chapter fifteen
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FRANCE 1557
Aleksandra had been free for about 60 years. Niklaus and Elijah were hunting Katerina, her 'sister' and the doppelganger who could help Niklaus reverse his hybrid curse that locked his werewolf side. while the young heretic was free, she kept her powerful title as a Lady of a powerful family in Nottingham, England. the Mikaelson family grew rich and powerful over her time away, so why not relish in that?
Alek compelled herself a way to stay at the French court for some time during her independent travels around Europe. the castle greeted her with warm welcomes and respect. ladies of her age befriended her, and lords swooned over her beauty.
but one man caught her attention. this man was wickedly handsome, one of the most handsome men she had ever seen. he had dark brown hair and the most captivating hazel eyes. his stare made any woman grow weak in the knees. everywhere she went, he was there. the Queen, Catherine, showed her around the castle and everywhere they went that man would be there. she didn't mind though, a handsome man following her was the least of her worries.
the night of her arrival, Aleksandra went to the celebration the people of the castle talked about all day. there was a giant bonfire in the back garden, and lords, ladies, and servants were laughing and dancing. some of the ladies her age came up to her and invited her to join in on the fun, and of course she complied.
she danced and danced until she could barely stand on her feet. at that point she sat on a bench placed some feet away from the party. the very man she had seen all day was suddenly next to her.
"are you here to explain why you have been following me all day?" she asked with a smirk, looking over at him.
he chuckled. that laugh was music to her ears, and it made Aleksandra gain butterflies and her stomach to do flips, "I didn't mean to seem frightening. it's just that it's not everyday that a woman of your beauty comes to court," Aleksandra blushed at his compliment, "what is your name, love?"
Aleksandra held out her hand, "Lady Aleksandra of Nottingham. and what might yours be, mysterious man with a gorgeous smile?"
he takes her hand and smiles wide, gently kissing her knuckles, "I am Lord Lucien of Marseilles, and it is a pleasure to meet you"
"Marseilles... you've come a long way through France, My Lord"
Lucien smiles, "so have you, darling. England is much further"
she shrugged, "what can I say. I like to travel"
"and you've been alone this whole time? that's dangerous, darling. there are many creatures of the night that feed on pretty little things like you," he grinned and bit his lip, glancing down at her neck. he wondered if she tasted as sweet as she looked.
Aleksandra noticed his eyes wonder and giggled charmingly, he had no idea she was one of those things herself, "I can handle myself," she then stood up and dusted herself off, "it was lovely to meet you, My Lord, but I have had a long day and am in need of rest"
Lucien nodded, his gaze going back up to her bright orbs, "of course, darling. I hope to see you again, Aleksandra"
"may we meet again, Lucien"
"may we meet again..." Alex muttered in her sleep, the memory replaying over and over again in her head. she knew what was happening to her, the balck magic from her mother and the ancestors were taking control of her.
those darn ancestors were able to control her in ways no one could explain. they could turn off her humanity for her, put things into her brain. now they've cursed her to feed and let out her ripper side. her humanity was on, so she felt every emotion, but she put on the facade of not caring because that's just what she did when she had no control. she let herself be a puppet because better pretend to not care than to let others see you as weak.
Alex opened her eye slowly, and sighed. she had been trapped in the cellar for six days. six days of being starved, weak, and having to listen to the agonizing torture of Stefan whining to her through the doors about Elena leaving him for Damon. it pained her to hear Stefan talk about his love for another woman, because Alex still loved him. she had loved him for 146 years, and she didn't know when she'd be able to stop.
and to make things worse, she also cared a little too much for Klaus' first hybrid, Tyler. she trusted him, told him about her past, let him kiss her and make her feel vulnerable. and he left her for Caroline. the same girl who broke up with him because she saw how they cared for each other.
having just woke up from sleep, and the fact that she was weak, when Alex saw a mop of perfectly groomed dark hair, she thought it was the exact man she saw in her sleep.
"Lucien? Is it you?"
the man walked into her line of focus, and indeed, it was not him.
"no. It's Tyler," he softly smiled at her, she didn't know Klaus had told him who Lucien was, and that a pang hit his chest when she spoke his name, "how are you feeling?"
Alex chuckled weakly and raises her hands, though the chains restrained them and crackled, "I'm living my best life, wolfie. now, if you could just give me a bit of blood and let me free, I will be even happier"
"not happening," he said, shaking his head as he walked over to her, "whether you like it or not, I want to help you, Alex. and the only way to do that is to do this"
Tyler unlocked the chains from the bed and dragged her to the wall where he locked the same chains to a hook on the ceiling. Alex groaned as she hung from her arms, her feet barely touching the ground. Tyler then grabbed a blade from his pocket and slashed a line down the inside of both her forearms and one on her stomach, causing her to scream in pain as blood fell into the concrete floor.
"why are you doing this?" she pleaded. a tear falling down her cheek from the pain. Tyler saw the expression on her face and had to look away from her in order to not let her go right then.
he turned away, "I'm draining the vervain from your blood, and then I'm going to get you back"
"and how do you plan on doing that?"
"compulsion"
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hours later, once the vervain was surely gone from Alex's system, Klaus and Tyler walked back into her cell. Tyler fed her a blood bag and unchained her chains from the ceiling, but kept her chains on her and help onto them tight. Klaus approached his sister with a stoic face.
Alex thrashed around and cried, "no! stop! let me go! Niklaus pleae don't do this again! I-I'll ignore the ancestors, I'll control the bloodlust, just please... no more compulsion. you've already taken enough from me with it!"
Klaus stopped and gulped, his sister's pleads obviously having an affect on him. but he couldn't let her go on like this, it would destroy her everything he has done, every time he compelled her, it was to help her and keep her safe. now was also one of thoe situations.
a tear whelled up in his eyes. he hated to see his baby sister like this, "i'm sorry, dear sister... but this is the only way to get you back"
he placed his hands on both sides of her face, making her look into his eyes, "you will place your dark energy into the object I give you. it's better to keep it away from you at all costs than to let it in. you have not fed from the vein in a month, your ripper tendencies have not been provoked, and you feed from animals and the occasional blood bag. you will forget about the past two weeks, you left town to visit Kol and came back happy and well. you are the same Alex you were before, happy, fun, caring, and full of light"
Klaus pulls away to collect himself, a tear falling down his face. Alex closes her eyes and then opens them. confused as to why she was in a cell and she was chained.
"Niklaus, why am I chained?" she asked. Tyler breaks her free and stands in front of her. she smiles at the boy, "Tyler, you're back!" she jumps into his arms and gives him a hug.
"I missed you, wolfie. why don't we grab a shake from the grill and you can tell me all about your travels," she grinned, she had missed her best friend.
Tyler laughs at her sudden happiness and hugs her back. he sets her back down on the ground, his smile intact, "I'd love that"
Alex stops with an unreadable gaze, "I have this feeling that I should store my dark magic in an object and keep it far away from myself"
Klaus and Tyler share a look, then Klaus hands his sister the chains that were previously on her wrist. Alex grabs the chains and channels her dark emotions and energies into the chains.
"Phasmatos tribum nos ex viris. Quo animo transibit. Phasmatos tribum nos ex viris. Quo animo transibit. Phasmatos tribum nos ex viris. Quo animo transibit!"
Alex's eyes turned a solid black as the spell completed. a second later they returned back to their normal hazel color and Alex smiled. she then turned to her brother, and kissed him on the cheek.
"I'll be back for dinner," she says and then grabs Tyler's hand, dragging him out of the house.
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Alex and Tyler walked down the town square, chocolate milkshakes in hand, and laughed as they talked about anything and everything. they missed these moments. there was no one to save, no one trying to hurt them, just two normal friends walking and talking.
"are you serious? you've never been on a plane before? you're like, 1,000 years old" Tyler chuckled at Alex causing her to blush in embarrassment.
"I'm sorry that the only times I've traveled i could only do It In a car or boat. I haven't been out of the country since the 1800's, so I've never needed to fly" she told him matter of fact-ly with a straight face, but failed and started laughing at herself. she wrapped her arms around one of his and rested her head on his shoulder as they laughed over absolutely nothing.
Tyler felt free when he was with Alex. he could be himself and she wouldn't judge him, because he knows she had done somethings ten times worse. she would always tell him stories about her human years and share memories about her family that she longed to recreate and it brought a smile to his face to see how much she cared for her family. Tyler loved to spend time with the girl and as did she with him. the hybrids could find joy in doing anything together. before he left, they were basically inseparable, and now that they were both back, he didn't plan on splitting up anytime soon.
"let's go get wasted! i could use a couple drinks to forget everything that's going on" Alex giggled, pulling on her friends jacket sleeve and he sighed.
"only if you can get us free booze" he pointed with a smirk causing her to smile brightly and drag him to the closest bar to start their night of fun.
many rounds of shots and 3 bourbon bottles later, to say the two were drunk would be an understatement. Tyler had compelled a worker to blast music through the buildings speakers earlier that night so now other people from the bar were dancing until they dropped.
"to Tyler Lockwood, for being the bestest best friend anyone could ask for and for! 3, 2, 1!"
they quickly downed their shots and laughed. a waiter then came by and handed them menus. while Alex was focused on what food to order, Tyler was focused on her. he couldn't tell if it was the alcohol or genuine thoughts but in that moment he found her extremely beautiful. her smile lit up the room and just looking at her made him feel better and believe that everything was going to be okay.
"fuck it" he muttered just before he cupped her cheeks and pressed his lips to hers. she kissed back, but he pulled back a second later. she looked at him with shock and confusion as she sobered up a little bit. that kiss was different from their other ones. it wasn't lustful or forced or hungry, it was soft and gentle. it reminded her of her kisses with Stefan.
she snapped out of her trance and furrowed her eyebrows, "wha-what was that for?"
he shrugged and ran his thumb over her cheek while smiling, "I, um, uh... I don't really know"
Alex licked her lips, still tasting his kiss, and smiled with closed mouth, not entirely knowing what to do or say. her feelings were wild and crazy because of these two boys.
out of nowhere, Caroline walked over. Alex quickly pushed herseld away from the hybrid and bit her lip.
Tyler cleared his throat, "hey, Care. what are you doing here?" he asked, hoping that Caroline didn't see the kiss, seeing as her and Tyler were still together.
"I actually need to talk to Tyler... privately" Caroline glanced at Alex with a glare. she would've gotten over her hatred for the brunette, but she killed her best friend Elena and made her become a vampire, so she was holding onto a grudge.
Alex nodded, "yeah, of course. I should head back home anyways," she scooted out of her seat at the booth and Caroline sat in her place. she turned back to them and half smiled, her gaze lingering on Tyler, "I'll see you guys tomorrow at the charity event"
Alex quickly walked out of the restaurant and took a deep breath. she had no idea why Tyler kissed her, or why she kissed back, but it reminded her of when they were intimate and she was happy.
she knew that wouldn't happen again, he was still in love with Caroline, and it was obvious that they weren't breaking up anytime soon. and of course, she couldn't ignore the fact that she was still helplessly in love with Stefan Salvatore.