Chapter 32: There is a Storm Brewing
Mystic Falls VA
Salvatore Boarding House
[Stefan's POV]
Elena is yelling at me via my cell phone on the bed. I am getting dressed for graduation. Elena is being unreasonable. I put some gel in my hair. The Mystic Falls High School graduation is being held in the new Amphitheater. It was an addition to the park that was created last year. Mayor Lockwood got a large donation from someone to create it and it was finished last week. I really hope the weather holds. It has been sunny and clear all week. Caroline and Bonnie are somewhere in the house getting ready to dawn their caps and gowns. The rest of the females in the extended family are helping them. I hear a knock on the front door. No one seems to want to answer it. I go downstairs to answer the door. I see my great-niece Sarah Salvatore Nelson and Enzo St. John on the front steps. Damon pops in behind me.
Damon speaks up. "Welcome to our home Sarah. Enzo, it is good to see you again." He stands back to allow them to enter the house. He shakes Enzo's hand and indicates for them to enter the Great room.
"Enzo says that you are the Salvatores that are related to me?" Sarah asks.
"Yes, your father Zachary was a cousin of ours. We share the same great-great grandfather." I am standing behind the door and roll my eyes at Damon. He is being an ass.
He leads them into the great room and heads for the liquor cabinet. "Anyone for alcohol? We are celebrating Stefan's high school graduation today."
"I just graduated from Duke University with a Bachelor in Fine Arts."
I speak up. "Welcome cousin and Enzo it is good to see you again." Enzo narrows his eyes slightly. He never liked me.
The rest of Damon's extended family enters the room. Couples are taking seats in various parts of the room. Introductions are made all around. Sarah notices Bella and Angela. "When are you both due?"
Bella speaks up, "Damon's and my child should be here in June." Angela smiles at her, "I am due in early July." Elijah hugs his wife from behind. Rebekah laughs at his possessive display. Charlie just grins down at Rebekah.
I am glad that Elena isn't here for this gathering. I know she would have started something since Kol looks like he is Bonnie's date and Niklaus looks like he is Caroline's date. The family gets up for the mass exodus to the amphitheater for graduation. The front drive is filled with cars. I send up a short prayer that nothing disastrous happens at graduation.
Enzo glances over and notices Angela and Bella are not in their caps and gowns. "Did you two graduate already?"
Bella laughs, "Angela and I got our diploma's earlier this week from the International Academy. Our husbands promised to show us the sights of Europe this summer."
Damon waggles his brows at her and takes her into his embrace. "I want to show her a few sites before our children arrive."
Charlotte pops Pete. "I won the bet, pay up!"
Mystic Falls Amphitheater
[Caroline's POV]
Bonnie and I are standing outside the bathrooms in the back of the Amphitheater pulling our academic robes over our street clothes. "Bonnie I have a confession to make, I am seriously dating Niklaus." I hope she won't be too mad at me.
Bonnie glances back at me as she combs her hair. "I am seriously dating his brother Kol." We both look at each other in shock and start laughing. "She glances back at me. One of these days we will be sisters."
I grin back at her. "I'm all for that. How did you two get together?"
"I discovered Kol is immune to my headache spell; I tried other spells and realized that Kol has changed into something that other witches and our ancestors have no knowledge about. Kol and I bonded over the family grimoires that he has in his possession. It helped that Freya and Henrik are interested in different spells also. We added Freya and Henrik's spells to my grimoire. I decided to give Kol a chance for more than friendship after I heard his story about losing his magic and how it devastated him. I know I would be lost without my magic. I am also intrigued by his other abilities"
"Oh, I bet you are!" Caroline laughs.
I pop her lightly on the arm, "Get back to curb level Caroline, we are about to graduate." I hear the call for us to line up alphabetically after this years' Valedictorian.
[Elena's POV]
I am trying so hard not to let Stefan get to me. I am sitting here with all of my friends that I have known from childhood. Caroline Forbes is the Valedictorian of our class. She deserves the honors. I just managed to finish with honors. Jenna has been keeping an eye on me. I broke one of her favorite vases when I threw my hairbrush at the wall earlier today.
Angela and Bella were chatting with each other about baby names. I glanced back at them and noticed both of them are pregnant. How can that be? Did Angela cheat on Elijah and did Bella cheat on Damon? I don't think that is the case. Both couples are very loving with each other. Can male vampires be fertile now? I know Stefan fathered a child before he turned. Why didn't he tell me? What else is he keeping secret? So does that mean we are fertile? If so does that mean I need to seriously look into birth control?
Salvatore Boarding House
[Charlie's POV]
When the universe starts bringing powerful magic users together in one spot and allow them to train each other in multiple magic disciplines, something really bad is coming and we will need all of our abilities. More so we will need alliances between the different schools of magic. Jacob Salvatore Tulle is a Heretic or as Damon calls them "Witch-pires"; a Siphoner and a Vampire combination.
Henrik, Bonnie and Freya starts working with Jacob adding to his spell knowledge. Charlotte and Rebekah have started to work with Jacob, Sarah and Enzo about understanding Leylock energy. Enzo has magic, but I'm not sure what kind. It's not Leylock. Charlotte is hoping to help him discover what kind it is, by showing him what we can do with our kind of magic. I have a feeling we will know just as soon as he really has to use it to save himself or someone else.
I would join in with their lessons but I work better behind the scenes.
Volterra Italy
[Aro's POV]
In my private study, Demetri informs me about Irina asking about Laurent in Seattle, it sparks my curiosity. Laurent was one of the members of Caius' crack werewolf hunting team. It seems they got sidetracked and paid the price for their disobedience. He calls Eleazar to find out what gifts each of the members of his family and the Cullens have. This leads him to the knowledge of the intrinsic gifts that Edward, Alice, Kate, Fred and Jasper have. Between the Cullens and the Denali's they have five valuable talents. I want to incorporate them into my Guard.