A/N: Hi guys, here's chapter 14. A few more chapters and I'm done. I have a new story in my head and I want to create my own universe but have characters from TVD in it. Before I start working on this new story I want to end this one so I'll try my best to finish it soon.
Once again thank you all for your comments. I have no clue what DYU means but... lol
The shot went out of Jeremy's rifle and a stake flew out of it before a hand stopped it in mid-air preventing the weapon from hitting its target.
"What a nice way to welcome your older brother back in town" Elijah said looking at the engravings on the wooden stake. "I see you've got yourself a hunter."
"Elijah" Klaus muttured. The sight of his older brother standing in front of him made him uneasy. He knew Elijah had already been invited inside the Gilbert house and this made Elena's home an easy target for the other Originals. Now his siblings could attack from the inside and wait for the escapees to fall into their well forged web outside. He knew how they operated as he used to play an important part in their hunting games.
Now that he thought about it, Elijah must have been the presence Caroline and he had felt outside, yet they could not rule out the possibility that he had not come here alone. "Are you here to deliver a message from Rebekah and Kol, or are you here to kill me?" He did not mention a possible threat on Caroline's life. If Elijah tried anything against the blond beauty, he would lose his head.
"Now, now, Niklaus, you know I'm the smart brother of the family. Why would I go against you? I think our siblings have gone a little too far on their angsty teenagers phase." He looked around at Elena and her friends and walked up to the doppelganger, holding his hand out for her to take.
She did reluctantly and the moment her fingers touched his hand he quickly brought them to his lips kissing them softly. "Elena, always a pleasure to see you."
Damon stepped closer to Elena, ready to pull her back should he feel a menace from Elijah. He wasn't sure if this was some kind of play the Originals were putting up.
As Elijah moved slowly away from Elena, Klaus went back so he could shield Caroline from his brother. Although Elijah did not try to hurt her when he came in, or anyone for that matter, Klaus couldn't completely trust him not with everything else going on with his younger brother and sister.
"What are you doing here Elijah?" Elena asked.
"Yes, it's not your style to barge into someone's house like that brother, unless you have a mission to fulfill or a planof your own to satisfy. My guess would be you're here on our kins' behalf. Don't pretend you don't know what their plan is."
Klaus could feel Caroline's breath on the back of his neck and he knew she had moved closer behind him. He felt better at the thought that no matter how much the young woman hated him, she still sought safety in his arms.
"I know of a plan about making you regret what you did to them in the past, but I had no interest in it, I told you that." He turned to look at Elena, "The reason why I'm here is to pledge my alliance to you to help you stop them in their tracks. I see they have taking hostages amongs your friends, I am sorry" looking again at Klaus he continued, "I lost too many of my family members Niklaus, I do not plan on adding you or any of them on that list. I know that your own impulse could make you take unfortunate decisions, so let me help you and I will be on your side tonight and will make them see reason before anything regrettable happens to any of you."
Elijah held out his hand to his brother to shake the deal away.
Klaus stared at his brother's hand debating wether or not he should trust Elijah. What proof did he have that he was on his side. Of course he believed the death of yet another sibling would be hard to accept for the eldest of the Mikaelsons, but he couldn't understand why he would part from a winning team of Originals to join his pathetic mixed group of baby vampires and a stubborn, reckless and insubordinate 150 years old one.
Caroline tried to analyze Elijah's face, unsure of the Original's true intentions. She had to admit he looked handsome in his attire. His brown hair was a bit shorter than what she remembered but he was still as well dressed, with a black jacket, white shirt and black tie. Yet, she reminded herself that a person's look did not reflect one's personality as much as the popular thought said. This was her old shallow self taking over her mind. The proof was that Elijah, as handsome and well-dressed as he was, had killed hundreds, maybe thousands, of people for all she knew. She needed to be cautious and stay on her guards.
She saw Klaus step forward before reaching and grabbing his older brother's hand.
"Then, I'm glad you haven't joined them into their madness" he said.
"Well if you ask me, I think this is Kol's doing. Rebekah has always been an impressionable young woman, especially when she loves the subject that influences her judgement."
"Okay can we get back to finding the the psychopaths now?" Damon exclaimed.
Elijah turned and pointed his finger on the map exactly where Klaus' second blood drop, the largest one, had slid to "here's where you'll find them" he said. "That's about 500 feet from here so you could easily rush there in about... hmmm I'd say 5 minutes if you drag Bonnie with you. But I would recommend you be extra careful before you do anything, I dare to say, because as Originals we are extremely strong opponents. We know battle strategies you could not even dream of. You can not go blindly into their hideout, it would be like suicide and would not help your friends."
"Well it's a good thing we have two Originals of our own, especially one that's an Hybrid" Jeremy said holding onto Bonnie's hand.
Bonnie looked up at him surprised by his words. She let go of his hand smiling at him, and grabbed for her purse next to her.
"I do not plan on attacking my siblings tonight and you young Gilbert should find a safe place to hide, because if they ever put their hands on you, there will be no questions the Cure will be theirs."
"I can take care of myself, I killed dozens of vampires so far" Jeremy said.
"Killing dozens of vampires does not cut it I'm afraid when it comes to Old Ones such as ourselves. Your hunter's skills make you faster and stronger than humans, true, but you are still no match to us. You are still too young and unexperienced" Elijah argued.
"Why can't they share the Cure then if they want it, that would solve the problem?" Elena asked.
Elijah looked at Klaus meaningfully "I take it you haven't told them?"
"Told us what?" Caroline asked, moving so she would face Klaus now.
Klaus shrugged "It's only an old folk story, plus it's irrelevant information."
"Let us be the judge of that" she replied, eyebrows furrowed.
Elijah, stepped in to prevent his brother more trouble with the fierce baby vampire. He knew his Niklaus had feelings for the blond bombshell in front of him. It had been so long since Klaus had let someone into his heart he genuinely wanted to help him.
"Legend says that Silas was buried in his tomb with the Cure" he said.
"Yes, that we know" Damon said.
"Yes, well, what you don't know of this story is that he was buried with one dose of the Cure. A dose sufficient for one person only."
"What?" Elena asked. She knew everyone wanted her to take the Cure but that was without knowing nobody else could take it with her. Could she knowingly take it now, and prevent her friends from experiencing the same miracle in their lives.
"It doesn't change anything" Damon started.
"Of course it does! How could I steel Caroline, Stefan or your own rights to humanity? What rights to I have?"
Damon took hold of her shoulders trying to calm her down.
"First I don't want the Cure" he said.
"Me neither Elena" Caroline said.
"Don't say that just to make me feel better. And I know for a fact Stefan wanted it."
"Yes Stefan wanted it if it meant he would live his life with you Elena. He had no interest in becoming human again if it meant he would not have been living it with you. As for me, although there was nothing more I wanted 150 years ago when I became a vampire, I find nothing appealing about it today." At her stunned expression he took a few steps back from her, trying to give her some space.
"And, I don't want it. I prefer the person I've become now. I don't want to go back to the old frail Caroline I used to be." She walked to her friend and took her hand in hers. "Take it Elena."
"I've found them" Bonnie said. While they were having their arguments she had used the locator spell to find Stefan – with a few drops of Damon's blood he had slipped to her when Klaus and Caroline where on the porch – and Shane with the hairbrush she had taken from his apartment. "They are all together, that's a good thing."
"Let's go to them then." Elijah said, smiling.
"Wait, wait, wait, what's our plan?" Caroline asked. Hadn't he just told them not to rush over there without preparation and a good plan?
"I'll tell you on the way over, my dear." Elijah said.
