Opportunity Taken
This is the sequel to Opportunity Given Away. This will be a short fic, 3-5 chapters of mostly Bonnie/Elijah fluff. In this story season 3 (except for Klaus's family) of TVD doesn't exist. It picks up with the season 2 finale and goes AU from there. It is not necessary to read Opportunity Given Away, but if you want a little Bamon angst then you should read that before getting into this story. There will be a smidgen on Bamon in the first chapter but it will be all Blijah after that.
Disclaimer: Don't own The Vampire Diaries, obviously, otherwise Bonnie would have a purpose other than saving Elena every other day.
Prologue: When Elijah Met Bonnie
How? That was the question running through Elijah's mind when Stefan introduced him to Bonnie Bennett. "How is this slip of a girl going to save us from Klaus?" Indeed she was beautiful, but she didn't even look like she should be a senior in high school, let alone the heir to the Bennett power. As if sensing his doubts, Bonnie's eyes narrowed and with a slight flick of her wrist sent the Original flying backward into the bar in the Salvatore living room.
"Yeah, forgot to warn you, our little witch tends to be a bit feisty," Damon said, enjoying seeing Elijah caught off guard. He still hadn't forgotten that this "gentleman of honor" had terrorized Elena, not to mention the Original had tried to kill him. Seeing him getting knocked down a peg was the highlight of Damon's day.
"Well I could sense Elijah having some doubts about my power, so I felt a demonstration was in order. And you know all about my demonstrations, don't you Damon?" Bonnie asked, sending a small aneurysm to Damon.
"What the fuck was that, Judgy? I thought we were playing nice?" Damon said grabbing his head.
"Oh please, that wasn't even a fully powered one; it probably just felt like a little buzzing in your head. Stop being such a baby, you jackass," Bonnie retorted.
Elijah, having picked himself from the floor, walked over to the ever arguing duo. "Miss Bennett, I am sorry for underestimating your extraordinary abilities, please accept my humble apology," he said as he lifted her small hand to his lips. He couldn't help but notice the slightly elevated heat of Bonnie's skin; never had he felt such power just from touching a witch. She was indeed a worthy heir of the Bennett line.
Bonnie blushed slightly and let out a nervous giggle, "Please call me Bonnie and all is forgiven. I'm used to having to prove my power," she said sending a pointed glare in Damon's direction.
"Hey, I just simply point out some of your flaws, isn't that what friends do. Share the good and the bad with each other," Damon replied.
"I'll show you flaws-"
"Alright you two, back to your corners," Stefan said, stopping yet another Bonnie/Damon argument. "We need to get back to the plan to stop Klaus."
So they planned Klaus's demise, relying on a resurrection elixir, power drawn from dead witches, and Elijah's oath. As usual their carefully laid plan ended up being a giant cluster fuck, courtesy Tyler biting Damon, Katherine suggesting Jenna as a vampire sacrifice and Elijah not killing Klaus when he was supposed to. So they were stuck with Stefan working for Klaus in exchange for healing Damon, Elena guilt ridden for kissing Damon as Stefan was going through Hell, and Damon hiding his own guilt with a blood and alcohol binge (he left his victims alive though, he wasn't that out of it to realize Bonnie would stake him if he killed a person). And of course the cherry on top of this shit sundae was that in saving Jeremy, Bonnie brought Vicki and Anna back to life, further complicating her already complicated relationship with Jeremy.
The real blow came when Jeremy showed up on her doorstep, saying that he needed time to sort out his feeling for all three young women, because he loved them all. Bonnie called "bullshit" and slammed the door in his face. This lead to her two week binge on Doritos, Hagen Daaz chocolate ice cream, and Reese's Peanut Butter cups. She also became addicted to The Food Network, and had made just about every Paula Deen recipe known to man. Bonnie finally stopped feeling sorry for herself and poured all her energy into rescuing Stefan and killing Klaus. She also lit a fire under Damon's ass, literally, to get him to help her.
"Hey demon-spawn, I think I found something in one of Jonas Martin's old grimoires," Bonnie said, during one of her many study sessions with Damon at the Salvatore residence. "It's about Klaus's weaknesses, of which there are none listed. But it does say something about contacting Aiden Grey."
"Who the hell is Aiden Grey?" Damon questioned.
"No clue, but if Jonas wrote it in this section, maybe this Aiden knows something that could help us take care of our little vamp/were hybrid and get Stef back." So the two left in search of Aiden, leaving Alaric, Caroline and Tyler in charge of protecting the town and Jeremy with his two former lovers.
"You sure you want to leave Young Indy alone with the Brides of Dracula?" Damon asked as they loaded the car.
"Jeremy needs to make his decision without feeling guilty about hurting me. Time away from me will clear his head," the witch said solemnly.
"Sounds like you already think you're out of the running," Damon commented as he revved the engine of his Ferrari.
"I already know I am. Lucy said check with a Wiccan coven just outside of Pittsburgh, supposedly some of them have heard of or had dealings with this mysterious Aiden," Bonnie answered deliberately changing the subject from Jeremy. They rode in a comfortable silence for a few hours before Damon said, "For what it's worth, you're too damn good for cleaning up after baby Gilbert. You're not so hideous that you won't find someone else."
Bonnie shook her head in amusement and answered, "Thanks, I think."
Once at the coven, they found out that Aiden was an all-powerful warlock, who after working for Klaus, actually managed to escape him and was still alive, but in deep hiding. Knowing this was the best chance they had to destroy Klaus, they set out to find Aiden. Finally after months of going back and forth between Mystic Falls and all over the world, they tracked him down in Fiji. During the time they spent together, they became close friends, confiding in each other about the Gilbert siblings and their feelings for them. They also found out they had a more in common than at first glance. Such as a love for Bette Davis movies (who didn't love "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?"), Ernest Hemingway (who Damon had shared more than a few drinks with) and a complete distain for the "Twilight" movie franchise (seriously could Kristen Stewart change her facial expression at least once).
When they arrived in Fiji, they found Aiden at a tourist shop that apparently he owned. As soon as they walked in, Aiden recognized them as supernaturals.
Bonnie walked up to the blonde, surfer –dude looking vampire and said "We don't want any trouble; in fact we think that what we need, can help you also."
"What is it you want, gorgeous?" he said winking at Bonnie, in spite of the growling Damon did in the background.
"We need information on any weaknesses Klaus may have," she answered him.
"Sorry, can't help you. The only thing I would be able to help you with is being able to find where he is. If I did that, I would have to use magic, which I haven't done in centuries".
"Centuries?" Bonnie asked.
"Yeah, Klaus turned me back in the 17th century, when I was attacked by a werewolf; I had worked for him for about 5 years at that time. I finally got tired of all the death and destruction, my breaking point was when he staked his own mother because she dared ask him not to kill anymore. If he could do that to his mother, what would he do to me if I ever questioned him? So I ran, and I've been running ever since. I can't do magic, because Klaus did a blood bond with me, and can trace me with it if I use my powers, so as much as I would love to help you destroy the bastard, I can't.
"There has to be something you know about Klaus that will help destroy him, I'm a Bennett witch, you can show me what you know about him and we can take him down," Bonnie pleaded.
"A Bennett witch, huh? Thought you guys had all died out. Look, there's only one person who knows Klaus's weaknesses, if he has any at all. You need to contact his brother Elijah, he's the one who helped me escape Klaus," Aiden told him.
"Well then we're screwed, because Elijah is back in Klaus's fold. He told him that his family hadn't been scattered in the oceans and that he would tell Elijah where they are. So basically Elijah is a no go," Damon said.
"Not true, I know Klaus better than anyone besides Elijah. Klaus didn't scatter the bodies and more than likely took Elijah to them, and then he staked him with an ash dagger. I can't believe Elijah was dumb enough to fall for that. Klaus's hasn't kept his word in years," Aiden spat.
"Wait, if Klaus staked Elijah, we could get him back," Bonnie said, noticing the look she got from Damon, she continued. "Remember when you staked Elijah and the Martins tried to remove the dagger, well I could do the same thing.
"Just one flaw with that, Judgy, we don't know where Klaus has stashed him," Damon reminded her.
"If I were a betting man, I would say Klaus kept Elijah as close to him as possible. He would have Elijah's coffin with him because of all that Elijah knows about him. Klaus is way too paranoid to have that coffin shipped were he couldn't make sure Elijah is still staked from time to time," Aiden said.
"Okay, but we still don't know exactly where Klaus is," Damon responded.
"No but we can find out," she said looking at Aiden. "You and Klaus are bonded, just like he can feel you when you do magic, you could probably tap into the bond and feel when he uses his supernatural abilities."
"Why didn't Klaus just trace him through his vampire ability?" Damon asked.
"Because vampire powers are harder to trace, even if you are bonded. Pure Wiccan magic draws its power from the elements, thus it always leaves traces in the air, which is what Klaus would use to track Aiden if he used his warlock powers. Aiden can trace Klaus because of the bond and because Klaus will be giving off even more power because of his were abilities," Bonnie explained.
"It would never work, Klaus would know the instant I accessed the bond," Aiden said.
"If I channeled your bond with Klaus through my powers, he wouldn't know. He would probably just think it was an added burst to his powers. The thing is, you're going to have to go back with us to Mystic Falls; it's the place where I'm the strongest."
"No, I'm already going to have to ditch this place and find somewhere else to lay low for a few decades," Aiden answered.
Damon flew in at the warlock/vampire hybrid in a rage, "Listen you bastard, this is my brother's life we're talking about. You're going back to Mystic Falls, even if I have to pump you full of vervain to do it."
"Fuck you," Aiden said, as he pushed Damon into a wall, causing plaster to rain down. "I may not be able to use my powers, but I'm still much older and stronger than you. You want a fight, and then bring in on."
Bonnie immobilized both men, "Look, we're wasting time. Our only hope is Elijah and the only way to get him is with your help Aiden. You are going to spend eternity on the run and sooner or later someone will rat you out to Klaus. And you said yourself you know how Klaus works, a swift death would not be on the agenda for you, he'll torture you for centuries and make your final moments as painful as possible. Now you can either come with us and try to stop him, or you can live in fear until Klaus eventually catches up to you."
Aiden did come with them back to Mystic Falls and met the rest of the group. They performed the spell the next day. Bonnie and Aiden channeled his link through her powers to ascertain that Klaus was in a town in West Virginia, about 4 hours away from Mystic Falls. She was also able to access a small part of Klaus's memory to see that Elijah's body was in a storage unit, not far from the house Klaus was using.
Bonnie then did the spell teleporting her invisible body to the warehouse. As she opened the coffin she was let out a breath when it did indeed reveal Elijah. Bonnie couldn't help but notice how handsome he was. Bonnie shook the thoughts from her mind as she remembered how he betrayed them. Hopefully, having been daggered by Klaus, would make the Original realize that his brother couldn't be trusted and needed to be killed, some kind of way. Bonnie took the dagger from his body and waited for him to revive himself.
Finally Elijah awoke and looked around finding no on in the room with him. He then spotted the dagger lying on the ground. He went to pick it up, when it was snatched up and Bonnie revealed herself.
"I should plunge this back into you. We trusted you, and because you went back on your word your brother is all powerful and can't be killed," Bonnie seethed at him.
"I know what I did, Bonnie. And I assure you I feel like a fool for ever trusting Klaus. However, I ask you to put yourself in my position. If you had a chance to see your grandmother again, would you trust the devil that was offering that chance?" Elijah asked.
Bonnie's hand faltered with the dagger. Taking a deep breath, she gathered her thoughts.
"Come to the boardinghouse. We have a warlock that used to work for Klaus that says you know him. Aiden Grey. We're giving you one more chance to help us destroy your brother, and I'm keeping the dagger so if you double cross us again, you'll be back in this coffin faster than you can run," Bonnie threatened.
To say Elijah was impressed by the fire in Bonnie's threat, was an understatement. He was also surprised and intrigued by the growth of her power. Not only did she find his brother, but she teleported her body and managed to stay invisible until she wanted to be seen.
"Believe me Bonnie; I want my brother stopped as much as you and your friends do. I also wish to atone for my betrayal of our prior agreement," Elijah responded.
"Whatever, look you need to get back to Mystic Falls before your brother realizes you've been undaggered, hopefully that will give us the element of surprise," Bonnie retorted. "I'll see you when you get back and if you think of going to Klaus, remember what I can do with this lovely dagger, without being seen."
Elijah smiled as he watched her disappear with the dagger. "Believe me Miss Bennett, I remember everything about you." He then opened the door to the warehouse and sped away.
Elijah made it back to Mystic Falls and the group carefully planned Stefan's rescue and Klaus's demise. Eventually with the help of several witches, werewolves, and even some humans, they were able to kill Klaus. Elijah undaggered the rest of his family when they were found and they were off living lives of their own. Rebekah was in Europe, Finn had reconnected with Sage and the two of them were living in Australia, and Kol took off to South America.
Esther, in complete awe of Bonnie, decided to stick around Mystic Falls and train the young, but powerful witch. But that wasn't the only reason Esther was interested in Bonnie Bennett, the young witch had put a look on Elijah's face that hadn't been there since that dreadful Katherine Pierce had wormed her way into his heart. As carefully as he maintained his mask of civility, his mother saw the looks he gave the Bennett witch. The looks that spoke of his attraction and desire. He also saw the protection he provided her. Never was she not guarded by Elijah's most trusted vampire followers, she nor her friends ever realized the close watch Elijah kept over her. When approached, Elijah swore it was only so Bonnie remained on the side of the Mikelson family, but a mother knows her son's true desire. She had thought she would have to resort to trickery, considering Bonnie's infatuation of Damon Salvatore, but the stupid vampire still fancied himself in love with Katerina's doppelganger. Esther almost felt sorry for the young fool who ran away when confronted with the choice of having a life with Bonnie or forever pining for Elena Gilbert. She really should thank Damon for breaking Bonnie's heart because her son would put it together again, and in doing so would gain the happiness he so deserved.