17

It was morning time, Davina was at the market at Jackson Square, which was mostly run by witches. She walked up to one of the stalls and greeted the woman working at the counter, "Hi. Do you have any angelica flower?" She asked her curiously, clearly trying to get some of the herbs for one of her spells.

  The woman simply grounded herbs with a mortar and pestle and acted as if there was no one there, refusing to do so much as make eye contact with her.

  Davina sighed, looking both flustered and embarrassed, "Okay, I know I've been shunned, but you can at least look at me." She complained, a look of shame on her face as she spoke to the witch.

   The woman continued to ignore her until finally, Davina, near tears, walked away.

  Once she was a few meters away, Ophelia and Josh suddenly appeared and walked up to the counter together before cheerfully greeting the woman, "Hello!" Josh greeted the woman cheerfully, "I'm in the market for some angelica."

  Davina, who heard what he was doing, turned back, but she only became sadder when the woman ignored him as well, "Perhaps you've heard of it? No? Okay. Follow-up question--Do you happen to have any kind of comment box or complaint hotline? Because I've got a few thoughts about your customer service that-- trust me-- you do not want to end up on Yelp." Josh complained to the woman, clearly growing irritated.

   This comment caused the woman to at least acknowledge Josh' presence by sighing. She looked up, only to have her eyes widen at the sight of Ophelia. Ophelia growled, her hybrid eyes flashing as she grabbed the witch by the neck as she pulled her forward, almost on top of her table, "I don't like the way you treated my two friends here," She told the witch in a threatening tone, "Either you give Davina Claire her angelica flower or I'll rip you limb from limb without blinking."

At the end of her threatening sentence, Ophelia merely smiled, almost sadistically, which caused Josh to give her a concerned look.

  Davina, who was even more embarrassed now, quickly walked over to Ophelia and gently grabbed her by the arm, "Ophelia, Josh, let's just go, okay?" She asked the duo in a pleading the.

Ophelia sighed, finally letting go of her grip on the witch's neck before turning to Davina, "Fine. Let's go, Josh."

  As Ophelia began to pull Josh as well, the male vampire quickly reached over and grabbed something off of the counter top before holding them up in front of the woman's face, "Fine, but we're talking these."

Ophelia yanked him on his arm and pulled him away as Davina pulled her, causing Davina to sigh and shake her head.

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  At the Mikaelson compound, Klaus had just returned home. He walked upstairs to his room to find almost a half dozen empty blood bags in his bed. He turned his head, only to see the dead body of a brunette woman sprawled out across the chair near the fireplace and two more on the ground, both of them with their limbs practically torn apart.

He sighed in annoyance, glancing at both the dead body and the blood bags. After a moment, he made his way into Elijah's study, where he was going through old-looking notes printed on parchment, "Where the bloody hell is she?" He asked Elijah in annoyance.

"I assume we are talking about Ophelia, not Camille..." He trailed off, causing Klaus to sigh in exasperation, and Elijah didn't even bother to look up at his brother, "Just refresh my memory, Niklaus. Did she or did she not just lose her husband?"

"She's gone," Klaus informed Elijah and finally Elijah turned to him.

"And?" Elijah questioned, "She's been locked up in this place for days. You should be glad she's finally getting some fresh air."

"You don't understand, Elijah!" Klaus raised his voice in exasperation, "There are three dead bodies in my bedroom and over at least six blood bags in my bed. I was just there not even four hours ago and they weren't there. The way she's consuming blood...it's concerning. If she keeps feeding like this, there's a chance she'll never stop."

"She's not a ripper," Elijah interrupted Klaus, "There is nothing to worry about."

"Yes, there is," Klaus argued in a stern tone, "Do you remember those murders happening during Hayley's absence? The ones where the human's limbs were torn apart."

"Yes," Elijah replied, nodding his head, "I recall your confession, claiming you had been the one to kill all of them, which resulted in me being driven away from you more than I already had been."

"They weren't me," Klaus informed Elijah, who seemed shocked by the revelation, his eyes widening, "They were Ophelia..." He trailed off, his face filled with concern as he paused, "Those bodies, Elijah, they had been torn limb from limb. As if she were in wolf form, but she hadn't been. She killed over forty in the span of four months. I'm afraid the same is happening again. It's been a day and there are already three bodies in my bedroom, torn apart."

Elijah stared at Klaus in concern, clearly having no idea what to do.

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  Ophelia, Davina, and Josh were walking down a street in the French Quarter while they caught up on what they had missed since they last saw each other, especially Josh, who had left the city for a while after Aiden's death.

"Davina, I called, like, a billion times. It's kind of enough to make a guy feel...I don't know, shunned or something," He paused and Davina gave Josh a scolding look, which caused his expression to become somewhat guilty, "Sorry. Too soon?"

Davina sighed, quickening her pace as she walked, "Josh, I'm sorry I haven't called you back. It's just, things have been really..."

  Josh, who was understanding exactly what she meant, nodded his head in agreement as he spun and blocked her way so she couldn't walk any further, "Really...yeah, awful," He responded, causing Davina to stop walking, "No kidding. The thing is, this is kind of the whole reason you have friends, so you don't have to do the terrible parts alone."

Ophelia avoided eye contact with the duo as Davina shot her a look, knowing that that was exactly what Ophelia was doing.

   Just then, a limousine pulled up to the curb, which both concerned and confused Josh. Ophelia, on the other hand, glared at the limo, knowing for a fact who was inside, "Whoa. Hey, should I be worried, or, like, really excited right now?" Josh asked Davina while Ophelia groaned.

"You must be joking, D," She complained, causing Davina to avoid eye contact with her as the window rolled down to reveal Aya in the backseat, who looked amused but impatient.

Josh sighed and looked even more concerned by the sight of her. Ophelia, on the other hand, looked as though she was trying her hardest not to kill Aya on sight, "Hello, Joshua," She paused, turning to Ophelia, "Ophelia, long time no see. Ms. Claire, I assume you know who I am?" She questioned and Davina, looking nervous, nodded at her, "I suggest you get in. We've much to discuss."

"Like hell, she's doing that--" Ophelia began to step forward, only to have Davina grab her by the arm.

Ophelia turned to her with a shocked expression as the young female gave her a reassuring look, "I'll be fine, Ophelia," She assured her before glancing between her and Josh, "I'll call you both later, I promise.

  Without another word said, Davina got into the limo and sat down next to Aya before they drove away, leaving Josh and Ophelia standing on the curb together.

"We need to tell Marcel," Ophelia informed Josh as she turned to the male vampire, "He's apart of the Strix. He can help make sure Davina doesn't get herself into too much trouble."

Before Josh could speak up, Ophelia began to walk away, up until she reached Rousseau's.

Once making it inside, Ophelia found that a live band was playing at Rousseau's and she decided to take a seat at the bar.

Once doing so, one of the bartenders Ophelia was familiar with walked over, "Hey, Ophelia," She greeted the female tribrid with a smile, "What can I get you?"

"Bourbon. Neat," Ophelia insisted and just as the bartender was about to walk away, Ophelia spoke up, "Also, would you mind getting me a notepad and a pen?"

The female bartender nodded her head in response, just before leaving to get the things Ophelia nodded.

Once coming back, the bartender placed down Ophelia's glass of bourbon before handing her the notepad and paper, "Thanks," Ophelia thanked her with a smile and with that, the bartender left.

After seeing that she was gone, Ophelia uncapped the pen before beginning to write her list of all the people she wanted dead.

Ophelia turned her head to watch as Cami walked in confidently and stripped off her jacket as she made her way to the bar. The bartender on shift was dancing behind the bar as she mixed a drink, but was stunned when she saw Cami, "Cami! Damn girl, you look amazing." She greeted the blonde brightly.

Cami smirked, glancing over at Ophelia, who acted as if she wasn't listening in, before she looked away, "You know, I feel amazing."

   Just then, a frat boy-type wearing a backward baseball cap walked up to the bar to order drinks, "Hey, four tequila shots, stat. And don't be afraid to move that sweet ass."

  The bartender looked uncomfortable but went to make the drinks. Ophelia was about to stick up for the woman when Cami, who was extremely annoyed by the man's behavior, shot him a look, "Real nice. She works hard, you know."

  The frat boy turned and leered at her. "Oh yeah? How about you, gorgeous? You work hard, too?" He questioned flirtatiously, causing Ophelia to roll her eyes as she continued making her list.

   Cami pretended to be a ditzy girl and smiled fakely at him as she seductively slid her hands over his shoulders, "Sure. As a matter of fact, right now, it's hard work resisting the urge to rip your throat out with my teeth." She whispered to him before chuckling at her own joke.

After doing so, she stared him in the eyes, beginning to compel him, "You're gonna find an ATM, and you're going to max out your daily limit and leave that nice, underpaid bartender the biggest tip she's ever seen. Then, you're gonna meet me in the alley out back so we can have some real fun together."

  The frat boy looked confused as Ophelia suddenly spoke up, "Don't forget to tell him to turn that damn hat around. He's an adult. He should start dressing like it," She told Cami, who smiled at Ophelia before turning to the frat boy.

"What she said," Cami told the man, patting him patronizingly on the chest before walking away.

  The frat boy unconsciously reached up to turn his hat so the bill was facing forward before walking away.

Once he was gone, Cami walked over to Ophelia, "Are you here to be my babysitter or something?" She asked Ophelia, who looked up at her and smiled.

"Nope," Ophelia responded and Cami shocked when she realized that the female tribrid was actually telling the truth, "Klaus may want to keep an eye on you, but I honestly think you can do whatever the hell you want. You're a vampire now. You're the apex predator. You can do anything you put your mind to," She paused, gesturing to the direction the frat boy left in, "Like compel pigs like that asshole to start showing some respect to women. He should be lucky you didn't rip off his man parts."

Cami smiled, clearly happy that Ophelia was on her side. Just then, the bartender that was talking to Cami just a few moments before walking over, placing two glasses of scotch onto the bar for Cami and Ophelia.

"These drinks are for the two of you, from the guy at the end of the bar. He was pretty insistent." She informed Cami and Ophelia before walking away.

Cami and Ophelia frowned, sharing a glance before turning their heads to see that Klaus was the man at the end of the bar.

Once seeing the two women looking at him, Klaus wiggled his fingers at them in a wave, causing Ophelia to roll her eyes.

Ophelia quickly picked up her bourbon. She downed it in one gulp before picking up the list she had made and quickly made her way to the exit.

Klaus got up to stop her, but Ophelia was able to dodge him before fleeing the scene.

AN: Get ready! Someone from Ophelia's past will make an appearance soon! 

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