Chapter Nine: Confrontations

Henrik's Pov

Tension.

There was nothing but tension between the Mikaelson's and I.

We've all been standing in the living room for quite some time. 

Although, it's annoying.

Especially when none of them have made a move to say something.

For vampires, original ones at that, they're cowards for not speaking up first.

After hours, when in reality it was only a few minutes, the brave one to finally speak was Finn.

"How." Finn asked in disbelief.

Seriously?

I just reveal the fact that I know I'm Henrik Mikaelson and the only damn word he can utter out is how.

"Take a guess" I scoffed.

Finn sighed, "Henrik".

I rolled my eyes in annoyance.

"Fine! The freak that kidnapped my sister, my friends and I had some witches perform a ritual to help me regain my memories!" I yelled.

Everyone's eyes widened at that as shock coursed through them.

Trust me, I'm still in shock that A knew about supernatural.

But I'll have to worry about that later.

"Henrik-" Finn started but I cut him off.

"Stop! Don't you dare say anything because as far as I'm concerned you could be ready to lie to me again!" I yelled.

Finn looked taken aback and I could see some hurt in his eyes.

But did I care?

No, I didn't.

"You lied to me. All of you lied to me" I said.

None of them said anything. 

They couldn't bring themselves to say anything.

I clenched my fists at my sides and glared at Finn and pointed a finger at him.

"You lied to me from the very first day we met! I trusted you but you didn't seem to trust me!" I yelled.

"Don't say that, Henrik. Of course I trust you" Finn argued.

"If you trusted me you would've been honest and told me the truth" I argued back.

Finn opened his mouth to say something when Freya stepped in.

"Would you have believed him if he told you the truth? Wouldn't you have thought of him as crazy?" Freya asked.

I huffed and threw my arms up in the air, "I would've been suspicious and freaked out but if he provided me enough evidence, something he most definitely had, to back up what he was saying then I would've believed him".

Freya flinched while Finn frowned.

"Henrik..." Finn trailed off.

He tried walking towards me but I backed away from him since I didn't want him near me.

Finn's frown deepened, hurt by my actions, but kept his distance.

He let out a sigh before speaking, "I didn't tell you the truth because I wanted you to continue your life as Henrik Montgomery. I didn't want you to remember your past life as Henrik Mikaelson. Especially when your past life was filled with nothing but pain, suffering and sadness. I just wanted you to continue being happy".

I took his words into consideration and, fine I understand why he didn't tell me.

I was attacked and killed by werewolves. It was absolutely brutal.

But it doesn't change the fact that I had the right to know.

I told him everything about my life and he didn't have the balls to tell me who I really was to him.

I shook my head and turned away from him.

I took a quick glance at Rebekah, Elijah and Kol before my eyes stopped on Klaus.

Klaus's breath hitched as my eyes landed on his and stared at me.

I stared back at him and could only ask one thing, "why?".

Klaus frowned and furrowed his eyebrows together, his face showing confusion.

"What?" Klaus asked.

"Why didn't you help me? Why did you just watch me get attacked and killed by those wolves?" I asked.

My eyes began to water but I tried my best not to let the tears fall.

Everyone's eyes widened at that and their heads whipped towards Klaus.

Klaus's eyes widened more, if that was even possible, and his skin turned pale.

"I-I wanted to help. Believe me, I did. But I was frozen in fear and didn't know what to do" Klaus told me.

I looked at him in disbelief and let out a scoff.

"Are you kidding me? I was brutally killed by werewolves and instead of helping me you just sat on the ground like a coward and watched me die!" I yelled.

Klaus flinched, along with the others, and looked taken aback.

I couldn't stop the tears from streaming down my face as I continued talking.

"I died and instead of protecting me you just watched" I whimpered.

Everyone stared at me with tears in their eyes.

Rebekah had her mouth covered by her hand and was trying to stop the sobs from coming out.

Klaus shook his head rapidly and I could see his eyes beginning to water.

"No, no, little brother" Klaus desperately said.

He tried reaching out to me, tried to wrap his arms around me to hug me, but I backed away from him.

"Don't touch me!" I yelled.

Under no circumstances do I want him touching me.

I don't want any of them to touch me.

Klaus sighed, sadness in his eyes, but nodded.

"I wanted to save you. I really did. But when the wolves started attacking you I was frozen in fear. I didn't know what to do. I didn't have my sword with me. I was defenseless" Klaus explained.

"So you just sat back and let me die?" I asked, scowling.

"Henrik, I didn't know what to do! I was frozen and defenseless!" Klaus yelled.

"I was a kid! A fucking kid! I was brutally attacked by werewolves and instead of protecting me like an older brother should have done you sat on the ground and watched me be killed!" I yelled back.

My body was shaking from the anger I was currently feeling with my fists clenched at my sides.

"That's more than enough for me to know you were just a coward. You still are" I scowled.

Klaus opened his mouth to say something when Elijah stepped in while placing a hand on Klaus's shoulder.

"Both of you calm down. Now" Elijah sternly said.

Klaus glanced at Elijah and, without saying anything, looked away from him.

Elijah sighed before he turned to me. He stepped forward and tried to grab my hands but I smacked him away.

He winced at the impact my hand made with his but sighed and remained where he was.

"Henrik, we know that this is alot to process. But we promise that you'll adjust to it" Elijah softly said.

Kol nodded and stood up and took a few steps forward.

"Agreed. What's important is that you know the truth and we can be a family again. We'll take you away from this horrendous town and bring you to New Orleans. We'll keep you safe" Kol smiled.

Rebekah smiled at the thought and nodded while clasping her hands together.

Freya and Davina smiled while Hayley looked at me worriedly.

I almost wanted to run at her and hug her.

Because she was smart enough to know that the last thing I wanted was to leave with these strangers to New Orleans.

She was smart enough to know that I don't plan on going with them anywhere.

Because what the hell are they talking about?

They seriously expect me to just leave.

They seriously think that I'm ecstatic to know the truth.

Not only that but they seriously expect me to leave my friends, my family, my boyfriend behind just for them.

Are they fucking insane? 

Do they even know what they're saying?

Like hell am I going to let a bunch of liars like them take me away from my real family. 

"NO!" I screamed.

Everyone, with the exception of Hayley, jumped and looked at me with wide eyes.

"What?" Rebekah asked, looking at me in shock.

"You heard me, no!" I yelled.

"Henrik-" Kol started but I cut him off.

"You can't expect everything to be sunshine and rainbows just because I know the truth! Me knowing the truth doesn't mean shit! I'm not going anywhere with you people let alone to New Orleans!" I yelled.

"You aren't safe here. Not with that freak still wandering around!" Finn yelled.

I glared at him and let out a scoff.

"This town isn't 5 stars but I doubt New Orleans is any better! Not to mention you're all Mikaelson's. No doubt you have many enemies because of your status and I'm not going to get involved in your issues! I refuse!" I yelled.

I'm not going to let them drag me down in whatever problems they've caused.

They're Mikaelsons, original vampires and no doubt they've made tons of enemies throughout their life.

Especially with the witches.

I don't want to get involved in their shit.

And I most certainly don't want to move to New Orleans. No way.

"You're a Mikaelson too!" Klaus yelled.

I let out another scoff and shook my head.

"I'm not Henrik Mikaelson, not anymore. I'm Henrik Montgomery. You people need to understand that just because I'm the reincarnation of your brother doesn't mean I'm going to abandon my life for you. I have friends, family and a boyfriend here and I'm not going to leave them" I sternly said.

Silence.

Silence filled the air. 

Nobody said anything after what I just said.

Everyone stared at me with wide eyes in shock.

My so-called siblings looked at me with disbelief, guilt and sadness. 

They clearly weren't expecting me to say no.

But did I care? 

Not at all.

"Henrik, please consider-" Elijah started but I cut him off.

"Shut up! Just shut up! I'm not going anywhere! Especially not with you people!" I yelled.

"But-" Kol started but I cut him off.

"Go to hell! All of you can go to hell! Stay away from me and don't ever come near me again!" I yelled.

Without saying anything, or waiting for them to say anything, I turned around and stormed out of the place.

I slammed the door behind me and continued walking.

Not once did I look back.

Nobody's Pov

Everyone watched in disbelief as Henrik turned around and stormed out of the house.

Hayley and Davina flinched at the door being slammed shut while the others remained silent.

After what felt like hours, when in reality it was only a few minutes, Klaus let out a loud gasping sob.

Everyone turned to him and saw him trying to run to the door, trying to run after Henrik, but Elijah was quick to speed towards him and stop him.

Klaus tried to use his speed to get away from Elijah and catch up with Henrik but Elijah wrapped his arms around him and held him tightly.

"Let me go! Elijah, let me go!" Klaus yelled.

Elijah shook his head as his grip around his brother tightening.

"Brother, calm down" Elijah sternly said.

Klaus ignored him and tried getting out of his grip but Elijah refused to let him go.

Everyone watched as tears streamed down Klaus's cheeks with desperation filling his eyes.

"I need to go after him. I need to go after my baby brother. Please, let me go after him" Klaus begged.

Elijah closed his eyes as he felt a huge pang in his heart.

He hated seeing his brother like this.

Elijah held Klaus tighter, closer, and hugged him while placing a hand behind his head and gently ran his fingers through his hair.

Elijah positioned his lips to the ear of his brother and whispered, "Niklaus...leave him be. Just let him go".

That did it for Klaus.

He let out a loud scream before more tears streamed down his face and his cheeks turned red and puffy.

His knees became weak, something Elijah noticed, and it wasn't long before the brothers sunk down to the ground.

Elijah did his best to comfort his brother while letting his own tears fall. He pursed his lips into a thin line to prevent a sob from escaping.

While the two brothers had their moment Freya walked towards Finn and brought him into a hug.

Finn hugged her back while tears streamed down his face.

"He hates us" Finn whispered.

Freya sighed and shook her head while rubbing his back up and down.

"He just needs time and that's what we'll give him" Freya whispered.

Finn still wasn't convinced. He just remained silent.

Kol, anger and sadness in his eyes, sped upstairs with Davina rushing after him to comfort her husband.

Rebekah clenched her eyes shut, letting her tears fall, and sat down on the couch.

Hayley sighed and made her way towards Rebekah. She sat down next to her on the couch and embraced her in the hug.

She knew that at the moment Henrik hated his siblings and wanted nothing to do with them.

As sad as it is she understands where he's coming from.

She understands that he must be overwhelmed by everything he's just learned. Anyone in his position would be the same as him.

But, just like Freya said, he needs time.

And that's what they're going to give him.

Henrik's Pov

When I finally made it to the cabin I opened the door and ran inside while shutting it behind me.

I was about to head upstairs to mine and Caleb's room when I heard a voice from the couch.

"Baby boy?".

I stopped in my tracks and turned around and saw Caleb sitting on the couch and his eyes were filled with concern.

Makes sense.

Given the fact that I did barge into the cabin and my eyes are still red from crying. Not to mention the tear streaks on my face.

My lips trembled and I felt my knees buckle.

Caleb's eyes widened and he quickly got up from the couch and sprinted towards me.

He wrapped his arms around me and we both sunk down to the ground.

I wrapped my arms around him and buried my head into his chest and cried and sobbed into it.

"Baby boy" Caleb softly said.

"Please don't ask me anything right now. Just hold me and don't let me go" I begged.

God, I sound so desperate.

I sound and look so damn vulnerable.

But, honestly, I couldn't bring myself to care.

Nobody is here to judge me.

Caleb is my safe place the same way that I'm his. 

And I know I can cry to him and he'll be here to comfort me as always.

It's the same way he knows that he can cry to me and I'll be there to comfort him as always.

Caleb's arms tightened around me, "you know that no matter what I'm here. And I'm never letting you go".

He held onto me tightly and placed a gentle kiss to my head while rubbing my back up and down.

I just hugged him tighter as I cried and sobbed and let out more of my emotions.

God, this day was a complete rollercoaster of emotions.

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