Star P.O.V
I've been walking amongst the mortals of this world for over thousand years, and it has been a long journey to come to one point in my life where my fate calling me. I knew what I had to do. This is my story…
My name is Star I'm may come across like your typical 21 year old girl, but I'm actually a lot older in fact am over a thousand years old. When I was born my parents were killed in a massacre that occurred in my village by coven of witches. They were looking for something in particular a unum praeditos, which roughly translated into English means the gifted one. I was saved by one witch called Alana, who lived in a village nearby. She brought back to her home and brought me up as if I was her own child. As I got older she began to teach me magic, which came naturally to me. Even at times I would amaze Alana with my talent, she spoke of how would make an excellent witch. As much as I loved practising, and making new incantations, everything changed for me on the day of my 21st birthday.
The day I turned 21 years old Alana had told me that I was the unum praeditos, in that moment I knew was the reason why my parents were killed. I was distort by this news and I didn't know what to make of it all, Alana tried to calm me down as she wanted to explain what this all meant for me. The true purpose of my existence is to destroy the greater evil that was going to rise, and it will bring the destruction to the world we live in. I didn't deal with the information too well, I was young woman who had just turned 21 years old, who didn't know much about life and taking care of myself. So how was I expected to beat something that was so evil? Alana tried to calm me down but I didn't want any of this, I didn't wanted to be a unum praeditos. I never chose this fate to be placed upon me. That night when I knew Alana was sound asleep I ran away, I didn't want the responsibility that laid on me, I knew that Alana would push me to face my fate. So I just kept running having no idea of where I was going, but the one thing I did know is that I didn't want to be any part of any of this.
Decades went by and I hadn't aged a day from my 21st birthday in theory I should have had the appearance of a woman in her late forty's. I didn't know if this had anything to do with the fact I was unum praeditos, but I found it rather odd that my appearance didn't age in the slightest. So to not let people notice that I didn't age, I moved, a lot, which lead me to the new world. I had been told it would be safer, where there wasn't savages like there was in the old world. Even when I arrived there I kept moving, I would never let anyone get close to me. I wouldn't allow it, I was too frighten that they would find out what truly I'm. It was a lonely life I led, but it was the safest one I could have.
For many centuries went by, and witches began to sense I was different, they would question me what I was, that they sense that I was something they hadn't come across before. There were too many situations that I had to escape from, before they could find out how valuable I could be to them. It wasn't only witches that I had to fear, but now walking amongst the mortals were a new breed called vampires. They took the lives of innocent by draining them of their blood to satisfy their thirst. I didn't know if this was the evil that Alana spoke of, but I wouldn't be able to ask her as she would have die many years ago. The world was changing and I had to adapt to it all, I did get frown upon as when I would move into a new town. As I was a young lady on her own, they would ask me where my parents were, or if my husband would be joining me shortly. I would inform them I was an orphan, unmarried, when they would hear that they would try and set me up with a suiter. I dreamt of falling in love, to be swooned and having the security of a man I loved holding me in my sleep, but I couldn't allow myself to have that. Not with the consequences of them asking questions about me.
In 1490 I had moved over to England, there seem to be more hope for survival as word of the unum praeditos was getting around in the supernatural world. During my journey on the ship sailing there I was frighten of what this place would bring, I imaged it to be a beautiful country as many spoke of it fondly. My experience as soon as I step foot off the ship wasn't a pleasant one, as I approached a baker stall to buy some bread, and he tried to accused me of stealing. I was lost for words as I stood there looking at this man who was prepared to call the police on me. That day I had an angel watching over me her name was Bethany, she swiftly put the trader in his place stating that I was her sister that he shouldn't make such accusations.
From that moment onwards England it felt more like home, with the help of Bethany helping me settled in very comfortably. She was first true friend I had made in 500 years, being here I actually felt like I had found a home. It turned out that Bethany was a witch, I hadn't trusted anyone for a very long time including witches, but there was something about Bethany that I felt I could trust her. My feeling was right she had been trying to help find out what was the purpose of the unum praeditos, she had the ability to speak to ancestors from the other side. The only message she would receive from them is that this greater evil will rise in the new millennium. That I should be careful around any form of supernatural creatures, if they were to learn who I was they would use me to their advantage.
Bethany advised me that I needed to enjoy life more, I had been a hermit for the last 500 years I should mix with more people. This wasn't something that came easy to me, I tried to explain this to Bethany, but of course she wasn't going to listen. One evening we were invited to a ball of a lord who was having a birthday, they were new to town. The whole town was invited Bethany had convinced me to go much to my protesting. That evening we went to the ball, and that is where I met Lord Nicklaus, he was the most stunning man I had ever seen in the last 500 years. I had never seen a man to have such beauty, I was taken by him from the moment I place eyes on him. The whole evening he had woo me with his charm, no man had ever man me feel like this, there was something about him that attracted me to him.
From that one single night a relationship grew between Niklaus and I, we were inseparable, neither of us could go a day without being in each other's company. Niklaus had introduced me to members of his family, his brother Elijah, his sister Rebekah who were both ever so kind to me, and strangely enough made me feel a part of their family. Which made me think why I had stopped myself to getting close to anyone, for the first time in a very long time I felt part of a family. The closer I became to Niklaus and his family, my friendship with Bethany began to shatter which truly upset me as I considered her a sister. She spoke of how Niklaus and his family should not be trusted, that she sense a darkness around them, we would argue constantly about it as I refused that any of them would betray me or hold any form of darkness.
Living with Bethany things just got worst over time, and Niklaus could see that each and every day we would meet that I would be upset. Of course I never told him the truth of why Bethany and I were arguing, if he knew of the things she spoke of it would only cause further problems. So he asked me to come and live with him in their family manner, the day I moved Bethany and I had another argument over the same thing, which lead me to storm out of the house leaving everything I owned behind. I was getting tired of Bethany trying to control me, trying to control where my life would head to, everything I've ever wanted was falling into place, and that was down to Niklaus and his family. The connection between Niklaus and I was something I thought I would never have, I had dreamt of meeting a man who would be everything I desire, and here he was my prince charming.
After 6 months of moving into the manner Niklaus asked me for my hand in marriage, soon after we were married and it was the most beautiful day of my whole existence. I was now known as Lady Star Mikaelson, my lifestyle change further with having to keep up with all these lords and ladies that would come to our home to discuss business with Niklaus. Sadly things began to change over time, Niklaus became more distance with me, and he would lose his temper at times. There were nights that he never used to come to bed, of course most women would think that their husband would be cheating with some whore. Which I did for a while, but one night I followed him into study with a group of men, it wasn't the worst as he had secret meeting of some kind. I would question Elijah about these meeting and why they occurred in the middle of the night, all he would tell me that Niklaus had duties to attend to. Every time I spoke to Elijah he made me feel more at ease about the situation.
For two years things never changed Niklaus continued to neglect me one moment then the next he would be utterly in love with me. I loved Niklaus more than life itself, but the way he would treat me at times would upset me to the point where I wanted to leave. Believe me tried on many occasions but once the help would see me packing my thing they would inform Nik, and he would always win me over with his charm. In that moment he would promise me the world that he will stop pushing me away, that I was the only thing that was important to him, as he couldn't see a life without me. He would try for a few days that things would revert back to how they were when we first met, when I would see that love and adoration in his eyes that I was the most important person in his world. This was a viscous cycle that would never break, I began to think maybe this is what marriage was about, that maybe I was asking too much of him, so I stayed and accepted the fact that my darling husband duties did come first at times.
Every year Niklaus threw a ball in honour of his birthday, so that meant tonight I had to portray the happy wife in front of the whole town. Many were envious of the relationship we had, but that was all a show at times, especially when Niklaus would be hiding away in his study for days on end. I had to act like everything was perfect between us that alone putting up a charade was a lot harder than anyone could expect. I had the help who were asking me all sorts of questions about the arrangements for this evening, I had no idea what Niklaus wanted. So I went in search for him, I walked through the hallways searching in each room, but he was nowhere to be found, of course there was only one place that he could be. I made my way to his private quarters on west side of the manner, I approached the door and it was slightly opened. I could hear voices and one of them was clearly Nik, the closer I approached the door I heard Elijah voice. I stopped a foot away from the door and thought it was best not to disturb the brothers while they were like this. I wished that Rebekah was here, she had an eye for detail when it came to throwing parties.
"Niklaus, the doppelgänger has arrived as you expected." Why would Elijah and Niklaus be interested in a doppelgänger? I knew I should walk away but I wanted to know what was of this talk of a doppelganger.
"Well brother, it appears that I can get the awful curse off me once and for all. I can finally become a true hybrid." I couldn't believe what I was hearing, Niklaus talking of being a hybrid…I place my hand over my mouth to stop myself from making a sound.
"What of Star? She becoming very suspicious, she losing trust in what I am telling her. You will not allow me to compel her." What is going on here? What have they been lying to me about? Why is Elijah speaking of compelling me? What were the Mikaelson brother up to?
"Don't worry about Star. For last two years I've hidden the fact we are vampires." I held my hand of my mouth tightly to stop the scream that uncontrollable came out. I was trying to come to terms with what I had just heard from Nik mouth. I had been fooled by all of them, Bethany was right, she was telling the truth. I had allowed myself to be blinded, I've lived with them all this time and not knowing they were vampires. "Star…" I heard Niklaus call out. He could obviously heard me, every instinct told me to run, but if I did that god knows what they might do to me. I took in a deep breath before opening the door with a smile. "Oh there is my beautiful wife." Niklaus spoke while approaching me, I was trying to keep myself calm the closer he got to me. When I looked at him now I didn't see the man that I adored no longer, not after what I had just learnt.
"Niklaus questions have been asked about arrangements for tonight festivities, I know how you have certain expectations." I stood here looking at the brothers, both of them in a different light. The only question that kept running through my mind is did they know what I was, did Niklaus wooed me so he could use me to his advantage. The possibility of that being true shattered my heart because no matter how bad things were between us, I was in love with him.
"Unfortunately I'm rather busy Star, why don't you attend to the details, I'm certain I'll be happy with them." Niklaus was far too interested in this doppelganger matter, he would never allow me to do this alone, and according to him I had poor taste.
"I will Niklaus." He leaned in to kiss me, but I took a step back from him, I couldn't allow him to do that not after knowing what I know. "I shall see you both at the ball." I smiled at the both of them before turning away making my way out of the room. I steady down the hallway, as soon as I got to the stair case and I ran down I ran as fast as I could to get out of the manner.
I continued to run through fields trying to get away from them, how could I been so stupid to have fallen in love with a vampire, and what did he mean about a curse and turning into a hybrid? There was only one person who I could turn to for help, and I hope she hasn't truly turned her back on me. I reached the home that once Bethany and I shared, I banged on the door frantically in fear that Niklaus and Elijah may have followed me. The door opened, and there stood Bethany looking at me with surprise, I was the last person that she expected to turning up, but she was my only hope.
"You were right Bethany. Niklaus and his family are spawn from evil, th-they a-a-are vam-vam-vampires." I was too frighten to say that word, was it fear of what they may do to me if they were to learn I knew, or was it the fact that I allowed myself to do the one thing that the ancestors asked me not to do, and that was not to allow myself to befriend any supernatural creatures. They must be laughing at me as I fell for the worse kind of creature.
"Did anyone follow you here?" Bethany was clearly frighten if they had followed me here, I didn't not want to bring any harm to her that was the last thing I would ever want to do.
"No. Well I think not." I spoke as she brought me into the kitchen and sat me down, I couldn't stop trembling. "Bethany I'm sorry that—" I didn't even finish my sentence as Bethany silence me before I could.
"You have nothing to apologies about, sometimes love just blinds you." How could she be so calm with me? After everything that I had said to her, telling her that she was jealously of what I had with Niklaus, I was a terrible person to come her and ask for her to help me. "Star, we have to find a way to get you away from Niklaus and his family. They must not know you know of their true nature, most importantly they can't know what you are." I watched her as she began to search though her spell books. Bethany was right in everything she told me, but how could I walk away from Niklaus even though I knew what I knew, the love I held for him was still as strong as ever.
Klaus P.O.V
A thousand years ago my family and I were turned into the first vampires to walk this earth, we were known as the Originals, but the night that my mother placed the spell upon us I didn't react the same way as my siblings. No I was very different from my brothers and sister, I did not have the same father, my natural father was a werewolf so when I turned my werewolf nature came to the surface. On that very night my life was destroyed as all the secrets and lies came out, Mikael the man whom I thought was my father went on a murderous rampage in finding my father, I tried to stop him but I was too late. He had brutally butchered him, I wept as I held him in my arms, crying over a man that I never knew of. The one thing that my mother wasn't aware of was with becoming these creatures everything would be heighten, touch, smell, and emotions. My emotions were at a all-time high because I had been deceived my whole life, now that I learnt the truth it was taking from me in a matter of moments.
In my fury I went back to our home to face my mother, when I arrived she was casting some spell with a fellow witch Ayana to suppress my werewolf side. In that moment all I saw was red in my eyes when she refused to remove the curse placed upon me, on that very night I murdered my mother for everything she had done to me. I knew if I told my sibling what I had done they would never forgive me, so I lied and told them that Mikael killed her in his rage. We all stood there and vowed to be there for one another Always & Forever. The curse placed on me could be broken, I needed a vampire, a werewolf, a witch to perform the spell, but there was one thing that was very rare that was needed, and that was a Petrova doppelganger. My mother saw it as sweet justice as the girl that Elijah and I both had feeling for Tatiana who was the first was used for this ritual. I had been searching for centuries for the doppelgänger to appear I have travelled all over the world with my family to find her, to break this curse that I had put upon me.
In 1490 we have moved to England, my family and I had made a home here, in one night my life completely changed. We threw a ball in honour of my 'birthday' for us to introduce ourselves to the locals, of course it was Elijah idea to keep up appearances. My idea was that I was going to feast on some British blood. Well what I didn't expect to happen that night I didn't expect ever to happen, not after everything I been through, I fell instantly in love. I was introduced to the most beautiful creature I've ever seen in my life, Star. She literally blinded me with her beauty, and her charm too there was something truly alluring about her, a strong connection from the moment that we spoke. I had not hand this strong desire before not with any of the woman I had been with in the last 500 years. When she spoke I felt like I was under hypnotic spell, attending to her every command. We spoke of hopes and dreams of the future, our night finished off with us kissing under the stars.
Falling in love is very real, but I used to shake my head when people talked about soul mates, poor deluded individuals grasping at some supernatural ideal not intended for mortals but sounded pretty in a poetry book. Then, we met, and everything changed, the cynic has become the converted, the sceptic, and an ardent zealot.
Within 6 month we were married, Star meant to world to me nothing else seemed important to me anymore. That was until I heard news of the doppelgänger that I could finally have this curse removed. Everything changed from that moment onwards, I began to become fully focus on finding the doppelganger, in doing that I began to neglect Star. We had many argument as she felt as if she wasn't important to me, but she was, it was just for 500 years I tried to break this curse and now I could. I reassure her that she was important to me that I would try my best to not neglect her, I even had Elijah speak to her also, he had convinced her that I had duties to keep up with. As much as I tried to put my wife before the ritual, it was proven hard I was obsessed. I so obsessed that I hadn't notice how truly unhappy Star was to the point that she was planning on leaving me. When I learnt of that my heart and world shattered, I had to change, and I did try because not having Star in my life I knew would change me forever.
Tonight I was throwing another ball in honour of my birthday, but tonight there was going to be a very special lady attending called Katherine Pierce, or should I say Katarina Petrova. She was the doppelgänger that I have been waiting for centuries, there was nothing going to stop me from breaking this curse now. Elijah and I were discussing the details of tonight's events, until sense Star presence, I called out her name, a moment later she walked into the room. Until this very day I couldn't believe how lucky I was to have her in my life.
"Oh there my beautiful wife." I began to approaching her I notice she was behaving a little strange; I'm certain that she didn't hear anything of what Elijah and I spoke about.
"Niklaus questions have been asked about arrangements for tonight festivities, I know how you have certain expectations." Under any other circumstances I would have taken full control, but I had keep focus on how I was going to lure the doppelganger.
"Unfortunately I'm rather busy Star, why don't you attend to the details, I'm certain I'll be happy with them." She looked to me a little unsure, I hadn't given her much confidence after the last time she attempt to arrange the party.
"I will Niklaus." I went to kiss her, but she took a step back from me, which lead me to believe that she wasn't happy about attending to the arrangements. "I shall see you both at the ball." She smiled before turning away making my way out of the room.
"Do you suspect she heard anything?" I heard Elijah speak from behind me as I watched her leave, there was no way Star would have heard any of our conversation. Elijah was just being paranoid.
"You call me the paranoid one brother. Do not fear Star didn't suspect a thing." if she had I would of notice, I didn't need him to worry about Star, I just needed him to focus on Katherine.
The evening came and the guest were arriving, I kept on searching for Katherine, she hadn't appeared yet, I knew of the face I was looking for, the face of the girl that Elijah and I fought over for her love. Of course Elijah kept assuring me that she will turn up, so I decided to go to my bedroom chamber, as soon as I walked I saw Star getting ready. The thing about my wife she had such natural beauty about her, no matter what she wore she looked beautiful, I could stand here for hours watching her.
"The guests have begun to arrive." She turned around and looked a little startled. Elijah words ran through my mind of her overhearing our conversation, which couldn't have happened, I would know if my wife had heard anything.
"Niklaus...I'll be down in a few moments." She spoke as she stood to her feet. "I do apologies, I'm not quite feeling myself." I walked over to her and she did look rather pale, I touch her cheek and it felt hot to the touch as if she had a fever.
"Maybe I should have a doctor see you to." She gave me a small smile as she place her hand on top of mine.
"I'll be fine Nik, no doctor needed my love." She spoke lovingly as she looked into my eyes, moments like this would make me love her more, if that was even possible.
"Take your time sweetheart." I kissed her gently on her lips. "I'll see to our guest." I kissed her on the forehead and walked out of the chamber. I made my way down the stairs, and I notice Elijah talking to a very pretty young brunette, a very familiar brunette. A face I hadn't seen in 500 years, and the resemblance was uncanny, I made my way through the crowned and approached them both.
"Niklaus, I would like to introduce you to—" Elijah began to say but Katerina interrupted with a curtsy. .
"My lord, Katherine Pierce." I stood finally face to face with the doppelgänger, my hopes to become the hybrid was in arm reach away.
Katherine was a very flirtatious young lady very different from Tatiana, of course I kept my composure as I knew that Star would be coming down any moment, and I didn't want to upset her in any way. The evening was going pleasantly well, everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves, but I notice that Star hadn't come down yet. I made my way up to our bedroom chamber, as I opened the door I saw Star collapsed on the floor. I instantly rushed over, she wasn't breathing, she was cold and pale with hardly any life in her. I bit into my write and began to feed her my blood in hoped that it would revive her, but flowed out of her mouth. I began to listen out for her heart, and it wasn't beating, no, no, this couldn't be happening. Star couldn't be dead.
"NOOOOOOOO!" I screamed at the top of my lungs, couldn't believe it my Star was dead. I held her tightly in arms as I sobbed into her hair, taking in the scent of her perfume. I have lived with her and loved her, and now she was gone. Gone where I cannot follow. The whole world can become the enemy when you lose what you love.
"Niklaus—" I heard Elijah voice from behind me, I didn't break my hold of rocking Star back and forth in my arms, I hoped that she would revive that a drop of blood would bring her back to me. "What has happened to Star?" I looked up at him to see fear in my brother's eyes as he looked down at my wife lifeless body in my arms.
"She dead…" I couldn't believe those words pass my lips. Star was never meant to die, I wanted to tell her what I was, if she accepted who I was I would have turned her so we could live an eternity together now. Now I would have to live eternity alone without my Star. How could I possibly do that, when my life had ended on this very night?
Star P.O.V
I woke up gasping for air, I looked around me and I was in total darkness, I felt cold I tried to move but I was confined in this small box. It worked, it actually worked! Bethany gave me a potion that would make it seems that I was dead, but all it did was slow down my heart rate making people think I was dead. It would even deceive somehow with supernatural hearing, which would mean Niklaus and Elijah would believe I had received my untimely death. This was my only option in getting out of the situation I had placed myself in. I pushed against the coffin lid, and it wouldn't open, I began to panic I banging against the lid of the coffin screaming for someone to hear me. The coffin lid opens, someone stood above me with a torch in there hand, I shielded my eyes from the light.
"Good evening madam, I'm here to take you the port your ship will be sailing soon." He extended his hand and helps me out of the grave, I looked around me and saw that was in a cemetery, the night was cold and I wasn't dressed for this kind of weather. The man places a cloak around me as I began to shiver, I was actually going to do this, leave this life behind me I had done it a many times before but this time it was a lot harder.
"H-H-How lo-lo-long w-w-as I dow-down there for?" I could hardly speak as my teeth kept chattering, even with this cloak around me I felt frozen still.
"Miss Bethany, asked me to come after three days, madam." Three days? I had been dead for three days? "Madam we needed to go before anyone is to see." I nodded and we walked towards to the horse and carriage, I got in and sat down. I looked out of the window as we pass through the town I was living the life I had created here, I was leaving everything behind including Niklaus. He couldn't never know that I'm alive, it was doing the right thing, I can't let myself get involved in the supernatural creatures I was warned by the ancestors. No matter what my heart is telling me I have to walk away from the only man who has ever captured my heart.