Always & Forever A Mikaelson {Sequel to Klaus' Daughter Is A Lockwood}

Cami's Help, Nicole Apologizes, The Final Stage, How To Reverse the Curse

MIKAELSON COMPOUND

Klaus lies in bed shirtless in his room. His eyes are closed, and he's gasping in pain from Papa Tunde's blade being embedded in his chest. Elijah watches him, clearly conflicted. "This was all you." Elijah says to Klaus.

Downstairs, Cami rushes into the compound in a hurry. The other vampires glance at her, confused by her presence. When Elijah hears her arrival, he walks out onto the balcony to greet her and sees Nicole walk in. Nicole runs to her. "Cami!" She hugs her. "Thank God." Cami pulls out of the hug. Elijah calls her. "Camille!" They're heads snap up to Elijah. Nicole gives her a Uncle a cold look. He ignores Nicole's gaze and gestures for her to come up. "Please?" He asks. "Why did you call me? Have you found a way to help my uncle?" Cami asks walking toward the stairs. "I can try, but first, I need your help." He says pleadingly. "I don't have time for games, Elijah. The hex on him is getting worse by the day." She says impatiently. "My brother has a mystical torture device buried in his chest, and the mother of his child is inexplicably missing. So, I can assure you, I have no time to play any games, either." Elijah says as a matter of factly. "Please Cami?" Nicole asks tears building again. Cami sees the sadness and hurt in her eyes. Cami sighs. "What do you need me to do?" She asks. Nicole smiles. "Thank you." Nicole says. Cami nods and walks upstairs.

Elijah and Cami enter Klaus' bedroom. "The dagger the witch gave me is inside of him?" Cami asks. Elijah removes his jacket and rolls up his sleeve. "And every second it remains causes Niklaus untold suffering." Elijah states with sincerity. "Who stabbed him?" Cami asks curiously. "I did, and now I intend to remove it. You might want to take a step back." He says. Cami steps back in shock. "Why am I here?" Cami asks confused. "Because of all the people that could be here, you and Nicole are probably the only ones he wouldn't immediately slaughter. And I don't want her seeing her father like this." He uses a scalpel to slice into him along the red scar bisecting his chest, before jamming his fist into the open wound to grab the blade. "Also, he speaks of you with what is a rare degree-- for him, at least-- of respect. I can see you challenge him to see himself and others in a new light." He finally pulls the knife out of Klaus' chest, and he groans. Klaus screams in agony. "A wonderful skill that I shall be counting on very shortly. You see, Niklaus will be weak as he recovers. So, watch over him and feed him, if you would. But slowly, please, and from your wrist?" Elijah asks. "Don't you guys have bags of blood in storage?" Cami asks uncomfortably. "We do, but your blood is laced with vervain. So, it will burn him. He'll ingest it slower. Perhaps you could use the time constructively? Persuade him not to murder his baby sister." He turns to Klaus. "Niklaus, it was not my desire to bring you pain, but I will not see you hurt Rebekah." He turns back to Cami. "Now, I fear Sabine will be making a final move against us. I intend to find her and to end this." Elijah says putting his jacket on. "Elijah. You will pay for this." Klaus whispers weakly. Elijah sighs and leaves.

In her bedroom Nicole sits on her bed reading Esther's grimoire; trying to find a way to bring back her wolf side, when her phone rings. It says on the caller ID that it's Bonnie. She sighs heavily and answers.

"Hey Bonnie."

"Hi, sorry I took so long to get back to you."

"It's okay just tell me you have good news?"

"I do."

Nicole sighs in relief.

"So, you are still a wolf. That can never be taken away from you."

"Okay so what's the deal with my birthmark?"

"The deal is that's one of the parts of the wolf. You wanted your werewolf side to go away until you died or turned. Your birthmark is there it's just invisible until your wolf side resurfaces."

"Oh thank God. Thank you Bonnie. I really appreciate all your help."

"You're welcome. And I'm not mad at you about Jeremy. Life has a way of surprising us. Just be good to him please?"

"Thank you Bonnie. I promise I will. Tell Elena I'm sorry for the way I spoke to her and for her parents funeral. She'll understand what I mean."

"Okay I will. Take care."

"You too."

Nicole hung up and fell back onto her pillows smiling. Jeremy was standing in the doorway watching and listening to everything that just happened. "So you're still a wolf?" Jeremy asks with a smirk on his face. Nicole popped up to see him. "Hey eavesdropper. Yeah I'm still a wolf." She says proudly. She hopped off the bed and walked over to Jeremy. "Thank you for apologizing to Elena." He says and kisses her cheek. "Well she's gonna be my sister-in-law someday so I wanna be on good terms with her; even if it means I have to be the bigger man." Nicole says with a small smile. "So what have you been up to while I've been on Operation Rescue Dad and Rebekah?" She asks with a smile. Jeremy shrugged. "Video games, watching over Hayley for you and more video games." He says with a smile. "Well, thank you for taking care of Hayley." Nicole says and kisses his cheek. "You wanna come in and just hang out?" Nicole asks wrapping her arms around his waist. "You're not too busy?" Jeremy asks with a raised eyebrow. "Well, Dad is incapacitated and Uncle Elijah won't let me see him; Hayley is MIA but Uncle Elijah won't let me help find her so yeah I'm finally not too busy." She says sadly. "I'm all yours." She says kissing Jeremy.

Jeremy responds fervently, one hand splayed across the small of her back as he intensifies the kiss. His free hand reaches up and lightly tugs Nicole's hair, causing her to gasp. He takes that opportunity to let his tongue slide into the crevice of her mouth. Their tongues collide and wrestle as Jeremy lets his hands wander up and down her backside. Nicole gasps and he removes his mouth from hers only to place it alongside her neck. Nicole let out a small moan of appreciation before moving her lips to Jeremy's neck, causing him to whimper slightly. Nicole smirks and kisses the side of his neck. She slowly made her way to the lobe of his ear. Nicole nips his ear lightly and he let out a low moan. He gripped her ass roughly; picking her up into his arms. Her legs wrapped like chains around his waist. Smirking, Nicole begins to suck on his sweet spot until a purple splotch covered it. Nicole pulls away to look at him. Lust is evident in both of their eyes. Was this going to be it? Nicole feels Jeremy's erection growing underneath her.

Jeremy kicks her bedroom door shut, carries her over to the bed and lays her down. Nicole sat up and removed his shirt. Jeremy laid her back down and bent down to her level. He began kissing her neck again. Nicole closed her eyes and bit her lip to prevent a moan from escaping her mouth. He lifted up her shirt lightly and lays a small kiss on her bare stomach. She sat up to look at him. He moved up and kissed her lips again. She pulled away. "Jer, if we do this... then there's no going back. The bond will be complete." Nicole says trying to make sure Jeremy understands. "I know that Nic. I want you. I've never loved anyone the same way that I've loved you. I want this life. I want you, marriage, and kids. I want the rest of my life to be with you. Are you ready for that?" Jeremy asks hopeful. Nicole had tears in her eyes but a smile on her face. "I'm ready. I want all of that too." She says as she pulls Jeremy onto her and they continue to kiss.

THE BAYOU

Celeste, who is still possessing Sabine's body, has her hands tied in front of her as she leans back against a tree. Hayley and Eve stand in front of her, their rifles aimed at her, while the rest of their clan, still stuck in wolf form, surrounds her. "So what's this, payback? Look. I'm sorry I tricked you. I wasn't after you." Celeste says frustrated. "What, and we were just collateral damage? You almost burned her and Jackson alive in that plantation fire." Eve says angrily. Celeste struggles against the ropes to free herself as Hayley fires a warning shot near Celeste. "Careful, Sabine, or Celeste or whatever you like to call yourself. Sudden moves make me jumpy." She says and she cocks the gun again. "And homicidal." She says with a sickly sweet half smile. "What, you're gonna kill me, honey?" Celeste asks with a smirk. "No. I know better." Hayley says with a growing smirk. The wolves growl behind her. "See, I know all about you. I know that you like to off yourself and then jump into other people's bodies. Well, that's not gonna happen here. I know I can't kill you, but try hexing me, and my friend Eve here will kneecap you. Go for her, and then, well, I'll really make it hurt." She says watching Celeste's smirk falter. "So, what do you want?" Celeste asks impatiently. "Back in the 90's, you inhabited a witch named Brynne Deveraux, remember? Marcel had her; you; put a curse on a lot of werewolves so they'd only turn human on a full moon." Hayley says with disdain. "I see. Yes. That was me. Let me guess. You want revenge." Celeste assumes. "I want you to undo the curse." Hayley says. Celeste smiles smugly.