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The Original Wife

Chapter 4 - The Present

Bonnie's POV

It had now been three weeks since she performed the spell, she hadn't seen Ayana since before Elena had travelled to the past, but she come to the conclusion that everything was fine because if it wasn't she would have noticed things around her change. Except for the Salvatore's, she couldn't keep explaining to them again and again about where Elena was. If she was being honest with herself she didn't even know where in the past Elena was, Ayana hadn't exactly given her a guide on the spell and how it would play out.

She had finally been blessed with a message from the other side, and she was following the order of things, she couldn't tell them anything and the only person who could wasn't here.

"Bonnie, where is she!? How do we get her back? What if she is stuck there!" Damon had been shouting at her furiously since he found out that she had sent her best friend to the past.

"Damon! Back off she is safe! She is where she is supposed to be and once she does what she is supposed to, she will come back" trying to keep her temper in check, resisting to fry a certain vampires brain. was she really sure though, she had trusted her ancestors willingly, hoping in some way that sending her friend through time would be the answer they were all looking for.

"Why did you send her there in the first place! Why didn't you tell us!" Damon had stalked even closer to Bonnie's face noses practically touching, but she didn't back down or lose eye contact. She saw how he always controlled Elena, he didn't listen and he never would, everything about him screamed 'selfish', although she knew that he would do anything for Elena to keep her safe, he couldn't be trusted. Damon was reckless and a hindrance to her best friend and it was because of Elena and Stefan that she hadn't staked him yet..

She had stared him down and giving him a quick reminder of who he was talking to, Damon was groaning and crouching close to the ground holding his head in pain, she was giving him an aneurysm for just being...Damon.

"I sent her there because I had to, Ayana told me too, just like when Emily contacted me before. Why should I tell you anything...you wouldn't have let her go. You would have stopped her and you wouldn't have given her a choice!" Bonnie was at breaking point, she was worried about Elena and she was hoping that she would return soon, Elena was the one to diffuse the Salvatore's, but she wasn't the woman of their affection.

Stefan stepped in this time, hoping to calm her down and get his brother in line. She had just told them that Elena was somewhere in the past, but didn't say where in time. Ayana warned her not to reveal to much, with Esther still somewhere she couldn't let it slip that Elena was back in the past trying to find a way to stop Esther from killing her children, and the entire vampire race.

Stefan spoke up trying to be the voice of reason "Damon...Bonnie's right, you wouldn't have let her go, if what she's saying is right, it had to happen anyway. She's doing this to save us, if Esther gets her way she will make vampires extinct."

Shrugging off Stefan's hands, Damon just shook his head and started to walk away, clearly there wasn't anything he could do now, he couldn't bring her back anyway.

Bonnie had kept everyone else at bay so far, claiming that Elena was where she was supposed to, not exactly a lie but she definitely couldn't reveal the truth. This was a way to stop Esther, the less they knew the better and less chance of Esther finding out this plan. Almost a month without Elena was a long time, it had to be explained away that she had family matters to attend to in Denver, everyone just assumed it was because of Jeremy.

The Originals had been on the look out, they hadn't found much only that Finn was with Esther, as a doppelgänger was the blood that created the originals, the same blood could kill them, knowing that Elena was no longer in the current timeline they were safe. They didn't care where she was in the past, she was safe from being caught by Esther and that satified them for now. Elena had already taken part in one attempt to kill them, they weren't happy but still a little grateful that she had a moment of compassion and stopped it, even though she had given her blood she had evidently gone against Esthers wishes and warned Elijah of the plan.

Bonnie was sitting at home, she had come back from the Boarding house, huge meeting at the Salvatore's again along with The Originals, though they didn't know much about the situation Elena was in, they had gathered to share information between each other, at this point they all had the same goal, to stop Esther and kill her when they had the chance. The whereabouts of Esther was still unknown and no one had heard or seen from Finn, so they assumed they would still be working together. She had also notified them that she had yet to have any more dreams.

The Originals had been friendly over the few weeks, offering services where needed, Elijah still offered his protection even if Elena wasn't there, his promise to keep everyone she cares about safe was still intact. Klaus had his hybrids on the look out for either Finn or Esther, but she had yet to make her presence known and to her surprise Kol had offered to help her with spells, she was suspicious at first but what surprised her even more was the fact that she had accepted his help. He had offered his knowledge along with whatever information he could find within his mothers old grimoires.

Flashback

"All we can do is wait...I don't have a spell strong enough to find Esther, either that or she is blocking me" Bonnie had explained to the guests in the room, that no matter how many spells she did, Esther was an original witch, she may be a Bennett but she couldn't match her powers.

Kol had stood up and gathered shocked looks from everyone when he had said "I'll see what I can find of mothers at the mansion, there must be more spells we can try. I'll get mothers grimoires and bring them to you"

She could only nod in acceptance, he may be the youngest and reckless Mikaelson brother but she did need the help, and who better than one of Esther's own sons, he may know what to look for.

Everyone still didn't really trust each other but then again for now they all had a common goal, and with the warning from Ayana it only settled Bonnie's mind to work along side the Originals and not against them. She may not like vampires, but one of her best friends was a vampire, and although they took life and being a witch she was born to hate them. She couldn't help the fact that these vampires were trying to help and not kill anyone. She knew what was far worse on a larger scale, if Esther had succeeded the shift of balance would have been astronomical and with everything in chaos, who knows what other evil would be out there.

A few days had passed and Kol had brought around a few books containing century old spells, he still had some more to collect, she thought it was so that she could get a head start and find any useful spells that could help against Esther. She soon noticed that he seemed to have a soft spot for her, and later she found out why he knew so much about spells.

"You were a witch?!" She wasn't trying to be so harsh but knowing he was a vampire made his claims rather less believable.

"Before my mother turned us, I was a witch, I visited Ayana on many occasions to learn more spells, but...you can't be both." he replied rather sadly, he clearly liked being a witch but was denied that once his parents had chosen his fate for him.

She could tell he was disappointed from the look on his face, knowing if the situation was reversed and her powers were taken away, she would have been self-destructive also. She understood from then on and they had an understanding that they would help each other.

Bonnie's mind was continuously turning the wheels while she was laying in bed, she concluded that trying to find a way to get rid of Esther was the main priority right now, she had found allies in the Originals, she was starting to trust Kol more than she did Damon and although that wasn't saying much, it was still progress. She slowly drifted off to sleep, and while she walking around the town square she had another visitor. She saw Ayana again, walking towards her in the same attire. She was smiling at her ancestor and just hoped that this wasn't bad news, so she waited for her to speak first.

"Bonnie...it's almost time" barely a whisper these were the only words said so far.

"I have come to know that the time is almost ready, she will return. But she is not the same Bonnie, understand that. She is different in a sense but this had to happen to stop Esther. When she returns, call for me in her presence, and I shall explain much more."

"Ok, as long as she is safe and we get her back" Bonnie was nodding furiously, not knowing what to expect, the only thing she did know was to await for Elena's arrival. She was happy that finally after having to deal with her neurotic best friend, she would have Elena back to join the ranks.

With that information Ayana left her dream slowly fading away into the shadows, Bonnie would have to go to the old witches house in the morning and wait. Spells were fickle, she couldn't tell when she would arrive so she could be waiting for a while, but she had to remind herself that as long as she was safe, that was all that mattered.

Elijah's POV

It had been three weeks since he had last seen her face, those lingering words 'I care about you', he just couldn't get her out of his head, she had been a constant face in his thoughts and although he tried to find distractions in reading books and making an effort to watch over those on Elena's list, her face still appeared. she may have the face of Tatia and Katerina but she was different, she had something her predecessors don't and that was selflessness and compassion. From the first moment he met her in the abandoned house he had been surprised that she tried negotiating with him, and what intrigued him more was the fact that she was willing to die for those that she loved and cared for.

The similarities ended at looks, she was a completely different person in her own right and it was a shame that she was to be overshadowed the Katerina's actions. One day when he was sitting in the study he realised something, he missed her and was eagerly waiting for her return. With those feelings in mind he believed that he was falling for another petrova doppleganger, and although some may say that it was becoming an obsession of his, it really wasn't he was in love with her and only her. They had always had this form of trust between them, an understanding that when it came to family, you would do absolutely anything to save them. That's exactly what they had in common and although they had betrayed each other and no one else could possibly understand why they trusted the other, he just felt he could.

He had decided that when she returned he would speak to her, he knew that she still had the Salvatore's but he needed to see her to make sure that what he was feeling was correct. He wasn't going to be chasing after a girl that wasn't his, he had learnt his mistake and he wasn't willing to do it again, not with her. He would wait for her 'always and forever'.

He just needed to continue distracting himself while he waited for her to return, he didn't know if she would ever reciprocate his feelings but he could only try, even if he couldn't touch her, seeing her would be enough.