An angel's voice 5
Alternate ending
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"You think you won? Think again." The hunter said before Elijah rushed to him.
The second Elijah left Rachel's side, she saw the hunter had a gun in his hand and before she could warn Elijah, a shot was fired and she was on the floor, in terrible pain. The shot had been silent, the hunter was apparently very well equipped. Luckily, he had missed her heart.
Elijah knocked the hunter out, knowing he couldn't kill him and let the witch finish him off while he rushed to Rachel's side. He had seen her fall the second he dealt with the hunter and hadn't been able to reach her in time to prevent her from hitting her head in the corner of his coffee table...The very coffee table she had helped him choose over two years ago. The sound of her neck snapping seemed to have echoes in the loft, as loud to him as a bomb exploding. She was bleeding from the stomach and the head.
"Rachel, no!" He yelled but it was too late, already her heart had stopped beating.
"We were too late?" One of the vampires on the floor asked in a weak voice.
"Bring her back!" Elijah asked the witch that had come with him.
"I'm sorry, I can't... It would be against nature and even if I was willing to upset the spirits, I'm not strong enough, I already did too much magic today... I'm sorry, truly..." He replied.
"She can't be gone... No way... there has to be a way..." Elijah said as he tried to put some of his blood in her mouth, knowing deep down that it would be no use since she couldn't swallow it.
The witch quickly left, deciding to let Elijah deal with his problems and the two vampires decided to help as much as they could until someone else came to take over. They took care of the hunter's body, compelled Rachel's friend to stay out of Rachel and Elijah's business for now and called her boss at the theater to say that she had had an accident and wouldn't be able to perform, that they would call with more news later, when a cover story had been decided.
Elijah had carried Rachel's dead body to his bedroom and sat by her side, as if waiting for a miracle to happen and not seeing the seconds changing into hours.
"Elijah... your brother is here... We'll leave you alone with your family now. Call us if you need anything." One of his vampire helpers said before he left the room.
"Elijah?" Klaus asked.
"What are you doing here?" Elijah asked him in dead voice.
"Rachel sent us all an email a few hours ago... Kol and Rebekah will be here in a couple hours. Finn and Sage are already here, cleaning up the living room." Klaus explained before he added "I'm sorry brother... I really am."
"It's my fault... I should have just stayed out of her life." Elijah said.
"You made her happy. She loved you more than anything. Do you want me to take care of the necessary arrangements for her funeral?" Klaus asked Elijah who nodded.
"Come here!" Sage exclaimed from the kitchen and Klaus and Elijah joined her.
"What is it?" Klaus asked her.
"Your lap top is open, there's a video that was recorded a few hours ago." Sage said, showing it to them.
"That's not it. Look, there's a drop of blood in the floor in front of the fridge and it might be small and dry but it smells like Klaus's..." Finn added.
A trace of hope on his face, Elijah pushed them away roughly, without apologizing and opened the fridge.
"Klaus's bottle of blood... It's usually under the vegetables, hidden, but now it's on the middle shelf... and some of it is missing...At least two mouthfuls." Elijah told them, a small smile on his lips.
"You think..." Klaus couldn't finish his sentence, not if it was going to give his big brother false hopes.
"Rachel is smart... If she managed to warn you, she probably guessed that she could die... She knew your blood was in here and I told her how you change someone into a vampire... She probably drank it as insurance that she'd be back..." Elijah exclaimed.
"Then we just have to wait, she'll be back. Right?" Finn asked.
"I hope so... It's a good thing I already have a sun ring ready for her..." Elijah replied and the tone of his voice obviously showed his hope rising.
"Listen, why don't you stay with her, we'll take care of everything here. We'll tell her friends and family that she had an accident. I have a hybrid near her fathers. He'll compel them to stay home even though she's in bad shape. Don't worry brother." Klaus took charge and got his phone out, calling his hybrid first and Rebekah and Kol second, warning them that Rachel was dead but that she might be coming back to life.
As he sat by his love's side, Elijah opened the video she left for him and smiled. She started it by saying "I love you" and that she was sorry, even though she had absolutely nothing to be sorry about. Then the music started and he listened to her angelic voice, knowing deep down that she had done it only for him, so that he could have her voice helping him get over her death.
He smiled at the few places she had changed the lyric, showing once more that she had done this only for him.
If I die young, bury me in satin
Lay me down on a bed of roses
Sink me in the river at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song,
Uh oh, Uh oh
Elijah smiled. He knew the song, he had heard it on the radio from time to time and he thought that it fit her perfectly. He actually could see her in a white satin dress, laid down on hundreds of roses (without the thorns) on a little wooden boat he would push in the river before setting it on fire like they did for Viking kings and warriors. She was definitely a warrior and worthy of such a display. As for the love song, she deserved them all, playing on a loop around her last resting place forever... He just wished she'd wake up already.
Lord make me a rainbow, I'll shine down on my Lover
He'll know I'm safe with you when he stands under my colors
Oh, and, life ain't always what you think it ought to be, no
Ain't even grey, but he buries his Lady
Rachel had changed MOTHER by LOVER and he understood why. Her mother was probably one of the last person Rachel would want to watch over after her death. He felt touched that she had placed him in this song. He could picture it too. Him, standing heartbroken under a rainbow, then looking up, and feeling her, knowing she's safe and happy, feeling like she was by hi side under those colors and thinking of her every time he saw a rainbow. Glancing briefly away from the video at her dead body, he sighted when he saw that her eyes were still closed.
The sharp knife of a short life
Oh well, I've had just enough time
Perfect description of what her permanent death would be. The thread of her life being cut by a sharp knife... She still had so much more to do... Even if her life's goal had already been reached by her role in Funny Girl, it didn't mean that she was allowed to die. She still had a lot more to do.
If I die young, bury me in satin
Lay me down on a bed of roses
Sink me in the river, at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song
In the loft, Rebekah and Kol had just arrived and their first question to Sage had been "Is she awake yet?". They were all praying that she woke up and he knew that if it was partly because he loved her and they wanted him to be happy, they also all loved her. To Rebekah she was a friend Klaus approved off, someone outside her family she could talk openly to. To Klaus, she was hope, redemption, peace. She had brought them all together and they would all miss her terribly if she didn't wake up. he knew that they were all listening to the song a swell.
The sharp knife of a short life
Oh well, I've had just enough time
"Her song's beautiful, as always." Kol whispered.
"I hope she wakes up soon, the wait is killing me..." Sage told them.
Sage had a peculiar relationship with Rachel. She had mentored the young girl as a thank you for her little role in Finnik's freedom and in the process, had grown to love her as a member of her own family. To Rachel, Sage was the mother figure she never had and always craved, the one her fathers had never understood she needed in order to grow up and mature properly.
And I'll be wearing white when I come into your kingdom
As green as the ring on my little cold finger
I've never known the loving of a man
But it sure felt nice when he was holding my hand
Elijah knew that Rachel was a virgin. She had been clear that she hadn't given it up for Jessie or Finn, wanting to be sure she'd give it to the man she'd love for the rest of her life and ever since they had gotten together, over 2 weeks ago, the time for this kind of activity just hadn't been right. He had wanted their first time to be perfect, with candles, the perfect background romantic music, rose petals, a full moon and a clear sky. He just hoped that he hadn't waited for too long.
There's a boy here in town, says he'll love me forever
Who would have thought forever could be severed by
The sharp knife of a short life
Oh well, I've had just enough time
Forever... Elijah never really let himself hope that he could have that with anyone but Rachel had changed it all. She had given him hope that forever was possible for him, that he'd be able to be happy with her by his side until the end of times... With all his heart, he prayed that he hadn't lost that possibility or he might have to use the White Oak stake to end his suffering.
So put on your best, boys and I'll wear my pearls
What I never did is done
A penny for my thoughts, oh no, I'll sell 'em for a dollar
They're worth so much more after I'm a goner
And maybe then you'll hear the words I've been singing
Funny, when you're dead how people start listening
"She'll wake up Elijah, you'll see. She's strong, a fighter. She loves you and life way too much not to come back." Rebekah told him with her hand on his shoulder.
"I hope you're right. Maybe she just wants to be at peace, with the other angels..." He whispered.
"She wants to be with you, that's the only dream she has left. Forever with you." Rebekah replied.
"How do you know?" he asked, turning slightly to face her.
"She told me so. We talk you know. She's like a real sister to me now. She'll wake up. For you. For me. For our family. Four the two of you. She'll wake up." Rebekah told him before she kissed his forehead and went back in the living room with the others.
If I die young, bury me in satin
Lay me down on a bed of roses
Sink me in the river at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song
"What did you do with the White oak stake?" Kol asked Klaus as they waited in the living room for Rachel to wake up.
"I burned it in the sink." Finn replied.
"Why?" Rebekah asked him.
"He was afraid of a suicide attempt..." Klaus whispered in a voice so low that Elijah wouldn't be able to hear it.
"You think he would have tried?" Kol asked.
"I do. I know I would." Finn replied and Sage nodded.
"What if she doesn't wake up and he's too miserable to go on?" Rebekah asked in a whisper just as low.
"Then we offer him the dagger until we find a way to help him... One way or another..." Klaus decided and they all nodded, understanding that Rachel was one of them and that if she didn't come back as a vampire, they'd try to find another way to brig her back.
The ballad of a dove
Go with peace and love
Gather up your tears, keep 'em in your pocket
Save them for a time when you're really gonna need them,
The sharp knife of a short life
Well, I've had just enough time
So put on your best boys
And I'll wear my pearls
Elijah smiled as the video ended and just as he was about to replay it, Rachel sat up in the bed with a big intake of breath.
"Oh my god thank you, you're alive!" He exclaimed as he hugged her and the rest of their family arrived.
"What... I... I died... The blood worked then? I'm in transition?" She asked as she looked around at their happy and relieved faces.
"Yes Rachel, you are." Sage nodded.
"Welcome in my bloodline Rachel. Just don't start calling me dad or I won't be your friends much longer." Klaus smiled at her gently, joking.
"You still have to complete the transition... We need to get you a human to drink from..." Elijah said.
"You can just compel Kurt or Santana, as long as you stop me before I hurt them too much..." She suggested.
"I'll go and get them. It'll be easy. Santana has the hots for me. She's always flirting with me." Rebekah assured them before she left the room.
"We'll leave the two of you alone while you adjust Rachel. We'll be in the living room if you need us." Sage said before she pushed everyone else outside.
Elijah explained to Rachel what had happened from his point of view and she told him what happened on her side. He congratulated her on this way of thinking and for drinking the blood, telling her own horrible he had felt when he thought he had lost her forever, before he saw that she had taken some of the blood. Then he presented her with the ring he had made so long ago just for her, telling her that it could be just a sun ring or that it could be a promise that he'd love her forever, that he'd never leave her side.
She accepted his promise happily, giving her his in exchange.
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Adapting to being a vampire hadn't been too hard for Rachel since she had the help of her Love and his family and soon, she was making plans with Elijah to leave New York and start a new life somewhere else. Now that she had forever, she'd be back on Broadway in a few decades, she knew it. For now, she just wanted her chance to have a happy, trouble-less relationship with Elijah.
They were happy and he was showing her all of the best places in the world. Both of them were really happy and they finally got their perfect first night together. Rachel gave him her virginity, along with her heart and her trust, knowing that she had his heart and his trust as well.
She was his angel, he was her prince charming. Her man. Her love.
So, this is the alternate ending, much happier than the previous one.
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Lorelei Candice Black