Abrasion (Mikaelson)

Chapter 3: Reflex

*song is Ain't No Rest For The Wicked by Cage the Elephant*

Evangeline POV:

"Hardly six months apart and already you're calling me for help." Elijah remarked and I smiled, taking a sip from my drink. "What ever happened to 'making your own decisions' and 'being able to defend yourself'."

I easily resisted the urge to smack his arm, reminding myself of the painful consequences. "I can do both of those things, but your brother is missing. He left for Mystic Falls two weeks ago to help your sister and hasn't come back or contacted me at all. I'm worried."

"So go there and find out what happened? I'm sure you'll be welcome back."

"I don't want to be welcome back, I need you to find out if he's okay."

"Is that all you called me here for? My little brother may be reckless but he is fully capable of caring for himself."

"I also called to tell you about something, I've recently heard about the Brotherhood of the Five."

"What about the Brotherhood of the Five?"

"There's a member in Mystic Falls, Jeremy Gilbert and they're trying to complete the tattoo map in order to find the cure."

"The cure, that's what this is about?"

"Yes, if it's found then they could use it against you and your family. You know that's the first thing people will want to do."

"We could simply get rid of Jeremy Gilbert before he can complete the mark."

"That the thing, there's only one way to finish the mark and that's to kill a lot of vampires. From what I've heard, you need a lot and I've done some digging and realized something."

"What?"

"Kol hasn't contacted me in two weeks, the last time he did contact me he had got a Professor Shane for Rebekah, then he said something about stopping them himself. Kol's power doesn't work on a hunter, what if Jeremy killed him to complete the mark? If they kill an Original then their whole bloodline dies."

"You think Jeremy has killed Kol?"

"Yes, and I'm telling you this because I need something from you."

"What do you need?"

"Your allegiance. If Kol is dead and my brothers helped with this, I don't want you to hurt them. In exchange Katherine and I will give you the cure."

"So long as your brothers did not kill Kol personally, I have no reason to kill them."

"So I have your allegiance?"

"Don't you always?"

-

"Would you like anything else to drink?" Elijah questioned as he closed to door to his apartment. Sometimes I wondered how many houses and apartments they had, it seemed there was one everywhere for them to just stay at. "I've got bourbon and champagne."

"No, I had plenty to drink at the bar." I answered, dropping onto the couch. "But I could go for a real drink."

"One real drink coming up." He told me before disappearing somewhere else in the apartment. I heard a fridge open and relaxed my head on the back of the couch. "There's A- and O-. Any preference?"

"A- please."

"Alright." Elijah returned to the living room shortly after and handed me a glass with what I identified as blood inside it. "I called Niklaus."

"What? Why?"

"I wanted as information on what's been happening in Mystic Falls."

"And?"