The Killer

Arabella could feel the back of her white fur stand up and she didn't know if it was from the cold or if it was because Klaus was standing there also in his wolf form a few feet away from her. Klaus was also in his wolf form which she didn't remember seeing him thanks to her lost memories. His fur was a dark brown almost black and his eyes were slightly yellow.

Arabella arched her head forward and focused on her own green and hazel eyes on the path before her. Klaus was currently teaching her how to hunt by practicing on small forest animals and pretending that they were human. Arabella weirdly found hunting as a wolf, much easier than hunting as person. Perhaps because wolves were supposed to be more violent.

Klaus arched his head forward and Arabella looked towards he direction that he was looking at there was a white rabbit a few feet away. Klaus gave Arabella a knowing look, Arabella grimaced, but pushed her paws forward and she leaped towards the small rabbit. She dugged her wolf teeth into the center of the rabbit's neck and started drinking the blood.

Control, she reminded herself, have control.

At last she pulled back and the poor rabbit managed to whimper along. She could feel her muscles relaxed. She had done it. Klaus nuzzled his neck towards her as a sort of congratulations and Arabella licked his cheek with her tongue. At least she was feeling better since the whole Damon dance party fiasco.

Wolf Klaus threw her a knowing look as he pointed his head towards her town. Arabella shook her head. There was no way that she was getting so close to town in the first place. She stopped in her place and arched her ears. Wait was that Jeremy's voice? There were quite a few places away from the Grill, but she could still hear everything clearly. She saw Klaus frowning. It was Jeremy.

He was arguing with someone and she could hear April Young's whimpers. Arabella felt herself froze. Conner, Conner had gotten to them. She could feel Klaus nibbling on her ear pulling her back and trying to get her to go in the opposite direction, but Arabella refused to move.

Without a look back she started running in the direction where he heard the arguing coming from. She didn't know if Klaus was following her or not and in all honesty Arabella did not care. She needed to help her brother.

She crashed through one of the windows of the Mystic Grill and lunged towards Conner's throat. She fought off Conner for a few good minutes trying to rip off his throat. Conner managed to punch her across the face and then she heard a gun go off. Arabella let out a low whine when she felt the bullets in her side. Conner used that opportunity to exit the Grill.

"Bella! Bella!" Arabella had no idea how Jeremy did it, but he managed to break the ropes away that kept him tied to his chair. April was still looking at her with horror eyes. Arabella would compel her later.

"Bella," Jeremy shouted as he went towards his sister's side. There was blood coming out of Arabella's usually pale white coat. Arabella was whimpering slightly, but the pain wasn't that bad even though the bullet was lace with wolfsbane. "I'll get someone, don't worry."

"That was rather stupid." Klaus said without any sympathy as he removed the last of the bullets that had been lodged under Arabella's lungs. Arabella bit back her tongue to prevent herself from screaming out and giving Klaus the satisfaction. They were currently in the backroom of the Grill and Klaus had given Arabella an extra-large MYSTIC GRILL T shirt that he had found in one of the offices since Arabella had no clothes on.

"Don't scold me," Arabella said as she turned towards him. She really wished that she was wearing shoes. "So what's the plan, I texted Damon. He's in the tunnels apparently that's his secret hiding place now."

"Arabella- "

"No, Klaus," Arabella hissed. "Conner cannot come here and take everything that is mine. I'm a hybrid now. I know I can take him, please."

Klaus hesitated. "Just promise me that you won't kill him."

Arabella nodded. "I promise." Not that Arabella would follow through on that promise, Arabella was not stupid. If she had a chance to kill Conner, she would no questions asked. She couldn't miss a chance to kill a monster that was threatening her family.

Arabella was in the tunnels near the Lockwood plantation, she was "helping" Damon and Stefan search for Conner, they both had warned her not to kill him. Why did those idiots want him alive anyway? But Arabella could feel the anger in her veins. She would kill him. She had to.

Arabella heard footsteps and she paused. Conner. It had to be, she heard his heavy breathing. She pressed him against the cave and hissed at him. "Stay the hell away from my brother!"

"Look at you," Conner scoffed. "So worried about your brother. You're the biggest monster he will ever meet." Arabella felt a sharp pain in her stomach and she looked down and saw a stake poking from her stomach.

"Can't you do any better?" Arabella demanded as she looked at her opening spot. She dug her hand inside his chest and pulled out his heart.

The smell of dirt and blood was strong and Arabella was sure that she could smell it for miles. Or maybe it was because her hands were covered in Conner's blood. She saw that Stefan and Damon were standing a few feet away from her. "You could help me, you know." She hated how squeaky her voice sounded. It sounded like it belonged to some derange chipmunk.

"Arabella," Stefan said trying to be patient. "You don't have to do this."

"Don't I?" Arabella asked bitterly. "Isn't what you do, bury people and pretend that they don't exist? What are you hiding from me, all of you are hiding something, there was a reason why you didn't want Conner dead."

"Bella," Damon said wearily. "It's complicated."

"I know, Damon," Arabella put the shovel down. "Everything is always more complicated."

8

Arabella's head was feeling fuzzy, but she didn't know if it was from the blood or from the lack of sleep or both. She still hadn't been feeding that well, which was not pleasant and it was a big nuisance. The house was quiet, she didn't know where Jeremy and Elena were. A shower. That would make her feel better.

She quickly dumped her bloody clothes in the trashcan and turned on the hot water. Her shoulders relaxed slightly when she felt the hot water on her shoulder. She looked down and saw blood.

Arabella gulped as she stepped out of the shower. What the fuck. She wrapped her body in a towel and headed outside. Her room. Something had happed to her room. Every inch was covered in blood. The words KILLER were written in her bedside mirror.

Arabella let out a scream.

-End of Chapter Eight-

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