Dark Beauty

Chapter 15: The Return of Mikael

"Portland is fantastic once you can get over all the whiney music and healthy-looking people. It's literally a breeding ground for werewolves." I could hear Klaus on the other line say. All anger began to raise inside me.

"Your Father's dead." Stefan stated.

"What did you say to me?"

"Oh, my mistake. Not your actual father, and not dead. Mikael. Daggered." Silence. "What do you want me to do with the body?"

"Well, first, I want you to explain to me exactly what happened." Niklaus demanded sternly.

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"I want to see him. I want to see his rotting body for myself." Niklaus said angrily.

"Well, he's here. Come by whenever." Stefan got off the chair and walked over to Mikael's body.

"If you're lying to me, Stefan, your compulsion will expose you, so answer with your life. Is what you're saying the truth?"

***A few Minutes before***

I watched, holding Bekah's hand tightly and anger building up inside, as Elena jabbed the dagger through Mikael's heart.

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"It's true. I saw it with my own eyes." Stefan said half-truthfully.

"I want to talk to Rebekah and Ava." Klaus demanded.

"That's not a problem. They're right here."

Stefan handed the phone to Rebekah.

"Hello, Nik." She spoke first.

"Rebekah, Ava, my lovelies. What's this I hear about Mikael's tragic run-in with a dagger?"

Elena nodded towards Rebekah signaling for her to continue. Seeing as Bekah was beginning to hesitate, I took the phone from here, and began walking towards Mikael's dead body.

"It's true. He's finally out of our lives for good." Silence was all I heard.

Time to play the 'I miss you' card.

"I miss you. I'm miserable here. Forget what I said about coming back. I need you." I said in a pleading voice but no emotion on my face.

"I'll be home soon." He said in a satisfying voice.

"Good. I'll see you soon, my love." I replied.

I then end the call and hand the phone back to Stefan.

"He bought it. He's coming home." I said in a sad voice. I then grabbed Rebekah's arm and pulled her off with me.

What have I done?

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Rebekah and I were in the study, she painting her toenails, I reading 'La Belle et La Beast', in front of Mikael's rejuvenating body, when he woke up gasping for air. I closed my book as Rebekah set the nail polish on the table to the left of her, but the right of me.

"Finally." Bekah spoke up first. "Took you long enough."

"Rebekah..." He said staring at his daughter in amazement. "Ava..." He said to me with a bit of anger.

"Whatever fatherly rubbish you're thinking, save it. Nothing you say matters to me." Bekah said coldly.

"I see." Mikael looks at the ground depressingly and stand up. He looks around for a bit. "Where's my dagger?"

"Elena has it." I comment sternly.

"So you can forget your plans to use it on me." Rebekah warns.