Picks up right where the last chapter ends. When Klaus tells the others how he, and Elijah, know Antoinette, they make plans to find out what her real story is.

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~You Can't Fight Destiny~

"I'm sorry. Did you just say Antoinette Sienna? I swear that's what I heard. But,I can't possibly be hearing correctly. Because if I heard correctly, then I have a question. A question none of you lot can possibly answer, but that most certainly needs an answer, anyway."

"Stop being such a dick, Klaus. What's your question?"

"How the bloody fuck did Antoinette bloody Sienna know to pretend she had never met Elijah before?"

Hayley's blood ran cold at that. "What do you mean, pretend? Are you saying that you know her?"

"Yes, I know her. I killed the man she called Father. He deserved it, I'll spare you the details, it was centuries ago. The woman she calls Mother begged me for mercy for herself and her children. Mercy that I granted. I'm starting to think that that was a mistake."

"But, that's how you know her. Are you sure that Elijah met her?"

Klaus rolled his eyes. "Yes, I'm sure. Back in the 1920's, at some little speakeasy. Elijah and I were having a drink together when she came in. In my stupidity, I continued to not blame her for her father's crimes, and introduced them. They bonded a bit over the piano."

"The piano? Not only did she know him, but she knew that he plays the piano?"

"Let me guess, you're about to tell me that that's significant, too, aren't you?"

"Hayley, explain it to him. I'm going to go grab her glass before it gets swept up into the dish bin. I'm guessing Freya is going to need it to find her."

"Go on, Hayley. Explain."

"Antoinette is the woman they bought the bar from. The piano came with the bar. Sounds like Josh is thinking the piano was the bait for the trap."

"Well, doesn't this just keep getting better?"

"There's still one more thing. Antoinette may not be the only problem."

Klaus definitely looked like his head was going to explode. "Caroline, you have ten seconds to explain that comment."

"You said that her mother asked for mercy for herself and her children, right? Plural? I had a new student start about a year ago. A vampire named Roman Sienna."

Hayley choked at that. And Klaus roared . "Roman is there? With Hope? While his big sister is acting like she never met Elijah Mikaelson in her life?"

"Klaus, I'm sorry. I didn't know who he was. And honestly, he seems like a nice kid. Which, is weird, calling someone who is centuries older than me a kid, but…"

"But, some of us, like you and I, grow up. We still become the adults we would have become if we had never been turned. Your body may be frozen at seventeen, but your mind is a thirty-two year old woman. A mother. A teacher. And some of us… their minds seem to get frozen, too. If he's one of the ones who never grew up, then to you he would be a kid, despite being physically around the same apparent age as you, and chronologically much older than you."

"My sister, the philosopher. Can we please get back to the matter at hand? What are we going to do about Antoinette?"

"It's pretty obvious, isn't it? Some of us are going to have to go out there and deal with her. Find out what she's really up to. Now, since she's a vampire, that means either Marcel or a Mikaelson to compel her to talk."

"And none of us can be in the same city as Elijah. Which leaves Marcel."

"Yeah. I have no problem going out there and having a little… chat with her."

"I'm going with."

Interestingly, it was Davina that shot that one down. "No. Absolutely not. Hayley, you just got back from there. If he sees you, he's going to want to know what's going on. You absolutely cannot go to Monasque, any more than one of the Mikaelsons can. And, honestly, Marcel can't go alone, either. You need a witch. You need someone that can scry for her. Now, with Roman being at Hope's school, Freya is needed there, in case there's a problem. So, Marcel and I will go to Monasque and deal with Antoinette."

Hayley could see the logic in that plan, but she didn't like it one bit. She was just about to tell them how much she didn't like it, when Klaus offered a compromise.

"I can't help feeling like there is no way we are going to like what she has to tell us. So, maybe we should prepare for the worst."

"What exactly does that mean?"

"It means that we assume Antoinette Sienna is hostile. We assume that we may have to execute her to protect Elijah. Now then, if she needs to be executed, anyway, why not make her useful? We know that my blood will heal a werewolf bite, even a hybrid bite. It's only Marcel who is the exception to that rule. But, what about Hayley's? Or Hope's? Hayley is a hybrid, too. Which makes her also a vampire who is immune to werewolf venom. Could that immunity be shared, the same as mine can be? And Hope is essentially another original hybrid."

"You want to experiment on her?"

"Only if she deserves it, love. If she proves to be mostly innocent of any wrong-doing, I simply compel her to forget Elijah and to never return to Monasque. But, if she turns out to be up to something nefarious, then we put her to use."

"You just said that you would compel her. You can't be there, remember? I'll take care of it, Klaus."

"Except, if we are going to use her to test Hayley's and Hope's blood, we're going to need that blood, aren't we? So, here is what I propose. Marcel and Davina, you meet up in New York, travel together to Monasque. Hayley goes to Mystic Falls and collects a few vials of Hope's blood. Hayley and I go to Paris. Davina finds Antoinette, subdues her, and the three of them meet Hayley and I in Paris."

"Actually, I think we need to add one more person to this. Me. Have Freya make a dose of the serum. I meet Marcel and Davina in New York, and the three of us travel together. That way, if the worst happens and Marcel ends up biting her, she doesn't die before she can tell us anything useful."

"Keelin, you're a doctor. You're dedicated to saving lives. Are you sure you want to be a part of this? I keep a dose of the cure on hand in case I accidentally bite Rebekah. There's no real reason to involve you."

"How would you accidentally bite someone? Wait. Never mind. I don't want to know."

Hayley couldn't help laughing at that. "Marcel has a point, Keelin. I don't know that I really like the idea of involving you."

"Well, there is also the little matter of me being a werewolf. For all we know the venom of a hybrid is different than the venom of a normal werewolf. If you're going to be experimenting on her, you should really do it right. A complete test."

"Only if you're sure."

"I'll be there for the questioning. If we decide to do this, I stay just long enough to do my part. One bite to test Hayley's blood, another for Hope's. And then I come home. I won't be there for all of it. But, this is my family, too."

"All right, then. I'll get three vials of Hope's blood. We can test regular werewolf venom, my hybrid venom, and possibly see if Klaus's venom is different due to being the Original hybrid. You gonna come with me to Mystic Falls, or just meet us in Paris?"

"I think that Keelin should just go straight to Paris. I'll come with you. Make sure Hope's boundary spells are up to Mikaelson standards."

Caroline raised an eyebrow at that. "Mikaelson standards? If you don't trust my staff to be able to properly teach Hope, why aren't you just homeschooling her?"

"That's not what I meant, at all, Caroline. I have every faith in your school. But, Hope is only twelve years old. I don't know if she has the power to create the kind of spell she's going to need to keep herself safe until we can figure out what's going on and just how much danger she's actually in."

"Not to mention the fact that my girls are siphoners. Which adds a whole new level of fun to this particular situation. I don't think they'd ever intentionally do anything to hurt her, but…"

"But, you don't want to worry them by telling them that there may be someone at the school who is trying to hurt Hope, and if they innocently take down her boundary spell to give someone who is 'just trying to help' a chance to talk to her… Honestly, what I really should do, is just bring her back here. Not that I don't trust you, Caroline, but…"

"But, with everything going on right now… Honestly, I'd feel safer myself if she was there with you."

"So, that's settled, then? Freya and I go to Mystic Falls. I collect a few vials of Hope's blood, and Freya brings her home for a while. Meanwhile, Davina meets with Marcel in New York. Davina and Marcel go to Monasque, find Antoinette, and bring her to Paris. Where Klaus, Keelin, and I will meet them. And we get to the bottom of this."

"That seems to be the plan, Little Wolf. Kiss Hope for me, and tell her I love her."

"I guess I'll see you in a couple days, Josh. You have Antoinette's glass so I can use it to scry for her?"

"Yeah. I have it. I'll keep it in my office. There's a drawer in my file cabinet that not even Elijah has a key to. I'll put it there."

Hayley closed out of the Facetime app and put her phone down with a sigh. She had just spent a considerable amount of time planning the kidnapping and torture of a woman whose only crime may very well be simply being attracted to a guy and not knowing how to take no for an answer.

Not to downplay that. Even without everything else, she was still a stalker. If the situation had been reversed and Elijah had been the one to keep chasing her after being repeatedly told to leave her alone, there would be no questioning that he was dangerous.

But still. They were going to have to torture her to even find out exactly how dangerous she was. They didn't have time to wait until the vervain was out of her system naturally. They were going to have to drain her. They were doing it to protect their family, but did that really make it right?

She closed her eyes. She threw away a future with Elijah because some of the things she saw in his mind scared her. Because she couldn't handle the things he was willing to do to protect their family. And now she was doing the same thing. It wasn't fair. She hadn't been fair. "I'm sorry, Elijah. I'm so sorry. I just hope that someday you can forgive me." And then she put her face in her hands and cried.