The Promises Meme

[alethiometric]

the promises meme • Comment with your character's name and fandom in the subject line. • Select an option or roll RNG for a prompt. • Play! prompts i. family. A promise made in the name of family, whether literal or metaphorical. ii. business. No personal feelings involved. Just a working agreement. iii. romantic. A promise to your lover, something that binds you together. iv. enemy. Looks like you made a deal with the devil. v. too good to be true. A promise with hidden caveats. vi. false. A promise you don't intend to keep. vii. broken. A promise you've betrayed. viii. fulfilled. The time has come to make good on your word. ix. bound. A promise you have to keep, whether by threat, blackmail or magic. x. secret. A pact you can't reveal. xi. forever. You're promising forever after. xii. never. You promise that something will never happen. Ever.

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yes! Elijah needs to undagger his sis immediately

[negotiates]

[Niklaus wasn't the only one who made that promise, and right now he isn't the one who deserves it either. To see his sister dead at Klaus's hand yet again fills Elijah with rage.

It is with tender care, however, that he removes the dagger from Rebekah's heart and carries her up to the living room, cradling his sister in his arms until she awakes. The dagger he tucks in his jacket pocket; he will be rid of it soon enough.]

he seriously does

[easily]

[Minutes pass by and slowly but surely her body begins to reanimate. It takes her a moment to realize where she is. The last thing she remembers is Niklaus and Stefan ganging up on her. She hadn't even had the strength to try to stop it. So instead she had just goaded her brother to do it.

And he still couldn't look her in the eye.

As she reorientates she realizes who had rescued her, who's still cradling her in his arms. He had pulled the dagger out of her after Elena had put it in her too (since Niklaus had been too much of a coward to, that time).

At least she has one brother she can count on, still.]

Thank you, Elijah.

every episode I'm like... Elijah could fix this :(

[negotiates]

[He gives her a small smile. How many times will they have to keep doing this?]

You're welcome. [He'll help Rebekah to stand up, give her a blood bag, make sure she's okay. At least they have time to recuperate. And Elijah came prepared.] What excuse did he have this time?

right :( as soon as it happened I was like where is Elijah he needs to fix things

[easily]

[They really need to destroy that jar of ashes Klaus carries around someday.

But for now she'll take a long drink from the blood bag before answering.]

He was afraid I'd blab his next big plan to people before he and Stefan could find the cure for Elena. [She pauses and then adds.]

The Five apparently still exist. He used to Stefan to find out where I had buried Alexander.

exactly, ugh

[negotiates]

[That's a big enough revelation to make Elijah draw in a surprised breath.]

The Five... Where are they?

I really hope he ends up being the one to actually undagger her

[easily]

One of them has been here in Mystic Falls [She has no idea Connor's died, or that Jeremy took his place.]

me too!

[negotiates]

[His gaze sharpens. Now they may have a lead.] Who?

[easily]

His name is Connor.

The tattoos are hidden now though. The only one who could see it is Elena's brother, Jeremy.

Nik wants to use the map to find the cure. So he can fix Elena and make more hybrids.

[negotiates]

[He exhales.] He's been busy.

[Then, looking again at Rebekah. His baby sister, so horribly mistreated by Klaus. His primary concern is to make sure she will be all right. And then he'll make sure that this never happens again.] Feeling better?

[easily]

Of course. Anything for his precious hybrids.

[If her words sound bitter...it's because they are. She's stayed by Nik's side for so long and for what? To what end? She's just tired now.

She takes another long drink from the blood bag, nodding a little.]

A little.

[negotiates]

[He doesn't smile, but he's glad when she nods. Whatever happens, they will recover. Klaus has never been able to break Rebekah's spirit.]

Rebekah... [Okay, now this is difficult. He clears his throat.] I owe you an apology. My absence gave Klaus free rein to dagger you again. When I promised to stay with you a thousand years ago, this was... not what I had in mind.

[easily]

[She tenses a little at his words. She hadn't expected them, after all. Spending so long with their other brother, she's forgotten almost what a true apology sounds like.]

It's not like you could help it. After what happened with Katerina...you were not given much choice. And I chose to stay with him. [And she chose to stay in Mystic Falls, even after he had snapped her neck. What does that say about her?]

[negotiates]

Will you make the same choice now? [The look he gives her is almost pleading. He's tried before to persuade her to leave Klaus. She never has.]

[easily]

No. Nik made that choice for himself when he decided to disown me. Such words cannot be taken back lightly.

[negotiates]

No, they can't. [He'd say that was crossing a line if Klaus hadn't crossed so many already. They will not be reconciled.]

So, Klaus has his grand plan. What do you say we do about it?

[easily]

[She can't help but grin a little.]

Well, as he and Stefan seem to be content to decide for Elena whether she gets cured or not, perhaps we should inform her what's going on, to start with.

[negotiates]

[Excellent idea.] I agree. No doubt Elena will have something to say to Stefan about that too.

[easily]

I imagine so. And as he had no problem helping Niklaus manipulate and dagger me I see no reason why he should not be punished for it as well.

[negotiates]

Did he? [Elijah's opinion of Stefan is rapidly going downhill.] I can think of a few ways to do that. And Niklaus too.

[easily]

It seems Nik convinced him if I was left alone, I would tell Elena and everyone else of their plans. [A pause.] To be fair, I probably would have. Why give Nik his ability to make hybrids back? Let him be alone for a while, see how it truly feels. Perhaps he'll learn something.

[negotiates]

You would have had every right to. This cure, if it exists, affects all of us. Every vampire... [He pauses. He's thinking out loud, but of course this is much bigger than their revenge plan against Klaus.] Whomever possessed it would hold power over all of us.

[easily]

Assuming it still exists. Or ever did at all. [After all, Alexander had only told her about it. She never saw it. For all she knew, it had been just a way to get vampires to expose themselves.

She realizes that now, nine hundred years later.]

[negotiates]

I have my doubts. [It's true. They never saw it. But Klaus obviously thinks there's something in it, so they have to take him seriously.] But the sword and the... tattoos? They must mean something.

[easily]

It's the first time we have heard of the Five in nine hundred years. There must be a reason why they've resurfaced now.

[negotiates]

Maybe Mystic Falls is just that special. [No, srsly. Why is everything happening in Mystic Falls.]