Chapter 1
The Mikaelson Family Ball
Elijah and his sister Rebekah were watching over the preparations for the family's ball they were hosting for the people of Mystic Falls in celebration of their reunification as a family. He was pleased to have Rebekah back, his baby sister, and indeed in their own ways his brothers Kol and Finn. As much as he loved his mother he had a feeling she was up to something and that tonight was just the beginning. There was a strange sensation at the back of his brain, a niggling feeling that happiness would be restored and that it would also be a catalyst for the difficult times that lay ahead and Elijah did not know what to do, he would just save to wait and see.
By the time the ball arrived, that niggling feeling he'd had all day had reached its pinnacle. He had greeted Elena Gilbert and the Salvatore brothers before he made his mother made her welcoming speech accompanied with Champagne from the gallery landing in the front foyer of the house in Mystic Falls, his brother Klaus had arranged for them to have. Then his mother surprised him and Kol and Finn so much that it was like someone that thrown their worlds of kilter.
"I am so pleased, you could all join us to celebrate the reunion of my family. However, my sons and daughter Rebekah are not my only family I am pleased to be reunited with. I am delighted that these three women have returned to us after such a long time away. Finn, Kol and Elijah could you step forward please... " Elijah excused himself from Elena's side to join his brothers in front of their mother. "Please welcome my daughters-in law and my grandson, Rosemarie, Julianna, Emmalyn and Henry." Elijah and Finn and Kol grabbed hold of one another to save themselves from falling in shock as a blonde, a redhead and a brunette holding the hand of a small boy of about 3 emerged in long gowns and a small suit from the room behind Esther. The blonde and the redhead ran down each staircase and threw themselves at Finn (the redhead) and Kol (the blonde). The brunette with the boy stayed at the top of the stairs and Elijah moved to join her halfway up.
The brunette turned to her son and whispered. "Henry go to daddy." The boy needed no other encouragement as he ran down the stairs to his waiting father who scooped him up and held him tightly to him. Everyone gathered had "aww"ed at the scene and then Elijah looked up at his gorgeous, slender, curvaceous wife who moved slowly to join him and their son. When she was two steps away and he couldn't take it any longer, he pulled her to him, his arm around her waist and she landed with her hands on his chest, a small smile on her face. He smiled before he kissed her on the lips, a kiss filled with lost years and an eternity of loneliness. When they split apart she sighed and smiled as she accompanied him down the stairs to join her family.
"I have missed you, Emmalyn." Elijah whispered. "I have missed you too, Henry." Elijah smiled as he kissed his son's forehead as his son nuzzled into his shoulder.
Emmalyn turned her hazel eyes on her husband. "I have missed you too, my husband." She kissed his cheek as they joined Kol, Finn and their wives who had all had their tender reunions viewed by everyone gathered.
Finn had stared as his red headed, pixie of a wife had seemed to fly down the stairs to him. He wanted to cry as he had enveloped her tiny frame in his arms. "Rosie."
"Finn." She had sighed as she had kissed him, her blue eyes closing toned tenderly as their lips touched. They had stood there at the bottom of the stairs, holding each other tightly for several moments.
Kol's wife, the blonde, Julianna was quick on her feet too and smiled as she hugged Kol to whom she had been returned. "Kol." Her voice revealed her to be an English woman. Her best friend, Rosie was an Irish girl and a sweet one at that. Emmalyn was a Scots woman with just as beautiful a personality as Elijah, her true love.
"Julia." This couple too embrace for a long moment before they joined everyone in the main ballroom for their celebrations.
