chapter one: i'll tell you how to burn.

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The dusty room was decorated with four elegant coffins, their dark wooden exteriors fitting perfectly with the rest of the decrepit state of the room, except for one of those caskets.

There was one that was as white as snow, the smell of withered roses seeping through the cracks. The coffin was decorated with pure gold, and a big iron lock closed the coffin from any unwelcome visitors.

The coffin could easily be broken with enhanced strength, at least if there hadn't been a spell on it that forbade them from that exact task.

Everyone was curious about who was in that exact coffin and why Klaus was so protective of that particular person.

That there were two other brothers and a sister was known to them. Finn, Kol, and Rebekah Mikaelson should be in those coffins.

They were informed of that, but there were never any other living siblings mentioned, and their father and mother were dead.

But now, the time had come for them to know.

'Who's in the fancy white coffin?' Damon Salvatore immediately asked when they made their way into the room. He had been dying to ask that question the second he had seen the casket.

Elijah couldn't help but let out a frustrated sigh, 'A person that Niklaus would've never thrown into the ocean.'

Niklaus had always been overprotective of her. They all were. And the only reason she was daggered in the first place was that he had wanted to protect her.

Niklaus had known she would never have stood against him. He often saw her as the only sibling he could really trust.

That's why Elijah knew that he would never do anything to harm her. He just hadn't been certain about the rest of his family.

'What's that supposed to mean? Who is it? Family? Friend? His long-lost love?' Damon joked.

He didn't get why Elijah had to be so secretive. He would see the person in a minute anyway.

They were moving briskly from coffin to coffin, undaggering the siblings.

Elijah had waited for this moment for centuries, to finally have his family be reunited again.

They came to a stop in front of the white casket, both unsure of what to do.

Elijah had been told about the spell, but he still wanted to try. He hesitantly reached out to the lock, his fingers twisting around it.

Just as he was about to rip it open, Damon's hand shot out and stopped him.

Elijah raised his eyebrows, the corners of his lips curling down.

Damon had the audacity to roll his eyes at him.

'Who's in there? Answer first,' he demanded.

Elijah would have been amused if it weren't for the fact that the longer they took, the more suspicious his brother would become.

'Someone very dear to us,' Elijah answered finally, 'a sister, actually.'

Damon's eyebrows shot up in surprise, 'Really? I thought Barbie was the only one.'

Elijah pressed his lips together in a firm line, 'Niklaus has had her daggered for a very long time. Shortly after my brother Finn. You didn't know about her because Niklaus is extremely protective of her. He didn't want anyone to know.'

With that, he ripped the lock to pieces. It landed on the floor with a thud. So apparently the lock was only to be opened by family. How fitting.

Elijah took a deep breath and gripped the latch, slowly opening the coffin.

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