Chapter Nineteen [Confessions of an Ebony Siphon]

Pairing: Klaus Mikaelson x Black!OC

Fandom: The Originals

Author: gwenspacy

Now there were a few times in her life Athena had felt pure heartbreak.

The most potent one was the very moment her aunt had passed, but now, this had taken the cake. This was the dust in your eye that made you weak and susceptible to anything, her baby was in the hands of those vultures. Vultures that claimed her baby was a sacrificial lamb to the cause.

How positively medieval.

The purple-haired siphon could feel it now - her own impending death creeping up on her. More and more ounces of blood gushed from her nether regions from the stress of giving birth. She looked over to her right and spotted her lover strapped against the wall, trying desperately to get to them. It was probably in that moment she knew she was not going to make it. She knew without a shadow of a doubt, her time in this life had come to a close and there was nothing left that she could do or say to change death’s mind. She was done for.

Looking up at Niklaus one last time, she spoke with such an air of ultimate finality it struck him numb. “Nik - take care of our daughter. Let her know how much I loved her.”

Realizing what exactly she was doing, Niklaus growled lowly in the back of his throat, tears quickly building in his eyes. “No - Athena, don’t you dare! Don’t you dare leave me! Don’t you dare fucking leave me!”

A nervous ball started to gather inside the back of her throat, and a cold sweat swam along her neck as she tried to get out the final words. “Always remember how much I love you Niklaus, despite our brief time together I-I always loved you; and always loved our family. Always and Forever bébé.”

It’s with that final sentence her eyes glaze over, her uterus bleeding out profusely, allowing her to succumb to her death.

Klaus’ eyes shut as he saw her draw her final breath, and fall over onto the table. He felt it, deep within his core, his soul rip into two - one half staying within him, and the other half floating away with his love.

Fuck it hurt. It was resonating deep within him now, the fact that she had gone, that his enemies had finally done it - ripped away the very piece of him that he loved the most - and it hurt.

“Why did this always happen?” he questioned himself.

Why did he always seem to drive away the good things in his life. He was the cause of it, every time he made a new enemy, another person he loved was on another hit list. Time after time, every one of his siblings had warned him to be careful of the many despicable traits he possessed, for they could bring him misery in no time, and now karma’s timing was nothing short of impeccable.

For death was the ever-looming monster that stayed with us throughout the years, ever-present, something both mortals and immortals can never truly escape.  The tyrant we’re all scared of, ominously close - waiting for the precise moment to reach out and hit us with all his might.

“Well, look at it this way Klaus. Your kind were never to be afforded such a gift as happiness in the first place.” Genevieve stared at him, dismayed by her own words; but they had to be said. She had to do what was right in the first place, everything else fell short behind that.

Klaus’ eyes began to take on a deep golden hue as a dark rage crept up from the depths of his core. He roared loudly at the three witches, beyond livid - wanting nothing more than to slaughter every last one of them that roamed the streets of New Orleans.

“Nighty night Mr. Mikaelson.” And it’s with those few words she breaks his neck, allowing him to fall to the ground, dying temporarily.

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When he comes to - he realizes the suicidal gang of witches are now long gone, leaving nothing but the body of his beloved behind. Speeding over towards her, he grabs her up into his arms and desperately tries to sound her.

“Athena - ” His throat is closing up again - that gnawing feeling coming back again, haunting him - like a siren calling out to her jolly sailor bold at night. It’s a daunting, relentless feeling he knows will never go away.

The tears are running down his face now, flowing all the way down. Silent rivers, emptying onto Athena’s cold body in the dim light of the church.

The doors to the church slam open - Elijah in all his noble glory ploughing through them. “Niklaus!” He shouts out to him, hoping he’s made it in time to score another victory against men and women who were foolish enough to think they could hold a candle to their valor. But alas, he stumbles upon his brother - barely coherent (with the amount of angsty thoughts flowing through his head) - with Athena wrapped up in his arms with utmost care - almost as if she was a newborn.

“Dear God - ” He barely chokes out as his hand clamps around his mouth. His mind becomes a blur as he tries to decipher how on earth this could have happened. The very sight of the thick stains of blood marring the once gorgeous white dress Rebekah had surprised her with days before, etched into his memory forever.

And it’s all become too much for him - the pungent scent of iron and rust, burning his nose and allowing tears to slowly build in his eyes.

“She’s gone.” The blonde brother uttered finally. “Athena - She… She’s gone, brother.”

Elijah’s jaw clenched just watching the hybrid break down before him. “They took the baby, but there is still time. We can save her Niklaus, that little girl is our only hope left. After we save her then you can unleash all of hell’s wrath upon whoever it was that went against us.”

His eyes narrowed into slits, the once noble original becoming the very thing he despised - vengeful.

“And woe be unto those who thought they could ever overcome us.”

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author’s note:

oh my god don’t murder me 😫

I hope you guys liked this chapter — and I’m sorry if I broke your heart with this chapter 😭.

Chapter Eighteen [Confessions of an Ebony Siphon]

Pairing: Klaus Mikaelson x Black!OC

Fandom: The Originals

Author: gwenspacy

FLASH FORWARD —— THREE MONTHS LATER

“DEAR BABY, please don’t hate me for addressing you as ‘baby’ right now; but your father and I have yet to come up with the perfect name for you my love - ”

“Writing love letters to your adoring admirers are you?”

Looking up, a smile broke out on her face as she spotted Klaus leaning against the door jam of the nursery. He had decorated it a while ago, surprising her with it. This let her understand he had a massive talent for carving out gorgeous pieces of woodwork, just by the effort put out on the crib for their daughter. There was a painting he made that hung right above her crib, a gorgeous splash of colors that blended well with the color theme of the room. It was beautiful.

“Hmm, well you know I can’t keep them waiting too long, those suckers get antsy real quick.” Athena quipped, a smile tugging at her lips.

Walking forward, the hybrid bent over in front of her. Both hands on the arm rests beside her, face closing in, eyes focused on hers. “Is that so?”

His bright blue eyes made a stunning contrast in a battle against her own, both trying to see who could look away first.

Suddenly, she groans when the baby starts to kick. “Oh!”

Klaus walks toward her, looking concerned. “How is our littlest wolf?”

He reaches out and touches her abdomen, and he’s startled when he feels the baby kick.

Athena laughs at the expression that overtakes his face. “You feel that?”

They both laugh in amazement, but after a moment, Klaus suddenly feels overwhelmed by the small moment.

“I cannot believe you’re giving me a child, Athena — ”

She raises a brow and looks at him in disbelief. “You know, I honestly can’t fathom the fact that you wanted a child this badly. And that’s not meant to be taken in a bad way bébé, but, you always struck me as the type who wanted to be alone - well as alone as you can be with siblings who will forever stand by your side.”

His eyes glowed with warmth at her words - his heart becoming full. The hybrid cups her face and meshed their lips together in a beautiful way. “I love you.”

Her eyes twinkled, happy from the overwhelming love she was receiving from him. “I love you too.”

Pulling away, Klaus shoves his face and groans into her neck. “Right! Well, I’ll leave you to your secret letter, then.”

Rising to his feet, the original rushes off, and Athena smiles as she thinks about Klaus and the baby.

“Dear Zoë…or Amaya…or Ophelia. To my little girl. Your dad just asked if this was a love letter. I guess it kind of is. I never got to know my mother. I have no idea what she must have thought when she carried me.”

Time flashes forward, back to the present to show Athena in the midst of labour, held down by the witches screaming loudly as they stand around her.

“Ah! Let go of me, you bitch!” She yells out, flailing wildly against Genevieve.

“So, I thought I’d write to you, so you can know how happy I am at this very moment. How much your father and I can’t wait to meet you…”

Klaus limps into the church and finds the witches with Athena, who is both shocked and relieved to see him. He lets a massive growl rip from within and lunges toward one of the witch guards, tearing his head off.

Abigail and Genevieve link hands and telekinetically pin Klaus to the wall.

“And, I want to make you a promise of three things that you will have that I never did: a safe home, someone to tell you that they love you every single day, and someone to fight for you, no matter what.”

Klaus fights against the spell pinning him to the wall, but he cannot get free. Monique and Abigail anchor the spell and go back to helping Athena.

“AHH!” A massive cry echoed through the church. It came from the two parents-to-be, both angered and frightened of what could happen to their baby.

“In other words, a family. So, there you go, baby girl. The rest, we’re going to have to figure out together. I love you. Your mom.”

“Nik!” Klaus watches fearfully as Genevieve grabs the ceremonial athame that was used for the Harvest. The siphon continues to scream in agony and terror as Genevieve turns to address both her and Klaus.

“You should know this brings me no joy. I promise I’ll make it quick.”

One of the witches covers Athena’s lower half with a sheet. The red-head looked towards her sister witches, and grinned wickedly.

“Let’s begin, shall we?”

Chapter Seventeen [Confessions of an Ebony Siphon]

Pairing: Klaus Mikaelson x Black!OC

Fandom: The Originals

Author: gwenspacy

You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may tread me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I’ll rise.

Does my sassiness upset you? Why are you beset with gloom? ‘Cause I walk like I’ve got oil wells Pumping in my living room.

Just like moons and like suns, With the certainty of tides, Just like hopes springing high, Still I’ll rise.

Did you want to see me broken? Bowed head and lowered eyes? Shoulders falling down like teardrops. Weakened by my soulful cries.

Does my haughtiness offend you? Don’t you take it awful hard 'Cause I laugh like I’ve got gold mines Diggin’ in my own back yard.

You may shoot me with your words, You may cut me with your eyes, You may kill me with your hatefulness, But still, like air, I’ll rise.

Does my sexiness upset you? Does it come as a surprise That I dance like I’ve got diamonds At the meeting of my thighs?

Out of the huts of history’s shame I rise Up from a past that’s rooted in pain I rise

I’m a black ocean, leaping and wide, Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.

Leaving behind nights of terror and fear I rise

Into a daybreak that’s wondrously clear I rise

Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave.

I rise I rise I rise.

I RISE - MAYA ANGELOU

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KLAUS LOOKED DOWN at the phone shocked by what Elijah just said to him.

“What in the actual hell…?”

The hybrid felt the familiar emotion of annoyance flood his being. Why on earth would this wolf be at the house to see him, after all she had put him through, was she really that desperate to disrupt his peace?

An even harder question that floated to the forefront of his mind was - how the hell was he going to tell Athena?

Across the room, sprawled out on top of the ruffled sheets Klaus left her writhing and tangled in; Athena watched him closely.

“Klaus, what did Elijah want?”

The hybrid froze up. There were two options for this situation; he could either tell her exactly what was going on, knowing that she would get extremely upset, or he could ignore her questions, go back into bed and seduce her into forgetting something was actually going on knowing she would still blast the fuck out of him when she found out.

Either way, he was fucked.

Slowly, the hybrid turned on the heels of his feet and faced his girlfriend. He might as well get it off his chest before he found a way out of it.

“Hayley Marshall is at our door.”

He watched as a perfectly shaped brow arched in confusion; the purple haired siphon leaning towards him with the her hands stretched out behind her, her palms flat against the cotton sheets of the king bed.

“Come again?”

Using his supernatural abilities, Klaus sped towards her, grabbing her hands into his.

“Hayley Marshall, the woman who carried the - ”

“I know who the hell she is Niklaus, but what I would like to know is what is she doing there?”

The hybrid could tell her blood pressure was beginning to rise, just by him uttering the very name of that she-wolf.

“Athena, love, I wish I could tell you. I really do, but I don’t know why she’s there. Elijah only informed me that we should come home immediately.”

The siphon watched him closely, and laughed sarcastically at everything that was going on. “You really got me fucked up.”

Pushing herself off of the bed, she went and found the clothes that had been scattered on the floor of the bathroom the night before.

Putting them on, she turns around and sees him staring at her confused.

“Nik, if you could kindly hurry the fuck up, we can get home and I can find out what the fuck this bitch wants.”

Athena felt a surge of anger flood her very core at the thought of that -

“Shit, there ain’t even a word to describe that trick.”

Thoughts started running through her mind filled with all sorts of scenarios that could take place when the two supernaturals came face to face. She suddenly felt a tremor of nervousness run over her. What if she came back for the baby? What if she changed her mind and wanted a place in the baby’s life - in all their lives?

No.

Athena refused to put herself through the unnecessary stress of thinking that this woman would come back and take her new family away from her; and even if she did come to do just that, there was no way in hell, she would ever let that happen. She was Athena Toussaint. She was a fearsome thing to behold if rubbed the wrong way.

After all, hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.

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Elijah paced along the entryway of the Mikaelson Mansion. His mind was going a thousand miles an hour, all kinds of scenes playing out within the walls of his brain. Whether it was Klaus and Athena going head to head with the brunette she-wolf that coincidentally crawled her way to the front door of their house; or it was Klaus having to hold back Athena from clawing every inch of hair from the scalp of Hayley’s head.

“Elijah, I honestly don’t even know why the hell you’re even giving this girl the time of day.”

The noble original cut his eyes to his blonde sister, who stood leaning against the staircase, glaring holes into the side of Hayley’s head.

“Rebekah, please don’t start.”

“No! I refuse to sit here with this bitch, who thinks she has the right to just show up to our house unannounced, and has the audacity to demand to see our brother and his girlfriend and think she can all of a sudden play house mother? Hell to the no bitch it doesn’t work that way.”

(i’m sorry lmfao, i had to 😂)

Hayley turned to the blonde original, annoyance rolling off of her body in waves.

“Could you at least try to be cordial? I get that you can’t stand the sight of me, but the only reason I’m here right now, is because my child has somehow been saved and I - ”

“And you what bitch? Do you really think in your little sick, demented mind, you would ever be a mother to that child? You are an egg donor; nothing more.”

Elijah held his face in his hands, exasperated by both parties. On one side, Rebekah was right. He had yet to understand why Hayley thought it would be best to come here and 'stake her claim’ on the child she had abandoned without a second thought. However, on the other hand he didn’t need Rebekah getting carried away with the insults she was sailing at Hayley.

“Can we all just calm down please. We don’t need any tempers flaring right now, especially when Niklaus and Athena are en route.”

The sound of the front door suddenly slamming open into the wall gave indication to the fact that the hybrid and his queen were now home, and they were beyond livid. __________________________ 

ATHENA THREW OPEN THE door to the Mikaelson Mansion, rage flowing through her veins. Klaus wasn’t too far behind her, prepared for the war that he was pretty sure would take place in his home soon enough.

Walking stealthily across the foyer, the siphon went straight for the living room, where sure enough they were all gathered.

“Elijah!”

The noble original heard a shout of his name fall from the lips of his brother. Immediately, he tried to rush to him but was met by the fiery violet eyes of a very pregnant, purple haired siphon before he could step through the doorway.

Seeing the enraged look on her face, Elijah tried to calm her down by resting his hand on her shoulder.

That was the first mistake of the evening.

Taking a massively deep breath, Athena shrugged him off. “You better get your hands off of me yo, and tell me why the hell that bitch is in here.”

Looking over to the siphon in shock, Hayley saw her arm bent with an index finger pointing in her direction.

“Um, excuse me?”

Athena’s eyes cut to the brunette perched on the settee before her. “Sis, I know your pale ass heard me just fine.”

Klaus walked into the room and stood by Athena’s side, resting a palm on the small of her back, trying to soothe her.

“I think what my girlfriend is trying to say is, what do you want Hayley?”

For the first time in a long while, Hayley Marshall was nervous. Here she was in the Mikaelson family home, about to try and plead her case to them about her sudden want to be in the child’s life. After all, in her mind, she was still the mother of that baby.

The she-wolf stared at them with wide eyes, not expecting them to be as cold and aggressive as they were being right now towards her.

“I h-heard through the grapevine that my baby is still alive, so I - ”

Athena craned her neck, taken aback by the full on audacity this chick had. “Your baby? Oh hell no - ”

She steps forward, trying to get to the brunette wolf ahead of her; but is gently held back by Klaus who wasn’t about to have his baby’s mother have a full on altercation while pregnant.

“Calm down.” He whispered softly into her ear, mouth pressed to the side of her head covered by her hair.

“Now see - this is why I told you to leave.” Rebekah smiled dryly at Hayley,

“Let me tell you something bitch.” The siphon  started, eyes as well lit as a flame of a lamp under a dark night sky.

“This - ” she says, pointing towards her protruding stomach. “Is my child. So don’t you ever play yourself by thinking she could ever be your child after what you did - no I’m sorry, my mistake - what you tried to do. You gave up all your rights that night you slurped down that cup of wolfsbane. So take your little white ass, and get the fuck out of my man’s house. Do you comprehend?”

Hayley, cheeks quickly turning into the darkest shade of red, was beyond embarrassed at how Athena spoke to her. She was beyond fed up at this point at how they were treating her, and the wolf said the first thing that came to mind.

“Listen, I’ve changed my mind I want a part in my child’s life. There’s nothing wrong with that - after all, she’s just a surrogate.” The wolf spat, addressing only the Mikaelsons and seemingly ignoring Athena.

The word seemed to fly out and and slice Athena in half. It was as if the bitch knew her trigger word and wanted to know how deeply her words could hurt - as if she was a kid in an elevator pressing and pressing the fuck out of the buttons to see what would happen if you pressed hard enough.

But the thing with Athena was, she went through her emotions quickly. First was hurt, then embarrassment, and finally rage.

Her eyes lit up in a brightly burning violet, fury unfurling deep within her. Crying out in great anger, Athena moves to attack Hayley but is grabbed from behind by Klaus. Folding his fingers with hers, he holds her tightly against him, arms wrapped around her stomach, and the side of his head resting on hers.

Red streaks of magic begin to seep out of her hands and burn Klaus as she accidentally siphons his power. He groans out in pain but continues to hold on to her, desperate to keep her safe, trying to keep her subdued - keep her anger at bay.

“Get her out of here before Athena murders her Elijah!”

Now seeing that the situation had now gotten way out of hand, the noble original decided to follow his brother’s directive and step in. “Hayley, I think it would be best if you leave - ”

“Yes, you should. In fact, let me show you to the door.” Rebekah interrupted, her voice dripping with faux courtesy.

The brunette raised her hand, eyes cutting over to the siphon, holding her in contempt. “Sorry to burst your bubble blondie, but I am not leaving until we sort out some schedule.”

Athena tried to calm down, she really did. But the more she thought about the mere fact that Hayley Marshall wanted to come back into her child’s life, and try to take her place as a mother, pissed her off even more.

“Nik - ” Athena whispered, breathing heavily labored.

Klaus turned his lover around in his arms to face him. He could tell her blood pressure had gone up quite a few notches, and that was not good for the baby. His heart broke at the mere sight of her so disheveled, knowing that it was the cause of someone she despised preying on her insecurities. He knew that feeling all too well.

Giving her a quick peck on the lips, he gathered her up in his arms and carried her quickly out of the room and into their room upstairs.

As he tucks her into the bed, he hears her sniffling softly and looks to see her lower her head, as if she was trying to hide the fact that she’s crying from him.

Small sobs built up in her chest and fell heavily from her throat, as the very familiar feeling of frustration welled up within her.

“Bébé - ”

His heart broke as he watched her slowly fall apart in front of him. This amazing woman that he fell in love with - someone who had always shown her strength to him in the most beautiful way.

“Love, don’t you dare let any insecurities come and get the best of you. Not now - not ever. You are that baby’s mother, and if you sit and let these seeds of doubt blossom within the depths of your mind you are bound to suffer greatly. Don’t let your enemies ever get the best of you - you are Athena Toussaint - my Queen. Never let them see you sweat.”

Her heart swelled with overwhelming love for him. She loved him, she truly did. It was in that moment she knew that he was it for her, and despite her being the blubbering mess she was, she threw her arms around him and kissed him passionately.

“I love you so much.” She whispered softly.

Pecking her once more, he ducked his head in the side of her neck and breathed in her scent. “I love you too baby.”

“Now, just relax. I’ll get rid of the problem downstairs.”

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“Do you not understand? Is your skull that thick that you cannot process you’re unwanted here?! Get the hell out before I drag you out of here for creating all of this stress for Athena.”

Fed up with the fact that both Klaus and Athena had disappeared without them reaching a moot point led her to finally leave them be until another time.

“No need - I know the way out.”

As she steps forward making her way out of the mansion, Klaus comes down the staircase and stops her before she can leave.

“Hayley.”

She turns around, a bubble of hope floating within her, hoping that he would change his mind.

“Klaus - ”

“Do not ever return to this house. You know nothing about me, my siblings, my girlfriend and our child. The child you once knew to be yours, died that night when you swallowed wolfsbane. And if you do return - I’ll make sure to deal with you accordingly, you know my preferences already.”

A gust of air puffed out of her mouth. “You’ll regret doing this, you all will.” Embarrassed, she fled from their home like a bat out of hell.

“Thank God, she was honestly making me - ”

Klaus cut her off before she could go any further, wanting her to understand that he still loved her despite the problems they had faced in the past.

“Rebekah, thank you for standing up for us like that. We appreciate it more than you know.”

The blonde female original went over to her brother and hugged him.

“It’s okay, and I’m sorry for ever doubting that you never had the best intentions for your child - I let myself forget that our family is always and forever.”

Elijah joins them and places his arms around the both of them. “I’m sorry as well Niklaus. Family - always and forever.”

Klaus looks at them both and smirks. “Always and Forever.”

“Now if you’ll excuse me, I have a girlfriend I need to get back to.”

Laughing, Elijah folds his arms impressed with how much his brother had changed. “It’s nice to see you so domesticated, it fits you.”

Rolling his eyes the hybrid starts walking up the stairs. “Hardy har har. How funny of you.”

Deep down, Klaus was happy to know he was changing for the better. As long as these changes had anything to do with Athena - he didn’t mind at all.

Chapter Sixteen [Confessions of an Ebony Siphon]

Pairing: Klaus Mikaelson x Black!OC 

Fandom: The Originals

Author: gwenspacy

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size But when I start to tell them, They think I’m telling lies. I say,

It’s in the reach of my arms, The span of my hips, The stride of my step, The curl of my lips. I’m a woman Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman, That’s me.

I walk into a room Just as cool as you please. And to a man, The fellows stand or Fall down on their knees. Then they swarm around me, A hive of honey bees. I say,

It’s the fire in my eyes, And the flash of my teeth, The swing in my waist, And the joy in my feet. I’m a woman Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman, That’s me.

Men themselves have wondered what they see in me. They try so much, but they can’t touch my inner mystery. When I try to show them, they say they still can’t see. I say,

It’s in the arch of my back, The sun of my smile, The ride of my breasts, The grace of my style. I’m a woman Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman, That’s me.

Now you understand, just why my head’s not bowed. I don’t shout or jump about or have to talk real loud. When you see me passing, it ought to make you proud. I say,

It’s in the click of my heels, The bend of my hair, The palm of my hand, The need for my care. ‘Cause I’m a woman Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman, That’s me.

PHENOMENAL WOMAN - MAYA ANGELOU ___________________

RAYS OF WARM, golden sunshine shone brightly through the white curtains of the hotel room; both ebony and ivory painted bodies tangled together into one glorious mess in white and black sheets on the California King bed.

[CAPTURED EFFORTLESSLY, THAT’S THE WAY IT WAS]

White fingers rubbed carefully along Athena’s stomach as she slept soundly. The hybrid was transfixed, she was beyond beautiful to him; and the fact that she was giving him the one thing he never allowed himself to believe he could ever have, increased the love and affection he felt.

His eyes traced her form from the crown of her head, to the soles of her feet, trying oh so desperately to burn her image into his mind and let it stay there forever.

[HAPPENED SO NATURALLY, I DID NOT KNOW IT WAS LOVE]

Athena was his other half; she knew him, the real him, and loved him anyway. He could hide nothing from her, and God forbid if he were to act up and throw one of his world renowned temper tantrums she knew exactly how to put him in his place.

He was so preoccupied with his own feelings he hadn’t realized that Athena had woken up and was watching him as well.

She lifts her hand and runs her fingers through his dirty-blonde curls to get his attention.

“What’s going on in that pretty head of yours?” She whispers softly to him, pulling her hand back down to cup his cheek.

“Hmm, I should be asking you that question, after all you look pretty satisfied. I wonder, is that my doing?”

The siphon lets out a loud laugh at his response. “You’d love that, wouldn’t you.”

“Mhmm..” Klaus rolls on top of her gently, remembering her pregnant belly between them. Holding her jaw in his right hand, he draws her in and kisses her passionately on the lips.

[AND NOW WE’RE FLYIN’ THROUGH THE STARS I HOPE THIS NIGHT WILL LAST FOREVER]

As Klaus peppered kisses along her jawline, the siphon began to giggle softly. Lifting his head, his eyes twinkling brightly making contact with hers, laughter began to bubble up his throat as well just hearing her laugh. “Darling, what is it?”

“The fact that you think you’re top shit because you were spectacular last night, when I was the one that fucked you into oblivion, Mr. 'I’m still coming’ Mikaelson.” She laughed out.

The hybrid barked out a laugh, moving his head into the crook of her neck. “Well, you better get used to it darling, because that won’t stop happening until I get you pregnant.”

Athena moves her head away and grabs his jaw, forcing him to make eye contact with her. “Are you serious?”

“Mhmm, apparently it’s a 'wolf thing’. Basically since I’m half werewolf, I release in torrents because I am supposed to try impregnating you, until you finally are with child; however, since you are, we’ll have to test this out once you have the baby. Now if you don’t mind, I’d like to continue what we started last night.”

[OH OH OH OH AIN’T NOBODY LOVES ME BETTER, MAKES ME HAPPY MAKES ME FEEL THIS WAY]

The hybrid turns her over on her side, facing away from him, and pulls her back into his arms. Nuzzling his face into the crook of her neck, he rests one arm beneath her and cups her right breast; his other hand reaches down between her thighs and hauls her leg on top of his.

Athena throws back her head on to his shoulder, moaning in ecstasy as he begins rubbing between her nether lips roughly. “Ugh. Yes bébé, please.”

Klaus keeps at it at a strong and vigorous pace. Leaning down, he tongues her lips shortly, teasing her just right. “Please what? What do you want? Ask for what you want baby.”

The siphon pants, breathless from his kisses and overcome by the wave of lust he was letting her endure. “Oh f-fuck Nik! Please - fuck me!”

The hybrid let out a feral growl at her submissive attitude, sprawled out before him; overpowered by the sudden need to take her all sorts of ways, Klaus flips her onto her back, spreading her legs and nestled in between them.

Athena reaches up wrapping her arms around him, pulling him into a kiss. Their tongues entwined beautifully, their bodies folding together, molding into one.

The siphon breaks their kiss panting heavily, holding his jaw roughly with her left hand, their lips barely spread apart letting out small pants; she trails her nails slowly down his chest, tracing every single inch of it, finding her way on the path of his v-line.

Klaus groans out heavily, at her antics. His eyes roll back, mouth falling open even more, at her subtle movement.

“Athena Touissant. Stop, teasing me.”

She lets a smirk work its way on to her face as she listened to him groan and writhe for her. Reaching down, she grabs his cock into her nimble fingers, and strokes it in a strong grip.

The hybrid lets out a shallow breath, his head dropping to her shoulder as she began to play with his body in the most intimate of ways.

“Fuck Athena.”

He lays there between her legs for a bit, allowing her to do exactly what she wanted to do with him, with absolutely no complaints. After a while though, he begins to face a challenge as he tries to fight off the urge to climax, after all, he wanted to wait for her, his love.

“Athena, love, y-you have to stop.” He groaned softly.

“But what if I don’t wanna stop, what if I want to make you come Nik. I want you to relax and let me make you feel good. Let me make you cum, let me make you cum for me baby.”

A large groan comes tumbling out of the hybrid’s mouth as his eyes rolled, his head falling into the crevice of her neck. His arms spread in front of him, reaching and grasping the top of the headboard.

Athena watched as he crumbled so easily into her hands, finally giving her the reigns, finally succumbing to her. It was beautiful. It was beyond erotic.

He was in awe. Here she was taking care of him, every sexual relationship he had ever been in he was always the one to give the pleasure, always the one to ensure they were getting orgasm after orgasm.

“Oh how the tables have finally turned,” He thought.

The siphon rolled her wrist, as she stroked his cock. Reaching up, she peppered kisses from his cheek all the way to the crook of his neck. Kissing him thoroughly, nipping wildly, creating purple bite marks along his ivory colored skin.

“Athena, if you do not stop, I’m going to - ”

Before the hybrid could continue his sentence, he was cut off by the sudden feeling of warmth on his dick. He panted heavily, his mouth open over hers; glancing down he groaned deeply in the back of his throat as he saw her legs spread beneath him and his thick cock inside of her.

He felt anxiety fill his very being as he watched her before him, succumbing to the pleasure he was giving her. However, just as he was about to begin thrusting inside of her, his phone began to ring loudly throughout the room.

“Ugh!” Klaus grunted loudly as he heard the annoying ringtone begin to blast.

Athena’s head fell back onto the pillows behind her, she really wanted to tell him to ignore it, but maybe it was important.

Klaus started ignoring the call, and carried on kissing Athena, trying to replicate the mood they were feeling before.

Pecking him on the lips, she pulled back and sighed lowly. “Go answer it, it could be important.”

His eyes flashed gold as annoyance flooded his veins. Who in the hell had the audacity to call him at this very moment?

Flashing over to the dresser, he picks it up and stares at the screen with a vengeance.

“Elijah Mikaelson”

Answering the phone he places it to his ear. “What!” He snarled viciously.

“I know we are not on the best of terms in this moment in time but you need to get home right now.” The noble original spoke strongly.

Klaus removed the phone from his ear and stared at it awed that he would dare speak to him like that. “And why in the hell dear brother, would I do that?” He retorted, his voice oozing with sarcasm.

Not missing a beat, Elijah responded with a dry laugh. “Because brother, Hayley Marshall is at our door.”

Chapter Fifteen [Confessions of an Ebony Siphon]

Pairing: Klaus Mikaelson x Black!OC

Fandom: The Originals

Author: gwenspacy

The sun has come. The mist has gone. We see in the distance our long way home. I was always yours to have. You were always mine. We have loved each other in and out of time.

When the first stone looked up at the blazing sun and the first tree struggled up from the forest floor I had always loved you more.

You freed your braids.. gave your hair to the breeze. It hummed like a hive of honey bees. I reached in the mass for the sweet honey comb there… Mmmm… God how I love your hair.

You saw me bludgeoned by circumstance. Lost, injured, hurt by chance. I screamed to the heavens, loudly screamed Trying to change our nightmares into dreams

The sun has come. The mist has gone. We see in the distance our long way home. I was always yours to have. You were always mine.

We have loved each other in and out in and out in and out of time.

IN AND OUT OF TIME - MAYA ANGELOU ______________________

HEAT. Everlasting heat. STEAM. Flooding every crook and crevice of the shower stall. Loud moans echoed off of the walls filling the enclosed space around them. The pants and groans emitted cried out for someone, anyone to hear them.  

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THEY HAD FINALLY stopped driving an hour later. Not wanting her to spend the entire night in the car, cramped up, Klaus had booked the Penthouse suite of a hotel in the next state over.

Athena had tried arguing that it wasn’t necessary to spend that much money on her, to rent that suite; but Klaus knowing how guilty she was feeling and seeing how antsy she became, quickly explained to her that this was only the beginning of what he was going to be spending on her and their baby. After all, it was barely a drop in the bucket, he knew how wealthy he was, surely she didn’t think that he hadn’t acquired a vast amount of money over the many years.

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Reaching the top floor, they both stepped off and checked the suite. The siphon stared around her in awe. It was gorgeous. Grey colored walls adorned with gold accents that gave it a modern feel. White furniture with a glass coffee table to accompany it.

A pair of arms wrapped themselves around her midsection. “Do you like it?” His lips moving along the shell of her ear, and thumb tracing circles on her baby bump.

Leaning back into his arms, she folded hers on top of his. “You already know me enough to know I do.” She grinned.

“Mhmm.” He chuckled nuzzling his face into her hair, into the crook of her neck. “Do you want me to extend the time, and we stay here maybe - a week or so.” The hybrid peppered kisses along her jawline, stopping every once in a while to inhale her scent.

Athena grabbed his face in her hand so she could see him properly. “You would do that?”

“It seems as if I’m going to have to try a bit harder to show you just how much I love and appreciate you if you have to ask that question sweetheart.”

She elbowed him playfully. “Well then, hit me with your best shot.”

Chuckling, Klaus wrapped his arms tighter around her waist. “You know, I think you’re getting bigger.”

“Woah Nik, what a dick thing to say to a pregnant woman.” Scoffing at him, she shrugged him off and moved away to go into bathroom, locking the door behind her.

She stood in front of the mirror and gave herself a once over. Did she really look bigger? Well, her stomach grew more that’s for sure, she looked to be at least five and a half months pregnant now. Her breasts were larger - not the kind that were overly enlarged, but there was a major difference. Before she was a B and now she looked like a C.

Damn.

“Oh my God.” She gasped. All of a sudden the reflection in front of her became blurry, her eyes swimming in tears.

A knock sounded at the door a second later. “Love, are you alright?”

She wanted to answer him, she really did, but all that came out was a large sob. Soon, they came flowing out, one after the other.

Athena didn’t have a clue as to how she reached this point. She was fine a while ago, that was until her sexy, unchanging hybrid boyfriend mentioned that she had gotten “bigger”; and now all she could think about was how much she had changed physically.

She really didn’t want to be one of those bitches that cared all that much about their weight, but damn, she had really gained since the baby switch.

“I used to be a size four - how the fuck did I move from that to a size six.”

Guilt flooded his core just hearing her cry from the words he carelessly used to try and appreciate her. “No! Sweetheart please just hear me out. That is not what I meant at all.”

Using his strength, he broke in the door to get to her. “Niklaus! What the hell - ”

Grabbing her face in his hands he pulled her towards him into a passionate but short kiss. “That is not what I meant.”

She rolled her eyes playfully at him, and sniffled softly. “You do know my ears work just fine, right?”

“What I meant was, the baby’s growing - she’ll be here soon, happy and beautiful just like her mother.” He guided his thumb along the lining of her lips. Thick and dark in color. However he was pulled from his observation when a flash of white caught his attention.

She was smiling, her big beautiful smile. A broad band of pearly whites glistening in front of him. A bright smile gleaming softly at him, showing she was touched by his statement.

The siphon blew out a breath. “I still can’t believe this is even happening. The pregnancy, our relationship. I just - ”

Pulling her into his arms, he planted another kiss on to her lips, cutting off her statement. “Believe it.”

She opened her mouth to mutter a quick retort, however it was cut off rather quickly, dying on her lips as the dirty blonde met hers in a deep kiss. It was as hot and sensational as a kiss between soul-bounded lovers would be.

He grabbed her hips and pulled her further into his embrace - hard, passionately, all at once. The hybrid offered no illusions of restraint, he couldn’t. He wanted her, desperately, wantonly, hopelessly; and if there was any inclination that she wanted him as well, there was no way in hell he was going to stop.

Athena had no fucking clue what in the hell happened to her in the last minute. In the first thirty seconds, she was crying, upset about how this man - she was oh so desperately tonguing down now - had hurt her feelings; and now in the thirty that were left, he had made her laugh and had taken away the bad feelings she had possessed, and was making her feel all sorts of ways.

Christ, how could he possibly crave one person so much? The amount of desire he felt for her was ridiculous. His erection stood there, prominent beneath his pants.

Athena hands trailed down his shirt, quickly undoing the buttons. She ran her fingers underneath, tracing his chest, from his collarbone straight down to the ‘v’ in his pelvis.

“Fuck.” Klaus uttered.

Her hands were delicate as they found their way to the place he desperately wanted to relieve. He didn’t want to rush her, he wanted her to take the lead for right now, see how far she was willing to go. How far she wanted to go.

Even if Klaus was a bit hesitant about taking over from Athena, she wasn’t. She was awake and fully aware of what was going on between them. She undid his belt and yanked the zip down the pants. Her tongue continued dancing with his to the most sensual beat. Pulling away, he panted heavily, resting his forehead on hers to watch what she was doing to him down below.

He swallowed, his Adam’s apple bobbing up and down as his eyes followed her movements. Her fingers dug into his briefs and pulled out his long shaft, running her fingers up and down on it. It stood up, throbbing against his stomach with an angry purple head pointing at her.

Not being able to take anymore teasing from his better half, he held her face in his palms and tilted it up so she could meet his gaze.

“Do you want this?” He asked desperately.

Athena smirked and pushed herself up to kiss him another time. “More than anything.”

Groaning at her response, he ripped at her blouse and hauled the rest of her clothes off of her body. He was terribly hard and ready to reach another level with her.

Dipping his hands down low, he placed them behind her thighs. His lips brushed against hers softly. “Jump.”

Moaning, the siphon gripped his shoulders and jumped up into his arms. The two of them - a mess of naked limbs and laughter, clambered into the rather large shower stall.

Pressing her against the wall, the hybrid uttered two last words before they became spent in ecstasy.

“You ready?”

He watched as a wicked smirk wormed its way on to her face.

“Are you?”

Chuckling deeply, he presses his face into her neck and thrusts upwards entering swiftly into her core. “Mhmm.”

He groaned out loudly, slamming his hand on the wall beside him where the button for the shower was. With water now flowing over their bodies they became one, a wonderful tangle of ivory and ebony painted bodies.

HEAT. Everlasting heat. STEAM. Flooding every crook and crevice of the shower stall. Loud moans echoed off of the walls filling the enclosed space around them. The pants and groans emitted cried out for someone, anyone to hear them.

They needed no words, there was no requirement for them to talk or cease and rethink what they were doing. They knew what they were doing. Finally basking in the light of their love, freely, openly, lovingly.

She was his, and he was hers, and nothing could hold them back now. Every kiss, every suck and bite and grab felt right, it felt natural.

Klaus panted heavily. Surely he had never felt this way before; the heat that surrounded them, enclosing them, the heat that surrounded him. God, it made his spine want to curl up instantaneously. He looked down at her; her, Athena, in all of her glory. She was beautiful. Undone in such a way that only he could see. Hair finally curling up under the water, frizzing a bit because of the steam.

Majestic was what he was. With every thrust and grind and swivel of his hips she felt ultimate pleasure. Surely she had never felt this way before; utterly and sublimely happy. Him in all his breathtaking luster; freed in such a way that only she could see.

He nibbled roughly on her bottom lip, not hard enough to hurt her, but hard enough to draw blood. Sucking it into his mouth, he growled softly at her.

Athena pushed herself higher in his arms, letting him understand what she wanted. Holding her up closely in his arms, he raises her higher so they are at eye level with one another.

They stare deep in each other’s eyes and both seeing the desire and love they held for the other, met again in a breathtaking kiss.

She was tight, and oh so wet for him.

“Fuck Athena.” Grunts and moans can’t help but escape his mouth, the way he felt. Her pussy wrapped tightly around his thick, throbbing cock. It was in this moment he knew that this was it for him, she was it. Her warm cunt was the only one he wanted to violate all day everyday, for the rest of his time on this earth.

Fuck.

“Oh God Nik, fuuck.” She moaned loudly.

He was buried deep inside of her now. She felt wave after fucking wave of pre cum flood her core. His hands running up and down her body, both of them overcome with ecstasy.

“I love you bébé. I love when you’re inside me, I love that you’re finally fucking me after all this time. You feel amazing.” She panted out, high off pleasure.

The tension built between them, the scent of their sex thick in the air. Klaus grabbed her ass tightly in his palms and moved her harder on his dick.

His face overcome by the pleasure he was feeling, breathing becoming labored and choppy, growing worse when she began clenching her walls around him.

Suddenly she started moaning uncontrollably. He was hitting it, he was so fucking deep inside of her hitting her g-spot.

“Baby, I’m gonna c-cum.” She stutters out.

Hearing this he begins to pound deeper inside her, not holding back, giving her his all. Reaching down he rubs her clit roughly.

Her mouth falls open, giving into him, falling deep into beautiful bliss. He pulls her in for another passionate kiss, thrusting into her another time about to release a huge load into her slick cunt.

Klaus nuzzles his face deep into her neck. “Baby let me give it to you, ugh, fuck.”

She rubs her hand through his hair, gripping it tightly. “Give it to me bébé, ugh cum deep inside me.”

The feeling of her warm walls sucking him in deep trigger his own release. His eyes roll to the back of his head, he’s seeing stars and planets and all other kinds of interstellar extremities. The hybrid thrusts one last time as his thick, sticky load shoots out inside of her.

They both pant breathless, as Klaus sinks to the floor. He’s still high as a fucking kite, unable to fully come to.

Athena feels something still rushing up inside her, deep inside. Tilting her head in confusion, she looks to the blonde. “Nik, are you still..?”

“Yes.” He sighs softly into her ear.

Her eyebrows shoot up in surprise. “Wow - thanks for letting me know how damn good I was.”

He barks out a laugh at her comment. “I love you.”

The hybrid stares at her, shaken by how much he’s come to care for her.

She smiles back at him, with his special smile, the one that he loved oh so much. “I love you too sweets.”

He pecks her lips again and stands up. They both shower, washing each other with utmost care and affection. They had a week to themselves - not a care in the world for now, just them and their baby.

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Chapter Fourteen [Confessions of an Ebony Siphon]

Pairing: Klaus Mikaelson x Black!OC

Fandom: The Originals

Author: gwenspacy

“Klaus, calm down.”

THE WEATHER SEEMED to replicate the mood the hybrid was in as lightning flashed across the skies, and thunderous roars echoed after it sending vibrations through the car.

After they had sped off out of the compound, Klaus kept on driving like a maniac, passing the welcome sign to New Orleans on the way. Athena was curious to know where exactly it was that they were going but kept her mouth shut in case he were to blow another fuse; this time leaving her to receive the backlash.

His hands gripped the steering wheel tightly, his foot pressing heavily on the gas pedal just barely flooring it. They had to be going at least 160kmph now.

“Nik, you need to slow down, kindly remember that your pregnant girlfriend is a passenger in this car, and it would do good to not destroy her nerves and the baby’s before she’s born.”

Sense seemed to overpower the rage he was feeling at the moment and he began to ease his foot off of the gas pedal leaving them to be going a little over 100kmph.

Athena looked over at him, the amount of hurt he was feeling right now was prominently displayed on his face.

She reached over and gently ran her finger down his cheek in an attempt to ease his mind; but it only made him somehow feel even more rage.

His jaw clenched as he thought back to the feud he’d had with his siblings a while ago.

“Why does this always happen?” He thought to himself.

The hybrid swerved the car to the side of the road and threw it into park. He bent his head low and gripped the steering wheel tightly.

He squeezed his eyes shut tightly as if to try and block all the images that were floating around in his mind. It was as if it was a film replaying the same scene of him and his siblings arguing on an endless loop. Tears spilled over and ran down his cheeks as panic began to set in.

“Nik, bébé calm down.” She reached over and ran her hands up and down his back to try and calm him; to show him that she was here for him ready and waiting for the moment he was ready to express his feelings.

“They know how he treated me when we were young, they know how I felt all those years ago when he screwed with me mentally, physically. So why the hell would they immediately think that I would not care about my own child, our baby. Why on Earth would they believe that wretched man over me.” He choked out.

“Maybe it’s karma finally catching up on me - years of the horrific atrocities I have displayed on mankind - finally giving me what I deserve, the hate and disgust from my siblings. Maybe "Always and Forever” doesn’t actually last forever. After a while your faults begin to rise and eradicate the virtues that were once there and suddenly you become this evil shell of the person you once were.“

She watched as he broke himself down piece by piece deciphering what exactly it was that caused his pain now - his siblings abandonment. Her heart broke for him, the man who’s child she was having, the man who saved her countless of times before, the man who had shown her his heart - how pure he could be, his faults, his virtues - the love he had for his family and the passion he had for his city.

"Niklaus, I want you to look at me and pay attention because I’m only going to say this once, and I pray it will stay with you for as long as you live.”

Holding his cheek in her hand she ran her thumb over it and under his eyes to catch any stray tears that were falling. Their eyes made contact and as she spoke, any doubt that was in his mind had evaporated soon after.

“You are a good man - despite all of the things that you have done throughout your many years on this Earth - you are good. You love your family and your city with everything in you - you care so much for them and would do anything to save them. I see that and I know other people do as well, if they didn’t why would they quake in fear of getting on one of your bad sides? Why would they tremble with anxiety just hearing the Mikaelson name? They know that if they do you or your siblings wrong that you would come hunting for them.

And if you feel bad about all the terrible things you’ve done within the thousand years you’ve been on this Earth then do something about it. Be a better man for your family, for your city - but most importantly, for yourself.”

Klaus squeezed his eyes shut and bent his head so their foreheads touched.

“I love you.”

She was a sure blessing in his life, this little siphon of his. He didn’t want to tell her yet, he wanted to wait- after the baby was born, wait to see if she was going to be a constant in his life - see if she would stay with him, love him for all that he was. But now after hearing all that she had just said, he knew that he had to tell her.

Athena laughs and grabs him by the collar, hauling him down into a kiss. He’s kissing her passionately. He’s everywhere up her back and over her arms and suddenly he’s kissing her harder, deeper, with a fervent urgent need she’s never known before.

Klaus has kissed her gently, carefully before, but it wasn’t gentleness she wanted, not now, not after what he just told her. She knotted her fists in his shirt, pulling him harder against her. He groaned softly, low in his throat, his arms circled her, gathering her against him, and put her in his lap. They tangled together, still kissing, enjoying their moment of happiness and love.

She inhaled and smelt his shampoo, and that extra scent that’s just…him. The most delicious smell she could ever imagine. She broke away from him and gasped for air.

Athena’s face broke out in a radiant smile and pecked his lips.

“I love you too.”

Chapter Thirteen [Confessions of an Ebony Siphon]

Pairing: Klaus Mikaelson x Black!OC

Fandom: The Originals

Author: gwenspacy 

THE SOUND OF SILENCE fills the car as both Klaus and Athena head back home to the mansion. She turns her head around to watch him as he drives.

“You look tense.”

His back was rigid as he tried to focus on the road, but the fact that Athena and the baby were harmed earlier was still floating around his mind.

She sighed deeply and rested her hand on his thigh. “Bébé, there’s no reason for you to keep focusing on what happened back there. I’m okay, the baby’s okay. We’re safe okay?”

Klaus let out a breath. “Yeah, yeah you’re fine.”

She reached out and rubbed her hand along his thigh. “Just relax sweets. Let’s listen to some music, yeah?”

The siphon turned up the radio and sat back relaxing into her seat.

Greedy You know that I’m greedy for love

“Oh my God, I love this song!” The siphon turned the volume all the way up as she bopped her head wildly, singing along to the song.

Boy, you give me feelings, never felt before I’m making it obvious by knocking at your door I know that I’m coming tonight You know I’m coming tonight Don’t want to deny it anymore Been in this state of mind Been in this state of mind Been in this state of mind, oh yeah

Athena looks over at Klaus and winks at him dancing to the beat.

Baby, you got lucky cause you’re rocking with the best And I’m greedy ‘Cause I’m so greedy 'Cause I’m so I ain’t talking money, I’m just physically obsessed And I’m greedy 'Cause I’m so greedy

The hybrid barked out a loud laugh at the line. Hearing him laugh made her laugh as well.

“Oh my God , don’t even start laughing right now cause I might not even make it into the next verse.” She giggled.

'Cause I’m so greedy, ooh You know that I’m greedy for love You know that I’m greedy for love 'Cause I’m so greedy, ooh You know that I’m greedy for love You know that I’m greedy for love 'Cause I’m so

I don’t need a phone call Got nothing to say I'ma tell you when it’s over Got no games to play You know that I’m coming tonight I know I’m coming tonight I just need to get this out the way, oh baby!

Been in this state of mind Been in this state of mind Been in this state of mind, oh yeah

Baby, you got lucky cause you’re rocking with the best And I’m greedy 'Cause I’m so greedy 'Cause I’m so

I ain’t talking money, I’m just physically obsessed And I’m greedy 'Cause I’m so greedy 'Cause I’m so greedy, ooh You know that I’m greedy for love You know that I’m greedy for love 'Cause I’m so greedy, ooh You know that I’m greedy for love You know that I’m greedy for love 'Cause I’m so

Greedy, I’m greedy, I’m greedy, I’m greedy, I’m greedy, I’m greedy, I’m greedy, I’m greedy for love Greedy, I’m greedy, I’m greedy, I’m greedy I’m greedy, I’m greedy, I’m greedy, I’m greedy for love

(Tempo increases)

Athena giggles loudly and hits an incredibly high note to harmonize with the track. Klaus turned around at her in awe.

“Whew!”

Baby, you got lucky cause you’re rocking with the best And I’m greedy 'Cause I’m so greedy 'Cause I’m so I ain’t talking money, I’m just physically obsessed And I’m greedy 'Cause I’m so greedy 'Cause I’m so greedy, ooh

You know that I’m greedy for love You know that I’m greedy for love 'Cause I’m so greedy, ooh

You know that I’m greedy for love You know that I’m greedy for love (You know I’m)

'Cause I’m so -

“I didn’t know you could sing.” Klaus laughed out.

Athena turns down the music, panting breathlessly. “There’s a lot you don’t know about me bébé, that’s what dates are for.” She grinned at him.

“Now love are you implying that you want to take me out on a date?” He teased.

The siphon laughed. “You know I should, you look like you could use some fine dining and looking after.”

He grinned brightly at her. “Exactly. It’s quite exhausting having to take care of all these problems my family always seems to face. It would be amazing to finally be the one who gets taken out and not the other way around.”

“Oh really now? You’re just ready for a nice night out on the town, huh?”

“I am Ms. Toussaint. Are you ready to spoil me?”

Athena laughed out loudly. “Mhm oh yeah.”

She calmed down quickly after. “But on a serious note bébé. That’s actually how I feel though Nik, I’m so fucking greedy for your love.”

He looks back at her for a second, takes one of his hands off the steering wheel, grabs ahold of one of hers and squeezes it tightly.

Turning his head, he glanced quickly at her and uttered one word that melted her very core.

“Ditto.”

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Elijah throws open the front door of the house. It slams against the wall with a large bang that echoed throughout the mansion. He was enraged, just by the mere thought that Klaus was just using his child to create more hybrids.

“That’s just great, all we need is a bunch of unruly, psychotic mutts running around New Orleans.”

“More messes to clean up.”

The noble original blew out a large breath of frustration.

“Will that ungrateful brat ever learn - ”

“Elijah?”

Shaking himself out of his reverie, he turned to see his sister leaned against the staircase. “Yes Rebekah, it’s just me.”

The blonde watched him carefully, something seemed to be off with him. “What’s wrong with you? And where the hell is Niklaus? Did you two find Athena?”

Elijah scoffed loudly. “Yes I did find her; however she’s still out in the bayou probably in a bit of a row with Niklaus over the safety of their child.”

Rebekah watched him confused. “Bayou? What the hell is Athena doing all the way out in the Bayou?”

Elijah smiles sarcastically. “Let’s put it this way. Our beloved brother’s old rival Tyler Lockwood, got ahold of our new mother to be.”

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Klaus and Athena pull up into the driveway to see both Elijah and Rebekah step out on to the front steps.

The two siblings shared the same look, anger.

Klaus exits the car and vamp speeds over to Athena’s door to help her out. “So brother? Sister? What’s the matter? Athena’s here now, and doing very well I might add. Aren’t you baby?” He gave a dimpled smile as he hugged her from behind.

Rebekah scoffed loudly at him. “When does it all end Niklaus? The lies? The treachery? The constant pain this family is forced to endure because of you and your wicked desire to be the most important and dominant person in this city?!”

The hybrid’s eyebrow lifted to his hairline in confusion. “Okay…What is it now Rebekah? What have I done to hurt your poor little feelings now?”

“Oh please don’t behave as if you aren’t aware of what it is that’s happening here.”

“Ha! Now don’t tell me she’s dragged you into this as well Elijah! Well then again what am I to expect? Every single time I seem to get at least a shred of happiness sister dear seems to pull you into her little web of hate against me and fill your thoughts with reminders of all the ’sinister’ things I have ever done-”

“And all the monstrous things you continue to do! What on earth is wrong with you Nik? You have been blessed with something that none of us can have, a child, and yet you sit and imagine ways you can use that precious blessing to uplift your status into a more powerful, insensitive - ”

Klaus’ eyes burned with fury. “You dare have the audacity, to stand there and fire false accusations against me.”

Athena’s jaw fell open as she watched him pant heavily as the anger seemed to reach a boiling point deep within him.

Elijah rolled his eyes heavily at him, fed up with the dramatics. “False accusations? Niklaus are you quite mad?! You honestly expect me to believe that you had no idea that your child could sire hybrids? Athena was in hysterics just a while ago thinking 'yes!’ that could be the only possible reason you allowed her to stay here so quickly after what happened with Hayley!”

The siphon’s brows shot up. “Elijah, Nik, Rebekah…let’s all just calm down for a minute - ”

“For the love of God! I had no idea my child could do that! I will never hurt my child!”

“Ooh. There he is, the mighty Original Hybrid we’ve all been waiting to see. I see your anger has returned full-force. Which one of us will you be punishing today?” Rebekah sneered.

“Hmm, you know the daggers are upstairs. I should go grab one and work it out on you. I contemplated a game of eenie-meenie-miney-moe. You betrayed me. My own sister - ”

“Niklaus, don’t you dare!”

Klaus vamp speeds into the house and flashes back out of it with a dagger in hand. He points the dagger at Elijah. “Perhaps it should be you, brother! Stealing my child away with every blood curdling lie that spews out of your mouth.”

Rebekah scoffs at him loudly. “More threats? You never learn Nik. You know we don’t abandon you Niklaus! Yet you continue to drive us away with all of this - ” She waves her hands at him, gesturing at his behavior.

Klaus gasped. “Is that so? What have I done lately, other than cooperate? I bow down to you, brother, to make up for daggering you. For the greater good of our plan to reclaim our home - ” He cuts his gaze away from Elijah and stares down Rebekah as tears begin to fill his eyes.

“ - Looked the other way, sister, while you repeat the same cycle with Marcel. You think I haven’t been noticing? You, falling again for a man you shouldn’t be with, while he controls the empire that we built! That he took! Now, I make no excuses for past sins. But in the one moment when you two could have chosen to stand by me - to believe in me, to believe my intentions for my own child were pure - you chose to stand against me, to side with my enemies. I wanted our home back. Now I have it. So, I’m going to live there with my girlfriend and our child. And the two of you… you can stay here together and rot.” He angrily shoves the dagger into Elijah’s hands as he turns and heads to the passenger side of his car.

Rebekah and Elijah share a look feeling guilty. “Athena, Niklaus - ”

“Athena darling let’s go.” Klaus interrupted before they could get another word in.

“Nik wait - we all should just try and - ”

“I said, let’s go.” He spoke out shortly. “Now you can fight me on this, but you will lose.” He opens the door to the passenger’s side of the car and waits for her to get in. “As will anyone else who tries to stop you from getting in this car.”

Athena sighs and reluctantly gets into the car.

Klaus shuts the door and walks around to his side while glaring at his siblings.

“Have fun without me.”

The hybrid gets into the car and the both of them speed off, away from their home and away from them.

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Chapter Twelve [Confessions of an Ebony Siphon]

Pairing: Klaus Mikaelson x Black!OC

Fandom: The Originals

Author: gwenspacy

TYLER HAS BROUGHT Athena to some encampments in the Bayou, and drops her on the front step of a little shack.

“What is this place?”

Spreading his arms wide, the hybrid smiled dryly. “The armpit of Louisiana.” He reaches behind him and pulls a knife out of his pocket.

Seeing the knife the siphon instantly broke into a cold sweat, starting to worry. “What are you gonna do with that?”

Looking at her he smirked. “Depends on you.” He bends over and cut the zip-ties on her ankles.

She raised an eyebrow in surprise. “Hey, you attacked me, remember? You ambushed me, in my own backyard.”

Her statement seemed to upset him. “It’s not your backyard, it’s Klaus’! You’re shacked up in that mansion with that psycho.”

Athena eyed him up and down slowly. “I’m sorry - I just can’t seem to understand - ” she laughed and scoffed loudly.

“Who the fuck are you? - I don’t even know you and you’re speaking to me as if you know me, my man and my life story and it seems to be such a big deal for you, so again I’m asking you , who the fuck are you , and what is your problem?”

The man tilted his head in surprise at her. He chuckled lowly. “No wonder you’re with Klaus, you’re the same breed of rude.”

The siphon rolled her eyes annoyed. “So what’s your deal? He turns you into a hybrid and now you suddenly feel like you’re top shit? What - Klaus 2.0?”

“You don’t know what the hell you are talking about - okay? So why don’t you keep your little slick comments to yourself.”

Athena began to laugh. “You are so dumb, you think you can just kidnap me and there won’t be any implications for that?! He’s my man. If he doesn’t hear from me at least every hour, he’ll know something’s up, and knowing him he’s probably already filled with rage and tearing up the entire city looking for me.”

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Elijah and Klaus are sitting in the courtyard. Some of the vampire fighters are milling around the compound.

Elijah watches them unimpressed. “Not the most attractive community, are they?” Klaus laughs. “You do realize they can hear you?”

Elijah chuckled. “You do realize I don’t care? You’d think he’d have learned better from us - ” He stops when he sees Marcel appear followed by some vampires, and Sabine.

“You know, Elijah, I liked you better in that box.” He turns to Klaus. “But Klaus, my sire, you I owe the world, and I always show respect to my elders. If your special lady friend is missing, you could benefit from the help of a witch. And, since I still control all the witches in this town, I’ll grant you one little locator spell. Sabine’s the best guide in the Quarter. Need to find someone? I guarantee, she’s your girl.” Marcel turns to leave them to their business.

Klaus watches him turn away confused. “Where are you going?”

“I hate to cut this short, but the sun’s coming up soon. My nightwalkers need to get inside, and someone’s got to keep ‘em in check. I’ll leave you to track down your lost sheep.” He then turns back and leaves them there.

Elijah turns to Sabine. “Can you find her?”

She looks at both of them. “I can try.”

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Athena sits on the steps of the shack. She starts stomping her leg just to annoy her kidnapper. She was beyond annoyed just sitting in the hot bayou, moving her shoulders and head to ward off the mosquitoes around her, so she had the right to annoy him as well.

The man cut his eyes over to her and gave her a dark look. “Would you cut that out? You really know how to grate on someone’s nerves you know.”

Rolling her eyes she turned her head away from him to observe her surroundings. and see more shacks and tents made of blankets. Athena spots a blonde girl standing nearby, watching them.

“Hey!”

The woman is startled and immediately runs away.

“Help me! Please!”

“They can’t help you! They’re in the woods, hiding, because they were persecuted for decades by vampires.”

Another werewolf, appears. “Is that her?”

The hybrid sighed. “Yeah, Dwayne. Get her inside.”

Dwayne goes towards her and hauls her up. Athena becomes scared and starts to scream. “Help me! Get off of me! Help!!”

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In the courtyard, Elijah, Klaus are crowded around a small table, where Sabine waves her hands over a map. As she casts the locator spell, a puddle of Klaus’ blood traces across the map from their current location to where Athena is being held in the Bayou.

Sabine looked up at them. “She’s in the back country. Way up past Houma, deep in the Bayou.”

Elijah looked towards her. “I don’t suppose you could be more precise?”

“What’s the matter, Elijah? You’re worried a bit of splashing about in the bog might ruin your expensive shoes?” Klaus asked sarcastically.

“As a matter of fact, after my recent confinement, I could use a decent stroll through the countryside.”

“My girlfriend - the mother of my child - is missing, and best believe I will raise all kinds of hell in this city if I do not find her.” Klaus growled.

Sabine swallows nervously. “There are stories of exiled werewolves, encampments. If they took Athena out that far, chances are they’re holding her for something. Maybe they want your attention.”

“Clearly. They obviously do not know who they’re messing with and what I’ll do to them if anything happens to Athena and my child.” He growled.

Elijah looks at Klaus worriedly. “Let’s go Niklaus. Thank you Sabine for your help.” Turning away from her the both of them vamp speed out of the courtyard and out to the Bayou.

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“Whatever you think you’re doing, you know that whole Original family has made a pact, to keep me and the baby safe. So, if you hurt me, they’ll kill you.”

Her captor smirked. “What makes you think I’m afraid to die?”

Dwayne walks into the shack and joins them. The hybrid turned to Dwayne. “You ready for this?”

The hybrid digs in a bag and draws out a large syringe, and Athena’s eyes widen in fear.

“What are you doing?”

Dwayne walked over and held Athena down. The kidnapper crouched down in front of her.

Athena started to wriggle around furiously. “ NO! Get the FUCK OFF ME YOU PSYCHO!!”

“Klaus destroyed everything good in my life! So, I’m gonna take away the thing he wants most!” He shouted.

“NO, PLEASE! Someone help me PLEASE!!” Tears started running down her face as she gasped loudly.

He jammed the syringe into Athena’s stomach and drew out a measure of her blood. The siphon cried out in pain. Once he removed the syringe from her body, he jammed it into Dwayne’s neck, injecting the blood into him, and snapped his neck as Athena watched in horror.

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Klaus and Elijah continue their search for Athena near the werewolf encampments.

Elijah eyed their surroundings carefully. “We should head south towards the water.”

Klaus begins to look both scared and furious. “Elijah…”

Elijah continues forward without turning to look back at the hybrid. “If I’m moving too fast for you, Niklaus, you’re welcome to wait in the car. Do be certain to leave the windows down.”

Klaus sighed deeply. “Elijah,” He says more forcefully.

Elijah pauses and turns back to look. He sees a broken look on his brother’s face. “Niklaus..?”

“W-What if they - whoever it was that took her - killed her already - killed them.” He whispered softly.

Elijah watches him. “You care for her? You really do?”

Klaus rolled his eyes and chuckled softly. “Of course I do brother. Why else would I have asked her to be my Queen last night?”

The noble original raised his eyebrows in shock. “I never thought you could actually give a damn about anyone else but yourself and our family.”

“Then that’s your mistake brother, thinking so lowly of me.” The hybrid growled.

Elijah smiled and went towards Klaus. “I’m sure they’re alright Nik, after all they both are fighters. And if I know Athena, she will not go down without a fight.” He stated strongly.

Klaus grinned brightly at him. “You’re right.”

“So where do you - ” pausing, Klaus sniffs the air and looks around.

“What is it? Have you found her scent?”

Klaus comes upon Tyler’s SUV and starts searching through its contents.

Klaus growled loudly. “No, but I found someone else’s. This vehicle reeks of someone I thought I was rid of… Tyler Lockwood.”

Elijah becomes confused. “And why would your little hybrid-sidekick from Mystic Falls have any interest in Athena?”

Klaus rolled his eyes annoyed. “He wants revenge because I went after his girl.”

Elijah sighed. “Why do I suspect this is the least of your offenses?”

“Back when I had the means to sire hybrids, he was my first, Although, I didn’t give him much choice in the matter.”

Klaus pulls a blanket out of the abandoned car and sniffs at it. “He was loyal in the beginning, but he grew insubordinate, turned my other hybrids against me. I couldn’t have that, so I massacred the lot of them. Tyler ran like a coward before I could finish him off.”

Elijah sighs in frustration. “Anything else that you would like to share?”

Klaus tilted his head and shrugged sheepishly. “Well, there was this business with his mum…”

“You killed his mother? Wonderful.” Elijah asked incredulously.

“He needed to be taught a lesson!”

“And what lesson will you be taught, Niklaus, if he retaliates by harming Athena?!” Elijah shouts back.

“It will not come to that!!” The hybrid snarled at him.

Elijah stops and takes a deep breath. “Niklaus - so help me - ”

“Enough. I’ll kill Tyler Lockwood myself.” Klaus vamp-runs away to find Tyler.

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Tyler lifts Dwayne’s dead body up off the floor and drags him over to the other side of the room while Athena glares at him.

“Don’t get all judgy! Dwayne knew what he was getting into. He volunteered!”

Athena rolled her eyes. “Yeah I’m pretty sure he knew you were going to kill him.”

“Dwayne is a werewolf who died with your blood in his system. The same blood you share with your hybrid baby.”

Athena realizes what he’s doing. “You’re trying to turn him into a hybrid? That’s impossible!”

“Well I hate to break it to ya hun but I’ve been running with wolf packs all over the country. One of them was tight with a witch. She had nightmare visions about your baby and how Klaus could use its blood to make an army of hybrid slaves.”

“You know I’m getting real sick and fucking tired of these witches and their 'premonitions’ about things, they did the same shit to me when I was growing up, they assumed that I was going to wreak havoc among them. My baby won’t harm anyone! It’s just a baby!”

Tyler shrugged. “Maybe. Maybe not. That’s where Dwayne comes in. You see, he was happy to be the test case. If you haven’t noticed, these people don’t have much to live for. They’d all welcome the chance to become the superior species. Trouble is, all hybrids are sired to Klaus. They follow his every move.”

He grabs knife from his bag and sets it on the table. “No way I’ll let that happen.”

Athena watched him warily. “How can you be so sure Klaus knows what the baby’s blood will do?”

The hybrid laughed loudly. “What do you think? Klaus Mikaelson, killer of men, women and puppies, all of a sudden wants to be a daddy? Or, he’s got an ulterior motive. Hybrids can walk in the sun. Their bite is lethal to vampires. They’ll take over New Orleans by the end of the week. And you know what’s going to stop Klaus then? Nothing.”

Athena closed her eyes and clenched her fists.

“No, no Athena. There is no way in hell Klaus wants to harm the baby. He cares so much about it. He wouldn’t just use me and then ditch me after the baby is born? He said so himself.

After all he saved me from Marcel when the bastard kidnapped me. Then he saved me and the baby again after Marcel tried to harm us a second time.

He asked me to be his Queen… ain’t no way he would do that if he was just using me.”

Athena’s train of thought is shifted when Dwayne awakens with a gasp and starts freaking out. Tyler glances at Athena before addressing Dwayne. “You’re gonna have to feed on her.”

Tyler picks up the knife and walks toward her before cutting her neck.

Athena screams out. “What? No! Ahhhhh!”

Tyler looks to Dwayne. “Do it.”

Dwayne walks over to Athena and feeds on her, despite her cries. After a moment, Dwayne stops feeding and falls to the floor in pain. Tyler pushes him outside and leaves the shack to tend to him. Athena notices the knife on the ground and strains to reach for it. When she realizes she can’t reach it, she instead grabs a broken chair leg from the floor. Outside, Dwayne continues convulsing.

“Look at me! Look at me!” Tyler shouts at him, trying to get his attention. Dwayne starts to calm down, and eventually lies still.

“You’re okay.”

Dwayne’s hybrid face emerges, and he smiles. “I’m better than okay.”

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Tyler returns to the shack after Dwayne’s transformation. He gives Athena a grim look, and she looks shocked.

“It worked, didn’t it? He’s a h-hybrid.” She stuttered out.

“If Klaus gets a hold of you, if he gets that kid? He wins.”

Athena watched him. She could tell he really hated Klaus, now she would use that to her advantage. “Then help me hide the baby from him!” She cried to him.

Tyler walks over and picks the knife up off the floor.

“Please, help me run!”

Tyler shook his head. “He’ll find you, he’ll take your kid away, and he’ll make more hybrid monsters. Slaves who do everything he says.”

Athena becomes terrified, she can see he’s not falling for it, he’s too desperate to get revenge on Klaus. “Man look, whatever you’re thinking of doing, there has to be another way. You’re not like this! I can see that you actually care about people, so help me get away from here.”

When Tyler shakes his head and continues to walk toward her, she sees her opportunity and stabs him in the gut with the broken chair leg. Tyler screams in pain and pulls the stake out.

“That was stupid!” He growled out. He starts to walk toward Athena again when Dwayne rushes in.

“Get away from her!” The newly turned hybrid shouted.

“What do you care? You got what you wanted, now get lost!” Tyler answered annoyed.

“I said get away!”

“Dwayne, he’s gonna kill me! And he’s gonna kill you, too! He said that hybrids are too dangerous to live! You need to stop him!”

“SHUT UP!”

Dwayne comes behind Tyler and tosses him across the room. He lands on the floor, and when he gets up, Dwayne runs to tackle him. Athena sees that Tyler dropped the knife within reach, and uses it to cut herself free. Tyler eventually overpowers Dwayne and rips his heart out. When he turns back toward Athena, he sees that she’s escaped and becomes furious.

Athena runs as fast as she can through the woods, Tyler’s knife still in her hand, and stops to hide behind a tree. As she catches her breath, she hears someone approaching. She braces herself, readies her knife, and turns to attack, but it’s just Elijah. He holds her hand steady to protect himself.

Elijah smiles brightly at her, happy to see that she was okay. “Forgive me! I thought you were in danger. It appears I was mistaken.”

Athena sighs in relief and dives into Elijah’s arms. The two hug for a long moment before Athena eventually pulls away.

Athena laughs, happy to see him. “You will not believe the crap day I’m having.”

Elijah smiles at her. “I’ll take you home. We were worried.” He turns to leave, but Athena stops him.

“Elijah, there’s something you need to know about the baby.”

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Tyler angrily continues to look for Athena in various tents.

“Athena! Don’t make this harder than it has to be! Give up now… I’ll end it quick.”

Klaus appears behind him. “Quite an offer! Though, not one I’ll be extending to you.”

Tyler spins around quickly, bracing himself for a fight. “Klaus.”

Klaus grinned wickedly. “Hello, Tyler. You look well! I aim to change that.”

Stepping closer to Tyler his eyes flashed a brilliant yellow as his hybrid face unraveled before the younger man’s eyes. “Threatening my pregnant girlfriend in order to exact revenge against me? I never expected you to sink so low!”

He put a finger beneath his chin. “I admit, I’m impressed!”

Tyler ducks away from Klaus and puts more distance between them. “Used to hang out with you. I guess something must have rubbed off.”

“What would Caroline say if she saw what you’ve become? Perhaps I’ll ask her when I call her to tell her of your demise.”

Tyler smiled. “Whatever happens to me, Caroline’s never going to stop hating you!”

Klaus’ face goes cold, and he runs toward him to toss Tyler into a tree. “Come on, mate! Give it a bit more effort! I want to enjoy myself.”

Tyler glares at Klaus and braces himself to fight, but at the last minute, he vamp-runs away. Klaus smiles, and waits for a moment before chasing after him.

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Athena is sitting against a tree as she tells Elijah what she’s learned. Elijah paces anxiously while he listens.

“Klaus must have known, that’s the only explanation! He could care less about me, he just met me! He’s probably just using me as an incubator until the baby’s born. Why else would he have just let me into your home so quickly. I mean look what happened to Hayley, he let that bitch into his home just because she was carrying the child, more than likely he was going to kick her out when she had the baby. What if what that guy said is true? That he just wants her to be born so he can use her to make more sired hybrids.”

She looks at Elijah, and they share a look before Elijah looks away, troubled by Athena’s news.

Elijah sighed. “I should take you home.”

Athena looked at him shocked. “Are you serious? Home to what? Right now if I see Nik I’m going to cuss him the fuck out. The only home I’m going to right now, is my home in the Quarter. I honestly need some time to process all of this.”

“Look, regardless of my brother’s intentions, mine remain the same. I will protect you, even, if need be, from Klaus himself.”

Athena scoffed. “I can take care of myself. I’ve done it for a long time.” Athena gets up and walks away. After a moment, Elijah leaves her alone to her thoughts.

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Meanwhile, in the werewolf encampments, Klaus wanders around and checks random tents as he searches for Tyler.

“Is this your idea of revenge, Tyler? A grueling game of hide-and-seek?”

Tyler runs up behind Klaus and stabs him through the chest with a stake. Klaus yells in pain and backhands Tyler away, before he pulls the stake out of his chest and readies himself to fight back.

Klaus glares at Tyler. “Let’s end this, shall we?”

The two continue to glare at each other. Before they lunge forward to fight, their hybrid eyes and fangs emerge. Tyler tackles Klaus, and they both roll down a small hill and land in front of Dwayne’s shack. Tyler punches Klaus in the face, so Klaus grabs him in a choke-hold.

“How dare you!” He bellowed at him.

Tyler smirked. “I’m just getting started.” Tyler stakes him in the side, and Klaus groans in pain.

“You’ve grown bloodthirsty. Perhaps it’s best your mother didn’t live to see you like this.” Klaus laughs devilishly at him. Tyler gets more enraged and begins to pummel Klaus in the face. Klaus grabs his fist, flips him over so Klaus is on top of him, and stakes Tyler in the chest with the stake that was stuck in his side. Tyler moans in pain, and they both get back on their feet.

“It’s sad, really. I thought I made you better. Turns out you’re quite the disappointment.”

Tyler pulls the stake out of his chest and throws it aside. “I guess I’m another one of your failures. Like how you failed at making hybrids. How you failed your family!”

He approaches Klaus and smiles. “Now it looks like you’re going to fail your own kid!”

Klaus grabs Tyler by the throat and pushes him against a tree. “And thus ends your tedious little life. At least it was brief!” He jams his hand into Tyler’s chest and grabs his heart as Tyler shouts in agony.

Tyler gasps for breath. “Do it! You’re never gonna break me! Only thing you can do is kill me, so go on! Go on, get it over with!”

Klaus pauses and chuckles. “Ahhh, you want me to end your suffering, don’t you? Hmm? I did break you! I took everything from you, and now you’re begging me to sweep away the shards of your shattered little life.”

He stares at him for a moment, and just when Tyler thinks Klaus is about to kill him, he pulls his empty hand out of his chest and chokes Tyler momentarily.

“Death offers more peace than you deserve. It’s better to let you live. And each morning, you will wake knowing your wretched existence continues only by my will.” Klaus stares into his eyes and starts to compel him. “Now go, and live the rest of your days knowing that you are nothing to me.”

Klaus lets him go and turns to leave. He stops and pauses for a second, then turns back to Tyler.

Vamp speeding over to him, he thrust his hands forward - piercing through his chest and tore Tyler’s heart from it.

“Then again maybe not.”

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Klaus is waiting at Dwayne’s shack when Athena appeared from within the trees. Once she approached the porch, he shoves Dwayne’s dead body away and rushes to her side.

“Are you okay? What happened - did they do anything to you? The baby..?” He reaches forward and places his hand on her stomach and rubs it gently.

Athena closed her eyes and let out a deep breath. She let her gaze focus on him - he looked so relieved to see her, see that she was okay.

Letting her eyes drop she watched as he rubbed his hands along her belly. The siphon could see some red stains on his fingers. Blood.

Grabbing a hold of him, she rubbed the skin gently. “Some guy drugged and drove me all the way out here. Then he tied me up and - ”

He interrupted her before she could go any further. “I know - the hybrid that took you, his name is Tyler Lockwood. I took care of him a while ago, you don’t have to worry about him again - ”

“Yeah Nik, that’s great and all but I wasn’t finished. That psycho drew blood from my uterus, stabbed it into a werewolf, killed him thus turning him into a fucking hybrid - all in all, I’ve had a pretty full day.”

Athena looked up and met his gaze. “Now, this ”Tyler“ had a theory, that the blood of our baby could turn a wolf into a hybrid - he claimed that you knew - that that was the only reason you kept her around, to create more hybrids.”

Anger boiled inside of him just hearing the accusations that son of a bitch levied against him.

“THAT IS A LIE!”

Athena’s eyes widened as Klaus shouted loudly at her.

“I would never, ever do that to my child. My own flesh and blood - ”

“Nik! Bébé, I was not accusing you of anything. I was just letting you know what he did to me - what he said to me. I’m not gonna lie, initially when he said that I was furious because I do have some insecurities that one day after the baby’s born you’ll kick me to the curb - ”

“Sweetheart, I would never do that.” He holds her cheek gently in the palm of his hand.

She sighed and dropped her gaze as a tear ran down her face. “I just need to know - do you care about us? Really care - or are your intentions as cruel as you were before us?” She whispered softly.

Klaus held her cheek with a firmer grasp and made her look at him. “Listen to me Athena, you listen good. You are the epitome of everything I have ever looked for in another being. Someone who can deal with the mistakes I make and the anger I tend to show a lot, and my desperate need to always show my power over the supernatural world. You are the mother of my child - and I promise you that I bare no ill will and will never harm you or our daughter. You have my word.”

Athena let out a large cry of relief and threw herself into his arms and kissed him.

He reached out and pulled her to him, one hand on her waist and the other behind her neck. He tipped her head up and lowered his lips to hers. She closed her eyes and melted as her entire body was consumed in that kiss.

She was nothing and he was everything. Chills, ran over skin, and fire burned inside me. His body pressed closer to hers as his fingers slid down the back of her neck, tracing its shape, and every place they touched became electric.

The kiss obliterated her. It was like suddenly finding an entire half of herself that had been missing. His lips were hot and soft against hers – still tentative, and after a moment, he pulled back far enough to look into her eyes. She trembled with the need to touch him everywhere at once, to feel him touching her everywhere at once.

She twined her arms around his neck, her mouth meeting his in a second kiss that knocked the world out from under her.

Pulling back he rested his forehead on hers. “Let’s go home.” Pecking her on the lips once more, he swept her up in his arms and vamp sped out of the Bayou.

Chapter Eleven [Confessions of an Ebony Siphon]

Pairing: Klaus Mikaelson x Black!OC

Fandom: The Originals 

Author: gwenspacy

THE NEXT MORNING ATHENA woke up before Klaus. Looking around, she noticed that it was still dark out, so she laid there beside him and took the time to admire his appearance. He had no shirt on, apparently he didn’t like sleeping in them, they were “a bit confining” as he put it.

The hybrid rested his head on the pillow with one arm under it, and the other wrapped loosely around her waist. His lips parted as he breathed in and out softly beside her. She smiled at the sight.

“He must be tired.”

Of course he was. All the drama that had taken place yesterday with her in pain and the baby almost dying took a toll on him.

Athena thought back to yesterday and how fast that rage of his had escalated once he found out what was wrong with her.

•••

Klaus growled wildly, fed up with how long this was taking. The mother of his child was suffering, and who knows what was happening to the baby?

“WAKE UP!” Klaus shouted at Sabine.

•••

Athena shook her head and ran her hand along her belly. “Your père is one hell of a guy, cacahuète.” She whispered softly to her stomach.

•••

“M-Marcel … Sophie, needle .. baby.” Sabine stuttered out.

“Dear God! Will you stop blabbering on about that blasted witch! Help her! Before I wring your neck and drain out your - ”

“Niklaus! Calm yourself.” Elijah cut in.

Klaus sighed and gripped Athena’s hand, rubbing it gently with his. She looked up and met his gaze. “Relax bébé.” She mouthed to him.

The hybrid sighed deeply and bent over to kiss their intertwined hands. Athena lifted her other hand and ran it softly through his hair to try and calm him down.

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Athena sighed. His anger was a strong part of his personality. Aggression. Pent up feelings that he released at any time. But the love he held for his family and his home, New Orleans, was the reason he showed this aggressive side - he was extremely protective of them both.

She thought back to their conversation last night, how she had finally expressed how she felt about him, how he felt the same way about her.

And that kiss.

The kiss they had shared in this very room, on this bed. It was electric, it was as if the nerves inside her body had lit up all at once. Everything around her was fuzzy and blurred, everything but him.

Looking back at him, she stared at his face enamored by how peaceful he was in this state. She bit her lip and tried to suppress the sudden arousal that rushed through her. Athena moaned softly and snuggled deeper into his arms, nuzzling her face into his neck.

“Bébé.” She whispered into his ear.

Bending her head slightly, she peppered his chin, lips, nose, and forehead with hot, little kisses before she worked her way around to his ear and nibbled on his earlobe.

“Baby.” she whimpered.

Fuck this, these hormones are killing me.

Lifting her leg slowly, she placed it over Klaus’ waist and pressed her body over his. He could feel Athena’s kisses and tender touches on his body. He blinked a few times to try and get rid of the drowsiness. “Mmm - ‘Thena?” He mumbled out softly to her.

She began sucking on the pulse point just below his ear. Klaus’ eyebrow raised as both of his eyes rolled heavily.

“Fuck baby.”

He reached out for her with his second hand and grasped the nape of her neck. He could feel her grinding slowly up and down on his cock through his sweats, hearing her soft moans as she did so.

“I’m sorry for waking you up so early, but my hormones are all over the place right now.” Athena whispered.

Klaus groaned out loudly. “Ugh if you wake me up like this there’s honestly no problem love.”

The hybrid growled deep in his throat and flipped her underneath him. Dipping his head into the crevice of her neck, he inhaled deeply and began nibbling and kissing on her earlobe. Moans fell from Athena’s mouth as her pleasure skyrocketed. She wrapped her legs around his waist, grabbed his ass and hauled him closer to her.

“Oh my - ugh - please bébé.” She rasped out.

The siphon arched against him as his fingers moved down to her breast. The original tore apart the t-shirt she had on and wrapped his lips around her nipple.

Klaus looked up and both their eyes locked. He was taken aback by her beauty, her laying there in his bed. Her skin shone brilliantly in the moonlight.

She was quite the instrument to play - so amazingly tuned, and if he touched her just right, she would make the most glorious sounds - intense, raw, absolutely delicious moans of pleasure as he pinned her hands above her head and ground his clothed dick into her covered pussy.

Slipping one of them out of his grip Athena grabbed his hair and pulled him closer, kissing him roughly. He thrust his hips into hers, angling them just right and hitting her in between her lips.

“Oh fuuuuck.” Klaus crooned into her ear.

By now the front of his sweats were soaked with pre-cum. She’s grinding against him as he keeps kissing her deeply, relentlessly. He continues moving his hips back and forth, his erection rubbing up and down her folds and she can quickly tell she’s about to cum.

It’s dry humping at its finest and Athena is in awe of this man.

“If he feels like this just messing about, what is the real thing going to be like?”

Klaus increases his pace, the friction feels so good. The head of his cock is hitting her clit, he moans again and she whimpers. He lets go of her hands and holds her by the hips to control any movement. He pushes down the waist of his sweats and his sizeable erection pokes out against his briefs.

“I trust him.”

“I-I  - ugh fuck baby, you - ugh.” he groaned out. He holds her hips and he grinds against her sodden core, hitting her clit with precision.

“Oh God.” He growled out. She watches him, high as a fucking kite off of her pleasure.

“I think he’s actually going to cum.”

Athena circled her hips, desperate to see him come undone because of her. She wants him to lose control and just fall blissfully into a state of intense pleasure.

Two or three more movements of his hips, another pinch of her nipple and a bite of her lower lip and she came. The siphon could literally see stars as she gasped for air and grabbed on to his body - with him still moving.

She felt him swear and he pressed his body hard into hers and another orgasmic wave floated over her body.

“How does he do this? I’m having multiple orgasms and we’ve never had sex. Damn.”

“Oh fuck”, he groans. His hips are doing these jerky movements and if it weren’t for both their underwear he’d be balls-deep inside her by the way he kept pushing up on her.

Then he grunts as Athena moans wildly and she can feel wetness that she knows isn’t hers. The siphon looks up and stares into his eyes knowing he just came. They cling to each other for life as they wait for their hearts and bodies to calm down.

“I can’t believe he just came.”

Her panties and his boxers are wet with both their essence and the thought alone turns her on so much. Klaus leans forward on both his arms and kisses her languidly.

“That - that was amazing.” The siphon panted out.

Klaus groans and nuzzles his face deep in her neck. “Fuck. It was, it really was. Look what you’ve done to me.” He gestures to his wet pants and boxers and she can see the outline of his dick, which is rather large even though it was deflated.

Lifting his head he looked at both her eyes and lips and kissed her again, so passionately.

“Now I have to go change my pants baby.” Klaus laughed at her.

“Mmm - hurry up, I’m tired.” Athena yawned turning around on her side.

Quickly he used his vamp speed and went to change into fresh pants and briefs. Coming back into bed, he grabbed her by the waist and pulled her back gently in front of him.

Reaching out with his hand he grasped her jaw, turned her head back and pecked her softly of his lips. “Goodnight sweetheart .” He whispered softly in her ear.

Athena smiled gently. “Night bébé.”

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

The next morning Athena woke up to an empty bed. Rubbing her face trying to get the sleep out of her eyes she came out of bed.

“Mmm, where’s Nik?” She mumbled quietly to herself.

Shaking herself out of the drowsiness, she headed straight for the bathroom. On the way she noticed Klaus’ shirt on the chair by the vanity.

She rolled her eyes playfully. “I’m not putting it on.”

Stepping off towards the bathroom, she paused as she reached the door. Looking back at the shirt she let a giggle slip past her lips and grabbed it quickly and headed through the door.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

The original siblings sit across from one another in the dining room eating breakfast.

“So, how is Athena doing? Not stressed out anymore I presume.” Elijah asked.

Rebekah chuckled. “Of course not brother. Didn’t you hear? They were going at it like rabbits this morning. I honestly didn’t think it would end.”

She looks up and winks at Klaus who sits glaring at her from across the table. Raising her glass to him she jokes. “Congratulations on finally getting some, maybe now you won’t be such a pain in the ass.”

The hybrid grinned wickedly at her. “Rebekah, where is our old friend Marcel? I was under the impression that you were falling for his old tricks again. Hmm tell me sister, 'why do fools fall in love’ ?”

Having had enough of the incessant rebuttals from both his siblings, the noble original slammed his hand on the table to get their attention.

“Enough! Both of you, quit acting like children. Now, speaking of Marcel how exactly are we going to deal with him? We cannot let what he did to Athena and your child go unpunished.”

Klaus looked up towards him and smirked dangerously. “Oh believe me brother, when I’m done with him he’d have wished he never betrayed us.”

“It’s comforting to know that you guys care about us enough to punish that son of a bitch.” Athena quipped.

Klaus grinned brightly at the very sight of her. “I care about you and our child more than you think love.”

His eyes ran down her body, drinking in her entire figure. Beautiful shape, amazing ass and breasts just for him. The siphon was decked out in another shirt of his. He loved her wearing his clothing. The scent of him on her to ward of other men trying to get to her so they will know she is his.

Rebekah raised her eyebrows at the siphon’s attire. “My my.. aren’t you a sight for sore eyes.”

Athena laughed. “Bex, do recall I have zero clothes here, so any "skimpy” clothing you see me in belongs to Nik.“

Hearing his name the hybrid perked up. Grabbing her around the waist, he pulled her on to his lap. "You know I love when you wear my clothes sweetheart.”

The siphon chuckled softly. “Mhmm, well I actually need to go shopping bébé. I need to get clothes, shoes and other stuff, plus go grocery shopping.”

She leaned back against his chest allowing him to rub her along her tummy.

Reaching into his jeans pocket Klaus pulled out his wallet. “Here take my card.” Athena’s eyes widened as she saw him take out a black debit card. “Um you do know I have money right? I can just go and get my purse at my house.”

Klaus turned his head around towards her. “Athena, would you just use my card and get all it is that you want or need? It would make me feel better.”

A smile pulled at her lips. “Okay Nik, fine. I’ll use the card.”

“Aww look at that Elijah, Niklaus does actually care about her.” Rebekah teased.

Rolling her eyes Athena got up from Klaus’ lap and laughed. “Okay so, I’m gonna go now. Rebekah, do you have anything I can borrow?”

“Yeah sure, come on. I’ll give it to you.”

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Athena steps out of Klaus’ car outside of the mall. “Gosh, it’s boiling out here.” She muttered as she locked up and headed towards the pavilion.

Unknown to her a car drove up and parked in the space beside her. A man stepped out and grabbed her, putting a chloroform rag over her mouth and nose.

Frightened, she tried to escape his hold, but her sight began to blur as she kept inhaling the scent in the rag. Then the darkness overcame her vision.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Klaus sat in his painting room patiently waiting on Athena to return from the mall. He looked up at the clock and noticed that it was almost four.

“What could be taking so long?”

He knew Rebekah didn’t normally spend this amount of time out buying clothes so what could be taking her so long? Pulling out his phone, he dialed her number.

“The number you have reached - ”

He started to get nervous just thinking about her not answering. What if she was hurt? The baby - he hoped the both of them were okay.

“Come on Athena, answer the damn phone.” He growled low.

Looking back up on the time he saw that another hour had passed since he had started calling her.

“That’s it.”

Standing up quickly, he sped out towards the living room where Elijah and Rebekah both sat enjoying a glass of wine.

“Athena’s missing.”

All movement came to a halt. “What?”

“I’ve been calling her phone and she’s not answering, she’s been gone all day! Someone took her!” He shouted at them.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Athena awakens in the trunk of an SUV with her wrists bound as it drives down the country roads of Louisiana. She tries to kick out the back window to escape, but the driver stops the car and gets out to check the trunk. When he opens it, he tries to grab her, but she fights back by kicking at him.

“Seriously?” The man asked her annoyed.

Athena rolled her eyes. “You know I’m getting pretty sick and tired of you people coming and kidnapping me like I’m some damn animal. Now, who the fuck are you?” She growled fiercely at him.

“You don’t wanna fight me, Athena. I am a hybrid, thanks to your 'significant other’. And you should know very well from him you can’t beat a hybrid.”

“Hold up hold up! Lemme get this straight, Klaus made you into a hybrid? Why on Earth would he do that? You don’t look that special.” She snapped back.

He then growls at her, his hybrid face unraveling before her eyes. Grabbing her legs, he yanks them forward and uses zip-ties to bind her ankles so she couldn’t run away.

“Ahh! Let me go, you backstabbing half-breed piece of shit!”

“Oh my God! Will you shut up!” Her kidnapper snapped at her annoyed by her behavior.

The hybrid hauls her out of the trunk and throws her over his shoulder. As he walks down the road, his hybrid face comes out as he angrily drags Athena into the Bayou.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Dozens of vampires littered the courtyard of the compound, where they all talk amongst themselves and drink. After a moment, Marcel appears on the balcony.

“Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Fight Night! And, the first rule of Fight Night is: the vampire left standing at the end of the night is one step closer to the inner circle, and one of these–[He holds up the hand on which he wears his ring]– a daylight ring.

If you can impress me with a little 'ultra-violence’, you too can enjoy the warmth of the sun on your face. All you got to do is kick a little ass.

"Here we go!”

All the vampires form a circle as they wait for the announcement of the first fighters.

“Our first two contenders: Felicia and Otto!”

Felicia and Otto begin fighting while the rest of the vampires cheer them on. At one point, it appears that Otto has the upper-hand, but ultimately Felicia wins the fight by wrapping her legs around his neck and twisting her hips to snap his neck.

Marcel raises an eyebrow awed by the girl. “Damn, girl! Not bad!”

Suddenly, Klaus and Elijah enter the courtyard. Walking briskly behind Felicia, the hybrid reaches out and snaps her neck. The whole room goes silent.

“Good evening! I’d like a word.” He smiled dryly.

“What in the hell do you think you’re doing? You might have taken back the city from me but that doesn’t mean you can just waltz up in here and - ”

“It appears that we’ve interrupted a collection of filthy amateurs! We’ve come here for the girl. Give her to us, or we kill everyone here… starting with you.”

“You two got a lot of nerve, coming into my home and making demands.” Marcel snapped.

Klaus raised an eyebrow and scoffed loudly shocked. “Your home? You have the audacity - ”

Elijah interrupts, frustrated by Klaus allowing Marcel to sidetrack him from the task at hand. “The girl! I will not ask again.”

Marcel smiled dryly. “I assume you’re talking about Athena? Yea high, purple hair, siphon with a bitchy attitude?”

“Yes well she’s missing, and due to the fact that she was taken by you the last time this happened, and you almost had my niece or nephew murdered because of your endless desire to try and steal New Orleans from my family - yes I believe you have her.”

“Well, I ain’t got her. And before you start whining, I did pay her a little visit earlier tonight. I was feeling nostalgic, so I took a trip out to the plantation where I used to be a slave. And, imagine my surprise when I realized that the Original family of vampires had taken up residence. Your girl, Athena, however wasn’t there. You don’t believe me? Look around. Hell, I’ll even help you find her. But the question that I’d ask is: if Athena isn’t here, then where is she?”

Klaus, fed up with Marcel and his antics, blew up in rage, grabbing him roughly by the collar and threw him against the wall.

“Listen to me Marcellus, and listen very very closely. If I find out you had anything to do with Athena being taken, I will make you wish you had died in 1919.” The original-hybrid snarled harshly to him.

Chapter Ten [Confessions of an Ebony Siphon]

Pairing: Klaus Mikaelson x Black!OC

Fandom: The Originals

Author: gwenspacy

ELIJAH AND KLAUS QUICKLY arrive at Rousseau’s. They head inside and rush into the back room, where they find Sabine on the floor of the kitchen. Broken glass and pieces of food scattered across the floor.

Elijah reaches down and helps her up. “What happened? Why are you on the floor?”

Sabine looks up towards him. “Marcel.” She rubs head and groans as she looks around.

“His men took Sophie.”

~~~

Earlier on at Rousseau’s the two witches were inside cooking and talking amongst themselves.

Sophie chops up vegetables while talking to Sabine, who is sitting on one of the tables. She turns and sees her sitting on the kitchen prep table, she gestures toward her and makes a face.

“I cook on that, you know!”

Sabine laughs at her. “Don’t get cranky with me! I’m the only witch who still likes you.”

Sophie starts stirring her gumbo before turning to Sabine. “Yeah, it’s not like I’m trying to save the witch heritage or anything.”

Sabine sighed. “They’ll come around. They’re just old-school. And scared.”

Sophie scoffed loudly. “Scared of what? Your prophecy about the hybrid baby still being alive? And the fact that it is now in the body of Athena Toussaint the siphon? Marcel and his freak-show minions had a real field day with that one.”

Sabine shakes her head at the older witch. “I can’t help what I see, Soph.”

Sophie smiled at her. “Well, if you’re psychic, I’m Martha Stewart!”.

She walks toward table to grab some celery. “Scootch!”.

Sophie returns to her table and Sabine hops down to join her. She sees a shadow in her peripheral vision and gets suspicious. Suddenly, two people come out and lunge toward them.

Sabine watches them startled. “What the - ?”

One of them suddenly backhands Sabine across the face, and she as she falls, she hits her head on the table and falls unconscious.

Sophie tries to fight the other two people off, but they blow some powder in her face that makes her pass out as well.

~~~

Shaking her head out of the memory, Sabine looks at the brothers confused. “Why are you here anyway?”

Elijah places his hands in his pockets. “We need you to come look at Athena. There’s something wrong with her.”

Deep down Elijah was frightened by what had happened this morning. He could see that Athena and Klaus were getting along wonderfully.

The noble original had seen how the hybrid had slowly began to let down the walls he had built over a thousand years ago. They all were, and he was not about to let anything happen to her, she is apart of the family now after all. Families stick together.

Always and Forever.

Sabine sighed and looked toward them warily.

“I can’t right now. I have to go and find Sophie before Marcel does something to her.”

Klaus smirks and steps forward. “Oh believe me love, we weren’t asking.”

The brown skinned witch held her hands up in defeat. “Fine. No need for any violence. Where is she?”

~~~

Rebekah enters Klaus’ bedroom, where Athena is sitting in an armchair. She grins widely. “Time for the demon spawn to snack!”

Athena laughs at her behavior. “I really wish you wouldn’t call her that.”

The female original smiled softly at her. “Her? You think it’s a girl?”

The siphon saw the look on the blonde’s face and smiled gently, looking down at her broadening stomach and rubbed it happily. “Yeah, I think it’s a girl.”

Rebekah grinned. “Well that’s just fantastic because I think we need more girls around here.” Athena chuckled at her.

“Oh, by the way I’m sorry, have you picked another name yet?”

She holds out basket of apples she had carried in with her. “Take one, the plantation’s lousy with them.”

Athena chooses an apple and holds it for a moment. “You know, I feel fine, which is weird. I’m sure it’ll pass.”

Rebekah eyed her carefully. “Then, do me a favor, and don’t die on my watch. I’ll never hear the end of it.”

The darker skinned girl looked at the original tilting her head. “You know, when I first met you, I thought you were a real bitch.”

Rebekah smiled and let out a loud laugh. “What changed your mind?”

Athena joined in on the laughter. “Oh, I still think you’re a bitch! I’ve just grown to like that about you.”

The blonde chuckled. “Aw, well, that’s sweet of you to say.”

Her face then turns serious. “Remember it when I’m gone.”

Athena looks at her confused. “Gone? Just where in the hell are you going?”

Rebekah sighed. She had really started liking the siphon. “I only came to town to make sure everything was okay with Elijah. He’s fine, and he hasn’t punished Klaus for daggering him, so as usual, they’ll be thick as thieves, and I’ll be left to clean up the mess. It’s time for me to fly the coop.”

Athena looks at her starting to wonder if the blonde had gone mad. “Um no hon, sorry to break it to you but you ain’t goin’ no where. After all, we’ve just started bonding you know? Plus the baby is going to need her Aunt around to defend her against the evil people in this world.

Also, no matter what you may think, Niklaus and Elijah both need and want you here. They love you and you love them. So you can’t leave. I thought ’Always and Forever’ was just that, Always and Forever. So please, sit your ass down in the chair across from me and help me to come up with nice names for the baby.”

Rebekah’s jaw fell open, shocked at how bluntly Athena had spoken to her. She starts laughing. “Jeez, you didn’t have to beg you know.” She said winking at her.

Athena laughs too and goes to bite the apple in her hand, but she suddenly starts to feel woozy before she gets the chance to eat it.

Rebekah frowns at her. “What’s wrong?”

Athena shakes her head. “I dunno, I’m trying to convince myself that it’s morning sickness but I think it’s more than that.”

Rebekah places her hand on Athena’s forehead. “Oh, you’re burning up, actually.”

Athena falls forward in her seat about to pass out when Rebekah catches her.

The original lifts her and carries her to the bed quickly. She pulls out her phone and hits the first number on speed dial. “Niklaus, where are you?! Athena is getting worse.”

Klaus is driving down the road heading for the Mansion with Elijah in the front seat and Sabine in the back.

“We are on our way back Rebekah! Bloody hell, what do you mean she’s getting worse?!”

Elijah’s head snapped towards him shocked. He grabs the phone from Klaus and talks to Rebekah. “Never mind that Rebekah we’re pulling up to the house now.”

Rebekah moves the phone away from her ear and places it in her pocket. She runs to the bathroom and wets a washcloth.

Athena lays in bed as Rebekah starts to blot the sweat from her forehead and chest with the cloth.

Rebekah looks down at the siphon twisting below her. “Stop fussing, will you? Nik and Elijah will be here with Sabine any minute.”

Athena groans out loudly. “I feel like I’ve been microwaved. Where the hell is Nik?”

The blonde rolled her eyes at the siphon. “Hey! Just because you’re carrying a baby doesn’t mean you get to act like one! I’m sure my little niece is healing you up as we speak.”

Klaus then runs in with Elijah and Sabine in tow. He sees Athena curled on her side in a fetal position and walks briskly towards her. He climbs in behind her and pulls her against his body. Turning her head towards his, he uses a hand to cup her cheek. “What’s wrong love? How are you feeling?”

She turns around more and nuzzles her face into the crook of his neck. “I feel woozy, and like I’m bursting with heat from the inside out. Ugh.”

Klaus looks worriedly at Sabine and motions for her to come forward. He moves his head back to Athena and whispers softly in her ear.

“Sabine is going to check to see what’s wrong with you okay sweetheart?”

Nodding her head, she turns her body back around to face Sabine but still has her hand gripped tightly in his.

Sabine reaches forward to feel her forehead and as she makes contact, she is pulled into a vision.

~~~

Sophie has just awakened in one of the cemetery’s many mausoleums and is struggling against the grip of the masked men who knocked her out. The men shackle Sophie’s wrists to chains that hang from the ceiling.

“Let go of me!” She shouted.

Marcel enters the crypt with a bag and sets it on a table. “Leave her be.”

Sophie watches him disgusted. “What is it? What do you want? You gonna kill me? Is that it?”

Marcel laughs dryly at her. “You can calm down Sophie I’m not going to kill you. But I am going to do something to you and for that I must offer my apologies.”

Marcel begins rooting through his bag. Sophie looks scared. “What are you gonna do?”

Marcel holds up a large, old-looking metal syringe with a long needle. Sophie is confused but because the sight terrifies her, she desperately tries to back away despite being chained up. “Do you remember Davina? The witch I rescued from the clutches of your coven? Yes well, thanks to her, you have now been linked to Athena Toussaint. Now I plan on using you, Sophie Devereaux to extract my revenge on them.”

Sophie looks shocked at him. “Killing me to get to Klaus– or his baby– is not the answer!”

Marcel rolled his eyes heavily. “For the last time, I’m not going to kill you witch! I’m only going to take out the one thing Klaus Mikaelson cares most about in this world, apart from that family of his.”

Sophie’s eyes widened. “No, no, Marcel, no! No, no, don’t!”

Marcel holds Sophie’s head to the side and stabs the needle into her neck.

~~~

Athena watched as Sabine’s body froze and shuddered as her eyes began to roll over.

“She’s a seer.”

Athena grew nervous. What was she seeing? Was something wrong with the baby?

Klaus, Elijah and Rebekah watch anxiously as the witch fell into some enchantment. Klaus growled wildly, fed up with how long this was taking. The mother of his child was suffering, and who knows what was happening to the baby?

“WAKE UP!” Klaus shouted at Sabine.

Gasping loudly, she bends over and rests her hands on her knees. Bits of the scene of Marcel and Sophie playing over and over in her mind.

“What the bloody hell was that? My brothers go out and locate you to help Athena, and all you can do is groan and daydream!” Rebekah said annoyed.

“M-Marcel … Sophie, needle .. baby.” Sabine stuttered out.

“Dear God! Will you stop blabbering on about that blasted witch! Help her! Before I wring your neck and drain out your - ”

“Niklaus! Calm yourself.” Elijah cut in.

Klaus sighed and gripped Athena’s hand, rubbing it gently with his. She looked up and met his gaze. “Relax bébé.” She mouthed to him.

The hybrid sighed deeply and bent over to kiss their intertwined hands. Athena lifted her other hand and ran it softly through his hair to try and calm him down.

“Marcel linked Sophie to Athena.” Sabine whispered.

Heads snapped up towards the witch. “What?”

Athena let her head drop deeper into the pillow, rolling her eyes. “I’m getting really sick of Marcel and his games.”

“She’s the reason we’re still in this bloody mess?! Why aren’t we unlinked with this witch already, Elijah?” Rebekah shouted.

Sabine sighed deeply. “Marcel kidnapped Sophie earlier, he used Davina to link both of their lives. He stabbed her with some elixir. It’s his revenge. He’s going to kill the baby.

Cursed objects were created a long time ago. We use them so we don’t get busted by Marcel for doing magic. The one he must have stolen and used is called the Needle of Sorrows. It was cursed in 1860 when - ”

Klaus cuts her off impatient. “Jump ahead a few decades and tell us what it does, love?”

Sabine took a deep breath. “It has only one purpose - ”

“To kill a child in utero by raising her blood temperature.” Athena finishes gruffly.

Klaus and Elijah are both stunned and furious.

“It’s for a miscarriage.”

Sabine nods. “So, how much time do we have to fix this?” Rebekah asks nervously.

“It will do what it’s meant to by tonight’s high tide. And believe me, it will work. I saw Agnes use a similar object on a kid who went mad and killed a bunch of priests.”

Athena flinched lightly.

“Agnes.”

She had almost forgotten how her beloved aunt also felt the darkness that came from the hands of Marcel Gerard.

“I’d like to have a chat with this Davina. Where can I find her? I wonder if she realizes just how evil her precious Marcellus really is.” Klaus growled loudly.

“You won’t. Marcel has her hidden somewhere no one knows where.”

“That’s precisely why we need to unlink you from Sophie. No more danger toward you or the child.” Elijah added.

“Well that’s it? How can we stop this from hurting her and killing the baby?” Klaus questioned.

Sabine wracked her brain for a solution. “I may know a way to slow the fever down. But, I’m gonna need some special herbs.” She turns and looks at Rebekah. “I’ll text you a list.”

Rebekah looks at the witch dry eyed. Seeing the look she was giving Sabine, Athena tried to reason with her. “Rebekah, please, let her do what she can.” Elijah nodded at her in encouragement.

Though Rebekah did not look pleased to be ordered around again, she eventually relented and smiled at them patronizingly.

“Fine. Happy to play the fetch girl.”

The blonde stomped out of the room, and shoved the washcloth she was using into Elijah’s chest as she was leaving.

Klaus smiles wryly. “Day one with you in charge, brother, and already the witch linked to Athena has been abducted by zealots.”

Elijah cuts his eyes away from him and turns around to head out the door. “I’m going to find Davina and convince her to unlink them.”

“Do not drag that witch into this, she’s part of the reason we’re in this bloody mess in the first place!”

“Don’t hurt Davina, we need her.” Sabine pleaded with him.

Elijah raised his eyebrows at her. “To complete the Harvest ritual?”

Sabine stared at him dumbfounded. “You know about that?”

“Oh, you’d be astounded by the things I know.” He responded.

Klaus turned to Sabine. “Allow me to entertain you with today’s list of priorities. One, unlink your friend Sophie so she no longer controls the fate of the woman carrying my child. Two, convince my brother to accept my heartfelt apologies for some recently dodgy behavior. Three, there is no three.”

Elijah hums. “I’ll be going now. Please try and reign in his anger Athena.”

Athena looks towards him and smirks dryly. “I’ll try my best.”

~~~

Inside the attic of St. Anne’s Church, Davina is sketching with charcoal on the easel in her bedroom when Elijah arrives and leans against the doorway as he knocks on the door. Davina smiles at him as he holds up several pages of Esther’s grimoire wrapped in a cloth.

He owed Davina for undaggering him and letting him go. She was a sweet, young girl. In need of a bit of guidance, and she always had her guard up from past experiences but she was sweet nonetheless. “I made you a promise.” He winked at her.

Davina grinned at him excited. “Come in!”

Davina spreads one of the pages of Esther’s grimoire on her table and reads it. Elijah holds an elaborately woven knot of rope in his hands.

“It’s a spell of unknotting?” She guessed checking over the page in front of her.

Elijah holds up the knot in his hand. “This is a sanguinum knot. The witches use it as representational magic. If you can unknot this using that spell, you will have taken a step towards learning control. This is one of my mother’s later spells. It requires much more power than you realize. Now, if you can perform this, then I shall return with another page.”

He walks toward the door, then turns back to her. “A spell of your choosing, next time.” Elijah smiles at her warmly before he leaves.

Davina looks at the spell and the knot on her table and starts to work on the unlinking spell Elijah gave her. She holds her hands over the knot and reads the incantation from the page. She’s clearly unfamiliar with Latin and mispronounces the words.

“Phesmatos omnio legares coldate sangorium.”

Davina stared at the knot, however it didn’t move or change. She exhaled in frustration and ran her hand through her hair before angrily hitting her easel.

~~~

Athena is wrapped in a towel, sitting outside beside the swimming pool. Rebekah stands behind her, checking her temperature, while Elijah assists Sabine with the herbs Rebekah had brought back. He shrugs off his jacket and rolls up his sleeves.

“She’s burning up! We need to do this now.” Klaus shouts to them.

“Get her in the water!” Sabine gestures towards the pool quickly.

Klaus jumps into the pool and helps Athena in. Sabine mixes herbs in a cup and follows them into the water as well.

Rebekah becomes frustrated. “I don’t see how a midnight swim is supposed to help.”

“Her temperature is sky-high. The water, with the help of the herbs, should cool us down.”

The witch hands Athena the herbal concoction. “Drink this!” She turned to Klaus. “You’re going to have to get her heart rate down.”

“And how do you suggest I do that?” He asked.

“Hold her. It’s a natural human remedy to slow the heart rate and reduce blood pressure.”

“This is never gonna work.” Rebekah says worriedly.

Klaus picks Athena up and holds her bridal-style in the pool. The siphon clings to Klaus and groans as she gasps for breath.

“Nik!” She cried out.

Elijah watches her nervous. “Davina will break the link, we just need time.”

“You asked that witch to break the link when she was the one to create it in the first place?!” Klaus snarled at him.

“Listen, I owed her for letting me out of the coffin that you placed me in in the first place. So I gave her a spell to practice, which was the unlinking spell.”

Athena cried out louder than before. “Niklaus!”

~~~

Davina is sitting on her bed in her room, studying the spell intently. She stares at the sanguinum knot on her vanity, and after a moment, she stands up and walks over to it.

She picks up the knot with both hands and takes a breath before she begins the spell. This time, she recites it properly.

“Phesmatos omnio legares cordate - ”

~~~

In the swimming pool at the Mikaelson Mansion, Athena begins hyperventilating.

“I c-can’t breathe!” She stuttered out.

Klaus turned Athena around in his arms, holding her up with one of his arms wrapped tightly around her back and the other under her ass.

Athena understood what he was doing and wrapped her legs around his waist and her hands around his back.

Both of their foreheads are pressed against each other. Her hand slowly moves up to his face, and cups his cheek, tears begin running down her face because of the pain she’s feeling.

“It’s okay sweetheart. Just breathe for me. Take a deep breath please baby.” Klaus is staring deeply into her eyes trying to ease the pain she’s feeling.

His arms are holding her closely. He feels the baby bump pressed against his abdomen and sighs deeply - praying the two of them will be alright. He doesn’t know what he’ll do if he loses them.

Elijah and Rebekah watch the scene anxiously.

“C'mon Davina. Please.” Elijah begged silently.

“Okay, long deep breaths, love. Look at me. Long deep breaths, just focus on the sound of my voice.” He lowers his voice to a whisper. “You’ll be okay. You’ll be okay sweetheart I promise.” He whispered, his voice breaking.

~~~

In Davina’s room, she continues the spell.

“Phesmatos omnio legares cordate sangorium.”

The clock on her table chimes as it hits 09:00PM.

~~~

Athena screams in pain and thrashes in Klaus’ hold.

“AHHHH! AHHHH!”

~~~

The knot in Davina’s hands floats in the air and begins to unknot itself.

~~~

Athena starts to gasp as the linking spell begins to lift. “I feel it lifting.” She groaned out.

~~~

The knot completely unravels itself in midair, and Davina smiles and giggles in happiness.

~~~

In the pool, Athena looks up at the sky, looking completely relieved. “I just felt it lift.”

Rebekah and Elijah sigh in relief. Klaus mimicked them and pulled Athena closer to him. “You’re okay? You’re sure you’re okay?” He questions her holding her face, staring deeply into her eyes.

Athena starts to calm down, and Elijah looks stunned.

“Thank you Davina.”

Athena goes to stand up on her own, but Klaus keeps her wrapped up into his arms knowing she was still weak from the spell.

Klaus holds her and he and Athena stare at each other for a long moment. Rebekah and Elijah notice their shared glances, so Klaus quickly moves out of the pool to carry her upstairs to his bedroom.

“Thank you Sabine!” Athena shouts to her, just remembering how helpful the herbs were.

Chucking softly Sabine replied. “You’re welcome Athena.”

“Now if you all don’t mind, I’ll be leaving to go find Sophie.” She said climbing out of the pool.

“No we don’t at all, in fact, thank you Sabine.” Elijah said grateful for the witch’s help.

“Yes, thank you.” Rebekah echoed.

Sabine nodded and left them inside the compound quickly.

~~~

Sabine found Sophie in the mausoleum, she looked around to find something to break her bounds with. Seeing a pair of metal clampers on a table, she grabbed it and used it to break her free from her chains.

“Sabine, thank God. Marcel - ”

“I know.” She quickly stopped her from going any further. “He linked you to Athena and stabbed you with the Needle of Sorrows. We unlinked you guys already.”

“Oh.” Sophie stared dumbfounded.

“Yeah, well let’s go. Get you home and in bed.” Sabine told her. She helped her up and led her out of the mausoleum.

~~~

Back at the Mikaelson mansion, both Athena and Klaus lie down in bed facing one another. Athena’s head rested on Klaus’ hand while his other hand traced patterns along her protruding stomach.

“Our baby almost died today.” He spoke softly.

“I know - she’s a fighter right?”

Klaus’ eyebrows drew together. “She? It’s a girl?” He asked smiling brightly, dimples and all.

“Well I don’t know for sure but I think so.” She whispered. “I want a girl, but even if we get a boy I’d be happy anyhow.”

“Yeah, I know what you mean.” He laughed gently. The siphon moved up closer to him, cuddling into his arms.

“Can I be honest with you?” She asked him nervously.

He lifted his head and looked down at her. “Of course you can love. Always.”

Athena sighed and burrowed her face into the crook of his neck. “I’m really attracted to you. I honestly don’t know what to do so I’m going to just ask you - ”

She took a deep breath. “Do you want to be more than two people who share a child, would you want to be together? Date and be in a real relationship together?”

Athena stared at him, watching how he reacted to the news.

Klaus stared back at her shocked. She was attracted to him? He knew he was good looking but his behavior was awful and a major turn off to women sometimes. And here was this gorgeous woman, carrying his child, asking him for a relationship.

Minutes passed. Athena’s hope deteriorated quickly, and embarrassment flooded her being. “Huh - you know what never mind, please ignore my - ”

Before she can finish her statement, Klaus cuts her off with a heat filled kiss. The rest of her words were lost against his mouth. He kissed her gently, carefully, but it wasn’t gentleness she wanted, not now, not after all this time of suffering through the attraction she felt for him, the feelings she had developed for him over a small amount of time.

She knotted her fists in his shirt, pulling him harder against her. He groaned softly, low in his throat, and then his arms circled her, gathering her against him, and they rolled over on the bed, tangled together, still kissing. Her on top of him, them together in their own little bubble of happiness.

Breaking away from her slowly, he put his forehead on hers. “I would ask you to be my girlfriend but that seems a bit childish for the both of us - so, how about being my queen?”

Athena smiled at him brightly, laughing out. “Yes Nik - I’ll be your queen bébé.”

They grinned brightly at each other. Time seemed to pass quickly as they laid there talking about different things. Their pasts, the baby, his family. Everything.

Looking across from him, he noticed that Athena had fallen asleep. Smiling softly, he whispered. “Goodnight Athena.”

Wrapping his arms around her, he shut his eyes and joined her in sleep.

Here ya go! Love y'all ❤️

Chapter Nine [Confessions of an Ebony Siphon]

Pairing: Klaus Mikaelson x Black!OC

Fandom: The Originals

Author: gwenspacy

ATHENA CRACKED HER EYES open as rays of sunlight peered through her curtain and warmed her face. She raised her hands and wiped the sleep out of her eyes.

“Jesus, what time is it?”

She turned over on her back and looked towards the table beside the bed to check the time on her alarm clock.

Her gaze immediately turned quizzical when she noticed that there was no table beside her bed. Jumping up quickly, she looked around the room, frightened.

This is not my bedroom.

“What the hell..” She muttered.

The siphon held her head and started to think back to what happened yesterday.

•••

Marcel whispered something into her ear. “Night night mama bear.”

“The Mikaelson family has returned to New Orleans, and Klaus Mikaelson wants to take back everything he and his family left behind. You, have now become the thing I plan to hold over him. After all ‘Thena, you’re the one that’s carrying his beloved child. I’m sure he would hate for it to die for real this time.” He sneered.

“You disgust me. All I know is, you try and put you’re motherfucking hands on me again, we gon’ have problems.” She spat after him.

“Marcellus!”

•••

Athena gasped loudly and reached for her stomach.

“Niklaus.” She said softly.

Their talk about her future with him and the baby from last night floated to the forefront of her mind.

•••

Klaus looked up towards her and as he met her gaze his eyes softened.

“And regardless of how the baby was made, you have shown greater love and care for the baby than the real mother ever did. Hence why I could never separate you from it.”

He looked away from her and swallowed nervously. “I could never force you to stay here with us, but if you did, yes. We would become one little happy family.”

•••

She bit her lip gently trying to fight a smile as she thought about him.

Niklaus Mikaelson.

He was beautiful. That’s what he was, simply beautiful. His skin tone was the ivory to her ebony one. His head was full of dirty blonde curls, with a stubborn one that fell in place on his forehead like a Superman curl.

His lips were full and pink, but when he spread them wide to showcase his smile, she felt the attraction she had for him double. Butterflies fluttered all around her belly just thinking about it.

That smile, damn how she loved his smile. He had two she noticed. His mischievous toothless smile, the one he gave when he was amused by someone/something, or when he’s about to carry out one of those master plans of his; then there’s his big bright dimpled smile. The one he gave when he was around his family. The few moments he spent around his siblings, when they were not arguing, he gave a genuine smile.

His anger however, was a whole new level of anger. That was full fledged rage. Even though it frightened most people, it was a huge turn on for her. When he grew so furious at Marcel and his vampire army last night, his eyes flashing a dangerous yellow.

Whew.

Athena had only known Klaus for a short period of time but the way she felt about him let her bypass the reputation he had to allow him to introduce her to the caring, passionate side of him that he had hidden deep inside.

With that in mind Athena got out of bed to get ready for the day. Halfway to the bathroom the siphon paused and wondered.

“What am I going to wear if I have no clothes here?”

She racked her brain while looking around the room. Her eyes widened as an idea came to her mind. Walking out of her room she went to the master bedroom adjacent to hers.

Pausing at the door way, she grinned wildly. “I wonder if Nik would mind me wearing one of his shirts.”

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Klaus and Elijah sit across from each other in the living room as each of them read their own book. The hybrid is dressed casually in a black shirt and pants reading “A Poison Tree” by William Blake, the noble stag however, is decked out in one of his regular suits reading one of their mother’s grimoires.

A dead girl lays on the coffee table, her neck bleeding from puncture wounds in her neck as sounds of some form of classical music croons softly in the background.

Heels clack heavily against the wooden floors as Rebekah stomps into the room. She pauses seeing both of her brothers sitting there reading.

“So, this is what you do the first time we’re back together as a family? Vampire book club?”

Klaus continues to read while replying, “Reading edifies the mind, sister. Isn’t that right, Elijah?”

“Yes, that’s quite right, Niklaus.”

Rebekah eyes the dead girl draining out on the table between the two brothers.

“And what’s this business?”, gesturing wildly to the body on the table.

Elijah looks up to his sister. “This is a - ”

He pauses and tries to come up with a word to suffice for what his younger brother had done to try and make up for both daggering and bartering him.

“ - peace offering.”

Klaus sighs deeply. “I presumed, after so much time desiccating in a coffin, that my big brother might be a bit peckish. Was that so wrong?”

Elijah rolled his eyes annoyed by Klaus’ antics. “And I explained to my little brother that forgiveness cannot be bought. I’d simply prefer to see a change in behavior that indicates contrition and personal growth.”

He gestures to the dead girl on the table. “Not this nonsense.”

Klaus rolled his eyes but he could feel the guilt slowly creeping up inside of him, wanting to swallow him whole. He had to start changing the bad qualities he possessed if he wanted to have a chance with Athena. After all, the siphon looked like the type that didn’t put up with much bullshit.

Shoving the guilt far below within his conscience, he answered dryly. “Well, I couldn’t very well let her go to waste, could I?”

Rebekah squinted her eyes at him annoyed. “Really? Well, I suppose I’ll go fetch the rubbish bin, because she’s staining a two hundred-year-old carpet.”

Elijah looks up from his book to see the girl bleeding out onto the table, blood dripping onto the floor. “Ah yes.”

The blonde stomps back into the living room to clean up the mess the boys left. Rebekah kneels and starts scrubbing at the bloodstains in the carpet while Klaus continues to read “A Poison Tree”.

“Poetry about poisoned apples from dead trees. Looks like someone’s worried about impending daddy-hood.” Rebekah says to him.

Klaus shakes his head. “Nonsense. Elijah’s back. In his presence, all problems turn to pixie-dust and float away!”

Rebekah looks up side-eyeing him and grins. Klaus sees and mirrors her.

Elijah scoffs, hearing them talk about him. “Strange, I don’t recall any pixie-dust from the darkness of the coffin I was recently forced to endure.”

Rebekah lifts the corpse of the dead girl, places it into the bin and steps out leaving to dispose of it.

Klaus sighs and looks back down towards the book he had been reading, but his thoughts had done a complete 180 degree turn once he heard the sound of footsteps coming towards the living room.

“Athena.”

She walked around the couch and sat beside Klaus.

“Good morning Elijah. Wow you’re looking real nice this morning, hot date?” She winks at him.

Elijah chuckled. He shuts the grimoire in his lap and turns his head up to reply.

“Good morning Ms. Toussaint. I must say you look like the one that’s going on a hot date, well, more like what happens after the hot date.”

Athena’s mouth fell open in shock. “Did you just - ”

Elijah smirked at her. “Now I’m only teasing, I could never flirt with you seriously.”

He looks up and makes eye contact with Klaus smiling broadly. “Niklaus would most likely have a hissy-fit and dagger me again, after all you have him wrapped around your little finger.”

Athena’s attention moved to the hybrid sitting on the couch beside her. “Good morning Nik.”

The blonde sat there in silence. He turned to look at the mother of his child beside him. His eyes ran slowly over her figure, drinking in the sight, and what a beautiful sight she was.

“She’s wearing my shirt.”

The witch had stolen his favorite black long sleeve T-shirt. It hugged her swollen belly, reminding him again that she was carrying his child. Her hair was barely tamed, up in a ponytail.

He knew he was supposed to respond but his voice failed him. The words were stuck in his throat. All that came out was a small gasp.

“Fuck.”

“I hope you don’t mind that I borrowed your shirt, I don’t have any clothes here.” She said softly.

His eyes met hers and he smiled widely. “That’s fine love. To be quite honest, you look better in it than I ever did.”

Athena bit her lip, trying to fight a smile. “Oh by the way, we need to talk.”

Klaus raised an eyebrow at her. “Talk? About what?”

“Well since I’m going to be living here I’m going to need clothes Nik, I can’t keep stealing the clothes in your closet.”

Klaus smirked. “You can borrow my clothes anytime you want love.”

Athena rolled her eyes playfully. “And you need to go grocery shopping, I mean I know I’m the only one in this house that eats human food regularly, but it wouldn’t hurt to stock the kitchen once in a while bébé.”

Klaus raised his eyes surprised at the nickname she had for him.

Athena’s eyes widened. “I - I mean.. uh I’m sorry that just s-slipped out.” The siphon stuttered nervously.

Reaching out to grab her hand, he intertwined his fingers with hers. “No need to apologize sweetheart, it’s nice to know that you’re already fond of me. Plus your accent makes it so much better.” He smirked.

Athena laughed loudly. “You flirting with me Mikaelson?”

“Ah I’m afraid I am.”

Klaus leaned his head forward and whispered softly in her ear. “Is that a problem Toussaint?”

Athena turned her head a bit to meet his gaze.

“You both realize that I’m still in the room?” Elijah interrupted.

Athena let out a laugh. “Yes Elijah we know.”

Klaus rolled his eyes at his brother. “Oh Elijah, do try to find someone else to tease. How about Hayley? You seemed to be attracted to that trollop from the get go.”

Athena cut her eyes to Klaus in shock. “Hayley?! The bitch that tried to kill the baby? Oh Elijah you could do so much - ”

She suddenly yelps in pain and instinctively grabs ahold of her neck. When she pulls her hand away, she notices blood on her fingers from a small puncture wound that suddenly starts to heal.

“Ahh!”

Klaus immediately grabs her waist and hauls her onto his lap. “What the hell was that? Are you alright?”

He bends her head to the side to check the wound on her neck. Elijah rushes forward to stand beside them.

“Hell if I know. It felt like I was being stabbed.”

“Ugh.” She leans forward and grabs Klaus’ hand suddenly feeling nauseous.

Klaus watches her worried. “Sweetheart, you need to tell us what’s wrong. How are you feeling right now?”

The siphon shakes her head. “I don’t know, I feel nauseous. Maybe it’s morning sickness?”

“Morning sickness that suddenly causes your neck to bleed?!” Elijah cuts in.

Rebekah strolls in, annoyed with all the shouting. “What’s with this family and the everlasting shouting? Can’t you lot learn to take it down a notch sometimes?”

“We need to find Sabine and fast.” Klaus says to Elijah.

Athena shakes her head confused. “Wait, Sabine? Why on earth are you guys going to find her?”

“Because we need a witch to find out what in the hell is wrong with you love.” Klaus murmurs to Athena.

He gets up and speeds upstairs with her and sets her down on his bed gently. The hybrid puts his nose to her hairline and inhales her scent to try and calm down.

“Please try and stay in bed, Elijah and I are going to go and find Sabine. Okay?”

Athena watched him carefully. She admired how caring he was with her. She smiled at him, seeing how he ran his hands gently up and down her belly.

“Okay bébé.” She says softly.

Klaus smiles softly at her. He kisses her cheek and rushes back downstairs to Elijah.

“Stay safe!” She screams after him.

Elijah and Rebekah both laugh, hearing her antics.

“Now Niklaus, let’s go.”

“You,” Elijah points to Rebekah “stay here and watch Athena.”

Rebekah becomes annoyed. “How did I get elected super-nanny?”

“More importantly, who put him in charge?” Klaus watches Elijah walk out ahead of him.

“Rebekah, if anything bad happens, call one of us.” Klaus nods to her and takes off after his brother. Hey guys! Hope y'all liked this one. I’m trying to edit and update as quickly as I can because I know that y'all are really excited, and I love you all so much for it! Kisses <3<3

Chapter Eight [Confessions of an Ebony Siphon]

Pairing: Klaus Mikaelson x black!oc

Fandom: The Originals

Author: gwenspacy

REBEKAH STARED AT THE clock on the wall in front of her downing another glass of bourbon anxiously waiting for Klaus to arrive.

“Where the hell is he?”

The hybrid had left out at least three hours ago to go get the mother of his child from Marcel. Her thoughts are then dismissed by Klaus walking through the front door.

“Nik! Thank God! For a second I actually thought that maybe Marcel had - ”

Elijah walks in after Klaus with a huge smile. Rebekah runs over to him engulfing him in a large hug. “Elijah! You’re safe. Now that you’re home, is your first plan to kill Niklaus?”

Elijah laughs and shakes his head at her antics. “We can’t kill him Rebekah, after all Niklaus has a child to look after.”

Klaus smiles sarcastically at the both of them. “It’s nice to know you decided to spare me instead of leaving my child fatherless.”

Rebekah looks around confused. “Speaking of your miracle child - where is the mother of your baby that you went to rescue?”

The door slammed close, the sound of heels against the hardwood floors echoing loudly throughout the house.

“That’s not really my name but, you called?” Athena responded smiling dryly.

Rebekah’s eyes widened at the young woman in front of her. She eyed the dark skinned girl carefully, stunned by her boldness.

“Wow, so you’re the siphon that’s suddenly carrying my brother’s baby. I was expecting to see some kind of supernatural baby bump. You are showing though, but not that much I guess.”

Athena squinted her eyes at the blonde female. “You have your brothers manners.”

“And his temper too, so watch it.”

“Ooh, I’m so scared.” Athena mocked, her eyes broadening as they flashed violet, her hands turning a deep red.

Klaus moves in front of her, his head tilting to the side curiously. “Now you see, that’s what I don’t understand. Ever so often you show your magical abilities, but you’re a siphon, you don’t have any magic.”

“But she’s pregnant with a tribrid.” Elijah then cuts in, eyeing her warily.

Klaus’ eyes widened. “So that must mean you’re sucking the power from my child.” The hybrid growled.

Athena scoffed loudly at his rudeness. Cutting her eyes toward him, she glared fiercely.

“First off, don’t you ever behave as if this is just your child. It’s ours. I’m carrying this baby, so whether you like it or not, I’m his or her mother.” She snapped.

“Secondly, I didn’t even realize that I had began to siphon on the baby, what kind of person do you actually take me for? I’m not cruel. I would never intentionally hurt my child. And thirdly, you better learn to take that bass outta your tone when you’re talking to me. You must be mistaking me for one of those little friends you got roaming around New Orleans who sits up every damn day and takes your bullshit. I am not the one, okay?”.

Both Elijah and Rebekah looked at one another, taken aback by how she spoke to Klaus.

“Woah.”

Athena stood toe to toe looking deep in his eyes, hand akimbo as if to prove a point. Klaus looked on at her shocked. She wasn’t afraid of him, and she definitely wasn’t afraid to speak her mind. The attraction he felt for her doubled greatly because of that.

Klaus gave her a dimpled smile. “Alright love, you can calm down. I was just checking to see how good of a parent you are.”

The siphon looked him up and down. “Mhmm. So, I know you Originals aren’t about to let me go home and be out your sight so.. which room should I take?”

Klaus chuckled at her. “I’ll escort you to your room later love, right now you need to eat something." 

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Later on Klaus led Athena to the bedroom adjacent to his. As he told her goodnight and turned around to leave, she stopped him.

"Wait, can I ask you a question?”

Klaus turned back around and lifted an eyebrow.

She bows her head down, timid to ask her question. “What will happen to me once the baby is born?”

Klaus tilted his head confused by what she meant.

“I mean, what will be my outcome? Will we become a cute little happy family? Or will I not be apart of your future? I mean I know that earlier I had said to you that I am carrying the child so I’m his or her’s mother but we didn’t actually have sex, the baby was sent to me because a witch saw that the actual mother wanted the child dead. So I - ”

Athena’s rambling was cut off by Klaus chuckling lightly at her.

He was stunned. He wondered why she would think that they wouldn’t stay together. Probably just from knowing his reputation, she would think he’d cast her by the wayside as soon as the baby was born. But no, he couldn’t do that. From the moment he had seen her, he was extremely fascinated by her, drawn in by her beauty, personality and voice. He had been in love before, but now his heart felt so different. He looked towards her abdomen. Maybe this was because the woman he had become so attracted to was carrying his child, his heir.

Klaus looked up towards her and as he met her gaze his eyes softened. “If you mean that you think I intend to harm you and take the baby away, you are deeply mistaken love. A child needs both parents. And regardless of how the baby was made, you have shown greater love and care for the baby than the real mother ever did. Hence why I could never separate you from it.”

He looked away from her and swallowed nervously. “I could never force you to stay here with us, but if you did, yes. We would become one little happy family.”

Athena let out a breath, relieved by what he had just told her. She knew his reputation, but she couldn’t help but feel the undeniable and unique attraction between them. She could see that there was another side to him. Something beautiful and gentle. So she relaxed and gave in to her feelings, and thought to just let whatever it was that would take place, happen.

After a few moments of staring back at him, she nodded. Feeling a smile pulling on her lips, she turned her head to the side and opened the door to the bedroom.

With one hand on the doorknob, and one on her belly, she winked at him. “Goodnight Nik.” She walked in and shut the door behind her.

As soon as the door shut, Klaus grinned brightly.

“Goodnight Athena.”

Chapter Seven [Confessions of an Ebony Siphon]

Pairing: Klaus Mikaelson

Fandom: The Originals 

Author: gwenspacy

ATHENA’S EYES STARTED TO flutter, slowly waking up from the drug induced sleep Marcel had put her in.

“Ah! Looks like mama bear’s finally waking up.”

Athena was set on a chair, hands and feet tied up, in the middle of a dark building. Looking above her she could see balconies at all four sides, and vampires from Marcel’s army filling them.

Trying to reign in the anger, Athena shut her eyes tightly and blew out a breath. “What do you want Marcel?”

Marcel circled her slowly, laughing dryly. “ ‘Thena 'Thena 'Thena, can I call you 'Thena?”

She glared at him. “Would you get on with it?”

“Athena Toussaint. You are the bait in the bear trap that I have made. See, I have a problem, not a small, insignificant problem, no. I have a rather large problem, that I am going to need you to help me solve.

The Mikaelson family has returned to New Orleans, and Klaus Mikaelson wants to take back everything he and his family left behind.

You, have now become the bait I plan to dangle over him, teasingly. After all 'Thena you’re the one that’s carrying his beloved child, I’m sure he would hate for it to die for real this time.” He sneered.

Athena’s nostrils flared up in anger. “What about all that bullshit you were spewing to your crew, huh?” ’I don’t hurt kids’ “, she mocked.

The siphon shook her head and raised her now bright violet eyes to meet his scoffing loudly.

"You disgust me. All I know is, you try and put you’re motherfucking hands on me again, we gon’ have problems.” She spat, her hands beginning to glow bright red.

“Is that a - ”

“Marcellus!”

A door slammed open. Athena broke out of her enchantment and raised her brows at the shout that came from behind her.

“Oh shit.”

Marcel looks at towards the owner of the voice, and laughs humorlessly. “Klaus! What a pleasure, please join us. We were just talking about you.”

Klaus growled fiercely at his ex-protégé. His eyes then cut away from Marcel as he caught a flash of purple in the corner of his eye. Looking in that direction, he then notices a gorgeous young woman tied to a chair in front of him. Walking around her slowly, he stared at her, taking in the beauty before him.

Her hair fell below her shoulders, tinted with a bright purple color, her eyes were a dark chocolate brown. Faint bruises were scattered around her arms. Klaus averted his eyes to her stomach.

There it was, a bump.

He was relieved by the revelation, but that relief quickly melted into anger.

“What in the hell do you think you’re doing Marcel? Kidnapping the mother of my child to use as some type of pawn against me. Rallying your army to try and take me down. The evil bastard Klaus has gone too far and must be punished.”

He looks up and points towards the vampires on the balconies.

“Is this, your idea of a hit? I’m pretty sure I taught you better than this paltry excuse for a take-down. Do you really think you can subdue me with this?!”

“Nah, but I think I can with this.” Marcel whistles loudly and dozens of vampires join them downstairs and up with the ones on the balconies.

Athena laughs at the vampires that follow Marcel like lost puppies. “Are you all really that dumb? He’s an original vampire! He’ll wipe all of you out.”

Klaus’ head snaps to Athena and he makes a toothless smile.

“She’s on my side then?”

As the vampires start to crowd around them, Klaus who stands in the middle of the circle spreads his arms wide.

“Let’s end this charade, shall we? Vampires of New Orleans! Do recall that I am an Original. A hybrid. I cannot be killed. Eternity is an awful long time don’t you think? How long, do you think Marcel Gerard will stay in power? What if one of you lot were to release the mother of my child, knowing I would eternally be in your debt? Oh I would pity those of you who dared to cross me. I can assure you, your ends would be spectacular. So! To borrow a trick from an old friend - ”

Athena watched as her baby daddy reached into his pocket and pulled out a large gold coin.

“Whoever picks up this coin, gets to live.” He drops the coin to the ground in front of him.

“Now, which one of you magnificent bastards wants to join me?”

Marcel glares harshly at the hybrid. “Anyone wants that coin, pledge allegiance to Klaus. Take it now. Go ahead. The choice is yours.”

However no one moves, only Klaus who is slightly shocked that no one picks up the coin.

“Just so you know hun, I’d pick it up if I wasn’t so tied up.” Athena grinned at him.

Klaus shook his head amused by her antics.

Marcel looks at Klaus proud of the loyalty his minions show.

“Take him.”

However before anyone could move towards Klaus, a figure blurred directly behind Marcel and grabs him by the throat.

“Do forgive me, Marcel. If anyone is to teach my brother a lesson it’s me.”

Marcel now stuttering for air, breathes out. “Elijah.”

Klaus stares in shock at his brother. Marcel’s army has now become nervous, there is not only one but two Originals before them.

Elijah strengthens his grip on Marcel’s throat. “Now, I advise you to pick up the coin and let Klaus, the mother of his child and I out before I let him rip every vampire from your precious army to pieces.”

Athena watches Marcel, smirking widely. “You’d be dumb to not take up that coin Marcel. If he decides to fight every vampire inside here, he won’t stop until every single one of them is dead, and he will kill you too. So end this, and pick up the damn coin!”

Marcel, still in a chokehold, considers this. Growling lowly he shouts, “Enough!”

Suddenly the room falls deadly silent. Elijah loosens his grip, and Marcel moves away and picks up the coin off of the ground, holding it up.

Klaus smirks amused. “Well, well, well. The great Marcel, self-proclaimed king of New Orleans, bowing before me.”

Marcel in a fit of rage throws the coin at Klaus’ feet.

“There. I hereby pledge my allegiance to you. You have the keys to my kingdom. It’s yours.”

Athena breaks the silence that follows. “Hey, um sorry to break this up but, can I go home now?”

Elijah laughs while Klaus smiles gleefully.

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Chapter Six [Confessions of an Ebony Siphon]

Pairing: Klaus Mikaelson x black!oc

Fandom: The Originals

Author: gwenspacy 

SABINE LAURENT SPRINTED QUICKLY towards the Mikaelson Mansion. Running up the steps, she started calling out loudly for the original siblings.

“Klaus! Klaus! Rebekah! Somebody!”

She leaned over on her knees panting heavily. “Please! Help me!”

Suddenly the front door swung open and there stood Klaus in the middle of the doorway. He looked at the brown skinned witch in front of him, immediately growing suspicious.

“Sabine?”

“Klaus, there’s something you need to know.”

He lifted one eyebrow and waited for her to go on with her statement. She looked him dead in the eyes.

“Your child is alive.”

Fury burned brightly in his eyes as he stared at her. “You know I’m starting to wonder if you witches take me for a joke.” He growled.

Sabine spoke pleadingly. “Klaus, listen to me. Your child that you thought to be dead, is alive.”

Klaus’ eyes flashed a bright yellow. “Where do you lot get off? Hmm? My child is dead! So don’t you dare come here and try to sell me some bullshit story!” He snarled wildly.

Hearing all of the shouting going on downstairs, Rebekah went to go see what all the ruckus was about.

“Nik! Enough with your incessant shouting! It’s destroying my beauty sleep. What the bloody hell are you screaming about now?”

“Rebekah, I do not have time to deal with your nonsense right now. This witch is trying to tell me that my dead child is alive!”

Rebekah’s head snapped towards her in shock. “What?!”

Sabine sighed deeply and raised her hands towards them in a surrendering gesture. “Please. Just listen to what is going on, we don’t have much time.”

The siblings shared a look wary of the witch.

Klaus nods at her. “Speak.”

The witch takes a deep breath and begins to explain everything to the originals.

“Two days ago, on the same night that Hayley drank wolfsbane to kill your child, Josephine LaRue was taking her leisurely stroll and saw what Hayley was about to do.”

Klaus’ eyes narrowed at the witch in front of him.

“She knew that this baby was a miraculous gift of nature and it was to be treasured greatly, so she performed the Gemini Surrogate spell to transfer the baby out of Hayley’s womb and into another’s before the wolfsbane could kill it.”

Rebekah’s jaw fell open in shock. “Dear God.” She croaked.

Klaus was overpowered by emotion. He felt a weight slowly lift from his shoulders and utmost relief at the words Sabine told them.

“My baby is still alive.” He thought.

However, she was far from done.

“The woman who received the child is Athena Toussaint, a young siphon of the French Quarter Coven. Last night she went to Agnes’ house and was kidnapped by Marcel Gerard. He knows that she is with child and plans to hold her and the baby as leverage against you.”

“What!!” He roared.

Klaus became enraged by this. He had made Marcel everything that he is; treated him like a son, and when his father had chased him and his siblings from New Orleans a hundred years ago he believed Marcel had died. But no, when he had returned to the city, he found out not only did the little bastard survive, Marcel thrived. Instead of seeking them out, and staying together as one, Marcel made a choice to steal everything his family had built and make it his own. Klaus then remembered the ’M’ he had seen printed on the wall of the Abattoir. That ’M’ stood for Mikaelson, not Marcel, and he was going to take it all back.

His throne and his heir.

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Chapter Five [Confessions of an Ebony Siphon]

Pairing: Klaus Mikaelson x black!oc

Fandom: The Originals

Author: gwenspacy

ATHENA STOOD IN FRONT of her vanity stunned by the sight before her. The glow of the candlelight in her bedroom shone brightly, illuminating her dark figure. There she was, stark naked before her mirror, staring at the bump that had suddenly made its debut on her abdomen.

Tears filled her eyes as she gently placed her hand on her stomach, fingers running over the bump in awe. She had wanted a baby so badly, and to think that werewolf wanted to kill it. Fury coursed through her just thinking about it.

“Calm down ‘Thena.”

The last thing she needed was to accidentally stress herself, after all stress is not good for the baby.

Then another thought appeared. What was she going to do about the baby? She had to have checkups to ensure the baby was okay, and she needed to put a cloaking spell on herself. Who could she get to do that for her?

Agnes.

Yes, she knew she could trust her Aunt with the baby. However, Athena knew they had to be extremely discreet. She could not let Marcel pick up on any spells that her aunt would do for the baby.

It was dangerous enough that Agnes knew Josephine did the spell to give her the baby. With this in mind, the siphon dressed quickly to head over to her Aunt’s home.

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Rebekah stepped inside of the house, her clothes extremely disheveled. She kicked off her shoes and sighed loudly.

“Well tonight was an utter disaster.”

Klaus on the other hand, had a large smirk on his face. “Oh no sister, tonight…tonight was a masterpiece.”

The blonde original stared at him stunned.

“Are you mental? Nik, you murdered the witch that we intended to be a mere distraction so we could find Elijah. You killed Katie before Sophie could do the spell!”

“Oh sod off Rebekah. Wake up! The witches are on no one’s side but their own. The girl, Davina, she’s all they want. What do you think happens when they get her? An olive branch? Of course not! They will use that girl’s power against us.”

Rebekah cut her eyes away from him. “So please Niklaus, do tell, how the hell are we going to find Elijah now?”

Shaking his head, Klaus walked over to his sister and wrapped an arm around her. Leading her over to the window he spoke roughly.

“You always did lack faith. Don’t you get it? That little suicide witch was going to take Marcel out with her. So I stepped in, and now I have Marcel right where I want him. I could have watched him get killed but I saved Marcel and in doing so I’ve cemented his trust, and now he has agreed to return Elijah to us.”

Rebekah head snapped towards him. Even though she was upset by him killing the witch, she had to admit that his plan was executed perfectly. They would be getting Elijah back after all. 

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Athena arrived at Agnes’ house later that night. Stepping off the walkway she immediately noticed the door had been kicked in.

The siphon quickly grabbed a branch from the ground, held it in front of her and slammed it against her knee breaking it in half.

She entered the house quietly, tip toeing slowly looking around. The house was eerily calm. Broken glass was scattered across the floor along with destroyed furniture.

“What the hell?”

Heading straight towards Agnes’ work room, Athena gasped at the state of the room ahead. The door for the room was completely torn off of its hinges, and a trail of blood leading to another part of the room. As she turned the corner, the scene in front of her shook her to the core.

“Agnes.” She whispered brokenly.

Her beloved aunt laid there before her in a pool of her own blood, neck broken and a knife protruding from her stomach. Athena with tears in her eyes, fell to her knees in shock.

“No no no nooooo!!” She grabbed the body up into her arms, sobbing loudly.

That’s when she felt it. A powerful aura was present with her in the room. She looked up quickly and made eye contact with the other person.

Marcel.

“You bastard!” She screamed lunging towards him. Just then a blur flashed behind her and held her away from him.

“Get off of me!!” She screamed to the man behind her.

Her eyes turned a bright violet and her hands turned bright red as she grabbed on to the man and began siphoning the power he had inside his body.

The man let out a shout of pain and fell to his knees behind her. Marcel sped in front of her and stabbed her in the neck with a needle. Athena tried to fight him off of her but soon gave up when she felt her eyes begin to grow heavy as she felt the needle push something into her system.

As her eyes shut she heard Marcel whisper something into her ear.

“Night night, mama bear.”

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Chapter Four [Confessions of an Ebony Siphon]

Pairing: Klaus Mikaelson x black!oc

Fandom: The Originals

Author: gwenspacy

GOLDEN RAYS OF SUNLIGHT slowly peeked through the curtains of the master bedroom. Klaus was on his bed, tangled up in cotton sheets. His eyes however, were open, hands trembling slightly as they traced the patterns on the covers; conversations he had with Elijah about his child at the forefront of his mind.

Klaus and Elijah walked into the cemetery. The witches along with Hayley are present. Klaus looked around warily. The only reason he was here in the first place was because his brother had told him, Hayley, the werewolf he had slept with in Mystic Falls, was now pregnant.

“ Mystic Falls. " Klaus rolled his eyes heavily.

He loathed that town, it and all its irritating locals.

"Pregnancy.” He scoffed at the mere thought.

What kind of trickery was this? Did they actually expect him to believe that he could reproduce?

Throughout the many years he had walked this earth he had denied himself the very hope of having a family of his very own. So when Elijah had told him that a past lover of his was now pregnant with his child, he refused to believe it.

Klaus turned around to Elijah. “No, it’s impossible.”

“I said the same thing myself.”

Klaus grew angry. How dare these people try make a fool out of him. He was an original for God sake. The original hybrid.

“This is a lie. You are all lying. Vampires cannot procreate!”

Sofie Deveraux, the witch behind this elaborate scheme, looked towards him.

“But werewolves can. Magic made you a vampire, but you were born a werewolf. You are the Original Hybrid. The first of your kind, and this is one of nature’s loopholes.”

Klaus shut his eyes annoyed at the witches. His mind had become a whirlwind with all the ideas they were throwing at him. Unable to deal with it any longer, he growled deeply under his breath now opening his eyes staring at Hayley accusingly.

“You’ve been with someone else! Admit it.”

Hayley annoyed at his behavior, snapped back angrily, “They’ve had me here for days in this damn bayou because they think I’m carrying some magical miracle baby. Don’t you think I would have fessed up if it wasn’t yours?”

“My sister gave her life to perform the spell she needed to confirm this pregnancy. Because of Jane-Anne’s sacrifice, the lives of both this girl and her baby are now controlled by us.” Sophie added.

“We can keep them safe, or we can kill them. If you do not help us take down Marcel, so help me, Hayley won’t live long enough to see her first maternity dress.”

Hayley cut her eyes towards Sophie in shock. “What?”

Elijah tired of the way the conversation was now turning, cut in. “Enough of this. If you want Marcel dead, he’s dead. I’ll do it myself.”

“No, we can’t. Not yet at least. We have a plan, a clear one that we need to follow. There are rules.”

Elijah turned around to look at Niklaus. He could see the rage building up inside his brother.

Klaus had had enough of this nonsense.

“How dare you command me, threaten me! With what you wrongfully perceive to be my weaknesses. This..this is a pathetic deception, and I will not stand to hear any more of your ludicrous cock and bull storytelling.”

Klaus then spun on his heel ready to leave. Elijah quickly called out to him.

“Niklaus! Listen.”

Klaus stopped. He looked around slowly at all of them and tuned his hearing to listen keenly. That’s when he heard it. A heartbeat. A small fluttering beautiful heartbeat. He felt overwhelmed by all the feelings that filled his being.

For a second he let himself dream of being a father. Loving and growing his baby well, protecting it from every evil in this world. But then he also thought about Mikael, and how badly he had treated him when he was growing up.

Would he end up being just like him? Doubts flooded his thoughts, and that’s when he made up his mind.

Klaus looked to Hayley, then to Elijah and the witches.

“Kill her and the baby. What do I care?”

He then turns on his heel and leaves them all, horrified by his response.

Klaus clenches his jaw at how thoughtless he was then. He sighs deeply, Elijah always did believe in him. Always holding out a glimmer of hope he could be redeemed, that he could change his wrongs to rights.

He gets up throwing the covers away from his body. Klaus has now made up his mind. He was going to save his brother, and take back his kingdom from Marcel the way he wanted to, and no one, not even those pesky little witches were going to stop him.

•••

Rebekah sat downstairs at the table drinking a steaming hot cup of coffee while reading the newspaper. As she was taking a sip the kitchen door slammed open. There stood Klaus freshly dressed and ready for the day. 

“Get up Rebekah, we have a lot to do today. Sophie Deveraux is coming for a meeting about how exactly we are going to execute the plan to take back Elijah.”

Rebekah looked up at him, shocked to see how different he looked from last night. “Sophie Deveraux? The witch? Ugh, I can’t stand that girl.”

“So do I Rebekah, but right now we have to make nice if we are going to get Elijah back.”

Suddenly there was a knock at the door. Klaus and Rebekah looked at each other knowingly.

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“Now as you know, Hayley has killed my child. But that does not mean that I will not take down Marcel and his band of misfits for running a muck of my city.” Klaus says to Sophie.

He and Rebekah share a look. The female original turns towards the witch.

“Okay, here’s the plan." 

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"Are you out of your minds?!” Sophie shouted incredulously.

Rebekah rolled her eyes at the witch. “It’s very simple - we just need you to perform one teeny tiny locator spell to help us find our brother.”

Sophie scoffed. “Witches who practice magic in this town get caught, and then they get killed!”

Klaus cleared his throat. “Yes, about that. It seems you left out a very crucial detail when we made our deal Ms. Deveraux - Marcel’s secret weapon. The way he knows when a witch is using magic.”

“You know, girl about yea high, cute as a button, anger issues?” Rebekah spoke dryly.

Sophie looks towards them shocked when she realizes who they are talking about. “Davina? Where.. where have you seen her?”

“I don’t know. The little brat erased my memory right after she threw me out a window with her bloody mind!”

“Let me cut to the chase. Davina has Elijah. You witches, I assume, want to get Davina away from Marcel. We don’t know where she is, ergo, we need magic.” Klaus interrupted.

“Davina would sense it.”

“Unless, of course, another witch - say a traitor to the cause, Katie for example - was to perform much more powerful magic at the same time. That would create a smokescreen, concealing your very small spell from the brat.” The blonde finished.

It was a brilliant idea, however Sophie would not be easily deterred from her reasoning by them. “Katie doesn’t deserve to die.”

Klaus, fed up with the back and forth argument with the witch, angrily slams his hands on the table standing up to face her.

“Sophie Deveraux! You are in no position to be so principled. You cannot and will not win a war without a few strategic losses, no matter how regrettable they may be. How many times have the vampires been one step ahead of you and your horde of witches knowing something they shouldn’t? Your sister was executed in the middle of the bloody public square for practicing magic - who knew she’d be caught? Did she even attempt to flee?”

He could see the wheels beginning to turn in her head.

Finally.

“She was caught hiding in a cargo hold of a freighter before it set sail down the Mississippi.” Sophie says stunned.

Klaus looks her straight in the eye. “And who, pray tell  - of Marcel’s valued inner circle - manages his business at the docks?”

Sophie sighed deeply, the realization was like a slap in the face.

“Katie’s boyfriend, Thierry.”

“Exactly.”

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Chapter Three [Confessions of an Ebony Siphon]

Pairing: Klaus Mikaelson x black!oc

Fandom: The Originals

Author: gwenspacy

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ATHENA GLANCED DOWN AT the silver watch on her hand as she walked briskly through the French Quarter.

Shit I’m late.

She had an appointment with her gynecologist at 2 pm. It was now five minutes after two, damn was she running late.

The streets were flooded with civilians. People from all walks of life came to see what it was that New Orleans had to offer, and boy did New Orleans have a lot to offer. The food was incredible, music always playing, started in the daytime and went on through the night.

But even though this beautiful city did have its pros, it also had its cons.

Tourists walked along the streets captivated by the attractions. Poor unfortunate souls. Not aware that there were other species among them, supernatural species. The place was crawling with them. Vampires actually running the city, and all of them were under subjection by one man.

Marcel Gerard.

He fancied himself ‘King of the Quarter’ and under his regime the wolves were not allowed into the city, and the witches were banned from using their magic.

Athena could feel her rage reaching to a boiling point just thinking about it. Shaking her head, she tried to get rid of the hateful thoughts. Today was supposed to be a good day, stress free. She was going to go to her appointment, relax by the park, then head over to her Aunt Agnes. 

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The young children playing among themselves, having the time of their lives, was an amazing sight for Athena to take in. The wide open space, the grass showing its rich green color under a bright, blue endless sky. Spotting a bench across from the playground, the siphon sat and enjoyed the scenery.

This was probably one of her favorite places to go when she wanted to clear her mind, and just be.

The cool breeze blew gently through her purple hair, the echoes of loud laughter from the families that surrounded her filled her ears.

Her eyes caught sight of a man and woman that had a baby girl with them. The baby was curled up in the arms of her father, smiling and babbling pure utter nonsense while they laughed along with her.

A smile made its way on to Athena’s face, only for it to change to a grimace when she realized that might never be her.

“Hi Athena! Come on in.”

Athena walked into a small room, that was filled with different kinds of medical equipment made to help her situation. The walls were gray with no accents or furnishings on it, with the exception of a certificate to show she was a certified professional; nothing to let your eyes sparkle in wonder.

There was a symmetrical chair in the middle of the room, designed for gynecological and urological outpatient interventions.

“Hey Dr. Masen.”

Athena doesn’t mean to answer her so timidly, but she was wracked with nerves. She watches as her doctor explains everything that’s going to happen to her.

“Well, as you know we did the artificial insemination procedure some weeks ago, so we’re gonna test to see if it did work and you’re pregnant!”

However after doing a series of tests on her, both blood work and urine sample showed up negative, and Athena was extremely distraught about it.

Taking a tissue from Dr. Masen, the siphon tried without success to stop the tears streaming down her face.

“This is the second time it’s come back as negative, I just don’t understand?”

The gynecologist had checked before to ensure she was fertile, and she was. So she had yet to understand why the hell she couldn’t get pregnant.

“Sometimes, things might not turn out the way you hope for, because I strongly believe that everything in this life happens for a reason. And hun, the right time will come for you to have your baby. Don’t fret about it.”

Athena always dreamed of becoming a mother. Always wanting to take care of the younger children in the coven or babysit her neighbors’ kids. When she got older, she wanted to settle down and have a family of her own, but fate had yet to be kind to her. She never found someone who she felt a deep attraction for, someone who could give her something she desired greatly, a child.

Blinking away tears, Athena took herself out of her sad thoughts.

“Wake up and keep your head out of the clouds 'Thena.”

She then notices that it was now twilight, and she had not visited her Aunt Agnes yet. Gathering her purse, she gets up and heads out of the park towards the French Quarter.

•••

Opening the door of Aunt Agnes’ home, Athena was met with the scent of burnt sage. Raising her eyebrows in question, she calls out loudly.

“Aunt Aggie! I’m here.”

Footsteps echo loudly throughout the house. “My sweet child, oh come here and let me take a look at you.”  Her Aunt Agnes grinning brightly at her.

Agnes was an elder witch of the French Quarter Coven, however to the tourist of New Orleans, she was a simple fortune teller.

Her and Athena had a long history together, being that Agnes was one of the only witches of their coven that didn’t turn away Athena because of her ability to siphon magic.

“I’m doing okay, I guess. I came to check up on you - make sure everything’s alright.”

Athena was suspicious as to why the scent of burnt sage was in the air. “Aunt Aggie, is there anyone else here? I smell burnt sage, did you do a privacy spell?”

Agnes smiled at the young woman in front of her. “No sweetheart, there is no one else here. But yes, I was doing a privacy spell for when you arrived. No one is to hear of the conversation I am about to have with you.”

Athena furrowed her brows at the elder.

“My dearest Athena, I know the desire you have to have a child of your own, but you have yet to find another who will give you that child.”

Pausing for a beat to keep the suspense flowing, Agnes moves away from her to go sit in a chair by the window.

“What if I were to tell you that you will have a child, that you would be blessed immensely with a baby that would grow to be extremely powerful?”

Athena stared at Agnes in shock.

“How do you know this? Of course I would be extremely happy and excited about the child Aunt Aggie, even if the child were to be powerless I would love him/her with all the love that I could possibly give.” She stated passionately.

Chuckling softly she takes Athena’s hand and clasped her hand in hers.

“Listen to me carefully 'Thena, a spell was done tonight. You know of the werewolf that is carrying Klaus Mikaelson’s child?” Athena nods hesitant, wondering he and his child have to do with anything.

“Well, Josephine was taking a stroll along the quarter tonight and noticed that the wolf was buying wolfsbane to kill it.”

Athena’s eyes widened, surprised by what her Aunt was telling her.

“However, before she could drink the poison, Josephine cast a spell to save the child, the Gemini Surrogate spell.”

“So that means, she got the baby out before the poison could kill it. But who did she - ”

Athena gasped softly, now aware of everything her aunt said before, all of it now adding up in her mind.

Agnes looked straight into her eyes.

“Josephine sent the baby to you.”

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