Blair and Tina were hanging out at the mall before Blair had her shift at the music store – Allegro – in the same mall. Presently they were in a clothing store trying out a few things and happened to come out of the dressing room stalls at the exact same time wearing almost the exact same outfit; black leggings with holes in them, black pleated skirt, solid-colored tank top with buttons down the front, and black with solid-colored trim vest. The only difference between the outfits was the colors that weren't black on Tina's outfit were dark blue and Blair's were dark purple. The girls both bursted out laughing because of this, especially since it wasn't the first time they'd been compared where their sense of style was concerned.

When the laughing subsided, Blair said, "We are so wearing these to school tomorrow and taking tallies as to how many times we get mistaken for each other."

"It's a plan. Even though it feels sort of racist." Tina made a weird expression before they both laughed and she went back into the changing stall next to Blair's. "So when do you think you're coming back to Glee? If it happened to be within the next week that would be awesome."

Blair paused in her changing to process the tone in which Tina said that in. "There's a bet going around as to when I'm coming back, isn't there?"

"I neither confirm nor deny that assumption." Tina finished changing and came out moments before Blair did so they headed to the checkout together. Since Blair hadn't given her an answer yet, Tina went on to say, "You've taken breaks from Glee before, but this is the longest you've ever gone. It's starting to feel like you're not coming back."

"If I'm to be honest, I didn't think it'd last this long either but it feels like something I need to do. And it's not like I have no clue what's going on – With the exception of like five people in the Club, everyone's keeping me up to date on the song choices and choreography and whatnot. So, if I do decide to come back I'll be ready."

"I'm going to speak for the obvious when I say we miss you. It's weird not hanging with you in Glee. And without you in the Club there's like no one to keep everyone else on their toes. No one dared to pull any crap while you were there." Tina hoped she was making headway on convincing Blair to come back since for the past few weeks since she quit no one had had any luck with her.

"Maybe that's why I needed the break, Tina." They moved ahead in line as the queue progressed. "I couldn't deal with the crap and the drama anymore. This probably sounds dramatic but it's not dramatic for me. It was seriously starting to feel toxic."

Tina knew that the Club had gotten under Blair's skin a time or two – Well, more like certain people had, but she had no idea it'd gotten that bad. If that was the case then she was glad Blair had taken a step back because she saw the aftermath of what happened to Blair when things got to be too much before and she never wanted her friend to go through that again.

Tina changed her tune a bit because of this. "Then come back when you're ready – if you're ever ready. I won't force you to do anything you don't want to."

Blair appreciated that very much and side hugged Tina right before they reached the register.

The middle-aged woman behind the counter smiled at the pair as she rang in their items, saying, "It's just adorable to see twins dressing alike. And you even dye your hair alike, too. That's so sweet."

For a split second Blair thought the woman was being a condescending bitch, but with one look in her eyes she could tell the woman was being generous and decided to play along. "It is. Isn't it, Twinsie?" She turned to Tina with a wide grin.

Tina found such amusement in this and played along. "Oh yeah, Twinster."

The woman beamed at the pair of them and handed over their shopping bags, making sure the matching colors where in the same bags and bid them a good day.

Blair and Tina left the store together but it wasn't until they were out of it that they started laughing again.

"That totally clinched it," Tina laughed as she gestured back to the store. "We are so wearing these outfits tomorrow."

Blair widely grinned before checking to make sure she had the purple bag and was about to ask Tina if she wanted to get a pretzel or something but froze when she caught a glimpse of what she thought was a familiar face down the way going into Allegro.

Tina turned around to see what Blair was staring at but didn't notice anything recognizable. "You okay, Blair?"

Blair snapped herself out of it. "Oh, yeah, I'm fine. Just remembered I have to take care of something before my shift."

Tina looked a little disappointed to hear that. "Okay, well I'll see you at school then."

Blair walked backwards towards Allegro, saying, "I'll be the one dressed like you but cooler because – purple."

A high-pitched scoff escaped Tina when Blair said that. "Blue is better!"

Blair waved her hands around her ears. "What? Sorry, can't hear you. Too far away." On that note she waved goodbye to Tina and beelined for Allegro.

There were a handful of people in the music store so it wasn't hard to find who Blair thought she saw. He was standing near the back of the shop but when she got there he was nowhere to be seen. Just when Blair was about to move and look elsewhere, she heard an all too familiar yet younger sounding voice saying from being her,

"Hello, Love."

Blair slowly turned around and looked at the young man behind her in awe. She'd recognize him anywhere even in his younger state. "Klaus?" she whispered in shock.

Klaus looked around him unimpressively. "So, this is what you left us for?"

Blair had no idea how she was going to process this – The fact Klaus as in Klaus-Klaus from her Reality seemed to be standing right in front of her, but it didn't matter since she wasn't even given a chance to. Before Blair could even formulate another thought her eyes fluttered towards the back of her head and her entire world went black.

When Blair awoke she was laying in a hospital bed with one wicked headache. Because of this she thought seeing Klaus, well a younger version of the Klaus from her Reality was just a dream. No such luck.

"There you are," Klaus said from the armchair in the corner of the room. "I would have caught you before you hit your head but my reflexes apparently aren't as quick here." He stood up with an annoyed sigh. "Now that I know what it is like to be human again I have no intention of being one in our Reality." He gently moved some hair out of Blair's face. "I bet you're missing your healing abilities right about now. When you fell I almost bit into my wrist to give you some blood, but then I remembered that would be pointless and likely life threatening to my own being."

Blair heard every word he spoke but she couldn't find her own words to say in reply. Finally, after some loud silence between them, she asked, "How are you here?"

"Same as you; Bonnie." Klaus pulled the chair closer to Blair's bedside and sat upon it once again. "The Spell's link to you was weakening. Apparently you are getting too attached to this world so Bonnie needed a volunteer to come to this Reality to either be your anchor or bring you home. And since I have no intention of staying here any longer than necessary, I will be bringing you home."

Blair sat up with a groan followed by a wince, followed by Klaus telling her to be careful because she likely had a concussion. After glaring at him a bit she made something clear, "I'm not leaving this Reality until I'm ready to and I'm not ready to."

Klaus looked away with a scoff. "I have been in this despicable town for two weeks, Love. Most of that time I have been sick in bed with the flu – more than enough time for my Alter's memories to filter through. I don't care for what life consists of here, so I will be leaving and so will you."

Blair leaned forward and forcefully repeated, "I am not leaving."

Their conversation was interrupted when Sue came into the hospital room and went straight for Blair. "My phone was off, I just got the call. That's the last time I follow my own rules at Cheerios practice."

Blair chuckled lightly and hugged Sue when she came over. "I'm fine, Sue. Promise."

"The doctor happens to agree but still wants you to take it easy." Sue was quite clear about that. She then turned her attention to the young man sitting near Blair's bed. "Who are you? I don't recognize you."

"That's Klaus," Blair answered before he could. "He was there when I fell. He didn't want to leave me alone but now that I'm not, he's leaving."

Klaus was warned this might be challenging to convince Blair to leave because of how connected she had become to this Reality, but that wasn't going to stop him from finding a way to make her want to go back. But for now he'd oblige. "Rest up, Love."

Blair let out a breath of relief as soon as he left the room and looked to Sue. "When can I get out of here?"

"As soon as you tell me why that young Brit just called you 'love'." Sue eyed Blair curiously, expecting an answer.

Blair couldn't help but laugh at that and winced from a sharp pain because of it, but it was worth it. "He uses 'Love' like I use 'Dude'. Don't worry, Sue, I'm not dating anyone behind your back."

"Alright then." Sue took Blair's clothes out of the cubby and set them at the foot of Blair's bed. "We can leave as soon as you're ready." She was about to leave the room but went back to hug Blair again. "You've got to stop scaring me, kid."

Blair closed her eyes and sniffled some approaching tears. "I'm trying, Sue. I'm trying."

Blair went to school the next day as planned wearing the almost identical outfit as Tina. When she walked down the hall, Artie rolled past her saying, "Hi, Tina," then a few moments later she heard him say again, "Hi, Tina," followed by a louder, "Wait, what?"

Blair laughed at that, especially when she heard Tina call out, "Genius!" in her direction.

Blair stopped at her locker but froze when she heard Klaus' voice say,

"Seems a bit racist if you ask me."

Blair slowly turned and glared at his amused smirk. Even in his youthful Alter it was enough to drive her nuts.

Klaus looked around, taking in his surroundings. "So, this is what you left us for?"

"I'm not talking to you so go back to where you came from." Blair waved her hand in a 'run along' fashion before going into her locker.

"We're linked now, Love. I can go back when you do and not a moment sooner. So instead of playing around in this Reality, let's return to our own?" Klaus leaned closer to whisper, "You can't honestly prefer it here."

Blair slammed her locker shut and looked him right in the eye. "What if I said I did. Hmm? What would you say about that?"

"I would say that your Alter has taken a stronger hold upon your life than you realize. This is exactly why I'm here; To keep that from happening and bring you back."

"I've already told you I'm not going back until I'm ready so just go and live your Alter's life without screwing them up to much." Blair started down the hall to get to class even though it was still a little early for that.

Klaus easily matched her pace through the crowd of students in the hall. "I don't understand why you are being so difficult about this."

"Of course you don't," she practically spat back and looked around in hopes of no one from Glee seeing her talking to him. The last thing she wanted was any of her friends asking questions she couldn't answer since she didn't know Klaus' Alter in this Reality.

Klaus was losing his patience for this and took hold of Blair's arm to pull her into an empty classroom. After closing the door behind them he asked of her, "Explain it to me. Explain what makes this – this mundane world so special to you."

"It's not!" Blair shouted back. "There's nothing special about it and that's why I want to stay here!" She dragged her hands over her face with a loud groan before explaining herself fully to him. "There's nothing here that's in Mystic Falls. There are no Witches, or Vampires, or Werewolves. There's no one out to get me, no ritual sacrifices I need to stop. I'm not the Cursed One here." Blair started to cry as she continued. "I can grow old, get married, have a family. I can finally just live one life and live it to the fullest because here…it's the only one I've got. I can do everything and have everything that I can't have in our Reality, Klaus. I can have a life that's mine."

Their conversation was interrupted when students started filing into the room for class. At the first chance she got, Blair left and headed towards her own. All Blair wanted was to live this life but Klaus being there just made it all the more difficult. Why did Bonnie send him? Out of all the people why him? Of course Blair knew the answer to that – Out of all the people, Klaus would be the one most likely to convince her to go home.

Instead of following Blair like Klaus believed he should have, he left McKinley's grounds instead. There would be far more opportunities to convince her to return to their Reality. Now that he knew her reasons for staying he just might have to change his approach – something he wasn't usually keen of doing.

Blair was going to have to stop getting into her locker at school because that always seemed to be the place people cornered her to talk. This time it was someone unexpected since she didn't think she'd said two words to the guy since he transferred in.

When Blair closed her locker Jesse St. James was standing there looking at her suspiciously. "Creepy," was her greeting since she had no idea why he was lurking there.

"I saw you talking to Nik Mikaelson earlier. Perhaps the Glee Club should be looking at you for being a spy."

Blair had no idea what the hell he was talking about and finally it clicked. "Wait, you know Klaus?"

"He lets you call him 'Klaus'?" Jesse was surprised to hear that. "You two must be close. I know him from Vocal Adrenaline. He's a couple grades lower but is determined to be the lead male vocal."

Blair had to plaster her hand over her mouth to keep herself from bursting out laughing at this influx of information. "He's in Vocal Adrenaline?" Never in Blair's life our any prior could she remember Klaus singing ever.

Jesse's suspicious gaze intensified. "You don't know that about him?"

Blair came up with a plausible explanation for why she was talking to Klaus. "I had an accident at Allegro yesterday. He went with me to the hospital and was only here today to check in. That's it."

Jesse crossed his arms and tilted his head to the side a little bit. "He barely knows you and yet he lets you call him Klaus? Interesting. You certainly have an effect on people, don't you?" With nothing else to say, he walked off towards the dance studio so he could talk to Rachel.

Blair was about to head to class but leaned back against her locker instead. She took out her phone, put the earbuds in, and went onto YouTube to see if there was evidence of Jesse's claims there. Nothing came up under Klaus Mikaelson so she tried Nik Mikaelson like Jesse said and found his YouTube Channel. "Oh my flying spaghetti monster."

Blair made sure the earbuds were secure before clicking on one of the videos of him singing a song called 'Wish you were here'. Her mouth dropped open because damn he could sing. Her eyes went to the upload date and found it was uploaded just two days ago. Blair was taken aback by that because Klaus said he'd been there for two weeks already but was sick in bed with the flu. But according to this that wasn't true. Blair felt like she had a bit of ammo against Klaus now because clearly her Alter wasn't the only one melding with their counterpart.

After school Blair did little bit of…snooping and found Klaus' address. It was in the neighborhood that straddled the school boundary line between Carmel High and McKinley. Those who lived there could choose between the two schools and clearly Klaus' Alter had chose Carmel. With his singing voice, no wonder.

Blair went up the address she wrote down and knocked on the door. She was mentally preparing herself for seeing the Alters of Klaus' family; Esther, Mikael, Elijah, etc, etc, etc. Which is why she was surprised to find an unknown man answering the door instead. "Uh, hi. Maybe I don't have the right address. Does Klaus live here?"

The man turned around and called out, "Son, you've got a visitor!" He turned back to her and adjusted his glasses. "He'll be down in a minute. Come on in." He led her inside as he introduced himself. "I'm Ansel, Nik's father."

Blair tried to hold back her shock, but holy crap this is the Alter of Klaus' Werewolf bio-papa! She cleared her throat to keep things from being too awkward after his introduction. "Blair, a semi-friend of Klaus. Or Nik as everyone seems to call him." Yeah, there was no way she'd ever call Klaus 'Nik'.

As if on cue, Klaus came downstairs and joined them in the foyer. Upon seeing Blair, he smirked. "Hello, Love."

Ansel decided to leave the pair be and excused himself. "I have some work to do for the museum. If you need anything I'll be in my office. It was lovely to meet you Blair."

"You, too," Blair replied then rolled her eyes for saying it once he was out of sight. She waited another moment of two before whispering to Klaus, "That's your father?"

"It was a surprise for me too." Klaus led her into the living room and lounged back into one of the armchairs there. "It seems my Alter lives with him the majority of the time and only spends the Summers with Esther and Mikael and my siblings."

Blair sat on the sofa across from the chair Klaus was sitting in. "Is that enough of a reason to convince you to stay in this Reality? No one's after you either. You can have a life here, Klaus. A fresh start. Don't deny that there's some part of you who has wanted that."

"I have no interest in spending the rest of my days here." Klaus was adamant about that.

Blair raised a skeptical eyebrow at that. "And yet you updated your Alter's YouTube channel?"

Klaus' response to that was simple. "I blame that on my Alter. Their influence is strong without reminders of our Reality. Hence why we need to anchor each other before going back."

Blair dropped her head because she was getting nowhere with him. Finally she thought of a compromise. "Okay, I'm willing to make a deal with you, Klaus. If you spend some times here in this Reality and after that time you still think we should go back then I will."

Klaus was intrigued by this proposition. "How long?"

Blair hadn't gotten that far. "What's the time difference between here and our Reality. Months have passed since I've arrived."

"Days have passed since you've been under the Spell's influence." It seemed a month in this Reality was a day in their own.

"Okay, how about a few months then? That's only a few more days in our Reality." Blair stood up and went over to Klaus with an extended hand. "Deal?"

Klaus thought about it and nodded. He stood up and shook her hand in agreement. "Deal." He had no doubt that he would want to leave when the time was up and so she'd have to no choice but to leave with him.

Blair wasn't sure how exactly she was going to convince Klaus to stay and let her stay as a result, but maybe she didn't have to appeal to Klaus himself but enough to his Alter? Perhaps if his Alter blended enough then that would be all she needed to convince him. Either way, she'd have to come up with something because the clock was ticking down her time left in this Gleeful reality.

End Season 1 Episode 19