Sophia's POV

Nik and I had spent the last couple of months tracking and turning werewolves up and down the coast heading from east to west, stopping by Kanas, North Dakota, Seattle and we now in Portland finding more than enough wolves to create a small army and all of them were sired to Nik.

It was a little boring for me considering I was just along for the ride I wouldn't want to be anywhere else especially after the bombshell my brother had thrown at us before we had fled Mystic Falls and because my fears got the better of me I never strayed too far from Nik's side as he never had me too far away for his own reassurances anyway and I remembered the day we began this endeavor to turn werewolves he gave me a little protection to ease my worries.

Flashback – 6 weeks ago

Nik had heard of lead on an entire bloodline of werewolves living in the heartlands of Kansas so after leaving Mystic Falls behind that was our first stop and I was a little apprehensive about hunting werewolves after getting myself bit the last time even.

We finally narrowed down the search after threatening and harassing, our specialty and we headed for the heartlands to hunt them down so Nik could turn them but just as we got out of the car Nik pulled my hand stopping me.

"Just a minute love"

"Don't you dare tell me to stay behind Nik" I glared at him since we couldn't be apart right now, not when my fears of Mikael had been resurfaced thanks to my twins stupidness.

"Never but you're not walking in there without some protection, not after last time" he shot back at me and I frowned confused before he reached into his pocket and pulled out a chain holding it up and I saw a vial hanging off it as he put it over my head and it fell to rest just over my breasts allowing me to pick up the vial pendant to look at it. "It's my blood" he stated when I saw the red liquid and I looked up at him.

"Your blood?"

"Just in case" he shrugged and I smiled at him.

"Just in case I get bitten again" I clarified and he nodded frowning as his hand hovered over my neck where Ray had bitten me even though there wasn't even a mark, he stared at it as if I had a nasty scar to remind him. "I'll be fine Nik" I assured him.

"I just want you to be protected in case I'm not around"

"That's never going to happen" I argued taking his hands holding them between us.

"Just try and stay close to me" he told me and I smirked.

"I'm wearing your blood around my neck, we can't get any closer than that" I joked and it did what I wanted it to, a smile from him before I lent up and kissed his cheek. "Now come on, these werewolves aren't gonna find us" I kept a hold of one of his hands as we started moving to find these wolves and I couldn't help smile as I held the vial around my neck with my other hand, say what you want about Nik but he did have a heart and I was glad I was the one that got to see it.

I still had his blood around my neck since so far I hadn't been bitten as it seemed even more rumors and news had spread about Nik and how he had successfully turned a hybrid along with what Nik could do seeing as he wasn't beholden to the moon and had the power to shift whenever he wanted which went for all hybrids which drew some werewolves to want to turn willingly so that they didn't have to go through any pain that the full moons brought them so Nik's army grew in ranks quickly meaning we now had protection against Mikael.

I just hoped it would be enough for the inevitable day that he catches up to us once again and if my brother had been stupid enough to find him then that day was gonna be sooner than I would have liked since no matter what the very thought of the man scared the hell out of me as I had barely made it out alive when he found them in New Orleans and discovered what I was to Nik and that put me in danger since I was always going to be used against Nik because I was his weakness and Mikael knew that.

I frowned as I waited by the car, Nik finishing up with turning a couple of wolves we found in Portland as I couldn't help thinking about that, if Mikael came after us again I knew I had to do something before he could get his hands on me because I couldn't do that to Nik, I couldn't let him be weakened by me but before I would dive into those thoughts I heard a phone ring and looked up seeing Nik walking towards me and he picked up his phone.

"Portland is fantastic once you can get over all the whiney music and healthy-looking people, it's literally a breeding ground for werewolves" I heard him say as I brushed my hair away from my ear to help me listen.

"Your father's dead" I heard my little brother's voice and I froze at his words.

"What did you say to me?" Nik asked stopping in spot as well and I could hear the fear in his voice.

"Oh my mistake, not your actual father and not dead, Mikael...daggered" I pushed myself off the car feeling some motion slip back into my body at the sound of Nik's fear and I started walking towards him as Stefan continued. "What do you want me to do with the body?"

"Well first, I want you to explain to me exactly what happened" Nik asked him just as I reached him and took his hand in mine squeezing it making him look down at me.

Stefan told us that apparently Mikael had gone after Elena intending to kill her but my brothers had done what they did best and protected her by overpowering Mikael and Elena had driven a dagger through his heart which made me frown since it sounded unbelievable since I remembered the last show down I'd witnessed in New Orleans, Nik and Elijah had barely overpowered their father in order for us to flee for our lives meaning I was skeptical that my brothers could.

"I want to see him, I want to see his rotting body for myself" Nik growled out down the phone.

"Well he's here, come by whenever" I narrowed my eyes since something just seemed off to me, the way Stefan was talking it seemed...rehearsed.

"If you're lying to me Stefan, your compulsion will expose you, so answer with your life is what you're saying the truth?" Nik asked him and my frown grew since I still had mixed feelings about the compulsion on my brother but right now we needed it, this was life or death if they were trying to trick Nik.

"It's true, I saw it with my own eyes" Nik looked down at me but I shook my head since something still didn't feel right.

"I want to talk to Rebekah" Nik argued understanding my look and trusting me, his own paranoia aiding our agreeance.

"That's not a problem, she's right here" we heard a small rustling of the phone being passed.

"Hello, Nik" Bekah said.

"Rebekah, love, what's this I hear about Mikael's tragic run-in with a dagger?"

"It's true, he's finally out of our lives for good" she replied but I still couldn't shake the feeling that this was a con. "I miss you, I'm miserable here" she added further making me suspicious as I'd spoken to her a couple of times since we left and she had seemed to be enjoying herself but a couple of days ago she stopped answering my calls.

"I'll be home soon" he told her.

"Good, I'll see you then brother" she replied before the phone hung up.

"This doesn't feel right Nik" I immediately spoke up

"I know" he replied putting his arm around my waist. "Good thing I have my army" he smirked before he started leading me to the car despite me wanting to argue that we shouldn't go but he wanted to be sure and although I didn't like it, where Nik went I went especially right now.

It took us about a day and a half to get back to Mystic Falls and I sulked the moment we passed the sign welcoming us since I was beginning to get sick and tired of this town as it brought nothing but misery to me and Nik clearly sensed this as he reached over and put his hand on my thigh.

"Stay by my side the entire time" he told me and I smile a little but it didn't reach my eyes and he frowned noticing it. "If this is a trap Sophia, I won't let you get hurt"

"You won't have a choice Nik, history has proved that already" I argued paying with the necklace around my neck, the one with my wedding ring on it.

"That was different, I don't have my guard down and you're not leaving my sight even for a second"

"Mikael knows I'm a weakness, if he wants me I doubt he'd stop at nothing to get his hands on me again"

"I won't let him" he insisted and I frowned looking out the side window to avoid his eyes.

"I won't let you get hurt on my account again Nik, I'd never live with myself" I muttered knowing he'd hear me but it was the only way I'd say those words.

"Angel believe me when I say that you're never going to fall into his hands again" he argued but this time I stayed silent as he drove to his first hybrid's house parking and I didn't immediately get out of the car as I watched him smile and greet the mother before compelling her to do something and I decided to finally get out.

"Of course she can come in" I heard her say as she smiled over at me before she left and Nik smirked making me raise an eye since he was clearly up to something.

I decided to just stay out of whatever he was doing and watched his plan go ahead with a band showing up and setting up a stage and teenagers from the high school began to arrive along with all of Nik's hybrids disguising themselves amongst the party

"Come with me, my love" I suddenly felt him grab my hand and start pulling me upstairs into one of the many bedrooms and I stopped short when I noticed the black dress and heels on the bed. "Get changed, I want you blending in as much as possible" I turned to raise my eye at him.

"Nik-" he cut me off pressing his lips quickly to mine.

"Don't argue, Angel" he smirked before leaving the room closing the door and I frowned staring at the door for a second before I sighed letting out a long breath then went over and ran my hands over the dress, it was beautiful don't get me wrong but I wasn't feeling this at all and during watching Nik put his plan in motion I had come up with my own since I couldn't let him get distracted and threatened because of me, if it came down to it and Mikael was really here and he managed to get to me than I was going out on my own terms so Nik wouldn't go blind with rage and get himself killed, I'd kill myself before that happened.

I showered since I still smelt like forest from all the werewolf hunting we've been doing taking advantage of the adjoined bathroom before changing into the dress Nik had clearly supplied and smile a little as he knew what looked good on me, it was strapless and fell just below my knees with matching black heels which I put on before returning my necklaces around my neck tucking them into my breasts out of sight before I headed downstairs.

I grabbed one little thing from the car, a small and delicate wooden stake since I never went anywhere without one since it was reserved for the day I finally got my hands on Katherine to kill her but tonight it was destined to serve a different purpose and I strapped it to my thigh out of sight with the skirt of the dress luckily smiling sadly a little before I headed for the backyard seeing the party was in full swing, the music was loud, teenagers were everywhere most already off the rails drunk and no doubt compelled but I wasn't focused on any of that as I looked for Nik since he'd promised to not let me out of his sight.

"Hello love" I smiled since he seemed to be summoned by my very thoughts and I felt his arms wrap around my waist and pressing against my stomach so I was forced back into his chest. "You look ravishing"

"Don't I always?" I asked playfully and felt his smirk against my neck before he turned me around and placed his hands on my waist.

"Blend in, stay in view and be careful" he warned me quickly since we shouldn't really be seen together and I nodded my head. "I love you" he smiled and I smiled back at him making it as sincere as I hoped I managed.

"I love you" I whispered back since it could very well be the last time we ever say the words to each other and I made sure to take him in smiling a little at how he looked in his suit as he'd also changed and a Mikaelson could never look bad in a suit before it fell slightly knowing my plan meant the end of seeing him like this.

"Your little brother is here" he quickly warned me and I frowned since of course he was and with that he started walking away leaving me alone so I did what he said and blended in going over to the kegs and squirted some beer into the red cup I picked up and drank some to ease my nerves even if the beer was horriblly cheap and tasted foul I needed the liquid courage.

I moved through the crowd trying to avoid the many bodies jumping up and down dancing to the deafening music as I fought to keep an eye out for Nik but I knew just because I couldn't see him didn't mean he couldn't see me as long as I stayed in this area and I finally got through heading for the back where it was less crowded but I spotted Stefan and immediately moved heading the opposite direction as I didn't want to deal with my brothers tonight.

"Good evening everyone!" I stopped in spot at his voice and looked up to the stage seeing him standing at the mic and rolled my eyes a little. "I want to thank you all for being here with me to celebrate, it's been a long time coming" I raised an eye since what were we celebrating but I sank a little into the shadows watching him as he met up with my little brother and trained my ears quickly over the noise of the music towards them to hear.

"Quite the homecoming" I heard Stefan say as he began to walk with Nik.

"I've been planning my father's funeral for 1,000 years, granted in no version of it were any of these people invited but you get the idea" Nik replied, that's what we were celebrating Mikael's death...if he was even dead and I frowned since we still hadn't made sure of that.

"So what now, you just stop running?" Stefan asked him.

"Now I reunite my family" Nik smirked and my eyes widened a little shocked at that before a small smile graced my lips, that meant he would wake Kol and I'd have my best friend and partner in pranks back.

"Your family, you mean the people you cart around in caskets?" I rolled my eyes at my brother's question, he of all people should understood that family was complicated.

"None of that matters anymore Mikael's gone, bygones will be bygones" Nik replied and I huffed since knowing Kol he was gonna hold a grudge for a little while if not a few decades as he hated being daggered the most. "Seems the homecoming queen still walks among the living, which leaves me to believe Rebekah isn't here" Nik pointed out as a girl in a tiara passed them. "Where is she?" I turned and looked around a little since Rebekah wouldn't have missed this.

"I have no idea, I thought she was coming with Matt" Stefan replied and I frowned not believing him for a second.

"Oh, be honest now Stefan, where's my sister?" Nik asked him sternly so he had no choice but to answer truthfully.

"I said I have no idea but on the topic of sisters, where's mine?" he asked and I raised an eye since why the hell did he care.

"Couldn't make it I'm afraid, she's on a shopping trip in Seattle but she does send her deepest threats and insults to you and Damon" Nik smirked not revealing that I was here and I knew it was in case it was a trap which every nerve in my body was telling me it was especially when I noticed Stefan's look as Nik said this.

"Well then, would you like me to take you to your father?" Stefan asked him.

"Well, it wouldn't be a party without the guest of honor, would it?" Nik smirked. "Bring him to me" he was still suspicious thank god and knew not to go to them but instead have them bring Mikael's body to us in case this was still a trap.

"All right, perhaps there's something in it for me?" Stefan argued and Nik gave him a look. "My freedom from your compulsion" Stefan quickly added

"Oh, you want your freedom, well once he's dead and his weapon destroyed, you'll have your freedom it'll be my pleasure to give it back to you" Nik replied and Stefan nodded accepting that before he left to retrieve Mikael's body...hopefully this not being a trap but I haven't seen Damon yet and that had me apprehensive still.

I mindlessly moved about the party, only seeing Nik every once and a while when I must have strayed too far from where he wanted me to be and always nodded his head to where he did what me so he could continue to keep his eyes on me and I smiled at how protective he was even from far away.

"Miss, Klaus has asked that we move you inside the house" one of the hybrids said coming up to me and I frowned a little confused since they hadn't come up to me with a message before and I found myself looking around for Nik but couldn't see him.

"Where is he?" I asked turning back to the hybrid.

"He's already inside" I frowned still confused why Nik was sending messages through his hybrids now but I followed them heading inside which seemed riskier as there wasn't as many people in here as there was outside for me to blend in but I did spot Nik in the midst of a game of beer pong and rolled my eyes.

"You have a visitor" I overheard Mindy one of Nik's hybrids that we picked up in Kansas say as she walked up to him.

"Well tell my visitor I'm on the brink of victory here" Nik argued with a smirk.

"He said his name was Mikael" she argued back and my body froze near the stairs especially when I saw Nik's face as he threw the ball into his opponents final red cup.

"Then we mustn't keep him waiting" I heard Nik reply and I shook my head beginning to walk forward to stop him from stupidly facing his father when I felt arms wrap around mine and I turned back seeing the hybrid from earlier.

"What are you doing?" I asked him with a glare.

"We need to get you to safety"

"No" I argued but he began pulling me towards the back doors. "No" I called out but he covered my mouth and was too strong for me to fight against as he moved out the back doors and started walking towards the front and my eyes widened in realization when I saw the hybrids all standing there but he walked right past them up the front steps and pushed me forward where my eyes widened when I saw the eyes of Mikael once again staring at me in a sneer with Elena in his arms and Mindy standing beside him clearly compelled since they were still half vampire and could be compelled before my eyes moved from the others and fell onto Nik's who was looking at me, eyes betraying his tough façade.

"Come out and face me Niklaus or the girls die" Mikael said and I could hear the smugness in his voice.

"No" Elena cried trying to fight even though it was pointless. "Klaus, he'll do it" I felt a tear slip out of my eyes since Nik wasn't even looking at her he was looking at me and I bit my lip since I couldn't cry, I couldn't let him see me weak in what was clearly going to be my final moments with him and I gave Nik a look that told him what he had to do, he had to let me go.

"Go ahead, kill her" he spat back at Mikael.

"If she dies, this lot will be the last of your abominations" Mikael said nodding back at the hybrids all waiting for commands.

"I don't need them, I just need to be rid of you" Nik argued and I smiled proud of him.

"To what end Niklaus, so you can live forever with no one at your side...nobody cares about you, boy!" Mikael spat venomously towards Nik. "Who do you have other than those whose loyalty you've forced, this girl you've clearly compelled to believe she loves you...no one...no one" I glared at him since he didn't know a thing about how I truly felt for Nik.

'Bluff' I mouthed towards Nik since Mikael's back was towards me and he'd seen it as his eyes had flickered to me.

"I'm calling your bluff, father kill them" he spat and I put a frown on my face looking down when I felt Mikael look at me pretending that Nik's words had hurt me but I knew he didn't mean it since I noticed the tears pooling in the bottom of his eyes threatening to fall and my heart broke at the sight of the pain that I was causing him again by being in Mikael's clutches.

"Come outside and face me you little coward and I won't have to"

"My whole life you've underestimated me, if you kill either of them you lose your leverage so go ahead, go on kill them" I smiled out the corner of my mouth proud of Nik facing him like this and was glad I got to see it. "Come on, old man kill her" he added clearly talking just about Elena now and I wondered where my damn brothers were since they wouldn't actually let Mikael kill her. "Kill her!" Nik yelled making me jump at the sound and Mikael laughs while I see and the tear actually roll out of his eyes which broke my heart in two and I knew I had to put my plan into effect so I reached down and checked the stake was still there.

"Your impulse Niklaus, it has and will forever be the one thing that keeps you from truly being great" Mikael replied before my eyes widened when he shoved a dagger through Elena's back and she gasped before collapsing and I felt myself getting pushed forward into Mikael's arm but the movement had allowed me to grab the stake and held it up quickly turning to Nik.

"I love you" I told him watching his eyes widen in realization stepping forward in the door but didn't come out as I already moved the stake to my heart and Mikael laughed amused. "You might hate his very existence but he's everything to me and to save him from you I'd die to protect him" I stated ready to drive the stake into my heart but that's when the attack happened and I felt myself get pushed backwards slamming into the wall dropping the stake before I looked up and saw Damon on top of Nik with a stake through his chest. "NO!" I screamed out in absolute shock moving into the house by crawling since it felt like part of my spine was broken and my legs were numb. "Damon please!" I begged as he was about to ram the stake through Nik's heart.

"Katherine?" I heard Mikael say and turned my eyes widening when I saw Elena...Katherine obviously standing and she smirked, it had been a set up and they were all teamed up to kill Nik.

"Ka-Boom" Katherine smirked turning and threw grenades towards the hybrids which exploded and I smelt the vervain and wolfsbane in the air coming out of them before Damon suddenly grunted making me spin to see Stefan had knocked him off Nik.

"What are you doing?" Damon demanded but my eyes went to Nik as he suddenly stood up and grabbed the stake off the ground and sped towards Mikael the two collided and went flying off the porch before I could hear Mikael's screams and the smell of fire and death filled my senses. "What the hell did you do?" Damon said looking at Stefan.

"He's earned his freedom" Nik replied coming back into the house as Stefan stood up from restraining our older brother since there wasn't much point now, the stake was being burned and Mikael's body was disintegrating into dust. "Thank you my friend, you no longer have to do as I say, your free" Nik compelled Stefan and he sighed in relief from being free of his compulsion before he left seeing as Damon had already vanished. "Sophia!" I smiled as he turned me over and lifted a hand to his face.

"I thought I'd lost you"

"What were you thinking?!" he bit back at me pulled me into his arms and given I couldn't feel my legs I didn't have much say in the matter.

"I couldn't be your weakness, I had to remove myself from the board before I was used against you"

"Don't you ever do that to me again" he spat glaring down at me.

"I can't promise that Nik, I meant what I said...I'd die for you"

"You're never dying for me Sophia Mikaelson, do you hear me?" he asked and I smiled a little as he said my name, my married name since I heard it so rare these days.

"I love you Nik" I smiled and he let out a deep sigh pressing his forehead against mine.

"I swear you ever...I can't lose you Sophia" he whispered to me before he kissed me and I smiled into the kiss especially as he deepened it and I felt his tongue begging for entrance but I pulled back.

"As much as I'd love to lose ourselves in each other right now, I can't feel my legs" I told him with a soft amused smile and he looked down at me. "Who the hell pushed me anyway?"

"Your brother" he replied and I raised an eye since I have two in case he forgot. "Twin" he added seeing my look and my smile dropped since Damon had stopped me from killing myself but then he tried to kill Nik right in front of me, did he not understand that with Nik gone I would kill myself since Nik was all I wanted in this world and without him I wanted no part of a world where he was gone...the thought made me glare up at the ceiling.

"I think it's time I finally pay my brothers a visit and kick their asses, especially my damn twin" he chuckled softly before shaking his head at me.

"I don't think you'll be doing any ass kicking for a couple of hours Angel" he argued and stood taking me into his arms before he walked us out to the car and as we passed Mikael's ashes I couldn't help smirk since finally the son of a bitch was out of our lives and we were finally safe to live our lives without fear.

"He's really gone"

"He is" Nik smirked seeming very proud of himself and I raised my hand pulling his lips down to kiss him.

"You never cease to amaze me, Niklaus Mikaelson and I love you for it" he smirked leaning in and kissing me again before he opened the car and put me into the back seat seeing as I couldn't sit up and I flopped backwards actually giggling as this was the strangest sensation ever to be paralyzed from the waist down.

"What are you giggling about love?" Nik asked fighting back a small laugh of his own.

"I can't feel anything from the waist down" I replied and he raised an eye as if asking why that was amusing. "It's just a strange feeling"

"Well let's be thankful it'll be temporary" he remarked and I laughed again as he closed the door after insuring my feet were in then I saw him get into the driver's seat.

"We're free Nik" I smiled at him in the rearview mirror as he started driving. "We're finally free from Mikael's foreboding oppression" he smiled back at me.

"We're free love" he nodded agreeing with me and I closed my eyes letting that fact soak in as he drove while I healed laid out in the back seat, I finally felt at peace in the world...well except for my brothers who I was definitely kicking the crap out of and now I knew Nik's plan was to reunite the family I knew I'd gladly have the help of my partner in madness...Kol, oh how much I'm looking forward to having him back words couldn't describe.

Unfortunately though I was paralyzed so Nik stated that the reunion could wait until morning and he took us to some mansion in Mystic Falls and pulled me out of the back seat, I was healing it was just taking it's time but I was beginning to feel a pins and needles feeling which meant I'd have function soon.

"What are we doing here?" I asked as he carried me inside and I stared up at what was clearly an extravagant home once but it was a foreclosure right now...expensive looking foreclosure and when I looked up at Nik he seemed hesitant to answer so I placed my hand on his cheek and turned his eyes. "What is this place?"

"I thought...it's finally time we set down roots somewhere again now that Mikael is out of our lives for good this time" I glared at him since we didn't discuss this.

"Not Mystic Falls" I argued glaring at him but he carried me up the staircase and into what appeared to be the master suite and I saw the four posted bed looking practically brand new except for the layer of dust, someone had clearly been setting this place up as a home. "I don't want to live on the same continent let alone in the same town as my backstabbing brothers"

"Alright fine, we'll stay here tonight before we leave and I'll let you pick" he replied and I smirked since that had been easy.

"Love you" I smirked and he rolled his eyes at me before pulling me towards him by my legs and I could know feel his hands around my ankles which was progress and he pulled my heels off then pulled his shirt over his head smirking as soon as he saw me look before he climbed onto the bed beside me.

"You scared me tonight Sophia" he admitted pulling me to lay on my side so we were facing each other and I frowned lifting my arm to run my fingers up his side, shoulder before settling on his cheek.

"I'm sorry" I apologized realizing I hadn't but I really didn't mean it since I wasn't sorry and nor would I be for trying to protect him.

"Don't say that if you don't mean it" he scoffed reading me like a book and I sighed letting my hand move to the back of his head through his hair using my nails to massage his scalp knowing how much he loved it when I did but he grabbed my hand and pulled it away to my side. "Did you even stop and think about how I'd feel?" he asked and I frowned lowering my eyes.

"Nik..." he pulled my face right back up so I was looking at him.

"If you died Sophia than I don't know what I'd do with myself, you're the first and only woman that I have ever loved so deeply that it consumes me until I think of nothing but you every minute of the day"

"I know which is why I had to protect you-"

"I'm the original hybrid, nothing-"

"Don't be cocky Nik and say nothing can kill you because that's a lie, Mikael had a white oak stake and you can still be killed by it and then what do you think I would have done with myself, your everything to me Niklaus and I'm not just saying that because if you died than I'd have nothing, not even the remote chance I reconcile with my brothers could fill the empty void you'd leave on my very soul...you've changed me for the better and without you I'd be lost" I cupped his cheeks and moved closer so our bodies were pressed together.

"Then promise me that you'll never try that again" he asked and I frowned since he knew how I felt about promises and I shook my head.

"I can't because I wouldn't be able to keep it and you know how big I am on promises" he sighed deeply pulling me closer if that was even possible and our noses were touching which allowed me to breath in his intoxicating scent. "You have to accept what is Nik, we always going to be each other's weakness and no matter what we'll be used against each other but in the end, if it came down to me or you living, I'd pick you"

"I'd pick you" he remarked smiling a little and I laughed.

"We're an unlikely pair but I wouldn't change you for anything, I love all of you Nik" I leaned in and captured his lips slowly deepening the kiss with each passing second our lips moved against each other's and this time I allowed his tongue in.

"Please tell me you're getting feeling back?" he asked once we parted and I laughed.

"Little by little" I agreed and he poked my leg making me move back a bit.

"You know what we're speeding this up" he said then raised his arm and bit into his wrist before holding it out towards me. "Before it closes sweetheart" I rolled my eyes but took his arm and pulled it to my lips drinking down his blood instantly feeling it give me strength and my eyes instinctively closed as he held me letting me drink as much as I needed before pulling his arm away and I raised my legs smiling to myself.

"Well I have movement back" I laughed turning to him before my eyes went wide as he pounced like an animal possessed so I used his over-eagerness to flip him over and straddle his waist, the movement appearing blurred with how quickly I had done it with my vamp speed and I growled at him letting my face show, blood sharing always increases the sexual tension between us and it wasn't long before the rest of our clothes were either pulled or ripped off, my dress being in pieces while Nik and I showed each other our love in the best way we knew how.

Come morning I was practically skipping beside Nik as we walked towards the truck excited for him to be finally un-daggering the family and the happiness knowing I was gonna see Kol again as I held his hand but my smile dropped when I saw him dial someone on his phone pressing it to his ear and knew he was trying Rebekah again who hadn't been answering all morning.

"Rebekah, where are you pick up the phone darling daddy's dead" he said after getting her voicemail and I rolled my eyes at his words but smiled since it finally meant we could move forward without Mikael's threatening cloud over us. "It's time for a family reunion" he added but then his phone beeped as another call came through and he answered it. "Stefan, miss me already?"

"I'm just calling to thank you for my freedom" I heard Stefan say and looked up at Nik surprised.

"Well I like to believe I'm a man of my word, more or less"

"The thing is it came at too high of a price, you took everything from me Klaus" I frowned since once again I sensed something wrong in Stefan's voice.

"Let bygones be bygones, trust me resentment gets old" Nik replied smiling down at me.

"You know what never gets old?" I heard Stefan asked as Nik opened up the back of the truck sliding up the door but both our eyes widened when we saw that the coffins were gone. "Revenge"

"No" Nik seethed turning around.

"What's the matter Klaus, missing something?" Stefan asked and I could hear a smug smile in his voice meaning he'd taken them.

"What are you doing?"

"I'm just enjoying my freedom"

"I will kill you and everyone you've ever met" Nik threatened and for once I would agree since nobody messed with our family.

"You do that and you'll never see your family again, not to mention you'd have to kill Sophia as she applies to that" Stefan threatened right back. "I wonder Klaus as someone who's been one step ahead for a thousand years were you prepared for this?" Stefan asked then the call disconnected and Nik moved the phone from his ear seething.

"We'll get them back" I said moving in front of him cupping his cheek. "Together, Stefan just waged war and who best to fight and win a war then us" Nik smiled pressing a small kiss against my lips.

"I ever tell you I love when you get feisty"

"Once or twice" I shrugged with a smile. "Now you wanna get a rise out of Stefan, we go after those he cares for" I smirked knowing that was his weak spot, always has been and I knew just where to find one that needed a good ass kicking. "And I know just where I can find my twin, sulking over our little brothers betrayal and his deflated pride in failing to take you out"

"Lead the way my love" he smirked. "Although first I think we should find Rebekah, she hasn't answered calls all night and I believe your brothers and the doppelganger are responsible"

"We'll kill two birds with one stone and do both" I smirked and he laughed.

"I do love it when you get diabolical" I smiled back at him since this was actually gonna be slightly fun.

"Stefan took my reunion with Kol away from me, he's about to see a whole new world of pain for that especially when I get my favorite Mikaelson sibling back and we un-dagger him, since you and I both know how Kol and I can be teamed up together"

"Downright bloody scary" he smirked since Kol and I were two peas in a pod and he'd seen firsthand how we were around each other, we were closer than I'd ever been with my brothers and that's saying something in itself and the thought alone made me smirk, I was getting my best friend back even if I had to go through my little brother and ruin his life to do it since nothing and no one messed with my chosen family and got away with it.