Lily sipped her wine, the room was filled with smatter of chatter, she was sitting beside Clara at the end of the table and had been staring at the oak table since a certain dark haired man was there he was sitting next to his sister Rebekah who was currently chatting to Henrietta. Lily could feel the man's gaze on her. On Clara's other side was their sister Isabella whilst opposite her was their mother. The red head was confused when at the head of the table instead of her father it was Lord Niklaus. She thought nothing of it and went back to her soup, which was rich and creamy.

"Lily" Clara tugged her dress. Causing the older girl to glance over to her.

"What? I-oh Clara" she saw the napkin that was being held on to by the six year old was hiding the mince pies

"I don't like them" the little girl hissed

"I can see that" she said just as quietly "well what do you want me to do about it?"

"Something magical-"

"Oh you're lucky that you're cute" Lily hissed back wondering how she would get out of this, a napkin laden with mince pies.

"I know-"Clara quipped causing the red head to giggle, she knew that neither of them could leave the table as it would be considered very, very rude. She glanced over her shoulder and saw Troy one of the servers standing against the wall. And discreetly gestured for him to come over. "Troy-"

"Lady Lily-"

"Don't" she warned, the server nodded and cocked an eyebrow "We kind of need your assistance" she muttered. She saw the look of confusion on his face and so pointed towards the napkin that Clara was still holding.

"Oh wait you don't like Mary's pies?" Troy frowned "they are delicious-"

"We are seriously not having a discussion about mince pies. Talk later, take them but be discreet about it" Lily murmured

"Right" Troy grabbed the napkin and shoved it into his pocket. She cringed when he dropped one and bent down to pick it up at the same time as the server making them bump heads

"Oww-"

"Shush Troy. Cry in the kitchen and-"Lily frowned as did Troy noticing that there was a silence that filled the dining room. "Is everyone watching us?" she whispered

Troy pressed his lips together and nodded. "Go-"the server nodded and quickly left. Lily swallowed and turned to face the table and blushed when she saw all eyes were on her.

"Erm…hello?" she waved awkwardly causing her mother to narrow her eyes and Clara to giggle

"Are you fond of mince pies Lady Petrova? You seem to polish them off quickly" an accented voice uttered, her she licked her lips and looked over to the man that spoke, it was Elijah and he had the look of amusement on his face.

"I…they well-"

"Seems like the server ran away with most of them" she recognised that it was Lord Niklaus who had made that comment.

"Which brings up the question don't you feed your staff Lady Beatrice?" now it was Lady Rebekah who asked that question.

"Of course we do" Beatrice replied stiffly, "I'm sure Lillian had a good reason to do what she did. Lillian?"

Lily could feel everyone gazes on her and swallowed "Erm…well-"she looked to her sisters for help but them all merely quirked an eyebrow "The-"

"I wanted the horses to be fed" Clara piped up "they must be hungry"

Lily felt a whoosh of relief go through her "Right Clara wanted to feed the horses so-"

"Sent mince pies?" Elijah quirked an eyebrow a brindle of amusement passing through his facial expression "Brother do horses eat meat?"

"Not that I'm aware of" the blond haired man smirked.

"Oh well we know that now do we not Clara?" Lily cleared her throat. The little girl nodded

"Why don't they eat meat-"the red head didn't miss the withering glare that their mother was sending the six year old child, she knew it was best to get Clara out before the little girl could be scolded. All Lily had to do was be discreet about this.

But the red head wasn't well known for that in her household, so she edged forward and accidentally knocked the red wine off of the table right on top of Clara. The little girl shrieked

"My dress-"

"Lillian-"

"It's late. Clara you are tired right?" the red head questioned

"No-Yes I am" she nodded seeing the look her sister was sending her.

"Excuse me" Lily smiled politely and grabbed Clara's hand and dragged the little girl out.

"Lily my dress" Clara whined

"Oh shush" Lily shook her head and gently pushed her forward "mother is going to give you a lashing" she teased and giggled seeing the look on Clara's face.

"Oh but I didn't do anything wrong. Mince pies are disgusting" the smaller girl pouted.

"Here, here" Lily nodded, like her sister she wasn't a big fan of them. "So that's what you came up with? Feeding horses-"

"Hey" Clara sniffed and held her chin up, they were walking down the long corridor heading towards the grand staircase that led to the bedrooms. "At lease I came up with something. You big sis went all quiet"

"Brat-"Lily gently nudged her forward causing the small girl to trip "Oops-"

"Lily" Clara yelled, the elder sister grinned and leapt up the staircase picking up her skirts as she ran, she looked over her shoulder and saw that the six year old was right on her heels. "Lily-"

"Can't catch me Clara" the red head taunted and looked forward just managing to avoid running in to Natty, she grinned and side stepped as Clara barrelled into the Nanny.

"Oh Lily-"

"We'll play tomorrow" Lily scooped her up and handed her over to the blond haired woman.

"Promise?"

"Promise" she pecked her on the cheek and watched as Natty carried Clara off to her bedroom. She sighed and leant against the banister and gazed down at the foyer. She groaned quietly feeling her corseted laces were incredibly tight. She gripped onto the banister and leant against it. Lily was glad to be out of that stuffy dining room.

She tapped her nails against the banister and took in a deep breath.

"Hiding already?"

"Hardly hiding" Lily murmured "you know as well as I do that I can be a much better hider"

"Well they have moved into the parlour and your mother wants you there" Beth informed her.

Lily closed her eyes and sighed she was finding it hard to catch her breath in this bloody corset.

"Lily you ok?" Beth asked concern brimming from her. The red head pressed her lips together and held her ribs "Did I do the corset laces too tight? I am so sorry-"

"No, you haven't had much practise. But they are just a tad bit too tight" Lily murmured, "Could you loosen them?"

"Yes of course-"

"Lillian" both of them snapped their heads over to where the hard voice came from and she saw her mother striding towards her. "What do you think you are doing?" she grabbed her daughter's arm and dragged her down the staircase, the younger woman wince feeling Beatrice's nails cutting into her creamy skin

"Oh Lady Beatrice, Lady Lillian needs assistance-"Beth scurried after them

"We have guests" Beatrice snarled dragging the red head down the corridor "Go away" she ordered the maid. Lily looked over her shoulder and lightly shook her head silently telling the maid to leave her

"I know that mother-"they were just outside the parlour door.

"Don't take that tone with me" Beatrice snapped "Your sister could get a union out of this. Do not mess it up…-"

"I wouldn't-"

"Just don't be a disappointment like you usually are" Beatrice hissed. A flash of hurt shot through Lily, but she steeled her resolve and nodded. "Good now use those looks and see if anyone is interested" she plastered a wide smile on to her face and opened the parlour door.

Lily swallowed and followed her mother into the room, she took in the scene and resisted the urge to roll her eyes seeing, Isabella and Henrietta fawning over Lord Niklaus, but the blond haired man seems to be enjoying it.

"Oh finally found her then?" her father drawled, they were sitting on the lush sofas that surrounded the fireplace.

"Yes" Beatrice smiled and waltzed over to her husband "she was consulting with the maid-"she spat the last part out.

Lily swallowed and soon enough the room was once again filled with chatter.

The red head internally groaned wondering if she could make a brief run for it so she could sort out her corset. But knew not to try since her mother was shooting her dirty looks every chance she could get. Lily moved over to the large bay windows and sat down on the seat gazing out the starry sky.

"Consulting with maids?" she jumped when a goblet of wine appeared in front of her. She followed the sturdy looking hand and saw that it was Lord Elijah

"Oh erm…she's more of a friend than anything" Lily stammered out, wondering why wasn't he fawning over her other sisters.

"You mind if I join you?"

"Oh er…yes" Elijah cocked an eyebrow, huh Lily thought why does everyone seem to be able to do that but she couldn't

"Yes you mind if I join you?"

Lily's eyes bugged out "No…no I don't mind. Come sit…please Lord Elijah-"her face was flushed and she mentally slapped herself. She had to attempt to be at least somewhat sociable.

The red head wasn't going to deny that the man next to her was handsome, that was an understatement, he just seems to exhume class.

"So horses and mince pies?" he smiled.

Lily shook her head "My little sister…just a long story" she murmured tucking in a stray curl behind her ear. "So what brings you into town?" she asked sipping her wine.

"Hmm" Elijah hummed "well I and my family were travelling and since we heard so much about the little town, we thought we will stop by. And since your family was so hospitable we decided to stay for a while longer"

Lily looked at him in confusion not understanding what he was saying. He smiled at her "Let's talk about something else for now"

"As in what?" she asked licking her lips

"Family" Elijah said simply, "I'm fascinated of how the name Petrova came to be in England"

Lily nodded, it was true Petrova wasn't a traditional English name "And I'm also curious as to how you and your siblings are nothing alike."

Lily chuckled and ran her slim finger around the rim of her wine glass, "We don't share interests-"she admitted

"I can see that" Elijah's lips stretched into a smile. It was true, he noted that her other two sister Isabella and Henrietta seem to be rather flirty, Elizabeth was nice enough but rather strict. Lily however caught his eyes since she was…different. He didn't know how to describe it. But when he raised her knuckles to his lips he had the sudden urge to sink his fangs into her throat. Her scent seems to call to him. "So what are your interest may I ask?"

"Nothing you would be interested my Lord. If you excuse me-"she went to get up but his hand clamped around her wrist causing her to stiffen, her heart was thudding in her chest and this corset wasn't helping at all.

"You do not know what I may be interested in" he countered with a smirk on his lips. She found it annoying yet gorgeous at the same time.

"Shouldn't you be over there?" she asked nodding towards where her sisters were sitting. She could see that they were literally throwing themselves at Niklaus, except Elizabeth of course since her elder sister was engaged.

"I find their company-"

"A nuisance" Lily blurted out and blushed, ok that definitely wasn't lady like behaviour. "Hmm…I didn't say that-"

"I witnessed the words coming out of your mouth." Elijah teased causing the red head to shake her head. "So family-"

"Oh that lovely topic" she hummed "Can't live with them and…you can't live with them" he chuckled and shook his head.

"Occasionally I feel the same" he admitted. "So the Petrova name how did it end up in Europe?"

Lily finished the rest of her wine

"Hmm you best be off asking my father about that" she murmured

"I'm asking you" Elijah stated and stiffened slightly when he inhaled her scent, he was curious about her.

The Original wondered how a girl like Lily could writhe in this type of household. He and his siblings immediately could tell that Lillian Petrova was the black sheep of the family.

"Well" Lily licked her plump lips "According to some of our family journals, my mother's grandmother fled from Bulgaria. I think her name was Katerina" she informed him. Elijah discreetly glanced over to his younger brother and saw that even though Niklaus was being occupied by Isabella and Henrietta he was also paying attention to the red head's tale. "I believe she was exiled" she murmured

"For what?"

Lily bit her bottom lip, causing the Original's eyes to darken he had the sudden image of him biting her lip, "I shouldn't tell you-"

"I am curious Lillian-"

"Lily please" she cut him off and glanced over to her parents "Well according to one of the journals I found Katerina had a baby out of wedlock. The baby was sent over to Europe and that is it"

"Thank you" Elijah murmured.

Lily nodded and was about to say something but her father called the attention of the room. He explained to them that the Mikealson family would be staying within their household for however long they wished. Lily was quiet miffed by that, she didn't know why they were so eager to remain here.

"I believe I should retire for the night Elijah-"she smiled politely "It's been-"

"A pleasure" he finished off and surprised her by catching her hand with his. Elijah could feel her soft palms in his callous grasp. Her heart pumped even faster when he pressed a kiss on her knuckles. She bowed her head and hurriedly left the room.

Lily sighed as Beth pulled the covers down of her bed the maid took a step back whilst Lily slipped off her robe. Leaving her in her nightgown she climbed into the bed and rested her head.

"So Lily what do you think of the Lords?" Beth whispered

Lily opened one eye and smiled seeing the eager look on the other woman's face. "Nice enough-"

"Jasper says that Lord Elijah has taken a liking to you" she whispered conspiratorially causing the red head to scoff. "Lily-"

"Sorry but no" Lily snickered "Elijah and I have just talked that's all so-"

"So-"the petite woman wasn't surprised when Beth toed off her shoes and climbed into the bed. So she was lying down beside her mistress. "He didn't speak to the others.-"

"Beth he was just interested in finding out about the Petrova name." the red head scoffed "anyway forget my non-existence love life. What about yours?" she shifted so she was on her side facing Beth. She grinned seeing her friend's face turning scarlet

"Nothing-"she stuttered and yelped when Lily slapped her on the shoulder

"Liar. So tell me are you and Austin meeting tonight?" she was talking about the stable boy. The red head wasn't completely oblivious to the notion of her maid and the stable boy fancying each other. Whenever Lily would go down to the stables to acquire a horse Beth would tag along and make googly eyes at the dashing stable boy.

"Well…he wants to- but-"

"But I've given you the time off. So you must" Lily smiled. Beth shook her head

"No Ruth will catch us and Austin still have duties to carry out-"

"Such as?" Lily questioned pushing herself up so she was resting against her headboard

"No-"

"Tell me" she demanded

"Feeding and brushing the horses" Beth sighed. And didn't like the look on her mistress's face.

"Sounds easy enough" Lily swung her legs out of her bed.

Beth frowned and hurriedly got on to her feet "Lily you can't-"

"I can help you. Plus I have a feeling that Austin wants to ask you something special tonight" she had a knowing smile on her face

"Lil-"

"Beth you knew me since we were young girls and you also know how stubborn I am. You are going to meet your lover boy tonight. And I promise you won't get into trouble" she laughed when Beth hugged her fiercely, the maid had really wanted to see Austin and now she can.

"Great so let's go-"Beth exclaimed excitedly and was about to rush off but the red head grabbed the back of her dress forcing her to stop. "What?"

"You're going to meet the man you love wearing that?" Lily snickered and shook her head, "no way" she ushered the pouting maid towards her vanity table. "Now you sit and relax whilst I work my magic" she instructed. Beth shook her head as the red head began to brush her hair. Lily would occasionally do Clara's hair when Natty was too busy with other housework.

"So Lily you and the lord-"

"Nothing will happen" her voice came out muffled as she had several pins in her mouth. She took one out so she could pluck it into Beth's raven locks.

"You say that now but-"

"But nothing. His brother is a ladies man. You should have seen the way Isabella and Henrietta fawning over him. I wouldn't be surprised if Henrietta bent over so he could undo her corset laces-"Beth laughed at that.

"You are rather bad-"

"I prefer the term blunt" Lily hummed and smiled when she was done. "Ta da…done have a look"

Beth peered into the large mirror and saw that her hair was in a delicate up-do with a few stray hairs out to frame her face.

"Thank you Lily-"she went to get up but Lily placed her hand out on her shoulder forcing the maid to stop.

"You can't have hair like that and wear that-"she scrunched up her nose seeing Beth's drab dress.

"Oh damn-"the maid muttered, knowing that the red head was about to get payback.

Lily sighed and wiped her sweaty brow with the back of her hand. Once she had assured Austin that she'll do his duties for him. The loved up couple had left, Beth had suggested getting another maid or someone to do it.

But Lily knew that the couple didn't want anyone else to know about their rendezvous. Plus she found it peaceful in the stables. And she had wanted to visit the horses.

"Done" she muttered throwing the shovel aside. She went to brush the horses and ran her fingers through their silky hair.

"Hello boy" she patted the horse's nose and giggled when it nudged her back, the horse was a black stallion.

She had brushed several horses before she noticed the feeling of someone watching her. She paused and spun around and nearly jumped out of her skin when Elijah appeared in front of her.

"Apologies I didn't meant to startle you" he murmured

"Now that's a lie" she countered, causing him to frown "you obviously did mean to startle me otherwise you would have made much more noise"

"You caught me out" he declared. She was once again showed his lovely, lovely yet oh so annoying smirk.

"Right. Well goodnight" she pushed pass him and felt her breath hitch when he grabbed her hand. She looked at him in confusion

"Why are you up so late?" he asked curiously. She frowned, for some reason this man was getting under her skin

"I couldn't sleep" she lied "so came to see the horses. Now if you excuse me-"

"Care for a stroll?" he asked. Lily narrowed her eyes but nodded, she couldn't exactly put her finger on it but she got the feeling that there was something different about these newcomers.

"Of course" she nodded. He offered her his arm, like a true gentleman would, they stroll through the gardens and the red head looked up at the starry sky. "It's beautiful isn't it?" she said softly

"Quiet so" Elijah nodded

"So what are you really doing here in this town?" she asked boldly,

"Travelling" he stated.

Lily shook her head as they strolled down the dirt covered path "You my Lord are a liar" she murmured.

This surprised the Original, he had been around for decades and this was a first. People would either fear him or bow down to him. But this little Petrova didn't at all seem to be fazed by him

"That's rather a bold accusation-"

"Yet you are not denying it" Lily smirked "I won't push you, this is your business"

Elijah nodded; he looked away and could hear her heart beating. He was fascinated by the sound; he was once again reminded of how human she was.

"I am not" he admitted, a smile played on his lips. "So your hopes and dreams? I assume you don't want to be wedded yet-"

Lily frowned, now this was out of the blue. She licked her lips "My hopes and dreams?"

"Tell me them"

"And why would I divulge something so personal to you my Lord?" she asked and came to a stop at the stone fountain that was there. She sat down on the edge, and the Original mimicked her movements.

"Well I get to know you if you do so" Lily faced him, she got lost in his dark brown orbs "So do you have them? Hopes and dreams?"

"Tons" Lily smiled she dipped her fingers into the fountain and felt the cold water wash over her "I would love to travel. See the world…and have a profession where I can help people. But…I don't think that will happen"

Elijah frowned "Why ever not? You are ambitious enough" she blushed at that

"I just think maybe in another lifetime that would happen. But for now?" she shrugged her shoulders. And looked away from him. There was the distant sound of an owl hooting. "What about you Elijah? Any hopes and dreams?" the moon shone down on the pair.

The Original plucked a flower from the ground and smiled at the irony he had picked up a lily. "Hopes and dreams?" her eyes caught sight of the flower and she watched as he rubbed the stem between his fingers "they faded a long time ago my dear" Lily's head snapped up. He sounded so sad.

"That sounds…so tragic." She murmured meeting his gaze "I believe that you still have them. Possibly buried deep inside-"

"And what do you know about me?" his tone was harsh and hard. He immediately regretted it seeing the brief flash of hurt across her face. But then it vanished and in place was a mask

"You are right. I know nothing about you. So if you don't mind I'll be leaving" she snapped and stood up. Lily went to storm away but once again he grabbed her hand.

"Lillian have I disappointed you?"

She looked at from over her shoulder "I don't know Elijah why would I? Let's not speak I know one thing about you. And that is you are hiding something-"

"And I know one thing about you" Elijah took a step forward, he was being bold and he knew it. There was something about her that just brought it out in him. His chest brushed against hers

"And what is that?" she breathed, her eyes darted down to his lips she swallowed and forced herself to look away. Elijah smirked and leant forward so that his lips brushed against her ear her eyes closed on their own accord.

"You Lillian Petrova are also a liar" he whispered. "You helped your maid sneak out to meet a stable boy. You also have a few hidden agendas." Her eyes narrowed, she had to tilt her head up to see his face. For a second Lily thought he was going to kiss her instead his tucked the flower behind her ear.

"Good night Lillian" he called over his shoulder, leaving a very irked red head behind. "I know all I need to know about you"

"You don't know anything about me Elijah" she murmured and gritted her teeth. Bloody handsome man had to get under her skin. She fumed and picked up her pace hurrying into the manor.

She made sure that the door was closed before climbing up the staircase.

"I hate men. And they say women are complicated creatures" she muttered under her breath, she was so lost in her thoughts that she didn't register the door opening to her left and slammed into a figure.

"Watch it" the woman snapped, Lily's eyes widened realising that she just collided with Rebekah of all people.

"Sorry-"Lily shook her head, Rebekah rolled her eyes and something pass on her face causing the red head to frown. The Original went to walk pass her but Lily grasped her wrist startling the vampire. "Are you ok Rebekah?" she questioned causing the blond female's eyebrows to shoot up to her hairline.

"Surprised that anyone is talking to me" Rebekah muttered.

Lily's lips twitched in amusement "Ah yes. My sisters have been fawning over your brothers. That must be annoying"

Rebekah nodded "You could say that. Every town we go to…it's been the same-"

Lily bit her bottom lip and canted her head to the side; she got the impression that the blond was feeling lonely, so she decided to do something about that. She didn't know how long that the Mikealson family were planning on staying, but she didn't like the idea of Rebekah feeling alone plus she would prefer to be in her company instead of the infuriating dark haired male.

"Would you want to go to the bizarre tomorrow? We can do some shopping" Lily suggested. Rebekah smiled and nodded, it's been a while since she was in the company of a female, since her and her brothers have been going from town to town. So she wasn't given the chance to make friends. The added bonus was that she didn't mind the red head.

"I would like that"

"Good. See you in the morning" Lily smiled and carried on to her room. She shut the door behind her it closed with a soft click.

She slipped off her shoes and placed the silk robe that she had adorned and placed it over the back of her vanity chair.

Lily had just blown out the candle that was on her night stand and clamoured into her bed.

"Lily-"

She shrieked and immediately sat up and heard light giggles. She squinted her eyes and scowled seeing that it was Clara

"Clara? What are you doing up still? Better yet why are you here?" she demanded.

Clara shifted "I couldn't sleep….so came here. But you went to see the horses without me" she added the last part indignantly. Lily groaned and flopped down onto the bed.

"Fine next time I will take you with me" she closed her eyes and placed her arm over her eyes "Is that ok?"

"Yes" Clara declared and snugged into her sister's side. There was a moment of silence before it was broken. "Lily?"

"Yes?"

"I think Elijah fancies you-"

"Clara?"

"Yep?"

"Go to sleep, you little monster-"

"You fancy him to. You make googly eyes-"

"Go to sleep you little brat" Lily scolded gently, and sighed when Clara wrapped her arms around her waist tightly. Soon enough the room was filled with light snores coming from the two red heads that was fast asleep.

AN: Apologies for any grammar or spelling mistakes. Major thanks to those who reviewed. So please its got so many positive reviews.

So in this second chap-We see Lily getting Clara out of a tight spot, well tries to. Clara doesn't like mince pies so hides them. Lily headbutts a server and spills wine over Clara to get them out. Beth realises that the corset laces are too tight. Lily is forced to go back to the parlour. Where she reveals how the Petrova name got to England (We learn how Katherine is linked) The Mikealsons are staying. Lily helps Beth and Austin sneak away. Elijah and Lily talk in the garden. She ends up being annoyed. A friendship may be blooming between Rebekah and Lily. Finally Clara declares that Elijah fancies Lily and vice versa.

Next Chap-A trip to the bizarre, Klaus and Lily talk.

BTW-This will lead up to the current VD so wouldn't just stay in this time period.

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