She was his best friends. He couldn't image a life without her. She has been there since preschool age. Not that they have been friends at this moment. Seriously he was a boy only six years old with a big distaste for girls. He was one of the troublemakers who played with slings and climbed up trees. He also catches bugs and throw them on girls only to teas them. Caroline and Bonnie have been two of them, who he has been permanently bulling with his antics. Caroline was the blond bubbly little six-year old girl that has been loved for her good behavior by all the parents in the neighborhood. She was one of the best friends of Rebekah Mikaelson, Kol's little sister. Together with Bonnie, Elena and Katherine, Caroline and Rebeka they have been the Sailor Moon Crew - that was how they called themselves. They fought with the moonstone for love and justice – even if they couldn't really understand what that means. The fought against villains like Kol, Tyler, Matt and Jesse and were fancying Stefan's brother Damon Salvator as Taxedo mask. Damon loved the attention he got from the girls, even though he was 2 years older than Caroline, Rebecca and the twins and 3 years older than Bonnie little Bennett and have been used to be the love target by all his female classmates in the third grade. At this time Kol and the rest of the boys couldn't understand why. There weren't jealous of Damon. No, they only couldn't understand why Damon was nice to girls. For them they were silly and had only girlie girl stuff in their heads.
That were the times they all loved to remember together. Kol shakes his head and walks further through the long corridor watching the photographs on the wall. He smiled to himself when he saw the picture of them all together at Matt's eight birthday. He loved that pic. Rebekah wore a yellow summer dress which their mum Esther had made especially for her. Katherine and Elena wore pigtails and the same Marine skirts. The twins looked so adorable. Between them sat Matt in front of a table full of gifts. He smiled from ear to ear. Next to them sat Stefan with a broody face looking to his right side where Bonnie wore an angry expression on her face. The reason stand next to her in the form of the 8 year old Kol Mikealson, who have been obstinate, because he didn't get any presents or attention at all and therefor steals Bonnies ice cream and put it in his mouth. Tyler was laughing because of that and Viccy, Matts older sister, looked bored rigid.
This picture expresses it all - the smiles, the fights and the love between them. It is funny how nothing has changed even though so much time had flown down the river since then. Now that there all grown up to respectable young ladies and gentlemen, like Bonnies Grandma Sheila used to say. He smiled to himself and walked further to her room, spotting on the way other pictures. The girls in their cheerleading uniform, one in Las Vegas and another of Elijahs and Katherinas wedding two years ago. The last picture next to her room is one of him and Bonnie together on her graduation day. He has been so proud of her. He always knew that she was the smartest of all of them. She could easily go to Princeton and become a doctor or lawyer, but she decided to stay here in Mystic Falls, studying International Business Administration and take care of her grandma.
He took one last look on the photograph, paused just for one moment before he knocked on the door. He knew that he would see here cry. He never took it easily when something like that happened. And how could he? Sheila was like his grandma, too. She gave him cookies and made him hot chocolate when he was sad or angry with his family. And like the little stubborn kid he was, that happened often.
He didn't expect her to say anything, so he stepped quietly inside. She sat on her bed, her hands folded, her eyes filled with tears. He steps forward, placing himself next to her on her bed, putting an arm around her slim shoulders. He could feel that she has lost weight the last couple of days and hated it. She pressed herself to him and started to sob. "I'm sorry Bonnie", was the only thing he could say, when he cradled her and kissed her forehead.
He didn't know how much time has left, when they heard a faint knock on the door. They looked up to see Matt and Caroline standing at the door, wearing sad expressions on their faces. "It's time Bonnie. We should go.", whispers Kol in her ear. She looks in his eyes, than to her friends like she didn't understand what he was saying. She could see that Caroline had cried before as well and that she now tried to blink back her tears. She offers her a sad smile, nods, wipes away the last signs of her fallen tears and stands up. Kol could see that she was nervous and unsure of what she should do next, so he took her hand and followed Caroline and Matt outside the house into the car waiting for them.
The car drive was silent. Nobody could or wanted to say anything. It was hard for all of them. Not only, because they lost Sheila Bennett – a woman much-loved - but also to see Bonnie in this state. Bonnie has always been the strong one. Her mother abandoned her, her father died of cancer when she was little with only her grandmother left to take care of her. But all the time she refused to complain or put herself in self-pity. Sheila has been always there for her no matter what. The love of the elderly and sometimes crazy woman made Bonnie grow into an intelligent, confident and headstrong person. She could not only take Kol and Damon easily down, but also was she the kindest and most caring friend you could wish for. And now with the dead of her grandma a part of her died, too.
They only hoped that she would make it through it.
The car came to halt when they arrived at the cemetery. It seems like the whole townsfolk have been there to say their goodbyes. Some meters away were a little group wearing mourning. It were Elena, Rebekah, Katherina, Elijah, Damon, Tyler and Stefan waiting for their arrival. When they spotted the four getting out of the car, they walked to them. Bonnie tried to hold her breath, to be strong, but when she sees her friends walking toward her, she can't hold it anymore. She starts to sob and tears streamed down her face again. To see Bonnie like that, made the girls cry and even the guys had to fight back tears. They put her in a tight embrace, not wanting to let her go. When they felt strong enough they moved apart and gave her some space. Only Kol didn't let go of her hand. They all knew that he was her rock and that she needs him the most in this moment. Kol gave Bonnie one last look before he walked her through the other funeral guests to the front row to take their seats, followed by their friends.
The gospel chor next to the priester waited till the guests were seated. Then they started to sing:
Corcovado parted the sky
And through the darkness
On us he shined
Crucified in stone
Still his blood is my own
Glory behold all my eyes have seen
Have seen
I am blessed
I am blessed
I am blessed
I am blessed
I am blessed to be a witness
Some have flown away
And can't be with us here today
Like the hills of my home
Some have crumbled and now are gone
Gather around for today won't come again
Won't come again
In this moment you could hear a loud sob made by Bonnie and quiet cries from others.
I am blessed
I am blessed
I am blessed
I am blessed
I am blessed
I am blessed
I am blessed to be a witness
So much sorrow and pain
Still I will not live in vain
Like good questions never asked
Is wisdom wasted on the past
Only by the grace of God go I
Go I
I am blessed
I am blessed
I am blessed
I am blessed
I am blessed
I am blessed
I am blessed to be a witness
I am blessed
I am blessed
I am blessed
I am blessed
I am blessed
I am blessed
I am blessed to be a witness
Disclaimer: I do not own anything from The Vampire diaries. The song I used: Ben Harper "Blessed to be a Witness"