Chapter 7

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MIKAELSON MANSION
[Klaus throws a final body onto a small pile in the front courtyard while he berates Bella and Hayley for their behavior.]
Klaus: This is why I told you never to leave the house. Werewolves are banned in the Quarter. I had a plan, and your little nighttime stroll put it all in peril! Leave him! [Bella had started walking toward the pile of bodies – one of them was still alive – but at Klaus' last command, she stops.]
Klaus: You've done enough, don't you think? Leaving a trail of bodies like a road map to my door?
Bella: If I hadn't overheard this lot bragging about werewolf heads, everyone here would be screwed. And don't give me that crap about having a plan. You've had all the time in the world to execute a plan, and no one's seen you do a damn thing! Elijah made a deal to protect your child. But you obviously don't give a damn, because what have you done to honor it?
Klaus: I have done everything. Let me spell it out for you, shall I? From the day I arrived, Marcel hasn't trusted me. From Day One, he's had his vampires ingest toxic vervain which, as you know, little sister, protects them from my mind control.
Bella glared at Klaus for little sister comment.
FLASHBACK
[The humans Tina and Josh sit with their hands stamped with the monogrammed 'M'. Klaus snaps their necks.]
Klaus: (voiceover) I needed a spy, someone on the inside with me who Marcel would never suspect. So, I created a Day Zero and got there first. Marcel had just lost six vampires, thanks to your little murder spree, and he needed new recruits. So, I made the new one mine, before he'd had even a drop of vervain. [In another brief flashback, Klaus gets into the car with Josh, the new vampire, while Marcel talks outside on his phone. Klaus compels Josh.]
Marcel and Davina glare at Klaus.
Klaus: (to Josh) Now, let's have a little chat about what you can do for me. (present day, to Bella) But we all know the real way to a man is through his heart, so...
Bar
[In another brief flashback, Klaus talks to Cami at a bar.]
Klaus: So, my mate, Marcel. Nice bloke, don't you think?
Cami: No. He's charming, sexy, confident, incredibly hot.
Marcel smirked.
Cami: But let's be honest – he's a bad boy, right? Like you. And right now, I only need good in my life, not someone who's –
Klaus: Tragically wounded and damaged by demons he can't escape.
"She is really smart." Said Bella.
Cami: The – damaged ones. They're not good. At least, not for me.
"I like the woman who knows what she wants." Said Layla.
[Cami moves to leave, but Klaus rises and takes her hand.]
Klaus: I understand, I do. However – (compelling her) – give him one chance, then I need you to tell me where he goes, and who he sees.
PRESENT DAY
[Klaus grabs the vampire that's still alive from the pile.]
Klaus: And this one – I'm gonna drain him of vervain, compel him to believe his mates found religion and moved to Utah, so that he can explain to Marcel why he lost three more vampires tonight. [He drags the vampire into the house; Bella and Hayley follow him inside.]
"Okay, I admit, it was really good plan." Said Bella.
"Thank you." Said smug Klaus.
"Don't let it get to your head." Said Bella.
"Too late." Said Kol.
Klaus: Does anyone have any more questions? No? Good, because I have a question. Hayley, what were you doing in the bloody French Quarter in the first place? Answer me!
Bella: Leave her be.
Hayley: You wanna know what I was doing? I was buying poison, so I could put your little baby out of its misery.
"You know, I know woman rights and all. Trust me, i helped creat them, but you could at least discuss it with Nik. She isn't only your child." Said Bella.
"Like disscusion would would work with your brother." Scoffed Hayley.
[Klaus runs at her with vampire speed and pins her to the door by the neck. She gasps for air.]
Elijah, Marcel and Davina glare at him.
Bella: Nik! NIK! [Bella runs at Klaus with vampire speed, pushes him off of Hayley and grabs him by the shoulders. Hayley coughs and splutters, massaging her throat.]
Bella: Have you completly lost your mind? She is pregnant, for God's sake! All of this bluster about not wanting the child, and then the second she tells you she's ready to get rid of it? It's okay to care. It's okay to want something. That's all Elijah was trying to do, all he's ever wanted for you. All we've ever wanted. [Klaus, calmed down but reeling from being confronted with his feelings, sits down on the stairs. Bella sits beside him.]
Klaus: I gave Elijah to Marcel.
Mikaelsons glare.
Bella: What?
Klaus: Marcel was nervous. It's bad enough one Original returned to town, but two? His crew was getting antsy. He wanted Elijah gone, so... I gave him a peace offering.
Bella: You bartered our brother?
Klaus: I have a plan. Gain Marcel's trust, dismantle his empire, honor Elijah's wish that that baby be born. I am executing that plan the only way I know how. If you don't like it, there's the door. See if I care.
Bella sights.
"When are you gonna stop fighting alone and let us help?" Said Bella.
[Klaus rises and leaves the room. Bella leans back, her work cut out for her.]
"Troublesome brothers." Sighted Bella.
"I pity Bella. Imaging dealing with them for centuries." Said Davina to Marcel. Klaus glared at Davina.
"Thank you, Birdie." Said Bella.
[Later, Bella is sitting on the back porch of the house when Hayley comes out and joins her.]
Hayley: I know you don't know me very well... but thanks. I appreciate what you did in there.
Bella: Us girls have got to look out for each other.
Hayley: What is it with you two? You say you hate him, but the way you deal with him, it's so clear. Even when you hate him, you still love him.
Bella: You don't have siblings, do you? [Hayley shakes her head.]
"Why did you ask me that?" Said Hayley.
"Every sibling fights and most of them say they hate each other, but in reality they don't. With us it's more extreme, but still." Said Bella.
Bella: [sights] Coin has two sides. Like Nik said it's only way he knows how to protect his child. He doesn't trust anyone, not even us. He wants to protect this baby, but he wants to do it alone and he knows Elijah wouldn't let him fight alone, so he got ride of him. He would probably get me out of his way, too, if he could.
"Are you seriously justifying him?" Said Davina.
"I'm not. I don't agree with what he did. But like i said there is two side of the story." Said Bella.
Hayley: So you don't hate him?
Bella: No, I- I don't think i can actually hate him, but I'm angry at him and i'm so tired of his bullshit. It's not the first time he has done it. He daggered our siblings repeatedly over the centuries. I thought after we killed Mikael, he would stop doing it, but i guess, i was being optimistic. [Scoffed Bella.]
Klaus avoided his siblings gaze.
[Hayley eyes Bella for a moment, then reaches down and retrieves something wrapped in cloth. She unfolds it and reveals the two silver daggers.]
Bella: Oh my god.
Hayley: I found them under one of the coffins. So, here you go. [Hayley offers the daggers to Bella, who takes them in slight awe. Finally, she smiles, and hugs Hayley. Surprised Hayley hugs her back.]
Bella: Thank you. You don't know how much it means for me.
Hayley: You are welcome.
"Looks like start of great friendship." Said Layla. Hayley and Bella smiled at each other.
[Bella siphons daggers.]
Hayley: What are you doing?
Bella: Neutraizing daggers, so he can't use them. Now there is only one active dagger left.
Kol and Elijah smiled.
MIKAELSON MANSION
[It's morning; Klaus enters Hayley's room while she's still sleeping. He watches her for a moment, then reaches into her bag, withdrawing from it the vial of wolfsbane. He opens it and lifts it to his nose to smell, when Hayley speaks.]
Mikaelsons smile at him.
Hayley: I didn't use it.
Klaus: You're awake.
Hayley: I could barely sleep all night. This house is like a freaking swamp sauna. [She sits up in bed while Klaus stares out the window.]
Klaus: What stopped you? You could have been free of all of this... of me.
Hayley: Yeah, well... when I was fighting off those vampires, I – I realized I wasn't just protecting myself. Maybe it has to do with the fact that my birth parents gave me up, and my adopted parents kicked me out. All I know is push came to shove, and... I realized I wouldn't let anyone hurt it.
Klaus: I'm beginning to think we're a lot alike, you and I. We're both castoffs who have learned to fight when we're backed into a corner.
"Actually, i always thought that Hayley is female version of Klaus, just little more compasionate. If you watch it carefully, you will notice." Said Bella. Klaus and Hayley looked at each other.
Hayley: Well, we're backed into a corner now.
Klaus: Ah, that we are. It's time to fight... little wolf. [After gently placing a hand on Hayley's shoulder, Klaus backs away and moves to leave.]
Hayley: This whole thing with Marcel – the deal you have with the witches, trying to take him down, take what's his – Bella told me that you two once loved each other like family. What happened?
Klaus: I made Marcel everything that he is. I treated him like a son. And when my father chased me and my family from New Orleans a hundred years ago, we believed Marcel was killed – we each mourned him, in our own way. Yet, when I returned, I found not only had he survived, he had thrived. Instead of seeking us out, instead of sticking together as one, he made a choice to take everything my family had built and make it his own. Now, he is living in our home, he is sleeping in our beds. That 'M' he stamps everywhere... it's not for 'Marcel'. It's for 'Mikaelson'. I want it all back, and if I have to push him out to get it, then that's exactly what I'll do.
"Klaus has a point there. If someone took 'Shadow', I would be the same." Said Layla. Marcel decided to be smart and don't say anything.
Klaus: I'll have someone see to the air conditioning.

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