Hello my lovelies. Vote for who will be on slop for week two. Who you choose will appear in chapter 13. Kol's nominations will appear in chapter 12. And the POV competition will take place in chapter in 14. Feel free to vote for who you would like to win the POV for week 2. Enjoy!

Chapter 11: Aftermath

Kol was ecstatic that he was the second HoH. Taking the time to open the door to the house, rather than crash through it, once again, he led the group up to his room, with Bonnie on his arm. They had provided him with an Xbox, plenty of liquor and pictures of his travels throughout the world. Smirking he picked up a photo. "Hey, Nik. Remember this one?" Klaus came over to examine a picture of the two of them not long before he had originally daggered Kol.

"Yes, I hosted a party and you killed more than half the guests." Klaus said dryly.

Kol grinned. "Yes. That was a special night, indeed. Now, all of you get out my room. I want to be alone with my witch. I will discuss game play later." The other houseguests left the room.

Bonnie sat down on the bed. "So, who do you plan on putting on the block?"

"Hmm… I don't really know. There is no one that I truly detest in this house but there is no one that I really care for either. Except for you and maybe Jeremy. I miss Lijah but you never know what he's up to. I have never trusted anyone from the Petrova bloodline. Sage is not going to be too happy after Finn having been thrown out but I think that she could be useful."

Nodding, Bonnie curled up next to him. "I'm in an alliance with Matt and Tyler." She told him.

Kol settled against the headboard. "Matty has already been up on the block and I don't want to be dull and predictable and put him up again. I'm not terribly fond of Elena Gilbert."

Reaching for his hand, Bonnie interlaced their fingers. "Not yet. Please. She's one of my closest friends."

"She bloody well killed me." Kol snapped.

"But you're alive now." Bonnie argued.

"Alright, the little Gilbert bi-. I mean your friend, gets to stay another week." Kol shifted restlessly, staring at the ceiling. "I can't protect all of your friends."

Bonnie put her other hand on his chest. "I know."

"Well, I think I may have to put Tyler on the block. I suspect he has been making various dealings within the house. And I do not want to have to worry about werewolf bites all season long." Kol looked down at Bonnie.

"Okay." She replied, quietly.

"Katherine is going back up because I don't like the way that she seems to be insinuating herself into my brother's life, again. I believe that she brings out the worst in him." There was a part of Kol which resented their relationship. Elijah always seemed to have someone who he spent more time than him. If it wasn't Nik and Bekah, it was one of the bloody doppelgängers and Kol was sick of it. He just wanted them to pay as much attention to him as they did to each other and their various consorts.

"What are you thinking?" Bonnie asked tugging Kol away from his thoughts.

"My bloody family are always so tied up with their own bloody lives. They barely have time to notice I'm there, except for when I was dead of course. Wankers." Kol growled. "I should just put them on the block together. Then they would know what it was like to feel alone."

"Kol," Bonnie sat up and turned around. Reaching out she put both of her hands on the sides of his face. "You have me."

Kol nodded. "You know Elijah told me that he tried so very hard to get us out of our coffins but did that save Finn when your lot wanted him dead. No. And what about me? Bekah calls me when she wanted that stupid cure. That was all I was good for to her. And then I got killed." Kol got off the bed. "I do not know what is wrong with those three idiots."

Feeling helpless Bonnie sat on the bed watching Kol stride back and forth. "Bloody stupid family."

There was a knock on the door and Klaus popped his head inside. "Hello, Bonnie. May I have a word with my brother?" His request was a demand. But Bonnie was used to that. She got up to walk out of the room.

"Who do you think you are, Nik? This is my HoH. Not yours." Kol snarled.

Klaus didn't reply immediately. He laced his hands behind his back and began to pace the length of the floor. "Kol, you do understand that your little room here is not soundproof? Yes?" Klaus turned to face his brother his mouth twisting in amusement at Kol's fury. "I have missed you, little brother. I want us to make amends."

Sighing Kol flopped down on his bed. "What do you have in mind?"

Smirking, Klaus sat down on the couch. He leaned back laying each of his arms along the back while his eyes gleamed. "You must know that I love you. Although I kept you in a coffin for over a century. It is my problem. I need to control people. Caroline has been working on showing me the folly of my ways. I found that since your death that I did not fully appreciate how horrible losing you would be. Now, I want us to work together. We can rule this house, brother."

Shaking his head Kol grinned at Klaus. "You are such a smug bastard, Nik. You believe that no one can beat you. Well, I would not bet on that. It might even be that little pretty girlfriend of yours."

His expression darkening, Klaus leaned forward. "Do not cross me, Kol. You will regret it."

"Oh, really, Nik. What will you do? Dagger me? I'm very frightened. I was dead for pity's sake. There is not much else one can do to me. Now, get out of my room." Kol turned his head to stare at the opposite wall as Klaus got up and stormed out into the hall.

Walking down the stairs Klaus smirked at Damon, who was waiting downstairs. Klaus waved for them to walk to the bathroom. They looked around and then stepped inside. "Who's he considering putting up?" Damon asked.

"Either Tyler and Katherine or Rebekah, Elijah and I. After that little encounter I believe that I will be put on the block." Klaus leaned against one of the walls thinking about the possibilities.

"So, the plan is working?" Damon nodded, thoughtfully. "You sure you want to go up on the block?"

Klaus nodded. "Yes. I am sure. It will be the perfect smokescreen. I could not allow Katerina to know that I fully intended to see her out last week. It was unfortunate that we had to send Finn home." Klaus frowned thinking about it. He wanted his family together but self-preservation took precedence. Not trusting Finn after the incident with their mother was hard to get past.

Sitting down on the floor Damon stretched his legs out. "You know the last thing I want is to send Stefan home. But there will be a point in which we have to send our family, friends and allies home." Klaus sank down to the floor beside Damon and took the flask that Damon held out to him. He wondered how Elijah was taking the eviction.

In the backyard Elijah had taken off his suit and stripped down to his boxers. Now, he was staring up at the sun, twirling his daylight ring on his finger. 'What have I done?' Elijah thought as he stared up at the sky. An hour before the eviction he had taken Finn into the storage room and had spoken to him.

"If Klaus or Rebekah were to be nominated would you vote to evict them?" Elijah had asked Finn.

"Yes." Finn replied, without hesitation.

"Why?" Elijah had asked.

"Elijah, they are not like us. They do not care for anyone. They have committed unspeakable atrocities. I cannot leave them in this house with innocent people. What if they chose to kill Elizabeth Forbes or Jeremy Gilbert? I cannot have their blood on my hands." Finn's eyes were wide and he spoke passionately. He was trying to show his brother that it was wrong to allow their younger siblings to roam wild.

Nodding, Elijah was staring at the floor. "I see. Well, you have made your case and it is a good case. However, you know that I feel that it is my responsibility to protect them. I do not agree with what Niklaus has done in the past and Rebekah has spilled her share of blood. However, they are not beyond redemption. I refuse to give up on them."

"I understand, Elijah and I do not blame you for your actions. You are doing what you believe is right." Finn held out his hand to Elijah who took it.

"We will see each other again. When this silly game is over." Elijah informed Finn and then thought of something. "Will you tell Sage?"

Shaking his head slowly Finn looked bemused. "No. You know her temper and I want our last night together in this house to not be overcast by her grief. I want us to be happy. Just please try to watch out for her while I'm gone."

Now, Elijah was lying on the grass pulling his ring off slowly. "Whatcha doin'?" Lexi asked looking down at him, quirking an eyebrow.

"I evicted my brother." Elijah said dully.

"Yeah," Lexi said, putting her hands on her hips. "You sure did. But here's the thing. I'm the one who put him up in the first place. You want to blame someone. Blame me." She sat down beside him. "And put the ring back on. Oh, and your pants would be good too. Although the view isn't so bad." Lexi inclined her head to look at him and he was surprised to see the wry smile the vampire wore.

"Look I've been on the other side for a while now. And let me tell you. It is not fun. No way. No how. It sucks a lot. Now, if you really want to take that ring off and set yourself on fire, then I can't stop you. After all you have about five hundred years on me…" Lexi puckered her lips and stared up at the sky.

This girl was beginning to annoy Elijah. He sat up and glared at her. "You know nothing about me or of my family."

Laughing Lexi looked at him with a huge grin. "Seriously. You're kidding, right? People know so much about your family that you could have your own TV show."

Not being able to resist the fact that the girl had a point Elijah chuckled. "Well, I suppose we are rather infamous."

"Ya think." Lexi nudged him with her shoulder.

"How did you become so good at talking people out of their suicidal missions?" Elijah inquired.

"My best friend is Stefan Salvatore. You met him and you actually have to ask that question?" Lexi began to laugh again. "Okay, so let's go in and see what the other crazies are up to." Elijah dressed quickly and followed Lexi inside. This seemed to be the dawning of a new and unexpected friendship.

Before I thank my reviewers I have to say something really quickly. First: please do not hate me for placing Klaus on the block this week. He is brilliant and he is very good at manipulating people and the block is the last place you would expect anyone to be able to control anything. Number two: Klaus is a pawn. I mean you guys won't really vote him out, right? Please, I love him and I'm not ready to see him go. Number three: all of us have a favorites and it will come to a point in which you will have to vote against characters because there is only one winner which sucks.

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I will see you on Saturday. Tell me if there is anything you want to see. I do try to fulfill requests as much as possible. If you have challenge ideas feel free to send them to me. I really hope you enjoyed the chapter and we will see how this game plays out.

Love,

LL