CHAPTER ONE-ON THE ROAD TO HOME AGAIN
"Are you sure you want to go back into that body, Sister?" Klaus asks Rebekah. "Yes Nik, I want to do this, I have to do this. I promised Kol that I would do everything in my power to bring him back, even it if means using Eva Sinclair's powers," Rebekah answers. "Freya assures me that if anything happens to this body, my spirit will return to my true form, so don't worry, I'll be fine. " "Very well then, Rebekah. I've learned that there's no use in trying to stop you from doing what you want to do, once you get your mind set . Go and do what you have to do. Know that you are welcome to return to your family and home at any time. Actually, i hope you succeed in bringing kol back, I kind of miss that crazy bastard." "I know, Nik, and I promise that I'll return to New Orleans some day. Our family has had its ups and downs over the past thousand years, but I will never abandon any of you. I have a feeling that Freya and I are going to have a "who's the favorite Auntie" competition while Hope's growing up, and I want to help her have all the experiences a young girl should have that I didn't. I want you to promise me that you and Hayley will at least make an attempt to be civil around Hope. She should not have to grow up like we did, with parents fighting all the time. Also, I want you and Elijah to make up. This family will not self destruct as long as I'm alive! We swore always and forever, doesn't that mean anything anymore? " Rebekah asks, holding back tears.
"Sister, cooperation is a two way street, and I swear to you that I will do whatever it takes to bring our family back together. I'm sorry that I didn't let you all in on my plan to defeat Dahlia, and killing Gia was a spur of the moment thing. Hope is the most important person in my life, and I will try to make peace with Hayley. I'm asking every witch I can get ahold of to help in removing the Crescent curse from Hayley, Jackson, and the rest of the pack. My daughter deserves to be able to be with her mother, I would never deny a child that. For Elijah, that might take a while, but we have all the time in the world, and I won't give up trying to gain his forgiveness. As for Freya, I look forward to making up for lost time, it's not every day that you find out that everything you were told as a child was false, and that you have a long lost sister. Finally, as for you my sweet sister, I will miss you, and perhaps one day not only will you return with Kol, but perhaps you'll get your wish, and return with a husband and child of your own. If not, know that if you want to resume your relationship with Marcel , you have my blessing," Klaus says while kissing Rebekah's forehead. "Thank you Nik, I believe you, and I have faith that things will work out. Now I have to let Freya do the body switch, and I'll be on my way. I'll call you when I get settled in," She says while hugging him.
A few hours later, after Freya has performed the body switch, and Rebekah goes to tell Marcel goodbye yet again, she is on the road, preparing to strike out on her own, free to do whatever she wants to, to go wherever she wants to. On the seat of her SUV, she finds an envelope with Klaus' handwriting on it. "In case you want to make a pit stop," it says. Rebekah opens it and finds two keys that she recognizes but hadn't even thought about for almost three years. One of them is for the mansion the family lived in when they returned to Mystic Falls those couple of years ago, and the other is for the house she lived in when she and Klaus had their squabble when Rebekah called him out for caring more about his Hybrid family then his real family, and she ended up destroying all of Elena's remaining human blood in a fit of rage. "Well, maybe I will make a stop and see what's going on in the old stomping grounds," She thinks to herself, with a wide smile coming to her face. Rebekah then stares at the still unfamiliar but familiar face of Eva Sinclair looking back at her in the mirror. Except for Matt Donovan, she didn't leave many friends behind when she left Mystic Falls, so being in this body would be perfect. And knowing that the small Virginia town that was her birthplace was a hotbed of magic, perhaps it would be a good place to start in looking for a way to bring Kol back. With eager expectation, Rebekah sets her course towards Mystic Falls and heads down the road, leaving New Orleans behind her-for now.