The Prince of Mystic Falls

58. Dead Doesn't Last

Pairing: Freya/Kol (F/M) wooden spoon

Elijah was feeding the boys dinner when Klaus, Kol, and Freya came home.

Klaus took Vanessa's body directly downstairs to one of the basement levels. He didn't want her waking up hungry and draining one of the kids. He put some blood bags near her and then locked her in, just in case she woke up early.

Kol had blood on his shirt and still smelled like bourbon. Freya told him to go shower and she'd be up after dinner. She reminded him to drink some blood and then hugged him tightly in the kitchen seeing how sad he was. He took a blood bag and vamped to his room so the boys wouldn't see him.

"Is everything okay, Freya?" Henrik asked in a small voice.

"I think so, Henrik. Uncle Kol is just going up to shower. We are all very sad about Davina, but she will be back someday. Okay?" Freya said sitting down at the huge dining room table.

"Oh good, is ah, Miss Monroe okay?" Matt asked. After she gave him that detention and he apologized, he actually really started to like her. Hamlet was a struggle for him, but watching the movie clips and Elijah's tutoring helped.

Freya didn't know if she should say, "Oh, she's dead", so she just said, "I'm sure she will be." She never lied and would not start now.

Elijah gave her a curious glance. Klaus came in and started talking to the boys about their days to get their mind off of everything.

"Elijah, could Freya and I have a word in the study? Gentleman, I know it is not your clean up night, but I shall give all of you a hundred dollar bill each if you clean the kitchen to Uncle Elijah's satisfaction," Klaus said generously. Elijah had to bite his tongue to not say a word. Klaus sometimes didn't realize how he tended to spoil his children. He meant well, but it really wasn't good for them in the long run.

Matt groaned, "Dad, you don't have to pay us. We live here. Really, it's fine."

Tyler kicked him under the table.

Klaus kissed Matt on the head, "Matthew, it's okay. You can take Abby to a nicer place than the Grill when you're ungrounded, okay? And Tyler, if you kick him one more time..." Klaus smiled and messed up his hair, he didn't have the heart to finish the threat.

"Sorry, Dad...Sorry, Matt," Tyler laughed, starting to get up and clear the plates.

Elijah winced when he heard a plate smash.

"Keep walking, brother, we have bigger issues to deal with," Klaus said putting his arm around Elijah.

"She's dead!" Elijah spat out. "And he's been killing on the side."

"I mean, in his defense, or in comparison, it's been very mild compared some massacres that he has committed in the past," Klaus admitted.

"Sometimes with you at his side," Elijah reminded him.

"That is true. But it's been over 200 years since I had a slip up. We need to keep a firmer grip on him," Klaus announced.