Amelie

Summary:"You have loved and you have lost, all while I have succumbed to: the darkness, the light, to my wildest dreams and deepest fears. I have loved you while you have lived your life to its fullest, now I must live mine." Klaus kept his last love a secret for a lifetime but now it's time to reintroduce her to the world.

Chapter Thirty

Since Davina's death, the only thing that gave Kol comfort was the bottom of a liquor bottle. Life was meaningless without her; he didn't know what to do with himself. All he could do was drink himself dumb and leech off the pretty barmaids. For a while, his conscience sounded exactly like her and it deterred him only for a short time but now he barely remembered what her voice sounded like.

For the past couple of weeks, his phone had been ringing nonstop. If it wasn't Klaus bombarding him with calls, it was Elijah. Whatever was going on with them, it didn't appeal to him. It wasn't until he felt the familiar tight grip on his shoulder that he finally faced reality. Elijah's eyes stared down at him with such disgust that he almost felt embarrassed. He scoffed and finished his drink, swivelling in his chair until they were face to face.

"So, this is what you've been doing with yourself." Elijah sat down slowly onto the dirty seat beside his younger brother, taking out a handkerchief to wipe the spilt remnants of Kol's addiction from the bar.

"What would you have me do, Elijah? Stay in that city where I would have to be reminded of her, day in and day out?" he shook his head and ordered another drink. "Self-torture isn't my thing."

"Can't you see that you are torturing yourself? Wallowing in the corner of the earth, pining over someone that tried to destroy our family."

"I loved her."

"It's been years since she died, you can't keep living like this."

"I can and I will, brother." He knocked back the drink and wiped his mouth on his sleeve. He got up from his chair, staggering slightly.

Elijah gripped onto his arm and looked into his eyes. "Come home, you need to be with your family."

"Look where family has got me. In a rundown bar in the middle of nowhere. You know, I lost Davina because of all of you. Klaus couldn't leave Marcel be and you, you stayed by his side until the very end."

Elijah swallowed back his feelings of anger and regret before getting up onto his feet, following Kol out of the dark bar. "There's going to be another sweet child brought into this family, Klaus wants everyone to be together and united before the child comes."

"And who is the poor soul that has to bear Klaus' offspring this time?"

"Her name is Amelie, you would like her if you would come home and meet her."

Kol turned on the spot with a smirk on his face. "I've already had the pleasure of meeting her, I just can't believe that Nik actually let her out of that coffin."

Elijah raised a brow at him, crossing his arms across his chest. "How do you know Amelie?"

"He undaggered me once during the early thirties. He needed my help locating a powerful witch for a spell. He introduced me to her once, thinking that he'd probably never have the two of us in the same room again. I thought to myself that either me or her were going to be stuck in our coffins for an eternity," Kol shrugged and let out a laugh, "I guess I was wrong."

"Well, Amelie is pregnant with Klaus' child and she's possibly in danger."

"So, Klaus doesn't want his family reunited just for the new arrival but because he needs a bit of extra protection." Kol thought for a moment and threw his hands down by his sides. "Well, if I'm honest, I have missed the jazz music, but before I set foot back into New Orleans, I need to know what we're possibly up against."

"Jacques Delcroix."

Kol's face dropped from that smirk that he felt safe behind and shifted his weight. "Jacques, he's back?"

"Back and already causing trouble."

"I'm definitely down for killing that bastard. He tormented me for years during my first visit to New Orleans, just let me be the one to end him."

"You're going to have to join the line."

"I've just got to ask one simple question before I stroll into the firing line; why is Jacques after that poor girl?"

"They're siblings and unfortunately, being bound by blood doesn't excuse her from his plans to take over the city."

Kol rolled his eyes and tried to act as sober as possible. "Typical Jacques."

"There is one more thing, Amelie is feeding on vampires due to his plan," when Elijah saw the shock and possible fear in his brother's eyes and placed a hand on his shoulder, "she's working on her control. But I'm sure you've heard how pregnancy cravings are."

"Yeah I got that. I'll have to be on my best behaviour or Amelie will eat me. Got it."

"Just one more glass, we've got to keep you strong." Klaus was trying to bargain his blood off to Amelie, but she couldn't let herself take anymore.

"I'm fine, really. I don't crave it at the moment and honestly, I cannot let myself get taken over by this. You have no reason to worry." She insisted with a hand over his and a small smile. "Anyway, I'm taking Hope out to the park for an hour or two; I will be too busy having fun to care about all the things going through my mind."

"Can I at least give you a bottle to go with you, just in case." He spoke lowly to her, knowing that she couldn't resist him when he used that tone. It was subtle manipulation for her own good.

"I guess, but if I come home more ravenous than before, know that it was you who brought it upon me." She poked at his chest as she spoke with a raised brow. He couldn't tell that she was joking until she dropped her stiff brow and her forehead creased with a laugh. "I'll take it to keep you quiet but I won't need it."

"I'll get it set up for you and get Hope her coat. Just a little pointer, she likes being pushed on the swings extra high."

She stepped away from him and grabbed the thickest scarf she had from the back of her dressing chair and wrapped it loosely around her neck. "Then I'll have to push her as hard as I can."

The early March morning was crisp but the cold didn't stop Hope from wanting to be out in the fresh air. She ran ahead of Amelie, letting go of her hand so that she could join the other kids at the slide. Being at the park with Klaus' daughter was exactly what she needed to take her mind off everything that was going on in her life; having a normal moment would give her the clarity she needed. Would she be a good mum to her baby?

The park bench was isolated when she sat down, but it wasn't for long. When she glanced at the person who took the space beside her, she moved away immediately, gripping onto the wood as hard as she could. Looking her brother in the face after he had done this to her filled her with a rage that she had never felt before. She wanted to kill him, then and there but she remembered what she had said to Klaus; that she wouldn't harm him until she had their baby.

"What are you doing here? How did you even know I was here?" she looked towards the slide, catching a glimpse of Hope as she climbed up the ladder.

"I'm part witch, remember?" when he caught her gaze, he let out a sigh. "I wouldn't harm the child if that's what you were thinking."

"I don't know what goes through that head of yours, more to the point, I don't want to know what goes through your head."

"I'm wrecked with guilt," he reached down to touch her hand but her reflexes were quicker than his, it was gone before he got the chance, "I didn't know you were pregnant; if I had of known…"

"It wouldn't have changed anything for you," she placed her hands on her lap and looked away from him, "I'm your sister and I know that we haven't known each other for too long, but I would never do something like this to you, not when you have someone that loves you."

"I acted on impulse, I've always wanted to make this city a safe place for people like me. You don't understand that my sort of hybrid isn't accepted in this world." He thought about his true intentions and decided to be truthful with her for a change, grimacing at the thought of her possible reaction. "And the power of owning this place appeals to me."

She sneered in his face and shook her head. "You're a real let down, you know? When we first met I wanted to put all the warnings from the Mikaelsons behind me and have a relationship with you. You're the only family I have."

He put his hand over his face then quickly ran his fingers through his hair. "I get that…"

"But because you're the only family that I have, I'll give you one last chance." She looked at him, clenching her jaw. "You get one chance to bond with me and more importantly, to be an uncle to this child of mine."

His face brightened up, but deep down he was shocked that she was going to let him walk back into her life without a fight. "I would love to, just know that I'm really sorry for everything I've done."

She held up her hand and closed her eyes for a second. "Show me that you're sorry, your words mean nothing. I want you to come over to the Mikaelson compound tonight and apologise to Klaus. I also want you to stop with this goal of taking over the city." She looked him dead in the eye with a stern expression. "It won't happen."

"Fine," he lied, but he said it as if he was sincere hoping that she would believe it; she didn't, "no more plotting and scheming. I'll also apologise to Klaus. I will prove to you that I'm being serious."

She nodded and looked away from him as she got onto her feet. "Great, I expect for you to show up punctually and if you make a mess of this apology, I will eat your boyfriend."

He watched her as she stepped over to Klaus' daughter and realised that she wasn't telling him a lie; when she looked over her shoulder at him, he noticed how protective she was when it came to Klaus and his family. If he wanted to keep Alec safe and have that bond he wanted with Amelie, he would have to do everything she wanted and more. Doing things to benefit someone else was new to him, he would have to learn quick.

Amelie kept thinking about her plans for revenge as she pushed Hope, higher and higher on the swing. She knew that she couldn't become obsessed by hate but it was hard for her not to be, especially when her hormones made her so emotional. When Hope looked at her, she snapped out of her scheming and flashed her a smile.

"Is this high enough for you?"

"Yes, but I want you to stop."

Amelie grabbed onto the two pieces of string and stopped the swing. "What's wrong, are you wanting to go home?"

"I want to see if you're okay, I saw you with that man and I thought you were upset."

Amelie sat on the swing beside Hope and looked at her. "You don't need to worry about me, I'm fine."

"I know you're lying. Did he hurt you? Will I need to tell my dad?"

Amelie smiled and stroked the back of Hope's head. "No, I'll tell your dad, but he didn't hurt me. He's my brother and we had a bit of a falling out."

"I thought I recognised him. Is that why you left?"

She nodded and let out a small sigh. "But I'm back now and your dad always said that family is important. He's right, we were just fixing things between us."

Hope looked down at the ground, pursing her lips as she tried to pick the right words to say to Amelie. "I have a bad feeling about him."

"Shh, you don't need to think about him, I have the same feelings and I will be very cautious. I won't let him hurt your dad or your mum."

"It's not them that I worry about, I feel like he wants to hurt you."

"He already has," she bit her bottom lip when she felt her eyes fill up, she wasn't going to cry in front of Hope; she did want to make her more upset than she already was, "but siblings fight and they make up. You'll know that soon enough."

Hope smiled at her and held her hand out to her. "I won't tell my daddy that you cried."

Amelie laughed a little and took her small hand. "I didn't cry, I held it in. But don't tell him that either."

A:N Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter, had to take a break from writing for a little while but hopefully I'll remember to update this regularly. Next chapter I'm wanting to do like a dinner party where Jacques has to face all the Mikaelsons, so that'll be fun to write. Please leave a review if you'd like to see more!