Mama Tribrid of New Orleans

Chapter 29 - Reunion

-3rd Person-

Rebekah decorated the house, while Stefan was it the kitchen making some food for Sophia and Elijah was with the children. Rebekah entered holding a bottle of wine.

"Well, isn't this place nice. Nik must have compelled a wine lover to keep it up, because I found a 2005 Bordeaux. Fancy a sip?" She smiled

"Actually I brought, Bethany here on our honey moon, but I appreciate the sentiment, Rebekah. I do recognise when I'm being handled with kid gloves." Elijah replied just as Stefan came in, he sat a sandwich in front of Sophia who happily took it.

"So, how are you feeling?" Stefan questioned the Original

"Patronised." He retorted then glanced down at his children and his niece then back at the others in front of him. "I'm here to protect you."

"I know you mean to." Rebekah sighed

"Yet, Stefan finds it necessary to render me unconscious before bringing me here." Elijah rebuffed as Stefan folded his arms

"Well, clearly you weren't yourself and we needed to get out of that diner. What happened back there?" Stefan wondered

"I don't know." Elijah answered "I came to protect them. My job is to keep them safe."

"Your job is to be their Dad." Stefan says "We've protected them just fine. Look, I don't know what been going on but I got the gist. Your mother messed with your head, more than you realised, what you did back there, even I know that's not you and we're not related. Relax, spend time with your kids, a if you feel like...you know what. Don't."

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Elijah sat outside, Sophia was on his lap while he toyed with Daniels little fingers and Hope slept.

"It's alright Elijah, he won't break. Everything you did was in the name of protecting them. We're not worried." Rebekah spoke as she and Stefan build a fire

"Why don't you go play with the ball, sweetheart." Sophia jumped off and went to go play while he lifted up Daniel into his arms. "Is that what I think it is?" Rebekah stood up.

"It's bonfire season, and I am reviving an old tradition. Especially since we're all going to be together, you too Stefan." the Salvatore smiled softly and went to play with Sophia

"Only because we're fleeing from one of our deranged parents. Another mikaelson family tradition." Elijah stood and kissed his sons head "It's a peculiar thing. Never to be tired, yet forever exhausted by the sameness of things. Why is our family always at war?"

"I don't know, but being with her made me see things differently." Rebekah sat down next to a waking Hope "We're not so bad. Not the monsters our parents think we are." They head a car speeding towards them. Stefan picked up Sophia.

"Guess who's here." he smiled "Your Mummy." The car screeched to a stop. Hayley and Beth jumped out of the car.

"Mummy!" Sophia squealed. Stefan put her down and she ran over to her Mum. Beth picked her up and swung her around.

"oh my baby, my sweet baby girl." she breathed "I've missed you so much."

-Beth-

I held onto Sophia, who clutched onto me. i look over at Elijah who is holding our son. I walk over and he smiles at me. i shift Sophia so I'm holding her with one arm and Elijhah hands me Daniel. I felt a few tears run down my face and i closed my eyes. Elijah hugs us. i break apart and turn to Stefan

"Thank you." I whisper. He nods giving me a small smile. I look over to Nik and Hayley who have Hope. We were a family again.

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I sat with Daniel and Sophia as Nik explained to Rebekah what we had found out and generally what had been going on.

"Curse on the firstborn? What the hell is that supposed to be?" Rebekah questioned

"According to Finn, our sister Freya didn't die of the plague. She was taken as payment by our Aunt Dahlia who then curse all mikaelson first borns for eternity." Daniel and Sophia had now fallen asleep and I carefully laid them down. Daniel in his bouncer and Sophia in a chair. i walked over. To  help them built the bonfire

"Is any of this true?" Hayley questions

"It is if we're to believe Finn who learned it from the bastion of truth, our mother." Elijah replied as he rolled up his sleeves.

"No wonder Finn hates us. He lost the sister he adored and instead got a judgey pack of siblings who found him unbearably dull." Rebekah added

"So is there a chance of you running into your crazy Aunt Dahlia anytime soon?" Stefan wondered.

"Fable's over a thousand years old. Dahlia's long dead." Elijah replied

"Like Esther?" Hayley questioned

"No one is going to hurt our children because no one is going to find them." Nik stated "That's enough wood Rebekah. You'll burn down the whole bloody state of Arkansas." I chuckled as Rebekah dusted off her hands

"Well, we're just missing a key ingredient."she smiled

"No we're not." Nik denied

"Yes, we are, Nik. Back me up Elijah." Elijah chuckled wrapping his arms around me.

"I suspect Niklaus would rather choke on the ashes."

"What are you talking about?" I ask confused

"Well, before we light it, we write down our wishes for each other, to burn for luck. It was Kol's favourite part when we were kids." Bekah explained

"Further evidence as to why we should ignore it." Nik added

"The kids first, bonfire season..." I trailed off

"We like it. We're doing it." Hayley finished off and I laugh