This is the story of the Mikaelsons, yes; however, the Mikaelsons have one more half-sibling. Her name is Mina and she was born out of an affair between Esther and her Indian lover. Mina is older than Niklaus, but younger than Freya, Finn, and Elijah. Esther's affair with Mina's father was born out of frustration with her marriage. After her lover went back to India, taking Mina with him, Esther had a void to be filled, so she met Niklaus' father and another affair began.

Mina is also an original vampire. When Henrik died, Esther wanted to make sure that all of her children were safe, so she quickly contacted a very powerful witch in India and told her to spell her daughter and make her an original.

Mina and the Mikaelsons met in New Orleans- the first time the Mikaelsons lived there. Mina was told by the witch who spelled her that she had a family. More original vampires. Mina spent years searching for them and finally found them in the most colorful city in the United States, and, after some hesitation, she became a part of their always and forever bond.

Niklaus daggered her in New Orleans. Mikael had come and Mina wanted to confront him for all the trouble he caused and for the way he treated Niklaus. However, Niklaus, maniacal but practical, knew that his sister would not be able to overpower Mikael.

Mina woke up, undaggered, in Mystic Falls, when, in fact, all the siblings had been awoken and their mother, under the guise of wanting to unite them, decided to kill them all.

Eventually, Mina followed Elijah to New Orleans to deal with this business with Niklaus and the witches and it was there she stayed, even after all of the changes. After Rebekah had left, come back, and then, left again.

There's something you should know about Mina. She feels things differently. Her anger is more emotional than Klaus' and she suffers from a series of highs and lows in short bursts. The Mikaelsons know she has some psychological issues, but it is very difficult to understand what that means in vampire-speak.

Mina is also the favored sister because, although emotional, she doesn't take sides unless she has to. She is never spiteful or maniacal. Her values are rooted in Always and Forever, without all the contingencies the Mikaelsons carry with that vow. Mina, also, with emotional anger and a quick temper, is the first one to try to end the stupidity the family always brings upon itself.

Mina is also the most compassionate of the Originals. She makes sure everyone is taken care of.

Mina and Elijah grew very close over the years because of her emotional problems and Elijah always wanted to protect her. But their bond frays during their time in New Orleans.

This is the story of The Originals. This is the story of Mina and her vow to keep her family together, always and forever.

Chapter 1: Auntie Dahlia

"Am I the only one with an ounce of compassion for our dear Aunt Dahlia?!" Mina shouted as the family gathered around Dahlia and Freya, Elijah holding Esther, who was in chains.

"Aunt Dahlia, you don't have to do this. We can be a family. The family that was taken away from you."

"Mina! Have you gone mad?" asked Rebekah

"Rebekah, love, please shut up. Let me talk. Come on! We all know what a bloody bitch mother was. Are we forgetting Dahlia's perspective? Your disgusting father and his fellow Vikings killed mother and Dahlia's family and kidnapped them, and what does our stupid little twit of a mother do? She falls in love with that beast Mikael! She abandoned Dahlia just when Dahlia had figured out a way for them to escape. Then, what do you do, dear Esther?" Mina asked, looking at Esther. "You can't have children with your captor so you have the audacity to go to the sister you betrayed and ask for her help. So you could keep adding on to your new family, away from Dahlia. You used Dahlia, Esther! But, Aunt Dahlia, please don't hurt Hope because of it. She's an innocent. She and Freya. They have longed for what you have longed for so long. A family. Let's forget this. All of this. And live together. Without you, of course, mother. You're going back into your grave. You make me sick."

"How kind of you, my dear niece, to take up my side. Thank you for your compassion, but I'm afraid it is too late for that. I am taking what is owed to me. This is what it has come to. You can blame your dear mother for that."

"My mother isn't a dear at all," Mina responded.

"It's time to say goodbye, children." And with that, Dahlia whips out the white oak stake and crumbles it, letting all of its specs float around the original siblings, as they inhale their death.

"Stop this, Dahlia! I was wrong. I'm sorry. We can be together again," Esther said as she inches her way towards Dahlia. "Together how, dear sister?" "In death!" Esther yells and she grabs Dahlia. Elijah struggles to get up and he takes the dagger meant for Dahlia's demise and skewers the both of them.

Suddenly, the white oak dust has settled, and the originals can breathe again.

"Freya, are you all right?" Mina asks, running to her. She picks Freya up from the ground. "Better now, dear sister. Thank you for trying to appeal to Dahlia's human side. Unfortunately, Dahlia's darkness overshadowed it."

"Well, sister. That was quite a performance!" Niklaus exclaimed.

"I was telling the truth, Niklaus. You all have done such dastardly things out of revenge and you expect the family to be happy always and forever at the end of the day. We all have been betrayed by mother. Niklaus, you've killed her and Freya, so have you. We need to understand the power Esther had over Dahlia. I wanted to give her a chance to have the family she's always wanted. That mother robbed her of. I was quite serious, Niklaus. It wasn't a performance. I was trying to show some compassion, some empathy."

"Well done, Mina. That's what makes you better than the rest of us," Elijah said, getting up from the ground and walking toward her.

"Better than you, for sure, Elijah. You. The noble one. The red door isn't your bloody problem. It's Hayley. You have been bewitched by her. You side with her. Think for your bloody self, Elijah Mikaelson! You have always enjoyed being the protective, mature leader of our family, as much as you don't want to admit it. But, you have betrayed your family by siding with the one who thinks she's better than us, so have you Bekah. I can't believe you daggered Niklaus and allowed Hayley to run off with Hope. Yes, Niklaus took a turn for the worst. Yes, he was maniacal, yes, he was bloody-well annoying, and yes, he has a very large ego, but the both of you know that that ego is not bigger than the love for his daughter. And ever since Hope was born he has been trying to protect her while Hayley laughs in his face and rolls her eyes at his efforts. She thought she was the better parent! And Jackson was the father, not Niklaus! And you, Rebekah, and you, Elijah, you sided with her, when you know that Niklaus was the only one truly protecting Hope. Hayley thinks she's the better parent?! That's because she's spends all her time playing mummy while our brother is out on the frontlines! You disgust me."

Mina gives Freya a quick hug, "Welcome to the family, sister. Thanks for sticking by us," and then, begins to walk away.

"Mina!" Elijah yells from behind.

Mina quickly turns around.

"You are the worst of all, Elijah. I didn't know Hayley was better than our bond. That she was your new family, but I guess the red door wasn't your only surprise."

Then, Mina turns back around and walks away.

"You took her from me! You cursed us!" Hayley yells, hitting Klaus while Jackson stares and growls idiotically in the background.

Klaus fights back. "You took her from me first."

"I wanted a better life for her!"

"ENOUGH!" Mina rushes in, separating the two of them.

"You two used to get along quite well. Thank you, Jackson for that. Stop making that face! Before I stop making it for you!

"Well, well, well, Hayley Marshall-Kenner, back in human form and gracing us with her presence, her hypocrisy, and her petulance."

"You bitch!" Hayley yells, starting towards Mina. Mina reaches out and grabs her throat.

"No, mummy dearest, you are the bitch. You think you are better than all of us. You wanted a better life for Hope? Please! You weren't doing a damn thing to help her get that better life! While you play mummy and Jackson plays father, which he is NOT, Niklaus was doing everything in his power to protect Hope. He has manipulated and killed his enemies. He killed Mikael, who you expected, stupidly, would do no harm to Hope. He masterminded the plan to kill bloody Dahlia! Oh! And he saved your life!" She let's go of Hayley's throat to let her speak.

"How did he save my life?!" Hayley growls.

"Well, darling, I know you're not very educated, but if Niklaus hadn't convinced Dahlia to bestow upon you the Crescent Curse, you and your lovely family and your better life would be dead. Now, enough of your nonsense. Enough of your whining. Enough of your arrogance. See, you are quite the little wolf aren't you, Hayley? You only make up wrong done against you, but you never accept when you're wrong, nor do you apologize. You are a petulant, little child. Now, GET OUT! You too, Jackson! You think you're so innocent, but you have helped to drive a wedge between the Mikaelsons and the Crescents. All because you have some fantasy of having a perfect family with Hayley and with someone who is NOT your daughter."

"He was just trying to protect Hope," Hayley said.

Mina lunges towards Hayley. Elijah, who, apparently had been watching everything, quickly holds her back.

"Mina," he said.

"Protect Hope?!" Mina yelled, fighting Elijah. "He is the reason you decided to take Hope away from us! He is a pathetic excuse for a man! Pining over you for decades and then trying to take what's ours. Grow up, Jackson! Just grow up! Be a man! Elijah, let me go!"

"That's quite enough Mina," Elijah stated.

Mina relaxes and he lets her go.

"My God, dear brother. Careful now, you continue to show who you value most."

"I beg your pardon."

"It seems you didn't care about what I said to you after mother and Dahlia died. You still seem to latch onto Hayley like a puppy, even though she has wronged our family in so many ways. Taken Hope from us. Your brother's daughter. YOUR niece. All the while she has played innocent and you have played the doting loser. Where is your strength, brother? How did you even fall for this child? How did your loyalty sway so severely? Do you not care for us anymore? Is Hayley your only concern? Do you not care for our feelings, for MY feelings? Our bond which was once sacred has been broken. You have chosen your side. Apparently, Hayley matters more to you than your brothers and sisters. Than me. All you do is defend her. When is the last time you've defended us?"

Elijah looks at Mina. "Mina, I…"

"You what? Are you finally listening?!" she says and pushes him. Niklaus, Hayley, Jackson all look at the scene. Freya walks in and she too is a witness.

"Do you finally understand what you have done to this family? What you have done to me? Do you finally understand what you have done to me?!"

Mina looks behind Elijah and sees Hayley. "Hayley, I apologize, I will not fight you again, physically that is. You, after all, are my big brother's only priority now and I wouldn't want to screw that up." Mina turns back to Elijah and punches him in the face. He falls back a few steps and touches his hand to his face. Mina looks at him and says, "I'd rather hit you anyway."

Elijah stares at her, speechless.

Mina goes close to Elijah's face. "You and I are finished, Elijah. Don't ever speak to me again," and she turns around and rushes to her room at vampire speed.

Elijah watches her and continues to touch his face.

"Well, well, Elijah. It seems that it is you, not I, who has driven away family, who has driven away our most precious sibling. Are you happy now?" Niklaus asks him.

Elijah still remains silent.

Freya walks up to Hayley. "Hayley, Jackson, I think it's best you go."

"But," Hayley protests.

"Now!" Freya's eyes go dark.

"I should go speak to her," Elijah states, referring to Mina.

"Were you not listening, brother? She doesn't want to talk to you again," Niklaus stated.

"She doesn't want to talk to you again."

Chapter 2: Silence