Chapter 8 Unstable and over emotional
Disclaimer- Bla Bla Bla I only own the plot and my OC
As the night continued, Esther had once again disappeared upstairs, which might have been her safest option with a slightly drunk, pissed off Roxanne on the loose. After the toast Jeremy had made sure that he stuck to his favourite sisters' side for the rest of the night, making sure that no supernatural business bothered them because he just wanted to spend the night having fun with her, in his eyes, they had three years to catch up on. It wasn't that hard due to the fact that Klaus had disappeared along with Caroline, the other Originals were also either gone or occupied and neither Elena or the Salvatore's were around.
On the stairs Kol was confronting Rebekah on her feelings for the human, Matt.
"There you are. I was waiting outside for you. Where's Matt?"
Rebekah looked nervous for a split second before responding "About that, I uh…I changed my mind. I don't want to ruin mother's night"
Kol just scoffed and sneered "Don't tell me you like this boy. What did he do? Give you five seconds of his attention? Don't be so predictable Rebekah"
Her eyes flashed and glistened "You don't have to be so rude about it. Just leave him be, okay?" She walked away before Kol could answer or see her tears.
Kol however, kept his eyes locked on Matt as he whispered "As you wish, sister" before he also disappeared.
~8~
In another part of the mansion Elena was wandering around looking for her siblings, mostly Roxanne because who knew what other trouble she most likely get herself into. She shook her head as she recalled how Roxanne acted during the toast, it made her remember all the time Roxanne made her feel ashamed and embarrassed to be related to her. From the time Roxanne tackled Mr Tanner in the middle of a football game after having a fight with a couple cheerleaders to the time she ran through the middle of the town centre naked over a dare, in front of their parents. In theory Elena shouldn't have been so shocked by Roxanne's behaviour but that didn't mean that she wasn't going to have a go at her sister when she finally found her.
However, her search was put on hold when Damon's voice rung out from behind her "Elena. Did you get what you want?"
She stopped and slowly turned to face him "Actually yes" Her eyes continued to keep a watch out for her siblings
"Good. Tell me on the way home. We're leaving." He grabbed her arm and started to pull her towards the exit "come on"
"No, Damon let go of me." Elena wasn't taking any of it though and ripped her arm out of his grip before focusing her full attention on him with a glare "Look, I'm sorry that I had to cut you out of the plan"
Damon returned her glare with a pointed look "There shouldn't have been a plan. You shouldn't even be here" He exclaimed
Elena had, at this point, enough of everyone trying to dictate what she should do, specifically Damon and Stefan. Damon had no right telling her that she shouldn't be at the party, what gave him the right especially since both of her siblings were there. She had known about the supernatural way longer than Roxanne, yet she gets to stay whilst Elena is expected to leave. No chance.
"Do you think I like going behind your back? I don't" Her glare dropped and took on a pleading tone and expression "But if I hadn't asked Stefan to help, then you would've tried to be the hero and it would've ruined everything."
Damon just scoffed, feeling more than bitter about the fact that she went to his brother for help, she could've gone to anyone but she chose Stefan "Sorry for trying to keep you alive. Clearly Stefan doesn't give a crap anymore" He couldn't help but throw in the jab
However, Elena realised exactly why Damon was so mad "Now you're mad at me for including Stefan?" she nodded, a bit condescending.
Both of their tempers were rising at rocket speed which was not a good thing.
"No, I'm mad at you because I love you!"
"Well maybe that's the problem!"
The two of them were both clearly taken back by Elena's response, Damon felt as though she'd just staked him as he blinked in shock before closing down completely whilst Elena tries to correct herself "No. That's not what I-"
Until Damon interrupts "No, I get it Elena." His speech took on a mocking tone tinged with hurt "I care too much. I'm a liability. How ironic is that?"
Elena didn't get the chance to reply as Caroline approached them inquiring about Matt.
~8~
Roxanne and Jeremy were hidden behind a wall, listening to the little lover's tiff.
"Damn Elena" Jeremy whispered
Roxanne just snickered "I thought I was supposed to be the bitch of the family"
Jeremy shot Roxanne an amused smile, his eyes glinted with mirth "Oh trust me, you're still the bitch"
Shooting him a mock offended look with a gasp "That's Queen bitch to you"
Jeremy let loose a chuckle before wrapping his arm around her shoulders, pulling Roxanne close until her head was resting on his shoulder, slightly tucked under his chin.
"Well my queen, how about we disappear before little miss heartbreaker sees us?"
"This is exactly why you're my favourite brother"
"I'm you're only brother"
"Which makes you my favourite" She batted her eyes innocently
Jeremy scoffed playfully "Great…favourite by default"
"Ok fine. You're my favourite sibling" She huffed out, rolling her eyes, playing along.
"That's more like it" He ruffled her hair causing her to whine and stamp on his foot "Ow! What was that for?!" he pouted
Roxanne pointed a finger warningly at him "Don't mess with my hair"
Jeremy didn't get a chance to reply when the sickening sound of a body hitting the ground interrupted them, they both snapped their heads in the direction of the noise and rushed towards it after sharing a confused glance.
They came to an abrupt halt just outside the doors seeing both the Originals and their sister gathered around Damon and the temporarily dead body of Kol. Roxanne couldn't help but snort, although she had only just met him of course it would be troublesome Kol.
"…Far be it for me to cause a problem" Damon's voice broke her out of her thoughts
Roxanne looked up to see him staring, almost accusingly, at her sister before walking away. It didn't take a genius to put two and two together, especially given Elena guilty expression as she glanced in Stefan's direction than to Damon's retreating figure.
Roxanne let out a low whistle "Damn Elena, you really need to choose a brother and stick with them"
Elena felt herself reach boiling point at her sister's comment and the little sniggers and coughs of the Mikaelson's and her brother as they tried to hide their laughter. She whipped around to face Roxanne "Do you think this is funny?!"
"I think it's hilarious"
Elena opened her mouth to retort however, Roxanne's next words caused anything she was about to say to become mute.
"Especially how whenever you reject your little boy toy, he becomes a loose cannon" Her eyes trail over to Kol to prove her point before continuing "and especially towards Jeremy"
The Mikaelson's watched in wonder and caution when they witnessed the older Gilbert's eyes take on a dangerous glint, Stefan felt a flicker of fear for his brother that was reflected in Elena's wide doe eyes.
"What? Did you honestly think that he wouldn't tell me how Damon snapped his neck or threatened him because he upset you…or how about taking away his memories and just generally FUCKING WITH HIS MIND?!" Roxanne was shouting by the end of it and breathing slightly hard
Elena couldn't respond to Roxanne so she turned her accusing glare on Jeremy "Why'd you tell her about that?!"
Roxanne couldn't believe what she was hearing right now but she couldn't respond because Elijah quickly made his way to stand behind her and placed a hand over her month and around her waist to keep her in place. She growled lowly, her eyes turned into slits but she didn't fight him, not that she'd admit it but she quite like being in his arms.
Jeremy let out a harsh laugh "Are you being serious right now?" He shook his head, not wanting to stay and argue with her and decided to leave.
"Jeremy"
"No Elena, it's finally clear to me that you're more concerned about the Salvatore's than your own flesh and blood. What happened to you?" He didn't wait for a response before walking back inside.
Everyone was silent until Roxanne began mumbling underneath Elijah's hand, she turned her head slightly and gave him a pointed look to which he reluctantly let her go. She smoothed down her dress before turning to follow after her brother but not before turning back to Elena.
"He took the words right out of my mouth" she then looked at Stefan "If you care about your brother, tell him to watch his back" He gulped and nodded "Well I'm bored now and unlike some of us I actually care that my brother's upset, speaking of which yours is still lying on the floor where anyone can see him" The last part was directed towards the Mikaelson siblings.
A couple minutes after she left Elijah quickly set to work to try and bring everything under wraps again and after asking Finn to take Kol upstairs all of the Originals departed and so did Elena and Stefan.
Elena arrived home to find her siblings on the on the bench in front of their house, Jeremy was asleep with his head resting on Roxanne's lap as she continued to run her finger through his hair. When her eyes rested on Elena they hardened before flittering back down to Jeremy's sleeping form.
"Say something" Elena's voice pleaded and cracked
"What do you want me to say, Elena? That I'm disappointed, angry? You don't need me to tell you that. You've broken him"
Elena looked down, tears streaming down her cheeks but she said nothing, she couldn't.
"I don't know what the hell happened whilst I was gone, but the girl standing in front of me right now is not my sister, in fact I don't know who the fuck she is. Because the Elena I knew would've never hurt her friends and family over a guy. She wouldn't have risked her baby brother's safety over a little bit of attention." She closed her eyes to stop the sting of tears "I mean God, Elena, what would you have done if Jeremy didn't have that ring to bring him back? If Damon had of actually killed him?"
Elena didn't answer, she hadn't even thought of the possibility.
Roxanne wasn't done though "Would you have covered up his death like Jenna? Would you treat Damon any differently? Huh, would you?" She scoffed "What would you have told me happened to him? Tried to pin it on someone else? because you know that if he had of died, if Damon had of killed him, I would've blamed you. I would've hunted both of those brother's down and I would've killed them but you, I would never forgive you if Jeremy had died"
Elena was a sobbing mess by now, everything her big sister was saying had hit her like a sledge hammer and it hurt, it hurt so much especially considering the fact that Elena didn't once think of the repercussions' of her and the Salvatore's actions. Even just then, walking home with Stefan, she had forgotten everything her siblings had said to her before leaving the ball, just because of hers and Stefan's mini confessions.
Roxanne sighed at the sight of her sister, crumpled on the ground at the foot of the steps before gently waking Jeremy up to move inside. He moaned and mumbled sleepily before stumbling into the Gilbert house. Roxanne looked back at Elena before saying one last thing.
"The world doesn't revolve around you Elena."
~8~
Esther watched as Elijah left her in the study with sad eyes before Finn came in and closed the door.
"Are you alright to speak freely?" he inquired
Esther glanced towards the bowl sitting on the table with the sage inside "Yes, the sage still burns"
She sat back down and began writing on an old looking parchment.
Finn noticed his mother's deflated attitude and felt panic bubble away deep inside himself "You're not having second thoughts, are you?"
She straightened slightly and sighed "Oh course not, it's just Elijah. He's so moral"
He rested a hand on her shoulder "You're doing the right thing, mother"
"You understand what this means, don't you? This spell I'm casting tonight will bind you all together as one."
"I understand. When it is time, I will be ready to die"
He holds his hand out towards Esther as she picks up a knife "Then we must complete the link" Finn's blood drips onto the parchment as Esther begins the chant.
Finn watches the blood, waiting for something to happen however, nothing does. Even as Esther finishes the incantation, the blood refuses to move causing them both to frown.
"Something's wrong" She murmured
"What happened? Why didn't it work?" Finn's eyes widen, panicked at the fact that their plan was not working. "I thought this was going to link us, why has nothing happened?"
"I do not know, Finn. But someone must have interfered somehow"
~8~
Elijah waited until he heard the doppelganger fall asleep before approaching the Gilbert home. His hands tucked in his pockets as he walked up the steps however before he could knock on the door, it opened revealing the girl who once again took his breath away. Dressed in a simple pair of grey jogging bottom, brown slipper boots and a black sports bra, Elijah closed his eyes to once again try and control the impulse to take her.
"I had a feeling you'd come here" Her voice sounded uncharacteristically soft.
He opened his eyes and saw her tilt her head with a small smile and folded arms which did nothing to sedate his libido. Elijah cleared his throat "I wanted to talk about tonight"
"And here I thought you came here to have wild sex" Her eyes glinted with mischief as Elijah struggled to keep his eyes from popping out of his head and catching his breath. Her laughter was like music to his ears.
"Oh relax Mr Armani, it was a joke…that is, unless you want to" She wriggled her eyebrows with a smirk.
Elijah couldn't stop the chuckle that came out of his lips at the vixen in front of him. What he wouldn't give to actually give into the primal side of him that hungered for her, and here she was teasing him not only with her words but unknowingly with her actions as well. However, he couldn't afford to be too distracted from his reasons for visiting her tonight.
"You warned my family and I not do drink the champagne" Elijah cleared his throat and prompted her.
Roxanne sighed and took a step back, it was unclear to her when exactly she'd stepped closer to the suited Original "spoil sport" She looked up at him before continuing "Yeah…you didn't, did you?"
Elijah felt warmth wash over him at the concern Roxanne was showing for him, he left a small soft smile cross his lips "No, we had a silent agreement. None of us drunk it"
Roxanne let out a breath that she didn't realise she was holding "Good. That's good"
A silence settled over the two, not an uncomfortable silence by any means, it was a silence that both parties appreciated and savoured. Roxanne bit her lip and glanced over to the bench she was sat on earlier before nodding her head in its direction for Elijah to follow her. neither of them knew how to break the silence, or even if they actually wanted to, neither one wanted to ruin the moment with one another.
That is until Elijah cleared his throat before uttering one word "Why?"
"Why what? You're gonna have to be specific there 'Lijah" she chuckled slightly before giving Elijah the answers he wanted.
"I overheard your mother telling my sister that she planned on killing you all. I completely called it on her being creepy" Elijah shot her an alarmed look "Oh don't give me that look…deep down you knew or at least suspected that she was up to no good" Roxanne rolled her eyes.
Elijah just sighed in defeat and hurt "I didn't want to believe it…"
"Well who would? No sane mother would want to kill her children" She scoffed
"What does your sister have to do with my mother's plan?" He inquired
Roxanne blew a raspberry with her lips before shrugging "Something about her doppelganger blood helping with the spell, hell if I know"
The two sat in silence once again, both lost in their thoughts before Elijah asked the question that had been playing on his mind a majority of the night "Why did you tell me?" he waited for a response however, Roxanne just looked down at her lap, playing with her fingers
"Honestly…I haven't got a clue." She took a breath before looking him in the eye "I don't agree with my sister, hell I'm not sure I actually know her anymore, but what I do know is that, for some strange reason in my gut, I can't let you die"
Neither one realised how close they had gotten until the felt their foreheads come into contact with each other however neither of them moved away either. They sat in that position for what seemed like an eternity, both with soft smiles. Elijah's eyes couldn't help but flicker down towards her lips more than once before he slowly inched closer and closer, closing the already small gap between the two of them. Roxanne couldn't stop her eyes from fluttering shut as his face crept nearer. The anticipation they both felt in that moment dissipated just as their lips were about to touch, when they heard the door open.
TADA! Whatcha think!? Don't hate me…I couldn't resist. I loved the reviews from the last chapter, I'm still responding to them or at least trying to. But tell me what you think of this one? Good? Bad? Absolutely shocking? What did you think of the little argument between the Gilberts? Or the Elijah/Roxanne moment?
Can anyone think of a ship name?
