Some Say Ice

Little Red Dress

"You look surprised to see me. So it wasn't you that removed the dagger from my chest?" Elijah observed. The tension in the room kept me on edge as my observing glances shifted from Mikaelson to Mikaelson. "You look like you could do with a drink. And we have a lot to discuss, so shall we?" Nik tries to break the ice but Elijah had other ideas on how to break the tension, by breaking the nearest window with Nik's body. Elijah was so quick I didn't have time to stop him. "Easy. I just finished renovating." Nik said getting up before speeding to Elijah and crashing him through a wooden table effectively breaking the table. "You know you have every right to be mad at me. But I kept my word, I reunited you with our family." Nik argued lamely. This angered Elijah more as he went in for another attack knocking Nik into a coffin. Nik goes to open one and grabs the dagger stabbed into his brothers body, he looked younger so I assume he was Kol. Before Nik could remove is and Elijah could continue his attacks I sped between the both of them. "Enough!" I said glowing eyes and wolf fangs out, claws at the ready. I gave Nik a look of warning to take his hand off the dagger. "Do you really want to wake another sibling whom you've kept in that horrible sleep longer for them to do worse than this to you, just because of Elijah's petty attempts at attacking you?" I reasoned with my mate. He looks between Elijah's fighting stance and my pleading look before looking at his younger brother and the dagger he had a firm grip on before letting go not moving it a bit and closing the coffin. "Now, Lijah, I completely understand that you are angry with Nik for daggering you, something he will apologize for in a moment, but before you interrupted with a fight that cost a window and a table I believe you asked to get caught up. Your father is dead." I said my eyes, teeth and nails going back to normal seeing as the atmosphere calmed down.

"What did you say?" Elijah questioned in disbelief looking between Nik and I. Nik stepped close enough to pull me to his side, keeping his arm around my shoulders and I rub my hand up and down his back in a soothing manor. "It's true. I killed him with his own weapon. He's gone Elijah. Forever." Nik confirmed. "Why do our family remain in these coffins? Finn for over 900 years, Kol for over a century." Elijah asked with exasperation motioning to the siblings in their coffins. "Because of Stefan. He's gone off the deep end." I answered. "He holds the one thing keeping me from freeing them. There are things that you do not know about our past, Elijah. Our mother's death. Things I never wanted you to know but I'm ready to tell you now. I only ask that you remember the oath of loyalty you once swore to me." Niklaus reasoned, nearly begged, Elijah. "Always and forever. I need you to stand by my side. Be my brother. Help me destroy Stefan and I promise you our family will be whole again." Nik proclaimed. Elijah threw an unsure look at Nik, i mean he did get daggered the last time he was promised his family. I nudged Nik and motioned to his brother, knowing he knew what my motions indicated. With rolled eyes and a sigh Nik complied. "And I am sorry for daggering you. I thought it was the best way to keep you safe while I made hybrids and I was angry with you trying to kill me." Nik confessed surprising his older brother. "I will pend your apology. Now, what of our mother's death?" Elijah asked and Nik's grip on me tightened and I rubbed his back again in a soothing form. "It's okay, I already know." I whispered to him, sensing that part of his nerves are from having to tell me he killed his mother. He looked at me wide eyed before a look of realization crossed his face. Then Nik told Elijah everything, about killing their mother and everything that happened since he was daggered. Ultimately it was a long night and eventually Elijah decided that he could be civil with Nik and he would move into the mansion like Nik asked.

"What about you, Little One? Clearly some things have changed with you." Elijah suggests glancing at Nik and I's close proximity. We moved the discussion to the living room where the three of us could sit comfortably, Nik and I on the couch next to one another as I played with his bracelet I gave him while he talked to Elijah sat diagonal from us in a love seat. "I went with Nik and Stefan on the hybrid hunt which Nik told you about already, Rebekah and I became close like sisters almost, you're father and Elena's little squad of helpers tried to use me to bait Nik but you know how that went. Oh, and now I'm Niklaus' girlfriend." I listed off  with a smile the major things that have happened in regards to me and my relationship with Nik. "I don't know whether to be happy that my brother has someone like you in his life or pity you for having my brother in yours." Elijah jokes making me laugh and Nik roll his eyes. "I'm not that bad." Nik mumbles making me grin at the slight immaturity. "I'm hungry, how about a nice meal? I'll cook for the three of us." I suggest standing up looking between the two brothers to follow. "You don't have to cook for us, we're va-" Elijah starts only for Nik to cut him off before I do. "Yes, brother, she knows. Trust me it's much easier and much more delicious when you don't argue with her on cooking." Nik says clapping his brother on the back. "Oh good you caught on. And they say you can't teach an old dog new tricks." I tease with a playful smirk before walking off to the kitchen hearing Elijah laugh and Nik huff. "Hope you both like home made chicken Alfredo." I called over my shoulder as I looked at what Nik had stocked the fridge with that wasn't blood as well as what his spice cabinet consisted of. "Need any help darling?" Nik asked coming up behind me as I started making Alfredo sauce. "Can you start cutting and seasoning the chicken, I have all the seasoning to use on it right there ?" I asked with puppy dog eyes making him laugh and kiss the top of my head before doing as I asked. "Thank you, Nik." I smugly said. "Of course, love." He said as i heard the knife gliding on the cutting board. "Elijah, you can do the garlic bread." I said as he came into the kitchen.