AN: i do not own vampire diaries or twilight enjoy :)
Unpleasant encounters and family secrets
Bella was in a good mood when she woke up the next morning after the good memories the night before. After her shower she braided her hair into a ladder braid over her right shoulder and dressed in a pair of leached jeans with a cream colored shirt under a white and grey hooded sweater. She made sure to put on her collared necklace and placed her old ring on her thumb. Just before she headed down stairs she placed the old journal in her bag so she could read it after her classes. Greeting everyone a good morning before grabbing a quick breakfast to take on the go she kissed Jenna's cheek as she passed. Opening the door she heard Jenna shout from behind her to remember that the she needed to be home in time to head to the school for the career fair.
Later that day as she sat in the living room with the journal sitting open on her lap to a page with a peculiar drawing on it. It was not a picture drawn on the page was the symbol for the god Apollo that her daughter had drawn one day because of the stories that she heard about Apollo giving the oracle her powers before she wrote the story of her mother not knowing that eventually her descendants would laugh with her at the irony of the Greek myths that covered the truth of her family from even the rest of the supernatural world. Her daughter also spoke about how she had followed in her mother's footsteps as the voice behind the oracle by the use of her gift which she explained allowed her to see what the heart's desires were which is why for many year the officials of the city made sure that the temple was protected until her family moved onto one of the islands in Greece shortly before the fall of the city. She read until she came to the third person to take over the journal and how the woman had found the family origins so amusing that she had a necklace made that would represent both the truth and the legend. Running her handover the cover of the journal as she closed it she looked up in time for Jenna's car to arrive and for Jenna to scramble into the house. Walking slowly up the stairs she placed the journal on the shelf with her other books before heading back down stairs.
Jeremy was standing by the door rocking back and forth on his heels with his hands in his pockets. Laughing quietly to themselves as Jenna doubled checked her outfit on every surface on the way to the door. As she passed them out the door to the car she whispered, "Shut up, or you'll give me a reason to tease you when you finally find someone to date." This of course silenced Jeremy but it just caused Bella to laugh harder at the look on his face. Once they were in the building she noticed that everyone in town was there and waved Jeremy off to look through what he wanted. She was the first to spot Logan and she noticed Jenna frowned when she saw him as well.
"I'll go warn Elena that he's here by complaining you might want to keep an eye out for him though. We both know he was not happy with how last night went and he's not against using others to hurt people."
Bella nodded as she explored the stands and she laughed when she was close enough to hear the conversation between Aunt Jenna and Elena. Aunt Jenna pulled the clueless ex girlfriend act off pretty well she wondered how many times she had to use that before. She watched as Stefan hurried out of the room and Elena and Jenna following after only for Logan to approach and try and taunt Jenna when Stefan had Elena take Jenna away they headed towards her before stopping to e integrated y Elena about the way Logan had acted the night before. She gave Aunt Jenna props for her acting skills and for making sure that Elena knew that he was the vampire. Bella grinned as she spotted Alaric heading this way as soon as he saw her Aunt. She smirked at the too before turning to one of the stands and shook her head to herself Alaric didn't know it yet but both Jenna had him right where she wanted him to be and she didn't plan to let him go.
A few hours later Bella headed to the car so that she could wait for Jenna to find Jeremy so they could go home. As she stepped outside she felt herself being grabbed and she was pulled over by another car farther down the parking lot before being shoved against it. When she looked up she noticed it was Logan that was standing in front of her facing the school. She had no doubt that he pulled her over as a trap for her aunt though she smirked to herself as she heard approaching footsteps. As Alaric stepped into the light he looked her way his eyes asking if she was okay when she nodded her headed he stepped closer towards Logan drawing his attention away from the building.
"Who are you?" Logan was trying to figure out who the person he didn't recognize was doing confronting him.
"A friend of Jenna's," he took a step back, "Jenna sent you," Alaric sifted so he was guarding Bella from Logan's sight.
"No, actually I came on my own sides Bella doesn't look like she wants to be here either." They watched as Logan's character shifted from curious to cocky in a matter of minutes.
"Ah I get it well buddy I know you think this makes you brave, but actually it makes you pretty stupid what do you want?" The conceited look never leaving his face as he spoke to Alaric thinking that he would get him to leave or if it came down to a fight win with no problem.
"Jenna's a good person she deserves the best and Bella's her family I highly doubt she wants her anywhere near you and I'm going to make sure she gets that." Bella watched even through his nerves Alaric stood strong knowing what he was going up against for the first time. "Was that suppose to be a threat," Logan and Alaric began to circle each other "Couldn't ya throw a punch, maybe provoke me a little." Alaric watched the way he moved as now Logan was standing with his back facing Bella.
To keep his attention Alaric spoke again "I'm not a violent guy by design "when Logan stood straighter "you're not a very smart one either."
"How's that," Logan began to turn and face Bella "because you have no idea who you are talking to." Once he faced her completely, Logan's face changed just before he jumped towards. Alaric was waiting for the attack and once Logan was close enough he stabbed his heart with the stack. Lowering the body to the ground as it began to turn to ash signaling that Logan was dead. Grabbing Bella's arm gentle he escorted her back towards the entrance of the school.
"You don't see so surprised," he looked towards her as they waited on Jenna and Jeremy. Just as she saw the heading towards the door she waved her hand so they could see where she was waiting.
"Let m give you some advice Alaric though others in the town don't know what's really going on, and the ones who think they do assume that others don't, my family that is Aunt Jenna, Jeremy, and myself are probably the few that know almost everything that's happened so far. Aunt Jenna might e able to help you find the answers you're looking for. Just something to think about, thanks for the save back there I'm not much of a fighter either I like to take the non violent approach, at least when I can in this town."
Once Aunt Jenna got into ear shot she spoke again "I like this one, Aunt Jenna he saved me from the scum fell and insisted on waiting with me so I wouldn't be alone."
Bella hid her grin when Jenna thanked Alaric as well and she nudged Jeremy with her elbow towards the car so that she could tell him what happened away from prying ears. She did so as well to Aunt Jenna once she joined them in the car on their way back home.
The next day Bella noted Elena's absence but thought nothing of it as she went about her day until later that night as she sat watching Jeremy sketch as he told her about the girl named Anna that he met in the library when he was researching for his paper that day. The girl he said kept trying to convince him that vampires were real and how she spoke of having an old journal like his. She heard the door slam and Jena start to yell about her not calling when she heard Elena shout. "You knew and didn't tell me, why did you not tell me I was adopted!"
Rolling out of the bed she was followed by Jeremy who she did not stop knowing it was something he needed to be present for she headed down the stairs. Stopping in the door way she watched as Jenna tried to talk to Elena who was not even allowing her to get more than a word in as she ranted.
Rolling her eyes Bella spoke in a firm voice that caught Elena's attention, "sit down and stop talking, I don't know what you think you know but if you listen to what the adults are trying to tell you maybe you can get some of the answers you want." Motioning for Jeremy and Elena to sit at the table with Aunt Jenna she sat down.
"Now this is a hard subject for you I get that your world has been turned upside down from the information that someone outside of this family told you. So I am going to start from the beginning of what I know which is probably slightly more than Aunt Jenna. Jeremy is going to be present for this because though the subject is about you Elena, Jeremy has the right to know just as much as you Elena plus he already heard you yelling it for the whole house to hear if you didn't want him to know right away you shouldn't have been yelling. Is that okay with all of you?" Elena looked like she was going to argue about Jeremy being there but once she remembered that he had heard her yelling she closed her mouth and nodded along with the other two.
"Now most of what I know was filled in from my dad after he found out that I had overheard a conversation I wasn't supposed to. He knew because Aunt Miranda and Uncle Grayson wanted the adoption to go through quickly and quietly so that you would not have to be placed in an orphanage if they had not asked my dad for help. You were left by a runaway teenager who gave birth at the clinic under at least a false last name, she was y herself and she left without even naming you. Aunt Miranda was having problems with carrying pregnancies to full term for years and when you were left it was like her prayers for a daughter were answered. She fell in love with you right away they never thought of you as the adopted child not even when Aunt Miranda fell pregnant with Jay. Jay was the only child she would be able to have because it was a difficult pregnancy the whole way and I'm sure you remember she was on permanent bed rest for half of it. We almost lost her and Jay during the birth they never wanted more children because they had you two. They knew that one day you would want to know who your biological parents were so he looked into it. He wasn't able to get far on your mother but he did find out that she was from around this area and her first name really was Isobel. He could never find anything on your father though if you find your mother you would find him no doubt she knows." Once she finished talking she watched as the information sank in. she watched as the other two stood up and hugged the girl who started crying when they hugged her.
"Face it your stuck with us until you push us away," Jeremy's whispered words caused her to squeeze him tighter. "Just be glad you're not one of those crazy Gilberts I've been reading about in those journals for my paper." This got a laugh out of the others and lightened the mood considerable.
"The Gilberts aren't crazy," she and Jenna laughed and Jeremy decided to continue the joke "easy for you two to say you're not one." "Ouch that had to hurt." The jokingly spoken words from both Bella and Jeremy caused the other two women to grab pillows from the coach nearby which eventually resulted into a pillow war that occurred throughout the whole house.
The next day they all headed out to school feeling slightly lighter with some of the secrets out in the open between the family members. Around dinner time Bella was sitting on the living room floor with books and balls of paper surrounding her as she wrote one of her papers for her history class. Jeremy was sitting at the kitchen table sketching when the door bell rang for the pizza that had been ordered for dinner. Jeremy got up to answer the door knowing that Bella was so focused she probably didn't hear it ring. Shouting for Elena to ring the money down for the food he holds the door open and holds out his hand for the pizza. When Elena reaches the door she invites the guy in to set the pizza down so that she could pay him for the food. Jeremy hands Bella a plate of food and waits for her to look up before speaking.
"I'm heading to the grill to shoot some pool before the dance tonight Jenna volunteered as a chaperone so you are going to e here alone. Please eat the food before you continue your paper I'll see you later." Once she nodded her head he headed out the door and Bella ate before taking her mess up stairs to finish what she could before Jeremy got back.
When she was lying on her bed a little while later she allowed her eyes to close as she allowed her powers to take hold once again she sees the choices around the tomb and the events that were going to happen tomorrow night as well as a look into Jeremy's new friend. Hearing a knock on her door as it opened Bella opened her eyes after she let her powers fade. As he laid down next to her he took a deep breath you do know that I kind of figured out that you and Aunt Jenna have gifts right. I mean you are good at hiding it from others but I know you to well to not notice when something was different with you." Bella smiled as she faced him "want to know what it is or do you want to wait until I have to tell the others."
"I'll wait I just figured I'd tell you so that you didn't keep trying to hid the changes from me. Speaking of hiding the girl I was telling you about Anna she's a vampire she tried to hide her face change when she got mad because I told her that I let Alaric borrow the journal I used to get an A on my paper."
He turned his head to face her "I think she's the daughter of the woman he kept writing about Pearl something I think she wants her mom back. Which would e cool if she wasn't trying to use me to get the information she wants. She's wants to meet up tomorrow to talk at the grill."
"As long as your careful Jay then follow your gut no one can tell you how to feel or how to act." She received a hug and a grin for that statement before falling asleep that night ready for what tomorrow was going to bring.