I'll Never Leave

Chapter 10 - Keep Your Enemies Closer

The feeling of the cold tiled floor felt heaven on the back of Ivy's neck, soothing the dull ache that appeared. She could hear the someone's phone ringing in the distance, the sound getting louder and louder. A groan emitted from the back of her throat, not wanting to open her eyes, enjoying the darkness too much.

The redhead rolled to her left, opening her left eye slightly to see a black mass on the floor next to her. As her eyes focused, the dark mass became more detailed to reveal Damon Salvatore. She could see his mouth move, but his voice still sounded far away. Her body began to heal itself a bit more; regaining feeling in her limbs and back. Something began to prod her in the back, almost like when someone pokes an animal with a stick to see if it's still alive. She rolled onto her back, to see her father towering over her, his boot gently kicking her.

"Get up." Alaric demanded, Ivy regained her hearing. She tried to sit up, struggling to perform the simplest of moves. She watches Damon with envy, as he stands up, obviously having his neck snapped before. He held out a hand for her, which she accepted. She leaned on him while the muscles in her legs got used to her weight and built up their strength. "I said get up." Alaric moved over to Stefan, who Ivy finally noticed. "Klaus is gonna kill Elena."

"What are you talking about?" Ivy asked stumbling over to Stefan to help him up.

"Klaus needs Elena's blood to make hybrids. She's the last person that he'd kill." Stefan reasoned with 'Ric'.

"The witch bound my life to Elena's. If she dies, I die. Klaus figured that out and now he's taken her. Now, I'm trapped here until the sun goes down, so you two better get doing what you do best. Saving Elena's life." Alaric stormed between the Salvatore brothers, knocking them both out of the way. Ivy's head followed the form of her father as he stomped down the hallway.

"I know you're still in there." Alaric stopped at the sound of Ivy's voice, his back to her. "I'll get you back." The three vampires left the older man standing there, frozen to the spot. The vampire in him aware that she meant something to this vessel. He felt like he wasn't in control of his body. He was fighting something that wanted to chase down the woman and hold her.

As he heard the footsteps disappear, he was finally able to move again. He continued his patrol around the school until nightfall.

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All three of them heard the struggle between Tyler and Klaus from outside the mansion. They followed the sounds into a darkened parlour decorated with deep reds and greys. Klaus had his hand in Tyler's chest, attempting to grab the hybrids heart. Tyler panicked feeling Klaus' fingertips graze his heart. His mind went to Caroline helping him find the strength to overpower Klaus by twisting his arm round. Stefan and Damon saw the opening and ambushed the original. Tyler and Damon held his arms down, allowing Stefan plunging his hand into Klaus' chest.

Ivy ran to help Elena, putting her at a safe distance in case the original got himself free. Ivy saw the sorrow filled express on Klaus' face towards Stefan. Klaus believed they were friends at one point, but that was a different time.

The pearl white skin of the blonde original began to turn an ash grey as he began to desiccate. All the vampires in the room listened to his heartbeat slow down, waiting for silence. Damon moved to Ivy and Elena, feeling Klaus weaken, no longer needing three vampires to hold him down.

Damon assisted Elena to her feet, walking her towards the foyer of the mansion. He wanted to get the brunette away from the temporary death of Klaus Mikaelson.

Stefan glared at the older vampire with hard eyes. Everything that Klaus forced him to go through, running through his mind. Compelling him to forget about Chicago, making him feed to save Damon and the summer with Klaus.