Trouble
Written by Fireworks8725
Annie paced restlessly waiting for Kol to arrive back at the room he was sharing with Elijah. She was trying to form the right string of words to explain the way he had found her with Stefan, but she knew he was never partial to reason. Oh how she longed to punish Stefan now for his role in her anxiety.
Beth was also in a boat of anxiety. She was curled on a beanbag chair sipping some hot chocolate that Elijah had warmed for her. She wouldn't look at him in the eyes and he seemed concerned for her.
Between Beth's guilt and Annie's stressing, they were like a beacon to all supernatural beings in Chicago. Despite this, Kol took his sweet time returning to Elijah.
The more time passed their deadline seemed even more real. What punishment would Klaus come up with if they were unable to get that knife away from Kol?
x.x
Annie drifted to sleep and when she woke in the dark of the night, she saw a familiar shape lying beside her on the single bed. It was a tight squeeze so naturally she rolled comfortably into the arms of her loving Kol.
"I'm sorry I was cross. Thank you for the rescue." He whispered, vamp ears all around.
"It's alright. You're here now." Annie smiled painfully, remembering her mission. She looked over at Beth, arms crossed tightly around herself, frowning even in her sleep. The mission could wait until tomorrow. This may be her last chance for a night with Kol, why waste it by double crossing him and stealing his possessions?
Annie let herself relax and curled her fingers into Kol's hair.
"How does it feel to be free?"
"Well, I don't know, love. But I'll let you know if I ever find out." He grinned sadly.
They drifted away peacefully again and woke up jarringly to see Beth at the foot of her bed glaring at her and making accusing eyes.
Annie was recovering from the most peaceful night she had in ages and did not appreciate the attitude but couldn't say anything outloud.
"Let's run away!" She said instead.
"Are you insane?!" Beth yelled immediately, which was pointless because literally everyone in the room had extra sensitive supernatural hearing.
"No no I am very sane! Elijah, Kol! Please, lets just go! We can seek refuge with Marcel in New Orleans! Let's flee and be safe and a family together!"
Beth rolled her eyes, clearly this was a psychotic episode. No one ran from Klaus. Except Katerina, and that hadn't worked out well for her so far.
Kol had a spark of insanity that never went away so he picked up Annie joyfully and marched her out the door bridal style.
Elijah stood dumbfounded with his jaw on the floor.
"After you m'lady?" He looked at Beth and pointed to the door. "I think we might be taking a trip to New Orleans." He grinned.
Beth growled inwardly and stomped out the door. She was not impressed.
x.x.
Marcel was wary to invite Elijah and Kol to stay in his town but he trusted the ladies to behave and try their best to keep the men off the locals.
Kol was blissfully unaware of Klaus' plan and Beth's plan to still steal the knife from him. Annie and Beth hadn't had a moment alone to discuss the sudden change of scenery, just dramatic glances and stares.
A week had passed and the girls were finally alone together.
"Have you lost it! We are so SCREWED Annie!" Beth scolded her.
"What about you! You have barely LOOKED at Elijah since we got here! He is suspicious now!" Annie said.
"I guess I just don't feel for him the same as I used to!" Beth yelled louder than she had intended. Paranoid, she looked around the small room but there was no disturbance.
"Do you mean to tell me you have finally chosen a Mikaelson? Praise!" Annie raised her hands in worship.
"DON'T CHANGE THE SUBJECT WE ARE IN BIG TROUBLE HERE!" Beth's eyes glowed dangerously red.
"We don't know that Klaus will find us here!" Annie exclaimed.
"Have you even tried getting the blade!?" Beth screamed.
"Quiet now woman! The men could be back any moment! I have tried but Kol is not a trusting person!" Annie whined.
"You're right. I'm not. Explain right now." Kol said calmly, standing in the doorway, leering at them.
"Darling!, I am sorry! "
"Is this what you wanted?" Kol said menacingly, holding up the knife.
Beth advanced closer to Kol to take the knife.
"Try it and I will end you myself. I never should have trusted either of you!" Kol pointed the knife at them.
"Kol, please try to understand! Klaus told us to!"
"Klaus is not here and still you go against me?" Kol said.
"If they want to live they had better!" Klaus appeared.
Beth's heart warmed in love and fear.
"So, you wicked girls ran away from me and told my plan to Kol? That doesn't SOUND like my instruction. Now you KNOW what comes next, don't you love?" Klaus asked. He sped over to Kol and daggered him in a flash, stealing the knife at the same time.
Annie screamed, watching Kol being daggered once again in front of her eyes.
Beth froze in her spot. That couldn't be all the punishment.
"You have your knife now. You couldn't have found it unless we had Kol expose its hiding place!" Beth pleaded.
"It was a test. I never needed the bloody knife. You are not loyal to me and you never will be. And now Elijah will never find your bodies." Klaus threatened.
He snapped both their necks and hauled them to his own personal graveyard there in New Orleans. This was where he buried all his betrayers.
He sealed them in nearby to each other, in bricked up cells.
Beth awoke first, while Klaus lay the final bricks concealing her face in the jail.
"Klaus…I am no longer sired to Elijah! I am free to be yours and only yours finally!"
He hesitated for only a moment.
"I will not be lied to by you anymore." Klaus looked down at the floor, avoiding her eyes while he placed the last brick hiding her face and then running from the basement, where their graves lay undisturbed for 3 years.
Until the day Rebekah decided to in turn betray Klaus and unearth all that were trapped in his underground grave…