MJ's POV

It's been nine days since the bonfire. Rebekah is now my legal guardian. Thanks to Klaus and I couldn't be happier. She said she was looking for the perfect house for us. But right now, we're staying at the Salvatore house. My room next to her's with a shared bathroom.

Right now we're at the high school, mummy practicing with the girls. When Elena appears. "You, goody" mummy says sarcastically and I giggle. "Will you get me my bottle sweetie?" she asks me.

"Yes mummy" I say with a smile. I run over to her gym bag. I grab her bottle and mine. As I am thirsty. I rejoin her as Elena asks why she's been running from her father for a thousand years.

"I should get back to the girls" mum states accepting the bottle from me. "Homecoming's right around the corner and I need to get a baby sitter for MJ" she states.

"I'm ten, I don't need a baby sitter" I tell her with a pout.

"That you think that, proves you do" she tells me with a small smile.

"Well then, maybe I'll ask Mikael when we wake him" Elena states. Ruining out moment.

"You're bluffing! You don't know where he is. No one does" mum states.

"So, then who's rotting in that old cemetery in Charlotte?" Elena asks. Mum wraps a protective arm around me. Pulling me close.

"If you wake Mikael, we are all doomed" she tells her.

"So then, tell me" Elena tells her.

"Why do you want to know?" mum asks her.

"Why don't you want me to wake him?" Elena shots back.

"I need to get back to the girls" mum tells her. And leads me away from Elena. "Want to learn some moves?" she asks me. Trying to put on a brave face, but I could tell this Mikael business has her shaken up.

"Sure mummy" I say with a smile. She smiles gently. We do some stretches and she teaches me some simple moves. With the other girls help.

(Time skip)

Mum and I returned to the boarding house with the girls. She sent me to my room to do my homework. Saying she was going to have the girls help her decide which dress to wear to home coming. But I finished it and decide to go help her choose a dress.

I arrive to see the girls lined up wearing six different dress. "The...red one" Elena tells me.

"I agree" I state.

"MJ!" Elena says.

"Thought you were doing homework" mum says.

"I finished" I tell her and she nods her head before having the girls leave. And forget being here. She picks up her champagne glass and walks to Elena.

"You do not threaten me. You'll learn what I allow you to learn. Is that clear?" mum asks her. Elena nods her head in understanding. We all head to Stefan's room and mum starts to snoop. "How fun is this?" she asks us.

"Super fun" I giggle as I find some old photos of Stefan.

"We shouldn't be here" Elena tells us.

"Course we should! Come on, like you've never wanted to snoop. Boxer briefs. A lot has changed since the twenties" mum states holding up a pair of Stefan's underwear.

"Are you gonna root through his stuff all night or are you gonna start to tell me your story?" Elena asks her.

"Story?" I ask curious. I love story time.

"Ah...you really are no fun. What do you want to know?" mum asks her.

"Well, Elijah said that your father was a landowner in Europe. How did you guys end up here?" Elena asks her.

"My parents had just started a family, when a plague struck their homeland. They lost a child to it. They wanted to escape and protect their future family from the same fate" mum explains.

"Aunt Freya?" I ask and she nods her head. She'd told me about her two siblings that had died back then. One to the plague and the other to a wolf attack.

"So, how did you end up here? This part of the world hadn't even been discovered yet" Elena states. Causing mum to laugh lightly.

"Not by anyone in your history books. But my mother knew the witch Ayana, who heard from the spirits of a mystical land where everyone was healthy...blessed by the gifts of speed and strength. That lead my family here, where we lived amongst those people" she explains.

"The werewolves?" Elena ask.

"To us, they were just our neighbors. My family lived in peace with them for over 20 years, during which time my family had more children, including me" mum tells her.

"You make it sound so normal" Elena says.

"It was" mum tells her. "Once a month our family retreated into the caves beneath our village. The wolves would howl through the night and by morning we'd return home" she explains. "One full moon, Klaus and my youngest brother Henrik snuck out to watch the men turn into beasts. That was forbidden. Henrik paid the price" she states.

"He's at peace mummy" I assure her giving her a hug. She smiles down at me lovingly. Before looking back at Elena.

"And that was the beginning of the end of peace with our neighbors. And one of the last moments my family had together as humans" she tells her. Elena's phone vibrates. "You better get that. That'll be Damon checking up on you" mum states.

"Or Stefan" I add. Elena answers her phone as mummy strokes my hair absentmindedly. She then has me sit on the bed and starts to braid a section of my hair. As we ignore Elena.

"Did you get your fill of snooping yet? Can we get on with the story?" Elena asks mum once she finished on the phone. Mum sighs and kisses my head before getting up. She picks up a photo of Elena and Stefan together.

"Honestly, I don't get you two as a couple" mum tells her.

"I don't get you with him either mummy" I tell her.

"Why would you? You don't know anything about who he really is" Elena tells mummy.

"I know exactly who he is. He's a vampire. We're a predatory species. We don't have time to care about humans and their silly little lives. Except those we consider family" mum states nodding at me. I smile up at her.

"Is that why you did that runway show earlier? 'Cause you don't care about the Homecoming Dance...You know what, I'm just gonna go" Elena states.

"You haven't even heard half the story" mummy tells her.

"And you are not going to tell it. You're just bored and looking for someone to push around. Find someone else to play with...maybe you can compel yourself a friend. Like Klaus compelled you a daughter" Elena tells her.

"I'm not compelled anymore, this is my choice!" I snap annoyed getting off of the bed.

"The necklace wasn't Stefan's to give. It belonged to the Original Witch" Mum tells her. Placing a calming hand on my shoulder as Elena turns to face us.

"The one who put the hybrid curse on Klaus?" Elena asks.

"Not just the hybrid curse. She's the one who turned us into vampires" mummy tells her. She explains why Mikael wanted them to become vampires.

"So, vampirism was a form of protection?" Elena asks her.

"What else would it be?" I ask her.

"A curse" she answers.

"My parents only saw a way of keeping their children alive" mum tells her.

"Yeah, but why stay, if they were so afraid of the werewolves? Why not...leave?" Elena asks her.

"Pride...My father didn't want to run anymore. He wanted to fight and be superior to the wolves. Where they could bite, we had to bite harder. Where they had speed, we had to be faster. Agility, strength, senses" mum explains. "MJ, please go get yourself a drink" she tells me.

"Yes mummy, do you want one?" I ask her and she shakes her head. I left the room and realize I'm hungry also. I head to the kitchen and grabbed a glass of water. Along with a small pack of sultanas. I then returned to the other two when Elena asked why Mikael started hunting Uncle Nik.

"When Nik made his first human kill, it triggered his werewolf gene. With that, he became my father's greatest shame" Mummy tells her.

"Yeah. Elijah told me this part of the story. Your mother had had an affair with one of the werewolf villagers. Klaus wasn't his son" Elena states.

"he tried to make it right. She put the hybrid curse on Nik to suppress his werewolf side, and then she turned her back on him. But Mikael's greatest weakness as a human was his pride. As a vampire, that was magnified. He went on a rampage and killed half the village. Then he came home and killed her" mum explains.

"Mikael killed your mother?" Elena asks stunned. Mum covers my ears and speaks. Before removing her hands.

"Afterwards, my father took off in a rage, and the rest of my family scattered. Nik stayed, so he could help me bury her. He knew I had to say goodbye to my mother" mum explains. Then tells Elena how she, Klaus and Elijah agreed to stick together. Always and Forever.

"Always and forever...even though he locked you in a coffin for ninety years?" Elena asks her.

"We're vampires. Our emotions are heightened. I'm stubborn, Elijah moral, and Nik...Nik has no tolerance for those who disappoint him. Over a thousand years as a family we've all made that mistake at least once. I've made it several times" Mum explains.

"But you still love him?" Elena asks her.

"He's my brother. And I'm immortal. Should I spend an eternity alone instead?" mum asks her. "Besides, he gave me a daughter" she adds wrapping an arm around me. "You've heard the story, it's time to go. I said leave, Elena! I don't know what you're up to, but I'm no longer playing along" she tells her.

"I'm just looking for one good reason why we shouldn't wake Mikael" Elena tells her.

"And I've given you a thousand!" mum stresses. Then takes a calming breath. "But you will anyway. I know you want him to help you kill my brother, I'm not stupid" she states.

"It's no secret that I want Klaus dead. He has a hold over Stefan's life, Mj's and over mine" Elena states.

" Do what you need. Wake Mikael at your own peril. But make no mistake, if you come after my brother, I will rip you apart. And I get my temper from my father. Now leave" mum tells her and she left.

"Are you ok mummy?" I ask her concerned.

"I'm fine sweetie" she assures me. "It's time for your bath, go wash up and I'll start your dinner" she tells me. I nod my head and went to my room. When I got out of the bath, I found mum crying in the library and hug her. Asking her what was wrong. "Mikael didn't kill my mother, it was Nik. He'd been lying to me for a thousand years" she states.

"It'll be ok" I assure her. "How about take away?" I suggest. She agrees and wipes away her tears. She orders us dinner and we watch Hair Spray.

A/N

Picture above of Rebekah's private run way.