Chapter Eleven:
A few days have gone by since then and Klaus has been given three out of the four coffins containing his brothers but he still wants the fourth coffin containing something or someone that Elena, Damon, Stefan, and Bonnie believes that can destroy Klaus.
Tonight Klaus and Elijah, who was undaggered by Damon, was holding a dinner for Stefan and Damon to discuss the terms of the fourth coffin's return and I decided to crash it because I had my own proposal to put on the table that I thought would make everyone happy.
After changing into a white and navy blue lace dress and putting on a pair of black high heeled shoes I went to Klaus' mansion.
When I got Klaus' mansion I knocked on the door and then a few seconds later Elijah opened it and let me in.
"Good evening, Caitlin. It's good to see you again." Elijah said to me.
"You too, Elijah. I'm glad to see you undaggered. Is everyone else here?" I asked Elijah.
"Yes. They're in the dining room. I'll show you to it." Elijah said to me.
"Thank you." I said to Elijah.
Elijah and I then began walking towards the dining room where Klaus, Stefan, and Damon were waiting for us.
"I hope we can end this evening peacefully with everyone getting what they want." I said to Elijah.
"So do I." Elijah said to me.
When Elijah and I walked into the dining room Damon and Stefan looked at me with a surprised look on their faces but Klaus was smiling.
I then looked at the dining table and saw that it was set for five people. I sitting in between Klaus and Damon.
"Brother, our final guest has arrived." Elijah said to Klaus.
"I see that I was being expected. What a surprise." I said to them sarcastically.
Klaus then stood up and walked towards me.
"Well, I know how much you care about your sister, and I figured you'd show up at some point to see how everything goes." Klaus said to me.
"You seem to know me so well, and yet you had your hybrid try to kill my brother. So, maybe you don't know me at all." I said to Klaus.
I then walked over to the table and sat down in the empty seat and then I picked up the glass of wine that was in front of me and took a sip out of it.
Klaus and Elijah then sat down at the table and then Elijah looked at Damon and Stefan.
"So why don't we move this evening along and discuss the terms of this proposal?" Elijah asked them.
"It's very simple. Klaus gets his coffin back. In exchange… he and the original extended family leave Mystic Falls forever. Me, Stefan and Elena live happily ever after. No grudges." Damon said to them.
"The deal sounds fair, brother." Elijah said to Klaus.
"I don't think you understand. Elena's doppelganger blood… ensures that I will always have more hybrids… to fight those who oppose me. I will never leave her behind." Klaus said to them.
Klaus then stood up and walked a few steps away from the table.
"Say I do leave her here. Under your protection. What then? How long before one of you turns her into a vampire? Or worse, how long before she dies, caught between your feuding? You see… each one of you truly believes that you're the one that can protect her. And that is simply a delusion. Gentlemen… the worst thing for Elena Gilbert is… the two of you." Klaus said to them.
I couldn't help but agree with what Klaus was saying inwardly.
"I'm gonna get some air." Damon said to us.
Damon then stood up and went to walk away but I pulled him back down to his seat.
"No. You're staying put." I said to Damon.
I then looked at Klaus, Stefan, Damon, and Elijah.
"It's my turn to put my proposal on the table." I said to them.
I then looked at Klaus.
"Damon and Stefan will return your coffin in exchange for you and your family to leave Mystic Falls like in their deal. However, every month Elena will donate one bag of her blood to you so that you can continue making hybrids. They will not turn her or cause her death because she will be under my protection. This is the offer I'm extending to you. It's your choice if you want to take it or not." I said to Klaus.
I could tell that my proposal intrigued Klaus and Elijah but it also pissed off Damon and Stefan.
"Are you out of your freaking mind?! You would let your own sister become a blood supply for him?" Damon asked me in disbelief.
"If it means that she and this town will be safe, then yes. And she would agree to it too if this is the only way to keep everyone alive." I said to them.
"Then you can go to hell." Damon said to me.
Damon then stood up and then walked out of the dining room.
"Let me deal with this." Elijah said to us.
Elijah then stood up and walked after Damon.
"What an interesting proposal, sweetheart." Klaus said to me.
"Well, I'm just trying to make everyone here happy. You get your coffin back and a way to continue making your hybrids while Elena lives a normal life with whatever Salvatore brother she chooses." I said to Klaus.
A few minutes later Damon and Elijah walked back into the dining room.
"What do you say, Klaus? Time for you to put something on the table. We've made our offers. Now you counter." Damon said to Klaus.
Klaus then sat back down at the table and Elijah stood behind him.
"Okay. I offer Elena's future happiness. You see, what she needs right now is to be rid of you lot… and to fall in love with a human. Maybe that nice football player. The blonde one." Klaus said to us.
"Matt Donovan? Really?" Damon asked Klaus in disbelief.
"Yeah, why not? They'll merry, live a long and fruitful life, and pop out a perfect family." Klaus said to us.
"And continue the Petrova bloodline. Every few hundred years, you'll have a new doppelganger to drain… and never run out of hybrids, right, Klaus?" Stefan asked Klaus.
"Consider it a small return on my investment in her well-being. See, after you hand me back the coffin, I'll ensure her safety… for the rest of her natural life. You know it's what's best for her." Klaus said to us.
Klaus then stood up and walked over to a fireplace.
"So… what do you say, Stefan? Huh? Do we have a deal?" Klaus asked Stefan.
Stefan then stood up and walked over to Klaus.
"What are you doing?" Damon asked Stefan confusedly.
Klaus then extended his hand for Stefan to shake and they shook hands.
"Nice try, Klaus. But no deal." Stefan said to Klaus.
Klaus then broke Stefan's arm and kicked in his leg and then dragged him over to the open flames and held his arm above it.
Damon then went to help Stefan but Elijah used his vamp speed to run over to him and pushed him up against a wall and held him there.
"What are you doing?" Damon asked Elijah confusedly.
I then stood up and watched in shock as Stefan's arm began to burn and he screamed in pain.
"Stop!" Damon and I yelled at Klaus at the same time.
"Now, bring me my coffin… before I burn him alive." Klaus said to Damon.
"I'll get it." Damon said to Klaus.
Elijah then let go of Damon and he walked out of the dining room.
"Go with him, brother. You keep him honest. When you return, I will make good on my promise to you… and I will hand over our family." Klaus said to Elijah.
Elijah then walked out of the dining room to go after Damon.
"Go ahead, kill me. I know you'll do it when he brings the coffin." Stefan said to Klaus.
Klaus then pulled Stefan away from the fireplace and then dragged him a few feet away from it.
"You really have given up, haven't you? Where's the fight? Where's the ripper?" Klaus asked Stefan.
Stefan then pushed Klaus away from him.
The Elijah, Damon, and one of the compelled waitresses holding a dinner plate covered with a cloth walked into the dining room.
"Elijah. Why haven't you left?" Klaus asked Elijah confusedly.
"Well, where are your manners, brother? We forgot desert." Elijah said to Klaus.
Elijah then removed the cloth from the dinner plate to reveal that two daggers were on it.
"What have you done?" Klaus asked Elijah.
"What have you done? See, I've learned not to trust your vulgar promises, Klaus. We're doing this on my terms now." Elijah said to Klaus.
Then a man younger than Klaus and resembles Elijah walked into the dining room.
"Kol…" Klaus said to Kol.
"Long time, brother." Kol said to Klaus smiling.
Klaus then tried to get to the daggers on the dinner plate with his vamp speed but a man older than Elijah beat him to it and grabbed one of the daggers.
"Finn, don't…" Klaus said to Finn pleadingly.
Finn then stabbed the dagger into Klaus' hand and he screamed.
Klaus then tried to leave the dining room through the other entrance but Rebekah was blocking it while holding a dagger in her hand.
"Rebekah." Klaus said to Rebekah.
"This is for our mother." Rebekah said to Klaus before stabbing him in the gut.
Klaus then walked backwards and ended up being held captive by Kol.
Throughout all of this I couldn't help but feel sorry for Klaus because it wasn't fair that his siblings were gaining up on him when he fought so hard to get them back.
Elijah then looked at Stefan, Damon, and me.
"You're free to go. This is family business." Elijah said to us.
Damon and Stefan then left Klaus' mansion but I decided to hide and see what happens because I was afraid for Klaus even though I'm still mad at him for what he did.
"I like what you've done with the new place, Nik." Rebekah said to Klaus.
Rebekah then picked up a vase from a table and then threw it at a painting causing it to fall to the floor.
"I wanted it to be for all of us. A place we could all call home. A place where we could all be a family. None of us would ever have to be alone again." Klaus said to them.
"Well, you're right. None of us will be." Elijah said to Klaus.
"You're staying behind." Finn said to Klaus.
"We're leaving you, Nik… right after I kill that doppelganger wench. Then you will be alone. Always and forever." Rebekah said to Klaus.
"If you run… I will hunt all of you down." Klaus said to them.
"And then you'll become everything you hate. Our father." Elijah said to Klaus.
"I'm the hybrid! I can't be killed! I have nothing to fear from any of you." Klaus said to them.
"You will when we have that coffin." Elijah said to Klaus.
Then an older woman with long blonde hair wearing a Viking's dress who I am assuming is their mother Esther walked into the dining room and they all looked at her.
"Mother." Rebekah said to Esther breathlessly.
Esther then walked over to Klaus who could not bring himself to look at her.
"Look at me." Esther said to Klaus firmly.
Klaus then looked at Esther in the eyes.
"Do you know why I'm here?" Esther asked Klaus.
"You're here to kill me." Klaus said to Esther.
"Niklaus, you are my son. And I am here to forgive you." Esther said to Klaus.
Esther then looked at all of her children.
"I want us to be a family again." Esther said to them.
With that I took my leave knowing that everything was fine and that their family was finally back together.