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Prom Night:
Beth sighed waking up to the sunlight streaming in through the open window. She closed her eyes, turning on her side. She recognized that she was in Klaus' room. She remembered having another nightmares last night and he carried her in here, after assuring her he burned the sheets after Hayley was over, but he was no longer there. She remembered vaguely him telling her that his siblings were coming back. She immediately got out of bed. She has missed Rebekah and Elijah. It felt like the house was too empty without Kol being there, she hoped that'd change soon, as long as neither of them found out about the spell she was trying to do. Walking downstairs she saw Rebekah and Elijah. Rebekah smiled and got up to hug her. "Hi. How are you feeling, Lizzie?" She asked her concerned.
Beth gave her a small smile and nodded. "Fine. I'm okay." She assured her. She was still a bit tense around Rebekah, she didn't like the fact that she was still hanging out with Elena, who killed her brother. She pulled away as Elijah walked over to her as well. She hugged him as well. She didn't realize how much she missed him. Even if Kol acted like Klaus, he looked like Elijah and it made her heart ache just thinking about that, but she tried to keep remembering that she would have him back soon. "I'm okay." She repeated to him.
"I'm glad for that." He smiled as he pulled away from her. "I'm glad that you are here, as well. We were just going to have a family meeting. Come." He led her over to the table that Klaus and Rebekah, now occupied. She was surprised that Elijah considered her family, especially with how protective he was with his siblings. She took a seat between Klaus and Elijah, both of whom she felt were overly concerned for her for some reason. "Rebekah." He nodded at his sister.
"Elijah, being a human means a fresh start. I can grow old and have a family and fill my days with meaning, knowing that each one matters." She told him honestly. If she could get Elijah to give her the cure, than she wouldn't have to be a vampire anymore, she could have a family.
Klaus just laughed, amused. "Well, that was poetic." Beth kicked his shin and he shrugged. Elijah glanced at them.
"Well, if you can provide us with a more compelling reason for wanting the cure, Klaus, please." He wanted to hear all sides to this. He wasn't going to just hand it over because one of his siblings were behaving better than the other. They had to have a good reason.
Klaus stat forward to speak with his brother, hoping he'd see reason. "Silas can appear as anyone. He got inside my thoughts, convinced me I was dying. Elizabeth was there, she knew how bad it was. He will torment me until I give him the cure." He sighed.
Elijah seemed to be considering this before Rebekah butt in her thoughts. "And in doing so he will break down the wall to the Other Side." She told reminded them.
"So it doesn't tap him there when he dis. He wants to reunite with this lost soul mate." He turned to Elijah. "You off all lovesick fools should applaud his devotion." He grinned at him mockingly, especially after hearing that he and Katarina were still in touch and wanted to be together.
"He will open the floodgates for every supernatural being that has ever died." Rebekah yelled at him. That meant that anyone who's ever had an enemies would be coming after them. A lot of people would be dead if this happened.
"Including our dear brothers Kol and Finn." He sat back, deliberately looking at Elizabeth, knowing she would take his side. "We'll have him back. We'll have out family back."
Rebekah scoffed. "Please, you hated Kol and you kept Finn in a box for most of his life."
Klaus grit his teeth before turning to the eldest brother there. "Elijah, please." He asked.
Elizabeth looked up at Elijah. "We could have Kol back." She told him. Elijah felt sympathy for her, but knew that Kol wouldn't want her to be in danger just to bring him back.
"And the entire world will be at stake, Elizabeth. " He told her gently. She looked down, knowing that he would say that, but she didn't care. Either way she was going to get him back. Elijah turned back to his brother. "Now, your personal discomfort might not be sufficient enough reason for putting the world in jeopardy, Klaus. I think our sister deserves a shot at happiness." He told him.
Rebekah smiled in surprise and Klaus' dropped. "Tell me you're joking. Tell me you're not fating me to an eternity of torture." He asked him seriously, but Elijah did not waver and held his composure.
"I made my decision."
Klaus went rigid and stood up to swiftly come behind Rebekah and leaned down to speak in her ear. "When you're sick and dying and you beg me for my blood, I will laugh in your face and compel you to forget me." He snapped before walking out the room. Beth sighed before getting up to follow him, hoping he'd calm down.
"That was a little harsh, don't you think?" She asked him.
Klaus was pacing angrily in his gallery. "This is bloody ridiculous! My sister has finally lost her mind." He said through his teeth. Beth closed the door and took a seat on the couch. "Because being human is so much more important than family. I wonder what she'd think about that if she had a dagger in her heart."
Beth sighed. "Don't do that. She's your sister and truth be told? Elijah would stop you." She told him honestly, as he slowly started to cool down. "I understand. I want Kol back too, but the risks are high, Klaus. Very high. So many people will be coming back. And they'll be out for blood. We'll find a way to get Silas to back off." She assured him.
He turned to her. "And what if he comes after you?" He took a step forwards. "He wants a witch, he'll use anyone who can do the spell. I'm not risking him taking you, Elizabeth." He could torment him all he wanted, but he wouldn't let that happen to her.
"I'll be fine." She smiled weakly. "Seriously. Don't worry, we'll figure this out."
He nodded brushing her hair back behind her ear. "Just promise me that you'll be careful. You won't go out alone and you won't do anything reckless okay?" He asked her seriously, tugging on her arm so she'd look up at him. He knew he not only owed Kol to keep her safe, but he couldn't live with himself if she got hurt.
"I won't." She smiled as she kissed his cheek. "I'll be in the other room. Try not to dagger anyone, Klaus." He chuckled watching her leave the room and shook her head at her before going into his room.
Beth walked out of the room smiling before she bumped into Elijah. "Oh, I'm sorry Elijah." She apologized and he smiled down at her. He was happy to see that she was getting better, based on what Klaus had told him, she was much worst. "I wasn't looking where I was going."
"That's quite alright. I was actually wondering if we could have a little chat? It's important." He told her seriously. She nodded worried as she followed him outside onto the grounds. They went around the backyard, walking until he brought her to a stop. He glanced at the back of the house, before turning to her, putting his hand in his pocket.
"What's going on?" She asked him worried.
He sighed. "I found a book in the other room. It was on the floor in front of your bag. It was a grimoire, but it was very dark magic, Elizabeth." He told her seriously. She looked down, not meeting his eyes. He sighed. That just confirmed his suspicions. "I'm assuming that Niklaus has no idea of the type of magic you are using."
"I can handle this.' She sighed. 'I have to do this, Elijah. This is the only way that I can get Kol back and I'm not stopping."
Elijah sighed. "I'm not asking you too, but this is dangerous magic, Elizabeth. Last time you were nearly killed because of the magic that you were unintentionally using. Kol, he would not want this for you." She winced at that. They both knew it was low to use Kol against her.
"We don't, actually, because he's dead. And I'm not stopping until I change that. I'm not asking you to accept it, or agree with it, just understand. I need to do this. Knowing that I could bring him back...it's the only thing really keeping me going right now." She sighed running a hand through her hair.
Elijah shook his head with a small smile. She always was so stubborn and he knew that nothing he could say would change her mind. The best thing he could do was watch her, for Kol. "I do not agree with it. You need to be careful. And promise that if you won't tell Klaus, you'll come to me if something happens?" He asked her seriously.
"I will. I promise." She quickly walked off before Elijah could stop her. He sighed watching her leave, hoping that he wasn't making another mistake.
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Beth sat in the living room, reading through the grimoire, making sure she knew what to do. She was angry at the fact that this spell would take time to fully prepare and she might need a full moon for power. She didn't know how to bring this up to Klaus without making him mad. Day, her cat jumped up on the couch besides her and she started to pet him. She smiled. She was glad that Klaus had brought him over and took care of him or else the poor thing would've starved. The door opened and she looked as Caroline walked in obviously frustrated with Klaus trailing behind her looking annoyed. "I'm sorry, sweetheart, she was insistent on speaking to you and I didn't think you'd like if I snapped her neck."
Caroline rolled her eyes and Beth bit back a smile. "No, I wouldn't. It's fine. What's the matter, Care? You look...tense." Which was a nice way to put it seeing as she looked like she was about to explode from anger and frustration.
"I'm so glad you're here. I have a real crisis on my hands, Beth. Elena stole my prom dress!" She exclaimed. Beth nodded, appearing to look sympathetic, while Klaus just laughed. The baby vampire threw him a look before turning back to her friend. "I went to pick it up and the tailor said that somebody else already did and when I asked who, she said she couldn't remember." Caroline looked at Klaus' and Beth's blank faces. "Hello? The vervain is out of the town water supply! She was compelled!" Klaus started laughing. "It is not funny!" She told him gritting her teeth.
"Stop, Klaus." Beth smiled as she stood up. "I'm sorry. You're sure she took it from there?"
She nodded. "She and Bonnie were the only ones who knew." She was grateful to have a friend like Beth. She wouldn't make her choose between friends even if she hated them. "And I don't have a back up."
Beth shrugged."We could always kill her and pry the dress off her cold dead body." She suggested darkly. Klaus grinned, slightly surprised, but Caroline looked shocked.
"Well, I wouldn't want blood on the dress." She teased her and she smiled. "I was actually hoping that you might have a dress for me? Something that's like Princess-Grace-Of-Monaco-hot?" She asked hopefully, before glancing over at Klaus.
Beth laughed. "Alright, come on. I think I have something." She told her friend as she walked up the stairs and she followed her. She went into the back room where she remembered a dress that Rebekah had showed her. She smiled going through them. "It's in here somewhere, it reminded me of you. Just give me a minute."
Caroline smiled. "Don't worry about it. You're a life saver. So, are you coming to Prom, right?" She asked her, as she went through her clothes. Beth sighed. She really didn't even consider going to Prom, she's barely even passing school since she can't stand to see Elena. Caroline looked over at her friend. "Come on, Beth. This is our last year at high school! It's supposed to be about making good memories even with the crappy ones."
Beth rolled her eyes pulling the cream colored dress on. "Try this on. And I have enough memories, none of them really good. Besides I don't even have a date." She mumbled as she sat down. Prom did cross her mind when Kol was alive and he promised to take her, but after he was gone, all those thoughts went out the window.
Caroline felt bad for her friend, hoping she could make it better she turned to her. "Now, look. You can't spend all your time here. You have to get out. So, you're going to go put on a beautiful dress, Klaus is going to escort both of us hot girls to the prom. Now, hurry up and no, I'm not taking not for an answer." She declined, knowing what she was going to say and smile before walking out of the room.
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Beth hesitated before getting out of Klaus' car, as he offered her his hand. She managed to find a dress that would work for the prom, with help from Caroline who was all too excited to help her. "Thank you. You're sure that this is okay? Caroline has a knack of getting too short dresses." She smiled weakly.
Klaus looked at her amazed. "You look absolutely beautiful, Elizabeth." He told her honestly. She always looked amazing to him, but she was actually showing signs of happiness without looking guilty. She took his arm that he offered her and they walked down the yearbook pictures that were playing on the slide shows, before stopping in front of one. It had her and Alaric in the class room, smiling. Her heart clenched as she saw another one with her and Kol, at the grill. Klaus could see how this was affecting her and gently pulled her forwards. "Come along, love."
She gave him a smile of thanks. She knew Caroline would kill her if she didn't at least try and have a good time and she promised she would. She actually appreciated the gesture. "Shall we have a dance?" Klaus asked her grinning and she actually laughed at him.
"Yes, we shall. To be honest, I never thought I'd see you at prom." She smiled as she put her hand on his shoulder and he put his on her waist. He chuckled at her. She was surprised at how comforting it was to be dancing with him in his arms. 'Thank you, Klaus." He looked up at her. "For coming with me. I didn't really see myself here."
Klaus smiled at her. "I didn't want you to regret missing out on this, sweetheart. You deserve to be happy tonight." He told her pulling her slightly closer to him. She didn't fight him as she leaned her head on his chest. She felt happy for once. She wasn't guilty or depressed, for now she was just an 18 year old girl at her prom and she wanted to enjoy this moment.
It was confusing though, how it felt good to be in his arms. She and Klaus were just friends, nothing more. That's what they agreed on right? Then why did it feel good. It wasn't as good as when she was with Kol, but she still felt she could be happy, but being happy without Kol made her feel guilty."Mind if I cut in?" She looked up and saw Damon.
Klaus grit his teeth at him. He wasn't going to let him start upsetting her just because he felt guilty. This was her night. "Yes, we do actually. "It'd be in your best interest and safety if you kept away from her the rest of the night." Klaus threatened him seriously.
Beth sighed touching his arm. "It's fine, Klaus. One dance won't kill me. I promise." She assured him. He hesitated before nodding and pulling away so that Damon could dance with her. He trusted her judgment and backed away so she could have the dance without prying eyes, though he'd be keeping his ears open. "Didn't expect you to come around here. Shouldn't you be babysitting your girlfriend?"
He sighed. "She can wait, I wanted to see you. How are you doing?" He asked her seriously. She was surprised to hear the amount of concern in his voice. He rolled his eyes at her expression as they continued to dance."Yeah, I have a small list of people I care about. Is it hard to believe you're one of them?"
"Yes." She told him honestly. She wasn't going to sugar coat it for him. She knew exactly how he was when it came to the Mikaelson's, regardless of what they've done to help keep her safe. "You hated Kol, there's no reason for you to be sad that he's gone." She bit her lip looking down.
Damon brushing a stray hair back. "I'm not, I'm sorry that you're in pain and I meant what I said. I was a dick of a friend, and I know you can't forgive me, but I'm still here. Anytime you need me, you can just call." He told her honestly. "And I expect for the hybrid king to be taking care of you."
Beth smiled weakly. "He will. He always looks after me." Damon gave her a honest smile.
"Good, he better." She couldn't help, but smile slightly at him and he smiled back, hoping that this was a sign that she didn't hate him too much. He knew he would deserve it and worst if she did but he hoped that she didn't. Before he could say anything Klaus was on his way back. "Gotta go before he starts decapitating all of the senior class." He joked and Beth gave him an amused smile. "You look great, by the way, El."
He left before she could thank him and Klaus took his place. "It seems like the Salvatore brother was telling the truth in at least one aspect of the conversation." He told her. She looked at him puzzled. 'You do look absolutely stunning." He twirled her around making her laugh before pulling her back into his arms. He smiled watching her as she truly smiled for the first time in what it seemed like years.
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"I honestly didn't think it'd be that fun, but I was wrong. That was...so cool." She laughed happily as Klaus helped her into the house. She honestly felt better than she had in a while, part of that reason may be because she was pretty sure someone spiked the punch, but nevertheless, she felt less like crying and more like laughing at the minute and she would take it. "Thank you."
Klaus chuckled as her. She was slightly tipsy, but luckily would still remember the night and she deserved that before she propelled herself back into the world of dark magic. Day walked over to them, trying to get their attention, but she was too tired to pay him any. "You're more than welcome, love. I'm just happy that you had fun." He told her honestly. He only left her alone with Caroline for a moment while he had his discussion with his sister, which he smiled at knowing his Silas problem was solved, other than that he was happy that everything went well for Elizabeth.
"You didn't need to take me you know, but I had an amazing time all the same." She smiled at him thanks, and he felt the butterflies in his chest again. He smiled back at her. She turned to leave to go up to her room, when she felt a familiar hand on hers.
Klaus spun her around and cupped her face to make her look at him. She was surprised to how close they were. "I needed to do that, because I'm in love with you." He admitted, looking into her eyes. She was speechless, and he continued. He leaned in slightly as though he'd kiss her, but he stopped in front of her lips. "I've been in love with you for years, Elizabeth. You make me smile, I want to be here for you and I want you to be with me, but I'm not an idiot. I screwed up and I was too late. I don't deserve you, I never have. I know you'll never want me like Kol, but don't deny you don't feel something. I will always be there for you, always, because more than that you're the closest thing I have as a friend and if that's all I have you for, than I'll take it." He finished his speech by kissing her forehead and leaving her there in shock. He walked into his own bedroom as she tried to let his words soak in.
