Elijah looked at his siblings and their reaction to the news that Mikael is near, they even called him the original who kills other vampires.
"You guys can leave, I'm staying." Finn said, all his siblings snapped his head to look at him.
"what do you mean you're not leaving?" Kol asked
"You can't possible stay for the floozy, who fancy herself in love with you?" Klaus said
"Look we all know that father is after you," Finn said, "I don't see why, I have to keep running,"
Elijah glared at Finn, "father maybe after Mikael but he resents all of us, if he gets Klaus he'll come for us next."
Klaus walked out of their hut not caring for conversation these days, its been 10 years since his encounter with the vampires hunters and each day, the hallucinations got worse, right now he was working on seeing how long to he could last without blood, maybe that would free him from the hunter that insisted he died.
Elijah tried to help his brother but nothing he did could stop him from his little experiments to end his life, He was beginning to think Niklaus might give up and let Mikel catch him.
"Say your goodbyes Finn, we leave at sunset," Elijah warned
When Elijah left, it was him and Rebekah alone in the tent, "Rebekah, you don't have to go, I know Niklaus blames you for his mind being broken but years of running from Mikael and nothing as change, stay with me," Finn pleaded to her.
"Finn," Rebekah didn't know what to say, she loved her brothers but Nik has always been there for her and she just couldn't leave them when he needed her the most.
"What kind of life can you have with her, we are immortal, we can't have kids, we don't age," Rebekah said looking at him with tears in her eyes. "We can love but we have to move."
"What kind of life is that? we deserve more than this." Finn said angrily. Rebekah shook her head at him.
"Leave her, she deserves a better life than laying with someone who can't keep her warm," Rebekah said
"Maybe there is a way," Finn said
"if there was don't you think we would have discovered it by now?' Rebekah voice trembles, she touches Finn's face but he turns away. "there are more dangers than Mikael."
"I'm staying, I just can't be trapped with this family that hates me." Finn said
"We never hate you, you never give us the chance too, not even to love you." Rebekah said, she wiped her tears away and walked out the hut.
Finn went to Visit Vanesther, when he walked into the hut, he saw she was drained of blood, he was instantly filled with anger and rushed off to his brothers but Elijah intercept him.
"Now that you have no other obligations you can come with family," Elijah said with a smile
"Why?" Finn said
"You were going to leave us, I had to take up the role of the responsible older brother again." Elijah simply said, he didn't kill his lover, he didn't have time for that but it works in his favor. If it was Klaus, Finn would have even more reason to stay.
Finn was dejected, here he had a chance of love, he could have turned her but they stole that for him, that's all this family did.
Finn walked into the compound where he quite literally ran into his sister Freya,
"Freya," He said looking at her with a smile, she looked so beautiful and happy.
"Who are you?' Freya asked immediately getting defensive.
"Its me, your brother." Finn said, "I know I haven't changed that much," Freya stared at him and blinked,
"Finn? What? Where were you?" Freya asked him all at once
Before embracing him and leading him inside.
"Freya before you go," Elijah said coming up to her and then looking at the red head she was talking to "Who is this?"
"Its our brother Finn," Freya said.
"I can't help you with what you need," Freya said
"But,"
"I'm calling in sick." Freya said fake coughing to emphasize that she wanted to be left alone, she, Bonnie and Hayley were going on a brunch and then she spending the rest of the day over at Bonnie's.
"Maybe Finn can help you," she said pushing the brothers together and then walking away.
Finn and Elijah looked at Freya walking before regarding each other.
"Brother welcome back." Elijah said sardonically,
"What is it you need?" He asked shocking him and Elijah.
"Niklaus, has captured some Strix and instructed his hybrids to bite," Elijah said "We have limited blood and some of them are very important members,"
"All them can be replace I'm sure," Finn said rolling his eyes.
"Yes, but not an easy task, they were all groomed to perfection before they turned." Elijah said. Finn nodded and followed Elijah.
"Can't you have bonnie to reign Klaus in," Finn ask, Elijah froze.
"She does not particularly like me." Elijah said, Finn laugh at that the most likable of them all and Elijah couldn't get Bonnie to like him.
When they arrived, they saw the vampires in chain, they were being guarded by Nik's Hybrids. Who let them pass.
Finn looked around at the sweating faces of the vampires, "are all of them bitten," Finn asked.
Elijah shook his head, Finn look ahead and saw a familiar face. He stopped in his tracks, his heart beat faster, Elijah look to the direction of where he looks and saw it was face of someone he thought died long ago.
"I thought you turned him," Elijah said. Finn shook his head after seeing Vanesther's body, he sat where the siblings agreed to meet until they arrived and left.
"Rebekah," Elijah turned to face him, why would Rebekah turn him?
"She was with him while I was with when," Finn said, Elijah nodded
"What is he doing here?" Finn pondered, he never held any ill-intentions against the family for killing his sister or so he thought.
"Why are you here?" Elijah said compelling the vampires.
"It's the meeting of the firsts." The man stuttered out trying to resist the compulsion.
"to discuss what?" Elijah said.
"the fate of our sires," the vampire said.
Elijah turned to look at Finn.
"Do you know about this?" he asked
"No but it explains why Aurora wanted to come here." Finn said
"We can't heal these vampires," Elijah said
"Now Elijah don't be so hasty," Klaus said walking in. Klaus clapped Finn on his shoulder,
"Now brother where did you run int Aurora?" he asked him holding his shoulders.
"In Sweden or Finland," Finn said "she needed a witch and I need money, coincidentally she was coming to New Orleans."
"Great I'm sure you know where she's staying before you scurried off like a rat," Finn shrug Klaus hands off his shoulders.
"Of course, I'm not stupid, I know she hates this family." Finn said staring at Klaus.
"FAMILY?" Klaus shouted, he held his chest and look at Finn for signs of illness.
"Elijah are we sure this is Finn?" Klaus asked "The Finn I know would sell us of to the first Blonde that smiles at him,"
"times have change brother, though I question Finn's intention." Elijah says taking out his handkerchief.
"I'm sure he knows the consequences, is he to betray us again." Elijah advised
"I have a lot to lose." Finn simply said. Klaus smiled
"Well brother let me buy you a drink." Klaus said clapping his shoulder making him topple over, Finn glared at him but Klaus just laughed.
"Come before your sister steal you away." Klaus said.
"I'm having a sleepover with Bonnie?" Hope exclaimed in the café, Bonnie nodded.
"I won't be with you, but Aunt Freya will be there, and other kids too," Hayley said. The news of her mom not being there didn't take the excitement away from Hope; she was excited to be somewhere else other than with her daddy and mommy. She never got to go on any sleepovers, but Bonnie somehow convinced both her parents to come over, plus she'd meet new friends.
"Are you okay, Hayley?" Bonnie asked, pulling her away from the group as they walked out of the café.
Yeah, just been busy," Hayley said, looking at Bonnie, but Bonnie wasn't buying it through out the brunch. Hayley had a far off look like something was on her mind, she didn't touch the food she ordered, granted she didn't need it, but it was still unlike her.
"Is it your wolves? Are they okay?" Bonnie asked, and Hayley shook her head.
"No, they are doing better now that their packmates have been found," Hayley said "Some are still on edge, but I got them on a curfew and schedule until this blows over." Hayley said
"It will blow over, right?" She asked Bonnie, watching her worried face change to one of solemnity.
"I'm not sure, but you and Hope will be fine." Bonnie said
"I feel like taking Hope and running before things get worse, but last time that happened, Klaus turned my pack into wolves," Hayley said.
"If he does that again," Bonnie said
"I don't see Freya doing that or fighting with you," Hayley said with a laugh.
"Freya really likes you, and she likes no one." Hayley said. Bonnie shrugged while watching Freya and Hope. Freya was sniffing some perfume, and Hope was wrapping herself in a silky scarf.
"It's the Bennett charm," Bonnie said. "But I know that's not bothering you, so when you're ready to tell me, I'm here."
Hayley nods, she definitely wanted to talk to someone about what's bothering her, but she hasn't even come to terms with it yet.
She looked down at her phone which had been vibrating for a while, and looked at Bonnie.
"I have to go, but I'll see you tomorrow, right," she said giving her a side hug before walking away and answering her phone.
Bonnie walked up to where Freya and Hope were.
"Are we going by you now?" Hope asked, jumping and holding her hand.
"Yeah, if Aunt Freya has everything she needs." She affirmed.
"What are we going to do at the sleepover?" Hope asked
"My friend Zaci is baking some cookies for you guys, but we'll figure it all out when we get there." Bonnie said.
"Can we braid our hair?" Hope asked
"Maybe, but the other kids' hair is a little different from yours," Bonnie said, getting into the driver's seat of her car.
"Do you mean it's like yours?" Hope asked. "won't it be the same thing?"
"No, it won't look the same, but if the girls agree, we can braid their hair." She said as they were driving
"What if they don't like me?" Hope asks with a pout.
"We can put a little spell on them," Freya said turning to face Hope at the backseat, Bonnie pinched her, causing her to yelp.
"Don't worry, they'll love you." Bonnie said, nodding at Bonnie's reassurance, and she continued to talk their heads off until they reached Bonnie's.
"All this land is yours." Freya asked, she nodded. She still felt like she was dreaming a bit. Everything about her home felt like home-the nature surrounding it, the garden. The home belongs to her ancestors. When she was here, it was just surreal to her, she never saw a life beyond Mystic Falls for herself, especially with Caroline and Elena after she lost grams.
She was so focused on doing everything to keep them alive so she wouldn't lose anyone else, she never got the chance to explore herself, her options beyond them.
"Aunt Bonnie," the kids came rushing to her, and when they stepped through the door,
"Auntie Bon-Bon, did you bring the girl?" Hiwa asked her. Bonnie nodded and moved out of the way to show Hope.
Hiwa immediately went up to Hope and said, "I'm Hiwa. My name means hope too." She said introducing herself.
Hiwa didn't give Hope time to talk before she pulled her away to her room and talked her head off.
"Are you a vampire?" Bonnie asked Freya, and Freya raised her eyebrows.
You're standing at the door, so maybe you had some lifestyle changes you didn't tell me about." Bonnie said, teasing her and pulling her inside towards the kitchen.
"Zacccii," Bonnie yodeled, and Freya barely got any glimpse of the house before she saw the beautiful dark-skinned witch with short, straight hair.
"You are here good, Come roll out the dough," Zaci said. "You can do that without messing it up?"
Bonnie rolled her eyes. They've been teasing her since she messed up a cake the other day and she couldn't live it down. It wasn't her fault she didn't have much time to cook recently, plus it seems all the cooking she did in the prison world seem to not really translate in this world.
"Yes, now can you stop being rude and turn around," Bonnie said, washing her hands. She turned around and observed the Mikealson witch.
"Why do none of you look alike? Your momma gives yall different daddies?" she asked
ZACI!" Bonnie yelled, but she laughed. Freya was stunned.
"What?" Zaci said, looking at her innocently.
"You're so," Bonnie said, before rolling her eyes and getting the cookie dough.
"Anyways, Freya, this is Zaci," Bonnie said, Freya waved, still a bit skeptical about being over at Bonnie's; she had met Dene already but not Zaci, and she wasn't sure she would fit in with Bonnie's friends.
"Girl, don't mind me, do you know when Dene is coming?" Zaci asked "I don't want to make dinner."
Bonnie froze at Dene's name, she didn't tell anyone about the dream she had after completing the spell for her. Freya just leaned on the counter and observed the two witches.
"Im not sure, she might drop off Tayen and visit her coven, they have an important meeting," Bonnie said.
"I don't get why you let her go," Zaci said.
"My coven is not officially formed yet, plus she has some unfinished business there especially with that family of hers." Bonnie spoke bitterly.
"Do you know about this unfinished business? Is it about Tayen?" Zaci asks. They didn't have hope that Tayen sight would ever completely come back but she was happier than ever and her mom was happy that she wasn't in any physical pain anymore.
"Don't think she didn't tell me about your lil fainting spell."
"Did she tell you about it?" Zaci said addressing Freya, Freya shook her head.
"I thought maybe she was exhausted, but the way she was afterwards tells me it was more than that." Freya said
"What was it, Bonnie?" Zaci asked
"Dene's ancestors were slave owners." Bonnie said. Zaci rolled her eyes.
"That much I knew."
"Yes, but they used magic to keep the slaves subdued, plus," Bonnie started, "they are responsible for the curse that affected Tayen."
"You're saying they did this on purpose," Freya asked.
"Not exactly, they probably knew it was going on, but it all started." Bonnie told them about her vision.
"that sounds-," Freya said, thinking about the deal Ester and Dahlia made.
"seriously messed up, white witches really do anything for a little money," Zaci said "granted back then it was hard for women but still she could have gone about a better route than to curse her kid and future generations."
"you think she told someone about that?" Freya asked,
"Old white women love confessing shit on they deathbed, I learned that from my time working at old people's home," Zaci said, Bonnie laughed
"you worked with old people?" Bonnie asked, Zaci squinted her eyes at Bonnie.
"Auntie Zaci are the cookies done yet?" Hiwa came running in the kitchen, Hope not far behind her.
Hope waved at her aunt, before turning to the other woman in the kitchen.
"Hi," she said flashing a smile, Zaci ruffled the little girl's hair.
"No,where is your sister?" Bonnie asked,
"she's in the backyard taking pictures." Hiwa answered.
"Bonnie, you didn't tell me Hiwa was a witch too." Hope shouted,
"is this a witch sleepover?" She asked.
"yeah, no vampires wanted to come." Bonnie said
"Can we get snacks pleassseee?" Hiwa asked
"Sure, you know where it is." Bonnie said to Hiwa.
The girls spent most of the afternoon chatting, with Freya chiming every now and then, Freya liked Zaci outside the fact she was extremely beautiful, she was also very smart and charismatic. She always made sure to pull Freya into the conversation when she was too silent. She could see why Bonnie was friends with her.
She also kept an eye on Hope, but Hope scolded her, saying she was enjoying herself, The little girl Bonnie kept Hiwa, seem to make her even more confident than she usually was. She was glad she had someone to play with, that her parents didn't muddle her mind about who Hope was.
The kids were currently in the movie room, they should be watching a movie but they were talking through the movie, despite Amaka's irritation. The doorbell rang, and Freya recognized it as her sister's right away. She froze, she didn't invite Rebekah out of respect for Bonnie, she and Rebekah did go out once, but her attacking Bonnie may have negated that.
"Were you expecting someone else? "She asked Bonnie, as predicted. Dene just came to drop Tayen off and went to her meeting, she wasn't coming back to let Tayen sleepover, but she agreed to make breakfast tomorrow after Zaci begged her. Bonnie went to the door, Freya didn't get up, sinking into her chair, She really didn't want anything to happen between her sister and Bonnie again.
"Rebekah bought drinks," Bonnie said walking in, Rebekah came and flashed a smile at her and then at Zaci.
Freya shot her a look wanting to know how she got Bonnie to invite her in. Rebekah just shrugged.
"Is this from your time?" Zaci asked
"Yep, I had to sneak it away from Elijah to make sure he didn't see it." Rebekah said with a smile.
"What were you guys talking about?" Rebekah ask
"Well I was about to ask Bonnie about your brother but now that two sisters are here that would be awkward," Zaci said smiling
Bonnie threw a cushion at Zaci.
"You can go ahead I don't mind," Rebekah said
"oh I don't mean like that I mean something a bit more." She said wiggling her eyebrows.
Rebekah whispered in Freya's ear, "I like her," Freya nodded in agreement. As they steer the conversation away from that.
"Soooooo, what about you Freya?" Zaci asked, Freya straightened up her shoulders and looked at Zaci. She had not heard a word she said.
"Huh?"
"Have you had sex with a wolf before?" She asked wiggling her eyebrows
"Yeah, one time it left me hot and sweaty, literally." Freya answered honestly.
"Ouuu, I only been with a vampire, I thought I would have been cold, cause their hands be so cold but it was actually pleasant." Zaci said
"Well for me it was bad like real bad," Bonnie said
"Are you talking about that vampire that you were stuck in the prison world with?" Zaci asked, Bonnie nodded.
"Wait, who are you talking about?" Rebekah asked, Bonnie groaned. She grumbled something.
"REALLY?" Rebekah shouted, pulling her foot up in the cushion. "How did that happen? Isn't Elena your best friend?" she pushed
"Wait it was your best friend man?" Zaci said snapping her head to Bonnie.
"They thought we were dead soooooooo," Bonnie said
"wait I need to know, exactly how it happened." Rebekah said. Bonnie got into detail, how how Damon made dinner that night and kissed her but bonnie pushed him away cause she did not see him like that but she was feeling the effects of being 'Lonely' and after weeks of Damon relentlessly dropping hints. She gave in the first time she thought maybe it was her and the second time she had just given up and moved out away from him until he begged her to come back and to drop it.
"It wasn't like that for me," Rebekah said
"Wait you been with him too?" Zaci asked
"Everyone has had a sample with Damon Salvatore," Bonnie said, causing Rebekah to laugh.
Just like that the girls spend, the night enjoying themselves and making new friends.
