Chapter 20 – Babysitting the vampires and meeting yet another Original
Bella POV
Walking out of my classes I collided with the happy, glowing form of Jenna Somers.
"Hey"
She laughed and hugged me
"Hey! How are you?"
"Nervous, happy, mostly nervous"
"Why, what's up?"
She shook her head
"Long story. Are you free for coffee?"
"Yeah as long as I'm back in two hours for my next test"
"Great"
The caramel haired woman took my hand and together we went to a small corner coffee shop and slid in a booth. With a smile Jenna kissed the living daylights out of the guy already sitting in it.
"Bella, this is my boyfriend"
"Nice to meet you boyfriend"
I smiled to the guy in the dark coat. History of art teacher, boyfriend, vampire. As if he read my less than friendly thoughts he smiled and extended a hand
"Call me Elijah"
I propped my head on my hand and regarded him. He did the same. Jenna huffed
"I don't suppose you two are gonna let me in that little stare down"
"I'm the witch that messes the plans in Mystic"
"And I'm the vampire that wants to thwart them"
"After you created them"
Jenna finished helpfully.
"Whose side are you on?"
"Mine?"
I shook my head at them. When the waitress came Jenna ordered a latte, I ordered a very cold, very sweet chocolate drink with extra whipped cream and a dash of cinnamon and Elijah ordered a cup of black coffee. We were all quiet until the bleach blond waitress brought our drinks and a small bowl with various cookies.
"Thwart what plans exactly?"
I asked him. He took a breath and began talking. I was fascinated as he told me how he always planned on helping his brother but that had changed ever since he slept with Jenna. He couldn't hurt her. Is it possible there is something similar to imprinting for vampires too?
"How were you going to help your brother?"
"With the sacrifice"
"What sacrifice?"
He looked at me as if I had grown a second head
"You don't know?"
"I know about your father taking over the underworld, I know about your siblings being stabbed and stacked in a mausoleum in Chicago and I know about a prophesy tying me to all that. I have no idea about how all that ties with Jenna's niece, how the Bennet witches are involved and no idea about that sacrifice"
"My siblings are alive?"
"Ish. When I undaggered Rebekah she was fine though"
"Bekah's alive?"
"Yep"
"How"
"I undaggered her"
"You two are like a ping pong match"
Jenna mused with a sip of her coffee. I mimicked her with a smile.
"I thought Niklaus killed them all"
Elijah mused absentminded playing with the spoon that came with his coffee. Jenna took his hand lightly
"That's good right? That they're alive"
I nodded
"Rebekah seemed very angry with Klaus. She said she'd be assisting me against him"
"Did she tell you about the doppelganger too?"
"Nope"
I shook my head while Jenna flinched. Quietly Elijah told me about the curse his brother carried. Their mother had used the blood of a local girl that had a child out of wedlock to turn them and now the blood of her descendant, who was also a magical copy of her, was the key ingredient in the ritual that would lift said curse.
I sat back stunned.
"What kind of ritual though? I mean the spell. Do you have it?"
"No, Sheila does"
"Sheila Bennett?"
I raise an eyebrow
"Yes. Our bloodlines are tied together"
"Is that why her family has demon powers?"
"I think so. When my brother Henrik was killed, Mikael pushed Mother to turn the rest of us in a species stronger than the wolves. Ayanna Bennet said it was impossible and that it would be against nature. Then when my father promised her land she changed her tune and said she would assist Esther if her own bloodline got an upgrade as well"
I drank my chocolate thoughtfully mulling over what he said
"What do you want from me?"
I asked simply my eyes flickering over to Jenna who looked alarmed
"I can't let them hurt Elena"
Jenna whispered. I nodded.
"I dated her boyfriend. He'll get her away if I ask him to. Why don't you tell the council about it Jen?"
"They're useless"
Elijah interjected mentioning how he compelled to Stefan to eat half the village. I held in a snicker seeing the truth in his words. Last I checked all deaths caused by my new vampire-in-law were attuned to Meredith who had, very conveniently, committed suicide.
"Fair enough only this is Elena, your niece and the daughter of a council member. I really think her parents, if not all the council, has to know"
She pouted before agreeing talking to them. Then she squinted her eyes at me
"You're upset. You need to have sex, it's horribly relaxing"
Elijah turned redder than Jenna's tomato red blouse. I snickered
"I had six orgasms in an hour yesterday morning. If I have anymore sex, I won't be able to walk"
Elijah jumped up like jack-in-a-box.
"I'm outta here"
He threatened and Jenna laughed before standing up as well. We all paid and left the coffeehouse.
"Jen, tell your family in confidence. There are way too many ears in mystic and Elijah? I'll make you the same deal I made your sister. Cross me and you die, help me and I'll find a way to reward you"
I told them seriously before running to my next class and midterm. Who in their right minds puts five different ones in the same day?
Later that day I walked into the Salvatore boarding house with ease as if I were home. I had stopped to my house long enough to make sure all my protections were up and was happy to see they were. Damon was blurring in circles around the coffee table, Stefan was hanging from the chandelier like a monkey and Lexi with Rebekah were chasing both boys. There was also a flying scotch glass coming straight at me that I froze instinctively.
"Hey!"
Everyone stopped.
"What the hell is going on?"
Without a word Damon pointed to his now waxed eyebrows and blooded toenails.
"They cornered me"
He pointed childishly to the two blond vampires who looked like deer in the Emmett lights. I looked at Stefan hoping to get a more logical answer but he nodded emphatically fluttering his eyes making his long blue eyelashes appear miles long
"Maybe he was born with it, maybe it's Maybeline"
Rebekah commented and it was all I needed to start laughing. Damon blurred to me and picked me up to straddle his thighs in what had easily become our accustomed position.
"They're insane"
He pointed. I moved in to kiss him but something soft and gooey was on his cheek. I rubbed it off
"Are you wearing makeup? I refuse to kiss a guy that has more makeup on than I do"
I hopped down.
"Girls remove their makeup, NOW. Boys, grow up!"
With a shake of my head I plopped heavily on the sofa and tipped the amber liquid in the glass I had saved feeling it burn my throat
"I feel like a kindergarten teacher"