We Meet Again
Standing there is none other than Laurent. His eyes are darker not the color red they usually are, he had no shirt on just a jacket and pants.
"Hello Bella we meet again." He said.
"Why are you here Laurent. I thought you was far away from Forks?" I said to him folding my arms over my chest. Now I have to deal with Laurent all by myself. Katherine and Stefan was somewhere in the house.
"I was passing by. I wanted to see if the Cullen family was still around but I see they are no longer here. Victoria wanted to know if you were still under their protection." Laurent said. I was wondering what happened to Victoria.
"Well as you can see with your own eyes that they are not here so there is no reason for you to be here." I said to him. Normally I would be afraid to be alone with a vampire but for some strange reason I felt a new wave of confidence and boldness.
"I'm here so that I can tell Victoria that you are no longer protected by the Cullens. You see she want's revenge for the death of James so she wants you dead. An eye for an eye." Laurent said.
"Well I hate to burst her bubble but killing me is not going to be that easy." I said to him. Just then Katherine and Stefan came into the kitchen.
"Hello Laurent nice to see you again." Katherine said. They met before? When? Where?
"Hello to you too Katherine. Few days after you left I faught my way out of your little compulsion you had on me. So I guess you are a lot older than me." Laurent said. Why would Katherine compel him.
"I see, well if you are done here I suggest you get going." Katherine said.
"I actually wanted to stay for a bit. You see I'm very thirsty and Bella here is in the wrong place at the wrong time however her blood is not that appealing anymore. I wonder why?" Laurent said.
"I thought I told you she is protected under the Mikaelson family." Katherine said. Protected by the family. Aren't I in the family.
"From my understanding the Mikaelsons has been gone for some time now. Nobody has seen them in centuries. So how can she be protected by them if she doesn't even know where she came from." Laurent said.
"You don't need to worry about that. All you need to know is that she can't be touch so unless you don't want to die today I suggest you run along." Stefan said walking to face Laurent. Laurent laughed.
"You are so funny, you think you can fight me I'm probably older than you." Laurent said.
"Maybe but you won't win, you see the Mikaelson family may not be around but one of them is." Stefan said. I pulled on Stefan's shirt. What are you doing? I mouth out.
"Like I said no Mikaelson is here." Laurent said.
"On the contrary Laurent there is a Mikaelson here. Niklaus's daughter." Katherine said. Laurent went from having a smile on his face to one of surprise.
"No one has seen her in centuries. Everyone thought she died." Laurent said taking a step back.
"Oh no, she's not dead, just hidden away from everyone." Stefan said.
"This is great news every vampire would be excited to know that she's alive and well. I wonder what the Volturi might think." Laurent said. I hope they never find out. From the history I was told they will kill her if they found out she was alive. But I am interested to know where she is. I know I'm a Mikaelson but which one. The one Dehlia took or the child.
"You will do no such thing because we don't live under the laws of the Volturi. As you can see we are a different kind of vampire. We don't sparkle in sunlight." Katherine said.
"That very well may be but if the Volturi knew you two know where the girl is hiding make no mistake they will find a way to get the information out of you." Laurent said.
"Are you afraid of the Volturi Laurent, you follow their laws. Do you think if you went to the Volturi with this information that they will reward you. I mean they would have to catch us first but we won't go willingly. Or would you rather be on the side of the winning team because when she comes back all hell will break loose. And her first target will be the Volturi, they don't have enough power to stop her." Stefan said. Laurent look like he was thinking hard about this one.
"Are you sure she will be returning?" Laurent said.
"We are positive that she will return." Stefan said. I hope she's nice but the Mikaelsons have been known to cause destruction. Laurent nodded his head.
"Fine I will tell Victoria that Bella here is no longer protected by the Cullen family. When I do that she will come back to kill her. I won't say anything about the Mikaelson because I don't want any part of her plans. I already found my happiness but it will take some time to get used to the diet her coven has. They don't drink from humans only animals so I'm having a rough time getting on the diet.
"So you're cheating." I said to him. He looked down at the floor. "Laurent I may not know how hard it is to go from one diet to another one but if you really found your happiness I hope it is enough to withstand the desire for human blood. Sure it may take a while but with the right person you will be able to stop it."
"Sure it will take a while, will your mate forgive you." Katherine said.
"Eventually she will. She had a hard time dealing with it when she was turned. The Cullen cousins are an interesting coven. Wait did he say the Cullen's cousins.
"Where do these cousins live?" I asked Laurent.
"Alaska." Laurent said. I wonder if Edward is going to stay with his cousins.
"Well if you all would excuse me, I will take my leave." Laurent said and just like that he was gone. Stefan and Katherine turned back towards me.
"Who am I?" I asked them.
"What do you mean?" Katherine said.
"Am I the child Mikael and Esther lost or Niklaus Mikaelson daughter." I said looking at both of them. Stefan and Katherine looked at each other.
"You're Niklaus's daughter." Stefan said. Three words I never thought I would hear.
I was home doing laundry trying not to think about what Stefan said to me. I'm Niklaus daughter. I'm the daughter of a hybrid, what! Then what is my mother. There was a knock on the door. When I opened it there was the man and women from the mall.
"Umm hello." I said. The man took out a gun and shot me with a dart. I started to feel dizzy and the last thing I saw was the women getting a rope from behind her back before I blacked out. When I woke up I was in a van on the floor laying on my side. My feet were tied together so I couldn't move.
"Who are you?" I said to the women that was in the back with me.
"We're taking you back subject 781228xx." The women said. Shit Latnok I forgot all about them. Come on think you need to get out of here. I tried moving my arms but the rope was to tight. Ok Hope you can do this. Huh I never consider calling myself Hope but hey if I'm all that powerful I should be able to do something.
"We're almost there. Latnok would reward us for getting her back." The man said. I am not going back to that place ever. I don't feel like getting poke and proded. I concentrated really hard to gain control of the van. I pictured the van accelerating and the man losing control of the steering wheel. Just then the van jerked to the side.
"Jack what are you doing be careful." The women said.
"It's not me the van seems like it has a mind of its own." Jack said. The van made a sudden jerk then it toppled over the side rolling over five times before I was knocked unconsious.
When I finally woke up I was still tied up but the other two were knocked out or dead I didn't know. I tried to get a handle on the ropes to see if I could get myself out of it. After a few more tugs I was able to untie it then my legs. I opened the back door of the van to see trees all around me. My body hurt everywhere but I was glad to be alive. I made my way to the road. I looked in both directions trying to figure out where I was. I started to walk left when I heard a twig snap beside me in the woods. I looked to see what it was when I saw something big and furry run by. In a state of panic I tried to run but it was more of a hop seeing that my leg was hurt. I didn't make it too far when someone grabbed me from behind.
"Not so fast girl." Jack said. I elbowed him in the stomach then turn to punch him in the face. He went down so I tried running agin but he caught up to be pushing me to the ground. I used me two legs to kick him off me over my head. He fell with a grunt sound. I stood up when he stood up. He tried punching me but I was blocking all of his punches. I spin kicked him on the side of his head but he didn't fall. He punched me in my face but it wasn't enough for me to lose my footing. I threw punches and kicks at him until I was backing him up to a tree that had a broken branch sicking out. One final kick in the chest made him hit the tree and the branch went through his chest. I gasp in terror when I saw what I've done. The man head lowered and he wasn't moving. I went up to him to check his pulse. There was none. I still had my hand over my mouth. I can't believe I did it. I killed someone but it was by accident I didn't want to kill him. I backed away from him running back to the van. When I was near the van I looked in to see the women still there. I went over to her to check for a pulse. She had none as well so she died in the crash that I caused. I moved away from her terrified as well. Tears were falling down my face at the moment because I just killed two people. I was breathing really fast and I was alone in the woods with two dead bodies. I went back outside to breath in fresh air. I have to firgure out what to do. I don't have my phone on me so I can't call Stefan or Katherine or Damon and there is a possiblity of a big furry animal running in the woods. I looked down at myself to see that I was covered in scratches that was healing quickly. I went back into the van to see if the women had a cell phone on her which luck would have it she was carrying a cell phone. Good thing I have photo graphic memory so I remembered Stefan's number.
"Hello." Stefan said.
"Stefan, Stefan please help me." I said in panic.
"Hope where are you?" Stefan said.
"I don't know, I was grabbed from my home by two of Latnok people. They're dead." I said.
"How did they die?" Stefan said.
"Could you please just come help me. I'm in the woods somewhere, I can see a road up ahead but no signs that tell me where I am." I said to him.
"Could you try walking some place to find a gas station or someone that can tell you where you are." He said.
"I can try. I have one of their phones so I'll keep it with me." I said to him.
"Ok good, call me when you know where you are so I can come get you." He told me.
"What about the bodies?" I said.
"Once we know where you are we can back track to find them." Stefan said.
"Alright, I'll talk to you soon." I said hanging up. I started walking back up the road. I looked in each direction and decided to try going left again. I hope I find someone or a gas station soon.
I finally made it to a gas station that didn't have too many customers. There was a guy pumping gas so I decided to ask him.
"Hello, excuse me I was wondering if you could help me." I said. He looked up at me.
"Are you alright miss, you don't look so good." He said to me.
"I'm fine I just wanted to know where I am?" I said to him.
"You're in Tenino." He said to me. What the hell is a Tenino?
"So I'm not in Washington anymore." I said.
"No you're still in Washington, just in a small town named Tenino." He said.
"How far is Forks from here?" I asked him.
"Three hours from here." He said. Three hours, I was out for three hours.
"Is there somebody I could call for you?" He asked. I shook my head no.
"Thanks but I have a cell phone on me." I said to him turning away from him. I quickly dailed Stefan's number.
"I'm in Tenino." I told him.
"Where is that?" He asked.
"Three hours away from Forks. I'm at a gas station called Big Mike's gas station." I said.
"Ok stay there; me, Katherine, and Damon is coming to get you." He said.
"Please hurry." I said.
Stefan's POV
Damon and Katherine was sitting in the living room glaring at each other when I came in.
"Hope's in troube, two of Latnok's people grabbed her from her house. She's in Tenino at Big Mike's gas station." I said.
"Did she get away from them?" Katherine asked following me out of the house.
"They're dead." I said.
"Did she say how they died?" Damon said.
"No but she sounded scared, so I suggest we hurry." I said starting the car and speeding out the driveway. Three hours later we made it to the gas station she said she was waiting. She came walking out the door when she saw us. She didn't look so good.
"I'm glad you guys were able to find the place." she said.
"Where are the bodies?" Damon asked. Hope was getting into the car.
"Just a few miles away down the road. The van rolled a few times into the woods." she said. I drove the way she pointed. She told us to stop when she saw the place she came from. We got out the car and followed her to the van. There was a man impaled on a tree branch five feet away form the van.
"How did he get impaled on the tree?" Damon said.
"I was fighting him when I kicked him into the tree. I didn't mean to do it I just wanted to knock him out." she said. Well that's not good. I looked at Damon he had the exact same expression on his face.
"The women is in the van, she's dead too." Hope said.
"How did she die?" Katherine asked.
"Well I took control of the van with my mind making it turn over and rolling a few times. She died in the crash." Hope said holding herself. Tears wer falling down her cheeks. Katherine went over to hold her. She killed two humans in one day, nope not good at all. The full moon is in two days which means her werewolf gene will activiate. The serum won't be able to fix this.
"Stefan lets go ahead and take care of the bodies. We can hide the van until we come back to get it. We need to get her out of here before somebody drives by and see this." Damon said. We started working on wrapping the bodies up and putting them in the trunk. Katherine was in the back seat with Hope still holding her. We covered the van with tree branches, leaves, and boulders to hide it. We got back in the car driving back to Forks. Hope didn't say much in the car, I mean why would she she just killed two people. The car ride was quiet for a minute until I heard Hope breathing hard and her eyes were wide with terror.
"I remember something in the Mikaelson story. Niklaus was part vampire and werewolf. He didn't activate the gene until he killed a human. Since I'm his daughter wouldn't that make me part werewolf too." She said. I looked at Damon who was looking out the window.
"You want me to tell her or you." I said to him. He sighed.
"Hope your mother is a werewolf, so because of your mother and your father being half werewolf you do have the werewolf gene. By killing those people accidentally, on the night of a full moom your werewolf gene will activate. You won't turn into a full werewolf but you will have the characteristic of one." Damon said. Hope broke down crying.
"No, no, no I don't want it. I don't want to turn into a monster. How do I make it stop?" she said through her sobbing.
"I'm sorry Hope it can't be undone. The serum won't work anymore because of the gene." Damon said.
"This is your fault, if you didn't inject me with the antiserum none of this would be happening. I would have been normal well at least try to be. You could have let it take it's course but no you wanted to speed up the process. You got James to bite me making the antiserum work faster." Hope said. Dark clouds started to form and the wind was picking up.
"You want to know what else. None of this would be happening if Edward and his family didn't leave me." She said angerly. It started to pour down rain.
"Hope calm down it's going to be ok." Katherine said. Hope turned quickly to look at Katherine.
"Calm down, you want me to calm down, if Damon never gotten me out of Latnok I wouldn't be in this mess. If Stefan didn't do what he did I wouldn't be in this position, and now when the full moon rise my werewolf gene is going to activiate, and you Damon is telling me that there is no way to stop it." She said. She leap toward Damon grabbing a hold of his neck.
"If you didn't keep secrets from me we wouldn't be in this mess!" She screamed.
"Damon glove compartment." I said. He opened it to see a needle which he quickly injected Hope. She fell back into the seat unconscious.
"What's in the needle?" He asked me.
"Vervain." I told him.
"That came in handy." He said. I nodded my head. I turned the radio on to fitfty music and continued the rest of the way to Forks.
Edward's POV
It's just been a few days since I left Bella and it has been the worst days of my life. Alice had a vision of Victoria going to Forks to find Bella so I decided to do some tracking for myself and find Victoria before she get's anywhere near Bella. My family called me a few times asking me when will I be in Alaska but I always tell them that I'm trying to track Victoria so I wasn't sure. Now everytime they call I just let it go to voice mail. A few days in and I haven't been successful. The last time I finally got a location on Victoria was in California but it grew cold after that. I was making my way back to the hotel I was staying at when I got another call. As always its from Alice. Should I answer it or not. If I don't she will keep calling and calling until I do so...alright I'll answer it.
"What Alice?" I said.
"Two people grabbed Bella from her house." She said. I stopped in my tracks. I thought Damon was suppose to look after her, where was he, is she hurt please don't let her be hurt.
"Edward she's ok I saw a vision of Damon and Stefan helping her." Alice said. I exhaled. Good she's safe, although I thought my brothers ran Stefan out of town. Maybe it wasn't a good idea to leave Bella alone.
"Anything else you saw." I said to her.
"The two people that grabbed her are dead. A woman died in a car crash with the van flipped over and the other was a man who was impaled by a tree branch when he was fighting Bella." Alice said. She was involved in a car crash. Two people are dead, this does not sound good.
"Bella must be terrified, two people are dead. One of them because she was fighting them off. She must not be in bad state of mind right now." I said to her.
"I'll keep a look out for anything out of the ordinary. When are you coming back to Alaska?" She asked.
"I might be coming back soon. The trail I was on ran cold I'm not sure where Victoria went off to." I told her.
"Just hurry back ok. Esme is worried about you, we all are." She said hanging up. I'm more worried about Bella than my safety. Looks like Latnok is making their move. I wish I could be there to protect her but that would cause problems for us if humans found out we exist. Bella please be safe.
When I opened my eyes I saw that I was back in Stefan's house. What was in that needle Damon stuck me with. I got up from the bed making my way down stiars to see nobody in the living room so I went toward the kitchen.
"Good Morning sleep well." Katherine said. It's morning, I was asleep the whole night.
"Don't worry about Charlie I called to tell him that you came down with a stomach virus so you would be staying with us for the night." Stefan said. How thoughtful of them.
"What was in that needle?" I asked Damon.
"Vervain, a purple plant that in liquid form when we ingest it burns us from the inside causing us to be weak." Damon said.
"So you inject me with vervain to weaken me. You could have just knocked me out." I said.
"You was getting angry causing a storm if we were to hit you the storm could have gotten worse." Stefan said putting pancakes on a plate.
"Hungry." He said. I went to sit down at the counter. I loaded my plate up with pancakes and put a ton of syrup on them.
"What's going to happen to me on the full moon?" I asked.
"Well like I said before you won't turn into a wolf exactly. You will show signs of one. Claws, teeth, eyes, strength, stronger sense of smell." Damon said.
"But I'm also part vampire won't that also come out too." I said.
"Yes that will as well. You will be stronger than both species just like your father but stronger." Damon said.
"Could I also be part witch because of my grandmother." I said.
"Yeah you are." Damon said. Well that's just great, I'm the Mikaelson the Volturi wants to kill and possibly the savior to the sire line I created but that still doesn't explain why Latnok wants me so badly. I finished eating breakfast and told them that I was going to go back home. Katherine decided to drive me back.
"Are you sure you're going to be ok?" Katherine asked.
"Yeah I'll be fine. I just found out that I activated the werewolf gene, I'm part witch I already know I was part vampire, and there's a chance I have special abilities. I'm bad ass." I said. I got out of the car and walked inside the house. I locked the door behind me and leaned against it. I took several breath to contain my composure. At this point I'm not sure what I'm suppose to think or feel. A major bombshell just drop in my lap so I had no idea how I'm suppose to deal with this. School would be started soon so I will be going in without a boyfriend, a part of me that will be coming out in just two days and people out to get me. This school year is going to be busy for me and the first step is to find Latnok location. And I might know just where to look...the place Charlie found me.