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hello everyone,

sorry for not uploading new chapters, i know some of you have been waiting for it.

there are two reasons for that 01. I was stuck again with the story and how to continue. 02. i have been feeling depressed the laat 2 years and it really took its toll on me. i am feeling a bit better.

anyhow i hope you enjoy reading the next chapter!

Damon and I sat in the living room on the couch when Renee came walking in.

"What a beautiful house, sweet heart." She smiled as she sat down on the chair close to us.

"It's been in Charlie's family since the 1800's. I really love it" I replied while looking at her reaction. Renee didn't looked surprised at all. "it feels like home as if i lived here forever."

Renee nodded. " I am glad you feel at home here."

I wanted to ask her many questions but I didn't know how to begin. I looked nervously at Damon. He grabbed my hand in his and made soothing circles on my hand. I know I said I wanted to talk with Renee alone, but now that the moment was there I wasn't sure anymore. Damon was also effected by the whole situation. I pushed the nervousness away to the back of my mind and cleared my throat, it was like the questions were stuck in it.

"Renee, we need to talk." I looked her in her eyes and saw sadness in them.

"You started to have the dreams?" She said right away while playing with her hands. "you probably have a lot of questions."

"I do." She looked at me expectantly, waiting for me to ask away. "I don't know where to start to be honest. I am living a life that isn't really mine, I was born in the 1800's, you are probably the witch that Emily told me about in my dreams... which means you are not my mother. " I said sadly. Damon let go of my hand and put his arm around my pulling me close. While Renee stayed quiete, probably sensing I wasn't finished. "I have had weird dreams since we arrived here. Damon is the same Damon as the one I grew up with. Charlie knew this and kept his mouth shut... can you explain? Please?"

"Honey..." Renee was quiete for a moment. Thinking what to adres first. "It's true that I am a witch. My family protected your father and you for almost two centuries. I know this is all very confusing and overwhelming. I am truly sorry this happened to you."

She stood up and walked towards us and took a seat next to me, putting a hand on my knee. "I had to make fake memories for you. So much has changed in the last 200 years... it was also instructed by Emily if the difference between 1800's and when you would wake up was to big. Unfortunately it was. I am sorry for lying to you about being your mom. I needed a reasonable explanation for everything i put into your head."

"Can you give me my memories back?" I asked hopefully.

"I can and I think you are ready, but I need some things so I can cast the spell." She thought for a moment. "I am not sure where to get them here."

"I will give Bonnie a call she could help you find those ingredients. She is a descendent of Emily." Damon said and stood up to make the call. He walked out of the room into the kitchen.

"I know you got those instructions. Emily told me in my dreams... well I guess memory." I put my hand on her hand that was still on my knee. "I know you did it to protect me, just like your family did for generations. I don't get why people went through to much trouble for us."

"Bennet witches are very respected by other witches. I am not sure why you and your father were saved by her, but I think it has a purpose. My family took this task very seriously. I am very honoured that you woke up when I was your guardian witch." She laughed at her own joke. "One special thing I know about you is that you can't be influenced by mental powers of any kind of vampire, such compulsion. Which is very rare."

"Yes I figured that one out a while ago. Do you remember Edward?"

"Yes, you told me about him on the phone." She looked confused. "oh he was that boy in the hospital right?"

"He is a cold one and his power is to read minds." I told her.

"You dated a cold one!! Bella that was extremely dangerous!" she exclaimed. "their control isn't good and one bite could have turned you! I thought he was pale but I didn't realize.."

"Yes well I got bitten by a cold one that hunted me." I showed her the scar on my wrist. "that is why I was at the hospital. Edward sucked the venom out and saved me."

"You are very lucky young lady!" she scolded me as she stared at my wrist stunned. She gently touched the whiter skin of my crescent shaped scar. "He could have killed you! Where is he now?"

"I don't know and I don't care. He left me in the middle of the woods..." I swallowed. Thinking about it still made me sad but also mad. " He doesn't care about me and now the mate of the vampire he killed in Phoenix is after me. She is actually here in Mystic Falls somewhere."

"How can you sit here so relaxed? If that is true you need my help!"

"Bonnie put a spell on the house they can't come in. We are safe here and if something happens Damon is here."

"He is a traditional vampire right?" She asked glancing quickly at the kitchen before she whispered. "You are sure you can trust him? Don't get me wrong I read about him in one of Emily's books about you and your father. He still is a vampire."

"Renee..." I sighed. "I trust him with my life. He has changed over the last centuries, but he is still Damon, my Damon. I know years ago our relationship got tainted by Kathrine. He was human then and under compulsion, it doesn't make it all right, but he is not the bad guy here."

"I am just not really fond of vampires." She shrugged. "But I guess I can give him the benefit of the doubt. He was actually the only person my family was allowed to see you. If he ever knew what happend to you."

"He was?" That made me smile. Renee nodded.

"Same he never did."

"it is okay he never knew I was kind of like sleeping beauty or snow white. Shame I didn't need a true loves kiss to wake up, but then again maybe I would never have woken up." I felt guilty for saying that, I knew Damon could hear me. "If Pearl didn't die here and I wouldn't have moved to Mystic Falls he never would have known I was still alive."

"Thank God the spell didn't work like that." Renee smiled at me and patted my knee before she put her hands together. "But I can see he loves you a lot."

"Good I love him too then." I blushed and looked towards the kitchen, Damon was leaning against it casually. I could see a smile on his lips but it didn't reach his eyes. He carefully walked towards us and sat down again pulling me into his side. "I am sorry for saying it like that."

"I know" he said as his other hand found my cheek. "I am not upset that you said it... I am upset that you are probably right. If you never showed up here I would never have know and thought you were dead. I wish i would have known."

"It is okay." I smiled softly at him and put my hand on his. "it all turned out right."

"Not completely, you still have that psycho red head after you." He said. He turned to Renee. "Bonnie will come over after dinner to help you with the ingredients."

"Talking about dinner, I should make some." I got up to go to the kitchen. I forgot what i bought for dinner and not in the mood to cook, so I named the easiest thing I could think of. "how do grilled cheese sandwiches and soup sound?"

"Wait where is that redhead? " Renee asked with a worried look in her eyes.

"All we know is that she is in town somewhere." Damon said as he pulled me on his lap and said the follow with a smirk at the end. "They can't be to far. She has a small army of new born cold ones. Nothing my brother and I can't handle."

"New borns are extremely dangerous and close to a town..." Renee nervously pushed her hair behind her ear. "We need to be careful. You said the house was spelled so they can't come in? Bella you shouldn't leave this house."

"I won't do anything stupid. I know I am save here." I said. Although I know Damon was right,if I could prevent my loved ones getting hurt or killed, I would do it in a heartbeat. Damon gently turned my head with his hands so he could look in my eyes. His ice blue ones piercing into mine, his eyes narrowed.

"No fucking self sacrificing Isa, I mean it!" I was about to protest when he spoke up again. "Don't say you won't because you do it without even thinking."

I didn't know what to say to that. I just looked at him, I understood where he came from, him being more durable then me. What I didn't understood was why he could risk his life for me and even Stephen's and why can't I return the favour?

--The Next Day--

Yesterday Bonnie came over just after we finished our dinner. She and Renee talked for a while about witchcraft and Emily. Today they would search for some ingredients since Bonnie already had most of them. They would go after lunch.

It was still early in the morning when I woke-up, feeling something heavy around my waist pressing me into the bed. It took me a while to realize in my sleepy haze that it was Damon's arm. I felt a smile forming on my face as I snuggled closer to him. I turned my head towards his and gave him a kiss on his forehead. Carefully I tried to untangle myself from him. I felt Damon's arm pull me closer to him.

"Where are you going?" his voice full of sleep. His blue eyes were open and staring lovingly at me.

"I wanted to get out of bed and make breakfast." I smiled softly at him and gave a soft kiss on his nose.

"I know more fun things to do." He kissed my neck and made a trail upwards, stopping right behind my ear. I wanted him to continue.

"The things I would like to do to you right now." He whispered in my ear a shiver ran through my body. He moved away with a cocky smirk on his face, while his hand left a hot trail on my leg. All of a sudden Damon move so he was hovering over me, his eyes twinkling with joy. I felt a smile forming on my lips. His hand kept moving from my legs to my side and back again, while he was supporting his weight on his other hand and arm. He started to kiss my neck again, leaving a hot trail of sloppy kisses till he was at the corner of my mouth, he stopped there for a moment and then moved away to look into my eyes.

All of a sudden he froze, an angry growl rumbled through his chest. He moved off me in a flash, so fast that my eyes couldn't see it.

"Stay here." He said in a commanding tone as het quickly put on pants and a shirt. He flashed out of my room before I could say something. What the hell was wrong?

I scrambled out of bed and put on some clothes, I stopped in my tracks when I saw a flash of red hair on my balcony. When I looked up Victoria was watching me with a hateful and deadly look, shivers ran down my spine. When I blinked she was gone, moments after Damon stood there, I could see the anger Roling of off him. I opened the door for him but he didn't come inside.

"I am going after her. Stay here and don't go outside!" He gave me a kiss that he ended to soon for my liking. I didn't want him to go. His hand found my face as he stared into my eyes. "I will send Stefan over."

With that he was gone leaving me on my balcony. I walked back inside and locked the door. I hope Damon will be careful.

author notes:what did you guys think about this chapter? let me know what you want in this story!i will try to upload the next chapter sooner!for Lucifer fans i am currently writing a fanfiction on that show. i am a bit new to it so please bear with me. its called "The Devils Sister" and it takes place around the 2x10 trip to stabby town episode. please check it out!i hope you all have an amazing day and until next time!