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REBIRTH

Three weeks later...

"It's been weeks now, Elijah. How much longer do you think they'll have to keep this up?" Nat asked him quietly as she laid her head on his chest. They had woken up some time ago and were talking in hushed voices as the streets got busy outside.

"We have to wait a bit longer, Natalia. We have to be patient."

"I'm worried about Hayley." He snapped his head towards her and pointed at his ears, referring to the fact that she could now hear them. "Don't worry, I spelled the room after she turned so no one could listen in." He nodded and laid his head back on the pillow.

"I am worried about her too. She doesn't seem to be handling the situation well."

"Of course she isn't. Her daughter is gone and just when she had found a pack, her family, it was taken away from her."

"She's still a werewolf." Elijah argued.

"And a vampire, which is like, the worst thing that could happen to a werewolf, especially a crescent." He sighed and Nat closed her eyes. "I wish I could help her. Everytime I try to get her to talk to me, she leaves the room. She's avoiding me."

"Not just you. She's avoiding all of us." Elijah told her softly. Nat opened her eyes slightly and noticed it was already bright outside. She exhaled quietly before sitting up on the bed.

"I was thinking some fresh air and spending some time outside might do us some good." Nat told Elijah as she looked at him with a small smile. He narrowed his eyes slightly before sitting up and placing his lips on her shoulder.

"And where do you want to go?" He asked as he started peppering her shoulder with kisses. She smiled and bit her lower lip.

"I don't know, maybe we could have lunch somewhere around the Quarter." He raised his head and smiled at her before leaning closer to her face and kissing her on the lips. Nat grabbed the side of his face and returned the kiss eagerly. "I like the stubble by the way, you should keep it."

"You think so?" She nodded before he kissed her cheek and got up from the bed. "Okay then, for you." He held out his hand and she took it, dropping the sheet that covered her body as she got up from the bed too. "We should get ready then."

After they had showered and dressed, Nat and Elijah walked out of their room and towards the stairs. Nat looked around the compound sadly. The furniture was covered and the windows were closed, the only light coming from the open courtyard roof. Elijah grabbed Nat's hand and led her down the stairs. Just as they got down, they spotted Hayley about to leave.

"Hayley." The now hybrid turned to Nat with a blank expression. "Uh, we were just going to get something to eat, do you-" Before Nat could finish speaking, Hayley had disappeared. Nat sighed quietly and turned to Elijah. He shrugged lightly and gestured for them to leave the compound.

They walked through the Quarter slowly, trying to see if they could find a place to have lunch. Nat spotted some Guerrera werewolves strolling around and scowled at the sight of them. After that fateful night, Francesca had taken control of the Quarter and vanished the vampires, or what was left of them anyways.

"Have you heard from your friend Maia?" Elijah asked Nat and she shook her head sadly.

"She's gone, along with Jackson from what I've heard. The other Crescents have joined the Guerreras." Nat told him quietly.

"What about Sara? How is she?" At the mention of her closest friend, Nat perked up.

"She's great. Well, she doesn't like the Harvest girl Cassie but she has to adapt, I guess."