Vampire Diaries.
It was suppose to be a good day.
He had finished his chores for the day, it was a clear sky with the sun out, Henrik and Rebekah were laughing as they told story's to each other, Kol was studying his magic and teasing Finn about his and Sage's wedding in a month, Elijah had indulged him in play fighting, and finally Siegfried was currently out picking some herbs that she needed.
It quickly derailed once his father and mother had come out.
Mikael had gotten angry, Klaus didn't know why, but something he did apparently infuriated his father. He was defending himself, desperately trying to get his father to stop, he could see the fear in his siblings eyes the longer it went. He would find no help, as Finn and Elijah were trying to shield Henrik and Rebekah from the violence, Kol had already angered their father a day ago and didn't want to make the situation worse, and mother...
Well, Esther was looking away, pretending like her husband was not beating one of her children.
Klaus felt a pang go through his heart, like every time he saw that Esther was ignoring how he was being attacked by Mikael, before he tripped and landed on his back. His sword had flown out of his hand and Mikael had raised his to strike him. He heard the screaming from his family as the sword went down, and Klaus couldn't look away no matter how much he wanted to.
And then Mikael was sent flying, away from Klaus, by an invisible force.
He looked left and felt his heart filled with love at the sight of his younger sister standing there. Siegfried was the only one of his siblings who would stand up to Mikael when she thought him in the wrong, she never cared that he was the head of the family, of the threats of disowning her, of the idea that she must marry someone of their fathers choice. The reason being that, like his mother and two brothers, Siegfried was also born with witch powers. But unlike them, hers were far more powerful then their mother and brothers, she also had no problem exposing herself to the village if needed. Which was why their father never disowned her, as the threat of her telling the village about her witch craft hung over his head.
It also did not hurt that she knew her way around a sword, and was not afraid to use it on Mikael.
"Siegfried!" Esther yelled out in disapproval, only to get a sneer of hate thrown back at her.
"And what-" she started, turning her golden eyes (Such beautiful eye's, he thought) towards a downed Mikael. She had walked to stand in front of him, resolved to protect Klaus from their 'Father'."In the name of the Allfather himself, do you think you are doing to Niklaus?"
Mikael had gotten up by now, eye's furious as he stared at the silver-blonde daughter of his, his hands gripping his sword tightly. His face was reddening as he marched towards her, "GIRL!" He roared, "How dare you-!"
"How dare I? How dare I?!" she hissed, holding out her hand and forming a blade of magic. "How dare YOU! HOW DARE YOU TRY AND HARM MY BROTHER!" she yelled, swinging her sword at the other, making a clang as they met. She stepped forward, magic whipping wildly around her as she struck again. "FATHER OR NOT, I WILL SLAY YOU WHERE YOU STAND, RIGHT NOW FOR DARING TO TRY AND SLAY MY BROTHER OLD MAN!" she struck her foot out, catching his knee and sending him to the ground. "MAYBE I SHOULD RID THE VILLAGE OF YOU RIGHT NOW! IT WOULD DEFINITELY ENSURE MY FAMILY'S SAFETY!"
"Your family?! YOU ARE NOT THE HEAD OF THIS HOUSE!" He roared as he got back up. He grabbed her arm and pulled, making her stagger, before drawing back his fist and punching her in the jaw. She went back a couple of step's, making him swing his sword towards her stomach as she shook her head out.
Only to be stopped as a barrier appeared in front of her.
He growled, looking towards his children and seeing Kol with his hand out. "KOL!" he snarled.
Kol only smirked back at him, fury evident in his eyes, as he stepped forward. He ignored his mother as she called for him to come back, and Klaus wasn't surprised that Kol acted because it was Siegfried who had gotten punched. His little brother made it no secret that he loved Siegfried more then anyone else, as their sister was closes to him out of all their siblings.
"I'm not going to let you harm Sig father." was all he said, standing besides her defiantly.
Klaus looked to the other side of his sister, finding Finn standing next to her as well in a show of support. Finn, like Kol, loved her most out of their family. She was the one who made it so Finn and Sage could marry, threatening to set Mikael aflame if he didn't allow for Finn to be happy. The rest of his sibling also came, showing that they would not back down until Mikael stopped. Elijah had helped him off the floor, supporting him, while Rebekah stood on his other side, clutching his hand in comfort. Yet it was Henrik that broke Mikaels resolve, seeing the utter fear directed towards him from his favorite child he huffed and marched off.
Making sure that they were gone Siegfried turned concerned eye's towards Klaus, quickly going up to him and checking him over.
"Are you alright?" she questioned, "That bastard didn't hurt you too bad did he?"
Niklaus smiled, overjoyed on the attention he was getting from his sister. "Just a few scratches." he murmured, wincing when her fingers brushed against a deep cut on his cheek. He sheepishly shrugged his shoulders when Siegfried raised a pointed eyebrow at him.
"Just a few 'scratches' is it?" she chuckled.
"Trying to act all tough for sister dearest?" Kol teased.
Klaus scoffed. "I don't need to act tough." he muttered as he felt the magic of Siegfried's healing his cut.
"Finn, would you like to help? It could be good practice." she suggested.
"Of course sister." Finn smiled, glad that they seemed to be winding down from earlier. He started to draw out his own magic and started to heal what he could. Unlike his younger siblings, he wasn't very gifted at magic, not to mention he was fairly limited to healing magic. But he was just fine with that, he could fight with his sword and was glad he could help with his magic.
"Thank you." Klaus sighed.
She smiled, "It's fine. It's what family does, is it not?"
"NIKLAUS!"
Elijah jerked, swinging his head towards the enraged form of his sister running full speed towards the ritual.
"Siegfried! Sister help me!" Niklaus called out, struggling against the restraints. Everything hurt, his mother had put vervain and some wolfsbain into his drink when he wasn't looking, he should have known better. Should have known there was an ulterior motive when she was acting so lovingly towards him. He couldn't believe what his mother was doing to him. He was being punished for her mistakes, she was trying to seal away a part of himself, dooming him again after what she did to them.
It wasn't enough that she turned them all into these monsters, that she forced Siegfried to fight for her own magic to stay with her, making her suffer for day's as nature tried to rip it from her very soul. That Kol was going insane and changing for the worst without the feel of his magic, or Rebekah's mournful howl of never having the children and husband that she dreamed of, that Fin cried once he realized that Sage would die of old age and he would keep on living, that Elijah is breaking because he had killed dozens of innocents in a hungry haze for blood.
What did they ever do to deserve this?
"GET AWAY FROM MY BROTHER!" She roared, swinging her arm out and commanding her magic to shove Elijah and Mikael away from Niklaus. She skid to a stop, tugging at the restraints, before freeing one if his arms. "It's ok Nikky, It's going to be alright." she stated, her fury growing at the tears in his eye's. "That bitch won't be able to touch you."
"GIRL!"
And then she was slammed into, being thrown across the field with Mikael at her throat. The two were snarling, biting, clawing, tearing- anything to get the upper hand on the other. With another flick of her magic, Mikael was set aflame and sent away from her person. She ignored his screams, instead looking to see where she was and saw Elijah's neck had been snapped. She frowned at that, before seeing that she was closer to the witch then Niklaus. Siegfried lunged at the witch, desperate to stop whatever spell she was casting onto her brother.
But too late.
It was finished, and she could hear the anguished screaming of Niklaus, how apart of him was being sealed away.
And she raged. Howling like a beast as she saw the satisfied smile that flickered across Esther's face, before it was replaced with terror as she saw her death. Siegfried tore her apart, ripping her neck out with her teeth, shoving her arm through bone and muscle to grasp the heart. The witch was nothing but fleshy piece once she was done.
With one last disdainful sneer towards the still burning Mikael, she picked up Elijah, grabbed Klaus, and left with the rest of her family.
Elijah loved his family, he would do anything to protect them, kill anyone who slighted them.
He loved his sister Rebekah, how she awed and raved about the newest fashion. How she sought someone who would love her as she is, bloody past and all, and not just because she was an original.
He loved Kol, the mischievous glint in his eyes and he bugged everyone. How passionate he could get about magic, his love for teaching it, and how he followed their sister like a puppy to feel magic go through his body again. Even for a bit.
He loved Finn, his gentle smile when the family was at peace. How despite turning into a monster, still strove to keep his humanity, but would gladly embrace the darkness if it meant he could protect them.
He loved Niklaus, that cheeky smile of his when teasing them. How he would sit and draw them all for hours upon hours, or anything that caught his fancy, and beam in delight when complimented.
And lastly, he loved his sister Siegfried, the content aura she had when they were all together. How she would hum and run her delicate fingers through his hair, telling them how much she loved them all, and giving them the love that Esther should have.
He loved them...
So he felt like a disgusting piece of shit when Finn was daggered, not object to Niklaus keeping it in, and having to lie to Siegfried's face about Finn being tired of traveling with the family. Her heartbroken expression was gut wrenching, he felt vile and thought he deserved to be daggered for making her have such an expression.
By his glance at the rest of his siblings, he could tell that they felt the same as him.
He hated lying to her, but what was he suppose to do? Finn had been trying to kill himself lately, despairing as he had killed another innocent in his hunger. She had no idea about it, and no one wanted to tell her. They would rather her think he wanted nothing to do with them, then tell her that Finn wanted to die.
...And...it may also be the fact that they didn't really like having to share her.
Elijah may have been the most humane of the siblings, but even he couldn't deny that he wanted his darling sister's attention for himself. He knew the others felt the same.
She may have been only a year older than Kol, but she had them all wrapped around her finger.
And when they had to dagger Kol, because he was going out of control, they couldn't stand the disappointment she directed at them.
He felt dirty again because he had played on her feelings for all of them, so she would not undagger Kol.
"Alright Elijah, I won't." she had agreed, a tear going down her cheek as she turned to look out of the window.
He had gotten up and left quickly, meeting Klaus and Rebekah outside of the room. He shut the door, and stared them down with heartbreak. "I refuse to do such a thing again." he said before leaving to his room.
And even though he had said it, he would do it again.
Because just like all his siblings, he himself also had a possessive side when it came to her.
Rebekah, despite being all for love, despised anyone who caught Siegfried's attention. She would sniff at them, throw subtle insults, tear down their self esteem and even drive them to suicide. She would then take the chance to console Siegfried and spend the next few day's with her.
Kol, who loved witches and warlocks, would stalk and terrorize them for day's if they were around Siegfried for more then he approved of (i.e. taking her attention away from his person). Sometimes he would even set them up, being perfectly nice to them when she was around, then provoke them to attack when she wasn't. All she would see was someone attacking her little brother, thus getting them killed despite them trying to explain the situation to her, and he would play the victim and milk it for all it was worth.
Niklaus would straight out kill anyone he thought took her attention from him. He would tell her that he was protecting her, that it was his job as an elder brother to make sure that she didn't have such weak friends. All the while he was actually hoarding her attention, isolating her from everyone else. He would then distract her with his paintings, asking for Siegfried to model for him, a pout on his face.
Even Finn had ripped out some arms if it meant getting rid of the competition vying for her attention. The amount of suitors that Siegfried had that she didn't know of were in the hundreds. He would console her when she'd come to him, asking if she was not that attractive as Rebekah has been getting dozens of suitors, while she herself has not.
And it was then, in his room, that Elijah had an epiphany. That's not normal for a family.
She was near the window, basking in the morning sun, when it happened.
Siegfried was in her night gown, just awoken from sleep, reading a book when she heard the door to her room open. She didn't bother looking up, only her siblings would dare to come into her room without knocking. She paused in turning the page, hearing that the footsteps stopped behind her.
A beat of silence.
"It's alright." she smiled, feeling the faint shock. She closed her book and set it aside, golden eye's turning towards the outside. "I'll still love you Nikky." she mumbled.
Elijah had come to her late last night, begging her to come with him, to leave and live on their own for a while. But she had refused, stating that they were family and should stick together. She could guess that Niklaus had heard, and his paranoia of being alone was now acting up.
Thus leading him here.
"...Are you sure...?" he whispered hoarsely.
"Hn." she hummed, leaning back into her chair as she felt him slip an arm around her shoulder in a half-hug. His head rested on her's, taking in her scent and hair, before the cold bite of a dagger pierced her heart.
"I love you, sister." was the last she heard before darkness engulfed her.
The moment Elijah and Rebekah had learned that Nik had daggered Siegfried, darling lovely sister, they had raged and threatened the hybrid to undagger her. Because how dare he- how dare he deprive them of her laughter, of her smile and warm voice. But no matter how much they threatened, no matter how they begged, Niklaus did not move in his decision.
He had even so far as to have his witches secure her coffin so no one but he could open it.
The day Kol had been undaggered, the youngest had immediately gone to blend in with the time, and once clothed he had started to look for Siegfried. When not found, he figured that she was out taking a walk, she always did like to spend time in the trees.
Yet when night fell and she was still not back he knew something was wrong. Kol knew because his siblings were not in a panic, and they had been watching him all day, waiting for a reaction from him.
It wasn't until his eye's landed on Nik- Nik who would always hover around their sister- that he understood.
"What have you done?" Kol started, slowly getting up from his seat.
"Kol-" Niklaus started, only to duck the chair thrown at him.
"What did you DO TO HER!" he snarled. He turned his head towards Elijah and Rebekah, "WHERE IS SHE?!"
Elijah sighed, "She was daggered."
Silence.
Kol stared at his three siblings, not understanding what he was just told. He couldn't have heard right, because there was no way that they could have allowed that to happen. Why would they want to dagger Siegfried? Siegfried! She wasn't a threat to herself like Finn, she doesn't go out of control like he did, she didn't try and leave the family to be with some boy like Rebekah, she didn't even annoy anyone like Elijah did.
So why was she daggered?!
Kol had snapped, raged at them for what they did when he realized that they were serious. It did not take long for him to be redaggered.
And when awoken again, he had sought out witches to create a dagger that would work on Niklaus. He wanted his elder brother to feel what it was like to be put way for years, to get him out of the way so he could free his sister. Maybe she would leave with him, she couldn't possibly want to stay with Nik after that.
And then Rebekah betrayed him.
Damon sighed as he watched Bonnie examine one of the coffins, saying that the witches told her that there was a powerful weapon in there that would help them defeat Klaus. And seeing as he was only there as muscle, he had nothing to do. So, he decided to look into each of the coffins, observing the hybrids siblings.
He had just reached the third one when he paused to look it over, it was cleaner then the others, and looked far more expensive. There were gold vines lining it, and seemed to be made of red oak unlike the plain black of the others. Hm, this one must be the favorite. He mused, grabbing the lid and tried to lift it.
It didn't budge.
He quirked a brow, his interest rising. Klaus obviously cares about this one the most if their coffin is locked. He thought, a smirk forming as plans formed in his mind. "Hey witchy, think you can undo the lock on this one?" he called over.
A pause in voices, before footsteps came up behind him. "...Fancy." Bonnie remarked, looking it over. Her brows furrowed in thought, "...well...I think I could the help of the witches." she stated.
"Great, hop to it then." Damon grinned.
Bonnie rolled her eye's at him, before focusing her power and starting to chant.
A half an hour later and a 'click' was heard. The lid opened slightly with a small creak.
Damon quickly went over and opened it fully, observing the sibling inside. Another sister, he noted. Long dirty blonde hair ran down her front in messy waves and curls sticking in every direction, long lashes brushing her grayed skin, a soft jawline, plump lips, a small straight nose and high cheek bones. What surprised him was- unlike the others- she seemed to be smiling. She was in a nightgown, a well loved book clutched in her hand's, while she was tucked in with a knitted blanket.
Oh yeah, I could definitely use her. He decided. He leaned over and picked her up in his arms, "Little heavier then you look." he muttered.
"Damon, what are you doing?" Bonnie questioned.
"Making sure we have leverage." he stated, "close that would you? Can't have it open when Klaus finds this place." he said as he started leaving the house. "Call Stephan to pick up the other coffin."
Klaus was in agony, his sibling were all un-daggered, and they were trying to leave him. To leave the home he built them now that Mikael was gone for good! He felt bitter tears welling up in his eye's. And worse was Finn, once he learned that they had lied about what happened to him towards Siegfried, he would rage before going and taking her with him.
"Always and forever..." he muttered bitterly.
Elijah narrowed his eye's at him, a tinge of sadness before it was gone. "Yes, it was suppose to be, but you broke that Niklaus." he stated, Rebekah next to him, with Kol and Finn on either side. They were all glaring at him, with the fucking Salvatore's observing from the side with a smirk. "Just one last piece of business before we leave."
"And what is that." Klaus spat.
"Where's Siegfried, Nik?" Rebekah responded. Her fists were clenched, angry that her brother didn't bother to undagger her when he had found her. Angry that he had killed their mother, and learning it from the doppleganger just made it worse. She scoffed at the snarl he sent her, "She isn't just your sister Nik!" she screamed, because she missed her as well. She wanted her elder sister back, she wanted to hear her singing, to be hugged again, to feel her hair be played with.
"We could just go out to find her." Finn suggested.
Niklaus furrowed his brows as he heard his siblings discuss finding Siegfried. Which was...strange...her coffin was in the same room as them. "What are you talking about? Did you all become stupid while in there? I haven't undaggered Siegfried yet." he stated, making the room go quiet.
"...you...haven't?" Elijah hesitantly asked.
Niklaus looked towards him like he was an idiot. "No, of course not! Why would you think I have?"
Kol's brows furrowed in worry, "Nik...Siegfried's coffin is empty." he said slowly. His worry increased at the shock on his brothers face. "Are you telling me that you didn't hide her from us?"
"No! I haven't opened her coffin for over a decade!" Niklaus started, his panic starting to rise.
Silence.
Before Rebekah opened her mouth, "WHO THE HELL COULD HAVE-" she started, only to snap her mouth shut as a thought came to her.
Elijah and Klaus must have thought the same as her, as three heads snapped towards the Salvatore's.
Damon's eyes widened. Uh-oh.
"YOU!" Rebekah screeched, lunging at the elder brother in fury.
Klaus snarled, his hybrid feature coming to the surface, as he shook off his wounds in anger. He saw the rest of his family's features shift at the realization that Damon had their sister.
Later found the family dragging two Salvatore's behind them, Stephan with two arms missing, and Damon with a bloodied face and the threat of his brother being killed leading them inside.
"Well? Go on then." Kol said, jerking Stephan's head up. "Hurry up, or your brother will suddenly realize he doesn't want his head."
Damon scowled, growling lowly in his throat as he made his way downstairs. He glanced behind him and saw the two eldest, Finn and Elijah, following him.
"Do you think we would willingly leave her alone with you." Elijah stated.
"Must be idiotic if he thought so brother." Finn commented.
Damon, "And what am I going to do with you all having my brother?" he retorted, going to the end of the cell's and opening it. Inside was the body of Siegfried, carelessly dropped into the corner. Damon saw Finn's jaw clench at the state they found her in, before the other quickly walked in and gently lifted her into his arms.
"It would not be the first time you and your companions have done something...stupid." Elijah pointed out, following Finn as they made their way back to the family. He kept pace with his brother, leaning over and checking over his darling sister. He grimaced at the dust that had gathered on her, this was no way to treat her.
"Sig!" Kol called out, throwing Stephan away from his person. He blurred in front of Finn, scowling at her state. "Is she alright? No harm came to her person?"
"She's alright." Elijah assured.
Rebekah came over and scrunched her nose up at the dust, "She's filthy. Come on then, we have to get her home and cleaned up!"
"First things first." Kol said, gripping the dagger and ripping it out of her body. "There we go."
Klaus clapped his hands together, "Right then, time to go." he announced, waiting until his family was out the door and turned to the Salvatore's. "Lovely evening, don't you agree? I had a wonderful time, didn't you? Probably not, what with your missing arms and all, along with the fact that you undaggered my sibling..." his smile dissipated at this, before coming back tauntingly. "No matter, thing of the past really. And before I forget..." he glared at the two, "Don't you ever lay a hand on my sister again. Doppleganger or no, if I have to kill Elena so the message sticks, then I will do so." and with that he smiled one last time before leaving.
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"Well...shit." Damon sighed. So much for that plan.
"A...ball?" Siegfried questioned from her place on the couch. It had been a few day's since she woke up in this time, learning that it had been three hundred years since she was daggered. She held no resentment for Nik, she stilled loved him, but she would admit to being miffed at missing the roaring twenties, along with the world wars.
She was currently leaning against Finn, her journal in hand, as she helped him understand the history of the nine-hundred years he missed.
And oh, when she had learned that her family had lied to her, that Finn had wanted to commit suicide...
The tears that ran down her face was enough to get her siblings to never do such a thing again. They all but tripped over themselves to get her to stop the tears, Kol even going so far as hugging Niklaus to show that there was no hard feelings between them. She only stopped when Finn promised her that he would stop trying to kill himself, making a warriors vow to live.
It wasn't long after that, that Esther had shown herself spouting about wanting to be a family again.
Siegfried knew she was up to something. And even Finn, the obedient son, was wary of his mother. Of the mother who turned him into this in the first place. She could see that her sibling's were also wary of this new found desire of being a family. It was hard to believe, what with their mother never even stepping in to stop Mikael's abuse.
"Yes~!" Rebekah said excitedly. "But can you believe that we only have five days to get a dress?! FIVE DAYS! It's madness I tell you!" she huffed.
Siegfried looked amused, hearing the exasperated sigh from her brothers. "Hn, completely sister." she humored her. Her eye's flickering towards Niklaus, who sat in the couch in front of hers, seeing the amused glint in his eyes. "And I am assuming that you want me to go with you to pick out a dress?"
Rebekah smiled, "yes! We need some girl time! It'll do you no good to hang around our brothers for too long. I mean, just look at Kol!"
Said brother paused in his silent mocking of Rebekah, an indignant look crossing his face. "Excuse me?"
"Or Nik and his stupid face, or Elijah and his reading, and god forbid that you stay with Finn and his boring history books!"
"Hey!" the three brothers objected.
Siegfried laughed.
"Now, now, Rebekah, you aren't the only one who want's to spend time with Siegfried." Elijah said, closing his book.
"Exactly! And what are you going to do? Look at these harlot dresses and try to get Sig into one?" Kol said sarcastically, before the thought ran through the brother's mind.
The though of Siegfried wearing such revealing dress's for all the vermin to see...
"Not happening!"
"Absolutely not."
"It is not appropriate."
"NO!"
Rebekah rolled her eye's. Sometimes she hated how overprotective her family was of her elder sister.
Damon was in deep shit.
The night of the ball had come, and Elena- despite him telling her not to come- was adamant on meeting Esther. Never mind that all the original's despised him and his brother since the night they were all undaggered.
He had just met Kol, the youngest brother, and was ready to start something with him when an announcement was made. He sighed, watching as the original's gathered on the stairs as a speech was made and a dance was to be held. He was scanning over them, mentally nitpicking what they were wearing, when his eye's locked with gold.
A jolt went through him. The noise around him turned dim.
He had heard about this.
It was so rare, that he didn't think it would happen to him. A mate.
He had thought, long ago, that Katherine was it, because of how much he loved her and how she made him feel. But that...
That had nothing on how his very being was yelling at him to be near this woman. How he felt so complete, and the emptiness inside suddenly went away. The knowledge that this woman, this beautiful woman with golden eye's would never turn on him. Would accept him as he was, would never have him change who he was to love him.
And oh, how she was so beautiful. Dirty blonde hair curled into ringlets, half of it pulled into a bun with a white feather in it. Soft gold eye's accented by lilac eyeshadow, which match the accents in her white floor gown. The bodice formfitting, while the gown itself seemed to be made of feathers that flowed around her.
….and she was an original...
He realized that she was the original she had taken, the one that Klaus had threatened him against ever interacting with again.
Shit. He thought as the dance was starting. He quickly found himself a partner, his eye's never straying from her. Damon was determined to keep her in his sight, switching when needed as he seemed to get closer.
Until finally, Damon had her in his arm's to dance. He could hear the growls coming from the other original's, but he didn't care. All he cared about was talking to this beautiful creature in his arms. "Hello there."
She smiled sadly, "Hello. You've made me wait for some time."
"I apologize. But to be fair, I think you've made me wait too."
And while Damon was enjoying the fact he had found his mate, Siegfried was despairing.
Despairing that her mate was the enemy.
Despairing that he was trying to kill her family.
Accepting that she would be alone for eternity, because she knew that if it came down to it- no matter how much it hurt her- that she would choose her family over him. To kill the man who was her other half in this life, who she waited for over 1,000 years to meet.
Because, her eye's drifted to her siblings. Seeing them watching out for her, and giving them a reassuring nod back.
Always, and forever.