HOPE AND HENRIK.

CHAPTER 20.

Hope ran straight into the arms of her Mom, her Dad engulfing them both, both Women in his embrace, his head bowed over kissing Hope's head, Freya ran to Finn pulling him into a tight hug, Davina ran to Josh and Aiden still stunned at being here from the Afterlife looked dazed, Josh looking around him his eyes locked on Marcel who whoosed to him a wide grin on his face,

"Josh, good to have you back," Marcel pulled him in for a hug memories of his death at the forefront of Marcel's mind.

Rebekah picked up her little Brother kissing his face as Henrik giggled and walked to Elijah hugging him, "Elijah... It is good to see you again Brother and this little one, we have thought of you Henrik you have always been remembered." Rebekah told him.

"I know Finn told me and Mom told me lots of times too?" Henrik said happily as Rebekah raised a questioning eyebrow to Elijah at the "Mom."

"Henrik calls Hayley Mom, he has been living with her since her arrival in the Afterlife," Elijah explained as Henrik wriggling out of her arms and ran to Ansel, leaping on him and wrapping his tiny body around the old wolf, and Ansel tears in his eyes,

"My Henrik, how I have missed you, were you taken care of when I left?" Ansel asked.

"Yes I stayed with Desmonda's Coven till Finn came then I lived with him at the compound, IS THAT WHERE WE ARE GOING TO LIVE MOM?" Henrik shouted to Hayley, and she looked up and smiled at little Henrik,

"Yes honey," As she held Hope and watched Klaus walk to their blonde haired Son who had grown to look much like his Dad, a hard maturity set into the features of his face, Klaus walked into the burnt circle and put his hands to his Son's face his forehead resting against his Son's,

"You have embraced who you are I am grateful to you my Son for bringing your Family back, and we are complete once again, when we have time to ourselves I want to know what the price is you will have to pay for such a deal as this." Klaus asked softly.

"You know me Dad I thought of the beginning middle and End to this request," Henrik replied and Klaus chuckled,

"My Son a god who walks among mere mortals," Klaus said proudly hugging his Son who had grown taller than him, "I am proud of you Henrik." Klaus said softly.

"I'm glad your back Dad, you and Mom, Hope is overjoyed she hasn't let Mom go since you arrived." Henrik said fondly as they both watched Hope and Hayley together, then watched as Hope pulled Hayley to Raf and Hope hugged him tightly, Raf hugging her back just as fiercely.

Back at the compound the Family assembled in the living room the volume in the room loud as they talked excitedly to each other, Hayley sat with Henrik holding his hand Hope squashed into her side Raf next to Hope, his hand holding hers, Klaus next to Henrik with little Henrik on his lap watching his Family with wide eyes,

Finn said in a loud voice above the talking, "I want you all to meet Alexia Branson, Lexie was a friend of Stefan Salvatore she was in the Afterlife before I arrived," And those that had not been introduced to Lexie introduced themselves and welcomed her.

"Was Stefan in the Afterlife?" Rebekah asked Lexie.

"No he died human," Lexie said sadly, and Rebekah nodded,

"I had hoped seeing he was a vampire, magic was still retained in his body and he may have been sent to the Afterlife," Rebekah confessed.

"I had hoped for the same," Lexie confessed also, "But sadly no he never came we will have to wait for his rebirth." Lexie replied.