I walked into the Mystic Grill and surveyed the booth area until I saw Damon waving me over with Alaric sitting across from him. I made my way over to the table.
"Hey sorry, I just got your text." I informed as I sat down next to Damon.
"Out training Megan again?" Damon guessed.
"No, she's at school. I had to call my brother and tell him that Werewolf business was finished but I'm staying in town for a while longer. He wasn't happy to say in the least." I correct him.
Damon smirked at that, "Aw big brother misses his little sister." I smacked his arm causing him to chuckle.
That's when Elijah's scent filled the air and he was with Jenna. I looked up and Damon did the same.
"Ah, there's Jenna with her new boyfriend." Damon pointed out smugly.
Damon waved them over and I just shot him a look, "What?" Damon asked defensively.
"Stop being an ass." I informed him but Damon just played the innocent act.
"Hey guys." Jenna greeted as she and Elijah stopped in front of us.
"So I hear you two had quite a meeting of historical minds today." Damon stated smirking, his eyes glancing at Alaric.
I rolled my eyes when I suddenly felt my phone vibrate. It was a text from Damon, wait when did he take his phone out and why text me? That's when I read the text.
'I need you to invite Jenna and Elijah to a dinner party without raising suspicion.'
Looks like he has a plan, "Allye," My attention was grabbed by Elijah who called my name.
"Is everything alright?" I couldn't tell if he was testing me or not, if he is he's pretty smooth about it.
"Oh, it's my brother we're just discussing family matters. But I have been meaning to ask this, since we really don't know anything about you, Elijah, I was thinking we have a little get-together party? You know dinner, drink, and good old fashion talking?" I asked shrugging my shoulders.
"Ooh, my girl. Full of good ideas! I'll be happy to host. Tonight, maybe?" Damon asked as he put his arm around my shoulders.
"I don't know if tonight works…"Alaric drawled on.
"I'm free." Jenna stated.
"It'd be a pleasure." Elijah agreed.
Alaric let out a sigh signaling he was going while Damon smirked, "Great."
"Just a fact-finding mission?" Alaric questioned.
"Yeah." Damon assured.
We were currently in the library of the boarding house for the dinner party while Andie kept Jenna busy in the kitchen. Right now Alaric was suspicious of Damon's motives and he should be.
"Listen, no sneak attacks. No surprise plans. Nothing that's going to put Jenna into harm's way. Okay?" Alaric warned.
"Scout's honor." Alaric gave him one last suspicious look before walking out.
Once he was gone I turned to Damon and gave him a look.
"Oh don't give me that look!" Damon complained as he turned around to get something.
"You, my friend, are the biggest liar on this planet. This is a kill-the-Original scheme isn't it?" I stated as I crossed my arms.
"Ding-ding-ding! Give the lady her prize!" Damon said as he walked up to me with a silver dagger and a jar of ash.
"What is that?" I asked pointing to the dagger.
"This is how we're going to eliminate the thorn in my side. Just dip the dagger into the white oak ash and then wahlah, one stab to the heart equals one dead Original." Damon informed as he dipped the tip of the dagger into the ash.
"Yeah okay but uh question. Elijah is faster and stronger than you, how are you planning on killing him?" I asked him raising an eyebrow.
"It's all about the element of surprise. Which is why you'll be asking for the gentlemen to take their drinks in here while you girls mingle in the kitchen with coffee." Well that's not sexist at all…
"Fine, but my instincts are going nuts here. Something's not right, so be careful." I warned.
"You worry too much." Damon said rolling his eyes as he hid the dagger and ash.
That's when the doorbell rang, "Speak of the devil. Let's go welcome the guests." Damon said as he kissed me before grabbing my hand and heading to the door.
"Who invited him?" I heard Jenna ask. That's when I smelled John's scent.
Damon looked very annoyed to see John standing in front of his doorway.
"John. Surprise. Leave." Damon ordered but to no avail.
"When Jenna told me she was coming to a dinner party for Elijah, I couldn't miss out on all the fun and games." I could feel the tension coming from both of them.
"There are not going to be any games tonight, John. It's just a friendly dinner party." If he only knew.
John looked over at Damon suspiciously, "What he said." Damon said pointing to Alaric.
Fifteen minutes after John arrived, Elijah arrived and now we were around to the table talking.
"I hate to break it to you two, but according to Elijah the Hale's and Salvatore's are not founders of this town." Jenna stated as she poured some wine.
"Hmm, do tell." Damon said interested.
"Well as I mention to Jenna earlier, a faction of settlers migrated from Salem after the witch trials in the 1690s. Over the next hundred of years they developed this community where they could be safe from persecution." Elijah informed.
"Because they were witches." Jenna stated.
"Ah but in Salem they never actually killed a witch. The rules they had to prove who and who was not a witch were insane methods and only killed innocent people." I interjected.
"I wouldn't disagree with her. Allye's very intelligent." Damon stated.
"That is true in Salem yes, but here there was a wave of anti-witch hysteria. It broke out to the neighboring settlement, so these witches were rounded up. They were tied to stakes in a field together and, uh, burned. Some say you could hear the screams from miles around. They were consumed by the fire. Could you pass the-"
"Actually can I correct you on something?" I interjected again.
"You may." Elijah said nodding his head.
"You're correct with the Salvatore's not truly being a "founding" family but not with the Hale's." This caused Elijah to lift his head up in interest.
"The Hale family has this tradition of not changing our last name even with women upon getting married. My mother told me that this tradition has been going on for centuries. There's even records to back it up. The Hale family actually crossed over from Europe to the America's when the vikings discovered the New World. They actually settled right here along with other vikings that decided to stay." I informed.
"That is interesting indeed. I wouldn't mind seeing these records." Elijah requested.
"Maybe one day. Most of the records were burned when my house caught on fire back in California. There are still some here but not many." I stated.
"I thought there wasn't any evidence to prove that vikings founded America first?" Jenna questioned, furrowing her eyebrows.
"Oh there is, the government just doesn't acknowledge it. If they did they would have to rewrite all of the American History Books." I answered.
"Back to the subject of the witches. Why do you want to know of the site of the massacres, Elijah?" Damon questioned.
"You know...a healthy historian's curiosity, of course." Elijah stated but I could the nervousness in his voice.
"Of course." Damon said with a smug smile. He didn't believe him either.
That's when I felt Damon's foot tap my own. That must be the signal.
"The gentleman should take their drinks in the study." I suggested as I stood up.
"I have to say the food was almost as wonderful as the company." Elijah stated as he stood up.
"I like you." Jenna commented as she started to pick up the plates.
I felt my phone buzzing in my pocket. I pulled out my phone and saw that Stefan was calling me.
"I'll be right back, I have to take this." I informed the others as I walked outside.
I made sure I was far away enough so no prying ears could hear. I answered the phone and put it up to my ear.
"Hello?"
"Allye, thank god you picked up! Listen, has Damon used the dagger yet?" Stefan asked urgently.
"No, but he's about to. Why?" I asked curiously.
"You need to stop him now! The dagger only allows humans to use it, if Damon kills Elijah, it'll kill him too!" My eyes widen at that.
"Got it, thanks Stefan." I hung up and quickly walked back into the boarding house.
I saw Alaric walk out of the kitchen and I waved him over to me. He rose an eyebrow and walked over. I quickly used the pen and paper on the side dresser and wrote down a note about the dagger. I pointed to where Damon was and Alaric nodded, getting the hint.
Alaric and I headed for the study and just in time. As soon as we walked in Damon put the dagger back in it's hiding place.
"Gentlemen, we forgot dessert." Alaric informed.
"Elijah, if you wouldn't mind I'd like to know more about the work you're doing here." I asked.
Elijah smiled and nodded before handing his glass to Damon, "Of course, Miss Hale." Elijah said as he walked up to me and held out his hand.
I took his hand and he twirled me around before walking out. I'll admit, Elijah is very smooth.
Once we got back to the dining room, Jenna walked out from the kitchen.
"Sorry guys, dessert is taking longer than I thought it would. I usually just unwrap food." Jenna informed.
"I'll help you." I offered as I walked off into the kitchen. The main purpose was to make sure Jenna didn't see Alaric kill Elijah.
Minutes went past and I was starting to get edgy and nervous. I was tapping my finger against the counter as I watched Jenna make the dessert.
"Pst." I turned around and saw Damon standing in the doorway.
He gestured for me to come to him. I walked out and gave Damon a questioning look.
"We have a problem." Damon whispered.
"What, it didn't work?" I asked.
"No, turns out you have to keep the dagger in or else the Original gets back up." Damon stated and held up the dagger.
"Then you know who he's going after right?" I said, already knowing the answer.
"Which is why we're going now." Damon made sure Jenna wasn't looking before he grabbed me and dashed off with his vamp speed.
I walked downstairs to where Stefan and Elena were. I could hear Elijah outside.
"Go, follow the plan." I muttered very softly under my breath.
Stefan hesitated but nodded and went upstairs and out of view, and just before the door was ripped off it's hinges. I stepped in front of Elena while glaring at Elijah who was walking closer.
"It's okay, Allye. He can't get inside." Elena assured.
"You know, I may not be able to enter this house. But I'm a very patient man, I'll wait you out." Elijah informed.
"They shouldn't have done what they did." Elena started off.
"The deal is off." Elijah informed as he stepped onto the front porch.
"I'm renegotiating." Elena countered.
"You have nothing left to negotiate with." Elijah countered back.
Elena looked at me and I nodded my head and flexed my right hand. My fingernails soon turned into claws as I flexed my hand. Elijah just watched us with an amused expression. He didn't think I'd hurt Elena.
"I'd like to see you lure Klaus into Mystic Falls after the doppelganger bleeds to death or turns into a Werewolf." Elena questioned.
"Stefan won't let you die and Allye can't turn you without biting you nor would she hurt you." Elijah retorted.
"No he won't. He'll feed me his blood to heal me then I would kill myself and become a Vampire. That is unless Allye turns me into a Werewolf first. Allye told me if a Werewolf's claws go deep enough they can turn someone too. So unless you want another incident like Katherine happening again, promise me as the same as before...promise me...You won't harm anyone I love. Even if they've harmed you." Elena wagered.
Elijah looked between the two of us, "I'm sorry, Elena. I'm gonna have to call your bluff." I was afraid he'd say that. I really didn't want to hurt Elena.
Elene lets out a nervous breath before facing me and nodding her head. With not wanting to back down now, I quickly stabbed my claws into Elena's abdomen. Elena screamed in pain and fell to the floor as my claws retracted back. I could see Elijah's eyes widen.
"No!" He yelled rushing to the entrance but was stopped, "Yes. Yes! You can have your deal. Let me heal you." Elijah said urgently.
"Give me your word!" Elena yelled as she kneeled over in pain as the blood gushed out of the wound.
"I give you my word." With that Elena stumbled over to Elijah. But once Elijah caught Elena, she thrusted the dagger back into Elijah's heart.
Elijah let out a gasp as his skin turned grey and he fell down dead. Stefan quickly rushed to Elena and bit his wrist for her to drink from.
"You're sure she won't turn into a Werewolf?" Stefan asked as Elena drank from his wrist.
I nodded my head, "I didn't go that deep. Besides it's a one in a million chance for that to happen. She'll be fine." I assured, as Damon approached me.
I felt Damon wrap his arm around my shoulders and pulled me closer to his side.
"Little tip. Don't pull the dagger out." I rolled my eyes at Damon's attempt to lighten the mood.
We made it back to the boarding house and I was busy washing Elena's blood off my fingers in the bathroom.
"Hey Allye." I turned my head to see Elena.
"What's up?" I asked as I turned off the faucet and wiped my hands on the towel.
"I'm sorry I made you do that. I know it wasn't easy." I let out a soft smile.
"It's okay Elena. We didn't really have any other better ideas. Besides to tell you the truth, I've done worse." I stated.
Elena rose her eyebrows, "How much worse?" She asked curious.
I grimaced and shut one eye closed, "There's a certain human back in Beacon Hills that I got into habit of using him as bait for just about everything." I informed and my mind thought back to Stiles.
"That's horrible!" Elena shouted and lightly hit my arm.
"What? He was always at the right place at the right time. Not to mention I kinda enjoyed seeing him freak out. It was funny." Elena just gave me a look then turned around and walked out.
"Night Allye." She said in a monotone voice.
I let out a chuckle, "Night Elena." I called back.
After that I walked downstairs while Damon was coming upstairs with the Moonstone in hand.
"Hey, where'd you get the Moonstone?" I asked pointing at it.
"Elijah had it on him. You heading home?" Damon asked as he tossed the Moonstone in his hand.
"Yeah and I thought I'd check on Jenna and Jeremy for Elena on my way back." I informed.
Damon let out a smirk, "Awe, look who's looking out for her friends." I glared at Damon and whacked his arm playfully.
"Shut up. Night." I gave him a kiss goodnight and headed out of the boarding house.
"Night, and hey come back in the morning. We have some Klaus-killing plans to make." Damon said as he wiggled his eyebrows.
I rolled my eyes, something tells me he had more in store than just that.
"Alright, see you tomorrow." I said as I walked out the front door.
Well there you have it. Elijah is no longer a problem thanks to the dagger. Now they're shifting their plans to Klaus. Stay tune for the next chapter. Until next time, see ya! :D