A/N: So sorry I haven't updated sooner. Life has been crazy with family trip, my in-laws, looking for a new car, Halloween and not to mention, work. I'm going to try and update more regularly like I did before.
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Nerdicorn_Vixen
The second my feet are out of the car; Caroline is pulling me with her into the house. She pulls me straight up to my room and locks the door. She walks into the bathroom and turns on the shower and sink.
Frowning at her actions, "Caroline?" She holds a finger to her lips and pulls me into the bathroom shutting the door.
"So, I overheard something last night. That she-bitch is totally planning on making a move on Klaus." I frown at this, "What did you hear?"
She sighs, "She said that given she was the alpha of her pack back home, that she should be with the original hybrid and not some random werewolf that he just happened upon." I let out a feral growl and blur out of the bathroom. How fucking dare she?
Tracking her scent, I find her in Klaus' study speaking with him. Blurring to her, I pin her against the wall. "What are you doing?" she gasps out.
"Did you honestly think I wouldn't find out?" She tried in vain to remove my hand from her neck but given I had just fed from Klaus multiple times, I was stronger than her.
I pull her away from the wall and then slam her hard back into it. "Do you think you could honestly walk into this house and come in between us?" Her eyes widen and look over my shoulder.
I knew Caroline followed me and was probably looking smug as hell. I slam her against the wall harder causing a hole behind her head. "Don't look at her. You look at me. Now answer my question!" She struggles to take in a breath and nods her head. I felt my fangs lengthen and my vision to darken.
I let out a growl and punch her in the stomach forcing it through her back; causing her to cry out in pain. Pulling her so she is inches from my face, "If you ever touch him, even if it's consensual, I will cause you so much pain that by the time I'm done you won't be begging for death because I already would have ripped your tongue from your mouth. Stay away from what's mine." She nods her head and with one last snarl, I snap her neck.
Dropping her body to the ground I look at Klaus to see his shocked face, "The wolf I dreamt about you cheating on me with?" I kick her body towards him, "If you want her, there she is."
With that I storm out of his study and into my room. Washing my hands in the sink, I run a brush through my hair and let out a heavy breath. Shaking the insecurities from my head, I walk to my closet and pull on a pair of white jeans and a red sweater. Slipping on a pair of black flats, I make way down the stairs to see Tyler smirking.
"That temper is going to get you in trouble one day." I shake my head and give him a rueful smile, "It's not my temper I'm worried about getting me in trouble." He tilts his head, "And what is?" I put a hand on my chest over my heart and he nods in understanding.
"So, I'm going to visit my sister, care to join me? I can't be in this house for another second or else i'm going to start ripping heads off." He shrugs, "Why not? I feel like getting out of the house."
We walk outside and into the forest. We run at full speed and reach the Cullens house. Before we can reach the door, Esme is already there with a smile, "How nice to see you two. Come on in. Bella is upstairs in Carlisle's study." We nod and walk into the house.
"Where is everyone else?" We follow her to the living room and take a seat on the couch. "Carlisle started picking up shifts in Seattle and the others are out hunting."
"Is it alright if we head on up?" She nods, "Of course dear. No matter what, this is just as much your house."
I smile and head up the stairs to the third floor with Tyler right behind me. Stopping in front of Carlisle's door, I see my sister reading her copy of Wuthering Heights for the billionth time. Knocking gently on the door, she jumps slightly and her heart speed increases a bit causing me to smile. Don't get me wrong, I love my sister. More than anything in this world but I just can't help but bump heads with her.
"Hey. Heard you came by and figured you were wanting some company." She pats the couch next to her and Tyler and I take up our seats.
"I wanted to apologize to you both. I've been so wrapped up in myself and Edward that I've been treating everyone else around me horribly." I nod my head as does Tyler, "Yeah you've been kind of shitty but hey, were family. We've always got your back Bells." She hugs Tyler and he hugs her back.
She takes her seat and looks at her hands, "I found out about what you said to the pack. About them not voiding the treaty. Thank you."
"As much as we fight and as much as you piss me off and I piss you off, you are still my big sister and I will always have your back."
She leaps at me and pulls me into a hug, "You have no idea how happy that makes me." She pulls away and takes her spot again on the chair opposite us. "So what's it like? Being a hybrid?" Tyler and I do our best to explain it to her. We even included the curse and how ours got triggered. We talked about the pain of the transition into a wolf.
After we were done, she had tears in her eyes. "You were going through all of that? Alone?"
"We had each other. It would have been infinitely harder if we didn't have that. But hey, we're good now. But Bella, your Charlie's daughter too. There's a good chance you might have the curse." She frowns, "What would that mean if I accidentally slip after my change?"
She made a valid point. Would she turn into some crazy hybrid of werewolf and cold-one? They are just as much enemies as we are with them. Would she survive? Would the Volturi be knocking down our doors trying to get to her and turn her into some experiement? Would they flat out kill her? Too many variables and uncertanties.
"We can always ask Alice." She rolls her eyes, "Obviously I'm not going to choose to kill anyone."
"No shit. What if, after the fight, we leave a cold one alive but in pieces and you throw the match on them? That would technically be killing them. I mean, given they aren't human, there isn't a hundred percent way of knowing if that will work but it's worth a shot."
"Can it be Victoria?" I shake my head, "Sorry princess but that bitch is mine." I hear a throat clear from the door, "Technically, since she is going after my mate, she's mine to deal with." I let out a growl and look at Edward, "And you wonder why we fight Bella. You don't get her Edward. She killed my father, so she's mine."
Edward frowned, "I would like you to refrain from speaking about such things in front of Bella." Bella scoffs and rolls her eyes, "I'm not a child Edward. I'm fully capable of handling things like this." He lets out a frustrated sigh and pinches the bridge of his nose.
I couldn't help but smirk and replay her words over and over in my head. "I get it." He growls out, "Careful Edward. Have you already forgotten my warning from a few days ago?"
He sighs, "I assure you I haven't. Now, if your visit is done, Alice needs help with some wedding details. She needs you to help her select wedding invitations."
Bella groans, "Fine. I'll be so happy when this wedding planning is over with." She stops at the door, "Can I swing by some time later this week and hang out?"
"Of course you can. I'll even come pick you up." She nods and with a wave leaves the room with Edward following her. I roll my eyes and we jump out the window.
We quickly make the run back to the house. Taking in a breath, I notice the wolf-bitch is gone. I walk inside to see Elijah speaking with Caroline. I take the seat next to her, "There's my favorite bad ass bitch. How did the visit go?"
I shrug, "I managed not to murder her boyfriend."
"Fiancé." Tyler says and I roll my eyes. "Yeah that. So, where's the homewrecker?"
Caroline smiles, "You should have seen it Jess! It was amazing. After you went all rawr and made her your bitch, she woke up and Klaus proceeded to rip into her. Basically telling her how she doesn't hold a candle to you and he would never be hers and sent her and the others packing, compelled to watch over where Mikael is currently desiccating. Ugh is was fucking genius and so romantic."
I smile, "Where is he?" She looks up to the ceiling and gives me a knowing smile. She begins talking with Elijah again but this time including Tyler. I stand up and make my way upstairs and into his bedroom. I took the time to observe him. There he was, just sitting at the easel. I figured he must have been extremely focused since he didn't even notice me come in or take up a spot on his bed.
As I watched him work, it was another twenty minutes before he finally noticed me. He frowns and goes back to his painting. It was clear he was waiting for me to start but damn if I wasn't stubborn.
After another thirty minutes he finally put his brush down but at this point I was already heading towards the door, "Why didn't you tell me?" He asks, stopping me mid-step.
"I had no way of knowing what would cause the dream to come true. Hell, for all I know, it may still come true." He turns me around to look at him and cups my face in his hands.
"You have to tell me these things love. If you would have said she was the one, I would have sent her away immediately. I won't allow anyone to come between us." A smug grin made it's way across his face and I didn't know whether to kiss him or slap him. "But I must say, seeing you put her in her place, was rather enlightening." I roll my eyes.
"How was it enlightening?" He brings his lips so they are ghosting against mine.
"That you are just as possessive over me as I am of you." Was he right? Am I possessive? I've never liked my things being touched. I've never really been big on sharing either. It seems all of my human qualities, both good and bad, amplified with the change. So, yes. I was possessive.
"I would be stupid not to stop any woman who tried to move in on you. You are mine Klaus. Just as I'm yours." He smiles and kisses me tenderly. As he pulls away, I couldn't stop the sigh of contentment that left me. "Come. I want to show you what I painted." As I followed him to see his painting, I was pretty struck dumb by it and started laughing.
There on the canvas was me holding the wolf-bitch up by her throat against the wall. It was so realistic; it was almost like staring at a movie or picture snapped with a phone.
"Is that what I looked like?" I asked as soon as my laughs died down and I could control myself.
"Indeed it is love. You were every much the warrior that I knew was inside of you from the first time you gave me that look." I frown, "What look?"
He chuckles, "How do I explain it? It's like, you're this force of nature. With that look, you could bring almost any man to his knees."
I spin around in his arms, "Do you fall in that 'any man' category?"
Considering my words, he shakes his head. "To me, that look says 'I don't know if she is going to kill me or give me the best night of my life'."
Scoffing at his response and giving him a playful smack to his chest, "I'm glad those looks are so similar cause there are times where you make me want to do both at the same time. It's quite the struggle." I tease and gently kiss him.
The weeks went on and we began training almost every night with the Cullens and the Pack. Sure I learned fighting moves, take downs and kill shots but there was one thing I was not fully prepared for. Well two technically.
First, Jasper was an absolute bad ass. Like, Klaus was greatful for his age and speed or else Jasper would own his ass, bad ass. The second thing, I always knew Caroline was a spit fire. She is the kind of person that commands a room with just her personality but fuck me sideways was she stealthy.
She would get the drop on all of us multiple times. Although, when she tried to get smart with Elijah one day and sneak up on him, she found out the hard way that if she doesn't immediately go for the kill she's screwed. According to Jasper, my fighting style was almost like a dance. While most people move against their opponent, I move with them. Lulling them into a false sense of security and then striking them down.
That's how Edward 'accidentally' lost an arm. I smile smug and look over at him. He just frowns and looks away. That's right pretty boy, I'm gonna be around for eternity to make yours hell.
I walk out of the room and out back where Alice is sitting. She smiles at me sadly, "Hey, what's wrong?" Alice and I have grown exponentially closer, much to my sister's dismay and slight jelousy. She's been hounding me about spending more time with Edward so we can get along. Pfft. Like that would ever fucking happen.
"It's not enough." I frown, "What do you mean?" She sighs, "The tribal council is going to force us to choose. Either we get their help with the fight against Victoria and they don't let Bella change or, they don't help us and let Bella turn."
"What do you mean? They've been training with us every day almost. Why would they turn their back on us?"
She shakes her head, "I don't know. What I do know, is if they aren't there, all of us survive but Bella. No matter what we do, Bella doesn't survive. If we chose their help, all of us survive including Bella."
I let out a growl, "What if we got more numbers. Without the wolves, if we had more numbers, either more hybrids or Caroline's type of vampire, what are our odds?"
She closes her eyes and I could tell she would be sweating if she could from the strain she was putting her mind through. She lets out a sigh, "It would work. It would save Bella but…" She looks at me sadly, "It's going to lead to a lot of pain for you."
What did she mean a lot of pain for me? Was she talking about physical or emotional pain? I frown, "Is it the only way to save her?"
She sighs and nods. "Then it's settled. Care to share with me what this pain is going to entail?" She shakes her head, "You know that's not how it works. If I tell you…" I hold up a hand, "I know. It could change things."
I look over at Klaus who is staring at me.. There was a underlying sense of sadness and worry to him but also a look of determination. I tilt my head towards the woods and run into them at full speed. After about ten minutes I stop and turn around.
"I take it you heard?" He nods, "Whatever you need me to do love, I'll do." I smile sadly, "I'm not sure you will but Alice seems to think it will work." He walks up to me and pulls me to him. He puts a finger under my chin to tilt my head to look in his eyes.
"Ask love. Money, power, the world. Anything you want. Just ask." I nod, "We need at least two of your siblings."
He frowns and when he goes to object, I look down sadly and back out of his arms. "I knew things had been too good and we were overdue for one of our lover's spats." I didn't mean to sound so angry or rueful but this was my sister we were talking about. I had to do everything to keep her safe. She was the only family I had left.
I turn away and move past him. It was time to try and find a Plan B. Before I could start to run, he was in front of me. "You're doing it again love. You are walking away from me." I shrug my shoulders, "I need to go back to Alice so we can try and figure up a different game plan where my sister doesn't die!"
He growls in my face, "You mean the one that is going to cause a lot of pain for you or wait, is it this one?" he says angrily and condescendingly. I roll my eyes, "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, right?"
He shakes his head, "If I let them out now, there's no guarantee they will stay and help us. Especially not Finn. I separated him from Sage. He will begin searching for her immediately. I think it's best we have a fairytale ending for them." Okay, that was cute in all but he's seemed to be missing the all important factor.
"Then how about this, you become scarce and let the rest of us handle it. Caroline I'm sure will have no problem distracting your brother Kol and Tyler will keep Rebekah interested. From what you told me of her, she gets distracted by a pretty face or if that doesn't work, we'll dangle Stefan's location over her head."
He takes my hands and looks at them, "Alright love. Since we know that my father is desiccating and I trust you, I'll do it. Come. Let's get started." With that we blur back to the Cullens house. "Elijah." Klaus whispers and Elijah is in front of him immediately.
"What is it?" Klaus smiles sadly, "It's time to reunite our family brother." Elijah looks between us confused.
"What brought you to this conclusion?" Klaus smiles at me, "She did. She certainly has me wrapped around her fingers."
"Caroline, Tyler." They both blur in front of me, "So we gonna meet the rest of the Originals now?" Caroline asks excitedly.
"Indeed. I'm trusting Jessa and my brother to carry this out successfully. Since she trusts you two, my trust extends to the two of you as well." With a kiss on my lips, Klaus blurs away.
"Is he not staying?" I shake my head, "I figured it would be a good idea if he makes himself scarce until your siblings are calmed down and rationalized with."
"That was a brilliant idea. Come, let's not keep them waiting any longer." With that and a wink to Alice, we blur into the night and back to the house. As we enter Elijah's study I turn to Caroline, "Why don't you go find something for the two of them to wear."
Elijah looks at me concerned, "Two?" I nod, "Klaus doesn't think we should let Finn out yet. He knows Finn is going to take off the first chance he gets. He wants to get Sage first so Finn will hopefully stick around."
Elijah walks over to Rebekah's coffin, "I don't know how you've done but you have actually managed to get my brother to see reason." I snort, "Hopefully my charms work on your other siblings." As he pulls the dagger from her chest, he moves over to Kol's.
Before I could finally get the grand reveal, I hear Alice calling for me from downstairs. "I'll be back." With that I blur outside to see her standing there with Jasper, "The wolves are requesting to meet with you. Now." I frown, "I'm in the middle of something Alice. This can't wait till morning?" She shakes her head. Caroline pops her head out of my window and waves me off with her hand.
"Go. We'll hold the fort down till you get back." I nod and gesture for Alice to lead the way. Breaking into a run, we reach the treaty line only to see all of the pack in their human form along with the elders.
"Sam. Billy. Quil. Harry." I nod to each of them respectively. "Jessalyn. We have come to a decision. I am sure you are aware of this." I roll my eyes at Old Quil, "Yeah. It's a pretty shitty move. So what, you pretended to be on our side and then when the deadline started to draw closer, you tuck your tails and run?"
Billy frowns, "We have to do what's best for our people. If your father were alive he would do the same." I let out a growl and stepped forward. Jaspers arms immediately went around my waist so he could hold me back.
"Don't you dare bring my father into this. It was the failure of your pack to protect your innocents that helped get him killed. You told me to put my faith in your pack and I did. Only for them to let me down. Once again, you've proven your worth." I spat out with my voiced laced with venom. Turning to Paul, I couldn't keep the tear from escaping my eye. "Thanks for nothing Paul."
As I turn to go, his voice stops me. "Jess, it's not my fault. I refused to go along with it and I got an alpha order. You know I am literally can't go against it. We all did. Even Sam." I frown and look at Sam. "Who's alpha now?" Jacob steps forward and I couldn't help the angry laugh that escaped me.
"So this is what it's really about? You are trying to do everything you can to keep my sister from becoming a cold one. Why? Cause you think she will magically run to you?"
I stomp over to him and slap him. "Wake the fuck up Jacob and smell the rejection around you. Without your help, Bella would die. You are using a responsibility of alpha to command your pack to follow your foolish orders because you can't just get over it? She was never going to pick you. No matter how much I was rooting for you, even without Edward in the picture, she would have never picked you. I know that sucks and I know that's shitty. But because of this, you have no idea the consequences it's going to have not just on you and Bella, but people you used to claim were friends. Drop a stone in the lake and watch the water ripple. Every action has consequences. I hope you are prepared."
With that I walk over to Alice and Jasper. We blur away leaving the pack behind us. "Go." She says. With that I break off and head back to the mansion. As I walk inside, I call for Elijah. I make my way into the living room and pour a glass of whiskey. I hear multiple feet enter the room. Not turning to look, "We have a problem." I say tossing my whiskey back. Filling my glass again, I slam it back and then throw it against the wall.
I turn to look at him, "We've completely lost the wolves." I spat out. Caroline and Tyler look at me sadly. "What do you mean? I thought they were helping us? Now they are just leaving us hanging?" Caroline asks confused. As I go to answer, I see Klaus come storming in and head straight up the stairs. "What is he doing here?"
Without a second thought, I follow him upstairs to see him placing the coffin lids back on the caskets. "What are you doing?" He growls, "I just received a rather hysterical phone call from the wolf-bitch. Apparently, the Savatores and Elena discovered Mikael's location and released him. So he is now in Mystic Falls looking for me."
I frown, "What are you going to do?" He sighs, "I had a contingency plan in place in case something happened. I have twenty hybrids currently on their way. I have to get my family into hiding." I frown, "You're leaving?" I ask angrily, "I have to love. I will do my best to be back before the fight but I cannot promise I will." Shaking my head, "And it starts." I whisper out.
"Love?" I smack the hand he put to my cheek away. "Fool me once, shame on you." I look at him with fire burning in my eyes, "That's the only free pass you get. I already had to handle one person I trusted abandoning me tonight. Now, you make two. I hope it was worth it." I growl out and storm from of the room. Slamming my bedroom door shut, I begin destroying it. Shattering mirrors, snapping the furniture. Leaving dents and holes with my fist in the walls.
By the time I was done, I was surrounded by nothing but splinters and debris. A few minutes passed and Elijah walks in the room. He looks at it and shakes his head. "Feel better?" I look up at him tiredly, "Do I feel better? Tell me something Elijah, will I always have to worry about the people I trust turning their back on me? You've been around a long time, surely you would know."
He gives me a bitter smile and takes a seat on the floor next to me. "My brother didn't do this lightly Jessalyn. You have to understand, no matter how much my brother cares for you, he will always put his siblings first. As would you."
He was right. Bella would always come first. I know I wouldn't in her book since she had found her mate but to me, she would always be first. Didn't make me any less pissed at him.
"I can't argue that. But what I do know, is that this is the beginning of the end for your brother and me. Not because he had to leave to protect his family. Not because I'm angry. I don't really know why I feel that way, I just know, that the next time I see your brother, everything is going to be different."
Elijah puts an arm around me and I lean my head against his shoulder, "Regardless of what happens between you and my brother, remember what I said. You will always have me in your corner." I nod and let myself drift to sleep.
The next morning, I wake up to find myself sleeping in Klaus' bed. Frowning at my lack of clothes, I stand up to see an outfit already laid out for me. Caroline.
With a shake of my head, I walk into his shower and quickly clean myself. I had to roll my eyes at the feathers and wood splinters that were caught by the drain. Drying and putting my clothes on. I see she set out a black sweater and black pants. A pair of heelless boots. Rolling my eyes at the dark clothes, I quickly dress and make my way down the stairs. Grabbing a blood bag from the fridge, I begin to warm it up and get a mug down to pour it in.
As I am emptying the bag into my glass, Caroline comes dressed similarly with a grave look on her face. "Alice called. Something has changed. They will be here tonight." I almost spit my blood out at her words.
"What?" She nods, "Something changed. It altered the course of Victoria's actions. They are attacking at night. Not entirely sure why, I mean it's not like we don't have superior everything to them but it is what it is."
I toss the empty cup into the sink watching it shatter. "It doesn't make any sense. Klaus being pulled away, the other Mikaelson's being kept daggered. Mikael running around. Victoria upping her attack. It just doesn't make sense. We're missing something"
"I completely agree but it doesn't change the fact that tonight, it's going down. The hybrids were immediately told to go to the clearing and Jasper is giving them a crash course. So we better get going." I nod, "Where's Tyler?"
"At the clearing with Elijah. It's so weird seeing Elijah in something other than a suit." I smile, "It will be." We run all the way to the field where it's supposed to go down.
"Where's Bella?" Alice slides up next to me, "She's with Edward. They are hiding up on a mountain somewhere to keep her safe. By the way, I'm sorry. I had no idea about Mikael." I shrug, "It's okay. Am I still in for a world of pain?" She nods sadly and walks back over to Jasper. Fucking perfect. All of it for nothing.
Walking to my cousin, I look out over the hybrids running drills. "How are they looking?"
He frowns, "Most of them will probably die but better them than us."
"What has you so angsty?" It was clear something was bothering him by how dismissve he was to me. Also, whenever he was stressed about something, the muscle under his jaw would flex.
He sighs, "Just a month ago, I was worried about football season and getting over the fact my uncles were dead. Now? We are basically fighting a mini war to protect my cousin who is mated to a vampire made of stone. We are hybrids that will live forever. Did you honestly have to ask?" I nodded my head and let out a light laugh, "It all does seem a bit crazy doesn't it?"
I look over and see Elijah in jeans, boots and a tight t-shirt. Holy hell, why doesn't he dress like that more often. Luckily, he was too distracted by Carlisle to notice me staring. And then he looks right at me and cocks an eyebrow. Perfect…
He makes his way over to me and smiles, "Which side?" I frown, "What?"
He chuckles, "Well you've been staring at me for a good five minutes so I must have something on my face. So which side is it?" I roll my eyes, "I was staring from the shock of seeing you in something other than a suit. I mean, you look great in a suit but this," I say gesturing to his outfit, "Makes you look much younger."
"How much younger?" I give him a hard look and cock an eyebrow, "At least three hundred years, easy." He laughs and I couldn't help but smile. Elijah was quickly becoming my closest friend. Sure Caroline and Alice were my best friends but Elijah stood out above them.
As the sun starts setting over the mountains, all joking stops and we start taking up our positions. You could hear all the wildlife start to scatter and even the crickets stopped chirping. Suddenly, a flock birds swarmed out of the trees about ten miles away. "They're close."
"No shit Emmett. What clued you in?" I mutter out. I feel a hand take mine and look over at Elijah. "I've got you Jessalyn." I squeeze his hand in attempt to find comfort in his words. At this moment, I couldn't help but feel like everything was about to go tits up.
