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Before Sunset

Lola has already packed everything of hers that was at the mansion due to not being able to sleep last night thinking about Alaric. Her plan was to get the last essential things she has at the boarding house, her Aunt Cora's grimoires she hide years ago underneath the floorboards in her bedroom.

Lola sits on the edge of the bed where Klaus is still sleeping as she begins to put her shoes on. The dip in the bed, makes Klaus stir awake. He narrows his eyes at Lola, "Where are you going?"

Lola turns to face him as she places a soft kiss against his lips, "Go back to sleep. I have some of my aunt's grimoires hidden in the boarding house, I'm going to get them."

Klaus starts to sit up, "Are you sure?"

"What's the worst that can happen?" Lola asks as she begins to walk out of the room, she turns to smile at Klaus once more, "I'll be back soon."

Lola is just about to pull up at the boarding house when her phone begins to ring, the ID saying Caroline. Lola presses answer then speakerphone, "Hey Car-"

But Lola gets interrupted by a panicking Caroline, panting, "Lola, Ric's at the school and-"

Next thing is the phone line goes dead, "Caroline? Caroline!" No response, "Surely not." Lola mutters to herself. A feeling in the pit of Lola's stomach takes over and without thinking twice Lola turns the car around and begins to drive towards the school.

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Meanwhile back at the Mikaelson mansion, Klaus is packing away all this art work when Rebekah rushes in looking flushed, "Alaric Saltzman just tried to kill me."

"Alaric Saltzman is supposed to be dead." Klaus deadpans.

"Well, he's not and he's a vampire thanks to mother's spell with a white oak stake that can't kill him." Rebekah rushes out as fear sets in, "He's strong, Nik. Too strong."

"Where is he now?"

"He's stuck at the school without a daylight ring, but as soon as night falls he'll come after us." Rebekah informs, "We need to leave now, where's Lola?"

Klaus grits his teeth as he finishes off his packing, "Fine. Lola is at the boarding house grabbing the rest of her things, we will call and tell her we will get her from there. Then collect Elena and we will be on our way."

"Forget Elena!" Rebekah snaps, "You don't need any more stupid hybrids!"

Klaus glares over to his sister, "What I need is protection from Esther's continued assaults against us."

Rebekah shakes her head, looking at him dumbfounded, "We'll protect each other, like we always have." Rebekah steps closer to Klaus as tears threaten to escape, "Always and forever, Nik."

"I'm not leaving without her." Klaus walks past Rebekah, packing some more artwork.

Rebekah faces Klaus, looking hurt, "I'm leaving now." Klaus doesn't respond, instead continuing packing up, Rebekah scoffs, "You can either walk out that door with me or you are on your own because I doubt even Lola will want the doppelgänger to be a part of her fresh start." Klaus looks at her but says nothing, Rebekah clenches her jaw and nods faintly, "Fine. Trust your hybrids over your family. Let your spite be the death of you, see if I care." Rebekah storms out of the room, pushing past Tyler as she does, "Move it, sire boy!"

Tyler glances between Rebekah walking away and Klaus, "What's her deal?"

Not long after, Klaus walks out of the mansion trying to ring Lola but it's no use as her phone continuously goes to voicemail, "Love, please answer the phone. Something has happened, Alaric Saltzman is alive." Klaus stops in his step as he composes himself trying to ignore the feeling in the pit of his stomach that something has happened to Lola, "Just please call me back so I know you're safe."