A/N: Over 200 reviews! Thank you so much for all of them! I really appreciate it! I'm glad you guys are liking the interaction with Klaus and Beth! I really love writing them too. Sorry it's such a short chapter but they'll be more Klaus and Beth scenes in this one and the next. Hope you like it! Thank you again!

Adventures on the Mountains:

The next afternoon, Klaus had Stefan and her hiking up to the top of Smoky Mountain where Beth had gotten the location of the pack from Ray. Stefan was now carrying Ray's dead body over his shoulders. It was getting pretty hot and Beth was glad she found a tank top and shorts to wear; she was slightly behind Klaus, who was all grins as they walked uphill. "You okay? Is Ray getting heavy?" He asked amused.

"I'm fine." Stefan replied.

"You sure about that? What about you, sweetheart?" He asked turning to Beth. She just rolled her eyes at him. Beth went back to ignoring him as usual, only speaking when it was necessary or he continued to push her. Klaus face turned into a small frown. He would have thought after last night, they would have made some progress. He shook off the thought. "You know, we've been walking for quite some time now. If you need some water or a little sit-down…"

"You know, I get that we're, uh…we're stuck together, but if we could maybe skip the chit-chat, it'd be great." Stefan said with a forced smile on his face. Beth smirked slightly.

"So much brooding. Your self-loathing is suffocating you, my friend." Klaus told him. He looked over to the witch on his other side. "Even, Elizabeth here isn't self-loathing."

"No, just Klaus-loathing." Beth spoke up as she finally caught up to there pace. Stefan couldn't hide the smile he had. As soon as Klaus mentioned her, he knew she have a comeback. "You should try it, Stef. It's very therapeutic."

"Oh har-har, Elizabeth. That's so original." He told her with a sarcastic smile, though he couldn't help but be glad that she was speaking to him again. Even if it was for a little bit.

"Not as original as you, right, Klausy?" She asked with another sarcastic smile. He glared at her for the nickname she gave him, how she could remember the simplest things but forgot the most important things was beyond him. "I mean what other guy, a vampire nonetheless, can say he had to put horse-"

"That's quite enough, Elizabeth." Klaus snapped at her quickly. She just shrugged innocently and continued to walk. Stefan smile amused at her.

Klaus just rolled his eyes at her as she walked ahead of them. "She's a firecracker isn't she?" He said in reluctant admiration. No one other than family ever challenged him like she did.

"Why is she here?" Stefan asked curiously. He knew that Klaus probably knew tons of witches. All with much more experience than Beth, but Klaus had a fascination with her that he didn't understand, which was more confusing is that he hadn't threatened her life yet, even after her constant back talk. Stefan was surprised Klaus hasn't snapped yet.

"I needed a witch and she was willing." Klaus reasoned, smoothly but Stefan didn't believe him. He started to smile. "Thanks to our pal, Ray. We've found, ourselves a pack." Klaus said as he gestured ahead, to where Beth had stopped a few feet away from the werewolves' camp. "There." Stefan went in front of them with Ray's body. He dropped his lifeless body down in front of them.

"Ray!" A woman ran over and bent down to check on her friend. Another friend came besides her as she checked on Ray. She looked up at Stefan, afraid. "What's going on? Who are you?"

Klaus stepped in front next to Stefan, making sure Beth was right by his side. He wanted to keep an eye on her. "The important question is who I am. Please forgive the intrusion. My name is Klaus." He greeted them. The woman's face turned to sheer panic as she stood up straight and took a step away from them.

"You're the hybrid."

Klaus was pleased that they knew him and that more than anything they were scared of him. He grinned wide. "You've heard of me. Fantastic!"

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Klaus and Stefan were sitting on a rock, while Klaus was explaining himself to the werewolves. Beth was sitting off to the side, leaning on a tree. She didn't really want to come, but she had no choice. "It's fascinating, actually… A werewolf who isn't beholden by the moon, a vampire who doesn't burn in the sun. A true hybrid." Just then Ray suddenly gasped, and Beth jumped slightly. "Excellent timing, Ray. Very dramatic." Ray was trying to figure out what was happening. He wasn't feeling well and he didn't know how he got back to his pack.

"What's happening to me?"

Klaus grinned and had Stefan explain. Stefan sighed and got up. "Are any of you human? Your friend here, he needs human blood to complete the transition to vampire. If he doesn't get it, he will die."

"Doesn't take much, just a sip." Klaus added looking at all the nervous faces. It was obvious they didn't want Ray to die but they didn't want to volunteer to get bit either. Klaus stood up. "Anyone? A boyfriend, a girlfriend, along for the ride?" He asked. No one moved. Klaus looked around the crowd and looked at a guy. "You!" Before he could think about moving, Klaus ran to him and bit his forearm, and threw him to Stefan. He grabbed him and threw him to the ground, holding him down, while the girl who spoke up first tried to stop him but Klaus held her back. It was so fast, Beth barely caught it all.

"If you don't drink it, Ray. I will." Stefan threatened seriously. "Problem is, I don't know how to stop." Klaus was talking to the girl but Beth wasn't paying attention. She had her eyes on Stefan. It was then that she realized how much he's changed since they first left. She cringed as Stefan made Ray drink the guy's blood.

Beth turned just in time to see Klaus killing the other girl after feeding her his blood. "She'll thank me for that later." He smiled. His eyes started to turn yellow and his veins below his eyes and his fangs came out. Beth was truly frightened. "Okay…. who's next?"

The sun and walking had tired Beth out. She surprisingly passed out from the heat as Klaus turned the rest of the wolves. "Wake up, love!" He said as he kneeled down besides her. Her eyelids fluttered as they opened. Klaus handed her a bottle of water. "Here, keep hydrated. I don't need you losing consciousness again." He took a step back as she stood up. She followed him back to the camp.

"What happened?" She asked him as she moved around all the dead bodies, following him. "Where's Stefan?"

"Well, Stefan, let my hybrid get away. He got bit and now he's going to find him before the bite gets too worst." He explained with a grin. Some of the members of the pack were starting to wake up now. He smiled seeing that they were transitioning.

"What? You have to help him!"

"And I will, after he brings Ray back." He told her and she glared at him.

Beth moved away from them, while Klaus watched the rest of the wolves wake up. She promised Klaus she wouldn't go far, she just couldn't stay to watch them and wait for the others to wake up. She Klaus talking and knew that if she could hear them, he could definitely hear her. Beth sat down, trying to catch her breath. This was one of the last places she wanted to be, especially with Klaus. Beth heard a trig snap behind her. She turned around but didn't see anything. Getting up, she quickly took a step forward when she saw something darting in the trees. It was getting dark and she knew she should head back.

Before she could react one of the guy pack members that Klaus had turned jumped to attack her. She yelled out and closed her eyes, bracing for pain but it never came. Beth opened her eyes, shaking to see Klaus standing there with the man's bloody heart in his hand. His body was on the ground, dead. Beth was breathing heavily as she finally found it in her to stand.

Klaus took a step towards her. "You all right there, sweetheart?" He asked her. She nodded, quickly, looking down at the body. Klaus looked slightly concerned about her but tried not to let it show. "Let's not wander off again. Don't need anything happening to my witch, now do I?" Beth just nodded, too shaken up to correct him about being called his witch again. Surprisingly, he gently guided her back to where the camp was.

"What happened?" She asked him. "He wasn't like himself at all. He completely lost control. The full moon isn't even out yet."

"I don't know." He replied growing more irritated. "Their eyes were bleeding and they're not in their right minds. I had to kill most of them." They finally made it back to camp. Almost all of the pack had died. The last of the wolves ran to attack Klaus but he was faster and tore out his heart, the same way he did with the one that tried to attack Beth. "It's not working." He mumbled angrily under his breath as he threw the heart to the side. He kicked a rock and sent it flying out of frustration. Beth took a step back. He groaned in frustration and sat down. Things were not going according to plan.