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3 days later
Kayla's POV
After taking a couple of days off from work to recover from my injuries, I was able to spend my free time to think about Agnes and how I was going to deal with her. I also was doing some research about my missing sister, which was a lot harder than I thought. There was no mention of my sister's birth in the newspapers around the time of mom's murder.
I let out a heavy sigh as I put down the last old newspaper that I rented from the library and leaned back against my chair, my fingers tapping on the table as I started to think about my past.
How could I forget my baby sister is what I have been asking myself every day since then. Why? Why don't I remember her?
Then the phone ringing interrupted my thoughts and I look down on my cell phone on the table to see who it was.
I smile as I reach over to my cell and pressed "talk" button on it: "Hey, Hayley."
"Hey! I'm checking in on you. How are you?"
I let out a sigh, leaning back against the chair. "I'm doing just fine. I've been researching about my missing sister but nothing. God, I'm so frustrated, like what kind of town is this if they have no information on my sister?" I say as I got up and started to walk to my kitchen.
"Well, that is strange. Are you sure that you're looking at the correct newspaper?"
"Yes, I'm pretty sure. I mean I was five years old when Mom died and from my vision or more like a dream….whatever you want to call it, I was holding her. She looked like she was about maybe six months old? So I looked into that same year and nothing. Nada. Zip. You know the whole thing," I started to pour myself a glass of sweet tea.
"Hmm….Have you….consider about asking someone else?"
"Like who?" I said then took a sip of my tea. When there was a pause on my end, I realize who Hayley was talking about.
"Oh, hell no. Nope, I'm not even going to ask Agnes! She's the one who tried to have me killed, okay? No, thank you."
Hayley lets out a sigh. "Look, even she's your enemy; she was the one who was there for your mother and maybe for your baby sister? It's possible that Agnes can tell you regardless what had happened between you guys."
"Look, Hayley, I really appreciate all of your help but I don't think Agnes will want to help me or tell me the truth since she lied to me about my mother's death. Anyways, let's just move on. What's going on?"
"Nothing much really, still the same. I'm still stuck in this damn house and I'm bored. When can I see you?"
I let out a chuckle and started to walk back to the table. "Well, I could come to see you tomorrow. Maybe I could take you out and we can go shopping if Klaus will let me. He's very protective, you know?"
I could see Hayley rolling her eyes and I chuckle at the thought. "Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know."
"Hayley, it is nice after all. So, I'll see you tomorrow morning, right?"
"Yeah, that would be great. I'll see you tomorrow. Bye!"
"Bye." I hung up and put the cell back on the table.
I started to think about Agnes. Should I ask her…..? Or not? Then an idea went off in my mind. "Or I could ask Sophie…"
The next morning
I adjusted my tan leather jacket as I stood at the front door of the Mikaelson's mansion then I pushed the doorbell. I waited until I heard footsteps behind the door and recognized who it was before the door opened.
It was Rebekah. She gives me a huge smile and leans against the door. "Well, well, well, look who's back after disappearing on us for a while?"
I nod, putting my hands on my hips. "Hey, a girl gotta heal first. "
She lets out a chuckle and gave me a friendly hug which I gave back.
Rebeckah leans against the door, crossing her arms. "So what's going on?"
"Hayley called me yesterday and from what it sounds like, she's quite bored in the house. So I'm here to take her out and do some baby shopping with her. You're welcome to come if you want to." I say, making sure that she felt included. After all, this is her baby niece.
Rebeckah pulls a "no way" face then shook her head. "No thanks, I'm not interested. But come in, anyways. You need to see my brothers, I think they missed you."
I could hear the classical music playing softly in the background. I let out a soft laugh as I enter inside and shook my head as we walked together to the living room.
Omnificent's POV
Klaus and Elijah sit opposite each other in the living room as each of them read their own book. Klaus is reading "A Poison Tree" by William Blake, and Elijah is reading one of his mother's grimoires. A dead girl lays on the coffee table, her neck bleeding from puncture wounds in her neck, while they listen to classical music.
After a moment, Rebekah enters the room with Kayla. Kayla froze, seeing the dead girl while Rebekah makes a disgusted face towards to her brothers.
Rebekah crosses her arms. "So, this is what you do the first time we're back together as a family? Vampire book club? "
Klaus continues to read. "Reading edifies the mind, sister. Isn't that right, Elijah?"
"Yes, that's quite right, Niklaus."
Kayla walks slowly up to Rebekah's side as she stares at the poor dead girl. Kayla thought that the girl didn't even deserve to die at all.
"And what's this business?" Rebekah says, gesturing to the dead girl on the table.
Elijah looks up from his book and pondered for a second. "This is a…." he gestures as though he's searching for a word, "peace offering."
Klaus lets out a sigh. "I presumed, after so much desiccating in a coffin, that my big brother might be a bit puckish."
Elijah becomes annoyed. "And I explained to my little brother that forgiveness cannot be brought. I'd simply prefer to see a change in behavior that indicates contrition and personal growth."
Klaus rolls his eyes guiltily, and Elijah gestures to the girl on the table. "Not this nonsense."
Klaus grins at his brother's statement, "Well, I couldn't very well let her go to waste, could I?"
Rebekah becomes annoyed with her brothers. "Well, I suppose I'll go fetch the rubbish bin, because she's staining a two hundred years old carpet."
Elijah looks up from his book to see the girl bleeding out onto the table, where the blood drips onto the floor.
"Ah, yes."
Rebekah storms off to get the rubbish tin, leaving Kayla alone with Elijah, Klaus, and the dead body.
Kayla clears her throat and started to walk, catching the attention of Elijah and Klaus.
"When did you get here?" Klaus asks, closing his book and staring at her.
Kayla crossed her arms, stepping around the blood carefully. "I just arrived. I guess some things never change, Klaus." She says, gesturing to the girl.
"As you've heard, that was my peace keeping gift for Elijah."
Elijah then closes the book and stood up. "It's good to see you, Kayla. How are you feeling?"
Kayla gives a friendly smile to him. "I'm good. I was actually feeling great until I saw this…body. Nice, Klaus. Nice…"
Kayla walks off to the kitchen and Klaus looks at his brother. "What did I do?"
"Can you blame her, brother? She recovers from her traumatic time and seeing the body brings back the memories."
Klaus closes his eyes, shaking his head. "I didn't know that she was coming!"
Hayley walks through the room and into the kitchen, her hand resting on her pregnant belly. Elijah sets down the grimoire and follows Hayley into the kitchen.
In the kitchen, Elijah finds Hayley rooting through the fridge to make herself breakfast. Elijah leans against the doorway and smiles at her.
"Good morning."
Hayley smiles, "Hey."
Rebekah enters through the back door, dragging a trash can behind her. Elijah could see Kayla outside, taking a deep breath then the back door closed.
"Listen, I know I'm the only one in this house that actually drinks milk, but would it kill any of you to make sure it's on the grocery list?"
Rebekah pipes out as she pulls the trash can behind her, "Speaking of, add bleach."
She stomps through the kitchen and into the living room to clean up the mess the boys left. Elijah starts to dig around in a cupboard while Hayley pulls ice cream out of the freezer.
"You know, I do hope my siblings were hospitable to you in my absence."
Hayley shook her head as she focuses her ice cream container. "In your absence, as you like to call it—which is a way-too-polite way of saying that your brother put a dagger in your heart;" she looks up to see Elijah bringing a bowl, a spoon, and a bag of cereal to the counter. "I have been attacked by French Quarter vampires, I've had to live in a house with a secret dungeon full of coffins, and I was nearly murdered by witches who are convinced my baby is Lucifer."
Elijah smiles sympathetically as he pulls orange juice and milk out of the fridge, pours Hayley a bowl of cereal, and then fills it with milk. When Hayley realizes that they had milk all along, she looks slightly guilty and embarrassed.
"Oh….milk. Look, they've been fine. Your siblings are weirdly protective, I know I have you to thank for that."
"I'm just happy to see that you're in one piece," Elijah smiles at her and hands her the bowl of cereal. "So, back to the murderous witches, I have some concerns."
Kayla walks back inside and sat down next to Hayley, staring at them.
Hayley looks back at Elijah from Kayla, becoming worried. "No offense, Kayla, but the witches are evil. And, my life is still magically linked to Sophie Deveraux, which is not comforting."
"Yes, I think it's time we took care of that little problem."
Kayla looks up at Elijah in concern and they were staring at each other when Rebekah suddenly re-enters the kitchen, dragging the corpse of the girl that Klaus killed across the floor behind her. Elijah notices the disturbed look on Kayla as she watches the body being dragged by Rebekah. She closes her eyes in a bit then look back at Hayley, looking like as she was trying to avoid to look at the body. He could see that Kayla's body was very tensed.
Rebekah pipes up as she held the dead girl's feet; "I am all for it. As soon as they're unlinked, we get to leave this crap town. Who do we have to kill?"
Elijah considers this for a moment. "Probably no one."
Hayley and Kayla give Elijah a significant look of disbelief. Elijah rolls his eyes and sighs. "Alright, potentially everyone."
He turns to leave.
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