Slow Burn [Klaus Mikaelson Story]

60. Affirm

Next day I took Elena to check out the hieroglyphics while Alaric and Damon went to Alaric's loft.

"So you can't see those?" She asks, I pucker my lips and shake my head.

"So which ones you can see?"

"Just a couple, I point to two three pictures." She lets out a sigh, "Alright out with it" I say.

"Can you un-compel me and Bonnie and Caroline about keeping your secret in front of everyone. You really didn't need to compel us you know?" 

"If you ask me one more time about this I am compelling you to forget" I give her a tight lip smile which shuts her up quickly.

"And what about Damon and Alaric?"

"I trust them" I shrug my shoulders.

"So are you scared if someone finds out about you they want to kill you or something?"

I let out a chuckle slightly scoffing, "Sure" I roll my eyes.

"Then what is it?"

"Its simple honestly I don't think people who I don't trust deserve to know" I state, she raises her eyebrows in disbelief, "So you don't trust me?"

"You know it don't you and your little friends?" I counter.

"But you have to compel me?"

"Yes, I just don't fully trust you with it, because you all can go and babble in front of Klaus about it?" I make up a lie, I really don't care if he gets to know my secret but I would prefer it remain under wraps.

"Wow" she scoffs.

"It is the truth after I get to know that Gilberts literally kidnapped me and that too after knowing my last name don't blame me for being less trusty" I furrow my eyebrows debating wether trusty is a word or not.

"Well aren't you a princess" she rolls her eyes at me.

"I know" I smile at making her shake her head, "But queen is more suitable" I whisper next her ear, she jumps back to steps making laugh.

"If you are so strong why not help?"

"I am doing as much as I want to, and that should be enough plus he hasn't done anything wrong to me" I shrug my shoulders.

"So it wasn't wrong when he killed me?"

"You are still alive aren't you plus I can't act out just because of your screw ups."

"What do you mean?"

"Well last night Atticus told me that I can't act out without any probable cause as it's not good for us or something, that's the only drawback to being royal."

"So you mean you can't act out of spite someone has to say something or do something that directly affects you."

"Eh you could say that plus I should feel like that person deserves my help or not."

She lets out a scoff, "So it depends all on her majesty feelings. Well then your majesty when everyone is dead I am sure you will act then."

Anger flared inside my chest, I bear my fangs and I close the distance with her as she stumbles back with fear written all over her face, "I am not old Isla who will brush your stupidity as immaturity of a little sister, after knowing we are not blood related plus how your family stole me just because of my name, the only thing stopping me from breaking you like twig is that I respect our bond plus I don't want Jeremy to go orphan but next time I hear a snarky comment out of you about my status I will personally bleed you dry and hand your blood to Klaus so if you want me to respect that bond learn to respect others who doesn't want to dance around you. Got it?"

She starts to nod her head furiously.

"Good, make sure you remember it" I point my finger at her. I look at her and she is trembling like a leaf in winter I let out a sigh rubbing my temple, I corner her again making sure she is looking directly in my eyes

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"Isla!" I hear Damon's voice outside the estate, I let out a groan in annoyance but speed outside nonetheless.

"What?" I fold my arms over my chest.

"What did you say to Elena?" he looks angry.

"Were you eaves dropping?" I raise my eyebrow at him.

"Yeah-well hey don't change the subject" he scolds me making me giggle.

"It is just whenever someone doubts me or mocks me about my stuff, a flare ignites inside me and I can't help but feel like killing them" I let it out.

"But you don't do that with me?"

"Yeah well because I trust you" I shrug, "I consider you as my friend."

"You don't consider Elena as a friend?"

"No after knowing how I become part of the Gilbert's there is this feeling inside of me not liking them at all but it doesn't extend to Jeremy for some reason" I tell him the truth.

"What about helping her, you are definitely stronger than Klaus it can be all over in a snap" he clicks his fingers.

"No not really, things. got weird when I was forced to complete my transitions, happened too fast I have to wolf out few more times before I can get stable however  last night I asked Atticus the same question he said it is a drawback of being the royal basically we are the law in a sense we cannot act irrationally, that can cause problems to the innocent, maintain balance and our body and mind won't let us, we can't. kill someone just because someone close to us screwed something up, and as for Klaus he has never hurt me or said anything that would affect plus Elena is still alive- if she wasn't then I would've killed Klaus with no problem but that's not the case so I can't punish him for something he hasn't done? so I have no reason plus I should feel like that person deserved to be harmed or something" I explain it to him.

He lets out a groan, "But he did kill her and then she came back to life." 

I shake my head, "What Gilberts did to me balanced out the whole sacrificial thing and again she is alive, and I am helping as much my it allows me too." Plus I saw Klaus's side to and when I kept myself in his shoes he wasn't wrong.

"Moreover I don't care about Elena like I used to so" I shrug my shoulders.

"But you will help as much as you 'it' allows?" he asks completely ignoring what I said, "Yup" I nod my head at him. 

"Why don't you snap his neck or maybe compel him?" he suggests. I give him a bored look and he lets out a groan again. 

"I can't get into this until things get super out of hands, I am really sorry Damon" I tell him with a sad smile. 

I will not kill, just because Elena Gilbert said so.