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GRACE STOOD ON THE BALCONY AS SHE WATCHED THE MIKEALSONS COME BACK INTO THE COMPOUND. They had gone to finally defeat Dahlia while Grace had stayed back, mainly so she didn't end up killing Elijah. Although, she wasn't sure she wouldn't with him being back. She could see Klaus come up the stairs in order to join her but her eyes were solely on Elijah. It was clear that he was avoiding her gaze, instead focusing on Freya and Rebekah. "How are you feeling?" Klaus asks her, leaning against the railing in front of him, Grace doesn't even glance towards him, her expression blank.

"I'm fine," Grace responds as she just drops her eyes towards the ground. Klaus runs his gaze over her, seeing that she seems to be pretty much okay. Well, as okay as she could be after being stabbed.

"Everything is healing--" He starts to say but it is clear that Grace is not in the best mood right now, especially with Elijah in the compound.

"I said, I'm fine." Her voice came out sharper than she wanted but frankly, she couldn't care at that precise moment. Klaus frowns, hating how Elijah made her become so distant, all because he wanted to hurt him.

"Tell me what you want me to do, and I'll do it," Klaus states, wanting to help her get back at Elijah but she clearly just wasn't in the mood. Grace let out a sigh as she turned her head towards him, looking at the man.

"Nik, just don't." She mumbles as she shakes her head. Her eyes moved back over to Elijah who was making his way up the stairs. "He's not worth it," Grace admits, although she couldn't help but glare at him. Klaus grabs her hand, giving it a comforting squeeze.

"Dahlia's gone, we're safe now," Klaus tells her as he wraps his arm around her. Grace leans against the man but a sigh leaves her lips. She couldn't truly believe that not until it at least felt true.

"Are we?" She asks as she just stares back at him. Klaus lifts his hand to her cheek, stroking it softly.

"I won't let him hurt you again," Klaus assures her, he would surely kill Elijah if he placed another finger on Grace.

"I know." Grace responds before noticing that Elijah was walking towards them, Rebekah hurriedly following after him.

"Elijah." Rebekah warns, not wanting anything to start.

"This is my home too, is it not?" Elijah asks as he raises an eyebrow at them. Rebekah was clearly already fed up with her brother.

"I thought you were done with Nik or was that just another bullshit lie?" She asks him, crossing her arms against her chest. Klaus sighed lightly, not really wanting to hear an argument right now but it was clearly inevitable.

"No, I am done with him," Elijah states as his gaze moves to his brother for a moment, a glare evident in his eyes. Grace raises an eyebrow, shrugging her shoulders before gesturing back towards the stairs.

"Okay, then leave," Grace tells him while Rebekah just shares a glance with Klaus, both of them knowing that this isn't going to end well.

"You're the unwelcomed one here, Grace." He replies, seeing the angered expression that formed on Klaus' face. Grace on the other hand was completely unphased by his comment about her.

"Hmm, right."

"Brother, I suggest you mind your tone." Klaus threatens as he was not about to stand there and let Elijah speak to Grace with such disrespect.

"Or what?" Elijah challenges as he raises an eyebrow at his brother.

"You know what, Elijah? I actually feel sorry for you." Grace admits as she stares at the man in front of her. She would feel worse, if it wasn't for the fact that he had stabbed her, all to make Klaus feel pain.

"I beg your pardon?" Elijah asks, a bit taken aback by her comment, he just narrows his eyes. Grace was clearly not afraid of confronting him again, especially not when Klaus was like a bodyguard now.

"You see someone else in love and so it makes you want to make them suffer because they have what you can't," Grace explains to him, it was clear he just wanted everyone to feel like pain like he was. 

"I had someone," Elijah states sharply, obviously referring to Gia who Klaus had recently killed. Grace couldn't help but roll her eyes at the man. She would feel bad but it was clear Elijah was only using her. She knew Gia didn't deserve it but that's what happens when you trust Elijah to keep you safe and to actually love you.

"You had a distraction, don't kid yourself." Grace states as she crosses her arms against her chest. Elijah lets out a scoff, his eyes narrowing as he takes a step towards her. Both Rebekah and Klaus were a bit wary now, ready for something to happen.

"You want to start this again?" He asks her, she knows he is stronger so he doesn't understand her intent in angering him so much. Grace shrugs her shoulders, tilting her head a bit.

"Not particularly." Grace denies it as she steps toward the man who just stares back at her cautiously. "Although, I do want to know what it feels like to stab you." She admits and before the man could question her, he felt something pierce his chest. Elijah glances down, and seeing that it is a dagger, he can feel his skin start to turn grey. She just tilted her head as she watched him fall to the ground. He gasps a bit until his skin turns completely grey, his body stilling.

"Grace!" Rebekah says as she moves towards the pair but Grace only glances up at the original, narrowing her eyes.

"Rebekah, if you take that dagger out, I swear to god." Grace snaps towards the blonde who stays where she is, not wanting to do anything to get on her bad side.  "Just be glad it wasn't the damn white oak." She mumbles with a scoff as she glares down at Elijah before turning away from him, towards the direction where Klaus was standing.

"Love--" Klaus starts but she just shakes her head, moving past him and heading for the exit of the courtyard. He just looks back at Elijah who is lying daggered on the ground. He couldn't deny that he was glad Grace had daggered him, especially since Elijah had definitely earned it this time. But he knew a feud was something that they didn't need, especially after they finally made things safe for Hope. Klaus was not expecting Grace to forgive Elijah, that was not happening anytime soon.

But if they were going to continue to protect Hope, they had to stand united, which seemed impossible right about now.

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REBEKAH WALKS OVER TO GRACE WITH MARCEL, sending her a smile as she crosses her arms against her chest. Grace smiles back at her, seeing that she has jumped back into her witch's body. "You switched back." Grace states, she knew she was given a choice to either stay in her original body or to jump, honestly, she wasn't surprised that Rebekah chose this path. Rebekah sighs, nodding her head.

"Yeah, I did," Rebekah responds as she looks back at the blonde. "I made a promise to Kol that I would find a way to bring him back." She tells her and Grace nods, she knows both Davina and Rebekah were both devoted to bringing Kol back. It would've worked the first time i they hadn't used it to bring back Esther in order to defeat Dahlia.

"I'm sure you will," Grace says as she lifts her hand to rub Rebekah's arm. She noticed Marcel a few feet away from them on the phone, most likely talking to Davina.

"What Elijah did, it was wrong and I'm sorry," Rebekah states as she frowns lightly. She wished she would have stopped Elijah before it happened but he had done it so quickly. She just didn't understand why he suddenly snapped at Grace like that, she would understand Klaus. But he was doing it to get back at him.

"You don't have to apologize for him." She denies it as she tilts her head. She knew Rebekah felt sorry but it wasn't like she was holding the knife.

"He's my idiotic brother, yes I do," Rebekah responds as she feels responsible for her brother's actions, and if Klaus ever did anything to hurt Grace, she would surely kill him.

"Who are we talking about?" Marcel asks as he tops beside them, looking between them as he puts his phone into his pocket. Rebekah sighs as she looks over at the man.

"Elijah."

"What about him?" He questions curiously as he furrows his eyebrows.

"He stabbed me yesterday," Grace tells him which causes his eyes to widen. Marcel was just shocked, he didn't know what he was expecting but it was definitely not that.

"Are you serious? Why the hell would he do that?"  Marcel asks, his tone harsh as he stares at the two women. He would expect this behaviour from Klaus, not Elijah. Well, he knew Klaus would never harm Grace but he did just kill Gia.

"He's daggered now, so it's fine," Grace admits with a sigh as she shrugs her shoulders. Elijah was someone who she had trusted, now she knew she had to be more careful about who she let in her life.

"That's not fine. I'm guessing Klaus went postal." Marcel says with a sigh as he shakes his head. He knew Klaus was hotheaded, he didn't want to know what he would do if someone hurt Grace, and knowing Elijah did just made everything worse.

"Nik actually didn't do much, which is surprising," Rebekah admits, she was surprised that Elijah's heart wasn't ripped out. Even more surprised that Klaus hadn't at least tried to use the white oak stake on him.

"He knows I can handle myself," Grace responds with a soft smile, Klaus also wouldn't do anything without her telling him to. He may despise Elijah right now, but what he did was to Grace not himself.

"You did take down Elijah so you are kind of a badass." Marcel points out with a smirk on his face, Grace shakes her head, smiling at the man.

"Not kind of, she is," Rebekah states as she nudges the woman. Grace laughs lightly before becoming a little more serious.

"So, are you leaving?"

"Not forever, but just until I find some answers." Rebekah admits with a small sigh, she knew she wasn't going to find a way to bring Kol back here so she had to go looking for one.

"I'll miss you," Grace admits Rebekah hadn't been around much since there had been so much going on, she just wished they had spent more time together.

"I'll miss you too," Rebekah responds as she gives a small smile. "You'll have Marcel to keep you company." She points out as she gestures to the man next to them. Grace raises an eyebrow at the blonde original.

"Splendid." She mumbles as she tilts her head a bit, but honestly, she doesn't mind Marcel that much.

"Hey, I'm awesome company," Marcel tells her as he brings his hand to his heart. Grace rolls her eyes playfully, letting out a loud sigh.

"Hmm, I guess I can tolerate him." Grace teases with a slight smirk as Marcel playfully rolls his eyes. Rebekah moves closer to Grace, pulling her into a hug.

"Take care of yourself," Rebekah says as she rubs the girl's back. Grace nods her head, her arms tightening around Rebekah for a moment.

"You too." Grace replies as they pull away from each other. Rebekah gives them both a smile, squeezing Marcel's hand and then turning to walk out of the room. They both watch after her, Grace running a hand through her hair.

"Wanna get a drink?" Marcel asks her as he looks at the woman. Grace meets his eyes, just staring at him for a moment. Her eyes are narrow as she bites the inside of her cheek before she just shrugs her shoulders.

"Fine."

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MAKING HER WAY INTO THE HOTEL ROOM, Grace sees Jenna sitting on the bed with her eyes closed. She lets out a slight laugh, raising her eyebrows. "Hows my girl?" She asks as she sits beside the woman. Jenna let's out a sigh as she opens her eyes, turning her head to look at the blonde.

"Regretting getting pregnant." Jenna admits as she places her hand on her stomach. Grace smiles, shaking her head. "God, I hate morning sickness." She groans as she rubs her face. Grace nods her head, placing her hand on Jenna's.

"It'll go away eventually." Grace assures her, although sometimes that wasn't the case for everyone.

"Mark is an asshole." Jenna grumbles as she lets out a scoff. Grace laughs, raising her eyebrows.

"You'll be saying much worse when you're actually pushing the baby out." She points out, laying back on the bed. Jenna nods her head, crossing her arms against her chest.

"I will be punching him in the face." Jenna admits withe a laugh, looking down at the woman. "I'm guessing everything is solved now?" She asks, knowing Grace wouldn't be with her if dahlia was still around.

"Yeah."

"What?" Jenna questions, her eyebrows furrowing when she sees the distant expression on graces face. "Grace, did something else happen?" She was concerned immediately as she sits up straighter. Grace clears her throat, shaking her head.

"No, I just... am worried about Hanna." Grace says, which wasn't actually a lie. Paul had told her that she was held up in her room, not coming out.

"You're not telling me something." Jenna always knew when she was not being one hundred percent truthful. "I'll call Klaus, I don't like him, but I know he will tell me." She admits as she narrows her eyes at the blonde. Grace sighs, biting the inside of her cheek.

"It's just Elijah, okay?" Grace says, not wanting to get more into it but it was clear that Jenna wasn't just going to let it.

"Did he do something?" Jenna asks, staring down at her friend. Grace hesitates, fiddling with her fingers.

"He uh.. fed me his blood." She tells the woman who's eyes widen. Jenna scoffs, not believing what she was hearing.

"He did what?"

"And then stabbed me." Grace mumbles, rubbing the back of her neck. Jenna clenches her jaw, getting up from the bed.

"Oh, hell no. I'm gonna beat his ass up." Jenna snaps but Grace grabs her arm, not wanting her to do anything rash especially since she was pregnant.

"Jenna, it's fine." She says, shaking her head but Jenna just stares at her like she was crazy.

"That is not fine." Jenna denies, she didn't ever think that Elijah would harm Grace but people surprise you.

"I dealt with it." Grace tells her, it wasn't like Elijah could do anything right now. Although she knew Klaus would have her undagger him sooner rather than later.

"If I had been there--"

"You would've put him on his ass." Grace finishes, nodding her head. She knew exactly what Jenna would've done. Jenna smirks as she looks at Grace.

"Damn right." Jenna responds as she sits back down on the bed. Grace tilts her head, gazing at the woman.

"Thank you."

"You know I always got your back." Jenna states as she smiles at the woman. Grace smiles back as she wraps her arm around her, bringing her close.

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GRACE WALKS DOWN THE STREET, heading back to the compound after grabbing something from the nearby cafè. "Grace!" She hears her name being called causing her to stop and look behind her. Grace notices that it was Davina who was walking over to her. She smiles lightly as she looks at the witch who stops in front of her.

"Oh, hey Davina." Grace replies as she brings her coffee down from her lips. Davina didn't look as happy as she did, so Grace was instantly worried that something had happened to her.

"I'm glad I caught you." Davina says as she stares back at the blonde. Grace furrows her eyebrows as she places a hand on her hip.

"Is something wrong?" She asks curiously, tilting her head. Davina sighs, nodding her head.

"Other than the fact I couldn't bring kol back, I'm just peachy." She mumbles and Grace frowns, glancing down at the ground. She knew they stole Davina's once chance by bringing Esther back. Truthfully, Grace didn't understand why they really had to do that.

"I'm sorry about that." Grace apologizes, she did feel awful since she knew how much Davina was trying and how much she cared about kol.

"I know i can find a way I just.." Davina trails off and grace tilts her head, reaching her hand out to Davinas, giving it a squeeze.

"Davina."

"What if I can't?" Davina asks, beginning to doubt herself. "What if I've lost him forever?" She had tears in her eyes which made Graces heart acne. She shakes her head, not wanting Davina to think like that.

"Rebekah will do everything in her power to help." Grace points out, knowing that Rebekah was also hell bent on bringing kol back.

"I know that but, what if it's not enough?" She asks the woman who just squeezes her hand again.

"You can't think like that." Grace denies, knowing that would only make things harder. "Kol wouldn't want you pushing yourself past your limits." She points out.

"It just feels like everyone's gonna move on. Now that dahlias gone, no one seems to care that Kol is still dead." Davina points out which makes Grace a bit confused. She shakes her head, knowing they were doing all they can.

"That's not true."

"Does Klaus even mention him?" Davina asks her and Grace lets out a sigh, looking towards the ground.

"Everyone grieves differently." She points out but Davina only scoffs, rolling her eyes a bit.

"If he was actually grieving." She mumbles back, crossing her arms against her chest.

"I may not have got along with kol, but he didn't deserve what happened to him. And you two, you looked really happy together." Grace explained to her, tilting her head as she looks at the brunette. Davina smiles softly, remembering her time with Kol.

"We were." Davina admits as she nods her head.

"I will help you the best way we can, Jenna offered as well." Grace wasn't going to let her or Rebekah do it alone. Davina nods her head, looking at Grace.

"Thank you."

"Don't worry about it." Grace says as she squeezes the woman's shoulder, smiling down at her. Davina smiles back, tilting her head before they start to walk down the street together.

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GRACE SEES KLAUS STOOD ON THEIR BALCONY, staring out into the city streets. She smiles gently as she walks into the room, placing her hand on his back as she gets next to him. Grace runs her hand up and down before resting against his back and letting out a soft sigh. "What are you doing?" She asks him as she presses a kiss to the nape of his neck. Klaus tilts his head towards her.

"Just thinking." Klaus responds as he feels her rubbing his back before he fully turns to her. Grace raises an eyebrow at him.

"Care to enlighten me?" Grace questions as she wraps her arms around his neck. Klaus tilts his head, his eyes running along her as he places his hands on her hips.

"I'm just glad you're okay." He admits as he gazes down at her. Grace nods her head, she knew he was still worried about her even though he didn't need to be.

"Yeah, I am. So, you don't have to worry." She points out as she tilts her head before leaning up to press a soft kiss to his lips. Klaus kisses her back but when they pull away, she could see that he was thinking about something. "What?" Grace asks, furrowing her eyebrows.

"I love you." Klaus says as he lifts one of his hands to stroke her cheek. Grace seemed a bit suspicious, looking back at him.

"You're acting weird." Grace admits as she narrows her eyes a bit. Klaus just furrows his eyebrows, shrugging his shoulders.

"No, I'm not." Klaus responds as he just continues to rub her hips. Grace takes his hands, moving them off of her.

"Mhm. What's going on?" She asks, tilting her head.

"Can't I just admire you?" Klaus asks as he goes to lean down to kiss her but she just places a hand on him to stop his attempt.

"Not when you are clearly hiding something." Grace points out as she crosses her arms against her chest. Klaus sighs as he tilts his head back.

"I'm not hiding anything." Klaus denies but it didn't do anything to convince grace who snorts, raising an eyebrow at him.

"Right." Grace replies, laughing slightly. "Either tell me or no more sex for you." She teases with a wink, running her hand along his chest. Klaus licks his bottom lip, groaning.

"It's not something I can tell, per say." Klaus says which just makes Grace a bit confused. "It's more a question." He admits and she nods her head slowly.

"A question?" She repeats, bringing her hands to her hips. "If you're asking me to move in with you, I'm pretty sure we're way past that." Grace jokes as she laughs lightly.

"No, it's not that." Klaus says as he shakes his head. She saw the way he was hesitant which immediately made her feel off, knowing something was wrong. "After the year we've had and what Elijah just did... what he said." He starts and Grace frowns, her heart dropping as she looks down at the ground.

"Oh." She breathes out, trying not to show how she was really feeling. "Oh, I get it." Grace admits as she nods, fiddling with her fingers. "If you're having doubts about us--"

"What? No, absolutely not." Klaus denies, his eyes widening as he knew she was thinking something totally different than what he was.

"The way you were talking, I thought you just decided that you couldn't continue to be with me since we obviously wouldn't be together forever, like Elijah said."

"I don't care how long we have together, Grace. If that was an issue, I would've never pursued you." He explains to her but she just gives him a blunt expression making him clear his throat. "Okay, I would've probably still got with you but not seriously." Klaus corrects himself making her roll her eyes playfully. "No, um, he just had me thinking about how short our time really is. Especially with everything that went on." He tells her and Grace sighs, biting the inside of her cheek.

"You mean, almost getting killed?" She asks him and he nods, sighing slightly.

"Exactly."

"Are you getting to a point?" Grace asks, nervously laughing as she watches him carefully.

"I don't want anyone else, love." Klaus starts to say and she furrows her eyebrows as she already knew that. "I never thought in my thousand years on this earth that I would find someone as magnificent as you are." He tells her, lifting his hand to stroke her cheek. "And I know you're not a vampire and I would never pressure you into becoming one, but I'm okay with having that limited time. Because I love you." Klaus explains to her and Grace could feel her heart racing.

"Yeah, you've said that."

"No, I haven't. Not in this way." Klaus says as he Let's her go, taking a step back. Grace just watches him, her eyes widening lightly. "Love, I know we haven't been together for that long, but you're it for me. And I'm not wasting a single minute." He tells her and before she could say anything, he was taking something out of his pocket and bending down.

"Nik.." She trails off as she stares at the man who was on his knee, a ring in his hand. It wasn't like she didn't want to be with the man, she was just caught off guard because it was all so sudden. Grace never thought someone would be good enough for her, let alone she would find someone who wanted to really be with her. And Klaus Mikaelson was someone who she never would've thought it would come to this. If someone told her when she first moved here, she would never believe them.

Klaus smiles up at her, she could see the love in his eyes and the clear admiration. Grace felt a smile form on her face but her stomach was still filling with butterflies as she brings her hands up to her face.

"Marry me."

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and that is season 2 complete.