Chapter 3
Love Rivals, and Humanity Breakdowns
In The Past
Elena looked at the women in awe. The white female looked be older Rebecca, and the dark-skinned an older Bonnie. She stared at a human Finn in shock.
"You wouldn't believe me if I told you." She whispered her dark locks of hair covering her eyes as she sobbed.
Esther took the girl and rocked her gently on the bed. Ayanna turned to Finn and nodded to him for him cover the windows. Ayanna looked at young girl gently said "Try us child we won't tell by our magic we won't tell."
Elena looked at the woman who looked so much like her best friend, "I'm from 1000 years from now. I can't tell you a lot but you're both going do something makes the children stronger but also violent and immortal. I got stuck in one my friend's and her coven's spells. I can't and I won't change the future! Just now it's best for mankind…"
Finn looked at the young girl in shock and said "What do you mean?"
"Ayanna and Esther will create a new species. First they'll think bad about it because you guys will drink blood but Nature adjusts and adapts and created a balance for the new species she turns you and your siblings into. My time there's over 6 billion people in world, without a new species to help curb the population we'd overflow. You live in secret, but you earned your place. People will oppose you; it's natural for there is a rebellion against what people don't understand. I know few who despises what you will be but no one gets I understand that Nature adapt, even thou abomination she adapts and makes it were you'll help the balance in your own way"
Esther looked puzzled looked at Ayanna. They discussed the wrongs of such abominations when the Martian witches were attacked, but thinking way this young one mention it there might be a way. Ayanna shook her head seeing her friend looking at her. She knew what Esther was thinking, Michael was bringing up ways protect their children, but Ayanna knew if this child spoke truth then future must be played.
"The spell did you remember it? If not we must let it play out" Ayanna asked
Elena cling to Esther and sobbed "No I don't please promise me promise me you won't change it MY EXHISTANCE depends on what's come."
Finn stepped up gripped the shoulder of young girl "I swear, but I need to help father" he turned and hurried out Esther hugged the child as Ayanna got in bed and hugged her also, "As do we." Esther said
Ayanna went on, "First we are going make living arrangements, we'll say your Tatia's cousin whose parents left in my care. We'll have wait out the spell I am sorry my child"
Elena nodded as started think of Elijah. Human Elijah as she slowly drifted to sleep
In The Future
Everyone sat around the living room, in shock what Finn just told them about the few memories that returned. Klaus gently grabbed Caroline's hand and gave it squeeze. He remembered helping Elijah and Kol carrying a young maiden so long ago into their hut and he was in shock that it was the young doppelgänger. He looked at Elijah who was shaking and Kol who looked ready to collapse again. He noticed Bonnie was next to his youngest brother rubbing his back, as young Jermany was by his sister whispering to keep her calm. It was the young fledgling, Stefan, who lost it. He watched as Stefan threw his whiskey glass against the wall.
"YOU CAN NOT BELIEVE THIS BULLSHIT DAMON! Elena's not going fall for their crap even if they are human! She won't turn into an ORIGINAL WHORE LOVER. She'll return human!" Stefan screamed at his older brother. Damon, who loved Elena enough to be by her side even as a friend, growled and started get up when suddenly he heard a gasp from Rebecca and Finn startled scream,
"NO ELIJAH DONOT!"
Damon blinked and looked to see Elijah had his baby brother by the neck against the wall and the rest of the originals trying get their brother put Stefan down whispering over and over the sentenced that half way confirmed his thoughts of what might happen in the pass
"Elena wouldn't like this. Remember Elena what would she want."
Apparently little more of the past had returned...
~In The Past
Elijah Michelson stood in front of Ayanna's door nervous. He only knew Elena couple days and he knew in his heart he wanted court her. After talking to his brothers, and privately telling Nic, that he was giving up the pursuit of Tatia. With his brothers' encouragement and well wishes, he got courage to do the first step of a courtship. He was asking Ayanna to court her ward. The door slowly opened to reveal Elena, her hands covered in bread mill, her chocolate eyes twinkling and her hair flowing widely.
"Elijah? Is something the matter?" Her angelic voice said.
Elijah could only stare at her beauty before flushing in embarrassment and stuttering, "Cou..ld I see Ayanna then maybe we can talk?"
Elena smiled, "Sure I need make bread for evening meal which is almost done ah."
She blushes and Elijah just couldn't stop thinking how beautiful that blush was. She suddenly looked up, knowing this was wrong, but Ayanna and Esther both told her to live like the spell never ended because it could end in few hours or few years or maybe never and she shouldn't put her life on hold. Deciding she took the first step into a life which quiet possible be her new future.
"Would you care join Ayanna and myself for the evening meal after your talk with my guardian, Elijah?" she quietly asked, and secretly hoped he'd say yes.
Elijah looked at the raving beauty startled. He smiled replied
"I would love to Miss Elena"
Elena looked at him with such happiness in her eyes and turned get Ayanna. Elijah was ecstatic, and hoped Ayanna would give her blessing. His father had been pushing him as the oldest to wed, and since he was the oldest he could chose his pending bride. He was deep in thoughts when the Mystic Ayanna came to the door, he didn't noticed tell she spoke.
"Can I help you Elijah?" Ayanna asked, already knowing why he was here. A little secret of hers only Esther knew about, she could see the bonds of soul mates. She had immediately saw Elena's and Elijah's bond at the harvest festival last night. It shown so brightly. Tatia was also so angry when one of her suitors told her he was no longer in the pot for her affections. Ayanna knew soon Elena and Tatia will come to head over this all, and it would ultimately seal Tatia's fate for Elena's future as well as her child's from her last union.
Elijah jumped and stood to aside, "Could we come outside for minute? I need talk to you as the guardian of Miss Elena."
Ayanna smiled as he used the formal words a boy use to ask for permission to court a daughter or ward. She stepped outside and closed door. Elijah and her walked to the village center. Ayanna looked at him and quietly asked
"What do you need ask about my young ward Elijah?"
Elijah fumbled a little his hands started to shake. He took a deep breath looked up at the woman who helped raise him.
"I wish to ask permission court Miss Elena, the ward of Ayanna the Mystic witch. Ever since I met her she's been nothing else on my mind. She's in my dreams and never far from my thoughts. I fear she holds my heart in her hands without her even knowing it. I know I've not known her long but I feel I could do anything with her by my side."
He held a breath when his speech was done, he had asked Kol and Nic both so good with words to help him word it and they had helped him practice well into the night. Ayanna studied him and looked over his shoulder see Tatia, with her eyes narrowed in anger. Ayanna knew then Elijah never said the courtship speech to her or her Father, and knew this will end hard. She couldn't help but smile at Elijah and pat his arm. She as a guardian of Elena knew this was best for her. Elena had told her of the growing pull toward Elijah.
Deciding to put the young man out of his misery, she decided completely the Permission Ritual with Elijah so he could go ask her.
"Yes Elijah Michelson you may court my ward, I ask in return you help provide food for me and her during the harsh winter during your courtship, and you protect her on full moons making sure she reaches shelter before sun fall. Go and ask your intended now and may the spirits bless his courtship"
Elijah looked at the mystic witch and a smiled so big it reached his eyes and he turned to run back to Ayanna's hut. Ayanna watched then turned see Tatia growl and marched to her hut. Ayanna signed, this is defiantly the start of Elena's future.
Elijah ran toward the hut so excited, he could enter a courtship with a girl who stole his heart. He stopped short when he saw his baby sister on ground covered in mud, and his hopeful intended over her throwing what looked like balls of bread dough at girls, along with Tatia, who had made it habit torture Rebecca because his mother, and Finn were practicing mystics and its said Kol could speak to nature. He stood and listened behind a tree see what was going on.
"It is not her fault! It's not her fault her brothers, and mother were granted gifts by the spirits! She's helpless girl who is so scared cause of you all." Elena yelled.
Tatia, having heard Elijah's Permission Ritual so filled with jealousy that she's no longer has every males attention, yelled "She's evil like her brothers Nic and Elijah are only good ones, she should be burned!No one wants be friends with her!"
Elena turned to her future ancestor, having heard she already had the little girl who would go on begot her bloodline and she narrowed her eyes and walked over to the woman so filled with jealousy. With hands balled into fists she punched Tatia in the nose. Elijah smiled and went to his sister, who was shocked that someone was standing up for her, whispering his intent about Elena.
Elena Not noticing Elijah said one thing sent chills down his bones. It sounded prophecy,
"Tatia your jealousy, short sidedness, inability to choose, and inability brace stuff you don't get, is going get you into trouble you won't return from. As for Rebecca having no friends, your wrong for this day forth she has least one friend, me. As for her brothers and Esther special abilities the spirits gave them? It makes the special and blessed! Have you forgotten who my guardian is? You walk a fine path of what is right and what is wrong, and if you're not careful you will lose more than people who care about you!"
Tatia looked at her "cousin" snarled and ran across the garden to the hut she shared with her child and mother.
Elena took in deep breaths when she heard claps, it started with one then several she turned around to see Elijah and all five his siblings who was in awed someone had protected their sister. Nic was disgusted at Tatia. She knew Rebecca was one thing he always valued. He ran to Elijah and helped his sister up who limped. It looked like his baby sister twisted her ankle, he turned to Kol and nodded, causing Kol run to help. Finn and Hendrick went get their mother. Elijah muttered in Nic's ear.
"Can you handle this? I have something ask Elena..."
Nic snorted and smiled, "ya big brother I can. She's worthy of you and I look forward to her being my sister in law. She's earned my respect this day" He and Kol gently helped their sister but their sister turned to Elijah and whispered "Tell her thank you…and I'd want to be her friend too"..
Elijah turned to Elena who was watching the siblings, he took a deep breath walked over to her and got on his knees. Elena looked curiously at him thinking how she finally let Damon and Stefan go because she's falling for Elijah and falling fast. Elijah looked up at her, this had be done out here where the elders could see, where their wrist would be bound with a rope made of a branch of a flowering crab tree by the nearest elder. He saw out of corner of their eyes the nearest elder is his father, who came out see the fathers of the girls who harmed Rebecca, cursing his luck but seeing his father had the rope at his wrist as did all Elders for when they saw proclaimed young love. He gently took Elena's hand which causes his father stop in shock.
"Miss Elena you have capitated me in way not even Tatia did, you're in my dreams and heart. I find myself looking to future and always it's you by my side I see...please let me woo you, love you. Let me provide for you and hopefully one day you'll see I'll be a good husband for you and you'll agree be my wife. I come with stable home, and annoying siblings and parents who will help us with our emotional stability if needed."
Elijah held his breath as he saw his father grasp the rope which meant eternal love off his waist and approached them. Elijah was so nervous and started to shake at as quiet as Elena was being...
Elena stood shocked and quiet thinking...Ayanna and Esther told her the spell had run its course but she could live a short lifetime before its end. Well a man who she held in respect in future was asking court, and possibly marry her. What if the spell never ended? She didn't want to live alone. Elijah was very attractive and if she was honest with herself, she had feeling for future Elijah even if he was a vampire. Her hand started to shake and she looked up and saw Elijah was shaking. She made her choice. She was going build a life with Elijah here, and on that day Esther turns them she hopes Esther will turn her too.
She gently squeezes his hand realizing her answer could go all way to future if the Originals were remembering this all and gave her answer, sealing her fate, and her future and praying Damon and Stefan would forgive her one day. She answered him in way Ayanna taught her
"Elijah You rescued me from the meadow when I was hurt. I felt connected to you since then. You managed creep into my heart and dreams. When my family died and I was sent to Ayanna I thought I'd be alone. You made me realize I'm not alone as long as I have love. Yes I'll court you and become your intended. I promise to love honor and obey you. And when the day you say we are stable to marry. I'll marry you when we are stable. Your family shall be mine, your sister mine your brothers mine your parents mine, I always wanted huge family and you have given it to me. All I ask are you never lose your beliefs morals or your humanity because that's what draws me to you..."
Out corner of her eye she saw Tatia glaring out of her hut. Her one side stood Ayanna the other Michel, Michel took a rope and wrapped around Elijah and her joined hands. Elijah looked at her with love and happiness and whispered to her "I so swear never lose what you hold dear in me" Ayanna whispered a spell and the rope glowed and when the glow died Elijah and she had golden bracelets. Around their wrists
Michel hugged her and proclaimed "The flowering crab tree is meaning of Eternal love. This young couple proclaimed their love in mid-town as is the custom and the spirits blessed it! I welcome a new daughter!"
Ayanna nodded and smiled while Elijah jumped up and embraced his Intended Bride vowing show her he'll always be what he is today he picked her up and twirled her around as his family came out to welcome the newest part of their family and future Michelson.
IN THE FUTURE
"All I ask are you never lose your beliefs morals or your humanity because that's what draws me to you" Elijah heard Elena's voice whisper in his head as new memories came forward. He looked up and saw his siblings looking at him in shock. Finn only smiled and pointed to his wrist, when Elijah looked down he saw a golden bracelet at his wrist..with smell of flowering crab tree…he wondered what it fell like to fell these emotions of what the past was..then he remembered his vow…he faintly head Jermany ask what the bracelet that appeared in thin air was about and it was Klaus who answered
"It's a brotrothal bracelet magiced gold out of rope made of flowering crab tree…Elijah's basicly engage in the past..which means.."
Stefan pissed and slammed Elijah against the wall. His hand over Elijah's heart determined end the orgininal. Rebecca came over next to Stefan and spoke
"I once knew a girl who told this very jealous selfish girl that her jealousy and inability to embrace stuff she didn't get would get her into trouble she won't return. That girl further went on say the other girl walked fine line between what's right and wrong and if she wasn't careful she'd lose then people the jealous girl cared about now I'm passing it on to you Stefan I suggest you take this girl's advice yourself"
Stefan turned to Rebecca and snarled, "Who said that?"
Kol who kept quiet whispered one name…. "Elena…1000 years ago when she rescued Rebecca from the village bullies…"
Stefan let go of Elijah and snarled and whisked out of the house unable take it anymore. At the sound of Elena's name Elijah in his mind went to that switch in back his mind and flipped it..and 1000 years of emotions came back catching him up with beliefs and morals he kept all along…and his world went dark….
DO NOT KILL ME! :D hope its good!