The Big City:
It had been a few days since Tennessee. Beth had been scouring her grimoire for another reason why the hybrids wouldn't turn but knew it was probably cause Elena was alive. It was the only possible answer. Her and Klaus had surprisingly been getting alone, mostly. But he hadn't told her or Stefan where they were going. They were in a hotel room now. They spent the night to catch up on some sleep but they have to be ready to get back on the road soon. "Will you hurry the bloody hell up?" Klaus yelled from the other room annoyed. Stefan was just leaning on the door to the suite, looking amused as Klaus paced.
Beth rolled her eyes, as she slipped on her jeans. She was trying to pack the rest of her things and get dressed at the same time but she couldn't find a shirt. "Just give me a minute!" She shouted back.
Klaus groaned and continued to pace. "I'm just going to take this to the car." Stefan said excusing himself to put the luggage outside. He didn't want to be here for the screaming match that was sure to happen. A few minutes after Stefan left, she still hasn't come out yet.
"Oh bloody hell!" He exclaimed as he marched to the other side of the suite, where her room was. The door was partly open so he just walked in. He went in with the intention of yelling at her some more to hurry up but he surprised himself though, seeing Beth in only her jeans and lacy black bra, stuffing clothes into her bag. He looked her up and down.
"Elizabeth! Let's go, we don't have all day." Klaus knocked on her door, rapidly. Surprisingly it was already partly open. He walked in, thinking it was okay but saw her in her corset. She was facing the other way, looking in the mirror and didn't see him at first, until she felt someone staring at her.
"Get out!" She yelled at him turning around.
Elizabeth's present day screaming brought him back from the memory. "Get the hell out!" Beth yelled at him, grabbing a shirt to cover herself up. Her cheeks were slightly pink and she looked flustered as he stared at her body.
"Nothing I haven't seen before, love." He replied cheekily, though he kept leering at her, his eyes moving over her toned, attractive body. Her mouth dropped open, not believing he said that to her. She glared at him and grabbed one of her black boots and threw it as hard as she could at him. He actually cringed as it hit him. He let out a low growl, from being hit but didn't have time to retaliate before Beth slammed the door in his face.
"Let's just go." Beth said looking down as she came out of her room, she finally found a red tank top. She was trying to ignore Klaus as much as she could. He just smirked as he saw her cheeks were still pink. She walked out of the room carrying her bag.
They walked out of the hotel in silence, with Klaus still looking amused. Stefan was in the passenger seat, he could practically sense the anger from Beth. He knew it was better not to ask though. Beth threw her bags into the trunk. "You know, you still don't close your door all the way when you're changing. So, it's not all my fault." Klaus grinned at her as she slammed the door close.
"Screw you." She snapped at him as she moved around him to get into the car.
"If you insist, sweetheart." He smirked and her jaw dropped open again.
"You-! You know what I meant!" She shouted at him but he just started to laugh. She glared at him before slamming the car door closed on him. He was grinning wide as he got into the front of the car.
Beth didn't know how long they had been driving when she fell asleep; she had been ignoring all attempts at talking to Klaus when she felt herself drift off. Her head was resting her the seat besides her on her jacket. She only woke up when she felt the car stop moving. She rubbed her eyes as she sat up. Klaus and Stefan were already outside of the car talking. The door suddenly opened. "Welcome to Chicago, love." He greeted her. She ignored him as she got out of the car but she couldn't help but be in awe by the big city. She had never been there before. Klaus actually grinned as seeing her smile. "You would have loved the 20's, sweetheart. Chicago was magical." Beth just nodded, still in admiration of this city but still ignoring Klaus. He let out frustrated sigh.
"You loved traveling into the cities and traveling," He continued and she kept giving him the silent treatment. "And painting." She looked up at him, her interest peaked.
"Painting?"
"Oh yes. You were much more skilled with the piano but you wanted to learn how to draw and paint, so you asked yours truly." He grinned and she scoffed as she crossed her arms over her chest. "You'd get some impatient over it though. It takes time but sometimes your temper would get the best of you. Most of our lessons would end in paint fights because of your frustration." He chuckled remembering and she couldn't but smile, thinking of Klaus covered in paint. "And of course, it didn't help when Kol was there. He would always try to distract you." Beth was listening intently now.
"Going to get down to business, then?" He asked abruptly and she rolled her eyes at him changing the subject like that. He wasn't stupid though; it would make her keep talking to him
"Why are we still with you?" Stefan asked Klaus. "We had out fun, your hybrids failed. I mean, don't you want to move one?" He asked confused.
"We're going to see my second favorite witch." He winked at Beth who just rolled her eyes at him. "If anyone can help us with out hybrid problem, it's her." He assured them.
Klaus took the trio to a bar. It was called Gloria's bar. They entered the empty bar. It looked like it had been there for a while. "Looks familiar doesn't it?"
"I'm going to use the restroom." Beth said softly, though she knew they heard her cause Klaus waved her away. She rolled her eyes and went into bathroom. Spending hours on the road with almost no stops made her tired and she wanted to clean up a bit. When she came out, Stefan was behind the bar making a drink and eavesdropping on Klaus' and another ladies conversation, but also looking at a picture. Beth saw a little and it looked like Klaus and him. Klaus and Gloria were sitting at a table. She had dark smooth skin and blond short hair. She walked up behind Klaus. "Rebekah is a bit preoccupied." He told her.
"Who's Rebekah?" Beth asked him curiously. He ignored her.
"She has what I need. Bring her to me." Gloria told him firmly. The grin on his face faded away. He didn't really want to bring his sister into this. She wasn't going to be happy with him as is. She stood up. "And you've failed to introduce me to a fellow witch."
"Right." He sighed and gestured to the woman. "Elizabeth, this is Gloria. Gloria this is Elizabeth."
"Nice to meet you." Beth replied, politely and she stuck out her hand to her. Gloria smiled and shook hers. When her hands touched Beth's, she felt a headache coming on but also saw flashes of a vision. It was Klaus and someone else. She heard a name, Kol. They both looked to be in shock but Kol looked like he was in despair. Beth yelled out in pain from her head as Klaus quickly stopped the contact between the two witches and the flashes of the memory stopped. He sat Beth down as she held her head in her hands.
"What the bloody hell was that?" Klaus asked as he kneeled down besides Beth to make sure she was okay. Gloria but she looked just as confused as he did. She saw exactly what the young witch saw but she was more suspicious than anything.
"Power. The power between us tried to unlock a memory. But that memory was too painful and it's being blocked." She told them. She went behind the bar as Stefan came around and sat down in front of Beth to keep an eye on her. After a few minutes behind the counter she came back with a cup. "Here, drink this. It'll help with the pain. Stefan grabbed it from her and handed it to Beth who took a sip of it and immediately started to feel relief.
"What did you see, sweetheart?" Klaus asked.
"It was too confusing. I-I don't know what I saw." She half-admitted. Whatever it was, she had a bad feeling about it. It felt like death. She didn't notice the knowing look that Gloria flashed to Klaus before walking away. He suddenly became nervous.
"Why don't you take Elizabeth outside? Get some fresh air?" Klaus suggested but he was more telling, Stefan than asking. Stefan just nodded and helped Beth up. He wouldn't admit it but he was worried. If she was blocking out a memory that cause her so much pain, how bad was it.
Stefan sat her few blocks away, outside on the bench. "Thanks." She thanked him leaning back and closing her eyes. It still hurt but the pain was slowly dissipating, which she was thankful for. He gave her a small smile and walked a few feet away from her and managed to still hear what they were talking about inside.
"What did you do this time?" Gloria asked Klaus.
"Don't know what you're talking about, dear. You're going to be a bit more specific." He said.
"You did something and it affected that girl out there. I don't know what but it's pretty bad that she's blocking it like that. Whatever you did, you better make sure she doesn't find out because she's a powerful witch, more than you realize. If she finds out, you're going to regret it." She warned him, seriously. Stefan furrowed his eyes in confusion. How could he have done something to hurt Beth? Stefan had been with them the whole time. Whatever it was though, it made Klaus nervous.
xxxxx
They went to a warehouse next. Klaus decided to keep the subject of what happened at Gloria's out of their conversations. Beth didn't notice but he what happened made him nervous. Klaus had Beth walk in front of them, so she didn't fall behind. She still had a small headache but it wasn't as bad as before. "This doesn't make any sense. Why don't I remember you?" Stefan questioned Klaus. He had told Beth about the picture of him and Klaus but he didn't remember him at all.
"You said it yourself, that time had a lot of dark holes." He told him as he kept walking past the boxes.
"No, if you knew me, then why haven't you said anything?"
"I'm a little busy right now. Memory Lane will have to wait." He told him with a smirk. Stefan however stopped.
"What the hell is going on?" He asked impatiently. Klaus obviously did not like being talked to like that but he figured, he owed Stefan at least part of the story.
"Let's just say we didn't get off to a brilliant start. To be honest, I hated you." He admitted. He told Stefan and Beth about how Stefan knew his sister, Rebekah and at first he didn't agree with Rebekah seeing him. They finally made it to where he kept his coffins.
"You sister? So I knew another original?" Stefan was still trying to take it all in.
"Well, Elizabeth here knew Rebekah and my other brothers." He pointed out and Stefan glanced at Beth. Klaus turned to him. "If you can't handle it, then don't ask." He walked up to one of the coffins. He opened it to reveal a girl with blonde hair, wearing a 1920's dress, but just like when Elijah was daggered, her face was gray and she looked dead. Beth was surprised at how familiar she looked to her.
"I don't recognize her." Stefan told them.
"Well, don't tell her that. Rebekah's temper is worst than mine." He joked but Beth knew that he was serious. He looked at her. "What about you, sweetheart? Anything coming back to you?"
The couples were dancing around on the golden colored floor and Elizabeth was off to the side, looking at them. She smiled as she saw her friend walk into the ballroom. Of course all the men were staring at her, as always but Rebekah pretended not to notice. She smiled at her as she hugged her. "I'm so glad you came." Rebekah told her thankfully. "If I had to spend one more minute with my brother alone, I would have lost it. He's looking for you, you know." Elizabeth rolled her eyes. "I think he likes you."
"Yes, your brother likes a lot of things before he gets bored of them."
Rebekah knew that she couldn't change her mind. She knew she was right. But she could tell that her brother was strangely acting different. Rebekah looked over at who that just came in. She tapped Elizabeth's shoulder and nodded over to the guy. "He's rather dashing, don't you think?"
Elizabeth looked over at him and scoffed. "Duke Harrington? He is handsome, I'll admit. But he takes up to a whole room for himself and his huge ego." She commented and Rebekah laughed, in agreement.
"Good evening, ladies and Rebekah." A familiar voice greeted them from behind. Elizabeth couldn't help but roll her eyes and Rebekah turned and hit her brother lightly.
"Speaking of egos." She mumbled but Rebekah heard her and couldn't help but smile. Even she had to admit that her brother could be as arrogant as they came. "Kol."
"It seems the beautiful Elizabeth has decided to grace us with her presence." He grinned as he bent down, kissing her knuckles. His dark eyes locked onto her own brown ones. Elizabeth had to admit that he was very handsome and there was something about him, but he was too arrogant. Having their first meeting go unruly, Kol wouldn't leave her alone. Elizabeth knew he was persistence but she was also stubborn.
"Yes but don't be mistaken. It's definitely not for your benefit." Elizabeth replied with a forced smile. "I couldn't let Rebekah sit through this alone."
"But now that's what we'd liked to be, so leave, Kol." Rebekah demanded. She didn't need him to bother them tonight and scaring off her friend.
"All right, baby sister. But I promise to collect the last dance of the evening." He told Elizabeth with a mischievous smile and a wink. He left them alone.
"He's an arrogant ass." Elizabeth decided. Rebekah gave her a secretive smile. She knew better than that. She had seen Elizabeth watching him as much as he watched her. She was too stubborn to admit anything though. She saw her smile though. "And no I do not like him, Rebekah! At all!"
"If you say so, Elizabeth." She replied with a smirk and Elizabeth rolled her eyes at her. Rebekah took two of the champagne classes that a waiter brought around. "Let's enjoy the evening then, before another one of my brother's ruins it." She suggested as she handed one to her friend. They smile before clinking glasses
"A little bit." She answered Klaus vaguely as she snapped back into the present time.
"Time to wake up now, little sister." He whispered over her body as he took the dagger out of her chest. A few minutes later she still hadn't woken up yet. "Any day now, Rebekah." He glanced at the other two with a small smile. "She's being dramatic." Beth just nodded and drifted off while Stefan started to question him more about the past.
She listened to Klaus explain about Stefan's favorite torture technique but it sent chills up her spine just listening about it. She couldn't think about drinking blood like soda. It made her feel sick. Beth was near the top of the coffin but her eyes kept drifting to the others. She knew that Elijah was in one of them. But who were in the others? Beth kind of had an idea who might be in them but if she even tried to see, Klaus would flip.
"I was your number one fan." Klaus praised Stefan. He motioned for Beth to follow him and Stefan out of the warehouse.
"Why should I believe any of this?" Stefan asked. Klaus hadn't told them about his past with him, so why should he believe he was telling the truth now? Beth agreed. She wasn't sure if everything Klaus had told her was true but then again, there was no one else to tell her about the past.
Klaus stopped in front of a security guy that does the transport of all of the coffins. He compelled him. "When she wakes up, tell her to meet us at Gloria's bar. Then volunteer your carotid artery and let her feed until you die." Beth cringed as Klaus continued to walk and followed along with Stefan.
"Where are you going?" Stefan asked him.
"You think I'm lying, Stefan. You and I knew each other. You trusted me with one of your secrets and now I'm going to prove it to you." He told him determined. Beth looked between them and Stefan was confused.
"How?"
"We're going to your old apartment." He told him before walking to the car.
