The Family Tree
By: Nikasilva
Disclaimer: I do not own the show or it characters
A/N: I want to thank you for your reviews and can't wait to read more. Hope you enjoy!
When you are part vampire, part werewolf, and part witch there is defiantly a benefit when growing up with a family of half breeds. Hope always enjoyed the lesson she learned from the other hybrids in terms of being part werewolf and the lessons by the other blue bloods/half-bloods, but what Hope loved the most was her lessons with Coryna. Hope loved the beauty and power that came with witchcraft, but magic is a tricky thing, it requires patience and precision to things that are hard to come by when you are part vampire and werewolf.
"As much as I love these lessons, shouldn't we be preparing for the meeting?" Hope asked.
"And what exactly do you think we are doing?" Coryna smiled.
"witchcraft lessons?"
Coryna shook her head and smile "Hope, we are about to go into a meeting where no one trust each other. The lessons I am going over with you are ones created to help us if things start to get out of hand. As far as the Originals know we are just a family of vampires, I made a mistake when we first arrived and used my powers in front of them and I can't make that mistake again."
"Whoa! Wait a minute. Are you telling me that I would be on my own if things go wrong?"
"Magically, yes" Coryna lifted Hope's head with her finger "you will be fine. We have been practicing this for months. You know what to do"
Hope signed "I got this"
"No doubt about it… You guys ready, it's time to go" Jasper said as he entered the room.
As Coryna, Jasper, and Hope entered the Mikaelson home not only did they see the Originals, Haley, and Jackson, but also a blond woman and a dark skinned man talking with them.
"I don't know who the woman is but the guy I recognize. That's Marcel he is the one who helped escape the witches' ritual when I was a baby." Hope said.
"Well we look forward to meeting him" Coryna said to Hope, then she turned to Jasper "Think those two have any idea why they're here?"
"Doubt it"
They walked over to them and introduced themselves to Marcel and the woman who they found was named Cami. When Hope announced her name a sadness filled Marcel and Cami. They didn't have to say a word their face lost its life and only proved Coryna and Jasper right, they were still in the dark about Hope's existence. Klaus put his hand on Marcel's shoulder and looked over at Cami and told them the truth. At first they were both livid both Marcel and Cami felt guilty about what they believed had happened to Hope, that maybe if they did something different she would still be alive. Now here she is not an infant but a young woman. It was crazy to wrap their heads around but after calming down a bit they started to realize that they we here for a reason.
They gathered around table and Elijah realized someone was missing "Isn't Wyatt supposed to join us?"
Jasper saw Coryna tense up and answered for her "He hand other business to attend to, in the meantime it you will be dealing with Coryna and myself"
"What is this business you speak of?" Klaus asked.
"It has nothing to do with why we are here" Jasper responded.
"I believe that is for us to decided"
"No it isn't" Coryna responded "What Wyatt is dealing with has to do with those from our household. Now let's focus on the threats against Hope shall we?"
After a slight hesitation everyone started to discuss the threats that affects Hope's safety. Coryna, Jasper, and Hope came to realize that not only was Dalia a threat she was also family and she wasn't the only relative that had surface. Their mother Esther is also roaming around the streets of New Orleans. The more they listen to these new pieces of information, the more Hope's statement about their family being screwed up became more apparent.
"Question is now…how do we stop them?" said Coryna
"Maybe we should take the lead on this one" Jasper responded.
"I suggest you tread lightly, I for one will not be taking any order from the likes of you." Klaus stated.
"You had sixteen years to figure out this mess you created and have gotten nowhere. So what exactly do you suggest?"
"Do not mock me."
"This isn't about anyone mocking anyone, it's about stating fact." Coryna stepped in "and fact is you are nowhere closer to defeating these threats then when the first became apparent."
"Says then woman who holds secrets." said Rebekah
"What are you talking about?"
"There is something off about that family of yours. I don't know what it is, but it's there" Elijah chimed in.
"I for one do not care what you notice or didn't. What I care about is eliminating the threats that pose a danger to Hope and the other members of my family."
After Coryna's response everything began to get out of hand. Everyone was yelling and putting their two cent in on who the should follow as well as who do they should put their faith in. Hope was sitting on the sidelines watching it all unfold. She looked over Coryna and saw her just a heated as all of the others. If she was completely level headed and rational like she usually is, she would be able to put a stop to all this bickering. Hope knew that for the first time she had to handle all of this on her own. Coryna won't be backing her up on this one.
When Hope was younger and began to show interest in the world of witchcraft Coryna gave her a crystal blue amulet with a silver base and chain to help harness her power. Hope wrapped her hand around it as it hung around her neck.
in tempore isto et in hac hora (in this time and in this hour)
et virtute magna, et invocare (I call upon our great power)
ita est exterius spatium animabus nostris exaltaret (lift our souls to an outer space)
medium erimus mundi ab hoc loco animi nostri (let our souls be released from place)
Hope repeated the chant over and over again until her eyes turned to a smoky white and she as well as everyone else where somewhere else. They were in a place that appeared to be filled with white nothing. Coryna had told her about this place, but this was her first time actually seeing it.
"Where the bloody hell are we?" Rebekah spoke
"We are in an in-between, a space that is in-between the living world and the spiritual one." Hope answered. In the back of her mind she was waiting for Coryna and Jasper to take over the conversation, but they didn't. instead when she looked over at them all she saw was pride and they both gave Hope a small nod to continue and take the lead.
