The protector

A Truce

Reaching the compound I go straight to the room I have now claimed. I sit on the bed waiting for one of them or all of them to return, hoping and praying that they come back laughing at one another.
I don't realise how long I've sat there until I look to the clock on the side of the bed reading 11:00pm.
Standing up I grab all my shower gear and clean pyjamas ready to get ready for bed until I hear his voice. I drop everything in my hand on the bed and zoom to the balcony to see marcel with an army of vampires.
"I thought you would have run off by now."
I look over to klaus, seeing him look so deflated and defeated.
"Yeah. Well, this is my town. You may want me to beg forgiveness, but I'm not sorry. I may not be able to beat you, but I came here to  face you, to end this in front of my people. If your gonna kill me for that, then get on with it"
I watch as klaus starts to back away heading to his room before I speed over to Marcel myself, standing nose to nose with him.
"Haven't you done enough? If your not with Rebekah, you shouldn't be here. If you want a fight then you fight me, the Mikaelsons have been through enough tonight, no thanks to you"
I get pulled back, looking back to see Elijah behind me.
"Good evening, I trust I need no introduction. After all, this was once my family home. Tonight I'm taking it back. Your privileges here have been revoked."
All the vampires start to head towards the door not before Elijah, grabs Marcel by the arm.
"Marcellus, out of respect for my sister, I will grant you this one mercy. I will allow you to keep your life. However, your here by exiled. If I do much as find a trace of you in the french quarter, it will not end well for you. Do you understand? That is all. Run along."
I watch as they all file out one by one, and then looking to Klaus, who only nods to me before walking away.

I slowly walk to klaus's bedroom, not daring to pass the threshold. Standing in the middle of the door fiddling with my fingers, before giving a small knock on the door. He doesn't move or make a sound for me to enter, so I slowly walk in making my way over to where he's standing, to see him holding a small wooden knight.

I don't say anything not really knowing what to say to him. I go to walk back out the room before I hear him in such a quiet voice.
"It was Rebekah's, I carved it for her myself when we were still human, she loved it. It calmed her down when there was a storm, she was always so frightened and would come crawling into my bed"
I turn around to him before I walk over and embrace him into a comforting hug, I could feel his tears slightly hitting my shoulder.

Pulling back he looks to me before gently kissing my forehead.
"I truly am sorry for hurting you. You always seem to surprise me"
I nervously play with my fingers and fiddle with my daylight ring.
"You know, I was thinking of when we first met today. Thinking how we got here, I still can't pin point what went wrong, for us to be stabbing each other in the back"

"Shall we call us a truce love, I do hate to be on the wrong side of you"
I laugh slightly before hugging him again but a little tighter, not wanting to let go.