Soulmates//Elijah Mikaelson

•Thirty-Three•

Alexandra spent the night with Hayley in the bayou. Elijah had messaged her asking where she was and Alex just told him she went back to her own apartment and that she'd see him today sometime. Celeste, still in Sabine's body, leaned against a tree in the Bayou. Her hands were tied behind her back and Hayley, Alex and Eve all stood in front of her, guns aimed at her, while the rest of Hayley's clan, still in wolf form, surrounded them.

As Celeste started to wake up, Alexandra stepped forward and ripped the tap from her mouth before stepping back, behind the two women with guns. "So what's this, payback? Look. I'm sorry I tricked you. I wasn't after you." Celeste spoke softly, sympathy laced in her voice but they all knew it was fake.

"What, and we were just collateral damage? You almost burned her and Jackson alive in that plantation fire." Eve exclaimed back in. Celeste struggles against the ropes to free herself as Hayley fires her gun, inches from Celeste's feet.

Celeste flinches and looks towards Hayley shocked. "Careful, Sabine, or Celeste or whatever you like to call yourself. Sudden moves make me jumpy." Hayley started as she cocks the gun again. "And homicidal."

"What, you're gonna kill me, honey?" Celeste asked as her eyes trail from Hayley to Alexandra, she was surprised to see the girl still standing beside the Mikaelson's after everything.

"No. I know better. See, I know all about you. I know that you like to off yourself and then jump into other people's bodies. Well, that's not gonna happen here. I know I can't kill you, but try hexing me, and my friend Eve here will kneecap you. Go for her, and then, well, I'll really make it hurt. Go for Alex, well we all know what the Mikaelson's would do to you for that." Hayley explained with a light smirk as Celeste wiggled, uncomfortably.

"So, what do you want?" Celeste asked which caused Alexandra to step forward, now standing beside Hayley with her arms crossed.

"Back in the 90's, you inhabited a witch named Brynne Deveraux, remember? Marcel had her, you, put a curse on a lot of werewolves so they'd only turn human on a full moon." Alexandra explained before Hayley could. Alex's phone buzzed and she ignored it, knowing fare well it was probably Elijah.

"I see. Yes. That was me. Let me guess. You want revenge." Celeste said glancing towards Hayley.

"I want you to undo the curse." Hayley replied. Celeste smiled smugly and nodded. Hayley untied Celestes hands before retying them together in front of her so that she could still work but couldn't escape. Celeste moved to sit on a tree stump as she mixed together some herbs into a mason jar.

"Here." Celeste said lifting the jar to Hayley who took it from her hands. "It's herbs ground into paste. It'll act as a conduit for the spell. On the next full moon, your people become human. Feed it to them, the curse will be broken."

"Great way to poison them all at once." Alexandra stated looking down at the jar in Hayley's hands, not trusting it.

"Look. I know you have no reason to trust me, but, Hayley, Alexandra, I actually like you both. I was you, Alexandra, caring for Elijah when he cared more for his brother, and I ended up dead. So did a lot of others. This, call it a chance for me to give you what I was too in love to give myself. It's a chance to free yourself from The Originals." Celeste spoke with such kindness but Alexandra could see straight through it.

"You believe her?" Eve asked. Before they could reply the wolves behind them growled and they looked back.

"Whatever she's promised you, it's a lie." Elijah's voice broke through the air causing them to snap their heads back to see him leaning against the cabin. His eyes found Alexandra and relief filled him now knowing she was okay.