After the toast, Klaus gently guided Myriam outside where they pretended to look at the horses that were in front of the carriages. \u201cNow, tell me what that was all about.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYour mother isn\u2019t here for forgiveness or to be a family with you and the rest of the family, Klaus,\u201d Myriam replied softly as she gently ruffled the horse\u2019s mane. \u201cElena had willingly parted with some of her blood when she was with your mother so she could perform a spell to bind you all together as one.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI don\u2019t see anything wrong with that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBind you as in, if one of you dies, so do all of you, Klaus,\u201d she snarled. \u201cI managed to save you and Kol from that, but to save the rest of your siblings will require some heavy duty magic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s preposterous,\u201d Klaus huffed. \u201cMother said she\u2019d forgiven me. And—\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd here we go again,\u201d Myriam rolled her eyes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAlright, even if you were right\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWho\u2019s willing to die so eagerly?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWho do you think?\u201d Myriam retorted. \u201cIt\u2019s not Elijah, not Rebekah and not Kol!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFinn. Of course,\u201d he growled. \u201cWhat you\u2019re saying is that they\u2019re still linked together and risk of dying? Why would mother want to do this?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFor the same reason she created your Father the way that he was; she still finds that turning you was a mistake, a blight, and she wants to set things straight. Make things right again,\u201d she looked at him. \u201cShe hasn\u2019t changed, Klaus. She never will. Like Mikael, she wants you, and your siblings, dead.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m going to kill her!\u201d Klaus growled. \u201cAgain!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCan\u2019t you at least wait until we\u2019ve found a witch powerful enough to undo this so you can safely get rid of Finn, too?\u201d Myriam asked as she pulled him back to her. \u201cGranted, I don\u2019t like Elijah much, but you do need a dose of him in your life every once in a while. And Rebekah is fun to hang around with too when she\u2019s not being bitchy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd are you suggesting not to tell anyone either?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI think you should tell Elijah, Kol and Rebekah, but not Finn. And definitely not that I saved the both of you from being linked in that spell because then they\u2019ll start asking why they weren\u2019t saved. But not tonight. Tomorrow,\u201d she said as she softly kissed his lips. \u201cAnd, speaking of leaving me out of things, I think it\u2019s best if I move back behind you, instead of right next to you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Klaus blinked at her. \u201cWhat\u2019s that supposed to mean?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m afraid of your mother, Klaus. It\u2019s either me running away, which I\u2019m not going to do, or take a few steps back and let you handle this shit. The chances of you surviving this is bigger than me surviving it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He sighed and nodded. \u201cBut then I don\u2019t want to hear you yell at me for doing things differently.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI won\u2019t, I\u2019ll be doing normal wifey stuff. Apart from cleaning. I might do some cooking when I feel like it,\u201d she smiled at him. \u201cBecause my husband will fix what his mother is doing to her children and will keep his wife safe from his mother, yes?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut you\u2019re not running?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo,\u201d she kissed him again. \u201cI\u2019m staying. I\u2019m not able to do much against your mother, but you\u2019re less afraid of her than you were of Mikael. So, I\u2019m staying. With you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There was some commotion on the balcony above them, and it was Kol breaking Matt\u2019s hand. And then it was Kol flying off the balcony and Damon jumping after him. As Kol was lying on the ground, Myriam yelled for Damon to leave Kol alone, and Damon broke Kol\u2019s neck. Stefan came running out, and shortly everyone at the ball came outside too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
While everyone was just standing there and looked at Damon\u2019s retreating back, she pulled off her stiletto shoes and launched both of them at his back with such a speed that they got lodged into his back. \u201cAsshole! You really had to go and spoil this evening, didn\u2019t you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh no, this evening was long spoiled when Stefan snapped my neck so that Elena could go and talk with your mother-in-law, so yeah, don\u2019t mind me for taking my revenge!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOn my best friend!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe was hurting Matt!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWho the fuck cares about the quarterback?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cElena does!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFuck Elena!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019d love to!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Myriam started to laugh then and pulled her shoes out of his back. \u201cDon\u2019t you ever hurt my best friend out of frustration ever again, hear me?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe\u2019ll live,\u201d Damon muttered. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Her eyebrow arched as she dropped her arms to her side. \u201cPerhaps. But will you, if you piss off the wrong person? Watch yourself, Damon. I can only protect you so far from my family, and I don\u2019t want to protect your brother at all. I want to kill him myself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYeah well, feel free. Then maybe, maybe, the world will regain some common sense.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo I can go and kill him right now?\u201d She smiled widely. \u201cReally? I can?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo! Of course not!\u201d Damon countered annoyed. \u201cThis is just a spat between siblings, stay out of it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut nobody will stop me, you know. If I turn back and kill him\u2026 nobody will bat an eye except for maybe Elena and the blondie\u2026 oh, wait\u2026 I can kill her too!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMyriam!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSince when are you so vengeful and ready to kill everyone?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She sighed. \u201cI always have been, Damon, I was merely careful about it and biting my tongue all the times I\u2019ve been to Mystic Falls. If someone wrongs me, they usually end up dead. Not you, though. But I\u2019ve always hated your brother for doing what he did. Forcing you to turn\u2026 Killing Zak\u2026 And Zach…\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cZach was me, but Stefan set Zach up for that by locking me up and stuff. I had no reason to kill Zach, although he hated me. Loooooved Stefan because Stefan is the good one from both of us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYeah right.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou\u2019re not killing Stefan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll see,\u201d Myriam shrugged as she put her shoes back on and walked back to the party. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
~o.O.o~<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The next day Kol managed to drag Klaus away from the house to go and have some fun. Myriam still kept her demons on them, just in case, but she tried to relax and found that she couldn\u2019t do that in her own home because of Esther and Finn. Instead, she drove to Richmond and treated herself to some retail therapy and a mani and pedi. Because why not? She said she\u2019d be more the wife instead of the protector, and this is what a wife did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She didn\u2019t interfere in anything for days, not even when Meredith Fell drove a stake through Elijah\u2019s heart and causing nearly everyone to pass out. Almost everyone, because Klaus and Kol weren\u2019t linked to their siblings. She didn\u2019t complain when Klaus sent Kol away to Denver, Colorado to make friends with Jeremy and she didn\u2019t mind. Jeremy was harmless, and she knew that Klaus needed leverage over Elena and the Scoobies at some point. Kol was the right person to do so. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
At least Kol would be still alive and not boxed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She was happily sipping a glass of wine while she was reading a book on the porch of her home. With Esther and Finn in the wind, her home felt like a home again, and she\u2019d done an immediate cleansing of the house after they had failed to return. Myriam hadn\u2019t missed the sound of a car stopping in the driveway and two people getting out. \u201cThe Doppelganger and the Witch\u2026\u201d she said as she didn\u2019t look up from her book. \u201cWhat can I do for you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe need your help.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Myriam looked up then, in surprise. \u201cMy help? For what?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019re having a problem with\u2026 Alaric. Bonnie isn\u2019t confident that she can help him and the herbs that Meredith Fell gave him to suppress\u2026 don\u2019t work,\u201d Elena replied. \u201cAlaric\u2019s in trouble.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd I should care, why?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe\u2019s killing all the council members!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s Ric. We want Ric back.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Myriam sighed. \u201cAnd why should I help you? I know that you\u2019re still planning on killing my family, one way or another.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBecause,\u201d Bonnie said simply. \u201cWith Alaric insane and on the loose, he\u2019ll be a danger to Elena as she\u2019s from the founding families. He\u2019ll also be a danger to you because your name is on that list too. Despite it being a fake name, he knows it\u2019s you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAgain, Elena isn\u2019t my problem. And let him come. He\u2019s human. I\u2019m a vampire. I\u2019ll kill him first,\u201d she replied. \u201cProblem solved.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t get it. Alaric is a vampire hunter. And now he\u2019s possessed by a killer. You won\u2019t hear him coming.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhen the fuck did that happen?\u201d Myriam blinked. Insane was one thing, possessed another. \u201cWho\u2019s possessing him?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t know. It\u2019s the darkness, likely from being killed too much and wearing the Gilbert ring,\u201d Elena said as she handed Myriam an old Gilbert journal. \u201cIt happened in 1912 too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Myriam quickly read the diary and hummed. \u201cWell, Samantha was just plain crazy from what I can tell, it wasn\u2019t the ring,\u201d she replied as she downed her glass and got to her feet. \u201cVery well, take me to the patient. I\u2019ll see what I can find out about what\u2019s going on with him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They brought her to the Salvatore house where Alaric was sitting on the sofa, a big flask of some herbal mixture sitting right next to him. \u201cRight, Bonnie, thank you. You can go. Elena can stay if she so wishes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDon\u2019t worry, I\u2019ll keep Elena and Alaric alive, that\u2019s a promise,\u201d Myriam smiled sweetly. \u201cI believe you have a mother to attend to?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bonnie grumbled something before walking out. Myriam sat down next to Alaric on the couch and slapped his knee. \u201cSo, I hear you\u2019re being a dick, and they\u2019ve been trying to fix you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI can\u2019t believe they thought you can help me,\u201d Alaric sighed as he relaxed into the couch. \u201cI\u2019m not in the mood for any jokes, Myriam.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI might be your only chance, Ric,\u201d she said as she took his hand and took off the ring for her to fiddle with, for her demons and spirits to check it over. \u201cSo, how does this ring work? You die, you come back to life?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut every time you die, you end up further away from your body, so it takes a while to come back. And after you do, you don\u2019t remember what you\u2019ve seen or experienced on the other side,\u201d Ric replied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo\u2026 for all you know someone\u2019s been messing with your soul on the other side, and you wouldn\u2019t know?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo, I— what? Is that even possible?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Myriam shrugged. \u201cA lot is possible with magic. It\u2019s how Esther came back, wasn\u2019t it? These rings were spelt by a Bennett witch to bring you back to life. Magic requires balance. Magic needs balance. Getting back to life after death could piss off the entire witch population on the other side.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI hadn\u2019t even thought about that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNobody likely thought about that,\u201d Myriam muttered as she started to get images from her demons about the ring, about Ric\u2019s state of mind, about everything concerning him. And Esther. Every time Ric died, Esther found him. And spoke about her hatred towards her children, vampires, and about killing them. That she had plans for him. The rest was the effect of the ring itself, but she had been polluting his soul. \u201cYeah, I can fix you,\u201d she eventually said with a nod. \u201cMight take a few sessions, but I can fix you. I need to get a few things from my home, and then we can start, what do you say?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou\u2019re not a witch.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo, but I am a Voodoo priestess, and I have more tricks on my sleeve, I don\u2019t need magic to fix you,\u201d she ruffled his hair as she looked at Elena. \u201cI\u2019m keeping the ring and don\u2019t you dare to refuse me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m not!\u201d Elena said quickly. \u201cYou can have it, just please, fix him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCall your friend Caroline to keep an eye on him, I don\u2019t want you to be alone with Alaric for long, but I\u2019ll be back shortly, and then we can start,\u201d Myriam said as she got to her feet and pocketed the ring. She was a little bit rusty on her rituals and would need to call Isabella for some help in preparation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Myriam didn\u2019t care for Alaric, but after realising that Esther was behind it, she was more than happy to one-up the bitch. And it wasn\u2019t as if she was busying herself with Klaus\u2019 affairs, this was a little project of her own, and it didn\u2019t have anything to do with the spell most of his siblings were affected by. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
She returned an hour later, after having spoken to Isabella and gathered all the things she needed for the ritual she was going to perform on Alaric and cleared one of the rooms upstairs for her to do her work in. She drew some symbols on the floor and asked Alaric to lay down in the middle of it. Both Elena and Caroline were standing in the doorway, both having apprehensive looks on their faces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh don\u2019t worry, everything will be alright,\u201d Myriam assured them as she used her demons to keep Alaric pinned down to the floor and directed some demons inside of him while she chanted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Everyone believed that possession was done by spirits or evil entities, and in a way, people were right. Some possessions were done by ghosts, but there were multiple layers of existence in the world. Different planes where demons and other creatures live. Alaric wasn\u2019t possessed. His subconscious had been manipulated on a different plane; the Other Side, and to fix that, she needed to draw strength from her demons to mend his soul back into one piece, and not fragmented and heightened as it was now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
While she was chanting, she smeared some oil over his body, burned a few herbs and walked around him, intensely watching how Alaric responded to her demons dealing with his fractured psyche. Her demons kept him on the ground, but he was screaming and trying to break free. Both Elena and Caroline were horrified by what they were seeing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
After thirty minutes, Alaric passed out, and Myriam kept going for another fifteen until she decided to take a small break. \u201cGood news is, I think that it\u2019s working. Bad news? I\u2019ll have to continue in about an hour after a feed and some rest. Do you want me to continue this all night long or do you want me to come back a few times?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhatever you feel is necessary, Myriam,\u201d Elena replied. \u201cIs he okay?\u201d she wanted to approach him, but Myriam stopped her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not a good thing to touch him now. Leave him be. He\u2019s alright, I promise,\u201d she said as she guided Elena and Caroline away from the door. \u201cGo get some food, this is going to be a loooong night.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
~o.O.o~<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By morning, Stefan rushed in. \u201cYou need to stop what you\u2019re doing right now!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m almost done, relax,\u201d Myriam said with a shrug. \u201cIf I stop now, I\u2019ll have to do it all over again because his soul will fracture again, and trust me, I do not want to go through this again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou need to stop,\u201d Stefan grabbed her by her shoulders to make her look at him. \u201cHis evil alter ego is the only one who knows where he hid the White Oak Stake.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhi— what?\u201d Myriam blinked. \u201cWhat the hell have you guys been up to? Planning on killing some Originals? Where the fuck did you find White Oak? Didn\u2019t Rebekah burn it all?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShe forgot the sign,\u201d Stefan shrugged. \u201cBut we need that stake so we can kill Klaus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo, you don\u2019t need that stake. Let it be lost forever for all I care. You\u2019re not going to kill Klaus! Finn died, I know that much. How is the rest of his line doing? Sage? Troy? They\u2019re dead, aren\u2019t they? Guess what happens when you kill my husband? You kill me, and I don\u2019t want to die, thank you very much.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTough. We handed over all of our stakes because Damon was being held by Rebekah.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI don\u2019t care, I\u2019m not stopping this ritual,\u201d Myriam angrily said as she broke Stefan\u2019s neck and threw him out of the room. Oh, she knew where Dark!Alaric had hidden the stake, and as soon as she was done, she was going to get it with the help of a compelled human and burn it. She had received the news from one of her demons that Finn was dead and her heart had rejoiced. To know that there was more White Oak around, though, was a problem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
She had finished the ritual by breakfast and made sure that her \u2018glue\u2019 was steadily in place. Alaric was going to be back to his usual self quite quickly, but he was going to have a hell of a hangover. And Myriam needed sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, when she arrived home, she was greeted by an anxiously pacing hybrid. \u201cWhat\u2019s gotten your tail all in a twist?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhere have you been!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDealing with another victim of your mother\u2019s, thank you very much.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAlaric,\u201d she told him. \u201cYou know\u2026 the vampire hunter with a dark side? Your mother manipulated his soul whenever he died and ended up on the Other Side. I fixed that. Can\u2019t have a crazy human walking around like that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Klaus\u2019 face fell for a moment, disappointment etched on his face before the rage took over. \u201cHe has the one remaining White Oak Stake!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, Alaric won\u2019t know where he hid it,\u201d Myriam countered as a matter of factly. \u201cHis dark self did, and I know where he hid it, so why are you acting like someone pissed in your cereal?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou know where it is?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGet it. Now, and take Rebekah with you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLove, please. You know I can\u2019t rest until all the weapons that can kill us are destroyed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She sighed and nodded. \u201cI know that mon Loulou, but the stake is safe. No vampire can get to it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut you can.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t say that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou have your trinkets to appear human.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYeah, but it didn\u2019t fool those witches in that house where the coffins were, how do you expect it to work in the cave system?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou\u2019ll find a way. I trust you, and only you, to handle this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI can\u2019t rest up first? I\u2019ve had a terribly long day and night.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPlease.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFine,\u201d Myriam sighed. \u201cBut you bet your ass that I\u2019ll be jetting off to a tropical destination after this!\u201d She headed to her room where she had her trinkets and dark objects. It was going to require some serious mojo for her to fool the witches this time. And sure, she could compel a human to get it for her, but Klaus was right; he could only trust himself or her with this weapon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
After she had gathered what she wanted, she called for Rebekah, and they set off to the caves. \u201cYou know, it never seizes to amaze me what you do for my brother,\u201d Rebekah said as they got out of the car. \u201cFor the family.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYeah well, someone has to make sure you\u2019re not making things worse for yourselves,\u201d Myriam muttered. \u201cKlaus is my husband. It\u2019s my duty to be his wife and protect him. And thus, protect all of you. Besides, I\u2019m the only one Kol truly listens to.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rebekah chuckled. \u201cKol listens just fine when threatened.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd that\u2019s where you\u2019re wrong. I\u2019ve been telling you this for the last 300 years, you don\u2019t get far with instilling fear, it\u2019ll only cause them to hate you more,\u201d Myriam said as she descended the stairs. \u201cAnyway, once I\u2019m done with getting the stake, would you like to come with me to the Maldives or something? Just to get away from it all?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCan\u2019t, I have the school dance coming up, and I\u2019m having far too much fun with the Salvatore boys.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cJust don\u2019t kill Damon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh, you didn\u2019t hear? I had him in my possession for a few days, torturing him. Oh, he\u2019s so wonderful when he bleeds and squirms.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, at least you didn\u2019t kill him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rebekah sighed. \u201cIf it weren\u2019t for Klaus demanding to get all the stakes\u2026 he\u2019d still be hanging from the ceiling.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Myriam shrugged as she continued to move down the cave system to where Esther\u2019s empty coffin was standing. \u201cAlright, here goes nothing,\u201d she muttered as she ordered her demons, her tired demons, to create some distraction for the witches and she managed to get through the barrier after some time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWow,\u201d Rebekah said in awe. \u201cI\u2019ve never really seen you at work like that. That\u2019s amazing!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She let out a dark chuckle. \u201cI live with you guys, I have to be able to protect myself one way or another.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDo you ever wish to kill one of us?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cJust like you, Rebekah, I wish that I could kill Elijah every single day, but even with a white oak stake, I couldn\u2019t do it. His skewed sense of morality is what Klaus needs from time to time to realise that Elijah is a fucking asshole,\u201d Myriam replied. \u201cAnd thank fuck Finn is dead.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut Nik is a monster.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe\u2019s my husband. He\u2019s not a monster, that\u2019s what everyone else says,\u201d Myriam replied angrily. \u201cHe\u2019s a product of his upbringing, the bully of a father. I didn\u2019t have to be there to know this. I learned enough through your stories and his to hate both of your parents and Elijah for what they had done to him. He\u2019s a scared little boy, deep down who just wants to be accepted for who he is and what he is. And I\u2019m the only one who does that. I don\u2019t fear him. I love him, and I\u2019d do anything to make sure that nothing happened to him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou\u2019re not our mother.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThank fuck I\u2019m not,\u201d Myriam huffed as she pulled the stake out of the wall. \u201cI understand that she believes she made a mistake by turning her children into vampires. That she hadn\u2019t foreseen the bloodlust. But any mother would do what she\u2019d done and love their children regardless. Just with humans, there are bad vampires, but apart from Elijah, you all merely want to live a happy life. It\u2019s just sad that your mother doesn\u2019t feel that way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou\u2019d think that a mother wants what\u2019s best for her children.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd she did, but why think of it as a mistake? Instead, so many people got their lives enriched, including my own. I\u2019ve travelled the world without having to worry about getting sick or tired. I\u2019ve started a business, at first to protect the prostitutes, but it has now grown into a shelter for humans who are victims of the supernatural. I make charitable donations to charities, and I help where I can. If it hadn\u2019t been for Kol or Klaus, I\u2019d still be that orphan from Nice, and I would have likely ended up dead before I could actually do something with my life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAre you going to use that stake?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOn who? Elijah? Oh, I wish!\u201d Myriam chuckled as she twirled the stake. \u201cNo, I\u2019m going to hand it over to Klaus so he can burn it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut what if I don\u2019t want you to?\u201d Rebekah said out of the blue. \u201cWhat if I want all of the Originals to die?\u201d She then stepped into the cave without any problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cReb— Ohh, you\u2019re not Rebekah.\u201d Myriam sighed with resignation. Klaus was going to be pissed – again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Myriam came to in a crypt on the Cemetery, and she was shackled to the wall. \u201cAh, good, you\u2019re awake,\u201d Esther greeted her. \u201cPlease, do try to command your demons to free you, but I can assure you, it won\u2019t work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat do you want, Esther?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTruthfully, hearing you talk so lovingly about my children made me waver for just a little, but I also know that I have to stay the course. Bring balance back to nature.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Myriam let out a snort. \u201cOh, witches. You are so fickle. Believe me, I was one before your son turned me. By creating the vampires over a thousand years ago, you did at that point imbalance nature. But it\u2019s been so long, Esther, the balance has returned. Take the vampires out of the equation, and it\u2019ll cause a dangerous imbalance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd that, too, shall right itself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut why disrupt the balance again? Why?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBecause I have to. And you\u2019re going to help me do it,\u201d Esther said as she held the ring that she had confiscated from Myriam, and the White Oak Stake. \u201cNiklaus was very insistent I\u2019d come with you for support, knowing that you were weakened and possibly wouldn\u2019t be able to get the stake. But you surprised me, Myriam. You and your demons surprised me, and I think that I can help you become my best vampire hunter yet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhy? I don\u2019t hate them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Esther smiled then. \u201cBut you hate at least one Original. And at least two ordinary vampires. Now, that hate is something I can use. Together with your demons, I shall turn you into a magnificent vampire killer, and you can\u2019t do anything about it to stop me,\u201d Esther said as she snapped Myriam\u2019s neck with magic and started to do the spell to make the stake invincible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
~o.O.o~<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Myriam awoke again when she smelled blood. Oh, she was hungry. Her vampire face bleeding out, she grabbed the bowl and drank all of it to shake the cobwebs out of her mind. It was only then that she\u2019d realised what she\u2019d been drinking and that Elena and Esther were with her in the tomb. \u201cWhat did you do?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Esther didn\u2019t answer, and instead, snapped Myriam\u2019s neck again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
~o.O.o~<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She was alone when she woke up again, completely alone, not even her demons were around, and that was somewhat troublesome. Myriam didn\u2019t feel different, so she wasn\u2019t sure if what Esther had done to her had worked. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Still chained up, Myriam didn\u2019t have anywhere to go to but to sit and wait. Closing her eyes she tried to find her demons, make contact, but there were none. She couldn\u2019t make the connection anymore, and that frightened her. \u201cEsther, you bitch!\u201d Myriam called out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh good, you\u2019re awake,\u201d Esther said chipper as she entered the tomb with the stake in hand. \u201cHow are you feeling?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou took away my demons? Why?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She smiled then. \u201cWell, that was certainly not what I expected, but I suppose I\u2019m glad for that side effect,\u201d Esther replied as she undid Myriam\u2019s shackles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Myriam immediately got to her feet and pushed Esther against the wall, hard, before ripping out her heart. Whatever Esther did to her, didn\u2019t matter. The bitch needed to die. She took a bite out of Esther\u2019s heart and chewed on it as she found her phone that had been on silent. There were a lot of missed call messages from Klaus, and she called his number. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhere are you!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYour bitch of a mother took me,\u201d Myriam replied as she sucked the blood out of Esther\u2019s heart. \u201cShe made the last White Oak Stake so that it\u2019s invincible, but don\u2019t worry, it\u2019s in my possession.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAre you alright?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat do you mean, you don\u2019t know?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cShe did something to me, but I don\u2019t know what. I need the Bennett bitch to check me over.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat can be arranged. Come home. You\u2019ve been gone for days.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat about Esther\u2019s body?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019ll have someone collect her at nightfall. Come home, Myriam.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n She disconnected the call and kicked against Esther\u2019s lifeless body for good measure before heading outside the tomb. On her way home, she quickly fed on a pickpocketer and walked into her home. \u201cCan we please leave Mystic Falls after all this shit? You guys owe me a tropical vacation!\u201d Myriam announced. \u201cI think I want to go to Indonesia! I haven\u2019t been there yet!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnything you wish, love,\u201d Klaus said as he started to look her over. \u201cI\u2019m so sorry I couldn\u2019t protect you from my mother\u2026 If I had known\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI told you so,\u201d she scowled at him. \u201cAnd I can\u2019t reach my demons. Where the hell is that Bennett bitch?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m here,\u201d Bonnie replied, her arms crossed over her chest. \u201cAnd I\u2019m here willingly because you were so gracious to help out with Alaric. He says hi, by the way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYes I did, and because of that I was weakened, and Esther took me by surprise, so Ric is going to be extra nice to me the next time I see him. Now, tell me what the fuck she did to me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCalm down, love,\u201d Klaus said sweetly as he gently took her hand and led her to the sofa. \u201cHave a seat, have something to drink, and Bonnie will check you over. There\u2019s no need for panic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYet. I swear, if that bitch took away my access to the demons, I\u2019ll revive her and kill her all over again. How the fuck am I supposed to protect myself? Or make sure you\u2019re protected? I\u2019m still a fucking normal, fragile vampire!\u201d She then growled as she pulled the Stake out of her pants leg. \u201cHere. You can\u2019t destroy this one, so you\u2019d better hide it well. I don\u2019t want to die.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bonnie sat down next to her with a small smile on her face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cStop being so aggravated,\u201d Bonnie said reassuringly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBut my fucking demons!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI know, but you need to calm down because I\u2019m a very fragile mortal being and I don\u2019t want you to rip my head off,\u201d Bonnie replied, causing Myriam to roll her eyes. \u201cI mean it, Myriam. I\u2019m here because of you, not because Klaus asked. Because you were right all along. Just because you hang out with someone we don\u2019t like, doesn\u2019t mean we don\u2019t have to like you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOh, and now you see the light. Well, whoopty doo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bonnie took Myriam\u2019s hand and squeezed it, hard. \u201cCalm down. Close your eyes and breathe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis is stupid,\u201d Myriam muttered but did as she was told. It was her who had wanted Bonnie to check her over anyway, and she was being a terrible patient. But she was scared. So scared. What if Esther had done something irreversible and that would mean that her time with Klaus was limited?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bonnie was quiet for a moment as she tried to piece things together. \u201cI need to call Jeremy. We need his help.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat? Why?\u201d Myriam said panicked. \u201cIs there something wrong? Bonnie? Am I going to die? But I can\u2019t die, Bonnie, I have a husband to please and a business to run. I\u2019m far too young to—-\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bonnie put her hand over Myriam\u2019s mouth and smiled. \u201cI need Jeremy because of the lack of demons you mentioned. He can contact the Other Side. Maybe he can find a friendly dead witch of your choosing to inform us what Esther has done to you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI don\u2019t know any friendly witches. I hate witches and witches hated me, even when I was one before I turned,\u201d she mumbled against her hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat is true,\u201d Klaus verified as he watched silently, trying to be as supportive as he could.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOkay\u2026 so\u2026 a friendly dead vampire then?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Myriam merely rolled her eyes at the girl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFine, we\u2019ll try one of our friendlies. But I\u2019m going to need Jeremy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jeremy arrived with a vampire escort in the guise of Damon 15 minutes later. \u201cWe didn\u2019t ask for you,\u201d Myriam said as she saw Damon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo, but there was no way in hell we were going to send Jeremy into the Mikaelson lair by himself, and I\u2019m the one you tolerate most so here I am,\u201d Damon shrugged as he leaned against the doorpost. \u201cYou want him, you have to have me around.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s fine,\u201d Bonnie said as she took Jeremy\u2019s hand and had him sit down close to her and Myriam. \u201cMyriam had an encounter with Esther. Myriam can\u2019t reach her demons anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDemons?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLike spirits, but controllable. She had them do everything, apparently. And she can\u2019t reach them anymore. I think the answer lies on the Other Side,\u201d Bonnie explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jeremy nodded. \u201cI think you\u2019re right,\u201d he said as he looked around. \u201cThere are a lot of angry dead witches around her, and they\u2019re not talking.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Myriam glared around the room at no one and nothing in particular. \u201cYeah, well, I didn\u2019t do a damn thing to them to be pissed at me. If they have a bone to pick at anyone, tell them to take it up with Klaus\u2019 bitch of a mother. I only ripped her two-faced heart out of her chest.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cActually, this is a whole line of witches, and they\u2019re connected to you,\u201d Jeremy said, a smile on his face. \u201cSomeone\u2019s finally talking. Uh\u2026 Giovanna d\u2019Medici, she says she\u2019s called.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n She turned and glared at the boy, but shut her mouth herself. \u201cOh. Well, then I have nothing to say. They got their due diligence, and they know why,\u201d she muttered and sat back on the couch, crossing her arms petulantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We aren\u2019t happy with Myriam, she cursed our entire family after finding out that she was the bastard child of one of our ancestors. We understand her anger, her rage because she was rejected and didn\u2019t get to enjoy the safety and comfort that our family name holds. Or held. <\/em>Jeremy relayed that message and saw Damon smacking his face. \u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019ll tell you later,\u201d he said with a painful expression on his face. <\/p>\n\n\n\n They don\u2019t wish to help Myriam, but I understand her pain. She must have led such an awful life, and I\u2019m happy that she has found happiness, true happiness, with a family that adores her. She has done her penance.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The one you call Esther tried to make Myriam into a vampire hunter. A killer, to make sure that the vampires would cease to exist. Esther had tapped into the rage and hatred she felt towards certain individuals but hadn\u2019t thought about Myriam\u2019s love for her husband. Nor had she taken into account Myriam\u2019s demonology side. Her demons.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Her demons amplified her love for Niklaus and created a barrier so that the hunting aspect of the spell didn\u2019t hit. Myriam got what she wanted. She now is an Original vampire, like her husband, and she can\u2019t be killed unless it\u2019s with the White Oak Stake. Unfortunately, she had to give up on her demons, because Nature requires balance and an Original vampire is a being much more powerful than she\u2019s ever been.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat?\u201d Myriam said flabbergasted. \u201cIs she lying?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo, she confirms what I already believed, but I know you wanted to hear about your demons,\u201d Bonnie replied. \u201cSo\u2026 congratulations, you\u2019re an Original Vampire now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Klaus came around the couch and sat down on the opposite side of Myriam, taking her hand. \u201cAre you serious? I mean, are you sure? That is not a simple task to be done. And you need specific components that are not readily available. I don\u2019t want this to be reversed for her if someone were to find out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cShe used a modified spell, but it\u2019s very similar to the spell Esther used for you. For all intents and purposes, Myriam is an Original. She\u2019s one of you. She\u2019s still the Myriam you got to know and love. More sturdy and durable, that\u2019s all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n And perhaps a little extra dose of rage, but let\u2019s keep that to ourselves, Jeremy. You can inform your friends later. <\/em>Jeremy shook his head. \u201cCan I go now?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nodding his appreciation, Klaus smiled at him. \u201cThank you,\u201d he murmured. \u201cIf there is anything I can do for you for what you have done tonight, please let me know.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou could leave my sister alone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnything but that, young Gilbert.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIf there\u2019s anything else\u2026\u201d Bonnie said before the previously motionless Myriam took her hand without warning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou\u2019re not lying to me, are you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI could have, but what\u2019s the point? You\u2019re truly one of them now, Myriam, and I do hope your personality won\u2019t change along with it because you\u2019re actually pretty normal compared to them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBonnie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMyriam,\u201d she smiled at her. \u201cI\u2019m not lying. I have no reason to.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe could always prove that Bonnie\u2019s right by driving a stake through your heart,\u201d Damon shrugged from his spot by the door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEsther has given us all a headache, but at least now something good has come out of it. And that\u2019s a lot of thanks to your demons,\u201d Bonnie assured Myriam. \u201cI don\u2019t know if you had any in play, but you may want to find an exorcist to remove them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat\u2019s not necessary, I can do that myself, thank you,\u201d Myriam replied, still shocked by what she had heard. She had always wanted to be stronger and more durable than an ordinary vampire, mainly because she was with Klaus and Kol, and now she had gotten her wish. Myriam took a deep breath and smiled at Bonnie before hugging her. \u201cThank you, Bonnie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou\u2019re welcome. I\u2019ll be going too then.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Damon almost hurried Jeremy and Bonnie out of the house and straight into the car. \u201cCall Stefan, Elena and Alaric and tell them to meet us at the house,\u201d Damon said as he started the car. \u201cASAP.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBecause Myriam has been right all along. Klaus is not the one we should fear. I\u2019ll explain when we\u2019re back home. Call them. Now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n ~o.O.o~<\/p>\n\n\n\n As soon as they were all gathered in the Salvatore sitting room, Damon poured himself a big glass of bourbon. \u201cSo, time for a history lesson. Who has heard of the Medici Family?\u201d He wasn\u2019t surprised to see the blank stares on most of the faces. \u201cAlaric, history teacher, what do you know of them?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAh, they\u2019re part of European history. It\u2019s not something taught in schools because, in light of everything, they were only a small smidge of history. World War Two is something that basically drowned out all the other European History taught,\u201d Alaric replied. \u201cI think their roots are in Italy or France?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEuropean history or not, it is of importance,\u201d Damon sighed as he walked over to the bookcase. \u201cJeremy! Who did you speak to on the other side?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGiovanna d\u2019Medici– wait, you mean the same Medici as you\u2019re asking about?\u201d Jeremy said surprised. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDing ding! Go on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cShe said that Myriam cursed her entire family after finding out that Myriam was a bastard child— Myriam is Italian?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFrench,\u201d Damon replied as he grabbed the book he looked for and tossed it to Elena. \u201cBefore Myriam was turned, she was a witch and hung out with Kol Mikaelson. Now, we all know that Myriam always had something up her sleeve, and that were her demons.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBut she lost them now,\u201d Bonnie piped up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSure, but I doubt that was all that Myriam was able to do. You don\u2019t need magic for Voodoo, for example. Anyway, the Medici family was an Italian banking family in Italy with a love for politics. Big family. Dad always said that our family lived close to some Medici family members, but I never believed him. Just because we\u2019re Italian doesn\u2019t mean we\u2019ve ever brushed elbows with near royalty,\u201d Damon took a swig of his alcohol. \u201cTheir bank grew out to be the biggest of Europe in the 15th century, and it helped them bankroll some politicians of their own in Florence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWait, is this the family of Catherine d\u2019Medici who married King Henry II?\u201d Alaric piped up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe one and only, Ric.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYeah, if you look closely into the European royal family trees, you see a lot of Medici\u2019s. Dukes. Regents. Hell, there are even popes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFascinating history and all, but what does it have to do with me – us?\u201d Elena said as she closed the book. \u201cWhat happened over at Klaus\u2019 anyway?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019ll get to that in a bit, Elena. Now, Ric, tell me, what happened to the Medici family? Do you remember?\u201d Damon was glad to have jogged his friend\u2019s memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTruthfully? I think history happened and like most important European families, forgotten.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Damon took another sip of his drink. \u201cNot quite. They had so many family members, and around the end of the 1690\u2019s there was only a handful left.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHow do you know? That was long before you were even born.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI like to read, sue me,\u201d Damon shrugged. \u201cStefan should know all this because he\u2019s spent more time in Europe than I have, but oh well. In any case, it always fascinated me. The Medici mystery. What happened to them to cause such a rapid decline in family members?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMyriam?\u201d Jeremy asked, unsure of himself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYep,\u201d Damon said, popping his p. \u201cMyriam was alive and human at the end of the 1600\u2019s and running with Kol Mikaelson. I never knew her true story, but she has told me that she was a daughter of a whore and a nobleman.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt makes sense, in that time you had courtesans and servants who were more than willing to please their masters,\u201d Alaric replied. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSo, what if Myriam\u2019s mother got knocked up by one of the Medici\u2019s and was then forgotten about? What if Myriam had never known who her father was until Kol Mikaelson came along and found something in her mother\u2019s belongings or something? He\u2019s a fucking curious asshole so I would see him rummaging through her things.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWait a second,\u201d Elena said with half a chuckle. \u201cYou mean that Myriam is the reason why that family\u2019s member count rapidly declined? No way, she may be a bitch and Klaus\u2019 wife, but she\u2019d never do that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cJust like Stefan wouldn\u2019t go nuts on human blood?\u201d Bonnie asked, a smile on her face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat\u2019s different!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIs it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMyriam hates Stefan!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Stefan sighed as he reached for the bottle of alcohol. \u201cMyriam hates me because I forced Damon to turn. Because I killed someone she cared about. She hates me, because she knows what I am capable of, just like Klaus does. Klaus loves me as a Ripper because that means I don\u2019t have to do his dirty work. Myriam hates it because I don\u2019t have any remorse or respect for my kills when I do. So yeah, Myriam\u2019s hatred towards me is well founded, and I don\u2019t blame her for it.\u201d He then let out a sigh. \u201cIf it hadn\u2019t been for Damon or me keeping you alive, Elena, I would have been dead already.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMyriam was the one who compelled Caroline to jump off the belltower when she had vampire blood in her system,\u201d Damon pointed out. \u201cCaroline never shared it because I asked her not to. Myriam made sure that everything was in place for her husband to break his curse. That included planning everything out with him. The backups. The red herrings. Everything.\u201d He took another sip of his drink. \u201cAnd the worst part? She says that under her influence the Mikaelsons have mellowed out, grew up. I\u2019m afraid that they\u2019re the ones who are keeping her grounded and under control.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cShe no longer has magic, and she\u2019s an original. Bonnie can desiccate her if needed and —\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m not going to do that,\u201d Bonnie shook her head. \u201cWe all turned our backs on Myriam the moment we learned that she was on Team Klaus. I think that we should try to make amends with her and hope that she won\u2019t level this entire town when she throws a tantrum.\u201d She then looked at Jeremy with a smile. \u201cWhat does Giovanna say?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHow did you—\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe look on your face.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jeremy sighed. \u201cWithout her demons, Myriam will be off balance for awhile. She has always relied on her pets to scope things out. To eavesdrop. To be one step ahead of everyone and everything. Now she doesn\u2019t have that anymore. She\u2019ll need some time to get used to that, but Giovanna doesn\u2019t believe that Myriam will be a threat to us. Not as long as we treat her right. Myriam might actually be a good influence on Klaus for having him stop creating hybrids.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI doubt that,\u201d Damon huffed. \u201cAlthough I did overhear them fight when we were at their ball. Maybe she\u2019s right. Okay, how long?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cShe doesn\u2019t know, sorry,\u201d Jeremy shrugged. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell,\u201d Alaric sighed. \u201cI guess Klaus was the least of our worries.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n ~o.O.o~<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019re not going to Indonesia?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPerhaps later,\u201d Klaus softly kissed her. \u201cBut I had something else in mind. It\u2019s also a tropical destination, and it\u2019ll be just you and me. Sun. Beach. A forest. Peace and quiet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHmm\u2026 that sounds good. What about Kol?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat about him?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIs he coming with?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSweetheart, I want it to be just us. Husband and wife. You and me. Kol can join us later in Indonesia if he so wishes, but I want to take you on this trip alone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat about Caroline? Elena?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat about them?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDon\u2019t you want to create more hybrids?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOf course, but first, you and I need to spend some quality time together. I\u2019ve been neglecting you, and I want to make it right.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Myriam sighed as she rolled into him as they were still in bed. \u201cYou just want to get me out of here before I do something I might regret because you think I\u2019m out of balance without my demons.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd you know that I\u2019m right about that. You may not show it, but I can smell your anxiety, love. You\u2019ve relied on your pets for so long that it\u2019ll take you some time to get used to it. And I\u2019m taking you away to do just that and to spend quality time with you. Without anyone else around.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd then Indonesia?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd then we\u2019ll go to Indonesia, and we\u2019ll ask Kol to join us. I promise.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n She let out a squeal of delight. \u201cWe\u2019re finally going to have our honeymoon!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n ~o.O.o~<\/p>\n\n\n\n The deserted island they were on near Indonesia was heavenly. Just her and Klaus, and her grief. Oh, she didn\u2019t like it that she had to miss her demons, but she got what she had wished for for so long; true immortality, and she knew that losing her demons was a worthy sacrifice. And it wasn\u2019t as if they had let her down, either. They had worked hard for her, as she had respect for them and cared for them as if they were family members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And that, ultimately, had saved her from the brunt of Esther\u2019s spell. <\/p>\n\n\n\n And Klaus reminded her that she still had her Voodoo. She couldn\u2019t do as much as she could have done with her demons, but she could still practise her religion. And that was something she liked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even though he was reluctant to make good on his promise of inviting Kol to join them in Indonesia, he did anyway because he knew it made Myriam happy and Kol deserved some fun as well; surprisingly enough his brother hadn\u2019t been a pain in the ass since he was undaggered and had been helpful instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Plus, Klaus had to admit that Myriam was right about this, with the right kind of attention and acceptance, Kol was a great sibling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Until, of course, he should do something that was terribly out of line and Klaus would need to dagger him again. Although, he\u2019d never dagger Myriam for transgressions against him because she was his wife. His family. Kol was family. Maybe he needed to stop doing that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n They were enjoying a nice meal consisting of some typical Indonesian cuisine and the taste of their servers while the sun was setting. It was perfect and just the three of them. This was the right time to do what he had wanted to do for so long. There was finally peace and quiet, and that new ring he had made for her was burning a hole in his pants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDoes it ever annoy you that I\u2019ve never properly asked you to marry me, Myriam?\u201d Klaus asked as he looked over at his wife. \u201cThat you never had a real wedding? Just a signed paper?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMaybe in the beginning, but then again, you didn\u2019t touch me for 25 years, so it didn\u2019t feel like we were married anyway,\u201d Myriam shrugged. \u201cI\u2019ve resigned to the fact that that time of our lives wasn\u2019t the right one to have a wedding, and that fast was better as you were so willing to get rid of me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTo get you to safety.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt felt like abandonment for a very long time,\u201d she huffed. \u201cAnd I felt that exact feeling for a while after you came to Mystic Falls.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI just wished we had a good old-fashioned ball to celebrate your union after we came to New Orleans,\u201d Kol added. \u201cYou know, with me out of the box?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Myriam chuckled. \u201cYes. You would have been my maid of honour, Kol.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Klaus couldn\u2019t help but crack a smile then. Oh, he was so ready for doing it right now. \u201cWell,\u201d he said as he reached into his pocket and produced a new wedding ring, one that was more elegant and of this time, less clunky but also adorned with diamonds and a beautiful lapis lazuli in the middle. Spelt, of course. \u201cMyriam Envie Mikaelson d\u2019Medici, would you do me the extraordinary honour to marry me? Again? Properly this time?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Her demon had been present but had been unable to relay any information about what had happened in the room with Elena and Esther. It wasn\u2019t until Elijah asked Elena about whether or not he should be concerned about his mother, that Myriam\u2019s demon could read Elena\u2019s thoughts and give…<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meekobuggy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/next7.jpg?resize=250%2C167&ssl=1\")
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