Chapter 7: Sinking deeper

The next day, the Mikaelson's living room was back in order like nothing had happen. Then it hit him, they were dead. Nothing was permanent there, in the end it was like living the same day over and over again. Sure Nicklaus knew he was dead but somehow he didn't realise in his heart that he was, that he could not hold his daughter and sister in his arms anymore or be annoyed by Kol or even hope that Caroline...Enraged by the thought, he needed to get this out of this system and he was hungry so he changed. In his wolf form, he went to the wood satisfied his appetite. On his way back to his mansion, he crossed path with Theresa. She looked toward him from a distance then went on her way as he had not seen him. However he felt an invasive fear that he hadn't experience since Mikael creeping down his spine. Theresa's demeanour wasn't aggressive but it was instinctive.

One hour later

Elijah was sipping a blood bag in the kitchen –indeed, he visited Mystic Fall's hospital earlier-.

-"You were able to change." He says in an interested manner. His brother knew that it was his way of showing the discontentment he felt since their last conversation.

-"Yes." Nicklaus hadn't thought about that, he was able to let his wolf out even with the lock;

-"I suppose it will work in the living word. What is your plan now?" his brother enquires quietly;

-"What do you mean?" the hybrid asks;

-"We are not free of the Hollow but you can live with it, we can.." Elijah begins;

-"I don't want to leave." Nicklaus interrupts his brother;

-"Why?!" Elijah almost shouts, very surprised by his brother's position;

-"I don't want to leave." He says rising his voice before exiting the room in a childish manner;

-"Are you afraid to go back in the word of the living when you don't feel as powerful as before with the lock?" Nicklaus hears his brother asks behind him so he turns around and glares at him:

-"My reason are my own, don't try to guess my motivation you were never good at that." He replied angry;

-"Always and forever Nicklaus. This promise means we stay together and we are here for each other until the end and this not the end, I know it." Elijah tries to make his brother see reason;

-"You are just disappointed by the company here and you're smart enough to understand that you cannot fix the other side from where you are." Nicklaus replies cynically;

-"And you are so convinced that Hayley is the only reason that has led me here, so convinced to be unloved by your own family where in fact it is the opposite. Yes! I hoped to be reunited with her as you surely hope to be reunited with Cami but my family has always come first in the end." Elijah points out tiredly and his brother only huffs in response. "Nicklaus your daughter doesn't have her mother anymore, she needs you and she loves you." His brother looked away, he had struck a nerve. "This is about Hope." The dark haired vampire realises;

-"Don't be foolish!" the hybrid exclaims;

-"It is." Elijah persists, "you left doing a great gesture for Hope, you afraid you will destroy everything doing something stupid once you come back." Nicklaus looked at his brother, his eyes showing vulnerability.

The day before at the lake

Theresa and Claire waited until Klaus was out of his vampire hear range.

-"I thought he had understood." Theresa comments in Japanese;

-"That was close Mom, what will have happen if he has drunk your blood?!" Claire explodes in the same language -she was truely worried- ignoring her mother's observation about Klaus' strange reaction toward her;

-"I know." Theresa says quietly;

-"We have to give up plan A: 'letting them come naturally to us.' They will snap before that because we are alone here and as we have witnessed from the Other Side they would rather feed from us than from blood bags or animals; or because it's Monday." Her daughter argues;

-"You right but we had to try, I am not fond of plan B."Her mother reminds her;

-"Me too, but Caroline is our best chance right now." Claire states reluctantly;

-"There is still a risk it won't work..."Theresa trails off;

-"If not it means war." Claire reasons with a serious face.


Ending song: Eurielle – The city of the dead

A.N.: I tried to rend the temper of the two brothers and their dynamic, I hope I have succeeded in some way...Love and peace!

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