Klaus dropped me off at home with the promise I'd get to work looking for his siblings immediately. I'd spent days trying locate them with a locator spell but had no such luck.
"Alicia?" Bonnie called out as she knocked on my bedroom door, I snatched the map off my desk and quickly healed my hand before getting up and unlocking it.
"Bon." I replied, she'd looked tired like she was getting just as much sleep as I was if not less.
"Can I talk to you?"
I moved to the side and let her into my room, she plopped down on the bed and immediately grabbed one of my pillows into her arms.
"What's up?"
"I've been having this dream." She started, I sighed. Bonnie and her psychic dreams worried me ever since the last round of them when she'd woken up in a Forest.
"What kinda dream?"
"I'm at the witch house, they're all back again I can hear them whispering and there's four coffins." She explains, I raised an eyebrow, are the witches telling her where Stefan stashed Klaus' family? And why is it four coffins?
"And then what?"
"I go and open one and there's Klaus in it, dead." She replied. I was definitely confused, Klaus was unkillable so what exactly were the witches trying to tell us?
"How long have you been having it?"
"Since homecoming." She replied, okay so this was definitely the witches telling us where to look for the coffins.
"Sounds like they're definitely trying to tell you something." I said, making a mental note to check the house for the coffins later on."I don't like how I've always been more receptive and they never do things through me."
"I'll be sure to pass the word on, I'm gonna go to the grill you wanna come?" Bonnie asked, making her way over to my mirror and fixing her hair.
"Is Caroline gonna be there?"
"No, I'm meeting Elena." Bonnie shook her head."I understand you're mad at her, but do have that same energy for Tyler."
"What are you trying to say?" I asked spinning around to face her, she still had her back turned but I could see her looking at me from the mirror.
"You've spoken to him more than you have her, they are both guilty of the same thing."
"The last time I spoke to Caroline I punched her." I replied shrugging, Bonnie stared at me shocked."Exactly. It's why I rather not talk to her. I went as far to ask her if she wanted to fight me."
"She would've killed you." Bonnie scoffed, shaking her head, she finally turned away from the mirror and moved by my bedroom door.
"Vampire or not, she can't beat me. Damon can't beat me. Stefan can't beat me." I counted off on my fingers, I was cocky yes, but I felt like I was skilled enough in my magic where I can be allowed to.
"Whatever, I'll bring you back something."
"Okay." I replied, Bonnie walked out my room and closed the door behind her. I didn't move a muscle until I heard her footsteps go down the steps followed by the front door closing.
It'd been a few days since I stepped into the dream world, and I didn't have anything to do. I made sure to shoot Bonnie a text telling her, I'd need her to come back home in an hour or two before I sat down on my bed. I used my magic to light up a few candles and crossed my legs and focused, last time I'd entered I'd been forced in. I hoped this time me willingly going would make the entire thing a lot easier.
Hopefully I'd stay like this and not look dead like the last time and sent Bonnie into a panic, I went over the incantation in my head that Sabine had told me. I felt a warm feeling wash over me before I started to feel light almost like I was floating.
When I opened my eyes, I was standing in front of the cabin although this time the colors of everything looked much more vibrant. I walked up to the front door and pushed it open, as expected Rebekah & Elijah sat in the living room. I briefly wondered where Kol & Finn were but I shrugged it off. They'd show themselves shortly.
"Back already?" Rebekah asked, standing up from the couch she was sitting at and walking over to me."It feels like you just left."
"It's been a few days, soo Mikeal didn't kill Klaus." I replied no reason to beat around the bush I'm just gonna cut straight to the chase with the most level headed sibling in the room.
"Is he gone? Did he flee?" Elijah asked, he wanted to sound impassive but his face gave him away. He looked absolutely concerned for his little brother.
"Yes he's gone. However he killed Mikeal." I replied Elijah & Rebekah stared at me both of them clearly shocked by what transpired." Stefan saved him actually, Klaus gave him back his freedom and then he stole you guys."
"Stole us? You mean we're desiccated and in the hands of one of Nik's enemies?" Kol asked outraged, I hadn't heard him enter, he came to a stop beside me."What's Nik doing to rectify it?"
"That's the thing." I took a deep breath preparing for one of them to lash out."We don't know he kinda disappeared."
"He's trying to locate us." Elijah said, despite what they said and how they acted they'd always love and give Klaus the benefit of a doubt.
"I'm actually doing that." I replied shrugging."Bonnie got a witchy message and I have an idea of where to look, the witches seldomly talk to me."
"Probably because you do things like create whole other worlds for abominations." Finn said coming down the steps, I sucked my teeth. I'm sure he'd been daggered since before sarcasm was a thing so he definitely meant what he said.
"What can I say? I just enjoy your siblings so much." I smiled at him but he didn't even react. Yup. I can see why he was daggered for so long.
"Finn be nice, the pretty little witch was trying to help." Kol grinned at me, his smile was absolutely dazzling.
"How was homecoming?" Rebekah asked, I actually felt better that the dance was an absolute disaster. She hadn't missed what she thought was gonna be a good time after all.
"Klaus hijacked it, threw himself a party at Tyler's instead." I replied, Rebekah rolled her eyes and snorted."Party was full of hybrids too, that's what he left town to do."
"He's created more of those abominations?" Finn asked disgustedly. I could tell he was definitely a witch before just from his strong dislike for vampires.
"Yeah, I felt at least 20 of them but there might be more." I replied, no reason to be rude to the guy. He probably hasn't spoken to anyone in a very long time.
"Knowing Nicklaus he's built a whole army already." Elijah said, crossing his arms.
"Would any of you happen to know what the harvest is? It's the deal I made in exchange for this spell." I asked, everyone but Kol looked at me confused, he looked skeptical.
"Are you a New Orleans witch by any chance?" Kol asked, I nodded at him stiffly. I wasn't yet but I guess I was ? I didn't really know myself."It's a sacrifice."
"Fucking Sabine." I hissed, throwing my hands up annoyed." I gave her my word, I'd do it."
"You'll comeback to life." Kol said which put me at ease a bit."It's an offering of power for the ancestors, you spend some time over there, learn and then come back."
"That's it?"
"That's it."
"That doesn't sound completely awful." I replied.
"If it actually works, I've only heard about it." He said cheekily, I scowled at him."I'm sure you'll be able to make it back."
"Yeah, so I'm gonna curse Sabine out when I get out of here."
"You gambled your life for my siblings? Why?" Finn asked he was suddenly hostile and I got nervous. I wasn't sure if he was worse than the others or any better."What's in it for you?"
"Because she's my friend." Rebekah hissed, stepping in front of me trying to shield me from Finn's anger.
"I rather have you guys as my friends than as enemies." I shrugged, it was just common sense you wouldn't pick a fight with somebody bigger and stronger than you right?"They've shown me nothing but kindness, except Nik and he even wasn't awful to me."
"Vampires are monsters. We should not be liked. We should be destroyed." Finn hissed before storming off. Yeah. I definitely see why they kept his ass put away.
"Charming guy." I said as the three of them watched him go back upstairs into what I'm guessing was his room.
"Gotta love Finn." Kol said shaking his head."Though he does have a point, surely you're after something in return."
"Not dying." I said bluntly. He stared at me blankly for a second before laughing."I rather have you guys actually like me then for me to be expendable or like my dumbass friends who keep doing stupid shit."
"You're friends are rather dumb." Rebekah agreed. I started to say something else but stopped that same warm feeling I had when I entered started.
"Bonnie's pulling me back. If we can't find you, I'll be back."
"We'll be waiting, darling." Kol grinned, and I couldn't help finding myself thinking. If he called me darling one more time, dream world or not he was getting in my knickers.
"Be careful, be very weary of Niklaus."Elijah warned, I saw Rebekah's lips move but I couldn't hear her, the next thing I knew I was back in my room with a nosebleed.
"Shit, that's not good." I frowned, grabbing a tissue from my nightstand, I wiped my nose and stood up, my legs felt a bit wobbly but it wasn't anything too drastic. I stuck my head out in the hallway and frowned. I didn't hear anything so Bonnie wasn't even home yet.
I sent her another text telling her I had an idea and to just meet me at the witch house with my food. I took a quick shower since I definitely felt gross, got dressed and was on my way out the door.
I was able to get to the house before Bonnie and I had zero idea where to even start looking, I'd never explored past the living room mostly because I was scared of pests.
"Alicia." Bonnie called out, I jumped as she grabbed my arm."sorry, what's your idea?"
"Where were they in your dream?" I asked, Bonnie wordlessly started walking. I followed close behind her as the two of us went down into the basement.
"Right here." She pointed in front of us, she stepped off the steps first and I followed her. I walked around the space but didn't notice anything.
"Hello Bonnie, Alicia." Stefan called out, Bonnie & I both turned around quickly. Stefan was standing at the bottom of the stairs where I previously stood.
"Stefan. You followed me here?" Bonnie asked confused.
"Yeah it wasn't too hard, you should be more like Alicia. But then again she had to slip her hybrid detail."
"Hybrid detail? You mean Tyler?" I asked confused, Stefan chuckled probably at the fact Bonnie & I wore the exact same facial expression.
"No, you've got a few that watch you. I'm surprised you didn't know."
"What do you want?" Bonnie asked, snapping out of her confusion.
"Relax I just need your help." He replied his eyes flicked from me to Bonnie."Preferably just you."
"Rude. I didn't spend two months wiping blood from behind your ears for you to choose Bonnie over me." I frowned, I think anti-hero Stefan saw me in the same light that I saw the rest of my friends. They could not be trusted without doing something idiotic.
"Why would I help you?" Bonnie spat, Stefan didn't even bat and eye. Maybe he should've came to me."Elena said you saved Klaus."
"If I didn't then your sister would've." He replied with a shrug. My jaw dropped as he casually threw me under the bus.
"She wouldn't." Bonnie dismissed.
"Anyway let me fill you in on a little secret." Stefan replied changing the subject immediately. I sighed in relief." Klaus kept his family with him at all times, daggered, stored in coffins. And now I have them I need you to help me hide them."
"Are you crazy?" I asked incredulously, Bonnie turned and looked at me."If he finds out you helped, he'll kill you."
"His family is his one weakness." Stefan explained Bonnie looked between us skeptically."As long as I have that, I can ruin him."
"I don't have enough power to hide four coffins." Bonnie answered, I sighed in relief he didn't know I absorbed Gloria's magic so I was technically stronger than Bonnie. However he didn't trust me either.
"You're a witch. You hate Klaus. Borrow from Alicia if you have to,I know you figure something out." He replied, staring intently at the two of us.
"I should go before one of my hybrid detail finds me and bites your ass." I smiled at Stefan, I gave Bonnie a look silently asking if she'd be okay she nodded at me and I went back out to my car.
The phone vibrated as soon as I hopped into the car. I put it into drive and pulled away from the house before answering.
"Klaus?" I asked shocked, he hasn't spoken to me since he tasked me to find his siblings.
"Alicia. I'm going to be renovating a house in town. Meet me there?" He asked, I raised an eyebrow since I definitely recalled him not wanting to stay in this pisshole of a town.
"Send me the address." I said. We both hung up and he quickly sent the address. I was surprised but I wasn't, he'd decided to remodel the large house Bonnie & I always drove past when we were little with Gramm's. We'd always said one of us would live in it with our future husband and rule the town like queens.
I pulled up to the driveway in awe I get to finally see this big beautiful house up close. There's an army of construction workers walking in and out of the house along with hybrids I'm assuming.
"Compel the men to open up this wall. We need sun. I want a fortress not a dungeon." He ordered the girl beside him, she scampered off leaving me with Klaus when he noticed me he broke out into a full grin."My favorite witch."
"Careful the last one you gave that title to was a snake." I warned, I hoped Gloria would not find peace wherever she went."You wanted to see me?"
"How have your efforts gone finding my siblings?" He asked he looked hopefully and it sucked I was about to crush his dreams.
"None yet, you had them cloaked with powerful magic and I can't break it." I said, Klaus' grin dropped for a moment before reappearing.
"If there's anybody who can do it, it's you little witch." He replied, his eyes landed behind me and I frowned already having an idea of who was behind me.
"There he is. The man of the hour."
"So everything went okay?" Tyler asked, I kept my eyes trained on Klaus who just smiled and carried on as if I wasn't there.
"Tony ran down Alaric instead of Jeremy, but apples, oranges. Message learns the same." Klaus shrugged, my mouth ran dry. Tyler helped set up Jeremy? For Klaus? We're fucked.
"You said you were sending them a message." Tyler replied he sounded shocked as if he didn't expect Klaus to try and murder the teenager.
"That's how he sends messages." I turned and faced Tyler, god he looked great.
"And it was rather effective. Elena's family suffers. She'll be motivated to get me what I want faster." Klaus explained, I leaned against a wall. I was beyond shocked at what Klaus tried to do.
"I didn't think that we'd actually have to kill anyone." Tyler argued, Klaus must be relishing in the fact he has a hybrid so close to them to do whatever he needs.
"Tyler mate, what you're feeling is a remnant of a guilty conscience. I need you to get over it okay? End of the day human life is just a means to an end." He explained, I glanced at Tyler over my shoulder and sure enough his guilty expression faded the minute Klaus said to get over it." I'll do you a favor, take Alicia here on a date and forget about your pretty little girlfriend."
I scoffed, was this a part of his plan? To create more division among us? The last thing I wanted to do was go out with Tyler.
"I'll pass." I used my magic to snap Tyler's neck. He fell to the floor in a heap and Klaus looked at me amused. What Bonnie said really radiated with me.
"You were so broken up about them dating. I can sway him back toward you with just a few words." Klaus offered, I huffed. I was Alicia Bennett. I don't need to have someone's free will taken away to get laid.
"I don't need to do that." I replied scanning the room, I didn't recognize any of the hybrids so he must have had the really good ones following me."Hybrids I'm leaving if you coming too."
I headed back home, Stefan didn't want me anywhere near the coffins so I went back to call Sabine. She intentionally left out large details when I agreed to her deal and I'd like to know why.
It would've went well if she actually answered the phone. I felt like she knew she was in trouble so she had zero intentions of answering me. Which was fine, the ritual was set to take place in the January, I definitely had something for her when it was time.
My vision blurred again and I groaned, if my intuition was right then Rebekah had just been either daggered or undaggered. When my vision unblurred and nothing else happened I panicked, last time I'd been forcibly sucked in this time. There was nothing.
I sat down in my bed again and lit up the candles, I followed all the same steps I did earlier and nothing. I huffed frustratedly, Sabine literally had me gamble my life for a spell that only would work once?
I hate it here.