Eliza ran out of mystic grill, and climbed into her car, speedily driving off towards the Salvatore boarding house. She was definately scared of Klaus, no doubt about it. She hated him. But before she'd known who he was, he seemed genuinely nice and sweet. When he'd put his hand over hers comfortingly, this strange tingling feeling had shot through her arm. There was something that was bothering him though, and she could tell. What confused Eliza the most, though, was how he had known her name, and why he had thought that she knew him. Surely Eliza wouldn't forget Klaus if she had met him before. His mysterious handsome looks were very hard to forget, and Eliza would surely remeber if she had met the evil hybrid. Eliza couldn't help but notice the locket that he wore around his neck aswell, it looked more of a girls type of jewellry. Also, he had said that he'd lost the love of his life? Who could he have meant? Eliza wondered.
Still feeling scared though, she raced towards the Salvatore boarding house. It only took around ten minutes to get there, and she hurriedly raced into the house, finding Stefan and Elena alone in the living room. " Eliza, are you ok?" Stefan asked, as he saw me come in through the door. Him and Elena were cuddled up on the sofa, and Elena was crying into his chest. She was scared, just like Eliza was, and Eliza felt an odd need to protect her from Klaus.
" I'm fine... I just met Klaus in the grill though. He somehow knew my name." I replied, and Stefans expression clouded with worry.
" Katherine had probably told him, since she knew you were part of her family. Klaus knows all of the petrovas since he needed one to complete the ritual." Stefan explained, and Eliza sighed in relief, knowing that was probably the answer.
" Are you alright Elena?" Eliza asked her, quickly changing the subject away from Klaus. The mere thought of him sent shivers down her spine.
" I'm fine, I'll be fine. As long as none of my friends die with me." Elena replied, but Eliza could see through her fake smile. Eliza was the best at putting on fake smiles, even Stefan couldn't tell the diffrence between a genuine and fake smile of hers anymore.
" You don't have to do it Elena... we can stop him-" Stefan began, and Eliza could see how much pain that Stefan was going through at the moment. Stefan was obviously hopelessly in love with Elena, and because of this he didn't want to see her die, or be changed into something she didn't want to be.
" Not without my friends getting hurt you can't, I have to do this Stefan." As she said this, there was a knock on the door. Darkness had fallen upon them, and the clock had just struck 8 o'clock. Eliza went to open the door, knowing instantly who it would be. Klaus smiled as he saw Eliza at the door, but she just glared. Klaus was the reason for causing Stefan and me so much pain and grief. All because he wanted to be invincible.
" Good Evening Eliza, is Elena about?" Klaus asked, flinching slightly as he saw Eliza glare at him. This confused Eliza a little, but she ignored it as Elena and Stefan approached the door. All three of them stepped outside, and Stefan was now holding onto Elenas hand tightly, standing protectively in front of her.
" Now then, lets make this easy shall we. Elena you can come with me, love. Stefan, make sure you don't try anything stupid like your brother... and Eliza." He said, looking up at Eliza with a small ammount of hidden worry in his eyes." keep sway from the ritual." He added.
" No." Stefan growled, as Elena stepped forward. Tears were now trickling down his cheek, and his expression was filled with hurt. I grabbed onto Stefans hand, a squeezed it reassuringly. To Elizas amazement though, Klaus glared at hers and Stefans hands, which were locked together.
" Stefan I have to." Elena whispered, moving forwards towards close. I held Stefan back as he tried to grab for Elena again. Klaus was beginning to already become impatient. Elena and Stefan shared there final kiss, and Stefan closed his eyes tightly shut, as Elena took Klaus hand, and they disappeared. Once she had gone, Stefan burst into an eruption of tears and Eliza pulled him in for a hug.
" Its going to be alright... she's not going to die Stefan, I promise. She's going to come back as a vampire, and then Klaus will be dead, you'll have what you want." Eliza whispered comforting words in his ears, and after a few moments he pulled away.
" I'm going down to see if Bonnie has found a way to save Elena, you should stay here at the house." Stefan suggested, wiping away his tears. Eliza frowned, not wanting to stay behind when Stefan needed her.
" I'm not staying here Stefan." She objected, crossing her arms over her chest stubbornly.
" Please Eliza you have to. I can't have both of the people I care about most hurt in one single night. Theres nothing you can do Eliza. Please just stay here." Stefan pleaded, and Eliza sighed. She never had been stubborn, and was more of a pushover. If Stefan wanted her to stay here, then she would have to. Truthfully, Eliza didn't want to see Elena killed, as it would only be like watching Annabelle die.
" Fine." She muttered, watching Stefan leave into the forest. Instantly, however, Eliza had changed her mind. Tonight, she couldn't worry about herself. She had to help other people, even if it risked her own life. If the vampire was one of Elenas friends, maybe she could offer herself instead. She'd lived for almost a decade, and she'd lost her best friend and sister. The only person she cared about was Stefan, and he would still have Elena. With her decision already made, Eliza picked up Elenas scent and immediately headed in that direction.
The scent wasn't very hard to follow, as it was very distinct. She could smell a faint hint of Klaus' scent, but that wasn't as dominant. Suddenly, as she was running through the forest, she heard an animal like growl come from someone close by to her. Eliza approached the sound cautiously, thinking it would be nice to feed one last time before she died. However, as she came closer to the animal, she found it wasn't any ordinary animal, but a werewolf. All vampires knew that a werewolf bite was fatal to vampires and would kill them. But before Eliza could escape, the dark colours wolf pounced on her, instantly biting her in the neck. Letting out a scream, she used all her strength to push the werewolf off of her, and luckily the wolf ran. Since the bite was on her neck, she couldn't see what it looked like, but she knew it wouldn't be pretty. Now she had a reason to be sacrificed, she was going to die anyway.
Trying desperately to ignore the pain in her kneck, she carried on running towards the ritual setting. Soon, she had arrived, and there at the top of a small hill, stood Klaus and Stefan. Eliza emerged from the trees that were on the hill, and as she arrived Klaus turned his attention to her, with a deep frown on his face. Stepping closer towards Stefan, she saw what was happening below. Elena, a vampire she didn't know and a werewolf sat in seperate fire rings, a witch was stood a fair distance away, and had a moonstone clasped in her hand, ready to use.
" I thought I told you to stay away." Klaus spoke softly, yet Eliza could tell that he was mad at her, but of course she didn't care.
" I don't listen to what my enemies tell me to do. What are you doing here Stefan?" Eliza questioned him, with a concerned expression.
" I'm here to offer myself to be sacrificed. Klaus took Jenna, who is Elenas aunt. Jeremy will be left without any family, and Elena never wanted her involved in any of this." Stefan told me, as I stood by his side.
" No." Eliza instantly replied, pushing Stefan behind her protectively. She couldn't lose the only person left that she cared about." I'll do it. Then Jeremy will have his family, and everybody will be fine. Take me instead." Eliza spoke dominantly, bravely staring Klaus straight in the eyes. He could tell she was deadly serious, but of course, he couldn't hurt his Eliza.
" I am not sacrificing you, my love." Klaus spoke in the same tone Eliza had, but as he smelled the air, he could sense that Eliza was hurt. Cautiously, he approached her, and Eliza didn't dare move. As his hand touched Elizas neck, she felt butterflys erupt in her stomach. It was a strange feeling, considering she thought she hated Klaus. Carefully, he moved her wavy brown hair behind her back, exposing her werewolf bite. Eliza winced, feeling a jolt of pain, and Klaus face immediately filled with worry. " When did this happen?" He asked her softly, gazing into her eyes.
" Right now. This is why you should sacrifice me. I'm dead anyway." Eliza said, somehow not been able to move away from Klaus. For some reason she liked him touching her, it felt nice in an odd sort of way. Klaus frowned at her words, and Eliza could see the pain in his eyes.
" Who did this to you?" Klaus asked, his voice now sounding quite angry.
" It will have been Tyler Lockwood, Damon told me he was still out in the woods." Stefan replied, and he too was now very upset that Eliza was going to die too. Klaus had to hold back a growl, and he sighed deeply as he looked into Elizas eyes. The eyes that he loved.
" Come to me when this is all over. I can save you my dearest Eliza." Klaus whispered in her ear softly, as he regretfully walked away from her. The ritual had to go on, otherwise there was no way Klaus would have been able to save Eliza, and that was the most important thing right now. He couldn't lose her again, not after he just got her back. " I won't be needing you Stefan, so for now I can't have you doing anything stupid." In a flash, Klaus had broken Stefans back, and Stefan cried out in pain. Eliza gasped, and tried to get rid of the anger building up in her. Only a few moments ago Klaus had been so caring and nice to her, why couldn't he be like that to everyone?
" Please don't do this Klaus." Eliza begged him, as he was about to jump down from the hill to begin his ritual. His head turned towards Eliza, and he gazed at her for a moment, wondering how she could be so pure and kind. For a second, Eliza thought he was actually going to agree. Before he shook his head, with an emotionless expression.
" I have to." Klaus said, as he stepped closer to her, and compelled her to stay with Stefan. " I'm sorry." He apologised, as he jumped down from the hill carrying Stefan, Eliza followed as she had been compelled, and watched as the ritual began.