WAR OF HEARTS ↠ KOL MIKAELSON

3:14 / EPILOGUE

"No, Davina didn't want revenge. Did she? She loved you until the end, Rhea, and she loves you now still." Kol comforted her.

She looked up at Kol, "Just.. put me out of misery. Please." She then looked up to Freya, "Just put me to sleep or something." Freya's eyebrows suddenly rose as an idea formed in her mind, and she left the room abruptly.

"Hey," Kol's voice sounded, her slightly blurred vision took a moment to focus back on his face, the face she had adored for so many centuries and would adore for so many more, "Look at me."

"What?" Rhea asked, confused.

Kol smiled, sleepily, "Nothing, I just wanted to see your face." He said before drifting in and out of consciousness once again.

Rhea stumbled to the toilet to throw up a little while later, reluctantly leaving Kol— but she needed a few seconds for it to really sink in— what was currently happening. Elijah had wrapped her wound, to stop the bleeding— but that wouldn't change the inevitable from happening.

As she exited the toilet, stumbling, she saw Klaus and Hayley talking, it looked emotional, even in her weakened state, she could tell it was serious.

Hayley left the room a few seconds later, Klaus turned to Rhea.

"You're going.. to him, to Marcel, aren't you?" He didn't even need to answer, Rhea knew he had made his decision, "Klaus, there's got to be another way."

"I wish there was, love, trust me I wish there was." He took a step towards the witch as she stumbled, holding her up, "I am sorry, you know. For all of the wrong doings I've thrown upon you, for all of the times I have done things for my own selfish gain and not worried about the repercussions it had on you. The truth is, you're apart of this family, Rhea. You always have been, that's why we don't hesitate to do things that may hurt you, because family always finds a way to forgive." Klaus' honesty with the witch was enough to bring a fresh set of tears to her eyes, "You've done so much for him, for Kol. For all of us. This family wouldn't be who we are today without you and all you've done. So, thank you."

Even Klaus had water filled eyes by the end of his speech, Rhea reached round to do something she's certain she'd never done to the hybrid.

She hugged him.

On the outside, it looked like nothing more than a hug between two friends. It was so much more than that. Two wronged souls, two hurt and beaten down beings who despite their best efforts, cared for the other.

Rhea pulled away and looked up at him, "Teach them sirelings who's the real boss." He chuckled slightly at her words but nodded nonetheless.

"Goodbye, Rhea."

"Goodbye, Klaus." And then he was gone, and Rhea wasn't sure she would see him again.

"Rhea," Freya joined her seconds later, "I think I have a plan."

Freya and Rhea sat at the table after Freya had told her what she had planned, they were frantically writing down a spell that would hopefully— be exactly what they needed.

"No! Don't hurt her!" Kol suddenly called out. Rhea dropped everything she was doing and rushed over to him as he thrashed about.

"It's getting worse." Hayley stated.

"Don't hurt her! Rhea!" Kol called out, Rhea grabbed ahold of his wrists, stopping the thrashing.

"Hey, hey. I'm right here, okay? I'm safe." Kol's eyes flew open, letting out a deep sigh of relief when he realised that Rhea was in fact, safe.

"Brother," Elijah remarked, "Calm yourself."

"I'm here." Rhea assured him, he smiled up at her, cupping her cheek in his hand.

"You're here." Rhea nodded, knowing that he wasn't really with it right now.

The two sat with each other for a while, no words needed to be said, Kol just needed to know that Rhea was near and safe. Rhea just needed to be near Kol.

Hayley came out of the room Elijah was staying in, tearful eyed.

"Hayley." Rhea called out, the hybrid walked over to her, "You need to tell Ares."

Hayley nodded to her friend, "Of course I will, Rhea." She looked at the two on the sofa and smiled to herself slightly before going off to make a phone call.

"We need to gather everyone around the table." Freya told Rhea, "Everything's ready, we're just waiting for the call."

Rhea nodded, looking down to Kol, "Kol, kol, come on, we gotta get you up." She said quietly to the sick boy in front of her.

She helped him to his feet, and over to the table, where she took the seat next to him, holding tightly into his hand.

Elijah joined soon after, holding onto both Freya and Kol's hands. Freya and Rhea joined hands, looking down at the paper in front of them. It had all of their names on it.

"Rebekah's dagger. It has her blood." Freya noted to Rhea who nodded, the two shared one look before they started chanting.

Their chanting got louder and louder, until it came to a complete stop and the four Mikaelsons slumped back in their chairs— their spirits leaving their bodies, leaving Hayley and Hope completely alone.

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"Not exactly what I was expecting, but I guess beggars can't be choosers." Kol's voiced sounded in the new surroundings. The Mikaelson siblings and Rhea, were stood in a garden unknown to them all, in clean clothes, with their wounds healed.

"So, you like it? It's what I always dreamed of. A home away from the city. Just family." Freya said happily.

"So this creation, was it yours or Niklaus'?" Elijah asked his sister.

"We're linked to his life force by the same spell as aunt Dahlia used to keep me alive for a thousand years. I realized it was the only way. Put us in a deep sleep. Buy Hayley enough time to find cures for us all." Freya informed them, in turn they gave her impressive glances.

"Hence the Chambre de Chasse." Elijah stated.

Freya shook her head, "It didn't even cross my mind, this is all Rhea's doing. I didn't have enough strength to create this as well as tie us all to Niklaus. Rhea tapped into her family's power and well, here we are."

"At least in here, we can remain together until we wake." Rhea said with a small shrug, looking at the happy smiles on all of their faces.

Elijah and Freya went to join Rebekah who was a few feet away in deep thought. 

"I don't think I've ever been as in love with you as I am right now." Kol said in awe, looking down at his wife with nothing but admiration.

"We stay together, Kol, always."

THE END