Bamon scenes are coming, you will know more about Bonnie and her sister soon. This chapter, we get to some good stuff. Thank you for the reviews so far, by the way!
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One Month Ago
Elena Flemming found herself waving goodbye to her mother who was going off on a vacation with her well liked boyfriend, Alaric. In just one short week, Elena would be on her way to college at the University of New Orleans.
The doe eyed girl turned to go back into her house. Right before, she heard an all too familiar voice call her name. "Elena, is that you?"
When she turned around, a wide smiling Bonnie ran up to her porch and quickly embraced Elena in a tight hug. Elena was happy to see Bonnie, thankful but highly confused. Happy because it's Bonnie. Elena's best friend. Thankful, since Isobel, her mother always was weird towards Bonnie and Elena never knew why. But with Isobel gone, what she didn't know wouldn't hurt her. Highly confused because just last weekend, she said goodbye to her friend.
"B-Bonnie? You cut your hair?" Elena had about a million and one questions. "Wait... What are you doing here? Where's Caroline and why aren't you in Virginia?"
Bonnie chuckled while she shrugged, "Your mom's not here, right?" She asked, ignoring Elena completely.
"N-No, you just missed her. She and Alaric just left."
Her face fell. "Thank God. I can't stand mothers."
Elena's eyebrows furrowed, her eyes following Bonnie as far as she could see without turning her head. A hand grabbed her shoulder, reached up and unclasped the necklace that was secure around Elena's neck. Elena turned to face Bonnie. "Bonnie, what are you-"
"Stop calling me that and shut up." Their eyes met and Elena fell into a daze. She felt something was wrong but couldn't find her voice to figure out what. "Invite me inside and we'll talk." Elena nodded and walked around Bonnie.
"My name's Vera, not like you'll remember but still." Vera and Elena found themselves inside after Vera walked in with ease. Vera sat on the couch and pulled Elena down beside her. "Now Elena, I have some questions. Will you answer them for me?"
Vera tried not to laugh, knowing that whether Elena wanted to or not, Vera would still get the answers that she wanted. Their eyes no longer met but Elena was still under the mind control Vera caused. Compulsion worked for Vera in wondrous ways.
"This necklace?" Vera began, holding up the silver piece of jewelry that once was in Elena's possession. "Why do you wear it?"
Elena sighed. "If I told you, you wouldn't believe me."
Vera placed a hand on Elena. "Try me, I bet I'll surprise you."
"It's laced with vervain, keeps away the vampires." Obviously not.
"And what do you know about them?"
"Only what I should. They can't walk in the sun, they drink blood and a wooden stake to the heart is pretty much a hug with death."
The kiddie facts. This truly couldn't get any better.
Vera nodded, about to say more but was stopped. "Caroline only went to Virginia to find more."
"Caroline, you say?" Elena nodded. "What about Bonnie… Why is she there?"
"College. They both go to Mystic Falls University. Bonnie wants to be a journalist, Caroline an actress or something. We read all about Mystic Falls before she left. The place was once swarming with mysterious animal attacks, deaths and disappearances. My mom, Caroline and I wanted to know more. Except I stayed behind."
"Why? If vampires are such a big deal to you, why wouldn't you join in on all the fun?" Vera asked, enthusiastically. This fake attitude made Vera nauseous. She could talk to this compelled dimwit anyway she wanted and she chose to keep it sweet. Bonnie would have.
"My mom's sick. I couldn't leave her."
"Do you want to die, Elena?" Elena's eyes widened as she looked up at Vera. She shook her head repeatedly, Vera did the same. "That's what I thought. Luck is on your side and because I got what I needed to know, I won't kill you. How could I? I mean, you've been such a help. I only have one request."
Elena nodded, watching Vera in clasp the bracelet from her wrist and began to put it on Elena. "Wear this from now on. It's way better than that old necklace and if anyone asks, you grew out of it. Thank you for your time. Goodnight, Elena." Vera touched Elena's cheek and brushed her hand across it gently.
She watched carefully as Elena started to doze off. In a matter of seconds, she was passed out. Necklace in pocket of the girl uninvited, found her way out of the Flemming Manor and on to the next.
Vera knew what she needed and was one step closer to getting what she wanted. Except, she couldn't do it alone. As much as she hated it, she needed help. Once she got it, she'd be on her way… Although, she didn't know where to find it.
Hours passed and Elena awoke, the sun had already set and a candle sat flickering behind her on the end table. No memories of what had happened before her nap recollected in her mind.
Present Day
After lying her way into a much deeper conversation with the other Salvatore, Caroline now found herself in his rather large home. On the couch in the foyer, she watched as Damon poured himself a glass of Bourbon. "Would you like some?"
Caroline aka Carol, or so she told him, shook her head. "I saw you have quite the collection of wine just in that room. Mind getting me a glass of your best?" She flirted, buying her lip gently.
Damon smirked and placed his cup down on the bar he had in his home. A bar… really? "Coming right up."
"Most vampires are quite arrogant, egotistical. Why wouldn't they be? They need to seem as human as possible and mask their humanity with the worst trait they could pick." Caroline remembered Elena's mother telling her and Elena that one year while they were still in high school.
The conversations they used to have stuck in Caroline's head. She never even knew why she believed anything Isobel said, but the second she brushed by Stefan at that party, she already knew something was off. It was like a seventh sense. Knowing when there was a shoe sale, was Caroline's sixth.
Caroline didn't know what possessed her to do what she did next. So when she unclasped her necklace and removed the back, everything in her body told her to move fast. With a quick flick of her wrist, the liquified vervain poured out and into the glass.
"You aren't stealing my drink now, are you?"
Chuckling, she turned around and tucked her necklace in the pocket of her jacket. "Oh no, only observing."
Damon brought the glass of red wine up to Caroline and she gladly took it, taking a few steps away from Damon once he grabbed his glass. "Enjoy."
With one gulp of his drink, Caroline was on alert as she watched Damon double over in pain. Holy shit. She thought. Holy shit, I was right! Screamed in her mind.
Before Damon could somehow regain his strength, he looked up to a very proud looking Caroline. "Sorry, but I can't let you do that." Her hand raised and injected into Damon's body was more vervain that would have him out for hours.
Caroline, 1. Damon, 0.
For now, anyways.
I switched back to present day because I wanted to introduce Vera a bit more and how she used Elena to get the answers she wanted. I plan to tell more about her and what she wants in later chapters. Yes, Vera is Bonnie's doppelgänger. Also a villain, but not the only one.
As for Caroline, I wanted her to do what her gut said even though she thought that the stories/tales and "facts" Isobel had always told were just getting to her.
It will all come together soon, don't worry! Thank you so for the reviews and I hope you all stay tuned for more!
