*Omg today I found out I got accepted into my number one college!!! I'm so fucking excited!!------ Skipped The Birthday. These events take place during The Hybrid. *

"Good morning" Claire mutters, her eyes still closed, her body still snuggled into Elijah. Hearing her voice, Elijah tightens his grip. He places a gentle kiss on her head. His eyes are also closed, both of them feeling extremely tired.

Madelyn had gotten sick. The two of them were doing everything they could to help her. Thankfully she was showing signs of getting better but the two of them still hardly slept.

"Madelyn's awake" Elijah mutters hearing her. Madelyn still slept in Caroline's room so that Claire and Elijah could be alone.

"5 more minutes" Claire whines. Elijah smiles but doesn't say anything. Soon, Claire could hear Madelyn crying and could no longer ignore her motherly instincts.

"That was only 2" Elijah comments. Claire rolls her eyes but smiles at him.

"I'll be back" Claire whispers. She leans over and places a soft kiss on his lips before going to Caroline's room. "Care? Can I come in and check on Madelyn?" Claire doesn't get a response. She frowns her eyebrows and slowly enters the room. "Caroline?"

Claire doesn't see her sister anywhere. Even her bed is neat, as if Caroline didn't sleep in it. Pressing her lips together she walks over to Madelyn and picks her daughter up.

"Shh, it's alright, mommy's here" Claire whispers cradling her in her arms. Madelyn continued to scream and cry frustrating Claire.

"Here, let me have her" Elijah says walking into the room. Claire happily hands him Madelyn.

"Did you hear Caroline come home last night?" Claire asked him. He shook his head.

"Her scent isn't fresh either, she hasn't been home." Elijah tells her. Claire sighs walking back into her room to grab her phone.

"She hasn't said anything to me" Claire mumbled. She looks back at Elijah and sees Madelyn still being fussy. "It is morning, lets get her a bottle" Claire suggests.

"You try and get a hold of Caroline, I'll get Madelyn something to eat" Elijah said. Claire smiles at him, her heart swelling.

"I love you" She tells him sincerely. Elijah smiles and walks into the room. He places a gentle kiss on her forehead.

"I love you too, Elskan" He whispers. "I'll be in the kitchen." He said before leaving the room. Claire smiles to herself before trying to call Caroline.

"Caroline, when you get this call me back." Claire said leaving yet another message. Claire sighs not liking the feeling she was getting.

"Anything?" Elijah asks once Claire enters the kitchen.

"Nothing" Claire tells him still in deep thought. "I have no idea where she could be. I don't even know what she was doing yesterday"

"Do you want to look for her?" Elijah questions.

"I promised Hanna I would go and practice magic today.. I have to leave in an hour." Claire mutters.

"I'll look around for her" Elijah offers. "I'm sure she's fine" He reassures her.

"I don't deserve you" She says walking up to him. Elijah smiles, his eyes remaining on her.

"On the contrary, it is I that does not deserve you." He says. He completely believed his words. After all the lives he's taken all the sins he's committed, he truly didn't believe he deserved such a beautiful and kind woman.

"Did she eat?" Claire questions taking Madelyn from his arms.

"She did, she's getting better" Elijah assures. Claire sighs in relief kissing her daughters forehead. Elijah kisses the top of Claire's head, his hand rubbing her back softly.

"Do you mind watching her while I get ready?" Claire asks looking at him.

"Of course not" Elijah says taking Madelyn back. Claire gives her daughter another kiss before walking away. Claire got ready, grabbed Madelyn and headed towards Hanna's new house while Elijah got ready to search for Caroline.

"Claire's here!" Penny shouts the moment she opens the door for her older sister and niece. "Madelyn, how's she doing?"

"She's doing a lot better" Claire nods entering the house.

"Everyone's in the kitchen, you hungry?" Penny asked.

"I could eat." Claire nods. She walks into the kitchen with Penny. Archie and Asher sit at the table eating their breakfast while Hanna does some cleaning.

"Hey, Claire" Hanna said grinning widely. Claire smiles and greets her. She then notices oddly wide smiles on her brothers faces.

"Mind telling me what's going on?" Claire asks slowly. Hanna reached for a piece of paper before holding it out to Claire. She frowns her eyebrows and sets Madelyn's carrier on the table. She grabs the paper and reads it over.

"Recognize it?" Penny asked grinning.

"Is this...?" Claire whispers looking at Hanna. Hanna nods.

"I had my parents look over it. It's going to take a lot of magic... but it's ready." Tears instantly come to Claire's face. Her hand covers her mouth.

"Watch out, she's malfunctioning" Asher teases. Claire flips him the bird. The others share a laugh.

"I cannot even begin to tell you how much this means to me." Claire whispers.

"You're not complete without him and if you're not complete, our family isn't complete." Hanna said.

"When can we do this?" Claire asks eagerly.

"Claire, this is going to take a lot of magic." Hanna tells her.

"How much more?" Claire asks.

"More than what we have." Hanna told her. "It's also very dangerous."

"We can do it, we can handle it." Asher said.

"No" Hanna snipped. "I'm sorry Claire but I'm not risking them. If we don't have enough magic or if we try too hard, instead of bringing back the dead, we'll be the dead."

"Don't apologize" Claire shakes her head. "As much as I love him, I don't want to trade one of your lives for his."

"We can handle it, mom" Asher assures.

"I'm not risking it." Hanna scolded.

"Neither am I" Claire sided with Hanna. "We'll find the power somewhere." Claire assured them.

"What about Grandma and Grandpa?" Archie suggested. "They were the ones to finalize the spell, surely they'd be strong enough."

"They're not too keen on the idea of bringing back the dead. They won't stop us but they're not joining us either. Finishing the spell is all they agreed to do." Hanna said.

Claire sighs heavily as she thinks of something. She desperately tries to think of something else but her mind comes up blank. She releases a groan and sits on the table.

"What?" Penny asked.

"Would you, me and a Bennett witch do the job?" Claire asked looking at Hanna.

"How strong is the Bennett witch?" Hanna asked.

"Strong enough to almost kill Klaus Mikaelson... If only I hadn't intervened." Claire said sarcastically.

"You want to ask your ex-best friend who wants your mate dead to help you revive your other mate?" Asher questioned.

"I wouldn't use the word 'want'." Claire told him, her eyes looking at Madelyn.

"It could work" Hanna spoke up. "If you have a continuous source to siphon from."

"Elijah?" Archie suggested. Claire nods glancing at her brother before looking at Hanna.

"It'll work" Hanna nods. "You're already a very powerful witch and if Bonnie is as strong as you say, then the three of us would work."

"I was afraid you'd say that" Claire mumbles rubbing her face.

"What are you gonna tell her?" Asher asked.

"Pretty please?" Claire suggests shrugging.

"It's a good start" Archie nods. "I'd add some more words."

"Probably right" Claire nods standing up. "Can you watch her for a little bit?" Claire asks and Hanna nods.

"Of course"

"Everything you need is in the bag" She said pointing towards the bag that had all Madelyn's things in it.

"Can I come with you?" Penny asked. Claire smiles at her.

"I need to do this on my own... I've got this" Claire tells her. Penny smiles and hugs her tightly. "I'll be back in a little bit." Claire said before leaving. She climbs into her mustang and drives to Bonnie's house, the entire time she ties to think of some other plan but couldn't think of anything.

Claire pulled up to Bonnie's house and sat in her driveway. She sat there for a while until Bonnie opened the front door. They looked at each other. Claire sighs nervously before climbing out of the car.

"What are you doing here?" Bonnie asked. Claire looks at her trying to think of what to say.

"Look, I'm just gonna come right out and say it" Claire said. Bonnie just looks at her. "I have the spell to bring Henrik back." Bonnie couldn't help but to get more interested. "We started this, you and me..." Claire sighs. "And I know you probably want nothing to do with me-"

"You were gonna let Elena die" Bonnie deadpans.

"Well she's not dead... is she?" Claire asked raising her eyebrow at Bonnie.

"No but her dad is, her biological father." Claire frowns her eyebrows.

"Elena's adopted?"

"You miss a lot when you're too busy with boys." Bonnie snarks. Claire clenches her jaw struggling not to lose her temper.

"I have no right to ask you of this... But like I said, we started this together and I need you, Bonnie. I need you to help me finish this because without you... Without you, I cannot bring Henrik back." Claire looks at Bonnie with intense desperation.

"You haven't told Klaus Elena's alive have you?" Bonnie asked. Claire sighs.

"He's going to find out eventually" Claire told her. "But it's not going to be from me." Bonnie smiles slightly.

Despite what Bonnie tries to convince herself, she still saw Claire as a friend. She didn't trust Claire but she still cared about her. Claire had made decisions that are best for her, Bonnie can be mad about her decision but she honestly couldn't hold it against her. She was doing right by herself. Bonnie also couldn't forget that Claire tried to save her life and did in the end. She knew Claire cared deeply for Klaus and Elijah but despite that, she still tried to be a good friend.

"Fine, I'll help you" Bonnie nods. Claire instantly lights up. "This is just one witch helping another." Bonnie tells her. "I meant what I said in the high school, I can't be friends with someone I can't trust."

"And as long as you try and harm my mates, you can trust that I'll do anything to protect them and do what is right for them." Claire tells her.

"Fair enough" Bonnie nods. "When are we doing this?"

"Now, come on" Claire said walking towards the car.

"Right now?" Bonnie asked. Claire waves for her to follow. Bonnie sighs closing the door and going towards Claire's car. "Nice" She complements.

"Thanks" Claire smirks as she gets in the car. She backs out of the driveway and goes to Hanna's house. Claire pulls out her phone and calls Elijah.

"Hello, Elskan" Elijah answers. Claire grins at the sound of his voice.

"Have you found her yet?" Claire asks.

"No, not yet" Claire sighs softly. "She'll be alright, I have my witches searching for her." Elijah assures.

"Elijah, I need you to come to Hanna's" Claire said hating that she was pulling him away from looking for Caroline. She didn't know if her sister was actually missing or not.

"I'm on my way." Elijah says instantly. Claire smiles.

"I love you." She tells him.

"I love you too" He replies before hanging up.

"Who's Hanna?" Bonnie asked.

"My biological father's widow and mother to my two half brothers and half sister." Claire tells her shrugging. Bonnie looks at her shocked. "You miss a lot when you're going against me and trying to kill one of the people who mean the most to me." Claire snarks smirking. Bonnie couldn't help but to laugh and shake her head.

Soon, Claire pulls into Hanna's driveway. Elijah stands by the front door waiting on her. Claire instantly smiles and the two witches climb out of the car.

"Hey, Elijah" Claire says going straight towards him. Elijah smiles greeting her with a kiss. Claire instantly leans into him.

"Hanna explained what's going on" Elijah whispers to her. "Are you sure you're strong enough?" He asks.

"As long as I have a hold of you, I will be" Claire nods. Elijah smiles widely and kisses her forehead.

"Bonnie" Elijah greets politely. Bonnie gives him a small smile.

"Come on" Claire nods for her to follow them. "Hanna?" Claire calls out.

"I'm here" She said coming into view. "And you must be the Bennett witch"

"Bonnie" She introduces.

"I know" Hanna snarks lightly while smirking. Bonnie nods awkwardly. Claire holds back a laugh. "Penny's looking after Madelyn and Archie's looking after her, Asher.. I don't even know." Hanna said sighing.

"I trust them" Claire nods. "So, where are we doing this?"

"In the meadow where you told me about him." Hanna said. Claire smiles and nods. Claire grabs Elijah's hand excitedly.

"Let's do this" Claire said pulling him out of the house. The four of them ventured towards the woods and to the meadow Hanna had talked about. Hanna already had torches set up.

"Here's the spell" Hanna said handing it to Bonnie knowing she was the only one who didn't know it by heart.

"Wow" Bonnie muttered seeing how strong it was.

"If we speak in unison and put in the power, this will work" Hanna said strongly.

"If it becomes too much, stop." Claire told them. "We're trying to bring back life, not trade one for another." Hanna and Bonnie nod. "Are you ready?" Claire asks looking at Elijah.

"As ready as you are" Elijah says. Claire smiles at him.

"Don't let go" Claire whispers. Their fingers intertwine.

"Never" He whispers to her. He then kisses her forehead. Claire takes a deep breath trying to calm her nerves.

Claire felt like she was going to burst with emotions. She was eager, excited and downright terrified. She's so close to ringing him back and felt terrified it wouldn't work.

"Ready?" Hanna asked. Bonnie and Claire nod.

They spoke the spell in unison. Elijah gripped Claire's hand feeling her siphon from him. They could instantly feel the spell pulling them in. The pure power it took to cast it was almost overwhelming.

Claire gripped Elijah's hand tightly. She felt as if she was going to lose herself in the spell and Elijah was her anchor. Claire was the most desperate and the most eager of the three witches. Her desperate emotions put off more power than the other two. The spell pulled more energy from Claire than from the other two.

The wind around them picked up. The once clear sky darkens with clouds. Blood begins to drip from Claire's nose and then from Bonnie's and then Hanna's.

Instantly, the three witches stop casting the spell. The all fall to the ground. Elijah instantly grabs Claire to keep her from falling. Bonnie breaths heavily and raises a shaking hand to her nose, wiping away the blood.

Hanna looks at Bonnie, the Bennett witch having stood across from her. She relaxed slightly seeing Bonnie was alright, just extremely weak. She then looks to Claire, her eyes widening when she saw her completely limp.