Chapter 10

Klaus's POV

"So you got them?" I murmured down the phone.

"Yes. The witch got the boy. Laya and I got the other two. Their unconscious, we'll arrive at the house soon."

I shut the phone and glanced around the new house we had located in. It was big; it reminded me of the old family house. At least that's what I was aiming for. I'd had the guys build it from scratch where me and my siblings had grown many many years ago and it had turned out quite well. Quite well indeed.

At least the house was big enough to hold us in for now instead of being cramped in that warehouse.

I turned to Caleb. "When they get here, we're leaving. Get the cars packed; we're gonna have to get out of here pretty quick after the girl's dead." He nodded.

My phone rang then. And I smiled at the name that showed, I flipped it open. "What do you have for me?"

She laughed quietly and inhaled a breath. "Not much . . . just times and numbers."

I chuckled.

Lily's POV

I placed the last of my clothes in my suitcase and smiled sadly as I picked up the withered and old picture of me and Damon when we were young. The knock on the door didn't disturb me until arms wrapped around my waist from behind and a chin rested on my shoulder. "I can't believe you still have that." My smile widened and I leaned my head against Damon's.

"Why not?" I said after a moment.

"Hmm?" He murmured, his eyes closed. I twisted in his arms to face him.

"Why can't you believe I still have it?"

He opened his eyes and looked into mine, then down to the picture in my hands. His fingers ran over it gently, then he wrapped his hands around mine. "Because . . . this picture . . . it was took on the day Katherine arrived in Mystic Fall's. The day I abandoned you." I felt the guilt he was feeling and pulled one of my hands from his to lift his chin with one finger, making him look up. His eyes were clouded with sadness, letting his guard down.

I leaned in and kissed his warm lips passionately, grasping the back of his neck with one hand and weaving my fingers through his soft black hair with the other. We're together now, I sent to him and felt his hand find it's way up my spine, tickling and teasing until he reached the fine hairs at the back of my neck and grasped his own hand there. His other hand was pressed firmly on my lower back, the flimsy card picture on the table beside us.

I felt his feet shuffle forwards, urging me to the bed. I happily obliged, feeling the wood of the bed posts touch the back of my thighs. We collapsed onto the bed and Damon's mouth left mine, traveling down towards my throat, then my chest, I was breathing heavily now. He looked to me as he ripped the small buttons from my top with his teeth, then slowly began to pull it off of me with his hands. My back arched in anticipation as his hands moved to my sweats, inch by inch peeling them down my legs whilst his gaze remained seductive and lustful.

"Lily! Damon! It's time we get going!"

Damon stopped, a low growl slipping from his lips. "Oh, for fuck's sake." I mumbled, the veins under my eyes once again becoming unseen and my dark eyes gaining their blue colour again.

Damon smirked and placed a kiss on my bare stomach before standing up, pulling me up with him. I picked out the jeans from my suitcase and shoved them on, annoyance evident in my movements. Damon chose a t-shirt and pulled it over my head, until it fit snuggly, then fluffed out my curls.

It was red, I laughed inwardly, I was probably going to bleed a little (or a lot) tonight. Why not try and hide it with a red t-shirt? Damon pulled me into a hug. "Don't worry. We have plenty of time after we win the war." He whispered roughly, not quite recovered from the heated moment. I smiled and pulled away from his arms. Zipping up the suitcase after placing the picture in there.

"Let's go." I said. Taking his hand, we walked down the stairs. The others were all waiting in the living room. "Are the cars ready?"

"Yes. Everything is ready. We're just waiting for the go." Said Stefan and I nodded.

"Well, let's get going then. We've got a long drive ahead of us."

Elijah and his family went out. Then Caroline, Demetri and Katherine. Then Stefan and Damon. Jeremy, Bonnie and Elena were at the window waving to the others. I stepped out the door and headed towards the car, then I stopped and turned, facing the house. Looking at the door as Alice was about to head out. I looked to Bonnie and nodded, she gave me a small nod back and I heard her mumble a few words. I looked back to Alice as she bumped into an invisible wall, "What the - what is this Lily?"

"I told you. I'm not having you at the fight. You're not coming. You're staying here with the others, like you were supposed to." My face remained stern, I'd had enough of people willing to put their lives in danger. This was my decision and nothing Alice said was going to change that. I turned and got into the car with Damon. Caroline and Demetri in the back with Stefan. The originals in their car and Katherine in her's.

We drove off and I heard an echoing screech from Alice in frustration. Thank you. I sent to Bonnie.

Klaus's POV

"Get off me! Who are you people!"

I smiled and turned away from the fire and looked to Caleb. "It seems our little treasure is here." I looked to the door expectantly. Jay, 'my second in command', pushed Jenna through the door towards me, her hands free of ropes. She had no chance of getting out of here, why take drastic measures for nothing?

"Hello, love." I said, smiling. Her hand came up to slap my face and I let it, my head snapped to the side slightly. I wet my lips with my tongue and looked back to her. "I'll give you that one. I would be a bit pissed if I were you, too." Her hand came up again and I caught her wrist, now clenching my teeth. "Now, listen here sweetheart. Hit me once more and I might just lose my temper with you." I looked into her scared but angry eyes a few seconds more and saw her defeat. "You're here for a reason. And for now, you're going to have to deal with that." I said, letting her wrist go. She rubbed it lightly with her other hand.

I gestured for her to take a seat and she did as she was told. "What do you want with me?" She said in a plea.

"I need you for a plan. And if you're good. I might, might, not kill you. Okay?"

I heard her gasp and swallow.

"If you don't let me go, I will kill you! I've killed your kind before, believe me!"

I sighed. "Looks like your boyfriends here." Alaric came hurdling through the door onto the floor where the witch had throw him. "Careful! We don't want any broken bones or concussions now, do we?"

"You! You bastard." He came at me, but was caught by Caleb and the others before reaching me.

"Rick?" Jenna whispered in shock and he turned to look at her.

"Jenna, what-," He looked to me. "What is she doing here? Why her!"

"Shut up with your shouting. Your annoying me now. Sit down and be quiet." The others pushed him to the seat where he hugged Jenna. I looked to the witch, "Where's the boy? I thought you got him."

"No, Leon got him. He's nearly here, said the boy was still unconscious."

"Good. I can't be doing with any more of this crap. Make them go to sleep. Now."

He nodded and kneeled down in front of Alaric and Jenna, smiling slightly before mumbling a few words.

"And you, go and get the girl. Drive quick."

Bonnie's POV

"How could she do this? How could you do this?"

"She asked me to keep you here, Alice. I did as she wanted. She didn't want to see you get hurt." I replied.

"Alice, maybe Lily was right. I mean, we're not exactly fighting material." Alice shot a glare at Alex.

"The way I see it," Elena started. "She's so alike to Damon. Always thinking of family first. Although you would never know that until you saw it yourself."

"I agree. You're all she has left. She doesn't want to see you die." Jeremy added. Alice's eyes dropped.

Knock, knock, knock. I looked to the door, then out into the pouring rain outside. "Who's that?"

"There's a red Sedan outside." Said Elena, who was peering out of the window. "And there's a man on the porch. He's shivering. He doesn't look harmful."

"Okay, he might just be a passer by. I'll go get the door." I got up and opened the door. "Hi."

"Hey. I'm sorry to come knocking on your door like this -" He shivered, rain dripping from his dark hair and nose. "- But my car's ran low on gas. I was wondering, if it's not too rude to ask, if I could use your phone to get my father to come get me?" He didn't look that much older than me, with his dark hair and chocolate brown eyes, with long lashes.

I sighed in defeat. "Yeah, sure. Come in."

He smiled. "Thank you so much. It's freezing out here." He stepped inside and I shut the door. "Hey." He said, giving the others a quick wave.

"Hi." They said.

"Um, the phone's in the kitchen. The only one that works anyway." I said, he chuckled.

"I'm sorry for dripping rain everywhere." He apologised.

"No, it's fine. I'll clean it up later. Here." I handed him the telephone.

"Thank you so much." He said. Then pulled the cord out.

"What are you doing!"

"You know, no matter how friendly they may seem or how 'harmless' they look. You should never invite a stranger into your house." He said. I focused my power to his head and he cringed in pain before standing straight and laughing. "I am a much powerful witch than you, little girl." And with a wave of his hand I went flying into the wall.

Elena's POV

"What's taking them so long?" I pushed myself off the chair and headed to the kitchen. I pushed the door open and glanced around the room. They were no where to be seen.

That's when I spotted the dark figure in a pile near the wall. "Oh, my God, Bonnie." I ran to her, kneeling by her and turning her to face me. "Bonnie, can you hear me?"

"Elena, run." She murmured.

"What?"

Her eyes opened into slits. "Run."

I heard a chuckle behind me and quickly turned to face the man. His hair was slightly drier than before. "Didn't your parents ever teach you, not to talk to strangers?"

"Yes, they did. But then they died. And I found my own way to treat nasty strangers." I said, grabbing a stake that was hidden in the draw.

He laughed. "Go ahead. I'm already dead." He said. "Plus, I'm not a vampire. I'm a Witch." The stake flew from my grasp and his hand enclosed around my throat. "Now, you're coming with me. Niklaus wishes to speak with you about a sacrifice you owe him."

He picked me up on his shoulder and headed out of the back-door, all the while, I was screaming and kicking.

Jeremy's POV

My head snapped up at the sound of screaming and we ran into the kitchen to find Bonnie on the floor, her nose dripping blood. "Bonnie!"

"Jeremy, he took Elena. And the phone's broke. We can't tell Stefan or Damon. But, I heard him say Klaus's name."

I lifted her up and helped her into the living room where I lay her on the seat. "I'm going after them. Elena's car is still here, I'll take that."

"No, Jeremy." Her hand grasped mine. "I heard Klaus's name, that means he's taking her to the place where Lily and Damon are heading, they'll get her back."

"We can't just stay here and wait to see what happens." Alice said.

"We have to."

Tried to make this chapter longer than the last one without giving too much of the ending away. I know it's taking ages to get to the fight but I don't want this story to end yet :P Please review, any thoughts, criticism welcome (just not really nasty)

Kellie x