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GRACE WAS MOVING BACK AND FORTH ON THE PATIO, a cigarette between her lips as she couldn't help but worry about cami. Was she still alive or did Mikael already get rid of her. She was just hoping that he was going to use camille has leverage to lure Klaus. Not that she wanted to put Klaus in danger.  But Klaus had a slightly better chance against Mikael.

"Pacing isn't going to do anything, love." Klaus tells her as he looks at the woman.

"Oh, I'm sorry. I'm supposed to stay calm while your psycho father has cami?" Grace asks him with a scoff as it wasn't like Camille could fight against a thousand year old vampire.

"I'm going to get her back." Klaus assures her, he wasn't going to let anything happen to Camille. Grace sighs as they stop by the door of the cabin.

"I'll believe it when I see it." She says as she drops her cigarette on the ground, stomping out the flame.

"Wake her up. Tell her to get Mikael back here, now." Klaus demands his brother who only smirks as he tilts his head.

"Let me think about that." Kol says as he looks up for a moment, his finger on his chin. "No." Grace rolls her eyes as she crossed her arms against her chest. "But you should probably get going, Nik. Mikael is probably jonesing for a restorative snack about now. Be a shame for you to find... Cami, is it?" He asks with a wicked smirk on his face and grace wanted nothing more than to punch him. "Nothing more than a bloodless husk." Kol finished as he sits back against the chair. Grace turns her head to Klaus for a moment, meeting his eyes before looking back over at Kol.

"Quick question." Grace says as she steps into the cabin. She could see Klaus tried to stop her but unfortunately his hand was stopped. "So, you're a vampire too?" She asks him and Kol raises an eyebrow at her.

"I was, darling. But when mother dearest brought me back and put me in this body, it made me my true form again. A witch." Kol explains to her and grace just nods her head slowly.

"So, you're just a regular person with witch powers?"

"That's kind of what a witch is, love-" Kol says with an amused tone before he feels a painful sensation spread through his leg. He looks down to see that grace had stabbed a knife into him. Kols eyes are wide as he snaps his head back up to grace. "What the bloody hell did you do that for?!" He screams as he grabs a hold of his leg, feeling the pain rush through his body.

"Because unlike Klaus, I can enter the cabin and you deserved it." Grace tells him with a smile on her face. Kol only glares at her as he takes the knife out of his leg, hissing slightly. "Just one more question." She says as she squints her eyes at the man. "Did you know who I was when we met?" Grace asks him and she could see Kol tense as he moved his eyes over to Davina. He didn't need to answer for grace to know that he did. She didn't know how but she could care less. "I should stab it through your eye-" She didn't get to finish her sentence as Klaus had interrupted her.

"Let's go, love." Klaus looks at the blonde who turns her head. She gives Kol one last look before exiting the cabin. "We're not done, you and I." He tells his brother before walking away from the door and off of the patio.

"Why did you stop me?" Grace questions as she walks next to Klaus. The man let's out a sigh as he glanced towards her.

"Because he is still a witch and I couldn't protect you inside the cabin." Klaus tells her as they both walk down the path. He could see that grace kept glancing back towards the cabin. "Davina is fine." He assures her as he knew Davina would wake up eventually.

"How do you know? You only hit her in the head with your fucking stick." Grace states as she crosses her arms against her chest. Klaus only smirks a little bit.

"You don't know that it was the stick that hit her." Grace only gives him a blunt look before rolling her eyes a little bit but she couldn't help the little laugh that left her lips.

"Just find cami." She mumbles as she gives him a slight glare. Klaus only smirks before heading towards the forest, Grace begrudgingly following behind him.

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KLAUS AND GRACE WALKED THROUGH THE WOODS, following the trail that Mikael left behind. Well, Klaus was following it while grace was falling behind. He knew she wasn't a fan of the outdoors but you would think she would put more pep in her step, knowing Camille could be killed. "Love, you have to keep up." Klaus calls out to her as he stops for a moment, turning around. Grace rolls her eyes at him.

"I'm not exactly wearing hiking material." Grace points out as she gestures to her outfit. Klaus just felt himself get increasingly more annoyed with her.

"This is not a hike." He tells her as he looks at the tree next to him.

"Feels like it." Grace grumbles, finally making it next to him. As she stops, she notices what he was looking at. Blood. "It's fresh." She says and he nods his head, squinting his eyes as he looks in front of them.

"Hm." Klaus looks through the tree line, seeing a group of people in masks by a fire, staring at them. Grace follows his eyes, almost jumping at the sudden sight. "Stay here." He states and she snaps her head towards him.

"You think I was going to walk towards the massive cult?" Grace asks with a scoff as she has seen every horror movie known to man, she was not that stupid.

"Just stay here and be quiet." Klaus says with a sigh before heading towards the opening and stopping in front of the group.

"Did you honestly think to hold me with a blade forged for pain?" A man starts as he stares at Klaus. Grace furrows her eyebrows for a moment but then realized that they were compelled.

"Unlike the weak, unlike you. I gain strength from pain." Another one says.

"Soon, you will know the taste of white oak, as it pierces your heart."

"Very clever, Mikael. Compelling the locals to say to my face what you could not?" He calls out, looking around into the night. "Enjoy the theatrics. They only delay the inevitable." Klaus states as he stares at the group. One of the men yell and attack him, instantly getting killed by Klaus. Grace raises an eyebrow as she watches Klaus speed around, killing any of the people who tried to attack.

Grace had practically fallen asleep against a tree before hearing birds chirping around her. She finally opened her eyes, the daylight surrounding her. She rubs her eyes, walking towards the treeline. Grace sees Klaus killing the last of the group. Letting out a sigh, she walks towards the original.

"That was hot. Even though it was technically mass murder, although also self defense since your father did compel them to attack you." Grace explains to him as she looks at the countless bodies surrounding them.

"Oh, I'll be sure to remember that when I go on trial." Klaus teases her, chuckling lightly. Grace squints at him, biting the inside of her cheek.

"Ha ha." She playfully rolls her eyes, crossing her arms against her chest. Klaus only smirks at her as he tilts his head.

"Cami is in danger and you still find time to flirt with me?" He asks and she could literally punch him in the face.

"I am not flirting."

"Whatever you say, love." Klaus replies as he winks at her. Grace only turns away from him, annoyed. Klaus' phone rings so he takes it out of his pocket, answering the call.

"I'm a tad busy, Hayley. What is it?" Klaus asks as he lets out a sigh. "Well, as much as I would love to help you find my brother, I have more pressing matters at the moment." Klaus tells her as he glanced around the camp. "My life." He answers as he sees the last person running towards him. Klaus plunges his hand into the man's chest, ripping out his heart. "Davina had Mikael on a magical leash. Now Mikael has the tunde blade, the white oak stake and cami. And I will find her. And I will end this. Either Mikael or I will be ash by the nights end." Graces eyes widen as she looks up at Klaus who was merely staring in front of him at the trees. "And please, if you do find my brother, tell him I could use a hand." Klaus hangs up the call, putting his phone away. Grace couldn't understand why he was so calm after just saying that he could die.

"Are you seriously that stupid?" She questions with a scoff. Klaus turns to her, a curious expression on his face.

"What?"

"So, either Mikael dies or you?" Grace asks as she places her hand on her hip. Klaus just furrows his eyebrows, he was confused on whether she was genuinely serious or asking a rhetorical question.

"Well... If I don't kill him, he will most likely kill me." Klaus points out, it was the whole point of even showing up. Yes, to save cami but to also put an end to his father... Again.

"And why is you dying even a slight possibility."

"You saw us fight at the cabin." Klaus says as he got lucky that he was able to strike Mikael with the tunde blade. Even if it didn't work out in the long run.

"Yeah, exactly. You almost died then and now you want to march back in and basically give yourself up?" Grace says with a scoff and Klaus furrows his eyebrows.

"That's not what's happening, love." Klaus denies as he shakes his head, not understanding where she thought he was just handing himself over.

"Isnt it?"

"We should keep going." Klaus says with a sigh but grace steps in front of him.

"No."

"What?"

"I'm not letting you risk your life." Grace denies as she stands her ground. Klaus knew she was just voicing her opinion but she wasn't seeing the bigger threat in place.

"Mikael has cami, he will kill her." Klaus states as he stares down at her. He knew she was scared for his safety, he didn't know why, but she was. But Klaus knew Camille was more important. "And he has the stake, love. He will come for me sooner than later." He admits as if he didn't go now, Mikael would just find some way to sneak up on him and stake him in the heart. Grace sighs as she knew she couldn't argue with that.

"Now, come on."

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"YOU'RE KIDDING, RIGHT?" Grace asks as she had her arms crossed against her chest. She was stood in front of Klaus, next to the building where Mikael was holding Camilla hostage.

"I'm not arguing with you." Klaus states as he was not about to spend half an hour with a lawyer, telling her why she should stay outside instead of killing his father.

"I can help." Grace suggests as there must be something that she can do to give Klaus some leverage. Obviously that was not the case as Klaus was not amused by her help in the slightest.

"No." He doesn't even let her respond, he just walks away from her. Grace scoffs as she glared at the back of the man's head. But was she going to just basically hand her life to Mikael, hell no.

Klaus had made his way into the building, immediately seeing Mikael holding Camille, his hand wrapped around her throat. It was clear he fed on her from all the blood. "You're gonna pay for hurting her." Klaus admits as he clenches his fists together. Mikael only scoffs as he lets Camille fall to the ground.

"Oh, how sweet. The cur whines for it's bitch." He snaps and Klaus only glares at him. "I'll make sure to drain the rest of her right in front of your eyes before you burn." Mikael tells him as he stares at Klaus. "Or maybe I should go for the other blonde. The one you have hiding outside." Mikael says and before Klaus can even blink, the man has grace in his arms. Klaus goes to take a step but Mikael gives him a warning glare. Grace tries to fight against him but it was really no use, she could barely fight against Marcel.

Mikael suddenly tossed her across the room, causing her to smack against the wall. Grace hits the ground with a thud, a long groan leaving her lips as she closes her eyes. Klaus immediately charges at Mikael, while Camille carefully makes her way over to where grace was.

"Grace?" She asks as she gently shakes the girl who wasn't moving. Camille looks over, seeing Klaus on top of Mikael, trying to get the stake pointed towards his father. "Grace, can you hear me?"  Camille questions as she notices grace fluttering her eyes open. Grace winces, feeling her body on fire. Camille helps the girl sit up but the second she moves her eyes to where Klaus was, she sees Mikael pierce his heart with the white oak stake.

"No!" Camille screams as she sees what was happening.

"Nik!" Grace felt her heart stop. Her eyes were wide as she couldn't believe what she was seeing. Mikael had staked Klaus. The man falls to the ground, veins slowly covering his body. Grace could only watch in shock, she didn't know what else she could do.

She could feel something inside of her break. Her heart was heavy as she just stared at the grey, lifeless body in front of her. Grace felt tears fall down her cheeks as she let her body collapse against Camille.

"Why aren't you burning?!" Mikael asks violently as he walks up to the body. Grace could barely process what he was saying, she was in too much shock. She felt like she couldn't breathe in a sense. "If you were dead, you would burn." He sneers before glancing towards the door. Mikael speeds out and Camille sees that as an opportunity.

Quickly running towards Klaus, she bends down next to the man. Grabbing the stake, Camille tries to take it out of him. "Grace, we need to take it out." Camille tells her as she was unsuccessful in trying to pull it out of the original. She glances over, only to see Grace still sitting on the floor, staring into the abyss. "Grace!" Camille shouts and that seemed to snap grace out of the state that she was in. Grace sniffles before moving over to where Klaus was and helping Camille take out the stake. Once it was out, Grace leans over Klaus' body.

"Nik?" Grace asks softly as she shakes his body. "Nik, please be alive." She mumbles weakly as she strokes his cheeks. But Klaus was still motionless and grey as she stared down at him.

"What do you think you're doing?" Mikael asks as he had come back into he building, only to see Camille with the white oak in her hand.

"Stay the hell away from us. Or I'll kill you myself." Camille tells him as she holds out the stake towards the original, making sure she was blocking Grace.

"You have a warriors heart. Perhaps I'll keep it as a souvenir." Mikael threatens as he goes to walk towards him but Marcel suddenly comes speeding in. He gets a hit on Mikael before being thrown to the ground, a piece of wood pointed at him. "Now, enough!" He shouts, glaring down at the man. "This night has been a parade of fools. I'll enjoy killing every last one of you." He sneers with hatred in his eyes.

Hayley wraps a chain around his neck, pulling the man backwards. "Yeah I wouldn't bet on it." She mutters as she tightens the chains. Mikael growls, throwing Hayley off of him.

Klaus gasps as his eyes open suddenly, meeting graces tear filled ones. She felt relied flood her body as she realized that he wasn't dead. He was still alive. Klaus could feel her hands on him but right now, he couldn't think about her, he had to end his father. Klaus speeds off of the ground, leaving Grace on the floor alone.

"It's over Mikael. You're outnumbered." Klaus tells him as he looks over at his father. "Are you going to beg for your miserable life?" He asks and Mikael only scoffs as he lets Marcel get up from the ground. By then, Davina had joined the group.

"You think having people makes you strong? It just proves how weak you are." Mikael tells him as he glares at his son. "Come find me, when you don't have fools, women and children fighting your battles."  He states before speeding out of the room. Klaus glances around the group, noticing that grace had moved away from them and was standing by herself.

Walking over to her, she wouldn't even look at him. "You pulled the stake out in just the nick of time. One second later and I would've been done for." Klaus tells her with a smile as he leans against the wall. Grace only shrugs her shoulders as she keeps her eyes on the ground.

"It was mainly cami." Grace mumbles and Camille looks over at them, her eyes flickering between the pair.

"Don't give her all the-" Klaus stops as grace just turns away from him. A confused expression forms on his face as he just stared at the blonde.

"I guess we owed you. Or I did, at least." Camille pipes up, she knew exactly why grace was ignoring him but decided to try and decrease the tension.

"You know, in the thousand years I've known him, that the first time I've seen him run." Klaus admits as he raises his eyebrows.

"You're still weak." Camille points out but Klaus knew that wasn't it.

"And he knew he was outmatched." Hayley pipes up as she walks over to them with Marcel by her side.

"We checked the perimeter, he's definitely gone." Marcel tells them.

"I appreciate the assistance." Klaus states as he looks over at Marcel. The man only holds up his hands.

"Hey, you die, i die. Just call me selfish." Marcel replies as it wasn't necessarily to save Klaus' life, more like his own.

"Yeah, you die, a lot of people die." Hayley points out, crossing her arms against her chest. "But Klaus, we have another problem." She states making Klaus look at her confused. Grace only sighs as she walks out of the building, she could not handle another problem right this second.

As she is leant against the building, she hears footsteps coming up beside her.
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Hey." Marcel's voice fills her ears. Grace glances over at him, not exactly looking happy to see him. "Look, I get we're not exactly friends-" He starts and grace let's out a scoff, glaring at the vampire.

"You tried to kill me."

"And I also just saved your life." Marcel points out as he raises his eyebrows at her. Grace just bluntly stared back at him. "Call it square?" He asks but she just keeps quiet, her eyes glaring into his. Marcel let's out a sigh before pressing his hands to his heart. "Grace, I am deeply sorry that I bit you and almost killed you. I should have never done it, I just wanted to get a rise out of Klaus and Elijah." Marcel explains to her with a slight apologetic smile. You could hear a pin drop, it was that silent. "Oh, come on. Do you want me to get on my knees and beg?" He asks with a scoff and he could see graces eyes light up at the idea. "I'm not doing it." Marcel immediately denies, shaking his head.

"Fine." Grace groans as she rolls her eyes. She holds her hand out in front of her. "Truce, I guess." She mumbles and Marcel just shakes his head as he grabs her hand.

"Glad to know you're still a ball of sunshine." Marcel replies as he shakes her hand. He turns to walk over to Davina, sharing a glance with Klaus who was stood by the opening of the building. Grace looks over at Klaus for a moment but the moment their eyes met, she turned her head and walked away.

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SITTING ON ONE OF THE CHAIRS IN THE MAIN ROOM OF THE COMPOUND, Grace had a map of New Orleans in her hand and was circling places that Elijah may be kept in. Hayley had her doing it but Grace didn't understand how exactly it would help. Klaus was sat across from her and she couldn't help but glance at him a few times. He had taken notice of it but hadn't said anything yet. Klaus knew she was upset with him, at least he thought she was. Grace had completely ignored him for the past few hours and Klaus did get why. She had seen him almost die. Now, he didn't understand why she cared so much if he did or not but it was clear that it had affected her.

Klaus sighs as he looks up from his book, his eyes moving over to Grace. "Is there something you want to say, love?" He asks her curiously as he places his book beside him. Grace only meets his eyes for a moment before looking back at the map. Klaus continues to stare at her, seeing how her eyes would drift up a few times. It seemed like she wanted to say something but wasn't.

Grace was having a mental battle with herself whether or not to actually talk to him. Because she knew if she started to talk about what she wanted to talk to him about, it would unravel things that she wasn't sure she wanted him to know. And if she said it out loud, it would also be real. But she had never been one to be a coward or shy away from the truth. But this truth was like a thunderstorm.

"You almost died." Grace pipes up, almost too sudden for Klaus to even realize what she said. He furrows his eyebrows, his eyes softening a little bit. "You almost died and I felt.." She closes her eyes for a moment, taking a deep breath. "I felt something that I didn't think I was capable of feeling in a very long time." She admits as she had felt that foreign feeling, the one she felt with Dylan the first time she had met him. Grace sighs as she brings her hands up to her head.."I just don't get it." She mumbles as she stares down at the ground.

"I'm not sure what you mean?" Klaus tells her as he was a little confused but he definitely got the gist of what she was saying.

"I don't let people in." Grace admits with a frustrated groan. She had barely ever opened herself up to anyone after she left home. In total, she's done it four times. First with Hayley, then stupidly with Dylan, then Jenna and she was starting to with Hanna. Even the other originals were crawling through the cracks. "Not easily." She had a whole system, especially after Dylan and yet she had completely thrown it away. And for what? Sex? Grace didn't even understand what she felt for Klaus. Was it just pure attraction? Was it the fact that he added danger to her life and it excited her in a weird way? "And yet you were able to weasel yourself in. And not even just into my life but into my.." grace trailed off, her eyes a little wide as she realized what she was going to say. By the look on Klaus' face, it seemed that he did too.

"And then you almost died. Twice. Do you wanna know how that made me feel?"  Grace asks with a scoff as she shakes her head. Never once would she have believed it if someone told her when she first came to New Orleans, that she would feel heartbroken if her sisters baby daddy died. "I wasn't even sure why I felt it until you looked at me when you woke up." When his eyes had met hers.. something shifted. She didn't know what. Part of her still doesn't know. "I don't want to feel it, Nik." She admits as she shakes her head, her hand holding her stomach. Klaus stood up from where he was sitting, walking over to the woman who took a step back.

"What do you feel?" Klaus asks, it wasn't a mystery to him but she needed her to say it out loud. Otherwise, he would just convince himself that he was crazy to believe she would ever be with someone like him. Klaus lifts his hand to her cheek. "Love." He says softly but she only closes her eyes.

"No, just-" She cuts herself off, turning away from him. "I can't." Grace says, her voice low. She grabs her bag in order to leave the room but klaus' voice stops her.

"I didn't think that I would ever fall for someone again let alone fall for someone who's human." Grace freezes in place as she hears his words. She could feel her heart beating out of her chest but she didn't dare turn around yet. "I don't care easily for people, either." Klaus adds as he glanced at the ground for a moment. It was true. Never would he have imagined ever falling for another human. It didn't make sense in his mind but somehow it also did? Something about her just clicked for him. Even when he tried so hard to not care for her, desperate to prove Elijah's claims false. The claim that he had a thing for her.

"And I haven't felt what I feel for you in centuries." Klaus admits, knowing that the last person he had even thought about like this was Aurora. He didn't know if it was the fear of loving someone would make him weak. Or the fear that he would get his heart shattered again. "Do you know how frustrating that is for me?" He asks, his tone angry but grace knew he wasn't angry at her, but more at himself. Grace had finally decided to turn to face the man, seeing the conflicted expression on Klaus' face. "The only people I've had to deal with are my family and now here you are, making me go completely insane if someone even so much as touches a hair on your head." His voice was loud and firm as he takes a few steps towards the girl. Klaus took a deep breath, knowing he was getting a little too riled up. But everything he said was the truth. He would kill anyone who even looked at her funny.

Klaus stops in front of her, his eyes gazing down into hers. She wanted to look away but she couldn't force herself to. "I know you don't ever want to let yourself fall for someone again after Dylan. Trust me, I understand that completely." Klaus explains to her as he knew how hard it was trusting after someone betrayed you. "But here we are." He adds, his jaw clenching a little bit. "It's your choice to let yourself.. let your heart, fall for me. Like I let mine." Klaus states, clearing his throat as he was slightly surprised he even said any of that. Grace only stared back at him for a moment.

She never even though that Klaus had liked her. That had never crossed her mind. Well, until now. Grace didn't know why she appealed to him. She didn't think she was anything special. But apparently to him, she was. And if she was being honest.... He was special to her too.

"My heart is already there." Her words came out like vomit, she couldn't stop herself. She could tell that Klaus was shocked, most likely expecting her to say the complete opposite. "It's so deep and I-i want to stop it but then again, I don't." Grace explains to him as she didn't know what to do. She felt like her life wasn't hers to control. "Because you make me feel...Whole again?" Her voice was questionable, she didn't know if she had chosen the right words. "I know that doesn't make any sense." Grace admits as how could one person, a complete psychopath if that, could make her feel like herself. Like the person she was before she got all messed up. Her father, her mother, Dylan, they had all chipped away at her slowly over time. And now, standing in front of Klaus now, in the present time, it felt like all of those pieces were moving back to their place.

"Of course it does, love." Klaus says as he knew what she was trying to say. He could tell that it took a lot for her to admit that out loud, and to even let herself feel anything for him after what had happened with Dylan.

"Take me on a date." Grace blurts out and Klaus' eyes widen for a moment.

"You want me to take you on a date?" Klaus asks, his voice slow as his brain was trying to process what she had said.

"Yes." Grace states with a nod and Klaus only raises an eyebrow at her. "And then... After the date... If everything goes okay. I'll consider the possibility.. of giving you a chance." She explains to him as she fiddles with her fingers. Of course, she didn't know if they were even compatible. The only thing theyve done up until this point is argue and have sex. Maybe that was all that was between them. Maybe there was more. But she had to at least give it a chance.

"And when will this date take place?" Klaus asks as he lifts his hand up to brush Graces hair behind her ear.

"After the whole world isn't collapsing around us." Grace states with a sigh as she felt like everything was a big whole mess. "Or until we find Elijah." She says, shrugging her shoulders. Elijah was a priority. Grace felt like she owed something to Elijah, or at least owed him enough to help find him.

"I'm sure my brother can wait, wherever he is." Klaus says in a joking matter but they both knew that there was truth in it as well.

"Nik." She scolds as she slaps his arm. Klaus chuckles as he tilts his head, gazing down at her.

"A date it is, then, love." Klaus tells her with a smile on his lips. Grace returns it, her fingers fiddling together. She continues to stare at him and Klaus was a little bit confused on if she needed something else. But grace only leans towards him, planting a soft kiss on his lips. When she steps back, she could tell that Klaus was somewhat surprised.

"That's for not dying." Grace tells him as she clasps her hands together. Klaus nods his head but she could see his signature smirk working it's way onto his face.

"I think you can do a little better, love." Klaus tells her and she only rolls her eyes playfully at him.

"You're so annoying." She replies, shaking her head. Klaus takes a step towards her, closing the gap between them again as he kisses her. Grace couldn't help but kiss him back, he was so intoxicating. Klaus backs her up until she hits the table behind her. He grabs her thighs, lifting her on top of it. Grace moans softly as she wraps her arms around his neck, their lips moving together. He pulls away making her whine, her eyebrows furrowing together. But Klaus only moves his hands to her pants, unbuttoning her jeans. Grace holds her breath as he tugs them down a little bit, his hand making contact with her skin. They make eye contact for a moment, Klaus just smirking before he moves downwards. He wasted no time in kisses her inner thigh, causing a gasp to leave graces lips. Grace watches his head move in between her thighs, instantly getting the feeling of euphoria. "Nik..." She moans softly as she bites her bottom lip, her legs tightening around his head.

A phone ringing startled them both a little bit but Klaus never stopped. He only reaches his hand towards Graces pants, taking out her phone and holding it up to her. Grace sees that it was Hayley who was calling her. She tried to push Klaus away but he only lifts his head, giving a smirk before gripping her thighs tighter and placing a kiss on it.

"Sugar, what is it?" Grace asks as she coughs slightly.

"You haven't found anything leading to Elijah yet, have you?"

"Sorry, babe. I can't say that I have." Grace tries to keep her voice steady as Klaus thrusts a finger inside of her.

"I'm so worried about him." Hayley admits with a sigh leaving her lips.

"I know you are. We'll find him." Grace assures her as they knew it was most likely the originals.mother who had him. "I-" Grace gasps, her hand quickly coming up to cover her mouth as she squeezes her lips together. Klaus smirks as he continues what he was doing. "I promise." She says after clearing her throat and glancing down at Klaus who was still in between her legs.

"Are you okay?" Hayley asks her with a worried tone.

"Yeah, just got something stuck in my throat." Grace lies, sharply kicking Klaus with her foot. She can feel the vibration of his laugh against her as she tries to listen to what Hayley was saying.

"Will you meet me in the town square?" Hayley asks her and grace bites her lip for a moment, her head rolling back. She takes a second to catch her breath before speaking into the phone.

"I'll be there soon." Grace could see klaus' smirk from his position and she only gave him a playful glare.

"Thanks." Hayley hung up the phone and grace wasted no time in jumping off of the table, grabbing Klaus and pushing him onto the couch behind him. As he lands on it, he raises an eyebrow at her.

"Don't you have somewhere to be, love?" Klaus teases her as he watches her discard of her shirt, throwing it towards the floor. Grace only rolls her eyes as she straddles his waist.

"I said I'd be there soon, I didn't say when." She mumbles before connecting their lips roughly. Klaus instantly kisses back as he brings his hands towards her hips. She moans lightly as she feels him grip her hips. Klaus unhooks her bra, throwing it to the side.

Grace tugs at the hem of his pants, unbuckling them and sliding them down his legs. Klaus pulls away from the kiss for the slightest second to swiftly take off his shirt. As she slides down his boxer shorts, she lets her hand rub him for a moment before getting into a good position.

She lets herself slide down onto him, her eyes shutting for a moment. "Fuck." She mutters as she digs her nails into his chest. Klaus groans slightly but brings his lips back to hers. Grace needily kisses him as she brings her hands to grip the back of his neck. Klaus let's his tongue roam her mouth as she begins quick, harsh thrusts on top of him. The room is quick to fill with moans as the couple kiss hastily, clinging to each other.

Grace brings one of her hands to the couch beside Klaus' head to gain a little more stability. Her lips leave his for a moment, to focus on what she was doing, a whine leaving her lips. Klaus grabs at her hips to help her gain more speed. She moans loudly before connecting their lips again. Grace could feel Klaus break the skin on her hipbone but it just added to the pleasure she was feeling.

Klaus runs his hand through her hair, gripping it roughly causing a sharp gasp to leave her lips. He takes the opportunity to leave heavy kisses along her neck and collarbone as the woman quickens her pace. Grace bites her bottom lip as she lets her head fall back a little bit, slowing down her pace but making sure she rides him harder. Klaus moans against her skin, his fingernails digging into the skin of her hips. He could tell she was nearly there because her movements were getting more erratic while her moans were becoming more high-pitched.

"Nik!" She screams out as she falls forward against him, her hips coming to a halt. Klaus could hear her soft moans in his ear. His eyes move to her neck, gently moving her hair away with his hand. Klaus leans in, his teeth scraping against her skin. "No, baby." Grace shakes her head slowly before letting it rest on Klaus's shoulder. "Hayley will see." She scolds as she really didn't need Hayley asking where she got a bite mark from. Grace could hear that Klaus slightly groaned in response but pulled away nonetheless. "That was-" Grace cuts herself off as she just closes her eyes for a moment, her head was still resting on his shoulder.

"Better than kol, I presume." Klaus states out of nowhere which really sent grace down a whirlwind for a moment. She just sat there, resting as her eyebrows furrowed. Once she gained her energy back, she leaned back, squinting her eyes as she raised an eyebrow at the man.

"Seriously?" She asks, her tone humourous but also slightly annoyed. Was that all he was thinking about? Whether or not he was better at pleasing her than his brother was? If that was a battle in his mind then Elijah would be giving him a run for his money.

"What?" Klaus asks, faking confused which grace found kind of cute but she wouldn't give him the satisfaction.

"You were so jealous." Grace snorts as she looks at the man while she gets off of his lap. Klaus clenches his jaw but couldn't exactly deny it anymore. Grace smirks a little bit as she pulls up her jeans. "If I say no, will you fuck me harder?" She asks, giving him a seductive expression. Klaus chuckles underneath his breath as he meets her eyes.

"Such a dirty tongue on you, love." He responds as he stands up from the couch, yanking his pants up. Grace giggles a little bit but decides to give him a win.

"You are better." Grace admits as she shrugs her shoulders a little bit. She wasn't going to praise the man and give him too big of an ego, he definitely already had a big enough one. "After we find Elijah, I want you railing me into your bed as a thank you." She states,  pulling her shirt over her head. Klaus raises an eyebrow at her curiously.

"A thank you for being honest?" Klaus asks her and grace just bites the inside of her cheek.

"Fine, maybe I'll just pay kol another visit, change my mind." Grace responds teasingly as she takes a step forward but is quickly brought to a halt as Klaus roughly grabs her arm.

"You will do no such thing, love." His voice was stern, his gaze sharp on her. Grace only tilts her head, keeping their eye contact and not wavering once.

"I guess I'll see you in your room after we find Elijah." Grace says with a smirk playing on her lips. She moves closer to him, her lips hovering over his. "And you better make it good." She finishes with a wink before tapping his chest and moving past him. Klaus only turns his head to watch her leave the room, a small smile forming on his lips. Not because of her words,

But because he was finally getting a chance with her.

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sorry for the long hiatus. I've just been inactive because of personal issues that I won't go into much depth about. thank you for waiting if you did, and I hope you enjoyed this chapter :) I should have another chapter up in the next few days :) thanks again.