***Nikaus***
"Brother, it seems you have a knack for calling at the most inopportune times."
The sounds of a party raging on around him surely carried through the phone. Along with the rather loud whining of his choice of date for the evening.
"My apologise brother, and here I thought we were still looking for a way to break your curse. Silly me, wasting my time. Please carry on with your frivolous parties."
"Wait!" he growled out, in a slight panic.
Annoyed with himself that he might have angered Elijah into hanging up, before he could tell the news his brother had discovered.
Shaking off his date, he walked outside into an alley way.
"You found something?"
"Yes, I got a message …. From Rose and Trevor"
Every muscle in his body tensed until his whole body was rigid. Anger instantly overwhelmed him. They were traitors!
"What!" he growled out
"They had 2 girls for me to see. …. A doppleganger. A human doppleganger."
He took a deep breath steadying himself, that wasn't possible. Katerina had no children.
"How?"
"I do not know….. Niklaus, there is more."
He didn't say a word in fear he might anger his brother when he was so close to getting what he wanted.
"The other girl, … it was her, Brother. The girl you draw, from your dreams. I saw her. She is very much real and here."
He had stopped breathing minutes ago, only standing stock still, listening to Elijah. It couldn't be. She was alive? Real? Now?
"Where?" was all he managed to get out.
"Mystic Falls"
"I'm coming" and he hung up.
Walking in the rain can be very annoying, but when you're angry you don't seem to notice the wet or the cold.
I stomped my way down the street, cars racing by. What happened today? I doubt anyone would believe me if I told them what had happened, and yet I believe it. I know it's true, I know everything was real. Because then maybe he is real. Maybe.
"You're getting wet!"
It came out of nowhere and made me look up to see him.
"Elijah!"
He stood there, calmly meeting my eyes. Waiting for me to make the first move.
"What are you doing here? Are you here for …" The rest went unsaid, fear of being kidnapped again came straight back.
"No, I wanted to make sure you were okay." He spoke gently, towards me. Not at all like what I thought he would be like.
"No, they called you to give us to you, kidnapped us. And now you just want to make sure I'm, okay?" she was almost yelling at him, but it didn't matter. After everything she'd been through, this was it.
He sighed, slowly walking closer to her "I am truly sorry, they should not have done that." Still he never raised his voice.
"Then why?" she wanted to sound brave, strong, but all that came out was something closer to a whisper.
He stopped right next to her. "Walk with me?" he gestured for her to share his umbrella
They stood staring at each other for a minute before she sighed giving in, falling into step with him. If he was going to kill me, he had several opportunities before and it wasn't like she could do anything against him either. So at least it can't get much worse.
"Who are you?"
"My name is Elijah Mikaelson"
"Why did they kidnap me?"
"That is a very long story"