Little Witches | Mikaelson Fanfic [Book 2]

Chapter 16: What Is With This Family And Crazy Aunts

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The Park

[At a park in an unknown location, children are playing football and playing on the playground as mothers push their children in strollers. Nearby, Rebekah smiles as she gently pushes Hope on an infant swing and Ophira smiles swing next to her.]

KLAUS: [voiceover] We arrive into this world as innocents. Wide-eyed. Vulnerable. It is the job of our parents to nurture and protect us. Unfortunately, our own parents failed miserably at even the most basic of parental tasks. But, we are not beholden to the past they created for us.

[The camera cuts to the Mikaelson compound, where Klaus and Elijah are having breakfast in the dining room with Kaleb/Kol and Vincent/Finn, who are still bound with the enchanted manacles that prevent them from doing magic. Compelled servants in suits place platters of breakfast pastries on the table]

[At the park, Rebekah looks incredibly unnerved by the starling. When she turns back again, an entire flock of starlings have perched themselves on the playground, all of them watching her. Her face changes from uncomfortable to alarmed.]

OPHIRA: Somethings wrong Bekah.

Elijah looks taken aback, but he's distracted when his phone rings. He pulls it out of his pocket and answers it when he sees its Rebekah]

REBEKAH: [frantically] It's me. I have the girls, and we're on the run. Esther found us. We're safe, for now-- I've lost her bloody starlings, but I have no idea where to go.KLAUS: Tell her to head west. I'll call Hayley.REBEKAH: [yells] Do not tell Hayley! Esther's too smart for that. The only advantage that we have is that she thinks the girls died. Text me the plans.

[She gets into her car with the girls. Elijah hangs up with a sigh]

ELIJAH: Go. I'll take care of Kol and Finn.KLAUS: [annoyed] Splendid. And, in your hands, I assume they'll be dead by nightfall.ELIJAH: I will show restraint. Hope and Ophira need their father.KLAUS: What they needs-- what we need-- are allies to help us defeat our mother. Finn and Kol must be turned to our side. Without their help, there will be nowhere left for Hope and Ophira to run.ELIJAH: Niklaus, your childr--KLAUS: [interrupts him] I have waited months to see my daughters.

[He stops speaking for a moment and gulps anxiously, clearly unhappy with this plan]

KLAUS: [sighs] I can wait one more day.

[Elijah looks at him sympathetically before he gets ready to leave]

Ophira had been sad but she tried to hide it for Hope, she spent a lot of time with her sister. She missed Klaus, Hayley, Elijah. She did like being away she could do ballet it was calm no fighting just living. They pulled up to a diner. 

[It's nearly dark, now, and Elijah is still sitting at his booth as the waitress from earlier slowly walks past him. After a moment, Rebekah walks into the restaurant, holding Ophira's hand with Hope in her baby carrier. Elijah immediately stands when he sees her, and she smiles at him. When she makes it to the booth, she sets Hope's carrier on the table, and Elijah smiles widely as he gazes at her. He and his sister share a hug, before he focuses all his attention on his niece. Rebekah sits down while Elijah picks up Hope and holds her.]

ELIJAH: How are you Ophira.
OPHIRA: I'm great.
ELIJAH: [to Hope] Look at you. So big. So perfect.REBEKAH: [smiles] Mmm.ELIJAG: I can't imagine the joy of spending every day with them. It's...REBEKAH: ...Quite lovely. It feels so human.ELIJAH: Yes... some would argue the most human of experiences.REBEKAH: [sighs] I know I have to give her back to Hayley when the time is right. But, she's made me realize how much I want that child of my own... that I know I can't have.

[Elijah rocks Hope in his arms happily]

ELIJAH: It's a lovely dream. Unfortunately, it's one that's just beyond our reach, considering the curse of our existence.REBEKAH: [concerned] Seems Esther's attacking with her usual fervor.ELIJAH: Yes, Mother tortured me for days with memories I thought I'd buried long ago.

[He licks his lips nervously and pauses for a moment before speaking]

ELIJAH: Then, she made an offer... to make us all mortal again. [Rebekah looks stunned] You see, sister, Mother believes that by placing us in new bodies, we can then reclaim some kind of... purity. We can begin families of our own again. And, I have to confess, Rebekah... this invitation, however cruel in delivery, had a certain... appeal.
OPHIRA: What is with this family and crazy aunts. [Ophira looked at Hope] I'm in this one has so many. 

[Rebekah looks at him sympathetically, and stretches her arms across the table so she can take Elijah's free hand in her own. He continues to gaze at Hope, not noticing when Rebekah spots a smear of blood on the sleeve of his shirt and becomes even more worried. He notices her concern and misreads it]

ELIJAH: You needn't worry. We're safe.

[Rebekah licks her lips and puts on a fake smile before standing on her feet and grabbing Hope's blanket]

REBEKAH: Looks like this little one needs her diaper changed! Ophira come and help me. [Ophira follows]

[Elijah stands so he can hand Hope back to her]

REBEKAH: [to Hope] Here, my love.

[She heads toward the bathroom across the restaurant. Rebekah's eyes widen in horror as she notices a smear of blood on the counter while she passes it. There's another bloody smear on the door to the kitchen. The waitress from earlier washes her hands at a nearby sink and has presumably been compelled to ignore the blood, because she does not seem bothered by it, nor does she seem to mind that Rebekah is about to enter the kitchen. Rebekah gently kicks open the kitchen door and gasps when she enters sees a dozen bloodied bodies strewn around the room. She turns and shields Hope's face with her blanket to keep her from seeing any of the carnage. She quickly turns Ophira away. Elijah continues to stand near their table with his back to her, oblivious to Rebekah's discovery]

OPHIRA: And crazy uncles apparently [she quietly to herself.]

[Rebekah and Ophira finally comes out of the bathroom after changing Hope's diaper and returns to the table with Elijah. Hope begins to whine restlessly, alerting Elijah to their return. He stands to help her put Hope back into her carrier]

REBEKAH: Well, she is all sorted, and ready for an adventure! Aren't you, my love?

[Elijah smiles and watches as Rebekah settles Hope into her seat]

ELIJAH: It's difficult to believe we were this innocent once. [He sighs deeply] We mustn't let the world ever hurt her.

[Rebekah comes up behind Elijah and watches him suspiciously as she rubs his arm]

REBEKAH: You're right. We mustn't.

[She quickly grabs Elijah by the chin and snaps his neck, allowing him to fall to the floor, unconscious. She sighs and looks overwhelmed]

OPHIRA: Oh ok. Are we leaving now?