Summary:

It has been over a thousand years since Juliet Ambrosia had last seen her one true love; then again if it weren't for him, she wouldn't be the monster she was made to be. Nevertheless, once news reached her ears that vampires were at war – fighting to kill one of the Original Vampires so their sire line could rule, Juliet decided it was time to reveal her existence to protect her sire line; Klaus. Secrets come to light and a love reignites but will it last long?

Disclaimer:
I do not own any character from CW's The Original, nor the story line of vampires fighting for 'strongest sire line'. I do however own Juliet Ambrosia and any plot that involves her. Please have respect and do not, under any circumstance, take or plagiarize my work for I have worked hard to write this fanfiction.

The Axeman's Letter pt 1

"It was the most beautiful letter I had ever received," Aurora spoke, ending her story on how she and Niklaus had parted ways. Juliet, on the other hand, was barely listening to the story as she already knew how the two parted ways – and the secret Elijah held with Aurora. She believed Aurora underestimated her; then again, not many knew about Juliet's given powers which had managed to conjure upon her deathless death. "And I did love him with all of my heart." Aurora's eyes were on the older vampire, filled with adoration – but just for a second until it turned to something different. Something Juliet was very familiar with.

Hatred.

Aurora's eyes fell upon the root she was holding, sorrow filling her expression as she continued to speak. "But a lot like the letter, our love crumbled to dust." Letting out a sigh, the woman began writing a message down on Juliet's notepad. The pen scribbled away while Juliet's hands rested on the counter separating the two women. "Deliver this, will you? With my special instruction." Aurora's light eyes glared back at the woman, a sense of amusement sparked. Juliet took the paper Aurora had ripped out and narrowed her eyes at the girl.

"Do you really think it's a clever idea to taunt Niklaus? He's changed you know?" Juliet rested the paper on the counter, her eyes scanning what Aurora had written down. "He's no longer the compassionate and kind vampire you once knew a thousand years ago. Time has surely done a number on him." Aurora did not care; she wanted to taunt the vicious vampire, claiming it was the only way to get him to their chosen destination of imprisonment. In all honesty, Juliet did not like conspiring with Klaus's ex-lover; she'd prefer him all on her own - which was exactly why she had a contingency plan in motion. It was a plan that would later extract Klaus from the location where Aurora wanted to keep him.

The woman made a move to leave – to deliver the letter from Aurora then to venture off to find the ingredients she needed for a spell she had been working on. However, Aurora stopped her, asking why on Earth Juliet was helping her. "You must understand," Juliet began, her eyes forward and distant. "This isn't for you." And with that, the woman began making her way toward the door.

When she stepped outside, the New Orleans air hit her instantly – creating beads of sweat on her forehead. If there was one thing she hated about the city, it was the humidity; she liked her cabin up in the woods located by the border of Canada in Maine. She had always hated the heat and preferred the brisk air with snow falling onto a cold ground over the sun beating down on her skin on any occasion.

From where she was located, Juliet could look up to the Mikaelson Compound balcony looking over the town square. None of the Mikaelsons were standing outside but on the opposite side of the street stood a dark-haired woman staring longingly at the building; Hayley Marshall-Jenner. Juliet had heard about a new woman in the family's life, particularly Elijah. If there was one thing the noble brother evaded, it was love. As he had loved and lost many times, Elijah tended to avoid any kind of emotional capacity for those beyond his family; but Hayley was different. The newly turned Hybrid was family in a sense that she bore the child of Klaus Mikaelson; a niece for Elijah, Rebekah and Freya.

Hearing the news about a supernatural fetus conceived from a werewolf and Hybrid, Juliet was curious and ensured her people were in New Orleans upon the first wind of the rumor. Within the first day of her crew in the city, it was confirmed by the New Orleans witches and Juliet immediately became intrigued knowing an infant would only bring more horror to the lives of the Mikaelsons.

With a raised brow toward the mother who seemed to have been lost in thought, Juliet began making her way over to the Compound as she listened intently inside the building.

It was empty, which made her quest all the easier. "They should really be more careful," Juliet spoke, mostly to herself however her thought process was interrupted by a group of screaming partiers as they made their way toward their destination. A female group member spotted Juliet and screamed her way, excited for her trip to the city. The vampire took this opportunity to send a wink toward the girl, beckoning for the partying girl to follow. Into the darkness of the Mikaelson Compound, Juliet ventured inside.

It had been many years since the woman walked inside the home of the Mikaelson in New Orleans; even before Marcel Gerard took it over, Juliet refused to invade the privacy of others. But as danger lurked for her own life, Juliet's views changed completely; she needed to save herself. As the human girl followed Juliet inside the manor, the vampire looked around. There was an elegant feel to the home – something Juliet guessed Elijah wanted to exuberate due to his own way of carrying himself. The woman guessed the different rooms had their own styles about them as each sibling had different tastes in interior fashion.

A part of her began to feel angry; angry that this was the way Elijah lived. While she laid low in a cabin, Elijah was living extravagantly. This only caused Juliet's plans for the girl to become a little more gruesome as the vampire turned to face the tourist. "You're going to lay down right on top of the bed of lavender." Once the woman spoke her words, she held out her hand where suddenly a bed of lavender sprouted from the concrete ground.

"And you're going to slit your wrists, allowing the blood to pool around you as a present for those who live here." With a blink, the girl moved to lie down on the lavender, using the knife Juliet provided to cut the skin on her arms – her blood immediately pouring from the wounds. Her torso fell on the lavender with her eyes closed, her breathing slowly becoming distant, then nonexistent. The smell of her blood lingered in the air while Juliet dropped the letter Aurora provided – the vampire longing for the taste of blood.

"That ought to get their attention." A smirk began to pull at the corner of her lips as she walked out of the Mikaelson Compound, meeting Aurora just a few blocks away from the building. "What are you doing here? You're supposed to be waiting for your beloved Mikaelson to show up. Getting cold feet?" With Aurora's memories intact after Juliet compelled Aurora to remember their future meetings, Aurora mocked her before rolling her eyes.

"I was just making sure Niklaus took my bait."

"Which is what exactly?" Aurora nodded behind Juliet, her eyes on Klaus and Elijah standing not too far from a perfume boutique. "A scent that Niklaus knows very well. He'll know where to meet me just by smelling it." And as she spoke, Juliet turned to find Niklaus and Elijah speaking openly on the street. It was the first time Juliet had really seen Elijah in over a century; and so close in proximity.

"You still love him, don't you?" Juliet's eyes didn't leave her former lover, watching as he continued speaking even while Klaus walked off toward the perfume shop, walking straight into Aurora's trap. It was a loaded question. But how was Juliet going to explain she was just as much in love with the Original vampire as she wanted to slice this throat? How was she going to explain that as much as she wanted to drive a White Oak stake through Elijah's heart, Juliet wanted nothing more than to keep him safe from harm and pain; pain that he had been suffering from for centuries?

"That's your cue," Juliet spoke, glancing toward Aurora. The red-headed woman evilly smirked as she swiftly ran off, causing Juliet's hair to brush back. Turning back to look at Elijah, she noticed his eyes on her. He stared in bewilderment, trying to process the image his eyes were viewing. But in a mere second, Juliet rushed off as well, following Aurora to their mutual destination.

It didn't take long for Klaus to find Aurora's clue in meeting her at the du Beaucage perfume shop, and it didn't take long for Juliet to ensure the young vampire was ready. Once Klaus walked through the doors of the building, there was no escaping until Juliet allowed him to; a trick she had learned from one of the many spell books she had collected.

Klaus stood outside the shop, his face pensive and dangerous. His reflection bounced back which allowed Juliet to watch him from afar without his knowledge of her existence. But all of that was about to change. Her thousand years of hiding and running was about to become a thing of the past. Finally, Klaus walked through the doors of the perfume shop, giving Juliet the time to reach the shop and quietly enter behind him.

As the door closed behind her and Klaus entered deeper into the shop, Aurora came out of hiding, her long red hair resting on her shoulders; the fire brewing within her eyes. Klaus, however, stopped in his tracks upon seeing the red-headed woman – almost in disbelief.

"I knew you'd find me," Aurora spoke, a smirk tugging on her lips.

"And before we get into anymore with her," Juliet spoke quickly, appearing in front of Aurora. "Sleep." The younger vampire dropped to the floor, her eyes closed shut with a single touch of Juliet's finger. Juliet turned to face Klaus, who looked to be in even more disbelief. "Well? Are you going to stand there or are you going to give your old friend a hug?"

"How are you -?" Klaus began, his breath seemingly to be taken away.

"So we're going to do this first, are we? That's quite alright, well. To make a long story short, you turned me."

"No, I didn't, I watched you die in my arms after being mangled by werewolves," Klaus corrected, his voice slightly raised. Putting her hands up, Juliet shook her head.

"There's no need to get loud Klaus, I'm more than happy to give you the explanation as to how I am here." Right away the woman began explaining why she was standing before him and not rotted away down to the bone underground. She explained how it was because of his blood that turned her into a vampire; completely leaving the part out about her hybrid nature. "You hadn't known then what your blood could do so you didn't know if you waited a few hours, my eyes would open back to the world, wounds healed." Juliet took a few steps closer to the man, reaching her arm out to touch his face. "You saved me Klaus, and because of that I owe you my life and your protection."

The woman began walking toward the door, her hands in her pockets. "Wait!" Klaus called out, his voice cracking. Juliet turned to look at him and was immediately taken back when she felt Klaus's arms wrapping around her. The woman offered an embrace back, knowing full well it was because of him that she still was alive able to enjoy the wonders of the world whenever she pleased. "I've dreamt about you so many times," he whispered into her ear, his faced nuzzled in her brown hair. He pulled away, his face showing a hint of vulnerability as he smiled at her. "Elijah is going to be very happy to see you but –"

"Elijah will not know of my existence just yet," Juliet corrected him, holding a finger in the air. "I appreciate all the unexpected tenderness you are giving me Klaus; you're known as a ravenous monster throughout the vampire colonies. However, you mustn't show me mercy just yet." The man tilted his head, confused of the words Juliet was giving to him. She slowly backed toward the door, hearing Aurora begin to wake. "Your blood turned me, meaning it is my duty to ensure in this little war that is proving to be a complicated one, I must protect my sire." Once Juliet was just a few inches outside the door, the woman smiled. "I'm so sorry to do this to you on our first meeting in a millennium, but I promise once the threat is destroyed, I will take you out and hopefully no hard feelings."

"You think you can keep me here?" Klaus spoke, his voice once again raised as he closed in on the woman. But Klaus was stopped at the doorway; an invisible shield keeping him trapped within the confines of the building. "What the hell is this?"

"This," Juliet began with a proud smile. "Is something I picked up on the way. You're trapped Klaus; there's no way out unless I want you to come out. And at this moment, I don't. Now go attend to your beloved, she's missed you very much." Klaus began yelling; something about ripping the woman apart once he is freed. But Juliet continued walking off; she had other business to handle in New Orleans.

Author's Note:

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