Dangerous Game

"So you're the judge, jury and executioner now, Marcel?" Cami said angrily to her friend and stood looking over at him, ignoring his shock. There was a much more important issue. "Let him go." Marcel's eyes turned hard. "No, Cami. I'm glad you're back. You are my friend but you need to leave. This is between Klaus and I." He didn't want her to get involved, in his mind he thought he was protecting her."Do you think Davina would accept the person you've become? That you are punishing him and his daughter. You remember Hope, right? That little girl doesn't deserve to grow up without her father no matter what he's done." Camille continued without allowing Marcel to speak. "I'll leave for now but I won't give up." She glanced over her shoulder at Klaus before she left. This wasn't over. There was a way and she would find it.

Cami walked through the Quarter, stopping outside St. Anne's Church and stared at the building without going inside, sighing in frustration. "Bad day, sweetheart?" A male voice asked, she could detect a cold breath against her ear and she stiffened, recognising it immediately. Lucien Castle was standing closely behind her. She swiveled round, her eyes wide with confusion. "How did you get here?" Well, it was still a mystery of how she was there. "I'm just as curious as you are, Camille." He replied with a smirk.

"Right." She frowned watching him. "Were you following me?" She narrowed her eyes in suspicion. "Me? Of course not. Our minds simply work the same way." He chuckled. "You truly frame every moment." He'd never met anyone like her. Always thinking. "Perhaps there is something else you might like to do with your time..." He tucked a piece of stray hair beneath her ear and she automatically flinched. "Ah, I see. You're angry because I bit you. I think an apology is in order, don't you?

Cami glared at him. "Is that supposed to be a joke? You believe all will be forgiven if you apologise to me? You're not sorry you killed me, Lucien. You murdered me because of a petty revenge scheme against Klaus and his family." She took a deep breath. "You even got yourself killed in the process. What you did wasn't brave, it was stupid. Tell me, are you happy now?" For once Lucien was rendered speechless. He didn't have anything to say.

Camille looked at the sky, the clouds had darkened, it reflected how her day had turned out. Well, at least she was alive. She looked back at the dark brown haired vampire. "If you have any redeemable qualities then you'll help me." He might be the only person who was able to help her. He was the strongest, fastest vampire she knew apart from the Original vampires and now Marcel. "You know what I'm talking about. Klaus. I need you to help me free him." This would be at lot easier if Klaus' life was linked to his.

Lucien raised his brow. "You're asking me for help? To free the person I hate most? Why would I do that? I'm rather tempted to assist the winning side." He flashed his white smile at her. "If your apology was sincere-" She was interrupted. "Hm if I help then what's in it for me?" Was he actually considering her request? "Forgiveness and...my time."

"Ooh manipulation. Something you learned from Klaus' influence. I could have told you being with him would change your life, and not for the good. I wish I could go back in time and erase him from mine." He smirked. "I'm not manipulating you or forcing you to do this, Lucien. Just...please. His daughter is without her father...she misses him and the rest of her family. Can you let go of this grudge you're holding against them? Enough to help me?"

"This is a surprise. You are close with Marcel Gerard, correct? And you are quite...compelling." He eyed her. "You assumed it would be sufficient that you came back from the dead and asked him nicely to hand Klaus over?" He chuckled. "It's not that simple, love. What he's done, everyone believes he deserves to be punished even if they're not inflicting it, except you. You only see the good in him. Why?"

"I don't believe in evil as a diagnosis. He wants to be good, be the man his daughter would like him to. He's not all good. Klaus has his faults and he makes huge mistakes...I can see he wants to change." Cami defended him which made Lucien roll his eyes. "I will ponder your proposition...there are other matters I must attend to first." He smirked slyly before taking her hand, placing his lips against the back then twirled her around slowly. "I'll be seeing you. Until then, Camille." Then he was gone.