Blood, Death, and Tears

The Other Side

Unknown Amount of Time Later...

I never knew what loneliness really felt like until I was on the other side. All the people I had known for the most who died were human, of course there was Alaric and Jeremy but I hadn't seen them in the time I'd been here. I had just been alone sitting in the cafe everyday and night thinking over my time as a human. I never went home in all the time I'd been here because I still even if I was dead couldn't face the reality of all that happened in that house. Face the fact I had truly died and I might not ever see family again. Today felt different, when the sun rose on this day I knew something was going on something was happening. I was walking around town now something I never did looking at everything wondering what could be different about today. I reached my school I was only standing on the outside when I felt someone walk up next to me.

"It's pretty bleak here without all the students don't you think" my heart dropped as Alaric's voice filled my ears "Oh my God" I turned and grabbed on tight to Ric hugging as if it would've been the last time I ever saw him. He laughed as tears filled my eyes and rubbed my back, then he pulled away wiping my face "Hey Kiddo" I smiled at him "Where's Jeremy" I asked hoping one of us would of seen him by now "Come with me" my heart filled with more joy and excitement than I had almost ever felt in my entire lifetime. I would see him again. After all this time of missing and hurting over him I would be ok again, I would have family again. We walked to the cemetery where he waited for us. As soon as we locked eyes I couldn't stop my feet from pushing me forward and running to him.

He smiled and hugged me back just as tight if not tighter than I was holding him. I sighed breathing him in and a sort of peace filling me as I had found my family again. I wouldn't be alone. When I pulled back and looked at Alaric he had a huge smile on his face "Good to see you" he said rubbing my back again. I was about to respond when I heard footsteps in the distance "BONNIE" I screamed as soon as I saw her running over to her now and hugging her. She hugged me back just as hard tears falling down her eyes like they had mine then as she pulled away she said something I hadn't been ready for "I'm going to bring you guys back" I frowned "What" she explained to me, Alaric, and Jeremy the plan as Stefan, Enzo, Lexi and Tyler come up too and I breathed out not sure how to feel about the chance to be alive again.

The questions I had had before I died were coming back again but only for a second as the answer now was clearer than it had ever been. Klaus. I needed to see him. I wanted to go back to New Orleans with him and this was my chance. A guy rushes up to us telling us about his sister being in danger throwing me from my thoughts. Bonnie turns to me and smiles forcibly "Ready" I nodded concerned and breathed in grabbing her hands and closing my eyes. When I opened them I knew I was back. I felt so much better I felt free I breathed in deeply and let the smell of the trees and the breeze brush by me. I was alive. I took it in for a moment feeling a hand touch my shoulder then looking back to see Jeremy smiling at me. It was good to be back. I looked back to see Alaric and everyone had come through as well.

As time passed I began to pick at my skin worried that everyone might not make it. My thoughts derailed as I felt another hand on my shoulder I turned around to see him. Klaus. For a long moment no one spoke I wanted to reach for him to tell I thought of him while I was on the other side but before I could speak I was pulled back by my brother "What do you want right now Klaus" the last thing my brother remembers about Klaus is him trying to use me for my blood and that sorta hasn't changed but he wasn't evil. My feelings had changed and I wasn't sure I knew how to tell my brother just how much my feelings had changed toward the original who killed my aunt and our only guardian at the time. I looked at Klaus and he was paying Jeremy no mind his eyes trained on me. This was my chance to speak and if I didn't I knew I wouldn't get another one.

"It's ok Jeremy. You can let me go" he looked back at me surprise melting off him and everyone else standing and watching. Klaus smirked and held out his hand "Yes be a good little brother and do as your sister says" I took his hand giving him a look and walking off with him. We went off far enough that no one could hear us or pop up and take me back, as soon as we got there he stopped walking turned to me grabbing my face and kissing me. The gesture at first shocked me and he nearly pulled away before I pulled him closer and kissed back. All the fighting we had both done was over as we both realized that even immorality was uncertain. It was now or never for us and we chose now. As he pulled away and almost whimper passed through my lips at the lost of contact. His head rested against mine and for a moment neither of us spoke. I guess in that moment we didn't know what to say.

But eventually that passed and he spoke "Come back with me" he says and only a second passes before he has an answer "Yes" he smiled a little and we kiss again, a feeling rising in my chest I thought I'd never feel again. The one that I felt for Stefan the all consuming feeling I felt when we first kissed it was back but it was so much stronger. It had to be because before I could really register what I had done I was in front of his car and he was holding the door for me. I touched the door but I couldn't get in it and leave everyone again. As much as I wanted to now that my brother was back it changed everything could I really leave him and not say goodbye. He looked at me and I could tell he knew what I was thinking, he kissed my forehead and then lifted my chin up so I was looking up at him "Say goodbye and then come back to me or go back to them and leave me here, I'll be here until 12. When it comes I'll know what you picked" I kissed him pulling away and giving him a smile before running back to say good bye to everyone.

I had no idea what I would be running back to. I didn't know that Damon would be gone and that Bonnie would be going with him. That's why when the time came and my chance to be with Klaus was on it's last leg I just watched the time pass and shed a tear for not 1 but 3 things I had lost that night. The day that I had started with such hope for the future ended just as darkly as my nights always did before I died.