Why is the oldest Gilbert never part of the story? Grace fled Mystic Falls after her parents died in an accident because she couldn't cope with the horrible grief. When she comes back, she isn't the shy, victimized school girl anymore. She developed into a confident young woman and ready to take over responsibility for her younger siblings. But how will she react to the truth about the things she missed when she was gone? Cover credit goes to the lovely @esthefanyarodriguez Highest rank: #48 in fanfiction

Lana St. Germaine never felt like she belonged anywhere. Nothing seems right for her. Until one day she took the plunge and ran off to New Orleans. Now she's here, in 1722, New Orleans have been infested with creatures of the night that are feuding with the local wolves and witches. Elijah now has to control Niklaus, who has now decided the best way forward is to defeat the other supernatural factions through turning the best warriors he could find into vampires. But now he's giving up, maybe there is some optimistic values in his brother's antics.