The stench of blood filled the room as Klaus bit into the neck of the storage worker, leaving it bleeding for Rebekah.
"She should be up in time for him." He grinned at Tessa, who didn't respond but merely glanced at the coffin.
"And I think I'll wait for her." She replied, ripping off the locks to a few of the units. Tessa stopped when she hit a unit filled with furniture. She grabbed a heavy looking chair and pulled it easily into the main area.
"Tessa." Klaus said warningly and Tessa raised an eyebrow.
"You're not going to bully me into going with you. I'm staying here and waiting for Bekah. Someone has to explain to her what the hell is going on." She sat down on the chair, daring Klaus to drag her out of here. There was a silent battle of wills for a few seconds before Klaus gave in, motioning for Stefan to follow him out of the warehouse. Tessa settled in to wait.
Dear Tessa,
I received your letter and I'm pleased to tell you that Klaus and I are in Chicago! I quite like the city, and with compulsion we have our pick of the city. I have met an interesting but-
Tessa looked up from the letter, startled to hear intruders in her home. A letter-opener sat next to her on the desk and her fingers inched towards it. Closing her eyes, she took a deep breath and focused on the voices coming from the lower level of her house.
"The blonde one you dumbass! Michael said to grab the blonde one." A shiver ran through her and quickly Tessa grabbed a bag that sat in the corner of the room. Without hesitating she ran and jumped through the window, breaking the class. Hitting the ground in a neat roll, Tessa sprinted away, faintly hearing the cries of the vampires in her house.
Bekah,
I don't have much time to write this and my previous address will not be able to receive your letters anymore. I was attacked by your father. Please tell me where to meet up with you.
Rebekah woke up with a gasp. Tessa turned, staring as the greyness faded away from her friends face.
"Bekah." Tessa flashed over to the coffin, smiling down at the blonde.
"Tessa." The Original sat up in the coffin, looking around. "Where the hell am I?"
"A storage unit in Chicago, in the year 2010." Tessa gave her an easy smile, reaching in and grabbing Bekah's hand to help her out of the coffin. "It's been a long time Beks." The blonde nodded, looking around the warehouse.
"Blood?" Rebekah straightened her dress. Tessa motioned to the unconscious worker on the ground. "And my brother?" She only shrugged at that. Bekah snorted slightly heading for the fresh blood. Tessa waited, examining her manicure while Bekah fed.
"Are you done Rebekah? I'm sure that you have many questions." She was impatient, ever since Klaus had left her here she had been anxious. Gloria was not someone she trusted. The witch was too old, her ego inflating as the years passed. Besides something from the Original Witch would be powerful. Tessa was unsure about giving Gloria access to that power.
"You're right. I do have a lot of questions. Why has my brother seen it fit to undagger me after so many years?" The blonde asked, wiping the blood away from her mouth. Tessa could only shrug. Her life would be so much simpler if she knew the mind of Klaus.
"It is a question both you and I want answered." Tessa thought of Stefan and the heartbreak that would result from that reunion. If Bekah had loved Stefan in the twenties, the memories were still fresh in her mind while Stefan hadn't even thought of Bekah since then. Damn Nik for this.
The duo lounged in the warehouse for thirty minutes, Tessa catching Bekah up on the current events. She had left out Stefan, not wanting to open that can of worms. It was unavoidable though, she thought as the door to the warehouse opened. Bekah grabbed the knife she had been saving and tackled Nik. The knife stuck into his chest as Bekah pulled away, glaring at him.
"I see that you are back Rebekah. I wasn't expecting such a warm greeting." The bloody knife fell onto the floor with a clatter as Klaus smiled at Bekah. "There's someone you should meet." Stefan walked out, looking emotionless at Bekah. Klaus looked at her smugly as if he deserved an award. She knew that Stefan no longer cared about Rebekah, no matter if his memories were back.
"Stefan." Rebekah breathed taking a slight step forward. She paused though, her face hardening. Tessa knew that she had done the math, knew that it was too many years to expect her feelings reciprocated.
"Yes you can chat later, I need something from you Bekah. Where is your necklace?" At Klaus's words, her hands flew to her throat. While Bekah looked at her clothing, Tessa went and checked the coffin. It wasn't in there. This threw a very big wrench in the plan. As far as Tessa knew, the only thing that survived from the Original Witch was Rebekah's necklace.
"Did you take my necklace when you daggered me Nik?" There was a tone of panic underneath Bekah's voice. Tessa could understand why. Bekah cherished that necklace. There was also a look of slight panic on Klaus's face. This could be the end to the road of creating more hybrids.
"Everyone calm down." Tessa said, hoping to defuse the potentially explosive situation. "An magical object like that necklace doesn't just get lost. It's almost impossible. That means it is somewhere that we can find it. We just have to know where to look."
"In the mean time, lets introduce Bekah to living in the twenty first century." Klaus said, ushering them out of the warehouse.
AN: This isn't a lot but it is the only part that I felt happy uploading. Sorry for the very very long delay. Enjoy this new chapter!
