Chapter 20: Flashbacks in the swamp

"I still don't know where we are…"

Violet cupped her hand above her eyes to look past the burning sun up above them. It felt like she and Klaus were walking for days and getting nowhere. They kept following the river beside them but all it kept leading to was more and more swamp.

"Can't you use your magical werewolf powers somehow and pick up a scent or something?"

Klaus shook his head and looked to his right. She took a deep breath and picked up a rock that was lying on the ground. Violet threw it in the muddy water and listened to the hollow landing. Out of all people she had to get stuck with him, the most boring and psychotic person in the world. Of course he could be interesting when he wanted to talk but they hadn't done much talking since leaving the strange building surrounded with witches.

"What's your favorite color?" She glanced in his direction.

"I liked it better when there was silence" He gave her a faint grin.

"Oh come on, what better do we have to do besides walking in unknown territory. Besides, it's been hundreds of years since we last seen each other. I'll answer the question, purple or green"

"You have to like one more compared to the other and blue"

Violet smiled and went on with the questions as the progressed through the quiet swamp.

New Orleans, 1845. Violet backed against the Mikaelson mansion swiftly trying not to make any sort of noise. She had just overheard Marcel and Klaus speaking of something that wasn't possible. She only heard stories as a child about monsters that fed off of the living but they couldn't possibly be real. When she realized the two of them were silent, she took off running into the home as fast as she could…unfortunately they were quicker. Before Violet could make it up the stairs, Klaus leaned against the white banister with his arms crossed. He cocked his head as she breathed heavily.

"Well isn't this a turn of events. I know you were standing outside on the porch listening in on my conversation with Marcellus, weren't you?"

She shook her head feeling like a deer trapped in headlights. "Oh come on Violet, you can tell me the truth. You overheard us speaking of vampires, that we are vampires…"

"Please, I was only going outside to pick some flowers…I'll keep the secret and I won't tell nobody. Please Niklaus…"

Where was Marcel actually? She was afraid to even look behind her shoulder not knowing if he was there or not. She had a feeling that all of them were wrong and wanted to leave if she could have. Klaus hardly picked up a word she said since he couldn't get past her accent that faded in and out.

"Marcellus, why don't you take Violet upstairs. You know what to do, am I correct?"

"You know, I haven't noticed that ridiculous accent pour out. Decided to get rid of it?"

Violet glanced over at Klaus while she moved her right arm around with her cellphone tight it her grip. It had to be a couple of hours once more of walking and praying that she was going to get cell service. That way they could get help and get out of the swamp.

"I just toned it down, I'm sure you'll hear me pronounce certain words like I used to…Ha!"

She jumped up and took off like lighting to a nearby tree. He shook his head following assuming that she had caught a break. Staring at her contacts, he told her to dial the last number she had on her recent call list. Putting it on speaker, she and Klaus waited for the voice on the other end of the line.

"Violet? Are you alright?"

It was Marcel, of course. "Hey…Yeah, I'm with Klaus and we really don't know exactly where we are at"

After a few minutes of talking, she hung up and placed the phone in her back pocket.

"So we're really going to take his word on it?"

"What else do we have to lose? We've been wandering around for hours and at least this way we'll be by people because if I have to feed off one more animal, I'll go crazy"

Violet lay in her bed coughing heavily. She constantly kept waking herself up with this horrible sickness that she had. She held her sisters' necklaces tight in her hand praying to God that she wasn't going to suffer the same fate that her entire family had. But Violet knew what was going on, even though Marcel refused the doctor to tell her anything, she knew that she was dying.

"Do you need anything? Water, anything at all?"

Marcel whipped open the door like always to check up on her. She had been deathly ill the last three days and it was only a matter of time before the sickness was going to take her life. She shook her head not being able to talk. She waited a few minutes then answered when she could.

"Please…Just end this. All I ask"

He stood there silently just looking her over. It pained him to see her in the condition she was in and it was a moment of sadness realizing she was slowly dying. Sometimes being a vampire can take a good deal out of you and Violet reminded him of being human once again. It was a nice feeling and he could feel that slip away from him.

"You know that I can't do that Vi, you're a tough girl, you can make it through this"

Marcel stepped more into the room and neither of them could tell Elijah was on the other side of the door listening to what was going on.

"Marcellus, you know as well as I that this is something I can make it through. My entire family died from an unseen disease and now I'm the one that has gotten sick. I want this to be over"

She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Violet began to cough heavily again and he moved over in a flash. Marcel knew one thing he could do at that moment and it was worth taking the chance.

"No more forest, no more trees, no more trudging through mud that has ruined my new pair of jeans and no more creepy looking reptiles. There is life after all"

Violet saw the people flooding the city and it was a relief to see such a sight. Klaus caught up behind her and felt the exact same way.

"Spending an entire day with me hasn't been so bad, has it?"

"You always were a conceited one Klaus. So where are they?"

Both vampires looked around for the group that was there to save them. She heard someone call her name so she whipped around in that direction looking through the crowd. Marcel ran up as fast as he could and pulled her in for a hug. She hugged him back gently and that was when Rebekah did the same to Klaus.

"We've been looking all over the city for the both of you. Glad to see you two are safe"

Elijah calmly walked up and that was when Violet and Klaus exchanged confused glances.

"Vi? Is everything okay?"

Marcel was first to realize that something was wrong. Rebekah pulled back and tilted her head at her brother. The two confused looked at everyone until Violet spoke up.

"I'm sorry but I have no idea who any of you are. Klaus told me to call the last number on my phone and the first name was someone named Marcel which I am assuming is you"

It was Elijah's turn to be confused as well as the others. So much for being safe.