I felt a warm tear slide down my face. And I can't tell if it was mine. Just mine.
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"Come on, don't wait for a dramatic entrance..." I grunted leaning over a certain brunette in a coffin. "Get a mouse. You see how delicious she is and hear her helplessly whistling. Oh! Sorry, I forgot - you're dead,'' I held a live mouse over his mouth and laughed mischievously.
I think I heard someone trying not to laugh behind me. "Now I don't know if he'll kill you for it or if he'll like you even more."
I smirked and rolled my eyes at the same time. "Definitely the second one, Niklaus. He wouldn't survive the first option,'' I answered and I heard him laugh. I stood up to my full height, left the mouse alone, and looked at him.
"Do you think it's a good idea to put a mouse in my brother's mouth?"
"Um... I'll probably find out in a while. But I think he'll forgive me for my act if I say that it's terribly boring here,'' I smiled sweetly at him. Niklaus shook his head and walked over to me. He was close, very close. He stared at me and took my hand and held it gently. Before he put the cold metals inside her. I looked at our joined hands and saw several daggers in my hand.
"Hide them, somewhere safe," he looked uncertainly at the daggers before looking up with new emotion in his eyes and a small smile appeared on his face. ''I trust you.''
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"They're annoying, the way they take their time-" before I could finish the sentence we saw how their fingers started to move and their faces started to take on color. Everyone immediately stood up and nervously stood a short distance from the coffins, but they did not show any insecurities. "It's about time, sweetie."
Deep breaths could be heard throughout the room. They looked up at each other in confusion. Kol stopped looking at Niklaus. "What, brother? Do you need me to do some dirty work? Or perhaps-'' his gaze settled on his other siblings.
"Or I just wanted to see my little brother and reunite the family."
"The family you've been stabbing and keeping in coffins for centuries?" I heard a new voice speak for the first time. Finn. Eldest brother. I checked his appearance when he was still half dead, but he looks even better alive. Definitely Mikaelson's genes.
"Oh perfect! You also woke up our brother Finn, who doesn't seem like much of a brother.''
"At least I'm not a maniac."
"Psychopath, brother."
"You've been up for less than five minutes and you're already arguing."
"Elijah, how beautiful it is to see you, how was it in the coffin? Oh wait- you've never been there.''
"You can guess why, Kol."
"As much as I want to hug you, I feel like slapping you."
"That's very kind of you Rebekah."
"I wouldn't be here if I were you, Niklaus."
"Why that?"
"Because I want to punch you."
"You can't beat me, I'm an original hybrid."
"Oooo, sorry for missing your ritual, but you know what I've been too busy lying in a coffin... but you don't mind, what a good dog."
"I'm not a dog!"
"I didn't miss this so much."
"Children, Niklaus!" Elijah called to stop their argument. Both Finn and Kol had long climbed out of their coffins and were ready to fight. Everyone, actually, except for Rebekah who was looking through a catalog of dresses.