Disclaimer: I do not own any Originals/Vampire Diaries characters. However, the plot is mine.
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Eternal
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Chapter 3: All Lies
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Hayley jumped at the sound of a door slam. Lying in bed, she quickly glanced at the clock on her night stand. 9:15pm With a low growl, she tossed the comforter off of her and got out of bed. "So much for a peaceful night's rest." She mumbled to herself, while pulling on a thin robe over her equally thin night gown.
She found her way out of her room and to the top of the stairs. She could hear an argument below. With a deep sigh, she uttered, "Great, the Michaelson twins are at it again." She descended down the stairs, immediately gaining a clear view of the Michaelson twins, as she called Klaus and Rebekah. "What's going on?" She called out, still a little sleepy, but curious as to what all the commotion was about. Needless to say, her sudden appearance grabbed both originals' attention.
Rebekah stared at Hayley for a mere second, before walking past Klaus and into the living room. Klaus refrained from rolling his eyes, and glanced at Hayley. "My dear sister seems to have a bit of a chip on her shoulder. One seemingly larger than is usual for her. I, however, have yet to ascertain as to what exactly has herknickers in such a twist!" He starts off calmly, but ends in anger and frustration as he marches into the living room to deal with his sister.
Hayley quietly followed. Rebekah did wake her up after all; she felt she deserved an explanation.
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After Rebekah stormed passed Klaus, she immediately went to the pianoforte in the middle of their living room. She placed her palms onto its sleek surface, to steady herself. Her mind was spinning with thoughts of what occurred earlier that night. She could hear Klaus follow after her; along with his baby momma. Closing her eyes, she pushed herself away from the grand instrument and turned to face the other two as they entered the room.
After a few moments of silence, Klaus grew impatient. "Would you care to explain the little performance you put on just now?" He asked, waiting for an explanation.
Rebekah walked up to Klaus and looked into his eyes. "You disgust me."
Here Klaus did roll his eyes. "I am well aware of your opinion of me Bekah. What is it that I have done this time to incite your ire?" He asked.
She stepped even closer, invading his space, accusation in her eyes. "You lied to me Nik!" She yelled at him, unable to withhold her anger.
"Again, I'll need you to be a bit more specific." He told her in exasperation.
Rebekah fought hard to not let the fury overwhelm her. "All this time… since before this blasted curse our mother stuck us with, you've been lying to me." She shouted in his face before turning away; pain etched onto her face.
Klaus was unmoved. "You are trying my patience Rebekah. I've no time for your incessant prattle."
Hayley could tell that Klaus was getting antsy; and to be honest, so was she. "What did he lie about this time?" She asked Rebekah, wrapping her arms around herself; it was getting a bit chilly.
"Not what… who…" Rebekah didn't spare Hayley a glance, as she stared her brother down once more. "Varick."
"Varick?" Hayley asked, the name being unfamiliar to her. She then looked to Klaus to see if the name meant something to him.
Klaus's eyes widened a fraction. They then took on a glazed look as his mind was thrown into a memory of a time long ago.
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Flashback
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There was smoke in the distance. Screams could be heard far and wide. The village was ablaze. He sat in the shadows of a small cottage, hovering over the corpse of his latest victim. The thirst was so strong and so new. He had lost track of how many he had drained; and still he was not yet filled. He looked up at the sound of the cottage door opening.
In stepped a young lad, with long honey brown hair. He was panting deeply as he immediately shut the door. He dropped the large stick he had been holding, before running a hand through his hair. Backing away from the door, he turned around to survey his surroundings. At once he froze; he knew that he was not alone. "Show yourself." He demanded. Like clockwork, the silhouette in the corner moved as it rose to full height. One, two steps took it out of the shadows. The lad visibly calmed. "Oh Niklaus, it is only you." He spoke calmly, with a bit of alarm in his voice. "The village is being attacked; by what, I do not yet know." He said, moving to look out of the nearest window. He witnessed the cottage beside them burst into flames. "But we must move to safety." He said turning back to Niklaus, he asked, "Tell me, have you seen Rebekah?"
Niklaus was silent. He watched the boy before him. He knew this boy; just like all of the others he had slaughtered. He did not want to hurt them. None of his siblings did. But they could not control the thirst; and he was no different. His fangs sprouted, his eyes darkened, and dark veins appeared around his eyes. The boy was talking, but all Niklaus could hear was the drum of his heartbeat and the pumping in his veins. Once the boy spoke of his sister, Niklaus stepped even closer to him. The light from the flames next door glowed through the window and onto Niklaus's visage.
The boy jumped back in horror as he witnessed the change in Niklaus's face. Too late he realized that he was in the presence of a monster.
"I'm afraid that my dear baby sister is the least of your concerns… Varick." Niklaus said before pouncing.
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End Flashback.
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Hayley was beyond confused. "Who's Varick?" She asked. What she really wanted to know is would he be a threat to her unborn child?
"Varick…," Klaus began, "is of no consequence. Merely one of Bekah's former beaus." He stated, waving a hand towards the blonde. He was already bored with the conversation. "Although why she is making such a fuss over some simpleton whose been dead for the past millennia… Well," He looked at Hayley with a smirk, "your guess is as good as mine love."
Hayley did not smile back; instead she looked at Rebekah with concern. She could tell that the original girl was clearly unsettled.
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Flashback
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The sun was high in the clear blue sky. A perfect day to relax with family and friends. A perfect day… for some, but not all. The village lay in ruins. There were puffs of smoke hovering over the charred remains of many homes. The young girl, no more than sixteen, stirred from her slumber. She pushed herself up from the ground, only to gasp in horror at the carnage surrounding her. Bodies of her neighbors laid around her. Quickly she scrambled to her feet. With a quick look at her clothes, she realized that she was covered in blood. Staring at her reddened hands, she cried out as flashes of the night before came to mind. "I did not do this. I couldn't have." She mumbled to herself.
"Bekah." A voice called out to her.
Rebekah turned around to see her eldest brother making his way over to her. "Lijah!" She yelled, running into his arms. "What has happened?" She asked, looking him over. Seeing that he too was covered in blood, she pushed away from him. "Why are we covered in blood?" She asked, tears coming to her eyes.
"I fear that this is the price." Elijah told her.
She was confused. "Price?"
"The spell our dear mother performed on us." Elijah began, "All magic requires a price to be paid." He answered solemnly, as he looked over the destruction that he and his siblings had caused.
"So the images from my dream… were all real." She stated, looking around once more. "I am responsible for all of this."
"We are responsible for all of this little sister." A new voice informed her. Elijah and Rebekah both turned to see Kol striding up to them. "And as tragic as this all is; you have to admit it is quite a thrill." Kol finished with a grin.
Another taller man walked up to the group. "We've slaughtered our neighbors Kol. They were our friends." He spoke reproachfully.
"I did say it was tragic, did I not Finn." Kol said with a frown. "You always manage to suck the life out of everything." He said, and then followed up with a grin. "Pun not intended, but definitely accepted." He said, looking at his siblings. "Come on you lot. After last night, I've never felt more alive. We're stronger, faster-"
"We're monsters Kol!" Rebekah screamed at him, cutting him off mid-sentence.
Kol scowled at her. "No need to be rude Bekah. Let a bloke finish a sentence or two before having an unnecessary dramatic outburst." He said, looking away from her.
Rebekah balled her fists, but Elijah's calmly hand on her shoulders stopped her from attacking Kol. A thought soon crossed her mind as she looked up to him. "Do you think… are there any survivors?"
"A few stragglers got away in the dead of the night; before things really got ugly." Her question was answered by the bloodiest of them all.
Everyone turned to the man who spoke. "Nik!" Rebekah shouted, running to him; the others following behind. She looked him over. There was so much blood; some of it had to be his, right? "Are you hurt?"
"Come now Bekah, calm yourself. I am fine. In fact, I feel rather invincible at the moment." He told her with a grin.
She calmed a bit, knowing that he was not harmed in anyway. Soon her mind was pulled back to what he said earlier. "The ones that had got away, was Varick with them? Did… did he survive the night?" She asked her brother earnestly.
Niklaus's eyes glazed over once, before settling onto his sister's. "Put your mind at ease, dear sister. Varick is well. I urged him and his family to safety before I lost control."
Rebekah threw herself once more into her brother's arms. "Thank you Nik… thank you."
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End Flashback.
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Rebekah's face formed an angry scowl. "You said that he and his family got away… that they were safe." She began. "You promised me, that he lived."
"I am well aware of what I said." Klaus walked over to the minibar and served himself a glass of whiskey. "He lived… he died… end of story." He took a sip from his glass. "I'm still not seeing the point of this conversation."
Hayley was all kinds of confused. As uncomfortable as she was beginning to feel, with her intrusion in their conversation; she was determined to find out what was bugging Rebekah. So she stuck around.
"Lies! All lies Nik!" Rebekah shouted as she rushed up to him and grabbed his drink out of his grasp and tossed into the fireplace. "Here's what I think happened that night. He was attacked and he was turned."
Klaus was so very close to losing his temper now. Where was a bloody silver dagger when you needed one. "Do you hear how ridiculous you sound Bekah? What does it mattered what happened to him that night?!" He asked yelling into her face.
"It matters because I saw him!" The blonde shouted back into his face. Klaus grew silent, looking at his sister. She continued, "I saw him Nik; in the quarter. If he had gotten away like you proclaimed, then his human life should have ended ages ago. But he's here Nik. He's right bloody here. Which means that one of us turned him. It wasn't Finn or Kol for obvious reasons. It wasn't me; and I highly doubt it was Elijah."
"So what? You think I turned him?" Klaus asked her incredulously. "We didn't even know how to turn people at that time Bekah. But let's say for argument sake that I did. Exactly what would I have had to benefit from turning Varick?" He asked her.
However, Rebekah was not backing down. "I don't know Nik. You've lied to me so much, that I can no longer distinguish truth from lies." She said in utter defeat. The anger left her body just as quick as it came. She moved to exit the living room. "Either way, Varick is back; and this concerns me. And it should concern you too." She then left the room, saying nothing to Hayley as she walked by.
Hayley watched as Rebekah left, and then turned her attention to the quiet hybrid in the room. "So…"
"I didn't turn him!" Klaus yelled in exasperation.
She threw her hands up in surrender. "I didn't say anything." She told him, before watching him leave the room and then the house. Hayley rolled her eyes, and decided to head back to bed. "Originals." She sighed in annoyance.
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AN: There's Chapter 3. I hope you enjoyed it. I'm starting to find a flow with this. It's starting to feel more like how I write my other stories. As I do the flashbacks, they won't necessarily be in chronological order. When they happen, it's usually one of the characters remembering something. So even though this chapter showed flashbacks of the night after they were turned, there will still be flashbacks of their human lives in later chapters.
There will be more Arik and Marcel in the next chapter.
Thank you for taking the time to read this fic.
Also a special thanks to those who reviewed:
KIRA TSUMI: Glad you love it. I plan to make it as interesting as possible. Thanks for the review.
KLAROLINEXDELENAXX: Thanks you! I like her with Marcel as well. And I can see him being her destined love in her vampire life; but I've always wanted to know who her destined love was in her human life. And now with my story those two world will collide. Yay!
XXMEROCKSXX: Glad you are ready for flashbacks, because there will be plenty to go around. As far as Matt goes, right now he's dealing with that whole possession thing on TVD; but don't count him out in my story yet. Thanks.
So much more to come everyone. Let me know what you think. Whether it's regarding my story, or how The Originals is going right now. I can honestly say that I am excited about this first season, and can't wait till they delve more into our favorite original family. I also hope for many flashbacks with Kol, Finn, and Heinrick. It really is sad what happened to their family.
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