disclaimer: I do not own Twilight or the Vampire Diaries.

AU warnings, relationships between men, swearing, sexual relationships, etc.

Set just after Kol's death in 4x12 and just after Bella meets the Volturi.

Forks, Washington

-Cullen Residence-

When Mike Newton showed up at the Cullen's doorstep, he was greeted with the sight of a curious Emse. He smiled at the caramel haired woman. Out of all the Cullens, he enjoyed her and Jasper's company. Although Jasper did not remember him from their days of fighting in the Civil War together, he understood. Mike had been pronounced missing in action a good year before Jasper had been turned.

"Hello Esme," he said to her, "I heard you all had returned. Is it alright if I come inside?"

"Of course," the vampire said moving aside from to enter. "I do hope you don't mind a little dust. I was cleaning while the others were out."

Mike nodded and glanced around, staring at the many graduation caps and other things. He looked right at her and smiled knowing. "So what game are they hunting today? Grizzly bear or mountain lion?"

Esme looked at him in shock. "I...I beg your pardon?"

The blonde shrugged, going on as if he had not heard her. "Well maybe it's something else. I know Emmett is keen to bears, but maybe they wanted something different. A few deer or elk maybe?"

"Mike I do believe that you're mistaken," she lied.

He tsked in her direction, waved a finger. "Now, now Esme, didn't anyone tell you it's not nice to lie?"

The caramel haired woman stared at him, "Mike,"

"How the hell do you know what we are? Did that little bitch tell you?" he turned his head to see Rosalie glaring at him, her golden eyes darkening to black. "Did she?"

Mike scoffed, "Why would she? I've seen plenty of your kind, Ms. Hale. After all," he smiled wicked in her direction. "I was the one who created the first Cold One."

Mystic Falls, Virgina

-Mikaelson Mansion-

Rebekah Mikaelson stayed into the coffin that held the charred body of her brother. She felt the tears threatening to fall, but she held them back. What good would it do? Crying over a brother who foolishly believed he could stop them from finding the cure. She was going to use to turn Niklaus human.

Maybe that would put him in his place.

"Rebekah," she turned to see her brother walking towards her.

"Yes Nik?" she asked flippantly. "What do you want?"

"I need your help," he said.

"With what?" she snapped, her eyes narrowing. "You wish to have other one of us killed for your pitiful means?"

"No," he said suddenly. "I want kill the doppelganger and her brother for what they did to Kol."

Rebekah frowned, "Why the sudden change? Didn't you want Elena human so you make more hybrids?"

He laughed and it was cold, sending shivered down her spine. "No love. What I want is Elena's heart in my hand and her brother's head and arms hanging over my fireplace."

"And the others?" she titled her to the side.

"I'll kill them all," he answered. "But I want to save the Gilbert siblings for last. They took our brother away and I plan on avenging him."

Rebekah scoffed, "Now you're back on your whole 'family is everything' obsession? You're away that there are only three of us left? Elijah is god knows where, while you and I are here. The rest of our family is dead!"

"Bell might be alive," Klaus whispered looking lost in thought.

Rebekah's entire form stilled. "She could have been killed by father," she said, "He was hell bent on hunting all of us down. He might have gone after her since he couldn't get to Kol. She was his weakness after all," she stole another glance at her brother's corpse.

"He would have told me," Klaus said, "He would have taunted me with it. Bell wasn't just Kol's weakness, she was all of ours."

Rebekah looked at him, wondering where this was going. "She disappeared so long ago, Nik. We haven't seen her since Henry the VIII's reign."

"I'm aware," Klaus muttered, remembering the last dance he shared with his sister, he remembered the last he sat watching her eyes dance with mirth as she and Kol plotted their next game. Anne and George Boleyn's deaths had been her and Kol's form of enjoyment.

He wondered where she was now.

A knock on the door caused them both to frown. Klaus blurred to the door and opened it. He found Bonnie Bennett standing there, her emerald eyes filled with determination.

"Come to end it all?" he asked. "I mean, what with your newest form of power running through you. Expression I believe you all it."

"I need to see Kol's body," she answered.

"What would you want with that?" the hybrid asked his blue eyes hard. "You trapped me in that house with his body. Give me one good reason why I shouldn't rip your heart out?"

Bonnie looked at him, "Please Klaus let me see him," her voice sounded tired, broken almost. He looked at her, and for once he wasn't just seeing the witch who almost killed him back in that quarry. He saw a broken, scared teenage girl. He saw someone who didn't want to protect a person who wouldn't been show real gratitude towards her.

Bonnie was tired of being abused. Something had happened between her and Kol and when he died, something in her must have died with him. He moved aside, nodding his head and allowing her enter. He watched the witch walked past, a confused Rebekah. The siblings shared a look.

But neither had an answer for the question hovering over them.

Forks, Washington

-Cullen Residence-

Edward pulled into the driveway of the house, frowning when he heard Rosalie's cries. Something was wrong, he couldn't hear her thoughts, or Esme's. Alice looked at him from the rearview mirror, sitting next to Bella. The curly haired vampire known as Katherine, who was being inhabited by Kol; who happened to be Bella's twin brother, was looking rather bored. The mindreader still found all of it to be confusing.

Bella exited the car, frowning when she heard Rosalie's cries on how she was going to kill Mike. She walked towards the door, which was opened, and into the house. She found Mike humming as he sat on the couch, Rosalie frozen in midair while Esme, Carlisle, Jasper and Emmett stared at him in shock.

"Mikhail," Bella said looking at him. "What in the world are you doing?"

He grinned at her. "Hello Isabella," he greeted, "I'm just having a bit of run. Blondie here thought it would be a good idea to try and attack me. So I might have stunned her."

Bella sighed and turned to the three vampires she had come in with, "Edward and Alice, please join your family," they walked toward the couch, Edward staring at her wanting to know an answer. He would get it in due time. Bella turned to her brother, still inhabiting the body of her enemy," Kol be a dear and sit down."

"Actually love, I have one thing I have to do," Kol said.

Mike looked intrigued. "What does it involve?"

"Silas," Kol answered. Mike laughed at it. "What is so funny?"

"Oh nothing," Mike grinned. "It's just the fact that you actually believe him to be frightening."

"If he is raised he will be about hell on Earth," Kol said.

Mike scoffed, "I could do that with just a thought. But I happen to like Earth the way it is so no thanks for that. And Silas isn't as scary as he sounds. Now Qetsiyah, she was a force to fear. Women with power is both sexy and dangerous."

Kol looked at him, "You knew them?"

"Of course I did," Mike said with a roll of his eyes. "Qestiyah and I were lovers shortly after I gave her the spell to imprison that annoying little fucker. Sadly she did not wish to have the spell of immortality and died. But not before we had children together. I believe you know one of my descendants. Bonnie Bennett I believe her name is."

Kol looked at him, confused. "You're..."

"Related biologically to her? Yes I am. And I must say, she's a strong one," Mike smiled softly.

"Who is Silas?" asked Edward.

"You don't listen very well do you?" Kol asked.

"No he doesn't," everyone in the room, minus Edward himself, answered.

Mike grinned and was about to answer when there was a knock at the door. He shared a glance with Bella. "That's for you by the way. I may have made a phone call before you landed."

Bella frowned and walked towards the door, opening it. Mike followed her, a habit he had picked up quite some time ago. He didn't mind it. The brunette stared up into the blue eyes of a familiar face. A smile bloomed along her lips. Edward had followed behind Mike, taking in the appearance of the stranger.

He had short dark hair, nestled atop his head in curls, and his eyes were a deep brown. He was tall and looked to be a bit older than Bella, maybe twenty-four at the most. He was dressed in a black jacket, a gray long sleeved shirt and jeans a pair of boots. He smiled at the girl.

"Hello love," he answered. Bella smiled, her eyes lighting up as she threw herself at him, giggling when he held her close. "Miss me did you?"

"Of course I did," she answered and leaned in, pecking him on the lips. "I hate being away from you."

"I could say the same," he said.

"Hello Declan," Mike greeted. The man looked at him and waved.

"Mikhail," he greeted in return. "I have your ferry tickets."

"Tickets?" Kol asked coming into the room.

"Yes," Mike turned to him. "Tickets my dear vampire."

Bella frowned. "Why do you need ferry tickets?"

The blonde turned to her. "Because we're going to raise Silas," he answered and looked back at Kol. "I would call Bonnie and let her know what your role in this is going to be. It will cause a bit of a rift between you too if you don't. And after all the bull she has been through, I must say, you bring out her fun side."

Kol smiled.

"So we're raising a two thousand year old witch?" Bella asked.

"Vampire," Mike said and smiled. "He's a vampire. He'd be a witch if he still had his powers, which he doesn't. And yes my dear we are."

"Why?" Edward asked.

"So I can kill him myself," Mike said.