I'm so so sorry it took me so long to update. The present time takes place after Klaus have broken the curse and left with Stefan. Elijah is still daggered. But the first part is still the 60's.

Chapter 51

Enemy of my enemy

"Welcome home, sir," one of the maids said.

"Hmm," Klaus muttered absent-mindedly. He wasn't in a good mood after running into another dead end. Well, at least he was home now.

"Anna?"

Klaus walked into the living room and saw some human girl sitting on the couch. His eyes narrowed.

"Who are you?"

The girl stood up and started to back away, she seemed quite frightened.

"I asked you a question," Klaus snapped.

"I can explain, sir," Vincent said quickly when he walked in.

Klaus crossed his arms and listened to the younger vampire. Apparently the girl had been here for two days; Anna had saved her from some of his vampires.

"Why is she still here?" Klaus asked tensely.

"Your wife and I have tracked down her family members but so far there hasn't been any luck."

Klaus looked at the girl who seemed to be hiding behind Vincent's back. There was no way that he would let her stay here, he already had enough problems. He gritted his teeth when Anna walked in with a tray.

"Sweetheart, a word," he said and headed to their bedroom. Anna followed him and apparently she already knew what he was going to say. Klaus cursed himself for not getting her a new dog after her previous one had died two months ago. For some reason none of her dogs had liked him and the feeling had always been mutual. But since those things made Anna happy, Klaus was willing to tolerate them. A dog, not some human girl.

"Anna, you know she can't stay here…"

She signed that the girl's name was Maggie.

"Alright, but she still can't stay. But I promise to make sure that she'll have a safe place to stay, I promise."

Anna looked sad but obviously she understood that he was right, this was no place for a child. Not that he really cared, she was just some human. What difference it would make if she would live or die? Nonetheless he was going to keep his promise, the girl would be safe. What ever made Anna happy.

...

Mystic Falls, present time

Damon was running his fingers through his hair while watching the maps in front of him. Where the hell were they? All he knew that he wasn't going to give up, his brother had sacrificed everything in order to safe him. The thought filled him with helpless anger, why did Stefan have to be such a martyr? Then there was Elena, constantly bringing him some newspaper articles about brutal killings across the country. Of course it was Stefan who apparently had gone back to his old ripper ways, but Elena certainly didn't need to know that. Damn Klaus.

There had to be a way to get Stefan back but that meant that he needed some kind of leverage. Unfortunately Klaus was a hybrid now; there was no way to kill the bastard. Damon decided that he needed a drink and headed to the living room. He wasn't surprised to see Elena; probably she had come to ask if he had heard anything about Stefan. Then he noticed that she wasn't alone, there was some strange woman standing next to the fireplace. She had curly brown hair and strange looking eyes. She was wearing black jeans and a white cardigan.

"Don't mind me, I just live here," Damon said and poured himself a drink. "Who's your friend?"

"My name is Ava Wilson," the woman said calmly. "I'm a friend of Elijah's."

That made Damon to stop and take a better look at her.

"I told her everything," Elena said.

That was just great, why shouldn't they trust a complete stranger who said that she was a friend of Klaus' brother?

"So, what brings you here, miss Wilson?" he asked trying to keep his tone light.

"As I already told your friend, Mr. Salvatore, I believe we have a common enemy," the woman replied.

"Really? And who might that be?"

"Klaus. I want to find him."

"Well join the club," Damon muttered and emptied his class.

"I can help you to defeat him," she said.

Right, sure.

"And why would you do that?"

She looked at him calmly.

"Elijah," Elena said.

Apparently she was more than his friend. That was interesting.

"Klaus has one weakness," Ava continued. "His wife."

Damon looked at him disbelievingly.

"He has a wife? It's funny that Elijah never mentioned that when we tried to stop him before the sacrifice."

Ava bit her lip.

"I would imagine that Elijah didn't want to involve her into this."

Damon wasn't completely sure if he believed this woman, but clearly she wasn't a big fan of Klaus' and that was something he could use. If she was telling the truth and Klaus really had a wife, that could change things drastically. If she was telling the truth.

"Alright, miss Wilson, let's have a little chat."

...

Montana

I tried to concentrate on reading but I really couldn't. It had been a month now since Klaus had left to Virginia and I was really starting to get nervous. Sure he texted me every day, apparently he had ran into some complications, but his trip had also been successful. He hadn't told me many details but he had promised to explain everything after he would return. He had also mentioned that he had run into Stefan Salvatore and they were now traveling together. That was strange; I had always thought that Stefan had left with Rebekah, why had he been in Virginia? Something was very wrong here, I could feel it. I stood up and started to walk back and forth in my library. I really hated to be like a prisoner in this house.

"Hi, Anna," Vincent said when he walked in. "Are you alright?"

I sighed and shrugged, I really didn't feel alright.

"Why don't we watch a movie?" he suggested. "Or maybe order some takeout?"

I couldn't help but smile, he was so sweet for trying to cheer me up. Out of all of my bodyguards, he was the only one who I considered to be my friend. I asked had he heard anything from Klaus today. He shook his head.

"No, sorry, but I'm sure he'll be home soon. I mean really, what man would like to be apart from a woman like you?"

Apparently my husband. I sighed again. Even after spending centuries with him, I still couldn't always understand him. I knew that he loved me but he had a very strange way of showing it sometimes. It was like that curse and breaking it was always between us. I doubted that he would ever get rid of his obsession. Would he even care if I wouldn't be here when he would come back? Not that I could go anywhere, my bodyguards made sure of that. I felt depressed.

"Hey," Vincent said and touched my shoulder. It felt good that someone touched me. I was too distracted to notice that his fingers kept caressing my arm.

"You are so beautiful," he muttered.

I looked at him but before I could do anything, he kissed me. That surprised me completely; it was a hungry, almost desperate kiss. I was too stunned to even try to push him away but he stopped by himself looking shocked.

"I…I'm so sorry," he muttered and zoomed out. It took a moment before I understood what had just happened. I really needed to sit down. If Klaus would ever find out about that he would kill poor Vincent. I couldn't let that happen. I almost jumped when my phone suddenly peeped. A message from Klaus.

I miss you, my sweet Anna and I'll be home soon. I have a surprise for you.

He would be home… I smiled and was just about to reply to his message when someone grabbed me from behind. I struggled as hard as I could until a piece of cloth covered my mouth and nose. I fought against the overwhelming dizziness but I couldn't stop myself from passing out. My phone dropped to the floor and the last thing I saw before the darkness was a hand that picked it up.

"This is going to be fun…"