After lots and lots of discussion it was decided that Caroline would be the one to take the baby, who was named Hope by her mother, to the border of New Orleans, where the only person to be trusted by the family would meet her. Niklaus, Elijah, Hayley and Marcel stayed behind. If they were to make the story believable, Niklaus, Elijah and Hayley must make an appearance in the town square were the ceremony of lighting the candles was being held in memory of those who perished in the massacre.

And that was what found Caroline with little Hope, waiting at the border of New Orleans. "Hey, baby girl!" Caroline said as she rocked the new born, "Don't think that we are abandoning you. We will meet again. And we promise that when you return, this town will be your safe haven. Then, we, you, your mom, your dad, your uncle, your aunt and of course, I, will all be together"

She kissed the baby's forehead and said, "Always and Forever, little one"

"Well, well, well" said a very familiar voice from behind, "Isn't it sweet?"

Caroline turned around to see the blonde Original, "Rebekah". She nodded.

"Tell me, Caroline, are you here for good?" Rebekah asked, as she extended her hands for the little angel.

Caroline deposited the baby into her aunt's waiting hands and shrugged, "I've decided to take a chance"

Rebekah raised her eyebrows as she rocked the baby, "Then it goes without saying that if you hurt my brother, you will have to answer me"

Caroline rolled her eyes and said, "Only you Mikaelsons can make death threats while rocking a baby"

Rebekah looked adoringly at her niece and asked, "What is her name?"

Caroline smiled softly, "Hope"

Rebekah chuckled, "Let me guess. Nik?"

"Hayley, actually," Caroline replied. "Klaus said that you must do a cloaking spell for both you and Hope"

Rebekah nodded. "Oh! And Caroline, Welcome to the Family"

Caroline smiled and nodded, knowing this was as much as she and Rebekah could reach out for now. She stood there watching as Rebekah and Hope left. Once they were well out of her vampire sight, she walked toward her car, to find her way to the Abattoir.

Niklaus was brooding. His daughter was not even born for a day now, and already there were people trying to kill her. His mind was already working with ideas to get rid of threats that were looming around the city. First he must work with Marcellus to find what the witches were planning. And eliminate them. Permanently. For that to work, he and Marcellus must act as if they hated each other's guts. It was going to be hard. But not if channelled his inner wolf. He already formulated a couple of ideas that sadly needed to be checked with his family. For now, both Rebekah and Hope were fine. As of now, Hope, Hayley, Caroline and Marcellus were the ones with most weakness. They were not truly immortal. He must also find a way to bring back Kol, hopefully Henrik as well.

As he was pondering on these thoughts, Camille's scent hit his nostrils. She must have heard the rumour about Hope's death. Niklaus sighed, this was going to be long night. And he brought it upon himself. He only hoped that she would leave before his blonde angel came back to the compound. With his track record, it would be the opposite. He may as well get on with it.

He kept his face in an irritated grimace, as she said how sorry she was about his new born baby's demise. Niklaus fought to keep his amusement hidden as he grunted. He knew that she has a slight crush on him. He could tell by the erratic beating of her heart, the shuddered breaths when he smiled at her and the dilated eyes of hers. He should put an end to this, knowing Marcellus' interest in her. It would be best for them both. And he was about to do just that, when he felt the familiar scent of his love.

"Who are you?" he heard Caroline ask just behind Camille.

Camille turned around and he could practically heard the confusion of the women. "I am Camille. Who are you?" Camille asked. The slight quiver in her voice was enough for them both to know that Camille dreaded the answer.

"Caroline" she replied and walked around the human blonde to reach Klaus. She sat on the table beside which he sat and said, "I heard what happened." She said and patted his hands.

He knew that she was not only keeping up appearance but also staking her claim. Niklaus internally smirked and bowed his head.

Caroline turned to the human blonde and said, "I believe your business here is done. Now can you leave so we have some time to mourn as a family?"

It was not a request, but a demand, which Camille understood well enough and left with a huff. As soon as she was gone, Caroline took his hand and pulled him toward his bedroom. And they spend the rest of the night cuddling and mourning together.

The next morning, Elijah, Niklaus and Marcellus were in the living room of the compound for a family meeting. Hayley was still not feeling up to it, with her rollercoaster of emotions and grief being the primary one. Caroline opted to stay with Hayley, helping her with the blood lust. Which the men understood completely. Niklaus was in the armchair, with Elijah and Marcellus in the sofas opposite each other.

"What do you think? Should we go for the witches first or Francesca?" Niklaus asked.

Elijah raised his eyebrows. "Are you really asking for our opinion?"

Niklaus shrugged.

"We must interrogate the witches first. But going for Francesca's wolves would send her a message" Marcellus said.

"And I believe, Hayley must be wondering about her abilities. Should we let her have a go?" Niklaus asked.

Elijah rolled his eyes, while Marcellus just shrugged.

But Niklaus already made his decision, so he went to Hayley's room. But she just told him to sod off and that she needed time to mourn. And Niklaus respected her enough to let her be.

With Elijah in tow, Niklaus made his way to the other side of the city where he knew that Francesca was hiding her wolves. Come on, you can't just hide from the Original Hybrid. There were at least ten wolves in the house.

Niklaus did not waste any time. He just killed eight wolves. Elijah just frowned at a drop of blood on his suit. Niklaus rolled his eyes and gestured to the wolf, who was quivering like a new born vampire. Just a broken limb here and a punch there he sputtered the secret that Francesca was hiding. Once they had the information, he killed the remaining wolves as well.

Satisfied that the trip was for naught, the two male Originals were getting ready to leave the scene, when they all of a sudden fell, with a terrible migraine, which was obviously witch induced. The migraine so strong that the Originals were trying so hard, and failing, to resist the pain. It was like that for the nest thirty seconds, when all of a sudden the pain stopped. The Originals stood up to see the witch who was responsible for the terrible headache was on the ground, with a hole in her chest. Dead. And a woman standing with a heart in her hand, blood oozing out of it and a smirk on her face.

"Miss me?" she asked.

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