Until The End (The Vampire Diaries)

Chapter 5

Willow woke from her sleep in a good mood. She grinned as she stretched, laughing to herself lightly. She was unsure of why she was so happy, but she didn't care. Willow looked down at her hands and her eyes honed in on the ring on her finger.

"Where the hell did I buy this?" she questioned herself. Slowly, she pulled it off and placed it on the stand next to her.

"Hey Willow, are you okay?" Tyler walked in.

"Why wouldn't I be?" Willow chuckled.

"You didn't have a nightmare last night."

"Are you feeling okay Ty? I haven't had a nightmare since I was a little girl." Willow pushed the blankets from her body and stood up from her bed.

"What are you talking about? You had one yesterday." Tyler walked towards her.

"You're going crazy, you loser." she laughed and gave Tyler a quick noogie. Willow waltzed through her room, heading for her bathroom.

"Are you sick?" Tyler asked her through the door.

"No, but if you don't get out of my room I'm going to chuck a heel at your face." Tyler looked at the door with a questioning look. His eyes wandered the room and he noticed Riley's promise ring.

"She took it off?" the shower started in the bathroom. "She must not have wanted it to get wet.

"Hey Ty?" Willow called out to her older brother. "Do you know where I got that ring from? I don't remember buying it. Did Care get it for me?"

Dumbfounded, Tyler looked at the door again. "No, Riley got it for you."

"Who's Riley?" Willow sounded concerned. "I don't know anyone named Riley."

After a few moments of silence, Tyler shook his head. "No one." he whispered to himself. "He's no one." Full of confusion, Tyler left Willow's room and walked down stairs. Why didn't his sister remember her boyfriend? Why didn't she know who Riley was? Tyler began to pace back and forth as questions filled his mind. "Klaus." he looked up suddenly and growled. "Goddammit."

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Niklaus felt the need to rip this hybrid's head off of her body. She was determined to aggravate the living hell out of him. "I don't care what you wear! Just go and get the bloody information about this girl!" Klaus slammed his fist down on his desk, splintering the mahogany wood.

The girl flinched backwards and finally bowed her head before turning and nearly sprinting out of the room. Klaus pinched the bridge of his nose and sat down in his chair behind the desk. His phone began ringing and he picked it up, ignoring the sudden urge to crush it in his hand. Instead, he took a peak at who was calling him and a smirk came to his lips as he answered.

"Ah, Tyler. To who do I owe the pleasure of this call?" Klaus spun around in the chair.

"What did you do?" Tyler replied angrily. "What did you do to her?"

"You'll have to be more clear. What did I do to who?" Klaus stopped spinning and instead focused completely on the conversation.

"To Willow!" Tyler raged. "What did you do to Willow?"

"What has happened to Willow?" Klaus sat up in the seat.

"Don't act like you don't know!" Tyler shouted. In the background of the call Klaus could hear Willow's voice asking Tyler if everything was okay. "Everything is fine, Willow."

Seemingly satisfied with that answer Klaus listened as the two talked a bit more.

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