Author's Note

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Graduation.

Bella got ready, she put on her graduation dress which was a long blue dress. She pinned her hair to the side and put on her heels. In the last two months she had read both books from front to back, she also began to train in her fighting skills. She didn't want to be caught defenseless without her powers. Everyone had a weakness and she didn't want to be caught with one. She learned how to conjure up any object she thought of, and now was skillfully trained in fighting, she could use a gun, a bow, and was able to behead anything. Bella had practiced her magic, and was able to do it without uttering the spell out loud, she had even began to create her own spells.

Charlie was downstairs ready to go to the graduation, Bella had lost contact with her mother, but it didn't really bother her. Charlie and Bella headed to the school for the graduation Bella was picked to give the graduation speech and she took the offer to do it to make Charlie proud. Charlie and she had talked to about what she would do after college and they had reached an agreement. Charlie owned a house in Mystic Falls Virginia, his sister used to live there before she died. Bella had two cousins there Jeremy and Elena Gilbert. Bella never got along with Elena, but she did get along with Jeremy. Elena was mean and spoiled, and Bella felt bad for her loss of parents and their aunt Jenna, but she would try her hardest not to make it obvious how much she hated Elena. Charlie was given custody of Jeremy and he was happy to see Elena and Jeremy again. Bella was going to move into that house for a while until she figured out what to do, Charlie had been offered a job in Mystic Falls, but wouldn't take until September so Bella was going to be there a month early to get the house ready for her dad and her, then she would decide what to do from there. She had read in the dark book a spell on teleportation and was planning on using that to see the world in the future. Nothing was set in stone yet, but she did know she was getting out of the hell hole called Forks. Charlie had seen her tattoo, and said that it suited her. Bella had also worked her magic and made it so that Charlie won the lottery, he had won 108 million dollars, and Bella made sure he was always taken care of. Everything was working out fine for the both of them.

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Bella arrived in Mystic Falls in late July. She had bought a car and had it sent to the airport parking lot and she drove it to the house Charlie had bought after selling the old house he owned there. Bella laughed as she saw the house it was huge, mansion like, Charlie liked out doing himself sometimes. Bella parked her car in the driveway and took her bags inside the house. She gave Charlie the master bedroom and took the room furthest away from his room and used magic to put all her things away. She decided to shower and dress for her dinner with Elena and Jeremy at the grill. This was going to be fun.

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Elena walked into the grill with Jeremy.

"Stop moping, Bella has never been mean to you," Jeremy said.

"I just don't like her Jeremy!" Elena said she got a table for four with Jeremy. Jeremy sat across from her, "I'm only here because you dragged me."

Damon walked into the grill and took the seat next to Elena, Jeremy groaned in annoyance, "Leave Damon, we're meeting our cousin here today, and we rather not have you here."

"Cousin?" Damon said with a smirk.

"Her name is Isabella and she's a plain Jane Damon, I doubt she's your type," Elena said angrily. At that moment Bella walked in she was wearing a black and white striped maxi skirt with a cropped top exposing her stomach Bella had her hair down and smiled as she saw her cousins. Bella walked up to their table, Jeremy stood up and gave Bella a hug.

"It's good to see you again Bella!" Jeremy said grinning.

"It's good to see you too Jeremy," Bella said smiling she turned to Elena, "Hello Elena."

"Hello Isabella," Elena said smiling warmly, she knew Bella hated being called Isabella.

"Hi, I'm Damon," Damon said smiling at Bella.

"I'm Bella," Bella said taking the seat next to Jeremy.

"Whoa Bells, when did you get a tattoo," Jeremy said spotting the mark on her wrist. Jeremy grabbed her wrist gently and began looking at the tattoo. Damon had sworn he had seen the mark before, but he couldn't place it.

"I got it a few months ago," Bella said smiling.

"Does it mean anything specific," Damon asked.

Bella was about to answer when Jeremy interrupted, "This looks awesome, I like the dragon. I never thought you'd be the one for tattoo's Bella."

"It kind of just happened," Bella said with a shrug as Jeremy release her hand.

"Drunken night of partying?" Damon asked.

Bella laughed, "Not exactly."

"What did Charlie say?" Elena asked with a smirk, "I don't think he'd like his daughter to have a tattoo."

"I was 18 when I got it, it was my choice and Charlie didn't have a say in the matter, but when he did see it, he approved and said it suited me," Bella said with a smile, Elena was getting on her nerves and Bella knew she wasn't going to be polite anymore. Her powers had made her more confident in herself, and she wasn't scared of anything anymore, she could keep herself safe now.

"Where is Charlie," Jeremy asked.

"He won't be coming for a few weeks, he took the job at the Sherriff's office with Liz, but he had to stay and settle some things in Forks," Bella said.

"Your dad's a cop?" Damon asked.

Bella nodded, "That he is."

"Are you going to be going to the high school here?" Damon asked.

"No, I just graduated, I'm here to make sure the house is ready for when my dad gets here," Bella said.

"You're living here by yourself," Jeremy asked a little surprised.

"I am for the time being," Bella said.

"Are you sure you can live by yourself?" Jeremy asked, "Is it even safe for you."

Bella smiled, "I'm sure I can handle the things that go bump in the night." Bella and Jeremy ordered hamburgers while Elena ordered a salad. Damon just ordered a drink.

"Isn't it a little early to be drinking?" Bella asked Damon.

"He's the town drunk, its okay," Jeremy said. Bella laughed.

"Jeremy don't talk about Damon like that!" Elena said glaring at Jeremy.

Bella laughed, "It was only a joke Elena, I'm sure Jeremy didn't hurt Damon's feelings."

They talked for a while, Elena was still acting like a five year old, but Bella ignored her and enjoyed talking with Jeremy and Damon. Bella had realized from the beginning that Damon was a vampire and she could tell that Elena and Jeremy knew that he was too. Bella could tell easily supernatural creatures were around the town. Bella promised herself she would keep a close eye on Elena and Jeremy to make sure the two of them were okay, she didn't want anything to happen to them she wouldn't forgive herself if they were injured.