Ch.1

"Told you we didn't need directions." Fiona gave her older sister a winning smile as they got out of Ella's blue Ford Mustang. "We found Elena's place just fine, no?" Her French accent came out some as her excitement grew.

Ella said nothing. She just got all of the luggage out of the trunk of her car with a sigh. The luggage included three black duffel bags filled to the point of bursting. They were packed with weapons to kill vampires. Stakes, daggers, wooden bullets, and the like.

Fiona became confused. Ella always answered her whether it was just a shrug, nod, grunt, or actual word. "Ella, what's the matter?"

Ella shrugged. "I just don't feel very well. I'll be fine Fi." She added seeing her sister's look of worry. "It's just a little headache. All I need is some aspirin and a nap, ya know?" She shoved some of the luggage at Fiona. "Here."

Fiona nodded obligingly. "Yo, Elena! We're here! Would you be ever so kind as to open the door for your cousins?"

"Stop shouting. You'll disrupt the whole neighborhood Fiona." Elena was walking over to them with her jacket pulled tight around her. It offered some comfort against the cold chill of the fall wind. "I'm glad you guys finally told me about your family."

Fiona smiled. "You mean that we're all vampire hunters? Didn't really have much of a choice after you called spilling your guts now did we?"

Elena smiled back. "I just needed someone to talk to. A new set of ears and a fresh perspective." She threw her arm around Fiona's shoulder. "Where's everyone else at? They are coming aren't they?" She opened the door wider so Fiona and Ella could fit the luggage in the doorway.

Ella put the biggest duffel bag on the kitchen table with a loud, satisfying bang. "They were behind us a while ago. They'll get here soon enough."

"Is your dad coming too?"

Ella shared a look with Fiona. Samuel North scared the living daylights out of all his children. That's why they are all vampire hunters. All of them are terrified to tell Samuel that they don't want to kill vampires. The supernatural species had never done anything to the North kids. But their fear of Samuel kept each of them bound to the job like a dog to its owner.

Fiona was the one who answered. "Yeah. But Ella will try to keep him in line, make sure he doesn't kill and innocent. She'll keep him on a short leash. And… also, I'll make sure Caroline and Damon aren't harmed.

Elena nodded, saying nothing of Stefan. These days she let him do whatever the hell he wanted to. He's a big boy completely capable of defending himself. Even with six vampire hunters on the loose in town.

Sensing some kind of tension from her cousin Ella said, "I'm hungry."

"I was just about to make dinner. Wanna help?" Elena offered Ella a wooden spoon. Ella took it with a smile. Her light brown eyes (which match her hair) were happy. Cooking was her passion. It was what she loved to do. Ella was actually quite good at it.

With nothing to do, Fiona wondered to the living room and flipped on the television. Half way into Cupcake Wars there was a loud and demanding knock at the door. "I'll get it!" Fiona announced jumping up from the couch. Knowing full well it was probably the rest of her family; she hesitated to turn the doorknob. But eventually she answered it. Samuel North was standing there and Fiona had to resist the urge to slam the door in his face.

But he had Trinity by the hand. The ten-year-old girl looked positively scared to death. Fiona took pity on her baby sister and let them all come in. Elena and Ella came to the front door. The first was smiling widely; the latter was standing there with no expression to be found on her heart shaped face. Ella cast a fleeting look at Samuel before turning around.

"I'm going to go check on dinner." She muttered, leaving.

Fiona felt idiotic just standing there but she wasn't going to do anything until Samuel did. She felt Trinity move closer to her. Fiona smoothed back the younger girl's hair. Elena pointed to the living room awkwardly.

"Food'll be ready soon. You guys can go wait in the living room."

Samuel hugged Elena. "It's wonderful to see you again Elena."

"You too Samuel."

-TsWr-

Dinner felt more like a business affair than a family affair. Elena filled them all in on the current situation. All of the Original vamps running around town, Stefan losing his humanity, hybrids, everything. Fiona knew this was going to be fun. Trying to kill something that can't be killed is like Mission Impossible. She found it ironic that in those movies the missions always turned out possible.

When the last piece of chicken had been eaten, Fiona pulled Ella aside. "Let's go see if we can find the Originals." The two of them were squished together in a linen closet upstairs.

Ella scoffed. "Did you become brain damaged on the way here? Fi, if they didn't kill us, Dad would."

"I'm not afraid of him." Fiona lied expertly. "Besides, if we get to the Originals first Dad will leave sooner."

Ella thought for a minute. Fiona did have a point. If there was no reason to linger around Samuel would want to leave straight away. Ella only saw one flaw in the plan.

"Elena said they can only be killed with a White Ash Dagger." She pointed out. "And one can't be killed at all."

"That's why we lie to Dad. Tell him the Hybrid ran off when we killed his family."

Ella sighed. "You still fail to see the fatal flaw in your plan. I'll say it slow so that you'll get it. We don't have five daggers! We don't even have one!"

It was Fiona's turn to sigh. "Elena said the daggers should be in the mansion the Hybrid built. Find the house, find the daggers, kill 'em, lie to Dad and say the Hybrid ran off. Isn't it simple?" Once more her French accent came out. Ella hesitated before giving in.

Ella and Fiona walked out of the closet and came face to face with another younger sibling. This time it was their sister Brandy. "If you don't take me with you I'm telling Dad." She said snootily.

Fiona growled. "Little brat, you wouldn't dare do it."

"Oh yeah?" Brandy was about to yell when Ella covered her mouth.

"Brandy, it's too dangerous." She explained. "We don't want you getting hurt." She saw the expression on Brandy's face and her resolved crumbled a little. "Fine. You can come on three conditions."

Brandy nodded. "Sure, okay. What are they?"

"One, do what Fi and I say. Two, if a fight starts you don NOT get in it. Three, if something happens to either of us you get your ass out and run like hell. Got it?" Brandy nodded. "Good. We're leaving, come on."

Weapons were gathered and hidden under clothes and in shoes. Fiona swept her hair long red hair up under a baseball cap. "We're leaving!" She announced.

Samuel's deep voice answered with a grumble of, "Don't do anything stupid, girl. I don't want a casualty on my hands that could have been prevented."

"Yes sir." She grabbed the keys of Ella's blue mustang. Brandy and Ella followed her out the door. "From what Elena said to Dad, the house is on the outskirts of town. Shouldn't be very hard to find."

Ella chuckled from the passenger seat. "Just look for the house with a moat around it."

Brandy's eyes went round. "Seriously?"

"No, Ella's just being stupid." Fiona started the car. Waking up in Vegas by Katy Perry started playing. Several more songs played before the trio got to the vampire lair. The house appeared cozy enough yet at the same time it sent a tremor of terror through the three North kids. Especially Brandy who had at the age of seven had almost been murdered by a vampire.

"Come on." Fiona was the first one out. The first one at the door. Brandy and Ella on the other hand were more cautious. They lagged behind a few paces. "Hurry up you two!" When they finally reached the porch Fiona knocked on the door. Ella pushed Brandy behind them.

A woman with blonde hair answered the door. She looked to be in her late thirties, early forties. In a strange way she reminded Fiona of her own mother who had died giving birth to Trinity.

"Can I help you three?" The woman asked. Brandy had moved to Ella's side to get a better look. She elbowed Ella who jumped some. Ella had been rethinking the stupid plan.

"Um, we were wondering if we could get some directions to a friend's house." Ella pulled her siblings closer.

The woman smiled. "I have not been here very long, but a few of my children have. Come." She gestured for them to follow. Brandy was the first to go. The woman took her hand with a comforting smile. Brandy smiled back, unafraid.

She led them to a large room where she offered them each a seat and something to drink. "Please make yourselves comfortable while I go get my children. My name is Esther."

"I'm Brandy North." Brandy told Esther. "These are my sisters Ella and Fiona. Ella's twenty-six and Fiona's twenty-four."

Fiona lost her composure momentarily. "Tattle tale." She hissed and then stuck out her tongue.

Esther smiled and left. Ella got up and began snooping around the room. She came to an antique looking desk and began opening drawer after drawer. They were filled with useless junk. Glue, paper, pencils, sticky notes. But the bottom right drawer was locked tight. Ella heard footsteps approach and went back to the couch.

Esther came back in the room with five people. Four men and one woman. All of them had brown hair and eyes except for the girl and one of the men who were blonde with blue eyes.

"These are my children Elijah, Niklaus, Finn, Kol and Rebekah. Elijah, Niklaus, and Rebekah were living here before me. They will give you directions." Esther took a seat in a plush velvet chair.

Acting on impulse Fiona sprang from her seat and made a stab at Rebekah. She was knocked back when Kol gave a powerful blow to her chest. She scrambled back to her feet, hat now on the floor, in time to dodge a kick from him. Ella wasted no time knocking Kol away from Fiona. Brandy ran and hid underneath a table. She was going to stay out of the fight as she had been told.

Fiona grabbed a stake from her boot. It wouldn't kill them but it would hopefully be an inconvenience. She shoved it through Kol's chest and pushed his 'dying' body away from her. Ella was locked in combat with Finn and Rebekah. Things seemed to be going well until Fiona heard a sickening crack and an unearthly scream.

"Ella!" She screamed. "Brandy, go! Now!" Fiona jumped on Rebekah, trying to pull the female vampire away. Rebekah knocked her away as if she was nothing more then a fly. Fiona realized in shock that they knew. They knew that Fiona, Ella, and Brandy were going to try to kill them. Before she could tell Ella, Niklaus was there. He gave her a strange look.

Fiona let the stake in her sleeve fall to her open hand. She lunged forward aiming for his heart. He grabbed her arm and spun her around. She cried out in pain. Her arm was definitely broken. Niklaus took the stake from her. In one swift motion he had the weapon exactly one inch below her heart.

The last thing Fiona heard was a scream from her sister and Niklaus whispering in her ear, "You stupid, impulsive child."

How many times had Samuel said the same? Too many to count.

A/N: Comment and let me know what you think! Should I continue or no? The M rating will come later. ;)