I scrapped the original (haha) version to rewrite it, I feel like it came off a bit too rushed. The epilogue is mostly made up of flashbacks either from the first version or ones similar, so it's you can skip it if you want.


Flash Back 1612 Savannah, Georgia (Age 10)

"Aniyah honey listen to me carefully, no matter what happens no matter what you hear do not stop running." My mother replied taking my hand, I shot a worried look at her before nodding as we took off in the night running through the woods.

"Mama where are we going?" I asked looking up at her as she kept tugging me forward.

"Somewhere safe." She replied as we slowed to a stop on the other side of a stream, she placed a hand on her very swollen stomach as she tried to catch her breath. A few moments later the sound of barking cut through the silence.

"Shit, Aniyah we have to go now." My mother said taking my hand again as we went back to running, the barking quickly got louder and louder behind us, Mama was visibly panicking now. I heard a low growl from directly behind us and the next thing I knew Mama fell on the ground and quickly curled up into a ball. More dogs surrounded her while I hid inside a near by bus I know she said to not stop running no matter what but I couldn't do it without her.

"Over here Valentine." My mouth ran dry as my heart started racing, Daddy was the one chasing after us?

"You thought you could leave and take my children?" My father hissed as he approached my mother she was still curled in a ball covering her stomach as the dogs backed off.

"So you could sell them off the first chance you got?" My mother spat the lights from the torches casted a dim light allowing me to see what was going on.

"Aniyah is beautiful, you know how much a suitor would pay for that beauty?" He asked kicking my mother square in the back she yelped in pain while his friends chuckled. "And if I'm lucky the little one I'm going to cut out your stomach should be just as pretty."

"You kidnap me from my home and expect me to allow you to harm me farther?" She said glaring up at him.

"I should have gotten rid of you a long time ago bitch." He spat pulling my mother up by her beautiful black hair I gasped as I caught sight of something shiny in his hand. Something in me knew if I didnt act now, my mother and possibly my little sister would be gone.

"Daddy don't hurt her!" I shouted as I dart out of my hiding spot and protectively wrapping myself around her middle.

"Aniyah honey I'm not going to hurt her go over there to Sir Elijah." My father flashed a smile at me before trying to pry me off of her and then something strange happened he punched me dead in the face knocking me down.

"Nia baby just go to Sir Elijah." Mama pleaded I held my cheek as tears began to fall but I got up and did as I was told.

"Is that really anyway to treat a child?" A woman's voice asked baffling everyone present Father surely didn't bring a woman with him to kill my mother. She pulled off her cloak revealing the blondest hair I've ever seen along with the bluest eyes I ever saw.

"Lady Rebekah?" Father asked shocked

"Nia sweetly will you close your eyes for a second?" Elijah asked I looked up at him confused but did as he asked for a few seconds I heard screaming and then everything was quiet again, I slowly opened my eyes and Fathers search party was gone, Sir Elijah was now carrying Mama as Rebekah kneeled down in front of me.

"Us girls have to stick together Little Angel." She smiled ruffling my hair before standing up and reaching out to take my hand.


1618 ( Age 16)

"You've finished with all your studies and we can finally relax, Little Angel." Rebekah smiled as she led me away from Elijah's study, we walked for what felt like ages when a man stopped in front of us, not just any man the other Mikealson brother I've seen immortalized on a canvas.

"Look what the wind dragged in." Rebekah sassed with a hand on her hip, Kol smirked at her before turning his attention to me.

"Who is this little beauty." Kol asked reaching out to take my hand but Bekah slapped it away.

"She's like my daughter, Kol." Rebekah growled as Kol overdramatically rubbed his hand as if it hurt.

"Well sister shouldn't I know my neice's name ?"

"No." Rebekah replied reaching for my hand."Come along, Love."

In the blink of an eye Kol snaps her neck making me gasp in shock as he set her down against the wall.

"She was being quite insufferable, don't you agree Love." Kol asked turning his attention back onto me with a charming grin.

"I've seen what your brothers do." I replied tilting my head to glance at Bekah before turning my attention back to Kol."She's feels protective over me."

"Elijah is such a bore." Kol replied as if thinking out loud making me giggle."Now Nik he's the savage one. But fear not Love, I'm not as bad."

"Good to know." I replied smoothing out my dress."But we were on our way to Bekah's room would you mind atleast bringing Bekah if you feel the need to talk to me that bad."

"Of course Love." Kol replied scooping Bekah up with ease and tossing her over his shoulder."Lead the way. And I'm still waiting to hear that name."

"Aniyah." I said walking off with a smile.


1620 (Age 18)

"You want to leave again?" Klaus asked with a chuckle as he poured himself a glass of wine."You've just returned home brother what's the rush?"

"You know I don't enjoy staying in one place for too long." Kol replied with a smirk as Bekah and I sat on the couch, she looked on bored while I fiddled with my Violin.

"You know how much safer it is for us to stick together." Klaus replied taking a seat on the lone chair in front of us.

"I have places to be, people to eat and things to see Nik." Kol said disinterestedly before turning his attention to myself"Aniyah will be joining me."

"Did you just say you planned on leaving with my little angel ?" Rebekah asked hostility dripped from her voice."You do not have I nor Aisha's permission."

"Are you two really doing this?" Klaus asked shaking his head he wordlessly took my violin from my hands and began to tune it.

"He can't walk in here and take away the person I've spent the last 8 years loving and watching grow." Rebekah growled."I'm telling Aisha right now." Rebekah sped off quickly to find my mother.

Once Rebekah was gone from sight Klaus sped behind Kol and snapped his neck while still holding my violin in his hands. A sense of dread washed over me as he now occupied the seat Rebekah previously did.

"I myself have grown quite fond of you, watching you grow from an adorable little scamp to an intelligent young woman."Nik said offering me a small smile as he handed back my Violin but kept the bow.

"Thank you Lord Niklaus." I smiled and started to rise, I felt rather unnerved right now and wanted to head back to my mother and sister.

"I do want to apologize in advance for what I'm about to do." Klaus said I turned to face him to question him but he quickly shoved my bow into my chest and through my heart, ending my life.


I woke up in my bed feeling terrible, the curtains were tightly closed while candles illuminated my room. My mom entered, her face looked cold and empty she took a seat at the foot of my bed.

"Mama what's wrong?" I asked as I sat up trying to ignore the pounding headache I had.

"Upendo do you remember what happened?" She asked I raked my brain for a second but came up blank.

"Kol and Bekah were arguing." I answered after awhile."Bekah went to find you and Niklaus snapped Kol's neck."

"And then what happened?"

"I think Niklaus stabbed me." I said in a quiet voice."Why would he do that?"

"He's a bad person."She replied as my eyes went wide and I began to cry lightly.

"Am I dead? Am I one of them now?"

"Yes Upendo." She replied squeezing my hand."However you do have a choice you can complete the transition or."

"Or what?"

"Die for good." Bekah's voice replied from the doorway she held my sleeping 8 year sister in her arms.

"I don't want to die." I replied after a moment of silence."I have to watch her grow up and see her live the life we fought so hard for her to have."

"Okay." Mama replied as she pulled out a knife as she slowly cut the palm of her hand, I gaped at her for a second as she let it drip into a cup. She placed it in my hand while moving towards Bekah who bandaged her hand and passed off Amari.

"Drink up." Rebekah encouraged climbing into bed with me. I couldn't fight it any longer and drained the cup of its contents.


1625 (Age 23) Paris, France

"I have never been so enchanted with a woman before." Kol smiled at me from the other side of our spacious bed."I've never met anyone so beautiful, so sweet, so perfect." With each compliment he peppered kisses on my face.

"You are feeling rather affectionate this morning." I replied with a giggle moving loose strands of my dark hair off of my face.

"Today's a good day." Kol replied disappearing and returning faster than I could even blink.

"God I can't wait until I can move like that." I pouted sitting up, I felt Kol place a ring onto my ring finger.

"Aniyah Christian Valentine, I've decided since the moment I first saw you. I wanted you to be mines for an eternity and today's the day I felt was perfect to ask." Kol said holding up my hand for me to get a better view of the ring, it was gold with a heart shaped Lapis Lazuli surrounded by smaller diamonds.

"Of course I would." I smiled as a few tears slid down my cheeks while I admired the ring.

"It's spelled so it doubles as a daylight ring too just in case." Kol added. I leaned over and gave him a kiss.

"It's perfect, like you."


1702 , Spain (Age 100)

"And my celebration is over." I said as I finishedoff a tasty little red head.I could hear Niklaus and Elijah getting closer. There's blood and bodies all over the once cozy little cottage.

"Kol!" Klaus yells as he and Elijah enter the building, I roll my eyes as I toss my victim to the floor.

"He's not here at the moment would you like to leave a message?" I asked sarcastically taking a seat on the arm of a chair.

"All my efforts to keep this family concealed, yet debauchery like this has led Father right to us." Elijah said sighing glancing over the carnage.

"It's my One hundredth birthday let me live a little." I said pouring myself a glass of wine."After all Niklaus did kill me."

"Kol!" Klaus yells again completely ignoring me." Show yourself this is no time for games."

"He's here." I sang ominously as Kol appeared at the door tugging a woman along with him. He drains her dry before tossing her body to the floor he sees his siblings and grins at the two of them.

"Brother, it's always time for games." He says taking my wine away from me and taking a sip of it.

"You two, we must leave. Mikael is nearly upon us."Elijah said making me snort causing Klaus to glare in my direction. Finn flops down in the chair I'm sitting on and kicks his feet up.

"If Mikael were upon us,I imagine Niklaus would be quite dead."

"I barely escaped!" Klaus yelled."Mikeal left the head of my horse on a pike in town square."

"Oh no, not poor Theo." I mocked placing my hand over my chest. Kol chuckled as he placed his free arm around my waist.

"What a beast, but then again Father's always hated you the most. Surely he'll chase you if you flee, leaving us here perhaps I'll make myself mayor." Kol added Klaus was getting closer to losing his temper.

"Rebekah and Finn have already boarded the ship. It is imperative that we remain together."Elijah said clearly unamused with our games.

"Rebekah does as she's told because she fears Nik." Kol retorted.

"And Finn cannot argue seeing as he has a dagger in his heart." I added watching as Kol took a step toward Klaus.

"My wife and I, will take our chances here." Kol finished crossing his arms.

"I find it amusing that you think you have a choice." Klaus smiled as he pulled out the dagger, my blood ran cold. Elijah tossed me threw the wooden table in the same time impaling me through the stomach as a stray piece broke off.

Elijah grabbed Kol from behind while he was distracted by seeing me fly across the room, Klaus began to press the dagger into Kol's chest I gasped as I felt the tip puncture my skin also.

"You linked us together?" I spat angrily trying to remove the wood embedded in my stomach.

"So you wouldn't have to be alone dear sister, I even picked you out a matching coffin." Klaus mocked.

"There will be a day when I'm not so easily subdued, and on that day I will make you suffer." Kol growled as Klaus plunged the dagger all the way into his chest the last thing I saw was Kol's skin ashen, before everything went black.


So those are the only flashbacks I'll spill right now. The first real chapter will be posted immediately after this one and will be episode 2, Season 2 : Alive And kicking

OC's protrayed by. This is important since I'm going to barely describe them other

Aisha (Aniyah's mother) : Kerry Washington

Aniyah: Cassie Ventura

Amari(Aniyah's sister): Parker McKenna Posey

Selene: Vanessa Borne

Upendo is Swahili for Love,

-Aniyah's mother is from Africa