Damon's Daughter
Chapter 15
"What did I miss?"
A/N: Thank you MusicalLover17 and JennyMikaelson for your reviews! Sorry, but this chapter is a bit of a filler. A bit boring, but necessary.
When I arrived at the Mikaelson Estate I was honestly kind of awed. It was beautiful, in a gaudy mansion sort of way. It reminded me of their house in New Orleans. They were both very extravagant. What caught my eye were the beautiful paintings in every room. As I lost myself in one Klaus came up behind me.
"Like what you see?" He smiled.
I nodded. "It's breath taking."
"That's what I thought when I was painting it."
"You painted that?" I asked, shocked.
"I painted all of them, Love."
"Wow… You're really talented," I breathed.
"Why thank you, Emma. That means a lot coming from someone who shares my love of the arts." Klaus replied.
I rolled my eyes and sat myself down in a very expensive chair. "Oh, you're welcome Klaus. Remember when we saw Dido and Aeneas in New Orleans? Gosh, what an opera."
"Yes, I do remember. I actually recall you crying through the entire last act. Where was Elijah that night?" Klaus asked. He walked over to me and sat on the couch parallel to me.
"Out with Rebekah I believe. He wasn't big on operas then."
"Ahh. Now I remember. What a majestic place, New Orleans. I enjoyed myself there," Klaus sighed.
"Me too."
We then sat in comfortable silence for a while. I was reading The Tempest and Klaus was sketching. It was peaceful and I was honestly enjoying myself.
"You miss him, don't you," Klaus mumbled, not taking his eyes of his drawing. He didn't have to elaborate on "him." I knew perfectly well who he was talking about.
"Is it that obvious?" I asked, setting down the book down on my lap.
"No, not really," Klaus replied. "I'm just quite good at reading people. And it's only natural to miss someone you love. That's why I want my coffins back so badly."
In that moment I felt bad for Klaus. He daggered his family to keep them safe from Mikael and now Mikael is gone and he doesn't have his family. I couldn't imagine what that would be like. I have to admit, I wasn't too crushed when our plan failed. Mikael died instead of Klaus, and that honestly makes me happy. Mikael was an awful person and he made Klaus everything he is today. He made all of the Original family turn into monsters. Even Elijah. I was so close to telling Klaus where the coffins were being kept, but I had to remember what Stefan kept telling me about knowing which side I was on. I was on Damon's side, not the Original Family's.
"Hopefully, Stefan will get his shit together and bring you the coffins. Then we will all be happy," I replied.
Klaus rubbed his chin. "Hopefully…" He trailed off. "I think they need a bit more incentive to get moving," he said. And before I knew it Klaus rushed over to me and snapped my neck.
While I was unconscious, Stefan walked into the Boarding House and found Damon standing in the living room.
"Oh, you're still alive? I assume that means Klaus didn't get his coffins, and that you didn't get Emma back," Stefan smirked.
"Well, don't look so happy. I was only able to get one of them out in time. The locked one," Damon told him. "And yes, Emma is still with Klaus. Apparently I don't get her back until he has all of his coffins. But I think she'll be okay. Emma can take care of herself."
"Probably a good choice." Stefan nodded, ignoring what Damon said about Emma.
"Yeah. You know, if you're banking on Bonnie's mama to open it, you're screwed. She doesn't have any powers," Damon told him.
"Ah. Doesn't surprise me. It's been that kind of night." Stefan said.
"Is Elena okay?" Damon asked.
Stefan responded by walking up to Damon and punching him.
"I take it you two had a heart to heart. And I take it you don't want to talk about it. Noted," Damon breathed. He then took out one of the daggers from behind his back and showed it to Stefan.
"So why don't we talk about this?" Damon said, twirling the dagger.
"What did you do?"
Klaus and one of his hybrids Daniel helped him roll the coffins of his siblings into a large room in his house.
"You have your family back. Finally. You're going to open them?" Daniel asked him.
"Not quite yet. I still have some unfinished business to take care of," Klaus replied, glancing towards Emma who was currently tied up in ropes soaked in vervain.
"What business?" Daniel asked. Klaus turned around about to respond when Daniel suddenly cried out in pain and fell to the ground. Behind him was Elijah, still holding Daniel's heart.
"So, Niklaus..." Elijah began.
"Elijah?" Klaus breathed in shock.
"What did I miss?" he asked staring at Klaus.
"You look surprised to see me. So it wasn´t you who removed the dagger from my chest," Elijah said while he wiped his bloody hand with a handkerchief.
"You look like you could do with a drink. And we have a lot to discuss, so shall we?" Klaus motioned him to follow.
Elijah glared at him and threw his handkerchief to the ground. He rushed over to Klaus, punched him, and threw him into one of the doors causing the wood and the glass to break.
"Easy. I just finished renovating." Klaus growled. He got up and rushed over to Elijah grabbed him and threw him against one of the tables.
"You know you have every right to be mad at me. But I kept my word; I reunited you with our family", Klaus huffed.
Elijah rushed over to him and punched him again knocking him into the room with the coffins. Klaus opened one of the coffins and grabbed a dagger from one of his sibling's bodies. He grabbed Elijah and slammed him onto another coffin, holding the dagger above his chest
"Don`t make me do this to you again Elijah!" Klaus threatened.
"Come on. Use it. I dare you. You`ll have Kol to deal with," Elijah warned.
"Mikael is dead," Klaus suddenly said.
"What did you say?" Elijah frowned.
"I killed him. With his own weapon. He`s gone Elijah. Forever." Klaus said.
"Why does our family remain in these coffins?" Elijah asked. "Finn for over 900 years, Kol for over a century."
"Because of Stefan Salvatore," Klaus replied. "He holds the one thing keeping me from freeing them. There are things that you do not know about our past, Elijah. Our mother`s death. Things I never wanted you to know but I`m ready to tell you now. I only ask that you remember the oath of loyalty you`ve once swore to me."
Klaus dipped the dagger into a container of white oak ash and walked over to Kol's coffin.
"What are you doing?" Elijah said as he watched Klaus dagger Kol once more.
"Always and forever. I need you to stand by my side. Be my brother! Help me destroy Stefan and I promise you our family will be whole again," Klaus looked at him closing Kol's coffin.
Elijah nodded. "Okay, brother." He then looked around the room and furrowed his eyebrows. "Why do I smell vervain?" Elijah questioned. Before Klaus had the chance to answer he followed the smell to a small room. The first thing he saw was Emma's burnt, limp body.
"What is this?" Elijah snarled at Klaus.
"I told you that I had a lot to explain."