Klaus' POV

"If you're going to join me on this you better be fully dedicated brother" Rebekah said warningly

"Come on little sister, when have you ever seen me give up on something?"

"Whenever it becomes a bore" she replied angrily

"Niklaus I sincerely hope that you do realize you don't look as young as you truly are anymore"

"I was only twenty two when I was turned brother, and I haven't aged a day since. It's true that a thousand years may have had its toll on me, but that doesn't necessarily mean I can't look my original age again" I replied cheekily

"And you assume the hair will help?"

"My longer do most definitely makes me look younger. I do look of age, stop ruining my interest brother!" I snapped

"Pardon me if I'm ruining your mood brother, but I don't seem to understand how running around with college students is of any interest to you" Elijah elaborated

"As I have said over and over again, I feel like it's time to reinvent myself, get more into the new generations, learn some new things, and make a value of my immortality, if you will"

"He's just doing this to keep control over me" Rebekah snapped

"It's true, being around you to monitor your life decisions is an additional perk, but it's not the reason why I chose to join you"

"I have nothing to say to any of you" Elijah said disappointedly

"Please don't come and try to spend time with me when you don't find any friends to have lunch with" Rebekah pleaded as she checked herself out in the mirror

"I'm sure it'll be easy to blend into the crowd. I am a charmer"

"I'm not sure the fellow musicians in your class care much about charm, it's not a rare trait among them"

"You know as well as I do that there are quite many fellows over at NYU who are not only interested in the music faculty for the instruments and the scene"

"Yes because being a musical critic is such a passionate thing"

"I know a lot about the history and development of music, I will use this to be able to have a proper, intellectual reflection on music"

"Whatever" Rebekah insisted

"Oh because 'women's studies' is so interesting"

"I am a feminist and it has been my passion for as long as I can remember. It only makes sense"

"I am passionate about art more than anything, but I won't study something that my teachers can't possibly know more about than I do"

"Whatever" Rebekah repeated

"Come on, you're going to be late for classes on your first day. You compelled your way into being late intakes, don't become more of an outsider by being literally late as well" Elijah said in a parental tone

"Fine, come on I'll drive" I said as I walked to the door

"Umm, no way, stay as far away from me as possible. As far as I'm concerned, we're not related"

"Fine by me little sister" I snapped and walked out

"I'll get your stuff dropped off to the school dorms" Elijah called out after us

I felt like a child, and for some reason I really loved it.

Hayley's POV

"Hayley we have another gig tonight at 9 at the bar don't forget" Gigi reminded me as she passed by me on the way to class

"Don't worry" I said distractedly

"Hayley I'm serious. You're the lead, we literally can't sing without you"

"I won't forget"

"You're the one who said you're ready to get back out there, this is college, this is a fresh start, remember?"

"Gigi I said I'll be there" I said more angrily

"Great" she said halfheartedly as she went in the door

She was right, as usual. This was college and it was a fresh start, but unfortunately even though I told myself this for the past two months I still walked around like a ghost and ended up crying most nights, missing scheduled gigs.

You see, my boyfriend of three years died 7 months before college, 5 months before my high school graduation. He died of blood loss. An animal had bit him when he was out partying one night with his friends. He was at the lake, secretly swimming in the middle of the night with his buddies when the attack happened. Given that they were high off their asses his friends still can't remember what exactly happened or why the creature only attack William, but it did, and ever since then my life has been crumbling.

Some of these friends even told the police the attacker was a man, even though the bites belong to that of a wolf-like creature, perhaps a deadly dog. Others argue that 'he used to be a man before he became a wolf'…bitch please. My boyfriend was lost due to the lack of control he and his friends had over themselves. My boyfriend's death will never be clear to me because of his friend's hallucinations. The worst part? I never got to say goodbye.

So now here I am, hardly back on track, studying music at NYU. Even though my parents thought studying and becoming a musician was a dead end, they too realized I should at least live this dream. It's not like I need to work to earn a living, I'm one of the lucky ones whose parents earned butt loads for them. My family has enough to last till my grandchildren, but that doesn't mean I get to do shit. I will work for myself, just something that makes me happy instead of boring me to death for a good salary.

I sat in class and opened my notebook. History of European music wasn't necessarily a boring lecture, but I wasn't in the mood. I had read about the history of music far too many times, I already knew far too much. None of the taught things seemed like new knowledge to me, and whenever I pointed this out my fellow peers, who 'studied less and enjoyed more music' thought I was being a smartass. I may have been.

When Mr. Alvero stood at the center and started his lecture I tried to concentrate. Today he would be talking about some other period in music, giving a specific example and talking about the said examples works. He wouldn't be going for a cliché name like Mozart, nor would he be going for someone with no memorable impact, so the name may or may not have been new for most of my classmates.

"Today we will be talking about Felix Mendelssohn" he announced "Does anyone know Mendelssohn?"

There was an awkward silence. Some people thought they knew something but hesitated to raise their hand. The class was huge yet no one seemed to be brave enough, or interested enough, to speak out.

Suddenly the silence was broken by the opening of the door. A long, blonde haired boy walked in. It was the first time I ever saw him, yet he didn't look unconfident or out of place.

"Excuse me sir, please go on with your lecture" he announced with a British accent

"You are late"

"Ah yes, that is true. I am truly sorry. I'm a new student and it took time to find the classroom"

"I will allow you to stay in my class, forgiving your interruption, if you manage to answer the question I gave the class"

"And what may that question be, sir?" he asked confidently

"Who is Felix Mendelssohn?"

His smile faded for a second as he looked around at the anxious eyes surrounding him, but it reappeared on his face in no time as he straightened up and cleared his throat"

"Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, or Felix Mendelssohn for short, was a composer, musician and conductor of the Romantic Period. He was from a Jewish German family, even though he himself became Christian later on. His popular works included the music he wrote for Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' and, if I do remember correctly, for the Italian and Scottish symphonies. His solo piano compositions, 'Song without Words' are true masterpieces I myself truly adore"

"That will be enough" Mr. Alvero

"Just a side note, his grandfather was a highly intellectual philosopher himself"

Everyone's jaw had dropped. No one expected the newbie to know so much. I was impressed and intrigued at the same time.

"It seems we've finally established a rival for Ms. Marshall" the professor announced to my displeasure

"It was an excellent answer sir" I replied

The newbie looked over at me and I saw the same look in his eyes as mine. Intrigued and impressed.

"What's your name son?"

"Klaus. Klaus Mikaelson"

"Of Scandinavian descent?"

"Anglo-Saxon, yes sir"

"We don't get that many brits around here. Welcome to my class, I am very pleased to have you"

The rest of the class went by quicker than usual. I felt the new guy Klaus' eyes on me every now and then. There was something about him I couldn't put a finger on, but I knew its best to stay away.

When class finished I found Gigi by my side momentarily

"I won't forget" I insisted

"Yes I'm sure you won't, but that's not why I'm here" she said as a smile spread on her face

"What then? You want my notes? I'll email you once I type…"

"The new guy is extremely hot and the first person to share your depth of knowledge on the boring side of music"

"So?"

"So? Go introduce yourself"

"Gia please" I said, hoping she'd remember I wasn't interested in what she was suggesting

"Well too late because he's coming over!" she exclaimed in a whisper as she made room for him to stand by us

"Hello there ladies" he said with a grin "I'm Klaus"

"Yeah we heard" Gigi replied "I'm Gia, but you should call me Gigi. This is Hayley, Hayley Marshall"

"Ah yes, my rival"

"Not at all, I'm not competing with anyone. It's nice to have some other bookworms around"

"I'm not a bookworm"

"But you know an awful lot about history it seems"

"Let's say I prefer to live through the things I learn"

"You can't say that unless you've actually lived in that period, and given that you're not 200 I'll guess it's safe to say you haven't. Anyway, see you guys around" I said as I walked out

I left the room, feeling weirdly intimidated by that guy, and went outside to the yard. The minute I set foot outside my group of friends who befriended me when I didn't realize grouped around me.

"So Hayley, as the chief organizer of the sorority we need to know what your plans are for the winter-coming party" Lisa, a member of my sorority house, asked

"I have no idea what a winter-coming is" I reminded them

"Well, it's November, soon winter is coming so we're having a party on the last night of the month"

"You don't say…" I said as I threw my hair back "I thought our sorority was about equality, I thought we had no leaders. Doesn't that mean we should all organize this together? Since when do I have this title anyway?"

"Since you helped us throw the best parties ever with your creative mind!" they exclaimed "We are all equal, we have no leaders, but you are sort of the best party organizer"

"But the worst party guest" my friend Anna shouted out from behind

"Whether she parties or not is her own choice" Lisa said in a warning tone "Just because she throws great parties doesn't mean she needs to be a part of them. We respect her choices"

"Of course we do, I was kidding" Anna replied

"Fine, I'll look into it and come up with ideas" I said with a weak smile "Can I please relax now before class?"

"Sure. See you later love!" she exclaimed and they all disappeared

As soon as their chit chatter faded away I sighed in relief and sat on the grass.

"Excuse me" I heard a strong, British accented male voice call out from behind me

I turned around towards the source of the voice. It was a tall, dark haired gentleman in a suit

"How may I help you?" I asked

"My name is Elijah, I was hired as a History teacher here and I was told to ask the students when I'm lost for directions. Can you help me out?"

"I'd love to, we don't get that many new teachers around her, especially young ones" I said as I stood up "I'm Hayley by the way, Hayley Marshall"

"Nice to meet you Hayley Marshall. I'm Elijah. Elijah M…Elijah Cooper. Will I have the pleasure of having you as a student?"

"What exactly do you teach?"

"I'll be teaching for the Medieval and Renaissance studies faculty"

"Well then no, well maybe sometimes, but generally no"

"What do you study?"

"Music. I'm the music faculty. I'm studying to be a music critic. I'm also sort of a musician"

"You're studying to be a music critic…I know someone who is studying the same" he said, his smile weirdly turning into a worried frown

I decided to break the awkward pause

"What were you looking for?"

"Ah yes, I was looking for Auditorium F?"

"Through that entrance, to the left and down the hall. You'll see it"

"Great. Thank you very much Hayley. I hope to see you around"

"You're welcome. See you around Mr. Cooper"

"Please, call me Elijah"

I nodded with a smile as he turned around and left in the direction I told him to. What a newbie filled day this was.

Klaus' POV

"Klaus! Klaus! NIKLAUS MIKAELSON" my sister called out behind me as I kept walking

"What?" I asked as she caught up to me

"Did you know our brother has started working here as a teacher?" she asked haughtily

I came to a sudden halt and turned around to her

"Are you serious?"

"He wants to keep an eye on us"

"Bollocks" I snapped "He simply got bored without us but deems himself too good to be a student"

"Nevertheless, he's here and I really hope he doesn't screw this up by being a strict parent who tries to make our crazy college life a bore"

"You know he can't, we're too devious. Besides, let him have some fun for a change"

"If either one of you screw this up for me I will make you pay"

"Oh shush and run along little sister"

"It's not like I enjoyed your company that much anyway Nik" she snapped and hurried away

Rebekah's POV

After classes that day I met up with the Sorority house of Campus, hoping I'd climb my way to the top in no time. The meeting didn't necessarily go as planned.

"If you are willing to participate in activities and have the team spirit we all share then there is no reason why you can't join us!"

"That would be a delight! Do you, umm, have a president or something?"

"Technically no. We are an all equal kind of group. We work together, we decide together"

"That sounds amazing!" I exclaimed. It would be easy to be a Queen when there was no one to dethrone

"But we do have someone who is sort of the pack leader. She's super calm and chill, but she's also very mature and by far the best organizer among us. She doesn't even want the title, but between us we see her as our leader" the girl said to my disappointment

"Who is she?" I asked, feeling on edge

"Hayley. Hayley Marshall. She's upstairs in her room at the moment, getting her vocals ready for a gig tonight. She's a musician. Studies musical criticism or something like that. You'll love her. Anna can you please call her down?"

"Sure" Anna replied and went up

Moments later she came back down with a tall, brunette, laid-back yet cool, bright eyed, modelesque girl

"Hi. My name is Hayley. You must be the new recruit. Welcome to our little Sorority group"

I hated her.

Klaus' POV

"What's wrong with you?" I asked Rebekah as she stormed into my bedroom

"I joined the Sorority today"

"Great. I joined the fraternity. They told me I had to do a bunch of tests to join."

"Well did you?"

"I compelled my way to the top. I'm the leader now. I'm turning our mansion to the new Fraternity house in a week or two. Its big it's near. It's fun"

"Niklaus you're so annoying, I was supposed to be the successful one here!"

"Well, why don't you compel your way to the top too?"

"I want to deserve it. I want them to love me so much they let me be Queen. This sorority was supposed to be throne-less. I was going to build the goddamn throne!"

"What happened? Someone beat you to it?"

"Yes! And she doesn't even want to be Queen!"

"Well, sucks to be you, I'm attending a concert with my boys tonight then heading to a party somewhere. I missed being young, wild and free"

"Listen to yourself…your boys? Really?"

"Yeah. If they behave well I might even turn a few"

"Niklaus please don't sabotage this for me by turning college students into vampires and starting a murder spree"

"I'm not the one sabotaging your college plans sis" I said with a cheeky grin

"Screw you Nik. Go to hell"

I sent her an air kiss and left the room with my leather jacket. I loved being king.

Hayley's POV

I set up the mic and checked it to make sure everything was on point. My guitar was hanging on my chest as I walked around on stage.

"The fraternity boys will be here tonight" Gigi announced

"Goddamnit" I hissed under my breath. They could be a terrible crowd at times, if they arrived too drunk

"I thought you'd be happy, you have a lot of friends in that group"

"If they arrive pissed as hell then I'd rather not have them here"

"Nah, they'll get drunk at the after party"

"Let's hope so" I said as I watched the first guests arrive

A few minutes to nine the fraternity boys arrived, led by, to my surprise, the new boy Klaus Mikaelson. They all treated him as the boss and he sat down in the middle. We came eye to eye and his expression became a smile.

He came closer to the stage and whistled to grab the attention I was trying to keep away from him

"I had no idea you were the one singing tonight. This will be more fun than I thought"

"I'd appreciate it if you boys behaved yourselves while I sung" I told him "Where's Alex anyway?"

Alexander was the true leader of the fraternity and one of my best friends.

"Ah yes, I heard about this Alex boy. He hasn't been around all day. Guess he doesn't care much about his boys after all"

"I'm sure he is preoccupied with something. You can act like a king all you want, once he's back no one will even see you. He has that effect on people"

He laughed to himself and looked back up at me

"Did I do something to offend you? Why are you so cold and distant?"

"I guess I just don't get a good vibe off of you" I snapped

"Hayley come on" Gigi called out

I took my place and announced the first song

"This song is called Unintended. It's by the band Muse and we'll be covering it"

When I finished the last song I came down the stage, wiping the tears that formed as I sang becasuse of all the emotions I put in, and walked up to the bar

"You have an amazing voice love" Klaus commented

"Thanks"

"Your songs are all dark though" he added

"That's my style"

"Dark and sad. Sort of depressing. What happened, your boyfriend died or something?"

I threw him a stone cold stare filled with hatred and anger

"I was joking, I'm sorry I had no idea"

"It's okay"

"Listen love I had no intention of…"

"Just let it go, okay?" I snapped and stormed off

Klaus' POV

Something about that girl just kept drooling for more. Her confident yet fragile attitude kept reeling me in. I bit my lip imagining what it would be like to break her skin with my fangs and taste some of her dark blood.

I had to get her.

"I know that look" I heard Rebekah say from my side. I had no idea when she had arrived

"What look?"

"You're hungry for her"

"Why does that matter to you? She's just another girl"

"It matters to me because you just gave me the idea of a lifetime"

I turned to her and opened my arms, gesturing her to go on

"I need a distraction so he loses interest in the Sorority and leaves a blank space for me to fill"

"She's the Queen?"

"You're the distraction Nik. I need you to seduce her, be her boyfriend and keep her busy"

"What makes you think I'd be interested?"

"You'll be interested because getting her, without a compulsion, is a challenge, and we both know you love challenges"

I smiled at my sister as I heard the boys call my name. She was right. I loved challenges.

And if the reward of that challenge was that girl in my bed and in my fangs then so be it.

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