Collisions [1]

I love her

YASMINE'S POV

My dad and I have been practicing magic for the past few hours. He steps back after he helps me create my illusion and grins down at me proudly. The entire group had disappeared from the Mikaelsons' living room, leaving behind only my dad and I. Stefan had gone in search of Damon who had left earlier to get Dad and I some food.

"You're doing exceptionally well." Dad smiles warmly when I hear a loud moan from the room next door and I see his face instantly cringe in confusion and slight disgust. My mind clicks and I burst out laughing.

"Clearly Sky is getting it down and dirrrrrty." I giggle just as Stefan hurries in, face pale and stoic of emotions. Damon follows behind him, face clearly in confusion as he stares at his brother. I look at Stefan and my heart softens at the sight. "Stefan?" I ask softly and he looks at me, a flash of hurt and confusion in those moss green orbs before he stiffly walks out of the Mikaelson Manor.

"What did you do?" I direct my glare at Damon who instantly raises both his hands up in surrender and shakes his head.

"I swear to god babe, absolutely nothing. He was helping me carry the sandwiches and instantly-" Damon falters in his words and realizations descends on his face before he mutters and shakes his head disapprovingly. "We need to go after him, I will explain outside."

Dad raises a questioning brow but I grab his hand and make a beeline for Stefan. The three of us follow his trail to an abandoned river at the other end of the woods, far from earshot within the Mikaelson Manor.

"Stefan? Hey, are you okay?" I ask once again as Stefan grabs a rock and tosses it into the river. I watch the flat edged pebble skip along the water before I wrap an arm around his waist and rest my head on his side. Stefan instantly relaxes and wraps an arm around my shoulder, resting his head ontop of mine as Damon stands next to me. I hold onto Damon's hand, and turn around to smile at Dad. He smiles warmly at me and gestures at me to continue before he takes a seat on the bench behind us.

"You're family now, Yasmine." Stefan suddenly speaks up as his grip tightens around me. "You're with my brother so you're a Salvatore, know that you will always have me on your side." His tone falters and Damon speaks up.

"But you also love Skyler and her having sex with Klaus just confirmed that she chose Klaus."

Stefan sighs heavily but the three of us don't pull away. We are entangled in each other's arms, holding onto each other as family will do whenever one is down.

"The two of you have become my boys." I confirm before I release a breath and continue. "But, unrequited love sucks." I voice out and Stefan chuckles warily.

"I knew she was never going to pick me but I just couldn't help myself." He interjects and I look up at him curiously.

"When did you fall in love with her?" I ask curiously. 

"When we danced at the Mikaelson Ball. It was...unlike anything, it was magical. I just knew." Stefan shrugs.

Damon stares into the distance, watching the calm and soothing water slide along the banks of the river. "Love is a risky thing, Stefan. Skyler is a great woman but doesn't seem like your type."

Stefan grins as he watches a koi fish swim up the banks. Oblivious to all the demons in the world. "I know but her unique, fiery personality just dragged me in."

I giggle and position my head on Damon's arm instead. "I know, Skyler is one of a kind."

"Do you reckon Klaus knows?" Damon wonders aloud the question the rest of us have been thinking. "Fuck, he must. Might be why he can be so hostile against you at times." Damon admits as realisation struck him. 

"Perhaps, I can help?" Dad's voice cuts into our conversation and the three of us finally pull away to face Dad. He steps towards Stefan and places a hand on his shoulder, squeezing his shoulder tightly but comforting.

"I know how it feels to love someone you shouldn't be loving, I know how it feels to yearn for someone you cannot have every single second. However, in my case, it did work out in the end but at very grave consequences." Dad says solemnly before he takes a step back.

"Is this about mom?" I whisper and Dad inhales sharply before he nods. Damon and Stefan both grab my hand and squeeze both my hands reassuringly. Damon presses his lips against my temple and allows it to linger before pulling away.

"I was engaged to another woman but I was in love with her handmaiden. But it was our love that killed her. My fiancée found out and..." Dad releases a shaky breath after his voice trails, confirming the inevitable. Tears well up in my eyes as I get out from the Salvatore brother's grip and wrap my arm around Dad's waist, hugging him tightly.

"Is that what I saw? The screaming, the agony?"

Dad confirms it with a head nod. "Your mother saved you before she died. I'm sorry, my darling. But know this, I will never leave you or let anything happen to you." He says it with such ferocity, the promise is evident in his voice. He kisses my temple before he steps back and looks at the three of us.

"The two of you have proven to love my daughter and I can see the way the three of you naturally gravitate to each other. The three of you have formed an unspoken family bond and I can see that. I can set up mind blocks for the three of you to prevent any such situations from happening."

"Please. Please do it. I don't want to cause any fights between Klaus and her, she must never know." Stefan adds in and Dad nods his head. "I don't want her to choose, it will be too hard for her and for me. Please." He adds in again pleadingly and my heart clenches for him. I step back and slip my hand into his as he releases a shaky breath.

Dad gestures us to close our eyes and I do. I suddenly feel slight pain throb through my head as I slip my hand into Damon's. I feel the walls being erected in our heads and I open my eyes to meet the familiar green orbs of my Dad.

"It's done, nobody, not even the devil himself can look into your minds." Dad smiles calmly and Stefan heaves a sigh in relief.

Damon looks over at the Mikaelson Manor in the distance and gestures towards it. "We should head back." I nod in agreement as Damon shoots a knowing look at Stefan. He instantly is next to Dad, gesturing at him to walk with him, leaving me and Damon alone.

He steps towards me and caresses my cheek gently before kissing my forehead. "How are you feeling, babe?"

"Loved, Damon. I feel so loved. Dad came back for me, nevertheless. I mourn for my mother but I can't do it so much since I never knew her or seen her." I hug him tightly and we stay in that position in silence for a couple of seconds before he pulls away.

"C'mon baby, let's get you back to the manor yeah?" He smiles and I nod. We catch up with Dad and Stefan, the four of us stroll back - me in between Damon and Stefan, our arms interlinked, to the Mikaelson Manor just as the massive oak wood doors fly open.

"What's going on?" I ask as Stefan sighs and shrugs.

"I think Sky is mad, not sure." Elijah sarcastically states. The four of us enter the Manor as Skyler walks out through the doors, eyes blazing in anger.

"Well, that's not going to end well for whoever is on the receiving end." Damon retorts dryly and I chuckle quietly.

There's never a boring day in the Mikaelson Manor.

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A/N: Happy Easter everyone! I hope you all have a lovely one and enjoy this chapter as this chapter is a Easter special! Thank you all for 800 views.