Sophia's POV
I felt myself finally being able to wiggle my fingers and toes before my mind cleared up and that's when I started to hear the voices recognizing my brothers voices so I made sure to keep quiet in order to listen without alerting them that I was awake since my hand grazed over the smooth wooden surface beside me and knew it was a coffin, the one in which undoubtedly contained my husband.
"You did what?" Damon exclaimed.
"I took her to the hospital, when you find your sister unconscious you call 911" I heard the unmistakable voice of little Gilbert.
"Not when you have a parade of vampires at your disposal-"
"Every remaining Original is gonna want Elena dead to stop Alaric she's a sitting duck in there" Stefan added cutting Damon off.
"Well Meredith wants to keep her here for observation"
"Jeremy, get Elena home we're on our way" Damon replied before I heard the phone beep signaling he'd hung up on the younger Gilbert. "Have I told you lately how much I appreciate you not being the dumbest brother on earth?" I rolled my eyes biting my lip to refrain from commenting.
"You know one of us needs to keep going right?" Stefan asked him and I frowned wondering where the hell they were going anyway, what was their plan with Nik's body and why had they brought me along when I could very well snap their necks and wake him in an instant. "If Klaus really is the sire of our bloodline and we know that he's Sophia's sire then we need to keep him hidden before Alaric finds him, kills him and we all end up dead"
"Our live is one big proverbial coin toss" Damon added and I scoffed under my breath having enough of listening and sat up popping my head between the seats.
"So flip for it" they both jumped clearly shocked that I was awake.
"When the hell did you wake up?" Damon asked and I snickered.
"The fact that you don't know just proves how unobservant you two morons really are, so go on flip for the chance to be the one to swoop in and save poor Elena...god knows you'll do it anyway"
"Shut up Sophia or I'll snap your neck again" Damon said and I scoffed.
"You'll find that's not so easy when my backs not turned to you" I glared at him as I leant back my back resting against the coffin.
My god they weren't even entertaining but even worse our little brother was back to his old Saint Stefan ways and Damon was still as stubborn as ever stating that he should be the one to continue on with their plan while Stefan returned to Mystic Falls to protect the helpless Elena Gilbert and now that my twin was alone I was tied down in the front seat by ropes that had been soaked in vervain and forced to listen to my damn brother gabble on and it was enough to make my ears bleed.
"So what is your big master plan, huh?" I cut him off annoyed with his useless chatter. "Drop Klaus in the ocean where none of us can find him, keep me prisoner, snap my neck so that I'll stay and be the sister you want the rest of our existence?"
"Haven't really thought it through" he admitted and I laughed shaking my head.
"Well then I suggest you kill me brother because like I've already told you the sister you knew is dead and I won't rest until I find a way to get him back and together we'll hunt you down!-" I felt my neck twist and every went black.
"...so Elena, I'll leave it to you to make the decision whether to trust me or not" I came back to consciousness to the sound of Elijah's voice over the static sound of a phone call.
"Not!" Damon exclaimed and I rolled my eyes, "Hello, did that concussion give you brain damage, his lunatic siblings will kill you the first chance they get"
"Rebekah and Kol will honor the terms if you return Klaus' body to us" I scoffed at Elijah's reply since I sure as hell wasn't going to honor any deal. "I know that scoff anywhere, Sophia you'll do well to agree" I rolled my eyes but stayed quiet. "Elena will come to no harm from any of us" I turned sensing Damon's eyes and met them with my own. "Do we have a deal?"
"No, no, no, no, no...did I mention, no!" Damon broke eye contact as he protested looking towards the phone.
"Elena, it's up to you" Stefan argued.
"Oh come on!" I sniggered under my breath since he was such a petulant child when he didn't get his way and he always has been.
"Why do you want Klaus' body?" Elena asked obviously talking to Elijah.
"He's my brother-"
"He's my husband" I cut Elijah off glaring at Damon's phone.
"We remain together" Elijah finished all of them ignoring my outburst.
"We have a deal" Elena finally replied and I glared down at the phone since she thought she actually had a choice, I would have gotten Nik's body with or without her permission or their help, I'm just buying my time until I can overpower my brother and steal this damn car.
"So what's the master plan now?" I asked but he ignored me. "So mature Damon, one conversation that doesn't go your way and you stew like a toddler"
"I'll snap your neck again Sophia" I scoffed rolling my eyes as I looked out the window taking in every bit of scenery I could trying to remember everything so that I could figure out where he was going especially after he got a message on his phone and scoffed throwing it down angrily.
"Don't get angry at the poor phone just because poor Elena Gilbert refused to take your biased opinion"
"Your pushing it Sophia"
"God your such a bore these days" I huffed twisting my hands trying to get the ropes untied biting the inside of my cheek against the burning sting of the vervain, I really should have taken it more to build up a tolerance since it was the one disadvantage my brothers had on me.
"You're no ray of sunshine either Soph" he retaliated and I laughed shaking my head at him before I looked up at the coffin and frowned at it.
"Love changes people Damon, sometimes it can be for the worse but it can also change you into a better version of yourself"
"And you think Klaus Mikaelson makes you a better person?" he asks ad I frowned. "Cause I don't see it Sophia, your not this person"
"Damon you have no idea who I am, we're not the same people we were in 1864 and we never will be again, you and I both have shed blood and that changes people but one thing you and I have in common is we relish in it, were not afraid of our natures like our little brother but that's about the only thing we share in common for the past 150 years"
"Well that's not true, we both share the same blue eyes" he smirked over at me and I scoffed.
"And the inky black hair" I pointed out and he laughed which actually made me laugh that for a moment we were actually getting along.
"You know this is the first decent conversation we've had-"
"Since forever" I scoffed cutting him off looking back at the coffin again suddenly feeling bitter considering the fact I was here bonding with my brother while my husband laid desiccated in a coffin because of their hands and the thought that I could lose him, that he was first on Alaric's list just meant I had to do everything in my power to keep him safe at all costs. "Do you really love Elena?" I asked him wanting a serious answer.
"Why does that-"
"Humor me, not like I'm going anywhere" I held up my tied hands.
"I do but why does that matter"
"Then can you not understand that sometimes the one you fall for doesn't always make sense" he didn't answer but he looked over. "Just help me protect him Damon, I know you don't understand how I could love someone like him but I do and I'm asking for your help to keep him safe from Alaric"
"I can't let you bring him back Sophie"
"I'll honor Elijah's deal, just help me protect him from Alaric and I won't bring him back in Elena's lifetime so long as I get to take him, I need to remain by his side Damon and surely you can understand that because if it was Elena you'd do the same for her"
"That's emotional blackmail" he scoffed turning to me. "Which means the Sophia I know is in there somewhere" he laughed making me roll my eyes. "I'll help you little sister so long as this isn't a ruse"
"It's not, as long as I have him in my life one way or another I'll honor the deal Elijah has made with your doppelganger love interest"
"Good because this next part is going to suck-" I raised my eyes knowing he trailed off. "For you" before I knew it he injected something into my neck quickly pulling it out.
"Ah...you son of a bitch" I cursed feeling my head grow fuzzier and my eyes started un-focusing out. "Did you just vervain me?"
"Sorry little sister"
"Your tw...twel...ve min...utes ol...der" I got out before my head fell against the window and my eyes closed everything going black as I passed out.
I sat up the moment I felt my consciousness return and looked around taking note of my hands and feet both tied this time and once again they both stank of vervain making me glare around at my surroundings laying on a dusty old couch while I was on the floor in what looked like a storage unit.
"Morning sleeping beauty" I glared straight at Damon as I sat up as straight as I could with my hands on my knees.
"Did you really have to drug me?"
"Well I couldn't really have you seeing where we are"
"A storage unit, how exciting" I scoffed rolling my eyes before I looked around and noticed the lack of coffin and my eyes widened. "Where's the coffin?" I demanded turning back to him when he looked at me. "Damon where's the damn coffin, tell me now!"
"Relax it's safe, hidden in another locker for now"
"Take me to it-"
"Hold that thought" he held up a finger towards me and put his phone to his ear answering a call.
"Bonnie just left, Rebekah should be here soon pick up the body"
"I got Caroline and Elijah in place, Jeremy's going to lead Alaric to us" I heard Stefan's voice reply and frowned since what the hell were they all planning and why was I being left out of the damn plans.
"You just had to let her make the choice, didn't you?" Damon asked him and I scoffed.
"What would you have done, Damon?"
"Grabbed her, gagged her, threw her in a well I don't know anything other than let her trust Elijah!" I rolled my eyes since out of all the siblings Elijah is the most trustworthy.
"You know she'd just hate you for it, right?" Stefan argued and I rolled my eyes since what a tragedy that would be, especially when the useless Elena Gilbert couldn't hold a grudge or hate if it killed her.
"Yet she'd be alive and she'd hate me, thus the eternal difference between you and me brother"
"As soon as we get the stake, hand over the coffin and get out Alaric's got half the police looking for Klaus' car"
"Will do" Damon replies right as we both hear the elevator. "Got to go, the original sister's here" he gung up then stood and started walking out.
"Damon untie me and take me with you" I called out but he ignored me.
"It's about time, sexy Bex" he says but my eyes widen at the sight of Alaric as he appears and starts to strangle him from behind.
"Where is Klaus?" Alaric asked while I remained silent hoping he didn't know I was here.
"How did you find me?" Damon asked him.
"Well, you'd be amazed at how competent law enforcement is when it's not corrupted by vampires, now where is Klaus?"
"Storage locker, there's only about a thousand of 'em, have at it" Damon replied and I bit my lip when Alaric breaks his neck throwing him on the floor unconscious before he leaves and I frown since we didn't have any more time and I fought to break the bindings.
"Damon you gotta wake up" I called to him quietly getting my hands untied and started working on my leg ropes. "Damon I need you to wake up please"
"Ugh...Soph..." I looked up seeing him moving after nearly ten minutes of anxious torture after Alaric disappeared and I fought the burning flesh of getting these damn ropes untied.
"Help me, we have to get to Nik before Alaric does" I told him and he crawled over still weak and helped me get the ropes untied before I stood rubbing at my sore limbs
"Damon!" both our heads snapped up hearing the familiar voice, Rebekah. "Damon, where are you?"
"Come on, where is Klaus?" I pressed Damon helping him stand and he gestured me down the right hallway.
"Damon, this isn't funny" we heard Rebekah say again and followed the sound of her voice quickly finding her and Damon grabs her from behind putting his hand on her mouth and pulls her back against a wall hiding us.
"Shh" he tells her.
"We have to move now" I whisper to Damon and he nods leading us to the locker 1020 where the coffin was and I smiled at the sight of it as we wasted no time getting it the hell out of there rushing to Nik's SUV about to place it in the trunk of a car but Alaric suddenly arrived and catches Rebekah by the hair, he hits her head against the car and then throws her on the floor.
Damon rushes toward him but Alaric kicks him he's thrown on the floor too, I rush forward but he backhands me across the face sending me to the ground before I look up as Alaric opens the coffin.
"No!" Bekah and I scream as he raises the stake in the air.
"No don't!" I get up to stop him but Alaric drives the stake through Nik's heart as Damon gets up and puts himself in front of Rebekah and me while all I can hear is our screams and the tears start pouring down my face as Nik's body bursts into flames and all I can do is cover my mouth and fall to my knees letting out silent sobs as Alaric turns to us after he takes the stake out and then closes the coffin before he turns himself toward us.
"Next" Alaric waved at Rebekah.
"Rebekah run, run!" Damon tells her and she wastes no time running while Damon rushes toward Alaric and I never take my eyes off the coffin as Alaric throws Damon aside then goes after Rebekah. "Sophie" I feel Damon kneel at my side and pull me against him.
"He's not gone, he's not..."
"Soph" my sobs cut him off and I sink forward even more letting out ear shattering cries feeling my heart literally splitting in two, like it wasn't even beating anymore as Damon pulls me with him as I fall defeated and lost and all I could do was lay my head on his shoulder just feeling completely broken.
"Damon?"
"Bad news brother, Alaric staked Klaus he's dead" Damon relayed and hearing the words made more sobs escape my mouth and Damon pulled me closer again so that I was practically laying on his lap since I'd sank forward to embrace the cold floor as that's all I felt now anyway...complete and utter cold.
"I feel ok, do you feel anything?" Stefan asked him. "Is Sophia?-"
"No" Damon replied for the both of us.
"It took Sage about an hour before she got sick"
"Yeah or Klaus was lying about being the sire of our bloodline"
"Well he wasn't lying about one of us and if he isn't lying about you and me... an hour's not enough time to get you both all the way back to Mystic Falls" Stefan replied and I frowned since why was it in death did they pretend to care now.
"What, so we can all have an epic good-bye, Stefan?"
"Not us brother, you and Elena" Stefan argued and I actually felt sorry for Damon because I never got a goodbye with Nik, not really and didn't wish this feeling on anyone.
"Well, I guess you'll just have to say good-bye for both us, won't you?" Damon replied and I let out a small sigh as Stefan doesn't say anything. "Call me if you cough up a lung" he hangs up then looks down at me. "Sophie I'm so sorry" I refused to reply.
"I don't wanna live without him Damon" I cried not caring one bit that I was telling him this or the fact that I was laying in his lap since he was holding me close since while they could be dying I definitely was going to. "This is how it's supposed to go-"
"No it's not" he cut me off and smoothed my hair out making me look into his eyes. "Sophia do not give up"
"I don't have a choice Damon, you and Stef still might have a chance but you have to stop fighting over the same girl, family above all is the most important thing and you can't let it ruin you two like it did in 1864"
"Don't you talk like that, your not allowed to give up-"
"Damon" I cut him off shaking my head. "Now isn't the time for this"
"Well it's all the time we got left sister" he cut me off and sat me up turning me to face him. "I should have looked for you and I'm sorry that I didn't, I'm sorry for everything that happened to you because it was my job to protect you-"
"Damon-"
"Please Sophia just...I'm sorry"
"You weren't there for me Damon" I sobbed.
"I'm here now Soph, I never should have chosen Katherine over you and I swear to you that I'll always pick you"
"I guess it doesn't matter anymore anyway" I laughed a little bitterly. "Just don't make the same mistake with Stefan, promise me you'll always look out for one another and never let anything tear you's apart"
"Don't say it like that Soph, this isn't goodbye sister" he argued but I was finished and had nothing left to say so I stayed silent and closed my eyes happily accepting my death. "I love you Sophie" well now it's weird but I smiled.
"Way to ruin my death peace with that bombshell Damon" I sniggered before my eyes opened. "I guess I still love you too twin brother" I smiled at him but it was momentarily lived when his phone rang. "It's Elena, isn't it?" I asked when he looked down at me and he nodded.
"Take it" I told him sitting up and moved away to let him talk to her, I wasn't that much of a bitch to not let him say goodbye no matter how much I hated the bitch for what she was doing to them but one of us should get to say goodbye to the one they loved.
I approached the coffin silently running my fingers over the smooth wood before I felt the tears start again and bit my lip to stifle the sob that threatened to pass my lips and I moved my hands to open it but stopped myself since did I really want to look but before I could lift the lid I heard my ringtone which made me look up towards the car before over at Damon who was too engrossed in talking with Elena to notice which meant I was able to walk to it and opened the drivers door finding my phone in the center dash and I looked at the missed call. Kol.
"But I'm sure we'll all have a laugh when we find out that Klaus is a big fat liar" I heard Damon say making me turn around with furrowed brows.
"Yeah I'm...I'm sure we will" Elena replied and I rolled my eyes turning my eyes back down to my phone turning it to silent.
"Hey where are you?" he asked her.
"Matt's taking me home" Elena replied and I turned watching Damon's defeated look since he knew what that meant for them.
"To Stefan" he sighed.
"Not just Stefan, Damon" Elena argued but I scoffed since if that's what she had to tell herself. "To Tyler, to Caroline-"
"No Elena, I get it" Damon cut her off making me roll my eyes since he couldn't see past her lies. "So...since I'm possibly a dead man, can I ask you a question?" I looked over at my twin again with a frown. "If it was just down to him and me and you had to make a choice, who got the goodbye?" he asked her right as my phone buzzed in my hand.
Sophia call me NOW! – Kol, I smiled at little especially when the messages kept rolling in.
Elijah just called me about Nik, where are you? – Kol
I'll come to you just tell me where you are Sophie...please – Kol, I sighed rubbing the spot above my eyebrow.
"I love him Damon, he came into my life at a time when I needed someone and I fell for him instantly and no matter what I feel for you, I...I never unfell for him" Elena replied and even I could hear the emotion in her voice which made me think about my best friend.
"Hey I get it, it's Stefan...it's always gonna be Stefan"
"I can't think about always, all I can think about right now and I care about you Damon which is why I have to let you go...I mean maybe if you and I had met first-"
"Yeah maybe" Damon sighed and I frowned taking in their whole conversation before I looked down at my phone sighing before I opened up the latest text from Kol.
Hey Kol, I probably don't have a lot of time left to even contemplate the idea of getting to see you one last time which is why I'm not even going to tell you where I am so that I can ensure that your safe from the same demise, I would call you but I don't think I can handle any more tears given that we both know how much I hate crying so I'm only going to say this once
...I love you Kol Mikaelson, you are my best friend and I wish we'd gotten more time together but unfortunately this is goodbye and I can only hope that we'll see each other again but hopefully not for a very long time because I want you to find the person that makes you feel loved like Nik and I loved each other because you deserve it just as much as we had...goodbye Kol, I love you – Sophia
I pressed send feeling the tears falling down my face and a couple of seconds later my phone rang with his name flashing up on the screen but I couldn't bring myself to answer and I declined the call.
Sophia don't do this and answer your bloody phone darling please – Kol, I smiled a little at his pleading biting my bottom lip to stop myself from crying any further.
"...you hear me, you're gonna be okay and I'm going to see you soon" I turned from hearing Elena's voice feeling the presence behind us and my eyes widened when I saw Alaric was back and he was glaring at us clearly pissed and I couldn't help feel glad since that meant Rebekah must have gotten away.
"Real soon" Damon promised her turning and seeing Alaric as well. "Goodbye Elena" he hung up without letting her say anything. "I see your still pissed" he commented looking towards Alaric as he walked over getting himself between me and Alaric. "I take it Goldilocks gave you the slip?" Alaric wasted no time speeding towards Damon and punched him. "Sophia go!" I hesitated since I didn't want to leave him alone and a part of me didn't want to die alone. "Go I'll find you!" I hissed out and disappeared leaving the storage unit since I knew I'd be no help given it was only a matter of time before I followed Nik.
I ran until I was sure that Alaric hadn't followed but I guess I hadn't been worth it since technically I was already dead and he knew that so I sank to my knees with nothing to do but wait until I inevitably died and I flopped back closing my eyes but after a while I started to frown since its definitely been longer than an hour and I was still alive laying in the dirt like a total idiot.
"Well this is anti-climactic" I huffed sitting up and looked myself over wondering what in the hell this meant, I watched Nik die and I was supposed to follow him that's how nature was supposed to work he was my sire.
I continued to sit waiting but my frustration grew when I realized that something was wrong, I wasn't dying, I didn't even feel weak and my anger grew since this meant I was going to be forced to spend eternity without the love of my life and with Alaric still out there than he was going to continue to hunt my family down and kill them which meant I had to remove him first and I'd gladly die trying which is exactly what I was going to do.
