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Chapter 09<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The next couple of weeks were quite something, a rollercoaster ride, if you will. It wasn\u2019t as if the sisters weren\u2019t trying, but their instability made them all wonder if saving them had been the best option. Maybe they both weren\u2019t trying hard enough, but it was frustrating for all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella\u2019s shackles broke by day two after waking up. When she was able to focus on one voice at the time, Kol\u2019s, she was doing fine, but when you gave her something else to do that required her attention, she got distracted. While Freya\u2019s idea of meditation had been a good one, Bella simply couldn\u2019t meditate and shut off all the voices. She barely slept and Kol had to mentally knock her out a few times to make sure she got at least some rest, but it wasn\u2019t easy. On top of that, she still wasn\u2019t up to speed to all the nuances in feelings and emotions, and Kol had wondered if he should give her a crash course by allowing her inside his mind to show her all of them, because over the years that he has lived, he had felt them all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol wanted to turn Bella, perhaps her magic would go away, but everyone else thought it was a bad idea because Myriam regained her magic upon becoming a traditional tribrid. She was moody, even worse than normal, she had a hard time focussing on the present as she kept slipping into the future. Not by much, but enough to drive her insane. Meditation worked, a little. Myriam had a lot of anger inside of her, still, and she was stronger than a normal hybrid, but easier to make her relax now that her neck could be snapped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus was against that, of course, but only when the safety of others was in jeopardy, he\u2019d snap her neck. Usually causing Bella to go off at him, Myriam didn\u2019t deserve to get her neck snapped. Myriam had been surprised by the power of her magic. She once had the entire compound shake when casting a spell when angry, enough so that the city of New Orleans believed that there was a small earthquake going on in Bourbon Street. Everything was brute force with Myriam, even her magic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, when they were able to function normally, everything was alright. Bella would keep apologizing and get out of everyone\u2019s way. Myriam made no excuses, only that she was a crappy creature. Bella and Myriam often talked about leaving together, knowing that the Mikaelsons didn\u2019t deserve them like this. They needed to be better, and not falling apart. However, Bella had become really smitten by Kol and she didn\u2019t want to leave him. In turn, Myriam admitted that she, too, had become infatuated with Klaus. He wasn\u2019t Jasper. Klaus didn\u2019t remind her of anyone in her past. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But still, both girls hated it that they couldn\u2019t be stable for longer than a day, or two. They cooperated with anything the Mikaelsons came up with to try and stabilize them, but nothing truly stuck. Life was hell, and Bella could feel that everyone was getting fed up with them. Patience was wearing thin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was one of their off days, but they managed to get the kitchen all to themselves, Myriam was going to teach Bella how to bake all the things. Myriam had always liked baking as a distraction and it was time the girls took their rehabilitation into their own hands, no matter how messy things were going to get.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe really need to get ourselves under control,\u201d Myriam said as she slammed one of the kitchen cabinets closed. \u201cBecause this is getting out of control. We\u2019ve had them try everything, it didn\u2019t work. Surely there\u2019s something we could do?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella was sitting on the kitchen island and watched her sister grab everything she needed to start baking. The kitchen staff had been sent away for a couple of hours and the kitchen was basically a no-go zone. So far, Bella was doing \u2018all right\u2019. She at least remembered to use her indoor voice while communicating. \u201cWhat did that cabinet ever do to you?\u201d Row row row your boat\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSorry,\u201d Myriam muttered as she closed another cabinet after grabbing a bowl or two. \u201cNo, I know you\u2019re right, but still\u2026 this is getting annoying. I feel like a fucking newborn all over again and even then it didn\u2019t take me this long to adjust.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eggs. Flour. Caster sugar. Butter. Bacon. Eggs. Sausages. Baby you light up my world like nobody else. Fucking asshole. I wish I could fire his ass! Can animals commit suicide?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah, and I know that, Bella. It\u2019s fucking frustrating, that\u2019s all,\u201d Myriam said as she continued making the batter of her cake. \u201cAnd I know, I know<\/em> that there\u2019s something brewing between you and Kol, and between myself and Klaus, but isn\u2019t it better for all of us if we\u2019d just go back to Texas? To Peter and Charlotte? At least until we\u2019ve figured this out?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella blinked as she realized what was going on. \u201cSlow down, Myr, you\u2019re having a discussion with me that I\u2019m not a part of yet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSorry, but you understand, right?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI do,\u201d Bella nodded. \u201cAnd I\u2019m reluctantly agreeing with you.\u201d If I turn myself in, do I get to keep the reward money? I mean, 50k is very nice! My pc isn\u2019t working! Oh, I don\u2019t know, have you tried turning it on and off again? Seriously, how hard is it? It could slide right in. Sticky, oh, so sticky. I should apologize to her.<\/em> \u201cHowever, can\u2019t we take them with us?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe whole point is to relieve them from us,\u201d Myriam pointed out as she turned on the oven to preheat it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTrue, but what\u2019s the point in leaving? Doesn\u2019t that mean that we\u2019re giving up? We should stay and fight. Keep trying. There must be a solution somewhere even though it seems like we\u2019ve tried everything already. If there\u2019s one thing that we have in common is that we\u2019re not quitters. We\u2019ll just have to avoid them more when we\u2019re not fully functional,\u201d Bella said quickly, in one breath as she focused, hard. Everybody, rock your body, Backstreet\u2019s back, alright! <\/em>\u201cWe could call Peter, maybe he knows something.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, he\u2019s on his way anyway\u2026\u201d Myriam then realized what she had said and lost all color in her face. \u201cOh fuck, this isn\u2019t going to end well, at all. We should warn Klaus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella pointed at the carton of eggs that Myriam had been holding, all eggs now crushed and dripping on the floor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh fucker!\u201d Myriam threw the carton of broken eggs into the sink and started to clean up her mess. \u201cThis is so not fucking fair! How can you remain so calm, Bella? Fucking Peter is coming. We\u2019re a fucking mess, we\u2019re creating more messes and we\u2019re already in a fucking mess because of the stupid Cullens!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBecause I\u2019ve done panicking and it\u2019s not working,\u201d Bella replied as a matter of factly, still trying so hard to find Kol\u2019s voice again, his presence. His emotions. \u201cBut that doesn\u2019t mean that there\u2019s no fight in me left. We should go over everything we\u2019ve learned and come up with again and try harder.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFuck that, it doesn\u2019t work,\u201d Myriam said angrily as she was still mopping up the eggs. \u201cWe\u2019ve tried our best, I certainly wasn\u2019t slacking.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd maybe the real issue here is that we both need to learn how to relax properly. We\u2019re both on edge all the time. We can\u2019t relax, even a bath isn\u2019t relaxing. Snapping your neck doesn\u2019t work for you, and well, if my neck gets snapped, I\u2019m dead.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam then thought for a moment and then a big grin appeared on her face. \u201cThere\u2019s one thing we haven\u2019t tried yet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Curious, Bella slipped into her sister\u2019s mind. Myriam was easy to find, and also easy to tune out. What she saw in Myriam\u2019s mind was\u2026 disturbing, but not? \u201cI\u2019m not going to use my troubles as an excuse to have sex, Myriam, but you can do that with Klaus and tell me how you got on,\u201d she said encouragingly. She could feel her sister\u2019s anger, her disappointment and her despair, but also her cheeky side. But when she was with Bella, it was a lot less intense than when they were with others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNow?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella shrugged as she hopped off the kitchen island to grab Myriam new eggs. \u201cOr bake first, bake Klaus a cake with \u2018Let\u2019s Get Lucky\u2019 written on it with icing. But I think he\u2019s holding back, he might turn you down, as he might feel he\u2019s not worthy of that trust yet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSex is sex,\u201d Myriam shrugged. \u201cI can do it with Klaus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNot if he feels as strongly as he does. He truly adores you, Myr. He won\u2019t allow you to have meaningless sex with him, he wants the true thing for you. Intimacy, trust, love.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam huffed as she thought of her sister\u2019s words. \u201cWell, then you\u2019ll just have to do it first then.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSex with Klaus?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, you dummy,\u201d Myriam rolled her eyes at her sister. \u201cWith Kol.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut we\u2019ve just barely started to explore touching and stuff. Besides, he\u2019s too frustrated with me because I can\u2019t hear him at times when he\u2019s talking,\u201d Bella replied as she put the eggs on the counter and sat back down. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFine, then I\u2019m going to ask Rebekah to buy us vibrators so we can help ourselves to relax and get a fucking good orgasm,\u201d Myriam said as a matter of factly as she dusted some flour over Bella\u2019s head and started to laugh. \u201cDusted!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella reached for the bag of flour and grabbed a handful before throwing it against Myriam, a smile on her face. \u201cI already know you\u2019re going to win this, you\u2019re a vampire with vamp speed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s all about the fun!\u201d Myriam grinned as she grabbed an egg and cracked it open over Bella\u2019s head. \u201cCome on, shorty, do your worst! Get moving. Don\u2019t let me get you with food, but try to hit me with food!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella hopped off the counter again and ducked while she headed to the fridge and grabbed some tomatoes. Squeezing one first, she aimed at Myriam and Myriam allowed her to hit her because she wasn\u2019t even moving out of the way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes! That\u2019s what I mean! Come on, more! With feeling!\u201d Myriam used her speed to get into the fridge herself and found some cold mashed potato. Grabbing a handful, she made a potato ball out of it and threw it at Bella\u2019s back. \u201cYou\u2019re hit!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soon enough, they were using every throwable food item in the kitchen to throw at each other, running around the kitchen, screaming, laughing, making a complete mess out of the formerly spotless kitchen and not paying attention to anything or anyone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was only when the kitchen staff returned that they briefly stopped in their tracks and pointed and laughed at each other, both covered in all food possible and the cook looked less amused because they had cleaned out every cabinet and the fridges. There was pasta sauce on the ceiling, the cabinets were covered in food and drinks and the whole kitchen looked like a warzone with two giggling sisters slap bang in the middle of it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cook angrily went to get the boss, and when Klaus came to check the damage, he was impressed by the mess the girls had made. Except how could he be angry with them when they both looked so elated? He hadn\u2019t seen them this relaxed in quite some time. \u201cDid you go through all the food, ladies? Or is there more to play with?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, all done!\u201d the girls chorused, causing them to start laughing again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThen may I suggest you clean yourselves up so that Chef and his people can get this kitchen back in working order?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella giggled as she moved passed Klaus to exit the kitchen, he was careful to avoid the food dripping girl before eyeing Myriam, who was standing on top of the counter now, with a stupid grin on her face, and he got slightly worried. She hopped off the counter and rushed to him, hugging him tightly, rubbing slightly against him so he\u2019d be covered in food too. Myriam then let go of him and used her speed to go to her room, passing Bella as she did. \u201cI\u2019m faster!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHow rude!\u201d Bella called after her before bumping into Kol. \u201cOh, sorry,\u201d she giggled as she tried to wipe off the flour and tomato sauce off his shirt, but only made it worse with her dirty hands. \u201cI need to clean myself up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She looked cute. He wanted to pick her up and give her a bath and give her a proper rub down, everything. \u201cMy shirt,\u201d he pouted as he looked down instead, and pulled his shirt off. \u201cAh, I hated that one anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella started to blush furiously as she saw the images inside his mind and quickly ran to her room to get undressed and take a shower. It was getting harder to ignore those<\/em> thoughts he had about her, but she appreciated it that he was being patient in that department too. But she wasn\u2019t worthy of that level of kindness, not with the way she was now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She froze when he joined her underneath the shower then, still dressed in his pants and socks, his feelings for her overwhelming her and she was wondering if she was putting these feelings inside his mind, because his behaviour was kinda funny, unlike him. \u201cRelax, darling,\u201d he assured her. \u201cI\u2019m merely here to help you get clean\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m naked.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat you are,\u201d he replied as he grabbed a washcloth and put some soap on it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella let out a breath and shook her head. \u201cNo, Kol, not like this. Your feelings\u2026 they\u2019re\u2026 no. Baby steps. You promised. Please. No,\u201d she put her hand against his bare chest to push him away. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is baby steps, Bella, I\u2019m not asking for more.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m naked.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ve touched your naked skin before, underneath your shirt, now you\u2019re completely naked and you shouldn\u2019t be ashamed of what you look like, Bella, because you\u2019re gorgeous,\u201d he said as he stepped outside the water. \u201cYes, my thoughts may demand more, but I\u2019m true to my word. You need help cleaning that muck out of your hair.\u201d He then started to remove his pants, but kept his boxers on. He removed his wet socks and stepped back in. \u201cI\u2019ve evened out the playing field, better? We\u2019re both naked now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella was silent as she kept her head bowed slightly, lips pursed as she was absorbing the emotions and situation. \u201cNo we\u2019re not,\u201d she blinked, still feeling uneasy but slightly more accepting of his explanation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re not ready for that, darling,\u201d he chuckled, shaking his head before grabbing the washcloth again and started to gently clean her skin. \u201cBut you\u2019re gorgeous, you shouldn\u2019t hide it. You\u2019re so gorgeous it hurts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella shook her head as she didn\u2019t dare look at him. His overwhelming feelings ebbing away a little, making room for the baby step versions of his feelings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou know, in the beginning\u2026 before all this, I was so frustrated with myself, because I fell so hard for you, and I couldn\u2019t do anything with it because you didn\u2019t understand. I was furious with you for being who you are, but you couldn\u2019t help it. It was wrong for me to feel the way I did then, but now\u2026 I\u2019m not ashamed, Bella.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYour attraction to me is only physical?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, not at all,\u201d he smiled at her as he lifted her chin, lightly brushing the cloth across her chest, trying to calm his excitement for touching her breasts through a wash cloth. \u201cYou\u2019re gorgeous on the inside, that hasn\u2019t changed, it was the first thing that I noticed about you. Even after you were allowed to be free, oh, Bella,\u201d he sighed happily. \u201cIs there a more powerful way to say that you\u2019re beautiful, gorgeous?\u201d Kol thought for a moment. \u201cYou\u2019re like a goddess to me. I want to worship you the way that you should be worshipped.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is baby steps?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is baby steps for experts,\u201d he let out a breath as he soaped up her arms. \u201cBut I\u2019m glad you\u2019re feeling better than you did a couple of hours ago.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMe too,\u201d she said softly as she allowed him to continue to touch her, to clean her up. It felt great, her skin was reacting to his touch and this time she couldn\u2019t hide the goosebumps that were on her arms. \u201cFor a moment there I thought I was putting things in your head\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve established that you won\u2019t, or can\u2019t,\u201d he assured her. \u201cThis is all me, and maybe I did come on a little bit too strong just now, but Bella, I wouldn\u2019t have done this when I wasn\u2019t sure that you weren\u2019t ready for this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou overheard me and Myriam talk,\u201d she concluded, narrowing her eyes on him. \u201cIt\u2019s rude to eavesdrop.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHa! Says the mind reader who can\u2019t keep her gift under wraps because it\u2019s too powerful!\u201d Kol barked out a laugh. \u201cYou little hypocrite,\u201d he said teasingly. \u201cOf course Nik and I listened in, we know all about your plans of wanting to run away. Let me tell you. Nik and I aren\u2019t going to let you go. Period. Because you\u2019re right, quitting is not an option. We\u2019re fighters.\u201d He got rid of the cloth and grabbed the shower head to rinse her down, before starting on her hair. Perhaps he should have started with her hair first, now he\u2019d have to wash her body again after this! Oh, but he didn\u2019t mind at all. \u201cAnd until then, we just have to live for the little moments like this, when you\u2019re able to hold a proper conversation and enjoy life instead being burdened by everything else.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He had a point about eavesdropping, but it wasn\u2019t as if she could help it. In fact, she found it strange that the little control that she had had previously, wasn\u2019t working in the current situation. But she was also glad to hear that he wasn\u2019t willing to give up on her, either. \u201cSorry for —\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNot hearing it,\u201d he said as he had managed to get almost everything out of her hair and started to put the shampoo on her hair. \u201cWe vampires are fickle with our emotions. But I truly don\u2019t want you to go. We have a very bright future ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUntil I\u2019m too old and you\u2019ll trade me in for a younger model.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was unsure what to say about that, because that was true. Bella didn\u2019t want to be a vampire and turning her could have disastrous implications for her gift as they could be enhanced like they were with Myriam, all thanks to those meddling Cullens. \u201cNever,\u201d he eventually said, although his vanity was cursing him to bits now. She\u2019d be old and wrinkly, he\u2019d still have his handsome face. Bella was worth it. Oh, she was so worth it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was nice to spend the rest of the day clean and in a great state of mind, bonding more with Kol while Myriam and Klaus did the same. Just talking. Everything positive, nothing negative and not having to worry about anything. Bella had eventually fallen asleep in Kol\u2019s arms, both fully dressed, on the bed and she had her first real good sleep in a very long time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, she was roused from her sleep early the next morning when her brain went slightly haywire again. She heard the people outside in the background, singing songs in their heads, cursing that they were going to be late for work, fussing over financials and whatnot, but what was really in the front were the thoughts and emotions of the two people upstairs in the compound having some fun<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella moaned slightly before squirming a little against Kol, moving her ass against his groin area as he spooned her. He was still asleep, she knew this, and she had to get this under control before she\u2019d start to feel incredibly perverted. He needed to wake up so he could take presence in her mind. The imagery from Klaus, seeing Myriam as a beautiful canvas he could paint the most extraordinary scenery on, the raw emotion from Myriam, fully having opened herself up for his attentions and enjoying his touch, aroused Bella. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With Kol still sleeping, Bella rolled out of bed and started to undress herself as she started to hum quietly to try and get Klaus and Myriam out of her head, she even tried to focus on the people outside, but Klaus and Myriam were a force, alone and together. Completely naked, Bella went into the bathroom, plugged the bath and started to fill it up with cold water. Her skin felt as if it was on fire, pleasantly, and that was all because of her sister. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She couldn\u2019t wait any longer and got into the bath to cool herself off. Letting out a small cry of agony as her feet touched the water, she kept lowering herself down into it. She was used to being hosed down with cold water, this was merely a bath. A cold bath. Of course, her yelp had woken Kol and he was next to her within a blink of an eye. \u201cAre you alright?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella nodded as she shivered in the cold water, looking for his voice inside her mind. \u201cTalk to me, please, I—\u201d She let out a breath, and another moan. \u201cThis is so fucked up.\u201d In the last few weeks she had picked up on other people having sex down the street, but it hadn\u2019t been this intense. Was it Klaus and Myriam\u2019s closeness or their mental strength that made this happen?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He raised an eyebrow as he squatted down next to the bath. Bella was fully naked in a bath with clear water, she wasn\u2019t even using bath oil for her bath. He then felt the water and blinked. It was cold. \u201cBad day?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, not at all\u2026 just bad start\u2026 but not for others.\u201d She was cold, her teeth were chattering and this really needed to end soon or she\u2019d be cold for the rest of the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He listened out for any sounds that were out of the ordinary and immediately spotted some heavy panting and moans coming out of Nik\u2019s room. He was glad for his brother finally getting what he wanted, but worried for Bella\u2019s sanity at this point. \u201cYou\u2019re not picking up what I think you\u2019re picking up, are you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella winced as she slowly nodded and met his eyes. \u201cI couldn\u2019t turn them off, but now that you\u2019re awake it gets better.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s my brother and your sister you\u2019re actually\u2026 Bella, that\u2019s fucked up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDuh! I can\u2019t help it!\u201d She whined before she finally managed to latch on to Kol\u2019s thoughts, which wasn\u2019t actually much better at the moment, as he was enjoying her naked body perhaps a little too much. \u201cGet out, I\u2019m going to get dressed\u2026 and find someone else whose mind I can use to help me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat!\u201d Kol objected as he looked at her. \u201cI can\u2019t help it! I told you! You\u2019re gorgeous!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd not helping right now!\u201d Bella shot at him as she unplugged the bath and got out of it. She grabbed a towel to quickly dry herself before picking up her clothes and getting dressed again. \u201cI\u2019m trying to stop feeling the way that I do and you\u2019re making it worse.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThen we should forget about baby steps,\u201d Kol suggested. \u201cLet\u2019s have sex.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella opened her mouth to say something, but closed it again when she didn\u2019t know what to say. Pulling her hair back in a hair tie, she finally managed to come up with something. \u201cI\u2019d like to have that experience when I\u2019m not feeling the experience from anyone else and when I\u2019m certain that I\u2019m feeling what I\u2019m feeling and not what anyone else in my presence is feeling, I hope that makes sense.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oh, it did. Not that it was fair, but it made sense. Kol sighed and nodded. \u201cVery well, but I doubt you\u2019ll find a more suitable mind as your anchor in my family. Freya\u2019s had her issues with our aunt Dahlia, Rebekah is still reeling from the curse she had a few years ago and Elijah\u2026 well. He\u2019ll be hesitant because you\u2019ll be able to see his true self, which is more psychotic than Nik is.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She stopped then, turning to Kol and cocking her head. \u201cWhat do you mean?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cElijah\u2019s great at pretending everything is alright. Everything he\u2019s ever done is tucked away in his mind, making him forget about it all, sometimes surfacing. He\u2019s actually suffering the most from being a vampire than the rest of us. Mother recognized that and she taught him to put it all behind a red door. And let me tell you, it\u2019s not pretty once that door opens,\u201d Kol explained, taking a step closer to her. \u201cHe\u2019s finally somewhat coming to terms with it, but his mind is not one you\u2019d like to be using as your anchor, no matter how stable Elijah might seem. Your best bet is either Niklaus or myself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy sister\u2019s pretty loud.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd unstable,\u201d Kol let out a snort. \u201cNo offense, darling, but at least I\u2019m managing my impulses right now, your sister, on a bad day, does not.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella stumbled then, as a dizzy spell hit her. It usually happened when she felt Myriam\u2019s emotions and heard her thoughts, as her brain worked so fast, slipping into the past, present and future, sometimes all at once. Bella usually made sure she was seated for the experience, because it was such a rush. \u201cOh,\u201d she said as she took hold of Kol\u2019s arm, as he caught her before she fell. \u201cOh\u2026 uhm\u2026\u201d she gasped then, feeling an orgasm coming up from her toes all the way up through her body. \u201cYou need to stop them. Please.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf I do that, I\u2019ll be dead,\u201d Kol laughed as he helped her to sit down. \u201cFocus on my thoughts, I\u2019ll be good.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She let out another gasp as she stumbled. \u201cOh, no, that\u2019s so not fair, she\u2019s\u2026 future and\u2026 present, Kol!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018I told you to focus on my thoughts.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

His insistence, the willpower behind it made her flick up her eyes to him. He sounded like someone she\u2019d definitely wanted to roll over for. Do anything for. She wanted to feel his hands on her body again, making her feel as good as Myriam was currently feeling. His eyes darkened as they were firmly set on hers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018You\u2019re going to keep on listening to me until I\u2019m sure that they\u2019re done. No more talking. You\u2019re going to keep listening to me. Focus. Have I made myself clear?\u2019 <\/em>Oh, her breath hitched. She was loving this as much as he was. Seriously, fuck those baby steps. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes sir\u2026\u201d she whispered, clinging on to him for dear life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Now, Bella, that sounded great to my ears. Say that again.\u2019<\/em> He was sure she was doing it out of submissiveness, not out of a programmed response. Kol was loving it. Had he known that she was this responsive to his commanding voice, he would have tried it on her a long time ago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes sir\u2026\u201d she whispered, a small smile then appearing on her face. \u201cYes sir.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He softly kissed her lips as he got her back to her feet. \u2018Good girl, come, let\u2019s have breakfast.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018What!\u2019 <\/em>A slight look of panic washed over her face. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018We\u2019re going to do something extremely ordinary to keep your mind focused. And that\u2019s having breakfast. No talking. Just eating. I\u2019ll talk to my siblings when I have to. You focus and eat.\u2019 <\/em>He took her hand and took her out to the courtyard where the staff had just finished setting up breakfast, shooting uneasy glances towards Bella, who, with her sister, had ruined the kitchen the day previously. Kol didn\u2019t care. She and her sister could ruin the kitchen whenever they wanted, if it made them as stable as they had seemed after their fun yesterday. \u201cGood morning!\u201d Kol greeted his siblings as he helped Bella sit down and sat down himself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2018Good\u2019 morning,\u201d Freya muttered as she took a sip of her coffee. \u201cFar too early to be rudely awaken by what\u2019s going on up there,\u201d she glaring up to the second floor. Her quarters were right next to that of her brother and Kol was glad he had always opted to get a room on the ground floor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s a good morning,\u201d Kol agreed with himself as he took his glass of blood and took a sip while Bella stuck to grabbing a few waffles and a few strawberries. \u201cAnd I don\u2019t think you should complain, sister, there have been plenty of times that you and Keelin have interrupted our perfect quiet nights.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah, but this is Klaus we\u2019re talking about,\u201d she said in a hushed voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBelieve me, sister, this is nothing compared to what we\u2019ve all already experienced when it comes to Niklaus and his girlfriends,\u201d Elijah spoke as he buttered a piece of toast, unfazed by the sounds coming from his brother\u2019s bedroom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella quietly ate her waffle when she got hit by another dizzy spell. Her sister was having trouble focussing, and Bella got a glimpse of the future. Blinking, she was unsure what it meant, there was this Cold One standing in the middle of the courtyard, looking angrily towards Klaus\u2019 study. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh fuck!\u201d Myriam exclaimed loudly. \u201cDaddy\u2019s home!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf she\u2019s going to yell that every single time she reaches a climax, I\u2019ll be forever put off from the phrase \u2018who\u2019s your daddy\u2019?\u201d Rebekah muttered, shaking her head. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCome on, Klaus\u2026\u201d Myriam\u2019s voice sounded. \u2018Hurry up already. Hurry, please hurry. Oh god, yes, that\u2019s the right spot\u2026 hurry\u2026 oh, so close\u2026\u2019 <\/em>\u201cFuck, fuck fuck\u2026 he\u2019s not happy\u2026\u201d \u2018So close!\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Bella. Focus.\u2019<\/em> Kol had noticed she was drifting off again. She had that look on her face that she was trying to understand something she was seeing in other minds, and her cheeks were flushed. It didn\u2019t take a genius to understand that she got pulled back in. \u2018Tell me what just happened.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Cold One in the courtyard. Not happy\u2026 must be a future thing because Myriam\u2019s not too happy about it.\u2019<\/em> Bella shuddered as she was grateful to have grasped Kol\u2019s voice again like a lifeboat. She then let out a yelp when that Cold One she\u2019d seen in Myriam\u2019s head ran into the courtyard and threw off his protective robe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rebekah and Elijah rose to their feet, quick to stand with the Cold One so he wouldn\u2019t be able to get in further, and Freya was ready to use her magic on him, too. \u201cYou have nothing to fear,\u201d the Cold One spoke as the sun hit his skin through the leaves of the trees. He then nodded towards the bedroom. \u201cHe has. Klaus! Get off my daughter, right now<\/em>!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe\u2019s not on me right now!\u201d Myriam called out, heavily panting. \u201cI\u2019m on him, but he\u2019s getting me off!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh good lord,\u201d Elijah tiredly pinched the bridge of his nose as he returned to his seat. \u201cI believe we have the pleasure of having Myriam\u2019s father in our midst.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMyriam Hope Jenkins, you better get off of your boyfriend, don\u2019t make me come up there!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFive more minutes!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peter then moved to the second floor walkway and forcibly knocked on the door. \u201cYou\u2019re not getting any more minutes because your sister is in her own personal hell right now thanks to the both of you!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upon hearing that, Rebekah, Freya and Elijah looked at Bella who suddenly felt really small. \u201cWhy didn\u2019t you say anything?\u201d Freya wondered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBecause she hears that all the time, Freya,\u201d Kol replied for Bella, feeling the need to defend her, and knowing that what he was going to say next wasn\u2019t any news for his siblings, but it didn\u2019t hurt to remind them. \u201cBut the more powerful minds are, the more intrusive and loud they get. Of course, then there are the days that she simply doesn\u2019t have the focus, which are the days when her sister is having a bad day, too. Or, in this case, a particularly good one, which is overwhelming Bella. She\u2019s having a hard time with regular thoughts, imagine hearing and seeing the thoughts of someone who doesn\u2019t have control over her own premonition gifts?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe\u2019ll fucking live!\u201d Myriam eventually said, a moan escaping her lips. This hadn\u2019t been the first time Peter would have walked in on her while having sex, but it sure was going to be his last if he wasn\u2019t careful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLove, maybe—\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cStop now and I\u2019ll make you regret it,\u201d she warned him. \u201cI saw six, and you\u2019ve only given me five so far.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd the future always changes,\u201d Peter said as he kicked in the door. \u201cUp. Now. You\u2019ve had your fun, it\u2019s time we\u2019re going to fix this shit for once and for all. I\u2019ve given you guys weeks to figure it out for yourself, but I\u2019m worried about your sanity, or what\u2019s left of it. Jesus fuck, you guys know how to party!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPeter!\u201d Klaus growled, and in an instant, Peter was flying through the air, off the balcony and landed safely on two feet in the courtyard, right next to Bella, a big smile on his face. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, they\u2019ll be down soon,\u201d he said as he ruffled Bella\u2019s hair. \u201cNice to finally meet you, Bella, my name is Peter and I\u2019ve been raising your sister.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella ducked away from his hand and tried to get a feel of him, but she wasn\u2019t able to get anything. Nothing. Absolutely nothing. She still didn\u2019t like Cold Ones. Her sister had been an exception at the time, but she didn\u2019t know this man. Only that he took care of Myriam and that he had abilities of his own. But if it was true what he said, that he knew how to fix her and Myriam, she was willing to listen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Eat your waffles, Bella,\u2019<\/em> Kol\u2019s voice sounded less forceful now now that his brother had stopped shagging his girlfriend, but Bella liked hearing his voice inside her head nonetheless. Sighing happily, she nodded and continued to eat. \u201cShe\u2019s a little bit shy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peter raised an eyebrow as he looked at Kol. \u201cAfter you\u2019ve basically commanded her to stay focused on your voice, yes, I can imagine. She\u2019s just about to roll over for you to scratch her belly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol huffed, not going to make excuses. \u201cIt works.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m not denying that,\u201d Peter said as he looked up to see his daughter and his friend emerge from the bedroom, all cleaned up and everything, Klaus having a slight look of embarrassment on his face. Oh, Klaus thought he was the big bad wolf, but Myriam was definitely worse and she was going to corrupt him even further. This was a fact, Peter had no doubt about that. \u201cSit,\u201d he said disapprovingly, pointing at the two empty chairs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSeriously, dad<\/em>?\u201d Myriam retorted as she sat down and grabbed herself a pancake. She was famished. \u201cI still don\u2019t want to see you, you know.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTough, princess,\u201d Peter said as he crossed his arms over his chest. \u201cI\u2019m here for your own good. As I said, y\u2019all have been barking up the wrong tree since Bella\u2019s reset button was pushed and you became a traditional vampire. Looks good on you, by the way, darlin\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd you couldn\u2019t say this over the phone?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWould you have answered if I called?\u201d Peter retorted, already knowing the answer. \u201cIn any case, before minds are lost, again, let me ask you a few questions, Mikaelson family,\u201d he said as he turned to Kol. \u201cWhat are Myriam and Bella?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSisters,\u201d Kol replied as a matter of factly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBe more specific,\u201d Peter glared at him. \u201cYou can use the word twins<\/em>, you know, because that\u2019s what they are. Twins. They were both genetically altered by the good doctor, they both were in the same womb, being cosy neighbors while Carlisle played some more with them as they grew into babies.\u201d Peter then looked at Freya. \u201cTo what purpose were they created?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTo satisfy the Cullen\u2019s perverse idea of gifted children and strengthen their empire? Money?\u201d She questioned, then shrugged. \u201cFor shits and giggles? Because they could?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou and your doctor girlfriend checked over the list that I provided, yes? What was done to the girls in the womb?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDidn\u2019t you notice something strange about their DNA?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOf course, but all the abnormalities resolved after Myriam managed to shield the rest of the world from Bella when she got triggered by Edward,\u201d Freya replied, still not seeing what the Cold One was aiming for. \u201cBella changed back to her clean, human self, and we had to reboot Myriam and turned her into a vampire\/werewolf hybrid, well, tribrid. She has magic inside of her.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDid you check their DNA after they changed?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Freya blinked then. They hadn\u2019t. \u201cWe didn\u2019t think it was necessary, why?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf you had given their DNA the last once over to truly make sure that they were healthy and well balanced, you could have saved yourselves a lot of trouble,\u201d Peter said with a smug smirk on his face, bouncing on the balls of his feet. Oh, he was so clever. \u201cAnd let\u2019s not even think of the mental component that comes with these extraordinary girls.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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