The Original Love (Book 5)

Chapter 29

Star

Rebekah and I are standing in one of the upstairs lounges, looking at a painted portrait of her in her original body created centuries earlier that hangs on the wall while Klaus stands behind us. "That is just not my chin, Nik. It was much more delicate" Rebekah said "the only delicate thing about you, sister, is your ego" Klaus says with a smile. Rebekah and I turn to face him and Rebekah smiles. "Well, placed next to the behemoth size of yours, certainly" Rebekah said and we all laugh. Elijah's voice is heard, revealing that we are talking with him on speaker phone.

"Could we dispense with this fascinating dispute for just a moment and return to the subject of our supposed long-lost sister" Elijah said threw the phone. "Yes, the sister you never fully told me about" I said sitting on the couch. Klaus sighs "there's not much to discuss, Elijah. She said she was Freya, and then she darted off into the night" Rebekah says. "And you believed her" Elijah asked "well, I met the girl in a mystical loony-bin, she could be anyone telling any lie. But, she did seem familiar, somehow" Rebekah said.

Klaus looks frustrated "then how is she still alive? A question, as ridiculous as its possible solutions, given this family's annoying predilection for cheating death". "No kidding" I said and Rebekah sighs and shrugs "I dunno, Nik, I'm just telling you what she said" Rebekah said mad. "Well, did you happen to ask, if by some similar miracle, our aunt Dahlia lives as well" Klaus asked pacing around.

"I barely had a chance to process" Rebekah started but Klaus cut her off "because on the list of obvious questions, it would be nice to know if the woman who placed a curse on the first-borns of this family is still breathing air" Klaus said. And Rebekah looks annoyed "well, let me just turn back time and do it again to your liking, then" Rebekah said. "Enough" Elijah and I both said at the same time "god, you guys act like children sometimes" I said with a sigh. "Star's right, if she is who she says, we'll find out soon enough. For now, it remains imperative that no one learns of Hope's existence. This has been our salvation thus far" Elijah said.

"Unless Hayley's husband-to-be starts flapping his gums. Perhaps I should take preventative measures and separate him from his head" Klaus said and I glared at him as he just smiles at me. "Jackson will do nothing to jeopardize that wedding" Elijah said. Rebekah gasps "Hayley's getting married" Klaus smiles at her, and she sighs and pretends to pout "well, what in hell else did I miss" she asked? "A lot sister" Klaus says before hanging up the phone and walking up to his room.

Rebekah turned and looked at me "what" I asked confused "you and Klaus should get married" she said with a shrug. I looked at her shocked and shook my head, standing up "okay, now your dreaming" I said and walked away. I walk out of my room and see Rebekah wondering the compound "Klaus" she calls and stops when she see's me. "Have you seen Klaus" she asked me and I shook my head, leaning on the balcony bar. "No, but knowing Klaus like I do he's probable plotting someone's death, hopefully it's not one of ours" I said and she rolled her eye and walked away, continuing to call his name.

I vamp-ran next to her as she finally caught up with Klaus who was coming out of the next room and hangs up the phone. "That was Aiden" he said and held up his phone "Finn has Marcel" he finished. We walk into Klaus' study to continue our conversation. "What, why" she asked horrified. Klaus seems frantic when her answers "I don't know. Nor do I know where they are, what they're doing, or what specifically to do about it". Klaus picks up a statue off the mantel and slams it down against the wood in frustration before looking foreword "this family makes me want to murder people".

"Join the club" I said crossing my arms. Suddenly, Kol appears behind us, looking exhausted. "I see my timing is as impeccable as usual" he says and Klaus looks appalled while I look shocked to see him. "Well, the traitor just thinks he can waltz in here like he's welcome" I said. Rebekah growls furiously "as gracious as your apology better be, you're still getting one hell of a slap" Rebekah says mad and lunges toward him. Kol backs away, holding up a hand in front of him and speaking quickly "wait, wait, wait. I understand the irony of what I'm about to say, but I came here because I need your help" Kol says.