Sophie lead Uncle Elijah and I to the cemetery. Sophie opened the squeaking gate and entered the cemetery, I followed but Uncle Elijah stopped in front of the entry, making me turn around. "What's going on?" I asked. "I can't get in," He informed me.

"This is sacred ground, which means vampires have to be invited in," Sophie explained and looked at my Uncle. "But, since I'm desperate . . . Come on in." Uncle Elijah walked in as Sophie continued to walk, "We can talk freely here."

We followed her, "Then I suggest you start talking," Uncle Elijah said and she turned around to look at us. "First, I don't mean to pry but . . ." She started and looked at me, "Who is she?"

"This is my ward. Dawn," Uncle Elijah replied, placing a hand on my shoulder. Sophie's eyes slightly grow wide but then it soften, "She's a Witch," She stated. My eyes grow wide. How did she knew?

"Yes, she is," Uncle Elijah confirmed. "But she doesn't practice." She let out a breath and nodded.

"What did your sister want with Niklaus?" He questioned. "Isn't it obvious? We have a vampire problem, and we need help," Sophie started, "Marcel has an army backing him. The witches have been trying to fight back. We haven't had much luck, until my sister Jane-Anne met a girl, a werewolf passing through the quarter from a small town in Virginia. She had a special connection to your brother."

"What kind of connection?" I questioned with a frown.

"Apparently, they spent some time together. One thing led to another and now this special werewolf girl - she's pregnant," She said and looked at Uncle Elijah, "And the father of the child she's carrying is your brother Klaus."

My eyes grow wide and Uncle Elijah took my hand. "That's impossible," He lied. "Nothing is impossible, especially not when it comes to your brother. Think about it - they call him the hybrid, right?" Sophie said.

She turned her head, "Bring her out!" She called. Right then, three witches come out, standing in formation around the pregnant werewolf girl.

Elijah and I watched her, she looked a bit confused and really irritated, "Who the hell are you two?" Uncle Elijah glanced at Sophie, "Give us a moment, please." She gave a small nod and the three of us walked inside the burial vault, lit by numerous candles on the walls around us. The girl and I were sitting together while Uncle Elijah was standing.

"So, they been holding you here against your will?" I asked her. "They lured me out to the bayou and grabbed me. And they did all these . . . Weird witchy tests. Not that I understand how this could happen. I mean, vampires are dead. They can't have children," The girl explained and I felt sympathy for her.

"Perhaps if you knew my brother's story, it might explain how this is possible. Here, if I may," Uncle Elijah spoke and he lay his hand on my temple and tried to lay his other hand on the girl's but she recoiled.

"What are you doing?" She asked. "It's okay. Just relax," I said softly and Uncle Elijah sat in front of us, "She's right," He agreed. "If you open your mind to me, I can show you." The girl allowed him to touch her head and we closed our eyes.

"In the beginning, our family was human . . . A thousand years ago, now." I started to get images; my entire family before they were got to became vampires. "Although our mother dabbled in the dark arts, we were actually just a family trying to survive in a time when it was quite difficult to do so. And, for better or worse, we were happy. That is, however, until one night, our youngest brother was killed by our village's greatest threat."

"Men that could transform themselves into wolves during the full moon. Our family was devastated, none more than Niklaus. Desperate to protect the rest of us, our father forced our mother to call upon her black magic in order to make us stronger. Thus, the first vampires were born. But with this speed, this strength, this immortality, came a terrible hunger. No one felt this hunger more than Niklaus. When he killed for the first time, we knew what he truly was."

"He wasn't just a vampire."

"He was also a werewolf. That's how the werewolf curse works. It isn't activated until you take a life," The girl's voice echoed in my mind.

"Niklaus was the result of an indiscretion our mother had hidden from us all. An affair, with a werewolf like yourself. Enfuriated by this betrayal, my father forced our mother to cast a spell that would suppress Klaus's werewolf side, denying him any connection with his true self."

"HELP ME!"

The scream of my father made me open my eyes.

Uncle Elijah moved his hands as the girl opened her eyes as well. "Your Dad was a dick," The girl comment. Uncle Elijah chuckled and I gave a small smile but then my face fell as I looked down. I couldn't believe my 'grandfather' did something like that to my Dad.

"I'm Hayley, by the way," She introduced herself. "You should probably know my name if you're gonna tell me your whole life story. I mean, I know yours. Your family is legendary. Your brother is a notorious psycho . . . who I slept with. Classic me."

Uncle Elijah stood up, "I cannot excuse his behavior, but you must understand, when our father hunted him - hunted us - for centuries, every time we found a moment of happiness, we were forced to flee. Even here, in New Orleans, where we were happiest of all. Not long after Niklaus broke the spell which prevented him from becoming a hybrid, he defeated our father. I thought this would make him happy," Uncle Elijah said and he shook his head, "He was angrier than ever. I wonder if perhaps this baby might be a way for my brother to find happiness. A way to save him from himself."

I smiled as I listened to my Uncle. We couldn't tell Hayley who I was right now. Right then, Sophie entered the vault, "I'm glad you feel that way, because we need your help."

"What, precisely, is it that you want and what does it have to do with this young woman?" Uncle Elijah asked. "We want to run Marcel and his vampires out of town. Klaus is the key. Everything Marcel knows about being a vampire, he learned from Klaus. Marcel trusts him, looks up to him, and he won't see the betrayal coming," Sophie explained.

"Yes, well, as I'm sure you're aware, my brother Niklaus doesn't like to be told what to do," Uncle Elijah stated. "That's why I brought you here," Sophie said. "Marcel drove the werewolves out of town decades ago. Do you really think he's going to welcome a hybrid baby to the neighborhood? Convince Klaus to help us, and no one has to know about the newest member of the Original family."

"That sounds like blackmail," I said, getting up with Hayley. "Like I said, I'm desperate," She said. Uncle Elijah sighed, "Well, then, I have my work cut out for me, don't I?" He then looked at Hayley, "We'll be back soon." Then he looked at me, "Dawn, let's go."

Uncle Elijah and I walked out the cemetery. "I want you to listen to me, Dawn," Uncle Elijah said, "Until we know we are safe, you are my ward. If people, especially the Witches find out you are Klaus's daughter, they will use you to get to him. Do you understand what I'm saying?"

I nodded and we continued to look for Dad. Soon after, we found him on a balcony. Elijah picked me up and vamped sped up to him. "Dawn, stay quiet," He whispered to me and I nodded.

Uncle Elijah walked outside to the balcony. "Evening, Elijah," Dad said. "Niklaus," Uncle Elijah greeted and I glanced outside to look. "What an entirely unwelcome surprise," Dad said as he looked at him.

"And what an entirely unsurprising welcome. Come with me," Uncle Elijah said. "I'm not going anywhere, not until I find out who is conspiring against me," Dad said.

"I believe Dawn and I just found that out for you," Uncle Elijah said. Dad turned to look at Uncle Elijah with a glare. "You brought Dawn with you?" He asked, angry. "Dawn," Uncle Elijah called and I walked out. "I wanted to come," I said and Dad's eyes soften at me.

Uncle Elijah and I leaded Dad into the cemetery. "What are we doing here?" Dad asked. "You wanna know what the witches have in store for you? Follow me," Uncle Elijah said. "I have a bad feeling about this," I said.

We entered the mausoleums and saw Sophie standing at the room. "Sophie Deveraux. What is this?" Dad asked. "He's all yours. Proceed," Uncle Elijah said to Sophie.

"You know you're famous in this town?" Sophie said to Dad. "Witches tell bedtime stories about the powerful vampire Klaus. We know Marcel was nothing but an orphan street rat, until you made him what he is. And now he's out of control. He does what he wants, he kills who he wants. I'm gonna stop him, and you're gonna help me."

Dad smiled in amusement and turned to me and Uncle Elijah. "This is why you brought me here?" He asked. "Hear her out," Uncle Elijah said.

"I don't need to hear her out," Dad said and he turned to Sophie. "I assure you, love, there is not a thing on this earth that will matter enough for me to waste even thirty more seconds of my time." Then he turned to me and Uncle Elijah, "Dawn, Elijah, what madness is this?"

Hayley entered the mausoleum with a few other Witches. "Klaus. You need to listen to them," Hayley said quietly. Dad looked at her, shocked for a moment before he laughed. "You're all out of your minds if you think some liquor-fueled, one-night stand - no offense, sweetheart - means a thing to me," He said. Hayley put her head down in shame and I narrowed my eyes at my father.

"Marcel may be able to keep up from practicing real magic in this town," Sophie said and Dad looked at her, "But as keepers of the balance we still know when nature has cooked up something new. For example, I have a special gift . . . of sensing when a girl is pregnant."

I stared at Hayley before looking at my Dad and saw that all amusement left his face. Dad glanced at Elijah before looking back at Sophie, "What?"

"I know it's impossible . . ." Hayley started. "What are you saying?" Dad asked, looking at her. "Niklaus . . . The girl is carrying your child," Uncle Elijah said. I met Dad's eyes and then he looked at Uncle Elijah. "No. It's impossible," He lied. "Vampires cannot procreate."

"But werewolves can," Sophie said. "Magic made you a vampire, but you were born a werewolf. You're the Original hybrid, the first of your kind, and this pregnancy is one of nature's loopholes."

Now, I knew. Now I understood how I came to be. I wondered how he would have reacted if my Mom told him she was pregnant.

Dad turned to Hayley, "You've been with someone else, admit it!" He shouted at her as he took a few steps towers her but I stood between him and Hayley. "Klaus," I warned him. He took a step back and I could see that it hurt him when I could him by his name.

"Hey, I've spent days held captive in a freaking alligator bayou because they think that I'm carrying some magical miracle baby. Don't you think I would've fessed up if it wasn't yours?" Hayley shot back.

"My sister gave her life to perform the spell she needed to confirm this pregnancy. Because of Jane-Anne's sacrifice, the lives of this girl and her baby are now controlled by us," Sophie said.

Hayley and I exchanged a shocking look before looking at Uncle Elijah, who looked surprised. "If you don't help us take down Marcel, so help me, Hayley won't live long enough to see her first maternity dress," Sophie finished and walked to the side.

"Wait, what?" Hayley asked. "Enough of this. If you want Marcel dead, he's dead. I'll do it myself," Uncle Elijah said. "No. We can't, not yet. We have a clear plan that we need to follow, and there are rules," Sophie said and I frowned.

Dad, who had turned away, turned slowly to face Sophie, his anger barely restrained and his voice frighteningly quiet, "How dare you command me . . ." Then, he shouted, "Threaten me, with what you wrongfully perceive to be my weaknesses. I won't hear any more lies."

And then he was about to leave but Uncle Elijah stopped him. "Niklaus." He turned to the side, looking at my Uncle and then at me as I walked over to him and grabbed his hand, "Listen."

Dad turned toward Hayley, I could see he was hearing a heartbeat. He listen in wonderment for a few long moments before he met Hayley's eyes, then closed himself off once more. He turned back to Uncle Elijah and I as he slowly pulled his hand from mine.

"Kill her and the baby. What do I care?" He said and I stared at him in shook. His eyes met mine and they soften before he stormed out of the mausoleum.

"Screw this. I'm out of here!" Hayley said, taking a sept back but the Witches didn't let her go. "No one touches the girl. I'll fix this," Uncle Elijah said. Sophie nodded and he turned to me, "Dawn, come on," He said and we both left.