Isabella ( Mostly a filler chapter )

We went to the forest to spend some time with my Alessio before we had to go to the Mikaelson's place.

First though I had to go to my house.

I was wearing white! There was black in it, but it was still white. I for one had never gone to a council meeting wearing white. And since I was going directly to the council's meeting after meeting the Mikaelson's, I was going to have to wear a black dress.

I know. Appearances probably don't matter to a lot of people, but to the supernatural... appearance is everything.

You're wearing black means either you're a leader or a vampire. You're wearing red means you're a vampire. You're wearing blue means you're a witch.

I was a witch and a leader, which meant I could wear either dark blue or black.

I went to my house and wore a dark blue dress.

I decided to leave my hair open. I didn't bother with any jewellery. I just wore the same studs from morning. I did however swap my black watch for a dark blue one and wore a golden bracelet on my left wrist.

I wore a pair of blue high heels. If I didn't wear these, I wouldn't be able to walk.

Yes. I know. There's a war coming up and I'm worried about my appearance.

Well, I wasn't really worried. We'd all fought in a previous battle so all of us were trained. And if the Mikaelson's fought with us and for us we would have a huge advantage.

Hopefully they won't fight against us.

I looked at myself in the mirror and was satisfied by my appearance and it was also time for me to leave to go to the Mikaelson mansion.

I called Rafael to ask him if he was ready to go.

"Hello? Rafael are you ready to go?"

"Yes. You?"

"I'm ready."

"I'll be there in five."

With that, he hung up. I spun and twirled aimlessly around my room as I waited for him.

Then I heard him standing at my balcony.

"Izzy? You there?" He knocked at the glass doors.

I laughed and opened the doors and he walked in.

He was wearing a pair of black jeans and a dark blue shirt. He left his collar button open and had messed up his hair and had worn a pair of dark blue shoes.

If he was a stranger at our school, I might have considered dating him.

But now that I know he is an idiot, I don't plan on it.

"You look good so... let's leave?" Rafael asked me.

"Yep."

He jumped from my balcony and I called the wind to carry him down safely.

Then I jumped and called the wind again to get me down safely.

I turned around to see two horses, one saddled and the other unsaddled with a saddle thrown next to the horse.

"No respect for the saddle?" I asked Rafael.

"I don't even see the point of a saddle but since you're wearing a dark blue dress and we're visiting a high and noble family of vampires and a hybrid, the saddle is deemed necessary."

Damnit. Rafael reminded me that we were visiting the Mikaelsons. Now I couldn't enjoy the horse ride in peace.

"I hate you, Rafael." I told him.

"What did I do now?"

"Exist." Was my short reply.

He said something after that but I just tuned him out.

I saddled my horse, Phoenix. I had named her Phoenix because.... I forgot why.

It was good of Rafael to bring Phoenix to take me to the woods and then the mansion and then finally to the council meeting as she quite well and wouldn't take a lot of coaxing to agree to go there as she had a lot of experience with supernaturals.

I finished saddling her and climbed on. I mind linked her and told her to go to the woods and to my familiar, my wolf, my Alessio. She snorted a bit but after a bit of coaxing, she went calmly.

Rafael had done the same and then we spurred the horses into a gallop onwards towards the woods.

We reached the woods and I noticed that Phoenix had taken me straight to Alessio's den. We were about to go in when Alessio came out and jumped on top of me, knocking me to the ground.

I reached out to pet his head and he growled playfully at me. I made my face portray shock as he looked at me and then I drew my hand back. He growled at me again and looked at my hand pointedly. I laughed and reached out my hand to pet him. He purred like a cat and I laughed because my big, bad, familar, a wolf, just purred.

Like a kitten to top it of!

I played with him for a while before I decided that I and Rafa should probably go to the MIkaelson Mansion now.

When we had almost reached the mansion, we stopped the horses and dismantled.

Before we could go in Rafael gently touched my shoulder and I looked at him.

"What happened?"

"Why were you mad at me?"

"What?"

I thought back and remembered what he was talking about.

"I was just messing with you ,Rafa."

He glared at me and I just stuck my tongue out at him. He rolled his eyes and then I slapped his shoulder and then we saw the door.

Suddenly my confidence wavered and I just wanted to turn around, get in Phoenix and ride away to my secret hideout.

My hand was paused at the door. I was going to knock when I thought I couldn't do it.

I pulled my hand down and joined the sides of my palms together and thought back to what a fortune teller had once told me.

"You are destined for greatness. There is magic in you. It is dangerous. It is extremely dangerous, but if you learn to control it, it can become your greatest strength. It can make you beautiful and powerful. Or it can make you dangerous and may even get you killed. The choice my dear is yours."

I raised my hands and no sooner had my hand touched the door, the door with a supernatural speed and there stood, Elijah Mikaelson to greet me.