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~Salvatore Boarding House~
October 2nd-An hour before Sunrise~
Tyler sat next to his mom on the bed. She held his hand in hers. He had stopped crying a long time ago, and now he sat in silence with his mom. She hadn't spoken a word yet. He figured she was thinking over all the options. He wasn't sure he wanted this life for her. It was a hard life. He saw how Jenna took to be a vampire. It was hard for her in the beginning, and it took her a long time to come to terms with it, but she did eventually.
Carol stood now. She let go of Tyler's hand as she opened the door and walked into the kitchen. Tyler stood, following her out. Stefan and Alice were in the kitchen talking with Enzo when Carol appeared.
Stefan stood from the table and walked over to her. "Carol? Are you okay? Do you need anything?"
"Stefan, can you get Damon for me. I'd really like to talk to him privately for a moment," she asked softly. Stefan nodded and left the kitchen to get Damon. Damon returned with Stefan a moment later.
"Carol?" Damon said, laying a hand on her arm. "We can talk in the parlor," he said and guided her to the parlor. She stood by the fireplace, watching the flames dance as he brought her a brandy.
"Thank you," she said with a small smile and held the small glass in her had. "I've thought long and hard about it. Everything the council stands for is to protect this town from vampires, but…" she took a drink of the brandy and sighed. "I've learned that not all vampires are monsters. There are more than just vampires in this world, and there's nothing I wouldn't do for my son." Her eyes met Damon's and he nodded, understanding. "I'm going to make the change. I watched Tyler fall apart. I'm not ready to stop being his mother and I can't just leave this world knowing that there's so much going on that I can help with. I'm not done being the Mayor of this town, and I'm not done protecting it. I know what my husband was…now, and that didn't make him any less of a Mayor. I can lead effectively still, and as a vampire, I won't be a weakness to this group."
"Carol, you don't have to explain your reasons to me. We're all here to help you heal and transition through this." Damon said with a smile.
"Thank you. So, what's the easiest way to do this? I don't want to ever kill any humans. I don't think I could bring myself to even drink from another human," she said softly.
Damon nodded. "Blood bags are an option. You do need human blood to transition, but you could go on the bambi diet that Stefan and the Cullens use." If this was Damon last year, he would have told her that human blood was the only option, but he knows well enough that animal blood does work for some vampires.
Carol nodded. "Okay. So, a blood bag. I'm assuming you have plenty of those here, this being a house full of vampires."
"We do, in the basement in storage." He said and he led her downstairs. Enzo and Bonnie were down there with Freya. Bonnie smiled at Carol as she appeared.
"Mrs. Lockwood, how are you feeling?" Bonnie asked.
"I…feel…tired? Weak. I'm assuming it's because I need to complete the transition soon." Carol said and Damon nodded. He opened a freezer and pulled out a bag of blood. Bonnie's eyes widened in shock at first, but then she nodded, understanding. She reached into her pocket and pulled out a beautiful lapis lazuli silver ring. It had intricate etchings and pearls accented it.
"Mrs. Lockwood, I made this for you…just in case," Bonnie said as she handed it out for Carol. Carol smiled at Bonnie and took the ring. She turned it over in her hands. "It's beautiful Bonnie, thank you." She said and slipped the ring on. Damon poured some of the blood in a glass and handed it to Carol. She took it and looked down at it a moment. She looked back up at Damon and smiled. She brought the glass up to her lips.
"Mom!" Tyler said and came down the stairs fast. "You don't have to do this! I will be okay," His eyes were wild with fear.
Carol smiled and reached a hand out and caressed Tyler's cheek. "I know baby. I don't have to do it, but I want to do this. I don't ever want to leave your side," she whispered and kissed his forehead. Tears swarmed into her eyes and she lifted the glass again and drank.
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Upstairs Klaus lounged on Violet's bed in the room that she hardly used. "Carlisle said he would be up in a moment love, stop pacing." He said as he watched her pace back and forward.
"I know. I'm just…nervous. I don't know how long I've been pregnant Klaus and I've drank…a lot."
Klaus chuckled. "I'm sure it hasn't been that long. I would have noticed…I'm sure of it."
There was a knock on the door suddenly. Violet practically flew to the door and pulled it open. Carlisle stood there holding the portable ultrasound machine. "Violet, is this a good time?"
"Yes!" she said and was yanking him into the room quickly and shutting the door. It took Carlisle by surprise a little bit. He looked over at Klaus. "Morning Klaus," he nodded to him.
Klaus smiled and stood up so Violet could lay down. She lay down quickly and Carlisle moved and set up the ultrasound machine. "So how have you been feeling?" Carlisle asked as he turned the machine on.
"I actually, feel normal? I don't feel any different. Is that a bad sign?" Violet asked, sounding worried.
Carlisle smiled. "No, it's perfectly normal for some women to not even show any signs of pregnancy or have any symptoms. It's not as uncommon as you think," he explained and lifted her shirt back, folding it back carefully. He moved the wand over her abdomen, searching for the little heartbeat. When he finally got a good image of it, he hit a few buttons and captured some images that he needed for measurements. Klaus was watching the screen intensely as Carlisle worked silently. Violet watched the screen in awe. She had seen Bella go through this several times, and she was used to seeing a little baby on the screen, but this time, it was inside of her.
"There it is," Carlisle said and pointed to the screen. "Violet, you're actually quite far along. Fourteen weeks, closer to fifteen actually," he said and moved the wand around to another angle. "I can look to see what you're having if you two want to know."
"Yes," they both said in unison and then Klaus smiled at Violet. Carlisle grinned and moved the wand around on got another angle. Carlisle hit a few more buttons when he captures the perfect angle. "Well, congrats you two, looks like a little girl," Carlisle took the perfect picture and then went on to get the heartrate before printing the few little pictures, one showing that they were having a girl, one of the face, and one of the whole baby curled into itself.
"Wow. Girl," Violet said as she looked at the printed picture. She looked up at Klaus who was just grinning stupidly.
"I'm going to have a daughter," Klaus said, his voice full of awe and wonder. He looked down at the print that Violet held. He leaned in and kissed the top of her head.
"So Violet, you're farther along than you imagined. Have you been having any issues with your cycles?" Carlisle asked as he packed up the machine.
Violet thought about it. "To be honest, I haven't really kept up with it. Everything that has been going on, I guess I just never realized…" she said with a frown. "But I've drank a lot in the past three months. Will she be okay?"
Carlisle nodded. "Well, I saw no signs of birth defects on this ultrasound. I can take some blood and run some tests, but I will tell you that it's quite possibly that your daughter is growing at an accelerated rate like Bella's twins because of what Klaus is. It's also very possible that she'll have the wolf trait. So, it could just be a normal pregnancy. We'll do weekly ultrasounds like with Bella and we'll know for sure over the next few weeks."
Klaus nodded. "It's odd that I didn't hear the heartbeat until now. With Bella, I heard hers very early on, and I also sensed it."
Carlisle nodded. "I understand. There has been a lot going on as of late. The heart rate is perfect, a solid 175, so there's nothing to worry about there. For now, just cut out the alcohol, get plenty of rest, take prenatal vitamins. Make sure you increase your calorie intake. So far everything looks great. Congrats you two." He said and left them to be by themselves.
Klaus looked at Violet, who still looked worried. "What's wrong love?"
"I'm just worried is all. How could I miss feeling pregnant? I still don't feel like I'm pregnant. If it wasn't for the ultrasound, I couldn't tell you that I was. I guess I'm just disappointed with myself. What if I don't make a good mom? If I can't even tell if I'm pregnant, how am I supposed to have a mother instinct?"
"Nonsense. You heard Carlisle. It's not as uncommon as we thought. She's perfectly healthy according to the ultrasound. So let's just keep a happy spirit love. Think of baby names and make another nursery at the manor," he said and then lay on the bed beside her. She reflexively turned into him and lay her head on his chest.
"Yeah, I suppose you're right," she said with a sigh.
Klaus smirked. "Well, I am usually right love. You just have to believe in me more."
Violet smiled and leaned up and kissed him. "Thank you. I do believe in you." She leaned her head back down on his chest and he kissed the top of her head. One hand curled around her hip while his other drew small circles over her belly.
Violet was silent for a while. "What about Hope?"
"Hmm? Hope for what?"
"A name. Her name. She's Hope. Hope that this war will be over without casualty, and Hope, for you."
Klaus thought about it for a moment and smiled. "Okay. I like that. Hope."
"Hope it is. I'm sure a middle name will come to us eventually," she said and then sat up. "Well, I want to go show off our daughter, you want to come with me?"
Klaus grinned and sat up in the bed. "I do," he moved out of the bed and followed her out of the room and out to the parlor. Bella was sitting there holding Renesmee, feeding her a bottle while Enzo was sitting across from her feeding Jaison.
Bella smiled at her sister when she came in. "Hey Vi! So? What did Carlisle say?"
Violet grinned and walked over and handed her the ultrasound that said, "It's a girl!"
"Oh my god! A girl! You're that far along?"
Enzo raised a brow as he lifted Jaison to his shoulder. "It appears that Bella is holding an ultrasound."
Violet turned to Enzo and smiled. "Yes. That is an ultrasound. I'm having a girl!" she squealed, and Enzo smiled widely.
"Well isn't this a surprise," he said and patted Jaison's back gently. "Is there something in the water that's allowing vampires to procreate?"
Klaus leaned in and picked up Renesmee from Bella's arms, grabbing the blanket and tossing it on his shoulder to burp her while Bella gushed over the ultrasound picture with her sister.
Ezra walked into the parlor, overhearing Enzo. "Well, you know, me and Cal have a theory on that," he said and looked at his sisters, spying the ultrasound. "Huh, you too Vi?"
Violet beamed up at Ezra. "Yes. I'm still a little shocked, but it's just so amazing isn't it?"
"It is amazing. I think that it makes more sense for you to be pregnant than Bella. Klaus is a hybrid. Part werewolf, and vampire. Werewolves procreate just fine, so it's his werewolf gene that allowed for this to happen," Ezra said, pointing between Klaus and Violet. "But for Bella and Damon, it's a weird occurrence. Cal found something on it a bit ago. He wasn't even looking for it, but it was in a grimoire that we discovered. Jane was helping him with it because it appears that it's an old grimoire from our family," Ezra explained, moving across the room to look at the ultrasound picture that his sisters held. "Oh wow, another girl. That's a lot of girls," he mumbled.
Bella smiled and hugged Violet tightly. "I'm so excited for you and Klaus. Our girls are going to grow up together," she said and then looked up at Ezra. "So, what did the grimoire say?"
"Oh, right. Yes. So, we're descendant of witches. Very powerful witches to be exact. Apparently, vampire hybrids are not extremely rare, but they used to be. Jane remembers there being a vampire hybrid when her and Alec were human. Before they were about to be burned at the stake, they had encountered vampires. Not Cold Ones, but actual vampires. There was a girl a little younger than she that had certain abilities. She was fast like a vampire, and had the strength, but she did not have to survive off of human blood. She could walk in the sun without being burned, and didn't need assistance from magical devices," Ezra's phone buzzed in his pocket. He reached in and pulled it out, looking at the text he got. He groaned. "I hate parent teacher conferences," he mumbled and shoved the phone back in his pocket.
Bella forgot that her brother was a teacher. She was taking the year off from college because of everything going on, but just because there was a war brewing didn't mean that Ezra got out of teaching. Enzo was on a sabbatical and Callum had to be at Whitmore to teach twice a week, so he was always missing from the group sometimes.
"So, does the grimoire say anything about how the vampire hybrids are allowed to actually exist?" Klaus asked now.
"Well, it does. So, Bella's witch nature is what actually made it possible for the twins to exist. If she were not descendant of a powerful witch line, it's likely that she wouldn't have gotten pregnant to begin with," Ezra explained.
Enzo frowned. "But is it uncommon for a witch a vampire to be together?"
"Not really. There are people out there that don't even know that they are descendant from witches. Like I said, it used to be not as common, but as the years go on, hybrids are becoming to be more and more of an actual species," Ezra said.
"So, is it any witch can get pregnant if they have sex with a vampire?" Enzo had a bit more interest in this because of him and Bonnie.
Ezra shrugged. "To be honest, I'm sure that it's not super easy. It's not like an exact science. I know that on average it takes healthy human couples up to a year to successfully get pregnant, so I imagine that the odds are skewed when it comes to vampires."
"In other words, be careful with the Bennett witch," Klaus inputted.
Violet raised a brow at Enzo when he paled. "Enzo? You have been careful right?"
"Why the bloody hell would I think about being careful Vi? I'm a fucking vampire," he lowered his voice and shielded Jaison's head when he cursed.
"Well, wouldn't you think to be more careful after Damon and Bella got pregnant?" Violet asked.
"Fuck no. Why would I think about that in the heat of the moment?"
Bella laughed. "Aren't you a mythological studies professor? Shouldn't you know more about vampire hybrids?"
"Myths as in things that aren't fact, love. Vampire hybrids are not a topic that I specialize in," Enzo argued.
"You are a vampire, so it should be a topic that you specialize in," Violet jabbed at his ego more.
Enzo groaned and handed Jaison off to Violet. "I'm going to go find Bonnie," he muttered, leaving the parlor.
Ezra laughed when he left. "So, should we send out an email making sure that all the vampires know to use protection?"
Bella snorted in amusement. "Right. Like any of them even know what a condom is."
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Enzo found Bonnie down in the basement with Freya. "Bonnie, can I talk to you for a moment?"
Bonnie looked over at Freya and smiled. "I'll be right back," she said and followed Enzo into an empty room. "What's wrong? Why do you look so panicked?"
"Well, uh. I know this is a weird subject love, and I need you to not get flustered or get out of sorts," Enzo explained nervously.
"Okay? I'll try not to," she eyed him warily.
"So, are you late at all? Having weird symptoms?"
Bonnie looked at him confused. "Late for what? Does someone have the flu or something?"
"Not exactly," he mumbled. "Late as in, your, you know…"
She stared at him for a moment before she realized what he was trying to say. "Ohhh. Why would that matter?"
Enzo looked down at the floor. "Well, Violet is pregnant now, and Ezra found out the component that made it possible for Bella to be pregnant."
"Really? Violet's pregnant?"
"Is that the only thing you heard?" He asked in disbelief.
"No. The component is witches right?" She said, lifting a brow.
He nodded. "Yes. How'd you know?"
"Well, I guessed because of how panicked you look right now, and compared that to Bella being pregnant and the fact that she's descendant from a very powerful witch line."
"Oh," he said, feeling like an idiot.
Bonnie sighed. "Listen Enzo, I'm not late or anything like that. I take birth control. I was dating a human remember. It's so routine that I just never stopped taking the pills," she explained and saw him visibly relax. "If I was late, would you have been upset?"
"Not upset. Just scared," he admitted, not wanting to look at her. "I…I know that Damon and Klaus want to be fathers. I don't have a good memory of my father, and so I'm not sure I would be a great father, and well…I was more scared than anything. If you were…I wouldn't be disappointed. I'd be one of those dads you see on TV that panics about where the car keys are when the woman goes into labor," he laughed nervously.
Bonnie smiled at him and then framed his face with her hands. "Listen. It's okay. Don't be so scared. I'm not pregnant, nor do I plan on trying to be pregnant anytime soon," she leaned up and kissed him. He smiled down at her and then frowned. "Wait, does that mean you want to have kids?"
Bonnie tilted her head and looked at him. "Well, yes. I would like children one day. I just…" she let her hands fall. "I just haven't thought about it much since being with you, because I just figured kids wouldn't be in my future."
Enzo nodded understanding. He didn't want to pressure her, but he smiled at her and nodded to her, letting her know that he did understand. "Well, I'll let you get back to Freya. I know that we're running out of time. I'm going to go talk with Stefan and Damon about some of the news that Ezra shared with us." He leaned in and kissed her again softly. She smiled at him now. When she smiled, he felt it deep inside him. He knew then that there was something about Bonnie that was going to have him falling in love with her. She slipped away to go back to Freya while he stood there a moment before seeking out Damon and Stefan.
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~Mystic Falls Caves~ October 8th 12pm
Bella walked around the caves looking at all the cave paintings that Klaus and his siblings had painted there ten centuries ago. Damon watched her move with ease.
"Alice says that the attack is happening right before the sun sets. You, Violet, and the twins will be here until after its all over. Bella," Damon moved to her, his hands going to her face, forcing her to look at him. His blue eyes bore into hers. "I love you. Nothing is more important to me than yours and our children's safety. Under no circumstances will you leave this cave. I do not care what Victoria says or does. I do not care if I die and you hear about it before this is over. You will not leave this cave."
Bella looked up at his piercing blue eyes. She could tell that he was worried a great deal about her. She nodded, tears coming to her eyes. "I love you too. I understand the situation. Damon," she leaned up and kissed him hard, not wanting to let him go. She wanted him to stay here with her and the children. She wanted him to be safe, but she knew that was selfish of her. "You will not die. You will come back to me you hear," she said, and he leaned his forehead against hers.
"Bella, I need you to promise me."
"I promise," her voice was hoarse, almost a whisper. He kissed her again. "I'm coming right back. I'm helping your dad with getting stuff down here in the cave. We don't know exactly how long this war is going to last. That's the one thing that Ezra and Alice can't see. We want everyone to be comfortable. The caves get cold at night," he said and left her standing there in the cave. Elijah appeared a moment later carrying Violet in his arms. He set her down gently.
"Where's Klaus?" Bella asked when they appeared.
"He's helping Freya right now. Damon wanted to get you both here with the twins first before the rest join." Elijah explained.
Damon wasn't long, carrying some totes of something. Charlie followed him carefully, Liz right behind him with Caroline carrying a cooler.
"Who's all staying in the caves with us?" Violet asked.
"I believe, Hayley, Freya, Bonnie, Elena, Jenna, Matt, Charlie, Liz, Paul, Embry, Rebecca, and the seven witches that Jane made arrangements for." Elijah answered.
Violet nodded. It wasn't many, but with the witches, they would be able to stay concealed easier. She would also be able to hear the minds of anyone else that approaches, so she would be able to alert the others easier.
Bella was starting to get nervous. She didn't want any of this to happen. It was her fault that Victoria was even after her. She was putting so many people in danger because of it. People that she loved and cared about. Klaus appeared in the cave carrying Jaison with Kol right behind him carrying Renesmee.
Finn was close behind carrying diaper bags and what looked like a pack and play. He set it up quickly, so Kol and Klaus could put the twins down comfortably. They were almost four months old. They were already teething and starting to roll over. They were wide away, but not fussy. They were unusually quiet babies for their age. They just liked to observe their surroundings. They lay on their backs in the pack and play, staring around them with little smiles on their face as they kicked out their feet playfully.
"Thank you," Bella said, smiling at Kol and Finn as they turned and left the cave. Klaus was standing over by Violet now, his hands clasped with hers.
"You'll be okay right?" Violet asked.
"Of course. Nothing can kill me love. The only thing that could was destroyed. I'll come back to you and Hope. Don't worry your pretty little head about me," Klaus said and kissed the top of her head.
Violet smiled. "I love you," she said softly. Klaus smiled and then leaned in and kissed her lips now, softly. He pulled back and then tapped her nose with his finger. "I love you too my love." He then moved over to Bella. He pulled her into a hug.
"Klaus, please make sure Damon comes back," she said into his chest, struggling not to cry.
"Oh, little Swan, I will make sure he comes back. Don't you worry either," he said and kissed her cheek. He winked at her and then stepped back so Damon could say his goodbye.
"Bella. Please don't cry," Damon said when tears slid down Bella's face. He wiped at them gently. "All we really need is that original hybrid bastard over there to win this war. They'll probably take one look at him and surrender." He smiled at her and tried to make her feel better.
Klaus snorted. "The irony of that statement," he mumbled and then turned to Charlie. "Deputy Swan, I'll have a couple hybrids stationed outside the entrances of the caves. If an emergency occurs and you absolutely need to get in contact with me, they'll be the fastest way." He reached a hand out to shake Charlie's.
"Klaus. You can call me Charlie. You're dating my daughter, and the father of my granddaughter. No need to be formal," he said and ignored the hand and pulled Klaus in for a hug. Klaus had a stunned look on his face. It was one of the few times that anyone had caught him off guard. He hugged Charlie back.
"Thank you, Charlie," Klaus said and looked over to Violet who was grinning like a fool. He winked at her and then left the caves after his brothers.
It wasn't long before the others joined them. Bella looked at her watch she bought for today. It was already three thirty. The sun would set around five thirty, which left two hours before the war would be raging on. She looked up at the cave paintings again, hugging her arms around herself as she tried not to think too hard about the war. She wanted to stay calm for the health of her girls, and for Jaison and Renesmee. Rebecca walked over and put a hand on her shoulder and smiled at her.
"Everything will be okay. We've got a lot of people working on our side. Victoria is starting a war that she will lose." Rebecca said, trying to make Bella feel better.
"I hope so," Bella murmured, closing her eyes and sighing. Jaison and Renesmee were sleeping now, and her girls were trying to turn flips inside of her. She moved a hand over her belly, feeling their kicks ripple to the outside. She then smiled over at Rebecca and grabbed her hand and pulled it to her stomach, letting Rebecca feel the rippling kicks.
Rebecca grinned. "Oh my god, that feels so weird," she gasped as one of the girls kicked at her hand. "So incredible," she was in awe. Bella smiled at her.
"This is what's keeping my grounded right now, or I'd be out of my mind right now." Bella explained.
"Have you thought of any names yet?" Rebecca asked as she continued to feel the girls roll about.
"We have. We're going to announce their names after the war. We want something happy afterwards. I'm positive everyone is going to love the names that we've picked," Bella said with a smile.
Rebecca grinned. "Well, I am excited to hear what they will be called so I can stop calling them baby A and B," she said with a little laugh.
Violet walked up just then. "Oh, are we feeling the girls?" she said and put a hand over on the other side of Bella's stomach, feeling the ripple. "I can't wait to start feeling Hope move like that."
"Hope?" Bella raised a brow.
"Oh right. Klaus and I decided on Hope for her name. We're figuring out a middle name. He likes Andrea, but I'm not too fond of it," Violet said with a smile.
Rebecca smiled. "Hope is a beautiful name," and Bella nodded in agreement.
"Hope. Something that we all have right now that everything is going to be okay," Bella said and then Rebecca and Violet put their arms around Bella, and they were standing there hugging as the time continued to pass by what seemed like slowly for everyone in the caves.