MOONS.
025. | ❛ that girl is dead. ❜

Inside the Lycée, Vincent is in the middle of casting a spell on a stone table that has various bones and a circle made of white sand, which he pours while he murmurs the incantation under his breath. A few feet away, Luna is pacing around anxiously

"Kou le vous a te vas se tu..."

After a moment, Luna walks over to him and interrupts him,"How's it going in here?"

"We're cloaked... For now. But, I can sense somebody searching for you, and my guess is its Freya Mikaelson."

Vincent, who is clearly anxious about this entire situation, starts to sound slightly stressed out.

"I guess that's what happens when you steal the one thing that can kill her entire family."

Luna looks down at the small wooden knight made out of white oak in her hands.

"I wouldn't have taken it if Klaus hadn't confiscated my dark objects. So technically, this is his fault." Luna comes into the picture.

Vincent stands to his feet and walks over so they're face to face,"You try explaining that to them."

"I have it all worked out. You put up a boundary spell Klaus can't enter. If he wants what's his, then he'll give me back what's mine."

"Those dark objects were made by New Orleans witches. I want 'em back just as much as you do!"

"Good! Then I chose the right partner."

Vincent doesn't seem amused by Luna's behavior,"Luna, you gotta see the mess you're in. You jacked the one weapon that can kill the most powerful vampires in the world."

Vincent gestures at her dramatically for emphasis,"You've got a target on your back."

"Klaus wouldn't hurt me."

"Klaus ain't the only one that's gonna come looking for the white oak."

Luna does seem to be concerned by what Vincent is telling her, but does her best to cover it up,"Then let's get this over with."

Vincent opens his mouth to argue, but Luna cuts him off sharply,"Vincent!"

Vincent gives her a look, and Luna closes her eyes with a sigh and takes a moment to relax before she speaks again,"I'm sick of playing at a disadvantage. It's what got me killed."

Vincent, who seems to understand where she's coming from but is still nervous, sighs deeply, and Luna holds up her phone,"I'm going to take your silence as a resounding agreement with my very reasonable plan."

Luna starts typing a message into her phone,"Now all I have to do is invite Klaus."

Vincent walks toward her with a serious expression,"Luna... are you sure you want to do this?"

Luna finishes her text message and dramatically hits the send button with her thumb.
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Klaus has just arrived at the cemetery with a briefcase in his hands, and is walking toward the Lycée when he finds Vincent leaning against the outside wall of one of the tombs.

"Ah, Vincent."Klaus turns down the aisle to approach him.

"I should have known Luna would seek powerful fools to aid in this rather futile gambit. As I send you off to join your Ancestors, just know this is her fault."

Klaus lunges for Vincent, but is promptly blocked by his boundary spell. Vincent looks slightly smug and doesn't even flinch as Klaus glares at him,"I was hoping for a simple trade, but seeing as how everything you took can't possibly fit in that briefcase, I'm gonna go ahead and assume that "simple" ain't exactly your style."

"Why don't you take down this barrier? I'll show you precisely what my style entails."

Just then, Luna finally walks out of the tomb and joins them,"Seriously? I have an ancient, mystical weapon of doom, and instead of agreeing to my very fair trade, you're making threats."

"There she is! Traitor to my family, thief of that which is mine."

Luna rolls her eyes,"Don't be dramatic. Like I said, I wanted your attention. And, seeing as you're here, I'd say I got it."

"Yes, a rather effective tactic-- one I usually reserve for enemies. And here, I thought we were intimates."

"We are. But relationships are built on trust and equality, and we don't have either if you're confiscating my stuff."

"And so your response is to steal what's mine in an attempt to bend my will to yours."

"I just want back what you took."

Luna looks at the briefcase in his hands,"What, that's like, a third of them? So, would you like a third of the white oak?"

Klaus looks absolutely stunned and exasperated by Luna's behavior,"Are you really gonna do this?"

Vincent, who has had enough of their squabbling, stands up to walk away,"Okay, listen-- I'm gonna leave you two lovebirds alone. But, uh, y'all want my advice? Y'all best to finish this up before someone finds out what she took."

Vincent takes his leave, and Luna and Klaus stare at each other intensely, each trying to make the other back down.

Klaus is clearly annoyed and frustrated by Luna's behavior and is pacing around outside the boundary spell while Luna watches him in amusement,

"I think you need to calm down. Count to ten. Focus on your breathing."

This comment only serves to make Klaus more irritated,"Is this amusing to you, endangering my family? Endangering me?"

Luna's expression becomes serious as she turns to look Klaus in the eye,"Am I laughing? I want to put this all behind us."

"You, of all people, know what I am capable of, and yet you seem determined to incur my wrath. I'm gonna ask you one last time..."

Luna cuts Klaus off and finishes his statement,"Give me the white oak stake? Am I right? My answer is: Happily! As soon as you stop screwing around and give me back what is mine."

"If I give your trinkets back, I embolden all manner of foolishness. You will grow arrogant under the false belief you have power, and ultimately, you will end up dead."

This reaction surprises Luna, who becomes frustrated herself,"Klaus, you're afraid something will happen to me? Guess what-- Something already did. Your ex hates me so much her murdered me. She's gonna have to pay for that. And, since I can't fight her fair and square, I need those dark objects."

Klaus, finally understanding where Luna is coming from and remembering how upset she must be since her death, sighs and kicks the briefcase through the barrier for her. However, it's clear that he's still quite frustrated by the whole ordeal.

"Fine. I'll retrieve your toys. Keep this bloody barrier up 'til I return."
Luna looks satisfied as she watches Klaus leave.
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Vincent is sitting next to the table with the cloaking spell ingredients still set up on it, and he watches as Luna anxiously paces back and forth from wall to wall.

"Klaus should be back by now."

"He's got a lot of witch weapons to pack up..."

Vincent can't help but crack a small smile,"Not to mention all the pride he's gonna have to swallow."

"You don't actually feel sorry for him, do you?"

"Hell, no! But you got to admit, you poked a real irritable bear. Things are gonna be different between you two."

"I know Klaus better than anyone outside of his family. If using that knowledge is a risk to get what I want, then I'll take that risk."

"Okay, well, here's the thing. Klaus let you into his life because he trusted you. That girl never would have stolen the one thing under the sun that can kill him."

This remark seems to both hurt and anger Luna, and she gives him a cold look

"That girl is dead."