It all calmed down for a while and I watched Sophia play with her toys. It killed me to see her in such distress and not being able to calm her down hurt even more. The wind picked back up again

"Beth" i looked at Pippa "phone for you" i nod and took the phone

"Hello" i cleared my throat.

"Bethany, change of plan i need you to come back "

"Are you crazy, you've seen it out there. "

"I know but we have an idea, it involves the you." I sigh rubbing my forehead

"Fine, we'll be there in 20" I hung up and told Pippa what was happening. Once I got back I found the others.

"So what's this great plan of yours?" Nik asked

"I have spoken to the witches and there was not magical essence in Celeste's bones, The only way they can complete the harvest is my consecrating a powerful dead witch. So I naturally thought of our mother

"It's taken 1,000 years but you've finally gone mad. Our own mother?" Rebekah was the first to speak

"Yes our own mother who Niklaus has affectionately placed in a coffin in his basement" I saw Nik give a smile "not daggered but quite dead"

"Well she did try to kill us all" Nik rightfully stated

"Well I say we put her to use, put her to rest once and for all. Now if we bury our mother on land owned by one or more of her descendants, she becomes a New Orleans witch. And we as her family share that ancestral magic."

" Apart from Bethany, we're vampires Elijah. We can't practice magic or own property for that matter"

"Yes to practicing magic, that's where Sophie comes in. Once we bury our mother we can channel her power to her. Only thing is as consults of our mothers magic, we need to participate in harvest. And as for owning property not all of our mothers descendants are dead" he looks to me and I look down.

"the babies" i breathe

"the babies" Elijah confirmed  "The parish tax assessor's office is just steps outside of the quarter. Hayley and Bethany now hold the title to the plantation" he shows us.

"Is that still possible i mean I'm still a vampire?"

"yes because you have some normality of nature running through  yours and Daniel's veins." Elijah answered

"'Cause I'm a quarter witch" i nodded looking at the deed

"If we bury our mother there and we consecrate those grounds, we can finish the Harvest ritual."

"You're a bit of a mad genius Elijah. Count me in" Nik agrees.

"Okay" I agree also

"I'm I the only one thinking? Our mother was one of the most powerful witches in history. If we bury her we hand that power over to our enemies to use against us."

"Given the circumstances I hardly see that we have a choice Rebekah." Elijah replies

"I don't know why I bother you two will just do what you want anyway." she sighs

"No, our decision must be unanimous"

"This is not a democracy" Nik huffs

"You're quite right this is family." Elijah prepares his argument and I wonder if he was human would he become the president? there was a thunderstorm and it started to rain.

"Water. The next sign has began. Rebekah?" we all look at her waiting for her to say something.

"Kill a daemon today face the devil tomorrow. Count me in"

"Well this is no family reunion without our mother. Let me fetch her" Bekah left as well and it was just the two of us. I called Hayley while Elijah talked to Father Kieran

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We stood under umbrellas on the ground of the plantation, Father Kieran prayed and in the air made the sign of a cross.

"Are you ready to do this?" he asked Nik removed his hood and took a knife out

"Always and forever" he said before cutting his hand then handing it to Bekah, Elijah, Me and finally Hayley. She gave it to Kieran who throw the knife in with the coffin.

"It is done" he declared" we all looked at each other before the men filled the hole up. All of us left for cemetery. We waited in the pouring rain until we saw fire, Marcel came round the corner holding Davina. I stared at her as she was put down and Sophie put the blade in the fire they  went to stand in front of Davina.

"do you believe in the harvest?" she asked

"i believe" Sophie put the blade to her throat and cut it. Even i had to look away, Elijah brought me in closer to comfort me and i watched as Marcel held her in his arms. The rain stopped and it was a clear night sky.

Marcel finally had the courage to lay her with the rest of the girls and we waited for something.

"After the Harvest comes the reaping. Their sacrifice is made and accepted. We call upon our elders to resurrect your chosen ones" Sophie stated but nothing happened  I looked at Elijah in confinement.

"We call upon our elders to resurrect our chosen ones." still nothing happed

"resurrect your chosen ones...please I beg" when it was clear nothing was happening  Sophie broke out into sobs and Marcel disappeared. We all left and during our walk back we met up with Hayley. Elijah told me that she had read his journals and told Sophie where Celeste was buried.

"Are you ready to forgive me yet?" she asked as the three of us walked in the road.

"It's not that easy, Hayley."

"Elijah I was wrong to go through your journals, I was wrong to tell Sophie about Celeste. But after everything that happened today i don't know why we can't see past this."

"Celeste meant something to me Hayley, she helped me find love again when I thought there was no hope after  Bethany's previous doppelganger Sophia. Do you have any idea how rare true love is? I've experience it but a few times in my life, most literally looked the same."

"I know what a promise means to you Elijah, but you made it 200 years ago. I live in the now, if I feel something I act. If I want something i take it. I won't choose the dead over the living so why did you?.. I'm sorry Elijah" she says and then leaves.

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