2:7 It Will All Be Painfully Clear Soon Enough

It Will All Be Painfully Clear Soon Enough

Part 2

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In your opinion, it was a well thought out plan. You looked around the group to see them all pleased with their idea. "I love you, sis." SimuLandon randomly said.

The real Landon let out a soft sigh. "Please stop saying that." He said.

You scoffed. "At least he has the guts to say it and he's not even real." You fired to Landon. Landon looked hurt but it's his fault for acting as if he doesn't love you like a brother would a sister and vice versa.

SimuLandon ignored your comment. "I can't help it. I want to shout it front the rooftops." You watched as Landon stood up to start shouting. "I love Kate Lo-"

"Ad Somnum." You chanted straight away, SimuLandon falling onto the cough fast asleep.

You leaned your head on Hopes shoulder as you were very annoyed with SimuLandon. You glanced at both Landons before down to your hands, watching as Hope interlaced them.

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You were sat on a bed, watching as Landon walked forward, unwrapping the needle. "Ready?" Landon asked.

You rolled up your shirt and nodded, raising your arm and allowing Landon to grab it to put the needle in. He then placed tape over it to make sure it wouldn't disconnect. "So... we're not gonna talk about how you walked away from me after we took down the Croatoan?" You questioned as it was way to silent.

Landon didn't make eye contact and instead continued with the transfusion. "I didn't have much to say." He then finished with you arm and moved to something else. "Welcome back?" He stated but it was more of a questioned.

You shrugged as it was something. "Hmm." You responded, looking over at SimuLandon. "He was plenty to say." You stated.

"He is my subconscious." Landon immediately responded. "He has no filter. I am a complex, evolved being last time I checked." Landon fired back to you.

You looked between his eyes. "Evolved people talk to one another." Landon looked at you before back to what he was doing with he tube for the transfusion. "They don't just stalk off when things get complicated. So, why don't you stop avoiding me?" You replied, getting annoyed with Landons responses.

Landon didn't take his eyes off of what he was doing. However, you took your eyes off of him. "I'm not avoiding you. We're literally in the same room." Landon responded, grabbing some plastic and scrunching it up to put in the bin.

You rolled your eyes, looking back at him. "Ugh, you know what I mean." You responded. After realising getting angry won't make the matters better, you calmed your nerves to speak without yelling. "Tell me how you feel." You said to your brother.

You expected a nice result expect thats not what you got. "It's not about what I feel. It's about doing the right thing." He replied, making eye contact with you.

"There's a shelf life on doing the right thing. If you wait too long, it's just wrong." You didn't mean if it to rhyme but what you were saying was right and Landon knew that. Landon didn't say anything else and that was making you upset again. "So you don't have anything else you want to say to me?" You questioned him.

SimuLandon obviously woke up as he looked at you. "I love you, little sister." He said, moving up in his seat. You looked at him as he said that. "So much." He finished. You looked at Landon while Landon looked at you.

Landon left for you to deal with SimuLandon but to also get out of talking with you. It also seemed he was done with the transfusion and your blood started going into SimuLandon.

You moved down so you could rest your head on the pillow and be more comfortable. You closed your eyes and the only thing other than the silence was the machine taking your blood and putting it into SImuLandon.

But just then the silence was broken. "I didn't know I was so afraid of needles." SimuLandon stated. You opened your eyes and looked over at him. "I guess I'll have to add that to the list." He continued, you staying quiet. "Small spaces, um, bugs with wings, doors on hinges." Your eyes were heavy as blood was being drained from you and you just wanted to fall asleep but forced yourself not too.

"Sorry. Am I talking to mu- I just get- I get chatty when I'm nervous." SimuLandon stuttered seeing you weren't wanting to hear him speak.

You let out a few breathes. "Why don't we just sit and wait? Okay? In silence?" You suggested.

SimuLandon nodded to your suggestion. "Okay." He softly said. You went to shut your eyes, not to fall asleep but just to relax. You placed your hand on your stomach and let out a deep breathe. "So, why you leaving town?" He questioned, breaking the silence.

You opened your eyes, shaking your head. "You afraid of the quiet, too?" You responded, looking at him.

SimuLandon shrugged to your response. "I'm dead soon. What's the harm in talking?" He made a good point.

"I don't want to stay because I-I don't want to be where I'm not welcome." You softly responded.

This confused SimuLandon. "But you belong here." He paused. "It's a school for vampire, witches and werewolves. You're all three." He finished.

You looked up at the roof before back down to your hands. "Yeah, I know. On paper it makes sense, but in reality, it-it's complicated." You stated to SimuLandon.

SImuLandon became confused once again. "What's so complicated?" He questioned. He was trying to be understanding and it warmed your heart. You looked over at SimuLandon, not sure how to respond. "Your friends don't want you to have to go into the portal, so they created me, to die." He replied.

The warm feeling in your heart went away and the last words made hurt appear. "Don't say that." You stated.

SimuLandon slightly smiled. "It's okay. It's true." He continued, the smile fading. "It's scary as hell, but I'm gonna do whatever it takes to keep you safe." He responded honestly.

A smiled formed to your lips slightly as he said that. "You really do say whatever's on your mind." You said, letting out a tired breathe and turning away.

You felt SimuLandons eyes on you. "It must be the subconscious prism thing." Landon stated. It became quiet until he spoke up again. "I'm sorry Landon doesn't. I'm not afraid to admit that I'm a coward, but he is. That's why he can't say he wants you to stay." You looked back at Landon, eyes half closed. "That's why he's not here right now sharing how he feels about you being back." Landon finished.

It became quiet once again, a comfortable silence. "Can we hold hands before Lizzie comes to take me away? And in a sibling way, not couple way or that'd be weird." Landon questioned and stated.

A smiled formed on your lips as he said that last part. You nodded, watching as he extended his arm, happy. You extended out your arm that is being drained of blood. Landon grabbed onto your hand, holding it softly.

You looked away, closing your eyes again as your hand stayed with SimuLandons. But the smile still on your lips.

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Hope and Lizzie were together and made their way to the room holding you and SimuLandon. As they entered, Hope looked over your weak features. You were asleep from the blood being taken out of your body, you looked a little pale but other than that, you were fine.

Hope walked over to you while Lizzie stopped the transfusion as he had enough blood in his system, helping SimuLandon stand up, both your hands disconnecting. Hope moved a piece of hair out of your face and placed your arm on your stomach, leaving a kiss on your forehand. "Come one, Hope. You can see her later, once this is all over." Lizzie said to her friend.

The auburn haired girl turned around, nodding slight, not even trying to protest the Saltzman. The both of them left with SimuLandon and took him to the transitional cellars.

SimuLandon opened the door, Lizzie beside him. "Remember, just casually walk by him and as soon as the sphinx sees you, I'll use magic to open the bars and then he'll grab you and take his new toy back to Malivore." Lizzie explained to him, smiling slightly.

He seemed scared to say the least, coming to a stop and looking between the Mikaelson and Saltzman. "You make this sound easy and fun when it's actually gruesome and terrifying." He responded, saying a very Landon thing.

Lizzie being done with SimuLandon, put a hand on his shoulder and started pushing him. "Go. Now." She ordered and he started moving away.

SimuLandon came to a stop in front of the bars as he stared at the sphinx. "Landon Kirby." The sphinx said slowly.

Lizzie grabbed Hope and started siphoning from her. Hope glared at Lizzie while Lizzie ignored her. "Patentibus." She chanted in a low voice, raising her hand.

The gate opened and the sphinx started walking to the door, coming to a stop. "And what exactly do I do with you?" He questioned, generally confused. Landon shook his head, making a confused face. "I have no need for you." The sphinx stated.

Lizzie then used some left over magic and immediately shut the door. "Excuse me?" Lizzie questioned in a yelling voice. Hope just groaned in annoyance.

"Yes! Safe baby!" SimuLandon exclaimed, full of joy. He then ran out of the room, no longer wanting to be there.

LIzzie and Hope watched, both walking in. "Did a hairball get lodged in your brain? That's Landon Kirby. The one and only. Every monster that comes out of that portal wants him for Malivore." Lizzie rambled.

Hope decided to cut in, also confused with the sphinx. "That's something she's actually right about." Hope stated, earning a glare from Lizzie.

The sphinx looked between the two of them and walked over. "I am not here for Landon Kirby." He responded.

Lizzie looked back to the sphinx. "Why the hell are you here then?" Lizzie questioned.

The sphinx stopped walking back and forth, turning his body towards the two girls. "An answer for an answer." He stated.

Hope let out a soft groan. "Enough with the riddles." Lizzie sassily said to him.

The sphinx looked hurt but cooperated. "Fine. I'll answer your question." He stated to Lizzie.

Both girls had slight smiles on their faces. "Great." Lizzie said.

"In the form of a riddle." He continued.

Both smiles faded. "Damnit." Lizzie whispered, angry she didn't outsmart him.

Hope closed her eyes, letting out a sigh. "Oh my god." She breathed out under her breathe.

The sphinx then started, ignoring the two girls. "In blackness, a light emerges, illuminating the path for darkened souls to follow. Two forge their own way, but a third sees a new path. What is the new path?" He said the riddle, ending in a question none of them could answer.

Lizzie scrunched up her face, turning around and leaving the room. Hope close behind the angry Saltzman.

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After ten minutes, you were woken up by Alaric. You breathed in and out slowly as you lifted your weak body up. "Take it easy. The school's been evacuated, and you're in no shape to move. You'll be safe here." You looked between his eyes, watching as he got up from behind sat near your feet.

You were extremely confused and since you were now wide awake you wanted to know. "What's going on?" You questioned the older man.

He let out a soft sight. "In a nutshell, Headmaster Vardemus was a trojan horse for Agent Clarke, and the sphinx doesn't want Landon for reasons no one can decipher, and Josie accidentally created a dark object of indeterminate power." He explained everything.

What stood out the most was Clarke's name, what confused you was how he got out when he couldn't. You started to lift yourself off of the bed. "I should help." You stated, your voice already strained from moving.

You were to weak to push yourself off the bed so you fell back down. "No, hey. You have just enough blood in your veins to breathe." Alaric stated, a worried tone in his voice. "Lie here and heal, while I go and patrol the school. I'll be right back." He stated, walking off, grabbing the door and shutting it.

You let out a large sigh as you didn't want to lie here. There was nothing in here to keep you entertained so you just looked around the room, landing on Landons guitar, then to his posters. "Oh, hey." The familiar voice of Clarke spoke.

You looked in front of you and saw him become visible. "Miss me?" He questioned while you just looked at him, surprised he is alive and here. He had a giant smirk on his face, the smirk where he's ready to kill.

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A.N: please understand that there are a lot of errors i have made throughout this fanfic, meaning my words and how they autocorrect or join together. keep in mind once this is done this will undergo heavy editing. anyway, enjoy <3