I threw a weeks worth of clothes in a duffle bag and got into my Camry. Off to New Orleans for me now.
I drove through the night and got to the address at around ten o'clock. I stood at the door, knocking, for like two minutes straight before anyone came.
"It's about time, Nik." I scowled.
"Such a pleasure, Alyssa." He smiled sarcastically and attempted to give me a hug, which I pulled myself out of. "Okay, down to business. Has anyone been keeping you in the loop?" He asked.
"If by 'in the loop' you mean hearing about all of Kol's little sexcapades, yes, more so than I desire." I grimaced at the memories of some of Kol and my conversations.
"I guess not, basically, I got a werewolf pregnant and the witches have been trying to kill the unborn child." He explained and I mentally could not process it.
"What? You- what? Never mind, I don't want to know, so I guess a congratulations is in order." I awkwardly patted his shoulder.
"You might as well congratulate Elijah who cares more. So, I need you to watch Hayley and make sure she doesn't get into trouble."
"Let me get this straight, you asked me to drive across the country to babysit a pregnant werewolf? No! Why can't you or Elijah do it?" I complained.
"Rebekah will tell you the story." He said and ran out. I rolled my eyes at his response and began wandering through the house to learn the layout.
"Who are you?" A tall, brunette who was clearly sporting an early pregnancy belly asked.
"Ahh, you must be Nik's baby momma. Hayley, right?" I raised an eyebrow.
"Yeah, why are you here?" She asked rather rudely.
"Apparently you need a babysitter and no one else was good enough for Nik. I'm his sister, Alyssa. Where is everyone by the way?" She just shrugged. "Okay, so, I'm going to find a snack."
"Blood bags are in the basement fridge." She called out after me.
"Why would I bother with that crap when there are plenty of people around?" I smirked maniacally and she tried to stop me, but I ignored her pleas.
Down the street, there was a small bar, Rousseau's, which I chose to find a meal. My twin was sitting at the bar, talking to some bald guy. "Fancy seeing you here, Beks." I smirked at her shocked expression.
"Lyssa! What are you doing here?" She pulled me into a tight hug.
"Why don't you tell me? I got a call from Nik yesterday blabbering on about whatever. Being the good sister I am, I drove down here." I grumbled.
"I'll get you all caught up later. So, weren't you throwing a party for Sam?" I tensed up at her question.
"Yeah, it didn't really go as planned. Let's just say that we won't be seeing each other again." I shrugged deciding that I was done being upset over Sam.
"What did the arse do? Do I need to find him and neuter him?" I started laughing.
"No, I don't think that's necessary. He cheated on me, but we were really more friends than anything else. I'm only pissed because he didn't have the guts to break up with me first." I shrugged and she opened her mouth to give her two cents. "Don't bother, Rebekah, it was probably my fault, but I'm over it. Now, I'm starving, want to join me?"
"Alyssa, you need to go for the bagged shit. Trust me, it's worth the taste to avoid Nik's nagging." She stopped me.
"I have a better idea. See you later, don't wait up." I called and ran off. If there was a problem with drinking from humans here, fine, but I would not consume that putrid bagged blood. My idea was to just drain a few vampires. They were just crawling all over the place and no one would miss a few. If Dad could survive like that, I'd be fine.
Once I got a decent distance away, I stopped a vampire guy on the sidewalk. "Hey, sorry to bother you, but I'm lost. Do you know where Chartres Street is?" I asked, appearing as innocent as possible.
"Sure, let me take you there, sweetheart." He clearly didn't realize that I wasn't human and brought me to an alleyway.
"Perfect, thanks, don't say a word." I smirked as I compelled him, showing my vampire face. He began trembling as I bit into his neck, draining away his life. When I finished up, I tore his heart out to cover my tracks and wiped my hand on a tissue from my purse. That wasn't too bad, I certainly felt better. Maybe Dad had the right idea with drinking from vamps. I felt stronger than usual, more powerful.
As I reveled in the feeling, I drained and killed one more vampire, burying them behind some store. I returned home by like two and was met by a pissed off Nik. "Where have you been, Alyssa? I thought that I asked you to keep an eye on Hayley."
"Well, excuse me for not having any clue of what's even going on here. I just went out to get myself some brunch." I rolled my eyes at his macho attitude. "And don't worry, I didn't eat any of your pathetic humans. I was not about to drink anything except from the vein though."
"I'm sorry for doubting you, Alyssa. By the way, why'd you actually come when I called? Kol's been trying to get you here for months." He stepped back a few steps to give me more personal space.
"I needed to get away for a little while. There was some guy drama and I don't have the energy to deal with that shit." I shrugged nonchalantly and he nodded in understanding. Nik finally decided to tell me what was going on with Hayley and the witches. My feet could not even move due to the shock.
"Nik, you know that you could have called me before and told me all of this. I would've helped you ruin Marcel and the witches. No one messes with us and gets away with it." I smirked evilly.
"Sorry, Lyss, I didn't think you'd have cared. Oh, and I should probably tell you that Marcel has Elijah." He added and I raised an eyebrow.
"I don't even want to know why. Take me to the bastard and I'll deal with it." I shook my head.
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"Klaus, what do you need?" The guy asked and I stayed a couple of feet back.
"My little sister, here, just had a little request for you." He nodded to me and I walked up beside him.
"Yeah, so Nik told me that you have Elijah and to be honest, I'm not cool with that. So, take me to my brother or I can just rip your heart out of your chest and find him myself." I flashed my fangs at him with the last part.
"Slight problem with that, I don't take kindly to threats." He sped at me with his fangs out and I just pinned him to a wall and laughed.
"Do you really think that you can beat me? That was a mistake." I quipped and shoved my hand into his chest. Once I grabbed his heart, my head felt like it was exploding. "What the fuck is going on?!" I yelled, pulling my hand out and grabbed my head.
"Let Marcel go!" A teenage, brunette witch called, holding out a hand toward me, inflicting another wave on pain, causing me to groan. Nik led me back to him and the pain faded. I lunged at the little witch bitch, but Nik grabbed my arms.
"I assume that you're the one responsible for Marcel changing his mind about handing over Elijah. Maybe you've seen him, about five eleven, brown hair, Original vampire." Nik said to the girl and she shook her head.
"You know, he has a reputation for being the big, bad original hybrid. I, however, am hardly ever recognized as an Original at all. Let's just say that I definitely get my short temper from my father and I'm sure that you've heard about last time he came through here." I glared.
"It's true, she can be quite destructive and maniacal when angered." Nik cut in.
"Oh and I really don't like witches. So, do you have anything to say to me now?" I leaned back casually while keeping a firm expression.
"Marcel told me about you. He said that you are the weakest of the Originals. You only talk the talk; you've never turned off your emotions or go on angry rampages. So yeah, I do know where Elijah is." She tried to bait me.
"Marcel only thinks that because he's never seen her in action." Nik laughed and I started circling her slowly as a scare tactic. "She's worse than Mikael at times." I scoffed at his remark.
"Why do you think the vampire population in the quarter has been diminishing? Just take a second to think about that. I might consider stopping if I hadn't had to drive across the country to see my family, but not been able to see one of my brothers. So, give me Elijah or neither of you will wake to see the sun again." I turned and walked out, my threat hanging in the air.
"What were you talking about with a diminishing vampire population?" Nik asked as we got out of their earshot.
"Oh, yeah, I've kind of been drinking vampire blood." I shrugged and he gave me an are you serious look. "What? It's not like I have many better options and it worked for Dad!"
"Alyssa, Mikael is not an ideal role model. He hunted vampires and his own children, for that matter!" Nik yelled.
"Niklaus, have you ever thought about how Mom ruined our lives? Maybe I would've been happy living out the rest of my human life. Maybe I never wanted to become immortal. Maybe I miss Henrik." I paused briefly. "Henrik didn't get to live out his life, so why do we deserve to live out multiple lifetimes." A tear rolled down my cheek and before I knew it, a few more were pooling in my eyes. "I just wish I could trade myself to allow his smiling presence to grace the earth once more." I sighed and continued walking home.
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"Hey sis!" Kol called as I walked inside. "What happened?" He switched his demeanor at seeing my tear stained eyes.
"I just wish that I could be human again. He just doesn't get that he isn't the only one who lost Henrik." I rubbed at my face and felt my brother's arms come around me.
We just stayed like that for a few minutes and I began to feel better. "Alyssa, you did not deserve to be forced into this life. Of all of us, you should have been given the choice of if you wanted to be a vampire." He smiled into my hair.
"Thanks Kol, but I don't think that any of us should have been turned with no option. Just look at Finn, he won't even talk to us half of the time because he hates what we do." I sighed.
"You know what, let's go out, get some drinks, and stir up some trouble. It's been a while since the dynamic duo last struck." I opened my mouth to to object, but Kol interjected. "I know, you'll tell me that being irresponsible for a little while won't hurt me. Think about it, you're in the need for some fun, be ready by seven." He patted my shoulder and walked away. I took a second to consider his suggestion and realized that he was right. Everyone was holding back my right to revel in my vampirism. Letting loose certainly wouldn't kill me.