Chapter 2

Klaus stared at the body of Elena Gilbert with saddened eyes. Out of everything that he's done to her, she selflessly threw herself in front of the stake to make sure that it didn't hit him. He could see their mother's dead body missing her heart-thanks to Kol-while Elijah was staring down at the girl, caressing her soft cheeks.

"She was beautiful…perfection…" Elijah whispered as he scooped her body up. "We need to inform her friends about this."

"No we don't." Kol said, shaking his head. "We don't have to inform them…right away. Give it a day or two before we tell them that Elena's dead."

Klaus narrowed his eyes at his brother, as Finn's body lay daggered beside their mother's corpse.

"What are you up to?" He asked.

"First, we make them believe that she left to get away from the idiotic brothers." He said. "A road trip with our dear big brother Elijah-" his youngest brother's eyes twinkled. "-and wait a day or two before saying that she died in some horrific accident."

"That doesn't explain what you are up to Kol." Elijah was staring at him.

"Do you want the idiots of Mystic Falls and their pet witch to come after us for not protecting her against mother as well as having them try to take out Nik because that's who she died saving?"

Kol had a point. The brothers would be after their blood as would their little rag-tag team plus involving the Bennett Witch, a slightly powerful witch in training, would not be a good thing. He looked at the stake that pierced her and realized that it was a White Oak stake.

She died saving their brother from certain death.

Pulling it out of her, he threw it on the ground and turned to them.

"Burn the stake. I don't want there to be anymore pieces of it lying around." He ordered.

He snuck into her house and laid her on the bed, moving strands of her hair from her face. Placing a kiss to her forehead, he smiled sadly at the girl he had been falling for.

"In another time and another place we could be together." He whispered to her corpse.

Without another word, he was gone from the house.

The bodies of Finn and Esther were in their respective coffins that Klaus was going to call someone to make sure that no one-not even the Bennett witches-can open up again.

As much as he fancied Caroline Forbes…he detested most of her friends.

Including Tyler Lockwood-his first successful hybrid.

He needed to get her away from him, as he was bad for her.

Rebekah was watching Elijah pack up his clothing, intent on going back to either New York or New Orleans, wanting to get away from the memory of Elena.

She wanted to go with him-if it wasn't the memory of Stefan keeping her there, it was her one sided crush on Matt Donovan who was hopelessly in love with both Elena and Caroline…and her one night sexcapade with Damon.

Mystic Falls was a poison to her and to their family. Every time they found happiness…the town sucks it up and kills it.

"Take me with you." She whispered.

"Always." He whispered to her.

There were too many memories of Elena in the town and he needed to leave, to get away from there.

Maybe in another five hundred years he could return, but he will always be haunted by the one who got away.

A gasp tore through Elena as she sat up, trying to breathe and the only one that was in her mind was Elijah.

Please let him be alright she thought as she weakly left the house and ran outside.

She couldn't go two steps in front of her when memories hit her.

"I want you to find a love that consumes you." Damon said to her the first time they met.

"As much as I love you...we can't continue to be together. It wouldn't be fair to you and to her...Caroline." Stefan uttered to her a month before he left with Klaus.