Regret ▻ The Originals [2]

8

It was morning time and Ophelia stood with Hayley on her balcony, only to hear a man screaming in the room next door, which happened to be Klaus'.

The two of them shared a glance before heading there. Ophelia opened the double door before entering, Hayley following soon after her.

They found Klaus washing his hands in the hand sink while his whole body was covered in blood, "Huh," Hayley commented sarcastically, "I see your interrogation went well."

"Well, it turns out these witches are delicate creatures," He replied, glancing up into the mirror to see that his face was covered in blood, "No matter. As suspected, my mother has Elijah captive."

"Great," Hayley responded, nodding her head, "Let's go find them."

"Esther is too powerful. She won't easily be found," He informed Hayley and Ophelia as he walked closer to them, washing his hands with a wash cloth, "I need to draw her out."

Klaus inhaled sharply, getting ready to close the double doors to the bathroom, "Wait," Ophelia spoke up, stopping Klaus from closing the door, "Where the hell are you going?"

"I'm going to change my shirt," Klaus informed her before becoming more sarcastic, his lips curling upwards, "Unless you want to stay for the show, love."

Ophelia groaned, rolling her eyes while Hayley's face scrunched up in both horror and disgust, "No thank you, we'll go," Hayley told Klaus, grabbing Ophelia by the arm before pulling her out the room, Klaus chuckling in amusement as they left.

After leaving the compound, Ophelia dragged Hayley with her to Marcel's where they overheard him talking with Gia, "Maybe Klaus is having better luck." Marcel commented, not noticing Hayley and Ophelia entering.

"I'd say otherwise," Ophelia spoke up, causing Marcel and Gia to turn to her, "Which kind of sucks, considering how low the bar is around here." She paused, letting out a sigh as she and Hayley walked closer to them, "Listen, how does teaming with Hayley and I for a rescue mission sound?"

"Are we going after Elijah?" Gia asked them concerned.

"Nope," Hayley replied, causing her to frown in confusion, "That's all Klaus."

"We're talking about Oliver," Ophelia continued on for Hayley, "He and Elijah were fighting werewolves together. Hayley and I have heard that Oliver's been captured, and he's about to be executed. I can't let that happen. Now, look. If we can save Oliver, then we'll be able to find out where Elijah is."

"Okay. So what do you two want from us?" Marcel asked her curiously.

"Just a little distraction," Hayley replied, "Esther's son Finn, he's the one that's controlling the werewolves. If you can keep him out of the way, Ophelia and I can go get Ollie ourselves."

With that, Ophelia and Hayley began to walk away, causing Marcel's eyes to widen in alarm. The elder vampires sped over to the two girls, stepping in front of them to block their way, "The two of you can't take on a pack of wolves by yourselves. Not when Ophelia refuses to lay a hand on someone of her own kind. You'll get yourselves killed. And then, I'll get killed for letting it happen."

"Who said we were going in alone?" Ophelia asked Marcel, a smile forming on her lips.

"Spill," Marcel insisted and Ophelia continued to smile.

"The werewolves of the Quarter may be answering to the witches right now, but they still have an alpha," She explained to him, "Hayley and I just have to find him."

Marcel nodded his head in understanding, "Be careful." he warned her quietly.

"Always am," Ophelia sarcastically replied before she and Hayley left the loft.