"This is us, the Original Family and we remain together always and forever."

Elijah Mikaelson TVD Episode 4.20 "The Originals"

This Is Us, The Original Family (AU)

Because no matter how many times they have stabbed one another in the back (sometimes quite literally) they wanted to ensure their families survival. They knew now there was only one way to do that. Together; as one. Always and forever.

Pairings:

Actual Pairings: Past MaleOC/Alaric, Elijah/Kat, Finn/Sage, Kol/Bonnie

Possible Pairings: (I only put these "Maybe" Pairings in because I know people will get huffy over some of these, and just knowing that I'm thinking about them will cause people not to read. Present Male OC/Ric , Male OC/Sophie, Niklaus/Hayley, Niklaus/Caroline, Rebekah/Marcel, Rebekah/Hayley or any of these people with OCs

Also this fic will have a bit of Elena/Salvatore bashing. But only at the beginning.

Prologue

Dining Room of the Mikaelson Manor: Mystic Falls, Virginia: November 2010

He watched as Esther reveled herself to his little siblings. Waiting for the perfect time to reveal the side effect of waking up the devil-mum. Him.

His time came when she told Niklaus that she was here to forgive him and turned to Elijah, Finn, Rebekah and Kol and said, "I want us to be a family again."

Seeing the shocked and hopeful looks on his siblings' faces, enraged him. Because he knew his mother thought them abominations that needed to be killed, and felt her disgust by looking at her children. He yelled, "Bugger off Devil-Mum!" while vamp-speeding into the house towards the Devil-Mum herself, grabbing her by the throat and pinning her against the wall.

Esther, ever the strong Viking woman, never showed emotion, but seeing him caused her to start to tremble with fear. "Hello Mummy." He said, letting her loose and throwing her across the room. "I don't like when people, especially my mother have murderous thoughts in their minds while looking at my brothers and sister."

He looked to his siblings, who all had their vamp-faces on but hadn't moved: Either being too intrigued to attack him or too shocked by the events of today. He smiled. "Only one of you would possibly remember me, as Devil-Mum and Fake-Daddy cast me out while Finn was still in her belly."

Eli looked as if he were about to faint. "They said you died from the plague!"

He retracted his fangs so his siblings could see his face. "Elijah, our mother is a notorious adulteress as evidenced by the birth of Niklaus and I, and a powerful sorceress. Are you saying lying would be going too far for her?"

Esther had finally woken up from the little concussion she had been given. "This is impossible I had Mikael kill you! When he turned he should have finally been able to kill you!"

"Ayanna turned me first. Mikey was able to neutralize me before I could let my siblings know of my existence, but Ayanna magick-ed my coffin like she did to yours. So when one of us was resurrected the other was too. Such a happy occasion! Now please, stop talking for a moment Devil-Mum. I have siblings to introduce myself to!" He said waving his hand towards her, which caused ropes to bind her and her mouth to appear sewn shut.

"My name is Aaron Mikaelson. I'm your big brother. Now, before the question and answer portion of this evening gets under way may I have one of those fancy daggers? I need some of Mother's blood to do a spell. It's only been moments and already I'm tired of being the only witch in the family."

Rebekah looked saddened by seeing her mother bound by a brother she never knew. It was only because of that look he said what he said. "Okay Bekah, I'll make you a deal. I'll let your mummy go and we can play happy families with her. But as soon as she tries to kill any of us, I'll kill her. I know her true nature, she will try, but you Eli, Finn and Kol have not been betrayed by Devil-Mum like Nik and I have." She looked at him relieved. "But first let me unbind the magic she bound when you each were born. I cannot protect this family from her and the idiots that inhabit this town all by myself."

Ballroom of the Mikaelson Manor: Mystic Falls, Virginia: November 2010

Esther had been spouting lies of family and forgiveness all day to Niklaus; The poor boy was so eager for his family to be as one that he was reluctantly buying it. Kol didn't trust any of his Mother's words, but that's because after Aaron he was the most powerful of his siblings in regards to magic. He could sense their mother's lies and her hate towards them all, and voiced his feelings telepathically to his eldest brother. Rebekah was too busy going after the Gilbert girl in vengeance to sense her Mother's deceit and Elijah was keeping a close eye on her to protect the girl that looked like his beloved Katerina.

Finn was the wild card, and the only one that would help Mother because he was so self-loathing. But Aaron had the solution to his little brother's depression. He knew his mother was up to something and he knew that Finn might know. So as the party was ending Aaron pulled Finn aside.

"Yes brother?" Finn said looking to Aaron.

"While I was in limbo, I overheard many interesting things brother. Did you know that if an original were to die that every vampire that was turned by that original would die as well? Now I know you are the suicidal one and have been having secret meetings with Devil-Mum, so you are going to tell me what she is planning."

"We are abominations, brother. We must die."

"Even your red-headed lady love? Sage? Who is on her way after I contacted her today to tell her you were awake."

Finn paused for a breath and spilled his Mother's entire plan. Within the hour, the two brothers had gathered their siblings and told them the news.

In those next few hours the six Mikealson siblings made a plot of their own, and fully cemented their ever-shaky sibling bond. Because no matter how many times they have stabbed one another in the back (sometimes quite literally) they wanted to ensure their families survival.

They knew now there was only one way to do that. Together; as one.

Always and forever.