St. Anne's Church
Omniscient POV
Elijah is standing in Davina's room in the attic, where he is standing in front of her as the two stare at each other. His skin is gray still from not feeding during the months while he was daggered, and he can't help but focus on Davina's pulsing carotid artery as a result of his hunger. Davina seems unfazed.
"You're the one they call honorable." Davina says, breaking the silence between them.
Elijah smiles at her. "Yes. That's what they call me. And yet, I followed my brother here to New Orleans to engage in a war. " Elijah pauses, walking around from behind the red chair and sat down on it before continuing on. "So, I ask you—does that sound honorable to you?"
Davina pauses to observe Elijah then became concerned. "You don't look well."
"Well, only this morning, I had a mystical dagger embedded in my chest, so I'd say I'm holding myself together quite well…. Davina, I believe that you and I have the power to end a war between witches and vampires before it truly begins. I, by keeping my brother in line; you, by behaving like your true self—not some tool for Marcel or the witches."
Davina becomes interested in what he has to say, but decided to keep herself from trusting him. "And why should I trust you?"
"Well, for one thing, in spite of a ravenous hunger, I have not tried to take your blood."
Davina shrugs her shoulder, "Why not? I'm the only one here." Davina then walks to her small table.
"Even in my present condition, I would not feed from a child."
Davina takes a hat pin out of a glass vase and pricks her finger with it. A drop of blood clings to the tip of it, and she places the drop on Elijah's lip, with him guiding her hand after hesitating for a moment.
He licks the drop of blood off of his lower lip, and after a moment, Elijah's skin returns to its normal complexion. Davina looks pleased and smiles at him.
Kayla's House
Kayla's POV
I was rudely awakened by a loud banging on the front door, from my non-nightmare dream for the first time in months and I almost growled out loud. I let out a sigh and rubbed my eyes sleepily before throwing on my kimono robe over my tank top and shorts as I walked down the stairs. It was too early in the morning for me.
Another loud knocking on my front door and I got very annoyed. "Damn it, hold the hell up! It's seven in the morning and I have a damn headache!" I rambled on as I got to the front door and opened it quickly before realizing that it was Rebeckah.
"Oh. Rebekah."
Rebekah smiles at me quickly and folded her arms. "I guess I woke you up? Sorry about that, but I need the car back."
I lean against the door frame, lifting my eyebrow at her. "At seven in the morning? You could have at least call me before you came over."
"Kayla….I don't have time for this. Besides, my brother wants to get Sophie and find out why they tried to kill Hayley last night and I would love to be there to witness my brother's anger."
I fold my arms and stared at her. "You know what, I am not giving the car back to you. In fact, I'll take the car and drive it back to your house, where I can make sure that your brother doesn't do anything stupid to Sophie, got it?"
Rebekah smiles gently. "I knew there was a reason why I like you. You're not afraid of him. In fact, you're willing to stand up to him, which no one has ever done that before without being killed."
I smile back. "That would be because he knows that I can hurt him very well and after what happened last night, I don't think that he's willing to take a chance to hurt me, nor kill me…. Besides, I can protect Hayley AND I think that is what Klaus wants."
Rebekah nods slowly. "Okay… fine. I'll ride with you, I guess, and we'll find out what is going on with the witches today."
I smile back. "Good. I'll go get dressed and you'll….just stay outside. Be right back."
I closed the door on her and ran back upstairs where I changed into my denim shorts and a white T-shirt. I then walked quickly to the vanity mirror where I pulled my hair up in a ponytail and tied it up with an elastic wrap. I examined my forehead wound to make sure that it wasn't infected and put a new bandage on it.
I ran back downstairs and pulled on my tennis shoes before grabbing the keys and walked out on the front porch where I could see Rebekah waiting by her car.
After I locked up the front door and walked to the driver side, unlocking the car so Rebekah could get in and we rode to their house.
Mikaelson Mansion
As I walked in their home, I was in awe of their house, decorated nicely and almost lavishly.
"Wow…." I whisper as I walk along with Rebekah to the living room. The room was decorated with old paintings and a big gold mirror hung up on the red wall. There was a couch in the middle of the room, along with two chairs in front of it and a table in the middle between them.
I felt out of the place since the house practically screamed "we're rich!" while I'm not rich…. Well, actually, I am rich but I don't flaunt it like they do.
As I explore the living room as Rebekah sat down on the edge of the couch while watching me.
"So…. Why do you want to protect Sophie?" Rebekah asked while I examined a small silver box.
I let out a sigh as I put it down gently and turned to face her. "Because she's me. She's a witch and so am I. I have a right to protect her, right? Other than that, she helped me to discover the truth about myself and about the other side, which is vampires, werewolves and witches. So that's why. She helped me and of course, I am going to protect her…I own her and she owns me too."
"But here's a thing, Kayla. Sophie could have sent those guys to kill Hayley last night."
"And she wouldn't do that. I know Sophie… she would never do that, knowing that Klaus could kill her. He has that much of power over the witches and that's why I don't think that she would risk it. Agnes, however, I couldn't believe it last night. She was the one who taught me how to do spells and magic. She was the one that gave me my mother's spell book. She's the one who knew me… my true self and I can't believe that she would hurt Hayley. "
"Darling, you'll be surprised by how many witches have betrayed us over the years… that's why we don't work well with witches. You, however, I like you. I've seen what you have done for Hayley and that is why I am going to trust you over this. Please don't betray us."
It was the first time I saw Rebekah's soft side and realized that she has suffered betrayal for years so I nod softly. "I promise not to betray you."
Rebekah nodded and stood up abruptly. "He's coming."
I frowned, "Who?"
I saw a shadow passing so fast in front of me that I didn't have time to react. It was Klaus that threw down Sophie in the chair.
Omniscient's POV
"We had a deal! You protect my unborn child, I dismantle Marcel's army. And whilst I've been busy fulfilling my part of the bargain, you allowed Hayley to be attacked and almost killed by a gaggle of lunatic witches."
Rebekah sat back down in the same place that she was at previously. Kayla sat down in a chair next to Sophie. Kayla wanted to make sure that he doesn't do anything stupid to Sophie so she watches him cautiously. Klaus sat down on the couch, looking at Sophie.
Sophie becomes frantic. "I had nothing to do with it, I swear. Hayley and I are linked, remember? She dies, I die."
Rebekah was confused. "Then who were they?"
Sophie lets out a sigh. "They are a faction of extremists. Sabine stupidly told them about some vision she had about the baby."
Klaus gets suspicious. "What kind of vision?"
"She has them all the time. They are totally open to interpretation. I'm guessing she's wrong on this one."
Kayla looks at Sophie then at Klaus.
"Well, how, many I ask, was this particular vision interpreted?"
Sophie pauses for a second and looked at Kayla. Kayla nods at Sophie, to let her know that she's safe.
"…. Pretty much that your baby would bring death to all witches."
"What?" Kayla says in shock while Klaus smiles at Sophie's answer. "Ah, well. I grow fonder of this child by the second."
Rebekah interrupted their conversation, "Sophie, look- I promised Elijah that I would protect the Mikaelson miracle-baby whilst he tries to win your witch Davina's loyalty. Why don't you tell me just how extreme this faction is?"
Sophie and Kayla look shocked. Sophie responds back, "Elijah's talking to Davina?"
"Wait, Davina is a witch?" Kayla asks Sophie and she nodded. "I just met her last night… there is no way that Davina is a witch… she is 16 years old for god's sake!"
Klaus gets annoyed with Kayla and gives her a look that shuts her up quickly.
Rebekah gets back to Sophie. "Yeah. As we speak, I imagine."
Sophie lets out a soft chuckle. "I'm guessing she'll have plenty to say about that crowd."
Klaus then becomes intrigued. "Do tell."
Sophie lets out a sigh again. "I….wasn't always an advocate for the witches."
Sophie started to tell them her story about how this started. "My sister was devoted, like our parents, and our upbringing was very strict, which drove me nuts. The minute I turned twenty-one, I left the Quarter to travel… and play. But, I wanted to be a chef, so I came back to Rousseau's."
Then Sophie brings up the Harvest in her story. Rebekah became confused. "What the bloody hell is a Harvest?"
"It's a ritual our coven does every three centuries, so that the bond to our ancestral magic is restored. We appease our ancestors, they keep our ancestral power flowing."
Klaus interrupted Sophie. "And why haven't I heard of this?"
"Because it's a myth"/"Because a Harvest always seemed like a myth." Sophie and Kayla says at the same time. Klaus looks at Kayla.
"How did you know about the Harvest, Kayla?"
Kayla lets out a sigh. "Because my mother wrote about it in the journal. She thought that it was just a myth, an urban legend. Sorry, Sophie, please continue."
Sophie nods and continued on, "A story, passed on through generations like Noah's ark, or the Buddha walking on water. The kind some people take literally, and some people don't."
Sophie then shook her head. "They had the girls of our community preparing for months. Four would be chosen for the Harvest. They said that it was an honor, that they were special. I thought it was a myth."
Rebekah replies back to Sophie. "Was it?"
Sophie looks guilty, but before she can say anything, Klaus's cell phone rings. He sees that it's Marcel and answers it.
Klaus walks away while on the phone with Marcel, leaving Rebekah and Kayla with Sophie.
While they waited for Klaus to finish up, Kayla leans over to Sophie and whispered, "Sophie, it happened, didn't it? The Harvest?"
Sophie nodded. "It did, but it failed…. Because Marcel stopped it."
"Davina?" Kayla whispers back and Sophie nods again.
Kayla leans back into her chair in shock. "Oh my god," she whispers, covering her eyes.
Sophie heard Klaus's end of the conversation and looks at him in concern.
"You can't go out there now. I need to gather the witches' remains, and consecrate them. If I don't get to them before sundown, we'll lose the link to their magic."
Klaus smirks at Sophie, "Those witches tried to kill Hayley. I'd prefer for Marcel's informant not to find anything that would lead him back to us, or to…you know…" He points at Hayley's stomach. "That."
Hayley had joined them at the end. She rolls her eyes at Klaus and says, "You are all class."
Klaus then points at Sophie. "Stay put. And save the rest of your story 'till I return."
Sophie scoffs at Klaus as he left the room, then the ladies all look at each other, not knowing what to do next.
"Well, I am going to go get the stuff and go the bayou to get the witches' powers before it's gone," Sophie says, standing up.
"Sophie, you heard what Klaus said." Kayla says, still sitting in the chair
Sophie rolls her eyes at Kayla. "I don't care, I'm still going. See ya."
Sophie leaves the room, leaving Kayla, Hayley and Rebekah alone.
Rebekah then leaves the room without saying anything, leaving Kayla and Hayley alone.
Hayley sat down in the chair next to Kayla, sipping her tea. "Hey….I just wanted to say thanks for…um…taking care of me last night."
Kayla gives her a friendly smile. "No problem… I'm still recovering from last night."
"Yeah…I don't remember much. What happened after I was knocked out?"
Kayla looks at Hayley for a second, and then looked away. "I cast a fire protection spell around us so that the crazy witches wouldn't harm us. They tried to convince me that I should let them take you and kill you and the baby….I wouldn't. It wasn't right. I didn't see anything when they were killed, but I could hear them screaming as they were being killed. After that, there were six of them…the wolves. I spoke to them and let them know that I wouldn't harm you. You know what the weirdest thing that they did?"
Hayley shook her head. "No, what?"
Kayla lets out a chuckle. "It'll sound crazy, but it happened for real last night and I keep replaying this in my mind over and over again."
"Kayla…tell me. I won't laugh, I promise."
"They just…bowed down in front of me….as if I was their queen….."
Hayley's eyebrows lifted in surprise. "That's….weird."
"Right? I…I couldn't understand. Then a blonde woman came out from the forest and…. somehow I just felt a calm presence from her and knew that I could trust her. Her name is Elizabeth. That's all I got and she took us into the forest where they took care of you. That's how they got the arrow out of you. Elizabeth told me that you were part of them…I'm guessing that they must be your family or something like that, and Rebekah told me that you have been searching for your family."
"Elizabeth…" Hayley whispers, lost in her thoughts, then look up at Kayla. "Did she say anything else?"
Kayla rubs her tensed neck and frowns at Hayley as she spoke. "We sat in silence for about maybe 10 minutes and she said that I was special. Just special. I asked her what she meant and she said that I was a rare creature. I asked her to please clarify it for me and she stopped, looking out at a forest and she then looks back at me. Then she said that Klaus was here and that I must take you back before he could find their secret place. Then that's when I took you away."
Hayley put the mug down on the table and grabs Kayla's hand gently. "What does Elizabeth mean about you being a special creature?"
"I….I have no idea. All I know is that I'm a witch, but I don't know if she meant that I'm a rare witch or just a special witch that is not common in a coven. I mean… my mother was famous in their coven here for god's sake and I have no clue about my father. I don't even know if my father was a wizard or just a normal human. I'm… still trying to figure out about myself like you are, Hayley."
Hayley nods, then smiles at Kayla. "I guess we're both in the same boat. I'm glad to have you in my life and I know this baby will be lucky to have you."
Kayla squeezes her hand. "Thank you," she whispers to Hayley.
Kayla stood up and grabs her bag. "I gotta go. I have to go to work tonight, so I'm going to try to take it easy before work tonight."
"Okay. I'll see you later."
Kayla nods and walks out. Hayley stood up and decided that she would follow Sophie to the Bayou.
Rousseau's
Kayla's POV
After a long day and a long night at work, I finally was able to get off from work after Camille came in late.
I took my apron off, annoyed with Cami for being late. "Hey, I'm sorry that I was late. I lost track of time doing my homework. Hey, what happened to your forehead?"
I put my jacket on and pull my ponytail down, letting my hair falling down to my mid-back. "Oh, this?" I pointed to my forehead. "Nothing to worry about. I had left my cupboard open and I dropped something, forgetting that it was open so when I stood up, Bang! Here goes my forehead, bleeding and bruised up. It sucked, but I'm okay. I swear that I am so clumsy." I chuckle, trying to avoid to telling Cami the real truth.
"Oh…okay. Well, I'll see you later." Cami gives me her friendly smile and moves on to the guy at the bar, who wanted a new drink.
"Yeah, night." I say, feeling awkward about our conversation and left the bar, walking on the cobblestone sidewalk.
I didn't bring my car tonight because I decided to walk to work and now that I know I'm a witch and know how to protect myself, I didn't really worry about getting attacked at all.
I was lost in my thoughts, walking when I realized that I had stopped in front of the Lafayette Cemetery. According to Cami when she gave me the tour of the city, it was known as the "the city of the dead."
Mom was buried there, according to the newspaper's death announcement. I haven't visited her grave ever since I found out about her. I think that I was afraid to.
I let out a heavy sigh and brushed my hair away from my face before entering the cemetery. It took me a while to find hers due to so many graves and it was dark outside.
I finally found her grave.
Sarah P. Henderson
Daughter
Sister
Loving Mother
1970-1996
There were some dried flowers and some half-burned candles on her grave site. I bent down onto my knees and just sat there, staring at her gravestone.
I do have some memories of her before she died, but I don't remember the day that she died and I longed for that. I wanted to know what happened to her and could I have saved her? I knew that it was the survivor guilt and I tried to convince myself that I was only five years old and that it was impossible for me to save her.
The silence in the cemetery was interrupted by the thunderclap and the next second, it started to pour down, gasping at the sudden cold raindrops pounding on my body.
I look up at the covered sky and closed my eyes, letting the rain rolling down my face. I didn't care if I was getting wet, all I care was that if the rain could take all the emotional pains of my body away. I wished it did.
Hey, guys! I am back! I am now a college graduate! YAY! So I'll be updating pretty much every day hopefully until I get a job and I have nothing to do except look for a job so this will keep me from getting bored. :D I am putting up part 2 tonight so you'll get to have two chapters! YAY!
