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It is the first day of Klaus' rule over the compound, after dragging Juniper to go with him back to the Plantation to get Hayley.

They and a few other vampires, Marcel included, sit at a long dinning table about to eat.

Klaus raises his glass lightly taping a spoon to it gaining everyone's attention.

Both Klaus and Hayley sit at the ends of the table while Juniper sits on Klaus' left side with Marcel directly across from her.

"Let us begin with a toast to our shared gift, immortality.

After one thousand years, one might expect for life to beless keenly felt, for its beauties and its sorrows to diminish with time, but as vampires, we feel more deeply than humans could possibly imagine-" He raises his other hand motioning for the waiters to come forward, "Insatuable need, exquiset pain our victories, and our defeats.

To my city, my home again. May the blood never cease to flow. "

"And the party never end." Marcel adds, playing the part that he promised Rebekah.

"To New Orleans." Juniper raises her glass, the others follow her lead and raise their glass repeating her words. Everyone drinks except Hayley.

"I understand that some of you may have questions regarding the receant change in leadership, and I invited you here tonight to assure you that you are not defeated. No-" Klaus begins again but Juniper cuts him off.

"Do you ever stop talking?" Juniper sasses bring the glass towards her lips again, her dark red lipstick staining the rim of the glass.

"My intentions moving forward are to celebrate what we have," Klaus continues ignoring the Queen of Demons causing her to roll her eyes crossing her arms. "What Marcel in fact, took and built into this a true community of vampires."

"What about her, the wolf?" Diego asks pointing to Hayley, Juniper glares at him.

"Anyone who touches her is dead." Juniper threatens smiling sweetly at the vampires.

"Now Juniper, calm yourself." Klaus puts a hand on her shoulder, she raises an eyebrow at him.

"I will rip your hand off if you touch me again, I am not in the mood to be fucked with today.

" Juniper warns, he takes his hand off of her smiling at her moodiness.

Truth be told Juniper Claire has been stresssing about what she is going to do with Davina because she knows Klaus wants to use her as a weapon.

"As I was saying before I was so rudely interrupted, you would know there is, of course, one further matter I would like to address.

As many of you know, the girl is carrying my child.

Consequently, I trust you will all pay her the appropriate respect.

However, I understand that some of you are concerned by this vicious rumor that I intend to use the blood of our child to creat hybrids.

" Klaus puts his hand on Hayley's shoulder. "I assure you, I do not."

"Father of the year." Hayley remarks, Juniper bites her bottom lip hiding her smile.

"It appears I will have to earn your trust. Very well.

We'll eliminate the root of your anxiety.

You see, how can I sire any hybrids if there are no more werewolves alive in the Bayou to turn?

" Klaus walks back to his spot, both Juniper and Hayley look at each other worried.

While Juniper was showing her around the pregnant werewolf told her about her new found family that remain wolves until the full moon.

Juniper knows some of the wolves, hell she's best friends with one of them, but Hayley doesn't lnow that.

"What? Klaus, no." Hayley begins to stand but Klaus cuts her off.

"So eat, drink, and be merry, and tomorrow I suggest you have yourselves a little wolf hunt. Go ahead. Have fun. Kill them all." The Hybrid smirks at the two women, both of them glaring at him.

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The next day Juniper walks towards Klaus' study saying goodbye to Camilie but the blonde bartender doesn't say anything back. With a furrowed brow Juniper enters the study pointing back at her.

"Did you compel her again?" The woman with dyed hair asks, looking between Marcel and Klaus.

"Yes I did and now that you're hear we can disguss the next topic at hand. Davina." Klaus motions for her to sit, skeptical the Demon Queen does. "She is a powerful weapon and I would like to keep her close at hand. I thinking we shoud have her move into the compound here with us."

"No. You will not use my sister as a weapon." Juniper testifies.

"She can't even leave the attic. I already tried to move her once." Marcel swirls his drink in the glass. Juniper awkwardly looks between the two men silently telling Klaus that she isn't going to be the one to tell him that Davina faked it.

"Yes. About that, turns out, your little witch is quite the actress.

She made a deal with Elijah while he was in captivity, tricked you into letting her stay put in exchange for some spells from our mother's Grimoire.

" Klaus explains Marcel looks at Juniper irritated that she didn't tell him earlier, she gives him a cheeky smile in return.

"Good to know, but like Juniper said its a no." Marcel shrugs, not daring to defy the Queen of Demons.

"Yes, well I do not care what she has to say because Juniper, you are moving in too." Klaus tells her.

"No. And if you think you can force me to do whatever you want like the rest of your bitches remember what happened last time." Juniper shakes her head and crosses her arms.

"The vampires will protect her from the witches and you will also be there. So you both will be living here, do not forget that I am the King."

"But you are not the King of me. I am my own Queen, of my own kingdom and the Queen is the one who truely rules the kingdom. The only thing the King is useful for is fighting battles." Juniper sneers at him, ready to punch him.

"June its to protect Davina. The both of us can watch her twenty four seven and not worry if the witches have gotten to her." Marcel maintains the peace between the two.