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Chapter 03<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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[The Abattoir, French Quarter, New Orleans. January 6th, 2020. 5:45 pm]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella hadn\u2019t ever experienced Mardi Gras, and Kol was determined to give her the full experience, so she agreed to spend the winter in New Orleans. It wasn\u2019t that cold; it was bearable and on some days she didn\u2019t even need a coat. On top of that, it felt good to be home again and to be stationary for a couple of months. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She also liked it that Nina, their daughter, was doing so well. She was almost a year and a half old, and she was very easy going. Especially when it came to traveling. She didn\u2019t cry on planes and slept mostly through it all. After Nina was born, the entire family came to Helsinki to meet her while Bella recovered, and Klaus actually cried when she and Kol told him that they named their daughter after him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now that they were in New Orleans, Klaus was the doting uncle, giving Bella and Kol some time to themselves. Kol had bought them a matching outfits with gold and white and smirked when he saw Bella dressed in the outfit. While he wore pants, he made sure she was in a skirt, and she didn\u2019t like it at all, the look on her face said everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI hate you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh come on, Cuddles, it\u2019s fun! We\u2019re matching now, and you look gorgeous,\u201d he took her hand and kissed it before pulling her out of the room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLook, Nina, it\u2019s your mum and dad going out on their date,\u201d Klaus said as he smiled at the toddler and gently took her arm to wave at her parents. \u201cBy the time they come back, you\u2019ll be peacefully asleep, but maybe they\u2019ll continue the fun in bed, and you could end up with another sibling.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella looked at Kol and shook her head. \u201cPlease tell me that your brother didn\u2019t just say that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe did,\u201d Kol snorted as Bella let go of his hand and walked to Klaus to give their daughter a cuddle before leaving. \u201cDon\u2019t break her, Nik, Bella will break you if you will.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have more experience with small children than you have, Kol. Hope\u2019s doing fine, isn\u2019t she?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUncle Klaus is the best nanny there is,\u201d Bella said as she caressed Nina\u2019s head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m not a nanny.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes, you are,\u201d Bella grinned as she ruffled Klaus\u2019 hair. \u201cBut seriously, drop her and I will kill you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nina giggled. \u201cUnun trouble.\u201d Unun was the name she had started to use for Klaus, and Klaus had found it the most endearing thing in the whole wide world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGo on your date, mum,\u201d Klaus said as he turned Nina away from her. \u201cWe\u2019ll be fine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella let out a slight whine when Kol started to gently pull her away from Klaus and the baby and headed outside. The streets were filled with celebrating people. Kol expertly guided her through the traffic on St. Phillip Street to join similarly dressed revelers to wait for the parade at the end of the street at the Joan of Arc Monument.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cToday marks the first day of the carnival season which leads all the way up to Mardi Gras on February 25th,\u201d Kol said as he handed her a glass of wine. \u201cSo for the next couple of weeks, there will be a lot of parades through New Orleans, more parties, balls, and general celebration organized by various krewes or factions in the city. As Niklaus insisted on celebrating our marriage from the day we wed to the day of Mardi Gras, I\u2019m quite confident he\u2019ll arrange a formal ball of some sort or has Rebekah do it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella groaned upon hearing the words again. \u2018Celebrate\u2019 and \u2018marriage.’ Yes, she had agreed to marry Kol. There was no doubt that she wanted to marry him because she loved him and wouldn\u2019t want to miss his company. When she and Kol talked to Klaus about it, Klaus\u2019 smile grew wider and wider and for a moment Bella had thought the man had turned into the Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus thought he had a great idea. No, not great, a brilliant idea. The wedding itself was going to be on the date that Kol and Bella had picked out for its quirkiness, February 20th, 2020, and the days following would be a celebration of their union. Bella didn\u2019t like the idea very much, mostly because Klaus made it clear that those days leading up to Mardi Gras would be all about her and Kol. But, once it was clear that Klaus\u2019 enthusiasm was genuine, she decided to let it happen to make him happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus had various reasons for his idea. One being that the Mikaelson family used to throw balls all the time and the last time they did that was when they were in Mystic Falls, after reuniting with their mother many years ago. The second one being that the Original family were royalty, or at least treated as such because they were the Original vampires. Bella was going to marry a nobleman, and his union needed to be celebrated. Another one being that Bella herself was royalty; witch royalty for that matter and the union of two very powerful witches needed to be honored. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The more he came up with reasons, the more Bella was willing to just let him have those days and play along. Klaus, Elijah, Rebekah and even Kol, had lived for so many years that if a small thing as getting married got them excited, she\u2019d let them have it. On top of that, it meant that she could have her parents in town for a week, and she\u2019d love for them to spend some time with their granddaughter. But she couldn’t remember if she’d ever told them about Nina. She was going to be in so much trouble!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cToday, also marks the birth of Joan of Arc and that\u2019s why we\u2019re at the monument while we wait for the parade in her honor to come and pay their respects.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s so cool,\u201d she smiled up at him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd in the meantime, we listen to some good music, dance a little, drink\u2026 have fun,\u201d he said as he kissed her tenderly. \u201cKiss and maybe have sex in an alley\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, no to the sex in an alley.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol eyed her curiously. \u201cI thought you\u2019d say \u2018no\u2019 to the dancing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, if I\u2019d say no to the dancing, we\u2019d definitely have slunk off to the nearest alley and had sex like we usually do when we\u2019re in a crowd of people, drinking and having fun,\u201d she said as-a-matter-of-factly. \u201cBut we\u2019re home now. What if we get caught?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe more, the merrier,\u201d Kol grinned, earning him getting elbowed in the chest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[City of the Dead, LaFayette Cemetery 1, New Orleans. January 12th, 2020. 1:30 pm]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Davina had been a regent to the witches of New Orleans for almost eight years, and it took Bella and Kol that long to hear Klaus complain about how the young girl was handling things. Klaus ranted on about how the witches should never have agreed to have such a young regent, especially Davina, as, according to him, she was power hungry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She had put up several barriers all over New Orleans to keep the vampires from entering buildings, the most important ones being the brothels and Klaus thought that was utterly indecent of her. His vampires loved visiting a brothel to let some steam off and snack a little without harming the woman they choose to spend their time with and he didn\u2019t like his vampires being antsy. Davina didn\u2019t like Klaus much so she didn\u2019t talk to him, and he had sent Marcel over to keep an eye on her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol remarked that it looked like Klaus had everything under control, but when Klaus gave him the stinkeye, he shrugged and offered that he and Bella would take a look to see what\u2019s going on. Maybe even have Davina meet Nina, and Klaus wasn\u2019t too happy about that. \u201cWhat if the witch decides to kill her?\u201d That reaction caused Bella to strap herself into the back harness, bundle up the toddler and had Kol help her strap the toddler in. All the while as Bella looked at Klaus, daring him to take away her baby from her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was slightly cold when they left the compound and Bella was glad that she had bundled Nina up. She and Kol didn\u2019t really had a use for a stroller as they had been traveling all the time with the baby after a month of rest after her birth. A stroller didn\u2019t really fit into the category of \u2018light travel\u2019. Klaus had bought them one for usage in New Orleans, but Bella didn\u2019t like it. Nina was too far away from her or Kol, and it didn\u2019t really feel safe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once Nina was going to be able to walk for longer stretches, they were going to allow her to walk a bit more. But for now, their little princess could watch the world from a height and learn more. \u201cWhat\u2019s that, Nina?\u201d Bella pointed at one of the horses of the horse-drawn carriage that passed them on the way to the cemetery. The toddler responded by mimicking a horse\u2019s whinny, and it was the cutest thing ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo matter what everyone else says,\u201d Kol laughed as he looked at his daughter blowing bubbles with her mouth. \u201cShe\u2019s the cutest.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAh, well, you know what they say, beware of the nice ones.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI thought that was the silent ones?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBoth,\u201d she smiled at him and started to jump a little, causing Nina to laugh out loud. \u201cIsn\u2019t that right, Nina?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah!\u201d the toddler kept laughing as Bella kept hopping from time to time on their way to the cemetery. On their way, Nina was happily talking to herself as she looked around. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTo be honest, I think Nik is overreacting. If he wants his vampires to be able to visit a brothel, why not start one himself?\u201d Kol said with a shrug as they turned a corner. \u201cI\u2019m sure there are plenty of girls he could compel to work for him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUhuh. Easy like that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol was quiet for a moment as he thought about the situation and shrugged. \u201cThen again, if he doesn\u2019t want to face your wrath, Davina has to put those barriers down.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re just going to check up on her, nothing more. Maybe ask for one accessible brothel to start with, Klaus\u2019 vampires do need a place to let off steam if she doesn\u2019t want any trouble,\u201d Bella said as she looked at Kol. \u201cSurely she didn\u2019t let all that power go to her head?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He sucked in a breath before sighing. \u201cI don\u2019t know, Cuddles. She did have a tendency for that, a hunger for more power. She might be even willing to take down Nik for being the asshole that he is, but he\u2019s used to having witchy problems by now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella slowly nodded. She had seen that look on Davina\u2019s face when she ascended to Regent, both she and Kol were present to watch it happen. Davina has made a promise that the witches were eventually going to rule New Orleans and stand against the vampires, but it was much better to keep the peace between all factions. It was going so well, and if Davina decided to go to war, she\u2019d be the cause of many casualties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe has a lot to be angry about. The harvest, for one, Nik killing her once\u2026 Marcel\u2019s loyalty towards my brother\u2026 the death of several of her coven members, her friends\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI know.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSince we\u2019ll be heading towards the City of the Dead, I want to put a spell on her ancestor\u2019s crypt that you and I have been using and Davina\u2019s able to walk in freely. Surely the both of us are strong enough to remove the original spell and, or, cast a better spell that suits our needs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She nodded as there were simply too many powerful objects hidden in that crypt and if Davina was truly on a power trip, she could use it all to her advantage and create a lot of harm. Even Bella was impressed by Kol\u2019s collection, but at least she respected its power, respected her own power, never using her powers to the fullest. \u201cI think that\u2019s a good idea.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt might piss her off some, but it\u2019s the most secure place there is for my, our, things. Denying her access to it will be a decent thing to do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI know,\u201d she smiled up at him. \u201cI agree with you, haven\u2019t you noticed?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh,\u201d he said sheepishly. \u201cNo, I haven\u2019t. I thought you and Davina were as thick as thieves.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella huffed. \u201cHardly. I only put up with her because of you and because she\u2019s a good witch, she taught me a lot. I don\u2019t like her pushiness.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upon arrival at the cemetery, they immediately headed towards the crypt. \u201cYou know, maybe we should build our own crypt. This one is a Claire crypt, don\u2019t fancy to be buried here,\u201d Kol said as he walked into the building to inspect its contents while Bella stayed outside with Nina. Oddly enough, things looked seemingly untouched since the last time he was in there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah, let\u2019s not think about that yet, huh?\u201d Bella said as she handed Nina a piece of breadstick for her to munch on – and probably drool all over her hair, but that\u2019s what it meant being a mom. Being a walking and talking napkin. \u201cSo, did you have a spell in mind?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They cast the spell, and after Kol was sufficiently happy with their protection of his belongings, they continued to walk towards Davina. She had made her place in a different crypt, as Klaus had told them. Nina was entertaining herself by randomly letting out cries, hearing it sometimes echo back to her, and Bella could feel her excitement in the wobbling that she did. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEasy,\u201d Bella said with a smile in her voice. \u201cDon\u2019t break mommy\u2019s back.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDo! Do! Do!\u201d Nina squealed before Kol got her out of her sling and put her down on two feet. \u201cWalk!\u201d She said proudly, grabbing Kol\u2019s fingers and followed them on their way to Davina. \u201cWalk, see?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe can see you,\u201d Bella smiled as she looped her arm through Kol\u2019s free one and sighed happily. She hadn\u2019t been happy with her unexpected pregnancy at first, but she found that she was a natural at being a mother. Sure, she would make a mistake sometimes, but her and Kol\u2019s child was a happy one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKol? Bella? Oh my god!\u201d Davina squealed as she ran to them and moved in for a hug with Kol, but bounced back from an invisible shield, which landed her flat on her ass instead. Nina thought that was hilarious and started to giggle as she moved behind Kol\u2019s legs. Davina scowled as she looked up to Bella.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Would Bella have let Davina hug Kol? Sure, why not? But the way she came at him and apparently not minding the toddler, she had to do something. \u201cUse your eyes before you use your impulses, Davina.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah well, it\u2019s nice to see you too,\u201d she remarked as she got up, still oblivious to the small child that accompanied her friends. \u201cHow long are you in town for?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDavina, we\u2019ve been in New Orleans for nearly two months now,\u201d Kol smiled at her as he lifted up Nina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThen why didn\u2019t you come to see me sooner?\u201d Davina\u2019s eyes grew big at the sight of the little girl. \u201cYou had a baby? Why didn\u2019t you tell me?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe did,\u201d Bella said as she eyed the young woman. \u201cWe sent you a card and we called you, did you forget?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, yeah, of course,\u201d Davina let out a huff. \u201cI\u2019ve been just so busy, you know.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAre you alright, Davina?\u201d Kol handed Nina to Bella and much to Bella\u2019s dismay, put an arm around Davina as he started to lead her away from Bella. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sighing, Bella sat down on the steps and put Nina down on the ground. \u201cWant to play a game while the grown-ups talk?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGame!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol and Davina returned after half an hour. Bella\u2019s mood had turned sour and even though she had nothing to be angry about, she felt a pang of jealousy. Kol and Davina used to date even if the love they had once had got erased by the ancestors as a punishment, it didn\u2019t mean it could flare up again. She hated herself for thinking like this. Kol was hers, they were going to get married. She had nothing to worry about. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThanks, Davina,\u201d Kol said as he smiled at her. \u201cI\u2019m sure my brother will appreciate the gesture.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Davina huffed. \u201cI\u2019m not doing this for him, you know. I want to keep the people of New Orleans safe, just like you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nina wrapped her arms around Bella and hugged her tightly before whispering \u2018No like\u2019 in her ear. Bella smiled instead as she got to her feet and lifted Nina up. \u201cNina needs a nap, Kol.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah, we\u2019re leaving, Cuddles.\u201d He squeezed Davina\u2019s arm as he kept that fake smile of his plastered across his face. \u201cWe\u2019ll be in town for at least another month. If there\u2019s anything we can help you with, you\u2019ll let us know, yeah?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOf course,\u201d Davina smiled. \u201cI\u2019m so glad you\u2019re staying.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUntil Spring, at least.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGood,\u201d Davina nodded. \u201cTell Klaus that his vampires are free to go to any of the brothels by tomorrow, I\u2019ll be dropping the spells later tonight.\u201d She then jumped in excitement as if she remembered something. \u201cWe\u2019re hosting a ball next week. We\u2019re parading through the French Quarter first, doing \u2018illusions\u2019 and then continue our party in one of the plantation houses owned by a leader of one of the covens. You should come. Should be fun.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll think about it, thank you for inviting us.\u201d He walked over to Bella and put an arm around her. \u201cSee you around, Davina, don\u2019t be a stranger,\u201d and with that, he started to lead them away from Davina and out of the cemetery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Accessing current feeds]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Highway 60. Richmond, VA to Mystic Falls, VA. January 20th, 2311. 6:01 pm.] <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sam quietly looked over to Bella, who seemed slightly paler than when she left her at the station this morning. She smelled different too, but couldn\u2019t quite put her finger on it what was going on. \u201cAre you alright?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah,\u201d Bella said, letting out a breath as she looked out of the window. \u201cSlightly tired, I guess. Surprised by everything that has changed, especially the mentality.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI suppose,\u201d she replied as she kept her eyes on the road. Even with the car driving itself, she was still hesitant to completely trust the tech. \u201cBut isn\u2019t that always? Things gradually change.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGradually, yes. For me it\u2019s quite the culture shock,\u201d Bella let out a small chuckle. \u201cI caught myself demanding their respect in the same way Klaus does when he\u2019s in a situation where he feels uncomfortable. It was\u2026 trippy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHow so? The way that I see it, you are allowed to demand respect when people are disrespectful. You\u2019re a Mikaelson. Well, married to one. You\u2019re the reason those witches even exist. They should respect you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMaybe, but that\u2019s not me, really. I only did it because they treated me as if I was their property because they resurrected me, that they should have a say in how I\u2019m going to help them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sam let out a snort. \u201cYeah, that never goes well and yet everyone keeps making the same mistake. So, what\u2019s in the bag?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEverything they know about the spell that was cast over New Orleans to keep you out. All the information was on the chip in their heads, so I had them all write it down while I went running a quick errand with Mandy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIs that the one who found you in the hand-written books?\u201d When Bella nodded, Sam smiled. \u201cShe seems nice, a bright one.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd honest. At least with her I didn\u2019t get the feeling that she was hiding something from me. The energy coming off my kin, however, was not a pleasant one.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sam raised her eyebrow at that as she thought of the words Bella had spoken. Maybe it hadn\u2019t been such a good idea to allow her to go back into New Orleans by herself. Surely they could have lured one of those witches out to Mystic Falls instead? \u201cWhat do you mean?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know. I don\u2019t know if I completely understand it either. The way that I understood it was that there are two kinds of people, or three or whatever, but, in this case, let\u2019s keep it at two. There are the ones who choose to have a chip implanted in their brains with all the information they need and get regular updates if something new comes, so it\u2019s readily available\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI know. It\u2019s like the internet but then in your head and without the social aspect. For a while, Klaus and I thought about getting one ourselves, but it\u2019s technology. Things can go so wrong with technology, it\u2019s scary. Sure, there\u2019s this thing called progress, but technology is fallible. The software can be hacked,\u201d Sam sounded as if she was speaking from experience, so Bella let her talk. \u201cWhen we really need to know something that can\u2019t be found in old-fashioned books, we have different means to acquire that knowledge without our brains getting turned into goo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNot to mention your long lives, things could change again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cExactly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, apparently, somewhere in the last few generations, the Mikaelsons have lost their brains because they gave into the chip. There is, well, was, a dormant one inside my head. Mandy took care of it with an EM pulse. Her family was smart and kept relying on books.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAre you sure it\u2019s dormant?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDon\u2019t EM pulses do that to technology?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSure, but that was 300 years ago. Can I ask a friend to make sure? She doesn\u2019t even need to see you, she can determine it all on her own.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella had shrugged before she nodded in approval. \u201cThe thing that bugs me though, is the way the others reacted when Mandy said what she\u2019d done. That if the chip still worked, they would have been able to control me because there\u2019s not a lot of time. Now that they can\u2019t do that, they\u2019re afraid I won\u2019t be able to help them in time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat the hell is that supposed to mean?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBeats me.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Mystic Falls, VA. Former Salvatore Boarding House. January 20th, 2311. 9:21 pm.] <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sam had the device in her hand as she watched Kol rejoin them in the living room. Since cellphones were severely out of fashion and video calling was the way to deal with phone calls these days, she carried around a small sized computer for her to communicate with the Machine and the Machine only. \u201cThe good news is is that that witch spoke the truth. The chip that\u2019s in her skull doesn\u2019t work and can\u2019t be reactivated.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the beginning, Kol had been surprised by where Sam and Klaus got their information from, curious. He even tried to figure it out because the information they received from their \u2018friend\u2019 was always accurate, but eventually gave up. Maybe it was best not to know. Some things were better left to be a mystery, and he learned to trust whatever information their friend gave to them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It saddened him that Bella came back feeling worse for wear, that she wasn\u2019t still quite alright. He remembered that he didn\u2019t have any problem when he woke in Kaleb\u2019s body. Maybe it was because Esther had cast the spell to put him in there instead of a handful of youthful witches who got their spells from quite possibly faulty information inside their heads, and that made him angry. He was going to kill them. Why try pulling off a spell of this magnitude and fail at it? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scowling, he opened Bella\u2019s bag and started to read in the first notebook. He may be a vampire now, but he had been a witch, and his knowledge was still extensive. He could help her with the spell if needed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHave you requested her help with keeping an eye on those witches, Sameen?\u201d Klaus asked his mate as he set a glass of bourbon down next to his brother as he seemed to be trying to stop himself from slaughtering people. \u201cBoth sides?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOf course, and most of the information the Mikaelson witches had given me was correct. The Bennett witches have driven them out of New Orleans, across the river. The Regent is still in the City of the Dead,\u201d Sam said as she was reading off her screen. \u201cAs for the werewolves\u2026 they\u2019ve taken most of the French Quarter. By our friend\u2019s instinct, she thinks that the witches will be next.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m still surprised by the fact that your friend, quite likely a witch, seer, maybe, hasn\u2019t gone on a power trip yet,\u201d Kol remarked as he flipped through the notebook. He was amazed by how much there was in just this one, details on the spell that was created to keep the vampires out. He grabbed another notebook to compare and see if things were being left out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur friend is\u2026\u201d she wanted to say \u2018incorruptible\u2019 but would that give too much away? \u201cLet\u2019s just say that she\u2019s proven herself in the past, and I have learned to trust her. Sure, she can make a mistake once or twice, but that rarely happens these days with all of her resources.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDoes she have the chip?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, but she has access to it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHmm,\u201d Kol said with a nod, grabbing the next notebook as he sat down on the ground and then decided just to spread them all out. On the surface, it looked as if everything was written the same, but each notebook had tiny details added or missing. This was going to be a headache. He quickly got up and looked for a pen and fresh sheets of paper to start figuring this out. If he could do this for Bella, she\u2019d have a much easier time. \u201cI think we need a bigger army.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat can be arranged,\u201d Klaus smirked as he sat back in his chair. \u201cAnything of use in there?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m not sure yet, Nik, I\u2019ve only started looking but if I\u2019m correct, we need a bigger army. Bella needs to drop the spell, and we need to take back our home, if the wolves are that far into the French Quarter, we need a bigger army. Bella can protect our home once we get her there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI see snacks in the near future,\u201d he replied as he took a sip of his bourbon with an amused smile on his face. This was going to be good, the thrill of a fight was addictive, and this time, Bella was not going to hold them back because they needed the numbers. Oh yes, rebelling sounded quite good right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[The Abattoir, French Quarter, New Orleans. January 21th, 2020. 10:01 am]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella hadn\u2019t wanted to go, but Kol insisted that they should go to the witches\u2019 ball. To mingle and to network while keeping an eye on Davina. She might have drunk a little too much for her liking to make sure she was not going to do anything stupid while Kol did what he did best, charm the pants off people and gather information. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whenever a woman became a little too handsy with her soon-to-be husband, Bella gave that person a slight nudge with her gift to make sure she\u2019d stay clear of him. That had been her entertainment and now, the morning after, she regretted having drunk so much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella indulged in a nice, fatty omelet for breakfast with the entire family with extra bacon to soothe her headache a little bit and sighed happily when she felt it starting to have the desired effect on her. Nina was playing with her food, but with new foods on her place for her to try, it wasn\u2019t so bad. The girl was brave enough to at least stick it in her mouth before discarding it as food and use it as a toy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHave you bought your dress yet?\u201d Rebekah asked as she looked at Bella. \u201cYour wedding is a month away; you honestly need to start arranging more things for it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhy? We\u2019re having the wedding here in the courtyard.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOkay, fine, but what are you two going to wear? Kol a tux, of course, but you? What about you? What\u2019s the theme of your wedding day? I need to know that at least so I can start on decorations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella looked at Kol, utterly clueless. They hadn\u2019t talked about this, really, mostly because living in the moment had ruined their long-term decision making. They liked living like that. The plan was, not to have their wedding all mapped out and come up with it on the fly. But maybe that wasn\u2019t a good thing for weddings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHow about something romantic?\u201d Kol offered with a shrug. \u201cYou know, pastels and other things people get to expect at a wedding?\u201d He then winked at Bella, showing her exactly what he had planned. They knew each other so well that she knew that he was up to something and played along.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s everything in white and ugly flowers, brother,\u201d Rebekah shot at him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s actually not a bad idea,\u201d Bella said with a grin. \u201cA conventional wedding.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou two are far from conventional. You\u2019re exceptional.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cExactly,\u201d Kol grinned widely. \u201cYes, great idea. Fuck with everyone\u2019s heads.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rebekah was quiet for a moment as she observed her brother\u2019s and his betrothed faces before grinning widely. If they were going for a conventional wedding, then a traditional wedding they shall have. Old fashioned big dress, the works. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOver my dead body, sister,\u201d Klaus snarled. \u201cThey deserve more than that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut it\u2019s what they want, Nik, and they shall get it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol just grinned at his siblings while Bella handed Nina a little bit of omelet to try. \u201cNo, a conventional wedding, sounds great,\u201d he said with a nod. \u201cGo for it, sister.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKol,\u201d Klaus said furiously. \u201cThis is your wedding we\u2019re talking about, don\u2019t screw it up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, okay. How about a horse drawn carriage for us to arrive in? We\u2019ll get picked up a couple of blocks away from here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s the point in that? You\u2019re already here!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cExactly.\u201d Kol took a sip of his tea and smirked. \u201cOn top of that, I suggest Bella and Rebekah go dress shopping today. If she can\u2019t find anything suitable, there\u2019s still plenty of time to make one.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or pick a dress Rebekah likes and then do my own thing later, Bella added in thought and nodded. She\u2019d suffer through dress fittings for this. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut you hate shopping for clothes,\u201d Rebekah blinked. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLike you said, it\u2019s my wedding. I\u2019m willing to suffer through dress fittings if it means that I look pretty on my wedding day for my lovely husband. Only for him to rip it off during our first night as husband and wife,\u201d Bella said casually and polished off her omelet. \u201cShall we go? I\u2019m sure that Nina would love some Daddy time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYep! We\u2019re going to the zoo, and we’re taking Hope with us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMoo!\u201d Nina giggled as she munched on the food that her mom had just given to her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[The Abattoir, French Quarter, New Orleans. February 19th, 2020. 2:49 pm]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The jitters were getting there, Bella had insisted on telling herself that her wedding to Kol was just an ordinary day she could spend with people she loved. When Klaus suggested they\u2019d invite all the figureheads of the supernatural community as well and then added more people to the list, she had started to freak out just a little. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She was glad that her mother and Phil would arrive soon enough; Charlie would come later that day so that she could spend time with her and get her mind off of things. When she thought about it, she hadn\u2019t seen her parents in years. Both of her parents. Sure, they had spoken over the internet a few times but other than that, not really. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Come to think of it, had she even mentioned that she had been pregnant? Or given birth?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And wasn\u2019t it about time that she told her parents what she was? What their grandchild was? Would be best, considering that the wedding party would consist of mostly supernatural creatures who were used to being out and open. Bella groaned and tried not to think about that for the time being as she decided to get the jitters out of her system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Turning on the radio in the room she shared with Kol and Nina, she started to dance along to the current song playing. It was a song from the nineties, the Spice Girls, and once she caught Nina\u2019s eye, the toddler started to laugh so loud that it was even better. Nina pulled herself up and waddled over to her mother so she could dance along with her. Her baby girl\u2019s dancing consisted of her trying to stay balanced on her feet while bobbing her head along to the music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella loved moments like these, just her and Nina while Kol was out running some last minute errands for things that the both of them had planned. It wasn\u2019t until the music was turned off that Bella stopped and looked at the door, revealing a grinning Klaus and her mother and Phil looking as if they had seen a miracle. \u201cHi!\u201d Bella laughed and hugged her mother tightly. \u201cYou\u2019re here! Oh my God, it\u2019s been too long, mom!\u201d She then noticed Charlie behind them and flung into his arms to give him a big hug. \u201cOh, you arrived together! How awesome!\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She realized that she had been having so much fun with Nina, that she had forgotten how bad she needed the bathroom. \u201cLook after Nina for me, I need to pee. Kol will be back soon.\u201d She then turned around and ran to the toilet, causing Nina to giggle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUnun,\u201d the girl made her way over to Klaus with raised arms and squeezed her fists together as if to make grabby hands for him to pick her up. \u201cUp?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlright, little bit,\u201d Klaus laughed as he lifted up the girl before meeting the gaze of the three parents in Bella\u2019s life. \u201cWell, I suppose that leaves me to introduce you to Nina, of course.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, great! Hope has a sister!\u201d Rene\u00e9 smiled widely. \u201cDoes Bella look after her a lot?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBloody hell,\u201d he muttered as he glared over his shoulder where his sister-in-law disappeared. \u201cNina is my niece, Mrs. Dwyer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, so she\u2019s babysitting for one of your siblings?\u201d Rene\u00e9 asked instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Charlie huffed. \u201cIt\u2019s the day before her wedding and they have her babysitting?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The hybrid drew in a deep breath, cursing Bella for not having informed her parents about the birth of her parents\u2019 grandchild. \u201cWhy would she be babysitting anyone\u2019s child? Especially so close to such a date? When was the last time she actually spoke to either of you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes, exactly,\u201d Charlie said, nodding. \u201cOh, let\u2019s see\u2026 for me it was three years ago when she came to visit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd nothing since then?\u201d Klaus questioned incredulously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou know how Bella gets, she\u2019s a free spirit, just like her mother.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He blinked in shock and aggravation. \u201cNot for something such as a child! I ought to have Marcel remind her of some lessons of family\u2026 Nina is Isabella\u2019s child.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella peeked around the corner from the bathroom door. \u201cI forgot to tell them, didn\u2019t I?\u201d She winced. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou have a lot of explaining to do Isabella,\u201d Klaus replied evenly as he eyed her. \u201cI\u2019ll care for Nina while you sit with them. We will be back in a few hours. Best of luck Love!\u201d He gave her a small wave, not wishing to drop the child as he held her securely to him. \u201cSay Bu-bye to Mummy, Ni\u00f1ette.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBye, Mummy!\u201d Nina waved before giving Klaus a wet kiss on his cheek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat?\u201d Bella said as she walked back into the room. \u201cIt\u2019s easy to make a kid, it takes two people having sex, they know that. They made me!\u201d She called after him as she saw the both of them walk away. She then saw the angry looks on her parents\u2019 faces and sighed. \u201cI\u2019m sorry. Surprise, you\u2019re grandparents?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yeah, she was in trouble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She took her parents to the courtyard, out in the open where it was safe. Surely they wouldn\u2019t raise their voices that much if everyone could hear them? One of the servants that Klaus was trying out for the rehearsal dinner that evening approached them with coffee, apparently instructed by him to do so before leaving her to the wolves, in a manner of speaking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSurely I must have sent you a picture of her while we were traveling?\u201d She tried as the servant put the coffee on the table. \u201cDid I forget to tell you? Seriously?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhile I\u2019m incredibly happy for you, Bella,\u201d Rene\u00e9 started as she looked at Charlie and then at Phil. \u201cWe all are happy for you, but\u2026 I am very disappointed.\u201d Bella recognized her mother\u2019s drama voice, but she wasn\u2019t kidding around. \u201cEvery parent dreams of being there for their child when they\u2019re giving birth. Or at least meet that child after it\u2019s born, because parents like to be grandparents. And you took away our initial joy and excitement of becoming grandparents.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not that big of a deal?\u201d Bella said confused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNow, Bells, I thought we raised you better than that,\u201d Charlie said carefully. \u201cLook, I understand you\u2019re enjoying your freedom and all, but you have to get back to your usual responsible self. You have a child now; you\u2019re going to be married tomorrow and life isn\u2019t all about having fun. You need to get yourself a job.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHold on, when did the conversation turn around to me having fun?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019ve been traveling around the globe for what? Five? Six years? It\u2019s easy to forget to share details with your family when you\u2019re having fun and dodging responsibility.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWait, how do you think we\u2019re funding these trips anyway?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rene\u00e9 and Charlie looked at each other before looking at Bella and chorused, \u201cDrugs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh come on!\u201d Bella threw her hands up in defeat. \u201cFirst of, look at the building you\u2019re in now. Does this look like poverty?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe taught you better than to live off of someone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI contribute,\u201d she growled evenly as she was prepared to square off against her own blood. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cExcuse me for intruding,\u201d Elijah spoke calmly as he emerged from behind the columns in the courtyard. With Kol running errands and unable to keep Bella from exploding, Elijah thought it was safe to keep an eye on his almost sister-in-law. \u201cWe have met before; I am Elijah, and I could not help but to overhear your conversation. If you’d allow me,\u201d he said as he pointed to the empty chair and when Bella visibly relaxed and nodded, he sat down. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen my brother brought Isabella home to us, she was adamant that she was going to look for a job as to pay for her necessities. However, due to her issues with the Cullen family, we had her to settle in for a couple of months while we provided for her. This to allow for a period of rest before she\u2019d start looking for a job,\u201d he explained as he smiled at Bella. \u201cAs you may know, Isabella had fallen out with the Cullen family. Upon their untimely demise, their estate was distributed, and she has inherited some money and she has an equal say in what she and my brother do upon their travels. Equal say, equal pay.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIs this true?\u201d Charlie eyed his daughter sharply. \u201cYet another thing you conveniently forgot to mention?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She hesitated nervously, twisting her hands together on her lap. \u201cIt was a crazy situation. I didn’t want you involved at the time. It was too – delicate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSweetheart, we\u2019re your parents. Don\u2019t ever feel like something is too crazy or too weird for you to share it with us,\u201d Rene\u00e9 smiled at her. \u201cYou\u2019re supposed to feel free to tell us everything.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella thought for a moment before looking at Elijah. \u201cIt would explain a lot. It would certainly help with tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOf course it would,\u201d he replied. \u201cBut tell me, does that also fix your mistake of not telling them about Nina?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou can fix that, right?\u201d she said with a smirk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI could, but I like to see you suffer for a bit longer before I even start considering doing what you ask of me. As it goes against your nature,\u201d he said with an amused smile on his face. \u201cMight I suggest, however, to wait with disclosing everything until Kol is back?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah, but I don\u2019t trust them enough to keep the secret.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere are ways to ensure that they will.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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[Mystic Falls, VA. Former Salvatore Boarding House. January 21st, 2311. 10:05 am.] <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

He had grown tired of watching his Bella sleep. He had been working on sorting out the spell for her all night – that was with using his vampire speed to read all the notebooks and find the similarities and dissimilarities. He had then been watching her sleep for a couple of hours. Like a creeper. Like that jerk Edward used to do to her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But he couldn\u2019t help himself. While he was displeased about his resurrection, he felt it was worse for Bella, that she had returned too. Kol was used to it by now, after having been daggered a lot of times by his brother and then dying and not dying and returning again and again, but for Bella, she didn\u2019t deserve all this. She was a good person whereas he was not. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was also happy that she had returned. It would indeed diminish the chance of his brother daggering him again, and Kol would get some more time with the love of his life, even though she was in a different body now. It was something new and exciting; he could take his time to explore her new body and drive her insane. Despite him wanting to, he had not instigated sex with her seeing as she still seemed off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Being the selfish bastard that he was, he thought that today was going to be a good day for the both of them. He was going to ravage her, and if she\u2019d stop him, he\u2019d go to find a whore or something because Sam and Nik had been going at it almost every night, and that was frustrating. He didn\u2019t have to wait for Bella to be back to her usual self; she\u2019d understand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol gently unwrapped her from her blankets, revealing that she was wearing one of his shirts as her sleeping garb, looking incredibly cute while doing so. The main difference with her new body comparing to her original one was that she had curves, natural curves. Sure, she got curvy once she started to have their children, but this body appeared a lot more feminine. She looked as if she could fit in his pocket, cute as a button. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She slept with socks on. She had only done that during cold winters in the past, and it really wasn\u2019t cold in the Salvatore House right now. He pulled off one of the socks and ran his finger over the underside of her foot, causing her leg to jerk up, her knee nearly hitting him in the face. It was an undesired effect; he had hoped that she\u2019d wake up from that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With his annoyance growing stronger, it was proving difficult to not to just feed her his blood. She had told him she didn\u2019t want it, but he wanted her back to normal. Be Bella again. His Bella. It was also proving difficult not to just rip her panties and plunge into her to wake her up. He wanted to have sex, make her come over and over. He wanted to hear her screaming his name as she came.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He kissed his way up her leg as he tried to forget the fact that the witches had wanted to control his wife upon her resurrection. Bella wasn\u2019t to be monitored; she was to be experienced, to be loved and to be worshipped. She had excellent control over herself and others, why would anyone want to control her? Once the barrier around New Orleans was down, he was going to dust off his trusty baseball bat and frighten the shit out of those witches. He wouldn\u2019t kill them because Bella wouldn\u2019t want that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When he reached her thigh, she had started to squirm a little, her soft moan telling him that she was waking up – finally – and playfully bit the inside of her leg. \u201cMorning, Cuddles,\u201d he playfully said as he pushed up her shirt and started to kiss her stomach. \u201cSlept well?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat are you doing?\u201d Bella yawned as she rubbed the sleep out of her eyes before moaning when she felt Kol\u2019s hand against her heat. \u201cOh, can I go pee first?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo,\u201d Kol growled as he decided to rip the annoying shirt that was now almost on his head. He wanted more access, and he could always buy a new shirt. Or get the fabric programmed nanobots to fix it, whatever. He then ripped her underwear. He wanted full access. He cupped one of her breasts and gently squeezed it as he shifted a little on the bed to needily kiss her. He didn’t care what she wanted; he wanted her, and that was all that mattered. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of these days he was going to force feed her his blood if she wasn’t going to improve soon. He could deal with her wrath, she was just a witch, he was an Original vampire and even though he hated being one, now that she was back, it wasn’t as bad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I really need to pee,” Bella said as she moaned into the kiss and felt how her body involuntarily bucked against his. “Oh, forget it,” she continued as she wrapped her arms around his neck and broke off the kiss long enough to mutter her favorite spell that Kol had taught her all these years ago. As she started to kiss him, his clothes disappeared in tiny little sparks, causing him to let out a moan and break off the kiss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I forgot how good that felt.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEnjoy it while it lasts,\u201d she grinned as she pulled him back into a kiss, pressing her body against his. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol pushed her down and looked at her. \u201cI\u2019m not going to let you go, Bella. I\u2019m not going to watch you die of old age while I\u2019m staying this handsome.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWho says I\u2019m going anywhere?\u201d She smiled sweetly at him as she buried her hands in his hair, gently tugging on it. \u201cOnce this is all over, you can turn me so you\u2019ll never have to feel alone or unwanted anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDon\u2019t be ridiculous.\u201d Sighing, he flopped down next to her on the bed, the mood long forgotten. \u201cYou have no idea what you\u2019re getting yourself into.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She rolled to her side and caressed his chest with her fingers as she looked up to him. \u201cWe\u2019ve already spent a lifetime together and I loved it. Imagine what we could do when we\u2019re both immortal. What fun we could have. What mischief we could get into.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHow easy Niklaus could kill you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella shrugged. \u201cThe way that I see it is that once this is all over, the Ancestors owe us. Big time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs much as I love your positive thinking, my sweet, I don\u2019t think that they\u2019ll be happy about you turning into a vampire either.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Huffing, Bella crawled on top of him and sat down on his torso. \u201cWhatever, can we go back to having sex now? It\u2019s been far too long.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Mystic Falls, VA. Former Salvatore Boarding House. January 21st, 2311. 12:33 pm.] <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella was in the livingroom, sitting on the floor surrounded by all the notebooks and Kol\u2019s notes about the matter while he took a nap. She was slightly uncomfortable after their romp between the sheets because biologically speaking, it had been her first time. Again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Had she had known that, she\u2019d not have allowed him to plunge into her like he had. It fucking hurt, she had screamed out in pain, causing Klaus to barge into their room thinking that there was something wrong and immediately left upon seeing the naked ass of his brother. And now she was frustrated and uncomfortable. It sucked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And the worst part was that she had to be so human about it. Bear the pain like any other human being instead of spells or blood. It made her angry, but it was her choice. So she wasn\u2019t supposed to feel sorry for herself. She survived bungee-jumping, she could survive a little bit of feeling uncomfortable while she looked at the notebooks and munched on some stick that looked awful, but the taste closely resembled an apple. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat is it with you witches? Always buried with your nose in books.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShut up, Damon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo that you know, you haven\u2019t prevented us from leaving the house.\u201d Damon moved into her peripheral vision and sat down next to her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI know,\u201d she said as she didn\u2019t look up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI heard you scream earlier.\u201d There was definitely a smile in his voice. \u201cMust have been some amazing romp.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cScrew you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAre you offering?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sighing, Bella looked up at him. “What do you want, Damon?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I want you and your family to pack your stuff and leave my house.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Would go a lot faster if you’d leave me to this,” she nodded towards the papers. \u201cAnd don\u2019t give me the crap that Kol looked over this because I know. I\u2019m just checking if he missed anything.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Damon huffed. \u201cDon\u2019t you trust him?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m the one doing the spell. I want to make sure everything is in order,\u201d she pointed at Kol\u2019s notes. \u201cHe missed one important thing; the location of where the spell originated.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNew Orleans, Duh.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes, but where, Damon? I need to be at least 30 feet close to the point of origin otherwise it won\u2019t work. The spell that’s around New Orleans is someone else\u2019s spell I need to undo, and I don\u2019t know if I can do it,\u201d she sighed as she rubbed her eyes out of frustration. \u201cNot by myself anyway. I\u2019ve often masked other people\u2019s spells with one of my own to cancel things out but nothing as significant as this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah, you have,\u201d Damon said encouragingly. \u201cYou turned some of your friends into regular vampires, remember?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah, but I had Kol and Davina\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes, and you\u2019re the almighty Bella Swan,\u201d he playfully hit her on the head. \u201cStart acting like it before you make us vampires nervous with your behavior.\u201d He got to his feet again and walked off. \u201cI\u2019ll go out and do some groceries for you today, how\u2019s that? I\u2019ll even cook.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella shook her head. \u201cI\u2019d rather prepare my own meal, incase\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo. I\u2019m cooking.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI could prevent you from leaving,\u201d she threatened playfully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah, you won\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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