when families meet

Bella stood on her front door step with an apple in hand staring off in the towns direction with a contemplating look on her face. All morning her mind seemed to be going back to the day she first learned about her twin and she had a feeling their meeting was going to tie into what was going on with the doppelganger. Deciding to keep her mind off of it Bella spent the rest of the day playing with her elemental powers she was having fun growing different fruit trees off her back porch. Just before the time for the dance Bella got dressed in a black lace body suit with a built in bra and a pair of high rise black skinny jeans. To finish off her look she pulled on a cobalt blue leather jacket and her black heeled timberland boots. Before she left she sent a quick text to Elijah to see what he he was going to be doing to which he responded that he was going to be checking on Katherine, Bella read that as tormenting instead of checking since Klaus was in town. Getting on to her bike the ride into town went quickly and Bella could stop the smirk on her mouth as what she was sensing and decided that seeing it would be pretty cool, mostly because seeing two souls inhabiting one body would be a site.

He was easy to spot since she had been sensing what was going on and he was standing by Damon. The hunter wasn't the hunter tonight and as Bella stared she was intrigued to see a older soul pushing the human one back and forcing it to sleep. As she walked up them standing on the other side of the possessed hunter Bella could see the annoyance that wasn't directed at Damon but most likely who ever gave him information on those in town. The annoyance was buried under curiosity and intrigue when he noticed Bella presences and took in her features. Feeling her phone vibrate in her pocket she didn't have to look to realize his informant was Katherine and once again the female had ignored Bella.

She watched as he mentally seemed to shake himself out of his thoughts and his emotions change accordingly to focus on his goal for the night. Damon also choose to draw his attention having figured out it wasn't really the hunter when he tried to drag him into helping instead of calling him an asshole for showing up just to watch the entertainment. Damon flung his arm over her shoulder before speaking.

" You think this Klaus guy would be angry if we mentioned that Elena tried to dagger Elijah." Bella could feel the anger spike before she answered, " Even more so if you were to say let it slip that Katherine is who told them how to do it." Bella smirked as she felt him seething under his calm mask.

"Well Bells just before you showed up and Ricky here pulled me aside you missed the whining... I mean complaining... I mean bitching from the doppelganger about us being asked to help. So I was wondering which plan of annoyance you wished to go with tonight." tilting her head back and forth Bella contemplated their go to plans they had made when bored ages ago not wanting to prevent the hybrid from completing his own plans for the night. Bella tapped two fingers on his hand before looking at the hunter and knowing good and well the person who was in control had no idea what her true personality was like bated her eyelash at him before smirking.

"Well its not like he's going to tell on us, since he has his own plans to enact tonight." Bella noticed the shock that ran through his aura before patting him on the back and catching Damon's eye she indicated she was going to leave to do her part in the prank. It took no longer than thirty minutes for their plan to work and the screech the doppelganger let was very satisfying. As Bella walked to the door she caught the amusement being directed at her from both her cousin whom she caught the eye of as he stood with her duckling who wore a shocked look at what she was wearing and the fact that she pulled a prank at one of the dances. Wiggling her fingers in their direction as a wave Bella also noted the hunter herding the doppelganger into a hallway with the witchy friend trailing behind. She also noted Damon was once again needling his brother as a small distraction to what was going on with his girlfriend before she headed home for the night.

Pulling into her garage Bella could feel her queen waiting for her as she dropped her helmet and keys by the door. Bella headed out to meet her, they spent two hours talking over the possibilities of a fae being able to pull off the possession trick Bella had just seen when they both noticed something on the edge of her property. Looking towards the abandoned property Bella could sense the possessed hunter and a witch but then a few minutes later a shroud of fae magic seemed to be blocking her. Looking towards her queen Bella received a nod of permission to push through the magic so she could see. As she pushed her magic forward Bella was expecting it to lift like the times before when she had practiced with her teachers. Instead her magic seemed to seamlessly blend in with the magic in the shroud before turning it into a window and allowing her to see a seelie fae aura. With a gasp she looked to her queen and asked, "There are no portals or forming rings on that property right?"

"no... well now that's interesting I believe my brother will want to be here for this." As Her queen answered Bella could feel her leaving back to the realm.

Focusing back on the shroud Bella pushed her magic through again to the seelie from his emotion she could tell they had felt her magic mingling with theirs. Bella could feel the vampire aura return to its rightful body and the hunter regaining control before falling asleep. Deciding they were done with what ever they were doing for the moment Bella gave a tug on the seelie's magic and watched the shock then awe going through them. This meant they didn't know they could do that with their magic which confused her before she gave another tug wanting him to head her way. She could feel their magic in return reaching to find hers in the shroud before giving a tug back. With a smirk Bella stood up and headed to the property line al the while pulling on the magic of the seelie. After a few minutes Bella could feel resignation and curiosity before watching the shroud lift completely and the seelie follow the pull.

Bella could also see the original vampire was following behind the fae to see what was going on. As she waited for him to arrive at the border Bella began to play with her fire element by creating rings in the ground. Just as the last one was placed Bella heard a chuckle from across the ring. As she looked up her gaze became caught in Renee's blue eyes until she realized she was staring at a six foot male whose hair was cut short but had the same shade as hers did though unlike her father whose features they both favored this male was far more muscular. Noticing his aura raised from curiosity to shock as he took in her five foot four inch frame and their features Bella waited until he meet her eyes again before channeling her magic into her eyes to match his. Bella watched the longing in his aura seeming to surface before she let the reigns on her magic loosen allowing it to do as it pleased. She felt her twin do the same and reached her hand across the fire her palm face up. As he grasped her hand their magic used the physical connection to help repair the bond that should have been aloud to form years ago. Bella watched her twins eyes glaze over knowing his gift was catching him up on parts of her life.

Bella watched the bond strengthen further before looking at her twins aura allowing the connection to tell her a few things like the fact that he instinctively relied on his gift while passing himself off as a warlock. As his eyes cleared Bella spoke "Isabella" matching her smirk with his own he answered, "Maddox". Bella could see and feel the cracks and breaks on their souls beginning to mend as she gave his hand a tug like her magic had done before. Putting out the fire she pulled her twin towards her home knowing the original would follow and sensing Elijah and Damon at her house Bella had a feeling the game was going to change quickly.

In a few strides Maddox was walking next to Bella but didn't release her hand not even when she came to a stop in front of the circle in her back yard and faced her house. Damon and Elijah were the first ones into the yard and from the feelings Bella was getting from Damon he would have said what the hell. Before either of them could ask their questions the original that had been following Maddox appeared across from stood at five foot eleven inches and had short dark blonde hair he was wearing a pair of black jeans and a black leather jacket. He focused on Elijah with his greeting before looking at Maddox and Bella.

"Hello brother," Bella could see the curiosity coming from all three vampires but her focus was on what she was seeing in the auras of the two originals. Some of the questions she had about the fake curse was answered by her being able to see the blondes aura and the block and the blood red chains that were wrapped around the block on his soul that was cutting it off from its other part that was still very much aware and fighting to break free which explained the underlying pain in his emotions he had learned to ignore long ago. What was causing more questions for her was that as she looked at Elijah soul she could see that part of his soul was blocked the same way though the part he could no longer reach seemed to be sleeping due to the separation which made her assume he did not know he had a block to begin with. As Bella pulled out of her sight to focus on the originals Bella wondered if the others were the same since the book had mentioned five originals in total.

"Interesting isn't," Maddox tensed hearing the queens voice and the snort her brother gave. Feeling the mischief and need to sow chaos coming off of them, before feeling a wave of magic and the vampires turned their attention to the people behind the twins who had caught their attention from seeming to appear out of thin air.

"Gentlemen, as much as my brother and I would find it amusing to watch what ever argument you have escalate to blows. The newly reunited twins need some answers which we can only give. So either kindly go play your game with the curse on the two of you; and do not look at me that way I see far more than either of you, or discard the game you were placed in with the curses and join in the one others have long since forgotten how to play I'm sure the results will be much more to your liking. I wont be needing a verbal answer either join us in the circle with out breaking the ring or leave."

Giving her twins hand another tug before releasing it long enough to turn and stepped over no longer having to look to acknowledge the change from the mortal plan. She did however notice that to give the portal more light they used their elemental control to create small fire animals and insects that were moving around the circle. She could feel her twin right behind her and Damon soon followed and she watched the shock and awe at their reaction before looking over her queens shoulder to the two originals she could see the indecision in their emotions as the need to continue so the one curse they knew about could be broken but the hope that since they were so close anyways that the veil of lies that hung around the curse could be lifted too. It was King Oberon's next words that made their decision for them.

"You have our word and our promise that any curses involving your family will be lifted." That seem to convince Elijah who looked at his brother as if say after you. In response the blonde looked to the sky before giving a nod of his head and moved to the circle followed by his brother.

Bella could feel that they were impressed but not shocked like her twin and Damon it seemed to increase when Queen Mab and King Oberon reached the tree and its branches and trunk contorted and twisted to give every one a place to sit with them sitting on thrones next to each other. Sitting on one of the lower branches Bella sat to the right of the queen and her brother sat across from her and to the left of his king. Bella could also feel the compulsion for the others to sit were their dark or light inclination fell. The blonde original sitting down next to her and held out his hand "Niklaus, I didn't know Maddox had a sister."

Placing her hand in his Bella smiled as he brought it to his lips to place a kiss on her knuckles before answering. "Bella and neither did he until we met a few minutes ago." feeling the bond he had with her brother it was like the one she had with Damon. Who had decided to sit on the other side of the hybrid though he was turned inward to watch the show. Elijah was sitting next to Bella's brother; seeing that they all were ready to listen King Oberon decided to be the first to speak this time.

"This is going to be a long explanation so for the sake of everyone being able to learn what they want. I'm first going to give the twins the answers they seek about their father and then for you vampires my sister will explain what the four of us are and why that will be effecting you two in particular." He looked at Elijah and Klaus before continuing. "since you believing us seems to be the defining factor in which one of the games your family continues to play or might just reset the board all together."

Though their emotions seemed to heighten at that statement and warning they remained quite as Bella's brother was filled in on their fathers actions. Bella could see the interest in him learning that their fathers vision hadn't been completely wrong. Just that their father only saw a small picture since he also had a daughter and in taking one vision for face value and not consulting with others or trying to see another vision to see the bigger picture. The warning seemed to ring loud and clear though from the laugh he let out before meeting eye with Klaus who seemed to smirk in return he seemed to have already learned that lesson. Bella then informed him about Renee and told him if he wished to contact her she could give him the number and filled him in on their baby cousin who she was going to be introducing him to. She also informed him about their adoption into the queens family so that he had time to process and letting him know that technically the only ones they had to answer to where the queen and king.

It was then the queens turn next and she started by saying "No matter how well some of us are at pretending to be," She looked at Maddox before continuing, "we are not witches or warlocks and accusing anyone of our race out side of this circle of being one is not likely to get a nice reaction is putting it lightly."

Once she made sure they understood her warning she began with the general description of the two courts and who they were. She didn't how ever go into detail about why the fae were trapped she figured they would have enough on their plates once she explained why they had been saying curses when talking to the two originals to say she was impressed with their tempers at the betrayal of the witch who they let slip was their mother was putting it lightly. Looking up at the stars in the sky; Queen Mab informed the original brothers that their planning session for how to proceed with the new information could wait until the morrow and that she and her brother would not be needed for it since they could not help out side of the circle and suggested they all get some sleep and something to eat. This allowed Bella to convince her twin to stop by around lunch time to meet his cousin and she could begin to show him how to step outside of the warlock box he had caged himself in to survive.

After some sleep and showering Bella French braided her wet hair before deciding on dressing in comfort knowing that most of the planning was going to involve some of her research. She dressed in a pair of rose pink high wasted jogger sweatpants and a light grey cropped hoodie before heading down stairs to prepare lunch since she could sense Tyler heading up the driveway. Deciding to keep it simple Bella had just gotten the ingredients out to make sandwiches on the counter when Tyler joined her and took over making the two sandwiches. As she grabbed the gallon Ziploc bag of Apple chips she made , Bella joined him at the counter and began explaining that as of last night their missing family member had been found and he would be there to meet Tyler soon.

Bella could feel her twin heading their way as she caught Tyler up on the night before and Bella always forgot that Tyler had her temper until she was reminded by things like him mumbling about trying to remember the pay back the adults in their life for not helping in the search for said twin that was half way to the house. Knowing that his anger wasn't directed at them but for them Bella just shrugged and continued to eat. Now let it be known that Tyler's temper had less factors in setting it off than he would have had he not formed a pack bond with Bella at a young age.

Since the adults in what would have been their pack i.e. his father, uncle Mason, and Renee so to say he never took it well when their dismissal of the bonds or betrayal of the pack even when they had not triggered the curse was never taken well. Watching the pack and family bond form between her twin and their baby cousin because of her twin walking in at the end of Tyler chewing out his aunt put a smile on Bella's face.

With Tyler's unparalleled ability to get what he wanted from Bella and now from what she could tell from along their bond her twin as well. Bella and Maddox learned a few key things about each other which tended to show how they were both similar and different in some key ways which made sense with him being a seelie and her being unseelie. Though they both were not big talkers and found humans stupid he has a slightly bigger tolerance for them than Bella and is much more willing to help for a price when asked even if what he's helping with or the person he helps holds no interest to him. He was also more prone towards pranking the humans than playing games like Bella was but that seemed to suit Tyler just fine and she could see many new ideas were going to come from the two of them. Bella also found his obsession interesting since it would involve creating a horde of his own, like herself; he was obsessive over certain objects, he horded cursed or enchanted objects he didn't really care which it just had to have some sort of magic in or around it for him to wish to keep it and learn all that he could about. The subject of Bella's horde prompt Tyler to drag her twin down the hall to see all that she had been collecting. Feeling the awe from her twin, Bella let out a quite laugh before joining them.

She wasn't bored anymore that was for sure.