VIII : Someone you loved

"So, let me recap. There are hidden caverns just below my half-brother's house, which btw you hid from us, you and Rebekah have developed a kind of friendship and you're again decided to become friends with Stefan despite the fact that he's gone over to the beast that turned me into what I am now. And finally, Klaus is the one who killed his mother and not Mikael." Felix asked me to pull a simple nod as I drove towards the boarding house with a nervous feeling along my chest. "Tell me, do you have a kink for the bad boy? Because I could quite understand it but there is a limit not to exceed, you know. Like don't approach serial killers."

I rolled my eyes to his sense of extrapolation before grinning. "I can't have a kink if I don't do ... you know. "

"Holy Mother of God, and I who thought that living with an old ancestor of more than a thousand years was going to take you off a bit. "

"Come back to their stupid plan you want." I demanded, giving him a sharp look from the side.

Felix swallowed before standing at the handle above the door as I took another turn. "I only know what Rebekah was kind enough to tell me. She thinks I'll tell you everything. What I am doing now. Are we also predictable?"

"You're moving away from the subject. "

"Right, right. The plan. So, Stefan is the only one who can attract Klaus because he's under his compulsion so he will necessarily believe him. But as you have already explained, there is always a loophole. This is what they will use to their benefits. They daggered Mikael or rather your sister daggered him with one of the daggers dipped in the ashes of white oak. Since Stefan saw it with his own eyes, he was able to tell Klaus that he was really dead. Or temporarily. Anyway, Klaus asked to talk to Rebekah, the guy is pretty smart, I have to admit. Rebekah has clearly been lying again because of his betrayal about their mother's death and that's it. Elena had more than to remove the dagger and wait for the return of the prodigal son."

I closed my hands around my steering wheel as I explained how I could feel Milana's worry and anger mingle with my apprehension. Clearly, we shared a similar point of view on the subject. I did not know why but to let a psychotic father solely driven by his pride and dictator temperament kill Klaus did not sit well with me. Not to mention that I knew what the man could do. He was far from being innocent and I doubted that even Klaus deserved to be killed by his father.

"Have to be honest I'm not exactly feeling good about the whole thing ..."

"I suspected you would say something like that." Felix nodded, allowing me to look at him expectantly. "You don't trust them when it comes to make plans. And honestly, I understand after what happened with Klaus but they have Daddy Original with them. The guy really seems to know what he's doing."

I was quick to park in front of the boarding house, letting the engine stop before removing my seat belt with a long sigh.

I nibbled for a moment inside my cheek as I watched the house before leaving in the open what really bothered me. "You really think it's fair that he's going to die at his own father's hands? I know I should hate the guy and I do. In a way but ... he has not always been like that. He was ... sweet and passionate. He loved painting and carving wood. He was literally unable to hurt anyone. He has been abused all his life."

A heavy silence fell on our duet as I let my words weigh between us before I felt his hand covering mine on the wheel.

I looked at the difference of our hands for a moment before moving my eyes on him to his statement. "But he's not that man anymore, Mila. He killed Jenna and he killed me. And I know you're mad at Elena but she can't bear all the responsibility. "

I wrinkled my lips in a straight line to contradict his argument but I knew he was not ready to hear what I meant. After all, Klaus' act towards him was still too fresh for him to actually see the bigger picture.

Hence the reason I just sighed before giving him a tense smile."You should stay here. I don't think Mikael will be so lenient with one of his son's hybrids."

"No, you think?"

I let out a breath of laughter this time clearly relieved that he still had that liveliness in him before reaching for the door as I assured him that I would be back soon. I then tightened my arms around myself as I prepared to face the man who had impacted Milana's life. It would be lying if I said that I did not feel a kind of connection with the man during her dreams. He was certainly different with her and for some reason still unknown to me. Nevertheless, I could not ignore my aversion to his actions on his own children. He had been and still was a real tyrant.

I entered the boarding house with that thought in my mind before taking a breather at Rebekah's sight. The latter did not even give me a look as she passed in fury in front of me leaving me pivot on the sole of my sneakers to look after her in the cares.

I squeezed my jaw, already imagining the reason behind her condition before abruptly settling into the gritty grit. " It's really you. "

"Mikael." I scoffed as I turned to face the patriarch with a slight hint intimidated in my voice.

The man seemed almost truly sincere as he walked towards me with a shocked look."Milana."

"I'm not Milana." I snapped as I controlled my tone taking a step back instantly stopping the man as he lowered his eyes into realization."But she's here. With me. "

This drew his attention again as he looked up at me to look at the image of the girl from his past. "My intention has never been to hurt her. At the time my only concern was saving my family. Milana was also part of it. I asked my wife to transform her with my children. "

"That's where she told you what she was." I replied coldly as I cocked my jaw. " A beast. An abominable being like Klaus. "

"Klaus is the most volatile and dangerous of all my children and creatures like him both werewolf and vampire shouldn't be allowed to exist. By killing him, I'll do the world a great favour."Said Mikael before being touched by an ounce of nostalgia. "But Milana, she was the opposite. She didn't deserve to die even though she was one of these beasts. "

I frowned at the man as I crossed my arms over my chest before shaking my head in total confusion. "How can you accept what Milana was but not Klaus? What did he do despite being the result of an affair of your wife? I have all seen. Niklaus is above all your son. You raised him. You taught him to hunt. Certainly, in the most horrible way but it's all the same."

"Are you sure you're not Milana? Only she would like to protect him. She had gone astray in his charms."

"Listen, I'm not Milana but I saw your life. Or at least her life and I know that you loved or love your children. Honestly, I don't really know which feet to dance with. I could see you at your worst and again Milana had a great respect for you. When you don't beat Niklaus that it. I'm just ... I don't know ... should he really perish at your hand?"

"This kindness will be your weakness."

I gauged the man definitely too stubborn to even reason before lifting my hands as a sign of surrender. "Do like I didn't say anything. Milana was happy to see you at least once, even in spite of the circumstances."

I could feel his eyes on my back as I took the stairs upstairs before crossing the hallway to Damon's room. I was more likely to find Stefan but something told me that was exactly where I was going to find him.

"Mila." I stopped at the entrance as Stefan immediately brought me the attention of Damon and Elena who were in his bathroom. "Mila, Mila, little Mila. "

"That's my name, Stephanie." I agreed, taking his outstretched hand before making a startling sound as he turned me around under the confused and mistrustful eyes of the duo next to us before he slapped me back to his chest to swing us in rhythm. Stefan kept his arm and mine across my chest while his free hand rested gently on my hip leaving me a confused sense of embarrassment and appreciation. It was strange to think like that given his condition but I had the impression to find the old Stefan. Before all the drama Elena.

"Tell me, my most faithful friend, do you have a rider for the ball?" I did not even have time to let my surprise show as the vampire made me spin again before grabbing my hand to make me dance with a broad smile. "Because I really want to take you dancing."

I found myself surprisingly smiling as I totally disregarded the jealous duo gauging us with narrowed eyes. "Does this imply that I become the snack at the end?"

"Mila." Hailed Elena to my carefree mind while Stefan gave a small internal laugh.

I rolled my eyes on my sister as I turned my attention to the vampire without humanity before miming a reverence worthy of his birth time. "I gladly accept your invitation, Mr. Salvatore."

"Awesome." Stefan exclaimed before surprising everyone as he took my face between his warm hands as he consumed blood and coffee before placing a quick kiss on my forehead."I can't wait to be there."

I quickly recovered from my surprise as I swung on the sole of my sneakers before hailing after the fleeing back of the vampire. "I'll wear red. "

"Can we know what you think you doing?"

I immediately gave my attention to Damon and crossed my arms over my chest as I leaned over the bathroom opening and openly ignored Elena. "Well, in case you have not already figured out, I'm going to the ball with my best friend. "

"He's no longer the Stefan you know, Mila. "

I restrained myself from exploding on my sister before turning to her with a passive-aggressive expression as I forced a sarcastic smile on my lips. "Sorry, I was talking to you? Right, no. Do me a favor Elena, stay away from me. "

I pushed myself immediately from the crack before uncrossing my arms as I headed for the exit. I did not know how sad Elena felt on my back before going out into the hallway again. Only it would seem that I was simply unable to move further as I was passing a particular room. I leaned out of curiosity to look into Stefan's open room just to see Rebekah put a beautiful red dress on top of the vampire's bed.

I narrowed my lips as I glanced down the stairs before leaving a faint sigh as I headed for the opening of the door. I chose to knock for getting her attention, letting the blonde sit up with an unreadable expression on her face.

A silence fell on our duo as I pondered a way to start the conversation before resting my eyes on the red dress. "So, it looks like we're both going to the ball."

"You going to the ball? With whom will you prepare?" Rebekah immediately shone with an obvious spark of hope before quickly composing her sour expression in the realization. "I mean ... that's what the girls of this era do, right? "

I tilted my head with a chord of agreement before entering the room. "Most do that. Thought, I'm not like most of teen girls. I'm going to serve as a Barbie doll for Felix. He will love that."

"You're really friends. He's not so bad. You know, for a minion of my brother." She said in a slightly nostalgic tone before stopping in front of a series of heels. "I used to do that sort of thing with Milana. I combed her and sewed her dresses. She has never been a fan of couture."

I let out a breath of laugh as she leaned towards me with a secret smile on the last revelation letting me sit on the top of the bed. "Well, I'm not really an expert but I think you should choose black heels. It will show with your dress."

"Thank you." The blonde accepted as she took the heels of the floor to inspect them before giving me a look over her shoulder. "This offer still holds? That of friendship. "

"Well, here I am, right?" I replied simply receiving an instant smile as the blonde suddenly approached me.

I did not have time to fully realize her gesture as she suddenly approached her chest to embrace me in a friendly hug with her chin on my shoulder since she was taller than me. Surprisingly, I did not feel the need to flee her touch as I hugged her in my turn.

"Mhm. You even feel like her."

I wrinkled my nose in an amused grimace before shaking my head against her shoulder. "I'm not sure it's reassuring in a new friendship."

Rebekah burst into laughter at me as soon as we broke off to hold my arm with a fond smile."You may not be the real Milana, but I'm really glad you're here. "

Unfortunately, our moment was soon interrupted by my daily annoyance as I saw my sister watching us from the door with an expression of envy and pure jealousy written on her face. I immediately rolled my eyes to her view before detaching from the blonde immediately receiving a confused look of the latter.

"You will excuse me Rebekah but I also have my own sororal problems so, it's my cue." I shared a last smile with the blonde before passing my sister with a closed expression as I called the blonde one last time over my shoulder. "Tonight, Beks."

I was just out of the room when Rebekah's familiarly annoyed voice rang out behind me."Now it's the sister I preferred not to see at all."

I took the stairs four at a time before doing as much as possible my way out of this damn house far too filled with being supernatural for my taste.

I quickly regained my SUV simply to leave a long sigh at Felix request."So ... how are you?"

"Let's just get ready."

That's how I finished in this sublime dress but still infamous to wear in my opinion. Felix was currently buttoning his suit shirt while I was trying to make a hairstyle look to my long curly hair. I had opted to go with a style similar to Milana during her time. It consisted of braids and long curls cascading wildly in my back. I had to admit that Felix had an excellent choice to choose the dresses as I lowered my eyes again to the fabric just covering me.

As I said to Stefan, it was a partially crimson red dress with a black heart-shaped bustier. The dress came to the middle of the thighs while a lining in tulle came to add a layer on the top to add a more inflated effect.

However, a knock against my half-open door made both of us start as I glanced over my shoulder just to meet my twin brother's gaze."Here, if it's not our local cheater."

"Felix. Are not you ready?" I gasped, receiving a simple shrug of the brown's shoulder before he went back to my mirror. I rolled my eyes on his profile before getting up from my vanity to approach my brother who widened his eyes to my appearance. "If you say anything-"

Jeremy soon raised his dark browns eyes on my face before raising his hand in surrender. "I will not say anything. I just wanted to talk a little."

His gaze then turned to Felix, leaving me just to see the brown glaring at us. I gave him a flat look in response.

"What? You are aware that you have absolutely no privacy with me around. And those even if I go down to the kitchen."

"That doesn't mean you can't pretend." I said, crossing my arms over my chest before giving him an impatient look. "For the best of our well-being."

Felix immediately rolled his eyes with a bored groan before taking his suit jacket on the fly on his way to the exit. I shook my head on his fleeing back before letting a small smile curl my lips as I turned to face my brother currently on my bed. The latter really had a guilty face to be honest and I assumed it had something to do with Bonnie. I was not aware of everything but it seemed to me that he had kissed Anna during his little episode of Ghost Whisperer.

"So, Miranda, you want to talk to me about what?"

Jer immediately displayed an offended look that made me giggle in response before heading for my bed with the intention of sitting down. Unfortunately, I had not foreseen the hard work that would be in a dress like mine as I ended up fighting stupidly with the tulle under the laughing eyes of my twin.

This time it was his turn to giggle as I gave him an impatient look. "Well, help me at least."

"What am I supposed to do?" Jer chuckled as he had not laughed for a long time before finally getting up to allow me to stand in my turn."Here it's better?"

I finished with a scowl as I stood in front of him with my arms crossed in frustration. "That's why I never wear dresses. It's just a complication. "

"I'm just going to trust you on that." Jer accepted with a real smile before analyzing my face again. "Although I think it will be more complicating for me if you start wearing that kind of dress."

I immediately tilted my head to the side before giving him a bored look. "It's your way of complimenting me? "

"Hey, I just make sure you can get into your shoes."

I mimed a grimace in response to his jab before surprising the brown as I opened my arms wide waiting for a hug. Jer looked at me for a moment in confusion before simply embracing me with a broad smile.

"I knew I would feel better coming to see you. I really missed you, you know. "

I withdrew from his embrace to gauge him more carefully before nodding my head with confidence. " I missed you too. Even if you're an immature jerk for doing that to Bonnie."

"Seriously? "

"You didn't expect me to agree with you anyway." I exclaimed with an incredulous scoff before giving him a sympathetic look. "I didn't hit you because it was Anna and not Vicky."

Jer immediately gave me a sharp look, letting me nonchalantly shrug my shoulders before going around him to retrieve my shoes lying on the ground.

I was using the wall for support to put them on before lifting my eyes to Jeremy's intervention. "I know you probably don't want to hear it, but you're very beautiful tonight, Mila. And I'm really glad you came back. The house was too empty without you."

"You want to make me look like a panda, that's it. It's your little plan from the beginning." I replied, visibly uncomfortable in the emotional effusions gathering a smile from Jer corner.

The latter took advantage that I was more focused on holding on my heels to suddenly move towards me before placing a kiss on my forehead. "Love you, twin."

Then he retracted his steps until he left my room, letting me look at the empty space he was in with my swollen heart in my chest.

Felix hastened to appear in my room giving me a mischievous smile at the sight of my touched expression. "You're such a softy in reality."

"Shut up, Felix." I muttered, tossing him my second pump just to squint my lips as he narrowly avoided it.

It looks like the gym was flooded in Felix's words and now we're strangely in the huge courtyard of Lockwood Manor. I did not think it would be possible but there were still more teenagers than our high school could hold. It probably had to do with the fact that there was no chaperone and that the alcohol was flowing freely. This and the live band seemed almost too good.

I just could not help but think something was wrong with this ball revisiting. And the fact that Felix had almost immediately deserted the moment we arrived did not help my intuition. Or Milana's if I had to be honest. This whole situation did not sit well with my ancestor since I could feel the buzzing power along my fingers in a bad feeling. And to top it off, Stefan could not be found.

I let an anxious sigh go through my lips as I still decided to venture into the crowd of crazy teenagers. I tried to avoid twisting my ankle in these torture instruments and hurried to join the buffet as much as possible.

Let's hope I don't have to move once I'm near the buffet.

"And I thought that I should literally fight with a line of pretenders to get to you tonight." I widened my eyes at Niklaus's nonchalant and confident step towards me with a broad smile of contentment as he literally drank my face. "I must say that red suits you perfectly. It really likes you."

I sat up with my shoulders high as I kept my eyes on his slender figure as I tried to ignore the many memories of Milana resurfacing in my mind. "Niklaus. I guess that's all yours. Including the disappearance of my best friend."

"And if we toasted before starting the accusations, love." He handed me a beer, making my nose squint on the drink.

I immediately shook my head before crossing my arms over my chest as I turned to the crowd to avoid looking into his ocean blue eyes. Unfortunately, I could perfectly feel his presence by my side as he blew a laugh amused by my temper before leaning towards me to take my hand. My first instinct was to repulse him only he made sure to keep a good grip on my hand before dragging me with him to the crowd of teenagers. And just like that, I found myself dancing against my will with my ancestor's ex on a song totally out of our slow pace.

"Let me go, you prick." I hissed as I tried to free myself without scandal.

It also meant that I could not use magic.

"Come on, Mila, I just want a dance. After all, it's a festive day."The hybrid resumed as he lowered his head to catch my angry look. "More you should thank me for saving the ball."

I rolled my eyes as I let myself get carried away since I did not really have a choice before looking away as I looked over his shoulder to distract myself. "If this is your way of flirt nowadays, Milana must be horrified at the sight."

"Well, you tell me. I thought I heard that my ex-lover lived with you. Or in you." He declared with a smirk at my impetuosity.

On the other hand, I had a wide look on my face in the realization. "How'd you know about that?"

"You should have thought about your best friend's allegiance before you tell him all your little secrets about Milana. Obviously, it was a wise choice to turn your friend."

"Very humble. Quite the charming prince of my teenage dreams." I said sarcastically.

"Somehow you don't strike me as a teenager to Prince Charming's dream, no offense."

"Most of the time when people say no offense, they want to do exactly that. I often use it myself to find out what it means." I replied, acerbic. "And not that you need to know it but I had teenage dreams. None on fairy tales and princesses but more on my future plans."

I realized too late that Niklaus seemed to have focused all his attention on me during all my little tirade, letting my eyes rest on him just to feel a sudden blush along my cheeks.

In spite of myself, I repositioned my hand in his as I tried to look anywhere except him before squeezing my jaw at the sensation of his fresh breath against the shell of my ear. "Am I making you nervous?"

"Ew, no." I was instantly asking as I gave him an indignant look. "And you're a freaking psychopath, no offense."

Klaus let a laugh bend his lips, letting me feel that light warmth again along my cheeks as I suddenly remembered a pretty graphic memory of Milana. I could feel my toes squeezing in my shoes as I intentionally avoided his eyes.

Wishing to quickly change my mind, I decided to comment on the party around us. "I didn't know you were in that teenage stuff. I would have thought that a vampire of your age would be a little more ... well, refined."

"Ouch, is it a low blow in connection with my noble brother, sweet Mila?" He replied, stopping our dance to stand in front of me with a broad smile almost hiding his annoyed emotion. It was obviously if the memories of Milana had not allowed me to learn to read him so well. If you really want to know, I decided that since the gym had been flooded and everyone was all dressed up I decided to throw another party although not a homecoming dance but a wake for my dearly departed father which I hear is in part thanks to you and your family."

I was suddenly swallowing hard as I remembered the plan to kill him. I had just danced with a man about to die thanks to the machinations of my own sister. A man I had spent all my summer dreaming about.

I was literally unable to look him in the eyes as I narrowed my lips in an attempt to change conversation again. "Mhmm ... I doubt that your father would have liked this kind of wake. He was more for a good fire supposed to lead him into the lands of Valhalla."

"These dreams have served you well. What else did you learn?" Klaus asked.

"That you have not always been this despicable and paranoid being that everyone is constantly trying to kill."

"My Milana would have made you change your mind about me?"

I wrinkled my lips for a moment as I realized that yes, Milana had perhaps managed to change my perception of the hybrid a little bit. In spite of all my efforts to hate him, my ancestor had succeeded the improbable. She had humanized Klaus in my eyes. It was too bad he was going to die tonight. "Goodbye Niklaus ..."

"I'll let you go for this time. But don't think I'm done with you, Mila."

I hastened to get away from the hybrid as I could suddenly feel my heart squeeze at the thought of his fatal future. I never imagined that I found myself feeling sympathy and even sadness for the hybrid and yet that was the case. And it definitely did not come from Milana this time. Strange as it may seem, my ancestor had been surprisingly calm and withdrawn throughout my encounter with Niklaus. It was as if she had just sown a little seed but wanted me to do the rest myself and realize that the man she once loved was still there.

I found myself stopping suddenly in the middle of the crowd as I realized it before casting a sad glance over my shoulder as I searched for the hybrid among the crowd.

Obviously he was no longer present leaving me nibble on my lower lip in anxiety. I suddenly retraced my steps in a new state of mind before stopping again to remove these damn heels. I knew it was not a good idea. There was always something going on in those damn high school parties.

Unfortunately, I had hardly removed the first shoe that I was suddenly catching on the fly before suddenly landing in the passenger seat of Stefan's SUV with the vampire at my side.

I literally had to take a moment to regain my senses before suddenly startling with a scream as I realized where I was. "What the hell, Stefan?"

"Sorry for that but you're the only person who doesn't seem to be implicated against Klaus right now." Stefan stated as he kept his eyes on the road, letting me give him an incredulous look as I hurried to attach myself. "I don't intend to kill you."

"Oh, here I am relieving. No, but do you have lost your damn mind? Right. Don't answer that question." I took a moment to catch my breath and gave a critical look at my bare feet since I had left my shoes at the party before pinching the bridge of my nose through my aggravated growl. "Can we know where you take me?"

"Klaus felt the trap. He wants me to put Mikael's corpse on the doorstep of Lockwood. He will not make the move."

"Their plan failed. Shocking. "

Stefan tilted his head in agreement before giving me a side look. "Can I trust you?"

"Can I?"

"It's fair. I intend to move my pawn in my own way." Stefan suddenly announced in a conspiratorial tone. "I'm going to warn Damon and Mikael but they see me as a flaw in their plan. They will probably break my neck. I need someone to stop them."

"Yeah, and who? Do you know someone who can heal a broken neck?" I asked sarcastically before feeling his insistent gaze making me look incredulously at my chest. " Me ? How am I supposed to do that?"

"You don't know a protective spell that will allow me to come out of this place intact?"

I released a frustrated scoff at his question before opening my arms in the hustle and bustle. "I started the magic two months ago. I know how to attack, not defend myself."

"Yeah? And your roommate? She doesn't have a spell in her sleeve?"

I was about to object only a push coming deep inside me stopped me in my tracks. I swallowed as I could feel the push of Milana asking me to give her the place letting me lick my upper lip in uncertainty.

However, we did not really have time for that kind of choice as I suddenly turned to the vampire. "Don't freak out. "

"What? Mila, what is it?

Stefan POV

"Stefan Salvatore. I would like to say that I am delighted but given the circumstances in which you have just put my downline, I am not particularly cheerful."

Stefan's eyes widened as he looked at the exact copy of his best friend before realizing she was anything but. "Milana. "

"I will allow you to enter this house and come out as soon as possible. What will happen to you inside will depend only on you." She announced with that serious tone so similar to the witches he had once met.

Stefan was not long in parking before giving a suspicious look on the ancestor at his side."Where is Mila? "

"Do you want to enter yes or no?"

Stefan nodded quickly and let Milana look away before she raised her hands and closed her eyes. She murmured a spell beneath her breath barely audible for his hearing, letting Stefan gauge her in mistrust.

Finally, she released her hands, turning to him again. "I want something in exchange."

"What?"

"Don't ask Mila for help anymore. She must not be more involved in this world."

He did not really know why but he found himself straightening up with confidence as he gave a dark look at the copy. "Why ? Because if she dies, you die?"

"I died a thousand years ago. Mila is human and a good person. She doesn't deserve to be deeper into this world of blood, death, and barbarism. What's more, I know you still care about her. You cling to your last part of humanity, Stefan. Don't let it go by putting her in danger."

Milana gave him a sharp glance to support her point since she spoke of Mila. And just like that, the witch disappeared into a state of unconsciousness, letting him look at the inert body of his best friend in a feeling of total confusion.

Mila POV

The first thing I realized when I woke up was that I was suffering from an atrocious headache similar to what Milana used to talk to me during the summer. The second was that I was suddenly alone in the SUV.

My gaze immediately turned to the boarding house just to see Stefan get out of the house in a disheveled state before going back into the SUV with a careful look at my person. "To whom am I addressing myself?"

"Huh? But what are you talking about? "

"Mila, then." Stefan sighed leaving me for the first time look at his bloody neck as he backed down the aisle.

I bent down to have a better look before grimacing in the realization. " What's happened ?"

"Mikael has arrived." Stefan grumbled before accelerating again. " We don't have much time. But one thing is certain, your ancestor is powerful."

I widened my eyes in realization as I suddenly remembered what had happened when I decided to leave the reins to Milana. Hence the reason for this atrocious headache. I let myself fall into the seat in the realization for the rest of the trip as I tried to recover all my lost moments.

Soon enough, the Lockwood mansion entered our view, letting me down despite my shoeless state before I found myself face to face with Stefan.

"I risk doing something that goes entirely against the plan as a whole." He announced, letting me gauge him in uncertain silence as he studied me for a long time. "I thought if anyone deserved to know, it was you."

I just nodded before taking a step back as he vanished at vampire speed.

I removed the chills down my arms as I adjusted the falling strands of my hair behind my ears before I decided to see for myself what Stefan was implying. And it looks like I was coming in at the right moment as I had just stepped into the opening so I could see Stefan rushing out of nowhere on Damon to pull him away from Klaus. This gave the hybrid the ultimate opportunity to strike as I was surprised to look in pure astonishment when Klaus picked up the wooden stake on the ground before rushing on Mikael to kill him.

"What the hell did you do?" Damon asked as Stefan continued to hold him down, letting me immediately rush into the foyer.

Klaus immediately turned to me at my shattering entrance with a broad smile but I kept my eyes anxious about the duo of brothers on the ground. I knew that Stefan was going to do something to thwart the plans of the small groups but that was definitely not what I had imagined.

Nevertheless, I understood his point better at Klaus' next statement. "He's earned his freedom." I watched as Stefan got out of Damon before heading to Klaus. "Thank you, my friend. You no longer have to do as I say. You're free."

I watched in a shared sense of relief as Stefan was released from Klaus's compulsion before realizing that Damon was gone.

I cursed the vampire to leave me there with the other two before just cursing Stefan aloud this time as he also left the mansion. " Fucking Vampire. "

"Now it's not a very pretty language for such a beautiful young lady." Declared Klaus having somewhat lost his usual panache.

I looked up to meet his gaze just to realize what he had actually accomplished. A surge of sympathy made me take a step forward."Nobody should have to grow up with a father like that. I know that Milana respected him a little bit but for what it's worth, I never liked him. He was an ass."

Once again I was sympathetic to the hybrid, but I was simply unable to do anything since he was ... a kind of part of my past.

"You are not what I had expected, Mila Gilbert." Klaus admitted after giving me a long look as he strangely decided to play card on the table."I thought I had to erase you to make room for Milana but I think I appreciate your presence."

"Don't think I'm going to thank you for that. "

Klaus left a quiet laugh, leaving me strangely smiling in my turn as I straightened slightly crossing my arms over my chest at the chills running along my bare arm.

However, it lasted only a short time as a musky and woody scent of a jacket was placed on my shoulders. I immediately gave a shrinking look at the hybrid to his innocent expression before shaking my head.

"Or for that."I added to my jab earlier as I straightened the jacket to enjoy its warmth before letting a weak sigh pass my lips. "Well, I better go home. The night was long and much too macabre for my taste."

I made my way under the watchful eyes of Klaus before the blond stopped me suddenly to throw me a set of car key that I caught on the fly. "You will probably want to get your wolf boyfriend back."

"Felix? What did you do to him?"

Only my answer was left unanswered as the hybrid disappeared in turn letting me let out a frustrated grunt. I turned around, glancing critically at my bare feet before shaking my head as I descended the few steps of the entrance. I rested my eyes on the key set between my fingers before I headed for the parking lot by pressing the key security in search of the car to which they belonged.

Soon enough, I was illuminated by a set of highlight letting me rush to the passenger side at the sight of Felix's inert body against the steering wheel. I opened the door on the fly just to let a sigh pass my lips as I saw that his neck was only broken.

I knew it was not the expected normal reaction but hey, since when was my life normal?