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Deal or no Deal

They were sitting in the back booth watching the interactions between the Scooby gang as Mason had called them the day after they supposedly handled what they deemed a threat to Elena. It had been a few months since that November day in which the dinner party that boosted the group's confidence in subduing the original vampire Elijah happened. Alaric had been kind enough to inform the group on how Elena had gone back on her word and daggered the original that night. Bella had talked to Caroline, Tyler, and Mason and asked them to watch and wait with her because she couldn't keep fixing the mistakes the group was making in regards to the girl all the problems seemed to revolve around. So they focused on school and the other events in the town taking note of the times the gang handled another threat this time in the form of witches that didn't take kindly to the girl's manipulation to allow Bonnie to become a stronger witch. Caroline and Tyler no longer being a concern of the Scooby gang flourished under Mason's instruction and Bella's attention. Tyler's temper had disappeared almost completing only surfacing when his friends and family were involve in what set his temper off in the first place. Bella hadn't thought a core of light could get any brighter but Caroline seemed to prove her wrong as herself worth grew in bounds now that she had stopped competing with Elena.

While Tyler played pool with Matt who was on his break Bella sat with Caroline who was working on her last minute details for the dance. Bella was only listening with half an ear since she was distracted by the comments about Alaric's unusual behavior the past couple days and combine that with Katherine's disappearance Bella knew something was up. She got her answer when Alaric walked up to the bar to have a drink with Damon, Bella notice immediately that Alaric was being possessed by something else for two reasons the first being his light core was suppressed by a very dark one and I that wasn't a clue the act that the other aura showed to be a combination of old vampire with a hint a wolf from the distance. Caroline seeing where Bella's gaze fell leaned closer to her friend to whisper the conversation that was taking place to her friend hearing the words Bella smirked. Seeing the look of mischief on his cousin's face Tyler headed their way as they got up from the boot and headed to the door sending a text to Mason to meet them at the mansion as they reached the parking lot. The smirk hadn't left Bella's face as the entire trip to the house and was still present as they sat down around her room waiting for her to fill them in on the plan that was forming in her head.

"We all know that Klaus is going to make his move tonight and it involves Elena, who will no doubt have one of her freak out moments and run to her safety net in the Salvatore basement. So I was thinking why not get to the safety net first and un-dagger him and get Klaus off our backs at the same time." The others began smirking along with her before helping with getting the details hashed out.

An hour later Bella was sitting on her bed dressed in a pair of faded green skinny jeans with pockets down the sides with a tight fitted tank top with buttons down the front. Bella was watching Caroline work her magic on her blonde hair before putting on the black hat and gloves. When Caroline sat down next to her on the bed to put on her heels, Bella slipped o a pair of black Doc Martin boots before walking over to her dresser for a hair tie Bella quickly began a French braid from the right side of her head to her left shoulder before tying the rest of her hair into a ponytail. Hearing Caroline opening her bed room door to walk out Bella quickly reaches into her jewelry box and pulls out the real moon stone and slips it in her pocket. Catching up to Caroline at the stairs Bella walks down with her to seeing both Tyler and Matt dressed in suits for the dance with Mason leaning against the wall waiting to leave as well. The three teens were only going to stay at the dance long enough to see when the Scooby gang left before heading back to the mansion.

Bella and Mason waited until the teens had left before getting into Mason's truck and driving towards the Salvatore house. Knowing nobody was there Mason easily picked the lock and they traveled down to the basement. Bella held the cell door open for Mason so he could Carry Elijah before casting and illusion on the room that made it look like Elijah still there knowing only when the illusion was disrupted like someone trying to take out a dagger would break it. Bella followed Mason back out to the truck making sure to lock the door so that they wouldn't know it was broken into. Pulling back into the mansion they placed Elijah on the couch before pulling the dagger out and laying it on his chest. Knowing they wouldn't have to try and explain the body on the couch to Charlie or Carol because they would both be working late due to the dance. Bella and Mason sat back and waited for the others to get back and for Elijah to wake up to make their next move.

Two hours later after Caroline and Tyler had come back and change into their own jeans and shirts and had joined Bella and Mason in the living room. Elijah's eyes shot open and e took a deep breath before turning to face the others in the room. Caroline was the first to react to his waking; jumping up she disappeared from the room or a minute only to show back up seconds later with a glass of blood for him. Watching as Elijah sat up and notice the dagger on his chest which he quickly tucked out of sight before taking the glass from Caroline's hand he drank the offered blood quickly when he was finished Bella spoke

"Welcome to the "we don't trust Elena club", our qualification being she had you daggered for two months. The short story of all that has happened is the Scooby gang killed off your witch friends shortly after you were daggered and in just the past few days a man called Klaus has possessed Alaric's body though that will probably be over with sometime tonight since he confronted Elena at the dance a few hours ago. Since you are covered in soot and your suit is burned we figured you would want to change and shower before letting you in on our plan." Bella leaned back in her seat when she finished speaking.

"And my suppose part in this plan of yours is.." Elijah's voice was strong as he spoke.

"Completely up to you, I am going to talk to Klaus tonight to make sure Katherine doesn't get to throw my family into his path like she originally planned. You can come with us and handle whatever issues with him you have or you can stay here until Elena figures out where you are and tries to bargain yet another deal with you that she will most likely not keep." Bella simple shrugged her shoulders when she was done talking and watched as Elijah tilted his head before standing up.

"The change of clothes you were speaking about are where, If you are going to face Niklaus then I will be coming with." Caroline stood up again as he spoke before taking his hand and leading him upstairs to change into one of her uncle's old suits and to quickly shower.

When they came back down the stair a little later Bella could hear Caroline asking him if he new that there were clothes other than suits that would look just as good on him. When he replie that he did in fact know this the group could hear the humor and promise in his voice when he shortly after said that maybe she would get to see that. Motioning to Mason and Tyler Bella stood up and headed towards the door meeting up with Caroline, and Elijah at the bottom of the stairs before they headed out towards the two cars to head towards Alaric's apartment. Bella made sure to ask Elijah if he had been invited into Alaric's apartment after their tour or was she going to have to get him an invite inside. Elijah confirmed that Alaric had invited him inside to go over a few history facts of the town before the dinner party.

Before going into the building Bella place the illusion on everyone in the group and smiled as one by one they could no longer be sensed by the witches or the two vampires that were inside. Having told them and warning Elijah what she was doing and how to act under the illusion until she dropped it. As they reached his floor they ran into the group of witches opening the door moving quickly the group slipped in behind the last female witch.

Bella sat in one of the chairs in the corner and watched as the others moved out of the way Mason and Tyler leaning on the counters in the kitchen area and Elijah standing behind the chair that Caroline was sitting in. The group watched as Katherine was compelled to move and as the large metal box was place before candles were arranged and the warlock and witch took their places for the ritual. Watching as the two chanting the spell Bella's attention was drawn to the box when the flames in the candles and Alaric's aura came forward quickly and he called Katherine Elena before his eyes rolled and he passed out. Bella watched as the warlock got up from knelling and opened the box allowing for a man to step out.

The man stood at five foot eleven and had short but styled dark blonde hair and blue green eyes that seemed to smirk with the man. The core of his aura was as dark as Bella's was. What she found intriguing was how the wolf like aura he had seemed to be chained behind the old vampire one. Acting quickly Bella cast a second illusion quickly making sure that she could interact in it. She held up her hand to th others as the man spoke.

"Now that's more like it," His voice was rich and dark as he smirked at Katherine.

Bella placed the illusion of herself leaning against the door before acting like she dropped the illusion. Her sudden appearance had the attention on her immediately holding up her hands like she was surrendering she spoke.

"Before you try and fail to remove me from the apartment you might want to hear me out.I have some information about the ritual you're going to do." When she finished her sentence the man was standing directly in front of the illusion.

"I already have everything I need for the ritual your information is useless," just as he finished speaking the illusion looked behind hi towards Katherine before looking back at hi and saying.

"So you already know that Elijah is not in fact daggered in the basement of the Salvatore boarding house like they believe him to be." Bella watched as the anger played across his face and he went to grab the illusion.

Instead she dropped both illusions drawing his attention to the others in the room with him including Elijah. Waving her hands towards the couch Bella spoke.

"Have a seat you can catch up with him later, first let's talk about that deal." Bella just watched his feature switch between intrigue and anger as he moved before she continued talking.

"All I am asking for is for you when you complete this ritual o yours is to not use one of y family members or my friend in return we help you with completing it." Bella watched is eyes as he considered her words.

"The family and friend you are bargaining for would be," as he spoke the sentence Bella pointed to the other three in the room.

"That would be the two werewolves in the kitchen and the blonde vampire by Elijah and my aunt and father, nobody else."

Bella watched as the witch moved to join him on the couch as he looked over at Elijah.

"Am I to assume that you are not going to interfere either," he received the answer almost instantly.

"If you can tell me what really happened to our siblings then I will give you my word to not interfere." Elijah kept his hand on the back of the chair Caroline was sitting in.

Drawing the groups attention back to herself Bella spoke again.

"If it helps your decisions on both parts I can tell you now that Mason knows a werewolf you can use and I'm sure that any revenge plan you or I could think up would never compare to actually using Katherine in the ritual she was originally meant to be used in. Also if you check the rock she gave you I'm sure both your witch and warlock can confirm that it is in fact a fake." As she spoke the last sentence Bella slowly took down the illusion on the rock she felt nearby.

Bella watched as the warlock went and retrieved the stone coming back they both cast spells on it only for the illusion to break complete and leave them holding a black stone. Bella watched as Katherine face turned to one of disbelief before she began speaking again.

"When my uncle was being used by her to find it I decided to hold onto the real thing just in case since I doubted it would stay in Mason's possession long and I was right. Katherine and the Salvatore's have been playing a game of hide and go seek with it for a while. I brought it with me to give to you mostly because I also was curious to see if you knew about the second curse that was on the stone." Pulling the stone out o her pocket she tossed it to the warlock before noticing the confusion on both originals faces an in their auras.

Elijah was the one to ask the question this time turning slightly to face Bella.

"What do you mean two curses?"

This time the witch acted chanting under her breath she breathed deeply beore speaking to the brothers.

"She is right but the second curse is the backup it's so that when the first is broken it will keep you from creating other hybrids. I will conferee with the spirits tonight to give you an answer on how to fix it before the ritual love."

Looking Bella in the eyes like he was trying to figure her out Klaus held out his hand for her to shake.

"We have a deal I will have Maddox go with your uncle to collect the werewolf tomorrow," then turning to Elijah. "I give you my word brother our siblings are safe I was planning to un-dagger tem after the ritual and Mikael was found and taken care of." Elijah stared him in the eyes for a short time before nodding his head.

"Until tomorrow then," Bella spoke as she stood up noticing out of the corner of her eye that Elijah helped Caroline stand from her seat.

Once they were outside they grinned to each other before Elijah said his goodbyes wanting to head back to the hotel room he had been staying in. Bella rode back to the mansion with Caroline as the boys took Mason's truck. One they were back home they all headed up the stairs to get ready to sleep before meeting in Bella's room to watch a movie since Charlie and Carol were not yet home. When the movie was over the boys left the room and Bella settled into her bed for a few hours of girl talk knowing that Caroline was dying to gush about her crush on Elijah. When they finally went to sleep both girls had a smile on their faces knowing the town had just gotten way more interesting.