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𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐋 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍
𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘸𝘰: 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘤𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘺
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𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬
I LOOK OVER AT my brother and smile. His black and white three-piece suit and calm demeanour give him the appearance of a lawyer or someone soon to be married. Yet, at the same time, he looks trustworthy and approachable - both of which are true. The smile that graces his face reminds me of when he was Human over one thousand years ago, and makes my undead heart give a leap of joy at seeing the older brother again.
"Elijah," I greet, hugging him. "It has been too long. At least you've changed your hair."
He chuckles. "I changed it a couple years back. If you believe this is an improvement, wait until you see Niklaus."
Elijah takes me inside and I can't help but marvel at what we built all those centuries ago, and that it is still standing. I catch the eye of the slave that my brother adopted, and a growl rumbles in my chest, the man responding with his own growl. Marcellus and I got along just fine until he started chasing after Rebekah. At that, I turned hostile towards him and instantly told Klaus, the protective one over our little sister. He took care of it in his own way, but I still hold firm on my belief that Marcellus should have been killed.
A scent hits me and I look to the ground to see a small child stumbling towards me. I can tell that it is Hope by her scent, so, as she reaches for me, I reach down and pick her up, holding her to my side with my right arm and letting her play with my left hand. I am so caught up in my adorable little niece that I don't notice her Hybrid mother barrelling towards me until I am flying backwards, Hope beginning to slip from my grasp.
I hold her close to my chest and tighten my hold on her, not too tight as to break her. I turn so I am taking the entire force of the hit and Hope is protected by my body. I hit the wall seconds later and I feel my spine snap. I manage to turn my body once more so I land on my back on the ground, instead of my side where Hope definitely would have gotten hurt. I let out a groan as my spine heals, and sit up, still holding my niece close.
"Hayley!" Elijah exclaims, holding the Hybrid back from another attack. "Stop it. Can't you see he's protecting her instead of hurting her? He means no harm to his family."
