Authors note: This is my second TVD story and it's also a femslash story, this is based after the 1994 saga, and just note that I have not followed the TVD story line to a T in this fic, here there was never Kai Parker, or Lilly Salvatore. Liz Forbes did not die therefore Caroline never turned dark, Katherine never died, even though everyone thought she did, Joe never died and everything is just fluffy but there is also some drama in the beginning.

This Fic is a Batherine Fic, because I just feel like Bonnie just has a lot of chemistry with all the female characters, and I think her and Katherine would make a kickass, hot couple. This story follows the very unconventional yet romantic way, Katharine and Bonnie fell in love in the city of love… and how everyone reacts to their love story, considering that everyone still sees Katharine as the enemy.

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Five Months Later…

It was a cold and wet day in Mystic falls; winter was coming to an end, which meant new beginnings were coming ahead, laughter and light music were heard coming from the Salvatore boarding house. Elena, Damon Caroline, Stefan, Matt, Tyler, Jeremy, Liz Forbes, Alaric and Joe were gathered together inside the Salvatore Boarding house, and they were all waiting for a very special friend to come back home.

They had all taken a break from the rollercoaster life they had in this small town, it had been a very long past year and it had also been a very few bleak months in to 2016, after all they went through the year before; with most of them almost experiencing death, with Damon and Elena's relationship being constantly tested, with Liz Forbes almost dying, and with all the other unseemly things that have happened so far, they all needed a well deserved break.

But one person's absence was felt throughout it all, and it bothered them all, there was always a reminder that their dear friend was not there with them when everything had been happening, Bonnie was the savior of the group, and when she left her absence was felt, she was a great friend, and very good and guiding her friends on the right path, but she was also their literal savior whenever there was evil that lurked around Mystic falls, without the witch being there the whole dynamic was lost and they were left to figure it out all on their own.

For five months there had been no one for Elena and Caroline to go to for sound advice or hang out with and have fun with, of course they had each other and other people also, but the trifecta of it all was missing, nothing felt right without Bonnie. There was no one for Damon to go to for good relationship advice whenever he screwed up with Elena, there was no one to pass harsh but loving judgment to him whenever he was being a selfish jerk, his best friend had been gone for five months and of course he had his brother, but it was not the same.

Everyone felt Bonnie's absence, but they were not angry at her for needing a break, in fact they were happy for her, it was not very normal for Bonnie to ever put herself first, because she was always thinking of others, but her breaking point came full circle and she just couldn't handle much anymore, she wanted out of the supernatural life for a few months, she needed a break.

She couldn't count the many times, she had risked her life saving the day, she couldn't even count the many times she had been screwed over, by life and so many people around her, and she couldn't even count the many times she had died and somehow come back to life, it was a never ending cycle of being screwed over and never really having a proper happy ending. The final straw was when she got stuck with Damon in purgatory, it was a cycle of living in the same year, day and month every day they were there, at some point they stopped looking for options to get out and they just started adjusting to life in 1994, that was until Bonnie regained her powers and found a way to get them out, and it took forever to get them back home, it even took all the energy out of her.

Of course their friends welcomed them back with open arms, they were all so happy and relieved that Bonnie and Damon were back because their friends were not really coping well with the whole situation specifically Elena, Caroline and Jeremy, who went to very dark places in those four months. Damon of course was happy to get back with Elena and of course his brother Stefan, all was fine for him, and of course Bonnie was happy to be back with both her Friend's specifically Caroline, and of course Jeremy, she tried to feel normal again, she tried to get back to her old life, but she felt so empty and so confined and trapped in Mystic falls.

She didn't want her friends to worry about her, so she hid her depression well, but it didn't work well after all, as the cracks were starting to show, she even broke up with Jeremy two days after coming back, she wanted him to be happy and not have her holding him back, and although it took time for him to come to terms with the break up he eventually did, and accepted that him and Bonnie were forever going to be just really good friends.

Everyone tried cheering her up, but it never worked, Caroline even suggested a road trip with the just the two of them, which Bonnie agreed to, but before they could even hit the road, Liz Forbes was admitted into hospital and even though she pushed them both to leave and tried to convince them she would be well taken care of, Bonnie knew that if anything happened to Liz while they were gone, Caroline would be devastated, and broken, and since Bonnie loved Liz like her own mother she decided against going on the road trip and opted to stay with Caroline and help her take care of Liz.

But the depression and the loneliness just got worse, the constant nightmares were very bad and to top it all off she was still fighting her own demons literally and figuratively, Bonnie dreamed of escaping the life of a witch, and the life of the supernatural, were she wouldn't have to save someone, or fight any evil vampire or ware wolf, there were times when even Bonnie had no idea what they were really fighting for and about, she was drained, and for once in her life, she wanted to be selfish and she wanted no one to make her feel bad about it.

A week before Liz was released from Hospital; Bonnie took a yearlong emotional leave from Whitmore College, and booked a plane ticket to Paris, she had researched all the affordable places to stay in and things to do, she took all her savings and all the money her Grams left for her and she put it in one bank account, and she had planned to use all that money and stay in Paris for five months, and of course Bonnie being Bonnie, drew up a safe and yet fun plan for the whole of the five months of which she would be staying in Paris.

She had mapped out all the places she would visit while there and worked out a plan to get a tourist job there after a month, because she didn't want to blow all her money in Paris, she had already made bookings of her accommodation. She wanted a normal life for five months without magic, in the place she loved most in the world, she wanted to know what it felt like to have a normal life and go to a place where nobody would Know she is a Bennett witch, she wanted to leave the supernatural world behind for just a few days and find herself as an individual without anything being connected to her or her name. Bonnie Bennett wanted freedom and she wanted to find it on her own.

She loved her friends, she really did, but she wanted to be apart from them for just a little while because being with them reminds her of her current life and how the supernatural changed all their lives and most of the times messed up their lives. She packed her bags, rented out her childhood home, wrote individual letters to all her friends and she even let them throw her a going away party, which was very emotional as she said goodbye to them one by one. Even though it felt like she was going away forever, when she got on that plane, for the first time in forever she felt good about what she was doing, she had felt good about the journey she would be taking.

That day at the airport was the very last day everyone had seen Bonnie, and a lot had happened without her, but everyone had managed to survive through it all, and she was missed every day, they had all received post cards from her once a week, she never used Skype or any technological form to communicate with them. Before she left she had told them that she would be off the grid during her time in Paris, she only took her Polaroid camera which was a gift from Caroline and her digital cameras which were also gifts from all her friends, who wanted every moment there photographed.

From the postcards it sounded like she was enjoying her life there, and her friends kept her updated about everything, well almost everything except all the sad and angsty parts, they did not want to put a dapper on her time there, so they decided that every post card should be short and sweet, they had written to her about Alaric's Marriage to Joe, and Joe's pregnancy, they wrote to her about Stefan and Caroline's new relationship. About Liz's recovery, about Jeremy going off to art school in New York. Damon even wrote to her to tell her that he misses her and he was even keeping her updated about him and Elena deciding to stay as Vampires and not take the cure, even though they were still considering the human life.

Bonnie always wrote back to them, sounding happy about her friends wonderful developments, they only knew so much about her time in Paris, they knew that during her first month there she was taken in by a very nice elderly French couple that allowed her to stay in their cottage for free while she helped them with their book store, they knew that she had seen almost all of France, they had even gotten a post card of her smiling happily while standing in front of the Eifel Tower, and although at times in most situations they had needed her more than ever they were just happy that she was happy.

That is why today, they were all sitting in front the fireplace, while nervously waiting for Bonnie to arrive, the moment Caroline and Elena knew the exact date of Bonnie's arrival, Caroline had gathered everyone in their circle of Friends and planned a welcome back party for Bonnie, they wanted her to come home to an all themed American welcome party, to welcome her back to what she had missed for five months, it was like fourth of July mixed with Thanksgiving all in one, yet elegant , they had made all American foods and put up a few traditional American decorations, Caroline thought it was tacky at first when Matt and Tyler came up with the theme, but she somehow eventually agreed with it, adding her twist to it all; because even though it was cold Caroline had made everyone put on their best formal wear.

Bonnie's flight was landing in the evening, and she had instructed them not to fetch her from the airport because she had already had a ride home, she had promised that she would come straight from the airport to the boarding house, which is why the party was at the Salvatore boarding house.

Everyone was catching up with each other's days, as they waited, but a very nervous and jumpy Caroline, was checking and making sure everything was perfect; she had done this for about twenty times, everyone wanted her to relax and just wait for Bonnie to arrive but she wouldn't, because a nervous Caroline Forbes is an overboard perfectionist .

"Care bear, for the hundredth time, everything is in its place, all the food is ready, the table is set, everyone is dressed and ready, please just come and sit down and relax and wait for Bonnie to come through that door" Elena said, while grabbing her friend by her wrist and leading her to the couch in order for her to sit down

"I am just nervous okay, I mean Bonnie has been gone for Five months, she has been in Paris for five months, what if she doesn't want to be back the moment she lands in Mystic falls, what is she didn't miss us at all, what if she is not happy with this surprise, what if her plane got delayed, what if…

"Oh God, Blondie stop, Bon Bon, is okay, and she defiantly missed us, and she missed home, and she would have called if her plane was delayed, after five months off the grid, she is probably glad to be back on American soil and back home, our tiny witch missed being a witch and she missed being around this dysfunctional supernatural family, I am sure the first thing she wants to do when she gets hers is give me an aneurysm of a lifetime" Damon Joked which made everyone chuckle, because this was the Damon way of trying to calm down Caroline

"Yeah like Damon said, in his very Damon way, Bonnie, is going to be happy to see us and she did say, she was being driven here so in any minute she will walk through that door and we will all rush to hug her" Elena said, while kissing the top of Caroline's head to comfort her

"I just want my souvenirs" Matt said jokingly which made everyone roll their eyes

"Typical Donavan" Damon replied scoffing at him

"By the way who did she say was driving her here, is she getting a cab" Joe asked the group, while holding her bump softly, with Alaric's hand on top of hers

"She really didn't say she just said that she got a ride here, do you think she brought someone back from Paris with her, because she did say, she had a surprise" Jeremy asked, with his brows furrowed

Even after their break up, everyone knew that Jeremy was still holding out hope for him and Bonnie to reunite, Even though pretty much everyone knew that it would never happen again. Elena even tried to help her brother move on, but he just didn't want to; so the thought of Bonnie coming back with someone else from Paris, was very unsettling for him.

"Oh come on Jer, you are still not holding out hope that you and Bonnie would get back together, because if so, and this is a big possible if, If she really did meet someone in Paris and bring them back to Mystic falls with her, you need to be okay with that" Stefan said, causing everyone to nod with agreement…someone had to say it though.

Jeremy seemed sad for a while, as Stefan's words sunk in

"I promise to behave" He said reluctantly

"Okay let's not jump to conclusions here, okay children, she probably has another surprise for all of us, let's not assume she has come back with a French lover in tow, we all know how stubborn Bonnie can be, she probably turned down any advance she received in Paris" Liz said chuckling, she knew that the girl was not easy to please, and she hated cheesy guys, and French guys sounded cheesy

"And she is very judgmental as hell; there is no way Bonnie would allow any space for a whirlwind romance" Tyler commented while trying to reach for something to eat without Caroline catching him, his wolf was getting hungry.

"Yep, she is way too brilliant for that, Bonnie Bennett likes a challenge" Alaric Commented causing everyone to laugh because God, it really was true Bonnie Loved a challenge, so maybe there was no potential prospects of a French romance in her life, maybe her surprise was going to be multiple gifts from Paris to give to her friends, but who really knew

Nobody knew what was going to happen, once Bonnie walked through the door, it was a waiting game…and just in time they heard the doorbell ring, causing Caroline to jump off the couch with a squeal as she rushed to open the door, everyone else stood there smiling broadly, the vampires in the room could smell Bonnie from afar and they knew that behind that door was their favorite witch

Caroline opened the door with so much strength, that It almost flew off, and on the other side of the door was a smiling Bonnie, there she stood, looking as beautiful as ever, she was literally glowing, her hair was still in a short and beautiful bob, she was wearing her nice formal grey V neck shirt with a jean jacket over it, and black tight skinny jean, with beautiful knee high black suede boots, and to complete it all she had a beautiful engraved necklace, which Caroline couldn't read from where she was standing but she could tell it was engraved, she seemed so fit and so beautiful, Paris had treated her well, she even had a bit of makeup on.

"Well are you just going to stand there and look at me Care bear or are you going to give your best friend a hug" Bonnie said teasingly as she rushed to give Caroline a tight hug

"God I missed you Bonnie, and God you look so beautiful, I mean look at you" Caroline said as she broke the hug, while still holding Bonnie's hands, she was just admiring her

"Really, I thought I had gained a few, because God, the food there is so rich and so good, doesn't mean I didn't miss a good old American Burger though" Bonnie said as she allowed Caroline to pull her in. She smiled the moment she walked into the living room everyone in the living room, as everyone was there

"SURPRISE" Everyone screamed, Bonnie looked around and smiled, tears in her eyes, God she missed home, she missed everyone, she even missed Mystic falls, to Bonnie it seemed as though everyone had matured and changed, but they were still the same familiar faces, she missed that.

She let out a tearful laugh as she saw the all American banner, written in bold across it "Welcome home Bon Bon" she even took in the all American yet Elegant theme and figured it was all Caroline's idea, but she loved all of it, she loved that her friends did all of this

"God you guys" Bonnie said overwhelmed

"What? Is judgy crying?" Damon commented causing bonnie to laugh but roll her eyes

"Oh god Damon I just realized how much I missed your sarcastic, snarky, annoying ass, God I missed you all so much" she said her voice trembling, causing everyone to laugh

"We missed you too Bonnie, and God look at you, Jesus, you look more beautiful than ever, you look like a sun kissed goddess, I see Paris treated you well" Elena said walking towards her best friend and hugging her

Everyone couldn't ignore how beautiful bonnie looked, it was like she was transformed into an even more mature and beautiful, happy Bonnie Bennett, she looked so grown and so happy and so beautiful, Jeremy was even caught drooling by Stefan, Matt and Tyler

"Aww thank you guys, gosh you guys have grown so much, you all look so mature, so happy, so elegant, beautiful, handsome, and so, wow, just wow, I have no words, I am just so happy to be back" she said while walking around and hugging each and everyone, she even marveled over Joe's baby bump

"And like always you manage to go over the top with your parties, I am betting this was all Caroline's idea" She asked knowingly

"Yep" Everyone replied causing her to laugh

"Well I love it Care bear and everyone" she said walking back to where Caroline was standing pulling her into one more hug

"Well you are welcome, anything for you Bonnie Rabbit, Okay so we all want to know how trip was, and we want to see pictures, tell us everything" Caroline said excitedly tugging Bonnie to the couch

"We also want gifts" Matt chimed in, earning a glare from Elena, causing Bonnie to giggle

"Speaking of Gifts, where is your luggage, we thought someone drove you here, I hope they didn't drive off with your luggage" Alaric asked

"My luggage is safe, it's outside in the car, of the person that drove me here, and don't worry Matt, I got presents for everyone" Bonnie said, laughing nervously

Damon had this wired look on his face, as he was intensely looking at Bonnie's hand, he had spotted something the moment Bonnie walked it, he didn't think anything of it, and thought it was the necklace shining through, but while Bonnie was hugging everyone else he saw the ring, on Bonnie's left hand ring finger, it was huge, and then he saw a matching silver band underneath the diamond ring , it was sparkling and he did not understand how anyone missed it, it was engraved B&K, eternal love 4 ever, which made him even more curious, he got more intrigued as the Diamond was glowing because of the fire from the fireplace…

"Why Bon Bon, is that an engagement ring and wedding ring I see on your finger, or am I just having a bad dream and hallucinating, because I cannot imagine you Bon Bon doing something so stupid and getting married to the first stranger you run into in France, because the intelligent, judgmental and stubborn Bonnie Bennett I know wouldn't do that" Damon said sounding very upset

Damon had always imagined, being there for Bonnie's wedding, either as the best man or someone that walked her down the aisle, sure they had their differences before and sure it took them forever to get to where they were, but Damon saw Bonnie as the sister he never had and a great best friend, so thinking, about Bonnie getting married to a stranger, in a strange country makes no sense to him and it also makes him very upset.

"WHAT" Everyone said in the room, looking down at Bonnie's hand and to their surprise Bonnie lifted her hand for everyone to see what Damon was talking about, everyone was shocked and just so full of emotions, it was an awkward silence for a while.

"Thank you Damon Salvatore for yet again pointing out the obvious in the bluntness way possible, I was going to tell you guys, but I was going to break it to you gently and not so carelessly like Damon just did" she said glaring at Damon, who only scoffed at her

"Wait am I dreaming or is that a giant as rock on your finger and a wedding band too, what the hell Bonnie, you have a lot of explaining to do, did you get Married in Paris, and if so how could you, I was going to plan your whole wedding, we had a deal, and I was even going to possibly be your maid of honor, and who even is this lucky guy?" Caroline asked also sounding very upset

Everyone else was still in shock mode, and they were still speechless not knowing what to say, Jeremy on the other hand felt a myriad of emotions run through him like heavy waves, he thought he was actually dreaming.

"Well, to answer all your questions, I did get married in Paris, it wasn't sudden, I was actually planning on having the wedding here, again so that I get to celebrate with you guys and so that my marriage is recognized in the US as well, besides I wouldn't want you guys to miss my big day, and before you say anything I did think this all of through" Bonnie said waiting from a response from literally anyone in the room but there was still that awkward silence

"Are sure Bon Bon, were you compelled, because you have never done anything so stupid and so impulsive before, maybe your witchy magic does not work in Paris, and maybe a vampire was able to compel you into marrying them" Damon sneered

"Wow, my God Damon, I am a witch, my powers work anywhere, anytime, and in any world, please do not underestimate my ability to fall in love, you all know I wouldn't do anything stupid and I would defiantly sense a vampire a mile away, have a little faith in me please. Look I know you were not expecting this and of course I thought about telling you guys about this, and of course I did not expect any congratulations but I least expected some form of happiness, for the fact that I am finally happy, and I have finally found my happy ending, even though it wasn't with anyone I had expected, and I would have never considered marrying ever, and even though it was very unconventional, I found my happy ending I am finally in love and happy"

Everyone around the room was still processing all of this, not only did they just think up this scenario a while ago jokingly, but it was actually happening and it was worse because Bonnie didn't just bring someone back with her, she was married to them. Whoever they were, which was what was one everyone's mind, who was this person?

And to kill the silence Caroline had to ask the question everyone has been dying to ask

"Well, I can admit that we are all still in shock, and we all want to know who is this lucky person that turned our Bonnie Bennett, into an impulsive love puppy, who is this mysterious K, Bonnie Bennett"

Bonnie sat there nervously, afraid to answer, because, she was afraid of her Friends reactions, how was she going to tell them that she met a very alive Katherine Pierce in Paris, and not dead or sucked into oblivion, How was she going to tell her friends that she dated and fell in love with Katherine Pierce, the girl who ruined all their lives, the girl who made Damon a love crazed, obsessed psycho, the girl who strung Damon along, the girl who drove a wedge between the Salvatore brothers, the woman, who made her doppelgangers' life a living hell and even impersonated her a few times and tried to kill her.

The girl who turned Caroline, her best friend into a vampire, how was she going to tell her friends that she accepted Katherine Pierce's marriage proposal, without thinking nothing of it, Bonnie was stuck between and rock and a hard place. Katherine had a dark past with everyone in this room and she hurt everyone in this room because of her selfishness and her lack of sympathy or empathy for anybody.

She was the girl that had hurt and used everyone in this room, just to get back with Stefan and get the cure and not be a vampire anymore, she had succeeded, but in the end, she had died, well at least that's what everyone thought, until Bonnie met her in Paris, at first she thought she was dreaming until Katherine had approached her, while she was having breakfast at a nice quaint restaurant, she was shocked and speechless and of course Katherine Pierce was smug as ever and said to her

"Why Bon Bon, it seems like my wish came true, we are reunited once again"

To say Bonnie was mad, was an understatement, she threw a hot cup of coffee at Katherine, paid her bill and stormed out, but unfortunately for her Katherine was still the same old relentless Katherine, she searched high and low for Bonnie until she found her, and she didn't want to leave her alone until she accepted her dinner invitation in order to explain herself and apologize.

Eventually after Katherine's hundred visits to the book store she worked at, she finally agreed, they had a lovely dinner which was cooked by Katherine, and they had a long talk on the roof top of her apartment overlooking the Eifel tower. She explained herself to Bonnie and even apologized for everything that had happened in the past; she said to her that Paris was her new beginning and that she had been there for two years now and after all that happened she was indeed a changed woman.

At first Bonnie was a bit reluctant, until one dinner, turned into a second one and then a third and then a kiss, and then a relationship, and then a marriage proposal and then finally a wedding, Bonnie had truly seen how Katherine had changed and how the new her was sensitive, sympathetic, selfless, social, sweet and romantic, Katherine had always felt a connection with Bonnie and she took the opportunity to get to know her and romance her, she was the one who persuaded her and never gave up on convincing Bonnie to date her.

They fell in love, and they fell very hard, and of course they had their fights, but they loved each other and they wanted a long life in Paris together, but Bonnie missed her friends, she had missed mystic falls and had convinced a very reluctant Katherine to come back home with her, so that she could share the news with her friends, Katherine knew that she wasn't going to be very welcomed back at Mystic falls, she didn't want to go back to a place that brought back bad memories, but for her wife she would do anything, but honestly all she wanted to do was stay in Paris forever with Bonnie living in their own little bubble.

So to say Bonnie was nervous was an understatement, and before she dropped the bomb on all her friends, someone else answered for her

"Actually, it's Bonnie Bennett Pierce now" Katherine interrupted them all, everyone turned their heads and most of the people in the room froze, as she lives and breathes Katherine Pierce, stood by the door, leaning against it as she smiled at Bonnie, looking deep in her wife's beautiful brown eyes in order to find comfort and familiarity, because they knew that whatever happened from here on was not going to be easy to deal with.

"Katherine!" Everyone in the room said in shock….

This was going to be one long night…..

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Author's note: I know I was a bit vague about how Katherine and Bonnie met, but you will only see in the next chapter as its going to be a flashback of how they met, in the next chapter you will get to know more about what actually happened to Katherine and why it is possible that she is very much alive and staying in Paris.

This story will have Flashbacks in between chapters following the beautiful romantic story of how Batherine fell in love