An Eclipse in time

Chapter 1

Chapter 1:Arriving in Mystic Falls

When she arrived in Mystic Falls, it was the middle of the afternoon and she was late. Bella had told her grandmother she would be there by 3pm but she had been stuck on the road behind a slow car driven by a middle aged man who looked over careful and she was now over an hour late.

Both her parents had decided to put their money together and buy her a better car, one that would actually survive the trip from Forks to Mystic Falls, so the truck had stayed home where they had decided to retire it for good. It would die in her father's driveway, or maybe he would give it to someone who liked risking his life on a daily basis.

As she drove away from Forks, she felt like she was freeing herself from the pain Edward and the rest of the Cullen's had brought her by leaving. The farther away she went, the better she was, the less it hurt to think of them and their betrayal. She could actually feel a strange pull directing her toward Mystic Falls. It was strange how she instinctively knew what road to take when she arrived at a crossroad. She shook it off, after all, what could be expected of a place called Mystic Falls except for mystical stuff? It simply meant that she had been right to want to get away from Forks, it was obviously what she had needed.

Bella was also a bit nervous about what she would find once she arrived at her grandmother's place. Would everyone be okay? Would she actually be safe or would she make things worst by bringing another problem to their plate?

Both Elena and her grandmother had told her of the small war that was happening in town. Klaus against the Salvatore's, Bill Forbes against his own daughter and the council, evil Alaric against the council members, hybrids against everyone but the master they were sired to, witches against hybrids, Esther against every magical creature that wasn't a witch, Tyler against other hybrids and everyone against Klaus and his hybrids...

She was afraid something bad had happened, actually, she could feel something coming. She wasn't sure how bad it would be for her, but she could feel a big change coming for her and that made her even more nervous. Her life was about to change drastically.

She was surpsied at how easily she found her way in Mystic Falls. It was the first time she came on her own, the first time she had to drive there by herself and she had never paid much attention to the directions that had to be taken. Once again, she had instinctively found the right way before she even checked on a map.

She parked her new car in her grandmother's driveway and looked at the house. Isabelle had always loved her flowers, it had always been her pride and she had obviously been neglecting them for some time now since they were all dried up and dying.

This was the proof Bella needed: Things were bad!

The only flowers that seemed to have survived were the Vervain and wolf's bane, the ones they needed and probably used to defend themselves.

Bella got out of the car, grabbing her purse and the two main bags, planning to go back for her books later. She came to the door when it opened before she could even knock. Her grandmother was there, a tired smile on her face. The old woman looked tired but obviously happy.

"Oh, Bella, I'm so happy to see you sweetheart! How was the drive? I was getting worried, you're never late..." She asked her granddaughter as she pulled her inside her house.

"The drive was... long, I got stuck behind slow drivers a few times. I'm happy to see you too Granny. What is going on?" Bella answered as she let her bags fall to the floor so she could hug the woman she had so dearly missed.

"You always did have good instincts. Come on in, I'll introduce you to everyone and tell you everything." The elder Swan answered, pulling the younger one along, forgetting the bags that had been dropped.