Moonlight

11. Homecoming

"Are those people all hybrids?" "Well, they also love a good party. And they, like you, were sired by me. They wish to serve their master. So if anyone should so much as make a move against me, they may feel obligated to retaliate. You're free to warn your friends." Tyler walks away and in the process drags Caroline to his room to question her. It doesn't go as planned and Caroline ends up being vervained on the floor.

Ariana looks around notices everyone she knows is gone. She tries to make her way through the croud but ends up feeling pain then seeing darkness.

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"The big bad wolf. You haven't changed. Still hiding behind your playthings like a coward. You only forget. They may be sired by you, but they're still part vampire. And they can be compelled by me." Before Ariana could register what was going on, she, along with her sister, was dragged out infront of the door. Ariana knew she wasn't supposed to be part of the plan.

"Come out and face me, Niklaus. Or they die" "Go ahead. Kill them." "No, Klaus. He'll do it." "If she dies, this lot will be last of your abominations." Mikeal says pointing the knife he had in his hand to Elena. "I don't need them. I just need to be rid of you." "To what end, Niklaus? So you can live forever, with no one at your side? Nobody cares about you any more, boy! What do you have other than those whose loyalty you forced? No one. No one." The tears in Klaus' eyes were visable. "I'm calling your bluff, father. Kill them."

"Come outside and face me, you little coward. And I won't have to." "My whole life you've underestimated me. If you kill them you lose your leverage. So go ahead. Go on. Kill them. Come on, old man. Kill them. Kill them!!!" Mikeal just laughs. Ariana can feel that something is off. The way he laughed alone was enough for Ariana to get a good enough idea of what was going to happen next. "Your impulse, Niklaus. It has and will forever be the one thing that keeps you from truly being great."

She fought, kicked and grunted, but no matter what she tried, she couldn't get out of the iron hybrid grip that kept her in place. Mikeal drives a knife through Elenas back. Arianas scream was almost indescribable. Almost. Her scream was so loud, so deep, so heartbroken, theat even Stefan, who was hiding near with is humanity off, felt empty. Nobody had time to react. What happened next couldn't be stopped. Not by Klaus, not by Stefan, not by Damon, no one. Ariana gasped as the same knife that was just plunged through her sister was shoved through her back as well. She fell to the ground.

After everything happened and Mikeal was dead, all eyes turned to Ariana. Damon ran to her and held her in his arms. "Ariana..." he whispered. "Damon." she croaked. "Ariana, I'm so sorry I-" "No. Don't apologize. It's not your fault." "But it is I-" "Do you really want argue with me right now?" they both laugh. "Damon I need to tell you something." "Please let me go first." "But, Damon I-" "Please I'll never forgive myself if I don't tell you this." to that she's quiet. "I know we just started dating." Stefan and Klaus just look at eachother confused. "But I've had feelings for you for a long time now. And I just can't not tell you how I feel anymore. I love you, Ariana. I love you so much. I'm sorry it took me too long to realize it."

"Don't be. I love you too, Damon. I'm glad we got to spend as much time together as we have so far." With tears in his eyes, Damon brought her in for what he thought was their final kiss. Once they pulled away Ariana spoke again. "But Damon, I'm not dying. Well I am but not for good. I'll be back." "What do you mean? What did you do?"

"It wasn't supposed to lead to this." she admits in a sob. "Hey. Hey. What's wrong? What happened?" "I have vampire blood in my system, Damon. I don't want to be a vampire." she sobs and takes her last human breathe. "Ariana?....Ari?.....Ponytail." he looks at the two behind him. "Which one of you gave her blood?" Klaus steps forward. Damon stands infront of Klaus. "Why?" Klaus begins to tell them what happened.

Flashback to during homecoming

Klaus spots Ariana walking through the crowd. He catches up to her and pulls her into a seperate room. "What are you doing?" Ariana asks the hybrid. "Well, hello to you too, love." "Excuse me for not being excited for your arrival, but I don't like you. What do you want?"

"Answers. What are you and your friends up to?" "I have no idea what you're talking about." "So the fact that Mikeals dead body should be here any minute doesn't ring a bell?" "Mikeal's coming here?" "Are you implying he's not dead?" "I'm not implying anything. I-" Ariana was interrupted when she fell to the floor in pain. "Ariana, love, what's wrong?" Klaus asks as he kneals next her grabbing her arms to try and calm her.

She starts to yell in pain as a gaping scratch mark appeared on her stomach. "Mikeal must've had a fail safe." Ariana choked out. She didn't expect this. This wasn't part of the plan. Ariana knew this was Mikeal. He must've had a witch do this to her. But why?

Klus bites his wrist. Ariana eyes him wierdly. "Would you rather die?". To be honest the sarcastic answer to that question couldn't be farther from the truth. She just took his wrist and drank. He couldn't be more relieved at her cooperation.

Once the whole Ariana almost dying was over, Klaus gave her a minute to recompose herself. Once that short minute was over she tried to leave the room, only for Klaus to come between her and the door. "What?" "We're not done." "Yes, we are." She tries to leave again but fails to move him out of the way. "I'm aware you haven't liked me since the day we met, love, but if I could just have a few more moments of your time-" "You know what I actually haven't hated you the whole time we've know eachother."

"What? You didn't?" "Nope. I didn't start hating you until after you completely drained my sister infront of me." "Oh don't be dramatic. She's still alive." "Yeah, no thanks to you." Klaus just stared at her, offended. "Now let me out." She says before walking out the room door, but this time he does nothing to stop her.

Flash forward to present

"I didn't do it to harm her I did it to save her." "And now she's dead." Damon spits at him. He heard Ariana when she said she doesn't want to be a vampire but there was no way Klaus was just going to let her die for good. "Would you rather her not be coming back?" "You know that's not what I meant." Klaus did rather enjoy getting a raise out of Damon. "Then I suggest you think twice before you give me attitude for saving your girlfriends life when you couldn't." Klaus states in a blunt and flat tone while staring Damon down. He pushed passed Damon and grabbed Ariana bridal style.

"Where are you taking her?" Stefan asks, stepping infront of him. "Somewhere." "Where?" "I've just given your freedom back, Stefan. I'd hate to have to take it again." With that ,dispite Damons best efforts, Klaus pushed throught the two Salvatores and marched away with Ariana in his arms.

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A/N

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