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Chapter 46

"So tell me about this Jersey Shore Damon was talking about" Klaus asked Cassie as the kept walking.

Cassie laughed, "it's a TV show, but that's not what we were talking about." She told him.

"Can I ask what you two were talking about or am I overstepping" Klaus asked wary of making her upset again.

Cassie was quiet for a while "we were talking about the different conversations I had today" she said "I had talked to Elena, Stefan and my dad and Damon wanted to know what was going on."

"Why do you think he wanted to know?" Klaus asked his curiosity piqued.

"Because we haven't told him anything," Cassie answered honestly

"Why? I may not like the commoner but even I have to admit his intuition is pretty good" Klaus asked.

"Stefan and I think Damon and Elena are compelled." Cassie said, "So we haven't been involving them. Which is why they backlashed last night."

"Compelled?" Klaus asked

"Ya, we think Mikael compelled Elena and Damon to be together," Cassie said.

"What would he gain from that?" Klaus asked.

Cassie stopped walking and took a deep breath.

Klaus turned to face Cassie.

"That's what Stefan and I were talking about," Cassie said softly looking straight into Klaus's eyes, "with Damon and Elena together, it frees Stefan up but it also leaves me without whatever Damon and I could have had."

"It frees you to be with me," Klaus said numbly taking in what Cassie was saying.

"Mikael said I was apart of his plan since I arrived" Cassie continued in her soft tone "what if this is it, us getting together."

"Before I killed him the first time, the closest he ever got to me was when he killed my favorite horse. Chopped his head clean off." Klaus said, "Just because I favored it"

"So its something he has done before" Cassie said.

Klaus slowly dropped his hand from Cassie's. Cassie watch him remove his hand and felt herself grow cold.

The two of them stood still neither of them not moving.

"Can we go someone else, private to talk about this?" Klaus asked.

Cassie nodded her head and whispered a location in Klaus's ear.

Klaus picked her up and blurred them away.

Klaus took them to the falls and set Cassie down.

"Why here?" Klaus asked as Cassie led him to the top of the falls where there was a bench.

"This is where I go when I need to think" Cassie said sitting on the table top of the bench that faced the falls.

Klaus sat next to her.

"What are we going to do?" Klaus asked. " Because I think you and Stefan are right, that Mikael wants the two of us together."

"I don't know" Cassie confessed, "I think there is only two options. We can continue to play into Mikael's plan, or we don't"

Klaus shook his head "no, I refuse to believe that this is our only options."

"Do you have a better idea?" Cassie asked still not daring to look at him.

"I refuse to believe that he gets to win with this, I'm not going to let him take something else from me." Klaus said.

"That wasn't an idea," Cassie said.

"How are you doing with this information?" Klaus asked

"I'm angry that Mikael thinks that playing with something like this is ok, how can he call you a monster and yet play with us like its nothing." Cassie told him.

Klaus felt his heart soar at the words she was saying and kept fighting the urge to reach out and kiss her.

"Well love, as much as I enjoy hearing that you don't think I'm that bad, but I meant more with the whole, Damon being compelled thing." Klaus said not really wanting to hear the answer.

Cassie hung her head back and closed her eyes feeling the heat from the sun.

"It sucks that Damon is being compelled but Mikael isn't manipulating my feelings for you, all he did was take away the competition." She told him.

Klaus took a moment then finally he scooted close to her "Cassandra" he said cupping her face.

Cassie opened her eyes, her brown orb shining into his.

Klaus ran his tongue over his lips "when I kill Mikael and the compulsion is going to wear off Damon, his feelings for you are going to run right back to him, if that happens what are you going to do?" he asked.

Cassie turned her body towards him. "Nik, I'm going to say this once so listen. I don't care if Damon feels something for me, because I'm with you. I feel something for you. And when we take down Mikael together, Damon and my sister will be free from his compulsion but that's it. I'm not going to go run straight to Damon."

Klaus crashed his lips to her. Cassie returned it eagerly her mouth parting as Klaus's and hers tongue battled for dominance.

Klaus slowly pushed Cassie down on the table his hands roaming her body while Cassie's hand were playing with Klaus's curls at the nape of his neck.

Klaus trailed kisses down her jawline and to her neck where he playfully nipped the crook of her neck.

Cassie gasped and arched her back when he did, her hands trailed to his lean toned chest.

Klaus's hands pushed the bottom of her shirt up his hands running over her smooth stomach.

Cassie grabbed Klaus's hair and brought his lips back to hers.

Klaus's fingers trailed up and down her bare sides. He heard her moan into his mouth.

The two of them broke apart.

Klaus still straddling her, his hands on her waist. While Cassie's hands remained locked in his curls.

"I guess we made a choice," Cassie said breathlessly.

"I guess we have love," Klaus said.

It was Cassie's turn to kiss his neck. Playfully biting him then kissing the spot right after.

Klaus groaned "Cassandra" he said as she moved to suck on his Adams apple.

Klaus took one hand and buried it into her curls while his other hand kept trailing higher and higher.

Finally, Klaus tugged on her hair pulling her to his lips as the battle began again. Cassie slipped her hands up his shirt, her fingers playing over his toned abs.

Klaus's hand underneath her shirt finally reached her bra, he ran his thumb right along the edge of the material.

He felt her shiver beneath him he smirked against her lips and went to her ear.

"Love, as much as I don't want to stop, not here" he whispered in her hear.

Cassie looked up in him, her eyes filled with lust.

She gulped "right" she said shaking her head trying to clear her thoughts.

Klaus slid off of her as she sat up and fixed her shirt.

They returned back to sitting next to each other.

They were quiet for a while; Klaus enjoyed listening to Cassie's heartbeat as she tried to calm it down.

Klaus's hand reached out and grabbed hers. "I am fully planning on ravishing you love," he whispered in her ear. "But, not on this bench you deserve more then that."

Cassie shivered again as the feeling of his hot breath on her neck.

Klaus pulled back but kept his hand in hers, his thumb tracing over the top of her hand.

"You told me before that you had conversations with Elena and your dad, want to talk about those" Klaus said.

"Well, I can think a something else I would rather do" Cassie said smirking in Klaus's direction. "But as far as Elena, it was just the normal conversation between us."

Klaus stood up from the bench and pulled Cassie along with him. "Why do I have a feeling that this conversation wasn't just a normal one." He said.

Cassie scoffed "it was for us. I yelled, she yelled then said she hated me, I stormed away."

"She said she hates you?" Klaus asked.

"Its fine, like I said its par the course for us." Cassie said.

"Then why are you so sad?" Klaus asked.

Cassie stopped and turned towards him "maybe because we were doing something and now you want to talk" she said coyly running her hands up his thin cotton shirt.

Klaus smirked down at her, he placed his hands over hers "nice try love, but I invented distraction you can't pull it on me." He said "why are you sad, I can see it in your eyes."

"Damon was talking about something before you showed up" Cassie confessed

"He upset you" Klaus growled.

"No," Cassie said "the topic made me think and I guess it made me sad."

"What is it?" he asked.

Cassie plopped down in the grass.

Klaus sat behind her and pulled her close to his chest.

"We were talking about the kids from last night, and how Rin and I were with them." Cassie said. "I don't know how I can make you understand"

Klaus wrapped his arms around her as she laid her head back on his chest. "I'll try my best," he whispered in her ear.

"Those could have been either of our kids." Cassie said so softly, Klaus had to strain to hear her.

"I mean not literality, Rin had her child in the 15th century and well, mine" she trailed off. Klaus tightened his arms around Cassie. "But we were both going to be moms, I always wanted to be a mom even when I was little. And to see those kids all alone and scared. I don't know, I can't explain."

"No love" Klaus whispered in her ear "that makes perfect sense"

"But that's what Damon and I were talking about" Cassie said, her voice a little bit louder.

"And that's why you were so sad" Klaus said, "Because you were thinking of the life you could have had."

"Do you?" Cassie asked as she trailed her fingers of his thighs "ever think of the life you could have had?"

Klaus was quiet for a moment "sometimes" he answered, "If I'm being honest to myself, my siblings all grown up and having families of their own,"

"And you?" Cassie asked, "Would you have had a family of your own."

"I never thought I would be a good father" Klaus answered "but when I think about it I always see myself with Anita, that's it."

"I think you would have been a good dad" Cassie said almost absent-minded.

"Well, it doesn't matter now" Klaus said.

"Are you happy?" Cassie asked, "When you think about what could have been, are you and your family happy?"

"Why so curious love?" Klaus asked.

"Because I see Rebecca and even Kol, they are lonely, eternity is a long time to be without someone who loves you." Cassie said.

"It is" Klaus concurred "but it's an eternity,"

"Eternity means nothing if you don't have someone to share it with" Cassie said.

"Well love, now you have made me sad" Klaus said.

Cassie turned around and smirked. "Well" she said straddling Klaus's lap. "I guess" she leaned in and whispered in his ear "we are going to find something to distract us." She grinded herself against Klaus's lap.

Klaus's growled and grabbed her hips. "Love, if you keep teasing I'm not going to be to hold back." He said.

"That's the point," Cassie said as she trailed kisses down his jawline.

"Cassandra" he groaned, cupping her face to pull them face-to-face. "You told me that I had to work and woo you. I want to do that for you, to show you that I'm serious"

Cassie looked into his blue green orb "really?" she whispered.

Klaus kissed her sweetly on the lips "really" he said against her lips, "I'm going to prove to you and myself that I am capable of not screwing something up."

"Ok" Cassie said nodding, "I understand, but for the record, you're doing extremely well."

"I am?" Klaus asked eagerly, his face lighting up.

"You are" she assured him,

They kissed one more time before Cassie got off of Klaus's lap.

They both stood up and started walking again.

"Feeling any better sweetheart?" Klaus asked.

"I am" Cassie said "thanks"

"Its what I'm here for, distractions and fun" Klaus said smugly.

"Mmm, fun" Cassie said, "I miss fun, its been a rough couple of days."

"You want fun?" Klaus asked, "I'll give you fun"

"What?" Cassie asked.

Klaus didn't answer but just scooped her up and took of running towards he falls.

"Nik," Cassie screamed as the two of the jumped off of the top.

Cassie screamed and Klaus laughed as they hit the water.

Damon walked into the boarding house, thinking about what Cassie had said.

"Stefan" Damon called out.

Stefan blurred into the room where Damon was. "Damon" Stefan said, "What do you want?"

"Is it true?" Damon asked as he poured himself a drink, "that you think Elena and I are being compelled?"

"Cassie told you?" Stefan asked

"Ya, we have that kind of relationship, you know if one of us is being compelled we let each other know." Damon spat out.

"Would you have believed me if I was the one to tell you" Stefan countered pouring himself another drink.

Damon didn't answer Stefan but just glared at him.

Damon's phone rang breaking the Salvatore stare down.

"Hello" Damon answered.

Stefan couldn't hear the other person on the phone and had to rely on Damon's side either.

"I'm on my way" Damon said hanging up the phone.

"What was it?" Stefan asked

"That was Liz, something happened to Alaric" Damon said before shutting the door and leaving.

Cassie and Klaus were walking back to the bench where there phones and such where sitting.

Just as they arrived Cassie's phone went off.

"Jeremy" Cassie answered with a smile on her face.

"What?" she asked, her face shocked.

"Jeremy calm down" Cassie said. Klaus walked over to her.

"Ok, I'm on my way" Cassie said hanging up the phone.

"Love?" Klaus asked

"Its my dad" Cassie answered "can you take me back to his apartment"

Klaus nodded and the two of them speed off.

Once they arrived Cassie and Klaus walked straight into the apartment.

"Dad?" Cassie called.

Jeremy, Damon, and Liz were all standing in the front room.

Alaric was lying on the couch.

Dead.

"Dad" Cassie whispered, her knees giving away a little bit. Klaus caught her and they walked over to the rest of the group. Klaus sat her down on a chair.

"Cass" Jeremy said walking over to her, "listen when I came over he had a knife in him"

"What?" Cassie asked looking up to her brother.

"He had his ring on, so I killed him because I'm supernatural," Jeremy said grabbing her hand. "He is going to come back"

Cassie nodded her head telling Jeremy that she understood but Jeremy couldn't help but notice her body was still shaking slightly.

Klaus walked over to Liz and Damon.

"What happened?" Klaus asked.

"It looks like a break in," Liz said "he was stabbed in the stomach with this," she told him holding up an evidence bag with a stake in it.

"A stake?" Klaus asked taking the bag.

"He is the third" Damon told him, "the medical examiner, Caroline's dad, and now Alaric."

"All with a stake?" Klaus asked looking at Liz

"All with the same set of stakes" Liz confirmed.

"Leads?" Klaus asked as he glanced back to Cassie and Jeremy.

"None" Liz said "except whoever is doing this, knows about vampires and knows who is on the council."

Klaus nodded.

"I have to get back to station" Liz said "call me when Alaric wakes up"

Damon nodded and walked Liz back to her car.

When Damon had returned he noticed everyone was still in the same spots.

"Well, we have some time" Damon said talking to Klaus "Ric, likes to be dramatic when it comes to coming back from the dead."

"So tell me Klaus, why are you Cassie soaking wet?" Damon asked looking Klaus up and down.

"We fell in some water," Klaus answered. "Heard you are being compelled by Mikael"

"I heard that to," Damon asked "turns out your daddy enjoys playing matchmaker as a hobby."

Klaus growled.

"Are you ok?" Cassie finally asked, looking at Jeremy.

"I'm fine" Jeremy reassured "this isn't the first time that I've seen Alaric come back from the dead."

"And he just comes back" Cassie asked, "nothing is wrong with him?"

"Nope" Jeremy said, "He comes back Alaric. Why?"

"Because this isn't natural," Cassie said, "all magic has consequences, and this ring lets him come back from the dead for nothing."

"We will worry about that when we figure out who is killing the town council members, love" Klaus said walking over to Cassie "I promise"

Klaus turned to Jeremy "how are you doing?" he asked him.

Damon and Jeremy were looking at Klaus in shock.

"I… I" Jeremy mumbled trying to formulate words.

"I know that killing people drives your hunter instincts" Klaus explained.

"Oh" Jeremy said, "No, I'm fine killing someone I care about pretty much sobered me up"

Cassie squeezed Jeremy's hand.

Alaric gasped and shot up.

"See" Damon exclaimed, "I told you dramatic"

"Dad" Cassie said shooting over to her dad; she grabbed him in a hug.

"Cass" Alaric said wrapping his arms around her.

He looked over Cassie's head to Damon and Klaus "what happened?" he asked.

"What do you remember mate?" Klaus asked.

"I was grading papers and then I blacked out," Alaric explained.

Cassie pulled back a little bit but didn't let go of him. "You were attacked" she told him "like the medical examiner was with a stake."

"You called me so I came over" Jeremy said "and when I saw you, I snapped your neck so you could come back because I was supernatural."

Alaric nodded as he processed the information. "Thanks" he said to Jeremy.

"So you don't remember who stabbed you?" Cassie asked him.

"No" Alaric answered truthfully.

"Alaric Saltzman" Damon teased "vampire hunter, taken down by a serial killer." He handed him a drink.

Alaric downed the drink, and handed to cup back to Damon.

"Ok" Klaus said, "I'll go to the station and tell the sheriff Alaric is alive"

Cassie stood up and walked over to him "he doesn't know" she said running her hands through her wet hair. "Where are we going to start?"

"Right now" Klaus said placing his hands on her shoulders. "I'm going to go talk to the sheriff and you are going to be with your father, then we are going to change into clean clothes and play Nancy drew."

"Ok" Cassie said nodding "call me when you're done with the sheriff"

"I will do" Klaus said leaning down and placing a kiss on her lips "stay safe."

He blurred away and Cassie walked back over to the rest of them.

"I'm going to go tell the rest of the Scooby gang what happened" Damon said turning to Cassie.

"Ok" Cassie said.

Damon kept standing there.

"What?" Cassie asked seeing him.

"No goodbye kiss" Damon asked smirking.

"That's what Elena is for" Cassie said slapping him on his chest lightly, "and the sooner you go, the sooner you can get your kiss"

Damon placed his hand over where Cassie slapped him "you wound me" he teased before blurring away.

"Ok, dad go get cleaned up" Cassie said "your still covered in blood."

Alaric nodded and got up, walking to his bedroom.

Cassie silently walked over to the kitchen and grabbed a bucket to fill it with water.

"Cass" Jeremy said walking over to his sister "I have work"

"Ok" Cassie said nodding "Jeremy go, I'll clean up."'

"Cass" Jeremy said grabbing her hand "I don't have to go"

"Go, Jer." Cassie said softly "go live a somewhat normal life."

Jeremy pulled Cassie into a hug, "I'll call you on my break." He said.

Cassie nodded and Jeremy left.

Cassie filled up the bucket and grabbed a rag. She walked over to the spot where Alaric's blood covered the floor and rug.

She kneeled down and started to scrub.

She kept scrubbing until Alaric came back in.

"Everyone gone?" he asked.

Cassie nodded "Jeremy had work, he had to kill you, cleaning the mess is the least I could do."

"Cass" he said grabbing her arm and gently pulling her up.

"He is sixteen and a half" Cassie said, "He shouldn't have had to do this."

"There are a lot of things that none of us should have had to do" Alaric countered.

Cassie nodded and kneeled back down to finish cleaning.

"You don't have to do that," Alaric said.

"You said, that you were grading papers" Cassie said ignoring him "but Jeremy said you called him after you were stabbed."

"But I don't remember anything" Alaric said

"Where you hit on the head or something?" Cassie asked.

"I honestly can't remember, I was grading papers then I woke up and everyone was standing around me on the couch." Alaric said.

Cassie finished up and walked over to the kitchen to empty the bucket.

"Cassie, please talk to me," Alaric pleaded.

Cassie shook her head, her hands still shaking. "You died," she said.

"I came back," Alaric said.

"You were dead," she whispered again turning towards Alaric

"Come here" he said pulling her into a hug. Alaric could feel Cassie's entire body shaking.

Cassie ran to her dad and buried her face into him, inhaling his scent.

"I will come back every time with my ring, I promise" Alaric said.

"good, " Cassie said into his shirt "because I just got you back, I'm not letting you go"

AN: Ok! here we go, leave your thoughts, comments, if you have any crack theories or ideas running through your heads tell me, i love to hear what you guys think!