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This is a repost of Love Me Like You.

Chapter Seven: Helping a Friend.

"I can't believe that I missed that," Davina said shaking her head, she had just found out what had occurred while she'd been on her date with Kaleb and she was surprised with what had happened. This was certainly not what she had been expecting and Davina knew that if Esther was back then things weren't going to end well; she could only imagine what the Mikaelsons mother was planning.

It had been Evelyn that had told her what she knew about the family and Davina had to admit that she didn't know anyone that could have come out of what Esther and Mikael had put the Mikaelsons through without losing a part of themselves. The more time that she spent with Klaus and Elijah, Davina couldn't help but wonder just what they might have been like should she have met them before they became vampires.

"I just don't get what her plan is," Evelyn replied with a frown, she very much doubted that Esther had come here to play happy families and it made her nervous that she couldn't get a feel for the other witch. It left her with no doubts that things weren't just going to get complicated, she had never thought that she'd have to deal with Klaus's parents especially when the twins were so young.

"She sounds crazy… like does she really think that she can make things right after everything that she did," Davina said looking down at her text book, she knew that with Esther in control of the coven that she was lucky to have broken away from them when she had. Evelyn leant against the counter and crossed her arms, she was sure that whatever Esther had planned wasn't going to end well for her or the twins; she didn't trust the other woman for a moment.

Her plans were still unknown and Klaus was using his sources to try and find out more about what Esther had planned for him and his family. The last thing that he wanted was for something to sneak up on them when they least expected it; they needed answers especially since they had to deal with whatever Esther was going to throw at them.

The two witches were silent as they thought about Esther and what her presence could mean for them; they would both have to be on their guard for what came next. Evelyn's phone rang and she quickly pulled it from her pocket, she frowned staring at the name on the screen before she answered it; she had no idea why her friend would be calling her.

"Olivia? Is everything alright?" Evelyn asked concerned, Olivia was a witch that Evelyn had known for a while and she was a little confused about why she was calling her. Listening to her friend panicked rambling, Evelyn glanced at Davina before she headed out of the kitchen; she had no idea where Klaus and Elijah had disappeared to but she knew that Davina would watch the twins should she need to help Olivia.

"Slow down… where are you?" Evelyn asked knowing that Olivia had never called her this upset before, she had no idea what was wrong but her friend just kept apologising but she didn't know for what. She listened for a moment before glancing back at Davina who nodded her head, she would happily watch the twins while Evelyn went to help her friend.

"I'll be right there," Evelyn promised moving to grab the car keys, she nodded to Davina before hurrying out of the house; she couldn't imagine what was going to happen when she got there. She hadn't even known that Olivia was in New Orleans and she hoped that everything was alright; she had no idea what to expect when she got there.

"Olivia?" Evelyn called knocking on the front door of the cabin that Olivia had told her to come to, she furrowed her brow as she realised that the door was open; she slowly pushed it wider and stared into the dark cabin. She couldn't shake the feeling that something wasn't right and she was certain that Olivia wouldn't have come here without a good reason.

"Hello? Olivia are you here?" Evelyn called again, she hesitated for a moment before stepping into the cabin; she couldn't see much and she felt the wall next to her in an attempt to find the light switch. Giving up trying to find the light switch and got out her phone to use that as a light while she looked around; the light allowing her to see a little better but not much.

Moving further into the cabin, Evelyn tried to find Olivia but there was no sign of her; she furrowed her brow spotting that the furniture had been thrown about. Evelyn slowly made her way through the mess, her heart pounding in her chest and she knew that whatever she was going to find in here wasn't going to be pretty.

Her foot entered something wet and Evelyn closed her eyes not sure if she really wanted to look down; she glanced down using the light of her phone to see what she had stood in. A part of her wished that she hadn't and she felt sick staring at the red liquid that seemed to pool on the floor; she stumbled back as she stared at it not knowing what to do.

"Olivia?" Evelyn asked panic clear in her voice, she slowly backed towards the door not able to look away from the blood; she had no idea what had happened here but she feared for her friend. Bumping into something, Evelyn froze knowing that she couldn't have hit the wall yet nor the door; her hands shook as she slowly turned around to see what she had bumped into.

It dawned on Evelyn why Olivia had been apologising to her over the phone, her stomach twisted as she stared at the one person that she had never thought that she would see alive. Mikael stood before her, his mouth covered in blood and he smirked knowing that this had worked out far better than he had imagined; he was a little disappointed that Klaus hadn't turned up with his witch.

However, he was sure that Abomination wouldn't be far behind her especially if she didn't return home; once he had dealt with her and his wife's bastard, then he would deal with those children. There would be no trace left of the fact that his wife had betrayed him, he would wipe everything related to Niklaus from the face of this world. Evelyn slowly backed away from Mikael, she had hoped that after his attack that she would never see him again; she couldn't believe he was standing before her and she feared what might have happened to Olivia.

"You should have brought me back when I asked," Mikael said stalking forward, his eyes focused on Evelyn as he did so knowing that he had bided his time and waited long enough. He had been dreaming of his moment since he had been killed by the abomination, he knew that his revenge would be sweet and he waited a long time for it.

Evelyn raised her arm to throw Mikael out of her way to escape only for nothing to happen; she barely had a chance to think about what was happening before she grasped her head in pain. Evelyn stared at Mikael as her knees gave out and she gripped her head, she closed her eyes trying to deal with the blinding pain.

"When the time comes… you shall beg me for death," Mikael mused pleased to see the other witch had done as he had asked before he had ripped her head from her shoulders. He moved towards Evelyn knowing that all he had to do now was wait for his bastard to arrive and then the real fun could begin.

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