Tainted || n.mikaelson

twenty-five

"No, Klaus. He'll do it."

"If she dies, this lot will be the last of your abominations," Mikael reminded Klaus.

"I don't need them," Klaus growled. "I just need to be rid of you," He said.

"To what end, Niklaus?" Mikael wondered. "Do you think you can live forever with no one at your side?" He added. "Nobody cares about anymore, boy!" Mikael yelled. "Who do you have other than those whose loyalty you've forced?" He questioned.

Seraphina rested her hands on his back, her thumbs rubbing small circles on it. She was hoping this was encouraging Klaus that she would always be there for him, she was always going to be by his side.

"No one," Mikael said after a silence. "No one," He repeated.

"I'm calling your bluff, father," Klaus finally spoke. "Kill her," He spat.

"Come outside and face me, you little coward," Mikael insulted. "And I won't have to."

Seraphina stepped closer, ready to risk her life for Klaus, only making Klaus face her for a moment, her heart sinking at the sight of tears in his eyes.

"My whole life you've underestimated me," Klaus spoke. "If you kill her, you lose your leverage. So, go ahead, go on, kill her," He growled. "Come on, old man, kill her. Kill her!" Klaus roared.

Mikael soon began to chuckle, making Seraphina's eyebrows furrowed. "Your impulse, Niklaus," He said. "It has and will forever be the one thing that keeps you from truly being great," Mikael said and soon enough, a gasp of pain left Elena's lips as a dagger went through her back, making Klaus and Seraphina gasp as well.

Mikael threw her to the ground, Seraphina and Klaus's mouths wide open in shock. A chuckle left Mikael as Damon whooped in, pushing his sister to the ground as he daggered Klaus. Damon slammed him on the ground, shoving the dagger deeper into Klaus. Stefan tackled Damon to the ground, Seraphina crawling over to Klaus, checking over him frantically.

"What are you doing?" Damon yelled at Stefan. Seraphina slipped the stake over to Klaus, who gave her a wicked smile before grabbing it, letting out a yell before staking Mikael.

Seraphina stood up, looking at her brothers, Stefan rushes at her first, grabbing her neck and breaking it.

—

Seraphina blinked her eyes as she woke up, feeling vervain ropes around her as Damon and Stefan walked into the room she was held in.

"What the fuck did you do to me?" She growled at them, pulling at the ropes only to hiss as it burned her skin. "Let me go, please," She whimpered.

"You know how much Klaus deserves this?" Stefan questioned as he got closer to her.

"Oh boo-woo," She mocked, turning to her eldest brother. "Damon, please," She begged him, fluttering her lashes at him.

"Damon, no," Stefan scolded, making Damon sigh. "Klaus is going to pay, I have you, I have everyone else, I think he'll know how I feel."

"You have the rest of them? Stef, you're committing suicide," She scoffed, looking up at him. She looked away, looking around the room, seeing the five Mikaelson coffins, plus a new pearl colored one. Her eyes grew wide, knowing that one was for her. "Stefan, you don't want to do this," She whispered, her focus on the coffin.

"Yeah, I do," He responded, motioning for Damon to go open the coffin. "And you're going to be a good little sister and not fight us,"

"Damon please don't let him do this!" She cried as Stefan picked her up. He hissed at the contact of the vervain as he carried her over to the coffin. "Damon!" She cried again as Stefan threw her against the silken cushion that was in it.

"Don't scream, you'll lose your oxygen supply sooner." Stefan smirked as he shut the coffin, a loud sob escaping her lips as her eyes met darkness.

—

"Rebekah, where are you and Seraphina? Pick up the phone love, daddy's dead," Klaus spoke into the phone as he walked around to his storage unit. "It's time for a family reunion," Klaus finished before his phone beeped. "Stefan! Miss me already?" Klaus greeted.

"I'm just calling to thank you for my freedom," Stefan said through the phone.

"I like to believe I'm a man of my word, more or less," Klaus replied.

"The thing is, it came at too high of a price," Stefan informed. "You took everything from me, Klaus," Stefan reminded.

"Let bygones be bygones. Trust me, resentment gets old," Klaus states as he unlocked the unit door.

"You know what never gets old?" Stefan questioned as the door slid up, revealing an empty storage unit. "Revenge," Stefan said.

"No," Klaus growled, his breathing becoming more erratic.

"What's the matter, Klaus? Missing someone?" Stefan asked sarcastically.

"What are you doing?" Klaus questioned.

"I'm just enjoying my freedom," Stefan replied.

"I will kill you and everyone you've ever met," Klaus threatened.

"You do that and you'll never see your family and Seraphina ever again," Stefan warned. "I wonder, Klaus, as someone who's been one step ahead for one thousand years, we're you prepared for this?"

—

Klaus walked into The Grill, hoping to see Seraphina somewhere, only seeing Damon and Elena as he sat down quietly at the bar.

"Don't mind me," Klaus said as Damon finished talking, making Elena turn around.

"Klaus," She breathed, Damon getting in front of her.

"You going to do this in The Grill? In front of everyone?" Damon questioned him. "It's a little beneath you, don't you think?"

"I don't know what you're talking about," Klaus said, getting up and walking closer to the two. "I just came down to my local pub, hoping to find my wife and to grab a drink with a mate," Klaus explained, turning to face Tony. "Get a round, then, would you Tony?"

"I'm surprised you stuck around town long enough for happy hour," Damon grumbled.

"Like I said -- I'm hoping to find my wife. Have you seen Seraphina?" Klaus questioned Damon. "My sister also seems to be missing, need to sort that out," Klaus added.

"Cute, blonde bombshell? Psycho?" Damon describes. "Shouldn't be too hard to find. Now Seraphina, on the other hand, she likes to hide."

"Truth is, I've grown to rather like your little town," Klaus informed. "Thinking I might fancy a home here. I imagine you're wondering how does this affect you," Klaus said, holding a dart in his hand. "And the answer is, not in the slightest. As long as I get what I want, and everyone behaves themselves, you can go on living your little lives however you choose," Klaus explained. "You have my word."

"What more could you possibly want?" Elena questioned.

"Well, for starters, you can tell me where I might find Stefan," Klaus responded.

"Stefan slipped town the second he saved your ass," Damon grumbled.

"Well, you see, that is a shame," Klaus threw the dart in his hand, hitting the bullseye. "Your brother stole from me. I need him found so I can take back what's mine."

"That sounds like a Klaus and Stefan problem," Elena sassed, making Klaus get closer to her, making Damon step in between the two of them.

"Well, this is broadening the scope, sweetheart."

ah shit, klaus is gonna be pissed.

march 10, 2020