Chapter 16: This is Not What I Meant

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"Ophira we are going to Italy," Klaus said walking into Ophira's bedroom.

"I've always want to see Italy."

"Why don't you get ready will leave in a couple of hours, Little witch." 

"Ok," Klaus walked out of the room and Ophira started packing. 

Dig Site in Italy

Ophira was looking at the beautiful church while Klaus wanders around an excavation dig site as he chats on the phone with Stefan. There are many people helping to dig up the sword, presumably all compelled by Klaus.

"I'd blame my numbing incompetence, but pointing fingers isn't going to help me, you're going to help me."

"Well, he could be anywhere now."

"Think, Stefan. He took the hybrid's head which means he wants werewolf toxin."

"Which means he plans to stay in Mystic Falls to kill vampires."

"Which is a pity, as I'm half the world away digging up a dead hunter, you'll have no access to my blood and therefore, the antidote. Nevertheless, his tattoo is our only map to the cure, so your task is quite simple; find him, catch him, and above all, keep him alive. He's no good to us dead."

"Damon's been looking everywhere for him, if they cross paths...."

"You'll need to keep Damon in check."

"Be a lot easier if I could just tell him the truth."

"You trust Damon with the cure? I imagine he prefers Elena the way she is."

"Nice try, Klaus. But I trust Damon a hell of a lot more than I trust you."

"And I trust no one. Which is why my sister is lying daggered in a box. The more who find out about the cure, the more who will go after it. Nations have gone to war over less. You mark my words, tell one soul and I will throw the hunter's sword in the Mediterranean and we can end this quest right now. Am I understood?"

Stefan says nothing and hangs up his phone.

Ophira walks over to Klaus and says, "You know when I said I've always wanted to see Italy this dig site is not what I meant."

Klaus bends down to Ophira, "How about this after we find the sword I will take you to this lovely little Gelato shop."

Ophira considered it he knew sugar, grimoires and expensive things were her weakness, "Ok fine but," she turned to the compelled workers. "hurry up!"

The sword has been successfully excavated. A man holds it up and brushes it off. He hands it off to another man. Klaus answers his phone nearby.

"Hello."

"Hey, Klaus."

"Tyler! I hope you're not causing problems."

"I can do whatever I want. I'm not sired to you anymore."

"Fair enough. Although I do happen to know your little secret about your time in Appalachia." The man brings the sword over to Klaus and he examines it. 

"What was your friends' name? Hayley, was it? You probably prefer I kept that to myself."

Caroline is shocked and hurt by this revelation.

"I'm sorry, mate. Are you going to answer or should I just assume you're back to being...how did you phrase it? Ah, yes, my little bitch." Tyler hangs up the phone and clears his throat. Klaus turns too Ophira. 

"You want gelato little witch."

"Yes." Ophira jumped up from the chair she was sitting in a skipped to Klaus and held his hand. It was night time they were eating gelato out of cups while they strolled down the empty, quite, star lit streets. 

"This place is beautiful."

"Maybe we can come back sometime."

"I'd like that." Ophira says. "I had this dream the other day."

"What about sweetheart."

"We were living in New Orleans."

Klaus stopped walking remembering the night Marcellus died. "Really?"

"Yeah you were there, Bex, Kol, Elijah, some blonde witch and oddly that werewolf Hayley."

"Interesting, what do you like about Hayley?"

"Well she definitely has secrets but I like her she has spunk."

"Hmm well we do have to go back to Mystic Falls."

"Uh."

"The sooner we find the cure the sooner we can leave that town."

"Well then let's find this cure."