Ava sighed audibly, she was irritated and annoyed, and she had been stuck in back of the SUV.

"How about we play a game to pass the time?" Klaus suggested glancing over his shoulder

The fairy shook her head "No knowing you your idea of a game would be how far can you kick a puppy" she sniped. Earning a chuckle from the hybrid

"Scary how well you know me, isn't it love?" he smirked Stefan's eyes flitted between the pair.

Ava rolled her eyes and leant back against her seat, she felt the car slowing down causing her to perk up, and she needed to stretch her legs since Ava had been in the back of the car for about three hours. And she was feeling rather peckish. Stefan frowned as he peered out of car window; they had pulled into what looked like a warehouse.

"Welcome back to Chicago Stefan. And welcome Ava." Klaus declared.

Ava's eyes bugged out, they were in Chicago. In a weird way she was excited to be here. She knew that there were amazing things here. Such as An Institute of Chicago. Or the Field's museum from the stories that Gran told her, they were many things in Chicago that people could do.

Klaus exited the car, whilst Stefan ushered Ava out, he placed his hand on the small of her back, guiding her forward

"We really need to get you a cane again" Stefan muttered.

Ava sighed and shrugged her shoulders "Hmm…"she could hear the sound of a heavy metal door being opened.

"What are we doing here?" Stefan asked with a frown on his face.

"Well I know how much you loved it" Klaus smirked as the younger vampire stepped forward to admire the scene. "Bringing back memories of the good old ripper days?" he asked aloud. Ava felt a cool breeze against her skin and sighed. She took a step forward close to the edge. Before she takes another step forward Klaus grabbed the back of her top.

"You were in Chicago?" Ava asked curiously, she didn't know much about Stefan's life before he arrived in Mystic Falls. All she got was that he regretted most of his past.

"I blacked out for most of it" Stefan placed his hands on his hips.

"Figures" Ava muttered and licked her lips; she relaxed when she felt the hybrid's hand leaving her. "So anything?"

"A lot of blood and a lot of party" Stefan murmured, gazing out the city, it was lit up with bright lights. So you could hardly see the stars, it was a vast difference between Chicago and Mystic Falls. "The details are all a blur"

Klaus took a step forward so that he was standing beside Ava "Well that is a crying shame. The details are what make it legend"

Ava cocked an eyebrow at that. "Details? What kind-"

"Do you ever not talk?"

"Would you rather I be a moody bitch like you?" she asked smartly

"You really-"

"Oh shut up" she snapped and stalked back to the car

"What's wrong with her?" Klaus frowned, Stefan shot him a look making the hybrid roll his eyes "Is it her time of the month?"

"I'M HUNGRY" she shouted "Now hurry through memory lane so we could get something to eat?" she called and slammed the car door shut.

Ava groaned and rubbed her aching temples. The window was down so she was able to hear what Klaus was saying.

"Word was the ripper of Monterey got lonely" Klaus started his tale and glanced over his shoulder and made out a mass of golden hair peeking out of the window "so he escaped to the city for comfort" he said. They were then thrown into a story. "It was great. Everything was off limits back then so everything was so much fun"

Ava was now resting her elbows on the window; she wished she could see the sights. "Chicago was magical"

"It is" Ava uttered, Stefan looked over to the fairy and saw the look of excitement on her face, which he hadn't seen for a couple of weeks, "did you know they got a museum, dedicated to dinosaurs? And an Art museum, their sculptures are famous"

Stefan nodded "Yeah, I can see it now. But back then I can't remember anything" he walked away from the doorframe as Klaus closed the heavy metal door behind him.

"I guess it's back to business then" he declared. Ava sighed and rested her chin in her hand. She knew he wanted to find out why his hybrids weren't working. The fairy knew it was most likely because Elena was still alive. He couldn't know she was though.

"Why are we still with you?" Stefan turned on him "we have our fun-"

"And your hybrids failed. End of story. You can't magic them up" Ava said

"We're going to see my favourite witch. If anyone can help us with our problem it's her" Klaus said, "budge up sweetheart"

Ava slid across the seat and tried to remain calm. They were going to see witch, oh god they were going to figure out that Elena was alive. Stefan clamoured into the car and shut the door behind him.

"Isn't it a bit late to be trepanising through Chicago?" Ava questioned, wanting to buy some time for them.

"Hmm…it's only a car ride-"

"Ava is right. She gets hungry and grumpy when she is tired. We should go see this witch in the morning. When we're fresh and everything" Stefan added.

Ava was offended, she did not get grumpy when she was tired "You prick" she blurted out

"Ava-"Stefan warned

"Oh right…yeah I'm hungry…and tired. I need to sleep. I unlike you do have human tendencies" Ava muttered

"Well sleep now and eat at my witch's place" Klaus shrugged his shoulders. Ava scowled

"I wanna go sleep in a bed. Not in a car and…and I'm hungry."

Stefan had to hand it to the teen she could appear very annoyed. "Ava-"

"I swear to god, if we don't stop for the night I'll just whine, whine, and whine and guess what?" she said loudly "whine" she and Stefan finished off in unison.

"Fine" Klaus snarled "we'll stop for the night" he reluctantly agreed.


Ava was currently sitting at the bar; they had decided to stay the night in a hotel. And the fairy managed to get her own room, which was something. She was looking forward to spending the night in an actual bed.

"Hi" she heard a voice to her left. It was a man "So can I buy you a drink?"

"Sure" Ava smiled sweetly, making sure to keep her eyes down.

"What'd you like?"

"Hmm…a coke and rum if ya don't mind"

The man nodded "I'm Dylan…"he said as he waved the barman over he ordered them their drinks. "Here ya go" he slid Ava's drink over to her "So you are…?"

"Not interested. Thanks for the drink bye" Ava picked up her beverage, and sighed when she tasted the rum.

"Hey I bought you a drink" the man snapped. Ava flared at that, her eyes snapped up and he grinned seeing she was blind. "You should be grateful-"he placed his hand over hers which was on the bar-top.

"Wait so you offered me a drink and I should be grateful because I took it?" she questioned in a tone as if testing the man's sanity.

"Well-"

"Oh I get it" Ava said loudly "You're a major dick" the man's cheek turned bright red when he saw the stares he was getting from the other patrons of the bar. "Ladies-"she called out to the room and climbed on top of the bar.

"Hey babe-"the barman started

"Look another sexist remark" Ava exclaimed "listen ladies. Don't you find it piss-taking when a man offers to buy you a drink and you do indeed take it. They expect payment in a form…of I don't know-"

"Sex-"a portly woman shouted "It's disgusting. They wanted to buy a drink and they think they get one seedy night out it."

"It's disgusting" Ava nodded violently

"Listen honey-"

"Shut up Clyde" the female bartender snapped at her co-worker "let her speak." She whacked him on the back of the head with a cloth.

"Thank you…"Ava trailed off not knowing the woman's name

"Janet" she nodded "And she is so right. Men are so sexist…just because I pour them drinks they think I do another service. Pigs"

"Amen sister, amen" a dark skinned woman declared also standing up "let it off your chest. Men these days are…shameful."

"Hey" one of the men in the room yelled "we're not all like that"

"True" Ava agreed. "But what's with men picking up women at the bar-"

"Well they're asking for it then innit?" a bleached blond haired man scoffed. He looked like a thug "I met this bird once and-"he whistled "spent a hundred bucks on a date for her and guess what? She didn't put out-"

Ava tutted "See right there. You shit. So what you spend a hundred bucks and you expect sex? Women aren't prostitutes-"

"The way they dress say otherwise" one man muttered earning glares from all of the women that surrounded him

"You did not say that. Steve" Mary, his girlfriend shook her head.

"You know this dick?" Janet frowned.

"That dick is my husband" the woman retorted

"Did she just call me a dick?" Steve gaped at the barwoman.

"She kind of did" Ava told him.

"And you-"Mary rounded on Janet "who do you think you are? Calling my hubby a dick. You bitch" she spat

"I'm a bitch? You're a slag who married a douche of a man" Janet snarled.

Ava bit her lip, well this evening wasn't going the way she expected it.

"Oh I love a good girl fight. Boobs and OWW-"Dylan yelled when Ava kicked him hard in the back sending the man careening forward into the crowd. There was a domino effect since he also knocked several people down.

Soon enough the bar was in chaos. Janet had been dragged over the bar-top and was currently having a fight with Mary. Steve was getting hit by a bunch of handbags…and other people were just drunk and wanted a fight. Ava hopped off the bar and sighed

"Well…this peaceful night went to hell" she muttered under her breath and just managed to dodge getting hit over the head by a stray bottle. Ava opted to hit the floor and get out that way. She crawled on all fours and was about to go through the gap that separated the bar from the rest of the room. She paused when her elbow hit a bottle. She could hear shouts and yells. Ava grabbed the bottle, and uncapped the top. She held it up to her nose and nodded "Bourbon" she muttered and sighed. It reminded her of Damon; with that thought in her mind she downed it.

"Oh yeah now I get it" she muttered and carried on crawling. Ava weaved through the crowd and exited the bar. Klaus frowned and took in the sight of Ava with a bottle of bourbon.

"I thought you were tired? That's why we had to stop" he frowned

"I am…so I'm off to bed" she declared and took another swig "excuse me-"

"I'll take this-"he went to take the bottle, but Ava yanked it away

"Go to hell. You took my life so you're not taking this. Jerk" she stalked off, leaving behind an amused hybrid. He shook his head and opened the door to the bar. He gaped at the scene

"Damn…fairy knows how to start a party" he smirked and waltzed in.


Stefan dried his hair and his heightened hearing could pick out Ava's light footfalls. Their bedrooms were next to each other. He peered out of it and was somewhat relieved when he saw that she was alone.

"Ava-"he frowned when she bumped into a side table that was located in the hallway. She knocked a plant pot over "Are you drunk?" he spotted the bottle in her hands

"Ssh Stefan" Ava giggled, she had spent the last ten minutes wondering around taking sip after sip of the bourbon, it was working just as well as Klaus's blood. "People will hear you….underage drinking is a big no-no"

Stefan scowled and grabbed the bottle out of her hands

"Hey…skank" she declared and yelped when she was dragged into the hotel bedroom.

"Go to bed now" he ordered

"Why? Why should I do anything you say?" Ava muttered as Stefan pulled off her shoes and literally pushed her into the bed. And pulled the covers over the petite teen's form

"Ava-"

"You're not my dad Stef…I want a dad though" she yawned her eyes were drooping closed "dads are meant to care right Stef? Do you care?"

Stefan sighed, god he desperately wanted to get Ava away from Klaus. The hybrid was doing more damaged than he realised to the little fairy. "I care Ava" he brushed his fingers against her cheek. Ava smiled sleepily, the bourbon made her flushed and dizzy.

"Good…I do as well…"she rolled over "I miss Damon….he'd hate me though now" she said. Stefan frowned and pushed aside her blond curls

"Ava he doesn't-"

"He would…I drank Klaus's blood….and he…I want Damon. He makes me happy" she muttered and drifted off.

Stefan sighed "I miss them too." He uttered and kissed her temple. Stefan exited the room but not before he turned the light off.


Ava sat up in confusion, "What the hell?" she muttered; she felt the grassy ground against her bare legs. "Where the fuck am I?" she could hear the birds chirping and laughter, wherever she was it was a place full of happy people.

"Can't swear in Fairy world honey" a familiar voice called out. Ava was full of excitement when she heard that particular voice.

"GRAN?" she yelled

"Honey I'm right here not deaf ya know-oh no Ava don't-"Claudine tried to warn her but the blond didn't listen and launched herself in the direction of Claudine's voice but Ava went straight through and landed face first on the floor.

"Ok…oww" Ava muttered "what the-"

Claudine rolled her eyes and knelt down in front of the teen "Ava you're not dead, so you're not solid" she murmured, her eyes narrowed something was seriously wrong with the young fairy.

Unlike last time when they met in this world, the petite teen was emitting a white light around her being…but now there was hardly any light left if there was it was shrouded in darkness. "Oh dear god" Claudine muttered this never happened to their kind before.

"Gran what's wrong? You missed a show or something…hang I'm curious what do you do here all day?" Ava asked aloud "I'm mean you lot don't prance about all day do ya? Because that's weird and-"

"Ava have you been drinking the hybrid's blood?" Claudine demanded

"Erm…no?"

"Ava do not lie to me" she scowled

Ava swallowed "What if I am? It makes me forget how shitty my life has been recently and it tastes so…god Gran you know that Whisky you kept for special occasions. Well it's like ten-no a hundred times better than anything else"

Claudine's face was a picture of horror "oh God Ava. You need to stop taking his blood-"

"Why? It's not doing any harm, and I feel great" the teen shrugged her shoulders.

"No Ava, Niklaus is taking your light-"

"OK Gran I think you had too much to drink here" she shook her head and stood up but stumbled over the skirts of her dress. Like her visit beforehand here, Ava was wearing a floor-length gown.

"No Ava listen to me. Your light is fading I can see darkness in you, Ava, Ava-Ava-"

"Ava, come on love wake up"

Ava gasped and abruptly sat up, damn this was some odd dream she ran her hand down her face "Who're you?"

"Really sweetheart asking me that? Thought you would recognise my voice"

"Oh fucks sake it's you" Ava grumbled realising that once again Klaus was her wakeup call "go away prick"

She winced when she felt his sudden death grip on her chin, "Listen love. I am not in the mood to listen to you whine. So get dress now" he snarled. He noted that her pupils seem to have gotten darken when he gave her a direct order.

Ava easily complied much to Klaus's satisfaction "Ok" she muttered and literally fled from the room. She shut the door behind her and leant against it. The fairy frowned she would've usually argued with the hybrid, but didn't have the will to do that.


"So your witch runs a bar?" Ava commented, she, Stefan and Klaus were at Gloria's. The fairy thought that this witch must be something else, since the hybrid raved about her.

"Looks like that" Stefan muttered, he was keeping a hold of Ava's hand and led her into the bar. The younger Salvatore took in the area; he was surprised to see that this place was still standing.

"Looks familiar doesn't it?" Klaus commented seeing the look on Stefan's face.

"Can't believe this place is still here" Stefan murmured, Ava held out her hand and felt a wooden railing in front of her. The fairy rested her elbows against it.

"You got to be kidding me" a female voice rang out.

"So a hybrid walks into a bar says to the barman-"

"Stop" the woman commanded, Ava assumed that this must be the infamous Gloria "you may be invincible but that doesn't make you funny"

"Ha" Ava snorted "told you that aren't funny douche"

Gloria smiled at that and looked over to the other vampire "I remember you" she nodded

"Yeah you're Gloria" Stefan pointed out "shouldn't you be-"

"Old and dead? Now if I died who would run this place?" the witch murmured

"Well" Ava began "If you're actually asking how about some family members…or you could sell it but-"

"It was a rhetorical question dear" Gloria chuckled,

"Gloria is a very powerful witch" Klaus revealed

"I can slow the ageing down, herbs and spells. Don't worry it'll catch up to me one day" the witch informed the trio. "Now who's this little treasure?" her eyes landed on the blond. "Never saw you before?"

"Because I've never been in Chicago" Ava countered. Gloria took a step forward and held out her hand.

"It's nice to meet you-"the witch noted the milky overlay of her green obs. She was blind the witch deduced. So she sought out Ava's hand. As soon as the two supernatural creatures hands touch both of them jolted.

Ava whistled "You're powerful"

"Right" Gloria's lips thinned "you're a fae." The witch looked over to Klaus; Stefan didn't miss the way she seemed to glare at the hybrid.

"Stefan, why don't you take Ava over to the bar? And fix us up something" Klaus ushered them away.

"Blatant rouse to get rid of us" Ava muttered as Stefan lightly pushed the fairy towards the bar.

"I know that" Stefan whispered "stool is right in front of you" he instructed.

Ava hopped onto it "So Stef a rum and coke if ya don't mind" she grinned

Stefan cocked an eyebrow "Do I look "high?"

"I can't exactly see ya can I" Ava rolled her eyes and idly tapped her fingers on the bar-top.

Meanwhile across the room, Gloria and Klaus were talking in hushed tones "You're feeding her your blood" she glared at the hybrid

"And what if I am?" he smirked sitting down.

"You are aware what's happening to her right?" Gloria scoffed "oh of course you do. This is a dangerous thing Klaus you shouldn't-"

"I didn't come here to discuss my fairy. You know why I am here" Klaus growled, the witch backed off and they went down to business.

Ava heard the sound of a drink being set down in front of her. She picked it up and took a sip. And dramatically sighed "No rum Stef-"

"You're underage" he rolled his eyes. They both quietened down wanting to know what Klaus and Gloria were talking about.

"I know why you're here" Gloria sat down as did Klaus "A hybrid out to make more hybrids. That news travels kind of fast"

"So what am I doing wrong?" Klaus asked.

Ava was grateful that her back was to the scene, she knew what went wrong as did Stefan. All they had to do was hope and try to keep Klaus from finding out. "I broke the curse-"

"Obviously you did something wrong" Gloria countered, Ava took another sip of her drink. She wished it was rum now. "Look every spell has a loop hole, but a curse that old? We have to contact the witch who created it."

"Well that would be the Original witch" Klaus murmured. Ava licked her lips, so there was an Original witch now? She briefly wondered if the witch was somehow related to Klaus and Elijah since they were also Originals. "She's very dead"

"I know, and for me to contact her I need help" Gloria stated. Ava set her empty glass down and tucked in a stray curl behind her ear. She heard the sudden sound of Stefan slamming the bottle of alcohol down, she frowned. Her attention had shifted from the pair behind her to the vampire in front of her.

"Stefan? What's wrong?" Ava asked she could hear him ripping something down from the wall.

"What is this?" Stefan asked with a frown on his face

Klaus stood up and walked over to the pair "Why I told you Stefan" he came to stand behind Ava "Chicago is a magical place"

"This is me with you" Stefan uttered "in the twenties"

Ava's eyes widened "Wait you knew Stefan before coming to Mystic Falls?" she asked


"So your answer to answering our questions is to rush back to the warehouse?" Ava asked, "and I'm tired-"

Klaus cleared his throat and opened the door; she was being dragged by Stefan

"I don't understand" Stefan snapped getting annoyed "Why don't I remember you?"

Their footsteps echoed around the empty warehouse "You said it yourself that time had a lot of dark holes" Klaus responded

"Holes that you can fill in for him" Ava piped up; she also wanted to know how Klaus knew Stefan back then. "Not in a gay way though" she added realising what she had just said.

"You knew me why haven't you said anything?" Stefan said loudly.

"I'm a little busy right now. Memory lane would have to wait" Klaus said smartly not really caring about what Stefan had just found out. But the younger vampire didn't want to wait so grabbed the hybrid's arm forcing him to come to a stop. Ava stumbled into Stefan's back

"What the hell is going on?" Stefan scowled. "Answer me"

Klaus removed Stefan's arm. "Let's just say we didn't get off to a brilliant start" he smirked knowingly "to be honest I hated you"

"Oh I think we've getting another story" Ava commented and once again they were thrown into a tale.

"Bloody hell Stef, you don't mooch around." She exclaimed "you got off with his sister?"

Stefan's eyes bugged out, surprised about what he learnt "Wait so I knew another Original vampire?"

"If you can't handle it don't ask" Klaus simply said and walked towards a coffin.

"Damn this world is small" she muttered as Stefan led her over to the hybrid. Klaus opened the lid of the coffin, revealing a beautiful blond haired woman, her skin was grey a clear sign of her being immobile.

"I don't recognise her" Stefan shook his head as Klaus gazed down at his sister

"Don't tell her that. Rebekah's temper is worse than mine" Klaus murmured.

Ava rolled her eyes "Wonderful…a female Klaus just what we need" she said sarcasm was dripping from her tone.

"I'm one of a kind love. You should know that" Klaus smirked, but it was wiped off of his face by Ava's next comment.

"Says the man who wants to create more of himself. Not really a one of a kind are ya?"

"Shut up" Klaus ordered Ava scowled and crossed her arms across her chest. He pulled out the dagger from Rebekah's chest. "Time to wake up little sister"

Ava swallowed she felt a sense of trepidation when he uttered those words. "Any day now Rebekah, she's being dramatic"

"Technically not" the fairy piped up "When Elijah was daggered it took him a whole night to wake up, he was only daggered for about a week or so. She's been daggered since twenties. So it might take some time"

"Thank you for your input" Klaus rolled his dark blue eyes.

"You're being sarcastic right?" Ava asked,

Stefan cleared his throat "Just tell me what's going on. I mean you obviously want something from me right?"

"Well you do have many useful talents" Klaus nodded "in fact I learned some of my favourite tricks from you" he grinned baring his teeth.

Ava quirked an eyebrow, now she was interested. Klaus then told them of Stefan's alteration with a man named Liam Grant. They were leaving the warehouse, since the hybrid wanted to take them somewhere.

"Stefan you are some sick shit" Ava exclaimed shaking her head.

"You just realised sweetheart?" he took her hand and guiding her out of the warehouse. "I was your number one fan Stefan."

"Why should I believe any of this?" Stefan trailed after them

Ava was halted when Klaus came to a stop, he turned to face the guard "When she wakes up tell her to meet us at Gloria's bar, and then volunteer your carotid artery and let her feed until you die" Klaus compelled the man, who nodded. And then started to stroll out again

"Where are we going?" Ava asked as she was forced to go along with him.

"Well you and Stefan think I'm lying but Stefan and I knew each other. You entrusted me with one of your secrets and I'm going to prove it to you" Klaus declared, Ava felt the sun beaming down on her skin. She inhaled the Chicago air

"How?" Stefan questioned

"We're going back to your old apartment" he replied

"So while you are going to back to the memory lane. Mind if I go get something to eat?" Ava asked

"No. you're coming with us" Klaus uttered. Ava scowled hating the notion of being told what to do.


"Dude anywhere you can live in Chicago and you chose a dusty old apartment?" Ava exclaimed as they climbed up the stairs of Stefan's old apartment block.

"It had a prime location" Stefan uttered, Klaus was leading the way, Ava was following behind and Stefan was bringing up the rear

"Prime location?" she snorted "what were there an all-girls school round the corner?" Ava uttered

"Well…-"

"Holy crap on a cracker, there was?" Ava's eyebrows shot to her hairline. "Damn…you're-wow-you was so fucked up"

"Thanks Ava" Stefan drawled, she yelped when she tripped and slammed her face in Klaus's back. Stefan grabbed her arm to keep the teen steady.

"Careful love"

"I hate you" she sniped as they kept on walking. Ava could hear their shoes echoing in the empty corridor

"As if I already don't know that" Klaus grinned glancing over his shoulder "a charming little place you have here Stefan"

"Yeah if you like dust" Ava licked her lips, she kept walking but was forced once again to stop. Klaus stepped in front of her seeing that the door was missing its handle. He pushed the door open revealing an empty room.

Ava walked in and could smell the musk in the air. Klaus followed after her "Do you feel that? is anybody here?" he turned to face Stefan, the younger vampire blinked and stepped over the threshold

"It's been vacant for decades. People must break in all the time" Stefan uttered, as Ava walked further into the room, her thighs bumped into a table

"Ava is anyone here?" Klaus asked the fairy. she knew what he wanted to do and pulled up the barriers within her mind

"Oh my god Ava…it's me Elena. Are you ok? Please be ok. I miss you so much come home please" Ava's eyes snapped open and took a step back; she abruptly pushed the barriers up once again.

"Anything?" Klaus asked his eyes narrowing

"No" Ava forced out "no one is here." She cleared her throat and held out her hand to guide herself forward. Ava managed to locate the bed and plopped down on the edge of it. What the hell was Elena doing here? Did she have a death wish? She thought. Ava swallowed realising that if the doppelganger was here, that meant Damon was most likely to be around.

"Why did you bring us here?" Stefan asked he immediately knew that there was something wrong with Ava.

"Because your friend Liam Grant the one who drank his wife's blood-"Klaus moved around the room, and finally settled down next to the fairy. She fiddled with the belt of her dress and nervously played with the hem of her skirt. "I could never figure out why you wanted to know his name." he stood up "and then you told me your little secret, it was all part of your special little ritual."

"What would you do with his name?" Ava asked

"To write it down" Stefan said remembering that

"To relive the kill over and over again" Klaus finished off; he walked over to the hidden closet where the doppelganger was currently hiding. Ava bit down on her bottom lip hard, when she heard him opening the closet "You believe me now?" he looked at Stefan. "A hidden closet love. Where Stefan kept mementoes of his victims" he said filling Ava in.

Stefan slowly approached the closet and stepped in; he looked inside and forced himself to remain calm when he caught sight of his girlfriend. Klaus meanwhile waltz back over to the fairy.

"So my little fairy" he picked up a tendril of her hair and wrapped it around his index finger. "You seem to be excited about the places in Chicago"

"What'd you expect?" Ava countered silently praying for them to hurry so they could leave "I never been here before."

"Ah so you've been stuck in that tragic little town your whole life?" he cocked an eyebrow

"Seems that way huh" she shrugged her shoulders, nervously playing with the ring on her index finger.

"So you don't miss Mystic Falls?"

"No" Ava stated, she was lying but he didn't need to know that "Moved on now."

"On to bigger and better things" Klaus smirked, leaning in close. She swallowed and nodded they were brought out of their conversation by Stefan.

"Look what I found" he called.

Ava's heart skipped a beat, come on Stef don't rat her out she thought. She felt as if she could only hear her heart racing when Klaus took a step towards the closet that was housing Elena. "1918, single Malt" she immediately relaxed hearing him and stood up.

"My favourite" Klaus took the bottle, "Let's go find someone to pair it with. Come on Ava"

"Wow no sucky nickname coming out of your mouth Ava drawled, and held out her hand to the hybrid. Klaus took her hand and pulled her onto her feet.

"AVA WAIT"

"Alright love?" the hybrid asked when the fairy hissed in pain when she heard Elena's voice shouting her name. She nodded

"Yeah and don't call me love" he walked ahead and once again Stefan trailed after them. He noted that the fairy seemed to subtly rub her head.


"Thanks Gloria" Ava said taking the beer that was set down in front of her, she was about to take a sip but it was snatched out of her hand "Hey…"she whined "bitch-"

"Thanks doll. What every witch wants to hear" the witch rolled her eyes and slid the drink over to Klaus. "But I don't have underage drinking here. Have this" she set a soda down in front of her. Unlike the morning, the bar itself now was buzzing, and full of people having a good time.

"Yet you welcome the company of a hybrid dick" she drawled, causing Stefan to snort and Klaus to glare.

"Is she drunk right now?" Gloria asked cocking an eyebrow, she never heard someone being so disrespectful to the volatile Original.

"No" Ava sniped and took a sip of her soda.

"That's just her personality, charming right?" Klaus said sarcastically, taking a sip of his beer.

"As if you can talk" she scoffed "douche"

"Why-"

Gloria cleared her throat; she wasn't in the mood to watch the hybrid and the fairy bicker. "Where's Rebekah?" she asked

"She'll be here. I can't conjure her on demand" Klaus replied, as Stefan took the vacant stool besides Ava.

"That would be a pretty cool trick. Hey Gloria ya know with your witchy powers can you actually conjure people?" she leant forward resting her elbows on the bar counter.

"Depends on the person doll" Gloria smiled, the fae returned it.

"See this is what I don't get. You whine when I use pet names but when Gloria does it-"Klaus started downing half of his beer

"Yeah well I like her and I kind of hate you" she smiled sweetly

"You know what they say Ava, there's a thin line between love and hate" he whispered into her ear. She felt a shudder go down her spine.

"Yeah and whoever said that was most likely raving mad" she quipped. "Now piss off and annoy someone else"

Klaus smirked and looked pass Ava and saw a broody looking Stefan. "What's wrong with you? I thought Chicago was your playground"

"Klaus have you noticed, that we both are miserable. And the common factor is that you're here" Ava murmured.

Stefan stood up "So this is why you asked me to be your wing man. You liked the way I tortured innocent people" he moved so that he was in between the hybrid and the blond, since he wanted to see the hybrid's face.

"Well that certainly half of it" Klaus poured himself a shot using the single malt that Stefan had dug up.

"What's the other half?" Ava asked peering around and snatched the drink out of Klaus's hand just as he finished pouring. Stefan didn't bother to try and stop her. Truth be told he would rather having her drink the alcohol than Klaus's blood. She was about to take a sip but it was snatched out her hands by the Original in exchange for the bottle he gave her a shot.

"The other half is that you use to want to be my wingman" Klaus revealed.

"Now this is going to be some twisted tale" Ava muttered and downed her shot. She shook her head and listened. "Damn you were friends" she hummed and held out her glass, Klaus poured her another and pushed one to Stefan

"We were. To friendship" Klaus declared and clinked his glass with hers and Stefan.

"To…well-not either one of us not jumping off a building because we're in your company" Ava muttered and downed her shot.


Ava was now face down on the bar top. She had gotten rid of the small shot glass and was drinking out of a tumbler. Stefan let her have a few sips and took it back off of her. She was holding her chin in her hand.

"See I'm confused" Stefan cleared his throat and leant against the bar. "Why do I only know you as the hybrid dick? Who sacrificed my girlfriend on an altar of fire"

"Ha" Ava snorted "Stefan swore. But he does have a point." She agreed and held out her hand to Stefan, he rolled his moss green orbs. He handed her his drink and she took a sip giving it back to him. They were sharing. The alcohol numbed her senses somewhat so she wasn't being assaulted by other people's thoughts. Ava ran her fingers through her blond locks, her curls were chaotic

"All good things must come to an end" he replied simply. The fairy rubbed her drooping eyes.

Ava took a sip of water, since Gloria had come by and swiped the glass of whisky out of her hands and replaced it.

"Ok was not expecting that at all" she swallowed.

"So you compelled me" Stefan murmured "to forget"

"It was time for Rebekah and I to move on" Klaus shrugged his shoulders. Ava cocked an eyebrow

"But why did you need to move on?" she asked curiously

"That's another tale for another time love" Klaus downed his drink. "Better to have a clean slate"

"Ava has got a point. You shouldn't have to cover your tracks" Stefan said leaning forward, Ava frowned, the only reason she could think of why someone would cover their tracks is because they were running from someone.

Stefan had the same thought in his head but he voiced it out loud "Unless you were running from someone."

Klaus's eyes hardened as he looked at the vampire "Story time is over" he said curtly. Stefan caught sight of someone who looked very familiar at the doorway.

"I need another drink…a real one" Stefan uttered.

"Eating people Stef? So beneath you" Ava muttered and felt the side of her hand brushing against Stefan's glass.

"Stay out of trouble" Stefan warned Ava, and left her and the hybrid behind. Ava rolled her milky green orbs and nodded. She raised the glass to her lips and sighed loudly when nothing entered her mouth.

"Feeling thirsty love? I can offer you a drink" Klaus smirked

She swallowed "I'm going to the bathroom. Stefan told me to behave and if I stay here for another minute I'll probably smash your head in with the single malt" she plastered a very fake smile on to her face and headed to the back room, where the toilets were.

"Offering her blood again Klaus?" Gloria asked as she called the last round "It's not wise or smart-"

"What I do with my fairy is my business" Klaus snarled and grabbed the bottle of amber liquid, and poured himself another drink.


Ava dried her hands and smoothed down her dress as she exited the bathroom, she walked out and was about to trudged down the steps but froze hearing a sickening snap

"Klaus what are you doing?" the fairy called, Damon's eyes darted over to her and widened

"Just teaching someone a lesson love." She cringed when there was a pained groaned she knew that voice "Oh dear what was that? I'm a little boozy so you forgive me if I miss your heart the first few tries" she heard the sound of a pained groan "no that's not it" the hybrid sneered as he stab the small wooden umbrella in the vampire. "Oh almost-"

"Who are you stabbing?" Ava questioned, she pushed down the barriers in her mind but didn't detect anyone and so Klaus was having an alteration with another vampire. She detected that Gloria was in the back, so the witch wouldn't be helping.

Her heart froze when she heard a very familiar voice "You want a partner in crime forget Ava and Stefan. I am so much more fun" Damon groaned.

Ava licked her lips; did he have a death wish? She gave everything up to save him, and he was right here putting himself in Klaus's path.

She jumped out of her skin when she heard a sudden crashing noise. Klaus threw Damon across the room causing him to smash into a table he landed right near Ava.

"You won't be any fun when you're dead" Klaus spat creating a makeshift stake from breaking the chair leg "GLORIA I NEED HELP"

"Klaus don't" Ava shouted "we made a deal-"just then the chair-leg caught on fire as Gloria appeared at the bar.

"Really?" Klaus asked

"Not in my bar. And Ava was screaming pretty loudly in my head"

"You're lucky that Ava saved your skin" Klaus slammed Damon back down "you don't need to negotiate Ava's or your brother's freedom. When I'm done with them they won't want to go back."

"Ava doesn't have a choice she is stuck is some sick deal" Damon growled "she wants nothing to do with you"

"Oh you would think that wouldn't you?" Klaus let him up "ask her right now. Ask her whether she wants to go back-"

"She can't you're not letting her" Damon smoothed down his top. "She is coming back to Mystic Falls-"he surprised the fairy by grabbing her arm. The vampire was set to drag her out but Klaus blurred in front of the pair.

"Ava isn't stupid enough to go are you?"

"She doesn't want to be here" Damon sneered.

Ava swallowed fearing the vampire would get himself killed. She needed to do something drastic

"Fine go out of that door and you'll regret it" Klaus smiled and waltzed over to the bar stool

"Whatever come on Ava. I missed you so much" Damon said he just wanted her back with him. He went to take a step forward but frowned when he realised that the fairy wasn't moving "Ava what are you doing? Come on-"

"No" Ava said bluntly,

"What?"

"I told you she wouldn't want to go" Klaus said in a sing song voice.

Damon ignored the hybrid and grasped the fairy by her shoulders "Ava what the-"

"I don't want to go back Damon not with you" she snapped fiercely. Damon frowned

"Ava if you're scared for me I can look after myself" he told her.

She shook her head, he wouldn't be able to win against Klaus, the man was an Original and a hybrid "Come on-"

"I said I didn't want to go" she shouted. She just wanted him away from her so he would be safe.

"And you're lying" he growled back.

Ava pushed down her onslaught of emotions. She was doing this for the best. If she did go back to Mystic Falls Klaus would surely follow. She was the only one of her kind and she would no doubt be hunted. Putting Damon in even more danger. It'll be easier for him for him to just hate her and then he would let her go. Or so she thought.

"Just come home Ava-"

"Mystic Falls isn't my home Damon. Not anymore" Ava spat, the vampire noted her eyes seem to have darken "why would I go back there when all my life I wanted to get out of that town?"

"Because you've got friends and-"

"And what? Family? I haven't got them." Ava scowled "Friends can be replaced-"every word that came out of her mouth, she felt like she was losing a little bit of her heart.

"I am there and-"

"And what?" Ava uttered "You? You're there? What's going to happen Damon? We go home and live happily ever after? Happy ever afters don't last long Damon"

"Ava please I love you-"

"I don't love you-"Damon growled and pinned her against the wall

"Lie about anything else but don't lie about that" he hissed in her ear.

Ava swallowed she was lying and she knew that. "Just let me go Damon. Move on" she begged him quietly

"I can't-"

"Then maybe I should help you" he was confused, Ava felt sicken to her stomach when Damon roared in pain, he dropped onto his knees and clasped his head in pain. He squinted through his teary eyes and saw Ava above him holding her hand out. She was doing this to him. "Go away Damon and don't come back" she said seriously and she released her hold on him.

Klaus chuckled loudly "She's more powerful now isn't she?" he leant against the bar.

"Ava-"

"I want you to go Damon" Ava said coldly no emotion in her voice or on her face.

Damon slowly stood up "You really want that Ava?"

"Yes" she replied without hesitation.

Damon chuckled "I guess I failed you then didn't I? I promised to protect you and I didn't. I am so sorry Ava" she felt a lump form in her throat. "I want you to have this. It was meant to be for your birthday." He leant in close and pressed his lips against her ear "Know this Ava. I will never let you go" he pressed a velvet box into her hand and kissed her temple. God he really did lost her he thought. She felt a pulse of air and he was gone.

"Wow did you see that Gloria? Dinner and a show" Klaus smirked, the witch didn't look remotely amused.

Ava swallowed and turned on her heel, she ran back straight into the toilets. The door slammed shut behind her. And she shakily opened the lid of the box and her pads of her fingers brushed against something cool. She trailed her fingers over it and realised that it was a heart shaped locket. This was the first piece of jewellery she ever received from a man.

Ava felt tears well up in her eyes. She clutched onto it pressing it close to her chest. Her heart felt like it was ripping in two. She told Damon to go. She told him to move on but…that's not what she wanted.

Ava wanted to go home but couldn't, "Oh god" she covered her face with her hands. And she sank down onto the floor. Sobs tore from her throat; she didn't want to be here anymore. She knew she wasn't as strong as Stefan. The vampire was able to act his way through anything, but Ava wore her heart on her sleeve.

Her shoulder shook and she sniffed. With shaky fingers she unclasped the locket and put it on. Ava was trapped.

"You know that feeling you got in here?" she gasped as Klaus knelt down in front of the fairy

"What?" she sniffed

"You was smart Ava. Going back with Damon you would have signed his death sentence." Klaus brushed her curls away from her face. "That feeling in there-"he tapped her chest where her heart resided "is your heart breaking in two"

Ava blinked she felt just so ripped up from the inside out. She was warring with herself. One part was congratulating her; she got Damon away from the deranged hybrid. The other part was distraught at what was taking place. She just wanted everything to stop.

"But with some time and help that feeling will go away" Klaus caught her chin

"Help? How-"

"Blood Ava" he simply replied

"No I don't want-"he didn't give her a chance to argue and took a chunk out of his wrist pressing it against her lips. He pinched her nose forcing her to swallow. But then he pulled back, and looked her directly in her glassy milky orbs. "You want to drink by blood don't you Ava?"

Her lips were marred with blood as the hybrid hovered above her "I want your blood" she repeated back emotionlessly causing Klaus's smile to widened.

"Have at it love" he murmured and with that she grabbed his wrist and latched her lips onto his wound. Ava groaned, she felt the warring parts within herself going numb. She was going numb.

Klaus stroked aside her curls and groaned loudly, his eyes morphed into golden orbs and his fangs descended. Ava sucked harder and moaned feeling the intoxicating liquid sliding down her throat. This was much better than any rum, bourbon or whisky she ever had. She hissed when she felt his fangs sinking into her throat. It was completely different experience when he started to slurp down her blood.

Klaus licked his lips and pulled back and saw that the fairy was literally had an iron grip on his wrist "Stop Ava-"he commanded but she didn't. He easily got out of her grip just as the bathroom door open.

"Hey-"Stefan froze taking in the scene.

"We have to go meet Rebekah. Hurry along love, Stefan" Klaus stood up and patted the vampire on the shoulder. "Careful with her mate." He uttered and left "I'll be in the car"

Stefan hadn't moved an inch and took in the sight of Ava; the fairy was on the floor "Ava" he breathed kneeling down in front of her. It looked as if she didn't hear him. Her face was bowed. The vampire swallowed and gingerly lifted her chin, "Oh no" the bottom half of her face was covered in blood, and her eyes…they were so dark, so dark and full of despair.

"Ava why did you take his blood again?" he pulled out a tissue from his pocket and hastily wiped the fairy's lips, chin and cheek. The state that she was in reminded him of a new-born vampire who couldn't control her blood-lust. "Why?"

"Then I don't feel Stefan" Ava simply replied.


Ava stood beside Stefan silently, they were waiting for Klaus to call them in. the vampire frowned and glanced over to Ava, she had been silent the entire car journey here.

He knew she was trying to hide it, but she was failing miserably Klaus couldn't detect it. But Stefan could see right through the fairy, he knew her and he knew that she was heart-broken.

"You did the right thing Ava" he assured her

"Then why doesn't it feel like it?" she countered

"Sometimes you have to do things to protect those who you love Ava. We want them to let us go. But we also have to let them go" Stefan murmured. He sighed when the fairy turn her face away. But was surprised when he felt her small hand encompassing his,

"Together we will let them go. It's for the best" he stated, and she nodded. His heightened hearing picked up Klaus's voice calling him.

"Come on" Stefan murmured and led Ava into the deserted warehouse. His eyes were drawn to the female Original

"Stefan" Rebekah murmured seeing her long lost lover. Klaus strode towards the vampire and placed his hand on his shoulder

"Now you remember"

Ava swallowed and took a step back when Stefan let her hand go "Rebekah" he took a step forward.

"Stefan" Klaus called attracting the vampire's attention.

"I remember you, we're friends"

"We are friends" Klaus corrected him

"Who's she?" Rebekah called out seeing the blond there "your girlfriend Stefan? Nik?" there was a moment of silence before Ava broke it by laughing loudly

"Oh god, no. girlfriend?" she snorted "Stefan…that's gross. And your brother I don't like. He's a-"

"Imbecile?" Rebekah offered.

"Ok let's use that word. I was going to say something ruder" Ava shrugged her shoulders. The female Original lips twitched in amusement.

"Ha ha ha" Klaus said sarcastically "now if you're done, the reason you're here" he walked over to his sister. "Gloria tells me you know how to contact the Original witch"

"The Original witch?" Rebekah cocked an eyebrow

"Do you have what she needs?" Klaus asked

Rebekah touched her throat and frowned realising that she was missing something important. "Where's my necklace? What did you do with it? I never take it off"

Ava felt Stefan shifting besides her, "I don't know" Klaus uttered getting frustrate "I didn't touch it."

"We need to find it Nik" Rebekah snarled.

"Tell me that's not what she needs" Klaus shouted, Rebekah shoved him away and turned to her casket she searched through it but couldn't find it. Ava jumped when the Original flipped the coffin over. She swallowed; Ava had a funny feeling that Stefan had something to do with the missing necklace. She would need to talk to him. The fairy knew they were in trouble now.


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So in this Chap-They arrived in Chicago. Ava delays their visit to Gloria. She starts a bar fight, and gets drunk. A brief visit from Claudine. Ava and Stefan meet Gloria. The witch knows what Klaus is doing to Ava. They learn Stefan knew Klaus ages ago. They go to his apartment, Ava knows Elena is there. And they go back to Gloria's and she drinks. Klaus and Ava talk she goes to the bathroom. And when she comes back she walks into a confrontation between Klaus and Damon. Damon tries to take her home. But she refuses and sends him on his knees. He gives her a present and leaves. Ava breaks down in the bathroom, where (surprise surprise) Klaus appears. And gives her blood. Stefan is getting worried. And last but not least a breif interaction between Ava and Rebekah.

Next Chap-Rebekah, Klaus, Ava and Stefan. Klaus finds out and isn't happy.

So I think only one lovely reader is on the right track about what is happening to Ava, I wouldn't mind hearing your theories about what's going on.

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