Chapter Forty-Five
Disclaimer: I do not own the Vampire Diaries or the Originals, but I do own my OCs.
Summary: Blair has been on the run for 400 years, trying to escape her past. She never stays in once place long enough, but she finds herself drawn to New Orleans and it is there that she meets the Originals. She soon finds herself drawn into their drama and ends up connecting with the Noble Original, Elijah Mikaelson. Slowburn.
ORIGINALS
Using her superior strength, Rebekah basically carried Raphael back to their shared room, she needed some time with him to make sure he was okay. Logically, she knew that he was okay as he had drunk plenty of her blood, but a part to her was worried. Rebekah knew how deadly iron was to the Fae, and she just wanted to thoroughly make sure he was okay.
"Rebekah, dear, I am fine, honestly," Raphael laughed as she helped him onto their bed.
"Are you sure? Do you need more of my blood?" Rebekah questioned as she held out her wrist. She would give him as much as he needed, just as long as he was okay and he wouldn't leave her.
Raphael shook his head and pulled her down onto the bed with him. With her laid beside him, he pulled her to him and hugged her closely. He was okay physically, but he just needed a moment to hold her to calm down for a moment. When he had been stabbed in the back, just mere inches from his heart. He had felt the iron invade his bloodstream and it burned so badly he fell into a state of unconsciousness. If he had not been healed as quickly as he was, he would have died as his body was not used to iron, unlike Blair. Raphael made a mental note to himself to speak with Blair so he can build up his resistance to the metal.
Rebekah melted in his embrace and snuggled close to him, needing to be close to him in that moment. There were a few seconds where she thought she had lost him and it would have broken her. She couldn't get the image out of head, of him on the ground, unmoving and hardly breathing. She had spent a thousand years trying to find someone that could put up with her family and their notorious temper, and just as she found him, she'd hate for him to be ripped away from her.
"I'm okay," Raphael reassured his partner, but also himself.
"You're okay," Rebekah repeated lowly.
Both the Vampire and the Fae stayed there for a moment. Luckily, they could not hear the torture that was happening downstairs, they could also not hear Kol's laughter as he made Jackson pay. This was thanks to Davina who had learned how to soundproof rooms through Blair. Both of them knew Kol was torturing Jackson, but neither had the willpower to move from one another to help. Raphael wanted to get revenge on the Wolf for being stabbed in the back, but his main priority was the woman before him.
"How did it go with Dahlia?" Raphael asked with his eyes closed.
"We didn't kill her," Rebekah said with a frown.
Raphael opened his eyes and looked down, "What happened?" The plan was to have her dealt with that night, had something happened? Where the ingredients wrong? "Did she hurt you?"
Rebekah shook her head, "No, she didn't hurt me," Being thrown against a wall a few times wouldn't hurt her, she was made of sturdier stuff. However, she was now worried as she was pregnant and hadn't realised it.
Sensing the worry, Raphael held her closer, "What's wrong?"
For a moment, Rebekah didn't know what to do. She had never been in this situation before, and she was worried about how he would react. Would Raphael be happy that she was pregnant? Would he even believe her?
When Raphael didn't hear anything from Rebekah, he sat up and brought Rebekah up with him, "What's going on? Is everything okay?"
"Dahlia said something that… made me feel a plethora of things," Rebekah said slowly, she didn't know how to tell him. She was tempted to blurt it out, but another part of her didn't think it was romantic enough and wanted to find another way of telling him, she was just unsure of what.
Running his hands through her hair, Raphael hummed softly, "Take no notice of what that woman says, it's probably lies,"
"But it wasn't a lie, Blair confirmed it," Rebekah answered back without thinking.
Confused, Raphael looked down at her, "Huh?"
Inhaling deeply, Rebekah couldn't hide it anymore. She needed to tell him, "I'm pregnant,"
Raphael's eyes widened as his hand stopped moving. It was like he was frozen in place, unable to move. Raphael stared down at Rebekah, his brain shut off. He blinked slowly and tilted his head to the side but other than that, he did not move. He just stared at her in disbelief, he opened his mouth to say something, but nothing came out.
"Please, say something," Rebekah begged nervously, feeling the sting of tears.
Within the blink of an eye, Raphael scooped her up in his arms princess style and jumped up so he was standing. He twirled around and Rebekah let out a squeal at the sudden action. "That's amazing!" Raphael laughed as he stopped jumping around in excitement and he stared down at Rebekah with such affection that it made her blush. "You're amazing,"
"Aren't you going to question it?" Rebekah asked, shocked that he hadn't denied it at all. As a Vampire, she shouldn't be able to get pregnant. Raphael had instantly believed her, hadn't wanted more answers first, he had just reacted as though she had told him the best news ever.
Raphael shook his head, "I won't lie, for a moment I did wonder. I thought you may be pulling my leg, but I know you wouldn't do that. It would also explain some behaviour lately," He had been ready to refute her, ready to scold her for such a harsh prank, but he had seen the look in her eyes. Rebekah had been telling him the truth and had been scared of his reaction. If she had been lying, she would not have looked at him in such a way. Rebekah was also aware that he'd always wanted to have children and wouldn't have played such a cruel prank on him.
His words made Rebekah relax in his arms, and then she suddenly felt the urge to cry. What she had down to deserve such a great man?
"Do you know how far along you are?" Raphael asked, excited for more news.
"I'm about six weeks, that's what Blair said," Rebekah answered as she nuzzled her face into his neck. The steady beat of his heart soothed her, as she knew he was alive and well.
"Our baby will be a Hybrid, won't it?" Raphael questioned, curious to know what their child would be. There had never been a Vampire and Fae Hybrid and he wondered how it would work. He wondered what characteristics would be most prominent, would they need as much blood as a normal Vampire?
"Looks like Nik isn't so special after all," Rebekah grinned at the thought.
Raphael snorted, "Don't tell him that, he may get jealous." It was no secret that Klaus liked to laud over them about him being a Hybrid and more invincible. However, he would not be the only Hybrid in the home.
"And Hope will have someone to play with," Rebekah said thoughtfully.
Suddenly, Raphael frowned and he looked down at his partner, who he still held in his arms, "But that means…"
"That Dahlia is after the baby," Rebekah finished for him, knowing where his thoughts were heading.
Raphael's expression darkened, "She won't touch you or the baby. I'd kill her," He only just found out that his partner was pregnant, he was not letting anything happen to her, or this baby. He'd rather die first. It was in that moment that he understood the rage that Klaus had exhibited over his daughter potentially being taken away by Dahlia.
Rebekah patted his shoulder, indicating that she wanted to be on the ground. Reluctantly, Raphael put her down, but kept her close to him. He looked at her and silently asked for permission to touch her stomach, and she nodded her head. Gently, Raphael placed his hand on her stomach, he knew that he would not feel the baby kicking as it was way too soon.
"How long do Fae pregnancies last for?" Rebekah asked, looking for guidance. She knew how long humans were pregnant for, but she didn't know anything about the Fae, other than what she had been told. She was aware that the Fae had a notoriously low birth rates, another reason why they were shocked.
Raphael thought back, it had been a long time since he had been around a pregnant Fae. Whenever one of their kind became pregnant, the couple went into hiding, to make sure no stress affected the baby. The mothers were always treated carefully, scared that anything would hurt the baby. "It usually lasts about seven to eight months, so it can be quite similar to a human pregnancy,"
"And then we're going to be parents," Rebekah whispered, still in shock with the news. It seemed surreal in a few months' time, she would give birth and be a mother.
"And you'll be amazing," Raphael kissed the top of her head, confident in her.
"No, we'll be amazing," Rebekah corrected as she kissed his jaw.
Suddenly, Rebekah found herself scooped up in his arms again and placed on the bed. Raphael kissed her in such a frenzy that it took her aback, but she soon returned the fervour in kind with her own.
ORIGINALS
Using her magic and Elijah's Vampire speed, it did not take them long to find Hayley and Hope. She was near the Bayou, but Hayley was headed towards a car, holding Hope in a car carrier seat, ready to take her daughter out of New Orleans. The moment Elijah saw the Wolf, his anger spiked. He could not believe that he used to have feelings for this woman, but mostly, he was disappointed in Hayley. Stealing away Hope was an offence that no one in his family would be able to forgive, and they certainly would never forget. This was an offence that Klaus would never forgive and neither could he.
Elijah and Blair watched as Hayley placed down the baby carrier while she loaded up the car. It was obvious that she planned to leave without Jackson and had not spared him another thought with fleeing with her daughter. Once Hope was out of Hayley's arms, Elijah sprang into action. He grabbed her by the neck and held her up in the air and watched as she struggled to breath.
Gasping violently, Hayley kicked out, but her attacks were useless and Elijah's rage overpowered every other feeling.
Blair walked forward and picked up Hope's car seat carrier instead, moving it away from Hayley. Hope was still a child and needed to be protected, and around the people who could protect her. Blair did not understand what Hayley's plan was, as she would not get far. Dahlia would have found them far too quickly and then all their planning would have been for nothing.
With his niece out of harms way, Elijah threw Hayley aside as if she was nothing. "How dare you," Elijah said softly, but his eyes were alit with unbridled anger.
Hayley coughed, her throat felt as though it had been crushed, "Elijah…"
"What was your plan?" Elijah demanded.
"I was saving her," Hayley argued back, her voice hoarse, "She is my daughter, I will protect her,"
"With what powers?" Blair questioned with a blank expression. The stupidity was almost too much and she couldn't understand the Wolf's thinking. As a Werewolf, she alone did not have the power to defeat Dahlia. Not even a whole pack would be able to defeat the thousand-year-old Witch. Dahlia would have tortured the lot of them, she would have killed them all with a wave of her hand. It would have been easy pickings, and Hope would have been taken.
Hayley glared at her, "The pack would have protected her,"
Elijah shook his head, "They would have fallen all too easily. Your plan was foolish and ignorant,"
Hurt flashed in Hayley's green eyes, as though she had expected Elijah to be on her side, to understand her reasons. This soon turned to anger, "None of you understand! Your plan wouldn't work! I did what I thought was right to protect my daughter!"
"And you would have taken Hope away from her father!" Elijah shouted back, equally as angry.
Hayley fell silent for a moment but did not refute this claim.
"Niklaus has as much as right to his daughter, just because you're the mother, does not mean you are more important," Elijah reprimanded sternly. Everything his brother had done was to protect his daughter and Hayley was trying to rip Hope away from him.
"Dahlia would have found you, what was the plan after that?" Blair questioned, curious to know what the Wolf's thought process was.
Hayley stood straighter, "I would have found a Witch to bind Hope's powers. Dahlia would have been able to track her through her magic, if that was stopped, Hope would be safe," She had planned to leave New Orleans and find a Witch was the willing to help her, and if not, threaten them with their lives. Once Hope's magic was bound, Dahlia would have not managed to find her, and they would continue to run until they found somewhere safe.
Blair looked thoughtful, and the crinkled her nose in disgust, "While that thought has merit, but binding a child's powers are dangerous and stupid. Hope has already displayed having powers, to bind them at such an age is dangerous, it would be like cutting off a limb," This could also change Hope, in a way that no one would be able to predict. She would be inconsolable, feeling as though she had lost part of herself, and then it would be likely Hope's personality would shift after such a trauma. There were too many variables to fully distinguish any potential outcome, but none would be nice.
Hayley's expression dimmed at the Fae's words.
"And let's not forget the Fae Queen. The moment you left New Orleans, she'd have Hope kidnapped, and then you'd never see her again," Blair added in with a frown. Klaus and her threat of the royal challenge was the only thing that stood in Maeve's way of obtaining Hope, and the moment the child was away from the protection, Maeve would jump at the chance.
"I bet the Fae Queen doesn't even exist, you just said that to scare us," Hayley snorted back as she rolled her eyes.
Elijah cut in with a dark expression, "You've not seen another Fae because Blair and Raphael have had them dealt with. Be grateful that she has been protecting Hope," He would not stand there and let Hayley disrespect his Mate, who had gone to lengths to make sure his niece was safe and protected.
Hayley fell silent, like a reprimanded child.
"Also, where does Jackson fall into this?" Blair questioned, as she remembered the Wolf was besotted with Hayley, "Did you plan on coming back for him?"
For a moment Hayley looked guilty, "He would have caught up… if not then I would left without him," She had watched as Jackson was taken down by the baby Witch and had acted without thought. Her Wolf had begged her to go back and protect her mate, but she had fought against that instinct. She had needed to get her daughter out before someone stopped her. When Caroline had tried to stop her, she nearly killed the Vampire. The only she reasons she did not is because she knew Klaus would track her down and kill her. Though that did not stop her from biting the Baby Vampire.
Blair arched a brow, "How loving,"
"We will endeavour to make sure he learns of this news," Elijah said before he rushed forward and hit Hayley on the head with just enough force to knock her unconscious. After all these years alive, he knew how much force was needed with each species. Humans needed the least amount of force, whereas Vampires needed more. Werewolves fell in between, as they had accelerated healing, but were still human while not in their other form. However, Elijah did take into consideration Hayley's moonlight ring, which gave her access to her Werewolf side with no repercussions.
Elijah stared down at Hayley's form sadly, before he sighed and picked her up. He threw her over his shoulder as though she was a sack of potatoes. He held out his hand for Blair to take, which she did without hesitated. Blair squeezed his hand in reassurance and he smiled at her lovingly, she was what he needed.
A few moments later, they were back in the Abattoir and walked into the living room. Kol was still there, smashing Jackson's head into the nearby wall with glee. Blood poured from his ears and eyes, and there was a hole in the wall were his head had been smashed into. There was blood in the corner of Jackson's mouth, Kol's blood, so he can continue the torture.
Kol turned his head when he sensed them return, "Ah, you found the strumpet then," He looked at the unconscious form of Hayley and sneered, unimpressed.
When Jackson saw Hayley, he attempted to struggle, but Kol smashed his head into the wall again and knocked him unconscious. Like his brother, Kol was in expert in knowing how much force was needed to do damage, but Kol often didn't hold back on purpose as it made things more interesting.
"Where is Davina?" Blair asked when she didn't see her student.
"Asleep, she needed some rest after today," Kol answered with a grin, he was proud of his little Witch for handing Jackson his ass.
Blair nodded her head.
Elijah threw Hayley's body towards Jackson, allowing them to be near one another. It would be a little time before they woke up, and there were things to do.
Within the blink of an eye, Klaus appeared in the living room, "I see you were successful," He said he gently took the baby carrier from Blair. He placed the carrier down and picked up his daughter, holding her close. Hope stirred awake, but made a cooing sound, happy to be in her father's arms.
"She planned to leave New Orleans, have Hope's powers sealed and run forever," Elijah explained to his brother.
Klaus' expression was murderous.
"How's Caroline?" Blair asked the Hybrid.
"Better, but she kicked me out because I was fretting too much, as she said," Klaus explained, as he bounced Hope around, his heart softened as he looked down at his daughter. Caroline had woken up around ten minutes ago, and had nearly strangled him because he kept asking how she was and offering his blood to make sure she was okay. As soon as Caroline had heard Blair and Elijah were back, she kicked him out of their room so he could make sure everything was okay.
"Should we wait for Rebekah?" Kol asked.
Blair shook her head, "No, her and Raphael are busy," She grinned when she saw the disgusted looks on Klaus and Kol's face, and Elijah just sighed but never said anything.
"Where's Freya?" Elijah inquired.
"In her room, she couldn't watch," Kol shrugged his shoulders, not bothered by his eldest sister's reaction. While she had agreed that Jackson deserved what came to him, she did not want to watch it. She was not used to Kol's level of enthusiasm when it came to torture and did not have the stomach for it.
Klaus left the room for a moment, intending to put his daughter to bed for the night. When she was down and settled in her room, he looked at her remembered how he nearly lost her due to Hayley's ignorance. Just remembering it ignited the fury inside him once more. Storming out of the room, Klaus made his way to the living room once more so the true fun can begin.
Once back in the living room, Elijah put away his mobile phone, "I have just contacted Ansel and he's informed the pack," Ansel had been acting as mentor for the Wolves, showing them the proper ways. Everyone in the pack looked up him, and while Jackson and Hayley had been acting unstable, Ansel had been acting as the Alpha. It would be very likely Ansel would take over as Alpha permanently as no one had tried to claim the spot and he was most knowledgeable about the role.
Klaus nodded his head, satisfied with that answer. He and his biological father had hatched a plan, where Ansel would slowly gain the trust of everyone in the pack, and the slowly take over. This plan had been made so much easer with Jackson acting like a fool and Hayley being in a coma. Ansel had shown the Wolves what it meant having a proper Alpha, not an unstable one. Ansel was well liked and respected within the pack.
"What's the verdict?" Klaus inquired.
"The Wolves have handed Hayley and Jackson over to us," Elijah informed his brother, "They only ask that they not be punished as well, as they knew nothing about this," It would appear as though Jackson and Hayley had worked without the support of their pack, and their actions had not gained many favours in the pack. Most of them were scared there would retribution, and it was smart of them to ask for a pardon from the actions of their official Alphas.
Klaus nodded his head in agreement, "That can easily be granted,"
"Now, what do we do with them?" Kol asked as he looked down at the unconscious bodies of Jackson and Hayley. Jackson had not been as entertaining as he had hoped, and wondered if Hayley would yield better results.
"I'd say we kill them," Blair suggested.
Klaus liked the idea a lot, and nodded his head at the thought. At least with Hayley out of the way, he would not have to fight to have his daughter, and she couldn't try and take Hope away again. After this incident, he would not be able to trust the female Wolf at all, always wondering if she would make off with Hope again, or do something that could permanently alter their child. Dealing with Hayley and getting rid of her once and for all would quell his paranoia to a degree. As he thought more on the matter, he realised that there was another benefit, it would also leave the position of Alpha open for Ansel to easily take. This would further solidify their alliance and he didn't have it worry about whether the Alpha was up to the job as Ansel was experienced.
For a moment, Elijah was saddened that Hope would not have a mother growing up, but he reassured himself as Hope would be surrounded by positive female influences and she would still have Klaus, so she'd at least have one parent. In the beginning, he had hoped for a better ending and wished that Hayley would not push matters but she had done something unforgivable, and was ready to severally alter her child in this pursuit. She could and would not come back from this.
Kol didn't much care about this, just as long as he got his fun. Sensing the fate of the two Wolves had been decided, Kol looked to them and kicked them awake.
Hayley and Jackson jerked awake, wincing at Kol's brutal method. When Jackson saw he was in no different position as before, he groaned in despair and sent Vampires and Fae dirty looks. Hayley looked annoyed, as though this was a minor inconvenience and she had not realised her fate. She attempted to move, but found that she found that she could not move her legs, which made her begin to panic.
"Have a good nap?" Klaus smirked maliciously.
"What do you want, Klaus?" Hayley asked, annoyed. She was also sending side glances at Elijah, wondering when he would stop in and stop this nonsense. She found it odd that the Noble Original was silent and would not meet her gaze.
Klaus' expression darkened, "You attempted to kidnap our child and bind her. I take issue with this,"
"As do we all," Elijah said.
Blair snorted, "You couldn't even come up with a decent plan. Hope would have been taken in minutes of leaving New Orleans,"
Kol rolled his eyes, "Honestly, that plan was so stupid it's laughable,"
"If you had just co-operated with everything, it wouldn't have come to this," Klaus shook his head in disappointment.
"I did what I thought was right!" Hayley yelled out angrily, annoyed that no one could see her side in things. Could they not see that she had no way of knowing if they would win?
"It was underhanded," Elijah commented before he looked to Jackson, "Hayley had no intentions of coming back to you, she planned to leave and didn't look back once," It was inly fair that the Alpha found out what his mate was like, and Elijah always delivered on his promises.
Jackson looked at Hayley, "Is that true?" They had a plan, they'd made it together. They would grab Hayley and leave New Orleans and then the pack would follow them. They would find a new home once Hope's powers were bound and then they would hide away. They had planned to live a life together, to lead their pack together.
"Jackson… I…" Hayley struggled to find the words, feeling guilt in that moment.
However, before she could even finish what she said, Kol lunged forward and shoved is hand into Jackson's chest before tearing out his heart and throwing it across the room. Jackson slumped forward, not moving. Hayley screamed when she saw what happened, and stared at his dead body in shock.
"Kol," Elijah scolded his brother for acting too early.
"What?" Kol said defensively, "I was getting bored,"
Klaus rolled his eyes at his younger brother's behaviour but didn't say anything against him. It was quite amusing as he watched Hayley go into shock. He also got to watch as she slowly realised her situation, that she wasn't so untouchable that she believed herself to be.
"He was a good man!" Hayley snapped at them, tears in her eyes.
Blair snorted, "Good enough for you to leave him," The female Wolf had been happy to leave Jackson to the hands of the Originals, but now she had changed her tune.
Hayley glared at the Fae but said nothing.
"Now, onto your punishment," Klaus said with a malicious grin.
Hayley looked to him, and glared at him as well, "You can't touch me, I am Hope's mother. She would hate you if anything happened to me,"
"Who said Klaus would be killing you?" Blair asked with an arched brow.
"I call dibs!" Kol shouted out with a grin,
"Fuck off! You got to kill Jackson," Blair argued, glaring at the vicious Vampire. She had wanted to at least torture the poor excuse of an Alpha, but Kol got bored and ruined her fun.
"You were too slow!"
Blair smacked his arm in response.
Elijah sighed at their interaction and shook his head, but smiled slightly in endearment. He loved how much Blair easily slotted into his family, not even caring about torturing people, but rather, who got a turn.
Hayley looked to Elijah, "You won't let them hurt me, will you?"
Kneeling down, Elijah grabbed her face, causing Hayley's eyes to light up, thinking she was saved. However, her hopes when dashed at his words, "They have my full permission," Hayley watched numbly as Elijah stood back up and dusted off his suit.
Blair stepped forward, having won her argument with Kol, and grinned widely, "Looks like you're next,"
Hayley opened her mouth to say something, but the Fae cut her off.
"I was thinking about what I'd do to get back at Jackson for what happened to Raphael. However, Kol took that away from me," Blair glared at the Wild Original, who winked at her. "But I guess I will just have to settle for you," Reaching over, Blair removed the Moonlight ring from Hayley, no longer deeming her worthy of the stone, or its powers. She threw the ring at Klaus, who caught it effortlessly.
"I also toyed with the thought of turning you into a Wolf permanently, like you're pack used to be, but there was always the chance of you wanting revenge. You'd also be alive and that would be too much of a risk," Blair mused out loud. It had been something she was thinking of when she and Elijah were trying to find her and Hope. Blair thought it would be quite funny, making Hayley suffer the curse that she had tried to break for the pack. But that would also mean Hayley would get to be human one day a month, and that was too generous.
"Just get it over with," Hayley hissed out impatiently.
Blair stared at her for a moment, before she shrugged her shoulders, "Okay, you're boring anyway," With a snap of her fingers, and her eyes glowing purple, Blair used her magic and snapped Hayley's neck. She watched as Hayley fell to the ground, lifeless, and no longer a problem.
"You couldn't have done it with more pizazz?" Kol protested loudly.
"Get over it," Blair rolled her eyes as she left the room with Elijah following after her.
Grumbling, Kol disappeared to his room with Davina.
Klaus looked down at the two lifeless bodies in his living room and sighed deeply. He supposed it was up to him to clean up his families mess.