~ I would have had this chapter done sooner but I was distracted by my TV and editing TVD videos.
~ There's some Damon and Chelsea moments in this chapter, but more towards the end.
~ I hope that the chapter is good. I had slight writer's block, but I think that I made this a good chapter.

Psycho17: It's possible that Klaus doesn't know about the dream. If the dreams are a side effect, that means Damon would have dreamed of Klaus. I liked Elijah's long hair, but his new hair looks better. As far as the Originals, I'll do more of that in the next chapter (a week or two from now). Without spoiling the end of the chapter, I can say that Chelsea gives Kol and Finn a first impression to remember.

ENJOY!

Chelsea's POV

I was sitting at the table between Damon and Klaus. Damon kept glancing at me, while I tried to avoid looking at him. I just kept focused on my food, even though I ate it slowly.
"You two lost your appetite." Klaus said. I looked up from my plate to Klaus.
"I'm not that hungry." I lied to Klaus before he looked to Stefan. I looked and saw that Stefan barely touched his plate.
"Eat. I thought we agreed that we would leave the grumpy Stefan at home." Damon said to Stefan before glancing at me. Stefan slowly picked up his fork and put it in his food.
"That's the spirit." Klaus looked between Stefan, Damon, and I. "Isn't it nice? The five of us dining together? Such a treat." He looked to Damon. "Is this what you had in mind when you pulled the dagger from my brother?" I looked to Damon, avoiding his eyes.
"Well, I know how he felt about you, so I figured the more, the merrier." There was a smirk on Damon's face before I turned back to my food.
"Well, Elijah and I have had our share of quarrels over the century. But we always make it through."
"Kind of like you and Rebekah, right? Where is she, by the way? Last I checked she was still daggered because you were afraid to face her." Stefan said. I looked up to him as he stared at Klaus.
"If you're referring to the fact that Rebekah knows I killed our mother, I've already come clean to Elijah." Klaus said to Stefan.
"Hey, Stef, remember when you killed dad? Might want to dial down the judgment until dessert." Damon said to Stefan.
"We're here to make a deal, Damon. Doesn't mean we need to kiss his ass for seven courses." I couldn't help but smirk and let out a small chuckle.
"I'm just saying we have a long evening ahead of us. Pace yourself." Damon said to Stefan.

"Stefan." Elijah started to talk. "Where is the lovely Elena tonight?" I rolled my eyes.
"Let's not talk about her." I said to Elijah before glancing to Damon. There was a slight flash of sadness in his eyes.
"I don't know. Ask Damon." Stefan said without taking his eyes off of Klaus. I looked towards Klaus when he started laughing.
"I'm sorry, you've missed so much." He said as he looked to Elijah. "Uh, trouble in paradise."
"One more word about Elena and this dinner's over."
"I agree." I mumbled, forgetting that they could all hear me. I could feel Damon staring at me.
"You know what, probably best just to keep Elena in the do not discuss pile." Damon said.
"One thing we can agree on." I said, looking at him.
"You're probably right." Klaus said. I let out a breath and took bite of food.

"It's just the allure of the Petrova doppelganger, still so strong." I reluctantly looked at Damon as Klaus spoke. He could see the sadness in my eyes that I tried to hide. "What do you say, brother? Should we tell them about Tatia?"
"Now why should we," I looked to Elijah ", discuss matters long since resolved?"
"Well, given their shared affection for both Elena and Katerina," I took in a breath. "I think our guests might be curious to learn about the originator of the Petrova line." Klaus finished.
"I'd like to know." I said, looking at Elijah.
"We're not going anywhere." Damon said.

Elijah sat back in his chair. "When our family first settled here, there was a girl named Tatia, she was an exquisite beauty. Every boy of age desired to be her suitor, even though she'd had a child by another man. And none loved her more than Niklaus." I looked at Klaus.
"I'd say there was one who loved her at least as much." Klaus said before looking towards his brother.
"Wait a minute, so you both loved the same girl?" Stefan said. I looked at him before looking between Klaus and Elijah.
"Our mother was a very powerful witch." Elijah said, ignoring Stefan's question. "She sought to end our feud over Tatia and so she took her." I looked at Klaus. "Klaus and I would later learn that it was Tatia's blood that we consumed in the wine on the night where our mother performed the spell which turned us into vampires." I swear I could tell that Klaus pushed something back, that he didn't want to surface. "Tatia wouldn't make a decision between the two of us, so for a time Niklaus and I... grew estranged. Harsh words were traded. We even came to blows, didn't we, brother?" Elijah looked towards Klaus.
"But in the end we realized the sacred bond of family." Klaus said as he looked at Stefan.
"Family above all." Elijah said as he grabbed his glass.
"Family above all." Klaus grabbed his glass and clinked them together.

"So, why don't we move this evening along and discuss the terms of this proposal?" Elijah asked.
"That's very simple." I looked at Damon as he started. "Klaus gets his coffin back, in exchange, he and the Original extended family leave Mystic Falls forever. Me, Chelsea," Damon glanced at me before looking between Stefan and Klaus ", Stefan, and Elena live happily ever after. No grudges."
"The deal sounds fair, brother." Elijah quickly said.
"I don't think you understand." Klaus started to say calmly. "Elena's doppelganger blood insures that I will always have more hybrids to fight those that oppose me." He looked up to Stefan. "I will never leave her behind."
"Take her with." I mumbled. Damon kicked me under the table. I looked at him as he glared at me. Klaus gave a quiet chuckle before grabbing his glass and standing behind his chair.
"Let's say I do leave her here, under your protection, what then? How long before one of you turns her into a vampire?" I looked between Damon and Stefan. "Or how long before Chelsea kills her." I rolled my eyes. If I killed her, I would never hear the end of it. "You are simply living in a delusion. Gentlemen, the worst thing for Elena Gilbert is... the two of you." Damon looked at me in silence.
Damon took a deep breath. "I'm gonna get some air." He got up from his seat and walked out the door.
"Let me deal with this." Elijah said before getting up and following him out.

"All this talk has made me thirsty." A blond female waitress walked in next to Klaus. "Care to join in a drink?" He asked as he looked at me. Now that he mentions it, I do feel thirsty. A little more than normal.
"Sure." I said without getting up. Klaus motioned and a brown haired man walked next to me.
"What do you say Stefan?" Klaus said as he looked towards Stefan. "Can I interest you in a little after dinner drink?" Klaus bit into the girl's neck and I looked at the man's wrist. I didn't want to, but I felt like I needed to. I took a deep breath before biting into his wrist with my fangs. The blood flowed down my throat, slightly satisfying the hunger. I raised my head from his wrist, stopping myself from going too far.

Klaus was holding the woman that he was feeding on as he looked at Stefan.
"Delicious." He let the body drop dead to the ground. "Aged to perfection." Klaus looked at the man that I had fed on. He motioned him and he walked out of the room.
"Well," Stefan started as he stood up from his chair ", I guess the only reason you agreed to this evening, Klaus, is to drive a wedge between me and my brother."
"Oh no, you're doing that well enough on your own. Because your problem with humanity and Elena, you're gonna lose your brother and you'll only have yourself to blame." I decided to stand up, next to Stefan.

"What do you say, Klaus?" Damon asked as he walked up to my side. "It's time for you to put something on the table. We've made our offer, now you counter."
"Okay." Klaus sat down where Elijah sat before. "I offer Elena's future happiness. You see, what she needs right now is to be rid of you lot. And to fall in love with a human, maybe that nice football player," Klaus looked up to Elijah ", you know the blond one?"
"Matt Donovan?" My eyes flickered to Damon. "Really?"
"Yeah, why not?" I looked back at Klaus. "They'll marry, live a long and fruitful life, and pop out a perfect family."
"They'll have a kid, which will continue the Petrova line." I said.
"Every few hundred years, you'll have a new doppelganger to drain and never run out of hybrids, right Klaus?" Stefan said.
"Consider it a small return on my investment in her wellbeing. See after you hand me back the coffin, I'll ensure her safety for the rest of her natural life, you know it's what's best for her." Klaus stood up. "Besides, the last person that fell in love with Damon, died because of it." Klaus looked to me.
"That's not true." I said. "I died because he was being a dick." I looked to him, hiding a smirk from appearing. A small smirk flashed on Damon's face.
"So, what do you say Stefan, do we have a deal?" Damon and I looked back to Klaus after he asked Stefan. Stefan took a few steps closer to Klaus.
"What are you doing?" Damon asked him quietly. Stefan grabbed the hand that Klaus held out. Klaus smiled.
"Nice try, Klaus. But no deal." Klaus's smile dropped. He broke Stefan's arm, kicked him behind the knee and held his hand in the fire. I sped to Klaus, to try to get him to let go. He pushed me and I flew across the room. When I hit the floor, Damon tried, but was pushed away Elijah.
"What are you doing?" Damon angrily asked Elijah as I slowly stood up from the ground. Stefan's hand burned in the fire. "Stop!" He angrily yelled to Klaus.
"Now, bring me my coffin before I burn him alive." Klaus said to Damon as I walked up to them.
"I'll get it." Damon said before looking to me. He bumped Elijah before walking out of the room.
"Go with him, brother, you keep him honest." I looked from Elijah to Klaus. "And when you return, I will make good on my promise to you and I will hand over our family." Elijah eventually walked out of the room.

General POV

Klaus held Stefan's hand in the fire. Chelsea stood, watching them. She didn't want to be pushed across the room again.
"Go ahead and kill me." Stefan said through the pain. "I know you'll do it when he brings the coffin." Klaus pulled Stefan away from the fire and pushed him towards the table. Chelsea took a couple of steps closer to them.
"You really have given up, haven't you? Where's the fight? Where's the ripper?" Klaus pushed Stefan. Chelsea took a step closer to them before Stefan pushed Klaus away from him. Klaus looked at Chelsea for a moment before looking behind her. "Elijah." Stefan and Chelsea turned to see Elijah and Damon in the room. "Why haven't you left?"
"Where are you manners, brother?" Elijah replied. "We forgot dessert." Elijah revealed two daggers. Chelsea and Stefan looked between Damon and Elijah.
"What have you done?" Klaus asked with slight panic in his voice.
"No, what have you done? You see I've learned not to trust your vulgar promises, Klaus. We're doing this on my terms now." Chelsea, Stefan, and Klaus's eyes went between Damon and Elijah. A man walked in.
"Kol." Klaus said with fear on his face. He stepped back.
"Long time, brother." Kol said as he walked into the room. Klaus started to step backwards. Another man appeared. He grabbed a dagger and stood in front of Klaus.
"No. Finn, don't!" Klaus said before Finn stabbed Klaus in the hand with the dagger. He pulled it out and Klaus ran away.
"Rebekah." He said when he noticed Rebekah standing in his way.

Kol, Finn, Rebekah, and Klaus started clutching their heads in pain. They let out screams as they fell to the ground. Stefan and Elijah looked at them with confusion. Damon looked at them for a minute before looking at Chelsea. She was staring at Kol as Damon walked up next to her.
"Chelsea." He said, trying to get her attention. Damon put his hand on Chelsea's shoulder and she looked at him. The pain stopped for the Originals that were on the floor. Chelsea looked at Damon.
"Damon." She said before taking a deep breath. Her eyes started to droop before Damon reached his arm around Chelsea's waist, to make sure that she didn't lose her balance. Chelsea looked at the Klaus, who was looking at her with slight surprise on his face.
"Did I…?" She whispered. Klaus gave her a slight nod.
"You're free to go." Elijah said after taking in a breath.
"Come on." Damon whispered to Chelsea before guiding her out of Klaus's Mansion.

Chelsea's POV

I walked in the woods with Damon's arm around me. I didn't even remember why I sent four Originals to the ground.
"Are you okay?" Damon asked me quietly as we came to a stop.
"Yeah." I said with a deep breath. "I think so."
"You know what you did back there was incredibly stupid." He said to me.
"Really?" I said sarcastically to him. "I had no clue." I closed my eyes and took a deep breath.
"Why don't you check on Bonnie and her mom?" Damon said to Stefan. "I'll bring Chelsea home."
"I'm okay Damon." I said, trying to reassure myself and him as well. "I can go myself." He looked sadly in my eyes.
"I'm taking you home." He said to me. I didn't say anything. There wasn't any use trying to argue with him. I gave him a small nod. He picked me up.
"I can walk."
"Don't argue." Damon said to me as I wrapped my arms around his neck. "Check on Bonnie and her mom." He said to Stefan before speeding off with me in his arms.

Damon walked into the boarding house with me still in his arms.
"I can walk to me room from here Damon." I said to him. He reluctantly let me stand on my own.
"What happened back there?" He asked, still close to me.
"Apparently I sent them to the ground." I said before looking to Damon. "I didn't exactly know that I was doing it, okay?" I took a deep breath, trying to stay calm. "I'm just gonna go to bed." I said to him before slowly walking away from Damon.

~ Three chapters ago, I mentioned that Chelsea is going to lose her powers. It will be explained why within the next two chapters. That will also lead into why she got weak when sending the Originals to the ground.
~ The next chapter will be April 15th.

*Spoiler Alert*
Chelsea and Esther will have a talk within the next two chapters.

R&R 'till the next update