Marcel's phone rang and it was Klaus's Number.

"Marcel I need your help" That was Hope's greetings

"And I will do anything you want as long as your father approves it" Marcel said

"Marcel, Do you know how hard it is for an 8 years old kid to function without her IPad? She can't! " she said with miserableness "Come. It will be fun .I will teach you How to draw. And I will cook for you your favorite meal which is Roasted beef with Mashed potatoes" Hope said enthusiastic.

"I.. How did you know that this was my favorite meal? And aren't you a little young for cooking dinner?"

"Dad told me, And I won't be doing all the cooking I will just do the easy tasks and watch you do the rest." Hope said cheekily "Please I miss you. Uncle Kol and Aunt Becca are away in a trip. And since my Mom knew about me coming alone to your town and she is upset with me. So please would you come?"

"No problem kiddo. I will come tomorrow." Marcel said feeling bad for his little sister. Nop just Klaus's daughter NOT HIS SISTER. He thought.

"Not tomorrow , Today. You come today" Hope insisted.

"Okay. Fine. I don't have any important meetings for today anyway. See you later Munchkin" Marcel couldn't deny her request.

"You are relenting. That little girl will make you look weak in front of them and we don't want that" Sofya said.

"No, I'm Not. Its just from the first moment I saw her I adored her, She is everything an 8 years old Davina would be." Marcel said smiling.

"But she isn't Davina. She is the daughter of the very man you hate and distrust. And you are going to their house to be her best buddy. You will look weak and pathetic" she said and left.

Marcel drove to the Mikaelsons Home after Klaus texting him the address. It was small city near New Orleans called Breaux Bridge.

"You seriously are going to let your daughter hang out with Marcel ? The same Marcel that nearly killed you! Are you out of your Minds ?!" Freya shouted at her Brothers-Klaus and Elijah.

"Freya, She went to his Home to meet him when I refused to tell her any details about him. Imagine what would she do If we forbid her from seeing him. After she already considered him as her brother!"

"You should have seen her. On our way home she kept telling me about what they did together at the park. At the mall. About how great he is. That he would be her "Elijah" except he is all fun." Klaus said smirking at Elijah's reaction when he heard that he wasn't as fun as Marcel.

"Freya, Marcel has a rule. He would never hurt a child. Or let anything happen to her." Elijah said already okay with Marcel coming.

"YOU still want him back in. and YOU are feeling guilty because what we did to Davina." Freya said pointing at Klaus then Elijah. Then she continued "I'm warning you. He is the monster in this story and you mustn't let him anywhere near her" and left storming.

"She actually said that he would be her Elijah? After spending only 4 hours with him? " Elijah asked surprised that this was their Hope who took time adapting to her own father.

"Yup. She said that. And told him that he is the best brother ever" Klaus said smiling. Elijah just smirked at that.

Marcel arrived and was invited in. Klaus was about to take Marcel in his study to talk to him about what and what not to tell Hope about their relationship but Hope came running from her room and gave Marcel big hug then she saw what he brought her. She squealed when she saw a fancy Drawing tools. Full package. The kind for professional artist.

She took him to the outside table . To "supposedly" teach him how to 'Draw' not knowing that Klaus already taught him. After an Hour she found Marcel's paper had a big Sketch of her. "Don't worry. with time you will learn to Draw anything that comes in your thoughts. It just need patience" Marcel said when she looked at his sketch in disbelief. "Daddy taught you. Didn't he?" Hope said and when he nodded ,she continued "You hold the pencil like him."

Marcel felt a tug in his heart at that. He took a lot of things after Klaus not just that. In order not to be thrown back at the past he said "Come on let me show you How a great roasted meal should be prepared" he got up and carried her over his shoulder.

"Now to the most important step: seasoning the meat. Add salt, pepper. Rosemary. With a little bit of paprika." Marcel said already taking the role of a professional chef.

"what is Rosemary?" Hope asked.

"that is a plant to make your Meal taste delicious. Now we put the vegetables into the pan and the meat on top of it and into the oven and we wait for 3 long hours"

"Let's go get some flowers . I will show you my favorite spots in the woods." Hope said hoping of the counter and into the ground.

They got into the woods so Hope could get the Flower she wanted.

Marcel was pretty sure that No one was in the area So how the hell 10 angry wolves suddenly surrounded him and Hope. He didn't know those people So he didn't know why they wanted to fight him.

"Listen. I don't know why you are here. But let's just end this peacefully." Marcel said already standing in front of Hope in case any wolf attacked. "Too bad. We don't want to end this peacefully." One of the them said. "You chose the wrong predator to attack" Marcel said then he attacked first."Hope Runnnnnnnn" he shifted and started biting them he made sure that no one followed Hope. He would be damned if he ever let anything happens to his little sister. but they were 10 so he got his fair share of bites himself. 2 in his arms, one in his neck, and a deep one in his Torso.

When Klaus and Elijah arrived they found all the 10 wolves are dead, Marcel barely standing and bite marks all over him. They took him back home.

Klaus was furious. He was ready to kill Marcel right in his spot for endangering his kid like that "How could you be that stupid to not know you are being followed. By your Own enemies! "... Marcel's head was downcast, He was in pain the wolves venom was too much in his body. His system couldn't heal it all at once "IF ANYTHING HAPPENED TO MY DAUGHTER YOU WOULD BE DEAD RIGHT NOW!".

When marcel heard that and he shifted to his werewolf side to give his body the power to fight off the venom "Hope was NEVER IN DANGER. The wolves never came after her. I MADE SURE OF THAT!" Marcel yelled back then his body betrayed him. And he dropped unconscious. They Laid him on the couch. He was shivering and Hallucinating. Klaus sat by his side holding his hand through it all. Hayley was about to take Hope away assuring her that her brother will be okay. But the girl refused.

2 hours later Marcel gained conscious

The bites on his arms were healed. That left the ones in his neck and torso. He found a glass of Klaus's blood in front of his face "Drink" Klaus ordered. Marcel got upright. And didn't reach for the glass "I will heal". "Don't be stubborn, Marcellus. Drink the damn blood. Your arms healed in two hours. Imagine how much it will take to heal this" Klaus pointed at his infected torso. "It will speed up your healing " Klaus said gently. Marcel was surprised to find Klaus insisting on giving him his blood. The guy was ready to kill him from a while what the hell changed. But he didn't have the energy to fight Klaus over this. And he would do anything to ease Hope's fear. She shouldn't have seen any of that. -he shouldn't have came here from the beginning. Marcel thought.

He drank the blood and was healed instantly. "I'm sorry for today. Princess. I will make sure this never happens again ever." Marcel said hugging Hope. "come Hope. Let's let Marcel rest" Hope and Hayley left the room.

Marcel started talking "I didn't smell or hear them approaching. There was magic involved. I don't know these guys. They had orders to attack us. They didn't know who I'm. They didn't know that I could kill them. Those wolves didn't belong to a pack. They were.." "Mercenaries" Elijah finished Marcel's Sentence. "Yes. And I will know who was behind them" Marcel got up and went for the door. "Marcellus, sit down" Elijah said. "It was one of our enemies. He hired them but don't worry. He was handled" Elijah said then he nodded at Klaus when Marcel wasn't looking and left the room.

Klaus sat in the coffee table in front of Marcel looking him in the eyes "I'm sorry for what I said. I shouldn't have jumped into conclusions like that. Had anyone other than you was with Hope during the attack. She wouldn't have survived. And had anything happened to her I would have returned to a man I'm not so proud of. I should be grateful for you forever. But I'm not. After all It's the big brother job to protect his younger one. And Hope has one hell of a big brother." Klaus said squeezing Marcel's shoulder.

Marcel had an apology, regret, recognition as Hope's brother all in one speech. He must be hallucinating.

"Now How about you have a shower " Klaus said already getting up and leading a silent Marcel to the bathroom. When Marcel got out. He found them at the table waiting for him. He sat , ate and was time for him to leave. He said goodbye to Hope and went outside to ride his car. He found Klaus standing there. So Marcel spoke "Look, I thought of what happened today. Of what you said. And I simply can't keep coming and .." Klaus interrupted him "Don't. Don't run away from this. Don't make an excuse. You will hurt her. You will hurt yourself. Let the both of you have this." Klaus said then in a swift move he hugged him. Marcel froze he didn't hug him back nor pushed him away. So Klaus took it as a good sign. He was beginning to have his "son" back.

When Marcel rode his car with a blurry eyes "Damn. I'm relenting" he said.

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