The Family Tree

By Nikasilva

Disclaimer: I do not own the show or its characters.

A/N: It's been a while but I am back and ready to write. And thank you all for your reviews looking forward to reading more. Enjoy


For Hope it was a strange feeling when she was with her parents and her aunt and uncle. She loved these people more than she could describe and yet they also felt like strangers. When Jasper first introduced his first rule that required her to have supervision when she was with her parents, she wasn't sure how she felt about it. Now that she was actually with them she was glad she had them there. It had nothing to do with her being afraid or worried about being with them, but she felt more at ease seeing a familiar face around, one that she grew up knowing.

Hope was hanging out with her family and there was absolutely no tension in the air. In truth that was probably because Coryna and Jasper wasn't there, instead Wyatt was watching over her and it made everything at ease. Wyatt just sat back reading a book and he just shook his head at the book as he did.

Hope found this amusing and every once in a while she looked away from talking her birth family just to watch his reaction.

"Okay, that's it! I got to know what your reading Wyatt." Hope said curiously.

"Who in God's name would think that vampire's sparkle in the sun light. The Cullen's are supposed to be vampires not fairies." He responded.

Hope could help, but laugh. The Originals gave her a strange look and had no idea what she found so hilarious. "You are not actually reading Twilight are you?" she said as she continued to laugh.

"I enjoy reading what humans believe is the vampire nature, but this is ridiculous. At least most of them have the fang part down and burning of sunlight. Here we have a vampire that that turns into a disco ball in the sun."

"The book is meant for teenagers NOT 300-year-old men." Hope said still chuckling.

"Regardless of my age this has to be the strangest interpretations of vampires I have ever read."

"It's more about the love triangle between the main characters than it is about the accuracy of vampires" Hope explained calmly with a smile upon her face.

Wyatt looked at her with amusement for a moment "you could act scary similar to Coryna sometime you know that."

"Now I can't tell if that is supposed to be a complement or an insult" Coryna said as she walked into the Mikaelson home with Jasper not far behind.

"Careful what you say there Wyatt. There is a big difference between your bed and the sofa" Jasper joked but as soon as he saw Klaus, Jasper entire demeanor change.

"You know I meant that with high admiration Cor" Wyatt said smiling and Coryna walked over to kiss him.

Hope looked and smiled at them and out of the corner of her eyes she saw Jasper role his eyes at the affection. "Not that I am not glad you guys are here, but what are you doing here? I thought today was Wyatt's turn."

"It is. We are actually here because we need to have a little talk with the Mikaelson's" Coryna said softly.

"And what exactly is it there that needs to be discussed." Klaus said firmly

"Hope's safety or do you not care about that." Jasper spit out.

"Careful" Klaus threatened.

"Enough the both of you." Coryna stated and Wyatt got up and stood next to her "We all want the same thing here. We came to talk to you about this Dalia you mentioned when we first met, from the sounds of it she is still a threat. The last thing any of us want is something to happen to her."

Elijah stepped forward and Hope noticed Wyatt becoming increasingly protective off her.

"What exactly are you suggesting?" Elijah asked.

"A meeting. One that involves the people you trust most with Hope's life as well as Coryna, Wyatt, and myself to figure out our next steps in putting an end to this Dalia once and for all." Jasper answered him.

Elijah looked back at his younger brother who after a long moment gave him a small nod "Alright then, we have an agreement" and stuck out his hand to Coryna.

"I guess we do" She responded calmly and Wyatt relaxed a little as Coryna shook Elijah's hand.

Hope found it interesting how calm Coryna was despite the fact the she was shaking her hand with her father. Especially when considering how Klaus and Jasper react to one another. It gave Hope faith that one day her family really could come together. That is if they could get through this meeting in one piece. After they left the Mikaelson's and returned home Hope asked to join them in the meeting it did take some debate, but eventually they agreed. One thing the half breed can count on when it comes to the Originals is that they will do all they can to keep Hope safe.