Hope

Alaric's class

"Now onto the hallow…" I said as I sat upon Alaric's desk, not caring, acting as if I owned his classroom. I covered the whole Dahlia fiasco, I may of went into to much detail on how it played out but no one caught on. "The hallow is an ancient witch spirit. She was born in a village many, many centuries ago and she was more powerful than anyone could ever imagine. As she got older, it got worse. She cursed the werewolves to the full moon and then she was put down after many attempts. Her remains were discarded into four immortal bones that were scattered around the world."

"If she is dead, why is she a problem to the Mikaelson's?" A boy in the back asked.

"Well Inadoo, which was her name, was reborn. She had many followers and she was brought back from the dead to grace the world with her presence." I said sarcastically. "She wanted to be put into one of the most powerful witches that this world may every know…"

"The daughter of Klaus Mikaelson." May finished my sentence. "Hope what's her name?"

"I cannot divulge that information." I half teased.

"Mr. Saltzman what is the child's name?" Ash asked, knowing that I wouldn't answer him.

"I'm sorry Ash but I cant tell you, it would give a very sweet girl a hard time this year, and her family would probably murder me." He chuckled.

I smiled to myself as I looked away from Ric and back to the class who was looking at me. "The hallow did find a way into the littlest Mikaelson's body and the darkness consumed her, it was like there was no way out. Nothing but cold and darkness.."

"It sounds like you were her, like in her shoes." A girl chuckled from the back.

I played the comment off. "No, no, I'm just a descriptive person. Anyway Klaus and his siblings did all that so they could to save their little girl and then Vincent Griffith, a powerful New Orleans witch, came up with an idea." I took a deep breath. "The hallow was originally put into four immortal objects and kept separate for eternity, so Vincent came up with the idea that the hallows magic will live inside of the four Mikaelson vampires, Klaus, Elijah, Kol and Rebekah. They could never see each other again, or the littlest Mikaelson."

Ric gave me a reassuring glance as he heard my voice waver.

"So they are in the four corners of the world right now?" Ash asked.

I hesitated. "Yes, yes they are."

No, no they're not.

Before I could speak again a man came bursting through the door. "Alaric!" He panted, still out of breath from running to the school.

"Jeremey what is it, we're in the middle of something here."

Jeremey walked up to Ric and whispered something in her ear. Ric looked at me with shock and confusion in his eyes. I narrowed my eye brows.

"He's what?!"

"He's in the town square, lying on a bench." Jermey said.

"Who's in the town square and why are you so freaked out." Avery butted in, crossing her lets and putting her head in her hands.

"Why must you always butt in?" May turned and looked at the girl in question.

"I want to know, May."

"Alaric what is it?" I asked, looking at him with concern.

"Just to catch you kids up, this is Elena's brother Jermey Gilbert and I have no clue what he's talking about so explain Jermey." Damon pointed to Jermey.

"There is someone in the town square that shouldn't be here. Thats all I can say." Jeremey explained.

I looked at Ric, knowing who it was. It was dad, he was sticking around. "Damn it." I whispered under my breath, only the people in the front of the room with me could hear.

"Hope, lets talk." Ric pulled me aside. "Jermey you don't say anything or tell anyone, Damon and Elena see if the kids have questions, I have to speak to Hope."

We rushed out the door and out of the school into the daylight.

"What the hell, Hope. Why is he here? And more so, how? Isn't the hallow keeping him away, if he is anywhere near you the world will explode."

"Its gone." I simply said.

"What do you mean its gone?"

"The magic. We got rid of it." I couldn't help the smile forming on my face.

"So they're back together…"

"Yes. Elijah, Kol and Rebekah picked me up from school yesterday and we had a family reunion at home. Dad dropped me off but he said he couldn't stay because he made a promise of something."

"I know far to well about that promise."

"What do you mean?"

"I-I cant tell you." He muttered.

"I wont let this go." I warned. "But I will get my dad out of here." I started to walk away.

"Hope." I turned around. "I'm happy for you, I'm happy that they are back together and I want to talk to them when they pick you up, whoever it is."

I nodded and walked towards the town square.

Klaus POV

Town Square

"Dad!" Hope's voice rang through my ears as she searched for me. I'm guessing someone saw me and informed her teacher. "What are you doing." She was behind me, her hands resting on the back of the bench.

"I'm not doing anything, love."

"Well Jeremey Gilbert just came into our class and told Ric that you were lying here, on a bench, in the middle of the town square."

"I didn't want to go home just yet."

"You made a promise right?" Hope used her against me. "Ric agreed with me, he knows about it."

"I didn't know he knew." She must of told him. She must of told everyone.

"Dad, just don't let anyone else know you're here. Ric wants to talk to you when you pick me up."

"I might stay here love."

Hope sighed. "Fine, just, done do anything stupid, alright?"

"Alright sweetheart." I opened my eyes to look at her, the light was almost blinding. I sat up and gave her a hug before I laid back down.

"Bye dad."

"Bye love."

She ran out of the town square and I closed my eyes again one she was out of range.

I wont do anything stupid. I want to do what Rebekah is doing right now, apologizing to everyone here in mystic falls for the havoc she caused, and I've caused more. I should apologize to Damon, Stefan, Ric, Elena, the Bennett witch, her, I need to apologize to her more than anyone. I've turned over a new leaf and even if I am still that damaged hybrid inside of me, I have Hope and my family to fix that over time.

Rebekah POV

Mystic Falls

I walked on the sidewalks of this small town desperate to find someone, anyone from the Mystic Falls hero protector squad.

I searched for a while and then gave up, deciding to go to the school.

I walked inside and looked around. It was different in there, it didn't reek of bourbon and blood anymore.

"What are you doing here!?" Hope came up behind me, whispering through her teeth.

"I came to see your teacher and try to mend broken bonds with the people here. I have a guilty conscious."

Hope sighed. "Just, we learned about the originals today in class and kids may of looked you guys up so please, don't let anyone see you, they already saw dad and Ric is confused and I had to explain so do what you have to do."

"Hope are you going to meet us for lunch?" A boys voice came into the picture.

"Yes, Ash I will." They smiled and he walked away.

"Is that?"

"Yes now talk to Ric or whoever you want to and leave before anyone sees you." She gave me a quick hug and then ran off.

I walked up to the classroom with the tag "Mr. Saltzman" on the door and knocked lightly.

A brunette woman opened the door and behind her was a black haired man.

"Damon, Elena, nice to see you guys again."

"What are you doing here Rebekah?" Elena asked, still shocked.

"Would you believe me if I said to apologize?"

"You bet your original ass we wouldn't." Damon snickered.

"Well, I did. Ive felt guilty and now that I am able to visit I decided it might be a good time."

"Are we expecting any other Originals to be roaming around because Alaric will be pissed if someone goes near his daughters, Bonnie will give you a witchy headache, barbie Forbes will run from behind with in a sniffing distance from Klaus and Stefan will be telling us to run from above." Damon said.

what did the last part mean. "Can you repeat the last sentence? What happened to Stefan…"

"He died, Rebekah." Elena said sympathetically. "I know you loved him."

I didn't believe it. I was happy with Marcel, so happy but I cant believe that Stefan died. He was my first true love. "How…"

"Lets talk over a couple drinks blondie. Follow me." Damon said as he walked out the doors of the Salvatore Boarding School.

Mystic Grill

Damon, Elena and I walked into the grill.

"Why are you back?" Matt asked as we approached.

"Ask them." I muttered.

"We brought her back for a drink. We dropped the S bomb on her." Damon said sitting next to me.

"The S bomb?" Matt said confused.

"Stefan's death." Elena clarified.

"Oh that bomb." Matt said as he cleaned the counter. "Sorry Rebekah, I know you loved him."

"Well I've moved on. I sense that my boyfriend will pop the question any day now." I sipped the drink Matt handed me.

"Cocky much?" Damon said.

"You're one to talk Mr. Salvatore." Damon shrugged, knowing I was right.

"Rebekah why are you really in town?" Elena asked.

"Dropping by to see some old friends and my niece."

"Niece…? I heard about her today in school a young girl named Hope was talking about the original family, she was a history buff or something and she was talking to the class about events in their lives… she knew a lot… maybe to much…" Elena put the pieces together in her mind. I raised my eye brows and drank my drink. Damon wanted to speak but then he remembered something, maybe Hope said something to him earlier, maybe she told him because he put the pieces together. "Its her, isn't it."

I nodded, Damon did too. "Why are you nodding Damon?"

"Because remember when she pulled me out of the room earlier?" Elena nodded. "I almost told the class that she was the daughter of Klaus Mikaelson and she told me not to say anything because I put the pieces together in my head. She told me that she trusted me not to tell you, but technically, I didn't, you figured it out yourself with some help from barbie Klaus."

"I wont tell anyone but wow, a Mikaelson has been in our school for seven years. Remember when all we wanted to do was kill you guys?" Elena chuckled. "Now Klaus has a daughter, you have a future finance," She pointed to me. "I don't really know about Elijah…"

"Elijah is happily with Hope's mother Hayley." I clarified. Elena looked at me with a puzzled expression. "Long story, don't ask."

"So Klaus isn't with her?" Elena asked.

"Nope. But Kol is married and Freya is engaged, or soon to be, she's been ring shopping with me a few times."

"Who the hell is Freya and isn't Kol dead?" Damon asked, confused.

"Freya is our eldest sibling, she was taken as a child by our Aunt who cursed us to give up the first born child from every bloodline in our family."

"That means…" Elena said before I cut her off.

"Hope. We dealt with it, she's safe and Dahlia is dead." I explained. "And Kol was brought back to life, two times I think? Anyway he found a little witch named Davina Claire and they are happily married of seven years."

"Huh, you learn something new everyday." Damon muttered as he sipped his drink that Matt newly poured.

"Hope was talking about the Hallow, what was that? I wasn't following she was getting a little bit, shaky as she was talking." Elena asked me.

"We need more drinks." I hauled Matt

"So the hallow was housed inside of you four?" Elena retraced.

"Yes, but its fine now and no, I don't feel like explaining it."

"You know your brother is still here, right." Matt clarified.

"He's not supposed to be in mystic falls, he made a deal with Caroline." Elena said.

"I know that, Rebekah what do you know?"

"He came to drop Hope off at school, he should've gone home but I guess he decided to stick around. What is he doing, Matt?"

"When Jermey texted me earlier he said that he was lying on a bench in the town square."

"Damon that was what Alaric was talking about in class and when he and Hope ran out to go talk, she was explaining the Hallow thing to him and how they are back together and getting her father." Elena said.

"That makes sense." Damon sipped his drink. "But why is he just, lying on a bench."

"Maybe it holds significance." Elena thought aloud.

I know it did. Ive seen him draw it before. "No he has a lot to think about and I'm pretty sure he's beat." I came up with something, actually that might be true.

"Donovan, its the bench right across the street, right?" Damon asked. Matt nodded. "If I remember correctly thats is where a little-blonde-distraction came into play when we were trying to kill you guys."

I pressed my lips together. "Maybe."

With that we heard the bell from the front of the restaurant, meaning there was a new customer. I didn't bother to turn around because quite frankly I don't care.

"Hello blondie." Damon greeted the person that walked in. Caroline. Oh Nik is going to love the story I'm going to tell him later. Hope is too because she has told me how much she wants Nik to find love, since we all have someone. She swears there is one person on his mind in particular and I think that person just walked in and is standing behind me.

AN/

That was chapter 4, i'll try to post chapter 5 sometime soon!