Broken

To my beloved Niklaus Mikaelson a.k.a the big bad hybrid ( I know you will not want to laugh right now, but I had to at least attempt to make you laugh one final time)

If you're reading this, that means that my dream since the ball has come true. You lived. It means that against all odds I managed to save you - even if I didn't do it myself. Throughout the past week you have noticed my strange behaviour and I'm sure that you are angry that I didn't tell you everything. Please know that I couldn't, and it pained me to know that I couldn't. Every time I tried I just ended up blurting out more lies and slowly it began to break me apart. I feared for your life more than mine and I can tell you now that I will be smiling and crying tears of joy, at the fact that you have lived, as I watch over you from the other side.

I know for a fact that you will be in your darkest place right now, that you might kill mindlessly or even attempt to kill yourself. I beg you, to live. There is nothing more that I want than for you to live, otherwise all of my efforts will have gone to waste. But I want you to know that I will always be here for you. Always and forever. Even though you cannot see me, I know I will always be there by your side, crying while I whisper the words ' I love you ' to you then realise that you cannot hear me. Through your pain and heartbreak, I will be there. I will never leave your side. Remember that.

I also know that there is an extremely likely chance that you will want revenge. But, as my second request, I beg you not to kill Elena or Stefan, even though Elena is one of the people most responsible for the inevitable. Stefan, although he's been overtaken by demons for a while, has been my best friend for almost a century. It would pain me too see him die and I fear Lexi would kill me on the other side if you killed him. I love him very much as a best friend and I beg of you not to kill him. Now you want to know why I don't want you to kill Elena after everything she did? I bet your mentally screaming at me right now for being selflessly foolish. But there are things I have not told you before Niklaus, things that I have always been ashamed of. I've wanted to tell you for a long time, but I didn't believe the information was important enough until now.

The story is, that at the young age of 16 I was... let's say disgraced... by an older man than I... and because of this I became pregnant out of wedlock. My mother and father were appalled and I never did tell them what truly happened, so they blamed the pregnancy on me. When I finally had my sweet baby girl, who I named Lillian, my mother and father took her away from me and gave her away to an orphanage. For years I searched for my baby girl and I didn't even stop searching when you came. Though you healed the ache in my heart, the overwhelming guilt I felt didn't leave. Once I was a vampire, I searched harder for Lillian and I finally found her, happily married with a son named Harvey and a little girl named Helena. I protected them and made sure they lived a very happy life and once Lillian and her husband passed on I followed the twins and made sure to keep them safe. They too lead happy lives and Helena ended up marrying into a werewolf clan in New Orleans while Harvey married a woman who I never knew the name of. Harvey and his wife ended up having a daughter named Isabelle, who is Elena's mother. While Helena had a son named Fredrick who later produced a daughter named Hayley. As you now know I am the great great grandmother of Elena. Ever since I let go of my daughters tiny body, I vowed to find her again. When I did, I promised myself I would protect her and the rest of my bloodline. I failed at this miserably as Fredrick and his wife (my family in New Orleans) were sadly killed after a mass killing which I couldn't protect them from. This meant that their daughter Hayley had to leave on her own with nobody else, and though I spent years searching for her I haven't yet found her. For all I know she could be dead too. When I came to Mystic Falls, my sole aim was to protect Elena. It still is now, even though I am dead. It will only rip me apart more to know that she is dead too.

I desperately hope you are not angry at me for not telling you this sooner, but please know that once I was in Mystic Falls and I regained my memories, the only reason why I didn't leave was you. I'd found you again. The only man I've ever truly loved. Those memories meant everything to me and they still do. I will always remember when we first met, the first dance, the first kiss we shared, the locket you gave me, when you asked me to be yours... Those things were all a dream come true. Even now I have more recent memories which I will never forget; when you showed me our memories, our first kiss in 90 years, when you told me you loved me, when you protected me with every bit of strength you had and when we shared our first time together. Even though for a while we have both been plagued in danger, I regret none of it. I wouldn't swap you for anything Niklaus. You are my first and last love. I will love you for all eternity.

Whenever ( and I know this may happen often) you feel grief, anger, loss or any painful feeling, remember our memories. Remember the wonderful moments we shared together, remember how happy you felt then. And always remember that I am right by your side, even if you can't see me. Even death cannot rip us apart.

Yours always and forever,

Eliza Petrova

P.S please give Elijah his letter as well, I want to thank him for everything he did for me too in the short time I knew him. I love you.

As Klaus read through this, he felt his heart breaking even more than before. He was sat in their bedroom, alone and silent. It had only taken him a few hours to find this letter, and the pain didn't lessen from reading fact, reading it made him want to go back to her lifeless body and just sit with her to try and bring her back to life. But Eliza was dead, and Klaus wanted revenge. Over taken by maddening grief and guilt, he'd conjured a plan of revenge that would soon take place. Then, after, he would do everything in his power to try and bring her back to life. She couldn't be dead. She wasn't dead. This is what Klaus continuously told himself. He hadn't yet comprehended the truth. But that was impossible through all the pain he was feeling and the maddening thoughts that were plaguing his mind. Klaus couldn't even think her name anymore without a wave of pain flooding through him. Nothing could fix him... Only her...

The thought of someone taking advantage of her was a pain-filled thought. Klaus found himself hating this unknown man with every ounce of loathing he could muster. They'd hurt her. They'd used her. Thus meaning there was nothing more Klaus wanted to do than kill them. She meant everything to him, which is why he would protect her against anything. Now, among the other thoughts clouding his minds, he found himself regretting the fact that he wasn't there to protect her... He found himself thinking about many times he hadn't been there to keep her safe...

Which is why he wanted - needed - revenge.

Dear Elijah,

If you're reading this then that means Niklaus followed my wish in giving you this letter and Esther managed to go ahead with her plan.

Though we haven't known each other for long, I feel as if I've known you for an eternity. You're like the big brother I never had and I wish I could have spent more time with you. I have lots to thank you for; saving my own and Klaus' life, trusting me, helping me save Niklaus and being the brother figure I needed and always wanted. Niklaus could not wish for a better brother than you. Now that my time on this earth is over and you and Niklaus have many more years to come, my only regret is that I cannot protect Nik anymore. Even though, hopefully, both your parents are dead meaning there is no particular threat, I fear that there is no greater enemy to Nik now than himself. I know for a fact that he will not take my death well and it pains me to think about it. Which is why I need you Elijah - even though it's incredibly selfish of me to ask.

You have always been their for Nik ( well, most of the time ) and, like I do, you don't believe he truly is a monster. Now that his father and, hopefully, his mother are gone, the only thing that can hurt him is himself. But throughout all of his pain and grief, I beg of you to be there for him like you were for me. He may never admit it to your face but Nik needs you. A lot. He's no doubt going to lash out and maybe even kill anybody in his path, but I am desperate for you to help him Elijah. You are the only one who has a chance at fixing him again.

I know this is a lot to ask and you may not go ahead with what I wish, but even still I need to thank you again for everything Elijah. I couldn't have asked for anymore from you. I wish I could have repaid you before the ritual. Though I will now be on the other side, I will be forever in your debt. I see you as my family Elijah, I will always love you as my older brother.

Thank you for everything,

Eliza

Elijah held back the tears prickling in his eyes as he read through the letter twice. Eliza Petrova was truly gone and there was nothing he nor Niklaus could do. Though his grief wasn't nearly as strong as Niklaus, the feeling he felt when he watched before his eyes her body drop to the floor lifelessly was one of great pain and anguish. Like she said in the letter, she and Elijah hadn't known each other for very long but they had soon become fast friends - practically family. His fondness had grown for her over the mere weeks he had known her and the time they spoke before the ball - only three days ago - was the first time he truly admitted that his feelings for her were stronger than feelings for a family member. Love, was a word he would not use to describe how he felt as he hadn't known her long enough to feel this way, but Elijah knew it had been heading that way - much faster than usual.

Now she was gone, all she left behind was two letters and a broken family filled with grief. The only one who seemed even the slightest bit happy was Kol but he even he was saddened by the fact that Eliza was dead. Even he had grown use to Eliza been in the family and they'd even managed to become friends. Rebekah, was too, upset about her death and she'd mourned over her dead best friend the minute Elena was released from the tunnels. However, nobody's grief could compare in anyway to the anguish of Niklaus. Even Elijah had never seem him look so lost and malicious. Grief filled almost every ounce of his expression and now no good seemed to be left inside of him; it was as if she'd taken it with her to her death bed. Now a malevolent aura seemed to fill the air whenever he walked by and instead of his eyes being filled with light and love - like they were whenever Eliza was around - they seemed cold, emotionless, broken. In the mere 10 hours that she had been dead, Niklaus had completely changed; a broken, black hearted monster now replaced the man he use to be.

" Thank you for giving me this letter Niklaus," Elijah thanked his brother who was staring blankly at a wall while Elijah read through the letter. Even at the sound of Elijah's voice, Niklaus didn't turn. It took a few moments before his empty eyes looked up at Elijah coldly.

" What did it say?" Klaus growled in a tone laced with anger that seemed to be permanently withheld in his voice now. Though Klaus had mourned over her body for a few hours after the ritual, Klaus hadn't shed another tear since he'd placed her body down in a coffin in the basement. It had taken hours for Klaus to actually let go of her dead body and it had been Rebekah - who had arrived to say her final goodbyes to her best friend - who had managed to convince him, saying that they would place her favourite flowers round her coffin and find her the perfect place to be buried. Even though these words had upset Klaus, he'd firmly agreed.

" She was thanking me for everything I'd apparently done for her and made me promise to always be there for you," Elijah replied, keeping his voice calm and constructed so not to provoke Klaus. Even mentioning her name would send Klaus into a whirlwind of uncontrollable rage and depression, Elijah had learnt this the hard way. At Elijah's words, Klaus laughed humourlessly with a malicious, sarcastic edge to it.

" I do not need you, brother. I do not need anyone," Klaus growled after a few moments, sitting down on a nearby sofa and gripping the locket he'd, again, taken from her neck.

" You are grieving Niklaus and that is understandable-" Elijah began.

" What did you expect to happen, brother? For me to abandon the scene and not shed another thought? For me to spare your mother's life?" Klaus said back. Anger was already rising within him again.

" No matter how hard you refuse this thought, Niklaus, Esther is still our mother, no matter what she has done to harm us. And I was going to warn you not to take any of your anger out on innocent people, she would not want that, I assure you," Klaus, again, laughed in the same tone as before, his eyes projecting some sort of wild anger.

" How would you know? You knew her for little under a month! You knew nothing about her and yet she writes a letter to you of all people! I have known her for a century now brother and I know her a god damn better than you do! She loved me, not you! Never you! Now she's gone..." By the end of his angered shouting, Klaus' voice had turned into a mere whisper. " She's gone..." Tears were now spilling from his eyes once again.

" I know, brother. I know," Elijah said calmly, looking down at Klaus with worried eyes as he stared blankly out of the window, tears spilling down his eyes. There was no word to describe him other than broken. Eliza's death had broken Niklaus Mikaelson; the indestructible hybrid.

" Where is Finn?" Klaus suddenly growled, once he'd finally composed himself again. Now his eyes seemed masked over with hatred and malice - it was as if he was unleashing a feral wolf from inside of him.

" Gone. He fled after you killed mother. I beg of you Niklaus not to harm anymore of our family," Elijah said, knowing instantly why Klaus was wishing to find Finn.

" Finn aided mother throughout her plan! I can assure you, brother, that I will get my revenge on everyone who played a part in this!" Klaus shouted this time, his voice raising high enough for any human who was lingering around the property to hear him.

" You made a promise to us Niklaus! Always and forever -" Klaus' merciless laugh stopped him from speaking.

" That was a mere promise that I made to the four of you a thousand years ago! Finn has broken that promise to me! I made a promise to her and I failed to uphold it! I failed Elijah, like I always do! Like father said I always did! What does it matter if I fail this promise too?" Elijah's eyes instantly softened as he heard this. It was unusual for Klaus to blame himself, but he was obviously blaming himself for Eliza's death.

" She would not want this. Do not kill innocent people Niklaus," Elijah said more sternly this time. This only caused Klaus to laugh harder.

" Who is left that is innocent in this town!? Everyone played a part in her death all because they loathed me! Finn, mother, Elena, Stefan, Damon, Bonnie, Caroline, Jeremy, Alaric, Matt! Nobody even attempted to save her but me, you and Rebekah even after everything she had done for this town! So nobody will stop me from killing every last one of them! They all deserve to die after what they did!" Klaus growled, his voice laced with disgust as he spoke to names of each of the people who he believed to be involved with Eliza's death.

" Eliza would not want this Niklaus," Elijah dared to speak her name this time, hoping that it would push some sense into him. But Klaus only flinched at the sound of her name being spoken and, instead of breaking down again, another wave of anger and revenge flooded him to cover up his melt down inside.

" You do not understand Elijah! Nobody does!" Klaus began, turning to Elijah with a desperate and almost pleading look in his eyes. " She is the only girl I've ever even cared for in the slightest amount! I love her! They all knew what would happen if they took her away from me! But because of their loathing they made me suffer for everything evil that I've done to protect her! They broke me! Her death has broken me! Therefore they must pay for what they have done!" Elijah paused. Klaus' sudden outbreak of his true emotions shocked him and almost pleased him in a way - Elijah couldn't remember back to a time where Klaus' ever revealed his true emotions.

" Then do not create more reasons for them to wish to kill you Niklaus!" Elijah exclaimed, but his voice was more sympathetic this time as he was beginning to grow tired of convincing Klaus not to do something that he was adamant to do.

" It's too late, brother." Those were Klaus' final words as he darted from the room, leaving Elijah behind in the midst of his own grieving thoughts. Why did Eliza Petrova have to disappear so early?

A malicious smirk formed on Klaus' lips - one that had all but disappeared from his features since she had returned to him. Now that she was gone, Klaus could think of nothing more than thoughts that many would class as evil. Looking down upon the unconscious bodies, Klaus begged for the pain to leave his body as he knew that it was only a matter of an hour before he gained his revenge. His pleading didn't seem to be working, even though seeing Damon, Stefan, Elena and Jeremy were unconscious on the floor because of him, none of it seemed to please him in the slightest bit. However, this small setback wouldn't stop him from seeking what they deserved. What they needed to be punished for.

In a violent and maddened outbreak, Klaus had managed to kidnap Stefan, Damon, Elena and Jeremy in little under a few hours without a single obstacle in his way. He'd easily taken care of Bonnie Bennett as she and Jeremy had been too caught up with each other to notice him, Stefan and Damon had been too weak to even put up a fight and Elena had no protection without her vampire lovers and witchy friend. So far his plan had run smoothly, and the fun bit was approaching. Klaus was never one to dial down the violence and malice. Now that he had been sent into his darkest place, this aspect of him had only grown. He wanted true revenge - a kind of revenge that meant they would never cross him again. Which meant he had to think of the darkest, most unspeakable thing possible that he could do to them.

Elena, after all, had played a huge part in the death of her. This meant that most of his revenge was going to be placed on her. Because of the amount of loved ones Elena has, his plan was simple and incredibly easy. He'd kidnap Elena and a handful of her loved ones - which he'd already done - and then make her decide which one he would kill before in front of her. Of course, it is unlikely that Elena wouldn't reply, meaning Klaus would get to choose himself. Since he would only spare one, Klaus' obvious choice was to kill Stefan and Damon since this would no doubt hurt Elena the most and it would bring him the most pleasure. Despite everything he still needed Elena's blood - once he managed to bring her back, he would need the strongest army for her protection - meaning that he couldn't actually kill Elena. This is exactly why he turned to the next best thing, putting her through the pain Klaus was currently going through. Killing off her loved ones. Breaking her.

The thought of it almost made Klaus giddy in a very psychotic way. It was only a matter of time before he would get his revenge...

A soft groan escaped her small lips as her eyes flickered open in a quick flash. The sudden change from darkness to bright light pained her. She felt strange. Incredibly strange. Her surroundings were unknown, yet very familiar; she was lost but bits a pieces seemed... similar. Everything was beginning to confuse her. Everything had happened so quickly that her mind could no longer understand what was happening. One minute she was in excruciating pain, the next she was emerged in darkness and now she was awake again. But how awake was she? Why did she feel so strange? Why could she feel her heart pounding rapidly against her chest?

Regaining the feeling of her body, she picked herself up from the floor and looked around, a deep frown upon her face. The room around her was completely silent, creating a very eerie atmosphere around her. Already, she was beginning to feel afraid.

" Klaus!" His name suddenly formed on her lips as if it was a natural instinct. Whenever she was afraid or in danger she called him and he would save her... Had he saved her this time? If so, then why was she here? Klaus was her home and she was already feeling the loneliness of not being with him. Though she waited eagerly for a reply, nothing ever came. Only a deadly silence.

" Anybody!?" She tried again, this time her voice sounding more frantic and full of fear. This time, strangely, the opening of a door replied to her and her eyes widened in fear as she backed away from the figure who had opened it. A small part of her was telling herself that it could be Klaus, but she knew that if it was he would have come running to her earlier when she'd first called. It was strange, however, that her fear suddenly died as she saw the familiar head of blonde hair. Though her mind didn't quite decipher how she was managing to see her former best friend, she didn't dwell on the fact any longer and instead tackled her former best friend in a hug.

" Lexi!" A thankful yet slightly sad smile formed on Lexi's face as she threw her arms round Lexi's neck. " I've missed you so much!"

" I missed you too," Was all Lexi said as she allowed Eliza to hug her for a second before pulling away.

" What are you doing here? Wait... how can I see you? Has Bonnie been messing around with the other side again? Oh... and where am I by the way?" So many questions escaped Eliza's mouth and it was obvious to Lexi that Eliza hadn't yet discovered what had truly happened to her.

" How can you not even recognize your own house? You're in the basement of it silly! Plus, I'm here to see my best friend of course... although it seems like you've been replacing me with another blonde," Lexi replied with a small frown, not liking to be replaced.

" Rebekah could never replace you Lexi... where's Klaus? Can he see you too?" The thought of Lexi and Klaus meeting and actually becoming friends was a wild dream of Eliza's that was obviously never going to become true, but that didn't stop her from dreaming.

" His incredibly hot brother's there, but Klaus has gone out. And no, they can't see me," Lexi responded.

" Elijah? I have to go see him and find out what happened after the ritual... Klaus must be going mad with anger..." Eliza muttered mostly to herself, before attempting to storm past Lexi like a man on a mission. However, Lexi had incredibly quick reflexes and lightly pushed Eliza back with a worried smile.

" I wouldn't if I were you... it won't work," Lexi said.

" What?" Eliza was becoming incredibly confused, and Lexi's expression was beginning to worry her. " What won't work?"

" You can try and talk to them Eliza, but they won't hear you... or see you," Lexi's voice had suddenly grown quieter and a frown formed on Eliza's face as she stared at Lexi in confusion.

" What?"

" Don't you remember anything that happened? What do you last remember?" Following Lexi's instructions, Eliza thought back; Klaus, Elijah and Kol came to find her and Esther, Esther began the ritual, Klaus was angry, the pain faded away, Esther pulled out a stake... then nothing. Eliza thought through this a couple of times before everything seemed to dawn on her all at once, as if it had suddenly fallen on her shoulders, weighing her down.

" The stake... she killed me!" The panic Eliza now felt was audible in her voice. " I'm dead... Oh god I'm dead! I'm on the other side! Klaus... Oh no... no, no, no! What happened to him? What's he done? Please... Please don't tell me he's gone too... please god no,"

" Stop panicking, your lover isn't dead too. Damon killed Bonnie's mom meaning that the ritual didn't work. It's funny how both of you seem to go crazy when you think the other's dead... except Klaus literally has gone crazy," Lexi said with a small chuckle, earning herself a glare from Eliza.

" This wasn't supposed to happen... he was supposed to save me!" Eliza growled to herself. " I'm not dead... I can't be dead..."

" Look, I have to go since I'm probably going to disappear in a second anyway... but don't lose hope so fast, and don't be scared if you suddenly faint... it's part of the plan," Lexi said with a mischievous wink. Again, this confused Eliza even more and she was about to ask Lexi before she suddenly seemed to fade out of vision, just like she had when Eliza had first seen her again. The sudden feeling of been completely alone hit Eliza like a brick wall. She could see everything so clearly around her, yet it felt like she was lost, empty. Tears were prickling in her eyes as she tried to pick something up with her hand but failed completely. She was dead. Dead. Eliza was extremely thankful that Klaus was alive, but she couldn't help worrying about him and wishing to see him again. He was hers. She was his. Now that's all crumbled apart and neither of them have anything left...

Though a frightful, lonely feeling was already beginning to consume her, she couldn't help but think back to what Lexi had said a matter of minutes ago. She'd mention some sort of 'Plan'. However, Eliza pushed this to the back of her mind as she knew that she would have a whole eternity to figure out what Lexi meant, for now she would spend her time mourning over her own death. If she didn't do it now, she would be consumed by this empty feeling forever.

'Hope. There is always hope.'

So Klaus is planning some pretty nasty revenge and Eliza is freaking out. Typical drama stuff for the both of them then. Am I an evil author for giving them only like a chapter's worth of happiness? Oh well... Anyways, really hope you all enjoyed this chapter! All the support I receive to write means so much to me! Thank you all so much and stay tuned for the next update :)

-DareToDream x