Raven Cromwell ~ The Vampire/Witch Hybrid ~ A Vampire Diaries Fanfiction

Chapter 11 ~ Answers

No, this couldn't be true. Raven didn't want to believe it. Her thoughts became louder and louder, drowning out Klaus and Anita until their words were nothing but whispers.

With every heart beat, Raven felt like her chest was going to cave in and that her heart was going to leap out into her hands.

Her head throbbed like there was a major construction site in her brain, fixing all the damage Raven had acquired over the years.

"Stop. Just stop" she whined aloud "I can't hear anymore" she said covering her ears.

Klaus approached her and placed his hands over hers and slowly pulled them away from her head.

"Then let me show you" he said softly. A tear trickled down Raven's cheek as she nodded.

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"Angela let me do this. She's my child too" A man pleaded.

He was tall and tanned, with thick curly hair. He looked fairly young, possibly in his 30's, with a face full of stubble and kind hazel eyes.

"I can't let you do this Jonathan" the woman said, visibly upset.

She was shorter than the man, but incredibly pretty, with long brown hair nearing her waist and bright green eyes. Her neck carried a large array of necklaces, just like Anita's.

"Does she look familiar?" whispered Klaus appearing beside her, holding her hand.

Raven looked down in surprise, let go of his hand and looked back at the man and woman.

She watched from afar like it was some television sitcom, unable to interact with the two people in front of her.

"The spell is too strong, you'd die!" the woman named Angela continued.

"I can't think of a better reason to die!" argued Jonathan.

A baby began to cry. The two adults approached the cot and leaned in, smiling.

Raven looked at Klaus and he nodded towards the baby "Go over there"

Raven slowly approached the cot and leaned in. The baby, Angela and Jonathan all interacted with one another, unable to see Raven as she stood beside them.

Klaus came up behind Raven and smiled sweetly down at the infant.

He gently moved Raven's hair off her shoulder and whispered down her ear "You were so cute"

Raven looked at him with surprise and gasped "That's me?" she said, her voice shaking.

Once again, she looked down at the baby. The tot's little legs squirmed in the air and Raven began to giggle with a tear rolling down her cheek.

"It's okay, mummy and daddy are right here" Angela said softly, booping Baby Raven on the nose.

Raven stood back, covering her mouth and shaking uncontrollably "Mum? Dad?"

Klaus grabbed her arm in a comforting way, letting her know she wasn't alone.

She began sobbing and watched as the story faded away.

Klaus pulled her in close "It's not quite done yet love"

Raven watched as the story re-appeared in a different setting. She wiped her eyes and looked around. It was night time.

The moon was full and it shone down directly onto the altar where Baby Raven lay in her Moses basket. Her mother Angela stood over her, dressed in a dark purple cloak, and her father Jonathan knelt down opposite her.