Raven Anastasia Cromwell ~ The Vampire/Witch hybrid ~ Part 2

Chapter 12 ~ Something you should know

"A wooden stake spelled with Espirimus Paratis. Once spelled, the stake will contain the power to end a vampire/witch hybrid" Rebekah read aloud. She began to smirk.

If she killed Raven, once and for all and killed Katherine, then all of her problems would be solved.

"Snooping through a witches notes...disrespectful" Anita warned, bringing Rebekah to her knees.

"AH, my head" she yelled, clutching her skull in agony. Anita's energy started to drain as she clung to her beads. She was old but powerful and drew on her necklaces as talisman's for stronger magic.

Elijah and Klaus heard Rebekah's cries for help and followed, vamping through the doors.

Anita stopped her spell as Elijah rushed to her side to steady her. Klaus watched as Rebekah got to her feet.

"Damn witches" she reached her hand out to the book again but Anita waved her hand and closed it shut.

"Get outta my face!" the witch warned, wagging her finger at Rebekah.

Rebekah reluctantly left in a huff and returned to her room to pack.

"Are you alright?" Elijah worried, as Anita shuffled over to her grimoire.

"Yes hunny, I'm fine. However, I could do without vampires snooping in my stuff" she shook her head.

"What did Rebekah disturb?" Klaus inquired.

"Rebekah snooped through this book and found out the way to kill Raven" Anita confessed "And I feel confident telling you this because I know you boys care for her"

"Rebekah knows how to kill Raven?" Klaus asked about to chase after his sister.

"I erased her mind. She'll have a nasty headache for a couple of hours but she won't remember reading my book" Anita revealed.

The Mikaelson brothers nodded in relief.

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Back in the woods, Raven sat alone with her mother's grimoire in her lap. Damon had got an urgent call from Jeremy and had left ten minutes earlier.

Raven stood up and began strolling through the trees towards the town square. Life in Mystic Falls felt so different now, from when she first arrived. She crossed the street by The Grill and found herself back in the bookstore.

So much had happened in this little shop. There was happy memories, like the time she met Bonnie but it wasn't without it's sad memories such as the emotionless rampage she went on before she killed Jeremy.

She brushed her fingers along the bookshelf, skim-reading over the titles and authors, when her phone began to buzz.

It was a text off Klaus 'R left town, we need to talk'

Raven sighed and smiled at the shop owner on her way out.

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"Klaus?" Raven roamed aimlessly around downstairs, before walking upstairs to search for him.

She heard the faint sound of jazz music and followed it to his bedroom. She leant in the doorway and knocked to get his attention.

"Hi" she smiled, looking over at the art he was creating.

Klaus turned over his shoulder and half-smiled back, before switching the music off with the end of his paintbrush.

"Nice painting" Raven complimented, moving in for a closer look "Wait, is it me?"

Klaus chuckled "Well, it's abstract but...yes"