Pick Your Poison ♠️ Klaus Mikaelson

41. Paralyzing Fear.

Season 4 Episode 18: American Gothic

Klaus Mikaelson groaned heavily as he tried to remove the part of the white oak stake Silas stabbed him with. His back was a mess, covered in blood and scratches, from Klaus having to dig through his own skin. It was absolutely painful and large tears were running down his face.

Klaus looked up when he saw movement and saw Lilith shakily remove the IV from her arm. The brunette stood up and stretched. "Love? You're okay?" Klaus' voice was breathless but a large smile took over his lips.

"Of course I am." Lilith has yet to face him but when she did a loud gasp left her red lips. "What happened!?" Lilith yelled as she rushed over to Klaus, holding his arms, and examining the bloody mess that was his back.

"Silas. He attacked me. He stabbed me with the white oak stake. A piece of it-is still inside me." Lilith growled and lightly caressed Klaus' cheek with the back of her fingers, nails lightly scraping across his stubble.

"That could kill you." Lilith's voice was deeper in fear, knowing one wrong move could spell disaster. Klaus gave her a flat look.

"Well, I certainly feel like I'm dying." Klaus have his wife a humorless laugh which quickly cut off when Lilith's nails pierced his skin.

"Hey. As much as I would love to watch you die, you still haven't found me that cure." Lilith's lips moved but Klaus heard Silas' voice. Klaus yelled out and pushed "Lilith" away from him in a panic. Klaus slams to the ground.

"Silas!" Klaus backed up when Silas chuckled and stepped closer. The fact that Silas looked like his wife was very unnerving.

"That's right. Last night I looked like Shane, today I look like Lilith, and tomorrow-who knows?" Silas laughed gleefully.

"Show me your real face." Klaus spoke through gritted teeth as pain wracked his body.

"Now why would I do that when I can look like whomever I want you to see?" Silas moves closer and Klaus shuddered in fear. "Resist me all you want, Klaus, but until you bring me the cure I will bring you nothing but misery." Silas disappears and Klaus is left in painful silence.

The hybrid shakily stood up and walked over to the couch in front of him. Lilith's, still healing, motionless body was resting in the same spot Klaus left her last night. Klaus looked at the half healed blisters and burns on Lilith's skin and growled, Silas would pay for hurting her.

Klaus turned away and slumped on the piano seat, groaning heavily when he jarred his shoulder. He needed help. Klaus reached for his phone and texted the first number he saw. Caroline. He practically spammed her phone with messages and then sat back, waiting. A little while later Klaus heard footsteps.

"I got your fifty bajillion messages. This better be life and death." Caroline yelled from somewhere in the mansion.

"Go away." Klaus' voice was gruff and quiet.

"Klaus? Where are you?" Caroline enters the room to see Klaus, shirtless, sitting on the floor, leaning on a piano seat while Lilith rested on the couch, covered in painful looking injuries. Caroline hated that she felt concern. "What happened to you?" Caroline looked at the hybrid.

"I need more time. Stop hounding me!" Klaus yelled out, thinking Caroline was Silas again.

"I'm hounding you? I'm supposed to be running three different prom committees right now and you keep phone stalking me."