I.xii.i | how disturbed this has made me

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ACT ONE, SCENE TWELVE, part one
by the light of the moon

ACT ONE, SCENE TWELVE, part one❛ by the light of the moon ❜

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     ELENA AND I walked downstairs. we had been hanging out all day, as if it was a sleepover. we set our differences aside for once and were getting along pretty well. when i looked in the foyer, i stopped dead in my tracks on the steps.

"hey, lia..." laertes greeted me, sheepishly. "can we talk?"

"you guys can talk in my room," elena told us. i looked at her and she gave me an encouraging smile, squeezing my shoulder before going to see what jenna was doing.

i sighed and gestured with my head up the stairs. lae followed behind me as i walked and shut the door behind us. "i'm sorry, lia. i should've have gotten so pissy and said all of those things to you. you're my twin, i love you, and you're really the only person i can 100% trust, but i kinda destroyed that trust. and i shouldn't have. you were only trying to help."

"i'm sorry, too. i should've understood that you were stressed and didn't want to hear the bad news, and even though that's technically not an excuse to take it out on me, you're still human. even though technically you are a mutant—still got a human brain," i stated, my shoulders slumping.

he looked at me hopefully. "awkward twin hug?"

i nodded. "awkward twin hug."

we wrapped our arms around each other and we were right—it was slightly awkward—but it mended the last bit of gap between us.

suddenly, the door opened behind us and elena walked in. "what's up..." lae started to ask, but his voice trailed off when he saw elijah. his face hardened. "what is he doing here? what is he doing alive?"

"long story—he never died," i replied quickly. "'lijah!" i greeted happily.

"good to see you again, ophelia," elijah greeted back with a smile. "forgive the intrusion," he continued, "i mean you all and your family no harm."

immediately, elena asked, "why did you kill those vampires when they tried to take us?" always with the wrong questions!!!

"because i didn't want you two to be taken," elijah replied, having to state the obvious because of elena. "klaus is the most feared and hated of the originals, but those that fear him are desperate for his approval. if word gets out that the doppelgänger and scarlet witch exist, there'll be a line of vampires eager to take you both to him, and i can't have that."

"hold up," i began, eyebrows furrowed. "why can't you have that? you don't want him to find his soulmate and break his curse?"

"it's not my goal, no," elijah replied. "although my goal will be not in your favor, ophelia, my apologies."

"what is your goal, then?" lae asked, crossing his arms over his chest.

"klaus' obsessions have made him paranoid," elijah explained. "he's a recluse. he trusts only those in his immediate circle."

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