Fynn met Lue at the door and ushered her in.

" Hello love thank you for coming. " Esther said as she sat next to her on a cream colored couch.

Lue wasn't in the mood for pleasantries. " What exactly did you want to talk about? "

Esther looked a little shocked. " I've had a lot of time on the other side to watch people. Especially the Petrova line. You wanted answers from Katerina and I have them. You were right she is the reason your mom was institutionalized. Magic was involved, ancient magic. The spell was supposed to kill you in your mothers womb, but I had foot hold on the other side and made sure that didn't happen. "

Lues eyes bugged out. " What? "

" Your blood was touched by magic before you were born. There for sealing a prophecy foreseen a thousand years ago. One of the last I made before my son killed me. That's where Khalee comes in. "

" Khalee is just a kid what does she have to do with this? " Lue asked.

Esther nodded. " She shall be of age in a weeks time and no longer a child. I know it's confusing, but everything that has happened to the both of you happened for a reason. No one was really going to hurt her. I had been trying to find her since she was born. You had been right where you were supposed to be... With Katerina. I had to make sure that the young wolf got to you some how so I got in touch with a sister witch. " Esther let hang.

" Lucy. " Lue said softly. " If she was in on the plan why did the people that got Khalee hurt her so bad? "

The older witch sighed. " The men I had sent after her had gotten sloppy. They sent two of their bounty hunter friends and they didn't care about Lucy. She was I'm afraid, a casualty. "

Lue shook her head. " You still haven't told me how we fit in to all of this. "

" My children may be an abomination but what has been done is done. I cannot take it back. You see, when I turned my family I turned my back on nature, but to kill them would mean upsetting the balance once more.

With vampires having been around for so long they have earned their place in the food chain. Killing my children means killing every person they have ever turned. The population would run wild with humans and ultimately destroy the world. "

" What does that have to do with us? " Lue asked.

Esther handed her a glass of champagne and sat back down. " While I may not be able to kill my children, I can still ensure that they behave. A spell. You two have Elijah and Niklaus wrapped around your fingers and that's how it was meant to be. They have always been the center of our family's problems especially when it comes to women. I chose each of you for the spell I have in mind. "

Lue didn't like where this was going. " What spell? "

" A spell that shall anchor Elijah and Niklaus' humanity to their mates. You and Khalee. "

Of all the craziness that Lue had ever heard in her life this took the cake. " And how do you intend to do it? "

" I'll need some blood from each of you. That's the tricky part. Niklaus wont let me get close enough to her to get it. He's very protective of her. More so than I could have imagined. " She said.

She knew that. The moment he returned he took her and bought them a dream home. " And you're saying that none of them will be hurt? "

" This spell... It shall take everything I have. My body will not be able to survive it. My ancestors have assured me that in doing this I shall pass on to a better place. This is my way of making sure they're happy. You and Khalee will take your places in our family and all will fall into place. Now will you help me get Khalee's blood? "

Lue remembered the shirt Klaus had put on Khalee the night they rescued her. " Would dried blood on a shirt do? "

" Anything with her blood on it will suffice. "

She nodded. " I'll help you. But I do have one question. How do you plan on getting your other children to behave? "

Esther smiled. " They don't need such drastic measures. I'll simply bind their humanity to their thirst. Now I think that is enough for tonight. I have another meeting with the doppelgänger. "

" What do you need with her? ""

Esther knew that she would ask that. " I need the blood of the doppelgänger to do the spell. "

" What are you gonna tell her? I'm willing to bet anything that she and the Salvatore brothers think you are the key to killing Klaus. "

The older witch nodded. " And that is what I intend for them to believe. They shall not be privy to what is really happening until it's too late. "

" And Khalee? "

Esther huffed like a mother would at her child. " You both are family. We protect family. Always and forever. "

Lue nodded. " Fine. You have my full cooperation. " She said standing to leave.

" Love one more thing. " Esther said stopping her. " You mustn't tell anyone what has been said here tonight. "

Lue nodded hoping she made the right decision.

AT

Bonnie was sitting cross legged on Elena's bed burning sage like Esther did trying to perform the privacy spell. Elena was sitting across from her venting about Damon sleeping with Rebekah.

" He was gloating. Like actual gloat. Like he was proud of himself for sleeping with her. Is it working? " She asked watching the smoke from the sage rise.

Caroline opened the door. " It's not working. I can hear every word you're saying about Damon, the vampire gigolo. " She said in a bitchy tone.

Bonnie really didn't want to have this conversation. " I don't know, it's a tricky spell. "

Elena thought about it. " When Esther did it, she kept the sage burning. There was a lot more smoke. "

Bonnie shrugged. " Alright. " She said relighting the sage. " Try it again. "

They both look at Caroline. She scoffs and shuts the door again.

" Speaking of Esther, you should know that she came to see me and Abby this morning. "

Elena looked at her in shock. " And all this time you let me vent about Damon? "

" I don't want you to worry. "

Elena nodded. " Okay, well, what did she want? "

" She wanted to introduce herself. Abby and I helped bring her back. She's channeling our entire ancestral bloodline for power. I think she thought she was being polite. " Bonnie said shrugging.

Elena looked worried. " Okay, well, is there a way to stop her from channeling you? "

Bonnie looked confused. " Even if there was, why would I want that? "

" I just keep thinking…. Before the sun and the moon ritual, Elijah found a way to keep me alive. And now I'm in exactly the same position and I'm just gonna let him die? It just doesn't feel right. " She said guiltily.

Caroline re-enters the room. " Okay. First of all, this privacy spell is totally not working. Second. Elena, you are not doing this, Esther is doing this. "

" There's no time to change your mind, Elena. He'll be dead by the end of the night. " Bonnie promised.

" What? I didn't have time to think about it last night. I want Klaus dead but there are things that I didn't take into consideration. "

" It's a full moon. Esther needs to harness the energy of a celestial event. She asked me and Abby to join her. What is more important than ridding the world of Klaus? "

Elena sighed. " He is protecting Khalee. Horrible people are after her and he's the only one strong enough to protect her. "

" Protect her? Elena listen to yourself. Khalee will be a lot better off with out him. " Bonnie said with finality.