Audrey was currently standing in front of April Young with Elena and Caroline trying to help the poor girl decide which dress to wear for the pageant. In all honesty though, Audrey wasn't paying attention to a word anyone was saying. She was lost in her thoughts, the anxiety from Jeremy becoming a hunter still raged a war inside her. She just had this strong feeling that Jeremy shouldn't continue the path he's going down.

"Audrey! Are you even listening?" Caroline glared at her friend.

"What?" Audrey asked snapping out of her daze.

"I guess that's your answer," Elena giggled.

"April should pick the blue dress to play it safe, right?" Caroline asked with a know it all look.

"I don't know. The blue is kind of boring, I like the red one," Audrey sighed.

"And that's why Audrey never won," Caroline commented not liking Audrey's answer. Audrey just rolled her eyes unbothered by her friend. She knew how Caroline could be. "Gracie Lockwood had a three-foot slit her year and practically got laughed off the court,"

"She got my vote," Damon replied as he stepped into the room. The moment Elena saw him her breath stopped, Audrey noticed this and smirked. Caroline sneered at him and threw a black object at his chest.

"Get out, lurker!" She yelled angrily.

"Ouch," Damon replied rubbing his chest sarcastically. "Where's professor Shane?"

"Check the judges table!" Caroline answered pushing him out of the room. She tried to close the door on him but he stopped it before she could shut it and pushed it back open.

"Red one, definitely," Damon said to April.

"We've already agreed that the red one is a little bit too showy," Caroline sassed crossing her arms over her chest.

"It's a pageant. That's the whole point," Damon smirked.

"Did you win Miss Mystic Falls last year? No didn't think so," Caroline huffed getting more and more annoyed.

"Neither did Elena and she wore blue," Damon answered glancing towards the eldest Gilbert.

"Nobody cares what you think," Caroline snapped wanting nothing more than to punch the smug Salvatore.

"I care," April chimed in raising her hand awkwardly.

"See April cares. Red, right Elena?" Damon questioned looking up at her. Elena stared at him looking almost flushed. She eyed April before saying.

"The red is pretty," She agreed. Caroline glared at her friend while Damon smirked.

"And my work here is done," Damon laughed walking out of the room.

"Uh, what happened to thirty seconds ago when you hated the red one? What happened to safe is good?" Caroline asked defensively. Elena gave her a glazed over look before shaking her head and looking back at April.

"Whichever you want to wear, April," She said before walking out of the room, following after Damon.

"What just happened?" Caroline asked Audrey who was just as confused as Caroline.

"Don't look at me because I have no idea," Audrey said with a shrug. Something was definitely up. Elena never let Damon sway her judgement, not without an argument of sorts. Could she really be liking him that much already? She just broke up with Stefan.

"So which dress should I chose?" April asked timidly. Both older girls looked back at her and smiled apologetically.

"Honestly April, Elena was right. Pick whichever one you like the most," Audrey said encouragingly. "You'll look beautiful either way,"

"Thank you, Audrey!" April smiled widely before exiting the room with both dresses in her arms.

"Is it me or has Elena been acting really strange lately?" Caroline asked once the two girls were alone.

"No I've noticed something off about her too," Audrey frowned. "At first I thought she simply liked Damon, I didn't think she'd be acting so quickly on her feelings. She just broke up with Stefan and now she's all about Damon? Elena isn't like that at all,"

"Exactly!" Caroline sighed shaking her head. "Whatever let's not think too much about it. We could just be over thinking,"

"Yeah, you're right," Audrey chuckled.

-

As Caroline walked around frantically trying to make sure everything was absolutely perfect, Audrey stood back by the food table watching her friend with amusement. "You seem to be enjoying yourself," a voice snickered from behind her. Once his arms wrapped around her waist Audrey immediately knew it was Klaus.

"Hmm hello love," She hummed happily. She turned her head to look up at him and gave him a loving smile. Klaus smiled back and leaned down and kissed her softly. It was soft and sweet, but Audrey craved more. When Klaus pulled back he saw a swirl of darkness start to cloud her eyes, her pupils dilating, telling him exactly what she wanted. She turned in his arms so she was fully facing him.

"Naughty girl," He tsk'd playfully. He caressed her face gently, his thumb brushing along her lips. "I can tell you're thinking such dirty thoughts right now, love," he whispered sensually. Audrey swallowed hard and felt her body heat begin to rise. She wanted nothing more than to get out of her tight dress and get Klaus out of his suit that made him look down right delicious.

"Is it bad that I want nothing more than to sneak away with you for a while and have some fun," Audrey replied as she grabbed his tie and pulled him closer. She bit her lip suggestively at him causing Klaus to nearly groan. She was too damn irresistible.

"Keep doing that and I'll carry you over my shoulder, into that house, and take you on every surface we can find," Klaus growled lowly. Audrey's head reeled with all the possibilities. She felt her flush worsen, that familiar feeling in her lower abdomen making its appearance the more her soulmate talked.

"Hi everyone, I'm Caroline Forbes," Caroline began causing Audrey to snap out of her lust filled state. She turned to face her friend and nuzzled back into Klaus as his body wrapped around hers again. "As the reigning Miss Mystic Falls, it is my honor to introduce this year's Miss Mystic Court!" Everyone began to clap as music began to play. "We begin the procession with Valerie Fell accompanied by Dylan Clark," Caroline introduced as a young boy and girl walked down the stone steps together. Everyone applauded them. "Next, we have Amber Wolvertine accompanied by Hector Lindsay," Once again everyone applauded the young couple. Klaus wasn't really paying much attention to the scene before him, until he heard familiar voices nearby begin to talk.

"Have you seen Jeremy?" Matt asked Elena as he approached her.

"He's probably up there with the other escorts," Elena answered. More applauses were heard as another girl was introduced. Klaus winced and tried to tune his hearing on Elena's conversation once again.

"Yeah Caroline told me to wrangle up the escorts and he's not there," Matt explained. Elena began to get worried. "Did he tell you about the nightmares he's been having?"

"What nightmares?" Elena questioned.

"The ones where he kills you," Matt answered causing Elena to gasp. Another applause was heard for the next couple.

"I'll find him, but...," Elena trailed off looking towards the stairs where April was about to come down from. "April's about to get abandoned,"

"I got this," Matt said hurrying off to the staircase.

"And finally we have a last minute entry. April Young accompanied by Jeremy Gilbert!" Caroline announced as April descended down the stairs with a smile. That smile faltered when she couldn't see Jeremy waiting for her. Audrey looked around for Jeremy as well, growing confused. Where was her little brother? Luckily, Matt stepped in and escorted the young girl. Audrey no longer cared about the pageant anymore though.

"Where the hell is my brother?" She questioned worriedly.

"No idea, love," Klaus answered. Audrey looked around the courtyard and spotted her sister, Caroline and Damon all grouped. She quickly made her way over to them.

"Where's Jeremy?" She asked once she reached them.

"I don't know, I'm calling him now," Elena answered growing more and more panicked. "He's not picking up,"

"Do the math. Emo teen, open bar, it's fine," Damon assured.

"Matt said that Jeremy's been having nightmares about killing vampires and he's been hiding it from me," Elena said causing Audrey and Caroline to grow even more worried.

"What?!" Audrey nearly shrieked. Why would Jeremy keep something like this from her?

"Relax, I'm sure he's fine," Damon shrugged calmly.

"I don't know. I have a bad feeling," Elena tried to reason.

"If I'm not worried, you shouldn't be worried. Let it go, I'll go look for him," Damon said calming Elena down. Audrey gaped at her friend and sister.

"Okay," Elena nodded watching him walk away.

"Okay, you go home. I'm gonna start asking around here. Audrey you go to the Grill and find out what you can about his whereabouts," Caroline instructed like the natural control freak she was.

"Maybe Damon's right. Maybe he grabbed a bottle from the bar and snuck off to the woods," Elena said not seeming worried anymore.

"No, Damon is never right. Damon is sneaky and manipulative and rude, but he's never right. How can you not see that?" Caroline questioned accusingly, her bias towards the other Salvatore showing through.

"I don't know, but why do I think that you won't hesitate to tell me," Elena said rolling her eyes.

"Fine. Friend-tervention. I think your so called feelings for Damon are really starting to cloud your judgement and I don't like it," Caroline stated boldly.

"You have been acting a little strange lately," Audrey commented not wanting to get too involved in the drama. Klaus approaching eased her tension.

"The thought of you two together makes me want to barf," Caroline continued.

"Easy, you're making a scene," Klaus said stepping into the argument.

"Wow, Caroline, thank you for making this very difficult time so much easier," Elena huffed before storming away upset.

"How did I become the bad guy?" Caroline asked with confusion.

"You're not the bad guy, Care. She's trying to guilt you so you won't be mad at her anymore. She used to do that to me all the time when we were kids," Audrey explained hoping to ease her friend. Caroline just shook her head before walking away. Audrey and Klaus watched her leave together. "I don't get it,"

"Get what, my love?" Klaus asked brushing the hair away from her shoulder so he could place a kiss on it.

"Caroline is right. Elena is suddenly different. At least when it comes to Damon," Audrey sighed.

"It is rather odd that she switched brothers so fast, I thought Stefan was her epic love?" Klaus teased sarcastically.

"I don't know, but I need to find my little brother asap," Audrey said grabbing out her phone. She tried to call Jeremy but he sent her to voicemail. "That little shit!" Klaus grabbed her phone from her hands before she could call him again. "Hey! Klaus!"

"You need to relax, love," Klaus smirked. "No use in getting all riled up for no reason,"

"I mean, I guess you're right. I'm just worried," Audrey sighed. "Everything is changing so much lately and I don't know if I like it,"

"Changes happen every day, Audrey. It's a part of life. You just need to learn to embrace them, but I'll help you. I promise," Klaus assured her. Audrey looked into his eyes and instantly felt a wave of calmness wash over her. "Did I tell you how stunning you look today?"

"No, but thank you," She smiled happily. "My super sexy boyfriend got me this dress,"

"Well he certainly has great taste," Klaus smirked pulling her closer. The dress she wore was lace and light pink with a tight bodice but flowy short skirt. She looked mouth watering and Klaus silently thanked himself for choosing this dress for her. He leaned in close and brushed his lips along her ear. "Speaking of great taste," He whispered as he placed a kiss on her neck, his tongue peaked out to taste her skin, causing her knees to nearly buckle. She felt shivers erupt all throughout her body.

"Klaus," She moaned quietly. Before she could blink they were standing in one of the many guest bedrooms in the Lockwood's mansion.

"We better make this quick, sweetheart," He smirked before pushing her back onto the bed and climbing on top of her.

-

After about a hour Klaus and Audrey emerged from the bedroom, both looking very satisfied. As they walked downstairs to join the party again they heard a commotion from one of the rooms down the hall. They gave each other a look before walking towards the noise to investigate. Audrey gasped the moment they stepped into the room. Stefan had Jeremy by the neck against the wall, Elena laid on the ground with a stake in her neck, and Matt was looking completely frazzled.

"What is going on?!" Audrey shouted.

"Matt, get Jeremy out of here now!" Stefan ordered pushing Jeremy towards Matt. Matt grabbed the youngest Gilbert and escorted him out of the room.

"Come on, man. Let's go," They walked out of the room and past Audrey. She looked at Elena on the floor but once she saw Stefan go to aid her she decided to go after her brother.

"Jeremy! What's going on!? How come no one is telling me anything?!" Audrey shouted after him. Klaus followed her closely.

"Aud, I promise I'm fine," Jeremy groaned.

"The hell you are! You tried killing, Elena. Our sister, Jer!" Audrey nearly screamed.

"She's not our sister anymore! She's a vampire Audrey," Jeremy shot back. He looked at Klaus behind Audrey and narrowed his eyes.

"I knew letting you become a hunter was a bad idea! You're spiraling out of control," Audrey said feeling tears threaten to surface.

"Aud-," Jeremy began but Matt cut him off.

"I'm gonna get him home and let him cool off a little, Audrey," Matt said. "I'll call you later, okay?" Audrey wanted to say more to her little brother but Klaus stopped her before she could.

"Lovely, I'm sure she'll be awaiting your call," Klaus smiled fakely at the human. Matt cocked an eyebrow at him but said nothing as he walked Jeremy away.

"This is insane! Jeremy actually tried to kill Elena!" Audrey cried out growing more emotional by the second. "I don't know what I'm supposed to do,"

"I know everything is crazy right now, love, but I'm going to be with you through everything," Klaus said trying to comfort her. He embraced her in his arms and held her close. She sighed heavily before wrapping her arms around him. He was right, everything was crazy, but she'd get through it. As long as he stayed by her side she could get through anything.