Beautified

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Beautified
Chapter 14
It's our city

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Elijah crouches down to examine Papa Tunde's corpse, while Marcel and Klaus stand beside him and watch. Klaus sarcastically replied "Can I get you anything, brother? A magnifying glass? A pipe, perhaps?" "You have a theory you'd like to share with us, Niklaus?" Elijah shot back to his younger brother "Back in the day, the witches wanted to send a threat, they'd just kill a chicken and leave it on your doorstep." Marcel remembered "It's rather a large and ominous chicken, wouldn't you say?" He asked the 'kings' of New Orleans "Papa Tunde defeated Rebekah with ease, almost got the two of us as well. If he was supposed to be the prize fighter, why leave him for dead in our front yard?" Klaus asked the big question

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Rebekah arrives and joins boy clubs "Well, don't you look cheery. Listen to this-- A girl literally exploded from a grave today as Sabine was giving a tour of the city of the dead. It was Monique Deveraux." The blonde gossiped leaving the three vampires stunned "What?" He asked
"The tourists thought it was part of the show, but the witches are celebrating like it's some kind of bloody miracle." She laughed "Maybe it is. They think that all hope is lost, but now suddenly a Harvest girl is resurrected. This is how we're gonna get Davina back-– kill the witch who took her place." Marcel figured out.

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Bethan returns back home "I have a theory about who one of them could be. Celeste. I mean, it's got to be. Davina was trying to tell us, she was drawing pictures of Celeste. She was warning us that a great evil is coming." Bethan Told them all "First, Papa Tunde returns to settle old scores, now your murdered lover is back. This isn't witches attacking vampires. They're declaring war on us." Klaus tells all "who's shocking return should we expect next? Your mother? Katherine Pierce?" Bethan asked "who Katherine?" Marcel asked the teen "Katerina Patrova, my sister doppelgänger" Bethan turns to klaus "did you teach him anything?" She asked causing an eyeroll from the hybrid.

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In the study, Rebekah and Elijah are talking. Rebekah goes to the bar and pours herself a drink "It's not too early for scotch, is it, with all the witchy shenanigans and subterfuge afoot?" She asked her elder brother "It is entirely too early if one intends to drive, yes." Rebekah sarcastically laughed "Funny, I don't have any plans to go anywhere." "She's not safe here her or Hayley. You have to take Bethan to the plantation house until this is over." Elijah told his sister

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"Are you worried about Bethan, or whether or not you can trust me?" Rebekah judged "It's precisely because I trust you that I'm asking you to do this." This baby was the most important thing to the Mikaelson brothers
"Here's a novel idea-- why don't you let Beth and Hayley decide for themselves? Why are you dictating their fate?" She asked "You know why." That was directed more towards the Hayley question "Then perhaps you should take her yourself" The blonde vampire stated "Well, then that would make me the very hypocrite you've accused me of being. Rebekah, I cannot legislate my feelings. My actions, however... So, would you kindly do this for me?" Elijah practically begged. Rebekah rolled her eyes giving in "You know the mama wolf loves to be told what to do. She's not gonna like it. But I will do it for you, if only to end this silly quarrel between the two of us." And Elijah smiled at her

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Rebekah, Bethan and Hayley have just arrived at the former Mikaelson mansion, and are walking toward the front porch "I thought I was gonna have to drag you to the plantation kicking and screaming." She directed towards Bethan "Yeah, well, we all just wanna protect me and the baby, right?" Rebekah raises her eyebrows in disbelief "Hey, I'm on your side, remember? So, what gives?" Rebekah asked the werewolves Hayley sighs "Tonight's a full moon, Rebekah."

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"So what? Bethan preggers, and can't turn, you have that magic bracelet so you won't turn" the blonde reminded them "Yes, but we wanted to invite a few people over...""Of course. Every red-blooded American werewolf will be a bundle of fur and sharp teeth tonight, whilst your cursed Crescent Clan will be–" Beth cut her off "Human, but only for a few hours, and won't be again until the next full moon, so... I asked Josh to get a message out to Eve in the Bayou." She briefly explained "Josh isn't dead yet? Well good on him. I love a nice survival story." Rebekah notices a man wheeling a dolly out of the house. They original was surprised "Who the bloody hell is that?" Haley to the man "Kegs out back, alright?""Yup." He responded

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Bethan clears her throat awkwardly and turns back to Rebekah who was highly amused "Right. It appears you weren't gonna wait for me to grant you permission to throw a kegger."
"Listen, you all want me safe? Fine. I'll do as I'm told. I'll play damsel in the glass tower. But tonight's the one night a month that we can meet our family. Now, you could rat me out and send me to my room, or you could help me to throw one hell of a party." Bethan heads in side the house but not before turning around to Rebekah "besides didn't you always wanna see a Bethan Gilbert party?" Rebekah and Hayley both laughed following the baby momma inside the house.

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Bethan hangs up some clothes for the Crescent werewolves to put on when they turn into humans with the full moon. As she's about to leave, the golden-eyed wolf who has been protecting Beth appears and stares at her. "Hello again. I'm looking forward to meeting you soon." She smiled st the wolf, his golden eyes shifted to look at Hayley from the window and Bethan "Hayley huh, that's would be a lot of help she could really do with getting laid"

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The Crescent werewolves have just transformed back into humans, and pull clothing Beth and Hayley left for them off of the clothes line before they dress themselves for the party. At the plantation house, Rebekah is cooking crawfish in the kitchen while she leaves Marcel a voicemail "So help me God, Marcel, if you don't call me back with an update, I will kill you myself." Suddenly, a blonde, shirtless Crescent wolf shows up in the kitchen, and when Rebekah finally notices him, she's startled by his appearance "Oh. I beg your pardon. I was expecting someone... furrier." She commented "You're one of them, aren't you? An Original?" Oliver asked "Yes. You might want to say that with some more respect" She pauses

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"I suppose you'll be wanting Bethan or Hayley" she figured "Or I could just talk to you. I'm Oliver. I didn't catch your name." He introduced himself "I'm Rebekah." She smiles as She calls out into the next room "Bethan, the party's here!" The brunette walks into the kitchen "well hello I'm Bethan and your hot" she introduced herself to the werewolf, this caused Olivier to laugh and rebekah to roll her eyes "need I remind you, you are pregnant" rebekah states "oh come on he's like fine art, I can look but just not touch" Bethan winks at the shirtless blonde "now excuse me I have a party to throw" she announces "wow pregnancy hormones never really seen them in action" Oliver commented and rebekah laughs "no hormones just Bethan"

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Most of the party has moved into the backyard, which has been decorated by dozens of candles and strings of lights. Some werewolves are playing instruments while the others dance to the music. Off to the side, Oliver is trying to get Rebekah to dance with him "Come on, you can do better than that!" "Sorry, I've got a burdened brain tonight." Rebekah tells him
Oliver takes her hands to force her to dance "No, no, no, no, no, no. Tonight is not the night for burdens. It's to celebrate. It's to enjoy life for the few hours that we get to live it. It's to hug our friends, our family, and to dance our asses off." The werewolf laughed.

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