Eternal Love - Klaus Mikaelson

27. I get him!

Next day

I've been sitting in my bed all day now, eating my fill* while watching Netflix and in between thinking about Klaus. It's just 6pm and my door opens.

"You're going to come with us now. Klaus and Elijah invited us over for dinner and since you've only been in your room all day, you need to join us. You need to breathe in this nice fresh air and eat something other than chocolate and candy." Damon says and pulls me out of bed.

"He's right. Get changed and get ready. We'll meet in the living room in 10 minutes." this time it came from Stefan

"mr seriously don't want me to come with you to Klaus, do you?"

"Yes you do, you can't hide from him forever. Get ready now. No discussion." and with that the brothers leave my room and I didn't have a chance to say anything else.

Ten minutes later we get into Stefan's car and he drives off.

"Why did they actually invite you guys?" ask

"Probably Klaus wants the locked coffin back," Damon answers my question.

"Omg, I had completely forgotten about that one. Do you think Esther woke up?"

"We don't know, but if she had, she would have shown up by now," Stefan says.

Should we tell Klaus and Elijah about my deal with Esther? It's still their mother,"

"We should probably tell them at dinner. If they find out any other way, they, especially

Klaus, very upset. And we all know how that can end.

They're still telling me about their plan with Elijah to discover the remaining Mikaelson siblings.

After Stefan rang the doorbell, Elijah opened the door.

With a polite smile he invites us in. In the living room there is a table set.

"Niklaus, our guests are here."

"Damon, Stefan," Vivian, "I'm glad you're here. Please, sit down."

Klaus comes around the corner and points to the table.

"Actually I didn't want to come, but Damon forced me since you really wanted to see us" Stefan clarifies and I look at him in disbelief.

"Didn't you force me to come?" I whisper to him.

"Either you sit down, or I can shove my hand down your throat and pull your guts out You get to choose."

"I'd like to see you do that," I reply to Klaus cheekily.

I have no idea where I suddenly got so much self-confidence and courage from* but actually I've always hated it when people think they're more powerful and better.

Surprised Klaus looks at me and I hold his gaze.

"Ok, let's sit down Damon breaks the silence.

Hesitantly we all sat down.

"You've lost your appetite." says Klaus to Stefan when he sees that he hasn't touched anything.

"Eat. I thought we agreed to leave grumpy Stefan at home," Damon interferes.

I, on the other hand, stay out of their discussion and enjoy the food. If you can eat for free, you should take advantage of it, right?

Hesitantly, Stefan eats something from his plate.

"That's the right attitude. Isn't that nice? The five of us eating together. A real treat. Is this what you wanted when you pulled out my brother's dagger?" Klaus asks Damon towards the end, pointing at Elijah.

"Elijah was stabbed?" I ask completely afterwards. "Again?"

Apparently I'm not getting anything lately.

'Yeah, Klaus daggered him and Damon pulled the dagger out of him again the other day,' Stefan enlightens me.

"I knew how he felt about you, so I thought the more the merrier." Damon justifies, rather ironically.

"Elijah and I fought a lot, but also always made up?

"Just like you and Rebekah, right?" asks Stefan.

"By the way, where is she? Shouldn't she be here too? I've been calling and texting her for the past few days but she hasn't gotten back to me," I interject.

"That's right, she doesn't know. Do you want to tell her what you did to her best friend Klaus?"

Confused, I look to Damon.

"What do you mean? What did he do? Klaus?" nervous and angry Klaus looks at me and Damon.

"Klaus here, stabbed dear Rebekah. Still afraid to face her?" Stefan reveals the secret, addressing Klaus at the end.

"You daggered her!?" i yell at Klaus.

"It's no big deal!" he tries to play it down.

"No big deal!? I just don't believe it!" angrily I sit down again, apparently having gotten up from my chair in anger.

By now I'm not listening to them and just eating my food.

Suddenly, Damon stands up.

"Where are you going?" i ask.

oh go get some air."

"I'll take care of it." says Elijah and runs after Damon.

After a few minutes Damon and Elijah are back.

"How's it looking Klaus? You wanted the coffin back. What are you offering us for it?" asks Damon.

"I'm offering a happy future for Elena. Right now all she needs is to get rid of you two and fall in love with someone. Maybe that football player, the blond-"

"Matt Donavan? Seriously?" interrupts Damon Klaus.

"Yeah, why not? They'll get married and live a fruitful life in a perfect family."

"And thus continue the Petrova bloodline. Every few hundred years you'll get a new doppelganger and the

Hybrids will never run out," I add to Klaus' sentence.

"Consider it a small return on my investment in their welfare. Because after you give me back the coffin*, I guarantee their safety for the rest of their natural lives. You know it's what's best for her.

Best for her. So, what do you say Stefan? Do we have an agreement?"

Klaus holds out his hand for Stefan to strike.

Slowly Stefan walks towards him.

"Stefan what are you doing?" asks Damon visibly confused, as am I. And already Stefan has punched in.

Satisfied, Klaus grins.

"Nice try, Klaus. But no thanks." whispers Stefan.

Klaus then twists Stefan's arm and pushes him onto his knees.

They both cry out painfully and Klaus holds Stefan's hand over the fire in the fireplace.

Damon wants to come to Stefan's aid, but is pushed against the wall by Elijah. Wall pressed.

"Stop it!", I scream.

"Bring me the coffin before I burn him!" threatens Klaus.

"I'll get him!" hisses Damon.

"Go with him, brother. I don't want him to get any ideas. And upon your return, I will make good on my promise and deliver our family to you." Klaus promises and Elijah runs after Damon again.