Klaus was in Chicago with his hybrid and they were waiting for him just outside of Gloria's bar. He had asked the witch what he wanted her to find but she wasn't being very cooperative.
"I'm sorry Klaus but I stand by what I said before. In order to do this, I need something Rebekah has in her possession. Something that used to belong to the Original Witch that will allow me to find Mickeal's stake." Gloria replied while shaking her head.
Klaus didn't try to argue any longer and went back to the warehouse where he had stored his siblings. There, he opened his only sister's coffin, pulled the silver dagger out of her chest and waited until she woke up.
As soon as the only female Original woke up, things were tensed but she eventually calmed down and decided to give her brother another chance when he promised her to show her where Stefan was and to give him his memories back as soon as she helped him. The fact he was trying to get rid of their father only helped convince her quicker of course and so she followed her brother back to Gloria's.
"So, I'm here. What is it that you need?" Rebekah asked her.
"Your mother's necklace." Gloria replied.
Rebekah prepared to wrap her hand around the precious piece of jewelry but ended up wrapping it into a fist, into tin air.
"Wha… Where is it? It's supposed to be around my neck!" Rebekah cried out.
"Please tell me that you haven't lost it?" Klaus asked, trying very hard to stay calm.
Sadly, Gloria needed Rebekah's necklace and the young woman had no idea of where it could be. They could have used the witch to locate it but Rebekah didn't trust her so Klaus decided to take his sister and the rest of the coffins to Mystic Fall's and give Stefan his memories back right now. Maybe Bonnie would be a more trustworthy witch to find first the necklace and second the stake. Maybe Bella would even have ideas to help them.
"So, Stefan will be there, in Mystic Fall's?" Rebekah asked him.
"Yes, he will. You'll also meet Bella."
"Right, your 'friend'. I still have trouble believing that you managed to make a friend without bribe or compulsion." Rebekah joked.
"You will once you meet her. It's hard not to like her." He replied.
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While Klaus was dealing with his jewelry problems in Chicago, Bella had made an appointment with Meredith Fell and was now in her office.
"So, Bella, what brings you here today?" The doctor asked.
"I… Everything that's said or discovered in here is a secret, right? You won't go and repeat it to anyone else?" Bella asked for confirmation.
"You of all people should know about doctor-patient confidentiality." Meredith nodded.
"I… I think that I might be pregnant but…" Bella started.
"But?"
"The only one I've been with in years is Klaus." Bella explained.
"The vampire hybrid?" Meredith asked and Bella nodded.
"Is this even possible?"
"I… I've thought it over… I'm about 3 months late… I mean, it's my third late month that's beginning today and… Well, if vampires can't reproduce and spread their bloodline by changing people, werewolves have babies to spread their bloodlines…" Bella explained.
"I see, well, I'll take a blood sample and examine it right away, then we'll do a sonogram." Meredith offered and Bella nodded.
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Bella stayed with Meredith for over an hour to make sure that the results were right.
"So, to sum it up, not only am I pregnant with Klaus's hybrid baby, which is easy to guess because I healed where you took my blood, but the sonogram is too fuzzy to be sure if there is one or two babies?" Bella asked Meredith.
"That's right. Sorry Bella. We'll know more when you come for your next sonogram. Should I prescribe you some vitamins or do you have other plans in mind?"
"By other plans you mean… Abortion or something like that?" Bella asked.
"It's an option you have, especially in a town so over flown with supernatural beings." The doctor nodded.
"I… No, I couldn't do that. I… I guess I have to start thinking of ways to tell Klaus." Bella sighted.
"Good luck. Here's what you need to take. I'll be happy to follow the rest of your pregnancy, unless you have someone else in mind." Meredith offered and for a second, Carlisle's face came on the surface of Bella's mind.
"No, I mean, I'd be happy if you followed it. I don't think I should see anyone else given who its father is. If something weird happens, you'll know why." Bella smiled.
"Good. Make sure to schedule an appointment for next month then. Until then, take care of yourself."
Bella had turned her phone off for her appointment and didn't turn it back on until she was back in her home. The sound of the little heartbeat she heard over the sonogram kept her mind busy. It was like it followed her.
Turning it back on, she noticed that she had 3 missed phone calls from Klaus and one from her father. She didn't feel up to talking to Klaus yet so she called her father back and did her best to sound cheerful and happy. He couldn't know about her pregnancy, not yet. Not until she had everything figured out and a good tale to tell him.
When she hung up, 30 minutes later, she finally called Klaus back.
"Hey Klaus." She started, the fake cheerfulness of her previous call still in her voice.
"Bella, sweetheart! Were you working?" he asked her.
"No, I… I was… I had an appointment. What about you, where are you?" She asked him.
"The witch I knew in Chicago couldn't help me but I un-daggered Rebekah and we're on our way to Mystic Fall's. We should be there by tomorrow. What about you, you don't sound so good." He told her.
"I… Something's going on but it's not something I can tell you over the phone…"
"Is it bad?" He asked her.
"I… No, I don't think so. It's unexpected though. You'll definitely be surprised."
"Well, we should arrive near the end of the afternoon. I'll drop Rebekah off at Stefan's and come see you right after if you want."
"Thanks, that'd be great. But Stefan won't be at the Boarding house. Tomorrow is senior prank night and he'll probably be dragged there by Caroline and Elena." She replied.
"Okay… Are you sure you'll be fine Bella?" He asked her, sounding truly concerned.
"I will be. Don't worry, like I said, it's nothing bad, just… important." She tried to reassure him.
"Very well. I have to hang up now and stop my sister from murdering a sale's lady with bad taste. See you tomorrow, Love." He told her before he wished her a good night and hung up.
For the rest of the night, Bella thought about this coming baby and about all the changes it would bring in her life. She already loved it. She knew she wouldn't be able to part with it and whether Klaus wanted it or not, she'd keep it, raise it.
Klaus.
Would they still be friends after that? Wouldn't it be weird to be friends with benefits with a baby in common? He probably wasn't the kind of man to marry a woman just because she was having his baby, right? It was all very confusing and Bella decided to call it a night and get some rest. She'd have plenty of time to worry about everything the next day.
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