Here is the next chapter, basically Isis is telling Caroline what happened that night but I wrote it as a flashback.
Flashback
I felt my self fall back into consciousness, I slowly opened my eyes taking in my surroundings. I was in the middle of what looked to be an abandoned farmhouse and bound to a chair. Reaching through my memories I tried to remember what exactly happened.
"Klaus you're being ridiculous, it is a simple rumour from the people in this town. Let Rebekah go to the party, she will have Kol and he will watch her. Won't you Kol?" I glanced over to him questioningly.
"Of course I will Isis" he stood up and strode over to me and Klaus "let us at least say goodbye to our friends"
I shot a warning look at Nik, he sighed and agreed on the condition they were packed and ready to leave straight away. They later went off to the party leaving me and Nik.
"Don't give me that look Niklaus Mikealson! They have lives, friends, people who care for them, of course they are allowed to say goodbye" I said taking a drink of the bourbon he had poured out for me.
"Not when the looming threat of Mikael is here!" just then the doors swung open and Elijah ran through.
"He's here! Were are Kol and Rebekah? We must leave immediately" he looked around the room.
"They are at a party. Now thanks to Isis we are all doomed" Klaus bellowed.
"You two run! I'll go get them" I walked over to where Klaus was and put my hand on his cheek "stay safe Niklaus, I do not wish to lose you" with that I flashed off to the tavern where Kol and Rebekah were.
Once inside I immediately found them, "Kol. Rebekah, we must leave at once now" I didn't give them a chance to talk as we flashed off into the forest running. There was the unmistakable sound of horses and their riders chasing us, immediately I knew it was our father. Kol fell to the ground, Rebekah and I were at his side in an instant.
"You listen to me you two, you continue running, you understand. Keep running until you reach our safe spot, okay. And what ever you do or hear do not look back." I pulled Kol up and pushed them on.
"What about you sister, please don't leave us" Bekah pleaded me.
"I said run! Go! GO!" I shouted, they took off running in the direction that would guarantee them safety. I slowly turned around and ran off in the direction of the horses. I stopped about 100 yards in front of them and waited, they slowed as they saw me. Mikael jumped off his horse and walked towards me.
"Ah, my eldest daughter I knew I could always rely on you" he stood in front of me. I said nothing but simply spat in his face, anger crossed his face as he snapped my neck.
"Finally awake I see" I rolled my eyes as my father came into view.
"You could say that, although I expected a higher quality room, after all I am your daughter. Where is my large bed with extra fluffy pillows" I let the amusement reach my eyes "I hope there is a decent bath in this accommodation, or else I will just be insulted" he clenched his jaw and flashed over to me.
"You will speak to me with respect girl. Or do I have to remind you who you are" he spat.
"You must be getting hard of hearing at your age father, I just called myself your daughter. Although the question still lies am I really my mothers daughter or am I a bastard just like Niklaus" my head whipped to the side as he slapped me. Blood dripped from my mouth, I just chuckled.
"Touchy subject I see" I muttered.
"Where is Niklaus, tell me or you will regret it!" he threatened.
"Oooh, I am just shaking in my boots" I replied, sarcasm heavily laced. He reached to me and held my mouth open as one of his men poured vervain water down my throat. I felt the burning down my throat and couldn't help but start coughing, but I found it in myself to stop and let the anger I had towards him block the pain out and just drank. Once the bottle ran empty he let my head drop, he was laughing at me.
I looked up and looked straight into his eyes my jaw set "thank you father I was rather parched". His eyes grew with fury and he flashed off, but not before removing my daylight necklace. I smiled to my self and let my head fall and fell into my slumber.
3 months had passed and Mikael had not come back to see me except for the odd occasions where he fed me just enough blood to prevent me from desiccating. I was sound asleep when I was suddenly dunked into a giant vat of vervain water that burnt all of my skin, I woke with shock and screamed in pain.
I was pulled back up and Mikael was standing there with a sadistic grin on his face. I had never screamed before except when I saw him beating my siblings but those were cries to stop him from hurting them. Kol was only 8 when he received his first brutal beating from Mikael, I had screamed and pleaded him to stop, when he finally released Kol I pulled Kol into an embrace and vowed to take any beating for him from then on.
"I always knew you were weak, how do you feel now? Ready to talk?" my skin started healing over.
"Thank you father, I was going to request a bath, I feel rather refreshed now" his men were holding me up under my arms as I was unable to hold myself up.
"WHERE IS HE!" he shouted in my face.
"It has been 3 months father, he has probably moved 100 times, how do you expect me to know where he is?" I looked at him questioningly, my skin had finally repaired itself. He slapped me across the face.
"Don't make me hurt you again!"
"You've beaten me more than a thousand times!" I spat out the blood that was falling out of my mouth, "what's a thousand more?" I growled.
He started pacing the room, I closed my eyes and realised the beating heart of one of the men holding me up, I 'fell' towards him and he grabbed hold of me by the shoulders. I bent my head and bit into his wrist relishing in the feeling of warm fresh blood flowing through my system. He was soon ripped away from me by the other vampire who now stood over me holding my shoulders down.
I smiled up at him and thrust my hand into his chest and held onto his heart, I clenched my fist and pulled out. His body dropped on top of mine and I pushed him off; Mikael immediately had me pushed against a crate and the white oak dagger against my chest.
"You really think you can get away from me! You are just a pathetic little girl! And now you will pay for going against me." He threatened.
"Go ahead! Kill me! Put me out of my misery!"
"Don't think I won't girl! You are nothing to me!"
"You won't for the reason that dagger has Niklaus' name written all over it! And if you use it on me, you won't be able to relish in killing him! You will live for eternity walking the same ground as him but you will be unable to do anything!"
"TELL ME WHERE HE IS! I KNOW YOU KNOW!" I pulled out the dagger I retrieved from the human and thrust it into his heart.
He laughed in my face, "you pathetic little girl", I flashed behind him and snapped his neck, I reached into his pocket and took my daylight necklace. And took off.
Once I was outside I was disorientated, there was lots of noise and commotion. And blood, lots of it. The sound of shots rang off in every direction. A boy spotted me and ran over to me, "It is not safe here for a Lady such as yourself, please come with me". I looked at the boy who was holding his hand out to me, his short brown hair reminded me so much of Kol.
"You must hurry my lady, they will be back soon" I put my hand in his and ran with him to an underground bunker, knowing Mikael would wake soon. I helped him open the door and looked in, there were 10 young children looking back at me, I walked in after him shutting the door and securing it. The bunker was large but just big enough for the children in it.
"Who are you darling?" I looked at the boy for an answer.
"I am Thomas, my lady" he slightly bowed.
"Why do you call me my lady?" I looked at him lifting his chin so he was looking at me.
"The crest on your ring is one of royalty, is it not?" I looked down to the ring that was on my finger.
"I do not wish for you to call me my lady okay?" he nodded his head, "who are these children?" I gestured slightly at he figure behind him.
"They are the children I found wandering around, they have lost their families and would have been killed. Please help us" he looked at me pleadingly, but he quickly snapped his head around when he heard a baby crying. I stood and followed him to the back where a baby was wrapped up in some scrap cloth.
He bent down and picked it up but it wouldn't stop moving, he looked lost, tired and confused. I put my arms out to hold the child and started humming the song my mother use to sing to me and the song I eventually sang to Niklaus every night he would cry and father would not let mother go to him. The child looked up at me and calmed immediately.
"This is Marisol, and that is her older brother Joshua, he is just 5" I looked over to the boy who looked just as Nik had. I stood still cradling Marisol and looked at all the children who had the same lost look and despair on their faces.
"I will look after you all as if you were my own" I looked at each and every single one of them "you can call me as you wish, my name is Isis Alexia." A look of relief and security crossed all of their faces, as night fell I tucked each one of them into their make shift beds.
As I reached the end one Joshua spoke up "please can you sing a song for us, it has been long since we have heard a melody" I walked over to his bed and knelt next to it tucking him in and ensuring his blanket was secure.
"Of course" I again sang the lullaby that had once comforted me than Niklaus, slowly all of the children fell asleep, I knew because I could here their heart beats reach a slower more relaxed pace. As I finished I placed a kiss on Joshua's forehead, "good night sweet child"
Just as I stood he reached his hand out to me, "thank you mother" it was barely a whisper, I smiled and bent back down.
"There is no need to thank me" I kissed his forehead again and he closed his eyes and drifted off. Once I was certain everyone was asleep I snuck out quietly. I listened out for a heartbeat that did not belong to the children and flashed to it.
I let my fangs descend and sunk them into the woman's arteries, I felt her heart stop and slowly released her to the ground. I felt guilt sink over me, I picked some wild flowers that were growing near by and placed them on top of her now dead body and spoke a short prayer wishing her peace in the afterlife. I took the things I knew would benefit the children, I flashed back and put everything away. I knew me being a vampire meant I had no need for human things such as sleep so I stayed up on watch in case anything were to happen.
I was thinking back to when Klaus got his first beating, and after it was over mother had opened her arms to comfort him but he immediately ran to me and asked for the song and for me to hold him. I was broken out of my daze by a whimpering, I looked over to Thomas who was shivering and had broke out into a sweat. I walked over to him and gently woke him, he jolted awake.
"Shhh, shhh, it's alright Thomas, you were having a nightmare" I stroked his forehead and his breathing slowed. He slowly and hesitantly reached out to me and crawled into my lap, at only 7 he was the oldest of the group. I slowly rocked him back and forth and sang to him until he fell back asleep. I looked up and mumbled to myself "wherever you are Elijah, Klaus, Rebekah, Kol. I will find you and I wish you nothing but safety. But for now I have a new family to care for"
Ooohh, hopefully that was okay. What do you think she meant when she said "am I really my mothers daughter or am I a bastard just like Niklaus"? Also how about her telling him she wishes him to stay safe and she didn't want to lose him?
Please let me know what you think in the review and if you have any ideas about the storyline let me know :) xx
