I am sorry it still took longer then expected! I want to thank the people how reviewed for being so awesome: TheSightofYou, J. D. Theron and OBSESSEDwithPOWERS! You really pushed me to finish this one as quickly as possible =). But (I started rewatching the series when I started this story to refresh my memory) I still had to watch a few episodes to come to the actual Klaus part and that is why it took so long still. Also a shout out for all the people who are putting a story allert on my story, it almost makes me blush ;)

We actually enter the series in this episode; WOOT! That means, dearest readers, that our beloved Damon isn't far away anymore! =D

Oh yes, the disclaimer, who I feel like I always forget; The Vampire Diaries still isn't mine (never will be either)!

Now enjoy!

CHAPTER 5: IN WHICH FATHER AND DAUGHTER TAKE A RIDE AND EVERYBODY SEEMS TO BE IN A GOOD MOOD

Hannah is just finishing up putting her clothes in her suitcase as Niklaus enters her room and leans against the dresser standing near the doorway.
"Are you ready, Hannah?" He asks, getting her attention. She looks up, her blond hair wiping through the air as she does so and nods. "Great, let me get those for you," he lifts her suitcases with ease and starts walking downstairs, sshe pulls her handbag over her shoulder and follows him down, limping down the stairs – her feed still hurts. Passing the living room she sees the bloodstain that Ruth left behind on the carpet.
"What did you do with Ruth?" She asks as she closes the door behind them and Klaus walks towards the car, she knows he can hear her anyway.
"Chopped her up in little pieces and burned her in the fireplace," Niklaus answers with a grin as he slams the trunk close, having finished putting her bags in using vampire speed. Hannah lifts up her upper lip in slight disgust.
"Ewh, that nasty."
"Ah, Hannah," Niklaus says, opening the passenger door for her with a charming smile. "She was a bore anyway."
"I know." She agrees, smiling slightly. Niklaus seems to be in a good mood today, and that ameliorates hers as well. "It's just. I wondered what I smelled before I fell asleep last night. It's sort of disturbing knowing that it was the burning flesh of my tutor. Are you sure that burning a corpse doesn't produces toxic gasses or something? You could have poisoned me," she glares at him mockingly and he catches on.
"Well Ruth would have poisoned you, dearest," he smiles. "Don't but that blame on me," he winks, "and I guess we will find out about those gasses, won't we?"
"Very reassuring," she plays her tone sarcastic. "It's nice to know you care," she adds, only half playing now. Niklaus catches on and takes her chin between his fingers, forcing her to make eye contact. "I am bringing you into town now to stay with me to take better care of you, even though it is more dangerous there than at the house. Do not think I will let anything happen to you." His gaze is intense and Hannah almost believes him.
"Not until you figure out what's wrong with me," she corrects. Hannah can see how Niklaus jaw locks at that but he stays silent after that for a while and she can't help but feel disappointed. After staring outside and seeing the scenery flash by for a while in absolute silence she turns to turn up the radio but Niklaus slaps her hand away. Using not as much force as he can. Hannah glares at him.
"I need to talk to you for a bit," he speaks, the look in his eyes catches Hannah interest immediately.
"What about?" She asks, taking in his serious appearance.
"We have a..." Niklaus seems to struggle with his choice of words which makes Hannah only more curious. "Guest, I suppose," he chooses, and looks at Hannah who lifts her eyebrow, not following. "At the house I mean, we have a guest at the house where we are going. Where you will be staying." He clarifies, Hannah only lifts her eyebrow up higher.
"A guest?" She asks. Niklaus glares at her mockery.
"Well yes," he says. "A guest and I do not want you to speak to her during your stay." Because it is going dramatically already why not come to the point now?
"Does this prisoner also has a name?" Hannah sighs, looking at Niklaus sharply with a gaze that is telling him to just get it out and over with because she is not taking his stories. Niklaus is the one to sigh after that, she was so much easier to deal with when she was little. When she actually believed everything he said, unfortunately that never lasted long.
"Okay," he gives in, and Hannah can see his eyes blink with glory. "It's Katerina."
"Katerina?" Hannah blurts out, surprised. "You have Katerina and you haven't killed het yet?"
"Yes and no," Niklaus smirks, pleased with her reaction. He raised her so well.
"Are we talking about the same Katerina here, Katerina Petrova? The one that turned into a vampire and screwed up the chance for you to complete the ritual five-hundred years ago?" She can see the angry expression flashing in his eyes before he nods.
"Yes, yes we are." Hannah just lifts her hands in a 'what the fuck just explain already, I am at loss here' kind of way. "I searched five-hundred years for her Hannah, as I told her; her death is going to take at least half of that." His expression turns to one full of vengeance and Hannah thinks it is maybe time to get back to the original topic.
"You don't want me to speak to her?" Niklaus face turns again, looking serious once again.
"No," he has an almost pleading look in his eyes as he makes eye contact. "Please understand, Katerina is a smart and conniving woman. If she would get away – what she will not – and she knows about you, she will use you against me or kidnap you, you never know with Katerina." Hannah nods, understanding. Even though she wants nothing more for Niklaus to show that he cares about her, she knows it is dangerous in public or with other people around. He had long since cleared up what would happen if anybody would find out about her power.
"Okay, I will pretend like she isn't there." Niklaus smiles, actually smiles and it makes Hannah feel weirdly comforted. The event of yesterday – her sneaking out and him coming to her rescue, without a lecture or anything – seems to overpower the fighting and the disagreements. Ending all that, when they both just let go of the grudges. Hannah feels more relieved than she would have expected, it's like she can finally breath and move around Nik again without it blowing out of proportion.
He pulls her head closer to kiss her forehead. "Thank you," he says, trusting her. "I will compel her to leave you alone as well, so hopefully you won't even notice that she is there."
"Sounds perfect," Hannah smiles back. Niklaus turns his full attention to driving once again, being a little bit more reassured that these household arrangements would work. He then takes the turn into their street and parks their car.
"If we go up I want you to stay outside of the apartment and out of sight for as long as it takes me to handle Katerina, okay?" He looks into her green eyes and she rolls her eyes at him before she smiles.
"Sure, sir control freak." Relieved that she at least knows that this all is serious – even though she acts like she doesn't – Niklaus gets out of the car and quickly get Hannah's stuff before they make their way upstairs. He opens the door of number nine to find Katerina sitting on the chair with the knife in her hand and her leg covered in blood.
"Why hello, Katerina," he smirks and places down the bags before walking over and taking her head in his hands looking his green gaze with her brown one. "The next person to walk in here, you will not notice. You will not know they are here and you will never remember seeing them, ever. Do you understand?" Katerina's eyes glaze over under the compulsion.
"I understand," she says monotone, Niklaus smiles.

Hannah lays stretched out on the couch, her legs – clad in black flower printed tights – dangle over one side. She is partly reading a book, partly keeping an eye on the creepy ass totem pole and partly listening in on the conversation between Maddox and her dad. She remembers him walking through the door and their rendezvous, she had kind of missed Maddox. Him being one of the persons Niklaus actually keeps alive because he trusts him, she had time to bond with him and if you are not allowed to have friends you come friends with everybody who is around (and is nice enough). And there is the fact that Greta did not follow him through the door that has her in a very good mood. The only thing that is kind of a pity is the skanky girl sitting in their living room. Hannah must confess that she is sort of pretty (pretty enough to duplicate, she thinks with a grin), but as soon as she opens her mouth Hannah wants to sew it close. She knows that is the rage towards the girls which she grew up with talking, but she doesn't care much.
"There is a high school dance," Hannah crosses her arms over the back of the couch, sitting up a bit, looking interested. "And I'm gonna need you, to take out witch bitch," Niklaus finishes, looking at Maddox.
"If she has that much power she can sense me coming from a mile away," Maddox refuses. "I won't be able to get near her," he explains. "You have to do it."
"In this body?" Niklaus asks, sarcastically, leaning on the kitchen counter. "I'm a hagerd history teacher." Hannah can't help but giggle at that, Klaus sends her a murderous gaze which only makes her snort. "She can easily hurt me," Niklaus says, turning back to Maddox escaping the grin from Hannah. She can't think of anything more hilarious than Klaus being able to get hurt. Nk doesn't do hurt.
"I mean not me, Klaus me, but, you know what I mean." He almost mutters, and Hannah lips set in disgust. She doesn't know what it is but this 'hagerd history teacher' changed Klaus a bit, makes him softer. She doesn't like it.
"No witch can handle channelling that much power," Maddox says. "It would kill her, it would kill me." Niklaus tilts his head, listening intrigued. "You just have to make her use it."
"You mean like, provoking her... to death?" He is more than interested now.
"It won't take long," Maddox clarifies, "just keep attacking her until it kills her. His body, Alaric's will last longer than hers will," Hannah frowns, not buying that at all.
"How?" She interferes, "he is human." Maddox turns to her slightly, a grin taking over his features.
"I can help in that department," he says smartly, before turning back to Niklaus. "I can do a spell to protect you," Niklaus grins back and looks at Katerina who cowards away under his gaze.
"Look's like I am going dancing," he jokes, a mischief twinkle in his eyes.

That was it again, readers, I know this one is obviously shorter than the last one. But the last one was abnormally long and this one is a little on the short side, so that's why. I hope you are still enjoying my writing and this story, it would be awesome if you leave me your thoughts!

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