Some hours later, they were all dressed downstairs in their best holiday clothes and standing around the lit Christmas tree.

Hope and Theo were giggling next to their mother, all dressed up for Christmas while looking at the giant Christmas tree with glowing decorations.

Rebekah and Klaus were near including Cami, Jackson, Faye, Hayley, Luke, Freya, Elijah, Sage and Jo.

Klaus looks up with a bright smile greeting the children and Kiara.

"It's perfect!" Lizzie grinned with happiness.

Klaus kissed Hope and Theo's cheeks as he says "Merry Christmas, little ones."

"Not so little, dad."Hope and Theo said in sync.

"Thank you for helping Freya. Even thought it seemed the newly members did the job. Unfortunately, we're all out of mason-jar moonshine." Klaus smirked.

Faye, Jo and Lizzie chuckled kneeling down the presents under the tree, opening a small box.

They stands their feet gently holding the bauble, their hands placing it onto a branch on the Christmas tree.

The kids giggled.

"Well, Nik, you are positively merry tonight! All that therapy must be paying off."Rebekah exclaimed glancing happily at Cami.

Cami laughed sipping her wine "I don't know about that. Lizzie does all the work."

"You're amazing, Cami. Don't put yourself down." Lizzie told her.

"Oh, no!" Klaus muttered looking into the corner.

Lizzie's eyes flicker up smirking when she saw a small lit bonfire.

"Yes, I know it's not exactly a bonfire, but I improvised." Rebekah grinned.

Klaus continues to look nervous about it.

Rebekah just groans in mock frustration "Come on. It's tradition!"

"Tradition?" Cami asked.

" We write our wishes and then burn them for luck." Lizzie says, nodding.

"Strangely, I don't recall wishing for an influx of enemies, and yet year after year..." Klaus commented.

"How odd. Forever on Santa's naughty-list." Elijah smirked.

Lizzie laughed loudly pressing a kiss to Klaus cheek.

Later on, the kids were next to their mother, opening the christmas presents.

Rebekah walked toward them.

"Oh, Rebekah. So soon?" Lizzie said.

Lizzie look up to see her standing in, holding her suitcase with her belongings.

"Take care of our brothers, Freya. God knows they need it." Rebekah sighed before she steps back walking over to Hope and Theo and said "By my darlings."

"You'll come back, right?" Hope asked.

"Of course I will. In the mean time, look after your parents for me. "Rebekah smiled.

"I will. I promise."Hope said.

Rebekah then said to Lola " I'm so sorry about what I said, Lizzie. I never meant to hurt your feelings. You're part of this family. Never the enemy."

"It's okay, Bekah. I know you didn't mean it." Lizzie smiled softly.

"Don't let them forget about their Aunty Bex." Rebekah said.

"I won't. Always..." Lizzie trailed.

"And Forever." Rebekah chuckled happily before leaving.

"I'm gonna miss her."Hayley admitted.

"She'll come back."Faye told her.

Moments later, Lizzie leaned against the balcony breathing in the air of New Orleans. The sounds of celebrations echoing across the city.

Her lips twitch into a smile sensing Klaus hovery by the doorway.

"You look..." Klaus trailed.

Lizzie sighed cutting him off "Don't say tired. You've lived long enough to know you should never tell a woman she looks tired!"

Klaus chuckled before he smirked, joining her side, his arm snaking around Lizzie's waist " I was going to say you look beautiful."

Lizzie leaned into his touch fiddling with her bracelet.

"What are you thinking about?" Klaus asked gently.

"How good it feels to be together. And I'm glad to be your wife."Lizzie smiled.

"In a thousand years I've not felt so many emotions." Klaus admitted.

"And what emotions might they be?" Lizzie asked.

"Happiness... Joy... Love... You're my everyhtung. Without you I fear I'd still be drowning in my demons." Klaus admitted before they kissed and vamp sped to their bedroom falling onto their bed laughing happily.

Lizzie grinned undoing the buttons on his shirt.

Later on, Lizzie blink her eyes, light flooding the room. Lizzie bite her lip remembering the explosive night with Klaus. Craning her neck she glanced over at her sleeping husband. Lizzie smile carefully rolling out of the bed, wrapping a silk robe over her naked body.

Quietly Lizzie walked into her children bedroom finding Hope and Theo fast asleep in their bed. Lizzie leaned forward about to pick kiss their foreheads when a metallic scent overwhelms her.

Lizzie furrowed her eyebrows pushing open the door to the spare room. It creaked open quickly revealing the blood soaked in the sheets of the bed.

Cami laying lifeless in the center.

"No! No!" Lizzie said, shaking her head in denial, see her neck slit open.

Lizzie's voice yells loudly rushing over to Cami clutching her body in her arms.

"Nik! Get in here!" Lizzie screamed, tears pouring down her face.