Three years ago today
Chapter 1: Coming of age
It's been a month since that day they got back from the dark dimension, and month sense everything went back to 'normal'. Of course it would never be normal. Because he wasn't there. Normally when Bonnie wakes up, she wakes up with a smile and jumps up. But not anymore, instead her eyes pop open and she just sighs as she gets up.
Bonnie didn't cry anymore –she thinks she ran out of tears a few weeks ago- instead she's just… depressed. Her father didn't notice anything, but Mary asked her about it once and thankfully didn't bring it back up. She began her daily routine, she eat breakfast, showered got dressed, and then decided what to do for the day.
During her routine she stopped several times. Why couldn't I tell him I loved him? Why couldn't I tell I was in love with him until it was too late? Did he have a soft spot for me? Why didn't he love me like he loved Elena? Those were some of the many thoughts in her head, when it came it Damon.
Bonnie had talked to Elena a week after Damon… died. For the vast majority of Bonnie's life, Bonnie has always seemed to live in the shadows of Elena, her own best friend, and therefore, she has always felt like she is second best because of it. Although, Bonnie is not the overly competitive type in the way that Elena is and therefore, has felt absolutely no desire to try to compete with Elena in any way.
But Bonnie wished if she could she'd fight for him, she could go back in time then she'd be more then just his soft spot, she'd be his everything. But was that even possible? God she hoped so, because she felt like half of her soul was missing. She was like this lifeless shell of herself that had to act happy to please her family.
While she was deciding what to do, that's when she felt it. It made her go rigid, and she sucked in a breath as she headed for the door. "Dad I'm going to the boarding house!" She grabbed her keys as she put on her jacket. "Be back by 10!" Her father called as Bonnie ran out the door while dialing Stefan's number. "Stefan do you sense that?"
"Yea Bonnie I called everyone else and their on their way here." Bonnie tensed again, what she felt was a faint power but now it was growing by the second, and it was more then just one, there was three of them. "Stefan there's three of them, and from what I can tell there all witches too!" Stefan sighed mumbled something Bonnie couldn't here. "Bonnie be careful, it feels like it's close to your-"
"To late." Bonnie gulped as she watched a powder blue kia Sedona pull up into her drive way, said minivan also had all those powerful aura's she had felt. "Alright Bonnie we're on our way!" Bonnie closed the phone as she heard doors open and close, she took a deep breath and glanced up.
Bonnie gasped as she looked at the three beautiful women in front of her. Bonnie was sure that even the beautiful Elena would have to compete for attention in a room with those girls, the one who stepped out of the driver's side was clearly the leader –she was the strongest-. She was Asian, -Japanese maybe?- and had long wavy brown hair, naturally tanned skin, she was Elena's height with almond shaped brown eyes and the type of feminine curvy figure that could only be developed over time. The girl who walked over from the passenger side was also beautiful, she was tall like Meredith except she also looked Asian and had long jet black hair that reached her waist, golden bronze skin tone, dark brown doe eyes –Bonnie could tell that girl got everything she wants with those eyes- and her body was curves galore.
The last girl was small and petite like Bonnie. She had long brown hair, caramel colored skin and face wise she looked younger then what she was –like Bonnie- and she had a pear shaped body and almost catlike light green eyes. Bonnie took a deep breath and backed away from them, no matter how pretty they looked Bonnie wouldn't trust them. "What do you-" The pretty Asian women was suddenly in front of her with speed that only a vampire could match, she reached out and her fingers barely touched Bonnie but it was enough.
A delighted shiver ran down Bonnie's spine as a number of feelings ran through her. Warmth, kindness, compassion, trust. The other two followed suit and she got similar feelings from them, except for the last girl who also felt excited, and for some reason she sighed in relief as she just knew she could trust them. "My name is Maya Watanabe and I'm the founder of the Salem witches coven, this is Sumalee Wattana, and this is Logan Jacobs."
Sumalee –the tall curvy Asian- gave a sly grin while Logan –the petite African American- smiled and looked like she was ready to bounce off the walls at any second. "We are here to help you prepare for your coming of age." Bonnie tilted her head to the side, coming of age? What the heck was that? "It's when a descendent of the Salem witches turns 19 and comes into their powers." Maya continued when Bonnie's confused look got worse. "You are a descendent from John Proctor, he was a descendent from the Celtic druids and was also a witch. You see the nineteen victims convicted in the Salem witch trials were in deed witches, but they never made any deal with the devil!"
"And because no one believed them they were killed, but before they were, they made a spell that insured that their descendents would inherit there magic when they turned 19 and that their magic and knowledge of the trade would not be lost." Bonnie listened to Maya's story and couldn't help but to trust her, speaking of that whole trust thing. "Why do I trust you all so quickly?"
"Because we are fellow good witches, all good witches trust on and other, but sense we are fellow descendents of the Salem witches, our bounds are even stronger understand?" Bonnie blinked and nodded slowly at Sumalee. She got most of it… she thinks? "I know it can be a little over whelming Bonnie, but that's why we're here to help!" Logan grabbed her hand grinning. "I'll be 19 in a few weeks so I'm nervous, but it's not that bad anymore now that I know you're under 19 too!"
Suddenly a car pulled up into the drive way and Bonnie beamed as her friends got out. "Guys it was a false alarm!" Bonnie jogged over to them as they glared at the small coven of witches. "You sure?" Stefan asked staring at the warily. "Yup, guys met the witches from the Salem witches coven, girls met my friends!" The witches walked over and everyone said awkward 'hello's' before Maya spoke. "So… you hang with a vampire hunter and a vampire?" Maya sounded amused, now that Bonnie thought about it, a vampire hunter hanging out with a vampire? That's only something you'd find in a fan fiction! "Let's take this inside shall we?"
"So let me get this straight? I'm already a powerful druid witch but when I come into my 'actual powers' I'll be so powerful that I'll have to leave here today because my powers well start to kick and it'll have devastating effects that only another witch can control, and I'll have to stay with you guys for a few years because I won't know how to control all that power?" Bonnie was horrified, stay way from her friends, for a few years? Heck this whole 'super power witch' thing horrified her! "Don't worry I turn 19 11 months ago and I've got full control now!" Sumalee beamed proudly.
"Yea… but isn't Bonnie like ten times stronger then you? So that means it's gonna take her a few years before she can control herself!" Sumalee and Maya shot her a warning look and Logan sheepishly said sorry after she just ruined the others hope of calming down Bonnie. "But she can't do this here?" Meredith asked calming as she gripped Bonnie's hand. "Do you want people to get badly hurt and find out that witches exist?" Maya asked just as calmly but that didn't soften the blow for Bonnie. "And I have to leave today?" They all nodded but Bonnie shook her head. "But I can't! What about school? And my family?" Logan rolled her eyes. "We can take care of that Bonnie, what kind of witches would we be if we couldn't do a simple compulsion spell?"
Bonnie felt like blushing, witches could do compulsion spells? "We won't even need a spell, the town isn't that big so we'll be fine without one." Maya said before she nodded. "Wait, you can do compulsion without a spell?" "Pfft yea! Even new born witches know how to do that!" Sumalee and Maya shot Logan an other warning look and she sheepishly said sorry after she realized that Bonnie didn't know that spell. "I was afraid it would be like this." Maya said while glaring at Elena and the others like it was their fault she didn't know the spell.
"Why are you glaring at us?" Matt asked as he glared back at them, he really didn't want Bonnie to go with them. "It's always like this, a witch or psychic befriends a vampire or vampire hunter, and they end up using the witch." Elena, Matt, Stefan and Meredith all jumped up at that. "We don't-" "Oh save it." Maya hissed and stood up herself, Bonnie couldn't help but noticed how Logan looked terrified while Sumalee gulped and shrunk back.
"I've seen this before, you find a kind good hearted witch, befriend her, and then use her! How many times has her powers saved your lives?" Bonnie frowned, it was only a few times right? "Do you even bother to call her when her magic isn't needed?" Bonnie frowned, the last time they called her was a few weeks ago… when they wanted to know if there was a spell to ease Elena's pain… when she said she couldn't find any no one really called her after that…
"She's a psychic and a witch, do you know how powerful and rare those are? And yet she has no idea of all the things she can do, she doesn't even know how limitless he powers are!" Was she that powerful? Bonnie always thought that her psychic powers were a little brag worthy, but did she really have limitless power like Maya said? The others seemed to be thinking the same thing.
There sweet, shy, sweet, childlike Bonnie was that powerful? "I say the sooner we leave the better, you'll be powerful Bonnie and so you'll need proper training to fend for yourself!" Bonnie looked down and started thinking about what Maya said,. When she realized that she was right, Bonnie had no choice but to leave with them ASAP! "Well I guess I'll start packing then…" Bonnie hung her head, still not keen on the idea of leaving but she knew she had too. "Bonnie you can't!" Every one said at once but bonnie stopped them
"I guys I have no choice, you heard what they said people will get hurt if I don't do this right!" Elena shook her head. "And your believing them? How do you know they aren't using a spell to trick you!" Every nodded agreeing with Elena and fearing for Bonnie's safety. "Because it's a witch then, something none of you will ever understand." Logan spoke up as she stood up and her voice turned gentle.
"I believe that you all serenely care for Bonnie, but no matter how hard you try you won't ever be able to understand what she is going through. You don't know what its like being extremely overwhelmed by the actual strength and intensity of your own powers. When they scare you so much that you try and suppress it but can't!"
"When your powers are so overwhelmingly intense, that you pass out, faint or become unconscious and even when you learn to control her psychic abilities there's still that little voice inside your head telling you to slep up and go crazy with your magic! You're not a witch so you won't be able to help, you'll only hurt her more…"
"Bonnie… you've been going through all of this… by your self?" Meredith asked she looked hurt and Elena looked like she was ready to cry. "Why didn't you say anything?" Elena asked as she hugged Bonnie. "Logan's right… you wouldn't have known how to help me…" "Well… lets go help you pack?" Meredith asked and Bonnie smiled and nodded.
Later that day Bonnie left when the witches had compelled there town in only a few minutes, her goodbye had been long and tear filled and the witches had to cut it short if they wanted to make their plan on time. The story was that Bonnie was going abroad to study for 5 years, and that she already left at the beginning of the year. One thing was for sure, Bonnie couldn't wait to get back
Well, that about covers the first chapter… or prolog maybe? Anywho this is my first bamon story and my first story on fanfiction. I'm sort of a long time reader first time poster. umm please review and tell me what you think? If you're gonna flame me please do it kindly… is it possible to flame someone in a nice way? Lol Some facts, I kinda pictured Maya as Namie Amuro -she's Japanese-. Sumalee as Xanny Disjad – she's Thai-… except curvier… And Logan as Logan Browning! And the story is kinda very loosely based on the song "Three years ago today" by built to spill!
So peace out my peoples!