Abrasion (Mikaelson)

Chapter 37: Henry

I've been meaning to bring in a new character for a while. Things in the next couple chapters are gonna get real interesting and you'll get a glimpse of Evangeline's lifestyle before she went to New Orleans. 

~Mikaela 

*Song for the chapter is Gasoline by Halsey*

Third Person POV:

Elijah arrived back at the compound in an incredibly sour mood. He couldn't believe he had gone off on Evangeline that way and to top it off he had left her there with Niklaus. He was driving her right back to him and he didn't know what to do about it. All he knew is that he had to make things right with her, he had to apologize before Evangeline went right back to Niklaus.

"I really hate to intrude, you actually do seem rather pissed." A voice interrupted Elijah's thought process and it took everything within Elijah not to go off on the intruder. "I'm looking for a friend of mine, I was told I could find her here."

Elijah raised an eyebrow at the stranger. He was casual and seemed rather inconspicuous. "Hayley no longer resides here." Elijah told him, figuring that was who the stranger was looking for.

"Her name isn't Hayley, it's Evangeline." The stranger corrected Elijah. "Her name is Evangeline Salvatore."

Elijah tensed up at the mention of Evangeline, narrowing his eyes at the smiling person in front of him. "You're friends with Evangeline?" 

"Henry?" Elijah recognized the voice immediately and turned around to look at her, but she was looking behind him to the intruder. A smile broke out on her lips as she charged at the stranger, hugging him as soon as she was close enough. "What are you doing here? I thought you were in Europe!"

The stranger, who Elijah realized was named Henry, chuckled as he returned Evangeline's hug. "Katherine called me a while back, she practically ordered me to come here and you know I'm not really one to deny seeing you so here I am." Elijah watched the encounter closely, wondering how Evangeline knew this stranger and how Elijah had never met him. She couldn't have known him for long, maybe they met while Evangeline was with Kol and Katherine. "Although I am kinda hurt she didn't mention anything to me about you being in New Orleans, I would have come sooner."

"Katherine sent you?" Evangeline questioned, pulling back from the hug and Elijah noticed her smile had shrunk considerably. "Did you hear about what happened to her?"

Henry nodded and placed his hand on Evangeline's cheek, Elijah was so close to picking a fight with this person but if he wanted to have any hope of reconciliation with Evangeline he couldn't just go about attacking her friends. "I did and I'm so sorry, I know how much the two of you meant to each other."

"Forgive the intrusion," Elijah finally spoke up, "but who are you and how do you know Evangeline?"

Evangeline turned to look at Elijah as her friend held out his hand. "Right, sorry, I'm Henry Clarke. Angie and I go way back, what's it been 120 so years?" He looked at Evangeline who shook her head and held four fingers up. "Right, 140 years." Henry looked back at Elijah. "Based on your clothing I'm gonna guess you're Elijah Mikaelson, I've been wanting to meet you for a while. Angie has told me great things about you."

"So you're a vampire then?" Elijah questioned, wanting to know all he could about this supposed friend. 

Henry nodded. "For the past 800 years."

"800?" Elijah was caught off guard by that, how on earth did Evangeline know a vampire that old outside his family? 

Again, Henry nodded. "Probably closer to 900 if I'm being honest." How had Elijah never come across this vampire? Why had Evangeline never mentioned him? Elijah was sure she would have told him, she told him everything.