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Post by Katherine Pierce on Mar 23, 2015 16:04:10 GMT -6
Katherine pulled up, swallowing as her headlights landed on Elijah. She wasn't exactly happy about meeting with him again. Not after last time, but Klaus had insisted that it be her. She started this mess, and it was her job to end it. Letting out a breath, she unbuckled her seat belt and climbed out of the car. Shutting the door behind her, she crossed her arms over her chest. The windows on the car were tinted almost black and she'd left the radio on to purposely drown out any other noise around them.
"We need to talk," she spoke, trying to keep her voice level. "This has to stop, Elijah."
She let her arms fall to her sides, but she didn't move towards him. She stayed by the car, as if she felt more secure by it instead of where he was at. She had her magic she could use against him, but she didn't want to use it. Not right now. Licking her lips, she shifted to rest a hand against the car door.
Post by Elijah Mikaelson on Mar 24, 2015 8:09:59 GMT -6
For days the blood never ended, the flow was constant. Like liquid gold surrounding every inch of him Elijah bathed in its glory like a god. Unable to feel, unable to think about anything other than the blood lust that captured everything that he was once and obliterating it with every broken neck. No pain, no remorse - heaven.
A creature of darkness that dwell deep inside the casing of the noble vampire that everyone knew him to be. But things had changed and now he was no longer that vampire he claimed to be, he was something more than he once was.
He had received communication from Katerina that she desired to meet with him in an undisclosed location far from the the centre of the French Quarter. Curious and obliged to see the woman again that had released him from his inner turmoil Elijah had made his way to that exact location from history knowledge.
The night was dark, the sky clear from any clouds as stars shone out in the open. Standing on an open dirt road, Elijah's shadow beamed down the road as headlights shone direct on his back. Turning around making a show of it he came face to face with Katerina again.
He remained silent whist Katerina begged him to stop which ended in the result of Elijah laughing to himself "Katherine Pierce...Begging I, Elijah Mikaelson to change. I sense a hint of nostalgic in that" he smirked.
Post by Katherine Pierce on Mar 24, 2015 8:24:06 GMT -6
Katherine flinched unintentionally at his use of her alias. It was a name he never used. A name he refused to use, and she had never bothered correcting him. Because to him she had never been Katherine Pierce. Not till now. She shifted uncomfortably, trying to ignore the rapid beating of her heart that caused her chest to ache. In 500 years she had never been afraid of Elijah, not till now. Not until she had used his darkest secrets against him and turned him into the thing he never wanted to be.
"I'm not begging, Elijah," she said finally. "I'm telling. This has to stop."
She licked her lips, and let her head fall back to look up at the sky. It was clear and bright, the stars lighting up the sky enough that she could clearly see everything around her. It was nice, comforting almost, a drastic change from the darkness she felt creeping around her.
"Your family needs you," she spoke again, tilting her head back to look at him. She swallowed nervously. "You're the big brother, Elijah. You're supposed to look out for them. Instead they are afraid of you...and it's my fault. I know that. And I want to apologize. I want to tell you I'm sorry, and that I didn't mean to do what I did. But I can't...I can't because I did mean to do it. I wanted you to hurt...but not like this. Please...Elijah. Come back to them."
Post by Elijah Mikaelson on Mar 24, 2015 8:48:38 GMT -6
Elijah was growing irritated of being here when he knew that he had things to do, maybe not important but anything that didn't involve standing here being lectured. Rolling his eyes as his gaze found Katherine again "Telling" he repeated using her words which followed in a light chuckle to himself.
He paced for several steps in the small proximity that was around him whilst listening to Katherine grinning ear to ear. When she stopped talking he then turned his body so that he was directly facing her "There is no greatest illusion that fear Katherine. You of all people should know of that concept. What I am. What I have become is something greater than fear itself. I am it. Those who seek to call themselves family have shunned, destroyed everything that I was, turned into a weakling of a being that despised what I was and because of that perception of myself I fought to do the right thing. Niklaus of all people should see the irony in that, Rebekah my dearest sister. Her heart lays open for those who desire nothing more than what is between her legs" he chuckled.
Pausing and letting out an irritated sigh hearing Katherine go on about apologies he just shook his head "Apologies, sorry words that mean nothing to me Katherine. I am beyond that pathetic being that I once was, a helpless fool who desired nothing more than to see the good in people when he could not see the good in himself. I do not care for him, nor shall I return to him because this" he opened his arms out wide "This is who I am"
Post by Katherine Pierce on Mar 24, 2015 8:59:11 GMT -6
Katherine listened to him, shaking her head slightly in disbelief. She wasn't really surprised, she'd been there. She'd had her emotions turned off because of him. Because he had told her to do it. She took a step back so she could open the back door of the car.
"Is it? Is this really who you are? Or is this who you want to be because it's easier? It's easier not to care, to be the monster, instead of feeling the pain." She held up her hands in surrender, and shrugged. "I get it. You don't care about Niklaus, Rebekah...Hayley...myself. That's fine. Don't do it for us."
She trailed off, ducking into the backseat of the car. After a minute or two, she slowly eased back out of the car. Balancing Hope against her hip, she gently pulled the blanket that the little girl was wrapped in away from her face. Hope squealed happily, making some bubbly, gurgly noise as she blew spit bubbles from her mouth. Her little hand had taken hold of a fist full of Katherine's hair, tugging on it happily as she flailed her arms.
Katherine smile, brushing a hand over the wisps of hair that had begun to grow on Hope's head, before turning her gaze back to Elijah.
Post by Elijah Mikaelson on Mar 24, 2015 9:09:25 GMT -6
Elijah was curious. He was already prepared for Katherine and knew that she would not give up easily to try and bring him back from the brink, not that he cared because he knew that she could never do it. Rocking back and forth on his feet watching Katherine hold her hands up in surrender. He remained where he stood keeping a firm gaze on her and she dipped into the back seat on the car that she had travelled in.
Frowning when that figured emerged in her arms as that of a child, a baby. Hope Mikaelson. Elijah felt his body stiffen just being the the child's presence. Her laughter causing an affliction in him that he had begun to battle against. Fire against ice.
"You believe a child, this child" he pointed "Would save me from myself?" he chuckled "She means nothing Katherine other than the product of my brother's foolish inability to choose"
Post by Katherine Pierce on Mar 24, 2015 9:17:57 GMT -6
"And I call bullshit," Katherine snapped. "This child means everything to you. We all know it...especially you." She turned her gaze back to Hope, and smiled faintly. She understood what Freya meant, she could feel Hope's magic like a faint tingle against her skin. It wouldn't be long before Dahlia swept through this city looking for her, and they need Elijah in the right state of mind for that.
Katherine let out a breath, steeling her nerves for what she was about to do. What she had to do. Closing her eyes tightly, she tried to calm herself down. She felt a small hand against her cheek, and opened her eyes to look into Hope's. The baby girl let out a cooing sound, curling her fingers against her cheek. Katherine smiled, and then turned her gaze towards Elijah.
She moved finally, closing the distance between them. She shifted Hope in her arms, and then gently placed the girl into Elijah's arms. She let go of Hope, and took a step back. The only option now was: Hope fell to the ground or Elijah caught her.
Post by Elijah Mikaelson on Mar 24, 2015 9:34:31 GMT -6
Elijah remained silent listening to the foolish babbling from Katherine's lips that fell on death ears. He didn't care about anything or anyone and especially that child. His brows rose together as Katherine walked towards him and practically grabbed his arms placing Hope in them.
He didn't look down at the baby in his arms but instead at Katherine who stood just inches away "This child's blood shall be on your hands...And your blood in Niklaus's" he grinned.
Hearing Hope gurgle and spit which caught Elijah's attention he finally looked down to the bundle in his arms, veins pulsing underneath his eyes and then something hit him like a ton of bricks.
Emotion. Feelings. A warmth that he had evaded for so long came crashing down on him. He tried to battle against it but it was useless. Hope raised her hand, her fingers connecting with his face. Something flashes in his eyes turning them a shade of white and then slowly faded back to their usual colour.
Post by Katherine Pierce on Mar 24, 2015 10:00:45 GMT -6
Katherine met his gaze unflinchingly. His words made her blood turn cold, but she resisted the urge to snatch Hope from his arm. She was ready to react as necessary, however, and Hope wouldn't be hurt. She'd die before she let that happen. Licking her lips, she went to speak but she saw the change in his expression suddenly, and she closed her mouth.
She hadn't realized she'd been holding her breath until Elijah's eyes returned to the normal, soft brown the he normally had. Katherine saw the emotion play over his face, and it brought a smile to her face. She took a step back away from him, content to give them their space.
Post by Elijah Mikaelson on Mar 24, 2015 10:58:22 GMT -6
Memories assaulted him like a tidal wave crashing against the shore, but instead of the smooth golden sands. It was covered in a layer of jagged glass, each one a representation of the life that he had claimed whilst under this illusion.
His entire body trembled underneath the weight of those memories whilst he returned his gaze to the baby in his arms. The scenery around him seemed to blend into a vast nothingness, colours mixed together as though on a painters canvas. But instead of the mixture containing blue's and greens, it was all one shade. Blood red.
Elijah parted his lips inhaling a fresh lung of fresh air. Hope giggled and gurgled in his arms as she remained partially oblivious to everything that was happening around her. An innocence surrounded by blood thirsty demons who sought to protect her. His brother's words were ringing in his ears.
'We were innocent once, Elijah'
Every single heightened emotion fell down on Elijah weighing down on his shoulders and he felt his legs give out from underneath him. Falling to land on his knees as he held Hope safely in his arms.
'We are the demons lurking in shadow. We are the savage villains in fairy tales told to children'
His lips trembled tasting the blood of innocent victims that had crossed his path, their screams all around him as a reminder of the monstrous acts that he had committed.
'But not for my child. Not for Hope'
Elijah's hand rose as Hope grabbed hold of his index finger and squeezed it pulling it to her mouth to suck on. "Our....family's hope" he spoke, his voice barely a whisper.
Post by Katherine Pierce on Mar 24, 2015 11:33:08 GMT -6
Katherine turned away from him as the memories and emotions began to crash down around him. Memories that she had caused. Licking her lips, she wrapped her arms around her as she rubbed her hands against her arms. Closing her eyes, she tried to block out the thoughts and emotions that were crashing through her mind now that she was free from her main goal: fix Elijah.
He's weak. It would be easy. Finish it now. She reached up to press her hands on either side of her head, and shook her head. She couldn't focus on that now. She couldn't react to the demons that also plagued her own mind. She opened her eyes after a moment, watching Elijah. Part of her wanted to close the gap and comfort him, the other kept her firmly rooted where she was at.
Post by Elijah Mikaelson on Mar 24, 2015 12:32:03 GMT -6
After what seemed like a lifetime fixed in the same position, Elijah pushed himself to his feet cradling Hope who had drifted off to sleep in his arms so peacefully. With a long gaze memorizing every inch of the child who had become his hope, his family's hope.
After everything that he had done could not be fixed or erased by his hope. Raising his eyes to Katerina he closed the small gap between them and without a word he handed Hope back to her making sure that she was safe.
Post by Katherine Pierce on Mar 24, 2015 12:38:30 GMT -6
Katherine flinched away as he stepped closer, but stopped herself. She gently cradled Hope in her arms, and looked down at her. Brushing her fingers over Hope's face, she smiled faintly as the girl shifted unhappily before she settled again. She didn't answer Elijah, turning to put her back into the car seat. After making sure that she was safe and sound inside the car, she turned back to Elijah. Gently closing the car door so that she didn't wake up Hope, she nervously tapped her fingers together.
"Elijah...I--" She cut off, frowning after a moment, feeling the air stir behind her. There was a sudden sound of bone crunching was heard, and she tensed.
Blood splattered her lips, and she felt a hand wrap around her heart. Katherine choked, and tried to stay as still as possible. Her vision swam from the pain and it took everything she had to keep herself from passing out.
"Well you were right about one thing, brother," Klaus spoke from behind Katherine. "Her blood will be on my hands." Katherine raised her gaze to Elijah's, and more blood splattered her lips. She shook her head slightly at Elijah, and then let out a harsh gasp as she felt Niklaus pull back. There was a split second as her brain tried to keep her body alive without her heart, and then she collapsed to the ground.
Post by Elijah Mikaelson on Mar 24, 2015 13:06:17 GMT -6
The moment Hope left his arms he felt a sense of loss of the focus point that gave him strength to over come the roaring battle brewing with in. The atmosphere changed around him and he felt himself cripple under the strain of memories and cries of those he had murdered for his own pleasure. His hands tightened together massaging his palms feeling the blood that he would forever carry.
Raising his head to look at Katerina who now stood in front of him, he wanted to say something but he could not find the right words. When he did, he was immediately cut off feeling the spray of blood on his face - Niklaus.
It took him a moment to realize what was happening in front of his eyes. Catching Katerina before she hit the floor, his mouth hanging open "No!" he cried ignoring his brother as he cried Katerina's lifeless body.
Post by Klaus Mikaelson on Mar 25, 2015 19:44:20 GMT -6
He smirked and watched as Katherine fell forward into Elijah's arms. In his palm he held the heart of Katherine Pierce. He saw the pain in Elijah's eyes and was happy to see his brother was back to his old self. Elijah without his humanity was slightly concerning and made him uneasy. Witches were outraged in the quarter from the recent attacks to nearby travelers and witches from Katherine's bloodline whom Elijah had slaughtered aimlessly and without a care in the world.
After working so hard to get the witches to come to an agreement and compromise in order to protect his daughter, Elijah screwed it up within one day. Freya's plan had better work or he wasted a perfectly good heart. He chuckled and shook his head, "I was expecting her chest cavity to be empty...or perhaps her heart a darker shade. It was only a matter of time before you did it yourself, fear not, I spared you the guilt. It appears you have your humanity back just in time dear brother." He tilted his palm and let the heart fall next to Elijah with a thud. Sucking the blood off of his fingers, he licked his lips and gave a nod of approval. "Sweet blood coming from such a sour person. Ironic." He flicked his gaze to Elijah, "Careful brother, there's blood on your suit. We both know how unstable being dirty makes you."