Original Sin

Chapter 9

Elijah and Davina had been pouring over some grimoires when Caroline walked into the library. Elijah stood up as Caroline told him Klaus was waiting for him in the foyer and that she would stay with Davina. As Caroline took a seat beside Davina, Davina turned to her with a smile. They had been getting along so well that both of them looked forward to the peace and quiet when only the two of them remained in the mansion and the brothers where out doing whatever business they did.

While she was not at all familiar with grimoires, spells and witches, her time with Bonnie made her understand young witches coming into their powers and struggles, she left the guidance to Elijah and she took care of the supporting young Davina.

"Let's take a break," Davina told Caroline as she exhaustedly slouched in her chair.

Caroline looked at Davina for a moment and smiled, "want to watch a movie? Come on let's see what kind of movie collection the Mikaelsons maintain in this compound," snickering as she finished.

Davina giggled then nodded, "okay lets."

"So brother, where is Genevieve?" Klaus eyed his brother.

Elijah frowned, "I've been asking around and also sent out some of our daywalkers to stalk her place, but all has been quiet for the last few days. No one has seen her since that night at the courtyard."

They were in Rosseau's and Klaus had been pouring himself a glass of scotch before turning back to his brother, "well that's going to put a damper on your plans. Who's to represent the witches in this peace alliance you so immensely crave?"

Elijah raised a brow, "I'm more concerned with what she is up to at the moment, you should be too. You have more to protect now," knowing the subtle reference to Caroline would get is brother more interested.

Klaus raised his voice at his brother, "well, with witches falling down dead left and right in the last few weeks, maybe she befell the same fate. Why don't you have our reformed friend Marcel be on top of that one, in need Diego to be constantly at the compound with the girls. I don't trust the other daywallkers with Caroline."

Elijah poured himself a glass of scotch before answering, "Niklaus, you don't trust anyone."

Klaus nodded and pointed at his brother, "that's true, I've never had reason too," eying his brother as he said that.

Meanwhile at the Mansion, the compound was quiet with just a few vampires outside the courtyard since it was day time, they had no reason to heighten alert since the past days have been calm, as Caroline and Davina where still engrossed in the movie they were watching, a group of vampires with daylight rings led by a man with a murderous face forced their way into the compound thru the courtyard. The few vampires that where in the courtyard hardly put up a fight and were easily killed off, it only took them a minute to locate the girls kicking the door to the room they occupied down before menacingly stepping into the room. The girls where both shocked to see the men enter and Caroline immediately went into action shielding Davina behind her as she noted the expression on the faces.

"What do we have here, two ladies all alone in this big Mansion," the man continued to step toward Caroline.

Caroline tried to bury her fear for the sake of Davina and took a fighting stance, "who are you, what do you want!"

The man shrugged, "to answer your questions, my name is Mikael, and I want you both to come with me, we can do this the easy way or the hard way."

After she heard the man mention his name as Mikael, Caroline's eyes enlarged. She had never met him in person, having been knocked out in Tyler Lockwood's room when Mikael had attempted to kill Klaus in Mystic Falls inside the Lockwood Mansion. But she knew exactly what Mikael was capable of, although she was confused as to why he was alive. "You're supposed to be dead!"