AN: So it's been awhile, sorry about that. I went back and edited some of the chapters and there's probably only a couple more chapters until the end. Here you go.
Klaus finishes feeding Hope and makes sure she's secure in her car seat.
"I'll be right back sweetheart, Daddy has a couple loose ends to tie up and then we'll be off," Klaus kisses her on the forehead and locks the doors. He stops a human he sees walking by. He turns them towards him and looks in their eyes.
"You're going to stay and watch this car until I get back. If anyone besides me tries to get in it, kill them," he compels. The human nods their head and stands by the car. Klaus compels a couple more humans and then he enters the building.
Inside the building is a bunch of humans and vampires. The vampires sense him enter and turn to look at him.
One steps forward and speaks,"Look man, Marcel warned us you might stop by to get back at them. We don't want a fight, we know you're leaving town with your daughter and we're good with that. We aren't a part of your family problems."
"See I wish it was that simple. I'd love to just be on my way, especially since I'm getting what I want. Sadly however, although I'm leaving them to do as they wish, there has to be some consequences," Klaus shrugs. He senses a vampire edging around behind him, either to attack or to leave, he doesn't care. Time for some fun.
Ten minutes later he walks out of the building wiping his hands and mouth. His clothes are blood splattered and his fangs are still out. When he reaches his car and the humans, his face returns to normal. He sends all of the humans away except for one.
"I have something for you to deliver to The Abattoir," Klaus compels. He opens the car and grabs a box off the seat next to Hope and hands it to the human. The human walks away and Klaus closes the door and then gets in the driver's seat. He looks in the mirror, wipes the last of the blood off his lip and smiles at Hope before driving off.
Once they have the correct ingredients from Davina, it doesn't take Rebekah and Freya long to reverse the effects and get Freya's magic back. Hayley is sitting annoyed on the couch with Jackson while Freya and Rebekah try anything to track Klaus.
"I don't get it. Nik would never just leave without getting back at us or doing something. There has to be something else going on. What did the bartender say?" Rebekah asks.
"She just said he was adamant on leaving and that we got our wish to be free of him. He's also bringing Kol and he told her that we would forgive him and find him someday," Elijah answers.
"If he cloaked him and Hope, how would he plan on you finding him?" Jackson asks.
"Experience," Rebekah answers.
"Then why aren't you using that to figure out where he's going. I did not carry that miracle baby just for her to be killed by that psycho," Hayley snaps.
"Because we've never experience this before. When Klaus is pissed like this he either daggers us, kills everyone else who was involved, or let's us run in fear until he finds us and does one of the previous," Rebekah responds.
"Well where do you think he'd go?" Freya asks.
"We have places all over the world and Klaus enjoys them all for different reasons. He could go to any one of them. And there's no specific people besides us and Kol he trusts to turn to," Elijah informs them. Just then the doorbell rings. They all look at each other and Elijah flashes to the door. He opens it to find a human holding a box out to him with a dazed look on his face.
"This is for Elijah and Rebekah Mikaelson," he says.
"That's me," Elijah answers. The man hands over the box and then turns around and leaves. Elijah takes the box back to the group,
"Is that from Nik?" Rebekah asks looking at the box.
"If I were to take a guess I'd say it is," Elijah says. Elijah sets the box down on the table and takes off the lid. Inside there are some rings on top of a stack of pictures. Elijah picks up a ring and looks at it.
"Daylight rings, you may want to call Marcel and have him check on his men," Elijah suggests.
"We may have to tell him about something else as well," Rebekah states as she picks up the stack of photos. The top one is a picture of Marcel walking down the Quarter, the next pictures are of him at other times throughout the city, some even in his house. All have a target over his heart. The next group are of Hayley, different times, different places, and targets over her heart.
"That asshole is having me followed?!" Hayley screeches.
"The following isn't your biggest problem, it's the killing you at any moment I believe," Freya points out.
"He's ready to get rid of you if you step out of line again," Rebekah replies.
"You and Marcellus are his insurance here, making sure no more threats against him can get close. The only way he'll let you near is if he knows you aren't a threat, which he'll know by whoever is watching you," Elijah states.
"That's bullshit. I get dragged into this miracle baby shit, just for her to be taken away. I'm done," Hayley grabs Jackson and goes to walk out.
"Give it time, Davina won't track him now, but eventually she will, then you can be with Hope again," Elijah tries to stop her. She ignores him and leaves with Jackson.
"Well she's never going to see that kid again,"Rebekah says.
"She just wants her daughter back," Elijah sighs.
"Seems to me, she loves the fact that she's the mother to the 'miracle baby', more than actually being a mother to Hope," Freya points out. Elijah gives her a disapproving look.
"I'm going to talk to Marcel," Rebekah goes to leave.
"I'm coming with you," Freya says and they both head out. Elijah goes and pours himself a drink with a sigh. Where could Niklaus have gone?, he asks himself.
*3 hours later*
"We'll be stopping soon Hope, shh it's okay," Klaus reaches with one hand behind him to calm Hope. She starts quieting down just as they pass the 'Welcome to Mississippi' sign.
A short time later, he pulls up at the first decent looking diner he sees. He quickly gets out of the car and opens Hope's door. He picks up her carrier and bag and walks into the diner. He heads to the bathroom and changes her diaper. He had done it before they left and again in the car, but the smell gets to him no matter how small the amount. When he's done he finds them a booth and sets Hope down. He makes sure Hope is comfortable and distracted before the waitress comes over.
"My name's Kathy, welcome to Shay's Diner. What can I get for you today?" she asks barely looking up from her pad of paper.
"I've never been here before, what would you recommend, love?" I ask turning on the charm. Her head snaps up at the sound of my accent and she grins coyly.
"Well the country fried steak is the best, nobody can beat Shay's secret gravy," Kathy suggests with a smile.
"That sounds delicious, I'll take that," I gently grab her wrist and look straight in her eyes, "I'll take whatever beer you have and when you're in the back you'll make sure no one is looking and you will slit that pretty little wrist of yours and make sure the blood gets in my beer. Afterwards you'll carefully take care of your wrist which you will tell people that your knife slipped while chopping."
Her eyes glaze over and she quietly repeats the command. I let go of her wrist and her original smile comes back.
"Is that all? Nothing for the little one?" she asks. I nod and send her off. A couple minutes later she's back with the beer and a bandage on her wrist.
"Thank you," I smile.
"Your food will be ready in a jiff," she says and moves to the group of teens who've just sat down. Hope starts making noise so I lift her out of her carrier and onto my lap. I keep her distracted and quiet until I see Kathy head over with my food. I place Hope back in her carrier.
"A repeat from your wrist sweetheart," I look Kathy in the eyes and hold up my bottle. Her eyes glaze and she takes the bottle after setting down my food. She heads to the back and comes back a couple minutes later with a fuller bottle and new bandage. I quickly finish up my food and blood before paying and packing up Hope. I head to the car and make sure Hope is secure before continuing on.
*3 and ½ hours later*
'Welcome to Atlanta, GA'
He stops to change and feed Hope before driving on.
*3 hours later*
'Welcome to Charlotte, NC'
He changes and feeds Hope again, but also stays a short time to give her time out of the car seat to move around. When he puts her back in the car, he quietly compels her to sleep because he knows this will be the longest ride.
*Almost 4 hours later*
'Welcome to Virginia'