"I just LOVE this tradition!" Santana told Rachel as they entered the school with the rest of the seniors who wanted to be a part of the Senior Prank Night.

"Yeah, being free to prank the entire school without being punished is a very entertaining idea. I don't know why more people aren't here." Rachel replied.

She took the opportunity to show Santana around so she wasn't too lost on her first day.

"So, did you talk with Brittany lately?" Rahel asked.

"Yes, this morning. I told her about Tyler... She understands... I think she hasn't quite realised what really used to be between us. She's way too innocent for that." Santana replied.

"Do you still love her?" Rachel asked her.

"I think I'll always love her somehow...But she's not ready for this kind of relationship and I'm happy with Tyler... I guess that it just wasn't our time to be together..."

"You miss her though."

"Yes...I might go back to Lima during the next school break to visit her..."

"That's gonna create some tension with Tyler... he know how things used to be with you and Brittany..." Rachel warned her.

"Well, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it. I'm an independant woman!" santana said with a shrug of the shoulders.

Just like everyone else, they got to work quickly and, about an hour and a half into their pranking work, Rachel and Santana left the group to go and get some more toilet paper from the car while Tyler started to prank the toilet seats.

The two girls started to walk toward the door, talking among themselves and laughing when Rachel literally walked into a hard chest. She thought she was going to fall over but two strong hands came and held her up.

"In a hurry Rachel? I've got to say, it's nice to see you again. The summer did you some good. Oh and before I forget, Happy belated 18th birthday!" he told her in a charming voice as he handed her a small wrapped jewelry box.

Rachel blushed and hoppened it It was a very beautiful bracelet that must cost a fortune.

"Klaus! Thank you, that's so nice. You didn't have to do this though..." She replied with a smile.

"Not at all. It was something I had lying around that would look much better on you." He smiled softly at her before looking curiously at the girl by her side. He was positive he hadn't seen her last time he was there.

"Santana, this is Klaus. Klaus, this is Santana, a good friend from Lima who's now living with me. She's a werewolf." Rachel said quickly when she caught Klaus' look.

"I'm looking for Elena..." Klaus started to say, wondering what her reactiohn would be.

"I can't wait to see her's face when you appear… I'm dying to tell her 'I told you so'." Rachel smiled.

"You might want to add a 'bitch' to it, she's been awful to you. That habit she's taken to blame you for everything is getting annoying." Santana added.

Klaus chuckled.

"So, you knew that she was alive…" He told the brunnette that was, for an unknown reason, important to him.

"Well, I didn't want to hide it from you but I didn't want to go against Uncle Stefan either, neither did daddy so we decided that if you asked us, we wouldn't lie to you but that we wouldn't get involved otherwise." Rachel replied as she glanced at the blond beauty by his side.

"Very well, I can accept that. I agree that being loyal to family members is important. Oh and speak of family, Rachel, allow me to introduce the two of you to my little sister Rebekah." Klaus said politely.

"So this is Rachel…" Rebekah started to say but Klaus glared at her so she changed tracks and instead of telling Rachel how much Klaus had spoken about her, she said:

"In the short time I've been back Stefan talked about you a few times."

"Where is Uncle Stefan?" Rachel asked curiously, looking around.

"In the truck, with his neck broken… He'll be here soon I guess… I just need to find Elena now…" Klaus said.

"What are you planning on doing to her? Because as much as she annoys me lately, I don't want to see her dead..." Rachel asked.

"You're too good Rach." Santana said.

"Well, at first I wanted to kill her but I changed my mind... She will survive since there is something that I need from her." Klaus informed her.

"Oh, okay. She was heading to Alaric's history room a few minutes ago… I can bring her to you if you want…" Rachel suggested.

"That would be very nice..." he replied.

"Yeah, bitch needs to learn to be polite with people." Santana added.

Klaus wanted to know more about Elena's treatement of Rachel but he decided to ignore it for now and nodded.

"Why don't you bring her to the gymnasium… There's more room…for fun." Klaus smirked as the girls nodded and he walked off trying to ignore the fact that he was tempted to forget about Elena just to talk with Rachel.

"So this was Klaus...interesting." Santana told Rachel.

"Shh." Rachel replied, knowing Klaus could listen. She chanced a look backward and noticed the hybrid watching her. She blushed before she turned around, making Santana smirk knowingly.

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Rebekah followed her brother as he scared the teenagers off the school and kept a selected few of them there.

"So, this was Rachel hum…Interesting…" She started to say.

"Don't start Rebekah. I told you, I don't know why I care about her and now isn't the time to figure it out. All you need to know is that she's off limits and that I don't want her armed by anyone." Klaus replied.

"Okay brother, I'll stop nagging you about her and try to get to know her… Oh, here is Stefan. Things should get entertaining."

Stefan came in and immediately, Klaus compelled him to stay in place and not to do anything until he told him anything.

Rebekah wondered what was so special about this girl but decided to give her a chance. If she was good enough to give Klaus a chance after knowing everything about him, then she deserved to be given a chance too. Plus, apparently she hated the doppelganger, which, in Rebekah's book, was a sign of great intelligence.

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Rachel and Santana found Elena alone, super-gluing Alaric's desk shut.

"Hey Elena, Caroline sent us, she needs your help in the gymnasium." Rachel said.

"I thought she was in Ms Young's class room… What does she want over there?" Elena asked as she started to follow.

"I'm not sure… Even I didn't understand all the orders she barked, you know how she can get…" Rachel smiled softly.

"You're right, we should hurry before she forgets herself and vamp's out." Elena replied as they all half ran into the gymnasium to find Stefan being restrained by Rebekah.

"And here she is, the supposedly dead doppelganger… I've got to say, you're looking good for a dead girl." Klaus said.

"Klaus please don't do this… Please, I love her, let her live…Please." Stefan said.

"How could you Rachel… I was right, you're a freak and simply evil…" Elena started to say before Santana slapped her hard across the face.

"Stop this stupid name calling and insult throwing right now because if Rachel is too much of a peace maker to end you I'm not." Santana snapped at the doppelganger.

"Do you really think I wouldn't have found you if Rachel wasn't here? Rachel is actually the only chance you have at staying alive Elena so I suggest being nicer to her now." Klaus said.

"What do you mean?" Rachel and Stefan asked.

"Well, she's really the only one who hasn't tried to kill me here…" Klaus simply said, not wanting to expend in front of everyone about his conflicted feelings.

"Yeah, because she's not hu…" Elena started to say when Stefan interrupted her:

"Elena enough… Why don't you tell us what you want Klaus?"

Elena looked down as Klaus talked. She was hurt that Stefan would want to protect Rachel's secret when her life was in danger.

"You see, I can't make any hybrids and when my witch contacted the original witch, all she got from her is that Elena should be dead… The original witch hated me…" Klaus started.

"No surprise there…" Elena muttered.

"So it got me thinking… I think Elena being alive is a good thing… I think Elena's blood is what I need to change werewolves into hybrids…" Klaus finished.

"So you'll be able to change me into a hybrid so I don't have to change again?" Tyler asked the hybrid.

He had stayed behind too to make sure Klaus didn't arm Santana by mistake. Unlike Caroline, Matt and Bonnie, he wasn't being restrained or threatened.

"That would be something I'd be interested in too." Santana said as Stefan started to fight against Rebekah's hold.

"Please, no! It's wrong, you know it's wrong! Please don't hurt me. Please." Elena pleaded.

"Seriously Stefan, you refuse to go back to me to be with this whining wrench? I thought you had better taste than this..." Rebekah said, shaking her head.

"You knew the Ripper, not the real Stefan." Stefan replied before he managed to break free.

The next few events happened very quickly.

Stefan tried to get Elena away but Klaus caught him and told him that his love for Elena was destroying him because she was no better then the previous doppelgangers, that she would end up breaking his heart once she was done using him. Stefan shook his head, refusing to admit it. They argued and fought for a couple of minutes in super speed when Klaus compelled Stefan to "Turn it off".

"No!" Elena and Rachel exclaimed before Elena added "What have you done?"

"I fixed him." Klaus replied.

He turned around and for a moment, his eyes crossed Rachel's very disappointed ones and he actually felt guilty. What was she doing to him, why was she making him feel this way? Just to take that look off her face he was about to turn the compulsion off but he changed his mind. Why would he let a simple girl he barely knew dictate and change how he acted? He was the hybrid, he was a king, he wasn't about to let anyone dictate how he acted... he would make her forgive him later. He would find a way.

"I'm going home Santana. You'll be fine here?" Rachel asked in a quiet voice that showed how mad she was. It was the kind of quiet voice that people used to try to hide the burning rage in them.

"Yeah, I'll be fine… Are you okay?"

"My Uncle was just compelled to turn his emotions off when his emotions are the only thing keeping him from being a ripper… Why would anything be wrong?" Rachel snapped before she left.

"Someone is in trouble…" Rebekah sing sang as Klaus glared at her.

"Give it a rest Bekah." He snapped at her, obviously mad at himself.

They all watched as Rachel left the building, obviously angry.

Klaus tried to ignore the uneasy feeling in his chest. He would have time to make peace with Rachel later, he couldn't think of this now.

"What are you going to do? Run after her and apologise or drain Elena to make your hybrids?" Rebekah asked him.

"I'm going to make my hybrids…" Klaus replied angrily as he dragged Elena to the hospital and compelled a nurse to take as much blood as she could without killing Elena.

He arrived in the parking lot to see Rebekah, Tyler and Santana waiting for him.

"Are you sure you want to be the first? There is a chance it won't work…" He warned them.

"We trust you." Tyler said before they both drank Klaus' offered blood and got their neck snapped.

They woke up less than an hour later to find Klaus waiting for them with a cup of Elena's blood. They drank it and could feel the change happening slowly.

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After spending an hour talking with his new hybrids in the house he had been renovating in town, he informed them that Rebekah would be staying there while he went to look for werewolves to change. Stefan decided to go with him for a few days...at least until school started.

"Something else before I leave... The two of you are my first hybrids...I trust you to look after my assets here in Mystic Fall's while I'm gone." Klaus said.

"Your assets? You mean your house?" Tyler asked.

"Yes, my house...but also my sister and...Rachel."

"Rachel is your asset now? Last I knew she left the building mad at you." Rebekah argued.

"I don't care Bekah... I just... Listen, just make sure that nothing happens to Rachel and don't discuss it!" Klaus said before he turned around, getting ready to leave.

"Hey Klaus." Santana called him as he was about to turn away.

"What is it?"

"Rachel will forgive you… When you come back to town, if you're still interested in her, she'll forgive you if you give Stefan his humanity back. Forgiving is in her nature."

"What makes you think that I'm interested in her?" Klaus asked in a cold voice.

"I have eyes to see." Santana replied with a smirk.

"Don't worry brother, I'll keep an eye on her for you, no matter what you end up figuring your feelings for her are." Rebekah smirked by Santana's side. She knew already that they were going to be great friends.

Klaus nodded and left to go pick up the blood bags from the hospital before he and Stefan left town. Elena had Caroline and Bonnie with her and a note, explaining that Klaus was ready to take only one bag and leave but since Elena had insulted Rachel, she was being punished by having so many taken from her.

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Back at the Boarding House, Rachel told her father what happened and if he was mad at Klaus for turning his brother's emotions off he said:

"Well, on the plus side, maybe when he turns them back on he'll end up forgetting his love for Elena Gilbert… This has brought him nothing but trouble since he met her. Maybe this Rebekah will be better for him."

"I'm so disappointed in Klaus…" Rachel said.

"Why?"

"Because… I…"

"This is how he is honey… I'm actually surprised that everybody got out of it alive… I think he went softer on all of them because of your presence, because of whatever he feels for you…" Damon explained.

"He doesn't feel anything for me… We're just becoming friends…slowly…" Rachel replied but on the inside, she was wishing that what he father said was true.

So, here we are. I might rewrite it later, I don't know.

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