Awakening

By ASHDU4

Beth POV

Being desiccated for 3 years was so boring. The lack of blood and inability to move is beyond annoying but the fact that you can't do anything but talk to yourself, and not even out loud is just terrible.

I wonder how Annie is doing, she must be devastated, the last time we were able to talk over 2 years ago she was still really upset about Kol being daggered. Everyone else down here has been desiccated for years and wasn't able to answer us years ago when we were asking for answers.

x.x.

Unknown to both girls, because their vampire senses had been weakened, someone was going through the basement graveyard and letting out all of Klaus' prisoners. It wasn't until Rebekah was breaking down the wall to Beth's cell that she realized what was happening. Taking a couple blood bags from her bag Rebekah fed Beth and waited for an explanation since she was under the impression both Annie and Beth had taken off years ago.

Beth rushed out of her brick prison and smashed down the wall of Annie's cell with incredible speed and force. After giving her blood as well the three women rushed from the basement and to a small cabin on the outskirts of Orleans so everyone can get caught up.

x.

Beth POV

"If he was that angry why didn't he just stake you? I mean I understand he couldn't kill Annie if he ever wanted leverage over Kol but at the time he should have staked you just to hurt Elijah" Rebekah wondered.

"I don't know. He must have wanted me tortured first"

"Oh please, he's in love with you and he couldn't stake you without hurting himself. Especially since you chose him over Elijah!" Annie told them.

"You chose Nik? How is that even possible? The sire bond.."

"The sire bond has been severed" Beth interrupted. "When we were in Chicago things changed. It was just me and him, no commitments and no Elijah to worry about. Seeing Elijah the next day made me realize that I was no longer connected to him".

"Well that's good because Elijah is now drooling over Nik's left-overs. She's a hybrid now and a shitty one at that, stupid thing can't even hold herself together long enough to keep a conversation going".

Rebekah continued to tell us about what we had missed the last few years. She told us about the Hayley/Klaus baby apocalypse that nearly happened. I feel bad that the witches killed his unborn child, but having a hybrid baby running around wouldn't have been good for anyone. Now Nik is trying to take over New Orleans during a full out witch/vampire/werewolf war, with Elijah by his side. How could things have come to this in just 3 years?

"So what do we do now? Kol is still daggered and Klaus will be furious if he sees us out of our cells" Annie sighed in frustration.

"You can stay here for awhile, until I tell him I freed you both. Then you can come out of hiding when I call for you. There are plenty of blood bags in the fridge and cooler downstairs, and if necessary there is a hiking trail not too far away that is used on weekends by locals" Rebekah explained.

…x.x

So that's what we did for weeks and weeks, just sat around and found things in the cabin to entertain us. It's pretty awkward now; there isn't much we can say to each other that won't be laced with anger or sarcasm. Annie is still upset about Kol, and she blames me for a lot of it. And she is upset that I have chosen to give my love to Klaus despite everything he has done to us and his family. I guess we both have a right to be upset, but it's hard fighting with your best friend.

"Beth!"

I run down the stairs at lightning speed to see Annie standing by the window.

"What?"

"Rebekah is back"

"Hello girls, everything been okay?"

"Yeah everything's fine, have you told Nik yet?" I asked anxiously.

"Yes. He is unhappy with the situation but has promised to be civil to you both. Says you have served your punishment well and that you must come live in our home".

'No way! He must be lying, he will kill the both of us or all three of us as soon as we walk in!" Annie shouted.

"I'm sure he wouldn't do that to us, he's a man of his word and you know that" I reasoned.

"Why do you say that? Because you love him? In case you didn't notice your lover sealed you in a brick cell and left you to suffer! This is insanity"

"This is stupid, you are both coming back to the house with me regardless of your feelings towards Nik. One thing though Beth, I insist you act as though your sire bond is still intact. We can't afford Elijah running off in grief of what he once had, and Nik agrees.

"Okay fine, I will act as though nothing is different" I promised.

We the few belongings we had with us and headed to our new home.