chapter five
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it was the day of homecoming and Alex was with Tyler at the grill playing pool just like they have for the past couple weeks. Alex was more happy than she should've been when she found out that Tyler and Caroline broke up. maybe Caroline was right after all, Alex did want Tyler to herself. she came back to Mystic Falls for Stefan and Damon, but she had truthfully been too scared to confront them. especially Stefan. and Tyler took her mind off of it all.
"is this our thing now? us coming here to play pool, go to your house, make out a little, then go back to reality and pretend like nothing happened just so Caroline won't think there's something between us?" Alex asked, walking up to the boy and he just shrugged, "come on, Tyler, you two broke up. you're aloud to be with other people. stop letting her hold you back from doing what you want to do"
Tyler he smiled at her words and grabbed her face with both of his hands. he stared at her for a moment before speaking, "Alex Pierce... or Mikaelson... whatever you want your last name to be, will you go to homecoming with me?"
Alex was shocked at his sudden words and was ready to say no because she wanted to tease him, but her voice spoke for her, "yes" Alex smiles, "and Mikaelson is my actual last name, so use that one" Tyler grins and kisses her. it was short and simple, but Alex liked it.
"well, well, well. what do we have here?" they broke away from the kiss and turn to see where the voice came from.
"Klaus?" Tyler asked shocked that his sire was back.
"hello Tyler. hmm, i thought you were with Caroline? what happened with that?" Klaus asked walking over to the two.
"we broke up" he muttered knowing Klaus could still hear him. the original was glad to hear about the breakup, he fancied Caroline for a while.
Klaus teasingly tilted his head and raised an eyebrow, "so you decided to get with my baby sister? is she your rebound?"
"no! of course not. I really do like Alex"
Alex looked at her brother as he started to say something but she cut him off, "no Nik. you will not do what you do with Rebekah, you know damn well i'm not like her. I don't love as blindly as she and you will not ruin and control my life like you do her's" she says, standing up her herself.
Klaus nods, "very well then. why don't you run along and get ready for the dance. Tyler and I do have some other things to talk about" Alex looks between the boys and nods before walking out and to the Salvatore house to get ready.
homecoming ended up being cancelled. apparently the gym at the high school got flooded, so Tyler decided to throw a party at his house, thought it was actually Klaus' idea - the sire bond caused Tyler to throw the party. Alex walked into the Lockwood Mansion to see people scattered everywhere. chatting, drinking, and dancing.
"so much for homecoming" she sighed, disappointed that she couldn't attend a modern high school dance.
Alex purses her lips, the smell of liquor filling her lungs, and she wanted a taste of that toxin. she walked outside to the back and saw Tyler talking with Klaus near the stairs. she stopped in her tracks and moved a strand of hair away from her ear, getting a listen in on their conversation.
"if anyone should so much as make a move against me, my hybrids may feel obligated to retaliate. feel free to warn your friends" Klaus threatened his first hybrid. he smirked at the boy and then walked away.
Alex went over to Tyler once her brother was gone and stood in front of him, "what was that about?" she asked. he shook his head.
"Caroline and the others are planning something tonight. we need to stop it" he said and immediately grabbed her hand and dragged her over to where Caroline was, "we need to talk" he whispered to the blonde and she followed them back into the house. they walk into a room and Alex locks the door.
"what are you up to with my brother?" Alex asks crossing her arms over her chest.
"nothing" Caroline deadpans, confused.
"he's onto you, Caroline. whatever you all think you're about to pull off, he's two steps ahead of you" Tyler says starting to get frustrated with the blonde.
"okay, i don't know what you're talking about"
Alex rolls her eyes, "stop lying, darling. just tell us what's going on"
"actually, I'm not. I don't know anything. even if I did, I wouldn't tell you two. because you're sired to Team Klaus now, and you're Klaus' sister. you can't be trusted," Alex narrowed her eyes at her but Caroline ignored it, "can we just go back to the party now?" she's sighs and Tyler nods. Caroline turns to walk out but Alex stops her.
"Phasmatos Somnus" Caroline falls to the ground and faints.
Alex smirks and drags Tyler out of the room with her to enjoy the dance. the two walked down to the dance floor just as a slow song came on.
Tyler looked over to the girl at hi side and holds out his hand, "may I have this dance, Miss Mikaelson?"
Alex grins, placing her hand in his, "I thought you'd never ask, Mr. Lockwood"
Tyler guided her to the floor and wrapped her arms around her waist and she wrapped hers around his neck. in that moment, Alex felt at peace, and that was all she ever wanted. Stefan and Tyler were different, but they both made her feel alive, and she was anything but that. Tyler twirled the girl, bright smiles on both of their faces.
"you look stunning, by the way," Tyler whispered, gently bringing Alex closer to him.
"you look dashing as well, wolfie," she placed a soft kiss on his lips and pulled away to where their noses touched, "the wolves I know wouldn't be caught dead in a tux"
Tyler shrugged, "i'm not like most wolves"
Alex nodded, resting her head on his shoulder as they swayed to the music, "you are much better than them"
a while later, Alex noticed that everyone had left the party and Tyler was no where to be seen. Alex was confused, but decided to leave.
when she go to the front door, she gasped. her father was standing in the doorway talking to her brother. Elena was laying on the ground and hybrids were surrounding the entire house from the outside.
"Nik? what's going on?" Alex asked, scared of her father. she then turned and saw Damon vamp speed towards Klaus, "Niklaus!" she shouted as Damon plunged the white oak stake through his body.
"no, no, no, no!" she cried while tears fall down her face. she couldn't believe that Damon would betray her like this. when she looked up her fathers face fell.
"Aleksandra?" she opened her mouth but no words came out. she hasn't seen her father in centuries and had forgotten almost everything about him, thanks to Klaus and his witches. all she knew was her memories that came back and that he wanted her and her siblings dead. this man in front of her was not the father she knew 1,000 years ago. Elena awoke from her spot on the porch and stood up with blood on her dress. from the way she held herself up, Alex knew exactly who it was.
"Katherine..." her and Mikael say at the same time. Katherine opens two vervain grenades and throws them at the hybrids. Stefan then came out of no where and attacked Damon to the ground.
Klaus got up, took the white oak stake, and plunged it into his fathers heart. Alex gasped and ran over to them, clutching onto her brothers arm as tears fell down their faces and their father's body caught on fire. burning to a crisp. even though her father had been the reason for almost all of the damage in her human life, he was still her father, and his death still hurt.
"he's actually gone" Alex whispers once the only thing left was ashes of her father on the ground.
"it was either our father, or us. i'm not letting him hurt you again" Klaus said, his arm wrapped around his youngest sisters shoulders.
"family above all" she smiled up at him, glad that he was alive.
"always and forever"
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Alex decided to walk to the grill to have a couple drinks after the crazy night she had. she compelled a bartender to give her a bottle of bourbon 'on the house' and began her night of drinking her emotions away. once she finished the bottle she sighed and held up the bottle.
"can I get a refill over here?" she called out to anyone who would hear her but all she got was silence. she threw the bottle somewhere on the ground and was getting ready to get up and grab herself some more alcohol when someone sat in the chair beside her.
"compelling the bar empty is supposed to be my thing" the voice speaks causing her to turn towards him and furrow her eyebrows.
"Damon" she squinted her eyes with a scowl.
the vampire gives her his signature closed mouth smile/smirk, "still upset about losing your dear old daddy?"
her scowl grew, she was still angry at him for almost killing her brother, "you stabbed my brother with the white oak stake and almost killed him, and you want to make jokes with me about my dead father?"
he chucked and reached across the bar, grabbing a random bottle of liquor and pouring it into their glasses, "oh, come on, you know I wouldn't actually kill him"
Alex downs the liquor in seconds and slams the glass down onto the table causing it to shatter. she was livid, "no, Damon. I don't. you've changed in the last 145 years and I don't know if it was because of Katherine and I or you've just decided to turn into a selfish prick"
Damon sighs, "look, i'm sorry I scared you, but Klaus knew. the plan was to kill Mikael, not him"
"and why wasn't I apart of this plan?"
the raven haired vampire spoke as if it was obvious, "because I knew that you would try to guilt trip us into backing out. you'd try and get us to let him survive so you could have more daddy daughter time, but I knew that he just wanted to kill you. we did it to help you"
Alex huffs, "you don't know that for sure, you didn't see the look in his face when I saw him"
Damon sat up straight and turns to face the girl, "face it, Alex. he hated you. he saw you as a threat. just like Klaus. if he was alive any longer it was only a matter of time before he killed you"
Alex closed her eyes as she took an annoyed, deep breath. she opened her eyes and turned her head back to Damon, "and why do you care, Damon? Elena's the girl you and Stefan are supposed to be keeping safe, not me," she picked up her drink and let it graze her lips as she muttered her next words, " just go back to her and leave me alone"
Damon huffed at her stubbornness, "you were my best friend, Alex. whether you like it or not, I still care"
"damnit, Damon. leave!" Alex yells. the bar starts to shake lightly as her anger gets the best of her.
"i'm not leaving, Alex" Damon states, his voice more stern than before. Alex wasn't in the mood to chat with her old friend, or anyone for that matter. she was angry at him, at her brother, and at herself. she took a deep breath, and Damon thought she gave in, but her eyes glowed bright red.
"Motus!" she shouted. the Salvatore forcefully flying out of his chair and into the wall at the other end of the building. Alex stood up and walked towards him, "we're not friends anymore, Damon. so stop acting like we are" she hissed, and with the twist of her wrist, his neck snapped.