Chapter Thirty Four: Circle of Fear
"If you want to save her
Then first you have to save yourself
If you want to free her from the hurt
Don't do it with your pain
If you want to see her smile again
Don't show her you're afraid
Because your circle of fear is the same…"
Ooo0ooO
I woke up wrapped tightly in Klaus's arms. My back was pressed to his front in a comfortable spooning position, and his arms were draped over my waist firmly, his face buried in my hair. I heard his soft breathing and smiled.
I couldn't imagine what it'd be like if Klaus was a snorer.
I took his hand in mine; rubbing my thumb over the ring I gave him. I felt him wake up slowly as he exhaled quietly and shifted, moving his face so our cheeks were pressed together.
"Good morning, love," he murmured huskily. His sleepy voice nearly made me break out in goose bumps.
"Hey, sleepyhead," I said teasingly. Klaus chuckled and pressed a kiss to my bare shoulder. I turned over so I could kiss him. When I pulled away, he smiled slowly, brushing my hair away from my face.
"I love you," he said softly. I rubbed a hand down his cheek.
"And I you," I answered equally as softly. His hands ran down my back and I sighed. I rolled over so I could straddle him easily and I leaned down to kiss him. His hands grasped my hips gently.
Klaus trailed his lips down my neck and I tilted my head back, giving him better access. I sighed again and rocked my hips against his. He rolled me over slowly and with one smooth move, he slid inside me.
"Annabelle," he murmured. My eyes drifted shut as he kissed me and my hands slid down his back, clenching him closer to me. His muscles bunched and gave as he moved inside me at a leisurely pace.
His mouth latched onto one of my breasts and I inhaled sharply, my eyes snapping open. Klaus groaned quietly as he thrusted his hips into mine. I pulled my knees up against his sides and moaned as he moved deeper inside me.
Waves of pleasure washed over me as I trembled against him. I felt his pleasure, his love, warm me like the sweetest fire from the inside out. I sighed his name as I tumbled over the edge, holding him the whole way down.
Klaus moved down me so he could lay his head down on my chest, his ear pressed right above my heart. I felt his lips curve against my skin as he listened to my heart pound from him. I ran my hand through his hair, staring up at the ceiling, enjoying the simple silence.
"It's like a bird," he murmured. "All warm and fluttery." He moved a little so his chin was resting between my breasts, his eyes meeting mine. They were a warm blue today, like the ocean.
Then his phone went off on the nightstand, breaking the moment. He crawled up my body and I inhaled sharply at the warm friction between us. He gave me a naughty smirk before answering.
"Stefan. I'm assuming by the early morning wakeup call there's important matters at hand," he said. I cocked my head to the side a little. Klaus just flicked a finger down my nose playfully and I stuck my tongue out at him.
"Mmm-hmm. Very well, I'll be over there shortly." Klaus hung up and placed the phone down again. I saw by how his eyes flickered reality was once against going to pop our private bubble.
"Do you have to leave?" I asked. Klaus looked at me for a long moment before, to my surprise, dropping his head to the crook of my neck and groaning loudly.
"Uh, Klaus?" I asked confused. He propped himself up to look down at me, his eyes filled with annoyance.
"I just want to stay in bed with my girlfriend, but they always seem to be in need of a bodyguard," he muttered. I raised a brow and smiled.
"So they choose the supernatural creature that can't die," I began. Klaus rolled his eyes.
"Meaning me." I snorted before leaning up to nip at his bottom lip.
"Where are you going?" I asked, nibbling his lip. Klaus's eyes flashed with fire and I smirked.
"My services are needed at the Salvatore boarding house," he said. I pressed a kiss to his lips.
"Do you want me to come with you?" Klaus sighed, pushing his forehead against mine. I looked up at him through my lashes.
"Yes," he said simply. I felt the slightest trickle of unease come from Klaus and I rested a hand to his cheek.
"What's wrong?" I asked. Klaus looked down at me, his eyes now dark. He moved off of me, sitting at the edge of the bed. I sat up and moved over next to him, taking his hand.
"Klaus?" He sighed and squeezed my hand reassuringly.
"If this has to do with Silas, which I believe it does, I want you to promise me something." I instinctively moved closer to him, feeling unease spreading through my veins now.
"Klaus, what is this about?" I asked worriedly. His eyes looked over into mine and he tucked a strand of hair behind my ear.
"If we end up fighting against Silas, I need you to promise me that you'll run," he whispered. I flinched, my eyes widening.
"Run?" I repeated with disbelief. Klaus just stared at me.
"How could you ask me to do that?" I demanded. I stood up, anger now beating through me. I paced, running a hand through my hair.
"Because I want you to be safe," Klaus said. I turned to him and glared. I lunged for him, knocking him back onto the bed. I glared into his eyes, gripping his shoulders.
"And what makes you think I'll run away if there's even the slightest chance I'll lose you if we do fight?" I hissed. My claws came out for a second, digging into his skin before I controlled myself.
"Annabelle, if we fight and I lose you…" Klaus trailed off. He flipped me on my back and gazed down at me, his eyes pleading.
"Please promise me," he begged quietly. He dropped his forehead against mine. "Please." I felt my breath hitch as something tightened in my chest.
"I can't," I breathed. I lifted my hands to frame his face. Klaus's eyes were swirling with emotions I felt piercing through my soul.
"If we fight, we fight together. I'm not leaving your side, not even for a second," I told him. "It's you and me, Klaus. Always." Klaus didn't answer but he released a shaky breath and shuddered slightly against me.
"Always," he repeated softly.
Ooo0ooO
I watched Annabelle get dressed. I admired the curve of her back, the smooth perfection of her skin. She seemed so fragile, yet she was so strong.
When she turned to face me, she was wearing simple jeans and a soft gray v-neck top. Her hair billowed around her face and I saw she was wearing my necklace along with a series of bracelets adorning the wrist unmarked by the soul bond.
"Ready?" I asked, slightly amused. Anna smiled and walked up to me. She wrapped her arms around my neck, pulling my face down to hers.
"Almost," she whispered before pressing her lips to mine. I smiled and took her into my arms, pulling her close. When she pulled away, she looked at me from under her lashes.
"Now I'm ready," she stated, her lips curved.
When we arrived to the Salvatore boarding house, I entered first with Anna right behind me. Her eyes were watchful but unafraid. I saw her stiffen slightly as she scented the vampires taking up residence in the large place and for a brief second, her eyes flashed gold then cooled.
"It reeks of vampire in here," she muttered under her breath. I shot her a look from over my shoulder.
"May I remind you, sweetheart, that I am part vampire myself," I said lightly. Anna's eyes went half-mast as she gave me a cool look.
"Of blond vampire," she clarified, her lips thinning.
I heard someone moving around in the massive living room and caught sight of Caroline collecting trash with a bag. The younger vampire seemed annoyed as she lifted a drink for inspection before draining the rest of it. Annabelle cleared her throat and nudged her way past me, sliding her hands in her back pockets.
"Desperate times, I take it," she commented casually. Caroline turned and saw both of us, which made her eyes flash with clear annoyance.
"What are you guys doing here?" she asked flatly. I stepped forward and placed a soothing hand on Annabelle's shoulder, knowing her ire towards Caroline.
"Not judging you, for starters, although if you are determined to get drunk then perhaps I might recommend something a little more sanitary," I said easily. Caroline shot me a dirty look before finishing off the drink.
"Well then. You showed me," I said sarcastically. Anna crossed her arms and scoffed, looking around with a slight frown.
"Should you be out chasing Tyler to the ends of the Earth? Or are there still some hopes and dreams you want to crush around here?" Caroline asked.
"Depends. Do you happen to know where the young Brutus is?"
"I know where he's not, with me. He gave Matt the deed to the house so he's gone for good." I saw Anna roll her eyes to the ceiling out the corner of my eye and I knew it wasn't about what Caroline said; it was how she said it. Anna would later admit to me she hated angsty teenagers.
"Tyler may have made his life's mission to kill me; you can't hate me for driving him away," I said coolly.
"Or for letting him at least live," Anna interjected, glaring at Caroline. "You're welcome, by the way."
"Oh I can and I do. Now if you don't mind I'd like to get back to spiraling, so go away," Caroline snapped. I heard footsteps right before Stefan entered the room.
"Hello, Annabelle," he said. Anna tilted her head and eyed the younger Salvatore.
"Stefan," she said in return. Stefan turned to face Caroline and myself, his greenish hazel eyes looking down at her.
"Actually, I asked him to be here. We need his help. I think Silas is in Mystic Falls," he explained. Anna stepped forward so she was by my side, her hand searching for mine. I felt her uncertainty, her unease, as her hand squeezed mine. I squeezed back, reassuring her quietly.
I saw Caroline glance over out of the corner of her eye and her eyes flickered down to the floor quickly.
"What makes you say that?" Anna asked as she released my hand. Stefan motioned politely to the large couch and chairs placed around the sitting room. Anna moved to the couch while I walked over to the small wet bar to pour myself a drink. I felt a nudge from Anna through the bond and selected another glass to pour another.
"So some blood went missing from a few hospitals, what about Elena? Young vampires with their humanity off tend to overindulge in human blood. Or were you the exception?" I turned back and walked over to the couch, handing Annabelle her glass.
"It's not Elena," Stefan stated firmly. Anna frowned a little at him.
"Are you sure? I saw her at the Grill after the fire… With her emotions off, she seems like she'd do whatever she want and stealing blood doesn't seem like much of a stretch," she said, sipping her drink while raising a questioning brow.
"I know Elena. Even with her humanity off, she wouldn't be that careless," Stefan said.
"Well let's say for a moment that it was Silas… I'm struggling to see how this affects me, or us," I said, sitting besides Anna to place an arm around her.
"Look, Silas wants to die and be reunited with his one true love but he's supernatural. So if he takes the cure and dies, he gets stuck on the other side."
"How Shakespearean," Annabelle said sardonically. I smirked since my thoughts had been precisely the same.
"But if he destroys the other side all together, he can take the cure, die and pass on. But in destroying it, every dead supernatural being will return to our side." Caroline shifted from her seat across from us to catch my eye. Anna's hand tightened on her glass very slightly.
"That means every werewolf, every witch, every vampire. I wonder how many of those you personally killed. Care yet?" Caroline asked primly. Anna and I exchanged a look. Since we already knew this part thanks to Kol, we weren't surprised. I felt her question and saw it in her eyes and I shook my head imperceptibly.
"My interest is peaked. How do we stop him?" I asked, turning my attention back to Stefan and Caroline.
"Bonnie said Silas needs to complete three massacres to do this spell. Before Professor Shane died he convinced the pastor to blow up the council. Next he had you kill your Hybrids and now he only needs one more massacre. So if he's here that's what he's doing… we need to find him," Stefan concluded. Anna stood up and set her drink aside.
"How are we going to find out where he's planning the third massacre?" she asked, leaning her weight on one leg. Caroline stood as well, crossing her arms over her stomach.
"His office," she said, looking at the rest of us. "That's where he had his witchy sessions with Bonnie."
"It's a start," Stefan agreed. I stood myself, placing a hand against Anna's lower back, rubbing a little. I heard her quiet exhale of approval.
"Let's be off then," I said.
Ooo0ooO
When we arrived to Professor Shane's office, Stefan entered first. I followed in last, taking in the sights and the smells. I sensed the lingering feeling of power, which I only felt in my brief interactions with witches throughout my life.
"Have you dealt with witches before, Annabelle?" Stefan asked, looking at me. I nodded a little.
"Some. I tried getting their help after I lost my brother by using locator spells but they only got me so far. I didn't meet a witch powerful enough to help me pinpoint exact locations, which is why I bounced from state to state for months," I explained. Caroline exhaled sharply, her impatience clear.
"What are we even looking for?" she asked, looking around the dingy office.
"Well if Shane really was working for Silas, chances are he was helping him plan his next move," Stefan said calmly. I nearly laughed.
"Where on his evil villain's to do list? Steal blood, perform three massacres, pick up dry cleaning?" Now a chuckle escaped, which earned me a dirty look.
"Nice deducing, Sherlock," I commented sarcastically.
"Actually not to nick-pick but we evil villains usually use minions to pick up our dry cleaning, that sort of thing." I raised an amused brow at Klaus.
"Two things- since when do you have dry cleaning and where exactly are you hiding these minions?" I asked teasingly. Caroline looked over at Stefan with exasperation as Klaus chuckled.
"Why are they necessary again?" she complained.
"Well we don't know what Silas can do, so if we do have to go head to head with him an Original Hybrid that can't die might come in handy." I rolled my eyes at Klaus who mirrored me.
"And besides, Stefan and I work well together, or at least we did in the 20s," Klaus said easily. I moved around the room, keeping away from Caroline easily.
"Well granted, my ah, my emotions were off," Stefan said, his voice a little strained. I raised a curious brow at him and he shook his head.
"And that's why you were more fun… Just as Damon is probably relishing in Elena's emotionless company in New York," Klaus said, his message clear.
"Don't sugar coat it at all," I muttered to him. Klaus sat down at the desk and gave me a cheeky smile. I rolled my eyes with amusement and went over to the large bookshelf, ignoring Caroline as we searched through the worn, dusty texts.
"My brother knows what he is doing." I managed to hold in a snort.
"Does he? Don't underestimate the allure of darkness, Stefan. Even the purest hearts are drawn to it." I looked over my shoulder and saw Klaus staring at me. Our eyes held for a long moment before he smiled slightly and looked back over at Stefan. "Still, I'm sure it will all be fine." Caroline cleared her throat awkwardly.
"Uh, I think I found something." She walked over to the desk and placed the book down. I moved over so I could stand behind Klaus, looking over his shoulder. "Symbolic Figures in the Dark Arts. Didn't Bonnie talk about Expression Triangles? Here." She pointed out a large triangle, surrounded by strange markings.
"Expression?" I asked, feeling my nerves spike a little. Klaus glanced at me the same time Stefan did.
"Are you familiar with it?" Stefan asked slowly. I frowned.
"No, not particularly. Just in my time alone, when I'd come across witches or small covens, they told me Expression is some heavy stuff… And not to mess with anyone involved with it." Stefan eyed me.
"That's why we're trying to get Bonnie out of it," Caroline said softly. I looked up at her and her green-blue eyes met mine. I nodded slightly. Stefan leaned down to look at the book and began reading.
"In some schools of magic, such as Expression, human sacrifice can be used as a focus for power. It's rumored that with the addition of two supernatural sacrifices compounds a mystical energy, creating an Expression Triangle."
"Humans, that's the council fire. Demons, Klaus's Hybrid failures," Caroline listed out. Klaus leaned back little and I rested a hand on his shoulder.
"Well I wouldn't exactly call it a failure. What's the third?" he asked. Caroline rested her hands to her lips with worry.
"Oh no…" she trailed off. I looked down at the marking again. Humans were depicted on the top of the triangle, demons on the lower left and another on the lower right. My eyes narrowed.
"Is that…witches?" I asked, shocked. My eyes flew to Stefan then to Klaus. Both men looked very uneasy. Stefan immediately turned and left the room, pressing his phone to his ear.
"We need to figure this out," I said. Collecting my thoughts, I found a map on the other table and laid it out on the desk. I stepped aside as Caroline took a Sharpie to start plotting down the locations of the massacres. I read the book more.
"There's been two massacres. Pastor Young's farm is here," Caroline murmured, partially to herself. "And the old Lockwood cellar where you spitefully slaughtered twelve of your own Hybrids is here." I stepped forward and nudged the vampire aside, ignoring the feeling of my wolf growling. I took the Sharpie and a ruler, drawing out straight lines.
"Now according to the book, the Expression Triangle is equilateral…putting it here," I said, marking the spot.
"Somebody skipped their Geometry classes," Klaus said, his voice teasing. He took the marker and ruler from my hands.
"There are actually two places where the third massacre could be," he continued, marking another location on the map. He looked up and our eyes clashed.
"Well you didn't let me finish," I said primly, giving him a teasing smile. His eyes heated and Caroline shifted besides me, breaking the moment. Stefan reentered the room and she turned to face him with some relief.
"Hey what's going on, did you find Bonnie?" she asked in a rush.
"No, but I talked to her dad. I think I found Silas," he told us. I turned and sat on the desk, motioning for him to continue.
"Silas managed to convince Bonnie and her dad to get in contact with Abby," he said, looking at me briefly. "Abby is Bonnie's mom. She was a witch before she was…turned." His gaze shifted away from me.
"Abby may have sent a friend in her place, along with her coven of eleven, to meet Bonnie somewhere in the woods." I turned a little to pick up the map to show it to him.
"Not just somewhere," I stated. Stefan took it from me to look at it closely. His gaze turned to the rest of us.
"All right, we should split up," he said. I gave him a wryly grin.
"Yeah gang," I said. Caroline huffed.
"Can't you be serious for one minute?" she demanded. I gave the vampire a dry look. Stefan ignored both of us as he continued.
"Annabelle and Klaus can take the first point and Caroline and I can cover the other one," he said. Klaus moved over next to me, his hand covering my own.
"And leave him to possibly deal with Bonnie? As if!" I glared.
"He wouldn't hurt her," I snapped. Caroline arched a brow.
"How do you know?" I gritted my teeth.
"Because I do. I convinced him to spare your precious Tyler, didn't I?" I sneered. Caroline scoffed.
"And doomed him to running for eternity!" I growled at her lowly.
"That's better than him missing his heart or his head," I hissed. Stefan sighed and stepped between us. He looked at Klaus, who nodded.
"I'll go alone," Stefan said. "The three of you go to the other point."
"That's ridiculous, why do we need three people to cover one spot?" I asked incredulously.
"Because Caroline doesn't trust Klaus and you're the only one who can get through to him," Stefan retorted. I glared at the pair of vampires in front of me. Finally, I nodded in agreement.
"Let's go."
Ooo0ooO
Once we reached the splitting off point in the map, Stefan took off quickly into the dark woods. Anna was still feeling uneasy walking through the dark trees. I stayed close by her side as Caroline walked ahead of us.
"Do you even know where we are going?" she demanded, looking at me from over her shoulder. I clenched the map and raised a brow at her.
"Keep your mouth shut, Blondie," Anna snapped. Caroline whirled to face off Annabelle.
"What is your problem?" Caroline hissed. Annabelle shifted forward deliberately and I saw her claws sliding out of her nail beds.
"Back off," Anna snarled. Calmly, I stepped forward and took her clawed hand in my own, rubbing my thumb across her knuckles soothingly.
"Easy, sweetheart," I warned. Anna's eyes flashed to me and I saw gold flecks swirling in their dark gray depths.
"I just want to see where we are," Caroline sighed impatiently, turning to keep walking. I glanced back down at the map and tugged Anna's hand lightly. She stepped with me, so close our bodies lightly brushed. I heard her soft sigh of relief.
"You know when we split up, you did have the option of going with Stefan," I commented.
"Yeah and leave Bonnie's life in your hands? Fat chance. Do you even know how to read a map?" Caroline asked sarcastically.
"Yes and do you know who taught me? My friend Magellan."
"Wow, you had a friend. Was he drawn to your darkness too?" Caroline gave Anna a disgusted look, reminding me of the confrontation with Hayley.
"Watch it," Annabelle growled, her eyes flashing again at Caroline's back.
"Actually I was referring to Damon and Elena when I said that," I replied. Anna yanked her hand out of my grasp, crossing her arms stubbornly. Waves of anger and unease rolled off her.
"Not everyone is dark. And if someone is, there is no allure to darkness. Maybe you just get off to it," Caroline said towards Anna, her voice snarky. Anna stepped forward furiously. I winced.
"Really? So there's nothing dark about you or me? Even Tyler?" Anna demanded. "Or is your boy Tyler a perfect angel? Because last time I checked, he had to kill someone to trigger the curse." Anna's voice grew mocking. "Or did you play it off as an accident?" Caroline growled and tensed.
"Don't act like you haven't killed either, Annabelle. People who do terrible things are just terrible people. And maybe terrible people are attracted to terrible people." Annabelle's eyes went molten gold. I stepped forward to stand between the tense females. I lifted the map and waved it a little until they relaxed slightly.
"We're here. Although judging by the lack of witches, here is not the correct location," I said cautiously. I felt the heat from Anna's fury rolling through me, searing the skin on my wrist, making my mark glow slightly in the dark.
"I can't take this," Anna said firmly. "With witches around and this blond bitch, I'm literally going to crawl out of my skin!" She stepped back a few feet and quickly shifted. Caroline flinched and stepped back quickly. Anna shook out her coat and bared her teeth in warning at the younger vampire who was choosing to cower behind me slightly.
I looked down at Anna and her gold eyes met mine. I felt her slightly relax with her transition into a wolf. I understood, knowing she'd be stronger in her wolf form than anything else.
"Come along, ladies," I said. We all took off into the darkness, running rapidly for the area Stefan was at.
Anna managed to bound ahead of us, disappearing briefly. A few seconds later, I heard her terrifying snarling. When we reached the clearing, the witches were in a circle, surrounding Bonnie and another witch. Bonnie was writhing in pain, screaming and clawing at the dirt. Anna stood beside Stefan; her fur bristled as she snarled viciously.
"They're linked. Bonnie's going to kill them," Stefan gasped, rubbing his head. I wondered if they had attacked him to get him out of the circle.
"Not if the witches kill her first," I snapped, slamming Stefan against a tree. Anna quickly shifted back, grasping my arm.
"Klaus, we need to save her!" she shouted.
"Klaus, please!" Caroline begged.
"How? The only way to stop the witches is to kill them and then Silas gets what he wants."
Just then, the older witch raised a knife over Bonnie's twisted body, all of them chanting. Caroline suddenly shot forward only to be snatched by Annabelle.
"Don't!" Annabelle screamed. Caroline threw Annabelle to the side, causing her to crash back into me.
Caroline flashed forward and twisted the knife in the witches' hand, stabbing her in the heart.
"NO!" I shouted. Anna stiffened as all twelve witches dropped dead one by one around the circle. We watched in horror as Caroline stood there, panting. She then collapsed to her knees to cradle Bonnie on her lap.
"Bonnie. Bonnie!" Caroline cried. Anna gasped and when she stepped back, I saw Bonnie's eyes were completely white as she smiled blankly towards the sky.
"The Triangle is complete," she said in a voice that wasn't her own. Before anyone could say anything, Bonnie's eyes shut and she slumped against Caroline. Annabelle ran over, resting a hand on Bonnie's brow. She looked over her shoulder at Stefan and I.
"She's unconscious," she said sullenly. "Someone needs to take her home, now." Stefan stepped forward, looking at me briefly.
"I'll do it," he said quietly. He walked forward and scooped Bonnie into his arms.
"Be careful," Caroline urged softly. "Call me when she wakes up." He nodded at her before looking at Annabelle. She gave him a weak smile.
"Take care of her," she said gently. Stefan blinked, perhaps in surprise, before disappearing into the woods.
Annabelle stood up slowly, looking around at the dead bodies. She rubbed a hand across her forehead.
"We should take care of this," she said, her voice dull and tired.
Ooo0ooO
Caroline didn't help with digging the graves. She kept her distance, hiding away in the trees. I worked besides Klaus quietly.
"Why did you shift last night?" he asked suddenly. I looked up and saw him leaning slightly on his shovel. I shrugged, dragging a corpse into the shallow grave.
"I was angry at her, for being so… I don't know. I'm tired of people thinking that you're some dark, horrible monster with no soul and by me being with you, I'm no better, like I'm some whore," I bit out. Klaus frowned.
"Is that what you truly believe?" I looked over at Caroline, who was staring blankly into the woods.
"I think that's what they believe because they choose not to understand you like I do," I sighed. Klaus didn't answer me but kept working on the final grave. I dropped my shovel and walked over to Caroline slowly.
When I reached her, I placed my hands in my pockets. She looked at me, her expression flickering.
"Look, I'm sorry for snapping at you last night. It's just this whole thing makes me worried about everyone, especially Klaus," I began before she shook her head.
"I get it. You love him. I'd do the same thing if it was Tyler." I sighed and stand beside her.
"I know this is hard for you. I can't imagine how much you miss him. When I lost my brother, it was awful. I felt like a piece of me was missing for a long, long time. One thing I learned from this, however, is you cannot lose hope. You guys won't be apart forever, forever is too long." Caroline just glanced over at me and nodded, standing to walk over towards the graves.
"There- twelve graves for twelve witches…. Like it never happened. Only it did happen. Now Silas had everything he needs to open the gates to Hell on Earth," Klaus scolded, throwing his shovel down. He shrugged his jacket back on with one impatient movement.
"You were just going to let Bonnie die," Caroline said accusingly.
"I know arithmetic isn't your strong point but one is still less than twelve," Klaus snapped.
"Yeah but that one is my best friend."
"Tell yourself whatever you need to so you can sleep at night," he dismissed. I looked at him and shook my head. I stepped next to the distraught girl and, after some hesitation, reached over to rub her back soothingly.
"Caroline?" I asked softly. The vampire began trembling and she turned to look at me, her eyes torn and filling with tears.
"I just killed twelve people," she whispered, her breath hitching.
"Hey. Hey," I said, steeling myself to hug her gently. Her back shuddered with tears. When she pulled back, she looked over at Klaus, who watched her disapprovingly.
"I'm certainly not going to give you any comfort," he stated. "Why don't you find someone less terrible to relate to?" I winced a little as Caroline stared at him in disbelief. She sniffed and stormed away. I rolled my eyes at Klaus.
"You know, at least I can pretend I'm a bigger person by feigning comfort," I said, arching a brow. Klaus shrugged.
"I cannot pretend what I do not feel. If she believes I am a terrible person, than I must be precisely that." I stared at him.
"You can't believe that," I said, throwing his own words back at him. He raised a brow.
"Debatable," he replied. He turned his back on me to pick up the shovels.
Suddenly, a strong chill went down my spine. I whirled, snarling in warning. To my surprise, Professor Shane stood right behind me. I stepped back, eyeing him warily.
"Thank you. Of all the three massacres this is the one I was dreading," he said calmly. He eyed the graves as I walked slowly back to Klaus, who shoved me behind him.
"Silas, I presume," I said cautiously. Klaus began patting his pockets.
"I'm sorry, mate. Don't have it," he said, shrugging. Silas stepped forward slowly.
"But you know who does. And the last thing that you want is for that cure to be used on you, so you bring it to me and it won't be. You get it live." Klaus laughed. I stared at him with wide eyes. This wasn't exactly the time to laugh!
"Yeah, with all of my dead supernatural enemies from the other side. You know, you don't scare me Silas or Shane or whoever you are," Klaus said nonchalantly.
"But I think I know what does," Silas replied.
Suddenly, I was thrown to the side by some invisible force. I cried out as a thousand burning needles coursed through my veins. I arched against the ground and screamed.
"Anna!" Klaus shouted. He lunged for me but ran into some barrier. Silas appeared next to me and stabbed me with a knife. I screamed again as I felt the blade burn into my flesh, obviously coated in wolfsbane.
Silas pulled a white stake out of his pocket, which was streaked with silver. I gasped. Klaus watched me helplessly, snarling.
"Klaus?" I whispered nervously. Klaus tensed, eyeing the stake with consideration.
"Now where did you get that?" he demanded. I looked at Silas, who watched us, tilting his head a little. He twisted the knife and I cried out again.
"Well let's just say that your sister's mind is a little easier to read than yours….so." He shrugged. I stiffened. In a flash, the knife was embedded into my spinal cord. I couldn't even scream, I just gasped as I slumped to the forest floor.
"No!" Klaus shouted, slamming himself into the invisible wall.
"Care to reconsider my offer?" Silas asked.
Suddenly, Klaus flashed forward towards Silas, without running into the barrier.
Then Silas disappeared, only to reappear and stake Klaus in the back. Klaus screamed, which ripped another cry from me as his pain doubled my own.
"The spine, but don't worry, I'm not trying to kill you, not just yet."
Silas broke off the tip into his spine as Klaus writhed in pain.
"Klaus!" I shrieked, tears running down my face as he collapsed onto his knees.
"Just a little something to remember me by," Silas commented. "Must be painful, with that soul bond." He then stood and walked away into the woods before calling over his shoulder.
"I'll be in touch!"
I crawled desperately towards Klaus, ignoring the pain in my back from a severed spinal cord. My legs proved useless but I clawed my way towards him.
"Klaus," I gasped. Klaus collapsed on all fours, grunting in pain.
"Annabelle, don't," he breathed heavily, convulsing. I reached him and pressed him to the ground weakly. I ripped his shirt aside and dug into his back, finding the piece of wood wedged between two vertebras. When my fingers touched it, they were burned.
Screaming, I yanked my fingers away. Klaus's eyes rolled back to look at me.
"It's spelled or soaked in wolfsbane!" I sobbed. Frustration, fear and pain beat through me like a drum. I moved to pull Klaus's head onto my lap.
"It's going to be okay, we're going to be okay," I said, smoothing the dirt off his face.
"Annabelle," he said weakly. I sobbed louder as I tried and failed to remove the piece of stake from his back.
"Someone help! Someone please help!" I screamed loudly.
"Annabelle!"
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Author's Note: Sorry it took so long to update! Spring break= little motivation to write! So who yelled Anna's name at the end of the chapter? Any guesses? Updating soon before the next episode!
On a side note- if you guys want to get some visual as to what Annabelle may look like- there's a model named Frida Gustavsson who fits how I picture Anna perfectly! That's why I added her image to the story picture! Go check her out to see for yourselves!
Let me know what you thought of this chapter!