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Waking up the next morning in Jenna's room I slowly get out of bed. I quickly shower and put on a blue and pink long sleeved romper with brown ankle boots and my hair in loose curls. I double check my look and am happy with it. My love is breaking his curse today got to look good for it.
Once dressed I make my way down stairs where I see Elijah, Stefan and Elena conversing. "Good morning." I greet.
They all turn to look at me. "How can you be so happy?" Elena asks.
"Slept well." I answer. "What are we talking about?"
"We are just going over tonight, assuming Klaus will try to break his curse." Elijah addresses.
"Oh right the fake sun and moon curse."
"Yes the curse placed on Klaus."
"So he's a hybrid?" Stefan queries frowning.
"Yes. Klaus is a vampire born of a werewolf bloodline. The curse has kept his werewolf aspect from manifesting. But if he breaks it he'll be a true hybrid."
"Then why are we letting him break the curse? We can kill him today with Bonnie." Damon speaks up.
"Damon." Stefan warns.
"No, we aren't using Bonnie, if she uses that much power she will die." I defend.
"I'll write her a great eulogy." Damon attempts to joke.
"No, it's not an option, end of discussion."
He glares at me and I glare right back. "How do we break this curse?" Stefan asks.
"Well, the ritual itself is relatively straightforward. The ingredients, so to speak, you already know." Elijah begins.
"The moonstone." I list.
"A witch will channel the power of the full moon to release the spell that's bound within the stone. After that, Klaus, being both werewolf and vampire, will sacrifice one of each."
"And where do I fit into this?" Elena asks.
I turn to look at her. "It's not just you Elena." I remind her. "Where do we fit?"
"The final part of the ritual." Elijah answers taking out a wooden box from the shelf. "Klaus must drink the blood of a doppelgänger to the point of their death." Elijah continues opening up a box and takes out a jar.
"And that's where you come in to save me?" Elena asks smiling.
I smack my head with my hand dramatically and sink onto the couch. God she's infuriating making it all about her. "We don't know which one of you that will be used but since Briana has been able to save herself then yes this elixir that I acquired some 500 years ago for Katerina. It possesses mystical properties of resuscitation."
"So then she'll be dead." I say a little excited.
"Brie." Elena glares.
"Whoops I was supposed to say that in my head." I joke and Elijah chuckles.
"And then you won't." Eljiah finishes.
"That's your plan? A magical witch potion with no expiration date?" Damon asks Elena joining us. "You want to come back to life, what about John's ring?"
"Those rings only work on humans. The doppelgänger's a supernatural occurrence. Odds are, the ring won't work."
"I'll take those odds over your elixir. What if it doesn't work Elena?"
"Then I guess I'll just be dead." Elena responds and I can't help but smile at the thought.
"What about you Brie, what's your plan?"
My smirk drops. "Whilst I was away, I had a contact, a witch and I went to her for help. She put a protection spell on me, so if I am the one used, I would fall into acoma until my injuries are healed and the ritual is complete."
"That isn't possible."
"How would you know?" I ask walking over to him. "I may not have been around for a year but I've known about the supernatural since I was 15, I also know a lot more than you think."
"You what?" Elena shrieks.
"Yeah I found the journals. Dad found me snooping and told me."
"That still doesn't mean anything." Damon chimes in.
"Don't worry about me Damon I will be just fine." I assure.
"You aren't telling us something."
"I've told you as much as I can without giving any details of what type of spell, who did the spell and how long it will last." I finish and go to walk out.
"Where are you going?" Stefan asks.
"To Caroline's." I answer. "When Jenna wakes up call me."
Jenna POV
I wake up and search my bed and see that Briana isnt there anymore. Yesterday was a tough day, I was lied to by everyone, but the only one I trust is Briana, she told me as much as she could, and apologised prefusely, I need to find her. Once dressed I walk down stairs and as I get to the hallway I shout "Get out!" as I see Alaric in the doorway.
"Jenna, Jenna." he yells.
"Get out." I repeat and grab a crossbow aiming it at him.
"Jenna, put the crossbow down? It's me."
"Stay away from me." I order as Stefan, Elena, Damon and Elijah join me in the hall.
"What's going on?" Elena asks confused.
"It's me, Elena, I swear. He let me go. Klaus let me go."
"Prove it." Damon orders.
Alaric turns to me. "Okay, uh, the first night you and I spent together Jeremy walked in right when I was about to."
"Okay, it's him." I interrupt lowering the bow.
"Why'd he let you go?" Stefan asks.
"He wanted me to deliver a message, the sacrifice happens tonight."
"Where is Briana?" I ask.
"She went to Caroline's, I'll call her for you." Stefan answers.
"Don't bother I'll ring her." I respond and leave dialing Brie. "Brie."
"Jenna are you okay?" She asks through the phone.
"I just woke up, you weren't there then Alaric came back."
"Wait, wait, slow down and repeat. Alaric's back, was it him?"
"Yes, where are you?"
"I'm on the way to the grill with Caroline, do you want me to pick you up?"
"No I'll meet you there." I respond and hang up.
"Did you find her?" Alaric asks from behind me.
I gulp. "Yes I'm going to meet her."
"You shouldn't be out alone." Rick warns.
"No, don't, you don't get to warn me, you lied to me, I need time."
"Jenna."
"I'm sorry I have to go."
Brie POV
"Jenna's not taking this well?" Caroline assumes.
"No, poor thing cried herself to sleep, and she got caught in the middle of all this, I wanted to tell her, but you know Elena."
"What did Jenna want?"
"To know where I was, she's meeting us at the grill."
"How are you holding up?" Care asks.
"I'm fine Care, always am." I respond.
"You aren't worried about tonight?"
"No I am not. I know that I will be fine." I respond. "Now let's go to the grill, and get drunk, and enjoy our night."
"Sounds like a brilliant idea."
We arrive a short while later at the grill and Caroline haults when she sees Matt. "You okay?" I ask. She nods as Matt notices her. "Let's just go straight to the bar."
"Good idea."
"Two vodka sodas." I order and the bartender makes our drinks.
"You sure it's a good idea to be drinking during the day?" She asks.
"It will be fine, they look like normal sodas."
"How often do you do this?"
"All the time, it also helps that my man is older."
"When am I going to meet him?"
"Soon, very soon, he's in town." I answer.
"And why aren't you with him?"
"Jenna needed me." I answer. "Speaking of." I point out Jenna walks through the doors and makes her way towards us. "Hey."
"Hi." She greets hugging me.
"Everything okay at the house?"
"They are figuring everything out for tonight."
"What's tonight?" Care asks.
"Klaus sent Alaric to deliver a message." Jenna answers.
"What was the message?" I ask.
"The sacrifice happens tonight."
"Well it's a good thing you two will be with me today, we should stay together."
"What about the others?"
"Don't worry about the others, they can take care of themselves, and for the record you two will be just fine." I assure.
"How could you be so sure? Katherine turned me for the sacrifice?" Caroline asks.
"Because as well as saving my life I found a way to save yours."
"What how?"
"It's better for you not to know right now, but you two will be not touched, I made sure of it."
"Can we please not talk about this?" Jenna asks.
"That sounds like a great idea. How about we have a day where we just forget about what is going to happen tonight and just enjoy this day, let's drink."
"I think that is just what I need." Jenna agrees.
A couple hours later Jenna, Caroline and I are a little tipsy and I have informed Jenna and Caroline of what I have experienced outside this town. I have told them only little bits about Nik, minus the part where he is going to be killing Elena, but that doesn't have to be addressed until later.
"Elena keeps messaging me." Jenna complains.
"Ignore it." I suggest.
"I can't not this one. Apparently Damon did something stupid and fed Elena his blood, making the elixir not work."
I raise my eyebrows. "So the elixir won't work?" I ask a little happy.
"Yes, and now Elena and Stefan are pissed at Damon."
"Elena probably loves all this attention on her."
"She probably is, and she didn't even do anything to save her life, and it was basically handed to her." Caroline agrees.
"I don't know how you put up with her." Jenna confesses.
"I didn't, I could never handle it, I couldn't lash out like I can now."
"You really have changed." Care smiles.
"Hopefully for the better."
"You have; and I for one am proud of you Brie." Jenna confirms.
"You are?"
"You always were the one that I was rooting for."
"Likewise Jenna."
"I think I'm going to leave tonight." She announces suddenly.
Caroline and I turn our heads swiftly. "You what?" We shriek.
She sighs. "I think after finding out about everything I just feel like I don't want to be apart of it."
"Where would you go?" Caroline wonders.
"Maybe travel, finish uni, move on, you guys don't need me anymore."
"What about Alaric?" I ask.
"He lied to me."
"We all did."
"Yes but you owned it. He has lied ever since I met him. From Isobel, to Isobel being your birth mother, to this, what else would he be hiding?"
"I will support you with whatever you do." I respond.
"As will I." Caroline agrees.
"How are you handling all of this, you're still learning everything, how's it going being a vampire?" Jenna asks Caroline.
"It's hard." Caroline confesses.
"Maybe you should leave for some time too."
"That's what Brie and I are going to do."
"Once all this stuff bottles over, I am going to travel for the summer with Care." I explain.
Hours later we are now really drunk. My phone buzzes and Nik's name flashes on the screen. "Excuse me girls, my man is calling me." I grin. "Heyy." I slur.
I hear Klaus chuckle. "Are you drunk love?" He questions.
"I may have spent the day at the grill with Caroline and Jenna."
"Have you had any water?"
I laugh. "Pfft, no."
"Listen I'm going to need you to sober up for a second."
"Hey I'll be right back." I tell the girls.
"We will be here." Caroline responds.
I walk towards the bathrooms. "What is it?" I ask him seriously.
"The sacrifice happens tonight." He announces.
"I heard."
"I'm going to need to make a move to collect you."
"I know, but promise me you won't touch Caroline or Jenna."
"I give you my word I won't touch them neither will my witches, but it needs to look like I am coming to collect you." Nik responds.
"I know."
"I'll see you soon love."
I walk back into the bar with a pip to my step. The time has come, all the hard work that we have put into will finally be worth it. "How was your man?" Caroline asks once I return to my seat.
"Good, misses me, I will see him after this whole things is over." I respond.
"Does he know?" Jenna asks.
I nod. "Yes."
"Is he a vampire?" Caroline asks.
I turn to her and smile. "OMG he is isn't he." Jenna speaks up loudly.
I nod. "Yes. He told me everything about what he is, the good, the bad, I love him."
"How old is he?" Caroline asks.
I am about to answer when the doors to the grill open and Damon and Alaric walk in. "Damn we've been caught." I grumble.
The girls turn to face where I am pointing and see the two men walking towards us. "Where have you three been?" Damon asks worried.
"Where do you think? We've been here all day, the lovely bartender can even be a witness." I slur.
"You do realise that there is a 1000 year old hybrid after you right?"
"I may be blonde but I am not dumb. I'm perfectly capable of looking after myself, and I have Caroline with me as well as Jenna."
"Who has only just found out about all this and knows nothing." Alaric chimes in.
"We are having fun, or was before we were rudely interrupted."
"You need to get home." Damon orders.
"I will later." I decline. "Now if you excuse me, we are going to continue our fun without you." I finish and continue talking to Jenna and Caroline.
"Jenna I think it's time for you to go." Alaric encourgaes.
"I am not going anywhere." Jenna declines.
"Go Jenna." Caroline and I cheer.
"I am staying with my niece and her friend."
"It's not safe for you to be out." Alaric worries.
"And if I had known about this sooner I could have done something about it, but you chose to lie to me."
"We wanted to protect you."
"Look how well that turned out." Jenna comments dryly.
"Ladies, gentleman why so glum?" a familiar sexy voice asks.
I sit up straight and look towards Klaus who is sitting there with a huge grin on his face, damn he looks good. "Klaus I presume." Damon assumes.
"In the flesh. Hello Briana." Klaus greets with a smirk.
"Uh the hybrid right?" I asks playing my part.
"You seem to be a little drunk."
"That's because I am." I respond. Damon grabs my wrist telling me to stop. "Ouch."
"Stop." he warns.
I see Nik's eyes go dark but I send him a look not to do anything. I rip my arm from Damon's grip. "You need to stop telling me what to do." I growl.
"Can we help you?" Damon asks ignoring me.
"I have been informed that you and your brother fancy the dopplegangers." Klaus resumes.
"He doesn't fancy me." I disagree.
"Brie we need to go." Caroline urges.
I turn to Caroline and smile "I'll be fine." I mouth to her. She gives me a sad look. "Caroline take Jenna home."
"What?" Jenna shrieks.
"I need you to go please."
"Not without you."
"I need you to trust me, so please just leave, I will be fine." I promise.
They hesitate but slowly and scarcely stand up. "If we don't here from you later I am going to come for you." Caroline warns.
I chuckle loudly. "I wouldn't think anything less."
"Be safe." Jenna wishes and they leave.
"Now that my two friends have left, tell us the real reason why you are here." I speak up turning to face Klaus.
"You've got fire." Klaus compliments.
"Yes I do." I confirm.
"I came here to warn Damon here to not do anything that he would regret."
"Ha, thanks for the advice I don't suppose I could talk you into a postponement, by any chance?" Damon asks.
"You are kidding?" Klaus asks then turns to Alaric and I. "He is kidding, right?"
"No, he isn't." Alaric answers.
"I mean, come on, what's one month in the whole grand scheme of things?" Damon continues digging a deeper whole.
I shake my head covering my eyes. I then look up and see Nik eyeing me. "Let me be clear, I have my vampire, I have my werewolf, I have everything I need, the ritual will happen tonight, so if you want to live to see tomorrow, don't screw it up."
"Is that all?"
"Damon, shut up." I scold.
Damon glares at me. "One last thing, I am here to collect Brie." Klaus announces.
"No can do." I decline.
"I don't think there is a choice." Klaus responds. "Brie, please come with me, wouldn't want anyone to die would you?"
I go to stand up. "Don't you dare leave." Damon growls grabbing my wrist again.
"I need you to stop grabbing my arm." I hiss. "I am going to do the smart thing here and leave on my own terms. I am not going to have him kill innocent people. I'm not Elena, I'm not going to let others do things for me. So I suggest you release your grip from my arm and let me go." I advise and he looks at me in the eyes but I turn away and stand up. "Klaus is it?"
"Yes it is." Klaus confirms.
"I will go with you, but you are to not hurt any of my friends."
"As long as Damon doesn't screw it up I won't." He responds. "Now we should get going, time is ticking."
I walk away not looking back. "He's going to screw it up." I whisper.
Klaus and I end up in town. "Did you have to collect me looking so hot." I wine.
He chuckles. "I could say the same thing about you love and it seems like that you are even more drunk from before I spoke to you before." Nik notices.
"Do you think I played my part well?"
"Perfectly love."
"Well I did do drama."
"I was about to tare Damon's head off though."
"I could tell but then that would have blown everything, do you have everything you need?" I ask.
"I have two wolfs, I had to collect Tyler Lockwood but the wolf that kidnapped you is locked up tight."
"The wolf bitch, can I see you tare her heart out?"
He laughs. "Only you would ask to see something like that."
"I don't see you complaining." I respond. "Who's the vampire?"
"I have decided not to use Katherine, death would be far to easy for her." I answer. "I have turned a female from outside of town."
"Then lastly, Elena."
"I am going to have to go collect her, you both will be there but it will be Elena being used but for this to last a little bit more, I'm going to play it up a bit."
"Now I am interested, just tell me what to do." I respond intrigued.
Caroline POV
I arrive at the Gilbert's house with Jenna. "We need to stay here until we hear from someone." I remind Jenna.
"But Brie has gone off with Klaus, she could die." Jenna argues.
"Brie is going to be fine. Brie will get out of this, just like she always has, we need to be strong."
"I worry."
"We all worry, but Brie is stronger than she looks, she will get out of this. I still don't know how but she will tell us when she's ready but right now we need to stay here and not do anything reckless."
"You're right." Jenna agrees.
"Of course I am." I agree which she laughs. "Now how about some coffee, we are drunk and the adrenaline of today is going to dwindle soon."
"Should we call Brie?"
"We can try, I don't think she'll answer."
"Please try."
Brie POV
I hear my phone ringing as Klaus and I are walking towards the site of the sacrifice. I take it out of my pocket and I trip suddenly. "Shit." I squeal but Klaus catches me before I can hit the floor.
"Careful." Nik warns.
"Sorry I tripped and I'm drunk and wasn't paying attention because Caroline is ringing."
"Go on answer it, she is probably worried."
I look at him. "Caroline is fine, it's probably Jenna." I respond answering my phone. "Care?"
"Brie, are you okay?"
"I'm fine. I'm actually surprised this Klaus guy hasn't taken my phone from me, but I am fine, are you home?"
"Yes, we just got home, Jenna is stressing." Caroline responds.
"You need to make her some coffee and put her to bed, she is drunk, she is upset and ontop of all that she has no idea what's going on." I respond. "I need you to stay with Jenna until you hear from me."
"We weren't going to leave each other's side."
"Thank you Care. I will see you soon, and trust me I will be fine."
"Seems like you have two people in your corner." Klaus comments after I hang up.
"They always have. I always went running to them when Elena was rude."
"And now here you are; strong, dangerous and powerful."
"Something that I am thankful of you for, if it wasn't for you I wouldn't be here." I smile up at him.
He steps closer to me. "I thank heavens I smelt you in that ally."
"Me too." I agree. "I have no idea what is going to happen tonight but just know that when this is all over I will be waiting and you and I will travel and do what we need to do."
"What about your friend?" Nik asks.
"She can come to. I think she needs to come out of her shell a bit."
"Are you going to tell her the truth?"
"Yes, when it's all over with." I answer. "Now stop being so sweet you are potentially going to be sacrificing me." I remind him. "And you know you are going to have to threaten me, maybe put a hand on me, drink from me."
"I don't want to do that." He argues.
"For this plan to work, we have to make the other's think you are going to use me, then at the last second chose Elena, it will make her think she is safe, she will be smiling, she will be cheering and then boom, you use her."
He chuckles. "God your evil."
"That I am." I confirm and he kisses me. "What was that for?"
"Not going to get a kiss from you for a while so just savouring it." He answers.
"Well in that case." I respond and kiss him eageely. It starts off slow then turns heated. I immediately let his tounge enter and we fight for dominance. Eventually I lose and I have to come up for breath. "Good luck."
"This will be over soon." he whispers putting a piece of my hair behind my ear.
We arrive at the quarry where Greta is. "Hello Greta." I greet.
"Good to see you Brie." she responds. "You ready to play your part?"
"Do what you need to do, it will all be worth it."
She pulls out a container. "You are going to have to drink this."
"What is it?" Klaus asks.
"It's to make Brie fall asleep for some time so that when we bring the others it will look like she was taken forcefully."
I turn to Nik who looks a little uneasy. "Hey, I said I would do what ever it takes, this is it, so let's just do it." I respond grabbing the cup. "How long will I be out?"
"A while. Klaus still has to retrieve the wolf, check on Katerina, get the vampire, as well as Elena."
"Well here goes nothing." I respond drinking the liquid. "Oh that's gross." I wince wiping my lips and immediately start to feel dizzy. "Wow."
"Easy love." Klaus whispers holding me and lowering me to the ground. "This will be over soon." he whispers as I feel my eyes closing.
"Good luck." I whisper and let the darkness take over.
Klaus POV
I watch as Brie shuts her eyes. "I have to go collect the doppelganger watch over her." I order.
"Will do Klaus." Greta responds and I flash off towards the boarding house.
I see the ripper and the doppelganger just outside the front and I approach. "Thanks for today." Elena thanks.
Stefan notices me and puts himself in front of Elena, they both turn their heads and see me. "You got me all nervous for a second, I thought you'd done something stupid, you ready my dear?" I ask her.
"I'm ready." Elena answers and starts to walk but Stefan stops her.
"No." Stefan denies.
"I wouldn't, there is no reason for you to die too."
"Stefan, its fine, I'll go. No one needs to get hurt. There's no reason for you to get hurt." Elena whispers and kisses him. God she is infuriating. Now I get why Brie was complaining all the time. "I love you."
"I love you." Stefan responds and they kiss again. "Wait where is Brie?"
That seems to kick Elena out of her happy moment and her eyes go wide and I smirk. "I picked her up earlier." I answer.
"Then why are you using me?" Elena asks confused.
I smirk and take a step towards her. "You will see in due time, but for now, we are running late, let's go."
"Where is Brie?" Stefan asks a little louder.
I turn to look at him and smirk. "Where Elena will be." I answer.
"Stefan, it's okay, just close your eyes, close your eyes." Elena encourages. Stefan hesitates but closes them and I flash off with Elena.
Damon POV
Matt, Tyler and I are walking through the woods just after I have rescued Tyler. Tyler is hovering in pain. "What's happening?" Matt asks.
"He better not wolf out on us." I respond ignoring Matt. My phone rings and I see it's Stefan. "Bad time little bro."
"What the hell are you doing?" Stefan yells into the phone.
"Saving the day, I figured you'd understand. Just tell Elena to stay put."
"She's already gone."
"He has both of them?" I question.
"Yes and I don't know where." Stefan confirms.
"Don't worry I will take care it." I finish and hang up just as Tyler doubles over growling.
"Tyler." Matt shrieks.
"I don't know if I can hold it off, get out of here." Tyler orders. "It's happening faster." He adds growling as his eyes flash yellow and he rushes towards Matt but I intercept and we fall to the ground.
I am on my back and push Tyler but he bites me in the process. "Damon." Matt yells.
"I'm fine."
"Get out of here." Tyler orders growling.
"Go, get him to the lockwood celler, lock him out, if it doesn't use these." I order handing Matt some wooden bullets. "It will buy you some time. Now go."
Klaus POV
I enter the history teachers apartment frustrated. "Where's Maddox? He should be back by now?" I ask Katerina angry.
"I don't know." Katherine answers as I sit down and open my lap top and play the live video and see the wolf that kidnapped my Brie, I smile at the thought of ripping her heart out. "What are you doing? Where's Brie and Elena?"
"I sent them off with Greta." I answer as I see Jules trying to transition. "It's almost time." I smile just as the door opens. "I wasn't aware you'd been invited in." I acknowledge the eldest Salvatore.
"I've came here to tell you that you have to postpone the ritual." Damon announces.
"Didn't we already have this conversation?"
"Yeah, but that was before I rescued your werewolf and killed your witch."
"Excuse me." I growl as I turn to face Damon.
"And you can kill me for it I don't care. It was all me."
"Katerina, give us a moment." I order and she leaves. "I heard about you. The crazy vampire in love with his brother's girl and has feelings for the other twin." I respond. "I knew one of you would try to stop me. It was a just a 50/50 guess on who."
"Where did you put Brie?" Damon asks.
My eyes go wide. "Maybe you aren't so in love with the Elena Gilbert than you put on, maybe it's Brie." I guess. He looks away. "You arent denying it, well it's a shame for you that your plan backfired." I announce and show him the video of Jules. "The nice thing about werewolves is they tend to travel in packs. Need a closer look?" I ask and throw him a cellphone.
"Jules." He whispers.
"When you spend a thousand years trying to break a curse you learn a thing or two. First rule; always have a backup. Backup werewolf, backup witch."
"Who's the vampire?" Damon wonders.
"Don't you worry I got that covered too." I smirk and he looks at me confused and I snap his neck and flash out of the apartment.
Elena POV
I am walking through the dark forest with one of Klaus's witches. "Where are we going?" I ask scared.
"This way." Greta answers vaguely.
"You're Luka's sister, aren't you? I heard about you. He and your father were looking for you." I try telling her.
"They were wasting their time I wasn't lost."
I trip on a rock. "I can't see anything." I whisper and Greta lights fires all around us. I see someone on the ground and it takes a while for me to see who it is but when I do I can't help but smile. "Is that my sister?"
"Don't sound so happy."
"Why am I here, just let me go?"
"I'm sorry, orders directly from Klaus you are to not leave; he has plans for both of you." she responds and smirks as I look down at my unconcious sister.
"What did he do?" I wonder.
"Klaus didn't want to take any risks and he mustn't have liked her attitude so he kept her quiet."
"Finally someone agrees with me."
"I wouldn't be so cocky, he has plans for you and your sister, so sit tight it's going to be a bumpy night." Greta encourages and uses her hand to make a ring of fire appear around me.
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