Bella sits at the bar at the Grill thinking about her encounter with her daughter. Alaric sits down next to her.
He orders two drinks, "What are you thinking about?"
Bella smiles, "I gave Kylie advice today."
Alaric glances at her, "Really? Why?"
She laughs, "She came to me. I was the last teacher there, but it was still nice."
He nods, "That's good. If it was good advice she might even come to you more."
Bella shrugs, "She hugged me at the end. I take that as a good sign."
He smiles, "So did making that connection help a little?"
Bella nods, "A little bit. Makes it a little easier to see her every day."
Alaric drinks, "Every day?"
Bella laughs, "She is in my first class."
Damon walks over and orders a drink, "Look at brother and sister bonding."
Alaric rolls his eyes, "What are you doing here?"
Bella sighs, "You two need to get along."
Alaric frowns, "He turned my wife into a vampire."
Bella laughs, "She wanted to be a vampire. If it hadn't been him it would have been someone else."
Alaric considers, "Probably true."
Damon raises an eyebrow, "I'm so glad you finally admitted it, now I can go on living."
Bella sighs, "Listen, you have both been horrible to each other. Just forgive each other and be friends."
Damon frowns, "It's not that easy."
Bella rolls her eyes, "Life isn't easy, but you will survive."
She gets up and walks away. Damon and Alaric stare at each other and shrug. They sit down and drink some more.
Bella walks into the boarding house and sits next to Stefan on the couch.
Stefan smiles, "So how was the rest of your day?"
Bella grins, "Great. I think for the first time everything is going perfectly. Plus, I have my dream job thanks to all those years in college."
Stefan laughs, "Oh yeah. You spent more time in college than anyone I know. Was it weird going back to high school after that?"
Bella thinks about it and nods, "A little bit."
Stefan laughs. They hear the door open and glance over to see Klaus.
Bella jumps up, "What the hell are you doing here?"
Klaus smirks, "I came to see you, darling."
Stefan frowns, "What is this really about?"
Klaus grins, "I just thought that she would want to say goodbye to her friend."
Bella steps forward. "What friend?"
She thinks of everyone she has known here. Did he have her brother? Or Elena? But he needed Elena for her blood. She thought about Kylie. There was no way he could know about her. She starts to hyperventilate.
Stefan puts his hand on her shoulder, "Just say what you have to say."
Klaus laughs, "I believe his name is Edward. He was a good test subject but he is just having the same reaction as every vampire when a werewolf bites them."
Bella freezes, "No. That is impossible."
Klaus rolls his eyes, "You being wrong? I thought so too. What a disappointment."
Bella yells, "Where is he?"
Klaus smiles, "I do love it when you get angry. I set him free. After that failed experiment I figure he could suffer by himself."
Stefan frowns, "Why are you telling us?"
Klaus shrugs, "Oh, to do this."
He speeds towards Bella and bites her. She screams in pain and falls to the ground.
Klaus leans in close, "That's for failing me."
He speeds out and Stefan runs over to her. He helps her up and examines her neck.
He frowns, "This isn't good."
Stefan walks into the Grill and looks around. He spots Damon and Alaric at the bar, laughing. He walks over and clears his throat.
Damon looks at him, "What do you want, brother?"
Stefan frowns, "Klaus came by. He made it a point to tell Bella he killed that Edward guy and then he bit her."
Alaric stands up, alarmed, "What?"
Damon snarls, "And you left her alone?"
Stefan shakes his head, "No, the girls are with her. She is fine right now. But since neither one of you were answering your phones I had to come down here."
Alaric grabs his keys, "Maybe instead of talking about all of this, we get to her. I already lost my sister once without saying good bye. It is not going to happen again."
Elena, Bonnie and Caroline lay on the bed next to Bella in her room. They had been sitting in silence for a while.
Bella sighs, "I hate waiting."
Caroline frowns, "Would you rather be suffering?"
Bella shrugs, "I guess not. I just hate the idea of lying here, waiting for my death."
Elena groans, "There has to be a way to stop this from happening."
Bonnie laughs harshly, "The only way is to get Klaus's blood and since he is the one who did this, I doubt he will willingly hand it over."
Bella sits up, "I am not going to sit here. We are going to enjoy our last moments together and since I know exactly what you want, I will give it to you."
Caroline frowns, "And what is that?"
Jeremy walks in, "Sorry I know this is a girl party but these are different circumstances."
Bella smiles, "Don't worry. The more the merrier. Are you all ready to hear the story of Damon and me? I know it was what you wanted to hear at the slumber party."
Elena frowns, "Are you sure? I don't want your last minutes to be sad."
Bella laughs, "That sentence is a little ironic. But I am sure."
