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Chapter 09 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Myriam lead Klaus to Mason in the basement – again, Myriam hadn\u2019t bothered to feed him or bring him anything to drink, but it would give Klaus something to do while she went on the hunt for Stefan and the coffins. Because Katerina was involved, she couldn\u2019t entirely rely on her demons, but she had a feeling that Stefan was closer to home than she was made to believe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She followed Damon into the Grill where he compelled the female bartender to put all the alcohol bottles on the bar so he could get day drunk. It was still quiet in the Grill, and after his fifth shot, Myriam ran up to him and smacked his head on the bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOuch!\u201d Damon whined as he looked at Myriam. \u201cWhy did you do that for?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She smacked his head on the bar again before snapping his neck and hauling him off to the alley behind the Grill. While he was unconscious, she found sharp objects lying around and pushed them inside of his body. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat are you doing?\u201d Damon groaned as he finally came to. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cStefan doesn\u2019t want Klaus to do anything against those he loves, but never said anything about me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Damon let out another groan before he started pulling the tiny pieces of glass and debris out of his body as he sat up. \u201cWhat did that idiot do now?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam put her foot on his torso and pushed him back down. \u201cYou see, I don\u2019t care about Klaus\u2019 mission to create an army of hybrids, because, in the end, I know that it\u2019ll go pear-shaped like any other grandiose plan he\u2019s had in the past. And I get it that Stefan wants his revenge for what Klaus did to him, but you know\u2026 I don\u2019t care. He kidnapped four bodies. I don\u2019t care about three of them, but one of them is my best friend.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou have best friends?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She put some more pressure on his torso. \u201cWhere is Stefan?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know! I don\u2019t care! He betrayed us! We were supposed to kill Klaus, not save him!\u201d Damon whined. \u201cJust kill me already, why won\u2019t you? You\u2019re on team Klaus anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd so what? He\u2019s not evil or the bad guy, I mean, Mikael, now he was the big bad, but Klaus? He only wants what is owed to him. If you flip it around, Stefan\u2019s the bad guy and so are you. No, even better\u2026 Elena is the bad one here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat! No, Elena isn\u2019t the bad one, she\u2019s a victim.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBecause you and Stefan put her in that role. She\u2019s not a victim. She\u2019s a manipulative bitch. You\u2019d do anything for her, even kill people who don\u2019t deserve to die. Then there\u2019s Bonnie\u2026 now well, she needs to sort out her alignment. What kind of witch is she? One that helps vampires or one that hates them?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Damon growled as he grabbed Myriam\u2019s leg, snapped it and pushed her off of him, forcing her to the ground as he got to his feet. \u201cYou\u2019ve been sipping the wrong kool-aid, sister.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am not your sister,\u201d she replied as she threw him off of her, snapped her leg back in place and pushed him against the wall, grabbing the nearest loose pole and impaled him on it. \u201cWhere is Stefan?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know!\u201d Damon said again. \u201cLeave me alone!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah, good idea. I think Elena\u2019s next on my list\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou leave her alone!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHa. You can\u2019t tell me what to do,\u201d Myriam countered. \u201cTell Ric I said hi.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMyriam, if there\u2019s any shred of decency left inside of you, you\u2019re going to leave Elena alone,\u201d Damon groaned as he tried to get off the pole he was impaled on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She seemed to think for a moment and shrugged. \u201cVery well,\u201d she replied before running off. It was a good thing that Klaus had told Tyler to get all buddy-buddy with Jeremy Gilbert before he ran from Mikael, meaning that Jeremy was now off of vervain. She found him and Tyler shooting beer cans in the woods. \u201cHi, guys.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat are you doing here?\u201d Jeremy said as he pointed the crossbow at Myriam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam laughed as she shook her head and used her speed to knock the crossbow out of his hands. \u201cIt\u2019s a good thing you\u2019re actually trying to protect yourself and your family, Jeremy. At least you\u2019re not the useless Gilbert, you have brains!\u201d She said as she rubbed her knuckles on his head. She then looked at Tyler. \u201cHow\u2019s it going, Tyler? Is he clean?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tyler nodded slowly. \u201cJust like Klaus wanted him to be.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, good thing I\u2019m doing this for Klaus then,\u201d Myriam smiled at him before looking at Jeremy. \u201cLet\u2019s have a chat, Jer. When you go home for lunch today, you\u2019re going to leave your beautiful ring on the dining room table\u2026 no wait, you\u2019re going to take it upstairs and put it in Elena\u2019s drawer where she keeps her underwear,\u201d she smiled at him. \u201cThen, you\u2019re going to go to the bathroom and drink some soapy water before you\u2019re going to eat a nice sandwich and head back out with Tyler because you two are best buds, aren\u2019t you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd on your way home for dinner, you\u2019re going to walk in front of a speeding car in your street. Make sure Elena and Alaric are watching.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut I\u2019ll die.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLikely. But that\u2019s okay buddy, you\u2019ll die for the greater good,\u201d she smiled at him, ruffling his hair. \u201cNow, do you understand what you have to do?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGood. Now forget that I was ever here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Myriam was on her way back to town, she was wondering what else she could do to make sure that Stefan would know that she was on a warpath. Oh, maybe she could start a fire at the Salvatore house?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She checked in in the Grill where Damon and Alaric were drinking. Well, Damon was continuing his drinking while Alaric was grading papers. It was quite busy in the grill, and Myriam decided to have a little bit of fun while Damon and Alaric still hadn\u2019t noticed her. One by one, she compelled the patrons to go up to Damon and drive their knives into his body. Any part. Didn\u2019t they have knives? They were to break their glass and hurt him with it. Of course, they wouldn\u2019t remember a thing and wouldn\u2019t remember it happening in the first place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWould you stop it!\u201d Damon had finally spotted Myriam sitting in the farthest corner of the Grill. Of course, as a former employee, she knew the best spots to hide. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alaric looked over his shoulder and shook his head laughing. \u201cAll this because of Stefan?\u201d Damon had told him about his encounter when he came to the bar to grade papers and wait for Jeremy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell yes, supposedly Stefan took her bestie,\u201d Damon winced when someone drove a knife in his back, and he mixed himself a margarita instead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI thought he took Klaus\u2019 family?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell yeah, apparently she\u2019s really close with one of them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd she\u2019s taking this out on you because?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe thinks I know where Stefan is,\u201d Damon winced when Alaric finally pulled the knife out of his back. \u201cI don\u2019t, but she doesn\u2019t listen. I swear, she\u2019s worse than Klaus!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat does Klaus have to say about Myriam\u2019s behavior?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI wouldn\u2019t know, would I? It\u2019s not like he and I are the best of pals!\u201d Damon growled as he turned around to look at Myriam. \u201cBut I\u2019d sure love to know his opinion about his abusive wife.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe\u2019d be so turned on right now,\u201d Myriam smirked after the last compelled person took a seat back into their chair and walked over to Damon and Alaric. \u201cI can keep that up all day if I have to, Damon. I might even risk Klaus\u2019 ire and go after Elena. No more hybrids.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI told you not to!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThen go and find me Stefan and where he\u2019s keeping the damn coffins!\u201d Myriam slammed his head against the bar for the last time before she drove a knife through Alaric, practically ripping him in half. He was wearing his ring anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMyriam!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ll keep on doing that until you find me Stefan,\u201d Myriam said plainly. \u201cYou get two hours. Then I\u2019ll come and find you again. Right now I\u2019m hungry.\u201d She went straight home where she found a dead-ish Mason on the expensive rug in the living room. \u201cDid you have to make him bleed like that? It\u2019s difficult to get those stains out!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll buy a new rug. How\u2019s the hunt for our family going?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, I\u2019ve set things in motion\u2026\u201d Myriam said as she ungraciously allowed herself to fall onto the couch. \u201cDamon saw a naughty side of me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh?\u201d Klaus was intrigued. \u201cPlease, tell me everything!\u201d After she was finished telling him, Klaus was all over her, kissing her neck, nibbling her ear, his hands under her clothes, causing Myriam to laugh. \u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDamon asked me what you thought of me doing what I did, and I told him you\u2019d be aroused.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, more than that, love,\u201d he whispered in her ear. \u201cI\u2019m going to devour you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNext to a werewolf who\u2019ll soon wake up in transition.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve had a worse crowd than one dead wolf.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTrue.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Myriam followed Elena and Damon to the old Witches\u2019 place, overhearing them talk about Bonnie hiding the coffins and Stefan being inside. And so were the coffins. Well, now was a good time as any to try her \u2018appear human\u2019 talisman on a bunch of dead witches all at once, because she saw that the witches didn\u2019t particularly like Damon and his ring wasn\u2019t working inside the house. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, the witches were stronger than her talisman was and she, too, was affected by the witches messing with her daylight ring. \u201cOh for fuck\u2019s sake!\u201d Myriam breezed as she looked at Damon. \u201cThey\u2019re here, aren\u2019t they?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know! I know that Stefan is!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, he\u2019s in there alright. And hiding the coffins,\u201d she snapped Damon\u2019s neck and grabbed her phone. \u201cDo you want to hear the bad news or good news?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDid you find them?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOf course, mon Loulou<\/em>. I found them. The bad news is that they\u2019re protected by a hundred dead witches, and I can\u2019t get in to verify that they\u2019re actually there,\u201d she replied. \u201cI think I\u2019m going to light a pretty fire.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShall I instruct Tyler to bite Caroline as a distraction?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI doubt that will work, he loves Caroline. It may be the one thing he wouldn\u2019t do for you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCan I try?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo!\u201d Myriam shot at him. \u201cDon\u2019t you even try doing something because Stefan might dump Kol in the ocean and sorry Klaus, I love you, but I will not allow my best friend to get lost forever.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAh, well, that\u2019s my mistake then. The Founders Council are having a fundraiser tomorrow, and I thought I\u2019d bring you along as my date. Perhaps we can convince that everyone\u2019s lives will be better, protected, once Stefan returns my family.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKlaus. I\u2019m handling it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus sighed dramatically. \u201cVery well, I\u2019ll take one of my hybrids as my date. Would you mind if I gave them all a room in our home?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s my house, Klaus. You\u2019re living in it because you\u2019re mine. Your hybrids can stay in the yard in their dog houses.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere\u2019s an abandoned home next door, I think I\u2019ll give my hybrids something to do.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou do that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd I will instruct Tyler to bite Caroline. He can\u2019t refuse me.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKlaus!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou have to allow me some fun, love, it\u2019s not fair you\u2019re getting all the fun.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis isn\u2019t fun!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Myriam sighed as she ran a hand through her hair. \u201cFine. Have Tyler bite Caroline. It\u2019s her birthday tomorrow anyway. Just\u2026 just don\u2019t go to her place when she\u2019s all delusional and stuff and be all nice to her. I know you love your blondes. It\u2019s your weakness.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAre you jealous?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo. I hate the bitch,\u201d Myriam stomped off after kicking Damon\u2019s limp body and headed towards the nearest gas station. \u201cSo, are the coffins fireproof?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOf course not! Mother\u2019s might be because of the spell that\u2019s on it, but the others will burn and—\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWill the daggers burn?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPlease don\u2019t set fire to the witches house. We know where they are now, I\u2019ll make sure they\u2019ll return safely. I\u2019ll take it from here.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKlaus!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMyriam, I mean it. Don\u2019t make me come and get you.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd then what? You\u2019ll spank me?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cStop it. Come home.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam scowled as she hung up and ran into the building, straight to the basement to find a place without sunlight. \u201cFucker!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAh, I was wondering who was going to show up first. You or Damon,\u201d Stefan said with a small smile on his face. \u201cI\u2019m a bit surprised that it\u2019s you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou can keep the coffins. I only want one,\u201d Myriam took a few deep breaths as she made herself small to stay out of the sun. \u201cPlease, Stefan. I just want my best friend back.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stefan scoffed. \u201cIf they\u2019re your best friend, why are they in a coffin?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLong story,\u201d Myriam shook her head. \u201cI know they\u2019re here. I can feel his essence. Please, you owe me this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI owe you nothing, Myriam. You\u2019re not getting one coffin until Klaus, and his hybrids leave town,\u201d Stefan replied as he pulled her out of her hiding spot, causing her to burn. \u201cSee ya. Don\u2019t let the door hit you on the way out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She narrowed her eyes at him and ran out, straight for the Salvatore boarding house before she realised that she couldn\u2019t enter anymore. Letting out a cry of frustration, she went home. \u201cDon\u2019t talk to me,\u201d she shot at Klaus as she walked up the stairs to her room. \u201cYou can have your fun now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou promise?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShut up!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Myriam smiled from ear to ear when Klaus\u2019 hybrid started to roll the coffins into her home. She had cleared out the dining room for them for storage, and she couldn\u2019t wait to wake Kol. Granted, Klaus had to go through a lot to get them back, even risking losing his precious Doppelganger, but she had her best friend back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, before she could do anything, Elijah appeared and extracted the hybrid\u2019s heart. \u201cNow, what did I miss?\u201d He asked while he cleaned his hands with his handkerchief and looked at Klaus\u2019 dumbfounded face. \u201cYou look surprised to see me. So it wasn\u2019t you who removed the dagger from my chest.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus composed himself quickly. \u201cYou look like you could do with a drink, and we have a lot to discuss, so shall we?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was then when Elijah started to attack Klaus and Myriam watched as the parlour was being smashed to smithereens. Her french doors. Her beautiful table. \u201cTake this outside!\u201d Myriam called from the dining room, not wanting to interfere with the two brothers. \u201cYou\u2019re ruining my home!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cStay out of this,\u201d Elijah told Myriam before Klaus threw him through another table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEnough!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou have every right to be cross with me, Elijah,\u201d Klaus barked. \u201cBut I kept my word,\u201d he said as he moved between Myriam and his brother. \u201cI reunited you with our family.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elijah didn\u2019t pull his punches when attacking Klaus again, and Myriam rolled her eyes as she stepped aside, and Klaus fell onto Kol\u2019s coffin. She watched with fascination as he opened the coffin and pulled out the dagger, threatening Elijah with daggering him again. Elijah was daring him to do it again as she walked around the coffin to stand behind Klaus and wait for her best friend to get back in his feet. She\u2019d take him out for a snack when he did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI dare you, use it. You\u2019ll have Kol to deal with.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus lowered the dagger. \u201cMikael is dead.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat did you say?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI killed him, with his own weapon. He\u2019s gone, Elijah. Forever.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhy does our family remain in these coffins? Finn for over 900 years, Kol for over a century?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBecause of Stefan Salvatore,\u201d Klaus replied, anger in his voice. \u201cHe holds the one thing keeping me from freeing him. There are things you do not know about our past, our mother\u2019s death, things I never wanted you to know. But I\u2019m ready to tell you now.\u201d He then walked to the jar that held the ashes of the white oak tree. \u201cI only wish you remember your oath of loyalty to me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKlaus, don\u2019t,\u201d Myriam said as she realised what she was going to do and tried to block him from daggering Kol again. \u201cCome on, he doesn\u2019t deserve to be down this long. I\u2019ll take care of him. Please.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou said that the last time and he plotted against me. Before that, you weren\u2019t even there, so that doesn\u2019t count, but before that, he set fire you your beloved club, remember that, love? You think you have some control over him, but you don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBecause I\u2019m not controlling! I\u2019m his friend!\u201d She pushed Klaus away from Kol. \u201cDon\u2019t do this to him, Klaus. He doesn\u2019t deserve to stay down.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cElijah and I have a lot of catching up to do. I promise you, love, once everything settles down, I\u2019ll undagger Kol.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou say that all the time!\u201d Klaus pushed past her and pushed the dagger back inside Kol. \u201cCochon!\u201d Myriam slapped him and ran out of the house to the Salvatore Boarding House. Knowing that she couldn\u2019t enter, she sat down on the steps, sulking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She waited for hours, and then Damon arrived home first. She was glad it was Damon, he was more agreeable than Stefan. \u201cWhat are you doing here? Shouldn\u2019t you be cosying it up with your husband?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI would be if you hadn\u2019t undaggerd his brother,\u201d she said as she got to her feet and leaned against one of the pillars. \u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTo talk some sense into him!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLike I\u2019m going to tell you. You\u2019re on team Klaus,\u201d Damon huffed. \u201cBesides, you hurt me, Myriam. Me. You\u2019re not supposed to do that because you\u2019re supposed to be the nice one!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam shrugged. \u201cAnyway, you need to call Elena to invite me inside.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd why would I want to do that?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBecause you undaggered Elijah and thus you upset the balance between Klaus and I. So I\u2019ll be bunking with you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah, no way in hell, Myriam. Get lost.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou want to know what\u2019s in the fourth coffin?\u201d She asked as she approached him. \u201cIs that why you have Bonnie and her mother down in the cave right now with the coffin? No vampire can enter because it\u2019s protected, isn\u2019t it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll figure it out. Don\u2019t need you for that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh come on, Damon, I don\u2019t want to be at my house right now. Please?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNope.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam let out a long sigh as she grabbed her phone out of her pocket and fake dialled a number before putting a hand on Damon\u2019s chest, looking up at him through her lashes. \u201cHi love, I\u2019m just calling you to inform you that Damon and I are going to rent a motel room and have sex. We both have some anger issues to— Oh. You don\u2019t like that, huh? I don\u2019t care.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Damon put his hand on her mouth. \u201cFine!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThank you, love,\u201d she smiled as she \u2018disconnected\u2019 the call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAre you insane! He\u2019d rip me apart!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s the point. Call Elena?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

It was a good thing that the coffins were now in her home. Whatever Bonnie and the witches did to hide them in the first place had been lifted, and she could now interact with Kol\u2019s demon again. While Stefan and Damon were enjoying dinner with Klaus and Elijah, Myriam stayed at the Salvatore House watching some dumb sitcom on television with a very expensive bottle of wine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was when Kol\u2019s demon alerted her that he\u2019d been awakened, she hurried home. She was surprised to see that everyone was on their feet, even Finn, the brother she hadn\u2019t met yet, and the Original Witch. Klaus\u2019 mother. The wicked witch from the West. She\u2019d never felt good about Finn\u2019s coffin nor Esther\u2019s coffin and to have them both out meant that there was trouble on the rise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, they were all quietly enjoying something to eat and to drink, and Myriam just stood there, watching. They didn\u2019t even notice her, apart from Kol. Who, eventually noticed her and rose with a big, goofy grin on his face. \u201cI was wondering where you were,\u201d he said as he walked towards her to hug her tightly. \u201cI\u2019ve missed you! Oh, thank you so much for the company, it made it a lot more bearable this time round.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam let out a sigh of relief as she hugged him back, happy to feel him in her arms again. \u201cI tried, you know\u2026 he wouldn\u2019t let me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI know you tried, my friend told me,\u201d he smiled widely at her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, that\u2019s just rich,\u201d Finn rolled his eyes. \u201cA vampire groupie? When did you pick her up, Kol? I can\u2019t believe she stuck around for this long to wait for your return.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam could feel Kol stiffen in her arms and she smiled at him. \u201cBreathe,\u201d she told him before looking at Finn. \u201c1698 is when we met,\u201d she told Finn. \u201cHe kidnapped me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNow now, darling, you kidnapped me first,\u201d he chided her playfully. \u201cDisturbing me in my feed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRescuing an innocent young woman,\u201d she said at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe was a very gifted witch,\u201d Kol nodded and saw his brother roll his eyes at him. \u201cHonestly! We became the best of mates, and then Nik daggered me a few years later, and when I woke up again, she and him got married.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat!\u201d Finn said shocked before looking at his mother who had an incredulous look on her face before looking at his other brother. \u201cTell me he\u2019s joking.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe\u2019s not,\u201d Myriam replied as she pulled Kol along with her to Klaus and nestled in Klaus\u2019 lap, still holding Kol\u2019s hand, not willing to let him go just yet. She loved him being back. \u201cI\u2019ve been Klaus\u2019 wife for over 300 years. I\u2019m sure we have our marriage certificate somewhere still?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus looked over to Elijah. \u201cDo we?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOf course, and if not, there are still old records in France where you two got married, if mother and our brother really wanted to see the evidence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam knew that Finn had a healthy dose of self-loathing and hated to be a vampire, thinking that they were incapable of any sense of morality, humanity. \u201cWe wed when I was still human. Klaus turned me here, in the New World.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat were you possibly thinking? Foolish girl!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFoolish or not, I love your brother, Finn. He\u2019s my husband. And your other brother is my best friend, so if you\u2019re going to hurt them, you will be sorry,\u201d she said, a tone of warning in her voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t want to make her mad,\u201d Kol grinned. \u201cIsn\u2019t this lovely, Mother? The whole family complete, including a daughter in law. Just like you wanted. Us to be a family again!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam\u2019s demons alerted her that Esther was quietly magically poking around to see if Myriam was genuine, but her demons made sure to deflect any assault. She smiled at Esther then. \u201cIf you\u2019d like to know something, Mrs Mikaelson, I\u2019d respectfully want to ask you to use your words, not your magic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat are you?\u201d She asked curiously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m a very breakable vampire in my own house surrounded by a bunch of powerful Original vampires. I suppose that makes me either very stupid or very brave,\u201d Myriam replied with a shrug. \u201cI still have some protection measures left from when I was a witch.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYour house?\u201d Elijah blinked. \u201cBut Niklaus said—\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s our house. But I built it 150 years ago. It\u2019s mine. I used my own funds for this. It\u2019s my house. You\u2019re all my guests, and please stop smashing things when you\u2019re angry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell then, does that mean I\u2019d need your permission to host a ball tomorrow night in honour of our family\u2019s reunion?\u201d Esther asked Myriam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou do,\u201d she nodded before looking at Klaus. \u201cWhat do you think?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat mother wants, mother gets.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI suppose we\u2019re throwing a party tomorrow night then,\u201d Myriam smiled and softly kissed him before finally letting go of Kol and got off of Klaus\u2019 lap. \u201cNow, if you\u2019d excuse me, it\u2019s time for me to retreat. Have a good night.\u201d Myriam went upstairs to her room and opened her drawer filled with Dark Objects. She needed to protect her room. She had removed all safety from the house once Klaus had returned to her, with his army in tow, but she didn\u2019t and couldn\u2019t trust Esther. At least her and Klaus\u2019 bedroom was going to be a safe one. And Kol\u2019s and Rebekah\u2019s. She didn\u2019t care much for the others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This ball was going to be interesting. She had every available demon spying on Esther now, she was likely planning something, and Myriam didn\u2019t like that. At all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, look at you,\u201d Myriam smiled at Kol as she straightened his collar. \u201cA nice haircut, a nice shave\u2026 and oh so handsome.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol smiled at her. \u201cCareful now, you might regret marrying Niklaus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, never! I can\u2019t wait to see him in a suit, it\u2019s been far too long,\u201d Myriam sighed as she picked a piece of lint off of his new suit. From her side, she could see Finn rolling his eyes as he was fitted for his own suit. He definitely didn\u2019t approve of her. \u201cWhere is he, anyway?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWho cares?\u201d Rebekah sighed as she watched the compelled servant polish her nails. \u201cIt\u2019s nice and quiet like this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRebekah, tell me how handsome I am,\u201d Kol smiled proudly at her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAh Kol, unlike your and Nik\u2019s little pet, I can\u2019t be compelled.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI can\u2019t be compelled, and they would think twice of doing so,\u201d Myriam said as she kissed Kol\u2019s cheek. \u201cYour date will be a lucky girl, Kol.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The door opened and Klaus walked in, anger written all over him and rolling off of him as well. \u201cYou went after Elena?\u201d He demanded as he looked at Rebekah. Elijah was looking up from polishing his shoes with an entertained smile on his face. \u201cWhat is wrong with you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHere we go,\u201d Rebekah smiled at him, showing no fear at all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDo you want another dagger in your heart?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEnough with the daggers!\u201d Myriam tiredly pinched the bridge of her nose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAgain with the dagger threats?\u201d Kol said at the same time. \u201cDon\u2019t you have any other tricks?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh go back to staring at yourself,\u201d Klaus shot at him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd who are you, my father?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cStop it,\u201d Myriam sighed. \u201cI want to keep my house in one piece, thank you very much.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThen perhaps Nik and I should take this outside,\u201d Kol said as he sized up his brother. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEnough!\u201d Esther demanded as she walked into the room. She then folded her hands in front of her and beckoned for Klaus to follow her. Like a puppy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oh, Myriam knew that she wouldn\u2019t be able to do anything with the Mikaelson\u2019s love for their mother, they\u2019d tell her she was crazy if Myriam would tell them that Esther\u2019s up to something. All she could do was to protect her husband and her best friend at all costs. And maybe Rebekah. But Elijah and Finn could go to hell for all she cared. It sucked that Esther was using something against intrusion, deflecting Myriam\u2019s demons and spirits, so she couldn\u2019t find out what Esther was up to the usual way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam felt as if she was stuck. She had lost her friends or at least those she deemed to be friendly, because of her allegiance to Klaus. It made it easier to hurt her former friends, but she didn\u2019t have anyone friendly anymore. For this, she was glad that Kol was out of his box, but there was no doubt in her mind that Klaus was going to use him as his attack dog. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her husband was more busy with pleasing his mother and making sure his siblings were settling. Not to mention his hybrids. She was considering moving back to New Orleans. On her own, and feel at home again. Because while Mystic Falls had been her home away from home, it didn\u2019t feel like that anymore. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s on your pretty little mind, darling?\u201d Kol put an arm around her and lead her out of the room. \u201cAren\u2019t you happy for us that we have our family back?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam could hear the hint of annoyance in Kol\u2019s voice. \u201cLet me guess, you\u2019d rather have your mother still in her coffin and Finn at the bottom of the ocean.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFinn, yes. But mother\u2026\u201d Kol sighed as he shook his head. \u201cI can\u2019t believe it was Nik who killed her and not our father.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTry putting yourself in Klaus\u2019 shoes. What would you do if you were half and half and your mother bound the part of you that she didn\u2019t like to please her husband?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol sat down on one of the settees and pulled Myriam down with him, careful not to crease his new suit. \u201cLikely the same. But now you\u2019re talking about me again. Tell me what\u2019s on your mind.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam looked around before getting up and pulling Kol upstairs with her, to her room where things were quiet, and nobody could listen in. She poured the both of them a hefty glass of bourbon, and she decided to tell him everything. How she felt, what she\u2019d done, what happened since he was last daggered. How she felt stuck. Alone. \u201cGranted, it\u2019s Klaus we\u2019re talking about, but I have more needs than just being here for the sex.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou sound like you could use some fun,\u201d Kol said as he refilled their drinks. \u201cHow about you introduce me to your friends, and I\u2019ll beat them up for you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s fun for you!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, you can help, darling,\u201d Kol smirked. \u201cAnd tomorrow, we\u2019ll dance. I\u2019ll have Klaus do the waltz with you, but I\u2019ll be yours for the rest of the night unless Rebekah needs me for something.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen Rebekah needs something it usually means trouble,\u201d Myriam let out a soft chuckle. \u201cCan I be your partner in crime?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOf course! I wouldn\u2019t have it any other way!\u201d Kol kissed her cheek. \u201cNow, let me get out of this monkey suit, and you can show me around in town.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam showed him around in Mystic Falls, carefully avoiding the Scoobies as she told him about all the good things that this town had to offer. However, on their way back home, Damon popped up in front of her. \u201cWho\u2019s your date?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGo away, Damon,\u201d Myriam sighed. \u201cYou\u2019re ruining an afternoon of fun.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGood, because don\u2019t think that I\u2019ll ever forget what you did to me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat did you do, darling?\u201d Kol asked curiously. \u201cDid it involve sharp or blunt objects?\u201d He remembered her telling him about Damon. This used to be a friend of hers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah, to get you guys back,\u201d she smiled at him. \u201cDamon didn\u2019t like that very much.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was unnecessary!\u201d Damon shot at her. \u201cAnd who is this anyway? Doesn\u2019t look like much, does he?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam sucked in a breath as she took a step back as Kol took a step forward. \u201cMyriam is someone who deserves to be adored, to be listened to and, in a way, to be feared.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Damon stared back at the vampire, confused for a moment as he glanced quickly at the smirking female. \u201cWhat the hell is that supposed to mean? Sure she\u2019s a bitch, but it\u2019s not like she\u2019s at the calibre of Klaus and Elijah where she can\u2019t be killed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol shrugged with a smile. \u201cPerhaps not, but that doesn\u2019t mean she doesn\u2019t have her ways of defending herself, mate. I\u2019m sure the saying still goes. Happy wife, happy life? My brother still hasn\u2019t quite learned it, but he will properly in time just what he has.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cStill, what has that to do with me? She\u2019s not my wife. Brother? You\u2019re a Mikaelson?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOf course! Who the hell do you think introduced the lovely couple,\u201d he replied with a sour face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam grinned. \u201cDamon, this is my best friend. The one your brother stole.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI thought girls only had girl best friends?\u201d Damon blinked. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNot when this girl does what she does,\u201d Kol muttered. \u201cYou wonder why she\u2019s with my brother? She can be every bit as evil as he is when she puts her mind to it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKlaus isn\u2019t evil. He\u2019s determined, and he\u2019s right, we can\u2019t help it that this world is filled with special snowflakes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe kept me boxed! And you helped him!\u201d he exclaimed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOnce! Because you burned down my business!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol huffed and rolled his eyes. \u201cIt was an accident! And I apologised!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd I\u2019m always doing everything in my power to keep you out of the box but seeing as I\u2019m fragile as fuck, I\u2019m not going ten rounds with Klaus or Elijah when they dagger you! Instead, I give you a friend!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He waved off her concern. \u201cKlaus won\u2019t lay a finger on you. I can\u2019t say the same for Elijah, but Klaus would go fight to the death with our father if it meant protecting you,\u201d he replied, completely unperturbed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd what about your mother? Would he fight her for me, too?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His eyebrow raised. \u201cWell, that is an intriguing question. Perhaps we should take this elsewhere, but first, your little pet needs to forget this whole conversation. He knows too much.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam sighed and nodded. \u201cHe\u2019s on vervain though, just a second, let me see who\u2019s up for helping you out with that\u2026\u201d She said as she felt around in her pockets for some of her tiny trinkets she had attached a demon to. She picked the strongest essence and had it latch on to Damon. \u201cGive it a moment, please, vervain sucks, but he can separate it from Damon\u2019s blood.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAh!\u201d Damon started to claw at his arms and legs and torso. \u201cWhat the hell is this?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAh, you\u2019ve had a demon on you before, right, Damon? Just a non-intrusive one!\u201d Myriam cooed as she remained alert on the demon\u2019s progress. \u201cThis one is a little different, I save him for the special occasions. Like this one.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHonored, now make it stop,\u201d Damon groaned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlmost there,\u201d she smiled. \u201cIsn\u2019t this fun, Kol?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol sighed dramatically. \u201cTruthfully, I miss the times where you could just set things on fire.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re not going to kill him,\u201d Myriam told him. \u201cHe may think that I\u2019m the worst for being loyal to Klaus and that I have different beliefs than him, but he doesn\u2019t deserve to be killed. His brother, however, is a completely different story.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAh yes, you told me about him. I can\u2019t wait to meet him, darling, now, can I compel him so we can continue our conversation without him being present?\u201d When Myriam nodded, Kol took another step towards Damon. \u201cYou will forget we\u2019ve met, you won\u2019t remember the conversation we had with and about you. And for God\u2019s sake, be nice to Myriam. Just because she\u2019s siding with Klaus doesn\u2019t mean that she has changed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKol, it\u2019s okay.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, it\u2019s not okay,\u201d Kol told her before focusing back on Damon. \u201cWhile I\u2019m at it, is there anything you feel the need to confess, Damon?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Damon\u2019s eyes grew wide before shifting them between Myriam and Kol. \u201cBack in 1864 I used to have a huge crush on Myriam.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t need to know this,\u201d Myriam shook her head. \u201cKlaus will kill him for this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019ll be our little secret,\u201d Kol winked at her. \u201cNow, Damon, off you pop, and remember, you\u2019ve never seen us, and you\u2019ve never heard our conversation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGot it,\u201d Damon said as he walked away. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIs your little friend still on him?\u201d Kol wondered after a few minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah, just to make sure he gets home safely,\u201d Myriam said as she looped her arm through Kol\u2019s. \u201cSo. Klaus and your mother. Did you know that I can\u2019t use my demons to spy on her? It\u2019s freaking annoying.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol frowned as he thought about the conflict between the magic and the realm that Myriam operated in. \u201cTo be honest, I have noticed Elijah eyeing Mother suspiciously since her return. I think he actually shares the same concerns you do, which is in itself a shock.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUgh, I don\u2019t even want to go there, but no, something just feels off. She feels fake.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs mother said, she had a 1000 years on The Other Side to forgive and to heal, mother always wanted what was best for us, although\u2026 she did feel like she made a mistake after we started to eat people.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKol, your brother killed her,\u201d Myriam pointed out. \u201cThat\u2019s not something you can forgive. Not even over a thousand years. Revenge, sure. And when you have not only a Bennett witch and the doppelganger together on the same land it all happened? It\u2019s a recipe for a huge fucking spell.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat is true, but what if she truly wants what\u2019s best for us, Myriam?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s best for the family and for the world is that you\u2019re all dead,\u201d Myriam said coldly. \u201cI mean, if I\u2019d fuck up like this and create monsters who feed on blood, I\u2019d try to rectify that myself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

\u201cNot that I hate being a vampire or that I want you and Klaus dead, but from a very liberal point of view? Yeah, I can see your mother doing that. She\u2019d likely only need the Doppelganger\u2019s blood to help with the spell.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol sighed and nodded. \u201cI don\u2019t want to see my mother as yet another person fed up with our family. We\u2019ve technically done nothing wrong, it\u2019s merely that everyone else thinks we did so we\u2019re evil.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, you\u2019re mean. Not evil,\u201d she said playfully. \u201cBut I think she\u2019s up to something, that\u2019s all. So I hope you don\u2019t mind that I\u2019m putting a strong demon on you to protect you. And I\u2019ll do the same for Klaus. One that can take you over when needed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t like that idea.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell tough. Klaus\u2019 demon lead him straight to me after I was mauled by the wolves in New Orleans. It works, and it\u2019s my only way of protecting you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t need your—\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShut up and humour me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlright darling,\u201d Kol smiled as they walked onto the driveway to their house. \u201cI do love how you set this place up. There\u2019s room for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam sighed. \u201cI hadn\u2019t planned on the entire family. I wanted it to be for you, Klaus and me. Perhaps Rebekah, but the rest of the rooms? I wanted an art studio for Klaus. Or a library. A calm place for me to do my thing. Stables.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBuild another house.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI might,\u201d she smiled at him. \u201cNow go and hang with your siblings. Thank you for a great time this afternoon, I\u2019m feeling a lot better.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGood! That means my job is done.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Myriam felt like a gothic princess in her black and red dress with a sweetheart cut. She loved the feel of the fabric over her skin, it was so tight, but it looked so good on her. The sweep train made it a little bit difficult for her to walk around with but she didn\u2019t care. She looked beautiful and genuinely hoped Klaus would notice. If not, then he wouldn\u2019t. He didn\u2019t see a lot of things lately. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She joined Kol as he mingled with the rest of the guests. \u201cNow, look at you, darling, you clean up so nicely,\u201d he smiled at her. \u201cYou are gorgeous.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re not so bad looking yourself,\u201d she beamed at him. \u201cWhere\u2019s Klaus?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWho cares? Oh, I see Damon, let\u2019s have a chat,\u201d he said as he gently took her arm. \u201cMayor Lockwood,\u201d he said as they walked towards Carol and Damon. \u201cWe haven\u2019t formally met,\u201d he said as he took her hand and kissed it. \u201cKol Mikaelson. I hope your lovely town embraces us just as much as we plan to embrace it. Myriam here has been a great help so far.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDamon Salvatore,\u201d Damon said as he stretched out his hand and eyed Myriam briefly before making eye contact with Kol again. \u201cHave we met?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a moment there Myriam was afraid that it hadn\u2019t worked, the demon in him and compelling him. But Kol covered it up nicely. \u201cI\u2019ve met a lot of people,\u201d he shrugged. \u201cAnd you don\u2019t particularly stand out,\u201d he said before gently guiding Myriam away from them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After they were sure everyone was in, including Elena and fucking Caroline Forbes, Elijah gathered everyone on the stairs, and Myriam wasn\u2019t allowed. She had thrown a tantrum earlier that day because she was a part of the family whether Esther liked it or not. But no. It was just the mother and her children. Bitch. She\u2019d wanted to rip her apart but hadn\u2019t done so because of Klaus. He blindingly adored his mother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And Elijah\u2019s speech was boring. As always. After the speech, they all got ready for the dance, but Klaus spotted Caroline. And, of course, he went over to her. \u201cPredictable pig,\u201d she muttered as she kept an eye on her husband and the harlot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCaroline,\u201d he said surprised. \u201cWhat are you doing here?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat do you mean? You invited me!\u201d Caroline countered. \u201cI\u2019m surprised you did, seeing as you\u2019re married to Myriam and all, but here I am.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSorry love, but I didn\u2019t invite you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou didn\u2019t? And you didn\u2019t send me this dress? Or gave me this bracelet?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAh, my apologies, love,\u201d he shook his head. \u201cBut while you\u2019re here, do enjoy the party. Your friends are here too,\u201d he smiled at her. Klaus took her gloved hand and kissed it before the sound of glass breaking could be heard. He looked up only to see Myriam\u2019s retreating back as she walked outside. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She\u2019d wanted to attend the dance, but she was so furious. He didn\u2019t give her the light of day and yet spoke to Caroline? Not wanting to cause a scene, she went outside instead. Oh, she shouldn\u2019t let a teenager like Caroline get to her like that, but it had been building up, and while she and Kol had fun the day before, it had only been a slight distraction. No, she and Klaus needed to deal with this. Now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She wasn\u2019t sure what was worse, marrying him and waiting for nearly 30 years for them to have sex or him so ignorant of her needs? Hadn\u2019t she been doing everything for him? Made sure he had a home to come back to in Mystic Falls?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMyriam?\u201d Klaus asked carefully. \u201cAre you alright, love?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, don\u2019t you start!\u201d Myriam fumed as she started to pace on the patio, lifting her skirt as she did. \u201cDon\u2019t act all innocent! Use your bloody brain!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSweetheart? What\u2019s going on?\u201d He reached out to grab her, but she hit him in the chest, pushing him away from her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBefore you broke the curse, we had a lot of fun. Since then, you\u2019re only focused on the doppelganger, the hybrids\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe talked about this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am not done!\u201d Myriam countered angrily. \u201cThen it was Stefan who took the coffins. And now\u2026 Caroline! And you didn\u2019t even give me any affection in the meantime! It was angry sex. It was needy sex. But there wasn\u2019t any love!\u201d She hit him in the chest again. \u201cI\u2019m your fucking wife. I\u2019ve been your wife for 300 years, and I have done everything for you! I\u2019m feeling like I\u2019m merely existing to be ignored these days!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t invite Caroline. Honestly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t fucking care! You treated her with more love than you\u2019ve shown me ever since you returned! Kol has given me more attention than you, and he only got out of his box a few days ago!\u201d She then took a deep breath and tried to compose herself but, rarely emotional, she could feel the tears prick behind her eyes. \u201cI am your wife. I want to be loved, to be included. I\u2019m so lonely, Klaus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhy didn\u2019t you say so?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have been telling you! And you don\u2019t change! You haven\u2019t even told me that I look pretty tonight,\u201d she said disappointedly. \u201cI understand that it\u2019s great to have your entire family back, but I\u2019m your family, too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He gently took her hands and pulled her closer to him. \u201cTonight is not the night to cause a scene, love,\u201d he said quietly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhy do you think I\u2019m outside?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCome back inside with me, we\u2019ll talk about this later.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, we\u2019re going to talk about this now,\u201d she said as she pushed him away from her again. \u201cNot later. Now. Because I\u2019ve been thinking about going back to New Orleans and just let you live your life here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou wouldn\u2019t!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want to, no, but I\u2019ve been thinking about it. The urge got less after Kol\u2019s return,\u201d she admitted. \u201cBut while I\u2019ve got you back, I\u2019ve lost most of the people I had started to care for. Because of you. They think that I\u2019ve changed. But I haven\u2019t. I just didn\u2019t have to get really angry with them before you came back, guess they don\u2019t like that. And all I have is you. And Kol. And you still haven\u2019t commented on my dress!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou do look ravishing,\u201d he nodded. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah, that didn\u2019t sound genuine,\u201d she shook her head. \u201cLook, you need to start treating me as your wife again. It\u2019s not like I haven\u2019t given you enough space for you to realise that you\u2019re not treating me as your wife. I\u2019m not going to wait another 25 years, Klaus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI promise, I\u2019ll do better,\u201d he pulled her back into his arms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI want the Klaus back before all this,\u201d she muttered into his embrace. \u201cIs that too much to ask?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, sweetheart, you\u2019re absolutely right,\u201d he softly kissed the top of her head. \u201cI\u2019ll do better, I promise. You have my word. Now, would you please join me for a dance?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis isn\u2019t over.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat else is there to discuss?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll discuss that later, I don\u2019t want to ruin your night.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMyriam.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYour mother.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat about my mother?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI feel as if she\u2019s up to something.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI know.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam looked up at him in surprise. \u201cYou do?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhich is why I\u2019ve been trying to get closer to her, but it\u2019s always her and Finn. The only time when I get some time alone with her is when I throw a tantrum,\u201d he replied, a sigh. \u201cAs much as I wish to believe that she\u2019s forgiven me for what I\u2019ve done, I can\u2019t help but remember how she was the one who put the curse on me, and how she hated us after creating us. I was actually wondering if one of your pets might have picked up on something.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, she\u2019s shielded. Whatever she\u2019s doing in her room, they can\u2019t penetrate,\u201d she replied as she kept looking at him. \u201cYou knew? Why didn\u2019t you say something?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTo protect you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKlaus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHonest,\u201d he laughed a little. \u201cAnd I think she\u2019s the reason why Caroline is here. She wants to test our bond, Myriam. And I think that when we\u2019re not going inside for that dance, she\u2019ll think she\u2019s won.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI need a drink before we dance,\u201d she rolled her eyes at him. \u201cJust remember, I\u2019m your wife.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After they showed unity with a few dances, Myriam went to get a few drinks and saw Rebekah and Kol scheming. As expected. She was going to stay out of it, whatever it was, someone was going to get hurt. After her third drink, she went back to Klaus, linking her arm through his as he mingled with the guests. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMyriam! Why haven\u2019t you attended any more of the council meetings?\u201d Mayor Lockwood asked. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAh, well, uhm\u2026 with the agreement that you and Klaus have in place, I don\u2019t think that the council need me anymore? Unless\u2026 you\u2019re reconsidering the deal?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, of course not, I mean\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou only wanted me around for my knowledge about herbs. Wolfsbane and vervain, right? Didn\u2019t I provide you with enough knowledge?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMadame Mayor, I think what Myriam is trying to say is that you and I have a deal, a good one for Mystic Falls. There\u2019s no need for her further involvement,\u201d Klaus smiled, knowing how much Myriam hated the council and for roping her in. \u201cOf course, should you require her assistance, she\u2019d be more than willing to help. But I assure you, she wishes to keep Mystic Falls as safe as we do. She has been, after all, been a part of your town for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOf course. I-I\u2019m sorry I asked.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam watched as Elena went upstairs with Finn to see Esther and attached a tiny demon to Elena to spy, to attempt to anyway, because everything Myriam had tried so far, had gone down poorly. At least Klaus and Kol were well protected with two of her strongest demons on them. Just like the one she had put on Klaus when they were separated and who had physically directed Klaus to her when she was dying. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even if the demon wouldn\u2019t be able to communicate with Myriam immediately, she was sure that it would be able to relay everything to her once Elena would get out of that room. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat are you up to?\u201d Klaus wondered as he lead Myriam back towards the bar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI was thinking of buying a little cactus in a cute little pot and to name it after you because you\u2019re a prick.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI thought you forgave me!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI told you, this wasn\u2019t over. First, you need to prove yourself to me. And then, I might forgive you,\u201d she said simply as she took her glass of wine and downed it in one go. \u201cOne more dance?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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