Filled With Fire

“b***h, If You Don’t Know.”

"Who the hell are you?" The baby faced Mikaelson asked.

"b***h if you don't know by now, you don't deserve to know." The redhead was very unimpressed and simply folded her arms with a raised eyebrow.

Rebekah snorted and a faint smile spread across Klaus's face, even though he was still caught in Kol's arms. Elijah hid a small smirk and Finn gazed at her, lost in his memories as they wrapped around a small, happy girl who lived in their village when they were human.

The shocked look on the Reckless Original's face turned into an angry one, "How dare you talk to me like? Do you know who I am?"

"An old bloodsucker who probably farts dust?" The Tiger rasped.

That anger doubled and Tempest couldn't help but smirk. Oh, she was just the best at pissing people off.

"Why you little-"

Kol dropped his brother and lunged at her, but instead of getting a hold of her, he was instead met with a fist to the face.

Laughter erupted from the Mikaelsons, as their youngest brother was sprawled on the floor, blinking repeatedly and clutching his bleeding nose. For some reason, instead of getting even angrier, he grinned. "Oh, I like you."

The redhead hummed, bored and jumped when a vase suddenly shattered against one of Nik's paintings.

How did you know it was his?

Shut up.

"I like you've done with the place, Nik."

The Tiger rolled her eyes for the billionth time for that evening, again unimpressed with her Bitchy Bekah's dramatics. Her heart then clenched when the Wolf Hybrid said with a broken voice, "I wanted it to be for all of us."

Please don't cry. I can't stand it when a man cries. It's... weird.

He turned his blue eyes to the floor, "A place we could call home. A place we could all be a family. None of us would ever have to be alone again." Nik's voice cracked slightly.

Oh, Gods, I want to smoosh your cheeks together just to see you smile again.

Elijah looked on coldly, "Well you're right, none of us will be."

"You're staying behind." Finn continued, taking his sad gaze away from Tempest. She frowned, wondering what the hell that was about.

Bekah moved to the redhead's side, "We're leaving you, Nik. Right after I kill that doppelgänger wench."

"Ooo, can I help?" Tempest pouted, her kitten eyes on full power.

The blonde beamed and looped her arm through the Tiger's then looked back at her Hybrid brother, "Then you will be alone. Always and forever."

Niklaus's face was in turmoil, a mixture of hurt, sadness and anger swirling in his damp blue eyes, "If you run, I will hunt all of you down."

Calmly, the Noble Original answered with, "Then you'll be everything you hate. Our father."

Ouch. Damn babe, that's not nice.

"I am the hybrid! I can't be killed. I have nothing to fear from any of you." Klaus snarled.

His face impassive, Elijah said, "You will when we have that coffin."

Can't help but feel that whatever is in that coffin can't be good.

A door opened and all eyes turn to a blonde woman who, by the looks of the Originals, is a great big shock.

Tempest's inner beast began to growl and snarl at whoever she was. This woman was dangerous. She could feel it. Beside her, Rebekah murmured, "Mother?"

Aah! Esther! f**k! Abort! Let's get the f**k outta here!

The Mikaelson Matriarch breezed past Tempest, although a look that bordered on greedy was sent her way, and she stopped in front of Niklaus.

His blue eyes glittered with tears, some escaped, falling down his cheeks.

"Look at me," Esther demanded quietly.

He slowly looked up into her eyes.

"Do you know why I'm here?"

"You're here to kill me."

A low growl escaped the Tiger's throat, her silver eyes flashing, veins crawling down her cheeks. The Originals marvelled at her hybrid face, all but Esther and Niklaus.

"Niklaus you are my son. I want us to be a family again."

What a load of sparkly, unicorn s**t, lady.

Esther then turned to Tempest, with a slightly unhinged smile that none of her kids seemed to notice, too starstruck to see their mother alive and well.

"Hello, my dear. How wonderful it is to meet you."

:3

Finn watched his mother study the flame-color haired woman. Tiger shifters had intense and powerful magic wrapped around their life force. The last time Esther had stared at a Tiger Shifter like that, she'd used her life force to help power her children's transition into their vampiric selves.

He regretted the young woman's death more than his own deathless existence. This woman, even though she was a hybrid, was obviously a descendant and he would do anything to protect her.

Finn had seen Elizabeth, the Tiger who had been murdered to strengthen their mother's magic, as a daughter and he could definitely see that Esther had something planned.

:3

"Right..." Tempest dragged out, uninterested in whatever the woman had to say.

She turned to Rebekah, "I'll see you later Beks. We're going to get drinks tomorrow."

The blonde grinned and kissed the redhead's cheek. Tempest then bowed to the others. "Boys." She then met Esther's eyes, nodded and under her breath muttered, "Bitch."

Rebekah snorted, Klaus smirked, Finn closed his eyes to hide the amusement in them, Elijah rose an eyebrow and Kol snickered.

"Later." Tempest walked out of there like a boss.