Last time on Left to Die

Caroline woke up from the bed covered in sweat, panting. What happened? Last thing she remembered was... Helen... Thomas... they are dead but thats all i remember, what happened afterwards?

Caroline felt strange, last she remembered it was just beginning to be the term of winter.

Caroline jumped when she heard a knock at the door before it opened

"I'm Sophie, Lady Caroline. I'm your new maid" Sophie said bowing

Caroline pulled her knees to her chest lowing her head into them. She felt vulnerable and weak, confused about why she couldn't remember. Did i faint? Was i rescued? Where is this place?

After crying for what seemed like an hour, she looked up with a blurry vision and froze, her breathing stopping. The room was covered in crimson red blood, it stained the walls, floors, curtains.

"The devil will find you Carolina, the demon you love so much can't protect you from him" The voice said

"Leave me alone!" Caroline screamed to the voice. The windows began to shake, the candle fire burning brightly, the draws and books shaking. "Go away!" Caroline screamed again this time, the windows shattered, the candle blew out, the draws pulled out and books flying across the room.

Then everything went dark


~1485~

"Anastasia! The girl has been born, we must do the ritual now" A girl said puffed as she entered the room to tell her comrade the news quickly, she wore a dark purple dress that ended at her ankles, her hair as dark as raven feathers and eyes hazel in colour.

"Melody, this isn't right. Taking this away from a child, we haven't even planned we will place this power, it surely cannot be contained in a object and passing it onto a human is dangerous not to mention forbidden" Anastasia said her brown eyes wide in worry, she wore a forest green dress that suited her long soft light brown hair

"I have a plan, we can only take a certain amount of power but we can put it in this" Melody said as she held up a dagger, it had a gold handle and the blade was silver, shining in the light on the hilt having blue sapphires embedded into it. "With the sapphires embedded it will contain the child's power"

"If this is what must be done, we must go" Anastasia said to her friend, quickly having up supplies before they quickly exited the hut speeding down the path to the town, the moon high in the sky, they stopped at a house, it had stone base which transferred to an oak wood for the roof. They made their way into the house were a child's laughter could be heard.

The two entered into the living room, where a fire was lit. A man and a women with blond hair and blue eyes, the women wearing a light blue dress and the father who held the child in his arms wearing a white undershirt and dark brown leather pants with boots, the mother was holding her stomach as she watched the child with tired eyes exhausted by the child birth, the father was holding the child that was wrapped in a soft white blanket he held the babies little hand on his finger as the baby looked up at him with bright blue eyes, laughing.

The mother looked towards the two witches that entered the house unannounced, frighted as she saw the dagger in the darker haired ones hand

"Wilson?" the mother said to her husband, which turned to look at the intruders

"Mary, take her and stay back" Wilson said to his wife passing their baby to her, then taking out his sword turning it towards them "Who are you?"

"We are here to help, that child will bring great destruction if she keeps her magic. We can put her magic in this dagger and all will be saved"

"No I won't let you come near our baby" Mary said keeping the baby girl close to her chest

"That baby holds the power of an one thousand year old witch we cannot let her have that power, it will destroy us all" Melody said angry that they would defend the child

"No she will control it, we can teach her how" Wilson said trying to reason with them

"If you will not do this we must kill you" Melody said angrily

"Melody, what are saying" Anastasia said confused but before she could stop her Wilson and Mary were clutching their head in pain, slowly crumbling to the floor. Wilson dropping the sword in his hands and the baby cried in Mary's arms. Melody moved forward with the dagger slashing the neck of the father open, spilling blood all down the front of his white shirt. He fell to the floor staining the dirty wooden floor with his crimson blood while the mother screams for her husband. "Stop this!" Anastasia said horrified

"Hand the child over, now" Melody yelled her demands fiercely, but the mother refused as she cried over her husbands dead body the babies cries mixed in as well, Melody swiftly walked over to the women stabbing the side of her waist blood pouring out. She swiftly took the screaming child out of the women hands as she crumbled to the floor

"Melody, what have you done" Anastasia said shaking, trembling in horror. The two newly made parents lay bleeding to death on the floor, Melody was looking down at the child smiling. What had happened it wasn't meant to go this way.

"Anastasia just leave it, we must go and start the spell. I need you to trust me on this, it's the right thing to do. Please my friend" Melody pleaded holding out a hand that wasn't holding the baby towards her in a sign for her to take it.

Anastasia thought back to her past with Melody, she had been her friend and comrade for a long time and would always trust her decisions, but after everything she just saw she knew at this point that Melody was unpredictable and her decisions may be clouded. Melody after overcoming a great fever, her visions began to tell her of a great danger within a child that would hold the power of a thousand year old witch that was passed down though the witches family, these vision gave her instructions of how to help the child but Melody never said anything about this but then she looked into Melody's eyes and saw the struggle, she remembers them from when they were kids and caved in

"I trust you, my friend and sister" Anastasia said taking her hand in hers squeezing it tightly, the babies cries snapped them out of the moment and they quickly took action "We must go and start this spell before the whole coven arrives"

Melody nodded her head in agreement and together they ran towards the meadow where it would take place, the full moon above them casting down its light, the child crying to the wind.


~1501~

I shoot up in the bed, sweat covering my forehead. I felt like a ton of bricks were placed on my head as it throbbed, the room around me was blurred. When my head finally came through i looked around the room to find it quite plane with only the bed while the surrounding furniture was covered in white sheets, the room was lit by a few candles leaving the corners in shadows. The walls were the same colour as the last room i woke up in, I moved my head to the left to see Elijah in a chair looking at me with saddened eyes

"Elijah! Where are we? What-" I said struggling to find the words but was suddenly engulfed in a hug by Elijah, "Elijah?"

"I'm so sorry, I couldn't help myself" Elijah said pulling back slightly but sitting on the bed close to me, his hand began to cup my face moving a loose strand of head behind my ear before leaving it there on my cheek as he looked into my blue eyes as i stared at his brown orbs. We were so close to each over, I could feel his warm breath on my cheek. Memories of before come back to me

"Elijah I- What happened? Last I remember-" I said moving my hand to my forehead "and at home with the attack, I-" I couldn't put everything together it was like my memory has been scrambled, i felt as if i have forgotten something important yet I couldn't place it and with the attack, Thomas and Helen they are- they are dead and I couldn't help but feel responsible, I couldn't save them

"Caroline, look at me it's alright-" Elijah tried to comfort me but i cut him off, tears falling out of my eyes

"But it's my fault Elijah, I couldn't protect them and they died because of that, I should have run away with Helen like i was told-" I started to sob uncontrollably while looking into Elijah brown orbs that held so much sadness. The room around me began to shake as my thoughts went on "their blood is on my hands, I killed them. Thomas was meant to get that love he always wanted and travel the world-" the windows began to shake "Helen was meant to grow old and get a husband-"

"Caroline, you have to calm down" Elijah said one hand tightly on my arm the other cupping my face trying to get me to focus

"she was meant to have kids and not die like that, it's my fault-" I wanted to continue but lips crashed against mine, I felt my eyes close as i accepted the unexpected kiss from Elijah, his hand on my arm slowly moved to place on my hip as my hands moved up his chest, my right hand moving to the back of his neck his long dark hair tickling my skin. I moaned as he pulled me closer deepening the kiss before pulling away slightly letting me breath, giving me a small peck on the lips before pressing his forehead to mine breathless, his eyes still closed.

"Elijah, what is happening to me?" I sobbed, my hands tightening on his chest "i'm hearing these voices, they sound like a young girl and the nightmares of the blood they are getting worse. I feel so weak and I can barely remember- it's like my memories are in fragments"

"Caroline, you are in distress and tired. I advise that get some rest but before that i'll send Sophie to get you some dinner" Elijah said moving his hand from my cheek to hold my hand on his chest

"I shattered the glass, the room was a mess, I did that and just now I almost-" I sobbed confused but Elijah squeezed my hand tightly

"I'm here for you Caroline" Elijah said looking into my eyes intensely "Always"

I broke down, moving my head to his chest as i sobbed. Elijah was here and that's all that matters


~Next Day~

"Where are we going?" I said to as we waked through the snow, Elijah says it used to be meadow and in summer wild horses would run through it and colourful flowers would grow everywhere. I was wearing a double skirted black dress as i was in mourning, matching black gloves, with brown fur boots, hat and fur coat that protected me from the cold temperatures. Elijah stopped for a seconded to take my gloved hand pulling me closer to him before we continued walking through the snow towards two boulders in the distance. I looked confusedly at Elijah before realising where he was taking me. We stopped just before the boulders leaving a few feet of space. As I looked at the carved names, tears flooded down my cheeks.

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'Sir Thomas Jason Barkley

Loved one,

Friend and Protecter

1458 - 1501'

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'Helen Rosan Marsh

Loved one,

Friend and Guardian

1470 - 1501'

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"Your buried them?" I asked Elijah, feeling emotions cloud over me

"Yes, after the attack, I had them brought here. They didn't have any kin or living relatives, so no funeral was made. I brought you out here to give you the chance to say some nice words and say a final goodbye. Of course your allowed to come here whenever, I thought the gesture would bring comfort for you" Elijah said one hand in his jacket pocket while his other gestured while he spoke

"Thank you this means so much to me" I said to Elijah tears flooding my vision, he gestured towards the graves silently saying i could begin and i moved to face the two headstones. I felt a Elijah grab my hand giving me comfort as he squeezed it slightly.

"Thomas was more than my guard, he- he was my friend. He held a place in my heart, like any others in my life. Thomas was sometimes over-protective like a brother would his sister, he secretly liked sweat things and he always said he wanted to find that one women to share his life with and travel the world. Little did i know that his life actually lasted eternity, but even though he was a vampire and acted tough their was more than what meet the eye with Thomas and i hope he's still determined to find that love, even in the afterlife.

Helen was like a mother to me, she would nag me for hours, protect me from harm, comfort me when I'm sad and still be able to do all her chores on time. Helen always knew the right thing to say, she could read my mind and know a mans true intentions from one look but Helen always had a dream of finding a husband and settling down in a cottage on the wheat farm, have five kids and grow old. Unfortunately Helen didn't get to do these things but even so i knew she was happy with her life and wouldn't trade it for any other. I hope that Helen finds peace and tries not to roll in her grave wanting to nag me some more.

I loved them both deeply and they both died to soon, but they will always be remembered in my heart." I sobbed and cried, Elijah pulling me into a hug, my face buried into his chest. He is so warm, I wish this warmth will never leave me as i would freeze without it

"I'm truly sorry for your loss Caroline, and I apologise for not bringing any flowers but it's not quite the season for it." Elijah said softly while patting my hair in comfort "We are at my other estate more up north than our original home, it's colder up here in the winter"

"How is it this far into winter, last i remember it was the end of autumn" I said confused, Elijah pulls out of the embrace slightly, his eyes holding that sadness again, "Elijah?"

"This may come to a shock to you, but it has been two months since the attack on the castle" Elijah said looking down at me seriously, I look up at him shocked

"What- but- how could i forget two months thats impossible" I said wanting the break the out of his hold to get some air to breath but his firm arms around my waist wouldn't budge

"Caroline, after the attack you were distraught and in pain. Your father was the leader of those vampire hunters, he was responsible for their death" Elijah said pointing towards the two snow covered graves, I listened on in shock why did i forget all this, I struggled to get out of his grasp but i managed to break free stepping back a few steps. The earth around me began to shake as tears filled my vision "Your father brought with him a dark object and that object affected you in a way that changed you beyond my fixing. This power you hold killed your father"

"No your lying" I said angry and confused, why was he telling me this? "my father died that night nine years ago. I couldn't have killed him, he wouldn't kill them. Stop lying to me" I said backing away from him clutching my head in my hands, it throbbed in pain. I looked around to find the earth shaking around me, the snow turning to slush. "What's happening to me"

"Your a murderer Carolina

surrounded by bloodshed

hands dyed red

you killed him

your own father" the child's voice echoed in my mind

"Get out of my head!"I yell to the voice falling to my knees, the white snow now stained red with blood "I didn't, stop showing me all this blood, i don't wanna see it"

"Stop hiding from the truth, blood consumes you" the voice continued, I looked up to see Elijah was covered in blood, it spilled down his chin staining his shirt, his hands also stained red. No, not him. Don't bring him into this

"Go away!" I yelled over and over again, the snow around me began to float and swirl around me. "Don't give me these thoughts"

"Calm down Caroline" Elijah said trying to walk through the snow storm I was creating trying to reach me but the harsh winds of pure white proved for it to be difficult "Caroline, I took away those memories. I'm the reason you don't know, blame me for all of it, turn against me and not yourself" Elijah said though the howling of air, he compelled me? "I compelled you, the pain was to much to bare for you, your father returned your lost magic to you"

"What?" I said the snow stopping in mid-air being to slowly float around me, Elijah sanding only a few feet away looking down at me with saddened eyes the next words shocking me to the core


~1485~

Melody finished completing the circles made of salt, they formed two circle one large one with a small one on the inside, with a triangle in the middle of that. Anastasia placed the baby girl in the middle of the triangle, they both moved back outside the circle, as the baby in the white blanket cried, her tiny hands reaching into the sky, looking around her confused. Melody placed the dagger still stained in blood in front of her as she kneeled, Anastasia doing also joining hands. They closed their eyes and began to chant, the salt catching fire scaring the baby more as she cried.

"Muneribus hanc potestatem tenetis. Share luna tua virtute. Muneribus hanc potestatem tenetis. Share luna tua virtute." they chanted over and over again until the fire died out and the dagger's blue sapphires began to glow. The baby was quite as it fell asleep wrapped in the white blanket. Anastasia and Melody looked at each other with a smile on their faces, they completed the spell.

In the distance flames from candles could be seen and shouting could be heard. "Quickly the coven is coming, i'll rub out the salt, you gather up the extra supplies and put them in that basket with the dagger and take the child down to the river. I'll distract them while you wash away the evidence and drown the baby then take the dagger and destroy it" Melody said beginning to wash away the salt

"What? That wasn't part of the plan, I can't kill the child" Anastasia said in shock to Melody, as she picked up the sleeping baby girl

"There is still power in the child, the dagger couldn't contain it all. We must rid the world of her power remember" Melody said still placing the spare ingredients and the dagger in the basket giving it to her friend "now go before they get here!"

Anastasia looked towards the angry crowd of coven members and to her long time friend a couple times before taking the basket with the dagger inside. With everything and the child she ran into the woods behind the meadow away from the angry mob and her best friend, she kept running until she reached a river she placed the basket down and looked down at the sleeping baby, she closed her eyes as she thought of how she was going to do this, kill an innocent baby. When she felt the baby stir she opened her eyes to look into the girls eyes, the ocean blue catching her light brown ones. The baby began to laugh as her hands reached up trying to grab her brown hair.

She couldn't do it, this baby girl was an innocent child. She didn't ask to be born this way, to be caught up in this mess. She was a bundle of joy in her arms, she was laughing unknown that her parents had been brutally murdered and she was going to be killed. Melody went to far killing them and she was angry with her, but she couldn't let this child live or the world could end. She looked towards the basket and thought of an idea.

Anastasia emptied the basket, throwing the contents into the river and softly placed the baby girl into the basket with the dagger, wrapping the white blanket around the child more so she didn't get cold in the cool autumn air. She noticed some stitched writing in the blanket and smiled. Anastasia bent down to kiss the baby on the forehead for good luck before setting the basket down in the river.

"I leave this up to fate, if nature want you to kill you in the current or if it wants you to live on. If someone shall find you they will get some of my memories and take good care of you. I give you the dagger if you ever wish to become one with your true self. I see good in you and hope you a great life." Anastasia said before letting the basket go, it went with the current down the river.

"Goodbye, Carolina"


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"You're a witch" Elijah said

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Hello my Readers,

hope you enjoyed this plot twist chapter, i hope you enjoy what i have installed for next. Sorry for all those fans out there missing Kol in these current chapters but don't worry he will be back soon. Also you may know that Elijah isn't saying much in my story but i'm really hoping to get my plot really rolling to get him more open. Hope you enjoy the next chapter and please leave reviews they help so much in knowing if anyone is still reading this story because its been very quiet lately... *sob* *sob*

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