In which Cadence Delacroix, a siphoner witch who was shunned out of her coven for being an abomination, unexpectedly falls for Klaus Mikaelson, the man who she should hate the most after everything he's done.
Season 1 - The Originals
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When Klaus had finally found Cadence, she was sitting in the compound, his baby in her arms. Hayden and Hunter sat beside her silently, staring down at the ground. They were in shock, to be true. Who wouldn't be, especially at their age?
What confused Klaus the most was that Marcel stood near her and around them were the bodies of all Marcel's vampires.
"I was too late," Marcel spoke up and Klaus gave him a look of confusion, "There should have been more time and yet, they're all dead."
"Looks like the wolves came back and finished what they started," Klaus answered quietly. He continued to stare at Cadence, wondering what her reasoning was. What did she gain from taking the baby there? Why would she care about these vampires getting cured?
"You took my daughter so I would heal Marcel and his friends," Klaus spoke softly and Cadence nodded slightly, "Just so you wouldn't have to go against my wishes and siphon the venom yourself."
"They protected me half my life. The least I could do is save theirs," Cadence replied and shrugged her shoulder.
"I suppose I've never seen such loyalty before. It's admiring," Klaus replied, smiling softly. He moved closer to Marcel, pulling up his sleeve, "Here."
Marcel sighed, staring up at Klaus. "This bite..." He trailed off uneasily and he looked around at the bodies, "All this. I know it didn't come from nowhere. This is the last note in a song that I started a century ago when I brought your dad to town. And for that, I'm sorry."
Klaus shook his head and knelt beside Marcel. "No," He argued, placing his hand on the man's shoulder, "You saved my child's life, Marcel. For that..." He trailed off and held his wrist out, "You deserve this."
Hesitantly, Marcel nodded and drank from Klaus' wrist as the older man continued to speak. "We will take down whoever brought this upon us," He promised as Marcel pulled away from his wrist, "I swear it."
Cadence smiled softly as she watched Klaus and Marcel share glance. She knew how much they cared for each other and yet they were both so stubborn about it.
Slowly, Klaus turned to her. He placed a hand on her shoulder and looked down at his baby. She laid in Cadence's arms, sound asleep despite the day she had.
"May I?" Klaus asked and Cadence smiled softly. The immortal hybrid cautiously grabbed his daughter, who began to cry as the sudden movement.
"Shh," He soothed her and began to smile more than he had ever expected he would, "It's okay. Hey there."
"Amazing, isn't it?" Cadence spoke up and rubbed his back affectionately, "The feeling of holding your child for the first time. There's nothing quite like it."
Klaus turned to Marcel and Cadence, beginning to laugh happily.
Feeling an odd sensation, from where they sat, the twins turned. They looked in the direction of the doorway, where they saw a man standing there. Blood covered his face and he held a stake in his hands, his eyes filled with hatred as he glared at Cadence and Klaus.
