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Klaus finally found love. Not the romantic type of love, but the maternal love he never got from the woman he believed was his mother. For years he carried the guilt of killing "his" mother. When in reality Esther was nothing to him. He could be at peace with what he had done and now he had a much better reason on to why she deserved to die. Now, his actual mother stood in the same room as him.
But, even when he was happy about having his mother with him. There was doubt. Had she abandoned them? Did she not love them? "I did love you and your siblings. I always have and I always will" she said startling Klaus from his thoughts. "Freya, Finn and Elijah were my oldest children. Sons and daughters of Elijah, a warrior from the village before Mystic Falls. He died in battle. Later on, your father, Ansel had asked to court me, he accepted me with my three children. I gave him four children, Niklaus, Kol, Rebekah and Henrik" she could feel the tears swelling in her eyes.
"Ansel died from the new disease that was spreading. Ayana, I'm sure you know of her" Klaus nodded. "She had told me of a new land. Free of illness and any disease. All alone and with seven children. I had to protect you. And so, we moved to the new world. Now known as Mystic Falls. A few weeks after I arrived I met Esther and her sister, Dahlia. We became fast friends, and we even got along well. Freya and Finn got their magic from their father, Elijah. Kol and Rebekah from an ancestor of Ansel. I believe his mother's great-great grandmother. And from him is where you get your werewolf side" Klaus took it at all in. "I never wanted to leave. If I had the choice I would've stayed by your side forever. Take it I can't die. Esther and her sister came to visit me one day. She had told me she could not bear any children, no spell could help her" she took a deep breath as a few tears rolled down her cheek.
"She had been married to Mikael for a little while by then, and she had given him no sons, no daughters. She had told me Mikael wanted children. And there was only one woman who had children who could pass on as theirs. My children. Before I could even react I was gone. I woke up only a few months ago. When Bonnie Bennet woke Mikael she woke me as well" she walked towards her son and took his hand. "I would have never left your side, Nik. You're my son. My sweet, sweet boy" he engulfed his mother in a hug as he cried. "It's okay, darling. I'm here now" she kissed the top of his head. "And I promise you, I will never leave you alone" she said with a smile.
"I'm here, Nik. Now and always" he nodded. "I always thought I was alone. I know I had Rebekah and Elijah but I've never felt like there was someone who wanted to be there. Elijah did it because he felt like it was his responsibility as the oldest to take care of us" once again she grabbed his hand as she smiled at the thought of her sin being protective of his siblings. "Even as a child he worried. About everything and anything. Him, Freya and Finn. Speaking of Freya and the rest of the siblings, where are they?" she asked. Klaus avoided her eyes. "Niklaus, where are they?" she asked once again.
"They'redaggeredandincoffinsuntilIdecidethey'resafetobeoutintheworldagain" he muttered. "They're daggered and in coffins until they're safe to be out in the world again?" she asked and he nodded. "Klaus, no" she scolded. She took a deep breath. "When I come back tomorrow I better see my sons and daughters here" she kissed her son goodnight. Before he could protests she was gone. "Brothers, sister. We'll see each other soon. Tomorrow soon" he muttered before heading to his room.
Rhaenyra was restless. Would her other children be happy to see her? Would they like her? Would they even want her in their lives? Perhaps they weren't like Nik. Maybe the didn't need their mother's love? All those ideas roamed her mind all night. Well, what was left of the night. She had spent most of the night with Klaus, catching up and exchanging a few stories. Before the Winchester brothers had woken up she had decided to get them breakfast. As she arrived both brothers were changed and ready. "I brought breakfast" they both nodded and sat down. She was gonna come out clean about last night. "I found my son last night" both Dean and Sam turned to look at her. "That's great-" Sam stopped. "But, that was a thousand years ago. How come-" she cut him off. "He's a vampire" she replied.
Dean choked on his food. "What?" he asked. "I know. But, his my son. And I just found him, Sam, Dean. He's alive. I never thought I would see him again" both boys did understand. They had lost plenty of family members and friends. "I want to stay here and get to know him" she spoke. Dean didn't even finished his food. He simply got up and walked away. "Dean-" all she heard was the door close. Sam like his brother said nothing, for a few minutes. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to upset him. I just... I found my son, Sam. I just want someone to be happy for me" Sam smiled. "We are happy that you found him. We are. We're just so used to having you around. You always make us laugh, heal our wounds. But it's not about that, it's the friendship. Dean and I barley have friends. We know people. But not all of them are our friends. We shared secrets with you, we've shared our fears, losses, gains. All we've shared it with you. Because you've been there to listen" she stood up and knelt in front of him. She was about to talk when Dean walked in.
He walked over to him and brought him back to where Sammy was. She sat him right beside Sammy and knelt in front of them. "I found my son, yes. But, that does not mean I'll forget about you two. You are my family. You're like sons to me. Whenever you need me I'll be there. Whenever you need someone to listen I'll be there to listen. Whenever you need someone to cry with, I'll be there to wipe away your tears. I'll be there if you just need some company" she grabbed their hands.
"We may not share blood but I see you two boys as my own. And I'll protect you from any harm" they both nodded and hugged her. "I love you. I love both you some much" they smiled. "We love you too, mom" Sam and Dean cried a bit. Sam Winchester now knew what maternal love felt like. Dean felt loved and care for. He felt like she was his actual mother. And well, now she was. And she would remain their family and their mother until the end.
I know in some chapters the ocs original name shows up, but that's because sometimes I miss it even after I re-read the chapter. The OC's new name is Rhaenyra. I'm trying to make sure there's no more Aelaena here so if you see I miss one let me know 🤍