Flashback
Mystic Falls,2012
Roman was sitting on the couch in the Salvatore Boarding House, Very enthralled in the comic book he was reading.
"Do you ever consider reading classic literature?".
Roman looked up, his eyes widened. Rebekah was standing in front of him in one of his t-shirts, it came down to her mid thigh, effectively showing off her legs. Roman looked Rebekah up and down, meeting her flirtatious grin, he gave one of his own.
"Yes I have, but it wasn't exactly my style, then again...you already knew that".
Rebekah Sauntered over and took the comic from Roman, she flipped quickly through the pages before dropping the book on the table and sitting on Roman's lap, wrapping her arms around his neck.
"Sadly, yes I do. I just thought I would attempt once again to stop you from frying your brain any longer".
Roman scoffed, "Yeah...that's why I own various properties all over the world and have a hot girlfriend, because my brain is fried".
Rebekah gave a confused look, " I actually thought you compelled yourself all those places".
Roman shook his head "No, but even if", he gave Rebekah a teasing grin, "Explain how I got you?".
Rebekah returned the grin, "Oh pity goes a long way".
Before Roman could respond Rebekah leaned in and kissed him, briefly however as his phone started ringing. Rebekah pulled back with a look of disappointment, Roman pulled out his phone with a sigh, not too happy himself,his eyebrows creased as he checked the caller id. "It's Elijah".
Rebekah got annoyed, "Oh what on earth does he want?".
Roman shrugged, "Guess I should find out". Roman tapped the screen, putting the phone up to his ear, "What's up?".
"Hello Roman. I was wondering if you could assist me with a problem I am having".
"Elijah, is this urgent? I am a little busy at the moment".
"I am afraid it is. I must insist that you make your way to my house as soon as possible".
Roman sighed, "All right. I'll be over in a few minutes".
"Thank you".
"No problem".
Roman taps end on the phone call and glares at Rebekah apologetically. Rebekah rolled her eyes and stood up off of him.
"I heard...go take care of your business".
Roman got up and grabbed his black hoodie off the back of the couch, he slid it on and walked back over to Rebekah, giving her a quick peck on the lips. "I'll be back soon".
Rebekah nodded, "Okay, but I won't be here. I've got some things to take care of myself, so I'll probably see you later tonight".
Roman nodded back at her, "All right, see you then".
Roman then turned and walked out of house
Roman stood outside Elijah's place of residents, knocking on the door a few times. A moment later the door was opened by Elijah, who seemed to be in a bit of a hurry, because he didn't even greet Roman at the door, he just unlocked and pushed it open before turning back to whatever he was doing. Roman grew a bit concerned as he stepped into the house, closing the door himself,
"Well hello to you to".
"Excuse me for being rude, but I do not have much time. I have business to take care of in England, nothing to concern yourself with, however I do have a task to ask of you".
Roman didn't respond, he just walked into the dining room and waited for Elijah to finish what he could only assume was packing and ask whatever it was that he needed. A moment later Elijah joined him in the dining room and presented him with a small case. Roman took the case, perplexed by the situation, he opened the lid, his eyes widened at what was inside, he quickly snapped the lid shut, holding the case at his side.
"What in the hell am I supposed to do with this?".
Elijah kept a calm demeanor when he answered, "You are aware of what that is, am I correct?".
Roman nodded his head, "Yeah, the dagger, the white oak ash, it puts you and Rebekah to sleep, but why are you giving it to me?".
Elijah got very serious, "Roman there are very few that I trust and you are one of them. I do not say this lightly when I tell you that I need you to keep that weapon safe".
Roman grew irritated at Elijah's vagueness, "Elijah would you just tell me what the hell is going on!".
Elijah's serious demeanor did not change, "Roman we have been friends for almost one hundred years, you know if I could tell you everything I would, but all I can tell you now is that, someone very powerful is trying to get their hands on that dagger and I can't allow it. Sadly he knows that I have it, so I am giving it to you because since he is after me, he will not suspect you have the dagger, so for my sake and Rebekah's as well as yours. I need you to trust me as I am trusting you".
Roman took in the information, feeling uneasy, but as he thought about it, Elijah was one of his oldest friends and had never given him a reason to doubt him, so he sighed but nodded. "Fine...fine".
Elijah seemed pleased with Roman's acceptance, "Thank you".
Before Roman could respond, his phone started buzzing, he reached into his pocket and pulled it out, he saw Stefan's name on the caller id, he told Elijah, "One second", before answering.
"What's up Stefan?".
"Roman you have to get home right now, something happened to Damon".
Roman became alarmed at Stefan's panicked tone, "Woah slow down, what happened to Damon?".
"He got...I...b...hurr".
Roman's eyes widened as Stefan's words got cut off, a second later the call got cut off completely, he growled in frustration. "Damn phone!".
Roman quickly tucked the phone and dagger case into his pocket, turning back to Elijah, who wore a concerned expression. "Is everything alright?".
Roman shook his head, "It's my brother! I gotta go".
Present Day
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Roman, Stefan, Bonnie and Elena were all seated around the living room of the beach house. Stefan and Roman had placed Elijah's body in the garage and then everyone asked Roman for an explanation.
"So Elijah and Rebekah are Klaus's siblings?".
Roman nodded, "Yep, they've been playin me like a fiddle this whole damn time".
Stefan shook his head in disbelief, "Unbelievable!".
Roman just kept his features nonchalant, "When he gave me the dagger and the white oak ash, I stored them here, so when I found out about Rebekah, the wheels in my head started turning and so I decided to pay Elijah a little visit, with the dagger and a little thing I had in my weapons cabinet called a rocket launcher".
Flashback
New Orleans,Louisiana
BOOOOOOOM!
Elijah clawed his way out of the rubble of his home, he was covered in dirt, soot and who knows what else from his house collapsing on him, he had been reading in his study when hit with the sudden blast. Elijah looked around him in shock, he saw a wall of flames around him.
'What did this?'.
Elijah turned around, only to suddenly meet a sharp blade to his heart. Elijah painfully peered into the eyes of a very angry Roman Salvatore, it was only moments before Elijah lost consciousness, his body greying. Roman let the body drop to the ground, he quickly called 911 to report the fire and then loaded Elijah into the back of his car, speeding off into the night.
Present Day
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Everyone looked at Roman in absolute disbelief, he peered around the room at all the faces before shrugging, "What?".
Bonnie shook herself out of her daze, she walked up to Roman, clearly incensed, "Okay, you do realize how incredibly reckless and stupid you've been right?".
Roman gave a frustrated sigh, 'Oh here we go'!
"I mean you do realize how lucky you are that you did not get torn limb from limb?".
Roman tried to keep his voice soft, "Bonnie...despite what popular belief. I do know what I'm doing".
Bonnie's eye brows rose, "Oh...you could've fooled me!".
Elena finally spoke up, having been silent since Roman had revealed Elijah in the back seat of his car. "Bonnie". Bonnie turned to Elena, "What's done is done. Roman obviously has a plan, it's not like he's just playing this by ear, hear him out".
Bonnie crossed her arms, she was unhappy, but she didn't say another word. Stefan stepped it, he was massaging his forehead, he was getting a migraine. "Okay...let's hear Roman. What are we gonna do?".
Roman kept a neutral tone, "Well Elijah is just a bargaining chip, essentially I need to lure Klaus, but having his brother on lockdown should keep him a bay".
Stefan spoke up,thinking he had connected the dots "And then we negotiate, trade him Elijah in exchange for leaving us alone".
Roman shook his head, "No, it won't be that simple, the second Klaus has Elijah, he'll attack, so essentially...I need to get him before he gets us".
Elena shot up out of her seat, stunned, "Wait Roman, you want to fight him...he'll kill you!".
Roman shrugged, "Maybe, but he's going down with me".
Stefan looked at Roman, distressed, "Roman...are you insane?".
Roman seemed so cold as he spoke. "Look...this has to end and besides, I'm not the most important piece to this puzzle. Bonnie is".
Bonnie got confused, "Me?".
Roman nodded, "Well yeah, you see I can't kill the guy, but you can...with enough magic, you can deliver the death blow. I just need to hold him off until you channel it".
Bonnie's jaw dropped, "Okay, let's assume for a second I can do that. Roman how do you expect to take him on".
Of course, Roman had an answer for that too, "Well I'm going to need my powers to be an their absolute apex, so I 'm going to try to get Klaus here on the next full moon, but that means he'll be at his most powerful too, so I'm going to need to go one step beyond".
Stefan, Bonnie and Elena all looked at Roman expectantly.
"I'm going to need to turn!".