"You let her go, just like that Nik?" Kol asked. Klaus and Selina were sitting in the main area. "You indeed are a monster." He took a sip from his glass and sat down in one of the chairs. Rebekah couldn't believe what her own brother had done to the love of his life. Elijah was, as usual, disappointed in Klaus for having to compel the one girl he believed would bring the old Klaus back. "How are you okay with all of this?" asked Selina. Klaus didn't like talking about his ex-girlfriend in front of people he compelled her to forget about. Why would he even want his old self back? It was over a 1000 years ago. He was just a man, dealing with a werewolf curse before becoming a hybrid. "Are you all going to keep asking about my ex-girlfriend? Maybe I should compel you all to forget." The only person he could compel was Selina. The fact that she had some information about Alexandria slightly bothered him. Why is he the monster? Is it because he had chosen Selina over Alexa? Is it because he felt that Alexa deserved someone better than he? "Why didn't you just stake her? It could've been easier." suggested Kol.

"Maybe you should've left with her Kol. It seems as though you enjoy her company so much that you can't stop talking about her." Klaus was annoyed. He stood and left the room. He couldn't understand why they were so concerned about Alexa's well-being. He didn't care, or he thought he didn't. Compelling Alexa was for her own good. He would've done the same with Selina. "You still care about her, don't you?" Selina entered Klaus' room. She saw that he was standing out on the balcony. She had accepted the fact that Klaus may or may not have feelings for his former love. She knew that Alexa had left him torn. She could see his true pain every time she looked into his eyes. Although Klaus tried to cover up that pain thinking he could hide it, he knew that someone would notice. "Letting her go would be easier than keeping her here." said he.

"Isn't Mystic Falls her home?"

"It was..."

Chicago (1922)

Klaus and Rebekah have both been running for decades from Mikael. They resided in Chicago, hopefully they'd be safe from him. He had been watching as Stefan Salvatore flirt with Rebekah. Just about a week before the night he and Rebekah had been found out, a woman crossed paths with him. He couldn't recognize her, but she looked familiar. "I've seen you before." Klaus told the girl. The girl looked at him in confusion. She wasn't sure why this strange man was talking to her. Although, she did think that she had met him somewhere before but she was unsure of where. "You must mistake me for someone else. I'm sorry." said she. Klaus concluded that she was right and immediately left the girl.

Klaus wasn't sure if he'd see that girl again. Her name kept escaping him. He swore to himself that he had encountered her years before. It almost seemed like yesterday when he first met the girl. Was it New Orleans? He shook his head of the thought, still not knowing whether or not it was the same girl he had seen there. Chicago was a large city, full of diverse races. How was he going to remember the face of a girl he had just encountered? Again while he was walking through the streets, the girl was there. He wondered if she lived here or if she was from another city. It was then at that very instant, he remembered her name. "Alexandria." He appeared in front of the girl. Alexa looked up at him, unsure of how he had gotten to her so quickly.

"Nik? How did you- Wait, that was you?"

Klaus failed to mention that he did encounter Alexa before she arrived in Mystic Falls. It was in Chicago 1922. He kept the secret from his family and told them lies that the two of them had never crossed paths since her departure in New Orleans. He explained to Selina that Alexa would always turn up in the same city or town he was in. "You could sense her?" Selina asked. Klaus shook his head and told her that he would happen to see a glimpse of her face. Alexa wasn't the easiest person to miss. He could even spot her a mile away. Selina could tell that Klaus still had feelings for Alexa. It was the tone of his voice when he talked about her. His love for Alexa had ever grown stronger since her departure. When he compelled her, he thought he'd finally be free from her but it only made matters worse. Somehow, a part of Klaus still wanted to be with her. He wanted to hold Alexa in his arms once more and feel her body pressed against him. She had a distinct scent that he couldn't forget. Somehow the two of them were meant to be together. Alexa was his and only his.

As weeks turned into months and months into years, the thought of Alexa still crossed his mind. What was it about the girl that made him long for her? He wasn't the kind of man to chase after a girl. Alexa wasn't just a girl, not to him. She was a woman, independent and smart. Selina noticed something was bothering him for the years the two have spent together. "You should go." said Selina. Klaus couldn't understand why she was allowing for him to go. He hadn't really planned on searing for Alexa. He had already given up the day he compelled her to leave. Klaus shook his head, not wanting to leave Selina. But she insisted on letting him go. "I'm worried about you." Selina reached up and touched his cheek gently, softly caressing it with her thumb. Klaus nodded as he leaned in and gave her a kiss on the lips. After the gesture, Klaus left.

Klaus hadn't seen his siblings in years and wondered if they were beginning to hate him already. He arrived home only to discover that both Kol and Elijah had left Mystic Falls. Rebekah had told Klaus that she wasn't sure whether their brothers were going to come back. "Last I heard Elijah's New Orleans working out some business arrangement." she added. "It's good to see you again brother. It's been five years."

"Good to know that you've missed me sister." Klaus gave Rebekah a brief hug. "Anything else I've missed when I was gone."

Rebekah shook her head, "No nothing. Mystic Falls has been quiet as usual." Klaus had decided to go off on a hunt. It had been a while since had last drank from a vein. That night he had gone out, figuring that there may be joggers on the path near his home. He spotted someone, but before he had the chance to, he was pinned against the tree. Obviously it caught him off guard. When the person stood before him in full view, he saw her blue eyes. "Alexandria." he whispered. It was barely audible to any human, but it was loud enough for her to release her grip. Alexa furrowed her eyebrows together, curious as to how the man who stood before her knew her name. "Who are you?"

"Just a mere stranger who happened to cross paths with a beautiful lady." he responded. Alexa nodded slowly as she turned and began to walk away from him. Klaus followed behind her, wondering what she would do next. Alexa stopped and faced to confront him, but Klaus' eyes met hers. "Now you remember." Every memory that was compelled away flooded into Alexa's mind. One blink and she recognized the man before her.

"Nik." A smile spread across her face. She wrapped her arms around his neck and pressed her lips to his. Klaus placed his hands on her waist, pulling her towards him. She pushed him against a nearby tree and began to take off his jacket. She proceeded by taking off her shirt with Klaus doing the same. He lifted her in his arms, pinning her against another tree. Alexa unbuttoned his pants as Klaus ripped her underwear from underneath her skirt. She felt him ease into her and remembering the night the two of them had once shared together. When they ended, Alexa had found the two of them lying on the ground with their bodies pressed up against each other. "Nik, I know the decision you're going to have to make is difficult. I think you should be with her."said Alexa.

"Selina isn't the woman I love Alexa. It's you."