Shelter (On Hold)

triggered

  Stefan waltzes into the apartment.

  "Steffy, " I say shooting up seeing him

  "Hey Maddy.  Hello Katherine" he glares at her

  "Two days I've been waiting. I'm supposed to be free of Klaus's compulsion by now."

  "Me too. But they have bigger fish to fry"

  "He's supposed to be dead!" No shit Sherlock I think and roll my eyes

  "We ran into complications" Stefan says calmly. Oh no.

  "Complications?"

  "Are Tyler and Elena safe?" I ask

  "Yes. Isn't really your concern katherine. I just need to find him do you have any idea where he might be?" She pushes him and signals for both of us to be quiet.

  "Klaus, your back look who decided to come for a visit"

  "You just keep popping up, don't you?"

  "I need your help... for my brother"

  "Well, whatever it is it's gonna have to wait a tick. You see, I have an obligation to my brother that needs my immediate attention"

   "Yeah, so does he. His brother is dying! I mean what the actual fuck is wrong with you Klaus?!" I yell Stefan holding me back trying to calm my anger. Of course Klaus smirks.

   "You understand how important family is , or you wouldn't be here. My brother gave me his word that he would reunite me with my own" Elijah says rationally.

   "And so shall I" Klaus stabs his brother in the heart. Of course.

   "How nieve of Mr.Nobleman" I say unamused

  "Now, what am I going to do with you?" He goes over to stefan and inserts a stake centimeters away from his heart "Do you feel that? It's scraping against your heart. The slightest movement and you're dead."

  "He's just trying to help his brother" I speak up with a scowl

  "The witches said you had a cure. Make me a deal. Just give me the cure and I'll do what ever you want"

  "Please Klaus do something at least halfway decent. Damon is dying" I say tears welling up in my eyes. Klaus takes out the stake. Stefan drops. Klaus walks the counter and poors himself some blood.

  "Trouble is I don't know if you'd be any good to me the way you are now. You are just shy of useless" Klaus says evily "I heard about this one vampire, crazy bloke, always on and off the wagon for decades. When he was off, he was magnificent. 1917, he went into Monterrey and wiped out an entire migrant village...A true ripper. Sound familiar?"

  "I haven't been that way in a very long time."

  "Well, that's the vampire I can make a deal with. That is the kind of talent that I can use when I leave this town." Stefan gets up.

"Katerina, come here." Klaus calls out
He takes her arm. His face changes, his eyes are yellow. He bites her.

" Aah! No. No. No." She says scared.
He bites his own wrist. He feeds Katherine his blood and the wound heals.

  "You want your cure? There it is."

  "Your blood is the cure."

  "Gotta love Mother Nature."

  "I don't believe in mother nature"
Klaus sets his hand on Stefan's shoulder

  "Now...Let's talk, you and I, Oh and love your free to go for now when I call you come right back" Great. What use am I free if If I don't have the cure?

   I go to the grill and sneak some tequilla. Not enough to make me drunk.
I take a walk into the woods. I travel down a familiar path until I her rustling. I look behind me.

  "What's a pretty girl like doing out here alone" a middle aged man says grabbing my arm

   "Let go" I say sternly. He drags me. I kick him but he stays upright and takes out a knife. Trying to break free I elbow his stomach. He grips me tighter and holds the knife to my neck.. Just ads he's about to slit my neck I push him. He falls to the ground. His head hits a rock and blood gushes out. Oh my god. I killed him my eyes release tears as I sob. I grab his head but I'm too late.

  My phone rings "hello love, get back here, now" I look at the man before hesitating to leave 

   I walk in blood bags scattered on the flor everywhere. Similar to the blood on my hands. I look at them. They look back in shock.

  "Maddy, what happened? what did you do?" Stefan asks as I fill with remorse now, trembling falling to the ground

   "It was an accident... I...I. He tried to kidnap me I tried to get away. And...and he put a knife to my throat I panicked I pushed him. He fell and he...he died. I think I triggered the werewolf curse. There was so much blood I really didn't mean too. I didn't want him to die. I killed him. I killed someone" I sob uncontrollably not able to look up.

   "Shhhh... Mads it's ok you did what you had to do. You didn't do anything wrong. You were protecting yourself it's gonna be ok" Stefan comforts

  "Pack your bags, Love. We're leaving"

  "Why do I have to go"

  "Because I said so and because your my mate"