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I still had problems with Elena. In fact, we still haven't forgiven each other about our fight last time we saw each other. Since she was staying at the Salvatore Boarding House to stay away from Jeremy; who was trying to kill her because of the hunters curse, I've been staying with Klaus. I thought it was better.

So, here I was, on Klaus' bed alone. Klaus was downstairs finishing up his painting for the Winter Wonderland charity.

I let out a huge sigh, I had to go. Caroline would kill me if I missed it, plus Klaus' painting will be set there. I get off the bed and walk down the long stairs.

Klaus is in the parlor painting on his canvas. I slowly crept behind him and take a look at his painting. "Good morning," he smiles at me and turns back to the painting.

"Looks like a giant snowflake."

I turn around and Stefan stands there and admires Klaus' painting. "I prefer to think of it as an expression of postmodernism. It's my donation to the Winter Wonderland charity event."

Adrian; a hybrid, enters the room and looks around us. "You said it was urgent." he says to Klaus. "Yes, take this to the Mystic Grill immediately."

Adrian rolls his eyes, "You want me to be a delivery guy?" Klaus walks forward and closes the space between him and Adrian. "What I want is for you to do whatever I say. Without the attitude."

Adrian grimaces and walks over to the painting. He picks it up and starts to leave the room, but Klaus stops him with his voice. "And be careful with that. It's still wet."

"Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves, you know." Stefan inquires. "What is the point of my hybrids being sired to me if I can't maximize on the benefits of free labour? What are you doing here?"

"Elena is sired to Damon." Stefan replies. "Oh, I know. Maya told me all about it." Klaus smirks and looks over to me.

"Which means I need to find the cure now more than ever and yet here you are making postmodern snowflakes and telling secrets with your girlfriend."

"I've delivered." Klaus walks away and grabs a cloth to wipe the paint off his hands. "I retrieved the Hunter's sword from Italy which we'll use to decipher the map hidden in the Hunter's mark. You're the one who is supposed to deliver the Hunter and his mark."

"Well, Jeremy is the hunter, and he has to keep killing vampires to complete his mark, but we can't quite figure out how to keep him from killing us." Stefan responds

"Sounds like quite the chore. Which is why I feel perfectly justified doing a little charity work." Klaus states. "Hmm, or maybe you're lying about having found the sword."

"Why would I lie to you, Stefan?" Klaus strides past Stefan and towards a vault in the other room. "We're in this together."

Stefan and I follow Klaus into the other room. Klaus turns the dial on the vault and opens it up. He takes the sword out,  "The hilt acts as a cipher which we'll use to decode the marks on Jeremy's tattoo when he's killed enough vampires to complete it."

Klaus places the sword down on a table. He takes a seat on the sofa and props his feet up on the same table. Stefan picks the sword up and examines it.

"I heard you moved out of your house." Klaus starts and Stefan looks up. "Bit of a martyr move, hm?"

"I'm not here to bond, Klaus."

"Oh, on the contrary, I think right now I'm the best friend you've got." Klaus tells him before turning to me and stands up. "Love, why don't you get ready for the charity? I'll be up in a few." Right after he says that, he kisses me.