To Love A Sociopath

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When she took a step out into the balcony she flinched when the clatter of breaking wood echoed in the courtyard. Klaus was bellowing loud, splintering the furniture out in the open. Hayley and Elijah arrived around the same time she did and cautiously approached the enraged hybrid.

"Niklaus, I do not condone this sort of brash behavior at moments like these. May I ask what caused this trigger happiness of yours?" Elijah asked, hands down his pockets.

Hayley crossed her arms. "And I suggest you take this somewhere far, far away from Hope. I don't want her catching unto your anger issues."

"If she doesn't get them from me, she'll get them from you, little wolf," Klaus growled. "But that is not the matter we should be pressing on. We should be focusing on the fact that there are irregular witches down in the Quarter."

"Irregular witches?" Bonnie asked.

"I snap their necks and they return to the living," he hissed. Elijah and Hayley gave each other a long look.

"There must be an object they are connecting their lifeline to. If we break that, problem solved," Bonnie offered.

"I do not care if their lives are attached to voodoo dolls, I want them gone," he yelled. "No witches in the Quarter."

Elijah placed a comforting hand on his brother's shoulder. "Niklaus, I understand that this must be very strenuous for you but—" Klaus shoved his hand away and began to pace. "But, we must remain strong. Our enemies know how close we came to being vanquished so they will only triple, especially if we show efforts of no control. So compose yourself, brother."

"I guess this isn't the right time to bring up that vision Bonnie had?" Kai said from above the balcony, gripping the railing. Bonnie tried to ignore the fact that he was shirtless, letting everybody know what they were doing prior.

Bonnie placed a hand on her forehead as Hayley turned to her. "What vision? You had another one?" Hayley knew all too well what those meant.

Bonnie tried to brush it off by shrugging. "Nothing too major."

"Bonnie," Elijah licked his lips considerately. "If there is another threat posing against our family, we have every right to know. And with enemies like these...irregular witches knocking at our door, the knowledge of your vision is inexcusable."

"This vision was...different," she said. "It was more like a prophecy."

"What did it say? Is Hope in danger?" Hayley questioned.

Kai approached Bonnie's side, with a shirt, pressing a hand to her back to encourage her. She cleared her throat. "It said that our family—your family will fall one by friend, one by foe and one by family."

"What does that mean?" Elijah demanded.

Klaus was frowning deeply, marching out the gates of the compound. "It means it is time to get rid of those witches once and for all."

Bonnie couldn't help but follow him. If there was a threat outside of their homes, with a goal to destroy the city, she would be among the first to fight.

*

The streets were busy, the tourists and individuals preparing for Mardi-Gras. Klaus stood in the middle of the crowd, analyzing the variation of people socializing with each other. Bonnie was somewhere in the shadows, trailing him to the alleyway. She found herself on the roof, looking down on the Original and route to have a better view.

And just at that moment, a blur circled around Klaus. The vampire grabbed his head and slammed it against the wall. He recovered rapidly, turning to the figure with his golden eyes. He delivered a swift punch and pushed the vampire against the wall. This revealed that the supernatural was a woman with blonde hair.