Abominations (American Horror AU 3)

Epilogue

Julie had brought great change to the coven as the new Supreme, yet it was Cordelia, the new head of the council, who went on live television to go public about their existence. They had no reason to hide anymore, but they had every reason to thrive.

They had welcomed fifty new students into the academy, including twenty-four males, during the first four months of Julie's supremacy. She had changed the name from Miss Robicheaux's Academy for Exceptional Young Ladies to 'Miss Robicheaux's Academy for Exceptional Youth'-they were welcoming of both genders and those who displayed exceptional abilities that made them stand out.

Julie had abolished Fiona's previous policy of wearing black-the students were now free to wear whatever they chose as long as it was in good taste.

Zoe, Queenie, Misty, Chase and Eleonora became the brand new members of the council after Cecily, Quentin, and the other former members resigned. They fled elsewhere, one speculated, perhaps to Salem. Salem held no grudges against their kind anymore.

Eleonora, Julie and Chase accepted each other as siblings-they got blood tests at the hospital, and for once, Chase did not cower from the needle. The doctor made sure he was perfectly relaxed before drawing blood from his arm. Within a week, they got the test results-not only did the doctor find that the twins were inbred via close familial relations, but they found that they were indeed Eleonora's biological siblings. The twins were ecstatic, and Chase had given his little sister a big bear hug.

"Sister!" he cried out, feeling tears of joy. Eleonora smiled at the thought as she hugged him. I can't ask for anything more, she thought to herself.

"Let's go out for lunch," Julie suggested, smiling at the two as they hugged. When he let her go, the woman hugged the girl, welcoming her fully into her heart as her family.

"Yeah! Let's celebrate!" Chase exclaimed happily. "I can't wait until we tell Misty and everyone!"

"No, Chase," Julie said. "Remember what the doctor said." She whispered. "We are inbred. There's a stigma attached if the students and council were to find out."

"But you're people just like everyone else," Eleonora objected. "Can't we just keep it amongst the council?"

"It wouldn't be fair to the students. Among us, it would be fine," the new Supreme said.

"Julie, you're being unrealistic. The council is consisted of not only our friends but our family," Eleonora argued assertively. "They have a right to know, and I don't want to keep any secrets. Not anymore."

"Alright," Julie relucted. "The council only."

"McDonald's?" Chase suggested.

"I was thinking the Court of Two Sisters. If we're going to celebrate, we'll do in style," Julie smiled, looking at her brother kindly. "The bill is on me."

"Oh, wow! Thanks, Julie!" Eleonora said with a huge smile on her face, hugging the woman.

When Mardí Gras came on the fourth of March, just five days before Julie and Chase's thirty-first birthday, the entire academy went to Bourbon Street in the French Quarter to join in on the festivities. Because they had gone public a few months before, the crowds all stared at the costumes worn by the council and the students of the academy. Julie turned heads in an all-white costume with a high-low layered skirt, strapless, corseted bodice, white tights, white stilettos, and a white, sparkling mask to cover her eyes. Soon after getting dressed, she used her powers to create a mini snowfall on herself to give her the appearance of a Snow Princess. Chase, who was without the security he had found in his prized mittens, opted for a blue tuxedo with a plain black mask, while Misty, his date for the event, chose a knee-length black dress and a black-feathered mask with a bright-colored shawl over her shoulders. She had tossed out strings of beads and small doubloons to the crowds of eager children, who collected them with enthusiasm.