Noelle made Caleb carry Bonnie's suitcase and duffel bag to the bed and breakfast while the young women chatted.

Noelle went a few steps ahead of her and twirled around facing Bonnie while walking backwards. "So Bonnie are you part of a coven or on your own?"

"I'm on my own." She smiled sadly at her. The puppy barked to get Bonnie's attention, she bent down to pick him up.

Sensing she wanted to change the subject Noelle switched to a different subject. "Were you planning on buying a house here?"

She clutched the fluff ball a little tighter in her arms. "I-to be honest I don't know, I came here on a whim. Something was calling me to this town."

Noelle lightly tapped her chin. "Hmm." She then clapped her hands together. "We have little apartments you can rent!"

Caleb was still grunting while carrying the bags. "She's probably better off getting a duplex. Didn't Ms. Rose turned her old house into one?" He was straining with her duffel. "Good god what does she have in this duffel bag?!"

"Witch stuff." Bonnie said curtly.

Noelle smacked his back. "Wow you're actually useful for something Caleb." She fell back in step with Bonnie. "I'll give you her card once you get settled in at the bed and breakfast."

"Thanks."

"No problem. We witches have to stick together."

"We're here." Caleb announced while putting her bags down, obviously relieved from not having to carry them anymore.

The place was beautiful, a large russet and mahogany colored three story brick manor with a wrap around porch. An elderly white woman sat on the porch knitting what looked to Bonnie like a shawl.

She didn't even look up at them. "Hello children. Second floor, last room on the right."

Noelle had her arms folded looking pointedly at Caleb. "Why are you just standing there? You heard her."

"This is abuse." He picked everything back up, huffing up the stairs muttering under his breath all the while.

Bonnie put the puppy down and went to go after Caleb. "I should carry-"

Noelle put her hand up. "No Bonnie, he was rude to you earlier and this is his punishment." She flipped her dip dyed Senegalese twist over her shoulders. "After you get settled in we have more important things to discuss."

They began walking through the manor to what would be Bonnie's room for a few days. "Do we now?"

"Yep. Like your Book of Shadows for instance."

"Wait, my book of what?"

"It's a-oh great spirits, I'm gonna just assume you weren't really around other witches."

Bonnie put her head down. "No, not really."

"Ah I see. Definitely gonna have to work on that." She tapped her chin again. "Oh please tell me you at least have a grimoire?"

Bonnie's face became grim. "I don't think that's any of your business actually." She stopped dead in her tracks. "Why are you so hellbent on finding out about me? What do you want from me?"

It was Noelle's turn to frown now. "I just wanted to finally hang around and trade spells and stuff with another witch that wasn't a member of my coven."

"Right. That's usually what they all say." Bonnie said indignantly.

"I-Oh wow." Her shoulders slumped, "I'm sorry to bother you then." She turned to walk off. "See you around Bonnie."

Bonnie heard footsteps behind her and turned to see Caleb was standing at the top of the stairs leading to the second floor of the manor. "Your stuff is in your room." He stalked off as well leaving Bonnie in the foyer with just her new four legged companion.

"Thanks."

He just waved and kept walking.

"I guess it's just you and me little guy."

The puppy yipped in response. Bonnie headed for her room but was met with a young girl standing in front of her door. Her eyes were closed but she had a small smile on her face. She reminded Bonnie of the old woman on the porch.

"You're the girl from my dreams." Her smile dimmed a little. "You have a lot of emotions swirling around you, mostly anger and hurt. It's causing you to lash out at people who have done nothing wrong to you."

Bonnie took a step back even though her gut feeling told her the girl was no threat. "Who are you?"

She finally opened her eyes, they were a beautiful shade of blue-green. "My name is Sian; My grandmother and mother run this bed and breakfast." Sian stepped away from the door. "Get some rest. Since you're going to be sleep most of the evening I'll leave your dinner covered in the kitchen."

"Thanks?" Bonnie was beyond confused. "These people in this town are weird."

Sian smiled again and walked off. Bonnie entered the room and was met with a full sized bed, a mounted tv over a dresser, nightstand, small table and a small desk in the corner of the room. It's a nice, cozy room just like the town, bar the weird residents. She was immediately hit with the exhaustion of today's events. Noticing her things were put on and against the dresser, she came out of her coat and boots and as soon as her head hit the pillow she was out like a light.

—–

Kai used his blood to track down his father. He wound up at a simple two story house in Mystic Falls. He didn't bother changing his clothes or knocking, he just barged into the house catching both his father and the main owner off guard.

"Hello father. It's been a while."

Joshua was startled but quickly recovered. "How did you get out of the prison world?"

"You mean the other one that houses vampires that can siphon people?"

Joshua's jaw clenched, "Answer the question, Malachi. How did you get out?"

"I have my ways, Joshua." He made himself comfortable in the arm chair across from the owner. "Ah getting all your little contacts together father? Thought you was going to continue running the coven in my absence?"

"I don't have to dignify that with a response."

"You just did."

"What do you want Malachi?"

"Just some answers and then I'll be out of your hair."

Joshua rubbed his temples. "Well? Get on with it."

"Where's the other two Gemini archives? I know of the one buildings in Greece."

"I'm not telling you. You're not fit to lead the coven, you don't need access to things out of your control."

Kai fixed him with a stare. "You know I would be fit to lead the coven if you and mom actually raised me right."

"You're an abomination and a murderer. We were right to lock you up." His voice was venomous.

Kai let out a long sigh and shook his head. "I-You know what nevermind. I don't need to reason with you. Don't even know why that thought crossed my mind."

Joshua scoffed.

He got up and headed for the door. "Just so you know I already have all the info on where the other archive is. Bye father." Kai looked back at the owner. "Lovely home by the way ma'am."

The poor woman just shrunk back further in her seat. Joshua's eyes narrowed to slits and he followed Kai outside.

Kai stepped outside pinpointed Joshua's car and set it on fire. The resounding explosion as he walked away made him feel giddy inside. He got into his borrowed car and sat with a huge grin on his face as Joshua was snapping outside. His smile left his face as he pulled out a small notepad, "It seems like I'm off to Greece then." He threw the notepad back in the glove department and pulled off.

—–

Lily groaned finally coming to. Damon crutched down so he was eye level with her as she laid on the couch. "Mother."

"Where did he go? Did you find either of them?" Her voice was pleading.

"No." Not that he actually went to look for either of them. "They're both long gone."

Lily sat up slowly. "Then I guess I should leave too. I have no reason to be here."

Damon's eyes widened. "Mother wait! What about Stefan? We need to turn his humanity back on."

"I want my family back. We had a deal son." Her veins were starting to show.

"Stefan and I are your family!"

She leaned closer to Damon. "Either you find them both and I get my family back or I tell your Elena that you have the cure and didn't tell her."

His eyes narrowed. "You wouldn't dare."

"You have the cure to vampirism?" Elena was standing in the doorway looking weary.

Lily turned her head, a smile on her lips. "Oops."

Damon gritted his teeth in anger. He was so focused on Lily he didn't hear Elena come in.

"I think I'll turn in for the night." She ran her fingers through Damon's hair. "See that it's done." She got up and headed back upstairs.

"Damon?"

"Elena I was going to tell you about it I swear."

She glanced down, "Is she going to help us get Stefan and Caroline back?"

He swallowed, "No she wants her family back before she'll help us."

"Then we'll just do it ourselves. We should be enough to get them to turn their humanity back on." Elena sounded oddly determined.

He sat crutched in the same spot Lily left him in. "If only Bonnie was here. We could use her help."

"Well that's something you have to fix Damon." Elena turned and walked out of the room.

He looked down sadly. "I know."

—–

Bonnie awoke to moonlight streaming through her window. The clock on the nightstand read 11:42 pm. The puppy whom Bonnie has taken upon herself to call Rusty is asleep at the foot of the bed. Looking over there's a sticky note on the tv. She shuffled off the bed slowly to read it.

"I took him for a walk and fed him. Your food is on the table, too many greedy people downstairs."

Sian.

As if on cue her stomach growled. "I hope whatever was made is good." She quietly wandered over to the small table. Taking off the plastic she saw it was bourbon glazed salmon, mashed potatoes, and string beans. Bonnie noticed the plate felt a little warm. "Oh. I need to remind myself to thank Sian when I see her."

After finishing off her plate Bonnie stretched and dug her feet into the plush carpet. Of course her peace was interrupted by a light tapping on her window. Rusty's head shot up and he bounded toward the window. A white owl was perched outside the window. Rusty was barking enthusiastically while the owl flapped its wings back in communication. Bonnie stepped over to the window and saw Noelle pacing back and forth in the yard outside.

"She's persistent." Bonnie opened the window. "What do you want?"

The owl flew down and landed on Noelle's shoulder. She smiled in triumph. "Come down."

"No."

"Oh come on you have to be itching to talk to another witch." She waved a thick book in the air. "I even brought my book of shadows so you can check it out."

Bonnie felt her magic dancing at her finger tips. If she was being honest with herself she did want to talk to another witch that wasn't evil (that she knew of) or lying to her (again that she knew of) even if the witch in question was annoyingly persistent.

"Fine." Just before she closed the window she heard Noelle let out a whoop. She didn't have to tap her leg for Rusty, he was already scratching at the door. Bonnie dug in her suitcase for a pair of slippers, put them on and headed out the door.

Noelle was sitting under a tree in the garden, her book laying next to her in the grass. Bonnie didn't say anything but just sat down beside her. For a few moments either of them said anything just basked in the unusually warm weather. Rusty was chasing and failing to catch Flash.

"Soo…"

"Oh right, here." She handed the book to Bonnie.

The book was heavy and leather bound with what Bonnie assumed was a family crest. The crest was a crescent moon wrapped in roses. "Does everyone in your coven have one of these?"

"Yup. It's pretty much a record of your journey as a witch until you die or pass it on to your children."

"Oh." She slowly opened the book. "Is this what I was supposed to get from Grams?" It dawned on her that she never once had a chance to look at Sheila's book. "Does it have a family crest too? Emily's was plain to hide what she was."

Bonnie's eyes widened. "Whoa. Are these curses?"

"Yeah…I-you're not actually supposed to record those but it was a part of my journey so it needed to be jotted down. I want my future children and grandchildren to know everything, no secrets."

Bonnie smirked, "Loophole abuse."

Noelle looked mock offended, "You make it sound so dirty. Let's just say I bent the rules a bit."

She chuckled, "That doesn't sound any better."

"So what do you think?"

"This book is kind of thick. How long have you been practicing?"

"Since I was three."

"I wish I was taught that early." Her voice sounded bitter to her own ears.

"I'm gonna assume there's a lot you don't know about then?"

"Gee what gave it away?"

It was Noelle's turn to chuckle now. "Well for starters your absolute joy at being kept in the dark."

Instead of answering Bonnie decided to brood.

"Okay time for a history lesson."

"You're not even a part of my family."

"No not that. I don't even know who your family is. I'm talking about the story of the six covens."

"You mean like the Nine Covens of NOLA?"

"Oh no that's just a NOLA thing, this was bigger. Six covens were to keep the balance in the magical world until a particular coven was nearly wiped out. The main six were the Lucero, Everhardt, Silvanus, Mikami, Gemini, and Bennett."

"I'm sorry, but what?" Bonnie leaned away from her a little.

"Those were the six covens until most of the Bennetts were wiped out. The rest mostly dispersed with the Gemini Coven being the main ones to continue to try and keep the balance."

"No." Bonnie slowly stood up. "That's not possible."

Noelle looked confused. "Of course it's possible, that story has been around for generations."

"No my family-they…" Bonnie shook her head. "It's not like the Bennetts and the Gemini don't know each other. Sheila had helped with putting Kai away. If she was still alive how would she had even introduced us? Why did you keep so much from me Grams?"

"Your family? Just who are you exactly Bonnie?" Noelle was staring at her intently now.

She looked resigned, "Bennett, my name is Bonnie Bennett." She slid back down against the tree, resting her head on her knees. "I'm starting to wish I never came outside with you." Bonnie heaved a deep sigh. "There's so much I don't know about my family."

Noelle shuffled closer. "You don't have any family members left?"

"My grandmother, Sheila, is dead. My mother was turned into a vampire and my one cousin that I know of is awol."

"I-I'm sorry, I didn't know." She gave her an awkward pat on the back.

Rusty trotted over and rubbed his head against her leg. Her hand gently scratched behind his ears. She let out a cross between a choked sob and a laugh. "I barely know they both of you and already I'm getting more comfort from y'all two than I ever really had from my friends."

Noelle instantly perked up. "What if we search around town later for some clues about your family?"

"What?" Bonnie felt like she had a bubble in her throat.

"Well I mean your familiar was found here. I'm sure you might find more stuff here."

"I-" She continued stroking Rusty's fur. "It's not like anyone who knows about your family is around." She paused, "There's always Joshua…or Kai." Bonnie shook her head. "Yeah no he'll probably kill me if he finds out I set Kai free. As for Kai, I want nothing to do with him."

Bonnie laid her head back against the tree. "Give me a day or two. It's a lot to process."

"Deal. You know where to find me." Noelle got up, stretching her limbs.

Bonnie side-eyed her, "Actually I don't."

"Crap you right." She made a piece of paper and pen appear out of thin air and starting scribbling on it. "Here's my cell number. I have afternoon classes today so I'll be out maybe 7-ish." Noelle bent back down to grab her book. "Catch you later Bonnie."

"Later." Bonnie got up herself heading back inside. She laid on the bed staring at the ceiling, all she learned running through her head a mile a minute. Her family was a part of something much bigger but was reduced to pretty much just her seeing as Lucy was on the run.

Due to laziness Bonnie used magic to bring her duffel bag over to her. She sat up, opening the bag and pulling out Sheila's grimoire, no her book of shadows. The book was made of brown leather with gold accents, the cover had an elegant cursive B interwoven with thorns. As she opened the book and flipped through the pages it was as if she was reliving her grandma's life. A few pages detailed Sheila's adventures with a Helene Everhardt in Dresden, Germany taking out a Vrkolak and a wendigo. Another page filled with spells, scribbled in the bottom right corner it said to teach Bonnie. Her first time meeting Joshua and apparently it wasn't pleasant.

Bonnie felt her eyes began to prickle with tears, there was so much she won't be able to hear straight from her Grams; The lessons she won't be taught due to a fruitless endeavor that cost her life. Bonnie laid back and placed the book on her stomach. She glanced back at the clock, it read 2:04 am. In the span of a day she simultaneously locked up and then released a sociopath, packed her things and left her hometown behind, arrives to a new one just to be told that her coven was involved in even bigger things. There was so much she was ignorant to but Bonnie was called to this place for a reason, after getting some more rest she was going to find out exactly why.