Summary: After Damon and Stefan rescue Elena from Elijah, they forget to also rescue Maddison Bennett, also known as Maddie. Elijah ends up finding her and as time passes they grown an instant connection with one another. Maddie knows that it's wrong and she ultimately shouldn't be with Elijah, but she doesn't care. This is her story.
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Before the Sun Sets
CHAPTER 19 ~ Respect for Stefan
I DO NOT OWN THE VAMPIRE DIARIES
"Maddie," Cordelia groaned. Maddie entered her sister's room and saw Lucy curled up at the end of the bed.
"What's wrong with you?" Maddie wondered as she watched her sister turn slightly towards her. Her face looked like it was in so much agony. "Should I call dad?"
"NO!" Cordelia groaned out. "I have cramps."
Maddie nodded in understanding, her sister got them bad. "You want some Advil?"
Cordelia pointed towards the small table next to her bed. Maddie saw a bottle of Advil sitting there. "No thanks." She sat up a tad. "But there is something that you could do for me."
"And what's that?"
"I really want a chicken sandwich from the grill." Maddie glared at her sister. All sympathy she had for her was going out of the door. Out of all people Cordelia knew damn well why Maddie was doing her best to stay away from that place. It's Damon's hangout spot.
"No."
"C'mon."
"No."
"Please."
"No."
"But I'm hungry."
"I'll go downstairs and make you a sandwich."
"But we don't have chicken," Cordelia spoke. If Maddie wasn't irritated she would have laughed, her sisters face was priceless. "And we don't have turkey either. Actually you and I will probably have to go grocery shopping soon."
"Cordeliaaaa," Maddie dragged out. "I don't wanna go to the grill!"
"I'll order it and everything so that by the time you get there it will be done." Cordelia spoke. "Please with a cherry on top." She started her famous pout, causing her sister to groan. She tried to hide her smile, knowing that she was gonna get her chicken sandwich.
"Order it," Maddie ground out.
Cordelia bit the inside of her cheek. "I did, ten minutes ago. By the time you change and get ready it should be ready."
"What's wrong with my clothes?" Maddie wondered before something clicked. "Wait, wait, wait you ordered it already!?"
"Guilty as charged and your shorts are way too short for public."
"That's something dad would say."
"I'm looking out." Cordelia commented. "To be fair I ordered you food too." She reached down and grabbed her pocketbook. Pulling out her wallet she handed Maddie her debit card. "Use this."
"I can't stand you sometimes."
"LOVE YOU!" Cordelia yelled. Maddie was heading downstairs when she heard her sister yell, "AND BRING ME A RASPBERRY TEA! LARGE!"
Running into the kitchen, Maddie grabbed her car keys which she had left on the counter and grabbed her small bag which was laying on a seat. She quickly left the house and drove to the grill. She had no real plans to leave the house at all today. She just planned on watching Netflix in bed and then maybe going to see Elijah later, even though she had spent a good part of the day before with him.
As soon as Maddie walked into the grill she noticed Matt. "Hey." Matt didn't even look at her. "Hey! Matt!"
Matt blinked, finally looking at Maddie. He seemed to be in a sort of haze. She looked over to where his eyes had been. Fuck. Damon and Alaric. She felt weird about referring to him as just Ric.
"Hey, Maddie. What's sup?"
"Nothing much, running Cordelia's errands for her." Matt chuckled. "Are you alright?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. Have you seen or spoken to Caroline?" Maddie shook her head no. "Oh alright, did you call in your order?" Maddie nodded. "Just go to the bar, you can pay for it there."
"Could you possibly get it for me?" Matt could hear the hope in her voice.
"Is something wrong?" He wondered. She glanced back over at the side of Damon's head before looking back to Matt.
"Um, I just don't really wanna go over there." Matt sighed. They had new rules at the grill now so they could only pick up orders at the bar and pay over there. She could see the look on his face and gave him a small smile before walking towards her ex friend. Be brave, she told herself. As she walked over towards the bar she felt her heart race. While she thought she was ready for a confrontation with Damon, she wasn't. She was hoping that he didn't notice her, but of course as soon as she walked past him he turned his head towards her. She felt eyes on her back the minute she passed him and would have kept walking to one of the bar tenders all the way at the end, if her name wasn't called. She turned around to see Damon looking at her. His eyes a mix of emotions. Anger, hurt and a little bit of hope. She looked away and turned towards one of the bar tenders, Anthony. She knew him from school.
"Matt told me you were here for this," he said holding up the plastic bag, a smile on his face.
"Matt's the best. I also need a raspberry tea." Maddie commented, putting a smile on her face. "How much do I owe you?"
"Twenty two dollars and fifty-seven cents." Maddie nodded, handing him cash. He took it and went to the register before coming back with her change and receipt, handing the bag to her.
"I'll see you later."
"See ya!"
Maddie was ready to leave but she just stood there. Damon had faced his whole body posture to stare at her. She thought he might say something to her. She didn't necessarily want to talk first but if they kept looking at each other, it would get awkward and people would take notice.
"Hey Maddie."
She looked past Damon, "Mr. Saltzman."
He chuckled, "I told you, call me Ric." It was pretty apparent to her that he was now back in his own body.
"Yeah." She breathed out.
"Did you come by for lunch?"
"My sister," she started, "asked me to come by or else I wouldn't be here." She made sure to put emphasis on the word, wouldn't. It was important to her to be firm about the whole Damon situation. What happened between the two of them just wasn't okay and she didn't want to give him an idea that she was okay with him.
"Gentlemen," Maddie jumped a tad. She saw Ric's eyes widen a smudge. Turning her body slightly she turned to see the man that was outside of her house after her job. "Why so glum?" He turned his gaze to Maddie. "Hello Maddison."
"It's Maddie actually." He continued to smile at her.
Damon groaned, "Klaus I presume."
"In the flesh." Maddie noted how he had no problem admitting to who he was. She figured he was happy that mostly everyone of the supernatural world feared him. Klaus looked towards Ric, "Thanks for the loner mate."
Damon stood and walked closer to Klaus, Maddie felt her heart speed up when she felt him standing next to her. She moved to the side slightly, he was just too close for her liking.
"Any reason you stopped by to say hi?" Damon wondered, acting like he didn't notice Maddie move away from him. "I'm told you and your brother fancy my doppelganger." Klaus said looking straight at Damon. "Just thought I'd remind you not to do anything you'd regret."
Maddie watched Damon. She didn't like the smile that he forming on his face. She saw him move his head towards Ric then look back at Klaus. "Thanks for the advice." Klaus didn't look amused in the slightest. He actually looked like the silent killer type to Maddie. "I don't suppose I could talk you into a postponement by any chance?"
Klaus looked at Maddie then back at Damon, a fake smirk on his face before he turned serious. "You are kidding?" He looked at Ric. "He is kidding, right?"
"No, not really." Ric commented.
"I mean come on what's one month in whole grand scheme of things?"
Klaus took a dangerous step towards Damon. "Let me be clear. I have my vampire, I have my werewolf, I have everything I need. The ritual will happen tonight. So if you want to live to see tomorrow don't screw it up." Klaus gave Damon a strong glare before taking a step towards Maddie. In return Damon took a step as if to block her causing Klaus to chuckle. "Funny, I don't remember the two of you getting on anymore, or did I miss the celebration of your rekindled friendship." Damon stayed still but his face dropped. "That's what I thought. Hello Maddison, or Maddie. I know you like that better."
Maddie's throat was dry. "Um … hi."
"I can see why my brother fancies you, you're very beautiful."
"And you're very … psychotic, to put things nicely."
Klaus chuckled. "That must be the fire in you that my brother likes."
"Is that what you wanted to say to me?"
"No actually, you seem like a smart girl love and your grades support it."
"You've seen my grades?!" Maddie wondered, voice rising.
"Of course I have, I mean I was your teacher for awhile."
"Right, body switching. Real original." She made sure to roll her eyes.
"People have died for rolling their eyes at me." Klaus told her honestly.
"I'm sure they have, now I must be going."
"I hope Cordelia feels better."
"You really are the perfect stalker." Maddie said turning. She had to squeeze past Damon to leave. Very quickly, she made her way towards her car. She had the door open when she felt of gush of air behind her. Figuring it was Klaus she turned around, a bit shocked to see Damon. He stared at her intensely.
"Are you going to just stand there or are you going to actually say something?" She asked after awhile. The starring was becoming annoying.
"Stay home tonight."
That wasn't what she was expecting, but she didn't appreciate it either. "What are you, my father?"
"No." He kept eye contact with her. "But I have no problem calling him and telling him to keep you in the house."
"Screw you Damon! What I do is none of your business and considering we are no longer friends whether I'm in the house or outside tonight doesn't concern you!"
"Don't you think you've been mad for long enough?"
Maddie frowned. "If that's your way of trying to gain back my friendship you are doing a terrible job."
Damon snorted, "Like I would want to be friends with a liar."
Maddie rolled her eyes. "I don't have time for this Damon." He stared at her but she just got into her car and quickly pulled out of the parking lot, not even bothering to put on her seat belt.
The minute Maddie walked into Cordelia's room, her sister could tell that something was off. "What's wrong?"
"The sacrifice is tonight!" Maddie said aloud, dropping the bag of food onto her sister's bed.
"Tonight?!" Cordelia sat up a tad.
"Yep. Klaus made a point of telling Damon not to do anything stupid, but knowing him like I do he isn't going to listen."
"Start from the beginning."
"I went to the grill, Damon and Ric were there drinking."
Cordelia snorted, "Of course. Do they do anything besides drink?"
"They cause trouble."
"Facts."
Maddie couldn't help but crack a small smile. "So Klaus shows up and basically tells Ric thanks for letting him take over his body, although I don't think he really let him. Anyways he came to warn Damon no to do anything dumb."
"He's totally doing something dumb," Cordelia noted, eating her sandwich.
"I know. He told me to stay home tonight."
"What is he your father?" Cordelia asked sarcastically.
"My thoughts exactly." Replied Maddie, huffing a tad. She was still irritated.
"Have you talked to your boyfriend?"
"No."
"Well you should. I'm not going to be much fun today and you should get as much time in with your boo before all hell breaks loose tonight."
"Sometimes you're not bad to talk to."
"I'm fabulous to talk to."
"Yeah yeah."
Maddie found herself knocking on Elijah's door about an hour later. She did text him first and his response was that he would be home. The minute she closed the door she smiled. Being able to spend time with Elijah just made her happy. She started towards his living room when he appeared in front of her.
"Well hello." She threw her arms around his neck, standing up a bit on her tippy toes giving him a quick peck.
As she moved away, Elijah's hand on her back tightened a bit, keeping her in place. "Did you miss me that much?"
"I always miss you."
Maddie chuckled, "I always miss you too." After the words came out she felt so sappy. She didn't care though, she enjoyed every single minute of being with Elijah. A moment of silence passed before she pulled away slightly, her face turning serious.
"I saw your brother today." She could feel him tense. "He didn't do anything and he wasn't even there for me … well not really. He wanted to warn Damon not to do anything stupid."
Elijah said nothing at first. She could see that he was very deep in thought. "I see."
Maddie felt her face turn into a frown. I see? "That's all you're going to say?"
"What would you like me to say?"
"I don't know. Something more then, I see though."
"What else happened?"
"Nothing really, Klaus left and Damon told me to stay home or he'd call my mother."
"Wouldn't want that."
"No, I prefer not to be on house arrest for the next couple of weeks. I'm sure Cordelia would prefer the same."
"How is your sister?"
"Don't try and change the Klaus subject," Maddie commented, not wanting to get distracted. "What are you thinking?"
"I don't want my brother anywhere near you." She nodded, wanting him to continue. "You have to believe that I am going to do everything in my power to protect you."
"You don't have to worry about me."
"Yes, I do. Knowing my brother like I do he will have some kind of trick up his sleeve for tonight." Elijah said seriously. He looked in thought before his eyes snapped to Maddie's. "Was Ric ever invited into your house?"
Maddie shook her head, "No. I wanna say just Damon has been invited in but I'm not sure." She couldn't recall whether or not Stefan had been invited in. "Well never mind, there's Caroline but no Ric has never been inside my house."
Elijah just nodded. "I want you and your family to be more careful about who you invite in."
"My parents barley invite people in, they wait to see if you can walk through the threshold." Maddie said honestly. Her dad was protective. Very protective.
"Good to know."
"So you can relax a tad."
Elijah raised an eyebrow, a bit flirtatiously. "I'm always relaxed."
"Liar."
He smirked leaning down and pecking her lips. "You never answered my question though." Her face furrowed. "How's your sister?"
Maddie smiled, "She's fine. Promise."
Elijah made sure to escort Maddie back home. As soon as she was inside her house she turned to see him standing in the driveway, watching. He gave her a smile before vanishing into thin air. By this time both of her parents and her sister were home, all in the living room by the time she got there.
"There's our girl."
"What's going on?" She wondered, smile spread on her face. It was nice to see all of her family, well at least her parents and sister. Especially with everything that was going on.
"Nothing, we are just having some family time." Janette spoke with a smile.
"Oh yeah?" Maddie noted the bags on the counters. "Did you all go grocery shopping."
"I went." Janette spoke looking over at Cordelia and Christian. "Your father decided to play video games and your sister was pretending to be asleep."
"Wasn't pretending," noted Cordelia as she opened a bag of grapes, taking three into her hands. "I was asleep, I didn't actually wake up until you slammed my door shut."
"Yeah yeah yeah."
"Alright, so what are we doing?"
"Making pizzas. Go put your stuff down." She nodded at her mom, running up the stairs to drop off her stuff in her room. She kept her phone in her back pocket, just in case anyone needed to get a hold of her. Running back downstairs, Maddie joined her family.
"Did you buy pepperoni?"
"Since when do you want pepperoni?" Asked Christian.
"I like pepperoni, I'm just not always in the mood for it. Today I'm feeling it though."
"Uh huh."
"She's coming over to my side. I might to pineapple."
"Since when do you like pineapple?" Janette wondered, bewildered turning to face Cordelia.
"I've never tried it before. Tonight is the night for experimenting."
All four of the Bennett's chuckled. It was nice for them to have some quality family time together, even if it was doing something as simple as making their own pizzas. They were together and bonding more as a family. Maddie was learning to cherish every moment, especially considering that with everything going on tonight she could have been someone worrying about her parents or sister getting hurt. She did have worries, for Elijah mostly but she would rather that then her parents and sister.
"Mom did you buy sauce?" Cordelia wondered.
Maddie bit the inside of her cheek. She didn't even have to look to know that her mom was rolling her eyes. "We are making pizzas! Of course I bought sauce."
"Just checking." Cordelia had a small smirk on the corner of her lips. Maddie knew she had asked that just get a small rise out of her mother. "I'll be using a lot of it."
"Sharing is caring," Christian commented.
"Maddie is the one that doesn't share!" Cordelia commented.
"Not true!" Maddie defended herself quickly.
"Oh yeah? You wouldn't let me have Gracie when we were younger."
Maddie rolled her eyes. Cordelia was referring to one of their old barbie dolls from way back when. "Um, I was going to let you borrow her but you wanted to keep her! And you already had your own."
"Yeah yeah yeah."
"Yeah yeah yeah," Maddie mimicked.
"It's like their seven and five again," Christian commented.
"I think it's worse."
Maddie and Cordelia just smiled towards their parents. They loved family time.
Maddie was up early the next morning. She hadn't been able to sleep well. She tossed and turn most of the night, anxious to everything going on outside of her home. After awhile she went and snuck into her sister's room. Cordelia, who had been asleep woke up and scooted over to give her sister room. "Go to sleep Mads, we'll find out more tomorrow." By six Maddie was up. She had her phone clutched in her hands, pacing back and forth in forth in front of the front door debating on if it was too early to find out was happening. Her thoughts ended when she got a text from Damon telling her to open the door. She made sure to look through the peep hole first before actually opening up.
"What happened?" Was Maddie's first question. She didn't even care that the person on her doorstep was Damon.
Damon stood there, a blank face before he finally said something. "Jenna is dead."
Maddie felt her mouth open and close robitcally. "Wh-what?" It was obvious that had not been the news that she was expecting.
"Klaus killed her."
"Why?" Confusion was edged all over her face. She felt terrible for Jeremy and all of the people he lost. She felt bad for Elena too, but wasn't sure if she was even still breathing.
"Long story short I rescued Caroline and Tyler, so he had Jules and then had Katherine lure Jenna out of the house." Maddie didn't feel all that bad about Jules, which she felt bad for. A person had died, but she tried to remind herself that same person did nothing when her boyfriend had shot her. "Stefan tried to trade but it was no use."
She felt bad for asking but wanted to know. "Is Stefan … is he still alive?"
Damon nodded. "Yes."
"And Elena?"
"Not that you care but she's alive."
"I never wanted her dead Damon!" Maddie snapped. "Maybe out of Mystic Falls and my life but not dead!"
"Well, John sacrificed himself so she is still here."
"John?" She thought for a moment. "John Gilbert?!" As it registered, her face moved forward, "He's dead?!"
Damon nodded. "I'm shocked your little boyfriend hasn't told you everything."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"He betrayed us!"
"Betrayed you?" The confusion on her face was obvious. She had no idea what was going or what had transpired.
"Klaus was supposed to die!" Damon snapped and then started pacing left to right. "We had everything set! Bonnie was ready to take him out, she had him! And Elijah was just supposed to seal the deal."
"What happened?"
"Your little boyfriend took Klaus and vanished."
Maddie didn't know what to say. For Elijah to betray then like that something must have come up. "What do you mean took Klaus and vanished?"
"Apparently Klaus didn't bury the family at sea." Damon said without a care in the world. "So Elijah took Klaus and vanished."
Maddie didn't know what to say. A part of her knew that Elijah would never really be able to kill his brother though. He cared to much, which was one of the many reasons why she lo- cared about him. Was I going to say love?! She thought to herself, she began to mentally freak out.
She met Damon's eye. She didn't want to think about the L word right now. "I don't know what to tell you Damon."
"Of course you don't."
She frowned. "I understand that you are upset but I did nothing to deserve your attitude. In fact I did as you asked and stayed in the house."
"You betrayed me!"
Maddie could see the hurt in his eyes. She said nothing. She did betray him. She knew that he didn't like Elijah but still went for him anyways. Even though it didn't count all of the things Damon had done to make Maddie feel betrayed, she had turned around and made him feel the same way.
She wanted to say something but words wouldn't form. Before anymore seconds passed she felt herself being pushed to the waste side, "My sister has done nothing but fucking stay on your side! Through all of your stupid schemes that have almost gotten her killed she still stood bye you! So what she fell for someone you don't like, aren't you in love with your brothers girl? How original! And she betrayed you?!" Cordelia let out a fake laugh. "What do you call leaving her at that damn house, huh? In my book that's betrayal. The same way you rescued Elena you should have rescued her! Oh and let's not forget she got shot because of you! So if you wanna talk about betrayal take a look in the fucking mirror and get the fuck off our property!" Cordelia spoke slamming the door in his face. She turned looking to her sister, "Are you alright?!"
Maddie, who had just stood there, blankly looked to her sister. Tears pooling up in her eyes. "NO," she hardly croaked out before throwing her arms around her sister.
A knock sounded on the door. Maddie groaned, getting up from the couch to go get it. She was content with lazing around in her sweatpants and watching Netflix. Looking through the peep whole, she groaned seeing Stefan. "What do you want?!" She yelled without opening the door.
"I need to talk to you."
Maddie opened the door, peaking out her head. "I've had enough Salvatore's for a lifetime."
"PLEASE!" Stefan yelled before she could fully close the door.
"What?!"
"I need you to come with me."
"Why would I go anywhere with you?"
"Maddie, please." She could see the anxiousness in his eyes but she didn't want to budge too soon. "Tyler bit Damon." She just looked at him, the face of Rose flashed in her mind. Even though she didn't like her, she still remembered. "And the witches said to go to Klaus for an answer."
"Klaus and I aren't close."
"But-,"
"Elijah and I are, obviously." She finished for him.
"Yeah."
She sighed, "Fine, but we are taking my car."
"How did you know that Klaus was still here?" She wondered as they walked to Alaric's apartment. "He could be gone for all you know."
"I'm hoping." Stefan commented. He opened the door, cautiously popping his head in. seeing Katherine sitting down he took that as to go to walk inside. Maddie followed behind him.
Nodding his head towards Katherine, Stefan spoke. "Hello Katherine."
Katherine stood, angrily. "Two day's I've been waiting! I'm supposed to be free of Klaus' compulsion by now, he's supposed to be dead!"
"We ran into complications."
"Complications?"
"Doesn't really matter, I just need to find him. Do you have any idea where he might be?" The moment Stefan got the words out Katherine grabbed him and Maddie, slamming them against a wall, facing away from the door. She had her hand clasped over Maddie's mouth and put her other hand to her lips looking at Stefan. "Sh." They could all hear a door opening. "Klaus you're back." She grabbed Stefan and Maddie revealing them to Klaus and Elijah. "Look who decided to come for a visit."
"Don't touch me!" Maddie snapped, pulling her arm away from Katherine who just glared at her. "I'm not your pull toy!"
"You just keep popping up, don't you?" Klaus wondered, a small smirk on his face. Elijah who stood behind him, closing the door looked at Maddie. She met his eye and slightly smiled at him. She wasn't sure how to act. She wasn't mad at him or anything, just uneasy.
"I need your help," Stefan responded walking closer, "for my brother."
"Oh, whatever it is it's gonna have to wait a tick."
Maddie rolled her eyes, cutting him off. "Yeah sorry to burst whatever bubble your living in but this can't wait. You need to help Damon!"
"Isn't my brother the only man you should be concerned about?" There was a smile on his face. Maddie could tell he was just messing with her.
She chose to ignore that comment. "Listen, just help us and we will be out of here before you can even blink."
Klaus looked at Elijah. "Mind if I listen? I'm quiet curious what your … I believe they all it girlfriend now a days, wants with Damon Salvatore."
Elijah said nothing and Maddie looked at Klaus, irritated. "Listen, I know you're a hybrid and all but I don't have time for this! Tyler, you know the werewolf you tried to use in the sacrifice? Well he bit Damon. And the witches said you have a cure."
"I was under the impression you had no magical abilities."
"I don't." She stated.
"Interesting."
"Your just mad because now you can't try and use me for magic."
"Maybe so."
"Yeah yeah yeah. You gonna help us or what?"
"I have an obligation to my brother that requires my immediate attention." Maddie rolled her eyes. "However, after you and I can discuss Damon Salvatore." Klaus walked past her. She stared at Elijah but still said nothing. She found herself walking towards him without really paying attention. The minute she stood in front of him she opened her mouth to close it. "H-hi."
"Really?" She heard Katherine. "He betrays her and all she can say is hi."
"Katerina," Elijah looks at Katherine, a cold glare resting upon his features. "If I were you I would not be commenting on matters that do not involve you."
"Wonderful advice for her brother," Klaus said walking over. Maddie moved away. "I promised to reunite you with our family," he said seriously to Elijah. "And so I shall."
Maddie let out a scream as he she watched Klaus plunge a dagger into Elijah's heart. She watched Elijah screamed and clasped Klaus' face as he turned a shade of gray. Before she could reach out for him, Klaus went and put him into a casket. As she looked, wide eyes she felt something wet coming down her face.
"Don't cry love," Klaus spoke looking at her.
"WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?!"
"I did what he wanted. Reunited him with my family."
"You are SICK! I don't care what happens with my sister I would never do something like that to her!"
Klaus frowned. "Why don't we talk about Damon, before you say something that upsets me."
"I DON'T CARE ABOUT-," a hand wrapped around her mouth. She felt herself moving and struggling against the hand before she even knew who it was. She sighed, Stefan. After calming down a tad she bit his hand. He moved it quickly. "Don't you ever, ever put your hand over my mouth again!"
"Fiesty, aren't you."
"I hate you."
Klaus was in her face within seconds. "People have died for saying things like that to me."
"I'm sure they've died for less than that."
Klaus said nothing, only continued to smile at her before dashing at Stefan and holding him against the wall. "Now, what am I gonna to do with you?"
Maddie, looked away and went over to Elijah. She kneeled against him. She wasn't dumb enough to try and pull the dagger out now, she was sure Klaus was waiting for that … and he was. While he moved Stefan away from the wall, he kept him at bay but still made sure to pay attention to the Bennett. She looked away from Elijah when she heard Stefan scream. She couldn't see what it was but it was obvious that Stefan had something plunged within him, no thanks to Klaus. Katherine looked upset.
"Do you feel that? It's scraping against your heart. The slightest little movement, and your dead." Klaus spoke, not sounding upset about the possibility of Stefan dying.
Katherine spoke up, "He's just trying to help his brother."
Maddie looked at Katherine. "Look who found her voice."
"The witches said you have a cure," Stefan groaned out. "Make me a deal, just give me the cure and I'll do whatever you want."
Klaus took out the piece of wood he had implanted in Stefan and walked over to the counter, setting it down. "Interesting isn't it, you coming to me for help. Didn't you want to kill me?"
"This is no time for games!" Snapped Stefan.
"The trouble is I don't know if you'd be any good to me." Klaus spoke pouring blood in a glass cup. "The way you are now. You are just shy of useless." Klaus went over to Stefan and squated down. "I heard about this one vampire, crazy bloke, always on and off the wagon for decades. When he was off he was magnificent. Nineteen seventeen, he went into Montreal and wiped out an entire migrant village." Maddie watched Klaus, she noted how the smile playing on his lips. She connected the pieces in her mind. Crazy vampire, on and off, magnificent, nineteen-, ripper. Damon and vaguely told her all about it. She remembered everything that had happened during the pageant for Miss Mystic Falls. She was sure that's what Klaus was going on about. "A true ripper. Sound familiar?" Klaus finished having a sip of the blood that filled up his cup.
"I haven't been that way in a very long time." Stefan said.
"Well that's the vampire I can make a deal with, that is the kind of talent that I can use when I leave this town. Katerina, come here." Katherine did as she was told and walked over. Klaus held out his hand and Katherine accepted it with her own. Maddie's mouth opened as she watched Klaus take a bite of Katherine's wrist. His eyes turned into a magical gold color. She almost felt bad as Katherine let out a type of scream looking at her wrist.
"No, no, no, no, no." Katherine chanted. Klaus bit into his wrist while she did it and forced it to her mouth while blood gushed out. Katherine glared at him as she was forced to drink.
The four of them watched mesmerized as Katherine's wrist healed. "You want your cure, there it is."
Stefan spoke, "Your blood is the cure."
"Holy shit," Maddie breathed out.
"Gotta love mother nature," Maddie noted the slight sarcasm. Klaus put his hand on Stefan's shoulder and led him over to the counter, "Let's talk, you and I."
Taking a knife, Klaus cut into his hand and let blood pour into a bottle. Maddie looked away, finding it hard to watch. Stefan stared blankly. "You have to be difficult, don't you?" She wondered looking at Klaus as he began to taunt Stefan, throwing a blood bag to him saying he wanted him to join him for a drink.
"Now why would I just hand this over without something in return?"
"Oh, I don't expect anything less from you." She answered honestly. "But you have a brothers yourself."
"I see Elijah's told you my family history."
"Not the full story, I know a few things though."
"Ah. I will say, I will regret not getting to know you."
"Maybe if you weren't a psychopath we could have been friends."
"I don't have friends."
"I wondered why," Maddie retorted. Her voice dripping with sarcasm.
She watched Stefan begin to drink the blood Klaus had tossed towards him.
"Finish it." Klaus' voice was deadly. "All of it." Stefan hesitated. "You do everything I say and I save your brother, that's the deal."
With a struggle, Stefan finished the blood. Only for Klaus to toss him another one saying, "Again."
"You are sick!" Maddie snapped. "Can't you tell it's bothering him."
"Can't you tell he doesn't care." Katherine said.
Maddie looked away from Klaus. "You shut up! This is all your fault anyways, if you had died like you were supposed to we wouldn't be in this mess."
"She has a point Katerina." Klaus noted, giving Katherine a look. "Had you not have ran, you could have died and saved me five hundred years." The edge to his voice didn't go unnoticed. Katherine only gulped.
Uneasily Maddie stood there while Klaus tortured Stefan. For each blood bad Stefan drained, Klaus threw a new one at him. Klaus watched, amused. A smile rested on his face as he was Stefan drink. It was disturbing to Maddie. It really made her want to punch him but she was sure that would result in her getting killed so she just glared at him. Katherine stood in a corner and said nothing.
"Very cooperative," Klaus commented. "It's almost as if you're enjoying it."
"No more." Stefan stated. He looked like a true monster. "Not until you give me the cure."
"Not until we make a deal. It's your choice Stefan."
"He's already been through countless bags of blood, what else do you want from him?!" Maddie wondered.
"Does my brother know that his girlfriend defends the Salvatore brothers. I'll have to tell him."
"No one told you to dagger him!" She snapped with a fierce glare.
"Now," Klaus spoke again. "Where was I before someone rudely interrupted me. Oh right, you can either remain here living your life in Mystic Falls or you can embrace what you truly are. Leave town with me and save your brothers life."
Stefan grabbed the bag from Klaus, downing it in seconds. "That's the spirit." Klaus smiled walking over to Katherine. "Sweetheart, take this to Damon and then come right back."
"You want me to leave?" Katherine wondered.
"NO!" Snapped Stefan.
"Yes," Klaus stated. "And if I were you," Katherine was out the door. "I'll hurry."
"She'll never take it to him," breathed Stefan. He was barley holding himself up. "She'll never take it to him."
Maddie had all of the pity in the world for Stefan at the moment. She was never his fan but she imagined her and Cordelia being in the place of him and Stefan.
"Why would you give it to her?!" Maddie yelled. "Did you think she was going to take it to Damon. And did you really think you were going to see her again."
"Because she's on vervain." Klaus smirked as Maddie's eyebrows raised. "I don't get played for a fool."
"Really? Didn't she play you five hundred years ago."
Klaus was in her face within seconds. "You know what Maddison Bennett, I don't appreciate your insults. I'm honestly growing quiet tired of them. I think it is time that you leave."
"What if I don't?"
"MADDIE!" Stefan yelled. "Please go. Go to Damon. Just go see him. He misses you."
Never in life did she think she would do something for Stefan Salvatore of all people, but in that moment, looking at him, looking so helpless, she did the only thing that she could do which was nod, "Okay." She glared at Klaus, pushing past him and walking to the door. "Stefan." Their eyes locked, She didn't know what to say. Stay strong, be safe. "What you just did for your brother, it means something." And with that she walked out.
Maddie never drove so fast in her life. She was shocked that she didn't end up getting pulled over to be honest. She had been going way past the speed limit, but she didn't care. She needed to get to Damon and check on him. As soon as she turned off the car she ran to the door. As she opened it she was met with Katherine.
"HOW IS HE?!"
"Fine."
"Did you give it to him?"
"Obviously I gave it to him." Katherine spoke rolling her eyes. Maddie pushed past her but before she could run to see Damon, Katherine grabbed her arm. "I wouldn't go up there if I were you."
"Why not?"
"Seems Damon and Elena have admitted their feelings for one another."
"What's that supposed to mean."
"She made sure to give him quiet a good-bye kiss." Katherine revealed. She released Maddie's arm. "Take care of yourself Maddie Bennett." And with that she was gone.
Collecting her thoughts Maddie stood there. She felt herself getting angrier and angrier by the second. Elena and Damon … kissing! KISSING! While Stefan gave up his life for Damon, he was busy making out with his brothers girl. She knew it was coming but still. She found her feet guiding her up the stairs before she could stop herself and just leave.
Damon was laying down and Elena had a frown on her face.
"Glad you're feeling better." Maddie commented, a nasty tone to her voice.
"Where is Stefan?" Asked Elena.
"Honestly, do you care?" Maddie wondered, her emotions on one hundred. She watched the man she had a relationship get daggered by his brother and then hears about Elena kissing her boyfriends brother, all the while he is on his death bed. Not like it made a difference, she wouldn't have betted against them eventually doing something.
"Of course I care."
Maddie rolled her eyes, "Your boyfriend won't be back anytime soon."
"Why do you say that?"
"He gave himself over to Klaus." Elena stared at her, wide eyed. "That is the only reason Damon's still alive." Maddie stared at her and then Damon. He looked like his usual self for the most part.
"He did what?!"
"Spare me! If you cared about Stefan so much what were you doing kissing Damon?!"
"We weren't kissing?"
"If you weren't kissing why do you look so guilty?"
"I don't know what Kathe-," Maddie cut Elena off.
"This isn't about Katherine! This about you being a whore! No ifs, ands or buts. I just watched Stefan, someone that I don't even like do a heroic thing to save his brother! He sacrificed himself meanwhile his girlfriends shaking up! And you got on Katherine about sleeping with the two of them? You are no better."
"That's not fair!"
"Oh yes it is!" She looked away from her and at Damon. She wanted to be mad with him, but she kept thinking about him being on his deathbed. "I dont' know if you were in your right mind or not but what you two did tonight was fucked up!" Damon met her eye. "Be lucky that Stefan loves you Damon, without him you wouldn't be here tonigth."
She was ready to leave. She saw Elena, ready to produce fake tears. If she was going to cry, Maddie thought, might as well give her something to cry about. She felt her knuckled fist up and within seconds she just swung. Elena's head snapped the side and she stretched out her arm on the wall to support herself.
"You hit me." Elena said shocked.
"That was for Stefan."
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IN THIS CHAPTER ... Cordelia has Maddie get her food from the grill. Damon and Alaric is there drinking. Klaus shows up and Damon warns Maddie to stay home for the night. Stefan tells Maddie that Tyler bit Damon and together they go to Klaus looking for a cure. Katherine informs Maddie that Damon and Elena kissed.
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