Chapter Nine: History Repeating
"Have you even talked to Bonnie?" Elena asked Caroline while they were walking to class.
"No. I'm mad at her." Caroline said. "She needs to make the first move."
"Be the bigger person." Elena advised.
"Ugh, impossible in her presence." Caroline said.
"Why are you so mad at her again?" Elena asked.
"She's a thief, that's why. I gave her my necklace and she refuses to give it back." Caroline said. "It's a matter of principle."
"All right, I tried. I'm officially out of it." Elena stated.
"Good. Your turn. Where's Stefan? Have you talked to him?" Caroline asked.
"He's avoiding me." Elena said.
"Why?" Caroline asked.
"It's complicated." Elena said, hearing the bell ring. "I'll see you later." Elena said before heading to class.
"Good morning ,everyone." Said the new teacher as he walked though the door after Bonnie. "Alrighty. Alaric Saltzman. It's a mouthful, I know. It doesn't exactly roll off the tongue." He said. "Saltzman is of German origins. My family immigrated here in 1755 to Texas. I however was born and raised in Boston. Now, the name Alaric belongs to a very dead great-grandfather I will never be able to thank enough. You'll probably want to pronounce it Alaric but its Alaric okay? So you can call me Rick. I'm you're new history teacher." He introduced himself.
"And then I ended up at the remains of old Fell's church before I woke up back in the woods." Bonnie described hr dream to Elena after school.
"And you always see your ancestor Emily?" Elena asked.
Bonnie nodded. "Do you guys believe in ghosts?" Bonnie asked her.
"Two weeks ago, I'd say no, but now-"Elena started, trailing off.
"I think I'm being haunted." Bonnie said.
"I don't get it. Why Emily?" Elena asked.
"Grams said she was a powerful witch in the civil war days and that this medallion was hers. It's a witch's talisman." Bonnie said.
"And it all started when you got the necklace?" Elena asked.
"I think she's using it to communicate with me." Bonnie said.
"What does Grams say about it?" Elena asked.
"I can't call her. She's gonna tell me to embrace it and I don't want to embrace it. I want it to stop." Bonnie said.
She really needs help with this. Bella said that Bonnie will know in time. How about now? "I think I know who we can call." Elena said.
"So how is Bella going to help with this?" Bonnie asked as they drove to Elena's house.
"She knows a lot about this stuff." Elena said.
"Is she a witch? Has she been practicing longer?" Bonnie asked, confused about what Bella could know about the supernatural.
"No, they're not witches…She'll explain it to you later." Elena told her.
"Wait a minute, they? Angel, Erica, and Aiden know about this stuff too?" Bonnie asked, shocked.
"Yeah, can we talk about something else? You mentioned Damon earlier." Elena said, trying to change the subject.
"Damon." Bonnie said, shivering slightly. "He's bad news Elena. He really scared me."
"You need to stay as far away from Damon as possible." Elena said.
"I'm trying. He just keeps showing up." Bonnie said
"I don't want you to be alone tonight. You're sleeping at my house tonight." Elena said. "We can make a whole night out of it."
Bonnie looked down at her necklace before turning into some grass.
"Where are you going?" Elena asked when Bonnie got out of the car.
Bonnie then ripped the necklace from her neck and threw it as far as she could before getting back in the car.
"Are you okay?" Elena asked Bonnie.
"Now I am. All of my problems are because of that thing. Can't believe I didn't do that sooner." Bonnie said, relieved.
"What's your grams gonna say?" Elena asked.
"Grams isn't the one being haunted by a 150-year-old ghost, is she?" Bonnie asked.
Elena heard a knock and opened the door to reveal Stefan.
"Thanks for coming. I wouldn't have called if it wasn't important." Elena said.
"I know that." Stefan said.
Elena stepped outside so Bonnie couldn't hear them.
"He threatened her Stefan." Elena said.
"What would Damon want with Bonnie?" Stefan asked her.
"She has this necklace. Caroline got it from Damon and then she gave it to Bonnie and now Damon wants it back." Elena explained. "He's tormenting her."
"Over a necklace." Stefan said dubiously.
"But it's not just any necklace. It has to do with Bonnie's heritage. It belonged to one of her ancestors who lived here during the civil war. When you and Damon lived here." Elena said.
"Her name was Emily." Stefan said. "She was Katherine's handmaid, and a witch." Stefan said
"You know?" Elena asked. "About Bonnie?"
"The first night that you invited me over for dinner, I made the connection." Stefan said.
"And now Damon knows. And for some reason he wants that necklace." Elena stated.
"What does it look like?" Stefan asked.
"It's an antique iron setting with-" She started.
"With an amber crystal." Stefan finished. "I know it. It belonged to Katherine. Emily gave it to Katherine, which means that-?" Stefan paused.
"What?" Elena asked
"I don't know. But I'm gonna find out. Let me talk to Damon." Stefan said.
"Will he tell you?" Elena asked.
"I'll get it out of him." he said before leaving.
Elena went back inside.
Elena and Caroline were getting dinner ready when Bonnie came into the kitchen. Elena gave Caroline a look.
"I'm sorry. There, I said it. If you want the ugly necklace, keep it. It's yours." Caroline said.
"Will you hate me if I tell you I threw it away?" Bonnie asked her.
"You threw it away?" Caroline asked.
"I know it sounds crazy. The necklace was giving me nightmares." Bonnie said.
"You could have given it back to me." Caroline said.
"Why? So you could give it back to Damon?" Elena asked her before hearing a knock. "I'll get it." Elena said wanting to get away from the conversation.
She opened the door to reveal Bella.
"Hey, thanks for coming." She said, letting Bella in and closing the door.
"Well you said you needed my help." Bella said walking towards the kitchen, Elena following behind her.
"Screw Damon. Are we doing manicures or what? Who has there kit?" They heard Caroline say as they entered the kitchen.
"Mine's in my bag." Bonnie said.
"So, Elena, how long do you think this fight with Stefan is gonna last? Is it like a permanent thing?" Caroline asked opening Bonnie's bag.
"I don't know, Caroline." Elena said.
"Why are you such a little liar Bonnie?" Caroline asked, annoyed.
"What?" Bonnie asked Caroline.
"Caroline." Elena said with shock at her friend.
Then Caroline held up the necklace that Elena had seen Bonnie throw away herself.
"I'm not lying to you, Caroline. I swear." Bonnie said.
"It's true. I watched her throw it into a field." Elena said.
"Then explain it." Caroline demanded.
"Emily?" Bonnie asked Elena.
"In part." Bella said. "Many witches pass their crystals down their bloodline. It's a useful thing to have if you don't have a lot of power. Crystals are used to store and enhance power, as well as being a base for spells." Bella explained.
Bonnie stared in shock.
"Who's Emily?" Caroline asked.
"The ghost." Bonnie said, still looking at Bella.
"Oh, the ghost has a name now?" She asked sarcastically.
"Caroline, please. Elena said.
"I wonder why she won't leave me alone." Bonnie said.
"Okay, what is going on? Why am I not a part of this conversation?" Caroline asked angrily. "You guys do this to me all the time."
"That's not true." Elena protested.
"Yes it is." Bonnie insisted. "I can't talk to you, you don't listen." She told Caroline.
"That's not true." Caroline said.
"I'm a witch." Bonnie stated.
"And don't we all know it." Caroline snarkily replied.
"See? That's what I'm talking about. I'm trying to tell you something. You don't even hear it." Bonnie said before walking away.
"I listen. When do I not listen?" Caroline asked.
"Bonnie?" They heard Caroline say in the other room. "Look, it's just not me. Okay? I don't believe in the 'woo woo'. But if you do then, okay, I'm in. That's all it takes for me to jump onboard. Because I consider you my best friend. And I'm saying this knowing that Elena and Bella are in the kitchen listening to my every word." She said. "Look, I didn't know how real this was for you. But I'm listening now. Okay?"
"Okay." Bonnie said.
"You guys can come in now, we're done." Caroline yelled.
Elena and Bella walked into the living room where Bonnie and Care had been talking, and sat down.
"Well, there is just way to much drama in this room." Caroline said. "So what do you guys want to do?" She asked. "I have an idea. Why don't we have a séance?"
"I don't know if that's a good idea." Bonnie said uneasily.
"Come on. Let's summon some spirits." Caroline insisted. "This Emily chick has some serious explaining to do."
Elena looked at Bonnie who looked as if she didn't want to do this, and then looked at Bella who nodded that it was okay.
Fifteen minutes later they were up in Elena's room sitting in a circle with candles in the center.
"What are we doing?" Bonnie asked.
"I don't know." Elena said.
"I just want to explain that before we start this, that reaching for spirits is a bit iffy." Bella said.
"What do you mean?" Bonnie asked.
"Well, if Emily has been bothering you, it could mean that she has unfinished business on earth. It could get a little crazy." Bella said.
"Crazy?" Bonnie asked nervously.
"Be quiet and concentrate." Caroline said. "Okay, close your eyes."
The girls followed her instructions.
"Okay, now take a deep breath. Bonnie call to her." Caroline instructed.
"Emily. You there?" Bonnie asked.
They all opened their eyes to look at her.
"Really? Emily, you there?' That's all you got?" Caroline asked. "Come on."
"Mean it." Bella said.
"Fine, jeez." Bonnie said before they closed their eyes.
"Emily." Bonnie started. "I call on you. I know you have a message. I'm here to listen."
Suddenly the flames of the candles rose and they all broke apart.
"Did that just-?" Elena started to ask.
"Yes." Bella said calmly.
Caroline gasped and started rubbing her arms when the room suddenly got cold.
"It's just the air conditioning." Bonnie said, not wanting to believe the truth.
The flames rose again.
"Ask her to show you a sign." Caroline said. "Ask her." When Bonnie said nothing, Caroline continued. "Emily, if you're among us, show us a sign."
Nothing happened.
"See it's not working." Bonnie said.
After a moment of silence Elena's window busted open.
"No. I can't. I'm done." Bonnie said, getting up and throwing her necklace on the ground near the candles.
Suddenly the candles went out and the room plunged into darkness.
"Get the light on. Please, get the light on." Bonnie said, panicking.
"Hold on, I got it." Elena said before she turned on the light. She looked down to where Bonnie had thrown her necklace. "Uh guys." Elena said, pointing to the empty space.
"The necklace, it's gone." Bonnie said. "Okay, fun's over. Caroline. You made a point and we get it. Now give it back."
"I didn't take it." She said.
Elena froze when she looked into the hallway.
"What? What happened?" Caroline asked her.
"I don't know. Nothing. Jeremy, are you home?" Elena said walking into the hallway.
"Um..." Bonnie said walking towards the bathroom. "Guys?"
They all turned towards her and started to walk towards the bathroom. Bonnie bent down and picked something up but before she could show them what it was the door closed and she started screaming. Elena and Caroline started pounding on the door, while Bella sat calmly at the other side of the room.
"Bonnie?" Elena called.
"You guys, open the door!" Bonnie screamed.
"What's going on?" Caroline asked. "Bonnie!"
"I'll try the other door" Elena said, running into the hallway.
"Bonnie?" Caroline called again.
"Please open the door!" Bonnie yelled.
"Bonnie." Elena said trying to open the door.
"Open the door!" Bonnie yelled.
"Bonnie. Bonnie?" Elena called.
"Please open the door!" Bonnie screamed.
Then the lights started to flicker and Bonnie continued to scream. Elena gave up on this door and headed back into the room.
"Open the door!" Caroline yelled.
Suddenly the lights stopped flickering and the door opened slowly to reveal Bonnie who had her head in her hands.
"What happened? Are you okay?" Elena asked worried.
Bonnie lifted her head.
"I'm fine." She said.
"Unbelievable. You were totally faking it." Caroline said in disbelief.
"Caroline, come on." Elena said.
"No, you scared the hell out of me." Caroline said before walking off.
"Bonnie?" Elena asked.
"I'm fine." she said. "Everything's fine."
"I can't believe I fell for it." Caroline said.
"Are you okay?" Elena asked Bonnie again.
"I must go." Bonnie said.
"If she's leaving, I'm leaving." Caroline said.
"You guys can't leave." Elena tried.
"I can. I've had enough fake witch stuff for one night." Caroline huffed.
"Thank you for having me. I'll take it from here." Bonnie said.
"You're welcome." Bella said softly.
Bonnie stared at Bella before bowing hr head for a moment and leaving the room.
"Where are you going?" Elena asked.
"Back to where it all began." Bonnie said.
"Bonnie." Elena said. "Bonnie? Oh, my God. Emily?" Elena called.
'Bonnie' turned around.
"I won't let him have it. It must be destroyed." Emily said before she ran out the door.
"Wait." Elena said before she ran down the stairs.
When she got to the door she tried to open the door but it was locked.
"What's happening?" Caroline asked as she and Bella came down the stairs.
"I don't know. The door, its not-" Elena started.
Then Jeremy came through the door making her scream.
"What the heck?" he asked walking past us.
"I'm out of here." Caroline said before walking out of the door.
"Elena we need to go after Bonnie. I want you to call Stefan and tell him she's going to the old cemetery. That's where Emily always brought her in her dreams." Bella said, grabbing her keys.
"Why didn't you help when Bonnie was locked inside the bathroom?" Elena asked.
"Bennett witches are extremely loyal to each other. Emily will never hurt Bonnie." Bella explained as they sped down the road. "Wait until Stefan gets here." She said as they came to a stop and then exited the car, running into the woods at a supernatural speed.
Bella leaned on a tree as she watched Emily and Damon.
"Hello, Emily." Damon said. "You look different."
"I won't let you do it." Emily said.
"We had a deal." Damon said.
"Things are different now. I need to protect my family." Emily said.
"I protected your family. You owe me." He said in a hard voice.
"I know, I'm sorry," She said.
"Your about to be a lot more than that," Damon exclaimed as he ran forward.
Emily used her powers and rammed him against a branch, stabbing him stomach.
Just then Stefan ran up and got him down.
"Ah that hurts." Damon moaned. "This is why I kill people."
"Stefan." Emily greeted
"Hello Emily." He responded.
"Emily I swear to god!" Damon exclaimed as he got up.
"I won't let you unleash them into this world." she said.
"Them?" Stefan asked. "What part of the story did you leave out Damon?"
"What does it matter?" Damon asked.
"Emily, tell me what you did?" Stefan commanded.
"To save her, I had to them." she said cryptically.
"You saved everyone in the church?" He questioned.
"With one come all," she said.
"I don't care about them, I just want Katherine." Damon growled, standing.
"This isn't about love is it? It's about revenge" Stefan grabbed him.
"They're mutually exclusive." Damon said and tried to get past him, but Stefan shoved him back.
"You can't just bring them back!" Stefan shouted at him.
"This town deserves this" Damon stated.
"You are blaming innocent people for something that happened over a hundred years ago." Stefan protested.
"There is nothing innocent about you people" Damon yelled.
"Things are different now." Emily said.
"Don't do this." He pleaded.
"I can't free them." she explained. "I won't. Incendia!" She cried as flames erupted from the ground.
"No!" Damon cried.
"Bonnie!" Came Elena's voice.
Emily threw the crystal into the sky and it exploded.
Damon ran forward to attack Bonnie but Bella intercepted him, shoving a tree branch through his stomach. Damon groaned, his knees buckling before she harshly yanked the branch out, throwing him towards Stefan.
Bella entered her home after comforting Elena about Stefan's decision to leave.
"You look like you had a busy night." Angel observed.
"What happened?" Aiden asked.
"Long story. I'll tell you tomorrow." Bella said, trekking up the stairs. "Goodnight."
"Night." Erica called, looking at the others.