WE WERE IN THE LIVING ROOM. I was sitting next to Klaus while he was reading " A poison tree" by William Blake. Elijah was sitting on the opposite of us, reading one of his mother's grimoires. I on the other hand was reading a grimoire from the Gemini coven looking for information on the Harvest. One of my ancestors had participated, in this sacrificial ritual before she married the leader of our coven. There was a dead girl laying on the coffee table as we were listening to classical music. I rolled my eyes, this music was getting on my nerves.
" And whose lunch is that? She definitely looks tasty " I asked my attention to the dead girl's body.
"This is a " he begins searching for a word " peace offering. " Elijah tells me, changing the page of the grimoire.
" I presumed, after so much time desiccating in a coffin, that my big brother might be a bit peckish," Klaus said smirking.
"And I explained to my little brother, that forgiveness cannot be bought. I'd simply prefer to see a change in behavior that indicates contrition and personal growth," said Elijah gesturing to the dead girl while Klaus rolled his eyes guiltily " Not this nonsense."
" Well, I couldn't very well let her go to waste, could I? " Klaus grins while I agree with him.
"Definitely Nicky, she looks delicious. I wish I was a vampire I mean you feed on blood, you're immortal, super strength, compulsion, the other mind thing Elijah did when we first meet. Basically there are only advantages. Who wouldn't want to be a vampire? I mean if I could stay a witch I would totally change. Can you imagine that being a hybrid like you but a vamp-witch? I could be stronger than you"
Klaus looks at me intensely, I don't know what goes into his mind he only stops looking at me when Rebekah enters the room " So, this is what you do the first time we're back together as a family? Vampire and siphon book club? "
I laugh at Rebekah's answer while Klaus continues reading "Reading edifies the mind, sister. Isn't that right, Elijah?"
" Yes, that's quite right, Niklaus."
"Well, I suppose I'll go fetch the rubbish bin because she's staining a two-hundred-year-old carpet," Rebekah says. Elijah looks up from his book to see the girl bleeding out onto the table, where the blood drips onto the floor " Ah, yes."
I roll my eyes only these two would care about bloodstains on a carpet. Rebekah enters through the back door, dragging a trashcan behind her. Hayley follows not long after her opening the fridge "Listen, I know I'm the only one in this house that actually drinks milk since Lizzie hates it, but would it kill any of you to make sure it's on the grocery list?"
I smirk when I notice, Elijah, going to Hayley to have a little chat. Maybe they won't even need my help. I mean Hayley looks at him like she wants to jump his bones and well Elijah as of he has never seen a woman before.
" Hayley I'm hungry" I yell childishly interrupting their heated moment on purpose.
"I'm not your maid, ask someone else or do your own breakfast " Hayley responds annoyedly.
" Rebekah, I want your pancakes"
" Don't you see that's I'm busy " Rebekah answers gesturing to the dead body she was dragging.
I roll my eyes and siphon Klaus next to me who looks vexed and irritated, he hates it when I take some of his powers even when I try to make it painless. Apparently having your magic sucked out of you makes you feel weak, and the original hybrids hate it.
I mutter a spell sending the body in the front yard and setting it on fire " I even set the body on fire for you blondie, now that you're free can you make your delicious pancakes?" I finish with an innocent smile. Rebekah goes to the kitchen and makes me pancakes while Hayley and Elijah go back to the living room sitting next to each other.
"I'm just happy to see that you're in one piece. But I have some concerns with the murderous witches." Elijah tells us
" They're evil. And, Lizzie's life is still magically linked to Sophie Deveraux, which is not comforting," says Hayley.
"Yes, I think it's time we took care of that little problem," Elijah responds.
" Finally, thank god you are here Elijah. Can't wait to get rid of this annoying link with that sluty witch. I will finally get to kill her as I promised her. She will be screaming while I will laugh at her. Hugh, I will enjoy this. And then we get to leave this crappy town."
Rebekah comes to me with a plate of pancakes, gives them to me, and says " I'm all for leaving this awful town. So who do we have to kill?"
" Probably no one. " begins Elijah but then he sees our doubtful looks " Alright, potentially everyone. "
I laugh once again " I love this plan suits"
Rebekah scrubs at the bloodstains on the carpet as Klaus continues to read "A Poison Tree." and I play a game on my phone having read everything I needed on the Harvest.
" Poetry about poisoned apples from dead trees. Looks like someone's worried about impending daddyhood." Rebekah begins while I roll at her pettiness. As an abused child, I could understand Klaus worries about parenthood, I had exactly the same ones.
Klaus shakes his head "Nonsense. Elijah's back. In his presence, all problems turn to pixie-dust and float away! " I bust out laughing and Klaus grins at me.
"Strange, I don't recall any pixie-dust from the darkness of the coffin I was recently forced to endure," Elijah responds sarcastically, then he turns his head to me curiously " Niklaus informed me that you may have information on the Harvest"
" One of my ancestors participated in the Harvest. Basically it's a sacrificial ritual, 4 teenagers have their throat slit. They spend a year with the ancestors, which my ancestor write sucked because the bunch of dead witches was boring and no getting laid on the other side, can you imagine the torture... Anyway, they wake up a year later, and the 4 witches are more powerful as well as the coven."
" So the harvest actually works" Elijah started.
" One more thing, not completing a sacrificial ritual as horrible consequences. Your friend marc didn't save her quite the opposite. I'm guessing this Davina girl will die consumed by the power she has, and then the ancestors will eat her alive, literally since she helped kill her own kind. And as you may know, witches are quite vengeful".
The poor girl was going to get stuck with a bunch of witches who hate her, and Elizabeth understood exactly what it feels like. But it wasn't her problem nor her fault.
Elijah ripped out a page from the grimoire " Hey! why did you ripped this page from my grimoire, couldn't you take a picture? I may need this spell in the future" I tell Elijah while he looks at his brother curiously.
" My apologies, I was not aware that Niklaus had gifted you our mother grimoire"
" Well he had to make up for strangeling me and making me relive past trauma," I tell Elijah while he looked at his brother scolding him just by looking at him.
" Right now we must focus on unlinking you. In exchange for my freedom, I promised the witch Davina that I would share a few pages from my mother's grimoire. To help her learn to control her magic. I thought we'd begin with a little I'm liking spell. Next time I will take a picture of the spell"
Rebekah and Klaus look at each other in confusion while I smile, this has to be the best news got since I got out of the prison world.
" Wait, you want to use her to unlink Hayley from Sophie Deveraux? " Rebekah asks stunned.
" Sophie brought us here under false pretenses! She doesn't just want us to take down Marcel and his minions, she wants to take Davina back. So, she yolked her own cause to ours, with magic threats and half-truths! Well, no more. As of now, our deal with Sophie Deveraux is null and void." Elijah, tells us his voice calm as ever but his eyes held such ferocity.
All of us to grin at him, and I look at him with adoration on my face I liked this bossy Elijah " Oh you look even hotter when you say things like that. I love this bossy badass Elijah " he smiled at me not offended by my choice of words.
Hayley sent me a look while Klaus groaned and Rebekah smirked at me. Elijah got up from his chair and ordered " Niklaus, I need you to come with me. I need five minutes alone with Davina, you need to make certain that I am not interrupted." then he pointed to Rebekah and thought for a moment " You stay here and watch Elizabeth".
"How did I get elected super-nanny? " Rebekah exclaims
Klaus shakes his head " More importantly, who put him in charge?"
" Just like I said, bossy and badass "
Klaus and Hayley follow Elijah out of the room leaving me with Rebekah.
We were watching twilight with Rebekah and honestly, this movie was ridiculously funny. I was totally on team Alice, I mean the girl was freaking hot and she could see the future, we could definitely need our own Alice to help us in our evil plans like world domination. Besides, how could I choose Jacob or Edward when I had both with Klaus. I was offended when Rebekah remarked I was basically Bella since like her I had gotten pregnant by a vampire while it should be impossible, her character was so dull the contrary of me.
However, our fun stopped when I felt like I was getting stabbed in the neck. After that I started to feel hot, I was burning up and felt extremely dizzy. I immediately told Rebekah that this was something Sophie related and that she needed to call Klaus or Elijah now.
After I got worse Rebekah took me to bed, I had lots of sweat from my forehead and chest. "Stop fussing, will you? Elijah will be here any minute." Rebekah told me but I had trouble concentrating on her voice feeling too much pain.
" I'm freaking dying so I will fuss all I want blondie, Oh god I'm dying, I fell like I'm on fire. I'm being microwaved. "
"Hey! Just because you're carrying a baby, doesn't mean you get to act like one! I'm sure my little niece is healing you up as we speak. "
" If I can't you have to help my brother, please bex. He can't be alone" I begged her.
Before Rebekah could answer Elijah runs in with Sophie. Rebekah stands to greet them. "What the hell is she doing here?" she yells while I groaned in pain " Go away Sarah, nobody likes you".
Sophie sighs " I'm trying to help. "
"Help? You're the reason we're in this bloody mess! Why aren't we unlinked with this witch already, Elijah? " disputed Rebekah.
" Rebekah, let her do what she can." Elijah tries to convince his blonde sister.
" I may know a way to slow the fever down. But, I'm gonna need some special herbs. " Sophie tells Rebekah " I'll text you a list. "
Elijah nods at Rebekah in encouragement, and she finally relents but still smiles patronizingly " Fine. Happy to play the fetch girl." Rebekah stomps out of the room and shoves the towel she was using into Elijah's chest as she leaves.
" It hurts" I yelled.
" It's going to be okay, Elizabeth" Elijah tries to smooth the pregnant girl putting a wet towel on her forehead.
"It hurts I don't want to die...It bruns...No I can't be alone, please not again...I need to help kai, he can't stay alone... he will go mad...no it hurts...I don't want one of them to die, please...dad I can't go back there please it's torture... help my brother...It burns... I will hurt you, Sarah...I killed them. No please dad stop" Elizabeth kept muttering in pain her words no making any sense.
" She's hallucinating, it's getting worse"
" What can we do? " Elijah asks panicked at the girl state.
" Take her to the pool" she orders the original.
Rebekah finally arrives with the herbs, Hayley is with her. Elizabeth is wrapped in a towel, sitting outside beside the swimming pool. Rebekah stands behind her, checking her temperature, while Elijah assists Sophie in helping with the herbs.
Elijah removes his coat and shouts" She's burning up! We need to do this now."
" Get her in the water! " Sophie orders.
Elijah jumps into the pool and Hayley helps Elizabeth in the pool. Sophie mixes herbs in a cup and follows them in.
" I don't see how a midnight swim is supposed to help," Rebekah exclaims disdainfully.
" Her temperature is sky-high. The water, with the help of the herbs, should cool us down. " Sophie says as she gets into the pool and hands Elizabeth a drink " Drink this! "
Elijah is holding Elizabeth bridal-style in the pool "Davina will break the link, we just need time."
I cling to Elijah and gaps for air, and unconsciously start siphoning but don't stop when I feel slightly better. " Sorry suits, it helps," I tell difficult still feeling like I'm burning up.
He nods understanding " Then don't stop, Hayley give her your hand"
I feel one of my hands being held by another one and start siphoning while still taking Elijah's magic. I feel the same euphoria I feel each time I siphon but the burning doesn't stop. Elijah and Hayley start also groaning in pain because of my siphoning but I don't stop until I feel the link slip. I start to calm down and stop siphoning
Rebekah and Hayley sigh in relief and Elijah looks stunned.
" In another situation, I would love being in this position with you Suits, " I tell him trying to smile but it comes off as a grimace. I try to stand up but still leans against Elijah feeling shaky.
Sophie removes one of her earrings and pokes her palm with it confirming that the link is broken.
Hayley helps me out of the pool gently " Come on Lizzie, let's go."
" Elijah...as soon as your brother finds out that the link is broken, he'll kill Agnes. I know you don't owe me anything, but please, don't let him kill her." Sophie tries to convince Elijah but he zooms out of the pool and pulls his phone out of his jacket on the table. "Elijah! She's our only access to the power we NEED to survive. Promise me that you'll stop him!" she continues to beg but Elijah ignores her.
Elijah dials a number into his phone and raises it to his ear " It's me, where are you? Don't hurt her. I'll be there shortly. " then he hangs up and turns to Sophie " I'll make you one last promise. I won't let my brother kill Agnes. " Sophie nods at him, and Elijah picks up his jacket and shoes and walks away.
Sophie sigh in defeat, while I laugh at her well try since my throat still is sore. " Little Sarah, Elijah promised he won't let nick kill them, not that he won't kill them himself. No Agnes equals no elders to finish the harvest equals your niece stays dead. Oh and I promised I would kill you, so watch out because I will choose the perfect moment." I tell her faintly but still smirking while she looks at me horrified. People walk on you when you show them mercy, I prefer when they are afraid of me. Now she won't try anything against me; she chose the wrong girl to mess with.
I was sitting on my bed trying to recover from the events of tonight. The pain I felt because of the needle of sorrows was quite awful and I still felt extremely hot even after the link was broken. After I had taken a cold shower I was a little better, but there was this thing I couldn't wash off. It was like a feeling, a horrible one. I think almost losing my babies really frightened me. The last time I felt like that was when I realized I was alone in a prison world without my anchor, Kai.
These babies were not even born, and I was already too attached to them and it scares me especially since they are a lot of people who want them dead.
I heard a knock on the door and felt Klaus's magic, so I opened the door with my magic to let him in. His eyes widened a little when he saw me with just a towel, and he approached me with a smile. He sat on the bed next to me. Klaus could still feel the babies heartbeats strong as always, but Elizabeth was another thing. She didn't look good, she had bags under her eyes and it looked like she had cried.
" How do you feel, love ? " he asked softly.
" I still feel a little hot, but I'm better" she touched her belly" I was so scared I would lose them tonight" she confessed.
" No one will harm them, or you ever again," he told her ferocity in voice while touching gently her cheek.
" The witches that did this, did you make them suffer?" she asked him looking at the wall with too much hatred.
" Elijah killed them, he surprised me he was quite fierce in protecting our family"
She nodded and told him " You let Sophie Devereaux to me, I promised her I would kill her once the link is broken and I have the perfect plan"
" Alright love, but if you need my help in an evil plan, I'd be happy to help. I'm as evil as it gets" he finished winking at her, his eyes traveled to her body that was not well hidden behind the towel. His eyes went to her bosom that had developed since her pregnancy, all he wanted was to ravish her right now but he had to control himself. If she noticed his stares she didn't say anything too distracted by tonight's events. She was in a fragile state right now and he did not want to take advantage of her.
So he left and went to Camille, to talk about his problems away like usual. He had compelled Camille about her discussion with Elizabeth but she hadn't told anything as if she was being compelled as well. Perhaps because she was, Elizabeth was a witch and a good one at it she would be able to do that. But he wondered what did she not want him to know.
Someone kept knocking on the door and Hayley went to answer it. When I went to see ask her who it was she told me it was Josh, one of Klaus's minions. Apparently marcel had some suspicions about Klaus. " God this Josh is getting on my nerves, and the fact that he has the same name as my dad doesn't play in his favor, I'll siphon him to teach him a lesson," I tell smirking at Hayley who rolls her eyes at me, which she does quite frequently.
The door knocked again and I opened again not caring about being in my nightwear, black shorts, and a tank top. However, It's not Josh at the door. I find a smiling man " Hi there, I'm Marcel. I don't think we've met!"
I smile fakely " Hello Marcus, I would say that it's a delight to meet you, but lying is bad and I don't enjoy having creeps lurking in front of my house."
He stops smiling, which is great since that's what I wanted, to wipe his stupid smile from his face " The names marcel, and I used to live here as a child." he told me offended that I would call him a creep.
"That's what I said marc, I don't care I you lived here before or if you're the freaking president, this is my house now and today is not the day to piss me off"
Infuriated by all this day and this dense conversation with Marcel I closed the door on his face smirking like I so often do.