(Klaus' PointOfView)

I glared down at the thrashing form of the one that was sometimes Dani. Her face was twisted with anger and she pulled hard against her restraints, but since she didn't have any blood in her system except her own, she didn't have enough strength to break them.

She looked up at me and bellowed "Let me the hêll outta these ropes!"

"Not until you let my fiancèe back out." She grinned a malicious grin.

"Not a chance. Because I'll take right back over as soon as you untie her." I had to remind myself that Dani was in there somewhere to keep myself from hitting her.

"Fine, then maybe you can answer a few questions. Like how you were able to cast a spell on me that wasn't part of the cure."

"Well, it was a part of it, in my own way...You dead would make so many things better." I didn't react and she said "I can use Dani's blood magic differently, because I'm not bound by the fact that I might kill each and every one of you."

"Then why did you spray her blood in my face the first time you attacked me?"

"Blood magic, duh. If her blood isn't in your system the spell won't work, same thing as with the cure. By the way...if Dani does manage to get control back, you should ask her what kind of magic it was that she used."

The malicious grin turned into a smug smile and I hit her across the face. She cackled depravedly and I couldn't take it anymore.

I left the room and slammed the door hard behind me, and all noises that were going on downstairs stopped. I went down and Stefan and Damon were both staring at me, as was Bonnie.

Stefan stepped forward and asked "How is she?"

"How do you think? The evil side is still in control and doesn't want to let go. Unless Dani fights her for control..." I didn't bother finishing; they all knew what the risk was.

Dani had gone to sleep the previous night feeling fine, and I'd fallen asleep drinking on the sofa, and woken up with her hands around my neck. I knew immediately she'd gone evil again, and I tied her up in one of the bedrooms upstairs.

Bonnie stepped forward and said "There's something I might be able to do for her, if she can regain control. There's a certain mixture of herbs that one of my grimoires says will cure her. Alaric was taking it, until Esther got to him."

My mother. I snarled, knowing all of this was her fault. Us being vampires, me...being a half-breed outcast...It was all her fault.

As was every single thing that had happened since then.

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(Dani's PointOfView)

I could see out of my own eyes, feel my own body, but I couldn't control anything I was doing.

My body got up from the couch, which I recognized as being in the Salvatore parlor, and went to Klaus, asleep on the other end of the long leather sofa. My body settled itself on his lap and I thought I was having some kind of weird dream, until my hands closed around his neck.

I tried to pull myself out of it, to wrench my hands away from Klaus' neck, but my body wouldn't respond to my commands. Klaus' eyes snapped open and he threw me from him, and when my body curled into a fighting stance, I knew something was very, very wrong.

My body didn't have enough time to launch itself at him, because Klaus quickly sped over and struck me across the head. I wasn't completely knocked out, but even in my weird locked-in state, I could feel the urge to succumb to the overwhelming pain that was radiating from my head.

I was carried upstairs to one of the bedrooms and immediately tied down by my wrists and ankles.

My body began to thrash against the ropes, but even I knew I wouldn't be able to break them. Even if Klaus hadn't been the one tying them.

The somebody began to speak in my voice, saying terrible things to Klaus...Telling him that I wanted him dead!

When this other personality, which by this point was what I guessed it was, started talking about my blood magic, I could see Klaus getting angrier and angrier with each word.

And when she said "By the way...if Dani does manage to get control back, you should ask her what kind of magic it was that she used..." and he hit me. Literally.

Klaus raised his hand and struck me across the face, and my head snapped sideways as the other personality cackled maliciously. Klaus ran from the room and I tried to cry out but no words came, only more cackling.

My body spoke aloud in my voice, albeit a bitter, nasty version of it.

"Aww, are you mad that our fiancé slapped us? I could probably make him do a lot more if I wanted."

Being that I couldn't speak, I angrily thought the words Why did you do that?! Why are you doing this!?

"Isn't it obvious? I want to make Niklaus, and you, as miserable as possible before I dispatch him." I gasped, or tried to. "He and his spawn have been causing us far too much trouble lately, and he's not really that important anymore anyway. We have other Originals, and we can easily make another hybrid if we need it. Niklaus has become...stale. Obsolete."

I noted how she used Niklaus instead of Klaus, and there was only one person, one vampire, that I knew of that did that.

You're doing this for Elijah, aren't you? You're trying to kill my fiancé because he's a danger to Elijah!

My body cackled. "Well, I didn't think you would figure it out that fast, but yes, that's a part of it. You've repressed your vampire half for so long, all that pressure just coalesced into...well, into me. Elijah gave us our life, and you've given him nothing but grief, so I'm taking over."

No! I pushed hard against the other woman, but it did nothing except make her laugh madly. I pushed again and again it did nothing, and I wanted to bang my head off of the nearest object.

"Go ahead and try, banging our head off of things won't make me go away."

No, but at least I could mess up that ugly expression you've put on my face. That suddenly reminded me of the magic I had at my disposal, and I felt like an idiot for not using it before.

I started to draw on my Expression, the same magic that I'd used to bring Alaric back, and my other personality screamed.

"What are you doing!?" I used magic to push her aside and she screamed again. "You bîtch..!"

Yeah, a bîtch that's about to push you out of my head.

There was a brief moment of pain as the other woman was ripped from control and I took it back, and pushed her as far back in my mind as she would go. My body was sweating and my head was pounding, but I was back in control. I moved my hands and feet and it was actually me moving them, and a wide smile spread across my face.

The door to the room burst open and Alaric and Klaus stood in the doorway.

"Alaric! Klaus! Come here and untie me!" They didn't move.

Alaric asked "How do we know you're really Dani?"

"Because I pulled you out of the ground and almost died, you jackâss." They looked at each other and I groaned. "And I'll tell you about the magic I used..."

Alaric said to Klaus "That does sound like her..."

"Leave the room." He looked confused. "Leave the room, and I'll tell you if it's really Dani." Alaric looked between me and Klaus several times before he left the room, and Klaus shut and locked the door tightly behind him.

"What'd you do that for? You know it's me!" He didn't say anything and I sighed. "She threatened to take control again if you untied me..."

"If it even is you right now and she does take control back, he doesn't need to be here to see what happens...Nobody does." My eyes widened and I shrunk back against my restraints.

My voice was uneven as I stammered "You...were going to...kill me?"

"I was, and am, going to do whatever it takes to make sure you don't try to kill me again." He walked over and I thought he was going to hit me again, but he sliced open the ropes around my ankles. "Your other personality hates my guts and wants to kill me...so there's only one thing I can do to make sure you aren't her."

I felt my heart jump into my throat as he climbed onto the bed with me, and I started babbling senselessly. "There's people downstairs waiting for us and everyone will be able to hear and what if someone walks in and..."

Klaus put his hand over my mouth and said "Shh. I didn't say I was going to do that, now did I? Just...stay still. And quiet."

I held almost completely still, almost because I couldn't keep my hands from shaking, as Klaus felt me all over. His rough hands made their way from the healing bondage marks on my ankles to my waist, and I shuddered as they passed over the sensitive area on my abdomen.

His body followed his hands and settled over me, and I couldn't deny that I missed the feeling of his chest against mine, my legs wrapped around him, and his hand weaving through my hair.

"Well, you haven't attacked me yet..." Klaus looked briefly into my eyes with his bright blue ones. "Let's see if that holds up."

He pressed his lips to mine and I could feel the other woman thrashing in the back of my mind, and when she couldn't take control back like she promised, a wide grin spread across my face.

"I've got control of her now...She won't be going anywhere." He smirked.

"Good. Now that I can definitely tell you're yourself again..." Klaus reached up and tore off the ropes around my wrists, and put his hands back on me.

I chuckled and asked "I thought you weren't going to do that..?"

He shrugged. "I lied."

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(Third Person PointOfView)

"Okay, who wants to go out and drink?" Damon clapped his hands together and stood. "I feel like a bottle of liquor and a game of pool."

"Why?" Bonnie turned towards Damon with a confused expression. "It'll be too dangerous to leave Dani here unprotected."

Bonnie was one of the only ones in the room without supernatural hearing, and could not listen in to what was going on just up the stairs. Damon had been the first to hear, and wanted to get out of the house as soon as he possibly could.

"She won't be unprotected...Her wonderful hubby Klaus will be here to protect her. Right Ric?"

"Yeah...I doubt if he's gonna wanna leave anytime soon..." Alaric could not hear what was going on, but he had enough common sense to know; Klaus would not have sent him out of the room otherwise.

"Whatever...If you wanna get rid of me just say so, Damon. Just make sure Dani takes these on a regular schedule." Bonnie sat down the jar of herbs and walked out of the house. She left the front door open and Stefan followed her out, leaving Damon and Alaric alone.

Alaric held in a laugh and said "You know, you could've just told her the truth."

"And risk Bonnie going all super-witch and trying to destroy Klaus right now? I'd rather live, thanks."

"Whatever you say...Let's get outta here, I feel even more lonely than usual."

Damon threw his arm around his friend's shoulders and said "Don't worry. I'll take you to another town where you can pick out any woman you want for a night or three of fun. What d'you say?"

"I say I need a drink or three first."

Damon snickered. "Ah, I missed you Ric."