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Mia POV
The door opened slowly and the first thing that registered my mind was 'she looks so young'. The girl, now a vampire , was roughly 17 and had almost cherub-like features.
Her lips were full matching her large green eyes and dimpled cheeks. A small button nose and tiny dainty body. At some point she had changed from her waiting uniform and been put in a long white gown - most likely gifted by Rebekah last night. It just added to her youthful look.
Her hair was in a pile of messy curls temporarily being tamed with an elastic band.
"Abby, I would like you to meet a close friend of mine and my brother's mate Mia. She has brought some clothes for you and offered to explain a little more of vampires." Elijah said gently as we approached the girl with small footsteps.
She was obviously on edge and nervous as she kept biting her nails and couldn't stop twitching.
"Hey Abby, you met me before, remember?" I asked softly as we finally reached her seated form on the large bed.
Looking over me I saw her mind click and a familiarity enter her eyes and a smile graced her lips.
"I remember... you came to the restaurant a week or so ago..." She whispered nervously, flicking her eyes between myself and Elijah, who was standing at the end of the bed holding a large jewellry box and the clothes I said she could borrow.
"If you are OK, then I shall leave you in Mia's hands. She has offered you some clothes, knows about the sunlight jewelry and the blood bags are here." He said, pulling a couple of bags from his pockets and placing them on a large teak chest of draws before smiling and leaving, making sure to nod to me. I knew that he and most likely Kol would be listening not too far away in case the blood lust got too much for her and I became an unwilling donor.
"Hey, I don't know what Elijah has told you so what do you know so far?" I asked, sitting on the corner of the bed.
"He told me I'm a vampire, not to open the curtains until I get a piece of jewelry. It's so weird, the last thing I remember is walking into the back room near the pantry to get my bag and coat as it was my end of shift and a man burst in mumbling, he grabbed my neck and shoved his ... his bloody wrist in my mouth before everything went black..." She murmured.
"Yes, that was a vampire called Damon Salvatore, he is an impulsive man and I am sorry that you got the blunt end of his grief or anger. When a human ingests vampire blood it has healing effects, but if you die with the blood in your system it turns you into a vampire. When you awaken you have a 24 hour time limit to drink blood before the vampire blood in your system wears down and can no longer keep the body alive unless it's fed. After the initial feeding your blood will complete the change and then the cells will turn the new ones and you will be able to last a little longer before you need to feed again, this blood will keep you healed and healthy but will take your ability to walk in the sun, have a poison effect from vervain, it will burn you and your presence will no longer be welcomed in the living home of others." I described making sure to pause and make sure she was following after every few sentences watching to make sure she understood I was being completely serious.
"Now, there are witches and one of the earliest witches from a thousand years ago faced a great fear after losing her son and so created a potion from the blood of a girl, various healing herbs and drew energy from the sun. She then fed this to her children before killing them. The healing herb was vervain, this was now painful to her children, the blood of the girl was now precious and could unlock a curse the woman placed on one of her children and the sun destroys the cells of her children faster making them burn. So she spelled a barrier of such over the most precious of stones of that time and they were enchanted and made the wearer immune to the sun's effects, now no longer humans they were called vampires. They gained many new abilities, such as eternal life, health and the power to heal fast, along with super speed, sight, hearing, strength and they could compel or hypnotize people who hadn't handled the previous healing herb - vervain. However when the children fed blood to others and they died the effects and the negative effects were enhanced as the blood was now watered down so to speak. These new vampires had to feed in certain hours or they would decay, more could kill them where as only a wood made from the vervains tree could kill the previous vampires and they could only compel humans, whereas the others could compel vampires being as they shared blood and were much stronger as they were older - even if by a few weeks. The first vampires are called the originals, that family consists of the deceased father Mikeal, Finn, Elijah, Klaus, Rebekah and Kol. As you have figured that is this family, now known as the Mikealsons." I continued smiling slightly as she got caught in the history and was now leaning forward enchanted.
"Any questions?" I asked knowing I was practically done other than explaining Klaus's curse, but I would leave that to him as it was his life.
"Who is Mrs Mikealson then, I thought the mother would have died - I mean she wasn't included in the original vampires so how is she alive?" She asked, confusion showing clear on her face.
"She is in face their mother. Klaus, was in fact the son of another man and when he found out he killed her without knowing that she and her friend Ayanna had placed a spell on her to hold her spirit only to be released with Ayannas descendants - who are now known as the Bennett witches. They stole her coffin and then spelled it thinking it would kill Klaus as they have a feud going on and when their magic hit the coffin the magic that spelled it mingled and unlocked it awakening the person within - Esther Mikaelson." I explained carefully trying to make sure it was clear enough to understand.
"What is she doing now then? I mean she's back and now they are playing happy families?" She asked, I shrugged not wanting to pull her into the plan without asking Elijahs and the others opinions first. She was new and if she hated this life Esther could emotionally blackmail her.
She looked almost longingly at the blood bag but I could see the uncertainty lingering.
"I don't know what I would do if I turned... I don't want to die but..I don't want to kill people! I don't know what I will do forever..." She uttered almost tearfully, her emotions were hightening to match her other senses.
"You don't have to kill, most vampires drink from blood bags now or even compel a human before drinking enough to fill them and then make them forget and go home. Or you could feed on animals but that would render you weaker and unable to fight well and you would need to feed more often as the blood would break down your system faster. And you won't be alone forever, you would have us. We are responsible and you can stay as long as you want, I mean Elijah has offered to look after you, teach you and help you until you are ready when some things are tied up here and I know Klaus won't mind you living here. We are your new family, and friends." I said relaxing, it was nice to just talk even if it was explaining the history but it was nice to speak to someone new and different.
Gulping she nodded while standing and grabbing one of the lukewarm bags before hesitantly biting into it and gulping down the pure life moaning in bliss as she did so.
That was it her senses were heightened and she was now a full vampire. Smiling, I waited until she finished both bags before she turned to me sheepishly at the blood that had dribbled down her chin and onto her chest.
"That's ok, if you follow me you can have a shower, freshen up and then I have some clothes here for you ok?" I said smiling and leading her into the ensuite bathroom, it was smaller than mine but not by much.
"Thank you, I mean it's so confusing but incredible and ... different" she whispered softly with a watery smile.
"No trouble, later we can ask Elijah about a room of your own as this is in the guest quarters, we can go shopping for you later today if you want after you have settled in or tomorrow whenever you're comfortable." I said with a smile before showing her how the shower works, where the towels and soaps etc were and leaving her for a little while. I waited in the room for about 45 minutes briefly talking to Elijah who returned with a drink for me and a glass of blood for her and said that Klaus and Caroline had gone out until tonight, Finn was staying with their mother messaging if there are any changes in her plans and Kol had gone out to get something but hadn't said what or when he would be back. And Elijah was setting up her new bedroom a few down from mine and opposite his, getting her a credit card and sorting out other bits for her.
"Hey..." Abby said grinning, she looked much more comfortable after washing, shaving and generally cleaning.
"Hi! you look much happier. Was the shower ok?" I asked, standing from the bed and placing my pineapple juice on the bedside table.
"Yes, thank you...give me time to think... clear my mind." She said a little embarrassed.
"No problem, I can't imagine how weird and strange this is for you. Ok I have some clothes here or if you don't like these I can take you to my room and you can pick out some different ones." I said smiling while holding out some clothes to her and spreading the others over the bed for her to see.
"Thank you, I will take these for now. Be right back!" she giggled slightly after grabbing some black skinny jeans and a red vest top along with some basic black underwear, bras and socks.
While waiting I folded the remaining clothes up and put them in the corner armchair before opening the large jewellry box full of magically protected rings.
Some of the pieces were so beautiful, everything was boxed or bagged up and organized neatly. Elijah had recommended that she take three pieces, two to wear in case one gets broken, stolen or lost when wearing and one for backup.
"What do you think?" Abby asked, appearing next to me as I jumped. Apologizing she giggled much happier now she was dressed and no longer hungry.
"It's ok, should be used to it after all I have known about vampires for nearly a year, lived with them for over a week and been best friends with two for nearly 6 months not to mention I'm dating one!" I said laughing before noting how pretty she was, her damp hair fell in wet rings while the clothes clung to her tall (...well taller than me) curvy frame.
"Wow you look so pretty! They look better on you then they would have ever looked on me!" I said giggling as she mockingly did a little spin.
"Now, we have lots of sun protection jewelry it's been advised you pick at least three pieces and wear two at all time in case one breaks or somebody steals it ok?" I asked as I pulled the large wooden box into the center of the bed before we automatically sat on either side and started looking.
"This is all so nice! I don't know what I will pick!" She said opening many of the boxes with a gasp of wonder.
"Well pick out your top ones and then narrow it down from there." I said, eventually we found four pieces for her. One was a plain pair of stud earrings which she would wear all the time along with a beautiful ring. It had a silver band with six stones going over the top in the pattern of Lazuli, diamond over the top of her finger and then she had two back ups. A long chained necklace with had a simple stone in the shape of a cube with little rune symbols carved on each face and the last piece was another ring which was gold with a large stone and had onyx stones clustered in little patterns merging with the metal as it held the stone to the ring in the shape of a flower.
"Good choices! Now ready to go meet the others?" I asked as we finished putting the boxes of trinkets in the large box before we went downstairs to where at least one of the originals would be.
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