A/N: Hi everyone =) I know this is supposed to be a One-Shot but… I don't know, I had this idea and I just had to do this so we'll see.
Just let me know what you think about this and maybe I'll do more chapters if you like it.
Anyway, Enjoy !
November 2042 - Miami, Floride.
Adam Carter wakes up at the sound of the shower running and starts to smirk unconsciously. He gets out of bed and goes to the bathroom to join the love of his life in it. He hugs her from behind and kisses her neck as she laughs. "You're such a perv," she says turning to face him and he smiles thinking she's maybe right but he can't help himself. Sometimes, he thinks she's like a dream and that it's too good to be true, that's why he enjoys every part of her body and everything that proves him that she's real. They kiss for a few minutes but the girl pushes him a little to escape and gets out of the shower. "Sorry Babe, I would have loved to but I really don't want to be late at work," she explains sitting on their bed to dress.
"God, it's so unfair!" He says looking at the ceiling which makes the woman laugh. "We haven't done anything in weeks, Rebekah!" He complains but the woman doesn't seem concerned at all.
"Explain that to your daughter, Adam. I'm not the one who wants to sleep in our bed because she's scared of the monster in her closet."
"Whatever." He grumbles before returning to the bathroom. She watches him close the door and the look on his face makes her roll her eyes. She finishes to dress and goes open the door of the room next to theirs, she looks to the little girl sleeping in her bed and sits beside her to rub her back. "Olivia, it's time to wake up." She says softly. "I don't want to go to school, Mommy." The little girl whines as usual. "I know Baby Girl but you don't have a choice here. I give you five more minutes to get out of your bed."
Olivia listens to her and follows her mother to the kitchen to eat her breakfast. While they're eating, Adam joins them and kisses his daughter on the head. "When I get home tonight, we'll have to talk, okay?"
"Am I in trouble?" She asks looking at her mother who shakes her head to reassure her.
Rebekah looks at Olivia and realizes how the little girl has the same expressions than her even if she's not her biological daughter. Olivia's mother bailed on her family and left Adam all alone with his daughter five years ago. At the same time, Rebekah found this town and decided to live here. She was finally tired of running and she thought that Klaus couldn't find her, especially if Stefan did kill him. They didn't fall in love instantly, it took time and it was for the best because they had to learn how to trust somebody else, especially with Olivia in the middle.
Since she's baby, Olivia considers Rebekah like her mother and, even if Rebekah wasn't agreed with Olivia calling her Mommy, Adam insisted to let that happened. They talked a lot about the situation actually and he was pretty clear: "If you're going to raise her with me and love her like I do, you'll have to accept that you're her mom. End of story." So Rebekah surrendered and agreed to be called like that and now, to be honest, she kind of loves it.
"If you don't want to be late, you should go dress, Liv. I put some clothes in the bathroom for you," she tells her.
Olivia leaves the kitchen leaving the two adults alone. "I'm curious," she says smiling, "how exactly are you going to tell her that she has to sleep in her bed to let us have sex?"
"Honestly? I don't know yet." Rebekah sits on the counter and watches him as he drinks his cup of coffee. "I can bring you some blood bags from the hospital if you like?" He asks more seriously.
"Yeah, it would be nice." She says shyly.
Sometimes, it's like she's not a vampire anymore, she has a home and a family who loves her no matter what and for who she truly is but there are moments like this one when reality knocks on her door and makes her realize that she can't get away from her past. When she told Adam the truth, he freaked out and almost left her. It was not about being a vampire, it was more about being a danger to Olivia and Rebekah understood. She let him choose, telling him he could leave if he thought it was best for Olivia and, at that moment, Adam saw how human she was to make such a sacrifice and he stayed.
"Olivia," she calls, "we have to go now."
The little girl runs down the stairs and faces Rebekah to let her put her coat, they say good bye to Adam and go to the car.
High School is a big part of Rebekah's life when she thinks about it. Even if she was sick of being a student, she just couldn't forget that part of her life so she figured she could become a teacher and that's what she did. She teaches history now and it's nice to talk about stuff you really lived like Vikings and all. But there aren't just benefits, she has to be more discreet so she moves every four years to keep it real and hopefully, Adam agrees with her. Yet, she loves this life, it's everything she dreamt of for a thousand years.
She stands in front of a class room full of students but when the bell rings, the room is empty within minutes. Rebekah sits at her desk and starts to correct some copies when a teenager, Stan, comes to talk to her. He is the quarterback of the high school and likes his popularity more than anything but his grades are really low, especially in history. Their coach tries to convince every teacher to let his athletes pass their class so that they can play but he never succeeds with Rebekah.
She knows he's here and looks at her, her senses never fail her but she keeps reading until the young boy clears his throat. "What can I do for you, Stan?"
Even if he's very confident, Rebekah manages to scare him a little and she loves it. "I wanted to know why you make me fail your class…" He says with his head down.
"Why I make you fail?" She laughs. "You're a big boy, Stan. If you studied more, you would have passed my class."
"Coach said he will talk to you about it. You won't have a choice, you know." He answers more confident than before but it just makes Rebekah to laugh even more.
"He did. He tried to convince me to do so but see, I don't care if you don't play for the next game."
"Yeah but the principal does care about the next game."
"He won't do anything, Stan. Now, stop threatening me and go to your next class." She says more firmly.
The boy listens to her and leaves right away, she shakes her head and sighs telling herself how much she loves her job. Often, High School reminds her about Caroline, Elena and Bonnie when she sees three best friends in her class and she remembers also Klaus, Stefan or even Damon when she sees some siblings who can't stand each other still fighting for their family. Actually, for the past few years, she can't help herself to think about them. Even with the bad moments and even if she hates them, it's like they're still here because they kind of make her the way she is now. They made her realize how good she could be and sometimes, she thinks she has to thank them for that.
Hours go by and Rebekah is on her way home. She stops at the grocery and buys some stuff for Olivia before stopping at the Chinese restaurant to bring food home. Forty minutes later, she parks her car and goes to the kitchen to put all the bags on the counter. Surprisingly, Adam is already at home which worries her little because it often means that something happened to Olivia.
"Liv is okay?" She asks after she sited beside him.
"Sure, she's playing in her room. I had a big day and I needed a break, that's why I came home so early and let the babysitter go." He explains calmly.
"What happened?"
"The old Earl died. It's stupid, you know, I mean we knew he was going to die soon but we hoped for a few more weeks, even months," he sighs heavily, "but it's nothing. What about your day?"
"A bit long but it was fine. I just have this student who keeps defying me and it's frustrating, you know?"
"It's going to be okay, you just have to be more stubborn than he is."
"In that case, it should be easy," she says laughing.
They keep talking when they hear a knock on the door, Rebekah walks to open and when she does, she just stands still in shock. She hasn't seen that person in years – thirty years actually – but she's even more surprised to see how that person hasn't changed at all. Rebekah thinks about the past and about the memories when a tiny hand finds hers and pulls her out from her thoughts.
"Who is this, Mommy?"
A friend? A stranger? She's torn between those two terms without finding which one is the best.
"Rebekah, I need to talk to you."
She can hear the urgency in this voice and at that moment, she recomposes herself. "You should leave, Elena." If Olivia wasn't here, she would have jumped at Elena's throat but she has changed and she's better than before so she just steps back and starts closing the door.
"Klaus is back in Mystic Falls, Rebekah. I thought you should know."
Her worst fear comes true and she knows she has to do something about it so, even if she hates Elena, she decides to face reality. "Come on in."