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Mikaelson Mansion

Athena was still staring at the spot where Damon had disappeared from. She never thought things would turn out like they had. She would have told Damon if she even had an inkling herself, but now it felt like she was too late. Like she had lost him. No! She couldn't let them think, that she betrayed them in any way. Neither Damon, nor Stefan. She needed to tell them, that she didn't even know who her father was until a couple of days ago. She wasn't sure about Stefan, but she knew that at least Damon would listen to her. He was her… friend. Yeah. He had always been there for her. He would understand.

She looked around and saw everyone staring at her with mixed expressions. Klaus looked furious and the other looked confused, but Elijah had his brows furrowed as he stared at her.

"What was that about?" Kol asked after a long silence.

"They are my friends." Athena muttered automatically.

"Friend? Damon Salvatore is your friend? Everyone knows all there is to know about him. He is sadistic, careless, arrogant and impulsive when it comes to ones he loves. And how can anyone forget their fiasco with Katerina?" Rebekah said with a sneer.

Athena didn't say anything. She was still frozen with shock and was busy thinking about how to explain everything to Damon along with Stefan. She didn't know about other things, but she was sure she would lose Damon if she didn't tell him the truth soon. She came back to herself, when she saw that Klaus was saying something to her.

Klaus saw her staring at the place where the Salvatore's had been. Athena had told him that they were her friends, but he knew that both the Salvatore's were reckless and foolish, especially the elder one and he knew that nothing good was going to come from her friendship with them. But Damon's reaction to her being his daughter was something he hadn't anticipated. Why should it matter to him who's daughter she was? Damon's violate reaction to the news disturbed him. She said that they both were her friends, but Stefan hadn't behaved in the similar manner, so why had the other one? He knew that he was missing something. He had seen raw pain in Damon's eyes when he realized that Athena was his daughter, which turned to rage soon, but why did it affect him at all?

As he looked at Athena, standing there looking lost, he realized that there was more between her and Damon, than she was letting on and his anger at the Salvatore's increased. He wanted to move forward to provide her some comfort, to hug her and keep her safe from everyone, but he knew that it would be an unwelcomed gesture. Today was the first time they had talked and eventually, it had been an awful experience for her. At least, she was standing in the same room as him without freaking-out. It was far from what he wanted, but he would take what he can get for the time-being and also, he was positive that him hugging her would not be appreciated after the last meeting they've had.

So, he clenched his fists at his sides and asked her instead, "Are you alright?"

Athena was startled at first as she stared at him, but then she gave him a small nod and said, "I have to go. We'll discuss 'everything' tomorrow. Sorry." And, he sighed.

Then she looked at everyone, who were still staring at her. She shifted uncomfortably on her feet and muttered, "Um…It was nice meeting you all."

With that, Athena vanished in front of them with a loud crack and everyone's eyes widened at that. All of them saw her getting sucked in a small tube in a circular motion and they were certain that if they had been human, they wouldn't have been able to see when she closed her eyes, her body turning on spot, moving in a circular motion upwards and in the next second, she was gone. In all their years, none of them had heard about or seen any witch do that. It was a form of magic that they never thought could exist.

No one spoke as all of them stared from where she had disappeared, until Kol broke the silence and said enthusiastically, "That looked brilliant. I'll ask her if she can make me do that as well."

Everyone rolled their eyes at him in exasperation. They all knew Kol had been devastated, when he realized that he had lost his magic after he was turned and they were sure he wouldn't leave Athena alone, now that he knew she was a witch.

What they didn't knew was that, the both of them were much more similar than anyone could imagine and together, they would create mischief which would have given them grey hair, if they hadn't been vampires.

They were just discussing the possibly of Athena being Klaus's daughter and the fact that she was a witch, when they heard footsteps and stopped talking. They turned around and as soon as they saw who it was, everyone stopped breathing.

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Standing there was none other than their mother, Esther. They all were astonished to see her there, alive. All, but Klaus and Elijah.

Esther was standing on the door, looking right at Klaus, who was staring back at her with pure terror etched on his face.

"Mother!" Rebekah whispered in shock, as soon as she saw Esther. In all her life, she had never thought that she would be able to see her mother again and couldn't stop the tears that filled her eyes rapidly.

Until now, Elijah was skeptical about anything Athena had told him, but after seeing their mother standing right in front of them, he was cynical and wary about her motive behind being back.

Klaus on the other hand, was terrified. Athena told him that their mother was planning to kill them and he trusted her, but seeing Esther here unnerved him in a way he hadn't thought was possible. He knew his mother was here to kill him, after all he had murdered her a thousand years ago and if she won't do it herself, then he was sure one of his siblings would. No one knew that he was the one who had killed her and it was going to come out tonight.

He looked, as she ignored everyone and walked straight towards him. She stopped in front of him and looked him in the eyes. He knew this was the end, but he couldn't speak or even look at her face, so he hung his head instead. A tear fell from his eye.

"Look at me, Niklaus." Esther ordered him.

It took all his resolve to look at her, but he found courage and did as she asked of him. She looked still the same as she did on the day he had murdered her and more tears flowed.

"Do you know, why I am here?" She asked him slowly, as she stared at him unblinkingly.

"You are here to kill me." Klaus said in a whisper.

Esther looked at him for some time before she told him, "Niklaus, you are my son and I am here to forgive you."

Meanwhile, everyone was staring at them with befuddlement and with the same question in minds. 'What did Niklaus do that needed to be forgiven?'

Esther turned towards all her children and looked at them. She was here to do just one thing and she would finish what she was here for, soon. No one trusted Niklaus and even though it would take some work, but she would rectify the mistake she made. It was time!

All of them were staring at her and Niklaus curiously, when she said firmly with a smile, "I want us to be family again."

Potter Home in Mystic Falls

After apparating from the Mikaelson's, the first thing Athena did was going back home. It was the full moon tonight, so she had to lock Lavender in the basement and set up the wards, which would keep anyone from entering inside and from leaving her as well. It took her sometime, but after she was satisfied with her wards, she took a relieved breath.

Now, she just had to go to the boarding house and talk to both the brothers. She was just about to leave, but suddenly it registered to her that if she showed her mum's letter to them, it would make her 'crazy talk' much more believable and with that thought in mind, she went to her room and took the letter and the picture and stuffed them in her jeans, before leaving.

Damon's Pov

Dusk was falling and the last sun-rays of the day were kissing the land. Minutes passed and the evening rapidly became the night and he laughed numbly at his gloom. Whether he liked it or not, darkness came just like the blackness that had surrounded him.

He didn't know how and when he reached home. He only looked around, once he came back to himself, after destroying every single thing in his house. Things were lying on the floor in broken shreds, he didn't remember when he had flipped the couch as well, but Stefan came and stopped him, eventually.

"Damon." Stefan whispered, his face full of pity and sympathy for him and he hated it. Hated that his brother understood what he hadn't, before he himself had the chance to. He didn't want Stefan to see the pain he was in or his suffering and misfortune. So, he left without a second thought, Stefan staring at him from behind.

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He sped out of the city and towards the road, where he had met Athena the first time. He closed his eyes as he took a deep breath and laid at the same place in the middle of the road, where he was lying that day, almost robotically.

His mind was laid waste by the news. Damon knew he wasn't a good man. He couldn't say that anyone had ever loved him in his life, apart from his mother and Stefan. But he knew one thing, that he has always given his love without reservation, at least to the ones he loved. Stefan, he knew he would die at a moment's notice, if it meant saving his brother; Katherine, the first woman he had ever loved and gave his life for; Elena, who he would have done anything for and would still do because he loved her. He wasn't in love with her anymore and he was sure of it, but he cared about her and always will; and then came Athena.

He couldn't withhold the fury that he felt when he thought about her, but more than that, he couldn't stop the pain that came along with her betrayal and he wasn't able to hold in the unshed tears that filled his eyes.

He felt abandoned at the loss of her, the one he now understood that he was in love with. Yes. He realized that he was in love with Athena, when he saw her with all the Originals and his heart came to a screeching halt at the time, when he realized that she was in danger. The danger he was trying to save her from all along. The reason he kept her away from everything and everyone. It was all to keep her safe, but it had all been for nothing. She was Klaus's daughter and he flinched from that thought. His world turned cold and then shattered around him when he heard those words, 'She's my niece.'

He didn't know why Athena's betrayal was hurting him more than Katherine's ever did or even when Elena rejected him again and again, but the thought that he'd lost her, the one he fell in love with so fast and the passion he felt whenever it came to her, send a searing pain in his heart which he hadn't felt before. He felt like his life was a never-ending page filled with misery and that his soul was burning, while he was standing naked in a blizzard.

He had thought that what he had for Katherine and Elena was love, but then Athena came into his life like a whirlwind and changed everything he had ever believed in. For the first time in his life, he felt like he had been given a ray of sunshine in his dark world. He felt warmth and light, when he was with her which she gave without reserve, but all this time it was just a farce. She probably had been laughing at him with her father. But, what about the time he met her when she was a kid? Was it even her? And what about all those memories she showed him? Were those real? He was questioning every single thing, he had seen in these last months. Was the person he fell in love with even real? And with that thought, came an overwhelming pain along with the tears. All these questions drained him in such a way, that he felt like he was bleeding emotionally.

The desolation he felt was all consuming. His mind became an icy wasteland, the wind howled in his soul and wrapped icy tentacles around his heart so tightly, it almost stopped beating.

He was lying in the middle of the road, staring up at the sky, all alone when he heard the engine of a car, which was coming towards him and closed his eyes. He heard three heartbeats as the car stopped, the door opened and someone ran towards him. He waited for the man to reach him and as soon as he did, Damon smiled at him emotionlessly and attacked him, without giving the man time to react. He didn't compel the guy as he bit him and drank his blood, he wanted to hear the screams which seemed like music to his ears. He drank every last drop of the blood and then dropped the guy unceremoniously on the ground. He then turned towards the car and saw, that the two girls were horror-stricken as they were trying to start the car. He blurred towards the car, just as the two of them looked up at him and he smirked. They had tears flowing down their cheeks as one of them pleaded, "Pl… please don't."

He reached forward as he grabbed her and she screamed, but the other one hit him on the head with a metal-rod. His head barely turned to the side, at which both of them screamed even more, which only served to annoy him and he shook his head at them, disappointedly. He soon killed them as well and burned the car with all the three bodies inside it.

It had always been one thing that had satisfied him, but even now he felt empty inside and he screamed in rage and frustration.

Salvatore Boarding House

Athena apparated outside the Salvatore Boarding House and entered inside without knocking. She gasped as soon as she saw the state the parlor was in. Everything was shattered, broken into pieces. Frames and portraits, which had been hanging on the walls were broken and torn apart; lamps, tables, the wooden almirah which had ancient china in it were broken as well; one of the sofa's which had been in front of the fireplace was flipped apart and was lying upside-down, and it was clear that a couple of glasses along with some bottles of bourbon had been smashed onto the wall.

She was just staring at it with open mouthed horror, when Stefan came from upstairs and stopped as soon as he saw her. He looked at her warily and not like someone who came to her house a few days ago, asking if he could stay at her home instead of his own.

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Stefan was sitting in his room thinking about the events that unveiled today. Damon had been stunned when he realized, that Athena was Klaus's daughter and had destroyed every single thing within his reach in a daze. He had been suspicious until now that his brother loved Athena, but after tonight, he was certain that Damon was indeed in love with the witch. He was devastated when Katherine had 'died' and afterwards, when she told him that she never actually loved him. This… this was so much more! He had never seen Damon like this. His brother had not been angry when they came back, no, he had looked broken. He had seen Damon's unshed tears and red-rimmed eyes when they reached home and he realized how deep his feelings for Athena ran. Damon was the kind of person, who always thought with his heart when it came to the people he cared about and he wasn't sure how he would take Athena's betrayal. He had seen the changes in Damon himself and Stefan dreaded what it would do to his brother and to the other people of this town.

He himself didn't knew what to make of this revelation. He had talked to Athena many times and she had helped them as well, but he didn't know what to think. There was a part of him which couldn't believe, that she would betray them or more specifically, Damon. He had seen the way she looked at his brother and to him, it felt like she worshipped the ground he walked on. He was still unclear on the details about how they had met and what Damon did for her, but he was positive that to Athena, his brother was the one of the most important persons. He felt like there was something vital that they were missing here.

He was just contemplating everything, when he heard a heartbeat and came downstairs to see who it was. Damon had left sometime ago and as far as he knew his brother, he wouldn't be back anytime soon. In fact, he knew that Damon had only one way to vent his anger. Drinking blood and killing people!

As soon as he reached the parlor, he stopped and stared at the girl standing there, looking at him with eyes which were filled with pain. On one hand, he wanted to know why she didn't tell them that Klaus was her father and on the other hand, he was wary of her. Why was she here? Even though he was certain, it was only because of Damon.

"Wha… What happened here?" she whispered as she looked around with wide-eyes.

He ignored the question because he didn't need to answer it. They both knew what had happened here. Instead he looked at her and asked, "What are you doing here?"

"I had to come here. I couldn't let Dam… I couldn't let both of you think, that I had any malicious intentions when I befriended you." She said desperately, as she felt his piercing gaze. Then, she looked him in the eyes and almost croaked out, "I didn't know. You both are my friends. Please give me a chance to explain."

Stefan didn't know why she was so desperate. What could she explain that would make everything better? He was glad Damon wasn't here or things would have turned out ugly soon. Damon wouldn't have listened to her in his rage and he wanted to give her a chance to explain why she didn't tell them. Why was she there to save them again and again? Nothing made sense to him. So, for the sake of his brother, he nodded and saw her taking a relieved breath.

"Where is Damon?" she asked hopefully.

"He left as soon as…" he didn't finish his sentence as he motioned towards the destruction around, but it was self-explanatory.

She looked resigned, but nodded. Then she pulled something out from the back pocket of her jeans and he tensed, until he saw that it was merely a piece of paper. Athena unfolded it and gave it to him at which he arched an eyebrow at her curiously, but went forward and took the paper anyhow.

"Read it." She told him in a quiet voice.

He looked down and saw, that one of the two was a letter. He was puzzled at first, but read it anyhow and by the time he was finished, he looked up at her and then pulled out the second paper which was a moving picture of Klaus.

"You are not an original? Is that why you came here? To search for your father? But, how is that possible?" Stefan asked flummoxed.

"I came here in search of my father. I thought that my father will have a family - wife, children and maybe, I could be a part of it all. That I would finally have my own family. I didn't know who he was until two days ago, when I met him at the Grill. When I first saw him, I thought that probably he was turned after he met my mum. I knew that he probably won't remember, after all it was a drunk one-night stand and therefore, I invited him to my place to show those to him." She pointed towards the papers in his hand, as she said this and continued, "Well, short story, he didn't believe me and would have killed me if it hadn't been for my magic and Rebekah. She believed me. Today was the first time I talked to him, actually and it turns out, that he and my mum were best-friends. I was nothing but a mistake." Her throat clogged and her eyes welled with tears, but she blinked them away as she said, "He compelled my mum to forget him and he locked his memories of his time in London. He remembered her as soon as he saw the letter."

"You don't know anyone of Klaus's family?" he asked as he looked at her tenderly.

Athena looked at him and said, "No. I met them just before…"

"I and Damon barged in." Stefan finished for her.

"Yes." She whispered.

It made sense now, Stefan thought. He didn't want to believe that she would hurt Damon. He hadn't known her for long, but he knew her enough and was sure that she probably was one of the most kind and self-sacrificing persons he had met, which was saying something. He had seen Elena give herself up time and time to save the ones she loved. Now, he just had to make Damon see reason and the truth, before his brother did something stupid and loose the one girl, which he was sure felt the same for him, that he did for her.

"Well, Damon is eccentric, stubborn and bull-headed, especially when he is hurting. He won't listen to you or to anyone for that matter, until we give him time to cool-down. Then we'll have to force him to listen."

Athena's head shot-up at that and she looked at him with wide-eyes and jaw hanging open. "You believe me. Why?" she asked him dumbfoundedly.

"You could have killed us many times, but instead you helped us whenever you could and I know that you like my brother." Stefan stated casually with a shrug of his shoulder.

"I… What? No… I don't…" she stuttered and turned red at his blatant words, but she didn't deny that she didn't like Damon and turned her face away from him.

Stefan smirked, but then he said seriously, "I'll talk to my brother when he returns."

Her gaze snapped towards him and said, "Stefan. Thank You."

"I wouldn't have done it if I didn't like you." He told her with a smile.

Athena couldn't stop her smile as she looked at Stefan and she did something, she herself hated doing. She reached forward and hugged him tightly. Stefan was stunned for a moment, but he gave her a hug or more like patted her back awkwardly. She pulled back and said, "I have to go. Its full moon, so I had to lock Lavender. Keep those two and show them to him, whenever he's back?"

He kept the letter and photograph with him before looking back at her. She looked tense and worried, so he reassured her, "Don't worry. Everything will be fine."

She beamed at him as he told her that, then she leaned forward, kissed him on the cheek and then apparated as he shook his head at her in an affectionate manner.

'Yes. He liked her and he just hoped Damon won't mess it up.'

Next Day

Mikaelson Mansion

Music was playing in the background. Rebekah was sitting on the couch getting her nails done, while Kol was trying on a new dress-suit for the ball and staring at himself in the mirror, when Klaus stormed in and shouted at him, "You killed one of my hybrids. What is wrong with you?"

"Here we go." Rebekah muttered.

Klaus shouted at Kol as he asked, "Do you want another dagger in your heart?"

"Again, with the dagger threats? Don't you have any other tricks? Or are you going to kill us all like you killed mother?" Kol asked as he stared at Klaus. Now that they knew, that he killed their mother and she had forbidden them to harm anyone in the family, his siblings had been going after everything he's worked so hard for.

"You don't want to anger me Kol." He said through gritted teeth as he glared at his brother.

"Who are you? My father?" Kol said. Even though he said it with a smile, there was an underlined threat behind his words.

Klaus growled at Kol and threatened, "No, but you are in my house."

Kol stood up and took a step towards Klaus as he challenged, "Then perhaps we should go outside."

They were both glaring daggers at each other, when Esther's voice stopped them, "Enough!"

Then she looked at Klaus and ordered, "Niklaus, Come."

With that she turned around and left as Klaus stared at Kol once more before following her at which Kol gave him an amused smile.

"They haven't even been out of the box a day before Kol tried to ruin my life. What happened to peace? Acceptance? Family?"

She turned towards him bewildered and said, "You put daggers in their hearts, Niklaus. You want them to go down on their knees and kiss your feet for reuniting them? You need to give them time, Niklaus. I've had a thousand years on the other side to be angry and heal. I want this family to be the same and I am here to make sure of it."

That made him pause. He had killed her in cold blood and she had forgiven him so easily. It was something that had been eating him up ever since she came back. How could she forgive him? It was something he couldn't process, so he asked, "I don't understand. I killed you and still you forgive me?"

"It's been my dream for a thousand years to see this family as one. It's a gift." She said with a soft smile as she looked straight into his eyes.

Klaus looked at her as she said this, but Athena's words were ringing in his ears and he couldn't ignore them. He just knew that there was some motive behind his mother being back and he needed to find out what it was?

"Now, I believe there's another family member that I have yet to meet Niklaus?" he sucked in a harsh breath as his mother said this and stared at her wide-eyes.

Esther raised an eyebrow at his reaction and said, "I have always looked after my family, even from the other side and Athena is a part of it." Then she asked with a smile, "You'll invite her to the ball this evening?"

Again, Athena's warning rang in his ears as he looked at his mother. He wanted to know her intention and he was sure there was a reason behind her wanting to meet Athena. So, instead of answering he asked, "Don't be ridiculous. Does it look like that even I'm going?"

"Well, I wish you'd reconsider. It's going to be a magical evening and I want to meet my grand-daughter." With that she smiled at him and left.

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Klaus was still standing there, thinking about what to do, when Elijah entered. They exchanged a glance which spoke volumes and then he said in a monotone voice, "It seems like we have a lot to discuss, Niklaus."

Potter Home in Mystic Falls

She was sleeping when the door-bell rang and she groaned. Her mind was busy running miles per second because of which she wasn't able to sleep throughout the night. It was Lavender's first full moon with her and she wanted her to be comfortable in the morning. So, the first thing Athena did was unlocked the door, gave her some water and took her to bed, after which she herself settled to sleep.

She groggily woke up and walked towards the door and was shocked to see who was standing there. She didn't know whether to invite them inside or not, so she just stood there and stared at both of them.

"Can we come in?" Elijah asked as he looked at her.

She looked at him and then at Klaus, but begrudgingly invited them in at last.

EN: First, the three people Damon killed were in their 20's and were friends. Not connected to anything at all.

Second, this chapter was extremely difficult for me to navigate, as I wasn't sure if I was able to express the emotions of the characters adequately or not, especially Damon's. I still am not sure about it, but I gave into what I had in mind and finally finished it. I would appreciate if you would tell me whether I was able to capture their feelings properly or not.

I want to inform you that I've posted another story with Female Harry Potter/Edward Cullen pairing. An Unknown Destination! "She was ready to face death, but instead of meeting her loved ones, Florence not only finds herself in a different country, but in a different time altogether. She fell in love and found her long lost brothers, but the question remained, how she ended up almost 125 years in future?" Time-travel. Damon and Stefan Salvatore! Check it out if you want to.

And lastly, I just want to thank you for all your love. I hope you liked it and have a nice day everyone! 😊

Sept 21st, 2018