As the all-powerful immortal blonde vampire Slayer drives down the highway on her way back to New Orleans she listens intently to Klaus in disbelief as his voice fills the car from the speaker on her phone. Exhaling in annoyance she couldn't help but scowl, he really did live to make her life harder "You gave him a bag full of werewolf heads? Let me ask you Klaus is pathological idiot an actual condition because you're making me question it right now." She tells him just praying this wasn't going to cause issues for them further down the line.

"It was a wedding present Luv." At his argument Buffy merely rolls her eyes, clearly a bag filled with werewolves heads was Klaus's version of being nice "How far out are you two?"
Buffy sighs and glances down at the navigator smiling briefly realizing it wouldn't be long now "Not long now. We will be there soon."

"Good, because after today, there will be no more running Slayer Queen."

Buffy groans at his teasing tone, he knew she hated it yet it seemed that only give him more reasoning to continue calling her that "Shut up."
Klaus couldn't help but laugh through the line, her annoyance at the title very adament through her voice "I'm liking the sound of that more and more Luv."

"That makes one of us."


MYSTIC FALLS, VIRGINA

Now trapped in a hotel room as they wait around for the travelers who were demanding her corpse Katherine groans as she spots Nadia roll her eyes at the banshee's whining "Look I get it okay. We have no idea when Elena's consciousness is gonna pop out." At her words she pauses as she spots Nadia grabbing chains and what appeared to be some weird BDSM looking muzzle "Now you wanna tell me what you're doing over there?"

Nadia merely picks up the muzzle and the handcuffs before turning to face her mother with a pointed look "Get on the bed." When Katherine merely arches a brow Nadia sighs "Just in case Elena decides to show up while I'm out getting your body." Pausing she tosses the muzzle over to Katherine "Put that on. It's spelled so if Elena takes over it will lock her jaw in place so she can't use her powers. We don't need her blowing out all the windows and drawing attention to us."

Katherine looks down in disgust at the muzzle before staring up at her daughter in disbelief she couldn't be serious "So I'm just gonna be stuck in a hotel room bound to a bed, muzzled like a dog..." Pausing as she spots Xander calling she groans "...while Alexander leaves me voicemails. Remind me again why this is better than being dead?" She huffs sarcastically as she puts the muzzle on and latches it before sitting down on the bed.
As Nadia begins cuffing her to the bed post the vampire sighs "Because once Mia does her spell, Elena will be gone forever. And this body will be yours for good."


NEW ORLEANS

Pulling over her car into the garage the blonde vampire Slayer quickly makes sure there was no one in sight before grabbing Joy and speeding upstairs into the compound. Placing the sleeping girl into her old nursery Buffy smiles down at her sleeping daughter before quietly shutting the door behind her.

"How was the drive?" Rebekah asks as she walks into the room just as Buffy closes the nursery door behind her, Buffy smiles over at the Original before groaning as she runs a hand through her tangled locks "My hair is not built for long drives."
Rebekah lets out a small laugh before the two girls move into the spare bedroom that Buffy had been staying in during her time in New Orleans "And how was the demise of Katherine Pierce. I hope painful and bloody?"

Buffy couldn't help but snort at the distaste in Rebekah's voice, clearly once you hate Katherine Pierce there was no changing that. Plus it seemed that now that her and Mary were talking again it only made Rebekah hate Katherine more knowing she was the reason the Original had spent 500 years without her sister.
Moving to pour them both a drink the blonde shrugs "No blood. But she did have grey hair and wrinkles."
"Fantastic." Rebekah grins before clinking their glasses together as they move to sit the new found witch turns over to the girl she one day hoped to call a sister, even though in truth, they already felt like sisters "Bad news. I will have to miss you blessing the nuptials and all. Me and Marianna have been summoned to a life or death matter with Kol."

At that Buffy's eyes widen her grasp on her glass tightening ever so slightly "Life or death is my specialty. Literally been dead, got the button."
"Did you get the hat too?"
Buffy lets out a snort "No the calendar. Lots of flames and shirtless guys with devil horns. You get it at the afterlife gift store."

Rebekah couldn't help but giggle at her words before smiling at her grateful for the help but unfortunately this wasn't something even a Slayer could handle "It's witch business, which now seems to be my thing." Pausing Rebekah does arch a small brow "But...you could help the bride to be. Truthfully I think she's nervous. I would be too but I've never made it down the aisle."
Buffy frowns slightly at her words, she couldn't help but felt sympathetic towards Rebekah, she had never wanted power or world domination like most of her siblings. She had only ever wanted to be loved, to marry, have children...but it seemed luck had never been on the Original's side.
"Well when you do..." Buffy tells her with a bright smile so infectious that it made Rebekah smile brightly back "...I have dibs of maid of honor. And threatening the groom. The threatening I'm really good at."

"I don't doubt that." The witch giggles before arching a brow curiously at Buffy "What about you? It's a wedding today, gets all of us girls thinking. What about you Miss Summers? You see a wedding in your future?"
Buffy's eyes widen at her words and she couldn't help but let out a nervous laugh at her words, honestly that was a subject she never really thought about because the whole thing freaked her out especially now that she was immortal "Um...me...huh...what...huh?"
Rebekah couldn't help but laugh at the blushing stuttering Slayer, it was quite rare to see Buffy get flustered like this, reaching over she squeezes her friend's hand "Well rest assure, whether you remain a Summers or you marry some imbecile who won't be good enough for you...deep down. You're one of us. A Mikealson."

"Is that your way of calling me a crazy stubborn, homicidal maniac?" The blonde teases very much trying to get off this topic and quick.
"Exactly." Rebekah tells her with a laugh only making Buffy roll her eyes in amusement, being apart of this family was pretty nuts.


Katherine groans in annoyance as she sits on the hotel room bed, Elena's phone still buzzing like it had been for an hour "Does that thing ever shut up!?" She hisses with a roll of her eyes.
Sighing she tries to ignore the sound when she winces as her visions begins to fade in and out blinking slightly she couldn't help but panic. Elena's consciousness was fighting back against her, trying to keep herself in control she struggles immensely but Elena was stubborn and before Katherine could do a thing her eyes flashed black. As Katherine's eyes closed, Elena's opened.

Elena groans in confusion as she looks around the unfamiliar room, the last thing she remembered she had been at the Salvatore's but now she was in some place she didn't recognize. As she goes to open her mouth she cries out in pain as the muzzle around her face tightens down on her jaw forcing her mouth shut, muting her.
Elena couldn't help but take a panicked breath as she spots the handcuffs and chains on her wrists pinning her down to the bed.

Pulling against the binds she couldn't help but wince in pain as the metal tugs on her wrist, as she tries to figure out why she was here she spots her phone ringing, groaning she twists her arms uncomfortably so that she could press her feet against the bed board. With that she kicks it as hard as she can, again and again until finally the wood breaks. Although her hands were still chained together she was free of the bed, jumping up she goes to grab her phone only to have it snatched from her.
Spinning around she moves to scream only to have the muzzle around her face tighen slamming her jaw shut again, her teeth clashing together painfully. Clenching her jaw in pain her eyes widen as she spots Nadia stood behind her holding the Banshee's phone. And that's when it clicks, Nadia and Katherine had tricked them. They had put Katherine in her body instead of Nadia.

Moving to swing her leg out at the vampire Nadia merely catches Elena's ankle in her hand before smirking "Vyidi"

With that Elena's eyes slam close and she is forced back and Katherine comes back, she was back in control. For now at least.


NEW ORLEANS

"You put her in the tomb?" Buffy asks with a laugh as she listens to Damon's bragging over the phone while she sits on her bedroom windowsill with an unopened book sat in her lap. She couldn't help but find it ironic that Katherine's dead corpse had ended up where it was supposed to be back in 1864 "Do you feel better now?"
"Immensely." Damon tells her sounding so smug that she could practically hear the smirk appearing on his face "It was very cathartic, Buff."

"Oh I'm sure." She agrees before frowning as she spots men outside her bedroom carrying wedding decorations, this place was pretty much a mad house right now.
"How's it going in casa da homicidal maniacs?"
"Pretty much a mad house of a mad house." She mumbles as she stands and walks out onto her little balcony that overviewed the compound "Gotta admit, Klaus can plan one hell of a wedding though. If he wasn't so set on world domination he could give party planner Caroline a run for her money."

"Boring!" Damon exclaims "Buff, you're literally living with serial killers and you have no blood filled revenge stories for me? Why do I even talk to you for?"

Buffy couldn't help but snort at his words, "You sure know how to make a girl feel special Damon." She mumbles sarcastically before sighing "So Nadia show up demanding Katherine's body yet?"
At her question Damon suddenly sighs making Buffy sigh "Let me guess..."
"Yep little demon. The devil's spawn just showed up. Apparently kitty wanted to be buried in Bulgaria. Gotta go destroy the last of Katherine's dreams."

With that he hangs up while Buffy merely shakes her head in amusement and begins making her way out of her room. Moving through the compound the blonde sighs as she spots an incoming call from Caroline.
"Care?" She asks in confusion, it was still early in the morning and she couldn't imagine why Caroline would be up given she was pretty sure the blonde vampire didn't start work till 10.
"Buffy, thank god...where do you keep your cleaning supplies?!"

Buffy winces at the blonde's yelling, okay mean Caroline was so not something she enjoyed, nor was obsessive Caroline "Caroline lower your voice, pretty sure the entire quarter could hear you all the way from Whitmore."

"Sorry, it's just I've been up all night. I've cleaned my apartment, Bonnie's, Elena's, and now I'm on yours. And seriously, do you need this many stakes, I've almost staked myself five times already!"
Buffy tries to hold in her laughter as she imagines a panicked Caroline stress cleaning and almost staking herself while doing this "Care, why are you stress cleaning? Again? What did Tyler do?"

"It's nothing..." Buffy merely rolls her eyes at that, that was not a nothing voice, that was there is too much boy drama in my life and I'm freaking. Purposely staying silent she smiles as she hears Caroline sigh in defeat "Okay...I may have not mentioned to Tyler about the whole Jessie thing. And now he's back and I've got one hybrid ex-boyfriend with issues who keeps trying to talk to me. And one very cute possible vampire boyfriend who has a ripper serum in system."

Buffy couldn't help but sigh, Caroline was really not doing so well in the boyfriend department right now "Okay...well stop stress cleaning. Caroline...put the bleach down." She mumbles sternly knowing Caroline well enough to know that she was probably about to start bleaching all the floors on her hands and knees "Caroline...you don't need any guys. You Miss Caroline Forbes...are pretty awesome company."

Caroline laughs softly through the phone making Buffy smile at her words "Now I know why I called you. So let's get off my boyfriend drama...how about we talk about yours?"
Buffy's eyes widen before it clicks in her brain knowing what she was hinting at, Caroline was Stefan's best friend "I'm gonna kill him."

"Oh come on tell me how was it? Were there butterflies? I am a firm believer in this Buffy. Out of your three options...Stefan is the best one."

Buffy's eyes widen in disbelief but what did she expect? She loved Caroline, but one of Caroline's worst habits was butting into other people's love lives especially when her own was stressing her out.
Running a hand through her hair she grabs a bottle of champagne off the bartender's table and takes a big gulp before focusing back on her hyper blonde of a friend "Caroline...as much as I would love to have this conversation..." She mumbles sarcastically "Actually I'd rather get pumbled in the face by Angelus. Again. Or give birth again. Yikes." Sighing the blonde frowns in relief as she spots Hayley and Jackson in the compound looking around the place in disbelief. Yeah everything was a little over the top, but it seemed to be a Mikealson staple, nothing was ever simple with them.
"Look I have wedding to prep Slayer wishes or blessings or something for."

"Oh!" Caroline yells suddenly sounding very excited making Buffy pretty much groan as she realized right now Caroline was probably jumping up and down "What are you gonna wear? And please don't say platforms or leather pants. You have to be elegant Buffy! You know what I should just come up there and fix you up Forbes style...if I leave now..."

"No!" Buffy exclaims in horror flashbacks to the last time she had let Caroline use her like a Barbie filling her brain, that had been something that had haunted her for years. And her head hadn't stopped hurting for like a week with all the yanking Caroline had done on her hair "Caroline...the compound is going through a tunnel...you're cutting out.." Making some scratching noises the blonde quickly hangs up before leaning against the wall in exhaustion "She's gonna kill me."

Spotting Hayley and Jackson staring at the wedding cake Buffy makes her way down the stairs and over to them "Just warning, I will probably eat that whole thing."
At her words the two wolves turn to her and smile at her, Hayley couldn't help but laugh "All yours. So you're back?"
Buffy nods sharing a smile with the two before frowning as she spots Klaus stood at the top of the staircase with Joy in his arms, shaking her head she turns back to them "Big with the yep. Slayer reporting for blessing duty or whatever, Oz didn't really explain. Where is he?"
"Bayou." Jackson informs her "Waiting the last few packs to arrive, he used to run with a couple of them."

Buffy nods in understand before glancing around the room whistling as she finally gets a good look at how much work had gone into this "This is nuts right?"
Jackson merely nods in agreement "Not really my scene."
"Mine either." Hayley admits just before the three are interrupted as Klaus walks down the steps and over to them with Joyce "Buffy." He calls making her turn to face him while Hayley and Jackson turn both of them staring with wide eyes at the little wolf.

Hayley's eyes widen "She's here?"
Buffy nods nervously before turning to Klaus taking Joy out of his hands and kissing her daughter's head softly "I thought we were going to keep her in the spelled safe room. With no Finn lurking like a bad ex."

"I've taken precautions." He assures the nervous Slayer placing a soothing hand on her lower back before gesturing towards Hayley and Jackson "They'll be no uninvited guests at this wedding. But I thought an introduction was due. After all your pack will be the first line of defense to this home."

Pausing he turns back to Buffy smiling brightly down at her as she holds Joy in her arms "Like I told you Luv, no more running Queen."
Buffy takes a nervous breath before walking over to Jackson and Hayley as Joy continues to squirm and giggle in her hold "Jackson, Hayley...this is Joy." She tells them both as the couple smile at the little girl who grins madly at them, as though she knew they were apart of her pack "Joy, this is Jackson and Hayley."


MYSTIC FALLS

Katherine groans in annoyance as she paces back and forth in the hotel room, Elena's phone yet again buzzing incessantly "Seriously, I've never met a group of needier people." She hisses pulling the phone out of her back pocket as she spots Caroline calling. Yet again.
"It's bad enough I am having to dodge Alexander's constant messages but now I have Elena's annoying friends texting me." She mumbles glancing at texts from all of the friends.

"Where are you?" She reads "Are you going to Tyler's party? Bla bla. Ugh." She huffs not noticing Nadia's panicked look as she looks at the messages "It's a wonder that this thing still has a battery."

"They're getting suspicious." Nadia whispers realizing that when Elena didn't return to her home with Xander he must have mentioned it to the others.

"Yeah." Katherine hisses in frustration "I can't tell them Elena's at the library forever."
Nadia couldn't help but groan, they were running out of time, if they didn't get Katherine permanently situated in Elena's body soon then it wouldn't be long before they all figured it out "We need to get your body."

At her words Katherine thinks for a moment before glancing back at a message from Stefan "Stefan texted and asked if I was going to Tyler's party. Maybe I do go. Convince everyone that Elena is alive and well. And I casually ask him or Alexander where Damon buried me."
Nadia sighs, Katherine hadn't realized it yet, but she couldn't just impersonate Elena, she was Elena now, they couldn't risk her going out there, not unless she knew exactly who Elena was. Important details that only Elena would now, so unless there was someone they could compel those answers out of they were screwed.


NEW ORLEANS

"She's beautiful." Hayley tells Buffy as she looks over to where Buffy was sat on the ground with baby Joyce while the werewolf was putting on the finishing touched to her wedding gown.
Buffy smiles brightly up at the wolf giggling as Joy wails her adorable cute baby sounds, Hayley giggles too before crouching down in front of the adorable little girl "Well little wolf...your mommy and Aunt Hayley are about to go do a really big thing..." Pausing she glances at Buffy almost nervously "Is Aunt Hayley okay?"
Buffy watches the wolf closely for a second before smiling nodding at her as she sits Joy in her own lap "I think it's great. After everything, you've done for her. You're an important part of her life."
Hayley smiles brightly before tickling the little girl in Buffy's arms making Joy laugh madly in her mother's arms, Buffy couldn't help but smile as she pulls on Joy's toy with her teeth playfully. Laughing Buffy pulls back to glance at the wolf, she had a feeling this could be the start of a very strong friendship "So I'm blessing your marriage. This is weird."

"A little yeah. But I guess all friendships have to start somewhere."
Buffy couldn't help but snort thinking back to some of the strange places she had made friends, this maybe actually be one of the least weird "I made friends with someone in a crypt so...could be weirder."

As both women laugh Buffy watches the wolf carefully she could see something in Hayley's eyes, something she had often seen in her own when she looked in the mirror. A conflict in her heart. Like she was torn "How are you doing? Any doubts about this wedding?"
Hayley hesitates for a moment as she thinks about Elijah, and as much as she loved him she knew deep down that going through with this wedding was the right thing "No. It's the right thing to do. For the pack. For my new favorite niece. Jackson's a good man." Pausing the bride to be stands suddenly making Buffy frown "We doing a runaway bride? Do I need to get the car? We can be in Mexico by tomorrow." She teases making Hayley shake her head in amusement and roll her eyes "No. I have a gift for you. Well the little wolf."
"Huh? I mean I love presents. Like love. Like more than people. But it's your wedding day..." At her words word's Buffy slaps her forehead making Joy sequel in amusement at her mother's antics "...it's your wedding day and I didn't get you a present. God I am so mentally challenged!"
Hayley laughs before grabbing a small pink box off the table and moving to sit beside the Slayer "It's fine. You can buy me a beer sometime. Or several. With Klaus in our lives, there will be plenty of reasons to get drunk together."

"Agreed."

Both women laugh and Buffy couldn't help but smile Hayley was different from her friends back home, in Mystic Falls all of her friends were so busy trying to play human where as Hayley was a wolf and loved it. She didn't hide who she was and it's something Buffy really admired. Honestly it kind of felt like having her first grown up friend.
As Hayley hands her the pink box Buffy slowly opens it and inside she finds a small necklace with a crescent symbol on it "It's for our pack." Hayley explains "Joy will always have a place with us. And whenever you need help or have questions about what's in her future as a wolf...just know you can come to me or Jackson. Any of us."
Buffy lets out a small breath water filling her eyes softly at the gesture, turning to her daughter she watches as Joy grabs the pendant smiling happily at it and it just made the blonde smile that much more. Turning to Hayley she reaches over squeezing her newfound friend's hand "Thank you, Hayley."

"Sorry to interrupt." A familiar voice says from the doorway causing the brunette and the blonde to look up only to spot Elijah stood there looking as dashing as usual in his suit and tie.
Smiling at the two girls he glances at Hayley almost nervously "May I have a word?"

Buffy gulps feeling the tension in the room, offering Hayley one more smile she picks up Joy "I'll give you two the room." She says before taking her leave. She so did not need to be in the middle of someone else's boyfriend drama yet again.


MYSTIC FALLS

Katherine smirks as she finds Matt sitting in the town square filling out a job application for the Sheriff's office, nodding over at Nadia signaling for her to be ready the newfound Banshee makes her way over to Matt. Coming up behind him she covers his eyes with her hands "Guess who?"

At the sound of his friend's voice, Matt merely smiles "Elena Gilbert?"

"Yep." Katherine giggles before kissing him on the cheek and circling around to sit beside him, as she practically skips to his side Matt arches a brow and puts his papers on the bench next to him "You're in a good mood."
Katherine merely continues to smile unable to wipe the grin from her face "Well, it's a good day. We're alive."
"Yes, we are. And we are partying tonight."
"Yes, we are."

Matt smiles brightly at her before frowning slightly remembering back to the whole reason he was here "So what did you wanna talk to me about?"
"Are you still drinking Vervain?"
Matt arches a brow in confusion at her question "No. I wear this bracelet in case anyone needs my blood remember?"

At his answer, Katherine's sweet innocent smile turns into a full-out smirk and she nods in the direction of Nadia who begins walking over to them. While being a banshee was great she would have to deal without compulsion until she and Nadia could find a way for her to become a vampire while keeping her newfound banshee abilities at the same time. Ever since she was a child and had heard the stories of her aunt's abilities Katherine had been jealous wanting that power for herself. Maybe it was one of the many reasons she hated Elena because it was another thing Elena had gotten while she had been deprived of it.

Without another word, Katherine rips the Vervain bracelet from his wrist just as Nadia sits beside them and grabs Matt by the jaw compelling him.
"That's not Elena." Nadia informs him "That's Katherine. And you're going to help her with whatever she asks. And you're not gonna tell anyone. The minute you walk away you won't remember that she's not Elena. Do you understand?"

Matt merely nods before speaking flatly unable to do anything else "I understand."

Katherine smirks brightly at her daughter before drawing Matt's attention back to her "So here's the thing, I need a crash course on Elena Gilbert. She's in Med-school now, lives with Alexander. She's all grown up. And I figured, who knows her better than her compellable best friend."


NEW ORLEANS

Sat on her very comfortable king-size bed with Joy cuddled up in her arms Buffy sighs down as she watches her little princess playing with her new necklace from Hayley. Running her hand through the little girl's curly blonde locks Buffy couldn't help but think of her mother, she had a feeling Joy was going to have crazy blonde curls just like her grandmother.

As her daughter makes an adorable sound Buffy smiles before realizing that she had zoned out on her phone call "Sorry. Baby doing cute things. It's very distracting."

"At least she's not burning down buildings."

Buffy couldn't help but snort at Stefan's words "Not yet. Give her time. I'll have her throwing knives better than me soon enough." She jokes as she glances down at Joy before getting back to the conversation "So Tyler's big welcome back party."
"Well, it's no Mikealson planned wedding." Stefan teases making her roll her eyes "But could be a good distraction for Damon. I think he misses his partner in crime."

Buffy smiles brightly at his words "Yeah; knowing my luck he'll have me replaced by lunch."

Stefan chuckles at her words before sighing "Quick question, you heard from Elena today, Xander's not been able to get ahold of her."

Buffy frowns in confusion, Elena wasn't one not to answer her phone, in all honesty, she was normally the one bombarding everyone else with calls "No, but I think her finals are coming up. She's probably studying." Before Buffy could say another word she frowns as she hears a knock at her door "Stefan I gotta go, Slayer duty stuff and all."

With that the blonde hangs up just as Klaus walks in with a smirk on his face, Buffy arches a brow before she groans as she spots the garment bag in his hand. Pointing her finger at him she shakes her head "No."

"A queen does not perform her duty in leather trousers." The hybrid points out with a chuckle before smirking slightly as he glances at the purple leather trousers currently resting against her hips "No matter how good she looks in them."
Buffy lets out a small annoyed puff before sitting up, picking Joy up she kisses the little girl's head before placing her in her crib "Mommy has to go do boring Slayer stuff. Cami's gonna watch you." She tells her daughter before turning to Klaus who merely continues to grin at her with that sneaky yet innocent smile of his as he holds out the bag towards her.
With a roll of her eyes, the blonde takes it, quickly peaking inside only to sigh "What is it with you making me wear dresses that belong in museums?"

"Oh I'm sorry would you prefer something covered in blood and demon guts?" He teases making her glare slightly at him before groaning "Fine." As she moves to leave the room to go get changed he calls out to her "Get on with it Luv. Make yourself look somewhat presentable!"

Glancing over her shoulder the blonde picks up a book on a nearby table launching it at him but he quickly catches it only laughing as she walks off yelling over her shoulder "I hate you!"

Klaus merely grins as he watches her storm off, quite enjoying the view as she does "No you don't!"