(I decided to post two chapters to make up for not updating sooner. So this one is kind of the needed filler to get to the actual saving of Bonnie. It gets a little graphic...if that's not your cup of tea please do not proceed. As always reviews are much appreciated...they soothe the savage beast. Thanks again!

Disclaimer: I do not own the vampire diaries or its characters...because if I did Bonnie would be an immortal witch and her and Damon would be spending eternity together.)

It had been two weeks since Stefan decided to start the save Bonnie Bennett mission. It took a week and a half just to get in touch with Lucy and she subsequently told Abby which made Stefan's life less pleasant. Both Bennett women decided they wanted to be involved. Caroline and Alaric were still trying to track down anyone with info about the Gemini Coven. They knew that Kai had left one sister alive but the trail on her went cold right after the massacre.

Lucy had arrived only 12 hours ago and was closed up in a local hotel with Abby trying to figure out how to contact Bonnie. The first thing that needed to be figured out was whether or not Bonnie was alive. Stefan realized that if he could get that info he could finally stop hiding everything from Damon. It hadn't been extremely hard to do seeing that Damon had been constantly drunk off whiskey and blood for two weeks straight. He kept telling Stefan that it was helping him let go of Bonnie but honestly he hadn't been this bad since he found out Katherine wasn't in the tomb.

Stefan could see that his brother was hanging on by a thread but whenever he tried to bring up the love confession Damon would act as if he had no idea what he was talking about. He was in denial about his feelings. Eventually he stopped trying to talk to him. He wanted to find Bonnie and bring her home. Then Damon would be his old self again.

His phone rang for what felt like the 100th time that day and he sat across the room staring at it hoping that it would stop soon. He just wanted to take a minute to himself but two seconds after it stopped ringing it started again. He let out a long frustrated sigh, sat down his Jim Beam, and got up to answer it.

"Hello?"

"Stefan I think we may have something," said Lucy from the other end.

"Are you sure?"

"Pretty sure. Can we come over?"

"Yeah. I'll call the rest of the gang to let them know and I'll get Ric and Enzo to take Damon out. Give me an hour."

"Fine."

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An hour later Stefan, Caroline, and Elena watched as Lucy and Abby started performing the spell. They stood in front of the fireplace in the sitting room while Abby dropped a few droplets of blood on a piece of paper with the simple message: Bonnie. This is your mother. Please make contact so that we know you are still alive. Supero will find you.

Elena scrunched up her nose in curiosity. "So how does this work exactly?"

Lucy answered but continued to look at one particular page of her grimoire. "Witches are connected to nature which is why it's fairly easy to manipulate elements. They are basically our tools of trade and they want to lend their services to us. The more elements involved in the spell the more powerful the spell. This one contains four of them essentially: the paper represents earth; the air obviously is the air that fuels the fire; the fire; and blood, Bennett blood represents water, which is the essence of life. Without water the world and none of its creatures could survive just like the blood in your body. With all of the elements our magic is basically limitless which means reaching back 20 years in the past is quite easy." She took the paper from Abby, whispered Supero, and then tossed it into the fire. It ignited quickly and then burst into a brilliance of blinding blue before turning to ash. She turned back to the group. "The elements will help it travel and the blood will lead it to its destination, Bonnie, and it will appear in this fireplace in the time that she is at. All we have to do now is wait."

Caroline rapidly nodded her head as she took that in. She took a deep breath and blinked away a few tears while trying to calm herself down. She didn't want to get her hopes up but she missed Bonnie so much that she couldn't help it. She was sure that she would finally break if this didn't work. She was just beginning to work herself up into a frenzy when she felt a strong arm wrap around her shoulders. She looked up at Stefan and smiled softly before resting her head on his shoulder. Now comes the waiting.

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Bonnie burst through the door of the boarding house before slamming it behind her and locking it. She immediately put up a spell around the house to keep Kai out. She slipped down the door and landed softly on the floor. Breathing heavily she grasped her side where Kai had kicked her repeatedly. It was tender and bruised and it hurt every time she sucked in a breath. She leaned her head back and stared at the ceiling. Wiping the blood from her mouth and let out a small chuckle filled with pain. Who would have thought that Bonnie Bennett would actually be wishing for death?!

She had gone out for more food and she thought she had been safe but half way back to the house the car had died. She knew Kai had done something but instead of pondering what, she had grabbed her bags and started the short walk to the boarding house. Just as she was entering the yard he attacked her from behind. He beat her like a man and kept screaming insane ramblings about her betraying him, about the fact that the ascendant was damaged beyond repair and how they were both stuck in this hell with each other for eternity. She fought back and kept repeating that she was happy that she did what she had done. She must have repeated it about three times before he actually heard her.

He then smiled slowly and broadly before saying, "You're so happy we're stuck together we should at least make the most of it." He started unbuttoning his pants and Bonnie's eyes bugged out of her head and she started screaming no as she tried to wiggle away. He grabbed her wrists and placed them above her head and leaned down until his lips were almost touching hers and whispered, "So Damon can have you but I can't? I mean I know he never got this far but we both know he wanted to. Feels nice to have gotten there first." He then pressed his cold, cracked, dry lips against hers. Bonnie bit down hard and when he reared back she took her thumbs and dug them into his eye sockets until she felt a pop of liquid. He screamed and fell backwards with his hands over his face as he writhed around on the ground. Bonnie simply picked up her bags and ran to the safety of the boarding house.

She had been sitting there for at least 45 minutes while thinking about her endless future with Kai, crying all the while, when the fireplace roared to life. She jumped before scrambling to her feet to watch the blue flames, that so resembled the color of a certain person's eyes, try and lick every surface within close distance. Finally the flames died down until there was nothing more than ash. She bent down to inspect it and in the midst of the ash she found a folded up piece of paper with singed edges.

She read it quickly and with her heart beating wildly in her chest she wrote a reply, dropped a few droplets of blood onto it, whispered Supero, and threw it into the blue fire waiting to consume it.

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It felt like they had been waiting all day and had almost given up hope that she was alive when the fireplace basically coughed up the letter. Lucy quickly unfolded the paper and everyone gathered around it to read it with smiles on their faces.

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That's how I found them...huddled together with their backs to me. I didn't make a comment. I instead walked to the bar and made myself a drink before addressing them. I figured I would need alcohol for this.

"What are you guys looking at so intently over there? Don't tell me you found Stefan's hidden porno...look I know it's some sick stuff but there's no need to make fun of the man while he's standing right there." I smiled crudely and took a healthy gulp of my bourbon. They however didn't smile. In fact all they did was stare at me like they were shocked to see me.

"Ok. What the hell is going on?"

No one said anything. Stefan just walked up to me and handed me a piece of paper. I snatched it out of his hand and skimmed it before I sat my glass firmly down on the bar and walked into the kitchen. I sat down and stared down at Bonnie Bennett's words.

I am alive but not safe. I've been fighting but it's getting harder every day. I'm not sure I can escape this hell I'm in without help. I assume Damon made it back safely? That makes this all worth it.

Damon...please don't feel guilty or think yourself unworthy of my sacrifice. I don't regret it. You deserved to go back...like I said there's hope for you. Though I might miss you a little bit. I know you'll be the one to find a way to get me out of here...Miss Cuddles and I will be waiting.

I read it several more times to reassure myself that it was real before walking back into the living room. Everyone turned towards me and Stefan approached me again, waiting for me to either praise them or damn them. Instead I uttered instructions. "Everyone get some sleep. Tomorrow we start looking for ways to bring Bonnie back." With that I walked up the stairs towards my room with one thought taking up every available space in my brain: I will save Bonnie Bennett.