Ok to address the question I was asked…Elijah is alive because in my story Klaus never killed him. He left him behind to watch over Rebekah. Rebekah doesn't know about his plans to help awaken Michael. The Halloween episode will happen after Homecoming. Jeremy can still see Anna. Any more questions, just ask. I own nothing you recognize.

Era skipped up to Rebekah's room. She was all smiles.

"Rebekah!" She burst in and the sight before her made her pause. Rebekah stood in front of the mirror, a beautiful red dress on, looking pensive.

"You look beautiful." Rebekah turned around and smiled. She looked wistful, almost human.

"I was trying to decide which dress to wear to the Homecoming dress." Era smiled and stroked Rebekah's hair as she turned around to look in the mirror again.

"I think you've found it," Era said smiling. "If I were a man, I'd be all over you."

"Remember our experimental phase?" Era shuddered and they both laughed. She lay on the bed and stared at the ceiling.

"I've convinced the Gilbert boy to go to the dance." Rebekah jumped on the bed, now in normal clothes.

"Oh really? How'd you do that?" Era grinned at the memory.

"I told him that if he didn't go, then I'd compel one of his friends to. I told him I couldn't guarantee their lives like I could his. I didn't compel though." Rebekah giggled. She got up and began looking at the vast amount of accessories littering her vanity. They had, no doubt, been bought recently. She looked at one of her best friends and felt sad. Rebekah had missed out on a lot of experiences…on a lot of life. She shuddered in anger as she thought of the reason, the bane of their existence. Michael. If she ever got the chance, she'd drive a stake through his still heart. Era had only met Michael a handful of times, and he knew more about her than she cared to know. He knew she was Klaus's weakness. The few times she had met him were the most terrifying of her life. Each time, Era had been convinced Michael would kill her. Klaus always came. He would always come.

"Do you ever think it'd be better if we had never been made vampires?" Rebekah asked softly, breaking Era's concentration.

"No, I love being a vampire. We get to experience new things in new times. We may have missed out on a lot, but we've got unlimited time to make up for it. Besides I'd be dead anyway." Rebekah nodded and smiled at her, knowing that she was right. Even if she weren't, there was no changing it.

"Well let's find you a dress." Era groaned as her friend dragged her off the bed.

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"Elijah!" Elena Gilbert was not a happy camper. She found Elijah in his room reading.

"Yes Elena?" He answered even though he had a pretty good idea what it was about. Era.

"Era has blackmailed Jeremy into taking her to the dance. I need you to convince her not to," Elena said angrily. Elijah laughed.

"Sounds like Era. But I'm sorry; once she's made up her mind, there is no changing it. It's one of the thing Klaus loves and hates about her." Elena made a sound of frustration. She pulled up a chair and sat across from him.

"Why is she so loyal to him? He doesn't seem like the type to inspire much loyalty in a person. I understand you and Rebekah; he's your brother. Yet, you still know he needs to be stopped." Elena was curious. Maybe there was a way to keep her away from Jeremy. Elijah smiled as if lost in a memory.

"Era was 19 when Klaus met her. We had gone to, what is now called, a whore house. It was easy game while we were traveling." Elena wrinkled her nose. "Klaus saw her and that was it. He had to have her. My brother saved her and she's been loyal ever since. He grew to love her, cherish her above all others. They had their time apart. They would argue of course. It never lasted; they would always come back to one another. Rebekah was jealous of his affection for her for a while. Then she began to love Era too…we all did. Era defied him once, but was quick to rectify it." Elijah looked down as if the memory caused sadness and shame.

"What did she do?" Elena asked. Maybe this was it…the key to persuading Era to see reason.

"It's not my place to say. I know what you're thinking, Elena. Era will never turn on Klaus. I wouldn't worry about your brother. If she says she won't kill him, she means it. Era is many things, but a liar is not one of them. "He was silent after that. Elena took this as a dismissal and slipped quietly out of the room.

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She was reading. It had always been a favorite pass time of hers. It was one only those close to her knew about. Klaus and Rebekah knew of the hours she would droll away, reading whatever she could get her hands on. Her reading was interrupted as someone walked into the study.

"Oh sorry, is Elena around?" Jeremy asked. Era didn't look up as she answered.

"She's upstairs with Damon." Her answer was brief as she continued reading. Jeremy couldn't help but be curious as to what book she was engrossed in.

"What are you reading?" He asked, giving in. Era lifted up the book to show the title: The Count of Monte Cristo.

"Never could get through that book in English," Jeremy said, a small smile on his face. Era nodded in return, only showing a hint of a smile.

"It's one of my favorites. When I lived with Klaus, he would bring me a book every night. He knew how much I loved them." Her eyes grew soft as she spoke of the hybrid.

"I don't understand how you can be so loyal to him. He's a monster," Jeremy replied. Era's eyes grew hard at the word monster. She marked her page and set the book aside. She stood and looked him straight in the eye.

"He is what he was made, as I am. You don't know him, not like I do. Don't assume to judge something you know nothing about." Her words were angry and rushed. Jeremy glared down at her.

"I know he's used everyone around him, including my sister. He uses her as his own personal blood bank for his hybrids. He's the reason my aunt is dead. I have every reason to want him dead!" Jeremy shouted at her. Era remained calm as she looked up at him. She sat back down.

"And I have every reason not to. Don't forget that I'm not human. I've done things your little human mind couldn't fathom." Jeremy regarded her with caution before sitting down across from her.

"I was in love with a vampire once," he said. He didn't understand why he was telling her this. He only knew he needed her to understand he knew what a vampire could be capable of. Era looked surprised.

"Really? Why are you not with her? Couldn't handle it?" She asked, a smirk on her face. He gave her a scathing look.

"She died." Her face became almost sympathetic. Jeremy got up to go find his sister. He prayed he didn't walk in on anything unsavory.

"White." Her voice was soft. He turned back. "I'm wearing white to the homecoming dance. I hear dates like to match in some idiotic fashion." He couldn't help but smile and nod before exiting. Era frowned and stared after him He was unexpected. He wasn't different per se, just interesting.

"Be careful, Era," Elijah said, walking in from the other room, "You know what Klaus will do if you get too close. It will be Jonathan all over again." Era looked up at him and glared.

"I don't care for him as anything more than a date to this idiotic dance." He sighed.

"Maybe not now, but it has potential. You said the same thing about Jonathan." She gave a sigh of frustration. Era wanted to throw a book at him.

"It won't happen again." Her voice was firm. It commanded that the conversation would end there. Elijah pressed on, ignoring her annoyance.

"Klaus will never let anyone else have you, Era. You know this. Klaus deserves to die. You know that too. I love my brother, and I will mourn him. But I will not let you get in the way of what needs to happen. I will kill you if need be," Era looked away, "I love you, Erana. But if it comes down to opposite sides, I will have no choice." Era looked away, a stubborn glint in her eye.

"I know. I understand what you have to do. I can't guarantee I won't try to kill you if it came down to it." Elijah nodded.

"I won't underestimate you. I won't kill you unless I don't have a choice." Era stood, glaring at him

"If you try to kill Klaus, you won't have a choice. You will have to either kill me or subdue me, which I doubt you could." He sighed and massaged his eyelids. Elijah looked at her, eyes wary.

"Let's just see what it comes to." He walked out of the room. Era slammed her hand into the nearby table. It groaned and shattered under the force. She had hoped to leave Elijah out of the equation when it came to Klaus. Era hoped she would never have to go to Klaus and break his heart with the news of his brother's betrayal. Now there was no other option. Era picked up her cell phone, dialing the number she knew by heart. Klaus didn't know she had his number. He didn't know how she checked on him often, or that she was never that far away. It was time for him to find. The phone rang twice before he picked up.

"Who the hell is this?" Her breath hitched as she heard his beautiful voice. It was a voice she would recognize for the rest of her immortal life.

"Klaus?" There was silence on the other line as Klaus realized who it was.

"Era?" His voice was almost breathy in a way that only she could bring out in him.

"Yes my love. It's me." He took in a breath to calm himself.

"How'd you get this number?" His voice wasn't angry, just relieved. He hadn't heard her voice in almost a century. Era laughed.

"I've always known where you were Klaus. You really thought I'd be that far away from you. I just needed time. But I'm back now. I'm ready to come home to you," Era said.

"What made you decide this?" His voice had turned angry by now. Era winced.

"I came at your request but I was on my way to find you anyway. I've missed you." He was silent for a moment.

"I've missed you too, my Era." She smiled again. This was the Klaus that those humans didn't know. This was her Klaus.

"When are you coming back?"

"Soon. I'm in Oregon. Though dull, it is a breeding ground for werewolves." Era sighed. Here came the hard part.

"Klaus, there is something I have to tell you. Elijah is in on the plot to awaken Michael. He wants you dead." Silence met her statement yet again.

"Are you sure?" His voice was rigid and angry. Era knew he would likely kill something after this revelation.

"Yes. He said he'd subdue me if I got in the way," She heard a ruckus and assumed he'd hit something, "What do you want me to do?" He heard as Klaus sighed.

"Do you still have the dagger I gave you?" Era closed her eyes, knowing what was coming.

"Yes," She replied.

"Kill him." It was an order. Klaus held no empathy in his voice.

"I don't know if I can. He's stronger than me," Era said tiredly.

"He loves you, Era. It's one of the reasons I don't care for him around you. Use it to your advantage."

"He won't believe me. Elijah knows of my loyalty to you, Klaus," She replied.

"Then make him believe you," His voice rose in volume before settling down, "He will want to believe you care for him, Era. By the time he figures it he figures out that you're lying it will be too late." Era had known about Elijah's feelings for her for centuries. It drove Klaus crazy. She had never paid them any mind until now.

"Ok. It will be done."

"Once I'm done up here, I'll come back. Then you and I will leave and search for werewolves together. You will never leave again. Do you understand?" He said. His voice was commanding and sent a thrill up Era's spine.

"I know. I love you. See you soon."

"And I you." The line went dead and Era was left looking at the phone.

So that's chapter three. Tell me what you think. It's not that action packed but it will pick up. Next chapter will be up in a few days depending on when I can get around to it. Era meets Bonnie. I warn you that I am not a Bonnie fan. Ok well read and review.