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Chapter 06<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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[The Abattoir, French Quarter, New Orleans. February 21st, 2020. 8:32 am]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everyone was still asleep; after they had returned from getting the girls back, their guests were relieved and after some debriefing, everyone retreated to their rooms to sleep. No matter how much Klaus insisted on taking Nina for the night, Bella refused. Yes, it was their wedding night, but she didn\u2019t care. Nina wasn\u2019t going anywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She had changed into something more comfortable than her wedding dress, but she\u2019d been awake all night, drinking coffee while watching over Nina, who was sleeping in Kol\u2019s arms. She was still pissed off, and she knew they couldn\u2019t really do anything about Davina and her power kick seeing as Davina was the regent, but they were sure going to try. Things could go very badly if she couldn\u2019t even control her witches or at least gain the respect that she required as a regent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sighing, she decided to get some breakfast for her family and quietly put on some shoes before leaving the room, the sun blinding her as she stepped out into the courtyard. Letting out a groan that sounded pretty much like a zombie\u2019s moan, she made her way to the kitchens and started to prepare breakfast. On the other hand, when she opened the fridge, she noticed that there was still a significant amount of cake left, she thought that would be the best breakfast ever. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella triumphantly returned to the room with the cake and some tea and noticed that Nina was no longer in bed. \u201cNina? Where are you?\u201d She asked as she set their breakfast down on the table and grew worried when Nina didn\u2019t respond. \u201cNina?\u201d She walked into the bathroom but found it empty, and she felt how panic started to rise in her chest. \u201cNina!\u201d She walked back into the room and saw her baby girl digging into the cake with her hands. \u201cWhere were you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBed,\u201d Nina giggled as she grabbed a handful of cake and brought it to her mouth. \u201cNo worries.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, I did, don\u2019t hide from mommy again, okay? Unless we\u2019re playing a game, we both agreed to play.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOkay.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol snorted as he sat up. \u201cI can confirm that she\u2019s been in bed with me the entire time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella eyed her husband suspiciously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBella, she stepped on my — well, let\u2019s just say she wanted to sabotage our efforts to make future siblings,\u201d he said laughing. \u201cShe made herself invisible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not funny,\u201d Bella said as tears were streaming down her face. \u201cWe nearly lost her last night and then she was gone and I just\u2026 I don\u2019t want to be here anymore, Kol. I want us to go.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCome here,\u201d he gently said as he pulled her onto the bed and into his arms. \u201cNo one is going to go after our little girl ever again,\u201d he started to caress her back. \u201cHave you slept at all?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella shook her head as she clung on to him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re going to sleep. I\u2019ll take Nina to the zoo with your parents. Maybe Klaus will come with with Hope, and you\u2019re going to rest.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe\u2019ll be safe, I promise,\u201d he laid down on the bed with her and ran his hand through her hair. \u201cGo to sleep.\u201d Kol held her until he was sure that she was asleep and sighed as he looked at his toddler, now covered in wedding cake. \u201cDon\u2019t you look tasty.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWant?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDon\u2019t come on the bed, let mommy sleep,\u201d he managed to get his arm away from Bella and quietly got off the bed before running over to Nina. He lifted her up and licked her cheek to get some cake off of it. \u201cHmm\u2026\u201d he hummed as he walked with her towards the bathroom to rinse her off. \u201cLet\u2019s try not to turn invisible again, huh?\u201d he asked his daughter. \u201cWe\u2019d like to keep our eyes on you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFun!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh yeah, it\u2019s a lot of fun,\u201d he grinned. \u201cI used to do that all the time after finding the spell in my mother\u2019s grimoire but you, missy, are doing it all by yourself. And that\u2019s quite scary.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNot,\u201d Nina blew bubbles as she stood under the spray of water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHow about you\u2019re allowed to turn invisible when either daddy or mommy says so?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nina huffed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re too smart for your sake, you know that?\u201d He laughed as he grabbed a washcloth and started to clean her up. He understood how Bella was feeling though; if he hadn\u2019t been so exhausted from their wedding day, he would have stayed up all night too. Afraid that someone would come in and take his daughter away, right under their noses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maybe it was better for them if they left New Orleans, skip his brother\u2019s planned celebrations and Mardi Gras and be free again. Do whatever they wanted to do and not stay in one place. He realized that a lot of people would be unhappy about this, but his family came first. Niklaus still had Elijah and Rebekah and Kol wasn\u2019t too worried about him. Yeah, when Bella would wake up again, he was going to talk to her about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Accessing current feeds]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[The Abattoir, French Quarter, New Orleans. January 25th, 2311. 2:03 pm] <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella woke up to the smell of a lot of the foods she had missed and some decent coffee and smiled at Kol, who was setting the tray on the bed. \u201cOh, that smells good.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI found a chef who still cooks with ordinary ingredients and with the knowledge of old fashioned food. I just had to compel him because I was missing pastries,\u201d he grinned as he crawled onto the bed and handed Bella an eclair once she sat up. \u201cHe\u2019s been cooking up a storm since 8 am.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHave you slept?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOf course,\u201d he replied as he took a bite off his pastry. \u201cNik and Sameen are out right now to compel a few workers to clean up the mess in this place and get it back up to our standards. They\u2019re also instructing the vampires to start cleaning up the French Quarter from the wolves. There aren\u2019t a lot of them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnything I can do?\u201d She moved a little and then hissed; she had forgotten about her ankle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYep, but that can wait,\u201d he smiled at her. \u201cYou just take your time and get your strength back. We\u2019re also bringing in a doctor today to look at your ankle.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt sucks that I can\u2019t handle vampire blood,\u201d she said with a pout, not really fancying to walk around with a cast until she\u2019d die again. Now that the adrenaline was out of her system, she could feel how tired her body was after the previous night\u2019s excitement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll figure it out,\u201d he kissed the top of her head. \u201cBut until then, let\u2019s stuff our faces with good food and good coffee.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She finished her eclair and then reached for a Po-boy. \u201cWhat\u2019s the damage? Did they ruin a lot of things in the last fifty years?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNah. Purely cosmetic. Most furniture can be replaced.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo in what room are we?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur old one, of course. Nik wouldn\u2019t have it any other way. When you passed out again last night, we moved stuff into this room to make it roomy for you. The best bed we could find in here and stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAw,\u201d she smiled as she took another bite of her sandwich. \u201cMy boys, looking out for me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlways and Forever, Cuddles, you know that,\u201d he smiled at her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[The Abattoir, French Quarter, New Orleans. January 25th, 2311. 8:28 pm] <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella grumbled as she sat in one of the chairs in the courtyard with her leg resting on the small table. The doctor had been compelled to come to their home and fix her up, and she hated it that her leg was now in a cast. She was staring in the face of Rebekah, who was standing at the entrance to the courtyard and was tired of hearing her beg to come inside. \u201cCould you please shut up, Rebekah? I\u2019m trying to get this home fortified with some spells and I need my concentration.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, come on, Bella, I thought we were friends! We\u2019re family! Let me in!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo,\u201d she said quietly. \u201cYou know what you\u2019ve done.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHonestly, I\u2019m sorry I called you a whore and that Elijah referred to you as one, but you\u2019re not in your own bloody body, are you? It\u2019s an easy mistake.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI should be angry about that, but I\u2019m not.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rebekah let out a frustrated sound as she stomped off like a petulant, spoiled brat, causing Bella to laugh as she continued with her spell fortifications. As it was right now, only humans could enter the building, and that gave her a good feeling. No unexpected witches, werewolves or even vampires could come in and take back what wasn\u2019t rightfully theirs. A real fortress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEventually you will have to let her in, love,\u201d Klaus\u2019 voice sounded from behind her before he moved into her field of vision and sat down next to her. \u201cShe is family.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe is your sister. She\u2019s the reason you\u2019ve been kicked out of New Orleans because your sister and your brother didn\u2019t come and pay you visits or stayed with you after I was gone,\u201d she said angrily. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI had Sameen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes, and while she\u2019s a capable woman, not even she could prevent you from doing stupid things like\u2026 I don\u2019t know, getting kicked out of New Orleans. Or better yet, resurrect your brother when we explicitly told you not to!\u201d She looked at Klaus and narrowed her eyes at him. \u201cYou fucker, I\u2019m still not happy about that either!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWould you feel better to know that if we hadn\u2019t been kicked out in the first place, that we would have found a way back for you as well?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo! Because dead is dead!\u201d She shot at him and sighed as she leaned back in her chair. \u201cBut it\u2019s very sweet of you to miss us that much, Klaus, and now that I\u2019m back, I will do everything I can to make sure I\u2019m sticking around.\u201d Bella couldn\u2019t stay angry at him for long, it was the look on his face that made her heart melt for all the wrong reasons. He was like this little puppy that needed to be loved and given attention to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, he could also be the devil beast from hell, but he\u2019d have a good reason to do so. Such as, taking back the Quarter from the werewolves, cleaning up New Orleans by killing some werewolves. It would be a family effort for the Mikaelsons while she\u2019d focus on the witches because that still needed to be done as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI know you\u2019re busy,\u201d she said as she looked at him. \u201cBut can you get our books?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re in no shape to do magic, Bella.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUhm, yeah, I am. I\u2019ve turned this place into a fortress. The only downside would be if you want to have supernatural friends over, I\u2019d have to invite them in.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus groaned as he ran a hand through his hair. \u201cIt\u2019s like asking mummy for permission if I can play with my friends!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDoes that mean you want to have someone over, darling?\u201d she smiled at him and batted her eyelashes at him. \u201cYou know I never approved of your friends, sweetheart, you\u2019ll have to find some new ones that I like.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOr I could just kill you right now and make this place accessible again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAh, yes, but you know that the moment you do that, you\u2019ll get kicked out again by the Bennett witches that are left.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus grumbled as he crossed his arms over his chest. \u201cAt least invite Bekah and Elijah in.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPlease?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo. Give me the books and I might reconsider your request.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou drive a hard bargain, little Swan,\u201d he smiled at her and nodded. \u201cVery well. Allow me to take you to your room and I shall bring you your books that you can peruse from the comforts of your new bed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou got me a new bed?\u201d She smiled widely. \u201cWhen did that happen?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen you were too busy yelling at the good doctor who was setting your ankle up in the study,\u201d he lifted her up from her seat and carried her towards the room. \u201cSee, that\u2019s the perk of being a vampire, we can do things fast and compel our way if we have to.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUhuh,\u201d she smiled as she pushed open the door of the room she shared with Kol and smirked. \u201cKlaus, I know I\u2019ve been dead for many years, but even I can tell that that bed was expensive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNonsense,\u201d he said as he gently put her down on the bed. \u201cAllow me to indulge you now that I can, alright? I shall get you your books, and once Kol comes back from having some fun with some wolves, he can get you something to drink.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was funny how she had accepted the fact that Kol had to go out and feed. No doubt he was also having fun trying to mutilate as many people as possible or at least fuck with their heads. She had only requested that for the time being, Kol and Klaus wouldn\u2019t go off on their own, together. Both men had a hand in forgetting the time when they were having too much fun, and she didn\u2019t want to worry. Or fear for human casualties, but right now there were too many wolves in New Orleans, and that meant a lot of snacks. She didn\u2019t have to worry that much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She nodded at Klaus as she made herself comfortable on the beautiful four-poster bed made out of wood, making her wonder where on Earth he could have gotten this bed from. It was super comfortable and certainly much better than the bed she had slept on in Mystic Falls. It wasn’t strange to her that Klaus liked to spoil her with things, but she figured that he upped himself because he felt guilty that he hadn’t managed to bring her back as he had done with Kol. If he had, things would have been incredibly different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was also a reason she didn’t want to let Rebekah and Elijah in. They had been celebrating their freedom for centuries, why all of a sudden would they want to stay? Maybe she wasn’t ever going to invite them back in; they’d be able to if Bella died again anyway. She was blunt about it because that’s what it looked like, that she was going to die again unless they’d find a willing host body she could use. Willing was the keyword and clean was the other. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They’d certainly have to find someone from outside New Orleans in case the witches had put something in the water. It had to be someone of Kol’s choosing too. She wouldn’t want him to look at someone who was visibly not his taste for the rest of eternity even though the inside of the package would still be her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sighing, she looked around on the bed and widely smiled when she saw that the blankets were electrical. Looking for the little device that controlled it, she came up for a loss, pouting as she crawled underneath them, she had to wait for Klaus to tell her how to make it work. Maybe it would be so hot that it would start to warm her bones. Her cold bones had been a constant companion since she returned. She didn\u2019t want to make a big fuss out of it other than having blankets around her for the most part, but it was highly annoying. The feeling had only intensified when she arrived back in New Orleans to drop the barrier. The witches were manipulating her with something, and she was going to find out what.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maybe she would pay a visit to the Mikaelson witches in Algiers tomorrow, with Kol and Klaus. Klaus could suss out the liars, and the rest of them could stay at the compound. Or maybe not. Maybe it was safer if the witches stayed put but under the protection of some vampires. Yes. That was a better, more reliable idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Marcel\u2019s old apartment across the river, Algiers, New Orleans. January 26th, 2311. 2:34 pm] <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAre you sure this is a good idea?\u201d Kol asked as he carried her up the stairs. \u201cThey\u2019re family of the ones responsible for kicking us out of New Orleans in the first place.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDon\u2019t worry, they won\u2019t hurt you,\u201d she smiled at him as she kissed his cheek while she held onto him with her arms around his neck. \u201cShield has already been raised and been protecting us since we left our home.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAre you good with that?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a minor spell; I’m all right,\u201d she smiled bravely and slid open the door. \u201cWow, you lot really don\u2019t go anywhere at all, do you?\u201d Bella remarked as she saw the same witches she met only a few weeks ago.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou came back!\u201d Malin smiled widely, getting to her feet but making no attempt to hug Bella whatsoever. Which was good. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI told you I would,\u201d Bella said as Kol set her down in a chair. \u201cThis is my husband, Kol. Hurt him and you\u2019re dead. Either by his hand or mine, do you understand?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The young witches had gasped in awe before all were nodding their heads. Bella slowly nodded as she looked at the witches. \u201cMalin, was it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes, ma\u2019am.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And hey, they learned some respect too. \u201cI choose you to be the spokesperson. If anyone else wishes to add something to what Malin\u2019s saying, raise your hand. I do not want to be confused,\u201d Bella spoke calmly, almost as if she was a school teacher. When all the witches nodded, she spoke again. \u201cNow what is the exact problem you\u2019re facing and where is Mandy?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Malin seemed to be a little uneasy about that question regarding Bella\u2019s favorite witch. \u201cWe haven\u2019t seen her in a couple of days but can I ask, what happened to you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, broken ankle, I tripped,\u201d Bella shrugged. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut your husband is a vampire, surely his blood—\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBeen there, done that\u2026 didn\u2019t work. Don\u2019t worry about it. Why did you bring me back?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Malin sighed as she sat down again. \u201cMy mother is the current regent,\u201d she started as she rubbed her eyes. \u201cEver since she\u2019s taken over from our grandfather, she\u2019s been a little off. We suspect it has to do with the influence of the Bennett witches who came to town after our great-grandfather made sure no vampires were able to enter New Orleans unless they were spelled with a very specific spell. We used that spell on your friend Sam Shaw, but lifted it as soon as it became apparent that she wouldn\u2019t be returning.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe has,\u201d Bella smiled knowingly and nodded towards Kol. \u201cDidn\u2019t need a spell for him to enter either.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe noticed you\u2019ve dropped the barrier, but was that a good thing?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI already told you that it\u2019s a step in the right direction on my previous visit. Tell me more about your mother and the Bennett witches,\u201d Bella dismissively waved her hand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe witches are actually in league with the werewolves; this is how they\u2019ve managed to take over most of New Orleans. They have been given free reign and even werewolves from other places came to settle here. They know they have no right to be a regent as they don\u2019t have any ancestors buried in the cemetery, but they do know how to control a person.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This peaked her interest. \u201cHow so?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Bennett\u2019s do more of the dark magic variety; they are careless with respecting boundaries that nature has given them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella looked over her shoulder as she heard Kol snort. \u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSounds about right, about those Bennett witches. I mean, back in the day I knew one, and she was a pain in the ass, not seeing the danger in learning Expression, for example.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBonnie?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYep.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut she seemed so\u2026 I don\u2019t know\u2026 mellow?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHardly,\u201d Kol huffed. \u201cThat\u2019s what she wanted you to believe so you\u2019d become her friend.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella snorted before turning her attention back to Malin. \u201cThey\u2019re in your mother\u2019s mind?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt looks like it, yes. We\u2019ve had good Regents for generations, abiding the rules and teaching us that yes, magic should be fun and respected. My mother\u2026 she\u2019s\u2026 I don\u2019t know; it\u2019s just different. Her inner court is filled with Bennett witches. They\u2019re doing spells for God knows what and they\u2019ve even turned to sacrificial magic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both Bella and Kol sucked in a breath. That wasn\u2019t good. \u201cAnd she reinstated the Harvest if I remember correctly?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Malin nodded. \u201cBut to our knowledge, she hasn\u2019t requested it to be restored by the Ancestors so if the Harvest goes ahead, we will lose all our power as punishment for crimes against our own.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen\u2019s the Harvest supposed to happen?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMarch 21st, during the Equinox.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell then, plenty of time to talk some sense into your mother,\u201d Bella smiled at her. She and Kol had decided to play stupid when it came to the poison in her body, just to see how the witches would react. If they\u2019d be upfront about it, then their penalty would be mild. \u201cWhat\u2019s her name?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEsther.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDarling, naming anyone after either my wife or my mother is asking for trouble,\u201d Kol remarked with a grin on his face. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNames don\u2019t hold power,\u201d Malin huffed as she crossed her arms over her chest. \u201cAnd did I mention they\u2019re in league with the werewolves?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes, yes you did, and they\u2019re being taken care of. You resurrected me to help you deal with your witch problems, and that\u2019s what I will do now that I\u2019ve brought the vampires back to New Orleans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Derek, one of the young witches, muttered something to his friend, something Bella couldn\u2019t hear, but seeing how Kol shifted his stance, it couldn\u2019t be good and her husband had heard it. When he continued to hear what he didn\u2019t want to hear, he made his way over to Derek and snapped his neck, causing the witches to gasp as the body dropped to the floor. \u201cI\u2019m done,\u201d Kol sneered as he waved his hand dismissively. \u201cMy wife has too much patience, and you\u2019re lucky that she didn\u2019t hear what that boy just said, but I did. So, either come clean now, because we know what you\u2019ve done to her, or someone else dies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBella, please, you can\u2019t let him do this,\u201d Vanja begged as she looked at her. \u201cKilling someone won\u2019t solve anything!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI believe my wife said that if you wanted to speak up, you had to raise your hand, darling,\u201d Kol said as he slowly walked towards Vanja. \u201cYour sister is the one with the voice, not you.\u201d He cocked his head as he licked his lips. \u201cLook at that pretty little neck.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBella, please, call him off,\u201d Malin stammered. \u201cDon\u2019t let him kill my sister.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella huffed. \u201cYou\u2019re a witch. You can stop him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe\u2019s an Original!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo? You may not be able to kill him, but you can slow him down or throw him across the room but somehow I think that will only make things worse,\u201d she said simply and looked at Kol, who had his eyes fixed on her while standing behind Vanja. \u201cAnswer him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCall him off, first.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe\u2019s not my attack dog. In fact, had it been up to me, you would all be dead by now and not just by his hands,\u201d Bella sneered. \u201cYou\u2019re lucky I am incapacitated right now and can\u2019t walk to you and smack the living shit out of you. Talk.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Malin sighed and reluctantly nodded. \u201cBecause Mandy found you in an obscure, written book, we were a little bit hesitant in resurrecting you. You see, we have no knowledge of you. Well, we know that you and Kol are our ancestors and that he was a powerful witch, but there wasn\u2019t anything known about you. And we got scared when Mandy came with the information that you weren\u2019t just a regular human but in fact, just as powerful as Kol, if not more powerful due to your family magic,\u201d Malin carefully eyed her twin sister, who looked absolutely terrified with the tall Original vampire looming over her. \u201cThen we questioned your alignment. Everyone knows of the Original family and how terrifying they are, what kind of monsters they are.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAw, they think you\u2019re a monster like us, how cute!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe realized you were very powerful and Mandy was afraid that we couldn\u2019t simply have you walk around unchecked. That was after she fried the chip in Daisy\u2019s brain while we were already in the process of preparing her for you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou could just have not done it,\u201d Bella huffed. \u201cIf you thought I was that dangerous, why go ahead in the first place?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBecause we need your power to deal with mom and the Bennett witches!\u201d Vanja spoke up again, causing Kol to take another step closer to her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe needed a way to make sure your stay here wasn\u2019t permanent so\u2026 Daisy offered to make a poison, and it would give you a couple of days\u2026\u201d Malin said as she anxiously watched her sister. \u201cYou\u2019ve already surprised us by living this long; you probably won\u2019t last longer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCan I just have a taste?\u201d Kol asked Bella, who shrugged for an answer as Kol sunk his teeth into Vanja, causing the girl to scream out in pain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPlease, please stop!\u201d Malin begged as the other witches finally scattered, afraid that the vampire would go after them next. \u201cSurely, you understand! No one is supposed to have that much power, or at least the power that equals that of the regent!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKol and I were regents,\u201d Bella said as she nudged Kol with her magic, telling him to stop feeding on the girl. They were going to get their revenge eventually. \u201cBut we never abused our power, in fact, even before we were regents, we handled ourselves with care. The reason I don\u2019t show up in your heads as a witch is because Kol\u2019s brother Klaus, wanted to protect me. He probably wanted to protect himself too, because I\u2019m not afraid of him and will kick his ass. Someone could resurrect me and brainwash me to go after him. So I understand you willing to control me. That you wanted to poison me to limit my time here. No matter how unfair it seems to me and my husband and my family, I can understand.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Malin let out a sigh of relief as she nodded. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat else have you done to me?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNothing, I swear, why?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella sighed as she ran her hand through her hair. \u201cIf we find out that you have done something else to me, you\u2019ll be sorry. I have my ways in finding out. Kol and I will be paying the regent a visit and see what the damage is, I\u2019ll do my best to work swiftly for you so that the casualties will stay at a minimum. I\u2019m sorry you lost your friend Derek.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat are we going to tell his parents?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe truth,\u201d Bella simply said as Kol lifted her up again. \u201cLet them know that the Originals are back in town, and they\u2019re not going to leave again. We\u2019ll be in touch.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPleasure in meeting you all,\u201d Kol said with a grin before he started to exit the loft with Bella and headed back home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Giza, Egypt. October 11th, 2020. 8:37 am]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

They had done things the right way around, this time. When Bella found out she was pregnant, she told Kol, and they both skyped everyone who wanted to know to give them the good news, much to Rene\u00e9 and Charlie\u2019s happiness. But also, no, they weren\u2019t going to come back to the States for the birth. If they wanted to be present when the baby was born, they had to come to them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So here they all were, in a hotel overlooking the pyramids, the day after Bella had given birth to their second daughter, Sophie. They had flown in Paula who had helped them with the birth of Nina, and had now helped with Sophie as well, Paula was a blessing and Bella loved her to pieces. Rene\u00e9 and Phil were in an adjoined room with theirs and Charlie was down the hall. Klaus occupied the room on the other side of Kol and Bella\u2019s room with Hope. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was Hope\u2019s first real trip out of the United States, and she had the right age to become interested in things. The Pyramids and the Sphinx had sent her brain into overdrive, and that was the cutest thing ever. Even Nina had gotten excited about it when she finally saw the pyramids a couple of weeks ago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella groaned when Nina woke them up; she had been sleeping in bed with her and Kol as Sophie was in a crib next to the bed. Nina was doing her best to be as obnoxious as possible. Cute, but obnoxious. Bella already feared that Nina would be jealous, that she\u2019d lose interest in the baby as her new sibling would need more attention, but she and Kol were determined not to let that happen. Hence why Nina was in bed with them. Mommy and Daddy felt guilty for the new baby, and the two-year-old was waking the both of them up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUgh,\u201d Bella said as she pulled the pillow over her head. She felt like she had only recently pushed out a baby, every muscle in her body ached. Nina in bed certainly hadn\u2019t been the brightest ideas she and Kol had ever had. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMorning, mummy,\u201d Nina giggled as she poked Bella\u2019s side with her index finger. \u201cCan I toast?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAsk your dad,\u201d Bella muttered, keeping the pillow firmly in place. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDaddy,\u201d Nina said as she crawled on top of him, kneeing him in the groin. \u201cWake up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am awake, little Bit,\u201d Kol replied as he sat up and gently threw her on the other end of the bed where his feet were. \u201cLeave your mum alone, okay? She\u2019s very tired. I\u2019m going to the bathroom, and then we\u2019ll get you some breakfast. Maybe we can go to the pyramids today, and you can tell Hope all about it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah!\u201d Nina said, hopping off the bed and running into the bathroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, I said that I would go to the—\u201d Kol sighed as he fell back on the bed. \u201cAre you sure she\u2019s mine, Cuddles?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShut up,\u201d she said as she lifted the pillow off her head. \u201cMorning,\u201d she smiled at him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMorning, Cuddles,\u201d he softly kissed her. \u201cI\u2019ll have her out of your hair today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAsk Klaus to take her,\u201d she groaned as she pulled him back for another kiss. \u201cI want you to stay with me and Sophie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOkay, whatever you want,\u201d he smiled at her before he kissed her again. Kol left the bed and went to the bathroom to see what his daughter was up to, she was quiet. Too quiet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[The Abattoir, French Quarter, New Orleans. May 4th, 2023. 12:34 pm]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t see why you two are in such a rush to move out,\u201d Klaus said as they were having lunch in the courtyard with the entire family, minus Rebekah and Elijah who had left six months ago. It was only because they had left that Kol and Bella had returned with their brood, and Klaus loved it. Little Nina was turning five years old this year, and it would be nice for Hope to have another girl around, despite the age difference. Sophie reminded him too much of Kol when he was little; she was two now, or as she\u2019d say \u201ctwo and a half!\u201d, And she was the ultimate prankster, even at her age. Nina had mellowed out somewhat as she had gotten older, taking after her mother. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He didn\u2019t want them to move out. There was plenty of room at the compound and always good food, why did they want to move out?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs much as we love you,\u201d Bella said as she smiled at him. \u201cWe have a family to take care of. It\u2019s not particularly safe here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOf course it is!\u201d Klaus huffed. \u201cDon\u2019t be ridiculous. This house the safest place in New Orleans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYesterday we had to dodge the body of a vampire you had just killed and discarded from the balcony. It nearly dropped on the children. They\u2019re kids, Klaus. I don\u2019t want to see them that kind of stuff just yet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey\u2019re Mikaelsons; they have to get used to it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah, see, I don\u2019t want that just yet. They\u2019re children, Klaus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey\u2019re supernatural children, Isabella,\u201d he countered as he took a sip of his tea. \u201cThey\u2019ll have to get used to it, eventually.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNow is not that time,\u201d she said in a low voice as she put some bread on Sophie\u2019s plate. \u201cWe\u2019ll only be moving down the street to an apartment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes, you acquired a lot. That still means you\u2019ll be here for a couple more months,\u201d he said with a smirk on his face. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes. So, no more bodies. Or blood,\u201d Bella pointed at him with her knife. \u201cPromise me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI promise, little Swan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[The Abattoir, French Quarter, New Orleans. June 21st, 2023. 3:21 pm]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m dead,\u201d Kol laughed as he scrambled to his feet and flopped into a chair to watch his wife play with their children in the courtyard. He had been going back and forth between the compound and his new home a couple of times today to see if the workers truly were working and to slightly escape the craziness that his girls brought him. Of course, upon his latest return, he was roped into playing a game with the girls, and it ended up turning into him being a human jungle Jim. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thankfully, Bella managed to distract the girls with the promise of an ice cream while they played another game before actually getting one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a beautiful thing, love,\u201d Klaus said as he sat down next to his brother, feeling somewhat morose after receiving a message that someone he deeply cared about was in danger. She wasn’t in enough danger for him to go and save the day. \u201cThe way that you and Bella are together, I am so happy for you, brother.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol looked over to his brother and raised an eyebrow. \u201cYou should find yourself a woman instead of visiting the nearest brothel on a weekly basis, brother, you\u2019ll find what you\u2019re lacking.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t lack anything,\u201d he replied as he narrowed his eyes on his sibling. \u201cYou, Hope, Isabella and your children are enough.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUhuh, try fool someone else,\u201d Kol smirked. \u201cI know you, remember? We\u2019re alike, you and I.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNot so much anymore, you got tamed, brother.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHardly,\u201d he huffed in return. \u201cYou should have seen the things we got up to, I managed to persuade her into a threesome when we were in Amsterdam. With another girl.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus blinked at that. The possibilities were endless with that knowledge, at least for his brother. \u201cI never thought of Bella as the experimental one.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA foursome is next on the cards. With another girl.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNah, too messy, mate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He thought for a second and then smirked. \u201cYeah, maybe. It was easier when I was a vampire though.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJust say the word and I\u2019ll bite you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, I like being human, thank you very much,\u201d he snorted and shook his head. \u201cIf you\u2019re that lonely, Nik, why don\u2019t you have us turn the wolves back to normal so you can have your way with Hayley?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe\u2019s married, and no. She\u2019s\u2026 no,\u201d Klaus mused at the thought. \u201cAlthough they\u2019d all be rather easier to kill.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKilling the mother of your child. Classy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWould make things a lot easier, maybe even have Hope not resent me later on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t care about being resented, Nik. Stop the bullshit. Have Caroline become your mate, you liked her, didn\u2019t you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJailbait, much?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThen what the hell was that in Mystic Falls then?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat was not love. It was lust. I do hope you know the difference by now brother or I fear for your manhood when your wife finds out that you only lust after her,\u201d he said with a playful smile on his face. \u201cShe\u2019ll rip off your balls and feed them to you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSounds like you know what you\u2019re talking about,\u201d Kol pointed out. \u201cAm I missing something here?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus took a sip of his drink as he smiled, but kept quiet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere is! Niklaus, you old dog! Who is she? Why isn\u2019t she here?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s complicated,\u201d he replied with a small smile. \u201cWe met in 2007 and I turned her seven years later after she was seriously injured at her job. I always said I wouldn\u2019t intervene in her life or even attempt to rescue her, but I couldn\u2019t help myself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe must be something then.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh yes,\u201d his smile grew wider. \u201cUnfortunately, she\u2019s not ready to leave her old life yet. I\u2019ll wait for as long as I must.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s her name?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSameen. You\u2019d adore her, brother. She\u2019s a feisty spirit, and she\u2019s not particularly fond of Elijah and Rebekah after the stories I\u2019ve shared with her.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cReally? Wow, and Elijah is supposed to be the good brother. Well done, you found yourself a girl with a brain!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKol,\u201d Klaus growled out a warning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDon\u2019t tell anyone what I\u2019ve just shared with you. Elijah might seek her out and use her against me. Rebekah definitely would. Bella\u2026 well, she might seek her out to drag her to New Orleans because she wants me to be happy even if it means that Sameen would not be.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYour secret is safe with me, older brother,\u201d he smiled at him, happy that unlike appearances, his brother did have someone special for himself. And that was good. It made life so much better to know that his brother had someone. It only sucked that she wasn\u2019t currently at his side. \u201cAny idea when she\u2019ll be ready for you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo idea. Knowing Sameen, she\u2019d have me wait for a century,\u201d he said with a slight chuckle. \u201cSimply because she can.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA stubborn one. I like it!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Accessing current feeds]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[The Abattoir, French Quarter, New Orleans. January 27th, 2311. 11:04 am] <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It seemed like the witches had been right; Bella had started to feel worse during the night with cold chills and vomiting a lot. Luckily, Kol had been out to vent his anger on some werewolves instead of furniture, so she didn\u2019t have to feel particularly bad for him to have to watch her. She was happy though that Sam had followed him out so that Kol wasn\u2019t alone and uncontrolled. Like Klaus, Kol could take things too far. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sound of him laughing had woken her up early that morning after having had just a couple of hours of sleep. Kol was telling her about his fun night out with Sam, going after Hope\u2019s mother, Hayley, and chasing her all over New Orleans while pulling her tail or throwing her far far away as a sport. When Bella questioned their actions, an even bigger smile appeared on his face and told him the stories that Sam had told him about Hayley and their delicate relationship, to which Bella rolled her eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neither of them had liked the information that Bella and Kol had learned from the witches. Klaus applauded their restraint of not killing them as he would not have hesitated, but he trusted the both of them for having a plan. It was a good thing to leave your opponents alive for as long as possible to gain more information, but that did have an expiration date. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella was currently in one of the bare rooms in the compound, away from all the noise of the compelled workers around and working on the spell she wanted to cast to find out more. She believed the witches had spoken the truth when they had said they had \u2018just poisoned\u2019 her, but the herbs in her system would not have caused her to feel cold all the time. Or, on occasion, get the feeling that she was being stabbed in the stomach or shoulder. She had Kol draw her a pentagram with chalk on the floor because she couldn\u2019t do it without hurting herself or smudging the circle. She then had him place her in the middle of it with her herbs. \u201cI\u2019m so sorry for you having to carry me all the time,\u201d she said as she looked in the spellbook. \u201cI feel like such a loser.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNonsense, Cuddles,\u201d he said as he leaned against the wall. \u201cYou know I don\u2019t mind helping you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI feel like an invalid.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou are.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She looked up and smiled before sticking out her tongue at him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo. I was mistaken. You\u2019re a small child,\u201d Kol grinned as he crossed his arms over his chest. \u201cTake your time with the spell, don\u2019t worry about getting caught doing magic by the demented regent, we\u2019re safe in this house.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019d rather be in our old home,\u201d she muttered before turning her attention back to the pages and started to mix her ingredients. \u201cI bet it stinks now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s no longer there, I checked. We\u2019ll build another one once this is all over, I doubt we can continue living with Klaus under one roof.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella shrugged. \u201cWhy not? The place is big enough.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBella\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat? I don\u2019t want him to get lonely! I know he has Sam now, but Elijah and Rebekah will bugger off again once New Orleans is back to normal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll be only down the street, he\u2019ll be fine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She sighed and shrugged. \u201cWhatever, we\u2019ll see.\u201d She rubbed her temples as a headache unexpectedly showed its ugly head, and it caused her having to squint at her book. She needed to be able to read the words to cast the spell because she had already realized that memorizing them wasn\u2019t working anymore as she\u2019d forgotten the words. Taking a deep breath, she told herself to ignore the pain, drag the book onto her lap and read from there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAre you okay?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFine,\u201d she said as she added the last ingredient, a drop of her blood, so it required her to cut herself a little, to the mix and slowly started to read out the words in the book. Her ingredients started to burn a blue hue, and she gingerly poured it across a map – to find the location of the object or magic that was controlling her as she kept casting the spell. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The trail lead to the City of the Dead, which was quite puzzling, seeing as according to the Mikaelson witches, only the regent and a handful of Bennett witches were occupying the cemetery. She raised an eyebrow and continued casting, but the line stopped there. Letting out a breath, she laid down on the floor and rubbed her forehead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUgh,\u201d she let out. \u201cFancy paying your respects to my old bones?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol snorted and nodded. \u201cAfter lunch and after you\u2019ve taken a nap.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t need a nap, I\u2019m not a child,\u201d she shot at him as she kept rubbing her forehead. \u201cI want this to be over with. Whoever is fucking with me, physically, is going to pay for it, dearly. Even if it\u2019s the fucking regent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[City of the Dead, LaFayette Cemetery 1, New Orleans, LA. January 27th, 2311. 3:03 pm]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

She had cursed him when he had brought her to bed after lunch but had gladly taken the few hours of nap time and when she had woken up again, she felt refreshed. Better. More focused and less dizzy. \u201cWe should stop by our playhouse and get the non-magic shackles, just for kicks,\u201d she said as Kol carried her into the cemetery. A few of Klaus\u2019 daywalkers had followed them, just in case, but it seemed that after just a couple of days, the werewolves had retreated from the French Quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll do it anyway because it\u2019ll make your life easier,\u201d he replied as they stopped at the Crypt she was buried in. \u201cLook at that, a whole crypt for our family. Klaus must have been feeling generous,\u201d he said as he stepped inside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella couldn\u2019t believe her eyes as she looked at the names engraved on the tombs and swallowed hard when she noticed the names of their four children and the dates that they had died. \u201cKol, they lead a long and meaningful life,\u201d she proudly said as she caressed one of the stones. \u201cLook at them, look at all of them, they all lived because of us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have created vampires who lasted longer than that,\u201d he deadpanned, earning him a slap on the head. \u201cHey! It\u2019s the truth! They all lived until I was killed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBy a new vampire and a teenage hunter.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd a butcher\u2019s knife and vervain water, seriously, don\u2019t forget the vervain water, that seriously hurt,\u201d he pouted as he planted a kiss on her head. \u201cAw, look, Nik have us together.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGood, the way it\u2019s supposed to be,\u201d she smiled at him. \u201cNow let\u2019s go to our playhouse.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They retrieved the shackles from the crypt and Kol was impressed by how everything looked after all these years, much like she had been when she went to retrieve their rings earlier. He couldn\u2019t help but put some extra things in his pockets as they left again and grinned. \u201cWe\u2019re going to have so much fun, are we going to kill the witch responsible and destroy whatever she\u2019s using?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHell yes,\u201d Bella grumbled as they sealed the crypt again and continued on their quest of finding the fucking witch that was messing with her. \u201cAnd then, you know, we could talk to the regent and see where we go from there. But I hope that killing the witch responsible for giving me so much grief on top of the poison shit, will allow me to at least drink your blood and fix my damn ankle.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGrumpy pants,\u201d he laughed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat?\u201d she whined. \u201cEnough is enough! I want my body back.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou want your old, creaky, flabby body back? Rocking the grey hair?\u201d He teased her, earning him another smack on his head. \u201cMy, you\u2019re grumpy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes,\u201d she said with a pout. \u201cI\u2019m still getting used to the blonde hair.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think it looks fabulous on you, Cuddles,\u201d he smiled at her before walking into an invisible shield but because Bella could enter, she fell out of his arms and flat on her ass on the other side of the shield. \u201cOh, well, at least we found the right place,\u201d he quipped as he looked at her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat hurt,\u201d she pouted as she managed to get to her feet and dusted herself off and looked around. This was a new part of the cemetery and she hadn\u2019t seen it on her previous visit. It wasn\u2019t a crypt or mausoleum, more like a mansion on the side of the cemetery and it looked severely out of place. \u201cShould have brought my crutches,\u201d she deadpanned as she looked at the building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCan\u2019t you get me in?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella let out a breath as she tried to sense the magic used and shrugged. \u201cNope, you\u2019ll have to wait here, unfortunately.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou know, this is just typical. I hate it!\u201d Kol spat as he started pacing along the line that separated him from his wife. \u201cI hate it!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKol, breathe. I’ll be fine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDoubt it,\u201d he growled as he kept pacing as if he was a caged animal. He threw the anti-magic shackles against the barrier for good measure and hated it that they bounced back as well. \u201cWhat if something happens to you in there? I won\u2019t be able to save you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHey,\u201d she said as she looked at him. \u201cLook at me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He stopped pacing and looked at her, taking a deep breath. \u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ll be fine,\u201d she smiled at him. \u201cI\u2019ll just kill the witch and that will drop this barrier. Then you and I can look for the object together,\u201d she said as confident as she could. \u201cI promise. I\u2019ll be fine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDon\u2019t die on me, okay?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI won\u2019t.\u201d She hopped outside the barrier and pulled his head down to softly kiss him. \u201cYou know I would have drank some of your blood just to be on the safe side if I could, right?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He nodded as he returned her kiss before sighing. \u201cHurry, my little pirate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat?\u201d She laughed at him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRemind me to get you an eyepatch to match your outfit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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