The Way You Are (Male oc x Hope Mikaelson x Josie & Lizzie Saltzman)

(Episode 3 was entirely about Elijah so I skipped it)

French Quarter

"So what exactly are you implying?" Vincent asks as he stares at Klaus.

"Hope hid her mother with a cloaking spell. Someone found her, that requires a witch." Klaus answers.

"So that means it was one of mine? I don't think so." Vincent replies.

"You witches always plead virtue, but if history's to be prologue, you're the most rotten of the bunch." Klaus says.

"As soon as Freya told me that Hayley had gone missing, there was a dozen of us witches out there on them streets performing locator spells.. Trying to find her because Hayley is actually a friend to us." Vincent defends.

"Hayley, unlike you, has earned our respect. And out of respect for her, i'm only gonna say this to you one time.. Klaus, we had absolutely nothing to do with her disappearance. I promise you that." Vincent states and Klaus analyzes the answer before talking.

"A witch's promise is as slippery as snake oil and as effective.. You want peace and prosperity? Prove your innocence and find her." Klaus says before speeding away.

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Bayou

"Why would the werewolves take down their own Alpha?" Lisina asks confused.

"Hell if I know.. I do remember hearing that some of the Mikaelson's problems came with consequences to the wolves. I was a pup back then so maybe i'm mistaken, but... Maybe someone finally had enough and lost it." Kaden answers as he looks at them.

"You're still a pup now, just more of a freak." Benson tells him with animosity in his voice as he's fed up. However, Kaden doesn't like being called a pup.. At all.

"A pup who your little sister loves to taste." Kaden replies with a smirk.

Benson's eyes glow gold before he walks to Kaden but gets stopped by David and Lisina. Kaden chuckles as they tell him to calm down.

"We are the victims here. A bloodsucker killed Henry just for being a hybrid." David says.

"That could be true, but you know what else could? The wolves hating the idea of a hybrid." Kaden tells them.

"Our Alpha is a hybrid, why would we hate them?" Lisina asks.

"The same reason you all deemed me to be the Cursed Lone Wolf!" Kaden snaps.

"A mother and her kid from a different pack.. Still wolves, but I had red eyes and you all feared me for no reason.. You all accepted my mother but deep down never would me.. I tried to make friends when I first got here but it wasn't working.. Then I met Hope." Kaden says as they take his words in.

"She's the only friend I need and she's turned into more than that.. Just as Hayley.. You saw me as an abomination and you saw Henry the same way. Not that crazy to assume it extended to Hayley." Kaden tells them.

"If you didn't take her, then your next actions should be simple.. Find who did." Kaden commands before speeding off.

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New Orleans Street

"Do you really think my guys would be that stupid? They know that if they even laid a finger on Hayley, they'd be answering to me." Marcel asks them as they just stare at him.