Bella walks down the stairs in her gown and all her brothers stood back in awe. She was wearing a dark purple strapless floor length chiffon dress with rhinestones lining the top half of the bodice. Her hair is half up with loose spiral curls and beaded clips throughout.

Kol grins, "You look amazing, little sister."

She smiles, "Awe, shucks, this ol' thing. I just threw it on."

Klaus laughs, "Isabella, my sweet sister, I have missed your wise remarks."

She reaches out for Klaus's hand, "And I have missed you."

The doorbell rings and Esther runs down looking excited, "Our guests are here. Everyone stand together and greet them properly."

They all nod as a servant opens the door. People come pouring in and drinks are distributed Rebekah smiles as Matt walks in, "There's my hot date. She walks the rest of the way down the stairs and greets him, "Hello, Matt. And welcome to the Mikaelson's lovely home." She lowers her voice, "Sorry but my mother insists that I introduce my date to her."

Matt smiles, "First of all, you look beautiful. Secondly, this house is lovely. And I would love to meet your mother."

Rebekah blushes and leads him to where her mother stands. Bella watches Matt look at Rebekah and is relieved. She knew she made the right call for her, but now she knew it was the right one for him, as well. Watches as Elena walks in with Damon…and Stefan? That was strange. Kol walks over to her and she instantly brightens up. He takes her hand and leads her to their mother. She watches as Stefan looks at them with jealousy and sadness. She then looks at Damon and slowly starts to walk towards him. He looks over at her and freezes, seeing nothing but her and her beauty.

She grins at him, "Hey, handsome. You clean up well."

Damon kisses her and grins, dazzled, "I am speechless. And that never happens. But you are more than beautiful."

She takes his arm, "Keep saying things like that and you might just get lucky tonight." He laughs as she takes him over to Esther, "Mother, this is Damon, my very appealing date. Damon this is Esther, my mother."

Esther smiles down at him, "My, my you are handsome. My Isabella is lucky to have found you."

Damon smiles politely, "I think I am the lucky on, Mrs. Mikaelson." He takes her hand and kisses it, "And it has been a pleasure to meet you."

Bella raises her brow, impressed, "You are surprisingly great with parents."

He laughs, "No one can resist Damon Salvatore."

Bella rolls her eyes and stops as she sees Klaus walking towards the door, "Wait. I want to see who this is."

She peers around the corner as she sees Klaus walk up to…Caroline? Did she miss something? Since when are those two together? Where was Tyler? She had so many questions that she knew she would be unable to get answered at the moment. She looks over at Damon who looks just as confused. Bella watches Klaus kiss Caroline's hand.

Damon pulls her hand, "Come on. We will talk to them later. Let's dance."

She grins, "Alright, Mr. Salvatore. I hope you know this one."

They walk out and stand in a line next to their dance partners. They cross their arms and begin the dance. Bella listens to Klaus and Caroline.

Klaus grins, "You look ravishing in that dress."

Caroline rolls her eyes, pretending she didn't like to be this close to him, "It was last minute. I dint have time to shop."
Klaus laughs, "Don't act like you aren't enjoying this, love."

Caroline tilts her head, "It's your fault that Tyler left. Why would I enjoy any second of time with you?"
Bella furrows her brows and continues to listen as Klaus says, "I know I have made a lot of mistakes, but Tyler left because of his own cowardice. He couldn't face you. I am sorry for the small part I had in that, but you can't blame me for all of it. If you did you wouldn't be here."

Caroline tries to hide the smile as they switch partners. She was now dancing with Kol. She smiles, "How is the dance with Elena?"
Kol ignores her, "What if she goes back to him?"
Bella frowns and looks over to see Elena dancing with Stefan. Uh oh. She looks back at Kol, "Do you trust her, brother?" He nods, "Then don't worry about it. What you two have is real. I promise."

Esther comes up to her and whispers something only she can hear. Bella nods and kisses his cheek, "I will be right back."

Kol frowns at her robotic tone and watches her as she walks over to Elena and whispers something in her ear. Elena looks at her quizzically then nods and follows. Damon, Stefan and Kol look up as they ascend the stairs. Damon looks at Kol, "What is going on?"

Kol shrugs, "I don't know but I have a bad feeling."


Bella opens the door to her mother's room and ushers Elena in. Esther sits on a couch and burns some spelled sage. Elena frowns and Bella smiles reassuringly. Elena sits down and Esther smiles, "Hello, Elena. You are probably wondering why Bella brought you up here." Elena nods, "I know that my family has caused some issues for you. Bella told me about Klaus breaking the curse by killing your Aunt. I truly am sorry about that."

Elena sighs, "Thank you."

Esther nods kindly, "But to the point. My children are not supposed to be here. With your help, I can get rid of them."

Elena gasps and shakes her head, "But you can't. Some of them are my friends." She turns to Bella who is staring off into space, "Bella you don't want this."
Bella looks down at her with a blank look and smiles, "Vampires cause evil, Elena. We are a lot of the reason for the world's suffering."
Elena looks back at Esther horrified, "What have you done to her?"
Esther's smiles still, "I just opened her eyes. My sweet Isabella has always been the best of them but she has caused her own bloodbath. That is why she must die with the rest of them. What I created was an abomination. And I am the one who must take care of my mistake."

Elena frowns, "Why do you need me?"
Bella pulls out a sharp letter opener, "We need your blood. It will link me and my siblings together. That way when I sacrifice myself and die, they will all die."

Elena gasps with shock, "But you saved her. Why would you save her just to kill her?"
Esther laughs, "I don't like to see my children suffer, Elena. And she was easier to…convince to be on my side."

Elena shakes her head, "I won't do it. You can't make me."

Esther looks at Bella and nods. Bella walks around to Elena and grabs her, making it impossible for her to struggle. She takes the sharp letter opener and cut Elena's wrist letting the blood drop in a cup as Elena cries out in pain.

Esther looks at Bella, "Don't let her leave and listen closely." She hands Bella the glass of champagne already spelled, "Drink this when you hear the claps."

Bella nods absently and ties Elena down. Esther walks out and makes her toast.

Elena looks at Bella, "Please, Bella you don't want this. Don't do this. Please, snap out of it."
Bella smiles warmly at her, "I am doing this for you, Elena. Vampires have caused you too much pain already. I am so sorry in the part me and my family have played."

Before Elena could protest they hear the claps and Bella drinks her champagne. She drops the glass and shakes her head, her eyes becoming clear again, "Oh my God! Elena! Who did this?"

She starts to untie Elena as Elena says, "You did. You don't remember."
Bella gives her a confused look, "Why would I do this?" She looks at Elena's wrist, "You're bleeding." Bella rips off a piece of her dress and wraps it around Elena's wrist.

Elena grabs Bella's hand, "Come on. We have to tell the others. I guess I have to tell you too."

Bella nods and they race down the back stairs. Elena turns to her, "Wait here. I will get the others, ok?"
Bella agrees and Elena calmly walks out to the dance floor. Kol runs up to her and hugs her, "I was so worried. Are you ok?"
Elena just grabs his hand, "I will explain when we get everyone."

Klaus, Caroline, Elijah, Damon, Stefan, Rebekah, and Matt all agree to follow her. She walks into the kitchen and looks around, "Where the hell is she?"
Damon frowns, "Who? And what happened to your wrist?"
Elena starts to get frantic, "Bella! She isn't here. I told her to wait for me."
Bella taps her shoulder, "Calm down. I am right here. The waiter just had a question for me." She looks down at her dress, "Do you know where this blood stain came from?"
Elena sighs, "Bella, please tell m-"

The waiter walks over, "One more question. When are we supposed to clean up?"
Bella smiles, "Around 11. Or you can come back tomorrow if you are tired." He smiles and walks away. She looks at Elena, "God, Elena! You really think I am going to randomly go on a killing spree in the middle of a party? You are acting weird. But I guess it makes sense. If I were tied up, I would act weird too."

Kol turns to Elena, "You were tied up? What happened?"

Elena stares at Bella as she says the next part, "Bella cut my wrist and tied me up."

Bella's eyes widen and everyone turns to her. She shakes her head, "No I didn't. I don't even know how I got upstairs. I just remember seeing you tied to a chair."

Damon puts his hand through his hair, "Alice's vision."

Bella gasps, "No. It can't be. She wouldn't." She starts to hyperventilate and Damon holds her to him, "So it's true? We are all gonna die."

Elijah holds up his hand, "Ok everyone needs to slow down and start at the beginning."


Bella lies sleepless in bed next to Damon. Out of all the horrible things she has done this was the worse. Even though she had no control she would be the reason that everyone she loves will die. It will be her fault. She gets up slowly trying not to wake Damon and looks at the ring on her finger. She could just end it now. She shakes her eyes. No. That would kill Damon and Stefan and Caroline and Katherine. Plus she was linked to her family. She wasn't thinking straight. Then a voice in her head says, "Aren't you? You only cause pain. Wouldn't the world be better without you in it?"

She looks around and sighs. The voice was right her death would help the rest of them. Without her, they wouldn't have to worry about all dying. She furrows her brows, thinking she is forgetting something. No, she had to die. She had to die. She keeps thinking that over and over again. She takes the ring off her finger and sets it on the nightstand. She walks outside and jumps onto the roof to watch the sun come up. She feels the heat on her skin and closes her eyes as she feels the burn.


Damon wakes up and looks around for Bella. He sits up and looks over at the night stand. He frowns when he sees something glint in the sunlight. He walks over to it and picks up the ring. He frowns. Trying to figure out where he had seen it. He opens his eyes in realization. This was Bella's daylight ring. He runs outside and looks around frantically. He hears her sobs and looks up on the roof. He speeds up and quickly pulls her down and into the house. He looks at her burnt skin.

He runs into the kitchen and grabs a couple of blood bags. He races back and practically pours one don her throat. She starts to heal and her growls, "What the hell do you think you are doing?"

Bella shakes her head, "I don't know anymore, Damon. I think I am going crazy. Please, help me. I keep hearing voices in my head." She starts to sob, "I can't take it anymore. Make it stop."

Damon wipes away her tears with his thumb, "Shhh, baby, we will fix this."

She kisses him, "You have to lock me up, Damon. It's the only way." He starts to protest but she kisses him again, "Please. I don't want my family to die because of me." She touches his face, "I don't want you to die."

He nods, "Ok, Bella. We are going to find a way to stop this. I swear that to you."