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"Alec…. Aro is planning something, and I don't know what it is. I believe it has to do with the impending war brewing in Virginia right now," Jane's hushed voice spoke to her twin quickly.

Alec looked at his sister for a few moments before sighing. "He is. I've heard Caius and him speaking about it. They sent Demetri to scout and he returned saying that it has to do with Isabella Swan. That a nomadic vampire by the name of Victoria is leading the charge."

Jane's expression was sober and unmoving now as she looked at her brother. When the Cullen boy that could read minds first came to Italy speaking about Bella, Jane had instantly known that he was talking about their Bella. Their descendant and their family. "Alec…what are they going to do to her?"

"Kill her," Alec said, his gaze falling to the floor. "If they kill Bella, it might put an end to Victoria's tirade."

"But it won't, killing her doesn't prove anything," Jane's expression broke. "We need to talk to Eleazar about this. He has to know that she's in danger."

Alec was quiet for a while. He looked up at his sister, understanding what should be done and nodded. "I think we need to officially let Bella know…. what her heritage entails, and where her bloodline began."

"How? It's not like we can leave the Volturi brother."

"We can, and we'll do so with Marcus' help."

Jane's eyes widened in shock. "Marcus would help?"

"He will because he doesn't agree with Aro." Alec took his sisters hand in his. "We should leave in a week's time." Jane only nodded at her brother, and then they were joining the rest of their family.

"Witchcraft is not an exact science!"

"No one said it was an exact science, but I believe, love, that you can do better than what you're doing now?"

"Do NOT call me love, I do not belong to you Lorenzo St. John," Bonnie's voice lashed out at him like a rattlesnake. Enzo put both hands up as to surrender.

"Okay okay, sheesh, hotheaded much," he muttered before moving around the parlor to pour himself a drink.

Damon came down to the raised voices. "What's the matter Bon Bon, is Enzo bothering you?"

"Yes, please take this idiot and get him out of my sight. I can't concentrate with him hovering around trying to correct my Latin and telling me I'm doing it wrong," she hissed.

"Okay Enzo, leave witchy woo alone, go get dinner or something," Damon said and made a shooing motion with his hand as he poured himself a drink. Enzo rolled his eyes and left the parlor. "Bonnie," Damon's voice was sober and serious. "You're overdoing it. You're bleeding," he nodded and walked over to her, handing her a handkerchief.

"Oh, I didn't realize…" she said and took the handkerchief and dabbed at her nose. "I have to get this spell down Damon. If I can create a barrier around Mystic Falls, then maybe…" she drifted off.

"It's not that important," Damon started, and her eyes snapped up to him. "It is important Damon, Bella's twins? Bella? I can't let anything happen to them! "

Damon took a hold of Bonnie now by the shoulders and looked her into her hazel eyes, a serious expression still plastered to his face and then he jerked her into a hug. "Bonnie, I know you wouldn't let anything happen to Bella, or my children she's carrying, but you are far too important to me for you to put yourself through this. Take a break, and we'll revisit it later," he said and when she sighed and relaxed into his arms, he kissed the top of her head.

She looked up at him, wondering when she found an older brother in him after everything that he's done. She used to despise him for what he is, but he's changed significantly that she can't help but to care about this man standing in front of her. She smiled. "Thanks," she murmured, and he released her.

"If you tell anyone that I'm sensitive and nice though, I'll have to kill you," he said with his trademark wicked smile. She only rolled her eyes at him as she closed the grimoire and sighed.

All has been quiet lately on the home front. No random attacks, and then there was still the matter of Angela, Ben, and Sheila. They were still missing, or even dead for all they knew. Enzo and Lexi had been going out pretty routinely looking around with the help of Violet and Emmett. Jasper ran down to Texas to meet up with some family of his that he made before he had come to the Cullen's. Someone called Peter and Charlotte Whitlock. He promised to be back before graduation, he kind of had to if he wanted to graduate. It was now the second week in May, and that put Bella at ten weeks pregnant now, and put her mom at 30 weeks.

That talk didn't go as badly as Bella had thought it would.

"Dad…Uncle Ric, so there's something that me and Damon need to tell you."

Her dad's expression was neutral as he looked from Damon to Bella.

"You're getting married?" her dad had asked, with a smile on his face. Alaric had seemed impressed and had seemed happy as well.

"That will come eventually," Damon had said.

"That's not it…. we're pregnant…" Bella hesitated over the words, her heart slamming inside her chest so hard that she thought that it would just burst right out of her chest.

The expression was shock. "I thought…. I thought that vampires can't…" Charlie had muttered.

"We're unsure how it happened. Callum, Bonnie, and Enzo have been researching it." Damon had said and met Alaric's gaze, who seemed just as stunned.

"So….is Bella going to be okay? I mean be okay to carry the uh…."

"Twins," Bella's voice was hoarse.

"Twins?" Alaric repeated and then ran a hand through his dusty brown, blonde hair.

"Yes, twins. Carlisle has flown in and has checked her out. She's perfectly healthy, the babies are healthy, and he's keeping a close eye on her," Damon assured.

"Dr. Cullen is here?" Charlie's eyes snapped to Damon's.

"He is, and he's staying for a while. With everything that is happening, we saw that it was important that all of our resources and allies stay close for now," Damon continued to keep his voice even, and calm, hoping that would calm Charlie.

Alaric sighed and then reached for Bella and pulled her in for a hug. "I'm scared for you Bella, but…. I'm here for you always." He kissed the top of her head.

Charlie looked at his daughter, who was his baby girl, his shining star, his everything. Here he was getting remarried, taking on another daughter, who was a vampire, and now his own baby daughter was having babies that were half her…half…vampire. His eyes went to Damon. A good man, and someone he deeply respected. He was abrasive at times with others, but he treated Bella so gentle and doted on her for everything and always built her up. He couldn't ask for a better man. Tears sprang to his eyes, and he wiped at them.

"Well, I can't believe I'm going to be a grandpa, but I can't help but be happy for you two. Damon, I love you son," he said, his voice cracking.

Damon's look on his face was priceless and was even better when Charlie pulled him into a firm embrace. Alaric had grinned at his friend before slapping him on the back. "Congrats man! You got the girl, and you're going to be a father."

Bella's tears were uncontrollable by that point as she watched the three most important men in her life embrace each other, with tears and joy.

The weirder conversation was Bella's conversation with her mom.

"Oh Bella! That's so wonderful! But now you're making me feel so old!" Renee had giggled into the phone. "I'm coming up to Virginia to visit after graduation. Phil has a game that week, and I can't drive myself, and I'm not allowed on planes right now! But I want to see you my gorgeous daughter before your sister and brother get here!"

Bella had known that Phil was always a priority in her life and knew that it would have been some reason for her to miss graduation, but it was okay, because she understood the importance of carrying a child now.

Bella walked out on her personal balcony to look at the sunsetting, an orange glow against a purple-blue sky. The stars were starting to make their appearance in the sky when Carlisle found her. "Hey Bella, are you ready to take another peek at the little ones?" His voice was calming and soothing. Bella turned and smiled as she followed him back to her room. Damon came in with Violet beside him.

Carlisle had her lay on the bed as he rolled the wand from the portable ultrasound machine, across her belly. The two little hearts were bigger blips now on the screen. He did some measurements and some calculations silently in his head as Bella, Violet, and Damon stared in awe at the screen.

"So, definitely moving at a slightly more than human pace. You're ten weeks, but I'd place the fetuses at twelve. This isn't a big cause for concern. Babies do grow at faster rates sometimes even in humans. My main concern is making sure your iron levels are high, and that you are resting plenty, and keeping hydrated. I got the labs back from the DNA panel that you two requested, and it looks like you're having twin girls, but your iron is slightly low," Carlisle said.

Bella and Damon looked at each other, her smile wide and big. "Girls Damon," she cooed.

Damon leaned down and kissed her softly. "I heard him. I already know they're going to be the death of me."

Violet chuckled. "Twin girls, like us Bells. This is so exciting." She was slightly jealous of her sister because the odds of her being able to be a mother later in life was really slim because there's no telling how her and Damon got into this. Although she wasn't betting on Klaus to be in her life permanently, but she was enjoying him for the time being. Until he or she got bored anyways.

"Well, I'm still diving into some research about it all. I called Eleazar last week to inquire if he has heard of anything of the sorts, and he said that he hasn't, but he would call me if he found something," Carlisle said.

"Well, what's important is Bella is healthy and the girls are healthy," Damon said and then shook Carlisle's hand when he left. "We're doing this Bella," his voice was gentle. "Girls." He looked dumbstruck now.

Another week flew by without incident. Bella was starting to show, her little pooch making all of her pants not fit. She groaned and went with a pair of light blue leggings and a tunic shirt. She was hoping that she could hide it a bit longer until after graduation. She rubbed her hand over her belly several times, smiling at her reflection. She did look good. She was glowing, and the morning sickness had stopped hitting her so hard once Carlisle prescribed her some medicine for that. She gave her girls a little pat before heading downstairs. She was debating going to school. Alaric and Ezra spoke to the other two teachers about her being able to do a lot of her work from home because she was sick a lot lately and they had agreed since Ezra and Alaric had been allowing her to do so. But she wanted to make an appearance from time to time she thought. She wondered where everyone was when she came downstairs and it was quiet. "That's odd," she said to herself and then there was knock at the front door.

She went to open it. She saw two figures in dark grey robes standing in front of her. Her hand instinctively went to her belly and she took a step back. "Um, I'm sorry, who are you?"

They moved their hoods back to reveal bright crimson eyes. The girl was paper pale, her blonde hair pulled back in a tight bun. She was tiny, shorter than Alice by a good foot and she looked young, maybe fourteen or fifteen. The other was taller than the blonde and had dark brown hair that was longer, shaggy to his ears. His eyes matched the girls.

"Bella," the girl started, and Bella took another step back. The two stood still, not advancing on her. "We mean you no harm. I am Jane Volturi, and this is my twin brother Alec." Her voice was high pitched, but not as high as Victoria's was, and she held a calm, neutral expression.

"How do I know you're not here to kill me?"

"If we wanted to kill you, you would have been dead already," Alec pointed out.

Bella looked behind her for assistance and when Enzo appeared from the basement he stopped, taking a defensive stance in front of Bella. "Damon," he said his name quickly with a hiss and Damon was there a moment later.

Jasper could feel the emotions going on towards the boarding house as he approached with Peter and Charlotte in tow. He spotted the Volturi capes and flashed to behind them. "Identify yourselves," Jasper's strong, Texan voice rang out. Peter and Charlotte automatically flanked to his sides, forming a defensive position.

Alec and Jane turned to Jasper and his posse now and the recognition on Jasper's face showed.

"Alec and Jane," he said and nodded. "What brings you to Virginia?" He moved closer, at an easy pace now. He could tell that the twins were calm for the moment, but he didn't want to go up against both at the same time. They were capable of taking anyone down, no matter now good or how big they were.

"Major, it's good to see you again," Jane's singsong voice called out. "We're not here to harm. In fact, we've come to talk with Bella."

Damon growled. "The hell you are," he said, and Jasper's eyes cut to Damon's, warning him.

"What is it you need to speak to her about?" Jasper said calmly, but the clouds started shifting, the sunlight starting to make its debut. Jane and Alec instinctively moved closer to the shadows, and that's when Bella cleared her throat. "Let's move this inside, Jane and Alec don't want to be caught in the sun."

Damon and Enzo's gaze went to Bella's now. "Bella," Damon started to protest.

"I think that's a mighty fine idea," Peter spoke up. "Me and Char don't have fancy rings and I would rather not put on a disco show out here."

Enzo nodded to Damon and they stepped aside, pulling Bella behind them as they allowed the Volturi twins and Pete and Char to join.

Bonnie came up from the basement at Damon's request in case she had to use her witchy powers, as Damon puts it, on the Volturi twins.

"Okay, we're inside. What is it you want with Bella," Jasper continued with an even tone. He could sense Bella's anxiety and he pushed calming emotions towards her.

"Bella…. you're pregnant," Jane's voice was a murmur and her eyes widened, looking at her brother. "It is true Alec," she said, and Alec only nodded.

"What do you mean?" Damon barked.

Jane's eyes went to Damon and then to Bella. "I know you don't trust us, but we are not going to hurt you or your children. Aro and Caius are planning something big with the coming war. He plans on killing Bella. We came to protect you."

"Why would you want to protect her?" Jasper asked again.

"Because…. she's our family," Jane said with a light smile.