*Happy 50th Chapter!!! And you guys are going to hate me but in this version, Stefan took Rebekah when he took the other coffins. Since Elijah isn't daggered at this time I had Stefan take Rebekah... Poor Asher...*

"Why isn't anything working!?" Asher snapped standing up from the table so quickly, the chair flew backwards. Penelope flinched at her brothers anger. She's never seen him like this, not once, and it made her nervous.

"Whatever protection spell he has over her is very strong." Hanna said upset that their attempts to locate Rebekah have all been in vain.

"Ash, we're going to find her. You have my word" Claire said walking over to him. He paces slightly and glances at her. "Ash, don't forget that they don't just have Rebekah. They also have Kol and Finn. Two of my mates. If you think I'm not going to put in all my effort to find them you're wrong." Asher glances at her again. He relaxes slightly knowing they were in the same boat. "We're not the only ones looking for them. They're Mikaelson's, they're my mates brothers and sister, they take protectiveness to a whole new level. If we don't find them, they will. It's only a matter of time. The world is only so big and we have people looking under every rock and in every crevice" She promises him.

"I just..." Asher groans running his hand through his hair in a frustrated manner.

"I know" She whispered hugging him tightly. "Trust me, I know" He sighs gripping her.

"Hey, why don't we go play video games or something?" Archie suggests. He didn't like this. He felt helpless. He wanted to find Rebekah for his brother. He had seen them together. It was obvious the Mikaelson is the center of his world and without her, his world was caving in.

"Just try and relax, Ash. Losing your temper isn't going to help." Hanna said. Asher rolls his eyes and marches off to the basement. Archie sighed and followed after him.

"Hey, Penny" Claire said sitting beside her little sister. "You alright?"

"Why do they keep doing this?" She asked. Claire tilts her head slightly. "Elena and the others. First they take Elijah and now they've taken Rebekah, Finn and Kol."

"They take them for their own selfish needs." Claire tells them. "They do this because it helps them and their plans, they don't care about the consequences it has on others. They just care about themselves. But we're going to get Rebekah, Finn and Kol back and we're going to be fine."

"I hope I don't find my mate." Penelope whispers.

"Why would you say that?" Claire asks frowning her eyebrows.

"Because what if I find him and he gets taken? Then I'm like Asher and I don't want that." Penelope whispers. Claire sighs pulling her into a hug. She glances at Hanna and could see the anger in her eyes. Penelope had every right to fantasize about having a mate but she was too young to have worries like this. They all were.

"You should want to find your mate, Penny. It's a beautiful thing. With them, you feel like you're on top of the world. They're you're everything. You'll never feel alone. The feeling is practically indescribable." Claire told her. Penelope smiled at her. "Don't worry about Elena or the Salvatore's or any of them. This is going to be the last time they pull a stunt like this, I promise."

"Ok" Penelope said smiling at her. "I'm going to go pick my outfit for school tomorrow." She said racing up to her room.

"Claire, I'm finding it hard to believe that you used to be friends with these people." Hanna said pouring some wine into a glass.

"They weren't always like this... We were just a group of normal girls with normal problems before the Salvatore's came... Sometimes I miss how things used to be... before everything became so damn complicated." Claire sighs slouching in her seat.

"If you could, would you go back to then?" Hanna asked. Claire didn't think about it long before shaking her head.

"I'd rather have my life now. With my mates. With you and the twins and Penny. I wouldn't have any of this had the Salvatore's not come to town. My mom probably would have never told me about Noah. I wouldn't have met you or my other siblings. I probably wouldn't have even met Elijah or Niklaus. I doubt I would have been able to bring Henrik back." Claire smiles shaking her head. "If I had to lose a few friends to get to where I am now then I'm glad I made that sacrifice."

"I think we would have met... Eventually." Hanna said. Claire smiles at her. "You're family, it would have only been a matter of time before we all met. It's inevitable." Claire practically beams at her. The two women hug tightly.

"I wish I could have met him" Claire whispers. Hanna holds her tightly.

"Dear God did he love you." She whispered to Claire. Claire clenches her eyes shut, willing the tears away. "Remember what I said when we first met? At the diner?" Claire pulls away from Hanna, wiping a few tears off her face. "You're just as much of a South than you are a Forbes." She tells her.

"Thank you, Hanna" Claire whispers. Hanna smiles and give her a loving kiss on her forehead. "I have to go, I'll let you know if we get anywhere with Rebekah." Claire said sensing Klaus walking up to the door to the house.

"Be careful" Hanna said sternly. Claire smiled and nodded before walking to the door. She opened it and saw Klaus standing there with his hands behind his back.

"Hello, sweetheart" He greets. She smiles stepping closer to him. He gathers her into his arms and kisses her. "Any luck?" He mutters pulling away from her.

"No" She pouts. He kisses her again softly.

"Come on, lets see what we can find out." He said leading her to the car. She slips in and he drives them to the Mystic Grill.

"When we get them back, promise me you'll undagger them... All of them." Claire whispers. Klaus sighs. She grabs his hand. "Please, Klaus... I know I gave you until the end of the year but I don't want this to happen again. Please." Klaus glances at her and smiles slightly. He lifts her hand to his mouth and places a soft kiss on it.

"Alright" He whispers. "When I get back all of my coffins, I will undagger them."

"Thank you" Claire whispers.

"Anything for you." He mutters back. She smiles and looks out the window. They arrive at the Grill. They walk inside, hand-in-hand, and venture towards Damon and Elena. "Don't mind us" Klaus announces their presence.

"Klaus" Elena mutters nervously. Claire glares at them. Klaus kisses the side of his mates head, giving her hand a small squeeze.

"You gonna dot his in the Grill? In front of everyone? It's a little beneath you, don't you think?" Damon asked smirking at Klaus.

"I don't know... worked pretty well last time." Claire said picking up a pencil from the table, twirling it in her fingers. Damon gave her a glare. Klaus growls at him warningly.

"We just came down to my local pub to grab a drink with a mate." Klaus smirks as Tony, one of his hybrids, comes over to them. Elena looks at him surprised having recognized him but not knowing he had been following her under Klaus's orders. "Get a round in, would you Tony?" Klaus asks the hybrid in a friendly tone. Claire smiles proudly and kisses Klaus on the cheek instantly making him smile.

"I'm surprised you stuck around town long enough for happy hour." Damon snarled.

"My sister seems to be missing. Need to sort that out."

"Cute blond bombshell? Psycho? Shouldn't be too hard to find."

"Trust is I've grown to rather like your little town." Klaus says letting Claire go. Both of them instantly miss the warmth of the other but Klaus begins to circle around to the other side of Damon and Elena. The two of them focus on Klaus, not thinking anything of Claire. "Think I might fancy a home here. Oh, I imagine you're wondering how does this affect you." He grabs the dart from Damon's hand. "The answer is: not in the slightest. As long as i get what I want and everyone behaves themselves you can go on living your little lives however you choose. You have my word" Klaus promises staring into Elena's eyes.

"What more could you possibly want?" Elena asks frowning her eyebrows.

"Well for starters, you can tell me where I might find Stefan." Klaus said. Claire tenses at his name knowing he is the one who has not only her mates but Asher's as well.

"Stefan skipped town the second he saved your ass" Damon said walking towards Klaus and slightly in front of Elena. Claire rolls her eyes.

"Well you see that is a shame" Klaus said his eyes glaring with annoyance. He turns and throws the dart, getting a bulls eye instantly.

"That sounds like a Klaus and Stefan problem." Elena said. Klaus glares and moves towards her again but Damon gets more in front of him. Klaus smirks. Elena suddenly gasps and Damon spins around.

"It's everybody's problem" Claire growls in Elena's ear. Claire's fingers fist Elena's hair, keeping it pulled painfully. "You all kept Elijah from me once.. did you not learn from that?" She wonders. "Now, you not only took one of my mates but two and one of my brothers mates." Claire tsk's. "Not a good idea"

Damon goes to rip Claire off of Elena but Klaus speeds around him. He shoves the younger vampire who flies back a few feet and into the wall. Damon glared and pushed himself off the wall, paying no mind to the dent.

"We didn't take them." Elena tells Claire, her heart racing in her chest. She didn't recognize this Claire. It was like the Mikaelson's were changing her. It made her sad to see how she's changed. They used to be so close. "It was all Stefan." Elena breathes.

"Well then, you better get Stefan to return them to us and do it quickly.. I'm usually a patient person-" Klaus scoffs but doesn't say anything. "-But in this instant, my patience is nonexistent so don't keep me waiting" She growled before shoving Elena from her.

"Well, now that we have that out of the way, shall we?" Klaus offers Claire his arm. Claire smiles and takes it. "Good day" He nods to Damon and Elena before leading Claire out of the Grill. Once they get to the car, Klaus presses Claire against the door.

Claire smirks weaving her fingers into his hair, pulling him closer as they kiss. Klaus's hands slip just under her shirt needing skin on skin contact. He growls pressing her firmly against the car door. Claire moans spreading her legs slightly as one of his nudges it's way in between.

"You look so sexy taking charge" Klaus growls against her lips. She smirks grinding on his leg. His eyes darken. "I love you." He states tucking some hair behind her ear.

"I love you more" She whispers. He smirks before reclaiming her lips. "Are you gonna take me up against this car or are you gonna get me home?" She smirks against his lips. He growls biting her lip, pulling it gently.

"I'll have you any way and any where I can get you." Klaus growls in her ear. "Don't test me" She smirks kissing his neck. His grip on her tightens.

"I think it's sexy" She whispers against his skin. "Letting everyone know I'm yours just as much as you're mine" She mumbles her hands slowly traveling down his body. He growls at she cups and squeezes his ass.

"Tease" He growls in her ear before pulling away. "As much as I would love to show everyone you're mine.. I don't want anybody to see what is mine" His fingers graze along the sides of her breasts. "Get in the car." He walks over to the drivers side. He opens the door but pauses when he sees Claire not moving. She gives him a pointed look. He sighs dramatically. "Please get in the car, my darling love." He said overly sarcastic.

"Better, your tone still needs work" She mumblers smirking at him as she slips in the car. Klaus rolls his eyes but is unable to keep the smile off his face.