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After a few minutes everyone was gathered in the living room. Lexi stood up and inhaled and exhaled a deep breath. "This isn't going to be easy for to talk about. But it's time the truth came out."

"Yeah yeah we get it. You're finally ready to tell us your sob story. Well get to it, someone of have better, more important, things to do." Damon said.

"Nobody is forcing you to be here. If you want to leave, leave. But just know I will not be repeating myself and I know nobody in this room will tell you my story without my permission, which they do not have."

"Fine." Damon grumbled. "Just get on with it."

Lexi inhaled and exhaled a deep breath again. "It was a long time ago. Back when I was human and my parents were…were alive. I had met both Klaus and Elijah. They were vampires but not Originals yet." Lexi squeezed her eyes shut and then said "I dated Klaus."

She kept her eyes shut not being able to see the looks on everyone's faces. The gasps and Damon's snicker were bad enough.

She kept her eyes closed as she continued. "I didn't know what he was. I didn't even believe in vampires back then. I thought they were stupid horror stories my dad used to tell me to scare me before going to bed at night."

She opened her eyes but looked to the floor. "We were together for a long time. Quite a few years actually. One night…one night he wanted more from me."

Damon laughed. "You and Klaus did the nasty together? Lexi, I'm impressed."

"No, Damon, we never did it together. He wanted more than I could give him. He wanted it, I said no, so he took it. He compelled me to not scream or say stop."

"After it was finished he drank from me. That's when my parents came home and saw what he had done to me." Lexi squeezed her eyes shut. "My dad tried to protect me and stop him…he killed them both….drank them dry and then snapped their necks. He laughed at their screams and begs for mercy. He was a true monster."

Lexi stopped and took a few deep breaths. She didn't need to breathe but she felt breathless. "After that he ran. Ester, their mother, and a witch showed up. She felt so guilty for what her son had done that she tried to help me. She put the same spell on me that she had put on them. I became an Original like them. Ester and Michael took me in and cared for me as if I was there own. I still got along with the others. I never saw Klaus again."

"What about Elijah?" Stefan asked.

"Klaus and Elijah are brothers. Before the attack we'd hang out at his house. I had met his entire family."

"Family?"

"There is an entire family of Originals. He blamed Klaus leaving on me. He was never the same after what happen. He refused to believe his brother could have done what he did. We fought a lot."

"Wait, if Klaus and Elijah are brothers why would Elijah try and help us kill him?" Damon asked. "I know Stefan and I don't always agree and I torment and taunt and tease him all the time but I'd never kill him nor would I ever let anyone else."

A small smile formed on Stefan's lips.

"They are half brothers. Same mother different father. Elijah's mother cheated on his father with a werewolf, Klaus was made."

"Wait, Rose said Klaus was a vampire."

"Nobody knew about it till much much later. Klaus is actually a hybrid. He's both."

Everyone gasped. "The sun and moon curse you guys know about is actually all fake. It was a trap to find the moonstone and a doppleganger."

"So there is no curse why is Klaus after Elena?" Jenna asked.

"I never said there wasn't a curse. The curse was put on Klaus to keep him a vampire and stop him from becoming a hybrid. That's why he needs to do this sacrifice. It will break the curse and he'd be a true hybrid. Anyway, I don't know all the details but when the truth came out their father was furious and wanted Klaus dead. It was his mother's idea to put the curse on him as a way to protect him. That made Klaus furious and he killed them all."

"Oh my gosh." Jenna gasped. "Elijah must be furious. Why can't we have him help us? Siblings normally know each other's weaknesses. I always knew Miranda's and she knew mine."

Elena smiled softly at the mention of her mother. "I know Jeremy's and he knows mine."

"We all know yours." Stefan teased poking her in the side.

She giggled and shook her head. "Anyway, Lexi please continue."

"I don't believe Elijah would actually help us kill Klaus. You're right Jenna, siblings know each others weaknesses. Klaus knows Elijah's as well. If Klaus pushes the right buttons Elijah would betray us like that…" she snapped her fingers. "That's why he can't help us."

Jenna nodded.

"Now, the next full moon is coming quickly. I'm sure that's when Klaus is going to want to do this. It has to be a full moon to trigger the werewolf in him."

"So why are we letting him break it!" Damon growled. "We can go kill him today, now. We just need Bonnie."

Elena flinched. Stefan hugged her closer to his side. "Damon…" he started in a warning tone.

"She can't use that much power without dying." Elena said.

"I'll write her a great eulogy." Damon said.

That made Elena want to throw up even more. "It's not an option Damon!"

"So what exactly is going to happen?" Stefan asked. "We've got all the…things we need."

"Well, the ritual itself is relatively straightforward. The ingredients, so to speak, you already know. The moonstone, A witch will channel the power of the full moon to release the spell that's bound within the stone. After that, Klaus, being both werewolf and vampire, will sacrifice one of each

"And where do I fit into it?" Elena asked.

"The final part of the ritual. Klaus must drink the blood of the doppelganger... To the point of your…well you know."

"You said you had a way to stop that from happening." Stefan said.

Lexi stood and went over to a small chest on the shelf. She dug through it until she found a small jar. "This is an elixir that Elijah got a little over 500 years ago for Katherine. It possesses mystical properties of resuscitation. Once she ran away he gave it to me for safe keeping. Even after Klaus's attack on me I still saw Elijah every now and then. He wasn't nice to me but we survived. That's how I know so much about this."

"So I'll be dead?" Elena asked.

"And then you won't."

"That's your plan? A magical witch potion with no expiration date? You want to come back to life, what about John's ring?" Damon asked looking at Elena.

"Those rings only work on humans. The doppelganger's a supernatural occurrence. Odds are, the ring won't work." Lexi sighed. "Trust me Damon if that were an option I would have suggested it months ago."

"I'll take those odds over your elixir. What if it doesn't work, Elena?" Damon asked with a glare.

"Then I guess I'll just be… dead."

Everyone went quiet. Damon stood up and left the room. Elena broke the silence.

"Do we know if Klaus has everything he needs to do this? Does he have a werewolf?"

"Klaus has been waiting to break this curse for over a thousand years. If he doesn't already have a werewolf, my guess is by tonight, he will." Lexi said with a sigh. "Good thing Tyler is out of town. At least we know he is safe."

Everyone nodded.

"You'd think he'd understand why I'm willing to do this." Elena sighed. talking about Damon.

"Why are you?" Jenna asked.

"I'm the key to breaking the curse. Klaus is here because of me. If I don't stop him, then he's going to hurt people. It's that simple. He's already tried to hurt you, and the night before Bonnie. In the past 24 hours I've already almost lost two people I love. It just proves how fast I can lose all of you. I can't…I can't do that."

"You know, there's a possibility this elixir won't work. I don't want to mislead you." Lexi said.

"I know the chance I'm taking." Elena nodded.

"You want to be with them again, don't you?" Lexi asked suddenly.

"What?"

"Your mom and dad. That's why you're fighting us on this."

Elena turned white. "I…I don't know what you mean."

"You do, Elena. I can see it. I had the same look after my parents died."

Elena didn't speak.

"Elena is that true?" Jenna asked. "Do you want to…to die?"

"NO!" Elena cried out suddenly. "I don't WANT to die. But if I had to pick between losing every single person I love or dying and possibly coming back to life I'm going to take it."

"Why, Elena?"

"Tell us the truth." Stefan said.

"If I die, I know I'l see my parents again. Jenna, John, Jeremy, Bonnie, Matt I'll see them all again. I'll miss you, Lexi, and Caroline and all the vampires. But I know you'll move on and find love again. If you all die….or even just a few of you….I can't…" Elena shook her head as tears filled her eyes. "I can't go through that again. Losing mom and dad was hard enough. I can't lose anyone else. Ok? Are you happy now? Is that what you wanted to hear?"

"You don't believe we'd be by your side every second of the day helping you through it?" Stefan asked.

"Yeah, after everything I did to help you through the death of your parents?" Jenna asked.

"NOT IF YOU'RE ALL DEAD YOU CAN'T!" Elena started to cry. "You can't help me through death if you're already dead. But you guys can help each other if I'm gone."

"Nobody would be able to help me through your death, Elena Gilbert. Not even Lexi." Stefan said.

"How do you think Jeremy would feel? Losing his sister so soon after losing his parents?" Jenna asked. "I could just barely help him after your parents left. I can't do that on my own."

"Please stop. I can't feel guilty." Elena whimpered. "I have to do it, I have to do it to protect Jeremy, to protect you, Aunt Jenna, and to protect Bonnie."

Everyone sighed. They would never get her to see their side.

"So, I die, what happen's to Klaus? How do we kill him?" Elena asked changing the subject a little.

"We're going to use Bonnie…"

"Lexi!" Elena cried.

"Just let me finish. We use Bonnie to weaken him. While he's in tradition he'll be extra weak and with Bonnie using even a little bit of her power will help keep him weak. Then I'll come in and I'll make sure he can never hurt either of us ever again."

Elena sighed but nodded.


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