Abrasion (Mikaelson)

Chapter 8: Suffer

*song to the side is I Am Dust by Gary Numan*

Evangeline POV:

He was standing not ten feet from me and I was tense, he didn't come any closer but I was absolutely terrified. I felt just as I had the day he found me in Richmond with Elijah except this time Elijah had no idea where I was, nobody was going to save me this time. "I'm here to talk about Katherine." I announced to him, deciding it would take the first step and move closer to him. "I've got a proposition for you."

"And what kind of offer do you think would stop my hunting Katerina?" He questioned me with raised brows.

I swallowed the huge lump growing in my throat and straightened my back. "You said you wanted her to suffer, I'm the only person on this earth she cares for." I knew this was a horrible idea, I should just run and see how far I can get. "So kill me, let her live her eternity alone and just kill me. She doesn't care if you torture her or kill her, she wants to protect me so just kill me."

"If I didn't know any better I'd say you wanted to die."

"If it saves my friends and my family, I'll do whatever it takes."

"How brave of you, too bad I'll be declining your request."

"Why?" This was my only option, I didn't have the cure so he needed to accept it.

"Well because I know Katerina has the cure in her possession, have her bring it to me and then we can discuss freedom."

"You wouldn't give her freedom after five hundred years, I know that much."

"Some would argue that nobody really knows me."

"I know you, Klaus, and you wouldn't just let her go."

"I'll let her go, you have my word."

I'd spent enough time with Elijah to know that when they didn't specify they were finding loop holes, but it didn't question anything because I really didn't want to die, but I would if it meant Katherine got out. "I guess that's all I needed to say, when you see Elijah don't mention to him what I've said."

"Of course, your secret is safe with me." I could see the smirk on his face at the fact that if hadn't told Elijah my plan, why would I? He'd have locked me up in some underground cave somewhere nobody would ever find me. "Goodbye, Evangeline."

"Goodbye, Klaus."

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The Boarding House was no different from when I last saw it, but what really caught my eye was my Mini Cooper parked right where I'd left it under the tree. I jumped from my stolen vehicle and ran up to it. "My baby, you're still here!" I'd thought my brothers may have done something with it, but they hadn't.

I ran my hand over it's pink surface with a grin on my face, all thoughts of my encounter with Klaus and the lie I'd told Katherine were forgotten as I stared at my car. Damon and I were like this sometimes, we treated our cars like our children. Stefan was a bit less extreme than us, but he still treated his car with extreme care probably because it was a vintage car and a rare one at that.

After admiring my ride, I decided it was probably time for me to go inside. I walked up to the door, but didn't bother to knock. This was my house too and if Stefan and Damon didn't want me coming in they'd best get a living human to sign their deed. Upon entry I was met with all the familiar sights that came with the Salvatore Boarding House. The antique vases, vintage furniture, aged bourbon, and beautiful fireplace. A fireplace who had claimed many bottle of bourbon as it's victims in one of Damon's rage fits.

This was my home, no matter how much I left it or how little I stayed in it. This is the only place all of the Salvatores are together as a family, if we weren't here then we weren't all together. "Well don't you look pleased." My head shot up, there's no way Damon and Stefan could be here. "Look behind you, Evangeline."