Chapter 10

"Now where are you going sweet Rebekah?" She looked to see one of her favorite brothers smiling at her.

"Elijah! I was hoping that you can talk mother and father into letting me spend the night at Elena's." She told him. "Since she's all alone in that house and I've been invited in and all."

"Where's her sister at again?" He asked.

"Georgia. Remember? She's got Damon Salvatore helping her with the cravings that have been making her think about slaughtering the school."

"I promise I'll try little canary," Elijah grinned pulling Rebekah against him for a hug.

"Thanks Elijah," Rebekah grinned.

He smiled and kissed the top of her head before finding his father first.

"Would you mind if Rebekah were to spend the night at Elena's house? As Elena's only vampire protector is out in Georgia, trying to learn control, Elena is all alone with her younger brother. Anyone with impure thoughts could sneak it." He said, making a good case for Rebekah.

"Fine," Mikael said with a dismissive wave of his hand. He truly had little time for all of his children and largely left their every day care to Elijah.

Elijah looked at his mother who just entered and she nodded, in agreement.

"Rebekah? How about you stay there until Katherine gets back?" He asked her and she smiled widely. She flashed into his arms and was hugging him.

"YOU'RE THE GREATEST BIG BROTHER IN THE WORLD!" She shouted and he laughed.

"How about...I stay the night there as well." He said, smiling at her. "Just in case anyone else got any ideas about two young women being all alone in a house with a small child."

"Do you have to?" Rebekah put up a token fight.

"No I think Elijah has a good idea. He will watch over you," Esther said. "Or perhaps I should send Finn instead..."

Rebekah paled and as soon as she got out of his arms, she nodded, preferring Elijah over Finn everyday of the week.

"Go and pack!" She said as she went off to do that herself. Elijah just grinned and shook his head as he went off to pack himself.

Once he was sure that the children were off packing, Mikael turned to stare at his wife.

"I thought you wanted them separated?" He whispered as he referenced towards Elijah's room.

"Do you honestly think that they will truly get together? Besides, darling, this was your idea as well-wanting Kol to embrace the monster we all are and never become anything like Elijah."

They didn't know that Rebekah, who finished packing, had eavesdropped on them with Elijah and recorded it on her phone.