Freya Pov
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Me and Luna were in the cemetery after having a heated conversation with Klaus.
Well it was more like me arguing with him and Luna standing silently by.
I didn't like fighting him he was my brother but it was the best place to do our magic. Well for me at least. It was best to do a locator spell outside in the open. He however seemed to disagree.
I understood that he wanted to protect her and keep her safe but she also had to find her brother, she had asked me to help her. And in order to do that we had to be at the cemetery.
Technically it didn't matter where I was when I was doing magic but Luna needed to get out of the house.
I could tell that she wanted to go out. From my understanding she's been cooped up in a cave most of her life. And now she was cooped up here. Which wasn't any better.
I wanted to help her find her brother but I also wanted to be a good friend to her.
She had thought that I hated her because she wouldn't help me find my brother Finn and my father Mikeal.
But that wasn't the case.
I didn't hate her, instead I admired her.
I admired her decision to not help me. It was good to know that she wasn't just going to be sucked in to some thing she didn't want to do. That she stuck to what she believed and thought was right. Not many people were like that now a days. It was rare.
Then Elijah came in saying that we could go.
And we did. But not before we heard the arguing start.
In no time we had every thing set up. We had decided to stay outside of the cemetery it was a nice day. And besides I don't think it would be a good idea to go in. I didn't want Luna to reminisce about the bad things that had happened to her.
We had a map of the word on the ground held down by some books.
The wind didn't make it easy. Luna was scrying or trying to but it didn't pan out as usual.
It wasn't because she wasn't strong enough because she was. But spells like this wouldn't work unless you put every thing in to it.
We had been there for at least two hours. And we had gotten no where.
Even with the blood tracking spell. Luna must have cut her finger ten times before I told her to stop.
"It's about to rain why don't we put every thing up and go get some thing to eat."
Luna sighed sitting up on her knees. Smoothing down the skirt she was wearing. "Freya I can't give up. He's in pain I have to-"
I stood up gathering the map cutting her off. "I'm not saying you have to give up. I'm saying that you have to take a break before you exhaust yourself and your magic."
Luna sighed and started picking up the books, placing them in her bag. "Your right it's just-"
"Hard." I said finishing her sentence. She nodded and I pulled her in for a hug. She looked like she really needed one right now.
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Hayley Pov
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I woke up feeling some thing heavy on my side. I looked down seeing Jackson's arm.
Judging by the light coming out of the window it was daylight.
I lifted Jackson's arm off of my side and quietly got up. I had a mission today.
I was going to talk to Mary, Eve, and Oliver. And if I had to I was going to talk to the whole pack.
My sister was a part of this pack just like I was.
Like Ansel had said it was in her blood just like it was in mine. We had gotten that blood from our father, that we shared. I was more of a leader and she was okay with that.
But this was going to far. She belonged in this pack, our pack. I wasn't going to let some one try and take that away from her. She had already had so much taken away from her. She was to good of a person to be treated the way they were treating her.
I wasn't going to allow it to go on anymore.
"Where are you going?"
I turned around just finishing putting on my leather jacket and scarf.
Jackson was now sitting up, showing his naked chest.
"To talk to Mary and possibly the whole pack about Luna. This is getting out of hand Jack they want to get rid of her. What are the going to do next send some one to kill her, or worse try it themselves."
Jackson sighed grabbing a flannel shirt and putting it on.
"Well I think that's a good idea. And you won't be alone in this Hayley." He said putting on his boots.
"It's okay I can do this alone. She's my sister-"
He stood up towering over me, a frown on his face. "I know she's your sister. I care about her to Hayley. She has always been a part of my family, even before I married you." He said brushing past me to get to the door.
Maybe I would go over to the compound. To see Luna as an excuse to get away.
Maybe I was a bad person but I felt like I was suffocating here in this cabin, in the bed that I shared with my husband. I needed a break.
I wanted to see Hope.
I was going to have to talk to Klaus to see where she was going to stay. Either with me and Jackson or him. That wasn't going to be a lovely conversation but it would have to happen eventually, just not now.
I had to stall it as long as possible. Luckily I was still on myhoneymoon. But that wouldn't last forever.
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Elijah Pov
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He couldn't be serious. Keeping her in the compound. But judging by his tone and his expression he wasn't joking at all.
"Stop looking at me like that Elijah it has to be done to keep her safe."
"And just what do you intend to do when Hope gets older."
He turned around drinking the glass of bourbon in his hand. "The same if I deem it necessary."
"Niklaus how is she supposed to live her life?" I asked directing the conversation back to Luna.
He slammed the glass against the table causing it to shatter and for the liquid to spread across the table cloth.
"She isn't going to be living her life when she ends up dead."
"She can't stay cooped up all the time. She's a teenager girl with feelings and dreams you can't keep her locked away. She's spent most of her life tormented and caged. It's not right-"
He slammed his hand on the table. "I will keep her here until Abbraxas is dead and she is safe. Today is her last day in the outside world."
After cleaning up the mess he made I ran in to Kol on my way out.
Usually Davina was attached to his side but this time she must have been asleep.
"Have you seen Nik lately, I have to ask him some thing."
I sighed putting my head in my hands. "Kol I really don't think it would be the best time. He's not in the best of moods right now."
Kol looked up at me with a furrowed brow. "But why?"
"He thinks that Luna should not leave the compound because he is worried about her safety." I said and Kol's frown only seemed to increase.
"But why Luna's not in any danger?"
Of course he didn't know about Abbraxas, Eric, or the photographer who took her picture. Nobody knew except me, Klaus, and Cole. And I intended to keep it that way until we were ready to tell every one Luna included.
"He's just-"
"Being over protective." Kol finished and I nodded he was right of course. Our brother was being over protective. But this was Luna we were talking about. That's the way it was always going to be.
I don't know why I was just beginning to realize this.
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Back at Mystic Falls
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Caroline Pov
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Damon and I were sitting outside of Kai Parker'ssupposedhangouts. Witches had started disappearing and Alaric thought it would be a good idea if we checked it out. Cami was sleeping, tired from doing the stakeout last night at another place with Stefan.
Damon had been silent the whole time. His face seemed almost expressionless.
In fact he had been acting strangely ever since he came back from the wedding.
Usually by now I would be begging for him to shut up, to be quiet. To just stop talking, to enjoy the silence.
But now I was begging him to speak, say some thing.
"Damon what's wrong? You've been acting strange lately." I said and he looked over at me eye brows raised.
"Strange? Strange how?" He asked turning back to look outside.
"Your not talking-"
"Your not supposed to talk at a stakeout Caroline." He said interrupting me.
"Damon will you please just tell me what's wrong. Maybe I can help you."
He sighed putting his head in hands. "You can't help me. No one can."
"Okay so I can't help you but that doesn't mean you still can't talk." I said trying to get some thing out of him. Any thing. Even if it was one of those stupid sarcastic jokes.
Him and Cami weren't having problems at least none that I knew off.
He was getting along with every one okay but he himself was not okay.
"I want to go home." He mumbled almost like he was talking to himself. His answer to me didn't make any since what was he talking about. He was home.
"But you are home."
Damon turned back to me. "This is not my home. My home is in New Orleans with Luna."
I nodded now understanding what he meant. He had gotten attached to Luna. And that wasn't necessary a bad thing. She was very likable, everyone seemed to love her not that, that was a bad thing either. Damon lover her like a daughter, in her eyes he was a father to her.
"Why don't you just go-"
"I can't Caroline. I promised I would help Alaric deal with Kai."
"Yes you can. She's going through a really hard time right now trying to find her brother. One of her guy friends is being a complete jerk. And she feels like she can't do any thing right. She's scared of this Abbraxas guy finding her, and she's scared of some thing happening to her brother when she's just found him. Among other things." I said and Damon folded his arms over his chest as he glared over at me.
"How do you know all of that?"
I sighed pulling my wavy blond hair up in to a high pony tail.
"She talked to me a couple of nights ago."
He scoffed. "Well she hasn't told me any of those things."
"Probably because she doesn't want you to worry about her." I said trying to comfort him.
He turned away from me and to the window watching as a couple of cars drove past us.
"I always worry about her." He mumbled looking down at his phone. His lock-screen to be specific.
It was of Cami and Luna. They were sitting together laughing. I could tell that he had taken this picture in secret because of how genuine the smiles on their faces were. It was really sweet. I know surprising Damon Salvatore sweet. But because of Luna and Cami he had changed. It was a good change.
"I know and I'm sure she does to. That's why she doesn't tell you anything that could worry you. She told me that she doesn't want to stress you out."
Damon sighed handing me the phone. It was still his lock-screen on Luna and Cami.
"These two are the most important things in my life. I mean yeah there's Stefan and every one else but-"
I returned the phone to him, interrupting him.
"It's okay Damon I understand. You don't have to explain anything to me."
"I just miss her so much." He said and I could hear the misery in her voice.
"You can go home when this is all over." I said now looking at the house. Kai walked out carrying a bag.
After hours of sitting there, things were just about to get interesting.
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Cami Pov
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I sighed reading the text that Luna had just sent me.
She hadn't found out any thing about her brother, or the man Abbraxas. Though she had been working hard at it every day.
Hey I have to go, eating lunch with Freya. I'll call you later.
Freya was a Mikealson. Sister to Klaus, Elijah, Kol, Rebekah, and Finn.
It wasn't fair. Just when new people come around I had to leave.
Not that I minded, being here with Damon meant a lot to me.
He didn't have to bring me with him. I was really a hassle, a weakling. Sure I could profile some one or diagnose some one with an emotion or mental disorder but I couldn't do what every one around me could do.
I didn't have super strength like a vampire. I didn't have the strength of a werewolf either. I had no magic in my blood, no secret powers. And I didn't have a deadly bite like Luna.
I was only human. And for some reason Damon chose to love me rather than one of his kind.
I could understand why I loved and admired him. He was like a mythical being, a god to me, an immortal.
I knew he loved me, almost as much as I loved him. But since we had gotten away from the compound away from Luna he had changed, flipped the switch on me. He became more irritable, cranky, and he moped.
Looking at his phone over and over again. Waiting for her to call him.
Some times she did, and other times she didn't.
But Luna wasn't just laying around all day.
She was out trying to find her brother, and Leo. Along with dealing with every thing a teenage werewolf/witch girl hybrid has to go through.
Luna hasn't been doing all that well lately. The only reason I know this is because I could hear it in her voice when we talked on the phone. I would ask-
"Hey Luna how are you?"
And she would reply with-
"I'm fine."
Then she would go on to ask how I was, and what I was doing. But that wasn't the point.
The point was that she was lying. She wasn't fine, and she wasn't okay. Just judging by the sound of her voice, and reading her texts I could tell that she was depresses, anxious, stressed out.
I was surprised that she hadn't already had an attack, surprised that she hadn't already broke.
There was only so much she could take. Even if she was a werewolf/witch hybrid. She was still a teenage girl who as a child and as a young adult had went through some traumatic experiences.
When I got back I would have to see if she suffered from P.T.S.D. (post traumatic stress disorder). I assumed she did after the awful life she had before the Mikealsons. But I wasn't sure, I needed to be sure.
Because if I could help her cure these things, I wanted to. I believed that if I could ease her depression, anxiety, and stress then she would feel a lot better. And not be so down all the time.
I just had to figure out how to talk to her about it.
Because it wasn't going to be easy.
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Stefan Pov
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"Hey you." Caroline said wrapping her arms around my shoulders, kissing me on the cheek.
I smiled. Even though I was tired she always seemed to keep me awake.
Not in annoying ways but in affectionate ways.
I was currently looking down at a map. Trying to figure out if the places where the witches bodies were found had a connection. It was a long shot, but it was better than no shot at all.
"Hey how did they stake out go today?" I asked suddenly remembering why she and Damon had been gone all day.
"Oh you know nothing really happened. He just came out with a bag and then he disappeared doing god knows what, killing god knows who."
I leaned my head back kissing her neck. "We'll catch him Care it's only a matter of time."
"I think you should go talk to your brother. He's having a hard time right now." She said nuzzled on my neck.
I tensed not because of her closeness but because of what she said.
Now that she mentioned it, he did seem odd, not himself. "Now I am going to go take a shower, while you go talk to your brother."
Caroline then detached herself from me. Walking around before finding a shirt of mine.
She always did that. Slept in my clothes not that I minded. I thought it was cute. She said that she liked my smell.
"I might just have to join you." I said hugging her from behind. She laughed escaping my hold.
She let her hair down, and it flowed down it golden waves, going past her shoulders. "That sounds fun but first you have to talk to your brother." She said gently poking at my chest.
"I won't be long." I said and she laughed putting a towel on her shoulder. Walking in to the bathroom.
I walked in to Damon's room to see him sitting on his couch. A glass of bourbon in his hand. Cami was laying on the floor, files, and books spread out around her. Along with a laptop.
I cleared my throat causing them both to look up at me.
"Cami would you mind giving me and Damon a minute." She nodded standing up. "Yeah sure. I was just about to go get some thing to eat anyway."
She kissed Damon on the cheek and left. Sending a small smile my way.
My brother stood up setting his empty glass down. "Did Caroline send you to talk to me?"
I frowned. Okay maybe she didtechnicallysend me to talk to him but he couldn't know that.
"If she did it does it really make a difference?" I asked and Damon nodded, "Yeah."
I nodded and Damon shook his head. "Unbelievable."
"Are you moody because you miss Luna?" I asked and he scoffed his nose scrunched up.
"I'm not moody."
"Yes you are." I said laughing slightly. He was irritable but why was he denying it.
"No I'm not." He protested his hands on his hips.
"Yes you are."
"I am not going to go back and fourth with you." Damon said and I sighed. "Okay so you're not moody. But-"
"Yes I miss Luna okay. I miss Rebekah. I miss Kol and Davina. I miss Elijah and Marcel. I miss the werewolf boy Aiden and his boyfriend Josh. I miss Hayley and Hope. Hell I even miss Klaus." He ranted pacing as he did.
"Don't worry about it, I'll take care of it." I said walking out of the room ignoring his protesting. I was going to go talk to Alaric so that he could talk to Damon. So that he could tell Damon that he could go home to his daughter.
I was going to have to get in the shower with Caroline another time.
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Back in New Orleans
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Rebekah Pov
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I smiled laying Hope down in her crib. I had just gotten her to sleep.
We played for most of the morning, and since it was noon, close to 1:00 I figured that it would be good for her and me.
I loved my niece to death but I've been feeling a bit odd lately. Not at all like myself.
There are moments when I feel anger, moments when I don't know where I am. Memories that aren't mine.
I had meant to talk Freya, Davina, or Luna but all the resident witches of the compound had all of a sudden become very busy.
Last I heard Freya was out with Luna and Davina was with Josh.
"You know when I put her to sleep she always has a smile on her face." I jumped hearing a voice. I turned around my hand on my chest. Trying to calm my racing heart.
"Marcel you scared me." I exclaimed he smiled walking by my side to look down at Hope.
"Did you have to wrestle her down?" He asked quietly and I shook my head. "No it did take a while though. You said she smiles when you put her to sleep, how do you manage that?" I asked curious.
He smiled. "Maybe it's because she likes me more."
I double over, laughing. How ridiculous. There was no possible by that she liked Marcel more than she liked me.
He put a hand over my mouth, shushing me as he did.
We both looked over at Hope's crib were she lay still asleep. We both tense as she turned.
We waited.
Her quiet breathing reassured us that she was still asleep.
Marcel removed his hand slowly from my mouth. He took my hand and led me out of the room. We were now in the hallway.
He sat down, his back against the wall and I followed suit.
"So what's it like being in that witch body of yours?" He asked after a few moments of silence.
"I hate it." I answered honestly.
"Why?" He asked his face contorted in to a confused expression.
"Because Marcel I feel all out of sorts like my world had turned upside down. I have these powers, this magic that I don't understand. All my life I've lived in one body, I've gotten used to it. I know how to control it. But this body is foreign to me. I don't know what to do. I keep getting this feelings of hatred and anger. I'm overcome with these feelings. I get flashes, memories that aren't mine. I wan't my body back, I want to be my self again." I said after exhaling. I admit it felt good to ventilate. To let go.
"Have you thought about the good advantages this body could give you?" He asked and I raised an eye brow. Confused like he was before I explained to him why I hated thebodyI was in.
"Marcel what could possibly be good about being in this human body?" I asked wanting to know the answer. He sighed folding his arms over his chest.
"Well you could start a family. Your human now Bekah. You could start a life, get that white picket fence you always talk about."
I leaned back my mind racing. I haven't thought about it that way.
He was absolutely right. I could leave.
I could leave right now.
Go some where. Meet a guy. Marry, have a child. Get a house with that white picket fence out front.
But there would also be problems. Many in fact.
Would I love this man? Would this man love me? Or would I just use him as a sperm donor.
Would this body be able to handle a child? What about my family? What about Luna?
Before I would have loved the idea of getting the chance to have a baby.
But I wasn't ready, now was not the time.
Some how, some way I wanted to have a child in my own baby. I knew three talented witches I was sure they would be able to come up with some thing.
But now wasn't the time.
Besides I couldn't just leave. I loved my brothers, Hope, Luna, they were all of my family. I couldn't abandon them for my own happiness.
With out them I couldn't be happy. I needed them, all of them in my life.
"Judging by the look on your face I'm guessing that you have." He said pulling me out of my mind.
"I have thought about it. And I wouldn't. Now isn't the time. I wouldn't want a child, not right now. I'm not ready." I said and he nodded.
"So do you want to go out to eat later?"
I smiled looking over at him. "Are you asking me out on a date Marcel Gerard?"
"Wouldn't be the first time Ms. Mikealson." He said smiling.
"I would love to but I have to babysit Hope." I said and he nodded and understanding look crossing his features.
"Okay so what do you say me, you, and Hope all have a dinner date in the dining room." He suggested and I raised my eye brows laughing.
"And just what exactly will we be dining on?"
"Just the usual mashed peas, sweet potatoes, and chicken all in one little container." He replied and I laughed putting my head against my knees.
"You are very funny Marcel Gerard, you know that." I said and he smiled impossibly wide, sighing as he did.
"I know."
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Luna Pov
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Me and Freya were at a small restaurant eating. Just as she expected it had begun to rain.
I wasn't frustrated or angry because she was right.
I was frustrated and angry because I couldn't seem to find my brother and Leo.
They were counting on me, depending on me. And they fact that I couldn't find them, meant that I was letting them down.
I felt that was all I was doing lately.
Letting people down.
I felt like I had let Jake down because he and Klaus got in to a disagreement that turned in to some thing else all together. I felt like I had let Hayley down because I felt like I had started all of this.
I felt lost even though I was right were I wanted to be.
I was surrounded by the people I loved and cared about. Some thing was missing some thing wasn't right. I could just feel it.
"Hey I thought Chili cheese fries was your thing." Freya said and I looked up at her frozen as I scrambled my mind for an answer.
"They are my thing, it's just-"
"Your mind is some where else." Freya finished and I nodded.
"I'm sorry if I'm boring you Luna I was just trying to help-" Freya started but I stopped her.
"No Freya it's not you. I just feel like some things wrong, like-"
"Some thing bad is about to happen." She said interrupting me. She was right of course so I nodded.
"Do you ever feel like that?" I asked and she shook her head. Taking a long drink from her Dr. Pepper. I don't know how she drunk that stuff I despised it. I preferred Pepsi or Coke, just not Dr. Pepper.
"No. I've heard that you can tell the future." Freya said speaking in a low voice.
"I can't tell the future, more like see it, or feel it some times. I can't call it on command."
Freya nodded and I looked down at my plate. It was still warm and it looked really good, I just wasn't in the mood.
"Well I was thinking that maybe you could try and force one out about your brother." I nodded it wasn't a bad idea but I've already tried it with no success.
"How are they triggered?" Freya asked and I furrowed my brow.
"Your premonitions, visions." Freya clarified and I nodded know understanding what she meant by 'triggered'.
I paused eating one of my fries thinking.
"Some times I have a dream. Other times I have to touch some thing, think of some one. Some times it just comes out of no where. I can't really explain it, it's not an exact science." I said and Freya nodded.
"Listen Luna I just wanted to let you know that I am here to help you. And if you ever need to talk-" She said putting her hand on mine.
I jumped and gasped feeling a shock go threw me.
'Rebekah speaking latin waving her hand and Marcel falling to the ground.'
Freya jumped up. While I remained frozen in my seat, trying to recover what I had just saw. That might have been the body that Rebekah was in but that was notRebekah. It was some one else. I could tell by the cruel twisted smile she had on her face when Marcel fell to the ground. I didn't know if she was being possessed by some one or some thing, or if the body she had been forced in to was reclaiming itself. All I knew was that this was really bad. This could be dangerous.
That smile seemed familiar, just like Abbraxas' I was sure that it was attached with painful memories.
Why hadn't I seen this before?
Why now all of a sudden?
"Did you see that?" I asked and Freya nodded, pulled me up from my chair throwing some cash from her wallet on the the table ignoring peoples stares.
"We have to get to the compound." I said and we ran out of the restaurant. I took my phone out of my purse stopping Freya.
"Who do I call?" I asked and Freya paced her head in her hands.
"Klaus."
I nodded that was a good answer. I don't know why he wasn't the first person I had thought off. Maybe because I was in the middle of a panic attack.
What if Marcel died?
That's another person I would be letting down.
I growled no answer. He always answered when I called some thing was wrong. There had to be. What if he was hurt? What if Rebekah had hurt him?
"No answer." I muttered and Freya put a hand over her mouth still pacing. "Elijah." She said and I called him. He picked up on the first ring.
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Elijah Pov
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My phone rang and I frowned. I hadn't been expecting any calls. I was in the middle of some thing.
My father had showed up at the compound unannounced carrying Rebekah's desecrated body in his arms.
He explained that he had found her. He had asked questions most of them concerning her. Then Klaus descended down the stairs along with Ansel.
There was almost a fight right there between Ansel and Mikeal. I broke it up without help. Klaus was content sitting back watching the scene unfold in front of him.
I had just gotten every thing calm again when it rang. I picked it up frowning when I heard Luna's voice, why would she be calling me?
"Luna could you-"
"Where is Rebekah?" She asked interrupting me. Causing my frown to increase. Luna never interrupted me, never. Some thing must be wrong.
"With Hope and Marcel." I answered and she cursed. I could hear some one else in the back ground speaking, Freya.
"Get Hope out of the compound and away from her. And stay away from her she's dangerous." Luna said and before I could ask her what was going on, and if she was okay she spoke over me. "Just do it. I can't explain right now. Just trust me." Then she hung up.
"What's wrong?" Klaus asked tense.
I held my hand up stopping all the conversation in the room. "Ansel get Hope and take her to her mother." I said and Klaus opened his mouth to say some thing but I shook my head at him. He mustn't have gotten the message.
"Elijah have you lost-"
"Now is not the time, some thing is wrong. Luna is the one who suggested it if you were wondering."
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Rebekah Pov
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As I continued my conversation with Marcel I couldn't help but feel this tugging sensation in the back of my head.
Quiet whispers would come and go. My hand would wander to my hair, when I hadn't moved it at all.
I put my hand back on my lap which was harder than it should have been. This wasn't natural, some thing was wrong.
The whispers came again, louder than they've ever been. So loud that it hurt and made my ears ring.
I put my hands over my ears wincing as I did. Feeling a sharp pain shoot threw my head. This wasn't a headache. This was some thing else all together. Some thing supernatural.
"Rebekah are you alright?" Marcel asked standing up. His hands on my shoulder.
I winced standing up. My hands on the wall for support. "Yeah I just have to go and use the loo." I said as I brushed past him still holding on to the wall.
I walked to the bath room clutching my head as I went. My head felt like it was on fire. The whispers continued to grow louder, causing me to grit my teeth as I shut and looked the door.
I looked up in the mirror surprised that my head was not on fire. Because that's what it felt like. My eyes had started watering.
Oh lovely. Now I was crying.
My life was just bloody complete.
The whispers started again causing me to put my hands on my ears to try and stop the sound. It didn't work, it worsened.
My hand slammed on the counter startling me. I hadn't done that.
My head was slowly forced up to look at myself in the mirror again.
I expected to see me. With tear stained cheeks.
But that is not what I saw.
I saw a tear free face, a cruel twisted smile, and dark glittering eyes.
The whispers began again this time I could hear what they were saying. Before I couldn't.
They were saying my name over and over again.
"What do you want?" I asked and the othermein the mirror smiled widely. While a frown remained still on place on my face.
"I want my body back."
And then I was knocked back. Not literally but I wasn't looking at myself in the mirror any more. I was in a room with flickering lights and broken glass on the floor. I looked down at my hands they were back to their original color. But they were smaller.
The hands of a child.
"What did you do to me?" I said trying to sound intimidating but it came out like more of a squeal. This was bad. Very very bad.
"Well Rebekah Mikealson I have trapped you inside of my body. So you can watch me while I reek havoc upon your family. Specifically Luna I have unfinished business with her-"
"Unfinished business?" My small voice pipped up. My small heart seemed to beat faster after I heard Luna's name. She already had to many enemies. She didn't need any more.
"Yes as you probably know she is one of the strongest witches in all of history. I intend to steal her magic and powers."
I frowned Luna was a strong witch but in all of history.
"Why the strongest?" I asked my voice shrill.
"When she was being tortured, her screams could be heard echoing out in to the night. The ground would shake glass would break. Why do you think there were so many earth quakes all those years ago. It wasn't some strange abnormality. It was Luna and her magic."
"How do you know she was tortured?" I asked few knew what really went down in those caves, that Luna had been in for a large portion of her life.
"Because I helped them, bring her down, drain her power to almost nothing, made her forget, beat her bloody..."
I shivered her words sending a chill threw me. Poor Luna. Poor girl, she didn't deserve to suffer that way she was to good of a person. To pure, to innocent. To good.
"Why would-"
"I do that?" She finished laughing as she did.
"Aw don't look so startled Rebekah. There is a villain to every story, and I happen to be one. Except nothing turned me this way. No one cursed me. I was born this way."
I said nothing horrified as she continued to speak.
"I didn't torture her because I had to. I did it because I wanted to. Because it was fun. And it is going to be one hell of a time getting her to do what I want. I already know what to do next, thanks to you. And you are going to stand there and watch until I get what I want and then after that I am going to come for you. I'll kill you and your soul, your essence will be lost forever. And there is nothing any one can do to save you."
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Elijah Pov
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Freya and Luna came in soaked from head to toe because of the rain.
"Where is Hope?" Luna shakily asked not paying attention to the fact that Mikeal was here like Freya was.
"With Ansel he went to go give her to Hayley." Klaus said stepping forward and putting an arm around her shoulder despite her being wet. I suspect he did this to calm her down, her heart was beating frantically in her chest.
It how ever did not work.
"Where is Kol?" Luna asked as her chest continued to rise and fall rapidly. She looked like she was having a panic attack.
"Right here." A voice said above the stairs although it wasn't Kol.
We all looked up just in time to see Rebekah push Kol's limp body down the stairs. Luna was the first one to react ignoring every one's protest.
Rebekah walked slowly down the stairs watching with a grin on her face as Luna looked over Kol.
"Don't worry Luna he'll only be dead for a short while." Rebekah said placing a hand on Luna's shoulder.
She flinched before grabbing Rebekah's hand and removing it from her shoulder. Standing up as she did.
"Who are you?"
Rebekah laughed. "It's crazy to see you standing there. It's been a while."
"Don't make her ask again." Mikeal said stepping forward. Klaus eye brows went up at this.
Rebekah sighed straightening up. "I am Eva. Eva Sinclair. And this body that your sister stole from me I have reclaimed it as my own. Leaving poor Rebekah in the dark."
Luna folded her arms over her chest, worry on her face. "It doesn't have to be like this. You can have your body back we just need to get Rebekah-" Freya started but Eva waved her hand causing Freya to fall. Mikeal caught her just before she hit the ground.
"But it does have to be like this." Eva said turning back around to Luna. "Because I want some thing."
"What do you want?" Luna asked the worry on her face gone replaced with anger.
"Come on Luna, you must remember!" Eva exclaimed circling her. Klaus wasn't to happy about Eva being as close to Luna as she was. I wasn't either but we already had an unconscious Freya.
"Remember what?"
"Oh that's right they took your memories didn't they." Eva said ignoring Luna's question.
"Maybe I can help you." Eva said Luna stepped back but it was to late. Eva's hand went to Luna's forehead, causing her head to tilt back as Eva chanted.
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Mikeal Pov
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I tensed as Eva put her hand on the little witches' head and started chanting.
I was quite attached to the little witch I admit. She was one of the only people I've ever encountered to stand up against me and talk back to me. I had saved her life quite a few times so when Eva started chanting I began to worry.
Witches chanting did not usually mean some thing good for some ones health.
Judging by Klaus' face he didn't like it either. In fact despite Elijah's protest he ripped Eva's hand from Luna's head cutting off her chanting.
Luna fell to the ground on her knees. Hard enough that they would probably be bruised. Clutching her head and pulling at her hair.
"Don't worry Niklaus I didn't kill her. At least not yet." Eva said as she watched Klaus bend down on his knees to Luna's level. His hands on her back speaking comforting words.
Elijah walked forward probably to kill this wretched witch but then Freya woke up, leaping from my arms, and standing in her brothers pant. "No Elijah if you kill her-"
"Your precious sister Rebekah is lost forever." Eva finished smiling as she did.
"So are we supposed to just let you walk out of here?" I asked and she looked up at me and nodded.
"Actually yes. Luna knows what I want. Maybe you can ask her when she gets done reminiscing." She replied back looking at Luna as she spoke.
"Reminiscing about what?" Elijah asked and Eva looked up at him, taking her eyes off of Luna.
"Her time in the caves of course. The times when I came to visit her. When I tortured her." She said looking back down at Luna's quivering form. She had know started whimpering. Like she was in pain.
"You tortured her?" I asked worried about Luna's past.
Eva smiled maliciously. "Oh yes in fact I invented a spell just to torture her with. It burns your insides, not literally of course but it does the damage. She should be screaming any minute now."
"Screaming?" Elijah asked and Eva nodded.
"Oh yes the spell I cast on her didn't just show her the memory. It's going to make her feel it to. And if I remember correctly she screamed for hours. This has all been fun, but I have to go before the ground starts shaking."
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Ansel Pov
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I did as I was asked. I took Hope to her mother. Hayley had bombarded me with questions after Jackson left to give her some space.
"Is some thing wrong?"
"What happened?"
"Is my sister okay?
"Is Elijah okay?"
I didn't want to worry her so I lied. "Hayley calm down every thing is fine. Klaus just thought you would like to see Hope."
She squinted her eyes at me suspiciously but took Hope any way.
I turned around intent on going back to the compound but then the ground jolted underneath my feet.
"What was that?" Hayley asked clutching Hope's head against her chest.
"An earth quake I think." I answered after another tremor shook the ground, hard enough to shake the trees.
Jackson then came up a worried look on his face. "I've felt this before?"
"When?" I asked interested. This could be either bad or worse.
"When Luna was in the caves." Jackson said speaking over the dull roaring of the ground.
"The two of you stay safe, look for shelter help the pack."
"Ansel where are you going?" Hayley asked before Jackson could lead her and Hope away.
"Back to the compound."
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Freya Pov
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"Before the ground starts shaking..." I repeated to my self looking at Luna curled up in a ball. Flinching like some one was hitting her.
Klaus was standing by Elijah watching her carefully.
Elijah had suggested that he give her some space. Until we figured out what was going on. She wasn't responding to any one.
But Eva had sent her back.
"What could that mean?" Elijah asked folding his arms over his chest as he looked at Luna with nothing more than concern.
The floor jolted then. Causing me to jump not expecting it.
Then it happened again stronger than before.
"An earth quake?" Mikeal suggested as the floor shook.
"No not an earth quake..."
I said trailing off as I looked at Luna. She had started sobbing now, still flinching. Awful sounds coming out of her mouth. Begging, pleading for this pain that she was feeling to stop.
Some witches when they were having a tantrum or a fit things would happen. I would know because I was one of them. When I was younger I had set an entire villages on fire. Birds would drop dead from the sky.
Luna wasn't having a tantrum or a fit she was stuck in a memory full of nothing but pain. And pain brings out the worst of us. I should know.
This wasn't some natural phenomenon this was Luna.
I knew she was strong but I didn't know she had been this strong. Strong enough to shake the ground. If this didn't stop she was going to level the city.
Books were now falling off the shelves and glass was breaking and she was screaming.
Ansel walked in then a worried expression on his face as he looked at Luna wither around at the floor.
"Freya isn't there any thing you can do." My brother asked. Horror on his face.
I scrambled my mind trying to figure out how I could help her, to ease her pain and to stop the ground from shaking.
"I can try and make her see some thing else. A memory. A good memory to over power the bad one she's having right now."
"Okay and how are you supposed to do that while she is in this...state?" Elijah said his hand now rested on Klaus' shoulder, still holding him back.
The ground continued to shake and things continued to fall worrying me. This had to stop.
"I can't it has to be some one else. Some one who has known her longer." I said causing every one to look to Klaus. Who slightly shrunk back a confused look on his face.
"What?"
I walked up to him and grabbed his hands. Trying to block out the sound of her crying in the background. It hurt to hear Luna like this. See her curled in a ball screaming in pain. Flinching like some one was hitting her. It made me wonder how she survived such cruelty. How could she come out good going through all of that?
"You have to think of a memory. A good memory. When she was smiling and laughing."
He dropped my hands. "Freya I can't compel her!"
"You don't have to!" I yelled back. This situation was getting worse. With the ground shaking, things falling, Luna crying, was making every one tense.
"Just trust me. Grab her hands and replay that memory in your head. Concentrate only on that memory and you should be able to pull her out of the bad memory."
Klaus sighed heavily before walking over to Luna and kneeling down to her level and taking her hands in to his. The rest of her still remained curled up. She had stopped screaming, she would whimper, moan, and groan. She was still flinching as if some one was hitting her.
The ground was still shaking, so much so that I was losing my balance as was every one else.
"Hurry." I added before he closed his eyes.
From the looks of it. He was now our only hope of getting her to stop.
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Klaus Pov
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Ignoring every one in the room except Luna hadn't been the hardest thing to do.
The challenge came when I had to think of a good memory.
There were so many, but which one?
I thought back to the days at the plantation house. Like her sister she had been free to roam and explore. As long as it was inside the house and not outside of it. She had come across a few of my paintings. I remember walking in on her. She had been standing her arms at her sides, a small smirk on her face as she examined them.
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"What is it about you and your sister that draws you to my paintings?"
Luna jumped a hand over her chest, relaxing when she saw it was me.
"Their beautiful."
I chuckled feeling some thing odd in my chest.
"Now how would you know that? I imagine your time in the caves must have prevented you from seeing anything beautiful."
She sighed looking at the painting again before looking back at me.
"It's the only word I can think of to describe it." She said and when I didn't say any thing she continued.
"I've seen ugly and horrible and this-" She said gesturing to my painting behind her."Is not it."
I smirked. "You know that is quite possibly the nicest thing any one has ever said about my paintings."
She raised her eye brows, and her mouth went slightly agape.
"There's more?" She asked causing me to laugh. And she joined in.
Before covering her mouth with her hands. Her eyes wide.
"What is it? Is some thing wrong?" I asked worried. Her expressionhad changed so quickly.
"So that's what it feels like..." She mumbled looking down at her hands as she spoke.
"What?" I asked still confused.
"Laughing. I've never-"
"You've never laughed?" I asked interrupting her and she nodded. A sad look crossing her face.
Poor girl. Her life has been hell. Worse than even mine. The way Mikeal treated me was nothing compared to how the witches treated her. It wasn't said out loud. I saw the whips, the belts, the knifes and the spells (most of which were specifically used for torture for pain).
"Well we can change that." I said causing her to look up at me.
"Klaus you don't have to pity me because I'm Hayley sister-"
"I don't pity you. I admire you."
"You admire me." She said gesturing to herself.
"Why not? And besides we have more than a few things in common." I said walking to stand by her. Looking at the painting I had painted all those years ago.
"Like what?" She asked turning her head to look briefly at me.
"We have both been hurt in ways that would be unimaginable to any one else." I said looking down as I spoke. Talking about my past with Mikeal was some thing I had never shared with any one.
Until now.
"Who hurt you?" She asked also looking down at her feet.
I exhaled slowly trying to calm myself. "My father."
It was silent for a few moments before Luna broke it.
"I'm sorry that he hurt you."
"It's okay it was centuries ago." I said trying to mask how uncomfortableI was because she had said sorry.
No one had said sorry.
"That doesn't make it hurt any less." She said exhaling as she did.
I cleared my throat trying to stop the emotions clouding my thoughts. "Would you like to see my paintings?" I asked and she nodded.
" I'd love to. But if you ever need to talk, I'm here-"
"Thank you Luna but we'd best get going if we intend to finish before dinner." I said and she furrowed her brow up at me.
"Luna I appreciate what you said I'm just-"
She held up her hand stopping me. "No it's okay, I understand."
I held my hand out and she took it a warm smile spreading on to her face. A smile filled with excitement, but mostly hope.
She did understand.
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I had put a lot of thought in to this memory.
Sure I could have easily picked when Luna hugged her brother for the first time, or that time when Kol had made her laugh really hard at that one dinner.
This memory contained hope, warmness, and it had been the first time she had ever laughed.
The ground had stopped shaking. And Luna was still curled up in a ball in what looked like a deep sleep. Her tears had leaked on to the floor making a puddle next to her face. But that's not what concerned me. Her nose was bleeding.
I rolled her body gently towards me and her head limply fell to the side.
"Hey, hey."
I said shaking her gently. She was breathing shallow and her heart was slower than usual.
"Klaus she's okay she just over-exerted herself." Freya said kneeling down on the other side of Luna. A hand on her forehead.
"You did it. I don't know how but you did. I can't believe it worked. What memory-"
"That Freya is none of your concern. I don't have time to sit around and talk. I have business to attend to."
I then turned to Elijah looking at him and then at Luna. He must have got the message.
"I'll call you."
I then vamped out of the compound ignoring Ansel's protest. I went to my car intent on making it to Mystic Falls before sun down.
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Back at Mystic Falls
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Caroline Pov
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Me and Cami were sitting on the floor talking about the men in our life. Well Stefan and Damon to be specific.
It had been nice. And not just the talking to Stefan part but talking to an actual girl.
Of course I had Vicki, Matt's sister to talk to but these days she was all down. And I didn't blame her. She missed Jeremy terribly. Matt was the only reason she hadn't just turned off her humanity. Maybe it would be better that way. Not forever, but just for a little while. He didn't understand the pain that she was going through I did. I had lost my two best friends. Elena and Bonnie. It still hurt to think about them some times, but it was getting better. Thanks to Damon I knew that they were in a better place, a safer one. I couldn't imagine now if I had lost Stefan. Poor Vicki. I would have to tell Matt to lay off her. And maybe while Cami was here she could talk to her.
I tensed hearing a car pull up. We hadn't been expecting any one.
Cami stood up apparently hearing the sound to.
"Stay here." I said to Cami and she frowned folding her arms over her chest, rolling her eyes.
I was her once. Human. Fragile. Wanting to just get in any ones path. Be it vampire, werewolf, witch, or hybrid. I totally supported the whole bad-ass fearless human thing. But I was sure that if some thing happened to Cami, Damon would kill me.
And I couldn't let that happen.
I vamped out of the room and in to the living room. I grabbed a knife from the table hearing footsteps.
"Expecting some one else love?"
I dropped the knife feeling instant relief. "Klaus."
I ran up and hugged him, glad that he was here. Maybe Kai would back off.
"What are you doing here?" I asked after stepping back. He sighed running his hands threw his hair, he looked stressed.
"I am here to speak with Alaric."
"About..." I trailed off wanting to know more.
"Damon." I nodded still confused.
"Is some thing wrong with Luna? Did some thing happen?" I asked worried. She had been a acting a little weird when I had been on the phone with her.
"Hey Caroline have you seen the news there was this crazy earth quake in New Orleans I think it was a 5.5 or some thing like that. Luckily no body died..." Jo said trailing off when she noticed Klaus beside me. The paper bags that she had secured in her hands dropped to the floor.
"Who are you?" She asked folding her arms over her chest. Looking at him threw squinted eyes.
Klaus opened his mouth to say some thing but Jo held up her hand. "If your here to kill me can you wait until I at least make dinner-"
"Whoa whoa Jo calm down. He is not here to kill you he is here to talk to Alaric about Damon." I said and she relaxed bending over to up the bags she had dropped. But before she could Klaus sped over and picked them up for her.
"Thank you. Would you mind putting those in the kitchen while I talk to Caroline. And then I'll go get Alaric for you." She said and Klaus nodded looking at me before turning away to go to the kitchen.
A part of me wondered if he even knew were the kitchen was. Oh well, to late now.
"So what it-" I started out asking but Jo interrupted me. "I had a dream last night that I was pregnant."
I opened my mouth and then closed it. I've never had dreams like that, and if I did they would be nightmares. Having a child at a time like this, was dangerous.
"Okay and who was the father?" I asked and Josette slapped me on the arm.
I rubbed my arm, the spot where she had hit me."Ow Jo that hurt."
"I'm sorry Caroline. I didn't know who the father was. From what I can remember I was just doing my usual routine except in my dream I was pregnant." She said using her hands as she talked.
"Do you think that it's connected to your future some how?" I asked and Jo shrugged. A hand over her mouth. "I don't know future telling has never really been my thing." She replied.
"I can help you figure this out but first you need to go get Alaric for Klaus." I said and she nodded leaving to go get her fiancee.
I took my phone out of my pocket. Unlocking it and going straight to contacts.
"Caroline." I frowned confused. This wasn't Luna's voice but Elijah's.
"Elijah what are you doing answering Luna's phone?" I asked bending down to pick up the knife I had dropped.
"Luna is unavailable at the moment-"
"Elijah what do yo mean unavailable? Is she okay?" I asked interrupting him. Normally I wouldn't have but Luna was my friend and I was worried about her. I had already lost three friends I didn't need to lose any more. I just don't think I would be able to take it.
"Is Niklaus there?"
I sighed he still hand't answered my question. "Yes Klaus is here Elijah. Now would you please answer the damn question. I need to know that she is okay. Don't give me the 'unavailable card'. And don't make me drive seven hours just to kick your ass."
There was a pause before Elijah cleared his throat. "Feel better."
"Yeah tons." I said sarcastically earning a heavy sight from the original vampire.
"The body that Rebekah is in has trapped her, and is out to get some thing that only Luna knows about. Eva made Luna relive her past, and in-doing so Luna felt pain. She is in a deep sleep for now at least."
I put my hand on my mouth feeling sick. "She's in a coma?" I asked my voice going high pitched.
"We don't know all we can do is just-"
"Hope and pray that she'll wake up." I finished.
Damon was going to flip when he found out.
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Alaric Pov
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I made my way to the living room wondering why Klaus wanted to speak to me about Damon.
Jo my beautiful fiancee and soon to be wife was in the kitchen, making roast beef. She always made it on Fridays and that's why it was my favorite day of the week.
"You aren't here to burn Mystic Falls down or any thing?" I said causing him to turn around a small smirk on his face.
That wouldn't have bothered me, but it didn't quite reach his eyes. Some thing must have happened.
"Luna..." I said trailing off and Klaus folded his arms over his chest.
"Sleeping. But that's not why I came here to Mystic Falls. I came here to take one of your team members from you."
I frowned, tensing. "Who?"
"Damon." He said shifting on his feet.
I sighed this conversation was not going to end well. I needed Damon here, but Klaus needed him to.
"Why?"
Klaus sighed heavily, "Luna is going through a particularly hard time right now-"
"I thought you said she was sleeping." I said interrupting him.
"She is. The body that my sister is in took over. Eva is her name and she is apparently some evil witch. Eva made Luna relive her past. She went threw a great deal of pain today and she is going to need-"
"Her father." I finished now understanding why he had come all of this way.
"For how long?" I asked and Klaus shrugged.
"Perhaps a day. I don't know, how ever long she needs him to be with her."
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Cami Pov
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"I won't be away for long. I'll come back as soon as I know that she's okay. I just need you to promise me some thing."
Damon said after sitting the duffel bag on the floor.
"Yeah sure any thing." I said reaching out to hold his hands.
"Promise me that your not going to get in to trouble while I'm gone."
I smiled thinking of a good way to reply to that.
"How can I? Your taking all the trouble with you."
He pulled me in to a hug. Correction, he pulled me in to one of his bear hugs.
I smiled despite how hard it was to breathe.
"You are starting to sound like me." He said causing me to bury my head in to the crook of his neck.
"And before you know it you are going to be popping out facts about the brain and psychology."
Damon laughed and squeezed me tighter. "One of these days your going to break my ribs." I said laughing as he set my down.
"When that day comes I'll just heal you."
I put my head in to his chest. In-hailing his heavenly smell. I didn't know when I was going to see him again. I was going to miss him.
Miss waking up next to him every day. Miss the warmth he offered when I was cold.
"I have to go."
"I know." I said pulling away, enough to put my arms around his neck.
"I love you Damon. I know saying that is probably cliche but I do. I am so grateful, so lucky to have you."
"Cami when you say things like that it makes me-"
"Want to kiss me." I said interrupting him. He rolled his eyes. "Of course not. I want to kiss you all the time. But when you say things like that it makes me feel like I am the luckiest man in the world. Any man would be lucky to have you standing by their side."
I smiled feeling heat rush to my cheeks. What did I do to deserve him?
"I think this is the part where we kiss." I said earning a smirk from him. His bright blue eyes lighting up.
He put his hand on my cheek caressing it. "Actually if I remember this is the part where I pick you up and-"
Some one cleared their throat causing me to jump away from Damon.
I looked over in the doorway to see Klaus, who was pale.
"We need to go."
Damon opened his mouth to say some thing but I pushed him gently towards the door, towards Klaus.
"Stop wasting time and get your ass back to the compound. Luna needs you." I said earning a shocked look from him and a smirk from Klaus.
"Yes ma'am." He said picking up the duffel bag he had originally set on the floor. He sped away leaving Klaus in the door way.
"Camille." He said and I smiled, waving in his direction before he sped of to.
Leaving me alone. In this room. In our room.
That was when Jo, Josette called every one down for dinner. I smiled at the thought. Okay maybe I wasn't totally alone.
I had Caroline, Stefan, Alaric, and Jo to keep me company.
But there was just one problem. They were all couples.
Stefan and Caroline and Alaric and Josette.
Because Damon was gone that would mean that I would be a third wheel.
But I was also a little relieved to get some space. Not that I wanted to break up with him or any thing but because of our little argument yesterday. Our first argument.
Okay so maybe it was true that all couples fought but I was sure none of them fought about weather they would turn the other one or not.
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Back in New Orleans
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Hayley Pov
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I sighed setting my phone on Luna's dresser. I had just finished talking to Jackson. He had wanted updates on her. And he would have been here with me, Jake to but we agreed that it would be to much.
Emotions were high right now and them being here right now wouldn't make any thing better. It might make things worse. So Jackson had to remain in the bayou with Hope and Jake. That was the way things had to be.
I walked over to my sister bed and sat on the side of it. Careful not to disturb her.
She looked so peaceful.
With Freya's help we had undressed her. We put her in a loose t-shirt and a pair of sweat pants.
We thought that it would be more comfortable than the skirt and stockings she had been wearing.
I had braided her hair. Just to pass the time by.
Rebekah's absence was hard for me to accept. She was in some crazy body of an evil witch. She was in big trouble.
I wondered who was going to go next.
Me, Luna, Hope, Klaus, Elijah.
It seemed like every one was slowly disappearing.
First it had been Chris, Leo, and Rebekah. We had gotten Rebekah back but now she was gone again.
"How is she doing?"
I turned my head away from my sister and to the door way. In it stood Freya.
She looked tired. Probably because she's been up all night like me.
Elijah, Kol, Marcel, Ansel, Mikeal, and Josh were all out searching for Eva/Rebekah.
"Sleeping. Her heart rate has dropped." I said recalling when I had heard it.
"How much so and when?" She inquired walking over to stand beside me.
"Not a lot, but it's still noticeable. And not normal for her. When. I'd say about thirty minutes ago."
"Is it normal for her to have all of this power?" I asked after the silence passed over us.
It was killing me. Listening to her slow heartbeat and breathing. I had to talk. Or I was going to drive myself crazy.
Freya sighed flipping her hair on to her other shoulder.
"It depends on who your parents and ancestors were. But from what I've heard Luna's mother was an exception witch and her father-"
"Was a werewolf, the alpha of the Crescent pack." I said and Freya nodded.
"I haven't been able to gather much about the Halliwells but apparently they are powerful. Ester mentioned them in one of her grimores."
"Have you ever shook the ground?" I asked and Freya smiled shaking her head. "No I've never shook the ground but I have set villages on fire."
I nodded. Thinking it was a good that Luna had never set any thing on fire.
"Do you have a theory on what this is?" I asked gesturing to Luna.
Freya frowned. "That's hard to say. I don't think she's in a coma, she isn't cursed. Maybe she really is just sleeping."
"This heavily..." I trailed off grabbing Luna's hand.
"Yes it is possible for some one to sleep so deeply."
"What if she doesn't wake up?" I said as I set her hand down covering it up along with the other one.
Freya sighed before putting her hand on my shoulder. "She will."
I straightened up hearing some thing. A door open and close. "Boys are back." Freya announced but I frowned feeling a pang in my stomach some thing was wrong. Some thing bad was about to happen.
Hearing heavy breathing I looked over at Luna to see that her chest west rising and falling at a rapid rate and she had started sweating.
"What's wrong with her?" I asked as Freya put her hand on Luna's forehead.
"I don't know."
She then started thrashing around. Muttering"no"over and over again.
"Elijah!" Freya yelled and with in seconds he was in the door way. Looking at Luna with concerned eyes. I wished he would look at me like that.
"My blood?" He questioned but Freya shook her head. Mutter some thing over and over again in latin while holding Luna's hands.
"No she could choke on it."
"What are you doing?" I asked and Freya sighed closing her eyes. "I am trying to see what's going on in her head."
Elijah sighed pulling a phone out of his pocket. He must have noticed my staring because he stopped what he was doing to look at me.
"I'm calling Klaus if you were wondering?" He said and I could sense annoyance and possibly irritation in his tone. That made me frown.
"But why-"
"Because Hayley he asked me to call him if some thing happened."
"You don't have to call him, he could over react." I said grabbing his hand, trying to prevent Elijah from calling Klaus.
Luna was my sister not his.
Talking to Luna the other night had shed some light on questions I had unanswered.
I needed to know why he cared about her. What his intentions were.
If he was playing around with her, toying with her. I needed to know so I could stop it.
Luna didn't need a broken heart. She didn't need to feel the pain it causes. She's already felt to much pain.
I should have handled this conversation along time ago. It was better now than never.
"Out of respect for my brother I am going to do what he asked me to do. I would do the same for Luna if Klaus was in this position without hesitation. Now Hayley would you mind removing your hand I have an important call to make and you are preventing me from doing so."
I did. My arm falling limply to the side. My eyes burning. Almost like I wanted to cry.
I turned around away from him and walked to Luna placing my hand on her cheek wiping away the tears that had sprung from her eyes.
Elijah was speaking in a low tone to Klaus who I could hear on the other end demanding to know what was wrong. He wanted details specifics. Elijah pulled the phone off of his ear turning to Freya who was now sweating and panting almost as hard as Luna.
"Freya do you know what this is?" He asked and she shook her head.
"No I don't know what this is. Maybe a side effect from the memory spell. Or she could be having a nightmare." Freya said pulling her dirt blond hair in to a pony tail.
She walked away from Luna and took the phone from Elijah's hands. I could hear Klaus' swearing on the other end. He wasn't exactly the happiest person in the world right now.
"Klaus you need to calm down!" Freya yelled in to the phone.
It wasn't exactly hard to hear Klaus' reply. Any one could have heard it.
"Freya don't tell me to bloody calm down! You need to start giving me some answers! If she is in any pain, I am going to personally hold you accountable!"
"I am trying-"
"Try harder!" He yelled in to the phone causing Freya to jump.
"Hey she is my friend I happen to care about her to Klaus you are not the only one-"
"Call me when you start making progress otherwise don't bother." Klaus said frustration along with anger was evident in his voice. Then he hung up causing Freya to put Elijah's phone back in to his waiting hand.
Her face was flushed. I couldn't tell if it was because of her straining when she was doing that spell or if it was because Klaus had yelled at her. It could have been both for all I knew.
"Hayley there is a brownish-greenish powder in my bag, in my room go get it. Bring one of the bowls from my cabinet and the vial of clear liquid inside the first drawer of my dresser."
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Damon Pov
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"Do you know where she is?" I asked referring to Rebekah/Eva.
I wasn't to fond of the silence. I was stressed about Luna. And when I stressed I had bad thoughts. I would start thinking of things that could go wrong. And I couldn't do that right know. I had to stay positive not only for my sake but for her. I needed to keep my mind away from those bad thoughts and in order to do that I had to get Klaus to talk to me. And in order to do that he had to talk back.
"I don't know but when I separate her from my sister I am going to have a talk with her. She knocked Freya out. Not to mention she caused Luna a great deal of pain and I intend to do the same to her." He said as he ran a stoplight narrowly missing another car.
"Klaus are you trying to get us killed!"
He sped up turning to look up me as he did. "No I am trying to get us to Luna."
"And Damon we can not die." He said as he passed some one.
"What you said to your sister wasn't-"
"Right." Klaus finished not even bothering to look over at me.
He continued after speeding up, I don't think it was possible for him to go any faster.
"Damon right now is not the best time for you to speak unless you intend to piss me off."
I scoffed looking at the dark that surrounded us. It wouldn't be long before we enter New Orleans and entered the compound. We just had to get passed this straight stretch.
"Your already pissed off."
"Nice observation skills Damon." Klaus said sarcastically.
"Look I am trying to help-"
"Well you aren't doing the best job." He said talking over me in an aggravated tone.
"You know some times Klaus your insufferable even when some one is trying to help you."
"I've heard how insufferable I am you are not the first to notice this and how exactly are you trying to help me Damon because the only thing you have helped so far is my anger." He retorted not taking his eyes off of the road. I'm not sure I wanted to. His glared were legendary I did not want to be in a path of one of those ever again.
"Talking helps, I know you think it doesn't but it does. Just trust me and try it." I said and he slammed on his breaks, causing me to lurch forward, avoiding a dog in the middle of a road.
The dog moved along and Klaus put his foot in the gas again causing me to lurch back in to my seat. Some times his driving was almost scarier than one of his glares.
"And just what do you want to talk about Damon?" He snapped hands gripping the steering wheel as we passed the"WelcometoLouisiana" sign.
"I don't know any thing is better than silence." I said gripping on to the seat as he whipped around a curve.
"How are things going with Cami?"
"Great, better than great..." I said trailing off remembering our brief argument last night.
I had been telling her to be careful and then she asked me if I would change her.
She had her opinion and I had mine.
I didn't want to change her because I was afraid that she would turn in to a monster like me. I didn't want her to be a monster like me, I wanted her to be her. The cute, kind, smart, human I had grown to love. I was afraid that if I made her like me that all of the things I loved about her would go away. And she wouldn't bemyCamiany more. And Cami being as strong headed as she was happened to disagree and she made that clear. We weren't going to break up, we were just going threw a rough patch right now.
And that was exactly what I told Klaus.
"Turn her your going to have to do it eventually you do intend to keep her around correct?" He asked turning to look at me. I was glad to notice that he had calmed down.
I scoffed at his question. "Of course I intend to keep her around. I love her."
"Then what's the problem?" He asked we were now in New Orleans. It wouldn't be long before we arrived at the compound.
"The problem is in order to become a vampire Cami has to die, and that is not happening."
"It will be quick." He said and I sighed in frustration.
"Okay Mr. Know it all what would you do if we switched places. You are me and Cami is Luna. Would you just be able to let her die?"
"Don't ask me that." Klaus said as he gripped the steering wheel so hard his knuckled turned white.
"Why?"
"Because I don't know the bloody answer. Talking is over, we have arrived." He said as he pulled up to the compound.
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Elijah Pov
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"Can you get inside of her head?" I asked Freya who was bent over Luna. She had stopped chanting and sweat coated her entire frame. If she didn't stop she was going to over strain herself and her magic.
"I'll keep trying."
I grabbed her arm and pulled her gently away from Luna.
"Freya you need to rest."
She pulled away from me. "No Elijah I can't I have to do this. Luna is counting on me. I've already screwed up once today I don't intend to do it again."
She said taking the syringe from Hayley.
"What is that?" I asked looking at Freya as I spoke. "Some thing to calm her down." She replied calmly despite her exhaustion.
"Will it work?" Asked Hayley with a worried glance at her sister.
"Things like this you can't really tell but it's better than nothing." Davina said putting a hand on her shoulder, to try and calm her. But judging by the pained look on her face it hadn't worked.
"Your going to have to hold her." Freya said and I rushed forward giving Mikeal, Ansel, and Kol a look. If Klaus walked in at this moment it would be best it he saw me holding her instead of one of them.
I held her down by her arms as she shook. Crying, screaming over and over again. Still in a deep sleep. This dream that she's having she must have been fighting some one or some thing off. The thought was not comforting.
Just as Freya had began to stuck the needle in to her arm Damon and Klaus entered the room. Obviously Klaus in the lead.
The noise they made most have been louder than I thought because Luna sat up eyes wide and screamed causing the syringe to fall and every one around her to be thrown in to the wall by an invisible force.
Freya was the first to get up while every one else remained where they were, in shock. Me included.
The floor started shaking again. And Freya grabbed the syringe and stuck it in to Luna's arm causing her to immediately collapse.
Freya along with her. Blood coming heavily out of her nose. She had over strained herself. Just as I had predicted.
"Freya?" Mikeal asked shaking her. After a few seconds she came around but still in a dazed state.
Mikeal moved along with Freya possibly to take her to her room so she could get some rest but Klaus stepped forward. After giving a sharp look at Damon who after that had went to Luna's bedside were Hayley was.
Ansel and Mikeal left the room probably to sort their differences out and give Hayley and Damon some space. Hopefully by the end ofthatconversation both of them remained un-harmed and un-injured.
Shortly after Davina, Kol, Marcel, and Josh left I followed. Not being able to look at Hayley's pain filled expression.
I some how felt responsible for her pain, that I had inflected it upon her some how. I felt responsible for Rebekah/Eva I should have known that hadn't been my sister. That some thing was wrong. I also felt responsible for Luna. Maybe if I would have been here sooner I could have prevented her suffering, and Hayley's to.
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Klaus Pov
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"I'm sorry that I failed, I should have done better-" Rambled Freya as I led her to her room.
She automatically sat down on the bed not objecting when I joined her. She wasn't making any eye contact with me. I had probably hurt her earlier, yelling at her like that. It wasn't like I meant to it's just I had been so angry and worried. Damon was right I shouldn't have yelled at her. And it was only right of me to apologize to her.
"Freya I'm sorry for yelling at you. It wasn't right-"
"Damn right it wasn't! And you need to apologize for being an ass to me and Elijah."
I scoffed. "I was not being an ass."
Freya looked up from her hands and glared at me. "Okay okay so maybe I was being an ass, but you have to understand-"
Freya held up her hand. "I know, I know. You care about Luna okay I do to. But I don't get cranky and yell every time some thing happens to her."
"Well that's the difference between you and me, sister."
Freya stood up swaying on her feet as she did. I gently sat her back down on the bed before she managed to face plant on the floor.
"Why are you here? Why couldn't you have let Mikeal take me to bed?" Freya questioned arms crossed over her chest.
"I wanted to apologize to you and I don't trust Mikeal."
Now it was her turn to scoff. "Niklaus he is our father-"
I held up a finger stopping her. "Your father."
"Well you know what I mean!" She exclaimed getting frustrated.
"I don't trust him, if you want to be around him fine. But don't come crying to me about how he treats you. And if you wish to be around him then keep Luna out of it."
She sighed holding her head in her hands. "He saved her life more than once, and not to mention he some how managed to get a hold of Rebekah's vampire body and that will become very helpful in getting our sister back and out of that psychotic witch Eva."
I sighed taking a long deep breath to calm myself. "I don't trust him and that's that. I didn't come here to fight and argue with you. I came here to apologize to my sister and to make sure that she was alright. So before a fight gets started I am going to leave you here in your room so that you can get some rest. Your going to need it because the only thing you'll be doing tomorrow is finding Eva."
I then vamped out of the room before she could say any thing else.
It was not that I was trying to be argumentative but Mikeal being here had affected me as much as I hated to admit it.
Every time I saw his face my mind would go back to the old days. When he would beat me mercilessly for hours upon hours until Ester would pull him off of me.
For me Mikeal has always been the only monster I feared. I was ashamed to still feel like he had some power over me. The power to inflect fear.
I wasn't sure how much more of him I could take.
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Ansel Pov
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I was troubled by Mikeal's sudden appearance.
He was the one who killed me after all. The one who had prevented me from seeing my son all those years ago.
I know what he did to my son. The beatings, the name calling, the cruelty that he forced my son through.
And I intended to confront him.
"I was beginning to wonder when you were going to show up. Judging by the way you were glaring at me back there it seemed like you wanted to talk." Mikeal said turning around.
We were outside of the compound standing on the steps. Except he was on one side and I was on the other.
"Why are you here?" I asked not bothering to ease around every thing. I wanted to get straight down to the point. I didn't want to mess around, much less mess around with Mikeal.
"As you saw I brought Rebekah's body to the compound."
"And how exactly did you acquire her body?" I asked suspicious that this had all been apart of his plan.
"I stole it from Finn he was preparing to destroy it. But luckily I got there in time."
I frowned. He seemed to be telling the truth. As odd as it might be.
"Well you've dropped the body off so why are you still here?"
He groaned. "As if it's any of your business. But if you really wish to know I am trying to make amends."
"And why is that? Are you planning on dying any time soon?" I asked earning a growl from him.
"I am not the same person I was a thousand years ago. I have decided that I do not want my children to remember me as the monster I once was."
"Once?" I questioned allowing one of my eye brows to raise up.
"Back then some of the things I did, the things I said, and the choices I made I now realize were wrong. And before it is to late I intend to make things right with my family."
"You beat him mercilessly when ever he said or did some thing you didn't like."
He put his hands up in a defensive position. "Okay so I might have been a little hard-"
"Hard? You were cruel-"
"I was necessary! If I hadn't beat him back then he might not be the man he is today."
"Are you saying that if you had the chance to go back in time you would do the same thing over again." I said and he shook his head causing me to frown.
"No I am saying that I am here to make amends for past sins that I have committed. To apologize. I'm sure you don't trust me but this isn't about you. And besides I happen to care about what happens to the little witch."
I tilted my head to the side. Little witch, he couldn't mean Davina, or Freya. So he must be talking about some one else.
"You mean Luna." I said and Mikeal nodded. "Yes it's a nickname I gave her. I saved her life. From Ester once and from my oldest son Finn twice. I may have gotten attached to her. She is one of the only people who has ever stood against me not because she was protecting some one but because she didn't like the way I was speaking to her. And because of that I admire her."
I sighed thinking about how much Klaus would like that because I know I didn't.
"I thought you hated werewolves." I said remembering how he used to talk about them in pure hatred.
"Luna is different." Mikeal said and I frowned, confused with his answer. "How so?"
"She doesn't boast about her superiority. She doesn't hold her head high. She wants to be treated like every one else, equal. Although-"
"It's impossible because she will never be like every one else. I take it you've had that conversation with her to then." I said and Mikeal nodded.
"So are we going to get along now that we've had this conversation?" Mikeal asked not using the irritated tone he usually did.
"It depends." I said walking up the stairs to open the compound door.
"On what?" He asked walking up beside me.
"On how much you aggravate me."
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Hayley Pov
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"Hey, can I talk to you for a minute?" I asked seeing Klaus come out of Freya's room.
"About?" He asked and seeing Davina and Kol round the corner I sighed. "Some place more private." He sighed leading me out of the hallway and to his room.
"What is it that you would like to discuss with me Hayley?"
"Luna. I want to know your intentions with my sister." I said speaking honestly. There was no point to beating around the bush. I didn't have time to play around. I had to get back home, to the bayou to Hope. But this conversation couldn't be put off any longer.
He turned around his hands behind his back.
"My intention is to protect her. Surely you of all people understand that..." He said trailing off as he grabbed a paint brush and started painting on a blank canvas. To my understanding painting helped him whenever he was stressed out. It was like a therapeutic session for him. At least that's how Elijah described it.
"Of course maybe it would be better if I put it this way. Why do you care?"
His hand froze in mid-air but then resumed it's pace.
"I'm sorry Hayley I'm not sure what you mean by that?"
"Klaus I think you know exactly what I mean." I said and I truly did believe that he did know what I was talking about. For some reason he was avoiding answering my question. Could I blame him? What if he asked me about my intentions for his brother Elijah? That would be very uncomfortable for everyone involved. But I needed to know.
"Why do you care about my sister?" I asked after the silence became almost unbearable.
"Why do you care about your sister?" He asked dipping his paint brush in to the water to clean it.
"Klaus why can't you just answer the damned question?" I asked throwing my hands up in the air. Some times he could be so infuriating, I don't know how Luna could be around him so much.
"Because Hayley maybe I don't want to answer the damned question." He said quoting me.
"It's not like you would understand it anyway..." He said placing the paint brush on the canvas creating a line.
I walked over to him and plucked the paint brush out of his hand setting in the cup full of water.
"Show me then."
He narrowed his eyes at me. "Hayley-"
I reached down and grabbed his hand, putting it on my cheek. "Show me."
He closed his eyes and breathed in deeply and before I knew it I was thrust in to his mind. In a memory.
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"What exactly did the witches tell you about me?" Asked Klaus.
Him and Luna were sitting outside on the grass. Books, papers, pens, and pencils lay discardedaround them.
The wind was blowing hard but other than that it looked like a nice day. The skies were a clear blue. It must have been a warm day outside because Luna was in a floral frilly light blue skirt and a white lace tank top. Her hair was down not up like it usually was now a days. Klaus wasn't wearing a leather jacket but a plain t-shirt and some jeans. I wasn't really used to seeing him this laid back.
"Nothing true." She said replying to his question without meeting his eyes.
Luna looked up seeing Klaus looking at her. She sighed fiddling with her hands in her lap.
"They said that you were a beast, a monster, a bastard, a cruel heartless person with the intention to kill every one who looks at you the wrong way."
When he said nothing she continued. "Their wrong it's not true-"
"Yes it is."
"No it's not." Luna argued folding her arms over her chest as her and Klaus looked at each other.
"How am I not a monster?" He asked standing up and she did to. Brushing the grass off of her skirt.
"Listen I've seen my fair share of monsters and you are not one of them."
"Luna you don't even know me-"
"I know enough."
Klaus said nothing so Luna continued.
"I know that you think you are damaged because of what happened to you as a child. You think that no one can love and care about you because of what you are, and what you've done. So you shut your self out. You think your a monster because every one calls you one when your not. They don't understand you. People are afraid of things they don't understand, the things they don't know. And they give them names likemonster, beast, demon, and devil. They said that you kill people, and that makes you cruel. But then when they themselves kill people it's always some how necessary and un-cruel. It doesn't matter what other people might see you as, it only matters how you see you. Don't listen to the things people say about you because they are wrong. Only you know the real you. Don't let any one else tell you otherwise. I know you've probably heard all of this before but you are not a monster. Monsters are not kind, giving, or supportive like you are. They destroy things while you create."
At the end of Luna's speech Klaus' mouth lay slightly open. Surprised, though he was trying to hide it of course unsuccessfully.I had to admitwhat she said had moved me. I wondered how Klaus had been feeling that very moment in time.
"On the contrary Luna no one has ever said anything to me like that before." Klaus said causing Luna to look down at her feet.
"Well they should. Your not a bad person."
"Thank you." Klaus said and Luna nodded her gaze still locked on the ground.
"If you ever want to talk Luna I'll be here for you."
She nodded finally looking up. "Would you like to see some more paintings?" Asked Klaus and Luna frowned a confused expressionon her face. "I thought you showed me all of your paintings."
"If you would like we could go and admire the street artists."
"I didn't know I was allowed out of this area." Luna said still confused as she gathered all of the books and papers up with Klaus' help of course.
"You are allowed out of this area, as long as it's with me." Klaus said leading Luna in to the house that they would soon be leaving.
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"Now you know." Klaus said removing his hand from my face and stepping back.
"Klaus you are not a monster, I don't understand-"
He cut me off, shaking his head muttering to himself. "Luna was the only person in centuries who had not been afraid of me. I hadn't compelled her. Or forced her to be around me. For some reason she liked to be around me, of her own free will. Luna is the first person to tell me that I wasn't bad, that I wasn't this monster that every one told me I was. She is the best friend I've ever had and that is being completely honest. All my thousand years of life and I've never met any one like her, and that's a good thing. No one treats me like she does. And you ask me what my intentions are with her, well here they are. I want her to be safe, healthy, and happy. Is that so different from what you want?"
I frowned looking down at my feet. Now I was feeling like thebadguy.
"Of course not I just wanted to make sure that you weren't going to break her heart."
"And why Hayley would I break her heart?"
"It's not some thing you could mean to do I just needed to know that you weren't going to break her heart, or hurt her in anyway because I don't want her to feel that pain." I said explaining my self.
"Oh look at the time shouldn't you be going home to your husband."
I flinched at his words. He was of course right.
"Hayley if you wouldn't mind keep Hope at the Bayou with you just until Rebekah is restored to her full self, and the evil with Eva is gone." I nodded turning around to leave but then stopped a question popping up in my head.
"Do you love her?"
"I don't know who you are talking about Hayley." Klaus said his back to me as he resumed his painting.
"Do you love Luna?" I asked and he sighed heavily he seemed really beaten down today. Now that all of his anger and worry were gone.
He turned his head to look at me. Smirking, although it didn't quite reach his eyes like it usually did.
"You know that I do."
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Damon Pov
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I groaned sitting up feeling a sharp pain in my neck.
I then remembered that I had fallen asleep, with my head on Luna's arm. I had texted every one back in Mystic Falls (that I cared about) and told them that I was fine and gave them an update on Luna's condition.
She was just as the same before asleep.
I stood up admiring her for a moment. She looked so peaceful, so calm. I leaned down kissing her forehead before leaving the room.
Not caring that my hair was out of place and sticking straight up in some places. I needed to talk to Klaus.
If Luna woke up I wanted to take her out away from all the books, magic, and spells. So that she could just take a break to breathe. Over my life time I've had a lot of witch friends and one of the things I've learned from them is that when they keep doing the same thing over and over again with out a break they mess up.
I was sure Klaus wasn't going to like the idea of me taking her out, especially because of the last time(theEricsituation). But Luna needed to get out. That's why I was going down now to prevent any fighting for when she woke up.
After looking all over the compound for Klaus I came up empty.
But then I remember that I hadn't checked the kitchen.
Why was it always the kitchen?
I walked in to the kitchen seeing him there I breathed out relieved. "I've been looking every where for you."
I said sitting on a stool across from Klaus, grabbing a blood bag. I really needed one right now.
"Good morning Klaus." I said causing him to look up at me. A dazed look on his face.
"Oh sorry Damon, didn't see you there I was-"
"Thinking I know." I said interrupting him and he raised his eye brows up at me. The dazed look on his face replaced with a confused one.
"You've got that look on your face." I said and he nodded looking down at the glass of bourbon in his hand. Running his finger along the glass.
"Listen I need to talk to you about-"
"Luna." Klaus finished picking up the glass of bourbon and setting it back down.
I frowned. How did he know what I was going to say?
"How did you know-" I started out asking but he cut me off, raising his hand.
"Call it a hunch."
"I don't understand what the problem is Klaus. I will be there with her."
Klaus growled hitting the wall. Though I suppose it was better than hitting me.
"You aren't the problem Damon other people are. Eric got to close and I am not going to let any one else get that close again."
I said nothing. My mind racing. Trying to figure out a way to make a good argument. Because a part of me agreed with him. A big part at that.
"You are the one who doesn't understand Damon. You didn't see her face, she didn't cry in to your chest."
"I know I should have been there for her, don't rub in the fact that you were." I said looking down as I spoke feeling guilty and and ashamed that I hadn't been there for her.
"I'm not rubbing it in I am just telling you why I don't want her to walk out of that door without me-"
"What's the difference between you and me?!" I asked feeling offended. I would never let any thing happen to Luna, I'd throw my self in the way first.
"The difference is I won't hesitate." Klaus said calmly but I knew it wouldn't be long before that calm was replaced with a stronger emotion anger.
"Neither will-"
I turned hearing some one clear their throat.
Luna was standing in the doorway her arms wrapped around herself. She was wearing a pair of leggings paired with a green t-shirt and a pair of converse. Her hair was in a low pony tail. She had no make-up on her face.
"Damon would you mind giving me and Klaus a minute." Luna said moving off of the doorway.
I frowned opening my mouth to say some thing but Luna put her hand on my shoulder and nodded at me once causing me to roll my eyes.
"I'll be back in five minutes." I said getting a scoff from Klaus and a heavy sigh from Luna.
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Luna Pov
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"How long have you been standing there?" Klaus asked after Damon left the room.
"Long enough to know what the two of you were arguing about." I answered trying to shake the drowsiness off of my system. Klaus must have noticed this because his eyes narrowed in at me.
"Luna you seem tired why don't you go back to bed." He said putting his hand on my shoulder.
"I can't sleep. I wish I could but every time I close my eyes I see Eva and then I remember the memory she showed me. I know you are trying to keep me safe but today I just have to breathe and I can't do that here. I want to go out and eat like any normal person here, just for a day. Maybe walk around for a little bit I don't know just do some thing besides reminisce and worry. Damon will protect me, speaking of that subject I can protect myself. I'll even kill if I have to you know that I can, but if I stay here I am going to work myself up thinking about my brother and my past. I am taking today off. I'm not going to use magic or my powers unless the situation is dire. I just need-" I closed my eyes realizing I was rambling again.
"Alright I will let you and Damon leave on one condition."
"Any thing..." I said trailing off wondering exactly what thisonecondition might be.
"After you return I was wondering if you would like to watch a movie with me. Kol has been nagging me about it and it more than likely is a terrible movie and I thought that if I had you there to watch it with me it might make it more breathable."
Whoa a movie night with Klaus.
What was I going to wear? Pajamas? Definitely not a night gown that was never happening again, well maybe another time...
How was I going to do my hair? Was I going to do my hair at all? Should I shower first? Was I going to put on make-up? Would it be weird not to put make up on? Would he think I was weird if I did or didn't? Where was he going to sit and where was I going to sit? How far apart would we be? Would the room be dark? Should I put on some perfume? What if he didn't like it?
I realized that during this time I hadn't said any thing at all. I was just staring at him like the idiot I was.
"Of course it's okay if you don't want to I just thought-"
"No no no!" The two lettered word involuntarily slipped from my mouth. Oh my god, why did I have to be so stupid. I can not believe I just yelled at him.
I cleared my throat trying to shut down the mini panic attack I was having.
"I mean I would love to, if that's okay with you." I said and he nodded opening his mouth to say some thing when his hand dropped off of my shoulder and his eyes hardened.
I turned around to see Mikeal leaning on the door way. A small smirk on his face.
"Little witch I wondered when I'd be seeing you again." He said as he embraced me with a hug.
It was a little awkward on my part of course. Mikeal was the one that had hurt Klaus all those years ago. And here I was hugging him. It felt wrong.
"I'll see you later then." I said turning back around to look at Klaus. Who removed his eyes from Mikeal to look at me.
He nodded and I turned around to walk away to go get Damon. Planning on telling him the good news.
"How did you do it?" Damon asked as we walked hand in hand out of the compound.
"Do what?" I asked after a while. I had been enjoying the way the warm air felt on my skin. There was a cool breeze that would move my hair occasionally I couldn't help but appreciate it.
"Break us out of jail." He said causing me to laugh.
"Okay Damon first of all the compound is not a jail, and Klaus was just trying to protect us."
He laughed causing me to look over at him. I didn't think what I had said had been funny.
"Oh by us you mean you. I meant to say how did you get him to let you go?"
I inhaled deeply smiling at the smell of fresh air.
"First of all I didn't get Klaus to do anything. Second of all I just told him how I was feeling, how I wanted a break from worrying about my brother and my past."
Damon smiled reaching down to grab my hand.
"So what your saying is that you persuaded him?" He said and I shrugged. "Does it really matter I mean at lest we're out of the compound. What do you want to do today?"
"First we grab some thing to eat and then we do what ever my little princess wants to do." He said letting go of my hand to tickle me.
I laughed despite feeling extremely embarrassed.
We were out in the open, and that meant that every one was looking at us.
"Damon I really-"
He sighed putting his hand on my mouth and standing in front of me. Wagging his finger in front of my face.
"Princess we've talked about this."
I rolled my eyes but smiled any way. It felt good to not be bent over a map, a crystal in hand, looking for my brother. I tried not to dwell on the memory I remembered from yesterday. And I hoped that spending the day with Damon would keep my mind off of it.
And if not then I was going to talk to Klaus.
He said I could come and talk to him whenever I needed to. Talking to him about some thing always made me feel better any way, it didn't matter what it was.
Damon removed his hand from my mouth, and placed both hands on his hip. Patiently waiting.
"Sorry Dad." I said causing his face to light up.
"It's okay princess, now what kind of ice cream do you want?" He said setting us down at a small ice cream place.
I frowned. "Damon it is 9:00 in the morning." I said and the smile only grew on his face. "It's never to early for ice cream, now Princess what would you like? If they don't have it I'll find a way to get it, even if that means killing every one here."
I sighed shaking my head. "Dam-(I cleared my throat preparing to correct myself) Dad you can't be serious."
He took his eyes off of me to look at the approaching waiter. "Oh princess but I am."
"Deadly serious." He added after the waiter paused to take a look at me, causing me to blush.
...
The day had went just as I had hoped. Perfect. No magic. No spells. No creepy stalker guys.
I admit it had been entertaining to watchmydadchase every one who so much as looked at me off. Some times his over protectiveness came in handy.
But now it was time for him to go and return to Mystic Falls.
Where Cami, Caroline, Stefan, and Alaric were. I knew I was going to have to call them all individually at some point but I didn't want to do it right now. I was going to have to do it tomorrow.
"Hey look I know I said this before but I really mean it this time. I'll be back here in a week maybe two that's it."
"I promise."
He added after I hadn't said any thing. I smiled wrapping my arms around his torso.
"Thank you for today Damon I really appreciated it."
"Any time princess. I love you daughter."
I smiled at his reply. He could be so sweet when he wanted to be. "I love you to dad."
He sighed and wrapped his arms around me lifting me up.
"Ugh Dad you are seriously killing me!" I yelled as he continued to squeeze me tighter and shake me. I loved Damon but his bear hugs, now that was another story.
He set me down and I bent over breathing deeply in and out trying to catch my breath. Not caring that Klaus was behind me.
"Are you alright Luna?" Ansel asked and I looked up surprised to see him there.
"Yeah I'm okay I just experienced another one of Damon's bear hugs. It takes a while for my lungs to recover." I said as I waved at Damon watching him walk out.
"Are you ready love?" Klaus asked and I nodded and he took my arm and put it in to his. Leading me away from Ansel.
...
We were sitting on a couch.
One of the ones that you sink in to once you sit on it. I immediately wanted to go to sleep because of how comfortable it was. But then I remembered that Klaus wasn't to far away from me.
I had taken my shoes off so my feet were on the couch.
Klaus had taken off his leather jacket leaving him a black long sleeve shirt that some how managed to make him look more intimating and good at the same time.
The room wasn't dark like I had imagined it would have been. It was fully lit, not that I minded.
I told myself to continue to look at the screen and to not look at him. It would have been harder but the movie happened to be interesting. For some reason I felt drawn to the background music, or soundtrack as Kol called it.
It was calledSplitforsomereason.From the looks of it this movie was going to be scary, if not scary then creepy. I was getting bad vibes.
It was just getting interesting when the guy kidnapped the three girls. But then there was a loud noise, a boom. Thunder, I think.
I of course jumped when there was anotherboomandalongwiththatnoise the power went out. The whole room had been swallowed up in darkness I couldn't see my hand in front of my face.
The problem was that I had jumped, right on to Klaus' lap. It didn't really help that he had put an arm around me securing me so I wouldn't fall.
"Love are you okay?" He asked a laugh building up in his voice.
I was all of a sudden glad that the lights were out, that he couldn't see my face. Because I was surely blushing.
"Yeah I'm okay. Are you okay I didn't meant to jump on you like that." I said and he laughed. Shifting causing me to shift with him.
"It's okay you didn't hurt me. I'm quite content actually."
I laughed looking down at what I assumed to be my hands. "Well I'm glad to know that me being scared amuses you."
"Luna you don't have to be scared. I'm here with you."
I sighed my heart feeling like it was about to come out of my chest.
"I'm not afraid, just jumpy." I added after another round of thunder came.
"Sure you are love."
...
I rolled over in bed opening my eyes. Seeing that it was still night. I had been doing this on and off all night. Waking up and going back to sleep.
Klaus had taken me to my room to go and see what was wrong with the power. He had said we would finish the movie later, and I of course agreed but that had been hours ago.
It was now 3:30 in the morning.
I sat up feeling a chill pass over me.
I then frowned, I hadn't lit a candle. But there it was in all of it's glory glowing in the night. I got up and pushed the covers back. Wincing as my feet touched the cold floor.
I blew it out trying to blindly find my way back to my bed. Once I was settled in I sat back up confused. There it was again. Shining brightly in the dark of my room.
I got up once again and went to blow it out stopping when I noticed a piece of paper and a pencil lying there that hadn't been there before with the words"I can help you find your brother."
It was written in cursive hand-writing. Not a hand that I recognized.
I picked up the pencil going out on a limb and wrote the words "How?"
I was shocked to see all the words on the page disappear. It wasn't long before I got my reply.
"A simple spell to find out exactly where he is. But I can tell you what town he's in. My name is Phoebe by the way. Halliwell in case you were wondering. Cole's wife. I thought I could help you so here I am. Would you like to know the name of the town?"
I picked up the pencil despite my shaking hands and quickly wrote.
"Yes, please and it's nice to meet you Phoebe."
A few seconds later the writing disappeared.
"Leo is in New Orleans, while Chris is in Mystic Falls." Wrote Phoebe causing me to sigh in relief. I was so close.
"I have to go now it's been fun talking with you, tell Cole that I love him and that I always will. Don't worry the spell I have written for you will appear after I'm gone. Stay safe, being a Halliwell isn't always the best thing in the world I should now. Talk to you later."
I reached down towards the pencil to write and say thank you but the writing had disappeared.
The white page then darkened turning a light tan in color. Like it was aged in some thing. Colors bloomed across the page, and the writing followed.
To Call Blood to Blood
3 sprigs Rosemary for remembrance
2 tablespoons chopped Ground Holly for spirit calling
A pinch of Cypress for longevity
1 shredded Yarrow Root for contacting relatives
Let the herbs be prepared while the name of the loved one is repeated by the preparer.
Place the herbs in a silver bowl.
Lay in a treasureof the loved one, should one be available
With a knife, prick the left finger so the blood will flow straight from the heart.
Add the blood to the bowl, calling the name of the loved one and saying "Blood of our blood, we summon thee."
The loved one will be summoned in full wholeness and freshness of life.
I put my hand over my mouth, as tears sprung from my eyes. I had just found a way to find my brother. I could bring him home.
We could be together, Leo to.
I was going to get my brother back.
It wasn't a question of if, or how.
It was a question of when.
