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Semper Ama
Chapter Thirty-Six – Lexi
Finn's P.O.V-
Just stop your crying
it's the sign of the times
Welcome to the final show
Hope your wearing your best clothes
She stood in all black against the backdrop of the sinking sun, tears fell down her pretty face as she stood beside the rotting grave – they must have been dead a while as the smell of death and decay hung heavy. A young boy clutched at her legs and she pulled him closer before they began to walk away towards their small wooden home. "Lexi," the child peered up at his sister "why did mother and father have to go?" "I don't know, but I promise nothing will ever harm you while I am around." She smiled in reassurance but the clothes on her back hung loose and her too pale cheeks were shrunken as the bags under eyes seemed to darken with every lost minute.
You can't bribe the door
on the way to the sky
you look pretty good down here
but you ain't really good
I watched through the curtains – the women drawing me in like a moth to a flame, how one simple human woman could make me follow like a lost puppy I do not know but the moment my eyes were laid upon hers she was a beckon of hope in this dismal world I did not wish to enter. Through the windows I saw her…laying on her death bed so close to being dead that she had not the energy to wipe away the tears she cried. In a spilt a second, I was at her door.
"Who are you?" he questioned as he answered the door. He was small for his age with large inquisitive eyes and floppy blonde hair for a moment he reminded me of Klause and I couldn't help but to smile. "I'm here to help your sister if she allows." I answered as I crouched to his level and his whole face lit up as he ordered me into their tiny shambles of a home and all but dragged me to the room where his sister lay.
"What are … you doing … here … don't you know … I'm ill." She gasped quickly trying to draw breath into her lungs. I sat by her bedside what fear was illness when you could never die. "I have come to help." Her eyes blinked owlishly as if for the first time she was truly seeing me which was a possibly to be fair. "How?" "I could turn you into what I am, you would never grow old, never get sick, never die but this comes with a price you will have to live on the blood of humans so may always first for your brothers' blood." I told her honestly – this was not the life I wanted, and I wouldn't force in on anyone but something about her just made me want to change her.
She nodded her consent and later when I had gone leaving her a new born with a brother to raise, I often wondered if I was such a good thing…
We never learn,
We've been here before
Why are we always stuck,
running from the bullets?
In the distance I saw the burning home – the smell of fire and smoke and the cooking of meat and I knew that it was my fault – I turned her, and I caused the people of this town to realise that the girl before them wasn't the same. Sadness coursed through me and I heard sobbing deep within the woods. I followed the sound and was met with a devastating sight, fallen to her knees she sobbed as she clutched her charred body of her brother. Her small frame shook as she cried. I rushed to her side and she gave a startled yelp but that was all did.
Hours later as the sun descended covering us in darkness, she finally stopped crying. "Let me take you to my home, we can give your brother a proper burial." She could only nod I took the body first as she could barely move and quickly informed my family that another would be joining us, before I rushed back for the golden-haired vampire.
Just stop your crying
It's the sign of the time
We gotta get away from here
We gotta get away from here
We arrived at my home I was fairly large and ornate, but my sisters had worked so diligently on it. The women was a mess in my arms, but I couldn't help feeling that this was were she belonged by my side forever in my arms. "I would like you to meet my family." She nodded mutely she had not said anything in the last few hours and it was beginning to scare me. "These are my brothers Elijah, Klause and Kol and my sisters Rebekah, Caroline whose married to Klause and Mayrah who is married to Elijah…Then josh is Caroline's and Klause son while Davina and Alaric are Mayrah's and Elijah's" she gave a weak smile in greeting as Mayrah stepped forward clashing hands with the mourning women. "Let us get you a change of clothes and nice bath, my love… Finn why don't you go help your brothers." She said as she quickly guided the women towards her bedroom.
Just stop your crying
It'll be alright
They told me that the end is near
We got to get away from here
It wasn't long before she joined me her skin smelling of lavender rather than smoke and death her hair was brushed and plaited just as Mayrah did with Davina when she was sad, her old dress was gone and she wore a new black dress (one of the only few Mayrah owned as she preferred brighter colours) that fitted her perfectly but the sadness which was to be expected was still there clinging to her like a second skin.
The burial was beautiful. Me and Kol had dug the grave while Elijah had made the casket, Rebekah and Caroline had picked some wild flowers to go in the grave while Klause had sketched a portrait of the young man that she would always keep. At the sight of the picture she had wept before giving Klause a big hug. Davina had magic up some objects that he had loved in order to keep him happy in the after life where as Alaric and Josh made a plaque to go at the head of the grave.
Lexi gave a beautiful eulogy that had her breaking down once more I rushed to her side missing the knowing looks of my family, as I pulled her into my arms. "I want to leave," fear shot through me at the thought and I pulled her closer, "will you come with me, I need to get away from here…"
Just stop your crying
Have the time of your life
Breaking through the atmosphere
And things are pretty good from here
One year later and were still travelling we saw the whole of the world which seemed crazy to the girl that had been stuck in one place for so long. In that time, we cried and smiled and fell in love from there we held hands and hugged and kissed. I loved her from the moment I saw her. Life was good.
We were sitting on the edge of the Grand Canyon, I smiled as the sun lit up the golden hair. "Marry me?" I whispered in the morning wind and a huge smile lit up her face as she said yes.
We headed home and for the first time I would see my family – not that we hadn't written to each other.
Just stop your crying
It's a sign of the times
We gotta get away from here
We gotta get away from her
Stop your crying, Baby it'll be alright
It had been a couple of days and the house was in full swing to celebrate the pending marriage of Finn and Lexi… Only Mayrah seemed to keep a cool head and while everyone was busy organising a huge lavish wedding she snuck away.
Hours before our wedding Lexi had had enough flowers decorated every surface as golden plates were made for the guests to eat off of. What seemed like a thousand people came drifting through the doors, an orchestra played, and an arch was made… I was all too much.
Then Mayrah came in power emanating from her tiny body as she ordered nearly everyone but the Mikealson's and Lexi to leave… nobody stopped to ask why they just left for Mayrah was scary when angry.
She led us into the forest where several chairs sat for the guests just enough for our family, Lexi's favourite flowers decorated the small patch of land and at the end was a picture of her brother and the minister.
I didn't pay attention much but in years to come I will still remember saying the promise of love with two simple words…
"I do"