'What's brought this on, hmm, Little Wolf? One second you were spitting at the doppelganger and the next you're crying. What's wrong? What can I do?' I ask as I wipe the tears from her face with my thumbs.

'I don't even know. God I'm never like this, I think that dream spooked me. I'm so terrified that he's just going to appear, that he's going to find me and kill me.' She looked up at me with fear in her eyes. 'I don't want to die Nik.'

'You're not going to die. I won't let you. Is that the only thing that's on your mind sweetheart?' I asked gently.

'That's mostly it, but a small part is about what Gloria said about my behaviour on the full moon. I don't really know what to do about it. I sort of want to ask Elijah about it but he's not here right now. And I'd talk to Bekah but I don't know if she'd be quite as... level headed about it as Lijah would be.' She explained and a part of me was wounded that she didn't think to talk to me about it.

'And is talking to me not an option?' I asked.

'Not this time Nik, I believe I already told you this. It's fine. I'll discuss it with Bekah and pray that she doesn't react like I expect her to, or at least that she is also able to give a useful opinion on the matter after she has reacted as I expect her to.' She says before she runs her hand across her face, erasing any traces of tears. 'Ugh, it had to be Elena I was yelling at before I broke down.' She laughed, though it was lacking humour.

'Yes, I admit, I was surprised that you were defending me so vehemently. Though it is most appreciated.' I tell her, and indeed, I did appreciate that she fought for me.

'Why are you surprised?' She asked me, tilting her head to side quizzically.

'Because I am not a good person. Not really, I have killed innocents and betrayed people, hurt people, I have caused so much pain and suffering over the course of my long life, I find it odd that anyone would defend my actions, that anyone could defend such a person.' I explain to her and she nods.

'I can understand that. But despite everything you have done previously, I see in you what others do not, what Elijah has spent a thousand years fighting to find, a chance for redemption, to be better. I see a broken, lost soul, who only needs someone to understand, to stand by them and to help them heal, to mend the broken parts and put the pieces back together.' She raised her hand and placed it on my cheek. 'The very definition of broken, Niklaus, implies that something can be fixed.' I closed my eyes and leaned into her touch. 'Now, enough of this wallowing, you have a witch to chase up and a hybrid to create. I, however, am going to go home I think. You and Rebekah are more than welcome to stay with me, Stefan too if he wants out of the boarding house. Even if you aren't going to stay, come by and tell me what happens and what our next steps are, after all we have a reunion to plan.' She hops off the table and places a kiss on my cheek before she is gone.

I sigh deeply. This girl makes it impossible to not fall for her, and with every passing moment I fall deeper and deeper. But right now, she is right, I have a hybrid to create and then I can go to my Little Wolf.