Elena walked outside, on the grass, as she had decided not to stick to the pathway and it wasn't like the grass was wet or mucky or anything, and smiled as she saw the lit up gazebo, but didn't rush, she just continued to walk slowly. When the Nephilim got there, she found that Elijah had just taken off his jacket after he finished setting up the table and threw his jacket aside before pouring them some wine.
Elena leaned against the post of the gazebo, smiling at Elijah."Was she asleep?"Elijah asked, not glancing up at her.
"Yep, nodded right off to sleep near the end of story time."Elena said and Elijah glanced up at the ceiling, looking thoughtful.
"Who else do I know that does that?"Came the teasing question and Elena glanced away for a split second as her cheeks flushed while Elijah made the finishing touches.
"Expecting company?"Elena asked, smiling as Elijah finally turned to her.
"Yeah, she should be here any second."Elijah stated with a knowing smile on his face as he walked over to her."I think you're going to like her."Elena giggled gently before Elijah placed his hand on the side of her face and leaned in, kissing her sweetly and passionately, which she returned lovingly before pulling away.
"I love you, but how did you get this dress, because I know for a fact that we were with our Daughter for most of the day, barely leaving her side."Elena stated questionably as she gestured to her own dress.
"I asked Hayley, who was going with Jackson to the store, to pick up something nice for you to wear while you had been showing Astrid how to play the violin."Elijah said, smiling softly."And I love you as well, my Lovely."Elijah said, smiling at her and she smiled before her eyes narrowed slightly, seeing the unreadable look in his eyes.
"What's wrong?"Elena asked gently.
"Rebekah told me something."Elijah said after a minute and Elena raised an eyebrow, silently asking him to go on."Niklaus no longer needs me to find his redemption and that I should act on any desires that I had of my own, which of course she said was you and Astrid."Elijah looked away, into the dark of the night."She told me to think long and hard about this, saying that I can't choose Niklaus over my own child..."Elijah trailed off.
"And?"Elena asked softly.
"She's right. I need to put my Mate and child first."Elijah said, looking back at Elena with a serious look on his face."I spoke with Niklaus about this as well and he agreed."
"Just like that?"Elena asked, surprised.
"Don't look too surprised, Darling."Elijah smirked."We both know that having Hope changed him for the better."Elena nodded in agreement with that, how could she not when she saw the light in his eyes everytime he looked at Hope, or even Astrid from time to time.
"But?"Elena said after a few minutes of silence between them.
"I just don't understand how someone as compassionate, and strong-willed, and beautiful as yourself can love someone who has too much blood on their hands and created so much chaos."Elijah stated.
"That's not true."Elena suddenly said, placing her hand on Elijah's cheek."I am compassionate, strong-willed, yes. But beautiful?"Elijah looked at her sharply."I barely look at myself in the mirror anymore, Elijah. Do you know why?"He frowned, pursing his lips and gritting his teeth, feeling hatred rise to the surface of his boiling blood. He hated Elena's insecurities and blamed himself, his Family, the Salvatore Brothers for it."Because this face isn't mine. It was never mine to begin with."Elena stated and Elijah went to open his mouth, only for Elena to place her index finger over his lips."Besides that, you are not the only one with blood on their hands, Elijah."Elena was quick to change the subject."I have blood on my hands too, but you know what? You can't let the bad things that you did in your past define you. I know you. You are good."She smiled gently at Elijah and removed her finger from his lips.
"No, you are good."Elijah retorted gently as he stared at her."I heard your conversation with Hayley."Elijah suddenly said."I was wrong to ever think that you were a Mikaelson. You may be of the Petrova Bloodline, but you are not Katerina or Tatia."Elijah said strongly as he stared at Elena, who bit the inside of her cheek."You never played with anyone's hearts, you never ran to save only yourself. You played your part as the Petrova Doppelganger, the sacrificial lamb to try and keep your Family safe. You're not a Mikaelson or a Petrova. You don't have a Mikaelson or Petrova Heart."Elijah said knowingly."You're something else entirely. There's just too much good in you."He placed his hand on the side of her cheek and caressed her face with his thumb."That's why I love you."His hand trailed down to her chin, ghosting over her lips.
"And I love you too, the good and the bad."Elena mumbled softly as she put her hand on the back of his neck and brought his face towards her own and kissed him.
He wrapped his arms around her waist while she placed her hands on either side of his face. The next thing Elena knew, Elijah had sped them inside and into their room. Shutting the door, he pinned her against said door, causing her to gasp softly before he was kissing her again.
Elena started to undo his buttons before they sped over to the bed and he yanked down her dress in seconds flat, leaving her in nothing but her bra and panties, and in return, she ripped his shirt open and pushed him onto the bed, climbing on top of him. She would have leaned down for a kiss if he hadn't switched their positions.
Elijah pulled the rest of his shirt off before pulling Elena up, drawing their bodies closer to each other and bringing her into a heated kiss. As he had one hand on the back of her neck, his other fell down to the back of her bra and un-clipped it before throwing it away. Meanwhile, Elena managed to somehow get his belt off and unzip his pants just before Elijah pushed her back down and ripped her panties off and got her to hook her legs around his waist loosely.
This gave Elena the advantage to use her feet to get rid of his pants before Elijah pushed her back down, still kissing her passionately as his hands trailed up her body, causing Elena to arched her back as her body tingled under his touch. While Elijah started to kiss down the column of her neck, Elena's hands found their way into Elijah's hair and she moaned softly when he nipped at her collarbone.
A low moan escaped Elena's lips as Elijah's hands explored her body, occasionally teasing her breasts, drawing whimpers and moans from her. Shifting ever so slightly, and gripping one hip, Elijah thrust into Elena, causing her to gasp and her hands trailed down his back, and gently pressed her nails into his skin and down, causing him to hiss while her legs tightened around his waist and pulled him closer, drawing a low groan from him.
Elijah's fingers intertwined with Elena's hair and pulled roughly and she gasped, bucking into him causing him to groan and growl. His thrusts became faster and harder as he pressed his face roughly into her neck, his growls and groans vibrating into her skin. As Elena's breathing became quickened, Elijah kissed her roughly before they were overtaken by pleasure.
As ecstasy took over, Elena's nails pressed into Elijah's back and she let out a moan that was muffled by Elijah's heated kiss and he followed moments later. Resting his head in the crook of Elena's neck, they two lied still, the only sound in the room that of both of your heavy breathing.
A little while later, Elena was lying her head on Elijah's chest, ghosting her fingers on his chest and drawing patterns as he ran his hand through her hair. They both had content smiles on their faces and were enjoying each other's silent company. Elena suddenly tensed up and her hands froze as she startled shaking from an icy cold feeling that influenced her whole body.
Out of shock, her wings sprouted and her feathers were all poofy and on edge, like she was angry or upset. That icy cold feeling wasn't like someone had thrown icy cold water over her but like someone had just used Demonic or Dark Witch Magic on her. But it felt different, this person had never used a hind of good Magic their entire life which was both odd and concerning.
Elena couldn't really explain it but she knew that if whatever it was that was making her shake this badly wasn't good but was very evil, borderline Demonic Evil."Elena?"Elijah asked, sitting up behind her.
Her shaking wing that was blocking his view of her face, moved out of the way, allowing him to move forward and made her look at him as he stared back at her in concern and confusion. His eyes widened when he searched her face to try and figure out what was wrong and saw a thin trail of blood under her nose.
Reaching up, he wiped it away, showing her the blood and she looked from it to him in Elijah could ask her what was wrong with her, they heard Klaus yell;"Hayley! Elena! Elijah!"
Getting out of bed and making her wings disappear with a bit of a struggle since Elena was still shaking, Elena put on Elijah's top and grabbed a pair of pj shorts before running out of the room with Elijah, who had quickly found a pair of jogging pants to throw on, following closely behind her and to the living room. They found Klaus kneeling down in front of Astrid and Hope as Jackson and Hayley came out of their room.
Elena raced over and bent down in front of Astrid, placing a hand on her shoulders while Hayley did the same with Hope. Meanwhile, Klaus moved away and stood up as Jackson, Elijah, and Finn, who had woken up to Klaus' shouting and had come to see what the problem was, looked at the girls in concern.
"Mom, Auntie Elena, we're so cold."Hope said softly, looking between her Mom and Aunt with pain filled eyes.
"Mama, I've also got a really bad headache."Astrid added, placing a hand on the side of her head and Elena wiped away the nosebleed that appeared under Astrid's nose.
From the looks of it, Astrid looked like she could pass out from whatever was happening to her, judging by how pale she and Hope were."What's wrong with them?"Hayley asked, wiping away the nosebleed on Hope's face and looked at Elena in concern."Elena, what's wrong with you?"Hayley asked, eyes wide at seeing that her Nephilim friend was shaking and also had a nosebleed.
"Nothing."Elena said, wiping away her own bloody nose with her free hand before pulling her Daughter into a tight but gentle embrace, with Hayley doing the same with Hope.
"You're shaking."Klaus gritted out, having noticed it.
"She started shaking a few minutes before you called for us."Elijah added and Elena whipped her head around to glare at him.
"I'm fine."Elena gritted out before sighing at seeing the look on their faces, the short haired brunette knew that they were just worried about her like they were worried about their children/Nieces."We can worry about me later, but right now I'm more concerned about my Daughter and Niece. Where's Freya?"Elena asked, glancing around for the blonde haired Witch.
"Right here, what's going on?"Freya asked as she stepped into the room and looked around, seeing everyone's grim faces.
"Something's wrong with the girls, can you do some sort of Witchy Magic to see what's wrong with them?"Klaus asked, frowning and looking at Freya hopefully and the blonde Witch nodded, gesturing for the girls to get on the couch.
"I'll go get some blankets."Finn said, wanting to be helpful in any way possible for his Nieces and left to do that while Hayley and Jackson, who had natural body heat, sat down with the girls in their laps.
Finn came back with the blankets and helped wrap the girls up in them before handing the last one to Elena, however the brunette shook her head. Sighing, Elijah took the blanket from his concerned Brother and placed it over Elena's shoulders. She would have shrugged the blanket off if Elijah hadn't kept his hands on top of her shoulders. Freya eyed Elena for a brief second before bending down in front of the girls and Jackson, taking Astrid's and Hope's hands in hers and started muttering a Spell under her breath.
"They've never been sick, ever."Hayley stated, frowning.
"Understandable."Elena said, drawing everyone's attention to her."Werewolves have a high immunity system, making it hard for them to get sick, as for Vampires, they can't get sick at all, unless you count the bite of a Werewolf, then it's possible."Elena stated."Even though Hope hasn't triggered her Curse or become a Vampire, her Vampirism and Werewolf Nature keep her from getting sick."Elena explained and everyone nodded in agreement."as for Astrid, she's not like me, not born of Possessed Human Parents. Because of that, when I was Human, I could get sick, but her? It's not possible. Elijah's her Father and she's a second generation Nephilim Child. So, to put it simply, she's a Pureblood."Elijah looked down at her in confusion along with Finn and Klaus, but Hayley and Jackson knew what she was talking about, having gone into more detail about Astrid's Nephilim side."Pureblooded Nephilims are like Angels and Demons, they're stronger then their Nephilim Parent because their Nephilim blood is more potent, add Elijah's Vampire blood and the Mikaelson and Petrova Witch blood, and she could possibly even take on Klaus and beat him with ease, better yet, she could take on a Demon or a Angel and possibly win."Elena explained, looking at Klaus, who looked dumbfounded, Finn couldn't help but smirk and Elijah shook his head, amused.
"This is a Magical Affliction."Freya finally said, frowning."It feels..."Freya trailed off as Hayley kissed Hope on the head and Jackson ran his hand through Astrid's hair."I don't know, it's hard to explain. Almost"Freya looked up at Hayley, then at Elena and Elijah."cold."
"Not like a bucket of icy cold water, but something much more colder, right?"Freya looked back at Elena sharply.
"Elena, are you being affected by this as well?"Freya asked in concern and stood up, taking the Nephilim's hand in hers before Elena could say anything.
"I don't think it's the same as what's happening to Astrid or Hope."Elena stated, frowning.
"You're shaking, the girls are shaking, the girls had a nosebleed, so did you, how is it any different?"Klaus questioned her.
"I don't know."Elena gritted out."I just know that it's not the same."
"She's right."Freya agreed with Elena before Klaus could question Elena further and most likely piss her off."Whatever this is, it's not actually affecting Elena."Freya stated, looking around at everyone as she let go of Elena's hand."I think it might be a reaction to the girls being affected by this Magical Affliction."
"What do you mean?"Jackson asked what everyone was thinking.
"I mean, I could feel whatever this is, coming off of Astrid and Hope in large and strong waves when I got closer to them. I believe whatever this is, is rolling off them and onto Elena."Freya said, making little hand gestures."She feels it as if it's actually attaching itself to her like it is to Hope and Astrid, meaning she has similar reactions, shivering and nosebleed, possibly getting a headache sooner or later."Freya explained, shaking her head a little."The reason behind why it's not affecting her in the same way as the girls though could possibly be because Elena's a Nephilim Witch Hybrid, and a Doppelganger to boost, her blood is powerful and old and unlike Astrid, Elena's Nephilim side is awakened."Elijah sighed quietly in relief at hearing this but was still greatly concerned for his Daughter and Niece.
Hayley, Freya, and Elena suddenly felt Magic wash over Hayley, who reached into her pocket with narrowed eyes as Freya and Elena looked back at her sharply, and found a piece of paper. Pulling it out, Hayley quickly opened the folded piece of paper and read it while everyone watched and waited for her to tell them what it was.
"It's from Vincent Griffith."Hayley breathed out."He knows what's wrong with Hope and Astrid, he can cure them."She looked up at them and they knew there was more."But we have to go back to New Orleans."Klaus and Elijah glanced at one another, eyes unreadable.
"You don't need to come."Klaus said, walking back into the living room and looking between Finn, Jackson, and Elijah. Hayley and Elena were getting Hope and Astrid ready for the trip to New Orleans.
"You spent half a decade as Marcel's prisoner."Elijah stated, turning to his Hybrid Brother.
"Unlike the two of you making yourselves Marcel's enemies, I have never done a thing against him, let me take Astrid and Hope."Finn added, frowning and looking between them in concern.
He didn't want his Little Brothers anywhere near Marcel. He, Kol, Rebekah, and Elijah had made amends during their time together in their shared time in the Chambre de Chasse and he had made amends with Klaus on the way to Hayley's and Jackson's place.
"By yourself?"Jackson exclaimed, frowning."What if he just kills you out of spite?"Jackson questioned him.
"Yes, I'll go by myself."Finn stated before sighing."Hayley and Elena are distraught. You, Elijah and Klaus need to stay and comfort them."Finn looked between his Brothers."If this is indeed a trap, if Marcel is intending on killing us, your Daughters need their Fathers."
"We're all going."Hayley said, walking into the room with Elena close behind her. Both brunettes were fully dressed but looked equally stressed out, judging by the bags under their eyes."Hope needs me, Jackson, and Klaus and Astrid needs Elena, who needs Elijah."Hayley glanced at her husband then at Klaus while Elijah walked over to Elena and took her into his arms."Also, we're all distraught, but out of all of us, Finn is least distraught over this, meaning he's more level headed then any of us at the moment."Hayley added, looking at said people in question and everyone couldn't help but nod in agreement."We're Family. We stick together."
"Always and Forever."Elena finished off softly and Klaus and Elijah shared a silent look.
"Our home. Once the pride of our Family, now a flophouse."Klaus said in disgust as he, Finn, Jackson, and Elijah walked into the Abattoir with Elena and Hayley behind them, carrying their Daughters.
"Indeed, the mighty have fallen."Elijah stated, turning in a circle along with Jackson, looking for any enemies, or Marcel, or Vincent.
"A pigsty."Finn muttered in disgust.
"Where's Vincent?"Hayley asked as she and Elena stormed past the Brothers, looking for the Warlock in question.
"Right here."Vincent said as he came out of the shadows while Elena and Hayley put Hope and Astrid on the couch."Kept my word. Now the only question is whether or not you guys are gonna keep yours."Vincent stated, glancing between the two Mothers worrying over their children to the two Fathers, Uncle, and Jackson, who were frowning."As soon as I'm finished healing your kids, you got to leave the City."
"Well, we're not gonna stay, are we? Your City has lost its charm."Klaus said sarcastically.
"What he means to say is that we're very grateful, just help our Daughters and we'll leave."Hayley said, frowning at Klaus for a brief second before turning her full attention to Vincent, looking at him pleadingly.
"Just give us what we need, and we will do so, happily."Elijah said in a demanding and urgent voice.
"Excuse me."Vincent said to Hayley, who moved aside, allowing him to see her Daughter and Niece. Elena, who was sitting on the arm of the couch next to her Daughter, looked at him warily before glancing up at the sky when she heard crow squawking and frowned, eyeing the crow for a brief second.
"Okay..."Vincent muttered, looking between not only Astrid and Hope, but also Elena, who raised an eyebrow at him as he bent down in front of the girls."Nettoyer timoun sa a."He chanted after rubbing his hands together."Nettoyer timoun."He gently started patting his hands together and Elena couldn't help but relax as she felt Vincent's Magic rushing over her and the girls."Nettoyer timoun sa a. Nettoyer..."Vincent stopped chanting and placed his hands on either side of Hope's temple before doing the same to Astrid and surprised everyone by doing it to Elena, who almost jumped out of her own skin.
"Mom?"Hope called out to her Mother.
"Mama?"Astrid also said at the same time as Hope.
"That's it."Vincent said, moving away from the girls and Elena."Your little girls' and Elena are purified."He added as Hayley and Elena, who frowned at him over her shoulder, looked over their Daughters.
"Thank you."Klaus said softly and gratefully.
"Now look, the only gratitude I need from any of you is seeing you leave the City."Vincent said, sounding annoyed and tired.
"Go see your Daddy."Hayley said to Hope as Vincent started to leave.
"Yeah, let's go see your Daddy, Baby-Girl."Elena said to Astrid, knowing that Elijah wanted to check on not only their Daughter but her as well when he had seen Vincent purify her as well.
The two girls and the Mother of one of them barely made two steps towards Elijah and Klaus when a crow suddenly hit the ground, followed by more and everyone turned in the direction of where they heard more crows hit the ground.
Astrid clinged to Elena, who placed her hand on the side of her head, in terror while Hayley ran over to Hope in concern and made Hope turn to face her as she bent down in front of her.
"What is this?"Klaus asked Vincent.
"I don't know."Vincent said honestly.
"Mom?"Hope suddenly said, drawing everyone's attention to her."Can you hear that?"Hayley looked at her, then at Astrid, who was glancing around like Hope was, and then Elena, who's shoulders were tense."It's... whispers."
"Saying a name. Over and over."Astrid and Hope said in unison."Kre Nah Han..."They said slowly."Kre Nah Han..."
"Vincent, what-what is that?"Hayley asked, glancing over at Vincent as Elena seemed unsure of what she had just heard, judging by the look on her face.
"It's a nearly forgotten dialect."Vincent stated, not meeting anyone's gaze."It's Creole."He glanced over at Klaus then at Elijah and finally met Elena's terrified gaze."It means the Hollow. The Hollow is coming."Vincent said gravely.
Vincent had quickly left afterwards and while Elijah, Finn, Klaus, and Jackson were getting rid of the crows, Elena and Hayley were putting Hope and Astrid to bed and checking their temperature. Or rather Hayley was checking their temperature while keeping Elena at a safe distance after allowing the Nephilim to put her Daughter to bed.
The further Elena was away from the girls, the less overwhelmed she was by the side effects of what was harming the girls. Elena wasn't pleased about that but she understood that everyone was concerned about her too, so she kept her distance from her Daughter, even though it pained her.
After checking their temperatures, Hayley and Elena left the girls to sleep."How are the girls?"Klaus asked as soon as he saw the Hybrid and Nephilim approach them.
"Uh, the fever's back. But they're not in any pain."Hayley stated and Elena nodded in agreement.
"Lovely?"Elijah questioned Elena.
"The further I am away from them at the moment, I won't gain any side effects from this thing."Elena explained and Elijah sighed in relief at hearing this.
"Astrid and Hope are asking for you two."Hayley added, looking between the two Fathers.
"Well, make an excuse. I'd rather my Daughter and Niece not know Elijah and I have gone off to murder Witches."Klaus stated.
"We can not be reckless, Niklaus."Elijah said, frowning and Finn nodded in agreement.
"And how would you have me respond?"Klaus asked, turning to his Brothers while Jackson came to Hayley's side."Should I delegate my child's and your child's safety to someone else?"Klaus questioned Elijah.
"Let me see what I can do."Finn spoke up after sharing a look with Hayley and Jackson.
"And I will handle Marcel."Hayley added, causing everyone to turn to her."Out of the five of us, I will most likely not to get killed on arrival."Hayley explained."Whatever we're up against, it's as much his problem as it is ours."She added, seeing the looks on Klaus' and Elijah's faces.
"Leaving Elijah and I to do what, exactly?"Klaus questioned her.
"Stay here and protect our Daughters."Hayley and Elena said in unison, glaring at the Father's of their children.
"Do not let anything or anyone near them."Hayley added, frowning at them while Elena shook her head.
"And what will Elena and Jackson be doing?"Elijah asked, raising an eyebrow at them.
"I'm going with Finn and Jack is going with Hayley."Elijah looked as though he was going to protest."Elijah, as much as I hate it, I can't be around Hope and Astrid."Elena stated, sounding upset and it was in her right to be upset. She had just woken up two days, nearly three days ago and now she couldn't even be around her Daughter or Niece."It's dangerous enough that I get these side effects, who knows what else could happen."Elena explained with an unreadable look in her eyes.
With that said, Hayley, Jackson, Elena, and Finn were going to leave when Elijah grabbed Elena by the elbow gently."A word of warning."Elijah said as the others had stopped to look back at him along with Elena."The Marcel that you knew is gone. So, whatever he is now, he's no ally."They all nodded in understanding before Elijah let Elena go and they left.
Elijah watched as they left the Abattoir before quickly following Klaus upstairs to where Hope and Astrid were supposed to be sleeping and found them curled up together in the big bed. Both Brothers sat down as quietly and gently as they could on either side of where their Daughters were sleeping.
"How are you girls feeling?"Klaus asked them, looking at them in concern, along with Elijah, who moved a stray strand of hair out of Astrid's face and behind her ear.
"We're still so cold, Uncle Nik."Astrid said, her voice sounding raspy, and Hope nodded in agreement.
"Are the birds gone?"Hope asked, looking between her Dad and Uncle with wide questionable eyes.
"Yeah. They're gone, Sweetheart, little love."Elijah said, smiling gently at his Daughter.
Klaus suddenly leaned forward and whispered;"And when you two are better, which will be soon, you girls and I are going to share the biggest plate of beignets you've ever seen."Klaus said and smirked when Elijah shot him a glare while Hope and Astrid giggled weakly. Elijah did not want his Daughter on a sugar rush."And you can tell us where in this big, wide world you'd like me to take you next."
"Mom said you, Uncle Elijah, and Auntie Elena loved New Orleans most of all."Hope stated, surprising Elijah and Klaus.
"We did, once."Klaus stated softly.
"Although, I'm not sure your Mother loved New Orleans."Elijah said, looking thoughtful. He had never asked Elena what her favourite place was in the world.
"But putting your love in a place is a mistake."Klaus suddenly said before the girls could retort or ask why Elijah would say something like that when Hayley told them otherwise."Being here in our home, seeing these walls, I am reminded that it is people who are best suited to fill our hearts."Elijah nodded in agreement with Klaus' wisdom and looked at his Brother in hidden awe at how mature he's suddenly become.
A look of pain suddenly appeared on Astrid's and Hope's faces."Dad, I don't feel so good."
"Me too, Daddy."Astrid said, pursing her lips into a pout as Elijah and Klaus could do nothing but offer them silent comfort as they caressed their faces and shared a hidden glance filled with worry.