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Mia POV

I was right, sitting on the large leather armchair was Elijah just finishing some forms and paperwork while sipping a crystal glass of bourbon.

"Good afternoon, I take it you are more comfortable?" He asked Abby, smiling whilst stacking the completed papers together and setting them in a neat pile on a small end table next to him while motioning to the long sofa to his right.

"Much, thank you for helping me it really means a lot... but .. what now?" Abby asked hesitantly sitting on the seat closest to him while I sat crossed legged on the floor noting Cotton playing in a small cat tree - Rebekah had bought around ten of varying cat trees and placed them around the mansion.

"What do you mean?" He asked unsure what new aspect of her life she was referring to.

"Well, where do I go, Mia said you would help me but with what exactly?" She asked, wanting more information.

"Well, Mia and her mate - my brother, Kol are planning to travel after she has finished school, we can do the same. I know you are too old for school but you can stay here with us to get closer to Mia and my sister Rebekah. They will get some clothes for you, get settled in then if you want I can take you with me when I leave. The whole family is planning to disperse after the end of the term other than my brother Klaus." He said leaning back before explaining that he has already filled in the forms for her to have credit cards, a car, her room was being arranged, some basic clothes, a phone, laptop everything she needed.

I excused myself as Abby and Elijah conversed a little more before walking to the kitchen to get myself a drink.

"Hello darling, the plans are set for tonight. The agreement between the Salvatores is solid and we are prepared. How was talking with the baby vampire?" He asked me while gently wrapping his arms around my waist.

"It was fun, she's nice and has a lot on her plate, I mean most people have a general clue about the supernatural world before they get turned or changed but she had no clue. She was just tossed in headfirst with no warning whatsoever." I murmured giggling as his breath tickled my neck.

"Mm, understandable. I think in that sense Elijah would be the more... level headed of us I mean let's face it, Klaus and I would be terrible mentors, Finn hates this life without needing to train a young vampire and Rebekah is too busy being a little tart to bother with her." He ended with a snicker. I smiled lightly before slapping his arm for being rude.

"Come on darling I have something I want to show you before tonight goes down, and when that happens I want you to stay right here ok? no arguments I need you to be safe." He said while leading me to the staircase only to tie a blind fold around my head making me giggle before scooping me up.

"I will but you need to check in when it's done. I need to know you and the others are ok." I said laughing breathlessly as he slipped me onto my feet.

"You will be informed the moment it's over, Finn has given his word that he is on our side, that mother believes us all to be linked and is going to attempt to do the spell in 7 hours." He said slightly excitedly if his voice was anything to go by.

Removing the blindfold he turned me around slowly making me gasp. We were in a room I hadn't seen before, it had cream and white marble effect walls with polished wood flooring. In the center of the room was a round table with two meals set up with a few rose petals trickled over the table. A glass of red wine sat next to each plate along with silver cutlery.

Other than that there was soft music playing in the background, candles of white, black and red lit up all around the room with roses, lilies and other various flowers placed artistically around the room on some covered units. It was so beautiful it took my breath away.

"...Kol this ... it's absolutely amazing!" I said leaping into his arms while he grinned at my reaction.

"Glad you like it darling, though we needed a peaceful evening since I know that you will be getting nervous or anxious the closer we get." He said while placing me on my chair kissing each of my hands and a swift but passionate kiss on my lips before sitting at his own place.

"Mia, you need to know I do love you, but after this is all over I need to leave." I gaped shocked as my feelings froze, my heart stopped and my brain just numbed everything. I was vaguely away tears were stinging my eyes as he gazed at the glass of wine in front of me not looking me in the eyes.

"What...what do you mean?" It was barely a question, more a belated comment which I wasn't sure I wanted answered. Why would he go thru all this, to leave me...us.

"I mean after tonight is finished with... I have booked a flight to leave. I wasn't going to tell you but..." He shrugged as his voice staggered.

"Y..your leaving tonight, and you weren't going to tell me." I didn't have anything in me, no emotions, feeling or motivation to put the question into my statement.

"I love you, but I just can't do this. Love is a weakness, you give me strength but I can't have the leverage of you because you can't be mine. Not fully and this is the last night we are to be together. And I wanted to make this memory last." He announced sipping his own wine as I processed the fact he was abandoning me. I barely registered what I was doing, I simply walked out ignoring his calls.

I loved him. He was my mate, I am willing to turn for him, die for him. I would face Esther alone for him and he can't even muster the strength to give it a go. We were so close, we made plans to travel and I thought I finally had a family but it seems he can't allow me that because it won't be a family without him there.

"Mia! Mia, please let me have this night. Don't go." He practically begged as he sped in front of me.

"You...you are my life, the only thing that makes me smile in the morning and you want me to give you one last night when you are leaving me and you expect me to what? Pity you? You are a grown man, alive for 1000 years and I understand to a degree how being with someone would be a big change but if you are willing to just leave and ... I don't know. I don't see how you can leave after everything but you obviously don't care as much as I do if you can just leave." I whimpered before strolling past him without being disturbed before walking straight out the house.

I have no idea how long I walked but I just did, I remember walking past Klaus who was kissing Caroline in the park, seeing Finn and a pretty redheaded woman talking through the grill windows, walking past Elena and her little gang before it clicked.

I was done, I mean Kol said he can't let me die and that I needed to turn to be with him because he claimed he can't be without me and now he doesn't need me with him. I knew he was impulsive and let's face it a little insane but he has let go completely now.

I just about broke down when a large hand covered my mouth cutting off my startled scream and another arm twisted around my waist as I uselessly struggled.

"Nice to see you again 'darling'!" A eerily familiar voice hissed in my ear as my already chilled blood turned to ice.

Gabe.

Before I could think of anything I was sped away as more tears rained down my face, Kol said he wouldn't stay, wasn't even going to say bye, so he wouldn't know I was gone, Elijah, Klaus and the others would see that Kol left and most likely assume I went with him. I was truly alone with Gabe now. With no help on the horizon.

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