Chapter 4 - Consequences
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Klaus looked at Hayley. A deep, worrisome wrinkle was etched on her forehead; her eyes were full of despair. "Who knows what the consequences could be when I give up the leadership? What if people fall victim to the curse again and have to live as a wolf most of the time? I can't let that happen, can I?" She asked. "I don't get why you still have to think about this." Answered Klaus angry. "Elijah is my brother; surely we can recapture leadership of the pack later." Hayley raised her eyebrow. How can he not see the consequences? "If I lose leadership now, we'll lose the wolves as allies. Dean hates the Mikaelsons and since he'll most likely take my place, the pack will turn against us. Even if we take the leadership back later, they'll never really support us."
Worrying, Klaus looked out the window. The view was beautiful, and at night it was even prettier. The muffled noise of laughter and music met him. Quietly listening to those reassuring sounds he tried to figure out a solution. Hayley suddenly broke the silence: "What if we can fix this another way?" She started to smile slightly an as she explained her plan to the other hybrid, the corners of his mouth started to go up. "Now I know you definitely belong with the Mikaelsons! We shall have to address a few of our contacts to pull this off." Klaus said smiling.
The sun shone bright and it promised to be a beautiful day. Beams of sunlight reflected on the surface of the lake while two figures were waiting eagerly. They could hear muffled stumbling before the door opened creakingly. Four strangely dressed women came out; they repeated an unintelligible sentence in a songful way. Witches.
Four broad, muscled men came out right behind them. They were supporting someone who was clearly unconscious. Haley and Klaus looked at each other and nodded, Dean would suffer for this. They waited in silence till the group was right in front of them.
Dean spoke first: "I hope you found out this is the only right decision? You just don't belong on top Hayley and if you don't cause too much trouble, I'll make sure you can stay in the pack." He said with a grin. Hayley's blood started to boil. "I refuse to give the leadership to such an incompetent bully. You could never stand in Jackson's shoes." She said angry. The broad man's eyes narrowed. Suddenly he had a dagger in his hands; it was a white oak ash dagger. "Then you won't see your new boyfriend for a while." Dean said while he stabbed.
Before he could even come close to Elijah's skin, he stopped. The werewolf looked astonished at his hand. He tried to push the dagger forward with all his strength, but nothing helped. When the other wolves got what was going on, they wanted to attack Klaus and Hayley. But they were also unable to move. Infatuated they searched for the cause of their suffering. That cause walked from under the tree line behind Klaus and Hayley. Dozens of witches were standing hand in hand, chanting a French incantation. It were the New Orleans witches.
Even more figures came out of the wood. The silhouettes were recognized immediately by the paralyzed werewolves. The Labonair family. They eyed their pack members furiously. An elder person walked to the front, she was surrounded by an air of authority. The other wolves showed their respect by averting their eyes. This was Claire Labonair, the person of trust and matriarch of the family. "Dean Kenner, how could you even think this silly plan would be good for the pack? You can't just put an alpha aside. Have you ever thought ahead about all the bad things that could happen? You showed us a whole different side of you the past few days, and let me tell you, we are not very impressed. An alpha has to show respect, he has to think ahead, he must always place the pack's needs before those of himself… You just proved us that you don't own any of these qualities." She decided furiously.
The current alpha stepped forth and focused on Dean's followers: "I know you all have a reason to follow Dean, but I also know that not every Kenner agrees with this. The Kenner family has always been a part of the Crescent pack, and I don't plan on changing that. Dean will be thrown out of the pack after this, but you get the chance to go back and consult the rest. I'm giving you the chance to search for a new alpha. He can rule with me, together. Of course I won't stop you when you want to leave the pack individually." The wolves looked at each other and nodded. Hayley gave the witches a sign and they were released. Slowly the men turned around and left for their family. Outraged, Dean called after them, but they ignored him.
The strange witches still stood frozen stiff, overpowered by the larger and more powerful witches of New Orleans. Vincent addressed them: "If you ever show yourselves again on our territory, we won't have pity on you. You can leave, but be warned: the witches of New Orleans do not tolerate hostilities from other witches, especially from those who don't belong here." After that, they could go. When they left, Elijah was liberated from their magic. Hayley ran as fast as she could to help him. She stayed by his side while he gained consciousness.
Now it was only Dean who stood paralyzed by the lake. Klaus walked slowly to him and looked him in the eyes. "Don't mess with my family." He said furious while his right hand crashed into the man's torso. He jerked his heart out and threw it on the ground. The werewolf's body fell on the ground with a thud.
With a sigh Hayley laid down on the bed, she was exhausted and closed her eyes for a moment to recover. The hybrid felt someone watching and opened her eyes. Elijah. Carefully he lay down next to her. "Thank you." He said while looking deep into her eyes. That was all the vampire needed to say. Hayley kissed his lips softly. Surprised, Elijah kissed her back; he had waited so long for this. The vampire couldn't hold back any longer and pulled her closer to him. He started to kiss her more passionate; his tongue explored her mouth while caressing her back. He wanted to take in every inch of her body, hoping this would never end.
