Creatures Of The Night (Elijah Mikaelson x Reader)

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You felt your own tears start to well up as you saw Elijah standing there. You had waited so long to see him. So long for him to say your name as he just did. It was overwhelming. Emotions overtook your body and all you could do was smile at the man you had waited centuries to be reunited with as you breathed out, "Elijah."

Nik looked at Rebekah and motioned for her to leave the room with him, which she did, leaving you and Elijah alone. You approached him slowly, as he too took a few steps towards you.

"I thought you were dead," he told you. "I know. Mikael missed. He didn't kill me, and by the time I gathered up enough strength to get up and look for you, you had left town. I spent my entire life trying to find you, and I finally did," you explained, coming even closer to him. By now, you were within an arm's distance.

"I mourned you," he whispered. "The time for mourning is over now that I have found you," you replied, taking the last few steps so that your faces and bodies were only a few inches apart.

Elijah looked into your eyes, and you realized that there was a question you needed to ask Elijah. "Do you still love me?" you asked him, scared of his answer. You hadn't seen each other for centuries, and since Elijah had thought you were dead, that gave him plenty of time to move on several times.

He gave you a sympathetic look and felt his heart ache for you. He gently placed his hands on both of your cheeks, and then gently leaned down, placing his lips on top of yours.

The kiss was everything that you had waited for. Love was in every second of it, and it made your head and heart feel as if it was going to explode as if there was a fire in your life that had just been reignited.

He pulled away after a moment and told you, "That is not even a question. Asking if I still love you is like asking if I need air to breathe, or blood to survive. Although, thinking about that now, the answer to both of those questions would be no, because the only thing I need is you."

You looked at him affectionately before wrapping your arms around his neck and pulling him into another kiss, but this one was a lot more passionate. Elijah wrapped his arms around your waist, pulling you closer to him, closing any gap that was between you.

You tilted your head slightly, giving him more access to your mouth to deepen this kiss, which he did in a heartbeat. When you both needed air, you pulled away, and he asked, "When did you become such an excellent kisser?" "Well, we haven't seen each other for centuries, I had to make sure when we saw each other again, that I made it good," you replied with a smile.

He smiled back before asking, "Why did you continue to look for me? Why didn't you just give up, and move on?" You looked at him, confused he would even ask such a question and answered, "Because you are the love of my life."

A large grin spread across Elijah's face as he told you, "I have missed you so much, my love. I am never letting you go again." You smiled and replied, "Good because I don't intend to ever leave you again." Elijah pecked your lips again before saying, "As much as I would love to spend the entire day with you, Y/N, I am afraid we have more pressing matters at hand. Niklaus has caused a bit of a disturbance within this town, and I have to do whatever's necessary to make up for it so that we can live in peace once more."

You nodded your head and responded, "I know, actually that's part of the reason why I came here, to ask Niklaus to stop." Elijah looked at you confused and asked, "Why do you care whether this town goes up in rubble or not?"

You gave a soft smile and replied, "Well, I'm kind of friends with the Salvatores." Elijah's eyes widened at your response and he questioned, "What? How did that happen?" "Well, during my search for you, I came to New Orleans and they had said that you all had already left town, so I went to a bar for a drink, and that's where I meant Damon and Stefan, except Stefan, was a ripper at the time. I helped him get past his bloodthirst, and while doing so, I became very close with Damon and Stefan," you explained.