Let The World Fall Still
Short Summary: Esther has proclaimed that she wants her family to be whole again. But the others noticed something. There was one Original missing. Kol's twin sister.
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Explainations
Mike's face was beet red when Jake pulled away from the kiss. He was shaking slightly, stammering and trying to get the words he desperately wanted to say. Jake was grinning at him with that lop-sided grin he loved so much. Stuck between giving his boyfriend a never ending headache and slapping him, he was leaning more towards the endless migraine when visions danced along his eyes. He saw flashes of red - red eyes, red hair and blood. He needed to see more. He mentally asked his lover for forgiveness before he used a surge of magic and kissed him again, letting the images play along his closed eyes.
He saw a blur of white and red, and then saw a large gray wolf possibly Paul, being tackled to the ground by Emmett Cullen. The next few flashes he saw were of an obviously human Jake running towards a vampire in La Push. He didn't know what it was he was just trying help and then he was sent flying to the ground while holding his chest. Mike pulled away and looked into his boyfriend's eyes, worry marring his own blue ones. He let his hand graze the wound over his chest, close to his navel, "That's what happened?" he whispered, kissing Jake's cheeks lovingly.
Jake just nodded. "Yeah,"
Mike smiled, remembering how he had found a bleeding Jacob close to his house with a wound on his chest. He had helped him the best he could, fumbling over the healing incantation and had managed to stop the bleeding and repair of the tissue. But Jake had a scar ever since. A scar he often said lead him right to Mike, despite having not started his transition into a shape shifter.
"What's going on over here?" Bella asked, popping up behind them. Jake whipped around and she held her hands up in mock surrender. "I didn't run if that's what you're thinking. I was walking up here and told Jessica that she had been dumped. It wasn't my fault she looked like she popped a blood vessel. Anywho, I came up here to invite you to dinner tonight."
"Sure thing," Mike answered. "I basically live there anyway."
Bella smiled warmly and kissed both their cheeks. "Alright then."
"The Cullens going over to your place?" Mike asked, noticing how Edward was glazing at her. Bella nodded, explaining that Edward had left his car there and she didn't want to see him too much. "I'll tag along with you then. My parents are running the shop and won't be home until late."
"Come along then. Jacob?"
"I've got a meeting in La Push. I'll see you afterward," he kissed Mike once more, causing the blonde to moan into the kiss when Jake grabbed his backside and nodded towards Bella. "See you two tonight."
"The same." Bella called out and dragged Mike down the stairs, his expression showing that he was too lovelorn to look where he was going with assistance. She cared deeply for the witch, seeing him as a son of sorts, but knew he could take care of himself. "Mike."
He snapped out of his haze and blushed when he saw Elijah. Bella shook her head, somethings never change. "You already know Elijah. This is Niklaus and my twin brother Kol."
Kol nodded his head, "Pleased to make your acquaintance."
"The very same," Mike smiled.
"It's good to see you again, Michael." Elijah smiled, "I couldn't help but notice now you have acquired a lover."
Mike blushed. "He's more than that," he said with a warm smile, love swimming his eyes and in his tone. He cleared his throat and shot a vicious glare at Klaus, "You're the brother that fucked everything up."
"Michael." Bella warned.
"It's perfectly alright, Bella." Kol said, touching his sister's hand. "He has everything right."
Klaus winched lightly but said nothing. What could he say to his sister? A hello wouldn't do. An I'm sorry sure as hell wouldn't do. So shutting his mouth was the next best thing. She didn't look for revenge but she didn't look for forgiveness either with him.
Bella opened her truck and Mike hopped in the bed, followed by Elijah and Klaus. Kol got up in the front seat, in the middle of Edward and Bella. Once they were all in, Bella took off towards the manor.
Bonnie looked up from her grimoire to see Rebekah bounding down the stairs with a smile on her face. The young witch arched an eyebrow in confusion. They had arrived a hour after Bella had left for school and a man named Charlie invited them in. According to Esther, he was a werewolf but not the kind she knew of. Charlie was different breed.
He had more than one form. There was his wolf form, which was a bit bigger than a normal wolf, a half form, with a mix of human and wolf and finally their werewolf side. A large wolf-like creature that resembled the incarnation from the Underworld series. She instantly thought of Tyler when she heard the word werewolf, but then that morphed into the fact that her friend was no longer just a werewolf but a vampire too.
Another reason why she didn't really like Klaus.
"She's here." Rebekah said with glee. Esther came from the kitchen and laughed softly. Rebekah turned to her mother, "Aren't you excited? Our family will be whole now."
"I am happy to see my daughter," Esther remarked. "However, she is not alone."
Bonnie arched an eyebrow. Rebekah threw open the door just in time for a bronze haired boy to come inside with a blonde haired boy. The bronze haired boy was pale, with dark shadows under his eyes, which was the color of topaz. He was dressed in a black sweater and jeans his hair a complete mess. The blonde was adorable, with baby blue eyes that sparkled with life and power. He was dressed in a maroon long sleeved shirt and jeans, complete with a jacket. His aura sent a chill down Bonnie's spine.
The blonde looked at her and smiled. "I never thought I'd see a Bennett witch," he spoke with an assured smile. The bronze haired boy looked at him in disbelief and at her as well. The blonde ignored her. "I'm Mike Newton. And you lot must be Ms. Isabella's family, well the rest anyway."
Rebekah looked him up and down with a bit of lust in her eyes. "I'm Rebekah."
"And I am Esther. My son Finn is upstairs, lost a book." Esther said with a smile. "Are you a witch?"
"Yes ma'am." Mike confirmed and the lights began to flicker and the lamp hovered next to him before it was set back in its original spot and the lights back to normal. Finn zoomed downstairs and Mike glanced at him before turning back to Esther. "Might I say that you have very attractive children, Ms. Esther. I feel terrible for having to look a third time at them."
"And why is that?" Rebekah asked, leaning on him.
"He has a boyfriend, sister. A very protective but adorable boyfriend," came a voice and a brunette female walked into the room with the rest of the Original family. Bonnie could see just a trace of Kol in her from her smile and accent. She was dressed in a pair of skinny jeans and a blue t-shirt with various wire bracelets and black Chucks. Her hair was a darker brown then Kol's and her eyes were a hazel-green. Rebekah zoomed over, hugging her sister for dear life. "It's good to see you again, sister."
"And you as well," Rebekah smiled. Esther was next, wrapping her daughter in a warm, welcoming hug. It brought tears to Bonnie's eyes. She turned her head, not wanting to look envious of their moments. Her own mother left her and never came back. And it hurt, to this day, it hurt.
"Feraline," she glanced over at Kol. "Would you like to take a walk?"
She couldn't believe she was going this, but she nodded, taking his hand and telling his family they would return.
Bella moved away from her mother, long enough to see Kol and a girl walk out the door. She smiled warmly, remembering the look of concern he had flashed the girl. Slowly, he was being tamed by her and she loved. Her brother deserved happiness.
All of them did.
"Love," Bella glanced over at Edward with a frown. "This is your family?"
"Yes."
"Who are you?" Rebekah asked, glaring deeply at the vampire. "Are you the one who hurt my sister?"
"He had something to do with it," Mike piped in, reappearing with a glass of amber liquid. Bella frowned at him but the young witch arched an eyebrow, challenging her to say something. She didn't and he smiled. "He broke her heart, or what was mending of it anyway, and told her she was worth nothing."
Klaus growled, and was about to move towards him when Rebekah slammed the copper haired boy into the wall. Her fangs were bare and her eyes flashing with anger. "You're just asking for it."
"Oh, and Bella, he didn't tell you that Victoria came looking for you last night," Mike continued, enjoying where this was going. Bella sighed, massaging her temples before taking a seat on the couch.
"Who is Victoria?" Esther asked.
"A Cold One set on revenge against me," Bella explained. "About a year ago, I met Edward and his family while attending high school with them. Edward was intrigued by me since he could not read my mind. After months of trying to actually talk to me, he 'saved' me from a gang of would-be rapist - and no none of you will be hunting them down, I handled that myself,"
Finn smiled and Klaus let out a laugh. Elijah smirked while Rebekah was beaming with pride. Esther kept her happiness to a minimum of a warm nod. Bella laughed before continuing, "I knew what he was the moment I smelt him but I kept it to myself. One night, during a thunderstorm, the Cullens decided to play baseball and three nomadic Cold Ones named James, Laurent and Victoria arrived. James developed a sick obsession with hunting me down so I ran to Arizona so he could not cause harm to Charlie or anyone else. Edward stopped him and Jasper and Emmett killed him. Victoria had been after me ever since. Laurent fled to Alaska, not wanting their lifestyle of choice anymore."
"What is baseball?" Finn asked after a long silence between everyone.
Bella cracked a small smile and began to explain.
"Do you wish to speak of it?" Kol asked as they walked through small town. People were staring at them like they were shiny new toys and he did not like it one bit. If it were not for the fact that there were so many witnesses he would probably slaughter at least three of them but then that could cause a bad impression on Ms. Bennett. Not that it really mattered, she was already convinced that he was nothing but bad news. He couldn't be surprised if she would not tell him why she was upset.
"You know what is it," Bonnie snapped.
"Your mother's absence," he informed and she nodded. He could somewhat understand her pain. He thought for centuries that his mother had been brutally murdered by his father, but even that information seemed a bit false and after being daggered by his half brother, Kol knew never to trust Klaus's words were again. "I apologize for forcing you into helping us."
"You didn't force me." the witch spoke, "I thought about it and before I could even actually question my sanity, I was thinking about how I really wanted to help you."
Kol arched an eyebrow. "And what made you want help?"
Bonnie looked up at him, about to answer when someone crept up behind her and covered her eyes with their hands. "Guess who?" came a husky voice into her ear, sending a smile across her face.
"I already know who."
Around dinner time, Charlie shot up from his seat at the dining room table to go see who was pounding on the door. He threw open the door, ready to curse out whoever it was when a smile crossed his lips at the young blonde girl standing there with not just Kol and Bonnie but a brown haired boy as well. And judging by the smell that radiating off of him, he smelt like the blonde's mate. He shook his head and let them all in. The boy and Bonnie were laughing while Kol looked torn between letting them catch up or snapping the boy's neck.
"Who is it Charlie?" Bella asked coming into the room. No one was eating, her family was interrogating the Cullens and she did not want to be present when Rebekah and Klaus were going start snapping necks. She only hoped her sister had not told Kol anything. But judging by the look he gave her upon meet her eyes, he knew. Deciding to ignore it, she turned her gaze on the blonde girl and a smile bloomed along her face. "Graceya, its been so long."
"It's just Grace, Bells. You know how much I dislike my full name," the blonde girl said with a smile.
Bella laughed, "Well, I enjoy it."
"Whatever Isabella," Grace muttered. The boy next to her laughed and held out his hand.
"Jeremy Gilbert," she shook his hand and he smiled warmly. "It's good to meet an Original who won't try to snap my neck."
"Isabella Mikaelsen, at your service," Bella introduced. "And I'm not as vicious as my siblings."
"That's her nice way of saying, 'Don't anger me and I won't torture you until you beg for death.' And even then she won't give it to you." Elijah spoke, coming into the hallway. "Perhaps we should all move to the living room?"
Bella nodded and everyone walked into the living room. The every moment Kol's eyes locked on Edward's, he was across the room with his hand rammed into the musician's chest, his fingers wrapped around his undead heart. His siblings, with the exception of Finn, moved quick to keep the other Cullen siblings at bay. Rebekah grabbed both Rosalie and Alice by the hair while Klaus held down Emmett, his eyes gold and his fangs bare. Elijah simply kept a hand on Jasper's shoulder.
"Kol!" Bella cried, Finn keeping a hold of his youngest sister by her waist. She glanced at her mother, "Mother please stop them!"
"They laid harm to you, my child," Esther spoke. "Kol will not kill him."
Kol tightened his hold on Edward's heart, "I should rip this from your body, since you don't need it. You've proved that you hold no love for my sister whatsoever. However, since her happiness is the one thing I value far more than your life, I shall let you live. For now, but mark my words, Cullen. If you so much as try to control my sister, or call her any pet name of endearment and she does not return it, I shall make it seem that facing your poor excuse of Lords seemed like the easy way out."
He extracted his hand and let Edward fall to the floor. Bella mentally asked Finn for forgiveness before headbutting him in the face and zooming over to Edward's side. She gazed up at her brother, pain evident in her eyes but it wasn't directed towards her feelings for the Cold One. Kol could see almost five hundred years of pain lodged in those hazel-green depths.
"No deserves that kind of death brother," she whispered, gazing down upon Edward's slightly shaken form. Her fingers tangled in his hair and she bent down, placing a platonic kiss on his forehead. "Not even him."
Klaus removed his hold on Emmett and let her words sink in deep. No one but Jasper felt the pain and guilt radiating off the hybrid.
Next chapter is packed full of action! Training battles between Bonnie and Mike, the shifters and the Cullens and maybe a few Originals. Also, Charlie will be picking a fight with Grace to show them just who vicious real wolves are. How do you like the fact that Jeremy's appeared? I'm loving it. Jeremy had so much potential.
Also, Grace is portrayed by Britt Robertson from Life Unexpected and Secret Circle.
I'm also going to do Edward/Stefan, but its going to a more sarcastic, but still chivalrous Edward and Ripper!Stefan.
Love Izzie.