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Chapter 07<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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[The Abattoir, French Quarter, New Orleans. August 11th, 2029. 6:11 pm]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m so glad you allowed me to cook for you and have us over for dinner,\u201d Bella smiled at Klaus as she set down the last dish to get served on the table. \u201cIt\u2019s been awhile since we all sat down and had a nice dinner together, don\u2019t you think?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nina huffed. \u201cWe\u2019re here almost every day, mum,\u201d she said as she picked on a bread roll. \u201cDo you know how uncool it is to spend so much time here? I barely get to hang out with my friends.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah!\u201d Sophie chimed in. \u201cWhat she said!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou hear that? You\u2019re uncool, maybe we should give you some more puppy therapy,\u201d Bella grinned as she ruffled Klaus\u2019 hair. He had been miserable for the last few weeks, and she couldn\u2019t figure out why and if Kol knew it, he wasn\u2019t saying anything. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI do have to admit that the meal you\u2019ve cooked for us is impressive, Isabella, thank you,\u201d Klaus smiled at her and watched as she sat down. \u201cI have a feeling you want to talk to me about something?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTwo things,\u201d Kol said with a nod as he put some food on the plate of their youngest, Eliana. \u201cI think both of them will please you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPlease tell me you will respond to the pleading of the covens and ascend to Regent,\u201d he said to his brother. \u201cI know I\u2019m not one of the most favoured people to the witches right now after taking a bite out of Davina but\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. \u201cYeah, that was a particular stupid thing to do. On top of that, you left two small children without a mother.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey still have a father!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s not the point, Nik. I was handling it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe destroyed ten of my best vampires, how is that handling it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHey, no fighting,\u201d Bella said sternly. \u201cWe\u2019re having dinner. And yes, Kol\u2019s going to respond to the coven\u2019s pleading of him ascending to Regent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd I will inform them that the only condition I have is that I can be co-Regent with Bella.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus nearly choked on his drink. \u201cThe both of you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol nodded. \u201cWe need to restructure the covens, make new rules, better ones that aren\u2019t outdated. It\u2019s a lot of work for just one person and the power given as Regent is too much for one person to handle.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHa! You don\u2019t trust yourself to have more power.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMaybe,\u201d Kol smirked. \u201cMaybe not, but sharing is caring, isn\u2019t it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCongratulations, let me know how that works out with the council,\u201d Klaus smirked and dug into the delicious piece of venison that Bella had prepared for them. \u201cWhat\u2019s the other thing?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella waited for Klaus to have chewed and swallowed his food. \u201cYou\u2019re going to get another niece or a nephew in February.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He blinked at her. \u201cYou told me that Eliana was your last.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI never switched back to the DEPO shot, in case we wanted to go and travel again. I got sick in May after the cook you hired didn\u2019t prepare the meal properly,\u201d Bella said with a shrug. \u201cKol and I have talked a lot about it and we decided to allow it to come and see what happens then. Might tie some tubes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, congratulations,\u201d his smile was sincere this time. \u201cI suppose I shall ask the planning permission to give you permission to extend your home.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat would be lovely, thanks, Nik,\u201d Kol grinned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[The Mystic Grill, Mystic Falls, VA. April 1st, 2288. 4:15pm.] <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Nik told her that he had the best April Fool\u2019s Prank in the history of mankind, she had not suspected this. This naked, freshly resurrected, ranting lunatic who was currently draining some relatives of the founding families of Mystic Falls. She was not pleased, at all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What was she going to do with two of these vampires? Even less than she could have done with Nik. Sure, she could match him in a fight, but just match him. He came close to killing her a couple of times over the last two hundred years, and she didn\u2019t want to have Kol around. She\u2019d brushed up on her Original vampires history with help from The Machine, and he was worse than Nik if she had to believe her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She watched him feed on the humans from her spot against the wall as her mate had gone over to the bar to fetch a bottle of bourbon, and she was appalled by Kol\u2019s appetite. Sure, the guy had been dead for like, forever, and he probably deserved it, but he was a messy eater. There was blood everywhere. She considered buying him a bib.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Sam moved from her spot to join her mate for a drink – anything to not to feel this nauseated, she caught the eye of the naked Original Brother. She found herself pinned against the wall the moment she had pushed herself off of it. Sighing, she looked at him with an even expression on her face. \u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019ve outdone yourself, Nik,\u201d he said chipper as he looked at the young vampire in front of him. \u201cA strumpet, for me? And a vampire one at that? You shouldn\u2019t have!\u201d He pressed himself against Sam and nuzzled her neck. \u201cSmells nice too. Maybe I will forgive you for having resurrected me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGet your hands off of me,\u201d Sam bit at him before kneeing him in the groin. When he turned from her to protect his private parts, she took hold of his arm and broke it in half. She then kicked against his backside and had him collide with a table. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, feisty!\u201d Kol chuckled like a maniac, high on blood and fury, as he straightened his arm and felt it heal. He turned around and lunged at her, pushing her once again against the wall. \u201cI like it rough.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Growling, Sam reached for Kol\u2019s dick and broke that in half. \u201cGet. Your. Hands. Off. Of. Me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNik! The harlot you found me is being mean to me!\u201d Kol whined as he took a few steps back, anxiously looking to see if his dick was going to heal on its own too. \u201cFuck, that hurt.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus walked back into the room and tossed his brother some clothes he pulled off of his brother\u2019s victims. \u201cNo less than you deserve, brother,\u201d he said chipper. \u201cSameen is not yours to take.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol\u2019s jaw nearly fell to the floor, and his eyes grew large. \u201cThat\u2019s Sameen? Your Sameen? Holy…she\u2019s hot…\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sam hit Klaus on the head. \u201cYou told him about me?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA moment of weakness, love,\u201d he replied with a shrug. \u201cAre you alright? Did he hurt you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She huffed and jacked the bottle of bourbon out of his hand. \u201cHardly. You know me better than that. This is mine now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOf course, I\u2019ll fetch myself another bottle,\u201d Klaus said amused as he looked at his brother, still undressed but staring at them in shock. \u201cI wasn\u2019t lying when I told you I had a mate, Kol. You should know me better than that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2026 Oh, I need a drink.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPut some fucking clothes on first. No one needs to see your ass any longer than necessary,\u201d Sameen muttered as she threw back a shot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t like what you see, darling? This body is gorgeous,\u201d Kol smirked as he looked at his bloodied chest. \u201cI missed this body.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have the Original hybrid. You can\u2019t compare to him,\u201d she murmured as she turned on her stool, eying him up and down. \u201cNo. No comparison. Nik is packing more.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNik!\u201d he whined as he got into the clothes. \u201cShe\u2019s worse than Rebekah.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus threw a bottle across the Grill. \u201cThe subject matter pertaining to our siblings is off limits, especially around Sameen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sam had been staring at Kol since he mentioned the sister she desired to shove a stake through. Her jaw was clenched, and one could hear her teeth grinding from across the room if they listened hard enough. \u201cYou really wish to lose your insult of a cock. Don\u2019t you?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI could easily kill you, little young vampire. Nik\u2019s mate or not\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019d like to think that, wouldn\u2019t you,\u201d she said with a dark smile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol huffed as he sat down on a table, quiet for a moment as his thoughts gathered. \u201cAt least tell me why I\u2019m not supposed to mention our siblings. I\u2019ve been dead for quite a while. I have a lot to catch up on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlways and forever doesn\u2019t pertain to them,\u201d she muttered, taking a swig straight from the bottle as she looked away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAfter your death, dear brother, they decided it was time for them to permanently stay away from me. Bella tried to get them back, of course, but even after she passed, they didn\u2019t return,\u201d Klaus said as he walked over to his brother to hand him a bottle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol downed half the bottle in one go. \u201cFine. Then talking about Bella is off limits too. It hurts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAgreed,\u201d Klaus said with a sigh as he mirrored his brother\u2019s actions. The loss of her still hurt him too; she stuck with him even after Kol\u2019s death while she wasn\u2019t related to him by blood. It had been amazing, and it had been a genuine sad day when she finally passed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sameen looked at the two men and smirked. \u201cI am going to say this once and you never forget it. Neither of you are to stop me if they decide to show their faces again. I will break their necks and shove a stake up their asses or anything else I please in the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

[City of the Dead, LaFayette Cemetery 1, New Orleans, LA. January 27th, 2311. 3:30 pm]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As she stood at the door of the building, she looked over her shoulder and gave Kol a thumbs up. She felt exhausted from her trip; it was about 30 metres, but it seemed longer. She didn\u2019t have a walking cast, and it was a bitch to get to the door. She felt incredibly pissed off too, whoever was controlling her was in this building, and she was going to kill that person. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She opened the door and was surprised by the bare insides of the building that seemed to look quite majestic on the outside but like nothing on the inside. \u201cHello?\u201d Maybe this was the house of the Regent? Maybe the Bennett witches hung out here, she wouldn\u2019t know for sure until she saw someone. Bella moved into the hall and kept quiet, trying to hear if she could hear something. \u201cHello?\u201d She eventually said again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBella?\u201d Mandy\u2019s voice had sounded before the young girl peered around the corner. \u201cIs it you or a figment of my imagination?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s me,\u201d Bella replied as she looked at the witch. \u201cAre you alright? The others have been worried about you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI can\u2019t leave this house,\u201d Mandy\u2019s voice dropped to a whisper as she looked over her shoulder before running towards Bella. \u201cCome on, you can\u2019t stay out in the open like this,\u201d she said as she helped her walk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella, relieved with the assistance the girl gave her, had no choice but to follow her down to the basement. \u201cWhose place is this? The Regent?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo,\u201d Mandy replied, shaking her head. \u201cI don\u2019t know, all I know is that I can\u2019t leave for some reason.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThen why bring me down here? Surely we must have been able to break the spell together?\u201d She sat down on the stairs and took a deep breath. The air was thick and smelled funny, maybe it hadn\u2019t been such a good idea to follow Mandy down, it wasn\u2019t as if she could run up the stairs if trouble would arise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhoever it is, they can\u2019t get into the basement. A side effect of their own spell, I guess,\u201d Mandy replied with a casual shrug as she walked around. \u201cI\u2019ve had some time to familiarize myself with the contents of this basement. Whoever it is, he or she has some serious power and skill.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella hummed a response as she looked at the vibrating device she had gotten out of her pocket. She had to smile at this; she had never given the device back to Sam for some reason and the words appearing on the screen were concerning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Message: Be careful.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She looked at Mandy. \u201cFor how long have you been here?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know, I lost count,\u201d she said with a shrug as she skimmed through what looked like a grimoire. \u201cI\u2019ve been trying to find a way out of here. Did you cast a spell to find me?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo,\u201d she said, slightly embarrassed that she was selfish. \u201cI cast a spell for my own benefit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Message: Trust no one. Attempting to gather more information.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cReally? And it brought you here?\u201d Mandy said brightly as she looked up with a smile on her face. \u201cWhat kind of spell?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sighing, Bella casually waved her hand around, deciding to trust the words appearing on her screen as they had helped her before. \u201cI got bored after taking back our home.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, I saw that! That was incredible!\u201d The girl giggled and clapped. \u201cI mean, you must have had so much luck with finding the right spot to cast the spell to lower the barrier around New Orleans to get your family back in.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella shrugged. \u201cI don\u2019t think luck had anything to do with it, but it\u2019s the first step of ridding New Orleans of most of the werewolf population and restore balance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was impressive, I honestly didn\u2019t know you had it in you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She blinked at that. \u201cWhat do you mean? Weren\u2019t you the one who brought my existence to the attention of the Mikaelsons?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah, but I didn\u2019t know how powerful you were,\u201d Mandy huffed as she grabbed something off the table and walked towards Bella again. \u201cI mean, even with the poison slowing you down, it\u2019s impressive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou know about that?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOf course,\u201d Mandy smiled at her. \u201cI was the one who supplied the spelled herbs. I even spiked it with a drop of special blood that I managed to acquire. It prevents you from being saved by your family, heaven forbid someone as powerful as you should continue to live on for a bit longer. That would just be wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella put her shield up to keep Mandy away from her and watched her as she bounced off of it. \u201cWhat kind of special blood?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Message: The object you seek is near.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Groaning, Bella got to her feet and rolled her shoulders as she looked at Mandy. \u201cI mean, don\u2019t get me wrong, I applaud your thinking. Resurrect a powerful witch, make sure she has enough time to do whatever is needed to save the city and the covens and then have her go away again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJust a little something that doesn\u2019t like vampire blood. How many times have you thrown up yet?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOnce,\u201d Bella smiled at her as she started to drag her leg through the basement, looking at everything while trying to keep an eye on Mandy. Something was off. \u201cSo, I actually helped more than I should have, haven\u2019t I? By reintroducing the vampires back to New Orleans?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah, that was actually a bummer. I never thought you\u2019d be able to get the barrier down in your weakened state. The last thing we need are vampires. Any chance you can throw the wall back up?\u201d Mandy slyly smiled at her, revealing the pouch in her hand. If there was dust in it, some sort of herbal dust, Bella\u2019s shield would not be able to stop that from coming close to her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella extended her shield a little as she observed the grimoire. \u201cNew Orleans is my family\u2019s home. They built the city into what it is now, who am I to deny them entrance?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah, I suppose. But the poison was brilliant, wasn\u2019t it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh yeah, absolutely. It\u2019s amazing how you managed to slow down the effects of it,\u201d she then looked up at the ceiling as if she was listening to something before looking at Mandy again. \u201cThere\u2019s no one else here, is there? It\u2019s been you all along.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know what you\u2019re talking about.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella muttered a spell to set fire to the grimoire and pushed Mandy against a wall, as far away as possible from her. She was weakened from something in the air in the basement and from her trip to the building itself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHey, you have no respect for personal property, do you?\u201d Mandy responded angrily as she waved her arm, throwing Bella against the nearest wall, knocking the air out of her lungs. \u201cThat\u2019s my grimoire; you bitch.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella was still getting back to her feet and throwing her shield back up when Mandy had taken a handful of the dust and tossed it at her, causing her to cough and ingesting it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf only you\u2019d have stuck to the plan,\u201d Mandy said as she managed to extinguish the fire in the grimoire while Bella was still coughing. \u201cSee, I was taught that back in the day, women were meek women who liked to obey orders. With you being married to a Mikaelson, I was hoping you were even more than that. Malleable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSorry to disappoint you,\u201d Bella wheezed as she held herself up against the wall and slammed Mandy against another wall. \u201cI don\u2019t like sticking to plans that aren\u2019t my own.\u201d Whatever she had just breathed in, it burned like hell. \u201cSo what else have you been using?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mandy shrugged. \u201cNothing. I just thought it was fun to add some further misery onto you with something extra.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRepresentational Magic?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh yeah,\u201d she smiled brightly. \u201cYou used it once to influence the then mayor of New Orleans, it was pretty cool, thought it would be fun to use it on you. Mainly dunked it in a bucket of ice cold water, though.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo, where is it now?\u201d She was starting to feel sluggish, and it was hard to keep up her concentration and stay present. Maybe she should kill Mandy now and worry about the object later. Surely if they\u2019d burn the house to the ground that the item would be gone as well? Kol needed to get her. She didn\u2019t like doing this without him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWouldn\u2019t you like to know,\u201d Mandy laughed as she finally got to her feet. \u201cOh, hope you don\u2019t mind, but I\u2019ve released the delay a little bit on the poison in your system. I don\u2019t want you to screw things up even further for me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhy are you doing this?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mandy shrugged. \u201cThe power is nice, I suppose. Once the current Regent is gone, I\u2019ll offer up myself to get into her place and then eradicate the Bennett witches and make New Orleans a lovely town again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella groaned. Even three hundred years later, Claire witches were still power-hungry bitches. And if Mandy indeed sped up the workings of the poison, it meant that she didn\u2019t have long to live and to find a different way. Time was of the essence, and she had already flat out refused with finding her a new body. Or maybe she should. Her descendants were just as insane as Mandy; it didn\u2019t feel right to wear a Mikaelson body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI will stop the harvest. I mean, from what I can tell, the Regent hasn\u2019t communed with the Ancestors yet to make it a done deal so I think the Bennett witches just influenced her to do a Harvest to get rid of a few witches that are not them,\u201d Mandy continued as Bella slowly approached her. \u201cMaybe I could ask your husband to take care of the Regent, I will tell him that this setback you\u2019re suffering from is her fault and that I came in at just the right time to get you out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMandy, you\u2019re a bitch,\u201d Bella sighed as she stayed calm, what use was it to freak out about the fact that she was dying? Again? Yeah, maybe she should freak out about leaving Kol and Klaus. Again. She promised them she wasn\u2019t going to. \u201cI do applaud your acting skills; you\u2019ve fooled me, and you\u2019ve fooled everyone else.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI know, right?\u201d Mandy smirked as her attention stayed on Bella, watching her with interest. \u201cAnd I fucking hated Daisy, so it\u2019s a good thing you got rid of her too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Message: It\u2019s the doll on the shelf.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Straightening up as she felt the adrenaline kick in, Bella reached for the cauldron with her magic and flung it with force against Mandy\u2019s head, knocking her unconscious in an instant. She then set the entire shelf on fire with a simple spell that didn\u2019t require her to do much but to utter the words and felt how her body got released from an invisible force, allowing her to move a little bit easier – and clumsier. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She knew she had to kill Mandy in order for the barrier that was keeping Kol out down and sighed. Bella was feeling all fizzled out; she wanted to take a nap. She stumbled towards Mandy\u2019s unconscious body and just before her legs gave out from underneath her, she managed to grab a knife from the table before falling on top of the girl. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella hadn\u2019t killed anyone before. Not like this. Not physically doing it herself. Sure, she had her fun with some of the Cullens, but that was different. She used her magic to do it. But she couldn\u2019t risk Mandy waking up while her batteries were recharging. It would make her a killer in the eyes of the law, it would make her a murderer, period. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But she had killed before. Just not like this. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maybe she didn\u2019t have to kill Mandy. She could just ask the girl nicely, and maybe she\u2019d drop it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As if.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mandy was a threat and neither Kol, Klaus or Sam would hesitate to eliminate this menace. She felt how her heart started to beat faster and how her breathing sped up. Now was not the time to get a panic attack. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She rolled off Mandy to get her breathing under control but kept her eyes on the unconscious form of the Claire descendant. If Bella allowed Mandy to live, Mandy would continue to be a pest. She\u2019d screw things up even further for the restoration of the supernatural balance in New Orleans and just like Davina, she\u2019d be a thorn in Klaus\u2019 side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGet it together, Isabella Marie Mikaelson,\u201d she told herself. \u201cYou\u2019re a fucking Mikaelson and you need to do what\u2019s best for the family. Any means necessary. You can do this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDamn straight,\u201d she answered herself and got to her knees before pulling Mandy up and slit her throat. It was the easiest way to kill someone, maybe not the cleanest, but it was the easiest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella didn\u2019t even have time to push the body away from her because Kol had rushed right in and smiled up at him. \u201cI did it!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell done, Cuddles,\u201d he said appreciatively as he pulled the body away from Bella and lifted his wife into his arms. \u201cBut let\u2019s rejoice outside, shall we?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She had blinked at him before it became apparent that most of the basement had already caught fire, and she had been sitting underneath a support beam that was burning. She had been so focused on Mandy that she hadn\u2019t even noticed this tiny detail. When she was outside, she started to cough, trying to get some air into her lungs and hopefully expel some of the herbs that Mandy had used on her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It didn\u2019t escape him that something else had happened in that basement. Her complexion had turned a different shade of pale and she was covered in tiny little fragments of herbs. He could smell them on her. He bit in his wrist to offer his blood to her, but she violently shook her head. \u201cBut she\u2019s gone,\u201d he said confused. \u201cShe doesn\u2019t hold any influence over you anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt wasn\u2019t the doll,\u201d she looked up to him with sad eyes. \u201cShe added something to the poison that makes me reject your blood or any vampire blood. Some kind of special blood, she said.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, for fuck’s sake,\u201d Kol whined as he held on tighter. \u201cCan\u2019t we catch a break?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGet me home. Tell Klaus. I need a bath.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[The Abattoir, French Quarter, New Orleans. July 16th, 2088. 4:03 pm] <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sam had left him alone long enough. She\u2019d been watching him from the shadows, hearing his voice talk to a person who was no longer there. Of course, he had already proclaimed that he was all hers, just like the citizens in New Orleans, but some distance had been a good idea. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let things percolate in that tiny brain of his. Allow him to grieve and to allow him to get used to the idea of her and the Machine working in New Orleans. Besides, she had to find a place to set up a cot and most of the hardware. The Machine didn\u2019t like the lack of surveillance, or at least the lack of the level of surveillance she was used to, and needed time to adjust, coax businesses with great deals to upgrade, gift the local cops with money to get more cameras and what not. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was a great couple of weeks to get the lay of the land, but she and Klaus needed to talk. Now that she was close to him, she could feel this invisible pull towards him and that was as intriguing as it was scary. She wasn\u2019t quite sure what to make of it, other than feeling extremely aroused by the mere thought of Klaus underneath her as she rode the both of them to their climaxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[message: He\u2019s alone.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGee, thanks,\u201d she muttered as she secured a gun in her leg holster and grabbed her coat as she left the apartment and headed towards Klaus\u2019 fortress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She was stopped by some vampires before she could even enter the building. \u201cGet your hands off of me or you\u2019ll regret it,\u201d she muttered, not looking up to them and not moving an inch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou have no business here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou bet your ass I do,\u201d Sam said as she kicked against one vampire\u2019s shin with brute force, snapping it in a million pieces – at least he let go of her. She then grabbed the other by his head and pushed him against the nearest wall. Satisfied with her handiwork, she stepped over the groaning vampires and headed straight for the stairs when she didn\u2019t see Klaus in the courtyard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

His study was upstairs, she knew that. She had listened to him walk around for days, she knew exactly where everything was. It was what she did best. Track and somewhat sniff. When she had made her presence known to him the month before, he smelled like paint, paint thinner and bourbon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It had been intriguing to watch his interaction with this old lady before she passed, it had been a side of Klaus Sam hadn\u2019t been familiar with. There was something soft in his anger, something fragile. Something human. She was well aware that not all people saw him that way and she didn\u2019t particularly care; she found it interesting, that\u2019s all. The big bad wolf upset about an old lady who he proclaimed to be a great witch. His sister in law. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She hadn\u2019t even known he had siblings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She opened the French doors to his study and smirked as she leaned against the doorpost. \u201cYou know, if you\u2019d wanted to keep me out, you should have done a better job at securing this place.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t care,\u201d his speech was slurred, there were empty bottles of bourbon everywhere. \u201cEveryone left me. Bella, Kol\u2026 Elijah and Rebekah didn’t even bother returning after hearing that Bella passed away\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd how long until you leave me too? I haven\u2019t seen you in three weeks, Sameen. Three weeks! And before that, what? Eighty years?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou weren\u2019t ready for me, and I wasn\u2019t ready for you,\u201d she said simply. \u201cBesides, you left me first. I had to learn things on my own.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo, when are you going to leave again?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sighing, she zoomed around his study to pick up the empty bottles and threw them in an empty bag or two, cleaning the place up. She snatched the bottle out of his hand and threw it in the fireplace. \u201cYou are going to clean yourself up, and you\u2019re going to take me out to dinner. I\u2019m hungry and you look as if you haven\u2019t had a good meal in ages.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPiss off,\u201d Klaus spat as he wobbled on his feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFuck you,\u201d she retorted and pushed him towards the bathroom. \u201cDo as I say or I will cut off your balls.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[The Abattoir, French Quarter, New Orleans. June 28th, 2089. 2:02 pm] <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Becky, Bella and Kol\u2019s great great granddaughter, was visiting him with her children. Her first born Nick – much to Klaus\u2019 dismay, the boy\u2019s other name was Damon -, her second born KJ, Kol Jasper Mikaelson and her newborn Charles. It was the first anniversary of Bella\u2019s death and Becky, bless her heart, wanted to be sure that Klaus was alright and show off the lastest addition to the family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus liked KJ. He was the last baby Bella saw born and was introduced to and he reminded him about his own daughter, Hope, when she was so little. He had high hopes for KJ. Even as an almost two year old, the boy showed so much potential, and for a second born, it was even more exceptional. His brother Nick barely showed anything; he was more of an enforcer. No doubt he\u2019d end up doing something in law enforcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All of Bella and Kol\u2019s progyny had paid him a visit over the last year, and he hated every moment of it. It hurt. Every child had at least some of their features and mannerisms and he\u2019d rather have them stop worrying. He had Sameen now, and his Sameen was all he needed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, all Becky wanted to do was proudly show off her newest sprog. And he was ugly. Babies were ugly. They were adorable but they all looked the same in the end. She was telling Klaus about she was going to take Charlie to be blessed by the regents, in the hope that like all Mikaelson children, Charlie would be able to survive the Mikaelson insanity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After Bella and Kol had successfully been appointed as regents of the covens of New Orleans, they made new rules. Such as the position as regent was always going to be governed by two witches. Not one. The position simply held too much power for one witch to handle. This was also a safeguard to hold the regent accountable for their actions and much to all the witches\u2019 surprise, the ancestors agreed with Bella and Kol\u2019s ideas to reform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, he didn\u2019t quite like Becky\u2019s remark of the family being insane and neither did Sameen, who was already quick to put the baby stroller\/carriage combination out of the gate and she was patiently waiting for Becky to rejoin her children. \u201cI suggest you make yourself scarce, little dove,\u201d Klaus said, his tone of voice low in warning. \u201cDon\u2019t cause too much trouble along the way and you shall survive our insanity. Now that your grandmother is gone, there\u2019s nothing that will hold me back in eradicating you all to prevent a whole bunch of powerful witches ruining this city.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPowerful indeed,\u201d Becky replied, sending Klaus flying across the courtyard and Sameen after him as she rejoined her children. \u201cBite me, uncle.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDo not tempt me!\u201d He called after her as she walked away with her children. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sam got to her feet with a growl and rubbed her ass as she looked at Klaus. \u201cYou really think that their magic will ruin the city?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt will tear this place apart. Not only that, it will tear the family apart. We need to control it if we want to be able to live a normal, quiet life instead of cleaning up after them all the time,\u201d he grumbled as he, too, got to his feet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlright,\u201d Sam said, agreeing after a quick moment of calculations. \u201cLet me run that by our friend, have her set up some sort of diagram with a projected growth and what not. See where we can strike best.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou agree?\u201d Klaus blinked at her. \u201cYou agree to killing family?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She shrugged. \u201cIf it prevents a disaster, then yes. Too much power for one family isn\u2019t a good thing anyway, if everything I read and heard in the last year is true.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Smiling widely, he poured himself a glass of bourbon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI draw the line at killing children and infants,\u201d she stated as she moved to the table and got herself something to drink as well. \u201cAnd we\u2019ll consider every name, every human, our friend comes up with.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus thought for a moment and then slowly nodded. It felt strange to have someone at his side like this, and he was certain that Bella would have understood his reasoning, his fear. Never would he have thought that Sameen would agree with him as they were going to kill innocent humans for the greater good. However, he was glad that she was. \u201cYou have yourself a deal, Sameen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Almonaster Ave, New Orleans. September 9th, 2106. 4:08 am] <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m sorry, I didn\u2019t know who else to call,\u201d KJ coughed, his blood spluttering out of his mouth, going everywhere but back inside his body. \u201cMom will kill me if I ever get my ass back to LA.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat happened?\u201d Klaus asked as he propped the boy up against him. Barely twenty years old and the boy was dying from an obvious car crash. He reeked of alcohol and drugs. Even though Klaus didn\u2019t speak to Becky anymore, he had kept tabs on KJ as he grew into a young man, despite him being on the other coast. Klaus had spies everywhere and he had been grateful to them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He hadn\u2019t been pleased when the boy went off the rails about five years ago after his father Joel died in a shooting related incident, leaving Becky alone with four children, the oldest barely 18. As expected, Becky hadn\u2019t taken too well to the death of her husband either, and she struggled with the raising of her children and her own grief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

KJ had so much potential, and he had been wasting it. It had been a simple matter of applying himself and sticking to it, but he never got the push, the support, he needed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Which, ultimately, lead to this unfortunate night. What was he doing in New Orleans anyway?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe had a party in the area\u2026\u201d KJ wheezed as Klaus tried to keep the boy in one piece. \u201cAlcohol, drugs\u2026 women\u2026 I might have taken something bad and wandered here\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus sighed as he bit his hand and had the young man drink from him. \u201cTell me, KJ, what do you want from me? Just my healing ability?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He shook his head. \u201cI want to die. I don\u2019t want to be like this anymore, uncle. I\u2019m a loser.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHardly. And you do not wish to die as you\u2019ve willingly drank from my blood just now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI want to be better. Stronger. I want to be able to protect Josie when mom goes out for a drink\u2026I want to die, but I don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He had to start somewhere, hadn\u2019t he? Sure, his plan was to kill most of the Mikaelson line, keeping the first line mainly intact up until now, but what if he could turn his favourite into a vampire like himself? Teach him. Make him a better person and simply teach him? \u201cI need to hear you say it, KJ,\u201d he said softly. Sameen was going to laugh at him. He knew for a fact that she was going to because he was showing that he cared maybe a little too much about his family despite it being already far removed as it was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUncle Klaus, please\u2026 please turn me, I\u2019ll be good. I\u2019ll be better.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

[The Abattoir, French Quarter, New Orleans. January 27th, 2311. 6:03 pm] <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella had passed out in his arms the moment they left the building on the cemetery and he didn\u2019t stop to watch the building go up in flames. She needed to get home, he doubted that she had much longer to live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And that made him angry. She wasn\u2019t allowed to leave him. She had promised. Bella had promised him, and Nik, that she wasn\u2019t going to leave them again. And Mandy made sure that Bella couldn\u2019t be turned either due to the use of \u2018special blood\u2019 and it didn\u2019t require a genius to figure out that she had either found a doppelganger and used the doppelganger\u2019s blood or a Gilbert as the cure was still running through their veins – but didn\u2019t Nik tell him that he and made sure that they were all gone? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If Mandy knew about the cure, maybe other witches would too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have a problem,\u201d Kol said as he tucked Bella in bed. \u201cWell, we have several problems,\u201d he sighed as he sat down on the edge of the bed and looked at his siblings and Sameen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat happened?\u201d Klaus demanded as he looked at the pale Bella. She was covered in blood, but it wasn\u2019t hers. At least not the majority of it. \u201cWere you successful?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA building appeared in the cemetery, it was probably cloaked before, and I couldn\u2019t enter,\u201d Kol ran his hand through his hair. \u201cBella went in on her own but she was already dead on her feet before she entered the building. Not quite sure what happened inside other than Bella kicking ass, destroying the object Mandy used to influence her and killed Mandy. Only then I could go in and help Bella.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf the threat is gone, why haven\u2019t you cured her yet?\u201d Klaus. Oved to Bella and bit his hand so he could feed his brother\u2019s mate his blood, but was surprised when Kol forcibly pulled Klaus away from her. \u201cBloody hell!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJust because she eliminated the threat doesn\u2019t mean she\u2019s fine, Nik!\u201d Kol spat as he moved himself between Bella and his brother. \u201cThe poison still rages through her system, even more so now that her body isn\u2019t manipulated anymore through representational magic! The bitch not only used spells and herbs, but also a special kind of blood that rejects ALL vampire blood.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s impossible! We made sure Elena\u2019s line ended a long time ago!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elijah pursed his lips as he watched his siblings quarrel. \u201cWe all know that Elena was very smart, what if she somehow managed to hide one of her children? If I recall, she had many.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd it\u2019s possible it\u2019s not even Gilbert blood, what if there\u2019s another doppelganger?\u201d Kol offered, causing Klaus to grimace. \u201cWe need to do something.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI could pay a visit to the witches who asked me for their help, you know, your distant family?\u201d Sam offered and when the heads of Kol and Klaus snapped to her, she nodded, saluted and spat off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIs there anything we can do?\u201d Rebekah asked softly. \u201cHave Elijah and myself visit the regent?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo,\u201d Kol growled. \u201cThat\u2019s Bella\u2019s job and as long as she\u2019s still breathing, she wouldn\u2019t want any of us to deal with it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou and Elijah need to focus on taking out more werewolves and make us a bigger army. Take KJ with you if you so please,\u201d Klaus told his sister. \u201cI know it\u2019s not what you\u2019d like to do right now, but please.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI understand, you don\u2019t wish for neither myself or Elijah to be here, Nik, but you are not the only ones who care for her.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus let out a growl and pushed his sister out of the room. \u201cYou have no right,\u201d he said angrily. \u201cYes, you were there to help dispose of her problems but once all of that was done, you and Elijah left. When Kol and Bella returned to New Orleans, you didn\u2019t. Not even for her consecration!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNik!\u201d Rebekah said, hurt bleeding through in her voice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDon\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elijah was smart enough to leave the room on his own. \u201cVery well, brother,\u201d he said calmly, understanding that he and his sister had, indeed, fallen from their brother\u2019s graces and they had a lot to make up for. \u201cCome, Rebekah, let us play with some wolves.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[The Abattoir, French Quarter, New Orleans. Ancestral Plane. January 27th, 2311. 6:32 pm] <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

She had been on this side before and like this, alone. But the last time had been as an old lady, ready to say goodbye to Klaus and join Kol in the afterlife.it had been easy then, to say goodbye, mainly because she\u2019d been ready. Done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But now? She wished she could have stuck around a little longer. She had promised both Kol and Klaus she wouldn\u2019t die on them, at least not this soon and it hurt to be on this side again and see her boys in so much pain. So much anger. It wasn\u2019t fair that they got to live on and she had to fade away again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All she wanted was to hug Klaus and her husband and tell them that everything was going to be alright. She hoped everything was going to be alright, she trusted them to make sure everything would be alright, but it wasn\u2019t fair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella tried to go back to her body; she wasn\u2019t completely gone yet. She could go back, couldn\u2019t she? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIs it harder, the second time?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella turned around and smiled when she saw the familiar face of her daughter, Nina. She was slightly older than Bella remembered, but it was her. Nina had always looked a lot like Kol – Kaleb – with her beautiful bone structure and her pretty eyes. Then, of course, was the height. \u201cOh, wow, Nina!\u201d Bella laughed and hugged her tightly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHi mom,\u201d Nina gently rubbed Bella\u2019s back before letting go of her. \u201cIs it harder, the second time?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella sighed and nodded as she followed Nina\u2019s gaze to see her father and uncle bicker through their frustration. \u201cI promised them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMother,\u201d Nina sighed. \u201cYou know very well not to make promises you can\u2019t keep.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am not done!\u201d Bella said as she pointed towards her family. \u201cI was brought back to create order among the witches and I haven\u2019t been able to do that yet because someone poisoned me!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI know, it\u2019s unfair, but mom, they shouldn\u2019t have resurrected you in the first place.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI know that!\u201d Bella blurted, angry at her daughter for no reason at all, just someone who was there to get angry at. \u201cBut they did and nobody did a fucking thing to stop it from happening!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, because we thought that dad had earned it to see you again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut what about me? I— I can\u2019t leave them again, Nina.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her daughter sucked in a breath and nodded. \u201cI\u2019m allowed to give you one full day in full control and in full health over this <\/em>body so you can get your affairs in order. The ancestors understand that you are a powerful witch and you have done a lot for the community. You, too, deserve a break.\u201d She then smiled and moved closer. \u201cWhat you do with your time in this<\/em> body is all up to you, mother.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[The Abattoir, French Quarter, New Orleans. January 27th, 2311. 7:14 pm] <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut it isn\u2019t fair, Nik! I\u2019m used to being daggered and resurrected and what have you, but those witches broke the agreement Bella and I set up by bringing her back! And now she\u2019s dying because Claire witches are still bitches!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI know it isn\u2019t fair, brother,\u201d Klaus shot back at him. \u201cDo you think I\u2019m happy about this? She deserves better than this fate, and we all know it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to kill them all,\u201d Kol grumbled. \u201cIf she dies – when she dies, I will kill them all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd I\u2019ll be happy to assist you with that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou will do no such thing,\u201d Bella said, her voice strong and powerful as she sat up and cast a spell to remove the cast around her leg. \u201cStop fighting, we have work to do and not much time to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She got out of bed and went to retrieve some clean clothes before looking back at the stunned faces before her. \u201cThe Ancestors owe me. I have a day. Nina says hi. I\u2019m going to take a quick shower while you two fetch me all the books from our playhouse in the Cemetery. And get me something to eat.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When they didn\u2019t move, she crossed her arms over each other. \u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was simply at a loss for words. One moment his wife, his soulmate, was dying and now she was walking around like a spring chicken, even her fractured ankle had become healthy again. \u201cYou—-\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m real,\u201d Bella smiled at Kol before walking over and kissing him tenderly. \u201cBack at full power, loads of juice and I\u2019m not going to stop before we fix all of this. Got it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGot it, Cuddles,\u201d he smiled and kissed her again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGo get me food and all the books,\u201d she grinned as she pushed him away and headed to the bathroom. \u201cWe have a lot of work to do!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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