NEW ORLEANS,
1919
"Do you have to go?" Kol Mikaelson asked his wife, a playful pout on his face.
Luna giggled and leaned down to kiss her husband. She was sitting on his lap while he was sitting in a chair that was situated in front of the fireplace in their room. She placed a hand on his cheek, smiling as she looked him in the eyes with a loving look upon her face.
"It will only be a week," Luna told him.
Kol sighed in a dramatic manner. "But that is too long, my love," he said in reply.
"I'm sure you'll survive," she said, smiling at her husband's behaviour. "Try to refrain from angering your brother while I'm gone. I would hate to return only to find you with a dagger in your chest."
"I'll try my best," he said, a faux innocent look on his face. Luna smiled, shaking her head and leaning in to kiss him. Kol immediately responded to his wife's affection and returned the kiss.
"I still don't understand why she can't just come here to see you," Kol said after pulling away from his wife and resting his forehead on hers.
Luna smiled softly, "she has business elsewhere," she replied.
"I'll miss you," Kol pouted. While he hadn't met the woman his wife was meeting he trusted her enough that he didn't need to know. If his wife trusted her friend then he wouldn't question it.
"And I will miss you too," Luna responded, standing up from her husband's lap, Kol following after her. She kissed him one more time and headed for the door. "I love you."
"I love you too," he replied before she left the room.
After Luna had left the borders of New Orleans it was a day's travel to the small town that she would be meeting her friend. She soon arrived in the small town and made her way to the house she knew she would find her friend.
"Luna," said a woman who had a similar accent to her husband as Luna walked up the path that led to the house. The young blonde vampire smiled at her old friend and hugged her in greeting.
"It's good to see you Aria," Luna said as the two women walked side by side towards the house.
Inside the house they both head to the living room where Luna takes a seat on the couch while Aria sat in the chair opposite her.
"So, how are they?" Aria asked Luna as they settled into their seats.
"Happy," Luna replied with a smile. "They're happier than they have been in a long time. Especially since Mikael hasn't ran them off yet."
Aria smiled for a moment before shaking her head when she heard Mikael's name mentioned. "I will never understand how Mikael can hunt his own children like they're animals," she frowned in thought.
"Agreed," Luna replied, frowning. "Have you heard from Grace recently?"
"I have," Aria replied. "They're passing through a town not far from here actually."
Luna stayed and caught up with Aria for the next three days before she decided to leave for New Orleans. She couldn't wait to get home, she had missed her husband while she was away. She could only hope that he had stayed out of trouble while she was gone since it was usually her that cleaned up his mess and kept him out of trouble.
Hours into her journey she decided to stop so she could find her next meal. She waited on a long secluded road until finally one lone mad came stumbling down the road. Quickly, she sped over to the drunken man and compelled him to stay still and quiet. Biting into his neck, she drains all of the blood from his body and lets him drop to the floor.
Leaving the dead man on the ground, she started walking away until the sound of another vampire stopped her in her tracks. "Luna Mikaelson," he said, making her turn around.
"Do I know you?" she replied, the caution and apprehension clear in her voice as she faced the slightly familiar vampire.
"No," he replied, a cruel smirk forming on his face as he looked at the young vampire in front of him. "But you do know my children. In fact, you are my daughter-in-law."
Luna's blood ran cold at the revelation, she couldn't help but freeze as she looked at the man in front of her. "Mikael," she whispered fearfully.
She quickly turned and tried to run, but Mikael was too fast. He caught her instantly, snapping her neck before speeding away, taking Luna with him.
When Luna woke up she was tied to an old wooden chair, the vervain laced ropes burning her wrist. Her eyes flicked around the room and she noticed that she was in some sort of small cabin and Mikael was standing in front of her.
"I'll make this easy for you," Mikael said as Luna stared at him in fear. "Tell me where my children are and you won't get hurt."
Luna dropped her head down for a moment before looking back up to look Mikael in the eye. She glared at the evil man in front of her, "no," she spat at the man.
Mikael laughed, shaking his head in disbelief as he was unable to comprehend why she was so loyal to his children, specifically Niklaus. "Then I'll just have to drain all of the vervain from your body and compel you to tell me," he said, picking up a sharp knife. He dragged the blade across her cheek before plunging the knife into her stomach making Luna groan quietly in pain.
It had taken hours of relentless torture before all of the vervain had been drained from Luna's system. She was slumped weakly in the chair as the pool of blood gathered on the floor around her.
Mikael ripped the knife out of Luna's shoulder harshly before dropping it to the floor. He gripped her chin in his hand and harshly pulled her to look at him. She stared weakly at the cruel man's face. "Now tell me, where are my children?" he compelled the broken vampire in front of him.
Luna clamped her mouth shut and tried her best to resist his compulsion, but the original was too strong for her to resist for long. "New Orleans," she blurted out, her heart breaking as she hoped and prayed for the safety of her family.
"Thank you," he replied smugly knowing she didn't have a choice. "I was planning on simply killing you but I'd rather you suffer for your loyalty."
He grabbed her face again and forced her to look at him. "I'm going to let you go," he said, looking her in the eye. "However, you cannot tell anyone that I compelled you to give me their location. As far as anyone will ever know, you told me willingly. Do you understand?"
"I understand," Luna replied with a monotone voice as she unwillingly agreed due to his compulsion.
Mikael smirked at her one last time before he ripped the ropes that had kept her in the chair and fled the room leaving her weakly slumped over in the chair. Slowly she forced herself to her feet as her tears dropped carelessly down her face.
Finally she regained some of her strength and managed to stumble out of the small cabin she had been held in. She knew that she had to run and get out of the state quickly. She knew that Mikael would tell her husband and his sibling that she had been the one to give them up, just because he wanted her to suffer for being loyal to them.
She took a deep breath before using the small amount of energy to run off and find someone to feed from.
Unknown to Luna, one of Aria's spies had gotten back to her and told her what had happened and what Mikael had done to the younger vampire.
Back in New Orleans the original siblings were sitting in the opera house waiting for the show to begin. It was the night before Luna had been due back and they had decided to enjoy a day out before her return.
"I thought Marcel was supposed to be here," Klaus said, looking at his siblings who sat on the same row as him.
"He is," Rebekah replied, looking around to see if she could spot the man in question. "I'll check the lobby," she added as she stood up.
"I'll come with you," Elijah said, leaving Klaus and Kol in their seats.
Only minutes after the two siblings left a scarily familiar voice spoke from behind them. "Hello boys," the voice of their father said, making the two siblings tense and nervous.
"Father," Kol sneered as Klaus tensed more. Kol glanced to his brother and noticed that his father was holding a white oak stake to his brothers back.
"Kol. Niklaus," Mikael taunted. "Luna seemed like a lovely girl, by the way Kol. You must really love her."
A wave of fear passed through both brothers at the mention of Luna. kol gripped the armrest in fear at the thought of what Mikael could have done to his wife.
Mikeal glanced at the armrest that Kol was gripping and smirked. "Too bad she lied to you all," he said to them. "Who do you think told me where to find you?" he added with a taunting smirk.
Meanwhile, across the opera house Rebekah and Elijah had returned and were watching the exchange as they waited for the right moment to jump in. Moments later Elijah nodded at his sister after spotting a chance and they both sped across to their brothers, grabbing them before Mikael could do anything.
And so they had to run, once again.
Days later the group of siblings were still travelling. They were furious about Luna's betrayal but none more than Kol. While they had all loved Luna, it was Kol that was hurting the most. His wife's betrayal had left him heartbroken and he didn't know how to deal with it without acting out.
Kol had killed and slaughtered almost everyone he had come across and it was becoming a massive problem for all of them.
His anger was going to get them all killed. His sibling had managed to clean up his mess before it had gotten back to Mikael but they couldn't let it go on any longer.
It was Klaus who made a move to end it all when he plunged a dagger into his little brother's chest, whispering his apologies as Kol desiccated in front of him.
"I'm sorry, little brother. It had to be done."