****Lake Michigan 1996****

Klaus came upstairs and looked at the little girl who was captivated by the television. He went over to her and plopped on the couch thinking about his options. He could A) leave her here to either starve to death or be found by the authorities or a friendly neighbor, B) leave her at a police station, or C) and he couldn't even believe he considered it, he could take her with him.

Moira looked up at him with a heart warming smile on face. "Niky, are you going to stay with me forever?" She asked feeling safe in his presence. The little girl hadn't felt that way in the longest time.

Klaus couldn't help but smile at how innocent and genuine his reactions were to him. He thought it all over and made his decision, "Well of course love, see I was thinking you could come and live with me."

Moira looked at him with wide eyes, "Really!?" She asked happily and sat on her knees and faced him before her smile turned into a frown, "but daddy... He wont let me." Moira replied feeling lost.

Klaus chuckled, "Well love your father actually said you could live with me, he can't take care of you, so you are free to go." Moira squealed happily and pounced onto him with a big hug. Klaus froze in shock at first before he hesitantly hugged her back. "Don't worry no one is going to hurt you again." He said scooping her up and taking note that he needed to have his witches gather her and her mother's things. With that thought Niklaus Mikealson made the most impulsive decision of his life, he would take the little girl and raise her.

****Chicago 1996****

Klaus had no idea how hard it would be to take care of a human child. It was just as annoying as looking after a puppy, no that would be easier, puppies don't talk, and Moira couldn't help but chat his bloody ear off. The child had been silent until she realized she wouldn't be seeing her father again, and that Klaus wasn't going to harm her like he had. It was like a switch flipped and she was bubbly and giggly, and wouldn't shut up.

It took all his self control not to throw her out a window a couple times, his decision to keep her however was reinforced when he went through the child's mother's things and found her grimoires. There was no way in hell he would let that child out of his care with that information.

Moira pouted as she looked at Niklaus expectantly. She had been with him for a few months now and he seemed to continually forget her basic needs. "Niky?" She whined tugging on his shirt. The man groaned and looked at her expectantly, "Niky I'm hungwy when dinner?" She asked.

Klaus groaned forgetting that little detail. Why did humans have to eat so much? He asked himself. "Fine fine, we will go get something then." He said simply getting up. Moira seemed satisfied with this thought and followed him out to the car and to a small italian restaurant. It had to be one of the days his nanny was off duty. Not that he couldn't cook it was just an inconvenience.

This child became more of a burden every moment. He had to take her to the bathroom, had to get her food, had to make sure she washed properly, had to make sure she didn't draw one his expensive wall paper. Who chose to have these little monsters!? Klaus paused as he noticed a vampire outside eyeing him nervously and gesturing for him. It was an underling that was supposed to get him news on the moonstone. He glanced to Moira, "I will be right back stay here." He told the child before getting up and heading outside. "So do you have news for me?" He asked the vampire.

The man nodded nervously and shifted looking about, "We got word that a coven to the south has the magic needed to locate the stone you are looking for." He said seeming to be waiting for something.

Klaus eyed him and moved closer, "Are you up to something mate?" He asked not convinced for a moment that this baby vamp was telling him everything truthfully.

The vampire nodded anxiously before something seemed to catch his eye within the restaurant that made him relax. Klaus frowned noticing the action and quickly grabbed the vampire and stared him in the eyes. "Stay here and if you move before I get back kill yourself." He said firmly heading into the restaurant a chill running down his spine. Klaus looked to his table and cursed when he didn't see Moira. Klaus grabbed a waiter and stared at him intently. "Where is the little girl that was sitting at that table?" He asked firmly.

The man zoned out for a moment, before answering "A woman went and brought the girl out toward the back." He said before blinking and looking at the empty spot in front of him.

Klaus returned to the vampire and dragged him away into an ally and slammed him against the wall. "What do you know and don't you dare lie to me."

The vampire shook in fear, "I- I don't know anything." He said shivering in fear that was paralyzing.

"Now mate I do not believe that." Klaus told him, "Who took the child?" He asked firmly.

"I- I don't know, she said that she was going to grab something useful and everything would be okay." The vampire said closing his eyes.

Klaus tutted at him, "Now that was a big mistake." He said before shoving his hand in the vampire's chest and ripping out his heart. Klaus dropped the organ to the ground and made a quick call, "Alistair, find Moira she's been taken." He said heading back into the restaurant and catching the scent of whoever it was that took the child.

He followed the scent until he came to a not so nice part of town, and then his phone rang, "Tell me something good or you are dead." He said firmly. Klaus looked around and followed the instructions till he came to an abandoned building. He listened carefully and could here a small human heartbeat one he knew all too well, he honed his hearing when he heard whimpering.

"Be quiet you sniveling brat! If you weren't worth so much I would have killed you by now." Came a woman's voice causing the blood to boil in Klaus's veins. No one threatened his human, but him.

He made his way into the building and clapped in a patronizing manner. "Well what do we have here, a vampire whom I don't care about holding a child hostage."

The vampire went to Moira and wrapped her hand around her throat, "One wrong step and I snap her neck." She threatened.

Klaus yawned and looked at her boredly, "Don't be foolish no matter what you do, you will end up dead."

"But so will your little pet here." She said tightening her grip.

Moira gasped and whimpered in fear and pain. "N-nicky?" She asked heartbeat speeding up.

That seemed to set off something in Klaus he had not felt in centuries. An unfamiliar sense of panic gripped his heart but he remained passive on the outside. "Moira, shut your eyes." He said gently. The little girl looked at him with wide eyes before shutting them like he told her. The female vampire was confused for a moment witch gave Klaus the chance to get behind her and snap her neck. Moira winced at the awful sound and kept her eyes closed until large and firm hands took hers. "Moira, look at me." Klaus's voice told the little girl who opened them hesitantly.

"N-nicky?" She asked frightened eyes welling with tears.

Klaus couldn't help himself as he cupped her cheek and brushed the silent tears falling down her cheeks. "I'm here love," He told her, "You're safe, you will always be safe, we're a family love." Those words were only meant to comfort a frightened child, never would he imagine them to be truth.

****Author's Note****

Well looky here! First authors note at the moment and this is exciting! So far I think this story is going really good, but I would love to here from everyone else! Let me know your thoughts on Klaus and Moira as characters and the events that happen from chapter to chapter. I want to know what y'all think if the story. I got to say I am a bit inspired, also there will be time skips and eventually we will get to Mystic falls, but all this background is important. If you have any questions that may pop up from unresolved events in the story let me know, and if those answers wont be in upcoming chapters I will answer them. Thank you and please comment and follow and all that jazz, even PM me if you have questions that you don't want the world to see and you will stay anonymous.

~wolfprincess1995