Chapter 11- Truths and Explosions
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Elijah shook his head in astonishment as he witnessed the oldest Gilbert and his youngest brother link arms and skip down the street, whistling some unknown tune. The rest of the Mikaelson's stood in disbelief at the sight of probably the most unstable brother, minus Klaus.
"Who is this girl?" He whispered, in complete awe of the brunette beauty who was currently spinning in a circle with Kol.
"I have no idea, brother but I love her already" Rebekah managed to get out as she tried to steady the hand that was recording the little performance.
Klaus shook his head in fondness "She really is something isn't she? I don't believe any of us have ever seen this side of our brother"
"That's my sister for you" the remaining Mikaelson's turned to look at the Gilbert boy "She's the type of person that could turn a shark against its own nature"
Klaus let out a scoff at that, finding the very idea extremely hard to believe but he just received a pointed look from the youngest Gilbert
"Is it really that hard to believe?" he gestured around him before waving his hand in the giggling duos direction "When was the last time any of you came to help someone you barely knew, when it didn't personally benefit you? Especially someone who is related to the people who tried to kill you?"
Klaus was left speechless as he watched the Gilbert boy walk up to where his sister and Kol were currently locked in a thumb war with one another as they continued to try to walk.
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"Why are you here?" Elena continued to look around nervously, almost as though she expected Roxanne and Jeremy to suddenly pop up.
Esther just smiled and gestured towards the living room "Maybe we should have a seat"
Elena nodded and began to lead to the way to the sofas but not before she sent one more look towards the front door, little did she know her paranoia was there for a very good reason.
She sat on the arm chair whilst Esther occupied the sofa and Finn stood on guard behind her. "The spell I informed you about last night was...blocked" Esther started the conversation looking extremely frustrated
"Wait so what does that mean exactly?" Elena frowned, she could feel anxiety creeping up.
Esther was quiet for a moment before she looked into the doppelganger's eyes and said the four words that caused white hot fear to settle in the girl "The spell didn't work."
"How is that possible; you're the original witch, most powerful witch alive" Elena was truly beginning to panic now "What are you going to do now?"
Esther and Finn shared a look "That's why we came to you, we need your help"
"My help, how am I supposed to help?"
However, before either Mikaelson could respond, they heard the Gilbert front door opened followed by Elena's siblings' laughter and a verbal 'come in' invitation. Elena shot up like a bullet realising that not only were her younger brother and older sister home but they'd brought company. Her heart was pounding when it finally registered who would need an invitation to enter their home, a quick glance in the Original witch's direction told Elena all that she needed to know...they were screwed.
~8~
Roxanne laughed until the point she couldn't stand which is why she was currently resting on the youngest Mikaelson's back as they walked down the street with the rest of his siblings and her brother.
"I'm hearing a lot of huffing and puffing for someone who supposedly has supernatural strength" Everyone's attention was drawn to Roxanne's nonchalant voice
No one could see the devious smile light up Kol's face "Well excuse me sweetheart, but I've been carrying you for quite a while now"
"If that's your way of calling me fat; I'm gonna kick your arse" Roxanne threatened right before she walloped him on the head, quite hard.
He winced at the pain in his head before trying to act innocent "No, no of course not"
"You lying little fuck"
Kol just sniggered in response which lead to Roxanne flicking his ear for the rest of the journey.
~8~
"Oh that's right, I forgot you couldn't enter" Roxanne teased
Elijah couldn't help but smile at how Roxanne acted with his siblings, so carefree and teasing...it had been a very long time since anyone had found out what his family was and still treated them normal. The youngest Gilbert had been right about his sister; she truly could change a shark or in this case a thousand-year-old original.
"I will wring your pretty little neck" Klaus growled out warningly
"Aw you think my neck is pretty" the girl in question cooed, tilting her head to the side "any who suit and tie fancy coming in?" She smirked deviously at Elijah, who in turn had to lower his head to hide the growing smirk as he made his way into the Gilbert home. She knew Elijah, in actual fact, didn't need a verbal invitation.
"Gilbert..." the hybrid growled once again
"Puppy..." she mimicked
Jeremy could be heard laughing from behind the threshold along with Rebekah and Kol who stood slightly behind a now pacing Klaus.
"How about you, blondie...come on in"
Her tongue was pressed against her teeth as she grinned widely at the remaining two Mikaelson's, who watched her with narrowed eyes.
"Your sister does realise she's playing with fire right?" Rebekah couldn't help but comment to the Gilbert brother as she walked through the door.
Jeremy just laughed and nodded his head "Yep"
Elijah however, stiffened when he noticed that they were not the only ones present inside the Gilbert home. He would recognise the heartbeat and aura of his so called mother anywhere as well as the sense of another original. Elijah quickly slipped over to Roxanne's side to whisper in her ear, taking complete notice of their closeness and take absolute pleasure when he noticed the way she shivered as he spoke "Invite them in, we're not alone...it seems that my mother and brother arrived before us"
Roxanne shot him a slightly alarmed look before turning towards Klaus and Kol, completely serious "Boys...why don't you come in"
The atmosphere did a complete one eighty, a heavy weight settled over the group. The oldest Gilbert turned and tried to walk further into the house to investigate however, Elijah blocked her path; his protective instincts reared up when he realised the woman he had started to have feelings for was in danger.
Kol was quick to follow his older brother's lead, wanting to protect his new best friend, especially when he noticed exactly what the danger was. Klaus and Rebekah soon comprehended the situation and they also wanted to protect the strange brunette. However, Roxanne couldn't care less as to what the Originals did, she was too busy worrying about her own siblings, if the suicidal Mikaelson and crazy mother were in her house then that meant Elena was here with them and there was no way on earth she was going to let them rope her sister into any more assassination attempts.
"Move" She commanded
Elijah just shook his head, his eyes pleading with hers "I can't let you"
"Oh don't be so dramatic... I'm just going to say hi" Roxanne didn't wait for a response as she pushed her way past the Mikaelson clan and headed towards the living room determination setting on her face.
Her jaw clenched at what she saw, Elena stood there looking like a deer caught in the headlights whilst Esther slowly stood up with a slightly shocked frown before Finn quickly flashed in front of her like a body guard, clearly he noticed the hostile older Gilbert was not one to be taken lightly.
"You must be Roxanne, I've heard a lot about you" Esther plastered on a polite smile, one which Roxanne did not return.
"You must be the crazy bitch, whoops I mean witch, that's trying to kill her children" Roxanne flashed her a sarcastic brief smile before turning serious again "Now get the hell away from my sister"
Everyone was left flabbergasted the moment the words came out of the brunette's mouth; it was one thing to act that way with the Original siblings but for her to have the guts to speak to the Original witch was a completely different matter. This girl truly had no fear.
"I beg your pardon!?"
"You heard me, get the fuck away from my sister"
Esther felt her temper rise at the insolence of this child in front of her, how dare she speak to her like that! Who did she think she was! Nothing that's what! The witch had never wanted to hurt someone as much as she wanted to right now
Elijah and his siblings watched the scene in front of them unfold, nothing that something very big was about to happen. Finn was about to intervene but before he could move a muscle Klaus had flashed over to him, severely pissed off.
"You have no right-"
"I have every right! You think that you can suddenly wake up from a thousand-year nap and suddenly get to decide who lives or who dies, I don't think so"
"They are an abomination"
"You're the one that made them that way! And there is no way in hell am I going to let you drag Elena into your fucked up schemes"
"I needed her blood-"
"Bitch if you finish that sentence I will make you regret the day you crawled out of your coffin"
"The doppelganger gave her blood willingly"
"That's because sometimes Elena can be a dumb fuck..."
"Hey!"
"...But I'll bet you didn't tell her that by telling your children, she'd be killing all vampires including her precious Salvatore's, not to mention Caroline and Tyler as well!"
"How did you-"
"Know? Because I'm not stupid" Roxanne glared before explaining to the astonished party currently behind her "It's kind of obvious if you think about it, why would she come back just to kill five out of thousands of 'abominations', it all sort of clicked into place when I overheard what you told Elena 'if one goes, they all go' you weren't just talking about them...you were talking about all of them"
Esther stood there, mouth wide open, unable to speak. Whereas Elena decided to ask the question that was on everyone's mind, including Finn's. "How would that work? It doesn't make sense"
Roxanne spun to look at everyone "Doesn't it?... am I the only smart one in the room?" She looked at Elijah "A thousand years and you can't figure it out?" a smug, teasing smile lit up her face.
"Think about it..." No one spoke "Ok then...think of it as trees, each one of you are the roots to different trees, from you vampires were made, where the people you turned, turned others and so on and so on, creating massive trees with each branch being another person turned...you with me so far"
"NO" Roxanne completely ignored Esther's urgent cry as they all nodded
"So what would happen to the tree if you killed the roots"
Everyone fell silent at Roxanne's words, Elena's face completely drained of all colour as white hot terror washed over her whilst the other were trying to absorb what they had just discovered.
"...If one goes, they all go. So if little miss creepy there had of linked you and the suicidal had of well killed himself...bye bye vampires" Roxanne suddenly grinned "God I feel like Sherlock"
All of a sudden mumbled chanting broke the heavy silence, they all turned to see Esther glaring at the oldest Gilbert, muttering some sort of spell.
"Bitch you better not be doing what I think you're doing" Roxanne took on an incredulous expression as she narrowed her eyes, a warm sensation filling her chest.
~8~
Elijah couldn't seem to tear his eyes away from the scene in front of him, part of him wanted to sweep Roxanne up in his arms and take her far away from here, someplace safe. Whereas the other part of him wanted to stay and watch what this wonderful, dangerous beauty was capable of.
"...there is absolutely no possible way she can be human" Klaus murmured with a smug grin
Elijah silently agreed with his brother's assessment as he took notice of the flickering lights and subtle breeze. All Mikaelson's took a deep breath when the sweet aroma of blood filled their senses, it wasn't like anything they had smelt before and that was saying something. Elijah's head shot over to Roxanne when he noticed slices begin to appear over her body, yet the woman never flinched or showed any pain, pride and worry filled his chest.
No one paid attention to the front door smashing open or the Salvatore's speeding over to Elena's side, along with the baby vamp and Bennett witch- who had felt the increase of magic and rushed over to the source.
"You're no match for me, girl" Esther's voice rung out before she held up a hand, palm out and began to once again chant.
Roxanne scoffed, planting her hands on her hips "I'm seeing where your sons get their arrogance from"
"Insolent-"
Esther never got the chance to finish her insult because Roxanne quickly rushed her and tackled the older witch to the floor, a crunch rung out as the brunette's fist connected with Esther's face. The Two Gilbert siblings winced and took a step back, knowing there was no stopping their older sister now that she's gotten started, the Mikaelson's watched in a state of shock as their mother, a powerful witch, was taken down by the doppelganger's older sister; Kol couldn't help but wish he had some popcorn for the show.
Damon and Stefan couldn't help but slightly adjust their stance so that Elena was standing in front of them, blocking them from the chaos ahead, whilst Caroline and Bonnie just watched, also knew not to even attempt to get involved.
~8~
Roxanne's hand wrapped tightly around Esther throat, white hot fury coursing through her veins as she continued to lift the witch up and smash her back on the ground. Her hands began to glow red "You have no idea who you're dealing with, absolutely no clue!"
Esther's eyes widened when she noticed the red glow, she quickly flung her hand out and magically pushed Roxanne across the room, where she crashed into the wall. Elijah shot to her side about to help her stand however, Roxanne had beat him to it and had quickly launched herself back at his mother.
"I'm gonna rip your fucking head off!" She bellowed, slamming Esther into the mirror above the fire place, shards of glass rained down on them, not that they were paying attention and that wasn't the only glass showering the room; what no one had noticed was that the storm from earlier that day had now returned with a vengeance and had smashed the living room window allowing the rain and wind to enter the house however, none of that halted Roxanne for blindly reaching for a long sharp piece as she straddled the Original witch.
~8~
"Stop her!"
The youngest Gilbert shouted over the storm, he didn't want to see his favourite sister become a murderer but he couldn't seem to tear his eyes away from the scene, watching as the eldest Gilbert placed the shard against Esther's throat.
The suited Original was the first to react to the male Gilbert's cry, he zoomed over to the brunette currently straddling his mother and wrapped his arms around her waist, yanking her away before she could apply anymore pressure to the small incision on Esther's neck that had started to bleed.
"Let go of me!" Roxanne struggled against Elijah's hold, her bloodlust was nowhere near sedated. "I'm gonna kill the bitch!"
Holding a hand to apply pressure to her neck Esther hurriedly stood and vanished without a second thought causing Roxanne to let out a cry of rage as she continued to struggle. Everyone remaining watched the woman like she was a rabid beast, like she was well Klaus, apart from Kol who had at some point sat down on the sofa with a grin that could rival any child on Christmas morning.
"Calm down" Elijah murmured
"Don't tell me to calm down, you calm down...I am calm" She bit back, clearly not calm at all.
Klaus scoffed, very humoured by the girl's switch, still keeping a tight hold on Finn who seemed to have frozen on the spot; Rebekah was staring sadly at the spot her so called mother had vanished and the Gilbert sibling were staring at their older sister with caution, hoping that she would calm down now that Esther was gone. The Salvatore brother's watched the girl with complete wariness and made sure to stay on alert in case she went crazy again, yes they did fear the brunette in the Original's arms, they feared her a lot more than they would ever admit. The Bennett witch looked at the girl in shock and the baby vamp was trying desperately to not look in the hybrid's direction, despite the situation.
Elijah waited until Roxanne's struggles dimmed before he loosened his hold, he was about to let go when she hissed in pain and that's when he remembered the slashes his mother so kindly gave her.
"Come on, let's go clean those up" he looked at her siblings "Where might I find a first aid box?"
"In the kitchen, under the sink" Jeremy was the one that answered
"They're fine" She mumbled back
Elijah didn't respond as he led her towards the kitchen. "Sit" He commanded, pointing to the table in the dining room but Roxanne just scoffed and jumped up on the kitchen unit instead.
Elijah chuckled at her defiance before grabbing the first aid box and making his way back over to Roxanne. "This may sting" He warned opening a pack of antiseptic wipes.
She shrugged and looked down at all the cuts littering her body, it was in that moment that she realised she was still only wearing her underwear, she couldn't remember exactly when Elijah's blazer had come off but it was most likely when she rugby tackled his mother. Her thoughts were cut off when she felt her arm sting.
"Fuck"
Elijah's lips twitched "My apologies" he muttered before he began wiping her cuts once more.
"Ow"
"Pack it in"
"Shit that stings"
"Crap"
"Fuck sake"
Elijah had to fight off a grin every time Roxanne opened her mouth. "You're enjoying this way too much" She grumbled as he continued to patch her up
"I would never enjoy your pain" He said sincerely, despite the smile fighting its way to the surface.
"Yeah, yeah" she said with a small smile before clearing her throat "I bet you think I'm bat shit crazy now huh"
"Everyone has their boiling point" Was all he offered which lead to a comfortable silence until Roxanne broke it
"I would've killed her you know" Elijah looked up at that "I wanted to, I mean really wanted to...I didn't want to stop until I felt her blood on my hands and I wouldn't have regretted it either...does that make me a monster?"
"Roxanne..."
Elijah didn't know what to say, he truly didn't. How do you respond to someone telling you something like that? But looking at her now Elijah felt his heart crack at the tears that swam in her eyes as they pleaded with his which is why Elijah didn't hesitate to pull her towards him and wrap his arm around her small figure, her own arms copied his and her legs soon followed, if it was any other situation Elijah could honestly say he would've most likely lost control and taken her right there and then; the feel of her body against his was amazing but now wasn't the time, especially when he heard her sniffle a couple of times, like she was trying not to cry.
They stayed like that for quite some time and eventually Roxanne began to drift off but not before uttering "I'm glad I met you"
Damnnnn....angry Roxy is a scary Roxy.
Anyway Hi!! Been a long two weeks- had withdrawals when it came to writing, so naturally I spent the first few days of my holiday searching for a pad and pen, only to spend the rest of it actually writing a new story for Suicide squad...now that doesn't mean I'm going to stop updating this one- I'm not stopping this one I promise!
It feels like forever since I wrote so please excuse the messy writing...it's not edited. But what do you think of the Roxijah moment? Likey, no likey tell me tell me tell me :)
Whatcha think of Esther vs Roxy? Or what about that red glow hmm? What's your opinion on Roxy's little revelation? Does it make sense? Believable or not?
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