Never Let Me Fall
I was with Elena that morning at the Lockwood property cave, that nobody knew about apparently. "So my so-called close relatives, the Lockwood's, have NO idea about this cave being in their property?" I asked Alaric. "Careful where you shine that thing. Bats hate the light." Alaric told Elena. "Wait, what?" Elena asked us. All of a sudden I heard a voice behind me. "Elena" I smirked when I heard that voice, and I nearly laughed, when Elena jumped up in fear.
"Ha ha very funny!"Elena said, hitting me on the left arm playfully. We soon walked in further to the cave/tunnel to see the ancient writings on the wall.
"What is all this?" Elena asked Alaric. "Well, as far as I can tell, it's a story. In simple, archeologist terms, it's a really, really, old story. That right there, is a moon cycle. A man, a wolf." Alaric told us. "A werewolf." Elena and I both corrected. "Yeah, it's the Lockwood diaries. Pictionary style." Damon quipped.
Apparently he couldn't get in, since he pretty much wasn't 'invited' in. "I don't understand. I thought the Lockwood's came here with the original founders in the 1860's?" Elena wondered. "I don't know. Maybe the Lockwood's did, but according to the wall, these werewolves have been here a lot longer than that." Alaric stated. "How long?" Elena and I both asked. "Long. It gets better. Show her, Ric." Damon told him. "Names. They're not native. They're written in Runic, a Viking script." Alaric stated. "Vikings?" Elena and I repeated, making sure we heard correctly. "This name here, I translated it and it reads Niklaus." Alaric said. "Klaus." Elena and I pointed out. "And Elijah...and Rebekah." Alaric continued.
I saw a name from the far left from Elijah's name that it wasn't really noticeable. I walked over to it and started to scrap the edges off. It said 'Alfifa'. It looked familiar. It soon hit me. Long while back I kept having these weird dreams about the 1920's and the 1400's and all of a sudden this name would appear in the end of my dreams and I found myself back into a thousand years into the past. Maybe this had something to do with my family tree. Maybe Alfifa is my ancestor, from WAY back then!
(Mystic Falls, thousands of years ago, Flashback)
Alfifa was writing her name in Runic on the wall with a blade, her 'adoptive' mother, Ayana, got her. She was by herself, until Klaus and Kol entered. "You know you're not suppose to do that." Klaus told her. On instinct, Alfifa used her powers and flinged Klaus and Kol across the cave, not knowing it was them for a brief moment. They groaned in pain. "Heavens! Didn't anyone tell you not to sneak up on a witch?!" She scolded them both. Kol shrugged his shoulders. "Obviously not." Klaus said, slightly rolling his eyes. "You know women are not allowed to wield a blade. My father, Mikeal and your mother, Ayana, would not approve." "They not need to know. I won't be long." Alfifa told him. "They always know." Klaus told her. "That's because you always tell Mikeal, who tells your mother, who tells my mother." Alfifa stated. "I can't help it...he frightens me." Klaus told her, while avoiding her gaze. Alfifa looked down avoiding everyone's gaze. "I know. He frightens all of us. Even me." She whispered to herself. "But we stick as one. No matter what. Right, Traitor?!" Alfifa teased, with a stronger and more determined voice. Klaus smiled and nodded. "Right." With that he left, leaving Kol and Alfifa behind.
"He's gone. It's okay to talk now." Kol stated. "I know." Alfifa said with a grin. She walked up to Kol and said, "How long do we have to keep this up? I'm getting tired of it. Kol sighed. "I know. But don't worry, darling, I'll tell them when the moment is right. I love you so much. And no matter what my family says, I'll always love you no matter what." Kol told her. "So do I." Alfifa told them. With that they kissed, only to be broken when they heard somebody coming. It was Rebekah.
"Oh, I am sorry. I didn't know anyone was down here." Rebekah stumbled. She was secretly here to wield in her name on a wall. "It's okay. I was just leaving." Kol said before walking off. He glanced at Alfifa briefly before leaving. Alfifa sighed slightly, but smiled at Rebekah. She then went back to wielding her name.
(Mystic Falls, present)
It was a long while, but Elena and I planned to talk to Rebekah about Mikael, a vampire who's hunting vampires and is actually the originals father, who is chained up in Charlotte. We were at the boarding house, where Rebekah was shockingly staying at.
"Hey! what's up?" Rebekah said cheerfully, while holding up a champagne glass. If it wasn't for the fact that, I knew she was a thousand-year old original vampire, who lived long before the new world was even discovered, I would SO TOTALLY think she could pass for a human high school senior. "You invited us over? To talk?" Elena questioned. "All right girls, have at it!" Rebekah said. Out of nowhere a group of girls wearing dresses came out. "Okay, now twirl." Rebekah instructed them. "You compelled your own runway?!" Elena and I both asked. I asked in amazement.
I swear if I had the power to do that, I'd practically own a whole clothing store. And Caroline will so be GREEN with envy! Ha, a girl can dream!
"I need a homecoming dress. So, what do you think? Pick one." Rebekah told us. I looked at the dresses for a moment. I was really digging the red one. As my mind was on the dresses I didn't notice that, Rebekah was pretty much threatening Elena to pick a dress, before she killed one of the runway girls. In the end, Rebekah ended up with the red dress.
"Hey, um Rebekah...I know this is last-minute, but I REALLY love that red dress earlier. The long one. I can picture myself wearing it. Can I...can I please have it? I swear, I won't wear it the same day you wear your red dress!" I said to her. "Well, sure. It's all yours! Consider it as a gift from a new friend." Rebekah said. I smiled at her as she smiled back. After everything I saw Rebekah do the entire summer, I still felt a part of me that wanted to be her friend. I could see why Amelia and her were friends. Rebekah may not really show it, but she cares. She really does.
After a while we started to learn about Rebekah's family past.
"My mother knew two witches, Ayana and Alfifa, who heard from the spirits, of a mystical land where everyone was healthy. Blessed by the gifts of speed and strength; that lead my family here, where we lived amongst those people." Rebekah had said.
So she knew about Alfifa!?
"Wait, wait a minute, brief pause. I don't mean to interrupt, but did you just say your mother knew my ancestor, Alfifa?" I interrupted. "How are you so sure, she's you ancestor?" Rebekah asked me. "I kept having these weird dreams, where I go back in time and at the end of those dreams, the word Alfifa, as I assumed her name must have been, kept popping up. I assumed I was related to her." I told her. "Well, you are correct. Ayana was a Bennet witch, and Alfifa was yours. It explains where you get your witch side." Rebekah said. After a moment, I let her continue her story to Elena. I wasn't really interested with the story much, so I tuned most of it out.
(Mystic Falls, thousand years ago, Flashback)
One night, Alfifa was walking home from the market. She walked passed her friend's home, then she saw Kol standing by himself outside in the moonlight. "Kol!" Alfifa said, before running up to him. She hasn't seen him in days. "Where have you been? I haven't seen you in days!" She asked him. "I was busy. And I told them." Kol told her. Alfifa looked at him in shock. "You told them?! How did they take it?" She asked him. "They forbid me from being with you. I tried to talk them into changing their minds and then...ugh!" Kol said. He clutched his throat in pain. "Are you alright?" Alfifa asked in concern.
"I'm hungry. Very hungry." Kol told her. Alfifa knew her mother would be mad at her for doing so, but she didn't care. Her fiancé needed her. "Here you go." She told him after pulling out some bread and meat from her basket. "Is that all?" Kol asked her. "Yes, it is." Alfifa told him, "Wait!" She searched her basket full of groceries. She soon pulled out wincing in pain after she accidentally cut herself from a blade. "Ahh!" She winced. "Are you alright?!" Kol asked alarmed. "Yes, I'm fine. A little blood won't hurt anyone." She told him. Kol started to stare at her cut finger. His face transformed. Alfifa noticed and started to panic. "Kol!" She shouted in alarm. Kol looked up at her with veins under his eyes.
"You...you're...you're a demon. What happened to you?!" Alfifa asked in horror, her eyes stinging with tears. "It was my parents. They did this to me . They did it to the rest of my siblings as well. They're just like me now. My father told me in order to survive I need to drink blood, but I refuse to do so. You need to leave before you end up killed. Go now before you're dead! I rather die than to live!" Kol told her, while trying to restrain himself. "What happens if you don't drink blood?" Alfifa asked in fear. "Then I'll die, which I intend on doing." Kol told her. "Even as a demon, I still love you. I won't let you die." She told him. She ran up to him and shoved her wrist near his face. Kol tried to resist, but her heart was pumping fast and her blood was flowing neatly in her veins. It was too overwhelming.
He bit into her wrist. Alfifa so badly wanted to scream, but she restrained herself from doing so. When she felt weak, she pulled herself away from him and ran off. Kol wanted to speed up to her and drain every last drop of her blood, but he refused and resisted. Knowing he might end up killing his 'bride to be' if he did.
(Mystic Falls, present.)
After a moment later, Rebekah was snooping through Stefan's old diaries, which I found a bit amusing. "Did you get your fill snooping yet? Are we going to finish the story?" Elena wondered. Rebekah soon picked up an old photo of Stefan and Elena, you know...BEFORE all the craziness!
"Honestly, I don't get you two as a couple." Rebekah commented. "Why would you? You don't really know who he really is." Elena said. "I know exactly who he is. He's a vampire. We're a predatory species. We don't have time to care about humans and their silly little lives. And I, personally, think Stefan would be so much more fun, if he was in a relationship with Ana, I mean if he could look good with Amelia, he can look good for Her too." Rebekah stated. Elena and I shared a glance.
Should I say something?
After a while the silence was broken by Elena, who ignored Rebekah's last comment. I sighed in relief.
That was TOO close!
After a moment Elena left, but I stayed. "Why did you tell Elena about Stefan and possibly me in a relationship, that won't happen?" I asked Rebekah. "Oh, save it. I know that you have feelings for him. I sense it. But what I don't get is why you won't tell him?" Rebekah said. I looked at her for a moment before answering "He was in a relationship with Elena and I'm friends with Elena, so I couldn't do that to her. Plus Stefan's humanity is gone. If I tell him now, he'll just laugh in my face. He'd careless about my personal feelings towards him." Rebekah looked at me for a minute and said "I know that's not the case, Ana. You're shy. I can sense it." I looked at her for a moment, but I didn't say anything.
Maybe it was true. I never could express myself like that. Maybe I am...kind of shy. After a moment, Elena came back and told Rebekah about Klaus lying to her and telling her their father killed their mother, when in reality it was he, himself, who killed her. I had never seen Rebekah so upset before. I left with Elena, giving Rebekah a chance to contain herself and grief over her mother's true death. I felt bad for Rebekah, so I decided to go back to her. She was still in tears, so I crouched down and let her cy on my shoulder. She didn't deserve to be lied like that. I shook my head at that thought. After a while when Rebekah contained herself slightly, she politely told me to leave. I took the memo and left her to grief alone and in peace.
I soon started to go back home. I still felt sadness for Rebekah, which is weird, considering everything I've seen her done. I soon went into my room standing in front of a mirror, admiring the long red dress, that Rebekah generously gave me.
(Mystic Falls, thousand years ,Flashback)
After the death of Tatia had been confirmed, her son, Arrow, was put in Alfifa's care. Since Alfifa was 25 years old, she was able to raise him with the help of her mother, Ayana. One night, Alfifa was in her bedroom sleeping, but someone kept knocking on her bedroom window. She woke up and went to open her drapes and window, only to see Kol standing outside behind it.
"Kol!? What are you doing here?! She asked alarmed. There had been many deaths in their village and she feared Kol had something to do with some of them, considering he couldn't control his blood lust. "I came here to tell you something." He told her. "What is it?" She asked him. "I can't marry you, Alfifa. It's too risky." He told her. Alfifa looked at the young man in shock. "How can you say that?! Did your parents put you up for this!?" She asked him.
"I don't care what they say. I love you Alfifa, but I can't be with you. I'm a vampire. It won't work. I might hurt you one day and I wouldn't be able to live with myself knowing you possibly killed because of me. It's for the best, Alfifa. I'm setting you free." He told her, nearly heartbroken. Alfifa couldn't hide it and let tears fall down her face. "But you could turn me into a vampire and we can live forever, that way I wouldn't be such a burden to you." She told him. "I can't. You're a witch. If I turn you, you'll lose your magic. I can't take that choice away from you. Magic is your life. Nature intended you to stay a witch for a reason." Kol told her.
Before she could protest, he compelled her.
"You're not going to remember me or my family at all. You're going to go on with your life. Grow up, fall for someone else, and if you really love him, marry him. Have as many children as you want and never think twice about me ever again. Also, may god forbid, if you ever see Mikeal, do not hesitate on running off in a different direction. He might end up killing you one day. Also you're not going to remember these last few words...I love you, Alfifa. I don't know what'll I'll do to live without you, but I'll try my best. I'm sorry I couldn't give you the life you wanted. To grow old and have children together. I'm so sorry, and also...I'll love you always and forever. Have a good life, Alfifa, I hope you'll be happy without me." He told her before speeding off. Alfifa was left in tears and daze. She soon closed her bedroom window, not worrying about the young shadowy man, who stood far away from her window.
(To be honest with you, this wasn't my best work. Please don't hate me or anything, but I decided to skip a few episodes, since Ana really doesn't have a purpose in them. Lesson learned! Also if you got confused by this chapter, let me explain...
Alfifa is Ana's ancestor and Ayana is Bonnie's ancestor. In the old world (Europe) When Alfifa was 5 years old, she lost her family during the plague. Ayana ended up raising her as they went to the new world (North America) She was like an adoptive mother or guardian to her. They both were obviously witches, which is why Bonnie and Ana have the witch gene. Alfifa had a crush on Kol, even though he was way younger than her. They later fell for each other, and were engaged, even though both families didn't know about it (except maybe Rebekah, but she never told them she knew.) Mikeal never liked Alfifa because she was too mischief and naïve for her own good (which is sorta true). Ayana was not really fond of Kol, thinking he was a bad influence on people. Of course they wouldn't like it if their children were to marry. After Kol became a vampire, he compelled Alfifa to forget him and move on, which she did, since the family line continued all the way to Ana. This doesn't necessarily make Bonnie and Ana related. Maybe foster siblings from down the line, but not blood related. Anyway, thanks for reading. See you next chapter!)
