I was in the middle of curling my hair when I heard my phone ring. I looked to see it was an unknown number, but I put it on speaker and answered anyways.

"Hello?" I was slightly confused.

"Hello, little one." I could tell from the voice, and the nickname, that it was Klaus.

"How did you get my number?" I didn't remember giving it to him.

"I have my ways. Now, I need you to come over." There were some noises in the background.

I paused to put hairspray in my hair. "What for?"

"Because I said so." I rolled my eyes at this.

"Well," I picked up the phone, "what's in it for me?"

I heard and aggravated sigh come from the other end which made me grin. "Just do as I say."

I pouted. "Oh, fine. You're no fun." I could have sworn I heard Kol in the background tease Klaus about that in the background. "I'll be there."

He hung up without saying anything after. Picking up my keys, I walked down the stairs and headed for the door. I quickly yelled out to my mom that I was going over to a friends house. When I got outside, I saw that it was nice, so I decided to walk instead of drive. I also knew that it would take longer, which would also aggravate Klaus a bit.

After some time, I finally arrived at my destination. I walk through the Mikaelson mansion looking for Klaus when I spot Elijah. I called out to him.

"Hello Evangeline." He greets me with a polite smile.

"I apologize if I'm disturbing you, but could you tell me where I could find Klaus?" I smile back at him.

"He's in the living room with Kol. Also, I would like to apologize for how the ball had ended."

"It's fine Elijah." I gave him a quick smile. "Thank you. I'll be going now." I gave him a quick hug and walked away from him.

When I got into the room, I saw that Klaus looked bored. He looked almost relieved when he saw me.

"Finally, you're here." He groaned.

I was both confused and amused. "I wasn't aware I was being timed." I sat down in an empty one-seater sofa chair.

"Kol here has been a pest all morning." He gestured to Kol who grinned. "I was hoping with you here, his attention would be taken off of me."

"Don't be silly, Nik. I'll have time for the both of you." His assurance only made Klaus more annoyed.

Luckily, before an argument or fight could break out, Rebekah then entered the room wearing the same dress as the night before, and Kol went to stand in front of her. "Well, well, well, there's our girl." He was teasing her.

Rebekah was only annoyed of course. "Get out of my way, Kol."

"Out all night. What a scandal! I trust you did better than that commoner? Matt, was it?" At that I bit my lip and looked down.

"If you don't shut your mouth, the next thing to come out of it will be your teeth. From the corner of my eye I saw Klaus grins. Rebekah saw as well and turned towards him. "Don't start, Nik!"

He's becomes even more amused. "I didn't say anything."

Kol sits back down. "I'm bored. Our sister is a strumpet, but at least she's having fun. I need entertainment." He looks at me when he said that last part. and I raises an eyebrow. It was almost as though he was pouting.

Klaus broke up our impromptu staring contest that I was sure was one sided by speaking. "What are you waiting for? Go on, have at it."

Kol began to whine. "It's not fun to go alone. Join Eva and me, Nik! It's the least you can do after sticking a dagger in my heart."

I looked at him a bit confusedly. "I'm going somewhere with you?"

He turned to me and winked. "Of course." I couldn't help but blush lightly at the wink.

Klaus interrupted us. "Well if you two are done, we should get going. I didn't have nearly enough to drink last night, what with you trying to murder Rebekah's date."

Rebekah then spoke which made me remember she was with us. "Yes, please go, this house has enough men rolling around it in."

I laughed at that as Kol began to drag me along with them to go who knows where. Of course he couldn't leave without teasing her first. "Just like you, Bekah."

As we left the room I saw Rebekah throws her shoe towards Kol. "Good riddance, both of you! And give back Eva!" We passed Elijah when she yelled this, and I couldn't help but giggle at his confused face.

We ended up going to the Mystic Grill as "entertainment". Kol was still dragging me along with him which landed with me going with them towards the bar. When we got there, we stood in front of Mr. Saltzman and some woman.

I didn't hear what they were saying before hand, but it appears that Klaus had. "Oh come on now. Let's not go blaming the new family in town just because you lot have got yourselves a killer at large. Don't mind us. My brother and I are just here to let off some steam, right Kol?" He of course agreed.

I heard the woman ask, "And her?"

Everyone turned to look at me, making me uncomfortable. Luckily Klaus spoke up. "Well, we do have friends, of course."

Mr. Saltzman and the woman only rolled their eyes and went back to their own business. Klaus and Kol decided to just go towards the other end of the bar, pulling me along with them. They both sat down, but I stood between them, not wanting to sit down.

As Kol and Klaus talked, I looked around a bit bored. Suddenly, Caroline walking in. She looked a little occupied, and she shared a suspicious glance with Mr. Saltzman. It was almost as though they were planning something, but I could have just been paranoid.

Kol noticed her as well and pointed at her. "I remember her from last night. She looks like a tasty little thing."

Klaus leaned over to Kol. "Say another word, and I'll tear out your liver." As soon as she was close enough he called to her. "Caroline!"

I turned to him with my eyebrow slightly raised "Didn't you try to kill her?"

"Oh, it's you." She sassed Klaus before turning to face me. "We never officially met. I'm Caroline."

She wasn't giving me the best vibe, so I didn't bother with pleasantries. "Eva."

"You know, I would have never took you for an original groupie with how Matt spoke about you." Her eyes narrowed at me, and she gave me a small smirk.

I couldn't help myself. I glared darkly at her as anger spread throughout all of me. With my anger, I didn't even notice cracks slowly appearing in a glass behind me, nor how Kol's eyes narrowed on it.

Klaus seemed to ignore what happened between the two of us, however. "Join us for a drink?"

She turned back to him. "Mmm, I'd rather die of thirst. But thanks." Finally, she turned around and left.

"Isn't she stunning?" I wasn't sure who he was asking exactly.

Kol smirked and couldn't help but tease him. "She certainly looks good walking away from you."

"I'll take that as a challenge." Klaus got up and walked after her.

I could feel Kol watching me. I saw from the corner of my eye that he was offering a drink. Without looking at him, I told him, "No."

"And here I thought we were having fun." He turned to face me.

I looked at him. "We're at a bar. I'm underage. If you wanted to have fun with liquor, we might as well have gone somewhere with less prying eyes."

He held up his hands in mock defeat. "Easy there, darling." He laughed and moved closer. "I might just take you up on your offer of," he paused to smirk, "having fun while alone."

His comment caused a blush to spread throughout my face. "I didn't mean that type of fun, and you know it!"

He only made himself look innocent. "Now what type of 'fun' are you talking about? I meant your suggestion of a private drinking party."

I gaped at his attempt to turn things around. "Oh, shut it." I huffed and looked away. "Why don't you just go away." I was pouting and trying not to laugh.

"And why would I do that? I like pretty little things with sharp tongues." Kol reached towards me and touched my face. With the corners of my lips turning up, I lightly slap his hand away. I noticed that my anger was slipping away because of him.

Suddenly, I see Mr. Saltzman walk up behind him. "I'm pretty sure she told you to get lost."

Kol looked annoyed at that. "I'm pretty sure I don't care."

He turned around and faced him. As soon as he did, Mr. Saltzman stabbed him with a dagger. "Next time, take a hint."

I go to scream, but a hand quickly covers my mouth. I tried to kick whoever it was, but then I felt something sharp pressed to my side. Not wanting to risk being stabbed, I froze. We then began to leave through the back without looking suspicious.

Once we were outside, I was led into an alleyway. From the corner of my eye, I saw Mr. Saltzman dragging Kol along as well.

"What is she doing here?" My eyes widened as I saw Stefan and Damon. Unfortunately I wasn't able to say anything to them since my mouth was still being covered.

"We had to bring her." I heard the woman from earlier speak from behind me. "They were together."

Stefan looked surprised and turned to me. "What the hell were you doing with Kol?"

My mouth was then uncovered. "How is that any of your business? And what is going on here?!"

"It's my business because you're family." He walked until he was in front of me. "I promised Zach, Aurora, and Ethan that I would protect you."

"Wait, what?" I became confused. "Who's Aurora?"

"We don't have time for this!" Mr. Saltzman intervened. "Here, grab him!"

I saw Damon go to grab him. "Good work."

Suddenly, I see Mr. Saltzman get thrown against the wall. My eyes widened because I couldn't see who it was at first, but then I noticed it was Klaus once he pulled the dagger out of Kol. Stefan went to attack Klaus, but he was thrown into the stairs. I feel the woman, whose name I still don't know, start squeezing me in fright which causes me to flinch slightly.

Klaus glances at me before staring angrily at Damon. "I should have killed you months ago."

"Do it." Damon idiotically stepped forward. "It's not going to stop Esther from killing you."

My eyes widened from hearing what he said. "What did you say about my mother?" Klaus was shocked.

"You didn't know I was friends with your mummy? Yeah, we have a lot in common. She hates you as much as I do." Klaus was about to attack Damon.

"Leave him!" I looked up and saw that Elijah had appeared. "We still need them, Niklaus."

"What did mother do? What did she do, Elijah?" Klaus seemed almost desperate to know.

Elijah ignored him and walked towards Damon, holding a phone. "You tell me where the witches are, or I'll have my sister kill Elena right now."

Damon had the nerve to seem shocked. "You told me we had until after nine."

"I'm sure Rebekah will be more than happy to start her work early." There was a stare down between the two vampires before Damon finally put his hands up in surrender.

Damon, the woman, and Mr. Saltzman began to leave after that threats. As Stefan are leaving, I step in front of him. I look up at him and ask, "Who is Aurora?"

He hesitates, glancing towards Elijah and Klaus, then sighs. "Aurora LaRue was your mother." My eyes widen, and I step away from him in order to process everything. I barely even notice him walking away.

Suddenly, Elijah is in front of me. "Perhaps you should go home and rest." He seemed to have noticed my shocked state. I couldn't help but hesitate and bite my lip as I look towards Kol, then move my eyes to Klaus.

Klaus smirks. "Let her stay with us if she wishes, that may ease her mind more." I gave a small smile at his suggestion.

Looking towards Kol again, I decide to walk towards him. Sitting next to him with my legs underneath me, I lift his head to lay on my lap and absentmindedly began to run my fingers through his hair. I felt bad that he was pretty much left to wake up on the ground. I was so concentrated on what I was doing that I didn't even notice he awoke, so when he had grabbed my hand to stop me, I slightly jumped and took my hand away. Looking at him as he got up made me start to turn red from the embarrassment of being caught.

We were walking through the woods when we finally saw an old abandoned house. In front of it was Esther and Finn standing in a circle with a pentagram while surrounded by torches on fire. In back of them I saw Bonnie and some woman retreat into the house.

When we got close enough Esther spoke. "My sons, come forward."

Finn seemed paranoid. "Stay beside me, Mother."

"It's okay. They can't enter." She stood staring at her sons with no remorse.

Kol became agitated and walked closer. "That's lovely. We're stuck out here, while the favorite son plays sacrificial lamb. How pathetic you are, Finn."

Esther scolded him. "Be quiet, Kol. Your brother knows virtue you cannot even imagine."

"Whatever you think of us, killing your own children will be an atrocity." Elijah tried to reason with her.

Esther stood unwavering. "My only regret is that I did not let you die a thousand years ago." My eyes widened, and I gasped silently at her harsh words, surprised that she could think this about her children.

Klaus had enough. "Enough. All this talk is boring me. End this now, Mother, or I'll send you back to Hell."

"For a thousand years, I've been forced to watch you. Felt the pain of every victim, suffered while you shed blood. Even you, Elijah, with your claim to nobility, you're no better. All of you. You're a curse on this Earth. Stretched out over generations. If you've come to plead for your life, I'm sorry, you've wasted your time." Esther seemed almost… saddened.

I had moved a bit closer to the three brothers as she had said this, and it seems as though my movement had caught her attention. She stared at me as she had the night before, and again I felt something within me respond to her.

"You have no idea what you are, do you? Nor do you know what you're capable of." She seemed almost confused.

"What are you talking about?" I was almost scared to ask.

She ignored my question. "Someone with your power shouldn't be siding with the likes of vampires." My eyebrows shot up in surprise. "Even with your curse, your power leaks through cracks that seem to only get larger."

I was getting anxious. "What power are you talking about? I'm only human."

Instead of answering as I had hoped, Esther instead decided to start her spell. All any of us could do was watch as she continued on. Something in the air changed. The hairs on the back of my head began to stand up, and I was getting goose bumps as well. As she was in the middle of her spell, however, she stopped and became despaired.

Esther looked around. "No! Sisters! Do not abandon me!"

"Mother!" Fearing for her, Finn grabbed her and disappeared. As he did, the torches flared up, which caused us to have to cover our faces, then died out. We were all in shock at what just happened.

After the shock wore off, Klaus and Kol moved into the circle to inspect it while Elijah came towards me. I couldn't stop thinking about what she said. Had it not been for the reaction I felt when I saw her, I would have dismissed her words as lies.

"Allow me to walk you home." Elijah broke me from my thoughts.

I smiled weakly. "Thank you."

Placing a hand on my back to move me along, we began to walk. They whole way to my house was filled with silence. I was grateful since it allowed me to think over everything that has happened. Soon enough, we were at my house. Turning to Elijah, I smiled in thanks. Giving a smile of his own, he patted my head and walked away.

When I go inside of my house, I saw that my mom was about to head out. Giving me a tense smile, she asked, "Who was that?"

"He's my friend's brother. He offered to walk me home." I began walking passed her.

"That was nice of him." Because my back was to her, I was unable to see the worried look on her face as she walked out.

The next morning, I am awoken by Rebekah who decided to barge into my room. She threw my covers off of me and opened the curtains covering my windows. I had no choice but to get up. Without explaining to me why she was here, she only shoved me towards my bathroom. By the time I was out, she had already laid out some clothes for me.

"Okay, what's going on?" I looked at her exasperated.

She put her hands on my shoulders. "Just get dress and meet me downstairs." She started to leave my room, but stopped once she reached my door way. She turned to face me again. "By the way, your mother asked me to tell you she was going shopping."

With her gone from the room, I decided to just get ready. After about fifteen minutes, I was downstairs, and we were off.

Turning to her as we were going wherever she was taking me, I asked, "Now will you tell me what's going, and where we are going?"

"You're accompanying me to speak with the mayor." She looked a little afraid.

I became worried. "What about?"

She hesitated. "I found evidence that there was another Wike Oak tree that had grown three hundred years after we left back to the Old World. I'm trying to find out what happened to it, and destroy it before anyone else figures it out."

"Wait, you mean the tree that could kill you?" I whispered just incase, even though it was futile if a vampire was around. Instead of answering, she just gave me a look exasperation.

After we walked into the Mystic Grill, we saw the mayor already seated at one of the tables. We sat down with her.

"Thank you for meeting with us, Mayor. I figured as head of the Preservation Society, you'd be a good person to ask about the oldest trees in this community." Rebekah seemed to be laying the flattery on thick.

"A long line of Lockwood women use to keep those records. Back before any of them had actual jobs." It seemed almost as though she were bragging.

Rebekah was cautious with the information she revealed. "I've been to the Founder's archive, but I can't seem to find any record of the tree I'm looking for."

"It probably got cut down. Big old trees built half of this town in the 1900s." I faintly heard someone come in, so I turned to see Damon and Stefan.

I noticed Damon and Rebekah stare at each other before, so I decided to continue asking questions. "Do you happen to know who kept the milling ledges during that period?"

"Back then all the logging mills were owned by the Salvatores." Rebekah and I shared a look, then turned back to the brothers who were at the bar.

Smiling at the mayor, we thanked her then excused ourselves. After she left, I turned to Rebekah. "I think I'm gonna sit this one out. I'm not too keen on seeing them so soon after what happened yesterday."

She seemed to understand. "Right, my brothers told me of your encounter with them." With that, I left.

I was home alone writing a letter to my mother some hours later. It read: 'Mom, I'm going to go on a trip with a few friends, so don't worry if you don't see me until tomorrow. If it ends up becoming longer I'll call you, promise. Don't worry, I'll be perfectly say, and I won't be alone. See you then. -Love you, Eva.' Satisfied with it, I picked up my bag which had some clothes and basic necessities, left the note on the kitchen counter, and left. Closing the door behind me, I turned around only to see Kol and almost jumped out of my skin.

"Will you stop doing that?!" I held my chest from the fright.

"And ruin the fun?" He laughed.

I stuck my tongue out. "What are you doing here, anyway?"

"I thought I would come by and say farewell to my favorite human." He winked which made my cheeks burn.

I tilted my head. "You're leaving?"

He grinned. "Don't look too upset." Looking at the bag slung across my shoulder, he said, "Looks like you're going on a little trip of your own."

I was about to respond, when a thought popped into my head. Instead I bit my lip and stared at Kol. I began grinning. "Before you leave for good, how would you like to accompany me on my 'little trip'?"

He looked intrigued and smirked. "Careful, darling. If I didn't know better I would think you were trying to seduce me."

I huffed. "Of course not. I just need a vampire's help and here you happen to be."

"And why should I help you." He bent over and leaned towards me.

I paused as I looked up at him. I bit my lip. "Because then I'll owe you?" I couldn't help but make it sound like a question.

"Is that all you have?" He laughed. "You really need to work on your persuasion skills. Lucky for you, I happen to be quite bored, so count me in."

I grinned in excitement and pulled him towards my car. Once we got in, I started driving.

Kol turned to me after about two minutes. "So, where are we going? And you never did tell me what you needed me to do."

"Washington, D.C." I quickly glanced at him. "I need you to compel some people for me. It'll make everything easier. I'll tell you more once we're there."