She knocked on the door twice. And soon it got opened. Hope managed to portray the tiniest nervous smile she could manage. She took out the only picture she had of her family all together and held it in a way so that her thumb covered her in the image.

It was her uncle Elijah who had opened the day. For a moment you would have though that both of them were statues frozen with time. None of them made any noise the only thing audible was the winter wind. Then his eyes lit up and before Hope could think about what she should say her uncle came forward and embraced her warmly.

But Hope, she couldn't move. She could not believe that he had remembered her. She felt love for the first time in many long years. So long that she had forgotten what being loved felt like. But here she was, back home, back to where she belonged.

When he finally let her go from his arms, he looked at her with loving eyes. Elijah took her hand and took her inside the mansion. At first Rebekah seemed a bit confused but then ran to her and hugged her while she broke down, repeatedly saying, " You came back, you came back to us"

Hope couldn't believe what was happening.

Elijah called out to the rest of the Mikaelson family, " Hayley, Niklaus, come down "

By this time Freya was already in the room. She couldn't believe her eyes. "Look who came back to us Freya", Rebekah spoke while tears streamed down her face.

Freya couldn't believe it at first that she was back, their precious hope was back. But then nobody could. She came to her and embraced her and Rebekah. Freya started to tear up.

When Hayley came down to see what was happening she asked out loud, "Who is it"

But the moment Hope turned and called out to her, "Mom I'm back".

Hayley didn't come rushing she walked towards her daughter with slow steps as though she would have fell and when she came close enough she held her Daughter's face with both hands and then hugged her as she started tearing up," My baby girl, sweet sweet baby, I always knew you would come back, Oh I missed you so much, I missed you so much "

This time Hope hugged her mother back tightly and startes to tear up herself. It was a long time since she had felt so much love, warmth and comfort.

Hayley embraced her in a way showing that she would never let her go. Finally Hope found her voice and shakily she said, " Mom, I have come back."

Klaus was still up stairs. He came down and asked, " Has Kol returned yet, he was supposed to be back 2 hours……..", when he looked at what his brother called him for he couldn't believe his eyes. He stood there, and when he started coming forward at last Hope ran to him and embraced him like no other.

Klaus held her in his arms with one hand while his other hand holds her head to him. He closes his eyes feeling his daughter come back to him after so so many lonely, long years.

Finally she said , " I am back Home"

The Mikaelson family was one again.