Chapter 1: Welcome to Mystic Falls

Bella POV

Hello my name is Isabella Marie Swan. I am eighteen years old and live in Forks, Washington. Four months ago I had my heart ripped out, stomped on and spat on by the so called love of my life Edward Anthony Mason Cullen.

Edward was not like other humans but then again neither am I. Edward is a vampire, Apotamkin or a Cold One to be exact. We have been through a lot together, from a psycho trio of nomads to the 'human' vampire relationship. We were together for a year now until my eighteenth birthday when I got a papercut and Jasper lost control and attacked me.

The next day Edward takes me into the woods and tells me he is done pretending to be something he is not and that I am not good enough for him. Then he along with his family left. Then to top it off found out Jacob my so called best friend is a wolf-shifter, so he left me too because he didn't want to be friends with a leech.

Yes well the problem with those idiots is I am not human. Well I am but only half. I am a Dhampir, half vampire and half human. My mother, my birth mother's name was Rene' Dwyer, she died giving birth to me. I would have been sent to an orphanage if not for Charlie, Rene's ex-husband who is coincidently a vampire hunter. But despite the fact I am half vamp he still loves me. The only thing I know of my birth father until recently is his name which is Stephan Salvatore.

After the Cullen's left and Jacob abandoned me I decided to find my birth father. I had been tracking him for a while keeping tabs on him through some contacts in the FBI whom owe me some favors.

See my father Charlie taught me the ways of the hunter even if am half vamp I still need to learn how to protect myself without exposure. So I was taught how to shoot since I was six with guns, and bows and I was taught at seven how to fight with swords and from the age of eight until I was thirteen I was taught various styles of hand to hand combat from boxing, kickboxing, MMA, street fighting and Krav Manga. I can also hack into anything, sneak into anywhere and talk myself out of anything. I am also fluent in 10 languages, Italian, Spanish, Latin, Gaelic, Greek, Arabic, German, Swedish, Russian, Portuguese,

I am also different from other vampires due to being half-human. I am as fast and strong as a vampire, my senses are a little bit higher than a vampire, I am immune to compulsion and sunlight and vervain only irritates me. I can eat either human food or blood and last but not least I can compel like a vampire and have photographic memory.

Throughout my many hunts I have come across Werewolves, Witches, Ghosts, Demons, Angels, Succubae, Incubi, Poltergeists, Mummies, Sirens, Banshee, Fae and a Doppelganger so the Cullen's and Lapush pack really were nothing special compared to what I've seen and faced. Hell the fact that they think I am some fragile little human who doesn't belong in the supernatural world is both hilarious and an insult.

But I digress, so that leaves me where I am right now at the airport in Mystic Falls, Virginia. After saying goodbye to Charlie and making sure I had my hunting kit in my carry-on bag, which consists of my colt .50 magnum revolver, a .99 millimeter Glock, stakes, salt, holy water, silver cross, athame, iron and silver daggers, a necklace which prevents magic to be used against me and my homemade Fae repellent I was all set.

Everything was set, I am moving into what was once the home of my biological father's and Uncle Damon's ex-girlfriend Katerina Petrova's mansion (I refuse to call the woman Katherine Peirce Katerina is a beautiful name!). Everything arrived already except my baby, my bike a black and red customized Harley Davidson motorcycle I call Ripper for the fact it is so fast it seems to rip pieces of the road it is so fast and after my biological father's title the Ripper from the 1920's.

See like a good little I researched everything that has been going on in Mystic Falls and people who are involved, well everything supernatural that is. I know all about the Salvatore brothers from their human life and vampire life, how they turned, who they killed, their enemies, their allies everything.

I know about Katerina Petrova also known as Katherine Pierce, her past as a human and vampire life until now. I know about Bonnie Bennet daughter of Victor and Sheila Bennet, the youngest descendent of Emily Bennet and a witch. Jeremy Gilbert, the only biological child of Miranda and Grayson Gilbert who is also a fellow hunter of the Five and is a medium. Tyler Lockwood, son of the late Mayor Lockwood and Carol Lockwood, former werewolf and the first and only one of Klaus's hybrids. Last but not least Elena Gilbert, the only daughter of Isabel Fleming and Johnathan Gilbert, adopted daughter and niece of Miranda and Grayson Gilbert, descendent of Katerina Petrova and the human Petrova Doppelganger.

As soon as I reached the second story Victorian Mansion I made sure the house was protected. I coated all of the doors and windows in and outside the house in liquid Iron an invention of mine which is a bottle of iron in liquid for that once dry protects against the Fae and demons, I need to recoat the door every three months though. Then I drew lines of salt in front of every door and window in the house to prevent demons and vampires from entering the house. In every room in the house I drew an Angel ward to prevent unwanted Angels from just popping up, a pentagram to ward and protect me against evil, and finally I also drew Anasazi symbols at the entry points of the house. Including the many security cameras and protection spells I laid out in and out of the house my house is the most secure house in town. Oh, did I forget to mention I am also a witch? I am not just any witch, but a descendent of the Original Witch, so yeah I'm also a witch born.

By the time I finished it was nine o'clock at night, so I decided to head to the Mystic Grill to drink and plan. After a quick shower I took out my brown colored eye contacts to reveal my emerald green eyes and washed out the dye from my hair to reveal my raven black hair. After some thinking I decided to wear my casual hunter's outfit. Ripped dark washed jeans with a studded belt, a black V-neck Bite ME! T-shirt, my magic protection amulet, silver cross and silver pentagram necklaces, black leather biker jacket and silver toed combat boots. I had my silver knife in my right boot, an iron knife in my left. In my jacket pockets I have a bottle of vervain in one pocket, a bottle of homemade Fae repellent, backup protection necklaces, a retractable stake, a pocket knife and pepper spray.

Before I got dressed I made sure I did not need to add any more protection tattoo's in case I see a tattoo parlor anywhere around town. I have five tattoos, I have one on my chest, one on my ribcage, and one on each shoulder and forearms.

On the upper left part of my chest I have an anti-possession tattoo which prevents me from being possessed by a demon. On my ribcage is an Angel Concealment ward/tattoo which hides from any and all angels, even Lucifer himself could not find me. On my right shoulder I have a pentagram to protect me from evil. On my right forearm I have a cross. One my left shoulder is my symbol a Belladonna, which is a deadly plant which is extremely poisonous if consumed. Finally on my left forearm I have the words Genus est Sempiternum written in cursive, it is Latin for Family is Forever. All of the tattoos besides my left arm are invisible to all but the supernatural.

After grabbing my keys and wallet I got in my 1998 Chevy Impala (my other baby named Belladonna after me which is my hunter's title due to my calling card) and left for the Grill.

Once I arrived at the Grill I could sense the Witch and the doppelganger as well as a fellow hunter. I assume it is the Gilbert cousin's and the Bennet witch. Once inside I see I was right. After a quick assessment of the room for escape routes and threat assessment I conclude the only possible threat was Bennet. The humans I could take, I would never hurt a fellow hunter unless warranted same as the witch but I just knew she would be a problem.

Bonnie Bennet is 5'2, with chocolate brown skin, black hair, hazel eyes and an aura of familiarity. Jeremy Gilbert is 6'1, has a toned body scrawny unkempt brown almost black hair and brown eyes, he was wearing baggy jeans and a black skull hoody and converse. All and all he was damn hot! Then finally there's Elena the exact copy of Katerina Petrova in looks except her hair is straight and a little stringy and her eyes. Her eyes show kindness and sincerity not deception and deceit.

I had planned on meeting them but not this soon, but I guess sooner is better than later. After ordering a Bloody Mary, I invited myself to sit at their table startling them. Which stopped their conversation giving me their attention.

"So a doppelganger," I look at Elena when I say this shocking her a bit before turning to Bennet "a Witch" causing her to narrow her eyes in suspicion "and a hunter walk into a bar. Now this is the beginning of a bad joke." I say with a smirk in a voice thick with barely suppressed amusement. It is ironic because I am both a witch and a hunter, and we were all in a bar though I am not the only hunter just like I am not the only witch in this bar. Seems like I am the only one who gets the joke because Elena and Bennet aren't laughing.

"Tough crowed," I muttered under my breath, which seemed to break them out of their daze.

Let the interrogation commence!