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Hayley and Jackson's wedding and, surprisingly their marriage, was going really well. Klaus tried really hard for his daughter's sake to rein in his jealousy when Jackson is around Hope. He wasn't really comfortable with another father figure in Hope's life.
His siblings didn't understand his reactions when they try to comfort him. Their conversations ended up with Klaus leaving the room as he mumbled 'you wouldn't understand' or 'it's a wolf thing' and 'I can't help it'.
There was also another time his wolf was jealous and not even he could understand why.
"Is it time yet Daddy?" Hope questioned as she ran up to her daddy, trying to get his attention by pulling on his jacket.
They were just in time to hear the door knock.
They both rushed to the door as Hope dragged her father across the home by hand, the little girl excited to receive a new present.
After Klaus picked the parcel from the front door, he took Hope up into his arms and vamp sped back into the lounge where his family gathered around, sharing amused and excited looks on their faces.
Except for Hayley.
She looked put out over the anonymous gifts, jealous of Hope's reactions to the beloved presents.
Kol did not give Klaus a chance to look at the book after he opened the box before he rushed over and took it from him.
"Oh my God, it's a grimoire," Kol gushed out enthusiastically as he flicked through the pages. "These spells are perfectly crafted for someone of Hope's age and talent. There are also a few advanced spells to learn for control." He finished, looking extremely impressed as Freya bounced over to him to examine the Grimoire herself.
"I haven't seen these spells before. They are amazing," Freya commented as she looked through the book too.
A surge of gratitude flowed through Klaus as he watched his siblings smile and exclaim through each new page like children in a candy store. he Grimoire gave Klaus a hint as the sender could be a witch. Especially since the gifts were delivered too quick for vampires to notice and the person delivering them was untraceable.
He picked up the letter to read it after Kol and Freya stopped celebrating around the room happily.
Miss Hope Mikaelson,
"The forest makes your heart gentle. You become one with it. No place for greed or anger there."
-Ha Pachak.
"We often forget that we are nature. Nature is not something separate from us. So when we say that we have lost our connection to nature, we've lost our connection to ourselves."
-Andy Goldsworthy.
Klaus,
There have been a few witches I have bumped into along my travels who wish to give your daughter gifts without your family hunting them down for questioning. They have asked me to pass them along.
I have triple checked each spell to make sure that they are safe and that no harm will come to your little girl or to your family by using this Grimoire.
Like I have said before Klaus, I would never harm her.
All my love.
"So, can you tell who the witch is thats been sending the presents?" Klaus asked Freya, still hoping he can finally get a clue from this year's gift.
"Not a chance Nik. These spells are from different witch lines as said in the letter. It is hard to trace and determine who it is or the connection as the person is well travelled. Some of these lines I thought had been extinct for centuries." Kol explained, fascinated. "The person may not even be a witch to get there hands on these. They may not involve themselves with other supernatural parties but they still have the knowledge to know who is trustworthy outside of their circles."
After Kol diminished Klaus' hope to finally get some answers, the family settled back down in the lounge to continue celebrate the birthday girl's day.
Are the characters written okay? Do you like the letters or the gifts more? What would you like to be seen given to Hope? Who do you think is going to guess who the sender is first? ;)