~A vampire's diary~

~The return~(pt. 3)

Klaus was the first one to wake up.

-"Freya....", He said..

She ran to him as did Rebecca and Hope.

-"Dad!!"

-"Sweetheart...", And Hope fell into Klaus's arms.

Kol stood watching until he walked to me near Elijah's corpse. I was caressing his forehead until he also woke up and touched my hair first and then looked at his brothers. He stood up, Rebecca came to him and hugged him so did Kol and Niklaus. Freya and Hope joined them.I stepped backwards and then felt a hand on my back. It was Damon's, who saw me staring at the family moment the Mikaelsons shared...

-"Wait untill Stefan knows the truth. We'll repeat the same. I promise."

-"I hope so. But isn't it time he wakes up too?", I asked confused and Freya heard me.

-"It's abnormal...actually... But he will wake up soon, I guess.", She answered and I looked at her hoping that she would prove to be real.

-"Stephanie...", Elijah called me out.
I walked to him, and he hugged me tight in his strong arms.

-"Elijah..."

-"Thank you, Stephanie. You brought my family together... This time safe, without barriers strangling it."

-"Do not mention it. Anything for you all."

He caressed my cheek with one of his hands as he looked right through my eyes. Then Niklaus interrupted.

-"Thank you, sweetheart. You gifted me and everyone in this room a chance to make up for the lost time. I don't know how to pay you back."

-"You don't have to pay me back. That is why I did it, because I love your family, the family that raised me. And I did this for Hope. She needed you. We all needed you. And mostly her."

He smiled and then again he returned to his siblings. So did Elijah...

A heavy inhalation was heard and me and Damon turned around to watch Stefan raising.

-"Brother!", Damon ran to him.

-"Damon!"

He stood up and hugged him. Such a brotherly hug that I admired. Those two have an amazing relationship I'm sure. No matter their quarrels at times, they happen to be more bonded than anyone could ever be.

-"This is Stephanie.", Damon introduced me to Stefan.

-"It's...really nice to meet you. You are a friend of Damon's?"

-"Indeed. It's nice to meet you too."

-"Why would you save me? I'm curious...", He asked me.

-"Why not? I did it for Damon. We have talked about everything with Damon. How he lost you, about you, about all your friends .... And you were so interesting to meet. And this is confirmed now.", I answered smiling and he smiled back.

-"And you don't look more than 20 years old..."

-"Actually... I am 191 years old, Stefan. Though I would love to be 20 again."

He was shocked...But accepted it really quick.

-"Now that we are all healthy and raised let's go back home.", Damon suggested.

-"Right. We should.", I agreed.

Before leaving I went to Freya and thanked her for helping me.

-"Thank you."

-"No I should thank you. For gifting me my family back."

-"Without you it wouldn't happen. Not even as an idea."