Reborn as Esther Mikaelson • COMING SOON!

Chapter 1

The sound of her heels clicking against the tiled floor were the only thing other than the pounding of her heart that she could hear. As she rounds the corner and entered the lavish dining room, she takes note of the five sets of eyes on her. Some portrayed shock and anxiousness whilst a specific pair showed nothing but unadulterated fear.

Finally stopping her strides, Genevieve crossed her arms across her chest and smiled gently. "Well, well, well, what do we have here? Causing trouble already my loves", she says softly looking at her new children with fondness. "Now you shouldn't stare it's impolite, and are you gonna give your mother a hug? "she questioned, holding her arms out in front of her.

Not a moment later Rebekah shot from her spot behind her siblings and throwing her arms around Genevieve. She held onto her mother for what felt like hours, holding on as if she would disappear if she let go and squeezing tight enough so her vampire strength wouldn't crush her. Rebekah lets go of her reluctantly backing away so her siblings could reunite with her too.

Genevieve knowing that the boys wouldn't be as affectionate towards her, moves toward the direction of Niklaus. As she approached him she could see the panic and fear flicker in his eyes as she moves closer to him, not wanting to panic him more she puts a gentle smile upon her face as she approaches. Crouching down when she reaches him and without hesitation Genevieve engulfs her now son in her arms, hugging him just as tight as Rebekah was previously embracing her. As she was embracing him she felt that he didn't hug her back immediately but ultimately gave into her affection hugging her back.

"It's ok my love, I understand "Genevieve whispered to him whilst she pulled back and wiped the stray tears that were falling down his cheeks.

"S-s-so your n-not going to k-kill me?", Nik stuttered out looking at Genevieve in disbelief, and if she glanced towards her other children that were observing the scene before them she would see that they wore identical expressions to their brother.

"I don't want to kill you, I've never wanted to kill you and would never harm any of my children no matter what mistakes you have made or any disagreements that have taken place. I love all of you and I will do so as long as I live", she states with finality looking up at all her children whilst she speaks. The children look at each other whilst Genevieve whispers "Always and forever", returning her gaze to Niklaus, with tears in her own eyes as she takes notice of the fresh tears upon his face after she had said those last precious words.

Standing up and smoothing her suit, Genevieve takes a deep shaky breath whilst taking in the expressions of her children. She could see that they all were not expecting her to react to Niklaus in that way and were further shocked when she whispered the words they had promised to each other the same night Niklaus killed her. Genevieve contemplated how she was going to tell the group of original vampires that she had been reborn and is no longer the person they had previously known, the mother they had been raised by those many years ago.

Snapping out of her reverie, she looks at her other children individually smiling teary eyed at how lost and confused they all seemed. Walking towards the closest sibling, Kol she stretches out a hand and stokes his cheek. Though startled by the sudden contact Kol accepted the motherly gesture and leans his cheek into her hand further.

"You look so handsome", she says pausing to reach her hand out to Finn whose is to the left of Kol,"you all do". Letting her hand fall from Kol's cheek she turns to Finn whose still holding onto her hand. "Glad to see you are finally free from that awful box" Genevieve says genuinely happy to see Finn out of the confines of the wretched coffin.

"I'm glad to be free" Finn says truly happy to be free from the excruciating pain he had to endure for 800 of his 900 year confinement.

Turing to Elijah who was watching Genevieve interact with his other siblings looks down as she approaches him. When she reaches him he still wouldn't look up towards her. Genevieve frowned at his behaviour deciding she didn't want him to feel any negative emotions whilst in her presence, reached out hooking her finger beneath his chin lifting his face up.

"What is wrong my child?", Genevieve asked concerned.

"I have failed you. I have enabled my siblings to become monsters continuingly killing, maiming, torturing and putting each other through hell all because I couldn't keep them in line. I could not keep the peace between them, failing them but ultimately failing you too. I'm sorry." Elijah's voice cracks as he says the last sentence, and this spurs the impulsive action in Genevieve of gathering him up in her arms as she did Niklaus, holding him as if her life depended on it. Comforting him whilst whispering even though everyone in the room can hear, "Nothing that has occurred has been your fault. You in no way need to be sorry for trying your best to keep this family together even when it was not and still isn't your responsibility... it is my responsibility to care for all of you and I have failed terribly. Now it is my chance to make it up to all of you. Do you understand it is not your fault." She says this with such finality that all Elijah could do was nod his head sadly accepting his mother's words.

Standing up and walking towards the dining table in the middle of the room, Genevieve sits at the head and motions with her hands to the chairs around the table, indicating that she wanted them to join her.

As the vampires take their seats, Genevieve is working up her courage to tell them the truth of her awakening and how she is from a different universe where they are just characters from a tv show. Lacing her fingers together and taking a deep soothing breath she finally speaks, "Now I have something very important to tell you all and whilst I am speaking you mustn't interrupt until I have finished speaking, understood?".

In unison they all repeat, "Understood".

"I don't know how to say this in a more gentle manner so here goes... I am not the original Esther Mikaelson, my original name was Genevieve Carter and I was reborn, given a second chance by death at life. I have been given the opportunity to have the thing I have always wanted since I was only a babe until the unfortunate day that I died ... a family and that family is you. I understand that what I have just said may seem unbelievable impossible even, and terribly hard to digest but it is all true." she clears her throat and continues "I am now going to give you a choice. You can decide to accept me or you may reject me and you will never have to see me again. This is a very big decision to make and though I would love to stay I will respect your decision whether it be stay or go." Genevieve looks up at the people in front of her only seeing blank expressions. Although she may loose everything she's ever wanted only minutes after acquiring it she feels as if a weight has been lifted off her shoulders after telling them her truth. She believed it would be wrong to pretend to be the original Esther Mikaelson when she indeed was the complete
opposite and felt that building a relationship with her new children on a lie would be the wrong way to go.

After a few minutes of silence, surprisingly Kol is the first one to speak up, "I believe you."

This is followed by each sibling all nodding their heads and voicing noises of agreement with their brother.

"Now that is over and done with, I think we should all go to bed and have a good nights rest before we discuss the current situation further" Genevieve stated with finality. All her new found children nodded their heads in agreement and one by one headed to their assigned bedroom, leaving only Niklaus left with her in the dining room.

"If this is some elaborate scheme to finally be done with me Mother or Genevieve or whoever you are, I will personally have the pleasure of ripping you apart. Understood?" Niklaus threatened.

"Understood." Genevieve replied not being remotely intimidated by her newfound sons attempt at threatening her.

With the final word Genevieve made her way out of the dining room and up the spiral staircase towards the first level of the house where she found her own bedroom.

Genevieve didn't pay any attention to her surroundings or to what her supposed new bedroom looked like, her only thoughts at that moment were 'I have children' and 'I've been reborn as Esther Mikaelson'. Gods help her survive.

End of the first chapter!
I know this has been very much anticipated but i've been too unmotivated to even touch this story till now however I plan on releasing chapters more frequently or at all.