Chapter Twenty

The trip back didn't take too long, as Klaus was angling for a shower before he did anything else. Plus we needed to see Katerina. On vervain? Give me a break she so wasn't.

But there was a surprise waiting for us when we got back- Stefan.

"And what brings you here?" Klaus asked, opening the door for me and letting me in first.

"I need your help." was Stefans answer, then. "I hear you know a way to cure a werewolf bite?"

"Maybe." Klaus shrugged, but I frowned. "Who for?"

Stefan looked at me. "Damon." he just said, making my eyes widen. "How the hell did he get that-?"

The younger vampire sighed and went to speak, but Klaus held up a hand. "As much as I'd uh... love to help. I'm rather busy at the moment helping my own brother."

Klaus caught my eye now and I understood- this was it. The moment he'd been waiting for.

Elijah turned to him now, but then yelled out in shock as he was stabbed. I grimaced- nasty. He landed with a crash on the floor and was still.

I looked back to Klaus, but then his face flashed dark and he slammed Stefan to the wall, grabbing the blade from the side and rammed it into his chest.

"Well, I guess you'll have to take-"

"Oi!" I scowled now, making him turn and look at me. "You remember what I wanted about the brothers?"

Klaus was silent, then pulled the blade out and Stefan groaned, rubbing his chest.

"That cure?" I reminded him, raising an eyebrow.

"Claudia-"

"Stefan asked. You take up that business with him. Not me."

I walked over to the chair and sat down, folding my arms in annoyance. "Niklaus." I said in a hiss and he turned back to the vampire. "You want your cure?" Klaus looked back at me. "Should we give him a demo, sweetie?"

"You're such a pain." I snarled, getting up and holding my arm out. Klaus sighed. "You trust me right?"

All I could do was nod, then his eyes flashed yellow, biting into my arm, making me hiss in pain. My arm started to burn now, but as soon as Klaus fed me his blood, it healed up.

"Your blood is the cure?" Stefan now said in realization.

Klaus nodded. "Tried and tested-" he gestured to me. "And there was your proof." he was silent, then cocked his head a little. "And how exactly do you expect to get your cure."

Stefan shook his head. "I'll do anything."

I raised an eyebrow at that, then Klaus said. "Trouble is, I don't know what I could use you for. You see- I already have my own personal ripper. I don't need another one-"

"Well, I'll take some time off then. I could do with a break this century." I now offered, standing back up. Klaus looked at me, then went.

"Hmm... you really think we should take this, ah, buzzkill with us?"

"I guess a little blood might loosen him up."

I saw Katerina stir a little at that- oh, me and Klaus had heard the stories of Stefan in his true vamparic days. He'd be fun to meet.

"Excellent idea, Sweetie." Klaus grinned, then said. "Fancy seeing Damon once more? And-" he grinned. "If Steffy here does everything I ask, you can give him the cure."

I now walked over and nodded. "Sure thing. But... shouldn't we let Katerina take the cure?"

"Another excellent idea." he chuckled, raising a hand and lifting my chin up. "Not just easy on the eyes are we? Quite a smart girl in there." I chuckled, letting him kiss me for a moment, but then he walked over to the sink and grabbed a knife, running it across his palm and let the blood drip into a decanter and glass stopper.

"Your cure." Klaus now said, raising the glass to Stefan, who went to take it, but Klaus retracted his hand in a flash.

"Take this to the Salvatore place and wait outside for Claudia to come." he said to Katerina now, raising her chin up with a finger so he could meet her eyes, knowing as well as I did that she was faking it. But oh well, we'd get her later on.

The pleasure was in the chase.

Katerina was gone in a flash, and Stefan was shocked into silence, but then. "She'll never take it to him!"

"Not my problem." then he turned to me, taking my hands. "Why don't you go and see if Katerina has made it?"

I nodded, letting him kiss me for a moment. "Sure." then turned away, glancing at Stefan once more before I left.

-FORSAKEN-

Of course Katerina wasn't waiting for me. She was probably long gone by now, but... had she given the cure to Damon-?

I stepped inside, walking upstairs where I could hear soft voices.

Outside Damons room, the door opened and Katerina faced me, eyes wide. I raised an eyebrow, then stepped aside. "You can run now, but know that we'll find you."

Katerina didn't speak, but merely blew past me and vanished.

I went inside the bedroom now, seeing Damon sat up on his bed, cheeks a little red from the fever.

"So, are you ok?" I asked, standing in the doorway, looking at him, ignoring Elena.

"Get out." Damon hissed, but his voice was still a little tired from his bite. I sighed, stepping forwards. "Look-" but Damon slammed me against the wall, pinning my arms by my side, knowing full well I could break free in a second, but I didn't.

"And what about Stefan, huh? What are you and freak-o boy gonna do to him hmm?"

He let me go now, and turned away.

"Damon, I-"

But he turned and hit me across the face, making me scowl and rub my cheek. "I've been protecting you. You, Elena and Stefan... and this is how you repay me?"

I scoffed and turned away, pulling the little knife I had in my back pocket and threw it at him, catching him square in the chest.

"From now on, if Niklaus wants you dead. You're dead."

I walked out.

-FORSAKEN-

When I returned to Klaus, I raised an eyebrow at the blood bag carnage littering the place.

"Eurgh, glad we're not staying here another night." I said, stepping over the pools of blood towards Klaus, sitting down on his lap as he watched Stefan.

"Good timing, we're leaving in a moment-" he said, kissing my cheek for a moment, then looked at Elijahs still form. "Well, he wanted to be reunited with the rest of the family. Can't say that I was unfair hmm?"

"Let's just stick him with the others and get out of here." I asked, closing my eyes as he kissed me for a moment. But now I got off him and stood over Elijah, tilting my head. "I was starting to like him as well."

"Come on my Sweet, let's go already." he said, kissing my cheek and pulled out his phone.

The trip to the lock-up didn't take too long, and as I pulled the double doors opened and stared at the other coffins, the rest of the family that me and Klaus had hunted down together, I sighed, glancing at the new one being pushed in.

I did feel a little guilty nontheless.

Now a snarl echoed from down the corridor, and it was unfamiliar... which meant it was Stefans.

I patted Elijahs lid, then sighed. "You're a good guy. I'm sorry it had to be this way..."

As I walked into the corridor, I was met by Klaus walking back up towards me.

"Can we go now?" I asked, letting him kiss the palms of my hands. "Mmmhmm." he nodded, then I glanced over my shoulder at Stefan.
"Are we seriously gonna use him? He's such a damn wimp..."

"Oh Sweetie-" he chuckled, taking my face in his hands. "We are going to knock that out of him. A few massacres here and there... you'll have a new partner to work with."

"If you suggest a threesome, I will stab you in your sleep."

"Oh, you've already done that remember?"

"Oh yeah. That time with those two Texas girls..."

Klaus chuckled, then sighed.

"Let's go."

We stopped in Atlanta, a magnificent mansion on the outskirts of town that reminded me of my home back in France. I wondered if it was still standing.

I was laid out on the massive four poster bed, eyes closed, waiting for sleep to catch me. Klaus was out hunting for something to eat, dragging Stefan along with him.

The front door opened now, and I heard voices, but then footsteps coming up the grand staircase, the bedroom door opening and a voice.

"Still awake?"

"Mmhmm." I nodded, turning over and groaned as he turned on the lamp, hurting my eyes with its brightness.

"You're such a pain in my ass." I sighed, letting him pull me up into a sitting position. "I know." He grinned, kissing me. I sighed. "Can I go sleep now?"

His grin became feral. "Nope." then he started to kiss my neck, a growl rumbling in his chest like in his wolf form.

"Niklaus..." I sighed, then smirked and took him by surprise, slamming him against the wall, arms above his head. "Got ya." I grinned, releasing his arms and gasped in shock as he switched us around, the grin widening.

"Want to reconsider?" he teased, kissing me now rather hungrily, hands going to my vest.

"Come on, not tonight." I sighed, putting my head against his chest with a groan. "I'm really not in the mood."

"Aww..." he complained, picking me up and wrapping my legs around his waist. "I can't persuade you?"

"Not even with the wolfy new moves."

"Please?" he asked, kissing my neck persuasively, but I just chuckled, getting down. "Sorry, tomorrow ok? It's been a long day today. I really want to get some sleep."

I walked over and collapsed back onto the bed, only to feel someone pin me down.

"You make me nuts." he sighed now as he kissed me for a moment, then put his forehead against my chest, closing his eyes.

I put my arms around him, turning us over so his weight wasn't bearing down on me.

"Thank you." he now said suddenly, taking me by surprise. "What for?" I frowned, letting him raise a hand to my cheek.

"For helping... all these years." he said softly, tracing his finger over my cheek.

"It's fine." I chuckled, letting him kiss me for a moment. "I love you. You know that. Even if you are an, uh... total and utter murdering half breed frek of nature."

"That's nice to hear (!)"

"I know right?"

Over four hundred years of hunting and killing with him... and now we really had achieved our main aim of breaking the curse.

Now the real endgame started.

And, chapter twenty:) so happy you're liking this story:D we'll be taking a little break now with this story for a while I think, not too sure how long, but keep an eye out for the next big story I have planned and will be up later today on my profile:D anyway, reviews are much loved and cheers! x Nicc