I sighed and sunk in the water. The bubbles were almost completely gone, and I could stare up at the ceiling from underneath the water. It clicked that I hadn't tested yet if breathing was a necessity to me. Maybe, like the Cullens, I didn't need it. I let the air out, bubbles going up, and let water fill my lungs. It burned and caused an instinctive panic, but nothing else. I sat up and coughed the water out. I sighed and pulled my hair back. I stood up, reaching for the towel and in a matter of a minute I was already dressed in my long sleeved green dress and white sandals. I walked out of the bathroom, and went to my bag on top of the king sized bed. I put on one of my lapis lazuli necklaces and a golden bangle and took off my bracelet. I sighed as I put it in my bag, and sat in bed. A soft tune filled the house and my lips twitched. I walked down the stairs, and Edward paused to write something down on the music sheet. I leaned against the piano, and he resumed playing.

"Done trying to drown?" he asked with amusement in his voice.

"Done eavesdropping?" I retorted with a smile. "I might have to tell Bonnie that you're a bit too interested in my baths…"

He frowned at me and I sat beside him on the bench.

"New tune?" I asked softly.

"Yes… Trying something new" he shrugged.

"For Bonnie?"

"No… Not exactly" he sighed. "She noticed your lullaby was still on my iPod, and, well asked if I had anything else. I haven't played much… lately"

"It's beautiful" I said nodding to the keys.

"Just playing around" he said dropping his hands.

"No, don't stop, please" I asked. "I really liked it"

He started to play a random melody again, and I relaxed. A few moments later he stopped again and stood up. I watched him walk to the stereo with a frown, and he plugged his iPod on it. He scowled as he scrolled down his playlist and when he found what he was looking for, he smiled at me. He walked to me and I cocked an eyebrow. A few notes in, I recognized the melody. My lullaby. He extended his hand to me, and I took it. With one hand on my hip and the other holding my hand, he pulled me a bit closer, and I smiled as he spun me, like he did in his bedroom the day I met his family officially.

"You've gotten better" he said.

"Yes, you don't have to tackle me through windows and climb up trees with me on your back" I chuckled.

I came back to his arms, and rested my chin on his shoulder.

"Forgive me" I whispered. "I never meant to hurt you"

"It's fine, Bella" he said.

"I hate that Damon messes with my head so much" I grumbled.

"So, should I worry about his temper now that you're on a break?" he asked. "Because Bonnie is planning on a quick trip with him and Elena…"

"Bonnie can take care of herself, Edward" I smiled. "And Damon isn't stupid, not as much as he seems"

He scoffed and I chuckled.

"You wanted to talk to me when you passed by yesterday" he said.

"Yes… Just don't get head over hills on what I'm about to say"

"Okay"

I pulled back and watched his face.

"I think you should leave"

"Sorry?" he was confused.

"All that I said stands. Someone is trying to get to Bonnie. And if there isn't, too many people know where she lives, who's liked to her… She isn't safe in Mystic Falls. I think she should leave. You could convince her and go with her to protect her if necessary"

He frowned, deep in thought, and spun me again, slowly.

"What about you?" he asked. "Bonnie is the only witch, as you've pointed out. If something happens, someone needs her…"

"Good to see you're a little less selfish with her than you were with me" I chuckled.

"Yes, when it was you, I would've been running with you before you finished speaking" he said amusedly.

"Maybe how things are now, me with Damon, you with Bonnie, it is not easier, simpler" I said. "And sometimes I miss you, how you were so perfect…" he rolled his eyes. "But I… I wouldn't go back to that day and…"

"Walk down that aisle?" he smiled sadly.

"I regret how I did it though, Edward. I shouldn't have done that to you"

"The day was too perfect for it to be real" he whispered.

I stared at him. He was that unnatural pale with glowing golden eyes that I had fallen for. His eyes had changed to golden quite quickly, but Edward had a very good restraint, I was proof of it, and hadn't slipped ever since I brought him back to Mystic Falls. His eyes snapped away from mine suddenly, and I frowned as I followed his gaze. Bonnie was by the entrance of the room, kinda frozen as she stared at us, her grip on her bag's strap tight. Edward's hands fell from me, and he smiled at her. She smiled hesitantly and shifted on her feet, her eyes snapping to the stereo, where my lullaby was still playing. I shook my head to clear my thoughts, and walked upstairs. Alice was on my bed, waiting for me.

"I miss everything about my human life. Before all this insanity. Before being a witch, before…"

"Damon?" she finished my sentence.

"Yes" I sighed and threw myself on the bed. "Ugh, I hate this"

"But do you miss what part of your human life? Before Forks?"

"How can something be so wrong, hurt so much, be so complicated, a disaster really, and still feel so right?" I asked myself. "When I'm with him, everything is gone. I feel complete, happy. Like he could make anything and everything better with just one touch, one smile, one look. It is so overwhelming sometimes"

"So why would it be wrong, Bella?" she asked.

"Because when he does this stuff… fuck it all up, like he always does, I can't explain. I hate that I can't hate him. I hate that he could break me so easily. I hate that I can't ever push him away. I hate that I feel so incomplete without him. He fixed me after you left, without me noticing, and it's like he used himself to glue my pieces back together. I would shatter if he wasn't with me"

"Bella, you love him"

"Yes" I rolled my eyes at the oblivious.

"You love him like any vampire. Of his kind, intensely, a magnified feeling. And like our kind, forever. He's your mate, Bella, of course everything will be so intense about him"

"And when will he feel like this and stop screwing things up?"

"You should ask that to him… He's outside" she said.

I put on a white leather jacket over my dress, and walked out of the Cullen house. Damon was leaned against his car and watched me as I approached. Elena gave me a small smile before rushing inside the house to give us some privacy.

"Hey" he said and frowned.

"Liz called you?" I asked.

"Yes… They didn't find Connor's remains"

"Alice told me… And that you asked Stefan to check that out for you while you're out of town"

"Klaus must have something to do with it" he frowned.

"I'll help Stefan out with that"

We stayed silent for a long moment, and I sighed, turning to leave.

"Wait" he said reaching for me. "Come with me"

"No" I said softly. "I need time"

"How long?" he asked frowning deeply. "I've missed you"

"It's been two days"

"It's been torture" he retorted. "I miss you, everything about you…"

"Me too. But I still need time" I said.

He sighed and leaned back against the car. I gave him a soft kiss on the corner of his lips and walked back inside.

I walked inside the house and a temperamental hybrid girl came at me with an angry scowl, grabbing me by the arm.

"You're not invited" she growled.

I yanked my arm back and pushed her against the wall, my eyes changing.

"Easy" Klaus said calmly.

I smirked at her, pressing her harder against the wall before letting her go. She stumbled to the ground, rubbing her chest.

"Do apologize" I said.

She glared at me and I cocked an eyebrow at Klaus. He rolled his eyes at me and nodded at her. Her face scrunched up, and she avoided my eyes.

"Sorry" she muttered.

I grinned and walked to Klaus who lead me to his study. I looked around at the paintings while he took a seat and sipped his scotch.

"Very nice" I said about a painting of a familiar bar. "Gloria's?"

"In the 20s"

"The girl dancing… It's Rebekah?" I asked narrowing my eyes at the blond figure in the painting.

"Yes, I did it a few years after…" he scowled at me. "You're not here for this. What do you want?"

"Ooh, so welcoming" I said smiling at him.

"I've heard your beloved Damon is out of town with the doppelganger" he cocked an eyebrow at me. "Issues?"

"Any reasons why she's having trouble adjusting to this life?" I asked sitting down beside him.

"I wouldn't know"

"Right, Katherine escaped you for five centuries" I sighed.

"Is that why you've been trying to talk to Elijah? If someone would know of her, it would be him"

"Yes, I know"

"Now, to the subject that brought you here" he said passing me his drink.

"You wouldn't know why Connor's body wasn't found, would you?"

"About that…" he smiled as he stood up.

"What did you do?" I groaned at the devilish look in his eyes.

"Connor is interesting to me… for reasons that I can specify right now" he said. "But do not worry, once his use ends, I'll deal with him. He won't trouble you"

"He tried to kill us all! He almost succeeded on killing me! He will be trouble again, as long as he's breathing" I snapped.

"Do not fret. I'm giving you my word that I am not going to let him live any longer than necessary" he said seriously.

"How many times you've failed to keep your word?"

"He will not hurt anyone else, be assured"

I frowned at his back as he walked out of the room.

"Maybe you could get something from him" I said to Stefan as he took his shot.

"Right, because he and I are best friends" he scoffed as we watched the ball almost enter the pocket.

"Well" I mused bending to take aim. "You used to be, back in the 20s"

"Yes, and I also had a thing with Rebekah. I clearly wasn't in my best state of mind"

I took the shot and the ball went straight into the pocket.

"He clearly appreciated that friendship enough to not kill you, and to try to get you back into his circle" I said. "Who else can help?"

"Rebekah. She's pretty desperate to be forgiven by Matt, maybe he could help" he suggested.

I looked at Matt serving the tables.

"She would be onto us. Matt has been ignoring her all week and then suddenly, he won't?" I sighed. "Come on, Stefan. We need to find out what is so precious about this hunter for Klaus to keep him alive. We can kill two birds with one shot, ruin Klaus' plans, whatever they are and get rid of the hunter"

He thought about it as he took his final shots, winning the pool game, and put the cue aside.

"Fine. But do not bet all your chips on this" he said.

"I admit sometimes I like Klaus, but I'm not dumb, I know how this can go" I rolled my eyes.

It had been an hour since Stefan left the grill to get information from Klaus about the hunter, and I sat at the bar, waiting. I was sure Rebekah would show up sometime to beg for Matt's forgiveness. It would not be her day. The Grill was full, and Matt was going crazy attending to tables. Not that in a calm day he would forgive her. She came in and took a table. Matt looked at me with a frustrated frown, and I chuckled. Unwillingly, he attended to her, and as soon as he got her to say what she would be ordering, he was walking away before she could continue her apology speech. I took my drink and went to sit with her. She frowned as I sat across from her, and I grinned at her.

"I find it interesting that you are desperate for Matt's apology" I said. "What do you want with him?"

"It's none of your business" she snapped.

I grabbed a fork and stabbed her hand, she gasped and glared at me.

"I have a theory" I smirked. "I, even though in my mind you are heartless, I think you really did feel something for Jacob… But it is common knowledge that he is better off without you. So you tried to entertain yourself with Matt, but somewhere along the way, you realized you wanted real friends, you wanted to deserve Jake… Please, do tell me if I got anything wrong"

"What the hell is going on?" Matt hissed as he set down Rebekah's order. "Why can't any of you be discreet or at least do it somewhere far away from people?"

I took off the fork and she flexed her fingers as the wound healed.

"We're just having a girl chat" I said sweetly. "Don't worry"

"Sure" he scoffed and walked away.

"Am I wrong?" I asked as she watched him walk away.

"God, you are so… infuriating" she snapped. "What do you want!"

"I want to know about the hunter"

"Thanks to him I know I can't die with werewolf venom. And he should be dead. That's about it" she said taking the fork from my set to eat.

"Klaus supposedly helped Damon kill him yesterday with an explosion in the hospital" she cocked an eyebrow at me. "Yes, they like to cause an unnecessary show. Anyway, the police didn't find anything in the hospital. Not even a tiny piece of brain. So… I know Klaus has him, but I want to know why"

"I really don't know. Believe me, I would like to help you ruin Klaus' plan. But I don't know why he didn't kill the hunter" she said sincerely.

"Let me give you some clues" Stefan said sitting down between us and took my drink.

"Hey!" I protested.

"I spent hours with Klaus" he gave me a pointed look.

"Right" I gave in waving to Matt to get us more.

"What did you get?" Rebekah asked, finally interested.

"Klaus told me an interesting story. A hunter you've met in the 12th century? Something about an organization? The five?"

She tensed and frowned at him. I saw the pain in her eyes, the hurt.

"What did he tell you?" she hissed.

"Only that a hunter came into the town you were living in, giving speeches about vampires and exterminating them" Stefan said and leaned forward. "Now, you could help us and fill the blanks"

"It doesn't matter anymore, that hunter is dead"

"Yes, but according to Klaus the hunter we have is alike him. So… why does he interest Klaus?" Stefan asked.

"And you believe Niklaus?" she chuckled.

"Well… You had a pretty strong reaction to the mention of this hunter of centuries ago…" I mused. "So… yeah, we do. What do you know, Rebekah? You can help us"

"Or I could be helping Niklaus" she narrowed her eyes. "You'll tell Niklaus anything I say"

"Fine, I was trying to make things simpler" Stefan said. "Klaus wanted me to tell you he's expecting you for dinner, so we all can have a chat"

"I'm not going, I am not stupid" she scowled at him.

"We both know how Klaus gets when he doesn't get what he wants. I am not going to be the one to tell him about your answer" Stefan scoffed.

He stood up and walked out of the Grill. I eyed her and she rolled her eyes at me.

"What?" she asked.

"For someone who wants forgiveness and friends, you really aren't doing well…" I chuckled.

I stood up, took one of the drinks Matt was bringing and downed it before tossing him some money and walking out. Stefan was leaned against his car, parked beside my bike. I walked to it, and climbed on, taking my keys from my jacket's pocket.

"Can I count on you to tell me what's the plan?" I asked.

He pulled the car door open and smirked.

"Meet me at home"

He got in the car, and I put on the helmet before speeding away to the Boarding House.

"Sorry, I could've changed" I said taking a seat across from Stefan, at Klaus' right. "But… Well, I really don't care what you think" I said taking the napkin and putting it on my lap.

"You've got something in your hair, love" Klaus said smirking.

I ran my fingers through my hair and pulled the leaf out.

"How was the bear?" he asked taking a sip of wine.

"Not better than the bobcat" I said reaching for my glass.

"Glad to know you still had time for entertaining your Cold Ones friends with an animal hunt while I still had to go talk to Rebekah to convince her"

"Curiosity would bring her" Stefan said.

"Curiosity isn't stronger than her pride. I had to go give her a little push to make sure she would come" Klaus sighed.

I sighed, leaning back as a compelled girl put her bleeding wrist above a glass, pouring it for me. I brushed a bit of dirt from my dress' hem, and shooed her. She came back five minutes later, interrupting my discussion with Klaus about the hunter's tattoo, and smiled at him.

"Your guest has arrived, Sir" she said sweetly.

"Sir? Really?" I scoffed.

"Klaus always needed to compel himself a boost of his ego every once in awhile" Rebekah said entering the room and taking the chair across her brother.

"Welcome home, sister" he said spreading his napkin on his lap.

"Wait a second" I said getting back to topic. "How can we be sure he's one of the five?"

"Jeremy can see the tattoo" Stefan sighed.

"The tattoo is not visible?" Rebekah frowned.

"Not in this lot, some kind of evolution" Klaus said. "But do not fret, sister, the Gilbert boy can see and, surprisingly, a good artist"

"You got Jeremy into this?" I snapped at Stefan.

He shrugged in helplessness.

"Not him. But if you want to discuss your relationship, dear, go ahead. Dinner can wait" Klaus mocked and turned to the compelled girl nodding to her.

Two other compelled people came in, bringing trays of food and the girl came back to offer her arm to Klaus. He motioned to his still full glass in thanks and she walked away, swaying her hips as Klaus watched her with a smirk.

"I could kiss the Council for burning up all the vervain in town. They've made my life so much easier" he said smiling and frowned at Rebekah lightly, leaning forward. "Rebekah, love, eat your veggies"

I swallowed the piece of meat and chuckled behind the glass' rim at the comedy, Klaus' condescending tone was teasing, and yet he was able to piss Rebekah off… even more.

"I'm not eating until you apologize" she snapped.

Stefan sighed, slouching in his chair, seeing how this could go.

"For which indiscretion, there have been so many" Klaus retorted.

"You broke my neck" she frowned at him.

"You threw away Elena's blood so I can't make anymore hybrids!"

"Because you took me for granted!"

"This is what big brothers do, sweetheart" Klaus said in a matter-of-factly tone.

I let out another scoffed chuckle and snapped my fingers to get my glass refilled.

"Let me just name the million other people I would rather be having dinner with right now" Stefan deadpanned.

"Alright, I'm sorry" Klaus raised his hands in surrender. "I often forget how delicate you are. Forgive me?" he gave her a sweet, fake smile.

"I'll take it into consideration" she replied.

"Okay, great" I said. "Now, tell me about Rebekah's hunter"

"Right. Alexander" Klaus said. "Nice chap foregoing the obvious issues. He was looking for creatures of the night, which is why we felt very safe around him wearing our daylight rings"

"As always, Elijah had been the more civilized one. Letting him get close to us so he would spill his secrets" Rebekah said.

"It was a good strategy. Too bad you ruined it" Klaus said.

"He told us what we wanted to know. They were a group of five, bound by a spell of a dying witch, and their cause was quite simple" Rebekah told. "Destruction of all vampires"

"How?" I scowled.

"According to him, they had a weapon which no vampire could survive" Klaus said. "I thought he was bluffing"

"So, that's what this is about?" I asked. "A weapon?"

"Not just any weapon" Rebekah said rolling her eyes.

"How is a weapon the answer to all my prayers?" Stefan asked scowling at Klaus.

Klaus and Rebekah looked at each other, as if daring one another to say it. Klaus cocked an eyebrow, and Rebekah looked away.

"Okay, why don't we skip the theatrics and get right to the point?" I said impatiently.

"Not yet. Because in order to get the weapon we have to solve the puzzle, which seems to have disappeared" Klaus said.

"Which puzzle?" Stefan asked confusedly.

"The tattoo?" I guessed. "It's a puzzle?"

"It's a map to the treasure" Klaus said smiling.

"That's why you grabbed at any chance of help. Even if it meant Jeremy Gilbert. God, you must be desperate" I chuckled.

"Probably" Rebekah said and cocked an eyebrow at Klaus. "How did you get a Gilbert to help?"

He fished something in his pocket and I snapped up as the ring fell on the table. My eyes snapped to Stefan who had a deep frown.

"I didn't know" he said to me.

Klaus gestured for me to sit down.

"Easy… Young Gilbert did not give me much trouble after I took this and I completely intend to give it back once he finished his sketch" he said.

"Your hybrids?" I asked.

"Under control" he rolled his eyes.

I sat back down unwilling to.

"Tell me more about the tattoo" I said.

"My sister's suitor was unwilling to tell us anything. But Rebekah, was more than willing to investigate. Isn't that right, little sister?" Klaus smirked with an edge of anger.

Rebekah looked down in shame, her cheeks turning light pink.

"He revealed to me that he and his brothers had taken years to decipher the tattoo, the symbols and the key to it was his sword" she muttered.

"My sister's boyfriend threw a slumber party that night. He and his brother put us all down in our sleep, introducing us to the daggers. Elijah, Finn, Kol and me" Klaus said angrily.

"How was I supposed to know?" Rebekah said defensively.

"Cheers" he said raising his glass. "To my sister's uncanny ability to choose men"

"I thought the daggers didn't work on you" Stefan frowned at him.

"They don't" Klaus grinned. "I killed all of them and undaggered my siblings"

"Except Finn, if my calculations are correct" I said.

"Finn was a problem"

"Rebekah trusted Alexander because he promised her something" Klaus said and gestured to her. "Go ahead, Rebekah. Tell them. Tell them what the hunter said the tattoo leads to. What is this great weapon that could bring the end to the vampire species?"

"A cure" Rebekah squeaked. "He said there was a cure"

"There is no cure for vampirism" I said.

"He's telling the truth" Rebekah said as Klaus rolled his eyes at me.

"Then why wouldn't you have searched it, found it?" Stefan asked.

Klaus stood up and walked to another room, the double doors that lead to his study were closed and two hybrids guarding it. They left when we arrived and Klaus sat leaned against the mantle.

"Because when the hunters drew their final breath that night, the marks disappeared from their body, the map was gone, the brotherhood of the Five extinct. For nine hundred years, there was not a whisper of another hunter, until our friend in there showed up in town" he said.

"Well, now we have the map, what do we do next?" Rebekah asked with a bit of hope sipping in her voice.

"We don't do anything. You can't be trusted, little sister. You'll be blabbing this secret to the first boy who calls you pretty" Klaus said giving her a mirthless smile, mocking her, and chuckled. "I mean, it's pathetic, really, isn't it? How she continues to hand her heart to any man who shows her a hint of affection. You'd think she would have learned by now from the endless cycle of disappointment and deception."

Her eyes filled with angry tears and I gripped my hair, seeing how this could get out of hand.

"But, I haven't, instead I stayed with you and let you leech every moment of happiness from my life! You know, at least I fared better then Finn, Klaus left him daggered because he was tired of his judgment" she said angrily.

"No, Finn was a dullard. He was more interesting lying in a box"

"You want the cure for Elena, don't you?" she said with narrowed eyes. "So you can go back to mass producing your hybrids. That's why you brought Stefan here, because you knew that he'd help you even though he hates your guts!" she scoffed. "You know what? You can shove your cure"

"Rebekah, wait!" I said as she turned to leave.

Stefan gave Klaus an exasperate look and ran after her. I turned to Klaus with a scowl.

"I hope you got all you needed from her before chasing her off" I said angrily. "What the hell, Klaus?"

"She would never tell me what I need to know" he said calmly. "But she'll tell you"

"Why would she? And what do I need to find out?"

"The map is useless if we can't decipher it" he gave me a pointed look.

"You need the sword" I mumbled.

"Yes, and she knows where it is, and you're gonna make her tell you"

"Why would she tell me?" I snapped in frustration.

"She'll either spill it to you or Stefan. She won't be able to help it. She likes to blabber too much for her own good" he shrugged. "You are a girl, the only one that has potential to be her friend, and you two have something in common. You always get screwed over by lovers"

"You were mean to her" I said. "And don't give me that's what big brothers do speech. I don't buy it. Be careful, Klaus, that's what makes you so despiteful"

I turned to leave.

"I'll take that as a yes" he said.

"I'll think about it" I said.

"You have a chance to save your friends, Elena, Stefan, maybe even Caroline, save yourself and your love, Damon. You have a chance to have a normal life with him, a chance of family, and growing old together. A chance to save Elena from the very thing that will destroy her… Maybe the cure will work on the Cullens… Esme, Carlisle, Rosalie… If you don't do it, I'm sure there will be people interested"

I stopped and sighed. He was right. I could get the cure. Elena wouldn't suffer anymore as human, Caroline maybe. Rosalie and Esme would definitely grab at the chance of being human again, having a family, growing old. Me too. My mind conjured images of getting old, with Damon, kids running and laughing, no longer killing, no longer struggling…

"Fine" I muttered.

"I knew you wouldn't be able to walk away from this" he said happily. "Call it a deal with the devil"

"Did you catch her?" I asked Stefan in Klaus' driveway.

"No, she ran off" he sighed.

"I need you to help me with something" I said getting my keys.

"You want to find the cure, don't you?" he asked.

"Don't you?" I retorted.

He clenched his jaw, frowning and a moment later, with a sigh, he nodded.

"Then help me out"

I poured a drink, nodding to Stefan who was sitting watching the fire. The front door opened and Rebekah walked in, coming straight to the parlor.

"I got your message" she said as I turned to face her. "I'm sorry. I know you wanted my help, he just… makes me so angry!"

"I get it. I would be pissed off too" I smiled sadly. "I mean, I know I'm stupid and Damon is an asshole, but that doesn't mean I want to hear it thrown in my face. No one deserves to be treated that way, specially by family… Klaus seemed to have changed" I shrugged.

She sighed and I gave her the drink, turning to prepare another.

"I wanted it, back then. The cure" she said quietly. "I was willing to leave my family behind for it"

"That's the reason Klaus is touchy about it, I guess" Stefan said.

"Would you take it if you had the chance? Or is it just for Elena?" she asked him.

He looked at me, and I shifted on my feet as her eyes turned to me as well.

"I don't know" I mumbled. "I like the idea, growing old with Damon, kids maybe, family, not having to watch people that I love die while I stay young forever… I really like that idea. And Esme and Rosalie would be thrilled with it as well, but… I know now how weak, how vulnerable I was as human, even being a witch. What if something happened and I couldn't protect my family?" I mused.

"A part of me wishes that she and I could have an eternity together" Stefan said. "But Damon's right, there's not a single vampire who hasn't killed a human. Elena will kill and then there will be the pain, the guilt, and then…"

"She'll turn off the humanity switch" I said.

"But Elena, she's driven by love; by compassion. If she turns off her humanity, then I don't think we'll ever get her back. So, I'd do anything to save her"

"I envy that" Rebekah Said smiling sadly. "You and Elena. I envy the love you have. I really did believe Alex when he said he loved me. He promised we'd be married. We even picked out a church" she chuckled mirthlessly. "Salmatorane in Briano. I know you want my help. But I just can't do anything that lets my brother get what he wants"

She downed the rest of the bourbon and extended the empty glass to me. I took it, my eyes flashing to Stefan's. He got up as she started to walk out of the parlor.

"The answer to your question… If it meant that I got to be with her, have children, grow old with her. If it meant that we'd die together, be buried together, then yes. I'd take the cure" He Said.

I knew he meant it. And I envied him for being so careless to want that. I would love to just choose, but I couldn't stop thinking of the 'what ifs…'.

She turned, smiling at his answer and I could see she was fighting back tears.

" I buried him. Even after everything. I laid him to rest in the place where we were to be married." She chuckled. "What kind of hopeless fool does that?"

Without thinking, my head snapped to Stefan. We got it. She told us where she had buried him. He frowned and I turned back around to see realization dawning on her, her smile vanishing as she scowled at us.

"But that's what you wanted to know, isn't it? Because I buried him with his sword"

"I'm sorry, little sister, but you're right." Klaus said coming in with a smile, he pulled the white oak ash dagger from behind him. "You really are a hopeless fool"

She panicked and tried to run past him, but Stefan blocked her way.

"This was not the plan" I said frowning.

"I'm sorry" Stefan said quietly, looking at her.

She blinked in shock at his betrayal and turned to face Klaus, a brave look in her face even though her eyes betrayed her, showing off fear through the tears.

"Go right ahead. Laugh at the girl who loved too easily. But I would rather have lived my life than yours, Nik. No one will ever sit around a table telling stories about a man who couldn't love" she stared at him, and he clenched his jaw, a sign I already recognized as his way of emotionally blocking. "Do it. Look me in the eye and do it, you coward!"

He looked away from her and his eyes fell on mine. I could see the internal battle, but the Klaus we all despised was winning as his fingers tightened on the dagger.

"Do it!" she screamed at him.

I got in front of her, and my breath escaped me as the dagger went through my heart. I held onto Klaus' shoulders as he looked at me with wide eyes.

"That's what big sisters do" I mumbled. "Go"

Rebekah hesitated, but left. Stefan didn't even try to stop her, panicking at me.

"Take it out, Klaus!" he yelled.

Klaus pulled it out and Stefan held me as my legs gave out. I took deep breaths, my grip on Klaus' arm still strong.

"What have you done?" he asked quietly.

"She wouldn't have forgiven you… You wouldn't deserve her or anyone after this" I said. "I stopped you from doing something I knew you would regret"

Stefan sighed, as if annoyed at my compassion towards Klaus. He was probably wondering if I had gone mad after being daggered. Klaus eyed me with a frown and when he looked me in the eyes, I saw the Nik Rebekah used to talk about, not the Klaus that had tried to dagger her, his own sister.

"Thank you" he said softly.

And with that, he disappeared.

"I don't think it's a good idea anyone else knowing it" Alice said quietly. "Klaus can have some good in him, in your mind, but we can't trust him, and if we divulge this news, well… People either will get too excited to get it, or extremely disappointed if something goes wrong"

"Edward?" I asked.

"I'll hide my thoughts, and we can make sure he and Stefan don't meet up too often…"

"You can't see anything?"

"No, it's all blurry. Whatever is ahead of us, it's like it's not about our will, our decisions… Maybe it's too early to know, Klaus doesn't even have the sword"

"He said he should be back by the end of the week. Stefan went to compel Jeremy to forget everything, so we don't have to worry about anyone else knowing… I just have to pass by the mansion and make sure Connor is alive and find a way to get his tattoo to grow"

"I can help you with that. Maybe some nomad vampires in New York, you and Damon said the city is infested with them"

"Yes" I smiled and cocked an eyebrow. "Would you take it?"

"You all miss being human, I don't even know how that is… So, I still don't know, probably yes"

"How can you all make this look so simple?"

"Because we have found the only thing we thought it was impossible, Bella"

I opened the mansion's door and I was thrown back on the front steps. I glared at the hybrid girl and saw Tyler and Hayley rushing to contain her.

"What did you do!" she growled.

"You're so dead. I doubt Klaus will bother" I sneered.

"It wasn't her, stop it" Tyler told her. "Calm the fuck down, now!"

She scowled at him and I felt my eyes changing.

"No, wait!" Hayley said stepping forward. "We have bigger problems"

"My need to rip her head off is stronger than anything"

"Dean is dead and Connor is gone" Tyler said and I stared at him in disbelief. "Is your anger stronger than that?"