being a Gilbert is not all its cracked up to be (vampire diaries fan fiction)

kidnapped by family, the attempt to kill the originals and new horror to come

layla pov

i hold mason who is asleep and put him in his crib. i kiss his forehead and rub his hair from his face. i turn on the nightlight and turn out the light and walk into my room. i am thrown to the ground and my head hits the corner of the table. something is put over my mouth and everthing goes dark.

3rd pov

"They’re coming, Mother!" finn tells her. layla who lies on the ground behind them twitches. "No, it’s too soon, the moon is not high enough. Go! Quickly!" she tells Bonnie and Abby and they retreat into the house. Kol, Elijah, and Klaus appear. "My sons, come forward" esther tells them. finn sneakily injects layla with something. "Stay beside me, Mother" he tells her. "it's okay. They can’t enter" she tells him. "That’s lovely. We’re stuck out here, while the favorite son plays sacrificial lamb. How pathetic you are, Finn" kols says. "Be quiet, Kol. Your brother knows virtue you cannot even imagine" she snaps. "Whatever you think of us, killing your own children will be an atrocity" elijah says. "My only regret is that I did not let you die a thousand years ago" she says. "Enough. All this talk is boring me. End this now, Mother, or I’ll send you back to Hell" klaus finally speeks. finn grabs layla who is now awake and hold a knife to her neck. she is to week to fight back but weakly struggles causing the knife to make a little cut. she whimpers. "shhh sweetheart" finn coes. klaus eyes are ablaze with fury and worry. esther looks over at layla and back to her sons "For a thousand years, I’ve been forced to watch you. Felt the pain of every victim, suffered while you shed blood. Even you, Elijah, with your claim to nobility, you’re no better. All of you. You’re a curse on this Earth. Stretched out over generations. If you’ve come to plead for your life, I’m sorry, you’ve wasted your time" she tells them. she starts chanting but stops "No! Sisters! Do not abandon me!" she screams. "Mother!" finn say and throws layla to the ground grabs Esther and they disappear. The torches flare up and die out. Elijah, Kol stand around in shock and klaus runs to layla.

klaus pov

i run over to layla and lay her head on my lap gently cause of her gash on her head. "mason" she trails off cause of her labord breathing. "he's at home alone and i cant heal" she says. "shh just reast ok" i tell her. she nods and her eyes flutter close. i pick her up bridal style and vamp speed home.

 

elijah pov

i watch klaus drink in the parlor by the fire. he is really worried about layla. i walk out and go to layla's room and look at her. she is under a thick gold and orchid purple duvet her cheeks are flushed and her breathing is slow and heavy. i walk over to her and pull up a chair. "elijah whats wrong" she asks softly. "Esther was right" i tell her. "What do you mean?" she asks. "My talk of virtue. When it suits my needs, I kill, maim, and torment. Even today, I terrorized an innocent" i tell her. she weakly grabs my hand "you do it to survive. its your nature. you vampires deserve to live just as much as anything else. people do bad things even humans kill humans. there is no difference vampires kill to survive its nature. everything needs a balances" she tells me. "humans that kill humans get punished but we get away with it. wheres the balance in that" i ask. "some humans that kill humans dont always get caught" she says. "let me ask you this what do spiders do for food" she asks. "they spin a web and kill any insect that get caught in it" i tell her still confused what this has to do with it. "and can the insect fight back" she asks. "yes" i tell her. "but can they win" she asks. "no" i tell her. "exactly. so the insect gets killed so the spider can survive. vampires are very much like spiders they kill the weak to survive. but theirs a balance in that, the spider kills the insects and by doing so it lives and insects dont over populate. much like the spider vampires kill humans to survive and it keeps the humans from over populating...." she says. "and thats the balance" i finish with realization. "yes thats the balance" she tells me and squeezes my hand. "the way you protray things and see them is amazing layla. you are truly one of a kind" i tell her and walk out.

klaus pov  

Rebekah pulls out her phone and shows me the video of Elena she took. "Come to brag about your skills as a torturer" i ask her. "Look at the images on the wall behind Elena. The Natives told the story of our family history, look at the images on the far wall" she tells me. "What is it?" i ask confused. "A Native worshipping at the Great White Oak tree" she explains. "And? We burned that tree to the ground" i tell her. "Look at the markings that precede it. That’s the native calendar" she tells me. my eyes widen "This can’t be right" i say. "A White Oak tree, 300 years after we fled back to the Old World. There must have been a sapling, a new tree to replace the old. That tree could kill us. It’s not over, Nik. and it can hurt layla now finn made sure of that when he injected her" she tells me. it feels like i stoped breathing and i vamp speed to layla's room and see her asleep. i walk slowly to her side and collasp on the bedside floor. i take her fragile hand in my big one and put my forehead on the back of her hand. "i'll be ok" i hear her wisper. "i know i will protect you and so will my hybrids" i tell her after lifting up my head and looking at her. she puts her hand on the side of my face and i lean against it. "things happen for a reason klaus and sometimes you cant change them" she says. "i wont let you die no way you are my love and my life. you are my everything i.... i just cant lose you" i tell her. "you wont" she says and falls asleep. i climb in next to her and pull her to me. i cradle her to my chest afraid if i let go she will disapear. i fall asleep with my preciouse angel in my arms.

 

(Klaus throws Finn into the foyer. Rebekah and Klaus follow.)

"Gather your witch. Let’s get his blood and get on with it" rebekah says. "You can’t force me to help you" finn snaps. "Oh, I most likely could with what you did to layla, but why force when I can persuade?" i ask and point my hand towards the staircase. Sage walks down the stairs. Finn looks at her. "Hello Finn" sage says. "Sage" finn says breathlessly.Sage smiles. Finn gets up and rushes over to her. They embrace. "What do you know, true love prevails" rebekah mutters. i receive a text from Kol saying “Let me know when I’m needed.” "It does occasionally have its uses" i tell her and write back to Kol – “I will” "Easier than torturing him" i add. "I have something to do. What do you need from me for this spell?"she asks. "Just your blood and your blessing. Where are you going?" i ask her. "I have some unfinished business with Damon Salvatore. Ask Sage what he did to me. Then you’ll understand why retribution is in order" she says and walks off i watch Finn and Sage.

 

layla pov

i wake up and get out of bed and wobble to the  door. i open it and see two guys and a girl outside the door. the guys are playing cards and the girl is reading a book. the girl looks up and see's me and her eyes go wide. "layla you need to rest what are you doing up?" she asks and granbs ahold of me and leads me back to bed. "i needed some water and i want to see mason. can you bring me mason" i ask while she pulls the duvet over me. she nods and smiles. she leaves and i lay my head on my pillow. the girl comes in with mason in her arms and hands him to me. i cuddle with him and she sets a glass of water on the nightstand and leaves. mason looks up into my eyes and smiles. i smile softly back at him and kiss his forhead. he giggles and playes with my hair. i hear banging outside and shoot up with a new found streangth. i grab my robe and grab mason and climb out the window. i drop to the ground holding tightly to mason and run thru thr forest at hybrid speed. i sense someone behind me and push myself to go faster. i slow down slightly and jump into a tree. i look around trying to find the person following me. i look at mason and put my finger to my lips. he puts his chubby finger to his lips and smiles.