FRUIT OF THE POISONED TREE

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Rose's Outfit

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Rose's Outfit

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Classical music was playing as Klaus read 'A Poisoned Tree' in the living room while glancing at Elijah, who was sitting across from him, looking through the pages of their Mother's Grimoire. Meanwhile, in between them, on the coffee table was the dead corpse of a girl, her neck slit and blood dripping. 

Rebekah came into the room and paused for a second before walking over to the table behind Klaus, and stood there, looking from the body, and then to Klaus with narrowed eyes before looking at Elijah with wide eyes.

"So this is what you do the first time we're back together as a Family-Vampire Book Club."

"Reading edifies the mind, Sister."Klaus answered."Isn't that right, Elijah?"Klaus asked, smirking at Elijah.

"Yes."Elijah said curtly."That's quite right, Niklaus."

"And what's this business?"Rebekah asked, gesturing to the girl.

"This is a peace offering."Elijah said dismissively.

"I presume, after so much time desiccating in a Coffin, that my Big Brother might be a bit peckish."Klaus answered.

"So I explained to my Little Brother that forgiveness cannot be brought."Elijah retorted calmly."I'd simply prefer to see a change in behaviour that indicates contrition and personal growth,"Klaus sighed."not this nonsense."Elijah gestured to the body while glancing between his siblings before going back to reading his Mother's Grimoire.

"I couldn't very well let her go to waste, could I?"Klaus answered with a cheeky smile and Elijah glanced up at him.

"Well, I suppose I'll fetch the rubbish bin because she's staining a two hundred year old carpet."Rebekah growled, glaring at her Brothers as Elijah glanced down at said carpet.

"Oh, yes."Elijah mumbled.

Hayley and Rose came in, glancing at the dead body and Elijah, who had looked up at hearing their soft footsteps come into the room, saw that Rose had bags under her eyes and she grimace at seeing the dead body on the table. 

Meanwhile Hayley rubbed her stomach before grabbing Rose's wrist and dragged her into the kitchen. Klaus, who had also seen this, looked from the two brunette's disappearing figure to Elijah, who closed the Grimoire and got up, following after the two brunette's, placing the Grimoire on the table.

"Good morning."Elijah said, leaning his body against doorway as Hayley was looking in the fridge while Rose was looking in the cupboards for cups and plates.

Rose paused and gave Elijah a small smile."Morning."Rose said gently.

"Hello."Hayley said softly before Elijah went to the cupboard next to the doorway as the back door opened and Rebekah came in."Listen. I know Rose and I are the only ones in this house that actually drink milk,"Hayley looked between her Hybrid friend and the two siblings as Elijah pulled out some food."but would it kill any of you to make sure it's on the grocery list?"Hayley asked as Rose pulled out two cups.

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