✅️ Gemini Runaway

A Mikaelson Thanksgiving

Lucien clicked his tongue. "Nothing but my deepest respect for you....Raelyn, you are such a sight."

Klaus entered the room holding out his hand for me when I reached the bottom of the stairs. "Lovely. We're all getting along. Tristian, I would like to introduce you to my queen, Raelyn."

"Hi Tristian, I would say it's a pleasure but you have my sister in law so..." I sniped tilting my head to the side with a smirk.

He nodded, lowering his hand once we had shaken hands. "We are all here to protect the person who sired us. We don't have to be friends with everyone."

Everyone of us sat down at the large table covered with food. Sitting down by Nik I moved my gaze to his vampire. "It's a bit odd, isn't it, celebrating an American holiday?"

Elijah tapped his fingers together. "Well, you know, Lucien, I rather enjoy Thanksgiving... the turkey, the cranberry sauce, the lies, the deceit, the betrayal. Perhaps we should begin this evening's proceedings with a little confession, and do help yourselves."

Aurora who had came in the compound moments ago scolded. "So this entire dinner is meant to be some boorish inquisition. How rude."

Klaus waved his hand at her. "Nonsense, luv. My brother merely wishes to make certain we're all on the same page, so who would like to begin?"

Tristan responded. "Well, Lucien and I have always loathed each other. Had we arrived as allies with news of a bleak future, you would have doubted us. We sought to remove suspicion by maintaining appearances."

Lucien raised his hands up. "The bottom line is, we came to protect you and ourselves. We have never wavered on this point."

Picking up a piece of turkey I shifted my gaze back to Nik's vampire. "Well, if one wanted to obtain a certain item in, say, a private collection but one was not invited to the home where said private collection was located, police investigation could come in very handy to remove these items as evidence."

Elijah put the pieces together himself. "I take it that you are referring to the medallion."

Tristan looked at his red headed sister. "I suppose it was my sister who shared that bit of information."

Klaus leaned back in his chair. "Don't blame Aurora. You two are hardly conspiratorial geniuses."

Lucien chuckled looking from Nik then over to me. "Funny story... it turns out all along that the medallion was in the hands of Nik's friend Camille the bartender-slash-therapist. Had to get her arrested in order to search her goodies, so to speak, but I would never allow any harm to come to her, knowing the great affection you have for her....especially that she is Raelyn's friend."

Biting down on my turkey leg I moved my gaze feeling someone glaring at me. Locating that it was Aurora I felt nervous until Nik placed a hand on my knee drawing my gaze away. "A medallion that could lock us away hardly seems like a wise strategy for those come to protect us. Hand it over. And release Rebekah."

Lucien glanced to her across the table. "Uh, just a tick. Aurora has Rebekah, hmm?"

Aurora smiled, leaning her elbows on the table. "No reason why I shouldn't be trusted with my sire's safety."

Lucien added. "Of course, unless you were to have one of your episodes."

Tristan shrugged his shoulders. "Easy, Lucien. My sister sought leverage to protect herself. Who among us would do otherwise?"

Elijah ran a hand over his chin in thought. "Niklaus, would you politely remind me why we shouldn't just compel them all to give us what we want?"

"You know that is a great question, Elijah." Rising to my feet I slammed my palms on the table glaring at the other vampires. "I think that we can go far from compulsion don't you. Considering these two have taken my sister in law hostage in who knows where. Oh and thus one nearly broke up our marriage making me think that I wasn't the one for him." Pointing my index finger at Aurora and holding my gaze on her brother.