Twelve

Rose squeezed her friend's hand knowing that the vampire had feelings for Elijah and she wished that her friend could get her own happy ending but this was reality and unlike in fairy tales there was no fairy godmother around to make things better, a girl had to fight for it herself. She saw the way that Rebekah narrowed her eyes at the doppelganger and she was not getting in the middle of this. Katherine had a right to run all those years ago and if Rebekah had been in the doppelganger's situation then she would do the same thing.

"Bekah you are my friend but so is Kat here so if you can't be civil then get out," Rose ordered sending her a look then looking at Elijah, "the same goes for you."

"As long as I don't have to be best friends with her then I don't care," Rebekah said with a sigh knowing that it was wrong for being angry with the girl for running to save her life but she loved her brothers.

"I don't want to be friends with you anyway blondie," Katherine growled crossing her arms and looking across at Rose to make sure she understood that she was only doing this for her.

"I must say it is a shock to meet a woman that my brother is so infatuated with," Elijah told the young girl sitting down next to his Katerina and trying to ignore the fact that he wanted to turn to her, to pull her in his arms.

"You know you act like your brother is a monster but the truth is that everybody has a monster in them. For years, hell for centuries he was abused, tortured, and chased by a man he thought to be his father. Maybe he is a monster but I don't care because I love him and he is my mate so deal with it," Rose said giving the suited Original a look.

Elijah took a moment to admire the woman that was his brother's mate. The girl, Rose, had brownish-red hair and hazel eyes. She was about the same height as Katerina making her only about five feet five inches give or take but he also saw the slight resemblance between the woman he loved and always would and the young woman his little brother loved. He saw out of the corner of his eyes the protective look that Katherine got and knew that somehow this girl was related to her but he wasn't going to dig into it at the moment because Rose has just proven to him that she was right for his brother.

"I believe that we will not have a problem at all Ms. Fell," Elijah told her admiring that she had stood up for Niklaus to him because it was the least his brother deserved after everything.

"Just so we are clear about something, I may not agree with Klaus but I love him and I will always stand by his side. Don't get me wrong I will tell him like it is but I won't turn against him because I disagree with him about something like everybody else does," Rose told him coldly remembering the tale of the suited Original trying to kill his brother and then smiled at Katherine reassuringly.

"Don't give me that look Rose we are still training. I don't care if your mate is here, you need to learn how to survive until you're eighteen and gain your inheritance," Kat stated trying to ignore the fact that the man she loved was sitting beside her.

"Wait!" Rebekah ordered confused, "Inheritance?"

"Looks like Klaus is still keeping secrets," Katherine said jokingly making sure Rose understood that and the girl rolled her eyes at her friend.

"Basically I am or will be a Guardian. When a Guardian meets and completes a bond with their mate they will then become whatever they are so to speak. I mean my father was forced to leave my mother and I because of a powerful sorceress but that is pretty much finished. He is now human because my mother is human and that won't change unless my mom becomes a vampire. Now Klaus is a hybrid so while I will be a Guardian, someone able to defeat all supernatural creatures and keep peace I will also be immortal. The only way I will die is if my mate dies," Rose whispered not wanting the whole restaurant to hear her.

"You need to get home it seems," Katherine revealed with a laugh looking at her phone and seeing the questioning gazes of the vampires at the table.

"Why?" Rose asked confused but knew it couldn't be bad if her friend was laughing.

"Because your mother has just texted me to inform us that Klaus is and this is a direct quote, being an annoying brat so tell my daughter to get her ass home so he will shut up before I knock him upside the head," Katherine laughed knowing that Meredith would do it too.

"Shit my mom will die if she does that," Rose said startled but started laughing because it was something her mother did.

Rebekah was confused because they were laughing. She wanted to meet the woman who would dare talk about her brother like that. The only reason Rose got away with it was because of their bond but Meredith must be quite feisty then again Rose was as well. Elijah was also of the same mind and wanted to meet a woman who would have the gall to stand up to his little brother. Many of times his brother thought himself to be weak when that was not the case but at the same time he could be a prat so while he also wanted to be there to stop this woman from dying he also wanted to see someone stand up to his brother and live. Little did they know the danger they were in.

~Fell Girl~

A woman with blonde hair and hazel eyes stood preparing to put her plans into motion. She looked at the vampire standing beside her and rolled her eyes at him. He only wanted to do this

for vengeance which while a good reason was quite silly in her opinion because there was more to life than vengeance.

"Are you sure this plan will work?" the vampire asked his eyes flashing in anger.

"I am as sure as I can be. I am not a seer like my dear little sister was but I know it will work. The problem is that it might not work to our advantage," the woman revealed.

"It better work Morgause," the vampire threatened making her narrow her eyes.

"I am not powerful like my sister or Emrys but I will not be threatened by you. I can crush you if I so choose to and the only thing I can say is that this will change the girl. I cannot tell you how though," Morgause told him making him fall to his knees in pain.

While the blonde sorceress and the vampire were plotting to destroy a young girl and a certain hybrid there was another watching who was not going to let that happen. He opened his eyes and knew that while he could not change everything he could change some things. He was the reason that Guardians existed and they descended from his line. He had failed his friends but he was not going to fail his kin. Evil would not win and his kin would not die like Morgause wanted them too. He just didn't know what would change because fate was a fickle thing.