Based on the TV-series "The Originals" following along season1 and then going independent. Alternate Universe! Critique is always welcome. I'm a beginner and welcome the input. The story and MC are cheesy so proceed at own risk.
I do not own the characters or settings of "the Originals TV Series" at all and I am only creating this story for entertainment purposes.
The sun was glistering in the courtyard when a woman confidently strolled in the Mikaelson Estate. She had long and thick, slightly wavy, raven hair swinging in the recently reclaimed house of the original vampires. Her blue-bright eyes scanned the interiors and she grinned widely. She wore many different kind of rings but only one simple necklace. She was wearing mostly plain colours but with a woollen cardigan in bright pink. Her body seemed fit and her skin tone was a tanned tone.
"Hello? Is someone at home?", she asks loudly. Still her eyes were searching windows, railings and stairs. She slowly walked over to a desk and spun once more. "Hello? Should I leave again?", she asked again in the empty space.
"Not just yet.", said the elegant calm voice of Elijah Michaelson as he made his way down the stairs.
The unknown woman spun to face him and smiled brightly at his sight. Confidently she strides towards him. Hand outstretched.
Looking slightly confused, just for a second, Elijah took the hand and shook it.
"Nice to meet you. My name is Anne Smith. Thanks for greeting me.", she said, still beaming like it was Christmas Eve.
"Pleasure. My name is Elijah Michaelson. What brings you into our humble estate?", he asked putting his hand in his pocket again. He slightly began circling her like a hunter his prey.
To the trained eye, it was clear he was waging if she was potential danger. Seeing as he guarded a pregnant woman right now from witches and vampires, it was quite reasonable.
Whether Anne was oblivious to his wariness or if she chooses not to show it, he couldn't tell. She was just talking brightly away.
"I'm sorry for bargain in like this. I'm a wandering researcher and came through a city where I was told that wonderful lore is to be found here. Like the big fire and the old cemetery and all the other supernatural stuff. And you know before you go in someone's garden sniffing around you should ask for permission from the gardener, right? So here I am. And if I could say…."
"Then the mayor's office would have been the better addresses love." Interrupted Niklaus Michaelson. He had just appeared behind her and was walking besides her towards his brother. Before he could reach his side, Anne once again outstretched her hand and introduced herself.
Amusement curled the hybrids lips as he shook her hand and proceeded to stand beside his brother.
"So why are you here than?", Klaus asked again, arms interlocking behind his back as he scanned her cautiously.
After all the drama and pain they had lately with the witches, the brothers were very much on edge. Anne most definitely was no vampire (having a heartbeat) and probably no werewolf. But striding in here with confidence might mean she was an ill-intending witch.
"As I was saying, I want to research the lore here and seeing as you are a big part of it AND kind of the founder of this city, I thought I should first ask your permission.", Anne explained away, beaming at them. "And no, I'm not a witch. Well not exactly…", she added.
Slightly thrown by this statement the vampires exchanged quick glances before shifting their weight.
"What are you than and what do you think to know of our role in this city?" Elijah asked glancing from Anne to Klaus. Klaus looked at Anne with slight murderous intent which filled the air. He was very cautious of her now.
Anne slightly raises her hands, like to show her obedience. "I mean no harm. You can put me under any restraint you deem necessary. But what I am exactly, I would prefer not to discuss it so much in the open. Please?" she said. Her bright smile now reduced to a small reassuring grin.
The men once again exchanged meaningful glances and then Elijah gestured her to follow him. Anne followed suit as Klaus took the gear. It was clear he was observing her every movement. One false gesture and she could lose her life.
They settled in the library. Anne and Elijah sitting facing each other. Klaus standing behind his brother. Anne, still smiling, settled in to tell her story.
"As I said, I'm only kind of a witch. I do not have any magic in me or can channel it. I can use magical objects and have probably the biggest magical knowledge there is. This is all because I was one of the first witches there were. Through varies circumstances I was cursed with immortality. And along the years I have added some additional curses. The prominent one would be that I can't lie."
The original vampires couldn't hide their surprise. The stared at her seemingly trying to comprehend what they just heard. Was this for real?
"Excuse me what was that? You claim to be one of the first witches? Among other outrages things….", Elijah asked slightly furious. "You can't be for real!"
"Well I don't know how to prove it but yeah, I am way older than you." She smiled and tilted her head. "But as I said, I can't lie. So, if I can prove that, than maybe you can believe the rest!?" she lighthearted suggested.
Silence. You could hear the gears in the head of the Mikaelson brothers turning. Anne smiled and waited.
"All right let's try it just for fun." Klaus said, swinging himself on the seat next to his brother. He challengingly leans forward, intertwining his fingers. His brother settling himself also in a battle mode. Anne mimed them, slightly laughing at their earnestly.
"When was the first time you had sex?" Klaus began, not even twitching at the question.
"Back when I was still mortal in a hut of wood. It was winter and very cold. His beard scratched me sour all over and it was not pleasant but a necessity that had to be done." Anne answered without a breath of hesitation.
"How did you survive all these years?" Elijah asked, taking a different route of questions as his brother.
"I didn't. I died many many times, but like vampires I recover. Though it is not pleasant. I experience the pain of the death again. Quite nasty and sometimes very loud." Again, Anne answered swiftly.
"Any embarrassing sex-stories?" Klaus asked smirking.
"Not as many as you might think. I had my share of men who came quite fast, accidents and stuff. But all was very enjoyable." Anne smiled.
"How does your body work?" Elijah asked.
"Like a normal human person. I need to eat, drink, poop and sleep."
"All right let's get some history in here…" Klaus said.
The questioning continued for another hour. The brothers asked her any historical detail they could remember, and Anne answered always correctly and sometimes even in more detail than they could remember.
After a while they ran out of questions and the speed receded.
"How did you come to be immortal?" Elijah asked. He had settled back and seemed at the end of his straw.
"As I said trough varies circumstances I was cursed with this. I would prefer not to answer but if you insist, I won't be able to stay quite." Anne answered and for the first time she seemed uncomfortable. Shifting weight and biting her lips.
"No, for now it's fine." Elijah said raising his hand.
They all seemed unsure what to do now. Anne took the initiative.
"Look, how about we do it like this. You can either let me stay here. After time you will eventually find out if I am who I claim to be, or not. We will learn from each other and may even eventually trust each other." Anne said.
"Or …" Klaus said raising to his feet and taking a few steps, never turning his back to her.
"Or you tell me to leave and I leave." She said shrugging her shoulders. "It would be a pity, it has been a long time since I met someone so close to my age… "
Klaus and Elijah exchanged looks. They seemed unsure what to say to this. Anne had closely watched them and got up.
"I see you want to talk this over. So, I will now go and buy myself something to eat. When I come back, you can tell me what you have decided!?", she said.
She swung her bag over her shoulders and looked at them both. Elijah nodded, and she took off.
"Do you believe her brother?" Elijah said after they heard her steps reaching the entrance.
"I don't know brother. It seems kind of a bad time to take some stranger in our midst don't you think?" he said gesturing in Hayley's direction who was reading in her room. "On the other side, if she is what she claims to be, she could be a big asset for us and the baby." He concluded.
So, they kept discussing back and forth. Waging pros against cons, eventually with Hayley and Rebekah involved in the discussion. When they heard Anne returning, they had reached a conclusion. More or less. Klaus had an idea and there was no talking him out of it. So, they all went to the courtyard.
"So, we have a decision?" Anne asked. Having now an additional bag with groceries in her hand.
"Kind of…", Klaus sneered as he approached her, the rest of the family lingering in the background, exchanging slightly disapproving glances. "We found a way to at least confirm one of your statements."
Anne tilted her head and before she could react Klaus had snapped her neck and she fell to the ground with a thud. Groceries were rolling over the ground and her heartbeat was no more.
A discussion was continued about the dangers of killing a potential powerful witch. But as usual, Klaus remained on top of the argument with the simple statement, he would do It with their approval or not.
Shifting and groaning and a heartbeat began anew. Anne scrambled to her feet rubbing her forehead. "You could at least catch me before I f…" she groaned.
SNAP and Klaus had her neck broken once more.
"Niklaus! What the bloody hell!" exclaimed the youngest Mikaelson. "She was alive again. That proved that she was right didn't it?"
"No dear sister, it only meant that she could have been any witch with a protection spell." Klaus explained to his annoyed sister. Again, there was no argument to his logic.
A few moments passed and once again Anne's heartbeat rose again. This time she simply sat up.
"Again?" she asked looking at Niklaus.
He contemplated her for a second. "Well for safety. Three times a charm." He grinned.
Anne braced herself. But this time he kneeled before her. Confusion in her eyes and then Klaus slammed his hand in her chest. She gasped as he tore her heart out and she fell backwards to the ground. She sputtered some more and then she was silent again.
"Now was that necessary?" Hayley asked as she walked to the woman who looked the same age as she.
"Well if she comes back from this, at least we know for sure she is who she says. But that she still wants to help us and your unburn child, is more unlikely now." Elijah said settling in a chair. It was clear he wanted to wait if she resurrected and how.
The others settled down too. Hayley glanced once more at the dead girl in the courtyard before sitting with the three immortals who are now her family.
Trivial things were spoken while everyone waited. Straining their sense for any sign of her life returning. The heart Klaus had ripped out layed in the middle of them. Slowly turning cold.
"Well it seems I need to get rid of a little lying witch." Klaus said sarcastically as he stood up. He strolled to her body.
In that moment, Anne did a big twitch and started moaning and groaning. Twitching and digging her fingers in the ground. After a few minutes she settled down. The hole in her chest gone and a new heart beating loudly in her chest for all the vampires to hear.
Thank you for reading! If you have any tips for improvement, I am all ears! Hope to see you for the next chapter.