A Journey to Love

Let it Begin

Chapter 37: Let it Begin
Hey Everyone! Thank-you so much for your reviews! I saw that many were disheartened by the the fact that I had decided to move ahead 7 years. I know it's hard and I feel your pain. Klaus, Caroline, Rebekah and Stefan missing the first 7 years of their kids' lives is sad, but sometimes stories just flow a certain way. I was way too excited to introduce the five children, Aden & Arianna and Zane, Eliza and Noah. I know it's been a long time, but if you don't remember their births, I encourage you to re-read Chapter 18 and 31.

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Esther left for a meeting leaving Liz alone in the house with the kids. Before, preparing for dinner Liz sat down by the back window and looked out into the yard. She had now become accustomed to staying at home and making dinner. It was very different than being on the go as the Sheriff of Mystic Falls. Even the town name seemed so distant.

Liz saw a young boy with short blonde hair run past her. His hair was perfectly spiked at the front. She remembered his morning tantrums. He would get quite antsy on days when he couldn't get his hair to sit right. He was wearing jeans and a red t-shirt that she had bought for him on his seventh birthday. His green eyes, his father's eyes, sparkled with mischief as he snuck up on his twin sister and gently tugged at her long, straight dark brown-bronze hair.

"Aden!" she yelled and ran after him. "I'm going to get you for this!" Arianna had her mother's light blue eyes and was very mature for her age. She was quite particular about her dressing style. Esther said it reminded her of Rebekah when she was young. Arianna ran after her brother in inhuman speed. That's another thing Liz had witnessed. On their seventh birthday, the twins started to attain some supernatural attributes such as their speed and senses. She and Esther had to explain to them that they were not allowed to use their super fast speed outside their house premises unless there was an emergency or they were threatened in anyway.

Aden's laughter echoed through the backyard as he ran from his sister. Hearing him, a sandy blonde head ran past her into the garden. Zane was a mini version of his father but with his mother's green eyes. Liz had caught Esther many times on the verge of calling Zane, Niklaus. But as soon as he would look at her with his green eyes, she would stop. Zane was a bright, upbeat child and he loved to play.

"Hey Grams!" he said as he ran past her. As soon as he was out the door, he transformed into a light grey pup. Liz was used to it now however, the first time he transformed; she almost had heart attack. Same as the twins, the triplets had also tapped into their supernatural abilities. All three of them were able to transform themselves into wolves at will without any kind of pain or breaking of bones. It was natural to them and most of all, they loved it. Bonnie was surprised to see them attain their supernatural abilities so early. They were supposed to get them at the age of nine. However, realizing the fact that these kids had to grow up a little early without their parents, it made sense.

Suddenly, she saw a girl with curly blonde hair run past her.

"We're going to get you this time. Its girls versus boys and we're going to win," she said. Liz smiled. A mini version of her daughter ran past her. Her intense blue eyes looked up at her and she realized that it was her granddaughter, Eliza. Eliza was preppy but a doer like her father. Eliza transformed herself into a blonde wolf before she hit the ground outside and ran after Aden.

Then Liz felt a tug at her pants. She looked down to see a pair of blue-green eyes staring at her. A young boy with soft curly light brown hair stood by her.

"Grams, may I have a cookie?" Noah asked.

"Of course," Liz said as she took a big chocolate chip cookie out of the jar and gave it to Noah.