All characters from The Vampire Diaries belong to L.J. Smith as well as all characters from Twilight belong to Stephanie Meyer. I own nothing except my version of events.

Chapter 42 One Disaster After Another

Ok, it's now or never. What's the worst that could happen? I thought to myself as I lifted my hand up to knock on the wooden door before me. I waited patiently on the other side and plastered a smile on my face as the door opened.

"Good Morning, Rebecca."

Her face initially registered surprise at finding me there in front of her but she quickly hid it as she answered with a "Hey…"

"So I was thinking we could ditch your brothers today and have a girl's day, you know, have some breakfast and maybe do a little shopping?" I suggested, hoping she accepted my invitation.

She narrowed her eyes down at me in suspicion, "Why?"

I was getting tired of that look. Elijah had given me that same look continuously during the first two days after he moved in. It was so annoying having to go through all of that again. "Well, I figure we're going to see a lot of each other and I would like to get to know you and vice versa." She looked ready to shut the door on my face, not believing my words as soon as they left my mouth so I quickly added. "I know Niklaus would love that."

She stared down at me then, I could still see the indecision in her eyes but lucky for me she huffed out and nodded. "Ok, let's do it. I'll meet you downstairs in 10 minutes." She said quickly and closed the door on my face. I released a long breath and closed my eyes, thinking happy thoughts. I could totally do this… no big deal.

Okay so I was hyping myself up at this point but what else was there left to do?

I turned away and made my way down the stairs, figuring I could wait for her in the living room since I was already dressed and ready. I quietly sat on the couch and closed my eyes, trying to find my Zen and hoping I kept it throughout the day.

"You look like you are awaiting your death." An accented voice spoke.

I opened my eyes and looked to my right, finding Elijah there. He was sitting so casually on the couch with his leg crossed over the other looking at me with a small smile on his face… did the Mikaelson's not know how to smile properly?

"You could say that." I answered.

He arched a brow at me in question, his brother and he had that in common as well.

"I'm spending the day with Rebecca." I finally answered his silent question.

He let out a small chuckle. "I see."

"That's it?" I asked him in confusion.

He chuckled at me again and nodded, "I don't know whether to give you my condolences or attempt to give you a smidge of hope that she won't try to ruin your life. She's not very fond of you."

I rolled my eyes. "Oh, really? I never noticed." I deadpanned. "Not like it matters, I'm either going to get her to like me today or at the very least understand that we need to be cordial with one another to make Nik happy. It's all it boils down to anyway."

He let out a small smile again and I could see how glad he was with my statement. Just then Rebecca decided to grace us with her presence.

"Good Morning, Elijah." She said sweetly, then turned to look at me without stopping heading straight for the front door. "Come on, Bella. I don't have all day."

I closed my eyes for just a second and then got up quietly as I followed after her. I didn't miss the quiet chuckle from Elijah as I silently closed the door behind me.

We made our way out of Mystic Falls and headed for the biggest city near us. I didn't want to go too far because I didn't want to spend so much time sitting in a car with Rebecca. I was trying to be nice and so I allowed her to select our music for the trip… and of course she picked the popular pop music currently on the radio. Fuck my life.

Once we got to the city Rebecca went on her phone and found the bougiest place she could find. Clearly the opulent style of living and the ostentatious display of money were shared amongst all the living Mikaelson's. We were seated by the window getting a nice view of the city before us, at least I would be able to enjoy the scenery if the conversation was lacking. We both ordered our food and both asked for mimosas for breakfast, I guess we were both hoping to get slightly drunk to make it through the day. At least we had one thing in common.

"Soooo…. how do you like Mystic Falls so far?" I asked, finding I had nothing else to ask.

"Haven't seen much of it yet so I don't know. I just got here last night." She answered rudely.

She was lucky that was true or I would've answered with a snippy remark. "You said you were in Paris before coming here. Is that where you like to spend most of your time?" I asked, trying to find something to talk about… anything at this point.

"Yeah." She answered without uttering another word.

I downed the rest of my mimosa.

Fuck my life, this day was not gonna go well, that much I could already tell. Lucky for me the waiter arrived with our food and I quickly ordered another drink before he could escape. We sat quietly eating our food and I turned to look out the window, truly thankful at this moment that the view really was beautiful. There were people walking happily down the street with shopping bags in their hands. The buildings surrounding us were beautiful and the light from the sun reflected off the sparkles ingrained in the cement sidewalk.

We were almost done with our food when I was startled as Rebecca broke the silence.

"Oh, look at that fine piece of meat." She gushed, pointing to a table across the restaurant from us where a well-built man in a suit was sitting with an older gentleman.

"He is hot." I commented, appreciating the fine specimen that he was. He was incredibly attractive but no one would ever come close to Nik.

She turned back to look at me with narrowed eyes, "Have you forgotten about Niklaus already?" She asked.

I rolled my eyes at the ridiculous question. "Niklaus is my mate and I love him, but I still have fucking eyes." I answered, annoyed by the question, then turned away from her and looked out the window once again.

She didn't respond after that. I was three mimosas in and I was glad my brain was foggy enough that I didn't have to completely feel the torture that was this breakfast. I was lucky the view and food were absolutely amazing.

Not long after that the waiter arrived with the bill.

Rebecca looked at me then, "I'm gonna go get that guy's number while you pay… you do have enough money to pay for this right?" She asked condescendingly.

I didn't even bother responding and downed my fourth mimosa as I waved her away. She walked away from the table and I saw her walking up to the guy she had seen earlier, chatting him up like she'd known him all her life. I guess she did know how to be charming, unfortunately that charm did not extend to me. I took care of the bill and got up to leave, walking outside and hoping some fresh air would help me find my Zen again. I wanted to cut our outing short but I had promised myself I'd make this work before I left and I was going to stand by my own words. I owed it to Niklaus to try until my head popped off my shoulders.

"You are so rude, Bella." Rebecca huffed out as she suddenly appeared next to me. "You could've waited until I came back to the table."

Don't roll your eyes, Bella, don't roll your eyes.

"Did you get his number?" I asked instead.

She scoffed at me, offended by the question. "Of course."

"Awesome, now let's do some shopping." Before I decide to walk into traffic to escape this hell, I snarkily thought to myself.

I turned to walk down the street, seeing how we were already in an area with very expensive boutiques and name brand shops. We practically entered every single one and I don't think she left one shop without coming out with at least one bag. She attempted to get me to carry some of them but she was fucking out of her mind if she thought I was going to be her fucking maid. She was rude to all the staff and I was already annoyed when she started firing off snarky remarks at me, hidden within compliments. I don't even know how she managed to do that, it was almost like her super power.

"You know, Bella, if you can't afford anything you could always ask Nik for some money. I'm sure he'd give you some to shop with." She stupidly suggested.

Don't kill her, Bella, I chanted in my head, trying to convince myself. I stopped walking and turned to look at her, finally exhausted with her bullshit. "I have my own money and I don't need any from Niklaus. I just don't find it necessary to waste my money on ridiculously expensive clothes when there are other things in life that matter more."

"Are you calling me materialistic?" She asked angrily.

"I didn't say that but if the shoe fucking fits, then wear it." I answered back, now coming to my wits end. I was now officially over and done with this trip.

"You fucking bitch!" She squealed out.

"No, you're the fucking bitch. I invited you out today in the hopes that we could get to know each other. I know you don't like me but I promised myself I would try to be friends with you. I was even hoping we could possibly become sisters one day but you have made it fucking impossible. Do you realize how important this is for Nik?... Do you ever stop to think about someone else other than yourself?!" I asked, getting angrier with every word I spoke. "I love your brother, Rebecca. He's my mate and there is nothing in this world that I wouldn't do to for him. That is why I am currently standing here with you, because trust me, if it weren't for him I would have never given you the time of day. Unfortunately, you are his only sister and I know how much he loves you and nothing would make him happier than for us to get along." I let out a long breath and spoke my next words lowly, exhausted with this whole situation. "But clearly you're not going to let that fucking happen so why even fucking bother?"

I could see her opening her mouth to respond but I felt a punch to my gut at that moment, making me bend over from the pain. At first I thought she had physically punched me in anger but then I registered the hard tugging in my heart, indicating that someone I loved was in danger. It felt as though my heart was being pulled out of my chest, it was stronger than it'd ever felt before.

My phone suddenly rang and I pulled it out of my pocket and quickly answered.

"Bella! You have to get here now!" Jasper's panicked voice came through the speaker.

"What?! What happened?" I asked breathlessly.

"Charlie had an accident. He's bleeding out, Bella, he wants to be turned but he's waiting for you to get here. He said something about a promise. You have to get here and fast."

"Ok." I quickly responded as I hung up. "I gotta go." I said quickly as I pulled my keys out of my purse and threw them at Rebecca. "Drive yourself home." I said, not bothering to even look at her.

I heard her yell my name but I ignored her as I ran to the closest hidden area to teleported myself to Esme's house.

"Dad!" I yelled out when I appeared in their living room and caught sight of my dad covered in blood. I ran to his side and kneeled by his head as tears were streaming down my face.

"It's okay," he whispered. "Don't cry Baby Girl." He said as he reached for me.

"What happened?" I asked anyone who would answer.

"He was in the garage cutting a piece of wood when he lost control and cut himself in the stomach instead. Luckily we smelled the blood quickly and brought him inside. We wanted to take him to the hospital but he refused, he said he wanted Esme to turn him but he insisted he couldn't do it without you."

"Dad! You're ridiculous." I chastised him. "Turn him Esme!" I yelled at Esme, as she was looking down at my dad with pure terror in her eyes.

"Wait!" My dad managed to yell out as she was bending down to his neck. "I don't know how I will be after my transition… if anything goes wrong… I love you both, so much." He wheezed out as he looked at both Esme and I.

"I love you too, dad, and you'll be fine. I promise."

He silently smiled at me and closed his eyes.

Esme took the opportunity to bite him on his neck, pumping him with her venom. We both heard his heart stutter out and all of our eyes widened in panic. My dad was fading faster than the venom could do its work… I quickly realized my dad was dying.

"Bite him near his heart!" Jasper ordered Esme quickly before my dad's last heartbeat rang out.

Not wasting any time, Esme bit my dad over his heart doing the same thing she had done on his neck.

It was dead silent as we waited for my dad's heart to respond, waiting for his body to show any indication that the venom was actively coursing through his veins. It was the worst ten seconds of my life.

I let out a breath of relief when my dad's heart started to respond. Then it quickly turned to terror once again as my dad let out an agonized scream.

"Dad!" I cried out but Jasper pulled me away from him as his body started to convulse, his arms and legs viciously flailing about. Jasper wrapped his arms around me to console me but his grip on me quickly tightened when he felt me starting to fight him in order to reach for my dad.

"He's okay, Darlin', Shhhhhhh…" He soothed me. "He's turning and he's in pain…but he can hurt you in that state Bella and you know he wouldn't be happy with himself if he did." He said calmly, trying to reason with me but at this point it had become hard to do so. I could still feel the residual pain of the tugging and the panic at seeing my dad covered in blood, fearing he wouldn't withstand the transition.

As much as I wanted to fight him in that moment, in the back of my mind I knew he was right, so I deatedly turned my head to look away and I sobbed into his chest. "Jasper." I whined out.

"I know, Darlin', I know… but he's going to be okay. He'll be like this for a few days remember, but by the end he'll come back to us. He won't be gone forever." He consoled me, but I could tell he didn't understand why I was reacting this way when he knew I was aware of how a cold vampire transitioning worked. He didn't understand but I needed him to, Paul wasn't here this time and Jasper was the closest person here to have the ability to calm me down.

I shook my head as I whispered out "...I felt it, Jasper." Moving my arm to hold onto my stomach.

I felt his body tense around me as he finally understood what was really going on. He sent me a dose of calm and tranquility as he quietly soothed me, brushing my hair down and whispering sweetly in my ear. He remembered how Paul had calmed me down when this had previously happened with Damon back in Volterra and I felt him lift me off the floor and sit me down on his lap, hugging me tightly in his arms and continuing to brush my hair with his fingers.

"I love you, Bella and I know it's hard to control your emotions right now but I need you to get control of your powers, Darlin'. The room is starting to vibrate." He said in worry.

Fuck, I could hear things falling off the walls as he spoke so I wrapped myself in my own bubble trying to keep it contained but my emotions were all over the place that I couldn't even answer anymore. It was always incredibly hard to recover after feeling the tugging in my heart. It was like it took my energy with it, zapping me completely and leaving me exposed and vulnerable... leaving me with raw emotions that I couldn't stop from filtering out. It was uncontrollable and frightening. Coupled that with seeing my dad lying there covered in blood and looking like he was practically dead didn't help. I logically knew he would be ok but seeing him that way and hearing his heart putter out filled me with terror. I sobbed into Jasper's arms, thankful that I at least had someone here with me.

I don't know how long it was when I heard a door burst open and Niklaus' voice frantically asking where I was. I heard his frantic footsteps and then I felt myself being shifted into another pair of arms.

"Angel." Niklaus whispered and I was suddenly enveloped in his scent. I wrapped my arms around his neck and dug my face into his neck as I continued to sob. I was trying to use his scent to calm me down and it was starting to work. I managed to quiet my crying and I was finally able to hear Niklaus quietly speaking to me. "He will be okay, Angel. He would never leave you."

"It's not that, Klaus." I distantly heard Jasper say, detecting the worry in his voice. "She felt it when it happened again but it was worse this time. She…" but I stopped hearing him after that. Hearing him explain it out loud put me back in the same place I was before Nik got here and I couldn't do that again. I was still trying to stop my emotions from consuming me. I could hear Nik, whispering quietly into my ear trying to console me but it was all background noise as I tried to get a grip on myself.

"… Come back to me, Angel." Nik whispered out with clear pain in his voice.

Hearing his pain at seeing me like this snapped me out of it and I quieted down in an instant. I couldn't bear to cause him any more pain, he was everything to me and I could never willingly do this to him. All I wanted was for him to be happy, he's had a lifetime of pain and suffering and he deserved to be happy now.

Seeing I was finally calm he pulled my arms away from his neck and cupped my face with both of his hands. "There you are." He whispered in relief.

"I'm sorry." I said sadly, feeling suddenly guilty for causing him any type of pain or worry.

"Don't be. I love you and I'm here for you, always Angel." He said with so much love.

I nodded at him and reached up to hold onto his hands still cupping my face, but once I got a look at my own hands my eyes widened and I pulled away from him to look down at myself.

"Nik…" I whispered out, starting to panic as I realized my hands were covered in blood and so were my clothes. My breathing started getting heavy again and Niklaus pulled my face back to his.

"Hey! Look at me, Angel. Focus on my voice, you're okay. I just need to clean you up, okay?"

I quietly nodded at him and closed my eyes, until I felt something wet on my face snapping my eyes open again. "Shhhh, just cleaning you up remember?" He reminded me with a gentle smile on his face. I let him do what he needed to do while I remained quiet, fearing if I talked I would start crying again.

He was cleaning my hands and arms when a frown appeared, marring his handsome face.

"Here." I heard a female voice say but I didn't even bother to look at who it was.

I saw Niklaus reach his arm out and then he looked at me. "Close your eyes, Angel." Nik ordered and I complied without question. I felt him lift my shirt over my head and then pull another shirt over my body. "There. Good as new." He said as he pulled me back into his arms and brushed my hair with one hand as the other rubbed soothing circles on my back. I relaxed in his arms and let myself be surrounded by Nik. He was everything I needed in this moment, filling with so much peace and tranquility.

I opened my eyes and found the couch my dad's bloody body was on and carpet missing, erasing the bloody scene I had arrived to when I first teleported in. I took a look around the destroyed room, resulted from my uncontrolled powers, and realized for the first time we were not alone.

"Why doesn't Rebecca have a shirt on?" I asked as my eyes wandered over to the wall behind me. Seeing her standing there with her arms crossed over her chest with just a bra and the same jeans and shoes she had been wearing on out trip.

I felt Nik's body move underneath mine as he quietly chuckled. "She gave you the shirt you're wearing."

I pulled away from him and looked down at myself, realizing it was indeed the shirt she had been wearing on our outing.

"Oh." I said in surprise. "Uh… thanks." I said, directing my words at Rebecca.

She shrugged her shoulders at me, "No problem." She said, trying to sound as casual as she could.

The house was eerily quiet and I frowned when I realized I couldn't hear my dad's screams. "Why is it so quiet?" I asked Niklaus.

"I placed a shield around his room and muted it so you wouldn't hear his screams."

I turned to him in surprise, "You can do that now?"

"I guess so."

Just then the front door burst open and in walked Rose, Paul, Caroline, Jeremy and Damon.

"Bella!" Paul exclaimed as he swiftly kneeled in front of me and pulled me into his arms. "I'm so sorry I wasn't here sooner. Jasper just called."

"It's ok... I'm ok." I reassured him, hearing the worry in his voice.

He pulled away from me with a critical look on his face, analyzing me with his eyes. "Not really, your weak and you need sleep."

I knew he was right but I needed more information before I did. "Not yet," I said shaking my head. "Where's Jasper? and how's my dad?" I asked.

"Jasper is upstairs, he is helping Esme get your dad cleaned up. His wounds are now completely healed and they were able to move him upstairs and into his bedroom." Niklaus answered.

I was so thankful for Jasper in that moment.

"Oh wow, you're new… and half naked." Rose suddenly commented as she got a look at Rebecca who was standing quietly against the wall in just her bra and jeans.

It was so out of the blue that it brought a chuckle out of me.

"That is my sister, Rebecca." Niklaus informed them.

Everyone responded by awkwardly introducing themselves, given this complicated situation.

"Why don't you and Klaus take my bedroom, Bella? You can take a shower and clean up properly… and I'll get a shirt for Rebecca to borrow." Rose offered.

"No." I stubbornly said. "I want to see my dad."

"Not right now, Bella, after what happened you need to sleep. Why don't you listen to Rose and get cleaned up first?" Paul asked, trying to reason with me.

"Paul…" I started to argue but he grabbed onto my hand and gently asked, "Please?"

Once he gave me that puppy dog look I knew I was done for. "Fine." I huffed out.

Niklaus chuckled and lifted me up as he carried me up the stairs and into Rose's bedroom. He headed straight for her private restroom and stood me in front of the shower as he leaned forward to turn it on.

I looked down at myself and started to take my clothes off to get in the shower. As I looked at the floor I caught sight of Rebecca's shirt once again, wondering why she would have offered me her shirt. She must have been trying to pretend like she cared in front of Niklaus, because today was proof that she clearly didn't, nor that she wanted to have anything to do with me. I wished things weren't this way but unless she opened herself up to me and gave our relationship a chance, then our situation would remain the same.

I snapped back to the present as I felt Nik's hand grasping my own and softly pulling me into the shower with him. He was already naked and I enjoyed the view as he moved in front of me. He quietly washed my hair and soaped up the rest of my body. He was diligent in his cleaning and I was thankful he was a vampire and most likely fully aware of the blood still staining my body. I wanted him to remove every single trace of it.

Once he was done he pulled me into him and wrapped me up in a tight hug, the water falling soothingly over our joined bodies.

"I'm sorry if I scared you." I quietly apologized, it certainly had not been my intention to do so and I felt bad that I had caused him such worry.

I felt him shake his head at my words. "It doesn't matter. All that matters now is that you're okay." He said, as he tucked his face into my neck.

I hummed softly in his arms, I desperately needed his presence and the safety it always brought me when I was encased by him. I wish he had been there when I first arrived, maybe then I wouldn't have reacted as badly as I had.

"I'm also sorry I didn't call you, it all happened so fast and all I wanted to do was to reach my dad's side as soon as possible."

"It's alright, Angel, I made it here eventually. Rebecca drove in such a panic back to the house to inform me of the phone call you received. I wish I had learned how to teleport already but unfortunately I still haven't. Rebecca drove me here, I was so worried I couldn't even drive." He admitted shamefully.

I felt guilty again but also incredibly confused, did I hear him right? Was Rebecca really the one to inform him? I'd figured Jasper had called him to get here as soon as possible but I guess I was wrong. It didn't stop me from finding Nik's story so strange, Rebecca in a panic over me did not sound like her at all.

"That's so strange because… I'm going to be honest with you right now and tell you that our day together did not go very well. I thought she hated me… she sure acted like it."

He quietly chuckled at me. "That's just Rebecca. She doesn't like to let people know just how much she cares."

I hummed softly in my throat. "That's stupid." I finally concluded.

He chuckled even more at my outspoken thoughts. "Yes, well, the Mikaelson's are a complicated bunch. Get ready for more of the same when I undagger my two other brothers."

Lord help me, I silently prayed. "Can't wait." I said quietly, starting to now feel how drained I was after my earlier episode.

Sensing my body was starting to turn to jelly, Nik spoke up. "Come on, Love. Let's get out of here and get you to sleep for at least a few hours before you go see your dad."

I silently nodded at him and I felt him dry me up and lift me into his warm arms but that's as far as I remember as I fell into in a deep exhausted sleep.

I woke up a few hours later feeling emotionally stable once again and eager to see my dad. If it weren't for my emotional instability I could have been with him a while ago. Nik and I quickly changed and he led me out towards my father's bedroom but before going inside he pulled me away from the door and looked down at me with a frown on his face.

"Be careful, Love. I have the room shielded so you can't hear him out here but be prepared to hear him once again when we enter his bedroom."

Oh crap, I forgot about that. I slowly nodded, hoping I was ready to face his screams and I wouldn't react as badly as I did the first time. I turned back towards the door and slowly opened it.

My dad was laying on Esme and his bed but he wasn't thrashing around like he had been before… actually he wasn't even screaming. I could hear him softly complaining but that was the extent of it.

"Why isn't he…?"

"It's Jasper." Paul answered my unfinished question. He was leaning on the wall behind Jasper with his arms crossed over his chest, looking on with worry.

Why was he worried? I wondered, but once I took a good look at Jasper I immediately realized he was using his power to take my dad's pain away. It wouldn't have been a problem if it weren't for the beads of sweat currently falling down the sides of his face and the clear strain it was taking on him. He was struggling.

I walked towards him and kneeled down to his side. "Jazz, stop. It's hurting you."

He shook his head at me. "No. I can do this."

I took hold of one of his arms and squeezed it, "Jazzy, I love you and I appreciate what you're doing but I can't let you." I pleaded with him, hoping I could convince him before I was forced to use my shield.

"But I can do this, Bella." He said softly as he slowly turned his head to look at me.

"Fuck! Paul, get me some blood bags, now!" I yelled in a panic as I got a good look at his eyes, without question Paul ran out of the room at my command.

His eyes that were supposed to be his human blue were fading and I could see the red of his vampiric side taking over. He was wearing his cold ring, that shouldn't have been possible. It must have something to do with how excessively he was using his power, he needed to feed.

I instinctively put my dad in a shield and I could see him thrashing around once again but I couldn't hear him as Jasper was pushed away from him. He stood up in shock. "Bella…" Jasper started breathlessly but I cut him off.

"No! It's hurting you, your eyes are turning red Jasper. You're wearing your ring and that shouldn't be happening. I don't know what would happen to you if your eyes went completely red but I do know it wouldn't be anything good." Just then Paul entered holding onto a few blood bags, I took hold of one and handed it to Jasper. "Drink." I ordered. He didn't need me to tell him though because as soon as the blood was near him he reached for it.

Once he was done with the first bag his eyes went back to blue and I sighed in relief. "Take your ring off and then drink the second one." I think he needed to let his vampire side out before he fought off the power of the ring. I didn't know if it was possible but I could tell his vampiric self was close to the surface and I didn't want to test it out.

He did as he was told and slipped his ring off, placing it on the nightstand. It was weird to see him shifting back to his pale vampire self. He tended to wear his ring most of the time and I was so used to seeing him more human-like. Paul handed him the second bag and Jasper took it without saying a word.

"Better?" I asked as he finished the second bag.

He nodded at me shamefully. "I'm sorry."

"You should be, but I do hope you know that I'm going to be asking Paul to kick your ass when this is all over." I threatened.

He chuckled but nodded. "I deserve that." Then he turned to look at my dad and frowned. "I can still help him."

I swear I was going to punch him myself this time. "Jasper…" I started.

"Wait!" He said, raising his hands at me in defense. "Just hear me out first. It was stupid of me to do it in my human form, we're less powerful when we're wearing the ring, you said so yourself. But if I do it in my vampire body I can handle it… we might need a few more blood bags to keep my powers from completely draining me, but other than that I'll be all good."

I narrowed my eyes at him in thought.

"He's right, Angel, as a vampire he'll be able to handle the excess amount of power he's exerting. He'll get hungry but that's easily fixed."

My eye twitched, if Nik thought it was a brilliant idea then it probably was. I groaned out, "Fine!" I huffed out, as they all smiled at me. "But you're lucky my mate is speaking on your behalf or else I'd be kicking your ass myself right about now." I threatened, pointing my finger at him.

Jasper grabbed onto my pointed finger and playfully shook it. "Ok, now release your dad so I can help him."

I did as he said and as soon as I released him, Jasper used his empathic ability to take his pain away.

"How are you handling it man?" Paul asked.

"Piece of cake, I don't even have to touch him." Jasper answered as he threw me a blinding smile, proving he wasn't struggling.

I rolled my eyes, stupid men, but walked closer to him to give him a kiss on the cheek. "Thanks Jazz."

I took the chair he was sitting on for myself, it's not like he needed to use it now that he was in his vamp body. I held onto my dad's hand and caressed it with my thumb. "I'm back dad. Sorry I took so long..." I started to say then began talking to him about anything that came to my head and the guys helped me out. Sometimes we'd just have a conversation amongst each other and other times Paul and I reminded him of his life back in Forks. Jasper had told me it wouldn't hurt to remind him of his human life just in case he lost some of his memories during his transition, apparently it was a common thing.

We had a great time, given the circumstance. I could see Nik listening intently as Paul and I spoke about our past. He didn't know me then and he was enjoying the stories we told along with us. Laughing at certain parts and teasing me over something stupid I had done. In my defense, it was the only time in my life I was able to enjoy being a teenager. I knew Victoria was after me but I didn't let that stop me from living my life to the fullest. Paul and I alone had done some crazy things but add the pack to that and we were completely insane.

I didn't realize how much time had passed until I found myself leaning back on my chair and leaning to the side against Paul's body.

"You have to go to bed, Angel, you're practically falling off the chair. We can come back in the morning when you're well rested, you know your dad will understand. If anything, he will be upset that you didn't take care of yourself properly… and then I'll get an earful as well."

I chuckled at the last part, it was so true. My dad didn't care how dangerous Niklaus was, from the beginning he had presented himself as my father and let it be known that he would not tolerate any disrespect towards me. It was now Niklaus' job to take care of me and love me and if he didn't live up to those expectations then there would be hell to pay. My dad was the best.

I bent down and said goodnight to my father and quietly made it back to Rose's room.

"Thank you for being with me, Niki." I said sincerely as we lay snuggled up under the covers, kissing him sweetly on the lips.

Anything for you, Angel.

And I believed every single word of it.