The Balance

Chapter 2

I yank on the chains, "Please just let me go," I beg "When Klaus gets here he is going to kill you both. If you let me go I will be able to convince him not to." I plead.

Damon chuckles, "I am hoping he will try to kill me"

Elena is leaning against the wall, "Klaus is already trying to kill me."

I lean my head against the wall. This is not going to be pretty. Footsteps draw my attention to the door, another man walks in, similar features of Damon but younger, then behind him is a man dressed in a full suit.  I gasp, "Elijah!" He came to recuse me before his brother murders everyone in this cellar.

"What is she doing here?" He asks firmly as he runs to my side.

"We are using her as bait," Damon states, as he is sitting on the other side of the cellar, "Klaus is on his way to us as we speak."

Elijah looks at him in disgusted, "Do you realize what you are doing? Allison is the most precious thing to my brother, if you mess with her he will destroy everyone you love, thought about loving, and might love."

Elena walks up to us, "We just want to talk to him."

"Talking will not be on the table if he sees her in chains," Elijah reaches to take my arm out of the chain when a gust of wind crosses us.

"Bonnie," the other guy says, "Cast the spell."

Suddenly a short brunette comes out of hiding and starts to chant. Elijah tries to run to stop her but is stopped by an invisible barrier. A barrier spell, a classic witch move.

"What are you doing?" Elijah asks firmly.

"Making sure we get what we want," Damon stands up, "Stefan get ready he should be here soon."

The other guy, Stefan, heads to the wall by the entry with a stake in hand.

Elena moves to the witch, Bonnie, side as they all eye the door.

Elijah turns to me. We both know this is about to get ugly.

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Moments later I hear him. I can his voice in a room full of thousands of people.

"I am not here to play games." Klaus's voice flows down the stairs. Suddenly he is the middle of the room, Stefan slams the door behind him and locks it. Klaus not even turning to acknowledge him. Elena is grasping onto the witches' arm. Damon is smirking ear to ear.

"You must be Klaus," Damon says.

"And you must be the vampire with a death wish," Klaus says not taking his eyes off me and Elijah. Finally, he turns to look at Damon and freeze, it is like he's seen a ghost.

"That's me," Damon waves, "So here's the deal. You are going to call off this murderous hunt on Elena and we will give your little pet over here back."

Klaus still not taking his eyes off Damon.

"Or we will make your brother snap her neck and "bye-bye" to your little human toy." Damon is standing in front of Klaus now eye to eye.

Klaus throws Damon against the wall, the witch chants something and Klaus is on his knees grabbing his head.

"STOP!" I scream, "Don't hurt him!"

Klaus is rocking and groaning as the witch finally stops chanting.

Elena walks forward, "I don't want you to hurt them, or anyone." She looks to Stefan, then Damon, "I just want you to leave me and the people I love alone."