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Chapter 10<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Upon seeing the dumbfounded looks on the faces of everyone gathered around the table, Peter sighed and held up his hands. \u201cImagine these hands representing Bella and Myriam. They\u2019re twins. Despite the two very different lives they have lead up until Bella\u2019s arrival here, they were always like this,\u201d he interlocked his fingers. \u201cTwins have this rare connection, that\u2019s scientifically proven by actual humans, by the way. With Carlisle\u2019s treatment of their embryos, the bond only strengthened. Myriam was the one who could avoid all of Bella\u2019s powers, including her shield ability. Perhaps not her mental intrusion, but all the physical attacks or abilities, yes. She was created as a safety, incase Bella wouldn\u2019t be able to be controlled. Bella, in her own special way, was created as a counterbalance for Myriam. To even out the anger, the strength, Myriam would possess.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was a lightbulb moment for Freya. \u201cOf course!\u201d She exclaimed before slapping her forehead with her flat hand. \u201cHow could we have missed this? It\u2019s the simplest explanation and the simplest solution!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTo be fair, you\u2019ve missed this because you\u2019re used to things being extremely complicated,\u201d Peter had a flat expression on his face, hating it that he had to force feed them the information that had already been available to them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith Bella reverting back to being a human, all of her meddled DNA changed back to the way it was in the womb, no years long messing with the body and mind, just the 9 months of manipulation,\u201d Freya started to explain to her siblings, being rather excited about it. \u201cThe same happened to Myriam, Bella shattered her Cold One physique, her DNA had already been altered by turning into a Cold One in the first place, but Bella shattered her shell. We had to use magic to save Myriam and make her our kind of vampire. She became a tribrid instead, so everything is out of whack for their so-called Twin connection. The problem here is that Bella is still human and out of sync with her sister, she lost her balance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPlease explain Myriam\u2019s new connection, Freya,\u201d Peter leaned against the table as he stood next to the witch, at least someone had a brain around this place. \u201cIt\u2019ll also explain her instability and additional mood swings.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Freya then blinked at him. \u201cSorry?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Forget his earlier compliment on the woman. No brains. Sighing, Peter retrieved a stake from his inside pocket and drove it through Myriam\u2019s heart. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNO! Are you insane!?\u201d Klaus bellowed as he threw Peter away and pulled Myriam into his arms, unsure of how to hold her for fear of her falling apart to his touch. \u201cWhy would you kill the girl you claim to be your daughter?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peter dusted himself off and sauntered back, taking his time as he whistled a tune he always had stuck in his head, saying nothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFive\u2026\u201d Bella said softly, unsure where that need came from. \u201cFour\u2026 Three\u2026 Two\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol eyed Bella curiously before blinking in recognition, drawing in a breath. Standing in surprise, he glanced at Elijah and Rebekah who shared equal bewilderment as they too turned to watch Klaus and Myriam. Their brother was not paying attention to them, too distraught by the incapacitated girl in his arms to understand what truly had been done by the spell. \u201cNik\u2026\u201d Kol warned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Bella reached zero, Myriam\u2019s eyes fluttered before she angrily pulled the stake out of her heart and threw it at Peter, who expertly caught it. \u201cFucker!\u201d she yelled at him. \u201cHow dare you scare me like that!\u201d She got to her feet and pushed Klaus off of her before she set herself off with her feet and launched herself at Peter. She was going to rip his head off. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peter, of course, caught his daughter and pulled her hands behind her back as he twisted her around. \u201cNone of that, kitten,\u201d he told her before looking at the Mikaelsons. \u201cYour little spell has not only linked Myriam to Klaus, but also to his daughter, seeing as you lot thought it was a brilliant idea to use her blood to stabilize the transformation. Nothing wrong with that, I\u2019m grateful that you\u2019ve made my daughter invincible like yourself, but the connection is wrong. So, now you know. There\u2019s a wrong connection for Myriam and no connection for Bella, how are you going to fix that?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam was connected to Hope. That explained why Hope was having so many temper tantrums and drove her mother up the wall, as even leaving New Orleans didn\u2019t work. \u201cWe need to remove the connection to Hope,\u201d Klaus said determined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDo that, and your spell will lose merit and Myriam will die. I\u2019m sorry, but that spell of yours made your life a lot harder,\u201d Peter said as he released his angry daughter. \u201cThe connection doesn\u2019t hurt your daughter\u2019s life. If anything, it makes her feel like a normal teenager. Teenagers are supposed to rage and rage and rage, drive their parents batty. No, the solution is to make Bella immortal and re-establish the connection with her sister.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTurning Bella is not an option, we\u2019ve already established that. Her gifts have the potential to become worse, as it has happened with Myriam,\u201d Kol said as he put his arms around Bella. \u201cOn top of that, she really doesn\u2019t want to be a vampire.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe doesn\u2019t have to be,\u201d Freya realized, but there was hesitation in her voice. \u201cThere is a solution, but it\u2019s not something to be taken lightly. I can re-establish her link with Myriam with no problem, I\u2019ll even link her to Hope to give her a sense of balance, but the solution to her immortality is something\u2026 I had to endure\u2026 and Klaus knows exactly what I\u2019m talking about, although he volunteered and I never did.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDahlia\u2019s spell,\u201d Klaus replied as he put his arms around Myriam after Peter had released her. \u201cBut that will endanger anyone who\u2019s linked to her. Kill her, kill the person who she\u2019s linked with.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNot with a few adjustments, I\u2019m well aware that it\u2019s different in this case as Bella\u2019s a human, but I think I can make it work so that she\u2019ll become as indestructible as you and Myriam are. Without her having to turn. It\u2019ll take me a few days to figure it out, but I can do it. As long as you have Hope here, or at least her blood that I can use to link Bella to Hope too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo,\u201d Bella shook her head. \u201cNo. No more messing with magic or making new connections. Just\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf we only link you to Myriam, Bella, you\u2019ll get the full brunt of Myriam\u2019s connection to Klaus. You think this morning was bad? Imagine being a third wheel in everything they do,\u201d Freya explained. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThen don\u2019t. I\u2019ll die eventually and Myriam will be fine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus could feel Myriam tense up and kept his arms around her. \u201cExcuse us,\u201d he said politely as he directed Myriam towards her room, taking her out of the situation that had the potential to get really dangerous. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMyriam doesn\u2019t want you to die, Bella,\u201d Rebekah said, also slightly hurt by Bella\u2019s remark. \u201cAnd neither do I. Nor Kol. Nor Freya or Nik. You\u2019re a part of our family, we\u2019re not letting you go.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI know that!\u201d Bella said angrily. \u201cBut I\u2019m fucking done with magic. With longevity. What guarantee is there that things will stabilize for me? I can imagine it will work wonders on Myriam, but I can\u2019t see that happening for me. I fucking hate hearing everyone, every thought, feel everything. I don\u2019t even know what my own feelings are most of the time and whatever I try, I can\u2019t control it, so please, can you guarantee that everything that you\u2019re proposing will actually fix this?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol was surprised by the firecracker in his arms, Bella didn\u2019t do anger, but it was rolling off of her as if she was going to box fifty rounds against a puff of smoke. He understood where she was coming from, though. Everything. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCan you?\u201d Bella looked at Peter. \u201cSince you know everything and shit, can you guarantee this? Because frankly, no matter how much I enjoy being around the family, it might be actually better to take me out of the whole equation, making life a lot easier for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peter eyed her, nodding after a moment. \u201cIf you are bonded to Myriam and Kol at the very least, yes. I don\u2019t see the need for Klaus\u2019 kid as you\u2019d be connected to her through your sister. It\u2019s a clean circle of blood that you all would be bound by that you shouldn\u2019t need any aging spell either since traces of Myriam\u2019s original Cold One change does remain within her and you\u2019d also be linked to that. That is the only thing I can\u2019t promise but your witch here can mix something up later.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTo Kol? We can\u2019t do that to him!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think you should ask him if he\u2019s willing to for you. You really shouldn\u2019t take choices away from others if they want to do for you,\u201d he scolded her. \u201cAfter all, you just told your sister you wanted to die and leave her behind without consideration of her feelings,\u201d he added the final on his way to go check on the girl and hybrid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLet\u2019s do it,\u201d Kol said, slightly hurt by Bella thinking he wouldn\u2019t want her to be linked to him. If anything, he would be very happy because he wouldn\u2019t lose her. When Bella looked at him, with fire in her eyes, he returned the look. \u201cI know you feel like you\u2019re cursed, especially now your gifts have amplified, but please stop wanting to die. It\u2019s not the way out. You\u2019re going to stay and fight. Remember your conversation with Myriam yesterday? You stay and you fight. Freya is going to link you to Myriam and to me, and you\u2019re going to stay and fight. And there\u2019ll be no discussion. I\u2019m taking the choice away from you. You\u2019re not fit to make choices at this point,\u201d he said sternly before pointing at Myriam\u2019s room. \u201cAnd you\u2019re going to apologize to your sister.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella kept looking at him, not moving at all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Now,\u2019<\/em> Kol commanded, making her snap out of whatever she was feeling and raging about in her head, causing her to blink and slowly nod. She turned around and walked to Myriam\u2019s room and Kol was right behind her. \u2018You\u2019re going to tell her you\u2019re sorry and that you were scared, that\u2019s all.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella gingerly knocked on the door, and flinched when the door swung open, revealing Klaus. \u201cNow\u2019s not the time,\u201d he told her. \u201cUnless you do want to be dead, because your sister is about to kill you herself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI only wanted to tell her how sorry I am and that I acted out of fear,\u201d Bella said, barely a whisper. All of her anger gone, but it had been replaced by grief, sadness and fear. \u201cI didn\u2019t mean to hurt anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI know,\u201d Klaus said gently as he looked over her to meet eyes with his brother. \u201cHowever, words were said and repeated, and she\u2019s currently not able to talk to you rationally. I am certain that once Myriam is able to, you two could have a supervised chat. For now, Kol\u2019s going to tell Freya to go ahead with the preparation of the spells.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol sighed. Of course. It only made sense. He and his siblings had hurt Klaus enough over the years, badly enough for their angry brother to hunt them down and try to kill them. Or box them for a very long time. He\u2019d been on the receiving end of Klaus\u2019 wrath for a lot of times, and if Myriam had reached this point, it was best to keep the human away from her sister. And it was certainly a story he needed to tell Bella. \u201cBella and I are going to have a good chat,\u201d Kol told his brother. \u201cShe still doesn\u2019t realize how certain words can sting or rip figurative hearts out and I have all the stories.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus nodded to his brother before looking at Bella again. \u201cDon\u2019t worry, sweetheart, your sister still loves you, she cares for you deeply. Only right now\u2026 she\u2019s blinded by her pain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m sorry,\u201d she said again as she stumbled back against Kol as a wave of anger hit her, punching her in the gut. Myriam was hurt. Angry, but mostly hurt and fearful. Because of Bella. Klaus felt the same but less intense and the same feeling came off of Kol. When Klaus closed the door, she looked up at Kol. \u201cMaybe you should be alone too?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh no,\u201d Kol said as he took her hand and crossed the courtyard as he picked up a glass of blood. \u201cYou and I are going to have a chat, no matter how much it\u2019ll hurt. Perhaps Rebekah could join us to tell her side of things?\u201d He asked as he looked at his sister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTherapy time, joy,\u201d she remarked before looking at Freya, who nodded and went upstairs, straight to work. Rebekah reluctantly joined Bella and Kol in Bella\u2019s room for story time. All Rebekah wanted was to have Bella stop wanting to kill herself, it has been an issue for quite some time, and it was cowardly. She could understand Bella, as Bella likely felt there was no other way out, but there always was and there would always be. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol sat Bella down on the sofa and sat down next to her, Rebekah choose the chair opposite of them. \u201cNow, you understand things better when you can actually see and feel things inside your mind, so how about both Beks and I open up about the parts we want to learn you about and you can ask questions instead?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou also said you found it hard to distinguish your own feelings from that of others,\u201d Rebekah said calmly, crossing her legs over each other as she relaxed in her chair. \u201cIt\u2019s easier to do that when you\u2019ve experienced the full scope of emotions and feelings. And between me and Kol, you\u2019ll get a crash course. You\u2019ll also learn about the many times we\u2019ve angered Nik up to the point of him wanting to kill us, just like your sister wants to do right now, and the reasons why.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLet\u2019s tell you what it means to be a family and all the feelings involved when you\u2019re a part of this one,\u201d Kol smiled at Bella as he reassuringly squeezed her leg. \u201cGo on then, find us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It wasn\u2019t hard to find both Kol and Rebekah\u2019s thoughts and feelings that belonged to what they were showing her. Family. Love. Always and Forever. Betrayal. Backstabbing. Klaus on a power kick. Klaus allowing fear to rule his anger. Kol and Rebekah allowed fear to do horrible things to ensure Klaus would go down. Then there were times where Klaus used his siblings against each other. Various Christmas balls, parties. Daggers in chests. But there were also good times where they lived harmoniously, until something would set someone off and it\u2019d start all over again. An angry Klaus was a scary Klaus, Bella had figured as much as she hadn\u2019t liked him in the beginning, but to see his anger in Kol and Rebekah\u2019s minds, was horrifying. Much like Myriam was like now. Wanting to kill her own sibling for something she\u2019d said and it didn\u2019t sit well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella saw a lot of similarities with the Cullens, though. Always bickering, not happy with each other\u2019s actions, sabotaging\u2026 but the main difference is that the loyalty felt different. The Cullens were loyal out of sheer fear, the Mikaelsons actually felt love for each other, no matter the difficulties they were going through. They were always coming back together. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Things were different now, as Rebekah and Kol showed Bella progress to where they were now as a family. They had learned from the past, mended fences and actually liked being together. Klaus knew not to take everything literally and all the siblings had found their own little place in the world, and in their family. They actually lived harmoniously now, waiting for the next thing to blow all their good feelings to smithereens and ruin their lives again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella still couldn\u2019t get past the fact that they had all been so awful to each other, out of fear, out of anger. It was alright now, but she didn\u2019t want this to happen between her and Myriam. Especially if Bella was going to be immortal for the sake of her sister, then this shouldn\u2019t happen between them. She didn\u2019t want it to happen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If it would make Myriam feel better if Bella would become immortal and stick around, then Bella was going to do so. Cursed or not. Because Myriam had sacrificed herself to find and fight for Bella. It was the least Bella could do and she\u2019d been such an ungrateful brat by being selfish. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She was sobbing by the time Rebekah closed her mind and Kol took it a little bit further by making Bella feel everything he felt for her. She was reeling of all the emotions and impressions, not sure if this was a punishment or if Kol and Rebekah were trying to make it clear to her that this is something normal between sibings, to love and hate each other. That there was no black and white, perhaps only in Bella\u2019s case, who only disliked<\/em> things when she should get angry about things. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam was angry with Bella because Bella didn\u2019t want to live eternally with her curse, which was selfish. It was only correct that Myriam was angry and that she wanted to kill Bella. But it wasn\u2019t pure hate, merely out of love. And how Bella\u2019s words had stung, so hurt. Bella had been a bad sister. She was going to do better. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol put his arms around her and pulled Bella in his lap. \u201cIt\u2019s alright, darling,\u201d he said soothingly. \u201cThis is what family is all about.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTo kill each other?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTry to, at least,\u201d he grinned. \u201cAt times. Especially as you\u2019ve lived as long as we have. She truly loves you, Bella, she doesn\u2019t want to be alone, much like you don\u2019t want to be alone. You\u2019re going to have to try harder. Fight harder. And watch your words a little, because words can hurt as much as physical attacks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She was still sobbing in his arms, no doubt she was still feeling everything and trying to deal with it all. \u201cAnd I meant what I said, Bella, I want you with me forever. If Freya\u2019s spell can link you and I together, and you with your sister, then we\u2019ll get everything we need. We get you. And we get the both of you in balance,\u201d he continued, softly caressing her back as he looked at Rebekah, who was simply smiling. \u201cAnd you\u2019ll continue to learn. You\u2019ll make mistakes, but you will always know that you have a family. Not simply with your sister, but with us. You\u2019re a Mikaelson. Always and forever.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It had been a couple of days after Freya brought balance back into the sisters and bound Bella to Kol. Fortunately, Peter wasn\u2019t around to prove that it worked, no doubt Bella would be traumatized by the experience of getting a stake through the heart. They had to wait with the spells until Myriam was somewhat calmed down, and Bella was making sure that her sister was fine, that she had everything she needed because she didn\u2019t want them to become like the Cullens or like the Mikaelsons of the past. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam had found her mental control quite easily after the bonding, and it had taken a day or two for Bella to truly master her abilities. She didn\u2019t need to listen for Kol anymore to remain grounded, but just in case, she had made a slight connection of her own to his mind. He didn\u2019t even realize it was there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Myriam it had been such a relief that she could stay in the present with her mind, and only using her abilities at will. Before the connection between her and her sister had been restored, she felt as if she was losing grip of reality at some point. And her relationship with Klaus was so much healthier now. She could truly focus on him, enjoy him in all of who he was, without her sister getting affected. Yes, another plus to all of this was that she was having Bella around for forever and her sister wouldn\u2019t accidentally intrude on the private moments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella was glad to be rid of the intrusive thoughts from the streets. The earworm songs. The random thoughts that didn\u2019t make sense. She could still hear them, but she\u2019d have to want it. And she didn\u2019t want it. It wasn\u2019t so bad now, Bella could actually function normally, something she hadn\u2019t been able to do for so long, not even when she was with the Cullens. She was a normal human being who had control over her mental abilities that she previously saw as a curse. It was strange to have her mind to herself, and only have her own voice in it, but it was a blessing. Her own emotions, however, were strange. Foreign. For the first time, she could identify them properly and they weren\u2019t making sense most of the time. Or did they?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was hard to get a read on people when she didn\u2019t actually read them. What were they thinking? How were they feeling? Would they still think Bella was stupid for asking questions or did they find her annoying? Did she have to get out of their way? With her mental abilities under control, she realized her social skills were severely lacking, and with everything going so well at the moment, she didn\u2019t want to bother anyone. She usually sat in her room or in the courtyard, drawing. That way she didn\u2019t have to be social much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella loved her sister, but she was scared of her too. Bella was scared to do something wrong again<\/em> and have her sister freak out again. Bella was also slightly afraid of Klaus, mainly because of her initial assessment when she first met him, but also due to Kol and Rebekah\u2019s experiences with him. Elijah was a mystery to her, she didn\u2019t know what to think of him. And then there was Kol. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whenever she was around him, she could feel her heart beat faster. Her skin warming up. Whenever he touched her, her skin tingled in all the right places. Kissing him was an amazing experience. Whenever Kol spoke, she felt butterflies in her stomach and he made her giggle by merely saying random stuff that didn\u2019t make sense. Being with him was easy<\/em> and comfortable, but she also knew that she couldn\u2019t hog him, because now that things had calmed down for the sisters, the focus was back on the Cold Ones and protecting the family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella and Myriam were part of the family now. Bella had learned through Kol and Rebekah that despite the long history the family had of fights, anger, fear and trust issues, that they fought together for a common goal. To protect the family, no matter the costs. And Bella knew that she and Myriam would do the same, if their heart wouldn\u2019t be ruled by fear. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was a nice Saturday morning when Bella awoke because she felt something on her bed, Kol wasn\u2019t there, he hadn\u2019t been sleeping and had left her alone, so she wondered what it was. Blinking, she was surprised to find a fox on her bed, looking at her in fear for a moment after getting caught, before burrowing itself underneath the blankets and making itself comfortable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There weren\u2019t any foxes in New Orleans, at least not that Bella knew of. She ducked underneath the covers and carefully felt around for the fox, curious if she was dreaming or if it was still there and she was surprised that it was – and surprisingly friendly, too. The fox sighed and touched Bella\u2019s hand with its nose and Bella snickered, before making herself comfortable underneath the blankets too. \u201cOkay, I\u2019ll play,\u201d she said softly before yawning. \u201cYou can share my bed with me, but only if I can draw you later, deal?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fox let out a noise that resembled a snort and crawled closer to Bella.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Something told Bella that this wasn\u2019t an ordinary fox. \u201cDid someone turn you into a fox, little fox?\u201d She whispered. \u201cA witch, maybe? There\u2019s a witch here that could turn you back?\u201d Bella then thought for a moment. If this wasn\u2019t an ordinary fox, would she be able to pick up their thoughts? \u201cWho are you?\u201d she wondered as she tried to get into the animal\u2019s mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Fucking finally. Now shut up, don\u2019t let them find me.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMyriam?\u201d Bella said surprised. She knew that her sister could turn into other people, but into animals? \u201cWhat happened? Are you okay?\u201d There was a bit of fear behind Myriam\u2019s thoughts and that worried Bella. She pulled her sister closer. \u201cDid you get hurt?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Shhh!\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Right, sorry.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018I hid in the basement for hours before I felt brave enough to run to you, please stay with me here. I\u2019m not hurt.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her sister was too scared still to talk about it and Bella nodded as she made herself more comfortable underneath the blankets, careful not to squish her sister. \u2018If you do want to talk about it\u2026\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018No.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Okay,\u2019<\/em> Bella sighed as she closed her eyes again, only to be awakened by Kol poking her in the back. \u201cI\u2019m awake.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLovely little fortress you have there, can I join?\u201d Kol quipped as he watched Bella emerge from underneath the blankets, carefully as not to move the blankets. \u201cYou haven\u2019t seen Myriam by chance, have you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, I haven\u2019t seen Myriam,\u201d Bella said truthfully as she rubbed the sleep out of her eyes. \u201cWhat\u2019s going on?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol sighed as he sat down on the bed. \u201cRemember I told you about Elijah? How he looks as if he\u2019s the most stable vampire out of all of us but isn\u2019t?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBigger monster than you and Klaus combined,\u201d Bella nodded. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe gets these night terrors. Sometimes it cracks open that red door of his and those terrors get worse. He starts sleepwalking. And guess who was awake last night during one of his episodes?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, no,\u201d Bella said as she crawled into his lap. \u201cHe didn\u2019t hurt her, did he?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think that she hadn\u2019t expected him to be the way that he was, it took Nik and myself to get our brother away from her and it was then that she vanished,\u201d Kol tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear as he gazed into her eyes. \u201cNik is beside himself, can you\u2026 maybe\u2026 you know, look for her in your own special way? We found a heap of her clothes in the dungeons, Nik suspects she\u2019s turned into a wolf and ran out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAre you sure? Myriam seems not like the type to get scared easily, seeing as she went after Cold Ones and all\u2026\u201d Bella replied, as she pretended to think about his request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cElijah can be scarier, trust me,\u201d Kol let out a slight snort. \u201cMother did a real number on him and he\u2019s still reeling from it after all those years. In all honesty, Elijah is sorry for his actions and wishes to apologize to Myriam and if Nik doesn\u2019t find her soon, he might go on a murderous rampage.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ll see what I can do\u2026 but I\u2019d rather not use my abilities to find her,\u201d she said as she climbed off of him, still sensing Myriam underneath her covers as she hadn\u2019t moved. \u201cLet me get dressed, I\u2019ll come help look for her in a few minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol eyed his girlfriend, curiously. \u201cYou\u2019re not worried, why aren\u2019t you worried?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBecause Myriam is a big girl and she can totally get herself out of trouble,\u201d Bella said confidently. \u201cI\u2019m sure she\u2019s fine, but I\u2019ll come look for her. Let me get dressed first.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat are you hiding?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNothing,\u201d Bella smiled at him as she got off the bed and started to get dressed. \u201cI\u2019ll be right out, I promise,\u201d she said as she pulled him off the bed and kissed him before directing him towards the door. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBella, what—\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She closed the door on him and quickly got dressed before grabbing a robe and peeked underneath her covers. \u201cIf you allow Elijah to apologize to him, you can make the rest of his day miserable as revenge. I don\u2019t know, pee on his bed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Already done and I can\u2019t believe you thought of that.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella shrugged as she grabbed her sister and rolled her into the robe, cradling her like a baby. \u201cYou\u2019ve been like this for hours and you\u2019ve never told anyone you can be an animal now?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018I think I\u2019m stuck,\u2019<\/em> Myriam said as she wiggled around in the robe, but Bella made sure she had nowhere to go. \u2018As in, I can\u2019t turn back.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSure you can,\u201d Bella said encouragingly as she scratched her sister behind her ear. \u201cYou\u2019re ridiculously cute like this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018I am not cute!\u2019<\/em> Myriam huffed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella opened the door to the courtyard and grinned. \u201cI would love to keep you as a pet, you\u2019re house trained, you\u2019re quiet, you\u2019re cute\u2026\u201d She said as she scratched her sister behind her ear again. \u201cLook at those ears!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus looked at Bella as she came out of her room carrying some sort of package, and was being all lovey dovey with it. \u201cBella, your sister is missing, now is not the time to play with a rodent!\u201d he said slightly annoyed. He thought she was better, but this was insanity. Had she truly wrapped up some creature in her robe as if it was something precious?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella looked at him before narrowing her eyes on Elijah. \u201cEver thought about having one of your siblings locking your door from the outside? Oh, never mind, you\u2019re a vampire, you\u2019d burst through it anyway,\u201d she said before looking back at the fox in her arms, still scratching behind her ears. \u201cCould someone snap his neck please? He\u2019s scaring this cutie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol scratched himself behind the head as he looked at his girlfriend. Had she truly lost all of her marbles during the night? \u201cBella\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella blinked at him, before looking at the fox. \u201cYou\u2019re right, they think I\u2019m insane,\u201d she let out a snort as she unwrapped the fox. \u201cI didn\u2019t find Myriam, she found me, look.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDon\u2019t be ridiculous,\u201d Klaus huffed as he crossed the space between them and took the fox out of Bella\u2019s hands, holding it by the scruff of its neck. \u201cYou don\u2019t get to see foxes that often in New Orleans, at least not in the city, but—\u201d he then blinked when Myriam\u2019s scent was all around the fox. \u201cThis is Myriam?\u201d The fox hissed and snapped at him, trying to scratch him as she wasn\u2019t comfortable at all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella nodded. \u201cShe\u2019s been like that for hours, she says. And she doesn\u2019t know how to get back to her normal self, although I think she secretly likes being a fox. Oh, and she definitely does not like to be held like that so you\u2019d better be gentle,\u201d she said as she took Myriam back and held her like you\u2019d hold a cat. \u201cLike this,\u201d she said before handing her sister back to the hybrid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhy didn\u2019t she change into a wolf, she\u2019s a hybrid, isn\u2019t she?\u201d Kol wondered. \u201cI mean, I think I understand why she changed into a fox, but\u2026 she\u2019s a werewolf!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella shrugged as she put her arms around his waist. \u201cTo use your own words; magic is fickle? She was able to transform into humans when she was a Cold One, maybe she retained that ability but now is only capable of turning into an animal because of her werewolf side?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol opened his mouth to say something before closing it again immediately before he found the right words. \u201cThat\u2019s\u2026 actually a pretty decent theory!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am not stupid, you know,\u201d Bella countered, slightly hurt before looking at Klaus. \u201cI think you should take her up to your room and talk to her about Elijah,\u201d she said as she pointed at the person in question, who still didn\u2019t have his neck snapped. \u201cMyriam still wants his neck snapped.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe can do that herself when she\u2019s back to her normal self\u201d Klaus said as he blinked when the fox – Myriam – nestled herself against his neck. \u201cEnjoy your breakfast, Myriam and I will return shortly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She looked up at Kol before letting go of him and took a seat at the table. \u201cI know you can\u2019t do anything about your problems, Elijah, and I\u2019m the last one to judge, but you scared my sister pretty bad, and she doesn\u2019t scare easily. If I were strong enough, I would have punched you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDuly noted, Miss Bella,\u201d Elijah replied with a sigh as he sat down. \u201cI am getting better, it\u2019s merely a slow process.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n


\u201cI\u2019m not the one you should talk to about that,\u201d Bella reminded him as she pulled a stack of pancakes onto her plate. \u201cBut don\u2019t scare my sister again, please.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol smirked as he sat down next to her. \u201cMaybe we should see if your mind reading abilities can be used to hurt people, as a defense mechanism, seeing as you don\u2019t have your shield anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella nearly choked on her pancake as she looked at him. \u201cAre you crazy? I\u2019m happy<\/em> that while I have this inconvenient ability to read minds, I\u2019m not capable of hurting people anymore!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elijah took a deep breath. \u201cAs much as it pains me to say this, but Kol is right. I know you understand the troubles of having some mental issues, Bella, but your misdeeds while under duress are nothing compared to what I can do when I\u2019m not in control. Your sister has her way of escaping. She can even protect herself. You, while now immortal, won\u2019t be able to protect yourself from me and I could seriously hurt you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m not going to try and hurt people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou have a lot of control now, you don\u2019t have to be afraid that you won\u2019t be able to control yourself,\u201d Kol said encouragingly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t get it,\u201d Bella said as she rolled up a pancake and got to her feet. \u201cI don\u2019t want to hurt people even if that means I get hurt. I\u2019m nothing like my sister. I wasn\u2019t made to be strong or agile or good with weapons. I-I don\u2019t have magic, I can\u2019t be a vampire. I don\u2019t want to hurt people with my brain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t have to,\u201d Freya said as she came onto the courtyard and pushed Bella back down in her seat before sitting down herself. \u201cI\u2019ve been looking into mindreaders, the real ones, like you. You can communicate with others inside your own brain, or in theirs, what if you can force them to go to sleep? You won\u2019t be hurting them and you\u2019ve already proven that your ability can get through the strongest of barriers. Yes, it\u2019s still manipulation, but you won\u2019t hurt them. Think about it, because in our family, you\u2019re going to need at least something to protect yourself with. Against one of us, or our enemies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo,\u201d Bella said, shaking her head. \u201cThat would make me as bad as Jasper. He could control others through their emotions, make their emotion less or different.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSeriously, stop being a goody-two-shoes. You\u2019re an extraordinary telempath. Mental Manipulation is a sub-power of telepathy. You previously used it as your shield, and to \u2018accidentally\u2019 scramble people\u2019s brains, but your shield is no longer functional, so why not find a different way to use it? Play tricks on someone else\u2019s mind. Like\u2026 put them to sleep. Or if someone is scaring you, get inside their mind and scare them back. It\u2019s a good defense mechanism. It\u2019s a little like compulsion in vampires, really. You\u2019ll be able to have this superpower without having to turn!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd, who knows?\u201d Kol smiled at her. \u201cYou might be able to help Elijah to close that blasted Red Door of his for once and for all, use it for good.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBecause you\u2019re holding back, Bella,\u201d Freya smiled at her. \u201cI know you are, and that\u2019s alright, you\u2019re afraid, but you don\u2019t have to be.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oh, she had promised to be a good sport and not to say \u2018no\u2019 anymore, because the people around her knew better. She needed to trust that they knew better than she did because otherwise there would be fighting and Bella didn\u2019t want that. She wouldn\u2019t be complaining anymore. And she just had been. \u201cOkay,\u201d Bella said softly as she took a nibble of her pancake. \u201cBut I doubt I\u2019ll get it working before the Cold Ones arrive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s alright, darling,\u201d Kol smiled and moved in to kiss her on her cheek. \u201cWe can still protect you, but it\u2019d be good for you to be able to protect yourself, too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella nodded as she took a sip of her tea. They had faith in her. It was time she had some faith in herself, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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