After Vivienne had subdued him and effectively evaded all of his attacks, Klaus had risen from the floor and looked at her warily, perhaps finally realizing that she had the power to thwart him. She hoped so. Kicking his ass repeatedly would not be a very good thing for a protector to do.

Motioning to the chair he had previously been sitting on, she was proud to keep her voice courteous as she said, "Please sit, Klaus. We have much to do and breaking your neck again will only hinder us."

The hybrid took his seat, his face remaining calm, but Vivienne could almost still taste the immense fear of mortality that gripped him. To be faced with something like her must be intimidating for him, so she decided to attempt the 'friendly' thing again.

Klaus let his eyes languidly look her over, and she resisted the urge to squirm. They had things to do, places to be, and she was getting very impatient with the two men and their inability to do what she said. She hadn't been a subordinate in nearly two centuries, and their lack of respect was an unfamiliar situation.

"What do you think we'll be doing?"

Before she could bite back a reply, Elijah interjected, glancing at his brother and stating, "Vivienne claims that she is here to protect us."

The hybrid let out a laugh, and pointed to his neck before mocking her, "Really? And this is your idea of protection, Vivienne?"

Vivienne felt flustered but refused to let herself show it. This was not at all like she thought it would be. She was supposed to protect them and they would get along and she would be doing it all right. Instead, it seemed like all she had done so far was generate dislike and mistrust from the both of them.

"No. As I said, it was necessary. You were being irrational. We have wasted enough time, now it is time for us to bring you all back together."

Both Elijah and Klaus looked at her, confused but wary, before looking at one another. Klaus gave a small nod and Elijah responded with a frown. She'd been away from the living for a very long time, so she wasn't entirely sure she could tell what their body language meant, but when they both looked back to her they seemed more calm than before.

It was Elijah who spoke, perhaps knowing that she was more inclined to answer him as opposed to his jackass brother. "What do you mean by 'bringing us all back together'?"

She rolled her eyes and let out a derisive snort. She couldn't help but let her emotions show, these two were just so idiotic. She'd already told Elijah that she was here to protect his family. Who else could she mean? He was one thousand years old, wasn't he supposed to be intelligent?

"We're going to awaken Finn, Rebekah, and Kol."

This was the closest Vivienne had felt to being tired in decades. After she had informed Klaus and Elijah of her plan, things had quickly become chaotic. Klaus, snarling, had tried to attack her, and Elijah had tackled him. However, it seemed that he wasn't truly anticipating how much stronger Klaus would be with his recent ascension to hybrid status. Elijah was quickly kicked off, and before she could anticipate what he planned to do next, Klaus had staked Elijah with a leg of the coffee table.

She was currently sitting on top of Klaus, where she had been for the past two hours with his arms pinned by his side and her thighs tightly keeping him in place. After thirty minutes of bucking wildly and trying to bite at her he had seemed to surrender, only to spontaneously try to throw her off once again to presumably try to kill her.

She didn't have to put in very much effort against the hybrid because he was weakened from her earlier sampling of him, but having to remain in one place for so long was making her twitchy. She was constantly moving; traveling had been an enormous part of her job before coming back top-side. When she had begun to fidget after an hour Klaus had made some very inappropriate comments that had almost made her rip his head off.

If only she could. Maybe someday.

After that she had remained entirely still and she was ready to impale herself on the stake with Elijah to attempt to escape her boredom for a moment when he finally began to move again. She watched, fascinated by the process as the color returned to his skin and he pulled out the weapon that had killed him. Sort of. He cracked his neck and stood up, stretching as he went. Vivienne, feeling immense relief at the prospect of finally getting up, let her head hang down and sighed, "Thank the gods," causing Elijah to twist his head in their direction, finally catching sight of them.

His eyes trailed over the two and he merely raised an eyebrow, while Klaus began to laugh from under her.

"Come on love, don't pretend you weren't enjoying yourself."

Not bothering to respond, Vivienne stood and walked about, getting used to her legs again. Already anticipating Klaus' attack when he thought she would be distracted, she merely rematerialized beside Elijah and ran a hand roughly through her hair, only making it a few inches before it became stuck in her tangles. Taking a deep breath and deciding to attempt civility, she looked at Klaus and said, "Please tell us where the coffins containing your siblings are."

His response included some uses of curse words that Vivienne added to her repertoire for future use, but she was tired of his trickery so she pressed him against the wall as she had when she had first found them, only this time she wasn't planning on holding back.

Turning to Elijah, she muttered, "Is there any chance he'll be more partial to telling you where to find them?"

Elijah's lips twitched as he quietly said, "Absolutely not," and she realized he was holding back a smile, probably amused by her continuous failure to succeed as their protector. Annoyed now, she turned back to the hybrid and met his gaze, trying to convey her sincerity.

"Klaus, I know how to find the truth. It will be unpleasant for the both of us, and I would rather not resort to that. I will ask one more time. Where are you keeping your siblings?"

"Torture me all you want, I won't tell you."

Vivienne cringed and shook her head, already filled with guilt and regret. Just before she leaned in she whispered, "I am deeply sorry, Niklaus."

She leaned in, a gesture that looked as though it would lead up to a kiss. That is, until she pulled her head back from his. In the space between their mouths, a strand of what looked like light was leaving his mouth and entering hers. After a minute she released her hold on him and he slumped to the floor, unconscious once more. She fell to her knees beside him, but after a few seconds pushed herself back to her feet, trembling slightly but determined.

She turned around to face Elijah, knowing that her true visage of darkness was showing in her eyes and veins. At least he couldn't see her talons – she was holding her hands in fists. He looked taken aback, not necessarily frightened, but definitely shocked. There was concern there as well, so Vivienne quickly said, "He will be fine in a few minutes. I'll have to hurry, I know where they are."

Elijah nodded and looked again to his brother laying propped up against the wall.

"What can I do to assist you?"

Vivienne turned and joined him in watching Klaus. He would not be happy with her. She wasn't happy with herself. Seeking information from someone's mind against their wishes was a bastardization of the mind blending process, and she felt as though she'd betrayed her oath to protect him. However, she had to continue, for the greater good. Turning back to Elijah, she said, "Keep an eye on him, just try your best to keep him here, subdue him as best you can."

She took the silver dagger from her dress pocket and handed it to him pommel first while he stared at her in surprise. "Protect yourself as best you can as well. I'll be back soon."