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This is a repost of Love Me Like You.

Season 1, Episode 8: The River in Reverse.

Chapter Nine: Taking Back the Quarter.

"You've been avoiding my calls," Klaus mused walking into the compound, he had just dropped Evelyn off back at the house and he knew what he had to do; that morning had changed things for him. He wanted better for his unborn daughter, he didn't want her to spend her life looking over her shoulder because of who her parents were; she deserved to grow up having everything that she ever wanted.

"Little pissed off lately," Marcel replied with a shrug, he watched Klaus closely knowing that the other man didn't know what he had walked into; he was sure that they finally had a chance to take him down. He wasn't stupid, he knew that Klaus had been plotting against him since he had arrived back in New Orleans and he wasn't going to allow Klaus to take anything else from him.

"Apologies for my behaviour can come later. You have something of mine. I want it back," Klaus insisted glaring at Marcel, he had a feeling that he had been betrayed but that mattered little to him right now. He paused only slightly as Marcel produced one of the silver daggers from inside his jacket and held it up for him to see; he frowned wondering how his old friend had gotten hold of one.

"Sorry, but I can't do that," Marcel replied before holding out the dagger so that Rebekah could come and take it from him; after everything that Klaus had done to her in the past, she deserved it most. Rebekah walked over to Marcel and stopped by his side, she took the dagger from him before turning her full attention to her darling brother.

"What is this?" Klaus asked surprised that Rebekah had the nerve to stand against him especially with the man that had let her think that he was dead for a hundred years without so much of a letter after what had happened with Mikael.

"Apologies for your behaviour? You don't apologize, Nik. You just act. I've had enough. We have had enough," Rebekah said firmly, she stared him in the eyes and felt even more confident that this was the moment that would finally free her from him. Moving towards his sister and Marcel, Klaus had to admit hat he was rather impressed that she had managed to pull this off without him realising.

"Look at you. Finally, in possession of the one thing that can take you down. How does it feel?" Klaus asked stopping just a few feet from them, he raised an eyebrow at Marcel who seemed to move towards him to protect Rebekah from what they assumed would be his anger.

"Great," Rebekah spat, the weight of the dagger reminding her of all the times that Klaus had used it against her and the others in the past; she wanted him to suffer like they all had at his hand. Marcel raised his fingers to his mouth and whistles, a smirk forming on his face knowing that there was no way that Klaus would escape from this one; his call bringing forth a dozen or two vampires that surrounded them.

"So, this is it? The evil bastard Klaus has gone too far, must be punished. And by his own sibling, nonetheless. How positively biblical. And you, Marcel, is this… your idea of a hit? I taught you better than this paltry excuse for a take-down. Do you think you can subdue me with this!?" Klaus taunted almost amused by the weak attempt to take him down. He knew that he wouldn't have any issues in taking on the vampires that had filled the room; he wondered if they had truly thought any of this through.

"No. But I think I can with this," Marcel replied calling dozens more vampires to appear and surround them knowing that this time there would be no escape for Klaus Mikaelson. Klaus thought for a moment before he reached into his pocket, he didn't reveal the object right away instead he looked around the room full of vampires and knew just what he was going to do.

"Let's end this charade, shall we? Vampires of New Orleans! Do recall that I am an Original. A hybrid. I cannot be killed. Eternity is a long time. How long, do you think, Marcel will stay in power? What if one of you lot were to release me, knowing I will be eternally in your debt?" Klaus said watching each and every vampire as he turned around knowing that he wasn't going to be ignored now.

"Oh, I would pity those of you who dared to cross me. I can assure you, your ends would be spectacular. To borrow a trick from an old friend. Whoever picks up this coin gets to live. Now, which of you magnificent bastards would like to join me?" Klaus asked smiling to himself, he already knew the answer and he didn't care; they were in for a surprise if they thought he'd go down easily.

"Anyone wants that coin, pledge allegiance to Klaus. Take it now. Go ahead. The choice is yours," Marcel said before looking at those loyal to him; no one dared move and he smiled to himself proud of the loyalty that had been shown to him. Klaus waited for a moment, he knew what was coming and he couldn't bring himself to care; he was more than ready for a fight and he doubted that Marcel would be prepared for what was about to come.

"Take him," Marcel ordered before taking a step back and allowing some of the vampires to lunge for Klaus; he easily takes them out however when he stretched his arms wide on either side, two other vampires wrap his wrists in chains and bind him. The vampires look triumphant for a moment, but Klaus' hybrid face came out and he growls deeply before breaking through his bonds and viciously biting and killing every vampire who came at him.

Rebekah stood paralyzed as she watched the scene before her, Klaus quickly gaining the upper hand and she knew that he would be furious with her once he had killed all the vampires. She dropped the dagger and took a step back, she knew that there was no way that they could win this, and she couldn't believe that she had been so stupid to believe that they could defeat the Hybrid.

"Marcel! Come and finish this!" Klaus yelled slamming and biting another vampire into the wall, another charging at him and he knew that he would not stop until he reached Marcel and fought him. Lurching forward, Marcel moved to join the fight before him only for Rebekah to grab onto his arm to stop him; a panicked look on her face.

"No! Take the coin!" Rebekah pleaded, she could see the disbelief in Marcel's eyes as she spoke, and she knew that she couldn't lose him; she had only just gotten him back.

"He won't stop until everyone is dead. And he will kill you too. End this. Pick up the coin!" Rebekah begged him, she looked towards the destruction that her brother was causing, and she knew that she spoke the truth. Marcel stared at her for another moment before turning to see what she was seeing; he was silent for a moment considering what she had said to him.

"Enough!" Marcel shouted causing the room to suddenly fall silent, the fighting stops, and Marcel moves to pick up the coin that he had scoffed at only moments before. He holds it up for Klaus to see and can't bring himself to look at the man that he had once looked up to; he can't believe that his plan had fallen apart quite like this. Throwing the coin to Klaus's feet, Marcel bowed down to Klaus and he doubted that the new King would ever have what he'd had during his time ruling New Orleans.

"There. I hereby pledge my allegiance to you. You have the keys to my kingdom. It's yours," Marcel spat knowing that he would take it back one day when Klaus least expected it.

"Elijah's home. There's only one dagger. Which one of us will you be punishing today?" Rebekah murmured, she couldn't believe that it had worked out this way and now she had to face Klaus's anger over her betrayal. She had been so sure her plan would work and that they would be able to be rid of Klaus for a few years while he suffered like they all had under the dagger.

"I contemplated a game of eenie-meenie-miney-moe. You betrayed me. My own sister!" Klaus teased threateningly, he already had plans for what he would do next and they certainly didn't include Rebekah or Elijah. Again, they had both betrayed him, they had assumed the worst and thought that they could betray him without there being any consequences.

"Niklaus, don't you dare!" Elijah snapped standing by Rebekah's side, he had no idea what had occurred here, but he wasn't going to allow him to hurt Rebekah over something petty. He had spent the afternoon with Hayley in the Bayou helping her seek out her family and they had been successful in finding a member that wished to talk to Hayley.

"Perhaps it should be you, brother! Stealing my child away with every fawning moment of tenderness you show to Hayley," Klaus spat turning to point the dagger at Elijah, he had noticed how close they had gotten. It had been something that he couldn't ignore even if Hayley was no longer the one that carried his daughter; he could just see Elijah and Hayley playing happy families with his child when she was born.

"This has nothing to do with Hayley," Elijah denied with a shake of his head, he did feel something for the shewolf, but he would never cross that line since she was the mother of Klaus's unborn child. He would never dream of taking Klaus's place in his unborn child's life and it certainly wasn't his fault that Hayley enjoyed his company over Klaus's.

"It has everything to do with her! She's adored you since she arrived. And now my child, my blood, will grow up to call you father," Klaus shouted wishing with all his might that there was some way to avoid this. Hayley had liked Elijah from the moment that they had meet and Klaus was grateful for the fact that Evelyn hadn't been the same when she had moved in with them. At least with Evelyn, if she were to be the biological mother of his child then Klaus would stand a fair chance, but Hayley disliked him for the past and seemed to hold it against him.

"Is that what it is? You are once again worried that you will be left behind? Has history taught you nothing? We don't abandon you, Nik, you drive us away," Rebekah snapped, tired of being blamed for something that they had no control over. Klaus had always been the one to push everyone away no matter how they tried to help him; she didn't even blame Hayley for wanting to spend more time with Elijah than with Klaus.

"Is that so? What have I done lately, other than cooperate? I bow down to you, brother, to make up for daggering you. For the greater good of our plan to reclaim our home. Looked the other way, sister, while you repeat the same cycle with Marcel. Falling again for a man you shouldn't be with, while he controls the empire that we built! That he took!" Klaus ranted, he had truly tried to make it better and he knew he wasn't a saint, but he did want to be better for his daughter's sake.

"Now, I make no excuses for past sins. But in the one moment when you two could have chosen to stand by me- to believe in me, to believe my intentions for my own child were pure- you chose to stand against me, to side with my enemies. I wanted our home back. Now I have it. So, I'm going to live there. And the two of you... you can stay here together and rot," Klaus said before getting to his feet and moving towards them both with tears in his eyes.

He handed turned the dagger that he held over in his hand and pointed it towards himself staring at Elijah as he did so before handing it over to him; he paused for a second longer before moving past both his siblings who looked rather guilty. Heading down the corridor Klaus reached the room where Evelyn had been staying and was pleased to see that she had packed her things just like he had asked. Sophia was with her and had also packed her suitcase; insisting that she was coming to keep her best friend company during this time.

"Klaus?" Evelyn asked stepping away from the bed, her eyes taking in the tears that had fallen; she had heard the argument that he'd had and she wasn't sure what to think. She felt bad for him and she wasn't sure what to say to him about what she had just heard; she knew that he would probably dismiss anything that she did say to him about it.

"Are you both ready to leave?" Klaus asked them, he didn't wish to linger longer than necessary, and he wasn't sure just what was going to happen when they arrived at the compound. There was much work to be done to the place and he wanted everything perfect for when his daughter arrived; he was already planning on what the nursery would look like.

Evelyn nodded her head, her heart going out to him and she watched as he moved to collect both their suitcases before walking out the door. Sharing a look with her best friend, Sophia moved to follow after Klaus doubting that he was in the mood to be patient after what they had just heard.

She could understand why he was upset especially after witnessing how close Elijah and Hayley had grown in the past few weeks; she doubted anyone one would like to be pushed out of the picture like that especially with a child involved. Evelyn had told her that today they had found out that the child was going to be a girl, she had been excited with the news and Sophia couldn't help but worry how Evelyn would handle giving the baby away.

Already she was becoming greatly attached to not only the child that she carried but to Klaus; it worried her that Evelyn would be heartbroken when it came time to give the baby back. Nothing about this situation was easy or normal and the fact that the biological mother seemed disinterested in the pregnancy caused Sophia great concern.

"Where are we going?" Evelyn asked stopping by the boot of the car while Klaus loaded it with suitcases, he hadn't given her much to go on when he had arrived home and demanded that she pack. It had been a surprise considering things had been so calm after they had returned from the doctor's appointment; he had been so pleased to find out that he was going to have a little girl. It hadn't lasted long, and Evelyn could only wonder what Rebekah had done since she hadn't heard the start of the argument between them only that she had betrayed him.

"I have a new place for us to stay… a lot safer than here," Klaus replied not wanting to go into the details about what had happened after he had left her at the manor. The compound would be surrounded by vampires that would be tasked with keeping Evelyn and their unborn child safe.

He paused for a moment at that thought and looked at Evelyn, he had begun to see her more as the mother of his unborn child than he had ever thought of Hayley in that position. Evelyn had always been kind and didn't seem to let the rumours of all that he had done stop her for being so; she was determined to make the best of their situation.

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