Finn pulls her out the door. Stefan instantly separates him. He shoves Claire to the side miscalculating his strength. She slams into the wall, all the air in her lungs getting knocked out of her. Her head slams into the wall and she falls to the ground. Blood seeps from her head and she struggles to regain her breath.

Finn overpowers Stefan and snaps his neck. He goes towards Claire and kneels beside her. He can hear her heart pounding in her chest, smell the blood coming from her head.

"St-Stake" She stutters. Finn whips around. Claire pushes him towards it. He flashes to the side picking the stake up. Claire sits up slowly regaining her breath. The back door to the Grill opens. She doesn't see anybody but can see a crossbow pointed at Finn. "No!" She screams.

Finn's body turns towards the crossbow. The arrow is fired but something happens. The bow is pushed to the side causing the arrow to miss Finn all together. Claire's mate grabs the stake, races forward and rips the crossbow from the hands of Elena Gilbert. He then completely destroy's crossbow, growling at the doppelganger as he does so.

"Don't hurt her!" Claire shouts before Finn can move. His head snaps to her. She slowly stands up. He's by her side in an instant helping her. "Klaus still needs her blood for his hybrids." She mutters to him. Finn frowns but accepts his mates wishes.

"Are you alright?" Claire turns towards the voice and sees a timid Matt Donovan. Claire instantly smiles at him.

"I'm ok" Claire nods. Matt nods as well. He awkwardly shoves his hands into his pockets. "Thank you." She said. He looks at her. "You didn't have to intervene but you did. That means more to me than you know."

"What are friends for?" He asks smiling at her. Claire grins wider. She walks away from Finn and hugs him. "You can trust me" He assures her.

"I know that now." She whispers back. "Be careful, Matt" Claire said stepping away from him. "They don't take kindly to those who betray them." She warns. Matt sighs and slowly nods. "If they give you trouble, you come to me."

"Will do." He says.

"Princess" Finn calls. She turns to him. He holds his hand out to her. He wanted to return home. He didn't want to be out here any more. He wasn't sure if they would attack again.

"Stay safe" Claire said looking at Matt one more time.

"You too" He nods to her. She smiles before returning to Finn. He pulls her close. He nods his thanks to Matt before scooping her in his arms and racing her home. The instant they arrive, the rest of Claire's mates practically bombard her. Klaus, Elijah and Henrik had felt the air leaving Claire's lungs and the cut forming on her head. Kol hadn't felt it seeing as they have yet to complete the bond but he knew something had happened from his brothers.

"Relax, I'm fine." Claire assures them. Elijah stands behind her, searching her head for the wound. She winces. Klaus instantly bites into his wrist and gives it to her. Knowing she had no other choice, she takes it and drinks. Elijah continues to inspect the back of her head and soon his inspection doesn't hurt anymore.

"What happened, darling?" Kol questions.

"We ran into some trouble at the Grill. Stefan and Elena tried to kill Finn. I was with him and Stefan shoved me into a wall to separate us. I'm fine, Finn is still alive and you have been unlinked yes?"

"Yes, we're unlinked" Elijah assures his hands leaving her heard and encircling around her waste, his nose brushing against his mark on her neck. She sighs softly leaning back into him. She then hears a loud, painful groan coming from another room.

"What was that?" She asks walking out of Elijah's arms. She doesn't get far before Klaus stands in front of her.

"Rebekah is attending to her need of revenge against Damon Salvatore." He informs her. It wasn't a pretty sight, a sight he wanted to spare his mate from.

"What has Damon done?" She asked.

"He attacked Asher" Henrik said. Her head snapped to him and her heart clenched.

"What?" She snapped.

"He's fine, sweetheart. Damon didn't do much before Rebekah stopped him. Trust me, Rebekah is doing far worse to him then he did to Asher" Klaus assures her.

"Maybe now he'll learn to stop messing with mates." She grumbles. "How's Madelyn?"

"She's fine. She's upstairs with Caroline." Claire nods.

"I want to talk to my sister" She said walking away from them and going up the steps. While on the steps she's able to peak into the room where Rebekah has Damon. The dark haired Salvatore is strung up with blades cutting into his wrists and blood covering his bare chest.

"Come on, Sweetheart" Klaus said appearing beside her. She jumps slightly and realizing she had been staring but not in lust or attractiveness but in uneasy. She knew Damon deserved what he was getting, he hurt a mate but that doesn't mean she wants to watch it happen.

Claire allows Klaus to escort her to Madelyn's room. He kisses her forehead before leaving the sisters alone. She closes the door behind her and smiles listening to Caroline read Madelyn a story. Her daughter is cuddled into Caroline and slowly dozing off.

Caroline can smell the dried blood on Claire and instantly looks at her. She closes the book and sets Madelyn in the crib gently. The two sisters leave the room and go into the room that's meant for Caroline, though she still lives with their mother.

"What happened?" Caroline asked looking at her for answers. Claire tells her everything starting with the whole Sage scene and ending with Matt helping her and Finn. "Matt helped?" She asked smiling.

"Yeah, he did... Looks like we haven't lost all of our friends after all." She said grinning. Caroline smiles laying on the bed. Claire lays beside her.

"Have you heard anything from Tyler?" She asks quietly. Her head turned on it's side, her eyes watching Caroline. Her sister sighs and slowly meets Claire's gaze.

"Only a few words here and there to let me know he's still alive. I don't know where he is or if he's any closer to breaking the sire bond." Caroline replies. "Have you told Klaus?"

"No but he knows Tyler is up to something. I mean, Klaus brought his hybrids back into town now that Stefan doesn't have anything to hold against him and Tyler isn't in the mix. I haven't said anything." Claire explains. Caroline sighs turning her head so she can look back up at the ceiling. "Why do you love him?" Claire whispers.

"We understand each other" She whispered. "First is was basically just for the sex but I was all he had. He had literally just been forced into this world and as far as he knew I was the only one, beside you, that knew about him and could understand." She said shrugging.

Claire simply nods not saying anything. She had nothing good to say. There isn't a bone in her body that trusted him. She hated him but she buried her hatred for her sister. If he hurt her, she would do worse to him than Rebekah is doing to Damon at the moment.

"I should get home, check on mom."

"How is she doing?" Claire asked as they stood up.

"Alright, I guess. Not like we talk about our feelings or anything." Caroline mutter.

"How have you been doing?" Claire asked. Their fathers death was still very recent. Claire had her mates to distract her but Caroline didn't have her mate, she didn't have Tyler. She had her sister and her niece.

"I'm ok" Caroline smiles at her. They hug each other tightly. They leave the room and walk down stairs.

"Stefan?" Claire asks tensely. Caroline growls and moves in front of her sister.

"I'm not here to cause trouble" Stefan says holding one hand up, the other holding a black duffel bag. A moment later the Mikaelson brothers are in the room surrounding the Forbes twins.

"Tell me mate, what is stopping us from ripping you limb from limb this very second?" Klaus says willing to give him time to explain himself just for the sake of their old friendship. However, if he didn't like his reasoning, he would forsake their friendship and tear him apart for daring lay a hand on Claire.

"I'm here to make a deal." Stefan says.

"And what deal could keep you alive?" Kol growled stalking closer to him. Stefan looks at him. He tosses the duffel bag on the floor in front of them.

"Eight stakes made of white oak. The part of Wickery Bridge that you forgot to burn." Stefan bargains.

"That's impossible" Rebekah said joining the mix, Asher right beside her.

"Actually it's not." Stefan shrugs.

"They almost killed Finn with one." Claire said. Finn holds up the white oak stake they tried to use.

"Damon and my life in exchange for the last eight weapons that can kill you." Stefan says. Klaus inches closer.

"And how do I know there aren't any more left?" Klaus wonders.

"Because there aren't" Stefan says simply. There was a time when Klaus would believe his word but that time has gone.

"Let's be certain, shall we?" Klaus smirks. He turns to his brothers and looks at Claire. "Excuse me, sweetheart." He said bowing his head to her slightly. He glances at his brothers. He didn't want Claire to see him go to Damon.

"Are you hungry Elskan?" Elijah asks suddenly. Claire sighs knowing what they were trying to do but too tired to fight against them.

"I think I'll take a shower and go to bed." She says softly.

"Very well" Elijah mutters kissing her head gently. Klaus walks up to her and kisses her softly.

"I'll see you in the morning, my love" He whispers against her lips.

"Don't cause too much trouble" She whispers back. He smirks and kisses her quickly again before pulling her away.

"I'll see you at school tomorrow" Caroline says. Claire hugs her goodbye before walking up the steps to take her shower. Klaus waits until he hears the shower running before going to Damon. Henrik slips away and sneaks up to the bathroom.

"Hello Damon" Klaus smirks. He stands beside him and Stefan stands in front of him. The Salvatore brothers look at each other. Kol and Elijah stand by the doorway. Asher and Rebekah stand off to the side. Finn is in the kitchen making Claire something small to eat knowing she didn't have much at the Grill.

"What do you want?" Stefan asked him.

"I want you to be honest with me." Klaus says. "But your honest streak is short and extinguished so, I have to resort to other measures." He smirks before looking at Damon. "Leave." He orders.

"No" Damon groans.

"Go on, leave" Klaus says nonchalantly.

"Nik, he's my plaything not yours" Rebekah whines. Asher smirks wrapping an arm around her neck, whispering in her ear. She grins leaning into him. He kisses the side of her head prideful that he cheered her up so quickly.

"I said, go home" Klaus growled holding his throat forcing him to look into his eyes. Damon tried to fight the compulsion but couldn't. He groans and cries out as he begins to pull at his restrains causing them to dig and rip his skin and muscles.

Both Klaus and Kol smirk enjoying this display more than Elijah. They knew that by hurting Damon they were hurting Stefan which is what they assumed Stefan was trying to do by hurting Claire.

"You've made your point, he doesn't have Vervain" Stefan snapped. Klaus smirks and lets Damon struggle a little bit longer before stopping him.

"Alright, stop, stop, stop before you hurt yourself." Kol snickers. "Well, seeing that he can finally be compelled. Now." Klaus forces Damon to look at him. "Minus the stake Finn has, how many more stakes are out there that can kill me and my family?" He asks. Damon groans at he tries not to answer.

"Eleven" He breathes out.

"Eleven! Really?" Klaus asks looking at Stefan, anger clear in his demeanor. "So, not eight then" He snips.

"You really shouldn't have lied." Rebekah said shaking her head.

"I'll get you the other three." Stefan assures.

"Yeah, that'll be nice. Or since you lied, maybe I'll just compel your brother to chew out his own tongue" Klaus spat.

"What is wrong with you?" Stefan barked.

"What is wrong with you?!" Klaus shouted. "Do you really have no appreciation for me? I have given you someone to hate, to loathe, a target for all your anger so you don't have to turn it on yourself. I have given your life purpose, as your friend" He snapped. He then laughs slightly psychotically. "I really think you should be thanking me."

Stefan rushes for him with a white oak stake. He shoves Klaus against the wall but Kol rips him off and throws him across the room. Klaus steps away from the now indented wall. He raises an eyebrow at Kol.

"Get over it." He rolls his eyes. Klaus smirks.

"Stand down or you both die." Elijah threatens moving in front of Stefan before he could strike again. Stefan clenches his jaw but steps back. Elijah holds his hand out and Stefan reluctantly hands over the stake.

"There" Klaus steps forward. "Now you only have to get me the other two."

"This is ridiculous" Rebekah steps forward and unshackles Damon.

"What are you doing?" Klaus asks.

"I brought him here. I get to release him. My rules now." Rebekah said. She grabbed Damon's face and forced him to look at her. "Attack my mate again and I'll rip Elena's heart out and your brothers in front of you. Let you rot for a few decades and then kill you." Rebekah threatens. She then shoves him to Stefan. "Bring us the stakes and you both live." She tells them. Klaus moves towards them.

"Bring us the stakes. All of them. Or I will wage a war against everyone you love" Klaus promises. "I hope I'm being clear."