Chapter 24
(A/N):Italics are the past part
P.s: Don't freak out (You will know what I am saying later)
Suspicious. It had taken Damon five minutes to convince Rebekah to even talk to him, fifteen minutes to convince her that Elena indeed missed them (Originals) and then ten more minutes to convince her to consider seeing Elena for only fifteen minutes and she accepted in what? Only thirty minute time span. No. Something was definitely wrong.
He suddenly did not feel comfortable to take his mate to meet her sister. He would have to think it through before he takes her to meet the other Original girl. Also he felt slightly hesitant because allowing Elena to secretly meet her sister will not go well with his clan, no matter how much they trusted him. To them, it would be a treachery. Hell they could even kick him out of the clan. And they had all the right reasons.
First, he had mated with his biggest enemy's sister. Then he allowed her to live safe and sound regardless of how uncomfortable it made his clan members. And now he was making arrangements for her to meet her sister who was still very much Original. It was unfair to his clan who were already very supportive. He almost chickened out. But then he remembered Elena's glassy beautiful brown eyes. Her desperateness, her restlessness, her yearning and her sad brown eyes. He was puzzled again. His heart wanted to give her what she really yearned but his mind kept warning him that allowing Elena to meet Originals would be the biggest mistake of his life.
He was confused, puzzled and completely torn.
He entered his house and was about to go to his room when something caught his attention. A strange odor. Something was burning. The clinking of dishes and silverware could be heard from kitchen. His superior hearing picked up the sound of someone frying. Elena was cooking or trying to cook. He flashed to the kitchen.
He saw it coming before she even did it. Very carelessly she tossed the sliced potatoes into the pan and before he could warn her the hot oil splashed back on her sun kissed tan arm. She yelped with the sting of burn. "Elena" he flashed to her side and pulled her back before more splashes could harm his already injured mate.
"WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH YOU?" he shouted at her making her flinch.
"It's okay. It's not much" she said as she examined her bare arm. Tears were pricking her eyes because of the sting of the burn. Her lower arm and her hand had sustained some minor burns from the flying oil.
He glared at her and hurriedly led her to sink to place her arm under the cold water. She hissed at the contact of water. He momentarily panicked. Why wasn't she healing? Then he remembered she was a mortal now.
"Like any mortal, she will be delicate now. Prune to injury. Prune to death. So be very careful with her" he remembered the witch tell him.
This made him even more angry and Elena sensed it. She casted her eyes down, she knew how he felt when she got hurt. He hated her pain.
"This looks really bad. I think we need to take you to emergency room" he said as he inspected her burns. He was freaking out. In his mind, a mortal body is very weak. He could not wait and let the her very human body heal by itself. He was used to instant healing. He couldn't stand her pain.
"I…I should be okay with a little ice. Can you please get me some from freezer?" she said as tears rolled down her cheeks from the sting.
"Elena, we have to go to the hospital. Your skin is turning red and blistering. I have heard humans get cancer from slightest wounds and these burns look serious" he said, shaking his head clearly panicked.
"It's just a bit broken. Not even second degree burn. It's okay. I'm fine" she said, comforting her mate.
"No, we are going to the hospital. This doesn't look good to me. Let's go"
"Damon, it's just a little oil burn. It doesn't even hurt anymore" she said with an airy laugh.
He was glaring at her, and his face turned port red. "Elena, it looks pretty serious to me." Why couldn't she see it was serious? Why wasn't she panicking like he was? The burns must hurt.
"Let's just wait till morning" she pleaded. She understood his need to keep her safe but lately he was very over protective.
"Fine but if it's not well till next hour we are going to ER and that's final" he said, sensing her hesitation. Without much effort, he picked her up by the waist; his hands firmly planted on her hips and placed her on the kitchen counter away from the stove. He turned the knob the burner, turning it off grumbling about how she was acting like a child.
"Stay here" he ordered, firmly as he flashed away and came back within minutes with antibiotic ointment. "You know that you don't know a thing about kitchen then why do you even try? You could have turned the pan on yourself. You could have burned yourself alive in here, silly girl, what on earth were you thinking?" he continued grumbling in red anger as he very tenderly applied the cream on her soft skin.
"I am sorry" she said.
"You're not immortal. You don't heal quickly. I told you to be careful. Didn't I?—" he trailed off when a hiss escaped her lips when a one of his finger touched the slightly blistered skin. He flinched reflexively. "Sorry…sorry…" he said as he continued, now more careful then before.
"It's okay. It's not that bad" she said, trying to smile even though her eyes were turning glassy.
"You're mortal. You have only one life. You cannot comeback if in case you die. Get it? Dead—not coming back. So if not for yourself then be careful for me and our child" he continued scolding her as if she was a child.
"I said I'm sorry" she replied, embarrassed. He looked at her, and his face softened almost lovingly as he brushed one of her tears away.
"Do you even realize how severe this could have been? Obviously you don't because if you did you would be more careful." He continued as he wrapped her hand with a dry cloth. "And what would become of me if anything happened to you? Don't you see if anything happened to you I wouldn't want to live? You're my life"
"Damon! These are just a couple of oil burns. I'm fine." He placed both of his hands on the counter on either side of her hips, leaned his face to hers and sighed, looking down at her lap.
"I'm probably being paranoid, but being paranoid is better than being careless…" he said. "You have a body of a mortal now. You're weak and fragile. I have forgotten how delicate a mortal body is. You will bleed and injure easily and won't heal instantly and—"
She cupped his face in both of her hands as she brought his forehead to her lips and kissed it softly. His eyes closed quietly at the warm contact.
"Better?" she asked, smiling. He nodded, his eyes still closed. Gently she brushed his hair out of his eyes. "I am sorry that I worry you so much. I'll be careful from now on. I promise!" she said before he could scold her more. He rolled his eyes but nodded, accepting her apology. Almost lazily, he reached around and brushed his hand down her belly, feeling her shiver with anticipation. He kissed the side of her mouth, then buried his face in the crook of her neck and shoulder. "You have to be very careful. You have our child growing inside you, Elena. Carelessness at this time is neither good for you or him." He whispered.
She nodded. Of course, her child's welfare meant more to her than anything. She locked her hands around his neck.
"You're too tense, something on your mind?" she asked, softly placing a kiss at the corner of his lips.
"It's nothing" he said, opening his icy blue eyes. He didn't want to tell her about Rebekah yet. Not before he was sure that allowing her to meet with Rebekah was safe. She looked at him, puzzled. He was never good at keeping secrets from her. He was always transparent and straight forward. She didn't pressure him to tell her though. He will tell her when he is ready. She thought.
"Does your hand hurt?" he said, still locked in her embrace.
"No" she said, kissing the side of his neck.
"This is tough" he said, pouting.
"What?"
"I am really mad at you but I also want you so bad" he said, frowning. "What to do? Scold you or make love to you?"
She let out a giggle. "You're getting short tempered these days" she said ruffling his hair. "Must be the age" she added, smirking. She knew he hated when she took a jibe at his age. "Research says men get grouchier at old age" she said further.
She laughed as he narrowed his eyes playfully. She smiled, mischievously at him. "You shouldn't toy with a demon like me" he warned and pulling her close, looking directly into her eyes—the eyes he loved.
"You're going to regret saying that when I tire you out tonight after giving you orgasm after orgasm until you can't feel your legs."
"Is that so—"her words died in her mouth when he pulled her against him and kissed her, sliding his hands over her hips.
"Marcel? Where is Bex?" Klaus said as soon as he entered his sister's house. Rebekah had rushed out of the house immediately after she had called Damon and told him whatever Klaus had ordered her to say.
"Nick? What did you say to her? You know she is sensitive and yet you…"
"Later Marc, Where is Bex?" he said, stopping Rebekah's mate rant.
"In our bedroom"
"Is she decent?" he asked as he made his way toward their bedroom.
"Yes" Marcel replied, following him.
Klaus wasn't worried that Rebekah would tell anyone about his plan to get Damon and Elena separated from other Rippers. He had ensured that Rebekah won't be able to tell anyone about his plan using his sire bond with his sister.
He just wanted to explain himself to her. He knew she would understand.
"Bekah!" he said as he entered her bedroom.
"I wasn't attending your calls. That should have been enough signs that I don't want to talk to you" she spat at her brother, throwing the magazine that she was reading.
What had Klaus made her do today? And why did she do it? Klaus somehow always made her do everything he wanted them to do even if she didn't want to do it. She always thought it was out of respect of her elder brother or her fear for what he could do in his madness. But today it was as if he compelled her. But that wasn't possible since she always drank vervain.
"So, are you going to be mad at your brother for those lowlife Rippers?" he asked, seething.
"You know perfectly well why I am mad at you" she rose up, glaring at him.
"Bex…sweetheart" Marcel interrupted them. Klaus wasn't very good with keeping his temper in control, Marcel didn't want his mate to get hurt.
"Marcel! This is between me and my sister. Let her speak… she has every right" Klaus warned him. "In fact, please can you give us some privacy?" It wasn't a request. It was an order. Klaus's chief tone said that.
Marcel looked uncomfortable. He looked at Rebekah as if asking her with his eyes if he should go.
Rebekah nodded, allowing him.
"Okay" Marcel said and left the siblings to talk.
Rebekah moved toward her dresser and Klaus followed her. "Bex! Talk to me" he said zooming behind her.
"Why? Clearly you don't give a crap about what I think or what I say?" she said, moving away from him.
"Bekah!"
"You're going to kill them. You're going to kill your own sister? What's there to talk about?" she hissed, turning back at him.
Klaus visibly flinched by her words. "No. No. Bex! On the contrary I am trying to save her from him"
"Don't give me that crap, Nick. I know you" she said, her eyes blazing.
"If you know me you would know I would never hurt any of my own. I raised that girl. I fed her with my own hands. I stayed up with her at nights when she was ill. I starved myself along her when she couldn't feed from humans and you accuse me of setting her death?" Klaus shouted. "She betrayed me by choosing him. Yes, I'm hurt and be assured that she would be punished for that but I will never kill her"
"Then why are you calling Honey and her mate to meet me alone?" Rebekah asked. "And how did you even make me do that? I…I didn't want to do it" she said, desperately.
"You did it because you love me and respect me. You did because you trust me" Klaus said touching her arm, dodging her eyes. Of course, he would never tell her that she did that because she was sired to him.
She shook her head unconvinced. "You didn't answer my other question"
"Isn't it obvious?" Klaus said, softly. "I am trying to save her from Ripper"
"Nick, she chose him. She…"
"She was forced" Klaus said.
Rebekah's eyes narrowed. Klaus held her hand and led her to the couch. "Bekah! That can be only explanation as for why our Honey left us for HIM" he said, venomously.
"Nick"
"Just hear me out" Klaus said, holding both of her hands. "Bekah! You know very well how much you, Kol and Honey means to me. I am nothing without all of you. Everyone knows that. The Rippers know that." He started.
"Before you say the Ripper trapped Elena by lying to her, let me remind you that the Ripper was unaware that Honey is our sister. Care told me everything" Rebekah interrupted.
Klaus hissed. "Yes but have Caroline told you that Ripper have forced himself on our sister multiple times?"
"What? No… he wouldn't. He…" Rebekah seemed puzzled.
"I've just recently met Jenna to get more information about…Elena and the Ripper. She told me everything. Bekah! Our sister wanted to stay loyal to us but the Ripper kept harassing her. He followed her. Threatened her that he would kidnap Jenna if she didn't go out with him. Jenna said Elena stayed the whole night with the Ripper. You know very well what he must have made her do if she stayed with him all night.
I guess she was afraid of my anger… that's why she didn't tell me and kept tolerating. I'm sure that he forced Elena into the blood bond too and I'm hundred and one percent sure that the Ripper must have threatened her to choose him in council, a night before when he had her captive or he made his witches do some magic crap on her to make her choose him." he said, hurriedly, seeing as Rebekah was getting convinced.
It wasn't like he was making this all up. Maybe exaggerating but he truly did believed that. Elena had never disobeyed him. Why would she start now? She was only doing everything because the Ripper must have somehow threatened her or manipulated her.
"And that's not enough. I…I was skimming through Caroline's memories a few days before and I came across a certain memory.
Caroline was at a night club. She was asking every person if they had seen her sister in law. Her phone rang. Nick was calling her. She cancelled the call. "Excuse me!" she stopped a tall guy. "Have you seen this girl?" she said, showing Elena's picture on the phone screen to him. "She is about yay high" she said signaling to her shoulder. "No. I'm sorry" the guy said, moving out of the way. "Where are you, Honey?" Caroline groaned. When her phone beeped.
"I am okay. The ripper vervained me. I'm at their side of Mystic Falls but don't worry I will negotiate a way out. Do not call Nick-Elena"
"He vervained her." Klaus said shaking uncontrollably . "And it makes my blood boil to say this but you and I both know what that means."
Rebekah gasped and cupped her mouth. Tears were welling in her eyes. She knew Rippers were disgusting, filthy and unfaithful. She had been target of one. But rapist? It confused Rebekah because just half a day ago Damon was begging her to secretly meet Elena. "She is very upset, Rebekah. I can't stand it. Not a day goes by when she isn't crying for you and I…I can't see it anymore. I have told her that she could go back to her family. She doesn't want to leave me and thank God for that but she misses you. Please just fifteen minutes" Damon had said to her on phone just half a day ago. If the Ripper chief himself was allowing his mate to meet an Original then surely she meant a lot to him. But Klaus made sense too. She was confused now.
She looked at her brother who looked torn, hurt and disturbed too. Tears were flashing in his eyes too. "I am just trying to save her Rebekah. As a brother it's my responsibility to protect my sisters. How do you expect me to do nothing when my sister is… is living with… her rapist"
"but…but she says she loves him. She wouldn't love him if he had forced her" Rebekah said, her voice breaking at the thought.
"They have witches, Bekah. Bennett witches. Jenna said, Salvatore's friend witch always tracked Honey down for him. He could have made his friend witch to manipulate Honey's mind into thinking she loves him.
Don't you remember how much she was crying for my forgiveness here? Salvatore himself told you a few hours ago that not a day goes by when she doesn't cry for us. Our little girl cries for us, Bex. Because deep down she knows that this is where she belongs. I know my siblings I know they would choose me over everything. Like you did"
"I am just trying to save my sister from that monster and while we are at it we will also teach that fucking son of a bitch never to mess with us Originals." He added, wiping his wet eyes.
"I didn't knew this…" Rebekah said, looking down at her lap, her tone filled with utter disgust.
"But she is mated to him, Nick. Mating bond can't be broken" she said, looking up. "and if we kill him… Honey would kill herself. She can't live without her mate."
"I saved Rose. Didn't I? I think I will handle my sister too. I have thought about it. We can't compel away feelings but we… you know feelings comes from memories. We will make her forget everything about him."
Rebekah winced a bit. She couldn't even imagine a life without Marcel. "She will still be restless. Her peace is with her mate. "
"Then we will make her turn it off" Klaus said, shaking his head.
"No. I cannot allow you to do that."
"We have no other option" Klaus said, desperately. He felt red anger again. The Ripper was now going to destroy his sister. Klaus hated him even more. He was an albatross around his neck. He couldn't pluck Damon out of Elena's life without destroying Elena in process. But in his mind, these solutions were enough to keep Elena alive for time being. Later, he would find her a man of his choice. A man suitable and perfect for his sister.
"but Nick she…"
"Would you rather she live with her abuser? Her rapist?" Klaus seethed.
"No. No. Of course, not" Rebekah shook her head violently. "I want our sister safe too, Nick. We have to get her back, please" she begged, tears rolling down her eyes. She was soft like that. Rebekah was made to be a mother but unfortunately vampirism had snatched that ability from her. Her heart was filled with love. Klaus knew she would understand where he was coming from.
He hid Elena's pregnancy news from her though. That would affect his grand schemes of things. That would his plans for the greater good. Rebekah would not understand that. Of course, he was worried about Elena's safety. Jenna had told him a lot of things but she had something else too. She had added that Damon loved Elena with all his heart and Elena had confessed to Jenna that she loved his enemy, Klaus's enemy and had chosen him herself. She had initiated the blood bond. She was not forced. But Klaus, very stubbornly ignored that. Witches Magic. He thought. Salvatore used Bennet's magic to manipulate his sister.
"So will you help me?" Klaus asked.
"Yes" Rebekah said, immediately. Her eyes were still glittering with tears. "And…all this time…I hated her for choosing Damon. How could we do this to her? Nick, we are the worst siblings." She said, dropping her face in her hands.
"Hsshh…" Klaus said as he scooted close to her. "We will save her, Bex"
"I am sorry I doubted you Nick" Rebekah said as she laid her head on her brother's shoulder.
"It's ok, my sweet naïve little girl" Klaus said, kissing the top of her head.
"Did you tell Kol too?" she asked.
"Yes"
"How did he take it?" Rebekah asked, looking up.
"He was seething of course. He was ready to commence attack but I told him why attack when we can lure him to us?" Klaus said with a smirk.
"You will have to convince him Bex to meet you. Tell him to bring Honey with him. It would be three on one. He won't stand a chance. We will kill him. That would be the end of the fucking low life Ripper chief. Imagine, Bex! We will not only get our girl back but we would also get back our honor" Klaus explained.
Rebekah nodded, looking down.
"You will do it, Right? You must do it. For me. For us. For Honey. Won't you?"
Rebekah nodded, almost as if she was compelled to do so.
"Thank you for this sister" Klaus said cupping her face. "You have never once disappointed me. Thank you so much" he said, pulling her into embrace.
Rebekah hugged him back, immediately. "Of course, Anything for family Nick"
It started from how she was mortal and how she should take care of herself. Like always one thing led to another and somehow Elena and Damon had decided that since she was pregnant and she no longer had her vampire strength and in case of emergency if somehow Damon or Bonnie or Stefan or any of Ripper wasn't present to defend her, she needed to learn to defend herself. She couldn't move much but she should learn to use a weapon.
"I want to learn how to throw vervain grenades" Elena insisted.
"Baby vamp, let's start with something small." He said hesitantly as he took the grenade from her hand and placed it back in the shelf of their inventory.
"How about you learn to use a gun instead?" he said, taking out a suitable gun.
"A gun? Really a gun! Damon…I don't think vampires…" she trailed off when her mate took out case of wooden bullets.
"Soaked in vervain" Damon added, with a smirk. "My invention" he added, proudly.
"Do you have any experience with gun?" he asked her. "Any idea how to aim?"
"I used to play laser tag with Ko…with someone. Does that count?" she said, attempting to smile but failing miserably. Even the thought of them tortured her. She missed them so much.
"It's okay, you're going to be fine," he whispered, seeing the pained look in her eyes as she stared back at him. Her pain was his pain.
"Forget it. What were you saying?" she asked, attempting to smile again. He tried to smile back. Times like this when she felt guilty for even missing her family. Her pain made her mate miserable and she hated that. He started talking again telling her about how the vervained wooden bullets worked, the whole time his mind was elsewhere, the look in his eyes told her that, he looked at her as if he was fighting with his own heart for strength to do something that he didn't want to do and do at the same time.
"Is everything okay, Baby?" she asked, holding his arm.
"Yeah, why?" he replied, dodging her eyes. Something he tended to do when he wanted to hide something from her.
"So, do you want to try?" he asked.
"Of course" she replied. She always loved to learn new things. Damon liked that about her. His weak doe eyed vampire had so much fire in her. She had once told him she preferred being a fighter over damsel in distress and he adored that about her even though he secretly liked saving her, being her hero. Nevertheless she still needed to learn to defend her weak mortal self in case of emergency (not that he would allow anyone to hurt her).
He led her outside to a corner of the practice ground where all his vampires trained. He ordered a vampire to bring wine glasses from inside the inventory.
"Shoot three out of five and I will take you out on a dinner wherever you want" he challenged her as he signaled the vampire to arrange the vine glasses.
"I will do five out of five but—"Elena said fumbling with the slide of the gun. "How does…this thing… how does this work?"
He let out a chuckle. He stood behind her, placing both of his hands over hers. "This is called a revolver. See this part, it revolves whenever you fire" he said, showing her the barrel of the gun. "Now hold it firmly" he whispered in her ear. "Like this." She felt his hands press hers delicately(avoiding the oil burns) as he showed her how to hold the gun correctly. Her pulse kicked into high gear as he pressed his chest against her back.
"Ready?" he asked.
She nodded. "Now press the trigger." He ordered. She blinked and did as he ordered. She opened her eyes and noticed the glasses remained untouched.
"I missed" she whined.
"Because your eyes were closed, Baby Vamp" he said, rolling his eyes. "Try with your eyes open this time" he said as he placed his hands directly over hers and made the correct aim.
"Be calm. Think of it as yourself as the bullet. Aim at the glass" he instructed in his chief tone. "Fire" he ordered.
She fired. She missed again. Elena groaned in frustration. "I missed again"
"but you were closer" he encouraged her. "Were your eyes open this time?"
"A bit"
He chuckled. The girl wasn't just made for holding deadly weapons. She was not made to hurt anyone.
They practiced over and over again. "Baby vamp! The fucking barrel…" he said annoyed when she forgot again. "Always reload instantly so you're ready for emergency" he advised, trying to stay calm. It wasn't like he wasn't a good teacher but he was short tempered.
"It takes time" she spat at him.
Also, she always talked back. His other students never dared too but since Elena was his mate, the mother of his child, the reason of his existence so she had that leverage. Others didn't. No matter how much Rippers disliked Elena they liked it when she was on practice ground. She could talk back to their short tempered chief. And also it was very amusing for them to see him struggle with his anger and act patient.
"I don't think the enemy will wait for you to prepare for your attack" Damon replied.
"Unlike you I don't have super human speed anymore. I am doing the best I can" she spat. "Stop pressuring me" she added.
"Ok! Sorry. Let's get back to practice. Shall we?" he asked.
"I want to try the rifle" she said eyeing the other weapon.
"You're not ready for it yet" he said.
"I shot three out of five glasses. I can aim perfectly now"
"Okay, Fine. But be careful. Unlike revolver, Rifles have a kick. Be mentally prepared. Otherwise you'll have a nasty bruise and I will have to play your nurse again" he said as helped her hold the riffle.
"Sight along the barrel. Shoot only when you're—" CRASH. The blast almost deafened her and like he told her, the rifle had a very strong recoil. If he wasn't holding her tight she was sure she would have fallen from the force.
"WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH YOU?" he shouted. "These aren't toys" he added.
"It happened accidently" she replied. And it was true, she didn't mean to press the trigger.
"You could have hurt someone or worse you could have hurt yourself." He seethed. How could she be so careless? So thoughtless? The girl had no regard for her life. She obviously did not understand that her mortal body cannot tolerate even the slightest injuries. And if something happened to her or their child. He would die. Allowing her to be anywhere near weapons was dangerous. What was he thinking?
"I am starting to rethink my decision about bringing you to practice. You're clearly not responsible enough to be even near weapons" This wasn't her mate talking. This was the chief of Rippers talking to her.
Elena wasn't used to that. She was used to being treated like a spoiled princess by Klaus and even more spoiled Queen by Damon. And it didn't help that pregnancy hormones were on drive too. So she did something she thought she would never do in front of the Rippers. She burst into tears and ran toward the inventory.
Damon's mouth hung open. Okay, this was not what he expected would happen. Then again his outburst must have scared her. He face-palmed when he realized that he just shouted at his pregnant mate who was already very emotional.
"Did you have to be so harsh?" Bonnie said to him, angrily.
"She could have hurt herself…I was just trying to—" Damon spoke, embarrassed. "I will go apologize" he said as he followed where his mate went.
"Elena!"
"Go away" she said, standing on the corner of room, pretending to look at the weapons Rippers had made to use against their enemies.
"I am so so sorry" he said as he flashed behind her.
"No" she replied, pushing him away slightly.
"You were being careless. Those are weapons, Elena" he said, his hands tied around her stomach . "Real dangerous weapons. What if it slipped from your hands? What if you accidentally shot yourself? How would I save you then? Need I remind you that you have a mortal body. One accident and I can lose you forever." He said, his chin resting on her shoulder.
"You yelled at me in front of everyone" she said in a childish way.
"And I am really sorry for shouting at you. Believe me, I really am. But sometimes you push me to that point. You already know that I am already very paranoid that you're mortal. Humans die all the time with smallest accidents. I don't want to lose you, Elena. And when you act this careless…you drive me to madness" he said, kissing her temples.
She didn't reply, still very upset at his outburst.
"Fine. If you want me to grovel on my knees for—"
"It's okay" she said, turning around.
They stayed in there while he apologized over and over again for his outburst. He made up for it by making her laugh by telling her all the comical stories about their training sessions.
"Is this a revolver too?" she said, taking out a gun from glass case.
"Yes but it's used for heavier bullets. Mason uses it for training his clan. Sometimes the wolves can get out of control." He said taking the gun from her to check if safety was on.
"Let me have a look" Elena said, taking the gun from him but he held it firmly, the barrel of the gun pointing at him.
"Baby vamp, I think the safety isn't…" he trailed off when Elena's fingers accidentally brushed against the trigger and it fired on him with a loud BOOM.
She screamed on top of her lungs when her mate fell on his knees from the force of the bullet.
"I think…I think…you shot me in heart" he said, gagging, his hand covering his heart. It came out like a faint puff of wind, and Elena felt her world break in two. No. The pain was excoriating. The darkness was everywhere and she could feel herself falling into an endless void.
"No. No. I didn't. I didn't. I am sorry. No. No." she said breaking down into sobs. "Show me" she said as she moved his hand away from his chest.
Surprisingly, there was no wound. His clothes were untouched too. Her eyes narrowed, puzzled. She looked up at him, he had an evil smirk on his face.
"The gun was empty" he said, grinning.
"You asshole" Elena pushed him away, shouting.
"That. Now you know how I feel whenever you get hurt or whenever you are being careless" he said.
"You almost gave me a heart attack." She yelled. "I hate you. Never talk to me again" she added, her eyes blazing in raw anger at him. How could he be so insensitive? That was a cruel joke. She got up and sprinted toward exit, her chest still heaving with sobs and anger.
"Baby vamp" she heard her mate call her. He grabbed her shoulders, spun her around, and pushed her against the wall. She tried to squirm out of his hold. When that didn't work, she bunched her hands into fists and punched him in the chest repeatedly. "Let me go. I never want to talk to you. Leave me" she ordered.
He knew that he had to calm her down. He did the first thing that came to his mind and kissed her hard wrapping his arms around her. She kissed him back long, hard, and passionately. Her body stopped trembling and calmed down under his touch.
By the time he raised his head again, Elena leaned limply against him, her cheeks still wet, tear stained.
"Never do that to me again." She ordered.
"Sorry. I guess I crossed a line" he said embarrassed.
"You think?" her eyes were blazing.
He smiled and lowered his head until his forehead rested against hers. "I won't be able to live if anything happened to you. Without you there is no life for me. You're my world" she confessed, earnestly. "Please don't ever do that to me again"
Restless. Anxiousness and endless love. That was what he felt from her. The thought of being separated from him made her anxious. Not that he didn't feel the same. His mate was his peace. If something happened to her he would be restless, peace less and damned forever. Not that forever would be too long. He would immediately follow her to afterlife. Going on instinct he leaned in and pressed a kiss to her lips, quick and hard.
"I am never touching guns again. Ever" she said, sighing, pulling back.
He let out a chuckle and wrapped his hands around her pulling her closer to him. "sorry, Baby"
"You scared the life out of me" she added.
"I love you too" he said, smugly earning himself a glare from her.
"Is everything alright?" They heard Bonnie's voice from distant. "We heard an explosion"
"All okay" Damon replied.
"I thought she shot you" Stefan said with a chuckle, his footsteps drawing closer along with Bonnie's.
"she tried" Damon replied with a smirk.
Elena immediately pushed him, frowning. Damon wagged his eyebrows and laughed at her reaction.
"Asshole"
" That's Mr. Asshole to you, Vamp wifey" he replied, proudly.
"Unbelievable" she replied, rolling her eyes.
"Alaric called he wanted you to meet him immediately" Bonnie interrupted them before their argument could continue. God, these two could argue for days.
"Okay, tell him I will be there in a while" Damon said, dismissing them.
"Now" Bonnie added.
"but I promised my mate I would take her to dinner" he said looking at Elena.
"It's okay. Alaric must have something important to tell you if he told you to come immediately" she said, smiling softly. "We will just go tomorrow"
Damon looked hesitant. He had promised her and he always fulfilled his promises. "Fine" he muttered when Elena pushed him slightly. "But I have to drop my mate home first"
"I will take her home" Stefan said.
"No" Damon immediately replied. He still felt uncomfortable leaving Elena with Stefan. Not because he didn't trust them but because Stefan had once threatened his mate and even man handled her. He still hadn't forgiven Stefan for that, no matter what the reason.
"It's okay" Elena said.
"Are you sure?" Damon said, unsure.
"Yes" she replied. "Now go"
She headed for the door with Stefan but her mate caught her wrist and spun her round to him and kissed her cheek before planting a firm kiss on her mouth. A smile lit up on her face like sunshine breaking through the cloud.
"Oh for the love of God" Stefan groaned in frustration.
"Be safe" Damon instructed her before letting her go.
"What's up? Sulking Beauty!" Stefan asked when Elena kept quite throughout the way.
"I think Damon is hiding something from me"
"Maybe he is cheating…" Stefan said with a smirk. Elena glared at him. "It's not that. His thoughts has been really disturbed lately. I feel as if he is struggling with something… something he doesn't want to do and do at the same time"
Stefan looked at her, his eyes narrowed. "You can read his mind?" he asked incredulously.
"Nah! Mating bond doesn't work that way. I hear… whispers. Sometimes, when his guard is down I feel as if he is planning something. Something he is afraid to do but he wants to do" Elena said.
"Don't get worked up over anything, Girl" Stefan said as he stopped the car. "He is the chief. He is always scheming and it would be better if you stay out of his head" Stefan said as he flashed to her side and opened the door.
Elena should have been offended but she didn't. By now, she knew Stefan, the Ripper chief's spoiled brother was just looking out for his elder brother. Both of them were awfully protective of each other.
"Careful" he muttered as he helped her out of the car.
"You're really protective of Damon. Aren't you?" she asked.
"Of course. He is my only family. Despite being clever, he is rash and very impulsive. And oh very over confident. He thinks he can do no wrong. Even though he is short tempered, he has a very kind and forgiving heart. All of that combination is fucking dangerous and it makes him a danger to his own self." Stefan stopped, opening the door for her. "So I have to look out for him"
"He does forgive quick" Elena said, smiling. Oh how she adored her mate.
"Of course, you and I are a living proof" Stefan replied as he helped her sit on couch. "Not sure if you know about Katherine, the she devil that fucking…I mean… he sent"
"I… I don't know much about that" Elena said, puzzled. "Tell me"
"Some other time" Stefan said, shaking his head. They sat together and made small talk. Ever since she had gotten pregnant Stefan was softer with her. He had even confessed it to her that he was really looking forward to hold his nephew(Again "it could be a girl" Elena eye rolls to which Stefan told her the story of Salvatore curse)
"Your sunlight ring, it looks old" Stefan said changing the topic.
Elena's eyes darted to her ring. The ring was made by her sister for her. Rebekah was an expert in jewelry designing. She could make most beautiful rings. "My sister made that for me" Elena whispered, sadness seeping in her tone. At that time, Stefan understood what Damon meant. There was so much restlessness in her eyes, so much sadness that even he felt the need to comfort her.
"Maybe you'll get a new ring soon" Stefan said as if telling her hint to a secret. Elena's eyes narrowed in confusion. Just then the door opened and her mate walked in. "Back so soon" Stefan said.
"Enzo found Kai but he refuses to come here so we will have to go meet him ourselves" Damon said as he made his way to living room. "Aren't we cozy?" Damon said eyeing her and Stefan playfully hiding his discomfort. "Shut up" Elena said throwing cushion at him. He laughed sitting on the arm of couch. "Did you take your vitamins?" he asked, circling one arm around her, possessively, dropping a kiss on her head.
Elena shook her head, sheepishly. He rolled his eyes and flashed to kitchen. Stefan followed him.
"I share something with you and you can't even keep that a secret." Damon whispered as he took out two tablets.
"I want to hint her that you will be popping up the big question soon" Stefan said with a smirk. "Mum's ring is still in your pocket. I can see it" Just a day ago Damon had shared with Stefan that even though he and Elena were mates, bonded for life by vampire law, he wanted to marry her. She is my soul mate. We are going to have a child. We are going to become a family anyway so why not make it official? He had said to Stefan last night to which Stefan agreed by giving him their mother's ring.
"Shh…hshhh" Damon silenced him. "She will hear you"
"So when?" Stefan asked.
"None of your fucking business" Damon said as he poured water in a glass.
"She also told me that lately you have been scheming something. Apparently your mind can't mask it's thoughts from her. What is it? Damon. You're not planning on making peace with her family. Are you?" Stefan asked, curiously.
Damon looked baffled. Of course, not. He would never do that. It was out of question. But Stefan was close.
"Really?" Damon said as if the very thought was a joke.
Stefan shrugged. "No. No, I'm not. How can you even think that? I have not forgotten what they did to us" Damon said dodging Stefan's eyes, a think he did whenever he lied.
Stefan's eyes narrowed further, suspicious.
"Damon?" Elena's voice came from living room. "Did you find my medicines or do you need my help to find them?"
"Found out, baby" he replied as he picked up the tray and flashed back.
Another memory. Today, Damon saw a memory of Elena copying her sister's cooking style by hosting a thanks giving dinner. Needless to say it had turned out a disaster but her brothers and Rebekah praised her none the less. Kol even bought her a car as a gift. She had woken up and rushed to washroom, pretending that she wanted to wash her face but he could hear her muffed sobs.
Rebekah had been calling him ever since that day when he had begged her to meet Elena. It made him suspicious and in a way he knew it was a bad idea to allow Elena to meet Rebekah. But Elena's continues memories and her silent sobs were breaking his resolve. And it didn't help that Rebekah was as restless and as anxious to meet Elena.
So after a lot of calls and negotiations' he finally agreed he will let Rebekah meet Elena. "Sunday at coffee shop near the museum in Richmond" he selected the location.
"Okay" Rebekah replied.
"He was very hard to convince" Rebekah said to Klaus with a smirk. "He is still hesitant but our Honey really wants us. So he finally agreed"
"Good" Klaus said, patting her back. "Excellent work, Bex. You will be highly rewarded for this" Klaus said lovingly to her.
"But…Nick. If…if Damon was really forcing Elena to stay with him. Why would he allow her to meet us? I get it she is sad and upset and she misses us but he wouldn't be going against all the rules if he didn't really care"
"Don't think about that, Bex" Klaus said, making a face. "Just focus on the fact that we will get our child sister back today" Klaus said, holding her hand. Rebekah nodded, immediately.
"He asked me to come to a coffee shop. A public place, Nick" Rebekah said.
"We will go early. I will stay out of his earshot while you vervain him and take Honey from him. You will be in charge of keeping Honey safe. I will be ready, waiting for your call. I will also keep humans away." Klaus went through the plan. "after you call me I will stake him and that would be the end of Ripper chief" he added.
"What about Kol?"
"Kol will be staying here at my place. Someone has to stay back and take care of everything here"
He drove fast toward the café where his mate's sister was waiting for him. He had decided to not take Elena with him this time as an act of precaution. He will go first. Check if Rebekah was indeed genuine and not scheming and then next he will consider bringing Elena with him.
However he had made a big mistake. Stefan had been tailing him after Elena had slipped that she had sensed disturbance in his thoughts.
Elena had just been back after a week of tiring college. He had left her to Bonnie and left to practice ground for one last call with Rebekah to confirm plans before his departure.
Unfortunately Stefan heard that. "You don't care for us" Stefan's voice rang in his mind. His encounter with his brother had been rough. He felt as if he was losing everything as if the world he ruled was slipping out of his hands. What could a man do more? Keep his mate happy or let her stay desperate and sad and do duty instead. He turned the steering wheel of car and drove to his destination, unaware that he was walking to his deathtrap.
His mind replayed the conversation with his brother.
"I will be visiting you at six at the coffee shop near the museum" he said, confirming his plan with the Original girl. "It will take me about an hour to reach Richmond so I will leave by five. Don't call or text me before that"
"I'm just at the border. I would be there. Just make sure this is a Ripper proof meeting. I am risking my ass here for your mate, don't forget that" Rebekah replied.
"Certainly! As long as you make this an Original proof meeting" Damon added, threateningly.
"I will make sure. I give you my word" Rebekah said before she hung up.
He turned around and found Stefan standing behind him, seething in anger, looking at him with his piercing green eyes as if he would electrify the information out of him.
"what are you looking at?" Damon asked, acting unaffected. He hoped Stefan had not heard anything.
"You might think you can over smart be by putting that innocent act but you need more than a shrug for that brother"
Before he knew it Stefan punched him straight in chest causing him only to stumble a few feet backward.
"What the hell?" Damon shouted.
"I know Rebekah was on phone" Stefan hissed. Damon looked around to see if anyone was around and then rushed to his brother. "Stefan! I've got this—"
"You've got nothing you idiot. How can you do this to us? You fucking asshole"
"Stef"
"Don't stef me, Damon. What the hell is wrong with you? Going to meet an Original. Really? God! You've changed. You used to be a roaring lion and now you're just a love sick lost puppy. Look at you" Stefan growled.
"Isnt it enough that we let your mate live after the treachery—"
"You know very well that my mate wasn't at fault" Damon seethed. "but she did it. Didn't she?" Stefan hissed back. "Why are you being so dramatic? I have got this handled. This is just a onetime thing. Elena will meet her sister and-" Damon replied. "No. She won't. She is one of us. Originals have nothing do with her"
"You have no say in who my mate meets who she doesn't" Damon growled. "You don't need to worry. I have everything handled"
"I do need to worry. Because apparently you're thinking from your dick rather than your mind" Stefan hissed but then sighed. "You're trusting enemy. Rebekah is the enemy. Don't put your trust in her. She is bound to break it. she might love your mate but she hates you with her whole being"
"I am not trusting her. I am just coordinating with her to make my mate happy" Damon replied stubbornly. It was clear he had every intention of going through his plan. Stefan knew once he made up his mind. There was no turning back.
"You don't care for us" Stefan growled. "Well, hear this. I will be telling Bonnie and Mason about this. Maybe they will help reminding you that we are your top priority not Elena. I am not dying for that silly girl's amusement" Stefan growled and left. He still had time to change his brother's mind. His brother was meeting the Original girl at six. That gave him four hours. Little did he know his brother had made other arrangements.
"Yeah, Rebekah. Change of plans. We are meeting now"
He felt a sense of dread but he pushed the feeling away and took out his revolver. He had also hidden a couple of white oak stakes in his jacket. He locked his car. He compelled a bunch of humans to look around for Originals (He showed them their pictures to identify). He compelled some of humans to discreetly stay close to him and stake the original girl in case he was attacked. He was going to meet the enemy girl. Of course, he was being careful. He was already taking a huge risk. He had to make sure Rebekah have not called her dear brothers on him. After searching every corner of the cafe, finally satisfied he walked through the glass doors of the cafe. The café seemed crowded. Perfect.
Rebekah was sitting in a corner, playing with phone. She looked up when he entered, her eyes narrowing. He hurriedly made his way to her booth, awkwardly. How do you greet your enemy?
"Hey" he said as he pulled the chair and sat opposite to her.
"Where is Honey?" Rebekah asked.
"Sorry" Damon said, puzzled.
"Elena" Rebekah said, rolling her eyes.
"Yes, Elena's nick name. Cute" he said before he called a server and ordered his favorite coffee.
"Where is my sister?" she glared at him.
"I have to check first" Damon said. "Let's be honest. You are not on my list of top ten people I trust" he added.
She hissed. "That was not the deal. What scheme is in your mind now? Ripper"
"No schemes. Look Rebekah! Let's forget for a moment that we hate... we despise each other. Let's coordinate to make your sister happy again"
"You made a mistake, Damon" Rebekah said looking down.
"Rebekah, she is… she is miserable without all of you and belive me I hate that. I despise that. But she is hurting and I can't stand it. Just meet her once. Fifteen minutes. I will never ask for anything again" Damon said. "I want to make her happy, Rebekah"
"You want to make her happy? Give her back to us" Rebekah said, her eyes furious.
"Where did that came from?"
"Oh! It came when I heard your so called love story" she growled. "You threatened my sister to be in love with you. Repeatedly raped her. Threatened to kill Jenna and Jeremy if she didn't mate with you and finally you made your witches cast a spell on her so she would choose you instead of us" Rebekah added, venomously.
"This is absurd" Damon hissed. "I did no such thing. None of that happened. You don't know anything" His fists clenched so hard it seemed as though his knuckles would burst through the skin.
"so there is more? Torture? Of course!" she hissed. "I also know that five months ago you vervained her and then raped her unconscious body"
"ARE YOU EVEN LISTENING TO YOURSELF?" he growled. "It's true. I did vervain her. And believe me I more sorry than you would ever think but I didn't touch her nor did I took advantage of her when she was unconscious. I would never do that. I hold great respect for my mate. She is the Ripper queen. I love her. I would never disrespect my mate like that"
"And None of the stuff you say happened. Yes, I admit I threatened to kidnap Jenna and Jeremy if she didn't go out with me but I did not and I repeat not mean it. I was just messing with her. She knew it. I knew it.
And it's not that I want you to understand but let me make this clear to you again. I love your sister. More than you can think. More than anyone can ever love her. I love her so much that it brought me to the point where I am willing to go against all the rules and beg from an Original to give her the happiness that I can't"
"Oh shut up"
"I admit I chased her like every fucking vampire does when he finds his mate. You know exactly about the demon inside us. You know that it drives you to madness and craves to mark its mate. Like every fucking vampire my demon wanted its mate too but I waited for her.
I did not force her into blood bond. She offered blood to me first. I gave her an out. I told her to run away but she wanted me to mark her. She initiated the ritual. And she admitted it in front of the council. That's the reason they let her stay with me." He stopped.
"You and I know very well that love cannot forced or what didn't Mr. Potato tried to get her to love him" he added with slight resentment to the man Originals preferred for his mate.
"It's Elijah"
"Whatever" he hissed. "The point is, your sister and I have a very complicated story. She lied a lot but she wasn't at fault. I didn't leave her alone. She is my mate and of course I wanted her. But I did right by her, I allowed her to go. I offered her she can leave me and go back to you and your fucking clan with my complete permission but she chose me. Like your sister puts it, We are complicated and messy but we are real" he ended.
"Damon! I am not Elena. You cannot trick me. Jenna told Nick everything. She told us how cruel you have been—"
"Jenna said that" Damon said taken aback, his phone was buzzing but he let it ring. "That's crap. Jenna gave us our blessings when she visited us. She knows everything from the start. I did not force Elena. Countless times, she had been with me before the ritual and I had controlled my demons for her and waited for her to ask me. Countless times she had fallen asleep in my arms and I had returned her to Jenna or in her college days, to her dorm, untouched. Calling our passion for each other rape is an insult to what I feel for her"
"and…and what do you feel for her?" Rebekah asked, hesitantly.
"I feel—I feel like my best and my worst. We have…we have this ability to make each other or break each other. When I don't see her face in a whole day I feel like the day went to waste. And when I see her I feel like I have to give her everything I have. All my love, all the affection, every happiness, everything she desires even at the cost of my life."
"Prove it" Rebekah said, strictly. "Show me?" she said offering him her hand. Vampires had the ability to share memories by contact of skin. Only mates had the privilege to peak into each other minds and hear thoughts in form of whispers without skin contact and distance restriction.
Hesitantly he touched the top of her hand. Rebekah saw it. The memories Damon allowed her to see. The memories he cherished.
Elena and Damon were standing on a rooftop watching the sunrise, Elena was laughing, squirming in his arms. The memory changed. Elena and Damon were sitting in Diner. Damon made a grasp for her hand but Elena pulled away. "No PDA" Elena said, mockingly.
The memory changed.
The very happy couple were playing pool. Damon was teaching her how to properly shoot. Elena expertly won. She cheered happily as he stared at her, frowning outwardly but dazed inside.
The memory changed.
He just told her he used to see her in his dreams. She was his true mate. Her blood was reaching for him. She looked around the room, adoring the sketches he made of her. She accepted his love.
The memory changed.
She was crying, telling him that she loved him. He didn't believe her and pulled away.
The memory changed.
Elena was crying again but this time Damon was holding her. "Sometimes Older siblings say stupid stuff they don't mean" he told her but she still cried.
The memory changed.
"You're miserable here. I can't snatch you from your family. You should go to them. You will be happy there" he said, getting up. "Klaus will accept you. I am sure of that" he told her. But she clung to him and told him there was no way she would ever leave him. She loved him and he was her family now.
The memory changed.
"I won't be able to live if anything happened to you. Without you there is no life for me. You're my world" she confessed, earnestly. She was locked in his arms, clinging to him like her life depended on it and he had mentally vowed that moment that he would keep her safe forever and give her everything she wanted.
Half hour ago, Mystic Falls-Rippers
"Where is Damon?" Stefan said as he barged in, with Bonnie and Alaric following him.
"He has lost his mind" Bonnie was mumbling.
"What's going on here?" Elena said as she got up from the couch.
"Where is your mate? Girl" Alaric asked, strictly.
"He said he had a meeting with you" Elena said, puzzled.
Alaric's eyes widened. He looked back at Stefan. Stefan shook his head in shock. "Call him" Alaric ordered Stefan.
"What's going on?"
"Your fucking mate left alone to meet Originals" Stefan growled at her, making her flinch.
"What?" Elena gasped. So that's why she was feeling dread and disturbance from him. No. Klaus would kill him. All of them hated him. No.
"He is not answering" Stefan gritted through his teeth.
"We have to get to him soon" Bonnie said. "They could kill him" she added.
"No. No." Elena said, cupping her mouth. She picked up her phone and called her mate. He always picked her calls. A fearful dread took possession over her when he didn't answer.
Present time, Richmond
Rebekah pulled her hand away. "Enough" she said. Her eyes casted downward as if hiding her tears. That moment Damon saw a bit of resemblance of Elena with Rebekah. No, they didn't look a thing alike. But the way she looked down. It reminded him of the graceful way Elena's eyes always casts downward whenever she is overwhelmed.
"So will you help me? Just for a minute forget everything. Forget about out brawls and our clashes. Forget about pride. Just think of your sister" Damon requested.
Rebekah looked at him. Damon was a changed man from the last time she met him. Even though he hated her, "despised" as he said it before. He cared deeply about Elena and was willing to do anything for her. His memories of her had proved that. She also noticed how weak Elena looked in those memories. She wanted to believe the Ripper but what about everything Klaus said?
"I want to believe you. But my blood does—"
"Listen to me Rebekah. That girl is always thinking about all of you. She dreams of the time when you were all together. She is restless, anxious and sad all the time. You think I would want her to have anything to do with your lot. But I am helpless here. I try to fill the void. Believe me I really do. But…"
"Then return her to us"
"No. Absolutely not." Damon snapped. "She chose me. She wants me. She is mine. I am not giving her back until she says otherwise."
"Then I am sorry but I can't help you"
"Please. Please. Elena sees you as her mother. I have seen you love her unconditionally in her memories. Just fifteen minutes"
"She lost me when she chose you" Rebekah said coldly, her hand reaching for her phone.
He grabbed her hand and let her see what he had to endure after Elena became a Ripper. Her swollen red eyes. Her silent sobs. The quiver of pain that passed through her body every time someone mentioned any of Original. The way she would wake up, restless in the middle of night whenever she had a dream about her family.
Rebekah snatched her hand away as if burned. "I am going to propose her tomorrow. But before that I want you to meet her one last time. I want you to forgive her. Yes, that's right I'm marrying her. She will be mine in every way. Our souls are already bound by the blood bond but I would be making her mine soon in God's law too."
"I know this is not the way she wanted. She wanted it to be like your wedding. Yes, I have seen that memory too. I have seen your little sister walk ahead of you, wishing she would look like you on her big day."
"I know…she always tried to copy me" Rebekah said, smiling as if lost in thought.
"Indeed. All she wanted was to be like you. Even though she is perfect the way she is. I have seen the memory when she tried to throw a thanksgiving dinner party just like yours. That's what she said in her memory.
She does that with us too. She tries to copy your recipes—feeding us all with her salty cakes and under cooked chicken and we act like the chicken soup she made isn't puke. We drink it with our nostrils closed and our taste buds locked to make her happy just like you used to do" he reminded her.
"You really love her" She stated, surprised.
"Of course"
"And you're…you're marrying her?"
"If she says yes tomorrow" he said, nervously.
All her life, Rebekah had despised Rippers. Especially after what Stefan did to her. But she could see he loved Elena truly. Nick was wrong. So terribly wrong. Their feuds with Rippers aside, Damon was perfect for Elena. He loved her to complete utter madness. Then the haunted thought hit her.
"Damon! You have to get out of here now"
"Excuse me"
"He will kill you"
"What? Who?"
"Honey will die if something happened to you. Just get out of here" she said, panicked.
He didn't what the girl was talking about but he was about to leave when he looked around and found the café, empty.
Suddenly, he heard the sound of boots approaching rapidly. He spun round.
Klaus was standing there smirking, a stake twirled between his fingers.
"You make beautiful stories, slum boy." Klaus said with a wicked smile.
"You bitch" Damon snarled at Rebekah.
"Nick! What Jenna told you is completely wrong. He does love Honey. He didn't force her." Rebekah said, standing up.
"Gosh! My innocent naïve sister! The man convinced with your stories and you believe him" Klaus said, sighing. "You—diminutive creature—you are really good at this" he said taking a chair and sitting in front of them. After all, he was more in power then Damon. He was eight hundred years senior. Damon alone was no match to him. "The way he turns my sister against me…" he added, venomously.
"Nick" Rebekah interrupted. "SHUT UP" he shouted at her. "Didn't I tell you family first. How dare you defy me? You stupid girl" he added.
Rebekah flinched, backing a step. Her brother could turn into a monster in his mad rage. Klaus got up, smirking. "So you" he said taking a step toward Elena's mate. "plan to" another step. "marry my sister" he said as if the idea was absurd. "Klaus Michelson's youngest sister. The Original Princess... my sister"
Not getting intimidated, Damon stood firm. He was the Ripper chief. Multiple times, he had faced Klaus.
"Yes" he replied, without any fear, his hand discreetly reaching for his revolver. In a Nano-second, Klaus vamped out and punched him in abdomen sending him flying in other direction mumbling something about "forced my sister! My Honey". Damon hit the wall, but recovered immediately taking out his revolver.
Holding it in front of him, he took out the white oak stake. Rebekah immediately stiffened. She took out her own stake from her back pocket.
He was all alone here. And this was two against one. But he didn't care. If he were to die he would die fighting. He would die with honor.
Next chapter:
"You have no idea how long I've waited for this Ripper" Klaus said, his eyes sparkling as if he got the world. "How long I've waited to crush your skull and kill you as painfully as possible" he hissed, his voice dripping with venom.
"Kill me but remember she will never forgive you for this" Damon replied without any fear. "She will hate you forever" he added.
"She will forget you... I will make her forget you" Klaus said with a devilish smirk.
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"Come on Becky!" Klaus said with his leg on Damon's chest. "Hand me the stake"
A/N: Ohh scary turn of events. But this was needed for plot twist. I hope you're all okay. First of all thank you for the massive support. It really means a lot to me. I cherish each and everyone of your reviews. As for the guest reviewer who had issue with content of story. I have already repeatedly said that this story has content some will certainly not approve of.
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