Twisted Bonds

Chapter 56: Mother

Emma's POV

A couple weeks had gone by. I'd get a call from one of my soulmates almost everyday. I even got to have a short conversation with Finn when Klaus called me last week. He still had a ways to go, but the brief conversation showed me that he was putting in a lot of effort in learning English.

No one had called me for the last three days. I didn't know what was going on or if I should even be worried. I decided that if a week had gone by and no one had reached out, that I would reach out myself.

It was evening by the time I got home. After classes, I had decided to go to the clearing. I had to keep up with training. I walked in to a wonderful smell coming from the kitchen.

Jenna and Alaric were cooking. Jenna smiled at me when I came in. Alaric still seemed to be a bit wary around me, but he forced a smile, as well. "Hey Emma, are you hungry?" Jenna asked.

"I became hungry the second the smell hit my nose. I hope you're making enough for me." I replied.

"Of course we are! It'll be done in a few minutes." Jenna told me.

"Do you guys need any help?" I asked.

"No, it's almost done. Just needs to be heated up and stirred." Jenna said.

Right when I was about to take a peek into the pot to see what it was they were cooking, my phone rang. I took it out and looked at the caller ID. It was Elijah. I just smiled and answered it. "Hey Elijah!" I greeted.

"Emma, hey, how are you doing?" Elijah asked.

"I'm okay. How are you? No one's been calling me." I responded.

"Well, do you remember me talking about a locked coffin that Stefan and Damon had hid?" Elijah asked.

"Yeah..." I said, already starting to see where this would be going, and I didn't like it. I walked out of the kitchen so that the call would be a bit more private.

"Well, they managed to open the coffin. Our mother is back." Elijah revealed.

"How is she back? She isn't a vampire, is she?" I asked.

"No, she isn't. She's a powerful witch, and she knows a lot of powerful witches from the other side." Elijah informed.

"Well, are you guys okay? Is it a happy family reunion, or is there something else going on?" I asked.

"She came in claiming to have forgiven Klaus and wanting to be a family again. But Finn told us that she went to him. She knew that Finn despised his very existence before meeting you." Elijah started. Finn hated existing? After he finishes learning English, I'll have to have a talk with him. I won't force him to talk to me about it, but I want to let him know that I'm here to listen if he ever does. "Apparently, she hasn't got a clue that he found a reason to keep living. Finn tricked her into believing that he would help her with what she is plotting." Elijah told me.

"Well, do you guys know what she is doing?" I asked.

"Yes. She wants to kill us." Elijah told me.

"What?!" I screamed. I didn't care if Jenna and Alaric heard me from the kitchen. I was downright pissed. I walked outside so I wouldn't bother them with my yelling. "She wants to kill you guys?! I won't let her! If she even tries to hurt one of you, I swear I'll-" I started shouting.

"Hey, calm down. Now that Finn has her fooled, we can stop her from doing so." Elijah said, trying to calm me.

I took a deep breath, but I was still fuming. Just the thought of one of them being killed made me go mad. "Do you guys know her plan yet?" I asked him.