City Of Angels
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October 12th 2003
8 Years Ago
It wasn't the Originals intention to end up in the City Of Angels.
Autumn was falling fast around the man as he walked down the slightly busy sidewalk, glancing up occasionally at the people around him.
He'd almost forgotten how long he'd been alone by now, and he sighed lightly, moving the hair from his deep oak eyes, undoing the button at the top of his midnight coat.
Elijah glanced once more to a passerby, thinking-
What kind of life was this? Hunting down his own blood brother for so many hundreds of years.
Maybe he was becoming more and more of a loner. Sometimes he felt so alone that he wondered what he was even fighting for. Actually, was he even fighting for anything-?
He doubted it. He truly did.
Elijah turned into a cafe now, pushing the door open and hearing a crash as the door hit something hard and very solid.
He looked down now to to see a young woman sprawled on the white tiled floor, two plates smashed on the floor, the contents of the pair that were a mixture of cheeseburgers and strawberry and a vanilla milkshakes were slowly spreading across the tiles.
Elijah looked to the girl herself- she was young, about eighteen with long chocolate brown hair that was braided back. As she looked up, he met deep dark sapphire eyes. She was in a dark red uniform of short sleeved shirt that was tucked into a knee length skirt. A pair of dark tights were on her legs, and... what-? Roller skates on her feet.
"Lauren-! Stupid bloody girl!"
The girl sighed lightly, then tried to get to her feet, the wheels scrabbling on the tiles, but the skates stopped her and Elijah stepped inside, closing the door and offered her his hand to help her to her feet, but she just looked up and glared.
"No thank you. I'll be fine."
Elijah watched her try once more, then she resorted to grabbing a stool to pull herself up, but then she just yanked her skates off, the man who had yelled at her came storming around, snarling. "You get those skates back or or you can kiss your job goodbye! I've had enough of you!"
"Fine!" The girl, Lauren, yelled, sounding more angry than her boss, throwing the pair down onto the floor among the mess, smashing into Elijahs shoulder hard as she stormed out.
He looked after her with a raised eyebrow-
Wow. Now that was a girl with a temper alright.
-CITYOFANGELS-
It was late that night that the Original was looking for a place to stay the night. A nice hotel he very much preferred. And now he walked down the dark street, the roads deserted and desolate.
He pulled his coat tighter around himself, thinking about his family, wondering where his father was. Mikael had taken off after killing his wife and his childrens mother. Tore her heart out before her sons, Niklaus' eyes.
Just... how could he-? That was one thing Elijah couldn't understand. How could Mikael kill his wife-? Yes, he was furious about the fact she had cheated on her husband.
The thoughts were pushed out his head now as he heard a choked female scream from the alleyway next to him. He frowned, adjusting his coat cuffs as he changed track, letting curiosity get the better of him as he stepped forwards to the mouth of the alleyway.
And he was thankful he did.
A pair of midnight clothed men were pushing a young woman into the damp wall, a hand over her mouth and he could hear the dark laughs from one of them as he went to yank up her skirt, and Elijah scowled-
What was with men these days-? Didn't they have any honor to speak off?
The one with his hand over the young womans mouth felt his wrist get snapped back from her skirt, smashing into the wall with a yell of surprise and pain from his snapped arm.
Hurriedly, the remaining one dropped the girl to the dirty and muddy floor, spinning around and screamed as a hand grabbed his throat, picking him up into the air and slammed him hard into the wall, grabbing the hand holding him there, a choked scream escaping him as he spied fangs and eyes of a demon.
The man couldn't move at that, but felt something rip into his neck, his yell of fear cutting off as he was dropped to the floor, feeling the blood pour from his neck, everything going black.
There was silence, then Elijah raised a hand to his mouth, rubbing the blood from around it, crouching down next to the young woman, turning her over onto her back, recognizing her from the cafe earlier.
He remembered her name now and asked. "Lauren?" She shook her head a little, not having the strength to push him away. Elijah sighed, putting a hand on her arm.
The Original now pulled out his phone, calling 911, knowing that the best bet was to let the police handle the situation. The attempted rapists were next to dead on the floor, but they would survive. And therefor, be punished for their crimes. Death would be too easy if he ended them.
He stayed to the shadows as the police and ambulance arrived. The police were mystified as to how the rapists had been so brutally struck down, and how one had twin holes in his throat, drained of blood that was nowhere to be found.
A vampire they joked, not realizing just how right they were.
The woman was loaded into the ambulance, and Elijah watched in silence as the ambulance rolled away towards the hospital.
-CITYOFANGELS-
The hospital was a little busy as he Original walked through it, looking around for the desk, then walked over, the man there looking up and asked. "Can I help you sir?"
Elijah smiled, then looked to the patients list behind him. "I'm looking for a Lauren. Bought in earlier today."
"Last name?"
"I do not know it. But I believe it was an attempted rape situation."
"I'm afraid I-"
"Tell me."
A pause.
"Her name is Lauren Gilbert. She is eighteen."
Elijah let that sink in now- eighteen. And the victim of attempted rape...
How could anyone be so very cruel-?
"And where is she?"
"Second floor, last room on the left."
"Thank you."
The Original walked off upstairs at that, heading towards the allocated room, wondering why he should be so bothered by a human. These kind of things happened everyday. He shouldn't care... but he'd saved her himself. He felt almost obligated to make sure she was fine after his intervention.
He paused before the door, glancing to his left as a nurse passed by, then opened it, slipping inside and closing it quietly behind him. Elijah turned to the girl laid on the bed, her eyes closed with the white covers over her, keeping her warm.
He stepped over silently, standing at the foot of the bed, looking down to the clipboard and reading- it was mostly shock.
There was a low moan, then he looked over to see the girl open her eyes a little, then they met his own and she whimpered. "Whe-? Where am I-?"
A silence, then Elijah stepped forwards and told him. "In the hospital. You're safe now."
Laurens eyes were panicky, and she tried to get up, but Elijah put a hand on her chest, looking into her eyes. "Calm down."
Her breathing slowed, then she muttered. "Am I dead?"
Elijah chuckled at that, stepping back. "You're not dead."
"That's... a relief." She said, shivering a little. Elijah watched her, then Lauren stared and just said. "You were in the cafe. I knocked into you..."
"You did."
"I'm sorry." Lauren muttered, looking around the room, tears starting to sparkle in her eyes. Elijah felt pity for the girl, and then she asked him. "You were there. I saw you... you pulled them off me."
Elijah didn't say anything, but Lauren muttered once more. "I know what I saw. I saw you... Thank you."
He inclined his head a little. "It was my pleasure."
Lauren coughed for a second, then sighed, feeling tired. Elijah watched her for a second, then she asked. "What's your name?"
"Elijah." He answered, and she smiled. "Thank you Elijah."
The Original was silent, then nodded, just saying. "Will you be fine?"
"I... I think so." Lauren answered him and Elijah told the girl. "Good. But now I must be on my way."
Lauren was silent, then nodded too. "I thank you again Elijah."
The man walked to the door after that, glancing back once more before he opened the door and walked down the corridor, a little girl almost colliding into him as he went.
He dodged out the way as a woman grabbed the girl, calling. "Elena! Stop now!" The woman sighed as the ten year old girl ran into the room, her long brown hair fanning behind her. She looked to Elijah, groaning. "I'm sorry."
The Original chuckled. "It's fine. I'd catch her already if I were you."
She nodded and hurried after the girl, leaving her husband to hurry up past the man that was still stood in the middle of the corridor. Elijah listened to the little girl, Elena, hug her big sister by the sounds she was making. He smiled a little to himself, then buttoned up his coat, letting out a low sigh, walking off down the corridor, thinking-
Maybe he'd come across Lauren and her family in the future?
Just the introduction chapter:) Inspired by my other fic Winter Roses:) Been sooo very long since I've done an Elijah/OC, so I hope you like and want me to continue:) So-! Elijah saved Elenas big sister hm? Well, he doesn't know that, or the fact that little girl was the doppleganger:') Anyway, to the next chapter! Hope you like and drop a review:) might become a love triangle much later on. I'll continue if enough are interested. Thanks! x Nic
