"I'm sorry for trying to dagger Kol" Rebekah said sitting near Claire in the main room of the mansion. "I should have tried to convince him to stay, to listen to us... Not dagger him."

"Nobody could have stopped Kol, his stubborn mind was set on his plan and his plan alone" Claire told her. Rebekah smiles softly. "Kol died because he believed that it was more important to prevent the rise of Silas himself than trust his family to help him. He died so that Silas would stay dead."

"What are you getting at?" Rebekah asked slowly.

"I'm asking you to give up the cure." Claire said. Rebekah's eyes widened. "I've lost one mate to this cure, I will not risk losing another one. I want to destroy every path to the cure. The sword, Artticus Shame, the tombstone and I'm having Hanna find a spell that will cover the hunters mark."

"I have been alive for over a thousand years, I want my human life back" Rebekah snapped. "I want to grow old with Asher, I want to have a normal life. I will not let you take that from me." She growled.

"Is it a human life you want or a family life?" Claire asked calmly. Rebekah frowns her eyebrows. "Do you truly want a human life? A mortal life where the next day is never guaranteed? Or do you just want a chance to have kids? To raise a family?"

Rebekah didn't respond. She thought about it. An immortal life would be worth it if she had Asher by her side. An immortal life would be worth it if she had something to look forward too such as children and raising a family.

"I'm pregnant with Kol's child... That's not supposed to be possible." Claire told her. "It might be possible for you to get pregnant."

"Don't" Rebekah pleads. "Don't give me hope if there is none."

"I wouldn't dare" Claire told her with a small smile. "I think there's hope, I think you have a chance at getting pregnant."

"But what if there isn't? What if I can't get pregnant and I'm stuck as an immortal?" She asks.

"What if you lose Asher like I've lost Kol in your quest to the cure?" Claire asked softly. "I'm asking you to give it up. I know it's a big thing for me to ask but I'm asking."

"Do you think there's a chance to bring Kol back?" Rebekah asks.

"I'm hopeful" Claire said. Rebekah looks down at her hands.

Maybe she could be happy as a vampire now. Her family is changing for the better, their actually a family now. She has Asher, who is willing to give up his magic to be with her forever. They've discussed it before they found out that they could get the cure. He doesn't mind becoming a vampire but he wants to wait.

"Ok" Rebekah nods reluctantly. Claire sighs in relief. "I won't go after it." 

"Thank you" Claire said standing up. Rebekah stands as well and pulls Claire into a hug.

"We're family and the last thing I want to do is make it smaller just for a chance to have something I might not truly want." Claire smiles and holds her tighter.

"You can be happy, Rebekah... We can make you happy" 

"I think I already am" Rebekah smiles and they pull away. "And I have you and your brother to thank for that." Claire shrugs with a grin.

"I do what I can" Rebekah smiles and turns her head to see Asher standing in the doorway smiling at her.

"Klaus wants you" Asher said looking at his sister. Claire nods and walks out of the room, leaving the two of them to themselves. "So, what's going on?"

"She asked me to give up the cure" Rebekah said walking over to him. Asher frowns his eyebrows. "I agreed, my decision."

"I thought you wanted to be human" Asher said not understanding.

"I did... Or I thought I did. Claire thinks it might be possible for me to become pregnant because of the soulmate bond. And on top of that, I'm seeing some positive changes for my family. We're not stabbing each other in the back anymore, we're not as power hungry. I'm happy."

"Well, as long as you're happy then so am I" Asher smiles wrapping her in his arms. "You deserve all the happiness in the world, Rebekah" He whispers and she wraps her arms around his neck.

"With you, I have all of the happiness" She replies. He grins and presses his lips on hers gently.

"Ugh, get a room" Archie said barging into the room. Asher rolls his eyes and pulls away. He looks at his brother who collapses on the couch grabbing the TV remote.

"Perfect timing, as always" Asher rolls his eyes again. Rebekah grins and kisses Asher's cheek. Archie winks at his brother. "There's a dozen TV's in this house, why are you in this specific room?" Asher asks slapping his brother upside the head before sitting in the love seat. He pulls Rebekah into his lap. She giggles and curls into his body.

"Oh, my bad, I thought this was the family room." Archie said holding his hands up in surrender. "Besides, this is the biggest TV, best picture and my favorite movie is playing" He flips through the channels before settling on the one with his movie on it.

"The House Bunny?" Rebekah raises her eyebrows at Archie. He smirks and nods.

"Hell yeah" He puts his hands behind his head getting comfortable as Anna Faris comes into view.

"I like it too" Asher spoke up. Rebekah looks at him. He shrugs. "What? So I have a thing for blondes" He winks at her. Rebekah grins and pulls him into another kiss. Archie rolls his eyes and launches a pillow at the two of them.

"Get a fucking room" Asher smirks and winks at Rebekah.

"I think we'll do just that" He said standing up with Rebekah in his arms. She giggles holds onto him. He spins around holding her tightly. "Be sure to use tissues and keep the couch clean" He teases his brother.

"Rebekah's agreed to give up the cure" Claire said leaning against the doorway to Klaus's art room.

"You're a miracle worker my love" Klaus complements her. Claire simply nods hugging herself. He walks to the safe and opens it. He grabs the sword and puts it in a box before locking it with a chain. "I need you to do a spell for me" She walks over to him and grabs his hand. He hands her the spell.

"What is it?" She asks.

"It's not only a cloaking spell but a spell that prevents anybody but the caster of the spell to open the box." He explains to her. "In case someone happens to find the box, they won't be able to get into it."

"Good idea" She praises and kisses his cheek. He smirks.

"I come up with them every now in then" He shrugs smugly. She begins to siphon from him. She casts the spell over the box holding the sword needed to find the cure.

"There" Claire said once she's finished. He kisses the top of her head and she continues to siphon from him. She siphons him until she feels as full as she can be before letting go.

"I'll only be gone a day. I'll drop this in the deepest pit of the Ocean where nobody can find it" He tells her. She nods and gives him a gentle kiss. He pulls away and grabs the box.

"Come back to me" She pleads holding his arm as tight as she can. "I cannot bare to lose anybody else"

"You won't" He assures her. "It's an easy task, I'll be back before you know it" He promises. She sighs and hugs him tightly. "I love you" He whispers.

"I love you" She replies. He reluctantly lets her go and leaves the room. He closes the door giving her privacy with Kol.

"He'll be fine, darling" Kol assures her. "I've been trying to kill him for centuries, no armature will get the better of him" He jokes.

Claire smiles and leaps into his arms. He holds her tightly and kisses her passionately. He speeds her to the nearest wall and pins her there. She moans softly, her fingers gripping his hair.

"I feel like you're more desirable now that I can't have you" He whispers pressing her forehead on his. She smiles and runs her hand along his face.

"I'll get you back and you can have me as much as you want" She promises. He growls hungrily and kisses her again. Her legs tighten around him. "I love you"

"I know" He whispers. Claire's eyes light up. "I know you do, my beautiful mate, I know." She can feel tears falling down her face as she hugs him with all of her might. "I love you so much" He whispers holding her just as tightly.

Kol hated this. He hates being on the Other Side while Claire is here, carrying his child. He wanted, needed to be here for her. His instincts haven't turned off just because he's dead. Everything in him was screaming for him to take her, to complete the bond. He desperately needed to mark her, to protect her and be there for her and the baby.  Being so close but having her out of his reach is torturous. 

"Keep taking care of yourself love... Take care of yourself and our baby. I'll make it up to you when I come back" He promises.

"You'll have plenty of time to make it up to me and I will get you back, Kol Mikaelson, mark my words." Kol smirks and caresses her cheek. He reluctantly sets her down. He keeps her pressed against the wall needing as much contact as possible before the Other Side pulls him away.

"I love you" He whispers before disappearing. Claire closes her eyes feeling the hole in her heart tearing itself open.

"I love you too" She whispers. Claire rubs her face, clearing it of tears, before leaving the room. She doesn't get far before Finn appears in front of her. She smiles at him and he smiles back. He takes her hand and lifts it to his lips.

"Fancy going for a ride, Princess?" He suggests wanting to get her out of the house. She nods thinking it would be a good idea. He leads her outside and towards the stables.

"Finn, do you mind getting me a jacket?" Claire asks.

"Of course, Princess, I'll be back" He kisses the side of her head before disappearing. She walks over towards her favorite horse, Caramel. He's a tall bay retired thoroughbred. He didn't do well racing and they retired him early.

On her way to Caramel, she stops seeing one of the hybrids laying on the ground with a broken neck. She then looks around not seeing any other hybrids around. Claire feels an unsettling feeling in her stomach.

"I liked you, Short Cake." Claire turns and sees Damon. She can smell the liquor from where she's standing. "You have spunk, you're fearless. I know we never got along but I always respected you." He staggers over towards her. She backs away from him. "I don't know why I was surprised when I learned your the reason for Elena's death. I mean, an eye for an eye right?" Damon smirks before taking a swig of his drink.

"Damon, why are you here?" Claire asks.

"Elena takes the love of your life so you kill her and end up taking the love of mine." He explains before finishing off the bourbon. "You've avenged your boyfriend... Lets just say I plan on avenging mine" He growls before racing towards her.

Damon's hand wraps around her neck and slams her against the wall. The horses neigh and prance in their stalls knowing something was wrong. Damon glares at her as he slowly crushes her windpipe. 

Claire reacts on instinct. Her hand wraps around Damon's and she begins to siphon from him. Damon moan in pain. She siphon's even more from him. He falls to his knees and lets her go. She struggles to breath but doesn't let him go.

Damon can feel himself get weaker and weaker. He can't find it in himself to fight back. All he wants is Elena and he knew he'd see her, especially after attacking someone the Mikaelson's protect so fiercely.

Before Claire could siphon his life away, Damon is ripped from her. She falls to the ground but Elijah catches her. He doesn't hesitate to feed her his blood, cradling her into his chest. 

Finn slams Damon into the ground and thrusts his hand into Damon's chest. The eldest Salvatore gasps in pain as Finn grips his heart tightly.

"No!" Stefan shouts appearing in the opening of the barn. Damon's head rolls to the side. He looks at his brother. Stefan's eyes are wide and full of panic.

Finn doesn't listen to him. This isn't the first time Damon's attacked and hurt Claire but it will be the last. Without any remorse or regret, Finn rips Damon's heart out killing the oldest Salvatore. Damon's soul leaves his body and becomes trapped on the Other Side, unable to see any other dead supernatural. He is completely alone, unable to be united with Elena and unable to move on.

"No" Stefan whispers watching the light leave his brother's eyes. 

"Don't" Elijah warns Stefan. He stands and keeps Claire cradled in his chest. "Your brother was foolish and he died... Act foolish and you will die beside him." Stefan looks at Elijah. He doesn't do anything for a moment but then he disappears.

"Let's get you inside, Princess" Finn suggests.

"No, I want to ride" Claire said. Her mates were about to protest but she wouldn't let them. "Please, you gave me your blood, I'm as right as rain. I want to ride"

"Fine" Elijah gives in. Finn sighs and holds out a jacket. He helps Claire slip in on before going to get his horse ready. Claire looks at Damon.

"Will he be with Elena?" Claire asked Elijah.

"If he's found peace" Elijah says. "I believe Elena has found peace. The ancestors don't particularly like us Originals and since she... they'll let her find peace, not trap her on the Other Side." He says.

"You don't think he's found peace?" Claire asked.

"I don't know" Elijah tells her truthfully. "Come on, one of the hybrids will get Damon out of here" Claire sighs and nods. He kisses the top of her head.

"When will the killing stop?" She whispers. Elijah sighs and pulls her into a hug. He wanted to give her a peaceful life but a life with vampires is never peaceful. It's always full of danger and death and Elijah hated that he couldn't protect her from it.

*Who's your favorite OC?

Penelope?

Asher?

Archie?

Hanna?

Megan?

Madelyn?

Don't be lame and say Claire, lol*