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Mothers, Bridges, and History
Waking up after the vision of Kol, Bella knew that Nik would keep him busy until they were needed tonight. After her shower in the morning she changed into a pair of white shorts and a red light long sleeved red shirt and a pair of red vans. When she turned to get a blood bag to drink she spotted another box with a note by her new earrings opening the box Bella almost dropped it at the sight of the necklace that lay within. I was a carved pearl white leaf with small black diamond's making up the stem and the veins of the leaf pattern on a long thin silver chain. Bella smiled as she picked up the note Kol's hand writing read I gave you my word and I attend to keep it he didn't sign his name this time and Bella knew that putting on the necklace meant that she would be holding him to his promise. Slipping off her collar and feeling the weight of the new necklace on her chest kept the smile on her face as she continued down the stairs to the kitchen.
After breakfast Bella headed out of the house and decided she was going to walk to the boarding house letting herself in she walked up to the book case and acted like she was browsing the book titles as Stefan and Elena wandered down the stairs. They had stopped talking when they noticed she was there before exiting the house. A few minutes later shirtless Enzo appeared next to her followed by a shirtless Damon. Looking at the two of them she watched as Damon walked further down the shelf before grabbing the record book dated from nineteen twelve before flipping to the page about a white oak sapling that had been cut down and where it was used and handing it over to Bella.
"Willing to cause some more chaos gentlemen," Bella spoke as she read the entry and pointed to the location the wood had been used at.
Their reply was to disappear then come back fully dressed willing for her to tell them when they could go have some more fun. Bella pulled out her phone and called Nik knowing the others would hear.
"Bella" Nik sounded slightly annoyed when he answered her call so Bella decided she was going to tease him a little.
"I didn't even get a hello just for that I shouldn't let you in on the fun we are about to have tormenting the Scooby gang." In the background Bella could hear Kol saying how everyone but him seemed to be entertained today as Nik sighed before she spoke again.
"Relax Nik I was only teasing. Since the gang was linked last night I figure we could use it to drive our point home. If you and or your siblings are willing to get Stefan and Elena to Wickery Bridge we can start this party early before going to handle your mother tonight." Bella could hear Kol's laughter as Nik agreed to her plan.
"Just make sure nothing fatal happens to Stefan like snapping his neck since he is linked to the witch and doppelganger." Nik agreed letting her know that he would send Elijah to meet up with Kol to keep him level headed.
When Bella ended the call her vision blurred to see Stefan holding a large broken tree branch sneaking up behind Kol as he dragged Elena along to his other siblings. It changed to her seeing an angry Kol being pinned to a tree with the branch and Stefan pulling Elena away as he taunted Kol about how with his mothers help he soon would be out of the picture and Bella would be next on their list as .As her vision cleared she looked at Enzo and Damon smirked again before telling them to go get started on covering the bridge with gasoline and to remember the sign as well. She headed to the door behind the two as they rushed off to get what they needed to urn the bridge down and make it look like a campfire accident. Appearing in front of the old abandoned house that was filled with witch spirits Bella skipped up to the porch and pushed the door open before shouting into the house.
"Bonnie you should really come out o hiding with your mother or I'm calling reinforcements and you're not going to like what she does." Bella had a sing song tone to her voice as she waited for her reply.
She stood in front of the entry way for a few minutes as Bonnie should up at the entrance and Bella was thrown off the porch and into a tree. Standing up and brushing herself off Bella gave Bonnie a smirk before vanishing and appearing on the porch of the Bennett house. Knocking on the door Bella grinned at Shelia as she stepped onto the porch with her. Shelia spoke before Bella even had to say anything.
"I felt the linking spells on my granddaughter last night before she claimed to be going to spend the night at Elena's house. I also know she has somehow managed to break my blocking spell I have spoken to my ancestors and they have given me the spell that will remove her of her magic completely until the time she has proven to them that she is worth of the gift once more. I can perform the spell tonight you just have to let me know where she is the spirits that are helping her are blocking her location from me as well." Bella nodded at the woman knowing that her granddaughter's actions were hurting far worse than the actions of her daughter.
"If you can meet us at the abandoned cottage after sundown you can perform the spell and see the one who set Bonnie down this path. I promise Grams I will make sure she will be free of the darkness before it consumes her." Shelia gave her a hug before walking back inside to wait for the time that she was needed.
Ella appeared near the ridge before walking with a hop in her step towards Damon and Enzo before watching the spread the gasoline. She noticed they had already burned a trail to a camp fire nearby and were waiting to relight the trail after they burned the bridge and sign. Deciding to help them out Bella picked up a can she began to help out. She knew that the fire wouldn't damage the metal structure and that the fire department would be able to save what they could and she had no doubt that the bridge would be fixed quickly. As the sun began to set Bella watched as Kol showed up a blood stain in the middle of his shirt and anger bubbling in his eyes as he carried an unconscious Elena over his shoulder. He dropped her onto the ground before walking over to Bella and pulling her into his side before whispering into her ear.
"The only thing that is saving the little bastard at the moment is that he is connected to the doppelganger and the witch and I know that you would be angry at me if I had killed them before we got our revenge." His siblings joined them and dropped Stefan to the ground next to Elena.
As Stefan and Elena began to stir Bella looked at Rebekah who walked over to the sign and with the lighter that Damon gave and lit the gasoline. They watched as the sun set behind the smoke and Bella crouched in front of the awake pair smirking at the two.
"So much for plan B why don't you join us as we take care of plan A." Bella laughed at the looks of outrage on their faces as they were pulled up and they all headed towards the abandoned cottage.
Damon and Enzo stopped at Shelia's car to help her get to the destination faster before joining up with the others as they walked up to the sight. Esther stood in a salt shaped pentagram with a burning torch at each point. Finn and Sage stood near the entrance of the house with Bonnie and Abby standing in the door way hoping the spirits in the house would protect them from any attacks before Esther was through. Elena and Stefan were shoved towards the pentagram as Finn and Sage moved to join the others. Bella could hear Shelia chanting with Damon and Enzo on either side of her at the tree line. To her credit Esther didn't panic at their early arrival or Finn changing sides she was calm before speaking.
"For a thousand years I have been forced to watch you, felt the pain of every victim, suffered as you shed blood, all of you are a curse on this earth that has stretched out through the generations." Bella listened closely and noticed the signs of Shelia's spell taking effect.
She looked towards the house and watched as Bonnie dropped to her knees and began to scream soon joined by Stefan and Elena. After twenty minutes had passed they began to quite down though Bonnie was now sobbing as Abby tried to get her to tell what was wrong. The fire on the torches went out before Shelia lit them again this time using them to trap Esther where she stood. Bella stepped forward allowing light to shine on her face better as she began to circle the trap. Esther getting a better look at the girl that Bonnie had warned her about she recognized her from the whispers on the other side she began to speak again.
"I see now why it was harder to convince some of my sisters to help me in my plan with a monster like you trying to protect them. Do they know who you really are or are they still under the impression that your just one of nature's gifted still. After you help them, and they find out the truth and your plans for releasing that abomination in the future. That Kol or the others would let you live long enough for it to happen they who have worked so hard to keep the five and the worshipers at bay. I see now that my plans may have failed but your will be their true deaths." Esther followed Bella as she spoke looking at her children hoping they would attack the girl before she would once again leave the earth she could feel the magic leaving her body.
Bella stopped so she was facing the others Esther facing her in the pentagram and watched out of the corner of her eye as Stefan and Elena snuck off with Abby ad Bonnie. Bella looked up at the stars before looking at Esther once more as she spoke an her ancient Greek accent coming through.
"I see the past the present and the future, the only difference between then and now is my body. The visions have all ways been and will always be the same, as will the promise I made to nature when it gifted me with my second life. I know what could have happened, I know what should have happened and I see what will happen change with each new decision. Unlike you I already know how it ends and if I have anything to say about it they will to." As she spoke she watched their faces knowing that after Esther's body was taken care of she was going to be filling them in on her past life.
Walking back around she stood by Kol watching as the life began to drain from Esther's body and the barrier was released as Shelia left. She kept quite as Finn went to bury his mother's body after she took her last breath before following the others back towards the Mikaelson's house. Once in the house Bella walked to the living room that would fit them all. She stood with her arms crossed facing one of Nik's paintings though not really seeing it as she tried to stay calm about the secret she was about to reveal. Once she heard Sage and Finn join the others she turned around noticing that Damon had called the others and everyone but the Bennett's and Elena and Stefan were present. Taking a deep breath she spoke making sure her voice was clear and could be heard by all.
"All of you at one point or the other have heard about or read about seers in some form or fashion. All of you have figured out that I have visions and that the witches of today call me the seer but they and you don't really understand why the ancestors are putting so much attention on my gift so in order for you to understand I have to start from the beginning and that was three thousand years ago." Bella paused looking at their faces before walking around as she continued to speak.
"Now witches have been around as long as humans to help the out and werewolves were created just a little before the start of this story. The start of this all thanks to a warlock who practiced the art of expression who decided that the dark magic he used was no longer enough for him so in an attempt to gain more power and immortality he turned to a ritual. He used a young six year old street urchin who was just trying to survive to see the next moon cycle as his sacrifice. It was the night of a full moon and through the pain and the chanting the young girl heard a voice asking for help the girl had no sooner agreed when the spell began to work but instead of changing the man it changed the girl instead." Bella's eyes had glazed over as she stopped walking and continued to speak the memories.
"Faced with a dead body at her feet and covered in blood the young girl fled the sight and ran until she found a place she wished to hide in. She had picked a temple of Apollo and upon the sight of her the priestesses of the temple took her in for the night. In her dreams she came face to face with the voice who had saved her finding out it was nature who had taken a form to ask for help knowing what her servants would eventually do to the balance it wanted someone who could correct the balance when it was time the girl agreed and promised to help whenever she could. In the morning the girl was grateful for the priestess's treatment and called upon her gift to help them as thanks. She was a seer and in doing so she helped those in her city grow and prosper. The girl was never the one to speak her visions though instead she allowed the older priestess to be her voice and that is the beginning of the oracle. Besides the priestess she spoke through only the girl's daughter and husband knew she was the one with the gift. The marriage and the choices she made then were to protect her future family and the reincarnation of herself she knew was to come." Bella's hand was shaking before it was grabbed and she looked into Kol's eyes as he pulled her down and into his lap wrapping his arms around her before she continued talking.
"Twenty years ago the girl was reincarnated back into her family not remembering her past or her gift until two years ago. You see to say thank you nature allowed for the females of the line to receive some small gifts as well. Dad didn't know this though his sisters at least knew about the gifts since they had their own. My eighteenth birthday was suppose to e one of happiness I had a boyfriend even if he was a cold one and one small tiny drop of blood was the cause of every promise he and his family made me shattering like my heart did when he left e in the forest that night. He ending thing in the forest it was raining it was cold and I got lost and I believe I would have been pronounced dead had nature not intervened a second time. She reminded me of my promise and this time the chance to meet my soul mate was mentioned. When I was killed by Katherine and before I woke up for transition I was greeted again and informed that as long as I continued down my path everything would be alright. It has to be the truth because the number of soul mates I have seen and having the chance to meet mine it has to mean that nature has taken it coarse and will continue on this course if my visions are followed."
Kol squeezed her a little tighter when she admitted to being his soul mate before grabbing her chin and turning her head to see his eyes. Bella was lost in the depths of his emotions and or once seeing no anger behind his gaze. He rubbed his thumb across her cheek and caught a tear as the relief of his acceptance shown in her eyes. He placed a kiss on her forehead before she turned back to face the others reactions. She watched as her news settled in but was thankful to know that there was no anger at her for not telling them sooner. The next hour was filled with questions and answers for deeper insight on her past and her gift though she noticed Kol's questions were mostly towards the cold ones and she knew she should give them the warning about tomorrow.
"Esther was the last big threat for a while that I have seen at least until after the summer but tomorrow some annoyances will be coming into town. I haven't seen the specifics of why they will be hear but I probably will tonight but the Cullen's will be arriving into town tomorrow." After she spoke those final words Bella felt herself being pushed to stand and then pulled out of the room.
Looking over her shoulder she saw the amusement in the others faces war with the anger before they went to plan how to handle their arrival. Facing forward she allowed Kol to drag her up the stairs and down the hallway before pulling her into a bedroom and closing the door. The walls were a dark green and the furniture including the bed were a dark brown wood the bed was a king size and had a canopy with thick black curtains to block out the sun for when he slept. She noticed his book shelf held the grimoires he had written over the years. Before her attention was diverted to Kol walking up behind her and pulling her back into him she felt his face burry into her hair on the top of her head as the growl he let out traveled through her and caused her to shiver. Turning around in his arms Bella rested her head on his shoulder and wrapped her arms around him and tried to pull his closer. They stood like that until Kol seemed to calm some and he separated them enough to look at Bella. Moving his hands he traced her body to her neck before he bent his head his lips were a centimeter away from hers when he stopped and waited for her to close the gap. Bella moved to her tiptoes rushing her lips against his once then twice before he growled and deepened the kiss. Bella sighed before her eyes slid closed eventually Kol ended it to breath before giving her lips a few more pecks as she opened her eyes. Staring her in the eyes after few moments Kol finally spoke.
"Your mine darling and I can guarantee you that after you get your answers he will not have very much longer in this life." Bella had no doubt he would keep his promise and honestly she was kind o looking forward to seeing Kol's possessive side shine through tomorrow.
She stayed with him for another hour talking quietly and trading a few more kisses before she left to go sleep. After she changed for bed she went to turn out her light but was stopped by the sight of Kol closing her bed room door. She raised her eyebrow at hi in question as he turned out the lights, before walking over to her and wrapping her in his arms once more and whispered.
"Nothing will happen that you don't want but now that I have you please don't ask me to leave your presence unless I absolutely have no choice."Bella studied his face and seeing his sincerity nodded her head before walking over to her bed and pulling back the covers and climbing in. Kol shed his cloth except for his boxers before joining her under the covers and pulled her close. As she fell asleep in Kol's embrace Bella felt more than ever that she was ready to face her past the next day.