Chapter 21 - Fangs
No POV
In the course of the next two weeks life was a little bit busy. Kol and Damon did buy the bar and the lot next to it and transformed it to a large bar/club/pool house that was open all day and all night. Kol was a die-hard fan of Tru Blood and named it 'Fangs' since 'Fangtasia' is a copyright name. Then, they proceeded to hire Lexi and even the school band to play every night.
Then the final divorce papers came. Celebrating his new life as a single man Charlie spent the weekend hunting and fishing with his old friends from La Push, Billy Black and Harry Clearwater and introduced them to Mikael who disliked them on first sight (and vice versa) but the four men bonded over game and fishing.
After all La Push had managed to make peace with the Cold Ones, it wasn't that hard to form a treaty with the Mikaelsons.
Freida helped Bella make a divorce cake featuring a broken heart. On the left part of it was a big biscotti house along with a man and two children and a sign saying 'not hers'. on the smaller right side was a trailer with the caption 'Divorce day' and a sign saying 'hers'.
Peter designed it.
Charlie had broken in a slightly crazed laughter seeing it and gave a beer to both his children as Bella popped a comedy DVD into the player and the small family bonded over cake as the wild game Charlie brought from his 'manly weekend' was in the slow cooker.
Pete wanted something to do other than shoot hoops. Charlie thought he could take his son to a shooting range but was afraid Pete would start shooting random stuff later on.
The new paintball arcade opening just outside of town gave them both the best idea. Pete applied for a job as a paintball attendant and he got it. Shooting multi colored balloons at random people proved to be the best outlet for his well placed teenage anger and a great way for father and son to bond. Conveniently it also kept them out of the house long enough for Bella to bond with her new vampire friends.
But that is exactly the point, isn't it?
Bella POV
"I'm not wearing that"
I deadpanned. Rebekah pouted sticking out her bottom lip and giving me the best puppy eyes I've ever encountered.
"Pleaaaaase"
I wanted to give in. I really did
"Don't compel her 'Bekah"
Freida exclaimed as she jumped on the bed behind me. I started laughing
"Why do all my vampire girlfriends want to dress me in something frilly?"
I asked aloud. Lexi gasped on her blood
"I don't!"
"You dressed me in leather 'Lex"
"better than frilly"
she said with a coy smile.
"hey!"
Freida exclaimed, pointing to her frilly baby purple top making all of us break in laughter.
"you can ask Rebekah for the leather wannabe clothes if you want. she kept them"
I sent the sisters a mockingly accusing glare and stood up to hold a silver sequined tank dress against my skin in front of the mirror
"you look like a cold one"
Lexi laughed. I glared at her over my shoulder refusing to listen to the mocking tone of my memories... Up until two months ago I wanted to be one... catching the bad mood Freida took the dress off my hands and twirled around to show Rebekah and Lexi
"How about I wear it?"
she said in an older sister tone. Rebekah, having heard the tone before, simply nodded and dove through the maze of dresses in the middle of the large room.
We were in Rebekah's room in the brand new Mikaelson manor just to the right of the Cullen house. esther had made a marvelous three story home. First floor had the rooms of the paired siblings along with the parents' and Henrik's room. Who were the paired siblings? Just Finn. a few days after me changing the past his old love strolled into Mustic Falls and all but jumped him. Ironically enough it put a smile on his face and made everyone glad all the rooms were soundproof. Second floor was like a dorm, boys only. Elijah, Klaus and Kol had their rooms there. Third and last floor was for the girls with Rebekah and Freida sharing it.
the Salvatore mansion was on the other side of the Cullen house with a similar structure. that one was occupied by Stefan, Damon and Lexi who posed as their cousin.
"Add a pair of blood red contacts and some glitter and you'll the be hottest cold one around"
I said closing the subject just as Rebekah surfaced with an equally sequined red mini dress that had no back.
"Make sure no one stakes me this time?"
she asked holding it up to her body. I raised an eyebrow and she explained.
"I keep dreaming that I'm wearing this dress, in front of a large mirror and the latest Petrova doppelganger stakes me in the back"
huh!
"we'll get ready here together. We'll watch your back"
Lexi offered fingering a blue mini dress. I shook my head
"not me. Charlie was upset when he didn't get a chance to disapprove the leather outfit"
"which was exactly the point of you not showing it to him"
Freida said smartly and truthfully
"yep. but he wants me to get ready at home this time"
I finished before grabbing a flared white skirt with large red polka dots.
"here add this over your dress. it will give it that extra wow thing"
I handed it to Rebekah who smiled excitedly and dove back to the clothes pile. For a pretty much ancient vampire she's a serious girly girl...
"Here Lexi, try this on"
feudal tossed a bright green dress, with a flower pattern in yellows and pinks and purples. to Lexi who grabbed it, raised and eyebrow and threw it back.
"What am I? Mother nature?"
she deadpanned and cowered at the gleam in Frieda's eyes before ducking behind me quickly
"Hide me?"
"From the originals in the room? Only if you don't let them dress me too"
I snorted and a dark pink mini dress with black lace in the bottom caught my eye and tossed it to her.
"Its pink"
she deadpanned.
"it has black lace. Learn to compromise or do you really the green one?"
I said in my best Alice tone. Lexi visibly shuddered and held the lace dress to her chest tightly.
"you know what that means though, right?"
she asked a few minutes later after taking sips from her drink.
"what?"
"that it's up to them to dress you"
she smirked.
Oh crap!
