Bellatrix Mikaelson(Tvd)

Chapter 57

Street
[It's night-time. Kol is walking down a street listening to music on his phone when it rings. He answers it, and the shots alternate between Kol walking down the street and the inside of the Gilbert house.]
Kol: Jeremy Gilbert. Nice to see I'm still on your speed dial, mate. Hey, you want to meet up at the batting cages in Denver?
Elena: Actually, it's Elena Gilbert.
Kol: What a treat. Yeah, I was just thinking of all the clever ways I could have your brother killed, but I'd settle for ripping off his illustrated arm instead.
Elena: I need to talk to you - in person.
[In the background, Jeremy is preparing weapons.]
Everyone glares at them.
Elena: I wanna call a truce, in the name of Silas. [Kol stops walking.]
Kol: You want to talk about Silas?
Elena: I'll meet you wherever you want. I'll come to you.
Kol: I'll tell you what. How about I come to you? [The doorbell rings. Everyone turns in surprise. Jeremy cocks his gun and points it at the door. Kol is outside.]
Kol: If you want a truce, open the door and invite me in. [Elena is slightly flustered by the unexpected turn of events and looks around for her next move.]
Kol: I'm waiting. Let me in and let's talk truce. [Elena takes a blackboard down from the wall.]
Kol: Hello?
Elena: Wouldn't that be kind of stupid to invite you in? [She starts writing on the board.]
Kol: On the contrary, I can't kill your brother with my own two hands, or I'll suffer the hunter's curse and spend the next 20 years trying to off myself in gruesome ways and I've heard that vervain's back in town, so I can't compel you to kill him either. So I think it's fair to say you're semi-safe, for now. [Elena has erased the board and written a new message for Jeremy. She shows it to him: "Get out. Get Bonnie".]
Jeremy: [whispering] I'm the only one that can invite him inside.
Kol: He's right, obviously. [Elena goes and opens the door for Kol.]
Kol: You'd think being alive for over a thousand years would teach me some manners, but I couldn't resist stopping by.
"You? Manners? Yeah, not even next thousand years." Said Bella laughing. Others laughed too. Kol pushed her off the chair.
Elena: If I let you in, my brother goes. You're not getting near him.
Kol: Fair enough. [Elena looks back at Jeremy and nods. Jeremy nods.]
Jeremy: You can come in. [Jeremy leaves through the back door.]
Kol: No gold medals for bravery, I see. You know the thing I love about the modern age is... music, anytime you like. [Kol puts his phone and earphones in his pocket, and it gives Elena a view of the white oak stake, which is stashed in an inside pocket of Kol's jacket.]
Kol: So... this is the part where you offer me a drink so we can have a proper chat. [Elena nods and makes way for Kol, then closes the door.]
Gilbert Residence
[Kol is playing the video game, and Elena walks up behind him with a bottle of alcohol.]
Elena: Sorry, I had to dig up the old people alcohol. [Kol turns around and pauses the game. He begins to walk over to the kitchen.]
Kol: Yeah, that's the problem with people today. They have no drinking imagination. Turn-of-the-century New Orleans - now, they knew how to make a drink.
Elena: You lived in New Orleans?
Kol: We all did, till Niklaus shoved a dagger in my heart.
Elena: Why? What did you do?
Bella glared at Elena.
Kol: What makes you think I did anything? Has your alliance with my brother softened you to his horrors?
Elena: I don't have an alliance with Klaus. We had a mutual interest in finding the cure - that's all.
Kol: Had?
Elena: Yes. And I'm willing to give up looking for it if you promise to leave my brother alone. [Kol doesn't reply, and Elena picks up the mixer.] Now, can you teach me how to make this? [Elena slightly smiles and Kol takes the mixer.]
"Oh god! She's flirting with you." Said Bella wide-eyed.
"She isn't." Said Kol.
"She totally is. Trust me. I have used iton my enemies many times." Said Bella.
Elena: I'll get some ice. [Elena watches as Kol pours something into a glass. She opens the refrigerator and pulls out her phone. She has a message from Jeremy that says 'Trying to find her. KEEP KOL THERE.' in response to her message "He's got the stake. Where is B?". She gets something from the fridge and closes the door. Kol is standing right next to her, startling her. Elena is holding a bowl of ice, and she offers it to Kol.]
Elena: Here you go.
Kol: Would you like one? [She hesitates.]
Elena: Sure, why not? [Kol puts the ice in the drinks.]
Elena: You're really good at that game. Definitely considering you've been locked up in a coffin for a hundred years.
Kol: [smiling] I'm a quick learner. Speedy reflexes. It's not much like the real thing, though, is it? [Elena looks up.] You've killed, haven't you? Or are you one of those Mary Sue vampires?
Elena: I've killed. Once. I'm guessing your number's a lot higher than mine.
Kol: You lose track over the years. So, are we going to talk about Silas, or just jibber-jabber? [Elena gestures to the family room, and Kol walks over. Elena pulls out her phone. She has a text from Stefan saying 'No dagger yet. Need time.']
[Kol is drinking and leaning against the sofa.]
Elena: Nobody else seems to think Silas exists, so why do you and Bella?
"Many does. You just haven't met them." Said Layla.
Kol: I used to run with some witches. Africa in the fourteenth century, Haiti in the seventeenth century, New Orleans in the nineteen hundreds. They all knew about Silas; that he needed to stay buried. I actually hold witches in high esteem.
Elena: Yeah, but why Silas? Why are you so afraid of him?
Kol: They said if Silas rises, he'll unleash hell on Earth. I happen to like Earth just the way it is.
Elena: That's pretty biblical.
Kol: Well, that's the other problem with people today - they've lost faith. And in that loss, they no longer know who they should fear.
"Wow. It was wise." Said Bella.
"Why the surprise?" Said Kol. Bella laughed.
Gilbert Residence
[Kol is walking around and picks up a framed photograph of Elena and Jeremy joking around. He stares at it as Elena approaches him, carrying a bottle of wine.]
Elena: So we're out of gin, but I think this is a good year.
Kol: What if I said I don't believe you?
Elena: Okay, you caught me. I don't know anything about wine. [Kol sets the picture down.]
Kol: It just seems odd that you'd be so willing to give up something you want so much.
"Good. Now use that tiny brain of yours and leave." Said Bella.
Elena: I would do anything for my brother. And if what you're saying about Silas is true, what does it matter what I want if it puts everyone else in danger?
Kol: Well, this has been enlightening. Thanks for the drinks. [Elena starts to panic as Kol moves to leave. She takes a step towards him as he opens the door.]
Kol: I'll take your request for a truce under advisement.
Elena: Is there any chance that you could be wrong about Silas?
Kol: Trust me, Elena. Some things are better left buried. [Kol leaves. Elena sighs.]
Salvatore Boarding House
[Klaus has his phone out in the cellar.]
Klaus: Your brother's lack of communication is infuriating.
Damon: It's one of his trademarks, like his brooding and his hair.
Klaus: I don't understand what's taking so long. I mean, how hard is it to steal a dagger?
Damon: From a heretic with trust issiues, I'd say difficult. [Klaus sighs and tosses Damon a vial of blood.]
Damon: Sweet.
Klaus: You disappoint me, Damon. You're not trying very hard to get out of here. I expected more the daring escape artist, less the cell potato.
Damon: Well, I am compelled to kill Jeremy, so I figured it's probably smarter to sit here and chit-chat with you than bust out of here like the Hulk.
Klaus: How do you think Elena felt about that, by the way? Your inability to overcome Kol's compulsion for a single moment even though it meant saving the person she loves most in the world?Damon: She's met me. She knows impulse control's not my strong suit.
Klaus: Still, must be hard trying to live up to Stefan. I remember when I compelled him to feed off Elena. He fought it so hard, he actually managed to resist. Now, that's love.
"You are such a Stelena fan." Chuckled Bella.
"What is Stelena?" Asked Klaus.
"Stefan+Elena." Said Bella.
Damon: What do you know about love?Klaus: I know that you're in love with Elena. But I think you're afraid of what might happen when we find the cure at the end of the rainbow. Personally, I don't see a fairytale ending for you. All I see is Stefan and Elena. I think you see the same thing. [Damon doesn't reply, and Klaus' phone rings. He sees it's Kol and answers it. The shots alternate between Klaus in the cellar and Kol at the Gilbert house.]
Klaus: Well, if it isn't the happy homicidal maniac.
Kol: Did you know that your darling former blood bag and her brother are trying to kill me?
Klaus: What?
Kol: Don't pretend like you're not in on it. Your obsession to find the cure clearly trumps any sibling loyalty you once felt.
"As much of an ass Nik is, he would never kill you." Said Bella to Kol. Kol smilled.
"Hey!" Said Klaus and got ignored.
Klaus: I don't know what you're talking about.
Kol: I'm going to rip off Jeremy's arm and kill Elena just for sport. Then I'm coming for you.
Gilbert Residence
[Kol hangs up and starts walking. Elena is at the top of the staircase with a crossbow and she shoots Kol in the leg. He groans in pain. She disappears upstairs with vampire speed. Kol pulls the arrow out of his leg and goes after her.]