Mikael

A whole week had passed and still Klaus hadn't returned to Mystic Falls. Though Eliza was still mourning over Lexi, she had grown tired of staying mad at Klaus for compelling Stefan. Over and over again Lexi's advice was running through her mind. 'You and him really need to stop arguing. It's obvious that he loves you!' was what Lexi had advised. Eliza knew that Lexi would never hide things or lie to her. While she was still alive Lexi had told Eliza that she had been watching her, which meant that she had been watching Klaus too. Lexi had always been an expert when it came down to reading people. Right now, Eliza's only reason to be mad at Klaus was the fact that he had compelled Stefan to turn his humanity off. But, like Lexi had said, he hadn't actually killed him or hurt him.

" Hello love," His familiar voice said down the phone after Eliza rang him in the morning.

" Hey. When are you coming home? You said you'd be back in a few days," Eliza asked.

" I know sweetheart. But something came up so I'm staying a little longer. I promise I'll be back soon. How are you love?" Klaus explained with a short sigh. He missed Eliza very much and had been worrying about her constantly throughout the trip he had been on to gain more hybrids. However he was doing this for her and his family; to protect them. If spending only a short amount of time away from her again was what he had to do to keep her safe, he would do it without a seconds thought.

" I'm good I guess. Stefan's still locked up nicely in the cellar, Rebekah seems to be having fun in high school and Damon is being Damon," Eliza said, hesitating as she spoke about Damon. Last night Damon had talked to Eliza about Klaus and how he wanted him to pay for what he did and whether she and Klaus were still together. He'd mentioned a name to her that she had heard before and was debating on whether to ask Klaus about it.

" Are you still mad at me?" Klaus questioned.

" I guess... a little maybe. I'm more upset about the ghost problem here to even attempt to be even more mad though. I'd just rather forget about it," Eliza answered truthfully.

" Me too love. Does that mean I'm forgiven?" Klaus asked and Eliza could imagine him smirking right now.

" Not just yet. I'll let you do a bit more grovelling first before I do. Oh and you'll have to promise to set Stefan free. But anyway... I've kind of got to ask you something," Eliza said. The debate had ended in her head and she figured there was no harm in asking Klaus about the name Damon had mentioned yesterday. Mikael.

" Little miss Mikaelson," Damon called as Eliza walked through the front door after yet again spending a day at mystic grill. She didn't have anything better to do since everyone was either at school or she just didn't want to talk to them. Damon was definitely one of the people she didn't want to talk to today.

" I think you're calling the wrong person Damon considering Rebekah's not actually here. So if you were calling her to sleep with her again then please don't expect me to do that," Eliza said to Damon coldly. However Damon only smirked and grabbed Eliza's arm before she could storm off up to her room in the Salvatore Boarding House.

" Actually I was calling you. I'm surprised that you're not going by that last name yet since you and the big almighty Klaus are together. Plus the blondie Mikaelson is much hotter than you are," Damon commented with a smirk and Eliza only rolled her eyes.

" What do you want Damon? I'm really not in the mood. Oh and FYI, that means for your information, me and Klaus aren't together anymore," Eliza growled impatiently. Damon never failed to manage to get on her nerves. She'd always preferred Stefan over Damon.

" Oh no the sweet couple broke up! How heartbreaking! I'm guessing that's why he left. Awh so that's why you've been crying so much!" Damon exclaimed in a mock sad tone.

" What do you want Damon?" Eliza repeated herself again, becoming even more impatient.

" Well since you're dying to find out, I actually want to know more about Klaus and his family," Damon answered seriously this time.

" Why?"

" Oh just curious. Katherine decided to mention someone named Mikael... she seemed to think Klaus and his family were running from someone called Mikael. I just wondered if you she was telling the truth and since your my most favourite Mikaelson in the world, I was hoping you'd tell me," Damon said in a mock sweet tone and again Eliza rolled her eyes at him.

" Well considering I'm not a Mikaelson and I hate you, I'm not telling you anything Damon," Eliza stated, turning away from him in the process. Mikael. He must be the person who Klaus and his family were running from. The person who Klaus didn't dare speak the name, Eliza thought to herself. However before she could leave to go to her room, Damon pulled her back again.

" You're an awful liar Eliza, what do you know?" Damon growled angrily this time, pinning her against the wall. Despite feeling scared, Eliza showed no fear towards Damon. Instead she only smirked at him.

" I don't know anything Damon and even if I did I wouldn't tell you. You're just a dick in love with his brothers girl. Now I suggest you let me go or your brother will probably throw a fit considering Klaus compelled him not to let anyone lay a finger one me," Eliza growled back, shoving Damon off of her and dashing off to her room.

" Ask away sweetheart," Klaus said, curious to what it was she wished to speak to him about.

" Who's... Who's Mikael?" Eliza asked hesitantly awaiting Klaus' reaction. There was silence for a moment. Neither of them spoke and Eliza was worried that Klaus was mad at her.

" It's nobody," Klaus replied after a few moments unconvincingly.

" Is he the vampire that you and your family are running from?" Eliza added a further question, knowing that Klaus was lying to her.

" Who's said this to you? Is Mikael in Mystic Falls?" Klaus asked instantly, worry flooding his mind.

" Damon asked me about him last night wanting to know whether I knew anything. He said that Katherine had told him that someone named Mikael was after you and your family. And no, he's not in town," Eliza replied frowning. How could Klaus be so scared of this one person?

" Katerina..." Klaus muttered under his breath angrily. " What did you tell Damon?"

" I didn't tell him anything. I don't even know anything Klaus because you haven't told me!" Eliza exclaimed loudly in frustration, pacing up and down her room. " Look... I'm worried okay? Damon and practically everyone hates you in mystic falls. When Lexi got in the way of his plans he killed her. You've hurt him more than anyone else ever has, I'm scared he's plotting against you. I need to know more about Mikael Klaus so that I can get some answers out of Damon to protect you..." Eliza spoke very quickly without taking a breath and by the end of her small rant she was panting for breath. She couldn't let Klaus die.

" It's you who needs protecting sweetheart," Klaus said and Eliza could hear the worry and panic in his voice. " Nobody knows where Mikael is and the less you know about him love the safer you will be. You need to get out of town love and come to where I am so I can protect you. I don't want you anywhere near Mikael," Klaus growled in frustration.

" I can't just leave now Klaus! Stefan and Elena need me here. Plus Damon only mentioned Mikael and like you said it's very unlikely that he's actually managed to find him. Just let me help and find a way to get to the bottom of what Damon is planning!"

" No. Eliza please you need to come with me so we can flee at least until it is safe sweetheart. Don't ask Damon any questions and make up and excuse with Stefan and Elena, they will understand," Klaus said more softly this time. Eliza stayed silent for a few moments, considering what Klaus had said. It took her a few minutes to decide, but she made up her mind.

" Fine, I'll start packing today and I'll tell Elena and Stefan that I'm leaving tonight. What about Rebekah?" Eliza asked.

" I'll inform her of the situation later love, don't worry about her," Klaus ordered.

" Ok, I'll meet you tonight on the outskirts of Mystic Falls," Eliza promised.

" Stay safe for me love," Klaus said.

" I will, now I need to go and start packing. So I'll see you tonight,"

" See you tonight sweetheart," Klaus said, before hanging up the phone. In anger he exited the hotel room he was staying him and slammed the door shut so hard that he almost broke it. He'd now have to turn a few more wolves into hybrids before tonight so Eliza would have as much protection as possible. He couldn't lose her.

As soon as she was off of the phone with Klaus, she grabbed her suitcase and started packing all of her belongings back into it. Despite Klaus specifically telling her not to ask Damon any questions, Eliza was too worried and curious not to. Damon wouldn't hurt Eliza and she knew that. If he was plotting something then she needed to find out, to protect Klaus. After finishing packing, she again pulled out her phone and rang Damon, hoping that he would be polite enough to pick up.

" Little miss Mikaelson! Do you love me that much that you decided to answer my questions from last night?" Damon said down the phone.

" Well I'm reconsidering little miss Elena lover. Where are you? We need to talk," Eliza stated, ignoring the fact that Damon had yet again called her by his new stupid nickname ' little miss Mikaelson'.

" See I knew you just couldn't resist my good looks and charm. I'm at a bar with Stefan, come join us for a nice drink," Damon suggested and Eliza hung up on him not bothering to reply. Instead she jumped into her car and headed towards the closest bar near Mystic Falls, knowing that's the bar Damon must have been talking about.

As soon as she arrived at the bar she could already hear Damon and Stefan inside. It angered her that inside she could hear Stefan drinking from innocent people and that Damon was doing nothing to stop him. All the hard work Lexi had done had no been washed down the drain by Damon Salvatore. Though Damon wouldn't care what Eliza thought, she knew that he would care about what Elena thought. So why did he free Stefan from the cell in the first place if he knew that Elena would hate him for it?

" Little miss Mikaelson! I'm glad you could finally join us," Damon greeted her with mock enthusiasm as she approached them in the crowded, grimy bar.

" Eliza? What the hell are you doing here?" Stefan demanded as he saw her.

" It's lovely to see you too Stefan and hey little miss Elena lover!" Eliza greeted Damon in the exact same tone.

" Why is she here Damon?" Stefan asked Damon angrily.

" Oh she decided she preferred me to Klaus," Damon answered with a smirk and Eliza rolled her eyes.

" In your dreams Damon. Now before I tell you anything, why the hell did you let Stefan out of the cell?" Eliza questioned angrily.

" Oh I figured that he needed some brother bonding time, plus he looked a little thirsty in there. So I figured a few hot blondes would do the trick," Damon replied.

" You know Elena will hate you for this right?" Eliza said.

" She won't after I manage to free Stefan. He's given up Eliza and you, me and Elena all want the same thing. I'm doing my bit and helping,"

" I'm under compulsion Damon. As long as Klaus is alive I have to do what he says," Stefan stated, glaring at his brother.

" Exactly. So all we need to do is kill Klaus. Simple," Damon said. " See I've helped more than you and Elena did with the bitch Lexi last week," Damon could tell he'd struck a nerve with Eliza as she threw him against a wall angrily.

" Don't you dare speak about Lexi Damon," Eliza warned him angrily. " Your answer to fixing Stefan is not easy. Klaus can't be killed and I won't let you kill him," She growled.

" Awh look the big bad wolf's little bitch is trying to protect him," Damon smirked, getting back up onto his feet in one swift movement and moving closer towards Eliza.

" Now, why do you to know about Mikael?" Eliza questioned, ignoring Damon's last statement.

" Oh you know, I'm just curious. Word has it that Klaus is very afraid of Mikael," Damon said, still not giving Eliza any answers. It was very frustrating and this was one of the many reasons why Eliza hated Damon.

" You want to kill Klaus," Stefan said standing up and pushing Eliza behind him slightly.

" Ding Ding! See Stefan is so much smarter than you little miss Mikaelson," Damon said.

" Killing Klaus isn't possible Damon," Stefan said with a deep frown. Eliza stayed silent, realizing that she had been right after all. Damon was plotting against Klaus and he wanted to kill him. Before she could say anything, however, they were interrupted by an unfamiliar figure.

" Well I'm sure I can help with that," The man stated, approaching Eliza, Stefan and Damon. He looked quite old and had messy dirty blonde hair. His eyes were a very striking blue and he smiled as he spotted Eliza stood behind Stefan. " The Salvatore boys and Eliza Petrova,"

" Mikael," Eliza whispered in realization, fear forming on her face and in her eyes. This morning Klaus had told her that Mikael was hidden and buried in a safe place and that Damon couldn't possibly have found him. But Mikael was here and she was now in more danger that she could have foreseen this morning. Klaus would not be pleased. She had to find some way of escaping before Mikael could hurt her. Somehow he already knew her name which meant he could possibly know that Klaus loved her.

" Now tell me Stefan, has Klaus fled the country?" Mikael asked turning his attention to Stefan for a moment.

" I can't tell you," Stefan stated, pushing Eliza further behind him. Eliza wanted to believe that he did this because he cared about her. But she knew that it was only because Klaus had compelled Stefan to protect her.

" Where is he then?"

" I can't tell you," Stefan repeated.

" When was the last time you spoke to him?" Mikael questioned further.

" Look Klaus has compelled me. He compelled me to keep my damn mouth shut," Stefan growled.

" Ah well I'll just have to ask Eliza then as he won't have compelled her," Mikael stated, switching his attention back to Eliza. There was no chance that Eliza was going to tell Mikael anything about Klaus, even if it meant he would hurt her. She gulped and didn't answer.

" And I'm compelled to protect her too, so she's not going to tell you either," Stefan stated, grabbing Eliza's arm and pulling him closer to her.

" And why has he compelled you to protect her Stefan?" Mikael questioned and Stefan hesitated for a moment before answering. Klaus had not compelled him to not tell anyone that he loved Eliza.

" Because he loves her," Stefan answered simply.

" Oh I already know that," Mikael said with a short laugh which caused Eliza to become even more worried. He already knew that if he hurt Eliza, that Klaus would come after him... which is exactly what Mikael was planning. " I'm wanting to know why he left such a weak and vulnerable vampire to protect his one true love,"

" Please tell me that twenty questions isn't your secret weapon," Damon spoke for the first time since Mikael had arrived.

" Oh no Damon. See I've been a vampire hunter for a thousand years, which is how I managed to find all of you so quickly," Mikael answered calmly.

" And Klaus has been on the run from you for a thousand years and you still haven't caught him," Damon stated confidently, which was very bold of him considering that even Klaus was afraid of Mikael.

" Well I do have my secret weapons, as you named them. One of them being stood right next to you Damon. I hope you won't mind if I borrow Eliza for a while," Eliza took a step back as Mikael said this with fear coursing through her body. She now had no chance of escape. Nothing would be able to stop Mikael from taking her.

" Actually I do mind," Stefan responded, stepping in front of Eliza protectively and blocking her from Mikael's view. Despite wanting to believe that Stefan did this because he cared for Eliza, she knew that Stefan was only doing this for her because Klaus had compelled him to protect her.

" Well then you leave me no choice Stefan," Mikael said, swiftly plunging his hand into Damon's chest in one swift movement. " If you don't give me Eliza, your brother dies," Eliza froze, not wanting Damon to die. The only person that was allowed to kill Damon was herself, she couldn't let Mikael steal that away from her. He was already planning on taking her life. For a moment, Stefan looked torn with the decision of who to choose.

" He doesn't care, his humanity's gone. You don't have any leverage," Damon replied for Stefan while groaning in pain.

" So his bond to Klaus is so strong that he'd let his own brother die rather than handing over Klaus' love?" Mikeal questioned, watching Stefan curiously. " One twist Stefan and he's dead," Still Stefan stayed silent and for a few moments the only noise came from the oblivious human chatting with each other. " Well that's such a shame," Mikael said sarcastically, beginning to pull Damon's heart from his chest.

" Stop," Stefan growled, grabbing Mikaels arm. " Take her and leave my brother alone," Stefan ordered. A malicious smirk formed on Mikaels face and before anyone could say anything else, Mikael grabbed Eliza roughly and ran from the bar vampire speed. It upset Eliza that Stefan had given her over to Mikael, but she knew it was the right thing for him to do. This way, Stefan was finally close to switching his humanity on and Damon wouldn't die because of her. The only problem was, now she was going to die and there was nothing she could do about it.

It only took a few minutes for Mikael to arrive at a very old, abandoned small house in the middle of a forest a few miles away. The house was a bungalow and only looked to consist of a few small rooms. Upon arriving inside, Mikael placed Eliza down on the only wooden chair in the dark, dusty room. He turned away from he for a moment, before snapping a coat rack, that stood in the corner of the room, in half.

" It is so lovely to meet you again Eliza," Mikael spoke softly but with a dark, malicious edge in his voice.

" We've never met," Eliza said weakly, her voice full of fright and worry. As much as she tried to hide it, Eliza couldn't hide her fear from Mikael.

" Actually we have and my you have changed, though your beauty hasn't," Mikael commented, looking her up and down. Eliza felt disgusted by the fact that he was looking at her body, but she didn't object; she couldn't.

" I've never met you before," She repeated again, keeping her eyes on the floor so she didn't meet mikaels cold eyes.

" Actually you have, you just don't remember me," Mikael announced, confusing Eliza. " See when we met you were just a young, naive beautiful human girl who fell in love with the wrong person. It was in the 1920's. You were so vulnerable and Niklaus had left you unprotected. So I killed you and turned you into a vampire. Then took away your memories of Niklaus which obviously broke his heart. I'm surprised it took him so long to find you again, if I'm correct it took him a whole of ninety years," Eliza held back the gasp that formed in her throat when she realized that it had been Mikael who took all of her memories of Klaus. It had been Mikael who had turned her into the monster she is today.

" He thought I was dead," Was all Eliza replied with, her voice sounding slightly angry.

" Then he really would have been heartbroken... Such a shame," Mikael said sarcastically, a smirk forming again on his face. A smirk that reminded her a lot of Damon's smirk when he was trying to annoy her. " Now tell me Eliza, where is Niklaus?"

" I don't know," Eliza answered truthfully, still refusing to look up at Mikael. " Even if I did know, I wouldn't tell you,"

" When was the last time you spoke to him?" Mikael questioned, asking the same questions he'd asked Stefan.

" I'm not telling you," Eliza growled this time becoming slightly frustrated. Why had he not killed her yet? Couldn't he get it over and done with rather than tormenting her about Klaus?

" And why is it that you won't tell me?"

" Because I love Klaus," Eliza stated dominantly. Those three words were very true and Eliza only wished that she had said them to Klaus before. She knew that'd he loved her and she'd never told him that she loved him to. This, she regretted now.

" How touching. You've grown to love the monster all over again even though you don't have your memories of him while you were human," Mikael said sarcastically. " Now tell me where he is before I have to hurt you,"

" No. You can hurt me but you can't hurt Klaus, I won't let you!" Eliza growled more loudly, for the first time meeting Mikael's striking blue eyes.

" How sweet that you believe that you stand a chance against me," Mikael chuckled, approaching her slowly. " Now I want you to call Klaus, tell him that I have you and that he needs to come to mystic falls to save you," Mikael compelled Eliza, before grabbing her leg and yanking it forward, breaking it. Crying out in pain, tears began to run swiftly down Eliza's cheeks. For a few moments she managed to resist the compulsion, begging herself not to grab her phone from her jean pocket. Soon it became to hard to refuse and before she knew it the phone was at her ear and she was begging for Klaus not to pick up.

" Hello love, how did Elena react to you telling her that you're leaving?" Klaus greeted her cheerfully, secretly wondering why she was calling. However, when she didn't reply he heard her low cries and could only imagine the small tears running down her cheeks. " Eliza? What's wrong sweetheart?" He questioned worriedly, hoping that she hadn't changed her mind about leaving Mystic Falls with him. He had to keep her safe from Mikael.

" Nik I love you," Eliza whispered down the phone through tears, using the nickname that Rebekah always called Klaus. This confused Klaus as only his family called him by the name ' Nik '.

" I love you too love, but what's - " Before Klaus could finish his sentence, Eliza interrupted as she was unable to resist the compulsion anymore.

" He found me Nik. Mikael's found me... He broke my leg..." Eliza whispered down the phone, crying a little harder. Klaus stayed silent for a moment as his worst nightmare became true.

" Eliza..." He said, his voice full of worry and pain. The unimaginable pain that only came when Eliza was in danger was now adamant in his body.

" He compelled me to ring you and wants me to tell you to come to Mystic Falls. But Nik please don't - " Eliza began to beg before Mikael wripped the phone from her hands, breaking her other leg as a punishment. For the second time, Eliza cried out in pain, screaming deafeningly.

" Hello Niklaus," Mikael greeted his son down the phone calmly.

" Father," Klaus growled. Hearing Eliza scream yet again sent rage running through his body. Right now he wanted nothing but to plunge a white oak stake into his fathers heart and watch him burn to death.

" She is a very beautiful girl, it would be such a shame for her to die because of you when there are so many more real men who are more worthy of her love," Mikael began to torment Klaus, knowing this would anger him more.

" If you touch her or hurt her again I swear I will - " Klaus growled but Mikael cut him off.

" What Niklaus? What will you do? Send your hybrids after me like the little coward you are? It's your fault that I found her! You left her under the protection of a weak vampire who cares nothing about anyone but his brother and girlfriend. I'm surprised she even cares one single bit for you!" Klaus stayed silent, unable to think of a reply to this. Now he realized how foolish it was of him to leave Eliza under the protection of Stefan Salvatore. He'd promised Eliza a week ago that he'd be back in a few days and he broke his promise. If only he had returned then, then she wouldn't be in this situation. Eliza would be safe under his protection.

" It seems you have a choice to make Niklaus. You can flee and run for yet another thousand years like the coward you are, or come face me yourself and save the poor girl that was foolish enough to care for you," Mikael growled for the first time, no longer speaking in the same calm, dark tone. As he finished speaking, Mikael plunged the broken part of the wooden coat rack into Eliza's chest so she screamed in pain for the third time.

Not wishing to hear her screams anymore, Klaus shut off his fun and ran as fast as he could to his hybrids, quickly informing them of what had happened and his plan. Before Mikael had even given him a choice to flee or to save Eliza, he had already made up his mind. Klaus would save Eliza. The only person he cared for as a vampire. He would find a way to kill his father and have the pleasure of watching him die. It was what Mikael deserved and Eliza deserved to be saved. Even if Klaus didn't deserve her for the foolish mistakes he had made.

Sorry it's taken so long to update! I had this chapter wrote but then my internet crashed while I was saving -_- which just proves that I should save more often. Hope this very long, dramatic chapter made up for it though! I will try and make sure the next chapter is posted soon since I left you on a cliffhanger, but I'm quite busy at the moment. The next chapter is going to be just as dramatic, as Klaus attempts to save Eliza... Please review and tell me what you think! Plus thanks for all the favourites/follows/reviews! - DareToDream