Klaus was silent the entire trip back from his old home to New York where Stefan was "waiting" for him to return.

The Original had been turning an idea around in his head, wondering... if it was possible.

Stefan noticed how the hybrid seemed rather preoccupied from his trip to a place in Germany. He didn't know why, but Klaus was a hell of a lot more quiet and morose. Almost if he was thinking about past memories that made him sad.

But that couldn't be right... this was Klaus.

Stefan asked now, "Something troubling you?" then was shocked as the Original jumped in surprise, then said hastily. "Shut up."

All Stefan could do was frown, wondering why Klaus kept raising a hand to his necklace that was a wooden tribal designed one that looked incredibly old.

But Klaus had been thinking- it was possible to bring someone back from the dead. A vampire. He'd seen it happen before. Albiet, twenty witches died in the process, but it worked.

Maybe...

He got up now, making Stefan follow him with curious eyes, sat on his chair-

Something was up with Klaus. And something big as well.

-YaYwH-

Klaus looked around the corner a little, listening hard. Then he heard it and smirked, dashing out faster than the eye could follow and grabbed the witch, swiftly compelling her to stay still and not make a fuss in anyway.

"It is possible to bring someone, a human, back from the dead, correct?" he asked now, his eyes bouring into hers. She nodded. "It takes a new moon to begin the process, then the blood of a person that equals or is older in years than the one they are bringing back to life must feed them their blood. Then exactly four witches, one for each season, can harness the moonlight and- "

"What if it has been a thousand years?"

"Same process. It works. As long as all the bones are still there."

Klaus nodded- he was a fraction older than Leonie, which was incredibly lucky now. The new moon was a few weeks away in Germany...

"What about memories? Will they remember everything?"

"They should do. It can take a little while for them to remember."

He was bringing her back, and nothing was going to stop him.

"Good." he smirked, then knocked her out. A witch to use for his cause.

Just three more powerful ones to find...

And Leonie would be back with him safe and sound... like in the past.

-YaYwH-

Stefan overheard Klaus talking to his four witch captives, then got the gist- he was trying to being someone back. A vampire named Leonie. He'd never heard Klaus talk about someone with such... was it a kind of passion.

Had he... loved her-?

Klaus heard the floorboards creak outside the room, then growled quietly, pushing the door open and had Stefan pinned against the wall by his throat, fangs bared and eyes yellow.

"So- here everything did we?" the Original asked in a deadly voice, hand tightening, making Stefan choke, trying to shake his head. Klaus let him drop, then chuckled. "Well it can't hurt anyway." he smiled slowly and said. "Come-"

Stefan was silent, then stepped into the room as Klaus said. "Yes, I am trying to bring someone back. A very, very old friend of mine. Well... more than friend, she and I grew up together. You could say we were childhood sweethearts."

"You loved her-?" Stefan asked, shocked more than anything. He was capable of love-?

Klaus snorted. "Loved her? She was my life... until that beast of a stepfather cut her and my true father down. My own family killed her. She was human... so fragile. They denied me the chance to be happy."

"That was why you killed them?"

"You catch on quick Salvatore." he smirked, turning away, then snorted. "She died in my arms... and I couldn't save her. I didn't know how to save her... Do you know what that feels like? Do you know what that feels like-!" he was yelling by the end of his words, anger, rage and an old feeling of remorse coursing through him.

"No." he snorted. "You wouldn't know." then left the room before he ended up ripping the vampires head off.

-YaYwH-

Klaus was situated in Germany now, his four witches primed and ready. Well, to die for his cause. Compelled to bring back a thousand year old past love of the monster who had captured them.

The Original was rather reluctant to open up her tomb, not wanting to see her in that was. Dust and bones... but not for long.

He was staring down at Leonies thousand year old remains that were indeed just bones, the occasional glint of metal from where her jewellery was once on her wrists and ears. But no more.

"Not long now my Sweet." he sighed, finger tapping the edge of the marble tomb with a finger, then backed up and rubbed his hands together, then turned to the witches, eyes glinting in the candlelit mausoleum. "Let's do this."

The witches started their chant now, placing their chosen candles around the edge of the tomb, talking in a far older language that Klaus didn't know.

He stood there for about ten minuets before a witch said. "You must give her your blood."

"Just how? She's bones."

"If you care to look?"

Klaus frowned, then looked inside to see a bare form he knew well, then felt his eyes widen in shock- it was like she hadn't aged a day.

He bit his wrist without another word and put it to her lips, wishing she would open her eyes already. Klaus stepped back now, then the candles went out and the witches screamed, crashing to the ground in silence as a loud gasp echoed through the place, making Klauses eyes widen as he saw the figure sitting up, her eyes wide as if she had seen a ghost, then groaned and collapsed backwards into the marble.

"Leonie-?" Klaus now said, sitting her up, but she wouldn't open her eyes, but he put a hand on her bare chest, feeling her heart racing against it.

"Come on Sweetie-" he sighed, picking her up into his arms, ignoring the dead witches and carried her out the tomb.

So! Is Leonie really back? Guess we'll find out next chappie;D I'll continue this as long as people are interested, so... hope you all are, as I have a good few things planned:) reviews much loved! x Nicola