Part 7

The Mickealson's first family dinner all together in their Mystic Fall's house went on pretty well. Veronica was definitely becoming friends with her aunt and if she hadn't really had time to bond with her two uncles yet, she liked how close she already was with her father.

"So you'll register at school under Veronica Mickealson then?" Elijah asked his niece at the table.

"Yes." She nodded with a smile.

"You know that it's going to raise suspicions from Elena Gilbert and her friends, right?" Kol asked her.

"Having enemies at school isn't new to me, don't worry. I have a feeling that my taser will be able to take care of their supernatural asses if they bother me. Plus, it's only for a couple more months before graduation. Dad said I would be able to register as a senior, that he'll compel them if he had to." Veronica replied.

"Plus, she'll have me. I'm not about to leave her unprotected. Us girls have to stick together." Rebekah added with a smile at the fact that Veronica had called Klaus dad.

They all smiled when they saw the purely happy smile that appeared on their hybrid brother's face when he was called 'dad' by his daughter in front of the rest of the family.

"A toast then, to welcome Veronica in our family and celebrate this new era. Family above all. Always and Forever together." Elijah said as he stood up with his wine glass in hand.

Veronica blushed as her father, Kol and Rebekah stood, raising their own glass and repeating the same oath.

"Thank you…" She whispered, looking down.

She was afraid of disappointing them, of not being good enough to be one of them but deep down she knew that she would be fine. They were her family, they would be there for her, no matter what.

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The next morning, it took Veronica a minute to remember where she was and why. Slowly, she got up and walked out of the guest bedroom she was using until her father was done preparing her real bedroom only to find her two uncles walking through the front door with boxes in their arms.

"What's going on?" She asked them.

"Good Morning Veronica." Elijah greeted her.

"Good Morning Uncle Elijah." She replied.

"Klaus' hybrid just arrived with your moving truck and the store will arrive soon with your furniture." Elijah explained.

"I guess it's a good thing we got you to sleep in one of the guest room last night. A few more minutes and we would have had to wake you up." Kol chuckled, teasing her.

"Sweetheart, you're up. Good morning. Breakfast is ready in the Kitchen. Rebekah is there right now. Take your time, we'll install everything while you eat." Klaus told her before he kissed her forehead Good Morning and rushed to help his brothers carry everything upstairs.

She smiled at him, nodded and went to the kitchen to find a big pile of waffles ready and waiting for her.

"Smells good." Veronica said after she said good morning to her aunt and to her dog who was eating the fancy dog food they had gotten him yesterday.

"Yes, Niklaus made them for you. The first breakfast he ever made you, he wanted it to be good." Rebekah explained as she sipped on some blood.

"Well, mission accomplished." Veronica replied.

"You've changed him you know… When we got the call from Derek, the witch, we were in the middle of a family fight… One that usually ends with at least one of us with a dagger in his heart for a few decades and the others running away… Suddenly it's like everything has been erased… We're all very happy to have you with us Veronica, never doubt that." Rebekah told her niece before she shook herself and added:

"I'm going to shower and change. When you've done the same I'll take you on a tour of the town."

"Okay." Veronica nodded.

She was unable to speak, too touched by what her aunt had told her. It was real family love, real acceptance. She loved it.

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Veronica was just getting out of her temporary bedroom freshly showered and dressed in the clothes her father had bought her the previous day.

"Well, don't you look beautiful sweetheart." Klaus said as he left her bedroom and closed the door behind him.

"Thank you. Do you need help with everything?" She asked him.

"No, you go and enjoy your morning with your aunt, let her introduce you to some people and see the town. Your uncles and I will work on everything here and surprise you with it later." Klaus told her.

"Are you sure?" She asked, not wanted to leave them alone with all the hard work.

"Yes. Trust me, we'll be done quickly. When you come back later, we'll take care of changing your name, transferring you in school and giving you access to everything that is rightfully yours." He said before he kissed her forehead.

"Dad I… Thank you." She said softly.

"Now go and have fun. Try not to make too many enemies on your first day in town." He smiled.

"Well, according to what you told me, making enemies is a family trait. But don't worry, I'll smooth things over with my head tilt power." She chuckled.

"I can't wait to see it in action." He replied as Rebekah came out of her own room, ready to take Veronica in town.

"Now Bekah, you better take care of my daughter. Don't let anything happen to her." Klaus whispered at his sister while Veronica was walking to the car.

The original sister nodded and followed her niece out the door.

"I feel bad for letting them do all the hard work…" Veronica told Rebekah as they walked with Back-up in a leash.

"Don't, I'm sure they're enjoying it. They'll bond over it. If they didn't want to do it they would have gotten one of Nik's hybrids to do it or even hired someone. They're doing it because they want to." She replied.

"Okay… So, what's the first step?" The youngest blond asked her aunt.

"We take a walk around town and meet some people… It's probably too early for Damon Salvatore to be in town but we might see his brother the handsome Stefan, or maybe even Caroline Forbes, your father's crush." Rebekah smiled and she started showing her buildings, pointing out people and telling her who they were, what they did, if they were a founding family or not, everything she would need to know in order to survive in this town.

"Rebekah? Stefan said your family had left town." A middle aged woman elegantly dressed said as she approached the original sister.

"Mayor Lockwood. We did but it was temporary. This is Veronica. It's a long story but she is my niece and is going to live with us now." She introduced.

"Nice to meet you. This is Back-up. Don't worry, he's very nice." Veronica said, even though the woman reminded her strongly of Celeste Kane.

She felt necessary to reassure her about Back-up's behaviour, knowing how people could easily get scared of the over protective Pitt-Bull. Since the well dressed woman didn't react, Veronica guessed that something was going on. She seemed preoccupied and actually happy to know that the Mickealson's were back in town. Being the super detrective that she was, it didn't take Veronica long to guess that the woman loved her alcohol. Maybe she wasn't a drunk, but it looked like it wasn't too far off.

"You too… Wait, how can she…" She started to ask Rebekah before she stopped.

"Niklaus is her father, biologically… Apparently being the hybrid changes a few details, even before he broke his curse. We just found out about her and now she's here with us."

"And happy to be. Since my mother didn't want to take care of me, I'm better off here with a family that actually wants me with them." Veronica added, knowing that according to what she had been told, everything they told the mayor would be repeated to the Salvatore's and the others.

"Good… I… I wanted to speak with Klaus… About Tyler…" Carole started.

In the back of her mind, the woman wondered if Tyler would, too, be able to have children if he was to be with someone other than Caroline but she didn't have time to worry about that now.

"What is it about? The sire bond is broken, what else could he want?" Rebekah asked the woman who looked truly worried.

"There's a hunter in town… he came to my house a few days ago, pretending to be interested in Pastor's Young's explosion and shot Tyler… Stefan said that there was something weird with the bullets because they burned at the touched and there was strange markings on them. Tyler only survived because he was a hybrid… This hunter attacked April Young at Pastor Young's memorial and shot Tyler in front of everyone to try and smoke the other vampires out. Apparently he has a tattoo that only Jeremy Gilbert can see… We need your family's help on this, we're flying blind here and the entire town is at risk…" Carole explained quickly.

Curious, Rebekah asked for more details and paled after she got them.

"Listen, tell them NOT to kill this hunter. When you kill one of them you have a curse stuck to you and it's hell. Ask Klaus, he's been under it for over 62 years. Tell them all to come by our house tonight, we'll tell them more about what we know and we'll try to figure out what this is about and how to deal with this. It's very serious Mayor Lockwood." Rebekah said in a very serious tone.

"What is it aunt Rebekah?" Veronica finally asked after Carole nodded, promising that she would relay the message and that Liz Forbes would also be there.

"I'm not sure… I think we all have pieces of information about this… Look, forget about it for now. We'll keep with our tour of the town until it's time for lunch. We'll grab something at the Grill and head back home. You and Klaus will do what you planed and then we'll concentrate on this hunter, okay?" She asked her.

"Fine. But I'll be there tonight." Veronica insisted.

"Of course you will. Even if Klaus wants you protected, he knows that information is power." Rebekah explained before they went back to walking around, visiting the town that was ow Veronica's home.

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Sorry for the delay, I got distracted by a sad family event... I hope you liked this chapter.

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