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Dear Diary,
the last days had been strange. I practically broke up with Klaus, and he was furious. Damon played Rebekah and she hates him now. Rebekah burned down Wickery Bridge as we all learned it was made of the white oak tree. Little did she know Damon saved a part. They're making stakes out of it and plan on killing Finn some time soon.
Leaving Klaus was hard. Because, crazy as it may sound, he has a special place in my heart, I just have to figure where. After his comments on how he would kill my brothers without thinking twice, I started to doubt his feelings towards me. And when he threatened Sage, something in my mind just flipped. What I don't know is if it will stay that way, over the years I have told myself more than once that I'm over him.
I will just have to wait and let my heart decide the rest.
Stella opened the door of the Boarding House after hearing a knock, confused at the visitors. "Rebekah? Klaus?" she said and raised her eyebrows.
Klaus raced forward, and before she could say or do anything he grabbed her and pulled her with him.
Damon heard a commotion down in the living room. "What's going on down here?"
Rebekah smirked seeing Damon. "Sleep tight, lover." she said and rushed forward, injecting vervain into his neck, and grabbing him as he went limb.
Damon felt himself go limb then blank out.
Klaus smirked as he chained Stella's arms above her head from the ceiling.
"Let go of me." she said through clenched teeth and glared at Klaus. Her eyes grew wide as Rebekah dragged in an unconscious Damon.
"Well, half the family reunited." Rebekah grinned as she chained Damon to the ceiling.
Klaus grinned as he saw both the Salvatore's fight against the chains. "How does it feel, Stella sweetheart?"
Damon wanted nothing more than to get his sister out of there.
"Bastard." she spat at him and looked away from him and at her brother.
Stella never thought she would see something like this. She was standing in one of the spare empty rooms of Klaus' mansion and looked at the horrifying scene in front of her.
A young man was tied to the ceiling with chains, obviously laced with vervain, which were cutting into his wrists, causing him to bleed out the wounds. Klaus was strolling up and down in front of the man, looking predatory and dangerous.
"What to do with you, Liam?" Klaus asked in fake concern.
The man, Liam, stood silent and looked down, trying to stay silent and not wince in pain.
"I told all of you" he said and made a wide gesture, inculding all vampires in the room, "that anyone who tries to take a look into my caskets will pay. And now all of you will witness the consequences." he said deadly and pulled out a wooden stake.
Stella had seen enough, she wasn't one of his minions so she left the room, no wanting to witness all this.
Rebekah smirked and ripped open Damon's shirt. "Just so the vervain gets out of your system." she said and drew a long sharp cut into his chest.
Damon screamed out in pain. "Aaaaah."
Klaus wiped the spit off his face with a grimace and proceeded to grab her throat.
Stella choked under his grip. "What do you want." she was able to get out.
Rebekah laughed at Damon's screams and took a step back, letting him some time to recover.
"I want a lot of things" Klaus smirked and stepped back and looked at her. "I've had enough of you Salvatore's."
Damon breathed out hard. "Let my sister go."
Stella looked at her brother. "Don't be stupid, Damon." she said roughly.
Rebekah stepped towards Damon again and put a stake into his side. "Leave that decision to us." she smirked.
Klaus laughed at what Rebekah was doing. He took his knife and slit both Stella's wrists.
Damon cried out as he felt the stake in his side. "What do you want from me?" he got out weakly.
Stella cried out as he cut her wrists. "Damn, Klaus." she breathed out.
Rebekah laughed. "Revenge, sweetheart." she whispered as she went around Damon, slicing across his skin here and there.
Klaus laughed along with his sister as he watched the other brother and sister scream out in pain. "I think this was the best idea, Becca."
Stella glared at Klaus. "You're just sick. I'm glad I got rid of you in time." she said with venom in her voice.
Rebekah laughed along with his brother and faced Damon. "How does it feel, being the trapped one now." she smirked and shoved the stake into his stomach.
Damon growled out feeling the stake in his stomach. "You're so stupid, how could you ever think I even liked you" he spat out.
Klaus laughed at Stella and stepped forward rubbing the back of his hand against her cheek. "You still love me darling."
Stella turned her head away, disgusted. "Leave me alone, Klaus."
Rebekah laughed. "Stop talking yourself out of it now. It's too late, sweetheart."
Klaus stepped back. "Come Rebekah let's go find our pathetic brother, Finn."
Rebekah left with Klaus, chuckling at the sight of Damon.
Stella looked over at Damon, who was bleeding from multiple wounds. "Are you okay?" she asked warily.
He looked over at her weakened. "I'm okay, what about you?" he asked tiredly.
"It hurts." she said and didn't only talk about her wounds that one could see.
He looked at her. "I'm sorry, and I know how you feel, believe me. I wish we could just get out of here."
"I wish so too." she said quietly. "I hope Stefan finds out where we are." she said. She shifted her wrists and drew in a sharp breath as the chains cut into her skin.
"Stella, try and stay still. Stefan will come. I know he will" he said.
"I hope you're right." she said quietly and looked down.
He felt a sharp pain to his chest, he hated seeing his sister in any kind of pain. "All will be okay Stel."
"If you say so." she said and turned away for him not to see her tears.
Sage had been to the boarding house and all over town looking for Stella and Damon, something just didn't feel right to him so he made his way over to Klaus' mansion. He walked to the back of the house and tried the door, but eventually broke the window and got inside.
Once inside he walked down the long and narrow hallway. "Hellooooo" he called.
Stella looked up and at Damon. "That's Sage." she said relieved and looked at the door. "Sage! We're here!" she called out but cried out at her sudden movement and the chains slicing into her hands.
He heard Stella's voice from further down the hallway, but the call turned into a cry. He ran down to the room her voice was coming from and burst inside. "Oh god" he said once he saw them and ran over to Stella, breaking the chains from the ceiling, wincing as they were vervain soaked.
Stella dropped to the ground, wincing as she felt the wounds on her hands. "Free Damon." she said weakly.
He didn't need to be told twice, he broke the chains keeping Damon up too. "Let's go before someone comes back, are you okay?" he asked Stella moving over to her again.
"Yes." she said shortly and stood up slowly, seeing that her wounds from the vervained chains wouldn't heal that quick. She looked over at Damon, looking even worse. "Damon?"
Damon stood up from the ground swaying on his feet a bit. "I'm fine let's go" he said.
Sage ran over to Damon's side and wrapped an arm around him to keep him upright and started leading both Damon and Stella the way he had come in.
Stella thanked for Sage's support and they walked slowly down the hall.
Rebekah suddenly stood in front of them. "Oh really. Did you think we are finished?" she smirked and threw Damon at the wall, grabbing Sage at the throat, causing him to drop Stella to the ground.
Damon was too weak, so when he was thrown against the wall he just lay there.
Sage clutched his hands over Rebekah's that were around his throat. "Just let us go."
"You think so? Really?" she smirked and increased her pressure against his throat. "Fun has just begun."
Stella quietly whined as she felt her injuries present at her downfall.
Sage choked under her hands. "What is wrong with you?" he managed to get out just as the door banged open.
"Well well seems we have an extra play thing" Klaus smirked seeing Sage and moved over to Damon and kicked across his jaw making sure to knock him out.
Rebekah smirked and shortly turned to see Klaus enter. "Damon's out, take care of your lover there." she said and kicked Stella in the ribs.
Stella gasped as Rebekah's shoe hit her in the side. She looked up as Klaus approached. "No." she breathed out heavily.
Klaus picked Stella up and rammed her against the wall. "Oh yes" he smiled and smoothed his hand over her hair. "Trying to escape me were you?"
Sage had seen Rebekah looking at Klaus and took the chance. He kneed her in her sides so she would back off and sprang at Klaus.
Rebekah stumbled back, getting furious at Sage for his attack. She lunged for him.
Stella gasped for breath. "Of course I were." she choked out but her eyes grew big as Sage started for Klaus.
Sage felt Rebekah attack back, and kept speeding around. He was faster than her, he yanked her by her hair and slammed her down to the ground, and twisted her neck.
Klaus turned around and left Stella, making his way over to Sage. "You little…"
Rebekah crumbled to the ground, laying unconscious on the floor.
Stella saw Klaus ready to attack Sage and grabbed his ankle from her place on the floor and tried to yank him back.
Klaus stumbled back, and tripped as Stella pulled his ankle. "You bitch" he turned around and grabbed her throat.
Sage tackled Klaus with force into the wall, using every bit of strength he had. "Run Stella."
Stella stumbled to her feet and grabbed Damon who was waking up, dragging him with her.
Rebekah started to wake up again, rubbing her neck.
Klaus laughed at Sage's attempts and threw him into the far wall. "Rebekah, throw the men out will you? I have some unfinished business with this one" he said and speeded over to Stella, grabbing her.
Rebekah stood up and dragged the half-unconscious Damon and groggy Sage out, throwing them onto the driveway, knowing they couldn't come in now, due to a witches' spell. "I hope you had good reasons, I am still mad at Damon." she said as she returned.
Stella struggled against Klaus' grip. "Let me go, Klaus." she choked out and looked at him.
Klaus waved his sister off. "Good evening sister" he said and turned to Stella and dragged her back into the room and tied her to a chair with ropes soaked in vervain this time. "Now where do we start" he smirked.
Stella gasped as the ropes burned into her flesh. Tears of pain fell down her cheeks. "Klaus." she said quietly. "Why do you do this?" she asked helplessly. She felt completely out of control and she hated it. The only thing she was glad about was her brother being freed and save.
He grabbed a chair and positioned it in front of her. "We need to have a little discussion" he said as he sat down. "I don't like being taken for a fool, dear. Remember what I said all those years ago? Nobody shall touch you, besides me."
Stella looked at him. "You're crazy." she said lazy and then looked away. "You can't possess me." she said and tried to sound harsh but all she was feeling was fear for his upcoming actions.
He grabbed her throat tightly. "Listen to me when I speak to you. You don't think I know that hopeless Sage has a thing for you? I'll rip his heart from his chest faster than he can blink, and you can tell him that, one day" he added. "Remember that I can have anything I want, and I can do as I please. That's why I solved that little problem with being bound on my siblings."
Stella was shocked at his sudden movement and tried to wiggle out his grip, but it was only causing her more pain. "What are you talking about?" she asked him disgusted.
"I brought that little witch here and you know my talent of persusion." he smirked and let go of her. "And she undid that pathetic spell my mother did."
"And now, you'll keep me...locked, or what?" she asked and locked eyes with him, trying to appear still confident.
He removed his hand and moved back in his chair. "Well…yes I don't see why not, I mean I like your company and all" he smirked.
Stella shook her head weakly. "I really thought you loved me at some point. But I guess my brother was right." she said quietly and looked away from him.
He laughed out. "Loved you? How could I ever do that? I once cared for you, but not love."
Stella felt tears in her eyes at his words. How could she have been that stupid? "You might as well kill me now, get over with it." she said to him. "It will hurt less."
He laughed. "You won't get it that easy, you get to stick with me for the rest of your life. You always wanted to" he folded his arms.
She looked at him. "Why? Why would you do that to me if you don't even care about me?" she said and felt a tear escape her eye. She looked away, ashamed at her weakness.
"Because I'm tired of you Salvatore's…it would never work we hate each other to much; doesn't mean I can't play with you though."
Stella sat back in her chair, disgusted. She felt the ropes slice into her skin and drew in a sharp breath, even though the pain was more pleasant than Klaus' words.
"You will never escape me, my dear. You're stuck with me, better get comfortable. Your brothers or Sage come for you and I will end them" he shrugged and stood up.
She saw him standing up. "You're going to leave me alone." she said more as a statement and tried to pull at the ropes, causing her to flinch and bite her lip to not cry out in pain.
He smiled. "Yes I'm giving you some time to yourself while I think of other ways of torture."
Stella called after him but he left nevertheless. She slumped back in her chair, letting the tears flow down her face.
Stefan had enough of this nonsense with the originals and made his way over to Klaus' mansion and walked straight in. "Klaus" he called as he kept the tog bag tightly in his grip.
Stella's head propped up as she heard Stefan's voice. "Stefan!" she called out, hoping he would hear her.
Klaus stepped into the foyer seeing Stefan standing there. "What do you want here, Stefan?"
Stefan had heard his sister call out but had still to figure out in which room she was being held. "I have a deal to make with you." he said and let the bag drop to the floor.
"You Salvatore's and deals…too much like your old man so I've heard. Amuse me, what deal?" he asked.
"These stakes" Stefan said and kicked the bag to open it. "Precisely, these eight white oak stakes for Stella." he said and crossed his arms.
"White oak?" Klaus laughed. "Rebekah burnt the last of it, you can't fool me."
"She forgot a part." Stefan said calmly. "Believe it, just like Finn did." he said and listened closely, trying to find out where Stella was locked up.
"Finn? What are you talking about?" Klaus squinted his eyes at Stefan trying to read his unreadable features.
"He's dead." Stefan said. "You better believe it." he said and looked at Klaus.
Klaus clenched his jaw, not that he cared anyway; Finn was a waste. "How many stakes are there besides those in the bag?" he asked.
"The one that burned down with Finn." Stefan said. "What about Stella now?"
Klaus smirked. "See I'm not giving her over till you tell me how much in total, I know you're lying Stefan" Klaus said walking closer to Stefan.
"That's all." Stefan said calmly, not breaking eye contact with Klaus. "Now give free Stella." he said and stepped closer himself.
Klaus saw Damon to the side, he must have still been a little weak so Klaus slammed him against the wall. "How many stakes are left?" he compelled Damon.
Damon looked into Klaus' eyes and knew he couldn't lie. "Two" he said automatically.
"Ah yes two" Klaus smirked. "Where are they Stefan I want them" he raised his voice.
Stefan sighed inwardly. "I don't have them." he said hesitantly.
"Who does?" Klaus demanded and stepped closer to Stefan grabbing him by his shirt.
"I can't tell you." Stefan said and tried to shove Klaus off of him. He threw a sideward glance at Damon before concentrating on Klaus again.
Damon grabbed the stake inside his jacket and ran at Klaus with it, lifting his hand back and ready to strike.
Klaus grabbed Damon's arm and twisted his arm before taking the stake. "Oh there's one, now the other; where is it?"
Stefan saw his chance and started for the door he had heard Stella behind. He crashed it open.
Stella saw her brother enter the room but shortly followed by Rebekah. "Stefan! Look behind you!" she called out.
Rebekah came up behind Stefan and injected him with vervain. "Such an idiot" she said and walked over to Stella and untied her then brought her and Stefan into the foyer.
Klaus looked at Damon. "Take your family and bring me the stake" he demanded.
Stella collapsed into Damon's arms before looking at Stefan.
Stefan was lying on the floor, breathing hard from the pain the vervain was causing him.
Damon hugged his sister close before letting her go and picking his brother up off the floor. "Let's go…"
Stella nodded and helped Damon drag Stefan outside and into Damon's car. Once inside, she let the tears flow.
Stefan gasped and tried to sit upright in the backseat.
Damon drove as fast as he could back to the boarding house. "Stella, it's going to be okay" he took one hand and grabbed her hand as he drove.
Stella nodded shortly, holding onto his hand. She cried silently, she needed blood and fast, her wrists were killing her.
Stefan groaned from the backseat, the vervain very slowly leaving his system.
Damon stopped outside the boarding house and went around to Stella and pulled her into his arms. "Are you okay?"
Stella shook her head and sobbed into his chest. "No-I'm no-not." she got out.
Stefan crawled out the car. "No need to ask me." he said under his breath and stepped to his siblings. "Let's get inside."
Damon wrapped his arm around his sister and led her inside, once they were he sat her down on the couch and sat down beside her pulling her into his arms again.
Stella cuddled into his arms. "He played me, Damon." she said between sobs. "He played me all those years."
Stefan returned from the basement and handed Stella a bloodbag. He sat down on a chair beside them.
Damon looked at Stefan then back to Stella. "It can only get better from here, he won't come near you again I promise. Right Stef?" Damon looked at Stefan.
"We won't let him hurt you again." Stefan agreed, then looked at Damon. "We need to get him the last stake."
Stella stayed silent as her brothers talked. "How's Sage?" she asked suddenly looking between Damon and Stefan.
"Sage? I don't know, I haven't seen him" Damon said honestly. "As for the stake I'll go talk to Alaric in a minute."
Stella gulped down the blood, feeling her wrists heal slowly. "I need to call him." she said tiredly and moved to stand up.
Stefan rested in his seat, closing his eyes with a breath.
Damon nodded at her, and stood up. "Just get some rest tonight okay. I'll be back shortly I need to go speak with Ric" he said and left quickly.
Stefan went to lay down and left Stella at the living room.
She picked up her phone and dialed Sage's number slowly.
Sage had just come back from Alaric. What an idiot, how was he supposed to save Stella now, he wondered. Just then he heard his phone ring, and noticed it was Stella. How could this be possible it couldn't be her. "Listen Klaus I'm done with games" he spat into the phone.
"Sage, it's me." Stella said quietly. "I'm at the Boarding House, Stefan and Damon bailed me out" she stuttered into the phone. "Could you come by?" she asked in a whisper, feeling tears flow down again.
"Wha- How- I'll be right there" he said relieved and put down the phone and raced over to the boarding house in his car. He rushed into the house and saw Stella sitting in the living room and quickly walked over to her. "Hey."
"Hey" she said and smiled tiredly up at him, wiping the tears off her face. "Are you okay?" she asked him softly.
"I'm fine, how are you?" he asked sincerely and sat down beside her. He could see she had been crying.
Stella shook her head. "I'm so sorry. I've been so stupid concerning Klaus." she said and looked away from him and forced her tears back. "I don't know how I can ever make that up to you." she said quietly.
He closed his eyes and opened them again with difficulty. "It's okay, I'm just glad you're safe. That matters" he said with a soft smile.
"You're too good for me" she said and looked back at him. "I don't deserve your friendship" she shook her head.
"You made a mistake, it's okay, I promise. I'd rather be your friend that nothing at all, because that would hurt me more" he said. "But you have nothing to be sorry for, you're extremely brave."
"Thank you" she said softly and looked at him. She managed a small smile for him before it turned into a yawn. "I'm just glad I could see you. And thanks for trying to rescue me."
"You're welcome" he smiled. "Why don't you get into bed and I will see you soon" he said.
Stella nodded and stood up. He stood up with her and she went towards him. "Thank you so much for being there. And I'm really sorry how I treated you."
He simply nodded at her. "It's okay, I promise" he gave her a short smile.
"Good night, Sage" she said softly and turned around, heading upstairs.
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