The Originals's Sister (The Vampire Diaries Fanfic)

15-1: All My Children

How dare he? How dare he accuse her of being the problem? Maddie hadn't been the one to start a fight on the front patio, was she? Maddie hadn't been the one to bring the originals back to town in the first place. Maddie was going through enough shit without adding a pile of crap like that on tops of everything! Letting out a growl of anger, Maddie lashed out and kicked the ground as she walked.

By now she had realized how stupid it was to walk away. At the time she had been pleased that no one had tried to stop her, but by now she was just wondering how long it was going to take to walk home. At least she had changed back into her own clothing, walking back in heels would not have been good for her poor feet. She contemplated calling her brother again, but brushed off the idea as soon as she pulled her phone out of the duffle slung over her shoulder. She missed the days when she could look at her mobile without having a dozen missed calls.

"I need a break."

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"Can you fix it?"

Maddie kept her eyes on the bruises blossoming under her blonde brother's skin. A frown puckered her brow, but she nodded none the less. "Yeah, I can." She finally admitted, albeit reluctantly. "But this would be a whole lot faster if you would just take some vampire blood."

"No." Matt refused, pulling his wrist away from the teen before hastily added, "thank you. I'd prefer it if you would do it... I don't want to deal with any more vampires."

Can't argue with that logic. The witch acknowledged with a sigh. "Alright, Matty." She relented. "I need a distraction anyway." Getting to her feet, Maddie stuffed her hands in her back pockets and looked back at the battered wrist. "I'll get the spell ready, go change and then meet me in the kitchen."

Healing his hand was quick work and soon the two siblings were left in silence. Maddie busied herself with closing her grimoire and then fiddling with her necklace while Matt flexed his newly unbroken fingers. The unease was like a physical barrier between the two, the distraction gone, leaving them with nothing but tonight to talk about.

"So..." Matt started, holding back a sigh when his sister immediately tensioned. This was going to be a rough conversation. "Maddie, I love ya, but you have to tell me what's going on with you." He finally decided to bite the bullet and just say what he needed to say. "All of this Original stuff, and then Damon says you've been hiding things... Plus you've been running off after school and no one knows where you are- I- I'm worried about you, Mads." He explained, speeding up as he spoke and his worry and anxiety started to nip at his heels. "I just wish you would tell me what's going on. I should have to learn all this through my ex-girlfriend!"

Maddie stood up and took a step back, panic shining in her eyes. "Matty... I don't know what you want me to say." She murmured guiltily, her stomach rolling at the sight of her brother's big eyed kicked puppy look.

"Well the truth would help, for starters."

The truth. It sounded so simple. The reality of this was nothing was simple anymore- absolutely nothing. "Well... Um," She stuttered, forcing herself to travel back towards her chair. Each step feel harder to take, there were so many different ways for this to end, and all but one were horrid. She was tempted to refuse, to tell Matt she was trying to keep him out of it or something, but after learning about the Mikaelsons through someone else Maddie just didn't have the heart to do it. "The original stuff- I'm a Mikaelson, technically, but I'm not a descendent like I thought. They're my siblings." She murmured, glancing up at him through her lashes to keep watch on his expressions.

There was confusion, sadness, and that heart crushing disappointment. "So you lied to me." Matt concluded, puffing out a breath that seemed to radiate just as much stress as he did.