He Needs Her

The Diner

Set 2x08 in The Originals. Elijah's spiralling and Rebekah calls the only person she knows that can help him. Elijah reacts badly when he first sees her and almost loses her repeatedly yet he always makes up for it and she always comes back for more. They're drawn to each other despite their efforts to ignore it. Hayley and Klaus definitely aren't happy at the new development and make an alliance to make sure that the two love birds end up hating each other. Will they succeed? Or will love prevail?

The cure doesn't exist and Elijah's feelings aren't as strong for Hayley as they were portrayed in The Originals.

This story just came to me at midnight and I decided to start it.

Anyway without further ado here is my Elejah story.

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Rebekah and Elijah sat in the almost empty diner along with baby Hope, who resided in her uncle's arms for the first time in over six months, and an older lady who was the waitress. Rebekah had a bad feeling the moment she stepped through the door, it was too quiet, but she quickly dismissed that feeling despite Nik's warning about Elijah being mentally unstable. It was dark out by now and so she assumed that was the reason for the emptiness.

As Elijah spoke to Hope, "Look at you. So big. So perfect." Rebekah couldn't help but admire the scene in front of her, her brother would have made a wonderful father. Rebekah smiled and made a noise of agreement, the baby truly was a sight to behold, a perfect mix of her mother and her father.

Elijah continued to speak, never allowing his eyes to stray from his niece, "I can't imagine the joy of spending every day with her. It's..." He trailed off, busy reminiscing about what could have been.

"...Quite lovely. It feels so human." Rebekah finished for him with a slight sigh, she'd always wanted children of her own but fate, no, her mother decided to take that right away from her over a thousand years ago.

"Yes..." Elijah agreed, "Some would argue the most human of experiences."

Rebekah had to agree with her brother, she truly had felt so human during her seemingly short time with her niece, and because of that she couldn't hold back her sigh, Hope was just another reminder of what she could never have, a child and family of her own. "I know I have to give her back to Hayley when the time is right. But she's made me realise how much I want that child of my own...that I know I can't have." Rebekah admitted to her elder brother, knowing he'd understand, Rebekah had always been the more human one of the family, constantly clinging onto her humanity and the past.

"It's a lovely dream," Elijah agreed with his little sister, "Unfortunately, it's one that's just beyond our reach, considering the curse of our existence," Elijah added, trying not to crush his sister's dreams too harshly.

Rebekah replied concerned at the defeated tone in her brother's voice, she's never heard him refer to what they were as a curse before, "Seems Esther's attacking with her usual fervour," she said bitterly.

"Yes, Mother torture me for days with memories I thought I'd buried long ago," Elijah considered a moment, pausing and licking his lips nervously, unsure how his sister would react, "Then she made me an offer...to make us mortal again." Rebekah stared at him stunned, did he really just say what she thought he said? Elijah continued, taking Rebekah's silence as permission to do so, "You see, sister, Mother believes that by placing us in new bodies, we can then reclaim some kind of...purity. We can begin families of our own again. And I have to confess, Rebekah, had a certain...appeal." He confided in her, choosing his words carefully as always.

Rebekah looked at her brother sympathetically and stretched her arm across the table so she could take Elijah's free hand in her own. She knew how he felt, in fact she felt it right there in that moment as her brother continued to gaze at Hope. Due to Elijah's distraction he didn't notice when Rebekah spotted a smear of blood on the sleeve of his shirt and becomes even more worried.

However when Elijah does notice his sisters concern he misreads it, "You needn't worry. We're safe." Elijah attempted to reassure her.

Rebekah licked her lips and put on her best fake smile as she formed a plan in her head before standing and grabbing Hope's blanket. "Looks like this little one needs her diaper changed!" She tried to keep up her fear from entering her voice, Elijah never lost control and nor did he ever allow himself to be anything but clean, Nik's warning suddenly made sense, Elijah must be off the rails. Elijah joined his sister on his feet and handed Hope back to her, completely oblivious to his sister's fear.

Rebekah looked down to Hope, continuing the masquerade, "Here, my love," She headed towards the bathroom at the other end of the diner, baby Hope in her arms. Her eyes widened in horror and her stomach sank as she noticed a large smear of blood on the counter as she passed by, it led to another bloody smear on the door of the kitchen. The only waitress in the joint was washing her hands in the nearby sink, completely ignoring the blood or the fact that Rebekah was about to enter the kitchen, Rebekah presumed that Elijah had compelled her.

Rebekah used her foot to gently push open the bloodied door, not wanting to alert Elijah to her finding what he attempted to hide, and attempted to stifle her gasp, yet fails, when she enters and see a dozen dead bodies strewn around the room, covered in blood. She turns around and shields baby Hope's face with her blanket to keep her from seeing any of the carnage, while Elijah just continued to stand in his spot, his back to them, unknowing to Rebekah's discovery or plan.

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Rebekah walked out of the bathroom, with a newly changed Hope, to return to her table that she had shared with Elijah, her panic now under control. Hope began to grow restless and started to whine, alerting Elijah to their presence, and caused Rebekah to rethink her plan, to which he stood and helped Rebekah place Hope back in her carrier.

Rebekah kept her attention on Hope the whole time, fearing Elijah would see through her charade. "Well she is all sorted and ready for an adventure! Aren't you, my love?"

Elijah smiled lightly at his sister acting motherly to their niece as Rebekah settled her in her car seat. "It's so difficult to believe we were this innocent once," He sighed deeply, moving closer to Hope to which Rebekah stepped to the side, a plan forming in her mind, "We mustn't let the world ever hurt her," He continued, determination making its way into his voice.

Rebekah slowly moved closer to the Elijah from behind, watching him untrustworthily as she rubbed his arm, "You're right we mustn't," She quickly snapped his neck and allowed him to fall to the ground with a thud. She sighed and pulled her phone from her pocket, dialling the only person she knew could help her brother and be trusted in this situation...

"Hello? It's Rebekah. Something's happened to Elijah."

"How quick can you get to Arkansas?"

"Okay, I'll text you the address."

"See you then. Bye" Then she hung up with a sigh. She picked Hope up in her car seat and walked to her car, buckling Hope in and shutting the door. She locked it and sped back inside, not wanting to leave the baby alone for too long. She sighed exasperated looking down at her elder brother.

"What have you gotten yourself into Elijah?"