The Sacrifice

Klaus - 1

I walk out from the kitchen in a daze, with a robe draped around me and a coffee cup in hand when I spot Andie standing by the parlor with a cup in hand.

"Morning" She greets enthusiastically, I yawed in response "Morning" I said tiredly as I headed straight for the couch.

I sat down and sipped my coffee even though my eyes wanted to close again, god I am not a morning person. 

"Elena!" Called Stefan from the hall.

"Have you seen Elena?" Stefan asked me and Andie as he paced.

"Good morning to you too" I grumble as Andie responds with a no. 

"Hi, sweetie" Says Damon as he walks towards Andie from the hall. "Good morning" Andie says before they peck on the lips. 

"Hey, where's Elena?" Stefan asked, irritated as he looked at them both.

"I don't know Stefan, it's your girlfriend, mine's right here" Damon replied referring to Andie.

"Oh hey how's the shoulder? Have time for a bite?" Damon asked Andie and I scrunched my face up at the question.

"I'm so hungry" 

"Oh it's really messy. Can you just use a blood bag for today?" Andie suggested.

"No!" Damon said all whiney like, with a pout. 

"I'm already late for work" 

Stefan left a quick message to Elena when I got up from the couch making a gag face when Damon and Andie started kissing. 

Stefan scoffed at the sight "What are you doing? She's not a wind-up toy" 

Andie turned to look at Stefan all cold like "It's really none of your business, is it, Stefan?" 

"Yeah what she said" I rolled my eyes lightly and headed for the kitchen, because one cup of coffee wasn't going to get me through the day.

I froze when I saw the basement door open, okay, guess my coffee deprived self didn't notice it on my to and fro the kitchen.

I put my coffee down on a nearby table as curiosity got the best of me and went inside. 

I gasped when I reached the cellar and instead of seeing a daggered Elijah, I saw it was empty.

The boys came just a second later looking at the empty space in shock. 

"No, she didn't" 

...............

"Do you want to explain where the hell are you?" I exclaim into the phone, we've been calling Elena non stop but she finally answers. 

"Ariel, I'm fine" 

"Fine? No, I think you've gone mentally insane! Where's Elijah?" I demand as I pace in front of the boys who are using their hearing to listen in. 

"He's right here" 

Damon makes a gesture with his hands saying hurry up and I return it with a 'don't rush me'

"Where? Tell me so we can come get you" 

"No Ariel. Elijah and I need some time alone" 

"You're joking right? Elena, he's an original! By definition one of the oldest vampires in history! He will use you to get to Klaus! He can't be trusted!"

I exclaim slapping a hand on my hips as if she was right in front of me and not on the other side of the phone. 

"Elijah is a noble man Ariel. He lives by a code of honor. I can trust him. He knows that I'd be incredibly stupid to betray him again. By removing the dagger, I have proven myself" 

"No, you've proven that you've gone mentally insane" 

"If you don't trust him, trust me Ariel. You're my sister and I love you, so please respect my decision. Okay, you can tell the boys that, and please make sure Damon doesn't do anything stupid. I'll be in touch" 

She had to break out the sister code. 

"Did she just hang up on you?" Stefan and Damon both said simultaneously.

"She did," I said with the phone still frozen in my ear. 

"She's lost it" Damon says dumbfounded as I slipped my phone in my back pocket. 

"If anyone can get him to help her kill Klaus it's her" Stefan said, deciding to go with Elena on this one. 

"Bonnies the way to kill Klaus, he thinks she's dead. We have a chance with her" Damon argued. 

I gave him a raised eyebrow "You and I both know that Elena won't let Bonnie get killed in the process. And as much as I hate that she's going to Elijah for help she has all the right. She's looking for another way, and I'd do the same thing" 

"Her way's going to get her killed" argued Damon.

"So we need to find her and stop her," Damon said, getting up. 

"No, you need to back off" countered Stefan as he also got up and faced his brother. "What?" 

"Look I don't like this anymore then you do, but we need to trust her. We gotta just let her do her thing" 

My eyes darted between the two of them, I was after all standing right in between them. 

"That might be your plan, mine's better" Damon said and started walking off. Stefan grabbed his arm, jerking him back and staring him straight in the eye. 

"I said back off" 

Ooh I just got tingly.