If I Can't Have You

[BeautifullyxMad]

Ophelia lookes over to Adrianna and gave a soft smile. "Thank you."she said to her, and she took a long swig of her bourbon, and closed her eyes, leaning back against the couch, kicking her feet up. "I thought I would drop by and check on the two of you before I leave town. Got to get out of here for a while, just try to get myself back tp where I was 300 some odd years ago."she got up and placed the now empty blood bag in the trash. "Watch out for each other. Things are likely to get messy when I return."she said before she got to the door and flashed away. She was back at Klaus' mansion and began packing her things up. She threw her bag aside once it was packed.

She couldn't believe she was going to do this. Make herself do what ahe was about to. She brought up her phone and bit her lip, calling Elijah's number. "Hey, I need a favor. I know I can't ask Klaus, so please hear me out. Meet me at the bride just outside of town, I'll explain there."she said before she hung up and she continued to drink from the bottle before she took up her bag amd headed up to the house on the hill she had been staying at and she began cutting her arm open. To let the vervain out, and once she cleaned herself up once she was soon the vervain was out of her system and headed to the bridge.

She leaned up against the rail, waiting for Elijah, her eyes staring at the water. She brought up her phone and called Klaus. "Hey, sh..."she said, "Let me talk. I'm about to do something really stupid, I just... I want you to know that I'm not mad at you, I just ask that you... please don't interfere."She hung up and deleted his number from her phone and a few tears came to her eyes. "Goodbye."

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Damon vaguely listened to Ophelia, he was more concerned with Adrianna at the moment, and he watched when Ophelia left. He walked over and sat down beside her. "You don't look very well, want me to get you some water and asprin? And yes I keep asprin in the house."he told her and he soon brought his phone out and texted Stefan. He told him that things were okay and thay they meeded to come visit, that things were about to go down.

Once the message sent, he got up and got the water and asprin and a blanket. "Here, this will help."he told her, placing the asprin in her hand amd the water as well before he wrapped the blanket around her. "Alright, so, I'm going to ask you something because it has to be your decision. Vervain hurts vampires and it prevents compulsion. I have some that I drink, do you eant me to give you some?"he asked her.

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When Lia thanked her for forgiving her, she just nodded. Adrianna didn't have a chance to say anything once she left, before she knew it Lia was gone. "I'm never going to get use to that." She said softly with a frown. "What does she mean about things getting messy?" Adrianna asked as she looked over at Damon. She just shook her head when he asked if she needed any aspirin. "I'm fine." She replied and wondered if she should tell him about her wounds or not. Despite her rejection, he brought it to her. She took it, taking a sip of water after. She smiled as he put the blanket around her. She did feel weak, and dizzy, so she probably did need the pill. When he asked about the vervain, Adrianna shrugged. "Maybe tomorrow.. I don't think I can handle anything else related to vampires tonight." She said, shaking her head.

Sighing, she looked at Damon. "I lied about earlier..." She said and lifted her shirt up, showing the puncture bite marks on her hips, they were a couple. "I just noticed it when I was changing." She said. "I also gave gashes on my thigh.." She said softly, not wanting to look at him. "I wanted to tell you, but I really don't want any blood.." She said softly, looking down at her shaky hands.

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Klaus was at the manor, but he was preoccupied and didn't even hear Lia come in and out, not until later did he realize she wasn't back when she called. He answered on the first ring. "Lia, where are you?" He asked frantically, but she kept on and didn't answer. When she hung up after saying she was about to do something stupid, he didn't know what to do.He tried calling her back several time, but there was no answer. Klaus then called Robert, who answered. "What?" Robert asked. "Where is Ophelia?" Klaus demanded. "I don't know, last I saw her was earlier on. Why?" He asked. Klaus didn't answer, but hung up and tossed the phone on the bed. He flashed to the Salvatore home and snooped around, she wasn't there but she was early. Klaus lost her scent and he wondered aimlessly in the forest, searching for her, calling her name.

Elijah hung up after getting off the phone with Lia. He changed into more casual clothing and headed to the bridge, spotting her. He tucked his hands in his pocket and walked up to her, noticing the fading scars. "What do you want?" He asked, his voice soft and concerned.

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Ophelia closes her eyes and when Elijah appeared she took a deep breath and lookes at him. "This is going to sound absolutely insane, but I do know a way to get myself back into the proper frame of mind. I have to..."she stopped herself. "I know that Originals can compel other vampires, and Klaus would have never done what I am about to ask you. I need you to make me forget him. It's the only way I can find the potentials, and maybe even find the five. I can't have any happiness within me to do this, and I know that it pisses people off that he and I are together... but he makes me happy. But to do my part, I have to be miserable. After this is done I am heading to Albany to sit at Erik's grave, and then I will start my hunt."

She lookes at Elijah and felt the tears coming. It was already breaking her heart. "If anyone asks, you never saw me. You didn't do this. It has to stay between us."She said before stepping before him and calming the tears. "The vervain is out of my system. Please just do it."She whispered.

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Damon lookes over to Adrianna and shrugged. "I have no idea, might have something to do with a hunting group coming to town."he answered, but when he saw her cuts, he lookes her over. "If you don't want blood, at least let ke apply first aid and get you something to eat. It will help you heal better."he told her before getting up and getting the first aid kit. He took note of Klaus outside, but assumed it was nothing and headed back down the stairs with it and sat down by Adrianna.

"This will probably sting."he warned before he dabbed her wounds with peroxide and placed banadages over them before he got up again and discarded the things he used in the trash bin before he brought her a bag of chips. "Hope you don't mind these."he said to her.

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Elijah gave Lia a dumbfounded look. "You're kidding me." He said, his voice soft and forced. He examined her face, but knew she wasn't joking. Elijah watched as she spoke. She really wanted this. "W.. what about remembering him again..?" He said. Part of him wanted to comply, the other wanted to resist. After a few minutes of deep thought, Elijah nodded. "Okay. I'll do it..." He said softly. Elijah took her face in his hands, his eyes staring deep into her own. "You will forget about Klaus, you will move on and not think of him. Leave town and do what you need to do." Elijah finished, and in a flash was gone, leaving Lia on the bridge alone.

Klaus paced around the manor, phone in hand. Why hadn't Ophelia called him? What did she mean about earlier? His head snapped up and he flashed downstairs, pinning Elijah against the wall. "Where is she? You were with her." He growled. Elijah pushed Klaus away. "She's gone. She told me before she left she was done with you, and she was leaving to find the potential and the five." He said, pouring himself some whiskey. "You're lying. Tell me where she is." He said and Elijah shook his head. "I can't. Trust me, its better you don't know." He said, glancing away. Klaus just growled as he barged out of the house, slamming the door behind him.

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Adrianna gave him a look. "Hunting group?" She asked. When he said he'd give her first-aid, she nodded. She wasn't going to refuse that, because right now it was hurting like hell. She watched as he knelt next to her, taking out a few supplies. She frowned when she saw the peroxide. God, how she hated that crap. He warned her before she felt the searing burning pain shoot through her body. Adrianna clenched her teeth and clamped her eyes shut as the pain slowly dissolved away. She opened her eyes, they were watery from her shutting them so hard. Adrianna slowly sat up and nodded, taking the chips. They were BBQ Fritos, one of her favorites. "Thank you." She said, popping a chip in her mouth, legs curled under her.

She glanced up at Damon. "I do have one question." She looked down, putting the bag of Fritos on the table. Adrianna then looked back up at him. "Have you ever drank from me, then compelled me?" She asked softly. She wanted badly the answer to be no.

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Ophelia nodded to Elijah and thankes him before he compelled her. The moment he stepped back she blinked and he was gone and she looked around before she looked at her phone and she flashed off. It didn't take her long to get to Albany on foot, and when she got there she sat at Erik's grave and closes her eyes. The tears came to her steadily, and she laid on the ground, staring up at the sky, crying. She felt broken inside, and it felt sudden, but she laid there looking up at the sky before her phone rang and she answered when ahe saw it was Robert.

"What do you want?"she asked, wiping her eyes and sitting up.

"Where are you, Lia? Klaus is looking for you."he told her and she.looked at the phone.

"Who?"she asked, and Robert sighed.

"Klaus... Elijah's brother... you know the one you've been sleeping with."he reminded her and she scoffed an angry laugh.

"So you mock me now? Why can I never just grieve in peace?"she hung up and gently kissed the gravestone before she walked over to the road, her thimb out. The hitchhiker act was generally good for catching some dinner, but when an old beat up RV pulled over, she hopped in and looked at the driver. He was a handsome man for sure.

"It's not safe to be out at night alone."he told her and she looked him over. He had the demeanor of a potential, even a member of the five. All she knew was that she was supposed to find them.

"I know. I've had a bad night. I think I got drugged or something. You going as far as Mystic Falls? I need to head back there."she said and he nodded.

"Where I was heading actually."he said. "Your family know you're here?'

"Just my brother. I actually need to call him and tell him I'm coming home."she said before calling Robert, "Hey, I'll be back home sooner than expected. Got lucky and a nice man picked me up, but before I get home, I need five poster boards for that project."she told him, hoping he got the code and whe. He answered she hung up. "Thank you..."

"Connor."He told her.

"I'm Lia."

-

Damon shrugged when he looked at her. "I know verh little about the hunting group."he admitted, and her next question made him look at her. "I haven't no."he answered her. "I drink blood bags mostly, sometimes the occasional person, but thats not often."he assured her, and he placed a hand on top of hers. "Just tell me when you're ready to get some sleep, I'll help you up the stairs."

He sat back down near her and he closed his eyes when he leaned back.

-

Robert was concerned when he got off the phone with Lia and headed over to the Originals' manor before heading in. He found Elijah and looked at him. "My sister has the weirdest luck. She found a potential member."he informed him. "But do you know why she has no idea who Klaus is?"he asked.

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Klaus returned later, an almost empty bottle of whiskey in his hand. He felt tipsy, but at least his thoughts of Ophelia wasn't clouding his mind. He could hear Robert and Elijah talking in the study and Klaus barged in, giving them a smile. He sat down the bottle, both men looking at Klaus. "So, Elijah. Do tell us. Why doesn't Ophelia have any idea who I am?" He asked. Robert could tell Klaus was getting angry and decided to step in. "Klaus, calm down. He'll tell us, just needs a little convincing." He said, but Klaus didn't listen. He shrugged Robert off. "So, brother. Tell us and stop lying." Klaus said, glaring at him. Elijah looked away and sighed. "I can't tell you. She made me pro-" He was pinned against the wall with force by Klaus before he could finish. "Tell me now, or I'll kill you over and over in the most painful ways possible." He said through clenched teeth. Robert stood back, watching the scene. "She found a potential." Robert finally said and Klaus turned his head to look at him.

"What, how?" He asked, then it registered. He looked back at Elijah. "You compelled her to forget me-so she's still mourning over Erik.. and she doesn't know who I am, which is why she found a potential..." He said. He stepped back, letting Elijah gone. Klaus sunk in the chair, reaching for the whiskey. "Leave me be. Both of you." He said, his voice soft and raspy. Elijah and Robert exchanged a look before leaving, closing the door behind them. Klaus stood up. He opened his drawer and took out his sketch book, going to the latest page. It was a picture he made of Ophelia, just recently. She was laying in bed, a sheet covering her, and her long hair flowing around her. Angered, Klaus ripped the picture out and crumpled it up, throwing it in the fire. He watched as the flames consumed it, then the first teardrop came.

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Adrianna nodded and smiled. "Good." She said softly. Her head was pounding and she had a brief dizzy spell sweep over her. "I.. I'm ready, I think." She said and stood up. As fast as it had came, the wave of dizziness was gone. She looked towards Damon and took his hand. "Care to show me to my bed?" She asked and laughed a little, wrapping her arms around his waist and resting her head on his chest. "I just wish I never saw that vampire being killed... It was... impacting." She said softly, letting out a soft sigh.

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Damon looked over to Adrianna and nodded. "Alright. Come on."he said, lifting her up and carrying her up the stairs. He nodded to her last notion. "It is."he said, and soon Rose crept into his mind. He hadn't thought of her in ages, but she always seemed to be there when this topic got brought up. "I've killed vampires before, but there was one that I really do wish I hadn't. Her name wasRose. She got bit by a werewolf, which can kill a vampire, and to take her pain away, I had to."

He placed her down on his bed and gave her a soft smile. "Just get some rest. Tomorrow I can take you home if you want."he offered before pulling a chair over to her bedside. "Goodnight." He placed a kiss to her forehead and turned off the lights.

-

The next morning, Ophelia woke up to the man shaking her gently, and she quickly shot up which earned a laugh. "Calm down, just thought I would tell you we're in Mystic Falls." He told her and she nodded, running her fingers through her hair. She looked at him and noticed a cut on his hand, but said nothing.

"Thank you, Connor. Really."she said and she got up and stretched. "Might want to be more careful though, got a cut on your hand."

They walked out of the RV and they were in the town's main square. "I guess I'll see you around then."

She walked down the street and turned off into the forest before flashing to the Originals' manor. It was wear Robert had told her he was staying. "Hello?"her voice echoed through the main room, and soon Robert appeared before her and flashed them into a room. It didn't really help that she was already feeling terrible.

"How are you still alive?" He asked her.

"Good to see you too, Robert. Thank you for making me feel like a suicidal idiot."she commented.

"You are! You went off to who knows where for god knows what reason amd magically a potential falls into your lap."he scolded, and she stood this time.

"Well, at least I'm doing something. You know I don't have to continue to do this, I could jist kill myself right now and not have to worry about it anymore." She said, "I mean, you don't know what kind of pain I'm in you pompous twit!"

"Lia.. Calm down before you do something stupid." He said, and soon he felt her hand in his rib cage and coughed.

"Don't ever tell me what to do, Robert. Now, I have a member of the five to fool, so I suggest you and the others figure out a better plan, since I'm so stupid."she released his heart from her grip and headed out of the room, finding the bathroom with relative ease and washed her hands.

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[Just for a visual. Here's Erik.]

[newmommy1993]

(Oh my god... Shia <3 Grew up watching him from Even Stevens. Then in Transformers, Holes, so on. Great choice. )

Adrianna looked at him as he spoke. It couldn't have been easy having to kill someone you care for, she never had to go through it. Adrianna rested her head on Damon's shoulder. She enjoyed the comfort of being around him and somehow she knew he would let anything ever hurt her. When he sat her down, she resred her head against the pillow. She sighed softly. "That couldn't have been easy for you to go through." She placed her hand on top of his.

She shut her eyes for a brief second. The wave of dizziness washed back over her. She brushed it of and looked at Damon. She took his hand in hers and smiled. "Well, Salvatore, I might just stay longer if you keep treating me this way." She joked. Adrian a closed her eyes. "Goodnight.."She whispered before she slipped into a deep slumber.

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Klaus spent the majority of the night drrowing his depression in a bottle of whiskey. The following day wasn't an easier time either. His head snapped up as he heard the familiar voice. Ophelia. Kllaus stood at the top of thestairs listening to the conversation between brother and sister. She really was different. Pressing his lips into a thin and firm line. Once Li a had went into the bbathroom, he flashed in front of Robert. "She's really gone, isn't she?" He asked. Robert hesitated before he nodded firmly.

[BeautifullyxMad]

[I did too. I love him<3]

Damon chuckled slightly and watched over Adrianna through the night. He wanted to make sure there was no major damage and when morning came around he headed down the stairs and made her a small breakfast before placing it down beside the bed. She still needed rest, he could tell by her paling skin that she still hadn't gotten enough rest. It took everything he had not to blame himself. He should have been listening closer, making sure nothing else happened, but it did, and she was safe now. Still, he couldn't help but wonder how things were going to get messy. Ophelia was a character he had heard of from his brother and he said she was just as much of a problem as the Originals. He never went into full detail, but he had said she was dangerous if you were on her bad side and with a hunting group coming into town he sighed. This would be more trouble than what it was worth... That made him wonder though.

He picked up the phone and texted Stefan to see if they could dig up anything about the five and the hunted. He knew that the hunted would probably be the easier of the two with the members of it still within the town limits, but he still wanted to know more. He had a feeling asking Ophelia wouldn't be such a wise idea if things were getting messy. He was generally the first one to make a bad comment and get hurt. He looked over to Adrianna's resting form and gently shook her. "Wake up, I've got to take you back over to the Gilbert house so you can get some more clothes. I'll even convince Jeremy to stay here if you want. I just don't think it's safe for you to be there right now."

-

Ophelia scrubbed her hands vigorously to get her brother's blood off her hands, and she could hear a small conversation from the room she was just in. After she dried off her hands, she quietly walked closer to the door and saw a sandy blond male standing before her brother who was still regaining his breath. "The Ophelia you knew is... Maybe not entirely... But gone enough to let the old one settle in." he said between breaths. "I don't know if she'll ever find her way back... She's different this time... More on edge... Darker... I know her better than most people... I don't know this her..." he coughed. She looked down and flashed out of the house and got to the house on the hill that her things were at. She showered and changed, and even contemplated in the shower.

Things weren't adding up, from what she could recall. The five had found her group more than once, and yet none of them were dead... nor were they harmed. That made no sense to her, and when she got out of the shower and dressed in her black sundress, she looked to her phone. She couldn't tell Robert, not until she was sure he wasn't the one that was the rat. She did her hair in loose curls and saw her own car still parked in front of the house and got in heading to the Grill where she spotted Connor.

"Well, hello there, stranger, can I get you a drink?" she smiled, charmingly, and he chuckled.

"Nah, I'm waiting on a friend. Thanks though, I may take you up on the offer some other time." he told her and she nodded before heading to the other end of the bar and sitting down with a sigh.

"Ophelia.." she heard and she turned her head slightly. She could have sworn she had heard Erik, she had to be going insane, but she turned back again and behind the bar his figure was there and gone before she blinked.