i need you | k. mikaelson ✓

THIRTEEN

ROWAN POV

Today I was hanging with Klaus, can't believe I'm saying that. But first of all, I was going with Elena to see how Ric was, "He'll be okay, Elena" I reassure her, she nods, "Again, I'm so sorry for what happened last night" Elena tells me, I shake my head letting her know it's not her fault, and wanting to forget the memories.

We walked up to Ric's apartment and knocked on the door, and Damon answered it. "Morning, sunshines" he says, "Hey. How's Alaric?" Elena asks, going to step in but Damon follows her movements and stands in front of her, and says "Indecent. But fine" he replies to her question from before.

"So does that mean there were no issues last night?" I question him, Damon shakes his head, "Nope. Slept like a baby. Woke up Alaric. No headlines about dead Council members" Damon says slightly closing the door, making Elena and I suspicious. "Then why do I feel like you're hiding something from us?" Elena asks.

I try to look inside to see what Damon's hiding but he moves in front of me too, "Maybe because you're being all paranoid and control freaky?" Damon says smirking and Elena. He looks at the bag in my hands, "What'd you bring me?" he says with hope in his eyes as he looks in the bag. Elena puts on an annoyed look, "Ooh, chocolate muffins. You know what they say. The way to a killer's heart is through his stomach" Damon says.

Elena snatches the bag, "They're not for you" she says angry, "Fine. Keep convincing yourself you're still mad at me. But sadly Ric's gonna have to miss Elena and Rowan time today. You know, lockdown and all" Damon says, "Fine with me, I have plans" I say walking down all the stairs to get ready for my said plans.  Elena talks to Damon then follows after me.

DAMON POV

"Walking down the stairs, opening front door, and she's gone" I say to Ric who starts the power saw again cutting through the white oak sign, that we are going to use, to kill some Originals. Ric's cutting the sign, and Stefan and I are making them into stakes. "This needs a sharper point" Stefan says handing me a stake, "Got it" I replied.

"We finally have our own stakes to kill an Original. Not gonna miss because you can't whittle" Stefan says in a pissed tone at me, still mad about Elena. "I said, I got it. Stop micromanaging" I tell him. "Listen if you guys got this under control, I'm gonna call the sheriff. I wanna turn myself in" Ric tells us, "No you don't" I say not believing him.

"I have a homicidal alter ego. Unlike some people in this room I would like to take responsibility for the people I've killed" Ric says glaring especially in my direction, I fire back at him, "If you wanted to turn yourself in, you wouldn't be saying it out loud just saying" I say to him. "You cannot psychoanalyse me. I killed Caroline's father. I nearly killed Meredith and Rowan. Everything's changed" Ric argues.

"You're not turning yourself in. Bonnie's herbs are working, and we have Originals to kill" Stefan says to Ric, "His morals get questionable when he has revenge on the brain" I say while I whittle the stake, Stefan rolls his eyes, "Klaus needs to die. We finally have the chance to kill him. So you are not turning yourself in" Stefan points at Ric and walks off to continue whittling the stakes.

I stand up and face Ric, "Here's your ring Ric. Put it on" I smirk at him, Ric looks at the ring like it's the worst thing in the world, "That ring is the reason I've killed people" he argues, "It's also the reason why you're still alive. You're going vampire hunting Ric. Wear it" I tell him. Ric looks at the ring in my hand and takes it.

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Stefan texted, Donovan, Blondie, and Elena to meet in the woods so we can tell them about the weapons, we left out Rowan, knowing she won't cooperate and help, since 2 of the Originals are her friends. "Where's Bonnie? I texted her too" Stefan said walking up to the group. Caroline looked awkwardly between us all, "Uh, Bonnie's mum bailed on her again. So I think we should leave her out" she says, "Wait where's Rowan?" Elena says looking around.