Marcel feels the oppressive tension the room. He is not a fool. He can tell from the way Elijah's face blanched that he did not meant to say those words. He looks awkwardly at Klaus who is wiping away his tears angrily.
What he saw in the hybrid eyes bring chills to him. He saw Niklaus approaches Elijah with stoic face and unreadable cold eyes. No. He prowls towards Elijah like a starving beast.
Here it the middle of wreakage Elijah is standing tall and unwaveringly like everything is beneath him. Klaus feels it choked him out of his breath. How perfect. Unruffled. Dignify. His older brother look.
He feel intense love toward him and also these unexplainable ugly feelings. He wanted to hurt Elijah until he is as vulnerable and raw as Klaus feel. He knows Elijah love him but sometimes he had this feelings that Elijah just doesn't love him enough and it hurts. He despised Esther for his existence, the fact that he would inly ever be a half blood siblings to his brothers and sisters.
He saw the look on Elijah's face. He knows Elijah feels guilty about the words he had said to him.
Hn. His brother has always been transparent. Although, he would not give Elijah the opportunity to apologize this time. Not with what he is about to do.
Elijah watches his brother unease as Niklaus stop when he nears him and circles him like a predator. He knew that Klaus is trying to intimidate him. He regrets what he said and he wants to apologize. Then, he saw the cold fury look on Klaus face and he knew better. That even if he apologize it would not matter.
Marcel just hope Elijah know what he is doing. It is obvious to Marcel that Elijah is making a grievous mistake. He should have back down and fight another day. He should have let Klaus have it his way for today and secretly leave New Orlean later on but it is too late now.
Elijah sighs heavily. He can see it in Niklaus eyes, he is planning, scheming something and Elijah is reminded of Mikael's words that, you don't reason with beast.
He wonder perhaps he should have just left without telling Niklaus anything. Leave a note behind or something. He could have avoided all this drama. He thought Klaus has matured since becoming a father clearly.
Oh, how he has sorely mistaken and he has a strong feeling that he is about to pay for that mistake.
A glint of something metallic caught his eyes and it made his blood run cold.
Klaus pulls a very familiar dagger from his coat. Elijah widen as he could not believe the gall of his stupid hybrid brother.
His anger is boiling. He feels the intense feeling of wanting to ripped out the heart of someone, preferably his brother's heart.
The way Niklaus hold the dagger already told him what he needs to know. Klaus was not pulling the dagger to threaten him but he is fully intending on using it. He steps back cautiously putting a little distance between them so he can defend easily when Klaus charge at him.
Marcel sighs disbelievingly. "Are you serious." Marcel says exasperately.
Niklaus stares at him challengingly. Marcel ignores it. He had enough of Klaus stupidity. "Don't you ever learn from you mistake. Why do you have the dagger on you?"
Elijah stares at Marcel for a second before his eyes went back to Klaus. He backs away cautiously. "Yes, Klaus. Why do you have the dagger so readily at hand?"
Klaus scoffs. Elijah was being obvious as he stares at him with hint of distrustful in his eyes.
"What? You think I have this at hand because I am planning to use it." He asks a little hurt.
"What am I supposed to think?" Elijah says voice angry.
What Elijah didn't know is the other daggers had been conveniently missing with Rebekah and Kol leaving except for this one.
"This little dagger. I had always been carrying it around with me. Lucky, I did because it seems that I terribly needed it today. How neat is that?" Klaus says smirking.
Marcel rolls his eyes and thinks, here we go again.
"Niklaus." Elijah says warningly. Voice cold and sharp like knife. His body moves into a fighting stance. He is going to be prepared this time and not be taken by surprised like before.
"You will stop this nonsense while I am still being generous." Elijah coldly. A tone of voice he would use before he rips out the hearts of his enemies left and right. He wants Klaus to know that he would not go down easily and Klaus better prepared himself if he were to carry out his ludicrous plan.
Klaus stares blankly at his brother. It doesn't faze him. He is beyond caring at this point. He should have expected this. All his family is good for is betraying him when he least expected.
Klaus sighs heavily. He frustrated by the turned out of the event. "I accepted that Rebekah had to leave. No. I graciously let her leave. Clearly, that it is a mistake because now you want to abandoned me too. You miscalculated me brother. I show mercy to our sister and you thought I would show you the same mercy."
"This is where you are wrong. You don't know me at all. You don't like the person you become when you are around me, Elijah."Klaus says as he grin madly.
"Well, I just has to bring out the worst in you then, aren't I." The hybrid says flashing his eyes and letting his fangs grow.
Marcel frowned when Klaus smirks at him. A smirks that says there is a hell to pay if Marcel doesn't have his back on this. Marcel will face his wrath next.
Marcel learn that you do not argue with Klaus especially when he is on a verge of murderous rampage mood. So he made his choice.
Like there were any other choice to begin with. So much for staying out of this.
Klaus toyed with the dagger in his hand." I will dagger you, Elijah. Put you to sleep a few decades until you change your mind."
He meant every word. He is not going to let Elijah leave him. Never again.
Klaus isn't joking. Marcel can tell and looking at Elijah's face, he thinks Elijah knew too. Klaus really have done it this time.
He uses his vampire speed and attack Elijah. Elijah saw it coming. He dodges expertly and landed a hard kick to Klaus's arm. The hybrid stumble backward. Elijah kind of dissapointed that his kick did not send Klaus flying to the wall.
Klaus grinds his teeth and tighten his hold on the dagger. It a shame really since he had only one. He had his suspicion that Maybe Kol or Rebekah has something to do with this but he can't be sure.
After he is done, dealing with Elijah. He will start with hunting down the responsible party. The thought of something that can endanger his siblings in someone else possesion worried him more than he is willing to admit.
Still, this also mean, he only had one dagger and he has to use it wisely. It would be a big mistake if Elijah had somehow sucessfully wrestled it away from him.
He uses his vampire speed and charge at Elijah with a kick. He landed a swift blow to Elijah's knee. Grinning when he saw that he successfully made Elijah lose his balance. However, it was to early to celebrate.
Elijah righten himself in the right moment dodging his next attack with a reflex of a cat and land a hard kick blow to Klaus side. Klaus wheeze as he feel at least two of his ribs crack. His ribs will mend soon after but it does not mean that it didn't hurt like a bitch.
The fight continues on like that for awhile. Pushing and pulling. Attack and defending until he had sucessfully out maneuvered Elijah.
He had his hand raised and ready to stab Elijah with the dagger. Elijah was quick to defend. Elijah grabbed his hand by the wrist with both of his hand and pushed back against Klaus. Elijah successfully fending Klaus from stabbing him in heart with just barely inches between the dagger and his skin.
He knew Elijah is a much better fighter than he is. Element of surprise is all he had. The fact that Elijah has both of his hand on Klaus's wrist stopping Klaus from stabbing the dagger into his heart. Just meant he is preoccupied and can't defend himself from the next assault.
Klaus smirks as Elijah uses his strength and forcefully push Klaus away with just a foot distance between them. His brother is distracted by the movement and noises from the other side of the door.
Elijah fought against him valiantly. The fight is almost a tie. Even though, Klaus has the advantage of being a hybrid. Elijah was a quite skilled opponent.
However, Klaus doesn't play fair. He never played fair. Not when it comes to Elijah. He is partial like that.
Elijah is caught off guard when Marcel grab hold of him from behind startling him enough that Klaus had time to stabbed the dagger home.
Elijah gasped for his last breath before succumbing to darkness. Eyes livid as he not expecting to be tricked.Marcel watches as Klaus hugs his brother prone cold body to his chest.
The hybrid looks relieved and absolutely devastated at the same time. Marcel kind of feel sorry for him. How twisted is that.
Marcel swallowed hard as he watch unconcious Elijah in Klaus arms. He had no choice it was either Elijah or him and the rest of New Orleans. He saw the desperation in Klaus eyes when he reveals the dagger he is hiding. It was not a hard choice to make. For the greater of good or something like that. He tries to convinced himself.
Marcel opens the door and glares at the vampires outside when they stares open- mouthed at Klaus carrying the dead looking Elijah in his arm almost tenderly.
They scrambles away in hurry and pretends to be busy. Marcel sighs. He steal a glance at Klaus face trying to read his mood. The hybrid looks like he couldn't care about anything else. His attention is only on the precious cargo in his arms. His eyes are fixated on Elijah's frozen face. Marcel rub his temples and glares at the new vampires until they disperse and the floor is left empty.
Marcel followed Klaus around the winding corridor of the mansion until they stop in front of a room. A room that he regconize belong to Klaus. Klaus look at him expectantly. He stares back confused until the hybrid roll his eyes and said, " The door".
Marcel snorts. "What am I? Your servant?" He comments as he opens the door for him. He watches warily as Klaus placed Elijah down gently on the bed.
Marcel raised his eyebrow at this. "Not putting him in his coffin this time." Marcel can't help but ask.
"My brother. Finn before his death had shares his thought about being left to dessicating in coffin. He loathes it. Apparently, it is an awful and traumatic experience. I wouldn't know since the dagger don't work on me like that. This is a temporary solution until I can find a better way to keep him here." Klaus says adjusting Elijah in a sembelance of position that look comfortable.
"Here?" Marcel asked with raised eyebrow.
"Here in New Orleans by my side." Klaus emphasize. Defenseless like this anyone could have taken the advantage to hurt him. He will be the safest by my side where I can protect him."
"Yeah, right. Protect him. You are the reason that Elijah is unconcious. He needed protection all right. He need to be protect from your mood swings."
Klaus glowers at him. "Are trying to say something, Marcel?"
Marcel sighs and stares at Elijah feeling slightly guilty. "Are you sure, you doing a right thing?"
"Klaus. Honestly, I think Elijah is going to wake up extremely angry. I think he is never going to forgive you." Marcel says staring at Elijah peaceful face.
"No, Marcel. You are wrong. Elijah will forgive me." Klaus says taking a sit next to Elijah. He caress Elijah face gently.
Marcel watched the scene feeling uneasy. with the level of the intimacy between the two originals vampire.
"He always did. It may take times but in the end he always will forgive me. He is a master of forgiveness after all." Klaus said as smiles softly. His heart aching for his soft-hearted big brother.
Klaus gently trace Elijah nose slope his high check bones with his finger. It is rare that he can just admires his older brother like this.
Marcel shrugs."Well, I'm surprised that you are still so confident. I heard what he had said when he was it that room with you and if you ask my opinion. I think he meant every word." He said instead.
"Well. Let us all be glad that I did not ask for you opinion."Klaus says menancingly while glaring at him. Marcel resists the urge to scoffs audibly.
"Suits yourself Klaus. Like I said. I want no part of this. Also stop using my man as your barganing chips." He warned the hybrid.
That was what important to him. He doesn't care about this quarrel between Klaus and Elijah. Still he finds his eyes straying to the unconcious Elijah on the bed. Cannot stop himself from wondering whether he had make a right choice.
"Marcel." Klaus says without looking at him. His name was said in an unpleasant tone. In a tone how Klaus delivered his threat.
"If you are thinking about running your mouth to Rebekah about what I did to her beloved brother Elijah, be my guest." Klaus says smirking devilishly.
He doesn't care really. It just mean he will have both Elijah and his darling sister Rebekah daggered, immobile and close to him.
"How about no? You wants Rebekah to come running to Elijah rescue. Then you gonna..what? Daggered her too?" Marcel says with rigour.
"Can't say I won't try. I like to keep my family close together." Klaus smiles creepily.
Marcel shakes his head.
Klaus smirks." I believe the three of us need to have family counselling and Kol too if he shows up but I doubt that. He has high self preservation. He usually avoids me for decades after he is freed."
Marcel bared his teeth threatheningly at Klaus in response. "He was right you know. You are completely crazy. What are you going to do? Hunt down your family, one by one and put all of them to sleep."
"Yes."Klaus say remorselessly. I have done it before and I find it is extremely thereupatic for me. My sister and brothers doesn't like it. Understandable especially when you are the one that is daggered and stuffed into a coffin, desicating slowly and painfully." Klaus said as he grinned at Marcel.
Marcel stares at him like he had lose his minds. He is not wrong though Klaus had lost his mind some time after few centuries ago.
"If I were to do that. Firstly, I would need to find a way to get my hands on more magical dagger first." Klaus says in deep thought.
Marcel scoffed incredulously at the hybrid. He wonders if his decision to help Klaus is right.
"Are you still planning on making hybrids army like you claim?"
Klaus stares at him with narrow eyes. "Why with the sudden curiousity?"
"It is not sudden." Marcel says in clipped tone. "My worries are warranted."
Klaus spare a glance at him and went back to staring at Elijah. "No. Not for now. Elijah would not like it. You heard him. Apparently, he thinks that I valued the werewolves more that my own siblings. So, you don't have to worry. I intent to show him how much I loved him and making hybrids right now would probably be opposite of what I want to achieve."
"Yeah for now but you might be planning to make one in the future." Marcel says eyes daring Klaus to rebuked his statement.
"When things are more settled down, maybe. I am keeping my options open."
"The first batch of hybrid was a bit disastrous. I have to massacre an entire lot of them. Klaus says smiling. I reckon the second one would be better."
Marcel stares at him distrustfully.
"Why would the second attempt would be better?"
"It is a secret,"Klaus whisper conspiratally.
Marcel face harden.
"Angry?" Klaus asks smirking obnoxiously looking at Marcel.
Marcel clench his jaw and stares the hybrid down. Klaus stares amusedly at him before returning his attention to unconscious Elijah.
Klaus runs his hair through Elijah short hair. He leans closer and drag his lips to Elijah forehead where he presses a kiss and whisper softly to his ear, "Sleep well, brother."
Marcel feels unsettled after their conversation about making hybrid. He doesn't know how much of Klaus words, he can trust. With Elijah's daggered, there is no one left to talk sense into Klaus. It is worrying.
"Do you even have a plan? Or are you planning on leaving him like this indefinitely." Marcel asks impatient of how things turn out.
"Of course. I have a plan. Klaus says without elaborating."
Typical. Marcel thought.
Klaus stares down at his brother brushing his thumb on his brother ashen cold cheek. "Until later brother. Fret not, I will not left you in this condition for long."
Marcel feel uneasy once again. He doesn't know how to feel about how handsy Klaus is..with an unconcious Elijah so he looks away. There is also the fact that there is a slight underlying possessiveness in Klaus words and actions.
"I need a drink." Marcel says loudly as he stares at Klaus. The atmosphere feels strange and slightly bone chilling. He supposed he should be glad that Klaus never have think of him as family enough. To be that possesive over him. He does not know how he will react to being the target of Klaus obsessive platonic love.
"Marcel."
Marcel looks up and find himself face to face with the one of the most powerful with in new orleans. She stares as him and she looks far from ecstatic.
"Freya." He greets back calmly for someone who had conspiratually help her brother, Klaus to dagger her favorite brother, Elijah.
"Want a drink." He asked raising his bottle of whiskey at her. Yup. He didn't bother with glass. Just straight out chugging hard liquor from bottle like it was water.
She frown at him. "No. Thank you. Isn't it too early to be drinking?"
He doesn't know what to say to her. She keeps staring at him in that intimadating ways of her. She seems like she still isn't over the whole thing about him keeping Klaus prisoner for 5 years or the fact that he bitten Elijah and almost killed him.
She is one very scary witch and Marcel doesn't like being at odds end with her especially when she possesss a weapon that can kill him for good.
"Klaus daggered Elijah." He blurts out. If Klaus wanted to keep it as a secret he shouldn't have keep Elijah in the house where Freya also live in. She is going to find out sooner or later.
"What?" Freya asked him eyes dead serious.
"Klaus daggered Elijah." Marcel repeats with a shrug. There were ominous silence before her face becomes thunderous as she dashes off of screaming Niklaus name looking all murderous.
"This is madness." Freya shakes her head as she stares at Elijah sleeping form. "What did you do?" She said staring him down.
Klaus turn to look at her and gave her a bitter smile. She saw how calm and unremorseful Klaus look. She let out a long sigh.
She kind of hates him sometimes. How unnecessarily cruel he is to their siblings when he can't have something done his way.
She wonders is it because to him they were only his step siblings.
"Why do you assume I was the one at fault?" He looks at her and smiles but it feel different colder. The smiles that he gave her when he still distrust her. Trust goes both way and Freya could not help but return the sentiment.
She stares longingly at the dagger handle wishing if she could just pull it out. Elijah will be awaken.
Niklaus stares at her eyes calculating. "If you are planning to help him. I am warning you, don't. I would not be forgiving. Stay out of this."
"If you don't what anything untoward happening to your charming doctor girlfriend."
Freya glares at him. "You wouldn't dare."
"Hm. It wouldn't be the first time, you know. I have killed Elijah's and Rebekah's lover before. It seems a little unfair. Don't you think? Maybe I should a little collection on your lover just to be fair and Keelin, she would be the first."
The look on his sister's face. It was the same look she had when he had just killed Mikael in front of her. He feels bad for her. Klaus sighs deeply.
"Like I said. This is between Elijah and I. Stay out of this and she will be fine."
Freya clenched her fist with murderous expression on her face.
Klaus didn't even batted an eyelash at that. "Beside I am doing us both a favor."
Freya stares at Klaus unbelievablely."How is stabbing our brother with a magic dagger is doing us a favor. I would like to know." Freya asks clipped tone.
"He wanted to leave." Klaus says somberly.
Freya takes a deep breath. "If that what he want. I will.."
"You will what freya gladly let him leave?"
"There is nobody here but me. We don't have to pretend. Sure you like us, me, Rebekah and Kol but Elijah he is your favorite next to Finn."
Klaus snorts. "Well with Finn gone forever now. You only have him. I don't think you can let him go as easy as you claimed. I think you are lying to yourself."
"I am maybe lying to myself but I rather see my sibling happy rather than tormenting them for my amusement unlike you." She spat out venomously.
Klaus click his tongue. "Touche'."
"Freya. You know the thing with Elijah when he leaves. He leaves. He will fall off the grid for centuries. You sure you can afford to let him go. Last, I remember you are not immortal like us."
He saw how her expression change like she could not believe what she is hearing.
So, she really has no idea.
Klaus rolls his eyes.
"You can't have that happening and I am the same."
"No. This is..." She was speechless for awhile. Freya huffs. "You don't know that. You can't let him spend all his life daggered like this. I was not there to stop you when you did this to Finn but I am sure not going to let you repeat this with Elijah."
"I will not let you put Elijah through the same torment." Freya says staring at Elijah prone body in the bed.
"I hate this. I could not imagine being trapped in my own body and mind while I am aware of what is happening all around me. No one should live like that." Freya said.
"He is not aware, right now. It won't happen yet. It will take time before something like that to happen. Decades before that happened. He is perfectly unconcious and without awareness at all." Klaus said as he eyed Elijah's prone body.
"I know you don't approve this. Help me." Klaus says taking Freya trembling hand into his and he stares into her eyes.
"You think I want to keep him dagger like this. Klaus said. We can do what you did to Marcel."
" Freya. Please." Klaus pleads.
"You think chaining him like a pet is better." Freya ask horrified when she finally understand what Klaus real plan is.
"No. It was a temporary solution." Klaus said clearly put affront.
"Klaus. I think you are crazy. There is no way. I will help you." Freya says staring at Elijah. Her heart ache for him. She wonder would things be different if Klaus is not their half siblings.
"Please, Freya. It will give me time to fix this. I will fix this freya. We will make him change his mind." Klaus said earnestly.
"I know I had not been a very good brother to him."
"That is an understatement." Freya said ironically.
Klaus bared his teeth at her. Ignoring her, he continued. "I am worried. You know how unstable he is right now. He is still upsets over Tatia death."
"Right. The girl you both fell in love with." Freya says pursuing her lips. "Who dies thousands of years ago." Freya lift her eyebrow at him not believing the excuse.
"Well. He loved her. She was his first love. Right now, he, Elijah.. he is just running away from all that." Klaus paces anxiously.
"With his state right now. He will be a danger to himself and others." Klaus said staring at her pensively.
"Elijah is a little suicidal. He welcomed death too easily. I am sure you had noticed this." Klaus said as he stares at her.
She had always did noticed how Elijah is always callous when it come to himself and his live. She suspected that was the case but she tell herself that she is only imagining it. Hearing it from someone else, like this. It is extremely worrying.
"Honestly, I am scared. I am scared the reason he is leaving because he wants to find a way to end himself." Klaus said as he brushes hair away from Elijah's face.
Freya looks at him debating. "Did he really planned to leave?"
"Yes, he did. If you do not trust me. You can ask him yourself when he is awaken."
Klaus smiled feeling eased because he know Freya heart had swayed that she will do what he asked of her.
"He wants to leave us both and we would not want that. Right? Especially when his mind is in this fragile state." Klaus said as he gripped Freya shoulder.
"We will show him that he is loved. He is needed. So, he won't feel worthless and tries to end himself." Klaus said smilling down at his unconscious Elijah.
Freya looks at him. "If he still wants to leave after that?"
Klaus grinds his teeth. "If he still want to leave after that. I will gladly sent him away but only after he gave me his word that he would not pull the disappearing trick for a few decades on me." Freya gave him a small smile.
Klaus eyes soften. He touch Freya cheek gently, ".. and I will forced a promise out of him, that he will at least visit you as often as he can."
Most importantly, " I will also have him swear to me that he will not tried to end his life by his hand or by other means."
Freya covered his hand on her cheek with her hand and leaned into his touch. "Tell me that we are doing a right thing."
"Freya. We are doing a right thing. You know this, deep down inside of you." Klaus said staring at her with eyes full of hope.
Freya takes a deep breath. "He will hate me, if he finds out. "
Klaus rolls his eyes. "He won't. He will think it was my idea."
"It is your idea", Freya said looking not amused.
"Semantics." Klaus said rolling his eyes clearly annoyed.
