Broken Souls

16

Still holding Kol and Finn's hands, she ran her gaze across the present Scooby gang. "So, are we all cool now? You'll leave us be? And we'll do the same, in exchange?"

"I think we can agree to that," Stefan nodded. He'd believed Solène since she'd allowed him into her head. That in itself was a big deal for Stefan. The things he'd shown her were so clear. He'd felt like he was watching a television show. Bonnie and Alaric nodded wordlessly. Caroline quickly following suit. Solène nearly forgot the ball of sunshine was there. Damon was the only one who hadn't agreed, but he'd been outnumbered by the rest of them anyway.

She believed Bonnie would come around more once she found her mother, since that was something that could actually prove she was telling the truth. The rest could be excused as story-telling by the gang. Bonnie would have to follow through for her; find her mother and show that she was most likely telling the truth about the rest of it.

After Damon threatened to come after them if they even thought about conspiring something, they were gone. Leaving only the Mikaelsons and Solène. Walking over to Kol, she pulled him into a tight hug. He'd clearly caught on to what she was implying earlier, although she hadn't meant to do so then. "I'm sorry, Kol." His siblings looked at them, confused at her apology. Had she done something?

"It's true, then? I die?" Voice shaky as he tried to keep himself together in his soulmates arms. The rest of the Mikaelsons were stunned at their brothers words.

"I won't let you die, Kol. I've already taken steps to prevent that. You probably did it with your own hands," she giggled. He had been the one to warn those stupid teens not to wake Silas in the first place. Therefore, he was probably most eager to kill Atticus Shane.

"What do you mean?" He held her tighter.

"Atticus Shane, the one who wanted to wake Silas. If I remember properly, he's the one who helps that gaggle of teens learn more about him. The way to track down Silas, is through a map on a Hunter's Mark, it holds the key to opening Silas' tomb. They needed Jeremy to finish his mark quickly so they could locate and open the tomb," she ran his fingers through his hair. "Killing you, meant killing your sire line. Thousands of deaths for the price of one stake." She squeezed Kol to her. "They shouldn't want to wake him if Atticus Shane is dead. They won't want Silas is hiding." Solène shook her head against Kol's chest.

"What is it he's hiding?" Niklaus asked.

"A cure to immortality, but it's dangerous. There is a single dose. If even a tiny bit of it is removed from your system, you'll slowly age and die. It's not worth the risk," her eyes clearly pleading as she looked towards Rebekah. The blond held her gaze, almost challenging her statement. Before she let out a heavy sigh.

"Alright, fine. It's not worth it." Rebekah threw up her hands, leaving the room. She was sad she had upset Rebekah, gotten her hopes up for a single moment that maybe she could live a human life, but she wanted to be very open about everything. Since she held so much knowledge, she wanted she share what she believed she could, so everyone felt comfortable. This way, they wouldn't think she was constantly hiding secrets or manipulating things behind their backs. It was the last thing she wanted.

She'd brought up her mental list of things she wanted to talk about during the game, if she remembered correctly, she would also mention Finn's death, and Niklaus' fertility. That was going to be an interesting conversation. "Let's all sit down, so I can mention a few more things that came up today." She motioned them over to the couch before looking back to the steps Bekah marched up. "Rebekah, I know your upset, but let me get all the heartbreak done at once please?"

Perhaps it wouldn't be all the heart break, there was going to be a big confession circle soon, but not tonight. However, these were brought up earlier, so she wanted to get them out there. A few beats passed before Rebekah was standing in front of her again.

"Thank you, Beks." Guiding her to the couches and chairs, the two sat down. "I know we've all done so much talking today, but since a few things were said, I wanted to get out all related information now. Then, later on, we can have a big family cleanse, okay?" Although it seemed more like a question, they would be participating in the cleanse. It would be good for them to get everything out of their systems and come to terms with one another.

"What are you referring to?" Elijah asked, curious to know what information their soulmate would be dropping on them this time.

"When I said I saw sire lines die when an Original did," she swallowed a lump in her throat. "Kol wasn't the first to die."

"What?" Kol was shocked, Niklaus' mouth was agape at the information. Rebekah was silently praying it wasn't her that had died. Elijah tried to keep his composure, causing his fingers to twitch. Finn remained calm, surprisingly. Perhaps he believed he's been in his coffin when it occurred.

"Before Nik and I woke you up, I told him some.. highlights of what would come soon. One of them being your mothers return to kill you all." Klaus nodded, remembering the conversation. You were all awake, and she manipulated Finn into helping her." The mentioned brother gasped and looked at everyone.

Giving him an encouraging smile, she continued. "Esther was to link you together using Elena's blood. Then, she would sacrifice Finn, indirectly kill you all and the entire race of vampires. However, things went awry, as they always do with those kids. When they finally killed Finn, you weren't linked. His death was the reason they knew, for a fact, killing one, meant killing the sire line. That's how they decided to kill Kol to finish the Hunter's Mark."

The siblings waited for Nik's outburst with bated breath. Would their shaky truce end now that Finn's betrayal came to light? "What else did you want to share, my love?" Nik smiled at his soulmate. He'd felt so far from her today. Having been the driver and on the opposite side of the table earlier. Now, he was sitting next to her. He could reach out and touch her, if he wanted.

Pleased with Nik's calmness she'd grabbed his hand, placing a kiss on his palm. "I will get there, Nik. First, I think it's important for us to acknowledge the new information. Is anyone upset with Finn? For something he has not done?" Her tone turned from soft into a warning very quickly. She'd experienced this problem with Niklaus. He'd grown furious at Finn's actions, but failed to focus on the fact that they haven't happened yet and could easily be prevented.

When no one said anything, she smiled. "Beautiful, and Finn, would you be doing something similar in the future?"

"No, of course not." He shook his head insistently. There was no way he'd go against his siblings and soulmate. He'd believed himself damned to an eternal life of misery, but his soulmate was showing him new things from the passing of time, causing him to experience things he hadn't felt before. He found himself wanting to live; to live with his siblings and soulmate. He'd grown to wonder if his relationship with his siblings could be relatively normal given the appropriate amount of time.

"Thank you, Finn, for your reassurance. Does anybody have something to add?" She glanced at the siblings. When they all shook their heads, she nodded.

"Alright, this next piece of information will probably affect you all, in different ways," her eye briefly paused on Rebekah. God, it hurt knowing how badly Rebekah wanted to just live and have a family of her own. Feeling Nik squeeze her hand, she looked up to him. "Kol asked how a vampire could have children, and I told him there were special circumstances in which they could."

"You said they could be transferred to another womb," Kol recalled.

"Yes, well, When your mother created you, you all transitioned with magic, not blood. I'm not entirely sure how that correlates to it, but simply put because Klaus is part werewolf, and was before you were turned, it's possible for him to have children."