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Elijah got out of the shower and wrapped a towel around his hips. Drops of water dropped from his hair and down his back. Between the grove following his spine.

He walked over to his desk and gently read over a few documents that were scattered over the polished wooden surface. Elijah's mind quietly pondered the documents as the chilly breeze made the hair raise in small bumps along his skin.

"Elijah" Haley voice called as the door to his bedroom opened and Haley walked in. She paused upon seeing the half naked Elijah her jaw going slack slightly. Elijah's lips curled into a smile as he watched Haley try to compose herself. Elijah listened intently as Haley's heart beat spiked and returned to normal.

"Hello Haley" Elijah said calmly "how can I help you?" Haley blinked confused before she remembered what she was there for.

"I was visiting the wolves in the bayou and I heard a rumor that Celeste is back" Haley said her face going slightly pale. Elijah's stomach fell as a shiver went up his spine.

"Where" Elijah said any positive emotion void from his expression. He walked out from behind his desk and towards Haley. Who seemed to be as frightened as he was.

"Deep in the bayou" Haley said "there are a couple abandoned cabins from the prohibition era but I don't know for sure. The wolves say that someone moved into the cabin a week or so ago"

"okay, tell the wolves to keep you updated and tell me what you learn" Elijah said looking down slightly as he tried to get his thoughts in order. His mind began making scenarios of the worst as he pictured what horrors Celeste had in store.

Haley watched as Elijah stepped away from her towards her desk. She knew something was not right but she couldn't bring herself to ask as she turned and walked away from the vampire.

Elijah noticed her go but said nothing as he went over to his bookshelf and searched for a way to protect his family from the battle that was no longer quietly waging in his dreams.

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Elijah stayed in his room all day researching ways of warding off magic when his brother decided to interrupt.

"What sudden horrible misfortune has befallen our family now " He asked as he stepped into the room towards the desk Elijah was sitting at.

"Celeste has been spotted around the Bayou." Elijah said looking up at his brother who stood ridged with his jaw slightly slack.

"the dead witch Celeste" Klaus said his blood pressure rising as the memories of being trapped in the city of the dead and trying to kill his sister Rebekah.

"the same" Elijah said setting down the book in his hands. "It seems that people have a nasty way of not staying dead."

"Well it seems that we will just have to find her and kill her again" Klaus growled.

"No" Elijah said standing up. "I want to know what she is up to before we unleash the hounds upon her"

"Oh Elijah" Klaus said grinning wickedly. "You make me sound so vile and barbaric" Klaus said turning and walking out the door.

"Because I know you" Elijah said watching his brother leave. Once he was gone Elijah looked to the balcony where the gentle hum of crowds on the street floated into the room. Leaving behind the work on his desk he walked to the edge of the shadows around the door and looked out upon the mass of people walking around the street.

As Elijah watched a secret part of his broken humanity wished to be among them. He looked out at their faces as they interacted with their own. Elijah would never know how they felt and part of him broke because of it.

Elijah wished to feel what they felt. To have pain pull him like a thread back to reality and make him recognize his humanity. Elijah had been around the world. He had seen large monuments made for kings. He walked next to scholars that developed ways of thinking that were still used today. He watched as people and societies changed. There have been revolutions and uprisings that have been merely a blink of time for Elijah.

Elijah lived through the most beautiful times of history and watched as society changed and blossomed as people grew and learned. Elijah had done things no other person could wish to achieve, but none of this mattered. Elijah held ding men in his arms as he watched the life drain from their eyes. He had watched as a man relieved every second every moment that he had lived. He saw the mans regrets. He saw his mistakes. He saw the hard times. He saw the good times. He saw the love that the man had felt. He watched as the man felt every emotion. But he could never feel what he felt.

Sure Elijah felt pain, He felt remorse, He felt fear, he felt love, but he could never feel them to the degree that mortals felt. His life no longer fell into the barriers of time or death. The weight of experiences was never the same. The experiences he had would never dictate his life for they were only a speck in the life of an eternal being.

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Thank you for the reviews I love Elijah too. I have been sitting on this story for a while and I am REALLY excited to write this. I wish I could tell you how it all works out in the end but that wouldn't be an fun now would it. But as far as the story is going, I can say it is going to get a little tricky. I really enjoy looking up the meanings of names and this might give you a sign as to the setting and dynamic of the story (Haley = Heroine, Celeste= heavenly (ironic I know) , Emma= Complete) . I'm writing Haley, Celeste, and Emma as opposites with Elijah in the middle so that they can all be bring out different parts of Elijah's personality. It is a love story but with everything in the show there is defiantly going to be ups and downs. Trust me the anticipation of seeing how the story works out is killing me too. Leave reviews and comments because I would love to hear them. Tell me what you think is going to happen because I would love to hear your ideas. I hope that I am able to do the Mikaelson family justice so please tell me if I don't. Love you I will post as soon as I can.