Aria Claire (The Originals) Book 1

Girl In New Orleans

(Rousseau's)

Aria's POV.

I am on my way to Rousseau's as Cami had texted me this morning that she wanted to meet me there for some strange reason as she didn't tell me why. As I walk in, I stop myself as Klaus walks by me, whilst smirking at me and goes out of Rousseau's. As I walk further into the bar I see Cami is the only person here, so I walk over to her.

"Cami? Where you just talking to Klaus?" I ask her confused.

"Oh, yeah. He seems really nice, don't you think?" She asks me as she uses an old rag to wipe down the bar.

"Um, not particularly. What where you guys talking about?" I ask as her as I sit down on a stool, and she joins me.

"We wer-" She cuts her self off as she looks puzzled before putting a smile on her face, compulsion? "We were talking about how I'm going to the party later with Marcel and this little girl. Ooh that reminds me, are you coming tonight?" She asks me.

"Yeah, sure. Little girl? What's her name?" I ask her quickly.

"Davina, I think. Why?" She asks me a little confused and curious.

"No reason, just thought I might know her..." I trial off before continuing "... I'll be here tonight, find me. Bye" I tell her as I stand up and leave the bar.

When I walk outside, I'm suddenly approached by a woman on a mission, Rebekah.

"Hey Aria, want to come get some information on where to find my brother and your sister?" She asks me, and I look at her with a smile on my face.

"Okay" I tell her as we start to walk "Cami is going to the party tonight, and guess who with?" I ask her, and she stops in her tracks.

"Marcel" She says in an angry tone.

"And Davina" I say to her, and she looks up at me with a serious expression on her face.

(Skip to the Pit)

Me and Rebekah get to the Pit where Marcel's vampires hang out, we walk in and we hear them talking about how much they want rid of Klaus in the city.

"You and us both" I tell them, as me and Rebekah strut dramtically into the bar. We then a see one of the vampires stand up and claps his hands as he walks towards us.

"Look alive, boys. We got ourselves one high-class Original vampire" He says before he turns to me "And I've seen you around the Quarter alot, miss..." He trials off as he holds out his hand.

"Aria, Aria Claire" I tell him as I shake his hand, and I start to siphon from him and he drops to his knees in pain. One of the other vampire then pulls him away from me, releasing my grip on him.

"Magic is forbidden in the Quarter" He tells me as he regains his balance.

"No, no, I wasn't using magic at all. That's just a little trick I've had to put up with since I was born" I tell him simply.

"Mmm, getting back to the situation at hand. What if I told you we could help you out with your little Klaus problem, in exchange for the tiniest bit of gossip?" Rebekah asks him, and the vampire's face turns serious as he considers the offer.

"Like what?" He asks wary.

"You might have heard the rumors that Marcel and I were quite the item, back in the day. He seems to have moved on, and I'd like to know with who" Rebekah asks him, and the vampire scoffs and turns back to the bar.

"You've seen him with the bartender" He says to her.

"What, that plain-Jane that he carries on with? Only a blind man would choose her over me. There must be another girl in his harem" Rebekah says, but he shrugs and shakes his head "Look, I just need the tiniest bit of closure. And then I can leave New Orleans and I'll be sure to take Klaus with me. Which, let's face it, would make your life a whole lot easier" She tells him, and he sighs reluctantly.