Alex's P.O.V
I was downstairs putting some can goods together for anyone who might need it. Klaus came down the stairs and walked over to me. "What are you doing?" Klaus asked and I looked down at the box.
"I was gonna take these to the -"
"If you say, 'Bayou,' I will find a nice comfy dungeon to throw you in. This is not the night to be out there." Klaus interrupted, but his voice got softer as he came closer to me.
"- For anyone because some people don't have a choice," I said and went back to putting more goods into the boxes. Klaus picked up one of the boxes and I looked at him confused.
"Right. Grab that lot and come with me." Klaus ordered and walked out of the compound.
~At the Church~
Klaus and I arrived at the church, where I saw a priest helping hand out food to the people in the church. He turned his head and saw Klaus, then to us, and took the box of food from him. "We still haven't gone through all that you've already provided, Klaus." He said.
"Well, this newest bit isn't from me," Klaus told him and the priest looked at me.
"Oh? That's very kind of you...?"
"Alex," I answered and turned to Klaus. "And these people are?" I asked Klaus.
"I asked Father Kieran to give them shelter. He suffers from an incessant desire to do good," Klaus walked closer to him. "But now, I need you to be useful. Marcel and Davina have disappeared. I assume from the stupefied look on your face they haven't sought refuge in your attic." Klaus said.
"No. Those days are gone." Kieran answered him.
"Then energize your resources. I don't need to remind you how important it is that they are found." Klaus said to him.
"Yes." Kieran left to make some calls. I looked around in confusion at all of the people congregated inside, until I finally realized what is going on.
"These people, they're werewolves," I said, out loud. "And the priest, he said that you donated the food. You're helping them?" Klaus looked down, then back at me.
"They're not your werewolves. They're my pack from very far back. They've fallen upon hard times, and their plight has brought out the philanthropist in me. What can I say? Must be your and Elijah's influence." Klaus answered.
"What do you mean your pack," I asked him.
"The blood that runs in their veins runs in mine," Klaus answered. "And in our children's."
"I swear this family gets more complicated by the second," I told him and he smirked. "How did you find them?"
"One of them sought me out and asked me for help, saying that he was from my pack," Klaus explained. "I didn't believe him until he told me about the legend in their pack. How an Alpha of theirs had a son with a witch, only for that son to be later turned into something both werewolf and vampire."
"So you're a legend now?" I asked him and he chuckled softly, as I smiled at him.
"It would appear so," Klaus said and I looked into his eyes and they were warm. They cared about the people around him.
"I don't think Elijah and I had something to do with this," I mentioned to him. "I think this was all you."
"Are you finally admitting I have a heart somewhere deep down in me?" Klaus asked as he wrapped his arms around my waist.
"I'm saying that you've finally starting to listen to it," I told him. Klaus leaned in and gave me a soft kiss. Why? Why does he always manage to charm his way into my arms and why am I not fighting to leave them? My phone buzzed in my pocket and we pulled away from each other.
I looked down at my phone and saw it was Stefan. "Not the best timing, Stef," I said and Klaus chuckled softly.
" Not Stefan, sweetheart, " Kol's voice said over the phone.
"Kol? Why do you have my brother's phone?" I asked him.
" Well, I don't have your number. Now to make a long story short. After I left New Orleans I came back to Mystic Falls to make sure Silas was defeated. Happily, he is and this has led us to bring your friend Bonnie back as well. " Kol told me.
"Wait, Bonnie died?" I asked him.
" Oh, Damon didn't tell you. Bonnie died bringing Jeremy back to life. " Kol told me and shocked does not describe how surprised I was. " But that doesn't matter because that's not why I called. "
"Why did you call?" I asked him.
" Kathrine's dying, " Kol said.
"What?" I asked with a grin.
" Katerina Petrova is dying a slow normal human death, " Kol said. " I'm in the hospital now. Come by tomorrow if you would like to pay your respects. " Kol then hung up and I pulled the phone from my ear.
"We are going to Mystic Falls, tomorrow," I told him.
"Alex-"
"Are you seriously telling me you don't want to see the bitch on her deathbed?" I asked him and he sighed.
"We can talk about this after we find Davina." Klaus sighed.
"Fine, but know whether you come with me or not, I'm going to Mystic Falls," I warned him and he sighed.
Klaus and I were back at the compound. Elijah had ordered a family meeting, and I felt honored that I was now apart of these. "Took a thousand years, but you've finally gone mad," Klaus said. Elijah had just finished explaining how there was no magic in Celeste remains and our only hope of completing the harvest was to concentrate Esther.
"Yeah, I agreed with Klaus. Which I don't often say," I told Elijah. "Your mother? The woman who tried to kill me twice because I'm your brother's soulmate."
"Yes, my beloved mother, who Niklaus has affectionately placed in a coffin in his basement," I turned to the man sitting next to me. "Not daggered but quite dead," Elijah informed me.
"Well, she did try to kill us all," Klaus said and looked at me.
"Well, I say we put her to use and put her to rest once and for all," Elijah stated. "Now if we bury our mother on land owned by one of her descendants, she becomes a New Orleans witch, and we as her family share in that ancestral magic."
"So now my kids are bound to this city as well?" I asked him. "Not to mention we can't own property or practice magic ourselves."
"Yes, in regards to practicing magic, that's where Sophie comes in. After we bury Esther, we can channel all her power to her. The only thing is as conduits of Esther's magic, we need to participate in the harvest." Elijah walked over to a drawer behind him and pulled out a contract. "Then as for owning property not all of our mother's descendants are dead."
"The babies," Klaus said and I looked at them confused.
"The babies. The parish tax assessor's office is just a step outside of the quarter and all I need you to do is sign the deed to the plantation." Elijah said and handed it to me.
"Elijah, I'm dead," I told him.
"But the children you carry aren't," Elijah explained. "As long as you carry them, this will work." I looked at them both. This made no sense and I sighed knowing that none of them were going to listen to my logic. I grabbed the pen Elijah was holding and signed the deed.
"There," I said and handed the deed to Klaus.
"Now if we bury our mother there and we consecrate those grounds, we can finish the harvest ritual," Elijah told us.
"You're a bit of a mad genius, Elijah," Klaus commented with a smirk. "Count me in." Wait. What? I looked at Klaus shocked as he stood up to go get Esther's coffin.
"Am I the only one with any brains in the room?" I asked them and Klaus turned back to me. "Your mother was one of the most powerful witches in history. If you two bury her, we hand that power over to our enemies to use against us."
"Given our circumstances, I hardly see that we have a choice, Alex," Elijah told me and I sighed.
"I honestly don't know why I even try anymore," I told them. "You two, just like my own brothers, will just do what you want anyway."
"No. Our decision must be unanimous." Elijah said.
"This is not a democracy." Klaus budded in.
"You're quite right," Elijah told his little brother. "This is family." I heard lighting crack as it began to pour outside. "Water. The next sign's begun," Elijah turned to me. "Alex?" I looked between the both of them and sighed.
"Fine, I'm in," I said and stood up. "But if your mother comes back from the dead with a plan against my children, I just hope you remember this conversation." Klaus then smirked and looked at us.
"Well, this is no family reunion without a mother, I'll fetch her," Klaus said left the room.
~At the Plantation~
We were on in the backyard of the plantation house. I was standing underneath an umbrella with Klaus. "This is going to come back to haunt us," I whispered to him.
"And if it does we will deal with it, just like we did before," Klaus assured me and I sighed. Yeah but this time she'll have ancestral magic backing her every move. Elijah walked up next to us as we watch Father Kieran. "Did you find them?" Elijah nodded. He went out looking for Marcel and Davina."Will he bring her?" Klaus asked. I'm assuming he found them or else he wouldn't be here.
"He'll bring her," Elijah said solemnly.
"Are you ready to do this?" Kieran asked.
"Always and forever," Klaus said to us while pulling out a dagger. He then cut his palm and held it over Esther's coffin. Klaus handed the dagger to me.
"For eternity," I muttered before doing the same. Though I knew Klaus and Elijah heard me but didn't know the significance of those two words. But I wasn't saying it for them, I was saying it for my children. Elijah then cut his palm and copied us as well. Once we've all dropped our blood onto the grave, Father Kieran took the knife and threw it into the grave as well.
"It's done." He said and I sighed as the wound on my hand started to heal. God, I'm going to regret saying yes to this.
~At the Cemetery~
The Mikaelsons, Daniel, and I have joined Sophie at the cemetery, as we waited for Marcel and Davina to arrive. Victor was with Hayley and Eve at the church helping Klaus's pack. I had my arm linked with Klaus's as I stood under the umbrella. I didn't want this to happen to Davina, but we had no choice in the matter. Klaus looked at me, then kissed the top of my head in comfort. Suddenly, flames started to erupt near the entrance, startling me.
"Fire," Sophie said.
After a moment, Marcel appeared, carrying Davina in his arms. I felt tears when I saw the state of her. I didn't think I would want to protect someone, as much as I wanted to protect her from her fate. As Marcel walked towards us, flames followed him in a trail that licked at his heel. Once they got to the altar, Marcel sat Davina down, and Sophie held the ceremonial athame over the flames before she headed toward Davina.
"Do you believe in the harvest?" She asked her and Davina looked at me, standing behind her. Everyone looked at me and I sighed. Why did this have to happen to her? Despite not wanting her to go through with it, I gave her a weak smile. Davina then looked at Sophie and nodded nervously.
"I believe," Davina said and Klaus moved his arm so it was around my waist. He held me close to his side as I rested my head on his shoulder.
Sophie raised the blade to Davina's throat and I bring a hand to cover my mouth and close my eyes. But I heard the noise and despite not being able to watch, I open them to see Davina in Marcel's arms. Her hand rested on her throat, and her body was lifeless. I felt tears run down my cheek, as I watched Marcel lay her down next to the other three girls.
The rain stopped and the fire died down. I watched as Davina's skin glowed gold and the magic left her body, flowing into the earth. She didn't deserve this. She's only 16, she shouldn't have had to go through this. Marcel and I looked at each other and we shared the same sadness in our eyes. Klaus put the umbrella down and held me close to him as tears ran down my face. I clung to him because right now he was the only thing stopping me from falling to the ground and crying my eyes out.
Marcel paced on the other end of the altar while Sophie spoke, "After the Harvest, comes the Reaping. Their sacrifices made and accepted. We call upon our Elders to resurrect the chosen ones." Nothing happened, and the rest of us looked around at each other uneasily. Sophie began again. "We call upon our Elders to resurrect the chosen ones…" Still, nothing happened. Sophie became flustered and was near tears. "Resurrect your chosen ones... Please? I beg…" When it became clear that something had gone wrong, Sophie fell to her knees and sobbed. "No!" She cried.
Sophie began to sob even harder and I pulled myself away from Klaus. He looked at me concerned and I shook my head at him before walking towards the entrance of the cemetery. "Alex!" Klaus called out, but I didn't turn back. I can't be here.
~At the Compound~
I sped up to my bedroom and packed all the clothes I could get my hands on. "Alex," I turned around to see Klaus standing behind me.
"I promised her she would be ok," I said to him. "I told her she was going to be fine, and now she's dead." I turned back and continued packing.
Klaus sped over to me and grabbed my wrists. "Alex, why are you packing?" He asked me.
"I'm going to Mystic Falls," I told him.
"To see someone else die?" He asked me.
"To see my brothers!" I exclaimed. "I'm not returning because of Katherine! I'm going back because I can't be here - in this city - knowing that she's dead. That I couldn't do anything to save her!" I pulled my wrist out of Klaus's hands and zipped up my bag. I grabbed it and sped downstairs to see Victor and Daniel walking in.
"Alex?" Victor asked and I pushed them out of my way before going to the garage. I opened the car door and it was shut immediately after.
"You're not leaving," Klaus growled.
"Yes I am, be lucky that you know where I am going," I told him.
"You're not leaving without me," Klaus said, altering his last command. It shocked me, to say the least. "If you want to leave and take a day to grieve, fine. If you want to go to Mystic Falls and see you brothers, ok... but I'm coming with you." I swallowed the lump in my throat and nodded. Klaus sighed, happy that I agreed to let him come, then opened up the door and got behind the wheel. I moved to the other side of the car and got in as well.
~On the Road~
I woke up and looked at the car's clock to see it was 6 am. "Good morning, love. Did you sleep well?" Klaus asked me and I raised the car to sit back up to a sitting position.
"Where are we?" I asked him.
"Just entered Alabama," Klaus said and I sighed, before leaning my head against the window. "How are you doing?"
"How do you think?" I asked him.
"I'm sorry about Davina, love," Klaus said and I heard the honesty in his voice.
"Sorry won't bring her back," I said, tonelessly. Klaus sighed and rested a hand on my thigh in comfort. I looked at his hand for a moment, before taking it and lacing my fingers with his. "This shouldn't have happened to her."
"I know," Klaus said, quietly while squeezing my hand. "This whole thing was doomed from the start. We saved the city, and I'm not complaining about the witches losing their power, but this did not go down the way any of us thought it would."
"Yeah," I sighed. "I knew Elijah's plan was mad, but I really thought it would work. I thought Davina would come back."
"So did I." Klaus sighed. "There was so much life in her." I looked at Klaus for a moment, while a thought crossed my mind.
"The harvest worked," I said to him, speaking my thoughts as well. "Apart from the four girls coming back, but it did work. We saw the magic leave Davina and go into the earth, yet that power didn't wake up the four girls. So where did all that power go?" I asked him and he quickly looked at me. He didn't give me an answer though and I couldn't figure out one myself.