Part 28 – Deals with the WitchVil
"Mother, manners" Rebecca chided as Ester greedily drank from the blood bags they brought her.
"I don't sense your older brothers hovering." Ester huffed as she threw the blood bag over her shoulder and grabbed the next one.
"They are in the main house. We aren't completely alone, we have Marcel and Kol outside in case you try to eat us." Freya answered and Ester's face fell, shame clouding her eyes. She was barely controlling herself from lunging at her daughters.
"I can't give you anymore information on Dahlia, I stayed away from her after I changed you all. She would take her price in blood from me."
"Oh mother, your debt was payed through me at the cost of my blood, my body, my soul" Freya said hauntingly causing the hairs on Rebecca's now mortal neck to stand. She needed to break the tension.
"There's someone we want you to meet." Rebecca said with more enthusiasm that she should.
"Klaus is going to kill us." Freya warned Rebecca who rolled her eyes.
"He won't. I know my son in law." Liz Forbes said as she walked in holding a twin in each arm while Hope held onto the lapels of her jacket.
"Why did you bring them here!" Ester growled; Hope ran to Rebecca and held onto her while the twins began to fuss.
"Shhh, my brave girls" Liz soothed the twins.
"Not the first impression you want to make on your grand children. I thought it was time us grand mothers met."
"You keep those children away!" Ester screamed as she tried to meld into the wall off her cell.
"Why, they've done nothing. They haven't created vampires, they haven't psychotically set their partner to hunt down their children and they haven't made deals with crazy blood witches." Liz said as Rebecca came closer with Hope.
"Look at her mom." Rebecca commanded and Ester shut her eyes and looked away.
"Dahlia said she looks a lot like I did. Aunt and I woke up and watched her birth in a vat of blood. Aunt said she watched my birth the same way. Then she cut my other wrist and poured more of my blood into the bowl." Freya said showing her wrists with fine scars to her mother. She pulled off her shirt and bra and moved her hair from her back revealing horrific scarring from burns and cuts.
"You won't look at the children mother look at this. Look at what you did to me mother. Does it make you happy? I took the brunt of her anger for your selfishness. Look at me mother." Freya said firmly. Ester held her hands to her mouth as silent tears fell.
"I'm so sorry Freya, I wish I could take it all back. I wish I was strong enough to fight Dahlia. I wish I wasn't so determined to fix my marriage with children. I was wrong."
"Can you make it up to me mother? Can you make a sacrifice for me?" Freya asked.
"I'll do anything"
"Grandma" Hope called as she slowly tried to reach through the bars. Ester relented and gave Hope her hand.
"Hope is not bad grandma, sisters are not bad." She said looking at Ester with nothing but innocence.
"Yes Hope. You are not bad, neither are your sisters."
"Freya, I will do anything you ask"
"Where is the blade made with your blood?" Freya asked.
"Your clairvoyant certainly is something. Only my original body or Mikael's can wield it."
"If you agree to helping us kill your sister, we will resurrect your body."
"Dahlia can't be killed."
"No, but she can be sealed away."
"I'd like one thing though. Before I agree."
"Oh, what would that be mother?" Rebecca asked.
"Once you resurrect me. I'd like a day to spend with you all. Just one day, as a family. Just one good day. One happy memory. I will then happily lay down my life if need be" Ester said, her eyes set on Freya, waiting for her blue eyes to meet her current hosts.
"Done" Liz answered breaking the tension.
"I don't think Caroline would like that very much."
"It's one day and Bonnie has those witch manacles." Liz said as she noticed the girls start yawning.
"Time to get them into bed." Liz said standing up.
"Before you go… what are their names" Ester asked.
"Elizabeth and Josephine Saltzman. Klaus and Caroline decided to honour Alaric by letting his family name live on through the twins"
"Your girl is good for my boy. If only she were around 2 millennia ago."
"Even if my girl was around, your husband was an asshole, and it seems to have spread to you."
"I like you Liz Forbes"
"I'll see you when you're back in your own body. Come ladies." Liz passed one of the twins to Freya as the two of them walked out. Rebecca turned to her mother with Hope in her arms.
"We are putting a lot of faith in you mother, rather Liz and I are. Our family doubts there is anything selfless or good left in you, it's just me Liz and Hope who have a little sliver of faith in you."
"I don't get why she has any faith in me"
"The Forbes women think differently. She said when you feel and understand you're a grandma you won't let anyone hurt them."
"Good night grandma." Hope smiled and waved.
"Good night little one."
"So we're supposed to forget 2 centuries of torture and play happy family? I object!" Elijah was passionately venting his disapproval of resurrecting Ester and bringing her into the family home while his siblings chuckled at his very Klaus like behaviour.
"Hey I'm not happy about this either but we need that blade." Caroline shrugged as she laid the breakfast table with Davina.
"I thought you were hanging with Bonnie today" Caroline pried and Davina blushed as she quickly darted her eyes at Kol.
"Damon and Stefan planned a family day out with Bonnie and Lucy after the resurrection."
"Well Freya is extremely brave to offer a single drop of blood for this ritual. I wouldn't bring mother back if you paid me" Kol said as he helped Patrice bring in freshly baked rolls and breakfast foods.
"Come Hope, you need to have your breakfast so we can start with the history of Magik and Witchcraft"
"Isn't she a bit young" Liz asked with a raised brow.
"Never and she loves history" Klaus said gathering Hope in his arms and peppering the squealing child with kisses until she trilled out "Grandma" and wiggled her way out of Klaus's arms running straight for the newly resurrected Ester who just entered the courtyard.
"Hello, little one" She greeted with a small smile patting the toddler on the head, as Freya stood behind her defensively waiting to snatch Hope and run at the first sign of danger from Ester.
"Time for learning now. Grandma and Hope play later" Hope said then ran off to find Patrice in the study.
"She's a sweet girl. She must get it from her mother."
"Actually, I have no idea where she gets it from. She's truly a miracle" Hayley said as she entered the courtyard with Jackson.
"Last time I saw you, you killed me and tried to murder my baby. But in order to save my girl from Dahlia, I will be civil"
"Mother; come, you can sit with me and Liz." Rebecca offered pulling a chair at the side for Ester.
"Thank you my sweet daughter."
Klaus and Elijah sat across each other at the heads of the table. Caroline sat to Klaus's left and Rebecca to his right. Kol sat Elijah's left and Marcel at his right.
So began the most awkward breakfast in history.
A/N: Hello my lovelies
2 more chapters and we are done. I hope you enjoyed this fic which started off as a rant. Bamon deserves as many fics possible to make up for the way Bonnie's character got shafted so many times.
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