'There’s a flame of magic inside every stone & every flower, every bird that sings & every frog that croaks. There’s magic in the trees & the hills & the river & the rocks, in the sea & the stars & the wind, a deep, wild magic that’s as old as the world itself. It’s in you too, my darling girl, and in me, and in every living creature, be it ever so small. Even the dirt I’m sweeping up now is stardust. In fact, all of us are made from the stuff of stars.’
'Kate Forsyth, The Puzzle Ring’
Hope wrote down the excerpt from the book Caroline gave the girl for her birthday, in her diary. Her eyes watered as she now thought of her parents. Caroline, who was about to call in on Hope to see how she was doing, saw the girl brush her tears off.
“Hey- what’s up?” Caroline said walking in after she knocked at the door.
“Nothing” - Hope said-“Just - miss them.”
Caroline drew a deep breath and said-“I miss them, too -”
“I know I got my aunts and uncle and you - but -”
“But it is not the same as having your mom around - oh- I so wish my mom was here, too.”
“Do you believe that are still watching over us and - that somehow - somewhere they are together? I know that there is no other side anymore- but- ”
“I think there is a place. I want to believe it is so. Well, you know that your dad and Elijah were vikings. And that their mother told them stories about Valhalla.”
“I know. He told me about it when I was little. But they were not warriors and - didn’t die in battle. After everything dad has done he would probably end up with the goddess Hell.”Hope said.
“But he has redeemed himself, same as Elijah. And I believe they are in a good place.” Caroline now said, “same as your mom.”
Hope nodded a little now looking at the pictures of her parents on her desk.
“Come on, we got to go.” Caroline and the girl now got up following her out of the room.
👑Somewhere
Elijah opened his eyes and looked around.
“Klaus?” the vampire called now for his brother, but he was nowhere to be seen.
“Klaus, are you here?” There was no answer.
“He is not here.” A very familiar voice could now be heard.
Elijah turned around and looked at the woman, completely astonished to see her.
“You? How are you - you are - are you- Tatia?”
“I am.” the woman said.
Elijah could not believe his eyes.
“Come”- the woman now put her hand out to him.
“What is this place? Where are we? This is some trickery”
“Just take my hand and I will show you.” Tatia said holding a hand out to the man.
“Show me what? Where is Klaus?”
“You will see him later.” she said in a reassuring voice and paused looking at man with her sweet timid eyes. She now handed her hand out to him again and said- “Trust me.”
Elijah looked at the woman, who looked exactly as his first love. His heart quivered madly. He didn’t know what to do. What to believe.
“I waited for you for so long.”- Tatia now said.
“How - After what I did to you - after I killed you- oh - I get it - this is retribution.”
“No, Elijah. What are you talking about? You didn’t kill me.”- Tatia said.
“What are you saying- I remembered. I - in the woods- I drank from you to the point of your death.”- Elijah now said with his eyes now tearing up.
“No. Your mother bled me dry - for the spell she has imposed on Klaus.”
Elijah now shook his head, not knowing what to believe in.
“Look”- Tatia now took Elijah’s hand and suddenly, like a movie all that had happened on the night of the ritual, played in front of Elijah.
Esther pulled Tatia’s unconscious body in the middle of the circle opening her wrist. As the blood started to flow, she started murmuring the words of the curse.
“She lied.”- Elijah now said as he saw what truly had happened in the woods the night Klaus was curse. He now continued -”She manipulated me. This is what I remembered happened.”
“Yes.”- Tatia said-”this is what truly happened.”
Elijah now turned to the woman and said-”You couldn’t choose between us - “
“That is not true. I could. And I chose you. Esther manipulated both of you about it, too. I heard her say that she would not have a woman stand between her sons. It was not my fault that Klaus fell in love with me. I never wanted him. I have told him that before the Samhain celebration.”
Elijah now closed his eyes for a moment and searched for this memory. And he didn’t have to look for it longer. All his memories were suddenly very clear.
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He remember Tatia and him dancing and he then took her by the hand, taking away from the others. They came up where the pig’s pen was. Elijah looked at the woman, who had captured his heart the moment he had seen her arrive to their village.
Flashback
“I want you to know that I am in love with you and that I want you to be my wife. But if you wish to be with my brother, I will understand and will not be in your way.”- Elijah said was very forward.
Tatia looked Elijah, her heart pounding wildy - “I don’t want to be with him. I don’t love him. And I don’t have to choose. I have already given my heart to someone strong, protective, fierce and yet noble, gentle - you, Elijah.”
“I remember”- Elijah said now said turning to Tatia-”I remember it all.”
Elijah now smiled, looking at his loved one -”Is this really real? I - you must understand that - so much has happened and-”
“I completely understand- and I am not the one you had expected to see, I suppose. You expected to see Hayley.”
It seemed like there was no end to surprises.
“How do you -”
“Whether you can believe it or not - I have always looked after you. Some other cultures would call me being a guardian angel. I tried my best and I hope that I managed to - keep the bad away. It wasn’t always easy. If your heart is with her, I will take you to her.”- Tatia said.
And before he could say anything, Tatia now moved with her hand like a witch and they found themselves in the Bayou.
