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Chapter 02 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A couple of weeks later, Bella really hoped that TrashPanda was around to talk to her, mainly because she did live in a rich environment of the Supernatural and she wanted to check on a story that Damon had told her about the Sun and Moon curse. Surely there would be an answer in New Orleans?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella stayed out of Mystic Falls trouble, she merely wanted to make sure that the curse was what it was and nothing special. Nothing that could harm the Salvatores, after all, Zach Salvatore may have started with her protection, it was his nephews – or uncles – that carried on, without even knowing what she was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hell, even Bella didn\u2019t know what she was, but her research told her that she wasn\u2019t a medium but some sort of necromancer and that was dangerous. She was dangerous. If she could raise the dead, she had to be careful. Maybe that was why she wanted to make sure that the curse wouldn\u2019t have an effect on her, either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CeilingCat: <\/em><\/strong>You here?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TrashPanda: <\/em><\/strong>Sup?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CeilingCat: <\/em><\/strong>What do you know about the Sun and Moon curse in relation to vampires?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TrashPanda: <\/em><\/strong>Research?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CeilingCat: <\/em><\/strong>Totally. History teacher has moved on to the Aztecs now. Seeing as you\u2019re in the big city and all\u2026 maybe you could help me write this paper?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella didn\u2019t like the silence. TrashPanda wasn\u2019t talking for a long time while she was online so to kill some time, and not to sound too pushy, Bella made herself something to eat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

TrashPanda: <\/em><\/strong>Okay, so legend tells us that vampires and werewolves are real – but they\u2019re not buuuut let\u2019s assume that they are. Long time ago, the vampires and werewolves were fighting and were killing innocent lives while doing so. So the Aztecs created a curse that would allow the vampires to walk only at night and the wolves to only transform at full moon.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CeilingCat: <\/em><\/strong>I know that. I mean, I got as far as that. Vampires are the werewolves\u2019 natural prey. Their bite can kill. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TrashPanda: <\/em><\/strong>Right! So that\u2019s the curse. However, rumor goes that the curse is fake. It appeared out of nowhere in many cultures at the same time and some people say that it was merely a scary horror story to tell. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CeilingCat: <\/em><\/strong>You\u2019re saying a bunch of guys wanted to fuck with believer\u2019s heads?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TrashPanda: <\/em><\/strong>Yeah, I guess so. I mean, you can break the curse, or so they say, with a Moonstone, a vampire and a werewolf sacrifice and the blood of a doppelganger. Seriously, for a tiny curse like that? Something else might be at play. Something bigger. More dangerous.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CeilingCat: <\/em><\/strong>Like what?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TrashPanda: <\/em><\/strong>I don\u2019t know. A hybrid, maybe? They\u2019re extremely rare in lore, so maybe it\u2019s all connected. I don\u2019t know. Nobody is telling me anything here, because it\u2019s not real. I only know what I know because I like connecting the dots, just like you.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CeilingCat: <\/em><\/strong>A hybrid? Okay, so for arguments sake and to make my paper even better (and me teacher\u2019s pet for making it exciting!); let\u2019s assume that everything\u2019s real because my teacher likes that, and let\u2019s assume that everything needed is available in one town but the hybrid. What\u2019s the worse that could happen?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TrashPanda: <\/em><\/strong>The hybrid breaking his curse and to be able to make more hybrids? I don\u2019t know. He could become more powerful because both of his sides are free. You\u2019re a writer. Use your imagination and good luck on that paper. Let me know what your teacher thinks, this is certainly out of the box thinking, well done!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CeilingCat: <\/em><\/strong>Thanks.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TrashPanda: <\/em><\/strong>Oh, and I did a paper on Doppelgangers last semester. The research I did was that they\u2019re always hell bent on destroying the other\u2019s lives by manipulation and nasty things. So if you need to see it as real; make them the bad guy in all of it.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CeilingCat: <\/em><\/strong>LOL. Thanks! I\u2019ll have this paper written in no-time now! Back to the books!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TrashPanda: <\/em><\/strong>Back to the book cave! Xx<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella continued to live her life after the chat with TrashPanda. She went to school, listened intently when her teacher Saltzman spoke, observed the rest of the gang, but the funny thing was that they weren\u2019t spending that much time in school anymore, and it wasn\u2019t raising any eyebrows from the faculty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And wow, did she want to stab Moritz\u2019 eyes out with a blunt object. He had gone from being a dork to being Mr. Popular and she suspected that he was on something. Or maybe turned. Damon and Stefan hadn\u2019t turned anyone – to her knowledge, Caroline was an accident – so was this Katherine\u2019s fault? Why would she allow him to walk in daylight? No, vampire was out of the question. Maybe he was a werewolf, an accidental bite from Tyler or his uncle. Moritz was a pig. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella followed him out of school, she didn\u2019t even know why, really. She and Moritz hadn\u2019t been dating for long and they had separated for even longer, but she hated his guts. There was a fire, a rage, inside of her and he needed to pay for his sluttiness. For his inability to treat women like royalty, like the goddesses they are. He was a pig. A pig!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBella! Hey, focus on me,\u201d Damon\u2019s voice suddenly sounded as he grabbed her tightly, turning her around and making her focus on him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where did he come from. \u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t just turn people into animals, Bella,\u201d he said as he spun her around again and pointed at the pig, Moritz\u2019 clothes were hanging loosely around him. \u201cNo matter how much you hate them, you can\u2019t do this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t do that!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes, you did. I saw it with my own eyes. You\u2019re lucky nobody else did,\u201d Damon scolded her as he let go of her and helped the pig out of the clothes before throwing them into the bin. \u201cNow he\u2019s just a pig.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe is,\u201d she replied stunned. \u201cI did that?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYep. Let\u2019s get you home. You\u2019re done for the day,\u201d Damon put his arm around her and started to lead her to his car. \u201cYou have to be careful, Bella. Wasn\u2019t that what Zach had said? Elijah is in town. He\u2019s a very old vampire and he has a nose for special things like you. Do you want a big target painted on your back?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat if he\u2019s the one who can tell me what I am?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTrust me, he\u2019s not. He\u2019s a prick,\u201d he opened the passenger door for her so she could get in and drove her home in silence, his mind obviously preoccupied with other things. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou know, how am I supposed to learn and observe when you don\u2019t want me in on things?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSuch as?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKatherine. The Tomb. The werewolves. The curse. Elijah.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Damon only smirked as he stopped the car in front of the boarding house. \u201cHow am I supposed to keep you safe while I\u2019m busy dealing with the other stuff?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella grumbled as she slammed the door closed. \u201cWhat if the curse isn\u2019t for breaking the werewolf curse? What if it\u2019s used for other things?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLike what?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMore dangerous things, I don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re right, you don\u2019t know. I do. Now, go home before you turn me into a pig.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re already a pig,\u201d Bella rolled her eyes at him before she walked over to her home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOink, oink!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

\u201cSo, in my previous class, I was told we\u2019d been covering the sixties because of the upcoming Decade dance,\u201d Mr. Saltzman announced as he started to teach the class. Bella thought he looked different, but she couldn\u2019t quite put her finger on it. \u201cIt made me want to fail myself. I did so poorly! Now, what were we discussing in this class?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou were supposed to hand us our papers back, Mr. Saltzman,\u201d Jeri piped up with a giggle. \u201cProps to you for finally becoming the absentminded professor!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRight, of course,\u201d Saltzman said, furiously blushing as he pretended to rummage through the drawers and the papers on the desk. \u201cAh! Found them!\u201d He handed the first few ones to the ones in the first row before his eye fell on something. \u201cA paper on the Sun and Moon curse?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAztec,\u201d Bella replied, cocking her head. \u201cDon\u2019t you remember? I wanted to write about something other than the builders of modern society and tackle their beliefs. You said to go for it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A fake smile of recognition appeared on his face. \u201cOf course. I uh\u2026 I haven\u2019t managed to grade it yet so once everyone has their papers and their grades, you can all do something fun for the rest of the hour while I discuss this with you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTeacher\u2019s pet,\u201d Jessica coughed as she clutched her paper and walked out of class. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLoser.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNerd.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More was said, but Bella decided to ignore it. As always. Saltzman would never have announced this so publicly. He was definitely wrong. And she was alone. Luckily he was more intrigued with the words in her paper, so maybe she could disappear. Getting up from her chair, she started to make her way to the door, slowly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIsabella, please,\u201d he said as he pointed to a chair. \u201cYou have quite the imagination,\u201d he smiled at her, leaning against the desk. \u201cDo you think this could be true?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOf course not,\u201d Bella huffed. \u201cYou and I both know that the Aztecs weren\u2019t that superstitious. It\u2019s just a fairytale.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cQuite,\u201d he said amused. \u201cI love it. I\u2019ll give you an A, but I suppose that doesn\u2019t come as a surprise to you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCan I go now?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCan I run a theory by you? Since we know the same people?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDo we?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDamon and Stefan? I saw you get out of Damon\u2019s car this morning when he dropped you off. You and I both know they\u2019re vampires and that they\u2019ve been after this curse for quite some time trying to save Elena. Don\u2019t play dumb with me, Isabella.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m not. I\u2019m not involved in any of that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThen why the extensive research on a curse, that according to you, doesn\u2019t exist?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBecause I do that. I tell stories.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat if it were real? There is no Sun and Moon curse, only one curse, meant to bind something much more powerful than your ordinary vampire or werewolf?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Definitely not Saltzman. Bella sighed as she tiredly ran a hand through her hair. \u201cI don\u2019t care. Damon told me about the Original, Klaus, yesterday and for all I care it\u2019s his curse to break. I\u2019m not involved in their problems.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut what if Klaus kills them?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKinda their own fault, isn\u2019t it? For finding Elena? For getting to know her and setting things in motion?\u201d Bella chuckled darkly. \u201cI mean, I\u2019ve warned Damon countless of times to just walk away, but he can\u2019t. Because Elena looks like Katherine and Katherine is a bitch. For all I care Klaus kills Stefan because Stefan is barely hanging on by a thread and please, a vampire that feeds on animals? What kind of vampire is that? You know as well as I do how Stefan was when he was drinking human blood a few months ago. He\u2019s a danger.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alaric smirked then. \u201cWhat of Damon?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDamon\u2019s nice. He pretends he\u2019s an asshole who doesn\u2019t care but he\u2019s nice. Kind. Warm. I feel privileged to see that side of him that he rarely shows others.\u201d She couldn\u2019t remember if she told Rick about herself, probably not. Damon, and in a way Stefan, were the only ones who knew that she was something but what was still a mystery to all of them. \u201cDamon\u2019s a victim of Stefan\u2019s bullying and the sole reason he\u2019s a vampire in the first place. If it were up to me, Stefan would have been dead a long time ago but hey, I\u2019m a mere mortal and you\u2019re too much of a wuss to kill him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe\u2019s the brother of my best friend.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIs Damon your best friend, though?\u201d Bella said as she got up from her chair and walked over to Alaric, staring him right in the face. \u201cBecause I don\u2019t think you\u2019re Alaric Saltzman.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHow so?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYour aura. Good day,\u201d Bella said as she snatched her paper out of Not Rick\u2019s hands and walked out of the classroom before turning around and peeking her head around the door. \u201cAnd for your information, this wasn\u2019t my paper; this was research for Rick,\u201d she said before turning around and heading out of school. She could feel her heart rate return back to normal before she burst out in a fit of laughter. She had sounded just like her mother. What was the world coming to?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No, but seriously, there was a dark shimmer or muddled colors around Saltzman that had alerted her, something she hadn\u2019t seen before. Was she now going to have to read up on auras?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She stopped by the groceries store as she walked home from school; not wanting to bother Damon in having to pick her up. She wasn\u2019t even sure why he dropped her off in the first place; Bella could have easily taken her own car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mystic Falls still felt different; something was coming and nothing would be the same again. Then again, she turned Moritz into a pig, what the fuck was up with that? She still couldn\u2019t wrap her head around it. Bella had done some digging on the internet, googling for transformations from a human into an animal but all she got was shapeshifting; like werewolves, dream interpretations and anime and that wasn\u2019t it, was it? She\u2019d forced the shapeshifting upon someone else. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What freaked her out the most was that she was intrigued by it, and didn\u2019t feel any remorse. At all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When she arrived at her house, she was well aware of the amount of crows that were following her the moment she crossed the driveway of the boarding house. \u201cOverkill much, Damon?\u201d She muttered under her breath and stopped in her tracks when she saw this guy standing at her front door. He was immaculately dressed and looking around, curiously. \u201cCan I help you? The Salvatores live in the big house!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, I\u2019m well aware of that, thank you,\u201d the man turned to face her, a pleasant smile on his face. \u201cDo you live here?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI do, but I don\u2019t remember ordering something and it usually arrives at the big house so\u2026\u201d Bella readjusted the bag in her hand so she could use it as a weapon if needed and pushed past the man, opening her door and getting in. If this guy was a vampire, and he likely was, then she was safer inside. \u201cAgain, can I help you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m curious,\u201d the man replied. \u201cI\u2019m an historian and I was merely looking around on the Salvatore property as it\u2019s old and perhaps I could find something of interest. This guest house isn\u2019t on any document.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re not an historian,\u201d Bella flicked on her computer. If TrashPanda was on, she could type help or something. Bella\u2019s phone was dead and couldn\u2019t send a text to Damon. \u201cI know you\u2019re a vampire and if you\u2019re wondering why two vampires allow a human to live on their land, well, you got me there. I have no idea, but the rent is great.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The man chuckled at that. \u201cYou remind me of someone I\u2019ve met a while back, her name was\u2026\u201d the man paused, as if he was trying to remember. \u201cRen\u00e9e Higginbotham. Using sarcasm as a defense.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou know my mom?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAh! You must be her daughter, Isabella.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella narrowed her eyes on him. \u201cBella and how do you know my name?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy family and I have been keeping an eye on yours for a very long time. What a coincidence that I happened to run into you, in Mystic Falls of all places.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhy have you been keeping an eye on my family?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have my suspicions about your family after an encounter with your mother and your father,\u201d the man replied simply. \u201cThe male line of the Higginbothams is quite fascinating and nothing is known of your father\u2019s side of the family. Tell me, is your grandfather still alive?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGrandpa Nate died when I was 18.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cInteresting\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re creeping me out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, not to worry, Isabella. I mean you no harm.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella snorted. \u201cYeah, no offense, buddy, but one of my landlords said the same and he tried to take a bite out of me too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The man\u2019s lip curled in disdain. \u201cThe Salvatores have been nothing but a thorn in my side since my arrival here in Mystic Falls. Was it Damon?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re going to stay away from Damon or\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOr what?\u201d the man took a step closer to the door, but Bella was fairly certain he wouldn\u2019t be able to enter. \u201cInstead of listening to me, they do the complete opposite of what I have said. They\u2019re making things harder for themselves, and, for myself. My patience is wearing thin. I\u2019d rather spend my time with more intellectual beings than them, but alas. I shall punish Stefan then. You will have nothing to fear.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want you to do anything,\u201d Bella shot at him. \u201cI\u2019m quite capable of taking care of myself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

\u201cYes,\u201d she replied as she pointed that the pig that had come to join them on Bella\u2019s porch. She had to stifle a grin as someone, likely Damon, had dressed it up in an ugly sweater. \u201cThat used to be a boy. Unless you want to turn into what he is, I suggest you\u2019ll leave me alone. I\u2019ve had enough to deal with today and I\u2019m tired.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re a witch.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSure, whatever,\u201d Bella shrugged. \u201cI want you to stop nosing around my family, too. It\u2019s creepy that there are beings as old as yourself stalking regular human beings. Life is hard enough without having to think about the supernatural aspect of it all. Leave me alone,\u201d she then took a deep breath to calm herself. \u201cGo stalk Elena or something. She\u2019s the doppelganger. Far more interesting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cElena and I have an understanding, it\u2019s just that her protectors are idiots.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNot my problem. That\u2019s theirs,\u201d she countered. \u201cShould I see you again, in front of my house, leering, I will alert my landlords and I will have you forcibly removed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He smirked then. \u201cI\u2019d love to see them try. Have a nice day, Miss Bella. Thank you for the entertainment that I needed today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella rolled her eyes and slammed the door shut before starting to unpack her bag of groceries. She then put her phone on the charger and called Damon, telling him about some stalker on their property and in front of her home, seemingly knowing a lot about her family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou didn\u2019t antagonize him, did you?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI was my usual cheery self.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDamnit, Bella, that was Elijah. He doesn\u2019t like to be insulted.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t insult him! Jeez!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDid you disrespect him?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe disrespected me first by showing up here and started to ask questions. I guess we\u2019re even. Now, just a head\u2019s up, I don\u2019t think Alaric is Alaric.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, he\u2019s Klaus.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella groaned as she sat down on her couch. \u201cWhat are you up to? Do you need my help?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNope, just stay where you are. When it\u2019s all over, I\u2019ll come to you.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDamon!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNot up for discussion, Bella. I promise we\u2019ll be fine. And, if not, the deed to our house is in the study. All you have to do is sign it and it\u2019s yours. It\u2019ll keep you safe until you figure things out. But don\u2019t worry, I promise we won\u2019t die or anything. That would just be stupid.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TrashPanda wasn\u2019t around that night and Bella had to admit that she was a little scared when she could smell smoke coming out of the woods. For some reason, she felt the need to sit on her porch all night with tea and hot chocolate and just watch. Listen to the sounds around her. Listen to human screams in the distance until they died out. Some foxes had burrowed underneath the porch, Bella could hear them whimper in fear. Other than feeling slightly uneasy, Bella felt at peace; it was a beautiful full moon out and she could feel the weirdness of the day roll straight off her back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When morning came, she was still awake and was fascinated by a wolf approaching her on the porch. There was fresh blood around his muzzle and Bella tried to remain calm; she wasn\u2019t an idiot. Full moons meant werewolves but the sun was up now so if this was a real werewolf, he\u2019d have turned already. No, this was a real wolf and it was beautiful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHello,\u201d she greeted the wolf calmly. \u201cAren\u2019t you gorgeous?\u201d She slid off her chair to lower herself to the ground and held out her hand to the wolf. \u201cI mean you no harm. It\u2019s okay.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The wolf touched her hand with his nose and breathed in her scent before coming in closer, laying down next to her and put its face in her lap. \u201cAlright, you can take a nap,\u201d Bella said quietly as she scratched the wolf between his ears. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weren\u2019t wolves vicious in the wild? Even in zoos? What was she, really? Snow White? Dr. Doolittle? Either way, she was amazed and allowed herself to bask in the specialness of it all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bella had shot herself in the foot by being distracted by other things than making sure she could get into a college. She had aced her exams and, upon Damon\u2019s insistence, had spent two weeks in Florida over the summer. It was great to be surrounded by fluffy stuff, by Disney and even seeing her mom for a day or two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oh, as much as Bella wanted to talk to her mother about what was going on in her life, she knew she couldn\u2019t. Her mother would get scared, but Bella could tell that Ren\u00e9e saw that things had changed within Bella. She wouldn\u2019t press the matter and have Ren\u00e9e lead the conversation and unfortunately it never strayed in the supernatural area of their lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It had been the first time since Grandpa Nate\u2019s funeral that they saw each other and spending time on the beach was nice for the both of them. Bella confessed to her mother that she was worried about her future, seeing as she hadn\u2019t applied for college. Ren\u00e9e encouraged her to work more at the Mystic Grill and take the year off, mainly because she had worked so hard over the last few years and deserved a break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not opposed to the idea, Bella returned to Mystic Falls with a spring in her step and then found out that Stefan had skipped town with Klaus, that he was back on feeding off of humans and that Damon was looking for him. Family. Pain in the butts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And why was it a good idea to celebrate Elena\u2019s 18th birthday at the Salvatore home? Bella hated the noise coming from the house, who knew that Elena had so many friends? She sighed when there was a knock on the door and got up to open it. \u201cStefan,\u201d she said surprised. \u201cWhat are you doing here?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI need you to come with me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He sounded like Stefan. But this was Stefan on human blood. He had already tried to bite her before, what had changed? \u201cI don\u2019t think that\u2019s a good idea.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCome with me, or I will burn this house down and I don\u2019t care if you\u2019re in it.\u201d Stefan reached for her and pulled her out of the house, his hand over her mouth to stop her from screaming and sped off with her. The experience was surreal; she could feel every movement, she could feel Stefan\u2019s strength and she could feel how the wind cut into her skin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The trip was over before she knew it and she found herself suspended from the ceiling of what looked like a TV studio. She was tightly bound, and she could see the ground from where she was. She\u2019d be dead if she\u2019d hit the floor. \u201cDamnit, Stefan!\u201d Bella was afraid of heights, this wasn\u2019t going to end well, at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShut up, Bella,\u201d Stefan\u2019s voice sounded from below. \u201cI can\u2019t compel you to be quiet, but if you know what\u2019s good for you, you\u2019re not saying another word.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella\u2019s heart was pounding so hard that she thought it was going to burst out of her chest. Her lungs were compressing and she couldn\u2019t breathe properly. \u201cI\u2019m afraid of heights!\u201d she managed to cry out. What if the ropes she was bound with would break? Tear under hear weight? She\u2019d fall to her death and she really didn\u2019t want to die. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNot my problem!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cStefan!\u201d She could feel something sharp tear into her and lodge itself into her body. It hurt and maybe it was a good thing that she couldn\u2019t move her arms to pull it out, but for some twisted reason, the new pain was a distraction from her fear of heights. She could breathe again but with every breath, she could feel the object work against her skin. Blood was coming out of her, she could smell it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She wasn\u2019t sure how much time had passed, but she could hear someone enter the building. The silhouette told her it was Damon. What was Stefan up to? Bella whimpered against her restraints, she had started to feel light headed and was sure that she was going to die. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cStefan,\u201d Damon\u2019s voice sounded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHello, brother.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t write. You don\u2019t call.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNeed you to stop following me,\u201d Stefan said calmly before shrugging. \u201cCausing some problems.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith who, Klaus? I\u2019m supposed to care what he thinks?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat you\u2019re supposed to do is let me go.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The voices were distant now, Bella couldn\u2019t hear what they were saying as the world spun out of focus and she passed out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She came to on her porch. Her head was in someone\u2019s lap and there were a multitude of blankets over her, but she felt fine, or so she believed. Bella opened her eyes and looked up at Damon, confused. \u201cWhat happened?\u201d Oh, her voice was gone. Or her mouth was dry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cStefan wanted to make a point,\u201d Damon said bitterly as he helped her to sit up. \u201cIf I keep coming after him, he\u2019ll kill everyone. He made me choose between you and Andi and damnit, why do you have to be so special, Bella? I had a lot of fun with Andi and it\u2019s your fault that she\u2019s dead now. What am I supposed to do now?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNot to blame me for one,\u201d Bella looked down on her shirt and saw the imprint of a knife surrounded by some blood. Her blood. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI had to feed you my blood or you would have died,\u201d Damon said dismissively. \u201cCan\u2019t you just figure out what you\u2019re supposed to do and leave?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, I\u2019m sorry, Damon, I can\u2019t. And I\u2019m sorry that Andi\u2019s dead, but you know what? From now own, I\u2019ll be the princess in the tower and not open my door for everyone while you\u2019ll be my keeper and bring me food and water every single day,\u201d she replied angrily, getting to her feet. \u201cIf he doesn\u2019t want you to find him, then don\u2019t! If Elena\u2019s so desperate to find him, then have her look for him. Start living your own life for once!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSays the princess in the tower.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWho turned a boy into a pig,\u201d she warned him as she opened the door. \u201cMaybe I should move. Live above the Mystic Grill or something. There\u2019s space.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not safe!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd you wanted me to leave!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re so infuriating!\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo are you!\u201d Bella went inside and slammed the door shut before heading straight to the bathroom to clean up. What the fuck. She was supposed to stay out of all of this. How could she have been so stupid? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dressed in her comfy pyjamas and fuzzy slippers, Bella poured herself a big glass of whiskey to stave off the jitters as she turned on her computer. She needed someone friendly to talk to and she hoped that her friend was online. Before she could even look for her, a message popped up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

TrashPanda: <\/em><\/strong>Yo!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CeilingCat: <\/em><\/strong>Hi! It\u2019s been a whiskey kind of day, hope you don\u2019t mind, but I plan on getting drunk.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TrashPanda: <\/em><\/strong>I\u2019ll join you. What happened?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CeilingCat: <\/em><\/strong>I have a great friend but his brother is a jerk right now. He\u2019s in cahoots with some nut who strolled into town a few months ago and they\u2019re traveling now. This brother came back to town to make sure his brother would stay clear and used me to do it.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TrashPanda: <\/em><\/strong>Seriously?! Are you okay? Do I need to call the cops or something?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CeilingCat: <\/em><\/strong>Nah, I\u2019m a little sore and spooked but I\u2019m in one piece thanks to my friend. It was just very scary and something I thought wouldn\u2019t happen to me because I keep my nose out of things.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TrashPanda: <\/em><\/strong>Sounds like you\u2019re involved with the mafia or a secret society if you say it like that.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CeilingCat: <\/em><\/strong>LOL. I just want to get drunk and for you to cheer me up, but I suppose secret society comes close.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TrashPanda: <\/em><\/strong>Ohhh! Are you like\u2026 in a cult?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CeilingCat: <\/em><\/strong>You\u2019ve known me for years, Trashie. Wouldn\u2019t you have known by now if I was? How\u2019s college?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TrashPanda: <\/em><\/strong>I decided not to go. I\u2019m actually on the move a lot these days. My boyfriend got me a laptop and we\u2019re playing hide and seek cross country with some friends of his. Quite fun, really. One of them is a complete nut, though. He\u2019s lucky he\u2019s still breathing.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CeilingCat: <\/em><\/strong>Now, what did I tell you about your anger?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TrashPanda: <\/em><\/strong>I know, I know. I can\u2019t help myself. Hey, how about instead of hurting my jerk, I\u2019ll come over and hurt your friend\u2019s brother instead? <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CeilingCat: <\/em><\/strong>You don\u2019t have to do that. It\u2019s fine.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TrashPanda: <\/em><\/strong>Or, you could come out and join us.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, that was tempting. Bella didn\u2019t fancy working at the Mystic Grill every single day for another year until she could apply for college and she hadn\u2019t made any headway regarding to whatever the hell she was. And despite everything, staying in her house observing and learning finally had become boring, too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She wasn\u2019t going away because she was running, but because she felt like it. Besides, she could use a little bit of normality in her life. Damon had taught her some self defense moves, so she didn\u2019t need him. Why not?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But for some reason she was hesitant. Trashie hadn\u2019t been that forthcoming over the years and now she wanted to meet up and have fun? Just like that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TrashPanda: <\/em><\/strong> You still there?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CeilingCat: <\/em><\/strong>Yeah, just thinking, that\u2019s all. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TrashPanda: <\/em><\/strong>Why? What\u2019s the worry? We\u2019ve been friends for so long, Cat. Would be nice to see you face to face. Enjoy some freedom. Like\u2026 oh, skinny dipping, get drunk and dance around a bonfire!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CeilingCat: <\/em><\/strong>That sounds like a lot of fun, yes. I certainly have the time but\u2026 I can\u2019t help but wonder if TrashPanda\u2019s account got hacked and taken over by someone else.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TrashPanda: <\/em><\/strong>Paranoid much? I like it. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CeilingCat: <\/em><\/strong>Well?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TrashPanda: <\/em><\/strong>Like yourself, I am part of some sort of secret society. But I don\u2019t have to hide anymore. Look, I get it, if you\u2019re worried about your safety, then I completely understand. I give you my word that you\u2019ll be safe. Who knows? You might learn some new things along the way!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CeilingCat: <\/em><\/strong>Fine. Where do we meet up? <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella couldn\u2019t believe she was going to do this. Damon had been so kind to her and keeping her safe, but she needed to escape this madness a bit longer. Disney had been nice, but she needed to get out more. Make connections. Be connected. Whatever. And if Trashie\u2019s account was<\/em> hacked by a serial killer, then so be it. At least Bella would have lived a little.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TrashPanda: <\/em><\/strong>We\u2019re currently leaving Chicago.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CeilingCat: <\/em><\/strong>That\u2019s an 11 hour drive!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TrashPanda: <\/em><\/strong>Oh, well, we\u2019re going to drive for 11 hours to a little town called Mystic Falls, have you heard of it?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fuck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CeilingCat: <\/em><\/strong>You\u2019re kidding me.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TrashPanda: <\/em><\/strong>No, the woods are luscious and I hear the people are friendly. How far of a drive would that be for you? It\u2019s in Virginia, close to Lynchburg.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CeilingCat: <\/em><\/strong>I can do that easily.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TrashPanda: <\/em><\/strong>Good. Now, we\u2019re going to have to deal with some business first, but how about we meet up in two days? Let\u2019s say\u2026 their restaurant the Mystic Grill, 3 pm?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CeilingCat: <\/em><\/strong>Business? I thought you were on a freedom trip, doing whatever you wanted?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TrashPanda: <\/em><\/strong>I am \ud83d\ude42 I merely don\u2019t wish for our first meeting to be right in the middle of danger.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CeilingCat: <\/em><\/strong>Danger? The fuck, Trashie! What are you getting me in to?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TrashPanda: <\/em><\/strong>You\u2019ll be safe, don\u2019t worry. Talk to you soon! Xx<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella wasn\u2019t sure what to expect, but Trashie didn\u2019t show up on the day that they had agreed to. Which was probably fine seeing as Stefan was back in town and he had brought along Klaus and his sister Rebekah. And Katherine. And Mikael. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s one thing to meet someone you\u2019ve talked to online for years, it\u2019s another to bring them into harms way with all those vampires on the loose. Damon wanted Bella out of town. Bella refused, as always, and instead made sure that she had food for a week inside her house and enough booze to entertain herself while she worked on some of her stories, something she hadn\u2019t done in quite some time. Hiding away in her little house, waiting for the storm to calm down, waiting for Trashie to come back online. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella was hurt though. She had to admit that she was hurt by Trashie not showing up, but in hindsight, it had been for the best. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It appeared that Klaus was the crazy one in town now, one to look out for. It was entertaining to see that he used everyone as his entertainment, too. Perhaps he wasn\u2019t crazy, merely bored. He had the power to take revenge, seeing as he was an Original vampire and could compel normal vampires. Scratch that, ever since the Sun and Moon curse was broken, he was a hybrid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Didn\u2019t she talk to Trashie about the curse and let their minds go completely wild on it, thinking that the curse wasn\u2019t for normal werewolves?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TrashPanda: <\/em><\/strong>Are you still talking to me?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella opened her messenger and sighed. Was she? CeilingCat: <\/em><\/strong>I spent money to get to Mystic Falls and you weren\u2019t there.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TrashPanda: <\/em><\/strong>Things got a little hectic. I\u2019m sorry. Forgive me?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CeilingCat: <\/em><\/strong>Are you okay?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TrashPanda: <\/em><\/strong>Yes, why wouldn\u2019t I be? Come back to Mystic Falls. I\u2019ve fallen in love with this city and we\u2019ve bought a house. Well\u2026 no, that\u2019s a lie. It\u2019s a house that\u2019s been in the family for years and I\u2019m renovating. If you like it, you could stay \ud83d\ude42<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CeilingCat: <\/em><\/strong>I AM in Mystic Falls you dipshit. I live here. And you know this because I told you this years ago. So who are you, really?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TrashPanda: <\/em><\/strong>Come and find out \ud83d\ude42 xx<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella let out a cry of frustration as she got to her feet and kicked against the desk, instantly regretting it because now her foot hurt. Oh, she needed to leave her house because she was getting cabin fever, but was she really going to drive around Mystic Falls to see which house was being renovated and was she really going to walk into an unfamiliar situation blindly?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes. Perhaps it sounded strange, but she\u2019d been careful ever since her mother left, she emancipated and started to live on the grounds of the Salvatores. This carefulness had lead to Stefan nearly killing her and for Damon to have to save her and other weird shit. And she wasn\u2019t afraid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If Trashie was a serial killer and would kill her, then maybe that was what she had lived for. To be killed. If Trashie wasn\u2019t a serial killer but truly her friend, then Bella would be safe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And yet, despite her not being afraid, she packed a can of mace and a stake in her purse before grabbing her keys and headed out to her car. If she was lucky, nobody was home at the boarding home and she\u2019d get away without being noticed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mystic Falls wasn\u2019t a big town, but if you didn\u2019t know what you were looking for, then it was a huge undertaking. She drove for what appeared to be a couple of hours before deciding to take the road less traveled. After all, the Salvatore boarding house wasn\u2019t on a main road, either, and she stumbled upon a magnificent looking home that looked quite busy with builders going in and out of the house as if they were working for their lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What had Trashie gotten herself into?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If this was the house, then Bella was seriously impressed. She parked the car and stared at the house and the movement for quite some time before there was a knock on her window, startling her. The woman, likely in her late twenties, waved excitedly at her and Bella got out, not sensing any danger coming off of her. \u201cCeilingCat!\u201d she smiled widely before hugging her gently. \u201cIt\u2019s so nice to finally meet you in person! Sorry for having lied to you about who I am but\u2026 it\u2019s the internet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella looked at her \u2018friend\u2019 in shock. Trashie was taller than her, but perhaps that was due to the towering heels she was wearing and immaculately dressed in a pants suit, still, a little playful and punk, she was wearing a bright pink shirt underneath her dinner jacket. Her hair was jet black with thick strands of grey in it, dyed, of course. Bella thought it looked like a raccoon\u2026 which is what basically a trash panda was. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m Myriam Jenkins and yes, I do hail from New Orleans so not all I\u2019ve told you is a lie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNice to meet you?\u201d Bella said confused and pointed at the house. \u201cYours?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the boyfriend\u2019s house. We haven\u2019t been able to spend a lot of time together mainly because he was running from someone while hunting down someone so\u2026 he invited me over,\u201d Myriam looped her arm through Bella\u2019s as she started to walk towards the entrance. \u201cI\u2019m the thing he likes to keep a secret from the rest of the family. Or at least as far away from his family as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIs that a good thing?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, definitely,\u201d Myriam grinned. \u201cThe sex is great! Anyway, keep an open mind, alright? He\u2019s the one who\u2019s been chatting with you too after getting curious.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t do threesomes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNot asking you to, honey. The boyfriend is mine and I\u2019m his. We\u2019re your friends. I am your friend.\u201d She gently squeezed Bella\u2019s arm. \u201cYou\u2019re safe here. Besides, wouldn\u2019t you like to have another place to hide in other than your little house?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI guess,\u201d Bella said puzzled as she looked at her. \u201cWait, how do you know I\u2019ve been hiding?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJust our conversations. You were lonely. But no more. Not if you don\u2019t want to be,\u201d Myriam said as she opened the door and lead her into the hallway where a big staircase was being built. \u201cBeautiful, huh? Pardon the mess, it\u2019ll be over soon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam was right, it was beautiful. Bella thought that the outside of the house was impressive, but inside, it looked even better. She got lost as she looked around and it took a gentle tug from Myriam to get her back in the present. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNow, meet the other half of the TrashPanda, my boyfriend,\u201d Myriam said as she turned Bella around to face him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHello, love, Klaus Mikaelson. So glad to finally make your acquaintance,\u201d he said as he gently took Bella\u2019s hand and kissed it, as he lovingly smiled up to her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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