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Chapter 3: Familiar Places

"Come on. Answer." Sophia scowled at the back of the passenger seat, huffing in annoyance when she was once more directed to voicemail.

"Something wrong, love?" Klaus questioned, glancing over at her irritated face and arching a brow. Clicking the end button, Sophia tossed her phone back into her tote before leaning her head back against her headrest.

"I've been trying to call Caroline and I just keep getting her voicemail. Elena said she hadn't seen her, so I'm starting to get worried. Because if there's one thing Caroline Forbes cannot resist, it's gossip, which she would assume she'd get from me. I dunno." She gave a small shrug, not sure how to explain how she just knew something was up. She'd known Caroline for most of her life, so she knew how the blonde worked.

"I'm sure if something is up, your heroes of friends will rescue her." Klaus said with just a tad bit of sarcasm, making the witch arch her own brow at him.

Stefan glanced at his own phone, but Damon and Elena hadn't texted about any issues either, so he was just as in the dark as Sophia. Although, unlike her, he wasn't as worried about the cheerleader, knowing she was more than capable of taking care of herself.

"We're here." Klaus voiced when the SUV came to a stop, the compelled human putting it into park.

The hybrid stood from the vehicle and helped Sophia out, giving her a light peck that made her smile. Stefan climbed out of the passenger seat, coming around to stand next to them, where Klaus had opened the warehouse door.

"Welcome back to Chicago, Stefan. I know how you used to love it here." Klaus smirked at the confused look on the young vampire's face as they watched the truck carrying his family coffins pull into the parking lot.

"Klaus. Don't be a douche." Sophia whispered, jabbing him in the side with her elbow.

"What are we doing here?" Stefan asked, trying not to think about the blur that was Chicago.

"Hopefully finding out what Sophia is turning into." Klaus murmured, arm sliding around her waist to hold her against his side. She frowned out at the night, not liking the thought of 'turning into' anything. Because if she was somehow transforming into a vampire, she was gonna be pissed.

"Sir, they're ready to unload." The compelled human spoke up from behind them, drawing their attention.

"Good. Get them unloaded quickly." Klaus responded, reaching out to shut the door. The human nodded and moved over to the unloading dock, where the truck was waiting.

"Why bother unloading them?" Sophia asked as he started to lead her back to the car. Stefan just watched as caskets were being wheeled into the warehouse, his mind whirling with the possibilities.

He was tempted to undagger the hybrid's siblings, as it would certainly put a damper into the man's plans, whatever they might be. But he knew Sophia would be very unhappy with him, and she'd been the major force behind keeping him from succumbing to his instincts and completely loosing himself once more, so he had to stomp down on the urge. Not to mention there was little doubt Klaus would rip his spine straight from his body if he even tried.

"We don't know how long we'll be here and you know I don't like for them to be stuck in such confining spaces." Klaus muttered, making the girl roll her eyes at him. He just liked having power over his helpless siblings. Douche.

"So where are we gonna find these answers?" Stefan spoke up as the last coffin was brought in and the humans began closing the truck.

"My favorite witch—"

"Excuse me?" Sophia's voice was like a whip, her hands crossing over her chest and a hip cocking out, both eye brows raised in disbelief. The men shared an amused look over her brunette head.

"I mean my formerly favorite witch will have the answers." Klaus responded, biting back a chuckle at how wound up Sophia had gotten over a simple sentence. But he did so enjoy the way her face flushed and an inner fire shined from her chocolate pools.

"That's what I thought." Sophia stuck her tongue out at him before climbing back into the vehicle. Klaus and Stefan bit back amused smirks at her behavior, knowing the witch wouldn't hesitate to zap their brains if they let their hilarity be known.

"Isn't she magnificent?" Klaus murmured with a grin before he too got into the SUV.

Stefan shook his head at the two, wondering once more how he'd managed to get there with them and missing Elena even more. He could only hope that this mysterious witch held the answers they needed and he'd be able to return home sooner rather than later.

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"Looks familiar, doesn't it?" Klaus voiced as they walked into the bar, hand intertwined with Sophia's.

"I can't believe this place is still here." Stefan replied, glancing around at the poorly lit bar. He had many nights from the 1920s that started and ended here, and many more that were such a blood filled haze, he barely remembered them.

Sophia watched as Stefan gazed around, trying to deduce if he was beginning to reminisce too much or not. Walking down memory lane was fine for most people, but the younger Salvatore was not one of them.

She feared that if he started recalling who he'd been when he'd met the Originals the first time that he'd really fall off the bandwagon and she'd have to explain to her twin that she'd been unable to keep him on track.

Although, it technically wasn't her job, seeing as Stefan was Elena's boyfriend and all; but she'd still try for her sis's sake. Not that he was making it easy for the witch.

"You got to be kidding me."

The three turned to see a dark-skinned, platinum blonde haired woman step into the room, a look of disbelief on her face. Sophia could literally feel the woman's power from where she stood and was impressed she'd been able to last so long.

"So a hybrid walks into a bar, and says to the bartender—"

"Stop. You may be invincible, but that doesn't make you funny." Gloria held up her hand, gaze not even on the hybrid, completely focused on the girl at his side.

"You. What's your name?" She questioned, coming closer to the group, head titled a little to the side.

Sophia glanced at Klaus before stepping forward, trying to project an air of confidence even while she was nervous. This woman hopefully held the answers to what exactly was happening to her and she didn't want to risk insulting her in any way.

"Sophia. Sophia Gilbert."

"You're very powerful, if a little young. There's something about you…" Gloria trailed off, holding her hand out for a shake. The young witch hesitated for a moment before she extended her own, jumping a little at the surge of electricity that flowed from Gloria's hand to hers.

"What are you?" The blonde woman asked in astonishment, eyes widening as she brought her hand back to her side. Sophia bit her lip before shrugging.

"That's what we're here to find out. If anyone would be able to figure it out, I know it's you, Gloria." Klaus murmured, coming to stand behind Sophia. Stefan still looked dumbstruck, eyes wide as he took in someone he'd never thought he'd see again.

"How…shouldn't you be—"

"Old and dead? Now if I die, who's going to run this place, huh?" She asked with a smirk.

"Gloria's a very powerful witch." Klaus supplied, hands settling on Sophia's hips as she continued to watch the woman.

"I can slow the aging down some. Herbs and spells. But don't worry, it'll catch up to me one day."

"That's because it's unnatural to be immortal." Sophia's voice was low, almost going unheard. Gloria tilted her head slightly in acknowledgement before she motioned for them to sit down.

"Well I'll need the whole story if I'm to be of any help." Klaus gently pushed against the young witch until she was moving to sit down before he turned to Stefan.

"Why don't you go and fix us up a little something from behind the bar. I have a feeling this is going to take a while." Stefan gave a shrug before doing as asked, knowing his ears would pick up the entire conversation no matter where he was.

"Yeah, sure thing." The hybrid pulled out the chair next to Sophia's and settled into it, arm going to the back of her chair so his fingers could twist into her brown locks.

"So, when did…this starting happening." Gloria motioned towards the young woman, not really knowing what to call 'this', as she'd never felt anything like the girl before.

"Um…after the ritual."

"The ritual that broke your curse?" She asked in surprise, eyes glancing between the two.

"Yes." Klaus muttered.

"You're the doppelgänger?" Sophia shifted in the wooden chair, uncomfortable with the severe stare of the old woman.

"Yeah. Well—I'm one of them, at least."

"What do you mean?" Gloria leaned onto the table, eyes intent on hers.

"She has a twin. Both of them were used in the ritual." Klaus interjected, noting how stiff his girl had gone.

"How's that possible? And you're a witch? And a doppelgänger? How'd you survive?" She shook her head, not having expected that at all.

"We both took a resurrection potion that a coven made. Elena's didn't work because she had vamp blood in her system, but my bio dad saved her with a linking spell. But my elixir worked, obviously." Sophia supplied, determined to speak for herself, no matter how uncomfortable the woman made her. She was not a little girl that needed her boyfriend to speak for her.

"You drank the Vitam Aeternam elixir?" She asked in disbelief, eyes wide.

"Ye—"

"What is this?" Sophia's response was cut off by Stefan's confused question. The three turned to see the vampire standing behind the bar, photograph in hand.

"Well, I told you, Stefan. Chicago's a magical place." Klaus grinned, ignoring the huff of irritation that sounded from the doppelgänger's lips.

"But this is me. With you." Stefan held up the picture in shock.

"Mm-hmm." Klaus nodded, smirk still plastered on his face.

"How's that possible? I don't remember you at all."

"Oh my god, can we get back to why we're here! Jeez. Obviously you knew Klaus in the '20s, then he compelled you to forget and now he's enjoying your confusion." Sophia threw her arms up in annoyance, narrowly missing Klaus's face. Not that she'd apologize, since he was being such a dick.

"Darling—"

"Shut up, Nik! Now, we'll deal with this later, Stefan. Gloria, we're all ears." She glared at the two men, letting them know she meant business, before turning her attention back to the older witch.

The woman had arched brows, shocked the girl had been able to command the men; to command Klaus in such a way. She had to give her props for that, at the very least.

"Right…so you drank the elixir and came back to life. And after the ritual, you've started to…change?"

"Well…yeah I guess. I mean, I haven't like changed into a full fledge vamp or anything, and I can still do magic. But—I did notice certain things were…different." She bit her lip, thinking back over the last two months.

"Different how?"

"I'm faster than a human should be; sometimes I can hear a conversation from across the room. And I..." She trailed off, glancing at Klaus.

"What?" Gloria questioned, her mind whirling with questions.

"I have a craving for blood. Not human blood. Just…supernatural blood." She revealed.

At the woman's arched brow, Klaus bit into his wrist, allowing the old witch to witness the reddening of her eyes and elongating teeth. Before he could heal, the witch's mouth was latched onto the wound, moaning in ecstasy as his essences flowed into her.

The hybrid stroked a hand over her hair, trying to fight down his own hungers as she continued to feed, the experience utterly erotic and getting him worked up quickly. He wanted nothing more than to throw her over the table and ravish her, Stefan and Gloria be damned. And by the way her red eyes pierced into his, she was completely on board with that.

"My god." Gloria gasped, quickly standing from the table and taking a step back. She'd never, not once in all her years, seen anything like Sophia before. There was no way a witch should be able to do what she was; to feed off supernatural beings.

Sophia released the healed wrist and lunged out of her chair and onto Klaus, knocking them both over as their mouths fused together, sharing the taste of his blood between them. Gloria raised shocked eyes up to Stefan, who gave an embarrassed shrug before glancing back down at the picture clutched in his hand, used to their frequent episodes.

Not wanting to bear witness to a very disturbing escapade, Gloria sent fire through Klaus's brain, making the hybrid jerk away from his girl with a snarl. Glaring over his shoulder at her, Gloria shook her head firmly.

"Not in my bar. Take it outside." Sighing, Klaus untangled himself from the aroused witch, pulling her up with him.

"Nik." She groaned at being denied, rubbing her body against his.

"Sweetheart, we still need to get answers. Remember?" He questioned, putting her at arm's length until he saw the red begin to diminish from her irises.

She pouted the entire time, but when only chocolate brown remained, her cheeks quickly flushed at the realization of what they'd almost gotten up to. Right in the middle of a bar. With both Gloria and Stefan only a few feet away.

"Yes, well, there's that as well. So any ideas?" Klaus questioned, wanting to get back on track while he tried to cool his body down.

Sophia buried her face against his chest, mortified she'd almost been overwhelmed by her desire in front of an audience. Klaus just got her so damn hot that she couldn't help herself sometimes. So it was really all his fault.

"I…I'm not entirely sure. The transformation Sophia is undergoing could be linked to the actual ritual, or to the elixir, or even to the fact that she was brought back to life in general. I'm not too sure on exactly which one it is. I'll need to contact the witch who created the curse to get a better understanding of it." Gloria murmured, eyes still locked on the strange girl.

"Well, that would be the Original witch. She's very dead." Klaus retorted, arm sliding around Sophia's shoulders to hold her against him.

"I know. And for me to contact her, I'll need help. Bring me Rebekah." Perking up, Sophia glanced at the witch in confusion, not understanding why she'd need Rebekah or to contact Ester.

"Rebekah. Rebekah is a bit preoccupied."

"Ha. Yes, lying daggered in a coffin does take a lot of time outta a person's day." Sophia said sarcastically, earning a glare from the hybrid.

"She has what I need. Bring her to me." Gloria insisted. Klaus sighed in frustration before he gave a small nod.

"Very well, if it'll get us answers." The hybrid turned them towards the door, trusting Stefan to fall into step behind them as they left.

"So are you going to tell my why you erased my memory? Or how I even knew you?" The vampire questioned in agitation as he followed them back to the warehouse.

"Let's just say we didn't get off to a brilliant start, mate. To be honest, I hated you. You see, my sister took a fancy to you and I didn't think you deserved her, being from a diluted bloodline and all." Klaus replied over his shoulder as he left Sophia's side to stride towards the coffin holding his one and only sister.

"Wait—so I knew another Original?" Stefan asked in shock.

"If you can't handle it, don't ask." Rolling her eyes at the hybrid's brisk words, the witch sat down on a crate, not able to will herself to sit on one of the caskets.

Klaus opened up the brown viewing door and stared down at her, still a little guilty he'd daggered her in the first place. He didn't even want to think about how whinny she was going to be once she awoke. He certainly hadn't missed that over the last nine decades.

Stefan came to stand next to him, watching as the thousand year old man stroked the woman's cheek lightly. It was a little hard to see, as she was covered in the dark blue veins of death, but he guess she had been beautiful. And by her dress he could conclude that she'd been daggered around the time he'd apparently known her, as she was still wearing a white beaded flapper dress.

"I don't recognize her." He stated, glancing over his shoulder at the witch, who gave him an uncomfortable shrug.

"Well, don't tell her that. Rebekah's temper is worse than mine." Klaus commented before pulling the silver dagger out of her chest.

"Time to wake up, little sister." He murmured. He'd never actually undaggered one of his siblings after they'd been down for so long, so he wasn't exactly sure what to expect. But when she continued to lay still, the veins not receding, he became frustrated.

"Any day now, Rebekah. She's being dramatic."

"She's been daggered for ninety years, Nik. It'll take some time and blood for her to fully recover. You just staring at her in annoyance isn't going to make the time go by any faster." Sophia spoke up, pulling the men's attention away from the blonde.

"We need her now." Klaus replied, arms crossing over his chest in agitation.

"Well, you'll just have to wait. And I'm starving, so could we please go get something to eat?" The witch asked hopefully, her hunger turning from wanting his blood and body to actually wanting real food.

She really needed to get a handle on all this, as the swift changes were going to drive her crazy before too long. How was she supposed to stay sane when she cycled through emotions and hungers so rapidly?

"Fine. We wouldn't want the little princess to starve." He rolled his eyes at Stefan, who even in his confusion, had to bite back a chuckle. Sophia scowled at him, as he knew she hated the whole girly thing about wanting to be a 'princess'.

"So you're not going to tell me anymore?" The vampire questioned as they exited the warehouse.

"All in due time, Stefan, all in due time."

"You really don't even want to know the truth, Stefan. Trust me, you're better off not remembering." Sophia said.

"You know?"

"Like I've said, Sophia knows many things." Klaus said mysteriously, making the other man frown.

But by the set line of Klaus's jaw and the way he wrapped his arm around Sophia's waist, he wasn't going to get any more information until the hybrid decided to reveal it, so he just sighed in frustration. Spending an entire summer with the man was a real test to his patience sometimes.

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The three settled for a Thai restaurant that promised to be the best in the city, even though that was debatable seeing as they all claimed to hold such a title.

But the food was good, if a little on the spicy side for Sophia, and she actually managed to enjoy herself once the awkward silence had been lifted. She knew Stefan was dying to know the truth, but she kept the conversation steered clear of any such topic, really not wanting to rekindle that fire.

And if she also just wanted to keep the memories from the vampire's mind, than that was her little secret. Klaus clearly wanted to have the vampire remember, but she kept trying to persuade him otherwise, out of hearing distance of Stefan of course.

She just had a bad feeling that if he was exposed to his past, to more of his 'ripper' days, that all her work over the summer would go up in flames and he'd lose the last bit of self-control he had.

Once they'd finished and the restaurant was readying to close, the group started back towards the warehouse, hoping the female Original had finally woken up. The men stopped for a quick snack of two pedestrians, stopping their feed when both their heads were suddenly bursting with pain, the witch giving them disapproving looks.

It was a common routine for them, and even though Klaus would sometimes continue just to prove a point, they generally released their victims and compelled them to forget. Which they thankfully did this time.

"Wait here." Klaus muttered before he entered the building. Sophia just crossed her arms over her chest and rolled her eyes, hating being told what to do. But she figured the siblings should be reunited before they were introduced.

They only had to wait a few minutes before Stefan nodded towards the door.

"He says we can go in."

Irritated that her own ears hadn't picked up the quiet words, Sophia followed him into the warehouse, spotting the two siblings standing in the middle of the free space. When Rebekah saw Stefan, her entire face lit up.

"Stefan?" She asked in wonder. Sophia groaned to herself, knowing this could end well for no one. Ignoring her, Klaus strode over to the other man, waiting until he met his gaze before compelling him.

"Now you remember." He uttered quietly, hand on his shoulder. He stepped back and moved to Sophia's side as Stefan's eyes closed and the memories started pouring in.

"You didn't have to do that." She muttered.

"Sure I did, love." He replied with a shrug, making the witch scowl up at him before turning back to face the other two.

"Rebekah." Stefan murmured, astonished he'd ever actually forgotten the spirited woman. She gave a small smile, heart squeezing painfully in her chest with longing.

"Stefan…" Klaus called out, drawing the man's attention back to him. Sophia rolled her eyes again, knowing the hybrid always needed to be the center of attention. And he called Rebekah a drama queen.

"I remember you. We were friends."

"We are friends."

Klaus patted him on the shoulder again before turning his attention back towards his sister. Sophia stepped towards the vampire, eyes searching his to see if the memories were too much for him. But all she saw was confusion.

"And now the reason you're here. Gloria tells me you know how to contact the Original Witch."

"The Original Witch." Rebekah said in disbelief, not understanding why he'd ever want to contact their mother. And why in the world was Katerina Petrova there?

"What do you have that Gloria needs?" He asked, making her reach up to touch the necklace her mother had worn. Finding nothing but the long strand of pearls, her eyes flew open in alarm.

"Where's my necklace. What did you do with it? I never take it off!" She exclaimed.

"I don't know. I didn't touch it."

"We need to find it, Nik. Now, I want it back!"

"Tell me that's not what she needs. Tell me that's not what she needs, Rebekah!" He yelled, arms going to her arms.

"Klaus!" Sophia called, not liking the way he was gripping his sister.

But the blonde simply broke his hold and rushed back to her coffin, rifling through it desperately. But when it was apparent the necklace wasn't there, she tossed the casket away angrily.

Sophia and Stefan shared a glance before the witch came to stand next to her lover, being able to practically feel the anger and frustration radiating off him. She slid her hand into his, tightening her grip when he tried to pull away, not willing to let him discard her in his ire. Glancing down at her upturned face, Klaus felt himself calm just a little.

"I take it you've lost it, then?" He voiced, drawing his sister's attention.

"I didn't lose it. I…it…" She touched her throat again, rethinking the last few days; well, days to her seeing as she'd been daggered for 90 years.

"Well?" He asked impatiently.

"It must have fallen off when we left the bar that night." She muttered, eyes glancing back at Stefan before landing on her brother, once more confused as to why he'd ever let the doppelgänger bitch so close to him.

"How unfortunate. This will make things much more difficult." Klaus scowled, making the blonde shrug.

"Well find it, Nik. I'm sure we can do a locator spell on it. No problem." Sophia said, giving the hybrid a bright smile.

"Am I the only one at a loss to why you'd allow her to live? Shouldn't you have killed her already?" Rebekah questioned. The three shared a bewildered look before Klaus gave a small laugh.

"Ah, this isn't our dear Katerina, Rebekah. This is Sophia." He introduced.

"Sophia? She's human? So you're going to do the sacrifice?" She asked, amazed after a thousand years he was still so hung up on it. But Niklaus did have a problem letting things go.

"Actually, we've already done the ritual. I'm now a full hybrid." Klaus grinned.

"How's that possible? Shouldn't she be dead?"

"There was this magical elixir. It's a long story. One I'd be happy to share back at the hotel. You look like you could use a nice, long shower and a change of clothes." Sophia stepped in, really not wanting to be there any longer.

"Yes, you're right. You'll just love the modern era, Rebekah. Come on." Klaus steered the witch back towards the door, the silent vampire glancing between the two and the blonde before following.

Rebekah debated refusing simply on principle, but she really did want a shower, so she followed as well. Besides, she really wanted to know everything she'd missed over the years, and Sophia seemed to be her best chance at learning it all.

AN: So? I know it was mostly a retelling of the episode, and I apologize. But I thought it was important to set it up, to show how the characters are reacting to the situation, ya know. Anyway, pleases let me know what you guys think! REVIEWs make me super-duper happy! Plus they keep me in the writing zone. (hint hint)