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Chapter 24

I sat down at my desk. Another day in hell thanks to Damon and Stefan who thought it would be an amazing idea to enroll me into a high school. I was checking my phone when Stefan and Bonnie walked in, Elena trailing behind. Stefan took his seat next to me, giving me a short smile. Alaric walks into the classroom right as the bell rang, signaling that it's time for class to begin.
"Hello, class. What are we learning today?" Alaric asked.
"Doesn't even know his lesson plan." I mumbled, getting a look from Stefan.
"Leave the poor guy alone. His dead wife just came back." Stefan said. I nod, annoyed.
"With the decade dance tonight, we've been covering the sixties all week." This girl in my class said.
"You going to that?" I asked quietly, so only Stefan could pick up on what I'm saying.
"Yeah. I have to keep Elena safe."
"Yeah count me out. The sixties wasn't my thing. I'm more of a roaring 20s' girl."
"Right. The sixties." Alaric said, making dead eye contact with me. Staring at me for a good ten seconds. "The sixties. I wish there was something good I could say about the sixties, but...Actually, they kind of sucked. Except for the Beatles, of course. They made it bearable. Uh, what else was there? The Cuban missile thing, the...we walked on the moon. There was Watergate." Alaric said.
"Actually the Watergate was in the seventies." I said, making dead eye contact with Alaric.
"Right. It all kind of mushes together up here, the sixties, seventies. Thank you, Ivanka." Alaric said. I've never told Alaric my real name, and the way he said it made me very unsettled.
"Iris." I said to him. "My name is Iris. Not Ivanka."
"Right." He said.
"That was weird." Stefan said. I nodded.
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I was standing next to Stefan, while we had a tiny meeting consisting of Elena, Bonnie, and Damon.
"So we go to the dance, we find him." Damon said, looking fat Bonnie and Elena.
"Really? How are we going to do that? We don't even know what he looks like." Stefan said.
"No, but I do." I said. All eyes turned to me.
"You said you were not going." Stefan said.
"This is a chance to kill my brother. I'm gonna take it." I said to him.
"Well something tells me Klaus isn't going to be sixteen and covered in pimples." Damon said.
"He could be anywhere at any time. He compelled somebody at school." Stefan said, turning all of his attention to Elena and Bonnie. "Not as safe as you thought." I hear a knock on the door, and it was followed by Alaric barging in.
"Sorry I'm late." He said.
"Hey! I need you to put me down as a chaperone for the dance tonight. That or I'll compel the staff." Damon said. "Klaus made his first move."
"Okay, so we find him and then what, hmm? What's our plan of attack?" Elena asked.
"Me." Bonnie and I said at the same time.
"Oh absolutely not, Bon." I said to her. There is no way in hell I'd put her in danger like that. This is my brother. This is my fight.
"He has no idea how much power I can channel. If you can find him, I can kill him." Bonnie said.
"Channel? You mean from me?!" I asked, she looked down, answering my question. "Oh hell no! Bonnie if you channel from me, I'm in gonna get weak! I cannot be weak! And this is my brother, my fight. I kill him."
"That's not going to be that easy. I mean, he is the biggest, baddest vampire around." Alaric said.
"Alaric has a point. What if he.." Damon's eyes changed, fangs growing, and he came rushing at me. In in instant I feel my magic rush through my veins. It's almost like an adrenaline rush, giving you the feeling of being invincible. But it's also like a dopamine rush, making you feel amazing. Damon went flying into a wall.
"Well I'm impressed." Stefan said. I smiled at him. The magic, the amazing feeling, left my body, making me feel normal again.
"It doesn't matter who he is. I can take him. And I can kill him." I said, looking at the gang.
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3rd person pov:
Little did everyone know that Klaus has taken over Alaric's body, and has been posing as the dreadfully human history teacher for about a week.
"Ah, you're right. My annoying little sister is all juiced up and aiming to kill." Klaus said to Kathrine and his warlock Maddox. "I completely underestimated her."
"You of all people should know to never underestimate a Mikaelson." Kathrine said to a pacing Klaus.
"We're gonna have to kill her, Maddox." He said, no hesitation in his voice. He is willing to end his sisters life if it means he can get to Elena. He starts to rummage around drawers, looking for something to wear. "Do you think this Alaric guy has anything vintage?" Klaus lifts up the shirt, revealing Alaric's hunting gear. "Crossbows, wooden bullets and automatics? Who is this guy, again?"
"He's the local vampire hunter." Maddox said to a slightly annoyed Klaus.
"Yeah that explains the clothing." Klaus says, throwing the shirt behind him. Maddox hands Klaus a glass of bourbon.
"This is all I could find. The guy likes his bourbon." Maddox said.
"I knew there was something about him I liked. There's a high school dance and I'm gonna need you to take out witch bitch." Klaus said, talking down on his sister.
"If she has that much power, she can sense me coming from a mile away. I won't be able to get near her. You have to do it." Maddox said to Klaus.
"In this body? I'm a haggard history teacher. She can easily hurt me. I mean, not me, Klaus me, but you know what I mean."
"No witch could handle channeling that much power. It'll kill her. It would kill me. You just have to make her use it." Maddox explained. "Even if she is a very powerful witch."
"You mean like provoking her to death?" Klaus asked.
"Won't take long. Just keep attacking her until it kills her. His body, Alaric's, will last longer than hers will." Maddox said.
"How? He's human. She is an Original."
"I can help in that department. I can do a spell to protect you."
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Iris' POV:
        I was going through boxes in my room, while Stefan was sitting on my bed.
"Your relatives were such packrats." I said to him, laughing. I pulled out two outfits. "Okay, so what do you think? Twiggy or sexy hippy?" I asked him, causing him to laugh at me.
"Ooh. You know it's not too late to back out, right?" Stefan asked.
"And miss out on all the high school fun." I said, not looking at him. Stefan walks over to me, engulfing me into a hug. "I wish I didn't have to kill him. Even though he is evil, he's still my brother. I still love him." Stefan looked lost for words, so he sighed and kissed me instead.
"I love you." I said, realizing what I just said. Stefan seemed just as shocked I am.
"What?" He asked me, not knowing if I really said what he heard.
"I said I love you. You've said it to me twice. I'm finally returning it."
"I want you to tell me that later." He said, giving me another kiss.
           "I promise to be home to say it."
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Stefan, Bonnie, Elena, Damon, Lil Gilbert, and I were all standing around the middle of the dance floor, keeping an eye out for my older brother.
"You ready to do this?" He asked me.
"I'm a ready as I'll ever be." I said. Stefan snaked his hand into mine, giving me immediate comfort. I heard a tapping sound on the Microphone, and the tall brunette known as Dana was standing there, giving us a big smile.
"Thanks for being here, everybody. We have a special shout-out tonight." She says, staring directly at me. "This is for Ivanka. From klaus!" She said clapping. 'Hit me with your best shot' starts to play.
"He knows what we are planning." I said to Stefan.
"That's impossible." Stefan said.
"Well it was a cheap shot." Damon said.
"I know everyone here! No face sticks out." Elena said. She's absolutely right. My brother isn't here.
"Maybe he's not here. Just wants us to believe that he is." Stefan said, trying to calm me down.
"It's a party. We need to blend in." Damon said. "There's ric. I'll be back." Jeremy was looking at me funny. Sending concern into Stefans face. Jeremy runs out into the Hallway, and stefan goes and follows him. I heard footsteps behind me, as some one taps on my shoulder.
        "Klaus has Jeremy." Alaric said to me. Elena was trailing behind him.
        "But I just saw Stefan leave with Jeremy." I said to Alaric.
        "Stefans hurt, and Jeremy has been taken." Elena said. I nodded, following Ric and Elena out of the dance. We were in a whole different part of the school, when Elena started to speak up.
           "Where are you taking us?" She asked, asking the same question I had. Alaric leads us to a room,  shutting a door. "Iris, something's not right."
           "Where is Stefan and Jeremy?" I asked Alaric.
           "I just had to get away from that dance. The sixties, ugh. Not my decade." Completely Ignoring my question. "I mean, whose call was that, anyway? I much prefer the twenties. The style, the parties, the jazz." And that's when it clicked. That's not Alaric.
          "Alaric.. Are you on vervain?" Elena asked.
          "No. Why would you ask that?" He asked Elena.
          "He's being compelled." Elena said to me.
          "No he's not." I said, keeping my eyes glued to Alaric.  
         "Very good. Sister." Alaric said to me.
         "Klaus?!" Elena asked, shocked. Alaric/Klaus smiles at Elena.
          "Surprise!" He said to her.
          "It's not possible.. How do you look like Alaric! Why does your brother look like Alaric." Elena asked on a frenzy.
           "He doesn't." I said, my gaze not moving from my brother.
           "Relax Elena. You're not on my hit list tonight." Alaric/Klaus says to Elena, then quickly turns his gaze to me. "But you are." He started to run towards me. I closed my eyes, allowing the magic of my mother, and the magic of the witches before me to flood my veins. This surge was different then all of the others. This was my calling. This is why my mom created me. To destroy my brother. Nows my time. I open my eyes, causing Alaric/Klaus to fly back into the wall. He gets up as if it didn't phase him.
           "Now, did I mention that I knew a witch? You're gonna have to hit me a lot harder than that." He said to me. He got back up, running towards me again. I threw him into a display case, shattering the glass. He falls to the ground, laughing. Whoever this witch is, they are powerful. "Bye all means, fire away.  If you kill this body, I'll just get a new one. Maybe Jeremy." I turned around to Elena, looking her dead in the eyes.
            "Run." Is all I managed to say before Alaric tackled me.
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3rd POV
       Elena had just watch who she thought was Alaric tackle Iris, and taking Iris' advice, she ran. Elena blew through 2 different sets of double doors, but after the third set, she ran into Damon.
          "Woah!" Damon said, trying to calm Elena down, who was stuttering like a mad man, her sentence not making any since to the vampire. "What's wrong? What happened?" He asked.
           "Klaus is in Alaric's body." Elena said.
           "Iris.." Damon said lightly. "Elena you need to go get Stefan. Bonnie go with her." Elena nodded. Bonnie and her ran off.
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Iris POV
             I had just knocked Alaric/Klaus out, and now I'm on the run. He was putting up a better fight then I thought he would.
            "Iris!" I heard Damon's voice call out. I ran up to him, catching my breath. Man am I out of shape. "Can you kill him?"
           "Why yes Damon I'm doing okay. How about you?" I ask him
          "Iris! My girlfriends life is in danger! Please take this seriously."
         "He's got some kind of protection spell on him." I said, giving him the honest answer. He didn't seem to like that because he groaned.  
        "You have the power of a hundred witches. Break it." He said to me.  
        "I'm trying! If I kill Alaric, he'll just possess someone else. He knows I have my power, Damon. He's trying to kill me." I said to him.
        "He's been trying to kill you for a good thousand years. What's one more day?" Damon asked. "No. Klaus does not get to win tonight, no way. You will do whatever it takes to kill him!"
           "Damon if I kill Alaric none of you will ever forgive me." I said.
          "We will get over it." Damon said.
          "If I absorb that much power... I'll..." I said trying to search for words.
         "You'll what?" He asked me. I swallow.
         "I'll die Damon." I said. His face went completely blank, and he started to shake his head. "But I'm willing to die for you. For Stefan." I said to him.
            "You're an Original." He said.
            "I know. Just don't bury me right away." I said to him. He smiled, knowing what I was talking about. I ran out of the room, walking into the cafeteria where I was met with Alaric/Klaus.
            "Hello Brother." I said.
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3rd POV:
         Elena ran back into the dance, looking all around for the green eyed Salvatore brother. Caroline finds her beautiful friend in a frenzy. 
         "Hey! You okay?" Caroline asked Elena.
        "Um...Yeah. I'm just...I'm looking for Stefan." She said, finally spotting him. She walked away from Caroline, making eye contact with him.
         "You okay?" He asked.
         "Iris." Elena said. And her name was enough to send Stefan running out of the room. Elena follows a very panicked Stefan, eventually running into Damon.
          "We there you two are." He said.  
         "What are you doing?! Where is Iris?" Elena asked.
           "She's doing what she has to do." Damon said.
           "Where is she?" Stefan asked. 
           "Stefan you have to let her do this." Damon said.
           "Damnit Damon! Where is she?" Stefan asked, looking for the woman he loved.
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Iris' pov:
         "Hello Brother." I said to Alaric/Klaus. He looked up at me, playing with a knife in his hand.
         "What took you so long? Now, do you want to do this the easy way or the hard way?" He asked me. I smiled at him, breaking his wrist with my magic, the knife falling to the floor. He smiled back at me, twisting his wrist back into socket. "The hard way. Got it." She stood up, I broke his shoulders. He groans, actually feeling the pain. Fucking Finally.   
         "What? You'd kill your favorite history teacher?" He asked me, mocking me. Mocking Alaric.
         "It's what Alaric would want. He's just want me to make you suffer first." I said. I used some more magic. The spell that Alaric/Klaus has on his body is very strong, but I continue to keep absorbing the powers.
             "Well look at you." He said to me. I placed a hand under my nose, revealing the blood. "Is that all you got?" He asked me.
          "Let's find out." I said. I closed my eyes, focusing. I could hear Alaric/Klaus groaning.
         "Iris!" I heard Stefans voice say. I turn around to see Stefan looking at me, panicked. Elena was behind him, and Damon behind her. I use my magic to close the door so they cannot get inside. I break Alaric/Klaus' foot, making him fall to the floor. Keep absorbing the magic. I could feel the blood gushing down my face.
            "IRIS NO!" I hear Stefans panicked voice shout, as he beats on the door. Alaric/Klaus starts to crawl on the floor. My body is starting to reach the maximum magic capacity, if I keep absorbing, I'll be dead in thirty seconds. I take the time to make all the lights in the room break. Then I turn around to Stefan. I love you. I mouth to him. I felt my vision go blurry, as I felt my body completely crash to the floor.
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             I woke up in the same room that I have just died in. In the center of the room was my life less body. I look over to the once shut door, seeing Stefan, Elena, and Damon barging through. Stefan was in tears, crying over my body. 
             "She's not breathing!" Stefan said, checking for a pulse. "Elena she's not breathing." Stefan said, doing chest compressions. This was so hard for me to watch.
            "Stop crying. It will all be okay." I said, knowing that he couldn't hear me. None of them could. Stefan bites his arm, placing blood to my lip. He try's cpr, then resorts to throwing everything in the room on the floor, scaring Elena.
           "Stefan stop!" She said. Stefan falls to the floor, sobbing. My own tears fell down my face. I walk up to Stefan, placing my hand on his cheek. Stefan looks up, as if he could actually feel my hand. He puts his hand where mine is.
         "I'm here stef." I said to him, placing a kiss on his forehead, wiping the tears off of his face. Damon walks into the room.
         "Get him out of here Elena. I'll deal with her body." Damon said, looking down at my corps, sadness in his eyes.
         "Didn't know that Damon Salvatore has feelings." I said to myself. I'll never let Damon live it down.
         "What do you mean deal with it?" Stefan asked his brother.
         "The sheriff can't know about this. Last thing we need's another mysterious death." Damon said, eyes not leaving my body.
         "This is Iris!" Stefan said to his brother.
        "Get him out Elena." Damon said. I watch Elena drag Stefan out of the room.  
         "Iris I know you're here." Damon said, looking around. I pushed a book onto the floor, proving to him that yes I was there. " I'm gonna bring your body to Bonnie and Jeremy. Bonnie is gonna do her thing, complete the spell."
             "And until then, I'm gonna stay with you. They don't need my spirt there. I'll be your Guardian Angel." I said. "And I'm talking like you can hear me. Wonderful."
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        Damon has dropped my body off at the Gilbert house. Luckily Jenna was asleep so she wouldn't see a grown man carrying a dead body into her teen nephews bed room. Damon and ghost me were back at the Salvatore boarding house.
           "What did you do with her?!" Stefan asked, tears still streaking his face.  
           "Babe will you calm him down?" He asked Elena. I took a seat on the fire place right next to elena.
           "Don't talk about me like I'm not right in front of you." Stefan said, getting madder.
          "Will you please calm the fuck down?" Damon asked his little brother.
           "You knee didn't you?! You knew that if she harnessed all that power it would kill her." Stefan said to his brother.
           "Yes I did." Damon said, earning a punch from his brother, square in the jaw.
           "Ouch." I said cringing.
         "You need to listen to me, and prepare for what I'm about to say. Iris had to die. Klaus using Alaric's body was a total surprise. She wasn't prepared for that. And he wasn't going to stop, and we weren't going to be able to stop him until he knew she was dead. He had to believe it." Damon said. My vision became spotty as I entered in and out of consciousness.
           "See ya on the flip side."
         I woke up on the floor of Jeremys bedroom. I shot up with a force, feeling the air enter my lungs. It burned like water entering your lungs. I finally caught my breath looking at Jeremy and Bonnie, smiling.
             "As much as I want to stay here and thank you two, I need to get to the boarding house before Stefan kills Damon." I said.
            "We get it. He was destroyed." Jeremy said. I smiled. Jumping out of his window.
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3rd POV:
           "She casted a spell. She's fine. Iris is fine." Damon said to Elena. Stefan was upstairs trying to process everything. He has just watched the love of his life die, and he wasn't able to do anything to stop it. He had to actually imagine eternity without her, and the thought makes him absolutely sick. But she's okay. She's alive. And she should be home any minute.
              "You know, you could have told me." Elena said to Damon.
              "Your reactions had to be authentic." Damon said.
            "Do you understand what you put him through?" Elena asked her boyfriend.
           "See, that's why I didn't tell you. 'Cause you would have never been able to do it. Don't get me wrong, Elena. I don't mind being the bad guy. I'll make all the life and death decisions while you're busy worrying about collateral damage. I'll even let him hate me for it. But at the end of the day, I'll be the one to keep you alive." Damon said, kissing Elena.
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          I walked up to Stefans room, knocking on the door.
           "Go away Damon." Stefan said. I kept knocking until he got annoyed and opened up the door. "I said go away- Iris!" He said, his mood completely changing the second he saw me. He grabbed me, pulling me into a massive hug.
            "I missed you too." I said to him, even though I was gone for two hours, but this was one of the longest two hours of my life. Stefan looked at me, cupping my face in his hands, kissing me. When I say that that was the best kiss I've ever had, I would not be lying. It was filled with passion, emotion, longing, and love. Stefan pulled away.
           "I told you I'd come home to tell you this." I said, making eye contact with him. He looked very confused. He must have forgotten our conversation from earlier. "I love you." His eyes glowed with happiness.
             "I love you too." He said, pulling me into his room. I was in his arms, drifting to sleep when he whispered into my ears. "Please never do that again." He said. "Or at least give me a heads up."
           "I promise." I said to him.