A/N: Wow! Thank you so much for all of the reviews! Jeremy and Beth's relationship is strictly just friends, but if you guys like them together, I'll definitely write more scenes with them. This one has a little bit of a shocker at the end. Please don't hate me for it, but I hope you guys like it! Next chapter should be up soon! Thank you again!
A Line Crossed:
Jeremy was talking with Rose as the others came closer, wondering what she could be saying to him. Beth could tell that Jeremy was paraphrasing some of what she was saying. "Is she lonely on the other side?" Beth asked, sympathetically. It would have made her gone crazy if she could see everyone but not have them see her.
Jeremy was silent for a moment, before giving Beth a reassuring smile. "She says she's happy. Don't worry."
"Is she still hot?" Damon asked.
Beth rolled her eyes at him. "She misses you two." Jeremy relayed the message to Beth and Damon, making her smile. His expression changed to one of confusion as he glanced at his sister. "She, uh, she misses all of you." He was silent again for a minute, as he stared at the Damon's side. "She was sired by someone named Mary Porter."
"Ah, Scary Mary." Damon commented. He obviously knew her. "Well, where is she, Rose?"
"She said she'll find out and get back to use." Jeremy said. Beth sighed as she sat back in the bed. They might as well get comfortable now, because there was no way they'd be able to leave.
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Beth walked down the hallway of the motel. Jeremy and her were sharing a room, due to the fact that one of them had to be up in case something happened. She was now getting ice, letting Jeremy and Elena have a moment together. She pushed the button on the machine to get ice, but nothing was coming out. Looking around to make sure no one was looking, Beth sped up the process a little using magic. Yet, as soon as the bucket was full she felt weak as her nose started to bleed. She wobbled a little before she felt herself being caught. "You alright there, El?" Damon asked worried.
"Yeah, fine." She shook it off standing up straight. The last thing she needed was for someone to be worried about her. "I'm fine, Damon. What are you doing out here?"
"I was just checking in with Stefan. And making sure you weren't going to run and call your little bat wielding boyfriend and spill everything." He gave her a grim smile making her roll her eyes at him.
"I'm not trying to get anyone killed, Damon. I didn't know he was going to do that." She admitted. One thing for sure, she and Kol were definitely going to have at talk about that. When she could be alone long enough to actually call him.
"Just like you didn't know he was in Denver?"
"What, you think I'm lying?" He shrugged, not giving her an answer. She scoffed in disbelief. Of course, he wouldn't believe her. "Really? I didn't know where he was Damon! You can't blame me because you got what was coming to you." She snapped at him as she left him.
Walking into the room, she slammed the door behind her. Beth laid down on one of the beds as Jeremy came out of the bathroom, confused by her mood swing. She seemed fine when they were talking to Rose. "You alright there, Beth?"
"Perfectly fine, if stupid Damon wasn't such an ass." She complained as he took a seat at her feet, chuckling.
"I know the feeling. He can be a dick sometimes, most of the time actually. Don't let him get to you." He smiled at her, which she returned. He was silent for a minute before deciding to air his thoughts. "Are you okay, Beth?"
She looked at him confused. "Yeah, I'm fine. Why wouldn't I be?"
"Don't take this the wrong way, but you don't look fine. I mean you look tired and kind of sick." Jeremy admitted. Beth was surprised he noticed that. Klaus mentioned it before she left, but she didn't think about it. "Are you sure you're okay."
"Yeah, Jer. Don't worry about me. I'm just tired. I'm going to try and sleep for a while, ok? Just wake me up when you hear something from Rose." She told him, hoping he would just drop the subject. He hesitated but nodded, sitting on the other bed as she turned her back to him, hoping that she'd sleep.
"Beth...Beth, wake up." Beth rolled over to face, Jeremy, blinking up at him, trying to wake up. Before she could verbally threaten him for waking her up, he started talking again. "Rose told me where to find Mary. She apparently lives in Kansas."
"Really?" She sat up straight as she rushed to slip on her shoes. "Did you tell the others?"
"I was waiting for you." He admitted as he opened the door for her. They walked into their room, but found it was unlocked and empty. They exchanged a confused look. There wasn't any sign of struggling. They must have just left. Jeremy walked down the hallway, as Beth followed behind until they stopped at a surprising sight. Damon and Elena making out against a pillar. Beth was in shock, while Jeremy seemed to be the same way but angry too. "Elena?"
She immediately pulled away from Damon and turned to Jeremy. There was a look of guilt on her face. "Oh my God, Jeremy." She exclaimed. Damon looked unaffected by the youngest Gilbert's appearance.
"Rose found Mary. She lives in Kansas." Jeremy got out, still in shock.
"Okay, then. Let's go." Damon nodded as he left the group. Beth rolled her eyes at him as she and Jeremy went back to the room to get their things. This trip was going to get a lot more awkward that it already was.
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After a few hours of driving, they managed to make it to the house that Rose apparently lived in. It looked abandoned though, as they all got out of the car. "This is the address." Jeremy confirmed, but he could see that it was doubtful someone lived there too.
"Looks about right." Damon shrugged.
"Wait here." Elena told Jeremy as she began to walk with Damon. Beth leaned on the car, deciding she would wait out here with Jeremy, but he didn't like that idea.
"Why? So you guys can make out some more?" He asked angrily.
"Don't be a dick, listen to your sister." Damon suggested, calmy. Beth put a hand on Jeremy's shoulder and he eventually nodded and backed off. "Thank you." He called back as they walked away.
"Don't worry about him, Jeremy." Beth told him.
"I just don't like watching him make out with my sister." He grumbled. She gave him a sympathetic pat on the shoulder.
After waiting for Elena and Damon, Beth decided they were taking too long. It shouldn't have taken them this long to find Mary Porter. After telling Jeremy where she was going, she quietly headed into the house. She walked past the rooms in the hallway, where it was crowded, filled with junk. She finally made it to a room that actually had a decent amount of light. She heard a familiar, British voice as she neared the room. "According to my brother, you're off limits. Please don't test me."
She walked into the room, just in time to see Damon wrapping his hand around Kol's throat and Elena on the floor. "Don't touch her." He growled, but Kol headbutted him and threw him across the room.
"Oh dear, I've hit a nerve." He chuckled as he walked towards him with the bat in hand.
"Kol, stop it!" Beth snapped at him, making her presence known to them. He grinned, wickedly at her. She decided that he was too angry to just yell at him to make him stop. Hopefully, reasoning with him would worth. "Seriously, I know you're pissed, but just leave him alone, ok?"
"Relax, darling. I just want us to be even." He shrugged as he walked over to where Damon laid down on the floor. "He snapped my neck, he killed my brother and then he humiliated me. Surely, payback's in order." He hit Damon with the bat a few more times, and Beth swore she heard a few bones crack.
"Stop, Kol, he's had enough." She told him seriously.
He finally stopped after a few hits. "There, now, we're even." He decided with a sadistic smile. Before Beth could reprimand him, Kol grabbed her by the waist and zipped off, leaving a confused Elena and Damon in their wake. They ended up deep into the woods, that she guessed were behind the huge house. Kol stopped and grinned down at her. "Hello, love."
She scoffed and moved away from him. "Are you insane? Why would you do that to Damon?"
Kol scoffed. This wasn't exactly the happy 2nd reunion he wanted. "He deserved it, sweetheart. He killed me twice." He reminded her. He didn't understand why she was so annoyed with what he did. It wasn't like he did it on a whim.
"You went completely overboard!" She snapped at him.
"He started it!"
"That's so childish." Beth scoffed at him. It was actually their first fight that they were having, but all she could think about was how angry she was. He was fuming as well, but more on the fact that she was once again taking Damon's side. Especially when he's done nothing but take her for granted. Before he could retort back, her phone rang. She groaned but checked it. "It's Klaus."
That was it for Kol, he took her phone and whipped it across the woods. "I told you to stay away from him!"
"You don't tell me what to do! I'm your girlfriend not your sister!" She snapped at him. It was thing for him to be jealous, but now he was just angry for no reason. It didn't make any sense why he was acting like this.
"I do if it keeps you breathing!" He snapped back. He wasn't going to risk her safety anymore. He wasn't going to lose her again. If that happened he wouldn't be able to live with himself.
Beth was still confused what any of this had to do with Klaus though. He'd done nothing but keep her safe since she left with him before summer. "You're not making any sense! Stop making excuses to keep me away from him. Klaus is my friend!"
"He already killed you once, I won't let him bloody do it again!" Kol blurted out. Beth froze. They were both silent for a moment, as she took in that confession. That didn't make any sense to her and Kol never wanted her to find out like this, but the fact that she was spending so much time with the man that murdered her, made him upset.
"What are you talking about?" She asked in disbelief.
Kol sighed, running hand over his hair. "I couldn't tell you before. You were close to Nik and I thought that you wouldn't believe me if I told you, but it wasn't werewolves that killed you before. That was a lie. Only he and I know. It was...it was Nik. And he did it right in front of me," He admitted softly. That was the one thing he'd never forget, and the one thing he never wanted to see again.
"Elizabeth, stop being so bloody stubborn," Kol scoffed at her as he followed her into the house. She rolled her eyes at him, as she walked away from him. He grabbed her arm to stop her. "Why so in a hurry? To see your beloved fiance?"
"Stop it, Kol. Would you have some decency and just leave me alone for a while? And no, I'm not going to see Elijah." She retorted as she went through the kitchen. "He's with Rebekah anyways, where you're supposed to be."
"You seem high-strung. I just want to know what's wrong?"
"Nothing! Leave it alone, Kol." She snapped at him as she walked into the library. She had to talk to Klaus about the problem and she didn't need Kol butting in.
"I can't very well do that, now can I?" He snapped back at her.
"Well, why not?"
"Because I care about you!" He yelled at her. He took a deep breath, calming down. "And because I miss you. I miss you so much. I scarcely see you around the house anymore. You're always with one of my brothers. Elijah will hardly let me near you." He touched her cheek gently.
Elizabeth sighed. She'd be lying if she said she hadn't missed him either, but she just couldn't stay with him after walking in on him with another girl. It hurt too much. "You should leave, Kol. I need to speak with Niklaus and he won't want you here."
Kol decided to throw caution to the wind and kiss her slowly, surprising her, but she unable to pull away. "Tell me that you don't miss that, that you don't feel something for me, Elizabeth. I know you don't love, Elijah."
"You don't know that." She replied softly letting her eyes flicker to his lips, but she pulled away from him. It wasn't fair to Elijah, he was her fiance. She loved him, deeply. Didn't she? He took care of her, he was there for her, like always.
"Yes, I do. I'm not giving up on you, Elizabeth. I made a mistake, but I need you. I'll fight for you, forever." He told her as he kissed her cheek once more. "Just know that."
Before she could reply, the door opened with Klaus walking in, but as she turned to the side, Kol wasn't there, but she doubted he left the room. "Nik, have you a solution to our problem?" She asked him. He gave her a sad smile and nodded. Elizabeth took a deep breath, not noticing her hands starting to shake.
"Is there a problem?" Kol asked walking back into the room. Klaus glared at his youngest brother.
"No one invited you." He reminded him, before turning to Elizabeth. "Here, drink this. It'll calm your nerves." Klaus gave her a glass of some kind of water. She drank it all hoping it would help as he stood in front of her. He gently pushed her hair behind her ear. "Leave, Kol."
"No, brother. I want to know what's this problem." Kol said firmly taking a place next to Elizabeth. If something was wrong and it involved Elizabeth, he wasn't going to just turn a blind eye.
"He should know, Nik." Elizabeth agreed.
"Kol, you shouldn't be here. You need to leave." Klaus insisted. There was something desperate in his voice that Elizabeth picked up on.
"No." Kol snapped. Klaus was running out of time. He did the only thing he could think of. Grabbing him by his throat, he threw him into the bookcase, letting the books fall down.
"What was that for?" Elizabeth asked him angrily. She was used to the brothers getting physical when they fought, but this was uncalled for. Any other time, Klaus would have talked to her about it, but he could. He instead cupped her face, his eyes swimming with tears. "Nik?" She asked him concerned.
"I'm sorry for this." He apologized as a lone tear fell down his cheek. Kol was slowly starting to find his feet."Know that...I never wanted this to happen, but it's the only way, Elizabeth. I never wanted to do this. I hope one day, you'll forgive me." She was confused, but before she could ask any questions, with one quick turn of his hands, her neck snapped.
"NO!" Kol ran to her as soon as he saw her neck in Nik's hands. He caught her before she fell. "Elizabeth, please! No! No! No! Elizabeth!" Her eyes were closed as Kol started sobbing. He tried shaking her, as though that would bring her heartbeat that he so loved to hear back or see her eyes that would make him give her anything, but he didn't. They were gone, she was gone. Kol buried his face in her hair, trying to hold onto her scent as he cried for the first time since he was human. " Please, come back to me! Please! You can't be dead, please! I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!"
"He said it was because Mikael was getting close. You were a liability and that if Mikael got his hands on you, then he would have discovered where we were." Kol explained, ending his story as he looked over at her. She was trying to take this all in, but at the same time she didn't want to believe it.
"That's...that's impossible. No, he wouldn't do that." But it suddenly made sense. How protective Kol had been wasn't just over jealousy, it was to keep her safe.
"I'm sorry, Elizabeth. I couldn't tell you because you were close to my brother and I didn't know if you'd believe me or not. I couldn't risk you shutting me out and I wouldn't be able to protect you at all." He didn't like what his brother did, but he knew that she was close with Klaus. More than he'd like her to be, but that still was hard for her to hear and he was sorry to have to be the one to tell her.
"No! No, he wouldn't' do that to me!" Beth insisted.
"Elizabeth..." He tried to calm her down.
"No, no! No!" She shook her head furiously. "No!" Kol brought her into his arms where she cried freely into his arms. She had never felt so betrayed in her life. The man that she had come to call her friend, family had killed her. He ended her life. Kol kept his arms around her. "Shh, it's okay. I've got you, love. It's going to be okay. I've always got you."
