Bellatrix Mikaelson (The Originals S1)

Chapter 45

MARCEL'S LOFT
[Marcel receives a phone call from Klaus.]
Marcel: Klaus, you need to know I had nothing to do with that business out in the bayou today.
Klaus: I never thought you did. I'm calling to let you know the priest is dead. Your exile is suspended for the next 24 hours. You may return to the Quarter to bury your friend.
Marcel: Why are you doing this?
Klaus: [referencing Cami] She woke in the dark not knowing where she was, or who was watching over her. It was your name she called, and if you can grant her comfort, so be it.
"So romantic." Squelled Layla. Klaus looked emberassed.
[As he speaks, we flashback to Klaus carrying a battered Cami home to her apartment. Klaus opens her front door to allow Marcel entry, and he to Cami's bedroom to comfort her. Klaus watches them both sadly from the living room.]
THE MIKAELSON COMPOUND
[Klaus joins Elijah and Bella in the study.]
Klaus: First Marcel's massacre, now bombs in the Bayou. I'll assume you're ready to give up this doomed treaty.
Elijah: This alliance with the wolves, well... If it is to succeed, I believe you'll want this. [He hands Klaus Esther's grimoire.]
Klaus: Seems I have Hayley to thank for your change of heart. [Bella pours them drinks.]
Elijah: The rifts in this city run far deeper than I even imagined, Niklaus. These tribes, these factions-- they're families, families who choose to fight.
Bella: I never wasn't on your side, Nik. I understand why you did what you did and i agreed with your decision, but I was angry that you did it behind our backs. Like i told you before, i would help you from start if you just asked me, but you didn't. Anyway, now mayhem has descended upon our home, we don't have time for petty fights... [Bella hands Klaus and Elijah drinks, and holds hers out to toast them.] 
Bella: To our victory.
Elijah&Klaus: To our victory.
ST. ANN'S CHURCH (DREAM SEQUENCE)
[The citizens of the French Quarter all prepare themselves for Father Kieran's funeral service. A long line of community members and family, including Cami, Francesca, Lydia, and Marcel, make their way to Father Kieran's open casket to pay their respects. Klaus arrives late, and by the time he reaches the casket, everyone else at the service is already seated in the pews. He greets Cami and gives her a kiss on the cheek before going to give his respects to Father Kieran. However, when he opens the casket, Father Kieran is gone, and in his place is a baby. The baby coos at him, and he smiles.]
Klaus: Hi. [Klaus reaches down to pick the baby up, but before he can, a squishing noise is heard, and blood pours from Klaus' mouth. He's been staked from behind with the indestructible white oak stake. When Klaus turns around, Mikael is standing there, grinning. He grabs Klaus in a choke-hold.]
"Is it dream?" Asked Bella. Klaus nodded. Bell grabbed his hand.
Mikael: [sneers] Greetings, boy. [Klaus awakens with a start in his bedroom in the Abattoir compound. After gasping for a few moments, he lies back down in bed.]
ROUSSEAU'S-- FATHER KIERAN'S WAKE
[At Rousseau's, the French Quarter is throwing an Irish-style wake in his honor, complete with Irish music, lots of alcohol, and tons of people who have gathered to share stories of Father Kieran and celebrate his life. Klaus sits alone at a table with a glass of scotch, and is joined by Cami.]
Cami: Hey! Earth to you! 
Klaus: [notices the wounds on her face] Your face--
Cami: --Will heal. Listen, I wanted to thank you--
Klaus: [holds up his glass] --Unless you've come equipped with the means to fill this, no additional platitudes are necessary.
Cami: Okay... I'm in a crap mood because my uncle just died, and people are partying like it's Mardi Gras. What's your excuse? [She notices Klaus scowling] Klaus, seriously, what's going on?
Klaus: I've been having these dreams about my dead father. No diagnosis necessary, love. I've already got this one covered: my fears of fatherhood, of scarring my child as my father scarred me, are manifesting as nightmares. [He smiles fakely and takes a long drink] It's horrifically cliché.
Cami: Truthfully? I'm just surprised to hear you acknowledge out loud that you're going to be a dad. Your baby mama has been living out in the bayou for months, it's not exactly What To Expect When You're Expecting.
"Well... Baby mama is stubborn idiot who doesn't give two fucks about her safety and puts baby in danger because of it." Saod Layla. Hayley looked down.
"That's enought! She cares about Hope more than anyone..." Said Elijah.
"I'm not saying she doesn't care, but she is being an idiot. She doesn't realise that she is carring a child so she can't act like she did when she wasn't pregnant." Said Layla.
"True. She shoud be in warm bed and rest like every other pregnant. Not in a swamp where bombing is happening and she and baby are target of this attacks." Said Bella.
[Marcel enters the bar, which Klaus notices as he listens to Cami speak.]
Klaus: [to Cami] I know more about the trials of fatherhood than you might imagine, Camille. 
Cami: [sees Marcel walk up to the bar] And it worked out for you so well the first time, why change a thing? [Cami leaves the table. Once she's gone, Klaus catches Marcel's eye across the restaurant, which triggers a memory/flashback.]
FLASHBACK: NEW ORLEANS, 1810
[Klaus enters the Governor's home for a meeting with young Marcel in tow behind him.]
Governor: Well, I see you've come to return some stolen property.
Everyone glared at him.
Klaus: On the contrary, I've decided the boy shall remain with me. 
Governor: Unfortunately, he's not for sale. 
"I want to kill him." Said Layla.
"You are little late." Said Marcel.
Klaus: [walks closer to the Governor] Well, I do not wish to buy him. You will grant him his freedom.
Governor: And if I say no? [Klaus simply raises his eyebrows and grabs the Governor in a choke-hold.]
Klaus: You seem to have misinterpreted the matter as up for debate. [Klaus squeezes his throat until the Governor gives up.]
Governor: Fine! Take him! [Klaus lets go and backs away to join Marcel on the other side of the room before turning to leave.]
Governor: He wasn't worth a damn to me anyway! [Outside, Marcel and Klaus talk about what just occurred.]
Klaus: They tell me he is your father. Is it true? [Marcel nods.]
Klaus: [walks toward him] You know, my father hated me, too. The truth is, Marcellus, family can be more than just those with whom we share blood. We can choose. [Young Marcel is so touched by Klaus' words that he begins to tear up.]
"Aww." Cood Bella.
"They are so cute." Said Layla.
"I love their relationship." Said Hayley.
PRESENT DAY--ROUSSEAU'S
[Klaus continues to sulk and drink at his table as he glances over at Marcel. Marcel sees the photos of Father Kieran, Sean, and Cami by the bar, and grabs a bottle of scotch to make a toast to the entire party.]
Marcel: I know I haven't been around these parts lately. It's a testament to Father Kieran that we could come together and share a drink, and a story or two. Kieran rolled into town on a rusty old cruiser after his daddy died twenty-five years ago. And damnit, that guy could party! [He and the audience laugh] That was, of course, before he took his vows. But, even then, he was committed to the Quarter. He knew that this town needed him. And, we still do. [He raises his glass] To Father K!
Audience: [murmurs] To Father K. [The party drinks in his honor and goes back to their festivities. Cami becomes overwhelmed by the atmosphere and rushes into the back room to cry and be alone, only to find Francesca there as well.]
Francesca: [holding a drink] Looks like we had the same idea. It's Cami, right? I've been informed that Kieran's necklace is missing. The key that he always wore? I assume he left it for me.
Cami: [stunned] Excuse me?
Francesca: [smiles in embarrassment] How rude of me. I'm Francesca Correa, I took over your uncle's position of Faction representative when his... mental faculties were compromised.
Cami: His faculties weren't compromised. He was hexed. 
Francesca: Hexed by one of our enemies! Look, I'm invested in protecting the people of this city, and to do that, I need the key.
"I hate her." Said Bella.
Cami: [angry] It must have fallen off during the events that led to his untimely death. I am so sorry. [Cami storms away. As she pushes her way through the party, she passes by Hayley, who notices that she's upset. Hayley watches as Francesca exits the back room and approaches the bar.]
[Across the room, Klaus, Bella and Elijah sit and drink at the table.]
Klaus: Seems rather uncivilized to laugh and dance around the body of a loved one.
"Agreed." Said Layla and Hayley.
Elijah: [pours himself a drink] Yes, far better to practice your process of grief, Niklaus-- denial, rage, and hoarding coffins in basements. [Bella snorted.]
Everyone snorted.
[Hayley joins them at the table and sits down between the two brothers.]
Elijah: I will warn you, Hayley, Niklaus is in a spectacularly foul mood today.
Klaus: [to Elijah] Sod off.
Hayley: [to Klaus] What's the deal with these moonlight rings? Oliver's trying to set a revolution every five seconds. People are scared, angry, and frankly, I'm tired of stalling.
Klaus: It's a day of peace, Hayley. Try and enjoy it. And, in the meantime, with all manner of unknown enemies conspiring against our family, you'll move back in with us.
Hayley: [sarcastic] Awesome! Then, we can do that thing where you lock me in the tower, I escape, there's drama, and then you three realize I'm very capable of looking after myself.
Bella and Layla looked at each other and sighted frustrated.
Klaus: [frustrated] The rings are in progress. I will live up to my word. We will find and punish whoever launched the attack on the Bayou, and you will return to the compound for your own safety! [Hayley sighs and rolls her eyes] But, right now--[He grabs his bottle of scotch]-- I'm gonna finish this bottle -- [He opens the bottle]-- and the next, in the hopes of drowning the demon who has chosen today to haunt me. [He looks up at the ceiling before chugging right from the bottle] Cheers, Mikael. Impeccable, Freudian timing.
"Can't give us break even when he is dead." Muttered Bella.
Elijah: [stunned] Elaborate. [Hayley looks at Elijah, Bella and Klaus in concern.]
Elijah: Have you dreamt of our father?
Klaus: Go ahead, have a good laugh.
Bella: There is nothing fun about considering I've been dreaming of him, too. 
Elijah: And me.
Klaus: What?
Elijah: [brainstorms] Perhaps our elusive, unknown enemy is orchestrating a further attack? [He stops mid-thought when he notices Lydia enter Rousseau's. She catches his eye, and smiles.]
Klaus: [stares at Lydia] Well, then. What better way to punctuate a day of peace than by killing someone? [He, Bella and Eiljah continue to look at Lydia as he smiles and waves at her.]