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WALKING DOWN THE STREET, Grace glanced at the market stalls, seeing what everyone had for sale. She was being wary of her surroundings, knowing that there was now thousand year old vampires and potentially her mother lurking about. Although, she wouldnt mind getting some answers out of Ann. "How's my favourite Mikaelson?" She hears as an arm wraps around her. Grace was about to twist their arm before she glanced over and saw that it was only Marcel.

"Not a Mikaelson yet." Grace retorts as she shakes her head. She didn't knock his arm off this time, unlike the countless other times. Mainly because she didn't have the energy to.

"I know, but you will be and then you'll be my favourite." Marcel points out with a smirk on his face. Grace rolls her eyes playfully at him, shaking her head.

"Whatever you say, Marcel." She responds, not exactly thinking that was true. Marcel raises an eyebrow at the blonde.

"You dont believe me?"

"Not when Rebekah is alive." She points out the obvious reason why she would never be his favourite.  Marcel stays silent for a second, not really knowing what to say.

"You got me there." He admits and she just smiles, laughing lightly. "Hows jenna doing? How's the pregnancy going along?" Marcel asks her curiously as his eyes scan the area. He was also on the look out for any potential threats. Klaus would kill him if anything happened to Grace. And Marcel honestly didn't want anything to happen to her either.

"You know, you could just ask her yourself." Grace points out with an amused glance toward him.

"I dont think she likes me very much." He denies, pressing his lips together tightly. Grace raises her eyebrows although she wasn't surprised.

"Dont take it personally,  shes just not a huge fan of vampires." She points out, knowing Jenna was still on the edge. Grace didn't really blame her for not liking them.

"I still cant even believe you said yes to klaus." Marcel says, completely changing the subject as he stares down at Grace.  She furrows her eyebrows, a bit confused.

"Why?"

"I dont know. Its Klaus." He states, raising his eyebrows at her. Marcel honestly wanted to get her a psych evaluation done because she had to be insane.

"Hes very sweet to me." Grace admits with a shrug of her shoulders. Sure, he had his moments but so did she. And yes he was practically a homicidal maniac but didn't that make sense for her?

"The only person in history to have Klaus Mikaelson be nice to them."

"Im sure im not the only one." Grace denies, crossing her arms against her chest. Marcel scoffs, as he had never seen Klaus show kindness toward anyone but his family. And even that was rare.

"In these past few centuries, yes." Marcel retorts and Grace sighs, shaking her head.

"Sure."

"You know, im glad we became friends." Marcel admits as he nudges her shoulder. She just glances at his hand before meeting his gaze.

"Who says we're friends?" Grace asks, teasing him as she smirks over at the man who let's out a gasp.

"Wow, that hurts." Marcel says as he places his hand against his chest, acting like he had basically just been shot.

"Walk away, Marcel." She tells him with a shake of her head. Marcel narrows his eyes towards her.

"What, no hug?" Marcel asks as he extends his arms towards her. Grace just laughs, sticking up her middle finger at him.

"There's your hug." She retorts as she turns to walk away. Marcel chuckles as he shakes his head.

"You're a very rude person, you know that?" He calls out after her with a smile on his face. Grace rolls her eyes, a smirk forming as she glances back at him for a moment before turning the corner.

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GRACE LETS OUT A SIGH AS SHE RUNS THE HAIR BRUSH THROUGH HER WET HAIR, making her way out of the bathroom in order to get changed. "Nik, have you seen my--" She begins to ask but she almost jumps as she sees a man standing by the patio door. Grace immediately felt vulnerable as she was just in a towel. "Uh, hi?" She asks cautiously, making sure to keep her distance. The man turns to her, a smirk already on his face.

"Hello, darling." He responds, tilting his head and she could feel his gaze move down her body. "It's Grace, I presume?" He asks her and she just nods her head slowly, looking behind her as if hoping Klaus would walk in the room.

"Yeah... who are you?" Grace asks, wondering who the strange man was who was basically gawking at her almost naked body.

"I'm Lucien, a friend of Nik's." He introduces himself as he walks toward her. So, this was Lucien? Grace didn't exactly get the best vibe from him.

"Right, he mentioned you." She mumbles, wondering if Klaus was in the compound or if he had left. He didn't mention that he was going anywhere so she hoped he heard Lucien in their room.

"What, more dashing in person?" Lucien teases as he raises his eyebrows. Grace could only roll her eyes as she shakes her head.

"You vampires and your egos." Grace states, not realizing all vampires were such pricks.  But she was engaged to Klaus Mikaelson of all people.

"I wanted to meet my old friends fiance, see what made him want to settle down." Lucien admits as he once again runs his eyes over her and she couldn't help but notice how he stopped on her neck. "Now, I was a bit surprised to hear you were mortal but I digress." He states with a chuckle that sent a shiver down her spine.

"Yeah, we're fine." Grace says, a bit harshly as she takes a step back from him. He just lifts his hand, brushing it against her cheek.

"You are an exquisite beauty so I do see why he was so taken with you." Lucien tells her and she just has to force a smile on her lips as she moves away from him, not wanting his hand on her.

"Is he here?" She asks, being loud on purpose to hopefully catch his attention. Grace honestly wished she could hear in the compound, that way she could scream his name and he would immediately be there.

"I thought you and I would have a chat, get to know each other." He suggests, the space behind her getting smaller as she kept backing away from him as he got closer to her.

"Um, I'm actually busy. Perhaps another time." Grace lies, just wanting to get out of the uncomfortable situation as she tried to move past him but he only blocks her.

"You don't seem busy right now." Lucien points out as he backs her up against the wall. Grace looks around, watching as he leant his arm next to her. She clears her throat as he got ever so closer to her.

"Lucien, I think it's best we save our little chat for when Nik is here." She tells him, knowing if Klaus was here right now, he wouldn't be letting the man get this close to her.

"Why? We're just talking." Lucien states as he places his hand on her waist. She felt her stomach twist as her eyes move down to where his hand was.

"Can you please get your hand off of me?" Grace asks, noticing how he moved it down to the end of her towel, slightly pulling it up. His eyes were practically raking over her as his other hand moved to her body as well.

"You know, Nik and I shared a fascination for Aurora." Lucien admits as he tilts his head.

"I'll only ask nicely once." Although Grace knew if she used force, things would only escalate much faster.

"Why not again?" He finishes his sentence as his hand moves slowly up her body, nearing where her towel was held up. Grace felt frozen, barely able to move. If she had been fully dressed, at least she would have her gun. It may not kill him but it would give her enough leverage to run and hopefully find someone. Even Elijah would be helpful right about now.

"Lucien." She warns, starting to bring her hand up but he grips her wrist, pinning it against the wall. Grace let's out a slight hiss.

"You could fight, call for Nik, but that wouldn't really end well for you would it?" Lucien whispers in her ear, a chuckle leaving his lips as his body slightly pressed against hers.

"You think this will?" Grace asks him with a scoff. "Nik barely trusts you as it is, he most definitely won't when he hears that you hurt his fiance." She points out, she knew he needed Klaus for whatever he was planning. And this wasn't exactly the way to get on his good side.

"Oh, I'm not going to hurt you, darling." He says, his lips brushing against her skin before he moves his face back in front of her. "I'm just merely, observing." Lucien states, his eyes turning as he stared down at her. Grace was getting ready to just kick him in the dick and run when she heard someone else.

"Lucien, to what do I owe the pleasure?" She hears Klaus's voice from beside them. Grace could see the annoyance and disappointment in Luciens eyes as Klaus interrupts them. But he puts on a smirk, moving away from the woman.

"Ah, Nik. Just who I was looking for. Care to join me for a drink?" He asks as he holds his hands out. Klaus was just staring back at him and Grace saw how calm he was which was not a good sign, for Lucien anyways.

"All right." Klaus responds and within seconds, Lucien was pressed against the wall with Klaus's hand wrapped around his neck.  "And then you can explain to me what you were doing holding my fiance against her will." He sneers at the man, tightening his grip. Lucien struggles against him, shaking his head.

"It wasn't against her will." He denies, his eyes moving over to Grace and she could see the slight glare in his eyes. "Was it, dear?" Lucien asks, but she knew it wasn't much of a question. Grace knew not to upset the man, if Klaus ever made it clear that they weren't friends, Lucien would easily come back for her.

"I'm fine, Nik." She assures him, moving over to them and placing her hand on the man's back. Klaus glances at her but he was uncertain.

"See? She's fine." Lucien says, his voice cutting off as his throat started to close up. Klaus just narrows his eyes but let's Lucien go.

"I'll make that assumption for myself." He tells the man, still very pissed off that Lucien thought it was okay to corner her like that. Klaus saw the way he had her pinned and it was clear he wasn't planning on stopping before he was interrupted.

"Come on, Nik. Why don't we all be friends." Lucien asks with a cough, laughing as he puts a smile on his face. "You know how fun of a friend I can be." He states as he moves over to the man who only glares back at him.

"Mhm, well, why don't we table that idea for now?" Klaus suggests, although it was more of a statement as his eyes become hard. "Leave, now." He demands, trying to keep his voice straight but anyone could hear the slight anger in his tone. Lucien nods his head, his eyes moving to Grace.

"It was lovely meeting you, Grace." Lucien tells her, taking her hand and placing a kiss on top of it. Klaus took a threatening step towards lucien, silently telling him to watch himself. Grace resisted the urge to just slap him across the face. Lucien gives them one last smirk before disappearing.

Grace let out a breath that she didn't even know she was holding in as he leaves them alone. Klaus instantly turns to her, concern in his eyes as he saw the way she was quite tense around Lucien.
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Are you okay, love?" He asks her gently, placing his hand on her arm. Grace nods her head but just moves into his arms, sinking against him.

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HAYLEY SEES HANNA AS SHE WAS WALKING INTO THE COMPOUND IN ORDER TO FIND KLAUS. The blonde just stares at her, clearly not a big fan but Hayley assumed Grace had told her all about what had happened. "I'm supposed to be dropping off Hope." She says, not wanting to start anything. Hanna nods her head as she moves over to the woman.

"I can take her." She mumbles and Hayley stares at her but hands the girl Hope. Hope immediately smiles as she was placed in Hannas arms, letting out a squeal.

"Where's Grace?" Hayley asks, glancing around the courtyard.

"She has been in the bedroom for a while now." Hanna admits as she just looks at Hope, not really wanting to have a conversation with Hayley.

"Oh." The woman responds, clearly thinking of what was happening. Hanna knew where her brain had went, even though Hayley could just listen in and see that they weren't doing what she thought.

"They're just talking. Lucien stopped by." Hanna tells her, Hayleys eyes snapping back to her with concern on her face.

"What? What did he do?"

"Nothing. He just made her really uncomfortable." Hanna responds, getting a weird vibe from Lucien herself but that just seemed to be his affect on everyone.

"Maybe I should--" She starts to say, moving forward but Hanna just blocks her.

"She doesn't want to speak with you." Hanna denies, shaking her head.

"Look, you don't know anything." Hayley snaps back, not meaning to be rude but Hanna had no idea about their relationship or really anything about them.

"I know enough." She retorts, glaring back at her. Hayley had no right to speak on her friendship with Grace, which was way stronger than theirs at this point in time.

"I never meant to hurt her." Hayley states, a bit stern but Hanna just raises her eyebrows.

"Like you never meant to take Hope away?" Hanna asks her, clearly pressing Hayleys buttons as the woman gets angry.

"Look, you've been around for a few months, I've been around for years--"

"And yet she trusts me more." Hanna points out, raising an eyebrow at the woman. "Face it, Hayley. You lost her a long time ago." She states, tilting her head.

"And what? You think you can just take my place?" Hayley asks, her eyes looking over the woman who wasn't even an adult yet. She was still just a teenager.

"I don't want to take your place. I just want to protect her." Hanna denies with a scoff, shaking her head. Of course that's all Hayley cared about, even though it would be her own fault. "You're one foot in, one foot out right now. Either be all in and apologize, or just leave her the hell alone." She snaps back at the woman, clenching her jaw. "Because she is getting married to Nik and there's nothing you can do about it." Hanna tells her, not wanting Hayley to ruin Grace's happiness for her own selfishness.

"I don't want to stop her." Hayley denies, although she hated Klaus and couldn't see what Grace did in him. Clearly she was happy and Hayley never wanted to jeopardize that.

"Good, we agree on something." Hanna mumbles as she goes to move past the woman but Hayley just grabs her arm.

"Can you just.." She starts, sighing slightly as she looks down at the blonde. "Just let her know that I am sorry." Hayley says with a frown on her face. Hanna only stares back at her, moving her arm out of Hayleys grip.

"Tell her yourself." Hanna retorts with a scoff before just walking out of the room. Hayley knew she should talk to Grace, but she knew how harsh the woman would be. She wasn't even sure Grace would agree to talk to her. But she would never know unless she actually tried.

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KLAUS ENTERED THE COMPOUND AT THE SAME TIME AS ELIJAH, both of them just glancing toward one another before heading inside. Not a word was spoken until they saw Jenna pacing back and forth in the courtyard. "Are you supposed to be walking around so much?" Klaus asks curiously, staring at the blonde who only had one hand on her stomach, the other on her back. She glances towards them, a groan leaving her lips.

"If I don't, this little baby starts to kick relentlessly." Jenna admits as she points at her stomach before continuing to walk. "And do not give me any tips, unless you have had a baby using your body like a tennis court." She quickly tells both of them with a scoff. They remain quiet for a moment before Elijah speaks up.

"He's just saying that you should take it easy." Elijah informs her, they didn't want her to overstress herself and possibly go into early labour.

"Oh, so the one thing you two agree on within the last six months is about me?" Jenna asks as she glares at them. "Go back to not speaking with each other." She mutters, not needing everyone to worry about her. She was pregnant, not dying. She groans slightly, leaning on the chair in front of her as she closes her eyes.

"Are you sure you're all right?" Klaus asks, not sure if they should leave her alone or be worried that she seemed to be running a bit hot.

"I'm fine."

"Where's Mark?" Elijah asks, glancing around as he didn't see the man anywhere, or hear him in the compound.

"Sent him to get food because I cannot stand to look at him right now." Jenna admits with a scoff as she lets out a heavy breath. Klaus immediately gets defensive, taking a step closer to her.

"Did he do something?" Klaus asks, anger rising in his tone.

"He got me pregnant." Jenna states, hating the man right now because of the pain that she had to endure.

"I see." Elijah says, clearing his throat as he shares a glance with Klaus.

"I'm sure Grace is here--" Klaus starts to say, about to go look for her since she was probably the one person that Jenna wouldn't completely snap at.

"With Hanna."

"You should really sit--" Klaus starts to place his hand on her arm but Jenna only gives him a death stare.

"Klaus, I will punch you in the face." Jenna threatens, clenching her jaw. Klaus closes his mouth, removing his arm from her.

"It seems like you're having contractions?" Elijah suggests, seeing the way she looked to be in pain every few seconds.

"Braxton hicks, they're normal." Jenna tells them, not wanting them to worry or tell her what to do. She knew they would subside eventually.

"Right." Elijah mumbles, still not fully sure that they should just allow her to  be alone.

"Well, you better have your baby in a hospital because I'm not dealing with that." Klaus points out, shaking his head. Jenna only slowly moves her eyes over to him, not amused with his comment.

"I hate you."

"Niklaus, you're not helping." Elijah tells him as he shakes his head. Klaus just backs up, deciding to not say another word since clearly he was just going to get snapped at. "Just take deep breaths." He says to Jenna as he places his hand on her shoulder. Jenna only glares over at Elijah, narrowing her eyes.

"Can't you see that's what I'm doing?" She asks him with a scoff, clearly not appreciating his help either. Elijah clears his throat, bringing his hand back to his pocket.

"Why don't we give you your space?" He suggests, not wanting to be in the direction of her wrath.

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KLAUS WAS LIVID AS HE SHAKES HIS HEAD, hearing what Lucien really had planned. It seemed to good to be true that he was just simply in town to warn him. "I should have killed him in that chapel." He mutters with a scoff as he clenches his fists. Grace sighs as she rubs his arm, trying to get him to calm down a bit. Mainly because he was about to do something incredibly stupid.

"Yet, you played right alongside him. Succumbing to your savagery." Elijah mutters as he was stood by the fireplace. He turns to face his brother and Grace. "He brought out the worst in you, Niklaus." He tells the man who nods his head slightly.

"We brought out the worst in each other. In some ways, we made each other who we are." Klaus responds with a sigh as he glances towards Grace. She only sends him a reassuring smile.

"Well, the moment we have that weapon. We will end him, he and Tristan." Elijah admits with a sigh, biting the inside of his cheek as he just wanted done of his old 'friends'.

"Who's Tristan?" Grace asks with furrowed eyebrows, having not heard the name before.

"Aurora's brother." Klaus answers her as he wraps his arm around her waist.

"How many people did you turn?" Grace asks with a groan as she tilts her head back. She thought only Lucien and Aurora would come to town. "Like, you know you caused this whole problem yourselves, right?" She questions them as she raises her eyebrows at the two originals.

"Thank you for the optimism, love." Klaus teases her as he squeezes her hip. Grace rolls her eyes playfully but leans against him. "It is good to hear that word again-- We." He admits as he looks back over at Elijah who only clenches his jaw.

"It's purely circumstantial." Elijah replies as he takes a step towards Klaus. "Let me assure you, brother. This is not forgiveness." He mutters as he looks back towards the fireplace. Grace sighs as she rubs her face slightly.

"Jesus christ." She mumbles to herself, he always had to make sure that Klaus knew this wasn't forever.

"I've claimed righteousness in my actions towards you and Hayley." Klaus starts, glancing towards the ground before moving towards Elijah. "But perhaps i did stray a little too far from the straws of reason. Freya's prophecy speaks of family against family, and I want you to know.. You will never fall by my hand." Klaus assures him as he places his hand on Elijah's shoulder. The man tilts his head slightly but ultimately just walks past him, heading for the door.

"At least he listened to you before walking away." Grace points out as at least they were heading in the right direction. Although Elijah and Grace haven't yet spoken about what happened between them, she knew Klaus wanted to make things right with his brother.

"Hm." He hums but she could tell he was slightly hurt that Elijah hadn't said anything back.

"Give him time, Nik." She tells him, rubbing his shoulder as she leans against him.

"Is that what you're doing with Hayley?" Klaus asks, turning his head toward her. Grace sighs, biting the inside of her cheek. She knew she couldn't exactly tali about him and Elijah without him bringing up the Hayley issue.

"I don't know." Grace admits, shrugging her shoulders. She didn't know what to do about Hayley. It wasn't like she wanted to hate the woman forever, it was just hard to just forgive and forget. Especially since it doesnt even seem like Hayley is mad at Elijah for attacking her."I don't really wanna talk about Hayley." She tells him as she looks down at the ground.

"Okay." Klaus responds, bringing his hand to her arm.

"Just hold me?" Grace asks him, wrapping her arms around him and resting her head against his chest. Klaus sighs, hugging her back as he presses a kiss to her head. He knew most of the reason for Hayley and Grace even having problems was because of him. Even the Elijah situation was his fault. But Hayley had also dug herself in a hole and even he had nothing to do with that one.

"What is this I hear about you and Marcel becoming friends?" Klaus asks curiously as he knew they had been hanging out a bit over the past few months and wanted to also change the subject.

"You know, he said I'm his favourite Mikaelson." Grace admits with a smirk playing on her lips, slightly pulling back from him.

"Did he now?" He questions, raising his eyebrow at her and she just nods her head confidently

"Well, I'm definitely the better choice." She teases him as she gazes up at the man.

"I won't deny that." Klaus responds with a slight chuckle, placing a kiss on her cheek. "Jenna definitely is becoming more irritated." He states as he pulls away from her. Grace just narrows her eyes at him.

"You try having a ten-pound bowling ball in you." Grace retorts, not about to take any sort of negativity towards Jenna, especially when the woman was close to her due date. Klaus holds his hands up in defense. She just shakes her head before wrapping her arms around him and resting her head back on his chest.

Klaus smiles, holding her close as he rests his head on top of hers.

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GRACE WALKED THROUGH THE COMPOUND WITH KLAUS BY HER SIDE, their hands intertwined as neither of them spoke a word. It was sometimes just nice to be in each other's presence. But with the news that their old friend Tristan was also in town, Grace knew it was only a matter of time before Aurora made her presence known as well. "So, when Is Aurora gonna come to town?" She asks, glancing over at the man who just stops in his step. Klaus was a bit wary, turning to face her as he narrowed his eyes.

"Why are you interested in her, love?" Klaus asks curiously as he squeezes her hand gently. Grace just shrugged her shoulders before moving her arms to wrap around his neck, pulling him closer to her as she gazed at him.

"Maybe I just want to see what your type is." She tells him with a slight smirk, tilting her head. Klaus chuckles lightly, raising his eyebrows at the blonde as he places his hands on her waist, gripping her hips.

"Mhm." Klaus hums, gazing down at her as his fingers draw circles on the skin of her hips.

"Or maybe I want to see just how far she'll go to get you back," Grace tells him which seemed to worry him a bit. He didn't want her to get harmed because of his past.

"If she lays a hand on you-"

"Nik, don't worry. I can handle myself." Grace assures him with a slight sigh. If Aurora truly wanted Klaus back, she knew not to harm her because then she would already have lost him forever. She would need to be strategic which is why Grace just wanted to see how Aurora would play it out.

"She's a bit off the wagon, love." He warns her, not wanting her to get too friendly with Aurora since the woman is quite unpredictable.

"Is she hot?" Grace asks as she raises an eyebrow at him. Klaus just stares back at her with both a puzzled, yet amused look on his face. "What? Psychos usually are." She points out, shrugging her shoulders. Klaus chuckles as he shakes his head. "Case in point, I'm engaged to you." Grace states as she smirks at the man. 

"Well, it seems you already have Lucien at your attention, why not Aurora too?" Klaus almost grumbles, his eyes moving down to the ground. Grace laughs lightly, her fingers playing with the bottom strands of his hair.

"You are so jealous." She points out with a teasing smile, stepping an inch closer to him. Grace could tell just by the glint in his eye, that he hated the way Lucien was all but flirting with her right in front of him.

"I am not jealous. I just don't like people touching what isn't theirs." He admits as he tightens his grip on her, almost protectively. Grace just shook her head as she didn't exactly like being in Lucien's presence.

"And you think I liked having his hands on me?" Grace asks as she raises her eyebrows at him. She wanted to break Lucien's hand but she wasn't stupid enough to piss off an a thousand-year-old vampire. She could do it to the originals because she knew they wouldn't hurt her. At least that's what she thought until recently.

"I saw your face, you were quite repulsed actually." Klaus points out, tilting his head. He wanted to rip Lucien's head off for even thinking about placing his hands on Grace. But he didn't know the full extent of his plan yet and had no idea Tristan was in town as well. Plus, he didn't want to make such a mess in front of Grace.

"Well, maybe Aurora's charm will work on me." Grace teases as she winks at the man who just shakes his head with a light smile.

"She'll most likely want to kill you, love." He points out, not really wanting to joke on the matter since Aurora was unpredictable.

"I wouldn't be so sure. I can easily charm her." Grace admits as she brings herself closer to him. "It worked with you, didn't it?" She asks as she hovers her lips over his. Klaus smirks, raising his eyebrow at her.

"It certainly did." Klaus responds as his lips connect with hers. Grace sighs into it as she pulls him closer, allowing her fingers to run through his hair. Klaus deepens the kiss as he backs her into the table behind them. Grace felt his hands go to her thighs and doesn't waste a second, allowing him to lift her up as she wraps her legs around his waist. She pulls him ever so closer, her hands moving down his chest as their lips meet heatedly.

Klaus moves his hands to his shirt, pulling it off swiftly before returning back to kissing her. He grabs her thighs, roughly pulling her towards him and to the edge of the table. Grace's hands move over his bare skin, gripping at it as she becomes more desperate, moving them towards his belt. She moans as he moves his lips to her neck, trailing kisses down it and across her chest, pulling her shirt down to expose more skin.

As her hands start to unbuckle his belt, she heard footsteps from beside them but Klaus doesn't stop what he was doing. He only sucks at her skin causing a moan to erupt from her as she tilts her head back. "Ew, maybe try a bedroom next time?" Hanna suggests with a disgusted expression on her face, cutting through the attached pair. The pair pull away, glancing over to see the teenager just standing near them, clearly not wanting to see what they were doing although she had already seen way too much.

"Oh, right. She's staying here now." Klaus mutters with a sigh as he leaves a few more kisses on Grace's skin, his hands rubbing her thighs before ultimately pulling away. Grace hits his shoulder, giving him a warning look. She fixes her shirt before looking over at Hanna as Klaus puts his shirt back on. Although, his hands move back to her thighs, making sure her legs stay around him.

"You know I'm not the only one here, right?" Hanna asks him as she narrows her eyes. She just happened to be one of the many people staying in the compound. She was just the unlucky one to run into them.

"The only one he cares if you see us." Grace states, knowing Klaus was still a bit awkward around Hanna. Hanna only raises her eyebrows, as if not believing her in the slightest.

"He didn't seem to care when he had his tongue down your throat." Hanna points out as she gestures towards the man. Klaus didn't seem to have a care in the world about who saw them right now as his hands trail her thighs, gripping at them.

"Hanna," Grace warns as she stares at the young blonde, a slightly embarrassed look on her face.

"What?" She mutters back, crossing her arms against her chest. She wasn't exactly wrong and she could see the light smirk on Klaus's face. Klaus just lifts her off of the table, his hands moving across her body as he places one last long kiss to her lips. Grace couldn't help but whine slightly, wanting the kiss to never end. But as Hanna let's out another groan, Klaus pulls back from Grace.

He only makes his way down the hall, both Grace and Hanna following after him. "What are you doing here?" Klaus asks as he sees Freya doing yoga in the middle of the room.

"I live here," Freya answers, clearly annoyed with him as she looks up at the group. Klaus rolls his eyes as he stares down at his sister.

"Yes, obviously. I just hadn't realized you were back from wherever it is you go to when you leave." Klaus explains to her and she just stands up from the floor. "Perhaps I was thrown by the lack of strange gentlemen callers perusing the contents of my refrigerator this morning." He tells her and she smirks to herself before placing her hand on her chest.

"You concern for my whereabouts is touching." She responds as she looks toward him.

"I simply want to know who is here at any given moment.  I hardly think that's too much to ask."

"Well, as long as we're taking attendance." Hayleys voice interrupts them as her and Elijah walk into the room.

"Oh, good. It's my not so loving elder brother and my former one night stand. What a nice, normal family gathering." Klaus states as he gestures towards them. Grace slaps his arm, shaking her head.

"Nik."

"Charming. Elijah was just catching me up on how you don't know which one of your long lost buddies you can trust and which one is trying to kill you." Hayley states as she crosses her arms against her chest.

"Well, clearly what the situation needs is more opinions." Klaus grumbles as he sighs, rolling his eyes. "I assume you told her about the bloody prophesy." He asks Elijah, raising his eyebrows. Hayley looks between them, confused.

"I was just getting to that." Elijah admits with a groan.

"Now would be good."

"Well, it appears my old mate Lucien has acquired a genuine seer, and in an effort to prove his good intentions, he got her to show us some rather dire visions of future doom, It's grim stuff, really, not for the faint of heart." Klaus explains with a smirk on his face as he tilts his head.

"Who's doom are we talking about? Because if its yours, then i think we're all okay with that." Hayley points out which makes Grace roll her eyes. She just stays quiet though, shaking her head.

"Well, sadly we're all on the chopping block." Klaus tells her as he moves closer to Hayley. "But chin up, this witch claims her visions are constantly evolving. So you may just get your wish." He says with a smirk on his lips. Grace didn't even want him suggesting that.

"Well, I want to meet this psychic witch, tonight." Hayley says as she turns to Elijah who only lets out a sigh.

"Ooh, is there a party? Can I go?" Hanna asks, looking around at the group.

"No." Grace, klaus and Elijah all say at once as they shake their heads.

"Oh, come on. You will all be there." Hanna points out with a groan, she never really got to do anything fun.

"I'm not going." Grace points out, not really in the mood for another supernatural party.

"Come on, it sounds fun." She retorts with a pleading expression but Grace just shakes her head.

"Until your head gets ripped off." Grace tells her making Hanna roll her eyes a bit.

"You don't always have to protect me, you know." Hanna points out, crossing her arms. Grace smirks, bring her hand to Hannas shoulder.

"But I will." Grace tells her and Hanna narrows her eyes but she couldn't even be mad at it.

"Fine, then we can go dress shopping." Hanna states as she places her hands on her hips. Grace just stares at her, raising her eyebrows. "Seriously, you've been engaged for six months and haven't even started planning yet." She points out, tilting her head.

"We've been preoccupied." Grace states, shrugging her shoulders as she wasn't in a rush to get married.

"Hey, this lucien stuff just started happening." Hanna retorts as she narrows her eyes. She couldn't use that as an excuse. Grace sighs, rolling her eyes a bit.

"All right. We'll go shopping." She says making Hanna become excited, smiling brightly before turning to the man next to her.

"We'll need your credit card," Hanna states as she holds out her hand to Klaus. The man just stares back at her, his eyebrow rising.

"Why are you assuming I have one?" Klaus asks her, narrowing his eyes a bit. She just crosses her arms against her chest, her head tilting with a smirk growing on her lips.

"Well, not all of us can compel ourselves some fancy clothes, now can we?" She tells him, not backing down. Klaus could only roll his eyes as he took the card out and handed it to her. Hanna takes it graciously. "Thank you," Hanna says before turning and leaving with Grace. Hayley only watches with a frown which didn't go unnoticed by the two originals.

She wished she was there for Grace as she picked her wedding dress, or at least was able to go with them. But she knew her relationship with Grace was broken, and it wasn't going to fix itself. And it certainly wasn't going to start mending until Hayley made a move to make things right with her.

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