[IC] A Thousand Years [Heaven & SirensCall]

[Heaven]

Klaus wasn't happy about tagging along and not knowing what he was getting into, but we sat back and watched intently, guard up. There were a few hunters around them, and then the leader. He watched Cassie as the two spoke, then leaned in his seat, fangs out, when the leader splashed vervain water on Cassie, but Klaus was surprised to see it didn't phase her in the slightest. What was this girl? He watched amusingly as she lost her temper and killed every hunter in the room. He had to admit- she was one hell of a fighter. Standing up, Klaus looked around admiring her work. He whistled through his teeth, looking towards her as she held the hunter leader down, forcing him tor drink her blood.

"Nice work." He said, walking back to the two. "Ah, now couldn't you have just drained the vervain out of his system, then compel him?" He asked, clearly amused at this whole situation. Sighing, Klaus bent down to look the hunter square in the face. "Now really isn't the time to dip out on us, mate. Tell the young woman what she wants to know, and we'll be off. Over and done." Klaus said, waving his left hand in the air, eyes back on the hunter. "Doesn't sound hard, does it?" He asked with a smug look on his face.

. . .

Anya was surprised to hear Damon's voice, the first emotion she felt was relief, then anger, but she kept it in check. "No.." She said in a quite whisper, almost too quite. She glared at him at his next comment after he disposed of the body. "No wonder you had to leave home- did you act like a complete ass to everyone?" She said, tears of anger springing to her eyes bit she fought hard to control herself. "You are an ass- the biggest ass I know!" She said, practically screaming right now. "Don't worry- I don't need your help, as you can see, I did perfectly fine on my own." She said, but she had calmed down. Her eyes burned into his and without thinking she walked angrily towards him. "God you really know how to piss a woman off, is that your specialty or something?" She was trying to sound angry, but she knew the amusing glint in her eyes was telling otherwise, betraying her.

The sun was starting to lower, letting them know it was going into the early evening hours. "We should probably go." She said in a clipped voice as she headed back to his car,

[SirensCall]

Cassie looked to Klaus. "Even then, you can train the mind to resist compulsion." She said, "I should know." She mumbled, looking at the hunter who stared at her.

"We are after the witches. New Orleans houses some of the strongest outside Salem." He told her, and she snapped his neck. Her eyes watched his body slump and she regained her composure.

"Have fun. No hunting group will want you now." She said, taking a napkin and making a symbol on it before she left it on him. It was the Alphas symbol and she looked to Klaus.

"And I guess I owe you an explanation. No, its not Marcel I am after persay, just need him to lift the rule on witches. The longer they sit on power, the harder it becomes for them to control. I am here because of that witch from last night. I vowed ages back I would protect her lineage." She answered, looking at the bodies. "This will put a damper on their plans. So this part is done, the leader won't be far off when they don't check in."

-

Damon let her words go in one ear and out the other. He had heard that so many times before it was sick, and all from those he cared for. "Its a talent." He said to her before getting in the driver's seat and driving. He couldn't help but to wonder what else is in store for them... this was already chaos, and upon their return to New Orleans he had a feeling it would get worse.

He sighed, pulling a blood bag from behind his seat, driving with his knees briefly, and he stuck a straw in it and began drinking. "There is some water bottles back there if you're thirsty." He informed her as he pulled into a gas station. He put the blood bag on his seat and began pumping his gas before going in to pay.

This would be a pain

[Heaven]

Klaus stood back and watched the show. He raised his brow when Cassie snapped his neck, it'd only be a matter of time before he changed into a thirsty new vampire. He watched her curiously as she drew a symbol on a piece of napkin, leaving with his body. "Hm." He said curiously as he looked around with her. "You mean business, don't you?" He said, humor dancing in his eyes as he turned towards her. He listened as he explained and he couldn't help but laugh. "Marcel will not let that happen, besides there is another witch, very strong, though I must admit that one from last night, well, I've never seen anything like here, not in my many, many years of being around, but this witch he keeps, she's on his side. She'll do what she can to protect him." Klaus said in a warning tone. "She can take even me out swiftly." He said, shaking his head.

"I sure hope you know what you are getting yourself into, Cassie. You could very well be starting World War III." He joked, opening the door to allow her out. He got into the car, and looked back over at her. "I agree though, the less power Marcel has in the quarter, well the easier he'll be to take down- I want my city back, and he's standing in the way." Klaus said, staring straight ahead.

. . .

"I'm fine." She snapped. She remained in the front seat. She held her hand out a concentrated. She almost screamed in delight when a small flame appeared in her hand. She close it tightly, then opened it back up to reveal the flame once more. She was beaming to herself. Glancing around for Damon, she got out of the car and used both hands, producing a flame in each one. She really was a witch- and with the help of someone who could actually help her, then she can keep it under control. There had to be a way to control these emotions, right? She wanted to tell Damon right now and apologize, so she turned on her heels, but stopped. Two black cars pulled up and out of each car, four people came out. All were heavily guarded and each one carried a wooden stake. "No..." Anya whispered.

Without thinking, she ran into the gas station. "Damon, watch out!" She screamed. Two of the figures dressed in black turned towards her, glaring. The others headed towards Damon, stakes out, all in attack mode.

[SirensCall]

Cassie looked to Klaus and shrugged. "If I do, I do, oh well. I have been loyal to witches since the day I was born, and they give me perks." She said, and she closed her eyes, turning out of the town and heading in the opposite direction of the Quarter. It was a feeling she had, and she looked to Klaus. "Hope you don't mind a small detour. I have this odd feeling, I think it's my hunting instincts taking over."

When he told her his plans, she nodded. "Then let's make a deal. I help you, and you help me. That witch might be able to work magic on you, but something tells me this witch I have to protect, with proper care, will give her a run for her money." She said. "Marcel is easy enough to weasel into. A pretty face and a better act I can have him eating from my palm. You just need to keep me in his good graces." Her eyes looked to him. And then black cars passed them, speeding viciously.

-

Damon looked outside at Anya's voice. These were serious hunters. He would be able to fend them off, but he wasn't sure for how long, and with Anya thete, she trumped him. He quickly moved and took out one, snapping their neck anf watching them fall to the ground. He dodged a stake, but took another in the shoulder. Another black car showed up and he groaned.

"Anya!" He shouted, quickly getting between her and a hunter, taking a stke in his lower back. He groaned, pulling it out before falling to his knees. Things seemed grim, but he heard a neck snap and saw the hunter behind him, aiming to get him in the heart fall at the hands of the vampire from the night before.

"Klaus! Good thing we weren't far off." She called, and she looked over the witch and she pulled the stake out of Damon's shoulder. "You alright Salvatore?"

"Who were they?" He coughed, getting to hos feet

"Hunters. Alright ones, had they been less ameteratic, you would have been dead or dealing with a witch whose powers went out of control." She answered.

"What the hell?"

"Hey, to be honest, you gave them a hell of a fight, but you don't ever underestimate the enemy." She said, walking over to Anya. "My name is Cassie. I am going to help protect you, from afar albiet, but I will."

Damon sighed, seeing Klaus, and struggling over to the Original. "We are missing a couple of hunters, there was another car outside with three."

[Heaven]

Klaus shook his head, smirking. "You're one odd girl, love." He said. He watched as she closed her eyes and turned in the opposite direction. "If you say so, love, but we shouldn't be too long, you have caused quite a ruckus back there, no doubt they'll send more people, a lot more, to the quarter." Klaus said. He chuckled when she told him to keep her in good graces with Marcel. "Will do, love." He said and stared at the three black cars racing by. "That's not something you see a lot." He said, narrowing his eyes. They followed the cars to a gas station and he recognized Damon's car. They parked and went inside, where Damon was being attacked, two stakes sticking from his body.

He looked over and before he could do anything Cassie had already taken out the last remaining hunters. Good work, love. He thought to himself. He looked over at Damon as he limped towards him. He stared at him, wide-eyed. There are more? Klaus looked to Cassie as she was speaking to Anya and then saw Anya storm off. "After her." He growled. "They are here for her- Marcel sent them." He said. A scream echoed through and Klaus flashed outside, but Anya was gone and one of the cars were gone.

. . .

Anya stared in horror when she saw a stake go through Damon's shoulder. "No!" She cried out. When Damon told her to watch out, she turned just in time, but he already put himself between the two and took another stake in his lower back. "Damon!" She called out, watching as he removed the stake from his lower back. She wasn't paying attention to the other hunter sneaking up on him to plunge it in his heart, it was the snap of a neck that alerted Anya. She quickly stood up and watched the girl remove the stake from his shoulder. Damon sauntered off to the men that came with Anya, and she glared at the girl. "I'm not out of control." She said, narrowing her eyes.

When the girl mentioned protecting her, Anya rolled her eyes. "Why does everyone think I am some bomb just ticking away, ready to explode? I can take care of myself, I don't need someone protecting me all the time." She said and pushed past the girl and outside. Sure, they may have been a bitch move, but she was tired of being treated like a child. Anya felt the tears burn her eyes, but felt a pain shot through her head and she fell to the ground, swallowed by blackness. The remaining two figures quickly grabbed the young witch and threw her in the trunk and then took it, speeding down the highway back to Marcel.

When they got to the quarter, Anya was still out. They got out and grabbed her, typing her wrist and putting tape over her mouth before bringing her to Marcel. "We've got her." One of the men said. Marcel smiled. "Good- put her in the basement and chain her up. If her powers go out of control, well she'll have a lot of very hungry vampires to deal with- be sure to tell her when she wakes." He said, dismissing them as they went to do as thy were told. "Tomorrow, she'll meet Devina." He said, almost wickedly.

[SirensCall]

Cassie watched the girl storm off, and she rolled her eyes. It wasn't a choice for her, as some people thought. No... Cassie had to protect this girl the best she could. She turned her back, hearing the echo of her scream and she was outside nearly as fast as Klaus was. Marcel, eh?

"Oh, I will make him regret this." She said, and Damon got out to them, looking at Cassie whose eyes were veined over as she flipped over a car.

"What is your problem?" Damon asked, and Cassie flashed before him.

"Leave it to a Salvatore to screw stuff up. You bring bad omens everywhere you go." She said, and Damon felt his own eyes vein over. "And the Petrova doppelgangers are your vice. Chasing Katerina, taking Elena from Stefan. You just can't stay away from big players in the balance of nature, can you?"

"No one asked you to come here." Damon said, and Cassie chuckled.

"You have some right to talk. I saved your ass, and obviously you are super protector. I hope that your clean up skills are better than this." She said, and when Damon growled at her, he saw her disappear into the woods.

What was he doing? He needed to find Anya, and sitting there with Klaus wouldn't help any. "How do we get her back?" He asked.

[Heaven]

Klaus shook his head at the little showdown between Damon and Cassie. "She has a point, mate. You pissed the little witch off and she ran off, well both of you." He said as Cassie flashed off. Klaus was a little surprised at Damon asking him for help. "Even if I told you- you wouldn't make it past the gates, he'll have your head on a platter." He said, not taking his eyes off the direction Cassie disappeared too. "But, they are at the quarter, and I'm the only one who can effectively get by. Marcel trusts me, like a brother. I can get her through the gates, but the rest is up to you. Of course," Klaus paused and turned towards Damon.

"He'll have Devina, his witch child. She's just as powerful as your witch is- if not more. I'm sure he'll have her ready to go." He said, his lips in a thin line. "If you'll excuse me, mate, I have a very pissed off hunter to tend to before she does something stupid. I will meet back up with you." He said before flashing the same direction Cassie went, catching up with her quickly. "You can't put all the blame on him, love." He said, catching her by the arm.

. . .

Any's eyes fluttered open. Where was she? She tried to move, but couldn't. Her arms felt immobile as did her legs, and she was laying on something hard, like stone. "Marcel, she's awake!" She heard a voice and blinked her eyes to adjust to the darkness, but saw a light coming her way. "Good, give us some space, Lionel." He said, dismissing whoever was in the room. "Ah, Anya, how are you feeling? Sorry for chaining you up like this, but I've got to take precautions." He said, pulling a metal chair up to sit beside her. "Who are you, and where am I?" She asked, struggling against the cold chain wrapped around her body. "My name is Marcel, I guess you can say I'm the mayor of the city- I sorta helped build it." He said in a smug voice.

"Okay, but why am I here?" She asked, struggling once more. "I wouldn't struggle too much, you don't want to lose control. Chances are, you'd tear these walls down, and I have some very hungry, and very angry vampires behind these walls. I'm just not sure if I can stop them if they decide to have you for dinner." He said and Anya stopped struggling. "What do you want?" She asked. Marcel just smiled and slowly undone the chains. "I want you to meet someone, she's very dear to me, and she can help you control your powers." He said. Once all the chains were off, she sat up, rubbing the sore spots.

"Come, and no stupid moves, please." He said. He gently grabbed Anya's upper arm and led her up the stairs and up more stairs until they were standing outside a wooden door. "Now, she's very sensitive to strangers, so please, be good." He said with a smile on his face. He opened the door and inside was a pretty girl with brunette hair. She looked young and was in a white summer dress with no shoes, painting a picture. She glanced up and smiled at Marcel, but her smiled disappeared when she saw Anya.

"Who is this?" She asked through gritted teeth, her eyes showing anger..

[SirensCall]

Cassie looked to Klaus when he appeared, and she sighed. "I know I can't, but let's be honest here, of all of the vampires I knew, the Salvatores are the most witless." She said to him. She sighed, walking away slightly. Prying the witch from Marcel would be tricky, but doable, and she sighed.

"This isn't even what concerns me most." She admitted, looking at Klaus again. "These hunters, they're big players. If I wasn't a turned hunter, things would go differently, but they are best known because they are trained by a member of the Five."

She sighed. Her eyes looked to the sky. "We should check on our hunter in transition, and if he is still alive, we should bring him to Marcel." She said, closing her eyes. "Perhaps pick up the Salvatore brat." She.muttered.

--

Damon loomed to Klaus when he answered him, and he sighed. He.knew he had fucked up big time, but he was actually determined to prove himself. Perhaps even humble himself enough to ask Cassie for help so this never happened again. She knew her stuff, that was obvious, and if this would be happening to Anya often, he wanted to not only be able to protect her, but himself as well.

Klaus and Cassie came back not long after, and he looked at them. "I will follow you." He said.

(Damon is short, sorry. =/)

[Heaven]

Klaus shrugged. "I'm not going to argue with you there- I despise the Salvatore brothers, myself." He said. "But, you've got to give it to him- he's improved over the years." Klaus said, not able to believe himself that he was sticking up for a Salvatore, and Damon Salvatore at that. He stared at her, stepping closer to her. "Yes, but with us, Damon, and that witch, we can bring down Marcel and his army, including every hunter he has working for him." Klaus said. When she brought up going to get the hunter she turned, Klaus nodded. "You go ahead, meet me at the cemetery with him, I'm going back with Damon. We'll meet you there- with the witch." Klaus said.

"Be careful, Cassie." He said before flashing off and back at Damon's side. "Shall we go rescue us a witch, mate?" Klaus asked with a smug smile.

. . .

"Devina, this is Anya. She's a lot like you. Very powerful, except she can't control her powers." Marcel explained, ushering Anya into the small room, almost like an attic. "And?" The brunette called Devina said, crossing her arms. "Why is she here?" She asked, her eyes not leaving Anya. "For your help. I need you both. I believe there is someone after me- and if they get to me, they will get to you, Devina. On your own, I don't think you can handle them." Marcel said in a gentle, almost fatherly voice. "I've got this, Marcel. I don't need someone to help me." She said, anger clouding her eyes. "Hey! It's not like I wanted to be dragged here, especially to help a bratty little girl out." Anya said, crossing her arms.

"Excuse me? Bratty? No you just did not." She said in a menacing voice. Marcel stood between the girls. "Okay, girls." He said, holding his hands up. "I did." Anya said, anger bubbling through her. "Let's go get some fresh air, all of us, hm?" Marcel said, leading the two girls outside. "I'll calm down when she leaves." Devina said. It was the first time in awhile she had been outside, and the crisp air felt nice. "My pleasure." Anya growled. "You think you are more powerful then me? Dream on." Devina spat.

Anya felt the anger bubbling through her system. The clouds began to grey over and the wind picked up. "Anya, calm down." Marcel said, realizing how bad of an idea this was. Devina looked around. "What is going on?" She asked, having to yell over the roaring wind. "Our of control witch." Marcel said, eyes on Anya. "I'm not out of control!" Anya shouted over the roaring wind. Her brunette hair blew across her face, her pale yellow summer dress followed suite with the wind. Devina responded, holding her hand up while she chanted a spell, flinging Anya a few feet from them.

"You bitch..." Anya growled, standing up. She raised both her hands and fire circled the two girls, Marcel jumping out just in time. They circled, facing each other. "I'll give it to you, you're powerful, I could use your power." Devina said, smiling. "No. You can not." She said, the clouds returning. Thunder rumbled in the distance as rain started to fall down, moving to a heavy downpour. The fire slowly died down. "I know spells, Anya, you don't." Devina said, taking a step to Anya. "All you know is how to lose control. Bad things happen when you do, trust me, I know." She said and she put her hand up to Anya. Anya started to lift in the air and felt a pressure around her neck.

"No..." Anya choked and she broke out of Devina's choke hold, falling to the ground. She winced as her ankle made a cracking sound when she landed the wrong way. Marcel had grabbed Devina before she could do anything else. "Devina, stop this." He said and flashed her to the attic, locking it back up, then back to Anya. "Told you- don't piss her off." He said, shaking his head. "I want to leave." Anya said, standing up, not putting too much pressure on her hurt ankle. "You can't. Sorry." He said and Anya felt something hit her aside the hit and she fell in complete darkness once more.

Marcel slung her over his shoulder and returned her to the previous spot- chained to a stone table, this time with tape over her mouth.

[SirensCall]

Damon looked to Klaus when he came and Cassie just left. He sighed a bit and nodded. "This is too much like Mystic Falls." He grumbled, his eyes looking to Klaus. "So how are we going to-"

Damon cut himself off when he saw the weather up ahead... in the quarter. Anya was in trouble. He stepped on the gas and turned to Klaus. "So when we save her, how do we keep her safe? And how do we help her? She is so uncontrolled, and I don't know how to help her."

He couldn't believe that he was going along with Klaus to save someone. This just felt warped.

--

Cassie made it to the diner in little to no time, and she saw the hunter just coming to. He stood and grabbed his head. "You're a bitch." He hissed, moving towards her, but she moved and forced a blood bag she had into his mouth. She forced him to become a vampire.

She sighed, "Come along now." She said, snapping his neck and with relative ease she threw him over her shoulder and threw him in her car as she sped towards the quarter. She made it back as the weather calmed, and she found Marcel with ease. "Just the mani was looking for. Want to join me? I have the leader of that hunting squad with me, just need a partner in a bit of torture for answers. Klaus has to tend to other things at the moment." She said, her eyes dancing.

[Heaven]

Klaus was about to inform Damon on his plants when he saw the threatening weather up ahead. Klaus sat in the car as they sped to the quarter. "You want my almost opinion, mate? You can't save her. She's doomed herself by not accepting our help- just let her go. There are plenty of other fish in the sea." He said, shaking his head. "You're better off with Elena." He mumbled.

They soon approached the quarter, but the clouds had disappeared and all was normal. Klaus walked through the gates, eyes scanning for Marcel. "He's not here, though.." Klaus stopped and knelt down to a small pool of blood. "It's you witch friend, I recognize it from last night, when the glass cut her. She could still be bleeding, you try to find her. I'll try to find Marcel." Klaus said to Damon, and on cure Marcel showed up. "Ah, Klaus, you brought guests." He said, eyeing Damon "I assume you are here for the girl? Well, I'll tell you what, you find her, then you can keep her. That is assuming she lives." Marcel said, his lips in a thin line.

"Go, Damon." Klaus said calmly, not taking his eyes off Marcel. He heard Cassie's voice and hid behind a statue. Marcel accepted her invitation to help and left with her. Shaking his head, Klaus followed, careful to keep a good distance between them.

. . .

Anya had stirred, but when she was unable to move, her eyes shot open and she panicked. She struggled with the chains, but she just wasn't strong enough. An idea popped into her head. Closing her eyes, she concentrated, when she did, the chains fell away and she quickly got up, wincing as she tried to stand up. She looked down at her ankle. It was swollen and different shades of black, blue, and grey. She tried to stand, but couldn't. She noticed the gash she had on her knee, and that's when she acknowledged the growls. Looking around she saw transparent hands everywhere. "What the.." She whispered and stood up, crying out as she put her weight on her bad ankle.

"Such a sham, about your ankle." Devina's voice floated down the stairs and soon, Anya saw her. "Oh, dear, you're bleeding." She said. Her eyes were dark and dangerous. What happened to this girl? "No one tries to undermine me and act like they are better then me. Marcel was a fool for bringing you here. Now," She stopped and smiled, waving her hand around. The bricks in the room slowly started to crumble. "You'll die." And at that, she disappeared. Anya heard the door being locked and dead bolted. "No!" She cried out. She backed against the wall as the bricks all fell out and seven to nine hungry, very hungry, vampires charged towards her.

She screamed as one bit into her neck, and then another on her leg where she was bleeding. "No!" She screamed and squeezed her eyes shut. She felt herself getting weaker and just when she was about to give up, a burst of light lit up the whole room and all the vampires fell, their bodies burned. Anya sunk to the ground. She was hurting all over and had four marks on her body where the vampires sunk their teeth into her. Last thing she saw was a vampire who just left the confines of the wall, hungrily walking to her, then blackness.

[SirensCall]

Cassie felt Klaus following them, and knowing Anya was in trouble caused her blood to boil, but she remained composed. She had a plan though. A wicked one. She opened her trunk and the newly turned vampire lunged her, but she already had him beat. She shoved her hand into his stomach and grabbed hold of his liver. "Now, now, that is no way to treat a lady."

"You're no lady."

She chuckled a bit, looking into her bag amd tossing vervain in his face. "You're actually right there, I tend not to be. But you are useful still, so I can't kill you yet."

She listened to the skin sear. "Why didn't this work on you? You're a vampire, right?" He asked, and she sighed.

"I have been drinking and using vervain since I was a child, I am the only vampire who is fully immune to it." She said, "Also helps I know a few witch clans."

"My boss would love to have you. You're unique. Obviously a hunter turned, but most of all, you are obviously knowledgeable on witches." He said.

"Conversation over. My friend here has a few questions for you." She said, and she rummaged through her bag and tossed Marcel a stake and some essence of vervain. "Have fun. I need to make a call."

She strode away, and when she was out of earshot she looked to Klaus and handed him a phial. "I need a favor." She said, "Bring this to Damon. Its an herbal compound for Anya. Give him my address and bring her there. Tell them I will be there soon."

--

Damon followed the blood, and what he saw was horrifying to say the least. He managed to slip in with the hungry vampires though, and as the wall broke he did what he did best. He killed them.

He got over to the unconscious Anya and when he saw a chance he made a break for it. Others were on his trail, and he found a safe place and set her down before he began fending them off. He was outnumber again, and still weak, but he managed to rip out one's heart and snap the others neck. He toom off again with Anya and he felt lost. Where would he bring her now? No where seemed safe, and he soonvsaw Elijah who stopped him.

"What's going on?" He asked, and Damon looked to him.

"I need help. Where is a safe place, I can bring her?" He asked.

[Heaven]

Klaus stood back, listening to the conversation going on. He knew Cassie sensed him, but Marcel was distracted enough he wouldn't notice. He looked over at Cassie as she made her way to him. He nodded when he took the vial from her. "Well do." He said, glancing over when he heard the painful screams from the men. "He sounds like a woman." Klaus said, smirking. "I'll have to call Damon, last I heard he was searching for Anya and getting her the bloody hell out of there." He said, shaking his head. "Be careful, love. Call me whenever your.. interrogation is over." He said.

At that, he flashed back to the quarter, noticing Elijah and Damon speaking, he casually walked over to them, noticing Anya. The smell of her bleed hit his nose. "What happened?" He asked, noticing her wounds and her ankle. "Her ankle looks nasty, mate." He said. "Here, from Cassie, something about it being a herb or whatever." He said, shrugging. "Niklaus." Elijah said, acknowledging his brother. "We need somewhere safe to take her- suggestions?" Klaus looked at the girl. "The manor- safest place I can tell you. Here." He handed his keys to Elijah. "Go, take care of her wounds before you attract any more here." He said.

[I'll skip on Anya in this post until the next one.]

[SirensCall]

Cassie nodded to Klaus before she walked back over to Marcel. "He won't talk." He said, and Cassie sighed, her hand plunging into her bag as she took out a blade. She cut into the vampire, deep and watched it heal. Then she took the blade and dipped it in vervain and repeated. Hearing him scream.

"Now, now, tell the man who you are working for and what you want with the Quarter." She said, and he gasped.

"Project Purify... we need the witches here. We got the Salem ones, and now we need these witches for a ritual." He caved, and Cassie heard his phone ringing and she pulled it out and put it on speaker. She mouth for him to speak. "Hello."

"Daniel, are you there yet? We need these witches." He asked, impatient.

"Not quite, but boss, you need to know there is a huge threat, a vampire" he began, but Cassie hung up and ripped out his heart.

"Bad move." She hissed, looking to Marcel. "Been fun. We should do this again sometime."

-

Damon was surprised that he was recieving any help, but he didn't care as he followed Elijah to the manor. Hayley was there and she was showing a bump whete her stomach was. A baby.

"What happened to her?" She asked, following Elijah and Damon up into a room where they placed Anya down. "Who is she?"

"Her name is Anya, she is a witch." Damon said before he took the vial and practically forced Anya's unconscious body to swallow it. Coming from Cassie, he knew it was for her. Shortly after, he examined her ankle. It was broken, bad, and she probably wouldn't heal well... not without vampire blood.

He went to feed her some, but Elijah stopped him. "No. Not without her consent. Remember the last time tou did this." He said, and Damon cursed, pylling up a chair beaide Anya.

[Heaven]

Klaus watched as Damon and Elijah left. He turned around and spotted Marcel, who didn't look like he was in the best of spirits."What's wrong, mate?" Klaus asked in a flat voice, not turning to look at him. "We're in trouble- that turned hunter you and Cassie went after, well, he blabbed to his boss, now I wouldn't doubt if he had a whole large group of those idiots coming here now. They are after Davina, and that other witch girl that Damon has taken an interest in." He said, his voice husky. Klaus turned completely to face Marcel. "What?" He asked and before Marcel could finish his sentence, he found Cassie and pushed her against the nearest wall.

"How stupid can you possibly be?" He growled, his face only a few inches away from hers, his eyes blazing with anger.

. . .

Anya let out a soft moan as she rolled over but her eyes flew open as pain shot through her leg. "Ah!" She cried out, sitting up, but felt all the blood drain from her head. She laid back and placed both hands on each side of her head as she closed her eyes again. She got up, slowly this time, and looked down at her ankle and saw it was bandaged. She tried to move her leg, but pain shot back up her leg.

"Damon?" She said softly, noticing him sitting beside her bed. "Where am I?" She asked, confused. Her pale yellow dress was torn and dirty, her hair matted and in tangle, and her face blood and tear stained. She noticed the bite marks, on she could feel on her neck, the other on her side, another on her leg, and another on her upper left thigh. "What the.." She said, trying to choke back her tears. She then moved her attention down to her bandaged ankle. "What happened..." She asked softly.

[SirensCall]

Cassie felt herself be pushed and she shoved back, her eyes veining over. She was pissed. "How stupid am I? Really Klaus. You know without me, you guys won't survive them." She said. She looked to the ground. "Besides, I have a plan. If you don't trust me, fine, but don't doubt me."

She took one of her knives and threw it in the air before catching it. "Just keep a close eye on the town." She said. "I know I will be."

A loud bang was heard and she felt sharp pain in her shoulder andnsaw she was bleeding. Wood bullets. She hissed, "Get out of here, Klaus." She said, and she threw her knife.

"The vampire, I am assuming. Female. Pretty. Old world beauty at that." The man said, pulling the knife from hos shoulder. "Good thing I knew about you, Cassandra. The Salem witches may have thought you were their trump card, but we'll see."

He hit her again in the stomach with a wooden bullet. "You're going to regret this." She coughed, her eyes veining over again.

"Not at all." He said, shooting her again and when she was down he snapped her neck. "Come on boys, I have plans for this one."

"Yeah, Gerard." One said as they picked Cassie up.

--

Damon looked to Anya and was relieved to see her awake. "You were attacked. I got to you before they could hurt you too bad." He answered. "You have an herbal compound in your system, if you watch your wounds, they're healing rather quickly."

Just then Rebekah burst in. "Elijah. Since I can't find Niklaus. We have a huge problem. Hunters."

Damon rose a brow. "That Cassie chick can handle it "

Rebekah shook her head. "That's the problem. I overheard some of it. They have Salem witches, and Cassie. You know witches can fully reawaken her hunter side."

Damon rose a brow, and looked to Anya. They were after the witches obviously, and if they reawakened a hunter like Cassie, he didn't know what they would do.

"Whrre is Klaus?" Damon asked.

"I am going to look for him and Marcel, see if one of the witches can use a spell to find Cassie. I know we're screwed if this really is Project Purify." She said, heading out and Damon looked to Anya.

"We're going to need your help. If you want, I can give you some of my blood to finish healing " Damon told her.

[Heaven]

Klaus growled. "I never said I didn't trust you, Cassie." He said, shaking his head. "You've just got to be careful." He clenched his teeth and looked from her. When she told him to keep an eye on town, he looked sarcastically at her. "Cassie. It's my town Marcel took from me, I'm not going to let it go to hell, again." He said, not wanting to relieve the memories from years ago. Klaus was on alert when a wooden bullet pierce Cassie in the shoulder. "No." He growled, but listened to her protests and ducked behind a herd of trees, watching and listening to everything. Klaus had to control himself from going out there and killing every one of them. No, they needed them at the moment. He knew Cassie would be okay, she was a fighter, he'd give her that.

Klaus waited until they left and were gone before he got out of his hiding spot. He walked over and bent down to pick up Cassie's knife she threw. "Wrong girl to take." Klaus said to himself, licking the blood off before tucking the knife in his pants. He took out his phone and headed back to where he left Marcel. He called Damon and left a quick message before finding Marcel.

"Damon, keep a close eye on Anya. They're here- those hunters, and they're good, too. They took Cassie down easily and swiftly, I'm not sure where, but I'll find them and get her back- heal Anya and I'll meet up with you at the house. I'm talking to Marcel right now, we need both witches. Heal her, even if she doesn't want you to. We need her, Damon, or we all are screwed."

"Marcel!" Klaus called. Marcel appeared at a top balcony and looked down. "Yes?" He said warily. "They're here and they have Cassie. We need Davina, bring her to my home, now." He said gruffly before disappearing and heading to his house. He barged through the door. "Damon!" He called. They had to get moving, and moving pretty fast.

Klaus turned when he heard a familiar heartbeat. Marcel stood at the door with Davina who did not look happy, but at least she came.

"Come in." Klaus said, turning to see Rebekah. "Niklaus." She said smoothly. "Ah, little sister." He said.

. . .

Anya raised her brow. "This isn't bad? I'm glad you did show up." She said, smiling as she shook her head. "Herbal compound?" She asked, tilting her head to the side questioningly. She wasn't even sure at the events playing out in front of her. A pretty blonde, no doubt another vampire, barged through the door talking about Cassie, who Anya took up as the woman from the gas station earlier, and back to Damon. "What is going on?" She asked him curiously.

When he offered her his blood, her face screwed up in disgust, but finally she sighed and nodded. "Fine, I guess. I don't know how I'm going to help- I can't even use my powers properly." She said and held out her hand for his wrist. "I'll do it." She said, biting her lower lip nervously.

[SirensCall]

Damon let her drink his blood and when she was healed, he took his wrist away from her, and when Devina entered, he could feel tension. "So some hunters got Cassie?" Damon asked. "We don't know where or what exactly they've got planned."

"I have a pretty good idea. I'm sure you've seen how effortless it is for take out anyone. Cassie is a hunter by blood, a damned good one. Her hunting group, back when she was human were better than the five, hence why they were called the Alphas." Rebekah said. "They reawaken it, and it doesn't matter, we are screwed."

Damon looked at her. Better than the five? And those hunters were a bitch as it was.

"Yes, but you all doubt Cassie." Elijah said, joining them. "She can handle herself until we get there. Besides, front what I know about her, she won't go quietly."

Damon rolled his eyes. "And she obviously knows a thing or two about witches, and she seems loyal to them." He said.

Damon looked over to Anya. "But how are we going to find her?" He asked. "And who would go to get her? We know virtually nothing about these hunters that took her. For all we know, they have her trapped with wolves, and it is a full moon tonight."

It caused silence to befall the room. He looked to Anys again. "Werewolf bites can kill a vampire if not cured." He explained to her, and he closed his eyes. "The way I see it. Marcel and I should stay here and let Anya and her," motioning to Devina, "do their thing. Klaus could go after Cassie. Considering if there are wolves, he would be the best candidate to go."

If they couldn't give Damon anuthing else, they had to give him thag he was good at planning things out.

-

Cassie woke up in a cell, but she felt very weak. It was odd. The bullets weren't in her, and she saw the witch across her. One she knew, one who was crying. "Sorry, I have to."

"Hello," the leader said, and Cassie stood. "We have mich to discuss."

[Heaven]

Everything happened so fast. Anya took Damon's wrist in her mouth and drank his blood. In less then five minutes, the puncture marks had started to fade away into nothing, the pain in her ankle died down. She took the bandage off and gasped. It was swollen anymore and the color matched the rest of her skin. She threw her legs over the side of the bed and stood up, half expecting it to hurt, but there was no pain at all. "Wow.. you can cure cancer..." She joked, taking a couple steps to and from. "That's amazing." She said, eyes wide as she looked at Damon. "Is there anything you can't do?" She asked with a smile.

She turned to the door of the bedroom and anger clouded her eyes. "What the hell is she doing here?" She asked, turning her head to Damon. "This bitch is the one who tried to kill me." She said through clenched teeth, glaring at Davina. "Yeah, sorry about that, I have anger issues." Davina said with a shrug. Klaus came up behind Davina, as did Marcel, Rebekah, and Elijah. Anya turned to listen to the blonde. None of this was making sense to her, hell she just found out she was a witch and vampires and werewolves existed, did faires exist, too?

She turned towards Damon and gave him a 'oh no you didn't' look when he asked for her to work with Davina to find Cassie. She listened as Damon explained to her about werewolf bites and how lethal they were to vampires and how Klaus was the only cure, or his blood. "Who said I was going to work with teenage witch over her?" Anya growled. "We could just let the girl die?" Davina asked innocently. Anya rolled her eyes. "Fine! Whatever. Let's get this crap over with." She said. They all migrated downstairs to the foyer. "I'll help Anya through the spell, but I need something of Cassie's." She said, looking around. "Here." Klaus said, handing Davina the knife from earlier.

She took out a nap and set it and the knife on the coffee table, instructing Anya to sit down. Anya shot Damon a look before joining her. After explaining to Anya what to do, and what to say, the girls held hand and recited the locator spell. The lights flickered in the room as they did so.

"Found her." Davina said as they broke contact. "She's just outside of New Orleans, at a jail, it's been deserted for decades, but they have her locked up in a cell." She said, looking up at Klaus. He turned towards Damon. "I need to take both of them with me. They can be useful." He said. Marcel stepped in. "Davina isn't going without me." He protested. "Very well, mate." Klaus said and looked at Anya. "What do you say, love?" He asked.

She looked nervously at Damon, then back at Klaus. "Okay..." She said softly.

[SirensCall]

Cassie stood at the bars of the cell, and the witch still had tears rolling down her cheeks. "You're scum."she said, and she turned her back.

"Well here in an hour you'll be wolf food unless you decide to take my deal." He said, looking to her, and she turned back to him. "I found a pack that follows because I promised them that Moonlight rings would come to them."

Cassie looked to him. "And what do you want of me?"

He took up tue napkin. "An alpha. You're a gem, if awakened." He said, and Cassie looked away. She remembered the last time. She had killed so many people and vampires... "You have natural vervain immunity because of it."

"And your point?" She asked. "I refuse to be reawakened as a hunter."

He sighed. "Such a shame." He said, flipping on the fan and allowing vervain to be vented through the room. "Don't worry little witch. He insanity will be easy to control."

He left them, and Cassie looked to the witch who was locked in a cell as she was released, but the room was still locked. She looked around and saw all the people in pain. Wolves. She sighed. She was still weak, but she knew she would be able to fend them off for a while. Things looked grim, and she reached into her pocket, a small knife still with her. "Hope I haven't lost touch."

-

Damon watched thenwitches in amazement. And the answer came, but Damon looked to Klaus. What if this was a bad idea?

"I guess I am coming too." He said. "But what's the best st method? I mean, Klaus, you're the only immune one of us, and the witches are ultimately human."

Rebekah sighed. "Elijah and I will stay back, watch over thw town."

Damon sighed, watching Devina hand Klaus thw knife back. "A little of your blood was on iy," she commented. "Made it a little easier."

Marcel sighed now. "Let's go."

"I agree." Damon said.