Hi, I'm back, I'm still working on my Mabekahs equal to "I'm sorry for the way I hurt you" but I got an idea in my head last night and I'm going to attempt to metaphorically put pen to paper and see if it pans out…hope you like it!

This is a Vampire Diaries/Twilight crossover. It's a Damon/Bella friendship, they share something akin to sibling love. The Twilight side of things will be AH, no sparkly vampires, no shape shifters. The Vampire Diaries supernatural stuff will stay…with a twist.

August 24th

Damon walked into the grill with a smile on his face, no malice intent behind it, he was genuinely happy, much to everyone's surprise.

"Bourbon, neat" Damon told Matt, who was tending bar that night.

"You're in an awfully good mood, care to share?" The blue eyed man asked, with a raised brow.

"Nope, not yet…where is my brother? I was under the impression he would be here?"

"He's over there, at the pool tables."

"Thanks."

Matt was intrigued, Damon was never this happy, he had to know what was going on.

Over at the pool table, Stefan saw his brother heading this way with a happy smile on his face…"oh boy!" Stefan thought, as Damon downed his drink.

"So, brother, what has you so happy?" Stefan asked curiously,

"We are having a visitor in a few days…she'll be staying for the foreseeable future!" Damon exclaimed happily.

"Seriously Damon? You asked one of your floozies to move in?" Elena said with anger,

"No…Damon wouldn't do that, the only woman he would smile like that about is…No way! Are you serious?" Stefan asked loudly, sounding excited,

Damon nodded "Yup, the one and only Isabella Swan-Salvatore, is moving to Mystic Falls!"

"Oh my god, I can't believe she finally caved!"

"Yeah, well she sounded jumpy on the phone, I think she's running from something…or someone!" Damon said, his happy face suddenly turning hard.

"You don't think? No! She wouldn't be stupid enough not to tell us if she was in trouble!"

"Well you know Bella, Stefan. She likes to suffer in silence."
"Yeah, and she doesn't want to descend your wrath upon her tiny town." Stefan said with a snort

"Wait a minute! Who the hell is this Bella? You've never mentioned her before, is she related to you?" Elena demanded, hating being out the loop.

"No, she's not related to us by blood, she's our self-appointed little sister, and Damon's best friend!" Stefan declared cheerily.

"You do love telling people she's my best friend, don't ya?" Damon said amusingly.

"Well, how many people out there, willingly put up with all your shit, willingly put you in your place, knowing what you are, and sti`ll stays your best friend?" Stefan said, while Damon snorted, amused by Stefan's description of his poco cari.

"Well, if she isn't related, why does she have the Salvatore name?" Damon was getting irritated at Elena's incessant questions.

"Ah, yeah, that was a…protection of sorts." Stefan said hesitantly.

"A few years back, when Bella was 16, a vampire, Enzo, went after Bella, thinking she was an easy target, because she looked…innocent" Damon snorted

"Innocent my ass! The girl his big doe eyes, and a face that could make the devil turn good! He thought he could compel himself a pet" Damon spat the word "not realizing that she is immune to compulsion, with or without vervain. But she had been wearing the Salvatore crest, so he panicked, worried that we would find out, and tried to kidnap her…when he grabbed for her, she looked him in the eye and said "fuck off vamp boy, you pissed off the wrong Salvatore" and staked him right through the heart!" Damon was chuckling quietly at Bella's choice of words, she probably hung around him too much.

"So after that we had her name changed, so by law she's the only living Salvatore."

Everyone was gob smacked, who the hell was this Bella, and why was she so important to the brothers.

"If anyone…and I mean anyone hurts her, upsets her or makes her cry I will rip your heart out and feed it to the dog, supernatural or not."

"I can't wait to meet the girl who made Damon smile" Caroline shouted loudly, making everyone else nod in agreement and Stefan chuckle…if only they knew.

So how goes chapter one?

Hope it's to your liking.

I tend to ramble sometimes, please let me know if I do

Next chapter will be Bella's journey from Forks to Mystic Falls, it may be a tad cryptic but all will be revealed in chapter 3…promise.

Ginge xx