A/N: Hii, well... I don't know what to say about this story other than that I hope you like it and I reaaaally wanted to write a story where Elijah takes on the daddy-title, because let's face it - he would probably make a very hilarious and adorable father! )
Disclaimer: (Sadly) I do not own the Vampire Diaries or any of its characters, but I do own those that aren't in the books or show :)
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xoxo Ascha
Before The Worst
Prologue:
America, 11th century
Elijah shook his head of his younger brother as he talked with the third beautiful young woman tonight, charming his way into her heart – or more like her dress. He was used to watching Niklaus' ways of having fun and although he found it morally wrong, then he had to admit that his brother never did have problems with making a girl give away her most precious gift. Not that he would want to be as immoral as he was, but he certainly envied Niklaus' confidence.
"You bastard!" he suddenly heard a woman scream.
Elijah frowned and looked up from his nearly empty goblet, noticing a young woman walk off towards the bonfire in rage of something his younger brother had done. Niklaus' scowled at the woman and shouted something that was supposed to be a swearword, but he was so drunk that he didn't make sense at all.
The young woman stomped towards the tree log next to the one Elijah sat on and stole someone's drink, slurping it all down in once. She looked back at Niklaus with a sad expression on her face and he soon understood why. His brother had promised her something or said something to make her feel like she was special, but Niklaus had dumped her for another girl as if she meant nothing to him. He had seen it before and it was one of the things he never approved of Niklaus doing.
"Do not cry," he said, taking a seat next to her. "Niklaus is so drunk right now that he would jump on anything with a pulse."
She chuckled, but soon got her hands on two more goblets that were filled with red wine. Elijah watched her as she turned her beautiful amber eyes back to Niklaus and this time he saw anger flash in her eyes.
"You are right," she said and looked back at him. "Thank you."
He smiled weakly and took the other goblet from her before she could empty that one too. He could already tell just by looking at her that she had had way too much.
"What is your name, milady?" he asked kindly, taking a sip of wine even though he too was starting to feel the effect of it.
"Serena," she said, pushing a stray lock of her dark blonde hair behind her ear. Elijah kissed her hand gently, but suddenly spotted his brother leaving with not just one woman, but two! He groaned and so did Serena when she saw it happening. "Niklaus is such a fool. It would not surprise me if he knocked one of them up."
Elijah grinned. "Agreed, and my name is Elijah. Unfortunately, Niklaus and I share the same parents."
Serena giggled and moved a little closer to him, but he was too drunk to care about the immorality of having sexual relations with a woman he had just met. There was something about her that lured him in like a moth to a flame and made him want to let go just this once. He left her hand glide up the inside of his left thigh and wanted so badly to take her right then and there, but something made him stop her hand from moving up any further.
"You are drunk," he said. "I do not want to take advantage of you."
"That might be, but I am the one who want to take advantage of you," she said teasingly. Elijah grinned and kissed her hand a bit longer than he normally would. "Why did I not meet you before I met that promiscuous bastard?"
Elijah knew that he wouldn't be flirting with her then and let alone feel the lust he felt inside had he been sober when they first met.
"Perhaps destiny wanted me to take you home before you did something reckless."
Serena nodded, but sighed. "Perhaps… but before we go, could we at least have another drink? I want to forget ever meeting Niklaus. He told me that he loved me and then he just did that to me… and then with my cousin!"
Elijah shook his head of Niklaus' reckless behaviour again and decided to fetch them some more wine before he walked her home. As much as he wanted to let go of all his inhibitions, then his conscious forbid him to have those kinds of thoughts and reminded him of that his father would be greatly disappointed if he accidentally made her pregnant.
However, when Elijah went to go back to Serena he found her gone from the bonfire and running barefoot towards the woods. He dropped the goblets on the ground and hurried after her even though he could barely walk without staggering. He fell a few times, because it was so dark, but he followed the sound of Serena's sweet laughter and eventually caught up with her when she reached the nearby lake. He watched as she undressed right in front of him and jumped into the water without a moment of hesitation, still giggling as she hit the water with a splash.
"Serena!" he called, but she ignored him and swam closer towards the centre of the lake.
Elijah groaned and undressed too, quickly jumping in after her in the freezing cold water. He had a bit of trouble finding her because of the darkness and for a moment he thought that she had drowned without him knowing it, but then he suddenly felt cold and wet hands creep around him from behind and he turned around to find a very wet and nude Serena behind him.
"I thought you would never join me!" she said, grinning widely.
"Serena, this is mad! We will die if we do not get up!" he said.
Serena smirked and wrapped her arms around him again, closing the space between them. "Well, perhaps you should keep me warm then?"
Elijah was thankful that it was dark outside, because then she wouldn't be able to see him blush, but he needed this and wanted this, so he gave in for temptation and kissed her passionately, feeling the heath spread throughout his body. The kisses soon became more urgent and more intense, so he moved closer to the shore and pushed her against it, deepening the kiss even further.
Her hands moved slowly up his nude form, making his heart beat faster and his skin start feeling warm. He buried his fingers in her long hair and let his lips crash once more with hers, savouring the taste of her skin, her lips and her tongue. He caressed her soft skin and let his lips and fingers explore every inch of her curvy body, feeling her body turn warmer and warmer for every minute that went. He moved his lips back up to hers and just let go of all his inhibitions…
The sound of birds twittering and the feeling of the wind blowing gently woke Serena up in the morning and she soon found herself in the arms of a familiar young man, who was still asleep next to her. She smiled as she thought about last night's event and gave the sleeping man a kiss on his cheek that made him wake up too. He groaned at first of the banging headache he felt, but as he turned his gaze to her a smile formed on his lips as well.
"I normally do not… well, do this," he said, sitting up. "I apologize for…"
Serena placed a finger on his lips, silencing him. "I do not care, Elijah. I wanted this, remember? Besides, I have had a bit of a crush on you the past few months, but… you never seemed to notice me, so I just figured that–"
This time it was Elijah's turn to silence her and he did it with a sweet and tender kiss. She smiled against his lips and let him pull her close to him.
"I apologize again. My father is a very proud man and does not want Niklaus, me or any of my other brothers to humiliate our family by knocking up a woman we do not know."
"Then it is a good thing you know me now." Serena winked flirtatiously and rose from his lap, walking away to find her dress.
Elijah followed her and as they dressed he noticed a strange necklace on her neck that he remembered seeing before… in his mother's best friend's home.
"Who are your parents?" he asked curiously.
"Ayanna," Serena answered. "Well, she is not my biological mother, but she took me in many years ago. I have been living with her sister and just recently returned to this village with her niece."
"Ah, that makes sense. But then we better not tell anyone about us. I know that Ayanna is a very strict woman as well as witch."
Serena giggled, but nodded and walked back to him to give him another kiss. "But you will not break my heart like Niklaus did, will you?"
Elijah took her hands in his, looking into her amber eyes. "I could never do such a thing. You have my word on that."
She smiled and planted another kiss on his lips, this time wrapping her arms around his neck and kissing him for much longer than what was appropriate for even a married couple to do outdoors. But none of them cared because something special had happened last night and Elijah didn't want to let go of any of it. He might not love this intriguing and very free-spirited woman yet, but he had a feeling that he soon would.
Elijah was stood outside with his brothers, watching Niklaus teach their much younger brother Henrick how to fight with real swords. His head was filled with thoughts and memories of last week's event and wondered when he was going to see Serena again. He could still feel the touch of her lips on his skin, smell the scent of her hair and hear the sound of her sweet laughter, and whenever he thought of her he would instinctively smile like he was now.
"Ah, take a look at that, my brother! This is how you will look like when you become smitten with a certain young lady." Niklaus said teasingly, snapping Elijah out of his thoughts.
"What are you talking about?" he grumbled.
Niklaus grinned. "I am talking about that goofing grin of yours and the fact that you have been in such a good mood ever since the day of the bonfire. Tell me Elijah, was she good in bed?"
Elijah growled and threw a random pine at him that lay on the ground, nearly hitting Niklaus in his head. "I do not know what you are talking about, Niklaus. Now get on with your training."
His two younger brothers snickered anyway and Niklaus whispered something to Henrick that made the young boy laugh. Elijah had had enough and went to jump on Niklaus when he suddenly heard a familiar voice. He stopped and turned, spotting no other than Serena herself with her cousin, who instinctively scowled at Niklaus.
Elijah didn't need to ask to know why…
"Hello, gentlemen. Having fun I trust?" Serena said, smiling sweetly.
Elijah smiled brightly and wanted to kiss her, but he overheard Niklaus say something to Henrick again about him being in love, so he turned his focus from Serena and ran after Niklaus, who immediately ran off before he could tackle him to the ground.
Serena and her cousin shook their heads of the two brothers, but handed a few apples to Henrick and continued walking towards their home. She still looked over her shoulder, though, and couldn't hide the smile on her face as she watched Elijah jump on his brother and fight with him over something she had a feeling she knew what was. She wasn't scared of Niklaus knowing about them, but she did fear that their father would find out about it, because she had seen how scary he could be whenever he became mad at one of his children.
Especially if he found out that one of his sons had done what she and Elijah did a week ago.
Serena just hoped that their sinful night together wouldn't have any consequences later, but even if the consequences did come, then she knew that Elijah would not cast her away.
Nearly two months had passed now and as Serena and Elijah's love had grown so had Serena's stomach. She didn't need to ask to know what had happened and neither did Ayanna when she figured out what had happened. She had been furious with Serena, but Serena had told her about how much she loved Elijah, so Ayanna had merely scolded her.
But now came the hardest part.
Serena had to tell Elijah the truth and she was feeling more than just nervous. She had gone to his home to talk with him alone, but as she went to knock on the door it was opened by the person she least wanted to talk with right now – Mikael.
Lately Serena had noticed that not only Mikael, but also the rest of Elijah's family (including Elijah) had been acting very strange after the horrific death of young Henrick, who had been mauled by a werewolf one night. Elijah had immediately gone to her that very same day Niklaus brought his dead brother to his parents and it had hurt to see him so depressed.
Ayanna had also seemed very much on edge recently and whenever Serena came home she would ask where she had been and who she had been with. She had also asked Serena to wear a necklace with vervain inside it, but Serena thought that her adoptive mother was just being paranoid as usual, so she had left it at home and only wore her usual necklace that bore an amber stone that matched her eyes and fiery spirit. It had belonged to her biologic mother and was the only memory she had of her, so of course she never took it off.
"Serena," a familiar voice suddenly said. She froze on the spot outside Elijah's home and felt the colour disappear from her face as she looked up at Mikael. "I figured you might come and try blemishing our pride and honour. I know that you have seduced my son and if you want to live with your life intact I suggest you leave this village immediately."
"But-but-I cannot leave! I am carrying Elijah's–"
Mikael quickly covered her mouth and pulled her away from the house with a firm grip that hurt so much that she thought her arm was going to break. She tried running back to the house, but Mikael was so strong. It was as if he had turned into something… beyond the normal.
Something supernatural.
"You cannot force me to leave! I will find Elijah and when I do–"
"You will never talk to Elijah again," Mikael interrupted, his eyes dilating in a strange way. Serena suddenly felt dazed and was unable to break the eye contact with him. "You will leave this village immediately and never return again."
"I will leave and never return again." Serena repeated automatically.
He smiled. "Good."
Mikael let go of her now bruised arm and watched her as she left the village without saying a word.
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