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

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Kol didn\u2019t know what Keelin and Freya were talking about when it came to the contents of Bella\u2019s blood stream, and he didn\u2019t particularly care because Freya was \u2018taking care of it\u2019. They had already slipped some cleansing herbs into Bella\u2019s food and Freya even cleansed her up close with some spells, but it was going to take time to undo all the magic, and she wasn\u2019t even sure she was supposed to undo all the magic, as she and Keelin had discovered that magic was in her DNA, amongst other junk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, he cared about the other things that Freya had informed him, and Klaus, of after reading Bella\u2019s file. She had, on many occasions, had had uncharacteristic temper tantrums <\/em>or freak outs<\/em> and had turned brains to mush. Vampires had to be destroyed, and who better to do that than the wolf Bella had broken? In her cell, nonetheless! Right in front of her, too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of right now, it didn\u2019t seem like Bella was going to freak out any time soon or have a temper tantrum. No, she was passive and only \u2018lived\u2019 underneath her table. The bed hadn\u2019t been slept in, at all. She had grown more alert by the day, but Klaus posed a \u2018what if\u2019 question. What if she\u2019d do such a thing? Not only would they be affected, but also the area around them, worst case scenario. But it could also mean nothing, that it was something else that had hurt those vampires and the wolf. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella was mildly telepathic, that was something they had already discovered, and were glad that she was using her words upon their request. But the only ability that hadn\u2019t fully branded her as a \u2018failure\u2019 was her shield ability. She could trap someone in her shield, and it could deflect objects. People. Very useful in a child snatching situation. Was this ability the reason she\u2019d been able to take care of herself with a demented wolf sharing her space with her?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And also very useful is she wanted to make a run for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oh, he was in trouble. He had challenged her to escape and she had been determined to try. Truthfully, ever since learning of that ability, he made sure that all of her exits were blocked when he went outside or had a quick nap. She\u2019d never make it out there by herself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella had been eating better than she had previously; he made sure that she\u2019d still get some of her oats, but then warm, with milk and berries and other fruits in the morning, some fruit in the afternoon and he\u2019d tried to get her to eat some meat in the afternoon but she claimed to be too full to eat. Maybe skipping lunch was a better idea. However, she was pinking up even after a couple of days, still frail, but pinking up. And now he had to be careful. She was eating regularly, and she was getting stronger. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019ve neglected to tell me something, darling,\u201d he said after knocking on her door and letting himself in, a playful smile on his face as he brought her a glass of orange juice and sat down at the table. She looked at him from her spot on the floor, puzzled, before getting to her feet and sitting down opposite of him. \u201cYou have other abilities than merely your telepathy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This wasn\u2019t good, he knew what she could do. While she wasn\u2019t at full strength, she could make a run for it now. Run away. Escape. But even though she could push people away with her shield, she couldn\u2019t run fast, she was only human. She\u2019d get caught eventually, that was the only reason why she hadn\u2019t attempted to run away the day before, because she realized that she was a human, and she was surrounded by vampires. She looked down to her hands and nodded. \u201cYes sir, but you\u2019ve never asked, either.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re not going to hurt my mind, are you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cN-no, sir!\u201d She was slightly panicked, knowing that it was a bad thing to hurt other people and she didn\u2019t like her accidents. \u201cI\u2019m a good girl, sir!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRelax,\u201d he said soothingly. He had tried to compel her, but it hadn\u2019t worked and Nik had laughed at him for even trying, because he already knew that the girl couldn\u2019t be compelled. \u201cI\u2019m not worried. I understand that it\u2019s a part of you that you don\u2019t like to tell people about. After all, I\u2019m your enemy, aren\u2019t I? You\u2019re still waiting for your Cold Ones to come back for you and you\u2019re merely biding your time. I understand, darling,\u201d he replied, a small smile on his lips. \u201cYou\u2019ve been instructed well on that part. Very smart. I like that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She watched him rise from his seat again and there was no doubt in her mind that he was going to punish her for having those thoughts as he opened the door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCome on then,\u201d he said as he pointed at the door. \u201cThe door\u2019s open. The gate towards the outside is open. It basically never closes, so\u2026\u201d he shrugged as he leaned against the doorpost. \u201cLet\u2019s go.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She was unsure what to do. He didn\u2019t sound angry with her, but there was something in his voice that was different than before. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI said, come here. Let\u2019s go,\u201d he said a bit more forcefully and hated himself as the girl scrambled to her feet and nearly tripped over them as she made her way over to him. \u201cYou have been here for a week, Bella,\u201d he said as he gently pushed her in the right direction. \u201cGranted, your first two days were a bit of a bad start on our behalf, but we have showed nothing but kindness to you, trying to help you get better, while you were here,\u201d he continued as he kept pushing her towards the exit. \u201cWe\u2019ve not done anything to hurt you, nor have we experimented on you. We\u2019ve been trying to understand what\u2019s been done to you so we can undo it and continue to help you. But that\u2019s not enough for you, is it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cY-you\u2019re trying to confuse me, sir,\u201d Bella stammered as she felt the cold tiles of the courtyard underneath her feet. \u201cYou\u2019re trying to break me, because you think I had it bad at home and my—\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe took you, like you were taking children. To give you a better life, like you did for those children. But we never hurt you, and the thanks we get for that is you\u2019re wanting to leave. Well, go ahead. Leave. See how long you last out there on your own. You\u2019re alone, Bella, truly alone. The center in Phoenix has been burned down, you have nowhere to go.\u201d He shoved her over the threshold for good measure. She looked ridiculously out of place in the heat with her sweatpants, bare feet and fluffy cardigan. \u201cOh, and as you can see, New Orleans is too sunny for your kind of vampire to roam around in, especially by day, so I suppose\u2026 in three days or so someone might come and get you? But allow me to remind you, that they abandoned you. They could have taken you easily from Niklaus but they abandoned you. Left you.\u201d He closed the gates behind her and locked them, before walking away. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He had no idea why, but he felt hurt, and he hated Nik for making him take care of the girl who clearly didn\u2019t want to be helped. Perhaps it was cruel of him to treat her like this, but she needed to learn a lesson. No more kid gloves. If she\u2019d truly leave the vicinity, he could always find her, her scent was burned into his nostrils, and he hated that. He hated himself for still wanting to save this girl and show her that life was to be enjoyed. He hated that he cared. He hated that he was fighting himself for walking back and to pull her back in. No, he wasn\u2019t going to do that. At least not for a few hours. She needed to witness life outside the walls and realize that her life wasn\u2019t normal and that he was merely trying to help her, yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella looked at Kol\u2019s retreating back and she wasn\u2019t sure what to do. He had let her go, just like that. Even locked the gate so she couldn\u2019t get back in, but why would she want to get back in? She had liked his visits, she never received many visits when she was in confinement, but she also knew she had to go back home. Was this another test? What would happen if she\u2019d truly walk away, would he come back to stop her? Did she want him to stop her? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She sat down at the gate and pulled her knees towards her chest, making herself as small as possible as she tried to make sense of her conflicting thoughts. Her loyalty was supposed to be to the Cullens, to her people, but they did abandon her and allowed her to be taken by Kol\u2019s brother. Just like that. Because she was defective and they didn\u2019t like her, anyway. They weren\u2019t going to get her. To them, she may be dead, or perhaps she\u2019d be that soon due to her change of diet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol treated her like Jasper would. Like someone who was allowed to have her own thoughts and opinions, he asked her questions to make her think, and was being locked in a room that was warm that bad? It was different, because these vampires had a different lifestyle. She had to use a toilet and the shower. She wasn\u2019t allowed to feel anything, but she couldn\u2019t help but feeling warm. Everything was light, not dark. And Kol had been right, there were no experiments by doctors, only that one time when the girl doctor came to pull blood out of her body instead of injecting her with something. That had been strange. Or how Freya started to speak in a different language and blew smoke in her face on several occasions, that had been extremely strange. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She had seen everything as a punishment. The food. The shower. The room. The talking. But it hadn\u2019t been a punishment, she didn\u2019t have to pretend it didn\u2019t hurt because it didn\u2019t hurt. It hadn\u2019t hurt. Not being allowed back into the building was what hurt. Because now she was alone. All alone. No one was going to come to help her, and while she had said she was capable of taking care of herself, she wasn\u2019t. Her strength would diminish over the course of a week or two, depending on how much food she had had, and she had had a lot in the last few days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She was like the children she had sent home; ungrateful and unfit for a different life, hanging on too much onto the past, from the place they\u2019d been taken. But, in her case, there wasn\u2019t someone like Jasper who\u2019d bring her home. There wasn\u2019t a home to go home to, she didn\u2019t know where New Orleans was, or Alaska, for all she knew it was worlds apart or extremely close, but how was she going to get there? By herself?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The main question she needed to ask herself was; if she\u2019d run into a Cold One now, would she beg them to take her home? Or would she run away? Because there were good Cold Ones and bad Cold Ones. And not every Cold One knew each other. And according to Jasper, most of them didn’t even like each other. There were even Cold Ones who wanted puppets so they could have their way with them, and according to Doctor Carlisle, that was a bad thing, especially for Bella. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol had asked her if she\u2019d hurt him and she said \u2018no\u2019, because he was a good person, a good vampire, and he didn\u2019t deserve to end up like Sam had. And he had told her to leave, because he discovered her plans, her thoughts, about leaving. But now that she was outside, it was scary. It was getting dark, people were getting louder and were tripping over her because she was in the way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She couldn\u2019t breathe. Her chest felt heavy and she couldn\u2019t breathe, she could feel her insides tingle, her brain was swimming and she couldn\u2019t breathe. The last time this happened she\u2019d hurt a handful of vampires and she was far too close to the building for this to happen now. This wasn\u2019t good. She couldn\u2019t contain it in her bubble, they didn\u2019t work well together. Bella needed to run and hope she\u2019d be as far away as possible from the building when she\u2019d explode. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She tried to get up but was knocked over by a passerby and that knocked the air straight out of her chest. No. It was happening. There were tears rolling down her cheeks. Tears were a foreign thing to her, and they always came when she couldn\u2019t breathe. She couldn\u2019t allow her to hurt Kol or his family, they didn\u2019t deserve it. Nobody deserved it, but she couldn\u2019t stop it. The least she could try was to direct it into one direction. Not to her back, but only towards the front, outward. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her brain exploded then, she let out a cry as the sharp pain shot right through her head, causing her to start breathing again as several people dropped in the street before her, a car was coming right for her but she was just in time to put up her shield so it bounced right off, into a building opposite. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She hugged her knees to her chest again and started to sob. She had hurt people again, because she was hurt. She was alone and now there were people hurt. It had been her fault. She was a bad girl. A very bad girl, what was going to happen to her now? She should have allowed that car to hit her, it\u2019s what she deserved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Jasper had sensed her from miles away and they had to hurry, she <\/em>could hurt a lot of people if she was set off, and he worried about the safety of others. Unfortunately, they arrived too late, there\u2019d been no sign of her<\/em>, and Klaus and a pretty little blonde were doing damage control. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam felt how her heart sank. \u201cWhat exactly makes her do this?\u201d She questioned as they watched from afar. \u201cI mean, this is bad, Jasper. She\u2019s a danger to people around her, how the hell are we supposed to take care of her?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, we can take care of her because I can regulate her emotions,\u201d Jasper replied coolly, hating the scene before them. \u201cEase her into feeling things the way things should be felt. She was taught not to feel. Not to show any emotion, but under duress or extreme stress, she can\u2019t stop herself from feeling and everything comes at once. Then this happens.\u201d He nodded towards the building next to the street. \u201cShe\u2019s in there. She\u2019s confused, or she\u2019s feeling torn about something. She\u2019s also sad and lonely. She feels abandoned. Shame. Defective. It\u2019ll take a few hours for her to compose herself again, but she\u2019s haven\u2019t had an episode like this for about a year now. She knows she\u2019s a danger to everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo it\u2019s something mental. I can deflect this,\u201d Myriam realized. \u201cI can make sure nobody gets hurt, and we weren\u2019t fast enough.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUnfortunately we weren\u2019t,\u201d Jasper agreed, feeling how sad Myriam was about all of this. \u201cBut if it makes you feel any better, the person who\u2019s now with her seems to adore her. They\u2019re not like the Cullens, Myriam, perhaps she\u2019s better off with them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo. She\u2019s better of with us<\/em>,\u201d she said determined. \u201cI didn\u2019t come this far to leave her with some wannabe vampires who, whatever their intentions might be, could turn her into a weapon. You\u2019ve said it yourself, Klaus Mikaelson is a monster.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd yet, he genuinely seems to be affected by the people in the street.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t care. I\u2019m going to get her back. Now. We\u2019re so close!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He put a hand on his lover\u2019s shoulder. \u201cLet them deal with the fallout first. For now, she\u2019s safe. Your presence will only aggravate them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLet go of me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMyriam,\u201d he said calmly as he reached out to her with his gift, only to have it reflected back. \u201cThat\u2019s not fair.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, you\u2019re not being—\u201d She narrowed her eyes before turning around, coming face to face with a traditional vampire. \u201cWhat do you want?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYour kind is not welcome in the Quarter,\u201d the vampire replied as several more vampires appeared behind him. \u201cWe\u2019re here to keep the Quarter safe, especially after what has just happened.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBite me, asshole,\u201d Myriam spat, and wanted to take the vampire down, but Jasper held her back. \u201cJasper!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey\u2019re Klaus\u2019 vampires. It won\u2019t look good for you if you kill them now. Let\u2019s leave.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, but I can\u2019t allow you to leave either,\u201d the vampire replied. \u201cYou\u2019re coming with me, I\u2019m sure I know someone who would love for you to pay for your atrocities against children, especially his daughter.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam growled when the vampires took hold of them and couldn\u2019t help but to kill them all in one fell swoop. \u201cYou see, that\u2019s the downside of your kind, you\u2019re so damn breakable,\u201d she snarled, leaving the one who was seemingly in charge alive. \u201cDon\u2019t put your filthy hands on me again! Let\u2019s go, Jasper.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou need to calm down,\u201d Jasper said once they were sufficiently far away from the French Quarter. \u201cYou\u2019re of no use when you\u2019re like this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am this <\/em>close to get her and I can\u2019t get to her! That\u2019s ridiculous! Just let me march in there and get her, what\u2019s so hard about that? Fuck it, we don\u2019t need Klaus Mikaelson as an ally, I just want her, we\u2019ll fight the Volturi on our own if we have to!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He sat her down. He understood her rage and in her rage she wouldn\u2019t be able to see reason. \u201cYou need to calm down, we\u2019ll discuss this when you\u2019ve calmed down. Let me help you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDon\u2019t you dare,\u201d she warned him. \u201cJasper, I love you, but I will kill you if you try that again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He held his hands up in complete surrender. \u201cFine, but you need to promise me not to do anything while you\u2019re feeling like this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI promise,\u201d she snapped as she crossed her arms over her chest and looked out over the city from the rooftop they were on. \u201cThis fucking sucks!\u201d She yelled at nobody in particular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Oh, he knew he was in trouble. Klaus had only needed to give him that<\/em> look after Bella released everything and people dropped in the street, but it had been needed. He had figured it was tied to her emotions and he wanted to make sure that the pressure went off the cooker. Perhaps then she\u2019d start to see reason, that she didn\u2019t have to escape to go back. Kol hadn\u2019t expected, however, that while the people dropped in front of the building that he and his siblings would be knocked off their feet by all the emotions she\u2019d been feeling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He had opened the gate and scooped her up, off the streets as Klaus, Elijah and Freya went outside for damage control and had taken her inside her space, onto the sofa and he had wrapped her up in a warm blanket and was now holding her as she was still sobbing. He hadn\u2019t seen her cry before, because they<\/em> had taught her not to. Didn\u2019t they know humans needed to cry every once in awhile? That their emotions and feelings were valid, how small or petty they may have seen? Or perhaps they wanted Bella to be desensitized, so that she\u2019d be a mindless drone. \u201cYou\u2019re alright, darling,\u201d he said soothingly as he gently rubbed her back. \u201cYou\u2019re alright.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m a bad person,\u201d she sobbed. \u201cI hurt people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re not a bad person, Bella. If anything, I\u2019m the one in trouble for pushing you to your limits like that,\u201d he said, which made her look up to him with her tearstained eyes. \u201cNik might actually put me back into my box,\u201d he said with a slight chuckle, but there was no joking around. \u201cI shouldn\u2019t have done what I did, I apologize. But you\u2019re not a bad person, just so you know.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut—\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe people who were affected, and their families, will be compensated, quite generously, because of a gas leak in a drug lab down the street, coming up from the sewers and knocking them all back, don\u2019t worry about it,\u201d he told her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI never want to do that\u2026 it just happens\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHow about, from now on, you\u2019re voicing all of your feelings and emotions? No doubt you\u2019ve been experiencing them and thinking about them, but tell me how you feel. You\u2019re allowed to, you know. For a start, I can tell you that I\u2019m quite scared that Nik is going to put me away for scaring you so.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI wasn\u2019t scared,\u201d Bella said softly as she rubbed her eyes, but not moving from how they were sitting. \u201cI can\u2019t be scared. I\u2019m confused and I\u2019m alone. You seemed to be glad to see me leave. I\u2026 they left me. They abandoned me and allowed Klaus to take me here. And then he went after them. And destroying things and\u2026 they weren\u2019t coming for me. I was alone and then you\u2026 You came to visit me and made me smile. Feel something, but I\u2019m not allowed to feel. And you told me to leave because you found out I still wanted to leave, but I don\u2019t. Kol, I don\u2019t want to leave. There\u2019s nothing for me and I-I am willing to try to become more like you. To try and see things differently.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She called him Kol, not sir. This made him feel all warm and fuzzy on the inside. In fact, she hadn\u2019t used \u2018sir\u2019 since she started to be able to form coherent sentences again. \u201cIs that the truth or are you saying that because you know I want to hear that?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo! It\u2019s\u2026 no, it\u2019s me. It\u2019s me. Please,\u201d she said desperately, clinging onto him like a small child. \u201cI don\u2019t ever want to feel alone again. Please. Help me. I\u2019ll do everything, just don\u2019t leave me. I\u2019ll try to forget my training. Train me your way. Please.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His heart broke for her. She was riding an emotional rollercoaster right now, and she was a mess. Hell, even he was still reeling from everything that he felt coming off of her while she had her meltdown. He sure hoped that she\u2019d still think this way once she\u2019d gone through it all. Pulling her closer to him, he slowly nodded. \u201cTry to get some sleep, darling,\u201d he said softly. \u201cIt\u2019s been a trying evening for you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re not leaving?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ll be still here when you wake, I\u2019m not moving.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella was quiet for a while and he was pretty sure she\u2019d dozed off until he heard her whisper. \u201cKol?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes, darling?\u201d He liked hearing her say his name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIs this kindness?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He chuckled at that. \u201cDarling, everything I\u2019ve done for you this week is kindness, although pushing you like I have this evening is a little thing called tough love. You do that when you can\u2019t get through to someone because they\u2019re so stubborn.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ll stop with that,\u201d she whispered again. \u201cI like kindness.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo do I, darling, so do I,\u201d he smiled as she then dozed off with a tiny, satisfying smile on her face and, in that moment, he found her absolutely beautiful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A couple of hours later, Bella startled awake as Klaus just about kicked down the door and advanced on her and Kol, who had been startled awake as well. She quickly put up her shield and Klaus bounced off of it. Klaus was filled with rage and it was directed to the both of them. She couldn\u2019t allow him to hurt Kol. She simply couldn\u2019t. Kindness<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLower that shield, Bella,\u201d Klaus growled at her. \u201cOr I swear, I\u2019ll—\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, sir,\u201d she replied. She was only going to lower the shield when Kol told her to, she liked Kol. Klaus, not so much. He was always filled with so much anger and rage, she could even sense it when he was on the other side of the building, it was that intense. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNik, let me explain\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cExplain? She,\u201d Klaus angrily pointed at Bella as he continued to speak. \u201cIs a danger to us all! You knew this and yet, you decided to push her to her limits! Twenty people got hurt, Kol! Twenty people because you wanted to prove a point! Couldn\u2019t you have taken her somewhere quiet with no humans around to do your little experiment!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was a spur of the moment thing,\u201d Kol said with a shrug. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTwenty people?\u201d Bella asked with a small voice. That must be a record, but these were ordinary humans and that wasn\u2019t good. \u201cI\u2019m—\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDon\u2019t say it, darling,\u201d Kol said gently before looking at his brother again. \u201cIt won\u2019t happen again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, it won\u2019t, because she\u2019s going to move out, she\u2019s a danger to the Quarter, to New Orleans. You can take her to our safe house outside the city.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNik!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOr kill her. She\u2019s no longer welcome in my house!\u201d A wave of fear rolled off of the hybrid, one that made a great impact on Bella. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe\u2019s not angry, he\u2019s afraid,\u201d she said softly. \u201cLike they were, but they couldn\u2019t send me away because nobody wanted me. H-he believes I might use it on him, but I would never! I tried so hard to make sure you weren\u2019t affected! A-and it won\u2019t happen again! I promise! I-I\u2019ll be a good girl!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She was tensing up, he could feel it and it was all because of his brother forgetting to tuck his feelings away, and his thoughts, in this case. \u201cShh, breathe,\u201d Kol soothed her. \u201cI believe you.\u201d Granted, she was a danger to them all, but they were more protected here. Not all the Cold Ones responsible for her care<\/em> were dead yet and, he really needed Freya\u2019s help with the magical aspect of Bella\u2019s troubles. \u201cI\u2019m going outside with my brother to talk to him, okay? I\u2019ll be safe. I promise. You won\u2019t have to shield me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella removed her shield from Kol but kept hers up, just in case. When Kol left the space as he pushed his brother out, she got off the sofa and sat down in a corner, hugging her knees to her chest, trying to keep breathing. She wouldn\u2019t mind being sent away, if that\u2019s what they wanted, then she had to be sent away. And if Kol decided to leave her alone, then that was alright too. She was a monster. She had hurt twenty people, innocent humans who were now hurt for the rest of their lives. She didn\u2019t deserve kindness<\/em>. She deserved to be punished. Death. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDo you have any idea what you just did, Nik?\u201d Kol said furiously as he pushed his brother into the courtyard. \u201cI was making progress with her and now it\u2019s likely that I have to start all over again!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe\u2019s a danger to us all!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd you knew that! You can\u2019t deny her presence in this house merely because the unthinkable happened and you had to clean up her mess!\u201d Kol shot at him. \u201cEven without this ability, she\u2019s a danger to us all because frankly, I\u2019m not convinced that the Cold Ones have given up on her.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe can\u2019t die, Kol,\u201d Klaus rolled his eyes at him. \u201cBut we can get our insides turned into jelly!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd she made sure that didn\u2019t happen.\u201d Kol said calmly. \u201cInstead, we all got to feel what she was feeling, every sordid feeling from the past year, since her last meltdown. Don\u2019t you get it, Nik? They made her like this by denying her to feel. In a way, she\u2019s like you, a timebomb, waiting to go off. Or like me, really, you know how I can get when I get really angry. We are all dangerous creatures, and fortunately, I believe that we can make her less of a danger. She\u2019s more relaxed now, open to everything. I simply need more time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have to say that for once, I\u2019m on Kol\u2019s side, brother,\u201d Elijah said as he walked down the staircase towards his brothers. \u201cShe didn\u2019t hurt us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd she won\u2019t,\u201d Kol was convinced that she wouldn\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe girl can\u2019t live on her own and we can\u2019t risk her going back to the Cold Ones. She has seen too much, knows too much. It\u2019s best we keep her here and give our brother some more time,\u201d Elijah continued as he stood next to his brother. \u201cI, too, have read her file as Freya needed some help figuring things out. To my knowledge, she hasn\u2019t killed anyone, merely incapacitated them for the rest of their lives and they were all accidents.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCaused by her getting a meltdown because you can\u2019t stop humans from feeling and think that it\u2019s going to be alright,\u201d Kol muttered. \u201cShe\u2019s fine now. I\u2019ll make sure she stays that way, but you barging in like that didn\u2019t help, Nik.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe girl stays,\u201d Elijah decided. \u201cMerely because you wanted to help her and now you\u2019ll have to see it through despite you pawning her off to our youngest brother.\u201d He then sighed and looked at Kol. \u201cYou may return to the girl now, Kol, I will handle Niklaus.\u201d Elijah then hesitated, wondering if he should give this piece of information and then decided yes. \u201cMarcellus encountered two Cold Ones in the Quarter tonight, the female killed those he had been patrolling with, but kept him alive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo they are coming for her!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLet them come,\u201d Elijah said quietly as he lead his brother to his study. \u201cGo back to the girl, Kol, see if you can undo some of the damage Niklaus has done.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol went to fetch himself a blood bag first and finished it before going back to Bella. He found her in the corner of the room, once again made herself as small as possible. He took the blanket off the sofa and sat down next to her, wrapping her up in the blanket and put his arm back around her. \u201cYou don\u2019t have to leave,\u201d he said softly and gently squeezed her arm. \u201cMajority vote, and Nik was outvoted.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTwenty people\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol huffed. \u201cThat\u2019s nothing. You didn\u2019t even kill them. In the past, we used to decimate entire villages. Eat them. Burn houses, create chaos and mayhem. And look at us now, we only kill for sports or when we\u2019re under siege!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She blinked at him in surprise. \u201cBut you\u2019re a vampire, that\u2019s what you do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTrue,\u201d he nodded. \u201cBut as the times change, so did we. Granted, there are times where I\u2019d love nothing but to eat my way through an entire party for shits and giggles, but that rarely happens these days.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

He then told her about his time as a human, recently, and everything that he had learned. She listened intently and he made sure that he mentioned that it had been a long process for him to learn to have some control over his bloodlust, and his emotions. He told her about how he was the wild one of the family, and how he was the one who needed to create a mess at times so his family could be safe and feel better about themselves for not having done atrocious things themselves. \u201cChange doesn\u2019t happen overnight, Bella, but making an effort is half the battle.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut I\u2019m a monster.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNah, compared to us you\u2019re a saint,\u201d he smiled at her. \u201cYou\u2019re a good girl and in time you\u2019ll get even better. But the most important thing is that you\u2019re not leaving. I am not going to take you away and bring you some place else.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re safe?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOf course!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She finally moved then and shifted so she was sitting against him again, like they had sat on the sofa. Only time would tell if she\u2019d remain this open to talking openly, and not referring to him as \u2018sir\u2019, but for now, he actually liked the way that she was and he was going to try his very best not to allow his family to corrupt her, to make sure she found her own way and her own two feet amongst them. But for now, he was glad that she allowed herself to fall back asleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol left her alone for most of the next day and the day after that, he managed to get Bella out in the courtyard for breakfast. A glorious platter of assorted fruits, all the colors and they were all for her to try. And a stack of pancakes. Who didn\u2019t love pancakes? To switch up on her bananas and orange juice. Granted, Bella\u2019s orange juice contained something Freya concocted to try and eliminate some of the magical damage done to Bella, but it was time for Bella to experience more food choices. Again, within reason, seeing as her body was still getting used to regular food sessions and bowel movements. Kol knew that Bella hurt, at times, but she never showed it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She had the freedom to be curious, the freedom to feel and the freedom to share what she wanted to share, and while it was hard for her, she was making an effort. \u201cOh, what\u2019s that?\u201d Bella pointed at the cup of tea, her nose nearly in it as she tried to smell it. \u201cIt\u2019s hot?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s tea, darling,\u201d Kol laughed. \u201cAnd yes, it\u2019s hot. When it\u2019s cooled down somewhat, you can have a taste.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhy is it hot?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBecause some beverages, and most food, are best enjoyed hot,\u201d he said as he rolled up a pancake for her and handed it to her. \u201cThis is a pancake, and it\u2019s warm. You can even have your banana rolled into it and I happen to know that it\u2019s delicious with chocolate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pancake felt moist and warm in her hand, but it smelled good. She nibbled on it and than sat down in her chair to eat it all. It was delicious! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella let out just the tiniest of giggles as she finished her pancake and it was adorable. He hadn\u2019t really heard her laugh or giggle in the last few days and it was great that she was allowing herself to enjoy things. \u201cThat good, huh?\u201d He asked, a big smile on his face. \u201cWould you like another one?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCan I? I think there\u2019s still room for one more\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOf course,\u201d he handed her another pancake but frowned when she stiffened. \u201cWhat\u2019s wrong, darling?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She believed she had sensed Jasper. It felt like him, the way he slipped into her mind. And while Jasper had been her friend, helping her with the children she let out, he was a Cold One. A Cullen. He was with someone else. A female but not Alice. A very strong female and her rage was the same as that of Klaus, if not worse. And they were close. \u201cThey\u2019re here,\u201d she whispered as she dropped her pancake. She couldn\u2019t be seen eating food that wasn\u2019t meant for her, she couldn\u2019t be seen sitting on a chair. She couldn\u2019t be seen. She didn\u2019t want to be taken away. \u201cPlease don\u2019t let them take me,\u201d she said as she looked at Kol with tears in her eyes. \u201cThey can\u2019t take me because they didn\u2019t want me anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHey, it\u2019s alright,\u201d he soothed her, gently putting his hand on her leg and squeezed it. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be alright, I\u2019m not going to let you go, remember?\u201d He looked up to Klaus\u2019 study. \u201cNik! Elijah! Freya! They\u2019re coming!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat? In the morning? The sun\u2019s out!\u201d Freya said as she quickly put her hair in a messy bun. \u201cThen again\u2026 this is New Orleans\u2026 stranger things have happened\u2026 It\u2019s still early in the day\u2026 Eh,\u201d she shrugged. \u201cI need coffee.\u201d She then noticed the table filled with food. \u201cOh, food! Fingerfood! Yum!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFreya.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGive me a minute, I\u2019m hungover,\u201d she muttered as she sat down next to Bella and bit down on a piece of pineapple. \u201cDon\u2019t worry, Bella, you\u2019re safe here. There\u2019s two of them and there\u2019s four of us\u2026 well, five, including you,\u201d she smiled before she reached for one of the cups of tea. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJasper, h-he can influence emotions, make you more agreeable and less angry. You all need to stay close so I can put you in my shield so he can\u2019t do that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDon\u2019t worry about us,\u201d Freya smiled at her before reassuringly squeezing her leg. \u201cSo, how close are they?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cClose\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just as Elijah and Klaus came downstairs to join Kol, Freya and Bella, two hooded figures stood in the entrance of the courtyard. \u201cQuite the flair for the dramatic,\u201d Klaus huffed and motioned for the two Cold Ones to come in. Marcel and his vampires were going to make sure they wouldn\u2019t have an easy escape. \u201cGoodmorning, have a seat,\u201d he said as he pointed at the empty chairs. \u201cI hope you don\u2019t mind, we were having breakfast. I would offer you some, but then again\u2026 you\u2019d only decline.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDon\u2019t be scared,\u201d Freya said to Bella and handed her the pancake that she\u2019d dropped earlier. \u201cWe made a battle plan yesterday. If they were truly coming to take you away, they would have showed up in numbers, not with just the two of them, no matter their abilities. Let Klaus do the talking and don\u2019t allow them inside your mind, okay?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella nodded, but she was unsure if she was capable of eating now. She was holding her pancake and looked at Kol, who was sitting on the other side of her now. Sitting between him and Freya, Bella felt safe. Freya was kind. Just like Kol. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGo on, eat it. I\u2019d like to see the scowl on their faces because we\u2019re letting you eat what you should be eating,\u201d he grinned as he popped a piece of apple in his mouth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elijah got to his feet and opened the large parasols to block the rising sun to make sitting in the courtyard be more bearable to them all. He had no desire to have a conversation being distracted by a lightshow. \u201cWelcome,\u201d he said as the Cold Ones removed their hoods. \u201cI\u2019m Elijah Mikaelson, this is my brother Klaus, my brother Kol and my sister Freya. And, of course, one of your former charges, Bella.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe name\u2019s Jasper Whitlock, sir. This is my friend Myriam Jenkins and Bella was not our charge,\u201d he said as he sat down, surprised that Bella hadn\u2019t thrown her shield up and surprised by the fact that these traditionals genuinely seemed to care about her. Apart from the hybrid, he was still shaken by Bella\u2019s actions only a couple of days earlier. \u201cShe was my protectee, I kept an eye on her as much as I could and intervened in some cases.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIs that so, Bella?\u201d Klaus asked her as she was nibbling on her pancake like some sort of rabbit. He had to admit, she was brave. Very brave. \u201cIs Mr. Whitlock telling the truth?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chapter 03 Kol didn\u2019t know what Keelin and Freya were talking about when it came to the contents of Bella\u2019s blood stream, and he didn\u2019t particularly care because Freya was \u2018taking care of it\u2019. They had already slipped some cleansing herbs into Bella\u2019s food and Freya even cleansed her up…<\/p>\n

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