Lena's Point of View

I was still under the spell of the rain when I followed the gray haired man into his house. The man motioned for me to sit down, but I couldn't so I stayed standing. He gave me a weird look, but started to talk anyway.

"What may I help you with," He said taking a seat on the moth-eaten couch.

I opened my mouth to answer but the words got caught in my throat only to be replaced with others. Unable to stop myself, I explained everything to this man I had just met. I told him all about Alec, my mother and father, The Voltori, and the strange thing about the weather.

After I had finished spilling my guts to him, he stayed silent for a moment before speaking. "What your mother said bout your powers, I might be able to help with that." I continued to look at him so he started speaking again. "I can since what vampire abilities you have. You can control the weather, but due to your lack of control it controls you instead." Just as he, finished Stefan and Damon walked in with angry expressions on their faces.

"What do you think you were doing just running away like that?" Damon said looking somewhat relieved that he had found me.

I had snapped out of my reverie as soon as they had gotten there. "Uh, the rain thing happened again." Damon nodded and Stefan just looked confused. Then I realized he hadn't been around since the rain had begun to hypnotize me.

"What 'rain thing'?" Stefan asked still looking confused.

"Well, apparently I have the ability to control the weather, but because I haven't practiced or something it controls me instead. Which basically means the rain hypnotizes me and makes me do stuff I can't control."

At this the man who could sense people's powers spoke again, "Your brothers have special abilities as well." We all looked at him which prompted him to continue, "The Dark One, Damon, has the ability to kill, especially when someone he loves is being threatened. The Tall One, Stefan, can sense things about a persons character, like if they are a good person or not, or if they have good intentions." Again, as if it was planned, as soon as the man finished speaking, Alec burst through the door. When he saw who we were talking to his face seemed to relax as if he knew the man, but the man's face twisted into a look of complete terror.

"Leave me alone! I am not going back to the Voltori. You can't make me, I'd rather die," The man said taking several steps away from Alec.

"It's alright. I haven't come to bring you back to the Voltori, I myself am no longer with them," Alec said in a gentle voice, not stepping closer to the man just to prove that Alec wasn't going to hurt him.

The man seemed to calm down after that, but he still kept his distance from Alec. After a while of talking to the man that used to be a part of the Voltori guard, I decided it was time to leave, and going on the looks that my companions sent me, they agreed.

I stood up from the couch and shook the man's hand, "Thank you so much for your help. If you ever need a favor from me I will be grateful to help you as you have helped us." The man smiled as a response and we walked out of the door. The rain had cleared up, but gray clouds still hung all across the sky like a thick blanket.

"How are we going to get away from our horrible mother?" Stefan asked after I had explained the encounter in the woods.

"I, personally, think we shouldn't run away. I think we should just wait nine years for her to come find us again," I said. Damon nodded in agreement. Alec and Stefan looked reluctant, but they didn't say anything. We walked back to the house and as soon as we walked inside, I remembered that we really needed to go shopping for bedding and clothes.

"Anyone want to go shopping for stuff with me?" I asked even though I knew none of them would come. When the all stayed silent I smiled and walked down to the basement. I slid into the driver's seat of the car.

After about two hours of shopping, I had gotten enough clothes for everyone, four beds, blankets and pillows, even though Alec didn't sleep. My brothers and Alec helped me bring all of the stuff in and put it away.

All that was left to do was wait nine years.

Nine Years Later

As promised, our mother showed up nine years later to the day.

She knocked on the door and when we answered it she smiled a devious smile. "Have you decided to join me yet?" She asked in a way that made it seem like a matter of when not if.

"You shouldn't waist your time, we're not going to join you," Damon said. Her smile faltered briefly, but she soon regained control.

"That's too bad, now I'm going to have to take you to the Voltori for safe keeping. At least until you all change your minds."

Damon, Stefan, Alec, and I exchanged looks and nodded. "Alright, let's go," Stefan said. We all fake smiled and nodded. Our mother looked taken aback, but agreed. We all piled into her car and drove to the airport.

In Volterra

When we got to Volterra, our mother dropped us off and immediately left. My brothers, Alec, and I walked to the throne room, where, I assume, Aro, Marcus, and Caius were.

"Welcome," Aro said when we entered the room, "So glad for you to be here."

We didn't say anything in return, so he kept talking. "We are having a welcome home ball," He said, "Just for you. Formal wear, of course, but you will find you already have all the clothes you will need in your rooms."

We just nodded. Other members of the guard led us to our rooms that were separated quite a bit to discourage us from trying to escape. When I was, literally, pushes into my room by Dimitri, I found, to my surprise, Jane sitting on my bed. "Hello Lena," Jane said coolly, as if we were friends.

"Uh, hi," I said absently.

"Your mother wanted me to give this to you," Jane said handing me a folder piece of paper.

"Of course," I muttered under my breath. I cocked my head to the door and gave Jane a look that told her to get out. She took the hint and left. I sat myself down on the bed and unfolded the paper with shaky hands. It read:

Children,

I am so glad that we have been in contact lately. I have missed you so over the years apart. Your father made me keep my distance so as not to scare you away. I know I haven't been present much in your lives, but I truly need your help. I have to take over the vampire world, and therefore overpower the Voltori, but to do that I need your powers. I'm sure you've realized your powers by now but in case you haven't Stefan has knowledge about people and their intentions, Damon kills with extreme ease, and Lena manipulates the weather. When you finally decide to help your dear old mother, come to the abandoned warehouse three blocks from Volterra. I'll be waiting.

Hope to see you soon,

Your mother, Lillian

It didn't get passed me that she said that she needed our powers and not us, and that she still blamed other people for her actions. She also wrote that we had contact lately which was a complete lie. Just after I read it I left the room to find my brothers.

Authors Note:

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-Bailey