I walked into the boarding house, coffee in hand when I noticed Stefan running around.
"Elena!" he called out.
"Something wrong big brother?" I asked him, sipping my coffee. Another woman was standing in a doorway holding her own coffee.
"Hey," he greeted.
"Hey," she said and I waved.
"Have either of you seen Elena?" he asked.
"Uh, no."
"Not since the dance last night," I told him as Damon walked to the woman.
"Hi, sweetie. Oh, my coffee." Damon kissed the woman and I made a face.
"Good morning."
"Mm, good morning."
"Hey, where's Elena?" Stefan asked Damon.
"I don't know, Stefan. It's your girlfriend. Mine's right here," Damon told him turning to the woman. "Oh, and how's the shoulder? Got time for a bite? I'm so hungry."
"Oh, it's really messy. Can you just use a blood bag today?" She asked him and I gave the pair a look as Stefan dialed his girlfriend's number. "I'm already late for work."
"No!" Damon pouted.
"Hey, it's me. Where are you? Call me," Stefan left his message and I stuck my tongue out at Damon and his pet. This definitely wasn't the big brother I remembered. "What are you doing? She's not a wind-up toy." The woman gave him a look.
"It's really none of your business, is it, Stefan?"
"And the pet has claws," I said smirking at the trio in front of me.
"She's not a pet," Stefan sighed. "She's a person."
"I have to go to work." She kissed Damon who groaned.
"Bye."
"Who was that again?" I asked. Stefan rushed past Damon and we both followed him curiously. Stefan ran to the cellar and I looked inside to see nothing.
"No, she didn't," Damon sighed.
"Who did what?" I asked confused as Stefan left the cellar.
"She woke up Elijah."
"She woke up Elijah," I muttered to Klaus.
"Why would she do that?" Klaus asked me.
"To make a deal to kill you most likely," I said and he sighed.
"Well, you and I both know that won't be happening." I could hear the smirk in his voice and I sighed.
"Maybe to you," I said annoyed.
"Your brothers won't kill you," he told me. "You're their baby sister."
"When it comes to the woman they love they don't see family as clearly as that," I told him.
"I forgot you watched them for a time after I'd found you."
"Hey, why didn't you take Katherine while we were there?" I asked him. "I never did ask you that before."
"I had other things to take care of in Mystic Falls back then." I smiled at his words.
"You're such a big softie," I teased.
"Shut up."
After I'd hung up with Klaus I joined Stefan and Damon in the living room.
"Jenna, listen to me carefully. Whatever you do, do not meet Alaric at the Grill. I'm going to come over right now and I'll explain everything," Stefan hung up the phone and looked at Damon who was pouring himself a drink.
"Wow, I'd love to lend you a hand, but you wouldn't want me doing anything stupid," Damon said and I raised my eyebrow at them.
"I've obviously missed something," I said.
"Our brother doesn't think we should go find Elena before she does something stupid like make another deal with Elijah." Damon smiled sarcastically at Stefan.
"It's seriously going to be like this?" Stefan asked him.
"You and your girlfriend are calling the shots. I'm just backing off, Stefan," Damon told him and I rolled my eyes at them.
"Either way, I'm going with Stefan to Elena's home to protect the aunt of the blessed Elena."
"What's gotten into you?" Damon asked me.
"Just seeing how nothing ever really changes between the two of you."
"What did you mean you were seeing how nothing ever really changed between the two of us?" Stefan asked me as we walked up to the door of the Gilbert house.
"We don't have that much driveway, Stef." I knocked on the door and we waited until Jenna opened it. Stefan immediately walked in and I threw my hands up in the air making them slap down to my sides.
"Really, Stef?" I asked him.
"Sorry, Jenna. This is my sister Bella, Bella this is Jenna. Can she come in?"
"Yeah, of course," Jenna said. "Come on in." I entered the house and followed them.
"Thank you so much for not going to the Grill."
"Um, Stefan..."
"No, listen. I can explain," Stefan said. She looked over Stefan's shoulder and we followed her gaze to see Klaus there still in Alaric's body.
"Hi, Stefan. How's it going?" Klaus was chopping some food up with a big knife with the three of us staring at him. "You know, I find chopping...calming. The feel of the blade in the hand, maybe."
"I'm still waiting for someone to tell me what the hell's going on," Jenna said.
"Well, would you like to tell her, Stefan, Isabella, or should I?" Klaus asked.
"Tell me what?" Jenna asked, but no one said anything.
"Do you believe in vampires, Jenna? No?" Klaus laughed. "Well, who does, right? But believe it or not, they do have a place in our history. And as a history teacher, I find them fascinating."
"Why are we talking about this?" Jenna asked.
"Well, you've been angry with me for keeping secrets, and this is one of my secrets. I'm obsessed with vampires. There. I said it," Klaus laughed again.
"Are you joking?" Jenna asked him.
"Not at all. How about you, Stefan? Are you a fan of vampires?" Klaus asked.
"In literature," Stefan said. "Bram Stoker. It's dense, but I appreciate it."
"Hmm. Did you know that vampires are the oldest creatures of the night? Except for werewolves, of course," Klaus told us.
"I did," I told him and he smirked at me.
"Werewolves. Werewolves. Now I know you're joking," Jenna said.
"You know, I've read that there's an Aztec curse on both species that keeps werewolves slaves to the Moon and vampires bound by the Sun. Isn't that right, Stefan? You know, they say these creatures would do anything to have this curse broken and that they wouldn't care who they had to kill to do it."
We all sat down to an awkward dinner and I mostly just wanted to play with the food on my plate.
"Oh, I know this all sounds so crazy, but...vampires are real. Would you care for some more wine?" Klaus asked offering his meat suit's girlfriend wine.
"Get out," she ordered.
"Excuse me?" Klaus asked confused.
"I don't know what it is you're trying to do or why you're saying these things, but..."
"Jenna..."
"I said get out!" Stefan got up and I stared up at him.
"You heard her."
"I'm afraid I don't want to," Klaus told the pair.
"Fine! I'll go." Jenna rose from the table and Klaus picked up a kitchen knife from the counter.
"You're not going anywhere." Stefan grabbed him and pushed him against the wall with his vamp speed and put the knife to Klaus' throat. I stood up quickly and stared at them.
"Stefan!" Jenna called out in shock.
"Jenna, get out of here now!" Stefan ordered. Jenna turned to leave and I used my own vamp speed to get in front of her.
"Why don't we stay and enjoy the show, Jenna?" I asked with a smirk of my own.
"Bella?" Stefan asked shocked at my action.
"You can't kill me, Stefan," Klaus laughed at him.
"Watch me!"
"Stefan!" Jenna called out, shocked at his words.
"I may not have a witch protecting me today, but if you kill this body, what's to stop me from choosing Jenna as my next one?" Klaus asked him.
"Jenna, go," Stefan ordered again.
"She's not going anywhere," I told him. Stefan turned to me with his vampire face
"I said go!" Jenna started running and I stopped her again.
"Let her go, Bella," Klaus ordered and I stepped aside so she could run out of the house in her terror. I turned back to the vampires in front of me. "Kill me. Just remind Elena how easy it will be for me to get my revenge if she tries to stop me from breaking this curse." Stefan punched him in the face and once Klaus was on the floor, Stefan kicked him in the stomach. I quickly grabbed Stefan's shoulders and ripped him away from Klaus. I stood between Klaus and Stefan, who stood at me in shock before throwing the knife on the floor and leaving.
"We could have used her," I told Klaus, bending down at his level.
"No," he denied. "Elena has to understand I'm letting her have this. These last moments with her family. She'll do what I want to protect those moments."
When we got back to the human's apartment to here music blaring through the walls.
"What is that woman doing?" I asked staring at the door confused.
"I don't know," he growled as he unlocked the door. When we looked in the room we saw Katherine sitting motionless on the couch.
"You mind turning that down?" Klaus asked her. She used the remote to turn down the music.
"I don't know," I said. "I kinda like the music." Klaus gave me a look and a shrugged.
"Why so grumpy?" Katherine asked him.
"Well, this body has outlived its usefulness," Klaus groaned.
"Do you want a drink?" Katherine asked him.
"No, Katerina, I don't want a drink," he sighed.
"Come on. It might loosen you up." She offered him the bottle and I sighed as he took it and threw it against the wall, smashing it.
"What I want is for you to sit down and shut up," Klaus compelled. She sat down on the couch and shut up. Maddox walked into the apartment and I waved. "Maddox, what took you so long?"
"You've got a lot of luggage." Two men entered with all Klaus' luggage as a woman entered behind them.
"Greta. Finally."
"Hello, love," Greta said looking him up and down before smirking. "Nice body. You ready to get out of it?" Two other men arrived with a giant wooden crate.
"I know I'm ready for him to get out of it." Klaus gave me a look and I smiled at him. Greta gave me a dirty look and I smirked at her. She didn't like me because I was close to Klaus.
Maddox and Greta had been chanting for hours as I paced behind them. Klaus was standing next to the box, his head bowed and eyes closed. Katherine watched from behind me. They suddenly stopped chanting and we all looked at Klaus and the box. He opened his eyes and looked at Katherine confused.
"Elena?" He collapsed and Maddox stood up and opened the box. Klaus walked out of the box and looked down at the body.
"Now that's more like it." He smiled at us and I smiled back at him.
"Now the fun can really begin."