Chapter 13- An Unlikely Friend
Disclaimer has not changed, I only own my OC and the plot changes.
The inspiration for this chapter came from one of the comments…It's quite a sincere chapter. Hope you like it :)
That's how Jeremy and the Scooby gang found the eldest Gilbert later that day, lounging around the once destroyed living room having drinks with the Original family, sharing laughs and stories.
"…but that was when we were still human" Elijah's voice was the first one they heard when they stepped in the house, frowning in confusion and caution they slowly followed the direction of the voices and laughter.
"I'm sure you have hundreds of stories of what you got up to as a child" Kol voice teased
"What makes you think I was a bad child…I could've been good" Roxanne pretended to be offended before giving up when the laughter started back up, clearly no one believed her "Yeah ok, so maybe I was the bad child…God I was a right terror" She laughed reminiscing.
"I remember one time, I was nine and I had to be an angel in the school Christmas play" She kicked Kol when she heard him scoff a laugh "Anyway all the way through the whole thing the girl next to me kept on stepping on my foot and bashing into me when we swayed" Her eyes glazed over slightly as she remembered what happened "So just at the end, when all the parents stood up to give us a round of applause, the angels all stood there, in a row, with our hands together like we were praying. I turned to the girl, waited until she turned to look at me and then…"
Roxanne had the decency to look a little sheepish however that didn't hide the fact that she was grinning like mad "…I punched her in the face." The brunette shrugged, still grinning as the Mikaelson's laughter bellowed throughout the room
"Oh come on it's not that funny" She grumbled when the laughter didn't end but that didn't stop her from chuckling along with them
"Y-you we-were an Angel" Kol choked out, swiping his eyes
"That's really tickled you hasn't it?" The eldest Gilbert's question with rhetorical and filled with mirth
"What happened after you clocked her?" Klaus spoke up for once a wide genuine smile covered his mouth instead of his trademark smirk
Roxanne rubbed the back of her neck and chuckled slightly "I returned to my original position, smiling…that is until the teachers grabbed me off of the stage"
The laughter returned stronger than last time and more drinks were poured as the Gilbert and Mikaelson's continued to share hilarious stories from their pasts. None of them had noticed the flabbergasted group standing in the doorway with the eyes wide and mouths open, clearly disbelieving of what they were witnessing, of how normal the scene looked compared to their past encounters with the first vampire family.
Elena felt twitchy at seeing her older sister casually lounging on the floor with the legs carelessly thrown over the hybrids lap, it was like watching the older brunette swim in a tank of vicious sharks. Whilst the youngest Gilbert stood there silently chuckling with them, remembering each memory Roxanne spoke about.
"When we were human that bastard over there once cut off all of my hair just because I pushed him into the river" The blonde Mikaelson glared at the youngest male Mikaelson who grinned proudly and tipped his glass of bourbon in a mocking cheers.
Roxanne laughed imagining what the female Originals reaction would have been before leaning over to give Kol a subtle high five.
Elena stepped forward almost timidly, the Salvatore brothers inched closer as well "Um, Roxy? What the hell is going on here?"
The brunette in question whipped around, still lounging on the ground "Ah Lena, Jere-Bear…Scooby gang, finished your plotting?"
"Wow Rox you really haven't changed at all" Caroline scoffed sarcastically but that didn't stop her from walking over and pulling the older woman into a bear hug
"Why would I change…I'm already fabulous" the brunette pulled away and frowned when she noticed the shifty, nervous look in her friends and siblings' eyes "What happened? Elena"
The doppelganger silently cursed, she knew her sister would ask her, she was just too easy to read when it came to Roxanne "Don't get mad"
Roxanne scoffed "When do I ever get mad?"
Absolutely everyone in the house gave her a disbelieving pointed look but no one said anything
"...Oh screw you guys"
"Roxy"
"Ok, ok I promise I won't get mad…much"
Elena took a deep breath, knowing that was the best she was going to get her over protective sister to promise "Esther came to the Boarding House"
The Mikaelson's all tensed at the Doppelganger's admission, Finn couldn't help but feel a flash of shame he felt when he noticed the sudden tension that fell over the once joyful room, especially when he caught a glimpse of fear in his siblings' eyes and the clenched fists of the oldest Gilbert.
"Did she do anything to you two?"
"No, no…she wanted to talk"
"Talk?"
"About you actually"
"…nosey bitch" Roxanne scoffed at the same time the hybrid asked "What about your sister?"
She turned to the blonde "What the hell do you mean, what about me?"
"Well you're clearly not human, love" Klaus spoke smugly
"Shut up dog breath"
He breathed out an agitated breath "Will you stop with the bloody dog insults" He growled
"No way in hell…I've got many, many more that I plan on using" She grinned
"Enough" Elijah's voice interrupted his half-brother's retort
Although it was highly amusing watching Klaus and Roxanne have a battle of the wits, they had more pressing issues to deal with right now. The noble Original looked back at the youngest Gilbert female "What did my mother ask exactly?"
Damon stepped in front of Elena before she had a chance to answer, narrowing his smouldering blue eyes "Why don't you ask your little girlfriend over there" Came his snarky response, nodding his head in the oldest Gilbert's direction who was currently sticking her tongue out at the hybrid whilst pouring herself another drink.
After hearing the oldest Salvatore, she froze mid pour and glared at the raven haired man "Aca-scuse me?" She sassed placing a hand on her hip
"You heard me, angry. What the hell are you hiding?" He started to stalk towards the brunette
"None of your god damn business arsehole, why don't you go back to competing with your brother" She smirked at the veins that began to swarm underneath his eyes
Just as he was about to rush the older sister of the girl he was in love with, said girl spoke up "Damon stop!"
He halted mid step, turning his head to look back at Elena before whining "But why, nobody will miss her"
"Damon she's my sister!" Came her sharp response, the doppelganger couldn't believe that Damon was about to kill her only sister. What was wrong with him?
Jeremy had silently moved to stand in front of Roxanne, refusing to yet the raven haired vampire anywhere near her. he wouldn't give the Salvatore the opportunity to hurt the one person he was closest with.
The silence that fell over the everyone as Damon and Elena glared at one another was interrupted when Roxanne made a whipping sound and motion.
She grinned, lifting her eyebrows up "Anyone would think that your part dog instead of him" nodding her head in Klaus's direction, clearly unable to resist not only making a jab at the hybrid but also knocking down Damon's ego while she's at it.
"Roxy" Jeremy tried to hush his sister
"What? He started it"
"As entertaining as this is, perhaps we can get back to the situation at hand?" This time it was the eldest Mikaelson's quite voice that interrupted the siblings' conversation
"As long as second choice over there stops bitching" she shot a grin at the usual silent Original whilst nodding in a seething Damon's direction.
Meanwhile a giddy looking Kol leaned over to whisper, not so subtly, to the rest of his siblings. "I'm liking her more and more… she's brilliant"
Elijah rolled his eyes before adjusting his suit jacket, asking "Why are you telling up this? You wanted us dead yesterday"
Elena felt uncomfortable with the question "Roxanne likes you and your family…"
"Mental" Damon snarked under his breath however, everyone ignored him expect Roxanne who just flipped him off.
"…And I don't want to kill millions of vampires just because of your brother" Elena continued.
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Roxanne watched Finn walked out shortly after her two younger sibling's began talking about their encounter with his mother. She frowned noticing the troubled expression he had been concealing until he reached the door and disappeared from everyone's sights, her curiosity was peaked which lead her to follow the older Mikaelson's lead and leave the room, not caring that she was supposed to be listening in to a very important conversation or that she had eyes following her movements.
She found him in the kitchen, standing by the sink staring out the window at the now blackened sky. She knew that he knew she was there yet no one made a move or spoke for the next couple of minutes.
"Should you not be taking part of the conversation in the other room?" He didn't turn away from the window as he spoke.
"If it's really that important Jere-Bear will tell me later" She shrugged, a playful smile forming "Plus it's not like I was actually listening anyway"
"You should take my mother seriously; she is not to be taken lightly"
"Clearly you've never encountered me when I've not had my morning coffee" She countered jokily "Besides weren't you working with mummy dearest, why are you so concerned now?"
Finn gripped the edge of the worktop, he wanted his voice to come out strong however, it was merely a whisper "I was not aware of what my mother was truly planning… it was supposed to just be my siblings and I"
"Oh well then, I mean it's ok if you were only supposed to kill your brothers and sister…I mean who wants that?" She questioned sarcastically with another shake of her head
Finn sighed and slowly turned to face the short tempered Gilbert "You don't understand…" He began
"Enlighten me then"
"Our creation was not natural, we are not meant to exist…our mother says we are abominations and she is correct" He lowered his head "We're monsters"
"And I'm a Taurus with attitude problems and a bad temper" Roxanne rolled her eyes "Stop stating the obvious"
"We kill…"
Roxanne scoffed "What and you think everyone else on the planet is squeaky clean…people kill as well. Just like you people kill animals for food or other people for their own reasons." She looked thoughtful for a while "I'm pretty sure there's probably a handful of humans that have a higher body count than you, especially due to your 1000-year nap…god I'd love to sleep for that long" she ended with a whisper, almost like she was speaking to herself.
"Besides…I'm pretty sure if you weren't meant to exist, you wouldn't. Mother Nature wouldn't allow it" Roxanne added with a knowing glint and smile
Finn stared at the brunette girl in front of him in awe, it was clear to him exactly why his siblings were all so fond of the older Gilbert girl. She truly was remarkable. The vampire was finding it hard to form words, even as she spoke Finn felt like a weight was slowly lifting off of his chest; the doubt he felt about what he and his siblings were, began to solidify causing him to smile.
"I can see why my family is so fond of you, especially Elijah"
The Doppelganger's sister laughed for just a second before tilting her head, observing the self-loathing Mikaelson standing in front of her. she noticed that there was a hint of sadness in his eyes however, this wasn't the first time she'd noticed this type of sadness in the oldest Mikaelson sibling.
"Who was she?" The question was so abrupt and random, it startled Finn for a moment. For a split second he had no clue as to what she was talking about but then Sage's face flashed across his mind.
"What do you mean?" Finn tried to be nonchalant, tried to bury the pang of hurt and heartbreak he felt whenever his love was brought up.
"You don't only hate yourself for what you are do you? How'd you lose her?"
"How did you know?" He croaked, eyes unfocused as memories played out.
"Your eyes… There's only one reason behind the type of sadness I keep seeing in your eyes. What happened to her?"
"Sage" He murmured not even attempting to deny the woman's curiosity
"Sage? Nice name" She muttered "What happened?"
"My family happened" He scoffed bitterly "900 years ago a member of the Brotherhood stuck a dagger in my chest, the same dagger that forced me into slumber. My siblings had the opportunity to remove the dagger and awaken me however, they did not. They left me to rot in a coffin for almost a thousand years until now. I have absolutely no idea what happened to Sage after I was daggered but it plagued me even in rest I wondered if she was alive or dead, if she had moved on in my absence. Even now, I still wonder about where she is and if she's alive" Finn was breathing heavy after his speech, his battered heart open, no longer caring that everyone in the house can most likely hear him.
Roxanne let out a low whistle "I'm starting to understand why you wanted to kill them" her lips pursed as silence fell like a blanket over them before she cleared her throat and stood up straighter "So you've spent almost a thousand years wondering huh? So why don't we find out?" a sincere smirk stretched across her lips as she waited for his answer.
For the second time within five minutes Finn stared at the woman in complete awe, warmth and hope filled his chest for the first time since he woke up. "Why would you help me?"
"Nobody deserves to be in a state of limbo, not when it comes to someone you love" Roxanne stated sincerely before shrugging and shooting him a playful look "That and maybe you won't be so suicidal anymore"
Then something amazing happened, he laughed. For the first time in centuries Finn Mikaelson let out a loud joyous laugh that stunned each and every one of his siblings in the other room.
Sorry it's been a couple of weeks, I've started university now and that was a bit hectic…which means updates may be completely random until I get into the rhythm of actually going to school again.
Not the longest chapter but I didn't want Finn to just be a background character in this story. Sorry if he was a bit OOC here. Now question…should I keep him alive or not? I'm still undecided- opinions
Fun Fact- the story Roxy told of punching another girl is from personal experience. I did play an angel and punch another angel in the face when I was nine XD True story bro
But what did you think. Like it? Hate it? What about Roxanne acknowledgement that she is in fact keeping secrets…Did anyone catch the tiny miniscule hint with Roxy? Drop me a review :)