Thanks for the reviews! I'm glad you all liked the Jeremy/Becca cuteness, but it's onto season 3 and Klaus has finally truly arrived! I do not own anything in this chapter, everything besides Becca belongs to their rightful owners.

Chapter 41

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'Dear Diary,

Really long time, no talk. This year has been the most hectic year of my entire life, I'll tell you that now. Not only did I find out about V-stuff, but I'm now with Jeremy. You remember him, right? Well, back to the point of this entry. Summer's almost over and I couldn't be more confused. Ever since Bonnie brought Jeremy back, he's been acting weird every time we were getting close, if you know what I mean. He'd jump up and make some excuse of something he suddenly have to do.

He got even weirder when my birthday came around. He's been walking around egg shells with me ever since then. It's like he's waiting for me to drop dead out of no where suddenly. I don't let it bother me too much though. I love him, even if he can be really weird and distant sometimes. My mom told me that when you're in love, you just have to except the weird things about the other.

For the rest of this week, I'm staying at a friend's of my brother's and unsurprisingly, a friend's of Jules and the others. I had met them when I was staying with my Uncle Mason, and we had kept in touch since then. We planned to have a week up at their house during the summer, and sadly it had fallen on the week that Caroline had planned Elena's party to be on.

I really do feel guilty for . . .'

Becca was cut off from her writing as she and the other woman, the woman she considered her friend, spun around to find Lisa, our other friend, completely terrified as none other than Klaus held onto the back of her neck. Becca jumped to her feet upon seeing him. "Klaus, what are you doing here? What's going on?" She asked out to him, hoping to god that he let her friend go. Klaus looked momentarily anger to see her as his eyes flashed over to her briefly. He was still a bit hurt that she left the apartment that night.

Though, he honestly wasn't that surprised that Damon had found a way to get her out of there. He let his anger at her disappear suddenly when he saw her frightened expression. He wasn't about to stop what he was doing though, and they both knew as much. He was looking for something, and he wasn't going to stop until he found what ever it was. "Please don't be alarmed. I'm told Ray Sutton lives here." Klaus said out calmly to the three women.

Becca's eyes widened at the mention of the werewolf she had known to live here with the girls from time to time. What could Klaus possibly want with him? "He's almost never here." Bethany lied to him as she tried to keep her heart rate down like Ray had taught her to. "He's on the road mostly." She continued to lie, her eyes never leaving Klaus's, another thing Ray had taught her to do when lying to someone. Klaus was older and wiser though, he could tell that she was lying a mile away.

Becca watched warily as Klaus moved him and Lisa in more as he moved toward her and Bethany. "But I expect he makes it home . . . once a month." Klaus said out as he moved closer, a knowing grin twisting onto his lips. He studied the three girls carefully as they stood tense and silent. "That's what I thought. Where is he now?" Klaus asked out to Bethany, but she remained silent. "If I have to make you tell me, it's going to be completely more painful for you." Klaus warned her, flashing her a quick grin as he did.

Bethany stayed silent before suddenly grabbing Becca's wrist and pulling her out of the room. The two girls ran down the hall toward the door, swinging it open to only scream when they saw Stefan there. "I love it when they run." Klaus said out from behind them as he pulled Lisa along beside him. "Becca, love would you wait for me outside." He said out to her with a pointed look to leave. He didn't want her in the middle of this, and that was why he let her continue living her life with that boy in Mystic Falls.

There was no way out, they girls knew that now. Bethany and Becca shared a look before turning their attention to Klaus again. She didn't want to leave her friends, but she knew that there wasn't any choice other than to do just that. She nodded and gave her friend a quick hug before turning towards the door to face Stefan. He looked so cold, so much like Klaus, as he gave her a mocking grin as he held open the door for her. She said nothing as she stiffly left the house and waited on the porch.

She covered her ears as Bethany gave Klaus the location of Ray, just like he knew that she would. She squeezed her eyes shut when she heard Lisa tell Stefan that he could come inside. A whimper left her lips when she heard Klaus to kill them both. She shot up from her spot, about to beg him to let them go, but it was too late. Klaus was shutting the door behind hm as he left. "Come along, love. We've got some catching up to do." He said as he grabbed her arm and dragged her with him towards his and Stefan's car.

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Klaus drove the truck while Becca sat in the passenger seat and Stefan sat in the back seat laid out as he caught up on his rest. Becca was looking down at her phone in her hands. She could easily try to call someone for help, but Klaus would take her phone. He said that she could keep it for now, but only as a privileged that he could easily take away from her. "No texting, love, but you can call that human pet of yours, but no mention of Stefan and I please." He said out to her as he saw her looking at her phone with a longing expression.

She looked at him with a bit anger, but mostly surprised. She didn't seem to think of him as the generous kind, but here he was, offering to let her call home just because she needed to hear their voices. "He's not a pet, Klaus. He's my boyfriend and I love him." She told him as she played with the object in her hands. He flinched at the words 'boyfriend' and 'love'. He hated the idea of another man, a human no less, touching his Becca, kissing his Becca, but he would make show of him being in control of his emotions.

He motioned for her to call him then if she loved him so much. He was practically daring her to call the human boy. She took his dare and dialed Jeremy's number on her phone and waited for him to pick up. "Hey, I'm at work, but I think that I can spare a few minutes for you." He answered the phone with a laugh. Klaus rolled his eyes as he listened in, but said nothing.

She saw him give her a pointed look to keep things simple and away from him and Stefan. "I just wanted to see how you were holding up since today's Elena's birthday and all. I wish that I could be there for you. Are you visiting her grave later?" She asked out to him, hoping that he caught onto what she was doing. They both knew that Elena was very much alive, but Klaus didn't and couldn't know that. Luckily, Jeremy knew her better then anyone and instantly knew something was wrong.

He had to play along though. He knew that someone had to be there with her and listening in on the phone call. "Yeah, I am. I'll probably see if Damon wants to come with me. How's it going down there? You coming home soon. I miss you." He said to her, silently telling her that he was going to Damon for help as soon as he could to get him to help. Becca took a deep breath and closed hr eyes for a moment, knowing what he had meant.

A small smile graced her lips as she glanced briefly at Klaus before looking out the window. "I miss you too, Jere. I don't know when I'm coming home. Ray came home and he's not feeling that well. I'm gonna stay and help them out for a bit. I have my phone on me though, so I'll call you again when I can." She told him as she took a deep breath when she saw him motioning for her to hurry up. They had to be almost there by now. "Look, I have to go, but I'll talk to you soon. I love you, Jeremy. So much." She told him, shooting Klaus a smug look when she saw his knuckles grip the steering wheel so tightly he dented it.

She knew that pissing him off was probably the worst idea that she's ever had before, but she felt better with knowing that she got to him. Jeremy forced himself to chuckle back into the phone. "I love you too, Becca. I've got to go. Matt wants to switch sections because Caroline and your brother are here." He told her before telling her that he'd talk to her soon. She slowly hung up her phone and held it close to her heart as she took a deep breath.

Tears filled her eyes, but she fought them back. She was not about to cry in front of Klaus and Stefan. She couldn't. She wasn't weak, and she wouldn't act weak in front of them. She winced as a pain shot through her stomach. She just took another deep breath and calmed herself down. She's been feeling even worse since her birthday a few weeks ago. Klaus watched her for a moment curiously before looking back at the road. The two stayed in silence until they got to the bar they were looking for. Stefan had woken up from his sleep as soon as they parked. "I want you to stay out of sight until I say so." He told her as he turned off the engine and got out.

Stefan helped her out of the truck and led her inside the bar while Klaus went to work with compelling the people inside. Once Stefan had Becca at the pool tables, just where he and Klaus could keep an eye on her from the bar, he helped Klaus out with the compelling. It wasn't that long after they were done that Ray come strolling in like they knew he would. Klaus slid in beside him the second he got to the bar. "Ray?" He asked out to the man. "Ray Sutton?" He asked again as Ray nodded his head confused to him.

"Who wants to know?"

Klaus laughed out when he realized that this was the guy had been looking for, for months now. He glanced past Ray to see Stefan waiting for his cue to come over while playing a game of pool with Becca. She seemed to be just as nervous about his conversation with Ray as Stefan seemed to be as well. "I've been looking everywhere for you." He told him. "We started in Florida . . ." He went on to Ray. Becca watched with baited breath as he explained to Ray how he got to finding him. She flinched when she saw Klaus stop Ray from leaving.

He turned to go the other way, but Stefan was suddenly away from her and behind him. Klaus motioned for her to come over, which she reluctantly did. She came over to hear him explaining to Ray that he was a hybrid. "Ah, the lovely Becca. I do believe you two know each other." He said as he pulled her over to his side and wrapped an arm around her waist. She wanted to push him off, but his grip was too tight. "You see, I want to make more of me. Now you being the first werewolf I've come across in many a moon, pun intended, Ray. I need you to direct me to your pack." Klaus explained to him.

Ray glanced at her briefly before giving Klaus a nervous look. He wasn't about to give up his pack's location, especially to this man, but he didn't want to die either. She saw that he wasn't going to give the location to him, and worry flowed through her body for her friend. "Just tell him, Ray. Please." She begged him as she tried again to push Klaus's arm off of her, but again, it was no use.

Ray couldn't believe that she was here with these two, but then he got a better look at her. She didn't want to be there with them. She wanted to be anywhere else but with them. "You can't compel me. It wouldn't work." He told them when he saw that Klaus had to be considering it. Stefan and Klaus shared a look, knowing what they had to do now. Becca and Ray watched on confused as Klaus got comfortable in on of the stools, effortlessly pulling her up onto his lap as Stefan ordered a drink. "Tell you what, Ray. We're going to play a little drinking game. Something I like to call, truth or wolves bane." Stefan said out as he made a show of taking out said wolves bane." Stefan said out as he made a show of taking out said wolvesbane.

Becca stared at Stefan with disgust. How could he be acting like this? He use to be the kindest person she knew, but now? Now he had to be just as cruel as Klaus was, in not more. Klaus just sat back, enjoying the fact that Becca was too disgusted with Stefan to fight him on the fact that he had put her on his lap. "Well this is gonna be fun, Ray." He said out to the scared werewolf. Ray was right to be scared, and if he wasn't? Becca would be even more scared then she was.

Becca was sitting at the bar with Klaus a seat over from her. She was playing with her phone again. She didn't want to call anyone, not right now at least, but she liked knowing that she still had it on her. She just happened to be playing a game when a text message popped up. It was from Damon. She glanced at Klaus to see him watching Stefan torture Ray with the darts across the room. She glanced down at her phone and opened the text message. 'Found your diary. I'm gonna bring you home as soon as I can.' it read. She smiled weakly at the text.

She knew better then to try and text back. She didn't want to risk screwing any chance of Damon finding her up by letting Klaus know that he knew she was with him, and besides? She had promised Klaus that she wouldn't text anyone. Unknown to her, he knew that someone had texted her. He waited to see what she did, and he was surprised to see her put her phone away in her pocket. She wasn't going to go back on her promise to him. For now at least. "I'm gonna go to the bathroom. I promise I won't climb out the window. You'd hear me before I even got out anyways." She said as she got up from the stool.

"Wait."

She stopped where she stood, her body freezing at his tone. She wasn't about to move a muscle. She felt him suddenly right behind her, his body just barely brushing against her own. She gasped as he reached into her front pocket, digging around for something, causing her to gasp out as he eyes widened and goose bumps covered her arms from the feeling he was causing. He smirked to himself when he felt her body tense up. "Easy, love. Don't want your boyfriend to know you're getting excited for me. Do you?" He chuckled into her ear, his hot breath hitting the back of her neck and sending chills down her spine.

She stood completely frozen as he pulled out her phone from her pocket. Once his touch was gone, she spun around to face him. "You'll get it back, love. Don't worry, I won't go back on my word to you. I would like to keep this in my sights though, if you don't mind." He told her as he pocketed the phone in his jeans. She huffed, crossing her arms as she spun back around on her heels and left the bar in search of the bathroom.

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Apparently going to the bathroom really quick means that you miss a lot. By the she had gotten back, Stefan was gone, and Klaus looked suspicious. Ray was passed out against the wall. "Wow, I guess this is why people never go to the bathroom in movies. They miss everything." She said as she made her way back over to Klaus. He spun around on his stool and took out her phone, stretching his hand out toward her as if giving it back.

She was about to take it when his other hand caught her wrist and pulled her closer, her chest hitting his as he stood up from the stool. She struggled to get out of his grip, but she wasn't going anywhere. "Now that we're basically alone, sweetheart, how about we catch up some, hm?" He said to her, a taunting smirk bouncing on his lips as he looked down at her.

Her eyes narrowed on him upon seeing the look in his eyes. He wanted to cause trouble, and she knew it. His expression seemed to soften after a second of watching her glare at him with that knowing look in her eyes. He reached up and brushed aside one of her stray curls from her face, causing her own expression to falter. "You look even more like Iliana when you look at me like that. She always knew when I wanted to do something reckless. She could stop anyone with that look of hers." He said out to her, looking at her as if he was seeing a ghost in front of him.

She did feel bad for him when he brought up Iliana. She could clearly see as good as anyone, even more so since she was the girl's doppelganger, that even to this day this girl had a hold over the big bad hybrid himself. He had to have loved her more then anything when they were younger, back when he was human. "What was she like? Iliana, I mean." She asked up to him, tilting her head to the side when she noticed that his eyes were starting to water over.

He cleared his throat as he took a step away from her and gave a small bow as he held out his hand toward her. "I just ask for one dance in exchange for the answer to your question." He told her as he straightened, but his hand stayed outstretched toward her. She seemed uncertain of his request, but she gave in and took his hand and let him lead her over to the middle of the room. He held her closely to him as he kept his hand in hers and his other on her waist. Her free hand slowly slid up onto his shoulder as they started to sway to no music.

They danced in silence for a few minutes, just swaying to the music playing in their heads. Her slowly dropped his as her arms slid around his neck. His hands slipped around her waist, holding her closer then he had been before. She rested her head lay against his chest, listening to what she imagined his heartbeat would have sounded like if he had one as she let her eyes close shut. His chin rested on top of her head as he held onto her tiny little body. She felt nicely in his arms, he had always known that she would since it was exactly that way with Iliana. His eyes shut as he replayed an old memory of his human hood that was similar to this very moment.

'Klaus was watching as his beautiful little Iliana was dancing away with her newly wedded 'husband', his own brother to make it worse. She was suppose to be his wife, not Elijah's nor any of his other brothers. Their fathers had chosen Elijah to be husband though, not him. They didn't want the reckless son to be her protector, they wanted someone they knew would be the best choice for her well being and to keep peace between the families.

It was all his fault that she was married to his brother. If he didn't take Henrik out that night and gotten him killed, there would be no stress between the families and she wouldn't have had to marry Elijah. "You should dance with her, brother. This is truly your last night to ever touch her again." He looked beside him to see his sister standing there with a knowing look. She had to have known of his feelings for Iliana, she always did before.

He nodded, knowing that she was right, and took off to go interrupt the bride and groom's dance. He tapped his brother on the shoulder once he was close enough. "Do you mind if I cut in, brother?" He said out to his older brother. Elijah and Iliana came to a stop as they looked at him. He could see the pleading look in both his bride's and brother's eyes as the begged him to let them dance. He gave them a small nod before leaving to see if their mother or sister would like to dance.

Klaus was instantly in front of her and holding her in his arms like he did every times they practiced their dance. Tonight was different though. It would be the last time they could really dance together. She would be Elijah's, and his only, after tonight, and that was what hurt them both the most. "This isn't good bye, Niklaus. I would never leave you behind." She whispered to him when she felt a tear hit her head, telling her that he was fighting back tears and failing at it. She held onto him the best she could before his younger brother came and interrupted as he asked for his own dance with her.'

He sighed as he remembered her promise. He bet that she didn't know that she would go missing and be killed by an animal only days later, that they would all be killed by Mikael and turned into the first vampires just after she was found missing. "Klaus?" He was brought out of his thoughts at the sound of her voice. He lifted his head and looked down at her with a confused expression. "Iliana? What was she like? I'd like to really know about her." She asked up to him as they paused briefly in their dance.

He cleared his throat and nodded as he continued their dance again. She could see the pain in his eyes. He was thinking of her right then. He was remember his love for her, and it would something sad that had happened between them. "Like I've told you before, she was probably the most beautiful girl that I've ever met. She was smart, strong, and most of all very good at making men fall for her. I was one of them, and so was my brother. Elijah was the luckiest of them all though. Our father's arranged a marriage to be formed, he was the son her father chose for her." Klaus explained to her with a bitter expression.

That would explain why he felt the need to be so cruel to Elijah over the years, at least that was how they made it seem. Elijah had loved Iliana as much as Klaus had, which explained a lot, and he had been the one to win her in the end. That had to sting majorly, watching the woman you love marry your brother. She had to wonder if that was how Damon felt with Stefan when it came to both Katherine and Elena. Both girls had chosen Stefan over him, that had to hurt just as much. The rest of their dance was filled with silence. She didn't need to know anymore about the first of her ancestors. She knew enough about her for one day.

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They jumped apart hours later, not realizing that they had actually been talking and dancing for that long, when Ray had come to. Klaus let her go and went to lay Ray out on the pool table. Becca watched as he said something to Ray about having big plans for him, which confused her. She jumped around and covered her eyes when he cut his wrist forced Ray to feed. "He'll thank me for it later!" Klaus called out to anyone who just happened to be watching. His expression fell when he saw Becca turned away from him.

His expression darkened as he dropped his wrist from Ray's lips when he saw someone coming back into the bar. Stefan had returned, not saying a word to her about where he had gone and what he had done while he was there. Becca watched him curiously, what ever he had been doing had taken a lot out of him. She looked to see what Klaus was doing upon seeing Stefan, only to see him suddenly snap Rays' neck. Her eyes widened, no sound coming out of her lips as she saw him fall limp on the table.

He then came around the table to face Stefan. "You're back." He said out as he rounded the table. Stefan motioned for her to go sit at the bar. She hesitated, her form shaking from seeing Klaus kill someone. "Love, you make a call home. I have a feeling they already know that you're here anyways, just give no locations or drop any hints." Klaus said out to her. She seemed to find her way back from her thoughts and nodded as she grabbed her phone from the bar and left to go wait outside. She knew better then to try anything, both Klaus and Stefan knew where she was and could hear what she was saying.

She knew that she should have called Damon, but Jeremy was the number she had called. Well, it was really Tyler she had called first, but she wasn't answering his phone. "How much and for how long can you talk?" Was his greeting to her. She bit her lips at the sound of his phone on the other line. She just saw the man she had been growing fonder of, how she was doing that she didn't know, kill someone else that she had grown to know as a friend.

She just wanted to be home and in Jeremy's arms again. She wanted to have him hold her and kiss her, telling her that everything would be alright. It wasn't though, and he couldn't do that. "He knows that you guys know I'm with him, and until him and Stefan are ready to go, I guess. I . . . I don't wanna talk about them right now though. How was Elena's party?" She asked him, hoping that he would understand let it go.

Which, for her sake, he did. He could tell from her voice that she was scared and just wanted to be home. The last thing she needed was to talk about what she was going through with Klaus and Stefan right now. "It was fun. I think she actually had a little fun for a few minutes. You'll never guess who I saw leave together, looking quite horny if I don't say so myself." He laughed out to her. She laughed and shook her head, only imagining who it could have been.

"Who?"

She rolled her eyes as she heard him preparing himself for what he was about to tell her. "Your brother and Caroline. It's about time, if you ask me. They've been on edge about it all summer." He told her, causing her to laugh out at the idea of her brother and best friend being together. That would explain why he wouldn't answer his phone before. "Look, Becca, I need to tell you something important. I saw . . ." He was cut off upon hearing the door slam to his sister's room.

"Saw what, Jere?"

He paused for a moment, seeming to consider what he was about to tell her just then before he was interrupted. "Uh, I saw a girl who looked like you tonight. Then I really looked at her, and there wasn't a thing about her that made her look like you. I'm going crazy over here, Becca. I can't wait to see you again. I need my girl back here before I start seeing you everywhere and go crazy." He said out to her, nervously laughing into the phone. She was a bit confused, but let it go soon enough.

She jumped when she heard the door open from the bar. She hurried to hide behind a car when she noticed that it was Stefan. He looked ready to break down, an emotion she hasn't seen form him since the night of the dance all those months ago. "I've got to go, Jere. I'll call again as soon as I can." She whispered into the phone, not waiting as she hung up her phone and popped out from behind the car. Stefan seemed to swallow his pain as his eyes narrowed on her. "I'll just be going on inside and see when Klaus wants to leave." She told him as she went to go back inside, but stopped when she stood beside him. "She had a good birthday, in case you're wondering." She whispered to him before leaving him alone. He stared after her, waiting for her to get inside. He listened and waited to hear her talking to Klaus before taking out his phone and calling a number he knew that he shouldn't have been calling.