Soulmates//Elijah Mikaelson

•Forty-Two•

A group of witches, accompanied by Genevieve, drag a struggling Hayley by her arms into the church, toward the sacristy. Behind them was a floating Alexandra who was still passed out from the blow to her head. Monique and another witch wait for them in the pews. Hayley screams in fright in hopes that someone will hear her. "Get her down on the floor!" Genevieve shouted as they laid Hayley on the stairs.

"We should take her to the City of the Dead." Monique exclaimed. Hayley continued to struggle, tears now raising in her eyes. She noticed Alexandra still passed out and began to panic more. 

"We won't make it, the baby is coming now." Genevieve expressed and Hayley's eyes widened as she started shaking her head.

"No! It's too soon! Ahhhhhh!" Hayley shouted, Alexandra stirred. She could hear Hayley screaming and was trying to wake herself up.

"Apparently not." Genevieve replied. Alexandra opened her eyes and blinked a couple times to adjust to the light. She tried to sit up but realized she couldn't and that she was floating. Alexandra turned her head and noticed a bunch of witches surrounding Hayley who seemed to be in a lot of pain. Again, Alexandra tried to sit up and let out an annoyed sign.

"What does that mean, you psychotic little BITCH?" Hayley exclaimed as she thrusted her arms around to get out of their grasp.

"The ancestors demand an offering in exchange for power." Genevieve explained and Hayley's eyes widened as she came to realize what they were gonna do.

"You, your child and the witch that betrayed her own coven for vampires will be a fine offering." Monique stated and again Alexandra tried to sit up. She let out a frustrated scream which gained the attention of the other witches.

"No! NO! You will not take my baby, I will kill ALL OF YOU!" Hayley screamed in anger and fear as she continued to stir and trash around. The witches held her still while Alexandra continued to try and use her magic but nothing was working.

"No, you won't! And neither will Klaus, or Elijah! When your baby is born, we will offer her up to those who came before us alongside Alexandra." Monique expressed. Hayley cries and continues to shake her head as she struggles against the witches. Alexandra started to cry herself, afraid for not only herself but Hayley and the baby as well.

"I'm sorry, Hayley, Alexandra, but this is the way it had to be." Genevieve apologized. A moment went by before Alex fell unconscious again, drifting into a distant memory.

Flashback:

Alexandra sat on the lounge within the study, a book sitting in her lap as she read it. Elijah walked in silently, making sure not the disturb her peaceful attire. He watched her from the door way before walking closer to see what she was reading. Elijah stood behind her and Alexandra smiled feeling his presence within the room.

"I can feel you, you know?" Alexandra stated, her eyes not leaving the book in her lap. Elijah smiled and let out a small chuckle before rounding the lounge and sitting next to her. Alex closed the book and looked up at her beloved soulmate.

"I know. What are you reading?" Elijah asked. Alex looked down and smiled at the book before handing it over to him. He looked at the cover and realized it was one of his journals.

"I want to know all about your past, Eli. Your journals are very descriptive and tell me a lot about you." Alexandra explained. Elijah smiled and nodded before placing the journal on the coffee table in front of them before looking up at Alex. He grabbed her hand and rubbed his thumb over the back of it as he thought. "What's up?"

Elijah signed knowing she could feel him growing anxious. "I love you, but I guess I'm just afraid that one day you may die because of me and my family." Elijah confessed. Alexandra signed and shuffled forward, collecting his other hand in her own. She sent him a reassuring smile and shook her head.

"I will never leave you. I know you will always protect me and if a day comes where I get injured I know you would have done everything in your power to try and save me. It's okay Elijah, I promise nothing will ever happen to me." Alexandra promised. Elijah smiled and leant forward, capturing her lips with his own. They kissed passionately and didn't pull away until someone cleared their throat from the doorway. Alex and Elijah turned their heads and blushed seeing Niklaus leaning against the door with his arms crossed.

"Get a room." Niklaus scoffed. Alexandra laughed softly before Elijah stood up and quickly threw her over his shoulder.

"Gladly." Elijah said before vamp-speeding them to their bedroom, basking in each other company. Their souls connecting deeper then ever before.

Present:

Hayley's screams woke Alexandra up from her memory. She opened her eyes and looked around to realize the witches were using their magic to hold her against one of the posts. "AHHHH! Let go of me, you bitch!" Hayley screamed towards Monique and Genevieve.

A moment passed and the church doors slammed open. Alexandra turned her head and noticed Niklaus limping in, the look in his eyes once they fell on the witches, was like the devil himself. Hayley and Alexandra are both shocked and relieved to see him. Niklaus lunged forward, towards a witch guard and ripped his head off. Abigail and Monique telekinetically lift him up and pin him to the wall. Hayley kept twisting and gaping in pain as her labor continued. Niklaus fought against the spell, but he was to weak.

"You should know this brings me no joy. I promise I'll make it quick." Genevieve stated, sympathy laced in her voice, but they all knew she didn't mean it. One of the witches grabbed a sheet and threw it over Hayley's legs. "Let's begin, shall we?"

An hour passed and Hayley was still screaming in agony as she continued to push. Genevieve and the other witches assisted Hayley in the birth. "I will bring hell to your doorstep!" Niklaus exclaimed.

"One last push! Push! The baby's almost here!" Genevieve encouraged as Hayley let out a painful scream as she pushed. Alexandra closed her eyes briefly, she couldn't watch.

"I will bathe in rivers of your blood!" Niklaus shouted but the witches ignored him.

"I can see the baby!" Monique stated firmly. Alexandra's eyes shot open wanting to see the baby be born even if it was in the worst way possible.

"Push! Gently! Gently!" Genevieve spoke calmly. Hayley tried to hold her in but the pain was excruciating and she pushed one last time.

"You will die screaming!" Niklaus yelled. Time seemed to slow down as Hayley fell backwards, just as Genevieve pulled the baby out the rest of the way.

"There!" Genevieve stated. Hayley, Alexandra and Niklaus froze, everything went silent as the babies cries filled the church. A witch walked over and cut the umbilical cord, and Genevieve wrapped her in a blanket. "You have a beautiful baby daughter." Genevieve continued and Hayley, Niklaus and Alexandra all looked at the baby shocked. "We must start the sacrifice as soon as the moon sets with the morning sky-"

"-Please. Please, can I hold her?" Hayley begged cutting Genevieve off. Genevieve walked around the bench and slowly places the baby in Hayley's arms. Hayley smiles, and looks down at her daughter in amazement. She looked up at Klaus and sent him a small smile. Hayley turned her head towards Alexandra and moved the baby higher for her to see, Alex managed a small smile as well, as tears pooled in all their eyes. Suddenly Monique grabbed Hayley by the hair, pulling her head back, and slit her throat with the knife. Hayley gaps out.

"NOOOOOO!" Niklaus and Alexandra yelled as Hayley fell backwards, dead.

Monique took the knife, gripping it tightly as she walks over to Alexandra. Niklaus's eyes widened and he started to scream louder and fight against the witches magic. Alexandra watched as Monique got closer to her and signed out a breathe, looking up at Niklaus and sending him a weak smile. "Tell Elijah that I love him." Alexandra chocked out before Monique brought the sacrificial knife to Alex's throat and slit it. Alexandra gasped out as the blood poured from her throat.

"Alex!" Niklaus yelled as the witches stopped their magic on Alexandra and she fell slim to the floor. The witches soothed the baby and started to leave. Monique twists her wrist, causing a weak Niklaus to fall to the floor. He looks up at Hayley's dead body above him in horror before his eyes flash across to Alexandra, tears pooling in his eyes.