THE HUNTRESS AND THE HYBRID

Chapter 6: The return of the ripper

Chapter 6: The return of the ripper

Three days had past. Elena was perfectly fine, and hoped that it was the end of Klaus's episode in their lives.

Meredith's cellphone rang. It was a text message from Stefan.  

'Hi. He is moving on, and wants us to be at Alaric's place first thing in the morning.'  

Meredith read the message and replied.

'Hi. What time in the morning?'

Her cellphone lit in respond.

'Eight a.m.'

She read the message and writes another one.

'Be at my place at six a.m.'

She waits a moment and then received the last message.

'See you there.'

Meredith sighed. One last night and they will go away and will stop lying to everyone. She takes a shower, and go to sleep.

Meredith woke up at five a.m. she took a shower and dressed up. She was wearing a black top, with a black jeans and belt, black light jacket and black hiking shoes. At her belt were two of the fore guns she has and an extra cartridge. The jacket covered the weapons perfectly. She also had a knife in one of the pockets of the jacket. 

At six a.m. Meredith took the bags to the car and locked her house.

"Hi Stefan." She said without turning. "Hi." He said and she looked at him. They looked very much the same. They both started to laugh, like everything is o.k., while actually everything is wrong.

Stefan got his bag in to the car and they both popped in.

Meredith drove fast and soon they were out of town. "Do you have any idea what he wants from us?" asked Stefan. "Well, it looks like he knows you, he looks at you with affection or something like that." She said. "I don't think I ever met him. What about you?" he asked. "Me? I am just a toy. He is going to drive me crazy." She answered and Stefan chuckled. "It's not funny." She said darkly.

Stefan stared at her. "You are spending too much time with us, you are starting to be a vampire without actually turning in to one." Said Stefan. She smiled and said nothing.

Meredith parked in front of a café. "Come on, let's get breakfast." She said and they got in to the café.

They sat next to the window. "What can I get you?" asked the waiter. "Coffee, toast, scrambles eggs, and salad." Said Meredith. The waiter wrote her order and turned to Stefan. "Make it twice." Said Stefan and the waiter went back to the kitchen. 

"Damon didn't saw you this morning?" she asked while the waiter put their breakfast on the table. "Damon sleeps at those hours. He probably wouldn't notice my absence until noon or something." Said Stefan. "It's better that way." Said Meredith and they ate their breakfast in silence.

They finish their breakfast, and Stefan paid the bill. Meredith tried to pay for her part but he didn't let her. They got back in to the car and drove to Alaric's apartment.

Klaus was waiting for them. Elijah wasn't there, and Katherine was standing at the corner of the room.

"Hello Stefan, hello love." He said in a smile. "Hello Nicklaus." Said Meredith. "I am curious love, why are you calling me like that?" he asked. She looked at him with raised eyebrow. "It's your name." she answered simply. Blue eyes stared in to the black ones in silence. "Fine, call me as you want." He said eventually.

"Before we leave, there is something that needs to fix. Stefan, drink this please." Said Klaus and gave him a plastic blood bag. "What is the point of this game?" asked Meredith. "It is not a game. He is a vampire, he should embrace his nature, not suppress it." Said Klaus. She sighed.

"Drink Stefan, it will be fine." She told him. Stefan drank the blood. "More," said Klaus after Stefan finished the first one. And that how it was, bag after bag after bag. "It's enough for now." Said Klaus. Stefan was breathing hard. "Stefan calm down, you can control it. Just breath," said Meredith soothingly. She was on her knees in front of him.

"Concentrate on my voice Stefan, just concentrate." She repeated on those words again and again. Klaus was staring forward. Her voice… did something to him too. Stefan opened his eyes. "The rush is gone?" she asked him. "Yes, thank you mer'." He told her. She smiled at her new nickname. "You're welcome." she answered.

"There is a truck that waiting for us at the storage unit. Let's go." Said Klaus. "I am not abandoning my car." Said Meredith. "Fine we go in your car, I can take a driver for my truck." Said Klaus without arguing.

They went down to the car. Katherine was left alone. She could leave, because Damon gave her vervain once Klaus was out of the apartment. 

Meredith sat at the driver seat and Klaus sat next to her, probably to annoy her. She ignored him and started to drive. "It's-" He started and was cut off by her words, "I know where it is." Klaus stared at her for a moment, and then notice the speed she was driving. "We are not in a hurry, love." He said. "That is the way I drive, it's not because of you." She said coldly.

"Interesting. Did someone ever tell you that you are very vampire for a human being?" asked Klaus. Meredith looked at Stefan from the review mirror and they both smiled. "I see that you already had been in this conversation." He said. "Pretty much." She said and parked at the parking lot in front of the building that contain storage units.

"Let's get inside, shall we?" he said in a smirk. Meredith knew he was up to something.

Inside, they saw corridors over corridors, full of storage units. They went to one of the units that was at the back, and was already empty. Meredith saw five coffins in the back of the truck. "You keep your siblings in coffins?" she asked. He stared at her. How could she  guess that? "Are you?" she asked again. "Maybe." Was all that he said and left them alone for a moment.

"Stefan, I have a gift for you, drink and kill." Said Klaus when he came back, pulling a girl with him. Stefan stared at Meredith. Meredith pulled out the knife from her jacket, and threw it at Klaus. He caught it in front of his face. "You are not going to force him to kill. If he will kill that girl I will kill you." She said. "As you wish love, we will do it in your way, for now." Said Klaus.

Meredith watched Stefan soothing the girl and compelling her. She stayed calm while he bit her neck.

"Stefan, stop it." Said Meredith. He ignored her. "Stefan!" she screamed at him. Stefan didn't stop drinking the girl's blood. Meredith pulled out one of the guns from her belt and shot at Stefan's knee. He screamed in pain and fell to the floor. The girl stayed calm.

Meredith pulled out the wooden bullet from his knee. The wound healed immediately. "I am so sorry," she whispered to her friend. "No… I am. Thank you for stopping me." He breathed. She helped him to stand up. From the corner of her eye, she saw Klaus compelling the girl to leave and forget.

"It was very impressing love, but there is nothing you can do about it, the ripper will come back, sooner or later." Said Klaus and they go back to the car, ignoring him.

He told the truck driver to put the coffins in a storage unit in Chicago (Klaus thought it will be a good place to stop sometime), and they started their journey.