As the third and final segment to the journey between Klaus and Annabelle- they find themselves fighting against fate and prophecy that depicts what their future is going to be. But even prophecies can't always predict the depth of a mother and father's love… Can that be enough to change their future?
Rated M for: violence, language, sexual situations, possible character death
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Prologue: Another Wedding
Deep in the forests of Mystic Falls, standing alone at the peaks of the falls themselves, were two figures. They were side by side, gazing out over the view spread out in front of them as the sun made its slow descent in the sky.
The man stood with his hands in his pockets, his long brown hair tied back in a knot.
The woman studied the view with calm gray eyes. Her own long brown hair was loose and fell in waves to her shoulders.
The silence was broken by the guy, who sighed before putting his arm around his sister's shoulders. "What are you thinking about?"
Annabelle Davis-Mikaelson sighed like her brother had before shrugging. "Nothing."
Charlie Davis looked over at his younger sister with a knowing expression. "Anna."
Then her eyes flashed, signaling her distress. She leaned against her brother and rested her head on his shoulder. "What am I going to do?" she asked in a hushed whisper.
And because he knew her better than anyone else, Charlie kissed her temple, and leaned his cheek against her hair. "We'll figure it out. We always do."
"That's not an answer, Charles." Her tone had a bit of a bite to it, but Charlie could ignore that.
"Anna," he said patiently. "I know you have a lot of things on your mind, but you have your family and friends who will stand behind you no matter what happens. And you know that. Trust that."
When he saw that her expression was crumpling, he held her tightly. He rested his forehead against hers, wishing he could comfort her more.
"Come on," he said gently. "It's time to go. The ceremony will start in about an hour."
Sighing again, Anna wrapped her arm around her brother's waist and allowed him to hold some of her weight as they made their way down the falls.
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Annabelle could tell Hayley was a bundle of nerves. Her green-hazel eyes never stayed on one spot for more than a second before darting off again. Anna had to keep slapping at her hand to make sure she wouldn't gnaw at her nails and destroy her manicure.
"Sorry," she exhaled, sitting down.
Anna chuckled. "It's perfectly normal to be nervous," she assured the younger werewolf. "You saw me on my big day."
"I found it!"
Rebekah glided into the room, wearing her bridesmaid's dress, which was a deep emerald color. Anna's dress was the same style, but was a deep plum color and instead of carrying white dahlias, she would be carrying roses.
"What?" Hayley asked.
Rebekah revealed a beautiful silver hair comb with tiny etchings of roses. "I believe it belonged to a queen of sorts," Rebekah said humorously. "For something old."
Anna grinned, taking it from Rebekah. Carefully, she slid it into Hayley's hair, placing it just so and stepping back to see the final look. Hayley's thick, dark hair was up in a stylish twist that left her neck bare, with a few whispy strands framing her face.
She stood up and Rebekah and Anna exchanged a small smile. Hayley's silvery white gown sported a mermaid cut with a sweetheart neckline. Anna had given her her diamond earrings for something borrowed, and she wore the silver and emerald charm bracelet Charlie had given to her for something new.
"Now for something blue," Anna announced, turning to pick up the small box she had put on the table. She handed it to Hayley.
She opened it and laughed. She lifted a small baby blue garter with a small pink rosebud and smiled. "Wanna help me put this on?"
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Niklaus Mikaelson watched as his brother danced with his new, glowing bride. His lips were curved into a small smile, which widened when his mate leaned against his side.
And when she chuckled softly, he looked down at her. "What's so amusing, love?"
"It's funny how I thought the next wedding I'd be going to would be my brother's, but here we are. I still can't believe Hayley and Elijah didn't tell us about their engagement until a month before the wedding…"
Klaus laughed.
Indeed, it had been a surprise when Elijah and Hayley had announced that they were planning on getting married a month ago. They had been engaged for some time, according to Hayley, who claimed that Elijah had proposed when Klaus and Anna had left for their honeymoon. Hayley told them that he had done it by the river, when she had been wearing an old shirt of Anna's, and had been caught completely unaware.
Even now, Klaus looked over at his new sister and to the ring that glittered on her hand. It was a rose gold with a row of diamonds along the band, accompanied by a simple rose gold wedding band. Elijah now wore a dark titanium band, which was etched with the Mikaelson crest on one side and the Davis crest on the other.
When Hayley had asked Anna if that would be all right, Klaus's mate had embraced the younger werewolf and said that they might only be distant cousins by blood, but Hayley was more of a sister to her. Charlie reaffirmed this, reminding Hayley that she would always be a Davis.
But now she danced in Elijah's arms as the newest Mikaelson. She chose not to hyphenate her name as Anna had done, saying it was for Anna and Charlie to keep on the Davis family name, and that she was only an honorary Davis anyway.
Klaus smiled again. "Do you want to dance, love?"
Annabelle looked over at the guests who were dancing, which included Patrick and a few members of Eve's pack along with some of the vampires from the Quarter, like Marcel.
Then her gaze drifted to Charlie and Meredith, who were sitting at a nearby table and talking, each holding a small Hybrid in their arms.
Hope and Mason Davis-Mikaelson were growing even faster with every day that passed. Their first birthday had already passed, and now they were starting to talk more. Hope was even trying to stand up, always wearing a determined expression that reminded Klaus of her mother.
When he felt Anna's reluctance through the soul bond that bounded their hearts and souls as one, he looked her hand and kissed it, before drawing her to her feet. "Come along, love," he encouraged.
Anna gave him a brief smile before stepping into his arms, following his lead as they swayed quietly together. She pushed away her distracting thoughts and focused on the feeling of her mate's arms around her, and the happiness that came from knowing that Hayley and Elijah were going to be starting their new lives together as husband and wife.
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Author's Note: And here we go! Please review.
