A Drop In The Ocean

Henrik had been waiting for this day to come. He had felt so nervous when he had talked to Olivia about making himself immortal and ever since then he had been trying his best to gather together all of the ingredients he needed to make it happen. He knew that he could have become a vampire like his siblings and that would have solved his problem, he could have even made himself an Original Vampire like he had done for Tatia, but Henrik’s magic was a part of him. He hadn’t known he had magic flowing through his veins when he had died as a child but after Crowley had had him brought back he had learned the truth and ever since then he had been doing his best to master it. He knew that he had done a lot of good with his magic and even though there were some people who might not necessarily agree with some of the things that he had done, the truth was that Henrik really didn’t care. Everything he did was for a reason and he liked to think that he had made things at least a little better after his decision to go and watch the men turn into wolves as a child had not only resulted in his death but it had also resulted in his siblings becoming the first vampires the world had ever known. Henrik was pretty sure he would spend the rest of his life trying to make up for the death and destruction that had followed and that was something that he was ready for but more than anything he wanted to make sure that he was able to be there for Olivia, their kids and his siblings without them having to worry about losing him to old age. He knew that he would still be able to die but it would at least make sure that the ways in which it could happen would be fewer and that was never going to be a bad thing.

Lately he had been so busy trying to help Ben and the Alvarez girls that there hadn’t been much time to think about the potion he was going to have to make but earlier that day the last ingredient had arrived and Henrik had realised that he needed to take the time to do something for himself and his family and that was exactly what he had ended up doing. He had been pretty busy that day trying to make sure that everything was perfect and he was almost done when he heard the door open. “Alright,” Henrik said, a smile touching his lips at the sound of Olivia’s voice. Even now he wasn’t sure how he had ended up getting this lucky, he had found a woman he loved more than he had ever thought possible and they had two amazing kids. When Crowley brought him back he had never thought that he would get the chance to have a life like this and he knew better than to take it for granted. “That sounds like a pretty productive day, at least now you know you’re not going to have a riot on your hands,” he chuckled. He often worked at the bar with Olivia when he could and he knew how busy it could get so it was definitely a good thing that that was all done. As she said it looked like he had been busy, his smile returned and he wrapped his arms around her waist as he kissed her back. “I have been. The last ingredient came in this morning so I can finally become immortal,” he said as he stole another kiss. “That is still what you want, right?” he asked. He trusted Olivia completely and he was sure she would have told him if she had changed her mind about them having forever together but he knew that he needed to make sure anyway since there would be no changing it once he drank the potion.

OLIVIA CAMPBELL

Henrik knew that his life would have turned out so differently if he hadn’t decided to go and watch the men turn into wolves that night. He would have grown up in the same village he was born in surrounded by his parents and siblings. One day he would have settled down and started a family of his own as was expected of him back then and he might have been happy but he wouldn’t have met Olivia and he wouldn’t have the kids that they had now. For a long time Henrik had blamed himself for what had happened to his siblings and for the destruction they had caused since then and he still felt responsible for it all now but he was also starting to see that perhaps things had turned out the way they were meant to. His mother may have created the first vampires the world had ever known but in doing so a lot of people had been given a second chance at life along the way. Henrik knew that it would never outweigh all of the bad things that had happened since then but he was at least learning to forgive himself and in the process he was learning to embrace the good things he had in his life that much more. Henrik had almost been taken away from the people he loved again when the angels came to drag him back to Heaven and had it not been for Olivia, his family and his friends fighting to keep him with them then he knew that he wouldn’t be here now. Castiel had saved his life when he was brought back to Earth and Henrik had promised himself that he wasn’t going to waste a moment of the chance he had been given. Hannah had promised him that the angels wouldn’t try anything like that again, that he would be left alone to live his life in peace, and he trusted her but that didn’t mean that some of her siblings wouldn’t go rogue again or that something else wouldn’t happen so he knew that he wanted to eliminate as many possibilities of being taken away from them all again as he could.

Magic could do incredible things, Henrik had seen that with his own eyes, but one thing it had taken him time to figure out how to do was make himself immortal without losing his connection to his magic. He knew that it was possible, after all Lukas had done it centuries ago and Lucy had managed to do the same to an extent, but it wasn’t easy and finding the right ingredients had proved to be incredibly difficult. Henrik knew that he could have done all of this with the kids at home and they might have even wanted to help him but the truth was he had felt like this was something that he needed to do on his own. Henrik had brought a lot of people back from the dead since he was pulled out of Heaven the first time and he had used his magic to do lots of other things like making Tatia an Original Vampire but he wasn’t so used to using it to do something for himself. This wasn’t just for him though, it was for Olivia, the kids, the rest of his family and his friends as well. Henrik knew that he didn’t want any of them to have to go through losing him again so as far as he was concerned this was just something that he needed to do.

Henrik had lost himself in what he was doing until Olivia’s voice cut through the silence and he felt a smile touch his lips as she spoke again. “Good answer,” he grinned, bringing his hand up and brushing her hair gently away from her face. “We have the house to ourselves right now as well so we might as well make the most of it,” he added with a grin. That sometimes ended up getting them into trouble when they did that but he knew that he certainly wasn’t going to argue. He knew how lucky he was to have not only found Olivia but to be loved by her and he knew that he was never going to take what they had for granted.

He could see the way that Olivia’s eyes started to glisten with tears when he told her that the last ingredient had come in, they both knew what that meant and his expression softened as she sniffled. He felt a little bad hitting her with this pretty much the moment she had stepped through the door but he knew that she would have figured it out anyway so he knew that it wouldn’t have done any good to lie to her and that was something that he had always promised himself that he was never going to do anyway. “I was hoping you would say that,” he said, a relieved smile forming on his face as Olivia said that she definitely wanted that. He knew that she would have told him if she had changed her mind but this was her last chance to back out so he knew that he wanted to make sure that she was still fully invested in this just like he was. He would have understood if she had wanted just a mortal lifetime with him but the truth was that Henrik wanted so much more than that with her. He didn’t want to have to worry about growing old and leaving her behind one day or the two of them only having a limited time together, he wanted them to have forever and this was a way of making that happen. As she said that she wanted forever with him, his smile widened. “I want that too, more than you could ever know,” he assured her gently. As she asked if he could do it tonight, he nodded. “I can. It’s half way done, there’s just a bit more I need to do. It’s complex but it’ll be worth it,” he said gently before feeling his smile return. “Then perhaps once this is done we can finally start planning out wedding,” he suggested, knowing that he would want nothing more once they finally had forever ahead of them.

OLIVIA CAMPBELL

Ever since Henrik had learned that his siblings were still alive he had thought about finding a way to join them. He knew that becoming immortal was possible because Lukas had managed it and Lucy had to an extent as well but Henrik had had so many other things to think about over the years that he hadn’t looked into it properly until now. He had thought that he would have plenty of time to figure things out but the angels had cut his time on Earth short and it was only because Olivia, his family and his friends had fought to get him back that he was still there now. Since then the kids had been born and they’d had to deal with the threat that Dahlia posed among other things so there always seemed to be something going on but this time Henrik had decided to do something for himself and his family amid the madness that was going on around them. He was still working with Hope and Josie to finalise a way to save the Alvarez girls and break Ben’s curse but today his focus wasn’t on that, it was on something else entirely.

Having the house to themselves was a bonus, Henrik knew that the kids would have wanted to help if he had told them what he was up to but the truth was that he hadn’t wanted to have to deal with that pressure. Olivia and the kids could all choose to stop ageing and his siblings were all vampires or hybrids with the exception of Freya who was a witch. Henrik knew that he could have become a vampire like his siblings but the truth was that he hadn’t wanted to give up his connection to his magic, not when there was still so much more good that he could do with it. “You’re right, it wasn’t but that doesn’t mean that we can’t still make the most of having the house to ourselves afterwards,” Henrik chuckled, his expression playful as he looked over at Olivia.

Now was the moment of truth and even though Henrik knew that Olivia would have told him if she had changed her mind about wanting eternity with him, he had still felt the need to ask. They had talked it over at length when he’d first brought it up and they’d talked to the kids about it as well so he knew that it was something that they had all wanted at the time but now it was actually going to be possible it was suddenly becoming real and he knew that he didn’t want there to be any doubts. As Olivia’s arm wrapped around his neck, Henrik’s arms wrapped around her in return and he hugged her back tightly. “You joked about us growing old together so I wasn’t sure if you’d changed your mind and decided that you wanted that instead,” he admitted. Whatever Olivia had decided he knew he would have respected it but he was so glad that she hadn’t changed her mind. “I’d never want anything else either. I can’t think of anything better than being able to share this life we’ve built together with you forever,” he added, a smile touching his lips as he leaned forward and kissed her. He had already learned what it was like to live without her when the angels had taken her life and he’d made a deal to bring her back – her life for his. It wasn’t a decision that he regretted because it meant that Olivia had had the chance to live and their children had been given a second chance as well but now he had the chance to eradicate some of the possibilities of ways he could be taken from her again and he knew that he wanted to take it.

A contented sigh escaped Henrik’s lips as Olivia kissed his temple and then his jaw. He really did love Olivia and he was so glad that this day had finally come. As she asked about him having an ulterior motive, Henrik couldn’t help but laugh. “Can you blame me? You’re way out of my league so I’d better get you down the aisle before you realise it,” he chuckled although there was some truth to his words. Olivia was incredible and in the beginning he had often wondered why she would want to be with him when she could have anyone in the world but he had learned better than to question it. “Cute,” he grinned as Olivia said she was good at science after offering to help. “You can chop those leaves into fine pieces and let them soak in the solution next to them if you’re sure you want to help,” he suggested, knowing that that would leave him free to focus on another part of it.

OLIVIA CAMPBELL

There was a part of Henrik that had known from the moment he had found his siblings again that he would want to become immortal one day and that part of him had only grown when Olivia had come back into his life. He didn’t want to do it in the way that Dahlia had prolonged her life and Freya’s, truth be told he hated the idea of sleeping a hundred years for every one year he lived. He had known that he’d wanted to find a way to go this without giving up his connection to magic by becoming a vampire and after talking to Lukas he had learned that it really was possible. Magic was a part of him and it allowed him to do some good with his life so Henrik knew that he didn’t want that to change but gathering together everything that he was going to need had taken a long time. He had known that he wouldn’t do this without the blessing of Olivia and their kids but thankfully he had that. Even now Henrik knew that he was incredibly lucky to have the life that he had now, he had died back when he was thirteen but he had been brought back centuries later and given the chance to find love with Olivia. That chance had been cut short when the angels had taken him back to Heaven and he honestly hadn’t thought that he would get the chance to be there for her or their children but Olivia, his siblings and others he loved had fought to get him back and he knew that he wasn’t going to take any of that for granted.

Now he knew to make the most of every moment they had together and Henrik felt a smile touch his lips as Olivia spoke. “I thought you might say that. I love the kids but I’ll never say no to being able to spend time alone with you,” he admitted. Their family was one that he had never thought that they would get the chance to have and it made him love them that much more but he knew that he would take any time alone with Olivia that he could get as well. One day he hoped that they would be able to expand their family even more but he knew that only time would tell.

The moment he had learned that the last ingredient had arrived, Henrik had felt nervous. He knew that becoming immortal so he could stay with the people he loved was what he wanted but now it was actually going to be possible he couldn’t deny that a part of him was worried that Olivia might have had second thoughts. As it was he believed her when she said that she never would have changed her mind and he hooked a finger under her chin and pressed a gentle kiss to her lips. “I don’t know what the kids will decide to do but I promise you’ll have me for eternity,” he assured her. Only the kids could decide whether or not they would stop ageing, he hoped that they would but it had to be their choice and he didn’t doubt that he and Olivia would support them no matter what. “You have no idea how much I’m looking forward to it, I was starting to think that today was never going to come.” He had been gathering ingredients for such a long time but the last one had kept on eluding him until now. The spell wouldn’t make him invulnerable but it would cut down the amount of ways that he could die and he knew that he couldn’t ask for much more than that.

“A lot of them know that the Mikaelson reputation isn’t necessarily a good one. You’re one of the few who doesn’t mind it and to be honest even before we found each other again I only ever had eyes for you.” It had been that way ever since the day they first met, Olivia had sparked something within him that he hadn’t felt before and seeing her again had been enough to make him remember just how much he liked her. Somewhere along the way that like had turned into love but now he knew that he wouldn’t have it any other way. Olivia had been his first in so many different ways and he knew that there wasn’t anyone else that he would rather spend the rest of his life with. “I can’t wait to marry you either, I’d elope with you today if we could,” Henrik admitted. He knew that that wouldn’t go down particularly well with the people they cared about, though, so he knew that they would have to be patient for a little while longer. “You know I’d never kick you out,” Henrik chuckled, stealing a quick kiss before setting to work on another part of the spell. Once he was done he added that to the solution as well and let it all soak as he turned to look at Olivia. “It might be but it will be worth it,” he assured her. “You don’t have to stick around and watch,” he added quickly, knowing that Olivia would hate to see him in any kind of pain if that did happen. “We need to leave that for five minutes before adding the next ingredients.”

OLIVIA CAMPBELL

Henrik knew that there would be time for celebrating later once he had succeeded in making himself immortal and the truth was that he was looking forward to it. His mortality had been hanging over him ever since he learned that his siblings were still alive and even though Olivia could choose to start ageing again if she wanted to, if he was honest he knew that just one lifetime with her wasn’t going to be enough. Henrik was so used to putting others first, he had figured out how to make Tatia into an Original vampire and he had brought so many people back from the dead but this time he was doing something for himself and he couldn’t deny that it felt good. He still had other projects on the go for different people but he had sidelined this one while he waited for the last ingredient to arrive and now that it had he knew that he wasn’t going to delay going through with it. “I think we should, then we’ll get more days like this,” Henrik chuckled. His siblings were great at looking after the kids when they needed them to and the kids weren’t actually children anymore but Henrik knew that he would never argue with being able to spend more time with Olivia.

Whether or not the kids would decide to stop ageing would be their decision to make when the time came but Henrik knew that he could at least make sure that none of the people he loved had to worry about him growing old while they all remained the same. It was something that he had wanted for a long time and even though he knew that he could have become a vampire just like Tatia had, Henrik’s magic was a part of him and he knew that he couldn’t give that up. He had been able to do so much good with it and he always had people counting on him to figure things out so he knew that he wanted to be able to continue to do that and now he had the chance. Seeing the tears in Olivia’s eyes, Henrik leaned his forehead against hers lightly. “Actually I think I do. You’ve lost so much already, I want to make sure that you don’t lose me too,” he said gently. As she said he was incredible, Henrik’s cheeks flushed red. “I don’t know about that but I’m definitely determined,” he shrugged. He hadn’t given up until he had figured it out and he knew that it was going to pay off.

Henrik knew that his family didn’t exactly have a great reputation and understandably so but Olivia had decided to take a chance on him and he was always going to be grateful to her for that. For a long time he had felt like he didn’t deserve to be loved and he would never find it but she had made him see differently and he loved her for it. “I think you’ll have a hard time convincing a lot of people of that, too much has been done,” he admitted. Even now he still carried the weight of the awful things that his siblings had done since they became vampires with him but he no longer let it consume him. If they hadn’t become vampires then he wouldn’t have been reunited with them now, Henrik himself probably wouldn’t have even been brought back to life which would have meant that he never would have met Olivia or had the twins, and Hope would have never been born. So many awful things had happened but so many good ones had as well so Henrik knew better than to let it burden him too much. “I think you might be right,” he chuckled as Olivia said there might be riots if they eloped. “Nik has actually offered to plan the wedding if we want him to,” he admitted, not quite sure what Olivia would make of his brother’s offer. His brother had an eye for art and design, that was for sure, but Henrik knew that it would still be good to put their stamp on it. “Why am I not surprised?” Henrik laughed as Olivia said that she would have held on kicking and screaming if he had tried to kick her out while he worked. She was his partner and it felt right to do this together. Working on another part of the spell as Olivia cut the leaves, Henrik talked her through the rest and together they managed to get it all done. Finally Henrik poured the contents into a glass and held it up. “This is it, I drink this and I’ll become immortal,” he said as he lifted his gaze to meet hers. “Are you ready?”

OLIVIA CAMPBELL

For such a long time after he was brought back Henrik had spent his life living on the outskirts rarely letting anyone get close to him. Olivia had been one of the exceptions even before he’d made his way to Mystic Falls and she had without a doubt changed everything for him. She had shown him that it was okay to open his heart to someone and she had shown him that he deserved to be loved. He hadn’t thought the latter was true after learning what had happened to his siblings after he died but Olivia had helped him see the error of his ways. They’d still had their ups and downs but that was to be expected and Henrik knew that the highs were definitely worth the lows they had faced along the way. Now they had the twins and Henrik knew that he wouldn’t give that up for anything in the world. They also had each other and Henrik knew that Olivia was far more than he deserved but he knew that he wasn’t going to argue with the hand he had been dealt this time around. “I know it won’t but even if it does, I know we’ll find out way back to each other,” Henrik said, a smile touching his lips as he let his hand rest lightly against Olivia’s cheek. He had brought her back to life when she had died once and he knew that he wouldn’t hesitate in doing so again if he had to. “I refuse to lose you.” They had both been through so much and he knew that this was their chance to have a real future together and he couldn’t wait for it to start.

There were a lot of people who would run a mile rather than get involved with a Mikaelson but Olivia had taken it in her stride and he really was glad about that. It had perhaps helped that they had known each other before he reunited with his family and he couldn’t recall whether he had actually given her his surname when they met but either way they had worked it out and Henrik couldn’t be happier. Olivia, his family and friends had literally moved Heaven and Earth to get him back after the angels forced him to return to Heaven with them and they had given him a chance to have all of this. He knew that some of the things his family had done were awful but they were still his siblings and he would always love them. “I know it doesn’t. Some people only ever focus on the bad things but they’re capable of incredible good too, especially when it comes to family.” Even when they were at each other’s throats they always looked out for each other and he was pretty sure that it was always going to be that way. “Trust me, from what I’ve heard my brother definitely knows how to put together something memorable,” Henrik assured her. He hadn’t been there to see any of those events himself for obvious reasons but he had heard about them from his siblings and he didn’t doubt that his brother could do it again. “I’ve never been to a wedding so I have no idea what they’re meant to be like,” he admitted. “We could always talk to him and perhaps plan something together,” he added with a shrug. “I don’t really mind how it all comes together, all I want is to marry you.” The rest wasn’t important as far as Henrik was concerned, all he could think about was finally being able to marry Olivia.

There weren’t many people who could marry into his family and hold their own but Olivia was definitely one of those people. “You’re right about that, it’s one of the things I love most about you,” he chuckled. Olivia could definitely be fierce when she wanted to be but it all came from the heart and hers was one of the kindest he had ever come across. Olivia would never hesitate in putting herself in danger to protect the people she cared about and Henrik knew that was something that they definitely had in common. “That’s it,” he repeated as he looked down at the mixture. “It looks awful, doesn’t it?” he asked, knowing that it didn’t smell any better either. Hearing Olivia say that she loved him was enough to bring a smile to his lips. “I love you too,” he nodded, leaning forward and pressing his lips against hers one more time before taking a step back and lifting the mixture with his free hand. “Here does,” he breathed before lifting it to his lips and downing the contents in one go. It tasted disgusting and he almost choked on it but he managed to keep it down. For a few moments nothing happened but then he felt a sharp pain shooting through him and he dropped the bowl onto the counter, his now free hand clutching the side as he let out a cry and tried to take deep breaths. Finally the pain subsided and his shoulders sagged in relief. “It’s okay, I’m okay,” he breathed as he lifted his gaze to meet Olivia’s. “I feel different, stronger.”

OLIVIA CAMPBELL