fixation?kol mikaelson

003. hostages at the grill

"Well, maybe that's it. I can offer to trade myself in exchange for the hostages."

She tries to leave again, but Damon doesn't let her go. I can see how overprotective he is of her. "No. Best case scenario is now you're a hostage. Worst case scenario: he figures you out, kills you on the spot."

Elena releases her wrist from his grasp."Stop treating me like I can't handle myself. Alaric trained me and I've been practicing with Stefan."

Elena walks towards the door.

"So what? Now you're gonna take on a professional killer?"

Elena turns and looks at him. Damon rushes and grabs the crossbow off the bed. He points it at Elena. "Bang. You're dead. Now what?"

Elena rushes at Damon and knocks the crossbow out of his hand. She grabs it and straddles him on the bed. She points the crossbow at his heart. I find myself impressed.

"Head shots no good, it has to be the heart. So, now you're dead."

Damon smiles."For someone who doesn't want to be like me, you sure are good at it." He pushes Elena's hands away, so that the crossbow is no longer pointing at his chest.

"My brother is the only thing that's holding me together right now, Damon. If anything happens to him..."

"We'll get him out. I promise."

"I want to go too," I pipe up.

"Not both of you. This really isn't safe," Damon says.

"I've been a vampire even longer than Elena has. I helped you and Klaus with Connor before. You know that I can handle myself."

***

"Stefan is on his way. This will be over soon," Damon says.

"Will it? I mean, haven't we already been here before with Jeremy? Isn't this why we sent him to Denver?" Elena says.

"Well, we'll get him out of this and we'll compel him down to the Bahamas. Maybe he'll find an island girl."

"Absolutely not-" I start.

Elena gives him a look. Stefan enters the loft. "Did you find the tunnel map?"

"Got it. It was in his weapons drawer with seven stakes, some weird MacGyver crossbow, and the last remaining vervain in Mystic Falls, so how about we get this party started."

"Not yet. Klaus is sending one of his men. He'll take the front, you and I can take the tunnels."

"Since when did we team up with Klaus and the Lollipop Guild?"

I sigh. Somehow we have been more involved with Klaus recently, and I don't love it. "Well, I already told you, Connor has werewolf venom. We need someone to draw his fire, the hybrids are immune to it so they're our best bets."

"Well, how are you sure that he even has werewolf venom? Why is Klaus involved, Stefan?"

Stefan turns around and picks up a vervain dart. "Stop being paranoid, Damon."

"Start telling the truth, Stefan. Why is Klaus involved? Did he compel you?"

"I am telling you the truth. This is the best way to get everyone out."

"Okay, what is with you two? We're wasting time," Elena says.

"You know what, she's right. Screw your plan. I'll kill Connor myself."

Damon and Elena start to walk towards the door. Stefan rushes at Damon and stabs him in the back with the vervain dart. "Stefan!"

Damon starts to fade away as Stefan slowly lowers him to the ground. Elena is shocked and so am I. Stefan lays Damon on the couch. He takes his phone from inside Damon's jacket pocket.

"Stefan, what the hell?" I exclaim.

"Why are you doing this?"

"Damon had the right idea with the tunnels." He opens up the picture of the map on Damon's phone. "But, I'm not gonna go in there if I can't count on him to do it my way."

"If you can't count on him? You just vervained him."

"Do you think he cares about April or Matt? He'll get Jeremy out for the two of you, but then he'll go right after Connor, no matter who gets hurt," Stefan points.

"Then we're coming with you."

Stefan walks towards us. "Neither of you coming with me."

"You need my help, Stefan " Elena protests.

"What if Connor attacks and you have to defend yourself? And what if you kill him? The guilt will wreck you."

"You don't think that I – I- I'm afraid of that? Of course, I am. Stefan, I'm barely holding it together. If Jeremy gets hurt...."

Stefan grabs Elena's face in his hands. "I'll get Jeremy out, okay? I promise you. Elena, listen to me, listen to me.This is the most important thing that I have ever asked you to do. I just need you to trust me. Please."

Elena nods and Stefan kisses her. I raise a brow. As they break apart, I approach Stefan. "Stef. You know that I'm going."

"Fine."

Elena opens her eyes and both of us are gone.

***

"I can't believe I let you go with me. Damon is going to be pissed and I'm sure your older sister is too."

"Elena may technically be older, but I'm an older vampire. Which means I'm pretty strong," I argue.

"Still a baby vampire to me, Alivia. I'm going to call the Grill and see if I can reach Connor."

The call starts and Stefan puts it on speaker. "We're closed," Connor says from the other end.

"I want you to free the hostages."

Stefan and I walk through the woods. Stefan holds a pick ax and I hold a shovel. We reach the stairs that descend into the old Lockwood Cellar.

"It'll free them as soon as you give me what I want. You and everyone like you dead."

"What? So your hunter's mark can grow?" I say suddenly. Stefan stares at me. There is a stunned silence from Connor. "Yeah, I know all about that and what you are. Remember me, Connor?"

"Listen. You have my brother. If you free the hostages then we can all talk. Stefan can even tell you about the Brotherhood of the Five."

Connor scoffs. "That's a weak move. The two of you must be desperate."

Stefan cuts me off before I can make another remark. "Think about it, Connor. Klaus saved your life. He needs you alive. Aren't you the least bit curious why?"

Connor slams the phone down and the call ends. Stefan grunts in annoyance. "Ok, so what are we going to do next?" I ask.

"Alivia, I'm sorry."

"For what?"

Stefan snaps my neck.

I suddenly wake up and I'm confused at first. Confused as to why I'm laying in the middle of the woods next to the Lockwood cellar. My neck throbs in pain as I realize what happened.

I'm furious with Stefan. He told me I could come and then he snapped my neck just so I wouldn't. I look around in a panic for my phone, but then I see Damon standing there.

He extends a hand to help me up, but I ignore it and get up myself in anger. "You let Stefan snap my neck! Seriously, Damon? It goddamn hurts."

Damon sighs. "I'm sorry-"

Anxiety bubbles up inside me, tears welling in my eyes. "Jeremy. Oh my god. Damon, is he okay?"

"Jeremy's okay, kind of. All of the hostages are. Elena, on the other hand..."

"Kind of? Elena? What do you mean?"

"We saved the hostages, but Elena... she snuck in and killed Connor. And now she has something called the Hunter's curse, which makes her hallucinate until she wants to die. Oh, and she accidently killed Jeremy-"

"What the hell."