Half Blood- Book IV: Every Man for Themselves

Keepers of the House

Hayley
When we reached the compound, Elijah walked in front of me as I carried Hope as Klaus was behind me holding Tatia. We haven't been back to our home for five years, it's still trashed from Klaus' sirelings many years ago. We saw a place to put the girls, which we did gently.
"Our home. Which was once the pride of our family, if now a flop house." Klaus says as he was crouched down stroking Tatia's hair
"Indeed, the mighty have fallen" Elijah says as he begins to circle around us looking at his once beautiful home which holds many memories.
"Where's Vincent?" I asked as I begin to worry
"Right here" I hear Vincent say as he walks up to the four of us
"Kept my word, now the only question is whether or not you guys are going to keep yours. As soon as I finish healing the girls you guys gotta get out of the city."
"Well we're not gonna stay are we? Your city has lost its charm." Klaus says angrily
"What be means to say," I tell Vincent as i stand up in front of Klaus, "Is that we are very grateful. Just help the girls and we'll leave."
"Just give us what we need and we'll do so happily" Elijah says as he grabs my shoulder and brings me close to him to comfort me"
"Excuse me," Vincent says as he knelt in front of Tatia but before he can touch her she wakes up
"Mom!" Tatia screams as she passes out again
"What was that?" Elijah says as he sits down next to Tatia, I look at Vincent I see him smiling and nodding to someone, I look in the direction of his stare
"It was Rebecca, she healed her daughter" Vincent says as Klaus looks up and down sadly, Vincent then moves to Hope and begins to work his magic and heal Hope
"Netoyyer timoun sa a. Netoyyer timoun sa a. Netoyyer timoun sa a."
Vincent tapped on Hope's temples and he wakes her up.
"Mom?" Hope said as she looked up at me, I instantly ran over to her grabbing her and holding her tightly.
"That's it, your little girl is purified." Vincent says
"Thank you Vincent" Klaus says.
"Now look, the only gratitude I need from you is seeing you leave this city and keeping Tatia away from here." Vincent says
"Go sit with Daddy and Tatia Hope" I tell my daughter as i walk over to Vincent, I then see crows falling from the sky, in a circle formation around Hope, Klaus, and Tatia. I run over to Hope and pick her up, Klaus does the same to Tatia.
"What is this Vincent?" Klaus shouts as he wakes Tatia in his arms, "Klaus?" Tatia says weakly.
"Shhh you're okay, I got you love."
"I don't know." Vincent says
"Mom can you hear that?" Hope whispers in my ear
"Names being spoken over, and over, and over again" Tatia spoke up as Hope looks back at Tatia."
"Kre nah han, Kre nah han."
"Vincent, wh-what is th-that?" I asked him as I was stuttering in fear for my two girls
"Its a nearly forgotten dialect" Vincent says curiously
"Its Creole," Tatia interrupted, "it means The Hollow is coming" I looked down to my daughter and Vincent looks at Tatia in distress as he noticed the circle formed by the dead crows.
Tatia
Hayley took Hope upstairs to lay her down and I'm downstairs helping Klaus clean up the dead birds.
"You called out for your mother" Klaus spoke up, clearing the silence.
"She was so beautiful Klaus" I told him as I dropped the bag of dead birds into the trash can.
"I remember, not a day goes by when I don't think of her Tatia. I loved your mother dearly." Klaus tells me
"How did she heal you, does she know what this is?"
"She just grabbed my hand and pulled me out of the darkness, she told me she'd be back soon, I don't know what that means"
"Klaus," Hayley interrupted as her and Elijah walk down towards us, "Hope is awake, the fever hasn't gone down, she's asking for you"
"Well come up with an excuse," Klaus said, "I'd rather my daughter not know I've gone off to murder witches" Klaus says
"Do not be reckless brother" Elijah scolds Klaus
"And how would you have me respond?" Klaus questions Elijah, "should I delegate my child's safety in the hands of someone else?"
"Let me see what I can do" Elijah replies
"And I will handle my father" I speak up, Hayley interrupts
"I don't know Tatia.." I shake my head chuckling lightly, "he wouldn't hurt me and you know that" I tell Hayley
"Out of the 3 of us, I win, most definitely, not to get killed on arrival. I'm his daughter. Whatever we're up against its as much of a problem for him as it is for us." I tell my two Uncles and my Aunt, thinking logically.
"Leaving me to do what exactly?" Klaus says
"Stay here with Hayley to protect your daughter, I know you guys won't let anything happen to her, or let anyone near her, but still." I tell Klaus and smile at Hayley, I turn around to walk of but Elijah grabs my arm,
"A word of warning Tatia, the man you knew as your father, he's long gone, so whatever he is now, he's no ally, be careful Tatia." I considered his words before walking away.
Protect yourself at any cost. We have catching up to do baby girl.
I heard my mother speak to me in my mind.
♡♡♡
I went to the Cauldron where my father was addressing the witches
"Listen up," My father said loudly before he felt my presence and locked eyes with me
"For five years we've had peace" Marcel pauses to take a nervous breath
"Stay our of each other's businesses, tended our own, but now? Now your problems are becoming my problems. Someone is taking children, As you all know I have a non-negotiable rule: we do not mess with kids. Now you see, that graffiti," Marcel pointed to the Ouroboros symbol painted on the wall. "Someone here gotta know whose responsible for this, right? So just give me a name." Marcel said as he put his hands behind his back impatiently as he's looking around the room trying to focus his eyes on anything but me, ouch.
A witch spoke up "We don't owe you anything, you tried to kill your own witch daughter just five years ago"
"Said Daughter is right here," I interrupt and everyone looks at me.