Chapter 9

1822

Marcellus and I were in town one night, when I sensed something was wrong. Suddenly, screams filled the air, and I grabbed Marcellus's hand as I bolted towards the sound. What we found made my eyes burn with disappointment and fury. I raise my hand causing both disappointments to fall to the ground clutching their heads in pain. "Niklaus and Lol Mikaelson! Ce qui dans I'enfer que vous pensiez?!" (What the Hell were you thinking?!) Blood stained their clothes and dripped from their lips as the,now, silent tenet building. Their shame and fear filled eyes look into my death glare, begging for mercy. "I have warned you both of your impulses!" The pain maxed making them scream. Finally, I let my hand fall and cross my arms. They heal quickly and they try to speak at the same time. "Elizabeth, I'm so-" I cut them off by pointing my finger towards the compound. I look away not being able to look at them anymore. "Go home! Leave my presence, your faces no longer appeal to me at this moment in time!" They sped off after that, leaving Marcellus and I to face the horror in front of us beyond the tenet doors. When we returned to the compound, Elijah met us outside. He smiled as he began to approach us, but it faded when he seen my face. "Elizabeth, what is wrong?" Shaking my head, I look to Marcellus. "Little Gerard, go on up to your room or out to the garden but stay away from the livingroom, alright?" He nods and runs off. Elijah looked at me confused. "What is going on?" My fist clinch."Do you know of your brothers' activities today?" He shakes his head, which made me scoff a laugh. "I heard screaming coming from a tenent down the road. When Marcellus and I arrived to it, it was silent and out comes Niklaus and Kol, covered head to toe in blood." I didn't have to say another word, Elijah sped off to the town to examine what his siblings have done. When he comes back, he is enraged and he storms into the compound headed to the living room. I follow behind just as angry. "Forty-six. An entire tenement. FORTY-SIX bodies drained!" Shouted Elijah to his brothers casually playing chess. Kol looked at him in disbelief. "Nonsense!" He pauses for a moment. "It was at least sixty!" Then, he smirks remembering a small detail. "Ah! They neglected to check the attic." Niklaus chuckled as Kol looks confused. "Why do people always run to the attic? I mean, it makes no sense!" This annoys the both of us, Elijah the most. "It is difficult enough to keep our presence in the city a secret without the two of you doing absolutely everything in your power to draw attention to us." Niklaus scoffs. "I'm surprised you have the time to concern yourself with us, given the hours you spend dotting on Marcellus, and trying to earn Elizabeth's affections." Frustration and annoyance fills me. "Is that what all this is about? You envy Elijah's bond with Marcellus and I? Niklaus you forget that it was you to bring us into this home. At this point, Marcellus is no longer safe and I can not allow him and I to remain here." Niklaus's eyes widen. "You would punish the boy for Kim's antics, I would just as soon put him in a box!" Kol looks at is offended. "You'd choose that little whelp, over your own family?" A growl sounds from my throat and I step toward him with my eyes narrowed. "Watch your tongue, Kol Mikaelson! That is MY blood of which you speak!" Kol steps forward. "And Elijah and Niklaus are mine." Niklaus steps in between us, facing Kol. "That little whelp is our family." He turns to me. "You and Marcellus stays."

~time lapse~

It's been a few weeks since the incident with Kol. Niklaus was off kissing the Mayor's (my father's) behind. Rebecca was in town doing what she does best, and Elijah was inside doing Marcellus's lesson. I was reading a wonderful novel by Jane Austen, when a shadow suddenly blocked the sunlight. I looked up to find, none other than Elijah Mikaelson. I shade my eyes with my hand and look up to the noble Mikaelson. "May I know the reason to which are blocking my sunlight, Monsieur Mikaelson?" His crooked smirk forms on his lips making my heart beat just a bit faster than normal. "Yes, I am finished with Marcellus's lesson and thought I could learn something from you?" My brow raises in amusement and stand. "Oh? Well, lesson number one is to never block the sunlight on a person who is reading." He smiles sheepishly. "Forgive me, Elizabeth. Although, that is not what I wished to learn from you." He steps close making my back lay upon the tree bark. My breath hitches, and I smile nervously as I look into those gorgeous brown eyes. "O-oh? Then, what are you trying to learn, Elijah?" He leans close our noses an inch apart. "I have done what you asked of me, Elizabeth Gerard. Now, I must ask, why you insist on continuing to run away from my affections?" My body freezes like ice as he gets closer, our noses touching. For a moment I thought he was going to kiss me. I wish he would. I clear my throat. "That, is a broad question that I am unable to answer. Nevertheless, Elijah Mikaelson, what you say is true. You have grown a bond with Little Gerard." My hand makes its way to his cheek and gently strokes it. His eyes close for a moment. "Sweetest Elijah, I will grant to you what you seek. I love you." His eyes open and a smile fills his face before his lips landed upon mine. His lips, soft as a feather, as they graze on mine. Pulling away, he steps back and holds out his hand. "Come. Take a walk with me?" He walked me into the garden. I felt as if we were gliding instead of walking, because he makes me feel as if we are floating on clouds.

~hours later~

As dusk arrived, Elijah and I returned to the compound from our rendezvous. As we step inside, Kol is sitting with Marcel, in what seems to be a presumably compelled group of men acting out Hamlet. Seeing no harm at first, Elijah and I just passed and went to the kitchen. We didn't worry until we heard Marcellus's pleas. "Please, let me go! Mr. Kol, I don't -I don't like this." Kol scoffs at him. "Don't be absurd! Shakespeare should be experienced in the flesh! In truth, these aren't the finest actors, but we are in the colonies. Now, where were we?" Two voices emerge, both sounding petrified. "In venom to thy work!" The sound of a body hits the floor making Marcellus gasp in shock. Then, the next voice sounds. "Exchange forgiveness with me, noble harlot -" Suddenly, Kol's voice booms out. "No! How many times must I tell you? It's Hamlet, not harlot!" A sickening sound is heard, indicating that Kol snapped the actor's neck. "Sometimes, I don't know why I bother." At that, Elijah and I rush into the courtyard. My eyes widen as I see the blood on Marcellus's face. I hold him close to me as Elijah looks to his brother. "What have you done?" Kol just shrugs "I was just introducing Marcellus to the theater. I thought you'd be pleased?" Niklaus suddenly enters the courtyard and checks on Marcellus, as Elijah deals with Kol. "Is there no limit to your violent imagination, brother?" Kol looks annoyed. "If the lad is going to be a vampire, he'll have to learn somehow, won't he? Come, I've already fed him my blood. All you have to do is snuff him, and voila. One of us. Well, that's what you want, isn't it?" My gasps fly out of my mouth at those words, making me hold Little Gerard tighter. Elijah grabs Kol in a choke -hold and shoves him backwards, where Klaus grabs Kol's arms. Niklaus looks at Elijah. "Let him go, Elijah." Elijah reluctantly lets him go and Kol smirks. "Thank you, Nik. At least someone knows the meaning of family." Niklaus growls and turns Kol to face him. "I told you before, he is family. Niklaus, then, daggers Kol while Elijah holds him down. After Kol is placed back in his coffin I tell Marcellus to begin packing, causing alarm in the Mikaelson men. "It is no longer safe here. I will not keep him in a place where he could lose his life from your mess." Niklaus argues. "Kol has been daggered, the danger is gone!" This brings a scoff out of me. "oh, you mean the same Kol YOU undaggered in the first place? If you would have been more responsible, Niklaus, we wouldn't be in this predicament!" He backs down, knowing I'm right. Suddenly, Niklaus pulls me to look at him. At first, I was frightened, but then I seen the vulnerability in his eyes. "Please, stay, I will try harder to be responsible. Just please, Elizabeth." My eyes widen. The Niklaus Mikaelson, groveling at my feet. With a deep sigh, I nod making him relax in relief. "Make no mistake, Niklaus. One more out burst such as this and I will take Little Gerard away from here. Do I make myself clear?" He nods and speeds out to tell Marcellus I assume. Elijah grabs my hands. "I thought I was about to lose you." I sigh. " You were. Family comes first Elijah, you are the same way with your family, do not assume I wouldn't do the same for mine." With that I left to make dinner. A little after dinner, I went to Marcellus's room. He slept soundly in his bed as I sat on the edge near his head. I examined him, his every feature. My Little Gerard, growing up so quickly. I gently rub his head and sigh deeply. "Tonight, I almost lost you. Because I was out late on my romantic outing, you almost became vampire. Well, it wont happen again!" I move to a kneeling position by the bed. "I must make certain sacrifices to protect you, Marcellus. You're my family, and if love is what is keeping me from doing so, then I must leave it. I love you more. I promise you from now on, my Little Gerard, I shall distance myself from Elijah. I will proudly sacrifice my happiness for yours." Getting up, I gently kiss his head before leaving his room. Unbeknownst to me, Elijah was making the same kind of speech to a daggered Kol.