No One's POV
"I don't understand… Why can't I come into town with you? I want to come. You burned the bridge and the sign right? So no stakes." Alexis complains, following the Originals around the house as they make for the door, a grumpy expression on her face.
"No. You're not coming, angel. That's the end of discussion." Kol says.
"But-" Alexis protest.
"No, love." Niklaus cuts in, agreeing with his brother. "That's final."
"That's not fair! I want to go out." Alexis pouts now.
"Don't pout, love." Niklaus says, gently touching his mate's cheek, nearly caving to her request. "We only want to keep you safe."
"By locking me in the house, like a misbehaving child. I'm 23 years old." Alexis grumbles, crossing her arms over her chest, glaring at the Original brothers.
"And we're a thousand." Niklaus points out.
"Humph." Alexis sticks her tongue out childishly.
"Elskan, we're sorry. But it's not a good idea yet. We only want to be careful. Remember what you told us?" Elijah tries to reason with his mate.
"Don't be reasonable. I don't like it." Alexis grumbles.
Elijah smiles at his mate, his dark eyes looking completely unrepentant at Alexis.
"Fine. Go. Have fun threatening Bennett witches and wreaking havoc on the Scooby gang without me." Alexis finally caves, stomping back through the entryway of the Mikaelson mansion to the living room.
"Stay safe, angel." Kol calls out, flashing out of the front door with Finn to head to the Grill, Niklaus following to go threaten the Bennett witch to perform the unbinding spell.
"We will take you out later, Astin." Elijah promises, and then he too is gone from the mansion, leaving it empty of its inhabitants, save Alexis, Rebekah already gone to extract vengeance from Damon for using her, even if she willingly let it happen this time around.
"Bonnie, we're starting to worry about you. Call me back or call Caroline. Just call someone, please." Elena worries, leaving a message for Bonnie on her cell.
"Mr. Saltzman was like the most normal guy in town." Matt comments to Caroline about the recent happenings of Alaric.
"Yeah." Caroline agrees.
"Is it weird that Bonnie's not returning my calls?" Elena questions to Matt and Caroline.
"Is it weird that Klaus' brother is in the middle of town square?" Matt asks, looking over to see Finn and Kol walking together in the middle of town.
"That's Finn. I thought he left town." Elena comments, Caroline pushing her hair back over her ear to listen in on the conversation.
"So, can you guess why I've dragged you out here?" Kol questions to his oldest brother.
"Because you think I'm boring." Finn deadpans, now realizing why Elijah always had a long suffering look about him.
"Well, you are." Kol quips, grinning mischievously. "You know, if memory serves me, this is where the Natives use to make sacrifices to their Gods."
"Yes, and this statue was built where Sage and I used to rendezvous." Finn muses slightly, wondering when Sage was going to make her appearance.
"Oh, back when you used to have to sneak away from us? Such a scandal." Kol grins, his boyish features impish, his dimples showing.
"You all hated her." Finn comments. "Particularly Rebekah."
"Well, she was a tramp. You could do so much better big brother." Kol inflects.
"Hmm." Finn agrees, both Kol and himself turning towards the Grill.
Back at the mansion, Alexis sighs, completely bored out of her mind, while her apparent mates are off gallivanting around town terrorizing it.
The revelation of them all be her mates still boggled her mind. Well, actually, to be truthful, it was still terrifying. Not because of what they were, rather because it was all of them, and because she felt so insignificant compared to them. Such ancient, powerful men, actually wanting her, desiring her. Overwhelming didn't even begin to cover it.
Deciding not to think too much about it otherwise risking putting herself in a mild internal panic attack, a sudden thought occurred to her.
The White Oak may be burn to the ground, but the ash from the fire, unless buried or sent down stream, could have still been left, which, if a silver dagger was dipped in it, could still subdue an Original, as Niklaus did so often to his siblings.
Alaric had one, when he had stabbed Kol in the Grill before, how, Alexis wasn't sure, maybe they had stolen them from Niklaus, obviously before the ownership of mansion had been transferred. But either way, there were four daggers, and, because of her knowledge, now one was taken back and now at the mansion which was unable to be accessed by anyone but the Originals.
Getting up, Alexis bangs through the mansion, hunting through Niklaus' study and room to try and find the remaining daggers.
Unable to find them, Alexis grabs her new phone Kol had gotten her, and her keys to her new car, which Elijah had surprised her with, a Toyota 4 Runner, because apparently he was paranoid and wanted her to be in a virtual tank, and peeled out of the driveway towards the Mystic Falls Grill.
Sage was milling about at the Grill with one of the vampires she had turned, Tony, having heard word that Finn had showed up, with his siblings of all things, and was now bidding her time.
"Hello, Finn." Sage appears, walking up to Finn, smiling, more than happy to see her love after so many years apart.
"So, how about a toast. To you deciding not to be a bore of an older brother. And, to living life to the fullest." Kol offers, raising his shot glass to Finn.
"Oh, look… Speaking of bores…" Kol mutters under his breathe.
"Hello, Sage." Finn greets, somewhat strained, contrary to belief, he had noticed her, along with Kol, milling about, bidding her time. He had just hoped she would not approach him.
"It's good to see you. I am glad Klaus finally undaggered you." Sage says, blinking confused at the lack of reaction.
"Yes, well…" Finn hesitates, glancing at Kol as if for help, but Kol only grins as if enjoying his awkwardness. "It is nice to be out in this new world. And, if you'll excuse me, I am enjoying my time with my brother."
"Oh, yes. I see…" Sage trails off, feeling very put out by her lover, before walking off.
"Now… To living life." Finn responds finally to Kol, raising his glass in response, also giving his brother a glare for not helping him, to which Kol only grins.
"Oh, what the hell?" Kol coughs, slamming his drink back down, still sputtering.
"Vervain." Finn coughs, feeling the burn, both of them not expecting the plan to go through with the lack of White Oak stakes.
Catching sight of Stefan Salvatore, both brothers get up and follow immediately, Sage trailing behind at some distance as well, Kol and Finn both growling lowly at the irritating actions of the Scooby gang.
Barely two steps outside, Stefan leaps out from the alleyway where he's hiding, stake in hand, Kol immediately throwing him off of his older brother.
"Brother, the stake!" Kol calls out, holding Stefan against the wall of the alleyway, fangs bared.
Finn flashes down the stairs, when suddenly the back entrance to the Grill bursts open, Elena and Matt appearing, Elena shooting Finn in the stomach with a crossbow, making Finn groan as it pierces him, vervain soaking it, Kol also feeling the effects as they have yet to be unbound.
Noticing this, Matt barrels forward, silver dagger in hand, aiming for Finn's heart.
Sage, having been behind watching things, just in case, goes to intervene, but before she could Alexis is there and pushing past the redheaded vampire.
"No!" Alexis shouts, having managed to haphazardly park her car, it still idling sideways half in a parking stall, literally the worst parking job in the history of parking jobs, but she really was on a time crunch and could care less about it, frankly just amazed she didn't run over anything or get a ticket.
Practically vaulting down the stairs, Alexis manages to shove Matt away from Finn, but instead, gets a well-aimed dagger to her own side.
Alexis screeches, loudly and in pain, blood immediately gushing from her chest as she frantically grasps at the silver dagger, eyes going wide.
"ALEXIS!" Kol screams, and in a second his eyes are black, veins fracturing under his eyes as he grips the youngest Salvatore's neck, snapping it.
Finn takes a moment to yank the stake out of his stomach, barely feeling the pain now, tossing it to the side before flashing over to his mate, gently picking her up in his arms.
Alexis gurgles as if trying to speak, but only manages to cough up blood, breathing shallowly.
"Do not speak." Finn hushes immediately, Alexis automatically falling silent under Finn's words.
"Kol, take Alexis' car and the stakes. Call our brothers, I will meet you back at the mansion." Finn orders, and in a flash is gone, racing back to the mansion at a record breaking speed.
Kol growls, eyes still fractured underneath and pitch black, his senses barely rational as he faces Matt and Elena.
"You have made a grave mistake, little children." Kol hisses threateningly, looking deranged, and in a second has disappeared, Alexis' car roaring down the street.
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