1000 years ago...

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"Rebekah, Charlotte!" Called my mother.
Me and Rebekah hurriedly ran in and sat at her knees, we admired her.  We knew what she was doing straight away, and we glanced at each other excitedly. We loved watching her do magic.
She smiled at us and began to chant. We listened to the chanting, calling upon the sun for life and the ancient white oak tree for immortality.
When she had finished, she turned towards us.
"Go collect your brothers for supper my sweet children." She waved us out of the hut.
Me and Rebekah walked slowly, discussing what mother might be using it for.
"She may be trying to bring Henrik back" Rebekah said sadly.
We both missed our younger brother dearly and knew mother would do something about it.
We walked into the middle of town where we saw Elijah and Nik sword fighting. We stood a few steps back and watched, we laughed as Elijah tripped over and Nik ever so swiftly cut off Elijah's belt.
Nik helped Elijah up and they both started laughing.
"Good fight Niklaus." Elijah said. "If it wasn't for the blasted rock, your belt would be as good as dead."
Me and Rebekah ran up behind them and jumped on their backs.
"Take us home dear brothers" Rebekah said tiredly.
"For we are so very tired" I giggled.
Elijah and Nik glanced at each other than ran. Me and Rebekah were laughing and holding on for dear life. Then our fun was ruined when Nik ran into father.
"What do you think you're doing boy" Father growled.
Elijah let me off his shoulders and stood next to Nik.
"Father, don't blame Niklaus it was my idea." Elijah said.
But father ignored him and slapped Nik across the face.
"Father we were just having fun" I said.
"FUN, your younger brother just died! You should be mourning him. Not having fun!" Shouted father.
"Mikael, that's enough" Mother had come out so see what was happening. She glanced at father.
"It's time for supper" She said as she helped Nik up.
We all followed her in and saw Finn and Kol impatiently drumming their fingers on the wooden table. We all sat around them.
"Children, in mourning of Henrik we will be drinking wine tonight." Father declared.
Mother passed around wooden cups full of strange looking wine. She never got one herself, instead she stood at the door as if she was guarding it.
We drank, then father got up, picked up his sword and drove it through Nik's heart. Me and Rebekah screamed. He did the same thing to all of us.
We all woke up a few hours later. Father and mother were sitting at the table. I was dizzy and my gums hurt. Father grabbed Rebekah and she screamed. He cut his hand and shoved it in her mouth. We were all scared. He made us all drink his blood. Then he killed himself.
Mother waved us outside and we waited in silence. None of us said a word about what just happened. I was hugging Nik crying. Even though we were just killed and bought back to life all I could think about was how hungry I was. I needed something. I couldn't work out was that something was until father walked out. Then I realised. I wanted his blood again.
Mother walked out behind father, and all I could hear was blood pumping through her neck. Kol got up and was all of a sudden behind mother. We all gasped. He ran so fast. Father pulled him off and pushed him back over to his seat.
Mother was bleeding, and Kol's mouth was covered with blood. We were all speechless.
After helping mother back inside, father walked back out to us. He explained that we were now superior to the beasts that killed Henrik. We were stronger, faster, more agile, everything was heightened at the one cost: drinking human blood.
Rebekah screamed in fright, I turned my head into Nik's chest and sobbed. Elijah, Kol, Finn and Nik just stared at father.
Father then passed around rings, with a beautiful stone inside.
"these rings will prevent you from burning in the sun, you must wear them at all times" Father declared.
We all quickly slid the ring onto a finger.

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