Hey, so this is my first story on this fandom, but more importantly it's my first one in English, as it's not my native language (I'm French, actually). I just started watching the Originals, and I really loved the character of Elijah. And somehow, by watching all he was going through, this story came up in my mind. I think you could say it's an AU starting after the 7th episode of the second season "Chasing the Devil's Tail". Of course, TO are the intellectual property of the CW. I already have the next chapters ready, and will post them soon, but I really need to know what you think of this story and if I should continue it. I will probably try and post every week.
Also, I really want to thank IWriteFanFicForFun2, wonderful beta who saved my life by correcting all my mistakes, and there was a lot of them.
Bonne Lecture!
In one thousand years walking on this earth, Klaus could say without a doubt that he knows his brother. He knows the way he works, he knows the way he thinks, he even knows all of the faces he can make. He knows how his face could seem blank, while under the five hundred dollars suit he felt so much. He know of his fiery protectiveness, the bloodlust when someone would attack his family. How he could spend hours on a book, what kind of music he loved or how he could be extremely stubborn at times. He also know that there are secrets that Elijah will never be able to tell. Dark sides of his mind that he will do anything to keep hidden. But little did he know that the course of the comings events were going to change everything he knew about his brother.
Klaus could count times when he felt real terror. But today he was reaching the top five. Some hours ago he found his brother, taken by his dear mother, who was more dead than alive. At that moment three feelings were at war in his mind: anger toward Esther, relief at founding his brother and the terror at his stillness. There he was, hanging between two magic bonds, his head lolling on his chest, eyes closed. Unconscious, unresponsive, he who was always standing so proud, so strong. Yet, he never felt a terror, at his intense realisation that his brother could be broken. But the worst was yet to come, because despite everything he tried, he hasn't been able to reach him. Even after they had discover the herbs his mother had used, Elijah was still trapped in his own mind by Esther. When Hayley had found him, a delirious Elijah, shaking and bleeding, he had never felt so useless. And there he was, ready to try again, to try and reach, wanting to save the one person who had always been here for him. A few moments later he was in his brother mind.
The first thing Klaus saw while entering is brother mind was a forest, the deep woods of their childhood. And then there was a woman, standing here, a cruel smile gracing her lips…
- My dear and sweet boy, did you really thought I was going to let you go on a rampage in our dear Elijah's mind? Do you think I don't know the way you act? Sweetie, I still am your mother… And I will make sure you realise that what your brother as become isn't worth saving. You'll be the first to tell him he needs to accept my offer for a second chance.
- Never, I will not abandon my brother to your distort love and repentance…
- My dear, you always were curious. You'll want to see what his mind has to show, what secret the noble stag has kept hidden, soon you'll beg me to help him get a second chance…
With all his anger he jumped on this woman, he had come to hate so much… only to pass through her. And with a cruel laugh she told him in a sugary voice:
- You can't do anything here, you will not be able to interact, interrupt or intervene in this universe. All of what your brother wants to hide from you will happen before your eyes, and there will be nothing you can do. I'll see you soon sweetie. The witch disappeared, laughing.
Klaus screamed, throwing is fist on the nearest tree…passing once again through it. If there was one thing he really hated, it was the feeling of being locked up, to be unable to do anything, the inability, the restricting feeling. In this kind of situation, it was always Elijah who knew what to do, to say to him and calm him. But Elijah wasn't here… Wait a minute…. Yes he was, it was his mind after all. If Klaus wasn't able to act here, maybe his brother could. This universe was his after all. Now he just had to find him, and hope nothing will happen until then. On this thought he started to walk…
To be continued, thank you for reading !
