The Prince of Mystic Falls

27. Vervain

Pairing: Klaus/Matt (M/m) mild, upright, hand

The next weeks passed quickly and in chaos. Rebekah awoke but was still exhausted by the spell. She and Marcel spent much of their time in their new quarters. Marcel was fascinated by her rotating shoe closet and played with it when he thought no one was looking. He made sure that the hair brush was kept in the drawer as his mind kept flashing back to when Klaus caught him coming out of the shower. He wondered if Rebekah knew she was in for it soon, she was a Mikaelson, so he supposed she did.

Freya avoided Ester and Finn in favor of starting to train Delphine. She made her a tea that blocked some of her volatile powers, like the fire starting and moving objects with her mind. Freya realized that the girl knew little of basic magic and that she had her hands full. At times, she worried she was becoming Dahlia as she repeated some familiar phrases that her aunt said to her. She even had Delphine start a little herb garden where Nicole had once had a flower bed. Freya found a place in town to buy her herbs and Bonnie helped her procure the rare ones she needed to make the blocking tea for Delphine. Klaus showed her another floor of the "basement" area. It looked like a lab, but it was fire proof and she could practice magic more safety here. She wondered what other secrets Klaus had.

The new tutor, Mr. Renhauer, that Elijah engaged had found that Matthew was rather behind academically. His work schedule and lack of parental assistance had caused him to copy most of his school work from friends. Tyler was very bright in math and sciences, whereas Jeremy showed promise in the humanities. From reviewing their school performance, all three had done poorly the previous year with all the drama in Mystic Falls. Elijah aimed to change that. Alas, university time was around the corner. The tutor suggested that Delphine get a separate tutor as she had tore up the assessment multiple times. He had also suggested a psychologist for troubled youths. Elijah and Klaus discussed it and Klaus reminded Elijah that if she revealed too much or hurt the doctor, it would probably create more issues. Klaus encouraged him to follow his gut, as he had always done before. Elijah sat in on many of the magic lessons when he had time. It also gave him a chance to get to know Freya better. Klaus seemed to accept her more, but was not 100% convinced she was their long, lost sister.

Klaus was spending more time talking to Finn down below. Elijah wasn't sure what was happening there. Ester was out of it and Klaus moved her to a padded cell where she couldn't hurt herself. He was tempted to let Delphine try her powers of incineration on his Mother. But Klaus thought about how Marcel thought he was a danger to the doppelgänger, Elena. The old Klaus may have killed her, but he would no longer kill innocents. Klaus was born anew and he valued the lives of humans now, he would let Mother live a while longer. And Elena? This girl was now family. Even turning her to save her life seemed monstrous.

On a dreary Friday, Klaus came up from sitting with Finn and thought to check on the boys. He could tell Elijah was getting a tad frustrated with their sloth and general laziness. It had been raining and they had been penned up the last few days. The tutor set them an hour of two of lessons they were to complete before doing anything else in the morning. Since they all had different work, Matt couldn't copy off of anyone. However, that didn't mean he didn't try to get them to "help" him a little.

"Jer, if you do this algebra, I'll do your dishes tonight, man. I mean, if I do go into law enforcement, why do I need math?" Matt whined throwing his pencil on the desk.

"Dude, I can help you, but I'm not doing all of it. Renhauer said if he caught us cheating again he was talking to Uncle Elijah or Dad. What are you stuck on?" Jeremy said exasperated.