Chapter 47

The point of no return

"Ok", Klaus said. "I don't like you and you don't like me but right now we just have to get along."

The dog looked at him and barked. Klaus rolled his eyes.

"Just be a good little fur ball now. I know that you miss her." The dog let out a sad howl. Klaus sighed and tapped the dog's head. "I miss her too. But I'm going to find her, no matter what."

Klaus was really worried. Anna had been missing for almost two days. Something must have happened to her. He had to find her. The problem was that he also had to avoid Mikael. But he probably thought that Klaus was long gone by now. A sleazy warehouse was most likely the last place where Mikael would look for him.

"Sir?" Maura said.

Klaus raised his head.

"Did you find her?"

Maura shook her head.

"Not yet, I'm afraid. But your brother is here."

Klaus had wondered what had happened to Elijah and that witch of his.

"Take the dog", Klaus said to Maura when Elijah walked in. He was looking at Klaus gloomily. His witch walked few steps behind him. Klaus could sense the tension coming from both of them.

"Well, it seems that you were right about Mikael…" Klaus started.

"Did you kill our brothers?" Elijah interrupted him.

Klaus' face went blank. Maura, who was just walking out with Sammy, stopped. She had been with Klaus long enough to know when he needed her. She scanned the room quickly preparing for anything. Ava was watching Elijah like a hawk. Maura had a bad feeling. This could be ugly. It was just the four of them and Sammy, everyone else was looking for Anna.

"I asked you a question, Niklaus", Elijah said coldly. "Did you kill our brothers?"

"What makes you think that?" Klaus asked emotionlessly.

Elijah looked even tenser but there was also sadness in his eyes.

"I take that as a yes", he stated gloomily.

Klaus didn't say anything. He didn't see any point denying it. Elijah wasn't stupid. Apparently he was going to lose the last one of his siblings tonight. Somehow he was too numb to care. Everyone eventually left him. Everyone except his Anna. Just the thought of losing her…

"Why?" Elijah asked.

"Finn was in my way", Klaus replied calmly. "Kol deserved what he got after what he did to Anna and Rebekah…she betrayed me."

Elijah looked shocked.

"What? You…killed Rebekah?"

"Yes. I killed them all and sank their bodies to the bottom of the sea where no one can ever find them."

When Klaus saw the terror in Elijah's eyes, he almost felt sorry for saying that. At the moment he just couldn't stand his brother. He had always hated the idea of sharing Anna's love. She was the only one who he had left. He wouldn't share her with anyone. It took few seconds before Elijah's pain turned into rage. He growled furiously before attacking Klaus, throwing him against the wall. Klaus responded to that by hitting him with a wooden table that shattered in pieces.

Neither of them could control themselves anymore. They were both growling like beasts, trying to hurt each other as badly as possible. Neither of them held back. Two of the walls had come down already. Maura and Ava looked at each other. Maybe they were on the opposite sides of this but in that moment they reached silent understanding. Maura saw in Ava's eyes that she was just as loyal to Elijah as she was to Klaus. Ava only wanted to get Elijah out of here alive.

Unfortunately Klaus seemed to be winning but they had managed to beat each other up pretty badly. Klaus threw Elijah through a wall that started to collapse. Klaus was about to dagger his brother when he heard Sammy barking. The dog was trapped in the corner next to the collapsing wall. Klaus acted immediately. He knew how important this animal was to Anna. He moved with his vampire speed saving the dog before the wall crushed him. Klaus held the dog in his arms trying to see was he injured. Sammy was howling miserably. He was bleeding. Klaus found a wound in his paw. It didn't look very deep.

"You'll be alright, fur ball", Klaus murmured and placed the dog in Maura's arms.

When Klaus turned, he saw that Elijah and Ava were gone. Klaus was surprised when he noticed that it didn't really matter to him.

"Maura dear", he said calmly. "We are leaving. It seems that if I want something done, I have to do it myself."

"Sir?" Maura asked.

Klaus turned to her and smiled.

"I am going to find Anna. And if even a hair on her head is out of place I will slaughter every worthless human I can find."

Maura was staring at him like he would have lost his mind. Maybe he had, he wasn't sure anymore. All he knew was that he wasn't going to lose the only person who he had left. The only woman who he had ever truly loved. He refused to even think about that option.

...

I looked around wiping the sweat off my forehead. The whole apartment was almost spotless now. I had confiscated all of Damon's alcohol and made sure that he had taken a bath and shaved. I had also washed his clothes. He had borrowed a blue dress for me from one of his neighbors. I noticed him looking at me when I was on my knees washing the floor. It obviously hadn't been washed recently. When I was finished I went to the bathroom to wash myself up. When I came back there were some tea and sandwiches on the table.

"I thought you might be hungry", Damon said.

I smiled at him and nodded. I really was hungry. He sat opposite me and poured himself a cup of tea. He was looking at me the whole time when I ate.

"Your family…" he started. "Does that mean like your parents or your siblings…?"

I shook my head.

"Cousins?" he suggested.

I smiled and shook my head again.

"Husband?" he asked reluctantly.

I nodded. He looked gloomy.

"Do you like him? I mean, is he good to you?"

I looked into his eyes and nodded. If I wasn't mistaken, he was disappointed. I understood that he was lonely and he needed someone but that someone just couldn't be me. I had done my best to help him but I had to go home to my husband. I tried to think a nice way to explain that to him when he took my hand.

"You are quite something, River", he murmured. "I know what you must think of me but I hadn't always been like this. I can be…better. Do you think that you could consider…"

Before he could finish his sentence, there was a knock on the door. Damon didn't look pleased.

"Who the hell…" he murmured when he stood up and walked to the door.

When he opened it, I saw a pretty blonde woman.

"Well, you are hard to find", she said smiling.

"Lexi", Damon said. He sounded surprised. "What are you doing here?"

She sighed.

"The same thing than always, helping you to save your brother."