hey guys so here is another new chapter for you which is based on episode 2x09 of the originals, which I've had change up a little such as the order of the things just so it makes some sense as a chapter rather than as an episode as well as had to include some non Peyton involved scenes due to including some big plot things and making the chapter a little long. I've also had to add extra scenes and extend some just to make it flow and fit better with Peyton's character and the changes I've made previously. So I just hope that you love and I would to hear what you think if it. Thank you so much for the reviews, follows and favourites, I love hear what you think of my story the good and bad so please keep it up as well as any suggestions for future chapters. Also there is a link below for you to see Peyton's outfits.
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Chapter 35: maps of moments
Klaus and Peyton had been driving to where Rebekah was hiding out with the twins and Elijah for what seemed like hours if not days as he tried to distract her by telling her everything that fin had told them about why Esther had been trying to kill the twins when they were first born as well as the curse of the first born that was somehow connected to their aunt Dahlia as he began to tell her the story that Finn had told him about how Esther had went to Dahlia for help due to the fact she was having difficulty getting pregnant to Mikael but as always with magic it came with a price in the form of their elder sister Freya. Soon it was her time to tell him about everything she had learned about the unification ceremony that would allow her wolves to share her hybrid abilities but how it would only work through marriage between two alphas which she believed it meant her and Jackson until she realised with the help of Stefan that it could work between her and Klaus too as he tried to wrap his head around it. Eventually they drove past a sign for Arkansas where she knew they were meaning that she would see her children sooner rather than later
" little red, would you calm down? I think you're about to wear a hole in my car " Klaus said gesturing to her bouncing knee as he could that she was clearly nervous and anxious about this
" I'm sorry, I'm just freaking out a little about all of this" she said taking a deep breath as he took her hand in his to calm her down and to still her movements more as he could tell she needed it
" why are you freaking? Come on, tell me what's going on in that lovely head of yours?" He said looking at her as he worried about she was thinking about so intensely and deep like she was
" it's been months since I seen our beautiful babies, what if they don't know who I am? What if being apart from them for so long has made a bad mom?" She said speaking her worst fears aloud
" hey listen to me...first of all, they will know who you are because you're their mother and that kind of bond leaves an impression" he said trying to reassure her as mush as he was himself
" yeah I guess and they aren't exactly normal children either... And second of all?" She said thinking about the amount of supernatural blood they had in their DNA before reminding him of point two
" and second of all, you are going to be the best mother ever because everything you have done and are currently doing is for our children" he said thinking about giving them up and their pending marriage
" yeah you're right, I guess I'm just a little impatient to see them" she said with a smile as he gently cupped her face with one hand while driving as he thought about their children and seeing them
" I know I am too, this is what we've been waiting for and working towards for months" he said wondering about she was going to react to being back with them as he hoped it would help her
" they'll be four months old now... Klaus, I can feel them" she said getting closer to the small yellow house as she felt the familiar pulling feeling towards her children that she remembered all to well
" I know little red, so can I... Here we are" he said as he parked the car noticing that she barely waited for the car to stop before getting out of the car and running to his siblings with the twins
" hello Peyton, long time no see and love the new look but enough of the niceties...I believe there are two little people that have been dying to you and Klaus" Rebekah said handing over Ava to her
" oh my goodness, look how big she's gotten Klaus "she said as she saw him look in awe of them as Elijah handed over Wyatt to him as she walked over to join them as he pressed a kiss to her head
" she looks just like her mother and this one... Well he is clearly his father's son" he said softly as he cradled Wyatt to his chest before putting an arm around Peyton to her and Ava closer to them
" they are both just so beautiful..." She said as she laid her head into Klaus's shoulder after she kissed Ava and Wyatt on the head still finding hard to believe that she was holding her babies
Eventually Rebekah managed to convince both Klaus and Peyton hand over their children again to allow them time to go for a shower as well as to get dressed in clean clothes since they were still wearing their clothes from the day before which took more effort on Peyton's part who reluctantly did as she was told as fast as possible. Soon she came out to the front yard to join the others who were preparing the bonfire as she now wore a white tank top tucked into her beige and red patterned skirt, brown knee high boots and a burnet orange cardigan. She wore her controlled wavy hair down with a simple braid on side of her head to keep it out of hair, she also some light makeup on her eyes to make it look smoky with dark lipstick. Peyton began to head towards where her children were currently sitting on a blanket in a special twin pillow that allowed to lay next to each other without moving around too much
" hey babies, mommy's back...what have we got here?" Peyton said sitting down in front of her twins who began to giggle and make noises of glee as she picked up different toys to play with
" Curse on the first-born? What the bloody hell is that supposed to mean? Which one would that be?" Rebekah said after listening to Klaus tell them about it as she looked to the twins
" Ava... Ava was born first" Peyton said looking to her daughter as she fixed the pink cardigan she was wearing with her floral dress while Wyatt was wearing a blue plaid shirt with jeans
" and according to Finn, our sister Freya didn't die of plague but was taken as payment by our aunt Dahlia who then cursed all Mikaelson first-borns for eternity" Klaus said explaining it to them
" yeah but do we know if any of this is actually true?" Peyton said concerned as she looked up from where she was playing with her children as she tried to make up for lost time with them
" It is if we are to believe Finn who learned it from the bastion of truth that is our mother" Elijah said knowing that Esther could spin the truth to fit her own lies and stories by twisting it all
"Well no wonder Finn hates us. He lost the sister he adored and instead got a judgy pack of siblings who found him unbearably dull" Rebekah said comparing them to the mystical Freya
" it's not just you guys that think that... Just so I know, what are the chances of us running into your crazy aunt Dahlia?" She said wondering if there was any normal member of their family
" this story is over a thousand years old, Dahlia is long dead" Elijah said thinking about how their aunt must have died years and years ago disappointed that they couldn't bear her heirs
" you mean like Esther? Like Mikael? Ansel?... Face it, your family has habit of coming back to destroy us" she said sounding worried as she wondered why someone would kill her babies
" listen to me little red, no one's going to hurt Ava or Wyatt because we won't let them and no one's going to find them" he said knowing that this was the reason why they were hiding them
" still doesn't mean that I'm going to stop worrying about this" she said looking down at her children who looked so innocent and precious wondering why people wanted them dead
" I know love...There's enough wood, Rebekah or you'll burn down the whole bloody state of Arkansas" Klaus said snapping at his sister who had been silently building her bonfire
" Well now we're just missing a key ingredient!" She said standing up straight as she rubbed her hands together excited as she looked between her two brothers hinting at something
" No we're not!" Klaus said almost immediately as he realised where she was going from here as he tried to think of some way to avoid what he knew was coming due to him hating it all
" Yes we are, Nik! Back me up, Elijah!" She said looking to Elijah to help her out in convincing Klaus to do this as she remembered all the times that they did this as very human children
" I suspect Niklaus would rather choke on the ashes" Elijah said laughing since he knew that making the wishes for everyone and burning them was one of things Klaus hated about this
" I'm confused, what key ingredient? And why does Klaus look like he'd rather gouge his own eyes than do it?" Peyton said both amused and confused by the three talking in code
" before we light the bonfire we write down our wishes for each other to burn for luck! It was Kol's favourite part when we were kids!" She said thinking of all the times they had done it as a family
" which is further evidence as to why we should ignore it!" He said thinking that despite the, making up with his brother for now that it didn't necessarily mean that they should do it
" hey! It's Ava and Wyatt's first bonfire season which means we're doing it!... All of us!" She said smiling as Rebekah turned to her brothers a smug look since she had won the argument
" excellent! I'll go and get some paper... Elijah, why don't you come and help me?" Rebekah said sensing that Klaus and Peyton needed time alone with their children as they headed inside
" and how are we doing down here?...you ok, little red?" He said as he bent down to sit with Peyton and his children to enjoy a rare moment with his family before they had be separated again
" I'm good, I mean I feel whole again like a piece of me had been missing and I didn't even know it" she said laughing as she watched Ava and Wyatt interact as she tried to put his hand in her mouth
" you seem to be back to yourself before all of this happened and I know what you mean" he said wondering how he had gotten so lucky to have fallen in love with a woman like her and have two beautiful children
" although I am slightly worried about the fact that I'm missing out on learning the important things in their lives" she said thinking about how Rebekah knew all of their noises and all of their habits
" I know but it's price we have to pay to keep them safe and alive" he said knowing that despite their good intentions there was a consequence of the decision to give up their twins to his sister
" which is worth it in the end...just promise me that none of this touches them, that we'll always protect them?" She said thinking about everyone who seemed to be after their children right now
" I promise you that no harm will come to our children as long as I live" he said pressing a kiss to her head to reassure her as he knew he would do anything to have moments like this forever
" so have you thought about whether we're going to tell Elijah and Rebekah about the...umm...?" She said struggling to get the word out as she thought about its meaning since she surprised him
" the wedding? No I think we should hold off on telling them for now, just until we have more details on it" he said still wishing he had been the one to ask her to marry him than her asking him
" you get why I did it right?...shhhh I've got you baby" she said picking up Wyatt who began to cry slightly as she began to bounce him up and down gently in her arms as she tried to soothe him
" I do and I'm glad you did especially when the alternative was you marrying Jackson but it's still hard to believe" he said rethinking about everything she had told him about the unification ritual
" for me too but in a way it works out for the best right? We get the wolves in our side as well as away from your mom and we get to make this more real" she said gesturing between them
" that's if it all works out, I guess I just don't want to get my hopes up if it turns out that can only work between you and Jackson" he said sadly knowing he couldn't watch her marry someone else
" hey guys, I found paper for us to right down out wishes!" Rebekah said interrupted them before Peyton could reply as Klaus picked Ava up and headed inside with her to put her down for a nap as Wyatt was falling asleep
Peyton sighed in defeat as she gently stood up while trying to be careful of not waking up the sleeping baby in her arms as she headed upstairs to the bedroom that she would be sharing with Klaus where Rebekah had set up a bassinet for the twins to sleep in so that they didn't need to apart from them any longer than necessary as she gently kissed Wyatt's forehead before grabbing the baby monitor. She then headed into the dinning room where she could hear Klaus talking to Ava as she went inside to see him siting at the table holding Ava in a standing position on her legs as she bounced up down happily
" she should be asleep and you should be writing down your wishes" she said leaning against the door frame ad she gestured to the small notepad and pen on the table as she smiled at them
" right now I'm holding our beautiful daughter, Peyton so this silly wish game will have to wait!" He said knowing that he would rather spend time with Ava than follow bonfire traditions
" how about this? I'll hold Ava while you write and then you can put her down for a nap before she gets cranky" she said knowing that they had to still follow their daily routine created by Rebekah
" You do realise that I am not yet your husband that you can boss around?" He said to her as she found comfort in the fact that he was able to joke and laugh about their potential wedding
" I didn't want to play this card but you do realize that I had to endure horrendous labor and actual death birthing the child that you're holding as well as her brother?" She said smiling widely making him chuckle
" fine but you only get to use that card once a year" he said noticing how carefree and different she was as she gently took Ava from him with a smile as Ava giggled with gee at her
" hey baby girl, what's this? There you go" she said giving her a pacifier a as she began to gently bounce her up and down like she had with Wyatt to make her sleepy for her nap
" I wish that Esther and Mikael would stop their pathetic attempts at ruining my life so I could live happily ever after with my wife to be and children" he said reading aloud as he wrote it
" tell me about it?" She said sadly knowing that was all she wanted right now too as she wondered if she could have this life for more than a couple day at a time like this
Later that day everyone was outside in the yard including a now wide awake Ava being held by Klaus and Wyatt who was being held by Peyton as they waited for Rebekah so they could light the bonfire and burn their wishes for each other as they were currently singing baby songs and playing around with their babies trying to make most of their time together. Soon Rebekah came running out of the house all excited as Klaus lit a match to light the bonfire on fire as she rushed towards them holding a Polaroid camera
" Hey! Look what I found! I wonder if it'll work?" She said waving the camera around as the two brothers groaned at her new idea as Peyton laughed at their reactions to her comments
" Oh, bloody hell!" Klaus said turning his back in Rebekah as he gently bounced the baby in his arms as he sighed wondering how this could get worse as he heard Peyton laugh more
" Babe, at this point I think it's futile to resist your sister's attempts at family bonding" Peyton said smiling as she realised and loved how this was their biggest problem right now
" Come on, let's try it! Hey Nik, do you think you can cram us all into a selfie?" Rebekah said glad that Peyton was on her side for a change as she made everyone chuckle at her modern lingo
" Oh, Niklaus is a virtuoso at cramming his siblings into confined spaces" Elijah said referring to the fact that Klaus had a bad habit of daggering his siblings and putting them in coffins
" Well I'm just glad I traveled hundreds of miles to visit my mentally ill brother, only to have him insult me to my face!" He said referring to the fact that Elijah was clearly suffering from Esther's aftermath
" Oh come on, just take the picture!" She said as she gave Klaus the camera as she slotted between Peyton with Wyatt and Klaus with Ava as Elijah moved closer to Peyton as he took it
" that's such a nice picture, although would have killed you to smile a little?" Peyton said as they watched the picture begin to develop as Wyatt began to suck and chew on her finger
" she's right, I wish that it could always be like this" Rebekah said imaging them being away from all of the supernatural drama where they could live peacefully and raise the twins
" If wishes were horses..." Elijah said before trailing off the end since he knew that Klaus would finish it off for him as he looked between his niece and nephew who were happily obvious
" ...Beggars would ride" he said as they all looked happily at the picture as they realised Joe happy and free they looked as Peyton wondered how long it would till they could have this life
" is that you're way of telling me that wishes are just that? Because at this point I already kinda knew that" she said sadly knowing that she never wanted to let go of her children again
" You realize we'll have to burn it...You want me to make a wish for the family Rebekah? I wish it didn't have to be like this but it does" he said wishing he could Peyton the life she wanted
" I know but it doesn't mean that I'm happy about it" she said as Klaus handed Peyton the picture as she carefully handed Wyatt to Elijah before walking over to the bonfire to burn it
" We can't risk it falling into the wrong hands, little red" he said using his familiar nickname for her to comfort both of them as she watched the picture burn away as if it was a piece of her happiness
" No! This isn't right, we deserve this...We've earned this" Rebekah said sadly as she watched Peyton revert back to the shell of the person that she had been lately as she leaned into Klaus
" I'm not disagreeing with you but it's like us leaving New Orleans would solve everything" Peyton said talking Wyatt back from Elijah as she thought about how their problems would follow them
" still I won't let it slip away, I know what to do to stop Esther...I'm going to take her deal and when I do I'm taking her down with me" she said thinking of her previous conversation with Elijah
" wait are you serious?" Peyton said as she wondered whether or not she had actually thought this through since it was really risky as the twins began to whine and wiggle around a little
" why don't we discuss this further inside? I'm sensing that these two little ones are getting hungry" klaus said as they headed inside to the living room to discuss the details further
"It'll work, she will be distracted during the spell and she'll be vulnerable meaning that we pull kill her" Rebekah said as Peyton came back into the room with two bottles fro Ava and Wyatt
" No If we kill her then she body-jumps...here, let me help you little red" he said seeing her begin to struggle with feeding both babies at the same time as he took his son and his bottle from her
" Then stop her from jumping!" She said thinking was the least they could do was take care of their mother while she was busy risking her own body and life for their cause and their plan
" If I knew how to bloody stop her from jumping, don't you think I would have happily murdered her ages ago?" He said whispering the word murder die to being around babies
" the most we've been able to do is make a mark on her next host to tell us who's going to body jump into next" Peyton said distracted as she began to hold Ava to give her the bottle
" which is great in a way and ages ago you didn't have a Harvest girl or a Mikaelson witch, Kol knows all of her tricks" Rebekah said thinking how things had changed for them for the better
"you're all insane if even considering this equally insane suggestion of hers" Elijah said to them not quite believing that they were discussing this as it was even remotely plausible
" Elijah, it was your idea! You're the one who said she needed a win and if we get this right then she'll have one" Rebekah said thinking back on the conversation they had earlier about it
"And if we get it wrong the you're no longer in your own body!" He said trying to convince her that wasn't the best idea that she had ever come up with as he made them all think about this
" Would that be the worst thing? I mean you were ready to do it yourself" she said thinking of the things that she could in a human witch body such as fall in love and have a baby of her own
" I'm sorry, what? You were considering Esther's offer? Did she brainwash you or something when she kidnapped you?" Peyton said not being able to believe this newest piece of news
" It was a foolish moment and one that you sagely dissuaded me from" he said speaking to Klaus and Peyton as he noticed the surprised and concerned looks that they were giving him
" Hopefully, we'll get lucky and stop the spell before I jump" Rebekah said sounding hopefully as she watched her brother and his girlfriend interact happily as they fed the baby in their arms
" And if we're not then you'll get what you always wanted, I mean that's what you're saying isn't it? You're willing to lose" klaus said as he watched her become nervous and look guilty
" Klaus, after everything that's happened to your family and you guys is wanting to be human really that bad?" Peyton said to reason with him as as she gently began to pat Ava on the back after her feeding
" she's right and I'm willing to risk losing if it means getting rid of our mother" Rebekah said giving Peyton a grateful smile for being on her side as she handed her a wipe to clean Ava
" Well then we need to find someone for her to jump into, someone anonymous and who could disappear with the twins" klaus said copying Peyton's actions as he did the same with Wyatt
" Rebekah, we've been together for centuries and if you were human-" Elijah said once again trying to plant seeds of doubt in her head as he thought about the prospect of losing his sister
" When I'm old and wrinkly, you can dump me back into my old body plus Nik already has a coffin he can store me in" she said making the others laugh all except for Elijah who was still serious
" that is true, who would have thought that your coffins might actually be useful?" Peyton said as she stood up to gently rock Ava in her arms as she began to suck on her crescent moon necklace
" But to trust Kol?" Elijah said crossing his arms as he tried to get them to see all the bad points and faults in this plan of theirs wondering if there was another reason to him being against it
" It's not about trust, Elijah...It's about finding the proper leverage which as you know Nik is very good at" she said knowing that Kol would do anything if giving the proper reasoning to
" She's right and Kol will do what's best for Kol, we just have to meet his price" he said agreeing with her as he balanced Wyatt on his hip as he pulled out his phone to call someone
While Klaus went outside to talk to marcel about asking Kol to help them trick their mother into her own by using Rebekah to make her believe that she was wanted to become a witch by taking her up on her offer as he gently handed Wyatt over to Rebekah so that he could speak freely to Marcel without worrying about little ear, Peyton decided to take the twins upstairs to the room she was sharing with Klaus as she asked Elijah to place down a blanket on floor along with some baby toys as she placed both babies on the blanket with her leg behind them to support them. Soon Klaus came into the room to see his wife to be interacting with his children that seemed to be a perfect blend of them both as Ava and Wyatt began to squabble over toys the way babies do
" hey creepy... How long you been standing there?" Peyton said with humour in voice as she turned around to see Klaus leaning against the doorframe was he watched the three of them
" long enough to enjoy the view... How are our two littlest wolves?" He said deciding to sit on the blanket facing Peyton as he picked up one of the baby rattles as he softly shook it at them
" they are good, completely unaware of the plotting going on around them.. You have to go don't you?" She said with a small amount of sadness as she decided look away from him
" yeah I'm going to go back into New Orleans with Rebekah while Elijah stays here with you and the babies" he said gently stroking the Wyatt's head while pressing a kiss to Ava's head
" I wish you could stay, that you didn't have to go back so soon, that we could just be a family for a while but I know what they say about wishes" she said knowing that they couldn't stop time
" I know me too but I have to make sure that all goes well with this plan of Rebekah's" he said knowing that he wouldn't be able to forgive himself if something happened to her due to him
" I get it, I do... I just don't like it" she said being honest with him like she was well known for being as he wondered what he could do to make things better between them before he left
" listen to me, as soon as I've dealt with my mother once and for all then I will come straight back to you and our babies" he said with a reassuring look as he tried to comfort her
" I'm sorry for being such a brat, I'm just aware that soon we'll need to leave them again and I want to remind this" she said as he noticed that she was close tote ads at the thought of leaving them again
" shh... Just enjoy this time with them and push all those thoughts out of your head" he said as he gently cupped her cheek as he pressed a kiss to her forehead hoping to soothe her
" do me a favour and make Esther pay for this... And come back to me safely" she said knowing that she needed him in her life in every way possible as she thought about life before
" anything for you little red... I'll be back soon, I promise" he said giving them all one more kiss before leaving to head outside where Rebekah was waiting for him by his car so they could go
Soon Klaus and Rebekah began to make the long drive back to New Orleans as they drove in silence as Rebekah thought about the plan that involved her leaving her own body and potentially being put into a witch's body instead while Klaus couldn't help but think about how he just left his mother his children and their children behind in that house instead of staying with them due to some new evil plot going on in their lives. However the conversation soon began to steer towards what and how Klaus had been able to convince Kol to help them since she knew that Kol would only to do it to help himself rather than them
" you know you are mad to give Kol that diamond right?" She said shaking her head at him wondering how he couldn't see that Kol was going to use that diamond against them in a way
" Our little brother has been plotting against me for years,and he hasn't got a lick of it right so I think I'll take my chances" he said knowing that Kol had yet to get the best of him over time
" with the diamond he might be able to succeed and its not just you who could be affected now" she said hinting that Kol's newest attempt could affect Peyton and his twins this time
"I'm well aware of what could be at risk...Do you know what to do?" He said trying to avoid all topic involving the twins or Peyton as he tried to switch the topic back onto their plan
" Yes but if it doesn't go to plan the will you handle my body with care please? I may miss the old model" she said trying to ease the tension in the car as she gestured to her current body
" If everything goes south them I'll be there to pull you out, we just have to take Esther down before she body-jumps. I don't want all of this to have been for nothing" he said thinking of everything he was giving up to take her down
" You and I on the same team, it must be Christmas" she said with a smile as she thought about everything that had happened between them since they had arrived in New Orleans
While Rebekah and Kol went to the cemetery to begin their plan to trick their mother into using Rebekah in order for them to make her weak enough for them to kill her as they planned to make her belief that Rebekah wanted to agree to her deal of putting her into a witch's body to live a human life as opposed to her current vampire one while Kol tried to convince her that he had been trying to work Davina in order to get the stake. Meanwhile all of this was going Klaus decided to head to the compound to make sure that everything was ready on their end as he wanted to leave nothing to chance when it came to his sister
" please tell me that you know exactly what you're doing?" Klaus said as he walked into the courtyard to see Cami, Davina and Marcel standing around a table looking at an old hourglass
" Kol will link this hourglass to Esther's so ours will mirror hers" Davina said gesturing to the hourglass as if explaining why they were standing around it waiting for the last piece of sand to fall
" which will help us how exactly?" Klaus asked knowing that this was the reason he couldn't become a witch like his siblings because he knew nothing about witchy things or the details
" When the last sand falls, Esther will try to jump her into Cami" Marcel said try to back up Davina as well as to comfort both Cami and Klaus who were clearly stressing about it all
And that's when I'll redirect the spell from Cami to Esther, it's meant to jam the signal just long enough to keep that kind of magic from working against anyone" she said explaining the spell
" If it works" Cami said nervously as she thought about how she would just be here one minute and then the next moment she would just be gone with Rebekah replacing her
" It'll work! When Rebekah attacks, Esther won't be able to jump her into you or herself anywhere else" marcel said knowing that he would do anything to keep Rebekah away from her
" And we're sure Kol is on board?" Cami said looking between Marcel and Klaus who knew him the best as she noticed that Klaus was nervously checking his phone before smiling at it
" He's on board, he's a thief and a liar but like Elijah...he doesn't give his word lightly right Klaus?" He said looking for him to back him on this as he wondered what was going on with him
" and of course he knows that if he betrays us again then I will rip him to shreds" Klaus said as he put his phone away knowing that he wanted nothing more than to get back to Peyton and the twins
" hey...it's working, the hourglass has started" Davina said as she noticed that the sand had began to fall down to the other side as they all began to stare at it intently for a moment
" I'll take that as my cue to go" klaus said knowing that he had to get to the cemetery as soon as so that he could prevent his mother from pulling any of her usual trick in order to help Rebekah
Klaus knew that there was so much riding on this plan of theirs since it wasn't only Rebekah who was at risk at losing herself but Cami too as Esther had decided to use her body to jump into as payback for influencing Finn in a way that she had only being able to do as he headed over to the cemetery hoping that he would that everything was going just as they planned but he should have know better. As he got closer to the alter in the cemetery where Genevieve had attempted to kill his children under Esther's orders as he tried to push those memories out of his head as he soon heard Rebekah's pleas to his mother as he began to wonder what was going on
" Mother, think this through...You gave birth to this body, you can't destroy it!" Rebekah said trying to plea and reason with her as she looked to where the white oak stake was sitting
" I am only destroying its flesh! Your beautiful soul will live on in the body of another and I have chosen well for you in the form of a beautiful strong girl" Esther said explaining her actions
" MOTHER! Stop the spell! You and your traitorous son" Klaus said standing on top of a nearby crypt as he saw that there was only 4 centimetres of sand left as he tried to stop her
" Nik, I didn't know anything about it I swear" Kol said defending himself as Klaus used his vampire speed to move closer to him as Esther began to work out that he wasn't on her side
" Oh good, I'm glad you two boys are friends again. I did wonder what you'd been up to in your time away and now I know" Esther said stunned as she realised that Kol had brayed her
" Stop the blasted spell!" Klaus said through gritted teeth as he realised that she was stalling and wasting time that they didn't had yet as he kept an hourglass that was moving too fast
" I'm afraid that's impossible" she said too calmly for their liking as he began to wonder what else she had up her sleeves as she tried to cover up her emotions towards her children
" Anything is possible...Take me instead!" He said deciding to offer himself up instead of Rebekah since he knew he needed to do everything he could to protect Rebekah from Esther
" Nik, no! Think about Peyton!" She said knowing that his girlfriend and her friend wouldn't be able to cope if anything happened to him because of Esther as she tried to talk him out of it
" If only you'd taken my offer when it was still mine to give! Unfortunately, you've left me no choice but to make a deal... with Mikael" she said stunning and horrifying all of her children
" Mikael? Why would make a deal with him?" Rebekah said not being able to believe that her mother would do this as she thought that they all hated him and were disgusted by his actions
" When Finn and Kol went missing, I needed a new ally...All he wanted was the right to kill you" she explained to them causing Klaus to turn away from her due to being overwhelmed
" and you would let him? Just as well I returned that mother of the year trophy" klaus said using humour to hide his pain and hurt from her by instead mocking her and being angry
" of course...Kol, I would ask you to deliver the stake to your father but it seems your loyalties have been compromised" she said turning her attention to Kol's betrayal and misleading
"STOP THE SPELL, ESTHER!" He aid unable to take anymore from her as he turning towards her again as he yelled at her to rethink her decisions to place Rebekah into another body
"No it's okay, Nik. I can do this" Rebekah said knowing that they needed by time a little while longer before he completed the next part of their plan to get rid of their mother for good
" So you're feeling murderous again, you should know I've already chosen another body" she said warning him that if he did kill her then she would just body jump into her new body
" NOW!" Kol yelled at Klaus after seeing that the hourglass was almost done as Klaus took the knife from the alter and stabbed Esther with it in the neck causing her to fall to the ground
" Rebekah!" Klaus said as he noticed that his sister was beginning to seize and shake all over as he caught her before she could fall too as he looked up to Kol giving him a horrified look
" Klaus... We have to get her back to the compound and check on Cami while we're there" Kol said in a soft voice as he knew that Klaus was worried about their sister who was unconscious
Klaus gently lifted up Rebekah so that he was carrying her in his arms as he zoomed off with Kol in toll as they headed for the compound so that they could check on things there as well as wait for Rebekah to waken up to show that everything and worked out for the better, however when he went into the compound he noticed that Cami was still slumped in the chair unconscious as well as he gently lay Rebekah on the couch
" Cami's not awake yet either" Davina said trying to comfort the brothers in some way other she knew it was useless until Cami and Rebekah woke up so that they would know for sure
" a spell like that one needs time to work itself out" Kol said standing beside Davina as he discreetly took hold of her hand to soothe his worries about whether his plan would work
" When Cami up, we gotta get her out of the Quarter because she's not safe here...Someone busted Finn out!" He said knowing that Finn's first move would be to come after Cami
" My mother is using Mikael to do her dirty work now so I'm assuming it was him... Camille?" He said explaining his theory to them as Cami woke up with a gasp as everyone looked at her
" I suddenly love that stupid name!" She said after looking around the room for a moment as she realised that their spell had worked since she was still in her own body and was herself
" I couldn't stop the spell" Klaus said as he noticed that Marcel was sitting by Rebekah's side gently stroking her face as they both realised that she wasn't waking up yet from the spell
" Please tell me that your mother's dead!" He said calling after him as he noticed that Klaus was beginning to head out the compound as he knew that if he didn't kill her then he would
" Rebekah and I took extra precautions, Esther is exactly where she needs to be" he said trying to reassure him since he knew that Esther had something to each one of them to earn her fate
Klaus left the compound to head back to the cemetery where he had put his mother in one of the crypt as he grabbed a spare blood bag that he would need for the next of their pal. As h realised that he had even more reason to hat his mother as he thought of everything that she had done to him just that night such as taking his sister from him and handing him over to Mikael like he was a piece of meat rather than her son as he mentally her to the moment that Peyton was becoming as he knew by the way she looked at Wyatt that she would never to do that him. He was pull out of his thoughts by a loud gasp for air coming from the body that Esther was currently inhabiting as he gave her an eerie smile
"Hello, Mother" he said leaning against the crypt wall as he watched with enjoyment in his eyes as he noticed how scared she was as she looked around the crypt trying to work it all out
" What have you done?" Esther said terrified as she tried to remember what happened as she thought back on how he gotten Kol to betray her to allow him ten chance to stab her in the neck
" You who sold me to that butcher Mikael like I were nothing more than chattel ask me what I have done?" He said finding it hard to believe that she didn't see how wrong her actions were
" it was necessary, you were becoming too dangerous and too vicious" she said as if trying to rationalise her actions to him as she sat up straight as she noticed that her hand were shaking
"I've done what every good son does, Mother! I've followed the example of my parents, you taught me exactly how I should treat you" he said thinking about everything they have done to him
" what did you do to me?" She said clutching onto her chest confused and overwhelmed by what was happening to her as she hoped that she was wrong about the conclusion she had come to
" You must be feeling a little twitchy right about now, it's what happens when you're in transition"he said as he threw the spare blood bag at her feet to confirm her fears about it all
" No... That's not possible!" She said as she began to put all the pieces together as her fears soon turned into anger as she tried to work how he had gotten vampire blood into her system
" Oh, but it is! You see, you might have thought you were one step ahead of us but the truth is, Rebekah was two ahead of you" he said thinking about how she had slipped her blood into her drink
" The wine?" She realising that was the only thing that she had drunk when around Rebekah as well as that must have been the reason why she had insisted on drinking the wine
" You died with vampire blood in your system. It's a delicious irony because as you know, you cannot be both witch and vampire" he said thinking about how his siblings stopped being witches
" no you can't do this to me" she said being choke back a sob as she become horrors fed by he had done and overwhelmed by this new turn of events that had happened that night
" yes I can so now you can either be the thing that you hate the most or you can be dead... Your choice which is more than you ever gave us." He said leaving her to cry on the floor
Klaus briefly headed back for he compound to place Rebekah in her coffin as well as to get the white oak stake back from Kol before getting back into his car so that he could head back to their safe house in Arkansas in order to fulfil his promise to Peyton as he realised that he needed to see her more than he could ever image especially with how everything had turned out with their plan as he tried to push all the negative feelings out of his head as he thought about how it would be to hold her and their babies again. Once he got to the house he wasn't surprised to see and hear that everything in the house was quiet and settled due to the late hour as he decided to head into the living room as he poured himself a drink, just then Peyton came into the room. She was dressed for bed in a grey buttoned tank top, a striped pyjama shorts with lace trimming, a cream cardigan. Her short dark brown hair was down in loose waves, she also wore no makeup which made her look younger
" you're back!" She said before automatically feeling stupid for stating ten obvious as she stood by the door trying to work out his mood as she sensed that something was going on
" just like I promised I would be... Things didn't go well for Rebekah, she should be in her new body by the morning" he said to her sadly as he took a sip from his glass of bourbon
" why am I sensing that wasn't all that happened tonight?" She said knowing that more was going on with him as she wondered what Esther or Kol for that matter had done to him now
" Esther made a deal with Mikael to just hand over to him so he could kill me...she's currently in transition" he said refusing to look at her as she walked to closer to where he was by the fire
" I don't get it, how can a mother be so cruel and horrid towards her children?"she said digested and horrified by Esther's actions as he loved how she blamed her for this and not him
" speaking of children, where are ours?" He asked hoping that he could one final glimpse of them before he went to bed with her since he knew that he would comforted the moment he saw them
" I just put them to sleep in our room and Elijah is out for the count too" she said with a sneaky smile as she sat down on the chair beside him so that he would find comfort in her presence
" so we're all alone... For now" he said draining his glass before placing it down on a nearby table as he gently placed his hand on her leg causing shivers to run up her spine with lust
" so I didn't get to tell my wish for you or rather my hope for you... I hope you don't think I only proposed the whole marriage thing to untie my pack because honestly I can't see myself with anyone else and in fact it broke my heart to" she said rambling as he silenced her with a kiss
" I'm actually glad that you brought up the whole marriage thing because there is something I have to do...-"he said as he got down on one knee as he watched her begin to freak out slightly
" Klaus, what are you doing?!" She said suddenly wondering how she was going to get through a wedding when a simple planned proposal was freaking her out this much right now
" well it's typical the man's job to propose and not the woman so... Will you marry me, Peyton Matthews?" He said opening up a ring box that was in his jacket pocket as she stared at it
" oh wow... That's a ring like a real an engagement ring!" She said not able to stop looking at the stunning yet simple engagement ring that seemed to scream her name in a weird way
" it is... Peyton, you've completely flipped my world upside down since the first moment you came into it. I knew something was different about you but not what so I am asking you as the only woman I've loved and the only woman I want to love to marry me so... Will you?" He said wondering if his speech made in difference in breaking her out of the trance she seemed to be in
" yes... Of course, I'll marry you!" She said in barely a whisper as he let out the breath that he didn't know that he was holding in relief as he gently slipped the ring onto her ring finger
" I promise you with every fibre of my being that I will be a good husband to you!" He said before capturing her lips with hers passionately as things became heated between them fast
Soon he picked her up from where she sat as she wrapped her legs around his waist as he used his vampire speed to zoom them over to the wall as he pinned end against as he began to attack her neck with sweet hot kissed which he knew she couldn't resist as he began to pull off her cardigan as he threw onto the floor around them before she had enough and over powered him to shed some of his clothed, eventually he zoomed them over to the couch as he lay her down to show her how much he really loved her