The Hybrid's Wife

Chapter 9: Before Sunset

MYSTIC FALLS HIGH SCHOOL

[It's morning. Alaric is sitting alone at his desk in his classroom, his feet propped up on the desk. He twirls the white oak stake in his hands and takes his feet off the desk. He leans forward and looks at the stake. He turns to look out the door. He hears Caroline entering the school.]

[Caroline is on the phone with Tyler, she walks through the halls of the school.]

Caroline: What do you mean you're ditching my clean-up committee?

Tyler: [At Klaus' Family Mansion] Klaus called. He's leaving town and wants me to pack up his house.

Caroline: Well, since when does sire bond equal mover slave?

Tyler: Since he realized you're not gonna dump me for him.

Caroline: He's married.

Tyler: [Ignores her statement] And he still thinks I'm sired to him. It's fine, I'll keep up the act and it will all be over soon. I'm late, I gotta go. I love you.

Caroline: I love you too.

[Caroline hangs up. She hears a noise and turns around. Behind her, Alaric rushes past. Caroline turns back around.]

Caroline: Hello?

[Caroline walks into the cafeteria. Ash and Rebekah are alone, cleaning up the mess from the dance.]

Caroline: Where's Matt?

Rebekah: He bailed. Got called into work at the last minute.

Caroline: Are you kidding me? How come Ash is here?

Ash: I thought I'd help out, [turns to Rebekah] I'm still sorry about the whole Esther thing.

Rebekah: It's fine, [turns to Caroline] and you're late. Clean up committee started at eight o'clock.

Caroline: It's like 8:02.

Rebekah: Exactly. I managed to turn up on time and I didn't even get to attend the dance that I organised.

[Ash looks down. Rebekah walks past Caroline and empties out the trash.]

Caroline: I'm sorry about your mom. I know you like, hated her and everything, but still...I'm sorry.

Ash: I'm sorry about your teacher. He seemed like a nice guy.

Caroline: Yeah. He was.

Rebekah: I'm going to get started on the gym.

[Rebekah walks out into the hallway. Alaric comes around the corner and Rebekah stops dead in her tracks.]

Rebekah: You're supposed to be dead.

Alaric: I am!

[Rebekah rushes at Alaric, but Alaric throws her against the locker. He's about to stab her with the white oak stake when Ash and Caroline rush out of the cafeteria. Ash pins Alaric to the locker. Rebekah takes the stake and stabs Alaric with it. Ash, Caroline and Rebekah look at each other as Alaric takes the stake out. When he finally gets it out, he realizes that they are both gone. Outside, Caroline rushes to her car, pulls out her keys, and fumbles with them. Ash is right behind her trying to help. They see Alaric's reflection in her car window and Caroline drops her keys. Alaric snaps Caroline's neck and she falls to the ground. Ash turns round and runs at Alaric but he easily grabs her neck and snaps it. Alaric drags both the unconscious Caroline and Ash back towards the school as his flesh starts to smoke and burn off. Rebekah watches him enter the school her fist clenched.]

KLAUS' MANSION

[Klaus is packing up things around the house while Rebekah talks to him.]