𝐒𝐞𝐱 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐞

Age 06-08

06

February 17th, 1998

Ryu sat in his room scowling at his wrist, on it was a bracelet that no matter how hard he tried he couldn't get off. There were scratches and bite marks all over it yet the metal still held together.

He absolutely hated the bracelet, it made him feel empty.

As soon as Elijah had made him put it on on his sixth birthday the boy had felt all the power drain from him. He knew exactly what it was designed to do.

It was designed to keep him within the four corners of the property the original vampire owned. Keep him prisoner and also take away his growing powers.

The small boy teared up again starting to cry.

He missed Mystic Falls dearly, he missed his mother and father. He missed Vicki and Tyler, he missed everyone there but he knew he wouldn't be able to go back.

He knew that as long as he was in the clutches of suit man, as Ryu had dubbed, he would most likely never see his family again.

Ryu knew he lived a nice life, what little boy or girl wouldn't want to live in a large house and not have to lift a finger because maids did it for him?

One answer.

Ryu Chung-Ae.

He hated it.

He hated being alone almost all the time. He hated not being able to do anything but read or cook or play instruments.

What had sounded like absolute heaven to him in his past life was now a horrible terrible hell that he had to endure.

He hated it.

He hated this house.

He hated this bracelet.

And most importantly he hated Elijah Mikaelson.

So as he threw himself on his bed and cried until his poor body passed out from exhaustion a certain original vampire was out and about thinking he had finally won and his past would soon start to change.

Wrong.

07

March 30th, 1999

Elijah sat across from a tiny Ryu Chung-Ae. He had a smile on his face as he saw the young man.

"So," He started. "how has your schooling been?"

Ryu slowly lifted his head making eye contact with the original.

"Since when do you care?"

Taken aback by the seven year olds cold tone he cleared his throat.

"I've always cared Ryu. I took you in so I could help." He chuckled slightly nervous as he saw the obvious signs of Ryu's anger, an anger that always scared him even when he was human.

Ryu immediately shot up throwing his fork into the mans stomach sneering, he grabbed his tie with as much force as his tiny body could muster and stared into the mans eyes.