Chapter 9- Never cock block your older sister
Disclaimer is the same as every other chapter.
Thank you everyone who reviewed the last chapter! I seriously love reading everything you say. And another thank you to everyone who suggested some ship names for Roxanne and Elijah…at the end of this chapter will be a list of those suggestions.
Jeremy didn't know what to expect when he opened the front door, looking for his oldest sister, but seeing her in kissing distance with the oldest Mikaelson certainly didn't come close. He wasn't sure exactly how he felt about the compromising position he'd just caught her in however, what he did know he felt was protective.
Elijah couldn't stop the disappointment from welling up inside him, he'd been so close to tasting his obsession, that's why he didn't move away when the door opened. Instead he closed his eyes and sighed in resignation and tried to resist the urge to rip the head off of whoever opened the door, that is until he realised it was the youngest Gilbert. Elijah knew that he would win no favours if he harmed her brother, he'd witnessed how close the two were and didn't want to risk her wrath.
Jeremy leaned against the door frame with his arms crossed and one of Roxanne's dangerous smirks "Am I interrupting something?"
The question was rhetorical and neither Elijah nor Jeremy wanted an answer however that didn't stop them from both hearing Roxanne mumbling under her breath "Cock block" before she spoke up louder
"Shouldn't you be asleep?" Roxanne still hadn't moved from her earlier position and instead just looked over Elijah's shoulder to glare at her brother, sure she loved him to pieces but just not right now.
"No why? Want to be alone to play some nookie with Elijah" His smirk widens as Elijah stiffens
"You bitch" Roxanne couldn't help but sneer although part of her felt more than proud at her brother's guts, any other time she'd probably give him a high five; when his sass wasn't directed at her that is.
A few seconds later Jeremy decided to leave but not before having the last say "Don't forget to wear protection"
Elijah shot up out of his seat at vampire speed whilst Roxanne took of her boot at hurled it at her brother, calling him every name she could think of. Jeremy dodged out of the way just in time before her boot could smack him in the face, he slammed the door, sniggering before practically skipping back upstairs, laughing as his went.
"I'm gonna smother that little bitch in his sleep, I swear" She muttered, taking a deep breath before turning to the Original
No one spoke for a long time until Elijah broke the silence, a thoughtful half smile on his lips "It's remarkable how alike you two are"
"Oh yep, he's my pride and joy" Roxanne joked
They shared a chuckle at that.
"It's surprising, I don't recall seeing him act that way in our past encounters"
"Let me guess…he was quiet and serious and more of a background character that nobody really paid attention to" She scoffed, slightly bitter "Yeah…blame Elena for that…I do"
"How so?"
She took a deep breath before starting "Growing up, Elena was always our parent's favourite, not that either of us really cared because it meant that we relied on each other, it's how we got close. but then Elena got used to it and became over bearing, controlling, you get the gist" She trailed off smirking slightly "But unlike me, who didn't bow down to her every whim and demand, Jer retreated within himself, he became rebellious and withdrawn which just got Elena on his back more" Roxanne shook her head, looking out beyond the porch and smiled, almost wistfully.
"He never changed the way he acted around me though. Unlike our sister I haven't and will never berate him for how he acts…he can be himself around me" she suddenly turned sharply towards "But don't think for one moment that I don't love Elena as well, I do. I mean she may be a bit of bitch, admittedly, she's become a bigger more self-centred bitch but she's still my sister and I do love her" Trailing off she adds jokily "…just in small doses and not all at once"
Never before in all of his entire years had Elijah ever looked at someone with such admiration and affection, like the way he was looking at Roxanne. Although he couldn't stop the slight tinge of envy and jealousy at her views and belief in her siblings. This girl had seemingly manged to perfect what he had not in over a thousand years…being an older sibling.
Roxanne looked slightly embarrassed when she noticed the look in Elijah's eyes. Her lips twitched "Sorry, got a bit carried away"
"Don't apologise" He stepped closer, a small smile tugging at his lips
Roxanne yet out a short breathless laugh "Well this conversation is becoming a little too serious and sincere for me so I'm going back inside, to do some serious plotting against my brother" Elijah nodding, disappointed "And you have some serious family drama of your own" She gave him a pointed look
"Yes and for that I must thank you for informing me of my mother's plans" Elijah shuffled his hands in his pockets "I will need to talk to my siblings about this, immediately"
"Don't mention it, seriously don't." At his question gaze she continued "I really don't think I can stand listening to Elena whine if she finds out about my involvement tonight…I'll most likely go mad"
They both shared a laugh at that "No but on a serious note, if you need any help dealing with your crazy ass mother, you know where to find me" Roxanne gave Elijah a gentle grin and slightly squeezed his arm before walking back inside her house
"Night 'Lijah"
"Goodnight Roxanne"
Elijah continued to stare at the door even after it had closed and been locked, for five minutes he stood there listening as Roxanne made her way upstairs, he couldn't help but chuckle as he listened to her muttering to herself about different ways to get back at Jeremy. Roxanne definitely had a creative imagination that was certain, so much so that Elijah actually felt pity for the youngest Gilbert for a split second before he heard her mutter something along the lines of 'buying an octopus and flooding his room'…
Yes, he thought with a chuckle, she truly was something else entirely. Before slowly walking down the stairs and speeding home, but not before stealing one last glance in Roxanne's heartbeats direction.
~8~
Roxanne stretched out like a feline sporting a Cheshire grin when she heard a shrill scream coming from across the hall.
"ROXANNE!"
Followed by another scream. Rolling off of the bed, she rushed out of her room trying to contain her glee when she saw her brother stumble out of the bathroom with a white towel wrapped around his waist, slightly hunched over and glaring in her direction
"What did you do!?"
Any self-control Roxanne had gain completely want out the window when she laid eyes on her brother, she doubled over laughing with tears in her eyes clutching her stomach as she took in her handy work.
His skin was covered in multiple different colours shapes and letters; his nails were currently supporting some pretty impressively long false pink tips. Her eyes made their way up to his face which caused her to lose control once again… his expression was far from impressed as he narrowed his eyes and pursed his lips making the sharpie marker harry potter glasses, moustache and beard stand out so much more. The two rectangle pieces of paper stuck on his side burns crinkled as he clenched his jaw.
"What the fuck Roxanne!" He bellowed
"Can't...Breathe" She whizzed out, still laughing
"What's going on here?" Elena's voice carried its way up the stairs, she'd just got home from the Salvatore house after telling them about Esther's plan to kill her children when she heard laughter and angry growls and hurried upstairs. She was not at all prepared for the sight before her.
"What do you thinks going on!" the youngest Gilbert hissed
"Roxanne…" Elena began to scold
"Don't 'Roxanne' me. It's a masterpiece! Just look at it" Waving her hands in Jeremy's direction "Sorry Jer-bear…but you had it coming" She laughed again, wiping underneath her eyes
"I didn't think you'd do this!" He gestured towards himself. And it's the truth, Jeremy truly didn't think she'd do anything this extreme.
"Hey, I'm extremely proud of that" She also gestured to Jeremy "took me a majority of the night…speaking of which coffee time" She clapped her hands and skipped down to the kitchen
Both Elena and Jeremy were left gaping after their, quite scarily, happy older sister before marching after her.
"Roxy" the youngest Gilbert whined, extending the y
"Jeremy" the eldest Gilbert mimicked, pouring herself a cup of coffee
"What did you do? It won't come off!" He pouted
"That's the point dear brother"
"I hate you"
"No you don't"
"…Shut up"
Roxanne just laughed before turning her attention towards her sister, who was currently looking like a kicked puppy.
"What's with the sourpuss?"
"Damon slept with Rebekah" She blurted out, bitterly and more than hurt
Roxanne just blinked and furrowed her brow "So?"
"He slept with her, Rox. The enemy!" Elena stressed to her sister with tears in her eyes
"Uh huh" She nodded in understanding "So are you upset that he slept with her or that he slept with someone who wasn't you?"
Jeremy's eyebrows shot up at Roxanne complete bluntness as Elena spluttered, trying to deny her older sister's statement but stopped when she noticed her sister's knowing expression, she could never hide anything from Roxanne
"That's what I thought" Roxanne smiled softly "How about we go to the Grill, take your mind off things"
Elena hesitated, Caroline and Bonnie were supposed to come over to practice the sage spell Esther had done the night before, but she couldn't tell Roxanne that.
"Common…we can watch people's reactions to our dear brother here" Roxanne grinned at his offended 'Oi' as she walked passed him to go get dressed but not before she patted his cheek and not so gently ripped before waxing strips off of his side burns causing Jeremy to howl in pain and chase after her as she ran upstairs, laughing as she went.
~8~
The Mikaelson mansion was quiet and, in Kol's opinion, boring. Finn and Esther had not been seen all day, too busy trying to figure out why the linking didn't work; Elijah was in the study gathering evidence of their mother's crime whilst Klaus was once again busy sketching, yet another portrait of Caroline and Kol was seriously contemplating going on a killing spree, just to liven things up around the place. Rebekah's entrance broke Kol out of his thoughts and caused a mischievous grin to appear as he practically ran to meet her by the front door.
"Well, well, well, there's our girl" his grin widens as Rebekah's eyes narrow
"Get out of my way Kol" She pushed past him trying to head upstairs to have a shower,
She saw Klaus grin from ear to ear out of the corner of her eye "Don't start, Nik"
Klaus didn't lose his grin and continued to sketch "I didn't say anything"
Kol huffed and declared, rather dramatically "I'm bored. Our mother's trying to kill us, our sister's a strumpet, but at least she's having fun. I need entertainment"
Elijah chose that moment to make an appearance, his lips in a firm line with hard eyes as he held the burnt sage out for other three Originals to see. Rebekah and Kol turned to give their brother their full attention, even Klaus stopped drawing and joined the rest of his siblings.
"Burnt sage?" the question came from Rebekah
"She was doing a privacy spell" Elijah nodded in conformation
"That doesn't prove anything, you know she fancies such things"
"I don't trust Finn and neither does Roxanne" He shook his head "You know he hates what we are"
Kol was almost bouncing, excitedly at the mention of the oldest Gilbert but he was not the only one, both Rebekah and Klaus straightened up at her name "Ah yes, how is my favourite, feisty little human?"
However, Elijah didn't answer, instead he glanced around the mansion before stating "Maybe we should take this conversation elsewhere" At his siblings confused looks he added "I do not trust these walls"
The truth and hidden meaning behind Elijah's words hit the other three siblings at the same time, they truly could trust anyone besides one another. The realisation that their mother was in deed trying to kill them hurt more than any of them would care to admit.
Elijah headed towards the door "Come"
"Okay. Why not? I didn't have nearly enough to drink last night, what with you trying to murder Rebekah's date" Klaus aimed at his youngest brother before following Elijah's lead.
Kol snickered before he quickly left as well, dodging out of the way as Rebekah's heel soared towards him. She yelled profanities as she too followed her brothers
~8~
Roxanne was on the verge of dying by the time she and her siblings made it to the Grill. Jeremy was grumbling under his breath as he pulled his hoodie further down, hoping to keep his sister's masterpiece hidden as much as possible. Elena was pulling up the rear struggling between joining her sister in laughing at their brother or scolding Roxanne for embarrassing them, not that Roxanne would actually listen to her.
Elena noticed Bonnie, Caroline, Matt and Stefan conversing in their usual corner booth whilst Damon sat with Alaric at the bar and excused herself to go and speak with them. Roxanne just waved her off knowing it would happen then she and Jeremy both made their way to a booth on the opposite side of the Grill.
"Oh common, you can't stay mad at me forever" She chuckled as yet another person did a double take with her brother. He just glared at her from across the table "You know you'd be laughing if the roles were reversed"
"Not the point" He pouted
"That's totally the point, don't worry I'll help you remove it all later" She said with a grin
Jeremy shook his head and decided to change topic "Why'd you drag us here for 'family time' and then let Elena go off with that lot?" he used his fingers as quotation marks when he mentioned 'family time'.
"Because our sister has become a devious little slut and I need to keep an eye on her" Was her blunt response
"Has anyone ever told you, you have such a way with words" Came Jeremy sarcastic retort
Roxanne narrowed her eyes, playfully "You know what I mean…notice how you didn't contradict my statement though" She grinned with triumph when Jeremy didn't respond.
Just then a waitress came over for their order, halting any further conversation between the two. "What can I get for you?" she was chewing rather obnoxiously with a bored expression, her head with tilted to the side as she looked towards Roxanne first then Jeremy.
"Whoa, what happened to you?" The question was said with disgust, curiosity and laughter; which seriously pissed Roxanne off.
Jeremy looked down in anger and embarrassment as the waitress laughed causing Roxanne to glare and become ridged in her seat. The waitress, who's name tag read 'Dawn', continued to laugh at Jeremy's expense, attracting the attention of quite a few patrons including the Scooby gang and the Mikaelson's.
"That's it" Roxanne mumbled under her breath as she saw her brother shuffle down lower in the booth, guilt pulsed through her before turning into rage, rage at herself and this stupid cow in front of her. She gritted her teeth before shooting up and slamming her hands down on the table, the bang echoed through the room.
Dawn's laughter cut off as she took in the furious expression on the girl in front of her, fear bubbled up inside her as her eyes want wide and her mouth dropped open. She'd heard stories of Roxanne Gilbert's rage, especially when her family was involved.
"Got something you want to say to him?" Roxanne was seething
Dawn shook her head rapidly from side to side
"No? Then what were you laughing at?" She mocked with barely concealed venom
"N-n-nothing" She stuttered, trembling from head to toe
"Roxy" Jeremy's voice broke through her red haze
"No Jeremy she's wants to laugh at what I did to your face, how about I do something to her face that people will laugh at, but it won't be so easily fixed" She took on a light yet dark threatening tone and a mocking thoughtful expression and pursed lips
The Mikaelson's couldn't contain their awe and surprise at the scene they were witnessing. Elijah was having an exceptionally hard time hiding his desire, seeing Roxanne looking as beautifully dangerous as the waitress practically cowered in front of her was like seeing a goddess's wraith. Even the weather outside was effected by Roxanne's rage, the once clear sunny sky was now dark with grey clouds, for a split second thunder rumbled and lightening flashed, she truly was a force to be reckoned with.
"Roxy, calm down…please" The youngest Gilbert pleaded
Roxanne looked down at possibly the only person she'd truly go to hell and back for and noticed the fear in his eyes. It was like a weight had suddenly plummeted in her stomach, her rage had faded completely and now the guilt she had felt before came back ten times more.
Jeremy noticed the change in his sister and quickly crawled over the table and pulled her into a hug.
"I'm sorry Jer-Bear" She muttered over and over again into his chest, he pressed his lips to the crown of her head, soothing and reassuring her all the while.
Elena had seen everything that had happened and was about to make her way over to her siblings however, both Salvatore's held her back. The fear they felt for the oldest Gilbert tripled in the last couple minutes.
Several more moment's passed before everything once again went back to normal, apart from looks Elena and her group kept shooting in her siblings' direction and the Mikaelson's who were still watching the oldest and youngest Gilbert's with hawk like focus.
Roxanne was currently scrubbing her handy work off of Jeremy's face, apologising every time he'd wince. But that didn't stop him from chuckling, making her frown.
"What?"
"You feel guilty" He grinned smugly
Roxanne gapped "I do not"
"Yes, yes you do"
"No I don't" She argued
"Yes you do"
"No"
"Yes"
"No"
"Yes"
"No!"
"Yes!"
Roxanne growled and pouted like a perpetual child as Jeremy grinned with glee and laughed at her expense.
"It's ok Rox. I forgive you"
"…Jackass"
Truth was, Jeremy was right. Roxanne did feel guilty and when she felt guilty she lashed out or tried to fix it. Jeremy knew that if there was one emotion she hated feeling, it was guilt. He smiled sincerely
"It's ok, you did nothing wrong"
"Then why do I feel awful?"
"Because you care" He simply said
Roxanne turned her head away from him and squeezed her eyes shut before whispering "You were scared of me"
Jeremy's face fell at the look on his favourite sister's face. Her voice sounded so broken that it cut him deeply. "NO! No I wasn't" Jeremy shook his head frantically
"Yes you were…I scared you" She smiled brokenly with tears glistening in her eyes, she felt so ashamed and disgusted with herself.
Roxanne stood up before he could respond "Maybe I shouldn't have come back" Was the last thing she said before rushing out of the Grill.
Her heels clicking against the tiled floor was the only thing Jeremy could hear as he sat in stunned silence. Never in his life had he ever seen Roxy look so broken, she was always strong, it scared him, seeing her like that was just wrong in so many ways.
Her last words kept ringing in his mind 'Maybe I shouldn't have come back', ice cold terror shot through him. No, he couldn't lose her again. not when he'd just got her back. Jeremy didn't think he'd survive losing the one person he considered his rock, he just couldn't.
A few tables up the Mikaelson's had heard every word said between the two siblings and they couldn't help but have similar thoughts as the boy Gilbert. Roxanne couldn't leave; they wouldn't let her.
Poor Roxy Kind of hating myself for that. But I wanted to show how much Roxanne loves her family and that she's not always strong…The next chapter will be better- I hope. What does everyone think of her little blow up? The weather? Looks like the originals have really taken a liking to our girl huh? Tell me what you think… any suggestions.
As for ship names so far we've got Elanne, Roxah, Rijah, Elijanne, Roxijah, Relijah Elixanne… Any others?