The Spell:
"Fancy meeting you here." Beth looked up to see a familiar hybrid, grinning down at her. It was actually a surprise seeing Klaus in the middle of town square. He wasn't surrounded by hybrids or anything. She smiled back up at him.
"Likewise. What are you doing here?" She asked him curiously. She had to get out of Elena's house. She had to stay there since she couldn't go back to the loft. It wasn't exactly her favorite place to be at the moment and since Damon wasn't letting her see Alaric, and the only one of her friends she wanted to see, Tyler, wasn't there, she decided on spending the day alone.
"I was actually looking for you." He admitted, taking a seat next to her. She turned to face him. "Are you still up for helping me with the unlinking spell? I can get my brother Finn's blood, with the rest of my siblings if you would help perform the spell," He asked her.
Beth nodded. "Of course. Anything to help you guys," He grinned at her as he offered her his arms, which she graciously took and they started to walk back to his mansion.
"I'm glad to hear that. I'll get you settled in at the house, and then I'll go fetch my big brother with Rebekah. Will you be fine there? I'll have hybrids watching the house." He told her with a nod. He wanted her to feel safe, especially since she was doing this for him.
"I'll be fine." She assured him. "I swear, sometimes you're just as bad as Kol is."
"Yes, my little brother does seem to take the protective path when it comes to you, doesn't he?" He mused out loud, as they neared his house. They walked in silence for a moment. He would like to make sure that Kol had been being smart about not giving out his location, even to Elizabeth. They both knew how opposed to certain methods she was. And having Kol watch the Gilbert boy, in case he "Have you talk to dear Kol, lately?" He asked her.
"Maybe." She smiled over at him as they entered the house, passing some hybrid guards. Klaus nodded at them, and they let them in, without any trouble. Beth looked around the house, that she could never quite get used to. It was really beautiful and elegant. "Why, have you?"
"Maybe." He mimicked her, causing her to stick her tongue out at him. He chuckled as they entered the library. She saw a book on the table in front of the couch. "I must leave you here. The grimoire is over there, that spell should help you. You may want to study it before hand. Feel free to roam the kitchen. I'll be back shortly." He nodded as he left the room. She waved goodbye. Beth took a deep breath before setting down her bag and taking a look at the spell. This was going to be way more complicated then she thought.
xxxxx
Beth heard the sound of someone in the mansion. She had barely looked up from the book since Klaus left a little over an hour ago. She figured he would be back by now. "How's the studying going?" He asked her curiously coming into the room.
"Good. Did you get the blood?" She asked them.
"I did." He grinned, setting down a vial on the side in a small box. "Is there anything else that is said to be required?" He asked her. She shook her head, her eyes lingering on Kol's blood. She couldn't help but wonder how Klaus got it.
She had called Kol when Klaus was out, but he didn't answer. He said his phone might be off, but she was hoping it wasn't. She smiled up at him, being brought out of her thoughts. "No, I'm good. Just working on this. I'll be ready in a bit." She assured him.
"Alright, well I'll be back in a moment, love. Just take your time." He told her. She nodded, but he could still see she was tense as he left the room. Beth sighed and went back to the complicated spell that she hoped she could perform.
A little while later, she was surprised when she not only saw Klaus enter the room, but Rebekah as well. "Hello, dear. I just came to drop by. I figured you could use some company since my brother has you locked up in here." She smiled her way as she took a seat across from her. Klaus shot his sister a look.
"I'm fine. Just working on this spell, it's pretty complicated." She sighed going through it again for the tenth time.
"Not to rush you, sweetheart, but we're kind of on a time sensitive schedule." Klaus reminded her gently. Beth wasn't paying attention to him though. Her eyes swept over the spell once again. It was complicated, and she knew that it would take a lot of power for her to perform it. Klaus growled in annoyance when she didn't answer him.
"Yeah, yeah. Going as fast as I can." Beth waved him off. He rolled his eyes at the witch, but didn't interrupt her studying again. He knew they only had one shot at this, the last thing he wanted to do was distract her and then she messes up the spell.
Rebekah chuckled at them. If anyone else did that, they'd be nursing a broken bone. "I'm going to leave you here to manage your witch." Rebekah herself could see the doubt and tension in Beth. Klaus' affections were hardly a secret, but she knew that he wanted to unlink them more than he wanted to make an impression on Elizabeth.
"I'm not his witch!" Beth called after his sister. Rebekah just chuckled as she left the room. Klaus stood off to the side as Beth's attention returned to the spell. She knew that she needed to do this. The last thing she wanted was to lose the people she had come to call her family.
xxxxx
Klaus was leaning in the doorway of the room, while Beth started to light the candles needed for the spell. Klaus couldn't help, but smile as he watched her. Suddenly, she heard a scream throughout the mansion. "What was that?" She asked turning to Klaus. He shrugged lightly.
"I wouldn't let it bother you, love." Beth rolled her eyes at him, but took a deep breath, trying to concentrate. If she got this wrong, she didn't know how to make it right. "You're going to do fine, Elizabeth. Don't over think yourself on this. I know you've got this." He encouraged her as he took a few steps towards her. He could tell that she was stressing out.
Beth took a seat on the couch "I don't know if I do. I don't want to screw this up and make it worst than it already is." She sighed as she leaned back in the couch. Klaus took a seat next to her and put a hand on her knee. He gave her a small grin, that she didn't return. He sighed.
"Elizabeth, I wouldn't have asked you to do this, if I didn't think that you couldn't handle it. You're one of the strongest, most powerful witches I've known. And I truly mean it." He tucked a loose strand of her hair behind her ear. Beth hoped that the blush on her face wasn't completely obvious."I know that you can do this spell. You're second guessing yourself, sweetheart, don't. I have faith in you." He looked into her eyes, seriously. Beth gave him a small smile. It wasn't often that she could Klaus to be seriously sincere. "Have faith yourself."
Beth nodded as her eyes lingered on his longer than she should have. She immediately looked away, erasing any romantic thoughts from her head. She liked Kol, not Klaus. She wouldn't go there. Just the thought of Kol made her heart ache for him, she was definitely missing him more when she thought about him. "Alright, I'm ready."
"Excellent." He smiled at her, before walking over to the case that held the vials of blood. "Now, here I've got all of my siblings blood. Elijah, Rebekah, Kol, Finn." Beth nodded. Klaus changed into his hybrid face and bit his hand till it bled. "Where do you want us?" He asked her. She turned to grab the empty glass and let him drip his blood into it.
Beth made her way to the table as Klaus set the blood on it. She started changing the incantation as she slowly poured the rest of the blood in the vials into the cup. Klaus kept a close eye on her, showing sign of concern when he saw her shortness of breath.
He didn't say anything though, as she continued and poured the blood onto the table. Continuing, the spell the blood soon began to separate into 5 different piles and Klaus grinned, happy it was working, until he saw Elizabeth's nose bleeding. "Elizabeth." He said to her, his voice filled with concerned. She didn't stop though, and he could tell that the blood was getting darker and the spell was taking a toll on her. "Elizabeth, stop!" He was worried now. He started over to her when she finally finished, but she soon fell to the ground, unconscious, hearing her name called out once more before darkness overcame her.
xxxxx
Beth's eyes slowly flickered open. The last thing she remembered was finishing the spell and passing out. She looked around her to take in her surroundings. She was in a bed. It was similar to Kol's room, but not quite. It was just as large though. Slowly sitting up, she felt a rush of pain hit her head. She groaned as she instinctively grabbed her head. "I'd be careful if I were you, love. You don't look well." Turning, she saw Klaus sitting by the bed in a chair, with a concerned expression on his face. She gently took the pills that he held out for her with a grateful smile and took it with the water he handed her. "I brought you to lay down in my bed."
Beth blushed realizing she was in Klaus' room. It wasn't like they were doing anything wrong, but the thought of her being in his bed made her uncomfortable. Klaus could see that and couldn't help grinning. "Um, what happened? I remember the spell working and then nothing."
"Yes, because you passed out. Nearly gave me a bloody heart attack, you did." He reprimanded her. "If I hadn't caught you when I did I fear that you would have hit your head. It was completely stupid of you to do that spell. Why didn't you tell me that you weren't strong enough?" He sounded angry, but through his words though, his heavy concern for her was clear.
"I thought I was fine! I mean I've kind of been off since your mom tried to kill you all, using my talisman, but I thought it was just a thing." She shrugged sheepishly. Klaus sighed, rolling his eyes. "The spell worked though, that's the important thing!"
"Yes, but not at the cost of your health, love." He retorted. She sighed and nodded. He sat on the edge of her bed, handing her, her phone. "My brother has been calling you nonstop. I finally got him to stop, but no doubt he's waiting for your call. It'll probably be best if you explained to him what happened yourself. He'll probably find some way to blame it on me."
She was surprised that he actually wanted her to call Kol. He seemed to want to keep Kol and her apart. She kissed his cheek, quickly, in thanks. "I'm sure he's just worried." She assured him as she quickly called him back.
"Darling, please tell me you're alright, if not I'll be there in a few hours." Kol said quickly into the phone. Beth smiled. It was nice to finally hear his voice even if he was just completely worried. "Elizabeth, talk to me, please." He pleaded.
"I'm sorry, I'm fine. I just wanted to hear your voice." She admitted. Beth saw Klaus roll his eyes and she ignored him and was thankful when he got up to leave the room. "I'm fine. I promise. I just didn't eat anything today and when I did the spell, I guess it just made me light-headed." She knew she shouldn't lie, but she didn't want him to worry any more than he already was.
Kol let out a breath of relief. "Don't ever scare me like that again, love. You nearly gave me a bloody heart attack." He sighed out.
Beth smiled. "Sorry, I didn't mean to. I'm though, I'm sure you talked to Klaus."
"Yes, I did. I thought we agreed on what to do on that matter." Kol said with a hint of annoyance. Klaus rolled his eyes at his brother's tone."And why didn't you tell me that you were doing the spell? If it was too much for you, we could have found another witch, love."
"I'm fine, Kol. Rebekah's here somewhere, anyways and it was just a fluke. Trust me, I'm...fine. When are you coming back? I...I miss you." She admitted quietly into the phone. Talking to him made her feel better, but him actually being there would be even better.
Kol smiled. "I miss you too, darling. Soon. I have a few more things to finish up here, but then I'll come back to you."
"I like the sound of that." She smiled back. "I'll call you later?"
"Yes and please, be careful around my brother." Kol pleaded with her. Beth nodded, even though he couldn't see her. She still didn't understand why he was so worried about her being alone with Klaus. "I'll talk to you soon, Elizabeth. Be safe."
"You too." She told him as she hung up. She took a deep breath as Klaus came back into his room and sat on the bed. "I feel like he's not telling me something." Klaus was surprised at her confession. "He's protective, yes, but I feel like it goes deeper. I mean it's not like you hurt me before or anything."
"Of course not." Though it sounded like he said it a tad too quickly, but Beth waved it off. It had to be just her. "Let's get you home, love. You need to rest." She nodded and got out of bed, as he handed her jacket. They walked downstairs in silence, but Klaus had his hand near her back, gently guiding her, as though he was afraid she might faint again.
Beth walked past the hallways until she stopped at one, seeing something in the corner of her eyes. She looked up and gasped as she saw a bloody Damon hanging up by his hands, as Rebekah cut into him, once more. "Oh God." She exclaimed.
"Ah, sorry about the mess. Apparently, he hurt Rebekah's feelings."
The tone in his voice suggested that he wasn't sorry at all. Beth dropped her bag at the doorway and ran towards Damon, pushing past Rebekah, stopping her. He was groaning and he barely had his eyes open. "Damon...Damon, talk to me." She asked, slight desperation in her voice. He was bleeding everywhere. She knew that Rebekah probably bled the vervain out of him.
"This was much different in my head. El?" He seemed confused. Beth sighed and hurried to unchain him. She knew that Rebekah wasn't completely cold hearted and that Damon probably used her to make her do this to him. Even if he did deserve it, she wasn't just going to leave him there. He rested his arms across her shoulder. She struggled to keep him standing. It didn't help that she was at her full strength. Suddenly, she heard someone else walk up behind her. She saw Stefan walk in with a bag. Klaus and Rebekah weren't there. "Much, much different."
"Klaus, I'm here!" He called out. Beth saw the siblings walk back into the room. "Let's do this." Klaus smirked as he walked into the room. Beth kept Damon standing though his weight was weighing down on her.
"Oh good, a hero. What do you want?"
"I'm here to make a deal." He told them as he threw the bag on the floor, at their feet. "Eight stakes made of white oak. The part of Wickery Bridge that you forgot to burn." He told Rebekah. Klaus looked at his youngest sister for an explanation, but she too was confused. Beth knew that she had burn whatever white oak she saw, after she called her after. She didn't understand why they had some either.
"That's impossible." Rebekah told him.
"Actually, it's not. Finn's dead." Stefan told them. Klaus and Rebekah looked at him shocked, before Klaus glanced at Beth. At least they knew now that the spell did work. Rebekah still seemed to be surprised at what they did.
"You killed my brother?"
Stefan didn't look at her. He took a few steps in front of Klaus. "Damon in exchange for the last 8 weapons that can kill you."
"And how do I know their aren't anymore left?" Klaus questioned.
"Because their aren't."
"Let's be certain shall we?" Klaus was smart and he knew better than to just take their word for it. Stefan wanted him dead more than anyone. He moved over to where Beth was holding up Damon. He already did enough damage to Damon.
"Klaus, don't."
"Just going to question him, sweetheart. I promise." He assured her. Beth hesitated as he took Damon off her. Klaus knew that Rebekah doing this to Damon wouldn't make Elizabeth be completely trusting of them, so the least he could do was not torture him like he wanted to. She took a step back. "Minus the stake that is in my brother, how many more stakes are out there that can kill me?" He compelled him.
"Eleven." Damon said breathlessly.
"Eleven! Really? Not eight, then?"
"You really shouldn't have lied." Rebekah told him.
"I'll get you the other three." Stefan nodded, resigned.
"Yeah, that'll be nice. Or maybe since you lied, I'll compel your brother to chew your own tongue out." Klaus suggested with a malicious smile. Beth stood frozen. She knew he wouldn't really do that. He was just threatening Stefan for killing his brother and trying to kill him.
"What is wrong with you?"
"What is wrong with you?" Klaus snapped back at him. "Do you really have no appreciation for me? I have given you someone to hate, to loathe, a target for all of your anger; so you don't have to turn it on yourself. I have given your life purpose, as your friend." Klaus laughed as he turned his back on him. "I really think you should be thanking me." Stefan rushed him, holding the stake in his hand. Klaus was calm though. "Step down, or you both die." Stefan hesitated before handing him the stake. Beth knew there was another reason he handed it over. "There, now you only have to get me the other two."
"This is ridiculous." Rebekah rolled her eyes and walked over to where the bag was. She picked it up and nodded at Beth and Damon. "You're free to leave." She turned to her brother and Stefan. "I brought him here. I get to release him. My rules now. Bring us the stakes and you both live. Take your brother as a sign of good faith." Rebekah walked out, with Klaus behind her after threatening Stefan.
Beth slowly started to lift Damon up, as Stefan came and helped on the other side to get him on his feet. Together, they carried him up and out of the house. Beth held onto Damon as Stefan opened the door. Her mind was trying to block out the headache she felt coming and the weakness in her knees she knew that was from the spell. Before she could forget though, she hit his arm, hard. "What the hell?"
"That's for killing Finn when you knew the others would die, dick!" She snapped at him. He didn't reply because he knew that she was right and arguing with her, wouldn't do any good. They were silent for a few minutes/
"Hey...you stopped them, for me, why?" Damon asked her.
She laughed lightly. "Because you're my friend and I wasn't just going to let them continue to torture you." She said quietly. Damon looked at her in disbelief. After everything he's done and said to her, she still stopped them from torturing him. He owed her so much and the only thing he could do was try and make it up to her.
"Thank you, Elizabeth." He replied. Beth looked at him in surprise, but nodded and helped put him in the car. The pain came back to her head as she struggled not to let the pain show, climbing in after him to make sure he was okay. It wasn't an apology and she wasn't completely forgiver him either, but it was a start for both of them.
