Just One Yesterday // I

Chapter Thirteen

I stood in a field with my camera prepared to get landscapes. Trying not to think of anything, no thoughts about my so called 'Family'. No thoughts of the family I don't know. Only thoughts on the field in front of me. I get up my camera on a tripod. I look through it, adjusting the focus, once I get a clear shot I see a figure in the distance. I zoom in on the figure, and see someone I thought I'd never see again.

"Elijah!" I shout in surprise. Elijah appears in front of me, a smile on his face.

"Hello Clara." he says. I immediately hug him, all my thoughts and worries melting away, and he hugs me back.

"How? When?" I try to ask, happy that he's back.

"Last night. Now, more pressing matters are happening. Tonight, I'm having my brother and the Salvatore's have a sit down dinner tonight, to try and talk things over. I was hoping that you'd accompany us, to keep everyone at ease." Elijah requests.

I laugh, "And by keep people at ease, I'm assuming you mean Nik and keep him from harming said Salvatore's?" I clarify causing him to chuckle.

"I'll be seeing you later Clara." Elijah says then disappears. The smile doesn't leave my face. I quickly pack up my stuff and head home to get ready.

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I smooth out my dress before knocking on the door. The door opens, revealing Elijah with a new haircut. "Niklaus, our first guest has arrived." Elijah calls into the finished mansion. He smiles and gestures for me to come in.

"You look wonderful Clara." Elijah says as he closes the door.

I smile, "As do you Elijah. I love the new hair style." I compliment.

"Thank you, Clara." he says as we walk into the dinning room.

"Clara! Wonderful for you to come love! Please have a drink as we wait for the Salvatore." Nik says when we walk in, offering me a glass of champagne.

"Thank you, Nik." I respond, accepting the glass, and grabbing it from him.

"You look lovely Clara." Nik compliments with his signature smirk.

"Thank you again Nik, you look nice as well." I reply. 

A knock on the door sounds through the house and Elijah goes to answer it, a minute later Elijah's voice fills the home, "Niklaus, our guests have arrived." he announce's, as the Salvatore's come into view.

"Damon. Stefan. Elijah tells me you seek an audience. Very bold. Lets discuss the terms of our agreement, like civilized men, shall we?" Nik says to them.

"It's better to indulge him." Elijah tells us, following his brother to the table, I follow as well.

"I didn't, uh, come here to eat, Klaus. In fact, I didn't want to come here at all. but I was told to cause you would hear us out." Stefan says in a bored tone.

"Hmm well, we can sit and eat or I can reach down your throats and pull out your insides. Your choice." Nik threatens them.

"Nik, play nice." I tell him and all he does in response is an 'innocent' smile as if he's done nothing wrong.

The Salvatore's sit down on one side of the table. Nik sat on my left and Elijah on my right, across from the other brothers. We all began to eat, all except Stefan. "Lost your appetite." Nik comments. Stefan just shrugs.

"Eat. I thought we agreed to leave the grumpy Stefan at home." Damon tells Stefan with a forceful smile.

There was an awkward silence before Stefan picks up his fork to eat. "That's the spirit. Isn't this nice? The five of us, dining together. Such a treat. Is this what you had in mind, when you pulled the dagger out of my brother?" Nik questions the older Salvatore.