Linked

The Ball

As soon as I descended the stairs all the Original and Salvatore siblings surrounded me. I knew what they wanted but I was having mixed feelings. On one hand Klaus would die but on the other so would I and Elijah, and he's done nothing wrong only when he's protecting his family and I respect and understand that. And sure Rebekah has tried to kill me in the past but it's only because she's heartbroken. The other two brothers, Finn and I wasn't sure who the other was, I wasn't sure whether they deserved to die or not.

"Elena what did she say?" Stefan's voice snapped me from my thoughts and I felt his hands on my shoulders.

"She..." I considered for a moment but decided that it was too much of a sacrifice to just kill one person. The sound of Esther's voice broke through the silence and brought everyone's attention from me and on to her.

"Good Evening, Ladies and Gentleman. Waiters are coming around with champagne. I invite you all to join me in raising a glass. It provides me with no greater joy then to see my family back together as one. I'd like to thank you all for being part of this spectacular evening." All of us were handed a glass of champagne that I knew was tinted with my blood. All the siblings eyed it suspiciously. "Cheers!" She lifted her glass and everyone repeated the motion.

"Cheers!" Everyone repeated. I had to drink otherwise she'd know I was going to tell them and she'd most likely kill me before I could.

Esther looked at each of the siblings and then her eyes landed on me and she had a satisfied smile on her face.

"We can't talk here" I whispered and if the people who surrounded me weren't supernatural beings they wouldn't have heard me. I moved quickly, but not quick enough to arouse suspicion. I was handed back my jacket and I continued to walk until I found myself in the forest that surrounded the Mikaelson property. I felt a rush of cold air pass by me and goosebumps appeared on my skin.

"What the hell Elena?!" It was Damon. He looked really angry, his blue eyes were almost a completely different darker shade of blue, he was scary when he was like this and it was understandable. I did get his brother to snap his neck so I could go talk to a murderous witch who'd already tried to kill me. He grabbed my arm when I didn't answer and I winced. "We're leaving."

"I'd be careful brother, you wouldn't want her to hate you as she does me." Stefan. He was being such a cold hearted bastard recently. Suddenly Damon wasn't holding onto me anymore and he'd disappeared from my line of vision.

"You should treat the lady with more respect," I didn't recognise the voice and I turned to see that the mysterious brother had Damon pinned against a tree by his neck. I only just noticed what he looked like. He had a tux that hugged his torso perfectly and from what I could tell he was muscular. He had the same colour hair as Elijah. He had a boyish face with a jaw line and cheekbones that could battle a god's. He must've been turned young as he looked about my age but I knew he'd lived a lot longer. "Are you alright darling?" He had turned to me now and I blushed as he smirked at me, knowing that I had just been exploring his body with my eyes. I nodded not trusting my voice and his smirk turned into a genuine smile, "I'm Kol by the way." However it changed into a scowl as he looked back at Damon. "Don't do that again, or you'll face worse consequences. "

Laughter erupted from behind us and we all turned surprised at the sudden revelation. All the other siblings stood there and Klaus and Rebekah were chuckling as Finn was attempting to hide his amusement at his brother's actions. Elijah however appeared cold and angry, and dare I say a bit jealous. "Enough." Yep he was definitely jealous. The rest of the siblings instantly went silent and Kol dropped Damon to the floor very unceremoniously. Everyone looked towards Elijah. "Now Elena. What did my mother talk to you about?"

I felt everyone's eyes on me as I looked at the ground. "She wants to kill you all." I whispered, scared that one of them would attack me. I heard sharp intakes of breath all around me and I hesitantly lifted my head to look at each of the siblings. They all held a similar expression on their face, pain. However Klaus looked more angry than upset. Damon and Stefan had smirks on their faces and I found myself frowning at their reaction.

"You're lying!" I turned just in time to see Rebekah lunging for me. I shut my eyes awaiting the blow but when none came I peered through the slits of my eyes, expecting to see one of the Salvatore's but instead I saw Elijah pinning Rebekah to the tree in the same way Kol had done with Damon. Rebekah was struggling against his grip and clawing at the hand that held her neck.

"Let her finish!" He snarled in her terrified face and she instantly stopped attempting to escape. Elijah removed his hand from around his sister's neck and fixed his suit, brushing away the dust from the blow on the tree. He turned his eyes to me and I flinched without thinking. He looked hurt for a moment but quickly fixed his cold mask. "Carry on." He insisted.

"She linked me to you five," they all looked confused and I knew what they wanted to ask, "My blood was in the champagne." They all nodded thankful for my explanation. I continued, "She plans to kill me on the next full moon and when I die, you will all die with me." I looked at each of them and they all had angry expressions on their face and Rebekah was beginning to cry.

I reached out with the intention of comforting her, I had expected her to push me away but when she didn't, I pulled her into a hug and pulled her to ground with me. And that's where we sat her crying in my arms as I stroked her hair. I looked at the men surrounding us to find that they were all looking at me with confusion across their faces and I stifled a giggle at the dumbfounded look they all shared. I sat there holding her until she'd stopped crying. She wiped her tears and I heard her mumble a "thanks."

She stood up and straightened herself. "So what do we do about this?"