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Rebekah moans as she became conscious the moon nearly disappeared behind clouds. Rebekah rubbed her neck as the soreness disappeared. Marie… Her eyes darted around landing on the blood spattered grass. Rebekah started to panic the feeling was worse than ever before now knowing Marie is gone, just recently been resurrected. The image of her attack came before her; she had not seen him in years… what he had become truly frighten her, now he has Marie.
Rebekah shook Finn desperately, "Wake up! Mikael has Marie!"
Finn's eyes shot open he peers at her, "She is long gone –."
"Do not say that!" Rebekah hissed pacing around. She stopped looking in the direction of the screams had come before – no doubt the cause were from her brother. "I must tell him she is alive –."
"He will not believe it – I do not even believe what I have seen! Marie had never ingested our blood how is she alive in transition?" Finn replied peering at her in defeat.
Rebekah shook her head, "I call it by chance – I am not going to lose her again. Niklaus cannot lose her again! He will murder every human in his rampage." Rebekah flashed away they cannot lose Marie forever, it will destroy them.
Marie came around she could hear the sound of the waves crashing into the shore, smell the sweet saltiness of the air as the wind ruffled through her hair. Marie did not dare open her eyes fearing the man that terrorized her in her dreams would be before her. "I know you are awake." His voice replies with a slight humor in his tone.
Marie opened her eyes seeing the area around her, she was lying on sand, and he leaned on a tree six feet away from her staring at her intently. Marie shifted uncomfortably under his gaze his eyes were different not the glowing red color she usually sees. The darkness made it difficult to tell, although his gaze holds the menacing glare. "Who are you?"
She jumped as he chuckled darkly, "It is a shame…my children spent fifteen years running from me and they do not have the decency to tell you about me?"
Marie froze unable to think of this man being her grandfather. In her mind she had always imagined her grandparents loving, carefree people like Finn had enlighten her with. Marie shook her head-no this monster can't be family, he had terrorized her practically her whole life…Marie's eyes widen remembering the frequent moving to different villages. Was he the reason why her family moved?
"You are not family." Marie spat having the courage to stand before him with almost stable balance.
His eyes turned dark he replies, "By blood…no, but I did raise the worthless excuse you call father." Mikael flashed before her gripping her shoulders hard, "Speaking of Niklaus we have unfinished business to attend to."
Marie tried to push him away but his iron grip held. She could feel the exhaustion deep in her muscles but a sense of fight over-took the exhaustion. "What do you want with me?" She asked unable to break free.
Mikael sneers, "Niklaus took something very dear to me." Marie's blood went cold as he growls, "I would like to show him what that pain feels like."
Mikael grasped her off the ground holding her neck he examined her, "Truly I would have never thought Niklaus' impulsiveness would give you such fate –."
"It's not his fault for the werewolves!" Marie gasped clawing his hand.
Mikael peered at her curiously, "You don't know what has become of you?"
Marie raised her eyebrows trying to get away seeing the crazed look on his face. She didn't know what he was blabbing about. Marie thought about the werewolves attacking her and waking up, clearly someone saved her. A witch maybe, she saw her face wanting her to awake. She could still see the hopeful blue eyes sparking at her in the blinding light the woman saved her.
Mikael smirked still having his strong hand around her neck, "We can't have you dying so quickly now could we?" Marie's eyes widen as a man walked out of the woods having a woman in his arms. Mikael looked at the man distastefully, "Angelo what perfect timing."
Angelo dropped the woman near his feet as he ran his hand through his hair nervously, "I did what you asked my lord, I drove the wolves from her." He nods his head to Marie.
Mikael winked at her seeing the confusion, "I told you I cannot let you die just yet. My children needed the distraction of hunting down the wolves. Having them hovering over your body wouldn't be much of a distraction now would it?"
Marie gulped knowing he deliberately made the wolves scatter to make her family track each down, separating them, making them more defenseless. Marie remembered hearing Rebekah's voice but when she opened her eyes she only saw Mikael. "You knew I would wake up?"
Mikael smirked shaking his head, "No, I watched you get attacked seeing the wolves mauling your flesh. I watched Niklaus weep for you, truly it was ironic really since he was the cause of all this suffering." Mikael gave her no details about why it was Klaus' fault they were all vampires. If Klaus had never gotten Henrik killed they would have never become these creatures. It pained him thinking of his youngest son dying because of Klaus' insouciant disregard of the rules. Watching Niklaus cry over his daughter's death gave him the sense of pride that the spirits had made her death so cruel; to remind him it was his entire fault.
If they had never became abominations, more innocent lives would have been spared. Mikael despised feeding from the innocent, the blood lust was never his intention, but clearly his children did not seem to be disturbed by the killings. When he discovered that they could indeed turn mere humans he noticed by far the death toll raising. That made him more outraged by the audacity of their horrible creation spreading throughout the earth.
He made sure the wolves were gone to distract Klaus to lower his guard but he never thought Marie would come back breathing which changed his plans. He was taken by surprise seeing her in transition as he had never thought Klaus would ever turn his daughter. He would have thought Klaus would have the decency to allow her to live a long life as human, but now he started to see maybe Klaus thought she would be safe if she was stronger. As well Mikael had thought on the night when Henrik died to make his children immortal. Mikael grinned darkly, Niklaus has been mistaken; turning her would just make her death more painful.
Mikael nods towards Angelo, "What is the meaning of this woman?"
Angelo fiddled with his hands lowering his gazed, feeling small under Mikael's glare, "I was hungry sir…"
Mikael peered at Marie again smirking, "Bring the woman over here."
Angelo nervously picked her up coming towards them Mikael dropped Marie allowing her to breath. Marie coughed up a storm holding her neck for dear life. Mikael grinned at her, "Let's start another chapter to this story shall we darling?"
To Marie's horror he slit the woman's wrist causing blood to drip down her hand. Marie stared at it as if she were in a trance, her mind was screaming at her to run the other direction. Marie back away from them quickly, she felt the water brush through her hands. Mikael brought the woman towards her stretching the woman's bleeding arm towards her. Marie could smell it; she cringed at it smelling the iron exotic scent. Marie held her breath forcing a hand towards her mouth to keep the scent from coming into her senses.
Marie was terrified by the man's actions, she had never seen any of her relatives come at her with blood before. It felt like cannibalism, sure she knew her relatives needed blood but what Mikael is doing before her made it uncanny. Marie screamed as Angelo rips her hand away from her mouth forcing her jaw open as Mikael brought the wrist towards her.
Mikael thrust the wrist into her mouth; Marie squirmed trying to get away spitting some blood at him in the process. He had never seen his children fight like this when he first gave them blood for their own transition. At first they were hesitant and uncooperative but when they first tasted the blood they stopped struggling and accepted it. Marie on the other hand was thrashing about still fighting back.
Marie whimpers as the warm fluid went down her throat; the taste of iron on her tongue had an eerie sweet taste to it. Marie could feel her body losing the fight but her mind was screaming to stop letting go. She listened to it Marie yank the arms away gasping with the first breath of air, "No more!"
Mikael eyes widen in disbelief seeing her push herself away from the blood fighting the urges. Mikael dropped the woman flashing before Marie, his thumb and pointer finger lift her chin. He inspected her wondering if it was enough blood for her transition, then he saw the quick movement of black veins under her eyes as quickly it had appear it was gone. Marie stared at him challenging him, he smirked admiring her courage.
Mikael threw her head around harshly forcing her to look in her reflection in the water. Marie fought his hard grip on the back of her neck, thinking he was going to drown her. Mikael chuckled, "Look." Marie stared at herself in the water. The moonlight showed the blood covering her face and hair but her gazed locked on her own eyes. Marie stared back at the creature under her seeing the black veins and dark eyes, she shut her eyes opening them again, and a sigh of relief came as she looked normal again.
Mikael replied, "Now let the games begin." He forced her head into the water, Marie's hands thrashed around water splashing everywhere. Mikael's other hand wrapped around her neck snapping it to end her thrashing. Mikael smirked dragging Marie's unconscious body to land he dropped her body to his side glancing up at his shaken comrade, "Find some rope we are going to play a little game of cat and mouse."
Angelo flashed away leaving Mikael with a grin. Niklaus could not be far, Mikael looked back towards the forest thinking, "He thought Marie's death by wolves was devastating? Well clearly he is going to have a show."
Klaus finished off the last of the villagers feeling the power through his veins, the memories of his daughter was locked away in a secured place in his mind. Klaus sneered at the gore before him the creature within him finally satisfied of being let loose. He had never felt so alive, so invincible now with the power raging through him.
Klaus grins when he whistled down the road passing drained bodies as he went. His toneless whistles came short as he spotted Elijah walking towards him with a grimace. Klaus growled at him seeing the judgment in his eyes, the sadness.
Elijah shook his head, "What have you done?"
Klaus snarled, "I am doing what we are designed to do!"
Elijah whispered shaking his head, "Marie would have never wanted you to act like this."
Klaus clutched his shirt bringing him close he growled, "Do not say her name!"
Elijah looked at him sorrowfully seeing past the rage, seeing his brother's pain, "Stop, killing will not bring her back."
Klaus pushed him away scowling at him, "It will give her peace for me to avenge her –."
"What have these people done?"
"They could have saved her! Clearly they can hear her screams! But no they are cowards all of them, and they must suffer the consequences!" Klaus spat walking past him, kicking a body as he went.
Elijah flashed before him holding his hand out on his chest, "We must give her peace the right way, bury her and remember the times we had with her. Avenging her will do her nothing –."
"No, I will not allow her murderers to walk free." Klaus' voice was low and harsh.
Elijah held onto his shoulders shaking him slightly, "I believe she is looking after us in the heavens. What would she think when she sees you killing all of these people? She does not want you to suffer, she wants you to move on and be happy –."
Klaus glared at him with daggers, "How dare you! Do you not see the pain I am in brother? Do not dare say she will think lowly of my actions! I am grieving Elijah, I am in the most agonizing pain I had ever been!" Klaus threw him down with rage in his tearful eyes, "I cannot move on, she was the one thing that keep me at peace – happy… how can I live without her? I feel a part of me died with her, I cannot feel anything, and I am not in control of my actions…" Klaus turn away from Elijah looking back into the forest, "I may feel at peace when I know her murderers have perished."
Elijah replied, "Kol is hunting down the werewolves as we speak."
Klaus narrowed his eyes at his brother, "I will accompany him." He was gone in a blink of an eye.
Elijah sighed lifting himself from the ground brushing off the dirt and blood from his clothes. He had never seen so much pain in his brother's eyes before, not even with Henrik nor their mother death. Marie was dear to all of them but her death had the biggest impact on Klaus. The rest of them were grieving but Klaus was lashing out killing anything that dared cross his path. Truly Marie was the thing that held his humanity and he feared with her gone Klaus would forever be the soulless creature. It was unhealthy to hold in so much rage and sadness. He needed away to let all the emotions out, it seems killing was the only solution.
Elijah peered around the village mournfully. This should not be the way to remember Marie. He knew he would have to always stay at his brother's side, to keep him from falling into darkness. For Marie's sake he will do it. She would never want to see her father in such pain. Elijah brushed his hand over a bracelet on his wrist, remembering Marie giving it to him for his birthday. He peered down at it feeling the rough leather, and cool white stones on his skin. She happily gave it to him pointing at the symbols that had match her own he once gave to her.
Elijah frowns at the memory brushing it aside when Rebekah sped towards him.
"Where is Niklaus?" She asked looking at him straight in the eyes.
"He left in search for Kol – what is the matter?" Elijah asked seeing the panic in her eyes.
Rebekah finally noticed the bodies scattered over the road, "It's Marie, and we need him now!"
Elijah eyebrows furred, "What of Marie?"
Rebekah shook him desperately, "She is alive; Mikael took her!"
Elijah eyes widened he grabbed Rebekah to follow him, "How?"
Rebekah shook her head franticly, "I don't know she came back to life and her wounds healed. The next second Finn had his neck snapped and then I saw him right before he snapped my own."
"We must find Mikael before he does anything to her –."
"What about Niklaus? He must know she is alive!" Rebekah argued.
Elijah stopped, turning Rebekah around to look at him, "Listen to me, we must find her first. He already lost her once and he caused havoc. We must make sure she is alive, it will be cruel to give him hope, it will destroy him if she is killed again."
Klaus raced towards the sound of snarls as he neared the hills. The rage took over him once again as he came into the clearing. Kol had a playful smirk on his face as the wolves circled him. Klaus raced towards him breaking the circle.
Kol grinned, "Joining the fight brother?"
Klaus glared at him, "I cannot let you have all the action."
Kol replied showing his arm where a bite mark formed, "Didn't miss much." Kol nodded his head at three dead men outside of the wolves' circle.
Klaus counted the wolves around them thirteen. "Looks like we have stumbled upon a pack," Klaus remarked peering back at his brother, "Which one do you think is Wyatt?"
Kol stared at him dumbfounded, "He is one of them?" Kol's playful tone turned cold as he glared at the wolves stalking before them.
Kol's faced turned giving Klaus a wicked grin, "I always wanted to kill him. Guess it is my lucky day." With that he lunged himself into the lines of wolves with Klaus at his side. Kol plugged his fist into a wolf's chest while the other hand snaps another's neck.
Klaus's arm moved at incredible speed slicing his hand through a wolf's neck, decapitating it. The other wolves attacked them but Klaus showed no fear, a few snapped their teeth on their skin but the brothers easily killed them.
The moon started to lower over the horizon the power of the full moon disappearing. Kol gasped holding onto his brother's arm when he felt dizzy. Kol groaned feeling his head, "What the bloody hell is wrong with me?" He asked peering down at the unhealed bite marks.
Klaus ignored him seeing the four remaining wolves falling down whining. Klaus peered up seeing the moon out of its strongest position. Klaus shrugged off the groaning Kol to the ground as he strode to the wolves as they started to change back into their human forms.
Kol coughed crawling his way to his brother, "Do I feel warm to you?"
Klaus rolled his eyes. He bent down as the wolves turned back into humans; Klaus' eyes were only on the one at his far left. His whole body boiled as the image of Marie's mauled body flashed before his eyes when the boy looked at him in a daze.
Kol began to laugh like a maniac as he stood up seeing Wyatt and the three lone humans, "This is such a tragedy, did I not warn you boy? Clearly you thought I was bluffing." Kol ignored the pain of his wounds as he walked over to one of the humans thrusting his hand into his chest.
Kol smirked darkly at Wyatt, "Allow us to show you what you have done to our sweet Marie." Kol pulled out the man's heart slowly causing him to scream in pain. Kol grinned seeing the horror on Wyatt's face as he killed the man tossing the heart aside.
Wyatt tried to scamper away but Klaus stomped down on his legs breaking them, "I insist you stay."
Kol went to the next man punching his fist into the man's stomach Kol giggled, "Oops, sorry about that mate that isn't your heart!" He extracted the stomach making the man to gasp out blood, Kol grinned watching the man chocking on his own fluids.
Klaus forced Wyatt on his knees to watch Kol kill the remainder of the pack. Kol skipped to the next man who was begging for his life pleading for mercy. Kol shook his finger, "Tsk, tsk it is a bit late to beg." Kol picked up a fallen tree branch he shifted the weight on each hand. Kol whistled a happy tone holding the branch in both hands and he thrust the branch down into the man's chest.
Kol winked at Wyatt, "No worries we haven't forgotten about you." Kol peered at Klaus leaving all jokes behind giving him a respectful nod, "I will give you the honors." Kol sat back against a tree wiping away the blood from his hands.
Klaus glared down at the boy, "How dare you go against me! I put my trust in you to take care of my daughter –."
Wyatt screamed, "I did! I told her to run I never wanted her to get hurt! Jas—Jasper he lured her here. I love her you must believe me!"
Klaus snarled, "If you had loved her you would have protected her!"
Wyatt started to cry, "I tried to protect her – but then the moon came out. Please I didn't mean to hurt her, ask Marie she will tell you."
Klaus stomped onto his knee cap smashing it into pieces Wyatt howled in pain, "She is dead because of you!" Klaus hissed.
Wyatt stared at him in horror he screamed, "NO! I didn't know! I couldn't control myself!" Wyatt started to bawl realizing he had killed her. He only remembered her running.
Klaus crushed Wyatt's arms into pieces. Kol smirked at the show before him wishing he had brought a snack to munch on. Klaus ripped off Wyatt's hand causing the boy to scream in agony. Klaus ripped off his other hand in the process and then he tore at his torso.
Wyatt gasped staring at Klaus, "Kill me please!"
Kol sneered his plea was music to his ears he always dreamt of hearing it ever since the night Wyatt had danced with Marie.
Klaus growled, "This is what you did to her!" Klaus clawed his fingers into Wyatt's chest ripping it open. Klaus sneered hearing the boy scream again, he wanted him in agony, dying the same way Marie had. Klaus snapped a rib out of its place tossing it aside. Wyatt eyes were big as saucers watching the beast before him ripping out his insides. Klaus snapped another rib twirling it around his fingers; Wyatt stared at him as he pierced a hole in his lung. Wyatt gasped feeling the blood pooling into his air space. Klaus watched seeing the panic in the boy's face as he started to suffocate from his own blood.
Klaus stood up as blood poured from the boy's mouth causing him to shudder, gasping for air Wyatt's thrashing started to slow. His eyes stared up into the sky with one final gasped his body stilled. Klaus turned away satisfied by his work, but the deep emptiness in his heart still stayed.
Kol grinned up at him tiredly, "Now that is what I call a hunt."
Klaus stared at Kol's wounds seeing them heal slowly, "You took some nasty bites."
Kol chuckled, "No worries they cannot kill me." Klaus helped him up to his feet and Kol leaned onto his side, "Shall we go back?" Kol asked peering at him grimly.
Klaus stomach twisted at the thought of going back to see the corpse of his little girl. But he knew he needed to go back to bury her rightfully, to say his last goodbyes.
Klaus puts Kol's arm over his shoulder and had his other arm wrap around Kol's back to keep him steady. Klaus wasn't going to leave another family member behind; Kol's head slouched down as he became unconscious. Klaus flashed off with his little brother by his side towards his daughter's resting place.
Marie gasped waking up to the tightness around her neck. Marie's body dangled over ten feet of air. Marie stared up seeing rope tied on a tree around her neck, Marie wrapped her fingers on the rope loosening the grip around her throat. Marie started to panic unsure what was happening, the last thing she remembered was drowning; now she was being hanged? She screamed in a rage trying to break the rope.
A chuckle from below caused her to stop struggling, "Keep on screaming dear, let Niklaus come."
Marie glared biting her tongue from making a sound. She will not play as bait. She will not allow him to win. Marie glared up at the rope grabbing it to pull her weight down to try to snap the branch.
Mikael found it amusing when she tried to snap the branch; he made sure it was sturdy. Mikael held out a bucket towards Angelo motioning him to throw it on her, "Make sure she screams." Angelo flashed up the tree with the bucket in one hand. Angelo poured the liquid over her causing her to shriek in agony as her skin burned. Mikael smirked pleased the Vervain worked to make her scream out for her father.
Marie cried trying to hold the rope but screamed when the rope burned her hands. Marie whimpered. She had never been in so much pain as this night. Marie tried not to panic but the constant burns on her neck and the tingling hisses from the liquid made it difficult.
Elijah and Rebekah stopped as they heard screams coming from the hills. Elijah and Rebekah stopped in their tracks as Klaus and Kol passed them. Elijah raced in front of them seeing the condition of Kol, "What happened?"
Klaus shrugged walking past them determined to get back to his daughter, "We took care of the wolves, Kol got a few bite marks but he will be fine."
Rebekah held out her hand placing it on his chest to stop him, "Marie is alive."
Klaus stopped in his tracks staring at her, "No she is dead."
Rebekah shook her head, "No she came back, she healed herself, and Finn thinks she was in transition."
Klaus narrowed his eyes, "How is it possible?"
"I don't know she just woke up but she is alive –."
Klaus moved passed her his heart aching to see her, "Where is she? Is she with Finn?"
Elijah stood in front of him gripping his arms, "Niklaus… Mikael has her."
Klaus knees gave out as he gasped in pain. Mikael has her, the one thing he holds most dear and he has her! Klaus jumped up in panic, "We need to find her!"
"We need to think this through." Elijah replied.
Klaus snarls pushing him away, "No! I am not losing her again!" Klaus flashed away leaving Elijah and Rebekah to tend to the unconscious Kol.
Klaus flashed through the forest in havoc, he knew what Mikael would do to her. He knew his father wanted revenge, and this was a trap but he didn't care. He just wanted his daughter back in the safety of his arms. Klaus stopped dead in his tracks when he heard her scream he ran as fast has he ever had, the panic in his chest only building.
Klaus roared in fury seeing Mikael in the clearing, "MIKAEL!"
Mikael turned around a sinister smirked played on his lips, "Aw Niklaus so glad you can join us!"
"Papa!"
Klaus' heart skipped a beat hearing her voice he glanced up in horror seeing her swinging high in a tree. He couldn't believe she was alive, a new spark alight in him. "Don't worry sweetheart I'm coming." Klaus lounges at Mikael taking both of them down.
Mikael slammed his fists across his face, but Klaus had the advantage, he was more furious. Klaus sank his teeth into Mikael's shoulder determined to drink him dry, to weaken him. Klaus was taken by surprise as hands threw him back into a tree. Mikael grinned raising his arms high in victory, "You are out-numbered boy." Five vampires stood before him.
Klaus sneered darkly as he had already taken down a pack, he felt invincible compared to them. As the vampires flashed towards him Klaus lunged his hand into one chest hissing at Mikael, "Come fight me you coward!"
Mikael grinned at that, flashing forward right hooking Klaus with full force knocking him to the side. The other vampires beat him down Klaus threw a hand up breaking a leg. Klaus growled as the vampires held him down. Mikael stood before him scowling, "Do you know why I hunt you down?"
Klaus grunted, "Yes."
Mikael snarls, "Why?"
Klaus hissed, "She prevented me from becoming something great."
Mikael punched Klaus across the jaw he growled, "She was only trying to do the right thing!" Klaus took the blows unscathed by them he stared up at Marie seeing her crying desperately trying to break free. Mikael stood up scowling, "No matter the sun shall be rising any moment now."
Klaus snarls desperately trying to break free. He was aware what the sun can do to a newly turned vampire, it caused agonizing pain, even death.
Mikael chuckled he turned away from his son watching the beams of the sun rising out of the horizon. Klaus roared, "Kill me; leave her she has nothing do with this!"
Mikael sneered, "I want to make you suffer."
Klaus watched in horror as the sun rays started to rise almost reaching the height where Marie hanged. Then one of Klaus' handlers fell to the floor becoming gray, with the opportunity Klaus had an upper hand taking out the rest. Klaus stood up seeing Elijah standing next to him with a glare towards their father. "Get Marie," Elijah ordered.
Klaus didn't need to be told twice he was already flashing up the tree reeling up the rope ignoring the burns. She started to scream in agony as the sun hit her lower body, her skin turning a bright bleeding red. Klaus ripped the rope from her neck and jumped off the tree putting his body on top of her shielding her from the sun. Klaus ran a hand through her hair hushing her when she whimpered each time a ray past his body upon her. "You are all right love, I'm here." Klaus whispered hugging her close flashing towards the forest for shade.
Marie started to cry, "I – am so sorry!"
Klaus hushes her, "It's not your fault." Klaus kissed her head the emptiness disappearing from within him as he held his precious angel in his arms again. All the pain and grief replaced by relief and happiness with her in his arms Klaus pulled her close as she became unconscious. Her body finally stopped fighting the pain it had endured, allowing it to rest knowing she was safe.
Rebekah was in front of him holding out a robe in front of her, "We need to get her inside now."
Klaus nodded not taking his eyes off of Marie, he held her against his chest like he had done so many times when she was a child. Throwing the robe over her body they raced the sun light towards the village.
Elijah stood before his father disgusted how he tortured Marie; she had never done anything wrong. He moved towards Mikael when Klaus raced off with Marie. "I never thought so lowly towards you father, not until now." Elijah spat glaring at him.
Elijah peered next to him seeing Finn standing next to him arms crossed looking distastefully towards the man they once respected. Mikael snarled, "Do not dare disrespect me; I am still your father!"
Elijah shook his head, "The man I knew as father died a long time ago, you sir are not him."
Mikael scowled flashing towards them Elijah was ready to fight back. But in a blur Kol stood in front of them ramming a branch into Mikael's heart. Kol leaned over him smirking, "I dare you father come after us." Kol pushed him off to the ground watching Mikael's skin turn grey and ashy.
Elijah stared at him stunned Kol shrugged walking past his older brothers, "Come, that will not keep him dead long."
Klaus laid Marie on a bed in one of the homes of his victims. Rebekah block off any sun light from getting into the room. Klaus brushed Marie's hair away from her face; he had never felt so relieved to have her by his side. He brought over a water bucket determined to wash away all the pain and misery she had encountered. Klaus delicately picked up her hands rubbing a cloth over the dirt and blood.
Rebekah watched him intently as he carefully wash away the grim from Marie's body. Klaus whispered reassuring words quietly to Marie, stroking her cheek lightly. She was relieved they had found Marie alive, her death had truly destroyed Klaus, but now he was slowly putting himself back together. They were uncertain how Marie survived into transition but it didn't matter, she was safe.
Rebekah cautiously came over towards Klaus' side with dry clothes. Klaus only gave her one quick glance before turning back towards Marie. "You need to change –."
"I am not leaving her side." Klaus responded harshly.
Rebekah put a reassuring hand on his shoulder, "Don't worry I will not leave her. I will stay with her until you come back." Rebekah added nodding towards the blood covering his whole body, "Do you want to scare her?"
For the first time Klaus looked down seeing the splotches of blood coating his body. The murders were passing through him and he cringed-he didn't want to her to see him like this, not after what she has been though. Klaus grabbed the clothes leaving the room to wash away the rampage of the night.
Rebekah frowned, tears forming in her eyes, she was happy to find her niece alive. But the curse to walk the world immortal and childless she never wanted for her. Rebekah only wanted her to have a family, like she wanted one but the thought of pushing Marie to be married was it her destruction? Guilt over came her seeing Marie slowly healing from the burns of the sun. Was it her impulsiveness that was the cause of Marie becoming one of them? Allowing her to run off in search for Wyatt ignoring her brothers' warnings?
Marie groaned opening her eyes slowly seeing Rebekah hovering over her, "Aunt Rebekah?"
Rebekah smiled at her tearfully, "You are safe darling, no one will ever hurt you again."
Marie sat up glancing around the unfamiliar surroundings, "What happened?"
Rebekah cradles her cheeks, "What do you remember?"
Marie peered at her scrunching her eyebrows thoughtfully, "I remember running away from Wyatt, he told me to run because he didn't want to hurt me… then he and the other men turned into these wolves I tried to get away but one of them threw me off of Lily." Marie had tears in her eyes, "They attacked me. I fought back but they were stronger than me." Marie whispered, "A woman saved me."
Rebekah held her hands, "What woman?"
Marie shook her head, "It was so bright. She was like an angel smiling down at me. But I feel like I know her although I had never seen her in my life…"
"Did she say anything?" Rebekah asked.
Marie nodded as if she was looking back into a dream, "She told me to awake. That she perfected it."
Rebekah looked at her in confusion Marie looked at her peering around, "Where's Papa?"
"He will be back shortly." Rebekah replied.
As she spoke the door opened, Marie jumped away frightened thinking it was Mikael. Klaus walked into the room stopping in his tracts seeing Marie looking at him with joy. Klaus flashed in front of her putting her in a strong embrace, "I thought I lost you!"
Marie looked at him tearfully, "You did."
Klaus shook his head delicately putting his fingers under her chin forcing her to look at him, "No love, you are still yourself the transition did not change that. You are here, alive before me you are still my little angel."
Marie peers down at her hands whispering, "I'm scared."
Klaus wipes away her tears with his thumbs, "If you must know I was frightened when I had first turned. I promise you there is nothing you shall fear; I help you control the urges."
Marie glanced up seeing the sincerity in his eyes he gave her a small smile replying, "We can see the whole world, you have always wanted to explore the continent. This is a chance for you to see everything."
Marie returned his smile, "I will be allowed to travel?"
Klaus stroke her hair, "Yes, and I will be right there beside you."
Marie hugged him resting her head on his chest. Klaus smiled kissing her head lightly; Marie huddled close to him as she had done when she was a little child. Rebekah left the room to allow Klaus to have peace. Klaus laid back with her head on his stilled heart. He sighed, feeling the calmness taking over him. Marie always had the ability to relax him, make him at peace. He placed a hand on her head to keep her close to him fearing she will disappear.
Marie shut her eyes feeling the security of being next to her father…but the images of Mikael and her monstrous face flashed before her eyes. "Papa…"
"Hmm?" Klaus lift his head slightly to peer at her.
"That man…why did he want to hurt me? He said you took something dear to him…" Marie asked soon feeling regret when she felt Klaus tense.
Klaus exhaled deeply, "If you must know Mikael despised me since I was a boy. He made me feel worthless. It became worse when I took my youngest brother to see the men turn to beasts…" He growled remembering the horrible night. "He died in my arms… I guess father never forgave me for that." Klaus didn't want to open old scars with Mikael, but it seems he could never fully get away from him. He was aware of Rebekah lurking outside eavesdropping on what they said. He wouldn't dare say the truth to Mikael's motives.
Klaus was aware of Mikael coming after them again, but not until he had numbers. He knew Mikael was not a fool to attack them on his own; he would wait and ruminate. They knew they could not stay in the castle for too long, they would be easy targets. Kol suggested his family move to his make-shift kingdom he had developed over the years. The Thorn witches agreed to stay with them only for a certain time until their baby is old enough so they can travel on their own.
In the meantime Klaus made sure each of his guards watched the area of the castle when he and the rest of his family pack to set off. Klaus scowled waiting for Ayana to arrive to create Marie a ring to travel in the sun light. They had to wait till sunset to get back to the castle, while Kol and Elijah set out before them informing their servants of the news.
Marie had calmed down putting full trust in her relatives in keeping Mikael away. Klaus noticed the way she resisted any one of them from giving her any blood. He was getting frustrated how stubborn she was being, she wasn't killing anyone, no harm is done. She insists she is fine but with a long convincing from Finn to drink a small glass of blood she gave into their requests.
Klaus glared up feeling the presence of the Bennet witch before him. Ayana stood at the doorway with a frown upon her face as she stared him down. "Can you acquire Marie one of these mystical rings?" Klaus asked standing up from the desk in the library.
Ayana nodded, "I can, but I need her to wear it for me to place a spell upon it so it can only work for her."
Klaus narrowed his eyes suspiciously, "If you do anything other than that specific spell, I will not hesitate to kill you."
Ayana turned away from him looking towards Marie's room replying sternly, "I have no intentions of harming her."
Klaus followed her closely as they entered Marie's bed chamber. Marie sat on her bed crisscrossed peering over a grimore. She looked up curiously, "Madam Bennet it's a pleasure to see you again."
Ayana nodded opening her hand revealing a lapis lazuli ring, "This is for you. It allows you to walk in the sunlight."
Marie beams in gratitude, "Thank you!"
Klaus sat on the bed beside her watching Ayana place the ring on her index finger. Ayana closed her eyes whispering the enchantment on the stone. She touched the girl's hand shuddering as she was over taken by visions.
Wolves snarling–Marie gasping with the first breath of the new life. Ayana stared at Marie seeing the girl staring back. Ayana could feel the coldness of her skin, her senses telling her what exactly this child was before her – but there was purity inside her soul, life. Ayana was aware of the werewolf gene of Niklaus although she was uncertain it had passed to his daughter.
"How are you in the urges?" Ayana asked.
Klaus growled at the older woman, Marie ignored her father, "Well I dislike drinking from people." She shrugged, "I take maybe a mouth full or two no more…"
Ayana stared at her stunned, "You have full control of yourself?"
Marie peered at her confused, "Am I not supposed to control myself?" She looked towards her father but he kept a warning glare towards Ayana.
Ayana grabbed Marie's hand again staring fully into her eyes. Esther's face past before her eyes Ayana let go of her hand discovering what had happened. Esther was the meaning of this, Marie surviving – how can she do this? The spirits were already furious of Marie being conceived with magic but turning her to a vampire… "Marie, consider my warnings –."
"Witch…" Klaus growled.
Ayana ignored him grabbing Marie's hands, "You must listen to me what happened to you is unnatural. I can see you are special in your own way. Be worn of the evil that can lurk in the creature inside you."
Marie peered at her, "I feel the same… I've seen the change but I know what is wrong, I do not wish to harm anyone."
Klaus glared at Ayana, "Nothing is wrong with her."
Ayana stood up turning away, "Oh no, that is where you are greatly mistaken."
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