Part 2
"Well, well," Lucien said grinning. "This is a surprise."
"I could say the same to you," Klaus replied. "What are you doing in this backwater?"
"Well…"
"Mr. Mayor?" one of the gunmen said, they were still aiming at Klaus.
"Put those away," Lucien huffed. "Nik here is an old friend of mine."
Klaus raised an eyebrow.
"You're the mayor?"
"Yes," Lucien replied smiling and glanced at the girl. Klaus hadn't let go of her arm.
"Molly darling, pour us drinks. The best whiskey we have."
The girl didn't say anything; she simply yanked her arm free and headed behind the counter.
"Please," Lucien said and gestured Klaus to take a seat at a table. "Leave us, gentlemen," he added to the gunmen who obeyed immediately. Lucien smiled as he sat down.
"It's good to see you, Nik. It's been a while."
"Yes," Klaus replied while sitting opposite Lucien. "What are you doing here?"
"Well, I had some business here; one thing led to another and the next thing I realized was that I was elected mayor. It felt like a fun thing to try. How about you? What brings you here?"
"Kol," Klaus replied simply.
Lucien's lips curved into a smirk.
"Ah. I saw the wanted poster and I thought the man looked like Kol, but I didn't think it could actually be him."
"Unfortunately yes."
"Hmm. He always enjoyed causing trouble, apparently that haven't changed."
"No, it hasn't."
Klaus paused when the girl placed a glass of whiskey in front of him and the other one in front of Lucien.
"Thank you, darling," Lucien said smiling and patted the girl's butt. She gave him a murderous glare.
"Not very well trained, is she?" Klaus stated.
"Have she been rude to you? I think you need to apologize, sweetheart."
"Drop dead, Lucien," she replied and headed back to the counter.
Klaus raised an eyebrow, but Lucien burst into laughter.
"Oh yes, she does have the manners of an alley cat, but let me tell you, when you get close enough to tame her… she purrs like a kitten."
"Hmm. I'm still surprised you let her talk to you like that."
Lucien shrugged.
"What can I say, I like shrews. And she has been quite useful to me." He paused and winked at the girl. She ignored him and Klaus completely and poured herself a drink.
"Anyway, about Kol. Are you following a lead or…?"
"Something like that," Klaus replied. "He hasn't exactly been covering his tracks."
"Yes. I believe I can help you find him, if you like. I have couple of excellent trackers working for me."
"Humans?"
Lucien shook his head.
"No, vampires. They can find Kol for you."
"How generous of you," Klaus hummed. "And what would this help cost me?"
Lucien raised an eyebrow.
"Nothing. We're friends, aren't we?"
Klaus smiled, wanting to say that he didn't have friends. He didn't trust anyone, not completely. Yet he had to admit that he didn't enjoy running after Kol. If someone else could do that for him…
"Of course you're more than welcome to stay here until the trackers find Kol," Lucien continued. "My town is your town and so on."
"Hmm, Elijah is also here," Klaus replied.
For a very brief moment Klaus saw something in Lucien's eyes, but it was gone a fraction of second later.
"Of course he's welcome too," Lucien said smiling. "It's good to see you both. It'll be fun to catch up." Lucien paused and emptied his glass. "I heard that you have built quite an empire in New Orleans."
"Yes," Klaus replied. "How about you? What kind of business you have here exactly?"
"Mining."
"Ah. Have you done well for yourself?"
"I can't complain," Lucien replied smiling and glanced at the girl. "Molly? My glass is empty."
She huffed carelessly and walked over to the table with a bottle.
"Thank you, my little angel cake," Lucien hummed.
She didn't say anything, but she looked annoyed as she poured some more whiskey for Klaus as well.
"Be grateful that you're not mine," Klaus snorted. "I would teach you some manners."
She froze for a brief moment and pressed her lips together.
"I don't belong to anyone," she hissed. "You're the one who should be grateful for that…sir."
She spat the last word out like it would have been a curse and marched back to the counter.
"Like I said, manners of an alley cat," Lucien chuckled.
Klaus snorted carelessly, he honestly couldn't understand why Lucien tolerated such behavior from a human. At least Klaus thought that she was a human. She wasn't a vampire, he was sure of that. Perhaps she possessed some unique skills in the bedroom. That was the only explanation Klaus could think of. The Lucien he knew would never let a human to talk to him like that.
"Why don't you go home and wait for me there, darling," Lucien said. "Tell the cook to start preparing a feast for tonight." He paused and smiled at Klaus. "I believe this reunion calls for a celebration."
