Marcy

Awakening Pt 2

Chapter 16

Niklaus quietly shut the door to Marcel's room after tucking the exhausted boy in. He was asleep before the door even closed. Klaus and Elijah agreed that returning Marcel to his rightful age could wait until after they dealt with Hope.

"She could've killed them," Elijah said furiously as the brothers walked quietly down the hall. They managed to sneak into the Compound without running into Haylee and he was not looking forward to his encounter with her. He knew he would have to tell her what Hope did and she was going to be angrier than he was. "I can't believe she would be so irresponsible."

"She's just a little adventurous," Klaus attempted to defend. "If you were gifted with such powers as a child, wouldn't you want to explore them?"

"I would have," Elijah admitted. "Maybe even more so because when I was thirteen I was naïve and impulsive just like Hope. But it's our job to put a stop to her dangerous behavior before it gets out of control and, Klaus, it's getting out of control. She could've fallen from that Wheel. Marcel could've fallen. Sebastian wouldn't have survived. Imagine the war the Quarter witches would've waged if something happened to that boy."

Niklaus's look of uncertainty frustrated Elijah even more.

"Fine. I'll just tell Haylee and she'll-"

"Don't tell Hayley," Klaus sighed heavily. "She'll overreact."

"And what is the proper reaction to this? Your cavalier approach to parenting is the reason we're having this conversation."

"I'm not cavalier. I'm...I just don't want her to hate me, Elijah. The kids are fine. No one got hurt. Can we just let this one slide? Please."

"She put their safety in danger, Niklaus. You can't possibly be okay with that."

Klaus remembered how afraid he was at watching Marcel plunge to the ground from the top of the Ferris Wheel.

"You're right." He muttered. "She's grounded. For the next two weeks. I mean it," He declared when Elijah stared dubiously at him. "I won't cave this time. I'm punishing her for her own good. Just, do me a favor. Don't tell Haylee before I talk to Hope in the morning. I don't want her lowering the boom before me."

-M-

Hope waited impatiently by Marcel's bedroom door for her brother to finish getting dressed so they could walk down to breakfast together. When Marcel came out he was wearing a pair of skinny jeans that he considered to be still way too tight but they were better than the tights so he didn't complain too much.

"How much trouble were you in last night?" Marcel asked once they made it to the kitchen. The kids had managed to wake up before anyone else and so they had the kitchen to themselves. He sat at the isle and picked the biggest, reddest apple in the fruit bowl while Hope browsed the fridge for a quick breakfast.

"None, I've got a secret weapon. Dad." She said as she shut the fridge, not finding anything she wanted. "There's nothing in the fridge so looks like we're gonna have to go out for breakfast."

Marcel jumped from his seat excited to go explore more of the city. "I'll go get poppa." He said throwing the apple back into the bowl.

"No," Hope shouted. "When he wakes up he's gonna try to turn you back into your old self."

"You don't want me to change back?"

"You were no fun as an adult. You never wanted to hang out with me, or talk to me, or-or....do anything with me. You're way cooler now. Even dad likes you more like this."