Elena's face hardened in frustration as she tried to force down her fear. "Why do you want the necklace so badly?" she questioned

"That isn't any of your business." Klaus said calmly as he grabbed her arm and began walking back to his mansion, though he wasn't really in any rush. Strangely he was sure Hope would return with the necklace.

"You dont have to hold onto me you know. I'm not stupid enough to try to run from you" Elena said, her face hard as he led her towards the mansion.

"Oh I know. However you have to admit you are far more uncomfortable if I do hold on to you." Klaus said smugly.

Elena sighed in irritation. "So that's your plan? Make me uncomfortable and then kill me?" She questioned, looking over at him.

She had been willing to die in the sacrifice. It wasnt her fault everyone else did everything they could to stop it. She tried to prevent that. Now all she could do was remember watching Jenna die right in front of her. She sighed softly, wishing she knew where Damon was. Wishing she could warn him. But she also didnt want him to get killed for her.

"Of course not. That is simply a bonus. My plan involves something far more...deadly and horrific if you will." Klaus grinned. "However I'd like my necklace first before I engage in any fun. Once I resolve everything I need to resolve, then I can focus on punishing both you and Stefan."

Elena swallowed at that aand scowled at his words, looking ahead. "What do you want with Stefan?"

"Oh I merely wish to punish him for his betrayal. See we used to be very good friends, decades back in what you all call the Roaring 20s. Now he lied to me to protect you. And what better punishment than causing him to kill the girl he loves and feel the guilt for the rest of his miserable life" Klaus said with a devilish smirk. "That along with the fact he will do anything I ask of him. Which will come quite handy and is something I should have done months ago"

"You don't need Stefan to be your slave"

"No, I shouldn't need him to be my Slave. He agreed to come with me and help me. I had believed he was doing so, but this whole time he concealed something very important from me. Your life, which should have ended several months ago"

"What does it matter if I'm alive? Your werewolf curse is broken, isn't it?" Elena questioned.

Klaus stopped and tightened his grip on Elena, holding her close to him. "It matters because it's not how this is supposed to be. The details of why aren't any of your concern. You won't be alive long enough to see what my plans are"

Klaus rescued his mansion and headed inside, dragging Elena with him. "Oh Stefan. Look who I've brought." He called out as his lips shaped into a smirk.

"Stefan..." Elena breathed out.

Stefan set down his glass after he downed it. He was beside Rebekah on the couch, who was looking a bit irritated about this babysitting job. "Hello Elena," he said carelessly as he looked over at her, emotion absent from his voice or face. More mocking than anything. Mocking the man he used to be

"Well this is fun." Klaus chuckled and walked over to his liquor cabinet, pouring himself a glass of whiskey. "It will be even more fun later once I have the necklace."

Rebekah walked over to Elena. "So you're the latest doppelganger. The original one was much prettier"

Klaus took a small sip of his drink and sat down on the couch. "They do tend to get less attractive the more they duplicate." He mumbled absentmindedly.

Elena grimaced at Rebekah's closeness and took a seat away from Klaus or Stefan or Rebekah. She held back a retort and kept herself silent. She watched Stefan, hating the sight of him lacking the emotions that she loved most about him. He didn't care. And if Klaus wanted him to, he would kill her without hesitation. That thought saddened her more than it scared her. It reminded her of how gone Stefan was.

There had to be a way to get his humanity on, but she had to get out of this situation yet. She only hoped Damon noticed that she was missing. Also that he would be careful. If she lost him too.. she didn't think she could bare that pain. Because even though she wasn't willing to admit she cared about him, she knew he meant a lot to her.

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Hope followed after Bonnie, silent, though she was sure there would be questions on why she would be helping Klaus.

Bonnie walked silently for the first few minutes. Once she was sure she was far enough away from Klaus, she stopped and looked at Hope. "You know you don't have to this right? If he threatened you or your family in some way...I can help you. But you have to let me."

"He's not threatening me. I have my reasons for wanting to help him, none of which I can tell you" Hope said.

She honestly wouldnt be surprised if the witch went into a speech about balance of nature and all of that. Which really bothered her. Not because she agreed but because she didnt. It was just annoying and painful to hear her father was an abomination. A monster. He's not.

Bonnie frowned at her words. "What reasons could you possibly have for helping someone like that? Whatever he promised you, I can guarantee it's not worth it."

Hope scowled at her words. "He didnt have to promise me anything. I'm helping him because I want to. Now come on. I need you to give me that necklace. And I'd really rather not have to fight you for it."

Bonnie's frown deepened. She resumed her walk to her house but she still spoke once more. "Well than I don't understand. I don't understand what motivation you could possibly have to want to help a monster like him. Not unless you're a monster yourself. But the thing is, I don't think you are. You seem kind and honest. Two things he definitely isn't. So then why?"

"Don't call him that" Hope said as they walked. "Don't call him a monster. You barely know him. So, what, he breaks a curse that has been on him for a thousand years. And you think that automatically means you can call him a monster? It wasnt his fault he had a curse on him. Nor was it his fault that killing was crucial to breaking the curse" Hope said. At this point, Bonnie hadn't known Hope's father for long. She didnt know about his history.

Bonnie was a little surprised that Hope suddenly jumped to his defense like that when even his own brother tried to kill him. "I never said it was his fault. But he didn't even try to find another way. And more than that, he enjoyed it. He toyed with each one of us with a wicked smile on his face. He's not a monster because he chose to broke the curse. It's how he did it. Even his own brother tried to kill him. The only reason he didn't was because Klaus promised him the rest of the family."

Hope sighed softly and continued walking, clearly not agreeing with Bonnie. "It still doesnt make him a monster." She said firmly. "But I dont care what you think. All I care about right now is getting that necklace back to him. You dont know anything about me or why I am choosing to help him. And you dont need to know"

Bonnie didnt know how much she had been forced to endure in the past four years. How much it hurt to see him again. How much she missed the love of her life. She sighed softly, thinking.

"I'm just saying." Bonnie said as she reached her house and walked up the steps. "His own brother conspired to end his life, that doesn't exactly make him sound like a hero. But you're right. I don't know anything about him. And yet he killed my best friend and her aunt. I don't know about you but when someone hurts the people I care about, I don't suddenly sympathize with them."

"Your best friend was part of the curse. There was no way around it. Besides, she's fine now. And my guess is her aunt was retaliation for one of you screwing up his original plan. As for his brother, you never should have counted on him helping stop him. That family may fight, but in the end, they are loyal." Hope said, following her up the stairs.

Bonnie sighed and shook her head. "Yeah. Well where were you a few months ago when he was around insisting he wanted to kill Klaus?" She muttered and unlocked her door. "It's obvious you're never going to share my point of view when it comes to Klaus, mainly because you weren't here to witness all he did. But if you want some advice? Just be careful around him okay?"

"I wasnt here" Hope said vaguely as she went up to the door. "I dont plan on being here long if I get my way. But if I don't, you'll probably be seeing more of me" She sighed softly as her heart longed for her to reunite with Landon. For a brief moment, it was obvious she was sad. Her blue eyes lowered slightly before looking back at the door, waiting for the witch to go in. "And believe me, I'll be careful in this town in general. I'd rather not get killed before I can get home"

Bonnie looked at her curiously, her expression softening slightly before she reached to open the door. "Can I ask then?" She asked softly as she entered her house and held the door open for her. "What exactly are you planning to accomplish? I mean whatever it is I'm sure my friends and I can help you far better than Klaus can. And without any personal interest."

"He's not helping me with this. He's just letting me stay at his place while I figure out what I need to" Hope said simply and walked inside the house, glancing around. "All you need to know is I was hit by a spell, and I'm trying to find out more about it. The details dont matter because I'm not asking for your help. I can handle this on my own" Besides, it was better not to get people involved.

"Right. Well, as vague as that is, I'm still offering my help to you. But if you don't want it then I can't really do much about that." Bonnie said simply and walked further into her living room. "I just hope you're able to figure out everything you need to before Klaus forces you to do something even worse than dragging my friend along the town square like a dog." She mumbled as she reached into a small wooden box, pulling out the necklace. "Here."

"He's not forcing me to do anything." Hope said, reaching over and taking the necklace. She ran her thumb over the front of the talisman. "Thank you. I doubt you know where this is. Since you've been practicing for, what, a year? Two? But you dont happen to know where I can find a prism that let's you talk to your subconscious, do you?" She really just wanted to see Landon. Even if it was fake. "Forget it, you probably havent" Hope said, putting away the necklace safely and looking at her before heading back towards the front door.

"Wait." Bonnie called out despite her better judgment. This girl may be a witch. But she was exactly the type of witch she needed to avoid. The ones who didn't respect nature or it's balance. Not to mention the ones who helped anyone just to get something they wanted. "I haven't heard of it before. But maybe my grams had. There's still a lot of her stuff I haven't gone through ever since she passed away." Her eyes saddened a little at the memory. "Maybe there's something there."

Hope stopped and turned back to Bonnie for a moment. "I'll be back." She said and went forward. She started down the steps and turned to look back at Bonnie. "Your friend is going to live. Dont repeat that to anyone. But she's going to be fine. I'll do what I can to ensure it" She continued heading down the steps

Bonnie blinked slowly at her words, wondering how she could possibly know that or why she even cared. "How do you know that?" She finally asked as she followed after her. There was no way she was going to leave her best friend in the hands of Klaus. "I mean no offense since you seem to be permanently on Klaus' side, but he will kill her. I'll do everything in my power to stop him but...now that he broke the curse...that isn't much."

"It's not important how I know. I was trying to provide you some sort of relief, but it clearly has no impact. As long as you don't breathe a word of me acknowledging what I said, everything will turn out relatively fine. If you do, you might as well get her killed." Hope continued to walk, pulling out the necklace and holding it, She could feel the talisman's power. "I don't plan on being here long. So hopefully you all will be without my involvement very soon" she said, wanting to get back to Landon.

Bonnie frowned slightly as she listened to her. She could tell there was something going on. Something far beyond her willingly choosing to help Klaus despite the type of person he so clearly was. "I won't say anything. I don't want anything to happen to her. But...you need to answer some things. Like for instance, who are you? And how do you know so much about what will or won't happen to Elena?"

"My name is Hope. And, like I said, that's not important. It doesnt matter how I know things" Hope said. "What does matter is getting this back to him"

She looked down at it a little and sighed softly, thinking of the talisman she had given Josie. Josie... hopefully everyone would survive without her there to help. Or how did time travel even work? She would ask Landon or MG, but they arent even born yet. She glanced over at the witch beside her, thinking a bit. She wished she had more knowledge of what needs to happen

"No it isn't. Maybe that's all that matters to you. But you can't just say something like what you just said and expect me to be all nonchalant." Bonnie said giving her a pointed look. "So just tell me. Even if you supposedly can't tell me everything, there has to be something you can say. You're worried about something. I can tell. I'd like to help. But I can't if you're not honest with me."

"I'm worried I wont be able to get back to the love of my life" Hope said. "But trust me, you can't help with that. So no need for you to worry about my life problems. I'm used to handling things by myself. This is no different. And I said that to try to provide you some comfort. I learned from my mistake" she scowled a little as she walked. "But you can call it a witch's intuition if you wish. Just stay quiet"

Bonnie's expression turned sympathetic at her words. It was obvious the girl wasn't used to anyone looking out for her. And now she seemed to be separated from the one person she seemed to have let in. "You shouldn't have to handle things yourself." She whispered as she walked with her. "And I told you, I can help. You just have to trust me." She said but didn't say anything else when they reached the mansion.