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Chapter Four—Us Together

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"Leilah, sweet, it's time to wake up."

Lucien shut the bedroom door behind him as he strolled into the dark room, telling his sister to wake up in a soft tone. She never enjoyed the mornings which was why she liked sleeping during the day because she enjoyed waking up to the stars. But, because they were due to have lunch with the Mikaelson family, he had to wake her up earlier.

And he had to do it softly because there was a chance she could be in a horrid mood because she was waking up earlier.

"Sister?"

He hummed low in his throat as he walked around the bed in the middle of the room, fingers running up his sister's bare leg as he passed her as he made his way over to the window. He smiled to himself as he stood in front of the large window and curled his fingers around the long black curtains before he yanked them aside, the sun shining through the window.

He heard her whine from the bed as he turned around to face her.

"Wake up, love."

His sister, barely covered by the duvet, was curled in a small ball like she usually was but this time he didn't smile at the sight.

Because there was a body wrapped around her.

There was a head tucked into her neck and an arm locked around her waist. His sister had a small smile in her face as her fingers combed through his hair.

He knew who it was, he could recognize the sight anywhere. There was a large dent in the door and there was drawers tossed over as if a tornado had blew through the room.

There was only one person she would allow near her in her bed.

Lucien's jaw clenched and his eyes darkened.

It was Nik.

He felt his fingers curl into a fist at the sight as his sister's eyes fluttered open and her dark eyes met his own. She smiled at him, stretching, fingers wiggling above her. She giggled happily, something that faded as soon as she saw the sun streaming through the windows. A frown appeared on her face as she stared at the sun and turned from it, staring at her brother.

"Brother...the stars aren't awake so why am I?" She pouted, sitting up, pulling down the shirt she had stolen from Klaus.

"We are dining with the Mikaelson's, love." He finally said, composing himself.

"We are going to see uncle Elijah and baby Hope today, are we?"

"That's right." He nodded.

At the voices, Klaus' eyes snapped open.

A smirk quickly appeared on his face as his eyes met Lucien's. He sat up, leaning against the headboard, his smirk still on his face.

"Hello, friend." Klaus smirked, arm still around his sister's waist."I hope you don't mind me stopping over."

His jaw clenched again as his sister giggled when Klaus leaned over and kissed below her ear.

He nodded at his sire, hands almost shaking at the sight."Of course not."

Klaus just grinned.

"Of course you don't."


Southern France—1002 A.D

"They cry out for clemency, they cry out for clemency..."

Leilah whined to herself as she rocked back and forth, chanting underneath her breath. Her vision became blurry due to the fresh tears in her eyes as they slid down her face, dripping from her chin. She whimpered as she chanted, the voices in her head becoming darker by the second. They only silenced when she fed. Her brother had left to bring her another human and had left her with Klaus who had fallen asleep next to her. He lay on the bed next to her, his arm locked around her waist as she whimpered. His head was nuzzled against her shoulder and he looked peaceful.

She was nowhere near peaceful.

She didn't wish to wake him.

"Leilah?"

The female vampire didn't respond to the voice.

She continued to rock back and forth, fresh tears running down her cheeks as she chanted.

Aurora walked into the room, knocking softly on the door as she shut it behind her. She had been friends with Leilah all her life and, because Lucien had told her that she wasn't feeling herself. They had drifted apart due to them being servants but she still cared for the young girl.

"Leilah?"Aurora whispered, walking over to the brunette with a sad frown."Are you ill? Lucien told me you are not yourself."

"The moon is mad at me. He tells me to give in but...but I don't know if I should obey. You know?"She whispered, blinking innocently at the other woman."You shouldn't be here. You're only going to break his fragile heart."

"What are you talking about?"

She looked down at Klaus' arm that was locked around her waist and placed her hand over his."You're not good enough for him. His love's too pure for you."

Aurora bit her lip as she let her eyes flicker over to Klaus."What do you know?"

"I know that Nik isn't being nice to Lucien. Oh, no."She let her smile return, giggling like a child but her eyes were dark. Aurora's soft smile fell at the mention of Lucien. She knew how protective Leilah was of her brother."I know that you've been naughty. The moon told me before he began yelling. He won't stop yelling."

Leilah's face suddenly went blank.

Her smile fell and her eyes darkened again.

"Leilah, what's wrong?"

Aurora jumped when Leilah began hitting herself.

"I've been bad, i've been bad."

She hit the sides of her head as she chanted about the moon. Aurora tried to stop her, she tried to pull her hands from her head but, all of a sudden, she found herself on the ground. She gasped. It was as if Leilah had suddenly gotten stronger.

Leilah began to cry, tears running down her cheeks as she whispered to herself. She looked up and turned her head in the direction of Aurora. Aurora's face fell when she saw her tears disappear and suddenly she jumped off of the bed and began to make her way over to the other female.

"He keeps yelling and yelling. I've been bad."She whimpered.

"You've been bad, too. I can be good if I punish the bad."

"W-What do you mean?" Aurora stuttered, trying to get to her feet.

She was suddenly pushed back down by Leilah who pinned her to the ground, her eyes turning blood red and her fangs extracting. Aurora let out a loud scream, when Leilah began to lean down.

A scream that woke up Klaus.

The male vampire flashed over to the two when his eyes landed on him and his eyes widened when he saw tears running down Aurora's face while Leilah growled hungrily.

She hadn't fed in a long while.

He yelled Leilah's name as he tried to pull her off of the other female but it wasn't working.

He knew what to do.

He let his vampire features come forward and he growled, shouting at her.

"LEILAH!"

The female vampire instantly stopped.

She let Aurora go and slowly stood up, her hands shaking. Aurora jumped up, a whimper coming from her as she witnessed their human faces coming forward. Klaus frowned, stepping closer to her, trying to calm her down.

"Y-You're monsters!"

"Aurora, please-"

She backed away, almost tripping over her own feet."Stay away from me!"

Aurora looked at them in shock and ran out of the room, slamming the door shut behind her. He was tempted to go after her but he knew that Leilah needed to be attended to first. Klaus' face fell when he heard her sniff and he knew that she was close to tears.

He had scared her.

He stepped closer to her and turned her around. Her watery eyes met his and he winced when he saw a tear running down her cheek.

She was shaking in his arms.

He didn't like that.

"Leilah."

"You yelled." She whispered.

"I know."

"I don't like it when you yell."

He let his hands trail down her arms before they grabbed her hands. He brought them to his lips and kissed the tops of them. He brought her hand to his cheek and tilted his head, kissing her palm as he smiled softly at her.

"Forgive me?"

She stared at him for a long moment before she slowly nodded. He looked at her, eyes flickering between her lips and her eyes before he leaned down and claimed her lips with his own. She paused for a moment before she began to kiss him back, a sigh leaving her as his lips moved over hers. He kissed her for a moment before he pulled away just in time for the door opening and in walked her brother.

"Sister!"

He was dragging a sobbing young woman with him whose arms were tied behind her back. He pushed her forward and Leilah caught her, her back against her chest as she held onto her. The young woman was mumbling pleas underneath her breath, begging them to let go as tears ran down her cheeks.

"She is for you."

"Brother-"

"I am to take care of you. Whatever it takes."He whispered to her, cupping her face in his hands and pressing his lips to her forehead."I give you my word."

He pulled back and smiled at her, gesturing to the young woman with a nod. She cupped his cheek in her hand and smiled thankfully at him.

"Thank you, brother. The moon loves me again."

"Not as much as I do, sister." Lucien said, eyes full of devotion.

She smiled at her brother before she sank her fangs into the girls' neck.


Mikaelson Compound

"Where is Niklaus?"

Freya shook her head, shrugging."I have no idea. He disappeared last night after finding out about Hayley and hasn't returned. He put Hope to bed just before he left."

"This isn't like him."Elijah stated as he watched people placing plates and glasses around the table.

They were almost ready for the lunch they had offered for the Castle siblings. It had been Klaus' idea. Elijah and his brother still wouldn't on good terms but they had been working things out for Hope. His niece came first before anything else and he didn't want her growing up to see him fighting with her father.

She deserved better.

"I haven't been here long enough to know that."

Elijah just smiled at his sister who was dressed in a long dress that went well with her eyes. He was wearing one of his best suits for the occasion and he had hoped that bloodshed wouldn't be involved with the lunch. He knew that Leilah wouldn't be in the best mood because she preferred darkness to light. And if his sister was in a bad mood it was possible that so would Lucien.

"Where would he go?" Freya asked.

Elijah opened his mouth to respond but stopped himself when he heard giggling along with his brother's voice.

"I think I have an idea."

They all turned to the gate to see Klaus sauntering in with Lucien and Leilah following him. His brother had an arm around Leilah's neck and he was stumbling, which told Elijah that his brother wasn't exactly sober. Neither was Lucien who had his arms locked around two young woman dressed in sultry clothing.

This was going to be good.

"Niklaus. Lucien."He greeted with a calm smile, tilting his head as he observed Lucien whispering into the ears of the young girls. He let his eyes trail over Leilah who was wearing a purple maxi dress."Leilah."

Lucien's eyes trailed over the suited staff walking around the table setting out food."Oh, God, it's a room full of Elijah's!"

Klaus leaned forward and whispered into Leilah's ear."I had that exact same nightmare once."

"Niklaus." Elijah sighed.

Klaus chuckled, taking a sip of his drink."Brother!"

"You're hammered. How surprising."

"You're judging."Klaus smirked."How surprising."

"Uncle Elijah!" Leilah giggled.

She wasn't drunk but she looked too happy.

And as Elijah let his eyes flickering between the two he knew exactly why.


"I don't like the worms."

Lucien leaned over and smiled at his sister, shaking his head."That's spaghetti, love. You'll like it."

"Oh...okay."

Leilah grabbed her fork and copied her brother, twirling the spaghetti around her fork before she popped it onto her mouth, humming happily. She giggled as she slurped it into her mouth, the action making Hope clap her hands with a squeal as she watched the female vampire.

Klaus chuckled beside her at the head of the table, taking a long swig of his drink. On the table sat Freya and Elijah at the left side while the Castle siblings sat at the other side. Hope sat in her high chair at one side of her father, giggling to herself like Leilah was.

"So, brother, did you speak to Leilah about her behavior towards the mother of your child?"

Klaus' eyes met Elijah's and he set down his drink."She knows what she did was wrong, don't you, love?"

Leilah nodded at her sire, straightening.

"I did something bad and Nik punished me for it. I made it up to him."

"In more ways than one." Klaus said.

Lucien's jaw clenched at his words and he angrily snapped his fingers and a member of staff came running with a bottle of alcohol, quickly pouring Lucien a glass. Lucien grabbed his glass and downed the drink, angrily stabbing at his food as he watched Klaus smiling at his sister while she blushed. Klaus had always held some sort of power of his sister mainly because he was her sire. They had been involved sexually throughout the years and he wasn't sure if it was because of her feelings for her sire or because he was the dominant male in her life.

Either way it had gotten on his nerves.

It got on his nerves because he wanted to be the main man in her life. He liked it when he was the centre of her world, he preferred it when all of her attention was on him.

He was jealous. He always had been whenever her and Klaus got together.

"Right, we are here for a reason."

"We are?" Leilah innocently asked.

"Yes and that reason is that apparently our sirelines are at war. And I would like to settle that war."

Lucien, leaned forward, interested and said."How so?"

"I have called in a few guests." Elijah said.

Elijah looked towards the gates and a moment later two figures walked in.

Leilah's face broke out into a smile.

Klaus frowned.

Lucien smirked.

Elijah stood up and held out his arm, gesturing for them to join the rest.

"Aurora. Tristen. Welcome."


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