A/N: Chapter four! Nowquestion. Who do you want Elena to sleep with first? Cause eventually she'll sleep with both Klaus and Elijah (lucky bitch).
I own nothing, but I do own Jake and Hannah.

My exploration of the house had so far revealed: a living room, a gym, a library and a study. All empty, which I was relieved and slightly unnerved by. I was starting to get bored of dusty old rooms filled with elegant furniture and antiques, so I decided I'd hide out in the library for as long as possible. The gym appealed to me and my current fitness regime but I figured that at some point Klaus or a group of his hybrid minions would show up there.

Plus this dress really wasn't made for easy movement.

So I headed in the direction of the library, not really paying attention to my surroundings. It was then I bumped into my first hybrid.

I mean, literally bumped into.

"Ow!" I said, stumbling back.

"Oh sorry, my bad" said a warm friendly voice. I looked up to see a young man, about twenty years of age, with a cute slightly babyish face "you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. That was my fault, I was in a world of my own. Sorry about that"

"Hey, no problem. I wish I was lucky enough to run into beautiful women like you more often" his grin told me his flirting was only partially serious. He seemed like a trustworthy guy so I relaxed slightly.

"Are you new?"

"Sort of"

"I thought so. I didn't recognize you" he held out a hand "Hey, I'm Jake"

"I'm…"

"Elena!" cut in a female voice. I looked up to a see a tall, skinny girl with short white blonde hair in a pixie cut. She smiled insincerely at me. "Oh my god, I've been looking for your everywhere!" her voice had a nasty nasal quality to it that irritated me in seconds. Everything about her screamed FAKE.

"Wait….Elena?" said jake, his face paling slightly "As in…."

"Klaus' pet doppelganger" the girl smiled sweetly. I bristled at the term 'pet'. Jake was looking at me as if I was something dangerous or disgusting.

"Right…I…erm…" he took a step back.

"Should go and be useless somewhere else" finished the girl, stilled with the same sickly fake sweetness. Jake nodded hurriedly and almost ran away down the corridor. The girl turned to me.

"Come on Elena"

"Where am I supposed to be going? Who are you anyway?"

"I'm Hannah. Klaus sent me. He wants you to be checked over and ensure you're…suitable" she looked pointedly at my stomach. 'Fertile' my mind corrected. That bastard wanted to make sure he'd get his hybrid spawn as soon as possible. Well, hate to rain on your parade Klaus but that's not going to happen.

"Erm…no thanks" she laughed as if I was joking but her expression grew colder.

"Why ever not sweetie?"

"Because I'm not getting pregnant in the foreseeable future. Because I'm not going to sleep with Klaus. Ever. And 'sweetie' just because your probably all over him like a bitch in heat doesn't mean I will be. Now if you'll excuse me, I have something more important to do. Like watching paint dry. In Antartica" then, before she could speak, I pulled away and walked briskly down the corridor. I seemed to be doing that a lot today.

I got back to the library without incident, managed to find a book that was written after the 16th century and in English, then curled up in one of the comfy armchairs to read.

***later***

The clock had just struck two when I decided I could no longer ignore my growling stomach and I left the silence of the library to find the kitchen.

It didn't take long. The room was large and homely. There were five men there, including Jake, laughing and joking. They fell silent when I walked in. I shifted awkwardly for a moment, contemplating walking out again.

Hunger won out.

I went over to the cupboard and started assembling ingredients for a sandwich. I felt someone move behind me, then a hand gripped my butt. I jerked away, slamming myself against the counter.

"You alright sweetheart?" said one of the hybrids.

"yes" I said, pushing him away. I moved away a few feet. A minute later he followed. This time, he pushed up the hem of my dress and fondled my bare flesh. Before I could protest or even draw breath, there was a loud crash. I turned to see Jake had the other hybrid pinned to the floor.

"She's Klaus'!" he snarled "no touching"

"As if you care. You're only stopping me cause you want her" growled the hybrid. Jake opened his mouth to speak. Someone cleared their throat. I glanced at the door and froze. Klaus was there. He walked over.

"Jake, let go of Pierce" he ordered. Surprisingly, Jake didn't. Klaus growled "now" Jake reluctantly released the hybrid called Pierce. Klaus looked at him.

"Thank you for protecting my doppelganger, I only wish you did it out of loyalty" Jake looked away. Klaus turned his attention on Pierce. "Pierce, you know that she's mine"

"I'm sorry sir…won't happen again"

"no…" quick as a flash, Klaus darted forward and tore Pierce's heart out. I screamed in horror. Klaus let the body fall to the floor and stared at it for a moment. "Clear that up and get the hell out" he snapped to the other hybrids. They grabbed the body and almost ran from the room. Klaus glanced at me, then went to the sink to wash his bloodstained hand.

"Why did you kill him?" I asked quietly.

"You're defending your attacker?" he said.

"No. but he wouldn't have done it again…you didn't have to kill him" He walked over to me. I flinched as he reached towards me, but all he did was reach over my shoulder and switch on the kettle.

"I don't give second chances Elena….speaking of which, you disobeyed me earlier. Why didn't you go to the doctor like I asked?" the kettle bubbled behind me. I was hyperaware of all of Klaus' movements.

"I thought I made my reasons clear…"

"Humour me" he said, smiling coldly.

"Fine. I'm not going to sleep with you. So I don't need to be 'fertile', so the doctor was a waste of time" he stared at me for a moment, eyes narrowing. Then he calmly took the kettle and poured himself a mug of hot water.

"Is that so?" he said quietly, the smile still firmly fixed on his face.

"Yes" I said, trying to stop myself from stammering. The smile vanished, he grabbed me and pulled me against him, then poured the boiling water onto my shoulder. I screamed, howling in pain as it scalded me. Klaus held me still until the cup was empty, then dug his nails into the injury. I screamed again.

"You will do what I want, when I want Elena or you'll see just how nasty I can be. No second chances" he dropped me to the floor and walked out