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Chapter 08<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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She was running. Something was chasing her, and she didn\u2019t quite know what, but it was scary. She had gotten out of the house in the middle of the night to do some stargazing, but it was then that it happened; she heard them come from the sewers outside the gates and no matter where she ran, they kept following her and every door she knocked on the property was locked. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella thought she would be safe back in the house, but she couldn\u2019t get back in as the doors were all gone. Freaking out, she tried the storm doors of the cellar, but they wouldn\u2019t budge either, and she rolled into a ball when a flash of light hit her, illuminating her and the area around her. \u201cDon\u2019t hurt me!\u201d She screamed. \u201cPlease, I didn\u2019t do anything wrong!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

She wanted to outstretch her hands in defense, but she could feel how the grass was giving way and sucking her up. She managed to turn around and tried to crawl out of the hole she was disappearing in, but the suction was too great, and she fell through. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

She fell right onto Carlisle\u2019s doctor chair and had somehow, in the process of falling, had lost all of her clothes. When she gave herself a proper look, she must have lost her skin too. It only hurt if she looked at it. \u201cLet\u2019s open you up and see what makes you tick,\u201d Carlisle\u2019s cold, dead voice sounded before she saw the saw. Her eyes widened in shock when he started to saw through her body, and she managed to let out a scream. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This couldn\u2019t be real, but why did it feel that way? <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

She screamed again and fell through the chair, turning upright and found herself being fastened to some cross by a big man with long blonde hair. It was dark, and a woman was chanting over a fire while she was struggling against her bonds. \u201cNo,\u201d she whimpered and managed to pull away but the man pushed her back against it, calling for Elijah to help him out. Blinking, she saw Elijah\u2019s frightened face. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHold him down!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

She realized that this wasn\u2019t one of her nightmares, or one of her memories turned into a nightmare, but that it was someone else\u2019s. And Elijah had something to do with it. She let out a cry for help; she didn\u2019t want to be chained up, and something was going on that she didn\u2019t quite understand. It hurt. She felt hurt. Betrayed. Angered by the betrayal, it\u2019s what kept her fighting against the bonds. She needed to escape. \u201cPlease, don\u2019t let them do this to me!\u201d She cried out, hearing Klaus\u2019 voice instead. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDo it now, boy! Now!\u201d the man ordered Elijah, and she could feel Elijah push her up and against the cross. His strength was making it unable for her to escape, his eyes showing nothing but sadness. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHelp me,\u201d she begged him. \u201cPlease, don\u2019t\u2026 help me.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elijah showed hesitation then but kept her on the cross. When the woman at the fire stopped chanting, she could feel a pain in her body and she fell through the cross, through the earth and landed in the basement of the house, surrounded by the Royal Guard, and a smirking Jacob. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo!\u201d She screamed, trying to crawl away as the men\u2019s hands were all over her. One stifling her cries with their manhood, another one was tugging on her hair. She felt being split open from below when someone forced themselves inside of her with their shaft and a fist on the other side. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

She was dreaming. She was having a nightmare. She had to wake up. Another sense of panic overwhelmed her as she blacked out for a moment from the violence of the men before she fell through the world, light as a feather, a familiar warmth enveloping her and guiding her to safety. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When she finally woke up, she felt tears on her face, and she realized that she wasn\u2019t the only one crying. \u201cI had hoped you never had to go through that as I have\u2026\u201d Klaus murmured as he ran his fingers through her hair. \u201cI am so sorry, love, so sorry.\u201d She had been screaming in her sleep, and he had been unable to rouse her. Against his better wishes, Klaus had slipped into her dream, watching things unfold for her, trying to pull her back whenever she fell through a nightmare. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When she landed in a memory of his, the one where his mother placed the curse on him, he had hoped it had been short lived, but she had experienced it all, just like him. Of course, he could have told her that it was nothing but a nightmare. But like the others, it would have felt so real to her, he didn\u2019t have the heart to tell her that it wasn\u2019t real. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At first he thought it was strange that she was having one of his recurring nightmares, but then he realized that she had taken some of his blood that day. Sometimes it was quite the inconvenience to be a thousand-year-old supernatural being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The moment she realized she was in a nightmare and needed to wake up, was the moment where he could pull her to safety, but he was afraid that more damage had been done than good. \u201cAre you alright, Bella?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She nodded as she looked at him. \u201cWhy are you crying?\u201d she asked softly and reached out to dry his tears with her sleeve. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen you didn\u2019t wake up from your nightmare, I decided to join you,\u201d he admitted, not daring to look at her. \u201cI went into your head to see if I could pull you out\u2026 I\u2019m sorry you had my nightmare, love.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat was yours?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He nodded. \u201cIt\u2019s a nightmare I was fully awake for at the time. A memory.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cElijah really did that to you?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He nodded again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat were they doing to you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He rubbed his eyes and sighed. He didn\u2019t particularly like to talk about the whole experience; it was a long time ago, and the curse has long since broken. \u201cBinding my werewolf side with a curse, but not to worry, I finally managed to break it a while ago.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWho were the other two people?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy mother and father.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She blinked at him before putting her arms around him and kissed his head. \u201cI\u2019m so sorry,\u201d Bella whispered. \u201cThey weren\u2019t very nice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He couldn\u2019t help but let out a small chuckle, her choice of words still fascinated him. \u201cNo, they were not.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd you still trust Elijah after that?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a long time ago, but yes, I\u2019ve never fully trusted him after that. You see, when you get to live as long as we have, more often than not you find yourself forgiving someone for their transgressions against you, only to keep the peace. Especially when you can\u2019t be killed. It makes life a lot easier that way,\u201d he softly explained to her, enjoying sitting like this, in her arms for a change. \u201cWe always promise to be better, and it will be better for a while before things turn around again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat kind of stage are you in now?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve reached an impasse and are now courteous. Only time will tell when things will get rough again,\u201d He looked at her face, giving her the once over. \u201cAre you alright?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was an awful dream,\u201d she said with a nod. \u201cAnd some scared me, and I felt incredibly betrayed when I landed in yours\u2026 but I\u2019m alright,\u201d Bella replied as she played with a small strand of his hair. \u201cI am sorry that you had to go through such a traumatic experience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re sorry? Bella\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, I mean it,\u201d she said as she softly kissed his lips. \u201cYou\u2019re too good to be tormented like that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He smiled wickedly at that. \u201cOh, you have no idea, love, you have no idea!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

~o.O.o~<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elijah was in the dining room the next morning for breakfast when Klaus and Bella joined him. \u201cHello, brother,\u201d Klaus greeted him chipper. He was glad that after Bella\u2019s nightmare, they both had the opportunity to catch up on some dreamless sleep. After the happenings of the day before, she was now fully restored and back to her usual self. For which Klaus was grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was also grateful for not having completely screwed things up for himself with her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was some commotion in the courtyard that he and Elijah shifted their attention to while Bella had zeroed in on the pancakes that Klaus had specifically wanted on the breakfast table as he knew she loved them so much. After having been out all night, his brother and Jeri looked exhausted as Kol carried in the vampire that had caused so much trouble. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDo I smell waffles?\u201d Jeri immediately perked up as a whiff of the waffles wafted her way. \u201cOh!\u201d She said giddily as she pushed through the two brothers and joined Bella at the table. The girl was immediately shying away, and she realized that she had to fix that. But breakfast first. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol dropped Jessica\u2019s unconscious form to the floor at Elijah\u2019s feet with a big smile on his face. \u201cCongratulations, brother, you are now officially a daddy,\u201d he said as he pat his shoulder. \u201cI had to save her from Marcel because he wanted to kill her for what she did.  I know that you think that everyone is worth saving, so he agreed not to, as long you took care of her. Good luck.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elijah peered at the vampire at his feet and turned around to say something to his brother, but was at a loss. Instead, he huffed, dragged the out cold vampire into the room and made sure he could keep an eye on her so he could snap her neck again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, pancakes, that must be brilliant, poppet! Can I have one? Or shall I wait until you\u2019re done, seeing as you\u2019re hogging the entire platter?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella looked at her stack and then at the shape Kol was in, slightly dirty and fatigued. She lifted up one of the pancakes and placed it on his plate. \u201cOne.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAw, how about another?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou asked for one,\u201d Bella simply stated before pouring the rest of them with maple syrup and icing sugar and continued to eat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlright then,\u201d Kol said as he turned to Jeri. He didn\u2019t even bother asking her when he grabbed a waffle off the plate she was hogging. In return, she stabbed his hand with a fork, causing Bella to flinch and pull her plate out of harm\u2019s way. \u201cHey!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLeave her be and keep your filthy paws off my waffles,\u201d she said as she reached for the maple syrup. \u201cHave some eggs. Or you know, blood.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI already drank, darling, thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThen don\u2019t take our food.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMay I enquire why Jessica\u2019s all banged up?\u201d Elijah spoke up as he looked at Kol and his\u2026 floozie witch as he returned to the table. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnger management,\u201d Kol shrugged. \u201cBe happy she left her alive and that she focused her anger on her and not on regular humans. That would have been a mess you\u2019d have to clean up!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMe?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou always clean up our messes, don\u2019t you, \u2018Lijah?\u201d Kol smirked at his brother. \u201cWhat does it feel like? Like changing our nappies?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s enough, Kol,\u201d Klaus shot at his brother, watching Bella closely as she ate. For the first time in a very long time, she was eating like a regular person, devouring the not-so-modest pile of pancakes as if she hadn\u2019t had food in weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo, that\u2019s your duties? To clean up their messes? Wow,\u201d Jeri said to Elijah. \u201cWhat about your own? Because I had to go and fetch your vampire, Elijah. The one you are responsible over.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He stared at her affronted at her accusation. \u201cI am not! I took her to Marcel the morning after.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPerhaps, but had you given her to Marcel when it happened, your hands would be clean. Instead, you decided to take her to your room, making you responsible for her and you fucked up,\u201d she pointed out calmly before she chewed on her waffle. \u201cMarcel didn\u2019t want to deal with her, and especially after what happened here, with Bella. That would put a target squarely on him. It\u2019s your mess. You\u2019re going to teach this young vamp the ropes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUnless I kill her first,\u201d Klaus growled lowly. \u201cThis time I\u2019ll do it right.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The witch glanced at him and shook her head. \u201cNo. She is his responsibility, but I do agree. The next time she fucks up epically like this, I will join you in ripping her apart. No matter how I feel about the situation, she was treated like shit by this douchebag. She reacted like any newborn, emotional vampire would when betrayed by someone they believed would guide them in a new life. Even if they conned their way into it, she lashed out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elijah let out a sigh. \u201cVery well. I shall take care of her.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKeep her away from Bella,\u201d Klaus shot at his brother. \u201cI\u2019m not going to put her on vervain just because your young vampire can\u2019t resist temptation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHey!\u201d Bella looked at Klaus. \u201cWhat is this vervain? Will that stop her from going after me?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNot necessarily, but it would stop her, and any other vampire, from compelling you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

\u201cSorry,\u201d Jeri said apologetically. \u201cCan\u2019t. With your permission, Bella, I\u2019d like to continue the testing of your and Klaus\u2019 blood, now mostly to satisfy my curiosity and not to help that asshole. I\u2019d rather have it untainted, but I can use magic to keep her away from you, restrict her movements through the building.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella looked at her and thought for a moment. \u201cAre you sure?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWould you like me to throw your boyfriend through the room again?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo!\u201d Bella said shocked. \u201cDon\u2019t ever do that again!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m sure,\u201d Jeri smirked as she looked at Klaus. \u201cI hope you\u2019ve learned your lesson.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have,\u201d Klaus replied evenly. \u201cHowever, I do not appreciate being taught a lesson on the expense of Bella. Do you have any idea what I had to walk into after your\u2026 display of power?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKol has told me some of her history, not in full detail like you all seem to know about, and it\u2019s not my business. But from what I saw, I have an idea,\u201d Jeri said and then looked at Bella. \u201cAnd I\u2019m truly sorry for what happened yesterday, but I\u2019m not responsible for your actions nor for what has happened to you in the past.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat did she do, Nik?\u201d Kol asked, still staring at the fork in his hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe had a knife on her!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh,\u201d Kol sighed, slightly shaking his head as he finally pulled the fork out of his hand and watched in fascination as it healed up again. It never grew old.  \u201cWe need to install a metal detector for her to walk through.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHowever,\u201d Klaus continued as he walked over to a dresser and grabbed a book out of it. \u201cYou were right, and I hope you can accept my apology as Bella has done.\u201d He handed Jeri a book. \u201cThis is the witch Rebecca\u2019s grimoire. Maybe there\u2019s something of use to you in there. It\u2019s yours.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She looked at the item in surprise, feeling the magic that it held flow through her hands and into her body. She could most certainly use it. She then looked up to Klaus and nodded. \u201cApology accepted and thank you.\u201d Who knew that the hybrid had the ability to admit that he was wrong and do something nice? \u201cBut for future reference, Klaus? If you want to have a long lasting relationship with someone, you need to learn how to communicate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes, I figured that out, thank you, Jeri,\u201d Klaus smiled at her before taking his seat again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rebekah sauntered into the room and took her place at the table after kicking against Jessica to make sure she was indeed unconscious. \u201cOh, lookie, can I kill the bitch now?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, Rebekah you can not,\u201d Elijah shot at her. \u201cWe\u2019ll see if she wants to even out and if she doesn\u2019t, I\u2019m afraid you\u2019ll have to get in line.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAh, why am I always last!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

~o.O.o~<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus found himself wide awake a few nights later, Bella blissfully curled up against him, all tuckered out, but he couldn\u2019t sleep. Kol and Jeri were being far too loud for his taste. What if their constant thumping would wake Bella? Maybe he should go over and tell them off but he didn\u2019t want to wake Bella. Instead, he tried to block the sound from his ears. But that didn\u2019t work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was tired. He had been on the hunt for a couple of days to figure out which regular vampires had been hanging out with the Cullens. Who had hurt his Bella when they did and had managed to get most of them so far, he was still a few short. And they were all male, some were even saying there was a female vampire involved at one point, but no one dared to speak her name. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He needed sleep. He felt pity for Elijah, as Kol and Jeri had a room close to his and only hoped that he would be able to save his own sanity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus quietly sat up when he heard the door open and blinked when he saw Kol enter, followed by the witch. \u201cWhat is going on?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe need your sofa, can we sleep on your sofa? Please?\u201d Kol begged as he walked into the bedroom. \u201cThat sex is tiring as fuck! Hell, it even makes us tired and seem lazy compared to it!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo that\u2019s not you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cObviously, Nik,\u201d his brother rolled his eyes at him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThen Rebekah—\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh no no no no no,\u201d Kol sat on the edge of the bed, careful not to disturb Bella in her sleep. \u201cRebekah already took off.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeri had already found the couch and after wrapping her in her blankets, she had curled up and fallen asleep again, mumbling something about Rebekah seeking refuge at Marcel\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThen who?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s Elijah, brother,\u201d Kol visibly shuddered and rubbed the back of his neck to smooth out the tiny hairs that were standing up. \u201cElijah and Jessica have the wildest sex ever. I\u2019m pretty sure it\u2019s tantric and then some.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2026\u201d Klaus was at a loss for words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cExactly. So, we\u2019re taking the sofa. Don\u2019t snore.\u201d Kol got up from the bed and joined Jeri on the sofa. \u201cGood night!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus let out a growl as he laid down again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShush! I\u2019m already working on a spell to soundproof his room when we wake up again but please, let me sleep!\u201d Jeri groaned as she hit Kol in the face with her elbow as she turned around. \u201cI need my beauty sleep.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo you—-\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShh!\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kol slowly walked into the breakfast room, whistling and a spring in his step as he was followed by Jeri with an equally large smile on her face. Klaus blinked at them. \u201cI see that my sofa sleeps well?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, no, it\u2019s horrible, but I\u2019ve taken my revenge on Jessica now that the vervain is out of her system,\u201d he grinned as he sat down in his chair and pointed to the courtyard through the open doors. \u201cAny minute now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCome on, Jessica, let\u2019s go and get breakfast,\u201d Elijah sighed as he tiredly rubbed his eyes. \u201cWe can have a nap afterward.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Nap?\u2019 Klaus mouthed to Kol, who shrugged in return. \u201cI guess she wore him out, quite a feisty one.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo!\u201d Jessica whined. \u201cElijah, don\u2019t take me across the courtyard, the floor is lava!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, it\u2019s not.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes, it is!\u201d She screeched as he tried to pull her with him. \u201cNo! The floor is lava, and the demons will get us, look!\u201d she pointed at her shadow. \u201cLook! Elijah!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh for the love of God, what has gotten into you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus snickered as he looked at his brother. \u201cWell done, Kol.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI did nothing, brother,\u201d Kol said innocently. \u201cApart from taking care of our entertainment this morning. Speaking of entertainment, where is our little Bella?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe\u2019s sleeping in; I didn\u2019t have the heart to wake her this morning,\u201d Klaus said as he kept watching the scene before them. Elijah was trying to get Jessica across the courtyard, and she kept resisting. He was wondering how long it would take for Elijah to only snap her neck or take the other corridor instead of the short cut. \u201cShe hasn\u2019t been herself lately; I think I shall stay home today instead of going after those who have hurt her.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI know what we could do,\u201d Kol reached for a piece of toast and, like Klaus kept his eyes on Elijah and Jessica. This was a real life cartoon, and it was fantastic. \u201cShow her a little bit of childhood fun.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKol, we\u2019re too old for that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, we\u2019re not, brother. Fun. Like\u2026 do you remember us making little wooden huts in the woods where we played or hid from Father? How about we make a blanket fort for Bella, and serve her tea in it. I\u2019m almost certain she\u2019s never done that before.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh,\u201d Jeri smiled widely. \u201cI\u2019m so up for that!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCome on, Nik, let your inner child out and have some fun,\u201d Kol teased him before grabbing another piece of toast to nibble on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think she\u2019s feeling well Kol, why do you believe that something silly as a blanket fort will lift her spirits?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, I don\u2019t know Nik, short of feeding her your blood again, we can\u2019t actually get a doctor in here to check her over now can we?\u201d Kol shot at him. \u201cGet her out of her head. Do something unexpected and silly!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus sighed as he turned his gaze away from the courtyard as Elijah had decided to snap Jessica\u2019s neck for the time being. He took a sip of his tea and ran his hand through his hair. \u201cVery well, a blanket fort it is.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGreat! Just get her down for lunch, and let us handle the rest,\u201d he smiled widely at his brother before turning around too and continued his breakfast. When Elijah finally got to the table, he watched him drop Jessica to the floor. \u201cTrouble in paradise, brother?\u201d He smirked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhatever you\u2019ve done, reverse it now!\u201d Elijah hissed as he sat down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat? Now? But she\u2019s got her neck snapped! By you!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKol!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFine,\u201d he said with a shrug. \u201cWe\u2019re going to make a blanket fort anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

~o.O.o~<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next day, Klaus went back to hunting. It wasn\u2019t as if he needed to do it, but he wanted to. Every single bastard who ever laid a finger upon his Bella was going to suffer a long, painful death. Or from a single heart extraction, he wasn\u2019t quite sure about it yet. It did mean that he had to leave Bella alone for a night or two. He had to go to Los Angeles where it was rumored one was hiding out and a handful in Seattle, but he\u2019d be done after that. He could go home, and prepare for the moment the Cullens would come and try and take her away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol was accompanying him, itching to cause some mischief, and Elijah and Rebekah would remain behind. Rebekah was going to tend to Bella, which was fine by Klaus as Bella preferred her over his brother anyway. Of course, Elijah had to comment on how rare it was for him to leave his home to hunt things down in a different city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It wasn\u2019t uncommon. Klaus simply never had enough reasons to step outside his comfort zone. Even while on the run from Michael, he never ventured further out than necessary. But he\u2019d do anything for Bella, and to make sure that those vampires would never hurt her again was one thing. A mere thirst for revenge on her behalf. And a sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And yes, he felt a little funny while he was away from Bella, but he decided to use that feeling to hurry things along to get back to her. If he continued to be a slave of the magical bond between her and him, he wouldn\u2019t be going anywhere without her until the sad day that she might perish. The knowledge that she was now safe with his siblings and a powerful witch in his absence was enough – for now. They all cared for her deeply to defend her from anyone, including from him, and he wouldn\u2019t want it any other way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella realized that this would be the first night without Klaus in the building since he had taken her in. She felt quite strange about it, she couldn\u2019t describe it, it was as if a hole in her heart was forming the second he stepped outside as she knew he\u2019d be gone for at least 36 hours. Two nights. Two whole nights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She wasn\u2019t a whole lot unsafer; Rebekah and Elijah were still around, and so was Jeri. After Klaus had left, Bella had taken up a spot outside the room Jeri was in, and occasionally she could hear her cry out in frustration. Bella wondered what frustrated her so much, what was she doing? Was Elijah annoying her?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella blinked at her next thought. What if they were having sex, and she was listening in? Oh, that would be horrendous! Pale as a sheet, she moved away from the room and headed to her own. Without Klaus, she didn\u2019t want to be in his study. The thought of Elijah having sex with Jeri was unbelievable, Jeri would never do that to Kol, would she? She wasn\u2019t too sure about Elijah. Despite him always being dressed up, she suspected that he had a naughty side, even if he was having endless fun with Jessica in the evening. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oh, that was so gross. Bella shuddered as she sat on her bed and wrapped her blanket around her. If she\u2019d go to sleep, would Klaus come home sooner? Probably not, who was she fooling?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As she had figured for herself a week ago; she needed to find herself a hobby to keep herself occupied. Could sleeping be a hobby? Because she had felt tired for a few days now, and it was getting harder and harder to pretend she wasn\u2019t tired. Or dizzy. She didn\u2019t understand why, though, she was eating healthily, and she slept quite long hours and yet, she still felt off. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Falling on her bed, she stared up at the ceiling and shivered. It felt as if someone was using a doctor\u2019s knife to slice her chest cavity. She knew the feeling because Carlisle often did it when he wanted to play with her insides, see if the introduction of foreign elements would have an effect on them on the outside. He was crazy like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More and more, she came to realize that what everyone had been saying about her life before the Mikaelsons was true. The Cullens had been very wrong when it came to treating her, and they were insane. Klaus and his family had been nothing but kind to her, understanding and patient, even if Bella didn\u2019t deserve it. It was unbelievable as she made a lot of mistakes over the months she\u2019d been at their house. They treated her as an equal, nothing less. In fact, they treated her better than an equal, and that was terrifying, she didn\u2019t deserve it. All she was doing was to be. Existing. Breathing air. No one deserved to be treated better for that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She had landed from hell straight in heaven, and it was the best. She felt guilty for not being a productive member of the family. If she even was a member of the family. She was with Klaus, his unofficial girlfriend as he\u2019d never asked her, and it simply happened but was she truly a part of them? A weak human?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sudden feel of nausea overwhelmed her, and she barely made it to the bathroom to throw up. This had happened before, a couple of days earlier when Klaus had gone for the first time. He\u2019d just been in New Orleans as a handful of vampires he was hunting was in town, and this sucked. Even when there was nothing for her to throw up, she kept going until she felt exhausted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This had to stop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She rinsed her mouth, and while she was hugging her blanket, she made her way back to Jeri\u2019s room and knocked on the door. \u201cJeri?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGo away, Bella,\u201d Jeri\u2019s voice sounded. She seemed agitated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJeri.\u201d Bella knocked on the door again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo!\u201d she yelled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJeri.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGo away, Bella before I\u2026 I swear to God\u2026 fucking\u2026 just leave!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella sighed. \u201cFine. I just wanted to offer you some of my blood,\u201d she muttered and turned around to walk away again. \u201cGood luck.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWait, what?\u201d The door opened, and Jeri almost pulled Bella into the room. \u201cSeriously? Can I have fresh blood to play with? That would help so much! The grimoire is great, and I think that I\u2019ve narrowed it all down, but the point is to test it, isn\u2019t it? And since I only have an old sample of your blood\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think you\u2019ve had enough coffee,\u201d Bella replied calmly as she pushed her arm through the opening of the blanket and nodded towards the empty cups on the table. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, I could use more,\u201d Jeri said as she grabbed a clean syringe, only then noticing that Bella looked like a sheet, and she was wearing a blanket. \u201cAre you okay? You look a little pale.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m fine,\u201d Bella said with a wince when the stabby thing pierced her skin. \u201cTypical \u2018Klaus leaves the building\u2019 symptoms. Nothing to worry about.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOkay, if you\u2019re sure,\u201d Jeri slapped a band-aid on Bella\u2019s arm. \u201cThere, all done. Thank you for volunteering your blood.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella slowly nodded. \u201cHave you figured out how the bonding thing works, between Klaus and me? I mean, not that I\u2019m complaining, but if I feel like this every time he leaves\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not a bond between mates. Or you know, soul mates linked together through blood,\u201d she explained as she shook the vial and placed it on the table. \u201cOr werewolf mates. You won\u2019t die if he does.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s the other way around,\u201d she said with a slight smile on her face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLet\u2019s just say, at a hormonal level, you\u2019re not bonded. It\u2019s likely one of the spells that have been used to create that potion you took. I haven\u2019t figured that out yet; the powers aren\u2019t actually cooperating and without Kol, I have less magic to draw from.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou could ask Rebekah or Elijah to sit with you?\u201d Bella offered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUgh, no thanks, I don\u2019t particularly like them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDo you like anybody else other than Kol?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSure I do,\u201d Jeri said with a shrug. \u201cI don\u2019t know. I really like you right now because you brought me some fresh blood to work with?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A sense of pride swelled inside of her. Jeri was pleased with her. \u201cIf you need more, I\u2019m in my room,\u201d Bella smiled at her, deciding to swing by the kitchen first to get herself a cup of tea, although she was confident that the people working in the kitchen would kick her out. Because they would bring her the cup if she wanted one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

~o.O.o~<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was frustrating that they had destroyed her faucet from turning too hot to burn her because all she wanted was to draw herself a hot bath and warm her bones. Was she getting sick? Like the flu that she had seen on the shows that Kol and Rebekah had shown her?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She shuffled to Klaus\u2019 study and his bathroom but found his faucet having been sabotaged as well. Letting out a snort, she decided to stop finding one that still worked correctly and headed back to her room so she could soak. She\u2019d just have to refill her bath with the water whenever it cooled down, not a problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She could ask Rebekah, but she\u2019d say that her own bathroom was perfectly fine. And it was. The water was warm, just perfect for her, but Bella needed something hotter. She didn\u2019t want to scald herself because Klaus wouldn\u2019t like it, but she needed heat. Would she dare to ask Jeri? Surely she\u2019d be okay with it, considering Bella had given her blood earlier that day?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Making her way over to Kol and Jeri\u2019s room, Bella was surprised to see the door open, and when she peeked around the corner, she saw Jeri lounge on the couch and watch television. \u201cJeri?\u201d Bella asked with a knock on the door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHey! You want to join? I\u2019m watching Toe The Line, so cheesy, but such great entertainment!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella slowly entered into her and Kol\u2019s domain. \u201cI was actually wondering if you still have full control over the faucet in your bathroom, you know, the one that comes with the bath?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOf course I do, why wouldn\u2019t I?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She smiled at that. \u201cBecause I have a habit of sometimes still punishing myself and stuff, they fixed mine and Klaus\u2019 to an average temperature that can\u2019t get any hotter than a particular temperature\u2026 but I\u2019m freaking cold. I just want a soak in a hot steamy bath.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, I gotcha, come on,\u201d Jeri got off the couch and led Bella into the bathroom. \u201cThose Mikaelsons mean well,\u201d she said as she plugged the bath and opened the faucet. \u201cGranted, I don\u2019t want you to scorch yourself, but make it as hot as you think you can handle and I\u2019ll check and see if it\u2019s not too hot, alright?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella smiled gratefully. \u201cThank you. Thank you so much.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo worries,\u201d Jeri smiled at her. \u201cThey forget that occasionally, we mere mortals do need our hot baths and that you have a strong will. I\u2019m sure you would be able to handle mixing your water by now and not abuse it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She nodded as she felt the temperature of the water. She opened the hot one a little further and was then satisfied. \u201cI won\u2019t open it any further.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGood. Now, enjoy, use whatever product of mine that you want,\u201d Jeri closed the bathroom door when she left. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella stripped out of her clothes and let the blanket fall on the floor as well before getting in and letting out a sigh of relief. This was good. This was warm and heaven. She let the water heat her bones for a few moments before reaching for one of the bottles that said \u2018lavender\u2019 and poured a few drops in. While she had used a bar of soap at the Cullens if she was allowed to wash without any supervision, she had quickly gotten used to using the products that Rebekah and Camille had bought her. She liked to smell nice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the water started to cool, she added some more hot water and closed her eyes. Could she stay in this warmth forever? She wanted to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWill it die?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella looked up to the never aging Edward and Carlisle before looking down at her hands that were strapped to something. She couldn\u2019t move her legs either, but she was focused on her hands. They were small. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the contraption she was on started to lower her into god-knows-what, she felt how she begun to panic. She knew exactly what was going on. Carlisle and Edward being cruel; this didn\u2019t serve a purpose other than to have Bella end up in agony. And she wasn\u2019t allowed to respond. The mini version of her wasn\u2019t permitted to answer as the water slowly engulfed her body, cold. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella shivered as she tried to break free, but she couldn\u2019t move. It was a miracle that she could shiver at all. She attempted to open her mouth to scream, even though she was taught not to. She didn\u2019t want to go through this again. Not again. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

She managed to open her mouth and only breathed in water, only her nose was above the water now, and as she panicked, she started to swallow it. Cold, cold water, chilling her body even further now that it was inside. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, we need her cold, that\u2019s all,\u201d Carlisle\u2019s voice sounded. \u201cShe\u2019s getting there.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her body shivered and started to tingle. If she weren’t continuously breathing in water in her panicked state, it would have been a nice sort of tingle. She couldn\u2019t close her mouth anymore, her body made it impossible for her to do so as it was submerged, and she needed more air than what was coming through her nose; which, despite it being above the water, was also mostly water. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her lungs were starting to burn. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLook, she\u2019s already paler than when we\u2019ve first started.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feeling cold wasn\u2019t new to her, she walked around without clothes and on bare feet. She slept on the floor. She was being touched by cold hands every single day. The only time she felt some heat on her skin was when she was sitting in front of the window. She was fortunate that she hadn\u2019t reached the age for Edward yet. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

She couldn\u2019t think anymore. The longer she stayed in the water, the more difficult it became for her to think. She couldn\u2019t move anymore, and she had given up on breathing. The only thing she could wish for now was death.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s enough, get her out of there.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The contraption lifted her out of the bath she was in, but other than that, she didn\u2019t move. The bright lights were hurting her eyes and the last thing she remembered before passing out was that Carlisle had his doctor\u2019s knife in his hand.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella remembered the first thing she noticed when she woke up; a huge scar across her side and stomach sutured up. It was curious how it wasn\u2019t on her body now that she was older. I\u2019m dreaming, she thought. I\u2019m having a nightmare, and I\u2019m in a bath!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEasy,\u201d Jeri\u2019s voice sounded as Bella was being pulled out of the bath, coughing up water and a towel wrapped around her. \u201cJust breathe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella put her head between her legs as she coughed and hated herself for getting a nightmare in the bath with Jeri in the other room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat was some bad dream, huh?\u201d she crooned as she rubbed Bella\u2019s back. \u201cI\u2019m sorry I didn\u2019t get to you sooner, I should have run to you as soon as I felt the disturbance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThanks,\u201d Bella breathed as she wrapped the towel closer around her. \u201cI\u2019m sorry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cStop saying you\u2019re sorry when things happen beyond your control,\u201d Jeri chastised her, causing Bella to wince slightly. \u201cYou dozed off in the bath, that could have happened to anyone. Sucks to be you when a nightmare comes along.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella shivered and nodded. \u201cThank you,\u201d she shakily got to her feet, unable to shake her nightmare off and gathered her clothes. \u201cI\u2019ll go to my room now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAre you sure you\u2019re okay?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOkay,\u201d she pulled the plug on the bath and followed Bella as she slowly walked to the door. Something wasn\u2019t right, but if the girl was going to be stubborn about it, she wasn\u2019t going to push. \u201cYou know where to find me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella nodded again and went back to her room. She dug through her closet to find the comfiest and warmest clothes and layered up before crawling into bed, tugging the covers tightly. She was just sick. There was no need to cause for alarm. The nightmare had only made it worse because she now felt colder than ever. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maybe it was a good thing that Klaus wasn\u2019t home; he didn\u2019t have to see her sick. Coughing up some remaining water, she sat back up again. She never got sick at the Cullens. Well, she did, but she usually got better fast, the moment she became ill. Because it was usually from one of Carlisle\u2019s experiments. She wasn\u2019t being experimented on now, was she? No, Jeri had only withdrawn some blood, and that\u2019s it. Nothing else. And she\u2019d been nice to her for the bath. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cStop being so paranoid,\u201d she told herself as she laid back down and closed her eyes. She was going to be fine without Klaus home. She\u2019d be better before he returned. \u201cAnd that\u2019s an order,\u201d she muttered sleepily as she shivered. \u201cGo to sleep.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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