Chapter 31 – Life altering events

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Unknown to Bella Charlie had killed someone that day. even though he had been a cop since he was eighteen years old and had drawn his gun on many occasions, he had never shot or killed anyone. someone had broken into the bank though and on the line of duty Charlie swan killed them. on the day of the blue moon changing his life forever.

Peter Swan had a life altering event as well.

He beat henrik on some classic mortal combat annoying the original enough to snap and push him. peter pushed him back and the two ended up fighting in the middle of Henrik's large room. they scratched, kicked and punched one another. When henrik pushed peter back enough for him to hit against the wall hard, Peter's vision turned red. Seeing a letter opener he grabbed it and thrust it deeply in Henrik's chest. the other child fell back, instantly immobilized thanks to the golden dagger.

Peter immediately realized what he'd done and fell onto his knees, shaking his best friend hard but nothing happened. the original child remained unmoving. as the full moon rose in the sky, fifteen year old peter swan felt a sharp pain on his back. it felt as if all the bones in his body were breaking and reattaching themselves in a different position. he screamed in pain alerting everyone in the neighborhood that something was wrong but when mikael ran into the room he was unable to talk to the older man.

he could only bark.

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Stefan and Angela had fun on their walk. Stefan had surprised her by showing her the beautiful meadow Bella told him about and had laid down a think checkered blanket for her on the snow. when she told him about how Bella was her best friend and she could see that something was different nowadays, Stefan chose to tell her the truth.

he told her that Bella was now a vampire, like him. Angela laughed and said it was a good joke but she knew better. Stefan assured her he was telling the truth and let his face go all vampire-like to show her.

unlike Bella who hadn't bat an eyelash ten months ago in the very same meadow about vampirism, Angela screamed and ran away from Stefan. After giving her the necessary time to calm down, Stefan ran after her and explained he wasn't dangerous. No matter what Damon'd do, he still hunted only animals. Pale faced Angela demanded he'd take her back and he did with a heavy heart.

Angela jumped out of the still moving vehicle, wanting to see her best friend and for bella to tell her its not true, just an elaborate joke they played on her even if something deep in her chest, in the very organ that gave her life, told her it was all true.

What she saw was sheriff swan crumble on the ground before exploding and a large dog taking his place on the snow.

"no, not a dog"

she corrected herself.

"a wolf"

the large strikingly white animal tore open Bella's arm, thick red liquid falling immediately from the deep gashes. Letting a cry the sheriff, the wolf, ran away behind her in the thick woods before a smaller one, equally white, cub-like wolf followed him.

she saw the man that Bella couldn't seem to shut up about, fall onto the ground, pick belle's head in his lap softly before biting on his wrist and holding it against her mouth. she watched as the deep wound slowly healed on its own and with a kiss on the healed wound he passed her on in the awaiting arms of Damon Salvatore. then he mimicked the sheriff and transformed into a wolf, only a full black one, and took off the white ones.

she turned to face Stefan who seemed equally surprised yet annoyingly calm

"I need a drink"

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Bella rolled around in the leather sofa a bit as she woke up. her head was propped in a bedroom pillow on Damon's lap while her feet rested on lexis's lap as the vampire was drumming her long fingers against Bella's ankles.

"You wouldn't believe the dream I just had"

the brunette girl muttered as she absent mindly rubbed the area where her father's claws had pierced her skin the previous night. Opening her eyes she saw she was in the big living room of the Cullen house. All faces around her were sullen. she sighed

"it wasn't a dream, was it?"

Lexi shook her head, her blond hair falling in her eyes

"are you feeling alright?"

"shouldn't I?"

she asked puzzled. Sure her arm stung a little bit but she felt fine.

"Where is my father?"

she asked remembering the way Charlie had fallen to the ground howling in pain the night before. Lexi stopped her ministrations and chanced a look at Damon.

"He's at the Mikaelsons with Klaus and Henrik"

"What happened to him?"

This time Damon kept his mouth shut but his lips pursed tightening one of her auburn curls in his right fist

"we don't know"

Bella licked her lips to wet them before slowly sitting up.

"Where is your mother?"

she asked Freida who sat oddly quiet in Jasper's lap. shaking her head to clear it, Freida said that Esther was at their house.

"why?"

"Because she owes me some answers"

Bella answered simply and pulled on a pair of light purple sneakers and made a bee-line out the door.

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"I was wondering when you'd crack"

Esther muttered before cutting a small branch of a green potted plant and burned it.

"what is this?"

Bella asked as the burning greenery let a soft smell that immediately made her feel safe.

"Sage. Burning it will give us some privacy"

Esther explained.

"useful"

the original witch smiled smugly. She stared at Bella who stared back

"any day now..."

Bella prompted a few minutes later while braiding her long her to keep it out of her face.

"your father is a werewolf"

Esther said simply.

"yeah, I was conscious for that part. It's the 'why' that escapes me"

"what do you know about werewolves?"

Bella thought about it for a minute

"just the local legends, why?"

Esther just looked at the younger girl

"those aren't werewolves, child"

"uh huh"

"they really aren't"

"uh huh"

"they're not"

Esther exclaimed getting redder and redder. Bella kept her face cool trying to imagine Esther explaining the theory to the huge guys she had seen with Charlie in la push...

no wonder Esther spent most of her life, inside a coffin...