Watching their Life- N. Mikealson

Chapter 4

The Vampire Diaries
Season 3: Episode 3
The End of the Affair

"Stefan's the 'only comrade' you have left? What the hell? Your wife is literally right by your side. What is she if not your comrade?" 

The aggressive line of questioning comes from none other than the insufferable doppelgänger herself. 

Klaus and Åse both have to take deep, calming breaths before even thinking about responding to her. Klaus is the first one to speak out of the two. "She is not my comrade because she is much more important to me. Åse is my other half; she completes me." 

Åse sent a sweet smile to Klaus as she pecked his lips. She then turned serious as she looked at Elena. "You would know how special we think each other are if you knew basic definitions. Comrades are merely friends who participate in a similar activity. Klaus and I are much more than that." 

At the insult, there were a few snickers from the Originals' side of the room. Elijah and Finn could be seen with almost proud faces, seeing that knowledge was being used to undermine instead of violence.

With no one knowing how to respond, the screen ended up turning back on.

The first scene to be shown is the SUV that the two Originals and Stefan have been traveling in while hunting for werewolves.

As the car comes to a stop, Klaus steps out and says, "Welcome back to Chicago, Stefan." 

Klaus leaves the car door open as he holds out one of his hands. Åse takes hold of her husband's hand as she elegantly steps out of the car. She can be seen wearing a pair of black lace-up heels with an open toe, black skinny jeans, a black shirt loosely tucked into her jeans that goes up to her neck but has the sides purposely left missing so that the sides of her breasts are exposed, and a thin black leather belt with a small gold finishing on the front.

The two Originals walked hand in hand to a warehouse door as Stefan asked, "What are we doing here?" Klaus moves to open the door as he responds to Stefan. "We know how much you loved it here." He drapes an arm across Åse's shoulders as he gazes out at the Chicago skyline. 

Looking over at Stefan, Åse has a teasing smirk on her lips as she says, "Bringing back memories of the good old Ripper days?" The younger vampire looks between Åse and Klaus as he sets his hands on his hips. "Blacked out most of them. A lot of blood, a lot of partying. The details are all a blur." "Well, that is a crying shame," Klaus says as he lightly shakes his head. "The details are what makes it legend."

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1920s

The screen changes to show a flashback to the time when Klaus, Åse, and Stefan were in Chicago. Klaus' voice continues as a voiceover.

"Word was the Ripper of Monterrey got lonely, so he escaped to the city for comfort. It was Prohibition. Everything was off limits then, which made everything so much more fun."

A car from that time period pulls to a stop and parks. It is zoomed in on, and shocking most of the Mystic Falls occupants, there was a woman groaning in the backseat. Surprising them more, though, was to see Stefan pull away from her neck. The woman was dead in the backseat of the car, and Stefan had blood dripping off his lips.