1 month later

Bonnie had just dropped Elena off at home. She set off in the direction of her Gram's home. As she walked through the door she could feel something was off. She heard a strangled gasp come from the living room. She rushed into the room as panic to over. When she entered the room she found her grandmother standing in the middle of the room, a determined look upon her face. "Malum a me pelle." Her face strained a little, almost painfully. "Eaque militia revelet tuum verum essentia."

"Grams!" Bonnie shouted, but her words were useless. Grams didn't even acknowledge her calls. "What is happening?"

"I won't let you get to her." Grams continued in English. "Whatever you are I will not let you get my granddaughter."

Bonnie almost lost balance as the place began to shake. Her grandmother chants began again with an extra force between them. The candles her Grams always kept for emergencies all lit at once. Before the shock could register in Bonnie, it all stopped. The candles had extinguished, the shaking had stopped. However, the only image Bonnie could see was her Grams falling backward on the couch. Her body was now lifeless as she laid with her eyes closed. "Grams!" She couldn't hold back her terrified cries. She attempted to rush toward her, but an unforeseeable force held her back. "Grams!"

"Wake up, Bonnie." A soft, frightened voice called. Bonnie's green eyes shot open to be faced with Elena's doe eyes.

"Elena?" She let out a sigh of relief before nodding. This had not been the first time this had happen. Bonnie's nightmares had been almost incessant since her Gram's death. Sometimes in the middle of the night she'd wake up screaming her Gram's name. She felt guilty that she had been a burden on Elena, Jenna, and Jeremy, but all three had brushed the issue off. "I-I'm sorry, I didn't mean to…"

"Shh," Elena ran her hand through Bonnie's locks. "I know, it's okay."

"Did I wake you again?"

"No, I was getting dressed."

"For what?"

"Bonnie, it's the first day of school. It's our senior year."

Realization crossed her face. "Right,"

"I could just go get your schedule for you. You don't have to go."

"No," She shook her head before she stood up. "I decided that since this was a new year, I will be the new Bonnie. I vow to stop being the girl that makes everyone uncomfortable and live life." She paused, looking to a picture on her nightstand. It was of her and Grams on her fourteenth birthday. "Grams would want me to."

Elena gave her an encouraging smile. "I think so too."

As Bonnie went over to the closet she and Elena shared, she turned back to her. "What about you? Are you going to be okay after the whole Matt thing?"

Elena had confided in her and Jenna a few weeks ago that she no longer felt the spark between her and Matt. A few days later, she had decided to officially break things off between them. Matt didn't show it, but Bonnie knew that he was heartbroken. "Yeah, I guess. I hope things aren't too awkward and we can all be friends again."

Bonnie gave her best reassuring smile. "I'm sure things will be right again."

She gave her a smile in response. "Go get dressed, Jenna made breakfast."


Damon walked in Stefan's room to find him still dressing. "Got everything you need champ? Notebooks? Pencils?" He said in a condescending voice.

"Funny," Stefan replied sarcastically. "Caroline here yet?"

"Yes!" An excited voice piped in. The bubbly blonde walked in and stood beside Damon. They had recruited the vampire into their mission, which she happily accepted. Caroline hadn't been a vampire that long. Stefan and Damon took her under their wing and taught her the ropes of being a vampire. She had caught on fairly quickly, much to Damon's surprise. "Stefan, are you really wearing that shirt?"

Damon rolled his eyes. "So, the grand plan is to watch over baby witch until something comes after her?"

"Until a better one comes up. Caroline and I will work on getting close to her. The closer we are to her the better we can protect her."

Damon sighed, "And our deal from hell will finally be done. Well, one way or another."

"We will protect her, Damon." Stefan insisted, staring intensely at his brother. After a few moments he broke his gaze and turned back to the blonde. "Ready to go?"

"Totally," She replied, "But are you really wearing that shirt?"


An hour later, Bonnie, Elena, and Jeremy arrived at school. As soon as they approached the school, Jeremy broke away from the two. "Do you think he's ashamed of us?" Elena asked jokingly as they walked the halls.

"Me? No. You? Definitely." She replied with a laugh.

After they retrieved their schedules from the office a feminine voice stopped them. "Excuse me," They both turned back to be face with a blonde. "I need help getting to Mr. Tanner's room. I'm new obviously."

They both smiled back at her. "Sure," Elena replied, "Just go down the hall and make a right."

"He'll be the teacher yelling sarcastically at his students." Bonnie joined in.

Caroline laughed, "Thanks, by the way I'm Caroline."

"I'm Bonnie and this is Elena."

"It's nice to meet you Elena." She shook her hand before turning to Bonnie. When their hands connected Bonnie felt a jolt go through her. She immediately pulled back.

"Bonnie?" Elena's confused voice questioned.

Caroline's smile faltered for less than a second. "Static electricity." She said simply with a shrug of her shoulders.

"Yeah, sorry," Bonnie knew she was acting crazy, but when she touched Caroline she got a bad feeling. It almost felt like what she'd imagine death to be like.

"Well, if you guys aren't too busy do you mind showing me around?"

Before Bonnie could reply, Elena answered, "Sure, you can hang with us."

The three girls had discovered that they had mostly all of their classes together. It had only been a few hours but, they both felt like they known Caroline for years. Bonnie was separated from them in her AP literature class. She had absent-mindedly chosen a seat. She started to get her supplies out of her bag. "Bonnie?" She turned to see the guy she met on the day of Gram's funeral.

"Hi…Steven?"

He laughed, "Actually, it's Stefan."

"Sorry Stefan," She said, mentally placing the correct name in. "I didn't know you were a student here."

"Yeah, I just enrolled with my friend Caroline. Have you met her?"

She nodded eagerly. "Yeah, she's pretty cool. How long have you known her?"

"Well, my family took her in after her dad died."

"She didn't mention you before."

"She doesn't really like to talk about it."

Bonnie nodded, she knew the feeling. There was nothing worse than when she had to explain about her parents or Grams. "I understand."

He nodded solemnly. "Yeah, I lost my parents too."

Then he was perfect for this town. Mystic Falls had to have the highest parent fatality rate in the world. "I'm sorry."

He gave a smile anyone could tell was forced. "It was a long time ago."


After class Stefan ad offered to walk Bonnie to her locker. While they made their way down the hall they busied themselves by making small talk. She had decided that she saw both Stefan and Caroline as good friends in her future. When they reached her locker she found Elena waiting for her. "Elena," She called, "This is Stefan Salvatore, Stefan this is my best friend Elena."

Neither of them had moved. Bonnie doubted that they both heard her. She was about to repeat herself when Stefan held out his hand. "Nice to meet you."

"Um…yeah, you too." Elena stuttered. Bonnie was sort of shocked she had never seen Elena act like this around guys, not even Matt. She suddenly felt like the third wheel and cleared her throat. That seemed enough to break through their romance novel stare.

"We better get to class, Lena."

"Yeah, right."

Bonnie smirked, "I'll see you later Stefan."

"Bye Bonnie, I'll see you two around."

"And Elena's in love." Bonnie said after Stefan was out of earshot.

"What? No." She tried to deny.

"Oh, I guess all the eye sexing was in my imagination."

"We weren't eye sexing. I just felt kind of a pull towards him. I know we just met but I-I can't even explain it."

"You don't have to, he looked like he was into you too."

"You think so?" Bonnie didn't get a chance to reply when Elena pulled out her phone. "It's Jenna. Hello?" She held the phone closer. "Wait slow down. No, it won't be a problem, we're on our way."

When she hung up, Bonnie was on alert. "What's wrong?"

"Jenna wants us home now."

She nodded, "Did she say why?"

Elena shook her head. "No, but it sounded serious."

"Jeremy?"

"I'll text him." They made their way out of school. Elena's phone beeped again. "Jeremy's getting a ride from a friend."

Bonnie only nodded numbly as they climbed in the car. The ride back home was short and silent. She couldn't shake the bad feeling she was getting. The feeling intensified when they arrived at the house to find two police cars in front. They hurried inside to find a serious looking Jenna talking to the cops. Her eyes landed on Bonnie and her face turned sympathetic. "Here she is."

A middle aged officer turned to face Bonnie. "Miss Bennett?"

"Yes," She answered shakily.

"Have you had any contact with your cousin lately?"

"What? No, I haven't talked to her in a few weeks."

"Can you remember the specific date?"

"No," She felt Elena grab her hand.

"What is this about?" Elena asked, impatiently.

"We received a call from your cousin's boyfriend. She hasn't been home in a while and none of her other contacts have heard from her. We searched her place and her things were untouched. When you last spoke to her did she say anything was wrong? Did she sound troubled?"

"No," Bonnie snapped a little louder than necessary. "She was fine she said that she would see me soon. She said she was okay. How could she be gone?"

Elena held her hand tighter. "We don't know that. This isn't the first time she's taken off. Remember?" Bonnie tried to calm herself and nodded. She was right. Lucy did this all the time, but never without contacting her. She had lost her parents and Grams she couldn't lose Lucy too. "Everything's gonna be fine."

Bonnie couldn't bring herself to agree.


A/N: Sorry it's taking so long for me to update, but it's really hard to stay inspired to write for a show you barely like anymore. I'll keep writing though, and I would love to hear opinions.