Summary: a sad Klaus calls you in the middle of the night because he needs a friend to get drunk with (later elijah comes to the rescue) human au, klaus centred minor elijah at start and end
Pairings: Human!Klaus Mikaelson and Human!BestFriend!Reader, brief Human!Elijah Mikaelson x Human!, Human!Klaus Mikaelson and Human!Elijah Mikaelson
Genre: fluff, hurt/comfort, human au the are in their 20s
warnings: drinking, mention of pregnancy, implied mikael terrible parenting
Words:4150
Notes:
Sorry for the grammatical errors. I’m new at writing so feedback is appreciated. Thank you for reading.
You were sleeping soundly in your small bedroom next to elijah when your phone on your nightstand started vibrating making you wake up. You picked it up quickly grunting silently hoping it had not woken up elijah, he really needed and deserved to sleep.
Your eyes adjusted to the faint light of the phone screen in the dark room, as you turned on your side to check on elijah and smiled. Elijah was sleeping soundly next to you, you could see only his naked shoulders as he laid on his tummy, his arm protectively around your hips.
He had come back after a 18 hours shift from the legal office he had started working in this year, an intern work sl4ve, in the belief that in a year or two he could finally have a competing paycheck to give you the life he promised you. Not that you needed it, you were happy with what you had and grateful for the sacrifices he made for the family as his work were the main financial source for yours and klaus college found, you would graduate next year and klaus had just started.
When elijah had come home he was so tired and sleepy but his eyes were always full of love when he saw you. although you had insisted that he went to sleep right away, he had still managed to last a round with you, as he had replied that he genuinely wanted to, having missed you, which you had too. Then he had fallen in a deep sleep, which you were pretty sure not even the alarm could wake him up.
You gently removed elijah’s arm from your hips careful not to wake him and read the name on the phone screen and picked up immediately
‘nikalus what is going on? I swear if this a drunk call I will-’ you whispered annoyed, it wasn’t the first time klaus had called in the middle of the night, usually because he was drunk
‘can you come over?’ his voice sounded both worried and sad, that made you alarm immediately
‘I’ll be there ASAP. let me wake elijah’ you replied turning towards your sleeping boyfriend
‘no’ klaus replied immediately
‘no?’ you asked questioningly
‘right now I need a drinking buddy not my older brother scolding me’ klaus explained
‘okay, are you sure you are okay?’ you asked again worry and confusion rising. If it had been an emergency he would have allowed you to wake elijah so you were not really understanding the situation as worry for your best friend rose
‘I will tell you when you come over. The bar next to campus.’ He said before ending the call
You got up trying to be quieter as possible and put on the first clothes you could find, then you took a paper and pen from your study desk
‘honey, niki called and told me he needed a friend and not to wake you. I’m sure everything is fine, or I would have called you by now. Do not worry and sleep, you need it. We are at the bar next to his dorm. I’ll be back before you start missing me ;) Love you y/n.’
You place the note on his nightstand over his phone and then bend down to tenderly kiss his head, he stirred in his sleep and you smiled at that.
You exited the door, started the car and drove to where klaus had asked you.
You parked the car and entered the bar, it was fairly empty being the middle of the week. You spotted klaus right away he was drinking at the counter, giving the shoulder to the door
‘this better be a life death situation for having me leave your handsome sleeping brother in my warm bed’ at the sound of your voice he turned towards you and your face fell.
He was under shock, and it was crystal clear. the tone at the phone had not let transpire his real state, you would have bet that he had cried from how his eyes had a faint red in them. You rushed to him taking the back of his neck in your hand while your eyes scanned his features and you other hand gently inspected if he was hurt
‘niki, are you okay? Are you hurt? what happened?’ you asked panic surging in you
‘y/n gosh relax’ he told you as you let him go
‘Nik you are scaring me. What happened?’ you replied not convinced as he motioned for you to take a sit
‘I’ve had too few drinks for this conversation y/n’ he replied drawing his drink. He was underage barely 20, but apparently at this bar they did not care
‘ what do you need then?’ you replied, reading in his eyes that he needed you to be there but momentarily shut up with your interrogation
‘my best friend terrible humor and at least five other shots of cheap bourbon’
‘okay’ you said sitting down and putting your purse on the counter, you still could not tear his eyes away from him
‘and please loose that face no one is dying’ he said annoyed and rolling his eyes
‘sorry’ you apologized, before his smirk came back and a matching one crawled on your face as he called the bartender and gave you your usual favorite drink
You two were in a comfortable silence as you waited to understand from klaus where the conversation was meant to go
‘so how did you sneak out?’ he finally said
‘elijah was sleeping soundly. He really needs that he is always tired even if he thinks he is able to hide it from me’ you replied with sincere concern
‘well I can’t blame him. tolerating you all day must be exhausting’ klaus smirks
‘hey! I did not come here to be bullied by you’ you reply hitting playfully his arm as klaus wears the usual satisfied smirking expression and for a moment all seems normal
‘I’m only joking. If I hear another time from him saying how lucky he has to have you I think I will drown myself in the Mississippi’ he comments annoyed, you smile at his reply
‘you are just jealous’
‘maybe’
‘so that is what this is about. that girl cami you met last week? Or caroline the girl you have been trying to get for months’ you said hitting him playfully with your shoulder as he rolled his eyes.
Cami was a psychology student in your same university. He met her at a party where you brought along klaus and was immediately starstruck by her. while caroline instead went to klaus’s college and had in the past months repeatedly resisted to klaus attempts to charm her.
‘no. we are fine. playing hard to get but I can see right through her’
‘she seemed nice’ you replied sincerely sipping your drink
‘you two would get along’
‘well then be sure to bring her over for dinner so I and elijah can meet her and show her your baby pictures if she or the other finally give in’ you smirked
‘sod of’ you two had a laugh. it felt normal and klaus felt safe and carefree as always he was with you. Best friends since high school. Even if a grey cloud was hovering over you.
Many too drink and laughs later you were borderline drunk
‘niki I’m a drink away from probably pass out or loose lucidity so you better start speaking before I drunk call your brother’ you were pretty sure that if you tried to walk you would not be able to do it without swinging, the same could be said for klaus
After a moment of silence he spoke, eyes low, fixated on his drink
‘she is pregnant’ he said barely audible
‘who?’
‘the girl I had a one drunk night stand a month ago’
You froze in your sit. Was he really telling you what you thought you understood? You turned your head to look at him, his eyes wide in fear while shock took over you
‘niklaus you are trying to tell me that you will be a father?’ you asked your voice careful to not let transpire your shock and fear
‘yes’ he whispered
You drowned your glass not sure what to say ‘is she sure she is pregnant and that is yours?’ you asked him seriously
‘she went to the doctor and told me I was the last one she slept with, the doctor confirmed it both statements’ he replied fidgeting with his glass
‘and have you two talked about you know’ but before you could continue he said
‘she wants to keep it. and I don’t know what to do’ a single tear ran through his cheek
‘I don’t know what to say niki. Congratulations? I’m sorry?’ you tried uncertain, but he was not even listening, his eyes and mind distant as he spoke
‘I never wanted kids. I once asked Elijah about it and he said he couldn’t wait to have them with you’ you blushed at his admission ‘I instead didn’t see it as something for the future, or that I just needed the right girl. Not that I have not thought about it and I loved taking care of little Rebekah and Henrik. But after what Mikael did to me how could I ever be a good father’ the last sentence was almost a whisper as more tears appeared in his eyes
‘no niki enough of that. If you don’t want kids because you don’t want them that is okay. its perfectly fine, normal, and there is no shame. But if you do want them and fear to have them because of some self-loath that makes you think you will ever be like your father you listen to me niklaus mikaelson that is not the case, and it never will be. You are an amazing person, you are the best person I know. and you will be an amazing father, I saw how you cared for you younger siblings and I know you better than anyone so trust my judgement. You will be an amzing father. Do you understand me?’
You told him holding the back of his neck tenderly as elijah usually does to him in emotional moments, so he looked at you eyes shining with tears and nodded at you.
‘do you understand me?’ you asked again tenderly but firmly
‘yes’ he replied weakly
‘good. I love you brother’ you told him before hugging him tightly as he reciprocated hug.
‘I’m not going to lie it’s going to be difficult. your life has changed forever but me and elijah will help you. have you noticed or not elijah became a parent since you were born, and I as soon as I got myself into your crazy family’ you reassured him
‘I’m not a child!’ he scoffed
‘but you usually act like one. Also we will use your situation as our run trial for children. See? Nothing to worry about’ you told him sincerely, in his reply he hugged you again that meaning a thousand words
‘what about elijah?’ he asked insecure, the idea of having disappointed the brother he had looked up to his entire life made his blood freeze
‘he loves you niki, we both do. Nothing could drive him away from you, especially this. And see you stand up to your responsibility will only make him love you even more. There is nothing to worry about. Trust me I know your brother better than I know myself’ you comforted him sincerely as he just nodded still hugging you
‘enough of sad stuff let’s celebrate now!’ you told him when he let you go and he chuckled at that
Way too many drinks after.
‘What do you think the levelheaded noble responsible elijah would think if he saw us right now?’
‘Don’t talk about my sweet handsome boyfriend like that niki.’ You warned him
‘He is my brother I have rights to tease him’
‘true’
‘so what would your sweet handsome boyfriend think if he saw us right now?’ he mocked you
‘see that’s better. Well I think he would be very disappointed that his underage brother and his girlfriend sneaked out in the middle of the night to drink and probably pass out here. He would scold us but deep down have a laugh because he loves us’
‘something like that sweetheart’ a calm voice said behind you two
You and klaus turned your heads toward the voice
Elijah stood in front of you, he was wearing the long coat he had worn this morning to go to work, and a simple shirt and trousers, missing the jacket and the tie of his attire. still he was elegant and perfect but not quite as always. his hair was combed but a bit messy singling he had been in a rush and although having taken the time to look decent he had not endured in his usual perfect attire. Still he looked handsome as ever.
‘eli!’ you cheered getting up and throwing yourself at him and drawing him for a kiss. he complied helping you steady yourself although his scolding look remained, he could not negate you anything
‘you are drunk my love’ he replied as the kiss ended, looking at you before helping you sit back on the stool, his arm around your waist worried you were going to fall
‘maybe a little! But don’t be mad ‘Lijha! We had our reasons’ you wine as you lean on him
He could not be angry at any of you, and you all new that. Also he found you adorable when you were tipsy even if he did not like it. you got particularly clingy and winy and that made him chuckle. He himself had never been drunk in his life, being to composed and responsible for it, hence since he could remember he has been the safe drinking friend of the family and you. you always felt safe with him knowing that he got you, and would protect you from others and from yourself.
He kissed the side of your head tenderly to let you know that it was okay, a fond smile escaping his lips before he fell back in the role of the adult
‘so this is what you two do when I’m home after a long day at work trying to finance our whole family. you two sneak out for a drunken night like some irresponsible teenager?’ he asks his eyes darting between you and his brother
‘so tell me, what was the reason for well this’ he asked his brother as you stayed silent
‘elijah you did not need to come’ klaus replied annoyed not looking at his older brother
‘you see nikalus. when I woke up in my empty bed with a note that my lovely girlfriend had gone out in the middle of the night because my favorite little brother needed help I think it’s in my duty and right to go check on the two person I care the most about’ he replied adjusting his sleeves
‘aww you hear him niki? He loves us’ you say before drawing him for another kiss and snuglling at his side that made him chuckle, as he held you close as you rested your head on his shoulder
‘little brother, care to elaborate?’ he prompted again
‘sod of elijah’ klaus says not looking at him and annoyed
‘we are going to asses you two’s poor judgment tomorrow morning, now we are going to focus on the matter that brought you two here tonight’ he said sitting on the stool close to you, in response klaus tried to drink his drink but elijah was faster taking the glasses from both klaus and your hand as the younger mikaelson let out a grown in disappointment
‘I’m going to take these, you two had enough’ eliajh says taking your drinks and drowning them, than he adjusts his sleeves before speaking again
‘so niklaus, what could not wait until morning?’ klaus remained silent as elijah waited patiently
‘my love could you fill me in as niklaus seems to have lost his tongue’ elijah tried with you giving you his best seductive smile but you remained silent too, suddenly interest in the floor as you looked at it
‘nikalus?’ he tried again
‘come on niki tell him, he will find out sooner or later’ you tried starting to become exhausted by the situation but klaus remained silent clenching his jaw in shame and fear.
‘find out what’ elijah asked panic rising in him as he stadied his voice
Elijah understood klaus was not going to speak so he tried with you again, turning to you and giving you that smile again, his hand resting on you knee
‘y/n if you tell me what is going on when we get home I’m going to do that thing you like so much’ he said seductively, his hand on your thigh as his thumb drew invisible circles on your jeans, your eyes darting to him in lust as you straightened your back very interested in his offer as heat rose in you
‘So do we have a deal?’ he added his other hand adjusting a strain of your hair. It was too much, the combination of his promise, his hands on you, the alcohol in your system and klaus silence, so you gave in. blame it to the alcohol or to your boyfriend that looked like a Greek statue, so you spoke.
‘eli we are going to be an uncle and an aunt!’ you cheered clapping your hands, the alcohol of the night starting to affect you more than you wanted to admit
‘what did you say?’ elijah asked in shock, his face loosing color as his eyes darted to his brother
‘hayley is pregnant’ klaus finally spoke still not looking at elijah
‘what? The girl from the crescent pack society? The one you woke up in her bed last month when you forgot our brunch?’ he asked, his mind connecting the dots as you took klaus hand in your own as a comforting gesture
‘yep’ klaus replied making the ‘P’ pop and fidgeting with the empty glass ‘and yes we are sure its mine and that she is pregnant’ klaus continues, elijah makes sign to the bartender that refills his glass. He drowns it.
‘brother..’ elijah replied his tone gentle and understanding even if he was at loss of word, that was something new.
‘before you ask I thought I used protections but apparently not’
‘what has the girl decided?’ elijah asks, still klaus does not look at him, you are glued to your seat as your hand draws pattern’s on klaus’s hand
‘that she is keeping it. Obviously we don’t love each others and she is not expecting us to become a couple or move together. but she wishes I would be man enough to be part of the child life and help her’
‘niklaus..’ elijah says when he is interrupted
‘don’t scold me about my duties toward that child and honor and to live up to my actions, brother. I know it very well or I wouldn’t here be getting drunk with your girlfriend while contemplating my fate’ klaus says frustrated finally looking at elijah. His expression plain like always. And every fiber of kalus body is burning hoping his brother, his savior, is not judging him or being disappointed by him. blame it on the alcohol but klaus was vulnerable in this moment.
‘I see, you don’t need a lecture from me. But still I want to ask you do you want this child brother? Either answers are in your rights’ elijah tone is tender, and klaus relaxes understanding his brother really cares and that gives him the strength to reply as he did not expect this question
‘no. yes. I don’t know. I never thought that was something I had to worry about. I always through that first mikaelson new born would be from you two or freya, not me!’ he says his head in his hands ‘you two doing the nasty since I can recall and me the causal guy get a girl pregnant, what were the odds’ he tries to humor but elijah doesn’t fall for it
‘please refrain from addressing our sexual life to avoid the question, brother, and also generally’ elijah said hiding a smile as you just laughed ‘he has a point…’ you say as elijah squints his eyes at you
‘I don’t know, after the initial panic, the idea made me smile, before panic took over again’ klaus replies sincerely
‘this believe it or not is how people describe parenthood. I know the conditions are not ideal and this is not something you expect but I’m proud of your choice brother’ elijah says standing up after being sure you can stay on the stool without falling, he moves to klaus and squeezes his brother shoulder reassuringly giving him a smile, klaus finally looks at him and in elijah’s eyes can’t find nothing but love and understanding
‘it’s the end of being with head in the clouds isn’t it’ he states
‘when it comes to you I highly doubt that but you are not alone, we are here for you as we shall be always’ elijah says hugging him, klaus complies, snuzzling his face in his brother’s shoulder as when they were kids. The unspoken statement about Mikael lingering the air
‘you will be an amazing father niklaus, trust my judgment brother’ elijah says looking at klaus in the eyes, his hand on the back of klaus neck drawing patterns with his thumb, before elijah looks at you a silent conversation going on between you two
‘you should move in back with us’ he adds as you squealed in agreement ‘We could rent a two bedroom apartment near your university so that the child is still close to their mother. A college dorm is not an ideal place to raise a child if we can avoid it’
‘no. you two love your flat’ klaus says his eyes wide, this is too much, he is grateful for the help but he already feels like a burden he doesn’t want to make things worse
‘but we love you more’ you tell him ruffling his curls as elijah hums in agreement
‘I don’t know what to say’ klaus replies his eyes watery
‘nothing. We are family’ you say ‘we stick together as one always and forever’ elijah adds
Klaus hugs elijah again, and he seem so small as when they were children as he keeps his brother close, overwhelmed with emotions
‘room for one more?’ you ask as klaus draws you in the group hug before elijah kisses the top of your head
‘wait until Rebekah finds out, she will spoil that child’ elijah humors but instead klaus face falls, he realizes that sooner or later the entire family will know
‘father..’ he starts and you hug him closer
‘father will not come near the child niklaus, you have my word. And I’m sure mother and our siblings will help us if we need so. Freya will not let her nephew or niece be without a family, even if she has to excuse her precious father’ elijah comforts klaus that just nods in agreement.
Mikael refused to pay for their maintenance, not that the two brothers would accept the money, but their mother gave them only a small allowance in secret that elijah and klaus were too proud to accept but that you took in every month and divided in their banks accounts, you all pretending it wasn’t like that.
The three of you stay like that for a bit longer before elijah speaks
‘come. I’m not letting you drive home’ elijah says, paying for the drinks and letting you all go, you have problems standing straight so elijah picks you up in his arms bridal style as you giggle and snuzzle in his chest
Klaus follows behind opening the door of the car for elijah where he places you in the backset and kisses your forehead feeling you fall asleep already. Klaus takes the passenger seat and elijah gives a fond look at you with the rear mirror as he sees you sleeping. Then he squeezes his brother’s arm one last time before starting the car and driving home.
the three of you, a 24 years old legal intern, a 22 years old college student and a just freshly tuned 20 years old artist with side jobs now had a baby to grew. The conditions were far from ideal but you all knew something. this baby would grow up to be loved by this strange little family. that was your only certainty in a world without Hope.
Summary: a sad Klaus calls you in the middle of the night because he needs a friend to get drunk with (later elijah comes to the rescue) human au, klaus centred minor elijah at start and end
Pairings: Human!Klaus Mikaelson and Human!BestFriend!Reader, brief Human!Elijah Mikaelson x Human!, Human!Klaus Mikaelson and Human!Elijah Mikaelson
Genre: fluff, hurt/comfort, human au the are in their 20s
warnings: drinking, mention of pregnancy, implied mikael terrible parenting
Words:4150
Notes:
Sorry for the grammatical errors. I’m new at writing so feedback is appreciated. Thank you for reading.
You were sleeping soundly in your small bedroom next to elijah when your phone on your nightstand started vibrating making you wake up. You picked it up quickly grunting silently hoping it had not woken up elijah, he really needed and deserved to sleep.
Your eyes adjusted to the faint light of the phone screen in the dark room, as you turned on your side to check on elijah and smiled. Elijah was sleeping soundly next to you, you could see only his naked shoulders as he laid on his tummy, his arm protectively around your hips.
He had come back after a 18 hours shift from the legal office he had started working in this year, an intern work sl4ve, in the belief that in a year or two he could finally have a competing paycheck to give you the life he promised you. Not that you needed it, you were happy with what you had and grateful for the sacrifices he made for the family as his work were the main financial source for yours and klaus college found, you would graduate next year and klaus had just started.
When elijah had come home he was so tired and sleepy but his eyes were always full of love when he saw you. although you had insisted that he went to sleep right away, he had still managed to last a round with you, as he had replied that he genuinely wanted to, having missed you, which you had too. Then he had fallen in a deep sleep, which you were pretty sure not even the alarm could wake him up.
You gently removed elijah’s arm from your hips careful not to wake him and read the name on the phone screen and picked up immediately
‘nikalus what is going on? I swear if this a drunk call I will-’ you whispered annoyed, it wasn’t the first time klaus had called in the middle of the night, usually because he was drunk
‘can you come over?’ his voice sounded both worried and sad, that made you alarm immediately
‘I’ll be there ASAP. let me wake elijah’ you replied turning towards your sleeping boyfriend
‘no’ klaus replied immediately
‘no?’ you asked questioningly
‘right now I need a drinking buddy not my older brother scolding me’ klaus explained
‘okay, are you sure you are okay?’ you asked again worry and confusion rising. If it had been an emergency he would have allowed you to wake elijah so you were not really understanding the situation as worry for your best friend rose
‘I will tell you when you come over. The bar next to campus.’ He said before ending the call
You got up trying to be quieter as possible and put on the first clothes you could find, then you took a paper and pen from your study desk
‘honey, niki called and told me he needed a friend and not to wake you. I’m sure everything is fine, or I would have called you by now. Do not worry and sleep, you need it. We are at the bar next to his dorm. I’ll be back before you start missing me ;) Love you y/n.’
You place the note on his nightstand over his phone and then bend down to tenderly kiss his head, he stirred in his sleep and you smiled at that.
You exited the door, started the car and drove to where klaus had asked you.
You parked the car and entered the bar, it was fairly empty being the middle of the week. You spotted klaus right away he was drinking at the counter, giving the shoulder to the door
‘this better be a life death situation for having me leave your handsome sleeping brother in my warm bed’ at the sound of your voice he turned towards you and your face fell.
He was under shock, and it was crystal clear. the tone at the phone had not let transpire his real state, you would have bet that he had cried from how his eyes had a faint red in them. You rushed to him taking the back of his neck in your hand while your eyes scanned his features and you other hand gently inspected if he was hurt
‘niki, are you okay? Are you hurt? what happened?’ you asked panic surging in you
‘y/n gosh relax’ he told you as you let him go
‘Nik you are scaring me. What happened?’ you replied not convinced as he motioned for you to take a sit
‘I’ve had too few drinks for this conversation y/n’ he replied drawing his drink. He was underage barely 20, but apparently at this bar they did not care
‘ what do you need then?’ you replied, reading in his eyes that he needed you to be there but momentarily shut up with your interrogation
‘my best friend terrible humor and at least five other shots of cheap bourbon’
‘okay’ you said sitting down and putting your purse on the counter, you still could not tear his eyes away from him
‘and please loose that face no one is dying’ he said annoyed and rolling his eyes
‘sorry’ you apologized, before his smirk came back and a matching one crawled on your face as he called the bartender and gave you your usual favorite drink
You two were in a comfortable silence as you waited to understand from klaus where the conversation was meant to go
‘so how did you sneak out?’ he finally said
‘elijah was sleeping soundly. He really needs that he is always tired even if he thinks he is able to hide it from me’ you replied with sincere concern
‘well I can’t blame him. tolerating you all day must be exhausting’ klaus smirks
‘hey! I did not come here to be bullied by you’ you reply hitting playfully his arm as klaus wears the usual satisfied smirking expression and for a moment all seems normal
‘I’m only joking. If I hear another time from him saying how lucky he has to have you I think I will drown myself in the Mississippi’ he comments annoyed, you smile at his reply
‘you are just jealous’
‘maybe’
‘so that is what this is about. that girl cami you met last week? Or caroline the girl you have been trying to get for months’ you said hitting him playfully with your shoulder as he rolled his eyes.
Cami was a psychology student in your same university. He met her at a party where you brought along klaus and was immediately starstruck by her. while caroline instead went to klaus’s college and had in the past months repeatedly resisted to klaus attempts to charm her.
‘no. we are fine. playing hard to get but I can see right through her’
‘she seemed nice’ you replied sincerely sipping your drink
‘you two would get along’
‘well then be sure to bring her over for dinner so I and elijah can meet her and show her your baby pictures if she or the other finally give in’ you smirked
‘sod of’ you two had a laugh. it felt normal and klaus felt safe and carefree as always he was with you. Best friends since high school. Even if a grey cloud was hovering over you.
Many too drink and laughs later you were borderline drunk
‘niki I’m a drink away from probably pass out or loose lucidity so you better start speaking before I drunk call your brother’ you were pretty sure that if you tried to walk you would not be able to do it without swinging, the same could be said for klaus
After a moment of silence he spoke, eyes low, fixated on his drink
‘she is pregnant’ he said barely audible
‘who?’
‘the girl I had a one drunk night stand a month ago’
You froze in your sit. Was he really telling you what you thought you understood? You turned your head to look at him, his eyes wide in fear while shock took over you
‘niklaus you are trying to tell me that you will be a father?’ you asked your voice careful to not let transpire your shock and fear
‘yes’ he whispered
You drowned your glass not sure what to say ‘is she sure she is pregnant and that is yours?’ you asked him seriously
‘she went to the doctor and told me I was the last one she slept with, the doctor confirmed it both statements’ he replied fidgeting with his glass
‘and have you two talked about you know’ but before you could continue he said
‘she wants to keep it. and I don’t know what to do’ a single tear ran through his cheek
‘I don’t know what to say niki. Congratulations? I’m sorry?’ you tried uncertain, but he was not even listening, his eyes and mind distant as he spoke
‘I never wanted kids. I once asked Elijah about it and he said he couldn’t wait to have them with you’ you blushed at his admission ‘I instead didn’t see it as something for the future, or that I just needed the right girl. Not that I have not thought about it and I loved taking care of little Rebekah and Henrik. But after what Mikael did to me how could I ever be a good father’ the last sentence was almost a whisper as more tears appeared in his eyes
‘no niki enough of that. If you don’t want kids because you don’t want them that is okay. its perfectly fine, normal, and there is no shame. But if you do want them and fear to have them because of some self-loath that makes you think you will ever be like your father you listen to me niklaus mikaelson that is not the case, and it never will be. You are an amazing person, you are the best person I know. and you will be an amazing father, I saw how you cared for you younger siblings and I know you better than anyone so trust my judgement. You will be an amzing father. Do you understand me?’
You told him holding the back of his neck tenderly as elijah usually does to him in emotional moments, so he looked at you eyes shining with tears and nodded at you.
‘do you understand me?’ you asked again tenderly but firmly
‘yes’ he replied weakly
‘good. I love you brother’ you told him before hugging him tightly as he reciprocated hug.
‘I’m not going to lie it’s going to be difficult. your life has changed forever but me and elijah will help you. have you noticed or not elijah became a parent since you were born, and I as soon as I got myself into your crazy family’ you reassured him
‘I’m not a child!’ he scoffed
‘but you usually act like one. Also we will use your situation as our run trial for children. See? Nothing to worry about’ you told him sincerely, in his reply he hugged you again that meaning a thousand words
‘what about elijah?’ he asked insecure, the idea of having disappointed the brother he had looked up to his entire life made his blood freeze
‘he loves you niki, we both do. Nothing could drive him away from you, especially this. And see you stand up to your responsibility will only make him love you even more. There is nothing to worry about. Trust me I know your brother better than I know myself’ you comforted him sincerely as he just nodded still hugging you
‘enough of sad stuff let’s celebrate now!’ you told him when he let you go and he chuckled at that
Way too many drinks after.
‘What do you think the levelheaded noble responsible elijah would think if he saw us right now?’
‘Don’t talk about my sweet handsome boyfriend like that niki.’ You warned him
‘He is my brother I have rights to tease him’
‘true’
‘so what would your sweet handsome boyfriend think if he saw us right now?’ he mocked you
‘see that’s better. Well I think he would be very disappointed that his underage brother and his girlfriend sneaked out in the middle of the night to drink and probably pass out here. He would scold us but deep down have a laugh because he loves us’
‘something like that sweetheart’ a calm voice said behind you two
You and klaus turned your heads toward the voice
Elijah stood in front of you, he was wearing the long coat he had worn this morning to go to work, and a simple shirt and trousers, missing the jacket and the tie of his attire. still he was elegant and perfect but not quite as always. his hair was combed but a bit messy singling he had been in a rush and although having taken the time to look decent he had not endured in his usual perfect attire. Still he looked handsome as ever.
‘eli!’ you cheered getting up and throwing yourself at him and drawing him for a kiss. he complied helping you steady yourself although his scolding look remained, he could not negate you anything
‘you are drunk my love’ he replied as the kiss ended, looking at you before helping you sit back on the stool, his arm around your waist worried you were going to fall
‘maybe a little! But don’t be mad ‘Lijha! We had our reasons’ you wine as you lean on him
He could not be angry at any of you, and you all new that. Also he found you adorable when you were tipsy even if he did not like it. you got particularly clingy and winy and that made him chuckle. He himself had never been drunk in his life, being to composed and responsible for it, hence since he could remember he has been the safe drinking friend of the family and you. you always felt safe with him knowing that he got you, and would protect you from others and from yourself.
He kissed the side of your head tenderly to let you know that it was okay, a fond smile escaping his lips before he fell back in the role of the adult
‘so this is what you two do when I’m home after a long day at work trying to finance our whole family. you two sneak out for a drunken night like some irresponsible teenager?’ he asks his eyes darting between you and his brother
‘so tell me, what was the reason for well this’ he asked his brother as you stayed silent
‘elijah you did not need to come’ klaus replied annoyed not looking at his older brother
‘you see nikalus. when I woke up in my empty bed with a note that my lovely girlfriend had gone out in the middle of the night because my favorite little brother needed help I think it’s in my duty and right to go check on the two person I care the most about’ he replied adjusting his sleeves
‘aww you hear him niki? He loves us’ you say before drawing him for another kiss and snuglling at his side that made him chuckle, as he held you close as you rested your head on his shoulder
‘little brother, care to elaborate?’ he prompted again
‘sod of elijah’ klaus says not looking at him and annoyed
‘we are going to asses you two’s poor judgment tomorrow morning, now we are going to focus on the matter that brought you two here tonight’ he said sitting on the stool close to you, in response klaus tried to drink his drink but elijah was faster taking the glasses from both klaus and your hand as the younger mikaelson let out a grown in disappointment
‘I’m going to take these, you two had enough’ eliajh says taking your drinks and drowning them, than he adjusts his sleeves before speaking again
‘so niklaus, what could not wait until morning?’ klaus remained silent as elijah waited patiently
‘my love could you fill me in as niklaus seems to have lost his tongue’ elijah tried with you giving you his best seductive smile but you remained silent too, suddenly interest in the floor as you looked at it
‘nikalus?’ he tried again
‘come on niki tell him, he will find out sooner or later’ you tried starting to become exhausted by the situation but klaus remained silent clenching his jaw in shame and fear.
‘find out what’ elijah asked panic rising in him as he stadied his voice
Elijah understood klaus was not going to speak so he tried with you again, turning to you and giving you that smile again, his hand resting on you knee
‘y/n if you tell me what is going on when we get home I’m going to do that thing you like so much’ he said seductively, his hand on your thigh as his thumb drew invisible circles on your jeans, your eyes darting to him in lust as you straightened your back very interested in his offer as heat rose in you
‘So do we have a deal?’ he added his other hand adjusting a strain of your hair. It was too much, the combination of his promise, his hands on you, the alcohol in your system and klaus silence, so you gave in. blame it to the alcohol or to your boyfriend that looked like a Greek statue, so you spoke.
‘eli we are going to be an uncle and an aunt!’ you cheered clapping your hands, the alcohol of the night starting to affect you more than you wanted to admit
‘what did you say?’ elijah asked in shock, his face loosing color as his eyes darted to his brother
‘hayley is pregnant’ klaus finally spoke still not looking at elijah
‘what? The girl from the crescent pack society? The one you woke up in her bed last month when you forgot our brunch?’ he asked, his mind connecting the dots as you took klaus hand in your own as a comforting gesture
‘yep’ klaus replied making the ‘P’ pop and fidgeting with the empty glass ‘and yes we are sure its mine and that she is pregnant’ klaus continues, elijah makes sign to the bartender that refills his glass. He drowns it.
‘brother..’ elijah replied his tone gentle and understanding even if he was at loss of word, that was something new.
‘before you ask I thought I used protections but apparently not’
‘what has the girl decided?’ elijah asks, still klaus does not look at him, you are glued to your seat as your hand draws pattern’s on klaus’s hand
‘that she is keeping it. Obviously we don’t love each others and she is not expecting us to become a couple or move together. but she wishes I would be man enough to be part of the child life and help her’
‘niklaus..’ elijah says when he is interrupted
‘don’t scold me about my duties toward that child and honor and to live up to my actions, brother. I know it very well or I wouldn’t here be getting drunk with your girlfriend while contemplating my fate’ klaus says frustrated finally looking at elijah. His expression plain like always. And every fiber of kalus body is burning hoping his brother, his savior, is not judging him or being disappointed by him. blame it on the alcohol but klaus was vulnerable in this moment.
‘I see, you don’t need a lecture from me. But still I want to ask you do you want this child brother? Either answers are in your rights’ elijah tone is tender, and klaus relaxes understanding his brother really cares and that gives him the strength to reply as he did not expect this question
‘no. yes. I don’t know. I never thought that was something I had to worry about. I always through that first mikaelson new born would be from you two or freya, not me!’ he says his head in his hands ‘you two doing the nasty since I can recall and me the causal guy get a girl pregnant, what were the odds’ he tries to humor but elijah doesn’t fall for it
‘please refrain from addressing our sexual life to avoid the question, brother, and also generally’ elijah said hiding a smile as you just laughed ‘he has a point…’ you say as elijah squints his eyes at you
‘I don’t know, after the initial panic, the idea made me smile, before panic took over again’ klaus replies sincerely
‘this believe it or not is how people describe parenthood. I know the conditions are not ideal and this is not something you expect but I’m proud of your choice brother’ elijah says standing up after being sure you can stay on the stool without falling, he moves to klaus and squeezes his brother shoulder reassuringly giving him a smile, klaus finally looks at him and in elijah’s eyes can’t find nothing but love and understanding
‘it’s the end of being with head in the clouds isn’t it’ he states
‘when it comes to you I highly doubt that but you are not alone, we are here for you as we shall be always’ elijah says hugging him, klaus complies, snuzzling his face in his brother’s shoulder as when they were kids. The unspoken statement about Mikael lingering the air
‘you will be an amazing father niklaus, trust my judgment brother’ elijah says looking at klaus in the eyes, his hand on the back of klaus neck drawing patterns with his thumb, before elijah looks at you a silent conversation going on between you two
‘you should move in back with us’ he adds as you squealed in agreement ‘We could rent a two bedroom apartment near your university so that the child is still close to their mother. A college dorm is not an ideal place to raise a child if we can avoid it’
‘no. you two love your flat’ klaus says his eyes wide, this is too much, he is grateful for the help but he already feels like a burden he doesn’t want to make things worse
‘but we love you more’ you tell him ruffling his curls as elijah hums in agreement
‘I don’t know what to say’ klaus replies his eyes watery
‘nothing. We are family’ you say ‘we stick together as one always and forever’ elijah adds
Klaus hugs elijah again, and he seem so small as when they were children as he keeps his brother close, overwhelmed with emotions
‘room for one more?’ you ask as klaus draws you in the group hug before elijah kisses the top of your head
‘wait until Rebekah finds out, she will spoil that child’ elijah humors but instead klaus face falls, he realizes that sooner or later the entire family will know
‘father..’ he starts and you hug him closer
‘father will not come near the child niklaus, you have my word. And I’m sure mother and our siblings will help us if we need so. Freya will not let her nephew or niece be without a family, even if she has to excuse her precious father’ elijah comforts klaus that just nods in agreement.
Mikael refused to pay for their maintenance, not that the two brothers would accept the money, but their mother gave them only a small allowance in secret that elijah and klaus were too proud to accept but that you took in every month and divided in their banks accounts, you all pretending it wasn’t like that.
The three of you stay like that for a bit longer before elijah speaks
‘come. I’m not letting you drive home’ elijah says, paying for the drinks and letting you all go, you have problems standing straight so elijah picks you up in his arms bridal style as you giggle and snuzzle in his chest
Klaus follows behind opening the door of the car for elijah where he places you in the backset and kisses your forehead feeling you fall asleep already. Klaus takes the passenger seat and elijah gives a fond look at you with the rear mirror as he sees you sleeping. Then he squeezes his brother’s arm one last time before starting the car and driving home.
the three of you, a 24 years old legal intern, a 22 years old college student and a just freshly tuned 20 years old artist with side jobs now had a baby to grew. The conditions were far from ideal but you all knew something. this baby would grow up to be loved by this strange little family. that was your only certainty in a world without Hope.
You are the one taken by the hollow, not elijah. How far will the family go to get you back and how it’s going to affect your relationship with him?
rewriting of season 4 episodes 9-11. in this is you who gets taken not him. does not follow completely the same the episodes. includes also your platonic relationship with the others and flashbacks of new scenes of you and elijah in the centuries. first two parts follow the show closely.
genre: angst and fluff with happy ending
Notes: The first two parts are mostly rewrite of the episode featuring you and I added some scenes. the rest is my interpretation of what the storyline could be with you, featuring again heavy canon rewritten but mostly made up scenes
Warning: temporary character de4th but with happy ending, canon violence/threats, grief, lots of angst, fluff, main character death and resurrection
Sorry for the grammatical errors. I’m new at writing so feedback is appreciated. Thank you for reading. do not translate or appropriate my work
rewriting of season 4 episodes 9-11. in this is you who gets taken by the hollow not him. does not follow completely the same the episodes. includes also your platonic relationship with the others and flashbacks of new scenes of you and elijah in the centuries. first two parts follow the show closely.
Part 2 The Rescue - summary:
elijah deals with you being kidnapped. the family and elijah come rescue you
genre: angst and fluff (flashbacks) with happy ending
Notes:
The first two parts are mostly rewrite of the episode featuring you and I added some scenes. the rest is my interpretation of what the storyline could be with you, featuring again heavy canon rewritten but mostly made up scenes
Warning: temporary character de4th but with happy ending, canon violence/threats, grief, lots of angst, fluff, main character death and resurrection
Sorry for the grammatical errors. I’m new at writing so feedback is appreciated. Thank you for reading. do not translate or appropriate my work
I rewatched season 4 a few months ago and now finally managed to finish this series. A few days ago i found the story ‘Hollowed Trap’ by the incredible talented @xxwritemeastoryxx and realised that my part 1 and 2 of the story are similar (as follow the episode and both use dialogue from the show) to their ‘Hollowed Trap’ still i would like to ankoweldge it having them published it before. They are a terrific writer and all their stories are amazing check them out.
Freya and Vincent were trying to find a solution, failing to find a spell or a dark object in which to trap the hollow.
‘you know. it’s funny how five years ago we were in the same position and you decided to sacrifice Davina. Is y/n’s life just more worth?’ Vincent accused the witch
‘y/n is my sister-in-law. Okay? And I regret what I did to Davina every single day’
‘y/n is probably the only mikaelson I can tolerate, I thought she was better then all of you, more caring, less of a killing spree, but then when it came to protect your family, guilt or no she did everything to save you not caring about the others. So she is just as rotten at the rest of you and I think we are just wasting our time trying to find a loophole when her death is inevitable’
‘whatever you think I’m not giving up. Her death will break this family, especially Klaus. And I can’t even think of what it will do to elijah’ freya stated her own grief rising
‘is it really giving up though freya? y/n is a thousand years old. How many lifetimes are going to be enough? She lived 20 times the lifespan of the people she fed on. And Elijah? They have been together 10-20 lifetimes when most of use lose who we love in a few decades’
‘I get it okay? You hate us. But that for me is not enough to let my sister-in-law die to stop some monster that has nothing to do with her’
‘you as the rest of them don’t get it! There’s no other choice, no option. You are the oldest family in the world you have seen empires rise and fall everything dies !’ he shouted
‘not y/n. not today, okay? We already lost my brother finn- Wait. I’ve find the solution!’ freya exclaimed
-.-.-.
Elijah always drank from a glass, it was a matter of composure but right now maybe for the first time in a millennium he was drinking straight from the bottle of liquor, now empty when previously was untouched.
klaus stopped at the door of elijah’s study, looking at his big brother, pain written all over his feature not only at the thought of his sister-in-law, his best friend, in danger but at the sight of his brother in pain.
elijah hears Klaus at the door frame ‘you know she is afraid of the sleeping alone in the dark?’ he says speaking about you
Klaus shakes his head entering the room
‘It reminds her still of when she was little and the night her family was killed and she was brought by mikeal in our house, little she knew at the time that it had been him’
‘when we were human and still children more than teenagers one night I couldn’t sleep and as I paced around in the tent we then called house I saw her. she was so afraid of the dark she could not sleep but father had taken away her candle, saying she was too old for a light in the dark. so I told her I would stay there with her until she fell asleep if she wanted to. You should have seen her eyes, she really thought I could protect her. after that night as of her request i would sneak in and hold her until she fell asleep, it was there i started to realize that i loved her’ he continues, giving his brother only his shoulder as he looks in the fireplace
‘you never told me this’ said Klaus, eyes watery as he steps further in the room
‘it was our secret. but that is not the point. when i asked her to marry me i promised her she would not need to spend another night fearing the dark. Because I would be there, always and forever until the end of time, I would hold her and protect her from the night. No one would get her again, not until I was there’ he says anger rising in him
‘I failed my own wedding vows, niklaus, i left her alone to give marcel that devilish dagger’ he stands up and looks at klaus starting to loose his classical calm
‘and exactly what she feared happened. she was taken in the night and now she is somewhere, a stake in her back fighting for her life’ he throws the glass that shatters colliding with the wall, Klaus flinches
Elijah voice rises still with composure although his body language is all but composed ‘I gave her my word and broke it, what kind of man am i? What kind of husband am I?’ he said voice trembling
‘brother..’ says klaus looking down, elijah’s face contorts in pain at the thought of you in pain
‘I can’t loose her Niklaus, you might think that after 1000 year it could be time, that I would be ready to let go. but it isn’t. i love her more than when we were human if that even possible, before the little innocence was taken from us. I can’t live without her, i won’t’ he says voice breaking as a tear rolls down his eye,
klaus comes nearer tears treating to fall from his eyes too, he places a reassuring hand on Elijah’s neck, looking him in the eyes ‘I assure you brother that we will bring her home, and we will make pay who tried to take her from us. from you’ he vows
Elijah hugs Klaus for a few moments trying to suppress the cry that is threatening to fall
‘come, freya has some news’ he tells him as elijah nods before exiting the room with him
As they walk, Klaus keeps his hand on Elijah’s shoulder to comfort him, when in the corridor they are met by little Hope. Hope is a child but can see clearly that both her father and uncle are completely devastated.
‘dad? Uncle Elijah?’ hope asks them
‘hope’ Elijah says trying to find his composure and give his niece a smile while Klaus says ‘sweety. I didn’t see you there’
Hope looks at them timidly ‘aunt y/n is sick, isn’t she?’, Elijah does his best to not make his face fall, while Klaus squeezes his brother shoulder before kneeling at his daughter eye level
‘aunt y/n is very sick’ he tells her honestly but tenderly
‘well can we help her?’ she asks, her eyes darting between the two men ‘we are doing everything that we can. I can promise you that’ klaus vows, his words intended also towards Elijah which is staying silent, afraid to speak
‘maybe I can help aunt freya do a spell to make her feel better?’ hope asks hopefully
‘that’s very brave of you’ Elijah tells her before klaus can speak ‘but there is no necessity honey, thank you anyhow for your sweet thought’ Elijah says trying to give her a smile, but the child is seven not stupid. She moves away from her father and stands in front of her uncle, he looks at her uncertain of her next move, but then she hugs him and he reciprocate a single tear falling down his eye
‘she will soon be better I’m sure’ hope states during the hug ‘mom says aunt y/n is the strongest person she has ever met’ Elijah smiles at that, locking eyes with Klaus that is smiling sadly at the picture in front of him
Elijah pats the child’s hair before letting her go, as he looks at her he states, his tone warm, ‘and you mum as always is quite right’
-.-..-.-.
‘Vincent said the ancestors can trap the hollow but an original must die, if y/n is going to one way or another we can take her sacrifice and I can try place her soul in a pendant’ explained freya to Klaus, elijah and hayley, herself not keen of the idea
‘what do you mean with try sister’ asked Elijah even less keen of the idea, his fingertips tapping the table
‘look it won’t be easy, we need to find her and it will need all of my magic. And y/n has been poisoned for some time. there is…. There is a chance she won’t survive the process’ freya says defeated as Hayley‘s eyes tear up.
klaus paced around the room in silence as elijah’s knuckles turned white by how much strength he was putting in holding the door, his fingers leaving a trace on the doorframe because of the pressure. He was thinking of a better solution, but he was not finding one, still the idea of risking your life was something beyond comprehension for him
‘but I would survive’ said Klaus an idea coming to his mind as elijah’s eyes widened at Klaus’s idea
‘klaus’ said freya warning him
‘you can channel my death to imprison the hollow before she kills y/n. yes I will be in the pendant and the rest of you can find her, cure her and bring her home’ he said convinced
‘niklaus, I’m not trading your life for y/n’s’ elijah said stepping from the door closer to his brother, his tone leaving no space for argument
‘this is insane’ said Hayley agreeing
‘that evil wench if not killed will come for hope’ said Klaus as the other shacked their heads
‘sacrifice me, save y/n and kill the hollow. this is the only way’ klaus said convinced to an extent that most people in the room had never seen on him, he was not thinking about it twice. The two most important people of his life, his daughter and his best friend life were at stakes and if he could save them damn the risk.
‘nikalus I can’t ask you to die even if temporary. It should be me, she is my wife and she would kick us both for even considering it’ Elijah told him, as much as he knew this plan was good he could not risk losing also his little brother, the person he raised, and which redemption was his life purpose. If someone should be sacrificed for you it should be himself. Elijah was your husband, he would die for you in heartbeat, and consider it his honor and joy. You meant to him more than life, as you were his life.
‘we don’t have time to debate this. you are not asking elijah, I’m offering. y/n is my best friend and you know how much I care for her. You go save her, she needs you. It’s going to be okay.’ Klaus told him squeezing Elijah’s shoulder
Elijah thought about it for a moment, his eyes on the floor, then he raised his gaze, his eyes watery and nodded, Klaus let out a breath he did not know he was holding and reciprocated the hug when elijah hugged him tight
‘thank you niklaus, you have my gratitude’ he said holding the younger’s neck as he spoke
‘my pleasure. And also I can’t wait to brag to y/n how I saved her from now to eternity’ said Klaus smirking ‘work your magic sister’ he replied
none of them liked the plan but it was the best they could do, he gave the pendant to freya who took it reluctantly
–.-.-.-.-.-.-.
Klaus was to be sacrificed by Vincent as marcel tricked the hollow and freya, Elijah and Hayley would save you. But then plan was not working out as the marcel failed killing the hollow as witches prevented Klaus from being sacrificed.
The two older mikaelsons and hayley arrived at the hut. They all attacked the guards of the hut killing them. Elijah rushed to you, stopping as he took in how in pain you looked. you were on the floor, eyes closed, a stake through you and visibly in pain, you could almost not move and your natural s/c skin was now a pale grey.
‘y/n!’ elijah shouted as he ran to you before being stop by an invisible barrier
‘eli..?’ you asked weakly opening your eyes and rising your head at the sound of his voice
He knelt on the floor to be the closest he could to you
‘I’m here my love, we are going to get you out. We need to break the barrier’ he told you trying to reassure you with a smile that not reached his eyes
‘you need to get out, she could come back any minute’ you tell him worrying for them. You already got your wish to see him one last time before dying, now you can’t risk that the hollow follows her promise to send him too in the afterlife
‘I’m not leaving without you’ he vows, almost offended at you for having suggested that, you know that he is not leaving space for an argument.
‘we must rush then’ you tell him as hope runs in you again, maybe you were really getting out of there
‘freya is working on it’ he reassures you
You tilted your head seeing freya chanting
‘you found me’ you chuckled trying to move closer to him as much as the barrier and the pain allowed you to
‘always’ he smiled back ‘hang on, I will take you out’ he reassures you, every fiber of his body wishing to have you in his arms, safe and well, his eyes glued on you taking in your drenched state, your pajama now bloody and ruined
‘now you understand why I hate sleeping alone’ you replied even in this state never losing an occasion to make a sassy remark, but instead his face falls plagued by guilt
‘I know. I should have never left you, please forgive me’ he begged you, never breaking eye contact from you, he fears that if he does the next time he will turn to look at you, you will be dead
‘eli it’s not your fault.’ You tell him sincerely, as pain pierced through you. You know that the guilt would eat him alive and he would believe is his fault even if it isn’t. ‘in case I don’t make It I need to tell you-’ you said realizing this could be the last chance you have to tell him how much you love him
‘no y/n. you will tell me when you are out, when you are in my embrace again. And this time I will never let you go again. Okay? You need to stop talking and save your strength, my love, please’ he begs you shaking his head not even wanting to hear what you believe to be your dying confession
You nod at him knowing arguing would only cuase him pain
‘where is niki?’ you ask realizing Klaus was not with them. Elijah waited a second considering if to tell you the truth. But he knew you would disapprove the plan. You treated Klaus as your son more than as your best friend, knowing that if you knew that Klaus was getting sacrificed for you you would kill them all yourself.
‘Nicklaus is working on the plan as we speak. don’t worry he is safe. i beg you just hold on’ he lied to you to not worry you, even in this state you worried about the family more than yourself. Elijah never lied to you, but this time he did it to protect you, and in this state as you struggled to keep your eyes open not wanting to look away from him as every second could be the last time you see him you did not detect the lie in his voice.
You let out a cry of pain. it was killing Elijah to see you like this. He felt helpless. He never felt so helpless, so human, seeing the person he loved the most in pain, a heartbeat away from death and not being able to do anything. He could do nothing apart from looking at you, he could not even touch you, comfort you. He just wanted to rush you out of this place or if he couldn’t to at least take your place and be the one to suffer instead. Anything to have you safe.
Freya continued chanting as Hayley guarded the door
‘grab the cure. The barrier is almost done’ said freya to her brother, Elijah nodded reaching for it
Then freya stopped chanting for no apparent reason.
‘freya? What is wrong?’ asked Hayley as Elijah was too busy not being able to tear his eyes from you, the cure ready to be used
Suddenly a wind appeared, knocking the cure out of elijah’s hand and crushing it to the floor ‘no!’ he shouted as he and Hayley rushed towards it.
The hollow entered the hut throwing freya, hayley and elijah towards the wall
The plan was that Klaus would temporary die so the hollow can be sent back in hell while marcel killed her, meanwhile elijah and freya and Hayley would get to you, free you and cure you. But the plan had failed and so Klaus was rushing to you to place your soul in the pendant. It was the only chance for you to survive, as in the weak state you were you could die in the process of getting in the pendant.
Panic went through you, even in that state you worried about elijah, your eyes searching for him in the room as you cried out, you yourself didn’t know if for the pain or worry.
In that moment Klaus entered the door saving Hayley from the hollow, Elijah’s face turned white at the sight of his brother, which presence meant the plain had failed.
‘what happened?’ Elijah asked his brother in worry
‘she knew we were coming’
‘freya!’ he shouted looking at you as you were are your limit as the hollow drained you the grey vein starting to form on your face as your heartbeat slew down. Panic was written all over elijah’s face, a panic you had never seen before, while your face showed only of sorrow and defeat
‘we have no choice. Get y/n into the pendant’ said klaus giving the pendant to freya as he looked at you his heart breaking at the sight
‘sister please!’ shouted Elijah. ‘y/n we are getting you in the pendant hold on ‘ He tried to push past the barrier, punching it with every bit of force he had as he shouted in frustration as the hollow chanted and you struggled to breath, contorting in pain.
‘she is too week’ noted freya
In the last moments of lucidity you turned towards Elijah
‘eli. it’s okay.’ you said knowing this was your end, you give him a smile as he stopped punching the barrier to look at you
‘hurry she is killing her!’ shouted Elijah, freya nodded and grabbed the pendant working her magic
‘y/n, please my love hang on a bit mote, don’t let go, please’ he pleaded you with teary eyes
You wanted to, and you would fight until you could, but the hollow was piercing through you.
‘I can fell y/n but the hollow’s magic is blocking me!’ freya said
‘freya!’ Klaus shouted in pain hurrying his sister to hurry, as he looked at you worry eating him alive, he knew you were moments away from slipping away permanently and he had never been so terrified in his life
‘I love you’ you managed to say looking straight into elijah’s eyes before the last strain of pain pierced through you as you let out a scream ‘no y/n stay awake, I beg you’ he shouted
‘it’s too strong!’ freya cried
At the same time Klaus prompted freya to move as Elijah called your name trying to get your attention
‘elijah!’ you let out a last scream extending your hand trying to reach for him as he banged his fists against the invisible barrier trying to reach you, that is when you turned completely of a dark grey, your head falling down on the floor, your hand with you wedding ring still trying to reach him. he looked at you as your eyes bearing usually a fire became lifeless
‘y/n!’ he screamed, his voice breaking as the barrier fell and the hollow disappeared, the ritual was complete
He didn’t even notice the hollow disappear, everyone falling with the force that the sacrifice had unleashed. He rushed to your side removing the stake from your back taking you in his embrace. The familiar heartbeat he could recognize in a million, the one he was so used to hear next to his, the one he fell asleep next to and woke up to, the one he could recognize even the smallest change, was now gone. In silence he traced your features realization not hitting him, he was still in shock as he looked into your lifeless eyes.
Hayley and Klaus rushed to your side, Klaus touched your arm feeling your skin cold he widened his eyes in horror not able to speak, ‘did it work?’ he managed to ask
everyone turned to look at freya, prompting Elijah to finally speak as hope still pervaded him ‘where is the pendant’ he asked but his sister opened her hand, showing pendant broken as a tear rolled down her eye. elijah shook his head looking at it and then at you
‘no it can’t be’ he said shaking his head and holding your corpse more tightly against himself , his eyes filling with tears as he let out a scream, a scream so inhuman that everyone filched never having heard such despair
‘there has to be a way. She can’t be gone’ he pleaded resting his head against yours as he caressed your cheek as he sobbed
Klaus kneeled down looking at you a tear down his eye ‘elijah listen to me. we will fix the pendant. This is not her end’ he said not knowing himself if it was to convince himself or his brother. Elijah remained silent
‘brother, please, let us bring her home and we will save her’ said Klaus trying to help him up and move you
‘don’t touch her!’ shouted Elijah. klaus took a step back immediately. Hurt in his eyes. He was only trying to help but he knew that his older brother in this state could not understand it. He now saw everyone as a threat to take you away from him.
‘brother, to find a solution we need to go home. please’ klaus pleaded Elijah, as more tears fell down his cheek
Elijah traced your features, a million thoughts of anger pain and loss and memory passing through his mind. He could do nothing now, he was empty in the inside. The moment you had shouted his name in pain he had died with you. Therefore he nodded and stood up keeping your firmly in his embrace bridal style, he did not leave you for a second not tearing his eye away from you lifeless face as he brought you to the car, and then as he brought you home. the rest of the family not dared to speak following you as all of them shed silent tears.
rewriting of season 4 episodes 9-11. in this is you who gets taken by the hollow not him. does not follow completely the same the episodes. includes also your platonic relationship with the others and flashbacks of new scenes of you and elijah in the centuries. first two parts follow the show closely.
elijah deals with you being kidnapped. the family and elijah come rescue you
genre: angst and fluff (flashbacks) with happy ending
Notes:
The first two parts are mostly rewrite of the episode featuring you and I added some scenes. the rest is my interpretation of what the storyline could be with you, featuring again heavy canon rewritten but mostly made up scenes
Warning: temporary character de4th but with happy ending, canon violence/threats, grief, lots of angst, fluff, main character death and resurrection
Sorry for the grammatical errors. I’m new at writing so feedback is appreciated. Thank you for reading. do not translate or appropriate my work
I rewatched season 4 a few months ago and now finally managed to finish this series. A few days ago i found the story ‘Hollowed Trap’ by the incredible talented @xxwritemeastoryxx and realised that my part 1 and 2 of the story are similar (as follow the episode and both use dialogue from the show) to their ‘Hollowed Trap’ still i would like to ankoweldge it having them published it before. They are a terrific writer and all their stories are amazing check them out.
Freya and Vincent were trying to find a solution, failing to find a spell or a dark object in which to trap the hollow.
‘you know. it’s funny how five years ago we were in the same position and you decided to sacrifice Davina. Is y/n’s life just more worth?’ Vincent accused the witch
‘y/n is my sister-in-law. Okay? And I regret what I did to Davina every single day’
‘y/n is probably the only mikaelson I can tolerate, I thought she was better then all of you, more caring, less of a killing spree, but then when it came to protect your family, guilt or no she did everything to save you not caring about the others. So she is just as rotten at the rest of you and I think we are just wasting our time trying to find a loophole when her death is inevitable’
‘whatever you think I’m not giving up. Her death will break this family, especially Klaus. And I can’t even think of what it will do to elijah’ freya stated her own grief rising
‘is it really giving up though freya? y/n is a thousand years old. How many lifetimes are going to be enough? She lived 20 times the lifespan of the people she fed on. And Elijah? They have been together 10-20 lifetimes when most of use lose who we love in a few decades’
‘I get it okay? You hate us. But that for me is not enough to let my sister-in-law die to stop some monster that has nothing to do with her’
‘you as the rest of them don’t get it! There’s no other choice, no option. You are the oldest family in the world you have seen empires rise and fall everything dies !’ he shouted
‘not y/n. not today, okay? We already lost my brother finn- Wait. I’ve find the solution!’ freya exclaimed
-.-.-.
Elijah always drank from a glass, it was a matter of composure but right now maybe for the first time in a millennium he was drinking straight from the bottle of liquor, now empty when previously was untouched.
klaus stopped at the door of elijah’s study, looking at his big brother, pain written all over his feature not only at the thought of his sister-in-law, his best friend, in danger but at the sight of his brother in pain.
elijah hears Klaus at the door frame ‘you know she is afraid of the sleeping alone in the dark?’ he says speaking about you
Klaus shakes his head entering the room
‘It reminds her still of when she was little and the night her family was killed and she was brought by mikeal in our house, little she knew at the time that it had been him’
‘when we were human and still children more than teenagers one night I couldn’t sleep and as I paced around in the tent we then called house I saw her. she was so afraid of the dark she could not sleep but father had taken away her candle, saying she was too old for a light in the dark. so I told her I would stay there with her until she fell asleep if she wanted to. You should have seen her eyes, she really thought I could protect her. after that night as of her request i would sneak in and hold her until she fell asleep, it was there i started to realize that i loved her’ he continues, giving his brother only his shoulder as he looks in the fireplace
‘you never told me this’ said Klaus, eyes watery as he steps further in the room
‘it was our secret. but that is not the point. when i asked her to marry me i promised her she would not need to spend another night fearing the dark. Because I would be there, always and forever until the end of time, I would hold her and protect her from the night. No one would get her again, not until I was there’ he says anger rising in him
‘I failed my own wedding vows, niklaus, i left her alone to give marcel that devilish dagger’ he stands up and looks at klaus starting to loose his classical calm
‘and exactly what she feared happened. she was taken in the night and now she is somewhere, a stake in her back fighting for her life’ he throws the glass that shatters colliding with the wall, Klaus flinches
Elijah voice rises still with composure although his body language is all but composed ‘I gave her my word and broke it, what kind of man am i? What kind of husband am I?’ he said voice trembling
‘brother..’ says klaus looking down, elijah’s face contorts in pain at the thought of you in pain
‘I can’t loose her Niklaus, you might think that after 1000 year it could be time, that I would be ready to let go. but it isn’t. i love her more than when we were human if that even possible, before the little innocence was taken from us. I can’t live without her, i won’t’ he says voice breaking as a tear rolls down his eye,
klaus comes nearer tears treating to fall from his eyes too, he places a reassuring hand on Elijah’s neck, looking him in the eyes ‘I assure you brother that we will bring her home, and we will make pay who tried to take her from us. from you’ he vows
Elijah hugs Klaus for a few moments trying to suppress the cry that is threatening to fall
‘come, freya has some news’ he tells him as elijah nods before exiting the room with him
As they walk, Klaus keeps his hand on Elijah’s shoulder to comfort him, when in the corridor they are met by little Hope. Hope is a child but can see clearly that both her father and uncle are completely devastated.
‘dad? Uncle Elijah?’ hope asks them
‘hope’ Elijah says trying to find his composure and give his niece a smile while Klaus says ‘sweety. I didn’t see you there’
Hope looks at them timidly ‘aunt y/n is sick, isn’t she?’, Elijah does his best to not make his face fall, while Klaus squeezes his brother shoulder before kneeling at his daughter eye level
‘aunt y/n is very sick’ he tells her honestly but tenderly
‘well can we help her?’ she asks, her eyes darting between the two men ‘we are doing everything that we can. I can promise you that’ klaus vows, his words intended also towards Elijah which is staying silent, afraid to speak
‘maybe I can help aunt freya do a spell to make her feel better?’ hope asks hopefully
‘that’s very brave of you’ Elijah tells her before klaus can speak ‘but there is no necessity honey, thank you anyhow for your sweet thought’ Elijah says trying to give her a smile, but the child is seven not stupid. She moves away from her father and stands in front of her uncle, he looks at her uncertain of her next move, but then she hugs him and he reciprocate a single tear falling down his eye
‘she will soon be better I’m sure’ hope states during the hug ‘mom says aunt y/n is the strongest person she has ever met’ Elijah smiles at that, locking eyes with Klaus that is smiling sadly at the picture in front of him
Elijah pats the child’s hair before letting her go, as he looks at her he states, his tone warm, ‘and you mum as always is quite right’
-.-..-.-.
‘Vincent said the ancestors can trap the hollow but an original must die, if y/n is going to one way or another we can take her sacrifice and I can try place her soul in a pendant’ explained freya to Klaus, elijah and hayley, herself not keen of the idea
‘what do you mean with try sister’ asked Elijah even less keen of the idea, his fingertips tapping the table
‘look it won’t be easy, we need to find her and it will need all of my magic. And y/n has been poisoned for some time. there is…. There is a chance she won’t survive the process’ freya says defeated as Hayley‘s eyes tear up.
klaus paced around the room in silence as elijah’s knuckles turned white by how much strength he was putting in holding the door, his fingers leaving a trace on the doorframe because of the pressure. He was thinking of a better solution, but he was not finding one, still the idea of risking your life was something beyond comprehension for him
‘but I would survive’ said Klaus an idea coming to his mind as elijah’s eyes widened at Klaus’s idea
‘klaus’ said freya warning him
‘you can channel my death to imprison the hollow before she kills y/n. yes I will be in the pendant and the rest of you can find her, cure her and bring her home’ he said convinced
‘niklaus, I’m not trading your life for y/n’s’ elijah said stepping from the door closer to his brother, his tone leaving no space for argument
‘this is insane’ said Hayley agreeing
‘that evil wench if not killed will come for hope’ said Klaus as the other shacked their heads
‘sacrifice me, save y/n and kill the hollow. this is the only way’ klaus said convinced to an extent that most people in the room had never seen on him, he was not thinking about it twice. The two most important people of his life, his daughter and his best friend life were at stakes and if he could save them damn the risk.
‘nikalus I can’t ask you to die even if temporary. It should be me, she is my wife and she would kick us both for even considering it’ Elijah told him, as much as he knew this plan was good he could not risk losing also his little brother, the person he raised, and which redemption was his life purpose. If someone should be sacrificed for you it should be himself. Elijah was your husband, he would die for you in heartbeat, and consider it his honor and joy. You meant to him more than life, as you were his life.
‘we don’t have time to debate this. you are not asking elijah, I’m offering. y/n is my best friend and you know how much I care for her. You go save her, she needs you. It’s going to be okay.’ Klaus told him squeezing Elijah’s shoulder
Elijah thought about it for a moment, his eyes on the floor, then he raised his gaze, his eyes watery and nodded, Klaus let out a breath he did not know he was holding and reciprocated the hug when elijah hugged him tight
‘thank you niklaus, you have my gratitude’ he said holding the younger’s neck as he spoke
‘my pleasure. And also I can’t wait to brag to y/n how I saved her from now to eternity’ said Klaus smirking ‘work your magic sister’ he replied
none of them liked the plan but it was the best they could do, he gave the pendant to freya who took it reluctantly
–.-.-.-.-.-.-.
Klaus was to be sacrificed by Vincent as marcel tricked the hollow and freya, Elijah and Hayley would save you. But then plan was not working out as the marcel failed killing the hollow as witches prevented Klaus from being sacrificed.
The two older mikaelsons and hayley arrived at the hut. They all attacked the guards of the hut killing them. Elijah rushed to you, stopping as he took in how in pain you looked. you were on the floor, eyes closed, a stake through you and visibly in pain, you could almost not move and your natural s/c skin was now a pale grey.
‘y/n!’ elijah shouted as he ran to you before being stop by an invisible barrier
‘eli..?’ you asked weakly opening your eyes and rising your head at the sound of his voice
He knelt on the floor to be the closest he could to you
‘I’m here my love, we are going to get you out. We need to break the barrier’ he told you trying to reassure you with a smile that not reached his eyes
‘you need to get out, she could come back any minute’ you tell him worrying for them. You already got your wish to see him one last time before dying, now you can’t risk that the hollow follows her promise to send him too in the afterlife
‘I’m not leaving without you’ he vows, almost offended at you for having suggested that, you know that he is not leaving space for an argument.
‘we must rush then’ you tell him as hope runs in you again, maybe you were really getting out of there
‘freya is working on it’ he reassures you
You tilted your head seeing freya chanting
‘you found me’ you chuckled trying to move closer to him as much as the barrier and the pain allowed you to
‘always’ he smiled back ‘hang on, I will take you out’ he reassures you, every fiber of his body wishing to have you in his arms, safe and well, his eyes glued on you taking in your drenched state, your pajama now bloody and ruined
‘now you understand why I hate sleeping alone’ you replied even in this state never losing an occasion to make a sassy remark, but instead his face falls plagued by guilt
‘I know. I should have never left you, please forgive me’ he begged you, never breaking eye contact from you, he fears that if he does the next time he will turn to look at you, you will be dead
‘eli it’s not your fault.’ You tell him sincerely, as pain pierced through you. You know that the guilt would eat him alive and he would believe is his fault even if it isn’t. ‘in case I don’t make It I need to tell you-’ you said realizing this could be the last chance you have to tell him how much you love him
‘no y/n. you will tell me when you are out, when you are in my embrace again. And this time I will never let you go again. Okay? You need to stop talking and save your strength, my love, please’ he begs you shaking his head not even wanting to hear what you believe to be your dying confession
You nod at him knowing arguing would only cuase him pain
‘where is niki?’ you ask realizing Klaus was not with them. Elijah waited a second considering if to tell you the truth. But he knew you would disapprove the plan. You treated Klaus as your son more than as your best friend, knowing that if you knew that Klaus was getting sacrificed for you you would kill them all yourself.
‘Nicklaus is working on the plan as we speak. don’t worry he is safe. i beg you just hold on’ he lied to you to not worry you, even in this state you worried about the family more than yourself. Elijah never lied to you, but this time he did it to protect you, and in this state as you struggled to keep your eyes open not wanting to look away from him as every second could be the last time you see him you did not detect the lie in his voice.
You let out a cry of pain. it was killing Elijah to see you like this. He felt helpless. He never felt so helpless, so human, seeing the person he loved the most in pain, a heartbeat away from death and not being able to do anything. He could do nothing apart from looking at you, he could not even touch you, comfort you. He just wanted to rush you out of this place or if he couldn’t to at least take your place and be the one to suffer instead. Anything to have you safe.
Freya continued chanting as Hayley guarded the door
‘grab the cure. The barrier is almost done’ said freya to her brother, Elijah nodded reaching for it
Then freya stopped chanting for no apparent reason.
‘freya? What is wrong?’ asked Hayley as Elijah was too busy not being able to tear his eyes from you, the cure ready to be used
Suddenly a wind appeared, knocking the cure out of elijah’s hand and crushing it to the floor ‘no!’ he shouted as he and Hayley rushed towards it.
The hollow entered the hut throwing freya, hayley and elijah towards the wall
The plan was that Klaus would temporary die so the hollow can be sent back in hell while marcel killed her, meanwhile elijah and freya and Hayley would get to you, free you and cure you. But the plan had failed and so Klaus was rushing to you to place your soul in the pendant. It was the only chance for you to survive, as in the weak state you were you could die in the process of getting in the pendant.
Panic went through you, even in that state you worried about elijah, your eyes searching for him in the room as you cried out, you yourself didn’t know if for the pain or worry.
In that moment Klaus entered the door saving Hayley from the hollow, Elijah’s face turned white at the sight of his brother, which presence meant the plain had failed.
‘what happened?’ Elijah asked his brother in worry
‘she knew we were coming’
‘freya!’ he shouted looking at you as you were are your limit as the hollow drained you the grey vein starting to form on your face as your heartbeat slew down. Panic was written all over elijah’s face, a panic you had never seen before, while your face showed only of sorrow and defeat
‘we have no choice. Get y/n into the pendant’ said klaus giving the pendant to freya as he looked at you his heart breaking at the sight
‘sister please!’ shouted Elijah. ‘y/n we are getting you in the pendant hold on ‘ He tried to push past the barrier, punching it with every bit of force he had as he shouted in frustration as the hollow chanted and you struggled to breath, contorting in pain.
‘she is too week’ noted freya
In the last moments of lucidity you turned towards Elijah
‘eli. it’s okay.’ you said knowing this was your end, you give him a smile as he stopped punching the barrier to look at you
‘hurry she is killing her!’ shouted Elijah, freya nodded and grabbed the pendant working her magic
‘y/n, please my love hang on a bit mote, don’t let go, please’ he pleaded you with teary eyes
You wanted to, and you would fight until you could, but the hollow was piercing through you.
‘I can fell y/n but the hollow’s magic is blocking me!’ freya said
‘freya!’ Klaus shouted in pain hurrying his sister to hurry, as he looked at you worry eating him alive, he knew you were moments away from slipping away permanently and he had never been so terrified in his life
‘I love you’ you managed to say looking straight into elijah’s eyes before the last strain of pain pierced through you as you let out a scream ‘no y/n stay awake, I beg you’ he shouted
‘it’s too strong!’ freya cried
At the same time Klaus prompted freya to move as Elijah called your name trying to get your attention
‘elijah!’ you let out a last scream extending your hand trying to reach for him as he banged his fists against the invisible barrier trying to reach you, that is when you turned completely of a dark grey, your head falling down on the floor, your hand with you wedding ring still trying to reach him. he looked at you as your eyes bearing usually a fire became lifeless
‘y/n!’ he screamed, his voice breaking as the barrier fell and the hollow disappeared, the ritual was complete
He didn’t even notice the hollow disappear, everyone falling with the force that the sacrifice had unleashed. He rushed to your side removing the stake from your back taking you in his embrace. The familiar heartbeat he could recognize in a million, the one he was so used to hear next to his, the one he fell asleep next to and woke up to, the one he could recognize even the smallest change, was now gone. In silence he traced your features realization not hitting him, he was still in shock as he looked into your lifeless eyes.
Hayley and Klaus rushed to your side, Klaus touched your arm feeling your skin cold he widened his eyes in horror not able to speak, ‘did it work?’ he managed to ask
everyone turned to look at freya, prompting Elijah to finally speak as hope still pervaded him ‘where is the pendant’ he asked but his sister opened her hand, showing pendant broken as a tear rolled down her eye. elijah shook his head looking at it and then at you
‘no it can’t be’ he said shaking his head and holding your corpse more tightly against himself , his eyes filling with tears as he let out a scream, a scream so inhuman that everyone filched never having heard such despair
‘there has to be a way. She can’t be gone’ he pleaded resting his head against yours as he caressed your cheek as he sobbed
Klaus kneeled down looking at you a tear down his eye ‘elijah listen to me. we will fix the pendant. This is not her end’ he said not knowing himself if it was to convince himself or his brother. Elijah remained silent
‘brother, please, let us bring her home and we will save her’ said Klaus trying to help him up and move you
‘don’t touch her!’ shouted Elijah. klaus took a step back immediately. Hurt in his eyes. He was only trying to help but he knew that his older brother in this state could not understand it. He now saw everyone as a threat to take you away from him.
‘brother, to find a solution we need to go home. please’ klaus pleaded Elijah, as more tears fell down his cheek
Elijah traced your features, a million thoughts of anger pain and loss and memory passing through his mind. He could do nothing now, he was empty in the inside. The moment you had shouted his name in pain he had died with you. Therefore he nodded and stood up keeping your firmly in his embrace bridal style, he did not leave you for a second not tearing his eye away from you lifeless face as he brought you to the car, and then as he brought you home. the rest of the family not dared to speak following you as all of them shed silent tears.
