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Elegant black wings shield a dozen young and old wolves as best as possible. Carefully Juniper pulls back her sharp wings, her sweater and shirt are torn to pieces. Black blood runs down her bare back.

Bodies lay in the Bayou, those who have survived cry over the dead. Not knowing what else to do. Juniper scans the field for Elijah or Jackson. Elijah kneels down next to her asking her and the wolves around her if they are alright.

"How many went off?" Juniper asks the Noble vampire.

"Eight plus the bomber, that makes nine. Why?" Elijah asks.

"There's one more," Juniper looks around counting the spots that the bombs have gone off thinking of a place that wasn't blown to shreds.

Her dark eyes widen with realization, the barn.

June transports herself to the barn searching for the bomb.

A tiny red light flashes catching the corner of her eye.

Cracking wood silencesthe moans and groans of the injured, a barrel is full of explosives.

Impulsively, Juniper lifts the barrel as best as she can.

Spreading her wings she flies out of the barn up into the sky.

The large explosion shakes the whole ground, coloring the dull blue sky a powerful orange. Juniper's dark silhouettecan be seen in the explosion. Her wings extended flutteringever so slightly to keep her in the air. She bathes in the scorching flames.

June falls from the sky, gracefully landing. All of the small cuts and bruises are gone. Even her clothes were scorched from her gorgeous body. She stands in the middle of the gruesome Bayou nude.

The Queen of Demons walks to the cabin that Elijah, Jackson, and Oliver are in talking about aseverallyinjured Eve. The cocky wolf denies Elijah's offer of blood to heal Eve, claiming that the non-triggered wolf would rather die that become a vampire.

"We can't just let them get away with this." Oliver growls out freezing when he sees a naked Juniper in the door frame.

"We don't even know who is to blame." Jackson argues not looking at his best friend nude.

Oliver snaps out of it,"The hell we don't, and if we don't fight back, they'll just do it again!" he shouts.

"Who's they? Tell me and I'll kill them on the spot." Juniper speaks up, tilting her head to the side searching deep inside Oliver's eyes to see the same flicker of his guilt demon.

But the idioticman doesn't utter a word, "Exactly.

.. You're trying to start a war with no one to defend you.

Look outside, Oliver! Most of your pack is dead the rest are severallyinjured that it can take days for them to heal!

Stop being a fucken idiot and be there for your pack!

Mourn and bury your dead!" June darkly growls back.

Oliver rushes out of the cabin, furious. Both Jackson and Elijah watch the Queen of Demons huff before searching through Jackson's drawers for a new outfit. Once Juniper has found something suitable to wear she heads back to the barn to help the injured.

A baby cries over the moans and groans of the injured. Juniper helps the younger children settle down. Most of the young ones have fallen asleep from exhaustion, all of them huddled together after June had said that they have to protect one another like a family should.

The tired teen bounces the baby in his arms trying to put her to sleep. June places a delicate hand on the teen's shoulder offering to take care of the baby.

A couple of minutes go by and the baby is fast asleep, with a pacifier in her tiny mouth. June smiles down at the sleeping baby, not realizing that crystal clear tears sparkle in her dark eyes. Death and sorrow lingers around the barn haunting Juniper.

~

The sun has fallen hours ago. Juniper found Eve dead in Jackson's cabin hours ago. Dozens of deaths happened hours ago. Chaos exploded hours ago.

Juniper stands on the porch her glossy gaze staring hopelessly out on the mirror-like bayou. Ripples in the water shattering the mirror image of the moon. A creek on the wooden steps gains June's attention. Hayley looks at June worry painted all over her face.

"I'm so sorry, Hayley." June whispers not trusting her voice.

Tears spring up into Hayley's eyes, June follows Hayley inside the cabin. The expecting wolf falls to her knees, taking hold of Eve's cold hand. June's delicate hand grazes Hayley's shoulder lightly squeezing it reassuringly.

~

Juniper arrived to her apartmentan hour after making sure Hayley was stable enough.

Lucifer sits on the couch listening to Juniper's heart break ever-so-softly over her friend's death, he doesn't know how to tell her that her favorite Priest is dead too.

So, the Ruler of the Underworld calls someone that he knows will be able to comfort her properly considering his way of comfort is supplying Juniper with liquor until she has a blackout.

A few rings go by until Klaus picks up the phone, "Hello, little demon. Is everything alright?"

Lucifer can't help the smirk on his devious lips, "So you two are on a nickname bases now? How cute is that?" He can hear a low growl come from the Original Hybrid.

"What do you want Lucifer? I've had quite the day and am not in the mood for any of your games so just-" Lucifer rolls his eyes cutting Klaus off.

"I'm calling because Juniper needs you."

"I'm on my way," Klaus hangs up the phone.

"Wow that didn't take much convincing," Lucifer mutters to himself waiting at the from door for the Hybrid.

Minutes tick by on the black clock hanging on Juniper's living room wall, before the infamous Niklaus Mikaelson shows up at the door. Lucifer briefly explains what happened when she arrived at the apartment.

Klaus knocks on the door softly causing Juniper to stiffen. "Lucifer I already told you I'm not in the mood!" She growls throwing a book at the door.

"Sorry love but I'm not Lucifer," Klaus frown seeing hisJuniper sitting on the floor with her head in her hands.

"Hi princess," she smiles bitterly at the man.

The deep ache in June's chest lightens at the sight of Klaus. His soft crooked smile lighting up Juniper's miserableday. He sits next to her on the floorhis back leaning against a bookshelf.

"How was your day?" She sniffled as Klaus grabs her shaking hand.

"I've had quite the day actually. A dear friend of ours lost a loved one.

Afterwards I had to kill said loved one because our friend was almost brutally murdered by said loved one.

Before thatHayley called me asking me if I could help her murder Marcellus then hung up after I said no.

And then I get a phone call from your friend asking to help you because clearly you're a mess," He jokes earning a soft chuckle from June.

"I am a mess aren't I? But hey at least I'm hot" June's brows knit together, she fights off a sob from ripping through her broken heart. "Is Kieran really...?"

Klaus nods slowly. A sigh leaves Juniper's heavy chest, "I'm sorry you had to do that. Are you okay?" Once again Klaus slowly nods. "How's Cami doing?"

"Not so good," He answers.

I can see her tomorrow, I have to get my shit together first. Juniper runs her hands over her face, wiping away her everlasting tear stained cheeks.

"I'm fucken tired of death and I kill people for a living.

It's exhausting having to mourn countless people every month, can't we just have one month without this shit? "

Klaus and Juniper turn to one another. It took a fraction of a second for Juniper to see the pained fearful demons dancing around in Klaus' deep sea green eyes.

They suck her into a dark place that she hasn't been for years, a place where her own demon blossomed, a place that she feared returning to.

A place of burning warmth and comfort that she longed for over many years.

His eyes drowned her, dragging her to that place but she didn't know if she was ready for that again.

"What's on your mind princess?"

Klaus looks away from her, "I've been having these dreams about my dead father. My fears of fatherhood, of scarring my child as my father scarred me are manifesting as nightmares."

June kisses Klaus' hand that she is holding.

"It's okay to be afraid, becoming a parent is absolutely terrifying.

And from everything that I've heard about your father he was a dick and deserved to die.

But if there's one thing I know for a fact it's that you are nothing like him.

You feared him and don't want to be like him so you'lldo everything in your power to love and care for that child. You'll be an amazing father, Klaus."

He turns back to June, who offers a small genuine smile.

Without thinking he leans forward until his soft lips mold with June plump ones.

Juniper lets go of Klaus' hand to pull him closer to her.

Oh, how they longed for each others lips after not touching for days.

Unlike their first kiss this is soft and comforting not rough and heated.

Both hurt souls seek refuge in each other's lips for the few seconds they are connected, not ready to give in completely afraid that they will be left alone again.

"Klaus," Juniper whispers opening her glossy eyes.

"June," Niklaus gazes into her dark hazelnut eyes.

Niklaus smiles at the small chocolateflecks of hope that are hidden behind the deadly pain that catalyzed over many hard years.

He's never seen that before in her eyes, how?

How has he not noticed the hope that Juniper Claire still brings when she is just as damaged as he is?

How did he not see that she cared for him?

How did he get so caught up in himself and the drama his home brings to not see her flirtatious ways?

The nicknames, the teasing, the jokes, the kiss she left on his forehead when Elijah was brought home, the way she challenges him all the time, the way that she defends him, all of these things and yet how could he not see it sooner?

How could the smart, deviously bad tempered Original Hybrid not see that the elegantly murderous Queen of Demons cares for him?

The two damaged psychopaths stare into each other's hurt souls, with their noses pressed against each other. They don't pull away completely, wanting more of the air that they are sharing. Juniper molds her lips with Niklaus' the big bad Original Hybrid doesn't object.

Klaus moans lightly wrapping his arms around Juniper to pull her closer.

She deepens the kiss, moving slowly to straddle Klaus making him moan again.

The lustful Queen of Demons begins to grind on the Hybrid softly creating friction between the two lonely lovers.

June quickly breaks the kiss so she can leave small tingling kisses on the Klaus' jaw and neck.

"Klaus," Juniper moans breathlessly.

"June," Niklaus moan back.

Juniper pulls away, "Do you want to do this?" she asks.

"Yes. Do you want to, little demon?" He asks.

"Yes."

That was all it took for the two damaged souls to conjoin as one for the night, without the manipulating help from Satan himself. Unlike the first time tonight the two were passionate, trying to mend their souls as one. Sleeping in each others arms in a beautiful comforting bliss.