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The Original Wife

Chapter 11 - Catching Up

Rebekah woke up from her slumber feeling the effects of last night's drinks, when she looked around to find she wasn't in her room. Noticing a slight shift in the bed Rebekah turned to see a well-defined chest facing her.

Soon the memories of last night came crashing into her head.

Flashback

"Stefan!" Rebekah noticed he was walking through the town square.

"Just leave me alone Rebekah, I'm not in the mood" he was gritting his teeth, Stefan was still reeling after the news of Elena and all he wanted to do was kill.

"She loves him Stefan, I know it's difficult to understand but she never went out of her way to fall in love with him, it just happened." Rebekah knew he heard her, he briefly stopped and looked at her, Rebekah didn't risk getting any closer, afraid he would run and do something he would regret.

"I thought I had more time. When I left with Klaus, I never forgot about her. I still tried to protect her. Then I come back and everything changed, she had feelings for Damon! I thought by staying away from her I was protecting her and now...now I've lost her!" Stefan wasn't sure why he was telling Rebekah all this, but it was all bubbling to the surface and he was afraid to turn in to the ripper.

"You know when we met in the '20s I fell in love with you. I chose to be with you rather than run with my brother. He daggered me after I told him and finally after decades spent in that coffin you were within my reach again. Only this time you had forgotten about me and someone else filled your heart." Rebekah spoke to Stefan trying to portray her feelings and to let him know he wasn't alone.

"I'm sorry Rebekah, Klaus made me forget. If I knew, maybe we would have worked out." He was starting to understand, he loved Elena and after months of forcing her to let go of him, he now had to do the same. She wasn't coming back to him.

They went in to the grill for a strong drink, Damon wasn't there which was unusual but that didn't stop them. After the place had closed they moved the two person party to the Salvatore house, drinking to the early hours in the morning.

End of Flashback

She quickly looked round and found two sets of clothes on the floor and a sleeping Stefan next to her. Rebekah thought she should be unhappy about how things happened, but truthfully she still felt something for the man beside her.

Stefan had lived without her, knowing nothing of her existence, all thanks to her brother's compulsion. She remembered him as soon as she awoke and to have him so close but not able to be with him hurt her.

Rebekah just hoped that he didn't think the night before was a mistake.

Caroline, Bonnie, Kol and Klaus were walking around the town when curiosity became too much and she had to ask.

"I thought that Elijah was with the original Doppelgänger, how did Elena end up marrying him?" Caroline asked the original brothers.

"Elena was a mystery to the town, she didn't look like Tatia. Similar features when I think back on it but nothing that could suggest a close relation. Elijah and I were infatuated by Tatia but her intentions soon became known and when Elena came along things changed instantly." Klaus spoke gently while thinking back to a time when they first took notice of the girl who changed them.

"Rebekah didn't have many friends when we were human, she was different. She was the first to meet Elena and it didn't take them long to become friends, I think the moment we truly were grateful to have Elena's friendship was when she saved our youngest brother Henrik." Kol added

"After Elena had saved Henrik we all saw how Elijah looked at her. He may have thought he was in love with Tatia but his actions said different when he was with Elena" Klaus had continued while Bonnie and Caroline listened intently.

The originals had all been there but the two best friends hadn't. They felt as though they had missed an important moment in Elena's life, and honestly they had.

Flashback

"Klaus, we must not. We will be seen." Tatia quickly looked around checking that her meeting with Klaus had not been noticed by Elijah.

"My brother will not see, I know of his feelings for you but I care for you too" Klaus was holding Tatia in his arms, he wouldn't admit it but he did like Tatia, whether it was leading to love, he didn't know.

A few moments later they separated, Klaus was brought up a hunter and he heard the presence of another, he hid from view and watched as his brother approach Tatia.

"You claim to feel for me, yet moments ago you were in the arms of my brother. I would have made you my intended if you so wished, I would have claimed your child as my own. I do not see how that can happen when you have given me reason to doubt your intentions towards me. Goodbye Tatia." Elijah turned away from the woman who he believed returned his feelings, he didn't notice Klaus was standing a few feet away behind a tree. Elijah had seen their encounter, he spoke few words to Tatia as his anger prevented him too afraid of what his actions may be.

Klaus knew of Elijah's feelings toward Tatia but he never would have suspected that his eldest brother would give up. Klaus's actions showed competition, wanting to have what his brother had. It started as a game, the thrill of being with someone he shouldn't. Klaus never thought his brother would break because of it.

"Elijah! I love you! Please believe me! I will not accept advances from anyone but you please say you will reconsider..." Tatia pleaded with him, it had already been known that she had warmed the bed of others, and Elijah believed that she had changed. It was presumptuous to think that she was faithful.

"It is too late Tatia, I have forgiven previous encounters but your betrayal with my brother I will not." With those final words Elijah swiftly turned around and left. He ignored her pleas for him to come back.

Elijah was a man who believed 'family above all', despite his brother's actions Klaus was forgiven as they tried to repair the broken relationship.

It was a few days later when he met Elena in the village. She had befriended Rebekah and slowly became part of the Mikaelson family. Her presence brought this normal family closer together.

When Klaus took notice of the effect Elena had on his brother he encouraged it. He silently promised that he wouldn't interfere this time round.

End of flashback

Klaus was retelling his memory to those around him; he did feel guilty for betraying his brother, though if things were different Elijah might have asked for Tatia's hand instead of Elena.

"How could you do that to your own brother?" Caroline almost shouted, she wasn't happy to hear that Klaus was the cause of Elijah's broken heart.

"Love, I know it was wrong but in that time I was jealous of Elijah, everyone loved him, Mikael hardly mistreated him and Tatia favored him. It started as a game Caroline, she didn't care for me. If it wasn't me, it would have been another man." Klaus tried to get his point across, he wasn't happy that he was reprimanded a 1000 years after the fact.

"Sorry Klaus, I'm making it seem like you did it yesterday but it wasn't. It's just all this is unbelievable, I mean seriously my best friend is married to an original." Caroline was happy for her best friend, but what was 20 years for Elena was only a week to her family and friends.

"It's alright love; it wasn't long ago that the memory block was lifted. I have literally changed over night; I remember every emotion that came with those memories." And it was true Klaus remembered all the talks he had with Elena, the lengths she'd go to when it came to protecting her family. From the moment she entered their lives in the past she gave him a sense of belonging.

"A ch..child?! You saw a child!" Elena was trying to wrap her head around this new revelation. She started to focus on her memory; she heard everything that was said. Elena remembered Elijah grabbing hold of her hand and trying to calm her.

Elena was breathing heavily and sweating, next she hears Rebekah yelling commands.

Flashback

"Come on sister, PUSH!" Rebekah shouted.

"You try pushing a boulder out of you!" Elena didn't mean to sound rude but the pain was excruciating.

"Deep breathes Elena, our child will soon be here." Elijah tried his best to calm his wife. She was currently crushing his hand with her vampire strength.

This baby was a shock to all, when the Immortality spell was cast Elena was already pregnant; it may be because they were the first that the baby didn't die. They weren't certain, but they did have theories.

When Elena drunk Tatia's blood and Mikael killed her, the baby died also as it consumed the same blood. Or maybe it was because Elena was a human Doppelgänger at them time meaning the baby already had the blood of a Doppelgänger to complete the spell.

No one knew the how it happened, the only thing they did know was this baby was a part of their family, a member that they would watch over and protect. To survive the transition inside the womb was unknown territory.

"Elena, just one more!" Rebekah didn't remove her eyes from the baby because brought into this world. Rebekah was the only other woman in their small family. In this century it was custom for young women to learn womanly duties such as delivering a baby.

This was it; their family was gaining another member. It was just Elena and her husband and his siblings and now they were adding a child. It would be safe to say that this child would have the most protection in the world.

With one last final push the little room filled with cries. An innocent bundle lay in Rebekah's arms as she wraps the baby in a blanket. Not a moment later baby Mikaelson was place in Elena's arms.

"It's a girl!" Rebekah said happily, finally they could even out the gender ratio.

Elijah stared at his daughter while stroking her face gently; he gave a loving kiss on Elena's temple, silently thanking whoever for blessing his family with this miracle. They were vampires, meaning they were dead. They didn't know a lot but they knew that this baby shouldn't have survived the transition but she did.

"Nik! Kol! You have to meet her, come meet your niece!" Elena called out, knowing that her brothers would be able to hear her.

They enter slowly still wanting to give the new family privacy. As soon as they locked eyes with the baby both Kol and Niklaus swore to protect this innocent child with their lives.

End of Flashback

"A...girl" Elena whispered, Elijah's head whipped around to face her. He gave a curious look but almost gasped when he felt memories of said baby girl coming to the surface. A single tear fell down his face; only two words came out of his mouth: "our daughter".

"How could they make us forget our daughter Elijah! Why?!" Elena started shouting, she worried that her daughter was left all alone, her husband couldn't remember her until now, so what happened to her? Why is she still missing, did she die? Is she lost?

Elena couldn't help the numerous amount of question that kept popping up, the only way she could find an answer is to talk to Ayana.

"AYANA! I know you are watching! Where is she! WHERE IS SHE! GODDAMNIT ANSWER ME! I DID WHAT YOU ASKED, SO BRING HER BACK!" She hoped beyond everything that she would receive an answer. Elijah could only pull her to his chest, wrapping his arms around her as he tried to wish the pain away. His own pain was raging but his wife came first.

"We will get her back Elena, you hear me. We will get our daughter back; we got our memories now, so she will return as well." Elijah didn't know if his words spoke any truth, but he refused to believe otherwise.

Elena sobbed against his firm chest until she slowly fell asleep, Elijah didn't leave her side. He simply placed her on the bed and wrapped his arms around his wife, he couldn't ignore the feeling of loss but he also had to hope that she would come back to them.

Two originals, a baby vampire and a witch walked into the grill, although no one knew them as much except Matt. After excusing themselves from the mansion, they walked around the town square while exchanging stories with each other.

Caroline's inner battle with her feelings was lowered tonight, Klaus had been truthful, and if she was honest with herself he seemed different. Maybe his earlier statement about changing overnight was true.

While they were deep in conversation, the two standing next to them kept dancing around their feelings. It was obvious that they liked each other, but for some reason neither made a move. So it was decided if they didn't do anything then it would be done for them. Caroline decided it was time to start planning.

"Shall we play pool? We can do teams..." Caroline innocently suggested this; she could pair up with Klaus while making Bonnie team with Kol.

"Sure...but I will give a warning now, who ever is pairing with me doesn't stand a chance at winning" Bonnie looked at their faces and saw only looks of amusement which settled her.

They didn't seem like the crazy original vampires anymore. Elena's presence in the past seemed to have calmed them all, her best friend should think about a job in psychiatry. She had tamed four originals; Elena would definitely be good with any other patient.

"Don't worry love, Kol won't mind" Kol glared at his brother but as soon as he turned to Bonnie his anger melted away.

"Ok Kol with Bonnie and Klaus with me. Right, Klaus and I will get the drinks and you guys set up." Caroline didn't give any room for arguments, she headed to the bar dragging Klaus behind her.

Once she reached the bar, she explained to Klaus that he was going to help set them up. Though Klaus had never liked being told what to do, he couldn't help but smile at her determination. While watching his brother play innocent with the Bennett witch, he knew Caroline was right.

"We play one game and then head out, hopefully by then they won't have realized we left" Caroline's devious play was in place whether it worked or not was a different story.

"Alright love" even if Klaus tried to change her plans, he knew it wouldn't work. She was a stubborn little thing, though something about that didn't faze him.

One game later and Caroline was beaming, when Bonnie had admitted being terrible at the game Kol offered up his expertise. He may have been daggered in a box for some time, but on recent nights to the grill he had watched others play the game. He caught on pretty quick.

Kol was in such close proximity to Bonnie that they almost kissed. After the 'almost kiss' they just kept giving each other eye sex. Caroline just wished they gave in already but if she pushed anymore it would have the opposite effect.

Caroline and Klaus slipped out of the grill unnoticed, mission accomplished due to Caroline's subtle nudges. When she thought back to what was happening to her best friend and Kol, she slowly came to the realization that her situation was the same.

She may have broken up from Tyler but the feelings she had for Klaus had always been their, only she kept them suppressed. She was secretly asking herself why she still refused him; her two best friends had told her that they would be fine with it. The originals had shown that they were capable of change, so why couldn't she give Klaus a chance.

It was time to take that chance and when Klaus asked if he could walk her home she said yes. It wasn't rushed, they both walked at human pace. When they reached her door she didn't invite him in but she said "I'll see you tomorrow". They had no obligations to meet, this was Caroline's way of offering Klaus a chance, now it was up to him whether he took it, and he did.

Elijah lay beside his wife while she slept; he feared leaving her after she cried herself to sleep. After remembering they had a daughter must have taken its toll on Elena.

His memory of his daughter was fresh in his mind, Elijah's instincts were telling him that she was fine, she had to be. The originals to most people were a myth, and unless they knew about the only weakness they had – the white oak stake, she had to be alive.

She was a special child, they all knew that. Her survival for one was a miracle, the spell that his mother cast caused his daughter to be an original as well. Vampires didn't age and yet his daughter continued growing inside the womb.

When she was born she grew like any other child, she could consume human food and act like any human baby. Her brown hair was just like her parents but the interesting thing was she had crystal blue eyes. Where genetics would have suggested brown eyes she was gifted with the most expressive eyes.

Flashback

Elena's pregnancy didn't become known until after her transition, her body was changing though she was a vampire. She had strange symptoms that she shouldn't have, wanting to find out what the cause was she approached the only witch she trusted, Ayana.

Ayana was her guardian until she married Elijah, she was also a confidant in this timeline as she knew Elena was sent to her. The witch had grown to trust Elena so when the new vampire went to visit her she welcomed the visit.

The news that she was pregnant was a complete shock, considering she was technically dead. Vampires didn't age so how could a child still be growing; Ayana could only tell her that the baby was still being nurtured and that it would be a very special child.

She sensed power and strength but it was also balanced with something pure and good. As the baby was still in the womb, there was only so much information Ayana could give to Elena.

Elena didn't wait and immediately told her new family about the new addition, they were all surprised but once Elena told them Ayana had confirmed it they started to expect the unexpected. Her condition was unexplainable yet completely normal.

"Have you chosen a name dear sister?" Kol asked

"Avalyn Mikaelson" Elena said to the group, they were waiting on the name of this special child. She had already discussed the names of the child with Elijah, names picked out for a boy and a girl. Luckily the name suited her, this moment was perfect and it was shared amongst family, well not all of her family but her newfound family.

"She's beautiful and her name fits perfectly" Rebekah was wiping her tears away while looking at the baby in her sister's arms.

End of Flashback

Elena stirred and when she opened her eyes she saw Elijah staring at her. She couldn't help but give a small smile in return, even though she missed her daughter, she was still happy to have her husband at her side.

She had hope that she would see her daughter again, then finally they could all be a family again.