Chapter XIX: Family Bond

Rebekah screamed as Elijah positioned himself towards his baby sister, but his anger was too much for him. He ignored Rebekah's apologies and Elijah and Caroline's pleads for him to stop he lunged towards her. Katherine's smirking face was in view as she quietly slipped out of the room, leaving behind the chaos that she had cause.

Klaus pushed Elijah and Caroline out of the way. He gripped Rebekah's thin shoulders as he pressed her against the wall. "Why did you do it Rebekah," Klaus hissed at her. "Why did you betray me that way?"

"I never meant to betray you, Nik," Rebekah said sobbing. "You just made it so hard, you just made it so terribly hard to find love, to get love. We would always be moving and Marcel, Marcel he loved me-he promised he would always be there for me."

Klaus snorted. "Yes, he loved you so much, where is he now Rebekah?"

Rebekah let out a pitiful wail. "I never meant to betray you, Nik. Truly."

"Brother, listen," Elijah pleaded noticing that Klaus's anger hadn't diminish. "Our sister is truly sorry for what happened and it will not happen again. She made a mistake, Klaus. She is allowed to make a mistake."

"Klaus," Caroline said softly as she pressed his hand against his thick shoulder. "Forgive, please. Forgive Caroline, she's your baby sister."

The color seemed to returned slightly to Klaus' face as he slowly seemed to calm down as he stared at Rebekah's anxious face. "You're right, you are my sister Rebekah. Always and forever."

The color seemed to retuned to Rebekah's cheeks, but her slight smile froze as she felt something sharp against her heart. The dagger. She made a chocking sound as she felt the pain of the dagger against her heart.

"Klaus!" Both Elijah and Caroline shouted, but Klaus seemed to ignore their cries completely. He seemed to see with some sickening fascination as he watching his sister's body fall to the ground.

"Coffin," was the first thing that Klaus said as he watched his sister tumble down. "I should get her coffin. No one can see her like this."

"Klaus," Elijah tried to keep his temper in control. "Be reasonable."

"I cannot be reasonable Elijah, if it wasn't clear before our sister betrayed us. Betrayed this family. She's lucky that she's only getting a dagger in her heart for this betrayal."

Elijah's jaw clenched and he seemed to want to say something, but he didn't. Klaus seemed to read his thoughts. "Now, if you don't want to end up with a dagger in your heart as well, I suggest that you stay away."

Caroline flinched when she heard the door close and saw that Elijah had stormed off. She turned to Klaus who seemed to be still raging. "It is not wise to be near me Caroline," Klaus warned. "Not in this state."

Caroline didn't respond as she softly caressed his arm. "I know you're angry and you have every right to be. But do you think this is the best way to deal with the situation? By daggering your sister?"

Klaus pulled back and looked at her with hurt. "Don't tell me you are defending that traitor?"

Caroline sighed. "I'm not Klaus, I'm just thinking that it already happened, what harm could it- "

"Harm?" Klaus spat. "Rebekah has caused a lot of harm in this family. I would think you of all people Caroline would understand that. When she brought forth the monster that is Mikael."

Caroline didn't respond. "I see you're taking her side."

Caroline hesitated. "I'm not taking anyone's side, Klaus."

"I think you should go," Klaus said sharply. "Before either one of us say something that we will regret. Go now, I want to be alone. But rest assure, Caroline. My sister will remain daggered for some time."

Caroline wanted to continue talking, but thought it would be best if she gave Klaus some space. She exited the room and saw the dark hair beauty waiting outside. Caroline vamp speed towards her and pinned her against the wall. "What the hell are you doing here, Katherine?"

Katherine easily pinned her in the other direction. "I could ask you the same thing, oh and don't try to be the tough girl, Caroline. I'm far older than you and winning would be embarrassing."

"Why are you here?" Caroline demanded. "Haven't you done enough?"

Katherine said. "Oh, please Klaus deserved that and more. Betrayed by his baby sister, ouch."

"What do you want, Katherine, besides destroying everyone else lives?"

"I want Elijah, I want a life free of running," she looked somber again. "And to do that, I need Klaus out of the way."

"If you go after Klaus I will kill you myself."

Katherine chuckled. "I'm shaking. Don't make promises you can't keep. Oh, and for what it's worth. I'm sorry that I turned you, Caroline."

Elijah felt the cool air on his face, but it did no comfort for him at all, and his heart throb for his baby sister. He knew that Klaus was angry, that he had a right to be angry. But did he have to be so angry that he would dagger Rebekah for a couple of centuries?

Elijah felt a presence behind him and he stiffened as he turned to address the figure. "What are you doing here?"

The dark, looming figure appeared before him with a smirk on her pretty face. "Are you sure that I'm the one that you should be mad at? I mean it was your sister that caused all of the problems in the first place."

"Shut up," Elijah said narrowing his eyes. "You did this, Katerina. Not Rebekah."

"I didn't tell her to call, Mikael," Katherine scoffed as she rested her arm against Elijah. "Elijah, please let us forget about this. Let us forget about this entirely. Let us run away and be together again. Rebekah is gone and your brother is on a rampage. Don't let him bring you down."

"Klaus needs me, Katherine."

"He has Caroline," Katherine snorted. "In case you haven't noticed. She's like his little lapdog. Elijah, please let us be together. Let us be happy."

Elijah didn't say anything, instead he faced her. "How can I even be sure that this is the real you. You lie Katerina, you are always lying. You lie, you steal, and you cheat. I don't want to be a part of that."

Katherine narrowed her eyes. "What about me? I wouldn't act so pure and innocent, Elijah especially when your family has caused me enough emotional damage to last me a lifetime."

Elijah ignored her. "You stole the moonstone, you ran for decades, you befriended Caroline, you killed her, you exposed Rebekah, you creep and crawl everywhere. I've given you enough chances, I think," for a second Katherine looked confused, but her eyes widened and she gasped when she felt the hand inside her chest. "Elijah," she choked out. "Elijah, please don't do this, Elijah."

There was pain in Elijah's eyes, but he didn't hesitate. "Goodbye, Katerina." Without a second though he pulled her heat from her chest and Katherine's eyes went blank as she fell to the floor.

Elijah felt a lump in his throat. It was over.

"Elijah?" Elijah turned around. Caroline.

-End of Chapter Nineteen-

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