Poison Ivy

Chapter 36

I'm surprised I made it to school today. Elena isn't here which isn't even a shocker anymore.

I see Bonnie is the hallway and in class but she avoids me like the plague. Which I'm grateful to because I'm still mad at her. So instead I'm stuck with Caroline for the day. And she's be going on and on. I can't even keep up. But it means that I'm fully updated on the werewolf thing.

At the end of the day I'm exhausted. How am I supposed to function with this supernatural nonsense and high school. It's ridiculous, utterly ridiculous.

When I get home, I'm all alone so I decide I need a nap because today kicked my butt. But later I'm awoken by noise coming from downstairs.

"I don't need to be escorted to my room thank you." He grunts out.

"Oh, I don't know. Between here and upstairs there's still time for you to do something stupid. Stefan is stuck in there, and I don't know how to get him out. What should I be doing?"

"You could ask Ivy for help. You don't need to do everything by yourself."

"Hey what's going on." My question hangs in the air with the both of them looking at me. No one moves to answer. "I believe I asked a question." I fold my hands over my chest. I hate being in a fight with her but fuck this isn't a joke. I really need answers.

"Stefan is in the tomb. We tried to get the moonstone from Katherine but Jeremy tried to be a hero and went after it himself. That's why Stefan is stuck in there." This is a shit storm, I don't like the guy but that seems like hell.

"I'm not going to say anything to you because it won't matter will it?" I ask my brother. He answers by shaking his head. "Go upstairs I need to talk to Bonnie."

Once we're alone I get the nerve to speak. "Why didn't you ask for my help?" And she doesn't miss a beat. "I don't need it."

It hurts more than I'd like to admit. My best friend would rather die then ask for my help. The only other witch in town that I trust with my life, couldn't be bothered with me. "Fine."

This moment stays with me. The contempt in her eyes haunts me. She's really upset. I don't sleep that night. Because when I close my eyes all I see is an angry angel.

I'm up till the next day so I know when Elena arrives and gets the bad news. Like the cute little girlfriend she is, she rushes over to him. But she comes back and spills her guts. "I need your help." She walks in, barely greeting or giving me a chance to answer her.

"I need to give myself over to Klaus—" just his name send a shiver down my back. "in order to save everyone else."

"So you want me to help you sacrifice yourself? Elena that's insane—"

"You promised." Fucking hell. I'm going to help my sister on a damn suicide mission.

"Tell me what to do."

•••

"I've got it." She whispers as I grab my car keys. Elena grabbed the moonstone from Bonnie's bag without her looking and I have to drive her where she wants to go. But Bonnie intercepted us at the bottom on the stairs.

"She took the moonstone." I hear Jeremy shout from upstairs. "Just let us pass. Come on Elena."

"Why are you helping her." Bonnie questions me. "Because it's what she wants."

Bonnie steps aside to let her leave. Elena looks mildy confused as she walks down the stairs and opens the door to leave, but an invisible barrier prevents her. She's trapped. She turns around and looks at them. No fucking way am I trapped here as well.

Upon inspection...I'm trapped her to. "Are you fucking kidding me." Bonnie is currently stronger than me so I might not be able to break it.

"Fuck this I'm going to my room." I shout shooting everyone the finger. "Real mature." This coming from the woman who trapped me in a cage.

In my room I grab my head phones and blast music on the highest volume. I get inspired so I grab my sketch pad and just go crazy. I'm not an artist per say but I like to draw to get out of my head. But I draw for hours and don't even notice the time. It's late when Elena comes barging into my room with Elijah following suit.

Immediately I get up. I want to do something but my mind is racing over the fact that he has been invited in. "Hello Elijah."

"Ah the lovely Ivy. Wonderful to see you again." His word are like pure honey. Warm and cosy.

"What do you want?" I ask. "I think it's time we had a little chat." So I close my door behind him and offer the only chair in my room while we sit on the bed.

"I need you to stay put and stop trying to kill yourself." He directs to Elena. "And you need to stop helping her." I helped her once and it was a complete failure.

"I promised I would help her Elijah." Understanding must pass between because he doesn't reprimand me for promising such a silly thing.

"I'm prepared to offer you a deal. Do nothing. Do nothing, live your life, stop fighting and then, when the time is right, you and I shall draw out Klaus together and I shall make sure your friends remain unharmed. And then I shall kill him."

His own brother wants to kill him. Well that's relatable. "That's great and all but why are you involving me?"

The smile he make feels like one of an older brother would give to his little sister . "All will be revealed when the time is right Ivy. I am a man of my word."

"How are you going to keep everyone alive?" She speaks for the first time in ages.

"Ivy and Bonnie seem to posses the gift of magic. I have friends with similar gifts." And this opens the can of worms for demand from Elena. She negotiated for Stefan release, which is really smart.

Elena leaves the room but I ask him to stay behind. "I feel like I know you. I can't explain it but I think that if I ever saw you hurt, it would break my heart. Which is crazy." His eyes widen. I blink and I'm engulfed into a hug like before—only this time I hug him back.

My vision clouds over. And I see him smiling at someone with curly hair styled to perfection. His own is long and luscious.

When he pulls away I find myself saying in a daze "I think I prefer your hair this short brother." I smile. "How—Ivy." He catches me as I'm about to fall but he can't save me from the darkness that takes over.