The Woman Who Scared the Hybrid

ch.4

"Because I am your Mate." I state tears threatening to fall.

"Cleo, You lied to me." Niklaus states anger filling his eyes.

"No, I didn't. I tried to tell you, Your.. your mother threatened Kol if I told you. He is my son I couldn't bear to lose either of you. I didn't tell you because I was scared. Niklaus believe me please. I would never lie to you. I told you the truth, no matter how long it took. Always the truth." I plead.

"Ah, mother growling at her mate's feet seems fitting. You having to fight for the one you love but you didn't fight for me." Kol says entering the sitting room hatred lining his face. I growl before leaving. I thought I would be strong enough to face him and tell him my story or both of them about Klaus second child but it seems I am too weak. Too weak to save Kol. Too weak to tell my mate. Too weak to stand there and listen to Kol, or Klaus' comments about how terrible I am. I am a horrible mother.

Marcel stopped me from leaving the compound. "Mother. What's wrong?"

"Nothing Marcellous, just feeling weird I'll be back just taking a walk." I state forcing a smile to my face.

"Would you like some company?" Marcel asks.

"Yes, I would love your company." I state. As we walk out of the compound he tells me of how he was king and how the vampires ruled the French Quarter. Then how the Mikaelsons returned and how the vampires were removed from power. How Klaus had taken over, his child with Haley and how everything had changed since the last time I had saw him. We end up in a cemetery I stand before the Claire family Mausoleum noticing the entrance open. We sit outside the Claire tomb. I speak about what I had been up to. How I had traveled and traveled before finding myself drawn to Mystic Falls eventually Klaus made his way there and we got back together how I had become pregnant. How Kol had died and how their mother came back. How we fought alongside each other. How Klaus pushed me away in hate of his mother and how his brother was my son. How Klaus had sworn to hate his mate forever. How broken I was during these last few months. Why I didn't show that I was pregnant even though I had the symptoms. Even up until the moment I left he sat and listened just as I had done for him. In the end he just wrapped an arm around me and pulled me closer.

"Mother, no matter what Klaus is your Mate he will give in at some point he will care and he will make sure you are safe it is what happens when you care for someone no matter how they hurt you, you always will come back if you love then. Klaus loves you even if he hasn't realized it yet, you are his and he needs to just realize how you care for him." Marcel says.

"How did I get so lucky to have a son turn out as well as you?" I say smiling at him.

"Cause you raised me." He says smiling.

My smile falters knowing how I failed Kol. "If you don't mind I think I must leave again. Klaus will know where I am when he wants to but for now he doesn't show he cares and neither does Kol I can't be here with both of them taking jabs at me." I say standing up hugging Marcel before leaving the place I once called home.