Book 3: Civil History, Time Stands Still
Song: (1) Realize By: Colbie Caillat
(2) Violet Hill By: Coldplay
Song (1)
"If you just realize what I just realized,
Then we'd be perfect for each other
And will never find another
Just realized what I just realized
We'd never have to wonder if
We missed out on each other now."
And now I bring you to the first vial turning point in this tale. I bring you to 1854, Fell's Church, Virginia. Where the Watson family has just met the Salvatore family.
Ten year old, black raven haired and blue eyed Damon Salvatore can be spotted running through the maze in the garden chasing after a ten year old, brown haired and brown eyed Isabella Watson, while his 7 year old brother Stefan sits diligently listening to his father speak. Finally Damon and Isabella get to the end of the maze and Damon has caught her.
"So Miss Isabella, what's my prize I just caught you?" –Damon
"hmmm… let's see…" –Isabella said while putting her finger to her lips and chin, thinking.
"How about a kiss?" –Damon boldly asked suggestively.
"Well I'll be, Damon Salvatore, only ten years old and already trying to get friendly. Shame, shame, shame. Whatever am I going to do with you." –Isabella.
Just then Isabella pecked Damon on the cheek and ran away blushing. Damon was smiling for the rest of the week.
1862:
Eighteen year old Damon Salvatore and Isabella Watson stood on the Watson's home porch.
"Isabella time to come in, tell Damon goodbye." –Isabella's father yelled from inside the house.
"Alright father one minute./ Thank you Damon for buying me the red ribbon, you know how much I love ribbons (colored ribbons were a very popular thing for girls to have in that time period whether for their dresses or hair.). I guess it's time to go." – Isabella
"You know, I'll always be here for you buying you all the ribbons you want, haha. Oh and I almost forgot, I want to give you this, (her copy of Romeo and Juliet) you left it at the Salvatore house when we were reading it together last week." – Damon
"Thank you again, Bye Damon." – Isabella
Isabella turned to leave and then glanced back at Damon who was walking away.
"Damon, wait." – Isabella said, while running up to him giving him a kiss on the cheek and turning to go back to her house when Damon grabbed her hand and they both stopped dead in their tracks as if in shock remembering something.
"I.. I.." –Isabella
"Do you feel like this has happened before? Or-" Damon
They both looked down at the Romeo and Juliet book that fell from Isabella's hand as she turned to leave.
"That we are supposed to remember something long forgotten?" –Isabella
"Yes, actually. I'm not sure, I think maybe our minds are playing tricks on us." –Damon
"oh well, good night Romeo." –Isabella.
Damon smiled at her little pet name for him since they read the book together.
"Good night Juliet."
And she too smiled running into her house with a blush.
As the night went on they both felt an odd sort of joy and peace from being called the little pet names for each other. That night they both wondered if that was what love felt like.
Three Months Later:
Song (2)
"Was a long and dark December
When the banks became cathedrals
And the fog
Became God
Priests clutched onto bibles
Hollowed out to fit their rifles
And the cross was held aloft
Bury me in armor
When I'm dead and hit the ground
A love back home unfolds
If you love me
Won't you let me know?
I don't want to be a soldier
Who the captain of some sinking ship
Would stow, far below
So if you love me
Why'd you let me go?"
July 17th, 1862
Dear Diary,
Everything changed when she came, when Katherine came. Damon went off to serve in the war. And Stefan is here assisting his father. I miss Damon dearly but it seems as if he's drifting farther away from me even when he's here. I've made a new friend. Her name is Anna, she's really nice and she gets along with my other best friend Sarah very well. Some strange things have started to happen recently though. There's been animal attacks and the founder's council has seemed to be more secretive. I'm not sure what's going on. I really hope that they haven't discovered that Sarah's a witch. I don't know what I'd do without her. I'm a little scared. But in a few months Damon will be back and everything will be fine, I'm sure. I'm probably being paranoid anyway. Well I must go, Anna's here, she told me she has something important to tell me.
Sincerely,
Isabella Watson
September 19th, 1862
Dear Diary,
I think the founder's council suspects that there's vampires and witches in Fell's church. I'm not sure what to do. I can't tell anyone about this. Anna told me that Katherine has begun changing some of the townspeople. I don't know what to think about that. And I don't know what to do. Sarah has placed a protective spell on both Anna and I since she trusts us and not Katherine or Emily, just in case they should try something and even though Anna is a vampire. Anna asked me if I want to become like her. I honestly don't know. I mean, everything has just seemed to change so fast. Stefan seems very smitten with Katherine. And Katherine is seemingly smitten with both of them. Anna told me not to worry about that right now. Things are so confusing. I just found out that my parents have joined the founders council and I have tried to collect as much information to help Anna as I could. And no I'm not compelled, but as much as I love my parents, I can't let them hurt the people I care about. Sarah taught me a spell to keep these words hidden.
Sincerely,
Isabella Watson
"These words of secrets,
let no one see,
the key is me,
and me the key,
let no one seek
and no one find
unless the key
they have to free."
And then all the words disappeared as she put it away.
June 15th, 1863
Dear Diary,
Everything has seemed to die down. It seems that the Founder's Council only suspected one vampire of being here and after an incident with one of the vampire's that Katherine turned the council killed that vampire and thought that he was the only one. Damon will be back in a month and will be staying on leave for 2 months. And the first Founder's Dance will be held in 2 months, I'm excited.
Sincerely,
Isabella Watson
September 5th, 1863
Dear Diary,
Things seem to be changing again. I think Katherine is using both Salvatore brothers. I can feel my heart breaking. The way Damon looks at her. I know he only asked me to go to the Founder's Dance with him since Katherine is going with Stefan. I'm not sure if Katherine is using compulsion on him or if he really loves her. And now Anna says there's werewolves here? That George Lockwood himself is one. Every thing is so confusing again. I feel like something major is going to happen, I just don't know what.
Sincerely,
Isabella Watson
September 18th, 1863
Isabella POV:
I was sitting in the back of Anna's mother's shop making sure we had everything ready for the Founder's Dance tomorrow. We were both in the Founder's Court. But only one of us would win. Anna had just stepped in front because Katherine had walked in with Damon when I got distracted and I cut my hand and blood streamed out of it. Before I knew what happened one of the newer vampires that Katherine had turned, I think his name was Harper, had turned and went for me, before I knew what happened I could feel my body starting to go limp and Harper being pulled off me. Anna had her wrist to my mouth in seconds offering me blood. After a few minutes I hugged and thanked Anna and told Harper it wasn't his fault, I shouldn't of been so clumsy in the first place. It was then that I noticed Katherine's smirk and Damon's shocked face.
"You, you know." –Damon
"Yes, I've known for over a year." – Isabella
"Isabella, I think you should stay with Anna tonight, that way your family won't ask questions about the blood on you're dress." –Katherine
"I suppose that would be the best option." –Isabella
"I'll, I'll see you tomorrow Isabella, take care." – Damon said hugging her a little too tightly and placing something in her hand before leaving with Katherine.
Once they left I opened my hand. It was a red ribbon. That made me Smile. Now I know that he still cares about me.
"Bella, don't ever do that to me again. I was so scared that you were going to die before I could get to you." –Anna.
"Don't worry you can't get rid of Juliet that easily." – Isabella
"Juliet?" –Anna
"Just something Damon and I used to say whenever I'd have a clumsy moment." –Isabella
The Next Day- September 19th, 1863:
I arrived at the Founder's Dance at the Lockwood Home with Damon Salvatore. I could see Stefan watching Katherine talk to George Lockwood. She looked toward me and gave me a nod, which I think George Lockwood noticed, which caused me to tense, which Damon noticed following my line of sight. He quickly took my hand and led me closer to the dancing.
"So Lady Juliet, would you do me the honor of dancing with me." –Damon
I giggled and answered.
"Why yes I think I will Romeo." – Isabella
That night at the dance everything went well and I forgot about everything else that was happening. Damon and I had a lot of fun. And he took me back to the Salvatore house since Katherine and I were to be going somewhere tomorrow. I was to be staying in the guest room.
Damon and I talked for a while in my room since no one was home yet, except Katherine and Stefan and I had an idea of where they are and what other people didn't know wouldn't hurt them (since at that time it would not be considered right for a man and woman to be in a private room together unless married).
"You know it scared me so much when you where laying there covered in all that blood. I thought that I was going to lose you." – Damon
"You could never lose me." - Isabella
And then Damon Salvatore kissed me. And I kissed him back. Things went father then I think either of us meant to go that night.
The next morning I woke up and Damon was gone.
"I sent him out. The last thing anyone needed was for someone to discover him in your room in the position you both were in. Imagine if I had been someone else." – Katherine
I blushed and she rolled her eyes.
"Get ready we leave in an hour." –Katherine
"Where are we going?" – Isabella
"We are going to visit a friend of mine, we'll be gone for a week, I've already told your family." –Katherine
And so we left, though I would of liked to talk to Damon first. Anna also came. I think that was more for my benefit; Katherine knew I would be more comfortable with her there and I still needed Anna's blood since I was weak after the attack a few days ago. Unfortunately, we did not receive the welcome she expected three days later. Her 'friend' was dead when we got there. Actually the whole house was dead. It was clearly done by a vampire who wanted to send a message to someone, I was thinking to Katherine, when I heard someone shout:
"there's one!"
"Bella!"
"Isabella!"
"Oh My God what have I done."
And then everything went black.
When I woke up I wasn't sure where I was. I looked around. It appeared that I was in a dark place like a basement.
"Isabella, Oh My God, I thought, Oh My God!" –Anna said hugging me.
"What happened?" –Isabella
"You were killed. He thought you were the vampire that killed the people in the house. Whoever killed them didn't realize he missed one. You need to drink from this guy if you want to live." – Katherine
"You mean, I'm I'm-" Isabella
"Yes now drink." – Katherine said biting the guys neck. As soon as I smelled the blood I went for it.
Two Weeks Later- Back in Fell's Church:
Sarah had made me a ring like Katherine's so I could go out in the sunlight and no one would suspect anything. Katherine made me promise not to tell any of the others that I was changed. For everyone's safety. There was just one problem that no one saw coming or even knew was possible. It appeared that somehow I had become with child and there was only one option as to who the father was, Damon. Anna was freaking out. A vampire is not supposed to be able to have children. The only thing we could think was that it had to of had to do with the vampire blood that was in my system and the fact that I must have been with child when turned. We didn't know what would happen. We knew that telling Damon would cause more problems in the present so Katherine compelled my parents to send me off with Sarah for the time being. We all new it was for the best. Damon was sad that I was leaving and we got into an argument over it the night I left. I knew he didn't understand why I was leaving but I told him we would see each other again and we could explore our feelings about each other when I got back.
~Time Skip~
June 10th, 1864
Dear Diary,
It's been a handful over the last couple months. I gave birth a month early but everything's fine. I gave birth to twins. A girl named Jane and a boy named Alec. They are amazing. It's a true miracle. They are somehow half- human and half- vampire and are growing faster then a human baby would. I can't wait to tell Damon. I know that I won't be able to stay in Fell's Church any longer, but I do plan to go back for a month to set all my affairs in order. We'll have to fake my death I'm sure. Sarah will watch over my little ones for me. I never would of thought that any of this would happen if someone told me it would a few years ago.
Sincerely,
Isabella Watson
Just then I could hear screaming out side. My first thought was Sarah and Annie (Annie was Sarah's Sister whose house we were staying at). I placed Alec and Jane in their crib and ran outside. Sarah was on the ground covered in blood.
"Sarah, Sarah?" –Isabella
"Take Annie and the children, quick, they are coming. Something's happened in Fell's Church. They rounded up vampires, killed them. Anna she's ok. She's with Emily. Get to the house in Charleston, they'll be there, Please, Promise me you'll protect my bloodline, Promise me!" –Sarah
"I, I promise." – Isabella
"They're coming, get the carriage, quick, you don't have much tim-" – Sarah
It was then that Sarah died in my arms and I started to hear the sound of people. Coming closer. I grabbed Annie who was in shock and called Harper (I made it so he's not in the tomb.) to get the carriage ready and Annie in it while I went and got the children. As we rode into the distance I could see the people rounding on the house.
And like that everything changed again and I didn't know how many friends I lost.
Charleston- June 19th, 1864:
I had arrived in Charleston with Annie to find both Emily and Anna. When Anna saw me she ran to me. She told me that Stefan and Damon had left; that they had both turned and that after I left Katherine had seduced both of them. Katherine had used all of us. She must of planned everything. Emily told me that Katherine asked her do an ancient spell to allow me to be with child even as a vampire and that Katherine had manipulated everyone to get what she wanted. Emily apologized and left, but first she gave me a letter. What really broke my heart was that now both Damon and Stefan hated each other. And worse Damon had no idea about Jane and Alec or even that I was still alive.
I opened the letter from Katherine to get the shock of my life or undead life at least. She told me of her life, of how Klaus was coming after her and that she did what she had to do to survive. She told me that she loved both brothers but felt she truly loved Stefan. She told me of how she knew that I longed to be a mother and therefore even if she needed to use and manipulate everyone, that was the one thing she would never take away from me. She told me of the moonstone and of her escape. She told me that out of everyone she met, I reminded her of her daughter that was taken from her and given away. Of how she only saw her daughter one time after discovering the murder of her family and how her daughter was a sweet, kind girl; that somehow because of that she trusted me. She told me of the doppelganger and that she still has living descendants. She even told me of the disappearance of one of her descendant's Esme and that Esme's sister continued the family line. She told me of how she suspected Esme's daughter Lexi was a vampire. For a brief moment something about that name made me feel happy and then as much as I wanted to be mad at Katherine, as much as I hated what she'd done, I couldn't. I understood her. I felt a connection with her. I then knew that even though Katherine had done a lot of bad, when the time came, I would help her again.
I stayed with Anna and Annie as Jane and Alec grew into beautiful young adults. Jane, who looked so very much like a mixture of both Damon's mother and my mother with her blonde hair and blue eyes and Alec, who looked like a mixture of both Damon and I with his brown eyes and raven black hair. Both had a tint of red in their eyes. Annie married and we left her, though I always kept my promise to Sarah and checked up on her family. Then I met the Volturi.
Aphrodite: Little did Isabella or me for that matter know that this was only the beginning of a long journey. I was unsure of what was to come, my blessing ensured that they would live to find their love again. Now both Romeo and Juliet- Isabella and Damon, they were both vampires. I watched the pain Damon went through over the years, his heartbreak over both Isabella and Katherine. Not knowing that Isabella still lived and thinking Katherine was still in the tomb. His hate was growing into a hate and anger at the world that Hades himself would be proud of. But somewhere underneath it all, I still could see the young boy Romeo whose love was strong. I knew that they would face many obstacles in their lives, but I could only watch and wait. And hope that this time their love was found again. I didn't know what would happen if they would die already vampires. Little did I know the Fates still had much in store for many people, not just them.
