The Mikaelsons and the Petrovas...
I know the build up of this story is taking a while but it is worth it trust me.
Chapter 4:
"Stefan, that was my one!" A little blonde girl whined. Her features showed sadness as she began to sob with her head down. "Awww Care, are you alright?." A slightly older dark haired girl inquired. " Yeah..." the little blonde girl replied softly tears running down her face. "Stefan give your sister back her berry this instant!" The older girl scolded the fair haired boy who looked around the same age as the little girl.
The boy reluctantly hand over a berry to his sister. "Now apologise to her!" , the older girl instructed. "Sorry Care, I did not mean to make you cry...". "It's OK Stefy, I forgive you." The younger girl said to her brother while happily munching on the berry.
Elijah Mikaelson crouched behind a tree watching the scene in front of him. His lips curved in amusement. He had found the source of the giggling. Three little children sat on an old log eating berries and bread. Two of them looked to be toddlers, no more than four or five years old. An older girl was with them.
She looked around seven or eight years old herself. Elijah took in these little children. "What are they doing so deep into this forest?." He thought to himself.
He also noticed something else about the children. They were painfully thin for their ages and a little unkempt. The children's clothes were streaked with mud and dirt. Elijah kept his position and watched the children a little while longer.
"Can I have another berry Katty?" "Sorry Stef, there are no more berries." The older girl replied."But there is apple." She said excitedly. Elijah watched as the younger children's faces lit up with excitement. It became obvious to him that these children hadn't had a proper meal in a while.
"Elijah, there you are!" Rebekah said. "We've been looking for you mate." Klaus said as he stood next to his sister. Elijah signaled them to be quiet and pointed toward the children. Klaus and Rebekah sped over to nearby trees to watch the children.
"Katty, can I have some apple too please?" the little girl asked and Klaus thought she had the cutest little voice. "Of course you can Care." The dark haired girl said handing over a piece of the apple. "THERE YOU ARE YOU LITTLE BITCH!".
It was Nigel, the tavern owner. "Think you can steal from John and run away from me don't you." The older girl sprang to her feet and gasped loudly as Nigel began to approach the children. "STEFAN, CAROLINE RUN!" she screamed and the two blonde haired children dropped their food and ran.
Elijah watched as Nigel grabbed the brunette and ordered the guy he brought with him to go after the other two. Klaus watched as the panicked toddlers ran in his direction. They were heading toward him and Rebekah. The little girl ran full impact into him, while her brother ran to the tree Rebekah was currently hiding behind. Rebekah grabbed the frightened little boy and calmed him down.
"Shhhssh, I'm not going to hurt you little one." Klaus reassured the little girl. He knelt down so he was at eye level with her. She was a beautiful child, with long blonde hair that fell in waves framing her small round face. She had the brightest blue eyes he had ever seen. The little girl immediately hugged Klaus tightly and buried her face into his shoulder.
Klaus lifted her up and turned his attention to Nigel who was now twisting the arm of the other girl. She screamed in pain and Elijah immediately appeared before the man. Nigel let go of the girl's arm when he felt apunch straight to the crotch. The girl had him doubling over in pain and he quickly grabbed her by the hair to stop her from running.
Another yell from the girl and Elijah knocked the man out cold with a punch. He then turned to the scared girl. She had tears in her eyes and immediately wiped them away and stood her ground against him. He noted the child's bravery.
"KATTY!" The boy screamed as he broke away from Rebekah and ran toward the girl to hug her. The girl hugged him back the whole time keeping her eyes on Elijah as a warning that if he touched the boy she would give him hell.
Elijah crouched down to the girl and Rebekah came out her hiding place as Klaus carried the other little girl to their position in the middle of the forest. "That was very brave of you to defend yourself that way love." Elijah spoke to the girl. "I was protecting my brother and sister." She said a matter of factly as she clung to the boy and had her eyes on her Klaus who was carrying her sister.
"I admire your bravery little one." Elijah said with a smile, which caused the girl to smile back at him. "Tell me, do you have a name?" Elijah asked. The girl nodded and replied. "My name is Katherine Petrova sir." Rebekah knelt down before the little boy and smiled at him. The boy hid his face in his sister's hair and blushed.
"My...my name is Stefan." He stammered cutely. "My name is Caroline!." The other blonde piped up from Klaus' arms grinning widely. "My name is Elijah Mikaelson and this is my sister Rebekah and my brother Niklaus." At this Caroline giggled and turn to Klaus.
"Something funny love." Klaus asked her. She nodded and replied. "Your name, it's funny." "Really, you don't like my name." Klaus asked with a fake sad face. "No no, I do, I do!." She replied quickly, afraid she may have hurt Klaus' feelings.
"How old are you Katherine?" Elijah asked her. "I am eight years old sir. My brother and sister are four years old." "We're twins." Stefan said softly. "Twins! Really." Rebekah said. "Nik and I are twins too." "Really? " Caroline asked amazed.
"Yes, love we most certainly are." Klaus stated. "Katherine love, where are your parents? What are you little ones doing alone in the middle of the forest?" Elijah asked.
Katherine eyes turned to the ground. "We don't have any parents sir." Katherine said sadly. "They died. An animal attacked them." Caroline said slowly. Rebekah looked at Elijah. Animal attack was code for vampire attack. Was it possible these kids parents were killed by a vampire...