*33; Rekindle

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Lilly

You would think that remembering your life would be a good thing, it is, unless you have some memories that you wish you never remembered, just like I do.

I remember everything, all the good and the bad. I remember how I met the Mikaelson's in 1866, I became friends with Elijah, Bekah and Kol, me and Nik had a complicated relationship for a while.

**Flashback**

I was sat in a speakeasy in Georgia, the same seat I had been sat in for the last couple of hours, when someone came and sat next to me stealing the little umbrella out of my drink.

I could tell straight away that it was a vampire without even looking at him, and I could feel the cockiness rolling off him. "I wouldn't do that if I was you" I spoke not even looking at him, I wasn't going to give him the time of day.

"Why not love?" He had this beautiful accent that made me retract my statement of not giving him the time of day, that's one thing that gets me weak a good old British accent.

I turned my head towards him and I had to admit he was definitely a good looking man with his Blonde hair, his dimples, his perfect chiselled cheeks, all in all he looked like a god.

"Well I'm not just a pretty face" I smirked and he smirked right back at me. "Now, now love, no need to get all angry with me" He chuckled as he dropped the umbrella back in my drink.

Not wanting to deal with his cockiness I turned back in my seat hoping he would just leave me alone, I might love a British accent but I can't be dealing with his cockiness right now. "The names Niklaus Mikaelson, but you pretty lady can call me Nik"

I flicked my eyes over to him noticing he was holding his hand out. "Lilly Marie Salvatore, and flattery will get you nowhere Mr Mikaelson" I chuckled as I placed my hand in his expecting him to shake it, but instead he brought my hand up to his lips placing a kiss on it before letting it go. A gentleman and British, now I'm more interested, a lot more than I liked to admit.

"Salvatore? Now why does that name seem familiar?" He mussed making me shrug. "Well I've never met you" I stated as I brought my drink upto my lips. "I never said I met you. I've heard of you, the Salvatore witch, am I correct?" He asked raising his eyebrows.

"I was" I admitted dryly, remembering my time with magic was something I tried to forget, I wasn't getting it back. "A powerful witch like yourself and you never thought to protect yourself?" He asked intrigued.

"We all know that it's against nature that vampires exist, do you really think they'd let me keep my magic?" I asked raising my eyebrows, my lips twitching. "Well you witches can be crafty little things" He chuckled bringing his own glass upto his own lips.

"Yeah, well I didn't exactly plan on my own father killing me" I mumbled hoping he didn't hear me but I should've known he would. "Mmmm" He hummed staring at me with interest.

"Care to dance love?" He questioned holding his hand out towards me a smirk appearing on his lips.

**End of Flashback**

That's exactly what we did all night, we danced, we drank, we laughed and we caused havoc before spending a wild night in bed together. That's when I met Kol, Elijah and Bekah while I was doing the walk of shame with a ripped dress from the night before.

**Flashback**

"It looks like Nik had a lady over brother, sister" I heard someone speak behind me just as I was about to open the door to Nik's home so I could leave. I quickly turned around to see 2 men and a woman stood behind me, I stared at them not knowing what the hell I was supposed to do, Nik never mention anything about others been here and I never heard or saw them, but I had been preoccupied last night and early hours in the morning.

"Leave the poor lady alone, Kol" The man who looked older spoke before looking back at me. "I apologise for my brother, Kol can be a tad... yes. My name is Elijah, Niklaus's brother and this is our sister Rebekah" Elijah introduced them giving me a small smile.

"Nice to meet you, my names Lilly Marie Salvatore" I gave them all a smile before going to turn around so I could leave, but instead I found myself pushed against the wall with Kol stood in front of me smirking. "Do you think my brother would mind sharing?" He asked as he ran his finger over my cheek.

I gritted my teeth together as I slapped his hand away before I quickly pushed him against the wall next to where I had previously been. "I am not some cheap whore, plus I don't think you would do him justice, I don't like little boys" I sneered as he stared at me shocked, I gave him another push for good measure before speeding out of the house.

**End of Flashback**

Since that meeting me and Kol became 2 peas in a pod, relishing in blood together just because we thought it was fun, Bekah became the sister I never had telling eachother everything. Elijah was the brother that Damon nor Stefan was, he showed me what it was like to have an older brother, even after I told him about my dreadful human life, he was my brother.

Mine and Nik's relationship was a lot more complicated, at first we was just lovers who satisfied eachother's needs, no emotions involved, which was a joint decision. That all went tits up when I realised I was completely in love with him and I tried my best to hide it, but Nik got it out of me.

**Flashback**

We both were sat in a booth at the speakeasy we were at, Kol, Bekah and Elijah was dancing with some random people, leaving us both alone, it wasn't uncomfortable it was nice.

"Lilly can we talk?" Nik asked making me look over at him giving him a little nod making sure my full attention was him since he looked so worried but also serious. "If I ask you a question will you answer me honestly?" He asked making me confused.

"Of course, what is wrong Nik?" I asked starting to worry. "Do you feel anything for me?" He asked staring into my eyes and it made my eyes widened. I couldn't admit this to him, we both promised not emotions. "We agreed to no emotions between us Nik" I spoke looking down at my drink.

"Just tell me Lilly, please. Do you feel anything for me?" He asked again as he grabbed my chin lifting it up so I was looking him in the eyes knowing it would make me crack, his eyes seemed to make me want to blurt out everything.

"Yes! Okay? Yes I do feel something for you Nik, I love you" I admitted before pulling my chin out of his grip and standing up going to leave, I couldn't be around him now, I had just ruined it all by admitting that one thing.

As I walked past Nik he grabbed my wrist pulling me towards him as he stood up. "Nik, wha-" He cut me off with his lips which he pressed against mine pulling me closer to him so our chests were touching.

Without even thinking my hands automatically wrapped around his neck trying to push myself closer to him if that was even possible. How could I not? This is the man that I am in love with.

Before we could get too carried away he pulled away smiling down at me as he rubbed his thumb across my cheek. "I need to tell you something" He whispered as he stared into my eyes. "What?" I whispered not wanting to disturb the blissful bubble I was in.

"Elijah told you that each of us had a soulmate out there for us-" He started but I cut him. "Are you joking me?! You pushed me to admit my feeling for you and then you tell me you found your soulmate!" I snapped trying to get out of his hold but he was a lot stronger than me.

"Lilly, please, just listen to me" He begged trying to stop me from my struggle but I ignored him. How could he do this to me? I just confessed my love and he drops this on me, how dare he? Is this what he wanted? To see me broken because if it is he got it.

"It's you" He blurted out making me stop with my struggle snapping my head up to look at him with my eyes wide and my mouth hanging open. "W-what?" I stuttered as it didn't actually sink into my head what he said. "You're my soulmate Lilly" He spoke with nothing but honesty and love coating his voice and written all over his face.

I opened my mouth to say something but I didn't know what to say, what was I supposed to say?

"I love you Lilly Marie Salvatore" He whispered staring into my eyes, instead of saying anything I stood on my toes wrapping my arms around his neck connecting my lips with his.

"I love you Niklaus Mikaelson" I whispered as we came up for breath.

**End of Flashback**

After he told me we're soulmates I could feel the bond between us, which I don't know how I didn't feel it before because it was definitely there. We knew everything about eachother, there's no secrets between us, not because we couldn't but because we didn't want to, I trust him with my life. He knows everything about me and he didn't think any different about me, I was still Lilly Marie. He's my best friend, my saviour, the love of my life, my everything.

1872 he proposed and we were married a couple of months later, it was a large affair thank to Bekahs planning, my dress was beautiful, fit for a queen, my husband looked very handsome, and my siblings stood at the side of us through the ceremony, it was everything I dreamed it would be.

We travelled on our own for a while as newlyweds before we joined back up with our siblings making our way to Louisiana, New Orleans, making it our own. We were known as royalty there, everyone worshipped us, it's our town, Nik my king and me his queen.

Our life was amazing, yeah we had our arguments but what couple doesn't? especially when you get to spend eternity with your other half. In 1919 everything changed, I was ripped away from Nik and our sibling, taken from my one and only love, made to forget that I even knew the Mikaelson's, everything good in my life was wiped from my memories.

"Come on love, talk to me" Nik whispered grabbing my chin with his thumb and forefinger making me look into his gorgeous blue eyes. "He made me forget Nik... He took me away from you and spent however long torturing me" I whispered as I stared blankly at him as I remembered what Mikael did to me.

**Flashback**

"Wakey, wakey" Someone sang as I slowly woke up. "W-where am I? What h-happened? Where's Nik?" I groaned feeling weaker than I had ever felt.

Instead of answering me light was shone into the room which I thought wouldn't hurt me because of my daylight ring but my whole body started burning, I bit down on my lip trying to hold in my screams so whoever had took me would get the satisfaction of knowing I was in pain, I looked down at my hand noticing I was no longer wearing my daylight ring but I decided to brave the pain until Nik got here like he always does, this had happened a couple of times and everytime he came and got me, he has a lot of enemies who seemed to like using me to get Nik's attention.

"Please, stop" I cried once it got too much to handle, I was positive I was going to turn into a pile of nothing. "Nik!" I screamed hoping he was close by so he could hear me and get me out of here.

"That abomination won't be coming to save you I'm afraid, he thinks you died in that tragic fire" The man in front of me spoke as he finally stopped the light shining in. I stared wide eyed at the man in front of me knowing I wasn't getting out of here, my hope had just gone up in flames as realisation hit me. Nik wasn't coming for me, I was stuck here with the man who abused my husband when they were human.

"Mikael" I whispered absolutely terrified for my life, I knew I had no way of getting out of here, which meant I was stuck here until he decided to let me go which I had a feeling wouldn't be soon.

"Now Lilly Marie" He started as he grabbed my face forcing me to look at him. "Please don't" I begged knowing what he was going to do, I tried to shake my head out of his grasp but it was no use. Please don't make me forget, please don't make me forget.

"You will not remember anything about Niklaus, Kol, Rebekah or Elijah, you never met them, you have no one" He compelled me as a tear fell down my cheek.

"I have no one"

**End of Flashback**

"What did he do to you Lilly?" He asked with tears in his eyes, I placed my hand on his cheek as I pressed my lips against his missing the feeling of it, the feeling of him so close to me. God I've missed him so much.

"Tell me" He whispered once we pulled away wiping my tears away with his thumb. "Anything he could get his hands on he tortured me with, until he got bored and left me to desiccate which didn't take long" I whispered brokenly as I stared into his eyes remembering everything Mikael did to me, I never want to go through that again. I lost the love of my life and tortured by the man that ruined my husbands life.

"When did he let you go?" He gritted out as he kept his eyes on me, I could tell this was hurting him just as much as I was hurting remembering it all.

**Flashback**

I woke up to something been shoved down my mouth. "Time to wake up Lilly, you've been out for quite a while" I heard Mikael laugh as I finally woke up feeling so weak, my veins felt like sand paper, how long had I been out for?

"H-how l-long?" I rasped out. "Well it's 1990 bow so you've been with me for about 71 years" He smirked at me as I let out a gasp. He let me desiccate! What did he even want with me?

"P-pleas just let me go, I don't know who you are" I begged as I laid on the cold floor. "Of course" He smiled at me before connecting his eyes with mine. "You will not remember any of this, all you know is that you were tortured after spending the past 71 years traveling, partying and killing but you escaped after killing your captor, you will go on with your life like it never happened"

**End of Flashback**

"71 years?" He whispered shocked and I nodded. "I'm sorry" He whispered as he looked down at the floor. "Nik, it wasn't your fault" I told him making him look back at me.

"It was my fault Lilly, I'm your husband I'm supposed to protect you and I didn't, he took you from me Lilly, he took you away from me making me think you died" He whispered as he ran his thumb over my cheek his eyes flicking over my face.

"None of that matter Niklaus" I whispered as I placed my hand on top of his. "I'm back where I belong and nobody is going to take me away from you again, I promise you" I whispered with a sad smile, it broke my heart seeing him like this, he's usually so strong but he looked exhausted.

"God, I've missed you" He whispered as he pushed me down on the bed as he rolled on top of me. "I'm here now, I'm not going anywhere" I smiled at him before pulling his lips against mine before ripping eachother's clothes off making up for lost time.

***

"I've missed this" Nik mumbled before pressing his lips to the top of my head as I laid with it on his chest. "I'm sorry I forgot" I whispered giving him a sad smile as I lifted my head up.

"You had no choice love, you never needed to drink vervain around us, we had no idea that Mikael would do that" He shook his head as his fingers ran through my hair. "No" I shook my head as I sat up pulling the sheets up with me a little. "I started drinking vervain when Kol compelled me to kill a whole town and I forgot that day, so it was all out of my system" I admitted.

"That was you?" He asked shocked. "Yeah, who did you think it was?" I asked confused. "A random vampire" He mumbled making me chuckle. "No, Kol compelled me to go to the next town over, when we were living in New Orleans, to kill the whole town, he stood there and watched me" I shook my head as my fists clench together remembering how mad I was with him.

"I was so mad, not because I killed someone but because he compelled me, I've killed people before I can handle that, but him compelling me was something I didn't like" I shook my head. "I remember, you didn't even acknowledge him for months" Nik nodded looking over at me. "Yeah, I didn't want to tell you because I knew you would probably dagger him and shove him in his box, I thought me ignoring him was a good enough punishment" I shrugged.

Nik shook his head laughing as he pulled me back down, my head back on his chest. "I can't believe I didn't know" He chuckled. "Yeah, well I got him back for it when I started talking to him again. He tried to compel me again this time wanting me to strip off and run around town naked, obviously he got a punch to the face and a kick to the balls instead" I chuckled. "I'm glad he did"

It felt good to laugh, to be in the arms of my husband laughing like we haven't just spent 90 years apart. "Is everything here in Mystic Falls?" I asked as I wiggled myself closer to him if that was even possible. "It will be tomorrow" He mumbled pressing his lips to the top of my head.

"Any chance you've still got my grimoires?" I asked even though I didn't really expect him to, he had probably thrown them away or burnt them or something. "Of course I have love, why would I get rid of anything of yours?" He asked sounding confused.

"Well you thought I was dead" I mumbled drawing random patterns on his chest. "I still didn't want to get rid of any of your stuff Lilly" He told me as her rolled us both onto our side so we could look at eachother properly.

"I love you" I smiled up at him. "I love you too" He chuckled tucking a strand of hair behind my ear staring into my eyes. "I found the stone you needed" He told me making me quickly roll us back over to I was straddling Nik's waist. "Does that mean-" I started but he cut me off. "Yes, this means you can get your magic back"

I stared at him with a wide smile on my face. "Thank you, thank you, thank you" I pressed my lips against his before pulling back. "Who had it?" I asked him since I thought I would never find it again, I originally had the stone but then someone stole it ad I never saw it again.

"A witch in Georgia, I went back in 1924 and there was a witch there who I overheard gloating that she had 'The Salvatore stone' and that all she had to do was find out a way to take your magic out of it" He chuckled shaking his head. "She thought that if she could release the magic she would be stronger than you were"

"Did she not know that the stone is what helps me tap into my magic again? I still have it, idiot" I chuckled shaking my head. "No, but I told her before I ripped it out of her dead hands" He shrugged.

"Where is it?" I asked eager to get my magic back. "With everything else that'll be here tomorrow, along with my siblings" He smiled widely at me but I could tell he was hiding something from me. "What else Mr Mikaelson?" I asked raising my eyebrows. "I'm having a house renovated for us here in Mystic Falls, Mrs Mikaelson" He smiled up at me.

"I've missed hearing that" I whispered with tears in my eyes, I've missed him even if I didn't remember him until tonight, I still felt like a part of me was missing now I know that it was Nik that was missing. "I've missed saying it" He wiped my tears away before pulling me down pressing his lips against mine.

I'm not alone anymore.