Chapter 2

The next morning Elena walks into Tyler's hospital room and finds that her blood did the trick. Tyler is standing in front of the window, completely healed. He happens to turn around at this moment and notices Elena has arrived.

"I guess I'm all better." Tyler says. "The doctor on my case thinks it's a miracle and the nurses are all freaking out. I think you're going to have to compel us out of here because they want to keep me here for more observations."

"Won't be too hard." Elena says to Tyler as she comes closer to him. "Now you ready to go? I brought you a change of clothes." She hands him a gym bag she hand been carrying. Tyler takes it from her and goes into the bathroom to get changed out of his hospital gown.

When Tyler comes out of the bathroom he finds Elena compelling a nurse to discharge him. The nurse agrees and lets them leave. As they are walking to Elena's car, hand-in-hand, Tyler turns to Elena and says, "So how are we going to find Klaus?"

"I figured we should just start in New Orleans. It's the last place we knew he was going." Elena responds.

"Probably a better place than any other to start. I just hope we can find him before the next full moon in 2 weeks." Tyler says, a look of dread on his face.

"I'm sure we will." Elena tells him trying her best to soothe him. Although she wasn't so sure herself that they would be able to find him in time, but she would try her hardest to keep Tyler from having to turn on a full moon again, even once.

They reach Elena's car and she opens the passenger side-door for Tyler.

"Shouldn't I be doing that for you?" Tyler objects.

"You were just in a car accident yesterday. I don't think you're ready to drive yet." Elena explains.

"No not really." Tyler says while leaning over to give Elena a kiss and then gets into the car. He grabs the door and slams it shut and waits as Elena walks around the car and gets behind the wheel.

"Next stop, New Orleans." Elena says as she pulls out of the hospital parking lot and begins the drive south to Louisiana. "I hope we can find Klaus or an Original at least."

Before they know it they have reached New Orleans and are driving into the downtown area. "Maybe we should ask someone about Klaus?" Tyler suggests to Elena.

"Well I guess we could see if anyone at this bar here knows anything." Elena says while slowing down in front of the bar and pulling up next to the sidewalk.

Tyler and Elena get out of the car and go inside the bar. They walk up to the bar and sit on bar stools. The bartender is busy with another customer so Elena takes the opportunity to tell Tyler in a hushed whisper, "Now we can't just talk about Klaus with everyone but I figure if anyone is to know about him its a bartender. If he didn't compel them that is." At that moment the blonde female bartender turns her attention towards Tyler and Elena. Elena sees that her nametag says her name is Cami.

"What can I get you guys?" Cami asks happily.

"2 beers, please." Elena informs Cami. While Cami is pouring a bottle of beer into each of their mugs, Elena is trying to figure out how they should ask about Klaus, just in case someone in the bar is supernatural, thus being able to listen from far away, and knows about Klaus. Cami sliding the beers in front of them pulls Elena out of her thoughts.

Elena is about to speak when Tyler taps her on the shoulder and whispers in her ear, "Shouldn't we wait until that guy at the end of the bar leaves?"

Elena whispers back, "Maybe you're right. We can't be too careful."

By the time she is half way through her beer, the guy gets up, drops a $20 on the bar and walks off. Cami picks up the money and cleans up his spot. Elena figuring now is a better time to talk to her than any she says, "Excuse me, Cami."

The blonde turns towards Elena and says questioningly, "Yes?"

"Yeah, um…, hi I'm Elena and this is Tyler." Elena says motioning with her head in his direction. "We were wondering if you knew somebody who lives in New Orleans?"

"Well I meet a lot of people working at a bar. I'm just not too good with names but I might be able to help you." Cami says politely.

"We're looking for Klaus." Elena says in a hushed tone, so no one else but Cami can hear what she said.

Cami pauses from drying the beer mug she is holding and looks around to make sure no one else has come to the bar. Finding it all clear she leans in closer to Tyler and Elena and says cautiously, "Do you know who you're dealing with?"

Elena hesitates not knowing how to answer causing Tyler to take the liberty to speak first, "Yes. We have a very colorful past. You could say I'm an old friend. If you know him please just tell us where we can find him?"

"Well I warned you. While Klaus would be annoyed at me doing this you guys don't seem like much of a threat. No offense. So what could be the harm in giving you directions to his mansion." Cami says warmly and begins jotting down directions on a napkin.

While walking back to the car, directions to Klaus' mansion in hand, Tyler says to Elena, "That was easy. We didn't even need to compel her."

"Not for the lack of trying. She must drink or wear vervain. I figured the only way she would give us answers would be if I compelled her but she told us anyways. I hope we are a little bit of threat to Klaus though. I no longer wish to be a damsel in distress any longer." Elena admits to Tyler as she follows Cami's directions towards Klaus' mansion.

Tyler assures her, "I think you've come along way from having to be rescued by a Salvatore all the time. I hope you get a chance to kick Klaus' ass for all the things he's done to you and all the pain he's caused you."

Elena gives Tyler a warm smile and says sweetly, "Thanks, Ty. You always know how to make me feel better."

Before Tyler can answer her they pull up in front of a huge mansion, presumably Klaus'. Elena parks the car along the side of the road and they both walk up the drive towards the front door. Once at the front door Tyler rings the doorbell and Rebekah answers the door.

"The hell are you doing here?" Rebekah rudely asks Tyler. When she sees Elena with him she adds, "Elena Gilbert, what a way to ruin any perfectly good day." Rebekah says in a mocking tone.

Come back next time to see who else from 'The Originals' will show up in Tyler's pursuit to become a Hybrid once more.