Addicted
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Elijah was being held at the Attica Correctional Facility. A maximum security prison with many high risk prisoners. There were many famous criminals in that prison, famous for all the wrong things. Even among such an A-List cast Elijah was like royalty. He was the star guest, the infamous Elijah Mikaelson was in they're prison. The inmates avoided him like the plague; no one ever picked Elijah for a fight. For Elijah didn't like to mix with the common rabble. He could often be found reading a book in the corner. Even the guards were nice to him, he could see the fear in they're eyes. Elijah had a private cell with his own bookcase of books he had imported from his own personal collection.
He didn't get any visitors or letters. Most of his family and friends were either in prison themselves or were on the run. Every mouth at visiting time he would simply continue to read as the others went to see their loved ones. Elijah merely viewed them as peasants and not to be bothered with. So you can imagine his surprise when he not only got one visitor but he got two. The police wanted to talk to him this afternoon. Elijah assumed it was about Kol, well if it was they could forget it. He had no intention of selling out his baby brother. But apparently there was a lady waiting for him in the visiting room. His curiosity getting the better of him he decided to see this woman.
When he got there he saw the image of Tatia, the woman who betrayed him. He met Tatia when he was getting some coffee. She worked there and attended university at the same time. She was the most beautiful woman he'd ever seen. But even he could see she was shallow and materialistic but he didn't care. Elijah was actually in love with her; a love that destroyed him. It became clear that she never loved him, only his wealth. That betrayal stung him deeply. Elijah could tell that the woman waiting at his booth wasn't Tatia by the way she held herself. It wasn't full of smug confidence but of kindness, she girl looked worried. Also, the girl's make up wasn't tacky like Tatia's was. He sat down in front of her, picked up the phone and spoke.
"You're not Tatia are you?"
The woman shook her head.
"So that means you're one of her triplets" Elijah deduced.
"I'm Elena" she told him.
Elijah's eyes scanned her up and down and said:
"Nice to finally meet you"
"You too" Elena lied.
Elena felt scared by the man before her. This man who took her sister away from her and she felt so little compared to him. He was the infamous Elijah Mikaelson and who was she? A mere drama critic.
"Tatia's dead" Elena told him, "She got murdered"
His face twitched for a second like it was deciding whether to be happy or sad. Half of him felt sad for the girl he once knew (or thought he knew) and the other half was happy that she'd finally got her comeuppance.
"Who killed her?" Elijah asked.
"They think it was your brother Kol" Elena answered.
Elijah suddenly laughed, he hadn't done that for mouths.
"That sounds like Kol" he chuckled.
"So you think he did it?" Elena asked.
"I don't know" he shrugged, "it could have been anybody"
After a few moments silence he finally spoke again.
"Why are you here?" Elijah wondered, "The police could of told me about her death"
His brown eyes were boring into hers which revealed the criminal underneath.
"I want to know more about my sister" Elena told him.
"And you think I'm the man to ask?" Elijah said, confused.
"I lost contact with her when she left to be with you" Elena explained, "I know nothing about her actions since"
Elijah looked sad for her like he sympathized with her. He took a deep breath like he was going to tell her something that he didn't want to.
"Your sister doesn't deserve this" he spoke frankly, "She rarely spoke of you and when she did it wasn't words of kindness"
A tear ran crazily down her cheek. Elijah had the sudden urge to hug her but then remembered the glass screen between them.
"Dry your tears Elena" Elijah said softly, "She's not worth it. I've only known you for five minutes and you already seem like the better triplet"
Elena smiled a little at his words. The buzzer buzzed signaling the end of visiting time.
"I've got to go" Elena said as she dried her tears.
"It was lovely meeting you Elena"
…
This was what Caroline had been dreading. It was time for her appointment with Klaus. How can she go in there and pretend that nothing happened? When she entered he was looking at her with an even smugger expression than usual. He licked his lips and wiggled his eyebrows. Caroline sighed in frustration and sat down. She arranged her notes and fixed the tapes. While she was doing so Klaus was staring at her making her blush.
"I'd like to talk about Mikael today" Caroline said, ignoring her make out partner.
"And I'd like to talk about that ravishing top your wearing" Klaus smiled.
"Stay focused" she barked at him.
Klaus nodded reluctantly before Caroline began.
"What was your relationship like with your step father?" Caroline asked.
"He saw me as nothing more than a painful reminder of my mother's betrayal" Klaus answered honestly.
Shockingly honest!
"How did that feel?"
"It hurt…deeply" he revealed, "When Finn had disappointed him and when Elijah refused to take charge he actually wanted Kol to take over. Even though he is far younger than me and doesn't have a head of business. Elijah made him see sense but he did so reluctantly"
There was bitterness in his tone like it hurt him still. For the first time Caroline felt sympathetic to him. For a strange moment she wanted to kiss him again but she remembered that the cameras were up.
"You didn't have to tell me that"
"I'm not going to lie to you" Klaus promised.
…
"Tatia Petrova is dead" Bonnie told Elijah in the private visiting cell.
Elijah didn't look surprised.
"I know" he nodded.
"How?" Stewart butted in.
"Elena told me this morning" Elijah explained.
"She visited you?" Bonnie asked, shocked.
"The poor girl wanted to know more about her dead sister" Elijah sighed, "It's amazing how two people who look so alike can be so different"
If Bonnie wasn't mistaken she could detect admiration in his voice.
"Do you think Kol killed her?" Bonnie questioned.
All the kindness vanished from Elijah's eyes at that question. He looked at her like she was a parasite.
"No, of course not" Elijah lied, "My brother wouldn't risk it"
He could see that Agent Bennett clearly didn't believe him.
"Are you sure?"
"Positive" he snarled.
"Then who do you think might of done it?" Bonnie asked instead.
"No idea" Elijah said stubbornly.
…
"It's all over the news" Meredith told Kol when she came back from work.
"Tatia's murder?"
Meredith nodded. Kol was sitting down in the kitchen reading a newspaper. They'd decided to move tomorrow as the police could track who bailed Tatia out. Meredith knew there was no going back. She was a criminal too now she'd committed accessory to murder. But she didn't regret a single second of it. In fact it's been the happiest she's been for mouths.
"Yeah, a cop friend told me that the authories think it's you" Meredith told him.
"Well good luck proving it" Kol snorted.
"The FBI cop that sometimes comes to visit a few inmates told me that they questioned Elijah" Meredith said as she unpacked the food.
"Elijah?" Kol said, "Bloody vultures"
"He didn't say anything though"
"Well what else did they expect" Kol moaned.
When Meredith was finished she started to make dinner. She couldn't take everything in her apartment due to her now being on the run. So she only packed some of her clothes and her mother's bracelet which she was wearing. Her passport wasn't needed and neither was everything else.
"That foul woman, Bennett really needs to get laid" Kol joked.
Meredith laughed with him as she set the oven. As if on cue Bennett appeared on the news. She was at outside the scene of the crime, Tatia's apartment. She was talking to another officer.
"Can you turn it up?" Kol asked.
"Sure" Meredith smiled as she turned up the volume.
"Tatia Petrova has been murdered in her apartment. The ex-girlfriend of the infamous gangster Elijah Mikaelson…"
"You didn't leave any evidence did you?" Meredith wondered.
"Nope" Kol smiled.
"The FBI seems to be handling this case due to its connection to the Mikaelson family"
"Were there any witness'?" Meredith remembered.
"I don't think so" Kol answered in more uncertain tone, "She did scream a little bit but no one came to the door"
"How many people live on her floor?" Meredith asked.
"Just her" Kol told her.
"We need to leave by tomorrow morning"
…
Elena crossed yet another name out on her notepad. It was the list of potential guests for her sister's funeral but she was getting nowhere. The only people coming so far are her, Caroline for support, Tatia's waiter who had a crush on her and the priest. She just had one more guest to try, her sister Katerina. She took out her phone and dialed her number.
"What is it Elena?" Katerina asked without saying hello.
"I need to tell you something and this may be a huge shock" Elena began.
"You're pregnant?" Katerina guessed.
"No"
"On drugs?"
"No"
"Gay?"
Elena let out a sigh of frustration.
"Tatia's dead" Elena blurted out.
Katerina didn't respond right away there was just silence down her end as if she was processing this information.
"How?" he voice was faint.
"She was murdered" Elena told her.
"By who?" Katerina asked.
"They're investigating it now" Elena said, "They've just released her body for burial"
"Oh" was all she said.
"So are you flying over for the funeral?" Elena asked in a hopeful tone.
"Um…no" Katerina declined.
Elena felt a deep pool of disappointment in a her stomach. She almost cried at her sister's answer.
"It's just we weren't very close and I haven't seen her in years so I don't think they'd be much point" Katerina tried explaining, "Sorry E"
"But she's your-"
She disconnected.
"-Sister" Elena finished.
…
"And how does that make you feel?" Caroline asked.
They were in the usual room and today's topic was the Mikaelson black sheep. His brother Finn was the eldest and was due to takeover the business. But betrayed his family by joining the home office. It was a deep embarresment for the family.
"I don't care" he shrugged.
"Then what do you care about?" Caroline wondered.
"I care about you"
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