Always And Forever | Elijah Mickelson

Family

The smell of blood filled the room as Celia killed attacker after attacker, not stopping even if they got the best of her too. She didn't know for how long she had been fighting, didn't know what screams were hers and those of everyone else. She only knew that suddenly the room was silent and in her hand there was a heart of which she didn't know who it belonged to.

Celia began to breath heavily from exhaustion as she looked around the room, letting her hand go slack to let the heart fall to the ground.

Everyone was dead. They were down by her feet, spread out in a circle on the ground. She stood in the center.

Cecelia exhaled heavily and threw her head back, closing her eyes. The veins under them were pulsating, all of the blood around her bringing out her vampire site. Without opening her eyes she bought her arm up to her head and used her tongue to lick blood off it in a stripe.

Suddenly she heard a gasp, making her stop in her tracks. Before the person could continue Celia had already thrown herself at them, the color of her eyes dark and the veins under it clearly visible.

Out of instinct she hissed at the person, her arm already through their chest and holding onto their heart.

''W-what the fuck'' the person groaned out, making Celia look at them. Really look at them.

It was Damon. She was holding onto the heart of her brother.

''Oh god,'' she breathed out, letting go of him and using her speed to get a few feet away. It opened up a bigger picture for her.

Damon, Elijah, Stephan and Klaus all stood in front of her. They had come for her.

Stephan and Damon were looking at her in shock, Elijah was clenching his jaw upon her sight and Klaus was smirking. Celia looked into their heads and could see her reflection. She looked wild, covered in blood. Even her face had splatters of it on it. Her hair was in no better shape, standing up from her head.

Celia saw in Elijah's head how her hands were shaking and she looked from him to them, eyes big as she realised she was indeed trembling.

''You seriously didn't have to attack me like that, Cece,'' Damon groaned, his hand smoothing over his bloody chest. Celia's head snapped back to look at him and she exhaled heavily, her shoulders going slack. She could allow herself to relax a little. With them she would be safe.

''Sorry,'' she breathed out. While she tried to take a step forward to get to Damon she felt herself falling.

Before Celia could even comprehend it she was caught by the strong arms of Elijah and she smiled, although it didn't reach her by now half lidded eyes.

''I got you,'' Elijah whispered as one of his arms came up around her thin frame and the other around her head, his hand in her hair.

''I know you do,'' she mumbled as she tried her best to keep her eyes opened, her head resting against his chest.

''How much of that blood is yours?'' the Original asked, concern clear in his voice. Celia moved to stand up on her own, pushing Elijah away and groaning in the process.

''I honestly don't know. Let's just get out of here,'' she declared as she took a wobbly step forwards, the other three men coming into her view again. Elijah let go of her but his gaze didn't leave her for a second.

She locked her eyes with Klaus who seemed overjoyed as he looked around the room. The Hybrid whistled before he smiled at her,

''You did quite a number here, love,'' he spoke, clearly impressed.