Next Day :
New Orleans :
The Mikaelson's compound :
Klaus smiled down at his daughter who blinked her blurry eyes up at him while she flexed her fingers , and frowned her lips unhappy been waken up and brought to the brightly lit living Room instead of her cozy nursery .
" bear with it briefly my love , I promise to return you to your comfortable cradle as soon as your grandfather part with you " , he promised her softly as he brushed his lips in a tender Peck to her nose .
He entered the second floor living room where his impatient father was being entertained by his Siblings , the three Elders he brought with him where standing behind his father chair with silent respective expressions .
his father jumped to his feet with an expecting look , and he rolled his eyes at the swift change he undertaken from a formidable alpha to an over eager grandfather , he reached him and extended his arms carefully to his father who beamed down at Hope who moved her face to bear up at her grandsire .
Ansel took her gently from him , his experience with children apparent in the ease he adjusted his hold to support the fragile child neck , he planted a long , joyful kiss to the infant forehead , his eyes surprisingly tearful .
Klaus watched with horrified surprise and shock as tears fell from his father eye's , " Ansel !!! " . Finn who Looked as taken back as the others by the older man asked him warily , " I'm confident that you will excuse my emotional reaction , after all Hope is the first of my grandchildren that I got to hold , and I had long gave up on seeing any offsprings from Niklaus " , Everyone expressions softened in understanding and empathy .
and they watched with confused fascination as Ansel stared seriously at Hope eyes before stating clearly and warmly , " may our creator and our ancestors watch over you as you sleep , and when you wake may they bring you many blessings of peace , love , and light my precious girl " .
With a kiss to Hope cheek he passed her to Elisa who smiled down at the child and whispered a welcome of her own , " welcome to our pack little poldark , a ruler you will be one day , may you be as fair as brave and as strong as your ancestors before you " . after each elder whispered their own welcome , Hope was returned to Ansel who with a reluctant sigh relinquished her back to him .
He smiled down at his beautiful little miracle who yawned and closed her eyes clearly done with meeting the new people , he returned her to the competent care of Amanda , and entered Hayley's room to check on her .
He found her sitting in her bed writing in the leather journal she requested from Elijah , she looked up when she noticed him and smiled at him , " are we starting already , did I miss Ansel and Hope first meeting !? " . she asked as she throw the journal into her desk and extended her hands for him .
He moved from the door frame where he was leaning watching her , he smiled at her laziness and with a single tug she was standing on her feet by her bed , she smoothed down the skirt of her black scalloped dress and moved with him to where the family were waiting . " sadly you did , but I'm sure you wouldn't want to miss our plotting session " .
He looked down at her and stopped her a few steps from her door and turned her to him , " Hayley ,I wanted to apologize for worrying you last night , I couldn't bear the thought of you being forced into marrying anyone , especially not that mutt ..." . he took her face in his hands and continued sincerely , warmly , " I respect you Hayley , and I know that you are devoted to your people , but there is limit's to devotion I will give them anything for you , help them in anyway . but I will not stand by and let you marry Jackson , you are asking to much of me if you expect me to let you do that " .
Hayley smiled at him sadly and nodded she opened her mouth hesitantly for a second before meeting his eye's and reminding him , " you Remember , I told you once that those who love me end up dying , Jackson is who I meant . I married him and when I starred liking him back he was killed because of me ... I didn't want to give him Hope ... but the pack need us united , there is a place for only one alpha and they trust and knew Jackson more , and we will need the pack when the strix come ..." .
" Hayley " . he cut her worried rumbling and frowned as he asked her , " when did you have this vision ? , of marrying Jackson !? " . the mere thought she had truly married that upstart dog burned his inside's even if it had happened in a vision , it nearly clouded his mind with fury that would have sent him hunting for the bastard again and this time he would have ripped his head off .
" not long after we meet " . she answered hesitantly . he pierced his lips and looked into her eyes seriously and pleaded with her , " tell me you will not marry him !" .
" I promised him " . she said with a smile , " break your promise then " . he stated not seeing Any problem or difficulty in the matter .
Hayley was silent for a long minute as she thought about his words and he unknowingly held his breath in anticipation , she seemed to have came yo a decision as she meet his eyes again and compromised , " let's wait for the gathering Tomorrow , I want to hear what your Fathers and the other pack's will say before speaking with Jackson again " .
Knowing that was the best he will be getting from her and counting it a success that she is rethinking her decision , with a hand in her lower back he guided her to the living room , where the others were waiting and noted that Bonnie and a sleepy Davina had joined them .
Ansel smiled at Hayley the moment he noticed her with him and he fought the smile that threatened to overtake his face as well as the fluttering in his chest , he didn't want the joy he was feeling at his father approval of his beloved to be seeing by anyone , " Niklaus , Andrea . your are back on time we were just discussing how tosmoke your mother out " .
Hayley blinked and sat in the love seat beside him as she asked him , " I thought we will be waiting for her to come to us ? " .
Elijah sighed and informed her , " Ansel informed us that she had brought an ally with her " .
Surprise and worry filled Hayley's eyes as well as confusion as she asked Ansel , " do you know who she brought with her ? " .
" only that she is a powerful witch with a grudge against Niklaus ... " . Ansel started , but was cut off by Kol who snorted , " that will be half the witch population in the otherside " . he grimaced at his words , he had little patience and tend to lose his temper easily around Witch's , " the other half will be all your victims ! " . Rebekah reminded Kol with a glare .
Hayley was lost in thought for a moment before she turned to Marcel and requested from him , " can you have your best keep an eye on two Witch's Vincent Griffith and Lenore " .
" sure but why ? " . Marcel responded immediately with a raised brow .
" Vincent Griffith is a very powerful witch , he is from the Treme coven who is close to the current regent Josephine , he is the the number one candidate for the regent position she is grooming him to take after her . Esther will want a powerful ally she will most probably put her ally in his Body , and knowing her she will have a backup body to jump to , she will probably chose Lenore . she possessed her in my visions " .
" that's a good place to start ! " . Finn said thoughtfully , " you mentioned this Vincent before , but I can't remember when ! " . he asked Hayley curiously .
" he is the witch who cracked the hallow prison , he used her Grimoire , spellbook thingy and she drew power from the dark magic he used " . Hayley explained and his brows noted in alarm .
" I will have them watched from far , so how are we drawing the psychotic mama out ? " . Marcel asked eagerly .
He , Elijah and Finn shared a devious smiles and he twirled a lock of Hayley soft , luscious hair in his finger and hummed , " we took a leave of her book and returned the favor " .
Bonnie looked at Hayley questionly and asked her confusedly , " what Does that supposed to mean ? " .
Hayley shoot him a pointed look and asked him with loaded sweet tone , " yes , Klaus , what does that supposed to mean ? " .
He didn't answer , but smiled at her meaningfully reminding her of the small detail she shared with him about how their mother informed them of her return . " let's just say that Rebekah should be preparing for a family dinner tonight " . Elijah Answered for him with a smirk to their startled sister .
" you invited our mother to Dinner ? how ? , why ? " Kol Demanded angrily .
" we are giving mother Alastor chance to join with us against Dahlia , if she refused ... Will she can't blame us for being ruthless " . Finn stated coolly , then he turned to Kol and stated , " which remind us , you brother and Davina of course will be very instrumental to our plan tonight " .
Kol and Davina's faces brightened up in anticipation , he looked to Hayley and smiled when he saw her mouth opened in a perfect o shaped as she looked at him with startled look , " you ... You " . she stammered in shock before a mischievous smile took over her face and she jumped to her feet , " I will relocate that Gas can , just in case " . she shouted as she speed of to the Garage .
Bonnie pouted and asked , " what about me ? , what am I gonna do all day ? " .
Finn too jumped to his feet and extended his hand to her with a smile , " come dearest , you and I will be visiting the cemetery " . Bonnie still wearing a pout and with a confused look took his hand and fallowed his brother out the room .
" I will return to the Bayou " . Ansel declared and stood up too , he stood after him and waited for his father to elaborate , " I will be speaking with carry and the others and preparing for Tomorrow while I avoid Esther " .
Rebekah looked at Ansel with a disappointed expression and asked , " you won't be joining us for lunch ? " .
" my apologise dear Rebekah , but I need to prepare for Tomorrow's gathering , there is a lot of trivialities and important tasks to finalise if I want to put an end to the Kenner's claim as well as win us the alliance of the pack's of the country , I will see you first thing in the morning to help you accommodate the arriving alpha's " . Ansel promised apologetically .
Rebekah who had taken a great liking to his father smiled in understanding , he accompanied his father and the Elders to the gate of the abattoir and stood listening to his father last instructions with patience , " call Eliza the moment you are done with Esther , and keep hold of your temper , she knew you too will and she will use it against you as will as try to emotionally manipulate you all " .
He nodded in agreement and patted his a father arm and reminded him , " I will , don't forget that we are prepared for her and won't be taken by surprise , she will enter but she will not leave the abattoir tonight " .
Ansel smiled one last time at him before sitting in the passenger seat of the black SUV , he watched until the car turned down the street before entering back into the compound .
The French quarter :
Lafayette cemetery :
Bonnie sat on one of the large stones in the ground with her chin resting on her palms and her elbows on her thighs , watching Finn dig the grave efficiently and hurriedly , she watched the muscles of his back and arm's flex with every movement as he dug the shovel deep in the ground .
she blinked her eyes to wake Herself up from the distracting and perturbing turn her Thoughts were taking her .
" why are we digging your mother grave ? " . she asked him curiously . " Why are we even having your mother come for dinner in the first place ? " .
Finn didn't stop digging as he answered her inquiries , " mother is back from the otherside for war , she won't find peace until she achieve her ends , I fear that tonight we will be forced to put our mother down as Klaus like to put it " .
" why are you all so sure that she won't Ally with you ? , I mean ... She want to protect you from Dahlia in her own twisted way , the best thing to do is to work Together " . she argued with a frustrated sigh .
Finn stopped working and looked to the other tomb's around them with unseeing eyes as he replied , " mother can be predictable and unpredictable at the same time , she had started in her crusade and won't be persuaded from her plan's easily , we did inherit our stubbornness from her after all " .
He turned to look her in the eyes as he continued with a crooked smile , " my family has chosen this city to be our home , they had Root's here even more so than they had on Mystic falls . war for home and our future is coming , enemy after enemy . we will have to triumph over each and everyone of them if we want Hope to grow up safe and happy " .
Bonnie didn't interrupt him this time as he carried on with his digging , war and fights against stronger and bad odds were not foreign to her , that was practically her daily life everyday since she met the Salvatore's . but having to face this odds with the Mikaelson's on her back was much , much reassuring than with the Salvatore's ever , at least she new that any spontaneous change in plans will not endanger her .
the Mikaelson's maybe twisted , somewhat evil , very damaged individuals , but they were loyal , and they keep to their word's , they promised to protect her , and they will . and she like to believe that she grew a little on them like they did on her , only a little thought , mostly Finn , Hayley and Davina , maybe Marcel too and Rebekah a tiny little bit , but never Klaus , nope , no , never .
Trying to distract herself again she asked him , " OK , so we may end up killing your mother , Hayley looked like she will love to set her on fire the first chance she get , why are we wasting our day digging her corpse ? " .
" Hayley will do no such thing , Klaus will talk her down , mother is a master in the art of possession . We know whose body she currently inhabits , We must decipher her plans before she jump into that lady Lenore Body or chose someone else entirely " . Finn answered her seriously .
Hayley will be devastated , and part of her is too she will have loved to see Esther burn even if the poor harvest girl body will die with her . " OK , need any help ? " . she asked again .
" no , I'm almost done . when I bring the coffin up I want you to draw three salt circle's of salt above it , until then do continue entertaining me , this kind of labor is quite mind numbing " . Finn replied with a teasing grin .
She laughed as she shoke the bag of salt Finn passed her , " only you Mikaeslons will call grave robbing mind numbing , but Fine , what do you want me to rumble about ? " .
" tell me all about the reading preferences in this new century , I caught the title of the book you were reading in your iPad , it sounded interesting " . Finn suggested casually , her face lit up and she looked him over with downed realisation , " I just remembered that you are ignorant of the current pop culture , let me introduce you to the frustrating but revetting world of Fantasy books , should I start with GRR Martin works or Tolkien's , how should I corrupt you first ? " . she asked him teasingly .
" Hmm , which one have battle and magic in them ? " . Finn asked her playfully . Bonnie snorted as she replied , " that's the core of any fantasy novel , you know what I will start with Tolkien's he is my favorite " .
" carry on then , dearest " . Finn urged her as he dug deeper .
ROUSSEAU'S :
Marcel sat in the Bar beside Diego , gestured for one of his new men who was tending the Bar to pour him the same glass of Bourbon that Diego was nursing , " hey , I thought you will be busy with the Mikaelson's all day " . Diego said in way of greeting .
" oh , I'm up to my neck but I need you to do something for me " . Marcel replied and at Diego curious look he elaborated , " the witch Cassie who is possessed by Esther is meeting with the Folk's this Evening " .
Diego's Brow's jumped and he leaned closer and asked him eagerly , " so , they are finally taking care of that ?. The Witch's may have been subdued by the burning but I was worrying that they will follow the original witch example and start causing trouble again " .
Marcel nodded in agreement having shared the same troubled thought as his friend , " Esther will be dealt with tonight , but I need you to get in touch with that rat friend of yours . I need someone to keep an eye on her accomplice and future body snatch victim . and I can't risk the two sensing a vampire trailing them " .
Diego smiled confidently and toasted him , " consider it done , just give me names " .
MIKAELSON COMPOUND :
Rebekah was in the dining room , where she was making arrangements for the evening's dinner with Amanda and a group of caterers . Klaus was helping her , but of you asked her he was being more of hindrance , for example One of the caterers gave him a choice of two different bottles of wine , " Skip the salad course , Let's not make this dreadful evening any longer than it needs to be " . he ordered with a twist of his face .
" we will be taking the first one please " . she informed the caterer dismissively before glowering at her brother and snapping at him , " don't ruin my work Nik , if we are to host and entertain our mother with food and wine before we strike her then we will do so with the finest food and wine there is , it's the least we can do for our beloved mother " .
Hayley chose this moment to enter with an awake Hope in her arms as she asked them amusedly , " what ! , you are still fighting over the table arrangement ? " .
Klaus scowl melted into a warm , gentle smile as he floated towards his two ladies and he planted a sweet kiss to Hayley's cheek before doing the same to Hope who was turning her eyes around curiously , while playing with her finger's sleepily . " we had progressed to fighting over the menu , but let's leave this tedious tasks to dear Bekah . how is Hope ? " .
" she seemed to take more to the new formula Bekah picked more than the previous one , she finally finished a bottle entirely without vomiting it back " . Hayley Answered softly as she fixed the blanket around hope and brushed her tummy tenderly , and sent her a thankful smile .
She too floated toward Hope and picked her from Hayley's arms carefully and smiled at her Beautiful , sweet Niece , " Thankfully it worked , I started to get as worried as you when She didn't keep food down " . she tickled her nice neck and the child squirmed as she cooed to her , " you will be conscientious girl , I can already imaging your childhood years , you will give your parents grey hair won't you little darling " .
" she will be just fine if you keep the spoiling to minim " . Hayley stated firmly , " we want her to grow up to be strong , independent woman not spoiled , powerless girl Rebekah , please pass the memo to Kol and Lijah even if I know he will do everything by using you as Fodder's ".
She beamed up at the woman she love as a sister and teased her , " I won't promise you anything " . she spun on her heels and made her way to Hope nursery , " I will be off bonding with my niece , can you help Klaus finish arrangement for tonight ! , thank you " . she fled with her nice not giving Hayley chance to retorted , adamant on giving the two frustrating wolves as much time Together as possible , she beamed down at her sleeping niece , " the things I do for you my sweet , let's Hope your silly daddy can talk your Mommy around and into marrying him " .
Hayley stared after Rebekah with a flabbergasted expression and open mouth that Klaus closed for her with an amused grin , " Did your sister just abscond with my baby !? " . she asked him confusedly .
" uhm , she did " . He affirmed and passed her a glass of wine to taste , " tell me if it's to your taste ! " .
She took the glass from his hands and took a deep seep from the glass before moaning in appreciation , " this is delicious , what do you need help with ? " .
Klaus eaved his hand dismissively , " we are all but ready for tonight , only waiting for Kol's and Davina's green light " .
Hayley nodded and pulled him by the hand into the courtyard and into one of the seats , he looked at her questionly and she fidgeted with the wine flute in her hand not knowing how to approach this delicately , times like this she missed the time when she was emotionally stunted and used to blurt everything in her mind without care for other feeling , " Are you really up to seeing her ? , I mean to sit and have a conversation with her , cause I for one want to kill her ... Badly " . there she said it and as naturally as possible .
Klaus gave her a surprised look before he looked away into the fountain thoughtfully , she passed him her half full wine flute and he gulped it down in one go before answering her , " no , but we have no choice in the matter , mother must Go " .
Hayley gave him a pointed look , " we need her blood to take down Dahlia " . she reminded him , " I can get us her blood , a copious amount of it for us " .
" we need her to subdue Dahlia , she is our best chance to get her guard down " . She reminded him again , " Freya can get her guard down " . Klaus argued .
" Dahlia has no affection to Freya , she won't hesitate to kill her if she got her chance " . Hayley argued back . Klaus sighed and she looked at him hesitantly , " I know that you are mad at her , but I also know that some part of you still love her . she is your mother Even if she lost the right to be so " .
Klaus took her hand in his and tracked the line's in her palms distractedly , as he opened up softly , " she is not my mother ... She is not the woman I remember as mother who was soft , warm , weak willed and disheartening at time especially when Mikael will ... " . he trailed off and his eyes went vacant of light and life for a second , and she feared that he will be consumed by the horror's of his childhood but Thankfully he continued in a Hallow voice , " but the woman I last seen was Stark mad , she wanted to kill us for the curse she put on us , it was her lose of sanity that turned us to what we are ... She made us the monsters she hated . and she think that she has the right to Fix her mistake by killing us , like she is fixing a spelling mistakes , not destroying us further " .
He looked to the opened balcony of the second floor where Kol study was , she could hear Kol and Davina talking and she knew that he was listening to Rebekah singing to Hope in her nursery as well as the sound of Elijah's pen scratching on his Journal , " tonight will not be easy on my siblings " . his smile was bitter as he parted , " they used to tell each other she didn't hate us ... she hated herself for what we've become , I think they believed that even after she tried to kill us all " .
" it helped them I guess , give them comfort " . she said with an understanding smile , knowing how complicated and particular the Mikaelson's coping mechanisms are , " what do you believe ? " . she asked him quietly , curious to know if his answer will be the same as the last time .
Klaus eyes hardened in determination as he spoke firmly , " I know that I want her dead , and that if it ever came to that , I have to be the one to do it " .
She nodded in underground and moved to warp her arms around his shoulder's comfortingly , knowing that he will do anything to shield his siblings emotionally and physically , including killing Esther so none of them will have to Cary her death in their souls .
They looked up and moved their heads in unison when they heard the loud noise of a coffin being dragged in the ground by Bonnie Bennett of all people who was panting and half carrying half dragging Esther coffin , with an amused but greeting Finn Hovering around her , " No , I can carry it ... Ah ... I ... Damn , why is this thing do heavy " .
" Let me ..." . Finn starred to propose His services again but was cut off by , a stubborn shout from bonnie , " I will get it inside , I already dragged halfway in to the house ...you made it seem so easy ... Are you sure that Klaus didn't Tue stones around her body to keep her down ? " . Bonnie asked as she groaned and dragged the coffin a few step's more .
she stumbled and lost her grip on the coffin nearly a smashing her feet , if not for Finn timely rescue as he stopped the coffin with one hand and held her up with the other . " that's enough , I'm convinced of your strength now let me carry this inside , alright dearest ! " .
Bonnie straightened and with one fierce glare at the coffin she pouted and followed Finn , who easily hosted the coffin in his shoulder and strutted inside . she and Klaus exchanged dubious looks before she decided for the sake of her sanity to not comment on the hilarious sight of Bonnie ruffled state . " this two get along too well don't you think ? " . Hayley chose to mention another related matter instead .
Klaus face scrunched up as he mumbled irritated , " too well for my liking " .
LAFAYETTE CEMETERY :
Vincent / Lucinda and Cassie / Esther are both walking through the cemetery while the younger witch updated her in the progress of their plans , " I had looked around for the kyanite stone you ordered , we will have a big shipment of it soon , by next week at the latest , as for Mikael ashes , they are being looked in the compound with the white oak stake " .
The two entered the lycée where finely penned letter was left open beside an empty silver dish , Esther picked the invitation and toyed with it absentmindedly , " are you planning to accept their invitation ? " . Lucinda asked her curiously .
" of course I'm " . Esther replied with a surprised expression , " I'm not in the habit of disappointing my children expectations , they know that I'm back , probably the Ayana's descendant informing them , we were linked for a time and she is a very powerful witch . they wanted to speak to me , I'm curious what they want to discuss with me " .
Lucinda scoffed and gave her a patronizing look ، " you believe that ! " .
Esther gave her a confident smile as she throw the invitation back in the table , " I do , if my children want to kill me . they would have devised a plan to kill me while I WS under the impression they know not of my return , but seeing as they wanted to speak to me , they must probably need me for something " . Esther explained and Lucinda nodded in agreement .
" so you will go tonight " . Lucinda stated and Esther smiled at her deviously , " I will but I won't go empty handed , come assist me with this spell " .
She beckoned the other witch to where a few herbs and a small fire was waiting .
MIKAELSON COMPOUND :
" Phasmatos Tribum, Nas Ex Veras ,Uenes Phasmatos Et Sonos. Ex Tutam Exum Lamia Matus " . Davina repeated the chant softly feeling the surge of power raise up inside of her , she opened her eyes and looked at the unlit semi circle of candle , and The coffin containing Esther body .
Kol nodded in approval and passed her another sheet of paper , " you are prepared " . his features softened into an apologetic expression as He said apologetically , " I'm sorry you will be Missing Dinner " .
Davina gave him an incredulous look , " are you kidding me , I'm going to take down one of the most powerful Witch's to exist and you think I will be sad for missing dinner , I can't wait until I get the signal from you " . she said excitedly , Kol face brightened into proud mischievous look , " You my little Dove is a force of nature , you have came a long way from an illiterate , ignorant girl to becoming a powerful woman " .
Davina throw salt from the bowl infront of her at him and Growled , " just because you are teaching me Latin doesn't make me illiterate , get out of here before I turn you to peacock , you insufferably vampire " .
Kol grinned and stole a kiss from her before speeding out of the room to prepare , leaving behind a blushing and grinning Davina behind .
First floor Dinning Room :
Elijah and Klaus were both wearing fancy suits and preparing for dinner with their mother in the dining room , when marvel joined them , he tugged at his bow necktie and demanded , " why are we dressing up for ? " .
Elijah turned his reproaching look from Klaus to him as he answered , " as I was telling Klaus , Appearance is a way of showing respect , our Mother will be more likely to surrender her true intentions " .
Marvel snorted and gave him a disbelieving look , while Klaus rolled his eyes and tried to reason with him , " Well , I doubt her guard will drop just 'cause I'm dressed like a bloody lawyer " .
Elijah fixed the cuffs of his sleeves as he retorted , " We need every advantage we can get , Niklaus " .
" You always did excel in diplomacy , Just know , if she tries anything , I'll tear her new body to pieces " . Klaus drawled out with a malicious smile .
" you will do no such a thing until we had her where we want her " . Finn who was dressed in a grey suit stated firmly ending the discussion .
Just then Kol and Rebekah who was dressed in a black velvet dress and her hair falling down her back in ringlets warned , " no one is ruining my hard work , not until I have enjoyed half of it at least " . Marcel looked around the room and the prepared table and complimenting her Truthfully , " you did a fine job here Bex , but I'm sorry to say that we won't be able to enjoy it " .
He Gestured to the girl who was escorted inside by James dressed in light blue evening gown and having a benevolent smile on her face , just as Bonnie dressed in a white dress and her hair in fashionable bony tail made her way from the other door to stand beside Kol and ask him in low Whisper's , " what did I miss ? " .
Kol who was glaring daggers at Esther strutting figure mumbled back , " you missed nothing , she just came in " .
" oh , Good " . Bonnie sighed as she batted down a secret weapon that she received from Alaric as Protection gift , and hide it in a thigh Hollister for reassurance .
" Good evening my loves , I have missed you so much my darlings , you have no idea how much it lightened my heart to see you all gathered in one place Together like old times " . Esther greeted them Grandly .
" Take a seat mother " . Finn orders his mother coolly taking her by surprise by his abruptness and how cold his gaze was on her .
MIKAELSON COMPOUND :
Elijah as the second oldest was pouring wine for everyone as Esther sat across from Finn in the head of the table , with Kol and Klaus in each side of her glaring daggers at her , Esther turned to Klaus and asked him pointedly , " would Hayley not be joining us tonight Niklaus ? " .
Klaus glared at her and before he could snap a retort Hayley's voice came from behind her as she entered the Room , dressed in a Burgundy floor length strapless v neck gown and with her hair pulled into her right side she sat by Klaus right as she joined him in glaring venoms at Esther , " I will never miss this for the world " .
Esther smile tightened for a moment before it returned brighter and wider as she accepted the wine glass from Elijah and wasted no time to raise it up to Salute her , " I believe congregations are in order for both you and Niklaus , I believe your child was Girl right ? " . she asked meaningfully .
" it's so , Her name is Hope " . Hayley answered her as casually as possible .
" Hope !! " . Esther repeated with raised brow and taken back expression , " that's a beautiful name , thought terribly unfitting for the child who will bring ruin to all of you " .
Klaus face twisted in rage and his eyes shifted for a second and he looked ready to lung at his mother , Hayley gripped his hand under the table restraining him as she smiled at Esther cold , cutting smile as she hissed , " you're entitled to your disillusions " . she said dismissively , not letting Esther get to her .
MIKAELSON COMPOUND :
Esther had changed her focused from Klaus and Hayley to Finn as she gave him a disappointed look , " Finn , my love , I never though I will have you Betray me as such ever in my life ... " .
She was cut of by Kol who snorted glared at her and stated , " cut the chase and conserve on the tragic play , why are you back from the otherside ? " .
Esther sighed before fixing a reproaching look on Kol that looked odd in Cassie's face , " always the impatient one , and i was rather enjoying my evening " . she lamented with a sigh .
" Well you just get to the point Mother , I'd rather enjoy the rest of the evening out of your company " . Rebekah said forcefully .
Esther smile fell and she glanced between Hayley , Bonnie and Marcel as she whispered conspiratorially like she was parting with a secret , " a thousand years of existence and they still to learn the first thing of patient " . she put down her wine glass and started on the smoked salmon with prawn in front of her as she replied . " patience my love " .
The abattoir :
Kol study / Dinning room :
As Esther relished on her smoked salmon , Davina was lighting the candle's and started her preparations as she chanted the spell from before , " " Phasmatos Tribum, Nas Ex Veras ,Uenes Phasmatos Et Sonos. Ex Tutam Exum Lamia Matus " , while Esther in the floor under her continued to fix her audience .
The Mikaelson family dinner continued on while Klaus pressed their mother , " Why don't you say what you came here to say , so this wretched night can end ? " .
" It pains me that you all look at me with such disdain , I wish you could see that my every action has been to protect you ! " . Esther started solemnly .
" you actually believe that ? " . Kol asked her astonished , " why weren't you protecting us from Father then ? , from your own twisted schemes ? " . he demanded from her heatedly .
" I did , I protected everyone of you in my own way as much as I could " . she turned to Klaus imploringly as she reminded him , " you remember the Necklace I gave you , I spelled it to protect you " .
Klaus glared at Esther furiously as he corrected her , " It wasn't spelled to protect me. It made meweak " .
Esther hurried to defend herself as she replied , " I sought to protect you from yourself ! If you had killed your father in that duel , or anyone else in the course of your life , you would have activated your curse! "
Klaus angrily slammed his hand down on the table as he roared , " You ruined me! , stripped me of Blood right , You left me to suffer at the hands of a father who valued only strength ! " .
Esther looked at him Guiltily but she still defended her actions , " I kept you from becoming a beast for aslongas I possibly could ! " .
Hayley gave her a sharp glare but didn't retort against the witch she moved closer to Marcel who was sitting beside her as Klaus kicked his chair back and sprung to his feet as he nearly broke the table with his next slam and roared louder than before letting all the bent up emotions and grievances out , " stop lying to me and yourself for once mother , youlied To hide your own transgressions because of your own fear ! My whole life , I sought the approval I was denied by the man I thought was my father !Youturned me into the weakling he hated " .
Hayley looked like she was fighting the urge to reach for him and when she decided to do that , she was stopped by Marcel hand on hers and the shake of his head as if telling her to let Klaus say his piece .
Elijah was on his feet pacing agitatedly , while Finn shoot his mother a disappointed and surprised look , as he remembered that once Klaus had lost that Necklace and he had returned it to him with the thought that it was a protection talisman their mother created , Rebekah looked between her brother and mother with an aggravated , sad expression , while Kol looked like he was barley waiting for his turn to scream at Esther .
Esther gulped and looked guilty under Klaus' furious glare, unable to look him in the eyes , " Look at me ! You rant and you rave about the monster I have become , butyou , Mother ... you are the author of everything I am " . he hissed accusingly with dark conviction in his tone .
Esther looked flustered , and suddenly begins gasping for breath , everyone watched with fascination and alarm as Cassie's eyes turned black and Esther tried to murmur a spell under her breath but couldn't , " Phasmatos t ... Phasmatos ... " .
Bonnie looked at Kol questionly who had a mad grin in his face , " Davina had started the spell " . He informed them .
" when did you give her the signal ? " . Marvel asked curiously .
Kol raised his phone up and waved it at his siblings meaningfully with a grin , " while Nik was busy screaming his head off , I called her and she knew to start then " . he boasted smugly .
Elijah sighed and moved to pick the struggling Cassie up , " let's help mother up and finish this conversation upstairs " . he suggested and everyone buried after him to Kol study .
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Hayley watched with fascination as Elijah dropped Cassie's body in the floor beside the coffin , Cassie's face gas became swollen and red and her eyes unfocused , Davina changed into another incantation as Kol prayed open the coffin containing Esther restored body by Amanda , "Lié cle vie la lumiere le sien lache " .
Hayley watched as Esther returned to her body and let out a gasp , and Cassie slumped uncouncious , Esther eyes flow opened and she turned around dazedly and worriedly . " what ... H .. Have you done ? " . she demanded weakly .
" welcome back mother " . Finn greeted his mother calmly ." we took the liberty to return you to the body you belong too , Now we can speak truly as family " .
Esther sat up in her coffin and looked between the gathered individuals one by one before her eyes meet with hers and settled there the longest , she looked at her and looked at Klaus who moved to stand between the Two of them , " why did you keep Dahlia a secret ? " . Elijah demanded coldly from her garnering her attention , she gasped and nearly gave herself a whiplash as she looked at him with startled eyes , then her gaze turned to Finn with a betrayed expression .
Finn met her eyes head on and informed her , " I did not tell them , they found out in their own " .
Esther frowned warily as she looked between her children again and asked warily , " what do you know of her ? " .
" that she is your older sister for a start ! " . Kol stated with a sneer .
" that you gave her Freya , like a peace offering " . Rebekah spat with an accusing angry glare .
" that you promised her my daughter " . Klaus gritted out furiously .
With every word , Esther seemed to deflate and hunch on herself and her pale face grew paler and weaker , " that you turned us to the monsters you despise so much to break your word to her " . Elijah finished Darkly .
Esther stared up at her children with a defeated air around her , " you know everything , I have no more secrets to keep from you it seems , what do you need me for ? " . she asked them warily .
" we are giving you the chance to make for your past misdeeds , to redeem yourself to Freya in the least " . Finn said temptingly , and Esther turned to stare at him before she said , " How ? " .
" let's start with who is your new accomplice ! , and How your sister came to be this powerful " . Elijah suggested with a small smile .
Esther mulled his words for a few seconds before meeting Elijah's eyes and asking him curiously , " is Freya awake ? " .
Elijah shoke his head negatively , " not yet , but she will be soon enough " . Esther nodded and looked at her shackled hands and feet before sighing , " then I must mention that I dropped something in your fountain , something that I intended to use to bring Hayley to me " . she confessed calmly as she met Klaus eyes .
Author Note :
Sorry for the late update I'm truly and utterly sorry , my only excuse is I had a hectic weak and forgot , seeing eleven teenagers die infront if you in the ER will do that to you . I'm working on the next chapter for know your legacies , I noted a decline in reviews in all my fics , please tell me what is the problem .
PS : please thank sacredchildwind for the new cover I adore it . anyone who feel up to send me story covers please do .