Good to You

Chapter Seven

Klaus walked quickly through the streets of New Orleans, he could hear Elijah's quick footsteps as he rushed to catch up with him. "It's a trick, Elijah." he bit out harshly.

"Niklaus." Elijah's voice sounded as he caught up to him.

"It's a trick, Elijah," Klaus repeated finally stopping.

"No, brother. It's a gift. It's your chance..it's our chance." Elijah implored.

"To what?" Klaus snapped out impatiently, what did he care for Hayley or the child she claimed he fathered.

"To start over. Take back everything we lost, everything that was taken from us," said Elijah trying to convince Klaus that Hayley and her child were a good thing. "Niklaus, our own parents came to despise us. Our family was ruined..we were ruined. And since then, all that you have ever wanted..all that we have ever wanted was a family."

"I will not be manipulated," Klaus said adamantly, turning away from him but Elijah wasn't done, he vamp-sped in front of Klaus's path blocking him.

"So they're manipulating you," said Elijah. "So what? With them, this girl and her child..your child..live."

"And then what? You return to Mystic Falls to Caroline, to your life as the hated one, as the evil hybrid? Is it so important to you that people quake with fear at the sound of your name?" Elijah questioned.

"Caroline isn't any of your concern." Klaus glared. "People quake with fear because I have the power to make them afraid. What will this child offer me? Will it guarantee me power?"

"Family is power, Niklaus. Love, loyalty..that's power." Elijah spoke passionately, trying his hardest to change Klaus's mind to convince him of what he believed so strongly. "This is what we swore to one another a thousand years ago, before life tore away what little humanity you had left, before ego, before anger, before paranoia created in this person before me someone I can barely even recognize as my own brother. This is us, the Original family and we remain together, always and forever. I am asking you to stay here. I will help you and I will stand by you. I will be your brother. We will build a home here together. So save this girl. Save your child." Elijah reached out placing his hand on Klaus's shoulder, pleading with him to just hear and listen to him for once.

Klaus reached his own hand to Elijah's neck in a brotherly gesture before he whispered nothing more than a spiteful hiss. "No." He brushed Eliajh's hand off his shoulder and turned to walk away.

Elijah wasn't ready to let him just walk away, he gripped Klaus's shoulder and forced him to turn around and face him again, not pleased with the action Klaus shoved him away, causing Elijah to stumble back a few steps. "I'm done talking of this, Elijah." Klaus glared with agitation.

"You can save Miss Forbes but you can't save your own child, is that it?" Elijah asked with narrow eyes.

"Yes, that is exactly it." Klaus glared.

"If you can find it in yourself to save Caroline when she didn't even ask it of you, why can't you find it within yourself to save your own child?!" Elijah all but demanded.

"Don't pretend to know anything about Caroline or my actions regarding her." Klaus snapped. "I don't have to explain myself to anyone, including you."

"I saw how you are with her," Elijah told him.

"What are you talking about?" Klaus demanded.

"I got a look inside her head." Elijah continued ignoring the way Klaus's eyes flashed angrily.

Klaus stepped forward till he was in Elijah's face staring him down. "You had no right to invade her mind like that. I should shove a dagger through your heart on principle," he growled out angrily.