The Original Girl (Book 1)

Ch. 9.... Family Is Weak

Chapter 9..... Family Is Weak 

Klaus

I had bitten one of Marcel's day walkers when he kidnapped Star and I was coming to make a deal with him. I arrive at Marcel's, entering a room where the man I bit laying on the bed dieing. Marcel and one of his men rise defensively “I had time to sleep on it last night. I am not your enemy. Where my family and I failed this town... Marcel succeeded”.

I walk over to a drink tray, grabbing a empty glass, biting my wrist and have the blood drip into the glass. “My blood will heal him, as though it never happened” I say to them as one of the guys come over to take the glass. “But I ask one favor in return” I said to them “that is” Marcel asked. “Break the connection between you and Star”.

Marcel nods in agreement as I hand the drink to one of his men and they give it to the dieing guy. “The Quarter is your home, but I would like to stay a while, if I'm still welcome” I asked him. Marcel walked up to me and smiled.

That night I walk to a bar and found Marcel in the middle of a party “hello Marcel” I said as he turns around “aw Klaus, how ya been” Marcel asks with a smile. “Fine, I see that there are vampires on the streets” I said. “Everything has changed, at the stroke of midnight, everything changes, and it's time to feed. Marcel leads me around a balcony overlooking the party, we watch as Marcel's vampires feed ravenously on the humans. Who scream in terror.

“This Is how I keep my guys happy, the occasional, all-you-can-eat buffet. My night walkers love it. I've got 'em working hard, trying to earn one of these daylight rings. They deserve to blow off a little steam. My day walkers, (the trusted few), they just like the party”.

“It's quite an operation. Tell me – what about the victims? Seems like a lot of graves to dig” I said to Marcel. “Can't kill 'em all. Too many folks go missing, tourism drops. So, we heal them with a little vamp blood, erase their memory, send them on their way” Marcel says with a smile. “I'm impressed” I said with a smile “nothing I didn't learn from you back in the day” Marcel says wrapping his arm around me with a smile.

I start to walk back to the house until I get a call from Rebekah. “Hello sister” I said with a smile “I'm leaving Niklaus” she says “no your not” I said with a smile. “Yes I am and I'm not coming back” Rebekah says to me. “As you wish little sister” I said and hung up on her knowing she probable was already driving away.

I walked into the house to find Elijah “what have you found” I asked him “in addition to the secret weapon he uses to control the witches. Marcel has assembled a small army of vampires. Working together, we can destroy them from the inside” Elijah told me.

“And what about Rebekah? Has she stopped her pouting long enough to join the fun” I asked with a smile. “She has made her disinterest quite clear that she will not help us” Elijah said with a sigh.

“One too many times daggered and shoved in a box, I gather? Or perhaps she doesn't share your unwavering belief that I can be saved” I said to Elijah. “Rebekah may surprise us yet. After all, we all swore the same vow” “I hope she stays far away. Because in my desire to reclaim this town, to steal from Marcel that which he holds most dear, I have realized one massive vulnerability. One weakness that Marcel could exploit” I said.

“And what is that” Elijah asks as I look at him “you”. I dagger Elijah with the silver dagger. “Forgive me, my brother. There is no power in love. Mercy makes you weak. Family makes you weak. If I am going to win this war, I have to do it alone” I said with a smile as I held him in my arms.