Family Above All

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They arrived after some time of driving. They had arrived the same time Damon and Stefan did. At the Mikaelson's mansion, Rebekah, Klaus and Kol stood near the table, leaning on the back of a chair.

"Rebekah, Niklaus, Kol, our guests have arrived." Elijah says, opening the door after Annabeth knocked on the door.

Rebekah was wearing a light blue dress with some heels.

Kiara, Nico and Annabeth and the Salvatores get inside the house. Rebekah followed.

"Rebekah, you look lovely as always."Nico said to Rebekah.

"You don't look so bad yourself, my love."Rebekah smiled.

"Damon. Stefan. Elijah tells me, you seek an audience. Very bold. Let's discuss the terms of our agreement like civilized men and ladies, shall we?"Kol smirked.

"It's better to indulge them." Elijah says, gesturing toward the table as they walked toward the table.

"I didn't come here to eat, Klaus, Kol. Fact, I didn't want to come here at all. But I was told I had to cause you would hear us out." Stefan says at the original hybrid and the original tribrid.

"Well, we can sit and eat or I can reach down your throats and pull out your insides. The choice is yours." Klaus chuckled as everyone started to sat.

"Ohh. Threats before dessert. How scandalous." Kiara commented, smiling. Klaus chuckled at that.

One of the compelled humans in the room poured wine into the glasses at the table, when everyone was seated.

"Thank you, love." Damon hummed.

"You lost your appetite." Kol spoke, directly looking at Stefan.

"Eat. I thought we agreed that we would leave the grumpy Stefan at home." Damon told his brother.

"I think the grumpiness has attached itself to him." Annabeth commented.

Stefan sent her a fake smile. He picked up his utensils and started cutting the steak on the plate.

"That's the spirit. Isn't it nice? All of us dining together? Such a treat. Is this what you had in mind when you pulled the dagger from our brother?" Kol smirked.

Klaus next actions shocked Kiara and she thought her cheeks were going to melt. Klaus slipped his hand under the table and grabbed her thigh. Kiara swallowed thickly, her heart was pounding, which why Klaus was smirking so wide.

He started moving his thumb back and forth, rubbing her skin. Kiara almost choked on the food she had in her mouth but kept her composure. She looked at Klaus and he had a grin from ear to ear. Kiara gulped, not knowing how long she could keep this up.

"Well, I know how he felt about you, so I figured the more, the merrier." Damon smirked, eating more food on his food.

"Well, Elijah and I have had our share of quarrels over the century. But we always make it through." Klaus responded, glancing at Elijah.

"Kind of like you and Rebekah, right?" Stefan pointed at Klaus, picking up a wine glass and bringing it to his lips.

" If you're referring to the fact that Rebekah knows Kol and I killed our mother, I've already come clean to Elijah." Klaus told him.

"And I forgave him, Stefan. So you are wasting your time." Rebekah said.

Klaus hands were on Kiara's thighs started traveling up, causing her to give them a look of warning. He gave her an amused defensive look before stopping. Kiara rolled her eyes at him but continued eating, trying to get over the fact that her heart was still racing.

"Hey, Stef, remember when you killed dad? Might want to dial down the judgment until dessert." Damon told Stefan.

"We're here to make a deal, Damon. Doesn't mean we need to kiss his ass for seven courses." Stefan replied, looking at Klaus. Klaus, Kol and Elijah gave Stefan amused smiled.

"Shut your mouth, Stefan or the next thing that will come out of your mouth will be your teeth." Kiara threatened.

"I'm just saying we have a long evening ahead of us. Pace yourself." Damon spoke.

Klaus squeeze Kiara's thigh a little, causing Kiara to snap her head over to him.

After a bit of silence, Elijah broke it by bringing up the one person the girls and Nico didn't want to talk about tonight, knowing all hell was going to break loose if she was mentioned. But nevertheless, with their luck, she was brought up.

"Stefan. Where is the lovely Elena tonight?" Elijah questioned.

" I wouldn't say lovely."Kiara commented.

Rebekah, Nico and Annabeth laughed in agreement.

"I don't know. Ask Damon." Stefan replied.

Klaus chuckled, bringing up the hand not on Kiara's thigh that held his fork up to his face. Elijah put his hands up, confused and amused.

"I'm sorry, you've missed so much. Ah, trouble in paradise." Kol explained.

"Could we maybe not talk about her?" Nico muttered, knowing everyone could hear him.

"One more word about Elena and this dinner's over." Stefan threatened.

"You know what, probably best just to keep Elena in the do-not-discuss pile. Besides talking about her bores me to death. She's pathetic."Annabeth replied.

Klaus smiled, and puts a finger to his lips as a promise to keep quiet about Elena. Klaus took his hands off Kiara's thigh, and Kiara huffed, disappointed and Klaus smirked. She missed his touch, and wanted it back but she was also relieved because now she wouldn't be so nervous.

"You're probably right." Klaus says as he took a bite of his food.

"Yeah."Annabeth agreed.

Klaus set his silverware down.

"It's just the allure of the Petrova doppelgänger, still so strong. What do you say, brother? Should we tell them about Tatia?" Kol says, looking at Elijah.

"Now why should we discuss matters long since resolved?" Rebekah groaned.

"Well, given their shared affection for both Elena and Katerina, I think our guests might be curious to learn about the originator of the Petrova line." Klaus stated as he cut the steak on his plate.

"Well, we're not going anywhere Elijah. Please, do tell." Damon says as he took a sip of wine.

Kiara, Rebekah, Nico and Annabeth groaned.

"When our family first settled here, there was a girl named Tatia. She was an exquisite beauty. Every boy of age desired to be her suitor, even though she'd had a child by another man. And none loved her more than Niklaus." Elijah explained.

Kiara's jaw clenched. She didn't know why she suddenly felt bitter.

"I'd say there was one who loved her at least as much." Klaus replied.

"Wait a minute. So you both loved the same girl?" Nico asked.

"Of course they did."Kiara muttered bitterly. Jealously bubbled within her, she didn't know why she was so jealous. She had no right to be, though the thought of Klaus in love with someone who looked exactly like Elena unsettled her. She didn't like it. But what could she do? The Petrova's all seemed to worm their way into the hearts of many men.

"Our mother was a very powerful witch. She sought to end our feud over Tatia and so she took her. Klaus and I would later learn that it was Tatia's blood that we consumed in the wine on the night where our mother performed the spell which turned us into vampires. Tatia wouldn't make a decision between the two of us, so for a time Niklaus and I...grew estranged. Harsh words were traded, we even came to blows, didn't we, brother?" Elijah says, nodding as he brought his wine glass up to his lips, taking a sip.

"But in the end we realized the sacred bond of family. Besides, Tatia's beauty was child's play compared to Kiara." Klaus spoke.

Kiara snapped her head up to see Klaus smirking at her reaction. Klaus gave her one last smirk before picking up his drink.

" Family above all." Klaus smirked, clinking his glass with his brother's before taking a sip. Kiara felt his arm wrap around her shoulders.

"Then after Niklaus and Elijah, Rebekah and I learned that each of us had a mate." Kol added.

"What is it exactly?" Stefan asked.

"You are really dumb, aren't you. It's someone who's perfect for you. You love them no matter what and they you. It's a supernatural thing, but their mate can be any species. It's more complicated than that but that is the simplest I can explain it to dumb shits like you."Nico explained.

Kiara was startled at first, but relaxed into Klaus touch as he started trailing his fingers along her shoulder. Stefan and Damon exchanged annoyed looks with each other before turning back and facing Klaus and Kiara.

After finishing the food, the waitresses came and cleared everything off for them. Damon's phone buzzed, causing him to pick it up and look down at it before putting away. The girls and the son of Hades gave him a suspicious look before turning her attention to Elijah.

"So, why don't we move this evening along and discuss the terms of this proposal?" Elijah asked as he poured more wine for himself.

"That's very simple. Klaus gets his coffin back, in exchange, he and the Original extended family leave Mystic Falls forever. Me, Stefan, and Elena live happily ever after. No grudges." Damon proposed.

"You don't deserve a happy ending. "Annabeth says.

"I agree. You can say all you want about us but unlike you, Damon, we didn't murdered a pregnant woman." Kiara agreed.

"How do you know about that?" Damon asked.

"You do know demigods have dreams of not only the future but the present or the past. I saw it."Kiara explained.

Klaus tensed as he tightened his grip around Kiara.

Kiara looked at Klaus and he seemed pretty irritated.

"The deal sounds fair, brother." Elijah reasoned, looking at Klaus.

"I don't think you understand. Elena's doppelgänger blood insures that Kol and I will always have more hybrids to fight those that oppose us. And as for Kiara, I will never leave her behind." Klaus growled.

Klaus gets up from his seat and walked over to the fireplace, saying "Let's say I do leave Elena , under your protection, what then? How long before one of you turns her into a vampire? Or worse, how long before she dies caught between your feuding? You see, each one of you truly believes that you're the one that can protect her, and that is simply a delusion. Gentlemen, the worst thing for Elena Gilbert is...the two of you."

"Or maybe Elena is the worst thing for the two of you."Kiara stated.

"I'm gonna get some air." Damon says, leaving the room.

"Let me deal with this" Elijah says as he got up and followed Damon out.

Klaus hummed "All this talk has made me thirsty."

He looked at one of the waitresses. She then walked toward him.

"What do you say Stefan? Can I interest you in a little after-dinner drink?" He questioned Stefan.

Klaus pushed the girl's hair away from her neck, exposing it before his hybrid face appeared and he sank his fangs into the poor girl. Kiara looked away, half because she didn't want to see him feed, the other half was that because she was jealous.

He pulled away from the girl after a minute or so.

"Mmm. Delicious" He breathed. He let her dead body drop to the floor. " Aged to perfection" He smirked. Kiara reached up and wiped the blood off his chin, almost instinctively.

Nico, Rebekah and Annabeth smirked.

Klaus looked down at Kiara amused, and with something else. Kiara then wiped her thumb on a nearby napkin. Stefan cleared his throat.

"Well, I guess the only reason you agreed to this evening, Klaus, is to drive a wedge between me and my brother." Stefan told Klaus as he got up for his seat, causing Kol and the girls to stand up as well, leaning against the table.

" Oh no, you're doing that well enough on your own. Because of Elena, you're gonna lose your brother and you'll only have yourself to blame." Kol says.

Klaus smiled, wrapping his arm around Kiara's waist and bringing her closer to him. Kiara gasped in surprise, causing him to smirk.

Elijah and Damon walked back into the room.

"What do you say, Klaus? It's time for you to put something on the table. We've made our offer, now you counter."Damon asked.

"Okay. I offer Elena's future happiness. You see, what she needs right now is to be rid of you lot. And to fall in love with a human, maybe that nice football player, you know the blond one?" Klaus says as he walked over to a chair and pulled it out, sitting down. He pulled Kiara to the side of the chair so she was right next to him.

"Matt Donovan? Really?" Damon asked as he exchanged a look with Stefan.

"Why not?." Klaus replied.

"Really?"Nico laughed.

"Yeah, why not? They'll marry, live a long and fruitful life, and pop out a perfect family." Kol smirked.

" And continue the Petrova bloodline. Every few hundred years, you'll have a new doppelgänger to drain and never run out of hybrids, right Klaus, Kol?" Stefan pointed out.

"Consider it a small return on my investment in her well-being. See, after you hand me back the coffin, I'll ensure her safety for the rest of her natural life. You know it's what's best for her." Klaus added.

Klaus got up and walked toward Damon and Stefan as he asked "So, what do you say Stefan, hmm? Do we have a deal?"

"What are you doing?" Damon questioned Stefan, who was now walking toward Klaus to meet him halfway at the table.

Klaus held out his hand for Stefan to take. Stefan took it, causing Klaus to grin.

"Nice try, Klaus. But no deal." Stefan declared. Klaus frowned before using his vampire speed to break Stefan's arm and then leg. Stefan groaned in pain before Klaus shoved his hand into the fireplace, burning his flesh, causing Stefan to cry out.

Nico, Kiara and Annabeth knew better than to intervene and they didn't cared about Stefan.

"Finally some action."Nico commented.

Damon tried to vamp speed over to help his brother, but was unsuccessful because Elijah stopped him, who vamp speeding Damon into the wall.

"What are you doing?" Damon choked out. Stefan kept groaning in pain as the fire continued to burn his flesh.

"Stop!" Damon says, trying to push past Elijah, but Elijah pushed him back into the wall.

"Now, bring me my coffin before I burn him alive." Klaus threatened.

"I'll get it." Damon replied, walking out of the room.

"Go with him." Kol ordered Elijah.

"You keep him honest. And when you return, I will make good on my promise to you and I will hand over our family." Klaus added. Elijah only looked at Klaus before following Damon out.

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