Power of Artemis

Mikael

I hug Klaus, I still love him. I then hug Elijah before whispering into my ear. 

"Go talk to Hayley, of course after yelling at some people." I whisper and he chuckles along with Niklaus. I smirk and walk out holding my stomach in my hands. I end up at Francesca's house thankfully. If Marcel wasn't the one who sent the human, the witches had to of. I sit down onto the step waiting for them when she walks up with her 'bodyguards'. She groans before trying to be polite but failing. God I hate her. 

"Ah. Artemis, right? I'm guessing you're not here because you want to make a new friend?" Francesca says and I roll my eyes. 

"I don't count terrorists as friends." I stand up to face her. She chuckles turning to her bodyguard."Wow. I've been accused of everything from grand larceny to blackmail, but "terrorist," that's new!" Francesca  smirks and I roll my eyes."A human pulled up to our home in the Bayou on a motorcycle and blew himself up." I tell her."I heard. [She grabs her keys and walks to the front door] Awful. Goodnight!" She says and I was annoyed. I headbutt the bodyguard before slamming his head into the birdbath, knocking him out.

"Word on the street is, he owed a hundred grand to the Palace Royale casino! And then, after he died, the debt was erased. Just like magic." I smirk at her.

"Jeff was a fixture at my roulette table. Sometimes he was up, sometimes he was down. I absolved his family of the debt he owed out of the goodness of my heart. [I glare at her skeptically, and Francesca shrugs] Feel free to sniff around. My hands are clean! [beat] And, I'd advise you to mind your manners. It's lucky you're still alive. You're the one the wolves all whisper about like royalty. If I was interested in hurting the wolves, you'd be my target. [She smiles] And, when I go after someone? I don't miss. " SHe walks into the room and I sigh before leaving. The next day I walk alongside Klaus and Elijah. I am coughing loudly holding my stomach. I was miserable. 

"You alright? You look--" Niklaus says and I cut him off."A hundred months pregnant and pissed off at the world?" I ask him and cough. He smiles before answering." I was going to say you look lovely." He tells me and Elijah is awkwardly watching us.I notice Francesca in front of us, pretending to wipe tears with a tissue."Do you think I was the target of those bombings?" I ask them and Niklaus automatically goes crazy."Of course you were the target! Were I to wage a war on the wolves, you'd be my first kill! [Hayley glares at him from beside me] I would string you up, for all your worshipers to see."He says and I roll my eyes."I believe that was my brother's way of telling you he'd like you to return home with us. [to Klaus]Perhaps try a different approach, Niklaus, with fewer references to murder?" Elijah says and I chuckle."As much as I would hate to throw you over my shoulder, and drag you kicking and screaming to the compound, we both know I will-- [He smiles]-- for the sake of my child." Niklaus says and I groan."One bad dream, and suddenly, you want to be a responsible daddy!" Hayley says and Klaus wraps his arm around me pulling me close. I feel sparks.

"Let me put this into perspective: my father lived to torment me. It is not my intention to become him. This cycle of misery ends with my child." Niklaus says and I roll my eyes.

"Mmm. [I yank his arm away from me with a fake smile] You forgot one thing in your little attempt to plead your case-- she's not your child. She's ours." I tell him before leaving them.
"Cami!" I smile brightly looking at Cami before hugging her."Artemis, hi." Cami smiles.

"Hi, I know you don't know me, I just wanted to say that-- [I cough and clear my throat]-- I'm sorry about your uncle. He was really... good to people like me during the storm, and I really appreciated that." I tell her and she smiles.

"Thank you. You want something, do you?" Cami asks and I smile awkwardly."I'm sorry about the timing... I was just wondering, if before he died, he said anything weird about Francesca Correa? I think that she may have been involved in an attack in the Bayou. If you hear anything--" I tell her and she sighs."Look, Artemis? I'm trying-- mostly failing-- to stay out of all this stuff, but... she's a real bitch. So, yeah, if I hear anything, I'll let you know." Cami tells me and I smile sadly at her."Thanks. And again, sorry about your uncle." I tell her and she smiles at me."You, too." She says and I walk away and I feel myself begin to cough and be woozy. I lean against a light post. I hear Genevieve call for Nik when I collapse and all I see is blackness. Then I can see the quarter, I look around before my eyes lay on Mikael. I back away from with fright written on my face. 

"I assume my reputation precedes me." He smirks and I growl at him. "This is a nightmare. I'm dreaming." I put my hands to my head shaking it. "On the contrary, my darling-- this is very real." Mikaels says and next thing I know I am in a headlock. I gasp not ready for it.

"Welcome to my hell-- stuck in an eternity of watching over that hideous creature my children call brother!" Mikael says meanly about Nik. I thrash in his grip terrified. 

"You're dead! How can I be here? Oh my god! NO! Noo! The baby!"I cry thrashing around."The baby?" He asks and I scream again. "That kid never had a chance! And as if your bloodline isn't filth enough, you poison it by merging it with Klaus'?"He laughs maniacally. "The deathless vermin, fancying himself a daddy?" I cry in his grip, just wanting Nik. My eyes turn into the hybrid gold and I shriek pushing myself out of his grip. I twist his arm behind his back breaking it before grabbing a coat rack and swinging it directly at his head.

"She's not dead! I'm not dead! If I was dead, you wouldn't be trying to kill me!" I yell and he growls. "You're dead, Mikael. Your son already beat you!" I smirk at him and he growls louder.

"He is not my son! He's a scourge, a walking symbol of weakness!" Mikael bellows and I smirk. I kick the banister of the staircase breaking off a piece to make  stake. I make my way up the steps as Mikael stalks me menacingly.

"There is no saving that atrocity festering in your womb. Klaus will destroy it, one way or another. Better he dies now, and you along with it!" Mikael jumps onto the second floor balcony startling me. I jump down onto the first floor and he jumps after me. I spin around and rush towards him stabbing him directly in the heart from behind. He screams in pain and I smirk.

:My daughter has an advantage Klaus never had-- she will never, ever know you." I say before waking up with a loud gasp. Blood is all over my face and neck, Elijah helps me sit up and Nik rubs my shoulder.

"You're alright, love. You're alright." He calms me down and I hyperventilate.

"I saw him. He tried to kill me. I saw Mikael."