Anna and I were running a route for training. Okay, I was running for training and she was running so I didn't have to run alone. I was still nervous about the Klaus thing. As we ran, we passed a guy that I had never seen before. Something just wasn't right about him.

"Okay time to run home." I declared. I almost wanted to just hold her hand while she ran, but I had a feeling that I would get whiplash if I did it. I looked back and noticed that he didn't seem to be chasing us. As we got close to home, it seemed like we were in the clear. That was until I noticed him in front of us. Anna probably could have killed him, but there was no reason to be hostile.

"Sorry." He apologized before he ran away.

"Am I being paranoid?" I asked her.

"Maybe." She admitted.

The two of us then went to work. During our break, we met with Bonnie. At the moment, I actually didn't have any idea where Elena was and I couldn't help but wonder if I should have been worried.

"So I keep expecting Klaus to make a move and he just doesn't." I stated. "I'm so paranoid."

"It's not wrong for you to feel paranoid." Bonnie replied. "He knows you tried to kill him and I don't think he knows that you technically saved him."

"But why hasn't he done anything?" Anna asked. "I'd expect him to go for some kind of revenge."

"Well I keep having nightmares about the witch and there are these four coffins." Bonnie stated. "Klaus is one of them."

"Maybe it's a premonition." I suggested. "Klaus does have three brothers after."

"It's just stress." Bonnie denounced. "I'll figure it out. So have you seen or heard from Stefan lately?"

"No, I haven't heard from him." I declared. "I think that the Stefan we know is gone."

"How's Damon handling it?" Bonnie inquired.

"Badly." Anna replied. I actually hadn't told him that I had called Stefan. "He's hurting more than he lets on."

"That's typical Damon stuff." I told them.

Once we were off break but it was slow, I managed to find Ric and Damon at the bar. Damon seemed to be keen on drinking, whereas Ric wasn't having it.

"What are you doing here if you're not drinking?" I asked my stepfather.

"I was hoping that either you or Anna would know where to find Elena." He replied. "I need to talk to her about her latest history paper."

I noticed the big F on it.

"She copied it off the internet and didn't even try to hide it." He added. I decided to call her a leave a very nice voicemail with only a few profanities in it.

I then noticed that Damon was playing darts and I let out a grunt.

"You seem feisty." He commented.

"It's not that I'm mad, but I don't understand what she is doing." I admitted. "I'm worried."

"Why because she cheated on a paper?" Damon asked. "In case you don't know, it's not entirely uncommon."

"But I don't know where she is and Klaus is still out there." I pointed out.

"Klaus probably left town." Damon replied.

"Are you okay?" I questioned.

"Why does everyone think that I'm not okay?" He challenged.

"Well it's noon and you're drunk." I explained. "It's not a good look for you."

"What is a good look?" He replied.

"Damon, for the love of God, stop flirting with me." I remarked. "How many times do I say it'll never happen?"

"He'll probably never get it." A voice interrupted. I froze as I saw Klaus with the guy from before.

"Are you really gonna do this here in front of everyone?" Damon asked. "That's a little beneath you, don't you think?"

"I don't know what you're talking about." Klaus replied. "I just came down to my local pub to get a drink with a mate. Get us a round, would you Tony?"

"I suppose you stuck around long enough for happy hour." Damon quipped.

"My sister seems to be missing. I need to sort that out." The Original explained.

"It shouldn't be hard to find a psycho blonde." Damon remarked. I didn't think she was psycho, just damaged.

"The truth is I've grown to like your little town." Klaus admitted as he grabbed a dart. "I'm thinking I might fancy a home here. I imagine you're all wondering how does this affect you and the answer is not in the slightest. As long as I get what I want and everyone behaves themselves, you can keep on living your little lives however you choose. You have my word."

"What the fuck could you possibly want from us?" I asked.

"Well for starters you could start by telling me where I might find Stefan." He suggested.

"Stefan skipped town the second he saved your ass." Damon spat. I still felt guilty about not telling him.

"Well you see that is a shame." Klaus said before he threw the dart hard at the bull's-eye. "Your brother stole from me. I need him found so I can take back what's mine."

"That sounds like it's not our problem." I remarked. He walked in front of me and I tried not to tremble or wet myself.

"Well this is me broadening the scopes, Love." He countered.

After work, Ric, Anna and I were in the kitchen preparing some dinner. If there was one place that Elena would have to show up, it was home. I had changed into a grey-longed sleeved corset dress with pink hose. I made sure to leave it loose.

"You alright?" He asked me.

"I can deal with vampires, werewolves, and Originals, but I don't know how to deal with a delinquent older sister, especially since I used to be a delinquent myself."

"Well it's proof that you care." Anna remarked. At that moment, Elena walked in.

"Hey, just in time, we're cooking dinner." I declared.

"No thanks, I was just passing through." She replied. Where did she have to be?

"I was hoping we would all stay in." Ric stated. "We could have dinner like a normal, atypical family."

"Why?" Elena responded. "Look Tyler's waiting for me outside."

"When did you start hanging out with Tyler?" Ric asked.

"We're friends. What's the big deal?" Elena challenged.

"The big deal is he's sired to Klaus." I explained. "He's bad news, Elena."

"He's right outside and he can hear you." She replied.

"You're not going anymore." Ric declared authoritatively.

"You can't stop me. I'm 18." Elena boasted. At that moment, my concern for her had to have at least doubled.

"You're staying if I have to break your legs." Anna threatened. It was probably a bit much.

"Okay, then Tyler, come in." Elena called outside. I gasped as the hybrid walked in. Having dinner with my ex was bad enough with him being Klaus's little minion.

Tyler took a seat that table. It was very uncomfortable since Elena was the only one who wanted him there.

"So not only do I have hybrid stalkers, but I also have one in my living room." I muttered.

"I can go." Tyler offered. At least he realized that he was not welcome.

"No, stay, there's plenty for all of us." Elena replied.

"Maybe you should check in with your master first." I spat.

"I'm not his pet." Tyler remarked.

"So what's the difference between a sire bond and compulsion?" Ric asked as he took a seat. What is really that important?

"Compulsion is just mind control whereas a sire bond is devotion." Tyler explained.

"So what if Klaus asked you to kill your mother?" Anna quizzed.

"He wouldn't." Tyler argued. "Klaus made it so I don't have to turn anymore."

"So basically you think that everything Klaus says is right." I summarized.

"You sound just like Caroline." He replied.

"I wonder why that is." I quipped. "It's not like you broke her neck or anything. Oh wait, yes you did."

"I'm gonna go." Tyler replied.

I then noticed that Elena hung up her phone. I hadn't even noticed the call. I looked back at Anna as I tried to figure out what to do.

I then noticed that Elena was no longer at the table. I looked outside and saw her standing in the middle of the road. I also noticed that there was a speeding car driving toward her and she wasn't moving. Ric ran out and pushed her out of the way, getting his in the process. It was the same hybrid as before.

"I really need to watch where I'm going." Tony quipped. "I just keep bumping into people."

"What happened?" Anna asked. "I was watching my hands and I heard a…seriously what happened?"

"Who called you?" I said to Elena.

"It was Klaus." Elena stated.

"He compelled you." I replied before Anna grabbed Ric and carried him into the house.

I called Damon since I didn't know who else to call. We put Ric on the couch until he woke up.

"How's Ric?" Damon asked as he entered.

"Dead, but he has his ring." Anna replied.

"Elena, why aren't you wearing your bracelet?" Damon questioned. I hadn't even noticed it was gone.

"Tyler probably convinced to take it off." I remarked. "Klaus must have told him to get you off vervain."

"Klaus said he was trying to send a message." Damon stated. "Stefan stole the rest of the Original family and Klaus wants us to find them. If we find the four coffins, no one else will die."

"So that's what you want to do, give him what he wants?" Elena asked.

"What do you suggest?" Damon questioned.

"We should move." Elena asked. "We need to get as far away as possible."

"We can't move, Elena." I argued.

"We can't just do nothing." Elena remarked. "You can get on me for school or hanging out with Tyler, but I'm right about this."

"Is there any way that we can get his family back?" I asked Damon. "Wait we have Rebekah."

"No, because then she will have to worry about two people that want to kill her." Damon replied. Maybe we could convince Klaus to leave the dagger in her. I decided to call Bonnie up.

"The coffins: they weren't just a dream." I told her. "Klaus's family is in them."

"Mary, you shouldn't get involved with Klaus's business." Bonnie suggested.

"I don't have a choice. He tried to kill Elena." I explained. "I need you to help me find Stefan."

That led to me and Anna going to the old witch house.

"I thought this place was useless now." I commented.

"Well apparently, the witches decided that they hate Klaus as much as we do." Anna remarked. "You know I think I'm going to guard the outside for a while."

I couldn't help but wonder if she was afraid of the witches. I supposed that since they didn't seem to like vampires, it wasn't wrong for her to be.

I went downstairs to see if Stefan was there.

"Stefan, I know you're here." I remarked.

"Leave me alone." He ordered.

"I know that you don't like me and I don't like you, but I need your help." I responded. "Bonnie said that you were here."

"Well Bonnie sucks at keeping secrets." He replied.

"I need you to give Klaus his family back." I told him. "Klaus tried to kill Elena."

"Why should I care?" He asked. "How about you just stop talking?"

I went over and slapped him. He had his humanity back, so I didn't really understand why he was being such a prick.

I walked outside where Anna was still standing.

"So that sounded like it went well." She replied. "Do you want me to talk to him."

I just let a tear roll down my face.

"I'm going to talk to him." She replied. It seemed like Stefan hurting me had helped her get over her fears. "Go talk to your sister and I'll handle this."

I went home to see that Ric was awake. He looked like he was in pain.

"Did you just un-die?" I asked.

"Yeah, how's Elena?" He responded.

"She's okay but pouty." I explained before he sneezed out a handful of blood.

"The ring's not working." He remarked. It was not a good time for Anna to be somewhere else. I decided to do the next most logical thing and called 911.

The EMTS came quickly like they were supposed to. Unfortunately, Tony compelled them to leave.

"Looks like you have to invite me in so I can heal him." He remarked. Suddenly he fell to the ground with an arrow in his back.

"He's not dead." Elena replied as she walked in the house. I wondered what she was doing before I realized that she had grabbed a knife from the kitchen. Before I could say anything, she had decapitated him.

"What the fuck was that?" I asked in shock.

"We don't have time to talk. We need to get him to the hospital." Elena pointed out.

I decided to text Damon to tell him to go to the hospital. I on the other hand decided to go to the boarding house while he was gone. I took the number from Elena's phone and called Klaus.

"I assume you have news of where Stefan is." He replied as he stood at the door.

"Nope, but I know where Rebekah is." I responded. He stepped inside. "Come with me."

I led him to the dungeon where she was lying on the floor in her Homecoming dress with the dagger still inside.

"Who did this?" He asked me.

"Elena." I answered. "When that dagger comes out, she'll want to kill her. I want to guarantee that nothing will happen to Elena."

"Fine, the life of my sister for yours." He agreed. "I might not hurt her, but you have no shortage of loves one. Outside of my niece, there are several other people I could after."

It was kind of sweet how Klaus didn't want to hurt Anna.

"Stefan doesn't care about any of us." I explained. "Threatening him won't do any good."

"We'll just have to see, won't we?" He responded as he grabbed his sister's body and pulled the dagger out.

"By the way, Rebekah wants to kill you for killing your mother." I declared.

I then went home where I met Anna. At that moment, I came up with an idea.

"I need a favor from you." I stated. "I need you to compel Elena to go to stay with some family friends in Denver."

"Are you sure that's a good idea?" She asked.

"Elena should get a chance at a normal life." I explained. "She needs it."

I went upstairs and within a few minutes, she joined me in the room. I assumed that she had been successful. She looked upset.

"Do you feel bad for doing that?" I questioned.

"I don't want to." She admitted. "If I was going to feel bad about something, it would be this."

She then kissed me and I kissed her back. We made out for a solid thirty seconds before I pulled away.

"We should get some sleep." I stated.

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