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WHEN OPHELIA WOKE UP, HER BEAUTY SLEEP was interrupted by the loud bickering of Kol and Rebekah. Walking downstairs sluggishly, the girl was greeted by the warming smiles of her family.

"Can you guys please be quiet? I need sleep." As Ophelia was about to walk back to her room, Kol picked up the girl and threw her gently on the sofa.

"Uncle Kol, what are you doing? I love sleep more than you guys right now," Ophelia muttered sluggishly, deprived of sleep. As she was about to close her eyes again, the sudden weight of the left side of the sofa made her eyes open wide to see Kol sitting there with a smug smile on his face.

"There is no time for sleep darling niece. Uncle Nik was about to take us out for food. Isn't that right, Nik?" Kol soon turned his head to Klaus, who debated whether or not he should listen to his younger brother.

"Come on, take us, Nik. It's the least you can do after sticking a dagger in my heart." Kol used his puppy eyes and as for Ophelia, her eyes were shut as she fell back asleep once Kol started talking to Klaus.

"Fine, why not. I didn't have nearly enough to drink last night." As Klaus go up from the sofa, he saw his sweet niece sleeping on the sofa, but ruined it by waking her up.

"Wake up, Sleeping Beauty, you're hanging out with Uncle Kol and me today."

"Ugh, I wish there was a dagger for me so I can sleep forever." The Originals laughed at the typical teenager who was deeply in love with sleeping.

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When Ophelia entered Mystic Grill, she parted ways from her uncles and went over to Alaric, who was playing pool with Meredith. "Hey, Ric. Hey Meredith. Mind if I watch you guys play?"

"Not at all. You can watch me beat Meredith." Ophelia laughed as Meredith playfully hit Alaric's arm. She watched the pair play as Meredith beat Alaric awfully since she kept hitting every ball in the pockets.

Alaric soon went to go to the bathroom which left both Meredith and Ophelia alone. "So, do you have your eyes set on anyone," Meredith blurted out of nowhere, catching the teenager off guard.

"Well, I'm sure you've met Damon. You know, tall, sexy, but extremely annoying?"

"Ah, yes, I've met him. How is your family taking it? They seem to be protective especially when it comes to family." Right before Ophelia could answer Meredith, Kol stepped in, lightly butt-bumping his niece out of his way.

"Trust me, darling, my family is extremely protective of my niece." Kol grabbed the pool stick from the table and started to stare sinisterly at Meredith, making Ophelia nervous about what he was going to do.

The teenage girl watched as Meredith went and hit the balls in the basket, making Kol even more intrigued by her. Ophelia wasn't sure when to step in, but as soon as Kol made Meredith visibly uncomfortable, that's when she said something. 

"Okay, okay, Uncle Kol, she obviously isn't intrigued by your charms. C'mon, let's go home." But as Ophelia was about to grab Kol's arm, the pair were stopped by Alaric who seemed to create more of a scene.

"Ric, it's okay I'm taking him ho-"

Before Ophelia could finish her sentence, she saw Alaric dagger Kol, making the black veins and grey skin show on her uncle. Ophelia was about to yell at Alaric, but before she could, she saw Damon blow an iridescent powder in her face, making Ophelia fall into a deep slumber.

"Sorry about this, princess."

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Damon carried out Ophelia's limp body, feeling guilty for what he did to the girl he cared for the most in life. But he didn't want any disruptions to this plan, hoping everything will go well.

However, before anyone could get anywhere far, Klaus showed up out of nowhere and pulled out the dagger from his brother's chest. When he saw the sight of his unconscious niece, this made Klaus rage even more. When Kol gained consciousness from his temporary slumber, the thing he saw was his niece in front of him, unconscious. This made him become even more pissed off than ever.

"What did you do to her? I knew there was something that ought to make me murder you. "Kol's voice was laced with venom, upset at what they did to his niece.

He went and threw both of the Salvatore brothers' into the walls making them groan out in pain, but before he could finish them off, Elijah's voice came up from the staircase.

"Leave him. We still need him." Elijah looked to his left to see his motionless daughter. The sight of Ophelia made the fire in Elijah's body fume out. Out of anger, he threw the Salvatore again into the wall, making sure he felt pain for what he did to his daughter, then left to go back home.

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When Ophelia finally gained consciousness, she felt that she was on her bed in the Mikaelson compound. Elijah sat next to her with a saddened look on his face, making Ophelia worry.

"Dad, are you okay?" Putting a hand on top of her father's, Elijah finally came out of his trance, now focusing on his daughter.

"I did a terrible thing today, Ophelia."

"What did you do?"

"I used Elena's life as leverage today, Ophelia. I put an innocent life on the line for my own problems." Sitting up from her bed, Ophelia went up to her father and hugged him from behind.

"Dad, this is not your fault. What you did today, you did it for family. Do not think otherwise because I know you love us as much as we love you and we would do anything for each other. Always and forever."

"I must leave, Ophelia. I can't stay here to sulk in the town that reminds me of the regrets I made." The girl couldn't believe what was coming out of Elijah's mouth. She just got her father back and now he is going to leave her again.

"A-Are you leaving me? After we found our ways back to each other, you can't stay for your own daughter?" Elijah just held his head down as a tear fell down from Ophelia's cheek.

"I am deeply sorry, Ophelia. I'll be back for you soon." With that, Elijah flashed out of her room, leaving his distraught daughter sulking on her bed.

After she finally found the happiness of having her family back together, that happiness was soon ripped out of her heart. She lost her father... again and she wasn't sure if she could handle the same pain she had to endure in the past .

sorry for the angsty ending, but I hope you all enjoyed this chapter!

who do you think Ophelia gets along with more? Kol, Klaus, Elijah, Rebekah, or Finn?