Empathy ~ Kai Parker

Chapter 21 (R)

Days later

Rebekah's Manson

After the prom, I've been ay Klaus's Manson mostly and looking through grimoires instead of studying for my exams like rest of my friends. I've hit a bit of a nag and searched for Klaus but couldn't find him so came to next Original in town for translation help. "Bex!!!" I yelled barging into her Manson and she vamped to me and asked "Why the bloody hell are you screaming at my house? What do you want?". I gave her the Grimoires while she asked "And how did you get your hands on this?". "With Klaus's permission. Anyway, he's not at his house and I need help understanding this.".

I pointed at the ruins of a spell and said "It's Old Norse from what I gathered and only found some words like 'heill ok sæll'.". "It means hello to a man." She said while we walked through her study and I asked "There's different hellos for man and women?". "Yes there is, Old Norse is well greatly divided on how they converse to a men and women.". "Hmm interesting, would you teach me Old Norse so I can understand it.". "Your not a witch anymore, why do you care?".

"I'm immortal it means I have all the time in the word and even if I can't do magic, I could understand it and learn it.". "Well, I've got nothing better to do. So, why the bloody hell not.". She said and before I could thank her Eli came and greeted "Sister, Altair.". "Elijah." We both said and he explained that Klaus's in New Orleans then Bex asked "New Orleans? What the hell is Klaus doing there?". "Evidently there are witches conspiring against him. So, knowing our brother, this was a mission to silence and slaughter."

"Well, the French Quarter witches are not a lot to be trifled with. You don't suppose they've found a way to kill him once and for all, do you?". She said and I said "Your right but that doesn't mean we want to kill an Original  just case he mistreated or didn't respect us.". "Your a French Quarter witch?" They asked surprise and I said "Was, Exiled and now a vampire.". Eli started to leave and Bex asked "Where are you going?". "To find out who's making a move against our brother. And then I'll either stop them...or I'll help them, depending on my mood."

Eli went and for the rest of the day she taught me Old Norse which was a pain in the Ass, it was all so confusing and different. "Can we stop." I asked banging my head at the table and Bex said stopping her walk "We've barley scratched the surface, Al.". "Really". "Really.". She answered and I asked in what I learned from Old Norse "vel kil mik nú". "vel á lest þú remeebr at" She answered setting her hand written notes down and I said "Well at least...I don't know what the other word means.". She got a call and answered "Elijah".

Elijah explained that Klaus has impregnated a werewolf named Hayley "What's he doing now" I asked and he answered with a sigh from the other end of the call "Well, he's doing what he does; given a chance at happiness, Klaus runs in the opposite direction.". Bex said " Then let him run. That child, if it's even his, is better off without him.". "He's not better off without that child, Rebekah, and neither are we.". " Darling, kind Elijah. Our brother rarely brings us anything but pain. At what point in your immortal life will you stop searching for his redemption?". " I'll stop searching for his redemption when I believe there is none left to be found."

He hung up and I said "He's....persistent.". "You don't say. Go home, we'll continue this tomorrow at 10 sharp." ."But I wake up at 10!!". "Than wake up early.". "I'm not a morning person, everyone knows that. I'll see you at uh 2 P.M. By Bex!" I said and sped away.

Weeks Later

Clair House

I've been so buys learning language's like Egyptian, Old Norse, Greek, Basque and Icelandic which all I used and learn some big spell all of which I love. I was looking at the photos of the Grimoire's I took from Klaus's study as Eli had to move them and saw it was night time and frowned, I stood up and went down while yelling "Ms. Brown!!!.". I got no reply, she is an old lady who I compelled from an old Age Home and put my house's deed in her name so she could invite only the people I say, also we'll take care of her occasionally and by 'we' I mean me and Kat who lives here with me. She's been sort of big sister for me. "Shit" I muttered seeing her dead body and called Kat but she, rejected.