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Claire POV
Soon after departing Mystic Falls we found a few interesting leads as to where other packs of werewolves resided. I knew of one other pack that was brought up so would be able to hopefully bring them round to our way of thinking in the sense of no pain when the full moon rises and none of the force behind it either.
Most of the ones in the pack were only together for the full moon and a couple days either side to make sure everyone was ok incase of any fighting. I don't think they will be a problem and Klaus agreed I could talk with them first before he came barging in. We both called Bekah - at least one of us a day would call her. This time however was different.
"Hello?" Her light voice answered on the third ring.
"Bekah? You ok?" She sounded ... odd. It had only been a week and a bit so it can't be that bad already can it?
"Yeah everything is... is fine don't worry about it, how goes the werewolf hunt?" She brushed over the question and my instincts were telling me to lie. I don't know why, but something was not right.
"Nothing really different since yesterday, we have the full moon tomorrow so hopefully we will stay here to turn as it has a large open area of woods without needing to worry about the consequences. Are you sure you're ok? You can talk to me if you want. We are friends after all aren't we and what are friends for!" I ended chipperly.
"True, it's been so long since I had a friend. I guess I'm a bit rusty. How is Nik?" She asked quietly. Something was wrong.
"He's as good as can be. He's trying not to worry but I know he is concerned about you and the Mystic Falls gang in case they hurt you or worse." I said as I settled in my seat, we were currently in between the outskirts of Illinois and Missouri. It was a huge national Forest but would do so Klaus had headed to a nearby bar to try and get some intel while I awaited the pack that I knew normally convened around here, then I would try talking to them about the change when I sensed Klaus was near.
"Is he with you?"
"No, he's at a local bar trying to get some intel. Why what's up?" I asked as casually as I could hoping I was overreacting.
"Can I trust you?"
"I won't repeat anything you say to me, you are my friend and I am yours however if it endangers my pack leader I won't be able to not tell him." I say carefully, I doubt she would conspire to kill Klaus as they were the closest out of all the siblings and that sort of bond would never die.
"Nik killed our mother." She blurted, I heard her break in tears as I felt lead drop in my stomach.
"What?" I had no other words.
"After she turned us, he returned to the village and killed her. He said it was Mikeal, over 1000 years he lied to us...The gang here are trying to get me to help them but I needed to think I don't want to turn my back on him, he's my brother and I love him - our motto, 'Always and Forever' after all." She cried down the phone.
"I.. I don't know what to say. How do you know it's true? They might be trying to manipulate you..." I was grasping at straws.
"They found cave paintings telling me the truth in the caves we hid from when we were hiding from the werewolves in the next village. It is the truth but my mind is trying to tell me would I have done anything differently. After all we were freshly turned, emotions were so high to begin with and he had just found out our father was not his, I can't imagine finding that out and NOT lashing out but ... our mother?" She sounded so broken.
"I guess... he blamed her if she had him with another man unless it wasn't consensual it would be her burden and shame? I guess to tell your father but when he turned... he killed that would have activated his werewolf side revealing his origins anyway. And yet she hid his wolf... I'm speaking from my view here but - I can't imagine not having my wolf. She is literally half of who I am. It would be like living without your limbs to not have her with me, he had to live a thousand years of that... I can't even fathom how that would feel and to have the wolf there just locked up he would most likely have felt the wolf the entire time just not been able to do anything about it I feel mine every day leading up to the full moon and after for at least a week each side so that's half the month at a loss..." I trailed off at the thought of not having her. It was ... heart breaking.
"I ...I hadn't thought of it like that. You're right tho, I need to think and talk to him later, this is overwhelming but I can see it in new eyes now - Thank you. You're a true friend, I'll call you later to update you! Bye Claire '' Rebekah uttered quietly down the phone as I wished her the best and hoped she would understand it even if a little bit more so as not to jump to the Mystic fall gang's side without the whole picture.
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