Eliza did return to Klaus, just like he had said she would. She was scared, and frightened of him. Not because he had done anything wrong to her, in fact Klaus had never physically hurt her. It was the fact that he had hurt the people she loved, and Eliza was scared that he would do the same to her. After giving Klaus' blood to a shocked Elena, Eliza lied - saying she was going to find Stefan- then returned to Klaus. When she returned she found that things were just as bad now, as they were when she had left. Stefan had blacked out from the ammount of blood he had drank, and Klaus was sat patiently on his comfortable sofa, waiting for Eliza to return.
" I knew you would agree to come, love." Klaus said, with a faint smile, as she entered through the door. Eliza didn't return the smile, and her eyes lingered on the endless ammount of empty bloodbags scattered around the room.
" I'm doing this for Stefan. Don't think that I actually want to come with you on this 'road trip'." Eliza responded with a frown etched on her face. Standing up from the sofa, Klaus grabbed Stefans arm and threw his body over his back, carrying him towards Eliza. Stopping inches away from her face, Klaus gazed into her eyes for a moment before speaking.
" Come on, love. We've got a long journey ahead of us." He whispered, and Eliza could feel his warm breath on her face. Butterflies erupted in her stomach as she felt his close presence. She didn't know why she felt this way, or what it even meant. Was it out of fright?
Eliza followed, as Klaus casually walked out of the appartment, heading down the stairs. A black ford car was sat outside the building, and Eliza spotted three suitcases in the back. She frowned, realising that one was hers; the same one she had brought with her to Mystic Falls. A small ammount of anger thrived through Eliza as she realised Klaus had been through her things, but she held her tongue, knowing it would do no use to shout at Klaus. It would only make him angry.
Once he had placed Stefan in the back, Klaus took the drivers seat and Eliza reluctantly took the front passenger seat. Turning fully away from Klaus, she didn't speak to him as he drove. The only sound came from the engine, and Stefans steady breathing in the back. Absent-mindedly, Eliza watched the world go by from the window. The many fields and trees didn't really fascinate her much, as she had seen much more interesting things before. Minutes seemed to drag, and after an hour of driving in silence Eliza was bored out of her mind. She let out a slow sigh.
" You know, I'm really not that bad love, if you get to know me." Klaus spoke for the first time in an hour, turning to Eliza with a smirk.
" So you've said before, so your saying your not a phycotic vampire who killed three innocent people the other night, as has probably killed more in the past?" Eliza responded sarcastically, not bothering turning towards him. Although some part of her was glad he had brought up conversation.
" I don't kill meaninglessly like Stefan does. How can you hate me for killing people? Stefan use to be a ripper, you know that yourself. He's killed thousands of innocent people." Eliza froze at this, and Klaus now held a serious expression. He could no longer hide his jealousy for the fact that Eliza hated him, but loved Stefan.
" At least Stefan regretted it all. He couldn't help it, he can't control his thirst. I know he would take back killing all of those people, but you wouldn't." Eliza answered after a few moments of silence. It was the smartest answer she could come up with, but Eliza knew Klaus had given her a valid point. She herself, had killed innocent people before.
" I wouldn't of killed those people if I didn't have to. You should be thankful I did, otherwise you and Damon would both be dead, love." Anger was now audible in Klaus' voice, and Eliza didn't dare look at him.
" I'm done talking to you Klaus." She stated, knowing that everything that Klaus was saying at the moment was true.
" Oh come on. You don't even know my favourite colour yet." At this, Eliza couldn't help the small giggle that escaped her lips. For the first time during the journey, she turned to face him, her oceon blue eyes meeting his icy blue ones. A small smile played on Klaus' lips as he heard her laugh, but he managed to pass it off as a smirk.
" Fine. Whats your favourite colour?" Eliza asked. Her brain was now screaming at her to stop talking to him. But somehow she couldn't. Eliza knew that Klaus was right. All vampires had killed people, so why should she hate Klaus in particular?
" Oceon Blue." Klaus answered instantly, glancing at Eliza before turning back to face the road. " What about yours, love?" He already knew the answer to this question, and hoped that it would be the exact same as it had been 80 years ago.
" Purple." Klaus smiled. It was the exact same. He knew that Eliza had always loved the colour purple, and he knew that her room in her old house had been covered in purple. Lavender Freesia was also Elizas favourite flower, Klaus knew, because of its colour. He remebered giving her a bunch of them a few times over the period they were together. " What about your favourite flower?"
" Lavender Freesia. You?" Klaus smiled to himself, she hadn't changed at all.
" Lilys. Its your turn to ask a question now." Klaus reminded her, and he saw Eliza smile towards the ground before she came up with a new question. For the rest of the long journey, Klaus and Eliza interviewed each other. While they were talking, they seemed to be in there own little bubble, and it was as if none of the world was actually around them. All the bad things that Klaus had done had slipped from her mind, and she found herself actually having fun. They were laughing and joking with each other, and Eliza found herself actually warming up to Klaus. As she thought about it further, she found herself thinking that Klaus actually was quite handsome.
However, as night fell, as groan escaped Stefans lips, causing Eliza and Klaus to snap back to reality. They had driven all the way to Tennessee, and Klaus was heading for a large white house that stood somewhere around here. Ray Sutton, a werewolf, supposedly lived there, and Klaus was going after him. Eliza watched worriedly as Stefan sat up in the back, wiping the blood from his stained lips. He turned to Eliza first with a confused expression, before staring at Klaus with a frown.
" What happened? Where are we?" Stefan asked, as he took in the surroundings that were outside the car.
" Tennessee, mate." Klaus replied simply, not taking his eyes from the road. Stefans eyebrows furrowed at his answer, and Eliza knew that she was going to have to explain.
" You blacked out from the ammount of blood you took from the blood bags. Klaus put you in the car and we've been driving for hours." Eliza explained to him, but the frown still didn't disappear from Stefans expression.
" What are you doing here Eliza? You were supposed to stay home with Damon and Elena at Mystic Falls." Stefan questioned angrily, and Eliza immediately knew that Stefan wasn't the same nice guy she had become best friends with anymore. She knew he was close to turning his emotions off again. But the fact that he was angry that she was here, proved that he still cared and hadn't flipped the switch.
" I invited her along for the journey mate." Klaus responded with a smirk.
" I'm here to look after you Stefan. I'm not going anywhere without you, I've already lost Lexi." I answered truthfully, throwing a glare at Klaus. Out of the corner of her eye, Eliza saw Klaus stiffen, but she ignored it and turned her full attention back to Stefan. His face now looked emotionless, and his green eyes looked dark and empty.
" I don't need you Eliza. Go home, now." Stefan ordered firmly, and I just laughed at his attempt.
" Not a chance. I don't have a home anymore." Eliza said lightly, turning away from Stefan fully. Hopefully Klaus will be as nice, as he was to me two minutes ago, for all the journey. Eliza thought to herself hopefully. Stefan was going to act like the dick ripper, and Eliza would just be stuck with Klaus. In her mind Eliza was telling herself that she hated Klaus, but at the moment, she knew she didn't.
" And we're here." Klaus announced, as he parked on the pavement next to a large white house in the middle of nowhere. Trees covered the surroundings of the house, and the moon only just managed to shine over the top of it. " Now Stefan go round the back." Klaus ordered immediately, as the car stopped. Slightly hesitant, Stefan obeyed, running vampire speed round to the back of the house.
" What are we doing here?" Eliza questioned Klaus as they both climbed out of the car.
" I'm looking for a werewolf named Ray Sutton. A friend of mine told me he lived here." Klaus answered, stopping and turning to Eliza for a moment. He didn't dare look into her eyes, knowing that she would go back to hating him after tonight. " Look Eliza. I'm sorry for whats about to happen. I had fun talking to you in the car. But its back to reality love."
" I had fun too." Eliza admitted, looking down towards the floor. She couldn't help but be slightly afraid of what Klaus was planning on doing. In her mind, she knew that Klaus was going to end up killing another innocent life tonight, and she was going to have to live with it. Its back to the old Klaus. Eliza thought miserably to herself, as she followed him towards the front door. While knocking, Klaus wrapped an arm around Eliza waist, and instantly Eliza pulled away with a confused frown.
" Just trust me love." Klaus ordered softly, placing an arm around her waist again. Eliza sighed, and didn't pull back this time. " Hello. I'm really sorry to bother you, but my cars ran out of gas, and me and my wife are completely lost. May I use your telephopne please?" Klaus put on a fake american accent, and spoke politely to the girl who had opened the front door. Hiding the frown that almost came when Klaus called her his wife, Eliza couldn't help but like Klaus' arm around her waist. In a way she wanted his arm to stay there. His strong, muscular arm was making her feel warm and protected.
" Don't you have a cell phone?" The unfamiliar woman asked suspiciously. Using his free arm, Klaus pulled out a phone from his pocket and smiled at the woman.
" Dead. I promise i'm not some physcotic killer. Now may I use your phone?" Impatience was already coarsing through Klaus body, but he was calmed by the feeling of Elizas body so close to his.
" I'll bring it out to you." Before she could turn away, Klaus grabbed the womans wrist and compelled her to say 'come in'. Reluctantly, he removed his arm from Elizas waist and grabbed the woman around the kneck, heading towards the kitchen where another human was. Eliza kept her mouth shut as she followed Klaus into the house, knowing that she wasn't going to be able to change his mind about killing this woman.
" Now I've heard a man named Ray Sutton lives here. So lets make this easy shall we? Tell me where he is, and I'll kill you quickly." Klaus threatened the other woman who was stood in the kitchen, gasping as she saw her friend in Klaus grasp. After getting over the shock, the woman immediately sprinted towards the back door, and Klaus chuckled humouressly. " I love it when they run." He commented to himself. The woman screamed as she came face to face with Stefan. Again, Klaus compelled the woman to let Stefan in. " Now where is Ray Sutton?"
" He's at a bar in town. He'll be there tommorow." The woman held by Klaus, answered after a few moments of silence. Klaus smiled at her, and threew her towards Stefan.
" Kill this one quickly, and make the other suffer." Klaus ordered, turning to Eliza, who looked shocked and slightly upset. Placing a hand on her lower back, Klasus led Eliza out back towards the car.
" Was it really necessary to kill them both? They told you where Ray Sutton is!" Eliza exclaimed, as soon as they were out of the house. Klaus let out a sigh.
" I can't have Ray knowing I'm after him. It was necessary love." He replied, his face expressionless. Eliza shook her head in dismay, and pushed Klaus' hand away from her back. " Have you gone back to hating me yet?" Klaus asked softly, looking down towards the ground. Eliza hesitated with her answer, already knowing that despite everything she didn't hate him.
" I don't hate you. I'm disappointed since I actually liked the good side in you." Eliza admitted, climbing back into the car. Silence followed the after that, and Eliza cringed as she heard the scream of the two women.