~ I would have had this up a few days ago... but there was less reviews on the last chapter than I thought there would, considering how long I worked on the chapter. Hopefully there will be more reviews on this chapter... because then the next chapter will come out sooner. And plus I wanted to make sure I got the parts I wanted in this chapter.
Anna.b: Thank you for the review on this :) I try to keep the characters on how they would act within the show... which means we'll know how Klaus will act towards Luna in future chapters (: I think that's sort of what will be going through her head when she is sort of helping with the plan. I will get more into that because of what her part will be in it... which may or may not include a dance or two. I'm not sure if she'll met Katherine because Kat is part of Damon's secret plan, which he really only tells Elena about. As for Mikeal... I have plans for Luna to see him and it will sort of show how much Klaus is sort of starting to care for her. I wasn't really thinking about any other guy interests until Kol (because we all know he likes to flirt) but there will be a Damon/Luna friendship that I plan on working on. With Elijah... maybe he takes a small interest in her, maybe because of the effect that she has on Klaus, but I don't know yet. She's not as honorable as she seems, but hopefully I will be able to get more into that as the story progresses. I think with what's going through Luna's head... she will try to get The Gang and Klaus to not kill the other because of something that I will reveal in this chapter. Luna definitely has a stronger sense of guilt when it comes to the attraction towards Klaus, especially because of the things he's done to her. With Luna being a Wolf/Vamp hybrid... I might try and make the whole wolf loyalty thing come into play, but that depends on how some chapters go... but I won't work in a sire bond between the two, because of when she was turned. At this point, Luna will get along better with anyone who's not Klaus... again because of the things he's done. Luna will have scenes at the Grill... especially with what I sort of have planned for the next chapter. I think Luna has sort of met everyone important in the show... with the exception of Jeremy and Alaric. I sort of have it planned where she will have a scene or two with Alaric... but I haven't decided about Jeremy yet. She won't approve of what they did to Rebecca, when she finds out. I don't know how she'll find it out... but we'll see what happens. I think when it gets more towards the ball and especially the decade dance... she will have more questions about the other's intentions towards Klaus. Your review definitely helped, especially since it was the first one on the last chapter :) Thanks for your insight on my future story ideas :)
~ This is the longest chapter for this story so far! (: I hope that gets more reviews than the last chapter.
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Luna's POV
Damon woke me up early, which I didn't like, but he wanted my help with what they had planned for Klaus. I walked out of the bathroom wearing a pair of skinny jeans and a light green v-neck Tshirt. Damon was leaning against the doorway as I brushed my hair.
"Are you up for this?" He asked just as I finished with my hair. I turned around and faced him.
"Do you really need to ask?" I asked before taking a step towards him. "Sure, I'm still planning my own thing, but it's not like I can stop you just so I can get my own shot at him." He gave a small smile before we both went downstairs.
I walked with Damon down the stairs and met up with Stefan and Elena.
"Let's say that Mikael followed Elena in here." Stefan said as the four of us walked towards their library. "He tried to grab her, so he could use her as bait."
"And you what?" Elena asked. "Vervained him?"
"No! WE vervained him!" Damon said. "This guy is an original. We have to make it realistic."
"You got a point." I said.
"Okay. fine." Stefan said. "We vervained him, and in the process discovered that he had a dagger."
"Which he planned to use on Rebecca, but instead..."
"We drove it through his heart." I finished for Elena. "What happens when he asks to see Mikael's body?" I asked Stefan with curiosity.
"Good point!" Damon said and I smirked. "You my brother have been compelled to do what Klaus says. So the idea is to lure him back here and kill him, last thing we need is you getting tripped up and tongue-tied."
"Well, don't look at me I am just in charge of getting him back here." I couldn't help but roll my eyes.
"Klaus is smart, if we tell him that Mikael is dead, he'll want proof." Elena said before Mikeal spoke from the living room.
"Then I shall be dead." He said with something in his hands.
"What if he wants to see you in person?" I asked as I took a small step towards him.
"Well that means our plan is working." Mikeal said to us. "Klaus will absolutely want to see my body. You lure him here, and I will kill him."
"With what?" Stefan asked from behind me. "Those daggers won`t work on him."
"Well, I'm in possession of a stake fashioned from the wood of the ancient white oak tree. The one that left these ashes when it burned."
"Where is it?" Stefan asked.
"I'm guessing not here." I said as I glanced at Stefan.
"The knowing of its location is my insurance policy." Mikeal said, which brought my attention back to him.
"Against what?" Stefan and I asked at the same time.
"You leaving this in my heart." Mikeal asked with a dagger in in hands. "You see, a vampire can't dagger an original without dying. So, it falls to one of you." He held the dagger out as he looked at me and Elena.
"How could I do it?" I asked, slightly confused. "I'm a vampire."
"But your also a werewolf, which makes you a hybrid... like Niklaus." Mikeal said. I knew that I was a hybrid, but I wasn't going to interrupt him. "Because of the werewolf half, you would be able to dagger an original without dying."
"So you want one of us to actually dagger you?" I asked.
"Klaus will leave nothing to chance, especially when it comes to trust." Mikeal said, which made me and Elena look at each other. I took the dagger from Mikeal's hand and took a better look at it. It was made from silver and I knew that I wasn't affected by silver even by being a wolf. I looked at Elena before looking back at Mikeal.
"I'll do it." I said with a small nod.
An hour later, we were all standing in the library except for Stefan and Mikeal. Stefan was sitting on a chair in front of Mikeal's body. I had stuck the dagger in his heart with Stefan watching just incase Klaus would ask him to prove it.
"Portland is fantastic." Klaus said to Stefan when he answered the phone. "Once you get over all the whiny music and healthy looking people it is literally a breeding ground for werewolves." I took a deep breath to control myself. 'Why does he have to do it to more people?' I asked myself.
"Your father is dead." Stefan said.
"What did you say to me?" Klaus asked and I thought I could hear some surprise in his voice.
"Oh, my mistake. Not your actual father and not dead. Mikael." Stefan looked at me. "Daggered." He looked down at Mikeal's body. "What do you want me to do with the body?"
"Well, first I want you to explain to me exactly what happened." Klaus said and then Stefan went on to tell him how I daggered Mikeal to help protect Elena and Rebecca. "I wanna see him. I want to see his rotting body for myself."
"Well, he is here." Stefan said as he stood from the chair, but his eyes stayed on Mikeal's body. "Come by whenever."
"If you are lying to me Stefan, your compulsion will expose you. So, answer with your life... Is what you are saying the truth?" Klaus asked as Stefan looked at me.
"It's true. I saw it with my own eyes." He said as he looked at me.
"I wanna talk to Rebecca." Klaus said, clearly not knowing that Rebecca knew the truth about their mom.
"That's not a problem." Stefan said as he looked up from Mikeal to Rebecca. "She is right here." He turned to face Rebecca, who was standing off to the side, just looking at Mikeal. Stefan handed his phone to her and she slowly took it from him.
"Hello Nik." She said, keeping her eyes on Mikeal.
"Rebecca, love. What's this I hear about Mikael's tragic run in with the dagger?" Klaus asked and I hoped that Rebecca wouldn't tell him that it was all a setup.
"It's true." I found myself slightly smiling. "He's finally out of our lives for good. I miss you. I'm miserable here."
"I'll be home soon."
"Good. I'll see you then, brother." I let out a sigh when Rebecca hung up and handed the phone back to Stefan."He´s coming home."
"Now, was that easy or what?" Damon asked. 'Too easy' I thought as Elena bent down next to Mikeal's body.
"Let´s just get this over with." She said before pulling the dagger out of Mikeal.
I wanted to feel somewhat helpful, so I decided to help with the weapons. Damon and I were in his bathroom but I was wearing rubber gloves so the wolvesbane wouldn't burn me.
"This stuff stinks." I said, not liking the smell of wolvesbane because of my wolf half.
"You're the one that wanted to help." Damon said as he handed me something to stir the wolvesbane water with.
"We can't trust Rebecca not to turn on us." Elena said from Damon's room. I didn't say anything because Rebecca was my friend.
"Oh really?" Damon asked her. "Cause these Original vampires are usually so reliable." I just rolled my eyes as I mixed the wolvesbane.
"Bonnie was right." Elena said. "Rebecca may be mad at Klaus now but, he is her brother."
"Her lying, mama- killing, dagger- happy brother."
"But her brother." I said, defending Rebecca. "Wolvesbane is ready." I said, hoping that I could change the subject.
"There are too many things that can go wrong with this plan. Too many people that can make it go wrong." Elena said as she brought empty grenades towards me and Damon.
"Well, I am formulating a secret contingency plan." Damon said, almost in a whisper.
"Really? What is it?" Elena asked and I rolled my eyes.
"If he told you, then it wouldn't be a secret now would it?" I asked Elena just before Stefan walked into the room.
"I need to borrow a tie." He said to Stefan.
"You have your own ties." Damon said as he handed me a empty grenade to fill.
"I'm a 162 years old and I'm going to a Homecoming Dance. I need better ties." Stefan said to Damon.
"You could not go." I suggested as I handed the grenade to Damon.
"I'm compelled to protect Klaus's assets." Stefan said as he looked from me to Elena, which made me roll my eyes. "And if I look at your track record at Highschool Dances, it's pretty tragic. With my luck you'll go and get yourself murdered by the Homecoming Queen." When Stefan walked away, I just rolled my eyes.
"Can I take you up on your offer to beat Stefan up?" I asked Damon, which just make him smirk before he turned to Elena.
"Ah- ah! No!" He said as he slapped Elena's hand away from a grenade.
"I know how to do it. Alaric taught me." She said as Damon took the grenade from her.
"Elena, If this thing blows up in our face just remember only two of us heal quickly."
"Please tell me that you have a better plan than wolvesbane grenades." Stefan said as he walked back into the room with some ties.
"Never your mind, brother." Damon said as I handed him a filled grenade. "The less you know the better."
"My freedom from Klaus rests entirely upon you two executing your plan perfectly." Stefan said because they all knew that I wasn't planning on going. "So, excuse me if I'm a bit cynical." He watched us for a few seconds before speaking again. "How are you going to keep Klaus unaware of the plan?" I couldn't help but feel everyone look at me. When I lifted my head from the sink I saw everyone looking at my reflection.
"No." I said as I turned towards Damon. "I'm not going anywhere near that ass."
"Who said you have to be near his ass?" Stefan asked and I just took a deep breath to control myself.
"I will slap you." I said as I stared at Stefan. He just put up his hands in defeat before looking back at the ties. "Why would I have to be near Klaus when I can barely put up with him?" I asked as I pointed to Stefan.
"Because once he's dead, you don't have to worry about him anymore." Damon said, which I couldn't help but agree with. I didn't say anything so I went back to helping with the grenades.
"Your the one that we should be worried about." Elena said to Stefan. "If Klaus asks you one wrong question, whole thing falls apart."
"You do have reason to worry, but if I look back in our history of epic plan failures, it's usually because one of us let our humanity get in the way." Stefan said, glancing at me but I ignored it. "If I'm taking odds on how this thing goes down, it's certainly not gonna be me who screws it up. I'll see you at Homecoming. I can't wait." I let out a sigh when he walked away. 'After this is over, I'm going to do something about him.' I thought about Stefan before putting the rest of my focus on finishing up helping with the grenades.
I was in the woods because I wanted to get out of the house for a little bit. They all wanted me to go to the dance but I didn't want to... even though there was a part of me that did want to. As I tried distract myself my ears immediately picked up on some footsteps and I knew they belonged to a squirrel. There was a part of me that wanted to go straight for it out of reflex but the part of me that's been drinking human blood knew I wouldn't like the taste anymore. I just stood taking deep breaths as the squirrel got farther and farther away. When it stopped, I felt myself speed towards it. The squirrel's head looked up towards me, but I couldn't kill it. It just ran away and I decided to go back to drink a blood bag.
I went straight to where Damon showed me where the blood bags were. When I had one in my hand, I just looked at it. Inside it was human blood that I willingly went towards instead of killing the squirrel I saw. It called to me more than the squirrel more now than it used to. I only held it for a few more seconds before drinking from it. I closed my eyes as the blood flowed down my throat. The taste of it was Rebecca said, euphoric. I found a part of me giving into the taste for the first time as I forced it down my throat. After it was done I took a deep breath and looked at the other blood bags in the freezer. A part of me wanted to drink more but I knew I had more control than that. I closed my eyes and took deep breaths before taking a few steps from the freezer.
I slowly made my way up to my room, where I saw a box sitting on my bed. As I stepped closer, I noticed a note on it.
'A little gift for your help ~ Damon'
I set the note down before opening the box. Inside was a silver dress which was surprisingly my size. I took it out of the box and noticed that it was strapless. 'It would make him want me even though he can't' I thought before the dream I had flashed in my mind. I shook my head, not wanting to think of that. 'I guess I should go to the dance' I thought before setting the dress on the bed.
I took my time getting ready for the dance, even though I didn't really want to go. The dress was nice and I wanted to wear it. The homecoming dance, I thought, was a good opportunity. Tyler was nice enough to invite me in and I couldn't believe how big his house was. I haven't been in many big houses before, that is if you didn't count where I was staying. When my dad and I traveled after my mom left, we just stayed at friends houses or small hotels. We always kept everything basic, except when it came to tying ourselves up on some full moons. I couldn't help but smile at the memory of my dad as I stepped to Tyler's side.
"How are you liking it here so far?" Tyler asked me and I just gave an indifferent shrug. I liked it in Mystic Falls, but it wasn't my ideal town. 'Maybe after Klaus is dead, I'll travel with my mom' I thought before I could tell Stefan walked up behind us.
"I didn't think you were coming." He said to me and I ignored him by listening to the band that was playing.
"Hey Stefan." Tyler said, noticing that I was ignoring Stefan. "What's up?"
"Nice party you've got going on." Stefan said to him.
"Thanks, but I'm not the one throwing it." I couldn't help but look to Tyler in curiosity. "I'm just doing what Klaus wants."
"What do you mean?" I couldn't help but ask.
"It's not a party. It's a wake." Tyler said before the crowd cheered, making me turn my attention back to them.
"Good evening everyone." Klaus said when he got to the microphone. The dream flashed in my head again, but I shook it off. "I wanna thank you for being here with me to celebrate! It's been a long time coming!" I noticed that Klaus glanced towards me and I tried to ignore him.
"I need a drink." I said before walking away. My mind couldn't forget about the dream so I thought that alcohol would help.
I quickly drank most of the bottle while trying to avoid Klaus and Stefan. My mind kept going back towards the dream and I didn't want to think about that. Out the corner of my eye I could see Klaus and Stefan walking towards me and I just rolled my eyes, knowing that I wouldn't be able to avoid them. I downed what was left of the bottle just as they got pretty close to me.
"Quite the Homecoming." I heard Stefan say to Klaus, which I pretended I didn't hear.
"I've been planning my father's funeral for a thousand years." Klaus said as I took a few steps to the beer bottles that were close. 'Why couldn't they be farther away?' I asked myself when I grabbed a full one. "Granted, in no version of it were any of these people invited, but you get the idea."
"So, what now?" Stefan asked. "Stop running?"
"Now I reunite my family."
"You mean the people you carry around in coffins?" I asked as I turned around with the bottle in my hand.
"None of that matters anymore." Klaus said. "Mikael is gone, thanks to you." He glanced at me. "Bygones will be bygones." I thought for a moment about Rebecca and how upset she was when she found out that he killed their mom. 'I'm not telling him' I thought. It was Rebecca's problem even though I was concerned about it. "Seems the Homecoming Queen still walks among the living, which leads me to believe Rebecca isn't here. Where is she?" 'She isn't here?' I asked myself before I started to look around for her.
"I have no idea." Stefan said, which made me confused. "I thought she was coming with Matt."
"Oh, be honest now, Stefan. Where is my sister?" Klaus asked him, which made me look at Stefan.
"I said I have no idea. How would you like me to take you to your father?" I could tell that Stefan wanted to glance at me, but then that would blow the plan.
"Well, it wouldn't be a party without the guest of honor, would it? Bring him to me."
"Alright." Stefan said and I hoped that the plan would go along the way Damon told me. "Perhaps there's something in it for me...? My freedom from your compulsion?" 'What's he up to?' I asked myself about Stefan.
"You want your freedom. Well, once he is dead and his weapon destroyed, you'll have your freedom. It'll be my pleasure to give it back." I could practically feel a small smile on Klaus's face before Stefan eventually walked away.
My mind went back to the dream again and I tried to shake it off, but then Klaus turned around. The devilish smile he had in my dream flashed in my head, which made me look away from him.
"Well, seems I have you to thank for Mikael's demise." Klaus said to me as I took a big gulp from my bottle to try and get the dream out of my head.
"I didn't do it for you." I said as I looked around the crowd to avoid looking at him. "I did it for Rebecca."
"Well, either way." He said and I reluctantly looked at him. "Would you care for a dance?" He held out his hand and for a moment I was going to take it, but then I stopped myself from reaching out.
"I want to finish my drink." I said, not saying yes or no about the dance. He just slightly smirked and put his hand down, which annoyed me a little and made me think of the dream. 'Will I ever forget about that?' I asked myself as I took the time drinking from the bottle. I knew that the longer that I took, the longer he would stay there in front of me, waiting. The longer I stood there, the more the dream kept pushing forward to the front of my mind. I didn't want to think about the dream, so I quickly drank the rest of the bottle. When I was done, Klaus held out his hand, with a small smile. I slowly took it after I put the bottle down. He slowly took a few steps back before putting a hand on my waist. 'He touched there in the dream' I thought before I noticed that my heart was beating a bit faster. "They want to kill you." I said in a whisper without looking at him.
"That's not surprising." He said in a calm tone. "Do you?"
"Not exactly." I honestly said to him.
"And why not?"
"Because then I can't get my own revenge." I said as I mistakenly looked into his eyes. "I'm still thinking about what to do though because I want it to have flair." A small amused smile appeared on his face before I looked away. Every time I looked at his face, the dream flickered in my mind and I wanted to forget about that.
"You look beautiful." He whispered in my ear after a few minutes of slow dancing. "And I can hear your heart pounding." My eyes slightly widened before taking a deep breath. "It's so magnetizing." He seductively whispered in my ear.
"I can't." I said as I pushed him away, which I could tell made him surprised. "I can't do this." I walked away from him as fast as I could, not wanting to feel what I was feeling about him.
I walked towards a tree that was at the edge of all the people and just leaned against it. I took deep breaths, trying to bury what I was feeling. 'He killed my pack and my father' I reminded myself, trying to calm my heartbeat. 'Deep breaths' I told myself when I started to feel the veins wanting to appear. After a few minutes of deep breathing, my heart slowed down a little but it was still beating fast. 'Maybe some more to drink' I thought as I stopped leaning against the tree. My head turned to where I came from and I didn't see Klaus there anymore. 'Hopefully I won't bump into him again' I thought as I went towards the alcohol.
Near the end of the night, I was pretty drunk. It helped to bury what I felt towards Klaus earlier, which I was glad for. I had to fight to walk straight, which earned me some strange looks, but I didn't care. I was trying to find my way around the house so I could use the bathroom, but I heard Mikeal's voice. It made me curious so I decided to investigate.
"Or I could watch my hybrids tear you limb from limb." I heard Klaus say as I turned the corner. I could see Klaus standing at the door and I just guessed that Mikeal was outside.
"They can't kill me." Mikeal said as I slowly got closer, trying not to fall over.
"True. But it'll make a hell of a party game." Klaus brought a hand up. "All I have to do is rub these two fingers together and they'll pounce. "
"The big bad wolf. You haven't changed." Mikeal said just as I was able to clearly see the both of them. "Still hiding behind your playthings like a coward. You only forget. They may be sired by you, but they're still part vampire. And they can be compelled by me." Somebody stepped up to Mikeal's side and I figured she was a hybrid that Klaus had turned. She pushed another person towards Mikeal, which made me surprised.
"Elena." I said before trying to speed towards her, only to be held up against the wall by someone. I tried to fight against their hold, but I wasn't the best fighter drunk.
"Don't let her go." Klaus said to the person who was holding me. His eyes met mine for a second and I think he could tell that I was worried. It wasn't really for him, but more towards Elena.
"Come out and face me, Nikaus. Or she dies." Mikeal said when Klaus looked back at him.
"Go ahead. Kill her." Klaus said, which made me surprised.
"No." I said as I looked at Elena.
"No, Klaus. He'll do it." She said to him.
"If she dies, this lot will be last of your abominations." Mikeal said with spite.
"I don't need them. I just need to be rid of you." I looked from Elena to Klaus and even though I was drunk, I was able to see that he was trying to hide emotion.
"To what end, Niklaus?" Mikeal asked. "So you can live forever, with no one at your side? Nobody cares about you anymore, boy!" 'Even though I don't want to, I think I do' I thought, but not saying anything out loud. "What do you have other than those whose loyalty you forced? No one. No one." I wanted to look back at Elena, but my eyes wouldn't move from Klaus.
"I'm calling your bluff, father. Kill her."
"Come outside and face me, you little coward." 'He's not a coward' I thought. "And I won't have to."
"My whole life you've underestimated me. If you kill her you lose your leverage. So go ahead. Go on. Kill her. Come on, old man. Kill her. Kill her!" When Klaus shouted, I wasn't sure if it was the alcohol, but I was slightly scared of him. Mikeal laughed, but I was still unable to bring my eyes from Klaus. When I saw tears coming from Klaus's eyes, a part of me broke.
"Your impulse, Niklaus. It has and will forever be the one thing that keeps you from truly being great." Mikeal stabbed Elena in the back and she fell to the ground. The next thing I noticed that Klaus was being stabbed in the side. He yelled in pain and I tried to move to help him, but there was a stronger hold on me. It could have been because I was drunk or because of what I didn't want to feel for him, but I didn't want him to die. What was going on outside wasn't in my mind anymore, I was just focused on what was happening with Klaus. I could tell that it was Damon on top of Klaus when he pulled the stake out of Klaus's side.
"Don't." I said in a whisper, even though he didn't pay attention to me. In a flash Damon was off of Klaus and the stake out of his hand.
"What are you doing?!" Damon asked who was on top of him. My eyes quickly went to Klaus, who was already outside and the stake, gone. I heard screaming, but it wasn't from Klaus. A part of me was relieved that Klaus wasn't dead, but there was a small part of me that wanted their plan to go through. "What the hell did you do?" Damon asked just as Klaus stepped back inside. He gave a look to the person that was holding me and their grip went away.
"He's earned his freedom." 'It's Stefan' I thought as I leaned against the wall because I was drunk. "Thank you my friend. You no longer have to do as I say. You're free."
I slightly smiled and closed my eyes for a moment, but when I opened them, Klaus and I were the only people in the room.
"I'm drunk." I said, which were the only words that wanted to come out of my mouth.
"I can tell." Klaus said to me and I could tell that there was emotion in his eyes.
"Don't listen to him." I said as I tried to stand still, only to stumble into his arms. I let out a gasp from the feeling of his arms around me. "I should try to make it back." I said, slowly standing on my own.
"You're too drunk." He said and I gave him a small smile.
"I'll make it back in one piece." I said before slowly and carefully stepping outside. I looked back at him to see him watching me. He gave me a small smile, even though I could tell that he was still affected by what happened. I turned around and slowly and carefully made my way to the boarding house.
~ So... what did you think about this chapter? Any thoughts about what you would like to see in The New Deal and Our Town?
~ I think Luna is the first character that I'm writing for that's not really completely falling for Klaus. I think somewhat like Caroline in the show when it comes to him... but with the obvious changes.
~ I have a link to her dress on my profile, along with pictures of outfits to my other stories.
~ I actually have a few small things planned for Luna into Season 4... if this story does well enough to continue it into then.
~ I hope you review and check out the poll on my profile.
~ I hope you check You Can Never Forget, which I updated last week and doesn't have as many reviews as I'd like. I should also be updating The Salvatore Sister soon. The more reviews this chapter gets... the quicker I'll update The Salvatore Sister and maybe Past Temptations...
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