Hi Everyone,

So I know I said this would be a two shot story but I think it's more than likely going to end up as a 4 chapter story.

Song for this chapter:

The Fray - Never Say Never

Damon PoV

"What the hell Damon? How is this possible? Why didn't you tell us? Why is she here now? Are you two together? Is she a threat to me? When did this happen? I can't believe this!" Elena raged, her face flushed as her voice raised in pitch and volume with every question asked.

She really needed to remember that she was dealing with vampires, that we were not cute cuddly pets she could boss around, her whole attitude was starting to not only piss me off but piss her friends off too. She was demanding and needed to be centre of attention at all times, if she wasn't she would create a drama but somehow came out of it looking like the good guy and receive pity. Well it wasn't going to happen this time, Bella was going to be the centre of my attention, I didn't know how long I would have with and I'd missed her, spent years mourning her.

"Um Elena? You may want to cool it down on the jealousy, Stefan is standing right next to you," Lexi huffed out, crossing her arms over her chest as she glared at the doppelganger who opened and closed her mouth a few times without actually saying anything, Stefan raised an eyebrow at his girlfriends behaviour.

"What on Earth are you talking about Lexi? Me jealous? Of What? One of Damon's bimbos?" Elena spat out, glaring at my wife, I took a step towards Elena, a low growl building in my chest but Bella grabbed my hand at the last moment and tugged me back to her.

"Don't ever speak about my wife that way Elena," I told her, she blinked in confusion.

"You don't even know her and you're judging her? That's harsh Elena," Stefan told his girlfriend, her eyes widened and I could almost see the cogs in her head turning as she tried to think of a way out this situation.

"I didn't mean it, I'm just so confused and no one is answering the questions, I just want to know what's going on," Elena whined, she looked like she was a step away from stomping her foot and throwing a temper tantrum, I rolled my eyes.

"That still doesn't give you the right to judge me before you speak to me yourself," Bella's voice rang out, "You'll get your answers in due time," Bella shrugged before squeezing my hand gently.

"How does this even involve you Elena? Yes you may be dating Damon's brother but that doesn't give you the right to demand answers from them, this is primarily between Damon and his wife, Isabella was it?" Lexi glanced at my wife who shot her a grateful smile.

"You can call me Bella."

"Well how do I know it's not one big lie trying to cause me harm and distress?" Elena spat.

"Why would Damon having a wife cause you distress or harm Elena?" Stefan questioned, a frown marring his face, almost making him look constipated.

Hopefully this would help Stefan see some of Elena's true personality, unfortunately my brother wore rose tinted glasses when it came to his girlfriend. He didn't see how much like Katherine she truly was, she tried to be subtle and hide it most of the time but at times it would slip out and I would see Katherine. She was vindictive, bitchy, always demanded all attention on her and not to mention her jealousy issues. Elena's eyes widened as she looked up to Stefan with wide eyes, you could see the shock on her face at being caught.

"I didn't mean it like that Stefan, honest. I just want answers and to know she isn't a threat," Elena shot a dark glare at Bella who shot her a dirty look back, I coughed to hide a chuckle, Elena had another thing coming if she thought she could out bitch Bella.

"Elena, if you actually paid attention earlier then you would know most of the answers, she told us this is how she looked when she died which answers several of the questions, she obviously died on their wedding day, that's where she's been and why Damon hasn't mentioned her, he's probably been mourning her in private this entire time, if your Special other died on your wedding day in an obviously violent way, would you want to talk about it? Pay attention and not just think about yourself Elena," Lexi answered, Bella nodded in agreement, gesturing to her attire and her ripped out throat.

"It really doesn't take a lot of brain power to figure out," Bella chuckled, I grinned at her.

"You know Stefan, I'm starting to like your friend here, she's feisty," Kol smirked, her eyes raking over Lexi's form, Lexi just smirked back with a wink.

"Shall we go somewhere and talk?" Bella asked, raising her eyebrow at me, "I think we should tell them what happened." I sighed and nodded.

"Yeah, lets go back to the Boarding house and we'll talk, I want to spend some time with you too," I whispered, running my knuckles down her smooth, pale cheek.

"I'd like that, I missed you so much Damon," she whispered back, leaning into my touch.

"I missed you too, more than you'll ever know," I whispered back, leaning forward to place a chaste kiss on her forehead.

"Aww how sweet," Lexi grinned, dancing out of Bella's way as she went to swat her playfully.

"Right, lets go to the Boarding House," Stefan said, clapping his hands together before smiling at Bella, "First we'd better make introductions, I'm Stefan, Damon's younger brother, I guess that make you my sister by marriage," Stefan grinned, holding his arm out for her, Bella grinned back before flashing me a smile and putting her arm through his.

"It's a pleasure to meet you Stefan, I've heard a lot about you," Bella replied.

"All bad I assume?" Stefan joked.

"Eh, it was a 50-50 mixture of good and bad," she joked back as they made their way to the door.

"Who else is coming to the Boarding House?" I turned to look at the others, ignoring Elena's jealous scowl aimed at Stefan and Bella's backs.

"I wouldn't miss this for the world, I want to know all about the girl who managed to tame you," Lexi smirked.

"I'm coming too, I already know most of the story but I have nothing better to do," Kol replied, him and Lexi heading to where Stefan and Bella had disappeared. I sighed in annoyance as I saw that it left me alone with Elena who looked like she was about to throw a shit fit.

"Are you coming?" I asked, trying to be polite.

"Of course, I need to make sure this isn't some elaborate joke, that isn't funny at all, I'm going to get Caroline and Bonnie to meet us there," She shrugged, I glared at her, causing her to pause.

"Why would you do that? Did myself or Stefan invite them? Why do your two 'girlies' need to be?" I asked, tilting my head to one side.

"No I just thought they would automatically be invited," Elena replied. I snorted.

"Fine, at least if they come themselves, the story can't be twisted."

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"Don't you worry about it."

I walked out of the bar, inhaling the fresh evening air as I made my way towards my Black Lincoln Navigator, it had plenty of seats in it. I saw that everyone was already in the vehicle. Kol, Lexi, Stefan and Bella were all sat in the back, laughing hysterically at something, my heart ached as I saw Bella laughing so freely, I still couldn't believe she was here, she looked as beautiful as always. I never thought I'd see her again, I still looked at her pictures daily and visited her gravestone, sat there for hours just talking. I wondered if she had seen that. It drove the others crazy when I would just up and disappear for a few days but I wasn't ready to tell anyone what had happened, it was too painful to think of. I got in the car and started the engine, Elena got in the passenger side and glanced back to the cackling group in my backseat, I could see annoyance in her features.

"What's so funny?" Elena questioned.

"It's a long story and won't be as funny if I had to tell it twice," Lexi grinned. Elena frowned, she was obviously feeling left out.

I put the car in gear and drove towards the Boarding House, smiling as the sound of Bella's laughter as it floated around the cab, Stefan was currently telling Bella some stories about our time together, I added in my own commentary when needed, Elena was frowning, only speaking when she called Caroline to tell her to bring Bonnie and meet her at the house. Everyone in the back seemed to be getting along fabulously, I still wondered how Bella knew Kol though, what better time to ask before we got to the House and into all the heavy stuff.

"So how do you know Kol? " I directed my question to Bella.

"We met on The Other Side, we got to talking and with me being used to sarcastic assholes like you, we became friends, we got to know each other and told each other our stories, he's one of my best friends," Bella flashed me a grin in the rear view mirror.

"Me a sarcastic asshole? I take offense to that," Kol interjected.

Lexi, Bella and Stefan looked between themselves before chuckling quietly, Kol pouted quietly and I couldn't help the relieved sigh that escaped my lips, I was almost worried for a moment they were more than friends but I trusted Bella. I trusted her more than I had trusted anyone else in my lifetime. The worst day of my life was when she was ripped away from me, I still felt the guilt for what happened that day, I should have been around to help her, prevent the awful things that happened to her.

"How can you be friendly with a monster? Kol has killed multiple people in the short space of time he was here, he was violent and bloodthirsty and the only way to stop him was to put him down," Elena sneered.

"How is he different to multiple other vampires? He's lived a long time so his body count will of course be high. I would hardly call him a monster though, he's been nothing but friendly with me the entire time we've been stuck on the other side. There are a lot worse people out there, trust me, I would know," Bella replied back, glaring at the side of Elena's head, she touched the wound on her neck lightly as she whispered the last part.

"How is me killing humans any different to you killing me and multiple other people since you found out about the supernatural world?" Kol replied.

"It's different as we were doing it to keep people safe, people came after me," Elena replied, putting her nose in the air, I resisted rolling my eyes.

"Sure you did Elena," Kol chuckled quietly. Elena was about to say something else but Stefan quickly cut her off.

"Enough Elena, Kol's not causing any problems at the moment and he is one of Bella's friends, you must respect that," Stefan interjected.

Elena crossed her arms over her chest and glared out the windscreen, it seems she wasn't happy that Stefan was standing up to her but it was about time he did, I almost got him a tattoo which read 'doormat' he could be that pathetic at times. I had tried to talk to him about it in the past, but he brushed it off as me being jealous and wanting to get it Elena's panties, which was far from the truth, I never wanted Elena. She looked too much like the vapid bitch that had tore our family apart for me to ever see her more than an annoyance. The amount of shit and drama she gets caught up in is unbelievable, she has a tendency to rush headfirst into things without listening to anyone's concern. She brushed them off and kept on doing what she was doing, then someone, usually Stefan would have to go bail her out of trouble.

I knew that Caroline and Bonnie were starting to grow weary of all the shit that went down, the emergency scooby meetings that were because Elena had managed to get caught up in something else. She didn't understand that they were just teenage girls themselves, sure one was a witch and the other was a vampire but they still had their own lives to live, they couldn't revolve around Elena forever, something that Elena just didn't grasp, she thought everyone was her lackey.

I just knew this was going to be a long night and something tells me that Elena would cause issues, I just hoped for her sake she didn't piss Bella off too much, that woman had a sharp tongue when you riled her up too much, I had seen it first-hand.

Don't hate me too much for Elena's betrayal, I just don't think that Elena would ever respond great to Damon having another woman in his life.

And it's fairly true she rushes into things without thinking, causing more issues for the 'Scooby Gang'

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-MM oxox