For the Next Millennium (Sequel to Demon or an Angel)

Chapter 19

Emily's P.O.V

We arrived at the house that the Mikaelson were staying at. I walked out and Rebekah opened up the door. Aria ran into her arms and hugged her. Rebekah then looked at me and I smiled. Kol and I walked up to her and she invited us in.

"Where's Elijah?" I asked and she pointed upstairs. I saw Klaus and he shook his head. I then started to make my way up to his room.

I took a deep breath before knocking on the door. "Go away Klaus!" I heard Elijah yell. But I also heard the sadness in his voice.

"Umm Elijah it's me...Emily." I said and the door opened to revile Elijah. He was a mess. His shirt was dirty and half tucked in. He had no shoes on and his pants were ripped up. I cried at the sight of him.

"Oh baby" I said and hugged him. He hugged me back quickly. He closed the door behind us and I just held onto him. "I'm so sorry." I said and he pulled away.

"About what?" He asked and I started to cry.

"If I had never left-" Elijah cut me off.

"Shh it's not your fault." Elijah said and I it's nuzzled my head back into his chest. We stayed like that until I pulled away and looked at him.

"Well, let's get you cleaned up." I said and he laughed. I walked into his closet and grabbed a suit. I handed it to him and pushed him towards the bathroom. He closed the bathroom door and I heard the shower turn on.

I looked around his room and started to clean it up. An hour later Elijah came out of the bathroom cleaned and dressed. I had cleaned up the rest of his room and when he walked out I was putting the pillows on his bed. I smiled at him once I finished and walked up to him.

"Your tie's crooked." I said and fix his tie for him. He smiled down at me and I smiled back at him. He leaned down and kissed me. I missed him so much. He was my world. My phone started ringing and we pulled away.

I looked to see who was calling and I saw it was Zoe. I looked up at Elijah. "Go ahead and take the call. I'll be downstairs with Aria." Elijah said and kissed me one more time. I smiled and he walked downstairs. I picked up the phone.

Zoe: Emily?

Emily: Hey Zoe, what's wrong? You sound worried?

Zoe: Emily I-I have to tell you something.

Emily: What?

Zoe: Joe...

Emily: What about Joe?

Zoe: He's in the hospital.

Emily: Wh-what happened?

Zoe: He was on the phone with me walking home and then I heard a gunshot and the line went dead. Happily there was a woman there who called the cops.

Emily: I-Is he ok?

Zoe: I think you should come down to the hospital.

Emily: I'll be right there.

I hung up and ran downstairs. Everybody followed me out and I waved for a taxi. "Where are you going?" Elijah asked me and I turned around to him.

"Joe's in the hospital." I said and got into the taxi. A few minutes later Elijah got in as well and I told the taxi driver where to go.

We got to the hospital and I ran in to see Zoe, Caspar, and Graham. I hugged Zoe and we started to tear up. "Joe wants to see you." Zoe said and I nodded.

"What room?" I asked and they showed me to his room. I walked in and saw Joe sleeping. I closed the door and he looked at me.

"Hey" Joe said as I walked over to him.

"Hey, someone told me you wanted to tell me something?" I asked him and he laughed.

"I wanted you to know who shot me because I only trust you." Joe said and I started to cry.

"Who shot you?" I asked so I can kill them.

"Please don't be worried." I nodded and he continued. "Your dad shot me because I refused to tell him where you were." Joe said and I felt tears fall.

"M-my dad's here." Joe nodded and I closed my eyes. "This is all my fault." I whispered.

I felt someone wipe my tears and I looked up to see Joe. "Hey, it's not your fault." Joe said and I shook my head disagreeing with him.

"If I never left you and just ask Elijah to come over-" Joe cut me off.

"Listen to me. If you did all that, your dad would have found you sooner. I will always protect you Emily...like I always have." Joe said and I nodded. He closed his eyes again and I kissed his forehead once I knew he was asleep.

"Thanks Joe...but I can't anyone else get hurt because of me." I said while letting a few tears fall. I walked out of the hospital room and into the waiting room where everybody else was. Elijah hugged me once he saw I was crying.

"What did he say?" Zoe asked and I looked at her. I stayed quiet and wiped my tears. I pulled out of the hug and looked at everybody as if I never cried.

"I, umm, need some air." I said and walked out of the hospital. Happily no one followed as I walked down the streets. I got a text and opened up my phone to see:

Meet me in the park in an hour or everybody you love will end up like Joe...but worse. -Your Father xoxo

I started crying but made my way to the park.