Jet Black Heart•Kol Mikaelson

•welcome to new orleans•

"ғʀᴏᴍ ɴᴏᴡ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ғᴏʀᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ's ʜᴏᴡ ʟᴏɴɢ ɪ'ʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴛʀᴜᴇ ɪ'ʟʟ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜɪs ᴠᴏᴡ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴍɪsᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ɴᴏᴡ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ғᴏʀᴇᴠᴇʀ ɪ'ʟʟ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ sᴛᴏᴘ ʟᴏᴠɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ"

~ʙʀɪᴛɴᴇʏ sᴘᴇᴀʀs 'ɪ'ʟʟ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ sᴛᴏᴘ ʟᴏᴠɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ'

Present Day

Today was the day I had to abandon my quiet, simple life with Hope and Louis and return to New Orleans. When I went to France to protect Hope, I told Lou the truth and with open arms he gave us a place. The three of us lived a nice life in France, almost like we were a real family.

I told Nik, about Louis. I wanted him to know we could trust him. The reason for us leaving was Ester being back, Klaus had warned me to keep an eye out and we had been safe until now. Louis feared me traveling alone with the child so he joined us on our way into the states.

In New Orleans

Seated at a table Klaus and Elijah were accompanied by their brother's Kol and Finn who were living inside the bodies of witches. They were shackled to each other as they sat for a negotiation.

"Today, a new future awaits. Forget your animosity toward Elijah and myself. Instead, join us against she who truly deserves your ire-- our mother." Klaus said and Kol rolled his eyes while Finn looked around bored.

"Do this, and we will welcome you with open arms!" Klaus said, well more like demanded.

"Well, when you tell me where my-" Kol went to reach for a plate of pastries with his shackled hands, but Klaus pulls it out of his way. Kol sighs and rolls his eyes again.

"But, if you continue to oppose us, a denial of pastries will be the least of your concerns." Klaus said with a smile.

"If all you wanted was my allegiance against Mother Dearest, you should have said so! Save me a night shackled to the wall." Kol said with a sigh.

"Yes, this was Niklaus. My recommendation was to remove your limbs, one by one, until you comply." Elijah said and Kol scoffed.

"You can remove whatever you want after you tell me where Allison is." Kol demanded and Elijah tightened his grip on the knife in his hand.

"We've--we've no desire to torture you." Klaus said with a laugh, ignoring his brother. "Provided you vow to stand beside us as brothers." Klaus said and Finn shrugged.

"Brothers... Does that word even apply to us? After all these centuries of betrayal? And, has loyalty to you ever rewarded? If so, tell me, Niklaus-- where is your little sidekick Allison?" Finn questioned and Elijah just glared at Finn harshly.

"She was blindly loyal to you since the moment she met you, and now? Nowhere to be found. What did you two do to her, huh? Did she finally escape your vile machinations?" Finn continued.

"Heh! You think me vile? What, then, do you make of the one who cursed us?" Klaus questioned back with a laugh.

"She was trying to make you mortal again. And, you both refused her. It only proves how far you've fallen. But, I expect Allison will have a different response to her proposal. She was always meant to be mortal, mother knows of her mistake now." Finn said in frustration.

"Allison is off-limits to you. You pursue her, and you will suffer!" Elijah yelled angrily.

"Why do you care of her now Elijah? You were the reason she had so little trust in our family." Kol said and Elijah just stayed silent.