Klaus and Elijah are brothers?! Mia stood there in shock, the feeling of betrayal coursing through her veins. It was known knowledge that Elijah and Klaus were acquaintances but to find out they shared this close tie of affection left Mia questioning Elijah's honour. 

She jerked her head in his direction, wondering if he understood Spanish. The guilty expression painted on his face revealed that he had heard the whole conversation and understood every single word. Mia shook her head in anger and stormed off, Elijah trailed behind her.

"Amelia!" he called out, as they'd reached outside, "Will you please just stop for a moment." When she ignored his pleas he used his vampire speed and shot in front of her. "Wait."

"No!" she pushed past him but he caught her wrist, "Let me go!" 

He immediately released her from his hold and took a step back, not wanting to upset her any further. "Mrs Romano had no right to tell you."

"Well, I'm glad she did because you clearly weren't planning on sharing that anytime soon. You said you were going to help us," she jabbed her finger at him, "You said you were gonna find a way to get rid of Klaus and this entire time you've been his brother."

"If you would just-" Elijah attempts to defend himself were swiftly cut off by Mia's shouts as she moved closer to him. Her chest heaving as she stared at him with fury filled eyes.

"It's important we trust each other, that's what you said right?" she gave a mirthless laugh, shaking her head. "How the fuck am I meant to trust you when you kept this from me? How the fuck am I supposed to believe anything you say?!"

"This whole situation is a lot more complicated than you believe." Elijah spoke trying to reason with her but it was clear than in this fit of rage she wouldn't heed his words.

"What did he take from you Elijah?" she asked, the question caught him off guard as he stood there startled, so she spoke again her voice becoming full and resonant. "What did Klaus take from you?!" Growing irritated at his lack of response, she pivoted on her heel and got into the car, ordering Jacob to take her back to her room. They drove away leaving Elijah stranded and in a war with his mind on whether to confide in Mia.

He trusted the Petrova girl, there was something about her that was comforting and familiar to him. He enjoyed having someone who didn't shy away from sharing her true feelings, but for Elijah to share his secret was not only a huge risk to him but if Klaus found out Mia knew, it would also put her in immense amount of danger.

~~~~

Mia lay on the bed talking to Stefan, the younger Salvatore brother had called to make sure she was alright so she filled him in on what she'd learnt. "There's no way he was going to help us. I don't get it, was he just playing a game this whole time?" Stefan asked.

"Honestly, I have no idea, I just don't want to talk about it anymore." she rolled onto her back and sighed exasperatedly, "I wish you were here Stef, I miss you."

"I miss you too Mia," he sat back on his own bed, pressing the phone to his ear, "Do you want me to book you a ticket back home?"

"I can't, if I leave he'll probably track me down and kill me." She tried to add a tone of humour to her voice but she was also convinced that this was true.

Stefan chuckled, "Hmm, probably."

"Hey! You're supposed to be making me feel better," she scolded, laughing, "Like, convince me that I'm acting like a lunatic and there's nothing to be afraid of."

"Ohh okay," he smiled to himself. Her voice and laugh provided him a solace that he couldn't explain. "Mia, you're acting like a complete lunatic and there is absolutely nothing for you to be afraid of."

"Much better, thank you."

"Anytime." Stefan responded, the sound of Elena's voice filled the halls, beckoning him. "I'm sorry, Elena's calling me. I got to go but call me if anything else happens. I'll come to Spain and pick you up myself if Elijah tries anything, okay?"

"Okay," she giggled, "Bye Stef."

"Take care yourself Mia."

Once she'd ended the call, a gentle knock was made at the door and a voice spoke from behind it, "Amelia, would you please open the door?", when Elijah received no response he spoke again, "Please just allow me the opportunity to explain myself."

She huffed in frustration, knowing he would be able to hear her annoyance. She opened the door and walked away from it, not even bothering to look at him. Mia took a seat on the edge of the bed, crossing one leg over the other, looking outside the window as she listened to Elijah make his way towards her and sit on the chair adjacent to her. "Go ahead, explain."

"Would you at least look at me?" he requested. Mia rolled her eyes and turned her head to face him, she kept eye contact but her gaze became glazed, showing her lack of interest for his excuses. Elijah quietly laughed, finding her brattiness  endearing, he licked his lips, trying to hold back another laugh as she frowned at him. "Apologies," he lips formed a straight line, "I assure you my relationship with Klaus will not dissuade me from assisting your friends."

"He's your brother, you can't kill him," she raised an eyebrow, glaring at him judgingly,  "You won't kill him."

"Klaus was not my only brother," he admitted, "I had siblings, parents. I had a family."

"What happened to them?" Mia asked wearingly, not wanting to anger him.

He could hear her heartbeat increasing, the sound of her fear causing him to feel ashamed of himself. "Please, don't be frightened." he reached for her hand hesitantly, his breath hitched as she laced her fingers with his. He cleared his throat and continued, "Over the centuries Klaus hunted them down one by one and he took them from me. Alexei Romano had contacted me informing me that my brother Finn's body was being kept here but it was a misdirect. I fear, Klaus had told him to lead me astray. He's scattered them across the seas where their bodies can not be found. When Klaus wants something he will do whatever it takes to obtain it, regardless of the consequences or whoever stands in his way." 

"He did that to his own family?" Mia whispered in disbelief, she'd heard tales of the wicked vampire but never thought he would stoop so low as to separate his siblings from not only each other but from the world. "So now you want revenge?"

"Sometimes there is honour in revenge, Amelia." he hunched forward, making his words clear, "I won't fail you..... or your friends."

She nodded, smiling softly. "I'm sorry for doubting you. And for abandoning you at the party." The two shared a laugh and Mia looked down at their hands that were still entwined, until an important question rang in her head. "Elijah." he hummed in response, "If Klaus is a vampire why does he want to break the Sun and Moon curse for the werewolves?"

"Because Klaus is not just a vampire or just a werewolf." he paused, reassuring himself that she was worthy of his trust and would not break it. Unlike the Salvatores and Elena Gilbert who'd given Elijah his reasons to be suspicious of them, it was clear that Mia had a pure heart.

"What does that make him then?"

"He's both, a hybrid. My mother was unfaithful to my father, she'd had an affair with a werewolf and so Niklaus was conceived." Elijah explained.

"Niklaus?" she giggled, that sounded a lot less ominous. If anything she found the name quite sweet.

"Yes, that is his full name. Once my father had found out he was infuriated, he forced our mother to cast a spell that would suppress Klaus' werewolf side, denying him any connection with his true self."

"That's horrible," Mia scowled, "But if his werewolf side is gone then why......" a quiet gasp left her lips and her eyes widened as she came to the realisation, "The Sun and Moon curse doesn't exist! He's just trying to break the curse your mom put on him."

A smile dangled on the corner of Elijah's lips, he was impressed with Mia's wit. "Yes, it does not exist. It was a tale fashioned up to encourage each species to be on alert for the main components. A witch to cast the spell. A werewolf and a vampire to be sacrificed, the moonstone  and....."

"A doppelganger," Mia completed, "That's why he needed Katherine."

"Yes, however Katerina had killed herself and transformed to vampire so the spell would no longer work. The blood of a human doppelganger is required, which is why he needs Elena." Elijah told her.

"So there's nothing we can do." Mia sighed, she let go of his hand and rubbed her temple, overwhelmed with this foreign information. "I mean, you said it yourself. If Klaus wants something then he'll get it. He's gonna kill all of us if we get in his way."

"No, there's a solution." he placed a hand on her shoulder, rubbing it to provide comfort, "However I believe it'll be better if I share this with the Salvatores present."

"We're going back?"

"No, not for a few days. I haven't taken you to the Roman Bridge yet." he smirked.

As he went to leave, Mia rose from her chair and wrapped her arms around him. "Thank you for being honest me." Elijah's arms remained by his sides as he was startled by this action. "There's something I need to tell you." she mumbled into his shoulder, "Damon and Stefan have found out about this dagger and white oak ashy thing that can hurt an Original. They were gonna use it on you.... but I'll tell them not to, now that we know you're on our side."

Elijah's arms seemed to move on their own accord as they latched around Mia's waist, "Thank you for being honest with me," he closed his eyes, an effect caused after the lack of affection over the years and he gently stroked her hair. They both broke apart, their faces close as their eyes bore into each others until Mia moved away completely, leaving Elijah flustered. "Goodnight, Amelia." He muttered quickly and exited the room, Mia flung herself onto the bed.

"Damon's gonna kill me." she whispered, worrying about how the Salvatores would react to her new alliance with the Original.

~~~~

"I forget how beautiful the world is sometimes?" Mia told Elijah as they reached the end of the Roman Bridge. The view was stunning, everything she'd hoped it to be. Her vision remained fixated on the pink sky as the sun set. Elijah's eyes however were glued on Mia, her delightful expression as she watched her surroundings. The innocence and joy contained in her stare made him feel warm, almost human. He broke his gaze once she turned to face him and he hoped she didn't catch him staring. "What happened to that Alexei guy, did you fuck him up for lying to you?" Several days had passed since the gala and the topic was yet to be brought up.

"Actually, I left the gala to follow you so I didn't quite get the opportunity to...." he gestured to her, not wanting to curse in her presence. Even though she didn't have an issue with it, he felt as if it was cursing in front of an angel or another symbol of purity. 

"Fuck him up." she finished, finding it charming.

"Precisely." he smiled.

She laughed and something caught her eye. It was Alexei walking along the street, with another man. "Sooo.... what would you do if you saw him now?"

Elijah hadn't spotted the man so he furrowed his eyebrows in confusion, "I would most likely deal with the matter." Mia placed a finger on Elijah's jaw and turned his face towards Alexei's direction. "Oh." he stared at the man who betrayed him. "He isn't alone so perhaps it would be best if we were to abstain from doing anything, wouldn't you agree?" when he received no response he turned to see that Mia was gone. "Amelia?"

She popped her head from around the corner of the building ahead and waved him over frantically, "Come on!"

He used his vampire speed to reach her then walked behind her as she attempt to sneak up on the Romano man. "I assume you have a plan?" he asked.

"Nope," she whispered back, "We don't need one."

Before he could open his mouth to object, she sped to Alexei and threw him against the wall. He groaned in pain as his head left an indentation on the brick surface. "What the hell!"

"Hola Senor," she pressed a hand to his throat, "Why did you lie to Elijah?"

"I had no choice," he spluttered, "Klaus said..... if I didn't he would kill me, please just spare me."

Mia immediately moved away from him, he fell to the ground gasping for air. She yanked a fistful of his hair and lifted his head, "I'll only let you go if you tell me where Klaus is, you're the last person he came in contact with here."

"I don't know." Alexei whined, Mia tightened her hold on his head and he yelled, "Okay, okay, okay, I'll tell you. He's in America, I can't remember exactly but he said something about Ohio... or was it Columbus?"

"Virginia?" she asked, her heart became heavy as worry filled it. 

"Yes, it was Virginia. Now please..." he pleaded, "please let me go."

"He's going to Mystic Falls." she exclaimed, she slammed Alexei's head into the wall. "Next time don't take so long to answer, it's really rude." She turned to Elijah, who stared in shock and adoration, with the body of the other gentlemen on the ground. "See, I told you." she gave a cheeky grin, "We didn't need a plan." He opened his mouth to speak but couldn't find the words so he simply nodded.

~~~~

The night was warm and cloudless as the stars shined and the moon glowed. Mia was sat on a lounge chair, on the balcony, wearing a floor length silk dressing gown. She was watching a video of Caroline singing at the Mystic Grill and beamed when Matt went on stage and kissed her. Caroline deserved something good to happen to her, she'd been such an amazing friend to Mia.

"Couldn't sleep?" a voice spoke from behind her, she smiled knowing exactly who it belonged to.

"I didn't try." she sat up, fixing her gown to conceal the immense amount of skin that was on show. "It's our last night, wanted to make the most of it."

Elijah took a seat opposite her, "We should come here again, if you'd like."

"Maybe when everyone's lives aren't in danger." she joked.

"Maybe." he laughed softly. "May I ask you a question?" she nodded, "Why did you agree to join me on this trip?"

"I didn't really have a choice." Mia looked down, playing with her fingers.

"There was always a choice, Amelia." Elijah told her, "You or Elena Gilbert."

"Like I said, not a choice." she responded, she remembered how she felt when she'd found out about Isobel's death. She was devastated but also felt guilty that she didn't do more to help the young girl. Although that guilt disappeared once she'd known that Isobel was actually alive, she was determined not to make the same mistake with Elena. 

"My turn to ask you a question." she hesitated for a moment but continued, "Why did you tell me your family's secret? I mean, you'd just met me and I abandoned you at a gala. How did you know you could trust me?"

"You have characteristics that I hold at a high level of respect." Elijah explained, "You are extremely loyal to your friends, despite not knowing them for as many years as I've known countless of my acquaintances. You're compassionate and your soul is pure." Mia felt the blood rush to her cheeks as he spoke, "When you love someone, you do so with all your heart, which is why betrayal is something you abhor. I trust you Amelia because you are good and that is something this world is very scarce of." 

This had stunned Mia, in such a short amount of time Elijah understood her, "You have me all figured out already?" Elijah smirked, recalling when she'd first said this to him before the gala.

"Completely, Amelia." he responded. She looked down smiling, the dimples in her cheeks becoming visible. "Do you mind if I ask another question? Who did you live with, before you arrived at Mystic Falls?"

"Um, Lexi and Jesse." she replied. "Damon killed Lexi last year and Jesse..." her voice faltered the same way it did whenever she would speak of him. She rose from her seat and leaned against the railing. Elijah followed her, edging his head to see her face. His heart broke as he saw tears, glistening in the moonlight.

"You do not have to tell me if it upsets you so." 

"No, it's fine," she reassured him, she wiped her tears and cleared her throat. "Jesse got killed trying to stick up for me. We were in a club and this guy kept trying to touch me. Every time I would push him away he'd just come right back. And I didn't want to tell Jesse because I knew he would go crazy." her voice began to break as she spoke, "Then the guy called me a slut and hit me. One of the girls told Jesse and he attacked him, but the guy was a werewolf."

Elijah's eyes filled with sympathy as he watched the girl unravel in front of him. "He bit him?"

"Yeah, he did." she bit her bottom lip trying to hold back more tears, "And I had to watch him die with his head in my lap. He made me a promise when we were 7 that he would always defend me and...... that ended up being one of the last things he did." she sniffled and Elijah handed her a handkerchief. "So i guess that's why I get so protective over people, I'm just trying to pass on the favour."

"But if you are occupied protecting everyone else...." Elijah moved closer to her, "then who takes care of you?"

Mia paused to think, "I don't know." she quietly murmured.

"I will." he lifted her chin, making her face him, "I give you my word, Amelia."

"Thank you," she rested her head upon his shoulder as they stood in a comfortable silence. "I'll protect you too." she added, earning her a chuckle.

~~~~

"I'm gonna miss you." Mia told Elijah as they came off the plane. They'd arrived back in Mystic Falls, it was the afternoon so Damon had said he would collect her.

"I'm still here." Elijah responded softly.

"I know, I mean I'm gonna miss the peace." she explained, "Being around you is so easy and everything's gonna get worse from here."

"Do not worry, I have a solution to solve all of this." Elijah took her hand, "Klaus will be dealt with.

Mia pulled his arm, bringing him forward into an embrace. "Thank you, for everything. You have no idea how much this me-" Before she got the chance to finish her sentence she was yanked back, out of Elijah's arms and into another pair. She looked up to see Alaric plunge a dagger into Elijah's back, causing him to fall on the floor.

"No!" she shrieked, "No, stop, please! Leave him alone!"

"It's for the best Mia," a voice that she recognised to be Damon's said. "We're doing it for Elena." 

"He has a way to save her, stop!" she screamed, trying to break out of Damon's hold. She scratched at his skin, and tried to kick him from behind. "Please Damon, don't do this." She felt hopeless as she watched Elijah's body fade to grey.

A sharp snap sounded as Damon snapped Mia's neck, her body became limp in his arms. "I'm sorry, Mia." he whispered into her hair, "I don't have a choice."

A/N: HELLO MY DARLINGSSSSS. I hope you enjoyed that chapter.

It's the end of Mia and Elijah's trip. I've absolutely loved writing this part so I hope you love it too.

Important information#1: Elijah and Mia were in Spain for quite a while so the next chapter will be "The Last Dance." Y'all know what that meansssss. Two very, very special characters will be making their first appearances in the story and I can't wait for you to see how Mia intereacts with them.

Important information#2: Klaus is gonna be in Alaric's body but what shall I call him.

Alariklaus or Klaric. Because I'm not writing out (Klaus inside Alaric's body) everytime.

Alsooo I've changed the timeline of that episode a bit so Klaus is going to come the day before the dance instead of on the same day. This just helps with what I'm planning to do.

Anywaysss.... make sure you eat your fruits and drink your water.

Read smut if u have time (its good for you)

LOVE YOUUUUUU

Published:25th February 2022