A New Start ― A Klaus Mikaelson Story

3. BLOODLINE

It was 1 o'clock and Cordelia just finished serving an older couple who came in for gumbo. She heard the front door of Rousseau's open and close. When she looked up she saw a tall dark haired man in a suit walk up and sit at the bar. Cordelia asked the couple if they needed anything else. When they declined she headed towards the bar. As she passed him to go behind the bar she saw that he was looking down at his phone.

"What can I get you, mister" she asked when she got behind the bar.

The dark haired man looked up from his phone taking in her presence. After a minute of him still not replying, Cordelia cleared her throat. 

"My apologies, it's usually a blonde who's here." he finally says. "I'm guessing you're new". 

Cordelia nodded her head. "Cam is off today so it's just Sophie and I".

The man hummed in response. "I'll have a bourbon, please" he said.

Cordy nodded before turning around and reaching for a glass. She placed it in front of the man and then grabbed the bottle of bourbon and poured it into the glass. He thanked her and she turned back to put away the rest of the clean glasses.

A few minutes later she heard the front door open and heard footsteps coming towards the bar. The legs of the bar chair dragged across the floor indicating it was being pulled out. Cordelia turned around opening her mouth to ask the new guest what they would like until she was faced with the original vampire sitting beside the suited man.

Cordelia closed her mouth and stared at the original while he was there looking at her with a smirk plastered on his face. Of course she heard of the Mikaelson family, though she didn't have a face to their names. She especially had heard plenty about the infamous Klaus Mikaelson. He was trouble and Cordy knew it was best to stay away from that.

Cordelia cleared her throat. "What can I get you?" she asked.

"Bourbon. On the rocks please, love" he answered.

Cordelia turned to make his drink. As she was tending to his drink, she listened as Klaus addressed the man.

"So brother, I'm sure you heard that I met with Marcel last night" he stated.

That peaked Cordelia's interest. Brother?  These two polar opposites are brothers? It was strange as she didn't pick up an accent from the dark haired man. 

"Yes, I heard Niklaus. We should discuss on what the next steps are to be" the suited man replied.

Cordelia turned back around facing the two men bringing Klaus' drink over. 

"We'll discuss this later. Now Elijah, I see you've now met Cordelia" Klaus spoke, looking at the raven haired girl.

The dark haired suited man, Elijah, looked over to Cordelia. "How rude of me, I haven't properly introduced myself as of yet. I'm Elijah Mikaelson" he stated extending his hand.

Cordelia extended her hand towards his thinking she was going to shake his hand, but to her surprise, he took her hand and brought it towards his lips, placing a kiss on the back of it. The action caused Cordelia to flush a little. As she was bringing her hand back to her side, her hand grazed a bottle that was near her. Before the bottle could hit the ground she muttered "huminto"  without thinking and the bottle froze in the air.

Cordy quickly snatched the bottle and laid it back on the counter. When she looked back up, she was the two men staring at her. Shit, she thought.

"It seems we have a new witch in town" Klaus started, looking over to his brother. 

He turned his attention back to Cordelia. "I would be careful love, Marcel has a rule to not use magic. If you're caught, you're dead".

Cordelia stared at him for a moment, unsure of what to do. Before she could say or do anything else, Klaus continued. "You don't have to worry love, we won't tell" he said winking at her before picking up his bourbon and taking a sip.

"Cordelia, if you don't mind me asking, what's your full name" she heard Elijah ask.

Cordelia looked over to Elijah. "Catapang. Cordelia Catapang" she stated.

A look of surprise graced the face of the handsome, suited man. Klaus saw the look on his older brother's face. "Seems like you know something, brother".

Elijah looked away from Cordelia and turned his attention to his younger brother. "The Catapang's were the most powerful witches. Their magic is in their blood. From my understanding they migrated from the Philippines and came here to New Orleans" he stated. 

Elijah turned back his focus on Cordelia. "I thought the Catapang's were long dead. No more decedents".

Cordelia smiled. "You know your stuff" she stated. She was impressed by the older brother. "No my clan didn't die off, my ancestors just became smarter. We tended to stay behind the scenes and made ourselves unknown to those around us, though it seems I failed at that just now" She said snorting. 

Klaus stayed silent the entire time. He was intrigued about her before, but learning she came from a powerful bloodline amplified that. Not only was she beauty, but she could potentially be power. 

She could be the key on how he takes back New Orlean's from Marcel.

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Tagalog translation:

Humito = means Stop

A/N: Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays to those who celebrate :)