Artemis has lingered her way across the room to look at an image of New Orleans at night, she can see the delicate strokes used to brush every crease and the moon shines just like it does tonight.

"You must admire this one, you spent ten minutes just looking at it" a voice says behind her.

She turns around seeing a guy with slick black hair dressed in a suit but yet casual.

"Yes it is very calming" she says.

"You must be an art fan" he asks?

"No I just like this artist" she says.

"Well I am very flattered love" Klaus says coming up behind her and placing his hand on her bare back.

She gasps as his hand seens a cool shock up her spine, unconsciously she presses closer in Klaus's embrace. He looks at the guy and his smile dies down instantly.

"Lucien" he says.

"Hello Klaus" the man says.

Klaus hands tenses against Artemis and she looks between the two when she sees Camille walking towards them. She gets out of his grip and walks over to Camille leading her over to the bar with a little more force than needed.

"I need to talk to Klaus" she says.

"He is busy" Artemis says.

"It's about the murders recently, they are supernatural" Camille whispers as Artemis takes a sip of her strawberry martini.

"Marcel is the King again, so talk to him" Artemis says.

"But Klaus is more powerful" Camille argues.

"You just want an excuse to talk to Klaus. From what I believe, it was you who said you wanted a strictly professional relationship. This is personal so there for you are over stepping your own set of boundaries. You may leave now" Artemis says.

"You don't tell me what to do" Camille says not backing down.

Artemis growls at her as she feels this power rising inside of her stomach, two arms wrap around her stomach and she is pulled against Klaus's chest a few feet away.

"You can not kill a human" Klaus says in her ear.

"I wasn't going to kill her, just scare her" Artemis whispers back.

"We do not know how you will react once you unleash that inner wolf. You will have to learn control or I will keep you locked in the Quarter" Klaus says.

Artemis raises her head and looks at him rolling her eyes but decides not to stay anything.

"Who was that guy" she asks?

"I'll tell you once we get home" Klaus says.

"Is he a friend or enemy" she asks?

"I do not know" Klaus says.

"Well Camille wants your help but I told her that Marcel is king now" Artemis says.

Klaus nods his head and doesn't respond as he keeps his eyes around the room.

-X-

They arrive home around eleven at night, Artemis is a little tipsy while Klaus is barely buzzed but that's due to his vampire nature. She plops down on the couch in the study and bends down slipping off her shoes.

"Now tell me about that man" she says.

"His name is Lucien, he is part of the Trinity" Klaus says.

"What's that" she asks?

"The Trinity is the first three vampires, Rebekah, Elijah and I have ever turned" Klaus says.

"Wow how long ago was that" she asks standing up a little.

"A millennium ago" Klaus says.

"What did he say" she asks slowly making her way over to Klaus sitting on the arm of the chair he is sitting in.

He stands up and walks over to the bar pouring himself a glass of Scotch.

"That there is a war brewing between the last three sire bonds which is Rebekah, Elijah and I. Finn and Kol's death wiped off their entire sire line, he wants to protect me because if I die he dies" Klaus says taking a sip of his drink.

"Well what's going on between you and Camille" she asks sliding into the chair crossing her legs.

"Nothing that ship has sailed" Klaus says.

"Did you love her" Artemis asks?

Klaus pauses as he goes to take another sip of his drink.

"I only loved five women in my entire life. Now only two remain and that is Hope and Rebekah" Klaus says.

"Was she one of them" Artemis asks?

"Does it matter" Klaus asks?

"Yes it does" Artemis says.

Klaus walks over pulling Artemis up and making sure she is balanced before looking her in the eye.

"Love is a weakness that many carry. It is worst for a vampire, it smudders you and consumes you. It will and can kill you, which is why I do not love. So here's a piece of advice, when you fell yourself fall in love or if you already are. Act like it doesn't exist" Klaus says.

"You can't help falling in love" Artemis says.

"I can and I already have" Klaus says looking her directly in the eye.

She looks away from Klaus as Elijah walks in with a sleeping Hope, Klaus sets down his drink and picks his daughter up in his arms and heading upstairs to put her to bed.

"You look like your heart has broken" Elijah asks?

"Maybe that's a good thing" Artemis whispers.

"What is" Elijah asks?

Artemis stands up off the couch suddenly sober and her eyes are empty and blank as she stares at him.

"Having no heart" she says before brushing pass him heading upstairs to her room.

Elijah stares at her reatreating figure, even though she has put up an emotional block he can tell that she is hurting. He also knows that face, it's the one of a broken heart. He has seen it many times with Rebekah and himself due to Klaus's jealous paranoia.