Oh you guys. Man. I wanted to get an update out earlier, but honestly, I've had a lot on my mind. Here's the skinny. My former job– I hated. Never have I ever despised a job so much in my entire life. But, you know, I need to make that money because money makes the world go 'round. That's not to say that I wasn't actively looking for a new job, because you never quit a job until you have a new one ready and waiting for you. That's just common sense. However, I'm convinced there was a curse on my position. I shit you not, I put in over 30 job application over the 2 years that I'd been stuck at that soul-sucking job, and not a one had even deigned to call me back. And these were jobs that I was more than qualified for, not some maybe-if-all-the-stars-align-I'll-have-a-chance job.

So, I put in an application at the end of April (actually 13, but who was counting). And I was like, they're desperate for someone, they have 13 of the same position open, of course they'll call me right away, they have to. They did not call right away. Work continued to suck. But then they did call! A month after I submitted the application. And we set up an interview a mere five days after the call. And I smashed that interview. In fact, they had me sign a waiver and gave me a wonderful tour throughout the facility at the end of said interview. Why would they even waste time to do that if they weren't gonna hire me, right? Then I went home and waited by the phone. I floated in happiness for a few days, then my insides were tied in knots because NO ONE CALLED ME BACK. But then, I received a call from the recruiter, he was checking my job history, and he asked if I was still interested in the job (of course I was, just put me out of my misery already), and said that HR would be contacting me soon (which they did). Ya girl's got a new job ya'll! I started it at the beginning of last month, and y'all training is intensive. Thanks a bunch for being so supportive during my couple month break, and for asking about me and stuff to make sure I was still alive. I appreciate it. Have a new chapter.

Previously on … The Hybrid and His Mistress… Klaus and Eris have finally bonded. Yay! They were getting ready for their formal wedding when Eris gets a foreboding feeling. Klaus isn't too worried about it though because he's a Mikaelson and people are always out to get him. No one's succeeded yet. Meanwhile, Caroline was having a crisis, tell the Mikaelsons what her friends have planned or go along with her friends (that are terrible at being actual friends). She chooses to tell the Mikaelsons what she knows, which saves her and her mother's lives. Salvatores and Co. go ahead with their plans to unlink the Original's sire lines and kill off the Originals that way.

What do you know, but Klaus was right, nobody's gonna kill his family tonight, and it is all thanks to Eris. With their bonding, Eris has shared with Klaus magical protection, meaning the spell Bonnie used has no effect. Everyone is still sired. This revelation makes some of the vampires run away in fear. The others are too bullheaded and stay to fight. Unsurprisingly, the Mikaelsons dominate, and Eris puts a cherry on top by beheading the Salvatores (as promised) and permanently removing Bonnie' s powers (for funsies). Klaus is suitably turned on by his to-be-wife's prowess and is hard pressed to keep his hands to himself.

"I'm nervous. Are you nervous?" Eris asked Klaus, as she paced in front of their bed. Since neither of them wanted to relinquish either of their beautiful homes in Mystic Falls, they decided to split time between them both. Quite easy to do when magic and super-speed were involved. Klaus watched her movements from beneath the sheets, he was propped up at the head of the bed, lids lowered in lust as he tracked her movements like she was his prey. In a way, she was. After her phenomenal performance in the town square, Klaus had scooped her up and sped her to their home, where he proceeded to lick her clean, as promised, before getting her dirty again. They had christened the kitchen – he had to make a detour there to store the Salvatores' heads in the fridge, the bathroom, the bedroom, then a different bathroom, before ending up in their bedroom again where Klaus was now nude beneath the sheets – tracking his prey – and Eris was pacing, clad only in one of his shirts.

"Not at all love, what is there to be nervous about? We've destroyed most of our enemies in an epic battle, and those that escaped will only serve to spread more stories of the invulnerability of the Mikaelson Family." Klaus' eyes glazed over in remembrance of just a few hours prior, bloodlust warring with just regular 'ole lust.

"I'm talking about the wedding, Nik!"

"Oh?" Klaus smirked, moving to sit at the end of the bed so that he could trap a still pacing Eris between his legs. "Getting cold feet, love? I'm not sorry to say that this is just a formality, you're stuck with me now." He said, nipping at her marks, eliciting a squeal from her.

"Of course that's not what I'm worried about silly man. My friends- my family are coming up. I'm worried you all won't get along." She pouted. "I really want everyone to get along." Klaus pulled her down to sit on his lap.

"Now sweetheart, I know that things with your father and I didn't go as smoothly as you'd like, but we can just attribute that to parents. Mother didn't like you either, then you killed her." He shrugged.

"I don't regret it." Eris said, nose in the air.

"Neither do I. Best present I've ever received. What I'm saying is that Mikael would have definitely hated you-"

"Is this supposed to make me feel better, or-"

"Which means that you are perfect for me and that I'm sure that your friends and I will get on just fine because hatred seems to only come from parental units."

"Okay." Eris agreed after a time.

"Excellent. Now take that shirt off, I wasn't done with you." Klaus growled.

Eris removed the shirt.

"Now repeat it back to me." Eris bossed. Klaus gave her an unimpressed look that quickly cleared in the face of her pout.

"Is this all necessary, love?"

"Of course. My family is small, but powerful, and like all powerful people, they have some strange quirks." She gave him a knowing look.

"I feel like you're trying to tell me something." He raised an eyebrow. She matched I with her own.

"Never mind that, go on, repeat it back to me."

"Fine, fine. Don't tell Luna that any of the creatures she speaks about aren't real. Is that really necessary, love? I'm the Original Hybrid, of course I know there are other creatures out there. And you even gave me a run down of the ones I didn't know about."

"Yes, well, Luna is very special. I'm sure she'll introduce a new type of creature to us while she visits. That's what she does, professionally that is. She's a cryptozoologist, so finding new "mythical" species is her shtick. But on top of that she also has always lived on a slightly different plane than the rest of us. While I have no doubt that these creatures do exist out in the wild somewhere, sometimes she uses them as a medium to explain situations or emotions. And when, not if, this happens, do not call Luna crazy." She said seriously. "George will go crazy if you do that." She deadpanned.

"And for George, don't look at his missing ear." Klaus rehearsed, dutifully.

"Yeah, that really ticks him off. It was a joke when Fred was still alive, but now it's just a point of contention. Lastly, Draco …"

"I don't understand how I'm meant to "not engage", sweetheart. Thought the whole point was to get along. That requires engaging."

"Draco is a slippery snake. Love the shite-head to pieces, but he thrives on confrontation. He will pick you apart and press all your buttons. That's how he survived the war. Don't let him press your buttons."

"Eris, I think I can remain calm in the face of someone a fraction of my age." She just gave him a look.

"Yes. Of course. So we're ready to receive them then?"

"Yes, but, why is it that I'm the only one getting this talk? Shouldn't you have told my siblings what landmines to watch out for as well?"

"Of course not. They'll have to figure it out on their own. Besides, it'll make you look even better in comparison." She smirked and walked off. Klaus felt a smile tugging at the edges of his mouth.

"Saucy wench."

Eris' family from Britain arrived by town car. For some reason, Klaus was expecting a more magical entrance, probably because Eris enjoyed apparating most places instead of being driven – but after Eris explained her need to remain unnoticed by the majority of magicals in Britain, he understood the need for this kind of travel arrangement.

A slim male of average height exited the vehicle first. His long low-ponytailed hair was white-blond, his suit was tailored impeccably, and the faint look of distaste on his fine-boned face, as well of the position of his nose (as high as he could get it), made Klaus sure that this had to be Draco Malfoy.

"Draco, darling," greeted Eris, who walked over to him, "I see you made it in one piece." Draco finished surveying the area to meet Eris' gaze.

"Yes." He drawled. "Fortunately for you." The two proceeded to kiss the air above each other's cheeks in greeting. "I was sure that muggle contraption wouldn't stay afloat the entire time. I don't know how you do it." He dug.

"With class, dear." She replied, making his faint frown into a full-blown sneer. The next one out of the car was a tall redheaded male, dressed casually in a fitted shirt covered by a fun-colored vest, with skinny jeans, who immediately lifted and spun Eris around upon contact.

"George Weasley, if you don't let me down this instant!" Scolded the woman, her seriousness being overwhelmed by the giggles that escaped her as a result of his actions.

"It's good to see you, little sister." George said, lowering her to the ground, and turning back to the vehicle to help the last occupant out.

"And it's good to see you smiling again, big brother."

"Yes, yes. It's all very nice that we're all reunited again." Interjected Draco. "Can we get this show on the road? I refuse to stand out here much longer like a common peasant." Like always, Draco was ignored, while a small pale hand came from inside the car and grasped George's.

"Luna-love, so good to see you. Oh, and that dress is magnificent, as always." Luna exited the car with a flourish, something that wasn't hard to do with the explosive yellow dress she wore. Klaus noted that her coloring was very similar to Draco's, they could be mistaken for siblings by that alone. However, her face and eyes held a dreamy quality whereas Draco's eyes were calculating and his lips seemed to stay in a state of sneering.

"Well," Luna started softly,"there's going to be a wedding. And everyone knows that yellow is the best color to wear for happy celebrations." Eris wrapped the younger lady in a warm hug.

"Of course it is, darling. Now let's get everyone inside so you can meet Niklaus and the rest of the family. We don't want to ignore etiquette too much or else Draco's head might explode." Eris said, making Luna and George chuckle while Draco rolled his silver eyes.

"Co!" Yelled Teddy in greeting, as soon as he recognized the new group of people entering his home. He lifted his arms up to Draco, who immediately made a beeline to his littlest cousin to pick him up, a genuine smile lit his face, one rarely seen, well, ever.

"At least someone here likes me." Draco said, in reference to Eris' throw away attitude toward him.

"Draco, honey, I love you, I don't have to like you as well. That's asking too much." Eris responded. A small grin made its way to Draco's lips at the validation.

The meeting between families was, less explosive than Niklaus imagined it would be. Yes, of course, there were a few arguments. That was expected when two groups of strong and unique personalities were meeting for the first time.

Kol and Draco got into it, one being a condescending prick and the other being a psychopath, it was kind of a given that their characters would clash. It was a disagreement over a trivial matter- Kol commented on the length of Draco's hair, citing that while he'd worn his hair long in the past, it was clearly a new century, with new fashion rules.

Despite the care Sirius took with his own locks, he took Kol's side on the matter- he couldn't have Draco thinking he actually liked him. And surprisingly, or not, Eris didn't completely leave Draco out in the cold, calming the situation down by explaining the wizarding world's backwards customs. By the end of the conversation (argument), no one was quite sure who's side Eris was on, as all of her words regarding Draco, and his immediate family, were in the form of backhanded compliments.

And then, because of the vanity of a large portion of the room, disparaging comments of people's chosen fashions became a trend in the following arguments.

Rebekah almost got irreparably cursed by a normally sedate George, after commenting on Luna's choice of dress. Bekah didn't agree with the color choice, and when Luna told her the reason for the yellow color, well, let's just say that certain words were exchanged, words that were possibly a trigger for the only redhead in the room, and the situation definitely escalated, before it was eventually resolved by talking through it. There was a singed carpet that was immediately removed by a house-elf, and Rebekah learned what blibbering humdingers were and how not to make George Weasley mad. All in all, a very productive conversation.

And because Klaus was secretly a little shit, and not so secretly an attention whore, he started an argument with his older brother, about his proclivity for wearing suits (when asked about it later by Eris, Klaus would mention that yes, he was feeling a bit left out, but that he always wanted to have that conversation in front of a group of people to see if it would embarrass his normally unruffled brother. Eris would mention that yes, she was amused by it, and that she did think she saw a hint of a blush on his brother's cheeks during said inquisition).

And so in true familial fashion, after all the arguing, comes the food, and then the fun.

"I'm truly happy you all could come a few days before the wedding." Eris said over the feast her house elves made in celebration of the whole family coming together.

"Well, I had a break in my schedule." Draco said, making George roll his eyes fondly.

"Our pleasure, little one." He said.

"Because," Eris continued, "there is something that I hoped you would help me with."

"Not picking out your dress I would hope." Rebekah murmured to herself, still looking at Luna's own with distaste.

"Of course, an Exploding Snabberwitch might have mentioned something about a ritual on the way here."

"Luna, you know me too well."

"Exploding what?" Kol asked Elijah, under his breath, still he was heard by George, who watched them like a hawk. Elijah shook his head at his younger brother and conveyed a look that said, just let it go.

"This town in inhabited by a doppelganger." Eris began, drawing even more interest from her family. "And this doppelganger has seriously pissed me off." Draco lifted an eyebrow in amusement. "But in addition to pissing me off, she has also pissed off basically everyone in the Mikaelson family." Eris shrugged.

"Hear, hear. I hate that cow." Said Rebekah. "Thinks she's better than everyone else, even though she wears a face that wasn't even hers to begin with. Backstabbing wench."

"I could turn her into an actual cow for you." Luna offered, seriously. Rebekah contemplated the offer.

"Very true," Niklaus continued on Eris vein of conversation, "I've tried to kill her at least two times and my plans get thwarted every time."

"So, my idea was, instead of killing her… right away, we first disconnect her from her doppelganger heritage, as well as the doppelganger component of Nik's curse. I thought it would be a really nice bonding ritual for us since we've been away from each other for so long," she said to her friends turned family, then she turned to Klaus, "as well as wedding present to my mate. With no doppelganger binding your curse, you'll be able to make hybrids as easy as making vampires, no extra blood necessary."

"Love, that would be amazing." He said, cradling her cheeks in his hands, "But I don't need an army, or even a family of hybrids. You've already given me what I crave." She smiled at him angelically.

"Even so, the rituals I have in mind are highly painful, and there's no expiration date on the secondary benefit."

"Sounds perfect then, sweetheart." He pecked her on the lips.

"Sounds like my kind of ritual." Said Draco.

"I'm glad I brought my crushed unicorn horn. See Georgie, and you said there would be no way I needed it." Luna mused.

"Yeah, I don't know why I keep doubting you, love. It keeps biting me in the arse." George shrugged.

"Wait a minute here," Sirius interrupted, "why wasn't I invited to join in on this ritual?! I taught you everything I know, pup!"

"Exactly Sirius, which I why I know that a ritual of this caliber is best done by four people, of similar age. And I didn't want to say it but…"

"No, don't say it, pup."

"…you're not as young as you once were."

"Ohhhhh," Sirius clutched at his chest as if he were physically wounded. Eris rolled her eyes and smiled at his familiar antics.

"I had to say it." The Mikaelsons just looked on in amusement at their family dynamics. "But Sirius, you are more than welcome to watch. You all are." She said to the rest of the family. "In fact, it's actually a really great bonding experience for more than just the casters, also to those present, it amplifies the magic. It should be a heady experience for sure."

"Well, I'm in!" Kol exclaimed. "I haven't seen any good magic done this century. Other than that fantastic bit you did with our mother, Eris dear. Truly great, definitely looking forward to a repeat."

"You already know I'll be there, dearest." Said Klaus.

"I find myself intrigued by your way of magic, Eris, so I'll be attending as well." Elijah added.

"Of course, I'll be there. Anything anti-Elena and I'm in. Though one thing, can we turn her into a cow afterward? Just so I can see her outsides match her insides? Maybe take a picture or ten…" Rebekah suggested. Luna winked at her.

"I think that can be arranged." Eris said. "And then when we turn her back, we can do my favorite spell, and her insides can be on the outside." She smiled beatifically.

"Oh, love, you're so bloodthirsty." Klaus said with stars in his eyes.

This isn't as long as I wanted this chappie to be, but I've been working on this chapter for forever (you know this) and I just wanted to finish this and get it out there, so I can move on, and continue to write for this story and hopefully not get stuck in one place again.