Rated M for Everyone as usual!

If you go on my tumblr page, it shows you what Erin and her family looks like. And Zary is not happy with what she's seeing this chapter. Also, Zary is the only one between her and Zarina that calls Frank by his name.

Italics + Bold = Flashback

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Zary's POV

I was sitting on the ground, legs crossed as I rested my back against Elijah's dresser and held one of his journals, reading it. I felt lost in his beautifully written words as I read how he believed it's his duty to put together their family and leading them down a correct path. I sigh as I leave the room, holding his journal to my chest as I walked. I rolled my eyes as I heard the Mikaelson's bickering.

"I cannot believe you disposed of those vampires without me. You know how I love to set things on fire!" Rebekah teased as I walked inside to find my sister sitting near Klaus, who is smirking down at her for a moment, making me worried.

"Was I supposed to leave them in the front yard to rot? Besides, they were my responsibility. They attacked the helpless pregnant girl who's carrying my niece or nephew!" Klaus says, like it's a joke and catches my eye.

Rebekah rolls her eyes before saying, "Oh, I am so moved by your new-found sense of uncle duties towards the redhead carrying our brother's vampire bun in her oven."

"The redhead would like to know what the plan is," I began, eyeing my sister as Klaus pats her hand, making me just realize that he had rested his hand on top of my sister's.

"Well, that depends what plan you mean, love- my plan for global domination, or Rebekah's plan to find love in a cruel, cruel world?" He says, getting up and leaning against the doorway. Rebekah lets out a fake smile before she takes a pencil from the desk beside her and throws it in Klaus' direction. He catches it easily before it can embed itself in his face with a sly smirk.

I sigh as I say, "The plan to rescue Elijah. You know, the good brother? Father of my child? The one who is now in the possession of your mortal enemy after you stabbed him in the back?"

Still smirking, he says, "In the front, if we're being specific."

"You two said that you would get him back. So is there a plan, or what?" Zarina asked, catching me off guard with how bold she's become since being here. Maybe she's just used to it here.

Klaus nods his head before saying, "Okay. Well, firstly, Marcel is not my mortal enemy- he's my friend. Albeit one who is unaware that I'm trying to sabotage his hold over the supernatural community of the French Quarter, but a friend nonetheless. And secondly, I daggered Elijah in order to gain Marcel's trust. If I had known he would place my brother in the hands of a particularly nasty teenage witch, I certainly would have weighed my options a bit differently. And thirdly-" He turns around to his sister and waves his hand for her to speak. "Sister, please."

Rebekah sighs as she says, "And thirdly, the plan, as you have demanded, is for Niklaus to simply ask Marcel for Elijah back."

I arch an eyebrow as my sister does the same and sigh, crossing my arms above my small bump. "That's... that's not the whole plan, is it?"

Rebekah scoffs, shaking her head as she smirks at her brother and says, "Please! Klaus may be a miserable excuse for a sibling, but there is none more diabolical."

Klaus says, "And that's only the Plan A, love! There's always a Plan B."

"Which is?" Zarina asks, making my eyebrows raise.

"War."


Zarina's POV

I was outside, just lying in the grass as I stared up at the blue sky. I love doing this to pass the time, just lie on the ground and day dream. It's been two days since Klaus and I talked, which made me start to like him. My sister would kill me if she found out about my little growing crush on the hybrid. Mom and Dad would too. Especially since he has anger problems. I sure know how to pick them.

I mean, it's been a few weeks since Mike, my ex, broke up with me because I wasn't ready for sex. I mean, we've only been dating two weeks and then were in a relationship and the relationship itself was boring and lasted a month. I'm twenty-two, not stupid and I'm not like Zary. I can't just give it to any guy on the whim because I find him handsome and nice.

"Enjoying the sky, love?" Klaus asks, startling me as I sit up quickly. "Didn't mean to startle you." He throws his hands up in surrender and I sigh.

"I come out here to relax. What's up?" I asked, looking up and watching as he offered me to take his hand to stand. I blush a little as I take his hand and stand in one go.

"Well, I was hoping to take you with me to a masquerade party as a date. Use that fine sixth sense of yours," He says, still holding my hand as I look over a the trees in front of us.

"Yeah. But I didn't bring any type of party dress," I said, looking over at him as he chuckled at me.

"Well, that's why we're going shopping," He said and I swallowed the lump in my throat before giving him a small smile. "Come on," He says, dragging me to his black van.

"Now?"

"Yes, now."


I felt like giving up after shopping with Klaus. I was exhausted and we finally settled on the outfit for me. I didn't know whether I felt more happy that Klaus got me this or more relieved that it was over. He was staring at me strangely when I tried the dress on, making me freak out and think it was ugly or something but he reassured me that I looked beautiful. Instead of going back to the mansion, he made me change in a dressing room as it was time for the masquerade party.

When I came out, all in ruby red including the mask, it was different. Klaus was staring at me, again, like he was in shock. I mean, I usually wear baggy clothes and ripped jeans or sweats. But still. It was weird for me. I gave him a small smile as he looked very handsome in his dark suit. Decked out in black with a dark blue shirt under his tux. "You do look dashing," He said as I crossed my arms over my chest, for the fifth time. I didn't like how exposed my chest is, despite how beautiful the dress was.

"Thanks, you seem dashing too," I teased as we linked arms and we walked to the party, which wasn't far. "So what am I trying to sense here? Marcel catching onto you or anyone catching on to you?" I asked, rather boldly as I kept chewing on my dark stained lips.

He lets out a short laugh as he says, "You are a charmer indeed. I need you to sense that, yes, but anything else you sense I need to know. Especially if I'm going to protect you and your family, especially that sister of yours."

"Why am I on the list of needing to protect? And why don't you like my sister?" I asked, wondering from his tone what his intentions are.

"I consider you a treasure and well... your sister is going to break my brother-"

"No, she won't," I said, making us stop walking as he turns to face me. My eyes glance around his features as he glares at me. "My sister cares about your brother. Heck, she's probably falling for him, an immortal. Zary is the best person there is. She would never hurt him, but I bet he'll hurt her. Being noble is great until you realize he's just gonna leave her when she gets old and broken inside," I explained, feeling sad as my sister hasn't realized this. "And you know what? Zary isn't going to fight him on that. She's too sweet for anyone."

"And you?" He asked, glancing at my lips for a moment, making me frown at him.

"I'm not talking about me. I'm not involved with a vampire," I said, eyebrows furrowing as I look away from him.

"Why do you put your sister so high on a pedestal and you put yourself so low?"

"Because I'm not that important," I snapped, getting annoyed with him.

"And why's that?" He asked, pulling me back to him when I turned to walk away.

"I don't know! Let go!"


"Well, this certainly is a fitting backdrop for tonight's events, I must say," Klaus says, arm in arm with Rebekah on the left and me on the right as we walk into the party. I just give him a tight smile. We haven't talked since I yelled at him and basically said that I wasn't important. I didn't know what came over me, just the need to strangle him though was there.

I noticed that we stopped and looked over to see a blonde girl walk in wearing angel's wings and a vintage white beaded dress. I look over at the siblings to find Rebekah smiling as Klaus' smile drops. "Who's she?" I asked, feeling worried.

"Cami, Marcel's love interest," Rebekah said, making me nod my head.

"What's she doing here?" He asked, his voice suspicious and narrowed.

"What better way to distract Marcel than to put his very human new girl in a room chock full of vampires?" She said, walking away to join Cami as Klaus and I watch them for a moment. I noticed his arm was tense as he saw Marcel eyeing me, for some reason, and walking over to us. Ignoring his suppose love interest.

I tighten my grip on Klaus' arm, feeling nervous as he says, "Well, I didn't know you had brought such a beautiful woman. Where have you been hiding?"

"Uh-" I began, feeling nervous as he smirks at me and looks over at a frowning Klaus.

"She's been living with me, of course," Klaus says, putting his hand on top of mine as he smirked at me, not helping with my nerves.

"Really? Is she your next meal or conquest?" Marcel teased, chuckling with Klaus. I blushed scarlet at that, feeling certain memories surface.

"Dude, who is she?" Some football player said, laughing as I hung onto my boyfriend's arm. Before he put his arm around my waist and squeezed my bottom. "Another conquest?"

"Excuse me," I said, walking away from them and hiding my tears. I hate being humiliated and reminded of my ex. I still haven't told anyone what really happened or what he tried to do to me. Offering me up to his friend as if I was nothing but a body to him. We had a big argument and then he tried to force himself on me, but I knocked him out before running home and sneaking inside.

I watched as Rebekah walked away from Cami as Marcel went over to the human blonde, dancing with her. I hugged myself as I watched, wishing I had someone to look at me like he was with her. Even if he is a douchebag. I noticed Klaus sneak up to me, standing by me as we watched Marcel and Cami dance.

"What's wrong, love?"

"Besides being your next victim, nothing," I snapped, drinking some of the punch. Klaus sighs, before standing in front of me with determination and hurt in his eyes.

"I wish you saw yourself the way I do," He said, making my eyebrows furrowed.

"What do you mean? We've barely talked until-"

"Until the night I apologized to you and today. I know. I may be old, but I'm not senile."

"What do you see in me then?" I asked, feeling baffled by him as he chuckles and shakes his head at me before grabbing my hand.

"I see your beauty. I see a girl who can be powerful and get what she wants if she tried. I see you. For your kindness and heart," He says, smiling as he wipes away a tear from my cheek. I am quiet afterwards, not knowing what to say or do, before he asks me, "Would you like a dance?" I nod my head, watching as he genuinely smiled at me before pulling me away from the punch table. His hand rests on my waist as his right hand intertwines our hands together and mine rests on his shoulder.

I couldn't help but feel something as my eyes flickered across his ocean eyes, making me feel lost. Like the ocean on a stormy day. I shouldn't be feeling this though, not for the hybrid. I shouldn't feel this electric spark that makes me feel so alive right now. I watch as his eyes connect with mine and he gives me a soft smile, making me look at the ground as I feel my walls start to fall.

I can't be falling.


Zary's POV

I was outside, walking around the pool when I hear a twig snap and I swiftly turn around to see a white and black wolf with golden eyes staring at me. My eyebrows furrowed as I looked at the wolf, feeling confused on why it's here in the first place. Then, I felt someone ta my shoulder and I turn around, eyes wide. "You're not supposed to be out here," A dark skinned woman with curly hair said with a small frown.

"Who the hell are you?" I asked, putting a hand on my small bump. I didn't know if she was friend or foe.

She smiles and nods her head before saying, "Sorry. I didn't mean to scare you. I'm Sabine. We met. I'm one of Sophie's friends."

I nod my head, grimacing as I say, "You're one of the witches."

"Sophie just asked me to come keep you company while everyone's out." Sabine looks behind me at the wolf, who's still staring at me with a raised eyebrow. I follow her gaze to see the wolf slowly walking away. "Huh, strange that a werewolf would be watching over you. Maybe he knows what you are."

I shrug my shoulders, giving an uneasy short laugh as I say, "I'm just a telepath."

"Yes, but one who's pregnant with a hybrid child. Part vampire and part you. And you're something special," She says, giving me a small mile as I shrug my shoulders.

"You sound like Elijah. He thinks this baby is like some sort of saving grace, but he's gone and I'm still here. I don't even know what "it" is," I say, sighing afterwards and trying not to cry like a hormonal pregnant lady. She looks at me for a moment before smiling more at me.

"You miss him."

"Yeah, I do," I said, nodding my head as I wipe some tears away.

"Would you like to know the gender of your baby?" She asks suddenly, makin me look up at her with wide eyes.

"I thought you couldn't do magic here?" I asked, confused on why she was being so nice to me.

She chuckles and shakes her head as she says, "It's not magic, just an old trick my grandmother taught me. Come on. You have to be a little curious."

I give her a small smile as we walk away to the living room where I lay down on my back and she gets her crystal. It starts to spin as she shuts her eyes, making me nervous. I hold my small bump, hoping everything would be okay with my baby as I waited for her. Then, she opens her eyes and smiles down at me. "I think you have twins."

"Twins?!" I asked, baffled as she nods her head with a chuckle.

"Yes, a boy and girl, I think..." She smiles before she begins to look dizzy as I watch with furrowed eyebrows.

"Sabine?" I asked, watching with wide eyes as she shuts her eyes, rocking back and forth before mumbling something Latin.

"Hoc est infantima malom. Nos omnia perditu el eam."


I was at a desk in one of the studies, trying to figure out what the witch meant by her words. I told my mom and Frank about what happened after they came home from their date, which was the same emotions as me. Mom and him left to go get another set of books from the library as I chew on my bottom lip in worry as I type in what the witch meant on my laptop. "I thought you might like to know, Elijah is returning to us," Klaus says, startling me and making me rest my hand on my chest for a moment in worry. "Didn't mean to scare you, love."

"It's okay... Um, congratulations. I guess being diabolical has its perks," I say, trying to be nice to him as he nods his head. I didn't tell him how grateful I was for him trying to get back Elijah though. I was just relieved and worried at the same time.

"You hardly know him, and yet you miss him. What is it about my brother that always inspires such instant admiration?" He asks me and I blush at his words, before shrugging my shoulders.

"He was kind and gentle with me," I said, remembering for a brief moment of the morning after I lost my virginity to Elijah.

I awoke with an arm wrapped around me, making me stiffen for a moment. I turn over once I got over my fear of rejection and faced him, who was playing with my hair, twirling it around his finger. "Hi," I said, amazed by this man, who was still here and didn't abandon me in the night. He decided to stay and be with me. Wow.

"Hello there," He says, before giving me a peck on the lips and smiling brightly at me before cupping my cheek.

Klaus nods his head and turns around to walk away, when I decide to tell him about my twins. "I'm carrying twins. A boy and a girl," I said, smiling as I rub my bump.