Last Labonair- Book 2

Chapter Fourteen: Cresent City

I walk downstairs and I find Papa Tundes dead body in a salt circle. "Holy fucking shit." I say and Diego rushes over to me. "What?" Diego asked and I point. "I gotta call Klaus." I say and pick up my phone. "Hayley? What's wrong?" Klaus asked as soon as he answered. "Uh, we got a special delivery." I say "Mind elaborating?" Klaus asked "Either our witch problems are over, or they are just getting started. Creepy Voodoo man is dead." I say and he hangs up.

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Elijah is looking at Papa Tundes body. "Can I get you anything, brother? A magnifying glass, a pipe perhaps?" Klaus asked "You have a theory that you'd like to share with us, Niklaus?" Elijah asked "Back in the day, the witches wanted to send a threat, they'd just kill a chicken and leave it on your doorstep." Marcel said "It's rather a large and ominous chicken, wouldn't you say?" Elijah asked "Papa Tunde defeated Rebekah with ease, almost got the two of us as well. If he was supposed to be their prize fighter, why leave him for dead in our front yard?" Klaus asked "Well, don't you all look cheery. Listen to this... A girl literally exploded from a grave today as Sabine was giving her tour of the city of the dead. It was Monique Deveraux." Rebekah said "What?" Klaus asked "The tourists thought it was part of the show, but the witches are celebrating like it's some kind of bloody miracle." Rebekah said "Maybe it is. They think that all hope is lost, but now suddenly a harvest girl is resurrected. This is how we're gonna get Davina back- - kill the witch who took her place." Marcel said and that's when I walk down the stairs towards them holding Celeste's drawing that Davina made. I stop on the stairs. "I have a theory about who one of them could be." I hold the drawing up towards them. "Celeste. I mean, it's got to be. Davina was trying to us. She was drawing pictures of Celeste. She was warning us that a great evil was coming." I say "First Papa Tunde returns to settle old scores. Now your murdered lover is back. This isn't witches attacking vampires. They're declaring war on us." Klaus said

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I hear Rebekah walk into the room that Elijah is in. "It's not too early for scotch, is it? With all the witches shenanigans and subterfuge afoot. It is entirely too early if one intends to drive, yes." Elijah said "Funny. I don't have any plans to go anywhere." Rebekah said "She's not safe here. You have to take Hayley to the Plantation House until this is over." Elijah said and I scoff. "Are you worried about Hayley or whether or not you can trust me?" Rebekah asked "It's precisely because I trust you that I'm asking you to do this." Elijah said "Here's a novel idea- - why don't you let Hayley decide for herself? Why are you dictating her fate?" Rebekah asked "You know why." Elijah said "Then perhaps you should take her yourself." Rebekah said "Well, then that would make me the very hypocrite that you've accused me of being. Rebekah, I cannot legislate my feelings. My actions, however... so would you kindly do this for me?" Elijah asked "You know the Mama Wolf loves to be told what to do. She's not gonna like it, but I will do it for you... If only to end this silly quarrel between the two of us." Rebekah said

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I drive Rebekah and I to the Plantation House. "I thought I was gonna have to drag you to the Plantation kicking and screaming." Rebekah said "Yeah. Well, we all just want to protect me and the baby, right? Not like I have a choice in the matter being here since your brother likes to take away my free will." I say "Hey. I'm on your side, remember? So what gives?" Rebekah asked "Tonight's a full moon, Rebekah." I say "So what? You're preggers. You can't turn." Rebekah said "Yes. But I wanted to invite a few people over."  I say "Of course. Every red-blooded American werewolf will be a bundle of fur and sharp teeth tonight whilst your cursed Crescent Clan will be." Rebekah said "Human but only for a few hours and won't be again until the next full moon. So I asked Josh to get a message out to Eve in the Bayou." I say "Josh isn't dead yet? Well, good on him. I love a nice survival story." I hear the door open behind me. "Who the bloody hell is that?" Rebekah asked "Kegs out back, right?" I ask "Yup." The guy said and I turn back to Rebekah. "Right. It appears you weren't going to wait for me to grant you permission to throw a kegger." Rebekah said "Listen, you all want me safe, fine. I'll do as I'm told. I'll play damsel in the glass tower. But tonight's the one night a month that I can meet my family. Now, you could rat me out, send me to my room, or you could help me to throw one hell of a party." I say smiling at her.