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Chapter 04 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1718<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus hadn\u2019t joined her by 1710, so Myriam constructed a dog house in the back garden and had banished him there. With the help of her demons, Klaus couldn\u2019t get out until she wanted him to. However, Myriam had loved it when Klaus allowed her to kill all the wolves in the swamp during the next full moon. He stayed close for protection, but she killed them all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next day, however, a third of the population was dead, and Elijah wasn\u2019t pleased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She had come through her adjustment phase just fine, and still, he wouldn\u2019t touch her or be affectionate. Other than the public hand-holding, his hand on the small of her back. She\u2019d become a trophy wife. And it sucked. But ever since he came for her, her status in the colony had changed yet again. Everyone was fearful of her, and she wondered what exactly Elijah had told them about her, but didn\u2019t press for information. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam kept mostly to herself, especially since Klaus hadn\u2019t undaggered Kol yet, and every year she asked. Every year she was refused. It was dampening her spirits, and eventually, it burned her out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elijah and Klaus had used their influence to gain access to the council, to rub elbows with the leaders of the colony and were now well respected amongst the colonists. New Orleans fully started to grow in 1718 when a handful of ships arrived out of France filled with criminals and suspected criminals, and a bunch of whores, which made Myriam seize her chance and had a brothel built.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just out of spite. The wife of the well respected Niklaus Mikaelson was running a whorehouse. In secret, of course. She had compelled one of the colonists to purchase the plot of land and to find someone to build the place for her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam called it D\u00e9bauche, and she argued with the whores that she would take better care of them than their owners before buying them all and putting them in a controlled environment. Even for the average day to day issues, she had someone be a front, Myriam wouldn\u2019t be seen, ever. And Myriam got a kick out of that. She was doing something that no one in her family knew of, and wouldn\u2019t likely approve of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam had her own room inside the building, accessible through a hidden door and protected with Dark Objects and her demons. Her demons kept an eye on her whores and on the patrons and she was happily doing anything she wanted. She kept a list of names of dirty scumbags, in case that she or her family needed to blackmail someone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The slaves that had been brought over were practising a religion called Voodoo, and it was very similar to what she had believed in as a Dark Witch, and as a demonologist. While she was no longer a witch, she did want to learn all about voodoo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And much against her own wishes, she secretly purchased a slave named Isabella. She was born and raised on white land in France, and the name was given to her by her owners. Myriam set her free, immediately, but told her that she\u2019d love it if Isabella would stay with her as a companion. To teach her all about voodoo, and she promised to keep the girl safe and fed. Isabella felt more than indebted to her and stayed out of free will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam had finally found someone who wanted to be her friend and didn\u2019t move in those stupid social circles. D\u00e9bauche had made her feel alive again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Which is why it was incredibly frustrating when one of her demons alerted her about the presence of her husband and Elijah being in the building with a few councilmen while she was inside the building. She was going to get caught, there was no doubt about that, but Klaus was about to break his promise to her, wasn\u2019t he?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furious, she walked out of her office and straight to her husband, slapping him in the face. Hard, and not saying a word as she angrily looked at him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What was he supposed to say? \u2018It\u2019s not what you think?\u2019 She wouldn\u2019t believe that for a second even if it was the truth. And what was she doing here? Was she breaking her promise or was it not what he was thinking? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhy is Mr Mikaelson\u2019s wife at this whorehouse?\u201d Jean, one of the councilmen, asked. \u201cI\u2019ve never seen her here before.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes, Mr Mikaelson, if you wish to share your wife, you wouldn\u2019t have to put her in here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus glared at them. \u201cMy wife is mine alone. You lay a finger on her, and I will have your head across the room,\u201d he warned before turning back to her, seeking answers. \u201cMyriam?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have nothing to say to you,\u201d she answered, eyeing him and his friends. \u201cAt least I have not broken my word, my vows,\u201d she said under her breath, leaving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd who says I did?\u201d Klaus followed her, ignoring the councilmen and his brother. \u201cBecause I\u2019m stepping inside a whorehouse? Where I have no intention of doing anything that goes against what I promised and vowed?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She looked around, and the second that they were out of range of humans, she sped off home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou are a frustrating woman, Myriam!\u201d Klaus said as he walked inside the house after having followed her home. \u201cExplain yourself!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have a cochon for a husband!\u201d she shouted back at him, tears in her eyes. \u201cWhy was I there? I own the place! I\u2019m bored to tears here, and you want nothing to do with me but our promises to one another keep us chained. I want you, God knows, I want you but you – not even a kiss. I hate to say that I actually miss Cadiz!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou own a whorehouse, and you didn\u2019t bother telling the family? Or me?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes, Klaus. I own a whorehouse where the girls are safer than with their bosses. I am their boss, I make sure they\u2019re well taken care of, fed and paid. I have been wasting away for the last decade or so, and this made me come back to life. You\u2019re not going to deny me this,\u201d she explained, looking at him. \u201cAnd what were you doing if not breaking your vows?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey wanted a more pleasurable environment to talk business. But I was about to tell them that it didn\u2019t look like you had a comfortable area for business talk.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She let out a snort, not believing his story. Not accepting his words anymore. \u201cOf course it was business. All it ever is is business. I am convinced that is why you do not want me. You never saw me more than a business agreement. Maybe – maybe it might be time for me to leave.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLove, I never saw you more than a business agreement or anything like that,\u201d he said quietly. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t have legally married you if that was the case,\u201d he walked to her and gently took her hand. \u201cI even came prepared when we came for you in 1704, but you were far ahead of me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam glared at him. \u201cWhat is that supposed to mean?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He quickly ran upstairs to where his belongings were still mostly in trunks and took out what he needed before coming back downstairs. \u201cI mean, that while we were married, I hadn\u2019t given you a ring. I made sure that the ring was simple and elegant, worthy of being on your finger. With a lapis lazuli looking like a sapphire to protect you from the sun,\u201d he said as he opened the box to show her. \u201cA real wedding ring for my real wife.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She stared at it, frozen as it was far prettier than the one Kol helped her make. She had made several and had chosen the less ugly one to wear on her finger. \u201cThen why the last ten years? Why if you say you wanted this? I don\u2019t understand.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBecause you and Rebekah have been right all along, and I\u2019ve been afraid. Perhaps not even ready,\u201d he said as he gently slipped off her ring and put it inside his pocket before slipping on his ring for her. \u201cPlease, let us not fight any longer. Allow me to court you as I have promised you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKlaus\u2026 I don\u2019t know how much more rejection I can take if you pull away again,\u201d she cried.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo more rejection,\u201d he said, a promise in his voice as he pulled her into his arms. \u201cNo more. I am sorry, my love, for everything I\u2019ve put you through. I\u2019ll make it right for you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She leaned into him, burying her face into his chest and breathed him in. \u201cDon\u2019t you ever go to my business without me at your side again. I should dagger Elijah for even agreeing to that ridiculous idea.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere aren\u2019t many places the councilmen can gather for a conversation, they were merely looking if your business has the room.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe girls service men for money,\u201d she replied. \u201cWhat kind of room are they looking for? I\u2019m sure I can find one for each of them to share together.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He let out a snort. \u201cA meeting room, love. One with a big table in it with chairs around it. Perhaps someone to bring a refreshment. You could hire it out to everyone, another source of income. New Orleans doesn\u2019t have a place like that, yet. They still need to build their city hall.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The suggestion brought a sour taste to her mouth but did not dismiss it. \u201cI will consider it, but you make it clear, your wife was not at all pleased.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI will tell them that my wife was not pleased and when they ask what you were doing there, I\u2019ll tell them that you\u2019re into charitable work and were making sure that the girls were well taken care of,\u201d he replied with a knowing smile on his face. \u201cBecause that\u2019s your intention, isn\u2019t it? Have someone else be the front?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf you must. I still want Elijah daggered or his neck broken. Don\u2019t think that I hadn\u2019t picked up his attempts to track my movements.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou can snap his neck over dinner tonight,\u201d Klaus mused as he kissed the top of her head. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She could not help but smile at the thought and looked forward to preparing dinner personally that evening. A French banquet. With bread, p\u00e2t\u00e9, soup and perhaps a few mushroom pies. When she was still a human it would take her a day or two to make it, the preparation was insane, but she could speed that part up now that she was a vampire. \u201cI\u2019ll have to get some groceries. Care to accompany me, husband?\u201d It was likely that the fishermen had some oysters. Oh, oysters\u2026 she thought as she glanced at Klaus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDo I have to?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOf course,\u201d she smiled at him. \u201cI\u2019m but a mere woman, I can\u2019t carry all those groceries by myself and the last time I sent a servant to do my bidding they messed it up\u2026 I had to kill him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus\u2019 brow twitched as he observed her coyness. \u201cI\u2019m sure he was delicious.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo, save a servant and join me?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He let out a long, suffering sigh. \u201cI suppose I must do my diligence and be a good husband and join you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam couldn\u2019t contain her smile as she looped her arm through his and pulled him along to the trade area of their colony. Some people were cooking in the streets, and the smells were fantastic, but she pulled him further along towards the waterfront. The fishermen first. Perhaps they\u2019d have other kinds of fish that she could work with. \u201cI mean, I truly love the fact that we have servants, but you\u2019ve never been here on your own, have you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNot until after nightfall to feed on vagrants, no,\u201d he murmured as he glanced around. \u201cDo you see what you want, love?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She hummed as she walked along the crates of fish. \u201cSome salmon\u2026 yes. Salmon,\u201d she nodded. \u201cAnd oysters! Mussels!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDeath by fish?\u201d he asked amused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe can have that for two days, I have more planned,\u201d she smiled at him and had the fisherman put everything that she wanted in a bag and paid for the goods. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus begrudgingly took the bag as they walked back to the trade area. \u201cIt smells.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOf course. It is fresh,\u201d Myriam retorted. \u201cIt won\u2019t kill you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ll stop complaining,\u201d he put his arm around her and couldn\u2019t hide his smile. \u201cI always love your cooking.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPerhaps we can stop past that wretched Valerie. I\u2019d like to try to pick a couple leaves of vervain,\u201d she smirked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He smiled then. \u201cOr, perhaps it\u2019s finally time to get rid of the hag,\u201d he whispered in her ear. \u201cNew Orleans is growing, she\u2019s fallen a few ranks in the society, for which you have Rebekah to thank. She won\u2019t be missed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen is the next moon? If she wasn\u2019t a wolf, then she\u2019s a witch. We\u2019ve found where there is one, there are more. There could be a lot of trouble after she\u2019s gone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI wouldn\u2019t worry about the witches,\u201d he replied. \u201cThe wolves were more of a problem. Witches can\u2019t hurt us much.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMaybe not you, but I\u2019m not an Original.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut you have your own measures of protection,\u201d he countered with a smile. \u201cAnd perhaps you could use your pets to locate the witches and befriend them before we kill her.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She pouted as she stopped along the market route. \u201cBut I never cared for that kind of craft. Kol practically had to manipulate me into using my magic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI know that you know that. But they won\u2019t have to know that,\u201d he replied. \u201cIf anything, we could use an alliance with the witches, keep them happy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

\u201cVery well, I\u2019ll have Elijah try and talk to them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She then sighed, realising that some of the witches practised voodoo because most of the witches were slaves or natives. \u201cI\u2019ll try. I have a friend who may be able to help with that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSomeone, I know?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo. She\u2019s mine,\u201d she said as she walked over to the baker to get some fresh baguettes and rolls before handing the bag to Klaus. \u201cDon\u2019t worry, Klaus, I have my own ways of getting things done.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He smiled then. She was correct about that. The whorehouse had been a work in progress for almost a year before it became active a couple of months ago. She had figured everything out herself and even amassed a handful of friends. There was no doubt that she had an entire list of people she could manipulate or blackmail for visiting her establishment. \u201cAre you sure?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She sighed then. \u201cLeave it to me. No doubt you\u2019d have asked Kol to do this if he hadn\u2019t still been in his box!\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe could free him if you wish.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She looked at him with a stupid look on her face. \u201cYou\u2019re not serious? I\u2019ve been trying to get him out for the last decade, and you always refused!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He looked around and pulled her aside. \u201cI promised you when I put that ring on your finger that I would do what I can as your husband. I want us to work. Yes, it may take time in areas that may not please either of us, but where I can, I will try to accommodate my beautiful wife.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She smiled widely then. \u201cYou\u2019re really going to unbox Kol?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes, I miss him too,\u201d he replied with a nod. He knew that Kol would have some issues at first, but with Myriam\u2019s influence, he might tread carefully. If not, she could see with her own eyes how difficult he could get. And then they\u2019d box him again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI can\u2019t wait,\u201d she was all excited, picking up her skirts to hurry and finish shopping so that she could prepare a grand meal. Pushing herself up on her toes, she kissed Klaus\u2019 jaw and moved off, listing everything she wanted to find for that night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oh, Elijah wasn\u2019t going to be happy about it, but he was going to have to grin and bear it. His wife missed Kol, and she needed to experience his behaviour herself. By the time she was done shopping, he was carrying a lot of bags, and she looked as happy as ever before they walked home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam disappeared in the kitchen after he put the groceries in there and decided to gather up some vagrants to put them in their fenced off garden, compelled to be quiet so that his brother could have a feast. There was no doubt that he was going to be angry with them for daggering him, but he knew that he was daggered for a reason, and hopefully he had learned his lesson. His siblings weren\u2019t home yet so he could do this without their approval. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once he was satisfied that the number of people in the garden, he went down to the basement and pulled the dagger out of his brother. Soon enough, Kol shot up in his desiccated state and wanted to punch him. \u201cEasy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to find a way to kill you,\u201d he rasped as he looked around for some blood source. \u201cHow long this time?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNot long,\u201d Klaus assured him as he helped his brother up and out of the coffin as he directed him upstairs to the backyard. \u201cSixteen years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol darted to the closest male, keeping his eyes on his brother. In his mind, he was still doing the math. Sixteen years. His friend was twenty-one last he saw her. Was she even still alive? Or had she turned? \u201cMyriam?\u201d he asked as he kept feeding. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus tucked his hands in his pocket and glanced over his shoulder to the house. \u201cShe\u2019ll likely be out as soon as she is less distracted by her current project. As soon as she realises you are awake, I\u2019m sure you won\u2019t get enough of her.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut she\u2019s old now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo,\u201d Klaus smiled at him. \u201cShe turned when we arrived here in 1703.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol dropped the body he just drained. \u201cShe wouldn\u2019t change unless it was necessary. What happened?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe sent her away in 1701, I sent her off with some vials of blood.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI remember what you told me! Safety, father, et cetera! How did she turn?!\u201d he demanded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe took too long to get here! She had been attacked two days prior to our arrival by some wolves, and I found her just in time!\u201d He responded, defending himself. \u201cIf you hadn\u2019t thrown your tantrum, we would have been on our way sooner and would have come home to her sooner!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The back door flew open, and Myriam appeared with a bright smile. \u201cKol!!\u201d she cheered as she ran at him, throwing herself around him. \u201cI missed you! I finally got Klaus to let you out!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou look beautiful as always, darling,\u201d he said as he stumbled back a little, still a bit weak from only feeding on one of the men in the garden. \u201cI\u2019m sorry for what they did to you, you shouldn\u2019t have been sent out on your own.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her smile faltered before brightening again. \u201cIt\u2019s alright. Things have a way of working out,\u201d she said as she ran a finger over his ashen face. \u201cHave another. I may have a witch you can feed on depending on Elijah\u2019s negotiations. But I\u2019m making us a celebratory dinner!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, good, your cooking is amazing,\u201d he smiled her before kissing her cheek and grabbing another meal while letting go of his friend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam moved to stand beside Klaus as she watched with a smile. \u201cWe can let Elijah clean up the bodies,\u201d she grinned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSome manual labour would do him some good,\u201d Klaus mused as he put an arm around his wife before kissing the top of her head. She smelled of food, and good food at that. She smelled amazing, period. Her entire being just sang to him, as it had always done, but he had always ignored it. Now that he was embracing it, he found himself addicted to her scent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat in the world are you d— Kol!\u201d Rebekah exclaimed happily before turning to her other brother. \u201cElijah won\u2019t be happy, you know.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t care, sister,\u201d Klaus smiled at her. \u201cLook at my happy wife!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol dead dropped another body. \u201cWife?! When did that happen?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou didn\u2019t even tell him?!\u201d Myriam shot at Klaus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus\u2019 mouth opened as he looked to his sister for help. \u201cThere wasn\u2019t much time with trying to hunt him down and explaining the situation. He responded quite violently to your travel that the further details had yet to come up. Eventually, we were forced to dagger him,\u201d he admitted. \u201cI am sorry, my love.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She narrowed her eyes at him before walking over to Kol and to rub his arm to calm him down. \u201cYour brother and I were married because supposedly it would protect me upon arrival here in the French Colony, and it helped me to get on that ship. And the safety worked to a certain extent. The other options of port were terrible. One in a Spanish colony and the other where the colour of my skin would mean more trouble for me,\u201d she said calmly. \u201cSo I had to marry him. And the last fourteen years have been terrible. No affection at all, only for appearances sake. Only today he decided he was ready. I haven\u2019t had sex since you, and I did it last!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol frowned. \u201cWell that\u2019s just plain cruel,\u201d he muttered. \u201cI\u2019m always willing to offer my services!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI can wait a little longer,\u201d she gently pat his arm. \u201cI don\u2019t want you to get daggered so soon. I\u2019m merely thrilled that after years of me nagging, Klaus finally decided to wake you up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd that he finally decided to be a husband,\u201d Rebekah added. \u201cIf he hadn\u2019t walked into that whorehouse they still would not be on speaking terms. Do we have salmon for dinner?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhorehouse? What? Nik!\u201d Kol sounded disappointed. \u201cYou wanted to cheat on your wife whom you even hadn\u2019t consumed your marriage with?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He looked around in shock and fear. \u201cI swear I have done nothing! Elijah suggested seeing if they had some accommodations for the councilmen due to their philandering ways and I was just merely along! I didn\u2019t even want to be there!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re a pig, Nik!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd she was there too! And that doesn\u2019t seem to worry you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He looked at his friend with a smile. \u201cSaving girls, are we?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMon Loulou,\u201d Myriam pouted with a twinkle in her eye and shrugged. \u201cFourteen years. I grew bored.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI can imagine,\u201d he kissed the top of her head. \u201cWell, no more, Myriam. I\u2019ll make sure of it!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She looked intrigued. \u201cYou\u2019ll convince your brother to take me to bed?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSomething even better,\u201d he smirked before whispering in her ear. \u201cNow you can join in on my parties even better.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam grinned, giggling before taking off for the kitchen to finish cooking, leaving the siblings together. Especially a frustrated looking Klaus. \u201cWhy must she run off all the time like that?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, I don\u2019t know, Nik, likely because you\u2019ve been a wanker to her for the last fourteen years. Fourteen years, honestly? Haven\u2019t you done anything with her for fourteen years? Not even a date?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been true to my word,\u201d he scowled. \u201cI\u2019ve been with no other the entire time as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut you\u2019ve neglected your husband duties because you were afraid,\u201d Rebekah piped up. \u201cBut I\u2019m happy that you seem to have made it better today. Did she give you an ultimatum?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cStop badgering me! We\u2019re fine now, stop it,\u201d he said as he went inside to find his brother a change of clothes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell,\u201d Rebekah smiled at her brother. \u201cMyriam has built you your own room in this house. No one but you is allowed to enter and believe me, we\u2019ve tried.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cReally now? What\u2019s the dog house for?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKlaus\u2019 room. Might change tonight, but he\u2019s been in there, literally, for the time we\u2019ve been here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol barked out a laugh. \u201cNo wonder he\u2019s grumpy!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe should at least see if we can convince him to share the bed if he doesn\u2019t actually do anything else with her. It may soothe her temper if he continues to hold out on her. Honestly, the repairs we\u2019ve had to do because she let a demon loose on him just to frighten him has been tiring.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, I\u2019d love to see that,\u201d he said as he kicked against one of the bodies before tearing into the last living \u2018present\u2019 that Klaus had gotten him. \u201cBut understand one thing, Bekah,\u201d he said as he looked up from his feed, blood dripping out of his mouth. \u201cI\u2019m still cross with you lot for sending her here all by herself and not including me on the decision and plans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou wouldn\u2019t ever have agreed to it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, I wouldn\u2019t! Because she\u2019s just as afraid of being abandoned as we are!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, don\u2019t start,\u201d Klaus said as he returned with fresh clothes for his brother. \u201cKeep feeding then clean yourself up. Elijah will be home soon, and Myriam just informed me that dinner\u2019s almost ready. And please, she\u2019s making this dinner to celebrate, let\u2019s not fight at the table.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThen don\u2019t start one,\u201d Kol countered as he finished feeding and took the clothes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cElijah might start one, he would never agree to you being undaggered.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cElijah deserves a dagger himself,\u201d Kol scowled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam appeared at the door. \u201cNone of you will begin this family fight. This one belongs to me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou didn\u2019t put vervain in our food, did you?\u201d Rebekah asked curiously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNot what I\u2019m serving you, no,\u201d she said with a knowing smile. She had made individual meals for everyone, and there was vervain in Elijah\u2019s food, the other meals were clean. \u201cBut it will be a rewarding dinner, nonetheless.\u201d She then went to set the table, candles, flowers, the works. Tonight was a celebration. A double one at that. Although she still had to see if Klaus would go through with it all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elijah arrived home just in time for dinner, and the first thing he did was verbally attack Rebekah and Klaus for undaggering Kol. \u201cThere will be no fighting!\u201d Myriam demanded as she pointed at the table. \u201cSit. I\u2019m about to bring out your food! And, if you want to know, Klaus undaggered Kol because I\u2019ve been asking for the last fourteen years. Tonight it\u2019s about celebration and reunion. We\u2019re celebrating that Kol is out of his box and that Klaus has finally seen reason which might earn him the privilege of moving back to the cupboard. Of course, when he chooses to join me in our bed, then that would be the best. But I suppose he wants to do small steps. So back to the cupboard it is.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once everyone was seated, she went into the kitchen and retrieved the first course; a French Onion soup with baguettes and homemade pate. She first served Kol, earning him a ruffle of his hair, then Rebekah, and then Klaus, whom she kissed on his cheek. Lastly, she served Elijah. His soup was only heavily dusted with vervain, and likely the only meal he was going to have from her three-course meal that was planned for the rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, I\u2019ve missed your cooking,\u201d Kol smiled as he happily tucked into the soup. \u201cWow, Myriam, this is better than I remember!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She smiled proudly then. \u201cIt\u2019s the soil here that makes everything that grows taste a lot better than in the Old World. Just wait until I break out the salmon and oysters.\u201d She kept an eye on Elijah who seemed to be waiting until she sat down herself to enjoy her meal. \u201cGo on, Elijah, I just want to see the look on your faces as you\u2019re enjoying your soup. I worked hard, I\u2019m entitled to a little pride.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He took the first bite and swallowed it instead of spitting it out as he started to cough and choke. Rebekah looked alarmed, but Kol was smiling widely, and Klaus looked a little confused. \u201cVervain,\u201d he breathed, trying to catch his breath as the vervain made its way down his body. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam grabbed him by the neck and made him look at her. \u201cFrom now on, you will stop interfering with our lives. Everything gets discussed, especially when you want to dagger someone. Kol will be involved in every major decision, just how you include Rebekah in your decisions. You won\u2019t ever set foot in my establishment again. You can try, but you will be very sorry when you try. Kol will be treated as an equal, not as a doormat or errand boy. He\u2019s a better person than you think. Be a brother to him like you are to Klaus. Speaking of Klaus, you will allow him to indulge his wild side more often. The same with Kol. They\u2019re not idiots, they know that they can\u2019t slaughter the entire colony. Have I made myself clear?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes,\u201d he rasped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI swear, Elijah, if you\u2019re not cooperating, I still have my ways to make you,\u201d  she said before snapping his neck and dropping his unconscious body to the ground. She then walked into the kitchen to fetch her own soup and sat down at the table. \u201cThere. Let\u2019s enjoy a proper family meal,\u201d  she smiled at her family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1724<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam and her ladies were looking at the burning building with tears in their eyes. D\u00e9bauche had been their home for nearly seven years, and now it was going up in flames. It wasn\u2019t just their building, also those surrounding them, but it still hurt. Granted, it would give them a chance to rebuild the structure with the stone and mortar that had been introduced after the ships with people came over in the previous years, but it had been their home. Their sanctuary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And a lot of Dark Objects that she had created to keep the place safe. They were now all going up in flames. She had tried saving some, but the fire was simply too much, and all she could do was to save her girls. She had no idea what she was going to do with them, perhaps put them in an empty house until her business was rebuilt, but whoever did this, was going to pay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam could feel the anger and rage course through her veins, and there was nothing she could do about it, apart from likely slaughter an entire village. Klaus still wasn\u2019t touching her the way she wanted, but at least he spent time in bed with her. Thinking about it while the building turned to ash made her feel even angrier. One more year of Klaus not doing what she wanted and she\u2019d leave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But first, she needed to find the person responsible for this mess, and find a way to keep her girls safe. Of course, she had already sent some of her demons to eavesdrop on the community, but that was going to take some time until they\u2019d come up with something. She knew for sure that it wasn\u2019t done by any of the girls, or patrons, inside the building and it wasn\u2019t an accident. Something had to be set on fire outside the building to cause this blaze. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deciding that there wasn\u2019t anything she could do now, she brought the girls to the inn and paid for their rooms and gave them their wages, plus some extra. The inn didn\u2019t tolerate prostitution, and she didn\u2019t want them to go out on their own. Myriam made them a promise that she\u2019d continue to pay their wages even though there was no club anymore. She also promised them that she was going to make sure that it was going to be the first building to be rebuilt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upon arriving home, she found Kol talking to Klaus. \u201cIt may have been an accident, Kol, but that was Myriam\u2019s business.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t know that!\u201d There was a panic in his voice and a rage inside Myriam. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPlease don\u2019t tell me that you were the one who left my girls homeless,\u201d she said as she walked in the door. Her best friend, her soul mate, had set her business alight? Her heart shattered in a million pieces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDarling, it was an accident, I swear!\u201d he cried out as he looked at her. \u201cI had a feed, and I tossed the oil lamp like I usually do, and\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt hit my building!\u201d Myriam flew into a rage, using the element of surprise to pin Kol against the wall. \u201cDo you have any idea what you\u2019ve done? My girls were safe, Kol. I now had to put them up at the Inn, and I hope to God that nothing will happen to them when I don\u2019t have them in a controlled and safe environment!\u201d She pulled him away and slammed him against the wooden wall again, cracking the wall in the process. \u201cThe old part of the Colony, like our homes are built out of wood, and you know this. How can you be so careless?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDarling, I\u2019m sorry!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat can I do with that? Give my girls shelter? Eat it? Wipe my ass with it? That was the only thing that was truly mine. My project. Mine! And you destroyed it!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was an accident!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t care!\u201d She then snapped his neck and jumped back as her friend fell to the ground, repressing a sob as she looked at Klaus, tears burning behind her eyes. Oh, she was going to hate herself for the next words she was going to say, but he deserved it. Any other she would have killed. \u201cHe needs time in his box.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus hesitated for a moment before getting the ash and the dagger out from one of the hidden compartments underneath the table. \u201cAre you sure, love?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She fisted her hands again by her side and nodded. \u201cI won\u2019t ask for his release. But he needs a timeout, he should have been more careful and he wasn\u2019t. He destroyed what was mine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus pushed the dagger through Kol\u2019s chest, causing his unconscious body to gasp and slightly to move before his skin turned grey and his veins turned black. \u201cI shall put him away then\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo. Leave him out in the sitting room on the coffee table for a couple days. He can be decoration as a reminder for Elijah or Rebekah not to mess with my things,\u201d she warned and walked out, retreating to her room with a full bottle of alcohol for the privacy to cry for all the losses she suffered and to try to get shitfaced to forget the betrayal of her best friend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once Klaus had done as he was told, he quietly made his way up the stairs, hearing Myriam cry as she left the door open. Risking his own neck, he walked into the room and found her sitting on the bed, holding the bottle of alcohol in one hand and trying to wipe her tears with the other. He hadn\u2019t seen her cry, ever, and he doubted that Kol had ever seen her cry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He sat down on the bed and pulled her into his arms, to hold her close. He didn\u2019t say anything, just allowed her to cry until she was done crying. Eventually, she downed half the bottle as she dried her tears and looked at him. \u201cI want to continue D\u00e9bauche.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOkay,\u201d he nodded. \u201cWe will rebuild. I can help, if you like.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI had plans for the long run, but they burned. You are going to draw what I want so we can hire men to build it,\u201d she said as she took another swig of her bottle. \u201cI want to include a bar where we\u2019ll serve alcohol, but it also has to be separate from the whores. I want more room for them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His eyes travelled to her bottle and nodded. \u201cI can do that. You want a bar, and lounge of sort. A hostel for the girls?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her eyes lit up then. \u201cYes! I want them to have a workspace and a place for themselves on another level! Can we do that? Please?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus could not help but want to give her everything at that moment, drawing in a breath. \u201cI can draw something up and see if you like it. It may take some compulsion to get it approved, but one way or another, I\u2019ll make sure you get it. If for not watching Kol closer, I\u2019ll do this to repair what was done.\u201d He was apologetic for something he didn\u2019t do that he wasn\u2019t present for as he reached out to wipe her tears from her cheeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou have nothing to apologise for,\u201d she smiled at him. \u201cIt was his own actions that lead to this, and perhaps it\u2019s fortunate that it happened to me and not one of the other businesses because then we\u2019d have to do a lot of compulsion. But I\u2019m still very angry with him. Maybe I should send a demon with him to make his dreams more like nightmares\u2026 Yes. I will do that. Tomorrow. Let him think he\u2019s gotten off lightly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam then crawled into his lap and softly brushed his lips with hers. \u201cDaggering him wasn\u2019t enough. Not pleasing enough.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou can do whatever you wish to him, love,\u201d he tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear as he looked her in her eyes. Oh, he was smitten, and he knew that he couldn\u2019t push her away any longer. Her emotions were frayed, Kol\u2019s betrayal had pushed her ever so close to the edge and if he was going to deny himself, and her, for longer, it was likely that there would be a point of no return. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s not fair, Klaus,\u201d she pouted as she dropped the bottle, spilling the alcohol on the floor. \u201cBecause I want to do whatever I wish to you and you keep refusing me. We\u2019ve shared a bed for a few years now but other than a brush of your skin against mine\u2026 You\u2019re all I have left now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He reached up and traced down the vein in her neck to the neckline of her dress. \u201cHave I refused you yet today, love?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo,\u201d she shivered as his fingers touched her skin and lit it on fire. \u201cBut I don\u2019t want you to do this out of pity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMyriam, if you wish to wait this time, then I will, but it is not out of pity. I too am tired of trying to avoid this, and I don\u2019t want to be the reason you leave. Especially after Kol\u2019s actions. I don\u2019t ever want you to leave. So, yes, while my timing in succumbing to your relentless efforts and endless patience is inconvenient,\u201d he said as he held up her hand with the ring he gave her. \u201cI still want you for our eternities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She kissed him hard then, moving so she could wrap her legs around him as she pushed him down to the bed, kissing him needily as her heart had started to jump loops in her chest. Rotten timing, indeed, but she was going to take what she was given. And she wasn\u2019t going to let him go for a very long time, either. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rebekah came home and let out a cry of surprise when she saw Kol daggered on the coffee table. \u201cSo it was you who set fire to Myriam\u2019s establishment? Or what else have you done, brother?\u201d she sighed as she sat down next to him before her ears picked up on movement upstairs. \u201cIt\u2019s about bloody time!\u201d she cried out before she compelled one of the servants to see what food they had in the kitchen and otherwise to prepare dinner for the family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

~o.O.o~<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1820<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to a deal they\u2019d made with the governor of New Orleans, they were allowed to stay at his mansion and feed as freely as they wanted to. All the man wanted was gold in return. Rebekah had fallen in love with Emil, the governor\u2019s son and unfortunately, when Rebekah begged Klaus for Emil to turn, Emil died instead. Klaus had thrown him over the balcony right into the partying mass. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam had scolded him for that while Elijah consoled the grieving Rebekah, because Rebekah deserved to love as well, and while Emil might not have been the brightest of choices, seeing as he was the governor\u2019s son, after all, it had been wrong. When Emil\u2019s funeral was a couple of days later, and Klaus saved a young slave boy from being whipped, she had enough of Klaus\u2019 antics and yelled at him after returning home before she packed her bags and left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was no way that she was going to be a mother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam returned to the Old World, to her home in Florence and cleaning it up. Making it perfect again after years of decay and desolation. She released the demons who had protected the building for over a hundred years and made it her home. Her home, not Medici. She sold most of the artwork, statues, and furniture and had a lot of fun picking up new things to decorate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She compelled ten humans to work for her as servants and to pamper her, Myriam felt like she had deserved a long, relaxing break from her husband. If he wanted to parent, then he was going to parent without her. She\u2019d be a crappy mother, she couldn\u2019t even remember her own mother at this point. It had been so long, and the only reminder she had of her was a painting that was still in Cadiz. Unless that home burned when Mikael set the village on fire. However, she didn\u2019t want to visit Cadiz any time soon, as she had heard rumours of a revolt going on in that part of Spain and she didn\u2019t want to get caught up with that for only one portrait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But maybe she should have taken Kol with her, she thought as she sat one night with a glass of wine. Children had never been a subject of conversation. They were vampires after all, but it was something that never interested her beyond caring for her girls at her business. Her girls were in the good hands of Isabella. Myriam had turned her a few years after freeing her and becoming good friends. Klaus had been pissed off, but Myriam wanted friends of her own, and Isabella was the only person she sired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam spent her time tracking down some of the Medici family and see how they got on and loved that they were still thoroughly cursed. She managed to get a Medici witch from a different line to work for her and Myriam taught her how to make Dark Objects for her. Once Myriam felt she had enough, she made the witch into a meal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

During her time away from Klaus and her family she decided to pick up her habit of drinking vervain tea. It was horrible. Horrifying. It burned her so badly, but at least no one had to see how she was suffering for a little bit of more protection. Not that she believed that Klaus, Elijah or Rebekah had compelled her in the past, but this was for the future. She didn\u2019t trust Elijah enough after all these years to not pull something like compulsion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And unfortunately, her husband was a paranoid asshole who no doubt would try to compel her upon her eventual return. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam wasn\u2019t worried, though. Kol always told her that she could outsmart anyone she wished, and perhaps she had gotten a little complacent over the last 100 years. Myriam had felt safe and loved, protected. She had built herself a beautiful life with her family, and she barely worked hard these days. It had become more natural to do things as a vampire. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She spent the next 30 years in Europe. Occasionally travelling around – and yes, her mother\u2019s painting had indeed perished in Cadiz, but she explored more houses that had been in her possession after taking her revenge on her family. And sold all of the valuables or gave it away to people who could use it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the demon who she had put on Katerina Petrova many years ago alerted her that her behaviour had become unusual, Myriam took her new toys and tea with her and went back to America. And back to Klaus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1851<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The mansion was far too quiet upon arrival. It had been dented over the years, no doubt of the various vampire fights inside the house, and the servers didn\u2019t want to let her in at first, until she just ignored them and headed straight for the bedroom she used to share with Klaus. His scent was faint but still lingered, so she knew that he was going to come back at some point. The servants were still here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To kill some time, she scattered some of her Dark Objects around the home for some extra protection and sat down on the porch, waiting for her husband to return while she sipped on a glass of wine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat are you doing here?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She looked up to see her husband leaning against one of the pillars and broke out in a smile before flinging herself at him. \u201cI missed you!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He managed to pry her off of him and pushed her away from him. \u201cThen why did you leave? You left me. You. Abandoned. Me!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou saved a child, and instead of putting him with a normal human family, you decided to raise him as your own son!\u201d Myriam countered angrily. \u201cWithout consulting me, your wife! Because I would have said \u2018no\u2019!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s why you left? Because of Marcel?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, that\u2019s what you named him?\u201d Myriam raised an eyebrow. \u201cYes. I\u2019m not a mother and the last time I had one was over a century ago. You should have talked to me about keeping him and not simply assume that I was going to help you with the child! What did you do with him? Is he still human? No, you turned him, didn\u2019t you?\u201d The look on Klaus\u2019 face said enough. Of course, he did. He had grown to care for the boy. \u201cIf you wanted to raise someone, something, we could have gotten a puppy!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou could have stayed! We could have talked about this!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI tried!\u201d Myriam countered angrily. \u201cYou didn\u2019t listen, so I left. But I\u2019d never abandon you. You knew where I was the entire time. If only you\u2019d have used your brain,\u201d she smiled kindly at him. \u201cI love you, Klaus, but I don\u2019t like it that you make lifelong decisions, like taking care of a child, all by yourself. We\u2019re a team. You and I.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

\u201cUnless you do something stupid again or ask me to do something for you? Yes,\u201d she said simply. \u201cBecause you\u2019re an idiot. But you\u2019re mine. My idiot. I will always come back to you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been lonely without you,\u201d he said as he closed the space between them and put his arms around her. \u201cWithout you\u2026 I felt lost.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWere you faithful like I was?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOf course! What kind of question is that?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She kissed him then and pulled him onto the bench to sit with her. She handed him a glass of bourbon and pulled him into her arms. \u201cTell me what you\u2019ve been doing then.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat? You didn\u2019t leave one of your minions behind when you left?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes, with the clear instructions to make sure you stayed safe, not to report back to me,\u201d Myriam huffed. \u201cUnless you want me to ask him, I mean, that\u2019s fine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo,\u201d he replied with a sigh. \u201cElijah took a shine to Marcel about a year into us having him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, I don\u2019t think that went well\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cElijah was doing a better job at tutoring young Marcel than I was. So, I undaggered Kol. Now, let me tell you, he was not happy, but he understood why you wanted to dagger him, and I\u2019m sure that he\u2019ll eventually apologise to you in person.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHow long did it take for you to dagger him again?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus took a sip of his bourbon and hung his head. \u201cA couple of days later. I wanted to make him feel better after he got out of the box, so we slaughtered a tenement building, we had quite the fun. But he crossed the line when he staged a Shakespeare play for Marcellus with compelled humans. Slaughtered them in front of him and even fed the boy his blood!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI can\u2019t believe I missed that! That would have been epic!\u201d Myriam barked out a laugh. \u201cHe was jealous, just like you were!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He shrugged then. \u201cKol\u2019s more agreeable with you around. I decided to provoke the witches, too. You know, for them to cover up my indiscretions. The townsfolk drowned Celeste Dubois, Elijah\u2019s lover, in a bathtub for punishment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She ran a hand through his hair and smiled at him. \u201cI love your brilliant mind.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd a decade and a half ago I daggered Rebekah. She had once again fallen for the wrong man; Marcel. I gave him a choice; I\u2019d keep Rebekah daggered and turn him, or, I\u2019d undagger her and have him live out his natural human life. I only did so when his own father shot him in the chest when Marcel was freeing a slave.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam pursed her lips then. She had smelled the absence of Rebekah in the home, and now she knew why. \u201cGood, now I can fuck around with him.\u201d At least it seemed like the boy had a good heart, but still, she knew she would never like him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou will do nothing of the sort!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She huffed. \u201cYou can\u2019t stop me, he\u2019s the reason I went away!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He enjoyed being in her arms for a long, silent moment between the two of them. \u201cWhat have you been up to then, love?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI remodelled some buildings,\u201d she shrugged. \u201cAnd I went to your house in Cadiz, but it got burned down. My mom\u2019s painting was still in there, wasn\u2019t it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He slowly nodded as he eyed her. \u201cThat\u2019s all you did over there?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd poked some remaining Medici\u2019s. Had one work for me for a while, but then a little birdie told me that I should come back to America to have fun with the vampire Kol and I encountered in Florence the first time round.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re going to leave me again?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo,\u201d she smiled at him and tenderly kissed him. \u201cI\u2019ve sent some demons over to keep an eye on the vampire. I\u2019m staying. I told you. I\u2019m staying.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus sighed then. \u201cI had anticipated a fight upon your return.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

\u201cPerhaps a little,\u201d he admitted with a smile on his face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBecause of the good sex that usually follows after?\u201d She asked suggestively. They had their fallouts over the years, but the makeup sex was always worth it. Myriam merely felt that she shouldn\u2019t feel angry anymore about something that had happened three decades ago. \u201cI\u2019d never turn down good sex, mon Loulou.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He gently took her hand. \u201cThen please join me in our bedroom in our new home in the Quarter. We have a lot of catching up to do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

~o.O.o~<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1863<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

They had only arrived back in New Orleans after their five year trip across the sea to Europe because she had insisted he\u2019d leave the city, and she wanted to show him the properties that were still in her name. She figured he was going to need them one day, mainly because they hadn\u2019t heard from Mikael in a very long time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mikael\u2019s presence was long overdue, and even Klaus was getting a little paranoid. And thus, during their five years away, they had come up with a battle plan in case things would go wrong. Just her and Klaus. Find safe places to hide, to disappear. Myriam would act as his liaison, his gatekeeper, sort to speak, should Mikael make the family scatter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, part of that plan was for Myriam to adopt a new last name as her own was ancient, and it\u2019d still raise eyebrows. Myriam had to become ordinary. Klaus came up with the last name of Jenkins, and a new middle name as Hope. Because hope was what she was to him, amongst many other things. Myriam Hope Jenkins. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They compelled a random woman in Austria to sign over Myriam\u2019s properties over to her and invite them both into all of them. Then, they had the woman go to a lawyer and set up a will for all the properties to be put back in Myriam\u2019s name once the woman died. And then they made her forget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But for now, she was still Myriam d\u2019Medici, they were still safe. For how long they didn\u2019t know. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She rolled into Klaus with a sigh and gently kissed his chest to wake him up from his slumber. One of her demons had alerted her to a potential problem brewing in the village where Klaus, Kol, Rebekah, and Elijah were born, and she knew that he didn\u2019t want to return there just yet. It wasn\u2019t the right time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And the right time would be when there was another doppelganger so he could finally break his curse and become the person who he always was, underneath. It could take a very long time, and fortunately, he had grown patient. But the potential problem was going to be a problem in the long run or could be one in the long run, and she needed to make sure nothing irreversible would happen. \u201cMon LouLou,\u201d she whispered as she kissed him along his jawline. \u201cI fear for your village, the newly founded town of Mystic Falls. Do I have your permission to go and have a look?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhy?\u201d Klaus groaned as he rubbed his eyes and turned a little to look at her. \u201cI want you by my side, Myriam.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd I always will be, but we\u2019ve also talked about more protection for you and the family, and I feel that I need to go and have a look. I\u2019ll come home every few weeks, I promise.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut we\u2019ve just gotten back to New Orleans, must you really leave this soon?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJust to make sure they won\u2019t ruin your future playground.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd what is going on then?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She shrugged. \u201cIt seems like a few vampires are living there and a Bennett witch, they might cause trouble,\u201d she then let out a long, exasperated sigh. \u201cAnd my demon informed me that the Bennett witch is a friend of Katerina Petrova.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHow dare you say that name in our bed!\u201d Angry, Klaus sat up and looked at her. \u201cYou killed the mood!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m merely being honest!\u201d Myriam defended herself. \u201cThat bitch is a manipulative one, I don\u2019t want her to ruin your playground for you! The village you come from! I\u2019ve never been, and I\u2019m asking your permission instead of leaving without telling you!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019d still leave if I refuse.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes,\u201d she huffed as she sat up and looked at him. \u201cBecause Mystic Falls is close to New Orleans and she might be scheming to hurt you or our family!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He looked at her and knew that she wasn\u2019t going to let up. She was stubborn like that. But as an original vampire, and her sire, he could tell her to stay. Command her to stay with him. \u201cListen closely, Myriam. You\u2019re not leaving my side. I want you with me. Have I made myself clear?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAsshole,\u201d she pushed him away and got out of bed. \u201cI would have thought that maybe Elijah would try to compel me to get away from you, to convince me that you\u2019re the worst and that I should run. But you! You tried to compel me!\u201d She started to get dressed, anger coursing through her veins. \u201cYou betrayed my trust!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhy didn\u2019t it work?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd you\u2019re not even denying it!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus got off the bed and pushed her against the nearest wall. \u201cTell me!\u201d he demanded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been ingesting vervain for the last four decades!\u201d Myriam slapped his cheek. \u201cBecause I\u2019d like to keep my own mind, thank you very much!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t trust me!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI do! I don\u2019t trust your brother!\u201d she yelled at him. \u201cNow, let me go! I promise I\u2019ll come back in a few weeks, but I need to do this to make sure you\u2019re safe!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t trust me!\u201d he let go of her, got dressed and stormed out, followed by a lot of crashing and breaking of things. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She followed him out and stopped him before kissing him, hard. \u201cI love you, Niklaus Mikaelson. I trust you with everything inside of me, but I don\u2019t trust your brother. That\u2019s why I\u2019ve been ingesting vervain. Not because of you, but because of your brother. And it hurts that you broke that trust by doing the exact thing that I feared from your brother. You have no reason to act like this. I\u2019m not an Original. I need to protect myself somehow. I would never do anything to hurt you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAside from running away!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m not running away! I\u2019m going to take care of things, and I will be back!\u201d she shot at him. \u201cI will come back!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWill you leave some of your pets behind? For me?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She blinked at him then. \u201cAre you sure?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThanks to that one you left with me before we arrived here in New Orleans, I knew where to find you. If you hadn\u2019t, you would have bled out. I want you to leave one or two of them with me. So that they can keep an eye on me, and they can report back to you. Please.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She smiled at him then as she took his hand and led him back to the bedroom. \u201cI will.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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