Chapter Fifteen
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
Rebekah groaned when she woke up. Everything ached – she felt like she had wrestled with something heavy and ferocious and lost severely. As her blue eyes fluttered open, memories of the night before came flooding back. She had wrestled with something ferocious, a pack of Werewolves. Her heart ached at the memory, remembering how she had been played by Oliver and how they had attacked her mercilessly. If she had been anything less than an Original Vampire, she would have died from their attack alone. Rebekah shuddered at the memory, the venom coursing through her body and how much it had burned. Luckily, enough time had passed where she had healed and as she looked around the room, she saw the remnants of her hallucinations. While Werewolf venom may not kill her, it would give her wicked delusions and it seemed as though she had torn up her room during this bout. All the furniture in the room was destroyed – even the bed that she was lying on. Slowly, Rebekah sat up in bed and winced at this sudden movement. She would need a few more hours before she was fully healed but she felt much better than last night.
The door of her room opened and in walked Raphael. In his hand was a tray of food and a few bags of blood. The moment Raphael saw her, he sighed in relief. "Good, you're awake. I was getting worried, princess,"
Staring at him in shock, Rebekah's eyes widened. "You're out of the basement?"
Raphael frowned, "Yeah, Blair let me out last night. She needed back up. It's a good job I was there because you may have ended up a lot worse," He was not scared to admit that last night had been terrifying. Finding Rebekah unconscious in her own pool of blood was something that would never leave him. The Wolves had circled her, ready to do even more damage until he came along and chased them away.
A warm sensation filled her when his words hit home. "You came for me?"
"Of course," Raphael answered back strongly, "Blair filled me in on what happened. What they were trying to do was horrible. If it had been a fair fight, you would have killed them all,"
Rebekah smiled slightly at his words. Looking down at herself, she saw she was in a fresh change of clothing. "Did you change me?"
Raphael flushed red, "No, that was Hayley. Your clothes were pretty much ruined after last night," He would have asked Blair to change Rebekah but she had passed out due to magic exhaustion. Elijah had pretty much sat and guarded Blair all throughout the night, making sure she was okay. Raphael had no choice but to ask the only other female in the vicinity because there was no way he could do that. For all his bravado he was shy around pretty girls.
Smiling, Rebekah moved to get out of bed but winced in pain. Raphael rushed over, placing down the tray. "Please don't do that, you're still healing," Remembering the blood, he handed one over to Rebekah, "Drink this, it may help," Luckily, there was a cooler in the kitchen filled with blood. There had been loads of different types of blood but Elijah had informed him of Rebekah's favourite and he had grabbed a handful of them.
Watching him for a moment, Rebekah took the blood bag and emptied it in seconds. Wordlessly, Raphael handed her another and another until all the blood he had brought was gone. However, the blood seemed to have worked because the colour in Rebekah's face had come back and she was feeling much better.
"Well, do you want to update me on what's been going on or are you just going to stare?" Rebekah asked haughtily. Being near the male Fae was making her feel something she was unsure about and she wanted to distract herself from this.
When Raphael flushed, this made Rebekah smirk. "A-apparently, the Witches have Klaus. Elijah and Marcel have had the other Vampires looking for him all night but they haven't heard anything. Elijah plans to pay the Witches a visit today," The male Original had informed him of this when Raphael had run downstairs for blood and food. Raphael had spent most of the night with Rebekah, making sure she was okay and that she didn't hurt herself with her delusions.
A sense of dread filled her when she remembered Genevieve. Rebekah was sure that she had seen Genevieve when the Wolves had attacked her but she couldn't be sure. Just remembering what she and Marcel had done nearly made her sick with worry. "She's going to tell him," Rebekah muttered lowly as the horror set in. If Genevieve had Klaus then she had would tell him. She would tell him the reason why Mikael found them in New Orleans.
"Rebekah?" Raphael called in concern. He could see the horror in her eyes and it disturbed him.
"I need to speak with Elijah, now," Rebekah said urgently. She needed to speak with Elijah before he found out from someone else. She knew that he would be angry, maybe even disappointed but he would help her.
Sensing how serious this situation was, Raphael nodded his head and walked out to fetch Elijah. It didn't take him long to find him, he was still with Blair. They were in the kitchen, seemingly having a chat when he found them. When Raphael saw Blair, he was happy to see that she looked much better than last night. After having nearly twelve hours of sleep, her magic had returned to her and she was back on her feet, acting as though the night before hadn't happened. When his presence became known to Blair and Elijah, they looked at him. Blair with a curious expression but Elijah was more guarded, almost as if he didn't trust him – and Raphael did not blame him.
"Rebekah said she wanted to speak with you," Raphael said, looking to the other male in the room.
Elijah nodded his head sharply, "Of course," Gracefully, he stood up and walked out of the room.
Once he was out of sight, Blair looked at him, "How are you feeling?" It had been a hectic night for both of them and Blair was sure he wasn't used to this yet. Having been isolated in the forest for hundreds of years, she could understand if these new experiences were overwhelming. It had been for her.
"Good," Raphael said truthfully, "It is different than what I am used to but that's good." When his consciousness had first come back, it had been terrifying. He remembered nearly everything he had done – some events were spottier than others – and it petrified him to see what he had become. The whole experience felt like he had been a spectator in his own life, watching himself commit acts he would never normally do. Chloe's image flashed in his mind and he winced.
Sensing where his mind was, Blair's eyes softened. "It's not your fault," She stood up and walked over to him. Slowly, she placed her hand on his shoulder as if to comfort him, albeit awkwardly. However, Raphael appreciated it as he knew she didn't like physical contact.
"I couldn't stop myself," Raphael muttered sadly. He had watched as his own hands had murdered Chloe. He had watched as his body butchered her body and then sent the severed head to Blair. It was horrifying and grotesque.
"Her control was powerful and I am sorry you've had to endure this for so long. This is not your fault, it's that bitch's fault," Blair hissed lowly, her eyes flashed purple as her magic responded to her anger.
It was an anger Raphael understood. "How could she make me do that?" When he was under the Queen's control, he wouldn't question her orders but now he could. Her orders made no sense, they were just malicious and evil. The Queen he was taught to obey wasn't this monster that ordered him to kill his first love.
The light in Blair's eyes dimmed, "Because she is evil. She does what she wants and no one can question her because is the Queen. Her gift ensures total control. She is everything our Queen should not be,"
"If only Tatianna was still alive," Raphael added sadly.
Blair's fists clenched in anger, mentally agreeing with that statement. Tatianna had been the previous Queen but she had died and the Fae world seemed to have changed the moment she perished. It wasn't the same anymore. Tatianna loved all her subjects and they loved her in return, she inspired them to do their best. Then, Maeve came along and everything went to hell.
Reaching out, Raphael grabbed Blair's hand that was on his shoulder and squeezed. "I am so sorry for what she did to you. Chloe and I wanted to help so badly… but we couldn't…" He couldn't find the right words to convey his feeling and it frustrated him. There was so much he needed to say because he had not had the chance for the past four hundred years.
"I don't blame you or Chloe. The one I blame is Maeve," Blair answered back, squeezing Raphael's hand in return.
Raphael was about to say something but he was interrupted when there was a loud crash. Blair and Raphael looked at each other and then in the direction the sound came from. It came from Rebekah's room. The moment this registered, Raphael was off and moving towards the noise with Blair following behind him. When they reached Rebekah's room, they saw Elijah pacing around the room, prowling like an angry animal and Rebekah was crying, her face red and eyes filled with anguish. Blair looked around the room and noticed that there was a tray of food on the floor, realising that was what caused the sudden sound.
"What happened?" Blair asked as she watched the two siblings.
"It's none of your concern," Elijah dismissed, not even looking towards the two Fae that entered the room. He was far too consumed with anger and confusion that nothing else registered.
Blair sent him a look, one that was filled with annoyance at being dismissed so easily.
"They need to know Elijah," Rebekah said, her voice hoarse from the crying. This was not easy for her and Elijah's disappointment hurt her more than anything.
Sighing deeply, Elijah clenched his jaw. "In 1919, Rebekah and Marcel conspired together and brought our father to New Orleans to kill Niklaus. They used a Witch, who was brought back from the Harvest. Our father has hunted us for years – Niklaus specifically. It was the one place we called home and we had to flee." It had been a dark and fiery day they had been chased out from New Orleans and it was one that no one in their family could forget.
Raphael and Blair shared a look with one another.
"Genevieve was the Witch that brought our father to New Orleans. She will tell Klaus what I and Marcel did," Rebekah said, fear in her voice. The moment Klaus found out about this she would be dead – for real. She had hoped that this secret would remain buried but she wasn't so lucky. To keep this a secret, she had killed Genevieve and another Witch – Clara – to make sure no one learnt of her actions.
Elijah's face was grim, "And when Niklaus finds out, his wrath will know no bounds. He will come for you and Marcel and he will kill," He looked at his sister in a mixture of disappointment, anger and concern. He was angry because there had been a time when he had blamed himself for Mikael's appearance in New Orleans. It had been one place he and his siblings had considered home and it had been ruined. The betrayal of Rebekah's actions stung deeply but he could understand to an extent why she did it. This did not mean he condoned what was done but he could understand.
"Maybe we best leave him with the Witches then," Blair said dryly. She did not understand the significance of bringing their father into the fold but she could see how unhinged Elijah became at the mention of him.
Elijah shot her a dark look, "That is not an option,"
"But are you sure you want to find him?" Raphael asked with a frown, "If we do, he will just want to kill Rebekah,"
"We do not leave family behind," Elijah answered back strongly.
"And yet you left Klaus behind last night," Blair challenged him with an arched brow. Elijah had informed her of the choice he had to make when Celeste weakened him. It had not been an easy choice for him to make because he cared for all his family members but Hayley's safety came first.
Elijah turned to face Blair, his shoulders taut with tension and his eyes hardened. "I do not regret my choice. Hayley is carrying Klaus' child, there was no choice to make,"
Blair held his gaze, never looking away from his hypnotic dark eyes. Neither one looked away from each other, seeming to forget that there were other people in the room. Raphael shifted uncomfortable, the tension in the room only rising. Even Rebekah seemed unnerved with this silence, though she stared at Blair with a critical eye.
"Why do you hate Niklaus so?" Elijah asked curiously, his form relaxing ever so slightly.
Blair snorted, "It's not just me that hates him. All Fae kind hate him. But I think he's a dick with temper issues and he seems to get away with too much,"
Elijah smirked slightly, not arguing against her words. He looked to Raphael who nodded his head in agreement, also confirming Blair's statement. It was a bold statement and one that made him curious. Exactly what had Niklaus done to make a whole community hate him? Elijah couldn't think of one exact moment but his brother had done a lot of damage to a lot of people over the years so the list was endless. "Regardless, we made a vow that we would stick by one another. We will sort this situation out," Elijah continued confidently as he looked to his younger sister.
However, Rebekah wasn't so confident.
Seeming to sense her nerves, Raphael stared at Rebekah with a frown.
"But you know he will try and kill Rebekah. That temper is volatile," Blair reminded the Noble Original. Klaus' temper tantrums were legendary, Katherine had told her how frightening it could be and Blair did not want to be present during one. She avoided the Hybrid as much as she could but it seemed as though she was going to be dragged into this.
Shaking his head, Elijah answered. "I will not let Rebekah be a victim to his wrath. I will not allow him to kill her," Rebekah was his little sister, someone who he would die to protect. Elijah also feared the aftermath. He feared what Niklaus would be like when his temper faded and he had actually killed Rebekah. The grief would be immense and there would be no cure.
Rebekah looked up and smiled softly. She knew she could rely on her older brother to protect her. Even when they were human, Elijah would protect her.
"I'll help," Raphael said suddenly.
Everyone looked at him, Rebekah the most shocked of all. "What?" She stared at him in wonder and astonishment.
"Raphael!" Blair exclaimed in surprise.
Determination filled Raphael's eyes. "When Klaus comes, I will help to protect you." There was a kindness to his voice, one that shook Rebekah and everyone else in the room.
Blair stared at Raphael and then Rebekah, her mind working overtime. Her mind thought back to Rebekah's words the day before. Their conversation must have been more meaningful than she realised. Blair could see affection in Raphael's eyes and it shook her when she realised what she was looking at. Horror filled her – pure unadulterated horror at this realisation.
Raphael turned to Blair, "Please, we have to help," With her magic, they could help subdue Klaus before he could do any damage.
"Isn't this a family issue?" Blair glared at the other Fae.
Elijah stared at Raphael for a moment before he smirked slightly. "I would not object to any assistance," He looked to Rebekah who did not protest at all. In fact, she looked to Blair with a hopeful expression.
Blair could feel the weight of all the stares at her. Elijah stared at her with intense dark eyes and Rebekah looked lost and hopeful, one that was almost childlike. However, it was Raphael's silent begging that made her waver. He resembled a puppy as he silently begged her to help. Mentally, Blair cursed at her luck and sighed deeply. "Fine,"
Elijah's eyes lit up in victory. "Thank you,"
"Don't thank me yet," Blair muttered lowly.
ORIGINALS
Soon after, Blair had cast a locator spell and tracked Klaus to the Fleur-de-Lis Sanatorium. They all stood outside the building, looking at the building with a sense of foreboding. Before coming here, Elijah had found Klaus' protégée, he had thrown Marcel around in a fit of rage, nearly ending his life in the process. It was only Rebekah's begging that stopped Elijah and even then he was not happy. Elijah promised that he would make Marcel pay for his treachery. This was something no one doubted as Elijah could be even more vengeful than Klaus at times. The moment Rebekah saw the building, she tensed and looked to Elijah in concern. He took her hand in his to reassure her but this only worked slightly.
"So, we know what we're each doing?" Blair asked as she looked at the group.
Everyone nodded their heads, each knowing their roles in this operation. The plan was to trap Klaus so they can reason with him as much as possible. There was no way Rebekah would get out of this unpunished, that would be asking for too much from Klaus. However, if Klaus' temper could be lessened then maybe he wouldn't kill her or Marcel.
"REBEKAH!" Came the outraged cry of Klaus from inside the building.
Rebekah's face paled dramatically and she looked as though she was about to run away. She took a step back but was stopped by Elijah, whose hand she still held.
"Let's go," Elijah said, heading into the building with Rebekah reluctantly following behind.
Blair and Raphael stayed behind. As Blair looked around, she could sense three presences from the building and one following behind them. Out of the three, she knew that one belonged to Klaus and the other Genevieve. However, it was the third presence that made her pause. Feeling a gaze on her through one of the windows, Blair spied a dark shadow but it moved out of the way before she could do anything. Now, the presence following them was one she recognised and she rolled her eyes.
"Hayley is following us," Raphael muttered softly.
"She is," Blair commented. Hayley had been following them since they'd left the compound but Blair had yet to rat her out. Everyone had been too preoccupied with dealing with Klaus' madness to notice someone following them but Blair was paranoid about everything and so this would never be left undetected.
"Why do you think she's following us?" Raphael asked with a frown. He had not seen much of Hayley, she mainly stayed in her room and away from them. But, from what he understood, neither Hayley nor Blair was fond of one another.
Blair shrugged her shoulders, "As long as she doesn't get in the way, I don't care." She marched into the Sanatorium, knowing that she'd need to get to work soon.
Raphael quickly disappeared from sight, making sure to stay in the shadows. His job was to watch over Hayley while everything happened. She was supposed to be in the compound but had recklessly followed them instead. Blair had a suspicion that Hayley was going to do something stupid soon and so didn't want to leave her without anyone watching over her. Raphael watched over Hayley, making sure she couldn't see or sense him.
Following Elijah and Rebekah, Blair walked down to one of the basements and found them all gathered in a large room. Klaus looked rough and enraged, something that unnerved her. Klaus was far away from everyone but she knew it wouldn't be long before he came running at them. The moment Blair saw the blade, she nearly gagged. She could feel the dark magic radiating from it, it was disgusting and she wanted to be away from it. Blair had not come across such dark magic in a long time and it physically repulsed her.
"Rebekah!" Klaus yelled out in a rage, pointing the dagger at his sister, "Is what I saw true?!" He had spent the night in total agony, the blade he now held had been in his chest cavity causing him unimaginable pain. When he woke up, a Witch had spent hours explaining how his sister and Marcel had betrayed him and brought Mikael to New Orleans. He didn't want to believe it to be true but he could see the horror in Rebekah's eyes and he knew the truth. Rebekah could never hide the truth from him.
Taking in a deep breath, Rebekah answered him. "It's true. I tried to stop it when we realised what we had done, but it was too late," After it had been done, she had asked Genevieve to reverse the spell but it couldn't, Mikael was already on his way. Rebekah had realised how foolish she had been and there was no way to fix her mess.
The rage in Klaus' eyes faded away until there was only a cold fury. "I have decided that there will be no more daggered in a box for you. Trust me, sister, you will long for what the dagger offered," He looked down at the dagger, "This will be far less merciful,"
Elijah stepped forward, "Niklaus, I will not let you harm Rebekah,"
Betrayal stung deeply in Klaus as he stared at his brother. "How dare you side with her?! She called that monster to us! Took our home from us!" They all had to flee in terror. Mikael had not only humiliated him once again but took away their home. They had all been happy in New Orleans and they had to watch as it burnt to the ground.
"I have already expressed my displeasure in their actions," Elijah said strongly, "I am not choosing sides but I will not allow you to hurt our sister," He looked in the direction of Blair and nodded his head, giving the signal. The plan was to trap Klaus in the Sanatorium for them all to sort out their differences. The barrier that Blair would place would come down when Klaus was unconscious or he had permission to leave Elijah. Rebekah and Elijah could leave the barrier freely, it was only Klaus that could not.
Blair's eyes flashed purple as she summoned the magic barrier around the room. There was a slight glimmer as her barrier came to life, something Klaus didn't miss. Klaus glared in Blair's direction and pointed the blade at her, "I will make sure you suffer for this,"
"You have to be able to get out first," Blair stated as she crossed her arms. While she knew it was unwise to taunt an already angry Original, she couldn't help the jab.
With a roar, Klaus charged at the person who had created this rage inside him. Klaus attempted to stab Rebekah but she jumped back and appeared in his way. Elijah knocked Klaus' arm away and blocked his path. With a growl in his throat, Klaus charged once more and he and Elijah began a deadly dance, one that would have lethal consequences if there were any missteps.
Blair watched in interest, carefully inspecting every move. Elijah seemed to be able to predict a lot of Klaus' moves and vice versa and she hoped that Elijah would be the one to come out on top. She would rather deal with Elijah over the Hybrid any day, even though both of them annoyed her. Her instincts were telling her to flee and get away but she fought against them. She wanted to see the outcome of this match and see what happened. Just as she was getting into the fight, Raphael's voice echoed in her head.
'Blair, we have a situation,' Raphael said through the bond.
'What?' Blair asked, her eyes never straying from the fight. Elijah was covering Rebekah at every turn so Klaus couldn't get his hands on her.
'Hayley has just hit a Witch over the head with a shovel and is now moving the body,' Raphael explained, confused as to why the pregnant Wolf was doing this.
Mentally, Blair sighed. 'I'll be right there,' Obviously, Hayley had just done something stupid but she was also slightly curious as to why this was done. "Call me if you need me," Blair said to Elijah and Rebekah before she left. She wasn't paying attention to whether or not they heard her but doubted they did.
Arriving outside, Blair saw how much Hayley was struggling to drag the unconscious body. She met up with Raphael and stood beside him from the shadows. "Anything else I should know?" Blair asked, wondering when she should intervene. This much manual labour couldn't be okay for the baby but she liked to watch Hayley suffer for a moment.
"She muttered the name Celeste," Raphael said.
A cold fury filled Blair and she looked at the unconscious body. So, this was the fabled Celeste who had possessed others so she could live. This was also the same person who had put a hit out on Davina – something that needed to be rectified. "Go watch over the Mikaelson's, I'll be fine here," Blair said as she walked over to Hayley.
Raphael nodded his head and disappeared into the building.
At the sound of footsteps, Hayley looked up and saw the female Fae. "I thought you were helping Elijah and Rebekah?" She was surprised to see Blair, she hadn't even heard or seen her come out of the building.
"They'll be fine," Blair dismissed easily, "But I heard this Witch bitch's name is Celeste, true or false?"
"She's mine," Hayley growled out defensively, standing in Blair's way. Celeste was the one person who could help her save the Crescent Wolves, there was no way she would let anything get in her way.
Amusement danced in Blair's eyes. "There is nothing to say we can't share,"
Hayley frowned, confused by her answer.