I was sitting calmly in the circle surrounded by fire before the ritual began. After our talk Niklaus had kept his distance and Elijah would come and check on me. But most of my days were spent with Caroline as we would go over events or things that I didn't know but she did and vise versa.
Unfortunately I mentioned Liz having cancer which prompted her to have her mom get checked out. Then Caroline became convinced that perhaps I'm part witch or seer. Which I'm not of course, I just watched the tv show for the vampire diaries.
The little bit of vervain has never been removed from my pocket so I can't be compelled. When Elijah or on the rare occasion Klaus had questions it was something they had both found frustrating and curious. Not that it should be, I simply have had vervain in my pocket the whole time.
When Klaus finishes the ritual both brothers decided that it would be time to unleash the rest of their siblings from their coffin prisons.
The ritual itself had began perfectly. A wolf was sacrificed, the same one as before, the who goes by Jules I think. Then just as he was about to tear out the heart of an unknown vampire when Bonnie, flanked by both Salvatore's walked into the field. She was chanting under her breathe and throwing fire from her hands. I see Elijah look to his brother who sharply glances towards her when suddenly he appears beside her and simply knocks her out before she can continue her rampage.
The Salvatore's quickly grab her and disappear, or rather they run off. Perhaps to come up with another plan. I wonder what they've told her, or whether or not they're exploiting her so that she feels that she needs to save me. It could be because of the ancestors that are making her believe that as well though.
Klaus scowls for a moment before he continues on with the ritual, tearing out the heart of the unnamed vampire next. Then suddenly he was stood before me, covered in blood as I watch him closely, his hand comes up as he caresses my check before swiftly moving himself behind me.
"You're not going to ask me if it'll hurt, love?" He whispers softly into my ear as he moves my hair out of his way and his other arm wraps around me.
Humming I turn my head back and up slightly so that our eyes meet and I whisper back. "I'm not really worried about it Niklaus. How it'll feel is rather irrelevant for the situation at hand."
Niklaus nods his head as I face forward again. His hand gently caressing my neck before his mouth wraps around the skin where my main neck vein is and I feel his sharp teeth smoothly entry into my neck. The action causes me to gasp slightly in surprise, prompting him to loosen his grip for a moment before his arms tighten around me again and he continues to drain me.
Before long it felt more like I was floating, as if I wasn't really there or anywhere. Waking up in a cozy bed was nearly unexpected, especially considering the outcome that was anticipated.
"You slept for three days." Niklaus says quietly as I stare at the ceiling sleepily.
Sighing I glance towards him and reply honestly. "I expected to be dead or reincarnated as a cat."
He raises an eyebrow at me while letting out a small snort and a half smile before shaking his head. "Well, you're definitely not a cat Elena. Nor are you dead actually. I stopped, right before the blood was drained completely from your body."
"Even though it could have potentially screwed up you accessing your other half?" I ask him curiously as my eyes try to adjust and I do my best to ignore my growing headache.
Then Niklaus shrugs his shoulders as he places his hands underneath his chin in thought. "I could feel my wolf coming to the surface as I consumed your blood. But, let's just say that my wolf has found himself -- fond of you being alive and I am inclined to agree with its assessment."
"Aren't you and your wolf the same though?" I ask with a frown as I look back towards him to see him watching me thoughtfully.
Klaus shrugs his shoulders but doesn't respond. Instead he gets up and makes his way towards the door, before opening it he stops and turns back towards me. "Elijah and I will be un-daggering our siblings tonight, some of them can be quite violent upon waking. With that in mind Caroline will be in the room with you during that time. They likely won't take too kindly to seeing your face."
"Because of the whole doppelgänger thing." I say as I nod my head in agreement.
He's certainly not wrong. A lot of them hate the doppelgängers with a passion and it's somewhat of a kill on sight type of thing for them.
"How are the Martin's?" I ask with worry before he leaves, causing him to pause again for a moment.
Glancing back at me he answers smoothly. "They are all alive and well, all three of them are asking after you. You seem to have made an impression on those around you love."
With a nod he leaves the room, shutting the door softly as he does so. As I go to get out of the bed my head spins so I lay back down and sigh, closing my eyes and drifting back to sleep again.
I apologize for it taking so long to get this chapter out. We got really busy and then the whole family got sick so it's been a bit crazy lately. The next chapter will be longer and Kol, along with the other Mikaelson's will be brought into the story!
