2. Meeting and Repeating
"What did you guys hear?" Katherine asked.
"Someone whispered our names..." Stefan said.
"That someone has to be an old friend, because no one except the few people who heard Bella call me 'Dami' could have known the name." Damon said.
I swear I heard him choke when he said my name. Maybe he did miss me...
"Don't say her name ever again!" Stefan said through gritted teeth. Did Stefan hate me?
I wouldn't blame him if he did, it's my fault, I left them...
"Who's Bella?" What did the evil bitch just ask?
"Why not bring Bella up? Do you hate her?" I asked as I jumped out of the tree and right in front of my brothers and Katherine.
The ugly whore who forced me to leave my brothers was here…
My brothers gasped.
I laughed and stepped closer to them.
"Pinch me I'm dreaming." Damon said stretching his arm out in front of Stefan.
I laughed at my silly brother "You want this to be a dream, Dami?" I asked him.
"Bella? Is that really you?" Stefan asked.
"No, this is my grandma's ghost." I rolled my eyes at him "Of course it's me, idiot!"
A smile appeared on his face "You haven't changed a bit, Bella" he said as he stepped closer and hugged me.
When he put me on the ground again I saw hurt in Katherine's eyes.
That was really weird, since when did Katherine show any kind of weak emotion?
She should've been furious, she would've killed me if I stepped too close to my brothers.
Instead there was hurt in her eyes, as if she thought Stefan cheated on her... with me?
"Stefan, she looks exactly like Katherine, but it can't be her.
She's... human?" It was the first time I realized that this girl was a human.
She could never be Katherine, but she looks so much like her.
"Well Bella, I'd like you to meet Stefan's new pet: Elena Gilbert." Damon said while pointing two arms at her like she was a circus show. "And how come Stefan got to hug you first?" I laughed and jumped in Damon's arms and kissed him on the cheek. "Happy?" I asked him.
"I'm still not first... but it's better than not hungging my sister at all, I guess."
The Elena-Pet-Girl gasped. "You have a sister? Why didn't you tell me? Both of you! Stefan? Damon I thought we were friends!"
"Would you like to talk about someone you lost, someone you loved more than anything in this world and didn't know if you would ever get to see that person again? Elena, that we are friends doesn't mean I have to hurt myself to please you and I was going to tell you eventually when I was ready to talk about it." Damon told her.
"Sorry, I didn't know that. Well anyway, nice to meet you Bella." Elena said
"Nice to meet you too"
"Let's just go to the boardinghouse already." Damon said impatiently.
"You two can run, I'll take Elena with the car." Stefan said as he took Elena and walked away.
"He hates me for leaving…" I whispered softly.
"Of course not. Just read his mind and you'll believe me" Damon said.
"I don't wanna pry into his head without his permission, you know I don't do that to you two."
"Bella you're the most important person to Stefan and I, he can't hate you or be mad at you, ever."
"Damon, I'm not leaving Fells Church again. Not even if Katherine wants me to -"
"Bella, what are you saying? Did Katherine make you leave all those years ago?"
"Yes" I whispered
"How could she? She knew how much you meant to us and she still wanted you to leave!"
"She made me leave you, because she didn't want you two to love me more than you loved her. She wanted you all for herself."
"Too bad, I can't kill her anymore!" Damon said annoyed.
"Why not?" I asked.
"Because Katherine's dead. I can't kill a dead bitch twice, can I?"
"She's dead? really! Oh my God That's AMAZING news!" I stood up from my bed and did a little happy dance before sitting on Damon's lap.
"You're too happy, Bella. It's not a wedding, but a funeral." Damon joked. "There we have Stefan and Elena." Damon said right before they stepped into my room.