Lovely • Mikaelsons mate (Currently editing)

Chapter 80

A/N: I had so much joy writing this chapter for you guys. It has been a long time since I've had the mental space for anything creative and crawling back into the skin of these fun and diverse characters brought me much happiness. I hope you guys enjoy reading this as much as I did writing.

"I mentioned our theory to Esther and she did not seem to be familiar with it. Instead, she mentioned that I could get pregnant because of the soulmate bond."

Silence hung in the room as the attendees mulled her words over.

"Us being soulmates makes it possible for us to procreate?" Elijah asks carefully, eyes staring intently at his mate, who seemed to have shrunk in on herself during the minute-long silence.

"It is a possibility." Luna nods hesitantly eyes meeting Elijah's. She was unable to read Elijah's dark expression. He seemed ponderous and also a little in battle with himself. It wasn't as if she feared that Elijah would lunge at her or blurt out anything hurtful in his reaction to this news, but she was worried it would alter something in their relationship.

Elijah's heart seemed to flutter at this theory and he had to restrain himself from launching himself at his mate. The idea of fathering children had strongly appealed to him as a human, as per tradition. However, this all seemed to have been lost when he had gained immortality. Of course, the idea of taking part in raising Niklaus's children brought him joy, but his possessive side couldn't help but envy the fact that his brother would be the only one to impregnate Luna. This issue would now no longer be relevant.

He carefully eyes his other brothers, a feeling of unease taking over. Seeing they all possessed a good dose of territorialism, he worried they would try to pressure Luna into starting a family, sooner than she was comfortable with. They had come from a large family and if he were honest with himself, he didn't know if Luna would want to continue on with the tradition.

"You should not get pregnant!" Damon warns, finger wagging in warning. "Get a dog first, to practice."

Niklaus hurls a pillow.

"Never mind, you've got Niklaus already." Damon mumbles, rubbing the side of his face where the zipper had hit and cut him. He didn't know where Niklaus had learned this particular accuracy in pillow-throwing, but Damon didn't care for it.

This comment was met with another pillow. "Can you for once not be like yourself?"

"I can be quite charming and good-mannered if I want to!" Damon defends, arms crossing in front of his chest.

"You must have never really wanted to, I suppose." Elijah deadpans, fingers pinching the bridge of his nose.

"I am a delight!" Damon snaps indignantly.

"Does this mean you have been together unsafely?" Bonnie asks carefully, feeling a little awkward about asking such a personal question, but curious nonetheless.

"Oh god, we have not been using birth control at all!" kol shouts, eyes widening. He had remembered similar dramatics in a teen show he had watched with Rebekah in Luna's home. Such scenarios had always turned into huge messes, with the protagonist often regretting their decision, whether that was to terminate the pregnancy or give the baby up for adoption. He hoped dearly Luna wouldn't regret being with him.

"I get dips on being the Funcle!" Stefan shouts, raising a middle finger to his older brother.

"No! That is my title!" Damon nearly screeches, lunging himself at Stefan.

What followed was a very mature slapping fight.

Jermey leans over to Luna. "You're probably not pregnant, but when you are, can I be the Funcle?"