Rebekah walked over to Elena and held her down the second she tried to leave. "No, you're staying here. My brother seems to need your blood. And he is going to get it"

"Why do you listen to him? If he keeps you carted around in caskets?" Elena questioned.

"Because she hopes one day he will respect her. And because he's the only one she knows will stick around once they get to know her. Even if sticking around means daggering her or killing men to save them from an eternity of her company." Stefan said with a smirk

Rebekah sped over to a glass and threw it at Stefan, who caught it easily. "You complete arse!" She scowled darkly and went back over to Elena.

"You know its true" Stefan said and looked over at his brother's unconscious form

Bonnie blinked slowly as she listened to Stefan and Rebekah. She never heard Stefan like that. So careless about the people he was hurting. Not that she particularly cared for this person specifically but that was beside the point.

Elena tensed up as Klaus came back in. She was feeling slightly tired from the blood draining. She wanted nothing more right now than for Damon to wake up and get her out of here. Well, that was a lie. She wished Stefan would. But his humanity was currently off, so he didn't care about her.

Klaus approached Elena and looked at the nearly full blood bag. "You know. If this works I will have officially discovered your purpose." He smirked and touched a strand of her hair.

Bonnie had been trying to silently think of a spell she could use to wake up Damon, but so far she had nothing. It was clear this witch was far more experienced than her. "What are you even trying to do?"

Klaus didn't glance in Bonnie's direction as he pulled the neede out of Elena's arm and placed a small gauze over it. "None of your business. Now if you'll excuse me, I have work to do. Stefan, watch them will you? Make sure they don't get into too much trouble. Especially the doppelgänger."

"I'll watch over them" Stefan said with a nod and set his glass down. It wasnt like he had a choice anyways. Otherwise, he'd get the hell out of town. Go to New York or something.

Klaus gave him a nod and took the blood bag with him outside while he waited for Hope. She was essentially the only person he actually tolerated at the moment. He thought making Stefan turn off his humanity would've turned him back into the old friend he once knew. Yet it seemed he only grew dull with what was meant to be an enhancement.

Hope finished up cleaning the blood off the floor and found a shirt from one of the rooms. Klaus' shirt. She changed into it before heading back downstairs and out of the house. "I hope you dont mind, I borrowed a shirt here. It was better than wearing one covered in blood" she told Klaus. It was a bit big on her since he was half a foot taller than her. "If I'm going to stay here, I definitely need to get new clothing."

Klaus looked over at her and smiled slightly. "I do not mind. Keep it if you'd like." He was never one to care for material possessions unless they were works of art or weapons. "If you want, I can take you out to purchase some things later after we test out our theory with Elena's blood."

"Thank you" Hope nodded gratefully. She was feeling a little more like she was at home. Though her heart still hurt a lot as she tried to do the right thing. "I would appreciate that. So where would he be?"

"You're welcome." Klaus said glancing over at her. "I haven't the faintest idea. But we could check his house. Even if he isn't there, his mother is bound to know where he is." He was hoping with all his might that this actually worked. If not, he wasn't sure what he would do. He knew he would keep trying. But he would be completely at a loss of where to continue.

Hope nodded and took his hand so he could vamp speed them there. Tribrid or not, she didn't have vampire speed. Not until after she died;. "Alright, Lets try his house then"

Klaus briefly glanced down at their hands when she grabbed his. He still wasn't used to that. It wasn't often someone willingly trusted him like that. He couldn't really think of anyone off the top of his head. He nodded at her words and quickly sped them over to the Lockwood mansion before letting go of her hand so he could ring the doorbell.

Tyler Lockwood answered the door and immediately glared when he caught sight of Klaus. "What do you want?" He asked, his tone hostile but slightly wary.

"We need you to be our test subject for a theory of ours" Hope said, silently placing a spell on the house so he couldn't run away if he tried.

Tyler frowned, only now noticing the young girl. "Seriously? You're kidnapping girls now too?"

Klaus rolled his eyes. "Do you have a spell to shut him up?" He muttered before his eyes suddenly changed into a golden color.

Tyler slowly backed away, not knowing what either of them were up to, and certainly not wanting to find out.

Klaus smirked and sped inside the house, pushing him against the nearest wall with one hand around his neck. "Not so fast."

"The only spell I know removes his mouth. And considering what you are trying to do, I doubt that will be beneficial" Hope said, following him inside

Klaus looked over at Hope, clearly impressed. "You know. I feel as though I have been wasting my time whenever I procure a witch. None have ever been as powerful or as knowledgeable as you, though they certainly claimed to be." He rolled his eyes and force fed Tyler his blood.

"What are you doing?" Tyler demanded to know after unsuccessfully trying to spit out Klaus' blood.

"You'll see." He smirked and with that, he snapped his neck.

Hope smiled a little at the compliment and watched as Tyler Lockwood fell to the ground, temporarily dead. "I've been practicing magic my whole life, and I had good teachers. Plus, being what I am means I'm more powerful than the average witch"

Klaus smiled a little and took a seat on a nearby chair as he waited for Tyler to wake up. "That makes sense I suppose. Still, you make every witch I've ever met look like a failure." He chuckled softly. "Is it alright if I ask you a few questions? About, what you are?"

Hope hesitated slightly and nodded. "You can ask whatever you'd like. I might not answer all of your questions, however. Depending on what they are"

Klaus nodded, not really bothered by that. He knew some things were just too difficult to speak of. Which is why he decided to start with something simple. "Did you always know what you were growing up?"

Hope nodded, looking at him. "Yes I did" she confirmed, looking at him. There was no harm telling him that at least.

"Hm. That is interesting. Even before my mother invented the vampirism spell, I never knew I was a werewolf." Klaus said softly. "I suppose at times I did feel a certain connection however. The neighboring village was run by them. And part of me always felt drawn to them." He sighed. "How does it feel? Being both a witch and a werewolf? Do both sides battle inside you?"

"I tend to get restless easily. If I dont train or let out my magic or shift, I could lose control of my magic. Though that usually only happens if something extremely emotional has happened, and I cant handle it. Mostly though, it just keeps me up at night sometimes until I tire myself" Hope said.

Klaus nodded slowly. "I can imagine. Werewolves have so much anger pent up inside and witches have loads of magical energy flowing through them. For me it is slightly different. I always assumed when I broke my curse I would be complete. And in a way I am. But at times it feels as though both sides are struggling for control. Which in the end also turns into energy I let out by shifting or killing."

Hope nodded and sighed softly in understanding. "I pretty much kept to myself for 17 years. Never really made friends until the past year or so. No one understood what I am. How I felt. Not really. And I didn't want to risk getting close to someone and hurting them. So what was the point in trying?"." Hope said and fell silent, looking away. She's already spoken too much, she thought sourly and crossed her arms before walking a little away in thought as she sighed softly. She just couldn't help but want to talk to him while she still could.

Klaus remained silent for a few minutes. "I know the feeling. Shortly after I turned, I stopped making any effort to be close to anyone. I shut myself off emotionally, not only from the outside world but from my siblings as well. No one understanding me being the main reason." He said softly and looked at her. "Though I now suppose it isn't as impossible as I first believed it to be." He said giving her a small smile.

Hope turned to look at him once more, giving him a small smile. "Things started changing for me when I fell in love" she said softly, waiting for Tyler to wake up. "Everything changed" She sighed and took a seat on the ground, her heart aching for Landon Kirby. She looked over at Tyler Lockwood, thinking about everything. "How long does this usually take?" She asked curiously.

Klaus nodded thoughtfully. "I suppose I wouldn't know. I've truly only loved twice and only one of those was returned but...it was a long time ago. Far too long to even be considered important by now." He said softly and then glanced over at Tyler as well. "He should be waking soon."

Hope nodded at his words, thinking of when she found out the dress she wore had been given as a gift from her father to her headmistress. She wondered how strong those feelings were. Or would be in this case. "Good" she said. "If it does work, what's your next move?"

"Oh that's easy. Turn as many werewolves as I can find into hybrids." Klaus answered simply. He waited for it long enough. If this truly worked, then he knew what he wanted. An army of people just like him.

Hope nodded at his words. It made her think of Henry. Her sort of friend she had turned that was killed.

Klaus looked over at her, noticing the change in her expression. He had been about to question it when Tyler suddenly woke up with gasp. "Ah finally." He grinned reaching for the blood bag he got of Elena's blood. "Here." He said handing it to him.

Tyler looked around, his eyes panicked until he saw the blood bag. He looked at it confused for a moment but then it was as if his body was taken over by the intense hunger he felt. He snatched it from Klaus' hand and began drinking it quickly.

Klaus watched him carefully and soon smirked when he saw Tyler's eyes turn a golden color. "Well what do you know. It appears our theory was correct after all."

Klaus smiled in satisfaction. He could finally do it. All he needed was the blood of the doppelgänger. Right now he was far too busy planning out his future that his mother's cruelty didn't even register. "Now all there's left to do is collect enough blood to travel with." He paused for a moment, thinking. He had been planning on taking Stefan again with him. But he figured he should keep him here watching over Elena. "How would you like to join me?" He asked looking at Hope.

Tyler gasped softly as he now realized what Klaus had done. He knew he should be angry and he was. But part of him actually felt grateful. If he truly was a hybrid, he didn't have to turn every full moon anymore.

Hope hesitated, debating her options. Finally, she nodded. That way she had less of a chance of screwing things up. "Alright. I'd like that. Just so you know, the witch spent the whole time I was going to get the necklace trying to convince me to go against you and go to her for help. I told her there was no way, of course. But she did say she might have the crystal thing I want in her Gram's things. So I want to check that out before we go. Otherwise I might not find one. I dont need it, but it would be nice to have" Hope told him, letting him know before hand so he wouldn't think she was betraying him or anything if he found out.

Klaus wasn't surprised Bonnie had been trying to turn Hope against him. That was expected. What he hadn't been expecting was for Hope to not only reject the proposal but also tell him about it just to reassure him. No one ever did anything like that, not even his own siblings. "Oh. No, I suppose there is no harm in you looking for it. I need to collect enough of Elena's blood anyway." He smiled a little. He was getting along more with her the more time they spent together. She seemed to know him in a way others didn't. She actually cared what he thought and about what he wanted.

Hope nodded at his words and returned the smile a bit. "Alright" she said and looked over at Tyler, knowing he should stay in town but unsure if that was going to happen this time around. "Hopefully she does have one. But either way, I'll go back to you once I've searched through her things"

Klaus smiled in satisfaction. It was still difficult for him to believe that there was someone in the word who actually wanted to spend time with him and travel with him willingly. "If she does not, I can help you find one. It shouldn't be too difficult with my witch contacts. They have all sorts of items."

"You dont need to. It's not important. I just want to talk to someone. Even if it's actually just my subconscious in the form of them" Hope said softly.

"I don't mind." Klaus said causally. "I can easily find what you are looking for if I ask. Especially now that I will have hybrids to do the persuasion for me." He smirked.

"Thank you" Hope said softly, looking at him. "I'll let you know if I find one with the witch. What's her name?"

Klaus nodded and began heading towards the door, not giving a second glance to Tyler who was looking at him almost like he had been expecting an order. The wolf had merely been his test subject. Now he could focus on finding actual packs he wanted to turn. "Bonnie Bennett." He answered holding the door open for Hope.

Hope walked out of the Lockwood Mansion after one last glance around. She trusted her father. Even when he had no idea who she was. Hope held out her hand for his so that he could speed them both back to the mansion.

Klaus looked over at her, his eyes still showing a bit of surprise when he saw her hand. Still he slowly took it and quickly sped them back to the mansion.