Lorelei:

I sit on the bed painting my nails gold with my hair up in a cap. I redyed my hair a darker shade of black. I check the time.

20 more minutes to go.

"What the bloody hell is that awful stench?" A voice asks

Careful not to ruin the paint on my toes, I get off the bed and walk over to the balcony that oversees the foyer.

Rebeka stands there with a grossed out expression on her face.

"It's hair dye and nail polish." I say

She looks up at me.

"Can't you just compel some poor sap to do it for you?" She asks

I hadn't thought of that.

"I guess but I'd rather do it myself." I reply

She rolls her eyes.

"There's going to be a party tonight in the French Quarter. Are you attending?" She asks

This time it's my turn to roll my eyes.

"If Nik allows it. Training has been going good but I still haven't got my appetite under control." I answer

"I think we could convince him." She says with a smile that screams trouble.

Klaus walks in off the street.

Speak of the devil.

I speed down to stand next to Rebekah.

I look down and realize I messed up my nails.

"Shit." I mutter

Rebekah notices and looks down.

"Lovely. The torture just never ends." She says

Klaus looks from her to me then continues walking.

"Nik wait." I say

He stops and turns around.

"There's a party tonight and I want to go." I say quickly

"No. I can't trust you to not eat the entertainment." He says and turns back around to leave.

"I'll watch over her." Rebekah says

He sighs.

"Are you going to pester me about it all night?" He asks Rebekah

She gives him a smile.

"Very well. But if there's so much as one incident she comes back here." He says then looks at me. "And stays here."

I nod and he turns and goes into the study.

I look at Rebekah and smile.

Our relationship has changed in the past few years. In the beginning we couldn't stand one another. Klaus had made it clear that despite his sister's reservations that it wasn't up for discussion and I was here to stay.

Flashback:

The doors of the house are open as I paint the white stairs and railings. Nik sits on the couch reading a book. Rebekah walks in with a shopping bag in her hand and removes the sunglasses from her nose and places them on top of her head.

"You missed a spot." She says

I turn around. She's talking about last chunk of the railing.

"That's because I haven't finished it yet." I growl

"Rebekah love, let Lorelei finish out her punishment in peace." Klaus says from the couch.

"Why white? It'll get disgusting. Paint it a different color." She says

I sigh, drop the brush in the bucket and turn around.

"I'm not a maid Rebekah. And I don't take orders from you." I hiss

Her face changes showing her vampire side.

"Watch how you speak to me." She warns

"You're lucky your family. Nobody else would give you the time of day." I shoot back

"Nik get your bitch in line." Rebekah says to her older brother.

Nik sighs and stands up. He walks over and I tense up. I'm already in enough trouble. He turns to face his sister.

"She does not belong to you little sister. You do not tell her what can can and cannot do." He says

She glares at him and walks away to another room of the house.

Klaus turns around to face me.

"You love, you need to not fight with Rebekah." He says

"I didn't start anything. She did."

"Yes and I finished it. Now when you're done, you're going to sit down and I don't want to hear a word out of you for the rest of the evening." He says

I open my mouth to speak but he shouts me a look. I decide against it.

"Now then. Back to it." He says

I glare at him then turn and continue painting. He stands there a moment then goes back to the couch.

"Lorelei." Rebekah says

"Hm?" I ask

"I've been calling your name. Where'd you go just then?" She asks

"I was just thinking about when we'd first met." I say shrugging

Three hours later I have a body hugging black dress with silver sparkles imbedded that shimmer every time I move.

Rebekah picks out a wine red leather dress. While she puts on her lipstick I straighten my hair. She scoffs.

"What?" I ask

"You look a lot like Elena Gilbert dressed like that." She says

"Who's that?" I ask

"A girl from Mystic Falls Virginia. She and the Salvatore brothers tried to end us all once upon a time." She says

"And you let them live?" I ask

"It's complicated."

"No it isn't."

She turns to me.

"We're out to have a fun night. Let's go."

We exit and go into the French Quarter. As we're walking down an alley, I look around. Seeing nobody, I snap Rebekah's neck. She crumples to the ground. I take off into the woods to Virginia.

I walk in the right side of the road and cross into Mystic Falls. My phone rings and I pull it out of my pocket.

Klaus.

I silence my phone and stick it back in my pocket.

I continue my way into town and stop when I see her.

A girl with long straight brown hair, red top, black leather jacket and dark blue jeans.

Elena Gilbert.

I'd looked all of them up on my way here to get a physical description.

I vamp speed towards her, slamming her into a nearby wall. She yells out and freezes, stunned. She looks up at me.

"What are you doing? Who are you?" She asks

"My name is Lorelei and you are a big problem for me Elena Gilbert."

Before she can say another word I put my hand over her mouth and we take off quickly.