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LONG WAY BACK FROM HELL

"So what's your deal with the Mikaelsons?" Nat looked up from her phone and found Marcel staring at her curiously.

"What?" He sat on the couch in front of her and poured himself a drink.

"You're with Elijah and you mentioned that you used to date Klaus." She nodded slowly and he smiled at her. "I've known them a long time and I've never seen Klaus settling down or Elijah look at someone the way he looks at you." Nat looked away and felt a smile creeping up on her lips. "So what's your deal? Rebekah said that your history with them was long and complicated."

"It is, and it dates back a thousand years." Nat stated and his brows furrowed.

"What do you mean? Aren't you a witch?"

"I am." He raised an eyebrow waiting for her to explain. "I met the Mikaelsons in my first life."

"I'm sorry, what?" Marcel chuckled incredulously and Nat nodded.

"We lived in the same village back when they were humans."

"You mean to tell me that you were there when they turned into vampires?"

"Mhm. I met them and we became friends. After some time, Elijah and I fell in love." Nat smiled at the memory. "We were very happy, I was even thinking of settling down with him, have children and the whole thing."

"Something went wrong?" Marcel asked and she nodded.

"He broke my heart." She shrugged and he frowned.

"And you're still with him?"

"After he did that, I was hopeless and sad for months." Nat continued the story, ignoring his question. "That's when Klaus comes in."

"You fell for him?"

"Yes. He had always loved me and well, we started spending time together and eventually, it happened."

"So what happened then?"

"I assume you know how the story goes. Henrik, their little brother was killed by the werewolves, and so Esther created the vampire species. Of course, no one knew Nik wasn't Mikael's son, so when he killed for the first time, the curse was triggered." She explained before taking a sip of her water.

"And then Esther cursed Klaus, yeah, I know this part." Marcel told her knowingly and she smiled.

"What you may not know is that I tried to stop it." Marcel looked at her in surprise and she shrugged. "Esther had always hated me so when the opportunity stood right in front of her, she didn't hesitate to take it. She cursed me to be born again with no memories and no powers before sticking a knife in my heart and killing me. The memories would return slowly, but the catch was that I wouldn't be able to tell which memory was which, effectively turning me insane."

"Wow."

"And then, once that was done, I would kill myself."

"What?" He asked in shock and she nodded. "But you seem fine and you have powers, which means you broke the curse."

"I was born in the 15th century but died when I was young from the plague. Then, I was born like this." She gestured at herself. "My memories started to come back slowly and they were doing its job. I was waking up disoriented, I had lapses where I didn't know where or who I was. And then Elijah came to town and so did Klaus and-"

"For you?"

"No. My sister." He frowned and she sighed. "She's the doppelgänger Klaus needed to break the curse. My other sister, Katerina, escaped before he could use her."