"Get off, I can walk you stupid vampire" Iris hissed he growled and shoved her forward making her fall against the stair case, she kicked out catching him in the crotch, she couldn't help but smirk when he groaned out in pain.
"Fine, fucking walk then" he spat. Iris's jaw clenches and stormed up the stairs they were in Alaric's apartment block.
"Here" he grunted and once again much to her annoyance grabbed her wrist till they arrived at an apartment label '2B' he twisted the door knob and shoved it open
"Who are you?" she heard a familiar voice
"One of Klaus's minions" she recognised that as Katherine
"Lovely to see you Katherine-"
Stefan frowned his nose twitch and eyes widened recognising a familiar scent.
"What are you-"
"Iris" Stefan called out, the unknown vampire stepped aside revealing the raven head.
"Welcome back to the world of the living" Katherine smirked
"Hello to you too, Katerina" Iris rolled her eyes "hello Stef-"
She didn't get the chance to finish her sentence as the younger Salvatore blurred in front of her, he inhaled her scent
"It really is you" but his eyes narrowed on the bite marks and the trail of blood his nostrils flared, "what happened?"
"Theo decided to be a dick" she scowled at the vampire
"Why you-" he went to move forward but much to hers and Stefan surprised Katherine intervened and slammed him against the wall
"Are you really that stupid? Don't mess with her, you've already done enough" the female vampire snarled "Klaus will not be happy with what you done, go and see if he's coming-"
"You can't tell me what to do" he snarled
Both Iris and Stefan watched wide eye "I think you find I can, I'm older so stronger. Go unless you want them to rip you to shreds"
With a hiss he left, Stefan gripped her chin forcing her to look at him; he saw the familiar spark in her eyes
"Iris I thought-"
"That I was dead, well I came back"
"The girl who lived" Katherine commented, Iris nodded at her before she could respond Stefan pulled her into a tight hug
"We, we laid flowers for you and Jenna" he muttered into her hair, he and the others were distraught when they did that, they believed her to be dead. Iris hugged him back, pressing her face into his chest; she would mention Elena but knew that Katherine was most likely be listening.
He pulled back and gently stroked her cheek,
"What are you doing here? And with her?" Iris asked
"She's right, I was supposed to be free of Klaus's compulsion-"
"Well his not dead" Iris commented
"What?" the female vampire hissed at them, Stefan gripped onto Iris's arm as if to make sure she was really there
"We ran into a few complications" he shrugged his shoulders, Iris snorted
"Few? That's an understatement" she muttered
"I need Klaus where is he?" Stefan asked
"What-"but before Iris could finish her sentence Katherine grabbed both Iris and Stefan and shoved them against the wall, she raised her finger to her lips indicating for them to be quiet
"Klaus? I see that Theo managed to get you" Katherine called and stepped back.
Iris remained against the wall hidden behind Stefan as the pair of vampires stepped forward "look who's come to visit?" Iris saw Elijah stepping into the room
"You just keep on popping up don't you?" the hybrid asked, but froze his nose was in the air and sniffed "well, well don't be shy love you can come out"
Iris licked her lips nervously and stepped forward so that she was standing beside Stefan, she avoided looking at him, and her eyes met a pair of oak brown
"Iris" Elijah blurred towards her and before Stefan could blink the raven head was on the other side of the room, he cupped her face, much to Klaus's annoyance "I apologise about-"
"No I get it" she whispered, he nodded and let his eyes take her in, his eyes visibly darkened "What happened to you?"
"I…erm well-I fell?" she answered weakly.
Klaus's eyes narrowed the Originals could read her like a book, he growled and blurred towards her and pinned her against the wall
"Iris-" Stefan shouted and went to rush forward but Katherine grabbed his arms
"Don't" she hissed
"Niklaus" Elijah warned, but he ignored him. Iris shook as he raised his hand to her cheek she felt the pads of his fingers touching her
"Do not lie to me" he growled, and gripped her chin and moved her head in a way so he could clearly see the marks
"Why not?" she scowled "you're nothing to me-"he grinned devishly
"Now that's a genuine lie" he smirked, Iris closed her eyes so didn't have to look at him "you claim you fell, but onto a pair of fangs? Open your eyes" he demanded, she obeyed "Now answer me what happened?"
Iris eyes involuntarily darted towards Theo, the vampire was frightened and she didn't blame him. Klaus smirked "now that's more like it"
Iris let out a breath she didn't even know she was holding in.
"So Theodore what happened?" Klaus asked casually circling the young vampire like a true predator, Elijah moved to stand beside Iris and gently touched the marks, and she let out a hiss when he did so. The blood started to drip once again "I did leave her in your care"
"She wasn't coming willingly, and stabbed me in the back" the raven head could hear his voice shook
"You stabbed him?" Elijah quirked an eyebrow
"With a broom" she admitted sheepishly "in my defence he slapped my bottom"
A slow smirk splayed across Klaus's face "Then what?"
"She ran and I went after her, she wasn't being obedient-"
"I'm not a dog, you a-hole" she scowled at him. Stefan was slightly miffed at how spirited Iris was especially in the current situation.
"I bit her she kept-"
"You. Bit. Her" Klaus snarled "how much did you take?"
Iris blindly reached out to grip Elijah's arm seeing how infuriated Klaus was
"She- she – her blood, I was just supposed to frighten her but her blood is nothing like I tasted before, it's delicious" Theo admitted
"That it is" Klaus smiled disarmingly and glanced over to her he roughly patted his shoulder "Well you've been wonderful Theodore good bye-"
Elijah recognising what his brother was about to do pulled Iris into his arms and forced her face in to his chest, she heard a sickening crunch and a thud.
Iris was blinking hard inhaling Elijah's musky aroma he pulled away, her cheeks were flushed and all she saw a blood pool where Theo once stood but no body.
"You need to be healed" Elijah commented, as Iris stepped away from him
"I'm fine I-"
She was cut off when Klaus appeared in front of her, and her eyes widened seeing his eyes shift into a pair of golden ones, but they were a different shade to hers.
"What are hmf, ergh-" he pressed his bloodied wrist against her mouth, and gripped the back of her neck holding her in place. She felt the rich liquid sliding down her throat when he deemed she had enough he let her go. Iris glared at him and furiously wiped away her mouth
"You-"
"Hush love" he smirked and turned his attention back towards Stefan and Katherine. Iris stormed over to the kitchen and pouted herself a glass of water washing the taste of blood out of her mouth. "Why do you keep popping up?"
Iris stood behind the counter watching the scene,
"I need help for my brother" Stefan said
"Ah you'd have to hold on a tick, you see I have an obligation towards my brother" he indicated to Elijah who was standing behind him "that requires my immediate attention" Klaus then walked off,
"What happened?" Iris asked hurrying over to Stefan
"Tyler Lockwood bit him" she gasped knowing how fatal that was recalling what happened to Rose, she saw him tense and turned around so that she was facing Elijah who walked towards them
"You must understand how important family is, otherwise you wouldn't be here for you brother. You see my brother promised to reunite me with my family-"
Iris's brows furrowed so that was the reason why he hadn't killed him when he had the chance she thought.
"And so I shall" Klaus appeared behind him and without another word stabbed him in the chest with a dagger. The Original screamed out, Iris jumped
"Elijah" she screamed and went to rush forward to aid him but Stefan grabbed her around the waist not wanting her to get hurt "Elijah" she whispered yet again he was being taken away from her, she saw his skin turn ashen grey,
"Ssh" Klaus whispered and pushed him to the ground, Iris eyes remained on Elijah's form and felt Stefan's grip loosen on her and managed to slip through his grasp and ran towards him, but another strong arm wrapped around her waist and she was tossed on to the couch her eyes remained firmly on Elijah's form.
"Don't remove the dagger" Klaus said sternly grasping her chin, her eyes met his, "understand?"
"Yes" she whispered "you gave him your word, why-"
"Hmm, well he was planning to kill me at the ritual love, plus I did keep my word" he smirked and brushed aside a stray lock and moved back.
Stefan witnessed the scene and saw Iris's face dropping, he didn't have much time to contemplate what he could do to comfort her as Klaus blurred towards him, pinning him to a wooden pillar
The hybrid canted his head to the side "Now what am I going to do with you?"
Iris gasped as Klaus plunged a stake into Stefan's stomach
"Stop what-" she went to move forward but Katherine grabbed the back of her torn dress and tugged her backwards
"Don't do anything stupid" she hissed at the raven head, Iris nodded not wanting to make the situation worst
"Do you feel that? Scraping against your heart" Klaus murmured into Stefan's ear loud enough for both Iris and Katherine to hear "the slightest movement and you're dead" he twisted causing Stefan to let out groan of pain, Iris watched on terrified for the younger vampire
"Stop he's just trying to help his brother" Iris shouted out, causing bluish eyes to her emerald orbs
"The witches said you had a cure" Stefan said gruffly as he struggled against Klaus "make me a deal, just give me the cure and I do whatever you want"
Iris bit her bottom lip, she was surprised when Katherine gripped her hand, her eyes snapped towards the brunette but she wasn't sparing Iris a glance, the raven head could see that Katherine actually in some twisted way cared for Stefan
Klaus abruptly pulled the stake out of Stefan causing him to cry out and dropped to the ground and walked towards the breakfast bar, Iris rushed towards his side dropping down beside him
"Stefan" she whispered rubbing his back, his eyes lifted to hers and he gave her a slight nod telling her that he was ok.
"The problem is I don't think you'd be any good to me the way you are now" he said, Iris and Stefan both looked up at him, she saw him as he poured himself some blood from a blood bag into a glass "you're just shy of useless" he finished pouring himself a drink. He strolled over to them and crouched in front of the pair, Stefan's was still clutching his stomach
"I heard about this one vampire" Klaus said "who was always on and off the wagon" his glass went back and forth "for decades, when he was off he was magnificent"
Iris knew that he was talking to Stefan since she was well aware of the fact that he had problems with his bloodlust, it was insatiable hence he had turned to animal blood, Iris always thought that Stefan shouldn't have completely shut down that part of him, no he needed to learn to control his bloodlust.
Iris was brought out of her thoughts when Klaus stood up "In 1917 he went to Montero and wiped out a whole migrant village" Iris was baffled at that, that was Stefan? She idly thought, her eyes travelled over to Elijah's still for, Klaus seeing this grabbed her by the wrist and shoved her towards Katherine
"Hold her" he instructed and then turned his attention back to Stefan. Iris felt Katherine's grasp on her wrist "He was a true ripper" Stefan bowed his head, Iris saw the flash of guilt and shame in his eyes, Klaus took a sip of his drink "sound familiar?" he asked
"I haven't been that way in a very long time" Stefan said his eyes glancing over to Iris, yes he was a changed man, if he was his ripper self he probably would have torn the raven head's throat and sucked her dry.
"Well that's a vampire that I could perhaps make a deal with" he commented and moved towards the younger vampire once again, Iris frowned thinking what was Klaus getting at "and the kind of vampire that I could use when I leave this town" Stefan stood up
"You want him to come with you?" Iris asked stunned
"Not only him" he smirked over to her and his eyes drifted over to Katherine "Katerina, come over here" he instructed, Katherine reluctantly moved forwards and took his offered hand, both Iris and Stefan watched in in confusion, the raven head gasped at what the hybrid did next
He grabbed her hand and bit into it, Iris moved closer so she could see what was happening she saw the werewolf bite on the vampire's wrist, Katherine cried out "No, no, no" she vehemently shook her head in disbelief
Iris eyes widened as Klaus bit into his own wrist and shoved it hard against the female vampire's lips, forcing her to drink his blood he pulled away and wiped his mouth, Iris looked down at the mark on Katherine's wrist and saw it was fading
"Your blood-"Iris breathed looking at Klaus
"Is the cure" Stefan finished, he smirked at both of them
"Gotta love mother nature" he wiped his mouth and moved forward ushering Stefan forward and grabbed Iris's hand taking her along with them "Now let's talk, I'm sure we can all come to an agreement"
Klaus pushed Iris to one of the stools, she dropped down on the stood in between Stefan and Klaus, the younger vampire was on the other end of the counter
"What are you doing?" Iris gagged at the sight where he used the knife and sliced his palm and squeezed it, she saw the blood being dropped into a small bottle
"There it is" he told Stefan, Katherine had settled onto a chair on the other side of the room watching the scene entranced "if you want to save your brother, how about a decade long bender" Iris eyebrows shot to her hairline at that, he was trading the cure for Stefan himself? Klaus looked over Iris's head towards Stefan who staring at the small bottle "you know I have big plans for you, when we leave this town"
"I'm not like that anymore" Stefan replied
"Well that's too bad, you would have a made a hell of a wingman" he then started to pour the contents out into the sink
"Wait" Iris called out grabbing his wrist stopping him but he switched hands and carried on pouring, Iris went to removed her hands but grabbed onto it tightly, she felt the callouses on his palm and glanced down as his thumb stroked the back of her knuckles
"Wait" Stefan snapped
"Well that's more like it" Klaus smirked looking over to him, Iris tried to free her hand but he had none of it and kept his grip firmly on her
"I want you to join me for a drink" he then chucked a blood bag towards Stefan who straightened up and grabbed the blood bag, Klaus raised his glass and smirked and waited, Iris watched as Stefan tore the blood bag open and sipped it, whilst Klaus took a gulp of his own drink "finish it, all of it" he instructed as Stefan pulled the blood bag away, Klaus sighed when Stefan didn't carry on "you do everything I say and I save your brother's life, that would be the deal, but the deal breaker is Iris"
Iris eyes snapped up to meet his "What?"
"No she stays here" Stefan snapped, Klaus eyes narrowed on him
"You're the deal breaker love" he tugged one of her curls and much to her surprise pulled a twig out of her hair "you see I'll save his brother and I believe your friend" he spat the last world out as if disgusted "if you come with us and leave the tragic little town" when she remained silent he started to pour the blood "that's the deal"
"Fine" Iris agreed not wanting Damon to be dead.
"Wonderful, now finish your drink Stefan" he said curtly, Iris slumped against the counter as Stefan started drinking the blood bag, she saw him closed his eyes taking in the taste and emptied the blood bag.
Iris saw Klaus grab another blood bag and threw it to him "again" she knew what he was doing, he was making Stefan give in to his bloodlust, this time the vampire didn't hesitate into ripping it open and drank
"Stefan-"
"Iris why don't you go shower? You're covered in dirt There's some clothes for you in the bathroom" it wasn't a suggestion but a command; he grabbed her by the hips and pushed her into the direction of the bathroom "go" he whispered into her ear.
Iris walked forward till she was in the hallway towards the bathroom and looked over her shoulder to see Stefan growling as he drank, she shook her head and hurried into the bathroom. Iris quickly shut the door behind her, she leant heavily against it, taking in what happened over the last few minutes, she would be forced to go along with Klaus and leave this town, but then again no one besides Klaus, Elijah, Katherine and Stefan knew she was alive, hell Iris didn't even know what happened to Elena.
Iris looked over and saw as Klaus said there would be a change of clothes on the counter, he was right about one thing, she was covered in dirt, the raven head stripped out of the torn dress and turned the shower faucet on. She waited till the water was warm once it was she stepped under the spray and sagged against the tiles. Her head was bowed so that she saw the dirt and grit being washed down into the drain, her mind travelled over to the deal she had made along with Stefan. She knew the brunette would miss Stefan but Damon would be there for her. Iris didn't want to leave her friends behind, but then Death's words rang around her head, she was tied to the Originals including Niklaus. Iris quickly scrubbed herself clean and grabbed the shampoo bottle and washed her head.
Once she was done, Iris blindly reached out and grabbed a dry towel and dried herself off. The raven head sorted through the bundle of clothes that was on the counter, she blushed seeing that he had even managed to get her a bra which was her exact size and a pair of panties, she slipped them on and pulled on the pair of dark denim skinny jeans and a simple red cap sleeve top. She also had a pair of converses. Iris mused for a moment whether Klaus had managed to get someone to go into her house to take her clothes. She once again examined the clothes and realised they were actually all her own.
"Crap" she muttered he was going to take her all along. Her head thumped against mirror she took a deep breath and quickly brushed her hair.
She exited the bathroom and headed back to the main room, Iris eyes widened taking the sight, things had escalated since she left to shower, there was Stefan in the middle of the room knelt down on the floor with empty blood bags scattered all around him
"Looking much better love" Klaus smirked, her eyes moved over to him "I must say I prefer you in dresses though"
"What are you doing to him?" she hissed this wasn't the Stefan she knew. The hybrid blurred towards her till he was right behind her, she felt his chest pressed against her back
"Why bringing out his true nature love" he purred into her ear, she jumped when she felt his teeth nibble her earlobe and bit her bottom lip hard when his hand grasped her hip then rubbed his thumb against the sliver of skin that was exposed, Iris pushed herself away and glared at him "You've got a lot of nerve" she snapped at him her eyes narrowing on his smirking face
"Well thanks for the compliment"
"It wasn't meant to be taken as one" she grouched and knelt down beside Stefan "Stef" but her response was a growl causing her to jump "you need to slow down-"
"Oh but he wouldn't want to do that now would he?" he stood in front of them "he's being very co-operative" he stepped over Elijah's body "It's almost as if you're enjoying it" he told Stefan, Iris was crouching down beside Stefan and her eyes met Katherine who was watching the scene in silence. Klaus then chucked another blood bag down towards Stefan
"He's had enough" Iris scowled at him. A glare from the hybrid caused her eyes to drop on to the wood panelled floor.
"No more" Stefan panted looking up at Klaus, "not until you give me the cure"
"Not until we make a deal" he commented looking at both of them. "It's your choice Stefan you can remain here in Mystic Falls living your life or you can embrace who you truly are" he picked up the blood bag "both of you, leave town with me, and you can save Damon's life"
Iris could see that Stefan was struggling he looked towards the raven head, she could see the conflict in his eyes and wasn't at all surprised when he snatched the blood bag off of Klaus
"Iris?" he questioned, her eyes met his
"Do I even have a choice?" she asked, he smirked she felt Stefan's eyes boring into the side of her face "Fine I'll come"
With that Stefan ripped into the blood bag "That's the spirit" he grinned showing his dimples.
"Arse hole" Iris muttered
"Always had a fiery tongue Iris, I missed it" Klaus smirked at her.
How the hell did Iris like him in the past? She idly thought. The raven head saw him standing up he turned around and walked over Katherine who'd witness the scene
"Sweetheart" he plucked up the bottle from the counter top and walked over to Katherine, he grabbed her by the throat and dragged her on to her feet "take this over to Damon-"
Iris eyes widened knowing that he was probably using compulsion and she was currently on vervaine so it wouldn't work "and come right back"
"You want me to leave?" Katherine asked her eyes flickering over to Stefan's and Iris faces
"No-"
"I can go" Iris quickly stood up "I'll come back-"
"Don't think so love, I'm not letting you out of my sight" he smirked at her over his shoulder "Yes" he replied to Katherine "and if I were you I'd-" she blurred out of the room "hurry" he smiled and dropped down on to a chair facing them
"She'd never take it to him" Stefan managed to get on to his knees, Klaus simply shrugged on response "she'll never take it to him"
"You're a real bastard" Iris spat at him her anger flaring. He smirked and blurred towards her pinning her to the wall, Iris grunted as her back hit the wall
"Tell me something I don't know love" he whispered into her ear. She stiffened as he pressed his lips against her neck
"Don't" she breathed
"Hmm" he inhaled her aroma, Iris let out a quiet gasp as his lip moved against her neck
"What are you doing?" she murmured her skin felt like it was on fire as he pressed his body against her
"Something, something I really want" he whispered huskily
"Stop" she hissed and shoved him back, he moved back voluntarily and cupped her face
"You won't be saying that for long" he smirked and waltzed over to the chair leaving behind a blushing Iris.
"Here you are love" she was thrown a jacket. Iris sat up she was laying down on the couch, her legs were resting on Stefan's lap. She sat up Klaus had been on the phone the last hour, two men had come in and taken Elijah
"We're leaving-"
"What now?" Iris asked
"Yes" was his curt reply "but my things I can't-" he gritted his teeth getting impatient
"Iris-" Stefan didn't get to finish his sentence, as the hybrid gripped her arm and literally pulled her off the couch, and wrapped his arm around her waist
"I think it's time we left this tragic little town don't you?"
"Why are at the barge?" Iris asked her brows furrowing
"We've got to see that Elijah's put away safely" Klaus smirked "come Stefan" he ordered and slammed the car door shut behind him
"Stay here" Stefan told her and followed after the hybrid
Iris frowned and went to open the car door but it was locked, she reached over and to try the other door and found that was also locked "what the-" she spotted Klaus holding the keys up
"Son of a bitch" Iris muttered he smirked and turned around.
Iris groaned and rested her head against the window, she was in the back seat which was a relief she wouldn't want to be near Klaus at the moment, and he was causing emotions that she wasn't accustomed to.
It was about half an hour later when Stefan and Klaus return, the younger vampire slid in beside Iris, she frowned seeing his face
"Stefan?" Iris questioned, and reached up wiping the blood away "what's wrong?" but he looked away she saw guilt flash in his eyes
"He had a snack" Klaus smirked from the front "now come here love"
But she remained where she was "Now" he barked,
Iris scowled and heeded his command, she climbed over the front seat and settled down
"You're turning him into someone he isn't" Iris muttered glancing at Stefan whose eyes were locked firmly out of the car
"Why sweetheart I think I'm doing something right" he smirked "now let's go"
AN: Thanks for the reviews everyone
Klaus and Elijah can see that she hasn't regained her memories but she still would feel something, which is good enough for them
There you have it Iris and Klaus's official meeting, Elijah's out of the picture, and Iris has left town with Klaus and Stefan, and the others par Katherine, Damon, Stefan, Elijah and Klaus of course knows that she is alive
Next Chap the beginning of season 3, so The Birthday episode
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