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Chapter 13 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWell this is romantic,\u201d Myriam deadpanned as she came to in the dungeons. \u201cKlaus! Really?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat do you remember from our flight home?\u201d He moved so he could hand her a glass of blood. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI killed Marcel – and I didn\u2019t mean to.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Myriam thought for a moment and shook her head as she gratefully took her glass of blood. It wasn\u2019t human blood, either. She downed the glass in one go and held out her glass for more. \u201cThat\u2019s delicious.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus opened the door and pulled a chair in to sit with her. \u201cI\u2019m willing to give you my blood for as long as it takes, but since we don\u2019t know how long you can last on one glass\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m a lab rat?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUntil we figure things out. I\u2019ve already compelled a scientist to look over the papers that we brought from where we rescued you,\u201d he smiled at her. \u201cSo, you get one glass now, and once you feel itchy again, I\u2019ll fill up another.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut I could just drink from you, it\u2019s not like I\u2019ve not done that before.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019d like to stay in one piece, love. You mutilated Marcel. Now, while you won\u2019t be able to kill me, I don\u2019t want you to experience to see yet someone else ruined, if only briefly,\u201d he replied and motioned around. \u201cYou have a comfy bed, and there\u2019s even a desk for you with your bag on it. Why is it so important to you, anyway?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam sighed as she got to her feet and headed over to her bag to fetch something so she could show Klaus. She returned with her journal and handed it to him. \u201cAlaric really helped me. This was his idea, to keep a journal. He gave me some things to write about. Every time I felt something, I had to write it down. He gave me stuff to write about,\u201d she then blushed. \u201cYou\u2019re the first one to read it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He smiled at her and handed her the journal back, closed. \u201cI don\u2019t need to read that, love. That\u2019s yours.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEverything that I am, that I have, I share with you,\u201d she said as she pushed it back into his hands. \u201cYou can read it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMyriam\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She took the journal and sat down on his lap as she opened her journal. \u201cI know you ran to New Orleans, not only to claim it back for us but also because you were running after Kol\u2019s death,\u201d Myriam sighed. \u201cAnd I\u2019m sorry that I fell apart as I had, and that I couldn\u2019t join you here when you went. But, while I have lost a few people over time, only my mother\u2019s passing hit me hard and now\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI know, love,\u201d he kissed the top of her head. \u201cAnd I\u2019m sorry that I didn\u2019t know what to do with that grief, other than joining you and mutilate Stefan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, that was fun,\u201d she laughed. \u201cCan we do that again?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen you\u2019re feeling better,\u201d Klaus replied with a small smile as she kept paging through the pages and his eyes fell on some of the words. \u201cAll of us have acted out at some point or another. Whether it to be because of loss, or betrayal or simply because we could. And it\u2019s difficult to come back from that. The next time it\u2019ll be easier. And then it\u2019ll continue to get easier after that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut I don\u2019t want that, Klaus. It shouldn\u2019t get easier because then that life didn\u2019t mean anything. Didn\u2019t Kol mean something to you? He was your brother!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI got angry, of course, but I wasn\u2019t able to do something. Even Rebekah mourned for a full day,\u201d he replied. \u201cI miss my brother, but to stop and think about his loss will not be any good. I\u2019d tear apart a whole town if I allowed myself to. It doesn\u2019t mean that his life didn\u2019t mean anything.\u201d He then noticed something about the veil dropping and her taking Kol home. \u201cWhat\u2019s this?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh!\u201d Myriam laughed as she looked at the page. \u201cThat was the day that Bonnie lowered the Veil to The Other Side. So, all supernatural beings there could come back if they wanted to. She did it to find some witch, so yeah\u2026 it had some perks though. Such as Kol coming back for a few hours.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhy didn\u2019t you call me?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI was selfish,\u201d Myriam shrugged. \u201cHe wanted to incite all the supernaturals sacrificed for Silas and create mayhem, so I kidnapped him. Again. And then we had some fun until the Veil went back up. He told me to do as I told Alaric, to leave Mystic Falls and find some place where I could heal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd that\u2019s how you ended up with Alaric.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam nodded and sighed. \u201cYou smell really nice. Can I have another sip?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlready?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou didn\u2019t give me enough to last very long,\u201d Myriam pouted. \u201cDon\u2019t make me ask you again because I\u2019ll just take it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cReally now?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

\u201cYou haven\u2019t said \u2018please\u2019. You\u2019re being rude.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

\u201cNah, you didn\u2019t mean that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam stood up and started to pace her cell. \u201cIt itches. I am so hungry, I need blood. Please, Klaus, give me your blood?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo,\u201d Klaus placed her journal on her table. \u201cBehave yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m trying! Give me more!\u201d Myriam begged. \u201cPlease! You said you\u2019d take care of me, you need to give me more blood, Klaus, please!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus growled as he left her cell and closed the door before heading upstairs to fetch one of his vampires before throwing them in the cell with Myriam. It saddened him that a glass of his blood didn\u2019t satisfy her, but he wasn\u2019t going to allow her to drain him dry, either. Myriam looked like an animal as she snacked on Shep and she squeezed him like a capri-sun pouch. \u201cI\u2019ll be back later, with hopefully good news. I can\u2019t release you while you\u2019re like this, I hope you understand.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI can go and kill your enemies?\u201d Myriam only briefly looked up from the body she was mangling. \u201cYou only have to tell me where they are and I\u2019ll happily tear through them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus paused then, for a short moment with a small smile on his face. \u201cAs much as I\u2019d love to entertain that notion, it doesn\u2019t help you, my love.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNeither does sitting here in a cage being fed vampires!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019ll have to do, I can\u2019t have you running around New Orleans like this. But I promise you, we\u2019ll have a fix for you shortly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The scientist explained to him that for all intents and purposes, Myriam was a vampire ripper now. She was addicted to vampire blood and had little to no control over it. The scientist said that it\u2019d likely take a while to make a cure, but that it was likely that Traveler witches were involved. Klaus hated the Travelers. Good thing that he knew a witch who knew of Traveler lore and hoped that he didn\u2019t need fancy doppelganger blood to heal his wife. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While he impatiently waited, he turned some petty thieves into vampires to feed to his insatiable wife. She kept complaining that she felt like a caged animal in a zoo so on day two he handed her her phone back so she could call Alaric to distract her. And that had also been a bad idea as she lost her temper and broke her phone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

By day three, Alaric showed up and safely sat outside her cell on a chair. \u201cYou look like hell.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKlaus has been feeding me, but every time he does, I just want more\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alaric sighed and nodded. \u201cSorry you have to go through shit again, it\u2019s highly unfair.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIsn\u2019t it? I mean, why me?\u201d Myriam whined. \u201cAlthough I did some pretty horrible things, so I suppose it\u2019s karma\u2026 And why did you come all the way to New Orleans, Ric? Don\u2019t you have classes to teach?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alaric shrugged then. \u201cI can teach anywhere I want, and what better place to teach about the Occult than New Orleans? Maybe I\u2019ll pick up a thing or two.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re moving here?\u201d she asked hopefully. \u201cReally?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah,\u201d he let out a snort. \u201cI found this great apartment near campus, and they had an opening for a teaching position so why not? What are you going to do when you get fixed?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAh, I have a legitimate business here in New Orleans. It\u2019s time that I run it myself again, and give my liaison her freedom. Although I never compelled her to stay and run the place for me but I think she deserves a long vacation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah? Anything I can help with?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMaybe,\u201d she smiled. \u201cMaybe not. We\u2019ll see. I\u2019m just pleased that you\u2019re moving out here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo am I. Fresh start.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAre you staying? Keep me company?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSure,\u201d he smiled at her and pointed at her journal. \u201cHere\u2019s one for you; write down how you\u2019re feeling about Dr Wes Maxfield being dead as a doorknob.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe died?! But I wanted to kill him!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDamon killed him. For you. And for himself and Elena. They were infected too. However, their cure likely won\u2019t work on you, so that\u2019s why you\u2019re still in here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

\u201cYou\u2019re an Original now, Myriam,\u201d Alaric reminded her as he poured himself a coffee from his thermos. \u201cIt won\u2019t work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell\u2026 is Elena dead then?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

\u201cGood,\u201d she said as she sat down at her table and started to write down her feelings like Alaric had told her to. \u201cThen I can kill her instead.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

\u201cI\u2019ve never liked her, Ric.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been over this before.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI know that she\u2019s like a daughter to you, but she\u2019s a whiny, selfish and manipulative bitch, and she is already cured, and I\u2019m not!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alaric sighed as he took a sip of his coffee. \u201cIf it makes you feel any better, at the rate that the children in Mystic Falls are going, they\u2019ll likely end up killing themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNot good enough!\u201d Myriam yelled before her head shot up when Klaus came down with another vampire for her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSorry about her mood,\u201d Klaus apologised as he pushed the vampire inside Myriam\u2019s cell and looked at Alaric. \u201cShe\u2019ll go back to her usual self after she\u2019s done with her feed. It\u2019s best if you look away,\u201d he said as he motioned for Alaric to follow him out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHow are you holding up, Klaus?\u201d Alaric said as they were stood in the hallway. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe love of my life is infected by a virus that makes her want to eat vampires, and there\u2019s no progress in finding a cure for her, how do you think I\u2019m holding up?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alaric nodded. \u201cI may have a solution. Don\u2019t get your hopes up, but I think I know someone who might be able to help you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cReally? I\u2019ve moved heaven and earth to find a witch and a scientist willing to help me, and they\u2019re not getting anywhere, how do you think that your person will be able to?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOn my travels for research into the supernatural, I came across a witch from an offshoot of the Traveler community. Her line can be traced back all the way to the beginning of the Travelers, but her line doesn\u2019t want to do anything with them. In fact, they started their own coven, the Gemini, of which she was ousted because of her lack of real magic. She\u2019s living in peace and helps people where she can when they\u2019re afflicted by magic. She\u2019s a siphoner,\u201d Alaric explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat won\u2019t help because Myriam was injected with a scientifically engineered compound!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ve seen the research you\u2019ve shared with me. The drugs that helped create the virus are nothing but glue and enhancers. It was created from a vampire that Westfield had conditioned to drink vampire blood only. That part is magic, and I believe that my friend can help her with that. Cleanse her body. Once that\u2019s done, her own blood will get rid of everything in her system that doesn\u2019t belong there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

\u201cWhat other choice is there? It\u2019s not as if Myriam can die from trying.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus tiredly pinched the bridge of his nose. \u201cVery well. Call her. Ask her if she\u2019s willing to help. Not a lot of witches like us these days, it was Kol or Elijah who usually made nice with them and alas, Kol is dead, and Elijah will forever stay in his box. Thank you, Alaric.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOf course, Myriam is my friend. She saved me once or twice, it\u2019s only fair if I return the favor, right?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019ve saved her already and owe her nothing, it\u2019s commendable that you\u2019re still willing to help.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By day five, Myriam had given up. She was sat on her bed with her legs hugged to her chest and not moving an inch, only when a vampire was thrown in with her she looked up and forced herself not to go after it. It was simply better to desiccate at this point than to keep on going. Oh, she was still so very hungry, but this wasn\u2019t fair. When Klaus came in with another, she looked up. \u201cDagger me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m not sure that\u2019s going to work, love,\u201d he sighed and motioned at the still living vampires in her cell. \u201cYou have to eat.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDagger me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rolling his eyes at her, he stabbed the vampire he was holding and pushed him into the cell, causing Myriam to lose her self-inflicted restriction and attacked him. And then the other vampires. \u201cGood, because we may have a solution and I was told you needed to be fed for the ordeal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She paused long enough to reply. \u201cWhy didn\u2019t you say something!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBecause I wasn\u2019t sure that Alaric managed to convince this person to come over as our reputation usually proceeds us,\u201d Klaus replied. \u201cBut this one didn\u2019t seem to be scared or offended or against us and knew of Kol. Upon hearing that he was your best friend, the witch was willing to travel to New Orleans. His name still opens doors to some witches.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlaric?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe cares about you, love, and normally I\u2019d be very jealous, but I\u2019m not in the mood.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s wrong?\u201d she cocked her head as she looked at him, finally noticing that Klaus wasn\u2019t looking too good. \u201cYou look like you\u2019re sick.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJust some arguments with werewolves, don\u2019t you worry about me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ll kill them for you,\u201d she smiled as she leaned against the door. \u201cWhere do they live?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus looked at her for a moment, considering what his options were. Granted, Elijah said he\u2019d take care of it, but Myriam would be faster. \u201cThey\u2019re not vampires, love.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t care. I have a lot of rage, I\u2019ll kill them for you, and then I\u2019ll come back, I promise.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd can you promise not to go after vampires?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam sighed. \u201cNo\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThen you\u2019re staying here until Alaric, and his witch cured you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah, just for the record,\u201d a female voice sounded as footsteps could be heard. \u201cI\u2019m not his witch, and I\u2019m definitely not yours, Niklaus Mikaelson.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd here they are,\u201d Klaus smiled at Myriam before looking at Alaric and his witch. \u201cWelcome. And thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m not doing this for you, I\u2019m doing this for her,\u201d the brunette said as she walked past Klaus and held out her hand through the bars for Myriam to shake. \u201cI\u2019m Jeri.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFrench?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeri smiled at her. \u201cOui<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI like you already.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t like vampires like any other witch, but Kol Mikaelson is a legend. I never had the pleasure to meet him myself, but if it\u2019s true what Alaric says and you are a former witch and Kol Mikaelson\u2019s best friend, I am willing to help you,\u201d Jeri replied. \u201cPlus, you\u2019re kinda cute.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam\u2019s curiosity of the witch immediately dimmed as she scowled at the girl. \u201cI\u2019m taken.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeri laughed. \u201cI know that, petite fille<\/em>, but it doesn\u2019t hurt to flirt. Now, give me your hand.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am not a little girl!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMyriam!\u201d Klaus raised his voice, tired of his wife\u2019s predicament. \u201cNow is not the time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam pouted as she pushed her arm through the bars. \u201cWhen I am fixed, I will fix you, mon LouLou.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeri let out a snort as she grabbed Myriam\u2019s hand and put her other hand on her arm. \u201cWoah.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

\u201cYou\u2019ve got some serious ju-ju, lady,\u201d she replied as she looked at Myriam before letting go of her. \u201cWait, there\u2019s more than just that virus, isn\u2019t there?\u201d Jeri took a step back and looked at Alaric and Klaus. \u201cBecause I feel that she\u2019s not a normal vampire.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus let out a sigh as he sat down on the steps. Tired. \u201cMy mother turned her into an Original vampire in the hopes of turning her against us. Granted, she used a modified version of the spell that created us, but—\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah. And that\u2019s a problem,\u201d Jeri said as she wrung her hands nervously. \u201cYou see\u2026 I can feel that. And once I start to syphon out what has been done to her last, I can\u2019t stop myself from taking away that either. My powers don\u2019t discriminate against other spells. Magic is magic. If I\u2019d try that on you, it won\u2019t work, but because she\u2019s not entirely like you, she won\u2019t have that anymore once I\u2019m done.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh hell no,\u201d Myriam said as she moved away from the bars and went to the furthest corner of her cell. \u201cI\u2019d rather be a raving lunatic munching on vampires than to feel vulnerable again. With your family history? Nobody stays dead. What if your mother decides to come back to life, Klaus?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDon\u2019t be ridiculous, you killed her yourself,\u201d Klaus countered with a huff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell\u2026 seeing as the Other Side is destroyed\u2026 it\u2019s not entirely impossible for a powerful witch to return\u2026\u201d Jeri said thoughtfully. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus let out a groan. \u201cKnowing my mother, she will.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKlaus!\u201d Myriam squeaked from her corner. \u201cYou\u2019re not going to say what I think you\u2019re going to say!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019d rather have you alive and fragile than not at all, Myriam. If I allow you to be what you are now, you will eat through everyone, and I won\u2019t be able to keep up with your currently demanding side.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo. Alaric! Say something!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m with Klaus on this, Myriam. I\u2019d rather have you be a healthy vampire than this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTraitor!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeri turned around to face Myriam with a smile on her face. \u201cAlright, what would Kol want for you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDon\u2019t you dare!\u201d Myriam angrily shot at her. \u201cDon\u2019t you dare bring him up!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam was quiet for a moment. \u201cHe\u2019d be fine with the way that I am now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLiar,\u201d Klaus and Alaric chorused. Klaus got to his feet and entered the cell. \u201cYou\u2019re going to be alright. I\u2019ll protect you from whatever will come our way. I promise.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

\u201cI\u2019m sorry, love,\u201d he said as he quickly reached out and snapped her neck, catching her before she fell. \u201cShe\u2019s going to hate me, but I\u2019m going to keep snapping her neck until you come up with a different solution.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere isn\u2019t any!\u201d Jeri exclaimed, surprised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDamon and Elena managed to be cured without you, so can Myriam.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know who\u2019s more crazy,\u201d Alaric muttered. \u201cYou or her.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeri scowled as she pulled Alaric along with her. \u201cLet\u2019s go, we\u2019re not wanted here. You should have never asked for my help! Now I have to stay in New Orleans until those two realize I am the only one who can help her!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

She was going to kill Klaus and then kill him some more. How dare he snap her neck so many times over the last few hours? Myriam wasn\u2019t feeling any different, so that made her think that he hadn\u2019t gone along with his original plan in the first place. Good. She\u2019d hate to be turned back into a useless vampire who had to be careful not to piss off the wrong witch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus wasn\u2019t with her now, though. She could hear a lot of commotion coming from upstairs, and when she paced her cell, she noticed her door being ajar. \u201cFuck this shit, I\u2019m not going to wait until that witch strips me of everything that I am\u2026\u201d she muttered to herself and ran upstairs before killing a few werewolves and fleeing the compound. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She headed straight to one of the vampire hangouts and went to town on them. She slaughtered them all and finally, since a very long time, felt satiated enough to think clearly. Limbs were everywhere, and there was a lot of stray blood, hell, even she was covered in layers and layers of blood, but she didn\u2019t care. She felt great. Ecstatic. High.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam made the conscious decision not to head back to the partying French Quarter, but instead headed to Crescent Park and hopefully catch a few more vampires while enjoying the waterfront. The stars were pretty today, everything was so bright, the water so loud and the grass smelled so nice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A couple was making out, and Myriam could smell their arousal. Licking her lips, she bit her wrist and forced them both to drink before snapping their necks and waited for another human to show up so she could feed her almost vampires human blood and then kill them again. She wanted more but had to stay away from the compound because she didn\u2019t want to eat Klaus\u2019 vampires. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She told her human to leave after having fed them to her two vampires and snacked on them. Discreetly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She found herself being flung out of the bench after killing her second vampire and angrily got to her feet. \u201cFucking witches! I wish this damn virus made me want to take a fucking bite out of you instead of other vampires!\u201d Myriam raged as she ran towards the witch but stopped as she seemed to recognise this one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy, you\u2019re in a state,\u201d the witch replied. British accent. Not as inconsistent as Kol\u2019s, but it was Kol, wasn\u2019t it? Or was she merely seeing things now? Of course, she was, she was high on blood, high on life, high on everything and wanted to kill this witch. This wasn\u2019t Kol. Couldn\u2019t be Kol, because he was dead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou want to die too, witch?\u201d Myriam snapped. \u201cBecause I\u2019m ravenous and I won\u2019t hesitate to turn you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI can help you,\u201d the witch said eagerly. \u201cNo ulterior motives. No backstabbing. Free of charge and you won\u2019t owe me anything.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd let me guess, the catch is that I have to get my hands on a siphoner and they will take away everything.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The witch chuckled and shook his head before reaching into his pocket and handed Myriam a vial. \u201cThis is the antidote to what ails you, tailored to what you are.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was Kol, wasn\u2019t it? How else would this witch know about what was wrong and what to get for her unless it was Kol who had been watching from the Other Side? \u201cI don\u2019t trust witches.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The witch sighed and shrugged before pointing at the vial in Myriam\u2019s hands. \u201cThat works. Trust me. I do not wish to risk the chance of angering the Original Hybrid. You\u2019re his wife, aren\u2019t you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKlaus is a puppy, it\u2019s me who you need to be afraid of,\u201d Myriam growled. \u201cThis works? And I get to be who I was before?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI promise. You needed science and magic to fix you. I made sure the cure was a little bit of both. I may be new to New Orleans, but I do wish to keep the peace between us witches and vampires. Where I\u2019m from, we all liked each other.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She narrowed her eyes at him, studying his face. \u201cIt\u2019s her, isn\u2019t it? She did this to you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTake the cure. Feel better,\u201d the witch said with a blush as he turned around to walk away from her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She stood there, stunned, watching as the witch walked away. \u201cI miss you, Mon Chou<\/em>, and Merci.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol\u2019s shoulders slumped as he let out a sigh, but kept walking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAre you in trouble?\u201d Myriam ran after him, but she got knocked on her ass by him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTake the cure, Myriam. Leave me alone, I don\u2019t want you to get hurt and please, don\u2019t tell Nik that I\u2019m back. If Mother finds out, I helped you or—\u201d He was genuinely frightened, and all Myriam could do was to nod and open the vial to take the cure for him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI won\u2019t tell him,\u201d she agreed with tears in her eyes, getting to her feet and hugging him. He was slightly taller now. \u201cI miss you, be safe, whatever you\u2019re up to.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah,\u201d he whispered reluctantly. \u201cDon\u2019t worry about little old me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCome to D\u00e9bauche when you\u2019re in trouble. I\u2019ll keep you safe,\u201d she smiled at him as she cupped his cheek. \u201cThank you for saving me, Kol.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlways,\u201d he smiled weakly. \u201cI have to go. Don\u2019t follow me or I will snap your neck and throw you into the Mississippi.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She nodded and as he walked away from her, snapped her neck anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\n\n\n

When she came to she was back in her dungeon. \u201cOh, come on!\u201d she cried out as she banged on the door. \u201cKlaus! Let me out!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou killed at least fifty vampires last night, and I found you near two others in Crescent Park, I am not letting you out!\u201d he countered angrily. \u201cHow could you?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m fine now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor how long?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAhh\u2026\u201d Myriam smiled innocently and twirled around in her bloodied clothes as if she was a 4-year-old. \u201cA friendly witch knew exactly what was going on and gave me an antidote they had created for me. I\u2019m cured,\u201d she sang. \u201cNow, please? Let me out?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo you do not wish to drink my blood anymore?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, if you insist\u2026 I always want your blood! But others? Ew. No.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t believe you,\u201d he said suspiciously as he put Thierry in the cage with her. \u201cYou can have him, he was one of Marcel\u2019s lieutenants, very unhappy with you killing him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam sighed. \u201cI didn\u2019t mean to kill Marcel, and I\u2019m certainly not going to take a bite out of Thierry, come on, he looks like a hippy, smells like old socks and booze and ugh. That hair! Give me a clean criminal human instead?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus rolled his eyes at her. \u201cHow do I know you\u2019re truly cured? How do you know?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI feel great. I feel like myself again. Honestly. The witch who made this for me can be trusted.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDo I know her?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDoubtful. But I trust them. Let me out. Let me\u2026 clean up and let\u2019s catch up. I\u2019m of sound mind, and I promise I will leave your vampires alone,\u201d she smiled at him before punching a hole in Thierry\u2019s chest, yanked his heart out and chucked it at Klaus\u2019 head. \u201cAnd if you wanted him dead, you could have done that yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus wearily looked at her before opening the door. \u201cIf you\u2019re taking even one bite out of one of my vampires, I will put you right back.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou have nothing to worry about, mon LouLou,\u201d she smiled at him as she patted his cheek and walked past him to go to the bathroom. She was going to take a long, hot bath and burn her clothes. She deserved it. \u201cAre you going to join me, husband?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

They were still in bed the following morning, and Myriam stretched herself as if she were a cat. \u201cConvinced?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes,\u201d Klaus replied as he nuzzled her neck. \u201cNow, will you tell me who your witch friend is so I can properly thank her?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNope,\u201d she smiled and then sighed happily. To know that Kol was back in some form or another did her good, and she could barely escape her excitement, but she promised him not to tell Klaus. \u201cSo, what do you need me to do about your werewolf problem?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlready dealt with, love. Last night while you were out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

\u201cI\u2019m absolutely positive. But a witch is helping the werewolves, and I intend to get to know her and persuade her to stop,\u201d he kept nuzzling her neck. \u201cHence why I\u2019m asking you who your friendly witch was so I won\u2019t end up killing her.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, you can kill any female witch if you\u2019d like,\u201d she let out a small moan. \u201cMy friendly witch was definitely male.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus scraped her neck with his teeth. \u201cAnyone I should be concerned about?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKlaus!\u201d Myriam laughed. \u201cOh my God! Stop that! I\u2019d never! I mean\u2026 I consider Alaric to be my friend, are you jealous of him too?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

\u201cThen you won\u2019t have to be jealous of my male witchy friend,\u201d she replied with a smile. \u201cBesides, when you eventually meet him, I\u2019m sure you\u2019ll like him too,\u201d she kissed him before rolling away from him and getting dressed. \u201cWhile you\u2019re going to deal with your witch business, I think I\u2019m going to D\u00e9bauche. Take things back, give Isabella a long vacation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re not killing her.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam huffed. \u201cShe\u2019s the only self-created vampire that I haven\u2019t killed. She stays. But she deserves a change of scenery after so long.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou are coming home tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes, my love,\u201d she flashed a smile at him. \u201cAnd I\u2019ll even cook you dinner if you want, like the good little wifey that I am.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDon\u2019t be ridiculous. It\u2019s been a long time since you\u2019ve had to miss New Orleans cuisine, I\u2019ll find us a traditional cook.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam barked out a laugh. \u201cDarling, nothing about New Orleans cuisine is traditional anymore but sure, find the one who makes the best gumbo in town.\u201d She kissed him and then headed straight for D\u00e9bauche. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSurprise,\u201d Myriam said as she walked into Isabella\u2019s office. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMyriam!\u201d Isabella exclaimed, and Myriam wasn\u2019t sure whether it was out of shock or surprise. \u201cWhat a surprise! What-What are you doing here?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI was made to move back to New Orleans, what do you think I\u2019m doing? I\u2019m giving you the next like\u2026 two hundred years off, my friend. As a token of my appreciation for you having looked after D\u00e9bauche for me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Isabella let out a snort. \u201cMyriam, this club has been mine for so long, do you honestly believe I give it back to you? I\u2019ve strung you along for all these years because you weren\u2019t even here, but now? No way. This club is mine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI thought you were my friend, Isabella, this is quite disappointing,\u201d Myriam replied as two burly werewolves appeared in her peripheral vision. \u201cAnd werewolves as security? That\u2019s a detail you failed to mention.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs I said, my club. Not yours. Just because you\u2019re a Mikaelson doesn\u2019t mean you own something yourself or you have people working for you out of their good faith.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ve paid you handsomely for running D\u00e9bauche, Isabella,\u201d Myriam growled. \u201cYou received generous bonuses, and you didn\u2019t have to worry about anything.\u201d When the two werewolves behind her approached her, Myriam turned around and ripped out their hearts before she turned to chuck them at Isabella. \u201cAnd here I promised my husband that I wasn\u2019t in the mood to kill another vampire\u2026\u201d she sighed before she ducked as Isabella attacked her. Using all of her strength, Myriam took hold of the little vampire and pulled her head right off before grabbing a handful of pencils and pushed them into Isabella\u2019s heart as if she was a pin cushion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She then invited the entire staff into the office, with the dead werewolves and dead Isabella still in plain sight. \u201cThis is my baby. This business is my baby, and this bitch decided not to give it back to me. Look what happened to her!\u201d Myriam said as she closed the door of the office and killed the remaining staff. \u201cYou really think I\u2019d keep people on after this? No way. I\u2019m cleaning house.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam then went floor to floor to see the state of her brothel and shelter and realised that Isabella had turned D\u00e9bauche in something Myriam didn\u2019t stand for, at all. The prostitutes were kept in dangerous conditions, and likely victims of human trafficking and nobody was in need of help in the shelter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It hurt her heart. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She kicked everyone out and locked the doors after making sure nobody was inside and then went home. Angry. Pissed off. Disappointed. Isabella had ruined her business, it wasn\u2019t all about the money, it was about helping people. The prostitutes had to want to work for her. Nothing forced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She pouted as she walked into the wine cellar where Klaus was breaking off the neck of a bottle of wine and took a large gulp out of it. \u201cI met the witch Cassie,\u201d he snarled. \u201cI studied her, her presence. The way that she carried herself. The fervour with which she voiced her hatred towards our kind. I looked into that girl\u2019s eyes, and I swear to you, Myriam, she\u2019s not just guided by my mother, she is my mother!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat is happening?\u201d Rebekah said worried as she walked in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to kill her,\u201d Klaus replied. \u201cI\u2019ll boil her bones and feed her to the dogs if that\u2019s what it takes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNik,\u201d Rebekah said with a small voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat! What could possibly be more important than the return of our mother?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur father,\u201d Rebekah said. \u201cI saw him standing there in the flesh just like you do now. He was enslaved by some bracelet attached to Davina. He holds the Stake. If she chooses to release him\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell then\u2026 Then there\u2019s only one question to ask, isn\u2019t there? Which of our parents do we kill first?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deciding to let the siblings talk amongst themselves, Myriam agreed that the betrayal she had just experienced wasn\u2019t a big of a deal anymore, at least not to share with her husband. Both Esther and Mikael were back, and Myriam was going to make herself scarce. She was going to rebuild D\u00e9bauche the way that she had intended it to be; give everyone that she had just kicked out a very generous severance pay and start over. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And she had to start with cleaning the club from top to bottom, give it a fresh coat of paint, to eliminate the stench and the bad vibes the club had held under the rule of Isabella. Stupid backstabbing cow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And she was going to start now. Staying out of Klaus and Rebekah\u2019s way. Even though both Mikael and Esther were in town, she\u2019d promised not to run, and she didn\u2019t want to, she wanted to stick around. Now that she didn\u2019t have her demons anymore, she was basically even more useless than Rebekah, never having had learned how to fight properly or whatever. She just went for it and hoped for the best in a fight usually. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walking back into the wine room after having cleaned herself up, she found Klaus and Rebekah sitting together in silence, drinking their beverage. They were both lost in their own thoughts, and for a moment Myriam didn\u2019t want to interrupt them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe need to wake Elijah,\u201d Rebekah eventually said. \u201cHe always knew what to do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t need Elijah,\u201d Klaus scowled. \u201cHe\u2019ll only want to control us, Bekah, I\u2019m not going through that again.\u201d He then looked at Myriam and smiled. \u201cHow was your day, love?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCompared to the day you two had? Not really important, but I was wondering if I could borrow a few of your vampires tonight,\u201d she asked from her position by the door. \u201cThere\u2019s been some\u2026 issues at the club and I could use a cleanup and demolition crew.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus frowned as he held out his hand for her to join him. \u201cAnything I can help you with?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam sighed as she walked over to him, took his hand and sat down on his lap. \u201cIt\u2019s honestly not–\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re my wife,\u201d he said as he tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear. \u201cAnd I understand you won\u2019t want to be involved with dealing with our parents, but that doesn\u2019t mean that what you\u2019re dealing with isn\u2019t as important.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rebekah blinked at that. \u201cSeriously, Nik?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re a family, Rebekah. I\u2019m sure that we\u2019ll have to deal with our parents sooner or later, without Elijah, and we\u2019ll come up with a plan. I\u2019m curious why my wife – who claims to be cured – needs a cleanup crew, that\u2019s all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam let out a sigh. \u201cWell, I did kill a vampire\u2026 and a few werewolves\u2026 and a few witches\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

\u201cWhat?\u201d she let out a whine. \u201cMy friend who has been running D\u00e9bauche for me for so long didn\u2019t want to give it back to me, she even went as far as calling security on me!\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou went on a murderous rampage?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOf course I did! It\u2019s my business, my club! My baby!\u201d Myriam defended herself. \u201cSo I need the bodies cleaned up, and I want to rip out everything in the club because I need to start over. She had turned it into an abomination, and it needs a good scrub, new paint, everything!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah, you\u2019re right, this isn\u2019t as important as our parents being back from the dead. Again,\u201d Rebekah said with a sour look on her face. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut this is important to Myriam, Rebekah,\u201d Klaus countered as he narrowed his eyes at his sister. \u201cJust because she will not help or interfere with our dealings with our parents–\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t say that. I\u2019m picking my battles,\u201d Myriam said as she looked at Klaus. \u201cI already killed your mother once, it\u2019s someone else\u2019s turn now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He kissed the top of her head. \u201cAnything to keep you with me, love,\u201d he whispered in her ear. \u201cAnd take ten vampires to make your business your second home again. Take as long as you need. But, do come home at night.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam softly kissed him. \u201cWhere\u2019s Alaric staying? Do you know? Maybe he\u2019d like to help me later.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou still need to kill that hack of a witch of his, love,\u201d Klaus encouraged her. \u201cAfter all, she wanted to take away everything from you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPriorities,\u201d Myriam sighed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cStay home tonight, let us have dinner like the family that we are,\u201d Klaus smiled at her and poured her a glass of wine. \u201cWorry about your club, and our parents, tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Myriam was the first one to be awake the following morning and decided to go on her way to get Klaus\u2019 vampires to help her with D\u00e9bauche. However, there was a breakfast spread standing in the middle of the courtyard, which was indeed a strange place for breakfast to be. \u201cKlaus!\u201d she called out to him, not touching anything. \u201cDid you arrange breakfast?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, love, I haven\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt looks good, though,\u201d Rebekah replied as she came to a halt at the table. All three vampires were surprised when something moved on the table. Klaus cautiously lifted the lid off, and a handful of starlings flew out from underneath the cover, revealing a note. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, hell no,\u201d Myriam threw up her hands and walked out. \u201cGood luck with that!\u201d She headed straight for D\u00e9bauche after getting a few of Klaus\u2019 vampires. They didn\u2019t quite want to cooperate so she compelled them all, and one was going to find a skip or two so they could throw out every single piece of furniture in the club, brothel and shelter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fresh start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the vampires were taking care of things, she was in the office making sure that she had all the necessary papers and information before temporarily moving them back to the compound. When she returned, she was surprised to find Kol sitting on the bench in front of D\u00e9bauche, looking at the vampires. \u201cWho hurt you?\u201d Myriam asked as she sat down next to him. \u201cWant some of my blood?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNah, Mother thought this would give me some sympathy votes with Davina,\u201d he sighed as he motioned to his head. \u201cI haven\u2019t had a scar in over a thousand years, Myriam.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI told Klaus I was staying out of this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol barked out a laugh and nodded. \u201cI thought you would, but I need their help to kill our Mother, I\u2019m not on her side, you know. She wants us all in different bodies so we can live out our lives and then die.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou need to talk to Klaus,\u201d Myriam gently pat his knee. \u201cSo, if you\u2019re not here for some vampire blood, what are you doing here?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He pointed behind him. \u201cI walked by and saw your vampires working hard, and I wondered why.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIsabella ruined my business. She turned something pure into an abomination and illegal shit. Killed her, her staff, let the workers go and I\u2019m going to start over from scratch,\u201d Myriam sighed before elbowing Kol gently. Somehow, his current form looked super fragile. \u201cThank you for saving me. Alaric had brought a siphoner to help me, but she\u2019d syphon away everything.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou wouldn\u2019t get anything back,\u201d Kol agreed. \u201cNot even your demons. Good thing I found you in time, huh?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam smiled at him. \u201cWhere were you on your way to?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m actually looking for Davina, have you seen her?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDo I look like someone who looks like she knows who Davina is?\u201d Myriam laughed. \u201cI don\u2019t know. But if you want to switch sides to the good side, just let me know, and we\u2019ll go to Klaus together.\u201d She then let out a huff. \u201cWho in their right mind calls their little girl Davina? It\u2019s almost as if they expected a boy to be born and were too lazy to change their name.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMyriam, be nice. Davina is currently controlling my Father, and he has the White Oak Stake that Mother wants. I didn\u2019t tell Mother about Father, of course.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s Davina\u2019s last name?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He scratched his head then, looking slightly embarrassed. \u201cYou don\u2019t want to know.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam\u2019s eyes grew big. Kol was so predictable!. \u201cIt\u2019s Claire, isn\u2019t it? And you truly like her! Not because of your mother but your own fuzzy feelings! Oh my god, Kol, you really don\u2019t change, do you?\u201d she laughed, shaking her head. \u201cYou are smitten with this one.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI used her ancestor, that\u2019s all, but yeah\u2026 she\u2019s young, gorgeous, powerful\u2026 she hates Nik as much as I do and—\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHold on,\u201d she put her hand on his mouth. \u201cYou\u2019re not going to plot against Klaus again, are you? Because I\u2019ve stopped you then and I will stop you now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI just want to put him in a box for a few years like he\u2019s done to me. I won\u2019t kill him! I mean, if I did, that would mean I\u2019d lose you. No, he just needs to get a taste of his own medicine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd leave me without a husband.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd yes. Leave you without your husband.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re such an ass,\u201d Myriam huffed. \u201cWe finally seem to be in a great place, and you are very fragile right now, so you\u2019re going to leave him alone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThreatening with bodily harm?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019d rather not, Kol,\u201d she smiled at him. \u201cBut, as you may be aware, we daggered Elijah because he was far too controlling. Klaus is without a leash now, without Elijah\u2019s influence. He\u2019s a normal person now. He\u2019s changed. So, you may do whatever you want to Elijah, I\u2019ll even tell you where his box is, but you\u2019re leaving Klaus alone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He let out a breath and nodded. \u201cNik is the least of my worries now, I need to find Davina.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGood luck with that,\u201d Myriam smiled. \u201cAre you sure you don\u2019t want some blood to fix your beautiful face?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMother will kill me if I allow that to happen,\u201d he said as he got to his feet. \u201cBut I will think about what you\u2019ve said, Myriam. I\u2019d rather be on Nik\u2019s side than on Mother\u2019s, but she\u2019s scaring the living hell out of me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She took his hand and squeezed it. \u201cStay with me. I\u2019ll protect you. Je m’ennuie tellement de toi.<\/em>” And she meant it. She missed him. Now that he was back, she wanted him to be around her all the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol sighed and hung his head. \u201cMoi aussi<\/em>,\u201d he replied. \u201cLet me go, darling, I\u2019ll find you again. Oh, before I forget,\u201d he said as he handed her a paper with an address written on. \u201cThat\u2019s where Alaric lives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMerci,\u201d she whispered as Kol walked off. Oh, she could do everything in her power to keep him with her, but he was on a mission, he was involved with whatever his mother was scheming, and Myriam had made the conscious decision to stay out of it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She headed back inside to instruct her vampires, but they were still doing what she wanted them to do and then headed to Alaric\u2019s home. It was indeed a lovely little apartment just off campus of the University and from what she could tell, the witch was inside his house as well. Sighing, Myriam knocked on the door, unsure if Alaric would allow her inside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMyriam? Hi, uh\u2026 how are you doing?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhy are you nervous?\u201d Myriam cocked her head. \u201cDidn\u2019t expect me to show up at your door? Come on, Ric, you\u2019re my friend. I brought booze?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He looked at her for a moment. \u201cYou\u2019re back in your right mind? How?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam shrugged. \u201cI have my own ways. I didn\u2019t fancy being stripped of everything that I am. Especially not with the crap my family is dealing with now, but I appreciate your effort by calling in your witch.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe\u2019s not my witch,\u201d Alaric let out a chuckle. \u201cAlright, come in, let\u2019s celebrate your regained sanity. Jeri\u2019s inside too, we were waiting for Klaus to call with a decision.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam huffed as she stepped inside. \u201cOh, well, you don\u2019t like change much, do you?\u201d she barked out a laugh. \u201cYou literally just picked up everything and moved it in.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not as if I\u2019m a member of a very wealthy family and can leave my stuff whenever I move,\u201d Alaric laughed, shaking his head. \u201cBut I\u2019m glad you approve.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDidn\u2019t say that,\u201d Myriam smiled as she danced on the balls of her feet. \u201cCould do with a lick of paint, but I\u2019m too busy with my business so\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut you\u2019re alright?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m fine,\u201d Myriam smiled as she sat down on the sofa next to Jeri. \u201cHi, nice to meet you. Sorry I was in such a state the last time we met.\u201d Myriam then opened the bottle of alcohol she\u2019d brought and took a sip before ripping out Jeri\u2019s heart without any warning whatsoever. Upon seeing Alaric\u2019s shocked face, Myriam shrugged. \u201cI\u2019ll pay for a new sofa, don\u2019t you worry, but she\u2019s a hack.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Myriam wiped her hand on the sofa and got to her feet with a big smile on her face. \u201cIt\u2019s not too late to turn back, Ric. New Orleans is crawling with vampires, witches and werewolves. It\u2019s quite possible that you\u2019ll get caught up in something,\u201d she said as she kissed his cheek and walked to the door. \u201cBetter get used to it now!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd what am I supposed to do with the couch and the body?\u201d Alaric said frustrated. \u201cYou can\u2019t do this again, Myriam!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAh, don\u2019t worry, I\u2019ll send someone over to help you out,\u201d she shrugged. \u201cAnd yes, I can. I\u2019m done with taking shit from people. The bitch that was supposed to look out for my club while I was gone turned it into something seedy and disgraceful, and now I have to start all over again. I killed her. I killed her staff and let the workers go,\u201d she pointed at Jeri. \u201cAnd she wanted to come in the good graces of the Mikaelsons because she\u2019s a Kol groupie – even though she\u2019d never met him. She was going to take away everything, Alaric. EVERYTHING! She\u2019s a hack! Well, was. Siphoners are stupid anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe was my friend!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am your friend!\u201d Myriam countered angrily. \u201cAnd you can find new friends here in New Orleans!\u201d And with that, Myriam opened the door and returned to D\u00e9bauche. She wanted to go home, but she remembered that Esther had invited herself over for dinner. Yeah, she wasn\u2019t going to go back until Klaus would tell her that it was safe to come home. But was it truly safe, though? Weren\u2019t his vampires supposed to keep an eye on who came inside and went outside? How had it been possible for Esther to put a breakfast spread like that in the middle of the courtyard?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As she walked through the building and dodging the vampires who were stripping the entire building for her, she decided that some walls had to be knocked down and some built somewhere else to make more room. She wanted a door wide passageway for those who came to visit the ladies on the first floor, this way they could hide different spells and objects in the walls to make sure the johns were legit. There had to be a slightly larger reception area, but yes. This was an idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her project was going to take a month. Maybe two. Depending on how fast her vampires worked. But for now, all she could do was to go and look for new inventory. Oh, she loved shopping!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chapter 13 \u201cWell this is romantic,\u201d Myriam deadpanned as she came to in the dungeons. \u201cKlaus! Really?\u201d \u201cWhat do you remember from our flight home?\u201d He moved so he could hand her a glass of blood.  \u201cI killed Marcel – and I didn\u2019t mean to.\u201d \u201cAnd after?\u201d Myriam thought for…<\/p>\n

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