowly looked up to find Elijah Mikaelson standing in front of her.

She could not help but stare at him in shock as she stood there. A million thoughts ran across her mind as she saw him awake and cleaned up in front of her. Elijah smiled lightly at that as he whispered,

"Hello Elizabeth."

How many scenarios had she imagined for their reunion? And yet, it was difficult for her to formulate a sentence as he stood in front of her. The only thing she could weakly manage was,

"Elijah?"

The Original's eyes sparkled, clearly happy to hear her voice, as he stepped a little closer and whispered to her,

"I missed you."

Elizabeth shivered a little at the intensity and the raw emotion in the one sentence. But before anyting else could be said, a voice interrupted them with,

"Well! Looks like we got the reunion done!"

Irritation crossed Elijah's and Elizabeth's eyes for a second, though both the huntress and vampire perfectly masked their emotions otherwise. The two people separated a little as Klaus walked in, rubbing his hands as he continued with,

"Now! We need to come up with a plan to bring down Stefan."

Rebekah walked in, rolling her eyes as she told them, "He's been going on about this for hours! Elizabeth, help me."

Elizabeth cringed a little and looked sideways at Elijah, who smirked a little in amusement, still glad to find that his two siblings were acting like they always used to.

Not too long after, Elijah and Klaus had managed to agree on a dinner party to discuss the return of the last coffin from the Salvatore brothers while Rebekah had dragged Elizabeth to help her with clothes. When Rebekah had finished helping Elizabeth, she had put hair extension in for the woman, making her hair look longer than before, loose pink business pants and a white blouse. The makeup had a light touch to it that brightened up her face, along with providing nude heels for her.

Rebekah checked the huntress's hair before smirking and telling her,

"I think that would have my brother speechless for tonight."

Elizabeth's eyes widened and she started to blush as she started to stutter from the shock.

Rebekah laughed at that and shook her head as she said, "From earlier, I think I know what was going on."

Elizabeth's faced turned redder as she felt the embarrassment take over. Seeing the flustered look, she had on, Rebekah just smirked and walked out of the room to get ready for a separate meeting she had set with a friend of hers from the high school.

Sighing, Elizabeth pat down her face with the back of her hands to cool down as she thought back to her meeting Elijah again. What should she say to him? How should she tell him all that she had done while with Klaus in his hunt for werewolves?

As she sat there, staring at herself in the mirror contemplating this, a knock sounded at the door. Elizabeth quickly turned her head to say,

"Come in!"

With that, the door opened and Klaus peeked his head in before stepping inside. He said,

"Are you ready? Our guests are just arriving."

Elizabeth gave a small smile and nodded, getting up. She took a small glance in the mirror before heading out once more. She cautiously walked down the steps, hearing Elijah's voice say at the front door,

"Niklaus, our guests have arrived."

Klaus looked over and extended his hand to Elizabeth. She eyed him with curiosity, but when he didn't relent, she smiled a little and grabbed his hand. Over the period of time that she had come to know him personally as Atalanta and as Elizabeth, she had come to care for the Original hybrid.

They walked down together to greet the Salvatore brothers. Elijah looked up to only be surprised at the closeness of his brother and Elizabeth, a strange stirring in his heart taking place while Klaus said,

"Damon. Stefan. Elijah tells me, you seek an audience. Very bold. Let's discuss the terms of our agreement like civilized men, shall we?"

Elijah was still staring at Elizabeth, now having realized that her hair was longer than before, most likely Rebekah's doing, but it suited her. The light makeup and the formal wear that she wore brought out a more businesslike look that couldn't help but make him look her appreciatively. Klaus noticed his brother openly and hungrily eyeing his friend and couldn't be more pleased with Rebekah's handiwork. Despite all this, the huntress remained oblivious of Elijah's stare as she cleared her throat, causing all the vampires and the hybrid to look over at her. The Salvatore brothers immediately tensed upon seeing her. They hadn't expected to see her there and the older of the siblings immediately ground out,

"And what is Elizabeth doing here?"

Klaus smirked at the irritated look Damon had in his eyes. The very same irritation that caused Elijah wonder if Damon had hidden feelings for the woman he had come to have feelings for. Elizabeth rolled her eyes as she said,

"She, is here because Klaus told her to. It was due time for me to meet Elijah."

Damon looked down a little, having sobered from the comment, but Elijah just said, looking at the Salvatore brothers smugly,

"It's better to indulge him."

Stefan merely glared at Elizabeth once before facing Klaus as he said,

"I didn't come here to eat, Klaus. In fact, I didn't want to come here at all. But I was told, I had to cause you would hear us out."

Klaus smirked and let Elizabeth go, even going far as to nudge her slightly towards his older brother. This surprised Elizabeth as she stumbled towards him, having been caught unawares. Before she could trip and fall, Elijah quickly grabbed her by wrapping an arm around her waist. Elizabeth blushed a little at the electric jolt she felt from the contact. She shyly looked up at him from the position while the hybrid told the Salvatore brothers,

"Well, we can sit and eat or I can reach down your throats and pull out your insides. The choice is yours."

That brought the older Original and the huntress out of their daze, both sighing at Klaus' theatrics.

Not long after, they were all sitting down at the table. Elizabeth was sitting between Klaus and Elijah, both brothers on either side of her. Damon occasionally glanced at her, worry slightly leaking through the cold demeanor he was trying to set. Stefan remained just cold. Elizabeth quietly ate as she listened in on the discussion between the two pairs of brothers.

Damon looked at the compelled woman who was serving them when she finished helping Damon out. As she walked away, he told her,

"Thank you, love."

Elizabeth sighed, not enjoying the heavy tension within the room. Elijah turned to her and quietly put his left hand on her leg as a comforting gesture. A shiver went down Elizabeth at the contact as she struggled to hide the emotions whirring inside her at how attentive he was being towards her.

Klaus looked towards Stefan, who seemed to glower down at his plate, causing the hybrid to smirk and state,

"You lost your appetite."

Damon glared at his brother a little as he added, "Eat. I thought we agreed that we would leave the grumpy Stefan at home."

Klaus smirked and looked over at the older Salvatore again as he said,

"That's the spirit. Isn't it nice? Four of us dining together? Such a treat. Is this what you had in mind when you pulled the dagger from my brother?"

Damon grimaced as he looked over at Elijah, who was clearly more interested in Elizabeth at the moment as responded with,

"Well, I know how he felt about you, and more about how he feels about Beth here, so I figured the more, the merrier."

Klaus' eyes held amusement as he answered with, "Well, Elijah and I have had our share of quarrels over the century. But we always make it through."

Elizabeth then slid her hand down to grab onto Elijah's noticing where the conversation was going. Elijah felt warmth rush through his veins at the small gesture the woman aside him provided him with. He couldn't help but smile just a little at it. Nobody noticed this as Stefan said,

"Kind of like you and Rebekah, right? Where is she, by the way? Last I checked she was still daggered because you were afraid to face her."

Klaus chuckled and responded with, "If you're referring to the fact that Rebekah knows I killed our mother, I've already come clean to Elijah."

Elijah's eyes turned a little cold at that, making Elizabeth worry a little. Did Rebekah's appointment with someone have something to do with this? But before she could voice her concern, Damon quickly interjected with,

"Hey, Stef, remember when you killed dad? Might want to dial down the judgment until dessert."

At that comment, Elizabeth immediately released her hold on Elijah's hand, feeling a sense of dread wash through her as she eyed Klaus with worry. Her eyes narrowed as she hissed out,

"Whatever you have planned for 'dessert', you'd better be honest about it now."

Damon's eyes didn't reveal the surprise he felt as he looked over at her, trying to smirk confidently whilst saying,

"Planned? Who said I have something planned?"

Elijah noticed the cold feeling she seemed to immediately emanate towards everyone but Klaus within the room as her attitude change to what he had previously witnessed from Atalanta, as she coldly responded with,

"Who are you kidding Damon? As far as I know, Klaus and I would never be told what you are planning. You wouldn't have come here without hoping to achieve something."

Stefan grit out at that,

"We're here to make a deal, Elizabeth. Doesn't mean we need to kiss both of your asses for seven courses."

Elijah immediately tensed at that, but also worriedly looked towards the woman he was falling for. Did she catch wind of his plan that he had made with the Salvatores?

To distract the group from the current topic, Elijah immediately asked,

"Stefan. Where is the lovely Elena tonight?"

Klaus narrowed his eyes at his older brother, not having missed Atalanta's appearance in place of Elizabeth's from Damon Salvatore's comment about dessert. Stefan glared back at the suit-wearing Original as he answered curtly with,

"I don't now. Ask Damon."

Elijah's eyes widened a little in surprise at the new revelation, especially as Klaus openly laughed while saying, "I'm sorry, you've missed so much. Uh… trouble in paradise."

Stefan glared over at the other side of the table as he bitterly said,

"One more word about Elena and this dinner's over."

Klaus looked like he was about to add something when Elizabeth shook her head, effectively stopping him from making the scenario worse. Damon sighed while awkwardly adding,

"You know what, probably best just to keep Elena in the do not discuss pile."

Klaus grimaced at the strong look Elizabeth gave him as he said, "You're probably right."

Damon cleared his throat as he quietly added, "Yeah."

After that, nobody seemed to touch the food in front of them as the discussion went further and Klaus started with,

"It's just the allure of the Petrova doppelganger, still so strong. What do you say, brother? Should we tell them about Tatia?"

Elijah worriedly glanced over at Elizabeth, who seemed to have fallen silent for most of the dinner, and had just tensed a little. He glared at his brother, understanding his motives as he tried to change to a different topic by saying,

"Now why should we discuss matters long since resolved?"

Klaus could see Elijah's discomfort about the topic as he continued to glance towards the huntress sitting next to him. Elizabeth looked up at Klaus with an eyebrow raised, seeming to know what he was trying to do. She merely rolled her eyes as he said,

"Well, given their shared affectiong for both Elena and Katerina, I think our guests might be curious to learn aobut the originator of the Petrova line."

The older Salvatore, also hadn't missed Elijah's internal squirming as he smirked over at Elizabeth, who didn't seem shaken by the story. He wanted to make Elijah uncomfortable as much as he could by saying,

"Well, we're not going anywhere Elijah. Please, do tell."

With that, Damon and Elijah seemed to measure each other's willpower until Elijah relented as he said,

"When our family first settled here, there was a girl named Tatia. She was a beauty. Every boy of age desired to be her suitor, even though she'd had a child by another man. And none loved her more than Niklaus."

Klaus instantaneously understood what his brother attempted to do by stating his name. Elizabeth realized also as she sighed but heard the story as Klaus retorted back with,

"I'd say there was one who loved her at least as much."

Stefan's eyes widened with revelation as he asked, "Wait a minute, so you both loved the same girl?"

Both Salvatores eyed Elizabeth warily, wondering if that was what was going on now with her this time. They hadn't seen Klaus take a woman other than Rebekah into his warmth and care, but Elizabeth seemed to be the exception, and all they could come up with was that somehow, Klaus cared for her more than he was letting on.

Elijah clearly grew upset at Stefan's question as he answered,

"Our mother was a very powerful witch. She sought to end our feud over Tatia and so she took her. Klaus and I would later learn that it was Tatia's blood that we consumed in the wine on the night where our mother performed the spell which turned us into vampires. Tatia wouldn't make a decision between the two of us, so for a time Niklaus and I… grew estranged. Harsh words were traded, we even came to blows, didn't we brother?"

Nobody had noticed Elizabeth's eyes dim a little at her own secret knowledge of what Elijah had done to Tatia. Elijah didn't know what had actually happened. How he had drained Tatia of her blood in his inability to control his thirst for blood. She also swished her wine absentmindedly as she tried to think of a way to prevent Esther from linking all of her children together. Then there was also the question of Finn.

As she silently brooded over this, Klaus continued on from Elijah's story as he added,

"But in the end we realized the sacred bond of family."

Elijah sighed and added, "Family above all."

Both males raised their glasses as Klaus repeated hesitantly, "Family above all."

A few moments later, Elijah grew impatient with how slow things seemed to move along and seeing the tired look come into Elizabeth's eyes as he asked,

"So, why don't we move this evening along and discuss the terms of this proposal?"

Damon answered with, "That's very simple. Klaus gets his coffin back, in exchange, he and the Original extended family leave Mystic Falls forever. Me, Stefan, Elizabeth, and Elena live happily ever after. No grudges."

Elizabeth quickly looked at Damon, wondering why he had added her. Elijah tensed and once again, looked over at the beautiful woman at his side, not sure if she truly felt what the Salvatore did. But he begrudgingly stated,

"The deal sounds fair, brother."

Elizabeth looked up at Elijah, hurt coming into her features at Elijah's statement. Had she lost his care for her in the time he had been daggered? Were the kisses she had thought meant more no longer hold meaning for him?

Klaus grit his teeth, noticing this. What was his brother thinking? But as he didn't want to drag the attention towards his friend, he stood up and answered with,

"I don't think you understand, Elena's doppelganger blood insures that I will always have more hybrids to fight those that oppose me. I will never leave her behind."

"Let's say I do leave he here, under your protection, what then? How long before one of you turns either her or Elizabeth into a vampire? Or worse, how long before she or Atalanta dies caught between your feuding or your fights with other supernatural beings? You see, each one of you truly believes that you're the one that can protect Elena, and that is simply a delusion. Gentlemen, the worst thing for Elena Gilbert and Atalanta is… the two of you."

Damon angrily got up and stomped outside as he said, "I'm gonna get some air."

Elijah looked towards Elizabeth, who was looking at his pacing brother, making his heart freeze. Did something happen while he was daggered? Sighing from the confusion he was feeling from the scenario, he said,

"Let me deal with this."

Klaus mumbled, "All this talk has made me thirsty."

Elizabeth then turned to watch Elijah step away, having a slight idea of what he was doing with Damon. She then faced Stefan, but before she could say anything, Klaus said,

"What do you say Stefan, can I interest you in a little after dinner drink?"

Elizabeth watched in disgust as Klaus bit the poor girl's neck and started drinking from her. But before he could drain her, Elizabeth gripped the girl and pulled her towards herself. She quickly grabbed a handkerchief and pressed onto the bite wound. Klaus frowned instantly, but sighed as he just bit his wrist and offered it to the human.

The girl drank, healing the bite wound. Elizabeth shook her head disappointedly, but sent the girl on her way. Stefan watched their interaction with interest as he said,

"Well, I guess the only reason you agreed to this evening, Klaus, is to drive a wedge between me and my brother."

Klaus smirked at the accusation as he said, "Oh no, you're doing that well enough on your own. Because of Elena, you're gonna lose your brother and you'll only have yourself to blame."

That was when both Damon and Elijah entered the area again, causing Elizabeth to frown. Damon sauntered in as he asked,

"What do you say, Klaus? It's time for you to put something on the table. We've made our offer, now you counter."

Klaus pondered for a moment, looking towards Elizabeth. She nodded a little at him, letting him say,

"Okay. I offer Elena's future happiness. You see, what she needs right now is to be rid of you lot. And to fall in love with a human, maybe that nice football player, you know the blonde one? I'll not touch her after maybe a few vials of her blood. Not enough for her to die, but just a handful."

Damon grimaced as he asked, "Matt Donovan? Really?"

Klaus shrugged as he responded with, "Yeah, why not? They'll marry, live a long and fruitful life, and pop out a perfect family."

As the discussion was happening, Elizabeth suddenly felt a slight buzz of stronger supernatural activity. She tensed and looked immediately towards Elijah, who had been staring at her for a while. Her eyes narrowed and her hands folded into fists as she shook slightly from Atalanta's anger and hurt. Betrayal seemed to pulse through her entire being as Elizabeth tried to understand that Elijah did this in his own opinion to benefit his family.

Her concentration broke when Klaus broke Stefan's arm, causing the Salvatore to yell out in pain. She quickly stood up and Atalanta took over, paying more attention to Klaus, who had now put Stefan's arm into the fire.

Damon yelled out, "Stop!"

Klaus growled out, "Now, bring me my coffin before I burn him alive."

Damon struggled against Elijah's grip as he wheezed out, "I'll get it."

Klaus glared at him while growling out, "Go with him, brother, you keep him honest. And when you return, I will make good on my promise to you and I will hand over our family."

Atalanta coldly regarded the whole situation as Stefan bit out,

"Go ahead and kill me, I know you'll do it when he brings the coffin."

Klaus sighed upon seeing the cold gleam in Atalanta's eyes as she studied him. He pulled Stefan out and retorted,

"You really have given up, haven't you? Where's the fight? Where's the ripper?"

With disappointment, he pushed Stefan, but before a fight could break out, Atalanta let out a low growl that Klaus was surprised to hear upon Elijah and Damon's arrival. Klaus looked confused at the entire scenario, what had his brother done to irk her so? He warily asked Elijah,

"Elijah… why haven't you left?"

Elijah looked over at Atalanta and then to Klaus as he said smoothly,

"Where are your manners, brother? We forgot dessert."

With that, Elijah took the cover off a plate a different woman had been carrying. The trio by the table looked at the two silver daggers lying on a plate. Atalanta's cold eyes had growing fury in them as she neared Klaus.

The Original hybrid pushed her slightly away from him, not wanting her to get hurt as he asked,

"What have you done?"

Elijah's smooth attitude disappeared and one of disappointment covered his features as he responded with,

"What have you done? You see, I've learned not to trust your vulgar promises, Klaus. We're doing this on my terms now."

Atalanta immediately took out her knife from her leg that she had been hiding as Kol appeared in the room. Klaus' eyes widened with hurt and uncertainty as he whispered out his younger brother's name.

Kol gave a smirk and said, "Long time, brother."

Klaus grabbed Atalanta's hand and backed them away. Elijah noticed this and his hard eyes softened a little, worried. But when he saw the knife in her hands, he wondered if he had done something wrong. Finn then appeared and grabbed a dagger.

But before Finn could drive the dagger into Klaus' hands, Atalanta acted immediately by cutting the oldest Original on the arm, aiming accurately to make him drop the dagger. Angered by the interference, Finn turned towards Elizabeth, causing both Klaus and Elijah to call out,

"Finn, don't!"

Finn hesitated, when Rebekah appeared. But she froze upon seeing Atalanta and her knife. If Atalanta was protecting Klaus, something was not right. But everything seemed to fall apart for Klaus as Kol suddenly restrained Klaus, pushing Atalanta away. Finn studied the woman who protected his vile brother.

Something about her had drawn Elijah to care for her as he remembered the deal he had made with him about not hurting her. She seemed to be able to take care of herself, but she seemed to be a normal human that wasn't there for sheer entertainment for his brothers. It made him curious about this woman.

Elijah looked over at the Salvatore brothers as he said, "You're free to go. This is family business."

They immediately left the house. Atalanta made to leave, sighing in disappointment and fear of future events. When Elijah stopped her by grabbing her wrist gently as he said,

"You don't need to leave."

Atalanta urgently shook her wrist free from his hold as she whispered to him, looking straight ahead,

"I would listen to Klaus. He might not make the right decisions most of the time, but he needs you to listen to him. That's all he wants. And besides, I need to go home."

Elijah felt the coldness and hurt hit him as she walked away from him. Not even a few hours ago had he felt happy to see her again. But this had distanced them once again. But this wasn't Klaus' fault this time around. It was his own doing. He had made her cold. All he could do was watch her leave the mansion.

Elizabeth entered her house after the ordeal. She leaned back on her door as she brushed her fingers through her hair with her shaky hands. Inside herself, Atalanta cried out in anguish and anger from Elijah's behavior towards the friend she had made. The friend that understood Atalanta inside out. And yet, Elizabeth couldn't help but despair at her inability to feel something for Elijah Mikaelson.

It hurt her and frustrated her to no end that this was happening. All she could do was undo the makeover Rebekah had done for her, removing the hair extensions, erasing the makeup, and getting into comfortable clothes.

She spent the night trying to think of ways to prevent the linking from happening. To prevent Esther from escaping.

Not long after, a knock sounded at her door. Elizabeth warily stood up from her bed, and opened her front door, to find Elijah Mikaelson there.

Both people remained quiet, unable to think of something to say to each other. What could one say to the other when they had been separated as such? Elijah was the first one to ask Elizabeth,

"Are you alright?"

Elizabeth sighed as she thought back to the dinner party and said,

"I'm fine. But I can't say that I'm happy about this."

Elijah grimaced and shamefully looked at the ground, not sure how to feel about this. In his anger, he had lashed out at Klaus with the only thing he could think of. Her bitter tone in her answer to his question answered one thing he had worried about: she was disappointed in him.

Elizabeth looked at him, studying him as her heart ached. She wanted to reach out to him, to hug him, to kiss him. But she was unable to as her own feelings with Atalanta warred with each other. All she could say to him was,

"What happens now?"

Elijah took in a shaky breath as he studied her eyes, that drew him in. He raised one hand to cup her face, feeling how she took in a small breath upon the feel of his palm against her cheek. His voice shook a little as he honestly answered her with,

"I don't know."

He watched as she closed her eyes and heard her breathing get slower, as if she was willing herself to calm down. But this look, resembled one of inner torment and it hurt him that he had positioned her in such a place with his own hasty actions. All he wished right now was to kiss her, to let her know that he…

That he cared for her deeply.

Despite that great want in both of them. Despite the need they felt, something stopped them from doing so, a great gap from their separation preventing them to share their feelings. Elizabeth then slowly pulled away from Elijah as she opened her eyes and she said while turning to go back inside her home,

"I think… I'll head back inside if you have nothing to-"

Elijah cut her off then as he couldn't hold back any longer and grabbed her shoulder to turn her around and kissed her. Elizabeth's eyes widened at such a non-Elijah like decision that she remained frozen, unable to respond. As quickly as he had kissed her, he pulled away, disappointed that she had not returned the kiss.

With that, Elijah used his vampire speed to leave. Elizabeth shivered at the intensity of his kiss and felt her heart want to break and beat faster all at once. What was this she was feeling? How could he drive her emotions to overdrive like this despite her attempts to keep a level head?

Who was he to drive her insane with his own actions?

As she pondered this slightly for a few minutes, she did not notice another pair of eyes watching from afar with a curious glint.

~~ ….. ~~

The next day, Elizabeth decided to clear her head once more and decided to go to the nearby lake. As she sat there, wearing a black dress with black leggings, and a grey woman's overcoat for the brisk air, she couldn't help think back to the emotions that had filled Elijah's eyes last night in front of her house.

But before she could contemplate more about it, someone sat next to her and Elizabeth cursed for her own ignorance when she froze in surprise at who sat next to her.

It was Finn Mikaelson.

A/N: I'm really, really sorry about the super short update! I couldn't get to a lot of this story into this chapter because I wanted a good point to end the story at plus I needed a way to drag along the plot to the ball and the plotline with Esther. I will try to update soon!

Once again, thank you everyone for your love and support! I hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving!