Chicago is a great city one that have always been popular throughout the ages. It's always a favourite place for people to go and visit. For its iconic skyscrapers, landmarks and museums or for its culture. It was the place to be back in the 1920's. 'The roaring twenties' as it was known. The decade where woman found their freedom among other things that changed and impacted the world today. Chicago is high up on Alessia's list of her favourite places to go and visit. Alessia had spent a few years living in Chicago many decades ago during the 20's. The flapper days. She spotted straight away when in the car that they were in was no doubt about it. Even with how much it have changed throughout the year she still recognised the city. Alessia started to wonder why they are in Chicago of all places, what was inside the city that Klaus needed. He was starting to become restless with this werewolf and hybrid experiment being a failure. After searching all summer they have come back to a dead end. She knew it wouldn't be too long until Klaus would want to return back to Mystic Falls. Where he would find Elena, alive and well. Both Alessia and Stefan needed to divert him away for long as possible.
Their first stop since arriving in Chicago was at a loading dock inside a storage werewolf. It would be the place where the coffins would be kept during the duration of their time spent in Chicago. Inside the coffins was the rest of the Mikaelson family. Kept in a deep sleep until it was safe for them to be woken up. Alessia knew that when the time comes and Mikael is truly dead then it would be the time for the others to be awoken. Until then they remain daggered. She was kind of used travelling to places with a vehicle containing the coffins following. Alessia knew Stefan and the others back in Mystic Falls were still unaware of the stories surrounding the Original family. Since there wasn't much written about them, just myths and legends. Stefan didn't know too much about the coffins and how many siblings Klaus had daggered. But he soon will….
As the car pulled into the loading dock Klaus and then Stefan followed one and another out of the car. "Welcome back to Chicago Stefan" Klaus announced motioning to that he knew that Stefan had spent time in the city before. Stefan was confused of why they are in Chicago not remembering much of the time he was last in the city. Alessia followed behind the two wrapping her arms around her small waist to keep herself warm inside the cold warehouse. It was still dark outside since they've spent the last few days traveling to here. "What are we doing here?" Her brother asked curiously, wondering why there are here. She followed behind them and joined in the conversation. "Yeah" She added on agreeing with her twin. "I know how much you loved it here. Bringing back memories of the good old ripper days?" It was like Klaus knew Stefan back in the days when in Chicago, how and why else would he know about it. "Blacked out most of them. A lot of blood, a lot of partying. The details are all a blur." During the 20's Alessia had kept on Stefan's tracks to make sure he wouldn't do too much to draw attention to what they were. Covering his tracks whilst still having fun herself. Alessia spent most time with Damon or partying with Lexi. Since at that time everyone was in Chicago. "Well, that is a crying shame. The details are what make it legend" Klaus announced as they watched the lorry pulling in with the coffins.
"Chicago was magical." Alessia looked over to Klaus seeing that he too was in Chicago at the same time she was but they never crossed paths. "Yeah, well, I'll take your word for it. Like I said, I don't remember most of it." Stefan added in again reminding him of the lack of his rememberice. "I loved Chicago, it was my favourite place back in the 20's" She admitted with a smile on her face remembering for a moment of the magic of Chicago back in the days. She could see how Klaus raised a brow hearing her confession. "You was here too?" He asked curiously wanting to know more. "I spent about a decade here and there in the 20's mostly spent in Chicago. Partying in bars and clubs with everyone else. That and I had to keep an eye on that one other there" She explained to him before motioning over to Stefan. "Of course" Klaus marbled smiling to her for a moment before he changed the subject around. "Going to get down to business, then?" He asked referring over to Stefan who was more interested in wanting to get whatever they needed here in the city over with. "Why are we still with you? We had our fun, your hybrids failed. I mean, don't you want to move on?" Her brother asked truthfully unlike him Alessia had no ties to staying with Klaus, she choose to go with him and her brother. " We're going to see my favorite witch. If anyone can help us with our hybrid problem, it's her." The three of them left to go to see the witch who would be able to help them. Without Klaus seeing the twins both exchanged the same looked to one and another knowing that Klaus would be one step closer to the truth.
When walking down the city streets Alessia saw how much Chicago had changed since she was last here. Everything have changed, the city have become more modernised through the years. A few things have remained the same but everything else was much different. They soon reached a bar that Alessia remembered straight away it seemed that Stefan did too. When entering the bar she was looking all around seeing how much it have changed but few things were the same. "Looks familiar, doesn't it?" Klaus askes motioning over to Stefan seeing he too was taking in the bar. "I can't believe this place is still here." Stefan spoke. "Same here" Alessia added too, she spent many nights at this bar. They was soon interrupted by someone walking towards them, she looked and saw a woman. "You gotta be kidding me." The woman spoke as she walked to the three of them. Alessia looked to Klaus seeing a smile appeared on his face of the appearance of the person. After a few moments Alessia had recognised the woman, Gloria. She was still alive after all these years but have aged a few of course. "So a hybrid walks into a bar, says to the bartender…" He commented jokingly. "Stop. You may be invincible, but that doesn't make you funny." Gloria shot back cutting off Klaus's cocky remarks. Alessia could see Stefan was wrapping his heads remembering her it seemed Gloria remembered too. Looking between the two Salvatore twins. "I remember you two" The witch commented as she stopped in front of the 3 of them. "Yeah. You're Gloria. Shouldn't you be…" Stefan and Alessia too thought she was long dead since nearly a century have last passed since they've seen the witch but here she was in the flesh. "Old and dead? Now if I die, who's going to run this place, huh?" Gloria answered the twins questions for them. "Gloria's a very powerful witch." Klaus commented smirking a little. "I can slow the aging down some. Herbs and spells. But don't worry, it'll catch up to me one day."
Klaus turned to the twins wanting one of them in particular to go away for a moment. "Stefan, why don't you go and fix us up a little something from behind the bar?" it seemed Klaus needed Gloria to help figure out the hybrid curse mess. "Yeah, sure thing." Stefan answered before turning away and walking to the bar. Klaus turned back to Gloria looking to her. "You look ravishing, by the way." He complimented the witch smirking a little whilst Alessia watched before giving Klaus the evils. She have always hated when Klaus would go and try to compliment or flirt with other women. Since he should only be saything those things to her. Klaus had caught her glares since he then tried to amend things. "Alessia my love you know your always the most ravishing one of them all' He assured winking to her. "Don't. I know why you're here. A hybrid out to make more hybrids? That kind of news travels." Gloria cut him down not bothering with his flirting, she knew why he was he and what he needed. The three of them sat down at a table nearby where they was standing so they could talk. "So what am I doing wrong? I broke the curse." Klaus asked not knowing why it wasn't working for him. "Obviously you did something wrong. Look, every spell has a loophole, but a curse that old...We'd have to contact the witch who created it." Gloria began to explain to them both if there was a witch who could figure it out it would be her. Both Alessia and Stefan knew they had to be careful and to do something before she finds out the truth. Alessia become more interested when hearing Gloria mentioning the Original Witch. Esther Mikaelson.
"Well, that would be the original witch. She's very dead." Klaus answered back. "I know. And for me to contact her, I'll need help. Bring me Rebekah."Alessia had figured out by now what happened to Rebekah, some point Klaus had daggered her. As Rebekah was never too far from Klaus. "Rebekah. Rebekah is a bit preoccupied." Meaning she was lying in a coffin daggered. "She has what I need. Bring her to me." It took her a few moments to figure out what she needed, Rebekah's necklace. The one that Elena has now… Before they could continue talking anymore they was interrupted by Stefan holding up a photo. "What is this?" He asked looking confused holding up the photo, from where she was sat she couldn't see it clearly so she went to get a better look. "Well, I told you, Stefan. Chicago's a magical place." Klaus answered already knowing what the photo was. Seeing the photo more clearly she could see that it was both Stefan and Klaus together. "But this is me. With you." Her brother was both shocked and confused that he and klaus knew each other as he couldn't remember it. "Look at that smolder" She grinned laughing softly seeing the picture of Stefan and Klaus back in the 20's although there was a part of her that felt sad that Klaus seemed too happy. Since when that photo was taken it had only been a few years after her 'death', it seemed that Klaus had already moved on by that time.
They soon left Gloria's bar behind and went to the warehouse where they was storing the coffins since Alessia knew Klaus was going to un-dagger Rebekah. So that he could find what she had that Gloria needed to perform a spell to figure out what he was doing wrong with the curse spell. Alessia looked to Stefan seeing he was still holding the photo of him and Klaus, he was still trying to wrap his head around it. "This doesn't make any sense. Why don't I remember you?" She knew that klaus must of had compelled Stefan to forget about it although he must of had a reason behind doing so. She just didn't know why yet. "You said it yourself: that time had a lot of dark holes." Klaus answered but she knew. "No, if you knew me, then why haven't you said anything?" All throughout these part few months Klaus had been pretending not know Stefan like they were strangers to each but they wasn't "I'm a little busy right now. Memory Lane will have to wait." Alessia could see he was hiding things from the two of them that he was letting on more than he knew. "What the hell is going on? Answer me." Stefan was becoming more and more agitated as Klaus was delaying it she too wanted to know. "Let's just say we didn't get off to a brilliant start. To be honest, I hated you"
Klaus started to explain to Stefan of some things that had happened back in the 1920's of how they had met. How Stefan and Rebekah had a thing, Alessia knew it probably meant nothing to Stefan. Since back then he was a ripper with no emotions but she knew it meant something to Rebekah. "Your sister. So I knew another Original vampire" Stefan knew nothing. "If you can't handle it, then don't ask."Alessia followed Klaus over to Rebekah's coffin when he opened it she saw Rebekah's desiccated body lying inside with a dagger in the chest. Klaus smiled softly as he looked at his sister and gently touched her face. Feeling guilty for daggering her. Alessia knew that Rebekah was one of Klaus's weaknesses that he would kill anyone who touched or broke her heart. She had even watched it forever herself. Stefan overlooked at Rebekah to see if he had recognised her but he didn't. "I don't recognize her." Her brother answered looking over. "Well, don't tell her that. Rebekah's temper is worse than mine." A grin appeared on the Salvatore sisters face remembering back to each of the Mikaelson siblings antics.
Klaus pulled out the dagger from Rebekah's chest. "Time to wake up, little sister. Any day now, Rebekah." Klaus smiled, his sister would soon be woken up from her deep sleep. "She's being dramatic." Alessia knew it would be hours till Rebekah would be up and about. "Look, why don't you just tell me what the hell is going on? I mean, you obviously want me here for a reason, right?" She didn't know why klaus was still keeping her brother around as he's paid off the debt he made to save Damon. Why still string him along months later? "Well, you have many useful talents." Klaus noted looking to Stefan "Do I?" Stefan questioned doubting it all. "In fact, I learned some of my favorite tricks from you." Klaus began telling them both of another story of what had happened in the 1920's. Where Stefan had made a man drink his wife's blood. Alessia knew it was one of the ripper's games that Stefan used to do but later on his conscious would take over doubting it all. They were walking towards the exit, Klaus was still talking to Stefan whilst she was following behind. "I was your number one fan." Klaus answered truthfully. "Why should I believe any of this?" Stefan still didn't want to believe that he and Klaus once were friends since all that have happened. "When she wakes up, tell her to meet us at Gloria's Bar. Then volunteer your carotid artery and let her feed until you die." Klaus compelled the guardsman and then he started to walk off. "Where are you going?" Stefan asked whilst Alessia hurried to catch up. "You think I'm lying, Stefan. You and I knew each other. You trusted me with one of your secrets and now I'm going to prove it to you." Alessia was curious to find out more. "How?" Stefan asked. "We're going to your old apartment."
Alessia remembers going and staying at Stefan's apartment back in the days to keep a tack on him. Cleaning up any dead bodies that he left behind carelessly. "I remember this apartment" Alessia spoke looking around the apartment seeing how it was the same as he have left it but one thing was that the lock had been broken. Klaus too had noticed this and kicked the door as they entered. "What a charming little homestead. Do you feel that? Is anybody here?" Klaus smirked jokingly before coming serious hearing a movement of someone inside. "It's been vacant for decades. People must break in all the time. Why'd you bring me here?" Stefan was curious of why Klaus brought them here of all places. "Your friend, Liam Grant, the one who drank his wife's blood...I never could figure out why you wanted his name. And then you told me your little secret. It was all part of your special little ritual." Straight away she knew what he was talking about. "To write it down and relive the kill. Over and over again" Alessia answered injecting before they could have the chance to know it. Alessia followed Klaus over to where the hidden door was, behind it was a list of all the names of the victims that Stefan had killed leading up to the 1920's. Some had her victims names on too but her big was not near as long as Stefans but was long as what happened in the massacre of Monterey.
"You believe me now?" Klaus asked pointed out to the list. Stefan entered the closet seeing the list, it was a few moments until Stefan walked out holding a bottle of booze in his hands that he found in the closet. "Look what I found." She knew her brother too well that something or someone was in that closet that made him freeze for a moment stopping him almost. "1918 Single Malt" He handed the bottle to Klaus. "My favorite. Let's go and find someone to pair it with." Klaus grinned looking at the bottle of booze for a moment before turning to her. "Don't think I haven't forgotten about you love" He commented, for the past few days it was like they was going down memory lane and she was the one following along. Klaus walked over to her talking hold of her hand pulled her to him. Stefan wasn't paying attention to them, he mind was elsewhere. A grin appeared on her lips as Klaus kissed her softly and wrapped his arms around her in a tight embrace. "I've missed this" He marvelled whispering so only she could here. "So have I" As Stefan is always around the two have been keeping their relationship quite and only kissed behind his back but occasionally held hands. Stefan haven't noticed yet…
Soon after the three of them went on a hunt someone to feed on as it was still daylight they needed to be careful that they weren't seen. Klaus was the one who had found their person to feed off, grabbing a person in the alley shadows. Alessia and Klaus both fed on the same person whilst Stefan had his own person. Just enough blood to survive her. These days Alessia mainly fed from blood bags, unlike Stefan she was able to control her thirst not to drink only animal blood but there are times where she finds it difficult. After feeding they went to the bar for a drink in wait for Rebekah to arrive. Gloria handed the two boys beers and poured Alessia a glass of wine. "Thanks Gloria" She smiled in gratitude. "Where's Rebekah?" She knew it would soon be time for Rebekah to be woken up and come here since Klaus had compelled the man on watch to tell her to come here. "She'll be here. I can't just conjure her on demand." Klaus reassured before taking his drink, he turned to Stefan seeing he was back to his usual boring self. "What's with you? I thought Chicago was your playground."
A lot of things have changed since then for starters Stefan still had his emotions now at least and seconds for what Klaus thinks Stefan's 'girlfriend' is 'dead'. "So this is why you asked me to be your wingman? Because you liked the way that I tortured innocent people?" Stefan asked looking to Klaus to see. "Well, that's certainly half of it." Klaus answered him. "Nik" Alessia moaned almost of the reason why he was still stringing Stefan along. "What's the other half?" Without answering Klaus got 3 shot glasses and poured some tequila into them. "The other half, Stefan, is that you used to want to be my wingman." Klaus slid the shot glass to stefan and the other to her, he then began reminiscing of the good old times. Alessia had found it interesting to her the tales of her brother and her lover being somewhat friends since Stefan desbicies him. Klaus slide over one shot to stefan and one to her along the bar counter, he raised his shot of tequila to toast. "To friendship… and to love" He toasted winking over to Alessia, they clinked the glasses and drank the tequila. The burning in her throat only lasted a few seconds before disappearing. "So I'm confused. If we were such great friends, then why do I only know you as the hybrid dick who sacrificed my girlfriend on an altar of fire? Huh?" Stefan countered to him.
"All good things must come to an end." Klaus started to tell them about the story of why Stefan needed to forget. "You compelled me to forget?" Stefan had finally figured it out. "It was time for Rebekah and I to move on. Better to have a clean slate." Maybe it was the reason why Klaus hadn't stayed to find her in the fire back in New Orleans that they had to get away and move on. First it was her and then it was Stefan, like nothing had happened. "But why? You shouldn't have to cover your tracks...unless you're running from someone." He was pecieing together the pieces figuring out it all, Alessia looked over to Klaus seeing that his reaction have changed as Stefan now was asking questions he didn't want to answer. "Storytime Is over." Klaus declared. "I need another drink. A real one." stefan told him and left leaving both Klaus and Alessia alone. "He found you, didn't he? That's why you had to run again? Weren't it?" Alessia asked curiously referring to Mikeael, Klaus didn't say anything but had nodded his head in answer to her questions.
"Last call. Drink 'em up!" Gloria called throughout the bar as it was now near to closing time. The two were joined by a raven haired vampire, Damon. Alessia was shocked to see her other brother here in all places. He's been following their trails all summer. "I see they've opened the doors to the riff-raff now." Klaus commented not even looking up to Damon but had sensed it was him. "Oh, honey, I've been called worse." "You don't give up, do you?" Klaus spoke from his spot at the bar, soon turning his head to glance at Damon who had made his way over to the bar with Alessia's attention fully on him. She couldn't believe that he had the guts to actually make an appearance whilst Klaus was still around. It was things like that, that Alessia knew would get Damon near enough killed, especially with Klaus not being in the best of moods after everything that had been happening lately.
"Give me my brother back…" Damon started saying, soon trailing off as he tapped his daylight ring on the wooden bar counter, slowly turning his gaze to meet Klaus'. "Then you'll never have to see me again." The vampire finished, watching Klaus closely to see his reaction to his little request of freeing his younger brother. It was things like this that made Alessia question how her brother was still alive after all these years, especially now he was dealing with Klaus who could easily kill him without much of a took a moment to respond and when he did, Alessia could practically tell what was going to happen within the next few minutes. "Well, I am torn. You see, I promised Stefan I wouldn't let you die, but how many freebies did I really sign up for? And clearly you want to die, otherwise you wouldn't be here, so…" The hybrid trailed off, placing his hands on the counter before pulling himself up from the stool and turning to the younger vampire.
"What can I say? I'm a thrill-seeker." Damon replied to him, a smirk resting on his features as he watched Klaus carefully, though Damon wasn't expecting Klaus' next move. Once Klaus' hand had extended out, he grabbed Damon by the throat with a glare on his face whilst pushing the vampire up off the floor."Oh, dear, what was that?" Klaus questioned sarcastically, glancing up at Damon with anger filling his eyes. "I'm boozey, so you'll forgive me if I miss your heart the first few tries!" He exclaimed, a wicked grin taking over his features as he picked up a toothpick from the side and jabbed it into Damon's stomach, earning a grunt of pain from the vampire. "Ohh! Nope, that's not it." The hybrid stated, pulling the toothpick out. "Hmm…" Klaus trailed off, stabbing Damon again with the toothpick. "Ohh, almost!" He angled the toothpick into an upwards position, aiming it towards him heart.
"You want a partner in crime?" Damon grunted out through Klaus' tight grip on his throat, looking down at the hybrid. "Forget Stefan, I'm so much more fun!" He exclaimed, smirking at Klaus before being thrown backwards and into a table, breaking the wooden furniture as he landed on the ground harshly, groaning."You won't be any fun after you're dead." Klaus states, walking over and ripping part of the wooden chair off in the fashion of a makeshift stake before crouching over Damon with the stake in hand. Positioning it over his heart, Klaus smirked before raising the stake to push it into Damon's body only for the wood to be set alight by Gloria. Throwing it away with a grunt, Klaus turned to glare at Gloria. "Really?" He questioned the witch, not happy that she was interfering into his business.
Gloria was the one who stopped it all from going any further. " Not in my bar. You take it outside." Gloria called out, Alessia knew Klaus wouldn't kill Damon. Since he wouldn't do it to her but just hurt him enough to give him a warning so to speak. As Damon tried to sit back up he was pushed back down by Klaus. "You don't have to negotiate your brother's freedom. When I'm done with him, he won't want to go back." Klaus warned trying to scare him a bit before letting him go. Damon then turned to his little sister who had been watching it all unfold. "Alessia come back with me? You don't have anything holding you to Klaus, you don't have to stay" He suggested looking to her. Truthfully she had nothing to tie her to Klaus like Stefan but was staying for Klaus. Since the two are trying to amends to rebuild their relationship. Klaus was looking at her to see what her decision to Damon's question would be, was she willing or wanting to leave? "I'm going to stay, someone's got to look after Stefan" She answered and grinned to Damon to show him that he was alright whilst Klaus was relieved that she was staying. "I'll be going there, bye little sister" Damon smiled softly to his sister walking over to Alessia placing a kiss on her forehead before making his leave. "I was worried that you was going to leave to me" Klaus admitted but was then reassured when Alessia took hold of his hand and squeezed it gently. "Your stuck with me".
When Stefan had returned to them they went over to the warehouse where Rebekah should be awake and up by now. Klaus went in first whilst they decided it was better if Alessia and Stefan waited until it was time for them to make their appearance. She listened hearing Klaus calling Rebekah's name waiting for her to come out then followed by a gasp escaping his lips. She'd stabbed him. He took the dagger out of his chest and held it out beside him and dropped it, Alessia could hear it falling onto the floor of the warehouse. "Don't pout. You knew it wouldn't kill me" He grinned a little it was how their sibling relationship went. "Yeah, but I was hoping it would hurt more." Rebkah counted back. "I understand that you're upset with me, Rebekah...So I'm going to let that go. Just this once. Brought you a little peace offerings. You can come in." With that Alessia walked in showing her face as she approached them. She watched as Rebekah's face lit up, she couldn't believe her eyes. "Alessia?" She gasped thinking that Alessia was still dead. "It's me Bekah" She smiled without a second thought Rebekah pulled her into a hug, the two of them were starting to cry as it's been so long. "Here comes the next peace offering" Klaus spoke and unfollowed Stefan. "Stefan…" Rebekah gasped again. Alessia gave her a reassuring smile before letting her seeing how she would react to Stefan. Although Stefan came in showing no sign of recognition for Rebkah but Klaus already had it covered. "Now you remember." He compelled him to remember everything of what happened during their time together. "Rebekah" He remembers her and then Klaus. "Stefan"