Astrid was outside Kira's house as she was the last one they had to pick up. Scott and Kira were driving with Astrid while Lydia, Stiles and Malia were in Stiles' blue jeep.

"Come on, foxie" Astrid told kira as she watched her say goodbye to her parents. "It's not forever!" She shouted, making kira and her parents chuckle.

"So... Why New Orleans?" Kira asked as she got inside the car after she packed all her bags in the trunk and the back seats.

"My siblings live there. And it's a beautiful city" Astrid smiled. "It's where me and my siblings were truly happy. It's home" Scott smiled when he saw Astrid smile.

"Let's go" Astrid said as she started the car and began driving, Stiles following her.

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They were now about 30 minutes from New Orleans. "Call Lydia" Astrid told Scott.

"Why?" Scott asked.

"Because stiles is driving... so call Lydia and put her on loud speaker" Astrid told the werewolf. He did as she told him.

"What is it?" Lydia asked over the phone.

"We're going to pull over on the nearest car park. We have to do something before we get to New Orleans" Astrid told them.

"What exactly do we have to do?" Stiles questioned.

"I'll tell you when we get there." Astrid said.

After 5 minutes, the two cars stopped. Astrid got out of the car, taking her little bag with her.

"Why did we stop?" Malia asked as everyone got out of the cars.

"Follow me" Astrid told them as they began walking into the little forest. They stopped in front of an abandoned building. She walked in but stopped when she realised that they didn't want to walk towards the house. "Come on... I don't bite" she laughed.

"You're a vampire..." Stiles said.

"Good point" she laughed. "Come on... I won't bite any of you." She said as she walked inside the house.

When the rest of them finally found the courage to walk in, they saw Astrid in the corner of a room with 5 candles around her.

"Are we about to sacrifice someone? If we are then I don't don't want any part of it" Stiles said when he looked at Astrid.

"We're not sacrificing anyone, Stiles. But I will sacrifice you if you don't stop talking. I just have to do something before we get to New Orleans. Something to protect you all" she said as the group walked towards her.

Astrid gave each of them empty plastic cups. "What are we supposed to do with this?" Kira asked. Astrid then grabbed Kira's wrist and cut it, the blood flowing into the cup. "What the hell!" Kira complained.

Astrid wiped the blood off the knife and did the same to Scott, malia, lydia and Stiles.

"Why do you need our blood?" Lydia asked.

Astrid then took out 5 cups, cut her wrist and bled into each of them.

"Sit down" she told them and they all sat down. She put the cups with her blood in front of each of them. She took their cups and put them in front of her.

"Okay I will do a linking spell with each of you. It's a special spell made by moi." She smiled. "And yes... it does work. It doesn't hurt and it will help me protect each of you." She said as she turned to Stiles and smiled. "You're first."

"Why me?" He whined.

"Drink my blood and I'll drink yours." Astrid told him as she drank his blood from the cup. He hesitantly drank her blood. "No offence but your blood isn't exactly tasty" Astrid told the human. She then grabbed his hands and began chanting. The wind whistled loudly as she chanted. When she finished, she turned to Malia who was next to Stiles.

"That's it?" Stiles asked.

"Yes, Stiles. That's it." She answered.

Astrid then proceeded to link herself with the other four teenagers. When she was done, she stood up and smiled at them.

"So how does that linking thing work?" Scott asked her.

"If, for example... Stiles gets attacked by a robber or a vampire I will feel it." Astrid smiled. "But... only I will. None of you will feel Stiles' pain." She said.

"Why did you use me as an examp-"

"What If you get hurt?" Scott asked.

"Nothing will happen to you if I get hurt. Normal linking spells work both ways but I made this one myself. It only works one way." Astrid explained.

"So if I break my leg for example" Malia said. "You will feel my pain. But If you break your leg, I won't feel it?" She asked.

"Exactly. That way I'll know if any of you are in danger." Astrid smiled.

"How will you know which one of us is hurt?" Kira asked.

"I don't know how to explain it but I just will" Astrid smiled.

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Astrid and Stiles parked their cars in front of a white mansion, her brother's home.

"This is where we're staying?" Stiles asked when everyone left the cars.

"Yes it is. Come on, darlings" she smiled and walked towards the mansion. Stiles walked towards the door and raised his hand to knock.

Astrid walked past him and just opened the door, inviting herself.

They all got in and and Kira, being the last one to walk In, closed the door.

"Who the hell are You?" Hayley asked.

"Wow... You really don't remember me? You know. Klaus' sister. The tribrid?" She asked as the girl sighed, remembering who she was.

"Sister!" Rebekah squealed and hugged her sister tightly. "I see you've met the girl Nik knocked up." Rebekah said.

"What do you mean?" Astrid asked her confused.

"Haven't you heard? She's pregnant with Klaus' baby."

"Fan-bloody-tastic" Astrid rolled her eyes and crossed her arms.

"Which means that you can also get preg-"

"Nope. I was half witch for over 1000 years Rebekah, if I was able to get pregnant, it would've happened centuries ago." She told her younger sister.

"Are you going to introduce us?" Hayley asked, looking at the group behind Astrid.

"Oh right. Guys, this is my sister Rebekah and that is Hayley... she's a werewolf. Rebekah, Hayley, this is Stiles, Malia, Lydia, Kira and Scott" she smiled. "Malia is a werecoyote and Scott is a werewolf, Lydia is a banshee, Kira is a kitsune and Stiles is a human."

"That's one weird pack" Hayley said.

"Yes. It is indeed a weird pack" Stiles mocked Hayleys accent.

"Right... where's Elijah?" Astrid asked.

"Why don't you ask our narcisstic, back-stabbing wanker of a brother?" Rebekah smiled and vamp sped away.

"What's up with her?" Astrid asked Hayley who shrugged her shoulder. "Where's Elijah, wolfie?" Astrid asked.

"Beats me. He's long gone." Hayley told her.

"What do you mean?" Astrid asked the girl.

"Well, one minute he was here making epic promises about protecting me in this predicament that a bottle of scotch and some bad decisions got me into, he was all poetic about how we're family, and then Klaus told me he bailed. Guess that's what I get for trusting a vampire."

"Elijah would never do that" Astrid chuckled. "Nik probably daggered him... again"

"Nikki!" Astrid shouted. "Come out here, brother!" She yelled.

Klaus suddenly appeared in front of her. "Enough with all the shouting." Niklaus said as he hugged his sister. "I assume the 6 dead vampires are your doing?" He asked and Astrid raised her eyebrow. "Or not... have you heard? Marcel calls himself the king of the quarter" Nik said.

"Never liked him to be completely honest with you, Klaus" she smiled at her brother. "Hayley... leave." Astrid told the girl who just shook her head but left anyway. "What did you do with Lijah?" Astrid asked him.

"Perhaps he's on holiday." Nik joked. "Or taking a long autumn nap upstairs."

"Very funny, brother... I hate to admit but I missed this city" she smiled, looking around the house.

"He's not good enough for you" Nik said, pointing at Scott.

"In your opinion, no one is ever good enough for me, Nik" She told him.

"That is very true, sister" he smiled and vamp sped towards Scott, pushing away the rest of the group from him as he grabbed Scott's neck.

"Nick... Stop it" she told her brother sternly, taking small steps towards her brother and boyfriend.

"Scott..." Lydia said quietly, concerned for her best friend.

"I'm sorry, little sister. But this is what's best for you." Nik said as he snapped Scott's neck. His limp body falling on the ground with a loud thud.