A/N: Okay I am working fervently on the sequel to The Doppelganger Clause as well as another story with my favorite couples but I wanted to give you a little something so here's the first part of this story. Feedback would be greatly appreciated. Also, I typically don't post until I have completed a story entirely but this one isn't completed so eventually you'll catch up with me.

Thanks for reading

What's worse than an Ouija board?

Two vampires and a witch with a grimoire on a Friday night girl's night.

"Oh here's one that looks like it will turn stones into sugar," Caroline said as she turned the page. "I wondered why that last cake tasted a little funny." Bonnie glared at her friend.

"Hey look at this one! You can spell a pen to take dictation! I think I need that one," Elena said. "Where did you find this grimoire? Was it in with some of your gram's stuff?"

"No actually Klaus leant it to me for Bonnie," Caroline said. "It was in some of his mother's stuff and he thought it might help her." Bonnie frowned and continued looking at another book that Klaus had also sent over.

"Hey here's a spell to find your true mate!" Elena said and Caroline was instantly vying for a look at the book.

"This could finally solve your Stefan and Damon problem," Caroline said.

"It could show all of us who we're meant to be with. Wouldn't that be cool?" Elena enthused.

"Can we do it?" Caroline asked. Bonnie put down the book she had been looking at and moved to study the spell alongside Elena and Caroline.

"It looks simple enough. It's a powerful spell but nothing out of my reach I don't think," Bonnie said.

"Great let's do it! I'd love to know who I'm supposed to fall in love with," Caroline grinned. The three girls set about pulling the necessary ingredients and Bonnie gave only a passing thought to the warning about male vampires amongst the other supernatural warnings. It was only a spell about love. How much trouble could it possibly be?

They put down the chalk to make the triangle in the backyard and each one gave up some blood for the spell. It was easy for Elena and Caroline but Bonnie had to wrap her hand. Caroline and Elena had both offered to heal her but she didn't want to risk interfering with the spell. Caroline was practically bouncing as they each took a corner of the triangle.

"I hope he's good looking," Caroline grinned.

"I just hope he's not some abusive creep," Elena had her first moment of doubt.

"I get the feeling we'll just get a glimpse at whoever. If we don't like them then we just make our own fate," Bonnie smiled. Once everyone was in position Bonnie began to chant. Caroline started giggling and Elena kept looking at her with amusement. Suddenly blackness descended on all of them.

Caroline came awake in a long hallway. There were marble floors and wainscoting on the walls. Artwork was on display and she imagined she was in some sort of a museum – but where? She got up and began to walk down the halls to see if she could see anyone.

"Wait you! Stop!" she heard a voice that at once seemed familiar. She turned around in time for someone to race down the hallway. A moment later a familiar face stood before her.

"Caroline?"

"Klaus?"

"What are we doing here?" he asked.

"Have you been here before?"

"Well it looks like a museum. I don't recognize it immediately. What were you doing before you got here?" he asked. He looked her over as though checking to ensure she wasn't injured.

"Bonnie, Elena and I were doing some silly spell about…" Caroline trailed off. Oh God, was Klaus meant to be her true mate? She was meant to be with him for all time? She knew she had feelings for him but she couldn't believe that he was her one true mate. She began to feel an electric pull towards him and it frightened her a little. Klaus was instantly concerned.

"Caroline what is it?" he worried.

"We did a spell to find our true mates," Caroline confessed. Klaus got a wolfish grin on his face and that was the last Caroline saw before everything went black again.

Elena woke surrounded by books everywhere. There were shelves and shelves of volumes along with tables and chairs. It appeared to be a library but she seemed to be the only one there. It wasn't the Mystic Fall's library for sure. Finding the first room empty she crept into the second. By the time she made the third she was beginning to despair of ever finding anyone and was about to start looking for an exit.

"Elena?"

"Elijah," Elena greeted in a breathy tone. She would recognize that voice anywhere. Her true mate was Elijah? Not Stefan or Damon but Elijah? She wasn't sure how she felt about that. Sure she had been having problems with Stefan and Damon and the continuous feeling that she was in the middle of a tug-of-war had been making her feel guilty. She didn't hate Elijah so she supposed that was a good thing. His words interrupted her rambling thoughts.

"What are we doing here?" Elijah asked. Elena looked at the floor for a long moment. She could feel Elijah's eyes on her. How could she admit to doing something so childish? Elijah was going to think they really were all immature little teenagers.

"Caroline, Bonnie and I were going through some grimoires that Klaus leant Caroline. We decided to do a spell and I guess it brought us here."

"What was the spell supposed to do?" Elijah inquired. He heard her heartbeat begin to race.

"It was supposed to help us find our true mates," Elena replied hesitantly. She felt so foolish admitting all this to Elijah. What would he do when he realized that the spell had dictated he was her true mate and she was his?

"You expected to see Stefan or Damon here…"

"I just wanted an answer," Elena confessed. "And it appears that I got one."

"Yes, it would appear so. Elena calling one's true mate is a very powerful spell…" Elijah began but before they could discuss anything further blackness descended upon her.

"Hello BonBon" Bonnie opened one eye to see Kol Mikaelson of all people regarding her with his head cocked to one side inquisitively. She sat up with a little help and took in her surroundings – a baseball diamond. There was no one else here. It seemed to be just her and…oh no…there was NO way. Bonnie scrambled to her feet and away from Kol who looked confused.

"Do you know where we are?" she asked warily.

"A baseball field," Kol replied lazily with one arched brow as he surveyed their surroundings.

"Is it one you recognize?"

"No and I was wondering what I was doing here when you showed up," he said. "Do you know?"

"This is absolutely NOT happening to me," Bonnie worried. "There is something fundamentally wrong with that spell…"

"You spelled us here? Aww, Bunny did you want some alone time?" Kol teased. He became serious as he took in her distress. He offered his hand to help her up and she let him pull her to her feet. "What kind was it? Maybe I can help."

"It was a spell to discover your true mate," Bonnie finally confessed. Kol got the biggest grin on his face.

"You're mine," Kol smiled tenderly.

"Klaus," Caroline muttered as she came to again.

"Elijah," Elena looked puzzled.

"Kol!" Bonnie cried out as she bolted upright. All three realized they were once more in the triangle in Bonnie's backyard.

"Wait did you say Kol?" Elena looked at Bonnie. "As in Kol Mikaelson?"

"He had to have been screwing with me," Bonnie heaved uneven breaths.

"So was it Stefan or Damon?" Caroline asked Elena.

"Neither," Elena shook her head still trying to remember everything that had happened. "He said it was a very powerful spell…"

"Who?" Bonnie asked.

"Elijah"

"Elijah Mikaelson? Elijah is your true mate?" Caroline gasped.

"Who did you get?" Elena asked though she had a feeling she already knew.

"Klaus," Caroline replied.

"The warning…" Bonnie groaned before she sprang to her feet and hurried back inside with Caroline and Elena close behind her. The other two looked over Bonnie's shoulder as she read through the warnings. There was a warning that the spell might not work if your intended was no longer living or had not been born. There was a warning for werewolves to do with cycle points of the moon and identification. Then she came across the one for vampires.

"Vampire males are particularly affected by this spell. When a vampire male finds his true mate he will become overly protective and highly infatuated with his mate. He will attempt to possess his mate at all costs." Bonnie read. The girls exchanged worried glances.

"We don't even know where they are," Caroline scoffed, "and besides these are Originals we're talking about. Elijah is legendary for resisting temptations."

"What if the spell is more potent on them and not less," Bonnie worried.

"We may not know where they are but they certainly know where we are," Elena worried. They slammed the book shut as though that would solve everything.

"What do we do?"

"Is there an undo spell?" Elena asked.

"This isn't a video game. You can't just hit reset," Bonnie said. "Do Klaus and Elijah know what was going on?"

"I told Klaus we were doing a spell," Caroline nodded.

"I told Elijah," Elena said.

"Well there goes that," Bonnie sighed.

"How about we use the lake house? They're going to come here looking for us," Elena suggested.

"Let's pack now," Bonnie agreed. "Who knows where they are. If they're in Europe – great – it'll be a while - If they're in Charlottesville then not so long." The girls raced around packing up Bonnie's essentials including the grimoires; next they ran to Caroline's and finally Elena's. It took them two hours but soon they were making the drive to the lake house. When they arrived at the lake house they all sat in the car scoping out their surroundings – afraid to get out.

"It's the middle of the night guys. I'm tired," Elena said. She opened her door and popped the trunk. As she made it to the door Bonnie and Caroline followed her example. Once they were inside Elena locked the door and then gave a little laugh. As if a door lock would keep an original out anymore this time than it did last time. She remembered well the door flying into the room. Last time Elijah had been unable to enter because the dwelling had belonged to a human and she hadn't invited him in. This time however there wasn't any insurance policy.

The girls took the room they usually stayed in when they visited. It had a set of bunk beds and a twin. For a while they argued about keeping watch but ultimately before anything could be decided they fell asleep.

Elena woke first and listened before she even opened her eyes. Everything sounded normal. It seemed quiet and peaceful. She dressed in a pair of jeans shorts and a top with a mint, cerulean blue and pale yellow floral motif with dolman sleeves. Bonnie and Caroline were still asleep so Elena tiptoed downstairs and made some coffee. Once she had a cup of coffee she looked out at the dock. The sunrise was just painting the lake and the sound of the water lapping against the dock was so peaceful. She opened the door and slipped outside to walk down the dock. Then Elena did something she hadn't done in a while. She sat down on the edge and dangled her toes into the water.

Bonnie's scream brought Elena out of her solitude and she scrambled to her feet to race back toward the house. She never made it as a pair of strong arms came around her.

"It's okay, you're safe now," Elijah whispered against her ear and then everything went dark.