Chapter 15: Can't Run From Fate

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I was in shock. How could Katherine know about this? Of course she was almost in one. A sacrifice I mean. I looked to Damon for help but he seems just as lost as I am.
"Shit!" I shout. Well looks like I'm screwed either way.
    My anger seems to make Damon snap out of it.
"You have got to be kidding me!" Damon shouts.
"Come on, we have to tell them."
I walked hopelessly to the car and started it with a glum look on my face. Damon got in without a word and then we drove off.
The whole ride was silent. I looked over to Damon occasionally but he always had a cold face on. He just stared at the road and nothing else. I could tell he was so mad and angry. It scared me a bit.
I walked out of the car and into the boarding house which held Elena and Stefan in the living room watching something on TV.
"Bad news guys. Katherine told Klaus about Brooklyn."
Stefan shook his head in despair and Elena looked like she was about to burst in tears. It seemed like it was one thing after another. Nothing could ever go smoothly.
     Chris sat on the couch with an angered look on his face.
"What now?" He asked.
Suddenly there was a knock at the door that made all of us jump.
I walk to go answer it and take a deep breath when it's only Elijah.
"Elijah, we have a problem."
Elijah walks in un phased and I'm guessing he already found out.
"Yes indeed."
    He takes in Elena's appearance and he sees the bite.
"How'd you get that?" He asked.
"Katherine."
He seemed shocked but I knew that Katherine would do this.
He takes it upon himself to pop a squat in the chair across from the couch.
  "It seems we have a problem."
"Yeah, we know," Damon says.
    "Klaus needs to believe you both are dead. He'll be vulnerable after your death as well. If he knows Brooklyn is still alive, he'll never stop."
     Yup, there it is was again. Another blow.
"So I have to die," I said.
"Temporarily."
    There was no temporarily. I knew if I drank vampire blood then I would have a shot at living a vampire life but I would never be human. I could never age, never have kids, and never have a normal life.
    "As I said I have only one dose of Elixir."
      Elena and I looked at each other and I knew she wanted it. I couldn't deny the look in her eyes that said she would kill me for that. She never would want to be a vampire.
    "Elena can have it," I said.
Elijah smiled, admiring my caring and generosity.
   "So it's settled."
   Nothing could ever be settled. I knew I was either going to die or become a vampire and neither I wanted. Elena is always going to get what she wants because she always does.
     I looked over to see her smiling with joy and I couldn't stop thinking that I was losing my best friend. She had a look in her eyes as we made eye contact. She immediately stopped smiling and stood there with wide eyes. She was hoping I didn't see it but if course I did. This life was changing her and no one could save her now. Stefan manipulated her and he was to guilty about being selfish as well. All they cared about was themselves and each other. It was a wake up call for me.
    I stood up and walked in front of her wanting to slap that bitchy smirk off her face.   
    "You were always going to take that elixir. Even if it mean't stealing it from me. You don't care what's going to happen to me, you only care about yourself."
    As the words left my mouth so did a few tears. She stood up beside me and before I knew it, she had slapped me. Hard. My cheek throbbed in pain but I could handle it. So I slapped her back harder making her fall to the ground.
   Chris went over to grab me to stop from hurting Elena but I held up my hand.
"No. I'm done here. I'm going home."
    I walked out the front door to take a walk to clear my head. The woods were cool and breezy but it was fall so it made sense. Every time I would step, leaves would crunch under my feet. It was my favorite sound ever. I would purposely try to step on piles of leaves just to hear it. Yup, that was me. The leaves were so beautiful too. My favorite color were the bright red in the tree. It's my favorite season.
I kept walking and then I was walking for hours. I was so lost, I didn't even know where North or South was. It was soon starting to get dark and the sun was setting. I took out my phone but there was no service out here. I kept walking around to try and get some bars but it was useless.
    I sighed in defeat after almost an hour of trying. Now the only light was the moon and I realized it was a full moon. I was so screwed.
   "Lost?" A British voice asked. Of course, the only thing worse than being lost came.
   "What do you want?" I asked. He grinned at my trouble some situation. I didn't find even a bit of this funny.
   "Well I was going to help."
I didn't want it.
"Well thanks but no thanks." I started to walk away in hopes of finding the boarding house but Klaus appeared right in front of me, blocking my way.
"Come on, Brooklyn. We were pals, remember."
   I rolled my eyes at his absurd comments."
"Well pal," I said with hostility, " I just lost my best friend and I found out I'm going to die in your damn sacrifice!"
   I felt hurt though. Klaus just cared about nothing not even my life and somehow that hurt.
   "Well, there could be a way I can save you."  
   I looked back at him in awe. I could still be human. 

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