"Home sweet home, finally" Claire whispers as Henrik and herself appear in the driveway in front of the plantation. Before his brothers could realize she was home, Henrik turned her towards him

"And you're not gonna be leaving anytime soon" Henrik mutters before pulling her into a deep, passionate kiss. Claire's body instantly presses against his, molding against his. Her hands slide up his chest and up to his hair. "I missed you so much" He whispers burying his head into her neck, holding her tightly.

"Don't worry, I'm not going anywhere" Claire assures him. She closes her eyes and rests her head on his shoulder, snuggling into his embrace.

"Angel?" Henrik sighs and reluctantly pulls away from Claire knowing he wouldn't be able to keep her to himself at the moment. Claire turns towards the entrance to the plantation.

"Kol" Claire whispers only taking two steps towards him before his body slams into hers. She giggles and clings onto him as he spins her around. His grip on her is just below bone crushing. It isn't painful and it's exactly what Claire needed. 

His grip on her, in a way, keeps her grounded. Reminds her that this isn't some dream. Assures her that she's actually here. She's with her mates, her Kol. 

Kol keeps his grip on her, her feet a few inches from the ground. She leans her head back just enough to connect their lips. Her fingers glide through his hair that desperately needed some trimming done. He pulls away, his lips going to her neck where his mark is. Once his lips press on it, once his teeth nibble at it, familiar tingles spread through both of their bodies.

"You're here, you're really here" He whispers.

"I'm here, love, I'm here" Claire whispers. Slowly, Claire looks over his shoulder seeing Elijah and Finn. She smiles at them, tears of joy finally making their way down her face. 

Kol didn't want to let go, he even considered keeping her to himself. He wanted to be selfish. He wanted to lock them in their room together and let his brothers have her another day.

Elijah growls lowly knowing exactly what was going through Kol's head. He'd be damned if he let his little brother simply whisk his mate away before he got to greet her properly.

Not long after Elijah growls, a rumble comes from Finn. The both of them were getting impatient. Claire knew it was only a matter of time before they become more physical. She whispers reassuring words into Kol's ear, coaxing him into letting her go. Once he did so, Finn speeds past his brother and comes to a stop in front of her.

"Hello, Finn" Claire whispers stepping even closer to him.

"Hello, Princess" Finn whispers back cupping her cheeks with his extra large hands. She smiles wider as his thumbs wipe her tears away gently. Her hands lift and cover his, needing more skin-to-skin contact.

"Are you going to stare at me all day or are you gonna kiss me?" Claire teases. He grins lowering his head. Claire grips his wrists and stands on her tip toes. Being more reserved than his brothers, Finn pulls away. Claire kisses his cheek and gives him a tight hug, which he eagerly returns. "Elijah" She calls stepping away from Finn. Elijah appears in front of her.

"Elskan" He whispers. She sighs with a small smile. Despite the smile being a small one, there's so much emotion in her eyes Elijah loses a sliver of control. He picks her up, his arms wrapping around her thighs, and presses their lips together.  "How are you? They didn't hurt you did they?"

"If they laid a hand on you, I-" Kol growls walking over to them as Elijah gently sets her down.

"I'm completely alright, nobody laid a hand on me, I promise" She assures the four out of five of her mates that are with her at the moment. "I will explain everything but firstly where's my daughter? And where's Klaus?"

"Madelyn is at school, Klaus will be here any moment. He was with Marcel hunting Vanessa down but I informed him that you've returned." Elijah tells her.

"So it really was Vanessa" Claire whispers. She had hoped she was simply seeing things, Vanessa was supposed to be dead but somehow she had survived. "Have you found her yet?"

"No but some things have changed since you left" Elijah tells her. Claire frowns her eyes brows but doesn't get to ask. 

Claire gasps suddenly as arms wrap around her waist and she's pulled back into a solid chest. A purring noise reaches her ears as a head nuzzles into her neck. Claire smiles, her questions falling back to the depths of her mind as she leans back into Klaus.

She reaches a hand back to his head, threading her fingers through his hair. He simultaneously relaxed with her touch and tightened his grip around her. He walks around her and wraps a hand around the back of her neck.

"I'm here" She whispers to him. She wraps her hand around the back of his neck and pulls him to her. 

"Don't ever do that again" Klaus whispers.

"Didn't really have a choice in the first place" She whispers. He growls and presses their lips together. He pulls away not long afterwards and looks down. A ghost smile appears on his face. He kneels down and caresses her stomach. "She's been moving around lately"

"I am so relieved the two of you are alright" Klaus whispers kissing her stomach. Claire smiles and runs her fingers through his hair. He rests his head on her stomach for a few more moments, loving the feeling of his child moving around in her stomach before standing up.

"It doesn't matter where I am, I can handle myself" She tells him smiling.

"I never doubted it" He smiles and kisses her forehead. "But as your fiancé, as your mate, it is our duty to destroy anything and anyone who posses a threat to you so that you do not have to handle yourself." Claire smiles and sighs softly.

"I missed having this conversation with you" She pats his cheek before walking around him. "Come on, we have plenty of catching up to do" Kol speeds forward and picks her up in his arms, spinning her around. She giggles and holds onto him as he carries her into the house.

"Kol, let my sister go" Caroline said marching up to them. Kol growls possessively. Claire smiles and kisses his cheek before squirming out of his arms. "Don't ever leave me with these morons again" Caroline said pointing at her sternly.

"I promise it was a one time thing" Claire winks at her before pulling her into a tight hug. They pull away and Claire continues to greet the rest of her family. 

She gives Hanna, Bethany and Alistair a good and long hug. She also hugs Jim and Henley before promising to listen to what they had to say about the witches. She greets Asher and Rebekah. She gives Archie an extra tight and extra long hug making sure he was alright, she remembers how much Vanessa meant to him before her betrayal and knew that this situation wasn't easy on him. She then moved onto greet Enzo, Jamie and Bonnie.

"Penny" Claire smiles and hugs her little sister. "I have something for you" She whispers. Penelope pulls away curiously. Claire holds out a bracelet. "Alondra said you two had gotten close while she was here. She gave me a bracelet just like it. Wear it and all you have to do is say her name and you'll be able to see her through astral projection. She said you can see her any time you want."

"She helped me find my mate" Penelope tells her grinning from ear to ear.

"Oh, right! She said that" Claire said nodding. "Where is he?" She asks.

"Malachai Parker, at your service" Kai says hopping into view.

"Of course it's you" Claire whispers.

"Oh, I should correct myself. I'm at her service" Kai says winking at Penelope who blushes madly. "You already have five lap dogs and one is literally a dog" Kai laughs. Klaus growls at him. "Sit boy, sit" Kai says snapping at Klaus.

"As if we didn't have enough chaos around here" Claire mutters sarcastically. Penelope giggles and wraps her arms around Kai.

"Now that everyone is here and we still have a few hours before Maddie needs to be picked up, why don't you tell us what happened on your end?" Elijah suggested. Claire nods in agreement. She enters the largest room they have, seeing that everyone was gonna be present for this. She sits on the couch. Klaus and Kol take the seats on either side of her. Henrik sits on the floor and leans against her legs. Elijah drags a chair closer to the couch while Finn stands behind her. The rest of the family fills in the room.

"Not much happened on my end" Claire tells them. "Everything is different in Alondra's universe. One second I was in the ally at New Orleans and the next I'm on the lawn of the mansion in Mystic Falls. They were angry with me at first, reasonably but soon we figured out what had happened. That Alondra and I had switched places. After we figured that out they helped me get back." Claire tells them. "What happened here?" 

"Davina has agreed to work with us, she was a major help in bringing you back" Bonnie brings up first. Claire grins widely.

"How did you get her to help?" Claire asks.

"Made her an offer she couldn't refuse" Kol smirks.

"Please tell me you didn't threaten her" Claire pleaded.

"He tried but I softened the blow" Elijah says giving Kol an annoyed look. Kol simply continues to smirk. "I simply explained her options in great detail but made sure she knew that it was her choice to make" 

"Thank you, Elijah" Claire smiles at him. "Be nicer Kol" Claire says hitting his chest. He quickly grabs her hand and kisses her knuckles. She smiles and intertwines their fingers. Wanting some attention, Klaus rubs her leg. Claire leans over and kisses his shoulder. He gives her thigh a squeeze and keeps his hand resting there. "Ok, how's Marcel taking all of this."

"He's angry" Hanna told her. "He doesn't want to give up his title as king. He also feels betrayed that Klaus and the rest of us were planning on betraying him all along."

"Well, at least we came clean" Claire told them. "If we didn't, things would have become a lot worse" Claire said.

"He'll come around" Bonnie assured her. "Davina likes it here, she likes working with us, with our coven. If Davina means so much to Marcel then he will come around."

"Good" Claire nods with a small smile.

"He's been helping us with Vanessa, giving us his resources to find her" Archie speaks up. Claire glances at him but he keeps his gaze to the ground, his arms crossed over his chest. "It hasn't been much good seeing as she just disappeared after she attacked you, Finn and Henrik."

"We'll find her and next time we'll be ready. She had the element of surprise but not anymore. We know she's alive, we know she failed, and we know she's gonna come back." Claire told them. "As long as I'm alive then Madelyn won't get my magic and if that doesn't happen then she won't get it. She'll come again, we just have to be ready for when."

"And when we find her, we'll make sure she stays dead" Kol growled with a vicious grin.

"You'll get your chance, don't worry" Claire says giving his hand a light squeeze.

"Why do they get to do all the killing?" Kai pouts. "I'm sensing favoritism" Kai whispers not so quietly to Penelope.

"Anything else happen?" Claire asks ignoring Kai while Penelope grins and giggles quietly as Kai whispers in her ear.

"Agnes was trying to kill you" Henley says bluntly.

"You seem to be a very popular person, I'm sensing that that isn't exactly a good thing" Kai taps his chin with a thoughtful look.

"How was she gonna do it?" Claire asks.

"She had witches ready for you at the clinic" Henley said. "Jim and I killed them before they could kill us."

"And is Agnes still alive?" Claire asks.

"At the moment but once we find her she won't be" Klaus tells her.

"Don't forget to tell her about the body in the basement" Kai whispers loudly.

"Body? Who do you have in the basement?" Claire asks.

"Sophie Deveraux" Kol shrugs.

"And why is Sophie in our basement?" Claire asks not knowing which of her mates she should be looking at.

"Because, sweetheart, she was supposed to make sure you and our child is safe from her band of witches. The failed attempt on your life is her fault. She never warned us, she never tried to stop it and she failed to keep her witches in line. So, we kept her where we can keep an eye on her. Seeing that we couldn't do anything physical to her without hurting you that hasn't exactly stopped us from doing simply mind tricks on her" Klaus smirks too deviously for Claire to believe anything they did to Sophie was 'simple'.

"And now with Marcel knowing our plans and knowing where we stand. We have the ability to preform the spell to unlink the two of you thus ending the hold the witches have over us" Elijah tells her.

"And then you kill Sophie?" Claire asks.

"We'll spare you the details" Kol says kissing her head. Claire sighs and nods knowing she wouldn't be able to convince them any differently. They've been planning Sophie's death since she first blackmailed them.

"After you're done, after I see and spend time with my daughter, I want to see Davina and I want to talk to Marcel. Hopefully we can make a deal of sorts" Claire says to them. "One that will satisfy everyone enough to prevent an all out war"

"I'll arrange something for you" Elijah promises. She gives him a smile.

"Why don't we do the spell and you go get your daughter" Hanna says. Claire lights up and nods eagerly, desperately wanting to go see Madelyn.