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Chapter 01 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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[incoming skype call]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grunting, Bella dropped all of her things before answering the call and removed her jacket. \u201cI just got in!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Angela grinned as she watched her friend get settled in front of her computer. \u201cYou\u2019re late.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She eyed her friend while she tried to untangle her bags as she sat down. \u201cUnlike some of us, I have a job that doesn\u2019t end when it\u2019s time for people to go home. There are meetings with parents and with other teachers and assuring mommies and daddies that yes, their child is unique and ugh,\u201d Bella grunted as she managed to pull out a large folder and plopped it onto her desk. \u201cAnd when you get home, you have to find time to socialize, fix some food and check homework over.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhere\u2019s your food?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRight at my fingertips,\u201d Bella replied as she opened her web browser and went to her trusty food delivery website. \u201cSo, how was your day?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Angela shrugged. \u201cUneventful. The guys are out hunting, so it\u2019s just us girls tonight. Alice suggested we stayed in and watch movies, eat popcorn.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella could feel the bile rise in her throat. She\u2019d been lucky to have been able to get out of Forks after Edward had dumped her in the forest and study in New Orleans. She never liked it that Angela was now hanging out with the Cullens, but Angela was stubborn and didn\u2019t listen. \u201cCould we please not talk about them?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBella,\u201d her friend sighed. \u201cThey\u2019re good people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou know as well as I do they\u2019re not people!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey mean well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnge,\u201d Bella warned her friend with a low growl. She loved living in New Orleans as it meant it was going to be hard for the Cullens to pay her a visit, and she hated it that they now had Angela in their grasp. Her friend wasn\u2019t even with Edward, no, because of some weird twist of fate, Rosalie and Emmett were no longer together, and Emmett had chosen Angela to be his. She couldn\u2019t believe Rosalie was okay with it, but it was no longer Bella\u2019s problem, was it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFine,\u201d Angela replied curtly. \u201cHow\u2019s the new neighbor doing?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDoctor Hottie?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh my god! I can\u2019t believe you call him that!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For years, her neighbor had been Kaleb Westphall, a foreign exchange student, and they used to have a lot of fun until he went \u2018missing.’ He\u2019d always been a strange character, so Bella believed he had fallen into the wrong crowd for a while before Kaleb came back, looking slightly different in the way he carried himself. More confident, yet fragile. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella had scraped the courage together to ask him out for a night out, but when she finally managed to get a hold of him, his girlfriend was over. His girlfriend who barely looked legal. Her opinion of Kaleb had once again sunk to a new low. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And then he died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For months, his house had been empty until this new person moved in. The first time she saw him, his clothes were covered in blood, and she assumed he was a doctor or something. Oh, she was well aware of the legends and myths of New Orleans. Of the stories about vampires and werewolves. Witches. But surely, she wasn\u2019t unlucky again, was she? She had a great life; there was no way her new neighbor could be a vampire. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Especially since he didn\u2019t sparkle in sunlight and his complexion wasn\u2019t as pale and marble-like as that of the Cullens. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHave you spoken to him yet?\u201d Angela pressed on, a big grin on her face. \u201cWhat\u2019s he like?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella blushed furiously. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou like him!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, I don\u2019t know that yet,\u201d Bella smiled as she moved her keyboard and pulled her stack of papers towards herself. \u201cBut he\u2019s hot. There\u2019s no denying that I\u2019ve\u2026 fantasized.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNaughty,\u201d Angela giggled. \u201cWell, I\u2019d better go. I need to make some human snacks for tonight. I\u2019ll talk to you tomorrow?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella tiredly rubbed her face. \u201cMaybe. I don\u2019t know. I was thinking to go out and have some fun.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith Doctor Hottie?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGoodbye, Angela,\u201d Bella smiled at her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh hey, next time, turn on the light when you answer a Skype call, okay? I want to see your face too!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[skype call disconnected]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Realizing she hadn\u2019t gotten anything to drink yet, Bella walked to her kitchen and on her way there hit the light switches. Light was better to work with anyway. She had this beautiful kitchen with a great stove and oven and yet, since she started to work at her school five years ago, she had never once made a meal in it. It was always ordering in or eating on the go. Her fridge was tearfully empty, too, apart from a few cans of beer and a bottle of white wine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sighing, she grabbed herself a beer and made her way back to her desk to start grading the papers until her food would arrive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not ten minutes later, her doorbell rang. She was surprised because usually it would take longer for delivery. She took her purse to the door and opened it, shocked to find her neighbor standing in front of her with a big, goofy smile on his face. \u201cYou\u2019re not food.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, but you certainly are,\u201d he smirked widely. \u201cI was wondering, would you like to go out with me tonight? My date canceled at the last minute, and I don\u2019t fancy being on my own.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSorry, I can\u2019t,\u201d Bella said as she blinked at him. \u201cI have papers to grade if I want to go out tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, right, you\u2019re a teacher!\u201d He exclaimed as he took a step closer to her. \u201cWhen are those papers due?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNext week but I don\u2019t work on the weekends so, sorry, I can\u2019t go with you. Besides, I\u2019m waiting for my food.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou order in a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She was surprised by that. \u201cI wasn\u2019t aware you were keeping score.\u201d Alarm bells were going off in her head. She\u2019d moved to New Orleans to be invisible, not to be paid attention to. \u201cAnd I\u2019d like you to stop.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHow about I take you out to dinner, instead?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHow about you mind your own business instead?\u201d She moved to close the door, but he put something between the door and the post. \u201cPlease remove that book.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh come on, have a little fun, let your hair down. Party,\u201d her neighbor said again, pushing the door open again. \u201cI find you curious, interesting. Please? It\u2019s not as if you have anything better to do, right? You look like you could use some fun. A whole weekend of fun.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd then what?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cProbably go back to work with a hangover from hell, but trust me, I know the right drink to drink to fix that for you,\u201d he replied. \u201cGo on, dress in something less teachery and meet me out front in five.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFive minutes to make myself look less teachery? Ha, you\u2019re expecting miracles.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWear a dress.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

\u201cScrew you. Five minutes. I\u2019ll be out front.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDress.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI will, but not in a dress,\u201d she kicked the book away from the door and closed it, her heart beating in her chest, as she felt the excitement. Exhilaration. Sex. Hunger. Especially hunger. Bella couldn\u2019t help but let out a tiny squee as she rushed to the bedroom with her phone in hand to call off the food delivery while she quickly scanned her closet to see what she could wear. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her neighbor was right; a little bit of fun wouldn\u2019t hurt her and in all honesty, after Kaleb had left she hadn\u2019t had fun anymore. He was the one who coaxed her out of her teaching bubble, especially after he returned. What was the use of hiding when she wasn\u2019t hiding at all? If Alice Cullen wanted to find her, she would. Besides, it had been years and years since Edward dumped her, so she felt a little safe. Hence the teaching job. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She nearly jumped out of her skin when her phone rang, showing it was Angela. \u201cHey Ange, miss me already?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlice says to put on the outfit you tucked away in the back of your closet.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTell Alice to go fuck herself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBella, be nice. Go out with Hottie McHotness. Wear your best.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella grumbled as she reached for her go-to date outfit. Yep, she had a go-to date outfit. Black skinny jeans with a sexy blouse, deep cleavage. Slightly see through. More see through if she\u2019d wear her black bra. \u201cIf it still fits, I will.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt will. Have fun!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella tossed her phone onto her bed after Angela disconnected the call and got changed. Unfortunately – or fortunately – the outfit still fit and that meant she\u2019d have to wear her high heels underneath it. In her mind, Bella called this her sexy Sandy outfit – like Olivia Newton John\u2019s Sandy where at the end of Grease she wears leather. This wasn\u2019t leather, but it was something she couldn\u2019t wear on a day to day basis because of her job. It needed heels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As she\u2019d gotten older, she had practiced walking around on heels without keeling over. Bella was an adult now, and not even her balance would stop her from wearing heels. She quickly fixed her hair and added a touch of makeup before gathering her things in a purse and sighed. She was going out with her neighbor. Why not? What could go wrong?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou surprised me, Bella Swan,\u201d her neighbor – Kol – teased her as she met him out front. \u201cHere I thought you\u2019d only change a shirt, not look like sex on heels.\u201d His eyes peered right through her, it seemed, and she could feel her body heat up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI could change?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNow that would be a crime against all men,\u201d he held out his arm for her to loop through and smiled. \u201cCome along now; we\u2019re already late for our reservation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella sighed as she looped her arm through his and followed him. \u201cSo why did your date cancel?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAh, I\u2019m afraid you caught me in a little white lie,\u201d he admitted with a smile on his face. \u201cThere was no date. I only wanted to get you out of the house. And it worked.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella huffed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd I told you to wear a dress.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI burned all my dresses years ago after moving away from Forks. My boyfriend at the time, and his family, thought it was unbecoming for a young woman to wear jeans only.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol huffed. \u201cYou look beautiful, I had imagined you\u2019d look stunning in a dress, but this is much better.\u201d He then burst out in laughter. \u201cYou burnt your dresses? Aren\u2019t you a little pyromaniac!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was awesome,\u201d she grinned. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo no boyfriend then?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo. After my experience I wasn\u2019t ready, and when I was\u2026 well, the guy I liked had a girlfriend so\u2026\u201d she shrugged as she continued to allow him to lead her to wherever. \u201cIt was the man who lived in your apartment previously.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou need to get out more,\u201d Kol snorted and shook his head. \u201cDo you like good music?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI love music, although if you\u2019re going to take me to a place where they play classical shit, I might have to set you on fire.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol smirked. \u201cNo, it\u2019s good music. But I\u2019ll have to make a mental note to remind me not to allow you to be in the same room as my brother,\u201d he added before he cheekily grinned. \u201cAlthough perhaps I should. My other brother and I would have our entertainment for the night sorted.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWow, how big is your family?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI lost count,\u201d Kol shrugged. \u201cBut I\u2019m almost the youngest!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s not an answer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIndeed it is not,\u201d he replied with a nod. \u201cI shall be taking you to St. James\u2019 Infirmary, ever went there?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, what is it?\u201d Bella was curious now. She\u2019d been in New Orleans for years but hadn\u2019t ever heard her co-workers mention that place. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe story is that it\u2019s a haven for all kinds of people,\u201d Kol said nonchalantly. \u201cNo magic can harm them there, nor can magic be used to find them there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMagic?\u201d Bella snorted. \u201cAre you serious?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is New Orleans, darling; there are supernatural creatures everywhere!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah right,\u201d she huffed. \u201cNext thing you\u2019re going to tell me is that werewolves are real and look like show ponies with a lot of fur.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat sounds a lot like ordinary shapeshifters, not like werewolves.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She huffed. \u201cI love the history of New Orleans and all, but magic isn\u2019t real. It\u2019s something that grew out of stories, folklore, to keep people entertained and in check. Much like the whole Dracula thing with vampires. He wasn\u2019t even a proper vampire because in the books he doesn\u2019t sparkle in the sun like little faeries, but instead turn into a lit match.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol burst out in uncontrollable laughter for quite some time as they turned a few corners. \u201cOh, that\u2019s\u2026 golden, Bella. You should meet my brother; he\u2019ll find you just as darling as I do!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She was now going to regret her decision to go out with Kol. He was nuts. Certifiable. His swing from seriousness to absolute insanity reminded her a lot of Kaleb after he went missing, but this was even worse. \u201cYou\u2019d better feed me soon, or I\u2019ll turn into a gremlin.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGet ready for an evening of good Jazz music and good food and drinks,\u201d he smirked as he turned another corner and led her into the infirmary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bar was decorated much like anything else in the city at the moment; full blown Halloween decorations, the cheesiest of cheese. It was almost as if they had gone to the cheapest store there was and bought everything in sight only to plaster it around to have a sense of normalcy or whatever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo\u2026 how legitimate is this bar?\u201d Bella questioned as Kol led her to a table and pulled out a chair for her. The bar looked like something Charlie had warned her about on many occasions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat do you mean?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She eyed the other people in the bar before looking back at Kol. \u201cIf one of the patrons decide to stab me, would you keep me safe?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol chuckled darkly. \u201cYou\u2019re quite safe here, Bella Swan, you have nothing to worry about.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She cocked her head at that. Granted, she had noticed similarities before, but there weren\u2019t a lot of people who spoke like Kol just had. Kaleb had been guilty of the same thing. It was curious Kol was doing the same thing. However, it wasn\u2019t that surprising as, like Kaleb, Kol had a British accent as well. Maybe they went to the same school together or something. But there were no such thing as coincidences, were there?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol ordered them something to drink, and she listened while he talked. He figured a proper introduction was long overdue, but much of what he told her were words she had already heard a while ago from a different mouth. What the hell was going on? By the time Kol was finished, Bella\u2019s glass was still full. She had taken a sip but it tasted horrible, and she wondered if he took her to this dive on purpose, to scare her off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His behavior earlier certainly should have scared her off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re a liar,\u201d she pointed out as she leaned back in her chair and crossed her arms over her chest. \u201cYou think I don\u2019t notice that you\u2019re trying to steal the life of a friend of mine?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cExcuse me?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAre you a criminal? Or are you running from something, someone? Are you that desperate to start a new life that you choose that of a dead man and even moved into his apartment to make sure you won\u2019t be found?\u201d Bella questioned him. \u201cYou\u2019re hot and all, but I don\u2019t like to be friends with people who lie to my face, knowing full well that I will catch them in the act.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol merely smirked when the waitress came over to hand them a menu, his eyes never leaving Bella\u2019s face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBe honest with me,\u201d she demanded after handing back the waitress and giving her order. \u201cOr I\u2019m going to walk right out that door.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd then what, darling? Go to the police?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, preferably packing my bags and move somewhere else, even if it means I\u2019m losing my job over it. I\u2019ve dealt with enough douchebags to last me a lifetime.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s your thing, isn\u2019t it?\u201d Kol asked amused, his head now resting on his hand as he leaned on the table. \u201cRunning. Why did you move to New Orleans? Of all the places in the world you could have chosen to run to, why here?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou call it running; I call it distancing myself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut why, though?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhy do you care?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBecause,\u201d he smiled at her. \u201cI find you a curious little creature. You\u2019re observant and you think you\u2019re excellent at hiding things but honestly darling, you\u2019re not.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella narrowed her eyes at him and thought for a moment before she got to her feet and grabbed her bag. \u201cThat\u2019s it; I\u2019m out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRunning away again.\u201d Kol was next to her in a blink of an eye, pushing up the sleeve of her arm, revealing the scar that remained after James had bit her. \u201cYou\u2019re accusing me of lying, but here you are, pretending the supernatural doesn\u2019t exist. You\u2019ve encountered the Cold Ones.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLet go of me,\u201d she said as she tried to pull her arm back. Kol was dangerously close now and even though she should be scared, it aroused her. Her own body was betraying her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019ve obviously encountered the shapeshifters of the Quileute tribe; otherwise you wouldn\u2019t have specifically mentioned werewolves the size of horses,\u201d Kol didn\u2019t let go of her, only pulling her back in. \u201cHere in New Orleans you\u2019re surrounded by the supernatural, and you choose to ignore it. It was the truth when I said this place is a safe place, that magic can\u2019t harm you here and all magical effects cease to exist. I brought you here to see if that bloody mental shield of yours would stop working but it didn\u2019t!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Kol had been spot on about the Cold Ones and the wolves, and her shield thing she didn\u2019t quite understand herself, she couldn\u2019t help but bark out a laugh. \u201cHappy Halloween! Good job, Kol, you\u2019ve managed to scare me, now let go of me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI need you to hear me out, please,\u201d he didn\u2019t sound as if he was begging, it was more of a command and Bella didn\u2019t like that at all. \u201cI never do this sort of thing, okay? I usually don\u2019t care about what happens to people around me, but you need to hear me out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLet go,\u201d Bella repeated as her hand slipped into her bag to grab the can of mace Charlie made her carry. \u201cI\u2019m not going to say it again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFive minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She grumbled as her phone rang and took it out of her bag instead of the mace. She wasn\u2019t all too happy seeing the name on her screen but decided to take it anyway. \u201cHold that thought,\u201d she told Kol before picking up the phone. \u201cThis is not an ideal time,\u201d she greeted the person on the other end of the phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI figured as much with my wife frantically calling me to give you a call, knowing you wouldn\u2019t answer if she did,\u201d <\/em>Jasper drawled. \u201cShe\u2019s freaking out because she doesn\u2019t know where you are.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s kinda the point of trying not to talk to you guys. I\u2019ve been successful for the last few years, why all the attention now?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re in New Orleans, the safest place you can be with the Volturi still after you.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella stayed silent. Of course, they knew where she was. Bella\u2019d never be completely free of them. She knew she hadn\u2019t informed Angela where she was, either. She hadn\u2019t given her an address and even Charlie didn\u2019t know. He had an address in New York from where someone would send it somewhere else, and so on and so on – should he feel the need to send her a card, but he hadn\u2019t sent her anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her computer had been set up with anonymous surfing, anonymous email addresses and the only way the Cullens would know she was in New Orleans was because of Alice. Alice knew all along where she was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo, my question is, where are you?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt a bar.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA werewolf bar?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo,\u201d she scoffed as she looked around and shrugged. \u201cNormal people, no furries around, why? You feel kinky again, Jazz?\u201d Bella fought back a grin when she saw Kol\u2019s surprised face. \u201cBecause there\u2019s an amazing zoo around here with a load of those.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis isn\u2019t a time to joke around, Bella,\u201d <\/em>Jasper scolded her. \u201cI want you to be safe. The only reason why I haven\u2019t come to find you yet is because you\u2019re in New Orleans. You\u2019re safe there. The Volturi won\u2019t come into Mikaelson territory.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI can\u2019t believe they\u2019re holding a grudge for so long.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the rules. You know that. If you\u2019re at a bar, you must be at St. James\u2019 Infirmary. I\u2019ve heard they protected it against all magic a year ago or something. Who are you with?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella looked at Kol, he had now let go of her and was enjoying his drink in his seat, occasionally glancing over his shoulder as if he was waiting for their food to arrive or something. \u201cMy neighbor,\u201d she replied before realizing what Jasper had said earlier. \u201cWhat do you mean by Mikaelson territory?\u201d Bella sat down in her own chair and kept her eyes firmly fixed on Kol as she listened to Jasper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey\u2019re the oldest vampires of their kind. They appear human and burn in the sun. Some wear special rings to allow them to walk in the daylight. I suppose they\u2019re closer to the fiction books about vampires than we are; I believe they\u2019re even responsible for a few of them,\u201d <\/em>Jasper explained. \u201cIn any case, they\u2019re just as powerful as the Volturi, these Mikaelsons. Perhaps they hold even more power, but despite them living out in the open, most of their private life is just that. Even I don\u2019t know the extent of their wealth or reach.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou know them?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy path may have crossed one of theirs, yes. But if anything, you\u2019ll be safe in New Orleans.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat if I want to move?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHumor me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She could hear Jasper suck in a breath on the phone. It was funny; vampires didn\u2019t need oxygen. \u201cYou\u2019d be dead within the year. Dead or turned. Or turned and then painfully destroyed.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, great,\u201d Bella said sarcastically, rolling her eyes, wondering why Kol had that stupid smirk on his face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, you could move, of course,\u201d <\/em>Jasper replied lightly. \u201cThis idea would piss off Edward, but if possible, you could find one of the Mikaelsons and befriend them. Rumor is they love their damsels in distress.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Jasper laughed. \u201cAvoid Elijah, he\u2019s a stick in the mud and perhaps holds more darkness than his two younger brothers combined.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol and someone at the bar burst out in laughter, nearly choking on their drinks. \u201cHey, Jazz, my neighbor is called Kol Mikaelson, he one of them?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was quiet for a long time on the other end of the line. \u201cIf he\u2019s taken you to that bar, something\u2019s wrong.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe is?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes,\u201d <\/em>Jasper replied and sighed. \u201cOh, darlin\u2019, you go from one extreme to the next, aren\u2019t you?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFuck me,\u201d Bella muttered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cName the time and place,\u201d Kol grinned and winked at her. \u201cIs that the Major? Tell him I said hi. Ask him if he killed his adoptive brother Edward yet, he was such a prick.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah well, get in line,\u201d Bella shot at Kol before sighing. \u201cThanks, Jazz, this has been real informative.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBe careful.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSeems like I\u2019m in the lion\u2019s den anyway, so we\u2019ll see. Happy hunting.\u201d She disconnected the call and narrowed her eyes on Kol. \u201cSo you\u2019re a vampire.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd I was right about you running with Cold Ones,\u201d Kol smugly replied, seemingly very full of himself. \u201cEdward Cullen? Really?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMisspent youth,\u201d she replied. \u201cStart talking.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFirst things first;\u201d Kol smirked. \u201cJust by ignoring things, doesn\u2019t mean it goes away. For example, Kaleb was a practicing witch. I was dead, and my mother put me in his body. It was then when I found myself immensely fascinated by you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou were trying too hard to ignore strange things, darling,\u201d he explained. \u201cI thought it funny to use magic to complicate your day by changing little things on your way to work and you simply brushed it off. For example; upon leaving your house, you wore the same shoes, but upon arriving to work, you wore two different pairs. You just shrugged it off! It was hilarious!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWait, that can happen? People in different people? Magic?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou run with the Cold Ones and the Quileute wolves, and you think magic is not possible?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella was quiet for a moment as she watched him finish his drink. \u201cSo it\u2019s your fault Kaleb is dead?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo. That was my brother Finn\u2019s fault by putting a hex on me. I couldn\u2019t leave Kaleb\u2019s body anymore, and then the bastard cursed me to die.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut you\u2019re back again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMagic,\u201d he replied before grabbing her wrist again and rubbed his thumb over her scar. \u201cHow did you survive the bite of a Cold One without turning?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe were talking about your life, Kol. You were going to explain to me what the hell is going on,\u201d Bella said as she pulled her wrist back and made another attempt at taking a sip of her drink but found it tasted still horrible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWould you like something else to drink, perhaps, if this is not to your liking? A Bloody Mary?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella felt her face heat up as a blush crept up her cheeks. \u201cI didn\u2019t want to be rude; I thought if their drinks were this bad, what would the food be like?\u201d A Bloody Mary sounded good right about now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He smirked and nodded to his friend at the bar. \u201cIt\u2019ll be arranged then. Now, back to business. I have to admit, my time with you as Kaleb had tickled me in a funny spot and I wanted to try to see how you\u2019d react if I\u2019d feed you some of my blood.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDon\u2019t worry darling, you didn\u2019t taste it; otherwise you wouldn\u2019t have kept ordering take out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She blinked at him. \u201cWait, what?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy brother Niklaus told me I was playing with fire, of course, but I\u2019ve never allowed curiosity and his opinions stop me,\u201d he sighed and shrugged. \u201cMuch to my chagrin, it didn\u2019t have any effect on you, but still, I kept dosing you a little at a time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t understand\u2026 you don\u2019t have venom?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not snakes like the Cold Ones. We\u2019re human\u2026 mostly. We bleed. We drink coffee to feel warm to the touch. We have a diet of blood, human blood, but we can eat and drink whatever we wish. The taste of food is even better as a vampire because all senses get enhanced. I, for one, never bothered with self-control while snacking on humans, but it can be controlled.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re not getting my blood.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t take you out to dinner to ask you for your blood, darling, if I wanted it, I would have taken it!\u201d Kol said furiously. \u201cHave I ever done something to hurt you? Have I hurt you in any way? No, I have not. To blatantly assume I\u2019d take your blood after confessing my control is non-existent is rude.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m sorry,\u201d she muttered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou should be,\u201d he retorted angrily and watched as the waiter set down the cocktail in front of her. \u201cNow, before you take that drink, I want you to answer two questions for me,\u201d he said as he placed his hand over it. \u201cHow much trouble are you in with those blasted Volturi?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHumans aren\u2019t supposed to know about the existence of the Cold Ones, or their laws. It\u2019s either turn or death, but there\u2019s no way in hell I\u2019m going to turn into a walking disco ball. Death seems a little extreme, too, so I don\u2019t know, maybe I\u2019ll run for the rest of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOr stay in New Orleans where it\u2019s safe from them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBecause of your family.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Bella huffed. \u201cI don\u2019t want to end up as a protected human yet again, Kol. I also don\u2019t want to stick around because I could get hurt. That\u2019s what you get from running with vampires. You always get hurt.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTraffic accidents could end your life, too. They happen every day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt least I\u2019d be human.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He still had his hand covering her drink and shrugged. \u201cDo you believe in second chances? For example, what if something would happen to someone you believe deserves a second chance because either someone screwed up or because their presence makes a difference somewhere?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI guess?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur mother cursed us when she turned us into immortal beings, but it also gifted us with a long life. A life where we can do whatever we wish, travel, gather knowledge about just about anything. The first time I died, I died because some fledgeling idiot hunter stabbed me with the one thing that could kill me. I died trying to prevent the end of the world. When mother put me in a human body, I loved the second chance as a witch. Now that I\u2019m back yet again after dying, I\u2019m living my third chance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSomething in this world doesn\u2019t want you out of it, then.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat, and some witches can be quite persistent,\u201d Kol laughed as he removed his hand from her glass. \u201cIf you\u2019d die today – not by my hand, would you want a second chance?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella thought about it. Would she want a second chance? If she\u2019d die today, did she have any unfinished business? \u201cIf I would get a second chance, it still wouldn\u2019t solve my problem with the immortal Volturi.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, but let\u2019s assume you\u2019ll come out stronger with your second chance. You\u2019d be able to take them on, head on, and my family and I will support you with your fight.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou mean turning me into a vampire?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol smiled at that as he watched her take a sip of her drink. \u201cLive longer, amass your own little seat of power. Nobody would ever hurt you again, or come for you because they\u2019ll know you\u2019ll be stronger. And, you\u2019d get a second chance at life. A lot of vampires are teachers or work in law enforcement. They valued that work as a human and continued their work as a vampire.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut how? If you don\u2019t sparkle in the sun, you burn.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s easily fixed, you\u2019ve seen me out and about in daylight, so why wouldn\u2019t I grant you the same?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd I could still do my job as a teacher?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t understand why you like teaching those illiterate brats, but yes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSounds reasonable,\u201d she slowly nodded. \u201cWould I have complete freedom as well? Don\u2019t get me wrong, Kol, but I once thought I wanted to be a vampire, a Cold One, until the rules made it too restrictive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe only rule here in New Orleans is is to be discrete when you feed and perhaps kill. That\u2019s all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd what if I don\u2019t want to drink from a human?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere\u2019s such a thing called a blood bank. Nifty invention over the last few decades, they have freshly tapped human blood in the refrigerator!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOkay,\u201d she replied after having downed her drink. It had tasted so good; she wanted more. On top of that, where was their food? Did the cow still need to be slaughtered or something? \u201cBut you can only turn me when I\u2019m on the verge of death, deal?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He got off his chair and squatted down next to her as he took her hands. \u201cDarling, I still have to figure out how it\u2019s possible you don\u2019t remember, but last night you didn\u2019t come home. There was an accident with an out of control street car a little after you left work. It derailed and went tumbling down the road, taking everything in its path along for the tumble.\u201d Kol searched her face for some recognition, but there wasn\u2019t any. \u201cYou were in its path, along with several cars and lorries. You died on impact. My brother Niklaus and I found you this morning, and you were groggy, a little bit dizzy, but you were adamant you were late for work, not recognizing me. We cleaned you up and allowed you to go on your merry way as you seemed alright.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t remember.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou died, Bella. I wasn\u2019t aware of that before, but when I saw you come home for dinner today, I felt you were in transition. Because I\u2019ve been dosing you with my blood all this time, you were transitioning into a vampire, and I took you here to make sure the last few hours you had left wouldn\u2019t be spent in agony.\u201d He smiled at her then. \u201cI\u2019m still shocked you went to work like that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She felt the blood drain out of her face. \u201cThat Bloody Mary wasn\u2019t alcohol.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, darling, it was human blood with a celery stick and a tiny cute umbrella,\u201d he kissed the top of her hand. \u201cYou got your second chance, and it\u2019s alright to be scared. I\u2019m here for you. You\u2019re my responsibility, and I will teach you everything you need to know.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell shit, I nearly died a virgin,\u201d she muttered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re taking the news of your death very well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat choice is there?\u201d Bella glared at him. \u201cComplain about it? Whine about it? Be angry with you for your \u2018curiosity\u2019 and unknowingly feeding me your blood? No, it happened. Can\u2019t change it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI say you\u2019re a welcome addition,\u201d another voice sounded, and Bella looked up to see the man who had been sitting at the bar previously. \u201cI couldn\u2019t think of anyone better to be my brother\u2019s first sireling after his rebirth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEw,\u201d Bella shuddered. \u201cThat\u2019s just gross.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBella, meet my brother Niklaus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKlaus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNice to meet you,\u201d Bella said before looking up at Kol. \u201cWhere\u2019s our food? We ordered, didn\u2019t we? I\u2019m hungry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMary\u2019s still in the kitchen, love, help yourself,\u201d Klaus said amused as he watched Bella head straight for the kitchen. \u201cYou\u2019ve done well, brother.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe\u2019s my responsibility, Nik, I swear.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus pat his brother on the back. \u201cYou\u2019ll do fine. She seems to be a natural at being a vampire. Very at ease. Dangerous.\u201d He then smiled widely at him. \u201cPrecisely what you need. Why won\u2019t you join her for a nibble and then fulfill one of her wishes? It is likely she\u2019d want to pay a visit to those blasted Cullens and castrate one of them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, so much fun to be had,\u201d Kol grinned. \u201cAre you sure?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cElijah forged the live and let live agreement with them, but they\u2019re even bigger monsters than we are. What\u2019s the harm in killing the golden son? He hurt your new toy, didn\u2019t he?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat about the Volturi?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll deal with them if they wish to retaliate. It should be a glorious battle should they decide to do so,\u201d Klaus playfully said before pushing his brother towards the kitchen. \u201cHave some fun, brother, you deserve it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the time Kol entered the kitchen, Bella had already her teeth deep in Mary\u2019s neck, and there wasn\u2019t a lot of life left inside of the human. \u201cBella, you don\u2019t need to kill to feed if you don\u2019t want to.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella\u2019s eyes flicked up to meet his before she let out a low growl and pulled Mary closer to her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs you wish, darling,\u201d he said amused, throwing his hands up in the air. \u201cHappy Halloween!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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