I'm sorry for the lateness in getting this up, but I've started Graduate school, and that has taken up a lot of my time, but this weekend I had a small vacation, and got to write this chapter! I hope you all enjoy it!
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Seventeen Years Later
She watched with a smile as Caroline chased her daughter of two in the personal garden of the King and Queen of the Underworld, and tilted her head to the side as the water waved with the wave of her hand, and the scene expanded to see Klaus running forward to scoop up his daughter in his arms, with a laugh that made her smile even brighter.
Such a happy family, she thought.
Bonnie sighed as she realized that this was something she would never have. A loving husband, a child… such things were usually denied to the Oracle, or at least as far as she knew.
The Bennetts were never specific, and the God of Prophesy wouldn't say otherwise.
Her frown deepened as she thought of Kol. She turned from the water of sight, and walked slowly through the hall towards her throne room, if she could call it that.
She never felt comfortable in this room. Perhaps it was because it came from him or because she remembered the pain the gift brought.
Remember…
She frowned as she tried to focus. In her memory, something felt off. She tried to reach it, but even with her gift, she couldn't find out what it was.
She sat down in her throne, and covered her mouth with her right hand, bringing her right arm to rest on the armrest of the throne. She trailed her hand over her mouth to rest underneath her chin. A frown lined her face, signifying her deep thought.
"Oracle, I come asking for help."
His voice broke through her thoughts, and her frown deepened into frustration.
"I'm busy." She remarked, turning her gaze to the right of her, avoiding him.
Kol smirked, and shook his head. "Yeah, You're sweating from thinking so hard."
She jerked her head towards him, and her eyes flashed. "What are you doing here besides annoying me?"
Kol stepped closer to her, leaning forward, placing his hands on the armrests, bringing his face closer to hers. "You know why I'm here, Bonnie."
She wanted to scoff, but his brown eyes stopped her. "Please leave, Kol." She whispered, her voice cracking.
He searched her eyes, hope shining in his, and it made her hurt. Her breath caught as he leaned forward until he was just a fraction from her lips.
"Kol," was the only word she could say when his lips landed on hers. The kiss deepened, as their lips moved over each other. She leaned up, wanting more as she felt his left hand caress her cheek.
"I wish you could remember."
Her eyes opened, and she gasped when she realized he wasn't there.
She was alone in the throne room, but the words from her vision ran through her mind.
"Remember what?"
~XXX~
"My lady, there is someone here to see you." Anna replied, watching Caroline play with her daughter in the patch of lilies in the garden.
Caroline lifted her head. "Who is it, Anna?" She asked, as her daughter laughed and played with a butterfly.
Anna smiled at the young one, before answering her Queen. "The Oracle, my lady,"
Caroline lowered her eyes, and nodded, slowly standing up. "Send her out her, please, Anna, and then take Lucy in for her nap." She responded, picking up her daughter.
Anna nodded, and turned to complete her task. She entered the throne room, and motioned to the dark-skinned woman she knew as the Oracle. "Follow me, please. My lady is in the garden with her daughter." She responded, kindly.
Bonnie nodded, and followed Anna out the room in a long hall until she came to willow made doors, and smiled as they opened to reveal a well-lit garden. She inhaled deeply at the beauty of the garden even in the Underworld.
"Beautiful, isn't it?"
Bonnie turned her head to find the Queen handing her daughter to the young woman who led her into this place, and nodded. "It is." She responded, lowly.
Caroline smiled, and dipped her head. "The Underworld is access to light in only a three places." She explained, motioning to the light around them.
"This is the garden Klaus gave you, isn't it?" Bonnie asked, gently.
Caroline nodded, and clasped her hands in front of her. "When we were married, after Mikael was defeated," She explained with a remembrance tone in her voice.
Bonnie nodded, and bowed her head, her mind going over the events like a picture show. She remembered it too well. She had foreseen it all, and knew that Mikael would not win. It was one of the few things she did remember with clarity.
Caroline studied the young Oracle in front of her, and her brow furrowed as she picked up the worry. "Something is troubling you. What is it, Bonnie?" She asked, stepping closer. "Is it my family? Nik?" She continued, her voice near panic.
Bonnie lifted her hands, and shook her head. "No, it's nothing like that." She began, gently.
Caroline breathed a sigh of relief, but her head tilted to the side. "What is it then?" She asked, gently.
Bonnie sighed, and turned to gaze at the garden, but didn't really look at it. "Do you remember when we were little girls before I became the Oracle?" She asked, absently.
Caroline swallowed, and nodded. "I do." She choked out, trying to conceal the pain of the past.
Bonnie turned to look at her, and her face held anguish at not seeing something she wanted. "What do you remember?"
Caroline frowned. "I remember how you spent days with…" She paused her voice trailing off. "Why are you asking me this?"
"Because something is wrong, Caroline," Bonnie remarked, firmly. "The memories I have don't make sense, and to top it off Kol is not the cold, conniving god I thought he was." She continued, a pain starting to stab in her mind.
Caroline smiled at the last sentence, and stepped forward. "That's because he's not." She returned, gently.
Bonnie groaned, lowly, and lifted her hand to her head. "Then why…Oh by the gods," She whispered, groaning as she nearly doubled over.
Caroline reached for her friend, concern beginning to show on her face. "Perhaps you better sit down, and not force it." She suggested, softly yet firmly.
Bonnie shook her head. "I need to know." She groaned, her voice starting to shake.
"But why, Bonnie?" Caroline asked, wrapping her arms around Bonnie, silently sending a message to her husband to come at one, for she knew what was about to happen.
Bonnie groaned, and leaned into her friend's side. "Because…Oh Gods, Kol!" She screamed, the pain intensifying as she tried to reach the memory she knew she needed, why she didn't know. "Because I love him, and I'm not supposed to." She whispered, her voice holding a distant tone at the end, just before she collapsed backwards.
Into the arms of Kol.
~XXX~
He had felt her pain like his own, so when she called his name, he went to her. It was a curse, to feel her, love her, and have her despise him.
He sat in the chair beside the bed in the spare bedroom of Klaus and Caroline's room, and watched as she slept.
She had admitted she loved him before she had succumbed to the pain and collapsed. Those three words were all he needed to hear to fight for her, but the last four nearly ripped his heart out. "I'm not supposed to."
He had hoped they would get passed it all, and she would remember like she said she would years before, but the spell her mother cast was a strong one, and it killed him every time he looked at her.
The innocence of the past had been replaced by a love so strong; he thought he would ache for all eternity.
He studied her face, and lifted his right hand to bush a strand of her brown hair from her forehead, and sighed. "I love you too, Bonnie." He whispered, shaking his head. He couldn't deny it. He didn't want to, but this was something that had to be kept close to his heart. He couldn't let it be known to her of his feelings. The simple reason was he knew how much it would cost to let her know.
He could her lose her forever, and the curse would remain in place.
"Why haven't you told me?" She asked, her voice distant and groggy.
Kol's eyes jerked to her face, and found her eyes still closed, and he held his breath. "Told you what?" He asked, as her head began to move back and forth.
"Told me the truth." She answered, her voice lowering. "Oh," She groaned, her hand leaping out, and he grasped it.
"Hold on, Bonnie. Please hold on." He whispered, urging her to fight the pain. It was too soon. Way too soon.
He hadn't even gotten close to breaking the curse.
She needed to hold on. She had too.
~XXX~
"How is she?" Caroline asked, turning to find her husband entering their bedroom with a solemn look on his face.
Klaus shook his head, and sighed. "She's holding her own. Kol's with her." He answered, as she stepped into his embrace, needing reassurance.
"Why can't she remember?" She asked, feeling Klaus' lips on her head.
Klaus sighed, and laid his cheek on the side of her head. "Because Abby is a cruel bitch." He answered, causing his wife to straighten to search his eyes.
"She wants to know, Klaus." She began, her eyes conveying the pain of the conversation. "I almost told her."
Klaus sighed, and nodded. "I know, love, but this is not something we can tell her. If Kol isn't able to bring her memories back, she will forever see him as the one who caused her pain."
"But you know the truth, Klaus. You were there." She returned, placing her hands on his chest.
He nodded, and squeezed her hips with his hands. "I was, but it's not my place. Bonnie needs to hear and see it from the one she loves." He remarked, lifting his hand to caress her face.
She sighed, and leaned into his touch. "How if she hates him?" She asked, softly.
He smiled, and leaned his head forward. "Does she really?"
Caroline smiled, and trailed her hands up to encircle his neck, and let her head touch his. "I love you." She responded, as he chuckled, knowing he understood what she meant.
"I love you too." He returned, capturing her lips with his, and sighed as she melted into his embrace, before pulling back, and letting her fall into his embrace with an ease, he was still surprised by.
~XXX~
Bonnie shook her head, and her eyes moved around in the darkness. She tried to see the image in the distance, but it seemed so far out of reach. With every step she took, she felt it taking another step away. She knew what it was, but she didn't understand why it kept escaping her.
"Damn it." She whispered, as it continued to evade her sight.
She reached out her hand, and felt someone grasp it. A strong force that filled her soul with comfort and strength. "Why haven't you told me?" She shouted into the darkness.
"Told you what?"
She reached again, and again the strong force grasped her hand, letting her know she wasn't alone. "Told me the truth!" She shouted, as the light surrounding the image brightened, and began to reach for her.
She groaned, and felt the hold on her hand tighten, letting her know that she wasn't alone. She opened her eyes, and focused on the image in front of her, and she covered her mouth with her free hand.
"Hold out your hand." Kol remarked with a smile, letting a six-year old Bonnie to follow him. "Okay, not what do you see." He instructed, pointing to the stream.
"Water," She answered, brightly, her hand still outreached.
Kol smiled, and cupped both of her hands together. "Okay, now watch," He remarked, scooping up a handful of water, and let it fall into her hands.
She giggled as the water stayed in her hands, shaped like a cup, and lifted her green eyes to his brown. "It's not leaving my hands."
He shook his head. "No," He returned, smiling.
She tilted her head to the side, and studied her hands. "Why?"
He smiled, and rested his knees on the ground in front of her. "Because you, my darling Bonnie, are a special girl," He began, with a warm gaze. "The water is your source of sight. It will call to you and guide you to the truth, so hold onto it, and care for it." He added, gently.
She nodded, and lowered her eyes to the water in her hands. "Will it tell me the future now?" She asked, absently.
Kol shook his head. "Not completely, not until you are ready." He answered, watching her continue to gaze at the water. "You see your future, don't you?"
"I thought I couldn't see it." She asked, gently.
He smiled, and nodded. "You can see yours clearly now, but after the ritual, you will not." He answered, watching her face contort in confusion. "What do you see?"
She lifted her eyes, and he saw the distant look he knew too well. "I see you."
Kol's eyes softened, and he nodded. "Brilliant future then,"
She giggled, and bowed her head, as she knelt down next to the water, and let the water in her hand return to the stream. "Teach me more!"
Bonnie stepped back, and turned her head. How was that possible? Why didn't she remember that?
"What is this?!" She shouted in the darkness, and felt the force on her hand tightened, pulling her somewhere she didn't want to go. "No! I need to know!"
"NO!"
~XXX~
Bonnie sat up in the bed, and felt her breath come out in short spasms, she felt someone holding her hand, and she looked down to see a man's hand holding tightly to hers.
Her eyes trailed up to find Kol sleeping with his head on the bed, and his hand tightly clasped in hers. She sighed, and memories of the vision came back to her.
"Water," She whispered, her eyes becoming distant, and she tugged her hand from his, and slid off the bed.
She needed water.
"Where do you think you're going?"
Bonnie paused at the door, and turned to find Kol standing up, with his eyes still groggy from the sleep he had just awakened from. "I'm leaving." She stated, about to turn away, but his hand encircled hers on the doorknob, and she closed her eyes.
"What happened, Bonnie?" He asked in a low tone. "I've never felt…" He trailed off, and she let the vision from before hit her, and she turned to face him.
"I have a better question, Kol." She began, holding his eyes. "Why have you never told me that it was you who instructed me about the water?!"
Kol's eyes widened, and his mouth opened. "You remember…"
She closed her eyes, her shoulders feeling a weight pressing on them. "I remember…water, and…" She trailed off, her eyes opening to catch his. "What was that? Why am I seeing that?" She asked, her head beginning to shake.
He started to give her an answer, but the words stuck in his throat, and he couldn't find the heart to tell her.
"I need to leave." She remarked, knowing she wasn't going to get an answer from him. "Goodbye, Kol."
He shook his head, and reached for her, grasping her arm. "What did you see?" He asked, letting hope enter his words.
She turned and caught his eyes. Fear and panic entered hers, but she found the strength to tell him. "I saw you." She answered, stepping away from his grasp, and walked away.
Kol swallowed, and remembered the words from a six-year old Bonnie Bennett, and he couldn't stop the smile on his lips. She remembered her first lesson with him.
"Water…"
~XXX~
"She's had her first vision of the past." Ayanna remarked, waving her hand over the orb.
Sheila and Emily nodded together. Sheila sighed. "It could be a good thing, but then…"
"What if Abby finds out about her loophole?" Emily finished.
Ayanna sighed, and shook her head. "By then Bonnie will have remembered all she needs. The curse will be lifted, and she will be with him." She answered, with a smile.
Sheila nodded, and stepped closer to the orb. "Will she be strong enough?"
Ayanna smiled, and bowed her head. "Was Caroline strong enough against Mikael? Was Rebekah against Silas?" She asked, with certainty.
"They had love on their side, Ayanna. Bonnie still despises Kol." Emily returned, sadly.
"She doesn't despise him, Emily." Ayanna remarked, firmly. "The moment before, she stated she loved him, all she has to do is take the first step, and the rest will follow."
"But will it be too late?" Sheila asked, shaking her head.
Emily sighed, and closed her eyes. "She will remember." She answered, hope filling her words.
Ayanna smiled, and nodded her head. "She will. We'll make sure of it, and so will Kol."
Please be kind!
I know I may have strayed a little in this chapter, but this is what came out after two hours of writing and reading. I hope you enjoyed it!
I hope to have the next chapter up in a few days!
Next Chapter: Watery Kiss
Until Next Time...
