Fire & Flame | Klaus Mikaelson

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02. The Hybrid

Smoky Mountains, Tennessee

"Are you okay?" Klaus asked Stefan, as the trio climbed up smoky mountains, the place Ray had told Klaus his pack met up for full moons, a dead Ray across Stefan's shoulders, "Is Ray getting heavy?".

"I'm fine" an annoyed Stefan replied.

"You sure about that?" Klaus asked, loving annoying Stefan, "We've been walking for quite some time now, do you need some water or a little sit-down?".

"You know, I get that we're stuck together but if we could maybe just skip the chitchat, it's be great" Stefan said.

"Amen to that" Lily mumbled.

"So much brooding" Klaus taunted, "Your self-loathing is suffocating you, my friend".

"Maybe it's because I'm a little tired of hunting werewolves" Stefan snapped, "We've been at it all summer".

"Thanks to our pal Ray, we've found ourselves a pack" Klaus informed, just as the trio arrived at a campsite.

Stefan walked forward and dumped Ray's body on to the ground.

"Ray, oh my god" a shocked woman called out, rushing over to the dead werewolf, "What's going on?", the woman then looked at Stefan, "Who are you?".

"The important question is, who am I?" Klaus corrected, standing next to Stefan while Lily stood behind the two, leaning against a tree and just observing the scene, "Please forgive the intrusion, my name is Klaus".

The woman stood up and looked at Klaus in shock, "You're the hybrid" she realised.

A smirk formed on Klaus's face, "You've heard of me, fantastic".

***

"It's fascinating, actually" Klaus said, as him and Stefan sat on a log of wood while Lily stayed standing, "A werewolf who isn't beholden to the moon, a vampire who doesn't burn in the sun, a true hybrid", suddenly Ray eyes opened and he let out a gasp, "Excellent timing Ray, very dramatic".

"What's happening to me?" a confused Ray asked.

"Stefan?" Klaus called out, ignoring Ray's question.

Stefan stood up, "Are any of you human?" he asked, "Your friend here needs human blood to complete his transition to vampire, if he doesn't get it, he will die".

"Doesn't take much" Klaus assured, "Just a sip, anyone? A boyfriend, a girlfriend along for the ride".

"Klaus" Lily called out, causing the hybrid to look at her, she then pointed towards a man, letting Klaus know he was human.

Klaus looked at the man, a smirk formed on his face, realising Lily was right, the man infront of him was indeed human, "You", before the man could even think about running away, Klaus speeded over to him and bit into his arm, causing the man to let out a loud yell, but Klaus ignored the yell and pushed the man towards Stefan, who shoved him to the ground.

"No!".

Before the woman could help who seemed to be her boyfriend, Klaus stopped her by grabbing her by her throat.