NEW ORLEANS

TW: Death

Bella walked into the Mikaelson's house after Johnathon Carter, her most recent lover, had died.

"Ah, Bella. You're back. How long has it been? A hundred, maybe two hundred years?" Klaus smirked at the girl.

"Hello Niklaus" She smiled before walking up to him and wrapping her arms around his neck, hugging him.

"I missed you"  She muttered into his shoulder.

"Of course you have" He smirked at the girl in his arms, making her scoff.

"I missed you too Bells" He laughed, using his nickname for her.

"What about me?" Elijah asked, interrupting Klaus and Bella's moment.

"Lijah!!" She almost screamed, running straight into his open arms.

Elijah chuckled at the girl before tightening his arms around her, having missed her a lot.

"You need to stop leaving for so long. We miss you" He told her.

"I'm sorry Lijah, It's just hard being around Bex"

"I understand" He sighed.

"So what's the reason for you coming back now, love?" Klaus asked.

"Jonathon, my boyfriend, was murdered"

"I'm sorry to hear that" Rebekah said apologetically, walking into the room and making herself known to the three vampires.

"Bekah" Bella smiled, about to hug her when she saw a man next to her.

Marcel.

"Hello, Bella. It's good to see you again" He nodded to her.

"You too, Marcellus" She smiled, trying her hardest not to show how upset it made her seeing Bekah with him.

"Bella. We're seeing a play, would you like to join us?" Elijah asked us, trying to stop the awkward moment.

"I don't want to intrude" She shook her head.

"Nonsense. We want you there" Rebekah smiled.

"Then I would love to"

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Rebekah, Klaus and Bella were sat in the theatre, waiting for the others.

"Well, this is off to a bad start. Your first big date together in public after I gave you my blessing and he stood you up" Klaus says while reading his newspaper.

"Something must have delayed him" Rebekah told her brother, obviously annoyed.

"Or, now that your elicit affair is out in the open, he finds the whole relationship a tad lackluster and has run off to Havana with a showgirl"  Bella smirked, making sure to act confident and not care about the situation.

"Don't be such a bitch, the both of you. I'm going to check the lobby" She told them as she stood up.

"See if you can  find our brother while you're there" Klaus said.

"The curtain is about to go up" Klaus told Bella.

"So Bella, how does it feel seeing Rebekah with Marcel" He asked, smirking.

"Shove off Nik" She scoffed.

"What?" He shrugged, innocently.

"You know what you're doing" She rolled her eyes at him.

"Okay fine, but seriously . How are you feeling about seeing her with him?"

"It's hard- I miss her but I can't tell her that, she's happy with Marcel, I don't want to ruin that"

"I don't think you would ruin it. As much as she is happy with Marcel, she would be happier with you, she always is"

"You say that Nik, but i'm not sure... the way she smiles when she sees him. I don't know- I think she's truly happy and in love with him. I can't be mad at her though as I have also fallen for many others. Like Jonathon... It's just i've never seen her this happy with someone she's fell in love with"

"Bella, It's perfectly fine to be upset or mad. She's the love of your life, and you are hers. You two are meant to be. You'll find your way back to each other, you always do"

"Why are you rooting for us? Marcel is like your son"

"I love Marcel but I love you more. You're my best friend, Bella. And yours and Rebekah's relationship is not like any i've seen. Your love is true and pure. You both may have fallen in love with different people after breaking apart but your hearts have always belonged to each other. You two are soulmates, you will be together again"

"Thank you, Nik" She smiled at him.

"No worries, love"

The two went back to waiting for the play and the others when they could sense something wasn't right.

Klaus could sense his father stood behind him.

Mikael sat behind Klaus and pointed the white oak stake at his back.

"I would advise against trying to flee, boy. I can drive this into your heart before you can even think of getting to your feet, and I don't want you to die... yet. And you, girl, I can't believe you're still with them after all this. If you even try to move I will kill you before you can even blink an eye"

"Father—" Klaus starts.

"Father? Still clinging to that word after all these years. A bastard desperate for a daddy? I wonder if your real father would be as embarrassed as I was of you before I discovered you were not mine. Most likely" Mikael interrupts him.

Klaus goes to stand but Mikael grabs his arm, stopping him.

"Oh, Oh. Uh-uh. Easy now, boy. Don't worry. Death will come, but we need to have a little chat before you shuffle off your immortal coil"

"Any words we have for each other have been spoken long ago. But know this, I am no longer the animal begging for scraps of your affection. I will die knowing my hatred for you was just. I will fall proud of all I have achieved here. So... Mikael... if you're going to kill me, then get on with it"

Bella put a hand on Klaus's leg, trying to comfort him, which she could tell it did since he relaxed a little.

"Ah contraire, Niklaus. Some things remain unsaid. For instance, you were right to be proud of your achievement here. As I walked the streets, your name was spoken of in reverent tones by the city's finest. So, after I kill you I will remain here in New Orleans until every last person who remembers you is dead. The deeds of the mighty Klaus will be remembered by no one. And you, boy, will simply never have existed. Ah, the grand show. Oh, I have made some alterations in your honour, you'll love it"

Bella could see the tears in Klaus's eyes so she scooted closer to him and kissed him on the cheek, then she rested her head on his shoulder.

He looked down at the girl and smiled at her, before kissing her forehead.

They looked back at the play and watched as the curtains opened.

What they saw was horrendous.

Everyone was dead, they had stakes inside them, blood dripping down and worst of all, Marcel was there.

The audience were all compelled by Mikael to watch it all, they all laughed, smiled and applauded as if it was a comedy.

Klaus and Bella tried to save Marcel.

They went up to the stage when the audience left.

Klaus ripped the stake out of Marcel but before he could help him more, Mikael grabbed his arm and stopped him.

Rebekah tried to intervene and grabbed her father's arm but it didn't help.

Mikael and Klaus started fighting and throwing each other around.

Klaus thought that Rebekah was actually trying to save him but no, she was trying to save Marcel.

She tried to take Marcel but her father stabbed her with a stake and pushed her next to Klaus.

"Bekah!!" Bella screamed and run over to her to make sure she was alright.

Mikael started feeding on Marcel.

Elijah came running in, he picked up Klaus by the arm.

"There is no saving Marcel. We must run" He told them.

As they fled for their lives, Mikael burned it all to the ground and with it, Marcel.

They lived but all they had built died, as did the last shred of Klaus that felt human.