Emeralds (TVD/HP Crossover)

Dinner

"You'll have to go alone," Draco spoke as he held a piece of parchment in his hand his eyes skimming over the elegant script, "they've brought my father's parole hearing forward."

"Can I come?" Teddy asked Draco with curiosity in his tone. "I've just, I want to see them for myself, the Death Eaters responsible for their deaths."

"Do you feel the same Belle?" Rose asked as she stroked the feathers of the owl from the ministry. 

"Um not really no, can I come with you tonight?" The little wolf grinned widely.

"I don't think-"

"The hybrid will want to meet us eventually." Teddy pointed out.

"Yes but I imagined it to not be in the presence of two young and impulsive vampires." Rose concluded.

"Take her," Draco added in, "you know she'll just sneak out if you don't, better to have her where you can keep your eyes on her."

"I'm not that bad." The young witch defended herself.

"No, but seeing as Teddy, your conscience, will not be here I'm a little more inclined to keeping you with me." Rose smirked slightly at her god-daughter.

*****

Rose knocked and waited patiently for the door to open, she wore a long sleeved black figure hugging dress, her feet in nude heels to try and make her look taller. The young witch beside her had her her hands stuffed deep in her pockets and bounced lightly on her toes as she gazed around.

"That'll be our guest, I won't be a moment." Rose could hear Niklaus say as he opened the door.  "Glad you could make it." He comments, "I see you brought one of your twins, what's your name love?"

"Belle, Mr Hybrid sir," she says her yellow wolf eyes flashing as she gave him a cheeky grin.

"Intriguing," he comments.

"I hope we are not too late." Rose spoke as they followed the hybrid in to the room where two young vampires were sitting tensely at a round table. Elijah was standing politely welcoming them.  

"Not at all love, you did say you were going to be late and we are more than capable of accommodating young Belle as well." The hybrid offered the young witch a seat between himself and his brother. 

"Do you really think it's a good idea to bring children into this conversation," Damon comments eyeing Belle curiously.

"Do not be fooled Mr Salvatore, my kind are not ignorant to the dangers of this world." Rose pointed out.

"And what exactly is your kind?" He replied only to receive a smirk in return.

"Thank you." The elder witch smiled kindly as she took the seat Elijah offered her between himself and Damon. "Pleasure seeing you again, shame it wasn't under better terms." Rose comments easing the tension with small talk.

"Of course Miss Black, may I ask where your cousin is?" He replies.

"Draco has some family issues to deal with right now, and call me Rose," she responds as she twirled her fork in her hand.

"Where is the other twin?" Damon inquired.

"What? Do you not like girls or something? Am I not enough?" Belle glared at the vampire. "Teddy is with our cousin if you must know."

Damon looked a little shocked at the ten year old's outburst, like she was challenging him, a 150 year old vampire.

"Lost your appetite? Eat." Niklaus interrupts them directing his question to Stefan.

"I thought we agreed to leave the grumpy Stefan at home." Damon glares at his brother hiding it poorly behind a smirk.

"That's the spirit. This is nice, all of us dining, is this what you had in mind when you pulled the dagger out of my brother?" Nik asks.

"Well I knew how he felt about you so I figured more the merrier." Damon says winking at the original brother.

"Exactly our thoughts," Niklaus comments looking towards the witches. "Now Rose, shall we start with you."

"I don't see why not," She responds placing her utensils back on the table, "after all, we are here to make an agreement."

"How long do you plan to reside in Mystic Falls?" Stefan asks, "Because we do not need more witches in this town."

"We're a founding family," Belle points out, "we have every right to be here."

"If you're a threat-"

"We are." Rose replies smoothly as though it were nothing, "Doesn't mean we can't live harmoniously." 

"That's all very nice, but people don't come to this town without reason." Damon comments assessing them closely.

"You caught us, we're here to kill you all." Belle comments in a bored and unimpressed tone causing the two originals to smirk. 

"You're different to the witches we know?" Strefan questioned.

"Mmm yes you would be correct in that statement Mr Salvatore." Rose hummed in amusement.

"Aren't witches supposed to be all for preserving nature and all the rest?" Damon comments, "you don't seem like the type to protect the humans."

"You think I care what happens to humans?" Rose comments with a frown. "The human race is like a plague, they will hunt and mine the planet until there is nothing left. Their kind have no respect for nature."

"Then why are you here?"

"My buisness in Mystic Falls is my own. I am however at this dinner to negotiate a treaty." Rose's eyes flick to the Mikaelson brothers.

"We're listening," Niklaus nods for her to continue.

"Wait you're actually considering listening to this, she's just a witch," Stefan pipes in.

"You underestimate them. Their magic is more powerful and at times volatile compared to their lesser counterparts, you do not want to get on the bad side of the new residents in our town." Niklaus comments.

"What I want is simple, you don't harm any of my kind, including any hybrids of my kind, and I don't destroy all of you." Rose sipped her wine as she waited for the original brother's response.

"I'm never going to agree to something like that," Damon comments with a disgusted look to the witch. 

"I don't think mother is talking to you," Belle smirks.

"Your terms are fair," Elijah nods looking to his brother, "we would like to add that your kind does not harm our family in return."

"I cannot speak for my kind but I can speak for my family, that is the best I can do Mr Mikaelson."

"I can offer you the protection of my own people if you were to return the favour," Niklaus adds deep in thought, he wouldn't mind a protection spell or two.

"I would suggest you wake your brother then, he will be the best to mediate between us."

"Kol is-" the hybrid begins to speak,

"The only member of your family with a full understanding of the protocols of our communities. Kol is the only vampire my kind will trust."

"Kol you say," Niklaus looks in deep thought.

"Kol", Rose agrees.