Klaus had changed his clothes. "Where are you going?" Selina had opened her eyes, seeing that he was fully dressed. He told her that he had planned to meet with an old family friend. He bid her goodbye and left immediately. He wondered about what Alexa was planning in her devious little head. He knew that she had to be up to something. Why else would she want to meet him alone? Around noon, he waited in the town square. He saw her before she had spotted him. "We're alone now. Why do you need to talk to me?" he asked, getting straight to the point. Alexa sat down on the bench. Klaus had joined her, still waiting for her answer.

"I know we got off on the wrong foot Nik. I want to tell you my reason for leaving you without any goodbye." she said. "While I was in New Orleans during the time we met, I ran into some bad people and I had to run. I wish that I had told you then. I did go back, but you and your family had left. For over a century, I have been looking for you. I had no one else. I was alone, scared. A few times I thought about killing myself, but that wasn't the best way to go. I mean, what is? Nik, I'm sorry for hurting you. I know you might think that I'm saying this to make you feel sorry for me. I don't really need your sympathy. I just need you to understand what I had to do."

"I could've protected you Alexa." Alexa had a feeling he was going to say that. She smiled a bit and looked down at her hands. She shook her head and told him that it would've been to late to save her even if he tried. She wanted to bring up about the girl she had seen yesterday with Klaus. Kol had called her last night to tell her that Klaus had invited the girl over for a family dinner, but he added that it didn't turn out the way it should've. "I'm not staying in Mystic Falls for long if that's what you're wondering about." Klaus would've been relieved to know Alexa was leaving. Yet, that small part of him actually wanted her to stay. His feelings for Selina conflicted with his past feelings for Alexa. He did try to forget about Alexa. She still had a hold on his heart after a century of being away from him. "Well good. No one wants you here." said he.

Alexa rolled her eyes. "Then tell me to leave Nik." She looked into his eyes. She was testing him to see if he would compel her. She knew that he would compel most people but never those he cared about. She knew that compulsion was one of the ways he would manipulate people into doing what he wanted. During the time when they were together, Klaus never compelled her. She knew that as one of the Originals, Klaus could compel vampires just as easy as compelling humans or werewolves. She wondered why he never compelled her to forget him, to forget the memories the two of them shared together. Klaus looked into her eyes. He had no desire to compel her to leave. It wasn't his intention to compel her to forget that they ever met.

New Orleans, Louisiana

"Why didn't you compel her to forget brother?" Rebekah asked just moments after Alexa had left their family forever. Klaus had his back turned towards his family. He was facing away from them. He didn't dare look at their expressions. He was still upset with the fact that Alexa left without an exchange of words. "I want her to remember us. I want her to remember what we had and what we shared in the short period of time of knowing each other." Klaus turned to his siblings, who all stood before him.

"Why her? What makes her so different Niklaus?" questioned Elijah. Klaus wasn't ready to tell them about his feelings that he had towards Alexa. He was in love with her. His family treated her like their own. Alexa had fit right in with the four of them. She had qualities like no other. Klaus saw that his family were fond of her, just like he was. "Alexa is family. Always and forever." replied Klaus.

"Never." He shook his head and looked away for a moment. Whenever he looked into Alexa's eyes, he could see the innocence they held. Yet, he saw past her innocence. He knew the kind of person Alexa was and probably still is. "If you want to leave, that is up to you Alexa." Alexa didn't leave him. She reached out and touched his hand. This gesture surprised Klaus a bit. He wasn't expecting for her to do so.

"Stay with me Nik."

"What?"

"We can go anywhere in the world. We don't have to live in Mystic Falls." Klaus pulled his hand away. He stood and told her that he wasn't falling for her tricks. Alexa looked at him, confused. She stood up and asked, "What tricks Nik? I have nothing to hide."

"I know what you're doing Alexa."

"Why are you acting this way?"

"Go home, leave. Don't ever come back here. If I ever see you, I will rip out your heart before you even have a chance to run away."

"You told me-"

"I know what I said, and I take it back. You know the right words to get what you want. You make me fall for you one minute and the next you leave without a word."

Alexa slapped him across the face. "If you think my only intention is to sleep with you, you're wrong Nik. I come back home thinking that we could be together again, but I see that you've changed. It is not me who's a monster. It's you. I made mistakes and none that I regret. Now, I guess I regret ever coming back here. Goodbye Nik." With that being said, Alexa walked away from him. Klaus stood there, watching her leave.

That evening, Klaus had come home. He didn't pass by Selina's house. He didn't want to see her because she would only remind him of her. He ignored her calls and text messages. He didn't want to explain himself to her, not yet. "How'd your talk go with Al-"

"Don't mention her name to me." Klaus interrupted Kol. He headed upstairs and closed the door behind him. Kol exchanged glances with Elijah and Rebekah. They were all thinking the same thing. Who should be the one to talk to their brother? Klaus was in his room. He heard a knock at the door. Rebekah entered the room when she didn't hear an answer from her brother. Klaus turned around, surprised that it was his baby sister who decided to talk to him. "I was expecting Elijah."

Rebekah scoffed, "Elijah figured that you've heard enough advice from him. Besides, what you're dealing with is a girl problem. I figure that you need my help and not theirs." She sat down on the bed and faced her brother. "So tell me Nik, what happened between you and your ex-girlfriend?"

"She's always looking for a fight."

"Is that so brother? I don't believe you. All she's ever wanted was to reconcile with you and you turned your back on her."

"She did the same to me Rebekah. How can you feel sympathy for her? She's a-"

"A monster? Nik, you are one too. Have you realized that yet? The only reason why we haven't left you is because you're family. Family is supposed to stick together. You weren't one when you were with her. You fought with her and she fought back. She's one of the few people I know who can tolerate you. Don't you realize that letting her go is the worst mistake you're ever going to make?"

"What about Selina? You and Elijah seem to be skeptical about her. Kol seems to be fond of her."

"We weren't being skeptical. We're just surprised that Selina happens to look a lot like your ex. Oh, now I get why you're with her. You're still in love with Alexa, aren't you? Yet, I assume you also have feelings for Selina as well." Klaus shook his head, not wanting to believe a single word that was coming out of his sister's mouth. He just didn't want to admit that she was right. His phone rang and saw Selina's name appear on the screen. "Selina-"

"Hello Nik."

"Alexa. Why do you have Selina's phone?"

"Kol told me everything I needed to know about your new girlfriend." Klaus was going to have to deal with Kol later but driving a dagger through his brother's heart wasn't the problem. "She's a beautiful girl Nik. I see why you've fallen for her."

"Let me speak to her."

"She's a bit tied up at the moment."

"What are you going to do with her?"

"I could compel her and tell her to forget you. She'll be better off not knowing who you are, or better yet I could just... kill her."

"You wouldn't..."

"Oh, but I would. I would rather see you suffer through the pain of losing someone you care about all over again. I have been keeping a close eye on you Klaus. The night the two of you met and while you were talking with her at Mystic Grill, I was there. You were too busy chatting up a storm that you hardly noticed my presence. Oh and by the way, you have until midnight to save your precious werewolf."