A/N Thank you for reviewing! Please keep them coming, they really do encourage me to update quicker. I had a difficult time with this chapter but I hope that you like of you have asked about what they got up to in Mystic Falls and I can do some flashbacks if you would like, just tell me if you would like to see more of that.

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That Night

"Mother?"

"And Finn."

"Finn?"

"Yes, Rebekah!"Klaus snapped at his sister while fixing his tie."Mother and Finn are back from the dead in new bodies. Witches, in fact. And that is why all this is happening. How difficult is that to understand?!"

Rebekah rolled her eyes, standing aside as waiters set the table, crossing her arms over her chest.

"You're being mean. I'm just shocked-"

"There is no need to be shocked, sister, considering our family's predilection for cheating death. They must have returned before the other side collapsed and have been hiding ever since until they knew when it was time to make their move."

"It's not fair."Rebekah gasped, her eyes filling with tears as she looked up at her hybrid brother. Klaus' jaw clenched and he looked away, trying to compose himself."How did they manage to return but Kol is gone-it's not fair!"

Elijah suddenly appeared in the room having heard Rebekah's heartbreaking sobs and he instantly pulled her into his embrace, hushing her as best he could. They had all been thinking of the same thing when Klaus told them about Finn and Esther's return. So had Kalia, and because of that, because of how she had lost her only chance, she had been busying herself with Hope all day. Klaus could tell that she was on edge, that she was close to snapping once more but, like he had told her, she had focused on something else. But he knew that wouldn't keep her anger and loss of self control at bay for long, he just had to keep her close and attempt to control her himself until the dinner was over.

And controlling others was what he did best.

"Sister, calm yourself."Elijah whispered to Rebekah, wiping her tears, looking down at her."We are all thinking the same thing but working yourself into a state is not going to help. You must calm yourself if we are to get through tonight."

Rebekah sorted her breathing in order to calm herself and stepped out of Elijah's embrace, nodding in agreement. This was what Esther wanted. She wanted their minds to be clouded so that she could pin point their weaknesses and she refused to let that happen. They had to be strong, she had to be strong for Hope. Rebekah wiped her cheeks and composed herself, switching herself into another mindset that made her somewhat numb to others, a mindset close to Klaus'. She smiled at Elijah who nodded and returned to his task at helping the help, which made Klaus roll his eyes.

"Right, let's get this over with."

The three Originals looked up when they heard Kalia's voice at the door. She wore a blood red cut off maxi dress and her long blonde hair was tied up in a high pony tail. Her eyes were darker than usual, nothing like her bright blue eyes they had come to known. Their light had gone out when Kol had died. But at that moment her expression was stone cold, a mask that she had come to use to defend herself recently. She was ready to fight, Klaus had noticed.

"Red? Really?"Rebekah huffed, rolling her eyes, hands on her hips as she looked over her best friend."What happened to the bright blue one I picked out?"

Kalia shrugged and her smile only widened as she saw Rebekah's expression."Red is my colour, Bekah, you know that. Besides, blood won't show if we do end up in a battle. Why? Are you saying i'm not pretty?"

"Nonsense, but the blue one brought out your eyes."

Kalia raised an eyebrow and looked over at Elijah who sighed sorrowful at his sister who was looking somewhat nervous."She's perturbed, Kalia, forgive her. Mother has always been a soft spot for our sister and having her return unexpectedly has put Rebekah in a place she didn't want to be."

Kalia's eyes widened in realisation, Elijah's words connecting the dots in her mind. Her expression quickly switched to understanding and sympathy as she nodded at Elijah before she moved over to Rebekah. The Original blonde had always had a weakness of sorts when it came to her mother. Her heart had hardened towards her mother when she had taken over Rebekah's body. And the love she had before held for her mother was now gone, especially since Hope had been born and Rebekah had taken a sort of mothering role when Hayley had died. Her longing for her mother had switched to a growing resentment, much like Klaus'.

"Don't fret, i'll wear the blue one next time we have guests. Hope's birthday isn't far away, we can get you one that matches with hers."

Even though Rebekah knew what she was trying to do, she smiled and turned to the younger vampire."We'd have to get Nik and Elijah matching blue ties in order for it to fall into place."

"Oh, bloody hell." Klaus sighed, crossing his arms over his chest.

Kalia smiled at the Original blonde vampire before she turned back to the rest of the family, wondering how long they'd have to wait. She just wanted to get through the night but she knew that it wouldn't go smoothly, it never was with the Original family. Klaus cleared his throat, placing his hands on the back of his chair, his eyes meeting Kalia's.

"How is my daughter?"

Kalia smiled at the mention of Hope before she replied to Klaus."She's curled up with her favourite wolf and sleeping peacefully. There's vampires at each window, exit and hallway as well as the wolves that's still standing by you, they are at her door."

"Good. If mother and Finn do decide to enforce their wish of wanting to meet her they'll have to get through them and that'll give us time to reach her before they finish with the vampires and wolves."Klaus said, an anxious look on his face as he glanced up at the ceiling, where his daughter's bedroom was."I am not allowing them close enough-"

"They won't, Nik."

Kalia nodded in agreement with Rebekah, placing her hands on her hips."She's right. Nobody that you don't want will get close to her."

"Don't worry, Niklaus, we won't allow them to get near her."Elijah placed a hand on Klaus' shoulder, offering him a small smile."The wolves that have stood with us following Hayley's death will guard her with their lives as well as the vampires. Mother and Finn will never have the fortune of looking at Hope. I give you my word."

"You always did excel at diplomacy,"Klaus said to his brother, but his eyes were less darker when he knew that his family were just as protective as he was towards the child."But just know that if they try anything i'll tear her heart out and make Finn eat it."

While Elijah and Rebekah sighed in somewhat disgust at Klaus' lack of tact, Kalia gave a grin. She bit her lip to stop the smile from growing wider when Elijah sent her a look but she could see some sort of humour in his eyes.

Kalia moved aside as a waiter lit the candles and couldn't stop herself from responding to Klaus."I'm actually sure he would eat his own heart if it would make her happy."

The four froze when the sound of mocking laughter entered the room.

"Now, now, Kalia, don't speak of your elders in such a crude manner. It's not becoming of a woman."

The waiters quickly left the room when Klaus sent them a look, walking around the figure standing in the doorway. Rebekah, who had a keen sense of knowing whenever her family was near, took a step back, her face losing colour as she stared at her brother. Even in a different body she could see right through him and see her brother in his true form. She moved closer to her hybrid brother, as if needing protecting.

"Aren't you going to welcome your brother home, sister?"

Their eyes landed on the body of the witch that Finn had taken over. Rebekah's eyes widened in shock as she looked at her eldest brother, somewhat recognising his eyes that she had looked into once before. Elijah stepped forward, frowning as he tried to process what he was seeing. He smiled in greeting, hands behind his back, eyes trailing over the siblings he hadn't encountered for more than two years.

"Hello, Finn."


Mystic Falls—Two Years Ago

"Why did we have to come? Rebekah's a thousand years old."

"Because."

"Because why?"

"Because, darling, I am older and you do what I tell you."

"You're old all right."

Kalia grinned at Kol's glare as she followed him down the high school corridor, towards the office of the man Rebekah wanted brought to her. She had called them while they had been trying to figure out ways to find Jeremy and tear his arm off. The blond was on a search for the cure as she wanted to be human, something both Kol and Kalia didn't understand but they agreed to help her anyway. She didn't mind helping Rebekah, she loved the blonde, but as always, she and Kol bickered more than they admitted. They both knew that when it would come down to it, Klaus wouldn't let her become human, but, as they both enjoyed making his life hard, they would help. That and the fact that, despite their arguments, Kol would walk through fire if his sister asked him to.

They turned left, and Kol smiled when he saw Professor's name on his door.

He turned to Kalia, a wicked glint already in his eyes."I'll take it from here, darling, you go find Rebekah. Make sure she does not start the fun without me."

"Is the harlot Elena here and if she is can I hurt her?"

Kol shrugged, not seeming bothered by this. He nodded, fingers curling around the collar of her leather biker jacket, pulling her closer."I don't see why not. But do not kill her, Nik won't be happy."He warned regretfully, tapping his finger on her cheek, knowing how much she hated Elena.

He tugged on her blonde hair like a cruel child before twirling the strands around his finger."Do I make myself clear?"

Kalia nodded, tucking her hair behind her ear after he let her long locks go."That was mean. You get meaner as you get older."

Kol shrugged with a smirk."I'm a mean man, darling."He pointed down the hallway."Now, off you go, Rebekah's waiting."

Kalia beamed up at him before turning around and following the sound of Rebekah's voice, blonde hair flying around her as she walked quickly. As she did, Kalia heard the sound of Shane protesting against Kol's hits. Kalia rolled her eyes when she heard Rebekah cruelly speaking to Tyler on the phone, demanding he get to the school and save his friends better than he had saved his mother. Kalia made her way down another hallway before she ended up in front of the library, where Rebekah had trapped the other vampires.

She heard her end the call to Tyler before the younger blonde entered.

"Class is in session, I see."

Rebekah turned to Kalia, a warm smile gracing her face."Kalia, you made it. Where's my brother?"

"He's picking up a present for you."

Kalia saw Rebekah's smile widen and knew that she was thinking about the cure she wanted. Truthfully Kalia didn't understand why Rebekah would want to be human, why she would want to give up being one of the most powerful beings in the world. She didn't understand why the blonde would want to give up immortality, speed, strength and almost being indestructible. She knew that Klaus would never allow her to take the cure anyway, and despite her problems with Klaus, Kalia was pleased with that. She loved Rebekah, the blonde was her best friend, but she knew that when she was old she would regret taking the cure.

"What is with the tension?" Kalia asked, standing next to Rebekah.

"Vampire Elena is a trollop who slept with Damon. Stefan knew about it and blames the sire bond."Rebekah replied, walking around the table they were sitting at."But Elena is in love with Damon and believes that the sire bond doesn't matter."

"Sire bond and sleeping with the brother?" Kalia smiled, biting her lip."This would make an amusing TV show."

Kalia shook her head when Elena glared at her while Stefan looked at the ground. The blonde smiled, reaching into her jacket pocket. She let out a long sigh, counting four twenty dollar bills before she passed them to a pleased Rebekah. The younger vampires looked at her in confusion wondering what she was doing. The blonde Original was smiling as she made her way back over to Kalia who was glaring slightly.

"What is the money for?" Caroline asked.

"For Rebekah."Kalia responded."We made a bet a while back. I had that Elena finally shows her true colours and sleeps with them both. Y'know one brother has her half of the week and the other gets the rest, including holidays. But Rebekah here had that she finally turns into a vampire and gets with Damon."

"Y-You bet on us?" Elena asked with a frown."On me?"

Kalia nodded, rolling her eyes as Rebekah grinned."Of course, we had to do something. We get bored. We also have a bet on how long it takes for Klaus to finally get with Caroline. I have that he saves her mother from certain death that he probably caused and she sleeps with him out of gratitude."

"I have that she gets bored of Tyler."

Caroline opened her mouth, a gasp of horror leaving her."You can't-"

"It's not about the money, don't feel bad."Rebekah soothed the vampires with a grin, ignoring Caroline's glare."It's all about knowing what Elena and her friends are really like."

Elena and Caroline both opened their mouths to say something but were cut off when the doors opened and Kol poked his head in.

"Sister? Kalia-look at this!"

Kol tutted, shaking his head as he smiled at his sister."You're even worse then Klaus."

Rebekah smirked at her brother, turning in his direction."Kol. Finally. Did you bring what I asked for?"

His grin widened and he disappeared for a second before appearing again with Shane, holding him by his collar. Shane struggled against Kol, who just scoffed before he pushed him forward, almost sending Shane to the ground before he regained his balance. Kol followed behind him, walking slowly, hands behind his back. He tilted his head, watching as Kalia stared at the vampires surrounding the table, who were shifting uneasily underneath her gaze. Kalia wasn't an Original, but she had spread fear like one, he had taught her everything he knew and she had proved to be successful in using what he had taught her. She was more focused on Elena because she wasn't fond of the doppelgänger ever since she had heard that she had daggered Rebekah after manipulating her.

Kol and Kalia looked up when they heard Rebekah make her way over to a hesitant looking Shane. She smiled at him, a smile that made his face go pale. The blonde Original smiled in welcome at him, a smile that held both cruelty and hope.

"You must be Shane."

Elena, Caroline and Stefan warily watched as Kol, after Rebekah nodded, grabbed Shane and began to drag him back out of the library, the two blondes following after him. They wanted to run after them and stop what they wanted to do but thanks to Rebekah's compulsion they had no choice but to stay in their seats. They listened as Shane struggled against Kol's grip as he was dragged down the hallway. Kalia opened the closet door, stepping inside just as Kol entered with Shane, finally letting him go, shoving him forward so hard that he almost tripped over his own feet. He gasped, straightening his hoodie as he walked backwards, eyes wide with disbelief as he looked at the three in almost awe.

"Kol and Rebekah Mikaelson... two members of the Original vampire family. This is such a trip."He smiled a little, and Kalia rolled her eyes as Kol smiled proudly, his ego growing a little more. Shane set his eyes on Kalia, another smile pulling at his lips.

"And Kalia Mikaelson."He breathed, stepping forward, standing in front of Kalia. His eyes widened again and he chuckled."Made an orphan by Kol Mikaelson, raised and guided by him and made into his masterpiece. His work of art."

Shane laughed once again and reached out, attempting to touch the woman he had heard so much about and read about, too.

"Try that again and i'll bite you."

Kalia glared at him, moving away before he could touch her but that didn't stop Shane. He reached out again but before he could make another attempt at touching her his hand was caught in a strong and bone crushing hold. He cried out in pain as Kol twisted his wrist, snapping his bones beneath his fingers with ease, making Shane arch upwards when Kol pulled him forwards, his arm now close to breaking too. He glared down at Shane, his eyes darkening in an angry manner. He let out a growl, stepping in front of Kalia, as if blocking her from Shane's unwanted attention.

"Don't touch what doesn't belong to you."

"You're in trouble." Kalia sing songed, biting her lip as Shane struggled against Kol.

"Kol, I need him. You can do whatever you want with him when i'm done." Rebekah hissed at her brother.

Kol's expression suddenly turned to one of fake politeness.

Shane frowned, but remembered how unpredictable Kol Mikaelson was. He was like a switch and you never truly knew what he was thinking. He smiled at him before he let go of Shane, shoving him back. He hit the wall behind him, his eyes landing on Rebekah who was the reason that he had been attacked and kidnapped by Kol.

Rebekah stepped in front of Shane, attempting to compel him into answering her question."Where's the cure?"

Shane paused for a moment before he blinked, laughing."Compulsion won't work. It's a little trick I picked up in Tibet."

"Right. Well, we'll just have to do this the old-fashioned way."

Kalia and Kol shared a look, understanding what Rebekah was saying, and grinned before they turned towards Shane. Rebekah looked over at Kol and Kalia who were waiting for confirmation.

"He's all yours."

Rebekah nodded at the two, gesturing to Shane."Beat him until he tells you where to find it."

Rebekah stepped back, allowing Kol and Kalia to move forwards, crowding Shane into the corner of the closet. Rebekah left the closet, shutting the door behind her, leaving Shane with Kol and Kalia.

She didn't react as cries of pain followed her down the hallway.


Present

"What an aromatic bordot."

Kalia rolled her eyes as Finn fawned over the wine that Elijah had poured him, wafting the glass underneath his nose. She smiled at Elijah as he poured her a glass, adding more than the others, he could tell that she needed it. On the left of her, in between herself and Elijah, sat Rebekah. On her right, at the end of the table was a very irritated looking Klaus, who looked close to lunging over the table and attacking Finn who was sitting at the other side by himself. Klaus didn't react as Elijah poured him some wine before he sat back down, waiting for the conversations to start.

Instead they all sat in silence until Klaus spoke up.

"Well, it was a challenge to find a good pairing. What wine goes well with treachery?" Klaus asked, raising amused eyebrows.

"Niklaus-"

Finn cut off Elijah with a calm response, tutting at Klaus as he set down his glass."Don't pout, brother. Tonight is meant to be a happy occasion!"Finn smiled, leaning forward and whispering something to the waiter, making Klaus and Kalia share a suspicious look.

"I don't think celebration is the right word here."

Finn looked over at Kalia, frowning at her words."What is the right word? The family is back together, myself and mother have returned, we should celebrate."

"I also don't think calling you family is the correct word either."Kalia replied through clenched teeth, close to snapping like Klaus when Finn mentioned that 'the family was back together', purposefully leaving Kol out."This is a farce and you are a parasite. The last time we met you tried to kill those you are calling family so forgive me for not throwing a ball for you."

Finn just laughed in response. He took a sip of his wine before he placed the glass back on the table and leaned his elbows on the table, hands meeting. He tilted his head at Kalia, his dark eyes boring into her own. She didn't look away and continued to glare at him while the other three looked between them. Elijah and Rebekah looking nervous while Klaus just seemed amused, watching Kalia closely as she opposed his brother in a verbal batte.

"I share blood with Rebekah, Niklaus and Elijah. I am family."Finn drawled, interlacing his fingers as if wanting to show how deep their blood ran."You don't. What gives you the right to call yourself family and censure me in such a disrespectful manner? You aren't Mikaelson. You may share that name because of Kol but you do not share our blood."

There was a pause and the tension between Finn and Kalia thickened until, all of a sudden, Klaus let out a loud laugh. He chuckled, shaking his head, bringing Finn's attention away from Kalia and onto himself. Kalia leaned back in her chair, pursing her lips, watching silently as Elijah leaned over and re-filled her glass, placing his free hand on top of her own in a comforting manner. Klaus glanced at Kalia before he met Finn's gaze, a challenging glint in his eyes.

"She is family, brother, blood or not. If she is allowed to be around my child, sit at my table and stand by my side with Elijah and Rebekah then she is considered family."Klaus said, his smile gone and his eyes darkening at his brother. He leaned over, his voice dropping to a hiss."In fact, she is more welcome than you and our mother are."

Finn's eyes narrowed at Klaus' words and he stared at his brother for a few moments before he leaned back in his seat, picking up his glass again. His eyes trailed over his siblings who were smiling small at Klaus and nodding in agreement before they returned to Finn. Kalia didn't react but her eyes met Klaus' for a moment, who just nodded at her before he returned to twirling a knife between his fingers. Silence fell upon them once more until Elijah noticed that the waiters had returned and were setting two more places at the table. One next to Elijah and another at the other end of the table.

Elijah frowned in confusion, he had been expecting their mother but nobody else.

"Are we expecting another guest?" Elijah asked Finn in a suspicious manner.

Finn perked up. He nodded at Elijah with a smile, his eyes trained on Klaus' as he gestured to the end of the table."Mother will sit at the head, as expected."

"And what about our other guest?"Klaus drawled, sitting up straight, his eyes fixated on the spare seat."Don't tell me you've also brought back that fiery headed harlot Sage?"

Finn's jaw clenched for a moment, his calmness threatening to fade as anger boiled up inside of him. He thought of his mother's orders, and how she would hate to see him act like his deranged siblings. He just smiled at Klaus, before he pointed at the spare seat.

"And, as for the seat across from me, that's reserved for another of our clan. Care to wager an educated guess?"

He pinned his eyes to Kalia's blue ones. He grinned at her when he saw her eyes light up a little, a glimmer of hope in her eyes as she processed his words. Kalia sat up, her numb expression turning to one of wonder as she glanced at the entrance then back at Finn. Elijah, Rebekah and Klaus all looked at one another, wondering what Finn was truly hinting at. Finn laughed, leaning forward, picking up his glass once more before he spoke. Kalia's lips parted and she let out a shaky breath, her blue eyes returning to their usual colour as Finn smirked at her.

What does he mean?

"How about a paranoid one?"

The attention was swiped from Finn when a deep, vigorous chuckle hit their ears. A chuckle that, although sounding different, seemed familiar. Kalia gasped when she felt a fluttering in her stomach again, a feeling she only got around one person. Her head snapped up and her eyes glassed over when they landed on the figure that was leaning against the brick wall, a cheeky yet somewhat innocent smile on his lips.

"Now, brother, i prefer beguiling."

Elijah let out a relived and shocked laugh, emotion clear on his face."Brother?"

It can't be.

But the fluttering in her stomach returned as she kept on staring at the human that she had never seen before.

Fluttering that only got stronger as well as her heartbeat getting faster as he entered.

"K-Kol?"

He tilted his head, grin widening as he met her eyes. She knew those eyes.

Kalia's breathing hitched as he came closer and although she knew that he was human, the power Kol used to have was still very much clear to her, it seemed that it never left. She didn't move as he came to a halt in front of her, towering over her, his eyes daring her to move away from him.

"Hello, darling. Did you miss me?"


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