Tainted || n.mikaelson

forty-six

"Tyler Lockwood this better be good or else I'm going to rip your throat out," Seraphina answered the phone, smoothing down her hair.

"Well, maybe if the ass of a hybrid Niklaus wasn't sitting on my couch," He began, making her groan. "I wouldn't be calling you so early," He added. "Why did you tell him about the hunter?"

"I didn't tell him anything!" She exclaimed, throwing the covers off of her. "Why are you calling me again? Because I don't think you telling me that Klaus being here is important."

"I want him out of my house!" He exclaimed, making her sigh.

"I'll be there shortly."

--

"Where is he?" Seraphina questioned, her voice echoing through the mansion as she walked through it. Klaus came around the corner, along with three hybrids. "Ah, there he is," She sneered with a smile.

"Darling," Klaus called, making her arms folded over her chest. "You look amazing." His eyes trailed up and down her body. She wore a baggy button-up, which she tucked into a pair of black jeans and a pair of red heels. "Now, aren't you happy to see me?"

"You only came back to protect Tyler," She spat, seeing the said hybrid walking into the room. "Nothing more, nothing less. Now if you will excuse me, I'm heading out." Seraphina turned around, walking away from the hybrids.

"Wait a minute! Are you not taking him with you?" Tyler questioned, making Seraphina turn around. She raised a brow, making Tyler's nostrils flare. "You know Niklaus, she bit me when we killed you," He began.

"Hey!" She exclaimed, making her way towards Tyler. "All because you're a hybrid doesn't mean I won't kill you," She growled, her hand making its way on his throat. "I'll rip your throat out," She added, pushing him up against the wall.

"Darling," Klaus said, grabbing Seraphina, pulling her away from Tyler.

"Let go of me," She growled, jerking herself out of his grip.

"Who knew you weren't so cold and heartless," Klaus teased lightly, making her clench her jaw at his smugness.

"Don't act so smug and arrogant," She seethed as her phone rang.

"Hello," She answered harshly.

"Are you still in town? Or in a traffic jam?" He breathed, making Klaus look at her.

"Unfortunately, I got caught up," She said, looking at Klaus. "Why do you sound hurt? What's wrong?"

"Can you come, help me?" He questioned, soon rambling off where he was at.

"I'll be there," She said, the line going dead. Seraphina looked at Klaus, sending him a wink before running out of the mansion.

--

"So, you're an idiot," Seraphina mentioned as she entered the trailer.

"Come in, close the door," Damon instructed.

"Tell me that is not a bomb," She whined as she noticed what the arrows went to.

"Okay. It's a kitten," Damon said. "It's an adorable, exploding kitten."

"Have you called Stefan?" She questioned.

"No," Damon answered. "I'm too proud and stubborn."

"It only too you one hundred and some years to admit it," She sighed in relief.

"Come on. You're not gonna get hurt," Damon promised. "All I need you to do is channel your nurse alter ego and cut out the arrows," He explained. "I'd do it myself, but if I move." He pushed the string a bit before imitating an explosion noise. Seraphina let out a heavy sigh, rolling her eyes.

"Okay," She agreed, reaching for the knife on the table. She got behind Damon, a shaky sigh leaving her lips as she looked at the arrow. "Okay." She began cutting as Damon began snooping through the stuff he could reach.

"Pastor Young wrote a letter about sacrifice and war brewing in Mystic Falls," Damon pointed out, showing Seraphina the letter he held. She paused what she was doing, reading it over his shoulder.

"What does he mean, 'a greater evil is coming'?" She questioned, turning her attention back to cutting the arrow out of Damon. "I mean -- we have great evil already."

"You'd think," Damon replied as Damon's phone began to ring. Seraphina looked, seeing it was Elena.

"Stefan tried to make me drink from Bambi again, I hate it," Seraphina mimicked Elena's voice as he declined the call. "Hunter duty sucks."

"Yeah, Stefan was going to do it, but he had a physics test."

"Wow, you really are a good brother."

"I'm the bad brother," Damon replied gruffly.

"You're strung up to a bomb while Stefan plays vampire with a girl who broke your heart," Seraphina stated. "But you are doing a very good job of acting like it doesn't suck." She finished cutting, stepping back to make sure. "Alright old man, I think it should be good." Damon nodded, pulling out the first arrow.

"One down, one to go," Damon spoke, making Seraphina move to his side. "Why were you leaving town?"

"I was going to help Elijah with something," She answered, her eyes focused on the arrow. "Klaus is back, by the way. He heard about Tyler's mishap."

"Great," Damon grumbled. "I'm sorry Phina, I don't like him."

"I'm on the run from him now – sort of," She laughed quietly. "But he isn't planning on looking for me anytime soon," She said softly, looking up to see Damon's jaw clench. "See if you can get it out now."

--

"Klaus, where's Tyler?" Damon questioned into the phone as he and Seraphina prepared to go after Connor. "Seraphina and I are going after the vampire hunter, so if he'd like to join," Damon offered, Seraphina listened in, hearing how Klaus was more than willing to join. The phone call ended, making Damon look at Seraphina.

"Once this is over, I'm leaving town. One last killing party," She spoke.

"Okay, I'm not going to stop you," Damon assured. "Do you think Klaus will?"

"No," She responded as the two walked out of the boarding house. "Too worried about Tyler to give a damn about his wife."

"Jealous?" Damon questioned as she walked to his car.

"No, more like fed up with this behavior of his," She scoffed. "I need to get out of this damn town before I end up killing it."

may 27, 2020