The next morning Bella wakes up in Damon's arms and smiles. The world around them may be crazy but at least she had this. She stretches and starts to get up, but Damon pulls her down and rolls on top of her.

He smiles, lazily, "Where do you think you are going?"

She kisses him on lips and attempts to pull away but he deepens the kiss and she gives in. He kisses her chin, then neck. She moans and tilts her head to the side. They are interrupted by a knock on the door.

Damon growls, "Why do other people have to live here?"

Bella laughs and pushes him to the side. She gets up and puts on a robe.

She opens the door to Stefan, "Hey, what's up?" Stefan smiles, "What if I told you there was a way to kill the originals."

Bella frowns, "I would say don't do that."

Stefan lifts his hands up, confused, "Why not?" She rolls her eyes, "If you kill an original then you kill all the people they have ever sired. For example, you kill Klaus, I die and maybe you and Damon too. But definitely me."

Stefan groans, "Can we ever catch a break?"

Damon walks up behind her, "Not in this house."

Bella elbows him, "I would suggest you make those white oak stakes just in case, but don't use them unless you know someone around you won't die."

Damon frowns down at her, "How do you know everything?"

Bella smiles, "I just do. But I am wondering why no one told me we were trying to kill the originals?"

Stefan shrugs, "It never came up?"

Damon laughs, "I think he means we didn't want you to worry. You have enough problems as it is."

Bella grimaces, "Whatever. From now on we don't keep secrets, got it?"

They both nod in agreement. They hear a commotion downstairs and look at each other. They speed downstairs and see Klaus.

Bella rolls her eyes, "What are you doing here? I'm pretty sure we didn't schedule a morning tea, did we?"

Damon smirks, "Let me check, um, no."

Klaus scowls, "You two are a riot. But maybe we should plan lunch. Bella, I need your research skills."

Bella frowns, "Sure, Klaus, what do you need?" Stefan looks back at her, "You are really going to agree to this?"

Bella's eyes widen, "I don't want to, but I can't stop myself."

Damon grumbles, "He compelled you."

Klaus claps slowly, "Damon is a smart one. I see why you like him so much. I need you to find the last of the remaining white oak tree and burn it."

Bella laughs, "I already know where it is."

Klaus grins, "Tell me then."

Bella shrugs, "I don't have to. You should really be more specific when you compel people."

Klaus speeds towards her and holds her by the neck against the wall, "You will tell me!"

Bella smirks, "Are you trying to compel me? It won't work. I am on vervain."

Klaus shove his hand in her chest, "Do you want to say that again?"

Bella gasps with pain, "It won't work."

Damon speeds over but is thrown back by Klaus. He crashes on the other side of the room while Klaus grips her heart tighter.

She chokes out a laugh, "I am not afraid to die, Klaus. Your attempt to scare it out of me won't work either."

Klaus pulls his hand out of her chest and she falls over gasping. He smiles down at her.

"I know what will."

He speeds over to Damon and they disappear. Stefan takes off after them while Bella watches with fear in her eyes.

Stefan walks back in, "I couldn't keep up with them."

Bella slowly stands up, "Where is Alaric?"

Stefan frowns, "He is at his apartment with Elena, Bonnie and Jeremy making the stakes."

Bella sighs, "Let's go then. We have to trade them for Damon's life."

They arrive at Alaric's apartment 15 minutes later. Stefan opens the door and steps right through, but Bella is stuck at the entrance.

She rolls her eyes, "I have to be invited in. I have never been here before." Alaric laughs, "Come in, Bella."

She walks in and looks at all the stakes, "We need to give those to Klaus."

Jeremy frowns, "Why would we do that?"

Bella scowls, "Because if we don't, Damon will die."

Elena drops the stake she held, "What? How?"

Stefan steps in front of Bella, seeing the nasty remark,"Klaus tried to scare out the location of the stakes from Bella, but apparently she is fearless so he took Damon instead."

Bella shrugs off her nasty comment, "Showing fear to Klaus is how you get yourself killed. He admires bravery over cowardice. And of course he needed answers from me, so that helped. You couldn't use them anyway."

Bonnie frowns, "Why do you say that?" Bella tells them what she told Stefan and they all groan. They hand over the stakes and Alaric walks over to a shelf where he had hidden one just in case. He frowns as he searches for it.

He turns around, "The stake I had here, is gone."

Bella frowns, "Did you move it?"

Alaric shakes his head, "I kept it here so it would be easy to get to, just in case."

Stefan walks over, "Did you tell anyone that you hid it there?" Alaric continues to shake his head, "No one knows but me… and my alter ego."

Bella puts her hand above her eyes, "Are you telling me a guy who wants all vampires dead has the only weapon that can make them extinct?"

Alaric nods, "Unfortunately. And the only way to find it is to talk to him."

Bella looks up at the ceiling, "Why does everything have to be so difficult?" She sighs, "Let's just take the ones we have to Klaus and not tell him about the missing one."

They all agree and start packing up the rest of the stakes.