This entire city was poison-filled trash and vultures who lurked around and attacked my life, and the lives of my children, as they all tried to hide their faces. They would simpler around and tell me "it's time to move on." Who are you to tell me a...
I walked down the hallway to find Klaus. I was wearing one of his button-down shirts I had found laying in our room with some black leggings and my locket. It was roughly 6 am and still dark out when I woke up without him by my side. As I passed Elijah's room I saw Klaus standing over him. He had his hand to Elijah's forehead while the other rested on his chest. He spoke to Elijah in a low voice as I walked up to them. I reached out and grabbed Klaus's shoulder when I saw blood running down from his nose.
"Klaus-AH!" Klaus flung back, grabbing onto my shoulder to steady himself. "What are you doing?" I asked him in confusion as I wiped off the blood under his nose. Klaus, being startled by me, panted in an attempt to catch his breath as he wiped the rest of the blood from his nose. He let go of me and looked between Elijah and me.
"I'm trying to enter Elijah's thoughts to wake him," Klaus gestured to Elijah, who was still sleeping fitfully. "Esther's locked me out." He stated. I sighed and walked over to Elijah.
The sleeping original was shaking slightly from whatever dream he was having. I sat on the edge of the bed and placed a comforting hand on his left shoulder. I looked down and noticed a flower petal-shaped burn, that was branded on his neck. Pulling Elijah's collar back a moment I traced the mark on his neck.
"Is this a side effect?" I asked and Klaus frowned, not knowing what I was talking about. He came back over to Elijah's bedside to examine the wound more carefully as I back away but didn't stand up. I hated seeing Elijah like this. He does everything to help Klaus and me, and now he's the one who needs help and we don't know-how.
"I haven't seen this since I was a child," Klaus said. Ok, maybe we do know. "Mikael would return home from battle more blindly temperamental than usual, and our mother would use the petals of a rare merlock orchid to put him to sleep. She would mend his mind with a spell, and then wake him with the roots of the same plant," He turned to me, looking hopeful. "If she has access to it now, then maybe it also grows in the Bayou. You stay here with your wolves and mind the fort." Klaus said and went to leave, but I stood up with him.
"I should have ripped your mother's head off," I commented and Klaus gave me a serious look.
"Stay clear of her," I looked away, not happy by the sentence. "I mean it, Alex. She already got to you once and hadn't Ansel been there I fear what she would have done." Klaus said.
"Then how about I come with you? Victor and Daniel can hold down the fort while we're out, and Kol can look after Elijah since he can't defend himself in that state," I said while looking back at the elder original. "Also if I don't go with you, I will go after Esther or Finn while you're gone."
"At least you're being honest," Klaus sighed. "Fine. You can come with me. Now go get dressed so we can leave." I smiled and kissed his cheek before speeding to our room.
~Deep in the Bayou~
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