Bella and Rebekah got off the plane to find Klaus, Charlie and Kol waiting for them. Sage and Finn were travelling in Europe on their own and Elijah would join them in a few days since he had some business to attend to.
Bella ran into Klaus's arms before she even greeted her father.
"I've missed you so much Niklaus… I've been going crazy without you with me…" She whispered to him as he hugged her close.
"I missed you too… If we hadn't talked on the phone twice a day I don't know how I would have dealt with things…" He replied.
"I can't be away from you for such long period of time anymore…" Bella said.
"I agree...no more long term separations like this." Klaus told her.
"Next summer we can go on a cruise just the two of us... It would be much better than this." Bella suggested.
"We'll start looking at boats for this private cruise of ours soon." Klaus promised with an excited smile on his face.
"Well, I guess Bella won't have many objections to the new possible arrangements…" Kol muttered from his spot next to Charlie.
"What new arrangements?" Bella and Rebekah asked.
"We were wondering how you would feel if I was to sold our house so we could move in with Klaus…" Charlie said as they all made their way to the cars after grabbing their suitcases.
"Really?" Bella asked Klaus.
"You're not the only one that was going crazy Love…" he said simply with a small smile.
"Yeah, the only time he was bearable to be around lately was right after he hung up from your phone call." Kol explained.
"For about 10 minutes." Charlie added with laughter in his eyes.
"Did you already move us in then?" Bella asked her father.
"No, not yet, I was waiting for your return to make sure you were okay with this." Charlie replied.
"We'll handle everything tomorrow. Sam said his wolves would come and help us move in… Rebekah will probably want them to help her move things in her room too… It's pretty basic right now." Klaus said before he added "I will also need you two to sign the deed to the house tomorrow. This way no vampire will be able to enter without your invitation." Klaus smiled.
"You're putting your house in our name?" Charlie asked. He obviously hadn't been told that.
"It's only a safety measure Charlie, don't worry about it too much." Klaus said.
"Look at it this way, you'll be closer to La Push now." Kol added.
"True…" Charlie replied.
They all drove to Klaus' house and showed everything to Rebekah. Apparently, Kol had had the time to settle in his own room already.
"Now Bekah I know you want to see Jasper but he isn't back in town yet. He's still looking for his wife's history with her… You'll have to wait until school starts again to see him." Klaus explained as they ate the pizza they had ordered.
"Oh…alright." She replied sadly.
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After dinner, they all watched some TV. At some point through the movie, Bella fell asleep in Klaus' arms.
"Maybe you should take her upstairs… You'll just drive her home in the morning so she can pack her things. I'm about to head out myself." Charlie said.
"My room is a mess right now…Do you mind if I borrow Bella's room tonight Charlie?" Rebekah asked.
"Of course not. Let's go." Charlie replied as they headed out.
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The next morning, Bella and Klaus went to Charlie's with Kol around 9 to find that some of the wolves were already there.
"Bella you're back! I just met Rebekah…man this girl makes a great omelette! And those muffins of hers… almost better than Emily's!" Jacob Black said as soon as Bella, Klaus and Kol entered.
"Bella is actually the one who taught me how to cook." Rebekah replied modestly while the boys ate like they had never eaten before.
Klaus took care of introductions and while he helped Charlie packing and deciding what to do with things, Bella and Rebekah went up to her bedroom to pack everything.
As Bella packed her spare prescription of pills, Rebekah asked her:
"You were a virgin when you met Klaus right?"
"Yes, I was. Why?" Bella asked her.
"Why are you taking contraception then? It's not like you need it with Nik…"
"Oh… My menstruations used to be very painful… The doctor back in Phoenix told me that being on the pill would help against that…" Bella replied with a soft blush.
"Oh, I didn't know it could be used for this…"
"It's not like it existed when you were human…" Bella replied with a smile as Rebekah chuckled.
"What do you want me to do with this bag?" The original vampire asked, pointing to a trash bag full of clothes.
"It's all old clothes that I won't wear anymore. With all the shopping we did this summer, I have more than enough and this… Well, I've changed and it isn't really me anymore… Give it to one of the La Push boys, I'm sure some of them have sisters or girlfriend that could use them." Bella explained.
Her sister nodded and headed out with the bag, coming back with Kol and Embry who where ready to carry down some of the boxes while Charlie and Billy packed his bedroom.
When Bella was done in her bedroom, she headed downstairs to see that everything else was done. A lot of the furniture were still around but she learned that her father had given a lot of them to Paul and Jared who had just gotten each their own place.
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Settling into Klaus's house was easy enough. They quickly signed and notarised the deed to the house and after Bella invited the Mickealson's back in, they started moving things around.
Charlie had a bedroom right next to Kol's and close to Rebekah's. It was a little more than a simple bedroom since he had a bathroom, a little living room with a great TV and a mini fridge full of beer and a bedroom. It was like a hotel suite and the man loved it.
Of course Bella simply moved all of her things in Klaus's bedroom and she was surprised that her father was fine with this but she wasn't about to question it. A lot of the picture of her father and herself were now spread around the house, along with the numerous pictures they had all taken during the summer.
"Wow man, did you really make this?" Jared asked Klaus as he stood in the library in front of a gigantic painting of Bella in a royal red dress.
The light made it look like she had a crown of sun on her head and she was simply a vision of beauty. The look in her eyes was one of pure happiness and the smile on her face was one of not only happiness but contentment. On her pale face, Klaus had added a soft blush that made her just that much prettier. She had never seen it before either and for some reason it made her blush.
"Hum…Yes… I actually did this during this summer while she was with Rebekah in Florida… When I missed her the most…" He replied, getting shy under the compliments he was now getting.
"It's really pretty Nik…" Rebekah complimented him after the boys were done doing what she wanted with her bedroom.
"Why did you put it in here Niklaus?" Bella asked him softly when everyone left to go eat a bite of something in the kitchen.
"It's your room Love… The library is yours…"
"Thank you… What inspired you to paint me like this? I've never seen myself this pretty…" She asked him.
"The look on your face… It's simply how I saw you after we mated…As for the rest…well, if I had things my way, I would make you a queen my Love."
"I love you so much Klaus… I don't need to be a queen anywhere else than in your heart." She replied, kissing him softly.
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In the kitchen, everyone was eating pieces of the pizzas Charlie and Billy had gotten while everyone else worked.
"Get over it Jacob, she was never yours to begin with." Embry told his best friend who seemed to be pining for Bella.
"They're not married! I would be better for her! I'm human…" Jacob whined.
"Bella and my brother are very happy together… I hope you're not deluding yourself in thinking you can get between them…" Kol warned him before he added "Bella quickly became a member of our family… She united us and we'll all do anything to keep her safe and happy. Don't you even think of trying anything. They're mated. She's taken."
"Mated?" Jacob asked in a small voice.
"Mating is the same thing as marriage. She's family now. She's his. She was never yours. It's time for you to move on." Rebekah said, making him nod his head in approval before he grabbed another slice of Pizza. Of course he was sad...devastated really but he would do anything to stay in her life, even if all he could be was a friend to her.
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After everyone left, Kol and Charlie went to Charlie's favorite place in town to eat and drink while Rebekah went with Sam to La Push to get to know Emily. Bella and Klaus were now finally alone.
"You've been deep in thoughts all afternoon Love, what's going on in that head of yours?" He asked her softly as they entered their bedroom together.
"Well, at some point during a shopping trip with Rebekah and Renee I found… We came across a water bed and I was just wondering how it would be to make love on this…" She replied honestly with a blush on her face.
"Intriguing idea Love… I'm sure it wouldn't to hard to find out… I'll look for one tomorrow." He replied as he slowly kissed her neck and down to her shoulders.
"It was just an idea… You know you don't have to do it if you don't want to…"
"When have I ever turned down making love to my wonderful mate?" He asked as he pushed her unbuttoned shirt down her shoulders so he could have more skin to kiss.
Things heated up quickly from here, especially since they hadn't been together in two weeks and their love making was intense with their reunion.
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When he got home that night with Kol, Charlie went to his room, trying to ignore the fact that his baby girl was now a young woman sleeping with the man that she would share forever with. He was about to close his door when Rebekah walked by him.
"You had a good time with Kol Charlie?" She asked him softly.
"Yes, it was fun. How were things at Emily's?"
"Great… She's very nice. I'm glad you moved here with us Charlie… I really hope you choose to change and become like us…" Rebekah said before she kissed his cheek and went in her bedroom.
Charlie smiled, remembering that he didn't loose his daughter, he gained a big family.
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The next few days before school started, Charlie taught Kol and Rebekah how to drive and went with them to school so they could choose the classes they wanted to take. Rebekah decided to enter as a Sophomore while Kol entered as a Junior, refusing to be in the same year as his LITTLE sister.
When they got home, Charlie informed Klaus and Bella that Edward tried to have every single one of his classes with Bella but since the school staff had been compelled by Klaus not to let it happen, he managed to put his sister Alice in all of Bella's classes.
By then Elijah had arrived and when Klaus got mad, he went with him to the school to make sure he didn't kill anyone while rearranging some schedule. In the end, the only Cullen that shared some classes with Bella was Jasper.
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CONGRATULATIONS! Some of your finally guessed right the names of Rebekah's and Kol's pairing (Probably because of the fact I included Kol in the quest and also because every one else had been named.) Since the big reveal isn't too far away (no more than 5 chapters), I won't write it here or tell you if you got it right... Sorry... But I want to keep it a surprise for the others who didn't guess right...
Lorelei Candice Black
