Jeremy's Unexpected Adventure To The Past

Chapter Eleven

Niklaus Michaelson was not in a good mood.
In fact he would go as far as to say he was in a terrible mood.
His plans were finally coming together. He had every ingredient necessary, now all he had to do is collect the doppelganger and he would be on his way. Unfortunately he couldn't find anyone! Not even his little sister.
So you can imagine his surprise when he found not only the doppelganger and her little friends along with the Salvatore brothers but also his little sister all in the same room looking at each other like death had come early. Except for his sister who just looked slightly worried.
"Well, is anyone going to answer my question or am I going to have to start ripping hearts out?"
He threatened in a voice laced with impatient rage.
Silence.
Damon suddenly pushed off the wall he was leaning against and proceeded to pour him a drink before taking a sip. He turned to the room only to find everyone staring at him with the exception of Klaus who was glaring at him. He raised an eyebrow and held up his glass.
"I'm sorry so rude of me, care for a drink?"
In a matter of seconds Klaus had Damon by the throat, feet dangling a foot off the floor gasping for breath as he fought to pry the hand from its hold.
"G-guess not."
Damon managed to choke out.
"Answer me!"
He practically roared as he continued to squeeze with every second that went by.
In the corner of his eye Klaus caught gazes with Stefan who had begun to try and assist his brother and snarled out.
"Don't move, or I'll rip his heart out!"
Stefan immediately froze at the command unable to resist the compulsion as it washed over him.
By now Damon was gritting his teeth in irritation.
"Well, is someone going to answer the man who literally has my life in his hands?"
Damon bit out in gasps as he struggled to breathe as his windpipe was being crushed.
No one really seemed to care all that much except for an anxious Elena and a mildly concerned Stefan at the thought of Damon dying.
"Elena's brother. Bonnie accidently sent his soul to the past. We were able to summon it back for a brief moment before another witch took it back to the past."
Stefan said calmly ignoring the look Elena was sending him as he explained.
Klaus saw the look and immediately knew there was something Stefan wasn't telling him. So with a flick of a wrist Damon flew through the air before slamming into the wall unconscious and neck broken. Stefan immediately ran to his unconscious brother followed by Elena who pulled Damon so he could lay straight on his back.
Klaus turned on his heel and stalked out of the Salvatore manor with Rebekah two steps behind him.
"Nik, wait!"
Klaus threw a glance behind him at his pleading sister before disappearing with a blur. Not five seconds later Klaus stormed into the mansion the click clack of Rebekah's heels following him in his stead.
"For you to help my enemies is something I would least expect from you. Maybe Kol, just to spite me, but you little sister, never."
Klaus growled out as he poured himself some alcohol. Rebekah followed him into his office to explain.
"I wasn't helping them! I was helping you, Nik."
Klaus scoffed.
"How is giving them a way to summon a soul from the past helping me Rebekah?"
Rebekah looked uncertain for a moment.
"Nik, there's something I have to tell you."
At his sister small and unsure voice Klaus calmed down a bit and stared at his usually loud and confident sister in wonder. What could possibly have happened to make her act like this. The way she used to be before they became immortal.
"I'm listening."
He stated as he crossed his arms over his chest, leaning against the wall.
Taking a deep breath Rebekah looked up at Klaus straight in the eyes.
"It's about Jeremy."
As soon as those words left his sisters mouth Klaus felt like his insides were turned into ice.
All at once images and feelings flooded him at the mention of that one name.
Jeremy, his sweet and lovely mate who had disappeared over three hundred years ago.
Jeremy, who could look pass his dark side and accept him for who he was.
Jeremy, who managed to worm his way into every part of his being and became his light.
He had been absolutely devastated when he couldn't find a trace of his scent anywhere. Him and his brothers had literally scowered the entire country for just a hint of their mates scent but always came to the same conclusion.
Until one night they couldn't do it anymore.
The overbearing hope that they carried around with them being crushed to nothing when everywhere they went they found nothing.
After that night he and his brothers split up and had barely seen each other since then. They all had the same hollow feeling inside them that even with time hadn't subsided. Just thinking about it hurt.
"What about him?"
He asked through gritted teeth.
Rebekah gulped nervously before she answered.
"Nik, I found him."
The smell of incense and pine were the first thing Jeremy became aware of when he came to. The second thing he became aware of was the overwhelming nauseous feeling accompanied with the need to vomit everything he had ever eaten in his entire life.
Slowly he began to open his eyes to adjust to the harsh bright light of the sun that found its way into the room. Jeremy groaned in annoyance.
"Jeremy?"
A familiar voice spoke from somewhere off to the side. Turning his head he could vaguely make out the figure of Kol who was sitting just by his side as he held his hand. Jeremy couldn't hold back the blush that dusted his cheeks in embarrassment as he gazed up at the concerned look Kol was giving him.
"What happened?"
Jeremy mumbled under his breath as he threw an arm over his eyes to block out the sun and to avoid making eye contact with the vampire currently holding his hand like it was glass.
"You almost died because of the binding spell, that's what happened."
Jeremy stole a glance from under his arm at Kol when he noted the anger in his voice.
Kol was more than just angry.
He was scared.
Jeremy almost died.
The binding spell was meant for the two bound souls to stay in close proximity with each other at all times. In fact if it weren't for the blood pendants and Jeremy's unusual ability to live through mostly anything he would be dead ten times over by now.
So when he had found out the boy's soul had been summoned away from his body, in extension Klaus his bond mate, Kol feared for Jeremy's survival.
The fear was so great he had resolved to turn Jeremy if the witch had failed to bring Jeremy's soul back.
It was also his suspicion that Elijah and Klaus were thinking the exact same thing.
But after seeing those impossibly green eyes staring up at him in glazed over confusion made Kol feel like a huge weight had been lifted off his shoulders.
Something was telling him it wouldn't have turned out to well if he had actually turned Jeremy. But all thoughts of turning him left his mind when he found his Jeremy awake.
His boy was still alive and he would stay that way.
Elijah ran through the forest alongside Klaus searching for the unknown traces of scents that were spreading across the surrounding woods of the witch's cabin. Klaus had been the one to catch onto the arrivals and had left eight newly made blood pendants with Jeremy and Kol before he left followed by a very reluctant Elijah.
Both were on high alert ready to dispatch any threat who dared to make themselves known. There had been too many close calls with Jeremy and they would be even more damned to allow it to happen again.
Out of the three brothers Elijah seemed to be the calmest with the situation at hand. But unknown to his two brothers inside there was beast of vengeance ready to kill anything or anyone who tried to hurt his Jeremy.
Elijah wasn't completely sure when he realized Jeremy was his. When he first saw him sleeping peacefully in the bed not a month ago, or the time he held him in his arms as he escaped from the pack of werewolves. It didn't matter when he realized it, only that he had.
When he saw Mikael snap Jeremy's neck Elijah felt nothing but blind rage. In his rage he killed twelve hunters and only stopped because Klaus had yelled for him to take Jeremy to safety. So he gathered the cold unresponsive body of his boy and fled Kol not far behind him.
Elijah had to wait patiently for three days until he heard the unmistakable sound of Jeremy stirring from unconsciousness. It took everything in himself to not rip open the door that hid Jeremy from him and to grab him in a unforgiving grip and to never let him go. As soon as he entered the room he couldn't stop himself anymore.
After that day Elijah had vowed to never let Jeremy be in danger like that again. But there they were in the woods scouting out unknown threats while Jeremy lay unconscious in a witch's home after having his soul summon god knows where.
Cecilia had mentioned something that made Elijah realize they didn't know much about Jeremy. Only that he was from a place named Mystic Falls Virginia, he had a sister, and his parents where deceased. Cecilia had said that there was something undeniably otherworldly about the boy.
Elijah vowed to find out just who Jeremy Gilbert was.
But for now he needed to maintain his safety above all else.
To his left Elijah caught sight of Klaus coming closer.
"Let's get back."
Elijah nodded and in seconds both vampires were gone.

Klaus could only stare at Rebekah in great disbelief, anger, and a little hope.
"For you to resort to this is a whole new low for you Rebekah."
Klaus said through clenched teeth barely keeping from killing his own sister.
"I'm not lying. Remember all those years ago when Cecilia said you'd see your lover again. Do you remember her saying he was otherworldly? That he did not belong in this world?"
Rebekah pleaded trying to make her brother see.
"Don't you see Nik? Jeremy did not come from another world altogether. He came from the future. This future, this time, now."
Rebekah said all this as fast as she could.
Klaus's eyes widened in shock.
"Are you telling me Jeremy is here in this very town? Now?"
Klaus's voice was so low and dangerous Rebekah could only nod as an answer.
"Where? Where is my mate?!"
The first question was said in a whisper and the second was hissed out with such desperate urgency Rebekah almost gave in.
"I can't tell you Nik, Not yet."
Rebekah didn't even see him move. Before she could comprehend what was happening Klaus had his baby sister by her neck not quite choking her but squeezing enough as a warning.
"Where. is. he?"
Klaus's voice was deadly low indicating his seriousness.
Rebekah was in shock. Her brother who adored her more than anyone in the world was holding her by the throat threateningly.
"Please Nik."
Before Klaus could question her further there was suddenly a hand on the arm currently holding his sister to the wall.
Looking to the face of the person who dared to interrupt him he was surprised to see Elijah glaring down at him. Klaus wretched his arm from his brothers grip before snarling at him in anger.
"What is the meaning of this? Why do you threaten Rebekah so?"
Elijah asked as he frowned down at his hot headed brother.
Before Klaus could answer Kol walked into the room and sneered at him in distaste.
"The reason doesn't really matter right brother? You'd stake us and hid us away in caskets forever if you'd have a chance again wouldn't you?"
"Shut up, Kol."
Klaus growled out.
Elijah raised an eyebrow at Klaus's weak response as did Kol. Something important must have happened for his brother to be lacking in defending himself for his actions.
"What has happened?"
Klaus looked up at his brothers uncertain. He knew he should tell them. They deserved to know. But he couldn't bring himself too. What if what Rebekah is telling him was a mistake? He did not want his brothers to go through the same pain again if that were the case. But looking into their eyes he could not lie to them.
He stole a glance at Rebekah.
She was looking straight back at him and when they connected eyes she nodded.
"Eli, Kol."
Both mentioned men focused on Klaus. Klaus took a moment and just stared at the two curious men not quite sure how to start. So he decided to be blunt as possible.
"It's about Jeremy."