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The next morning, the two girls, Stefan, and Elijah gathered in the living room of the boarding house, as they discussed the details of the plan.
"Tonight is the full moon. We should assume that Klaus is prepared to break the curse," Elijah informed the trio.
"Elena said that the Sun and the Moon Curse is fake?" Stefan questioned. "That it's actually just a curse placed on Klaus."
"Klaus is a vampire born of a werewolf bloodline," Elijah explained. "The curse has kept his werewolf aspect from manifesting. But if he breaks it...he'll be a true hybrid." This caused a palpable tension in the room as everyone tried to process what Elijah had told them—well, mostly Stefan and Elena.
"Then why are we letting him break the curse?" Damon spoke up, making his presence known as he joined everyone in the room. "We can kill him today. With Bonnie."
"Damon..." Stefan spoke in a warning tone.
Elena shook her head in refusal. "No. Bonnie can't use that much power without dying."
"I'll write her a great eulogy," Damon shrugged, not caring if Bonnie would die if it meant saving Elena's life.
"It's not an option, you moron," Isabella snapped from her seat next to Elena, sending Damon a glare. Elena smiled at Isabella, grateful she had spoken up.
"Alright, how do we break this curse?" Stefan cut in before the arguing could continue to go any further and become worse.
"Well, the ritual itself is relatively straightforward," Elijah began, looking between them all. "The ingredients, so to speak, you already know," he explained, pacing back and forth.
"The moonstone," Stefan added, slightly nodding.
Elijah stood up and made his way toward a bookshelf. "A witch will channel the power of the full moon to release the spell that's bound within the stone. After that, Klaus, being both werewolf and vampire, will sacrifice one of each."
"And where do I fit into it?" Elena questioned.
"The final part of the ritual," Elijah simply replied. He grabbed a wooden box from the shelf before turning to face the two vampires, the doppelgänger, and the tiny human. "Klaus must drink the blood of the doppelgänger...to the point of your death."
Damon sent a look to Elena as Stefan reached over and grasped Elena's hand tightly, squeezing it in comfort. Everyone remained silent for a moment, trying to let the information soak in before Elena spoke up. "And that's where you come in."
