1| Bittersweet [THE ORIGINALS]

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    LAYING IN HER BED at the Mikaelson's mansion, Cassie let out a deep sigh as she had stared up at the ceiling, aiden was already fast asleep in his crib so it gave her plenty of time to think, part of her wished that her baby wasn't asleep so that she would have something to distract her mind.

It had been days since she arrived in New Orleans, and it had been days since Elijah had disappeared. Klaus told her and Hayley that he had fled the coop, but Cassie had spent enough time with klaus and was smart enough to know that he probably dagger him, like klaus does.

She knew that Elijah wouldn't just leave when he had made Hayley a promise to protect her, because Elijah would never just break his word like that, especially not his own promises.

Hearing the sound of a car pulling into the driveway with her supernatural hearing, Cassie sat up on the bed and slowly looked before she got up and walked out of the room only to see Hayley creeping around the stairs with a fire place poker, she had raised an eyebrow at the young pregnant werewolf just as the door had flung opened and an all too familiar blonde to Cassie had walked inside the house.

"Who the hell are you?" Hayley asked as the two of them had bounded down the stairs.

"Rebekah." Cassie smiled at the sight of the original sister in front of her, as she moved towards the girl and quickly pulled her into a tight hug after not seeing her for so long.

"Hello, Cassie. I see my dearest brother got you wrapped up in his madness as well," Rebekah said as she pulled away from the girl, and had turned her gaze towards Hayley this time. "Oh, and you must be the maid. My bags are in the car, get them. Will you?"

"Hello, not the maid." Hayley said, setting the fire poker down on the table.

"Right, you're that werewolf girl that my brother, klaus, knocked up," Rebekah said, once she had realized who Hayley was, and Cassie looked between the two girls for a moment, letting out a small breathe. "I was expecting to see some kind of supernatural miracle baby bump, guess you're not showing yet, it's Hayley isn't it?"

"You have your brothers manners." Hayley commented, making Rebekah cock her head to the side at the brunette werewolf's words.

"And his temper too, so watch it." Rebekah told her, as she let out a breathe looked between both Cassie and Hayley. "Now, Where's Elijah."

"Beats me," Hayley shrugged her shoulders, and Cassie had visibly tensed up. Rebekah looked over at her, with narrowed eyes. "He's long gone."

"What do you mean long gone?" Rebekah questioned the werewolf, with venom filling her voice and she looked between both girls.

"Well, one minute he was here making epic promises about protections me in this predicament that a bottle of scotch and some bad decisions got me into..." Hayley began explaining, rubbing her temples, and Cassie pulled a face full of disgust as she let her eyes narrow at the girl. "He was all poetic about how we're family now and then klaus told me and Cassie that he just bailed."