Bonnie liked to pride herself in her relentless dedication to her causes. She did everything she could in order to reach her goals, and that included sacrificing herself continuously. But as soon as Klaus told her who he thought of bringing back, she knew it wasn't worth it.
"Absolutely not. Kol Miikaelson is menace. He tried to kill Jeremy on several occasions. And besides, he's an Original. And you know how I feel about one more Original in the world."
It was now that Bonnie noticed Klaus had a smile for anything. Right now, he was giving her the "I can kill you in your sleep- you're powerless against me" smirk, which was Bonnie's least favorite because of its condescending undertones.
"I thought you didn't care about the Gilberts anymore, love."
"I don't. But a couple bad choices, and their enemies have become my own. I just came from hell and back. I do not feel like dying another time."
"I assure you that my brother is a changed man. And in his more fragile state, he will not be able to harm you. He had his chance to go back to Mystic Falls and take revenge, but he didn't. He now just wants to be with the woman he cares for."
"Well then trap them in a prison world together," Bonnie sneered, rolling her eyes. She put her mug down and pulled the comforter closer to her.
Bonnie expected him to become irritated by now, but he still remained with the same condescending smirk on his face. "You'll do it. Because believe it or not, Kol knows more about magic than you every would. He spent centuries with the witches, learning their craft. And he's had practice and training from my mother, whose power you have already been acquainted with. If you want to be stronger, you need him. You need him more than I want him back."
Bonnie weighed the options, and still was not keen on the idea of having the most radical Original brother freed. The Originals were most dangerous when they were united, and having to deal with Kol Mikaelson after getting rid of the hybrid would be an extra and unnecessary task.
"I became powerful on my own, Klaus," she pressed. "I do not need Kol Mikaelson's help."
She could see he was beginning to become frustrated with her, but softened his face before it conveyed too much contempt.
"Very well, Bonnie." And he just got up and left.
She knew this wasn't finished, and that the hybrid would have another plan to convince her. But before she could even think about what he was scheming, she heard her phone ringing.
And of course it was Damon Salvatore.
"Where the hell are you, Bennett?" He was using his default Damon voice, which was angry and frustrated. But she knew he wasn't worried about her. Why worry about her when his dearest Elena needed constant protection?
"Well, hello to you too, Damon."
"I'm being serious. First, you attack all of us and then you just picked up and leave. Where are you? If you don't tell me I swear to God..."
"I'm fine. I'm safe. And I'm not coming back. So don't call me."
She could've hung up there. But something kept her on the phone, and she hated herself for that.
"Bonnie, we want to help you. And we can't do that if you are god knows where! There's enough going on in Mystic Falls as there is. We can't-"
"Worry about the residential witch? Obviously you don't. Because, let me guess, you need me to invest all of your time in getting Caroline's humanity back. Or helping Elena deal with having to lose both her best friends. I'm obviously not allowed to have my own crises. I'm not allowed to mourn, and I can't just 'turn it off'. No, if I'm not there being your little magician then what's my life worth?" Her eyes were starting to swell up as she choked out the words, her tone laced with bitterness. No. She wasn't to cry because she wasn't going to care.
She wasn't going to care at all.
"Bonnie," Damon said, as if Bonnie's words were actually affecting him. But she already knew that this would lead to a speech about how much he cared for her, but in reality it was just another game. Because that's what vampires did- they played mind games. With compulsion or without it.
But she still couldn't hang up the phone.
She was lucky that as per usual, Elena had to intervene in something that had nothing to do with her, and make it about her.
Because what else would Elena Gilbert do?
"Bonnie," she whined in her usual "woe is my" tone. "We're becoming really worried about you. Please come home. We can't lose you again."
For some reason, it was a lot easier to hang up on Elena than it was to leave Damon.
"Don't look for me, or I promise all of you will regret it. Don't try and contact me again. Your best friend Bonnie is gone. I will never be that girl again, so suck it up."
And she hung up. She swore to herself that those would be the last words she every said to Elena Gilbert. And she was oddly okay with that.
After a bit of staring at the phone, she chucked it out of the window, breaking the glass. That would prevent them from calling her, and prevent her urge to hear his voice. After this moment, she was done with Mystic Falls.
She wasn't going to think. She wasn't going to feel. She was going to sleep. And she was going to forget.
She had to forget.
Bonnie woke up to the hybrid pushing her across her bed. It had only been a span of 24 hours and she had woken up to Klaus' face twice. For some reason, that was a habit she did not want to get into.
"Wake up, Bennett witch. We have business to attend to." She noticed that although it was generally dark outside, the New Orleans nightlife lit up the sky. It was different from Mystic Fall nights, where the stars were more prominent than the streetlights.
Bonnie groaned. "Have you every heard of, I don't know, a damn alarm clock?"
"We don't have many alarm clocks around here because vampires are exceptionally light sleepers. And since you chucked your phone out of my 200 year old window, I guess you will just have to 'deal', as they say now."
Bonnie dragged herself out of bed. She really did not feel like going anywhere, especially as the memories from this afternoon came flooding back. But she knew that defying Klaus twice in a day wouldn't be a wise idea for his new personal witch.
"Where are we going?"
"To start your training, of course. You said you wanted to be more powerful and there is no use of you being here if you're just going to lounge around."
Bonnie rolled her eyes. "I'm not bringing Kol back, Klaus."
He shrugged, using his "I obviously have an evil plan" smirk. She noticed the hybrid was carrying a bag, which he tossed on the bed for her.
"I had one of my men get you some things for your stay here. Now get dressed, love. Hurry up. This meeting is extremely important."
And just like that the hybrid was gone. She emptied the bag out, and found some basic toiletries, a new cell phone, and some new clothes. She got dress as quickly as she possibly could and joined the hybrid downstairs.
She found it odd that she had been there the whole entire day and had no seen any of the other siblings. As soon as she reached her new associate, she questioned him about it.
"Truth be told, I assumed you wouldn't want to see them. After all, I know how much you hate your Originals."
Bonnie scoffed. "Trust me, I like your siblings better. Now where did you want to take me?"
"We're not going anywhere, love. Our new partner should be visiting us in 3...2..."
Suddenly, a teenage girl approached them. Bonnie could feel that she was an extremely powerful witch. More powerful than Bonnie was now, and equal to her when Bonnie reached the peak of her magic ability. But she was so young. Barely the age Bonnie was when she found out about magic. She came in marching towards Klaus, completely annoyed.
"What is this Klaus?" she glared at the hybrid.
This time, Klaus pulled out his "Everything is about to work out" smirk. "I told you that I wanted to get Kol back as much as you did."
Bonnie shot Klaus a dirty look, but he ignored it. "I told you, Bonnie, that there was a woman who Kol wanted to be with. This is that woman. Meet Davina Claire. I think that the two of you may be able to relate."
So he was trying to emotionally manipulate her. Well, too bad for him because in order to mess with someone's emotions, that person had to feel.
"No, Klaus."
"Davina, Bonnie at one point was one of the most powerful witches. She has resurrected people on several occasions, and has even died a couple of times herself. If you want to find a way to bring Kol back, I think she may be your best bet."
The girl's expression began to soften and her eyes became pleading. "Can you really bring Kol back?"
Bonnie ignored the girl. "Klaus, I already told you I won't bring him back."
"Please," Davina begged. "You don't understand what it's been like for me. I hate this town and I am trapped here. Kol was the only good thing I had going for me and he was taken away from me in an instant. I'm only 16 and both of my boyfriends have died. Please explain to me how that's fair."
No. Bonnie was not going to listen to this sob story. She had her own sad song and she wasn't going to help Klaus for this girl she's never met.
"Davina has gone through quite a lot for a girl of her age. Only last year she was a pawn in a game much larger than herself, and was a prisoner because of her magic."
"I wasn't a prisoner, Klaus," she spat. "Sure, Marcel was overprotective but at least he cared for me."
Great. Klaus was trying to point our parallels between their lives. And Bonnie did feel bad for the poor girl. The poor, naive girl who thought that a vampire could care for her.
"Look, I suggest that you stop trying to bring back Kol. I promise you, he is a liar, a murderer, and an Original. He will never be the man you want him to be, trust me. Your best bet is to leave here while you can.
She could have gone upstairs and blocked it all out, but when the girl called for her she stopped. "I have no one else. I can't leave. Whether I like it or not I'm stuck here. Please, I just need the stay to be better."
Bonnie rolled her eyes. Klaus was good. But she promised this would be the only time that she succumbed to one of his traps.
"Whatever."
Sorry for the late update! I had major connection issues yesterday.
PracticallyCharmed- thank you! I hope you like this chapter!
Swurve- honestly I think Nina leaving could either be really good or really bad for Bonnie. Because without his "one true love", Damon and Bonnie might become closer but that's wishful thinking. I think Damon might just obsess about Elena's ghost while Bonnie gets another fabulous plot idea that they sideline, because of course. TBH I'm just glad Jeremy is gone so they can stop pretending that he actually ever cared about her and that was actually supposed to be a compelling romance.
ZombieSavior- It's not very clear because although the story is 3rd person, it only focuses on how Bonnie sees him. I will confirm that yes, she is going a bit loca and Grams is really not there. I think that a lot of what Klaus is saying is just him being Klaus- a bit manipulative and a bit sneaky. But I think it also takes a lot for Klaus to admit he needs someone, and I think that even though exaggerated, his words have a sliver of truth. He really does respect her.
That's it for now! Thanks for all the love and support 3
