The Vampire Diaries and The Originals Imagines and One-shots

Human - Elijah x reader x klaus

Of all the issues that came with dating two of the Original brothers, the one that bothered you the most was their new found reluctance to allow you to help with their problems. After all, you'd proven yourself again and again before you were in a relationship with them. You weren't suddenly weak because you fell in love with them. Human you may be, but you'd been trained to fight the supernatural and had more than a few tricks up your sleeve.

The latest issue was witches. Witches operating in a cemetery vampires couldn't enter without invitation. But you could, and had, in fact, already come up with a plan to bring the coven down. Elijah had readily seen the logic of what you proposed. While he didn't like to see you in danger, he knew you were capable of doing what needed to be done. Nik, however, had you pulling your hair out.

"I said no," he yelled as he glowered at you. The others in the room just watched the two of you, used to this particular dynamic. Niklaus was short tempered at the best of times. You were more than used to him yelling when he wasn't going to be able to get his way. Once he had it out of his system, he'd calm down, hug you and apologize. Yes, it wasn't the healthiest relationship, but normally it wasn't really you he was yelling at and you knew that. Frankly, you weren't certain the hybrid was capable of being in a perfectly healthy relationship.

You sighed. "I don't understand why you won't see the logic here, Nik. If I don't go in, who will? You know I'm good at getting in and out without being seen. Why won't you just let me help?" Your volume had risen in your annoyance, but you were far from yelling.

He leaned forward until he was inches from your face. "Because you don't help. You are human and fragile and will only serve to be a distraction as you normally are."

Pain slammed through you with his words. Perhaps they wouldn't have hurt so much if he hadn't been acutely aware that you feared being in the way more than anything. Of being useless. "Oh." Your voice broke as tears pooled in your eyes.

Nik's gaze immediately softened. "Wait, love. I didn't mean—"

You held up a hand to cut him off. "Don't worry about it. I'll just go. You can go back to your planning once I'm gone."

With that, you hurried from the room, ignoring your name being called behind you. "Nicely done, Niklaus," you heard Elijah snap before he raised his voice. "I'll see you home, elskling."

***

You had hoped that once Elijah saw you home, he would leave. You should have known better. So, instead of being alone to cry over Nik, you were sat in your other boyfriend's lap. Your head laid against his shoulder and his head was on top of yours. Hot tears ran down your cheeks. Elijah let you sit in silence while his hand caressed your spine.

"I only wanted to help." Your voice caught several times as you spoke which only had you crying again. "I'm sorry."

He made soothing noises and kissed your forehead. "There is nothing to be sorry for, sweetling. Niklaus is in the wrong here. You may be human but you are neither fragile nor in the way."

You sniffed and wiped tears away as best you could.

He made a humming noise as if he just thought of something. "You are incredibly distracting, however. I can't seem to keep my eyes, or my hands, off you when you're in the room."

That had you smiling just a little as you laughed softly.

"There's my girl." He placed his hand beneath your chin to tilt your head back and pressed a gentle kiss to your lips.

"Love you, 'Lijah," you whispered as you laid your head back on his shoulder.

"I love you, too, sweetling."

A few minutes later, a knock sounded at your door. You glanced up at your boyfriend to find him glaring at the door. He patted your thigh as he shifted out from underneath you. "Stay here. I'll get it."

You could see the door from where you sat, but you couldn't see into the hall. Elijah kept one hand on the door and the other in his pocket as he frowned at your visitor. "Why are you here? Haven't you done enough?"

Of course, it was Nik.

"I know I'm an idiot. I hardly need you to remind me." Nik's voice drifted to you, bitterness heavy in his tone.

A laugh escaped you, both at his words and how despondent he sounded. He might be an idiot, but at least he was your idiot.

The hybrid tried to peek in the door when he heard you and Elijah shifted his stance so he was blocking his view. "Can I see her?" Nik asked.

Elijah glanced over to you. When you nodded in answer, he rolled his eyes which only had you smiling again. He returned the gesture before facing his brother. "If you make her cry again, I will not be forgiving," he said and stepped out of the way.

Nik hurried into the apartment and knelt in front of you. His hand cupped your cheek. "I am so sorry, love. I didn't mean any of it. I mean, you are a distraction but not the way I implied."

You smiled. "Yes, I had that conversation with your brother already."

He smirked though it quickly fell. "Forgive me? Please?"

Your smile dropped as well and you swallowed past the lump in your throat. "You hurt me, Nik."

His laid his forehead against yours. "I know. I have no excuse. I'm sorry."

You took a deep breath and leaned your head against the back of the couch. "I'll forgive you on two conditions."

He lifted a brow and looked over his shoulder to Elijah who shrugged. He had no idea what you wanted. Nik put his attention back on you. "Okay, love. Let's hear it."

"First," you said and held up a finger, "you let me help with the witches."

His jaw tightened but he said nothing as he ran his eyes over your face.

"You know I'm the only one you trust to go in there without you," you pressed.

Finally, he sighed and gave a nod. "You're right. We'll discuss the details later."

You grinned and held up a second finger to join the first. "Two, we go back to your house. My bed isn't big enough for the three of us."

That had both men smiling wide. Nik leaned forward and captured your lips with his. "I think that can be arranged," he said when he pulled away.

You walked back to the house flanked by the loves of your life, your hands wrapped tightly in theirs.