Chapter 3 : Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
Hayley burst into Caroline and Bonnie's dorm "He was at the bar last night and now he teaches Literature, fuck my life" the brunette said throwing her body on Bonnie's bed. Caroline and Bonnie exchanged looks "What did we miss?" Caroline asked.
"The hot older Mikaelson teaches my Literature class, Mr. Elijah and he was at the bar last night. He keep looking at me, it was awkward and now he knows I'm his student and now it would be weird"
The girls laughed loudly "Look if you're planning on fucking the teacher atleast switch to something else so it won't be so obvious" Caroline said eating gummy worms. Hayley threw a flip-flop at her, Bonnie looked out the window and became distracted by the woman called 'Marie' giving about 10 foreigners a tour and speech about the city "Do guys know that lady?"
Hayley stuck her head through the window "Oh that's Madam Laveau she's kinda strange, she reads people's future and cards. Why? You want your future read" Hayley teased.
"Let's hope her future has dick lots of it" Caroline joked. They all laughed, Bonnie kept looking out the window.
[song- Don't Let Be Misunderstood by Nina Simone]
Bonnie sat across from the tour at the café where she first met his handsome face and his blue eyes maybe he is a devil the other side of her brain whispered.
Time had pass while Bonnie was writing about a true crime she was secretly investigating around New Orleans a few years back, the cops said it was suicide but based on the few pieces she read her conclusion was ….a hate crime. Bonnie's green eyes connected with Marie as she walked over the street, up the stairs to an apartment. Bonnie hastily packed her little notebook up and ran across the street, she walked up the creaky stairs and saw the door slightly open. The house looked like the inside of a manor back in the 1800's…a slave master's house and it smelled like rich ancient herbs but purely vintage. Bonnie thought she walked into the devil's lair and began to regret her curiosity
"I was hoping you were brave enough to come see me" Marie said placing snacks and teacups on her coffee table in the middle of the living room. Bonnie stood frozen "Who are you?"
"If I'm being honest…the voodoo Queen of New Orleans"
Bonnie took a step back in alarm.
"Please don't be afraid, I know that word scares you mostly because of how we were painted in our history. Please sit allow me to explain" Marie pleaded. Bonnie fold her arms and sat at the edge of the couch. Marie poured her some herbal tea and offered her a beignet but Bonnie refused "Talk please!"
"You are so important but don't realize it. My name is Marie Laveau I wasn't always the voodoo queen of New Orleans, I was an ordinary mulatto girl born in the 1800's a product of rape well according to my mother others believed she had an affair with my father Massa Laveau" she said softly pointing to the perfect painted portrait of a white man in military like clothes.
Bonnie frowned in confusion and a bit of disbelief in the supernatural but it was New Orleans these stories before her time must be real.
"1800s..you're like supposed to be dead" Bonnie joked. The Queen laughed heartedly as she sipped her tea
"Immortality spell"
"Ordinary girl? Then how did you get powerful..i mean if I even believe you" Bonnie sat back.
"Well I was raped and mistreated so many times that at the age of 16 I ran away from the plantation into the bayou where I met Dr. John. He wasn't a doctor of medical science but of voodoo science, thought me to connect to the spirits in the loa thus here I am"
"Voodoo is sorta creepy" Bonnie said laughing. The woman jaw tightened "Do you know that the Haitian Revolution was not just about the people not wanting to be held captive as slaves but the people knew that their religion would be taken away. That religion is ancient and goes all the way back to West Africa…traditional arts called Vodou. It scared those white folks away in the Haitian Rebellion"
"And ever since then it's been demonized because someone didn't get their way" Bonnie added smiling. Marie smiled and clapped softly.
"Voodoo is about purifying, protecting, and healing" the queen got up and grabbed a necklace placing it around Bonnie's neck.
"What's this for?"
"Protection you're important"
"Why? I'm a nobody with so many demons"
"You're mother Caralee came to this city barren and she came to me. She wanted to be a mother and then she conceived you weeks later. She thought she could keep Adam by carrying his seed. Your father wasn't a bad man, he was quite liberal but his family had a nasty Jim Crow mind. It tore their love apart but he loved you" Marie said sitting next to the green eyed beauty who was welled up with tears. Bonnie for the first time cried on a stranger's shoulder.
[song: The Sound by The 1975]
On the days when Hayley didn't have classes, she was dancing behind the bar on their special nights…tonight was 'Punk and Pop Rock Bands night' Hayley was making killer cocktails, she was popular especially on this night mostly because bands both local and out of town brought their friends and groupies for her drinks. Even one or two lead band singers tried to flirt with her and made promises to take her to Los Angeles or London but she laughed and continued to serve their drinks.
[ Song- I Wanna by All American Rejects]
Hayley was flipping her hair and making a mojito for Jeff the drummer of band called AssSplat
"Here you go assface" She teased giving him his drink.
"Miss Marshall" she heard as her eyes turned left to Elijah Mikaelson (the steamy hot teacher she kept reminding herself he's way too old)
"Sir Mikaelson…" Hayley said softly.
"No need to be tense Hayley, we're out of classroom call me Elijah" he said.
She smiled "What's the order?"
"I'm feeling free spirited…pour me a shot of tequila" he laughed. She placed three shot glasses and poured him the tequila as he watched her.
It was 8pm and Bonnie stood staring at her beauty in the mirror, her outfit was perfectly picked by Caroline Forbes so she definitely knew she couldn't go wrong. As she was dressing and putting on her makeup, she began to tell Caroline about the handsome lawyer. Caroline rooted for her to give the guy chance, Bonnie's friends were well aware of her family history and how it affected her. They weren't the same but only could imagine and support her.
Caroline talked and talked as Bonnie's mind wondered to the conversation she had with Marie Laveau after she finished crying. The Queen began to tell her about how a vampire family rebuild New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and how much they gave her and she trusted them. She called them 'The Originals' – strong, powerful and wealthy family. However she last heard they were put in coffins, not dead but put in some coffins. She gave the necklace to Bonnie to protect her from being compelled by possible vampires that maybe roaming New Orleans that weren't the Originals. Bonnie couldn't see the city the same anymore.
"Oh god he's here!" Caroline shouted peeking out the window.
Damon knocked on their dorm room's door, Caroline open excitedly "Hello Damon I'm Bon's roommate and best-friend if you hurt her our friend Hayley will kick your ass"
Bonnie pushed Caroline out of the way "Sorry, are you ready?" she asked stepping out of the door. He laughed and nodded.
He opened the door to his Ferrari and she slid her body inside.
When they finally got to the restaurant, Bonnie's eyes widen at the French décor and live band "I hope you like" he whispered close to her, his voice sent a sensation down her spine to between her legs. She smiled in satisfaction. He pulled the chair out and she sat opposite her, she began to look at the menu for 5minutes and he chuckled at her. She closed it and frowned
"I would suggest the grilled shrimp is classic" he said winking at her.
"let's get that with white wine" Bonnie said. He smiled and signaled the waiter.
As two hours passed, they ate and talked Bonnie even laughed genuinely in the company of a man for the first time.
[song : You Bring Me Joy by Anita Baker]
"Do wanna dance with me?" he asked offering his hand. She was about to refuse but smiled and took his hand. He took to the middle of the floor with other couples sway from side to side with their fingers interlock. His cheek gently grazed against hers, he smelled like perfection, and his touch was like silk as he wrapped his strong arm around her tiny waist. His grip brought the passion through her veins- it boiled like gumbo. What a man! She just know she is going to sin sooner or later, she was going to pay a dangerous price.
"You're a mystery Bonnie…what's in those eyes that I'm missing?" he whispered in her ears. It tingled her bones and pussy, her mind she said my grandfather was lynched by one of your kind, I'm supposed to hate your breed, you're nothing but an abomination to our culture.
Bonnie pressed her lips "I'm an enigma I guess. Life wasn't that pleasant"
His fingers traced her back and she smiled.
[ Song – This Might Be My Dream by The 1975]
Elijah watched as Hayley waved the last customer goodbye and locked the door.
"Why do I feel like you decided to stay here to watch me work" Hayley said sitting on the bar counter drinking a martini.
"Maybe I'm intrigued" He said looking at her.
She laughed and hopped of the counter and stood behind the bar "Kinda appropriate especially when I'm your student"
He bit his bottom lip and laughed, "Tell me something about you"
"My father was apart of a mob, mafia whatever you wanna call it, Johnny Bannano. He eventually went to jail and died. But he left my mom and I with some much societal embarrassment, we moved to New Orleans and I changed my surname to Marshall" Hayley said smiling.
"Italian…pretty" he whispered and she blushed.
"I wanna spend all day with you Bonnie Bennett, travelling through that beautiful mind" Damon said facing her at the dorm's door. Bonnie gulped,
"Damon I don't know..I have..alot stuff going on" she said rubbing her hands.
"Look you can talk to me anytime no matter how bad it is because I like you" he said lifting her chin and planting a soft kiss on her lips. She closed her eyes and didn't want it to end. She pressed her lips together after he released her.
Author's Note :
I know some of you noticed I placed song choices within the story, well i'm making a playlist as I go along in the story on Deezer if you're interested comment under the story and I will share on the next chapter the link of the playlist. I also write poetry on Instagram if you're interest you can check me out sarahoksana to be inspired!
Thank You happy reading!
