The next day magic returned and Freya cast a powerful cloaking spell on the baby. It reassured everyone. Klaus and Elijah were talking in the dining room when Cami came downstairs holding the baby.

"Niklaus we need to go look at it."

Klaus sighed. "I can't leave right now."

"Why? Kol and Rebekah are here as well as Hayley. The kids and Cami will be well protected."

"I know but..."

Cami walked in and spoke to him. "Go with Elijah."

Klaus turned and looked pained. She walked over and kissed his cheek.

"Really we can handle things for a couple of hours."

Elijah smiled. "I'll get you back as soon as possible."

He finally gave in. "Fine. But I want Vincent here in case you need magic."

"Okay."

She grabbed her phone and texted Vincent. She then held it up and showed him that Vincent was coming.

"Satisfied?"

He chuckled and kissed her. He then kissed their son's forehead before following Freya and Elijah out of the compound. Cami watched as the housekeepers began setting the table for their Christmas Eve Dinner. Hope walked downstairs and smiled.

"Where's Daddy?"

"Daddy went out for a little while. Do you need something?"

She shook her head. "I wanted to paint with him."

"He'll be home soon."

Cami set the baby in his lamb cradle swing and turned it on before stepping into the kitchen. Their were a few compelled chefs preparing dinner. Cami grabbed a juice box for Hope out of the fridge when the alarm blared. Cami and Kol met in the den. But they found nothing. The baby was crying but nothing was around him. Cami grabbed him and settled him. Kol and Rebekah searched the house with Hayley and Vincent. Kol was the last to rejoin them in the den.

"Well unless they are invisible there is no one here."

Vincent started to pace. "They could be invisible or they could have heard you two coming and left before getting himself killed."

Cami looked down at her son who was now quite content. Hope was quietly coloring in the corner, oblivious to what was going on around her. As they all brainstormed Klaus returned with Freya and Elijah. When they walked in they saw the looks on their families faces. Elijah spoke first.

"What happened?"

Kol sighed. "The alarm went off again but we couldn't find anyone."

Klaus rushed to Cami and the baby. Cami handed their son over and Klaus settled next to her. She placed her hand on his arm.

"He's fine. Not even a scratch."

He nodded and looked at Vincent who was still pacing.

"Who do you think it was?"

"I don't know. But whoever it was is long gone. I vote we just try and enjoy Christmas."

They all agreed.

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That evening Cami slipped on a red lace dress with black heels. She curled her hair in loose waves. She dressed her son in a red long sleeve onesie and black and red plaid pants. Hope walked into the bedroom just as Cami slipped some socks onto the baby's feet.

"How do I look?"

Cami smiled in awe. Hope had on a long sleeved red and black plaid dress that matched her brother's pants. She had paired it with black tights and black maryjanes. Her hair was down and her long bangs swept back with a big red bow. Cami kissed her cheek.

"You look beautiful."

"Thank you."

She climbed onto the bed and kissed her brother's forehead. When Cami walked downstairs the family was beginning to gather. Hope bounced into the room causing Elijah to smile. He knelt down and kissed her forehead.

"Merry Christmas Princess."

She grinned and hugged him. Klaus then lifted her into his arms and smiled.

"Where did my little girl go?"

"She's right here."

He chuckled and kissed Cami's cheek and the baby's head. As soon as everyone was gathered including to Cami's surprise Marcel, Rebekah walked around and handed out pens and paper. Klaus cocked his brow then saw the fire pit burning. He groaned.

"Really?"

Kol nudged his brother. "It's family tradition."

Hope looked at her dad. "What's tradition?"

Klaus knelt down and spoke to her softly. "We wrote our wishes down and then we burn them for luck."

Hope smiled. "I know what I am wishing for."

She quickly wrote something then dropped it into fire. Cami stared at her paper for a minute before writing and burning her wish. The baby looked at the fire in amazement. Cami adjusted him so that he could watch Elijah and Klaus drop their papers in. Then they all sat down for dinner. Elijah stood to make a toast.

"This is a Christmas that I hope we will all remember for the next two hundred years. We are all together again and we have our newest addition here safe and sound."

Kol nodded and spoke. "Sounding a bit like your Thanksgiving speech."

A few laughed. Elijah rolled his eyes and raised his glass.

"To family."

They all copied and drank. Hope looked at her glass of juice and then at Hayley's glass of wine.

"Why is yours different then mine?"

Hayley smiled. "Mine is grown up juice."

"Oh. When will I get to drink it?"

Kol smiled as he passed out rolls. "I'll take you when you turn sixteen."

Cami rolled her eyes while Hope counted then pouted. "Nine years."

The adults chuckled. Cami set the baby down in his bouncer next to her while she ate. Hope attempted to feed him some turkey before Rebekah caught her. As dessert was served Rebekah looked at Klaus.

"So does my nephew have a name yet?"

Klaus smiled. "Still playing around with a few."

Elijah chuckled. "He is going to be a week old with no name."

"A name is not something to choose lightly."

Cami nodded. "I got stuck with Camille Sydney."

Rebekah made a face. "Okay that is pretty bad. Almost as bad as Niklaus."

Klaus shuddered. "I am not passing that name onto my son."

After dinner they allowed Hope to pick out a gift to open. She walked over with two packages. Hayley laughed.

"Hope we said one."

"One for me and one for brother."

They nodded Hope handed Klaus the baby's gift and then tore open hers. She gasped and pulled out a fairy doll with blonde hair. She smiled.

"Thank you, thank you!"

Freya smiled. "Of course she picked on of Auntie's first."

Hope ran over and hugged Freya tightly. Klaus then opened up his son's gift and smiled. He pulled out a stuffed wolf similar to Hope's. Hope smiled and showed it to the baby.

"Now you have one to watch over you."

Cami kissed her head. "That is very sweet Hope."

The clock chimed and Hayley faked a gasp.

"If Santa passes the house and hears two kids still awake he is going to skip it."

Hope looked shocked and started running up the stairs. "I'm going."

They all chuckled. Cami followed her up. She helped her change into her red plaid pajama set with lace trim. She crawled into her bed and looked at Cami.

"Mommy I need my story."

Cami settled the baby next to his sister and spoke.

"Once upon a time there were two brothers that hated eachother. One was good while the other pretended to be bad. They never saw eye to eye and wanted to destroy eachother. Until the day that they were forced to work together to protect their family. The brothers saw that they could indeed get along and became thick as thieves. They decided that they were better working together then they were fighting."

Before she could finish Hope was snoring quietly and the baby was snoozing off. She smiled and tucked the blankets around her before carrying the baby out. She laid him in his bassinet and was covering him with a grey knit blanket when someone spoke from behind.

"Too much excitement for one day."

Klaus wrapped his arm around her and stared down at their son. She laid her head on his shoulder and spoke softly.

"Did you think we'd end up here?"

He chuckled quietly. "End up with you as a vampire who has come back from the dead twice, a son and a daughter that I love more then my own life, and in love with the brave bartender? Not in a thousand years."

They both were smiling and eventually went to bed.

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"Wake up!"

Cami found herself being wacked in the head with a throw pillow. She groaned.

"Hope really?"

"It's Christmas!"

Cami sat up and tended to her now awake son. Hope grabbed her hand and tugged. Cami followed her downstairs holding her son. Klaus and Elijah were waiting at the bottom of the steps talking with Rebekah and Kol. Klaus smiled.

"Merry Christmas Hope."

Hope smiled and jumped at him. "Can we open presents now?"

"Wait for your Aunt Freya."

Cami looked at him. "Unless you want to get wacked with a pillow I would let her open."

He chuckled and handed her a mug of coffee before taking their son. Freya and Hayley walked downstairs carrying a few more packages and placing them under the already crowded tree. Kol covered Hope's eyes before leading her to where her gifts were. When he uncovered them she squealed loud enough that it startled her brother. She started jumping up and down.

"Look I have an easel like Daddy! And a baby bed!"

Cami sat down and smiled. Hope was examining her wooden crescent shaped baby doll cradle. They all opened gifts but Cami noticed Klaus sneak a small red box into his pocket. She didn't think much of it. Later that day she was in the kitchen fixing a bottle when he walked in. He smiled.

"I think Hope had a good Christmas."

She nodded. "You realize she is going to sleep with that art kit right?"

He chuckled. "Probably." He then sounded serious. "I was wondering if I could ask you something?"

"Sure."

"Where do you see yourself in a hundred years?"

She laughed. "Umm still trying to wrap my head around being alive for over a hundred years. Why?"

"Because I see myself next to you."

She turned and saw that he had dropped to one knee and was holding the red box. He flipped it open to reveal a 5 carat flower shape diamond with aa platinum band. It was the most breathtaking ring she had ever seen. He spoke almost nervous.

"Camille will you marry me?"

She cracked a smile. "Yes."

"Yes?"

She nodded. He grinned and stood. She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him deeply. He pulled away long enough to slip the ring onto her finger. They were still kissing when Kol walked in and grabbed a piece of celery off the counter. He paused and groaned.

"Get a room."

They turned smiling. He looked at the suspiciously.

"What are you two up to? It better not be another baby. You have yet to name the one you already have."

Klaus smirked. "For your information Camille just agreed to be my wife."

Kol laughed and then stopped. "You're serious?"

Cami nodded and Kol saw the ring. His shock turned into a grin. he hugged both of them before grabbing something from Elijah's wine fridge and whooshing into the den.

"Freya grab some glasses. This is cause to celebrate."

Rebekah accepted a glass from Freya and watched as Kol poured some champagne into it.

"What are we celebrating other then Christmas?"

"A woman is crazy enough to agree to marry our brother."

Elijah and Hayley looked stunned. Cami and Klaus walked in and Rebekah squealed.

"Really?"

They both nodded. Rebekah ran over and hugged them. Elijah stood beaming and clapped his brother on the back. Hope looked confused.

"What does that mean?"

Freya knelt down smiling. "It means Mommy and Daddy are going to get married."

Hope gasped and hugged them. Cami never knew that she could be this happy.

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