If Only Time Stood Still

A/N: Wow, so many reviews…

Finn: Where is my brother?

Me: Off doing something *looks at Finn* be right back…

Finn: Ladies and gentlemen while Miss Jane and Henry forever is currently seeking out my brother-

Me: *Shouting* KLAUS WHAT DID I TELL YOU ABOUT THE VASE? NO DON'T… *something shatters and I groan in annoyance*

Finn: Actually apparently she is trying hard enough not to kill my brother…

Rebekah: And failing

Kol: What she said…

*I scream in annoyance at Klaus*

Elijah: Miss Jane and Henry Forever do not own Twilight or Vampire Diaries, she wishes she does but sadly her wishes are not coming true…

Me: SHUT UP ELIJAH!

Elijah: And I hope she does not kill me…

Me: -face palm- Why me?

Rebekah: Don't forget to review!

'Cause there's always gonna be another mountain

I'm always gonna wanna make it move

Always gonna be an uphill battle

Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there

Ain't about what's waiting on the other side

It's the climb, yeah!

Song: The Climb

Artist: Miley Cyrus

Chapter 9:

Seattle, Washington

"Are you going to give me directions?" Edward asked Katherine as soon as she buckled herself in.

"Go straight on this road until you come to a roundabout, turn left then keep going straight then take the first right." Katherine directed, giving him her usual flirty smirk. "There's a motel I'm staying at."

With that said, Edward started the car as Katherine turned to face the window, the short drive was quiet, too quiet to Edward's liking.

"So," Edward said, his eyes darting to the woman beside him and then back on the road again. "What are you doing in Seattle?"

"Looking for a friend of mine's son that has gone missing" Katherine replied, looking at him, smiled and then turned back to look out the window.

"I'm pretty sure he'll turn up somewhere." Edward reassured her, smiling as he pulled into the Motel's parking lot. "Here you are."

"Thanks for the ride, Edward." Katherine said, turning to face him as she unbuckled herself from the seat, she quickly leaned over and placed a kiss on his cheek, giggling at the bewildered look that came across his face. "I'll see you, around."

As Katherine left the Volvo, Edward shook his head as he imagined Bella doing something like that to him, he watched as Katherine climbed the stairs and stopped at the room 209, he then reserved the car and drove back home to his worried girlfriend and family.

….

Mystic Falls, Virginia

Elena Gilbert walked into the Mystic Grill, followed shortly by her young, tired-looking brother, Jeremy, they both then sat at their usual table; bickering at each other on what to get to eat.

"Jeremy?" Matt called, walking over to their table. "Hey man, long time no see."

"Yeah," Jeremy replied, standing to give Matt a brotherly hug. "Heard that you were leaving the town for somewhere knew."

Matt arched an eyebrow as Jeremy shot a knowingly look to his blushing sister, who then sighed in annoyance.

"Alaric overheard you talking to your boss about leaving Mystic Falls," Elena explained, while Matt and Jeremy listened. "Did you know that the Originals are moving as well?"

"Really?" Matt replied, looking shocked. "Maybe that's why Rebekah has been avoiding me."

"You didn't know?" Jeremy asked looking slightly confused at Elena, who shrugged her shoulders. "I thought you and Rebekah were dating."

"We aren't dating," Matt said at the same time, Elena replied. "They're aren't dating."

"Did you hear about Caroline?" Jeremy asked, seeing Matt shake his head as an answer. "Well, apparently she is moving with the Originals, somehow she and Tyler broke up and she moved in with the Originals."

"Really?" Matt said, acting as if he was worried for her, but he knew deep down that Caroline was safer with the Originals than she ever was without them. "Well, anyway I got to get back to work or else my boss is gonna kick my ass."

Both Elena and Jeremy watched as Matt turned away from their table to the one opposite them to clean up the food and drinks left by a previous customer.

"So?" Jeremy asked, making Elena look at him. "Does Damon have a plan incase Klaus comes for you?"

"Actually," Elena said, smiling a little. "Rebekah thought she burned the last reminding white Oak tree that the Wickedly bridge was made from, but she missed the sign."

"So?" Jeremy asked, giving her the sign to continue. "What does that have to do with his plan?"

"Alaric and Damon made twelve white Oak stakes." Elena replied, stopping so that the information she was giving Jeremy could sink in.

"That's the stake powerful enough to kill the Originals."

"Or a bloodthirsty, power hungry Hybrid." Elena added with a small wicked looking smile. "We'll be free from Klaus forever."

During their small conversation, both Elena and Jeremy didn't realize that Matt was listening in; as soon as Elena mentioned the stakes that could kill an Original, he dropped the dishrag and bolted out the door to warn the unexpected Originals of their fate.

Forks, Washington

Bella was tossing and turning in her sleep, her eyebrows knitted together as she dreamt of herself looking at her reflection in the river and noticed that she was dressed in 1300s fashion, she then felt someone hand placed upon her shoulder as she turned she seen Elijah standing behind her.

Elijah then pulled Bella towards him and whispered words into her ear, making her giggle; but then her laughs turn into screams as Bella woke up in cold sweat that covered her forehead.

"Bad dream?"

Bella screamed in shock and fell out of her bed, as she heard Edward's musical voice from the shadows of her darkened room; she turned to glare at the figure of Edward as he came into view.

"Where were you?" Bella asked, slightly annoyed as she climb back into bed. "Your family was worried sick and not to mention that I was going into a panic attack because of your disappearing act!"

"I already apologized to the family, Bella." Edward replied, giving her his crooked smile. "After Esme and Alice both had a go at me, no need to worry here I am, safe and sound."

"What in god's name were you doing?"

"Hunting." Edward shrugged, giving Bella his usual smile.

"And you couldn't call me to tell me?"

"When I was hunting I dropped my phone," Edward stated, making Bella roll her eyes in annoyance at him. "I was hunting mountain lions."

"Is that all?" Bella asked, not sounding convinced. "Just hunting? You disappeared from Alice's line of sight! She couldn't see your future!"

Warm tears filled the edges of Bella's eyes at thought of Edward being hurt or possibly dead, she then slowly started to take little tiny deep breaths to keep calm.

"As I said," Edward replied, lying down on her bed and let Bella lay her head on his chest. "I apologized to the family."

"What about me?" Bella said, looking up at him. "Don't I deserve an apology as well?"

"That is why I am here, my love."

Bella snuggled closer to Edward, as his arm snaked around her waist and a blanket was thrown over her by Edward's free arm. Her breathing went back to normal as she seen Edward was still alive and not dead again, Bella closed her eyes and drifted back to sleep. Once he could hear the light breathing of Bella, indicating that she was asleep; Edward's fingers danced across the cheek that Katherine kissed. A small smile came to his face as he looked down at the sleeping human girl, snuggled up close to him; that's when the monster within him started to make him feel guilty. He needed to tell Bella about Katherine, how he lost control of his will and kissed her, how Katherine flirted with him and how he drove her to the Motel like any good gentleman would do.

The only thing that worried him was, would Bella even believe him?

Mystic Falls, Virginia

Rebekah was busy folding her outfits into the spare suitcases that she brought only two hours ago, suddenly Matt's scent came to her nose and she zoomed to the front door to let the human boy who held her heart within his hands in.

"Matt." She sighed, looking at him lovingly; she then noticed that Matt didn't have any suitcases with him and he had a small panicking look upon his face. "what's wrong?"

"I need to speak with your family and you."

"What about?" Rebekah asked, as she allowed Matt into the house; confused by his sudden mood. "Matt?"

"The Salvatore brothers have a plan to kill Klaus if he goes for Elena." Matt replied, making Rebekah freeze in shock, the only thing that could kill someone like Klaus was a white oak stake and she burnt the last remaining one to the ground.

"How?" Rebekah asked, looking kind of lost.

"Yes, how indeed?" Klaus asked, as he walked into the drawing room, followed shortly by Esther, Finn, Caroline and Kol.

"Damon and Alaric made twelve white Oak stakes from the sign that Rebekah missed." Matt explained to the Hybrid in front of him. "When you go for Elena, that's when Damon and Stefan will be waiting with a stake each, once you're dead then they'll be coming for the rest of you."

"Did it ever occur to them that I don't want Elena?"

"It never crossed their minds," Matt replied, taking the glass of Scotch that Klaus handed to him. "They still think you want to use Elena to make Hybrids."

"Why should I make Hybrids when I have my family and Caroline?"

"Nothing will stop them from protecting Elena," Matt replied, glancing at Caroline as he spoke. "They don't care who dies or who gets hurt just as long as Elena is safe, safe away from you."

Klaus followed where Matt was looking at, he then remembered how Caroline became a vampire; he compelled someone to cut the brake lines in Caroline's car, resulting in her being saved by Damon but dying slowly by internal bleeding, then Damon gave his blood to heal her but when Caroline was resting, Katherine waltz in and killed her turning her into a vampire.

"Maybe I can do something," Esther replied, making all of her family, Caroline and Matt look at her. "When I was on the other side, Ayanna gave me some spells that I yet to try out."

"Are you sure, mother?" Klaus replied, looking at his mother to see if she was lying.

"Do you think so lowly of my powers as a witch, Niklaus?"

"No, mother," Klaus replied, looking down at his feet. "I just want to know if you are sure that you can do this."

"It can be done." Esther replied.

Esther stood in the middle of the salt drawn pentagram, all of her children sat on the sidelines to watch eagerly as their mother performed the spell, Caroline held onto Klaus as if she thought that he could disappear into thin air, while Matt sat beside a curious looking Rebekah.

Esther lifted her hands up to the darkened nighttime sky, chanting something in Latin, while Matt and Caroline looked at each other confused and wondering what she was saying. A flash of silver caught Matt's eye and noticed that Esther held a small knife in her hand, along with a White Oak ash-tipped silver dagger, she muttered something in Latin once again, sliced her hand open and let a few drops of her blood land on the dagger.

The torches that surrounded Esther ignited and then died out one by one, while Esther swayed on her feet, as the last torch died out Esther opened her eyes.

"It is done." She replied, smirking. "The stakes will be ashes."

Damon Salvatore took a swing of his favorite bourbon, as Alaric and Stefan were teaching Elena how to stake a vampire quickly, by using a normal wooden stake. Twice she had Stefan down on the ground and she smiled knowing that she could survive this, Damon then unzipped the bag containing the white oak wooden stakes and dropped the bottle, the sound of the glass smashing made Alaric, Stefan and Elena look at a puzzled then pissed off Damon.

"Damon?" Elena called, wondering what could be wrong with him. "What's wrong?"

"The stakes…"

"What about them?" Alaric asked, coming to Damon side, and stared into the bag and gasped. "What happened to them?"

"What do you mean what happened to them?" Elena muttered, coming to Damon's other side and peered into the bag. "What the…"

There was no stakes within the bag, not a single one.

The only thing that was in the bag was ash, white ash that could only belong to the stakes that were in the bag.

…..

So there you go….

Klaus: Wow…

Rebekah: Whoa… Didn't see that coming

Elijah: Nor did I, sister dear

Finn: *To the viewer's* Read and review, yeah?

Kol: Hey! I wanted to say that!

Me: You can, next chapter…