𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 - 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘴 [1] DISCONTINUED

Farewell to Storyville

CHAPTER 13 - FAREWELL TO STORYVILLE

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I LEANED ON A  CRYPT BEHIND KLAUS. Klaus, Elijah, and Rebekah are in a standoff while all four of us are trapped in the cemetery. Klaus has the indestructible white oak stake, while Elijah is holding Papa Tunde's blade] 

"Rebekah!" Klaus says.

 "Walk away," Elijah says to Klaus.

"Don't move!"Klaus shouts at Elijah. 

"Leave us now," Elijah says to Rebekah who looked scared and angry.

" I can't." She says. " I'm stuck here. Elijah, he has the white oak stake." Rebekah says shakily.

 Klaus points the stake in her direction. " I brought it for you, sister." He smirks.

 Elijah turns to Rebekah. "Get out of his sight. Your presence here only serves to anger him." Elijah looks at Klaus. " Leave him to me now." Rebekah vamp-speeds away.

"I'm asking you, brother to brother--we end this nonsense now," Elijah says. I look at him in shock. 

"No, this is beyond crazy" I stand in between the two. "You're not killing Rebekah." I point at Klaus. "and you're not killing Klaus" I point at Elijah. 

 "You would side with that traitor," Klaus says to me. 

I sigh. " I am not choosing sides, but I will not allow you to hurt our sister, Nik," I say.

 "We cannot leave this cemetery, Leah. How long do you think you can defend her?" Klaus raises his eyebrow before he vamp-speeds away. Elijah follows him. I quickly vamp-speed to the two and stand in between them.

"I will defend Rebekah. As long as it takes, by whatever means nessacery" Elijah says to Klaus.

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Me, Klaus and Elijah all sat in the same spot for hours. 

"You've been at this for hours. To what end? Niklaus, I know you, and I grew up fighting you. I can't be beaten, nor can I be persuaded. You cannot get past me" Elijah tells him.

" I could get past you. Although, it might have to be over your dead body. You did stab me with that blade, forcing me to endure hours of unspeakable pain. Perhaps I should direct my rage toward you." Nik says, pointing the stake at Elijah.

"Oh for god's sake Nik. He stabbed you once. How many times have you done it? For over a thousand years" I tell him. Klaus looks at me quietly, knowing I was right. "You should see yourself the murderous expression, the self-righteous posturing. You look like father." I say.

 Klaus looks at me angrily and upset. "I'm not him. Rebekah's betrayal justifies my anger. His was that of a madman." He says and looks at Elijah. " You were never the recipient of his cruelty. None of you were-- not Kol, not Finn, None of you! I think you've forgotten what he was truly like." Klaus says.

"No. I have not forgotten." Elijah says.

Klaus stares at Elijah after sharing the memory. Then, all of a sudden, Klaus vamp-speeds away. Elijah and I catch up with him quickly.

"Niklaus, I understand your anger, but I implore you, be better than him. Do what he could not; demonstrate the grace of mercy, rather than this petty cruelty." Elijah says.

 "You ask me to show mercy to one who has wronged me. You don't know me at all, do you, brother? " Nik asks him.

"Enough."Rebekah walks up to us. " Whatever I have done wrong, my guilt is nothing compared to yours. You want revenge? Fine. But, before you have it, I will look you in the eye and tell you why it was your cruelty and your spite that led us to this." she says to him.