Three's a crowd.

"Hope, my sweet Daughter. Come here."

Penelope POV

I wasn't sure exactly why I was here. I had been talking to Rebekah which I found myself doing a lot. Hope had been telling me how cool her aunt was but I didn't even expect what that would mean. Rebekah was so funny and the best kind of person to hang out with which is what I kind of needed right now.

I had come to say goodbye to her because she was leaving again to go on another trip around the world with Marcel. I would miss her but she promised when she came back we could go somewhere that she wanted to show me. I already missed her and was just walking around the Mikaelson compound and somehow it had led me here. 

To the cellar where this girl that had brought so much misery to our lives was sitting and there was no emotion that I could see on her face. Maybe that's what happens when you have lived as long as she has. All the emotion gets sucked right out and the person left is not really a person at all. If that's true then the Mikaelson's must be really good to stay who they really are. 

The girl looked up and I thought I saw something pass her face. Surprise maybe a hint of a smirk. It passed so quickly that I thought I had imagined it and there was an emotionless look left behind. 

"Hello"

"Hello Penelope."

The girl started laughing but there looked to be no joy behind it. It was almost like it was out of habit rather than something being funny. The laughter went on for a bit and then the girl stopped and just looked at me with a smirk.

"What't the matter, Penelope. Cat got your tongue?"

I would be lying if I wasn't at a loss for words because I racked my brain and I could still not say with certainty on why I was here. I finally found some words.

"No I was just thinking how weird it is seeing you here. After all the torment and destroying our lives, all the evil things you did. All the people you killed in your pursuit of vengeance. At the end of it all you are just some girl sitting in a cage."

The girl made a show of looking around the cage before looking in my direction again.

"I will admit that it could be a little cosier. It can be pretty cold at night which is a problem. I would give it 2 stars. 3 if I had a blanket."

"You think your funny. I was just wondering how you're feeling that you didn't complete your goal. I mean you wanted to kill Josie and Lizzie. You wanted to end the Gemini line and yet here you are. So close and yet so far. It must suck to have you whole ambition in life stopped right before you truly accomplish it."

There was another quick flash of emotion that came on her face. It was gone as quick as it had came with the same non-emotion look. I did say that she had no emotion but maybe she just got really great at hiding it after having years of practice.

"I'm actually surprisingly fine with it. I mean it isn't the best outcome that could have come from this but I still made their lives a living hell for as long as I could. I take some comfort in that even if it's very little. The ultimate goal would be to find peace but this is a close second. Seeing the look on your face as you finally see me. I made you like this and now you haven't a clue what to do. I mean why would you even come down here."

"I was beginning to wonder the same thing. Maybe I shouldn't have come here. I guess I should just go."

I went to turn and head out but the girl rushed to the bars but then stopped herself from touching them.

"Wait. I know you might not do this but I have a proposal for you. Can you at least here me out?"

I should have walked out right there and not looked back without another thought. Apart of me did want to but then another part willed me to turn around and look the girl in the eyes. There was a look but not one I would have thought I would see come across her face.