Lifting his curse

Nanny's POV

As I laid on my death bed after a long life, my thoughts turned toward the job that turned my life around… I had been a nurse for several years when Charlie Swan hired me to take care of his child to be born… That little girl changed my life and the way I saw the world… She had been a ray of sunshine and grown into an entire sun in my life and I wouldn't have had such a good life without her…

When Isabella was born, her mother didn't hide her disappointment that the child was a girl instead of a boy… She had wished for a boy to carry on her husband's name and seemed to hate her baby girl instantly for not being a boy… What was the weirdest was that Charlie Swan didn't seem to mind that he had a girl: he loved her just the same…

I could still remember my first day, when I got the job and settled in my room, near the child's bedroom.

"Here you go Miss Wentworth. You're only charge will be to take care of our child to come." Charlie Swan said as he showed her what would be her room for the years to come.

"Thank you sir." I had replied.

Later, I had had a sit down with Mister Swan so he could tell me the rules of his house and how he wanted the child to come to be raised. I didn't really agree with the rules he had set in case the child was a daughter but I knew that I didn't have much choice. Being a witch, it was hard for me to find a job close to home. I wanted to stay close to my family but if people didn't know about my being a witch, they knew there was something weird about my whole family… I was lucky to have gotten this job and I couldn't afford to screw things up…not if I wanted to stay close to my mother.


As soon as my eyes landed on the baby girl, I knew that she had a special destiny and that I needed to help her get there… It's not like she could count on her mother… Renee, Charlie's wife was more interested in flirting around than taking care of her daughter.

As I watched her grow up, I knew it would be hard to listen to her father's order…

The girl loved books and when she turned 5 being read to just wasn't enough already and she wanted more. I decided to go against her father's unfair rules and taught her how to read, making sure she understood that it had to stay a secret. She was very bright and could read on her own when she was just 6.

I started getting scared for the girl I came to love like my own when Charlie befriended Klaus, the original hybrid vampire and brought him home to meet the family…

I still remember how our first encounter went, back when Isabella was still 4 years old.

"Miss Wentworth… How is your young charge doing today?" He asked me on his first day here.

"Mister Mickealson, let's make one thing clear: I know what and who you are. I don't care why you're here and as long as Isabella is safe I don't care what you're doing here with her father!" I had replied, staying on my guards in front of this charming looking vampire.

"I mean this family no arm I can assure you, especially not to such a charming young girl!" He had replied.

"Good, stay away from Isabella and everything will be fine between us!" I had told him before turning around.


Later, as my best friend, who is also a witch, came to see me, I decided to tell her about the Hybrid.

"So he just agreed not to hurt her?" She asked me, talking about my little Bella who was supposed to be sleeping in the next room.

"Well, I don't know why we're both so surprised, the Originals are known for respecting their words. I've never heard of them hurting an innocent child…" I told her.

"It's weird to think of him of a nice person instead of the monster we all know he truly is!" She told me.

"True!" I said.

"Did he manage to break his curse yet?" she asked me while I served her a second cup of tea.

"No, not yet… who know when he'll be able to… So many things come into play… Also if he only believed in Love he could use the power of True love's kiss… That would be easier than the other solution…" I replied before I turned around to see my little Isabella rubbing her eyes:

"Klaus is a mon'ter?" She asked in her little child's voice.

I took her in my arms and changed the conversation, not answering her. I hoped she would forget this conversation and won't repeat it to anyone else…


The summer after that as I was walking in the local park with Isabella one afternoon, she ran to a tree covered area and by the time I got there too, a vampire was holding her in his arms and was ready to bite her.

I was so enraged at that moment that I didn't even stop to think about the amount of energy it would take, I used my powers to give him a headache and let him wither in pain on the cold dirty ground while Isabella ran behind me, tears running down her cheeks. Then I used my powers to move the tree leaves and had him under the sun rays. Using my powers so he couldn't run away, he was soon on fire and dead…

After that, I had to explain to Isabella what had happened and what the bad man was. She understood very well that she was safe and that she had to keep the secret…

She was such a bright young lady…


Klaus came back 2 years later to stay a while and he reminded me in one look that our previous agreement was still in place.

Around this time, my little girl was obsessed with the story of Beauty and the Beast and could read the book by herself, even if she took some time. She had convinced herself that Klaus was the prince of her book and it's only later that I learned that she had met him on her own in the library… Now that I think about it, he did looked quite shaken later at dinner... It seemed that my young Bella had touched the original vampire in a way nobody ever had before.


After that, Klaus visited Charlie every year around Bella's birthday and always brought her the best gifts ever. She liked him a lot and I did my best to hide my concern… I knew he would respect his word not to arm her and that was the most important to me…

After a while, he told the Swan's what he was and I was surprised to see that they were all okay with this… Of course I knew that Bella was already aware of that fact but seeing my masters being so okay about this surprised me, but I decided to let it go.

With each passing year, Renee ignored her daughter more… She obviously didn't want to have anything to do with her and it pained me because Bella grew into a very pretty, smart and charming young woman. Also I couldn't help my suspicions that Renee might also be jealous of her daughter's beauty...

Her father finally found out that she could read on her 15th birthday but I managed to prevent him from throwing a fit with a well placed curse on him that helped him forget about that fact.


When Isabella turned 16, her father decided to marry her and I got scared for her. I knew she wouldn't be happy with the men her father considered and when Klaus arrived, I even considered asking him to compel my master to change his mind.

However, things turned out differently and he managed to convince Charlie to let him marry Isabella… Why would he do that? I don't think that even he knew the reason behind his actions when he did it…

I remember the conversation I had with Bella as Klaus was greeting Charlie and the man was telling that awful 60 year old that he would consider him.

"Isn't there anything you can do Nanny?" She asked me.

"You know I will do my best to protect you Bella… I'm even considering asking Klaus for help on this…"

She smiled.

"I'm so happy that he's here! His gifts are always the best!"

"Because they are pricy?" I asked, already knowing the answer.

"Of course not… They are thoughtful… He knows me and shows it with his gifts!" She replied softly before picking a rose and smelling it.

"Well, I'm sure he'll be happy to see you wearing the necklace he gave you three years ago!" I had told her, seeing him watching us from the window of Charlie's study.

When Charlie announced that Klaus would be marrying Bella during dinner that night, I was surprised but knew that he would take care of her… Somehow Klaus had a soft spot for my young charge and he would make sure that she's happy in her life.

Of course Renee wanted things done quickly and the wedding ceremony was organised simply and very fast. It didn't change the fact that my young Bella was the prettiest bride anyone had ever seen in the world…

Before the ceremony, I told Bella everything about being a wife and the act of making love. I knew she wanted to be the best wife possible and since her mother didn't care for her, I decided to do it and tell her what a mother should tell her daughter before her wedding night. I also used that opportunity to tell her everything I knew about Klaus' history, including Tatia and his mother…

Klaus had to leave quickly after the ceremony to tend to some business and so they left quickly, after Bella promised to write to me.

"You could always come with us you know…." Klaus told me.

I was surprised that he would make such an offer.

"Thank you but unfortunately I need to stay here… My mother is sick and I need to care for her!" I replied as I hugged Isabella goodbye.

"As you wish, I will keep her safe and happy, I promise you!" He told me.

"I know you will!" I said before the carriage left.


After a few month, I received some money from Klaus with a letter saying it was a bonus for taking good care of Bella for so long. I used to money to settle my family in a new place where my family would be safe from the whispers and the rumours.

Bella kept in touch and I got news from her every few month up until today… She never forgot to send me some news regularly…

I know she ended up falling in love with Klaus and she helped him break his curse… After that she was truly his wife and helped him reunite his family. I can't help but be proud of her… She completed the change a while ago and only feeds on criminals…

I think she changed the course of the world… I raised an angel who worked miracles on the worst vampire in the world…

Tonight, it's without any regrets that I'll go to sleep for the last time of my life.


I thought reading this story from Nanny's POV would be interesting... I'll work on Elijah's POV later on...

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