Chapter Eighteen

I returned to Alarics place now to find Klaus on the phone. He held up a finger to his lips as he carried on speaking, then a minuet later, ended the call and walked over, sighing.

"Well?"

All I could do was shrug. "Near enough threw me out..."

He sighed, pulling me into his arms, kissing the top of my head. "Elena is going to die. It was what she was born to do- die to help me."

A groan escaped me as he said that, then I spied Katerina and said. "She's still here?"

Klaus nodded, turning to the other vampire. "Oh, I'm thinking up some special, ah, punishments for her. Would you like to help?"

"Another time. Now- what about Elena?"

He kissed my forehead. "Oh, she'll go without a fuss. I'm very sure. I'll pick her up tonight and get her to the quarry. Are you coming?"

I snorted and nodded. "Duh (!) I wanna watch you turn into a mutt."

"Lovely girl (!)"

"I know I am. Now plan for the afternoon?"

"Well, Tyler and the female wolf is all sorted. Itty bitty Caroline is sorted too. Maddox is guarding them."

"And what are you going to do?"

"Not a lot." he grinned, sitting down and crossing his ankles. "Ah, Gretas back." he said, and sure enough, the door opened and the witch came in.

"Is everything ready?" Klaus asked her, putting his arms behind his head. Greta nodded. "It's all ready."

He nodded too, then sighed, cocking his head with an expression on his face. "Hmm... Katerina? Come here."

She walked forwards and folded her arms. "Yes?"

Klaus handed her his phone and said. "Right, one call to Auntie Jenna please."

Katerina frowned. "What?"

"You're upset and scared. You really need to see her. Meet at the Grill."

She blinked, then nodded, calling her.

"Oh Niklaus... that's just not nice." I groaned, letting him pull me down and kiss me for a moment. "Consider it replacement for me not killing Damon. If I had it my way, he'd be the vampire sacrifice-"

"Not Jenna then?"

"Well, I have a really good hunch that a certain Salvatore has rescued my first pair, so... back to plan B."

"Clever clogs (!)"

"Right, Auntie Jen will be heading out in a few moments. Do us a nice lil favor and change her for me? Greta will go with you and take her to the Quarry. If you wait there, I'll be along soon."

I nodded, kissing him for a moment. "Sure thing. See you later."

-FORSAKEN-

I was stood next to the front door, listening to Jennas frantic voice inside as she now grabbed her coat and yanked the door open, only for me to slam her to the floor, pressing my bitten wrist to her mouth, then swiftly snap her neck.

Now I stood up with a sigh, staring down at her. I'd killed and changed her so easily... so without remorse and saddness. God, I really had become Klaus's personal ripper like he asked of me all those years ago.

He wanted my "services" AKA killing... and I gave them without being asked. Maybe I should stop before I turned into a real monster...

Nah. What was I thinking?

Greta walked up now, then said. "We need her at the Quarry." I nodded, picking up the womans dead, for now, form and put her over my shoulder, walking towards the place.

When I arrived, I dumped her onto the earthy ground, looking up- the moon was pretty much ready now.

"When is Klaus coming?" I asked of her and she nodded. "Soon. He has Elena. I'm going to get her. Stay here ok?"

I nodded, walking over to the stone kind of alter and leaned against it, folding my arms and started to wait.

It didn't take too long until I heard voices, then a flash of fire illuminated the path, causing me to turn and see Elena and Greta walking forwards. Now Elena gasped in horror as she saw Jenna and ran forwards, falling to her knees.

"Why would he kill her-?" she just asked the witch, then looked at me, tears sparkling in her eyes. I sighed. "I'm sorry. I had to do it."

Now she realized and it turned to tears of anger, but then Jenna awoke with a gasp.

I turned away and walked towards the water, picking up a stone and ignored the sounds of fire erupting behind me, then the sound of Jenna biting into Greta. It was me that had turned her... God. Was I feeling regret?

Hell no. Not now.

There was screaming from behind me now- that werewolf bitch Jules.

Now I turned and walked forwards as another circle of flames engulfed her, curled up and whimpering in the middle of it.

I walked forwards and stood before Elena, then said. "I wish it didn't have to be this way... but it has to be."

"Just walk away." Elena begged me, standing up and facing me. I chuckled now, glancing down for a second.

"I won't walk away. Because..." I sighed, closing my eyes for a second. "I met Klaus in 1694 like I said. He killed my parents before my eyes... just. Butchered them. But I was always an errant girl. He did take me as his slave, violently turned me in the process..."

"How can you love him after that-?" She asked, almost horrified. I laughed a little. "I liked killing too much. Me and him... we just conncected I suppose. We travelled, killing as we went. I wanted to help him- the only man, vampire that I've ever loved my entire human and vampire life. And you know what? I love him. I really, truly do. I know it's hard for you to understand... but I do."

Elena just glared. "You're as bad as him."

"Oh, she's worse at times."

I felt arms around my waist now, a kiss on my cheek. "She's my beautiful, brilliant ripper."

A smile escaped me, despite everything. But now Klaus turned away and said. "Right Claudia, if you'd like to escort me to the dance?" he grinned, extending a hand to me that I took, letting him twirl me around, then seated me down next to the alter where Greta was stood.

I watched as he handed me the moonstone and said. "Real enough?" I chuckled, giving it him back. "Come on, stop messing around already."

Klaus walked over to the werewolf now, the flames vanishing. The wolf snarled and went for him, but he snarled, slamming her to the floor and rammed a hand into her chest, making me grimace as he yanked out her heart.

"Urgh, please don't forget to wash your hands later." I told him as he walked back to Greta, chuckling at me. "Shame. I liked her-" he nodded to the heart. "She had alot of heart."

Now that made me laugh. Such a serious, yet funny situation.

Klauses head now looked up, an eyebrow raised. "And just why are you here gatecrashing the party?"

I looked up and saw Stefan stood on the overhanging rock. "I'm here to talk." he said. Klaus looked at me, then winked, vanishing in a split second while he went up to talk.

I closed my eyes now, letting the wind blow through the clearing, the flames crackling, the smell of dead wolf, burnt ground and fear was mainly in the air. In high quantities too.

My head was turned as Klaus returned with Stefan, then went over to Elena. "Well?"

Elena shook her head at Stefan, but Klaus sighed. "Well, which one will it be?"

She was silent, making Klaus sigh in such a way that I knew he was up to something. "Well... actually, there's no choice." then in a flash, a stake was embedded in his spine, killing and paralysing him at the same time.

"Ouch." Klaus chuckled, then turned to Jenna. "Your turn."

"No..." Elena almost begged as the flames vanished, but Jenna looked at Greta, and I guessed what she was going to do before she did. She lept for the witch, but I grabbed her and Klaus slammed the stake into her chest.

"Thanks." Klaus sighed to me, then I let her go and walked back over to the alter beside greta as Jenna pretty much died.

It was all eerily silent for a moment, then the flames around Elena vanished and Klaus walked up to her. "Shall we?" Elena got up and walked past him towards me, stopping dead and just shook her head, no anger left.

"I hope you two are happy."

I stared into her eyes for a moment, feeling awful inside- I'd really betrayed them all, hadn't I-?

Klaus now turned her to him and said. "Thank you."

"You can both go to hell." she hissed, then Klaus glanced behind at me and chuckled. "Not going to get jealous now are we?"

I rolled my eyes and turned away as he bit into her neck, folding my arms and stepping forwards into the clearing.

There was a thump as she dropped to the floor, then I turned to see Klaus stood there, staring at the floor. I frowned, walking forwards.

"Niklaus?"

I was getting worried now, as he hadn't moved or made a sound, so I took his face in my hands and lifted, letting go with a gasp of shock at his golden yellow eyes.

"It's working." he grinned, walking past me, staring dead ahead, looking as if he was about to throw up to be honest. I watched as he hissed in pain as the change started, shivers of ew ew ew going through me as he did so, but then a snap came behind, making me turn...

Then too late as the clearing exploaded and I saw Bonnie. She was alive.

She rammed a hand in my direction, making my head almost rip apart in agony as I sank to the floor, but then I saw Klaus- they had made other plans.

He was going to die. We were both going to die...

I lay there watching, unable to move as the pain went through me. But now it started to blur as I saw a figure stood over him. That bastard Elijah.

My eyes just closed as I felt someone pick me up, wind crashing into my face...

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