LAFAYETTE CEMETERY

Sophie walks back to Christy's tomb and sees that it's been open. Pulling out her phone, she quickly dials Sabine's phone.

"What is it, Sophie?" Sabine asks, on the phone.

"Sabine, we have a little problem." Sophie says on her phone. "The tomb we were looking at, it's been opened."

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Minutes after, Sophie and Sabine are looking at the Christy's now-opened tomb.

"Who opened it?" Sabine asks Sophie confusingly.

"I don't know." Sophie says. "Maybe the person did."

"So, you're saying that whoever was in here, is out?", Sabine asked her, shockingly.

"Of course, she is." Klaus says to them. Sophie and Sabine looks at him. "And I suggest you two leave Christy alone."

Sophie and Sabine exchanges at each other as Klaus sped off.

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ROUSSEAU'S

Rebekah walks in the bar as Marcel's vampires are sitting around at tables, chatting and sipping bottles of beer and glasses of bourbon.

"Hello, Diego." Rebekah says, walking to him.

"Well, well, well, we have an Original." Diego says. "What do you want?"

"Just a little bit of gossip." Rebekah says. "I assume Marcel has told you about a woman with dirty blonde-hair."

"You mean Christy Nelson?" Diego says to her. "Marcel doesn't want anyone bothering her or causing her any trouble."

"Huh? So, he's protecting the blonde cutie." Rebekah says, slightly jealous. "Where is she?"

"Rebekah." Marcel says.

Rebekah turns around to him. "Just the man I wanted to see." she says, walking to him. "Where is she?"

"I don't know who you're talking about." Marcel says to her.

Rebekah vamp-speeds him to wall, pinning him against it. "Don't play foolish with me, Marcel. Now, where is she?"

"Marcel?" Christy says. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine, Christy. Marcel says, looking at Rebekah.

"How sweet." Rebekah says.

Rebekah lets him go and looks at Christy. "So, you're the girl that the supernatural gossip is about."

Rebekah starts to walk to her as Marcel gets in front of Christy, protectively.

"Leave her alone, Bekah." Marcel says to her.

"Invite her to the party at the compound", Rebekah says. "I'm sure she would look lovely in a dress later on tonight."

Rebekah walks pass him, looking at Christy as she walks away.

"You okay?" Christy asks him.

"Yeah, I'm fine." Marcel says to her.

"Who was that?" Christy says to him.

"Rebekah Mikaelson." Marcel says to her.

"Klaus's sister." Christy says.

"Yeah." Marcel says to her. "How about you and I get to know each other a little better, what do you say?"

"Sure." Christy says to him with a small smile.

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ROUSSEAU'S

{Christy's Outfit}

Marcel and Christy are sitting at a table with their bottles of beers.

"So, Christy Nelson." Marcel says. "Tell me a little something about you." Christy smiles a little, nervously. "Okay. You don't speak much."

"Well, sometimes", Christy says to him.

"Do you have any hobbies?" Marcel asked her.

"Not really." Christy says. "Sometimes, I read novels."

"You read stories." Marcel says. "That's impressive."

"What about you?" Christy asks me.

"I'm a vampire." Marcel says to her. "I can compel anyone."

"Anyone?" Christy says, surprisingly.

"Anyone." Marcel says to her. "Unless, their on vervain."

"What's vervain?" Christy asked him confusingly.

"Vervain is something that humans take so, they won't be compelled by a vampire." Marcel tells her. "You can add vervain to anything you drink or wear it as jewelry."

"That's interesting." Christy says, intrigued by the information on vervain.

"Do you wanna go to gala party this evening?" Marcel asks her.

I would love to." Christy says.

"Alright, I'll see you later this evening then." Marcel says to her.

Christy smiles a little.

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Mikaelson Compound

{Christy's Masquerade Outfit}

Later on that evening, the party guests are mingling with each other, sipping champagne.

Davina and Cami walk in wearing their dresses.

"Do you see Christy?" Davina asked Cami as their looking around.

"Not yet." Cami says as she spots Rebekah, wearing a dress and Klaus, wearing a tuxedo attire, at the modern bar counter.

"Cami, Davina." Marcel says, walking to them, wearing a tuxedo attire.

"Hi, Marcel." Davina says.

"Hi, um, you guys seen Christy?" Marcel asks them.

"No, not yet." Cami says. "But we'll let you know."

"Okay, I'll see you guys later." Marcel says, walking away from them, only to walk into Rebekah.

"Hello, Marcel." Rebekah says. "You're looking for someone? Perhaps, you're looking for that Sorceress girl, Christy." she added.

"Rebekah, that's enough, alright." Marcel says to her, annoyed. "And besides, she's a friend."

"Marcel." Camille says. Marcel looks at her. Cami nods at the entrance.

Marcel follows her gaze at Christy as she walks in the compound with her hair in a half-up, half-down hairstyle.

Marcel walks away from Rebekah and walks to Christy.

"Christy." Marcel says. She smiles a little. "Glad you're here."

"Yeah. Me too." Christy says, looking around at the party. "Nice party."

"Mingle around for as long as you like and I'll be right back." Marcel says to her.

"Okay." Christy says. And he walks away.

"Christy." Cami says to her. She and Christy exchange looks as they share a small hug. "You're here."

"You look beautiful." Davina says to her with a smile.

"Thank you." Christy says. "You two look absolutely beautiful yourselves."

"She's right." Klaus says. Christy turns around to him. "You do look beautiful."

"Thank you, Klaus." Christy says. "You look handsome yourself"

Klaus smiles. "Don't be fool, Love, I'm the devil in disguise. And You're welcome. I apologize for my recent mischievous behavior."

"Since when you do apologize for anything?" Davina asked him, annoyingly.

"On the contrary, love, I'm offering peace to Christy. It's up to her whether she forgives me or not." Klaus says.

"Christy." Marcel says, walking to them. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine." Christy says.

"Would you like to dance?" Marcel asked her.

"Sure." Christy says to him.

"We'll see you around, Christy." Cami says to her as she and Davina walks away.

Klaus and Christy exchange looks as Christy and Marcel walks away from him.

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As Marcel and Christy on slow-dancing together on the dance floor, Klaus is at the modern bar counter, looking at Christy. He's never seen or met a sorceress. At first, he tested her to see what she could do with her sorceress magic. And now, he won't bother her anymore. The longer he gazed at Christy, his attractive for her slowly starts to form within him.

Rebekah walks to him and follows his gaze at Christy. "You're gazing pretty hard, Nik."

"It's nothing." Klaus says to her, brushing it off. "I assume that you've met her."

"Yes, I have." Rebekah says to him. "She's quite gorgeous."

Klaus looks at Rebekah with a slight smile, and averts his gaze at Christy again.

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ROUSSEAU'S

Christy is still wearing her dress as she's sitting at the bar counter.

"Hello, Christy." Klaus says, walking to her.

"Hi, Klaus." Christy says to him.

"May I sit with you?" Klaus asks her.

"You might try to snap my neck again."
Christy says, recalling the first time she and Klaus sat beside each other.

"I assure you I won't." Klaus says to her.

She nodded and Klaus sits beside her at the bar counter.

"I was considering that we start over, perhaps, we got off on the wrong foot. At first, my intentions weren't pure, as to I wanted to use you against my enemies, but my intentions has changed." Klaus says to, and reaches for her hand. "I'm Klaus. Klaus Mikaelson."

Christy gently takes his hand, shaking hands. "Christy. Christy Nelson."

They withdraw from the handshake.

"It's nice to meet you, Christy."
Klaus says to her with a small smile.

"You as well, Klaus." Christy says to him.

Klaus and Christy exchange look at each other. It was clear to him that he's attracted to her. Breaking the glance, Klaus shifts his gaze at Diego, who walks to him.

"Leave her alone, Klaus." Diego says to him.

"No need to worry, Diego. I was just chatting with Christy. And besides . . . ." Klaus says, getting up from the bar counter, and inches from Diego's face. "Christy doesn't need a bodyguard."

"It's okay, Diego." Christy says to him. "Klaus and I were just chatting."

Klaus then, looks at Christy. "Goodnight, Christy."

"Goodnight, Klaus."

Klaus walks away.

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CHRISTY'S APARTMENT

After changing into a shirt and mesh shorts to lounge around in, and taking her hair down, in the living room, Christy is sitting in a sofa, reading a novel.

A gentle knock is on the door.

Christy gets up from the sofa and walks to the door. It's Klaus. She opens the door and looks at him.

"Klaus." Christy says to him.

"Hello, again." Klaus says. "I have something for you."

Christy looks confused. Klaus hands her a small painting. She takes it and looks at it.

It's a painting of her in the dress she was wearing at the gala party that evening.

"Thank you." she says to him. "It's beautiful."

"You're welcome." Klaus says. "It's a peace offering between us. And maybe, you and I could be friends, start fresh."

"I'll think about it." Christy says. "Goodnight, Klaus."

"Goodnight, Christy." Klaus says.

Klaus walks away as Christy closes the door behind her. She walks back to the sofa and puts the painting on the nightstand.

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