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I am reposting the story, the plot stays the same, I am just correcting mistakes.

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Chapter 10: Welcome Back

"No one said anything about killing a werewolf, or hiking," said Cassie, looking at her feet. She was good at jumping from roof to roof, and climbing on trees but not really at hiking.

"We are almost there, love," said Klaus.

Suddenly Cassie stumbled and started to roll down the hill. "KLAUS!" shouted Stefan, dropping the werewolf's body. "I got her!" called Klaus jumping after her.

"Nick!" screamed Cassie. "Nick!"

Cassie was on the edge of the hill holding to a rock, her legs swaying as she tries to stable her grip.

"Grab my hand, love," said Klaus. Cassie looked down, and then at him. "No, I will fall," cried Cassie. "We are friends right? Friends trust each other, so trust me when I say that I wouldn't let you fall," said Klaus. She nodded but looked down again, shaking her head. "Grab my hand Cassie," said Klaus softly.

Cassie reached up with one hand and as Klaus grabbed it the other slipped. Cassie screamed but in a second Klaus pulled her in to his arms. She held him tight, gasping and sobbing.

Klaus sped them up, and they were back on the trail. Cassie was covered in bruises, and cuts, blood and dirt. Stefan ran to her but was blocked by Klaus. "Move away," growled Stefan. "Do you really think you can control yourself? You are kind of a riper by now, and she is covered with blood," said Klaus. "She is my niece, I wouldn't hurt her," said Stefan angrily. "Are you sure?" asked Klaus.

"Nick be nice," sighed Cassie. "Can't do it at the moment, love, I am busy in being smart," said Klaus. "Then be both; you are an original, I am sure you can pull him off me if you need too. Besides, I trust my uncle," said Cassie. Klaus moved a side, letting him to walk to his niece.

"Hi, baby girl, how are you doing?" asked Stefan softly, warping an arm around her. "I had better days," said Cassie leaning on his chest. "We all did," said Stefan, kissing her forehead.

"Give her your blood and let's move on," said Klaus. "No way, what if she dies today? She will be a vampire," said Stefan. "Go do what you need to do, I will rest here and join you soon, I will be fine," suggested Cassie. "Are you sure?" asked Stefan. "Yeah, don't worry uncle Stef'," said Cassie.

Klaus crouched in front of Cassie, framing her face with his hands. "Don't die little friend, not just because it will be boring without you. Also my brother will rip out my liver if I let anything happen to you under my watch, so please, stay alive," said Klaus softly. She nodded and warped her arms around him. "Thank you for coming for me," said Cassie. "Any time my little friend, any time," said Klaus.

Cassie watched them disappearing in the curve of the trail, right in to the woods.

Cassie started to clean herself with some water from her bottle and a little towel.

She was pulling her head through a fresh shirt when she heard a scream, Klaus'.

Cassie took her bag and run in to the woods. She saw fire, and dead bodies and Klaus screaming and kicking everything.

Cassie pulled him in to her arms. For a moment he struggled with her, but she just hugged him tighter. "Shhh… its o.k. honey, its o.k." she soothed him. She sat with him still in her arms, wondering where her uncle is.

She stroked his hair, while his breathing become even, and his eyelids dropped. Her stroking made him sleepy.

Klaus blinked rapidly, trying to stay awake. "You are putting me to sleep," he whined. She chuckled and kissed his forehead. He striated up a bit, his head leaning on her chest.

"What happened?" asked Cassie, still stroking his hair. "My hybrids are dead. It was supposed to work because I broke my curse but it failed," said Klaus. "I am sure we will figure it out," said Cassie in encouragement. He just nodded.

"You look much better, by the way," said Klaus. He turned to his side, his head still on her chest, listening to her pumping heart. "I cleaned up and changed my clothes," said Cassie. "Are you feeling any better?" asked Klaus. "A little," sighed Cassie.

She went back to stroking his hair. He yawned. "Stop that," he grumbled. "What?" asked Cassie, laughing. "Your stroking is putting me to sleep," said Klaus. She smiled.

Suddenly Stefan came out of the woods throwing a body off his shoulder. "I needed to kill him, I didn't have a choice," said Stefan. "It's o.k. I killed the rest of them too," said Klaus. "I need your blood, he bit me," said Stefan. Cassie jumped off her seat, causing Klaus to fall to the ground as she ran to her uncle.

"Ouch, seriously Cassie? The least you could do was to let me get up first," said Klaus, standing up and brushing dirt off his clothes. "Sorry. Can you give him your blood? Please?" asked Cassie. Klaus bit his arm and let the blood drip in to a bottle of beer, handing it to Stefan that drank it, healing his bite.

"Let's get out of here," said Klaus. "Yeah, let's go." Said Stefan. "Not driving!" called Cassie making Klaus chuckle.

Cassie was curled up on the passenger's seat. She was shivering.

"Is something wrong, love?" asked Klaus, touching her face, and pulling his hand right away. "She is burning up," said Klaus. Stefan leaned closer from the back seat, putting his hand on her forehead.

"Something went wrong in this falling," said Stefan. "But she was fine before," protested Klaus. "She is human, sometimes they have a late reaction to stuff," said Stefan.

Klaus parked the car in a motel's parking lot and paid for a room. Stefan pulled out his cellphone. Cassie was tangled in the blankets, still shivering.

"Who are you calling?" asked Klaus. "Her dad," said Stefan. "What?!" called Klaus puling the cellphone out of his hand. "I don't know how to take care of a sick girl," said Stefan. "And he does?" asked Klaus skeptically. "He raised her since she was a tiny baby, you think she never was sick before?" asked Stefan taking the phone back, and calling Damon.

Stefan told him what's going on.

"You need to cool her down, try with wet cloth, if it doesn't work, make her a cool shower," said Damon.

"What else?" asked Stefan. "She need to drink a lot, but slowly. I can be there if you tell me where you are," said Damon. Klaus that was listening carefully to the conversation shook his head.

"We will be fine, what else?" asked Stefan. "No blood, she may die and then she will be a vampire, I don't want that for her," said Damon. "I know, me neither, anything else?" asked Stefan. "Consider calling a doctor, compelled one if you must," said Damon. "O.k. thanks," said Stefan. "Call me when she is better," asked Damon. "Sure," said Stefan and hanged up.

He showed Klaus the list of things that Damon told him, he wrote it all down.

"Elijah," mumbled Cassie. "He is on his way," lied Stefan. "Would you wake me up when he is here?" asked Cassie. "Sure, baby girl," said Stefan. "Thanks, Uncle Stefan," said Cassie and drifted off to unconsciousness.

"How did she know it's you, but didn't remember where Elijah is?" asked Klaus while putting the wet cloth on her forehead. "She could hear my voice, and I used one of her nicks names. Elijah is not here right now, and she wants him, so she asked for him. She is not herself enough to remember where he is," explained Stefan. Klaus nodded in understanding.

"I will go get a doctor, stay with her, keep cooling her down," said Stefan and ran out.

"Come on, little friend, wake up, be better," said Klaus, squeezing the cloth in the bowl and watering it again before putting it back on Cassie's forehead.

Stefan came back an hour later with a tall, thin man that looked like he is in his forties. He started to check Cassie. Listening to her heart, checking her blood pressure, her stomach, and her pupils.

"It's not from the falling as you thought, it's just fever. I can make more tests, but I believe that with some rest, fluids and maybe some reduce fever pills or syrup, she will be fine in two or three days," said the doctor.

"Thank you doctor. Now, forgot you ever met us, you never were here, you worked late, and you late home," Stefan compelled the man, looking straight in his eyes. "Repeat it," ordered Stefan. "I never met you, I was never here, I worked late, and late home," said the doctor. "Excellent, good bye," said Stefan and watched the man leaving.

"There is a drugs store next to the gas station we passed on our way here," said Klaus. "No need," said Stefan pulling out a little box with the headline 'pain killers and fever reducers', from Cassie's bag.

"How did you know?" asked Klaus. "She is a girl," said Stefan. "So?" asked Klaus innocently. Stefan stared at him. "She has it ones a month but she is not a werewolf?" tried Stefan to push him to the right direction. Klaus looked even more confused. Stefan sighed. "It was next to her tampons," said Stefan. "Oh," said Klaus.

"Where were you all this years? Under a rock?" asked Stefan. He woke Cassie up and helped her downed the pill with some water. "Human girls usually are my food, or bed toys, not my friends, I don't pay attention to their health stuff," said Klaus. "Still, you are not supposed to be ignorant, you can smell the blood, and notice that they are so angry they want to kill you with their bare hands," said Stefan, stroking Cassie hair. "Everyone wants to kill me with their bare hands, women and men," said Klaus. Stefan rolled his eyes at him.

"I don't remember her like that," said Klaus. "That because she is not like this; she becomes quiet, and grumpy, and she may bite your head off if you cross her, but she is not so angry," said Stefan. "Quiet and grumpy, that I can remember," said Klaus. "Good for you," said Stefan.

Cassie woke up an hour later.

"How do you feel?" asked Stefan. "Better. By the way, you were talking, a lot." Said Cassie. "I just gave Klaus a class about women's health," said Stefan.

"You mean…" started Cassie.

"Yeah," said Stefan.

Cassie ruffled Klaus' hair. "You are such a child," she told him before going to take a shower.

He frowned at her back.

"You are still too warm, at least you are not burning up," said Stefan. "Yeah, I am feeling better," said Cassie. She was in Klaus' arms, leaning on his chest.

They become really close friends, he was protective like a big brother.

Cassie was drifting off to sleep, just there in his arms.

The next day they drove to Chicago, stopping only in the gas station, to fill up gas and buy some sandwiches.

Now they were in a warehouse after Gloria the witch said she needs something from Rebecca so she can find out what went wrong with Klaus' hybrids.

Klaus pulled the dagger out of Rebecca's chest and compelled a man to let her feed of him.

"Cassie?" asked Klaus. Cassie was lying on the concrete floor. "It feel nice and I am tired, can I stay here, wait for Rebecca to wake up?" asked Cassie. Klaus crouched in front of her, touching her forehead. "She is burning up again," said Klaus. "I will be fine," promised Cassie. "O.k. we will be back soon, if Rebecca is angry, run and hide," said Klaus, making her laugh. He smiled and walked out of the warehouse with Stefan.

Cassie almost fell asleep when she realized that Elijah is in there too. She got up and opened a coffin. The lid was heavy, but she made it. The one she opened was Elijah's so she didn't need to open the others.

Cassie pulled out the dagger, put it next to Elijah and went to wait.

It didn't take long until Rebecca jumped out of the coffin in a dress from the twenties, and drank the poor man until he died. Then she turned to Cassie and sped at her, grabbing her by the throat.

"Who the hell are you?!" called Rebecca. "C-ca-ssie," she chocked. "Mm… no, it doesn't ring a bell," said Rebecca.

Suddenly Rebecca was on the floor and the pressure was gone. Instead of Rebecca stood Elijah. "Elijah!" called Cassie happily. "Hello," he said in a smile, still holding her close.

"Elijah where did you come from? Who is she?" asked Rebecca, standing up. "From the coffin, and my girlfriend," answered Elijah shortly. He framed Cassie face and frown. "You feel funny," he said. "I have fever, but I am fine," said Cassie. "What do you mean your girlfriend?" asked Rebecca.

"In a minute sister," said Elijah, looking at Cassie closely. "How did you get all those bruises and cuts?" asked Elijah. "I rolled down a hill, but I am fine. How are you?" asked Cassie.

"Hungry. What do you mean rolled down a hill? What hill? And where are we?" asked Elijah. "We are in a warehouse in Chicago. The hill I rolled down from is in the Rockies, I tripped. I have a sandwich if you want," said Cassie.

Rebecca chuckled. Both of them looked at her. "I like her innocence." Said Rebecca. Elijah rolled his eyes at his sister. "It's not the kind of hungry that I am," said Elijah. "Oh," said Cassie. He chuckled for a moment and then frowned when she suggested him her wrist.

"No," said Elijah. "Come on, it's not like you can take too much, I am still full of vervain," said Cassie. "Your father will kill me," said Elijah. "He already did it, and look, you are right here," said Cassie in a smile. He stroked her face.

"It will never happen again, I promise," said Elijah. "I don't mind," said Cassie. She looked at him as he pulled out his fangs. She could feel her heart pumping faster. Elijah sank his fangs in her wrist and started to drink her blood. She gasped.

Elijah pulled away very quickly. "You can take more, I am fine," said Cassie. "You are fine, I am not really, the vervain burns," said Elijah, wiping his mouth. "Oh, sorry." Said Cassie. "Don't worry about it, I am already feeling better," said Elijah.

"You look better too, brother, for someone that supposed to be in a coffin," said Klaus. Before Cassie could say anything, Rebecca stabbed Klaus with her dagger. He screamed and pulled it out.

"So you tricked me to leave you here so you can wake him?" asked Klaus, hurt. "Who will blame me if I did? But I didn't. I was almost a sleep when I remembered that Rebecca is not the only vampire in here," explained Cassie.

"You are supposed to be my friend," protested Klaus. "And you are supposed to be mine, you said you will wake him up, and it's been almost two months and you didn't," said Cassie. "Because I had a plan to follow," said Klaus. "Well, he is my boyfriend and I love him, it has more value than any plan," said Cassie.

She could feel Elijah stiffing next to her, and at first she didn't understand why.

He is my boyfriend and I love him… Oh My God

Cassie cleared her throat. "I think I need some air," she said and ran out of the warehouse, followed by Elijah.

Cassie got in the back seat and locked the car from the inside.

"Open up," said Elijah knocking on the window. She shook her head. "Cassandra," called Elijah. She frowned at him, "my name is Cassie," she called back. "Open up!" he called, frustrated.

"Is it going to make you let me in if I confess and say that I love you too?" asked Elijah. She looked up at his face. "You do?" asked Cassie. "Very much, I just didn't know that you love me too, it caught me by surprise," said Elijah. She smiled at him, and unlocked the car.

Elijah slipped in to the back seat and pulled Cassie to him, kissing her deeply. He pushed her down on the back seat, lying on top of her, kissing her neck. Cassie bit her lips. "Elijah?" she mumbled. "Hmm?" he hammed to her neck, still kissing her. "I am having a fever without you making it higher." She told him. Elijah looked at her. Her eyes were shining like flashlights, her cheeks flushed.

"Sorry," he stroked her face. She kissed his lips softly, and let him pull her up on to his lap. "Have you drink any water today?" asked Elijah. "Some, not much. I don't want to," said Cassie, snuggling closer to him. "You have to," said Elijah, lifting a bottle of water from the car's floor. He handed her the bottle and she drank some.

"What is it that you have? Flu? Virus? Bug?" asked Elijah. Stroking her hair. "I was kind of out for a few hours burning up, then the fever came down a bit and I felt better," said Cassie. "And now?" asked Elijah.

A tap on the window made her jump and she didn't had time to answer his question. It was Klaus.

Elijah put Cassie next to him, buckling her in her seat, Klaus came in from the other side, sitting next to her. Stefan was driving and Rebecca sat in the passenger seat.

"How are you doing baby girl?" asked Stefan. "I don't know," said Cassie. Klaus put his hand on her forehead. "She is still burning up, like this morning." Said Klaus. Elijah made a face.

"I saw that Elijah," said Cassie. "Saw what?" asked Elijah innocently. "The face you made when Nick touched my forehead," said Cassie. Klaus smiled smugly. "Since when he is Nick?" asked Elijah. "Since we become friends," said Cassie. "Nick doesn't have friends," said Rebecca. "Shut up Rebecca," sighed Cassie.

Cassie's arm dropped off Elijah.

"Cassandra? Cassie?" called Elijah, panicked. "That's it, I am driving to the nearest hospital," said Stefan, pushing down the gas pedal.

The doctor in the E.R said that they brought Cassie just on time. Apparently that she got some kind of virus in the Rockies, something that would have kill her in the next day or two.

"Why the hell did you take her to the Rockies?" asked Elijah. "She insisted to come with me in my quest. Didn't trust that you and Stefan will be safe with me at the time," said Klaus. Elijah sighed.

"How did you become friends?" asked Elijah. "Why do you want to know?" asked Klaus, uncomfortable. "My girlfriend is still unconscious in this room, I need the distraction," said Elijah. "We did some road bonding, she told us about the loophole thing, and she was nice to me when Stefan was… well not so much," said Klaus.

"That's it?" asked Elijah. Klaus shook his head. "What more?" asked Elijah. "She cared about me, she said that's what friends do, care for each other," said Klaus. "She actually got to you," said Elijah, a bit surprised. Klaus nodded, turning his gaze away.

Stefan came out of the room. "She is still out. The doctor said it's going to take a while, they cleaning her up, attacking the virus, but she need to fight hard," said Stefan.

"Can I see her?" asked Elijah. "Go ahead," said Stefan.

Elijah was standing above Cassie, stroking her hair. She had IV attached to her arm, and some other tubes. She had a respirator too.

Elijah was on a verge of tears. His little Cassie.

"Damon will be here soon," said Stefan. They were standing in the hallway just outside of Cassie's room. "What?" asked Klaus. "He was already in Chicago when I called him," said Stefan. "Be careful Stefan, if I will suspect that you are up to something, I will kill both of you," said Klaus angrily.

"Where is she Stefan?" asked Damon running to them in the hallway. "In this room, with Elijah," Stefan pointed out. Damon rushed in to the room.

Elijah stared at him with sad eyes.

Damon came closer to Cassie. Kissing her forehead. "Wake up cara mia, wake up," whispered Damon.

It's been days.

The four men spend their time in the hospital. Rebecca staid in a hotel room, stopping by, now and then.

Elijah was resting his head on the side of the bed, trying to push the exhaustion away.

He jumped when a little hand touched his head.

"Welcome back…" he whispered softly, smiling.