Naive Hearts

Ashes and more.

Maybe Elijah should've thought this through more but Darius hadn't exactly given them a chance to. Meria looked ready to kill him but what other choice was there? Elijah was pretty sure the other two had been alive a long time, but he couldn't sense any heat from either of them. Usually he could feel it, another thing he didn't understand. Elijah knew Oliver was alive but he seemed to be struggling between being warm and cold but right now he felt hot which was just... wrong, maybe it was his fault? He'd been dead for a long time.

Elijah seemed about ready to move but then so was Darius "What are we waiting-", Elijah had been quick to shut his boyfriend up with his hand which just turned Darius' questions into a series of mumbles "What is it?", Meria asked. "He's... struggling", Elijah answered which felt like yeah no shit moment but he had no idea how to explain this. Alaric and Asher, they were ignoring them, Asher seemed to notice the sweat gleaming across Oliver's face almost like he was drenched in it "Alaric", Asher simply said "I know, help him. I need a moment", Alaric replied, Elijah wasn't sure what that meant but neither did Meria or Darius.

Asher had shifted towards Oliver, placing a hand on his forehead and Elijah wasn't sure how but he'd felt the temperature shift, like Oliver seemed to be getting back to where he needed to be. Alaric's eyes flashed bright blue for a few seconds before he seemed to turn from them all, groaning momentarily "Impossible", Alaric muttered. Asher had moved at a great speed almost too quick for the three of them to register "What?", Asher asked, placing her hands onto him and Elijah wondered why he didn't flinch but then it seems Meria understood

"Oh, they aren't human, not anymore", she stated quietly towards her friends. Alaric seemed almost confused in his expression and despite how impatient Asher had been with the teenagers she was patient with him "Oliver is still connected to Tina", Alaric answered. "But... I see. The necklace or do you mean his body?", Asher replied and Alaric shook his head almost like he didn't understand either way "It's both", Oliver answered instead, all of them turned to look at him although Asher and Alaric knew it or at least seemed to have some idea. "Why won't you help us?", Darius had managed to say only after managing to get Elijah's hand off his mouth, he sounded so gentle then or perhaps confused

"It isn't that. It's... I made a vow. One I found difficult to keep", Oliver replied "The wedding, you said something to her quietly when you danced", Asher answered "Yes", Oliver answered. "You promised not to help?", Darius countered "No", Elijah and Oliver said at the same time although Oliver was confused as to how he knew that. Oliver thought just for a moment about the wedding, how Tina and himself had danced together - himself in his tuxedo, he was tall then and just about mirrored that now, he looked older sure but then Tina's brilliance at work

Oliver looked the same as he did at their wedding now, Tina had held onto him at the wedding as they danced effortlessly together. He'd whispered to her, promising to not throw himself into things but she'd laughed, knowing him so well then. "That's beautiful", Elijah commented, he hadn't realised that Oliver had been panicking then but he realised that his look of confusion beforehand had turned to frustration like Elijah had intended to violate him "Stay out of my head", Oliver snapped "Those memories are mine", he added.

Elijah looked hurt and confused, Meria and Darius just looked confused "I don't... that was in your head?", Elijah asked and Oliver was confused then thinking he knew "Yes", he answered. Elijah had wanted to say he was sorry but he didn't think that Oliver was going to believe him, he wouldn't, not when they were strangers who had kidnapped him and forced him back to life. Oliver had turned his head towards Asher and Alaric shifting up to move his tall body so he could stand, Asher was ready to grab onto him once he was on his feet still weak although not nearly as week

"Asher, where are the time lords? Can't they help?", Oliver asked and Asher shook her head "No, Xander vanished after.... after Vera died. Him and Fedora", Asher answered "Gaz is missing as well. We can't get in contact with The Doctor, even Jack isn't sure", Alaric added into the conversation. "Chastity?", Oliver asked and the pair shook their heads "No", Asher answered "We've been trying to track them down but when we heard your body was taken well, we tried to get here before they set things in motion", she added.