If Only Time Stood Still

A/N: Okay! To some people who have noticed that I spelt Katherine's real name wrong, I not MY fault blame SPELLCHECK! They spell it Katarina… It's set sometimes in either Australian or American spellcheck! So, on with the story? Yeah, I think so too!

Klaus: *Shakes his head*

Me: What's wrong now?

Klaus: Nothing… *someone coughs*

Me: *Rolls eyes* Do you want to do the disclaimer?

Klaus: Yes! Miss Isabella Swan-Mikaelson, does not own Vampire Diaries or Twilight – she only owns the plot and made up characters

Rumpelstilskin: *Mimics Klaus* Miss Isabella Swan-Mikaelson does not own Vampire Diaries or Twilight; she only owns the plot and made up Characters…

Klaus: This imp is surely trying to get himself killed

Me: *facepalm*

Rumpelstilskin: *Laughs and disappears*

Change every word of every line

Write any story but mine

Someone tell me when

Can I start again?

And rewrite this story

Yeah, Yeah

How long can I stay?

Lost without a way to rewrite

Rewrite

I wish I could rewrite this story

Song title: Rewrite this Story

Artist: SMASH Cast feat. Katherine McPhee and Jeremy Jordan

Chapter 34: Rewrite this Story

Gilbert's House, Mystic Falls

Elena comes back into her room, where Bella was busy folding the clothes that Caroline, Rebekah and Bonnie were placing on the bed; she wanted to pack lightly- but Damon reminded her they don't know when Frederick was going to do this sacrifice, so she agreed to pack two suitcases.

Elena paused as she seen Caroline shove another pair of heels into a small carryon bag, then shook for head. "I thought we all agreed that I'll only be taking two suitcases?"

"You'll never know when you run out of shoes," Caroline replies, smiling as she zipped up the case. "You were gone for a short while, where did you go?"

"Um, well…" Elena stuttered as she looked at the ground and then sighed. "I can't deny it anymore, I've admitted something to Jeremy and he is surprisingly taking it well."

"And that will be?" Bella replied, already knowing the answer.

"Gilbert," Rebekah huffed in annoyance, as she sat on the bed, holding up a worn out jumper and threw it to the side. "We're all not getting any older here- apart from the humans."

"That I'm in love with Damon."

Rebekah scoffed, muttering something along the line of 'I knew that'; Caroline and Bonnie both looked at each other, rolled their eyes and breathed 'finally!' while Bella just sat there and looked at Elena with an all knowing, sheepish looking smile.

"And…" Caroline replied, smiling. "What are you going to do about it?"

"Exactly what I was thinking." Bonnie agreed as she threw another pair of socks towards Bella, who caught them and stuffed them beside Elena's underwear bag.

Elena shrugged. "I don't know…" She admitted, sighing again. "It's Damon- he did horrible things."

"What has that got anything to do with it?" Caroline replied, with a small nod from Rebekah. "Klaus had done some horrible things and yet you still accepted my engagement to him."

"His blood turned you into a vampire, Caroline!"

"And Klaus used yours in his little sacrifice for Hybrids." Caroline added, with her arms folded. "Are you trying to tally up the good and bad things about Damon so that you don't have to love him anymore? Honestly, Elena! Choose Damon, because if you loved Stefan as much as you say you do- you wouldn't have fallen for Damon."

Elena was about to protest again but Bonnie cut her off, with something that had surprised them all- including the talked about vampire that was helping Jeremy pack. "Come on, Elena! Yes, Damon has done some pretty, messed up and horrible things but he is trying to make amends for them. He is a nice guy, once you get passed all of the sarcasm."

Bella then giggled, earning looks from everyone. "Thought you were anti-Damon, Bonnie?"

"I was anti-Salvatore," Bonnie admitted then shook her head. "But now? I'm rooting for Damon."

"Me too!" Bella agreed, jumping to her feet. "I had enough of packing clothes for now, who's hungry?"

"I second that vote on choosing Damon," Rebekah replied, also getting to her feet, making sure she didn't step on Bonnie's fingers along the way. "I'll run and get the food, Caroline- do you want to get the drinks?"

"Sure," Caroline agreed, smiling as she passed Elena and hugged the confused brunette haired girl. "Maybe I can take some from Klaus's secret stash."

Before Bella could take a step towards the door to see if Jeremy needed anything, Elena stopped her by grabbing the back of Bella's shirt.

"Bella…"

"Yeah, Elena?"

Bella stood in the middle of Elena's doorway, arching an eyebrow towards the girl who took a deep breath before explaining her assumptions of Stefan being the one to help Frederick.

"I think I know who is helping Frederick," Elena replied, whispering lightly. "And I don't know what to do about it."

Bella took a deep breath as she then sat upon Elena's cluttered bed, and looked back at the said girl.

"Who do you think it is?"

"Stefan." Elena cries, placing her head in her hands and started to lightly sob. "Klaus is right, he has been right this whole time… The Stefan I once knew and loved was no more than a show."

Bella hugs Elena, as the brunette girl continues to cry; she starts to silently comfort the girl then asks as the confusion sinks in. "What makes you think that Stefan's helping Frederick?"

Elena then sighed, and then looked at Bella. "Think about it... His sudden disappearances when Frederick attacks, he tried to make me see from Frederick point of view and feel sorry for the guy and Klaus replied that Stefan's kind of vampire has more brute strength than a Cold One - so how did Frederick escape without having someone release him?"

"When did Stefan try to make you feel sorry for Frederick?" Bella curiously, then started to lightly pat Elena on the back.

"The other night," Elena replied, shaking her head. "He called me saying that he was going out of town for a while and won't be back for a bit, when I told him that the Mikaelsons had a plan to protect the town he then tried to make me see from Frederick's point of view."

Bella pauses, and then sighs as a memory of Frederick as a human comes to the surface.

Isabel walked down the road leading to the market place; she shook her head as she watched Tatiana run after her child, Elizabeth through the grassy field; she stopped to wait for Tatiana to catch up.

There she sees Frederick trying to catch a wild boar by himself, she giggles lightly as he runs after the wild animal, and then he was quickly flanked by two of his closest friends.

"Does he not know how to do anything by himself?" Isabel wondered out loud, shaking her head, turning to hear Tatiana's heavy breathing.

"Was that Frederick I just seen chasing the helpless boar?"

"Yes, dear sister." Isabel giggled along with Tatiana, as she shook her head again.

"Honestly, if he is a hunter's son; shouldn't he know by now to catch things on his own?" Tatiana asked, Isabel who merely just shrugged her shoulders.

"Actually, sister," Isabel added, sighing. "I will be surprised if Frederick ever did anything without help."

"Now since you mentioned that," Bella replies, giving Elena a small smile "It does sound like Stefan is helping Frederick, but why?"

"I think Stefan thinks that no matter what, Klaus will always want to make Hybrids." Elena sighs, leaning up against her bedroom wall. "The only thing is, how can I tell Damon that his brother is working with Frederick?"

Bella was about to reply but the sound of the front door opening and closing came to their attention, when no one came up the stairs; Bella shrugged and then turned to face Elena.

"Just make sure it comes from the heart," Bella replies, smiling as she hugs Elena. "I mean now since you finally admit that you're in love with the guy and all, start from there and work it into the conversation somehow…."

"Hey Elena," Jeremy called, poking his head out from his room and looked across the hallway to Elena and Bella. "Have you seen Damon?"

"Wait… Damon was here?"

"Yeah, he was helping me pack a few things but then he suddenly disappeared."

Elena looked back at Bella, who got to her feet; both girls then knew that Damon had overheard them speaking about everything and could be possibly on the way to confront his brother to see if the theory was true or not.

…

Salvatore Boarding House, Mystic Falls

Stefan walks down the stairs leading from his room, he couldn't wait until this sacrifice was over with so he could whisk Elena away and keep her safe from everything, mainly his brother- Damon.

Though there was going to be a few losses along the way, a true vampire, a true werewolf, a Cold One, shape-shifter and of course; Bella.

Stefan knew from his years as a vampire that you can't get to the top without cracking a few eggs or slaying a few lives; though yes, he was working with Frederick- the bloodthirsty Cold One, but from what Stefan found out, this vampire was the only one powerful enough to challenge and defeat Klaus.

Before he could blink, Stefan was up against the wall with Damon standing there holding him by the throat; the look on Damon's face answered Stefan's question.

Damon wanted answers.

"Are you working with Frederick?"

Stefan arched an eyebrow, as he inwardly smirked. "What makes you think that all of a sudden?"

"Answer me!" Damon replied, hissing as the vein started to show under his eyes in a threatening way. "Are you working with Frederick?!"

Stefan removes himself from Damon's grip, which surprises the older Salvatore brother and found him thrown across the living room, missing the fireplace by inches. Damon, sees the fire poker stick; grabs it and looks towards Stefan.

"If I answer that, you'll stake me." Stefan taunts as he dodges the poker stick that Damon throws at him. "If I don't answer than… Well, you still stake me, so what's point?"

"The point is that you're helping a power-hungry Cold One that won't stop until the streets run with blood.. Can't you see that he is using you, Stefan?"

Before Stefan could even reply to Damon's question, Frederick comes up behind Damon and stakes him in the back, missing the heart by inches; Stefan looks surprised then smiles at Frederick.

"I'm not using Stefan." Frederick hisses into Damon's ear, as the older Salvatore brother withers on the floor in pain from the stake that still was in Frederick's grip. "We're using Edward's affection for Bella."

Damon's vision starts getting dark as he watches his own brother, Stefan walk out of the house with Frederick not far behind without even a glance back towards him.

…

Jacksonville, Florida

Two young teenaged children watched as the married couple hopped out of the sedan, with a small smile, the blonde girl walks over to the couple.

"Excuse me?" She replies, smiling. "Are you by any chance Renee Swan-Dwyer?"

The woman pauses as she looks towards the blonde, little girl. "Yes, I am." Renee replies, looking confused. "Who wants to know?"

"Someone who is looking for your daughter, Bella." The girl replied, smiling innocently. "You would be the thing we need to draw her out."

"What?"

Before Renee could even blink, she felt something stick in the back of her neck, her world went black as she fell to the ground and she knew no more.

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