well, here it is. sorry for the late posting, but I just couldn't find the inspiration for a while. anyway, enjoy!
Bellona woke up with a start. Quickly, she sat up and checked to make sure that Teddy was okay. When she was sure that everything was alright, she slipped on a robe and lifted Teddy onto her hip. She opened the door, letting the sunlight shine down on them. Teddy squinted his eyes and buried his face into her shoulder in response to the bright and sudden light. She gave the boy on her hip a smile before walking through the small and well-kept garden to the main house. As soon as she stepped foot inside however, she could tell something was wrong. Someone had tried to get through her wards last night when she and Teddy were out. Cautiously, she pulled her wand out and set Teddy down.
"Stay here," she whispered to him. When she got a nod from him, she stepped around the wall and pointed her wand at her front door. She cast a quick spell that showed her who tried to get in. Slowly, the wispy forms of Stefan and Damon showed up, knocking at her door. She cocked her head slightly. Even through the gray coloring of the ward, she could see that Damon looked paler that usual. Huh. Maybe she would head over there later to check on him.
Her wards detected whether the people in question were at the residence to harm her, but no one could actually get into the house itself if Bellona didn't wave her wand and let them in herself. When she saw that there were no dead bodies on her porch, she let out a breath and walked back to the kitchen where she began to make breakfast for Teddy. He had had a long night and needed some nutrition.
After Teddy had eaten his scrambled eggs and fruit, she took him upstairs to get changed and ready for the day. She had him all dressed up in his cute little jumper, when she realized that she was still only wearing a robe. Quickly, she threw on a sweater and some leggings. She grabbed her boots on her way downstairs and braided her hair in one of the mirrors in the hallway.
"Ready to go?" she said looking at Teddy. He giggled and reached for her.
"If you weren't so cute, I would make you ride in the stroller," she huffed before grabbing her purse. All her purses and most of her bags were fitted with expandable charms so that she could fit whatever she needed in them at any time. She and Hermione had used them during the war, and they had found them quite useful in everyday life.
Within ten minutes, she had reached the Salvatore's. She was about to knock on the door, but it was jerked open and she came face to face with Elena. As soon as Elena saw her, her face turned from a frown to a full-blown scowl.
"What are you doing here?" she asked, crossing her arms. Bellona raised an eyebrow. It was only nine in the morning and in her opinion, too early for attitude. She adjusted Teddy so he was sitting more comfortably and looked over Elena's shoulder where she saw Stefan sitting on the couch.
"I'm here for Stefan and/or Damon," she said, making Stefan lift his head to meet her eyes. When he saw that it was her at the door and not someone else, he stood up quickly.
"Bellona, hey," he sped towards the door and let her in. Resisting the urge to smirk, she walked past Elena and looked around the room.
"No Damon?" she asked, a slight tone of worry in her voice. After the smoky image showed Damon looking paler than normal and leaning slightly on his brother, she had to make sure he was okay. Elena popped up next to Stefan.
"He's sick right now," she burst in before Stefan could say anything. Bellona raised her eyebrow. Sick? Vampires didn't get sick.
"Sick?" she asked Stefan, trying not to look as concerned as she felt. "I didn't know vampires could catch a cold."
Stefan grimaced slightly and looked towards the stairs where Damon was apparently residing.
"He had a bit of a run-in with a wolf last night and was bitten."
Bellona tightened her hold on Teddy fractionally.
"Is he okay?" she began, before shaking her head. "Dumb question. Do you know who the wolf was?"
"Yeah," Stefan said, eyes never leaving the stairs, "it was this kid, Tyler. He's a new wolf and transformed as Caroline and Damon were taking him to where he locks himself up. I'm not exactly sure how it happened though."
Bellona nodded thoughtfully. She had told Damon ahead of time that werewolf bites were fatal to a vampire, so why didn't he heed her warning? Surely not even his ego could get in the way of a life-or-death situation. But even as Bellona thought it, she knew that it was completely possible. Sighing, she adjusted Teddy.
"Is there any way that I could talk to him? Just to see how he's doing."
Stefan and Elena glanced at each other hesitantly.
"He's… not in a good state of mind for visitors right now." Stefan said finally after having a silent argument with Elena.
Ah. So the visions had started. That meant that he didn't have a lot of time left, and she wasn't about to let a person that she could easily save die.
"Right. Well, I suppose I'll just be off then." She cast a quick look at Stefan, hoping that he would get the message to meet her outside.
"Let me know if he starts feeling better," she said with one last glance up the stairs. Then she turned on her heel and walked right out the door. She walked to her car and started to put Teddy in his car seat, when she felt Stefan behind her. Without turning around, she asked, "Did you two come to my house last night?"
She could feel Stefan's confusion go up.
"Yeah, we came by to see if you could help Damon, but you didn't answer."
She nodded and turned to face him. "I'm sorry I couldn't be there, I was a bit busy with Teddy last night."
Stefan frowned. "If you were busy with Teddy, how did you know that we came to your house?"
Bellona gave him a little smile before remembering why they had come to see her in the first place. She placed a comforting hand on his arm.
"I want you to know that I will do everything in my power to try and find a cure for Damon. He doesn't deserve this, and neither do you. I can't do much, but I can at least use a few connections of mine and get you some answers."
Stefan smiled, and she could see his shoulders visibly sag.
"Thank you. I know that it can't have been easy for you, what with trying to get away for a little and then having to jump into this whole mess."
Bella held back a sad smile. "One of my old teachers used to say that trouble finds me wherever I go. At this point, I just welcome it."
Stefan chuckled quietly, before giving her a parting hug and walking back towards the house. As soon as he had reached the door though, he turned.
"Oh and Bellona? Please don't tell anyone that you saw Elena today. There are certain people that think she's dead and it would be safer if it stayed that way."
Bellona frowned slightly but nodded. "Of course."
Now who were the Salvatore's hiding Elena from? And why was it so important that she stayed 'dead'? It was time to give her dear know-it-all a call.
As soon as the two got home, Bellona grabbed her laptop and settled down in her library before calling Hermione. It rang twice before she picked up.
"Bella? Is everything alright?" the worry was clear in her voice.
"Well, mostly. You see, my friend is in a bit of a predicament and I could use your brains to figure out how to help him."
She heard her friend shift into a more comfortable position.
"Okay… I don't know how much help I'm going to be, but what's the problem?"
"Alright it's a little bit confusing and rather intense, so prepare yourself."
"Consider me prepared," Hermione deadpanned.
"Okay so, my friend is a vampire and- "
"A VAMPIRE?"
Bellona moved the phone away from her ear. When she was sure her friend was done screaming, she put it back. She was just rambling now, scolding her about how dangerous that was for both her and Teddy.
"… I mean honestly! Do you think Teddy's safe there?"
A flash of annoyance shot through Bellona.
"Do you really think that I didn't make sure it was before bringing him here?"
Hermione took a deep breath. She could tell her friend was annoyed, but she needed to know that what she was doing was risky.
"This isn't just me, you, and Ron anymore, Bella. You have a child."
"You think I don't know that?" Bellona sighed and rubbed her forehead. "Look, I just need some answers, and then you can go back to reprimanding me. This is a life or death situation here, and my friends are counting on me."
There was a heavy sigh and a couple loud thunks that was probably Hermione hitting herself on the head with a book. "Alright, alright. What do you need to know?"
"Okay so my friend, who is a vampire, was bitten by a werewolf,"
"Which is poisonous," Hermione jumped in.
"Which is poisonous," she confirmed. "The visions have already started, and he's starting to attack his brother's girlfriend, who is the doppelganger of his ex."
She took a deep breath and paused to see if Hermione had anything to say. When the line was silent except for the light breathing of her friend, she continued with her story.
"Basically, I'm asking if there's a cure to a werewolf bite." She stopped, before remembering a key detail.
"Oh! And these are muggle werewolves, so they're different than Remus."
Hermione was silent for a moment before shuffling around again.
"What is it? I can practically hear your gears turning from over here."
"Well every vampire comes from a different vampire before them, right?"
"Right."
"So, by that logic, there should be one original vampire that started this all. The same goes for werewolves, really, but I can't be too sure about muggle ones. Any who, if these two bloods were mixed together, the werewolf blood would combat the poison that's running through their veins, and the enhanced, original vampire blood should help cure them."
Bellona just sat there.
"So technically, if you can fully mix together some muggle werewolf blood and some original vampire blood, it might just be able to cure the infection."
Again, Bellona sat there, thinking. Finally, she spoke.
"So, hypothetically, if there was an original vamp-wolf hybrid, their blood would be the cure?"
"Well yes, but that would be extremely rare as the two types of blood cells would fight against each other."
"Right," Bellona breathed. "Thank you so much Hermione, but I have to go. I'll facetime you later so you can see Teddy. Bye!"
She grabbed her purse off the chair next to her with one hand, and dialed Stefan's number with the other.
"Hello?"
"Hey, Stefan, it's me. I think I found your cure."
"Me too. I don't know exactly what it is, but it's got something to do with Klaus."
"Yeah, it's his blood. But Stefan, listen to me; do not go over there yet. I'm coming over now, so we can talk about this. He's not just going to hand it over, and we have to figure out what you're willing to trade for this."
She heard the tell-tale whoosh of vamp-speed and groaned.
"You're already there, aren't you."
"Sorry, Bellona. I have to save my brother." And with that, he hung up.
Bellona groaned again and flew up the stairs to put a safety ward around Teddy as he slept, before running out of her house and apparated to Stefan's house.
She bust in, not caring who was there. She ran up the stairs, taking two at a time, before she reached what she supposed was Damon's room. She stepped inside, closing the door behind her.
"Damon?" she asked, gently shaking him awake. His blue eyes fluttered open drowsily, before focusing on her.
"Bellona? What are you doing here?"
"Okay I know that you're a little unreliable right now, what with all the visions and the fact that you're dying, but I need your help. I need the address of Alaric's apartment."
Damon's brow furrowed, but he managed to mumble it out before his eyes slowly fluttered closed again. Bellona sighed in relief, before picturing the address in her mind and apparating to it. She felt the jerk in her stomach, and then she was in front of a nice-looking complex. Quickly, she ran up the stairs and knocked on the door 2B. It flew open a few seconds later to reveal blue-gray eyes that stared boldly at her.
"Hello love."
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