Rebuild (The Originals, Book Two)

Ch. 6: Wheel Inside the Wheel

Gia came to the loft to talk to me. "I did like you said. I kept a low profile, went all over the city. There's no sign of Elijah anywhere."

"Yeah, the humans I know said the same thing," I told her. "Maybe Klaus is having better luck."

Hayley walked in. "No, he's not, which sucks, considering how low the bar ifs around her." I looked at her in confusion. "Listen, you two up for a rescue mission?" 

"Are we going after Elijah?" Gia asked.

"Nope," Hayley answered. "That's all Klaus. I'm talking about Oliver. Now, he and Elijah were fighting the werewolves together. I've heard that Oliver's been captured and is about to be executed. Now, look. If we can save Oliver, then we might be able to find out where Elijah is." 

"Okay, so what do you want from us?" I asked.

"Just a little distraction," Hayley answered. "Esther's son, Finn, he's the one that's controlling the werewolves. If you can keep him out of the way, I can go get Ollie myself." 

Hayley turned to leave.

I rushed in front of her to stop her. "You can't take on all those wolves by yourself. You'll get killed, and then we'll get killed for letting it happen."

Hayley sighed. "I'm not going in alone. The werewolves may be answering to the witches, but they still have an alpha. I just have to find him." 

**

Cami was trying to get to Finn, trying to find his weak spot and take him down, inside Rousseau's.

Marcel and I were outside. 

"All good," I told him. "Not a werewolf in sight." 

"Good," Marcel told me. "I appreciate you being here."

"How's Blondie doing?" I asked.

"She'll be fine," Marcel answered. "Keep an eye out for wolves, all right?" 

I walked away to check on the perimeter, listening inside to Cami and Finn. 

"Thanks for coming," Cami told him. "I feel bad for being so abrupt earlier. I'm sorry."

"That was my fault," Finn told her. "I was being unprofessionsal. My apologies." 

"You're sorry, I'm sorry," Cami said. "Let's call it even and have a drink." 

**

"Whew," Cami said. "So, how would you diagnose my friend Klaus, if I may ask?" 

"Well, he's clearly depressive," Finn told her. "Low self-esteem, paranoia.." He laughed. "Impulse control. Wouldn't you agree?" 

"A lot of it is beyond me," Cami told him. "Too much history I don't know, like all the stuff with his siblings. You know, the resentment. How do you manage it?" 

"I beg your pardon?" Finn asked.

"In one of our first sessions, you mentioned that you don't get along very well with your brothers," Cami told him."Do you stay in touch with them?" 

"In a manner of speaking," Finn answered, uncomfortable. "We're not particularly close." 

I stood next to Marcel, who was also listening inside.