~ So, The Murder of One part 2. A part of the 18th episodes. Almost to the finale... can you believe it?
~ I actually start the chapter off with the dream that Rebekah compels with Damon.
~ I have the first chapter of 'Into The Darkness' done, but I'll have more about that at the end of the chapter.
Psycho17: Damon will defiantly be trying more with Chelsea, especially within the next two chapters... but we know that for everything good that happens, something bad does as well.
~ There are both Damon/Chelsea and Klaus/Chelsea moments in this chapter.
ENJOY!
General POV
He was hanging from the ceiling, bear traps digging into his wrists. The pain that he was put through made him weak. He could faintly hear footsteps approaching him. His eyes barely opened and he could barely figure out who was walking to him.
"Chelsea?" He managed to ask. Chelsea gave him a small sad smile before looking at the traps around his wrists. "What are you doing here?"
"Shhh." Chelsea said to him. She cupped his head and looked sadly into his eyes. "Rebekah and Klaus will be back soon." She let out a breath. "Just tell me what to do Damon." He managed to look up at his wrist and she followed his gaze.
"Open them. Carefully." Chelsea reached up and opened the trap around his wrist. Damon hissed in pain before his arm fell to his side. She went to the next one, opened it, and Damon's body dropped to the ground. He was so weak that he couldn't stand by himself. Chelsea bent down, put an arm of his over her shoulder and held him up.
Chelsea held Damon up and carried him through the hall. His feet dragged against the floor.
"Damon." Chelsea said when Damon started to drop to the floor. "Come on we have to keep going." Damon did his best to stay up as Chelsea carried him. After a few steps, he dropped to the floor and Chelsea went down in front of him.
"I need a minute." Damon said almost like a whisper. Chelsea put her hand on his face and looked him straight in the eyes.
"Look at me, Damon." Chelsea said, almost pleading. "Look at me." She put her other hand on Damon.
"Don't be an idiot, Chelsea." She moved Damon's face so they were looking at each other. "Save yourself."
"I am not going to leave you alone." She looked into his eyes.
"But what about what I've done with you?"
"I don't care about that Damon. I love you, forever." He managed a small smile, which matched the small smile on her face.
"What about Klaus?" Damon managed to ask as he kept growing weak.
"He's nothing to me. I love you and nobody else." Damon's head started to lean down onto Chelsea's wrist. A worried look appeared on her face. "Damon?" She gulped, brought her free wrist to her mouth and bit into it. Blood started to flow out of where she bit." Hey." Damon's eyes barely opened. "Drink." She pushed her wrist to his mouth and he let his fangs descend before he started to drink. It didn't matter what type of blood he drank, he needed it. Chelsea let out a slight gasp as his fangs pierced the skin that she had just bit. Their eyes never broke from the other. Damon's wounds started to heal, but his mind was on Chelsea. She couldn't help but give him a small smile before they both leaned in and their foreheads touched.
Damon's eyes opened and the pain in his wrist started to register again. He looked and didn't see Chelsea anywhere. Then he felt another presence in the room.
"Uh, you bitch." He said, not moving his head.
"It's not fun when someone messes with your thoughts, is it?" Rebekah said as she walked in front of Damon.
"Actually, I was having a pretty good time in there." Damon managed to say with a slight smile.
"I'm sure Chelsea wasn't." Rebekah started to say to him. "She's moved on from you."
"No, you're lying."
"Really? You haven't seen the way she looks at my brother? The way he gets to her? Face it, she's moved on from you."
"You're just petty." Rebekah narrowed her eyes at him before stabbing him in the stomach. He let out a scream.
Chelsea's POV
I heard a scream and turned my head towards Klaus, who was leaning against a door.
"What was that?" I asked as looked at him.
"I wouldn't let it bother you, love." Klaus said without moving his gaze from me.
"Well, it bothers me." Bonnie said before turning to look at Klaus. "You bother me." I couldn't help but smirk, but I held back a chuckle. "You use people to get what you want," Bonnie emphasized 'use' ", it's not right."
"You're being emotional, Bonnie. I understand that things have been rough for you. You know, with your mother leaving. Again." Klaus stopped leaning against the door and started stepping towards us. "It's very sad. I can help you find her, if you want." I looked at Klaus, wondering if he was being honest. "I have people who can find people who can bring her back to you. Or, if you choose I can just bring parts of her back." Bonnie backed away from Klaus.
"I can always find her to." I said to Bonnie, who gave me a small smile. Klaus looked at me before he slowly looked back at Bonnie.
"Isn't it obvious that I'm just gonna continue to hurt the people you love until you do the spell?" He turned around and started to walk to a table. "Now, I know it's in the grimoire," He pointed back towards us ", and I know it requires the blood of my siblings," Klaus picked up a small case and carried it over to me and Bonnie, "so here we are." He opened it up and revealed four small bottles of blood. "Elijah. Rebekah. Kol. Finn." He pointed at each one of the bottles. Klaus opened his mouth and let his fangs come down before biting into his wrist. Blood dripped from his wrist before he made a fist over the floor. "Where do you want us?" Bonnie turned around and walked towards the table. She picked up a cup and brought it over to Klaus.
He let his blood drop into the cup before Bonnie turned around and placed it at the center of the table. Klaus handed me the bottles and I placed them, one by one, on the table.
"I'll do the spell if you pour them in the cup." Bonnie said to me. I nodded my head.
"I'm going to help with the spell to." Bonnie looked at me. "It will be easier with more than one witch." She gave me a nod and looked back at the grimoire, which was on the table. We both started chanting the spell. I poured a bottle of blood into the cup, joining it with Klaus's.
Bonnie and I continued with the spell. I poured the rest of the blood in the cup, the remaining three, one by one. I chanted the spell with Bonnie as I took the cup and poured the blood onto the table, one large blob. Klaus stepped up behind us. I knew he was watching the blood on the table. Bonnie and I continued the spell and the blood started to change into five separate sections.
The flames on the candles flared up as the as each section started to move farther from each other. I looked at the blood on the table when we finished the spell.
"It's done." I said in almost a whisper. I could tell that Bonnie was upset.
"Thank you love." Klaus said, almost whispering in my ear. I let out a breath before wiping the blood up in a rag. Bonnie picked up the grimoire and placed it in her bag. I left the bag on the table and followed Boonie and Klaus out the room.
Klaus's hand was basically around my waist when we walked out of the room. Bonnie was on the other side of me.
"Nice to see you Chelsea." Rebekah said as she walked out of a room with a rag in her hands. Her head turned and looked at Bonnie. "Leaving so soon?"
"Sister. Be nice." Klaus said before he moved his hand away from me.
"Thank you, Bonnie. See you in Physics class." She walked away from us and I saw what was behind her.
I froze in my spot. Damon was hanging from the ceiling with bear traps in his wrists. Blood was dripping from his chest and neck. Dry and fresh blood mixed together. 'How could I not smell this?' I thought. I opened my mouth but nothing came out.
"Oh my God." Bonnie said in a shocked whisper.
"Yeah, you'll have to excuse the mess." Klaus turned his head towards Bonnie. "Apparently Damon hurt her feelings."
"Why aren't you doing anything?" Bonnie asked me.
"I didn't know." I said in a whisper, not taking my eyes off of Damon.
"Go on," Klaus urged Bonnie ", help him. Save the man who turned your mother into a vampire." Bonnie slowly looked at Klaus before turning her head back towards Damon.
"Just get me out of here."
"Very well." Klaus and Bonnie started to walk out of the mansion. My feet were still stuck in place.
The next thing I know I'm holding Rebekah up against the wall.
"What the hell?" I yelled at her. She looked at me surprised. "Why are you torturing someone I care about?"
"He used me." Rebekah managed to say, even though I had my hand against her neck. "I'm just repaying the favor." She took her hand and took my hand from around her neck.
"I helped you." I took in a deep breath. "I helped you get rid of the wood, despite the fact that I didn't have to. I could have stalled and let Damon get the wood so you guys would be dead."
"Are you two fighting?" I head from the door way. Klaus was standing, looking at us.
"Shut it Nik." I said and his expression was almost hurt, but it was quickly pushed back. "Did you know she had Damon in there?" He didn't say anything, which told me he knew. I took a deep breath.
"A little torture is good every so often." I looked at Klaus, trying to hide the fact that I was upset and mad.
"If I had tortured Damon every time he hurt me, he wouldn't be in Mystic Falls." I said as calmly as I could.
"You seem to forget that I have a temper." Rebekah said, stepping towards me.
"Rebekah…" Klaus said, which made her turn to him ", you can't touch her." I couldn't help but look at Klaus in slight surprise. 'He's defending me even after I attacked his sister.' I thought.
"I don't see why you fancy her. She attacked me Nik."
"I don't care Bekah." Klaus said as he stepped towards the both of us. "You won't lay a hand on her." I let out a breath as Rebekah sped out the room.
Klaus turned to me and just stared at me.
"Why are you being upset that he is being tortured by my sister?" He asked me curiously.
"Because," I reluctantly let out a sigh ", even though I can't help but be mad at him, I don't want him to be tortured."
"Why don't you want him to be tortured?" He stepped closer to me. "He lied about your parents, your best friend, and not to mention he's furious at you for helping my sister." I took a deep breath and slammed him against the wall.
"Don't you dare use my parents against me." I said, my fangs hanging down. He flipped me, so it was him holding me to the wall.
"You know you can't take me." He looked straight into my eyes. My fangs weren't showing anymore. I managed to breath with his hand grasping my throat.
"I could if I…" My words were cut short as he slammed his lips onto mine. His hand moved from my throat, letting me breath. They both moved to my hips, holding me as we kissed. 'This is wrong.' I thought to myself. 'We can't' I thought before I noticed that my arms were wrapped around his neck.
"I could still take you." I said in a whisper.
"I know." Klaus whispered into my ear.
"Klaus." I heard being shouted from another room. It was Stefan. "I'm here. Let's do this." I looked at Klaus, who looked at me slightly disappointed. He flashed out of the room and left me alone. 'What would have happened?' I thought before speeding to the room where Damon was in.
"What do you want?" Klaus asked Stefan as I appeared at his side. Damon looked at me with surprise and hurt written on his face. Stefan tossed a bag on the ground and looked at Klaus.
"I'm here to make a deal."
"Stefan, what are you doing?" Damon asked Stefan. My eyes were on Damon, examining the damage.
"Eight stakes made of white oak." I reluctantly looked at Stefan. "The part of Wickery Bridge that you forgot to burn." Klaus looked between me and Rebekah.
"That's impossible." Rebekah said. "We got rid of all of it."
"Actually you didn't." Stefan said to Rebekah. "Finn is dead."
"You killed my brother?" Rebekah said in slight disbelief before Stefan looked at Klaus.
"Damon in exchanged for the last eight weapons that can kill you."
"And how do I know there aren't any more left?" Klaus asked Stefan curiously.
"Because there aren't." He adamantly said to Klaus.
"Let's be certain, shall we?" Klaus walked over to Damon and I couldn't help but start to tense.
"Leave." Klaus said to Damon.
"No." He managed to say.
"Go on. Leave." Klaus said again to Damon.
"Nik, he's my play thing not yours." Rebekah wined. I rolled my eyes and stared at Klaus and Damon.
"I said, go home." Klaus said, looking into Damon's eyes. He took a couple of steps back, away from Damon.
Damon started to pull his wrists from the traps. I just stared at him, not knowing what I could do to make it stop. His skin started to peel and he screamed in pain. I couldn't take it. I didn't want him to be in pain.
"Damon." I said in almost a whisper. He didn't deserve this. "Stop Damon." I said with power, loud enough for everyone to hear. I felt something and the others must have felt it to. Damon started to stop, which made me surprised. 'Does my magic allow me to stop compulsion?' I couldn't help but ask myself. Klaus, Rebekah, Stefan, and Damon looked at me with surprised expressions.
"How did you do that?" Klaus asked me.
"I don't know." I said in a whisper without taking my eyes off of Damon. After getting off the initial shock, Klaus faced Damon.
"Well, seeing that the vervain is out of your system and you can be compelled." Klaus took a step closer to Damon. He grabbed Damon's face and looked into his eyes. "Minus the stake that's in my brother, how many more stakes are out there that can kill me?" Klaus let go of Damon and stepped back again.
"Eleven." Damon said from the compulsion.
"Eleven!" Klaus turned his head towards us. "Really? So, not eight then."
"You really shouldn't have lied." Rebekah said to Stefan.
"I'll get you the other three." Stefan said to Klaus.
"Yeah, that'll be nice. Or since you lied, maybe I'll just compel your brother to chew out his own tongue." Klaus said to Stefan as he glanced back at Damon.
"Just let him go." I said to Klaus. "You won't hurt him." Klaus and I stared at each other.
"Oh won't I?" He said, just staring at me.
"No, you won't." I said with determination in my voice.
"How do you know I won't?"
"Because if you do, I'll never speak to you again." Klaus's expression turned furious
"What happens if you have another dream about me? Will you continue to ignore me then?" I started to take deep breaths, to calm myself.
"What is wrong with you?" Stefan angrily asked Klaus.
"What is wrong with you?" Klaus turned his head to Stefan. "Do you really have no appreciation for me? I have given you someone to hate, to loathe, a target for all of your anger," He pointed to himself ", so you don't have to turn it on yourself." Klaus stepped closer to Stefan. "I have given your life purpose, as your friend." I rolled my eyes. He was no friend to Stefan. Klaus let out a chuckle before walking behind Stefan. "I really think you should be thanking me." Stefan rushed against Klaus and revealed a hidden stake in his sleeve.
"Step down or you both die." I gulped as Stefan held the stake above Klaus's heart. Klaus slowly reached up towards the stake and grabbed it out of Stefan's hand. Stefan let go of the stake and stepped backwards. "There. Now you only have to get me the other two."
"This is ridiculous." Rebekah said to Klaus before turning back towards me. "Help me Chelsea." I knew what she was going to do by her expression. We both walked towards Damon and released him from the traps.
"What are you doing?" Klaus asked as he walked up to us. I bent down next to Damon and started to put his arm over my shoulder.
"I brought him here. I get to release him." Rebekah said to Klaus as I rose up with Damon, holding him so he wouldn't fall. "My rules now. Bring us the stakes and you both live. Take your brother as a sign of good faith." Rebekah walked to the bag, picked it up and left. Klaus looked at me for a moment before looking back towards Stefan.
"Bring us the stakes." He said to Stefan. "All of them. Or I will wage a war against everyone you love." He started walking towards Stefan. "I hope I'm being clear." Klaus didn't even look back towards me before leaving the room. Stefan started walking towards me.
"No." I said. He stopped and looked at me. "I'll bring him home myself." I gave a small smile to him. He stood there for a moment before giving me a nod and speeding out the room.
"Thank you." Damon managed to say.
"Thank me again when you get some blood." I said as I started to carry him out of the mansion.
I carried three blood bags to Damon. He was lying on his bed with no shirt. His wounds from earlier barley healed with dried blood sounding them.
"Here," I said as I gave Damon a bag ", drink." I sat the other bags within his reach before I went into his bathroom. I grabbed a couple of rags and wet them before returning to Damon. He finished with the bag and looked at me.
"Why are you helping me?" Damon asked me before biting into a second bag.
"Because," I started to say as I wiped the blood of his chest ", while it's partly my fault it's the least I could do. I never really did anything in return for all the times you made sure I was healed, so I thought I should make sure you were for once." I slowly finished wiping the blood off his chest. His bare chest, hairless and perfect. 'Not now.' I thought to myself before looking at Damon's face. He was looking at me with slight surprise and happiness in his eyes.
"Thank you." He said. I stood with the bloody rag in my hand.
"You're welcome Damon." I gave him a small smile before picking up the empty blood bags and turned towards the door.
I tossed the empty blood bags away, put the rag in the laundry basket, before I started to head to my room.
"Chelsea?" I turned to see Elena, looking at me.
"Elena." I said to her.
"Are you okay?" She asked.
"Yeah. I wasn't the one that was tortured." She looked at me with a sad look before I turned away.
"Chels?" I turned back around to face Elena. "I was wondering, I know we haven't been on the best of terms lately but I was," She let out a breath ", would you want to take a trip with me and Damon?" I looked at her, actually thinking about it. "I still have to talk to him about it, but…."
"Sure." I said to Elena. "I need a break from Mystic Falls." She gave me a small smile before I turned away from her again and headed towards my room.
~ Almost double in length from the last chapter, but I personally think it's better. :)
~ I felt like I had to put the Chelsea/Klaus kiss in this chapter, because it would help with what happens in the next chapter.
~ What do you think about Chelsea basically attacking Rebekah and Klaus? What about Chelsea calling Klaus 'Nik' for the first time? What do you think might happen in 'Heart Of Darkness'?
~ Like I mentioned in the beginning, I finished the first chapter for 'Into The Darkness'. The first chapter is an intro to what happens in the story and ends up summarizing this story as well. It all ready to be posted, but there is one problem. I don't know if I should post it while this story is still going. The chapter for that summarizes the ending for this, which would be a major spoiler. It describes the actual ending for this story, which I want to leave it spoiler free.
~ What do you think of me posting it when this story gets 100 reviews?
~ The next chapter will be 5/17/12.
*Spoiler Alert*
Chelsea get's a call from someone who is in Mystic Falls in the next chapter.
R&R 'till the next update