Drink You Away

Out of the Easy

Juliet excused herself as the lot stayed together, deciphering different ways of getting Rebekah back to them. Their minds were occupied with finding one of their own; Juliet was able to slip through the door of the church and began making her way to where she knew Klaus and Aurora would be held up. Though the Mikaelson Compound – in Juliet's opinion – wasn't the best place to keep an enemy, she knew Klaus would be foolish enough to allow her to enter the house willingly. The woman knew she could use her accelerated speed since the Compound was not too far from the church, but Juliet took her time as she became part of New Orleans day life.

Many would think the nightlife had the most tourists and residents roaming around, partying the night away. However, New Orleans during the day was Juliet's favorite time and crowd. Humans shopped and viewed the city's most precious architect. As she walked briskly to the Compound, Juliet's phone began to vibrate – Katie's name showing on the caller identification. "Yeah?" Juliet answered, knowing that Katie would be calling only due to Frederick, the man she had taken in.

"Hey, Jules, I wanted to ask if I could leave the house just to grab some groceries; we're running a bit low here since Frederick is eating everything in sight." Juliet couldn't help and gave the o.k. for Katie to grab some groceries for them. After she hung up, she looked up to see the Compound and all its beautiful glory. She could hear Aurora and Klaus within the walls using her enhanced hearing. Raising a brow, Juliet shook her head as she entered the house.

While she walked through the house, heading for Niklaus's room, Aurora's body lay sprawled out on her stomach on Klaus's bed while he sat on the floor in front of the bed frame, sipping on a glass of bourbon. After a moment, Aurora smirked playfully and leaned forward to start kissing Klaus' neck from behind, the expression on his face torn between pleasure and fury. He fought mentally between ripping the woman's neck off, and yet the tender touch on her lips on his neck felt comforting.

As he finished his alcohol, Klaus jumped to his feet and spun to face Aurora at vampire speed, causing her to gasp in shock for a moment. He grabbed her roughly by the hair and began to kiss her passionately, which the woman returned. When he pulled away, they stared at each other breathlessly for a split second before Aurora noticed someone standing at Klaus's doorway.

"Juliet?" Aurora collected the sheets and wrapped herself with them, hiding her naked body. At the same time, Klaus turned to find his old acquaintance standing at the door, her arms folded across her chest. "What in God's name are you doing here?" Aurora continued, still breathless.

Klaus went to speak, but Juliet held up her hand – stopping him as she walked into the room, a look of disapproval. And just as Aurora was going to speak another word, Juliet flicked her wrist toward the girl, casting a sleeping spell over her. Klaus looked at Juliet with concern, confused about the actions he had witnessed from her already.

"Can I ask why you are barging into my home and-"

"Not another word from you, Klaus," Juliet interrupted, pointing at him. "When I led you to Aurora, I had it in my best interests that you were going to kill her. And yet, due to your constant need to be and feel loved, you play into her desires and lie with her. What is it about the men I've known to be powerful suddenly becoming weak?"

The question was more asked to herself, yet Klaus felt he needed to prove her wrong. However, Juliet knew very well that she was more powerful than the mighty Original Vampire; she held up her hand, causing him to lose his voice – literally.

"This was not how my plan was supposed to go, do you understand? You sabotaged everything that I worked so hard for. All you had to do was kill the wretched tramp, and none of this would have happened. Now Rebekah is missing, and it's all your fault." Allowing her hand to fall back to her side, Juliet used her other one to hold her forehead, sighing.