Chapter 25

I walked into the abattoir as according to Stefan, Francis was there. I ran to where he was assumed to be, what his room to be. Surely enough I found him in his crib wide awake staring at the ceiling, I grabbed him into my arms comforting my child."I'm back."

He made a small sound, I had been stuck in a sailing boat for so long being here made me feel at home. Henry had been a great man indeed, his story had been something out of a horror book. But now as I carried his blood in my veins, relinquishing him from his misery. Any tie to the ancestors had been broken, I was stronger if that were possible.

I was like him, I had his strain through my veins and his men to destroy Marius. I had more than ever before yet I wanted to be the one who killed Marius, I searched for power only to find something greater. Something that would save them all when needed, If I want a world safe for my son I must first keep darkness at bay.

My dearest Klaus,

As you may have noticed Francis is no longer under your care, I did not abandoned him I only searched for what would protect him when time came. Thank you for caring for his safety, as his father if you must see him I will make sure you do.

I do not remember our talk, although whatever we discussed I hope to remember soon. As I hope you live a great life with your daughter and fall in love again. I just want you to know my love for you is greater than you'll ever understand but I must move on as if I don't it will only do bad, when I time comes I promise to end all darkness surrounding our son. One death to save a million is only one petal fallen from a rose.

I laid the letter on his bed, leaving before anyone would notice back to Eraklyon with my son. My marriage with Sky would only secure his safety when time came, Henry's blood would only go as far as saving me. I placed my son in his crib."I promise my sacrifice will be for your own good."

"You're back."Sky's voice makes me jump."Where were you?"

I glanced at him, standing by the door with his regal kingly uniform. "I've just been resolving some issues."

He eyes me suspiciously but runs to capture me in his arms."You are fine."He whispered to me, he kisses my forehead.

"More than perfect, How have you been?"

He sighs."Solaria isn't giving in, and Isis seems to be joining them."He looked more stressed out than ever.

I planted a kiss on his jawline."It seems your exes have united against you, must I be careful?"I giggled.

I looked away from him, the truth would not have to be revealed to anyone yet."I found a person who helped me with substance they injected me, that's all."

I found myself once again in his arms, I comfort myself in his arms. "I'm sorry to think otherwise."He murmurs.

"I've been thinking."I murmur against his jacket."I want us to get marry sooner, a year is too far from now. Let's get married in two months."

He pulls me back to face him, searching for any signs of doubt."Are you sure?"

"More than ever."I smile as he pulls me into a passionate kiss. I would marry him soon enough, my happiness may not be long but it will be long enough to protect my son.

Between the days that past the wedding had been announced followed by an engagement party in Eraklyon for everyone to see, In less than two months I would be his wife. Don't get me wrong I'm happy and I love him but things had become complicated for me, right now who I loved and who I was in love with did not matter. With time I would give him my heart, but the thing is who knows how long I have.

I sat there with my son in arms enjoying a good cup of coffee with Sky at a cafe in the French Quarter waiting for Elijah to pick Francis up. The moonlight made the reflection of the streets lights sparkle, New Orleans at night was magical. "Have never really been here to enjoy the liveliness." Sky's eyes lingered on the crowd of dancing people celebrating the Mardi gras celebration.

"It's typically not this big. They're celebrating King's day I believe."I placed my cup further to Sky's direction as my infant wanted to grab it with his own hands."Aren't you a stubborn little man."

"Like his mother."Sky smirked, his face falter at the sight of Klaus coming our way with Elijah by his right.

"Are we intruding the celebration."Klaus's eyes glanced at Sky intensively, oh course he always tried to make others infuriate than himself.

"No."I break the tension between them both.

"The Mardi Gras celebration always gets rather hectic."Elijah commented glancing at the people drinking, dancing and having the time of their lives.

Klaus cleared his throat."There's my littlest prince."His hands reached for the baby grabbing a handful of my hair. I removed his little hand from tugging my hair and handed him over to his father, the familiar touch of Klaus's skin was welcomed but I quickly let go as my son is in his arms.

We hear a large scream coming our way, it came from the crowd. And then hysteria hit, Growls came from the same screaming and running crowd. It wasn't human, my first instinct was to protect my son."Take him."I ordered Klaus.

He placed Francis in Elijah's arms, He looked back at me grabbing me by my shoulders."If you care for our sons safety leave with him and you boyfriend, I will take care of this."

"No."The words I was about to say was not what I really wanted to do, but they were after me."It's my fight, take him and protect him."

I would not be able to keep Sky at bay, I pulled away from Klaus toward Sky."You can't do this, your son needs you."

"I know."I placed my hands around his neck snapping it, I turned around to glance at Klaus."Save your son." I made my way toward the screaming crowd.

"Marius! Come out."I called for him in-between the crowd of corpses. He walked toward me, with a animalistic look in his eyes.

"You've been hiding for too long, Elizabeth."No expression written on his face."I was concerned I'd lost you."

I held my stance."Then what do you have in mind?"

He chuckled."In a city full of my kind you fail to surrender yourself, I promise if you give your blood no one will come harmed."

I clenched my fists."I know what happens after I give you my blood." I wasn't going to allow it, he wasn't going to manipulate me into giving him my blood.

A man came forward holding something in his arms that made my heart clench in fear."Then your son dies this very instant. Part of me already knows you won't give into my request."

The beasts surrounded us under his command."Do not touch him!"

He smiled glaring at me intently, before commanding the man. I growled coming toward to save my son but Marius got in the way throwing me 10 feet across."Elizabeth give it up!"

I got running toward him."No." I grabbed him by the neck smashing him against the ground. In the distraction of my baby screaming he bit my arm, I pulled away ripping one of Marius arms out as he howled in agony.

I ran toward my son until I saw I was too late, in the claws of a beast his lifeless body dangled with signs of claw marks on him. I felt my world crash on me, nothing made sense but pure adrenaline. Marius and his group fled as they had the chance.

His body was dropped on the cold streets, I ran to it for any false hope but he was cold dead. His little body limp, I let out a piercing scream that echoed through the air clutching to his body against my chest. Even in your last hours you were full of misery.

My sweetest little boy was dead, my baby was dead. It was a painful feeling I had never felt before."Elizabeth."I heard Klaus voice full of distress but pain no attention to him only to my cries.

"I told you to run away with him, to protect him."My voice was lifeless almost drone like.

"I was ambushed by them, I was powerless Elizabeth do not blame me for the downfall of our son."His words were cold but calm as he contained his own anger."My son."

I didn't fight back, as he was right. He might be the most powerful original, though even he would have trouble fighting a group of Lycan like those and protect him at the same time. I felt him touch my shoulder, I flinched."Don't, please don't."I whimpered.

He kneeled by me, I looked up at him with tears in my eyes as his eyes were flooded with tears of his own. All hell broke lose as I broke down in front of him, he just placed his arms around and our deceased child.

"I wanted him to grow up, I hoped for so long he looked like you."This wasn't something I would ever get over with so easily."I hoped he would be what we weren't, I am the reason he's dead Klaus. Our son is dead."

His voice soften."Love, do not blame yourself. I'm more at fault for not protecting him."I could hear his breathe by my ear.

"I don't have a reason to live anymore, Klaus."My baby was dead, my whole existence meant nothing."Take my pain away, I don't want to be here."

He said nothing, he had Hope but I had nothing. My baby was dead, and I was dead along with him. There was no way to describe my own pain, it's selfish of me to think I'm the only one suffering though yet again Klaus had something to look forward to tomorrow and the next week after. I did not.

I found myself in his room, I had nothing to hold in my arms but his old bear. Everything in this room reminded be about him, his smiles, His cries, and how he made those little noises as he slept. I didn't want to be downstairs to mourn his death along with the rest of the Mikaelson's, I wanted to mourn my own grief alone.

I heard a knock and the door open."It's time to say your goodbyes,Love."I didn't move my the rocking chair.

I looked up at him, completely drained from all I've cried."I don't want to say goodbye, I've spent hours convincing myself it's a dream. That he's asleep but he's…"My voices started to crack."Not."

He closed the door behind him kneeling by me."The pain you must feel, I will never understand even as his father. I just want you to know I'm here for you, Love."

He gripped my hand tight."Tell me how should forget about it? Do I just allow to numb myself?"I glanced up at him."How can I make the pain go away?"

His hand cupped my cheek."You don't, it never goes away. You learn to make it your strength, your weaknesses become your strength, as you are mine." I could see the pain in his eyes.

How can you be strong when you find no reason to be?."I have nothing to live for, Klaus."

He wiped a tear off my cheek with his thumb."You do, your friends, family and Fiancé." He was right in that part but that no longer mattered for me.

I shook my head stubbornly."I don't care for that, my baby's dead. I don't to live anymore, I don't care if I lose everything."

He looked at me with a painful look."I just lost our son, I don't want to lose you along with my son."

My eyes started to water."Then you'll learn to move on, I don't want to suffer nor cause it anymore."I wiped the tears dripping.

He pulled me into his chest, resting his chin on the top of my head."You can fight me all night, for eternity. I will not allow you to take your life."I closed my eyes taking in his smokey vanilla cinnamon scent.

Francis was presumed to be the child to save us all, why did he die? Why did Vincent lied to me? With one touch I entered the portal to find myself right inside his compound, He walked out of a room shocked to see me there."You told me he would be the one to save you all."

He had an apologetic look."Elizabeth, that child wasn't meant to be born. I thought so wrong, he was meant to die before his birth to make room for the one meant."

My child was just a pawn for them?"How dare you! I didn't care if he was the one, I loved my son more than my own life!"

He walked toward a table picking up a piece of paper."I wanted to tell you, you disappeared. Francis wasn't meant to be born, It won't be long until the one meant arrives."

I furrowed my brows, confused."Sky's dead, he can't bare children."

He shook his head, he corrected me."Elizabeth, you're pregnant with Klaus's child. I'm sorry for your loss but he will be the one, I've seen it. You searched for a strength that would only benefit you both, as the witches cannot corrupt that."

You're pregnant with Klaus's child. "You're lying."

"I'm not, feel him in you. You have a reason to look forward in life now, for him and everyone who's innocent in this war."There was no doubt in his eyes."The day you came I made sure to place a spell on him, he would not be noticed by anyone for his own safety."

"Prove it."My voice was low almost like a murmur.

In over the hour Vincent proved me wrong, I couldn't have been more than 2 months far along. Even then knowing this did not make the pain go away, I knew something though. I either had to end it with Sky and tell Klaus or keep this away from Klaus.

I ran out of Vincent's compound toward the abattoir, nothing made sense. I just needed to run there and tell Klaus, after what seemed like hours I got there pushing the gates open. I found Hayley and Elijah there speaking."Where's Klaus?"

Elijah looked rather astonished at my presence."He's out."

Was this a sign to leave? No you must not being a chicken and do it."I need to speak to him about something important."

"Is something wrong?"Elijah stared at me with concern for my mental health. The pain would always be here but I had this little miracle in me who had no fault.

I breathed out, my eyes sparkling in tears."I just came from Vincent, Elijah. He told me Francis wasn't the child meant, but that's not the point. I'm pregnant with your brother child."

He looked at me intently in the eyes then glanced down to my abdomen, placing his hand to hear what I had heard before. A thump."That's… Klaus will be enamored with it."

I needed to tell Klaus, I need to tell Sky I could no longer marry him. Hayley hugged me."I know he's gone, the pain won't go away but you have this to make your redemption for."

I heard steps from behind that weren't Elijah's."What is all the commotion brother…"His voice made me let go of Hayley."Elizabeth…"

"Hayley I would prefer to leave my brother alone."Hayley followed behind him, I stood there a nervous wreck about this. Did I make the right choice?

I broke the silence between us."Can we talk somewhere privately?" He didn't say anything but direct me to his painting room.

"If it's about Francis, I know I'm to blame for."I cut him off as he tried to bring the subject as right it didn't fit what I was about to say.

I traced my finger tips against a drawing looking away from him."You told me to cling to something that would make me feel strong, I didn't and I can't cope with it but… I found something that will at least heal some broken pieces."

His voice full of wonder and curiosity, it lighten up the mood in the room."And what is that?"

"I saw Vincent today, I won't go into detail."I hesitated but continued."I'm not going to marry Sky, not because of our son's death but because I don't want to make the wrong decisions. Klaus… I'm around 2 months far along with my pregnancy, I found out today."

He stared at me surprised with the news, quiet without a word to speak."If you wish not to be in it's life, so be it but know it will know about you. I'll be staying with Sky."

This chapter was meant to be longer and cut into two, since I need to finish it up soon for the sequel I decided to just cut parts not needed and make it a pretty long chapter. To clarify Francis did die, Bloom is pregnant and it is the child which will become part of a prophecy which would conclude into a whole new dimension. Now it's official, in the next few chapter an old face will appear.

Enjoy, Ms. SalvatoreMikaelson