Watching their Life- N. Mikealson

Chapter 1

The Vampire Diaries
Season 2: Episode 22
As I Lay Dying

The screen lights up, and the first scene that everyone sees is Klaus waking up on the forest floor, naked.

"Ok, whoa! No need to EVER be seeing that." Damon was the one to speak up, but the rest of the Mystic Falls gang seemed to agree with him. 

On the other side of the room, the Originals just rolled their eyes. However, one person did react differently from the rest. Åse shot a subtle up-and-down look towards her husband, who, in return, just rolled his eyes at her playfully.

As the screen keeps playing, clothes are shown being thrown at Klaus's lying body.

Elijah is seen speaking up from his spot against a nearby tree. "You've been busy." All Klaus can say in return is, "That was amazing." 

Klaus starts to get up and dress himself while keeping up the conversation with his brother. "How long has it been?" "Almost two days." Elijah gives it a few seconds for the information to sink in before he continues. "Full moon came and went. You remained a wolf."

This seemed to shock everyone in the room except for a select few. 

The Scooby Doo Gang seemed to be stuck in a state of horror. Upon some realizations, they silently came to the conclusion that everything about Elijah's story about Klaus being a hybrid was devastatingly true. 

All of them were so stuck on the fact that there was now a hybrid amongst them that they completely forgot about the mystery woman on the other side of the room.

On the Originals side, everyone, except Elijah and Åse, was looking to Klaus with the same expectant expressions. Klaus took a quick glance at all of them and answered shortly, "Yes, I broke mother's curse. I am now the Original Hybrid."

All the siblings were shocked into silence. They were quiet for so long that the screen started playing once again.

On-screen Klaus was buckling his pants as he spoke, "I can change at will then." He then looked to his brother with smirk on his face, "It's good to know." 

A satisfied sigh leaves him as he soaks in the rays of the sun. "I remember every single kill," Klaus speaks with complete satisfaction in his voice. Elijah's voice is deadpan as he replies, "Yes, I've been cleaning up your little mess along the way."

Åse snorts quietly to herself at this. Klaus looks to her with a quirked eyebrow, and she playfully rolls her eyes while discreetly tapping her temple. "I was watching from the background the whole time, darling. Don't think I would miss any part of your curse-breaking for the world." Klaus sends her a sweet smile as he grabs one of her hands and gently caresses a thumb over her knuckles.

Klaus looks to Elijah with a teasing smirk, "Just like old times, brother." Elijah's demeanor quickly turns serious, "You've had your fun. I believe we have a bargain." Still teasing, Klaus moves to put on his shoes while he says, "That's right. Now, what was it again?" Elijah gives his brother a look that screams, "Just get this over with already." Like he all of a sudden remembered what his brother was talking about, Klaus said, "Oh, yeah. Wait. I remember. That's it. You wish to be reunited with our family."

Surprisingly, someone from the Mystic Falls side decided to speak up about this. Caroline asked, "Why does it feel like he's saying the truth but at the same time not?"

For a few seconds, no one responds to the young blonde vampire. When it seemed that nobody was going to answer the question, Rebekah spoke up, "That's because Nik has a certain way with words. He can speak just the right way to create an undetectable loophole. Unless you've known him for as long as we have, and even then, there are exceptions." The Original sister spoke without emotion, but if you looked in her eyes, you would see the hurricane of feelings she was hiding.