Lovely • The Originals [4]

SEVEN

|07.| MY GUARDIAN ANGEL

AFTER THE DISCOVERY of the stolen bone, no one would be safe now that the Hollow has what it needs, so Cora did the one thing she knew would make her feel comfortable—calling her sister to come back to New Orleans. The phone call with Mary was rather quick, but Mary managed to briefly explain that they were exposed to this entity as well, so going back to the city will be the safest they can be.

The heretic parks her car out on the street just near the compound and quickly gets out of the car to pick up a sleeping Koen from the backseat along with Hope who woken up to them arriving. Mary holds the tribrid close and takes the other's hand, going inside the place that's unfamiliar to them but all too familiar to Mary.

The parents walk down the stairs to see the rest of their kids, and so Cora rushes over hugging Hope tightly which the child returns. Klaus walks over, giving a nod to Mary and the heretic returns before handing over Koen to the mother.

"Are they okay? Are you okay?" Cora asks while rubbing Koen's back and Mary huffs.

"They're fine now. I'll tell you more about it in the morning," Mary assures her and Cora nods.

Cora gives her sister a bone crushing hug, happy and relieved that she's now with them. Although it may not be the safest, it's safer than being at the house where they were exposed to the Hollow. The tribrid takes her wolves upstairs to where they will be sleeping for the night, and Klaus walks over to the heretic, giving her a hug in which she returns.

"It's such a relief to see you guys," Mary mumbles against his shoulder and pulls away. "Kind of glad we're all here together now."

"As am I."

-

In the morning, Cora wakes up another time throughout her slumber, but this time being the early morning. She stares up at the ceiling, wanting to know what Mary is going to tell her about what she faced at the safe house, but she doesn't want to hound her sister who needs her rest.

The tribrid turns over on her side to look at a sleeping Klaus. Cora slightly smiles at the small pout in his lips and she softly runs her fingers through his curls. Keeping his eyes closed, Klaus snakes his arms around her waist and pulls her close so that their noses nearly touch. Cora slightly giggles and places a hand on his cheek just as he opens his eyes to look at her.

"Are you watching me sleep, love?" Klaus mutters in a low, raspy voice and Cora only shrugs, looking away.

"Guilty as charged."