Chapter 53
Klaus was sat on the edge of a building in the centre of the city. It gave him the best view of his kingdom and it always had since the last time he had been in New Orleans. As he sat there, he thought about the daughter he had yet to meet and the son that he had just been reunited with. It brought back memories of the time when he met Marcel and took him in.
*flashback*
They were all on their way to the governor's son funeral when Klaus saw a young boy, no older than 7 years, being whipped for no apparent reason. As the boy was being whipped, Klaus noticed that the governor just glanced at the boy but then continued to walk forward. Klaus, Caroline, Rebekah and Elijah stopped and looked at the boy. It reminded Klaus of when Mikael used to beat him as a child and he knew how the boy was feeling. Instantly Klaus saw fear in the boy's eyes but also determination and strength. This was proven when the boy stood up and threw at apple, which was by his feat, at the man on the horse. The man instantly became angry and was about to whip him again but Caroline and Klaus both whooshed forward. Klaus quickly picked up a small rock and threw it towards the man and it went through the mans head, killing him instantly. Caroline was by the young boy's side and was knelt down talking to him. The young boy couldn't help but glance at the deceased man on the floor and his mind was full of questions about how it happened. Klaus walked towards him and said "what is your name?"
He hesitated for a moment and glanced at Caroline. Caroline gave him an encourage able nod and he said "don't got one. Momma wouldn't name me till I was 10, in case the cold took me but then it took her".
Caroline gave him a sympathetic look and then Klaus kneeled down and said "you're a survivor and survivors need names...how about Marcellus?"
"Marcellus?" the boy asked questionably.
"It comes from Mars, the god of war" Klaus stood up and held a hand out for the boy "It means little warrior". The boy glanced at the dead body one last time as he didn't know what this man in front of him was capable of but then he looked at the woman next to him and he felt safe being around her. She gave him a smile and then he looked at Klaus and took his hand. Klaus then outstretched a hand for Caroline and she took it, while standing next to the newly named Marcellus. Klaus looked at Caroline and said "what do you think?" and he glanced at Marcellus.
She knew that he wasn't just asking her about the name but also what she thought about the boy. She saw the exact same thing that Klaus did in the boy and they knew that they could offer him a better life. She nodded and put an arm around the boys shoulder and said "I think its perfect" Klaus smiled at her and Marcel glanced between them and smiled at the way the two adults were looking at each other.
9 months later and Marcellus was now 8 years old. He had adapted to his new life and they had told him what they were and surprisingly, he wasn't afraid of them but he was more intrigued. They were now sat in the garden enjoying a summers day and Rebekah and Caroline were chasing Marcellus around he garden. Elijah and Klaus were sat closer to the house on some chairs and they both smiled at the view of their family happy. Klaus loved seeing Marcel with Caroline because although he wasn't biologically there's, he was there son and they wouldn't change him for the world.
Marcel was running as fast as he could but Caroline and Rebekah soon caught him and he got on the floor and they started to tickle him. He was laughing and said "cheaters. Used vampire speed".
"No we never" Rebekah said.
They began to tickle him more and then he shouted "papa help".
Marcel managed to get away from them and ran to Klaus and he stood up, in front of Marcellus. Klaus smirked as the two women ran and stood in front of him and Rebekah said "don't spoil our fun, Niklaus".
Klaus rolled his eyes and said "well let's have something to eat before you begin chasing the boy again".
They all began to sit down and Rebekah stuck her tongue out to Marcel in a playful way and Marcel did it back. Klaus smiled at there banter but Caroline smirked and said "Marcellus, what did we say?"
"Sorry momma" he then looked at Rebekah and smirked "sorry Auntie Bekah". Caroline nodded but then as she turned around he stuck his tongue out at Rebekah again and they all laughed and Caroline couldn't help but join in.
*Flashback*
Thinking of them times made Klaus smile as they were some of the happiest moments of his life. He remembered every moment with Marcel and from the beginning he swore that he wouldn't let anything harm him but he broke that promise. He was so proud of Marcel since the moment he met him and that only increased on the day that he told them he wanted to be a vampire. At first Klaus was nervous that Marcel would turn evil and murderous but he saw how Caroline's light had reflected on Marcel and he had it too. A caring nature but an instinct to also kill if it meant protecting family.
As he was thinking of the past, he sensed someone sits beside him on the building and when he turned to his left, he saw Marcel smiling at him. Klaus smiled back when Marcel said "Papa, I'm sorry about what I said. I guess the anger of me not finding you just came back to me. I know that you were always trying to protect mom".
Klaus lost his smile then he shook his head "I was blind. I was trying to protect my whole family, sometimes compelling the woman I love and sometimes daggering my siblings, was the only way I thought was possible. I regretted every time I compelled your mother and every time I promised it would have been the last but I never removed the spell, until today".
Marcel shrugged "I may not have liked your methods but it got the job done. Everyone is safe".
"But I did fail people along the way. I failed my family, I failed Caroline, I failed you, and I failed both of my children".
"Wait" Marcel sent him a questioning look "both of your children?"
Klaus smirked and said "they didn't tell you the reason why we are here?"
Marcel shrugged and said "Rebekah said it was family matters".
"It is...when we were human, just before we turned, your mother was pregnant" Marcel gasped and went wide eyed.
"Why did you never tell me?"
"We never told anyone. The only people who knew were Esther, Ayana and of course both of us. The night that we became vampires was the night we were going to announce it and Caroline wasn't that far along for anyone to notice. That night Esther gave her a potion that said would help the baby but it was the same thing that turned us into vampires. She stabbed Caroline in the stomach and we thought that we lost the child".
"What do you mean thought? The baby didn't survive, right?"
Klaus sighed "that's what we thought. So for a thousand years, we never spoke of her. Our little girl we thought had died before we had even got to meet her" Klaus started to form tears in his eyes and Marcel placed a hand on top of his and squeezed as he imagined this would be hard. Klaus smiled at the gestured then said "we killed Mikael yesterday and it turned out that Esther is still alive and has been for the past thousand years. She drove a white oak stake into Caroline's heart but Bonnie brought her back" Klaus could see by Marcel's reaction that anger was rushing through him. "She told us that our daughter wasn't on the other side because she had taken our daughter out of Caroline and performed a spell so she would fully grow. She made her immortal and our daughter has been running for a thousand years to escape Esther. Esther is linked to her, which explains why she is still alive. She told us that our daughter is in a coven that was performing a harvest ritual. Bonnie contacted some witches and discovered that this is the only coven that were performing one, so we came back".
"So I have a sister in the quarter?"
Klaus let off a small laugh and said "yes you do. She may be older than you by years but she was frozen when she was 16 so".
"So I have a little sister in the quarter" Marcel was only looking at appearances as he was changed when he was 22 years old, so he would be older then his sister. After a few moments, Marcel clapped his hands together and stood up "come on we got to go". Klaus sent him a questioning look as he stood "okay, one, mom is going to be wondering where we are and will probably start to freak out and two, we have to find my sister and me being in control of the quarter for the past 100 years had advantages. I have the witches exactly where I want them".
Klaus smirked at his son's determination to find his sister but then he said "we do have a problem though. Esther performed a spell so that she would be able to see family. It is just blood family so it may come down to you, Stefan, Bonnie and Amelia talking to her until we find a way to break the spell".
"No big, let's just focus on finding her" they both smiled but then Marcel said "for the record, what you said about failing both your children was wrong. You didn't know about your daughter till now and the second you find out, your here trying to find her. With me, you took me in and accepted me in a time when I was a slave and it would have brought shame to your family but you didn't care about who I was. You told people I was your son and you protected and treated me as your own. I wouldn't be calling you papa right now if you had failed me".
Klaus patted him on the back and said "thank you but tell me that when both of my children are safe".
"So soon" Marcel said confidently.
Klaus laughed and said "you're just like your mother when it comes to confidence".
"We are always right" Klaus smirked as he knew it was true and then they both jumped off the back of the building and made their way back home.
AN: Sorry for the late update. I forgot to warn people that I was going on an NCS course that started last week, so I will be busy for the next couple of weeks but I will try to update. Hope you liked the new chapter, please review
