Family Above All

49. The Strix

Pairing: Annabelle/Jeremy (f/m) hand, playful

Friday, April 6, 2012

Cave System

Klaus paused, "Elijah, wait! We still need to find the boys!"

Klaus wouldn't let Elijah met Aya alone, but yet he wouldn't abandon Damon and Enzo either.

Elijah nodded and looked to the two Strix guards, saying, "I assume we can't compel you, but we need to find two other vampires. Have you seen them?"

The smaller man pointed, "We were on their trail and they went up that hole. I think they blasted through the rock!"
Klaus smirked, "That's my boy alright. Now, did they seem hurt to you or-."

"No, they seemed pissed off. We were just supposed to be monitoring this system. Our orders weren't to detain anyone, then we ran into you two," Lorenzo confessed.

"Radio your people," Klaus said, handing back the black radio. "Tell them we shall meet with them shortly, but we have to find those boys first."

The guards turned the radio back on and alerted the headquarters of their position and the situation.

"Up you go," Klaus said, grabbing the smaller vampire and heaving him up the opening after Elijah jumped up.

"I can go myself-," Lorenzo tried as Klaus grabbed him and handed him to Elijah.

Klaus leapt up easily and blinked in the bright sunlight. He saw some footprints and confirmed with Elijah.

"See? They didn't even put their damn shoes on," Klaus hissed.

Elijah steadied his brother with a hand on his shoulder.

"Fear not, we'll get them back. Come on, they headed west according to these footprints," Elijah said. He turned to the guards. "Try to keep up with us and keep your mouths shut when we find them. My nephew has a hot temper."

"Great," the smaller man muttered.

"Your name is, friend?" Klaus asked, sniffing the air.

"Rico," the guard said. "And Aya doesn't like to be kept waiting, so could we hurry this up?"
"She never did," Elijah recalled with a faraway look.

Mystic Falls High School

Jeremy grimaced as he walked fast to keep up with Ric and the others. Tyler and Matt were walking to this storage closet that they had helped Dorian pack boxes in earlier.

"You okay?" Ric said, slowing and putting an arm around his future nephew. The halls were mostly deserted as even the staff couldn't wait to get home to start their weekend.

"Not really," Jeremy mumbled, speaking low so Matt and Tyler didn't hear. "What if Vicki finds out about this? I mean, she didn't care at the time, but now she's a vamp. She might take off my head!"

Ric pulled Jeremy in closer and patted his head.

"Not on my watch. I'll talk to them about keeping this quiet. Look, we'll find Dorian and then head home to pack. Tomorrow, we'll be on the lake and we can forget about this. Sound good?" Ric encouraged.

"Yeah, I guess," Jeremy said, wanting to rub his throbbing buns. "Not looking forward to the car ride, though."

"Oh, you'll be fine. I think we can skip any follow up if you can behave yourself tonight. I don't think your red butt can take anymore tonight, but consider yourself on notice. Now, let's pick up the pace, it's not like Dorian to be out of contact for so long," Ric urged.