Love & marriage

The five

Klaus opens the doors to a room. In the room, Connor is chained up to a piece of wood. Klaus walks in and stands next to his hostage. "Looks like I'll have to beef up the hybrid security detail."

"I was gonna take him, but I figured you went through such trouble to truss him up in your red room of pain."

"It's from the Inquisition. I thought it was a nice touch."

"What'd you get out of him?"

"Not enough. He's mum about the Council fire and he's not saying anything about this greater evil we're all supposed to be shivering over. What brings you snooping?"

"Well, I can't say it in front of him. As I'm sure you've figured out, our friend here can't be compelled."

"You're full of mysteries, aren't you?" Klaus says to Connor. "I told you, I don't know anything."

"Thankfully, I know plenty." Klaus walks out of the room and gestures for Stefan to come with him. "Shall we?" Stefan stares at Connor for a few more seconds and follow Klaus out. Klaus shuts the doors to Connor's prison room and turns to Stefan. "So, what's with the home invasion?"

"Damon said you knew something about this guy. Now, I should have figured out that you were up to something when you healed Elena from the werewolf poison without asking for anything in return."

"I was feeling benevolent."

"You're never benevolent. Who is this guy? What's the Five?"

"So many questions."

"It's a good thing I have nothing to do today, except get answers out of you." Stefan sits down and looks at Klaus. "Fine. You might actually be useful in persuading my sister to cooperate. The brotherhood of the Five was a group of highly skilled vampire hunters. We crossed paths with them in the 12th century Italy."

Flashback...

My siblings and I had followed the Normans as they conquered the South. Feeding, turning people as we went. That's when Diana had Charles...

Klaus and Elijah walk into the Town's Square. A man is on a stage with an audience surrounding him. There are several people tied up to wooden poles and staked through the chest on the stage. The man speaks to the crowd of people. Klaus is holding a then 2 year old Charles. "Don't you think this is violent for a two year old?" Elijah asks Klaus.

"It's training." He says as he turns his attention to Alexander. "These demons live among you. Passing as human." 

But with the bloodshed came exposure.

Klaus and Elijah stop in the middle of the square and watch what is going on. Alexander approaches a box on the stage. "So, witness with your own eyes." 

He unlocks the box. A man steps out of the box and starts to burn. The man is set ablaze. The crowd screams in fear as the man burns to death. Alexander walks down from the stage, looking unabashed by this. "He's putting on quite the show." Elijah says to Klaus.

"He is nothing. I could eat him for sport." 

"Still you should heed the warning. Between you here and Kol in the east, you have not been discreet. Stories of the Original vampires are spreading."

"I welcome such infamy, but if you're worried about discretion, perhaps you should wrangle our sister." Rebekah and Alexander are standing together nearby. Alexander kisses her hand and she smiles. They walk away together, arm in arm. 

Charles whimpers and holds onto Klaus as the man is still burning. "You see that, Charlie? That...is called being weak. Good vampires never share their secret." Klaus says to him as Elijah rolls his eyes.