Family Secrets

Bella headed back towards the school and spotted Caroline walking into the bathroom. Caroline had been told by Stefan that Bella was dead and she felt so much pain. Bella had saved her and helped her with Matt and now she was gone.

"Crying in the bathroom dressed as Jackie Kennedy how very committed you are to embodying her." Caroline heard a voice chuckle.

"Bella!" Caroline screamed. "You're alive."

"Shhhh." Bella said quickly.

"How?" Caroline asked.

"Klaus may be older than any of us combined but wisdom does not always come with age." Bella said as Caroline hugged her.

"They told me I had to stay to avoid suspicion." Caroline said.

"Yeah, I would expect you to." Bella said and dabbed a paper towel under Caroline's eyes.

"Where were you? Stefan and Damon searched for you, but couldn't find you." Caroline said.

"The Cullen's took me. They found out everything." Bella said calmly.

"Oh no." Caroline gasped.

"No worries," Bella said smiling, "They suddenly decided to leave town and have no memory of me." Bella looked in the mirror and straightened her jacket, "That's one less thing we need to worry about. Now you my dear need to go back and hang with Matt. Tell no one you saw me and I'll see you later."

With that Bella disappeared and headed to the abandoned house where Angela and she had decided to hide Bonnie.

.*.*.*.*.*.

"I don't understand how there couldn't be a body." Elena said as she web chatted with Bonnie.

"We'll find her and put her to rest properly." Bonnie said, "How's Angela?"

"Up in Bella's room trying to figure out how to tell her dad." Elena replied sadly. "What are we going to do?"

"We are going to continue on; that's what she would want." Bonnie said. "I gotta go Elena, I'll talk to you soon."

Bonnie closed the laptop and laid back against Jeremy.

"Are you alright?" Jeremy asked.

"I just wished Bella hadn't been the casualty." Bonnie said, "I never thought it would be her."

"I know." Jeremy said and kissed the top of her head.

"Oh you guys are so cute." Bella said leaning against the doorway behind them.

"Bella!" Bonnie said and jumped up. "How…."

Bella interrupted, "Short version….Klaus isn't as smart as he thinks." She said smiling, "How did it go with him by the way?"

"He believes I'm dead." Bonnie replied.

"Good, now we have the upper hand. Kind of worked out good for us that he believes I'm dead as well." Bella mused.

"Who knows you're alive?" Jeremy asked.

"Caroline and you two, but I'm about to head to the boarding house. I just wanted to make sure you guys were okay." Bella said.

"Yea," Bonnie said, "Thank you for risking your life for me."

"No problem, but from now on Bonnie no risking your life understood. I am not going to allow you to throw your life away. We are going to find a way that doesn't get any of you hurt." Bella said seriously.

"What about you?" Jeremy asked.

"I'm excluded from the whole getting hurt thing. Also if anyone is going to kill Klaus it will be me." Bella replied.

Before Bonnie could protest Bella disappeared the way she came and headed for the boarding house.

.*.*.*.*.*.

"Damon," Elena said timidly walking into the living room.

"What?" Damon said harshly.

"I'm sorry; I shouldn't have hit you." Elena replied.

"No worries." Damon said and downed his fourth glass of whiskey.

"Are you alright?" Elena asked, "I know you and Bella."

Damon cut her off, "Bella and I what Elena? We had some fun like she said. She got stupid and got herself killed. End of discussion."

"Damon we all saw it; how you two were with each other." Elena began to protest.

"We got on each other's nerves. She pissed me off and challenged me." Damon spat.

"Which is why you were attracted to her more so than me." Elena stated.

Damon looked at her, "What gives you that idea?" he asked.

"It was obvious." Elena said, "You started to change and weren't as forward with me."

"You're mistaken." Damon said coolly.

"You can't fool me, but if that's your way of dealing with her death then fine. Just take some advice for once; admit to yourself you cared about someone other than yourself." Elena said and walked away.

Damon grabbed the whiskey bottle and walked outside. He began to chug it.

"Easy there beauty, I might just take advantage of you." He heard a teasing voice say behind him.

Damon turned and to see Bella smiling behind him; he didn't speak.

"My god, I have rendered Damon Salvatore speechless," Bella said allowing a mock shock look come across her face, "I believe hell has frozen over."

Damon shook his head, "You're alive."

"Thank you for stating the obvious." Bella said and walked towards him taking the whiskey bottle out of his hand.

"He didn't kill you." Damon said.

"Oh no he did, I just didn't stay dead." Bella replied.

"Where were you; we searched for your body." Damon questioned.

"Well I'll give you a hint…glitter." Bella said and took a swig of the whiskey.

"Cullen." Damon replied, "I should have known. So they are aware of everything."

"They were." Bella said and sat down on the back steps.

"Were," Damon repeated and then smiled joining her, "You compelled them."

"Yep, they should be gone by now." Bella replied.

"How do you know they won't come back for you?" He asked as he took the bottle from her.

"I made them forget ever being involved with me." Bella said.

"Clever girl," Damon mused, "Tell me why didn't you do that in the first place?"

"Because the first thing on my list after I killed Klaus was to find them and make them suffer, but this is somewhat more satisfying." Bella replied.

"How so?" Damon asked.

"No more worrying about them. I didn't expect to be this relieved and free. I assumed I would feel this way after I tortured them a bit." Bella said.

"Funny things like that happen." Damon said.

"My turn to ask how so?" Bella said laughing and took the bottle.

"Like feeling hatred at the fact you were dead." Damon replied smoothly.

"Wow Damon Salvatore getting all emotional…alert the press." Bella teased.

"I have been known to let my guard down as have you." Damon said smiling. "Where do we stand Bella?"

"I don't know and I don't want to label it." Bella replied. "Doing that just complicates everything and let's face it, right now we have enough complications." Bella sat there and took a last swig, "I'm off to bed."

"Want some company?" Damon asked.

"Not tonight." Bella said, "But maybe tomorrow."

Bella didn't wait for Damon's reply she just blurred up to her room and locked the door.

.*.*.*.*.*.

The next morning it was barely breaking dawn when Bella felt an Original close by. She blurred out of bed and down the stairs to see Elena and Elijah speaking.

"Elena," Bella said and stared at Elijah.

"Bella please." Elena begged. "I've let everyone do it their way, now it's my turn. Please you of all people know what it's like to be ordered around."

Bella clenched her fists and then ran her hand through her hair.

"Fine, but we have to go now." Bella replied.

"We?" Elena asked.

"I'm not letting you go by yourself." Bella said.

"How can I trust you two?" Elijah asked.

Bella took the dagger out of Elena's hand and handed it to Elijah.

"That good enough?" She asked before she blurred up the stairs to get dressed.

.*.*.*.*.*.

About an hour later all three were sitting in Elena's SUV.

"We need to work together Elijah." Elena said.

"You're time for deals are past." Elijah replied.

"Listen to her Elijah," Bella said from the backseat.

"No demands Elijah," Elena said, "I want to help you and in return I want your help. I need your help."

Elena's phone buzzed and she looked at Bella.

"Might as well answer it now before they go all swat team on us." Bella said rolling her eyes.

"Elena," Stefan said, "Where are you, are you with Elijah?"

"I'm okay, and yes I am with him." Elena replied.

"Where? I'm coming to you." Stefan asked.

"No," Elena said, "I need to do this Stefan. I can trust him."

"No you can't." Stefan said.

"Don't worry; I got big sister looking out for me." Elena replied and smiled at Bella who stuck out her hand.

"Stefan, we're fine and I can handle him. You two just sit tight and tell Damon not to do anything stupid." Bella said and hung up the phone.

.*.*.*.*.*.

The three of them arrived at the Lockwood house and after Elijah changed they began to talk.

"Where is Katherine?" Elijah asked.

"Klaus took her; I think she's dead." Elena replied.

"No she isn't." Bella said, "It isn't his style."

"You know your father well." Elijah said.

"I don't get it, you want Klaus dead, but yet you wanted Katherine to stay in the tomb and wait for him." Elena said.

"I have my own reasons for wanting Katherine to pay and there was a time that I would have done anything for Klaus." Elijah said.

Bella stared at Elijah and started analyze things. Elijah despised Klaus yet there was a connection there. Then Bella saw it in his face and her eyes opened wide. Elijah noticed this and looked right into her eyes.

"Yes, Klaus is my brother." Elijah said. "I am your uncle."

"Okay this just got more twisted." Elena said and sat down. "I gotta process this."

"Yes I'm a little behind on the times but I believe the word you're looking for is OMFG." Elijah said and sipped his tea. "I need some air, I'm still feeling kind of dead and I'm sure Isabella could use some as well."

.*.*.*.*.*.

They walked outside.

"Okay I'm tired of the family history lesson." Bella said and grabbed Elijah's arm. "Tell me about the curse."

"The only way for me to tell you about the curse is if you know your family history." Elijah stated, "That whole sun and moon curse, it sounds all so biblical doesn't it."

"What do you mean?" Elena asked.

"The sun and the moon curse is fake," Elijah said.

"What?" Bella practically yelled, "So there's no curse."

"Oh no there is a curse, but it's on your father." Elijah said.

Just then Elena's phone rang and she answered. Klaus had attacked Jenna and now she was at the boarding house and she knew everything.

"We have to go," Elena said. "Klaus attacked Jenna and she's freaked."

"That wasn't part of the day's arrangements." Elijah said.

"We'll come back, you have my word." Elena said.

"No," Bella interjected, "Elena you go to Jenna; I'll stay with Elijah."

"Are you sure?" Elena asked.

"Yea, just tell her I'll talk to her when I get there." Bella said and Elena ran to her car.

"I'm glad you decided to stay." Elijah said.

"Don't get all hallmark moment on me Elijah; you don't give a damn about me." Bella spat and started walking away.

"If I didn't, why did I help your mother escape and you when Klaus captured you?" Elijah called out.

Bella froze in her tracks and quickly turned back around.

"What did you say?" She asked slowly.

"You didn't think your mother escaped on her own do you?" Elijah asked. "And your guard; it had been the same guard for the entire time and yet this one time he just happened to slip up?"

"Why?" Bella asked.

"You're my niece and what he was doing to you was wrong." Elijah stated.

"Why do you hate him so much?" Bella asked.

"He has always taken what I wanted and said feelings made me weak." Elijah said bitterly.

"You loved Katherine." Bella said realizing how he talked about her, "God what is with that girl? First you, apparently, then the Salvatore's, and then Mason; she just has you puppy dogs falling all over her."

"It's called charisma." Elijah said.

"It's called being a manipulative bitch." Bella countered.

"She wasn't the last one he took." Elijah said, "I saw your mother that night and many times before that night."

Bella's eyes got wide; "Are you saying that you and her…" she trailed.

"No," Elijah said smiling, "We never consummated our relationship so to speak, but I was quite captured by her and the feeling was mutual, but your father saw this and decided to show me his power to keep me in place and then you were created."

"This is so fucked up." Bella said, "You are my uncle, but you were in love with my mom and yet your brother, the asshole, took her. And for the record quit calling him my father, I have a father and his name is Charlie."

"Yes he is a good man." Elijah said. "But this situation is more fucked up than you believe."

"I highly doubt that." Bella said shaking her head.

"Klaus is my half-brother." Elijah stated and Bella's eyes shot to his, "You see my mother met a man…a werewolf and they had Klaus."

Bella couldn't breathe, she couldn't think straight.

"Yes Bella, Klaus is half and half, but unlike the werewolves he's werewolf side is dormant. You see he wants to be like you; change at will." Elijah said. When Bella didn't respond Elijah walked to her and said, "Did I mention that I know a way to keep Elena alive even if she is sacrificed?" He asked nonchalantly.

That's when the dam Bella had built up broke.

"You knew this entire time there was another way and yet you led them to believe that there wasn't." Bella growled. "You are unbelievable you come here making a deal with Elena, stabbing me, and so many other things I can't name them all and then you tell me there is another way. You also go into a spill about how you cared about my mother and me. If you did why did you leave him to do what he did? I remember Elijah, you stood right by his side as I was tortured for a year. I find it hard that it took you a year to get me out of that hellhole."

Bella blurred into the Lockwood house with Elijah right on her heels.

"Isabella," Elijah started.

"NO," Bella said, "Here is the deal we play by mine and Elena's rules now, not yours, not Damon's, not Stefan's is that understood?"

"Very well." Elijah said.

"If you so much as double cross me Elijah I will kill you and you know I can." Bella threatened, "How's Jenna?"

Elena walked in, "She's in shock."

"It's expected." Bella said never taking her eyes off Elijah, "Well since I know everything now why don't you explain it to Elena and then call when you're done."

"As you wish." Elijah said.

"Are you okay?" Elena asked as walked past her.

"I'm fine." Bella said.

"You don't seem fine." Elena countered.

"Elena do you know what fine stands for?" Bella asked and Elena shook her head no, "It stands for Fucked up, insecure, neurotic, and emotional. I'm pretty sure fine describes exactly how I feel."

Bella walked around the grounds of the Lockwood estate thinking over what she had been told. She was more wolf than vampire and a whole war was started between the werewolves and vampires over Klaus.

"Bella," Elena's voice said, "We're ready."

.*.*.*.*.*.

Stefan and Damon were sitting in the living room as Damon said goodbye to Andy.

"She's not a play thing Damon." Stefan chastised.

"She's a distraction that I need while we wait on the lone rangers to come back." Damon hissed.

"Bella can handle herself and she will protect Elena." Stefan replied.

"They had no right to go against my plan." Damon replied.

"Why can't you just admit you like Bella and get on with it?" Stefan finally said.

"What makes you think I want Bella?" Damon asked mischievously.

"If you don't want Bella than know this; you can be in love with Elena all you want as long as you protect her, but make no mistake Damon, I have the one thing you never will have…her respect." Stefan said.

Damon threw Stefan into the wall and Stefan ran back at him. Then suddenly they were both thrown into the wall and Bella was standing in between them.

"What the hell is going on?" Bella asked, her veins popped out and fangs showing, "If this is some male pissing contest I'm not in the mood."

"We had an argument." Stefan said.

"No, it looked like you were letting what this jackass said get to you." Bella snapped, "Now both of you calm your shit and listen up."

Elijah and Elena walked in on cue.

"You invited him in." Damon hissed.

"Yes Elijah and I came to a new agreement." Elena stated, "The sacrifice is going to happen Damon, Bonnie isn't able to kill Klaus without hurting herself and Elijah knows how to save my life. I told you I would find another way."

"And you trust him?" Damon asked looking at Bella.

"Yes," Bella said.

"Is that true?" Damon asked looking at Elijah.

"Yes," Elijah replied. "All I ask from you is an apology."

"You all can go to hell." Damon said and left the room.

"Give him some time." Stefan said, "He's angry with me, but he will come around."

"We shall see." Elijah said.

.*.*.*.*.*.

Bella listened carefully and heard Andy upstairs with Damon. She started to shake her head until she heard Andy crying and blurred upstairs.

Andy was on the floor and Damon was telling her to leave. She grabbed her clothes and walked out.

"What is going on?" Bella asked.

"Why do you care?" Damon hissed.

"Don't take that attitude with me Damon; I've had shitty day you are only making it worse. Besides you're the one that implied you wanted Elena over me and I see your little pet kept you company." Bella snapped back.

Damon got up and blurred slamming Bella into the wall.

"Don't test me Bella," Damon said and wrapped his hand around her throat, "I'm upset and you know what happens when I'm upset. Just leave."

"No," Bella said and pushed him off of her, "God why do you do this? Why am I doing this?"

"Doing what?" Damon asked.

"Why do you try and get under my skin and at the same time make me want you and care for you? Why do I do the same to you?" Bella shouted, "God it was so much easier when it was just a sexual attraction and we had our back and forth banter, but now there are emotions involved." Bella just looked at a shocked Damon, "Look forget about our issues, just don't screw this up with what's going to happen understood."

Damon didn't know how to respond to Bella's confession, but then the wheels in his head started turning and he realized why she had no real control over her emotions.

"You're irritable." Damon said. "The full moon is tomorrow and let me guess you haven't eaten."

Bella didn't answer so Damon did the only thing he could think of; he grabbed a knife and dragged it across his arm. Bella caught the scent of his blood and it took every ounce of control she had not to attack him. Instead she blurred towards the door but this time Damon was faster.

"You need it." Damon said and held his arm in front of her.

Bella's face changed and she blurred towards the window, but again Damon was faster and successfully blocking it.

"Damon," she said, "I haven't eaten in a while and I don't have a lot of control so please move."

"Go on." Damon said and took the knife this time dragging it across his neck since the wound on his arm had healed, "I'm not scared of you." He said smirking.

Bella's control gave way and she grabbed Damon, pinned him on the bed and plunged her teeth into his neck.

A/N: Okay so here you go and I really hope you enjoyed it. Now for some news; Last week's episode will be broken into two parts with the first one being posted tomorrow afternoon once I'm out of class. Then the second will be posted during the weekend. As for this week's coming episode it will be delayed because I have finals and those come first which means lots of studying. You might not hear from me for a week which is why I'm giving you three chapters in a week's time. Please review and let me know what you think.

Thank you as always to AllyDLV and Dark-Supernatural-Angel for all their work and help on this story. I appreciate it and Dark-Supernatural-Angel I envy you for being done with classes and having free time lol. Talk to you lovelies soon.