Bellatrix Mikaelson (Season 3)

Chapter 36

MIKAELSON COMPOUND
[Klaus wraps a blanket around Cami's shoulders as she sits on the edge of the bed. He then kneels in front of her so he can look her in the eyes.]
Klaus: Tell me what happened. [Cami's eyes widen when she realizes what has just occurred.]
Cami: Aurora.
"That bitch." Said angry Layla.
FLASHBACK—ST. ANNE'S CATHOLIC CHURCH
[Cami is transported into a flashback, when she was being held captive at Marcel's fight gym by Aurora. Aurora is standing in front of Cami and compelling her.]
Aurora: The moment he looks at you like he looked at me, the moment you know he is in love with you... You're going to do something for me. [Aurora continues to speak in voiceover as the scene cuts to another flashback, this time from Savior, right after Klaus had fallen asleep after they had hooked up. Cami pulls out a small vial of blood and drinks it.]
Aurora: [voiceover] You will drink this blood of mine, and then you will slit your own throat and bleed out silently.
Everyone glares at Aurora, excpecially Klaus.
[Back in the fight gym flashback, Aurora continues her compulsion- enforced instructions.]
Aurora: You will want to cry out, but you will not make a sound.
PRESENT DAY
[Cami becomes even more horrified when she realizes what this means.]
Cami: She did this to me. [Cami suddenly starts to sob, and her voice becomes even weaker.]
Cami: I died. I'm dead.
Everyone looks surprised. Bella, Layla, Hayley, Kol and Elijah look at her sympathetically.
Klaus: But you will not stay dead. [Klaus' expression goes from concerned for Cami to furious at Aurora in an instant.]
Klaus: She will pay for her actions, I swear to you-- [Suddenly, Cami doubles over in pain and groans.]
Cami: Ahh! Ohhh, what's happening to me? [Klaus gives her a sympathetic look.]
Klaus: You're transitioning. You need to feed on blood soon, or you will die... This time, for good. [Cami starts to whimper in fear and exhaustion, and Klaus affectionately rubs her arm. In Klaus' bathroom, Cami's shaky hand reaches out to turn on the faucets so she can take a shower. As she washes all of the blood from her death off of her body, the gravity of her transformation into a vampire becomes too much for her, and she begins to sob uncontrollably.]
People look at her with pity. Klaus looks heartbroken.
[In the study, Bella has just walked into the room and has stripped off her coat as she joins Klaus by the bar, looking at her brother with concern.]
Bella: How is she?
Klaus: [quietly] She has just risen from the dead. As soon as she feeds, her mood will change for the better.
Bella: How are you?
Klaus: I'm not the one who died.
Bella: No, but you are the one who woke up in the blood of the woman you love, so i will ask again. How are you, brother?
"You are a good sister." Said Davina.
"Thank you." Said Bella.
[Klaus walks toward Bella.]
Klaus: I'll be okay when we get revenge.
Bella: [calmly] We will. After the Serratura has been recovered. [Bella sighs in frustration and throws her coat onto the chair.]
Bella: Freya's pendant is also missing.
Klaus: [rolls his eyes] And Finn's mystical essence along with it. So let the imbecile stay lost!
Freya glares at him.
Klaus: Our business for today is to finish off the de Martels! [Bella, looking even more concerned, replies softly in an attempt to calm Klaus down.]
Bella: Now, Nik, think. Think. Tristan needs the most powerful witch in the city to activate that weapon. A Regent.
Klaus: [sneers] Vincent. [Klaus rushes toward the door to leave.]
Klaus: Who was once possessed by Finn-- [Bella stops him by grabbing his arm.]
Bella: Stay here. She'll need you, Nik. [Bella raises on her feets and kisses Klaus's forehead.]
LAFAYETTE CEMETERY
[Vincent flicks his wrist, causing an angel statue to fall off of the top of the nearby tomb and onto the vampire's head, disorienting him and causing him to fall to the ground. When the second guard rushes toward Vincent, he uses his telekinesis to break off a wrought- iron fence pike and shoots it toward him, impaling him in the chest and causing him to fall to the floor. The witch looks as though she's about to fight back by holding Freya's talisman in the air, but Vincent is too fast-- he casts a pain infliction spell on her by waving his hand in front of her face, and she's brought to her knees in agony as she drops the talisman onto the ground. Blood starts to pour from the witch's eyes, nose, and mouth as she whimpers in pain.]
Vincent: This is for your ancestors! [Vincent flicks his fingers in front of her face, and the witch screams at the top of her lungs in pain before she keels over, dying from the hex he just cast.]
Vincent: May they judge you harshly.
Freya smiled.
[Vincent stands to his feet, only to find that the vampire he impaled with the pike has recovered and is ready to give payback. He grabs Vincent by the wrist and breaks his arm before raising the pike to stab him with it. Fortunately, Bella appears out of nowhere and rips the vampire's heart out from behind before he can kill Vincent. Vincent sighs in relief and falls back onto his elbows as she takes in the carnage that Vincent has just wrought.]
Bella: Vincent! We should chat. [Bella steps over him, causing Vincent to realize she's heading right for Freya's talisman, which is still laying on the ground where the witch dropped it. Vincent groans and tries to crawl over to grab it first, but he's too late.]
Vincent: No! [Bella picks up the pendant and looks Vincent in annoyance.]
CAMI'S APARTMENT
[Cami is in the middle of throwing away some dead flowers from a vase when she suddenly doubles over and groans as she leans against the table.]
Cami: Ugh...
Klaus: [gently] The longer you wait, the more you'll suffer. [Cami, clearly overwhelmed by everything that is happening, tries her best to make jokes to distract herself from the reality of her situation.]
Cami: You know, I think it's better this way. I mean, look at me. I'm gonna make a super hot corpse, right? Perfect for an open casket.
"Not funny." Said somber Klaus.
[Klaus blanches at this glib comment and frowns.]
Klaus: Camille...
Cami: [cuts him off] I want my wake to be at Rousseau's. I want it to be epic. An open bar, and dancing, and no one cries, or I come back and I poltergeist the hell out of-- [Klaus, visibly hurt by Cami's words, interrupts her.]
Klaus: Stop it! I will not entertain this kind of talk any longer. You must feed. [Klaus walks toward her and looks her straight in the eyes.]
Klaus: I need you.
Bella hugs Klaus.
Cami: [annoyed] This is not about you. This is about me. I like who I am! I've spent my entire life being this exact version of sane, and if I turn, if I become a vampire... I don't know what I'll be. I don't know who I'll be.
Klaus: I know. I know you'll be an extension of the person you are now. You'll be strong, and... and understanding, and brave...
Cami: [interrupts him] No. You don't know me! You think you know me, but you don't. There is a darkness inside of everyone, Klaus. What if mine takes over?
Klaus: I won't let it.
Cami: [frustrated] You can barely contain your own darkness! It is better I die as someone I'm proud of than live as someone I despise.
Bella comforts Klaus.
Klaus: [horrified] No! It's better a flawed life lived than wasted rotting in clay! It's not gonna happen. Not to you. [Cami, still frustrated by Klaus' arguments, sighs and pauses for a moment before reaching up and cupping Klaus' face with her hands.]
Cami: Hey. I'm not gonna feed, alright? So, you can either respect that, or we can spend the last... couple of hours we have together in a screaming match. [Klaus is speechless as a result of this decision, and after a moment, Cami lets go of his face and walks away.]