My Light

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It had been a few months, almost a year even of constant wedding talk and planning and everything else. My house had been taken over by wedding things and Ari's house had been taken over by wedding planning. It's not all that fun. "Have you seen-"No." I answer already doing what she was going to ask. Have you seen Bella? No, No I haven't because her and my Ex girlfriend left two days ago to pick up Care's dress and neither of them have answered for a day. 

My fair is one of them had killed the other. Stefan said they probably got caught up in something.  I was worried and I couldn't even leave the stupid wedding planning house because I'm the stupid best man which means I have responsibilities and according to Caroline. But My girlfriend was missing. She's my responsibility. 

"Has anyone heard from Arabella she's not answering her phone?" Hayley said coming into the house with Hope on her hip. "Something we're trying to work out." "She's not here?" "Nope." I say popping the P. "I know it's a lot to ask." She begins looking at me. "But could you have Hope... for a few hours I need to head to the creek." "Me?" I asked with wide eyes. 'You're the only one she likes and Klaus isn't home." "Children don't like him." Bonnie joked. "I can take her off your hands I need to go into town." Bonnie reached for Hope but she clung to her mum tighter. "Please Damon." Hayley asked. 

"What do I do with it?" "Take her for a walk." She says handing her over along with her bag. "It's me and you then kiddo." I say. "Dee." She says with a smile. I Sigh when the door closes, Bonnie leaving with Care to town to pick up some other things and Hayley left to do what she wanted. "You have a baby." Stefan said. "Hayley need to head out." he raised an eye brow. "And she chose you to leave her only child with. "She likes me." I say proudly looking down at the toddler. "Let's go on a hunt for sissy." I tell her. Watching her little face light up made me smile. "You can't take a toddler to a vampire hunt." "She's a witch, she'll be fine." I say getting her stroller ready with my free hand. "No Damon." "Why Stefan." I asked din the same rhythm he told me no in. "Because she's Klaus' child she gets hurt your dead." "I'm not going to put her in danger... I'm going to use her to find Bella." "How?" "Well she's magic... maybe she'll draw me to her." "That not how it works." 

"Well Hayley told me to walk her, so." I put her in the stroller and go to leave. Stefan comes to mind me. "Walk her in the town not in the woods." "She'll be fine." I say as I continue to go ahead. "Do you know where Sissy is?" I asked her. "Sissy gone." She says. "Where Sissy gone?" Stefan asked her crouching to her level. "Magic." She says. "Wheres Ari Hope?" "Gone." She said again. "Damon she's a baby." "She's 3." I say back. 

I looked up from the child and then I saw Elena running. "Elena?" "Oh my gosh thank God!" She says holding onto me tightly. "What's happened? Wheres Bella?" I asked "There were these things. And we had to run and-"Where is Bella?" I say firmly. "We got spilt up... I don't know." "When?" "Yesterday." "Damon she'll be okay." "No!" I say firmly. "She won't be okay!" 

"Damon calm down." Stefan says. "No! She's not as strong as she normally is. Elena where did you lose her?" "Why?" Stefan asked I ignored him it wasn't the time. "Elena?" I demanded shouting the birds flying from the trees. "Here. I lost her here!" She says. "Ari!" Hope shouted making grabby hands. We looked around and they were no one there. "Magic." Hope said again. And hope was unbuckled from her stroller and Bella appeared from no where holding the toddler close to her, "Bella!" I held her close. "What happened?" I asked looking at her ready puffy eyes. She'd clearly been crying. "Take me home." She said leaning into my side emotionally exhausted. "Come on." I wrapped my arm around her, Stefan pushed the stroller over the uneven floor whilst Bella held Hope close. She was whispering to her but I didn't listen in she was clearly upset over the whole ordeal. 

We get to the house and she was still shaken up. "Did he?" Elena asked. "It's all your fault!" She shouted snapping in a second. "I'm sorry." "You're lucky I don't kill you myself." She spat. "I'll leave that to Klaus." She stood up with Hope leaving the lounge. "Bella please." "Get out my damn house!" Hope didn't even flinch at the loud voice, she laid still in her arms. "I'm sorry." Bella just left the room heading upstairs to our bedroom.