Chapter 6

It has been a few weeks since Lianna and Nikklaus made love. Nikklaus hasn't seen Lianna since that day. He looked for her everywhere but still couldn't find her. He was getting really worried and a little angry. Why won't she face him? Many worse possibilities occurred in his mind too as to why she weren't seeing him. What if she were in some kind of trouble? He forced his mind to think positive thoughts.

Elijah was getting worried too and has asked him many times if he had seen Lianna. He didn't have the courage to tell him what happened so he just told him no. He didn't even know what to do anymore. Why was she avoiding him?


Lianna woke up after the night of the full moon, two months after she made love with Nikklaus with the feeling of her stomach churning. Quickly, she got up and started vomiting in her sink. She didn't know what was going on. She started vomiting a few days ago and easily gets tired. She would love to go to Ayanna—she has been a good friend of hers since she was young unlike Esther—and ask what's wrong with her but she didn't want to worry about running into Nikklaus. She hasn't left her underground room for about two months now. Peter tried to talk to her but she sternly said that it was now over but they can be friends. Although she lost a good friendship with Peter she was glad that she didn't have to face Nikklaus. She should have known that she soon would have to leave her place. She was running out of supplies, mainly food and water. She needs to go to town.

Although not feeling too well, she got out of bed and dressed up with her usual crazy clothes. She was almost at the door when she suddenly had an urge to vomit. She ran back to the sink and heaved everything. She sighed. She really has to be quick to get rest soon.


Lianna roamed the village for the things that she needs. So far she hasn't run into Nikklaus yet. She was going to buy some bread when she heard an ear-piercing scream. She felt something bad about it so she immediately went to where it came from. What she saw made her blood run cold.

Henrick laid there in the cold ground dead with a guilt-stricken Nikklaus and a sobbing Esther by his side. She couldn't believe that Henrick is dead; that she couldn't hear his laughter anymore; couldn't hear his jokes. Henrick; the boy who is like a younger brother to her. No! She wouldn't allow it. Not if she can do anything. She remembered the ancient mage spell that she has read about. It can only be used once by a full-pledge mage. She will do it for him.

She walked to Henrick' body and hugged him. To another person she was just a friend crying about her friend's death but in reality she was whispering the spell in his ear. She used her mother's necklace to protect her from being discovered by the witch.

Esther couldn't believe that that girl has a nerve to embrace his son like that. She shoved Lianna as hard as she could into the ground away from his son's body. Luckily, Lianna finished casting the spell. She stood up and went to take a step towards Nikklaus but an excruciating hit her in the stomach. She screamed and soon lost consciousness. This brought Nikklaus back to reality.

He jumped up from where he was sitting and run towards her. But he was not the only one. Elijah also ran towards Lianna. He checked her pulse and found himself breathing a breath of relief. He nodded at his brother.

"Bring her to Ayanna," he commanded.

"But—"he tried to argue but Elijah cut him off and gave him a stern look.

"I'll take care of things from here," Elijah said. Although he would like to carry Lianna to Ayanna, he thought that it would probably be best if Nikklaus will not see his father yet.

Nikklaus nodded. He took Lianna in his arms and quickly went to Ayanna's house. He knocked on the door.

"Ayanna!" he called out.

Shuffling was heard behind the door and it opened to reveal Ayanna. When she saw Lianna, she ushered Nikklaus inside and went to get some herbs for her to regain consciousness.

Nikklaus laid her on Ayanna's bed and went to stand in front of it. Ayanna placed some herbs on her head and then turned to Nikklaus.

"You should leave," the witch said.

"I'm not leaving," he stubbornly said.

"Your family needs you," she said sternly.

Nikklaus sighed. She's right. His family needs him and he needs them. He still felt immense guilt for causing Henrick's death. He didn't mean to cause it. "Alright. I'll come back later." He went to the door and left.

Ayanna sighed. That boy is going through immense guilt and pain. She heard about what happened to Henrick. She was sure that Mikael is going to be extra hard on Nikklaus because of that. Poor boy.

She walked beside Lianna and checked for what was wrong. She first touched her forehead to check if she have a fever. She then moved her hand to her stomach which was the part that she saw Lianna clutching. Her hands widened when she felt something there. She now knows what's wrong with her.


Lianna blinked her eyes open. She struggled to remember what happened. She remembers seeing Henrick dead. Doing an ancient spell and then collapsing to the ground. After that, nothing. She tried to sit up but a hand shot out to push her back to the bed.

"You should rest. You lost quite a lot of energy," Ayanna said while taking a seat next to her.

"What am I doing here?" she asked.

"Nikklaus brought you here after you collapsed. You did the ancient spell. Am I right?" She realized that it was why she was drained of her energy. No spell other than that can drain a mage's energy and stay alive.

Lianna stiffened. Nobody was supposed to know about her. But how did she know? "What do you mean?" She tried playing dumb.

Ayanna tucked a fallen stray of her hair behind her ear. "I know what you are Lianna," she said softly.

Lianna's eyes widened. "H-How?" she stammered.

"I had a friend that's a mage. When Elijah and Nikklaus first brought you here I felt from you the same thing from him," she explained.

"But my mother's—"she said but was cut off by Ayanna.

"Your mother's necklace is protecting you. I just know what to look for," she stood up and went to get Lianna some drinking herbs. "So that's why you lost a lot of energy, am I correct?" She handed her the mug before sitting again on her chair.

Lianna took a sip from the mug before replying. "Yes. What I don't understand is why I felt that pain. My mother's necklace is supposed to give me extra energy."

"That's because it didn't give it energy," she said taking a hold of Lianna's hand.

Lianna's eyebrows furrowed. "What do you mean?"

Ayanna squeezed Lianna's hand. "You're pregnant Lianna. And I take it that Nikklaus is the father?"

Lianna's eyes widened. So that's why she was continuously vomiting. She instinctively put a hand on her stomach. A child is growing inside her. She couldn't believe it was true. She was really going to be a mother. She smiled a little at the thought. "Yes. But please don't tell him. He has many things to worry about and I will just add to those problems," she begged.

"He deserves to know," Ayanna said sternly.

"Yes but not now." A knocked then resounded from the door bringing them out from their conversation.

Ayanna stood up and opened the door. It revealed to a haggard looking Nikklaus; with cuts and bruises all over his body. She felt sympathy for the boy. She opened the door a little wider so that he could enter.

Lianna was finishing her cup of herbs when she saw Nikklaus. She gasped in horror when she saw the cuts and bruises on his body. She quickly shot up from the bed and went towards him.

"Are you okay?" she asked frantically.

Nikklaus laughed trying to lighten up the mood. "I should be the one asking you that" He turned to Ayanna. "How is she?"

"She's fine. Just a little fatigued but she'll be alright," she assured.

Nikklaus breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't know what he will do if something were to happen to her.

Lianna frowned seeing the bruises and cuts all over his body. She could not take in the sight of it and couldn't imagine the pain he is feeling. She put a hand over a cut on his cheek and allowed her energy to flow to relieve him of the pain.

Ayanna frowned at her. She just lost a lot of energy and she's already using her energy again to ease his pain. She shook her head. Mages.

Nikklaus leaned into Lianna's touches. It felt so soothing. He could almost feel the pain fading away. Her touches were like magic.

Lianna continued to ease his pain when she suddenly felt dizzy. She would have fallen face flat on the floor if Nikklaus didn't catch her. Ayanna saw this and is instantly at her side.

"Child, you need to rest. You're not well enough," she instructed sternly. She then turned to Nikklaus. "Lay her on the bed."

Nikklaus nodded. He picked her up and laid her down on the bed. He then sat down in the chair Ayanna sat on before.

A moment of silence passed. No one said anything. Finally Lianna couldn't take it anymore so she decided to break the silence.

"I'm sorry," she said with a voice laced with sadness.

Nikklaus head shot up at that. He tried his hardest not to breakdown. It was his fault that Henrick died. He lost his brother because of his own foolishness and now Lianna's sick. He forced himself a smile. "What do you mean?"

"It's not your fault Henrick died. Don't blame yourself. You didn't mean it to happen," she assured.

"Shh…don't talk. Just sleep. You need your rest. I can't lose you, too."

Lianna nodded and closed her eyes. She heard Nikklaus humming her favorite lullaby and that was the last thing she heard before the darkness took over.


The Mikaelsons grieved for Henrick's death, especially Nikklaus. He kept blaming himself for Henrick's death. It didn't help that Mikael reminded him of that every time and practically tried to kill him. Nikklaus acted tough but deep inside he is breaking. Lianna helped him through all the pain; stopping Mikael whenever he tried to kill him. She never left him and comforted him all the way. The hardest part was the burial.

Lianna watched as the people began to disperse sometime after Henrick was buried. They continued to go until only she and Nikklaus were left. She watched as he stared at Henrick's grave. Lianna was just a little sad, knowing that she will still see Henrick. She sighed. She will have to dig up his body and keep him in a safe place until it's time for him to reawaken.

She couldn't take seeing Nikklaus suppress all his emotions. She walked towards him and pulled him into a hug. He placed his head on her shoulder and started to cry. She let him cry on her shoulder and rubbed his back in a soothing manner. She knows what it feels like, losing someone. It was not the easiest thing in the world but eventually you have to move on. Live your life like the person you lost wanted you to.

"Shh…It's going to be okay. Everything will be alright," she soothed.

After a few minutes, Nikklaus raised his head from Lianna's shoulder and went back to staring at Henrick's grave. "I would like to be left alone," he whispered.

Lianna bit her lip. She didn't know if it were safe to leave him alone.

"Please," he continued.

Lianna nodded. She stood up and went to walk away to her house. She was almost out of sight when she tripped on a piece of log. She landed on her butt hard. She felt an excruciating pain in her abdomen and her eyes widened when she saw blood tickling down her thighs. She panicked.

"Nikklaus!" she shouted frantically.

Nikklaus immediately shot up from where he was sitting hearing Lianna's frantic voice. He looked around for her. He spotted her not to far from the entrance to the woods. He ran towards her and his widened when he saw the blood. He quickly picked her up and started running towards the village.

"What happened?" he asked in deep concern. He can't lose Lianna.

"Bring…me to…Ayanna," she whispered before she lost consciousness.

He ran towards Ayanna's house and pounded hard on the door. Ayanna opened it and when she saw the blood trickling down Lianna's thighs she practically shoved them inside. She ran around the house fetching what she needed for the spell while Nikklaus placed her on the bed.

He stood up in front of the bed and watched as Ayanna performed the spell and started chanting. After a few seconds of chanting the bleeding stopped and Ayanna sighed in relief. She touched Lianna's stomach to make sure that she didn't lose the baby. She found herself sighing again when she felt its presence. She turned to get some water to clean her up when a hand stopped her.

"Is she okay? What's wrong with her? Why is she bleeding?" Nikklaus asked frantically.

"She's okay but I'm not sure I'm in the right position to tell you what's happening to her," she replied.

"Please Ayanna. I'm dying in worry here. I can't lose another person again. I won't be able to handle it," he pleaded.

Ayanna pursed her lips and seems to be thinking. After a while of silence she nodded. "She didn't want to tell you because you already have many problems." Nikklaus opened his mouth to reply but she spoke before he could. "She's pregnant Nikklaus and you're the father." And with that she walked away leaving a stunned Nikklaus.


Nikklaus sat Lianna's bedside thinking about what he has just been told. Lianna's pregnant. That night resulted to it. He was going to be a father and Lianna's going to be a mother. He smiled at the thought. He skeptically placed his hand on her stomach; His child.

Suddenly he thought of the many things to worry about. What if he were like his own father to his child? What if he were not a good father? His thought about his insecurities was interrupted when Lianna stirred.

Lianna opened her blurry eyes. She rubbed her eyes to ease the blurriness and she came face to face with none other than Nikklaus. She furrowed her eyebrows. "What happened?"

"Why didn't you tell me?" he asked in a soft caring voice.

She gave him a look of confusion so he rephrased his sentence. "Are you really carrying my child?"

Lianna's eyes widened. How did he know? She and Ayanna are the only ones who know. Ayanna must have told him. But why?

She sighed and nodded. "Yes."

The reality of the news really crashed down on Nikklaus when he heard it straight from her mouth. It was really true. His thoughts were consumed with his already starting family; Lianna, him and their child.

Lianna watched as Nikklaus stared in silence at the wall. She really wants to know what is going on in that head of his. She tried to read his face and in the process she misreads it.

"Don't worry I can take care of my child by myself," she said coldly. "I need to go home. I have a house to clean," she was about to get out of bed when a hand stopped him.

Nikklaus looked incredulously at her. She almost had a miscarriage and yet she is thinking of her house. Isn't she thinking of their child? "Are you insane?"

"In case you have forgotten I live alone and houses don't just clean themselves," she replied in a monotone voice while trying to remove his grip on her hand.

Hearing the tone of her voice he finally understood what was going on. "Look, I won't leave you alone. I'll take care of you and our child."

The way he said 'our child' made her insides melt but then she thought that he might just be forcing himself to help because it is the noble thing to do. "I don't want you to force yourself. You don't have to do anything," she said in a broken voice.

"I'm not forcing myself," he replied with a shake of his head. "I'm doing this because I love you," he admitted.

Lianna's eyes widened. Did she just hear him say that? She smiled. "I love you too." She leaned forward and captured his lips.

Nikklaus savored the feeling of having her lips in his. They will be a one big, happy family.


Lianna stood in the middle of her house holding a broom and looking at her dust-covered house. She didn't live in there for the past two months so dust immediately covered it. She sighed. Cleaning wasn't going to be easy. Hell, even going to her house wasn't easy. Nikklaus forbid her to leave Ayanna's place saying that she almost just had a miscarriage so she wasn't strong enough. It was hell convincing him that Ayanna's spell worked and she's okay now. He reluctantly let her go.

She was interrupted from her reverie when a knock resounded through the front door. She opened it to reveal a smiling Nikklaus carrying a basket. She leaned against the door way. "What brings you here?"

"I brought you some fruits."

"Come on in," she gestured inside the house.

He entered and was immediately greeted by the heavy dust. It twitched in his nose. He sneezed.

Lianna laughed. "I told you houses don't clean themselves."

"Not funny," he replied in a somewhat teasing voice. But soon he was laughing as well.

Suddenly, Lianna felt her stomach churn again. Her facial expression churned with her stomach. She run to her sink and started vomiting. Nikklaus placed the basket on the table and went to Lianna. He held her hair back and rubbed her back.

Lianna smiled feeling Nikklaus's hand on her back but that soon turned into a groan when another wave started.

After a while Lianna stopped vomiting. She turned to face Nikklaus who only held her in his arms. He hesitantly placed a hand on her belly and started caressing it. Lianna leaned at his touch. She felt complete. She felt whole.


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