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Chapter One

Mystic Falls, Virginia

Zach Salvatore shakily took out his cell phone and dialed the phone number from memory. He never stored hisnumber in his phone in case someone tried to use him as leverage. He sighed as he got to the voicemail.

"Charles, it's Zach, we have a problem. Stefan and Damon are back. Mystic Falls won't be safe with them here. You know they only attract danger. If you don't hear from me at least once a week, assume the worst. You know my wishes." He ended the call and slid his phone back into his pocket. Upstairs he could hear the front door slam shut and he sighed in irritation. He turned back to his small garden of purple plants with a smirk.

Forks, Washington

Charles Swan listened to the voicemail again and then erased the message. He scrubbed his face harshly with his right hand and stood up from his desk. He got into his cruiser, cranked it on, and started down the beaten roads towards his home. His mind drifted towards his brother, Zachariah Guiseppe Salvatore. Very rarely did his older brother call him. Zach had carried on the family tradition in Mystic Falls whilst Charles had adopted his mother's maiden name and fled town with Renee. Once Charles knew Renee was pregnant with Isabella, he moved his family far away from the supernatural infested town. Yes, Charles Damon Salvatore-Swan, also known as Charlie, knew about the supernatural. He even knew the Cullen's and the Quillettes' secrets.

Charles had spent years, after Rene left, hunting the supernatural in the Washington area. In 1995, he had come across a hunter who helped train him. The man, Bobby Winston, was a war veteran and strict but Bobby made Charles stronger, mentally and physically. In 1997, Charles met a witch who cast a spell so that he could never be compelled. She was a beautiful woman with dark cocoa brown skin and emerald eyes. She taught him about the different kinds of vampires, the differences between lyncathorpes and shape shifters, and demons. She taught him to smile again before she left to find a vampire.

Charles pulled from his thoughts as he pulled into his house taking note that Isabella, his daughter, and Edward Cullen, her boyfriend and a vampire, were home. He walked in and called out her name. He heard her bed rock and the sound of feet moving. She poked her head down the stairs and smiled. "Hey Dad! You're back early."

"Tell Edward to leave. We need to talk." He went into the kitchen as he head her breath hitch and her scurry back into her room. He went to fridge and grabbed a soda before sitting at the table. The house was so quiet that he could hear the couple arguing softly and then Isabella and Edward are descending the stairs.

They stop at the base of the stairs and Edward turns to stare at Charles. "Sir," he starts but Charles interrupts him.

"Lookie here boy, I need to talk to my daughter. Either get out of my house on your own or I will force you out." Charles sent Edward a scathing look and the vampire flinched under the man's hate filled eyes.

Isabella looked at Edward sullenly and then gently pushed him to the door. With one last look at Isabella, Edward took off. Once Charles had heard Edward's car take off down the street he looked at Isabella who was shifting uncomfortably in her seat. His daughter looked at him with his chocolate brown eyes, curiosity glowing in their depths.

"Bells, we need to have a talk." Charles started and watched as began to fidget with the hem of her shirt.

"Are you sending me back to Ren- I mean Mom?" She stuttered. Charles froze for a moment and then smiled softly at his daughter. She must be scared that he would ship her off after the Italy fiasco a month ago. She was still grounded but he shook his head and stifled a chuckle.

"No. I'm not." She stopped fidgeting and looked back up at him with wide doe eyes. "I am going to tell you a story first. About our family and a little town called Mystic Fall."

The Cullen House

Edward arrived home to find his family packing. The doors to the house were wide open, cars out front open with luggage piled inside and furniture being loaded into a large truck. He looked around for Alice and grabbed her roughly. "What the hell is going on?" He growled.

"It's Charlie!" Alice whispered and then he saw in her mind the vision she had seen.

Esme, Carlisle, and Rosalie were at home relaxing like normal when a knock sounded at the dor. Rosalie answered it and a shotgun blast sounded through the house. Rosalie's headless marbled body dropped to the floor with a sickening thud and Charles Swan walked into the foyer. He dropped a lit lighter onto Rosalie and the body ignited. Esme screamed in terror and Carlisle rushed the sheriff only to have himself blast back by the power of the shot gun. His body dropped in several pieces along with pieces of wood and Charlie used a flamethrower on the beloved father. Esme looked on in terror at the burnt crisps of Carlisle as Charlie turned the flamethrower onto her. Once Esme was completely engulfed in flames Charlie left the house and tossed in a grenade. The explosion destroyed the house and Jasper, Emmett, Edward, and Alice found the house later that day still smouldering with no trace of their loved ones.

The vision ended and Edward looked at Alice with a horrified expression. "What do we do about Bella?"

"Leave her Edward!" Rosalie hissed as she passed by the two vampires.

"But I love her." Edward pouted as he looked at his family.

"Edward, if you love her, you need to let her go. She doesn't belong to the supernatural world." Esme softly placed a hand on his shoulder and Alice walked away towards the boxes of clothes and Jasper.

"It's not like you were planning to turn her anyway." Rosalie sneers as she walks into the house.

"Thats enough Rose!" Carlisle chastises.

"I don't think it is." She flashes back outside with her teeth bared. "It is entirely all his fault!" her voice rising with each syllable. Edward flinches back and Esme glares at her daughter.

"Rose," Emmett starts but stops as she glares at him.

"You had to get a human involved didn't you? Not only do we still have to worry about the fucking Volturi but what will you do about Victoria, hmmm?" She asks as she starts to circle him predatorily. "What are you going to do when Victoria decides to attack Bella because you killed James over a human? What are you going to do to protect someone you knew you would ultimately leave?" The last part she said with so much malice that Jasper even flinched away from the beautiful Rosalie.

"I...I….I don't..know?" Edward stuttered and scrubbed a hand down his face.

"YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW!" Rosalie screeched as she backhanded him across the yard and into a tree. The family looked shocked and then Emmett held Rosalie's arms back "You pathetic, insolent, little worm! I can't even stand the sight of you. Emmett and I will be going our own way." Emmett let go of her and she smoothed out the dress she was wearing.

Edward got up from the wreckage of the tree and looked around at his family. Rosalie was hugging Carlisle and Esme goodbye, and Jasper, Alice and Emmett were in a large bear hug. From across the yard Edward could hear Emmett's strong voice whisper in his mind I'm sorry Edward but Rosie is right. This is your fault and you would have gotten our family killed. Emmett shifted awkwardly as said goodbye to his "Parents". Rosalie said goodbye to the rest of the Cullens and then the couple was gone.

After a few moments of silence the remaining Cullens tried to decide what to do about Victoria and the Voltri. Alice knew she could keep a watch on Victoria and Edward decided to track her. Carlisle and Esme decided to visit the Alaskan coven for a while as well. Alice and Jasper headed to South America to meet up with his friends while Edward decided to stay in the Canadian wilderness. Just in case Victoria ever got to close and he was needed.

The Swan House

Isabella sat in shock. Her father knew about the Cullens. Not only that, but Charlie was a Vampire hunter or should she say a hunter of the supernatural. He told her of the town he grew up in and its history with the supernatural. He had told her of the kinds of creatures he had defeated protecting the town, the pact he had with the Quilettes,, and when he found out about the Cullens. Apparently he knew before she even arrived. She looked into his dark eyes and saw the worry setting into his eyes.

"Why are you telling me all of this now?" She said as she tilted her head slightly.

"Because I got a call today from my brother, Zach. Vampires have returned to Mystic Falls. Specifically our vampiric ancestors Damon and Stefan Salvatore." His eyes tightened as he said their names.

"The two brothers who were in love with the vampire Katherine Pierce are vampires!" She whispered in surprise.

"That's correct. Zach is there alone but there will come a week when we don't hear from him anymore. When that week happens Bella," She looked up at then, "we will make preparations to return to Mystic Falls and carry on our family legacy. However you will learn how to fight and recognize supernatural creatures first."

Isabella took a deep breath and nodded her head. "Ok, Dad."

Charles smiled crookedly at his daughter and the strength she exudes. He set out a series of labeled weapons in front of her and watched as her dark brown eyes took each one in with morbid fascination. No matter how long it takes, he would make sure she could protect herself.

No matter how long it would take.

Mystic Fall, Virginia

6 months later

Alaric Saltzman sat at the Mystic Grill enjoying a glass of bourbon when Sheriff Elizabeth (Liz) Forbes pulled a stool up and sat next to him. She wasn't dressed in her uniform, just a plain light blue v-neck and dark blue jeans that hugged her tightly with running shoes. Her blonde hair was tousled softly and she gave a soft sigh as she sipped at the rum and coke the bartender brought her. "Long day?" Alaric asked as he shifted slightly to face her.

"Long life." She snorted and he chuckled at her humor.

"What's got you in here at four pm drinking Sheriff?"

"Ugh, just call me Liz." She said with a shake of her head. Alaric laughed and she smiled up at him. "Actually I am celebrating!"

"Celebrating?" Alaric cocked an eyebrow at her.

"Yeah, we have a new Sheriff. I am still Sheriff but he will be my co-Sheriff. When I heard he was coming back, I found out he was Sheriff in his old town and set up the position. Splitting the duties will take a lot of the stress off of me and give me time to be with Caroline more." Liz smiled into her glass before she took another sip.

"Liz, does he…" Alaric stopped and leaned towards her to whisper "know about the vampire problem?"

Liz started giggling and Alaric slid back shocked. Wiping the tears from her eyes, she faced him. "He's a founding family member actually. One that will shock a few to know he is returning."

"Telling people about me already Elizabeth." A gruff voice sounded from behind Alaric and he turned to see whom the speaker was. A tall man with dark brown, almost black hair and dark brown eyes stood there with a young girl with dark brown and red hair and the same dark brown eyes. Alaric looked closely at the man before him and then pointed laughing while the man smirked.

"Oh dear gods, you are the new Sheriff?" Alaric said in gasps.

"Dad?" The girl looked up at the man quizzically. Alaric stared at her and smiled sweetly to her. The last time Alaric had seen her, she had been 14, being sent back home to live in Phoenix, Az with her hairbrained mother Renee. Alaric back then was still researching how to kill vampires after Isobel was killed. He had found Charlie Swan through Bobby Weston and the two had become the best friends. Charlie taught him everything on how to hunt, trap, snare, and kill the supernatural. Thanks to Charlie, Alaric was able to track down Damon Salvatore across the country and to the same town that they both now stood in.

"Ric, 's good to see you." Charlie beamed and clapped him on the shoulder. Recognition at the name showed in Isabella's eyes and she stared harder at the man on the stool.

"Hiya Bells." He gave her a crooked smile and the final pieces fell together for her. She ran forward and gave him a huge hug.

"I see you know each other then." Liz laughed as she came to a stand.

"Yeah, Charlie Swan is a great man. Glad to know he will be in town! I didn't know Swan was a founding family name." Alaric squeezed Bella once more before he released her and she stepped back to her dad.

"Swan?" Liz asked confused as she stared at Charlie.

"Allow me to reintroduce myself Alaric, My name is Charles Damon Salvatore and this is my daughter Isabella Marie Swan-Salvatore." Charlie said with a smirk that reminded Alaric so much of Damon.