Mama, Papa
Forgive me
Out of sight
Out of mind
Out of time
To decide
Do we run?
Should I hide?
For the rest
Of my life
Can we fly?
Do I stay?
We could lose
We could fail
In the moment
It takes
To make plans
Or mistakes
t.A.T.u – 30 Minutes
Chapter 5
Little monster
"Which one of you was it?" Elijah asked icily.
"What?" his brothers asked simultaneously.
"You heard me," Elijah snapped. "Which one of you thought that it would be funny to turn a helpless child?"
The girl was observing them all vigilantly, she was growling menacingly and ready to attack. Rebekah on the other hand seemed shocked.
"You…"
"Just a minute here," Klaus snapped angrily. "Do you honestly think that I would have turned her? Why the hell would have I done that?"
Elijah took an angry step towards him.
"You tell me. Or was it you?"
Kol was glancing at the girl callously, suddenly his eyes narrowed.
"Shit…" he murmured.
"It was not either of us," Klaus snorted. "How nice of you to think so highly of us…"
"Nik," Kol muttered tensely. "Glastonbury."
Klaus frowned.
'"What are you…"
He never finished his sentence when he took a closer look at the girl, instead his whole body tensed.
"Impossible…"
They were both quiet, staring at the girl. Elijah crossed his arms over his chest and glared at them.
"What happened in Glastonbury?"
His brothers seemed tense to say the least, Kol was gritting his teeth and Klaus pressed his lips tightly together.
"A mistake," Klaus murmured. "But this was not our intention; she was supposed to be…"
"Dead?" Elijah finished icily. "You killed a little girl?"
"Not intentionally," Klaus snapped. "As I said, it was a mistake; she suddenly appeared from nowhere, it all happened very fast…"
"Would you like to play with us, darling?" the girl suddenly muttered.
Everyone turned to look at her, her whole body was shaking and she glared at Klaus and Kol, tears coursing down her cheeks.
"Hurt…Cold…Dark…"
"That was not our intention," Klaus said tensely. Kol stayed quiet and observed the girl curiously, he almost smiled. Klaus cleared his throat before continuing.
"Obviously she is too young to be a vampire, it is best to end her suffering…"
"Touch her and I will rip your lungs out!" Rebekah growled furiously and moved in front of the girl before Elijah managed to say anything.
Klaus frowned and looked at his sister.
"She is not some doll, Bekah. Sure she might look cute, but she would be like some very high maintenance pet, are you honestly telling me that you would…"
"You will not touch her," Elijah interrupted him coldly, moving next to Rebekah.
Klaus rolled his eyes.
"Oh please, you can not be serious…"
"Hold on, Nik," Kol said. "I believe they might be right."
Klaus stared at his disbelievingly.
"What?"
Kol smirked and looked at the girl thoughtfully.
"I will keep her."
The girl growled and showed him her fangs, making his smirk to grow wider.
"Have you lost your mind?" Klaus snapped. His other siblings seemed to be wondering the same thing. Kol chuckled and shook his head.
"Far from it. Just look at her, she is magnificent and with the right kind of training…"
"She is a child!" Elijah snapped. "You will both stay away from her!"
"Oh come on," Kol huffed. "This is my progeny you are talking about. Or Nik's, I'm not sure, but either way, she belongs to me more than she belongs to you. Isn't that right, darling?"
The girl growled even louder when Kol kneeled and held out his hand for her.
"Come here and say hi…"
The girl moved incredibly fast, in a fraction of a second, she had got around Elijah and Rebekah and jumped on Kol's back, sinking her little fangs in his neck. She managed to surprise Kol completely; he jumped to his feet, trying to get her off him. All his siblings were staring at them, looking more or less stunned. Kol growled angrily, still trying to get a hold on her. Klaus and Rebekah burst into laughter, when Elijah tried to take control of the situation.
"Careful, don't hurt her!"
Kol sent a murderous glare towards him.
"Me hurt her?" he growled. "Get her off me before I…"
The girl jumped on the floor before he managed to finish his sentence; she glared at him and moved next to Elijah.
"Good girl," Rebekah said smiling and touched her hair.
Obviously Kol didn't agree, he took a menacing step towards the girl.
"Hey, hey," Nik said still laughing. "The girl stays."
Kol's eyes darkened, he stormed out without saying a word.
"Oh my," Klaus chuckled. "I have not laughed this hard since… I cannot even remember."
Elijah on the other hand wasn't laughing; he knew how dangerous Kol was when he was angry.
"As I said, she can stay," Klaus said. "As long as she does not cause me trouble. And if someone takes care of her training."
"I will look after her," Elijah said immediately.
"Me too," Rebekah added.
Klaus grinned.
"How sweet. Well, you two have fun."
He turned his eyes towards the girl and winked.
"You be good now, little monster, or I will have to finish what I started."
She growled and backed away.
"Niklaus," Elijah murmured through clenched teeth.
Klaus rolled his eyes and turned to the door.
"I was kidding! No one has any sense of humor…"
Elijah and Rebekah were quiet for a while after Klaus had left, they both turned to look at the girl. She was observing them vigilantly, tilting her head to one side.
"I…bad?" she asked cautiously.
Elijah couldn't help but to smile.
"No sweetheart, but you must be more careful with those two."
"Hurt," she murmured.
"I know," Elijah sighed. "I am so sorry, I would definitely like to…"
Rebekah tapped his shoulder.
"Me too, believe me. How could they be so stupid?"
Elijah shook his head.
"You heard them; it was 'a mistake'. Unbelievable…"
The girl moved insecurely next to him and took his hand.
"I mistake?"
"No, no," Elijah said quickly and kneeled in front of her. "You are not a mistake, what happened to you was."
She looked into his eyes, trying to understand his words.
"What happened to me?" she repeated quietly.
Elijah bit his bottom lip, knowing that he would have to choose his words carefully; this was no doubt one of the most important conversations of her life.