Chapter Twenty-Nine: Guests

Date: October 29, 2016. It's around 7 o'clock at night.

I was sitting in Niklaus' office staring at Davina's ashes. Everyone had to convince Kol to let us cremate her body because we didn't want to her to be decayed. The door to the office opened to reveal Freya. "Hey, Iso," she said and sat down next to me.

"Hi, Freya." I looked at her to see was wearing her pajamas. "What is up?"

"I never hang out with you. Niklaus, Kol, Rebekah, Vincent, Marcel, Hayley, Elijah, and Elisa are out of the house. The two of us can sit here, hang out in pajamas, and just talk," she suggested.

I felt guilty because she was right. We never hang out. "That sounds fine with me," I said and stood up. "I'm going to go get my pajamas on." She nodded her head as a response. I walked to my room. I put on a pair of gray and white striped sleep shorts,a white tank top, thin gray cardigan, white socks, and gray ugg slippers. I had to stop at the mirror and look at my non-existent baby bump. "Hey, Little Peanut. Are you doing okay in there?" I rubbed my belly and headed back Niklaus' office. When I got back to Niklaus' office, I saw that Freya had a bunch of different things on the table. "What is going on?" I just started at the things on the table.

"We are going to work your magic," she said.

"I don't think I can," I quietly said as I stared at all of the things on the table.

"Isobelle Melisendra, you can do this. I know that you can do it," she gently said. "Come sit down. We are going to work on something easy." She pulled a dead plant out the center of the table. I sat down on the couch next to her. "You need to get rid of everything in your mind."

I looked at her in disbelief. "You want me to get my Little Peanut out of my mind?" I can't do that. Little Peanut is constantly on my mind.

"I know that you don't like the sound of that, but it will need to happen if you want to ignite your magic," Freya said in a gentle tone.

"Can you ignite magic like igniting a fire?" I asked. Stupid question. I know.

Freya could have died laughing. She laughed so hard. "Oh, you know we will." What? After a few minutes, she calmed down. "We are going to start with something small for right now." I nodded my head and put my hand on my stomach. I'm really scared for Little Peanut. "Is your mind clear?"

I shook my head no. "What if something happens to Little Peanut again?" I asked like a worry wart.

"Bella, we don't have to do this. I know that you can do it if you clear your mind and take it slow. If you don't feel comfortable doing this because you are too scared about the baby, then we don't have to do this," she said and moved a piece of hair out of my face.

"I want to do this, but I'm scared," I said with a shrug.

"We can stop at any moment if you get overworked even if it is the smallest bit of it," she reassured.

I took a deep breath and nodded my head. I threw my hair up in a loose bun. "I can do this," I said to myself more than I did to Freya. I took a couple of deep breaths.

"Okay. We are going to make the plant come alive. Now repeat after me," she quietly said. "Phasmatos Tribum, Plantus Vivi, Plantus Herbus."

I nodded my head and closed my eyes. I hope this doesn't hurt Little Peanut. "Phasmatos Tribum, Plantus Vivi, Plantus Herbus." I peeked one eye open to see that nothing happened. I sighed in disappointment. "Nothing."

"I could tell by the look on your face that you had something on your mind. It was not completely cleared. Just picture this plant in your head and stare at it. I know that you can do this. You - and the baby - were strong enough to come back from the dead. You can do this," she reassured me.

I sighed and took a couple of deep breaths. I love you, Little Peanut. As much as I hated to do, I pushed Little Peanut out of my head. I stared at the plant and had a permanent image of it in my head. "Phasmatos Tribum, Plantus Vivi, Plantus Herbus," I said stronger. Suddenly, the plant grew back into beautiful lilies. "I did it," I said shocked.

Freya smiled. "You did." She gave me a hug. "How are you feeling?"

I rubbed my stomach for Little Peanut. "I'm feeling fine. Can we do another spell?"

She nodded her head. "We are going to do a fire spell," she said. I looked at her worried. "It will be a small fire. This one will be for downstairs." I nodded my head. We got up and walked out of Niklaus' office. She pulled a bag of white salt and put it on the ground in a straight line. "Phasmatus Ignitium Dos Ex Salvo, Phasmatis Ignitium Dos On Salvo, Phasmatis Ignitium Dos On Salvo."

I nodded my head. I love you, Little Peanut. I took a couple of deep breaths and pushed everything out of my mind. I stared at the line of salt and had a permanent image of it in my head. "Phasmatus Ignitium Dos Ex Salvo, Phasmatis Ignitium Dos On Salvo. Phasmatis Ignitium Dos On Salvo," I repeated. A small fire ignited on the line of salt. It quickly went out. That's when I felt dizzy.

"How are you feeling Bella?" Freya gently asked.

"Dizzy," I said. I sat down on the closest chair to us. She kneeled down in front of me. I took a couple of deep breaths, and I felt a little better. "I'm better, but I don't want to do any more magic tonight. I don't want to hurt the baby."

"I wasn't going to teach you anymore after you felt dizzy. Let's go watch a movie," she said. She helped me off of the chair, and we walked upstairs to her and Vincent's room. "What movie? Vincent and I have Dracula, Green Lantern, Harry Potter Series..."

I stopped her. "Harry Potter."

She smiled at me. "Good choice." She put the movie in. I took off my shoes and cardigan. She took off her shoes. We got into bed and laid under the covers. "Do you have any names picked out for the baby yet?"

I laughed. "We don't even know what gender Little Peanut is." I paused, and she looked at me with an accusing look. "Okay, I have a few."

"Want to tell me about them?" She asked with a puppy-dog pout.

"Well, I haven't talked to Niklaus about them. I like Nora - after my biological mother, Hope, Anne, Elizabeth, Felicity, Grace, and Willa for girls. I like Charles and Daniel for boys," I said with a smile. "Figuring out boy names are so much harder than girl names."

She laughed. "I know exactly how you feel."

"I will say, though, that I will like for my son to be called Charlie if that is his first name. If his first name is Daniel, then I want his name to be Daniel. I don't like the nicknames, Dan and Danny. It's kind of like Edward. He hates it when people call him Ed or Eddie."

She nodded her head. "Vincent hates being called Vince, Vin, and Vinny. He says that his name is Vincent."

"How are you doing?" I asked her because it was enough about Little Peanut and me.

"We doing good. Vincent has been busy being the regent of the witches," she said with a shrug. "I wish we were closer to bringing Davina back than what we are, but I don't want to push anyone. It just breaks my heart that Kol is in my pain. He is my little brother, and no sister likes hearing their brother this depressed."

I nodded. "I know how you feel. I want to bring Davina back so badly. I want to constantly work on magic to bring her back, but I have Little Peanut. I don't want to risk losing baby again."

"I like the name Hope," she said. I looked at her confused. "Hope for the little baby."

I nodded my head. "I do too, but I have to talk to Niklaus too," I said with a shrug. "What is a regent?"

Freya paused to think about her answer for a second. "A regent is a coven leader. Carlisle would be regent of the Cullen coven."

I nodded my head again because it made sense to me. The two of us just laid there watched the movie when our stomachs growled in synch with one another. We looked at each other and laughed. "What sounds go..."

"Gumbo," Freya said interrupting me from finishing my sentence.

My mouth started to water. It felt like I had a sea of drool in my mouth. It has shrimp, but shrimp is a safe fish to eat. "Sounds delicious. Call Rousseau's." Suddenly, Beignets sounded fantastic as well. "Beignets."

"Two gumbos and Beignets," she said. I nodded my head in confirmation. She called the restaurant and ordered it. "Should be done in about thirty to forty-five minutes."

"Are we going to pick it up or have the others pick it up?" I really didn't feel like getting up to go get it if I didn't have to.

"I'll call Vincent," she said. She called Vincent and put it on speaker.

"Hello, love," Vincent said. "Is Bella sleeping? Niklaus has been calling her, but there has not been an answer."

"Hi. Tell Niklaus that my phone is in our room. We are in your room watching a movie," I answered for Freya.

"Hey, Bella. I'll Niklaus that you don't have your phone on you. What is up ladies?" I heard a distinctly familiar voice in the background, but I haven't talked to the Cullens about coming down here.

"What are you doing?" Freya asked.

"We are at Rousseau's," Vincent said. "Hang on. Niklaus wants to talk to Bella."

I heard the phone being handed over. "Hey, Love," Niklaus said. My heart fluttered at his voice.

"Hi, my Love," I said with a smile.

"Would you two like to come here with us?" Niklaus asked.

My heart fluttered at his voice again. "We just put an order in." I looked at Freya. "Do you want to go eat with them?" I asked her.

"We will be there," she said to Niklaus.

"I'm going to put on pants and not pajamas. I love you," I said.

"I love you too," he said. "We will see you soon." He hung up the phone.

I got out of Freya's bed and put on my cardigan and slippers. "I'm going to put on actual clothes," I said. I walked back to my room. I put on a pair of black yoga legging, gray Forks hoodie, and gray ugg boots. I grabbed my purse and walked to the courtyard to see Freya standing there in something like mine. "Ready?"

"Ready," she confirmed. We linked arms, locked up the compound, and walked to the restaurant with our eyes and ears wide open in case anything happens. We walked into Rousseau's. "Camille, we are going to eat here instead with the group."

She nodded her head. "Your food will be ready in about five. They have fifteen minutes left for them," Camille said.

"You can just bring ours out when you bring their food out," I said. She nodded her head and turned around. All right. I just turned around to see Niklaus standing there. I walked straight into his arms and hugged him. When we pulled away, he walked me to a hidden spot where I saw the rest of the Mikaelsons, the Cullens, and the Denalis standing there. "HI!"I squealed out. I walked over to Esme and gave her a big hug.

"Hi, dear," she said and returned the hug. "How are you?"

I looked at Niklaus. "Did you tell them?" He shook his head no. "We were going to wait, but we will tell you when we get back to the compound." They all nodded their heads.

I hugged the rest of them and said, hello. "Hey, Iso," Elisa said from her seat.

"Hi, sweet pea," I said and peppered kisses on her face.

"Stop it," she said with a stern voice. "I'm a big girl. They don't get kisses on their faces."

"What do you mean?" Hayley asked her daughter. I sat down between Niklaus and Kol. "I'm a big girl, and I want kisses from you."

"Nope," Elisa said straight forward.

"Oh," Hayley said a little disappointment.

"I give all kisses to Uncle Ous' baby," Elisa said with a smile.

"What?" Rosalie asked shocked.

"We will talk about this later. We have a lot to talk about, and there are some things that we can't talk about out in public. This is one of them," I said. They all nodded their heads, but I could tell that they were still curious. I will tell them all about Little Peanut, but I don't want unwanted ears to hear about him/her.

"Guess what we did?" Freya said. "Well, I didn't do it. Bella did it."

"What did you do?" Kol asked as he laid his head on my shoulder.

"Magic," I whispered.

Kol planted a huge wet kiss on my cheek. "If I wasn't in love with Davina and you were single, I would so kiss you on the lips," he said.

"Where is Davina?" Lucas asked.

I could tell that Kol was about to break down, and Rebekah could tell that too. She and I shared a look. "We will talk about this at the compound too," she said, stood up, and left.

I just wrapped Kol in a hug, and he kept his head on my shoulder. "Touchy subject."

Rebekah walked back over to the table with a bunch of to-go bags in her hands. "We are paid for and ready. We will be eating at home." We all stood up and walked out.

"You guys can ride back with us," Carlisle said.

"I want to walk home with my sisters," Kol said. I felt so bad for him. He is very vulnerable right now because he feels lost without his Davina.

Rebekah handed the bags to Marcel and Elijah. "Our brother needs us."

I gave Niklaus a kiss. "I will see you at home." I went back to Kol and the girls. "Let's go home." The four of us walked to the house while the others were driving slowly next to us in the cars. When we got to the compound, we all sat at the dining table and got our food distributed.

"Who got the beignets?" Elijah asked.

"We did," Freya and I said at the same time. He handed us the food.

"Can I have one?" Elisa asked us.

"If Mom and Dad say yes, then you can," I said with a stern look. She looked at her parents who nodded to me. "I want you to eat your food first."

"Okay," she said.

"Are you pregnant?" Alice asked with a smile.

"We are," I said with a big smile. Niklaus kissed my cheeks.

"When you were planning on telling us?" Rosalie asked.

I bite my lip. "I was going to tell you after my first trimester in case anything happened to us again, and we lost baby forever."

"What do you mean?" Edward asked confused. I saw looks of confusion and worry on the Cullens/Denalis faces. "Isobelle Melisendra," Edward warned.

I bite my lip. How was I going to explain this to them? I felt Niklaus rub my back for support. "Little Peanut and I died for a good thirty minutes," I said with tears in my eyes because I hated to talk about it.

"What?" They all asked at one time in shock.