Author's note: Thank you for all the personal messages about the Prologue and those who followed this. It means alot. I hope you like this chapter. Rebekah and Alexander catch up on the centuries of seperation... well started to catch up. haha but don't worry it gets very interesting in the end. Sorry in advance for the slight cliff hanger. Hope you like reading it as much as i loved writing it 3
I really Did believe Alex when he said he loved me. Rebekah told Stefan, her expression held a mixture of pain and love. He promised we'd be married, we even picked out a church San Vittor in Brienno, She went on smiling yet tears were ever present in the corners of her eyes. Stefan nodded faintly smiling, silently supporting her as she relieved her story. I buried him. Even after everything I laid him to rest in the place where we were to be married. What kind of hopeless fool does that? Rebekah finished, nearly choking on tears during the last words of her tale.
Esther watched as her daughter retold and relived the story of her lost true love. Esther could blame Niklaus for killing Alexander and taking him away from Rebekah for the rest of eternity but she knew he was truly the one to blame. She knew she could blame no one but herself. She had caused this when she turned her daughter into a vampire all those years before. It was not Niklaus's place to fix her daughter's broken heart; It was her own. What kind of hopeless fool does that? She heard he broken daughter say. Not a fool Rebekah. A fool would not have realized what she had lost. A fool would not have realized that it was not truly his fault, but the fault of the curse place upon him. No my dear you were not a fool, you knew to love and knew to forgive, which makes you the wisest of us all. The witch said wishing more than anything her daughter could hear her.
Rebekah stood there, locked in his embrace, her head against his chest and her arms wrapped tighly around his waist, as if he would disappear the moment she let go. Finally she looked up to his face, still as perfect as she had remembered. How is this possible? She asked almost in a whisper, still unsure if this was just another dream, the same as all the others she had had for the last 900 years. Your mother found me on the other side. For the last 900 years I have been watching over you my love. Watching as your heart was broken and wanting nothing more than to dry the tears from your eyes and return the smile to your beautiful voice, wondering how any man who was fortunate enough to have you in his arms would ever willing leave them. For 900 years I wished for a way to rewrite history to one where we would still be together and the hunter's curse never existed and never tore us apart. Your mother saw my pining, saw how my heart broke more and more with every tear you cried, and she devised a plan to return me to you. To save you from ever experiencing the pain of a broken heart again. Alexander replied to hear, holding his breath as he awaited her reaction. How could she forgive him when he could never forgive himself for what he did to her? Surely she would turn him away as soon as she once again remembered what he had done. Though it was only seconds later that she spoke, it seemed like her response would never come as he stood there hand on her cheek, staring pleadingly into her sparkling, blue eyes, and praying desperately that she could find away to love him as she once did.
My mother hates me, Rebekah said disbelievingly, she would never do this. She tried to kill me, why would should want me to be happy? She hates me. She repeated.
No Rebekah, she does not hate you. She hated herself for putting you through a thousand years of heartbreak. She hated herself for turning you into a vampire. She hated what your family, Niklaus and Kol in particularly, had become but she would never hate you. She watched as you slowly lost hope in love with each heartbreak and feared you would become like Niklaus and close your heart away fearing it would only be broken again. So she struck a deal with the witches on the other side to send me back to you to save your humanity and prevent another Niklaus from the world.
Rebekah listened, slowly believing the words that he said. He was here after all, and only her mother had the power to make that happen. How did she do it? Are you a vampire now as well?
No my love, she and the witches brought me back to life as an immortal being. I am as any other human with the exception that I cannot be killed. The witches saw how pure you were when we were together and said that as long our love prevailed, they would allow me to live. He couldn't believe it. She still looked at him as if nothing had ever happened. She still loved him. How she could over look his past wrongdoings he did not know. One thing, however, he was sure of. He would spend the rest of eternity making it up to her and proving her was worthy of her forgiveness, even if he was not certain he was.
Well then darling, it seems you'll be sticking around for a bit so we must find you some proper attire for this century. She said with a playful smile as she pulled him in tightly for a long overdue kiss. His lips met hers with equal urgency. And suddenly every thought he had vanished until the only thing occupying his mind was how much he truly loved and missed her. He wrapped one arm tightly around her waist, pulling her impossibly closer to him, his other hand running gently through her perfect blonde hair and her arms laced around his neck running her fingers through his long, black hair. We must do something about the length she thought and laughed inwardly. Smiling against his lips as he kissed her passionately, she wished they could simply stop time and stay in this moment forever. Finally after several moments she broke their embrace realizing that they were still in Nik's house and she did not know when he would be returning. As much as I hate to stop this moment we must go. We are still in my brother's home and I cannot let him know of your presence just yet. The blonde said suddenly becoming worried of what Klaus would do when he finally did learn of Alexander's return. They could not keep him hidden forever and her brother would not be happy with the old hunter's reappearance considering Alexander was part of the plan to kill them. Her brother was not a forgiving person, and that fact was not by any means hidden. As if reading her mind Alexander tightened his arms around Rebekah trying to ease her worries. Do not worry my love. Nothing, not even your brother will ever keep us apart again. He told her though even he was a little worried about what would happen when her brother inevitably learned of his return. WE cannot keep this hidden long Alexander, and Niklaus will surly try to kill you again. Rebekah said beginning to fear the worst. We will cross that bridge when we come to it love. And you forget I cannot be killed this time. Alexander said with a smirk, trying desperately to lighten the mood and bring a smile back to her face. Besides, I believe you mentioned that my appearance is a bit outdated? He said finally succeeding in his quest to lighten her mood. She could not help but laugh at the falsely confused look that graced his gorgeous face. Only by about 900 years darling. She replied through her laughter. Well then, my love, I suggest we get to it. Still laughing Rebekah turned and grabbed her bags wondering to herself why in the world she had so much stuff. She decided to leave Klaus a note to have his hybrids bring the rest of her things to her new house, a mansion Elijah had bought her not too far from the Bennet witch, just in case this happened. First things first, she said with a smirk, we must get you a haircut. Alexander snapped his head quickly took look at her, clearly not excited about the idea. Please forgive me darling but that most certainly out of the question Rebekah could not even try to contain her laughter at this point and threw her arms around his neck, catching him by surprise and crashing her lips on to his. Recovering quickly from his initial surprise, he smiled, laced his arms around her waist, and returned he kiss with as much intensity as possible. It has been way too long Alexander , the vampire thought to herself as she played with the leather medallion around his neck and she ran her finger through his beautiful black, okay maybe we don't have to get it cut right away, not able to hold back laughing at these thoughts. Soon they were both laughing, so caught up in each other's presence neither noticed as the silver hunter's medallion fell quietly from around his neck an onto the floor by the bed. You will never know how much joy it brings me to see that smile once again on your face my love. Alexander said lovingly, stroking the blonde's cheek gently. The beautiful vampire felt her dead heart skip a beat. She couldn't even put into words how much love and, for the first time in 900 years, true happiness she felt at this moment. At this point it did not matter how much heartbreak and loneliness she had felt over the past centuries because if she had not her mother would not have given Alexander back to her. She would have had no reason to. Even seeing impossible things happen every other day it seemed, she never imagined having him back with her, and that unbelievable feeling was worth all the pain it took to make this possible. She would never trade this moment with him for a lifetime with any other. I can't believe this is really happening Alex. She said almost in a whisper while burying her head deep into his chest. The hunter pulled back only so he could see the girl's beautiful face. Look at me Rebekah, he said putting his fingers under her chin and gently raising her face to meet his eyes. I have waited nine hundred years in despair thinking this moment would never come but now it has and I would die again before spending another day without you. I promise you from this day until the end of time, I will never leave you again. Now that I was able to make you happy once more, I think this is a good time to mention I will do anything you want my dear but my hair just cannot be cute. Said the hunter with a smirk. Fine you win for today Alex but I have tomorrow and the next day, and the day after that, Rebekah mocked with a playful smile. Before she had time to react Alexander had thrown her bag over her shoulder and gathered her in his arms, laughing with a devilish smile gracing his features. Her arms went instinctively around his neck but she groaned sarcastically. You do realize this is the twenty-first century right love? Not that I do not enjoy being in your arms; however, I am perfectly capable of walking myself, the blond vampire said falsely outraged. The handsome hunter laughed deeply, Oh I know you are my love but I suppose you could call me a bit old fashioned. Now it was Rebekah's turn to laugh, as he carried her away from her brother's home she felt both happier and safer in his arms than she had in her thousand years of existing.
The irritated hybrid passed through the entrance followed shortly by a rather furious blonde vampire. What do you mean she's gone Klaus!? She said trying her hardest to keep her anger to a minimum, failing but trying none the less. Exactly what I said love; She got on my nerves one too many time, I snapped her neck, she left. It's quite simple actually. Klaus said, turning around with that signature, infuriating smirk. Caroline turned her back to him, closed her eyes and counted to ten, trying desperately not to smack that look off of his face. She turned around with her best Miss Mystic Falls smile. Well Klaus you being the overbearing, control freak you are must have some idea where she went. Care to share? Klaus smirked once again., wondering why in the world this girl wasn't the least bit afraid of him and why he always let her get away with it. Well sweatheart, she left me a note telling me where to bring the remainder of her things. If you would like to assist me in packing it up and delivering it to her, by all means have at it. Said the smirking hybrid. He certainly had no objections to spending a little time with the beautiful vampire in front of him. Without even waiting for her response he turned on his heels and started walking towards his old sister's room. Ugh, you're insufferable he heard her grumble trying to suppress his laughter as he heard her rather loud footsteps follow him up the stairs. She was acting a bit like a five your old but he found even this side of her absolutely adorable. Honestly Klaus? He thought to himself. Get a grip mate, You're supposed to be the ruthless, caring hybrid. Start acting like it? What is this baby vampire doing to me! He walked into Rebekah's room absent mindedly still having a strong internal debate about the blonde that followed him into the enormous room. Where are her suitcases? Caroline said with her arms crossed firmly over her chest and a rather irritated look on her face, breaking him away from his internal reprimanding. There are probably some under the bed love, I'll check the closet. The blonde angrily walked over to the pink canopy bed and knelt down to look for the luggage. As Klaus switched on the closet light, something gleaming under the bed caught Caroline's eye. She reached under the bed and grabs the shining round object. She had never seen anything like it before. It was a silver pendant bound to a leather strap. The shining pendent was covered in some sort of ancient, undecipherable symbols. Though it was kind of eerie looking, it was also strangely compelling and elegant. She turned it over and expected the foreign words on the back. Et DucemVenántium. They looked like the words out of Bonnie's spell book. Latin maybe? Caroline thought trying to make sense of it. Klaus? The vampire called out. What is it, Caroline? He said walking out of Rebekah's enormous closet with three bags full of clothes. What do you make of this? She said holing out the medallion to him. He froze in front of her slowly taking the necklace in his hand and turning it to read the back. Sure enough his suspicions were confirmed. This was a hunter's amulet, but not just any hunter. This amulet belonged to Alexander. How is this here? Rebekah could not have possibly kept it after his burial. For he had seen this medallion everyday for over 50 years as Alexander and his brothers tormented his thoughts. He had memorized everything about those men as day after day they tried desperately to drive him over the edge, trying to find any possible way to make the torment stop. Klaus? Caroline said again breaking him out of his thoughts. What does it mean? Klaus stood there for a moment but then slowly looked up to her for a second a look that appeared to be a mix of anger and confusion passed across his face before his mask of indifference appeared again. still moving the medallion in his hand, he began to speak. Well my dear, I believe this means our day just got a bit more interesting.
Well I hope you liked it. Be sure to leave a review, good or bad. The good reviews make me happy and the bad ones just help make the next chapters better :) Loved adding in the small bit of Klaroline in this chapter. and by the way for those who didn't translate it the words on the back of the medallion ( Et DucemVenántium) is latin for "The leader the Hunter" Lastly is there any particular ship you'd like to make an appearance in the next couple chapters? I hope to write stories like this for most of the ships but I have to finish this one first.
Sound Track:
1. Here- Rascal Flatts
2. Let em bring Mountains- Lindsay Bruce
3. Little Things- Ed Sheeren
4. I won't let go - Rascal Flatts
5 Then- Brad Paisley