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Chapter 13
GEN POV
The next Morning.
Elijah woke up before Katherine and quickly finished his morning rituals before dressing up for the day. Before leaving the room he bent over Katherine and kissed her on her cheek and said "No more secrets my love" and then left the room. When he entered the dining area, he found Freya and Klaus already there eating breakfast. "Good Morning Brother, Sister" he said smiling in their direction while sitting down. "Good morning Elijah" said Klaus while Freya just glared at Elijah. "Have I somehow offended you sister" asked Elijah while Klaus looked on in amusement. "Why didn't you tell us you were married?" she asked to Elijah's and Klaus's surprise. But Before Elijah could answer; a voice came from the doorway "Your married" asked Hayley.
"Elijah what is Freya talking about?" asked Klaus in confusion. Hayley walked into the room and took a seat. "She's telling the truth brother. I have been married for over 500 years" says Elijah calmly. "500 years? Your married to Katherine aren't you?" asked Klaus. "Yes I am. Do you have a problem with that" Elijah questioned sternly. "Not me. Before, I might have probably killed you for that but now I've kind of become friends with her. So all is good" he says. "How can you be married to that whore? The entire supernatural world knows what a bitch she is" says Hayley angrily. "Say another vile thing about my wife and your tongue will be out of your mouth. Katerina will be the first one to tell you that she is a bitch but she is not a whore. She has never cheated on me ever" says Elijah angrily. "Oh please, like anyone will believe that" said Hayley in disbelief. "Believe what you may but our bond was blessed by the Bennett witches thus forbidding adultery" says Elijah.
"Wait a minute" says Klaus as he realises something "Nadia and Henrik are your children. That's why you easily believed the witches when they said that I had fathered a child". "Exactly. I knew because I had been in your place. Though our situations are slightly different. My kids were a result of our bond while Hope was a result of the witches' manipulation" said Elijah to everyone's surprise. "Does that mean any vampire can have a child because of the bond?" asked Freya. "Not any vampire. Just those who find their true love. After all isn't truelove the strongest magic to ever exist in the world?" says Elijah. "Does that mean I can have more children when I bond with my true love?" asked Klaus. "Yes brother. That is exactly what I am saying" replied Elijah.
"So even I will be able to have more kids as well" asked Hayley. "Oh I don't think you deserve more kids since you can't look after the one you already have" came Katherine voice from the top of the staircase. They watched as she walked down the stairs with Hope on her hip. Even early morning, she looked like a goddess with her long curls flowing down her back, her grey shirt dress with a rope belt flattering her curves and really high black heels that looked like they were held together with thread.
"Is that my Armani shirt?" asked Elijah when he noticed that her shirt looked familiar. "Yes. I didn't think you'd mind" said Katherine. "By the way why did you have Nadi's belt in your closet? You told her that you had not seen it, when she was looking for it". "Yeah, I lied. It makes a really good whip and restraint when needed" says Elijah sheepishly. "Right" says Katherine sarcastically. "You can hand over my daughter now" says Hayley interrupting them. "Why so that you can abandon her again? "asked Katherine.
"What do you mean by that? And how is Hope with you?" asked a startled Klaus. "Oh so you haven't told him" Katherine asked Hayley. "Told me what" asked Klaus starting to get angry. "She left Hope here last night without telling us Niklaus" answered Freya "I had sage burning in my room so I had no clue she was here. Thank god Katherine was awake". "Hope was screaming her head off when I went into her room. The way she drank down that bottle, it was as if she had not been fed before being put to bed" says Katherine.
"I fed her in the evening" protests Hayley. "Really. Are you sure, then why was she so hungry" questions Katherine. "Alright, I forgot to feed her. You have no idea how tiring it is to look after a child especially one with magic. She keeps me up at night and she can be really difficult" whines Hayley. On hearing that Katherine starts to laugh. Once she stops she says "I have no idea you say. I spent centuries running from Klaus and I raised my daughter alone and kept her safe, never once did I abandon or neglect her. As for the magic, my daughter was the most powerful magic user in the world even more so than Hope". "Oh please, you probably had your minions raise that child" scoffs Hayley.
"Actually, she didn't" says Elijah to their surprise. "Niklaus daggered me off and on during that time and whenever I was undaggered I went to see my family. Katerina raised Nadia on her own, without any help. My pretty little bird was well educated, cultured and impeccably mannered. She was the light on my life. She could bring a smile to even the darkest of souls" says Elijah remembering Nadia. Katherine sits at the table with Hope on her lap and serves herself as well as Hope. The others watch as she alternates between eating and feeding the child. "You're good with multitasking" says Freya. "Nadia refused to eat unless she was sitting on my lap" replies Katherine. When she was done, "So when do we leave?" asked Freya. "The moment Damon gets here" replies Katherine.
"Go where? And why will my least favourite Salvatore be coming here?" asks Klaus. "Damon" emphasis Katherine "will be coming here to drop my son. I am taking Freya shopping. She needs more stuff than what she has at the moment. I think we will take Hope with us as well. She seems to be outgrowing her clothes. That is if it's ok with you Klaus?" asks Katherine. "Go for it" "Not gonna happen" say Klaus and Hayley at the same time. "Hayley she is my daughter and what I say goes. Especially since you basically think she is trouble" says Klaus to Hayley before she could protest, his tone of voice making it clear that her opinion did not matter.
At that moment, they hear someone walking inside. "Did you miss me" says a smirking Damon holding a little boy in his arms. On seeing Elijah the boy squeals "Dadddddy". Elijah vamps to Damon and takes his son in his arms and holds him tight, breathing in his scent. "I missched you daddy" says Henrik. "Oh Henrik, I missed you more than you can imagine" says Elijah. While Elijah is reuniting with his son, Damon is scanning the room, until his gaze falls on Freya. "Hello Hottie" he says looking at her. "Excuse me" says Freya flustered. "Did it hurt when you fell down from heaven" he asked her. "That's my sister Salvatore. Watch it or I will rip out your tongue" growls Klaus. "So. That does not mean that I cannot appreciate beauty in front of me" says Damon. "Hey KitKat" he says to Katherine. "Slut" he says looking at Hayley, when he spots Hope on Katherine's lap. "Hello little princess" he says to her tickling her tummy. Hope just laughs making the others (except Hayley) smile. Then to the surprise of everyone, Damon included, Hope stares as Damon as though judging him and then smiles and lifts up her hands for him to carry her. He obliges and they all watch as he makes funny faces at her.
"Who knew Damon Salvatore was good with kids" says Klaus in surprise. "Who do you think raised Stefan" says Katherine. "Elijah make I please have my nephew" says Freya, fed up of Elijah hogging him. Reluctantly Elijah hands Henrik off to Freya. "Hi Henrik. I'm your Auntie Freya and that is your Uncle Klaus" she says pointing to Klaus. Henrik waves out to Klaus with a smile on his face. "He looks so much like Kol" gasps Klaus in shock. "I know right, it surprised me too" says Katherine. "How are your'll surprised? I did call Kol 'Mini Elijah' remember" scoffs Damon. "Anyway we better get going, you guys can get reacquainted later, and we have a lot of shopping to do. Damon are you staying?" asks Katherine. "Wish I could. But I have a founder's council meeting in a few hours. Maybe next time. See you later Rik" says Damon. He kisses Hope on her head and hands her to Katherine and takes Henrik from Freya and hugs him too. He gives Henrik to Katherine and says bye to everyone and vamps out of there.
"Well we better make a move. Lots to do "Katherine says and she walks out of the room with both children on her arms while the others look on in awe. "She is something, isn't she" says Freya who takes the credit card Klaus gives her and runs out of the house to catch up with Katherine.
FREYA POV
After hours of shopping, Katherine, Freya and the kids were sitting in a restaurant. To Freya's surprise she had enjoyed herself. She felt as though she had known Katherine her whole life. She watched in shock as Katherine not only fed both kids and ate her own meal at the same time. "Thanks for taking me shopping. I really had a great time" she says. "Anytime, I had a lot of fun too" she says to me with a smile. "I didn't realise how deprived I was of female company until today. I love my brothers but they can be a bit much sometimes" I say. "I couldn't agree more" says Katherine laughing.
"How do you do this? So many things at the same time" I ask her as finishes feeding the kids. "It takes time and a lot of effort. I raised my oldest on my own while on the run from Klaus. I did not have any help. It also did not help that Nadia was extremely stubborn. It was difficult and there were times I just wanted to give up. But then I would look at my child's face and I would get the strength to move forward. Nadia kept me from falling. The thought of something happening to her helped me to survive. Now here I am centuries later. The most powerful Immortal in existence. Now no one can harm me or my kids. That's what makes everything easy. Though compared to Nadia, Henrik is a piece of cake. Actually compared to Nadia anyone is a piece of cake" she says with a laugh. "Well I for one cannot wait to meet my niece. I am seriously outnumbered by the men in this family" I say.
Katherine's phone rang then interrupting us. "Excuse me" she says before answering the phone. I watched Katherine's face turn red with barely controlled anger at what she heard. "I'll be right there" she said in anger. She took a few deep breathes to calm herself down. "Will you do me a favour and look after Henrik for the evening. I'll pick him up later. I'll have a car and driver take your'll home along with the shopping" she pleads with me. "Of course I will. This will give me time to get to know my new nephew. Is everything okay?" I ask her. "Thank you so much. Just some people causing problems. Unfortunately the problem needs to be handled in person" she says before signalling to a man in a suit who was seating her us. "This is Arthur. He will take you back home. Let him know if you need anything else. Bye Freya" she says before kissing Hope and Henrik on the heads and leaving.
"The bags have already been taken to the car Ma'am. Will you need anything else" he asked me. I stare at the 2 kids who stare back at me and an idea came to my mind. "Actually there is one more store I need to go to" I say to him.
Half an hour later I am walking into the Abattoir pushing the kids in a stroller while Arthur brings mine and Hopes bags in. "Leave them here please; they will be taken up later. Thank you so much Arthur" I say to him. "Anytime Ma'am" he says and then he bows and leaves. I push the kids in the living room where ever one is keeping busy. Elijah is reading a book. Hayley and Jackson are talking and Niklaus is sketching. "We are back" I say while Hope and Henrik wave sleepily. "Hello sister. Did you have fun" says Niklaus smirking. "Actually Niklaus I did. It was the best time ever. Who knew shopping could be so fun. Though it just might have been the fun company" I tell him. "Nice stroller" says Hayley. "And where's Katerina?" asks Elijah. "Katherine had to leave while we were having lunch. She said she would be by to pick up Henrik later. Her driver brought us home. As for the stroller, it was needed. I bought it on the way back. I'm not Katherine. I can't carry two kids at once wearing high heels. I don't know how she does it" I say to them.
"That dear sister is a question that has no answer. Katherine loves her heels just as much as Niklaus loves his art. It can't be explained. She even wore them throughout her pregnancy with Henrik" says Elijah. "Oh please. She isn't that great" scoffs Hayley. "Actually she is. She's a supermom. I just watched her hold a conversation with me while eating her food and feeding both kids their meals. I mean who have you seen that can multitask like that. Plus she not only paid attention to Henrik but to Hope as well. You should see the clothes she bought Hope. She said we could do this again" I say to them. "Well I'm glad you're having fun" said Hayley sarcastically. "Would you stop with that attitude where Katherine is concerned? She is a part of this family too. You will have to deal with her on a regular basis. Stop acting like a child whose toy is taken away from them" I say to her with irritation. "She's just putting on an act. You don't know her like I do" whines Hayley.
ELIJAH POV
"You know her better? You? Who were her minion for a few months?" I say in anger to everyone's surprise. "Did you think I didn't remember your voice when we met here in New Orleans? I was with Katerina when she spoke to you. I heard your conversations. You were a thorn in side. Of course Katerina does not like you. You messed up a lot of things in Mystic Falls. You had one job yet you messed even that up by sleeping with Tyler Lockwood". "You did what?" yells Klaus. "Who's Tyler Lockwood?" ask Freya and Jackson in unison. "My 1st Hybrid" says Klaus. "He is also the animal that killed my daughter" I say in anger. "Katerina has people tracking him down. Once he is found, he will pay for his crimes against this family" says Klaus to my surprise. "You know about that?" I ask him. "Yes brother. Katerina mentioned it during our conversation" says Klaus. "I think we should end this conversation for now before the kids wake up" says Freya.
"We should leave. I think Hope should stay here tonight. Hayley and I have a lot of discuss" says Jackson. He grabs Hayley's hand and takes her from there much to our surprise. "Looks like he has finally started to grow a pair" says Niklaus in amusement. "Seems like it" says Freya "Oh well, I'm off to take a nap. I'm too tired. The kids should be up soon. You have fun. Call the Salvatore's if Henrik gets hungry. Apparently they know what he likes since Katherine will be unavailable". "Much as I would like to help out, I can't. I have some business to take care of. Niklaus would you be able to look after Henrik for me. I unfortunately cannot take him with me" I say to him. "Of course big brother. This will give me time to get to know my nephew. I will call the Rippah if he gets hungry" says Klaus. "Thank you. A bit of warning. He likes to use magic a lot" I say to him as I walk out. I wanted to handle my work in the business world so I could spend time with my son. I don't want him to grow up like Nadia, with me being an occasional visitor in his life.
KLAUS POV
"Well it's just you and me kids. Come on you can sleep while I paint" I say to no one in particular and push the stroller towards the art room. I wonder how Rebekah is doing right now…