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Rosalie's outfit

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Tennessee

"Rudy! Rudy! Come on. It's too hot to make me come looking for you." A blonde woman yells and she turns around to see Klaus and Rosalie smiling.

"Sorry, we didn't mean to scare you." Klaus says in an awful southern accent and Rosalie looks at him while trying not to laugh

"Can I help you?" The woman asks

"Yeah our car ran out of gas a couple miles back, we feel like we've been walking forever. Yours is the first house we've come to, we were wondering if we could use your phone." Klaus says.

"Don't you two have cell phones?" She asks and Rosalie answers

"Yes well, I forgot mine at home and his one has no battery also I was wondering..." she leans in and whispers "if I could use you're bathroom, you know shark week." And the woman nods understanding.

"So can we come in?" Klaus asks

"She can but I'll bring the phone to you." And Klaus's smile fades and talks in his normal voice

"I thought you country folk were supposed to be more trusting." Klaus says

"I'm from Florida." The woman says

"That explains it,'' And he hold the girl by her neck compelling her "now show us a little southern hospitality, sweet pea." And lets her go and Rosalie looks at him as the woman invites them in.

"Are you serious? She was going to let me in just fine and I could have convinced them to let you in but no." Rosalie says

"Shark week? Are you serious?" Klaus asks

"Yes all people born with a uterus understand the awfulness so shush." She says and walks into the house with him following her.

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"I bet you $100 that dog ran off to a house with air conditioning," Another woman says and then turns to see Rosalie and Klaus with the Blonde woman, "what's going on?" She asks

"Please don't be alarmed, I'm told Ray Sutton lives here." Klaus says

"He's almost never here, he's on the road mostly." The woman answers

"But I expected makes it home once a month. That's what I thought, where is he now?" He asks walking with the blonde holding her by the back of her neck and the other woman doesn't answer.

"If I have to make you tell me it's going to be infinitely more painful for you." He hums and the woman runs but when she opens the door she is greeted by Stefan,

"I love it when they run." Klaus says walking to her.

"He's in Tulley. It's near the border, a bar called Southern Comfort it's off highway 41." She answers

"Thank you, love now may my friend come in and play?" He ask the blonde

"Yes." She whispers and Stefan comes inside.

"Kill this one quickly, make that one suffer, we'll be in the car." He says and Rosalie and Klaus leave and Rosalie stops to see Rudy and squats down to him and Klaus turns to Rosalie.

"What do you think you are doing?" Klaus asks

"He's an orphan..." Rosalie trails off

"Absolutely not." Klaus says

"I didn't say anything." She says.

"I know that look."

"When have I ever used that look?" Rosalie asks

"When you saw that duck."

"It was a duckling." Rosalie pouts.

"And besides I was saving it but then you made the 'grrrr Imma wolf bitch' and said you were going to eat it." Rosalie says

"We are keeping this dog. He's part of your family."

"What?"

"Aren't you guys like 3rd cousins. Please." Rosalie looks at him and he looks at the dog.

"Fine." He says and she squeals and hugs him and picks up Rudy

"I'm going to rename you...Russell." Rosalie says to him while stroking his fur.

"Russell?" Klaus asks

"Like the Boy Scout in Up." Rosalie says and Klaus looks lost.

"Klaus, don't tell me you haven't seen Up." Rosalie says and he smiles at her and she looks at Russell then back at Klaus.

"We're going to the car."

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"He's going to rip them to shreds, isn't he?" Rosalie asks, even though this had been happening all summer she still wasn't used to it her brother killing people

"Don't worry, love." Klaus says intertwining his fingers with hers.

"Why don't you tell me about your scrapbooks." Klaus suggests and Rosalie passes Russell to Klaus who holds the dog away from him and Rosalie gets out her scrapbooks and takes Russell back from Klaus and tells him about her scrapbooks.

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"So what's our plan of action here?" Rosalie asks

"Oh no, you're staying in the car, love." Klaus says

"Like hell I am. He's a middle age guy who drinks and is most likely sex deprived. What we need is a sex appeal and if you look at me and my outfit, I fit the bill." She says and then gets out dark red lipstick and a compact mirror and applies it.

"Rosalie, no." Stefan says not wanting to use his sister as some sort of bait

"You are not leaving this car." Klaus says to her.

"Klaus?" Stefan says getting his attention

"Yes?" He asks as he looks

"She left the car and is in the bar." He points to Rosalie through the bar window.

"Of course she bloody is." He rolls his eyes and gets out the car taking Russell with him.

"Still can't believe you let her keep the dog." Stefan says.

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"Hey, Red. Let me get a beer." Ray says and Rosalie sits next to him looking at the bartender smiling

"I'll have a shot of tequila, please.'' She says and Ray looks at her up and down and smirks and the bartender comes with their drinks

"I'll get hers.'' He says putting the money down and she turns to him

"Thanks." She says.

"No problem. So what's a fine young lady doing here?" He asks as Rosalie downs the shot

"Oh you know, just here to see some friends.'' She answers

"So what's your name?" Ray asks

"Rosalie. What's yours?" Rosalie asks him.

"Ray.'' He answers and puts her hand on her thigh

"So, you wanna get out of here?" He asks quietly and she laughs taking his hand off

"No thanks, you're not my type." She says.

"Yeah, what's you're type?" He ask and Klaus comes and wraps his arm around her waist

"That. That is my type." She says pointing at Klaus and taking Russell into her arms and Ray looks at Klaus

"Ray, Ray Sutton? Klaus asks

"Who wants to know?" He asks.

"I've been looking everywhere for you. We started in Florida, Pensacola I met a young chap there who you worked with before you moved to Memphis. Now he directed me two young women and they let me here, to you." Klaus says.

"I think I'll be going." Ray says standing up but Klaus stops him

"Not so fast mate, you only just got here. Now, you're type are very hard to come by." Ray tries to go the other way but is stopped by Stefan.

"I wouldn't do that."

"Vampires." Ray realises

"You're swiftly-swift, Ray. Yes my friend is a vampire, he's compelled everyone in the bar so don't look at them for any help. I however am something else a different kind of monster, I've got some vampire, I've got some wolf.''

"You what?" Ray asks and Rosalie put her head in her hands due to disappointment

"A hybrid, Ray. I'm both." Klaus says and Ray turns to Rosalie

"What about her?" He asks

"Phoenix." She says and he nods but is confused and then looks back at Klaus.

"You see I want to create more of me and with you being the first werewolf I've seen in my a moon pun intended Ray, I need you to direct me to your pack, so where can I find them, Ray?" Klaus asks.

"You can't compel me it won't work." And Klaus and Stefan look at each other and Klaus wipes the bar surface and lifts Rosalie up sitting on it as he takes her seat and her legs go across his lap.

"Can I get a Scotch on the rocks, please?" Stefan asks the compelled bartender and then he turns to Ray

"Tell you what, Ray. We're gonna play a little drinking game, something I like to call truth or wolfsbane." He says taking out some wolfsbane.

"Oh, this gonna be fun, Ray.'' Klaus taunts as Rosalie takes Klaus's beer and takes a sip looking at Ray smiling and then gives the bottle back to Klaus.

"Still hate beer."

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Stefan throws another dart at Ray and he groans in pain as Rosalie and Klaus watch,

"Ray. You can end this right now, just tell me where your pack gathers for the full moon."

"I can't." He says and Stefan rips the dart from his neck.

"I know, I know. You lie by code and all that but see, he's not gonna let me stop until you tell me and I do whatever he says, that's the way it goes around here." He says.

A woman named Claudine comes up to Klaus and Rosalie leaves and empties a bottle of an unknown alcohol and fills it up with boiling water and then walks to the table with the bag of wolfsbane and puts some in the bottle and shakes it and looks a Ray with a mischievous grin and puts it back on the table and then goes to the bar and gets a bottle of vodka and then sits down.

"So what did I miss?" Rosalie asks noticing Stefan isn't torturing Ray

"Damon is on our trail and Stefan is making sure he doesn't bother us anymore." Klaus says

"Damon?" She asks quietly and Klaus looks at the bottle of water with wolfsbane and holds it.

"What's this for?" He asks and she smiles

"Why should Stefan get all the fun and besides I need to distract myself instead of thinking about my brother." She shrugs

"You seem to amaze me everyday." Klaus says looking at her in admiration.

"Are you going to tell me why I'm important?" Rosalie asks

"Not yet." Klaus smiles up at her

"Then can you please put Ray in a chair and tie him to it?" Rosalie asks

"Sure love." He says and does what she asks.

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"So Ray, where is the pack?" She asks circling around him like a predator would circle it's prey.

"How can you be with them?" And she stops in front of him

"Because I'm helping my brother and I'm seemingly important to the big bad hybrid over there." She gestures to Klaus who is mesmerised by her every movement.

"How?" He asks and she looks at him

"Stop changing the subject. So where is it?" She asks and starts circling around him again

"I'm not saying." And she stops behind him and moves her arms on either side of the back of the chair.

"Okay, let me just do this." She says and pulls at the neckline of his shirt and pours the liquid down is chest and he screams in pain

"So where are they or the next time that happens it will be down your pants." She says circling around him again.

"They're in the mountains." He breathes heavily and Klaus comes up to them getting the exact location and coming up to Rosalie passing her the bottle of vodka

"How was that?" He asks

"Surprisingly fun." Rosalie says

"It was definitely fun to watch." He says.

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"Okay, it's a three step process, Ray. This is step one, I want you to drink from my wrist." Klaus says as Ray lays on the table groaning

"I already told you where to find the pack. What more do you want from me?" Ray groans.

"Have you been listening to a word I've been saying, Ray? I have great plans for you," He says and slices his wrist and puts it to Ray's mouth, "he'll thank me for it later. There we go atta boy."

"What are you going to do now?" Ray asks

"It's time for step two, Ray." And he snaps Ray's neck and Stefan walks into the bar.

"You're back." Klaus acknowledged

"Did you doubt me?" Stefan asks.

"Not for a second. I knew you'd pass the test, you still care for you're brother, for you're old life." Klaus says

"No, I don't care about anything anymore." Stefan says

"What am I? You prick." Rosalie says offended and goes ignored.

"You put on a good show, Stefan. I almost believe you. Let's hope for you're brother's sake he does, you never stop caring about family, do you? But every time you feed, the blood makes it easier to let go." Klaus says and Rosalie clears her throat.

"I'm gonna sit in the car."

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"Sorry we only have 2 rooms available one with a single and one with a double." The lady at the desk says, they decided to go to a motel for the night and then go to the pack for the full moon

"It's fine we'll take both, thank you."Rosalie says and gets handed the keys then Klaus compels her to get the rooms for free.

"Stefan, I'll take one from the team and give you your own room." Rosalie says and hands him the key and then turns to Klaus

"You're staying in the car." She says and he rolls his eyes and then she takes his hand and goes to the hotel room.

"I was going to talk to Stefan would you like me to get you something from his room?" Klaus asks because Stefan had more space and he had most of the snacks and drinks

"Yeah, one of his shirts." Rosalie answers from the bathroom as she washing her face

"Why one of his shirts?" He asks

"Because I was going to wear it to bed." She says.

"Use one of mine," Klaus says and he pulls one from his bag and puts it on the bed, "there's one on the bed."

"Thanks, Nik." She says, saying Nik again and smiles and he leaves and Rosalie gets out the bathroom and picks up the shirt and gets new underwear and walks into the bathroom to shower and change.

After 6 minutes Klaus came back into the room and hears the shower running and then the shower stops and Klaus sits on the bed stroking Russell's and hears the bathroom door unlock and Rosalie walks out wearing his shirt that settles just lower than mid thigh.

"Thanks for the shirt." Rosalie says snapping Klaus out of his trance like state

"No problem." He says and then he stands up and walks to the bathroom and closing the door and turns on the shower and Rosalie decides to write stuff in her scrapbook.

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Rosalie was now reading a book when bathroom door opens and Klaus stands there in a towel around his waist, his abs are defined and water drips down towards his v-line.

"What's wrong, love? Bit distracted are we?" Klaus asks smirking

"Well, nothing I haven't seen before." Rosalie says referring to when she saw him in the forest after the sacrifice

"Very well, love. Don't mind me." He says smirking and gets a pair of boxers and some sweatpants and goes to the bathroom and Rosalie checks her pulse and sighs in relief that she still was alive.

After Klaus came out the bathroom he came and sat down on the bed and Rosalie turns to him looking at him,

"Why am I important to you?"

"Are we doing this again?"

"I don't want to be annoying but just tell me."

"You're not annoying me."

"Promise?" Rosalie says

"I promise and I will tell you soon." Klaus says and kisses her head and then they drift off into a peaceful sleep as Russell snuggles into the middle of them.