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❝ 𝖲𝖴𝖱𝖯𝖱𝖨𝖲𝖤, 𝖡𝖨𝖳𝖢𝖧 ❞

✦ ╮ 𝟓𝟒. ❝ 𝖠𝖫𝖫 𝖬𝖸 𝖢𝖧𝖨𝖫𝖣𝖱𝖤𝖭 ❞ ── .✦

"𝗦𝗢, 𝗟𝗘𝗧'𝗦 𝗡𝗢𝗧." Rebekah spoke as she and Damon walked towards the door in the Salvatore home, she was in the dress from the night before, and Damon without a shirt on.

"My thoughts exactly." Damon agrees with the Original vampire.

"Besides, I expect you'll come calling soon enough." Rebekah tells him.

"Let's not hold our breath." Damon says as he pulls open the front door, where Elena stands just about to knock.

The sight of the blonde Original leaves Elena shocked as Rebekah smiles at her as she walks outside.

𑁍₊𓄹 -

"𝗗𝗜𝗗 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗣 taking your vervain?" Elena asked Damon as he buttons up his shirt.

"You think Rebekah had to compel me?" Damon questioned, an amused look on his face.

"What's wrong with you? She tried to kill me less than forty eight hours ago." Elena tells him.

"Can we just move past that, Elena?" He asks as he walks past her.

"So is that how it's going to be now? I hurt your feelings and this is how you lash out at me?"

Damon pours himself a drink, "Well, maybe, for once, something I did had nothing to do with you." He holds the glass up, and drinks it.

"You should know that Esther is planning on killing her entire family. She's linked them all together with a spell." Elena tells him what Esther wanted to really meet her for, "Whatever happens to one, happens to all of them."

"Well, that's great! Klaus will finally be dead. We win." Damon drinks from his glass, "Why do you look like someone just shot a giant bear?"

"Uh, because to kill Klaus she had to kill all of them, including Elijah. And he doesn't deserve this!"

"I'm supposed to care about Elijah?"

"Shouldn't you at least care about Rebekah?" Elena asked him, "What about Anastasia's feelings when both he and Kol are gone? Damon, she just got him back."

"Two seconds ago, you were pissed that she attacked you. Win-win." Damon said, pausing. "And Anastasia will get over their deaths. Maybe she'll go back to Jeremy, or even give Dylan another chance. Maybe, she'll go back to the guy in Portland that she didn't want to leave in the nineties."

Elena goes to leave, but Damon blocks her way out.

"Don't do anything to screw this up, Elena." He tells her.

"Why are you doing this?" She asked.

"He's right, you know." Stefan walked into the room, "Klaus has to die. They all do."

"See? It's democracy in action."

Elena knocks into Damon as she leaves, spilling his drink.

𑁍₊𓄹 -

𝗨𝗣𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗥𝗦 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 Mikaelson house, Elijah walks around in the study, finding the burnt sage his mother had used the previous night when talking to Elena. Meanwhile, downstairs, Kol, Klaus and Anastasia sat around the living room when Rebekah walks in.

"Well, well, well, there's our girl!" Kol calls out in a teasing manner as Anastasia smirks from her place watching Klaus draw. He stands up, blocking her way.

"Get out of my way, Kol."

"Out all night. What a scandal! I trust you did better than that commoner? Matt, was it?"

"If you don't shut your mouth, the next thing to come out of it will be your teeth."

Anastasia and Klaus grin at each other.

"Don't start, the two of you!" Rebekah pushed passed Kol.

"We didn't say anything." The two speak in sync, trying to hide the growing smirks on their faces.

"I'm bored." Kol throws himself onto the couch, Anastasia standing up from her place next to Klaus, moving to sit on Kol's lap, letting him wrap his arms around her waist. "Hello, Darling. Anyway, our sister is a strumpet, but at least she's having fun. I need entertainment."

"What are you waiting for?" Klaus asked him, "Have at it. And take Anastasia along with you."

"It's not fun to go alone." Kol pouts, "Join us, Nik! It's the least you can do after sticking a dagger in my heart."

"Okay. Why not?" Klaus stands up from the couch, Kol and Anastasia following behind him, "I didn't have nearly enough to drink last night, with you trying to murder Rebekah's date."

"Yes, please, go, this house has enough men rolling around in it." Rebekah calls out to them.

Kol turns around to point at his sister, as Anastasia pulls him out of the room by the hand, "Just like you, Bekah."

Rebekah throws her shoe at Kol, missing him as Anastasia yanked him out of the room, "Good riddance, the three of you!"

𑁍₊𓄹 -

"𝗝𝗢𝗜𝗡 𝗠𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥 a little victory drink?" Damon asks his brother as he walks into the room, a glass of blood in each hand.

"Should wait until Klaus is dead." Stefan tells him, turned towards where the fire place in the parlor was lit.

"Why are you so extra broody? Did you see the way we stood up to Elena?" Questioned Damon, "I like you on my team. Must have driven her nuts."

"You still think she's gonna screw this up, don't you?"

"I think somebody needs to talk to you. She's not gonna listen to anything I say." Damon said.

"Is it because of your little sleepover?"

"It's not my fault she decided to get jealous." The blue eyes vampire shrugged, walking closer to his brother.

"Well, given who you chose to sleep with, I would say it's one hundred percent your fault."

"Whatever. Did you a favor." Damon states. "Now you can come in and sweep her off her feet."

"Nah. She's better off without me." Stefan looks away for a moment, before sending a smirk in his brother's direction, "Sure as hell better off without you."

"Fine." Damon says after a moment of silence, "Neither one of us gets her. Just make sure she doesn't screw up Esther's plan."

He sits the glass of blood down for Stefan and leaves.

Stefan looks at the glass for a few moments, then turns away without touching it.

𑁍₊𓄹 -

"𝗪𝗔𝗜𝗧....𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗞 the killer's a...a vampire?" Alaric asked Meredith as the two sit at the bar in the Grill.

"There are no other suspects. It's the obvious conclusion." She tells him.

"Oh come one now." Klaus spoke as he walked up to the bar along with Anastasia and Kol, the two's hands intertwined tightly together. "Let's not go blaming the new family in town just because you have got yourselves a killer at large. Don't mind us. My brother, Anastasia and I are just here to let off some steam, right Kol? Anastasia?"

"Right." Kol eyes Meredith for a few moments before he turns to Anastasia.

Alaric keeps his eyes on Kol and Anastasia as the two seem to be super cozy and close with each other. And he especially doesn't miss the way their hands don't come apart at any second.

𑁍₊𓄹 -

"𝗜 𝗖𝗔𝗡'𝗧 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗗 her anyway." Stefan walks into the living room, stopping as he sees Elijah sitting by the fireplace as he talks to Damon.

"Hello, Stefan." Elijah greets the youngest male Salvatore.

"He has Elena." Damon tells his brother.

"Actually, she's with Rebekah. As you can imagine, my sister is just dying to tear her throat out. So...if you want to save Elena's life, I need you to help me stop my mother."

"I'm a little embarrassed to admit, but when it comes to killing thousand year old resurrected witches, I'm a little rusty." Damon says to the original.

"Yes, unfortunately, even when killed my mother doesn't seem to want to stay dead." Elijah said, "Not with the spirits of nature at her side."

"So, what are we supposed to do?" Asked Stefan.

"The witches that released my mother, she's drawing her power from their bloodline, that line needs to be broken." Elijah stated.

"Broke?"

"Yeah, he means..," Damon makes a cutting motion with his forefinger over his neck.

"You want us to kill them." Stefan says in realization.

"You know I'd do it myself, but I have absolutely no idea where they are. Besides, seeing me, they'll immediately know my intent." Elijah said, "They won't expect to be harmed by the likes of you." He stands up from the chair, "In any case, you have until six minutes after nine to find them."

"Oh, how super specific of you."

"By 9:07, the moon will be full, my mother will have the power she needs to kill me and my family. If you do not stop her before then, Rebekah will kill Elena. So we all have our timeline? I suggest you get started." Elijah starts to walk towards the exit, pausing and turning back to the brothers, but locks eyes with Damon, "Oh, and one small detail to your little plan. Just remember, if Kol does end up dying...so does your daughter."

𑁍₊𓄹 -

"𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗛, 𝗡𝗢, 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗬'𝗥𝗘 still here." Alaric looks towards the Mikaelson brothers and Anastasia. The two brothers were standing at the bar, and Anastasia stood at the pool tables, a group of guys standing around her as she hustled a couple of them at pool. "Yeah, they've drank their way through the Grill's liquor supply."

"Good. It'll be easier if they're wasted." Damon tells him.

"So, what's the plan?"

"Divide and conquer. First, we'll need a little blonde distraction."

"I remember her from last night." Kol points towards Caroline as the blonde walks into the bar. "She looks like a tasty little thing."

"Say another word and I'll tear out your liver. Caroline!" Klaus calls out to the blonde, who doesn't look happy to see him.

"Oh, it's you."

"Hi, Caroline." Anastasia brushes past the blonde, who looks at her in shock as she walks up to Kol and wraps her arms around his waist, laying her head against his chest.

"Hello, Darling." Kol smiles an actual smile as he wraps his arm with his glass around her shoulders, looking down at her with a dazed look on his face.

Caroline watches the scene in front of her, slightly guilty now in playing a part in distracting Klaus just so that they could kill all of the originals.

"Join us for a drink?" Klaus asked the blonde as Kol lifted his glass up slightly.

"Mmm, I'd rather die of thirst. But thanks." She leaves.

"Isn't she stunning?" Asked Klaus.

"She certainly looks good walking away from you." Kol smirked.

"I'll take that as a challenge." Klaus puts his drink down on the counter and walks after the blonde.

"Well, Darling, looks like it is just the two of us." Kol grinned.

"Hmm, guess so." Anastasia smirked as she pulled away from him, grabbing his hand and pulling him along with her, "Guess I'll just have to beat your ass in a game of pool."

"Oh, you think you'll beat my ass?" He raises an eyebrow.

"Hate to break it to you, Darling, but you've been in a coffin for a century." Anastasia bits her lips, "I know, I'll beat your ass."

"Challenge accepted."

𑁍₊𓄹 -

𝗞𝗢𝗟 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗦 𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗛 and Anastasia play pool, both girls in a heated game before he decides to walk up to them, "A woman of your caliber ought to choose more suitable company. What's your name?"

"None of your business." Meredith takes her shot.

"Let's try that again. I'll start. I'm Kol."

"Why don't you get lost, Kol?"

"And why would I do that?" Kol asked as he sits the pool cue in his hand on the table, moving to stand behind Anastasia, "I like pretty little things with sharp tongues. I mean, I have one right here."

Anastasia playfully hits his chest as he sends her a wink.

"I'm pretty sure she told you to get lost." Alaric walks up to the three of them.

"I'm pretty sure I don't care." Kol turns around to face the history teacher only to be met with Alaric stabbing him with a silver dagger.

As soon as the dagger pierces his chest, Anastasia lets out a pained gasp and clutches at the same spot as Alaric turns to look at her with wide eyes.

"What the hell?" He breathes out as her gaze meets his with a hurt and painful expression on her face as veins begin to crawl up her neck and face.

And then she falls to her knees.

𑁍₊𓄹 -

𝗞𝗟𝗔𝗨𝗦, 𝗪𝗛𝗢 𝗪𝗔𝗦 still outside of the Grill with Caroline, gets up and puts a hand over his heart as he looks at the blonde.

"What is it?" She asked.

"What did you do?" He questioned.

"Nothing."

Klaus grabs Caroline forcefully, "What did you do?!"

"I didn't do anything. Stop it!" She exclaimed, eyes glancing back at the Grill.

Klause lets her go, spinning around to look at the building behind them, "Kol! Stassie!"

𑁍₊𓄹 -

"𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘, 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗕 𝗛𝗜𝗠!" Alaric calls to Damon as he drags Kol's veiny and lifeless body out of the back door of the Grill, "Damon-,"

"Tell your sext doctor, "Good Work"." Damon cuts him off as he and Stefan bounce down the stairs.

Klaus rushes over suddenly, undaggering Kol and knocking Alaric against the wall. Stefan tries to attack Klaus but Klaus knocks him out also, "I should have killed you months ago."

"Do it. It's not going to stop Esther from killing you." Damon tells him.

"What did you say about my mother?"

"You didn't know I was friends with you mummy? Yeah, we have a lot in common." Damon tells him, "She hates you as much as I do."

"Leave him!" Elijah stops Klaus from attacking Damon, "We still need them, Niklaus."

"What did mother do? What did she do, Elijah?"

Elijah walks down the stairs towards Damon, holding his phone. "You tell me where the witches are or I'll have my sister kill Elena right now."

Damon looks up at the clock tower, noticing that the clock only reads 8:30, "You told me we had until after nine."

"I'm sure Rebekah will be more than happy to start her work early." Elijah says just as Anastasia stumbles out the back door, her skin still veiny as she clutches her chest, "Anastasia."

"Lijah." She falls into his arms, the original catching her quickly as Anastasia looks up at her father, lip trembling, "Why did you do that? Why would you try to kill me?"

𑁍₊𓄹 -

𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗡 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗦 𝗜𝗡 the center of the pentagram that Esther had created outside of the old witches house. "They're coming, Mother!"

"No, it's too soon, the moon is night high enough." Esther says, turning towards Bonnie and Abby, "Go! Quickly!"

Bonnie and her mom quickly move back towards the house as Anastasia, Kol, Elijah, and Klaus walk up.

"My sons, come forward." Esther tells her other three sons.

"Stay behind me, mother." Finn says as Esther walks onto the pentagram with him.

"It's okay. They can't enter."

Kol approaches the pentagram and the torches flare up, causing him to move back, "That's lovely. We're stuck out here, while the favorite son plays sacrificial lamb. How pathetic are you, Finn."

"Be quiet, Kol." Esther tells her youngest son, "Your brother knows virtue you cannot even imagine."

"Whatever you think of us, killing your own children will be an atrocity." Elijah's face is blunt as he speaks to his mother.

"My old regret is that I did not let you die a thousand years ago."

"Oh my God, can I kill this bitch already?" Anastasia rolls her eyes, moving to take a step forward but Kol stops her, wrapping a arm around her waist.

"Enough. All this talk is boring me." Klaus rolls his eyes, "End this, now, mother, or I'll send you back to Hell."

Esther walks forward, but doesn't leave the pentagram, "For a thousand years, I've been forced to watch you. Felt the pain of every victim, suffered while you shed blood. Even you, Elijah, with your claim to nobility, you're not better. All of you, even the girl. You're a cure on this Earth. Stretched out over generations. If you've come to plead for your life. I'm sorry, you've wasted your time."

"Anastasia." Elijah's eyes don't leave Esther's as he calls for the Salvatore girl, "You know your part."

Anastasia smiles wickedly at the original witch, "Oooh, looks like I get to kill me a Bennett witch. I've been wanting to since her daughter caught feelings for my ex."

"I will get the witches to kill you before you even step foot away from this sight." Esther glares as the dark haired girl, the torch flames growing higher with her anger.

"Go ahead, try." Anastasia tilts her head to the side, and Finn drops to his knees as he cries out in pain, the young hybrid sending an aneurysm straight to his head. Esther looks at her in shock, "Surprise, bitch."

"Anastasia." Elijah speaks once more before the girl is suddenly gone.

𑁍₊𓄹 -

"𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗘 𝗛𝗔𝗦 some serious vibe in it." Abby says as she and Bonnie walk through the old witch house.

"The witch spirits will protect us from the Originals, but we should get into the basement." Bonnie tells her mom as she walks down the stairs, but once she gets into the basement, she sees that her mother hasn't followed her down, "Abby!"

Stefan appears in front of her.

"Stefan? What's going on?" The young Bennett witch asked.

"They took Elena." He tells her, "They're going to kill her unless we stop Esther."

"Stefan, I - I can't stop her. She's channeling us!"

"Bonnie, if you can't stop her, I have to find another way.

The two stand in silence for a moment as Bonnie suddenly begins to feel afraid, "No....Stefan, no." She tries to get back up the basement stairs but Stefan gets in the way and blocks her from getting out, "What are you gonna do? Even if you kill us, Esther is channeling every witch in our ancestry, living and dead."

"Esther's drawing from the witches. The only way to cut her off is one of you is no longer a witch." Stefan tells her.

Damon moves upstairs, following the sound of Abby's heartbeat. Coming into the room, he stops as his daughter smirks in his direction.

Abby looks at the Salvatore boy in fear as Anastasia holds her head in between her hands, blood surrounding her lips where the girl had force fed the Bennett with her blood.

"Anastasia." Damon looks at her with wide eyes.

"Hi, daddy." She said, "Elijah didn't trust that you would actually go through with this little plan, so he sent me instead." And in an instant Abby's body falls to the floor as she snaps her neck. "Damn, that felt good."

Damon blinks his eyes in shock, and his daughter is gone from his sight.

Back out in the yard, Anastasia appears back next to Kol, "It's done."

Esther senses that something has gone wrong, "No! Sisters! Do not abandon me!"

"Mother!" Finn grabs his other as the pentagram torches flame up.

Kol wraps his arm around Anastasia's waist, turning her body away from the fire as he feels the heat on his back.

Once the torches go out, the three brothers and Anastasia stand around in shock as Finn and Esther are gone.

𑁍₊𓄹 -

"𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗔𝗟𝗪𝗔𝗬𝗦 come with me." Kol tells the Salvatore girl as she sits on his bed as he packs some of his clothes in a bag.

"Nah. Going on whatever little task Klaus is sending you on doesn't really peek my interest." Anastasia tells him with a soft smile. "But I'll hunt you down if you don't call me."

Kol chuckles, moving closer to her. "I promise, I'll call you at all hours of the day. Anastasia.....,"

"What?" She asks, moving to stand up so they were almost the same height, "Kol, what is it?"

The original doesn't say anything as he leans down to press his lips against her own. Anastasia stands still for a moment before slowly bringing her hands up to rest on his hips as she kisses him back.

Pulling away after a long moment, Kol rests his forehead against hers, with an adoring look in his eye and a smile on his face meant only for her, "God, I am in love with you."

Anastasia giggles, kissing him once more, "I'm in love with you, too."