Eternal

10

Elijah's breath caught in his throat, pain beginning to fill him, nothing like he had ever felt before, Morgan's hand tightening around his, pulling him to the nearest alley. He collapsed from the pain, his eyes clamping shut as the pain slowly increased in his while body, almost as if it were on fire. Morgan rolled him onto his back, looking at him for a moment before taking her phone from her pocket, dialing the first number she had seen,

"Hey, Morgan" Stefan greeted "are you on your - "

"Lucius bit someone" Morgan said, cutting him off "I'm behind Mystic Grill. Get here, now. The effects of the venom are already happening"

"We're on our way" Damon replied

Morgan slapped a hand over his mouth to muffle the scream that was about to emit from him. Her head turned slightly, looking at Lucius as he slithered back inside her coat,

"This is the last time I'm taking you anywhere" she seethed "no harm has come to me, there was absolutely no need for this"

"What happened!?" Damon asked

Both of the Salvatore brothers walked over to her, Damon pausing when he saw who lay on the floor, but Stefan kneeled on Elijah's other side,

"Lucius bit him" Morgan said, looking at Stefan "help me get him to the woods, I can't give him the cure in public"

"Why?" He asked

". . . Since Lucius arrived in my life, he's injected me with a small dosage of his venom" she replied "the first few times, it was very painful. But over time, the pain became less and less until it stopped all together. He still injects me with his venom . . ."

"Your blood" he concluded "that's the cure? But - "

"I know" she nodded slightly "help me get him to the woods" looking at Damon "please"

"Why?" Damon asked, causing Morgan eyes to widen slightly "what has he done to help us against Klaus? All he's done is betray us"

"Damon" Morgan scolded

"No!" He replied "he was about to kill Klaus, and then he leaves with him because his family isn't scattered at the bottom of the ocean! As far as I'm concerned, Elijah Mikaelson is dead to all of us"

"Damon, please" she said "just help me get him to the woods, that's all I ask"

The eldest Salvatore brother looked at the witch, one that had been his friend for most of his life, helping him with everything he needed, but now that she asked for his help, he didn't know what to do. Elijah gave his word to kill Klaus when the time was right, but when the time came, he removed his hand from his brothers chest and left with him, thus, saving his life. In return, Klaus found a way to make more hybrids at the high school, and all they've been doing is causing trouble for everyone. Damon looked at Elijah, then to Morgan, taking a small step back as he shook his head slightly, causing betrayal to form in her eyes. The second he saw it, he took a step forward, stopping when she looked down, grabbing her book and throwing it at him, which caused Damon to quickly catch it. Morgan looked at Stefan,

". . Help me and we're even" she said "I just need to get him to the woods, I can take care of it from there"

Stefan looked at her, a small sigh emitting from his nose as he gave her a small nod,

"Stefan" Damon said "you're not really gonna - "

"Go to the house, Damon" Morgan ordered, looking at him "you made it perfectly clear you don't want to help"

A muffled scream emitted from Elijah, Stefan standing straight, hauling him over his shoulder, Morgan cupping his face in her hands, ducking her head slightly to catch his gaze,

"Try not to make a sound until we get deep enough into the woods" she said softly "we don't need any unwanted attention" 

Elijah's screams faded, clenching his jaw as he fought any sound that wanted to escape, Morgan looking him over, removing one of the cufflinks from his sleeve, giving Stefan a small nod. Within a second, he had gone into the woods, Morgan following, only to have her arm grabbed by Damon,

"You don't know him like we do" he said

"And I didn't know you like I do now" Morgan shot back "should I not have helped you then? Should I have just let you die when you begged for my aid?"

"You didn't have to" he replied, shaking his head slightly

"And I don't have to now" she countered "but I'm going to. Because that's what I do"

She ripped her arm from his hold, taking Lucius from around her neck and placing him on Damon's shoulder, turning around and walking toward the woods, and all Damon could do was watch her walk away. Morgan tossed the cufflink in the air, watching as it stopped for a moment before slowly hovering down to her line of sight, leading her towards Elijah and Stefan.

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Morgan caught the cufflink in her hand, putting it in her pocket as she broke out into a run, following the screams of Elijah, sitting down on her knees, looking at Stefan,

"I need you to go" Morgan said, rolling up her sleeve "far and fast. You and i both know what my blood will do"

"Be careful" Stefan replied

She gave him a small nod, causing him to return it, watching as he sped away, most likely going to the Boarding House, allowing Morgan to look down at Elijah, not exactly having anything sharp. Having no choice, she used the nail of her left thumb, digging into the skin of her wrist, closing her eyes at the pain, but she had to stick through it. Blood dripped from her self inflicted wound, letting out a slow breath, placing her wrist above Elijah's mouth,

"Drink" she said "it'll heal you"

A drop of blood fell into his mouth, then another, Morgan watching as his screams slowly faded, putting her wrist closer to his lips, which parted slightly, now taking in the blood. Veins formed under his eyes as his fangs extended, her eyes closing as they punctured her skin, increasing the flow of her blood, his hands grabbing hers, keeping her in place, preventing her from leaving at all. Morgan's breathing slowly picked up, not from the pain, but from the feeling of her blood leaving her, a growl emitting from him as his grip on her hand, causing a small wince to emit from her,

". . . Stop" Morgan said softly, but he didn't listen "Elijah, that's enough" his grip tightening even more, causing her to place her free hand over his "that's enough. Stop . . please, Elijah"

His fangs left her wrist, Morgan falling back into the dried leaves, her breathing heavy, a deep gasp emitting from Elijah as he shot up to a sitting position. He looked around, his eyes landing on Morgan's frame, causing him to use his speed, kneeling in front of her,

"No" he said softly "Morgan, I am so sorry" watching as her eyes closed, her body falling limp,

That's when Elijah knew.

Morgan saved his life.

And he had taken too much.