To raise his brother once and for all from the dead, Klaus kidnaps Elena, needing the blood of a doppelgänger to defeat death. But once Kol is awakened he intends to destroy Mystic Falls. One by one they will all fall. They will be each other's demise if they cannot survive together. But they each all carry their own personal sets of demons...
the demons we hide
As the ride gets uneven, Elena's head jolts against the glass window. Distorted, she slowly flutters her eyes open, seeing only narrow road in front of her. She somewhat boredly fixes her gaze on Klaus, who is still calmly driving.
"Where are we going?" she asks flatly. But he just dodges the question again.
"Relax, sweetheart. I doubt you'd want to return to that miserable wreck of a town with all the supernatural drama going on."
"Actually I would. It's better than being stuck here with you, anyways," she shoots back, long past caring at this point. Even if it is the Big Bad Wolf. He wolfishly grins at her.
"And whatever did I do to invoke the wrath of my lovely doppelgänger?"
"You killed Jenna."
"You killed my brother," he retaliates.
"And not just that. Tyler's mom. Caroline wouldn't have been put in danger. Twice. Bonnie wouldn't have had to risk dying. Everyone wouldn't have had to risk dying multiple times, and you know what? Some of them did actually die."
"Fair point. But let's not forget, shall we, that Kol's entire bloodline was killed off? To have all those innocent, humane souls dying by the hands of Elena Gilbert herself, the saint." Elena does not speak. She settles on one thing though: Klaus is good at pointing out the things that make her most uneasy about herself. He can read her well, like when he reads anyone, in order to manipulate them.
So she forces her anger down, not intending to rise from his provocative remarks. Instead she says slyly, "Innocent, humane souls? Not all of them would have been good. Let's not forget they were vampires too. Monsters." She adds with distaste, thinking of herself.
"You speak as if your hands are clean. But you and I both know better than that."
"I know." She's facing the window now, away from him. "And I deserve to die."
"I wouldn't be that harsh on myself."
"Because you're you. But I'm me. And I don't know what's gotten into me. I could blame it on heightened feelings, but that's not it. Am I really a monster?" She turns back to face him again. "And why am I even telling you this?" She says with disgust, shaking herself.
He has a cunning reply formed, as always. "Perhaps it's because you no longer have anyone to turn to."
As the car zooms past and she feels her old life flying past her, she thinks that he's right.
So she does something she thought she would never do. Perhaps because she's tired now, so tired, and she wants nothing more than to get out of this mess. Or because she's lonely inside, and needs someone. Or perhaps because of the fact that she's trying to understand him. Despite her true reason, the fact is still clear: she does it.
Elena offers Klaus the last thing she would ever think to offer him. "Fine then. Friends?" Because the truth is, they're in the same position now. He has no one either.
Klaus turns to look at Elena with half amusement, half disbelief. This girl really intends to befriend Klaus Mikaelson? How times have changed. "Despite your half-hearted attempts, Elena, know that I cannot be saved. I do not want to be saved."
"I know that already. But you were right, and we both have no one. If not friends, let's be allies. At least, until all of this is done and forgotten." Klaus hesitates, but under her slightly encouraging smile, finally lets his guard down for the time being.
"You've got yourself a deal, sweetheart."
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