Summary:

It has been over a thousand years since Juliet Ambrosia had last seen her one true love; then again if it weren't for him, she wouldn't be the monster she was made to be. Nevertheless, once news reached her ears that vampires were at war – fighting to kill one of the Original Vampires so their sire line could rule, Juliet decided it was time to reveal her existence to protect her sire line; Klaus. Secrets come to light and a love reignites but will it last long?

Disclaimer:
I do not own any character from CW's The Original, nor the story line of vampires fighting for 'strongest sire line'. I do however own Juliet Ambrosia and any plot that involves her. Please have respect and do not, under any circumstance, take or plagiarize my work for I have worked hard to write this fanfiction.

The Other Girl in New Orleans pt. 2

Juliet walked out from the office, Hayley still confused as to what had happened but eager to get some of her agitation out on something … or rather someone. The woman stood by the door, listening to Tristan's yells of pain; it made her smile. The sounds of the man suffering caused a sort of longing and tugging in her heart; a part of her missing her ability to have meaningless relations. But she was working and ensuring the Mikaelson's safety and survival which meant all her energy and focus was on her mission.

The familiar sensation brought her memories back to when she had no care in the world; when she had turned off her humanity. It was during this time when the woman would feed on humans during the daytime, even with mortals around. She didn't have a care in the world, including for herself. All she wanted to do was die, but Juliet never had it in her to take her own life. Why? Because she always wondered 'what if' whenever she'd look down to her daylight ring while standing in the sunlight. What if things got better? What if there was a life waiting for her? A life that would make her happy? What if she hadn't met the man she was meant to be with? What if there was a reason behind her turning into the monster that she was and she hadn't fulfilled it yet? There were too many 'what if's' that Juliet never pulled the ring off her finger.

But it was also during that period when Juliet was at her most reckless. She casted spells she had no reason to cast, but just because she had the ability to. And it was during that time when Juliet held her resentment toward Elijah the most. Everything which surrounded her reminded of him; the way he smelled, the way he smiled at her – and the way in which he reserved one look just for her. It made her sick to her stomach just to hear the mention of his name but then something happened. Juliet found Elijah and his family who had settled in yet another town as they ran away from their vampire hunter father – a father with the mindset of killing his children. The Mikaelsons were fearful of Mikael and it was only he they were afraid of; and this Juliet knew.

When the woman found out about the Stryx - a group of powerful vampires Elijah had sired and gathered together – Juliet concocted a plan to take that power away from Elijah. And she did. As the Mikaelsons feared their father would return, Juliet blew the rumor of their location toward Mikael and within a few days the hunter began making his way to his children. It was Klaus who first heard of his father coming after them and the siblings left almost immediately – Elijah leaving the Stryx without a leader. And that was when she began her plan. Her plan to take the power from Elijah and pass it onto someone else who she knew would be worthy of that power.

To this day, Juliet kicks herself for giving that power to Tristan, a man who was no better than Elijah. Manipulative and deceiving, Tristan had proven time and time again that he was just like the Original Vampire, his sire. Even during their … relations, Tristan reminded Juliet too much of Elijah with the way he looked at her, the way he smiled at her, the way he touched her. It was all too similar for her to stand it. It never would have worked out is what Juliet continuously teold herself whenever she would think back to that period of time, but maybe Tristan was right? Maybe, because of her suppressed love for Elijah, she never would be able to love another man like she did her first.

With a soft sigh, Juliet moved from beside the door to the balcony where the sun's warm rays beat down on her olive skin. The woman lifted her face toward the sky, allowing the sun to fully touch her – caressing her smooth and everlasting skin. With a smile, the woman opened her eyes to view across the balcony to find Freya with Hope, the child bouncing on her knee. At that moment, Freya looked to where she felt eyes hitting her and smiled. "Come here," Freya mouthed, beckoning Juliet to accompany her. But Juliet hesitated. There was a child. And it had been way too long.

In another part of New Orleans, a place where it looked to be less cared for and untouched by tourists, Elijah Mikaelson casually strolled down the sidewalk to his destination. When the man was positive Juliet was going to stay in New Orleans, he grew curious to know her intentions. With the prophecy at large, and the unknown assailants that meant to fulfill it, Elijah couldn't be too careful around anyone. And that included his ex-fiancé. Though he was eager to see her when he first realized it was her, Elijah couldn't help but feel some kind of dread knowing that others were fearing for their lives as well; it proved the prophecy was real.

As he traveled through a rough neighborhood, gaining puzzled glances from the locals, Elijah peeked at his watch; he didn't have too much time to spare. Rounding the corner, the man's eyes caught a glimpse of his destination; an auto body shop. That was where the Original vampire believed he would gain the answers he sought to find out.

"Is there a Shia Wolfe here?" Elijah inquired, his voice echoing through the garage. The employees of the establishment turned their heads to look at him, a woman walking out from the office. She was rather tall, her hair cut short with tattoos covering her body. This didn't seem like someone Juliet would associate with, but Elijah figured he really knew nothing of Juliet after all.

"Who wants to know?" the woman asked, giving Elijah a head nod.

"I do," Elijah answered truthfully. "I have a few questions about a certain … woman who you worked for in the past." Shia's eyes moved to her employees before she yelled for them to get to work. The woman nodded toward her office, beckoning for the man to follow her before she closed the door behind him.

"I'm assuming you're talking about Juliet?" Shia asked with her arms crossing. "Did she finally pack up the courage to approach you?" Elijah's eyes narrowed for a second, confused, which only caused Shia to laugh. "You know, it's really nice to officially meet you, Elijah. I was one of Juliet's 'Confidential Informants'; a vampire she recruited to watch you and your family and create reports on your lives."

"Wait, you're saying?"

"Yeah. Juliet had been part of your life even after you believed she died. She recruited so many vampires to watch you guys, some of them intersecting in your lives, so she could watch the Mikaelsons. But it wasn't just vampires; she recruited witches too – humans to do her bidding. I never understood why she couldn't just meet you face to face, but she assured me if that were to happen, it would be the end of her. So, from the sixteen hundreds 'til a few years ago, I was her right hand when it came to watching the Originals. I even felt like I knew you guys and we were family; but obviously…" Shia leaned against the wall, giving the man a shrug.

"You said witches … she recruited witches. Who did she recruit?" Elijah asked, his hands stuffing in his pant pockets.

"Oh, loads of them. But the one that she wanted to murder but didn't because she wanted you happy was Celeste." Elijah's eyes widened at the sound of his ex-lovers name. "Yeah, major surprise, huh? Celeste wasn't supposed to fall in love with you but she did. And when Juliet found out, she was close to putting a bounty on her head but she decided to kill Celeste herself. But when she found the two of you sitting happily, Juliet couldn't do it. You were happy and that's all Juliet wanted." Elijah looked down to the ground, hiding his pained, but amused expression.

"And what made you leave her?"

"She basically killed the love of my life." Elijah looked up to Shia. "Jai was his name. I had turned him to save him from influenza and we fell in love almost immediately." Shia's eyes rose to the ceiling, her memories traveling back as her smile widened. "My time with Juliet was almost done and I promised Jai that we could get married and travel the world."

"What happened?"

"He got bit by a werewolf. And she knew Klaus's blood could potentially heal him but she was just too chicken shit to reveal herself to the Originals that she allowed him to die. After then she broke our contract and allowed me to be free. And I've been here ever since." Elijah listened intently as he mentally asked how Juliet could be so scared to show herself to them.

"Thank you for your time," the man politely offered as he went to make an exit. But before he could reach the door, Shia threw her hand on it, blocking him from leaving.

"If I'm not mistaken, you have a baby niece, correct?" the woman questioned, narrowing her eyes at him as he nodded. "I would be mindful of having Juliet anywhere near Hope." Elijah tilted his head at the woman and beckoned her to continue talking. "It was about a couple of centuries ago when Juliet decided she didn't want to feed anymore. And technically she doesn't have to due to her hybrid witch side. But still she is a vampire and one must feed to stay alive. The very moment when Juliet began to desiccate there was only a child in her presence and she fed. It was then when Juliet came to the decision that the blood of a child was much purer and only fed on children for a very long time. Last I heard she stopped after she finally grew a heart."

Without another word, Elijah moved Shia's hand from the door and rushed out of the auto shop, leaving behind only a breeze as he vamp-sped on to where he had left his vehicle.

When Elijah arrived at the Mikaelson Compound, he rushed up to the room where Tristan was. Hayley and Freya stood by the door way, their hands crossed over their arms as Tristan yelled in pain, the werewolf venom working through his veins. "Where's Juliet?" Elijah questioned, his eyes scanning the room and him breathless. The women exchanged glances before looking to the man, their own expressions shifting. "Where?!" Freya jumped at his booming voice before she meekly answered him.

"She's watching Hope." Both Elijah and Hayley looked to the Mikaelson sister in horror.

"You left my baby in the care of that woman?" Hayley hollered, her irritation growing. Elijah and Hayley both raced to the Jackson Manor, seeing and hearing no one in the building. They stared at each other, Hayley's horror quickly shifting to pissed off. "I know the two of you were to get married before, but if she hurts my daughter I will kill her," Hayley warned before they both heard a child's laughter. Looking across the way through the window, they spotted Juliet sitting on the couch reading while Hope played at her feet with her toys. Hayley let out a sigh of relief as she and Elijah raced back to the Mikaelson Compound.

Walking into the room, Hayley quickened her pace to pick up her daughter while Elijah stood in the door way watching the mother. Juliet's eyes followed Hayley with a raised brow at her hurried expression. "You're okay. She didn't hurt you did she," Hayley whispered to her daughter before the mother looked down to Juliet. It clicked. Elijah didn't have to run an errand but speak to the only person Juliet used to trust. With a smile, the witch hybrid looked up to Elijah – amused.

"How is my old friend?" Juliet questioned, continuing to be seated on the couch with her legs crossed. The book in her lap closed and was set aside.

"She's doing fine," Elijah responded with a shrug.

"I swear if you did anything to hurt my daughter," Hayley started before Juliet held up a hand.

"Oh hush. I can't do anything anyway; her blood is tainted." The mother's eyes changed to yellow as the veins underneath her eyes began to pop out – obviously not happy with Juliet's words. "Down little wolf, I simply mean even if I wanted to harm her, I couldn't. She has werewolf blood and I am part vampire after all." Hayley's eyes rolled as she walked out of the room but not before giving Elijah a look. The man didn't bother looking toward the mother but kept his gaze on Juliet who eventually met his stare. "I'm disappointed in you Elijah. I have never lied to you and I don't plan to. If you wanted to know what I have been up too all this time, all you had to do was ask."

"I'm curious then, Juliet, to know exactly why you hadn't just told us you were still alive all this time." Elijah inserted his hands in his pockets as he took a few steps closer to Juliet. The woman pursed her lips, not moving her gaze from his. "Why didn't you just tell us that you were alive?" As Juliet watched while Elijah walked closer to her, sitting next to her; Juliet's mind quieted. For the first time in a long time the woman could honestly answer that question without wincing at herself. It was because of him. Because she hated him so much for leaving her alone in the cave; the man that she loved the most and trusted. Juliet wanted nothing more but to drive a stake through his heart but she knew when she would be in his presence again, Juliet's hatred would vanish and her love for him would flourish once again. She didn't want that. Juliet didn't want to fall at his knees, completely head over heels for him again but to continue to hate him. But she couldn't tell him that – not at the moment.

"I have never lied to you, Elijah," Juliet began as she felt the man's fingertips touch her hand. Looking down to their touching skin, Juliet removed her hand away from his almost immediately. It felt so good to feel his touch once again; a feeling that was ever-so familiar. "Which is why I cannot answer that right now." And with that, Juliet rose to her feet, leaving Elijah confused on the couch. "Plus, we have work to do and your sister to find. Petty things must wait."

Author's Note:

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