"You don't know me, Niklaus, but I know everything about you," I declared, staring at him steadily. "Born in 990 AD, with five half-brothers and sisters, you sure are old as hell. With a whore mother who gave herself to a werewolf, you were born part werewolf and then turned into a vampire… That's just a little of what I know about you…"
Klaus arched an eyebrow, surprised by my knowledge. "So, you saying all this makes me understand that you don't accept my proposal?" he asked, with a challenging tone.
"Listen, Niklaus, I was just living my life in peace, without hurting anyone," I replied, my voice calm but full of threat. "Even with Tyler Lockwood, I just took some blood and let him go in peace, and I even became friends with him after that. Now, you see me here, kidnapped for over a year, possibly robbed of all my money, my laptop, my apartment, and you think I'm going to let that go? And you still threaten to kill a friend of mine? Do you really want to see what it's like to be hunted for real? I'm not Mikael, I'm going to kill your entire family, and then I'm going to kill you and destroy everything you've done so far in this world. Then, the entire vampire race will be wiped out from planet Earth... Do you really think you can't be killed? Here's a hint: White Oak..."
Klaus was shocked. "You brat! Where did you hear about this? How do you know all this? Who the hell are you?" he asked in disbelief.
"Relax, there is a way for me to 'Forget' all of this. I'm just asking for what is rightfully mine," I replied with a cold smile. "You're going to give me 500 million dollars so I can leave all of this behind and be at peace. Do that and I'll never show up in front of you again to mess up your plans or anything like that. I'll leave Mystic Falls forever and you can do whatever you want. How about that? It's a good deal, don't you think?"
Klaus hesitated for a moment, but then a Machiavellian grin spread across his face. "You brat... Hehehe... I like that. Okay then. Only 500 million for all of this. However..." he paused, "you will give me your blood. At least 5 bags of blood..."
"Thoughts: $500 million for 5 bags of blood..." I thought, considering the proposal. "Okay, then add another $200 million. I'll accept."
"Damn it, boy..." Klaus muttered, surprised by my audacity. "Alright, deal done. Let him go, Lucy."
"!!! Are you sure, Klaus?" Lucy asked hesitantly.
"Yes, let him go. I don't want to keep my friend waiting here any longer," Klaus replied, with a fake smile. "Thoughts: If this boy came after me, whether in my original body or another, I wouldn't survive. I don't know how a monster like this got to me. But Katherine will pay for all of this..."
I took a piece of paper, wrote my bank account details on it and handed it to Klaus.
"Okay, give me your cell phone number. When I'm done with my business here, I'll come to you to get the blood...", Klaus said, as he took the paper.
"I see. If you'll allow me now..." I said, heading for the exit.
As soon as I left the apartment, I went straight to the Salvatore mansion.
"Riiing, riiing, riiing", I rang the bell.
"Coming soon...", Elena answered the door.
"Elena, it's been a while..." I said, surprised to see her.
"!!!!! CLARK! WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU? YOU DISAPPEARED! EVERYONE WAS LOOKING FOR YOU EVERYWHERE... YOU JUST DISAPPEARED...", Elena exclaimed, shocked and relieved to see me.
"Elena!" Damon called. "Who is it?"
"Damon, this is Clark, a friend of ours who just disappeared during a party over a year ago..." Elena explained.
"Actually, I didn't disappear, Elena. I was kidnapped, by a copy of you...", I revealed.
"!!!! WHAT? A COPY OF ME?!!!...KATHERINE! GRRRRR", Elena growled angrily.
"Wait, why exactly would Katherine, of all people, kidnap you?" Damon asked, confused.
"So, Damon, I'm a little special. Katherine kidnapped me to give me to Klaus, as a body for him to use...", I explained.
"You were kidnapped to be raped by Klaus? What the hell is this guy...", Damon muttered, incredulous.
"No, man, it's not that. I'm a werewolf...", I revealed.
"!!! WHAT? Why would Klaus kidnap a werewolf?", Damon questioned, even more confused.
"So, man, I'm not here to tell my story. I'm here for Stefan..." I said, changing the subject.
"!! You know Stefan, Clark? But how? When he arrived in Mystic Falls, you had already disappeared...", Elena asked, surprised.
"It's a long story. I'll let him tell you. I just need his help, or yours, Damon...", I replied evasively.
"What exactly do you want?" Damon asked.
"I need your help to graduate from school. Basically that. Since I don't have the power of hypnosis, I'm already tired of studying and I'm definitely not going to repeat more than one year of school...", I explained.
"Damon, help him, please..." Elena begged.
"Okay, I'll do it for you, Elena," Damon agreed, sighing.
"Great!" Elena exclaimed happily.
"Thank you, Elena. You really are a good friend," I said.
"!!! I need to tell Caroline this!" Elena exclaimed excitedly. "Out of all of us, she was the one who suffered the most with your disappearance. She even went into depression for a while. It was hard to see her like that, Caroline happy like that. We always asked her why she felt that way... Only after a long time did she tell us what happened between the two of you and that she was in love with you, but you already had someone you loved..."
"Caroline... 😄😄 She really is a golden girl...", I said, with a smile.
"Yes, she is... I'll call her..." Elena said, taking out her cell phone. "Plin, plin, Caroline..."
In less than three minutes, Caroline arrived.
"Clark! Sniff, sniff, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?... AHH, SNIF, SNIF...", she cried, hugging me tightly.
After opening up about me, Caroline told me everything that had happened to her while I was away.
"Who turned you into a vampire?" I asked, curious.
"!!! How do you know I'm a vampire?" she asked, surprised.
So I told her everything that had happened to me.
"Grrrrrrrr, damn it, Katherine! I'm going to end that bitch's life, you can be sure of that...", Caroline growled angrily.
"Damon, you don't have to do what I asked you anymore..." I said, turning to him. "I'll ask Caroline here, she'll definitely help me."
"What do you need, Clark? I'll do anything..." Caroline offered with a smile.
"Hahaha, you're still the same Caroline. Only now you're prettier than before," I complimented.
"~~~~ You idiot, of course! But I have a boyfriend now, so your chance is gone. 😜😜", she replied jokingly.
"HAHAHAHA..."
About four hours later, I had my high school diploma in hand. Almost everyone knew about my "return." I talked to everyone who was concerned.
My bike was stored at Caroline's house, as were all my other things. She kept everything for when I got back...
As promised, Klaus deposited $700 million into my bank account. Now I had $737 million and $400 thousand...
"I'm 16, almost 17 years old...", I thought, with a pang in my heart. "Shit... My heart is hurting... I didn't think I would miss someone this much..."
I looked up. "Tory, I want to know how she is. She's still on my mind, even after all this time... I understand how Damon feels now, he who suffered for centuries because of Katherina..."
Two days later...
"There you go," I thought as I said goodbye to Mystic Falls. I got on my bike and said goodbye to everyone, saying that I was heading home as I was very late...
"That was my life in Mystic Falls for a while. Now I'm on the road and heading to Los Angeles, Reseda..."