The Prince of Mystic Falls

26. Daughter

There is no spanking in this chapter, just references.
*Delphine is an original character.

"Who are the hell are you?" Delphine heaved, almost running into Jeremy in the kitchen.

"Hello, I'm Jeremy. Who might you be?" Jeremy chirped, smiling at the little girl.

Delphine raised her headless doll to strike him with it, but Elijah vamped in and caught it.

Delphine glanced at the ancient vampire with distrust, but said nothing. She yanked her headless doll back and tossed it in the trash.

"Jeremy, please meet Mademoiselle Delphine Cloutier, a recent arrival from New Orleans. She will be staying with us. Delphine, have a seat at the counter," Elijah dictated indicating the closest child.

"Was she just going to hit me with that headless doll?" Jeremy asked Elijah, getting a bottle of water from the refrigerator.

"Yo, Jer, grab me one!" Matt yelled from the great room situated below.

"Matthew, Tyler, come meet Delphine," Elijah said pouring her a glass of milk.

"I don't do lactose!" Delphine spued pushing the glass away and almost knocking it down.

"Delphine, this is Tyler here with the dark hair. And Matt, please say hello," Elijah introduced. He quickly removed the milk and gave Delphine a bottle of water. She unscrewed it and took a drink.

"So is this like an orphanage for freaks or something?" Delphine accused looking up and down at Matt and Tyler.

"Ah, hi to you, too," Tyler said looking at Elijah in confusion.

Elijah laughed, "No this is not an 'orphanage' or any such thing. Why do you ask?" Elijah said checking the oven and looking back over at her curiously.

"It's pretty clear that none of these kids are related and this place is the size of a hospital. Not that I know what it looks like from the outside since I was brought in unconscious. Say, where is that lady who drugged me? I thought she was nice, but just another witch, I guess," Delphine shrilled, getting more angry with each word.

"Delphine, from what I understand from Marcel, your grandmother asked us to be your guardians to keep you safe. Other than that, I know nothing of your life or circumstances," Elijah said starting to make a salad.

"Well, for starters, I hate vampires. Nana says they are an abomination against nature, demons in flesh suits. I don't go to school, but have private tutors. I play the violin and I could burn all of you to cinders with my mind. More water, please," Delphine ordered, holding out her arm.

"On that note, I think we'll start to set the table," Matt said picking up a stack of plates and glancing fearfully at the red haired girl glaring at him.

"Thank you, gentleman," Elijah said as he chopped slices of cucumber and put them in the salad bowl.

"Delphine, my dear, this might come as a shock to you but you cannot burn my siblings or me to ash. Well, I suppose you could try to burn our eldest sister, Freya, but she is a witch like you and I would not suggest it. Some of us, may not mind if you tried on our eldest brother Finn, but in the end you would be disappointed. We are the Original vampires and we cannot be destroyed. Sorry to disappoint you. I would ask that you refrain from any acts of attempted murder because the boys are mortal. Now, I would like to hear more about your violin playing. Did you bring you violin with you?" Elijah coaxed.

"No," Delphine retorted.

"And why is that?" Elijah pressed her while chopping tomatoes into cubes.