DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE CHARACTERS OR COVER PAGE.

A/N: JUST RESPOND TO A COMMENT, ANGEL WILL BE HELPFUL. BUT LIKE ANY OF HIS CASES HE WILL NEED TO RESEARCH. DON'T LOSE FAITH YET.

AS FOR ANOTHER, THE WAY THE STORY IS SET UP ELENA WILL BE OUT OF HER CHILDREN'S LIFE FOR THE MOST PART, BUT HER INTERACTIONS WILL BE EXPLAINED. THE REASON FOR THAT ELENA WILL BE ENTERING TEEN WOLF BEFORE ANY ARCS. SHE MEETS STILES WHEN HE IS A CHILD. STILES WILL BE PAIRED WITH HER DAUGHTER.

NOW TO ADDRESS MIKAEL, I WILL BE ADDING 'BONUS CHAPTERS' TO GET INSIGHT AS TO HOW HE IS DOING AS A PARENT.

Bonus Chapter #1

Mikael POV

Two years ago

I sat in my study, reading poem collections of Edgar Allan poe. I glanced at my watch, forty-five minutes until Davina comes home.

My eyes snapped to the baby monitor, hearing Mirenna cry out. I sit my book down and speed to the nursery. I swooped her up. She squirmed in my arms as I adjusted her pink hat.

She calmed for a split second before crying out. I could already feel my frustration, not knowing what to do.

I went over the mental list that Davina wrote for me.

Sleepy? No, she just woke up from a two hour nap.

Diaper change? I took her to the change station and laid her down. That didn't sit too well with her. I made it a quick change, which was mostly dry. So that can't be it.

Hungry? I swooped her up again and took her down to the kitchen, grabbing a pre-made bottle from the refrigerator. I slid it in the bottle warmer, waiting for the timer to go off.

"Mire, come on. Don't be cranky. We were doing so well this past week." I said to her, bouncing her in my arm to try to soothe her, but continued to cry.

Sitting her up in my arms, I walked to the back patio, Colorado mountains far as the eye can see. September days were usually chilly, but today was warm today, sun at its highest peak.

"This reminds me of the one time I took your father up in the mountains, very beautiful, yet very deceiving. One wrong step could lead to your death.

Elijah was very excited to accompany me, since it was his first hunting trip. I let him lead the way with little guidance, already mature beyond his age. He was the one I counted on to protect the home.

I wish he could be here right now. I know in my heart he would know what to do. I watched in the shadows how his hands became gentle as air against the leaves. You and your brothers was … is very dear to him." The timer dinged, so I grabbed the bottle, then left to the patio.

I took a seat on the swing, looking to the mountains. I slipped the bottle in Mire's mouth, immediately settling her down. Her brown eyes looked up to me, complete innocence that was once familiar in my own children's eyes.

I watched each of them harden over the century, especially Niklaus. I regret the turmoil that I caused, leading to such a broken family.

"Esther was such a loving woman. Quite beautiful and majestic. I knew she was the one for me when we first met, despite the circumstances.

I hate how life corruption created such a grotesque woman. I dare say worse than her own sister. I wonder if I was too blind to see that her heart was already dark or was it me that ultimately lead her to this fate." I smiled down to Mire, who was in her own little world.

"You shouldn't take responsibility for Esther's actions. She made her owns conscious decisions without heeding the warnings of the witches." Davina said from the doorway.

I looked up, knowing she arrived five minutes prior. Her brown hair was in a neat bun on top of her head. She was wearing a simple cream knit dress with brown leggings, paired with cream boots.

She dropped her backpack at the door, then coming over to sit next to me. She picked up Mirenna happily, hoisting her up in the air with a big smile.

Steering the conversation away, "How was school?" I asked, looking back to the scenery.

"Some people might look at me crazy for this, but I didn't know how much I missed the normality of school. For once, I felt like I belonged. Don't get me wrong, I miss the family I once knew back at home, but I'm ready to move on like you should." Davina gave me a quick look that I wanted to ignore.

"Davina, you are quite young. You have the opportunity to move on or get away from this life if you so choose. But for me there is no rest for me as longs as Esther and her sister roams the earth. I can't give up on my grandchildren as I did my own. It was cowardly of me-"

"But you are making up for it now. You can't keep living in the past or enemies will exploit that without a thought. Trust me, I know. You were trying to stop Esther, by the way is a superwitch, with limited help. Who wouldn't become a cold-hearted son of a bitch after life presents him with the hardest choice a person, a parent could make. You are no coward, Mikael." Davina said with conviction.

We fell in a comfortable silence, but was interrupted shortly by the soft cries from the nursery. Davina went to get up. "I got it. Can you warm up two bottles for me?" I asked.

With a simple nod, Davina followed me into the kitchen, but I continued to the nursery. Elias and Nikolas were both up, working up a fuss.

Elias was red in the face, wailing large cries out. I picked up the little guy, who reminded me of Elijah when he was a baby, but the only difference was he had Elena's nose.

I took him to the change station, setting him down. I went to work, but proved to be difficult feat. Elias was stubborn when it came to pamper change.

Once I was done, I swooped up Nikolas, who was more calmer than either of the siblings. Definitely Elijah's son. He definitely had paranoid the past two weeks with him being so quiet.

After the clean up, I took them downstairs. I found Davina in the living room doing homework, while Mirenna was in the baby swing with her favorite pacifier.

I put the boys down in their own swings, then left to go grab the bottles. Taking the time, I slid in a pre-made lasagna in the oven for dinner.

I came back in the living room to find Davina cooing at the boys, while Elias had grip on her hair.

I smile slightly at the feel of comfort that swell within me. There is no doubt I will screw up along the way, but for once I felt confident in a brighter future.