Okay guys! Here it is! New Chapter! Btw, it's in Elena's POV again. It will be for the next few chapters and will be until the next time I do a a/n! Thank you guys for reading!
As I wake, I see that Willow climbed into my bed last night. I look down and see my little sister curled up into a little ball, her head on my chest. I smile and kiss the top of her head. I lean back and close my eyes, knowing that I can't go back to sleep. A couple of hours later, Damon walked in, expecting Willow and I to be awake. I mean, it's almost ten o'clock in the morning, and Willow usually wakes up at seven in the morning. Damon drops whatever he has in his hand and runs into my room.
"Where's Will-! Oh…" He says as he points to the little ball to my side. I smirk, eyes still closed and waved at him.
"Good morning to you to. And yes, before you ask, I'm having a great morning." I say sarcastically, hoping he would feel bad for being an over reactive asshole. Damon just sighs and sits on my window seat, looking out the window.
"Is there a reason why Original Barbie Bitch is here?" Damon asks skeptically. I shake my head and pull Willow closer to me, making her wake.
"Lana, what's wrong?" Willow asks groggily. I shake my head as Lexi walks in. Willow just smiles and jumps off of the bed into Lexi's arms.
"Well, someone missed me." Lexi says as she spins, holding Willow close to her. Willow just is laughing uncontrollably.
"So Lexi, where's Rebekah?" I ask, walking over to my window. Outside, I see Kol and Damon talking, while Rebekah is in the car, furious. Damon shakes Kol's hand and turns, smiling? I frown and meet Damon at the front door, expecting answers.
"Damon, what the hell is going on?!" I hiss. Damon just smirks and looks down at me.
"Well, remember at the Grill how Kol and Willow became good friends? Guess what, I got a babysitter! Three actually." He says, leaning up against the doorway. I look at him in complete shock. I swallow some air and look Damon in the eyes.
"I know for a fact, in my heart and soul, that you would make sure nothing happens to Willow, you love her. You love her even more then Stefan and Katherine, more than me even! And I also know that you have her best interests and your own reasons. What I'm trying to say, Damon, is that, I trust you. I trust that you're doing this because it's the best choice for Willow, and I know that if something did happen to her, you would never forgive yourself. So, I'll go along with this. I'll drop Willow off at the Mikealsen Manor to Kol. Now, go tell our 'babysitter' that Lexi and I will drop her off after we cook breakfast." I say, shooing Damon. No matter how mad I may be, I know that Damon would torture himself if they did anything to Willow. He would never in his existence hurt Willow, or let anyone else hurt her for that manner. I slam the door in his face and walk upstairs and see Lexi frowning slightly at Willow. I give Lexi a quizzical look, but she just waves me off. She throws Willow into the air and puts her down gently.
"Okay little one, I have a question for you. Do you want to go and have a play date with Kol, or do you want to go and play with Damon?" Lexi asks, putting Willow on her knee. Willow looks up in thought and shrugs.
"Lex, I don't know." Willow says shrugging. "I want to go and play with Kol, he said he had a sister and she would let me do her hair and let me play dress up and I don't really like dress up I would just play with her because he said that she liked playing dress up, but I want to go and make sure that Klaus didn't hurt my Damon." Willow said. Then, in a small voice, Willow slouched and looked at Lexi through her hair. "And I know Elena will be mad if I want to go see Kol because Klaus is his brother." She whispers. Instantly, tears spring into my eyes. Have I really made it to where my sister thinks that I'll be mad because she wants to go and spend time with the Originals? I saw the way Kol talked to Willow, he looked and acted sincere. He looked happy. And as I think back onto the day, Klaus looked happy talking to her too. I sigh and kneel in front of Willow.
"Willow, baby, look at me. I won't be mad if you want to go see a new friend. But you have to do something for me." I say, looking into Willow's eyes. Willow nods her head, listening to every word I'm saying. "You have to wear this," I say, taking the vervain necklace that Stefan gave me off and clasping it on Willow's neck. "and you have to promise me that if anyone and I mean anyone makes you feel uncomfortable, you grab Kol and ask him to run you home in that second, you hear me?" I ask, playing with the ends of Willow's hair, the tears pouring out of my eyes. Willow nods and hugs my neck. As she pulls back, I see a vision of sincerity, love and a little bit of concern in her eyes.
"Don't worry Elena. Damon told me what to do if I don't feel comfortable. I either call him or Lexi and I tell Klaus to take me home now or Bonnie will come and Bonnie will make him sleep or Tyler will come over and take me and Kol will never see me again. And Elijah already pinky promised that Klaus wouldn't hurt me. He told me that Kol and he thought that I was fun and cute and that they would always protect me." She says, looking at me in a serious way. Well, as serious as a new puppy. She's a six year old. Lexi is smiling greatly behind Willow and picks her up from behind.
"Well that was nice of Elijah to say, wasn't it? Now, we should go get dressed and eat before Kol thinks that you're not coming over." She says as she walks out of my room into Willow's room to get her a new change of clothes. I smirk to myself, thinking of Willow. She is such a happy little girl. A happy little girl stuck in a hard world with Originals, vampires, werewolves, hybrids, witches and doppelgangers. And somehow, at least one of each species loves her wholeheartedly. She is such an innocent, loving, compassionate little girl, and yet she has not lived a life yet. She knows of vampires, but we haven't told her who is what. She knows that Bonnie's a witch, and she is fascinated. She knows that I have a 'twin' and she swears to heaven and hell that she's talked to a girl named Katarina, who goes by Katherine and who looked exactly like me. Knowing this scares me, but if Katherine wanted to hurt her, she would have. This just confirms that everyone, even Katherine and the Originals, love my little Willow.
"Lexi, no! I want the red shirt!" Willow yells.
"Willow Kara! This is a red shirt so stop your whining! You may get your way by whining with Damon and all of them but that is not going to happen with me, understand?" Lexi says in a commanding tone. I love Lexi, she is a mom to Willow and I. She soothes her when she's upset, goes to parent teacher conferences and has even gone down to the courthouse to try to adopt Willow and I legally. Lexi loves Willow so much, and nobody sees it.
"Yes mom. I mean Lexi." Willow corrects herself as she opens her drawer. By this time, I'm standing in her doorway, watching. Lexi looks around and stops. She sits on Willow's bed and pulls Willow onto her lap.
"Willow, we need to talk." Lexi explains. Willow nods and puts her head on Lexi's shoulder. "Okay. I know that you miss your mommy and daddy. And I am not trying to take the place of your mommy and daddy. I love you like you were my daughter, but you're not. You had a mommy and a daddy and you love them and it's okay to still love them when their gone. Just because we can't see them does not mean that they have left us. Okay?" Lexi explains. At the end of her explanation, Lexi kisses the top of Willow's head. Willow lifts her head and nods.
"I understand. I love you Lexi." Willow responds as she hops off of Lexi's lap. Lexi just smiles down at Willow and stands up.
"As I love you, my little one. Now, let's get ready to go see Kol and Elijah." Lexi says in an excited tone. Willow just jumps up and down in excitement. I smile and nod, knowing that my family is broken, but in time we will heal. We will be strong, we are loved and we will love. That shouldn't hinder us from having fun in the process. We all should just ignore the looks and turn around and show this world that we will not stand for anything other than the best. We will fall, but in the process we will be caught by the ones we love and the ones that love us and placed back on our feet. We will be wrong and we will be right. We will fight and we will lose. We will laugh and we will cry. But most of all, we have the most loved little girl, Willow; to hold us together, no matter what happens.