" Elizabeth," a mix of confusion and shock in his voice.
" Hi Daddy," she said innocently
She stood in the doorway waiting for him to invite her in. When she realized he wasn't going to she sighed.
" The house isn't in your name anymore is it?'' she asked angrily.
" We all agreed to put the house in Thea's name after the last incident,'' he replied crossing his arms, " You know what's funny that fact that you're here. I thought you didn't want anything to do with this family.''
She laughed at her father's comment, " A girl needs her father. Are you going to get Thea or leave me out here all night?''
Stefan left the room leaving the younger blonde out on the porch. She tapped her fake blood red nails against the wood of the door getting angry the more she waited. She stood up straight when she heard footsteps coming towards the door.
" Beth," Thea said in shock.
" Miss me? Oh, and it's Eliza now,'' she asked snarkily.
" Always," she said before looking at Stefan, " Why am I needed down here?'' Thea asked looking at Stefan.
He sighed, " After the last incident here Damon, Elizabeth, and I all agreed to put the house in your name," Her eyes widened before he continued, " You're the only one who could invite her in."
" He's right, so if we could get this show on the road. I would like to come inside it's a little cold."
Stefan jumped trying to stop her, " Thea this is your choice.''
" I know," She looked back Elizabeth, " Come in.''
" Thank you,'' Eliza walked through the threshold of the house looking around as she did so.
" Thea go upstairs and call Damon," Stefan said not looking at her as he spoke.
" But,'' she started.
" Thea please," she nodded and went upstairs to call Damon.
" Like what you've done with the place," She said walking around she stopped at a stand that had a book on it. She picked it up flipping through the pages.
" What do want ,Elizabeth,? I know your not just here cause you need me. You actually hate me," he stated trying to find her reasoning.
Eliza sighed setting down the book she was holding, " I may hate your past actions , but I don't hate you," she said walking closer to him, " I didn't hate you when you were on your ripper binges, I don't hate you now that your clean, I hate you when you ignore me and choose everyone else, but me."
" Elizabeth, you're my daughter. You mean everything to me, but back then I had just lost your mother. You reminded me so much of her. I couldn't look at you without thinking about what I'd lost."
Before he could continue he heard his brother's voice, " I got a call about a family reunion. I must say I'm a little hurt about just being called," Damon said walking into the room.
" trust me you didn't miss much," she said stepping away from her father.
" Hello brother, Elizabeth,'' he crossed his arms as each of the vampire Salvatores stood at different ends of the room, " So why was I called if you don't mind me asking."
" Ask Daddy Dearest," Eliza said not making eye contact.
Haden was driving home after dropping Caroline off. Her day had been hell and going home to an empty house made it worse. Her family had a lot of people four brothers, one sister. She was used to not having the privacy she craved, but now she was alone. Not only alone but stuck never moving forward, unchanging. After living through decade after decade she was tired. Her siblings were gone in someway. But she could never escape her family, and one in particular would make her pay for running away. She pulled into the driveway of the empty house. She had felt pain, loss, wrath, and envy. Love and loneliness were never on that list until now, it was cutting through her like a knife and she couldn't make it go away.
Some would say she was broken and some broken thing could not be fixed. She turned the car of and got out. Haddy stared at the house with her once bright eyes. Her eyes used to be filled with such wonder and light, but now after 1,000 years the light had burned out. And emptiness and sorrow filled them. Her laugh that all her siblings adored had died when her brother Henrik passed. The only thing that was left of the old Haden was the body that the dead soul lived in. For years she had thought about what would happen if one of The Five had found them, sometimes she even prayed they would find her. She knew they was nothing left she lived her life and was on running on gasoline and borrowed time.
Damon looked at his brother after what Eliza had said, " Well ,brother, why did you have Thea call me.''
" I have my reasons," Stefan said not giving them the satisfaction of why he asked her to him.
Eliza laughed figuring out the reason, " You had her call him because you don't trust me. Since you went clean you're not as strong as you used to be, so you called him."
" The reason I had Thea call him doesn't matter," Stefan finally said dropping the topic.
" Fine, I'm gonna get some sleep," She said walking towards the steps. She turned her head back to ask him, " My room still exist right?'' she asked.
'' Yes,'' they said in unison as she walked up the steps.
Hadden pushed open the door and looked at the dark interior, Home Sweet home," she muttered walking in the rest of the way.
" Let the fun begin,'' Eliza said happily looking around her room with a smile on her face
