Despite my best intentions, I didn't manage to tell the siblings my news that day. Elijah was took shaken up so I decided it was probably a good idea to wait until he was fully back to his old self. I also decided to wait until Kol was there to provide moral support.
I waited up for him that night, needing to talk. I was reading in bed when I heard the click of the balcony door and then a breeze wafted passed me. I looked up and he was perched on the bed beside me.
"Hey Darling"
"Hi Kol." He wrapped an arm around me. I rested my head on his chest and looked up at him.
"You alright? You've got a…" He ran his fingers over the bite on my throat.
"I snapped Elijah out of his funk. In a slightly unconventional method."
"That's great news."
"Yeah, except now I actually have to tell them about the twins."
"No one's making you."
"I'm not going to be able to hide it much longer. I'm surprised no one has noticed already."
He grinned and pulled up my top slightly, examining my bump.
"Yeah you are getting pretty big."
"Exactly. I'm not sure the loose clothing trick is going to work for much longer. It's barely working now."
"Do you think they can hear us?"
"I hope not, you swear too much."
"I don't bloody swear too much!" I raised an eyebrow. "Okay, I might swear a bit too much. I'm not used to being around kids."
"Wait till they're born," I poked him. "If they've got anything of you in them, they're going to be tiny nightmares."
"I will have you know I was an angel baby."
"Uh huh, I'm sure." I curled up next to him. "I'll wait a few days. Just till Elijah's feeling better. Then we'll tell them."
"If that's what you want."
"Will you come with me?"
"Of course." I sighed happily and looked up at the ceiling. "Do you know anything about magic?"
"Elena, my mother is the original witch. Of course I know about magic. I spent most of my time in this city with witches. Why do you ask?"
"I may have made a deal with some werewolves in return."
"You've been hanging with werewolves?"
"Well there's a pack in the bayou. They're the ones who rescued me after the incident with Mikael. But they've got this curse on them so they can only be humans at the full moon. And I figured that if I'm going to stay in the city, I don't want the local werewolves trying to kill me because I can have babies for their mortal enemy."
"Right, that makes sense. I assume your deal involved breaking their curse with your new found magic?"
"Yeah. I've looked at all the spells I found but they've not been much help."
"I can probably do something… I was quite close with a few witches, I can have a look through their stuff for a cure."
"My hero." I kissed his cheek. "We've come a long way." It was true. I had no idea how we'd got this far. It felt right though. I could only hope that the others were as accepting.
A few days later and it was time to find out. I said goodbye to Kol and got dressed. I picked clothes that showed off my bump and then put a coat over the top to hide it from Marcel's vampires. I left the compound, meeting up with Kol again further down the street. We headed to the Mikaelson house and let ourselves in. Elijah was in the courtyard reading the paper and the sight was so normal I almost cried out in relief. He looked up as we entered.
"Elena. And Kol… long time no see brother."
"I've been keeping busy," he said with a shrug.
"Is Rebekah and Finn in? I have something I need to tell you all." He frowned and looked at me with concern.
"Of course… I'll go get them." He disappeared for a moment, returning with his siblings. I bit my lip and waited until they were all seated.
"okay, so I have some rather big news… I'm not really sure how to say it so…" I undid my coat and slipped it off, revealing my belly. They stared. I could see Kol smirking slightly, amused by his siblings reactions. "Please… someone say something."
"How…?" Elijah asked.
"Oh come on brother, you're far too old to need the birds and the bees talk," Kol chimed in. Finn looked over and frowned.
"You don't seem surprised by this news Kol."
"I found out over two weeks ago. For the record though, before you get jealous, Elena didn't tell me. I broke into her room and found her scan photograph."
"Excuse me, how is this possible?" Elijah demanded.
"Cliffnotes version… the spell you guys did on me that bound you all to me essentially made you more… alive? And capable of impregnating women. Although if you got anyone else pregnant, they'd probably lose it. I only managed to keep it because I'm a loophole in nature. Any other questions?"
"Who's the father?" Rebekah asked.
"erm… three way tie. Could be Kol… could be Elijah… might be Klaus. Sorry Finn."
"This is fine by me. Congratulations Elena." I looked to Rebekah and Elijah.
"You guys don't have to be supportive. If you want, you don't even have to see me again. But I would like it if you would be part of their lives."
"Their?"
"Oh yeah, it's twins," cut in Kol. "Elena doesn't do things by halves"
Rebekah got up and came over to me.
"I'm with you. Although I wish you hadn't slept with all my brothers."
"It's not my fault. Your brothers… are really hot."
"Elena! That's not an excuse!"
"They brainwashed me!"
"That's true," said Kol. "Me and Klaus were actively competing to get her in bed. She's only partly to blame."
"Regardless!" Rebekah said with a wave of her hand. "I am with you Elena. And after everything you've done for us, anyone who isn't is a coward." She gave Elijah a pointed look. He got up and came over.
"How far gone?"
"27 weeks, ish."
"Who knows?"
"You guys, a pack of werewolves in the bayou and I think most of the witches. Although I didn't tell any of them about the pregnancy, they're just… a bit too perceptive."
"What does any of this have to do with you supporting the mother of your future family members?" Rebekah demanded, arms folded.
"I'm just trying to get the full picture so I can understand the situation."
"Here is the situation Elijah. Elena almost died to kill Mikael. She risked her life to make sure that you didn't go completely psychotic. She is carrying babies that are either going to be your kids, or your nieces and nephews. So, you will support her. Got it?" Rebekah glared at her brother until he nodded.
"Got it."
Rebekah ushered me over to a chair and I sat down.
"Do you want breakfast?"
"Umm… yeah sure?" She gestured to Kol and Elijah to go and prepare that. I chuckled as they disappeared.
"Why do I feel like you're going to use this to boss your brothers around?"
"Oh Elena, I am 100% going to use this to boss them around." Finn laughed.
"Well, thanks for sticking up for me. I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner."
"It's alright. I get it." Elijah brought out breakfast for me and I started eating. I had the weirdest sense of déjà vu. The family was all together again, with just one glaring exception. It felt oddly incomplete.
"What do we do now?" I asked. "I mean, I'm living with Marcel and eventually he's going to find out what's going on. I can't imagine other vampires are going to be very happy about it."
"We'll take care of you Elena. All three of you. We'll do whatever we have to in order to protect you," said Finn.
"I think it would make more sense for you to move back in here. It would certainly be easier to keep an eye on you over here." Elijah said.
"I'll think about it."
"But…"
"I said I'd think about it Elijah. I'm kind of enjoying being able to make my own choices, do not make me regret letting you out of your room."
"I think dying did you good Elena, you're all feisty again."
"When did I stop being feisty?"
"When you started sucking up to Klaus and being his little lap dog." I gave him a shove.
"Shut up!" Kol laughed. Elijah groaned.
"Oh great, Kol and Elena are back. Just what we needed."
"Admit it Elijah, you missed me." I pulled a cute face. He gave me a small smile. My phone rang. "Hang on, I've got to take this."
I left the courtyard to get some privacy, even though I was fairly sure that the others could still hear me.
"Hey Marcel, what's up?"
"Elena, there's a lot of magical activity going on. I want you and Thierry to go and investigate."
"Okay, should I come back or meet him there?"
"Meet him there, it'll be quicker. I'll text you the address" He hung up. I went back into the courtyard where the others were waiting for me.
"As pleasant as this has been, I have to get back to work." I put my coat on and headed out, realizing as I left that I'd have to keep it on or risk Thierry telling Marcel before I was ready. Realistically, I'd have to tell him soon. The only other choice was to just leave town but I liked it here.
I went to Witches Alley and leant against a wall near the address Marcel had sent me to wait for Thierry. I hummed to myself, not really paying attention to anything. I got my phone out and fiddled on it to pass the time.
I felt a strange tingling sensation pass over me. I frowned and looked up, a second before intense pain filled my head. I cried out and doubled over. The pain increased and I fell to the floor, clutching my head as I screamed. My tongue seemed to thicken and catch in the back of my throat, silencing me. My body stiffened and my limbs went rigid. The pain built. Blood dripped out of my nose and down my chin. I could see flashing lights but I wasn't sure if they were real. My body started to shake, I felt thick liquid bubbling up in my throat. I couldn't breathe. My eyes rolled back in my head.
Oh god, someone help me!