Chapter 10
Elijahs pov
I stood at our front door waiting on the girls with Niklaus and Rylan, a newbie vampire my rbother created. Niklaus paced back and forth in the foyer.
"What is taking them so long?" He asked impatiently.
"They're women Niklaus. They." Rylan said staring at the stairs. We turned our attention too. Rebekah, Camille and Isabella stood there looking beautiful. Their dresses defined them perfectly. They walked down gracefully.
"Wow. Rebekah, I. You. Oh man." Rylan said stuttering. He took her hand and kissed it.
"Thank you. You look dashing yourself." She said smiling. Niklaus walked to Isabella and took her hand to kiss it.
"You look absolutely stunning tonight, Isabella." He said smiling.
"Thank you Niklaus. You look handsome as well." She said smiling in return. He held out his arm to her and she took it. She nodded to me as I walked up to Camille.
"You look wonderful." I told her.
"Thank you. You look amazing too." She said nervously. I offered my arm and she took it. We walked out to the limo and headed to the party. Once we entered the doors, all eyes landed on Isabella and Niklaus. They walked around for awhile. Camille kept fidgeting the entire time there. I watched as Isabella fell into conversation easily with anyone she was introduced too.
"She fits well, don't you think?" Rebekah asked me.
"Camille or Isabella?" I asked sipping my drink.
"Bella." She answered.
"Isabella grew up in this lifestyle, she knows the ins and outs of everything. She's skilled." I told her. She nodded and looked at Niklaus and Isabella as they walked up to us.
"She's a natural brother." He said proudly. I nodded and handed them each a glass of wine.
"Years of practice." She said sighing. A dark brown haired woman walked up to us.
"Isabella dear! Come! I have some very important people I'd like for you to meet." She said excitedly. Isabella nodded and walked with her.
"How does she do it? She has almost everyone in this room wrapped around her finger." Camille scoffed.
"Jealous?" Rebekah asked.
"No. She is just to calm and collected. I am over here nervous and sweating through my dress." She said sighing.
"Why don't you and I go dance, Camille?" Niklaus asked her. She nodded and walked off with him.
"Now it's time for you to go save Isabella, brother." Rebekah told me. I nodded and walked over to Isabella.
"Excuse me ladies. I am terribly sorry to interrupt but I was promised a dance from the lovely Isabella tonight." I said smiling.
"Oh no. Go ahead, enjoy Isabella." The red head said smiling. Isabella took my hand, I offered, and we walked to the dance floor.
"Thank you. If I hadnt shown up with your brother, Id be giving you a kiss. Those women are irritating." She said sighing.
"They are just nosey my dear." I said laughing. I slid my arm around her waist and held her tight against me. I held her other hand and we danced. I kept my eyes on her the whole time but I could feel us being watched.
"Everyone is staring at us." I whispered to her.
"You get use to it." She said shrugging. I spun her and pulled her back against me. She smiled and laughed. We danced for awhile until Niklaus cut in and I spun Camille around. A few hours later we decided to leave. We said our goodbyes and headed home. Camille and Rylan left shortly after.
"Here is the best part about these parties, returning to a big comfy bed." Isabella said taking off her heels. She sighed with relief and looked at Niklaus.
"Thank you for tonight. I enjoyed it. Minus those vial women." She said rolling her eyes. He laughed and kissed her cheek.
"You're welcome. Goodnight love." He said heading up the stairs.
"Ill see you two tomorrow. Goodnight." Rebekah said going upstairs. We nodded and Isabella turned to me.
"Thank you for the dances tonight, Elijah. Have a goodnight." She said kissing my cheek. Then she was gone upstairs. I sighed and went upstairs. The next morning I walked into the kitchen and saw Isabella drinking a glass of wine. Her phone was on speaker with a woman speaking.
"A little early isn't it?" I asked taking it from her.
"You are lucky I only went for the wine. My mother is on the phone." She said irritatedly.
"Isabella!" A women screeched. She un-muted it.
"What mother? I haven't been up long and I havent ate yet. So please enlighten me why you are calling this early." She snapped at her. I handed her glass back and filled it up.
"I just called to talk Isabella. We don't ever just talk mother to daughter anymore." The woman said.
"Now you wnt to be a mother to me? Wow. Are we being sent to hell early?" She snapped.
"Bella!" Someone yelled.
"Ive always been a mother to you, Isabella!" The woman yelled.
"Yeah right! You birthed me and that's all." She argued.
"I raised you! I clothed you!" Her mother said. Niklaus and Rebekah walked in.
"No the other mothers did! You gave birth and handed me off to the first mother in the room!" She snapped.
"Fine! Want to hear the truth Isabella? I should have killed you when you were a baby! I knew you were gonna be a monster who abuses her poweres the day I heard that stupid legend! Chase wasn't the only one who should've died that night! You're an ambomination to this family! Your brother should've left you to die!" Her mother screamed.
"Mother!" A man yelled. Isabella just hung up, picked up the phone and crushed it.
"Excuse me." She said dusting it into the trashcan. She walked out of the kitchen and I looked at my siblings.
"And here I thought our mother was a bitch." Rebekah scoffed.
"I should go check on her." I said walking out. I went up to her room and knocked on the door. I went in and she was gone. I went back down and searched the library and my office. She was nowhere. I walked back into the kitchen.
"Her stuff is still in her room but she is gone." I said sighing.
"Maybe she went out for a walk." Rebekah said shrugging.
"She will be back." Niklaus said walking away. A few hours passed and I walked into the den. I saw Isabella standing there at the fireplace with bottle in her hand.
"Isabella. You're back." I said with relief. She scoffed and looked at me.
"You're not getting rid of me that easily." She said.
"Where did you go?" I asked her. She sat the bottle down and crossed her arms at me.
"I went back to Ipswich and compelled my mother to think she lost her daughter the night of Calebs birthday, to feel the pain a mother does to lose a child. I know its cruel but she deserves it." She said sighing.
"You were angry when you did it. You sure you wont regret it later?" I said.
"Nope. Caleb asked the same question. I gave the same answer." She said sitting down. Niklaus and Rebekah walked in.
"Welcome back. Thought we lost you there for awhile." Niklaus said.
"Im not leaving here until I can find a home for my brothers and myself. They will be here in a few days and I plan on starting tomorrow in finding a place." She said grabbing the bottle.
"I know an excellent realtor. Ill give him a call for you." I said nodding. She nodded her thanks just as the phone on the table rung. She groaned at the screen.