Requested By Guest: Could you do a chapter in which Hope hears Klaus referring to Marcel as a son and decides to go after him In New Orleans.

My Family

Part 2

"We should have burned this place to the ground." Klaus said through gritted teeth as they entered New Orleans.

Elijah smirked in agreement.

"We need to find her, Elijah." Klaus said frantically.

"We will brother." Elijah said sounding sure of himself as they continued walking.

"Hey!"

Klaus and Elijah stopped from walking down the deserted ally to turn around and see three vampires coming towards them.

"Can we help you gentleman?" Despite his worry for his niece he remained polite as he asked them this, though his voice cold and demanding.

"Klaus and Elijah Mikaelson." One of them greeted with a smirk.

Klaus and Elijah shared a look of annoyance.

"Marcel will love to hear about-"

Before he could finish Klaus had rushed forward and tore out his heart, growling as his hybrid eyes came out.

"Gentleman.. Shell we?" Elijah smirked as the other two rushed towards him and his brother.

Josh woke up with a gasp, holding his head.

Hope. He grabbed his phone and was about to text Marcel until he heard the screams.

Running at vampire speed he found two of Marcel's vampires getting there hearts ripped out by two people.

"Hey!" Josh shouted as his vampire features came out.

When the two men finished they looked to him and Josh's eyes widened at the blood covered two he knew all to well.

"Oh crap.."

Marcel had cleared out the bar instantly until it was just him and Hope.

He turned to her, a smirk on his lips.

"Hope Mikaelson." He greeted and held out his hand in greeting only for it to be ignored, he pulled it back slowly. "Not a fan I take it-"

"I want to know why you decided it was your job to hurt my Father and Uncles and then steal there city." Hope said as a dark look passed her face and she scowled at him with her arms crossed, standing and waiting for an answer.

Marcel raised an eyebrow, holding out his arms. "Okay firstly, I had my reasons for what I did to them. Damn good reasons. And second, they may have built this city but it sure as hell isn't there's. But I'm guessing that's not the way your dad told it."

Hope held out her hand and Marcel fell to the ground calling out in pain for a couple of seconds.

She walked up to him with a snarl. "I told you I wanted answers. If you are just going to stand there and insult my family then you're not going to have a good time Marcellus."

Marcel, being an enhanced original, stood up. Fighting through the pain of her magic until it was completely gone.

He shrugged it off and wiped away the drops of blood that had fallen through his lips.

Hope's eyes widened as she took a step back. "How.."

"Why don't you sit down. We will talk civilized non humans and I will tell you my side of the story that you sure as hell haven't heard." Marcel told her calmly. "And if you still want to hate me, despise me, like your family. Go ahead."

Hope hesitated before lowering her hand. She needed to know. She sat and nodded, her guard still up.

"Okay."

"Joshua." Klaus flashed up to him and grabbed him by the shoulders. "I'm looking for-"

"You're daughter." Josh said, raising his eyebrow and holding onto his head. "Yeah I've had the pleasure of meeting her. Lovely girl she is. Has a temper just like her fath-"

Klaus snapped, rushing and pinning him to the side of the building by his neck.

"Niklaus-"

"Where is she?!" Klaus roared out, snapping fully as his hybrid features came out. "If you laid a single hand on her I will-"

"Relax." Josh choked out. "I-I didn't do anything. She was looking f-for Marcel. I was gonna call you but she used her witchy magic and knocked me out."

"Niklaus let him go." Elijah ordered as he pulled Klaus from him.

Klaus did as Elijah said but glared at Josh who rubbed his neck in pain. "Take me to her before I rip your head off."

"Klaus was like a father to me. Raised me, saved me from my dick of a father. He trained me to be a warrior, hell he gave me my name." Marcel grinned as he poured himself a drink and offered Hope a glass of water to which she didn't even touch.

Hope nodded, her arms crossed. "Rebekah told me that."

"What else did she tell you?" Marcel paused and looked up at Hope in genuine curiosity.

"That you two were in love but my dad didn't want you to be." Hope said. "That you meant a lot to each other. That my dad turned you into a vampire. That you were-"

"Like a son to him?" Marcel guessed with a scoff. "Yeah. What a father he was."

Hope scowled at him and clenched her fists together to which Marcel just laughed and tossed up his hands in mock surrender. "No offense sweetheart. I bet he was a teddy bear to someone who was his actual family-"

"My dad said that you betrayed him. That you were like his son and you betrayed him." Hope said, frowning angrily.

Marcel scoffed again, downing his drink. "Klaus betrayed me. He- No. You know I might hate Klaus but If you wanna hear any of this. You're gonna have to talk to him. Even I'm not as bad as to tell you half the stuff Klaus has done in his years."

"I want you tell me." Hope said firmly. "Like you said, your side of the story."

Marcel hesitated before nodding. He told her. Everything. Well mostly everything. He let it all out. From how Klaus had watched Elijah rip out his heart all the way back when they had left him to die in New Orleans well they fled. How Klaus had daggered Rebekah just for loving him. All the sins of her family.

"And Davina." Marcel started after downing another drink, he had lost count of how many he had drank. He looked up at Hope with clouded eyes of sadness.

"I lost someone who meant everything to me. Davina." Marcel said and took a sip of his drink. "She was like a- She was my daughter. I couldn't call her anything less then that. And because of them she died."

"She.. She was Kol's girlfriend." Hope said hesitantly and Marcel looked at her in surprise before nodding, letting out a small laugh.

"Yeah. She loved him so yeah I guess so."

"Kol misses her a lot." Hope said after a moment of silence.

"Kol kil-" Marcel stopped before sighing,. "Yeah I bet he does."

"So thats why you tried to kill my family." Hope said, looking at him sternly. "Because they killed you. And because they killed Davina."

"Is that not enough?" Marcel asked her, no anger in his voice but curiosity at how much Hope was like her father.

Hope seemed to consider this. "You're still alive, aren't you? And Davina.. They miss her. Not just Kol. When my dad talks about her he gets sad. Says she was the only one my Uncle Kol ever loved and that she was missed along with Camille. She was my dads friend. And Davina.. You tried to kill Kol. Would she have wanted that?"

More sadness covered Marcel's face as he cleared his throat.

There was a silence. "My dad, He's sad. I know you think that he betrayed you but you did him too. And it hurt him. A lot. I remember when I first saw him for the first time. He looked so, broke.. And even yesterday, he still calls you someone he once thought of as a son. And if you mean what you said- that you hate him? Why did you spare them and my Aunts and Uncles year ago? Why let him come back home to my mom and I?"

Tears were coming to Hope's eyes. She was angry and confused.

"Because.. Because I thought that his daughter.." Marcel motioned to Hope as a guilt washed over him, guilt was something he hadn't felt in a very long time. "Needed her father."

"I spent 5 years without him." Hope said, anger in her voice. "5 years of watching my mom be sad without him. 5 years without my family."

"I'm.." Marcel trailed off, more guilt hitting him hard. "I'm sorry.."

"You should be." Hope said finally as she pushed back the tears and stood.

"Hope!"

Hope whipped her head around to see Elijah and Klaus storming in, their eyes frantic and angry.

Klaus flashed and pinned Marcel to the bar, his eyes an angry golden yellow. "Get your hands of my daughter!"

As Elijah was by her in an instant, checking on her even though she said she was fine. She turned her head to her dad and Marcel.

Marcel grabbed Klaus' wrist and pushed it back easily. "One I wasn't touching her and two she came to me, Klaus. Not that I have to justify myself to you."

Klaus glared before looking at Hope, looking her over. "Are you okay? Did he hurt you?"

"I'm fine daddy." Hope said as she hugged her dad tightly. "I'm okay. Marcel didn't do anything."

"You made my niece cry?" Elijah said coldly as he stepped towards Marcel, the only thing stopping him was the grip Hope suddenly had on his hand.

"What the bloody hell were you thinking." Klaus breathed out after hearing the full story from her. "You could have been hurt- you could have been killed!"

Hope bit her lip before looking to Marcel who was glaring at Klaus. "I needed to-"

After a glare from her dad she stopped, looking down.

"I'm sorry.." Hope finally said out, looking at her dad in guilt for making him worry.

Klaus sighed and pulled her into a tight hug that she returned all well Marcel was watching them, an unreadable look on his face.

"It's okay Love. I'm just glad your safe." Klaus hushed her as she let out a small sound into his chest.

Klaus pulled back and looked straight at Marcel and then to Elijah. "Elijah take Hope home. Now."

"Niklaus-"

"Now Elijah!" Klaus roared out and glared at him.

Hope stood and grabbed his arm, pulling him back from making a move towards Marcel who was just standing there.

"Daddy stop it!" Hope rushed out, fear clouding her face at the thought of Marcel hurting her dad again. "Stop it. We were just talking. I was the one who came here looking for him. He didn't do anything."

Hope was searching for the best words to make here dad back off before getting himself killed.

"Hope. Wait outside." Klaus repeated, cutting her off with a stern look.

Hope looked at Marcel in complete fear at the thought of something happening to her dad.

"I wont hurt him." Marcel suddenly said, shocking everyone in the room. "I- I promise. Go wait outside well we talk, I'll return him in one piece."

Hope hesitated before letting Elijah grab her hand and walk outside with her after Elijah shared a nod with Klaus.

She turned around for a second, looking right at Marcel.

"Goodbye, Marcellus."

Marcel waved after Hope with a smile.

"Been a long time sense we shared a drink." Marcel said, flashing a grin at his former friend minuets later.

"That is has." Klaus aggred, his lips pursed as he looked confusingly at Marcel.

"Lovely girl she is." Marcel commented. "She has spark, an anger filled spark but I like that. Reminds me of Hayley.. And you."

"Marcel-"

"Scotch. Neat." Marcel offered him, sliding the drink to him.

"Marcellus." Klaus tried again and this time Marcel looked to him, he sighed. "If you are going to kill me. Fine. Do it. But if you lay a single hand on my wife, my siblings or my daughter-"

"You know I don't hurt kids." Marcel said seriously. "And If I wanted your siblings dead they would be dead. Same goes for you and Hayley."

"Why?" Klaus gritted out though clenched teeth.

"Because I don't have to." Marcel said with a shrug, staring at Klaus. "We made a deal. I would stop trying to kill you and your siblings if you stayed out of New Orleans-"

"And I broke that deal." Klaus said finally. "Like I said, do what you wish with me. But don't harm my family Marcellus.."

"The great Klaus Mikaelson begging!" Marcel said loudly in amazement. "Fatherhood has changed you."

Klaus gritted his fists together before looking at Marcel, expecting any second for Marcel to snap and bite him.

"Go." Marcel said finally, avoiding his eye contact as he chugged his drink.

"What?" Klaus asked, shock covering his face.

"Go bring your daughter home," Marcel said. "I'm sure Hayley is worried sick."

Klaus didn't hesitate before standing up and walking to the door.

"Oh and Klaus." Marcel called after him, and Klaus turned around and looked at him.

Marcel flashed him a smile. "Come back again and you won't be walking out in once piece."

Klaus turned around and rushed out the door, ready to bring his little girl home. Confusion welling in him at why Marcel let him live.

They returned home quickly, walking through the front door. When Hayley saw them she let out a breath of pure relief as she brought her daughter into a tight hug.

"Never do that again!" Hayley yelled out with a sigh as she looked at Hope and looked her over for any injuries, Elijah had called her and filled her in on the ride home. Letting her know they were all okay.

"I wont mom, I promise." Hope said, feeling like she had made somewhat of progress by talking to Marcel but also guilty for making her family worry.

For the weeks following Hope didn't look at Elijah, Klaus, Kol or any of her family differently after knowing what they had done. Killing Marcel well he was just a vampire. Killing Davina. Betraying and abandoning. She couldn't. They were her family regardless of the sinful things they had done over the course of a thousand years.

Her mind drifted to Marcel and she felt like this wasn't going to be the last time that she saw him. Not by a long shot. Maybe it would take a couple years, maybe a thousand but she would help her family get there home back.

"However long it takes." Hope whispered to herself with a little smile.

End

Thank you for reading and once agian thank you to the guest who requested! I had a lovely time writing it! Also I feel like this is about the time Hope's uh dark side would come out a bit. Like I said, I portray her as being super protective over her family so if she came off a little too badass for a 13 year old just remember she is a Mikaelson after all. :)

-Amber