I wake up with a jolt to the sound of crashing. I quickly look to see that I was still with Klaus and Elijah, and it was Klaus going through a window that woke me up. It seems that I was placed on a couch after I passed out, and I noticed a black suit jacket laid on top of me. I was completely ignored by the two siblings, however.

Klaus easily gets up and steps back inside. "Easy. I just finished renovating. You know you have every right to be mad at me. But I kept my word, I reunited you with our family."

Elijah makes a move to attack him again, but Klaus takes a dagger out of one of his other siblings and threatens Elijah with it. Looking at Elijah, it was then that my mind finally realized that the jacket laid over me was his. Maybe Rebekah was right about his being noble and gentlemanly, then.

Klaus suddenly pulled a dagger out of another brother and pointed it at Elijah. "Don't make me do this to you again Elijah!"

"Come on. Use it. I dare you. You'll have Kol to deal with." He pointed at the body, and I would have taken the chance to look at it, but I was too distracted with the fear of the turn of events.

I bit my lip and looked at Elijah, then spoke up before everything got too out of hand. "Mikael is dead."

Both brothers turned sharply towards me. Klaus glared a bit, but Elijah spoke before he could do anything. "What did you say?"

"I killed him. With his own weapon. He's gone Elijah. Forever." Klaus answered him before I could. I was kind of glad. The attention of them both had me nervous due to the moods they were in.

Either way, Elijah still seemed angry. "Why do our family remain in these coffins? Finn for over 900 years, Kol for over a century." My eyes widened when I heard how long Klaus has kept his family locked up. I felt bad for them.

"Because of Stefan Salvatore. He holds the one thing keeping me from freeing them. There are things that you do not know about our past, Elijah. Our mother's death. Things I never wanted you to know but I'm ready to tell you now. I only ask that you remember the oath of loyalty you once swore to me." Something isn't right. I bit my lip again, only to accidentally cause it to bleed.

I saw Elijah spare a quick glance at me from the corner of my eye as I concentrated on licking the blood up. "What are you doing?" I glanced up when he asked this, but noticed he was talking to Klaus who was putting the dagger back into his brother.

"Always and forever. I need you to stand by my side. Be my brother. Help me destroy Stefan, and I promise you our family will be whole again." He closed the lid of the coffin, and I looked at Elijah.

I squeezed the jacket that was in my hands, which caused me to remember that it was there. I move to get up, but hesitate when I see Klaus start to walk towards me. I grew tense the closer he got. When he was finally in front of me, he roughly grabbed my chin which caused me to flinch.

"Klaus." I heard Elijah say. It faintly seemed like a warning, but I wasn't too sure.

"You are free." With those simple three words, I felt as though a weight had been taken off of me. My eyes widened as I realized he lifted the compulsion. He spoke again before I could process anything else. "You are no longer obliged to help my family or myself."

I bit my lip before slightly pursing my lips. "Well, tough luck for you. Compulsion or not, I'm sticking around whether you like it or not."

Klaus chuckled a bit at that, and even Elijah seemed somewhat amused. Klaus speaks up after a few seconds. "Then you're going to have to get yourself changed, love."

I was surprised at his words, which showed as my eyes slightly widened. "Changed into what, exactly?"

"I'm sure my brother can find something for you to wear Miss...?" Elijah walked up to me, which made me remember the jacket again.

I stood up and gave the jacket back to him. "Thank you. I'm Eva."

"Elijah." He gave a small smile. "Is your name short for anything, perhaps?"

"Evangeline," was all I had said.

I was currently standing next to Klaus at his house in a mid-thigh black dress that hugged my body. I was slightly embarrassed since the dress showed off my curves and had a wide oval shaped opening in the front from my neck to below my breasts, so there was quite a bit showing. Not to mention, the back was uncovered until a few inches above the waist. See, the reason I was wearing this is because Klaus figured it would be easier for me to wear one of Rebekah's dresses, and this happened to be the only one he deemed fit.

After moments of fidgeting, Elijah opened the door to let in Stefan and Damon who were standing outside. "Niklaus, our guests have arrived."

Klaus, being the cheeky bastard he is, stood where he stood next to me and smiled at them. Of course I choose then to notice he had the cutest dimples ever. "Damon. Stefan. Elijah tells me, you seek an audience. Very bold. Let's discuss the terms of our agreement like civilized men, shall we?"

Elijah addressed the brothers. "It's better to indulge him."

Stefan apparently had woken up on the wrong side of the bed. "I didn't come here to eat, Klaus. Fact, I didn't want to come here at all. But I was told I had to cause you would hear us out."

"Someone's cranky." I said this in a sing-song voice while walking around Klaus to sit at the table. I only received a glare; oh, to be ignore.

Klaus simply chuckled slightly and began to sit as well. "Well, we can sit and eat, or I can reach down your throats and pull out your insides. The choice is yours."

Luckily, they sat at the table, and began eating and drinking without too much of a fuss. Of course, except Stefan who was only sitting.

A random woman begins pouring the wine at this moment. Damon thanked her when she poured his. A hid a smile at his uncharacteristic kindness. I guess he can be decent when Elena isn't being threatened and such.

Klaus then decided to speak to Stefan. "You lost your appetite."

Tensely, Damon reprimanded him. "Eat. I thought we agreed that we would leave the grumpy Stefan at home."

"That's the spirit. Isn't it nice? Four of us dining together? Such a treat. Is this what you had in mind when you pulled the dagger from my brother?" Klaus was speaking as though we were having a simple conversation.

Damon was just as nonchalant it seems. "Well, I know how he felt about you, so I figured the more, the merrier."

Klaus merely shrugged off what he said. "Well, Elijah and I have had our share of quarrels over the century. But we always make it through."

"Kind of like you and Rebekah, right? Where is she, by the way? Last I checked she was still daggered because you were afraid to face her." I rolled my eyes at this. Stefan seemed determined to get under Klaus' skin.

Klau only ignored this, however. "If you're referring to the fact that Rebekah knows I killed our mother, I've already come clean to Elijah."

"Hey, Stef, remember when you killed dad? Might want to dial down the judgment until dessert." My eyes when I heard Damon say this. I stared at Stefan with confusion. He's judging, yet he did the same thing?

Stefan ignored my staring. "We're here to make a deal, Damon. Doesn't mean we need to kiss his ass for seven courses."

"I'm just saying we have a long evening ahead of us. Pace yourself."

Elijah chose now to speak up. "Stefan. Where is the lovely Elena tonight?"

"I don't know. Ask Damon." Stefan became bitter.

Klaus laughs begins to laugh uncontrollably, and I let out a snort when trying to hold in my laughter as well. Slowing down his laughter, Klaus answers for Stefan. "I'm sorry, you've missed so much. Uh, trouble in paradise."

Stefan only looked bothered and annoyed. "One more word about Elena and this dinner's over." For someone who claims to not care, he seems to be bothered with Elena's new choices regarding his brother.

Klaus, of course, only continues to laugh silently. I had to take a sip of my drink to stop myself.

Damon looked a bit uncomfortable to me, then he spoke. "You know what, probably best just to keep Elena in the do not discuss pile."

Klaus finally stopped laughing. "You're probably right."

"Yeah." I started to feel a bit of an awkward vibe now.

It seems that Klaus wasn't exactly done, however. "It's just the allure of the Petrova doppelgänger, still so strong. What do you say, brother? Should we tell them about Tatia?" This caught my interest, as Rebekah didn't tell me much about her.

Elijah seemed uncomfortable, which only furthered my curiosity. "Now why should we discuss matters long since resolved?"

"Well, given their shared affection for both Elena and Katerina, I think our guests might be curious to learn about the originator of the Petrova line." I was getting impatient of the suspense that Klaus was building. I bit my bottom lip to stop myself from saying anything.

"Well, we're not going anywhere Elijah. Please, do tell." After he said this, Damon took a sip of wine. It made me look down at my simple champaign and pout; I was curious how the wine tasted.

Elijah reluctantly started to tell the story. "When our family first settled here, there was a girl named Tatia, she was an exquisite beauty. Every boy of age desired to be her suitor, even though she'd had a child by another man. And none loved her more than Niklaus."

Klaus interrupted him. "I'd say there was one who loved her at least as much."

Stefan spoke right after. "Wait a minute, so you both loved the same girl?"

Elijah seemed uncomfortably awkward. "Our mother was a very powerful witch. She sought to end our feud over Tatia, and so she took her. Klaus and I would later learn that it was Tatia's blood that we consumed in the wine on the night where our mother performed the spell which turned us into vampires. Tatia wouldn't make a decision between the two of us, so for a time Niklaus and I... grew estranged. Harsh words were traded, we even came to blows, didn't we, brother?"

"But in the end we realized the sacred bond of family." That had to be the cheesiest and corniest thing I have ever heard someone say outside of a movie. I had to cover up my laugh with a cough.

Elijah looked at me amused. "Family above all." He and Klaus both raised their glasses.

Clinking the glasses together, Klaus said, "Family above all."

From the corner of my eye, I see Damon look down at his phone and become impatient. I tilted my head and narrowed my eyes in confusion.

I didn't dwell on it for too long, however, because Elijah chose then to speak. "So, why don't we move this evening along and discuss the terms of this proposal?"

Damon decided to answer. "That's very simple. Klaus gets his coffin back, in exchange, he and the Original extended family leave Mystic Falls forever. Me, Stefan, and Elena live happily ever after. No grudges."

Elijah then began to address Klaus. "The deal sounds fair, brother."

"I don't think you understand, Elena's doppelgänger blood insures that I will always have more hybrids to fight those that oppose me. I will never leave her behind." His reply caused my face to change into a frown.

Klaus then got up and started to pace. "Let's say I do leave her here, under your protection, what then? How long before one of you turns her into a vampire? Or worse, how long before she dies caught between your feuding? You see, each one of you truly believes that you're the one that can protect her, and that is simply a delusion. Gentlemen, the worst thing for Elena Gilbert is... the two of you." I was surprised that he had thought this far. Though, at the same time, it seems to be borderline paranoid.

All of a sudden, Damon got up."I'm gonna get some air."

Surprisingly, Elijah went after him. "Let me deal with this."

Now, I was left with Klaus and Stefan. I felt slightly awkward seeing as Stefan made me uncomfortable, and Klaus had me under his compulsion for the past few days. Thinking about how little time has passed, I realized how quickly things have been going. It wasn't too long ago when I moved here, and already I have gotten myself involved with all kinds of crazy. Even thinking about how fast I moved with Matt had me a bit mortified; it wasn't like me at all.

Klaus then spoke up, breaking me from my thoughts. "All this talk has made me thirsty." A blonde girl then walked up and stood next to him. He roughly grabbed her. "What do you say Stefan, can I interest you in a little after dinner drink?"

I scrunched my face and looked away as Klaus bit into her neck and began drinking her continued feeding on the blonde girl until I heard her body hitting the ground. "Delicious. Aged to perfection." It seems he was almost teasing Stefan.

"Well, I guess the only reason you agreed to this evening, Klaus, is to drive a wedge between me and my brother." I was a bit surprised that Stefan completely ignored what just happened.

"Oh no, you're doing that well enough on your own. Because of Elena, you're gonna lose your brother, and you'll only have yourself to blame." I thought about what Klaus said and realized, that while he is only trying to get what he wants, his words are true.

I was thinking this when Damon and Elijah re-entered the room.

Damon went straight to business. "What do you say, Klaus? It's time for you to put something on the table. We've made our offer, now you counter."

"Okay. I offer Elena's future happiness. You see, what she needs right now is to be rid of you lot, and to fall in love with a human. Maybe that nice football player; you know the blond one?" I was slowly losing interest in the conversation, so I got up and began walking around the room aimlessly.

I was about to block out the conversation when Damon spoke again, and my curiosity got the best of me. "Matt Donovan? Really?"

"Yeah, why not? They'll marry, live a long and fruitful life, and pop out a perfect family." I tried to picture what he was saying, but I couldn't. Instead, I couldn't help but see Elena with Stefan.

Stefan spoke up just as he appeared in my mind. "And continue the Petrova bloodline. Every few hundred years, you'll have a new doppelgänger to drain and never run out of hybrids, right Klaus?"

"Consider it a small return on my investment in her well being. See after you hand me back the coffin, I'll ensure her safety for the rest of her natural life. You know it's what's best for her." Klaus then got up and walked towards Stefan. "So, what do you say Stefan, do we have a deal?"

Stefan walked over to Klaus, which made Damon question him. "What are you doing?"

Klaus then held out his hand to Stefan, and he grabbed it. "Nice try, Klaus. But no deal."

Angered, Klaus breaks Stefan's arm and kicks his leg, breaking it as well. He pushes Stefan's hand into the fireplace, and he starts to burn. Damon attempted to rush over to him, but Elijah pushed him against the wall. I only backed away slightly in fright.

Damon looked towards Elijah and said, "What are you doing?" With Elijah not saying anything, and Klaus continuing to hold Stefan in the fire as his arm is badly burnt, Damon yells for Klaus to stop.

Klaus turned towards Damon, slightly satisfied. "Now, bring me my coffin before I burn him alive."

"I'll get it." Damon actually looked scared.

Klaus, however, didn't exactly trust him. "Go with him, brother, you keep him honest. And when you return, I will make good on my promise to you, and I will hand over our family."

With a quick decision, I jog over towards Damon and Elijah. They have been acting weird, and I wanted to know why. "I'm going to go with them," I told Klaus as I left.

As we were walking, Damon spoke. "Why did you want to come with us?"

"You're both hiding something." I pursed my lips. "From what I can tell so far, you both have some separate plan to get what both of you want."

Elijah looked at me a little surprised. "You aren't to far off." Suddenly, he stopped and turned towards me. "With you no longer under my brothers compulsion, can I trust you won't say anything to him before everything starts?"

"I have no reason to go to Klaus. I'm here for Rebekah; that's all. So, yes, you can trust that I will not warn him." With that said we continued walking until we finally reached the coffins. I was surprised to see them all empty.

"I assume it was Nik who gave you that dress to wear?" I jump and turn as I hear Rebekah's voice. I saw her standing in her dress for homecoming and all made up.

"Of course. There's no way I would willingly choose this to wear." I smiled at her.

Then an unknown accented voice spoke. "Well, isn't that quite a shame."

I turned again to see a smirking man who I assumed to be Kol. He appeared to have the same clothing as the body in the coffin that Klaus had taken the dagger out earlier that day.

"Oh, don't tease her Kol." With a roll of her eyes, Rebekah left the way I came.

"You know, seeing as I was daggered for nearly a century, I am quite… hungry. You wouldn't happen to know anyone who wouldn't be missed, would you? Or maybe you can offer me a quick bite?" He came closer to me with a mischievous grin.

I didn't exactly think over my next action, but I ended up extending my wrist towards him. I guess I felt bad for him and how many years of his life he lost.

He looked slightly shocked, yet amused. "What are you doing?"

My cheeks heated up slightly. "You said you needed it, so here. It's better that you take it from someone offering than kill someone who isn't."

"Aren't you an interesting one." He grinned and grab my wrist, wordlessly accepting my offer. I flinched at the pain and bit my lip, but I mentally praised myself for not screaming.

After a few moments of silence, not counting the blood drinking, Kol finally finished. I felt a bit wobbly and weak, but it was nothing too bad.

He went to put my wrist down, but kissed where he bit it. "Kol Mikaelson. And you are?"

I smiled slightly in amusement and said, "Evangeline, but Eva for short."

As though remembering something, Kol started walking towards the room where Elijah, Damon, and I left Klaus and Stefan. Pursing my lips, I simply sped to catch up with him. As we reached the entryway, there was another brother waiting out of sight. When he saw us, he made an impatient face at Kol and a confused one at me.

When we got close enough, we heard Elijah's voice. "I've learned not to trust your vulgar promises, Klaus. We're doing this on my terms now." It seems that we caught the end of what he was saying.

Gaining a smirk, Kol entered the room with arrogance.

"Kol." Klaus' voice seemed almost scared, though I would say it was leaning more towards pleading for some odd reason.

Kol then spoke, sounding as though he rehearsed what he wanted to say. "Long time, brother."

I slowly turn the corner to see what was going on and leaned against the wall. I saw Klaus start to back away, but his other brother suddenly appears. He grabbed a dagger and stabbed Klaus through the hand. Klaus yells out, "Finn, don't!" At least I know his name now. He tries to rush away, but runs into Rebekah who he seemed shocked to see. "Rebekah?"

As she stabbed him with a dagger, Rebekah said something I couldn't hear in his ear. After that, she pushed Klaus back into Kol's arms, and he restrains him.

"You're free to go." Elijah chose then to address Damon, Stefan, and me. "This is family business."

Seeing the situation become tense and personal, I left the house with one more look towards everyone. Damon and Stefan had left a few seconds before, but it seems as though they waited for me outside. I slowed down my walking in confusion.

Damon noticed my confusion. "They're dealing with their family business, so might as well deal with ours."

Damon and Stefan were currently standing outside of my house, while I was inside leaning against a wall. I didn't exactly trust them, so I didn't bother inviting them in. Growing impatient, I spoke. "What did you want to deal with? You already clear on what you thought, so what do you want really?"

Stefan rolled his eyes, which made me glare at him. "Listen, you happen to be family, which means we might as well make sure you don't die. So here's some advice: stay away from the originals. Hell, might as well stay away from Mystic Falls while you're at it. It isn't safe here."

I scoffed in anger. "You never told me we were family, despite knowing the truth the whole time. Not to mention both of you have been asses ever since I met you both, so you have no right giving me any type of 'advice' you have."

"We're just trying to help you!" Damon yelled.

Frustrated with their inability to listen, I threw the first thing I grabbed, which happened to be a vase, at them. "I don't need, nor do I want your help. Just leave!" With that, I slammed the door shut in their faces.