Lizzie is turned into a heretic against her will.
As the twins, 22nd birthday neared, the thought about death stayed on their mind. Lizzie knew that when the time came and they had to merge Josie will be the one that won. She just wasn't as strong as she was. The thought about dying terrified her but there wasn't any other option. Lizzie knew that if she turned into a vampire it would stop the merge and she would be able to keep her magic, but she didn't want that. She barely had a grip on her magic, and becoming a vampire would make her lose the little control she had.
Lizzie and Sebastian have been together for years. He knew about the merge and what would happen when her 22nd birthday would arrive. The thought of losing her terrified him, he would do anything to keep her alive. But he knew that at the end of the day it was her choice, whether she would turn or not. He wasn't going to force her to make a life-changing decision if it wasn't what she wanted. If Lizzie didn't want to turn into a heretic then he just wanted to spend their last months together. They traveled the world after she left the school, she wanted to see everything before she died. They had returned back to Mystic Falls when she had turned 21, it was her last year and she wanted to spend it with her family. They had gotten an apartment in town.
Lizzie was on her way to meet Josie and Hope at the grill, she hadn't seen them since she and Sebastian left. Once she arrived at the grill she saw that Hope and Josie were already there.
"Starting without me?" Lizzie said making herself known.
"You're here," Josie said getting up to hug her sister
"I've missed you, Jo," Lizzie said hugging her back
"Hey Lizzie, I'm glad you're back," Hope said hugging her friend
"I'm happy to be back," Lizzie said taking a seat
"How long have you been in town?" Josie asked curiously
"For a couple of months. As soon as I turned 21 we came back," Lizzie said
"Why didn't you call? We would've come back," Hope asked
"Well I knew you were in New Orleans and Josie was in France and I just needed some time to adjust back," Lizzie said
"So how you've been?" Josie asked
"Surprisingly good, these last couple of years have been the best," She responded smiling
"Does that have anything to do with Sebastian?" Hope asked raising a brow
"Maybe," She said blushing "I don't know, ever since we left Mystic Falls things changed. We didn't have a target on our backs constantly, I felt free," She finished saying.
"I get it, I feel the same way. Even though New Orleans is still pretty dangerous, especially for a Mikaelson, it still feels like a breath of fresh air," Hope said
"You know our birthday is coming soon, in less than 6 six months," Josie said changing the topic
"Way to bring down the mood, Josie," Lizzie said, she didn't want to think about their upcoming birthday.
"I'm sorry, but we have to talk about it. Have you given any more thoughts about the offer?" Josie said. She didn't want to lose her sister, and this way was the only way to keep her alive.
"You mean turning into a heretic, yea I've thought about it and I'm not doing it. I've accepted that I am going to die and I'm okay with it," Lizzie said giving her sister a small smile.
"Has Sebastian?" Josie asked
"He supports my decision, he may not like it but it's my choice," Lizzie responded
"Lizzie, please you can't die. Turn it's the only way you'll live," Josie begged
"I can't Josie, I don't want to be a vampire. I've seen how much Sebastian has struggled to control his bloodlust and I don't want to go through that. I can barely control my magic and adding vampire powers I can't," Lizzie said
"I don't want to lose you, you're my sister," Josie said tears pooling at the corner of her eyes.
"We've known this day was going to come, I made my peace with dying. It's time you made peace with it to," Lizzie knew how much Josie was feeling but at the end of the day it was her choice
"You may have given up, but I'm not," Josie said getting up from the table and leaving.
"She'll understand, she just needs more time," Hope said giving her an understanding look, Lizzie just smiled back.
After Josie the grill, she went to go talk to Sebastian if anyone could convince Lizzie to turn it would be him. She knocked on their apartment door and heard a voice coming from the other side.
"Who is it?" Sebastian called out
"It's me Josie," she responded. Sebastian opened the door and saw the brunette standing there.
"Josette, what can I do for you?" He asked moving to the side to allow Josie to enter.
"I need you to talk to Lizzie again, about turning into a vampire," Josie said
"I'm sorry but I can't. Elizabeth does not want that and I cannot for her to do it," Sebastian said even though it hurt to say it.
"Why? Don't you want her to live?" Josie said frustration coming from her voice.
"Of course I want her to live, but I cannot force her to do something she doesn't want. As much as it hurts me to know that in a couple of months she will be gone, she made her decision, a decision I cannot change," he understood where all her frustration was coming from because if it was up to him he would've already turned her a long time ago. But he knew Elizabeth didn't want that life.
"You've just given up, just like her," She said in disbelief
"It's not that I've given up, I am honoring her wishes," Sebastian said
"Yeah well I don't care about her wishes, I care about keeping her alive," Josie said raising her hand and snapped his neck.
"I'm sorry but I have to do whatever I can to ensures she survives," Josie said taking a syringe from her back and injecting it into Sebastian. She used it to draw some blood. After getting his blood Josie left the apartment and texted Lizzie to meet her at the Salvatore School. If Sebastian wasn't willing to do what was necessary to keep her alive she was.
Lizzie got a text from Josie saying to meet her at the school, which was odd but she went anyways. She got to the school and went to her father's office, entering she saw Josie waiting for her there.
"Hey, Jo, why did you want to meet here?" She asked her sister
"I wanted to apologize for earlier, it's just that I don't want to lose you. You're my sister and I can't sit back and wait for you to die when I know there was something I could do about it," Josie said
"I know, but like I said I made peace with it. When the time comes, I know I won't have any regrets. You won't lose me, I'll always be with you," Lizzie said hugging her sister
"I'm sorry," Josie whispered as she injected Sebastian's blood into her neck.
"What the hell was that?" Lizzie asked in confusion, putting her hand over her neck. Before she got an answer, Josie used her magic to snap her neck.
Sebastian woke up in pain. Josie had taken some of his blood, he knew what she was going to do. He quickly got up and called Lizzie but there was no answer. He called Hope after that.
"Hope, I need your help," He said leaving the apartment
"Sebastian? What do you need?" Hope asked she could hear the fear in his voice.
"Do you know where Elizabeth and Josette are?" He asked
"Uhh... I think they were going to the school. Why?" she responded confused
"I think Josette is planning on turning Elizabeth. She took my blood and snapped my neck," He said.
"I'll meet you there," Hope said hanging up the phone. He made his way to the Salvatore School, hoping he wasn't too late. He entered the school and made his way to Alaric's office. Once he got there he saw Lizzie on the floor unconscious.
"What have you done?" He asked kneeling down tot he ground
"I did what you wouldn't," Josie answered
"She didn't want this, you took her choice away," Sebastian said angrily. He placed Lizzie's head on his lap.
"I saved her," Josie responded, she knew that once her sister woke up she would probably hate her for what she did but at least she would be alive.
"You may have saved her, but she won't want to live this life. She's going to wish she had died," Sebastian said tears rolling down his cheek. He should've gotten there sooner, he should've saved her. Hope entered the office seeing Lizzie unconscious body on the floor and Sebastian next to her. They were too late.
It has been hours since Lizzie had died, Sebastian took her back to their apartment. It was only a matter of time before she would wake up. Sebastian blamed himself for what had happened if only he would've arrived sooner none of it would've happened. All of a sudden Lizzie shot up from the bed.
"What happened?" She asked confused
"Uh...your sister injected you with some of my blood and she killed you," Sebastian said
"No that can't be, that means that I'm-" Lizzie said but Sebastian cut her off
"You're in transition, yes," He said putting his head down.
"No I can't, I don't want this. I was ready to die, I don't want to be a vampire," Lizzie said as she began to cry
"I know Elizabeth, and I am so sorry that I couldn't have gotten there sooner to stop her, this is my fault," Sebastian blamed himself
"It's not your fault, you didn't kill me, Josie did. What happens now?" Lizzie said. Her choice was taken away from.
"Now you must decide whether you want to complete the transition or not. If you don't then you'll die, but if you do then all you have to do is feed," Sebastian said
"I never wanted this, I never wanted to turn," She said shaking her head, "But this wasn't how my story was supposed to end, I was supposed to die during the merge, not like this," She finished saying.
"So what are you going to do?" He asked wanting to know her choice
"I'll do it, as much as I hate it. This is my choice, I'll complete the transition," Lizzie said another tear escaping her eyes.
"Are you sure?" He asked wanting her to know if it was what she truly wanted
"Yes, just give me the blood," She said wanting to get it over with. Sebastian walked over to the fridge to grab a blood bag. He handed it to Lizzie. She was hesitant at first but then started drinking from it. She felt her fangs come out and then started taking bigger gulps until she finished the entire blood bag. After finishing it, she broke down crying. Her choice was taken away from, but she was going to have to live with being a vampire. She had Sebastian to help her overcome the challenges. Lizzie knew Sebastian blamed himself, but she didn't blame him. At least now they were going to have forever.
