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"Come on, sweetheart, say it."

Blue eyes blinked innocently up at the feared Original vampire who was kneeled down in front of the twelve month old.

"K-O-L. It's not that difficult."Kol leaned down and brushed her cheek, sending her a charming smile to encourage her.

"Say it. You are already too late to be speaking, sweet."

At him emphasizing his words and making hand gestures, the twelve month old Kalia giggled, stuck out her tongue and turned back to her toys, picking up her horse and began to play with them. She hummed to herself and picked up the knight, making the horse run towards the knight and knock him down. She giggled again, blue eyes sparkling as she knocked down the knight again, making Kol chuckle. Kalia adored her horse, and she never allowed the knight to win against it. She would sit for hours and amuse herself with her horse, and would sometimes cry until Kol came and played with her.

"Kalia?

He got no response from the child, all he got was a giggle as she knocked down the knight again.

"Kalia?"

"You have the attention span of a fish, you do know that, right?"Kol shook his head in annoyance, standing up when she took no notice of him."Good riddance. I'll ask my pretty witch if she can do something to speed this along."

"Nora?"Kol called out, expecting the witch to come running like she always did. He frowned when he got no response and sighed, forcing his voice to turn smoother."Nora, sweet?"

He glared at the door when nobody responded."Where is she?"

His eyes flickered between the door and the baby, wondering if he could leave her alone for a moment while he punished the witch for ignoring him. She had become jealous of how much time he had been spending with the baby and had been reluctant to do any spells for him.

He sighed, turning towards the door.

"Nik!"

A moment later a gush of wind hit Kol and he turned to his left to see his brother standing beside him. He rolled his eyes as Klaus smirked at him, blue eyes sparkling with cheekiness as his gaze flickered between the baby and his youngest brother.

"What is it? Gotten bored of the baby already?"

"No. I want you to watch her for a moment."

"What?" Klaus asked, smirk fading.

"Rebekah and Elijah are out and I need you to keep an eye on her for a second. I need to find out where my witch went to."

Klaus looked over at the playing child before he sighed and nodded."Fine."

He nodded at his brother and turned to the baby, smiling softly."Be good, sweetheart."

Kol smirked at Kalia, who looked a little bothered about being alone with the elder brother before he turned and left. She watched after him for a moment before turning back to her knight, picking him up again.

"What are you playing with, sweetheart?"

Klaus moved over to her, watching as she toyed with the knight in her hands.

And he stepped right on her horse.

Her eyes widened as her horse smashed to pieces underneath his foot, crushing into a dozen pieces. Her eyes widened as she watched and she slowly raised her head and looked up at Klaus. He turned his head and looked down at her, a small smile curving at his lips as he looked down at the baby. He didn't seem to notice that he had just crushed her favorite toy, her little horse, underneath his foot.

The horse was her entire world and Klaus had no clue that he had just shattered it to pieces.

"Something wrong, love?"

Her little body shook as she stared at him, her face going pale.

"Kalia?"Klaus frowned, stepping closer, leaning down.

"K-Kol! Ko-ol!"Kalia cried out as Klaus advanced upon her, tears filling her eyes and running down her cheeks."Kol!"

Not even a second later a gush of wind hit Klaus and he turned to see his brother standing there, a panicked look on his face. Kol looked around for any threat before he flashed over to the child and picked her up, hushing her as best he could. Tears ran down her cheeks as she cried out in almost pain. Her cheeky smile was gone and the light in her eyes had died as she continued to cry against him, little arms locking around his neck as she looked away from Klaus.

"It's all right, darling. Kol's here."

"What did you do?" Kol asked as she clung to him as if he were a life line. He frowned as her crying only got louder and watched as she pointed at Klaus' foot. He pursed his lips when he saw the broken pieces of her horse."She adored that horse! Why did you do that?"

"I didn't do anything to the little-"

"Watch your language!"Kol hissed at his brother, wiping Kalia's cheeks and rocking her back and forth."Just stay away from her."

"I didn't do anything!"

"Keep that in mind in future!" Kol growled at Klaus, picking up Kalia's smashed horse."I'll fix this, Kalia."

"Kalia!"

"Kalia!"

Kalia's eyes snapped open at the sound of her being called.

"Finally!"

She inhaled sharply, feeling as if her throat was made of sandpaper, as she looked around her. The home she first lived in had been torn away and she instantly recognized the front room that she was in, laying on one of the couches. She looked up to see Kol sitting on the coffee table next to the couch, a worried look on his face as he held a wet cloth in his hands. He seemed relieved that she was awake and it made her stomach flutter. She had only seen him that worried a handful of times over the years.

"Are you all right, love?"He asked, patting her forehead with the cloth."You've been out for a while."

"Klaus smashed my horse, I remember now."Kalia whispered, eyes hooded as she sat up with a wince.

"Such a horrid first memory, sweet. I think that was when you began to hate him."Kol shook his head with a roll of his eyes."I forced my witches to fix that for you and it wasn't long before you got bored of it."

"How bad do I look?"

Kol tilted his head with a smirk."I'd still shag you."

"Can you be anymore juvenile?"

"Of course I can, love."

Kol's smile fell as his eyes drifted over to the bites on her neck and noticed that they had gotten worse. He had tried to call his brother but he had gotten no answer and he guessed that Klaus was with Finn. Kalia had been slipping in and out of conciseness for hours, mumbling nonsense as if she thought she were in a different time and somewhere else. He knew that Hope's blood would be able to heal her and her suggested taking a little bit from his niece without it harming her but Kalia wouldn't let him. He broke out of his thoughts as he saw Kalia's face fall and going even more pale than it already was.

"I don't feel so good."

"Then let me take a little blood from-"

"No!"Kalia raised her voice, causing her to go into a coughing pit. Kol rubbed her back as she gathered herself."She's a child. I'm not doing that."

"You're so moral…i hate that. If I were in my Original body-"

"You'd force me to drink some of her blood. But you're not so I won't."

"I will be soon, love. I've got the spell ready."Kol said to her, brushing her hair from her face."All I need is a witch. And I'll show you just how powerful I am while I tear the heads from those bloody wolves who bit you."

Kalia, despite her pain, laughed."If I make it."

His jaw clenched at her words and his eyes darkened. Kol Mikaelson didn't know what love was and he didn't feel much but he was very fond of the girl he had brought up, the girl he had named, the girl he had taught how to read and write, and he wasn't ready to lose her. She wasn't leaving him. He wouldn't allow it.

"You will."He hummed, cupping her cheek in his hand."You should rest, darling. Kol'll take care of you. He always does."

That was the last thing she heard before she fell into blackness.

Mary Alice and Astrid chanted over and over, trying their hardest to finish the task they had been set by Kol.

But each time they chanted and tried to turn the dagger gold sparks would hit them and almost harm them. Nothing seemed to work and the longer they took on the dagger the more angrier Kol got whenever he found out that they had failed each time. They hissed in pain when the sparks burned their fingers, causing them to drop the dagger and it clattered on the ground as lamps shattered and glasses crashed to the ground. They cried out in shock, jumping back, holding their wounded hands to their chests just as Kol walked in.

"You've been working on this for weeks and my family goes even more insufferable during the holidays."Kol spat, taking off his gloves and slamming his hands town on the table to calm himself before he walked over to the witches."We need to finish."

"We've tried everything, Kol."Mary Alice sighed."We need a bigger diamond."

"There is no bigger diamond."He calmly said, eyes darkening at her.

She put down the small diamond and put her hands behind her back before she said."There may be. That gossip Genevieve had a rumor that the dowager Folly keeps a massive gem hidden inside her mansion."Kol took off his coat as his eyes lit up in interest at her words."That's why she never leaves. She's worried someone will steal it."

"She never leaves, you say."

"Only once a week, for a Sunday Mass."Astrid said to Kol, her eyes narowing when as she saw the smirk on his face."Don't you harm her! She is innocent."

"Oh, I won't harm her, love, you have my word."Kol grinned at the witch before he turned around to the entrance and purred."Kalia, darling."

Their eyes widened at the sound of Kol calling on his infamous ward.

Mary Alice gasped as the sound of humming hit her ears along with the sound of heels. They witnessed Kol's lips curve up into a happy grin at the sound. The witches stepped back in nervousness as the infamous Kalia entered the playroom, humming happily, hands behind her back as she sauntered over to her guardian, ringlets bouncing around and her long dress flowing around as she twirled around.

"Do you like her new dress? She tore it off of a body/" Kol said, waving his hand at Astrid when she opened her mouth. His eyes were on his sister as he held out a hand, fingers interlacing with hers as he wrenched her close.

"Kol..."

"There's my girl."

Kalia looked up at him, eyebrow arching, silently asking what he wanted.

"Kol, don't."Mary Alice begged.

He ignored her.

"Want an early Christmas present, love?"

The two stared at each-other, smiles growing wider as the witches watched on with nervous looks.

"There she is."

Kalia's eyes fluttered open at the sound of Kol's soothing voice.

"You were screaming."Kol explained how she was resting against him, her head on his shoulder."So I did what I did when you were little, love. But don't tell anyone."

Kalia laughed but soon stopped when she began to cough. She whimpered as she began to feel hot but cold at the same time and sweat coated her forehead. Kol patted her forehead again with the damp cloth and hushed her as she whined painfully.

"The bite's are working faster than it would if it were just one. If Nik doesn't get here soon you'll...you'll die, darling."

"I know."

Kol smiled down at her."Such a smart girl, aren't you?"

"But you're not going to because he'll get here. If there's anything you can trust Nik with it's a dramatic entrance."Kol chuckled, patting her head with the damp cloth as her eyes rolled to the back of her head."He'll be here. Just hang on a little longer."

"You've been my life all my life."Kalia whispered, tears filling her eyes as she nuzzled against Kol's shoulder."It killed me when you died."

"I know, love. I saw."Kol brushed her hair from her eyes as he looked down at her. He had no clue how to comfort anyone because he had never done it before so he just did what he done when she was a child. He just held her."I saw everything."

"And you've just come back and now i'm leaving."She whimpered against him, tears running down her cheeks as she clung to him like she had when she was a child."I don't want to die, Kol."

She didn't want to leave him. Kalia loved Kol with everything she had, heart, body and soul and she would die a hundred times over if it meant his safety. She had just gotten him back and she was going to lose him to death. Just like before. Her lower lip wobbled as she buried her face in his shoulder, sobs coming from her. She hadn't cried since he died and now she was it was as if she couldn't stop.

She hated being weak and she was helpless at the moment.

Kol hushed her as she sobbed into his shoulder, telling her that she wasn't going to die but she knew that she was.

She was going to die.

"I don't want to die, I don't want to die, I don't want to die-"

"You're not going to die, love."Kol smirked down at her, brushing her years away."You're a Mikaelson. Mikaelson's stay and haunt the world forever and we don't die. Even if we do we come back."

His fingers stroked her cheek as he calmed her down. Her eyes became heavy as he whispered to her."You're not going to die."

That was the last thing she heard as she fell into a harsh slumber.

Kol jumped slightly at the sound of his phone ringing. He took it out and saw that it was his brother. He gently moved Kalia back down onto the sofa and stood up, walking away. He answered the call, bringing the phone to his ear.

"What the hell is all the messages for? Is Hope all right?"

"My niece is just fine. She's playing around with her dolls. But Kalia's dying."

Kol heard Klaus stop walking and his voice dropped do a dangerous whisper."What did you just say?"

"A bunch of your bloody wolves bit my Kalia. Twice. And she's dying, Nik. The bites are working fast."

Klaus paused for a long time and Kol could almost see how his expression had fallen to panic."...i'll be there soon. I managed to beat Finn to the point he broke the spell. Davina had a hand in helping. And I also have something for you she could do."

"What?"

"Meet me at the compound in a few moments...and bring your coffin."

"You're a monster!"

Kalia smiled happily, licking blood from her fingers as she looked over the dead bodies."Thank you."

Kol chuckled, taking out a handkerchief from his coat and passed it to his ward."She didn't know how the dowager looked like, best is to kill them all."

Kalia nodded, wiping the blood that streaked her face. Dozens of bodies were scattered around the church, some with their heads torn off or hearts torn out, some even missing their eyes.

The witches held their hands over their noses to stop the smell of the corpses hitting their senses. It was a horrid, bloody picture that they feared they'd never rid of. Kalia and Kol stood happily, the guardian wiping blood from Kalia's cheek and popping it into his mouth.

He laughed at his ward's white dress that was torn and messy with blood.

"She knew she didn't look like the altar boy."

"I enjoyed him."Kalia drawled, her face now clear from blood.

"She was parched."Kol glared angrily at the young witch, almost close to snapping her neck when he saw her glaring at Kalia.

Kol held his hand out to his ward who took it. He led her town the steps, the two avoiding the bodies and puddles of blood."Don't ruin your pretty shoes, darling."

He turned to the witches, smiling happily.

"Well, we're off to a family dinner now. I'll see you tonight."

"We're not helping you."Astrid spat at the Original.

Kalia's blue eyes darkened and she dropped the handkerchief on the ground."You must help or the next person crying out for mercy will be your mother as I make you watch, darling."

Astrid swallowed thickly as Kalia's fangs extracted for a moment before her human face returned. Kol smirked proudly, watching as she used the glare that he had taught her as a child.

He never tired of her loyalty.

Mary Alice placed a hand on Astrid's shoulder, pulling her back, eyes on Kalia."We've come this far, Astrid."

The witch sadly nodded and Kol grinned.

"I'll see you later, loves. Come, Kalia."

The two walked off.

"Kalia?

"Kol?"

"Better, love."Kalia opened her eyes to see Klaus standing over her, hands behind his back."How are you feeling?"

"Like hell."

Klaus took that moment to look over her.

Her forehead was coated with sweat and her lips were white along with her pale face. The bites looked horrid, they were a dark color as well as red and she was shaking. She was almost at death's door. If this had happened to her a few years ago he would have laughed as he watched her die but seeing her like that now made him feel uneasy. She had become his best friend, his soundboard and his confidant. She meant something to him, she was family. And she meant something more to his brother which meant that she was forever under his protection.

"You look it."

"Charming."Kalia smiled despite her pain, vision hazy as she looked up at the hybrid."Are you going to help me or what?"

"You do deserve it."

"I've been taking care of your daughter all day, I do deserve it." Kalia whispered, eyes becoming hooded.

"Come here."

Klaus sat down, grabbing Kalia's hand and gently pulled her up. He then bit into his wrist, pulling her up against him, her back to his chest. She was heavy against him because she couldn't carry her weight but it meant nothing to him. She moaned painfully as she rested against him, her vision becoming more hazier as she tried to see. She smelled blood. Klaus' blood. He brought his wrist to her mouth and she reluctantly parted her lips and drank.

As soon as it touched her tongue she felt better.

Kalia's fingers locked around Klaus' wrist to keep it to her mouth and she eagerly took more.

"That's it, love."Klaus whispered, brushing stray locks from her face as she hungrily fed from him.

She pulled away from his wrist a few seconds later.

Kalia no longer felt heavy or ill. She could now tell the difference between fantasy and reality. She felt better than she had in ages. Kalia touched her neck, ready to touch the bites that had sighed her death warrant. But she felt nothing, just smooth skin and her hair. She looked up, her eyes widening in shock and flashed over to the mirror, looking at her neck. The was nothing there.

The bites were gone.

She felt amazing.

Kalia laughed to herself and turned around, meeting Klaus' eyes. A real smile curving at her lips, a thankful smile.

"Thank you."

Klaus offered her a small smile. A genuine smile."Of course."

"Doesn't my girl look better?"

Kalia froze at the sound of the voice.

A familiar voice.

She quickly turned around to see a figure hidden by the shadows.

The sound of feet came closer and she waited in anticipation. Klaus smiled to himself, seeing the look of hope in her eyes as she waited to see the person. The figure emerged from the shadows and Kalia's eyes widened as her eyes landed on the body.

It was him.

It was Kol.

In his Original body.

It can't be.

"Kol?"

The Original vampire held out his arms, a proud smirk curving at his lips.

"In the flesh. Merry Christmas, darling."

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