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It had been a couple of days since Davina's death and Juniper is still struggling to accept the fact that she is gone.

June locked herself in her house not eating, not socializing, hell she even stopped communicating with her demons.

She now lets some of her demons roam the streets terrorizing the people, mainly the witches.

Juniper has been ignoring the thousands of calls and text messages that have been from the Original family and Marcel.

Down in the Compound Klaus has call a meeting for all of the vampires.

Marcel walks down the stairs with the bottle of liquor in hand not really caring about vampire business.

Diego asks Marcel why the Original Hybrid is late since he is the one who call the meeting, the melancholy vampire tells him that he is no longer in rule and should suck it up.

Klaus then arrives with Thierry, who was locked in the Garden just a few days ago.

The Original Hybrid tells the group that they should terrorize the witches with a rousting, he expected Marcel to go with them but the sulking vampire begins to walk off.

"I'd hoped you would join Diego. And I need something from you." Klaus whispers to his friend.

"Nah. I'm taking a personal day. Whatever it is, I'm sure someone else can do it for you." Marcel bumps his shoulder before walking off, so he can be alone. Not knowing that the Original Hybrid took his phone, to call a certain Demon Queen.

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Juniper Claire turns over in her bed staring at the blank wall in front of her.

Her phone goes off again she checks the caller ID, seeing that it is Marcel, she stares at the phone until the screen goes dark.

Juniper is now staring at her reflection, seeing her red puffy eyes, chapped lips and red nose.

Anger fills her veins, her eyes change to obsidian black with their crimson red pupils.

June throws her phone at the wall yelling, she stands up and begins trashing her room.

Pictures, lamps, antiques are all swiped off the dressers and nightstands.

Her bed flips over and the dressers are slammed to the floor.

The Queen is angry, not at Davina for dying but at herself for letting her die, at the witches for slicing her throat open.

Her anger quickly fades back into sorrow, Juniper begins to cry once more not knowing what to do but cry.

Back at the Compound Marcel sits in the Study drinking quietly, until the Hybrid once again bothers him. Klaus tosses Marcel his phone back seeing it as useless to him since Juniper isn't answering his calls either.

"Is this what it's come to? I bear the full weight of our kingdom while both you and June pout like children." Klaus says irritated with both of them.

"You wanted to be King. Besides, you look like you got it covered.

And keep June's name out of your mouth, she'll know you're talking about her.

" Marcel tells Klaus taking another sip from his glass.

He was right Juniper was watching them through her most trusted demon, Draven, he tells her everything that the two are saying.

"If the men see you shirk your duties, they're likely to do the same. I know Juniper's demons have been running about watching everyone in this town but I need to know where she is currently at." Klaus tells him.

"I told you I am not in the mood for vampire hijinks. Leave June alone she- if you try to manipulate her in her state of mind she will slaughter us all no doubt about it." Marcel snaps setting his glass down.

"You'd both rather sit wallowing in sorrow for your lost little witch.

" Klaus remark. Draven comes out from the shadows, slamming Klaus against the wall just like Juniper ordered him too.

Both Klaus and Marcel stare at the demon shocked, they knew June's demons was watching them but they didn't think that she would have them do anything.

Draven returns to his Queen watching her as she sits in the mess she has made staring at the wall.

As the two vampires look at each other still recovering from what has happened Diego walks in the room. "Hey, guys, we got a problem." He tells them.

They arrive in the witches territory, a group of vampires surround two of their fallen men.

The two deceased vampire lay next to each other in a circle of white salt, both grey with black veins popping out, a mark on their foreheads.

Diego explains how they found them in that state after they went missing from the group.

Marcel gets one looks at the two dead vampires and walks away.

Klaus yells at him asking where he is heading off to, Marcel turns back to the group telling them not to be involved with this kind of thing warning them that it is extremely dangerous.

Klaus swears that they will find out whoever is doing this and will suffer the consequences.

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Meanwhile at the Compound Klaus orders Diego to gather as many vampires as possible and kill the witch who started killing them.

Diego tells him that no one is willing to fight with them because they are all scared.

Klaus asks who will defend their territory but no vampires stand, he walks off pissed saying that he knows someone who will want to decapitate a witch and won't think twice about it. On his little walk Draven stops him.

"What do you want little demon?" Klaus questions but gets no answer considering Juniper's demons don't know any other language but their own. Instead Draven motions for Klaus to follow him, leading the Hybrid to his Queen.

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A knock on the door wakes Juniper up, she thinks about answering it but doesn't seeing that it is no one important since no one knows where she lives. The knocking continues only getting more intense, she slowly stands up walking to the door not caring if she is stepping on broken glass.

"Juniper I know your in there!" She hears Klaus say from the other side of the door, slowly she shuffles to it unlocking the bottom lock but not the chain.

"What do you want?" She opens it slightly barely peaking her head out so he can see half of her face.

"We need to talk. Please let me in." He examines her, seeing her red puffy eyes and tear stained cheek. She closes the door, hesitating to unhook the chain and open the door again but she does so any ways.

"You can come in." She mutters, opening the door wide enough so he can enter.

He fully examines her, seeing her untamed hair, puffy face, dirty clothes, and black bloody feet. He then turns to view her trashed apartment, looking at every item on the floor broken, the chairs and table that are in the kitchen are turned over same goes for the couch.

"What did you want to talk about?" She looks down at her feet, not wanting him to look her in the eye.

"I know it's been hard since Davina was sacrificed and I'm sorry-" Klaus begins but June cuts him off.

"You're not sorry that Davina is gone, your just sorry that you don't have control over the witches.

You're just sorry that no one will listen to you.

You don't care how anyone else is feeling or that they have things more important to do.

Everyone must stop what they are doing to help you, or else they suffer the consequences. " June snaps at him.

"That's not true." He takes a deep breath and continues, "Look, Hayley still needs your protection from the witches because they are-" Klaus changes the subject thinking that it would help but it doesn't.

"I don't care about Hayley! I don't care about the witches!

I don't care about the vampires! I cared about my sister!

Now she's gone too and I have nothing! They took her away just like they took my baby away!

Just like they did to my humanity! I just want them back!

I want Davina back! I want my Lily back!

" Juniper begins to sob not caring that she is crying in front of Klaus.

He wraps his arms around her small figure pulling her in for a hug letting her cry.

Klaus manages to calm her down, asking her when the last she has eaten anything she doesn't answer so he knows it must have been the day Davina died.

He tells her to clean herself up while he makes her something to eat, showing that he does care about people.