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Chapter 07<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bella made sure that either her sister or Kol was between Hope and her at all times. Preferably both. She had put a soft shield around herself, and her sister, just in case, but Hope would be able to weaken them anyway and get into hurt them. If she wanted to. The worst part was that Hope didn\u2019t have to go back to school for the year, something about being too smart and too powerful and whatnot, and that they\u2019d see her back in school the following year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Mikaelsons were delighted, of course. Bella had enough experience with children around her and had enough for a lifetime, and Myriam disliked Klaus\u2019 daughter in general, because she was Klaus\u2019 daughter and Myriam disliked Klaus. Besides, if she was truly everything she had heard about her, then Hope could be a threat. Children were fickle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was almost as if since Hope\u2019s arrival, the state of high alert or trying to fix things was gone. Everyone was taking a breather, but Myriam felt something was off. She was uneasy, restless. She needed to kill something. Less and less she had the feeling that Bella wasn\u2019t safe here. That she<\/em> wasn\u2019t safe here and Myriam knew that she could keep the both of them safe without having to deal with these traditionals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And, a few days after Hope\u2019s arrival, she decided to snoop around. She had done this before, of course, but she was going to try and hang out with Marcel\u2019s vampires that had been mostly hiding out in the basement. There were plenty of spaces to hide, and plenty of things to hear. There was the usual gossip; who was fucking with who, who scored big, who was stronger, who had the biggest dick\u2026 who thought it was stupid for Kol to carry a torch for the broken girl\u2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

See, Myriam could agree with that, but now that she\u2019d been around for a bit longer, he seemed to be struggling with the same thought. He hadn\u2019t been around Bella much, only to show his face once or twice, to check up on her, but he hadn\u2019t actually spent time with her. And Bella didn\u2019t understand. Of course she didn\u2019t. But how could Myriam tell her sister that Kol liked her for more than kindness? That, eventually, he might want to become a couple with her? A) Myriam wasn\u2019t going to, because it was stupid and B) this was something Kol had to tell Bella himself; that she was too— unusual for someone like him to date, but surely there were plenty of other fish in the sea!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And then, Myriam would punch his face again. Because that\u2019s what sisters do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella was doing better. She continued to become better every single day. Sometimes in small increments, sometimes in the bigger ones. Bella had already figured out that she didn\u2019t like cartoons on the television. Myriam still had to find out what was on air these days to see if Bella would maybe like to watch something else, but the TV remained off, for now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was fun to listen to Marcel\u2019s vampire talk for awhile until she heard something that she truly didn\u2019t want to hear. They had been fighting off some Cold Ones on the border of New Orleans lately, which, to them, wasn\u2019t a surprise because Freya had an exact map of where Cold Ones were and how they were moving; partially created with Myriam\u2019s blood, no doubt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam lifted one of the vampires\u2019 phones then, and snuck off to see what more information she could find. There were children missing. She managed to get on the website they had set up as part of the underground and there were confirmations of Cold One sightings across the globe, it was as if they were amassing an army; more people were being turned. Newborns. And they were on their way to the States. All because the Cullens threw a temper tantrum about their most dangerous weapon being stolen from them. Bella. And then rumors about Bella having a sister. There was a prize on both of their heads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All of this for a poor, innocent girl who would probably be able to fend off a few Cold Ones by herself, but not an entire army. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella needed to get out of New Orleans. Fast. They needed to run. There was no way that the Mikaelsons could keep them safe, or help them fight an entire army like this. Why did noone tell her about all of this? Was it to ensure that she wouldn\u2019t start raging again? Was it so that they could turn them both in? Then what was the purpose of trying to help Bella? To fuck with her mind? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oh, she was<\/em> raging. She was going to get answers, now. There had still been some light on in Klaus\u2019 study and she had heard hushed voices coming from there. Myriam was definitely going to get an answer or she\u2019d take Bella away and they were going to disappear. Getting to Klaus\u2019 study quickly, she didn\u2019t even bother knocking as she walked inside. \u201cWhy didn\u2019t you tell me that there were Cold Ones at the border of New Orleans or that the Cold Ones are making an army of newborns to get Bella? Why!\u201d She said angrily as she threw the phone at him, not even bothered by the strange looks she received from all Mikaelson siblings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s exactly why,\u201d Klaus pointed out as he rose to his feet, ready to grab her should she lunge for one of his siblings again. \u201cBecause you would get angry. Perhaps not angry, but scared, which makes you angry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI told you we should have told her,\u201d Kol replied as he made sure he was on the other side of the room. There was no way that he was going to get punched again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere\u2019s nothing to worry about, we are dealing with the problem discreetly,\u201d Elijah explained calmly. \u201cYou\u2019re as discreet as an elephant in a porcelain cabinet, Myriam.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s my duty to kill Cold Ones,\u201d she spat. \u201cI want in on the fucking fight, you hear me?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus sighed and shrugged. \u201cI shall inform Marcel that from now on, you will be training his vampires, preparing them to fight the Cold Ones. That\u2019s the best offer I can give you for the sake of your, and your sister\u2019s, safety.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFine,\u201d Myriam scowled. It was better than nothing. She wasn\u2019t even going to fight this decision. \u201cBut I want to be kept in the loop about everything. Bella may not be someone who can handle it, but I\u2019m a fucking soldier, and you fuckers tend to forget that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut you don\u2019t have to be a soldier, Myriam,\u201d Rebekah spoke as she looked at her. \u201cYou can be a girl, first. Honestly, we should go out and have a girl\u2019s night out with the lot of us once this is over. It\u2019ll be so much fun.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor now you should utilize me for my knowledge about the Cold Ones and my knowledge of how to fucking fight them,\u201d Myriam said bitterly as she sat down in one of the empty chairs. \u201cOther than that, and being a sister to my sister, I\u2019m not doing it. Now, what were you talking about before I came in?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cActually discussing whether or not we should read the information your father has so freely given us without you,\u201d Elijah replied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith. End of. Shit might be unreliable as fuck now due to that fucking asshole.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd there could also be some valuable information in there, who knows?\u201d Klaus said as he walked to the safe and retrieved the package. \u201cIt certainly is a lot more than was left behind by your former lover.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShut up,\u201d Myriam muttered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRight then,\u201d Klaus said as he handed the package to Elijah and poured himself another bourbon. \u201cWhatever we learn tonight will not leave these four walls and we\u2019re only going to inform Bella when it\u2019s necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elijah opened the package and started to read. \u201cThis is incredible,\u201d he said, flabbergasted. \u201cI am not sure how they managed to get this, but then again, if your mother pretended to be a nurse, I shouldn\u2019t be too surprised,\u201d he continued as he pointed at the files. \u201cFreya, perhaps this is something for Keelin to look at when we\u2019re done, it shows in detail how the process of getting Ren\u00e9e pregnant with heavily modified embryos and what they did to those embryos\u2026\u201d he said as he drifted off as he kept reading. \u201cRemarkable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat?\u201d Myriam said as she moved over to him to read what he was reading and she felt herself get physically ill, even though Cold Ones couldn\u2019t get sick. \u201cIt does make a lot of fucking sense\u2026 I fucking hate science.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before anyone asked, Elijah explained. \u201cWe all know how normal babies are created, and Carlisle Cullen took real good care of those embryos, stripping them from human abnormalities, such as defective genetic markers. He then added the DNA of some of his coven members from when they were still human.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHow? Some have been dead for centuries?\u201d Kol wondered. \u201cEven I know that you can\u2019t keep blood right after freezing it for a year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe\u2019s some kind of Wunderkind,\u201d Myriam sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose. \u201cI have no doubt that he has found his own ways. Thing is, he manipulated multiple embryos. Some with all of the material, some with only a few and only Bella and I survived. One of us with material from Emmett\u2019s and Alice \u2018s DNA, the other one with Jasper\u2019s and Edward\u2019s. It fucking makes so much sense, but Jasper\u2026 I always believed that he was turned by some vampire called Maria in the Southern Wars, and not by Carlisle\u2026 or that bitch worked with the fucker. And I believed he had never even met the Cullens before he went undercover with them. For fuck\u2019s sake!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re going to have to explain why it makes so much sense, darling,\u201d Kol prompted her as he poured himself a glass of bourbon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam sighed. \u201cI\u2019ve always been very strong, even as a human. Emmett\u2019s the coven\u2019s strong man. I\u2019m pretty sure Alice\u2019s gift didn\u2019t take; she can see what\u2019s going to happen with people based on the decisions they\u2019re making. And I believe we\u2019ve only started to scrape the surface of what Bella\u2019s capable of; Edward can read minds, just like Bella does, but she doesn\u2019t have it that bad and can actually turn it off – which could be a part of the Cullen\u2019s conditioning. Jasper\u2026 the fucker could manipulate emotions from those around him. Bella senses the emotions and thank fuck she can\u2019t control us like that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, but she does absorb emotions like a sponge. Her own, surely, but when she had that meltdown almost two weeks ago, she made sure that we didn\u2019t get hurt. Instead, we were blown away by her own emotions. Those that she didn\u2019t understand. Her pain, her fears, and even her joy,\u201d Freya explained. \u201cIt\u2019s something we need to become more aware of the more she becomes more human, the more the cleanses start to work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEven within the womb, Carlisle continued to manipulate the embryos, resulting in the deaths of many, except for the two that survived,\u201d Elijah continued. \u201cIt continued on a regular basis, right until the girls were born. And then the medical information stops about Myriam, because you were pronounced dead by Charlotte and taken,\u201d Elijah said before smiling. \u201cHowever, Peter and Charlotte did note every single benchmark that you hit as a human. First smile. First word. First step.\u201d He handed Myriam those papers to look at. \u201cTrue parents.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elijah then sighed as he looked through the next couple of pages. \u201cA more detailed form about what exactly they were giving Bella, I recognize some of the things as herbs and serums, but I can\u2019t make sense of the other parts,\u201d he said as he handed the papers to Freya. \u201cIt\u2019s something for you and Keelin to sort through.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFrom what I can tell without even looking in too deeply they had a witch on staff and a powerful one at that, no wonder I have to work so hard\u2026 Holy shit, they really opened her up without anesthetic at some point and poked around?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYep,\u201d Myriam sighed. \u201cAnd other fun<\/em> experiments.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMyr! I found you! Look!\u201d Bella said as she came running in with her drawing and immediately went to her sister. \u201cI did it! I drew you! Look!\u201d She said with a childlike innocence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam laughed then as she took the drawing and looked at it. It was incredibly detailed, every hair was in place, every freckle, every angle on her face. \u201cWow, Bella, that\u2019s incredible!\u201d She said as she turned it around for everyone else to see. \u201cBut shouldn\u2019t you be resting?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI couldn\u2019t rest until I drew that. It\u2019s like\u2026 I had to,\u201d she then noticed the entire Mikaelson family sitting in Klaus\u2019 study, looking at her as if she was insane. \u201cI\u2019m sorry\u2026 A-am I interrupting something?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNot at all,\u201d Klaus smiled at her, well impressed about her drawing. It only took her a couple of days to get it right, she was a fast learner. She was talented. \u201cWe\u2019re always very happy to see you, sweetheart.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella felt it differently. It was like she was being stared at and she didn\u2019t like that. \u201cI-I am intruding. I\u2019ll go back to my room and sleep.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n


She was just about to walk out again when Elijah spoke. \u201cBella, does the phrase La Cantanta Si Alza<\/em> mean something to you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s Italian,\u201d Bella replied, half shrugging. \u201cDoctor Carlisle liked the Italian language, and even spoke it with the Volturi.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt means The Singer Rises, or wakes up,\u201d he tried. Granted, the sentence was written in a different kind of handwriting and it could have been written by Jasper for all he knew. A lie. But he had to check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI know, but it doesn\u2019t mean anything, at least not that I\u2019m aware, is that a bad thing?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, thank you, Bella. Have a good night.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella nodded before going back to her room. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat was that?\u201d Kol asked his brother. \u201cWhy did you ask her?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, I\u2019m impressed that she knows another language, but also because it\u2019s the only phrase in the entire package that\u2019s not in English. Perhaps it was something important, but I suppose it wasn\u2019t and it was likely written upon by someone who needed to jot something down quickly and not caring about what it was on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam snatched the paper out of Elijah\u2019s hand and sighed. \u201cJasper. Oh, and hey, look! It even says \u2018trigger\u2019 right there! A trigger for what?! And you went ahead and said it out loud?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe didn\u2019t seem to be affected, I\u2019m sure this is a lie,\u201d Elijah dismissed Myriam. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Angrily, she rose from her chair. \u201cWhat if it\u2019s not? Now I have to spend the entire night with her to see if she reacts to it to make sure she doesn\u2019t do anything stupid!\u201d Myriam fumed as she went straight to Bella\u2019s room. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe has a point,\u201d Klaus pointed out. \u201cThe Cullens were barbaric, what if they used some sort of mental trigger? We already know that they mentally conditioned her with the right responses. What if they hid this from her?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, please, Niklaus, why would they do that?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, I don\u2019t know, Elijah, in case she falls into the wrong hands?\u201d Kol shot at his brother. \u201cThat was highly irresponsible and I\u2019m with Myriam on this. I suppose I\u2019ll be watching her all night as well,\u201d he said before joining Myriam in Bella\u2019s room. \u201cYou know, darling, the bed is far more comfortable to sleep on than the floor,\u201d he said as he stood by the door, a smile on his face. \u201cI\u2019ve said it many times before, but why won\u2019t you try it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAre you both going to be here?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLooks like we are,\u201d Kol nodded, carefully eyeing Myriam. \u201cWe merely want a place to hide for a while, Nik isn\u2019t too happy with us at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe could play a game?\u201d Bella suggested. \u201cOr something else?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDarling, you don\u2019t have to entertain us,\u201d he said as he sat down on the sofa. \u201cGo to bed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella felt that something was off, but couldn\u2019t quite pinpoint what. \u201cBut you don\u2019t like each other very much.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI promise I won\u2019t punch him,\u201d Myrian smiled at her. \u201cWe\u2019ll play nice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They were trying too hard to get her to rest, and that was ridiculous. Bella wasn\u2019t tired, even though it was dark outside. She was too excited about the perfect drawing she had made of Myriam and wondered where it was now. \u201cYou\u2019re not hiding from Klaus,\u201d Bella said as she sat down at her table and started a new drawing. \u201cBut you are hiding something from me and until you tell me what that is, I\u2019m not going to rest.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhile I\u2019d usually applaud a positive change in behaviour, now is not the time to be sassy,\u201d Myriam scolded her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThen tell me what the fuck is going on!\u201d Bella blurted as she snapped her pencil. \u201cYou two don\u2019t like each other. This is the longest amount of time Kol has spent in this room for a couple of days now as I\u2019ve probably done something wrong and he dislikes me now. You\u2019re hiding something from me and if you\u2019re not going to tell me, I\u2019ll break my way into your heads and get the truth out anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He had not expected this behavior from her, she actually sounded like quite the villainess. And<\/em> used \u2018fuck\u2019 in the right context. \u201cBella, calm down, darling.\u201d Was it true? Had the sentence been a trigger to unlock Bella\u2019s true mind or something?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am calm. But I\u2019m done with not knowing things because you think I won\u2019t understand. Tell me anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re here just out of precaution, darling,\u201d Kol finally admitted, earning him a dirty look from Myriam. \u201cIt\u2019s very well possible that that Italian phrase was a trigger of some sort, a mental trigger. Trained into you, tucked away.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo you\u2019re afraid,\u201d Bella said after giving it some thought. \u201cOf me. Just like they were. D-Do you think I like being able to read minds? Or turn minds into jelly? Feel emotions but not being able to make sense of them? To become a shield or a container is somewhat better because at least it doesn\u2019t hurt anyone. If there was a trigger, I would have been triggered. You\u2019re making me sad and I don\u2019t want to be sad.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It hurt that the two people Bella thought were deserving of her kindness were still afraid of her. Hadn\u2019t she proved that she would never deliberately try to hurt someone? All the things they had said in the time she\u2019d been away from home had been lies. She didn\u2019t deserve this confinement, she didn\u2019t deserve the pencils or the food. Monsters didn\u2019t have nice things. Myriam and Kol deserved better than a monster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She opened the door and threw up a shield to push away anyone who was going to attempt of getting close. Bella was going home. Edward had come to her in a dream and he had told her where he was, that he wanted her to come back. And, at first, Bella had rejected him, because he had hurt her and had left her behind, but she was better off with him and the Cullens. While they were afraid of her, they knew what to do to make sure she was safe for everyone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She was strong now, she wasn\u2019t going to be stopped. She was going home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhere are you going?\u201d Myriam asked playfully as she walked behind Bella, feeling the edges of her shield, for now playing along with Bella\u2019s little escape. It was in the middle of the night, people were still in the streets and were being pushed aside as Bella passed them with her shield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGo away,\u201d Bella said as she continued to walk. Edward said he\u2019d be at the big bridge that went over the water and with a little luck she would find it. Still, walking down the street was quite scary, even with her shield up. \u2018Be a good girl and keep walking.\u2019 <\/em>She couldn\u2019t believe that Myriam, her sister, was afraid of her. Hadn\u2019t she been looking for Bella all this time? She even said that she was able to make Bella safe to be around. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella didn\u2019t need to be safe to be around. She had excellent control over her telepathy. She hated it. She hated it so much. She hated it that she could hurt people. She was a monster and she needed to be put away. \u201cI\u2019m a good girl.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam huffed as she pushed her hands in her pockets and continued to walk behind her sister. \u201cGood girls don\u2019t walk away from their home.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not my home. I\u2019ve tried. Everyone\u2019s afraid of me, treats me as if I\u2019m an idiot and I don\u2019t want to feel anymore,\u201d Bella said, picking up the pace as she crossed Jackson Square. The water was there, all she needed now was to find the bridge with Edward on it. \u201cI-I am going home now. Doctor Carlisle will fix me and it\u2019ll be okay. No more feelings. No more thoughts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She sucked in a breath as she tried to come up with a response. \u201cBella, you\u2019re broken to them now,\u201d she eventually said. \u201cFreya\u2019s magic and potions have cleansed your body from the magic the Cullens had you on, the potions, the herbs. You\u2019re starting to come into your own personality, you\u2019re using your words intelligently, you\u2019re voicing your thoughts. You\u2019re of no use to them now, just imagine what the Cullens will do to you to get you back to where you were.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI welcome it,\u201d Bella said proudly. \u201cBecause I\u2019m a good girl. I\u2019m a monster. I deserve this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey might not even try to get you back to where you were, they might just end up destroying you for being even more defective,\u201d Myriam pointed out. \u201cYou know what they thought of you, you heard their thoughts. Their voices.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

\u201cWell, I do,\u201d Myriam huffed. \u201cI don\u2019t want them to destroy you for who you are and what you can do. Or because they don\u2019t want to fix you, because you\u2019re my sister and I want to spend the rest of my life with you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEasy for you to say,\u201d Bella huffed. \u201cYou\u2019re immortal. I still die.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNot if you turn, too. You don\u2019t have to become a Cold One, you can ask Kol to turn you. With traditionals, magic won\u2019t transfer with us. You could be free. You could still live a happy and healthy life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDon\u2019t you get it?\u201d Bella cried out. \u201cI\u2019m tired. I\u2019m so tired of everything. I\u2019m tired of not being good enough. I\u2019m tired of being a danger. I\u2019m tired of needing to learn everything. I don\u2019t want to be a burden, nor that people fear me. I\u2019m tired of people not trusting me, that I\u2019m not going to abuse my ability to hear their inner thoughts. The Mikaelsons made it clear I needed to stay out, and I am. I can<\/em> be trusted. I\u2019m a good girl! If Edward doesn\u2019t want to fix me and destroy me instead, then I welcome it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam wasn\u2019t sure if this behaviour was because of the so-called \u2018trigger\u2019, or that Bella had been hiding her progress from them all. From the sounds of it, she was hitting puberty. She was a fast learner, and Myriam couldn\u2019t be more proud. But to hear that her sister was aching for a release, to make sure she wouldn\u2019t be a danger to everyone around her, hurt. She wasn\u2019t going to let go of Bella, she would never do that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam knew that Kol, and likely Klaus, were right on their tail but out of sight. It was a relief that she wasn\u2019t alone, but she was grateful that they did recognize that they\u2019d only make things worse for this situation if they\u2019d come in and try to talk Bella out of this. She caught a whiff of Freya, and looking over her shoulder, she saw the blonde witch, waving sheepishly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella stilled then, when they came across a bridge. It was the same bridge from her dreams and she could sense Edward already, even though she shouldn\u2019t, he was too far away for her to sense him. It was getting worse. Her curse was getting worse. She knew that she was out of his range, and rethought her options. She couldn\u2019t go back. The Mikaelsons were good people and Bella was a danger to them. Kol didn\u2019t even like her that much anymore and if it hadn\u2019t been for Myriam, she would have been alone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kindness<\/em> was a nice way of living, but it wasn\u2019t for her. She didn\u2019t deserve it. It was time to go home. \u201cBefore I walk further, can you explain to me why Kol hasn\u2019t been around much? I know he\u2019s been in his room a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhy should I tell you? If you\u2019re going back to the Cullens it\u2019s not important,\u201d Myriam said angrily. \u201cIf you want an answer to that question, you\u2019re going to forget about the Cullens and come back with me so you can ask Kol yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She\u2019s taking her time. Perhaps her sister is with her. Good, then this will be easy. Give the command, and it\u2019s over. And then we\u2019re going after those traditionals that have been harboring them and pluck them raw. They need to pay for the losses we\u2019ve had in the last few weeks because of them. Pay for corrupting the girl to the point where fixing is not an option, even Carlisle thinks that it\u2019ll be brutal if they tried. Not for the girl, but for them. The Volturi are well angry and if we don\u2019t kill these traditionals, then the Volturi will kill us, and then them. Figure out where Bella\u2019s sister has been all this time and kill those responsible.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And then, only then, we can start rebuilding. Restart with a new set of humans desperate for money and a child. Where the fuck is she? I can\u2019t cross this bridge even further without alerting the traditionals! \u2018Where are you?\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella couldn\u2019t believe what she heard and saw in Edward\u2019s head. Death. A lot of it. Myriam\u2019s death. Kol\u2019s death. Everyone\u2019s death or extremely hurt. It was ugly. She had seen a lot of ugliness in his head before, but it had been her life then. Now that she knew better\u2026 Even if she would go back to him, everyone would be dead. But she couldn\u2019t stay, either. Turning back to her sister, there was something akin to fear in her eyes. \u201cWhat\u2019s your opinion about the Mikaelsons? The truth and not holding anything back. Tell me about Kol,\u201d Bella said as she lowered her shield to allow Myriam in. \u201cAre they truly better? Good? The way people are supposed to be?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI told you, you can come back and ask them yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, I want to hear it from you,\u201d Bella said as she grabbed hold of her sister\u2019s shirt. Tightly. \u201cTell me. Make me understand. Quickly.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam was taken aback, blinking. \u201cUm, I suppose. Definitely, infinitely better than the Cullens. They love and see one another as a family and will defend against anyone that comes after them or anyone they consider family. As far as Kol\u2026 he\u2019s conflicted how he feels about you. He feels more than he should knowing that you aren\u2019t ready for the kind of relationship he\u2019d like which is why he avoids you. That\u2019s why he needed to tell you that himself and he should still if you come back with me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s because I\u2019m not normal, is it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNone of us are normal. Jasper made me not trust any man, Bella,\u201d she pointed out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut you trust Klaus, don\u2019t you? You\u2019re mean to him, but I don\u2019t think you truly mean it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf I trusted him, I don\u2019t think I would push him away like I do. Not like that,\u201d she sighed, looking towards the bridge in desperation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut can you trust him in taking care of you? And me? Like he has?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Turning to look her in the eyes, Myriam nodded. \u201cI do, yes,\u201d she whispered. \u201cHe wouldn\u2019t hurt us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd whatever comes our way – soon – he will make sure you\u2019re safe, right?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She narrowed her eyes on her sister, concern growing. \u201cBella? What do you hear? We will make it out of this together. You hear me?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEven if I\u2019d go back to Edward, he won\u2019t stop until he gets to you, and the Mikaelsons and your parents\u2026\u201d she whispered. \u201cHe\u2019s scaring me with his thoughts. These thoughts usually come from Emmett.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThen you are not going back. We will fight them together,\u201d Myriam grabbed her sister\u2019s shoulders. \u201cWe will do this as a family. Don\u2019t listen to him unless you can hear something that can help us against them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think that answer is me\u2026\u201d Bella said as she looked at her sister. \u201cThey are all<\/em> here. The Cullens. Somewhere in New Orleans. Edward wants to give me the command and get it over with\u2026 what if he does that in a confined area for them? I could hurt them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Bella sighed as she looked over her shoulder towards the bridge. \u201cBecause you and Kol are right, apparently. There is a hidden trigger for me to go nuclear, and not just like\u2026 scramble brains. Kill.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNope, not going to happen,\u201d Myriam said as she turned her sister back to face her. \u201cLet\u2019s go back to the compound where we\u2019re safe and talk some more.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shit. Fuck. How did they know I was here? I can\u2019t wait longer. You know what? Fuck it. Fuck New Orleans. Fuck Carlisle and fuck the Volturi. \u2018Bella.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe\u2019s getting impatient, you need to go,\u201d Bella said scared. \u201cMake sure that these people in these houses are gone. He\u2019s going to think it. He\u2019s—\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018La Cantata si libera.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella stumbled back and fell on the floor, clutching her head, closing her eyes as she tried to stop it. \u201cYou need to go, please,\u201d she cried. \u201cI can\u2019t stop it. I— my head hurts so bad\u2026 people are going to die, Myriam!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAbsolutely not,\u201d Myriam said as she sat down next to Bella and put her arms around her. \u201cI\u2019m staying, because nothing is going to happen to those people here, remember?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella was crying as pain shot through her head and looked at Myriam. \u201cYou want to test that theory now?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis information comes from Peter himself. Absorb and deflect. I trust Peter, we can make sure the people of New Orleans don\u2019t get hurt, just let yourself go. It\u2019s okay. I\u2019m here.\u201d Myriam kissed Bella\u2019s temple. Oh, she was scared shitless. It was an unproven theory but a sound one. But they wouldn\u2019t know what would happen until it actually happened. She could feel Bella\u2019s energy vibrate underneath her skin as she was holding her. \u201cWhat did he unlock?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEverything,\u201d Bella said in a small voice, holding onto her sister. \u201cSo much power\u2026 it hurts. It hurts so bad\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLet it all go, it\u2019ll be alright,\u201d Myriam comforted her. \u201cYou won\u2019t hurt anyone, I promise.\u201d She could feel how Bella was still fighting it, and she applauded her sister\u2019s stubbornness but now was likely not the time. \u201cStop hurting yourself. Let it go. Allow Edward\u2019s last act to make you whole so you can live a beautiful life.\u201d

\u201cHow\u2019d you—\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJust a guess,\u201d Myriam kissed Bella\u2019s head again. \u201cGo on then, give me all you\u2019ve got.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt hurts\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019ll be okay,\u201d she whispered as she held onto Bella even tighter. When Bella couldn\u2019t hold it anymore, she didn\u2019t hold back. Myriam could feel Bella\u2019s gift bounce between them as Myriam\u2019s gift worked. Deflect and absorb, until there was nothing left to deflect and absorb. Myriam could feel it underneath her skin, inside her mind, Bella kept crying out in pain as her gift kept bouncing between them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When both girls collapsed, Kol and Klaus made their way over to them to make sure that they were still breathing, at least. They had heard the conversation between the girls and had quietly discussed to let Edward go, for now. To let him come to them and kill them all. Bella was still breathing but unconscious, and Myriam was unconscious, but still in one piece. \u201cWell,\u201d Klaus said a bit lightheartedly. \u201cAt least we now know that her sister can knock her out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not funny, Nik,\u201d Kol said as he scooped up Bella. \u201cFreya, get Keelin, Bella needs to be checked over,\u201d he told his sister who was hiding somewhere close. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus lifted Myriam in his arms after tying a part of his shirt around her leaking arm. \u201cShe needs rest to recover, she\u2019s leaking venom,\u201d he said as he started to run home with her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Freya was on the phone to Keelin as Kol started to walk towards her with Bella in his arms. \u201cYeah, great, Nik. There are Cold Ones just over that water and you\u2019re leaving your sister all by herself, well done,\u201d he said sarcastically to no one in particular, but causing Freya to snort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBrother, I can take care of myself. Take her home, Keelin will arrive shortly, I won\u2019t be long, either.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo,\u201d he said as he continued to walk as she started walking. \u201cYou reckon I should feed Bella my blood?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLet\u2019s have Keelin check her out first,\u201d Freya smiled at him, gently putting a hand on his arm. \u201cAnd then, I\u2019ll do a magical check up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt sounded to me that this should have destroyed her on her own.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah, and it likely would have, if it hadn\u2019t been for Myriam,\u201d she replied as they continued to walk. \u201cBut I don\u2019t think you\u2019ll have to worry about this happening again, but let\u2019s not assume that and figure it out first, okay?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the time they got home, Keelin was already waiting for them. Kol carefully placed Bella onto her bed and gave Keelin the space to check her over, quickly running to the bridge so see if that fucker of an Edward was still there, but he was long gone, the sun was coming up. When he returned, Keelin was done with her assessment and Freya was now magically checking Bella over, a small smile on her face. \u201cWell?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMagically, she\u2019s clean. There are no blockages anymore, nothing to hold her back. She might have some issues with her abilities, they\u2019re far stronger than previously. She\u2019s a naturally gifted witch, very strong with her mental abilities, not sure if she\u2019s actually able to perform magic, seeing as that needs focus, and I can\u2019t see her doing that as she\u2019ll need her focus to control her abilities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n


\u201cMedically, she\u2019s also clean as a whistle. It\u2019s almost as if her episode released her from everything that was holding her back. However, she does have a severe concussion and that needs to heal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo I can give her my blood?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Freya and Keelin looked at each other for a moment and then shrugged. \u201cI can\u2019t see why not, it\u2019ll certainly save her from some pain when she wakes,\u201d Keelin said as she packed up her things. \u201cNow, I can\u2019t actually medically check out your Cold One, but I do think that Freya should check her over to see if she\u2019s alright.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlready on it,\u201d Freya smiled as she kissed Keelin. \u201cStay for breakfast?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah, sure, I have about three hours before my shift starts,\u201d Keelin smiled at her. \u201cGo check out the other one.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDaddy?\u201d Hope yawned as she walked into his bedroom, Myriam on his bed, still unconscious. \u201cWhat was that big wave? I mean, it was a wave of nothingness, but what was that?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus smiled as his daughter and kissed her good morning. \u201cBella threw a little temper tantrum, that\u2019s all, sweetheart. Myriam was there to make sure nobody got hurt.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut she\u2019s hurt,\u201d Hope said as she walked over to the Cold One. \u201cCold Ones don\u2019t sleep,\u201d she said as she carefully removed the temporary bandage on Myriam\u2019s arm. \u201cAnd she\u2019s not healing. She\u2019s cracking like an egg.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIs she?\u201d Freya said as she walked in and rushed over to the vampire. \u201cYep,\u201d she confirmed what Hope had said before she started to magically check her over. \u201cHer Cold One makeup has received a massive blow thanks to Bella going nuclear and Myriam\u2019s ability to deflect and absorb Bella\u2019s gift\u2026 did she know that doing just that was going to kill her?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKill her?\u201d Klaus blinked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Freya nodded and sighed. \u201cApparently, Bella\u2019s — whatever that was, was strong enough to vibrate every single cell in Myriam\u2019s body. Just envision every single cell with the a major concussion and broken legs. They\u2019re not keeping her together anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere must be something you can do!\u201d Klaus sounded desperate, for him and<\/em> for Bella. \u201cShe just found her sister, she can\u2019t die! What will that do to Bella?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m sorry, Niklaus\u2026 I don\u2019t know how we can help her\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI can,\u201d Hope said full of confidence. \u201cI mean, we<\/em> can. Her shell might be cracking, but there\u2019s human skin underneath it, still. Almost as if she was never fully turned, or if she had a second skin or something,\u201d she said as she sat down on the bed and looked at Freya. \u201cWe can strip her from her being a Cold One.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat will kill her.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes, but if dad\u2019s fast and times it right, he can get his blood inside of Myriam and turn her into a normal vampire,\u201d Hope pointed out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, like a thorough cleanse? Hope, that will take us a lot of magic, and I\u2019m not even sure you should be knowing this kind of magic, kid.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDo we even know she wants to stay around?\u201d Klaus wondered out loud. \u201cNo offense, but it sure looked like she knew she was going to die when she helped Bella.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNiklaus, everything that Myriam\u2019s done in the last few weeks is because of Bella. She wanted Bella to stay, to come back when she ran just now. She wants her sister. She needs her sister,\u201d Freya said as she was already scribbling down the spell they would need. \u201cAnd surely, you\u2019d love to spend some time with this firecracker as well. If she\u2019s a traditional, it should be easier for you to uh\u2026 make whoopie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh please,\u201d Hope huffed. \u201cI know it\u2019s called sex. I\u2019m ten, not stupid.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Freya snickered and nodded. \u201cI know that, but your father might think you\u2019re too young to know these things.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAunt Caroline is giving us sexual education in school, informing us early so that we can be responsible when we do hit puberty,\u201d she said wisely. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAunt Caroline and I will have to sit down for a chat soon,\u201d Klaus murmured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut you should turn her, daddy. I like her. And I like Bella. They both deserve to live a better life, and and\u2026 you deserve some happiness too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus smiled then. \u201cWhy won\u2019t you get breakfast first, I\u2019ll have to think about this for a moment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou mean you have to call her father,\u201d Hope giggled as she walked out of the bedroom and headed downstairs. \u201cAuntie Beks! Will you join me for breakfast?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAre you sure it will work?\u201d Klaus asked Freya, who only smiled at him for an answer. \u201cSo all you need is me to be fast enough with feeding her my blood.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes, a small window during the spell,\u201d Freya replied. \u201cI\u2019ll join Hope and Rebekah for breakfast, Keelin is staying too. Don\u2019t take too long to make up your mind, brother. We only have little time to ensure that she\u2019ll live.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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