Pairing: Elijah/Finn-Henrik (M/mm) hand, mild
"I spoke to Tristan and he's agreed to personally look into what is going on with the Davina situation. There is a very high level witch, Bastiana Natale, that may be involved. I don't like it, Niklaus. It seems like very dark magic mixed with science," Elijah informed him.
"I know, brother. Thank you for reaching out to that little weasel. For all we know the Strix are behind this whole plot just to get us to owe them something. Poor Kol is refusing to leave the Claire tomb where Davina's body resides. Marcel is quite shaken that Rebekah was taken by Papa Tunde. He's snapping at me and acting like I am stepping on his toes. I am ready to come home," Klaus confessed.
"Then come home. The boys miss you. The older ones missed dinner last night. They were at the Gilbert residence doing God knows what and not answering their phones. I should have thrashed them, but they looked so miserable, I just fed them and gave them a warning. Oh, and Tyler broke his phone again," Elijah shared.
"Again, Elijah, you know what I would do if I was there! I warned him. Bloody hell. And they have been all been warned about..., I'm sorry. I have no right to chide you. I know that you will do what is right. How are Henrik and Finn?" Klaus inquired.
"Vanessa said they are learning faster than anyone she's ever seen. They have been acting up a bit with the tutor and Vanessa in the afternoon. No, brother, I haven't taken them to task either. They miss all of you. They are restless in the house. Vanessa and I are going to tour that private school next week. She thinks it's time," Elijah explained.
"I miss them, Elijah. All of you. It's good to be here in New Orleans, but sometimes I see the ghosts of the past here, brother. We were truly happy here once, were we not? We kept the peace the best we could...," Klaus drifted off. Elijah wondered if he was crying.
"Brother, we were happy there before Father came and we thought Marcel was dead. But it was not perfect. We struggled with Kol feeling left out and Marcellus wanting to lead, but not being ready. Rebekah wanted to run off with Marcel, who didn't, until he left for the war. Those damn wolves, especially after prohibition, they were nothing but trouble. Don't sugarcoat it, Niklaus, let the past be the past," Elijah cautioned.
"Thank you for your good counsel, Elijah. You are correct, as always. I best go. Tell the boys I love them and I'll talk to them later. And Elijah, don't be afraid to give them all a hiding if they need it, I know you are giving them many chances," Klaus said.
"You're right, too. Give them an inch...Give my love to our siblings and Marcel," Elijah said hanging up.
Elijah didn't like to hear the sadness in Klaus' voice. He sounded melancholy. Frankly, the two of them had rarely been separated in 1000 years. There were times Elijah would take off for a year or so to try to distract Mikael in Europe, but he always tried to hurry back to his family. He supposed he also didn't do well alone. Things were going well with Vanessa, but it never occurred to him to leave this house.
New Orleans, LA
Compound
"You abandoned my sister to be taken by Papa Tunde?" Marcel yelled at Thierry.
"Boss, I'm sorry. I panicked. It happened so fast. One minute, she was fine, the next boom! She was done, I was afraid," Thierry said lamely.
"Thierry, you are one of my top guys. I turned you in what, the 1940s? And this is how you repay me? If it was anyone else I would sentence you to the garden!" Marcel shouted.
Marcel didn't realize that Rebekah was coming down the stairs to the courtyard.
"What's the garden?" Rebekah asked innocently.
"Oh, you don't know? Marcel, why don't you take her? After all, you built it for her," Thierry ground out in his anger.
"Watch it, man! I love you, but you gotta pay for this. For leaving Rebekah, you better have your witch Katie give the name and location of at least one witch who took the place of a Harvest girl. I'll give you a day. Now, get out of my sight," Marcel scoffed.
"No, Marcel! They will execute her," Thierry begged.
"Then, you will know what it is like to fear for your girl," Marcel said walking away.
"Marcel, I want to see your garden. Now," Rebekah repeated.
An hour later, Rebekah stood in what would have been the foundation of their dream home. Marcel had started building it over a century ago as a surprise for the woman he had loved since the first time he saw her. Yet fate destroyed those plans and the mansion never got built.
"I started to wall up rogue vampires here when other methods failed. I found a few years desiccating managing to affect a pretty good attitude adjustment," Marcel bragged showing her the shrunken vampires who had disobeyed him in the past.
"Oh Marcel, it's gruesome. Isn't it less cruel, just to kill them?" Rebekah asked looking at a female vampire from the 1930s who had slaughters five others in a fight over money. He sentenced her to 100 years in the garden.
"I don't know, Rebekah. I don't have all the answers. But I do know that if Thierry knows what's good for him, he'll push his little witch to find one of those witches who stole a Harvest girl slot. That could help us get to Davina faster," Marcel insisted.
"Okay, that makes sense. It makes me sad though, Marcel. We lost so much time. This could have been our home. But instead, we were apart," Rebekah cried.
"Hey, hey, we're together now. Ain't nobody gonna tear us apart. You hear me, Rebekah Mikaelson? Nobody," Marcel pledged.
"I know," she said as he kissed her amidst the bodies of the condemned.
Diego vamped down.
"Thierry said I'd find you here. The witches caught Katie snooping around. They are going to execute her as a traitor at dusk. He's going crazy man," Diego informed him.
Marcel pulled away from Rebekah.
"I'll take care of this. Thanks, Diego," Marcel said, "I guess it's time to go see the witches."
New Orleans, LA
Compound
"Marcel, I can't let you go. It's too dangerous. They could hex you," Klaus said to Marcel.
"Yes, my love, let one of us go. Please," Rebekah pleaded.
"No, I started this mess and I'm getting us out of it. Klaus, I'm an adult, you can't stop me-," Marcel started.
Kol came up behind Marcel and snapped his neck.
"Brother! I thought you were holding vigil in the tomb! How could you?" Rebekah yelled rushing to Marcel.
"Relax, Sister, I just saved him," Kol said, indicating Marcel.
"Kol, what's going on?" Klaus asked in alarm.
"Something is happening in the tomb, the spell preserving the harvest girls is wearing off. If they are to arise, it has to be soon. Freya thinks she has worked out a spell to locate the other three," Kol said with confidence.
"The witches caught Thierry's girlfriend spying for us. They are going to execute her at dusk. I'm sure all the top coven members will be there. If we can go there and wipe them out and save Katie, Davina could rise tonight," Klaus added.
"If she doesn't, it may be too late," Freya said coming in with Tristan de Martel. "The spell is wearing off fast."
"Oh joy, it is the Count Tristan de Martel. Just when I thought this tedious day could not grow worse," Klaus said bluntly.
"You are welcome for my help, Mikaelsons. The witch Bastiana is a formidable opponent. The Strix, I will admit, began to work with her. However, she has proved too...unpredictable, even for us to control," Tristan admitted.
"So, Elijah's little protege' admits that he is in over his head with this mean old hag and now needs us to help take her out. You know we want one thing, de Martel, for the witch Davina Claire to rise. If we can free the little witch Katie, that is a boon, but not necessary. Can I assume that if we help you slay this Bastiana for the Harvest girl, we'll be even for a time?" Klaus asked causally.
"Yes, Niklaus, we shall be even. I mean I will have to put aside the century that my sister and I spent thinking we were Elijah and Rebekah and fleeing your insane father, but other than that even," Tristan smirked.
"Say, have you had word of said evil father, he's quite fallen off the radar," Klaus wondered.
"Nay, truly, Niklaus, he slipped off the radar. I'm sure like a bad penny, he will turn up soon," Tristan retorted.
"So what's the plan?" Kol asked.
Mystic Falls, VA
"Henrik, you were to be in bed hours ago. What's wrong?" Elijah said getting up. Since Vanessa was with him, he had taken to locking the door. He put on a robe and went to the door.
"I had another dream, Elijah. Tell them it's a trap. The red haired witch wants to kill them all as a sacrifice, even the bad man, Tris-," Henrik stuttered.
"Tristan? Are you sure, Henrik? I'll call Niklaus right now," Elijah said leaning down to his eye level.
"I'm sure. Tell Niklaus he must kill Genevieve first, then Bastiana, and then Monique. Tell him now, Elijah! Hurry!" Henry yelled.
Elijah called and relayed the message.
"Genevieve? She's been dead for...oh, I understand, but Monique was one of the Harvest girls," Klaus said.
Elijah put it on speaker.
Henrik said, "Niklaus, Monique will bring death to many in the coven, if you kill Genevieve first, then Bastiana, and then Monique, Davina will rise. Do not hesitate, brother," Henrik insisted.
"Thank you, brother. It is time. I trust you," Klaus said.
Mystic Falls, VA
Finn kicked the leg of the table again. He was irritated. Henrik's vision had woken him up. They still had their morning lessons and he had been tired. Now, Vanessa was expecting them to do more work. It wasn't fair.
"Okay, Finn, it's your turn. Read where he left off, please," Vanessa said pointing at the place in the book.
"Vanessa, can we go watch tv? I'm tired," Finn whined.
"Honey, you boys just had a break. You know if you would have been better behaved this morning, all of this work would have been finished already," Vanessa reminded the boy.
Finn colored as that was true. Henrik and Finn had been giving the tutor a hard time, giggling and pretending that they didn't know the answers. The man had been a little irritated and spoke to Vanessa, as Elijah was in the office on an overseas call. She warned them that anything they hadn't completed, they would do in the afternoon.
"Okay," Finn answered, kicking the table leg harder. Vanessa was actively ignoring his attempts to distract, but then Henrik started kicking the table legs.
"Come on, read it, please," Vanessa prompted.
Elijah heard the kicking and came in, "Gentleman, are we having a problem?"
"No, Elijah, sorry, I'll read now," Finn blurted and started the reading.
Vanessa waved off Elijah as she felt like the boys would rather get smacked than complete this assignment left by their tutor.
"Can we go play now?" Henrik asked after they finally finished.
"No, I think you both need to go rest in your room for a while. No tv or games or arguing. Go, please," Vanessa ordered.
"But you said we could go watch tv when we were done! That's not fair," Finn argued.
"Honey, I did not say that. Now, please go and get in your beds and close your eyes. I'll wake you up before dinner," Vanessa stood and pointed to the staircase.
Finn glared back at her and finally huffed and puffed and started to go. He stopped and kicked the table and then continued. Henrik followed him with less ire, but not happy.
When they finally went up, she felt Elijah's arms around her.
"Thank you for not undermining me. I know that could have gone better," Vanessa admitted.
"No, I realized that they were probably trying to avoid the work, so thank you for keeping them focused on that. You, my dear, are kind of a genius...Now that the older boys are at school and the younger are napping...," Elijah said picking her up to carry her up to 'their' room.
"If you are kidnapping me, I guess I have no choice," Vanessa laughed. As Elijah walked her past the boys room, their vampire hearing picked up on the television on.
"Are you kidding me?" Vanessa said.
"I could just take the tv out..." Elijah suggested.
"Ugh, I hate to say it, but they need a trip over your knee. I just told them twice no tv," Vanessa confirmed.
"I know. You are right. You go on. I'll make it fairly quick and they do sleep better with warm backsides," Elijah whispered.
"I'll be ready for you," Vanessa teased starting to unbutton her pants and slip them down.
"You better be!" Elijah joked.
He opened the door and both boys were sitting in front of the tv giggling. Some cartoon was on and the volume was low, but not low enough to evade vampire hearing. Elijah turned off the tv.
Finn jumped up, "It was his idea! I said we should just go to sleep."
Henrik hit him hard,"You're a liar. I never said that."
Elijah pulled off Henrik, "You don't hit your brother."
"And you don't lie about your brother, even to get out of a spanking," Elijah scolded.
Finn's face fell when Elijah confirmed he was getting it. He covered his bottom with both hands.
"I'm sorry, Elijah, please no!" Finn begged. Elijah promised Vanessa he'd make this quick.
Elijah pulled Finn to him and standing him to the side started peppering his behind with smacks. He held him by the arm as the boy tried to dance out of the way and cover his backside.
"Finn, stop it. Give me your hands and stand still," Elijah ordered firmly. Finn just started wailing and begging not to be spanked. Henrik was watching this scene with wide eyes knowing that he was next.
"If you don't cooperate, I'm going to paddle you before bed tonight. Now give me your hands," Elijah repeated. Finn would not listen and continued to fight him.
Elijah picked him up and marched him to the bed. Holding him with one hand, he pulled back the covers and put Finn in on his stomach. He peeled down his pants and underwear and smacked his bare seat eight times swiftly. His hand left red marks on the white backside. Elijah ended up just pulling up Finn's pants when it was done. Finn wailed and cried and tried to move away.
"Do not get up," Elijah ordered.
Henrik looked scared and was already crying. Elijah took a breath and walked over to where their youngest brother was.
"Henrik, you don't hit your brother. Come on, behave and I won't have to spank you before bed tonight," Elijah promised.
Henrik whined a little, but let Elijah take his hands and lean him forward. Elijah smacked his backside ten times on the same spot in the center of both cheeks. Henrik did stomp and struggle to move a little, but managed to take it much better than Finn. Elijah hugged him and carried him into his bed when it was over. He tucked him in.
Finn was crying into his pillow when Elijah went back over and sat on the side of the bed. He patted his back.
"We'll talk about this later. Right now I want you to take a nap. You know, I love you, right?" Elijah asked pulling the covers over him.
Finn turned his head away.
"I want both of you to stay in your beds unless you have to use the bathroom, okay. I love you very much. I want you to sleep and I'll come get you in a little while," Elijah said. He felt guilty as he worried if he had been impatient with Finn because he wanted to go to Vanessa. He took a deep breath and let the stress drain out of him. They had about two hours before the older boys came home from school.
-Later that night
New Orleans, LA
It was done. Davina was out of the darkness and back into the light. Kol was holding her.
"Darling, it's okay. Shh, I'm here," Kol whispered.
Marcel was livid. His father had slaughtered Monique, another child based on the word of another child.
"Marcel, I had to trust my brother," Klaus had said covered in the blood of the witches.
"Sure you did, Klaus," Marcel scoffed. He was happy about Davina, of course.
"Please, Marcellus, just be happy about Davina. Do not hold this against me," Klaus begged.
Marcel just nodded and turned away. He tried not to be angry. He had one major rule: kids were off limits. Katie had also died in the struggle. Thierry was inconsolable. They had tried and failed to save her. Marcel guess that had been his fault, but Thierry abandoned Rebekah, so maybe they were even.
Rebekah got Davina some clothes and helped her dress in private.
Kol smiled and clapped Marcel on the back.
"Marcel, be happy. She is returned. We can go home and be together again," Kol spouted.
Marcel turned away, "I am home."