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Lizzie and Luke and Hayley were in Mystic Falls but they were almost killed by a vampire sent by the one and only Katherine Pierce until Klaus showed up and saved them. Now they were having dinner at his mansion with him.

" So, you're rested, you're fed. Tell me about Katerina."Klaus demanded.

"Most men get their power kick from torture and intimidation. With you, it's drinks and fine dining."Lizzie smirked.

"Well, in your case, I favor hospitality over unpleasantness, but I have been known to change my mind on a whim. Where is Katerina?"Klaus smiled.

"You think we know?"Luke scoffed.

"You tipped her off as to what we were up to and set her on a course to find the cure. In return, she sent her lackey to snuff you out. Tell me, what did Katerina promise you?"Klaus asked.

Hayley looks at him and pauses for a moment before setting down her glass and readjusting in her seat, leaning forward. "I was in New Orleans trying to find information about my real parents. Luke and Lizzie were helping me. Katherine found us three and told us she could help."

Klaus said raising his eyebrows "An orphan? Well, that does explain your charming bravado. Abandonment issues will do it every time."

"Sounds like you would know."Hayley  told him.

"I'm the only one that can protect you. I'm happy to do so, provided you cooperate."Klaus smiled.

After that, Hayley, Luke and Lizzie walks into another room with a drink in her hand, Klaus following behind them and stopping in the doorway. Lizzie approaches an area where Klaus' paintings lay on tables or stand propped up on the ground.

"Hate that. Too much. I don't get that."Lizzie said, flipping through larger ones standing upright.

Klaus walks further into the room, looking like he's about to say something but instead smiles and says nothing. Lizzie starts picking up smaller paintings and gives her opinions "Hmm...I don't care. Hmm. This one."

She picks up a painting of a dark figure silhouetted by a fading sky, standing near a bare tree.

She continued, smiling, looking over her shoulder at Klaus" It doesn't make me wanna puke."

Klaus smiles back, looking down. Lizzie puts it back down as she asked him while Luke and Hayley rolled their eyes "Why'd you paint it?"

"Painting is a metaphor for control. Every choice is mine-- the canvas, the color. As a child, I had neither a sense of the world nor my place in it, but art taught me that one's vision can be achieved with sheer force of will. The same is true of life, provided one refuses to let anything stand in one's way."Klaus said, walking closer toward her.

Lizzie snorts slightly, smiling. She looks up at Klaus through hooded eyes, and as she talks leans in to speak near his ear as she passes him "So this is your thing-- show a girl a few mediocre paintings, whine about your childhood, and I swoon and spill all my dirty secrets?"

"I felt I had many charms, but, uh, regardless, I'm enjoying myself."Klaus admitted.

"And you do whatever you enjoy... Up to and including hunting my friend Tyler for the next century."Hayley spoke up.

"Oh, surely not the next century. Only until I kill him."Klaus joked as he walks over to a table to pour himself a drink.

Lizzie laughed "You talk a good game but the truth is you let him go. My guess: you know if you kill him, Caroline will hate you forever."

" If I simply killed Tyler, my revenge would be over in a moment. Sentencing him to a lifetime of paranoia and fear-- that's Tyler's true punishment. "Klaus said before he added, looking at Hayley "But come now. You never really thought there was a future for you two, did you?"

Hayley said ": I don't know. He might've left Caroline for me if I'd used the cure to kill you."

Klaus laughed "You know, if Tyler has even half your resolve, he may actually make it through the year."

Lizzie stated "It doesn't take resolve. It takes allies, a network of people willing to do anything for you, including chase down loose ends to their death. That's how Katherine escaped you all this time."

Klaus walked closer toward her as he said "Perhaps you know the names of Katerina's special little helpers."

Lizzie smirked "Maybe I know one or two. Maybe I'll even tell you."

Later on, Klaus is hanging up his cell phone while Hayley, Luke and Lizzie stands with a drink watching the fireplace

"My sister informs me that your vampire assailant is dead, so you're safe and free to go. Or stay."Klaus spoke to them.

"Thank you. We'll see you around."Luke said before leaving with Hayley.

"What about you, Love?"Klaus asked.

Lizzie shrugged "I could be persuaded to stay, enjoy some of the good life. And maybe I could drum up a few more of Katherine's secrets and you could do something for me."

"Oh, I'm sorry, love, but you'll never convince me to let Tyler go free."Klaus told her.

"Well, then, I guess Hayley will never get my chance with Tyler any more than you'll get a shot with Caroline."Lizzie replied.

Klaus looks torn and turns and walks away

Lizzie asked "Do you wanna know why I like that painting?"

Klaus turned back as he said "Well, perhaps it was because it allowed you to see into my deep, wounded soul."

Lizzie said, walking closer " I saw how twisted it really is. And maybe I can relate."

"So what's it gonna be? Going? Or staying?"Klaus asked.

Lizzie grinned "You like to be in control. You tell me."

Klaus brushes his hand against Lizzie's cheek before grabbing her to him and she grins. They start kissing and Lizzie pulls Klaus' shirt over his head. Klaus vamp-speeds her up onto the table and she tears her own shirt over her head.  Klaus pushes her down flat onto the table, then mounts her and kisses her neck while she gasps and moans underneath him.

Some time later, Lizzie is sitting on the edge of a bed, fastening her bra.

Klaus spoke up " Running away, little siphon?"

Lizzie smiles a bit but doesn't say anything.  Lizzie said "This was fun but I gotta go."

And then after that, she put her clothes back on and left and went to the motel to find Hayley arrived the same time she did.

"I was looking for you. Someone had some fun."Hayley smirked.

"Shut up."Lizzie said.

The two friends laughed and got inside where they found Luke.

"Let's get out of this stupid town. How about a trip in New Orleans? I was never the kind of girl for a small town."Lizzie grinned.

Luke and Hayley smirked in response.