The cold crisp air blew around the festive city. Decorations and lights brightened up the city making it more wonderful than it already is. New Orleans is a place to be especially around the holidays. But holidays usually brought pain to a special hybrid. Niklaus hated holidays ever since a year ago on halloween. Ever since then he was in a state of darkness where nothing can give him light, unless it was a person he longed for.

Bloom. He wondered if he had really done the right thing. If letting her go to live her life was really the right thing. Deep down he knew it was, but he can't help hoping that he could've done something different. If he wouldn't have done what he did a year ago then everything would be alright. But he can't go back in the past and he couldn't do what he wanted. So with that he rather forcibly set down a drink he had in his hand and left the place where he resides to go up state to visit his loving sister and celebrate the holiday like how the love of his life would want him to.

But as he left the town, a new crowd of tourists arrived at the city. Gawking at the wonders they saw. The children had big eyes and a bright smile. And the parents are usually the same as the children looking around in amazement. But not one lonely parent, she looked down lovingly and smiled.

She pushed the stroller deeper into the city and entered the small hotel she had booked in advanced. And once everything had been established she headed up into her room.

"Here we are" She breathed excitedly and placed the baby bag down and tipped an employee who brought her bags

"This is such a beautiful city" she looked out the window and then back to the stroller where happy noise came from

"Oh Beckie you spit all over yourself" the woman went over to the child and knuckles the baby from the stroller and wiped the spit from around her mouth and set her on the bed

"Let's get you out too Nikolaus" she went back to the stroller and tool out the eldest baby and placed him next to his younger sister

"Isn't this nice?" She said looking around the room but laid her eyes on the two children who were crawling on the bed

"How about some cartoons?" She turned the tv on and assembled the playpen she brought once she found the channel, she then placed them into the pin and watched as they both grabbed on to the edges and pull themselves up to balance

The red haired woman looked at the few bags and began to unpack them neatly into the draws that were provided. She laid down on her bed and stared at the buzzing phone. She smiled and swiped the green button then pressed her phone on her ear.

"I believe it is midnight where you are" she smiled while he chuckled softly

"It is I just needed to know you made it to New Orleans safely"

"I did, it is snowing and the kids are so happy to see it" she glance down at the two children and smiled as she watch them play with each other

"You do know I don't understand why you didn't just come with us" she sighed and laid back in her original position

"You know why, I'm giving you as much room as possible to sort this out...you need to explore the world and have more opportunities" he said softly almost on the verge of sleep

"Thank you Brandon for telling me, for being honest with me" she smiled and he smiled too admiring everything about the girl he was in love with

"You're welcome Bloom, for you I'll go to the Moon and back so many times" he said softly and eventually fell asleep thinking about the red head beauty and the children he raised as his own

She laid the phone down next to her and sat up. She surprisingly had nothing to do, the flight arrived early and expected it to be night here but it was mid day. And she had nothing to do, and it drove her crazy that she was just sitting around doing nothing. So she looked at her children one last time and smiled.

They were fast asleep right next to each other under the green soft blanket that was provided by Brandon. That made the redhead close her eyes and let the world of slumber consume her.

…

"Hello Nik" Rebekah said giving her brother a hug which was equally returned

"Rebekah, how have you've been sister" Klaus said putting on the best smile he could manage

"Same old Nik…" she paused examining his facial features and he cursed mentally forgetting that Rebekah had a very good ability of reading emotions

"Well come in Nik say hello to the rest" Rebekah smiled and let her older brother in the boarding house

"Klaus great to see you" Damon said and handed him a glass of scotch which he was grateful for

"Nice to see you to Damon" he smiled and thank him for the glass

"Welcome Klaus" Bonnie came downstairs and stood next to Damon with his arm around her waist

"Glad to be here Bonnie, thank you for the invitation" Klaus said taking a sip of the glass

"Of course, Elijah said that he'll arrive later on today and Kol should be arriving shortly

"Aw you guys missed me?" Kol said entering from the kitchen

"Not even in the slightest" Bonnie rolled her eyes playfully while everyone chuckled slightly

"Welcome brother" Rebekah said giving him a hug also

"So nice for everyone to be here" Kol said and immediately regretted what he said after the silence that bestowed upon them

"So Niklaus how's New Orleans" Rebekah asked breaking the silence

"Same old, Marcellus wont let loose of his control making him a problem" Klaus said sitting down

"He's still there? I thought he died during the fire" Kol said sitting down carelessly

"That's what I believed also but I guess he's not" Klaus forced a smirk and looked at his brother

"What have you been doing Kol" Rebekah said giving Klaus the chance to be alone in his thoughts

"You know the same old traveling from place to place meeting lots of different ladies" he smirked

And for the rest of the night they watched up with each other. Many laughs were shared and they felt as if they were a family again. Almost. Of course it won't be a family if a certain redhead isn't there. And of course it wouldn't be a family for a long time, it's been a year since they said their goodbyes. The hardest year they have experience.

But what is the point now? What's done is done and they can't change the past. They learned to live with that, without her. It was...no, it is still hard but they working through the thickness of the emotion and try to live their lives for her.

It was close to the morning when Klaus stood outside to watch the sunrise. That's when Kol stept out to talk to his older brother

"Hey Klaus" the young Mikaelson stood next to his brother with his hand in his pocket, something he'll do when he's nervous

"It's beautiful, the colors in the sky, the early rise of the sun gives off such a wonderful color that so close to her hair...there's only one difference"

"What is that"

Klaus stayed quiet for a moment gaining enough strength to answer his younger brother back.

"It's not"

Kol could tell that his heart is broken, more than he had ever seen in his life. He took a deep breath and mentally prepared for what could happen.

"Before I came here I was in France, Paris specifically, and I had to see her….i had to see if she was okay. And I shouldn't we all agreed to it-"

"Kol what are you getting at" Klaus said softly giving his sibling the courage to continue

"I spotted her at a cafe and soon enough a guy went to talk to her, I got curious and got closer….and" Kol trailed off in horror, whatever it was it was something bad

"Who was it Kol" Klaus turned to him eager to know who it was, for all he knows she could be dead

"Mikael…" Kol whispered so fearfully Klaus loosened his grip on him

"What?"

"Mikael is back Klaus, and he already met Bloom"