I didn't know what to expect. But Damon saying he was helping, and we would only get to know more if he was involved. I stayed seated and while Elijah started to try and persuade Damon to help right away.

Klaus took a more aggressive approach but no matter what Damon wasn't letting up. He wasn't going to. So I stood and grabbed Klaus' arm and looked to Elijah. "If he wants to be an ass about helping, let him be. I will stay here with Elijah while you two and whoever else takes care of the witches and tracking them down." I optimized the risk that Damon wouldn't want to leave if I am here.

"No." Klaus shook his head. "I want you with me so I know you're safe. I want Hope and Elijah to be protected-"

"I can have Caroline take the little ones." I heard Damon push out and I turned to him.

"I wouldn't trust Caroline with anything." I stated and glared at him when he looked confused.

"Now love, Caroline is plenty reliable. She has taken care of babies before. She birthed miracle twins and all that." Klaus told me and I turned to look at him. "If you don't trust her, then trust me." He told me and I just waited before looking towards Damon.

"She is will be in a safe house and everything. She's a great mom." Damon added and I just looked to Elijah. He gave a nod and I sighed before looking up to my room the babe was in and I just nodded before going towards the stairs.

I got to my room and went to look over Elijah. In such a short amount of time he had grown to be like my own. I had grown to love him and care for him. He was mine now. I was comfortable with him now. I reached over and ran my finger over his cheek and down his little arm. I had started to bathe and dress him every morning and night. I had went shopping for him. I had a small thing to attach him to my chest in case I needed to be hands free, though I hadn't used it yet.

He wiggled a bit and almost turned over and I was smiling at the almost accomplishment. He was almost a month along now. He would have a more stabilized head and maybe, if he is progressive he'll turn over before he was 3 months. I rubbed my thumb over his hand and smiled as he squeezed it.

"He's grown on you." I looked up at Elijah's entrance and after a moment I nodded. "I have to admit, when he isn't in a mood to cry with whoever is holding besides you, he is rather nice to be around." He said coming forth and looking in the crib.

"He is having less of those moods. Thankfully. Otherwise he would never sleep when he goes with Caroline." I said thinking about leaving him with her again and feeling a pain. "She's good with kids?" I asked him needing more reassurances.

"Yes... she is a mother to two twins that live with their biological father away from any kind of vampires... she doesn't see them often but for 5 years, she raised them." He told me and I nodded and looked away for a short time before looking back at him.

"She is with Stefan."

"Stefan... in my opinion, is much safer than Damon is... though he can get a bit bitey." He said and I gave him a weary look and then looking back to small Elijah. "He will be safe."

"But I will miss him."

"All mothers miss their young when they have to leave." He told me and I sighed.

"And who is to say how long I will be gone. What if he learns to sit up, or roll over while I am gone." I said and moved to lift him up. I cradled him close and swayed and felt my heart break at all the possibilities.

"Then maybe you should have a phone..." I heard Klaus and looked up to see him raising one in the air. "And have Caroline record it all and send you daily videos." He said and I looked back at him. "She is on her way to work out his schedule."

"Already?" I asked and looked from him to Elijah and then to the babe.

"She was in town with her beau and they are making their way here." He said and I sighed.

"Then I should make sure I write things down." I said and looked at the brothers before me. Elijah nodded and moved to leave, and Klaus not getting the small hint stayed and came closer to see the babe. He also handed me the phone and I sent it in my back pocket.

"He's so precious to you." He commented and I nodded. "He will be safe with her." He told me and I sighed.

"So everyone keeps saying." I ground out and moved to put Elijah back into his crib and turned to find paper.

"So I say. Caroline-"

"Yes, as I recall you wanted a kiss from her to heal me when Tyler Lockwood bit me as you fought in wolf form. You'd never say a bad thing about her would you?" I asked and advanced having enough of him telling me that I should relax about this. "Why don't you go and fight for her favor... I am guessing she was one of the women who did throw themselves at you."

"Now I don't know who you're trying to fool-"

"I am being honest Niklaus. I was happy with helping you and your brother get your daughter back, and then I was nervous when I found out that I was a hybrid. I was confused when I found out about my family. And slightly scared when I realized they had my blood and would track down every living descendent. I am hindering new emotions after being bound for so many years... and you think I have time to fool you? If anything you are trying to fool me." I stated and glared at him.

"The only reason you're still talking down to me is because you're jealous." He said and came forward to touch my chin and I jerked it away.

"There is nothing to be jealous of. You are not mine, and I am not yours. Jealousy is a feeling that doesn't resonate in my mind. Maybe it hasn't come yet, or maybe I am just not a person who cares if they are brushed aside for another because that means the person who did the brushing was not for me. Why don't you tell me Niklaus, if Caroline was not with Stefan... would you even be talking to me right now?"

"Nik!" I heard Rebekah after a long pause and I turned without an answer and started to grab a suitcase she had and put it on the bed.

I felt him leave the room and I heard them talking down the hall. I packed and then sat with Elijah in my arms. I rocked and stayed where I was even when I heard Caroline and Stefan's voices downstairs.

I heard footsteps before Hayley poked her head in and then entered the room right after. "Are you ready to head out?"

"I should be." I nodded and stood up. "We have to go and he needs to be safe." I declared and nodded.

"We're taking two cars. Elijah and I were taking one-"

"I'll be in the one without Niklaus." I stated and she nodded.

"Then with us." She nodded and I did too. I pulled Elijah up and placed my lips on his head and took a deep inhale.

"Let's go." I said and moved downstairs. I took the paper I had and she helpfully took the suitcases. I went down the stairs seeing Stefan and Klaus looking pretty happy to be around each other... and I walked to Caroline.

"This is baby Elijah?" She asked looking so happy.

"Yes." I said and moved to show him to her. "I wrote down his schedule, and the things I use to bathe him." I said and held out the paper first. She looked it over and nodded. "He does go a bit grumpy when he has been awake 15 minutes past any of the sleep schedule and will only sleep if I am holding him so I warn you that he needs to follow this." I said tapping the paper and then looking down at the baby. "Elijah and everyone else here say you're a mother of some kind... therefore I am trusting you with him." I said and moved to hand him over.

"He will be taken care of. I promise. I missed taking care of babies and I wish I could have more-"

"I get it. Now we are going." I cut her off and turned to look at Hayley. I took my bag from her and as I was walking out I heard Klaus.

"She's an ally, nothing more. Once things settle down I don't care where she goes." I held my head up high and kept walking. I put my bag in the back of the car Hayley was climbing into and then moved to the back. I slid in and waited as the others divvied up who was going where and I was pissed as all hell when Damon slid in on the other end.

"Hi there." He smiled at me and I turned my face away and glared out the window as Elijah started the car. "So... the last I heard, the witch we need to find is living out her life in peace, in South Carolina." I waited as we started to drive.

"Who is she?" Hayley turned to ask and I waited for the answer.

"One that was quite helpful a couple decades back. I still kept tabs on the witches... and when I needed one I knew who to blackmail." He stated and I huffed and looked out the window. We turned a couple streets as he told me about how he wanted to use the woman as a helper to crumble Stefan's resolve to hold his humanity. She did her work, and he left her alone.

I rolled my eyes at his happiness at the good times he and Stefan had for 8 years before a woman named Lexi brought Stefan back to his salvation. I tried to ignore him and stop from getting absorbed in his stories. He told them in such a way that I wanted to laugh when he paused for it and look over when he seemed to rethink what he was saying. But I stayed looking out the window.

I felt the phone buzz in my back pocket and pulled it out before seeing an unknown number and then opening the message. It was a picture of Elijah eating and I smiled. I wrote back that he burps between the half way point or he won't finish. She messaged back that she would do just that and I sighed and looked back at the picture.

"Missing the young one already huh?" Damon asked leaning over me and I looked at him for the smallest of seconds and then to the window again. "Oh come on. Annie can we just get along?"

"You threw a little girl off a roof." I stated again like it was on repeat.

"I also saved one and raised her as my own, made sure that those she grew up with wasn't treated as rotten as you were before I found you. I also never really thought that the little girl would be harmed. Her parents are both super fast and could have caught her, you were just closer." He said and I turned a glare at him before looking towards Hayley in front of me and then Elijah as he drove. "Nothing?" He asked like he had worked so hard.

"What do you expect? Me to just realize that you were really only trying to save me? When you see what I do you'll realize why this is so hard to see past." I said and looked at him for a bit longer as I shook my head and then towards the window.

"You think I don't know how you see me? You see me more of a monster now than when you found out that I was a vampire. The only difference is that one benefited you more than the other and you are more mad about being a kept wolf than you are about me pushing a girl off a building knowing someone would catch her. Maybe I should be the one mad. Maybe I should be the one that doesn't want to talk to you. You knew the minute I was a vampire that you would want to be turned one day and don't you dare deny it! I know it. It was the only reason that you weren't scared." He accused and I turned to look at him before glaring.

"I wasn't scared because you were the only person in my life to ever be nice to me. I knew somewhere deep down that if you would have wanted to hurt me or kill me you would have done that at the well that day you found me." I stated and shook my head. "Maybe I did want to be a vampire some time after I realized what it meant. But that was because that would mean I got to be your daughter or sister for the rest of our long lives together. I would have loved to be cared for and make more memories with you Damon! But after all you did for me... those things aren't what sticks out now." I told him and shook my head. "Pull over." I begged when we came into another town and saw a diner.

We parked there with nothing else said and I strolled into the place and sat alone until Hayley sat with me. We ate in silence and when it came time to get back into the cars I realized Damon was getting in beside Klaus. They both glared at me and I just felt the tears come to my eyes as I slid into the car beside Freya who was already trying to fall back asleep.

We have 4 more hours and I was going to be as quiet as a mouse, for here on out. No more talking. No more yelling. No more accusations and no more answers. I grabbed the books we brought along and just started to read.

This time I was going through Steven's.

Dear Little sister,

You will never know me, at least not in a way that most siblings know each other. Like for instance, I could tell you that Angie is allergic to Maple. I know that if you tell Eric not to do something because it's not safe, or annoying, he does it with gusto and only gets minor injuries. I know our brother Gregory loves to paint.

Knowing these things makes me wonder what you'll be allergic to. About who and what you won't head. About what you'll be good at and be when you grow and flourish.

There is a small part of me that wishes you trigger your curse and somehow find your way back to us. And there is another part that is just so happy that you are free of this. The curse our sister has, our parents had. Our pack has... it's one that most say is inevitable. I will one day trigger it. So will our brothers.

It's just a matter of time. It would be just an accident. I could be passing over a snowy hill while hunting and accidently stabbing their best friend. It could be pushing a boy away and having him trip and crack his skull.

It could be anything. I as much as I wish to know what you'll love to do as you grow, I would rather never know than to see you in this kind of pain our older sister is in every full moon.

A woman came through our pack, told us that it was wise to let you know our feelings and wishes. I am giving it a try. I might not do it often, but when I do it will be because I thought of you and your future and your personality and our parents.

I wish you the best life you could ever want for yourself.

Your brother Steven.