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~Mystic Falls boarder: Somewhere in the woods- 4:45pm (45 minutes until sunset) ~
Damon and Klaus stood together in a small clearing while they listened to the sounds of the woods. They had split in pairs to make a quick scout around before gathering in the center. Fifteen minutes passed by before everyone slowly gathered.
Alice and Ezra were looking into the future when Edward finally made it back with Kol beside him. Ezra came back first, his breathing hard and sweat beaded on his forehead. "My watch showed 5:37pm when Laurent shows himself." He said and then he leaned over and heaved. His body shaking. Damon patted his palm against Ezra's back.
"Is it getting harder to see the future?" Damon asked simply and Ezra nodded. Alice came back a few moments later, blinking and looking over at Ezra. "5:37," she sang and then there was more silence.
Emmett was starting to get antsy, as was Jeremy, when 5:30pm rolled around. Seven more minutes. Seven more minutes before there would be chaos.
Damon watched Jeremy pace, he caught the first scent of a Cold One and he snapped his attention back to the empty, silent forest in front of them.
Right at 5:37pm, Laurent appeared in the small clearing across from Damon and the others. Jake, Jared, Leah and Seth had already shifted and were standing in the trees, waiting for the go ahead to attack.
Laurent let out a laugh. "My. Such a large army to protect one girl," his eyes were a bright crimson, indicating that he had fed recently. His eyes landed on Edward, who stood beside Damon now. Laurent tilted his head. "My. You look rather different from the last time I saw you. How are you Eddie boy?" He mocked.
"Let's make this easy. You're going to die if you try fight. It's best that you and Victoria slither back to whatever rock you crawled out from under," Klaus' voice was sharp, and his eyes flashed yellow. It wouldn't take him but merely half a second to rip Laurent to pieces.
Laurent's red eyes met Klaus'. "You must be the Original Hybrid our scouts have told us about. You killed Riley."
Elijah leaned in to say something to Damon. "They're surrounding us. His speech is part of the plan."
Damon nodded. "Hmm. I see. Well Laurent, nice chatting with you, but you will die now." That was what the wolves were waiting for. Jake and Jared sprung into action first, catching the blur of a baby vamp and tearing it apart in a tag team effort.
Before long, fifty baby vamps were upon them, but Victoria was no where in sight still. Jeremy and Alaric went back to back as they fought along side the vamps and wolves.
Alice flitted around, out of reach, always a step ahead and out of reach of the baby vamp's clutches. The distraction allowed for Emmett to use his strength to rip them apart with ease.
Alec froze mid battle when he heard Demetri's voice. "Demetri?" Alec narrowed his eyes. "Why are you here?"
Demetri grinned as he circled with Alec. "For the war of course. Aro felt the need to…step in."
Alec's black fog filled the air around him, creating his own protection. "Does he now? And which side would you be on?"
Demetri raised a brow as he took a step back from the fog. "Their side."
Alec growled. "Then you will die with them," he screeched and his fog enveloped Demetri quickly before Demetri could move. He stood there paralyzed; his eyes wide. Demetri hadn't anticipated that Alec wouldn't hesitate. They lived together for centuries. Stefan turned, looking to Alec. When Alec nodded, he released his fog and Stefan reached forward and ripped Demetri's head from his body.
Damon spun, catching one baby vamp by the shirt, but another ambushed him from behind, sinking it's teeth into his shoulder. Damon let out a pained growl, before Edward ripped the baby vamp away from Damon. Fire filled Damon's body, and he fought it off, pushing through the pain as he shredded the baby vamp he held in his grasp. The bodies were piling up, but yet Victoria was still elusive. Laurent was struggling to stay away from Klaus, but at last his struggle ended when Klaus flashed before Laurent, his hand gripped tight around Laurent's throat.
"Now. I know the red headed bitch is part of this. I suggest you tell me where she is," Klaus said through grit teeth.
Laurent flashed his white teeth in a wide grin. "She isn't here."
"Where is she!?" Klaus roared, but Laurent stayed silent.
"NiKlaus Mikaelson," a cool voice called from the shadows. Aro stepped out of the darkness and unhinged his hood, letting it fall to his back.
Klaus turned to look at Aro now. "Aro Voltari." He said and then glanced back at Laurent. He made one motion with his hand, Laurent's head coming clean off, ending his life. He tossed him to the ground where Seth and Leah went to work ripping him apart to set him on fire. "I shouldn't be surprised that your part of this," Klaus said wiping his hands on his pants and stepping forward.
Aro looked around at the blazes of burning new vampire bodies. He saw Alec and the dead Demetri at his feet. "Well, yes. An army was created, and a war was to be fought. You didn't think that I would sit idly by, did you?"
"Of course not. You're taking the wrong side," Klaus said matter of fact.
Aro nodded, still looking around at the scattered burning bodies. "You've had no casualties. This war was a lost cause before it started."
"It was. We gave them the option to run away like cowards, but at last, their ego got the better of them. Tell me Aro, are you going to be part of the lost cause? It appears that your brother has fallen. He chose wrong," Klaus said nodding in Alec's direction. He was holding five baby vamps in his fog while Emmett and Edward ripped them apart.
"It seems that I'm not needed here. I must return back to Italy with Caius and Felix. Please send my love to Jane," Aro said before raising his hood.
"Oh, and Aro, before you go. If you step foot on American soil again, I will end you. Stay in Italy," Klaus ordered.
Aro was silent before he spoke. "Klaus if you think for a minute that I'm afraid of- "
Klaus was before Aro lightning fast, his face, inches away from his. Aro's eyes widened suddenly as Klaus dug his hand into Aro's chest, grasping his heart in his hand.
"Im-imposs-sible," Aro sputtered.
"What you fail to understand Aro is, I am older than you, I am stronger than you. Your diamond hard body cannot withstand my strength or power. You should be very afraid of me Aro, but it appears that your ego is preventing you from this fear," Klaus squeezed on Aro's heart.
Aro shuddered in painful agony. "I'll go back to Italy. You will not see me again."
Klaus released his hold on his heart, withdrawing his hand from his chest. He smoothed the front of Aro's shirt and smiled at him, patting him. "Good boy. Now, run along. That is not a threat by the way, and it is extended to the rest of your clan."
Aro backed away from Klaus, stumbling slightly before disappearing into the shadows.
"Klaus, still no Victoria!" Enzo called. His shirt was ripped down the front and he had three crescent shaped bites on his shoulder and chest.
"Damn it!" Damon cursed as he ripped his shirt over his head and was bent down over Ezra, pushing his shirt against his side. One of the vamps had clawed Ezra's side, gashing him deep. "Who hasn't been bitten?" Damon yelled.
Klaus turned and moved to the ground beside Ezra. "Ezra were you bitten? It's extremely important that you tell us now?" Klaus began to search Ezra's body, ripping his shirt open on the front when Ezra couldn't speak. "There it is." Klaus moved quickly and place his mouth over the wound and sucked the blood clean.
Ezra was panting hard, but the fire in his chest subsided. "Thank…you," he said, and then Elijah squatted down, biting into his wrist and putting to Ezra's mouth. "Drink quickly. There are more nearby."
Ezra complied. His wound on his side and chest began to heal slowly. Damon looked around and spotted Seth. "Seth! Can you carry Ezra on your back?"
The sandy wolf tilted his head down in a nod. "Good. Take him back to the caves quickly." Damon ordered and helped strap Ezra to Seth's back. Seth sprung into the woods, leaving the battlefield and taking Ezra to safety.
Klaus vomited up Ezra's blood and groaned. "Damned venom," he cursed, but got to his feet like it was nothing. "There is at least a dozen more hiding over there in the ridge. They haven't attacked. I believe they are afraid." Klaus said, motioning over towards the tree line that slopped upwards.
Damon nodded. "We know you're hiding. Either come to your death or surrender." Damon's voice boomed out into the night.
There was a silence before twelve baby vamps emerged. Their eyes wide. They were young, perhaps between the ages of sixteen to twenty at the most. "Oh hell, they're just kids." Damon muttered.
"We…we didn't know," one frightened girl, who looked about sixteen with blonde hair stammered.
Klaus took a step forward. "Okay. What do you know?"
"We were told that there was a war. That we were being hunted, and we were taking a stand. We…we didn't know about the pregnant girl." The girl answered.
Klaus looked at Damon and then back to the girl. "What about the pregnant girl?"
"Please, we don't want to die, and she'll kill us," the girl sputtered out.
"IF you don't explain in the next three seconds, I'm going to kill you," Klaus was losing his patience.
The girl's eyes widened, and she took a step back with her group. "Victoria. She knows that she's in the caves. She has another dozen of newborns with her."
Damon cursed and turned away from the group. "I'm doubling back to the caves," he said to Jasper and he nodded.
Jasper took a step forward, shutting his eyes and then opening them again, his eyes landing on the blonde girl. He stepped past Klaus, his gift rolling out and over the twelve baby vamps. "Y'all did the right thing surrendering like that. Unfortunately for y'all, we don't take surrenders." He held up a hand and made a motion and Peter and Char stepped out. "You don't want this life, and I don't have the time to teach you," Jasper's eyes darkened.
Klaus watched as Jasper's demeanor changed. "My my, the God of War has returned."
Lexi's brows knitted together. "What does he mean? Surrendering was an option." She protested.
"That was before the war started. Stay out of his way. The God of War does not play nice," Klaus warned. Then in a flash Jasper, Peter and Char were ripping apart the twelve vamps and setting them ablaze.
Edward and Rosalie grimaced, looking away while Lexi clasped a hand over her mouth. This was not the Jasper that she had come to love. He was…brutal.
Jasper walked over and reached into Elijah's pocket and pulled out his handkerchief and wiped at his hands. "We should join Damon at the caves. This war isn't over yet," he said simply and flashed away towards the caves.
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~Mystic Falls Caves~
Seth bounded down in the caves with Ezra on his back. Charlie and Liz rushed to help unstrap Ezra. Embry shifted in the corner and pulled his shorts on quickly. "He was hurt, but Klaus and Elijah saved him. He'll be okay." Embry said quickly before Bella and Violet could get worked up. Callum went to his brother's side immediately, looking him over.
Bella looked at Seth. "Is Damon okay?"
Seth nodded his head in response and Bella sighed with relief. Suddenly they heard a scream at the entrance of the cave. Embry shifted quickly, rushing out to the mouth of the cave, Paul right behind him. Rebecca wasn't far behind. Jenna stood there tangled with Victoria. Victoria was holding Jenna's heart in her hand. Jenna's face started to gray, and Victoria let her body slide to the ground. Behind her were twelve newborn vamps, their eyes reflecting the same crimson red as hers.
"Oops," Victoria said with a snarling smirk. She leaped backwards as Paul lunged at her, snapping his massive jaws at her. "Bad doggy," her voice sang as she retreated out of reach. Embry lunged at her from the other side, but she was faster than they anticipated. She reached out and struck Embry hard in the side, sending him flying. Seth lunged now, but her foot connected with his ribs, sending him hurling back with a pained whine.
Paul growled as he planted his feet. Rebecca appeared next to Paul. "You'll have to get through me before you can breach this cave." Rebecca clenched her hands into tight fists as she waited for Victoria to make her move.
Victoria tilted her head at Rebecca and then her expression changed, darkened. Damon was standing there now, his shirt torn, and blood soaked. Klaus wasn't far behind. Kol, Finn, Jake and Jared fell in behind Victoria and the other vamps, trapping them in between. Their only choice was to fight.
In the caves Ezra was sitting up better now. Bella was kneeling on the ground next to him when Violet's hand flew to her mouth. "Oh no," she gasped and looked over at Elena.
Elena moved towards them. "Violet, what happened? Is Jeremy okay?"
Violet nodded. "Elena, it's your aunt…I'm so so sorry," she said tearing brimming her eyes.
"What? No…no…no" Elena's hands fisted in her hair and then Bonnie was moving towards her. "Elena, listen stop. I need you to focus. We can't lose our minds. I need to concentrate really hard okay to try and help the best I can. Please, pull yourself together."
Elena's face was streaked with tears as she nodded, taking deep breaths. Bonnie was right. She had to keep it together, especially for Jeremy, who was out there fighting to protect them.
Ezra groaned as he tried to get to his feet. Freya moved over to him, her soft hands helping him to his feet. She helped him out of his shirt the rest of the way and looked over the wound on his chest. The white crescent scar was there. The wound healed up nice, and the gash in his side had completely disappeared. "You're okay. Why don't you drink some water? I'm going to help Bonnie okay?" She said and helped him over to a folding chair and sat him down. Liz grabbed a bottle of water and handed it to him. Charlie went to Elena, who was trying not to hyperventilate. He sighed and then pulled her into an embrace. He looked at Liz over the top of her head, frowning. Elena cried into Charlie's shirt softly as she wept for her aunt.
Topside, Victoria was trying to think through all her options. She didn't have the witches anymore. Once they figured out a coven was fighting against them, they decided to be unloyal and desert the cause, but not before giving her the location of Bella. Her eyes darted around the group that stood firmly to protect Bella. She gritted her teeth and then smiled. She could take out the vulnerable first, the humans that pathetically tried to help, but she knew that she would die. When she did die, she would be reunited with her love finally.
She made a motion with her hand and the newborns launched themselves into attack. Victoria caught Caroline by the throat when she rushed one of the newborn vamps. Caroline growled, swinging her legs around Victoria and using her own hands, ripped her hands away from her throat and then flipped Victoria over, flinging her away from her. Victoria landed gracefully like a cat.
"You're not stronger than me you red headed bitch," Caroline spat. Jacob growled as she lashed out at Victoria from behind. She spun around, catching Jacob in a bearhug grip.
"Jacob!" Caroline screamed, and moved towards Victoria. Victoria squeezed Jacob, crushing his ribs inward and then releasing him, darting away from Caroline.
Caroline went to Jacob's side immediately, her hands frantically moving over him. The distraction caused Enzo to glance away briefly, only to be grabbed from behind by one of newborn vamp and another moving towards him with a stake at lightning speed.
Before Enzo could react, Finn put himself in between the stake and Enzo. The stake pierced Finn's back, and he swung around, grabbing the vamp and ripping him in two, while Enzo flipped the other vampire over onto the ground. He brought his foot down on the vamp's head, severing it completely.
Finn winced in pain from the stake attack, and Enzo reached over and slid it out carefully. "Thanks mate," he said and then they set fire to the vamp.
Edward was struggling with two newborn vamps when Stefan jumped in to help, helping Edward rip them apart and set them ablaze.
By the end of it, Victoria stood there panting while fiery piles of bodies scattered around her.
"You're the last," Damon said, nursing his right arm slightly. "Just let us kill you. You're not going to escape."
Victoria smiled and lunged forward, but Klaus caught her by the waist with one arm and then with the other, he ripped her head back, nearly breaking it. "It's over," Klaus whispered in her ear, and then ripped her head off all the way. He threw her body towards Jared and the other wolves, who tore her apart. They piled her up and then Damon walked over and lit her on fire. He turned his attention back to Jacob now. He half limped over to where Caroline sat on the ground next to him crying.
"Damon, he's hurt badly," she sobbed. Jacob whined, his breathing ragged and strained.
Carlisle moved to his side now, his own clothes tattered, and his face smeared with blood. He leaned his ear down to Jacob's chest, listening carefully. "One of his lungs is filling with fluid. His lung is collapsing. Edward, go and get the bag down in the cave. I have some supplies I brought just in case of emergency." He ordered and Edward ran down into the cave, startling everyone down there.
"Carlisle's bag?" Edward rushed out. Bella scrambled to her feet, moving over to the left side where the cooler sat and grabbed the bag that Carlisle brought down earlier in the day. She handed it to Edward, and before she could ask him what happened, he disappeared as quickly as he appeared. The panicked look on his face, made Bella worry. She turned to Violet.
"Do you know what happened?"
Violet shook her head. "Sorry. I was afraid to see into his head. I don't want to Bella. I think we just need to wait until Damon or Klaus come down to us."
Bella frowned. "But something is wrong. I have to know what's going on," she said defiantly and started towards the entrance.
"Bella! You promised Damon!" Violet shouted after her sister. That made Bella stop and turn to face her sister.
"Then tell me what is going on!" She pleaded.
Violet looked at her sister a moment and then gave in, closing her eyes. Bella watched her sister's face for any sign of grief.
Violet opened her eyes and sighed. "Jake got hurt really bad. Carlisle is trying to fix it now. Relax. Damon is okay."
"Jake!" Bella cried out and looked towards the mouth of the cave. "How bad is it?"
Violet was silent. "I'm not sure."
"Please Jake, be okay," Bella whispered, biting her lip and placing a hand over her belly when the girls started kicking hard.
Alaric knelt down beside Jenna with Jeremy. Jeremy was sobbing holding Jenna to him. Alaric's eyes were red with tears as he tried to collect himself. He couldn't fall apart here and now. Jeremy was already losing it and he was sure that Elena was losing it as well.
"Jeremy, you have to let me take her," Alaric forced the words out. Jeremy shook his head.
"She was supposed to be safe Ric," Jeremy sobbed out. "Why would she try to fight?"
Alaric was silent. "Jenna told me yesterday that she would…" he paused, forcing his tears back. "She would protect Bella at all costs, and the children. Jenna…. she wouldn't want you to be like this Jer," his voice was hoarse. "Let me take her. Let me take care of her okay. Go down to your sister. She needs you too." He leaned over and kissed the top of Jeremy's head. "Go on," he said reaching for Jenna. Jeremy let Alaric take Jenna as he stumbled to his feet. Stefan and Emmett moved to his side and put their arms around him to help him walk. Jeremy's legs were like jelly. He let them help him down into the caves.
Caroline ran her hand over Jacob's fur gently. "Jake, you can't leave me ever okay. I love you do you understand me. Don't you dare die on me." She commanded him when his breathing shuddered. His brown eyes looked tired.
Carlisle was trying to find the right spot to shove the tube in to drain the fluid away from his lungs. When he found the source, he punctured the area, and shoved the tube in quickly, relieving the lung of the fluid. The fluid poured out of the tube and Jake took a deep breath.
"Jacob, you can't shift back until I get this part fixed okay. Once all the fluid is gone, then I want you to shift back so I can treat you better. I'm not a veterinarian." Carlisle said and Jacob tilted his head in response.
Klaus put a hand on Damon's shoulder, who was standing there watching Carlisle work. "Come on, let's go down and check on the girls." Damon nodded, looking up at Edward. "Stay here and scout the area with Jasper, and Kol. Make sure that we're alone now."
Edward nodded, following the order, and leaving with Jasper and Kol to scout around the area while Damon and Klaus disappeared in the caves.
When Damon appeared, Bella moved to throw her arms around him quickly, bringing her mouth to his.
Damon pulled back and smiled down at her. "Hey. I'm okay," he said, brushing his fingers over her temples, moving her hair out of her face.
She looked over his body, seeing the crescent scars. "You're not. You were bitten."
Damon shrugged. "Like a mosquito bite. I'm fine. I'll heal fine. Are you okay?"
Bella shook her head. "I won't be okay until Jake is okay."
Damon nodded and then kissed her forehead, before moving away to go check on Renesmee and Jaison. They were sleeping in the pack and play. He turned attention on Ezra who was looking pale still. "Hey, you feel okay?"
Ezra smiled a tired smile. "I'm fine. I'm all healed up. Thanks for having my back man. If you hadn't reacted as fast as you did, I'm pretty sure that vamp would have pulled my spleen out." He chuckled and coughed.
Damon smiled. "Well, I couldn't let you die. Bella would have been pissed." Ezra smiled and nodded. "Yeah, she might have been."
Klaus and Violet were in an embrace now. He was stroking her hair with one hand and the other was on her belly. She was calmer now. She knew that Klaus would be okay because he couldn't die, but it didn't stop her from worrying about him the whole time.
Elijah made it down into the caves now, spotting Jeremy and Elena holding each other. Elena looked up at him and she reached a hand out to him. Elijah moved to her, putting his arms around both Jeremy and Elena as they both wept about Jenna.
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~Salvatore Boarding House~
October 15th, Bella 29 weeks, baby's growth 31 weeks, Jaison and Renesmee~15 1/12 weeks, Violet 17 weeks~
A whole week passed since the war. Jacob's recovery was going slow, but Caroline stayed by his side every day, never leaving. He was in his human form now, bandaged up. There was a funeral for Jenna. They covered it up of course with Liz's help. They had a closed casket service for her.
Damon walked in the parlor, where Elena was sitting on the couch alone. He walked over to the liquor cabinet and poured her a drink and brought it to her. The funeral was over so quick, and only close friends and relatives had shown up for the service.
"Hey, you okay?" Damon asked as he sat down next to her. Elena looked up at Damon and sighed, taking the drink. "I'm not sure I'll ever be okay. People I love keep dying around me. First my parents, and now Jenna. Alaric said he was going to move out of the house, but me and Jeremy convinced him to stay. I'm an adult, but Jer isn't. I could be his guardian, but it makes more since for Alaric to do it." She said and took a long drink of the whiskey Damon brought her.
Damon nodded. "Well, I know it's all really shitty circumstances. You've been through a hell of a lot in the past couple years. It's like a roller coaster ride that you can never get off. Jenna didn't like me very much in the beginning, but towards the end we had some chats. She knew that the war was going to be brutal. She made me promise something Elena, and I intend to keep that promise."
Elena looked at him confused. "Why would Jenna want you to do anything for her?"
"I promised her I'd look out for Jeremy if something were to happen to her. She knew that Ric would step up and take care of you both, but I'm tied to you and Jeremy because of Bella. She belongs to Ric's family, and you and Jeremy are Ric's family now. Jeremy is young, and I will make sure that nothing happens to him. So, if you go to college or feel guilty and don't go for whatever reason, don't. I will be right here taking care of him if you need me to."
Elena was silent for a long moment. "Thank you, Damon. That means a lot," she smiled and looked down at her whiskey glass. "You know. Bella has really made a big change in you. I don't think I've ever seen you this happy before. I don't hate you anymore for the terrible things you've done in the past. I can forgive them because you've become a better person. I'm really happy for you and Bella. Having a family and starting a real life."
He smiled at her. "Thank you. In all honesty I wasn't sure what it was about her that changed my feelings about you. I was in love with you Elena. I lashed out and acted badly because of Stefan had everything that I wanted. It's not an excuse, nothing could ever excuse my past, but I was in love with you. Or so I thought I was. Then Bella appeared and like magic, I lost sight of you and only saw her. She's my own personal unicorn so to speak. Super rare, but once you find one and earn it's trust, they'll never leave your side."
Elena chuckled. "You're definitely sappier than before." She smiled. "Thank you, Damon. I feel better now."
He smiled. "Good. Now Alaric is waiting with Jeremy in the car to take you guys home." She smiled and stood with Damon. She hugged him, and he hugged her back. "Good night Elena," he said, and she smiled. "Good night Damon," and she set her glass down and left the parlor to join her brother and Alaric in the car.
Damon stood there for a minute, looking into the dancing flames in the fireplace. Bella appeared next to him.
"Hey, you," she said softly, and he looked over at her and smiled. "Hey. What are you doing out of bed?" He said and moved to pull her into his arms.
"You weren't there. I know Carlisle told me to rest, but I couldn't. I'm just worried about Elena and Jeremy. I'm worried about Jake, and I'm worried about Jane and Alec. Alec killed his brother basically last week, and it's something that I think he's struggling with. We're lucky there weren't more casualties, and there almost was, but even with all of that behind us, I'm still always waiting for the other shoe to drop." She said and sighed, leaning her head against his chest.
"It's okay to be worried. A lot went on. Jacob is recovering. Caroline is with him. Alaric is there for Elena and Jeremy. Jane and Alec are going to be fine. They are two of the most powerful Cold Ones in existence. They will be okay. As for Ezra, he's doing perfectly fine. He can focus on teaching now instead of having to use a bunch of subs for his classrooms. Enzo is thinking about ending his sabbatical early and returning to Whitmore to teach again with Callum," he said and stroked her hair and swayed with her a little.
Bella sighed. "You're right. Things will settle, and people will move on. Jasper and Lexi are planning on leaving with Peter and Char for Texas. Peter and Char really like their rings that Bonnie made them, and Lexi is enjoying her new daylight ring."
"Mhm, and Matt and Hayley hit it off, and are trying to be secret about whatever it is they're doing."
"Yeah, they're not as secretive as they think they are," she agreed.
"Stefan and Alice are planning a road trip, Emmett and Rose are taking another honeymoon of sorts to rekindle their romance." Damon said.
"How do you know all of these things?"
"Hmm. I'm incredibly brilliant when it comes to my hearing capabilities," he said and leaned down and kissed her softly. "Come on, let's get to bed. You're exhausted, I'm actually exhausted, and the Doc said you need to be off your feet." He picked her up with ease and carried her up the stairs to their bedroom and lay her on the bed gently. "I'm going to check on Jai and Ness really quick, and then I promise I'll be in this bed lying right next to you."
"You better be. Don't make me get up and come find you," she joked.
He grinned at her and left the room and went to the twin's nursery. Jaison was sleeping soundly, but Renesmee was awake, laying on her back and staring at her baby mobile of stars and moons. Her bright ocean blue eyes looked up at Damon as he looked in on her. She smiled big for him and kicked her feet playfully and was blowing bubbles at him.
He smiled down at her. "Hey Nessie, you're wide awake and playful," he said in a calming voice. She blew more bubbles and made some cooing noises.
He reached in and picked her up, cradling her to him. Her hands reached up and touched at his face gently. "Du..da….dadadada," Renesmee cooed some more.
Damon looked down at her in shock. "Are you trying to talk to me?" he asked, still stunned.
"Du…da…dadada," she cooed some more. It made him smile wide and he left the nursery with her and walked back to his and Bella's room. She was sitting up in bed reading a book when he came in.
"Bella listen to Nessie," he said and moved to the bed and sat down.
Renesmee cooed and smiled at Damon still. "Du…dadada," she said and then she hiccupped.
"Damon! She's saying her first words!" Bella beamed brightly at Renesmee.
"Is that what the twins are going to grow up thinking? That you and I are her mom and dad?" Damon asked suddenly, but he didn't look at Bella. He was still staring down at Renesmee, who gave him a big yawn.
Bella never thought about it before. They had adopted Jaison and Renesmee officially. They were legally their parents. It never dawned on her before that they would be called anything because of the war and everything else that was happening. "I mean, I would want to tell them the truth when they could understand and it was more age appropriate, but I don't think it's wrong for them to call us mom and dad. We are their parents."
Damon nodded and smiled. "Well in that case. She said dada first," he teased.
Bella scoffed at him but smiled big at him. "Well, dada is easier to say than mama, so don't let it all go to your head."
He leaned over and kissed her softly before leaning over and kissing Renesmee's forehead. Her eyes drooped a little, and she blinked a few times before she let sleep overtake her. Damon smiled at her and then stood, and carefully walked back to the nursery, careful not to wake her as he lay her back in her crib to sleep. "Sleep tight little one," he whispered to her before cracking the nursery door and returning back to the bedroom.