Hey my peeps!

I'm back with a new chapter...sorry about the late delay, a lot has happened I've lost my uncle and cousin all within two weeks, and I've just been really out of it...

Hope you enjoy it!

CH.21 F.Y.I

"Low blow Stefan. Low blow…." We heard Damon mumble as we walked down stairs hand in hand.

My eyes widened with excitement while Stefan smirked.

We walked into the room getting a better look at Damon.

Damon was tied to a chair with various chains and restrains with an iron poker sticking out of his chest and his ring was on the floor several feet away from him.

"What the hell happened to you?" Stefan chuckled.

"Whatever twisted rippah game this is leave me out of it." Damon snapped.

"I didn't do this." Stefan said with his smirk growing to a full blown sadistic smile.

"Quit screwing around, if it wasn't you then…" He trailed off looking at me.

I shook my head. "I didn't do this to you either sugar." I studied the chains smirking. "Pretty messed up though."

"Yeah." Damon muttered.

I yanked the hot poker from his chest causing him to cry out. I pulled some of his restrains free before Stefan stopped me.

He patted Damon's shoulder with a smirk before wrapping his arm around my waist and leading me towards the door.

"That's kinda kinky, you should let me tie you up…" I said casually.

He smirked pushing me into a wall. "Or I could tie you up."

I smirked. "Or you could tie me up…"

"Yeah not to worry, while you two are sexing it up I'll just untangle myself." We heard Damon shout.

I chuckled, kissing Stefan before we continued walking out of the house.

"To where are we going?" I asked as I ride in the passenger seat.

"To The Grill."

I raised an eyebrow but didn't comment. I didn't need to be told that he was simply going there to stalk Elena, I already knew that.

My phone chimed singling that I had a new message.

I smirked when I read and before quickly responding.

This went on for two minutes before Stefan snatched my phone from my hands.

"What the hell?"

"Who the hell is Dallas?" He asked with a frown as he read the screen name.

"A guy I meet last night, if you must know." I said reaching for my phone only for Stefan to move it out of my reach.

"Is he your new boy toy?" He asked coolly.

"Why? Are you jealous?" I asked coyly.

"Do I need to be?" He countered.

I paused and he looked at me waiting for my answer. After a minute I answered. "No."

He nodded before giving me back my phone.

I leaned over kissing his cheek before hopping out of his car when he pulled to the side.

It wasn't before long that I caught sight of the bane of my existence.

Elena. No surprise. Alaric no surprise. Jeremy… slightly taken aback and a girl I had never seen before.

We locked eyes. "Well aren't you cute." I said to her.

Her eyes widened before she disappeared after Jeremy into The Grill.

I snickered and Stefan looked at me.

"Who are you talking too?" He asked with a frown glaring at one of the waiters assuming I was talking about him.

I sighed "Stefan it sounds like your being jealous again." I said loud enough for Elena to hear.

I kissed him before smirking at her and waltzing into The Grill.

I followed them into the bathroom.

"What's wrong?" She asked.

"Why did you tell me to lie?" Jeremy asked her.

"Elena is Bonnie's best friend she won't like what going on between us." The girl said.

"What is going on between us? I mean how are we able to touch Vicky had to use magic." Jeremy asked her curiously.

"I don't know. Honestly I have no idea." She said honestly.

"Awe young love…"I said stepping into the room catching both of their attention. "Tell me little gilbert, are you going to break it to the witch that your still into your ex?"

Jeremy's eyes widened as he stared at me then the girl.

"You can see Anna? How can you see her?" He said standing in front of her

I laughed. "Get a grip, poor little lamb's already dead." I said pushing him away from her as I walked around her in circles.

"Such a pretty name…Anna." I said reaching out and brushing her face from her face.

She flinched not expecting me to be able to touch her.

"How can you see me? How can you touch me?" Anna asked.

"Oh such a curious little thing..." I chuckled. I smirked as they both looked equally freaked out.

"Don't worry little brother, I won't tell. Your secret love is safe with me." I said winking and walking out of the bathroom.

I sat at the bar, picking up my cell and dialing a familiar number.

"How's she doing?"

"She's great, she punched holes in the veil to the spirit world, pretty soon little Bonnie will be forced to act. Jack says she feels the veil being brought down as we speak…."there was a pause "Jack said it will take her some time to gather strength to push it back up again even with help from the other side." Tyra said and even I could hear the grin in her voice.

I smirked. "Wonderful."

I watched my smirk stretched further as Elena walked towards the bathroom where Jeremy and Anna were.

My day grew better at the sight of Damon and Alaric fighting.

I smirked at them from across the bar.

Damon glared at me. "This is your fault, you could have helped me."

"I did help you. I removed the dreadful iron poker from your chest and those hand restraints."

"But you didn't remove the chains." Damon snapped.

I shrugged "Stefan didn't want me too. He likes watching you suffer just as much as you like to make him suffer. Ironic no?"

He glared. A man grabbed his whiskey from his hand and drank it mumbling about how he missed whiskey.

He then calmly smashed the whiskey glass into Damon's face.

I smirked those ghost were hilarious.

I stood up and went to look for my boy toy after noticing the lack of his presence.

I walked back to the car to see the passenger window had a crack in it.

"Son of a bitch." I muttered, once again reaching for my cell.

"I know where his at…"

I turned to see my least favorite person.

"And where is that Cheshire?" I said with a hiss.

"He is undergoing a rippah detox."

I narrowed my eyes hopping in the car.

"3 months, 9 months 2 years, 5…"

I calmly walked into the dungeon with Cheshire.

"Now just what exactly do you think you're doing to my Stefan?" I said causing Lexi and Elena to look at me.

Lexi narrowed her eye and bared her fangs flashing towards me; before she could touch me Cheshire grabbed her. I walked up to Elena punching her and effectively knocking her out.

"Ah ah ah" he snickered. Holding the blonde by her throat.

I sighed walking towards Stefan. "Baby what has she done to you?"

"Erika…I'm starving. I'm starving…."

"Shhh…" I cooed with my hands cupping his face. He looked at me his green eyes intense.

I sat myself in his lap turning towards to two females who dared to torture him.

"Now do you see why I want to kill her?"

"Yes," Cheshire said looking at my double laid out on the ground.

I sighed. "I mean she just doesn't seem to understand her place in this world." I glared at Elena. "My world. She continues to try and take things that don't even belong to her much less daring to do it in my face, she is quiet audacious."

"Then end her. Here right now."

I smirked. "Now where would the fun be in killing her quickly?"

I turned to the blonde. "Let's start with her friend first."

I walked over to her analyzing her.

"Your older than Stefan, possibly even older than Rin… this should be fun."

I walked toward the exit and stopped when I seen a purse. It had a stake in it.

I picked it up glaring at Lexi. "Were you going to use this on him?"

She glared at me struggling against Cheshire her fangs still bared.

I shook my head. I walked towards Stefan cutting my wrist with the stake and putting it to his lips.

He drank from me greedily.

"He'll kill you he's a rippah he doesn't know how to-" Lexi stopped talking as she watched us.

"Stop?" I smirked.

I looked at Stefan pulling my wrist away; his eyes glowed bright before I kissed his blood stained lips.

"I want you to torture her Stefan, torture her before you kill her, Cheshire will show you how."

"You can't kill me I'm already dead." Lexi sneered with a smile.

I smirked. "Nonsense, even spirits can feel pain."

I walked up to her grabbing her face effectively scratching her cheek. She flinched but my grip on her face stayed strong. We all watched silently as blood trailed down her cheeks.

Her eyes widened in shock.

"You forget bitch. You're on a different plane now. I can touch you. I can hurt you. And you can die." I said sweetly.

I freed Stefan, and we walked out of the first dungeon door locking it with Elena inside.

We met Jaqueline and Tyra in the woods. I didn't want Rebekah apart of this so I didn't bother telling her.

"So Lexi, how do you want to die today?"

She glared at me.

I sighed. "No longer in a talking mood are we?"

Jack and Cheshire had bonded the vampire ghost to a slab in the woods.

Jack calmly walked over to her bag and pulled out a dried plant.

I smirked already knowing what it was.

"Do you know what kind of herb this is?"

Lexi glared at Jack.

"I'll take your silence for a no. this particular herb is called Agrimony." She walked up to Stefan. "Completely harmless." She said drawing it across Stefan and I "…unless you're a ghost…"

I took the plant from Jack walking towards Lexi.

"Such pretty face." I said with a sigh before dragging the herb across her cheek causing her to shriek in pain.

Stefan watched wide eyed.

I walked over to him as Lexi called me every name in the book.

"What ae you doing?"

"Nothing…merely bonding with you that's all."

He frowned. "As much as I would love to watch you torture my ex bestfriend-"

I laughed. "I'm not going to torture her, you silly."

His frown deepened.

"You are. She kidnapped you, and tortured you. You should return the favor."

"I have to make sure Elena-"

"Elena is fine. She won't get in any trouble she's locked up tight." I said coolly placing the herb in his hand. He still looked hesitant which pissed me off.

My eyes flashed and his seemed to glow. "Stefan, if you make me have to torture her in your stead, I won't be merciful and I will kill her. Do it. It's not like you really care if she lives or dies anyway."

He nodded before tightening his hands around the herb and proceeding to make Lexi scream in pain.

"Oh we need music for this party." I said.

"Already a step ahead of you." Jack said as she pulled her iPod and speakers out.

We danced to Depeche mode corrupt while we watched Stefan ruthlessly torture his ex-bestfriend.

Jaqueline's head snapped up as her eye went wide.

"What is it?" I asked curiously.

"Bonnie, she's figured out a way to close the veil." Jack said pouting her lips.

"How?" Tyra asked with a frown of her own.

"She got help form a witch on the other side." She said with a shrug.

I scoffed. "Boo that little whore, that means our fun shall come to an end."

I walked over to Stefan who seemed to be more than content in what he was doing to the ghost.

For the past three hours she had begged him and pleaded with him to fight the darkness, to feel.

"Stefan….please…." Lexi pleaded towards him again.

I laughed at her, and soon jack ad Tyra joined in. "Haven't you figured it out yet? Stefan does feel. He can feel emotion. Klaus compelled him to turn off his feelings for Elena…he never said about anything else."

Her eyes filled with tears at what my words meant. "No."

"Yes. Everything that Stefan is doing, is because he wants to. Granted I've given him a push here and there, but trust I only invited him to the party, he's the one dancing on the tables…." I smirked as I watched her suffer mentally and physically.

"We should probably go check on that doppelgänger bitch." Tyra said with a yawn.

"Why? Why not leave her in the cell to rot." Jack said raising her pierced eyebrow.

"Why not watch her try to save people that are still going to die anyway." Tyra countered.

Jack glanced at me, I shrugged. "To shay."

We arrived to the main square and saw people gathered around. We hand decided to leave the daggered ghost ex-best friend, the veil would be closing soon and she would go back our her own considering that's where she belonged. Even still, we left Cheshire to watch over her to make sure nothing unplanned happened.

I crinkled my nose as the body of a Mr. Fell was revealed battered bloodied and hanging out of a tree.

"Ugh. This is boring. Honesty, I think we could have caused better mayhem." Jack pointed out.

I watched from a table as they bickered over what we could be doing.

"Question." I said getting their attention.

"If Elena is rotting in a cage. Stefan is here with us. Jeremy is with his ghosty. Caroline is with the white witch, and that delicious hunter is here trying to save the town….where has Damon been, and what is he doing?" I asked curiously.

That caused everyone to blink.

"Someone needs to find out because I don't like surprises." I said with a frown.

They talked about searching for him through magic or Tyra tracking his scent.

"I have an idea." I said with a dark smirk before looking at Stefan. "Are you willing to play?"

His eyes darkened as a matching smirk spread, "of course."

We went back towards the Salvatore boarding house and set the playing field.

I placed my lips towards Stefan's mouth in an offering as jack and Tyra strapped him towards the chair.

"No, I have to look believable."

I sighed, "Fine. Does everyone know what we are going to do and say?"

I watched as they bobbed their heads, each one having dark eyes and evil smiles.

"Great."

Jack shuddered before grasping the wall. "She's lifted the veil."

I smiled "Great, then everything is failing into place."

Random POV

Elena walked over to see a tied up exhausted looking Stefan in a chair.

"Where is Lexi?"

"Gone."

"What happened to Erika?"

Stefan glared "what does it matter?"

She took in a deep breath as if he was trying her patience.

"I know she tried to help you, what happened to her?"

"Lexi nearly drained her dry before she continued her useless meaning of bringing back my humanity." Stefan sneered.

She looked down, if Stefan wasn't a vampire he wouldn't have seen the smirk, but because he was, his blood boiled with rage.

"So what?" Stefan hissed at her seething. "What are you going to do now? You just going to stand there…waiting for me to dry out."

"No I'm going to go home take care of my brother. Be a friend to bonnie and everything else I have to do."

"It's good for you, I was wondering when you are going to give up."

She turned and looked at him.

He looked down so she wouldn't see his rage. "Lexi gave you an enough tragic glimpse into your future."

"I haven't given up Stefan I still have hope. But there's nothing I can do until you get yours back."

He resisted the urge not to tear her arms out of her sockets as she placed her hands on his neck.

"You can break through. Fight, feel something, anything Stefan. Because if you don't you're going to lose me forever."

"I won't love a ghost for the rest of my life…"

Erika POV

Jack had to hold me back from tearing her apart.

"Bitch put her fucking hands on him." I growled as Stefan looked over to us and nodded signaling she was gone.

"This is good, Stefan played his part well." Jack said pointing out the main fact, while also trying to calm me.

I let out a huff, before walking over to Stefan.

Jack grabbed my arm before I could sit on his lap, and I glared at her.

"Your scent will be all over him when Damon comes home." Tyra pointed out.

My eye twitched. I was about ready to say fuck Elena and Damon and the plan before letting out a sigh. "You're right."

"I have no doubt that Damon will bust you out of here, he's no doubt going to try and fix you himself." I said pacing and saying 'fix' with quotation marks. "Play along, spend the time with him but also get as much information as needed."

Stefan nodded; before saying as we turned to leave. "What? No goodbye kiss?"

I smirked before running over to him and kissing his lips. "Satisfied?"

"Not nearly." He muttered.

"We when you finish, we can make up all that missed time buy doing something…much more fun." I said winking at him before walking away.

"Tease" He growled.

"And don't you know it." I threw over my shoulder as Jack shook her head at us.

"Rebekah..." I whined as I draped myself on top of her. "Do not be mad, I said I'm sorry."

She continued to pout and refused to look at me.

"Bekah please don't shut me out." I said wrapping my arms around her.

"Why not you shut me out. I mean really not, as if I wouldn't be interested in how you lot manages to torture a ghost."

"Sorry sorry sorry" I said still holding onto her as she walked around the room.

"Listen, we are starting a new game."

She paused and looked up at me.

"It's more of collecting information as of right now until we know what the next move is."

"What are you up to now?"

I told you everything that happened; I had Tyra track Damon's scent, she found it going into a cave.

"What was in the cave?"

"I don't want any of our scents there, so where just waiting for someone to slip up. And also Stefan there, he's our middle man."

"That means you two will be apart for this game, if you want them to trust him."

I narrowed my eyes. "I know."

I sighed running a hand through my hair. "I know that. But I feel like whatever they found in that cave is important, there for sacrifices must be made. Therefore no sexing Stefan."

She smirked. "I can see why Nik fancy's you."

My head snapped up. "Speaking of Nik, I need to call him, he has a couple of my items."

She raised an eyebrow before handing over her phone. "I'll be at the school." she said before fliting away.

I searched for his number smirking at what she had saved him under. 'Cujo'

"What is it Rebekah?" He snapped.

"Well if this was Rebekah, I have no doubts she would be offended at your tone." I snickered

"Erika love, how are you." His tone changing instantly.

"I'm bored, I miss my favorite-"

"Hybrid?" He said cutting me off.

I scoffed. "No, what I was going to say was toys. You know the one that you took when you decided that it was ok to just leave us here."

"I can't say that I can recall…"

"Really? A redhead female and a brunette male."

"Ah yes, no I remember. They have been quite helpful." He mused.

"Yeah well they better come back to me unharmed and healthy." I said seriously.

He snickered. "Of course love."

"Good." I snipped.

"Any other reason you have to call me darling?" and I swear I could see the smirk on his lips.

I sighed. "No, I guess not."

"Good then I'll let you go…"

"Fine." I said but I still didn't hang up the phone.

"Oh and Erika…" Klaus said.

"What?"

"I miss you too love." He said with a chuckle before hanging up.

I glared at the phone. "Cocky bastard."

We watched Rebekah during her cheer practice cheering her on.

I was slightly surprised to see Elena so boldly walk up to her.

"You…goodie." Bekah's voice ringing with sarcasm.

"I was hoping we could talk." Elena said.

"About what? Stefan? Don't worry I'm off him until he starts treating me better. In fact you should probably take a page out of my book, if I'm being honest." Rebekah smirked.

"Actually I'd rather talk about this." Elena said pulling a picture from her purse.

"Jack." I said because I wasn't a vampire with 20 20 vision.

"Cheshire…" Jack said in return.

The red head smirked before slinking off towards the shadows. Jack's phone started ringing and she instantly put it on speaker.

"It's a picture of a craving of her name." Cheshire said.

"I'm curious why you and Klaus have spent a thousand years running from your father."

"I should get back to the girls. Home comings right around the corner." Rebekah said instead.

"Well then maybe I'll ask Mikael when we wake him." Elena trailed off.

"You're bluffing. You don't know where he is. No one does." Rebekah said falling for Elena's bait.

"So then who's rotting in that old cemetery in Charlotte?" Elena mused out loud.

"If you wake Mikael we are all doomed." Rebekah hissed, her eyes could almost be considered tearful.

"So then tell me."

"Why do you want to know?" Rebekah asked.

"Why don't you want me to wake him?" Elena pressed.

"I need to get back to the girls." Rebekah said tensely.

"Shit…"I hissed before grabbing bekah's phone and dashing away from the bleachers where I could talk without being over heard.

"Rebekah?" Klaus said with caution this time.

"Still not her. Tell me Nik, I want to know all about Mikael." I asked running my other hand throw my hair.

He was silent before he asked. "Why?"

"Because these idiots are trying or have already awaken him, and I'll be damned if I don't know what the hell I'm up against while my friends are here. Tell me about Mikael." I pressed.

He sighed. "I would rather talk in person."

"Where the hell are you? You're far away no doubt."

"You'd be surprised how close I actually am." He said coyly.

"I'm going to get in the car and drive Jack and Tyra will no doubt demand to come along."

He sighed. "Fine that's fine."

I nodded even though he couldn't see me. "Till I see you."

"Till me met."

I closed the phone walking back towards the bleaches to see Jack and Tyra missing.

"Erika!" I heard my name and saw them in the car waiting I smirked. Damn I loved my girls.

"Where's Cheshire." I asked as Tyra pressed her foot on the gas, speeding out of the school like a lunatic.

"I thought it best to her to stay and watch over everything, especially Rebekah."

"Yes, Bekah did seem quite unstable…and what's worse she knows of our little game. Bitch better not betray me."

"Where are we going?" Tyra asked as we crossed the border of Mystic Falls.

"Hold on." I said. I was about to call Klaus when I received a text.

New York.

"Looks like were headed to the big apple" I said with a smile to which they cheered.

"Erika-" Klaus didn't get a change to finish what he was going to say because I tackled him onto the ground before I pounded my fist on his chest.

We were instantly surrounded by a group of people.

"How dare you leave us there how dare you-you prick." I growled, although there wasn't much power behind my hits or my words. He and I both knew it.

Klaus chuckled grabbing my hands before pulling me towards him before shutting me up by kissing me.

I pulled away from him. "Don't think that you kissing me is getting you off the hook-"

He trailed kisses down my throat, licking, nicking and sucking.

I shuddered against him. I turned away from him when I heard growling.

Tyra and a female wolf seemed like they were about to go at it.

I sighed before looking at Klaus. "You better call off your bitch before Tyra kills her."

He raised an eyebrow. "Are you sure, I think Mindy could take her."

"You should you by now Tyra no ordinary wolf, she will kill that girl." I said seriously.

He seemed to consider my warning as the growling became snarling.

I watched as black began to surround Tyra's eyes. "Tyra come on now, where not here to start a fight."

She still hand her on the girl when she responded. "No but when a bitch challenges me-"

"Tyra, we already know who will when this fight." I said walking over towards her. I placed my hands on her arm. "She's a freshly turned hybrid, she's as weak as a new born pup. You and I both know you would mop the floor with that ass."

I heard a growl behind me and turned to glare at the she wolf.

"I suggest you put your fangs away before you lose your life." I snapped and I found myself wondering why did Klaus even sire any of these bitches.

"You're not my alpha." She snapped back glaring at me.

My glare hardened. "Oh...bitches get turned into hybrids and then they forget their places in the world huh?"

"Mindy, you will show Erika respect." I heard Klaus say in warning. With narrowed eyes the girl growled once more before backing off.

"Now, why is it that you wanted to talk about Mikael?" Klaus asked.

"Well-" I stopped when I got a text from Cheshire.

Elena knows about how your favorite blond killed his mother, you my darling have impeccable taste in men…

I looked at him before glancing at his new pack. "Maybe this is a talk we should have in private."

He raised an eyebrow. "Anything you have to ask me you can ask in front of my hybrids."

I shook my head before sighing. "Fine, tell me why you decided to kill you mother and blame your father?"

His eyes widened before they narrowed to slits, he grabbed my arm lifting me into his chest before flitting away.