One year later...

Azalea screamed as she hit the water, coming to the surface with a laugh, turning round and yelled. "Come on Nik! If I can do it, you can!"

There was a creak as the makeshift rope swing gained momentum, then the figure jumped of it and into the water too, coming up and chuckled.

"There-!"

Azalea swam over and chuckled, catching him, feeling a kiss on her lips for a moment, raising a hand to his ever growing hair and chuckled. "That was sweet."

"Woohoo!"

The pair broke away as a massive splash covered them, and Niklaus growled a little. "Kol. Finn."

The elder of the pair came up now, then swam over to his siblings, long dark blonde brown hair plastered to his head.

Niklaus sighed as Kol swam over, then went to his brothers. "Would you mind?"

"Interrupting something were we?" Kol next to smirked, then turned around and yelled. "Hurry up Elijah! Or are you locked at the lips with Laurel again-!"

The pair soon caught up, and Laurel giggled, shocking the two newer boys in the pool as she stripped out her dress and jumped in, turning around to Elijah and grinned.

"Come on Elly. Or are you too much off a coward?"

He sighed, then said. "I think I shall wa-" he never got it all out as he was pushed hard from behind by his sister, crashing into the pond, laughing.

Elijah came up, then shook his her, scoffing. "Rebekah."

Laurel swam over now and just chuckled, kissing his cheek, going. "Lighten up my love."

Azalea found it rather amusing- Laurel and Elijah had been together the whole year, going strength to strength.

Looked like he'd finally found someone to love... and she was happy for her friend and brother.

She was nineteen now, Niklaus too. Things had changed a little.

Their relationship was more than strong now.

Kol rolled his eyes at the pair as they started to kiss again- every Friday morning when Mikael went out to hunt, and Esther at the market, he'd hear the pair at it.

Lovely (!)

He was still trying to forget about walking in on Elijah and Laurel in the barn...

God. Was everyone at it these days-?

Finn now groaned, smoothing his hair back and said. "I am heading home. Cannot stand this."

Niklaus smirked against his lovers lips, then glanced to the left as Finn dragged his younger brother out, making Kol scowl, but let him.

Laurel watched the pair, then said to Elijah quietly. "Wow. All these years?"

Twenty four year old Elijah nodded, then leaned down and kissed her for a moment, hearing-

"Urgh. This has turned into the kissing pool."

Rebekah. What was new?

She left now, and Azalea chuckled, kissing her lover again, then went to Laurel and Elijah. "Myself and Nik are going camping tonight. You both want to come?"

Elijah looked thoughtful, then chuckled. "Ok." Laurel smiled. "I would love to. I have some fur throws I could bring too."

Azalea nodded. "That would be lovely!"

Laurel now sighed. "I best head back now and clear it with my parents. But it is Elijah. They shall say Yes."

"Or you'll sneak out?"

"I will." Laurel smiled, kissing her own lover for a moment, then swam back to the shore and got out, pulling her dress on and ran back off into the woods.

Azalea looked to Elijah, seeing such a smile on his face that she laughed. "You look like a lovestruck fool brother."

Elijah glanced around, then chuckled too, nodding. "I think I am Lea."

She smiled, then Niklaus rolled his eyes, going. "Well, I must be off. See you later." He kissed Azaleas cheek, then swam to the side, getting up and pulled his clothes on, leaving.

But now she saw Elijah looking... confused it seemed. She called. "What is wrong?"

"Do you think... I should ask her to marry me?"

Azalea was taken aback by his words, then just said as he swam over to her. "I think you should. She loves you, you love her... plus you are twenty four. A good time to be married as well. You could have a child by next year."

He never said a word at the last line, but then sighed heavily. "Do you think she would say Yes? She would want children with me-?"

"I know she would. Hell, she would practically rape you. Wait- you have both already slept together, haven't you?"

Elijah looked awkward, but nodded. "Yes. Once or twice. We do not base our relationship on... making love."

Azalea smiled a little. "You have both been together well over a year my dear. Go for it. Mikael will be happy."

"Just why I wanted to marry... to please Mikael (!)" He said bitterly, and Azalea sighed. "I did not mean it in that way. It is just... you can get away. Move away with her. Start a life. Start a family."

Elijah couldn't help but feel nervous- marriage, children, his own family and house?

And he had free will. He was free to marry who he wanted.

Like Laurel. Sweet, beautiful Laurel.

Maybe... maybe he would ask her to marry him.

But first he needed to ask her parents, his own too.

Azalea could tell he was thinking hard about all this, then went. "It shall be fine El. Her parents love you, Mikael will say Yes for sure."

"I suppose..." Elijah muttered, and Azalea sighed, hugging her brother, going again. "It shall be fine. Marry your girl. Make me an aunt. I love children."

"Then why don't you marry Niklaus?"

That made her fall silent, then Azalea muttered. "I just... do not know how we can. Mikael will kill Nik if we were to get married, throw us out if I got pregnant. You know he would, Elijah."

Elijah was silent, then nodded, leaning forwards and kissed her forehead, going softly. "I think you and Niklaus should run away."

"What-?"

"You both love each other. So much... that kind of love and devotion is so very rare. Nothing should break you both apart. It would be heartbreaking."

Azalea chuckled, then said, swimming back over to the bank, going.

"Come Elijah! Go do your hair for your girl tonight (!)"

Elijah smiled sarcastically, then swam over too, pulling his tunic back on, going. "My future wife (!)"

Azalea smirked and nodded.

"And the future mother of your children."

Elijah growled at that, then sighed-

Tonight camping with Laurel, Azalea and Niklaus was going to be interesting...

And Azalea was no doubt waiting for him to pop the question to her friend.

Bloody hell what a night it was going to be.

And the next little one;D so-! Will our Elly be getting hitched or ditched?;) next up very soon! Reviews very much loved x Nic