Amare [2] ➳ N. Mikaelson [ON HOLD]

➳ 11: après moi, le dèluge

DESPITE how disappointed she was, Valentina knew that her brothers had to return to Mystic Falls. She bid them both farewell and watched sorrowfully from the driveway as they drove away from New Orleans.

She slowly dragged herself back into the house just as it began to violently shake with an unpredictable earthquake. Throwing her hands out at her sides to steady her balance, Valentina looked over at Rebekah, who seemed just as confused as she was.

"What the hell is going on?" The youngest Original questioned Elijah after he came out from the office to stand on the balcony above them.

"Davina." Klaus answered grimly from beside Elijah.

Klaus and Valentina gathered in the den upstairs where Davina's drawing of Celeste was spread out on the table. Valentina studied the artwork, shook her head, and sat back on the couch. "I don't understand what any of this means."

"I don't either." Klaus admitted gruffly, standing behind her and drinking from a glass half full of bourbon. "All I know is we have a sixteen-year-old witch strong enough to shake the entire bloody French quarter."

Both of their heads snapped up when they heard Elijah's footsteps approaching them. Valentina narrowed her green eyes into an angry glare at Sophie, who followed in behind him. "What the hell is she doing here?"

"She has some insight into what's happening. Please, give her a moment to speak." Elijah politely asked of his sister-in-law.

Rolling her eyes, Valentina crossed her arms and sunk down in her seat. "By all means."

Klaus knew that Sophie was still a threat in her eyes so he placed a hand on her shoulder, squeezing gently.

Sophie glanced nervously between all of them and wrung her hands as she tried to find the words. She went on to explain how after Valentina refused to help her, the witch sought out someone she knew would benefit from it.

"Hayley?" Valentina reacted incredulously. "The werewolf Hayley?"

"Apparently after Klaus told about her family, she set out to see it for herself. When I found out she was a Crescent, I reached out and unlike you, she was willing to help." Sophie remarked bitterly at the Mikaelson wife.

The Originals looked to Valentina in confusion so she breathed out a loud sigh and filled them in on the phone call from yesterday. "Sophie wanted me to help her complete the Harvest by getting the location of Celeste's remains so she could absorb her power. I said no. Which raises the question... how did Hayley know where to find them?"

"I don't know. I didn't ask." Sophie responded honestly. "I didn't want to."

"So you have stolen the remains of the very person that Davina's been drawing for months. Would you care to explain this startling coincidence?" Elijah questioned Sophie slowly, pointing to the sketch of Celeste.

"I can't. I didn't even know who Celeste Dubois was until I-" Sophie was cut off by the sound of Davina screaming in the next room and then by the house shaking violently. She glanced between the trio in alarm but they all seemed unbothered.

Elijah tapped his fingertips impatiently while Klaus nonchalantly took a sip of his drink and Valentina tapped her foot against the hardwood floor.