Chapter 21

So much for my happy ending

Elijah couldn't help but wonder how was it possible that he was related to Kol and Niklaus. He had been away for few days and there seemed to be a chaos around here. If he had understood correctly, his brothers were arguing about the human girl Kol had brought with him. Elijah didn't know all the details yet but this seemed messy. He had considered about talking to his brothers but that probably wouldn't do much good. Perhaps he was looking at this the wrong way. There was someone else he should talk to. It was still early but maybe the young lady would be awake already. Elijah headed to the guestroom where she was staying when he noticed three of Niklaus' hybrids. One of them was carrying a tray.

"So Carter, you're the housekeeper now?" the other one said mockingly.

"Ha ha. This is for Klaus' new toy. You know, the blonde with nice boobs. And trust me boys, I know what I'm talking about."

The other two laughed.

"That's right, I heard you got a closer look. Is it true that she was naked when you took her to Klaus?"

Carter grinned.

"Almost. And I'm telling you, she wants me. I can't wait having a taste after Klaus gets bored with her."

Elijah cleared his throat. He didn't think that he needed to hear any more. All three hybrids turned to look at him.

"Good morning sir", one of them said.

"Hmm. Is that for the human girl?" he asked looking at the tray.

"Yes, some breakfast", Carter replied. "I was told to…"

"I'll take it to her", Elijah interrupted him.

Apparently Carter was about to argue but Elijah's gaze silenced him. He took the tray and walked to the guestroom. Elijah knocked before he opened the door. The girl was lying on the bed curled up under the blanket. She was asleep. Elijah placed the tray on the bedside table and cleared his throat.

"Miss?"

She blinked her eyes sleepily but she was fully awake when she noticed him. Her eyes widened with fear.

"It's ok", Elijah said calmingly. "I'm not going to hurt you."

She looked at him cautiously.

"What do you want?"

"I want to have a word with you. Perhaps you would like to get dressed first?"

"Yes please", she murmured.

Elijah nodded and turned his back.

"I won't peek", he assured.

"Right, ok… But I don't have any clothes."

Elijah turned back to her. She was standing next to the bed the blanket wrapped around her body.

"Where are your clothes?" he asked.

"In Kol's room. But…"

"I'll be right back", Elijah said and walked out. What were his brothers doing? Acting like some barbarians… That wasn't acceptable. Kol wasn't in his room so Elijah opened his closet. Short dresses, miniskirts, tiny tops, revealing underwear… Elijah rolled his eyes and picked up a pile of the girl's clothes.

"What the hell are you doing?" Kol's angry voice asked.

Elijah turned to him. It seemed that he had been drinking the whole night.

"The young lady needs some clothes", Elijah replied calmly.

Kol looked tense.

"And Nik sent you here to get her clothes?" he asked venomously.

"No one sent me. I merely thought that she wouldn't be comfortable walking around in her underwear."

Kol crossed his arms.

"You know that Nik is trying to steal her from me, don't you? She's mine!"

"Why don't you take a shower and change your clothes", Elijah suggested. "No offence, brother, but it seems that you really need a shower."

Kol didn't look pleased but he didn't say anything when Elijah walked out. He went back to the guestroom. Apparently the girl was in the bathroom.

"Here's some clothes for you", Elijah said.

She opened the door and took the pile.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome."

Elijah waited when she got dressed. It didn't take long when she came out wearing one of those short skirts and a floral top.

"Elijah, right?" she asked cautiously.

"Yes."

"Do you want me to call you that or something else?"

He raised an eyebrow.

"Yes, you can call me Elijah. And your first name is Seraphine?"

She nodded.

"Yes."

She seemed a bit uncomfortable.

"So, what do you want to talk about?" she asked.

"I would like to know what is going on between you and my brothers."

Seraphine bit her lip and avoided looking at him.

"Maybe you should ask them", she said quietly.

Elijah sighed.

"There's something you should know about me, Miss Seraphine. My family is the most important thing to me and right now I can see a catastrophe waiting to happen. Kol and Niklaus has a lot in common, they are stubborn, impulsive and short-tempered. They have had their fights before but the problem is that they have a tendency of leaving behind a huge destruction. In order to prevent that from happening, I need to know what is going on so please tell me."

Seraphine was quiet for a while before she raised her wrists. Elijah took a step towards her and looked at the patterns.

"What is this?"

"It's some kind of binding spell", she replied quietly. "Kol did it first and Klaus did it last night. It means that I'm bound to both of them. I have to obey their every command."

Elijah pressed his lips together.

"Unbelievable. Why did they do this to you?"

"I…They called me a portal. I can speak with the dead."

Elijah nodded.

"I see. And they both want to use your ability?"

"Kol does. Klaus wants me to sleep with him."

Elijah shook his head.

"I truly am sorry that they had put you in this situation."

Seraphine looked surprised.

"Thank you. I… Do you think you could talk to them?"

Elijah saw the glimpse of hope in her eyes. He felt sorry for her.

"I promise to do what I can to make this better for you but you must understand that this is very…I suppose you could say a volatile situation. As I said, my brothers can be quite stubborn."

She nodded.

"I understand. I would appreciate anything you could do."

"I can believe that." He noticed that she hadn't touched the tray. "You should try to eat something."

'Sure. Thank you for your help."

There was a cautious smile on her face. He didn't want to give her false hope. There had been few similar fights between Kol and Klaus over the centuries and unfortunately there had never been any happy ending.