Have faith in me
Cause there are things that I've seen
I don't believe
So cling to what you know
And never let go
You should know things aren't always what they seem

- Have Faith In Me, A Day To Remember.

"I was born in the year 1086," Giovanna says calmly, looking directly between the Mikaelsons, Caroline and Bonnie. She completely ignores the other three, since they aren't necessary. "My mother, Sage, was a witch, and a very powerful one at that. She never let anyone know about her powers. She hid them well and only Finn knew of her true strength. My father was a wolf, her husband. He died whilst my mother was pregnant and she thought she was going to be lost. When she met Finn, I was only a newborn and I was very ill. Finn fell in love with my mother instantly. She was loud, bubbly and caught the attention of almost everyone for more that the fact her hair was a flaming red."

"She soon fell in love with Finn, especially after he saved me. She knew what he was, but it never deterred her from him. I proved to be a stronger witch than even my mother, but I still had the traits of a wolf. By the time I was one, I was levitating things and I could perform many spells without uttering a single word. I was too strong. That is why Finn took me and my mother somewhere remote. If people found me, they would realise I was stronger than all the witches in the village combined."

"I was three, when I transitioned. I didn't even kill anyone, it just happened. We realised it was because of the power of my magic, so I was only a cub when I turned. I had complete control over what I did, and I didn't even flinch when I broke my bones. I just dropped and turned. My parents soon realised how special I was and they took me to Niklaus. He helped the three of us understand the wolf side of myself. I had lessons in magic and the supernatural until I was nine."

"When I became of age, I met a boy named Austen Bennet. He was taken in after his family were killed by vampire hunters. He was no older than sixteen and I was fifteen. We, of course, fell in love. He was a witch, but not a true Bennett. He did have power though. My parents loved him, too, which was more than I could have asked for. We married at the age of nineteen after courting for months officially. Then, I had our fist child at twenty. She was called Ana-Lizebeth. She was perfect. But, she was killed during the night, as was Austen. Luckily, Finn had been supplying us his blood for months. I didn't want to die without my husband and leave him alone."

She takes a deep breath before continuing, the deaths of her family pulling at her heart. "I used a powerful spell to bind my life to Niklaus', so I can not die unless he dies. I am still very much alive, and I am now being targeted by his crazy-ass mother because she needs dark magic to do her dirty deeds."

"You never told me about your daughter," Klaus whispers, looking down at the floor. "I didn't have time to tell you, and after she was taken away from me, it hurt too much to tell you. It... It feels like someone took a part of me away. I had to bury my first born when she wasn't even alive for a whole day when she was taken away. All because I was a Mikaelson. That is the day I vowed never to let anyone hurt my kids again."

"You say that like you had more," Bonnie comments, more of a question of how and not an overall bitchy comment. "I did," Giovanna shrugs, "I performed a spell that would allow me and Austen to have children. I have, over the years, birthed at least three children in every century. Some go on to lead normal witch or werewolf lives, depending on the dominant gene, and others, usually the witches, bind themselves to me and ineffectively to Nik. There are many of my descendants running around. And you, Miss Bennett, are one of them. Sheila, what a good girl."

Bonnie's eyes widen and tears form. "My grams?" She whispers, fully intrigued. "Yes, darling, Grams is one of mine. My great grandson went to Salem and met a lovely dark-skinned beauty. Her skin was like melted chocolate, her hair raven black. Her wide emerald eyes shone like gems. She was beautiful. It was quite the sight, since on the outside they were polar opposites. He had pasty white skin and this ridiculously red hair. I'm surprised they made such beautiful kids because that mix was weird. I have to say though, they all had fairly dark skin and the closest to ginger we got was an aurburn haired girl. Nothing too offensive on the eyes."

"Giovanna, you're being rude again," Klaus smirks, remembering how this young girl tended to say the blunt and honest truth with no regard for whether it was acceptable or not. "Sorry, Nik, but my boy was strange looking as it was. I'm not going to lie. I'm glad he found someone so beautiful, otherwise he would've had troll children-"

"Gi, stop," he chuckles, shaking his head. "Get to the point." She nods and turns back to Bonnie. "Eventually your Grams was popped out somewhere down the line and I helped to raise her. She was a great witch, and you are even greater, Bonnie."

"If Austen was adopted, how can she be such a powerful Bennett?" Caroline asks, making Giovanna smirk. "I like you," she practically shouts, "You're smarter than him." She points between Caroline and Klaus before answering, "It's me. I know, I'm vain. I'm a kick ass witch. Stronger than Esther, when I'm not caught off guard. Or when I'm not immobilised and then channelled."

She pauses and glares at Klaus. "So, what are we doing about Esther,?" She asks with a smirk, "Can't have the big bad wolf being killed by the old granny, can we? I haven't even been properly introduced to your Little Red, yet, Nikkie." Kol bursts into laughter and none of them miss each other's smirks or suppressed smiles. "Shut up, Gi," Klaus growls again, "We'll think of something. Just get your spawn to find something."

She scoffs, walking over and snatching the phone he waves at her. "My children will help on one condition, dick," she scolds, slapping the back of his head as she walks away. He growls over his shoulder and she sticks her tongue out. "What is it?" He demands, wanting to get rid of his botch of a mother and Mikael.

"We turn them human again," she says, pointing between Caroline and Elena. The room stare at her in shock and Klaus holds Caroline possessively. "I have a plan," Giovanna says, "That will make your girl the strongest girl alive, and you can have your doppelgänger back."

Without hesitation he looks to Caroline. She nods discreetly and he looks back at Giovanna. "Deal," he says, despite the shouts of protest from everyone everyone.