The New Orleans Loophole

Long Way Back From Hell to Le Grand Guignol

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'Aaliyah..'

'Aaliyah..'

'AALIYAH'

I shot up in a gasp as I looked around before looking down at myself. I was laying on a white bed but everywhere around me was dark. The only light shined was from the bright bed, and me. "Aaliyah" I heard and looked up placing a hand on my chest breathing heavily. "Celia you scared me" I tell her. and she chuckled coming over to sit next to me. She placed a hand on mine before saying, "They put you under a trance, because they took Niklaus, Hayley and Rebekah. They want to end the prophecy Aaliyah. I won't let that happen." Celia tells me and I sighed tucking hair behind my ears. "What do they want with me? I don't even know these witches" I asked Celia who chuckled. "Because, my little doppelganger, you look like me. I made a stink with the witches and I apologize for you having to go through this, but you needed to follow Klaus for the prophecy to pave the way." She spoke and placed her hand under my chin.

"H-How do I know that the feelings I have isn't because of this so called prophecy" I tell her and she sighed and ran a knuckle down my cheek. "You love Klaus I can see it in your eyes every time you converse. He lights up your world Aaliyah, and you his. He'd die than to see you in pain. I could go on and on about it, because I've seen Niklaus with a lot of women, but none bright that glimmer to his eye than when he's with you."

I cleared my throat and took a deep breathe, "Alright, how do I wake up?" I ask and she stood up looking around. "They tried to penetrate your mind, they didn't know I was in here. The one that tried was killed, so they put you to sleep. Only they can truly wake you Aaliyah, Not even I can go as you say 'behind the wheel'."

"Celia, a couple more questions, please." I speak and she turned to me smiling softly at me. "Is my brother okay? Everyone else" I asked her and she chuckled. "Your brother is fine Aaliyah. He worries for you.. a lot, as for everyone else, you were the topic of many conversations to help bring you back in the mix, but Elena and Caroline are the ones trying to keep you out. Something about keeping their niece safe" she tells me and I nodded smiling to myself, before I look back up to her, "What is going to happen next?" I asked and she sighed, "I wish I could tell you little one. All I know is that a war is coming."

I cleared my throat, "The dreams I've been having, their from the future aren't they? The sassy little girl and her sister. That's mine and Hayley's babies aren't they?" I asked. "I can't give you a definite answer on that Aaliyah, especially with what is to come, only thing I can say is trust your instincts, and your feelings, because I'm not the only one giving you direction. You have many witches here rooting for you and the big oaf. Not to mention everyone that found peace, many are very very proud of you and the bright little witch you've become Aaliyah."

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I groaned as I leaned up rubbing my head. "I didn't know you to just lay around" I heard and chuckled as I turned to Hayley. "It's a new witch style. Not to interfere" I tell her and she comes over helping me off the bed. "Since when did you listen to witch styles?" she asked making me laugh as I hugged her tightly. "Where are we?" I asked her, "The Bayou. The witches almost cooked me alive, but the wolves saved me. We captured said witch and she's outside strung to a tree." she tells me and I chuckle, "Lets get down to business." I tell her and go to walk outside when someone stops me. "Eve this is Aaliyah, she's on our side" Hayley introduced me making me smile.

I walk past Eve with Hayley behind me making me smirk, as I see Celeste sitting against a tree stump. Though her hands are still tied together, she has managed to mix together some herbs into a mason jar "Here." She speaks and Hayley walks over to take the jar from her. It's herbs ground into paste. It'll act as a conduit for the spell. On the next full moon, your people become human. Feed it to them, the curse will be broken." I laughed and scoffed, "What a great way to poison them all at once." I say and cross my arms. Celeste turned to me before turning back to Hayley

"Look. I know you have no reason to trust me, but, Hayley, I actually like you. I was you, caring for Elijah when he cared more for his brother, and I ended up dead. So did a lot of others. This, call it a chance for me to give you what I was too in love to give myself. It's a chance to free yourself from the Originals." Celeste tells Hayley as Eve walks out, "You believe her?"

A wolf growls behind us. Suddenly, Elijah appears and joins us "Whatever she's promised you, it's a lie." Elijah says before finally spotting me, "Aaliyah, wonderful to find you" He tells me making me chuckle, and smile softly at the original, before Hayley says, "Elijah, it's okay. I'm okay."

"She cannot be trusted." Elijah tells her, "She's the only one that can help my pack." Hayley argued, "Do you have any idea what she has done to our family?" Elijah asked and I turned to him intrigued. "I know you want revenge, and come the next full moon, when I'm sure her cure works, she's all yours."

"Are you suggesting that we hold her-- her-- captive for an entire month? It would take an army." Elijah argued, "And I've got one." When the words left Hayley's mouth, the wolves howl in agreement "So help me or get out of my way."

Elijah pauses only for a moment before he vamp-speeds over to Celeste, grabs her and the mason jar, and disappears with her, before coming back for a split second to grab me and vamp speeds away. He stops far enough away from the werewolves that he and Celeste are all alone. He then throws her against the tree as he clutches the jar of herb paste in one hand.

"You tricked her." Elijah snaps furious, "It's no trick. You're holding the cure for Hayley's clan in your hand. If her wolves take that elixir, the curse is no more. They're free." Celeste tells him as I lean against a tree chuckling. "You condemned her people to decades of agony, and now you just break the curse without so much as a whimper. Why?" I asked, "Because it's the best thing I could do for her, and it's the worst possible thing I could do to you." Celeste says before turning to Elijah. "What are you saying?" Elijah asks, "That, no matter what happens now, you've lost her. You destroy that jar, you kill me, Hayley will hate you for snatching her family from her. Now, if you give her the jar, we both know that she'll leave you in the end to be with them, and I know that as long as she's alive and happy and fulfilled in ways that you can't even imagine, then I get my revenge. So, you decide. Give her everything she ever wanted and lose her or deny it, see what happens then."

Elijah left to return the jar to Hayley, as I pulled my phone from my pocket. I smirked as I clicked the contact name and help it to my ear

"Darling!" I heard and chuckled, "Good to hear you up and kicking" I tell him and he just says, "Tell me darling, have you seen Rebekah?" he asked me. "Klaus.. Why do I have the feeling you're going to murder your sister" I asked and he laughs. "She betrayed me Aaliyah. You take the guess" he says and I sighed, "I have to go" I tell him and hang up, as Elijah approaches me with Celeste in tow. "Just talked to your brother. Why does he want to murder Rebekah?" I asked and he gave me a look.

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I went to follow Elijah into the La Fayette Cemetery when I got blocked as they walked in. "What the hell?" I asked and tried again but was blocked. "Elijah!" I called out and he turned. "I can't enter, must be some kind of boundary spell" I tell him and he looked at Celeste, but it was Celia who explained it, 'A spell was put up on my bloodline after we were casted out' Celeste just laughs, "Celia's blood line can't enter, the ancestors won't allow it." I crossed my arms. "I'll wait here, go on." I tell him and he nods vamp speeding away.

I leaned against the ironed arch as Klaus comes walking up with a wooden stake. "Darling" He speaks and comes over to me and hugs me quickly making me smile. "Niklaus, what is that?" I asked indicating to the wooden stake. "This my darling is an indestructible White Oak stake. I'm finishing this. Tonight." he snaps. "Klaus. You can't kill Rebekah!" I yelled but he just kisses my head and vamp speeds off making me groan.

When night fell, I tried endlessly to get in but nothing worked making me groan in frustration, "You know what. Screw this." I snapped and turned to the iron gate and held my hands up. I started mumbling in Latin and closed my eyes as I felt something trickle down my face.

The closed gate flew open so harshly the wings of the gate smashed into mausoleums making me smirk. I wiped my eyes and stepped over the thresh hold wiping the blood on my pants

I then ran following my instincts, coming up to Klaus as his eyes turn yellow as the veins protrude on his face and his fangs come out. Elijah holds Papa Tunde's blade in his hand. The blade shakes as Elijah's vampire face comes out and he bares his fangs at Klaus, and Rebekah quickly does the same. All three are ready to attack, and I loudly groan, "I should've stayed in Mystic Falls."