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Previously,

Jeremy groaned in relief when the pain started to dissipate slowly.

For a moment he just stood there enjoying the fact he was no longer in pain.

However, for some reason he began to feel like something was different, almost like he was out of place.

Slowly opening his eyes he was surprised to see himself in the Salvatore's living room and all around the room in different area's lay Elena, Bonnie, Caroline, Damon, stefan, and an unknown blond woman sleeping.

Looking down he saw he was standing in a circle of lit candles with a spell book placed right infront of him on the floor.

"Jeremy!"

At the sudden announcement of his name everyone shot up from their slumber and immediately looked towards the circle of candles.

Jeremy smiled sheepishly and ran a hand through his hair in a nervous gesture.

"Hey."

Chapter Ten

Elena immediately stood up from her spot on the couch to go hug her brother but was stopped by Bonnie before she could reach him.

"You can't enter the circle. If you do, the spell will cancel itself out and Jeremy will go back to the past."

Elena faltered in her steps and reluctantly nodded.

"If you're here that must mean you're dead or really close to it. What happened?"

Rebekah said suddenly making everyone look at her in confusion. Rebekah rolled her eyes in annoyance.

"Oh come on, you don't actually think a witch can just summon human souls whenever they like do you?"

"What do you mean? Jeremy is right there so obviously they can."

Caroline asked in confusion as she gestured to him as if to prove her point.

Rebekah glared at Caroline in annoyance.

"No they can't. The person must be dead or very close to it to be summoned by a witch and even then it's practically impossible. That's why no one but bonnie could do it."

Bonnie bit her lip as everyone turned to her questionably.

"She's right you guys. A witch can't summon human souls unless they've moved on or they're really close to death and even then it's tricky."

"What? You knew this the entire time and you didn't think to tell us?"

Elena felt betrayal clench at her heart as her best friend struggled to explain.

"I'm so sorry Elena! I knew it was a long shot but I had to try. We needed more information about what exactly happened and for that we needed to talk to Jeremy. This was the only way."

At Bonnie's words Elena quickly turned to Jeremy who was still standing in the middle of the circle of candles in alarm.

"Jeremy, are you dead?"

She asked barely above a whisper.

Jeremy who had been quiet the entire time turned his attention back to Elena.

"I… I don't think so. At least I don't remember dying."

He answered as he tried to search his memories. For some reason it was all kind of fuzzy at the end. The last thing he could remember was the feeling of being held to a solid chest in a tight grip and Kol's concerned filled eyes as he told him over and over that it'll be okay.

Then nothing.

It reminded him of the last time he found himself back in the present.

Elena sunk back into the couch in relief.

"Well that's something."

Caroline said trying to lighten the mood a little. Elena smiled weakly at her attempts.

"But then that means he's close to death."

Damon pointed out before taking a sip of his bourbon.

Everyone glared at him except for Elena who looked like she was going to break at any moment and Rebekah who scoffed at his tactlessness.

Stefan sighed as he pinched the bridge of his nose in frustration while he asked what nobody wanted to ask.

"Why are you dying?"

Jeremy knew someone would ask this eventually and he had dreaded it. For some reason when he spoke about the binding spell he couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable. It was almost like he was speaking about something private that he didn't want anybody to know about except for himself and… Klaus.

But he knew it was important so he told them everything.

He told them everything from losing the ring to the party where he met Katerina Petrova. When he was done everyone kind of just stared at him in disbelief. No one mentioned the bond knowing how Jeremy felt about it so Stefan ask the next best thing.

"Wait, so you mean to tell me you somehow got the power of the Gilbert Family ring? But that's impossible."

Stefan asked not quite believing Jeremy's story.

"I know it should be impossible. But how else can you explain surviving a werewolf bite and having my neck snapped? I think since the ring wasn't in existence in that time it gave me its power in a way to keep protecting me. That's the only explanation that seemed logical."

Stefan remained silent.

Bonnie suddenly looked back at Jeremy with a perplexed expression on her face.

"If that's the case then how are you in the past?"

"What do you mean?"

Jeremy asked carefully.

"Well you said that the ring gave you its power because it wasn't in existence in that time in the past. If that's true how could you, who's not even born in that time, end up in the past?".

Rebekah caught on to the logic in her words if what Jeremy said about the ring was true. Thinking about it, there was no way Bonnie should be able to send someone fully to the past. She was a powerful witch no doubt, but sending someone to the past, unintentional or not, was an impossible feat by herself.

"But his body's not in the past. It's still here in the present. So that would mean that only his soul went to the past."

Bonnie widened her eyes at Rebekah's words.

"That's right! I can't believe I haven't thought of it before."

Ignoring everyone's questions bonnie turned to Jeremy and asked,

"Jeremy have you seen your appearance at all in the past? Have you noticed anything different about your body at all?"

Jeremy thought about it and remembered looking into the distorted old mirror at the tailors when he was getting his dress clothes fitted for the party and found he did look a little different. His hair was longer and his body wasn't as muscular as it should've been. He also remembered thinking his eyes looked green but dismissed it for a trick of the light reflecting off the mirror.

"Yeah now that you mention it, my body was a little different and I think my eyes were green."

Bonnie closed her eyes and clenched her teeth.

"What does that mean bonnie?"

Elena asked nervously.

"If what I think is true, than Jeremy's soul somehow traveled to the past and put itself into someone else's body, most likely an ancestor's."

Kol slowly laid Jeremy down on the makeshift bed at the witch's request. Behind him he could feel both Elijah and Klaus worry as they stared at the deathly pale face of the human they had all grown fond of. The only thing that told them he was still alive was his shallow breaths and the slow beating of his heart.

"Alright you three, out."

Three set of eyes turned to the witch as she attempted to shoo them out of the small room.

"We are not leaving him. Not again."

Elijah spoke up for the first time since they had started the journey to the small cottage where the witch lived.

Both Kol and Klaus nodded in agreement.

Cecilia Bennett was not a very well-known witch and she liked it that way. In those times witches were declared as Satan worshipers and upon being discovered were burned at the stake for their crimes. But Cecilia came from a powerful family of witches who practiced their magic through nature, the lightest magic known in existence.

So coming from such a family she would never give up her natural purpose due to fear like so many witches before her. So she gave up society for her magic and moved deep into the forest away from civilization. Which is why she was so surprised to see three vampires and an unconscious human at her doorstep that day.

Of course like all other witches she was weary and not quick to trust a vampire but one look at the poor human decided what she would do.

Looking at the three concerned vampires stare down at the human boy surprised her greatly. Vampires were vicious beings who cared little for the human race. So when she saw such genuine worry etched into their features she allowed them to stay.

Klaus was furious among other things.

Katerina Petrova had actually gotten away from him! She ran into the forest that had surrounded the village and somehow made it to a cabin where those two traders allowed her to kill herself with vampire blood still in her system.

Now she was probably miles away and on the run from his wrath.

Klaus allowed a vicious smile to grow on his face.

He would find her and take his revenge.

But right now there was something more important then failed plans and revenge.

That something was Jeremy who looked like death himself.

This shouldn't be.

As soon as Jeremy was in close enough proximity to him he should have been fine. But for some reason it wasn't enough. They tried everything to get him to awaken but nothing would. So their last resort was a witch.

Cecilia Bennett was one of the few witch's Klaus tolerated and she happened to live close by. So with that they raced to the small remote cottage and after explaining what had happened she invited them in.

He watched as she moved her hand from his chest to his forehead with a concentrated look on her face.

"This is unexpected. Most unexpected."

Cecilia muttered in a low voice but all three of them heard her nonetheless.

"What is unexpected?"

Klaus growled out. He was getting very impatient. In fact all three of them looked like they were about to murder someone.

Cecilia spared him a glance before moving her eyes back to the boy with a frown on her face.

"The boy's life force is missing."

"What?! What the hell does that mean?"

Kol yelled in panic.

"Yes please explain yourself."

Elijah fought to keep his cool as he stared the middle-aged witch down with a cold glare.

Klaus tore through the air soundlessly and grabbed the woman around her neck in a tight grip.

"Calm down all three of you! I said it was missing, not dead. It would seem as if someone, another witch I'd reckon, summoned his soul at the most opportune moment."

Cecilia barely choked out from the hold Klaus hand around her neck.

Klaus put her down in shock and watched as she tried to steady her breathing.

"Can you summon it back?"

Elijah asked ever the calm one out of the three.

Cecilia straightened her dress and nodded.

"Yes I believe I can. He is still near death, that shouldn't be the problem."

"What is the problem then?"

Klaus hissed out in aggravation.

"To summon a soul is not an easy task. Whoever summoned the boy's soul is someone whose powers should not be taken lightly. I'm afraid it'll be a battle just to gain control of the soul to summon it back into the boy's body."

"Will you do it?"

Kol asked in a low voice.

There was a moment of tense silence until Cecilia sighed.

"I agreed to help the moment I invited you all in, so yes I shall."

All three watched as she went to a cabinet that was attached to the wall and pulled out eight white candles. She placed them all around Jeremy's body and with a wave of her hand all of them were alight.

"I need you all to be very very still. I cannot have any distractions."

All three of them nodded in understanding.

She gave them one last glance before closing her eyes.

They had finally figured out what had happened to Jeremy.

Bonnie couldn't believe it.

She had somehow transported Jeremy's soul to the past and put it in the body of one of his ancestor's. It was unthinkable and quite frankly it surprised her that she had that kind of power.

But that wasn't what was important right now. They still needed to find out how to put him back into his real body and for that they needed to know how she had done it in the first place.

Unfortunately they still hadn't figured that part yet.

The first thing that came to mind was the transportation spell that she used in the first place.

As soon as she stood up to grab the book that had the spell Jeremy suddenly started to disappear. He made a noise of surprise as soon as it began which alerted bonnie.

Looking over she immediately began to panic.

"What's happening to Jeremy?"

Caroline yelled in surprise.

"Someone else is summoning Jeremy's soul!"

She shrieked in surprise.

"Bonnie, do something!"

Elena yelled as she watched in horror as Jeremy began to disappear.

Bonnie immediately stood in front of the circle and began to chant.

As she chanted she could literally feel the other witches power engulf her and Jeremy in some sort of challenge of control. Being not one to back down her chanting grew louder and more aggressive giving her full focus and power into the fight.

However she didn't take into account how much strength it took out of her to summon him in the first place nor did she think about the stress she had felt in the last month.

Jeremy knew the moment Bonnie had lost the fight.

"Don't worry about me. I'll stay alive and try to find a way to come back. Just promise you'll keep trying no matter what!"

"We promise Jeremy. We'll get you back no matter what it takes! So just wait for us!"

Elena yelled and not a second later Jeremy was gone from the present.

The room was silent except for the sound of Elena's sobbing and Bonnie's heavy breathing.

Bonnie wiped away the blood that had trailed down from her nose before she looked over at Elena.

Elena was wrapped up in Stefan's arms as she tried to stop her tears from falling but failing to do so.

"I promise we'll get him back Elena."

Bonnie said voice strong and full of determination.

"Get who back?"

All heads turned towards the direction of the voice and found Klaus standing at the entrance of the living room.

Chapter Ten complete! Yes! Finally! About time! Wow what a chapter huh? Dang, so much to write so little time for me. Life just keeps getting in my way. But no worries I plan to finish this.

Oh another thing. Some people are under the impression I'm almost done with the fic but to tell you the truth I got about five more chapters in mind and who knows what I'm gonna write next.

I'm also thinking about a sequel. What do you think about that?

Oh and I've decided to go with ALL THREE as the pairing. I figured since its winning and those who voted for Klaus, Elijah, and Kol will still get what they want in the end right? eh, sorry about those who voted for Alexander.

So review my awesome followers?!