Back In Time

Meeting Elijah

Chapter 3

Elena

After supper, Elijah, Rebekah, and I sat in what I guess is the living room and talked about the trial the villagers are testing us in. Esther and Mikael had already when up to get ready for bed while Rebekah and I clean up and shut the house up for the night.

"I shot a buck and snared a few rabbits. Nik also shot a buck, a couple rabbits, a few squeals to please father and a few fish to gift to mother. Kol shot at a boor, but he missed." Elijah laughed. "he managed to shot a fox and a few ducks. Finn as always did better than all of us by shooting two bucks and a boor. he also snared some rabbits and caught some very sizable fish." he finished.

"This is going to be the best feast we have ever had!" Rebekah sang.

"Well I guess I need to gather my belongings out of your room." I say standing up.

"No need I can stay in Kol and Finns room for the night." he said standing as well.

"No I am in your room I will not keep it from you." I say. "Why don't you sleep in your bed tonight and I will stay in Niklaus?" Elijah study's me for a moment before Rebekah chimes in.

"What could it hurt? As long as you stay on your side of the room and she stays on hers, well Nik's." She laughed then we stared at him for an answer. then he nodded.

"Alright then I will go up first and change then you can go up next." I say before going up to my, no Klaus' and Elijah's room to change.

I then walk back down to the living room. The two of them turn around and shook covered their faces. Rebekah's mouth hung open and Elijah's eye wonder my body before regaining his composure.

"What?" I ask.

"What?! What do you mean what? You are standing here with nothing but your underwear on!" She fusses at me.

I now remember that in history class learning about that. even though to me it's is more than most people wear in my time but to them I might as well be standing here with nothing in at all.

"Come on guys! Can either one of you see my privates? Or even my stomach?"

I ask knowing that they can't because the long white undergarment comes just below my knees, the sleeves just below my elbows and the collar hugs my collarbone. they look confused for a second than look at each other.

"Well, no! We only can see you legs and hands." Rebekah finally replied.

"Then why does it matter?" I say walking over and Sit down. "your turn." I tell Elijah.

he just stands there for a moment before going off to change not long after he sticks his head around the corner and tells me he is done. I say goodnight to Rebekah and go to lay down. I was a bit weird at first than I hear him start breathing heavier, he mush have fallen to sleep. not long after I drifted to sleep as well.

I woke up to voices. I could see two men standing in the corner of the room. they were trying to stay quiet so not to walk me. my eyes finally adjust and I can make out Elijah and, and Klaus. I sucked in my breath in reaction to seeing him. and they both hear my do so. they turned to look at me.

"I apologize for walking you." Elijah said.

"It OK, I need to use the restroom anyways." I lied.

I stand up and leave from the room and out of the house. I now see the sky is a dark blue, I would say about 7:00 A.M. I walk around and see that the villagers are already steering about. I walk out to the small meadow that move 5 yards from my, the future originals home. I sat down right in the middle of a bunch of multicolored flowers. I must have sat there to long because Elijah came looking for me.

"What are you doing out here?" He asked as he sat down beside me.

"It's so beautiful! All of the flower growing wild and free, no one placing them where they like and no one cutting them down when they are not where they like." I say.

I cup one of the flowers with my hand, being careful not to harm it. Elijah look at me with confusion covering his face but it quickly fades.

"You are so kind and gentle. most girls around here would pick these flower without even thing twice." he admired me.

"Where I come from their is no natural beauty, it is all man made. its so hard to find a flower that has not been placed there by someone, and if you do find one it is not there for long before someone has cut it down, stepped on it, or picked it." I think of all the buildings, roods, and everything that will cover up this beautiful land in 1,000 years time.

"The way you look at the world is refreshing. My father only sees the hate and helps add to it, my mother only see the sadness. Nik can't see past trying to please father, Rebekah only see's marriage, children, and growing old with the love of her life. Finn can't see past his ego and trying to be better than everyone, Kol can't see past the women. I don't think Henrik cares." He was look down at the flower that I had cupped before.

"Why does Nicklaus think he has to prove himself and try's his best to please your father?" I ask.

"My father has never liked Nik from the day he was born. Nik think that he had done something wrong and can fix it but he can't. I do not know why father hates him so but I do know that it was not Nik's fault." he explains.

"How could someone ever hate their child?" I ask.

"I think it's because father see the good in Nik, the passion and the way Nik can make everything beautiful. he can carve the most beautiful carving ever seen in one day but it can take father years and still not come to pare. I think it's jealous for his goodness." he finally said.

Goodness?