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New Orleans
The witches gathered in a circle, all thirteen of them covered in black robes.
The Seer slid the knife over her right palm before passing it to Iris, who followed her example and cut her own palm, red blood trickled down her hand. She then passed the knife to the witch next to her, repeating the process until all of the witches had drawn blood.
Blood would serve was the link to unite their magic.
They held hands, blood running down their palms and into the stone floor.
"Tonight, Bonnie Bennett will die." The Seer told them. They all felt the spark as the link formed between them. "We will channel all of our power into the huntress and give her the strength and magic needed to put an end to that treacherous whore." She hissed. The anger she felt palpable in the air.
The huntress had tried and failed to kill Bonnie. She who was said to be the best the Order had ever created had been bested by a girl. The Seer had grown tired of waiting. Bonnie had to die and tonight the huntress would succeed. Bonnie had been lucky so far but the Seer and her coven were determined to put an end to her and the abomination growing inside her.
Bonnie was a powerful witch but even she was no match for a coven of thirteen powerful and experienced witches.
"Let's begin." The Seer started chanting. The Coven followed her lead and joined her.
The air crackled with the surge of their power.
Everything happened so fast.
One moment Bonnie felt the hard wood floor under her and the heat of the flames engulfing them. She coughed and the black smoke filled her lungs. The baby, she thought terrified. In the next moment she had been lifted into the air. She felt like she was flying.
Klaus had picked her up and carried her out of the burning house at hybrid speed.
Bonnie blinked when Klaus gently set her on the ground, a couple of feet from the house. A shiver traveled down her spine as lighting lit the sky and rain fell hard over them, soaking them wet.
"Are you all right?" he asked, hands resting on her hips.
Bonnie nodded breathing clean air deeply into her lungs. She watched fascinated as the angry burns on Klaus's face disappeared completely right before her eyes.
Klaus's blue eyes looked her over, making sure she had not been harmed, miraculously Bonnie did not have a single burn on her skin. If the flames had touched her in any way it had all healed by now. She had drunk his blood minutes before the explosion after all. With his hybrid blood pumping through her veins any wound upon her body would immediately heal.
Rebekah landed next to them, hissing and cursing as her burned skin started healing at rapid speed. "What the bloody hell was that?" she snapped standing up.
"The huntress," Klaus growled staring at a point over Bonnie's shoulder. In the blink of an eye he switched positions, taking a protective stance in front of Bonnie. He faced the huntress who marched towards them with a determined look on her face.
"She's not going to give up isn't she?" Rebekah moved and stood next to Klaus. "I'm getting really tired of this bitch." She muttered. Just how many times had they killed her already?
Bonnie felt something different about the huntress; the power that radiated off her seemed stronger than before.
"Let's get this over with." Klaus hissed. He and Rebekah attacked at the same time, moving at rapid speed towards the huntress, with a wave of her hand she flung them straight into the burning house.
Bonnie screamed in horror as both Originals were thrown inside, disappearing with the flames.
The huntress smiled viciously in her direction. "We end this tonight." She hissed.
The fear she felt in that moment shook Bonnie to the core.
The huntress lifted her hand and Bonnie felt the air around her thickening with dark powerful magic. Her wrist burned as the bracelet tried to contain the power awakening inside of her. Her magic surfaced upon feeling her distress.
The huntress sent a spell in her direction only to be blocked by an invisible barrier. Her eyes narrowed, she had clearly not expected that.
Bonnie gasped feeling the pain on her wrist extending all the way to her shoulder. She had managed to tap into her magic but her head hurt and her vision blurred.
The huntress seemed ready to attack once more but before she could she screamed in pain, clutching her head and falling to her knees.
A dark haired woman came out from the back of the burning house, flanked by three hybrids.
The witch, Bonnie realized staring in her direction. She was part of Klaus's pack and had secured the house for him.
The three hybrids flashed towards the huntress ready to kill her but an invisible force sent them flying back, crashing hard against the trees. The huntress had broken free from the witch's attack and spun around to face her, a murderous look on her face.
The dark haired witch kept chanting, her magic slowing down the huntress but she couldn't stop her fully. The huntress was not only using her magic but she was channeling someone else's too. Bonnie could feel it. There was too much power in the air.
Rebekah and Klaus came out of the burning house. While his sister stumbled and fell down on her hands and knees while her skin mended once more, Klaus kept going until he appeared behind the huntress, yanking her head to the side and sinking his fangs viciously into her neck in a surprise attack.
Different images flashed across his mind as the acid blood went down his throat.
A contract in blood… Bonnie's name on it…
A dark haired witch kneeling over a pool of blood…
A coven of witches chanting…
New Orleans…
Klaus stumbled back, fire exploding inside his head. He screamed sinking down to his knees and blood oozing out of his nose as the coven's magic brutally attacked him. The huntress glared at him before attacking the dark haired witch, stabbing her in the shoulder.
"Klaus!" Bonnie screamed before running towards him.
More hybrids came from the woods, eyes flashed yellow and fangs elongated before they went straight for the huntress.
"Klaus-" Bonnie got down on her knees in front of him, cupping his face. The moment her hands made contact with his skin the spell broke. Klaus gasped as the burning sensation inside his brain ceased. A sense of calm and peace washed over him. The bond giving him the strength and support he needed.
"Are you ok?" Bonnie asked worriedly.
He nodded. "There is a coven…" he muttered. "She's channeling the power of an entire coven." He cursed wiping the blood from his nose with the back of his hand.
"We have to break the link." Bonnie told him; otherwise they wouldn't be able to stop her.
Jesse flashed towards them while the rest of the pack engaged the huntress in a violent fight. Rebekah also walked towards them.
"Get Bonnie out of here." Klaus ordered Jesse while standing up. "Rebekah, go with them."
"I'm not going anywhere." Bonnie said fiercely as she stood next to him.
"Don't argue over this Bonnie." Klaus snapped. His head jerked to the side when a piercing scream echoed around them.
Bonnie turned just in time to see the huntress rip the heart out of a hybrid girl. Her dead body fell to the ground and the huntress threw the heart on the floor before moving to the next hybrid.
Klaus growled hybrid face coming to the surface. "Get her out." He told Jesse.
"I'm not going anywhere." Bonnie insisted. She was not going to run. "I need you to distract her while I tap into my magic." She told Klaus grabbing his arm and preventing him from leaving.
He looked at her like she had grown another head. "What-"
"I just need to get in tune with my magic and-"
"Are you out of your bloody mind?" Rebekah snapped. "The bracelet on your wrist-"
"I can break free." Bonnie said looking at Klaus. "I can do it." She knew it. She had been able to use her magic when she had gotten angry at Sophie and when the huntress had attacked her a few minutes before. If she could tap into Expression again she could stop the huntress. She would do it. She had to do it.
"Bonnie." Klaus sighed. He knew how powerful she was, he had seen the way she had handled Silas but using her magic when the bracelet suppressed it had taken a toll on her. "Sweetheart you can't-"
"I can do it!" Bonnie told him with conviction. "Expression is the manifestation of my will." She echoed the words he had said to her on the night they had defeated Silas. "Just give me time to tap into it. And we can end this for good Klaus. I will stop her!" For our baby, she thought.
Klaus pressed his lips in a thin line, watching as another hybrid was killed by the huntress. As much as he wanted to protect Bonnie, he knew that Expression was perhaps the only way they could end the huntress for good. He reluctantly nodded. "Jesse and Rebekah will guard you while I distract her." he stared into her eyes, "But if you can't, promise me you'll leave."
"Okay." Bonnie agreed.
Klaus placed a quick kiss on her forehead and headed straight for the huntress.
Bonnie took a deep breath. I can do this. She thought closing her eyes and reaching out to her magic. She had to stop the huntress. This had to end tonight.
Rebekah and Jesse moved in front of her as Klaus began fighting the huntress.
Klaus fought viciously, growling and hissing. The huntress used her magic to slash his face and arms as she met each of his blows. Despite the pain and the magic thrown at him, he stood his ground and blocked her attacks as best as he could. He was stronger physically but her magic fueled by the power of the coven gave them equal footing.
It was a strange thing to fight someone who was channeling the magic of others. Had Klaus been a normal vampire he wouldn't had stand a chance. But he was the original hybrid, the huntress could hurt him but she couldn't kill him.
His pack tried to help as best as they could but they were younger, easily knocked out by the enhanced magic the huntress possessed. Klaus himself was having difficulty fighting her with so much power in her favor.
"Stay here." Rebekah told Jesse, face shifting as she joined the fray, fighting alongside her brother.
Jesse swallowed nervously. "Come on Bonnie." He muttered hands balling into fists as his friends were easily bested by the huntress. While the hybrids were easily thrown out of the way Rebekah and Klaus fought with elegance, every attack was precise and their movements in sync like a dance. Jesse couldn't help but wonder how many times they had fought by each other's sides.
Bonnie tuned everything out, concentrating on her magic. She had to block everything around her, the fighting, the curses the huntress sent, the rain drenching her.
She felt it. The moment she connected with the magic inside of her. Her entire body tingled, warmth spreading from head to toe. It was an exhilarating feeling but it hurt as well, for the bracelet fought ferociously to stop her magic from breaking free.
Bonnie felt determined. I want my magic back. She chanted over and over in her head. She would not wait for Sophie to take the bracelet off her wrist. She would not let others fight her battles for her. The huntress had come for her, for her child, Bonnie thought with anger and anguish.
And it was that thought that fueled her power, the need to protect, to defend the innocent life growing inside of her. She was not fighting just for herself but for her baby.
Bonnie kept her eyes close, concentrating.
Jesse screamed as the huntress slashed his chest open and threw him out of the way.
"You think you can defeat me?" the huntress laughed standing suddenly in front of Bonnie. "You have no magic."
"I have every magic." Bonnie murmured eyes still closed, concentrating. "The magic of the earth," she said as thunder flashed in the distance and the rain stopped falling. The flames on the house died down too. The huntress lifted her knife ready to stab Bonnie only to be blocked by an invisible barrier.
"The darkness," Bonnie continued as black thin veins formed over her arms. The bracelet around her wrist which was burning her flesh sizzled for a few seconds before it turned black, the burning sensation stopping completely. The tables had turned and Bonnie's magic now suppressed the bracelet's power.
"Expression…" Bonnie whispered, her eyes opening. The forest green of her eyes had disappeared until only eyes black as coal remained. The metal around her wrist shattered into a million tiny pieces. She had done it, she was free at last.
There were no limits to the power of Expression and with it Bonnie had been able to do what in other circumstances would be deemed impossible.
The huntress snarled sending a wave of her magic towards Bonnie, only for her attack to be blocked once more. Their eyes met before Bonnie sent a wave of her own magic towards the huntress.
The huntress let out a piercing scream as pain exploded inside her body. She snarled eyes glowing with fury, the magic surrounding her becoming a dark cloud ready to be unleash upon Bonnie.
It ends tonight. Bonnie thought as she stared at her nemesis, determination fueling her veins.
"You can't stop me." The huntress snapped. "You can kill me but I will come back always." She mocked. "I will not rest until you and that monstrosity growing inside of you are dead."
Klaus growled. He had been paralyzed by the bitch but he could still hear her clearly. He struggled against the invisible weight keeping him in place, feeling the dangerous magic surrounding him. "I will kill you and those who are helping you!" He screamed angrily. He would find every single member of that retched coven and feast on their blood.
Rebekah lay on the ground close to him, unconscious. The rest of his pack had also been paralyzed or their necks had been broken. They had fought valiantly but they were no match for a coven of treacherous witches.
"I will bathe in your blood!" Klaus yelled. He couldn't move but he could scream as many threats as he wanted.
The huntress ignored him eyes focused on Bonnie.
"I will stop you." Bonnie said extending her right hand.
The huntress also extended her hand, feeling confident with the amount of power that flowed through her in that moment. "I have the power of thirteen witches aiding me." She said. "Alone you don't stand a chance."
Bonnie swallowed, feeling the magic radiating off the huntress, knowing that as powerful as she was, she had never fought against the power of thirteen witches.
"I'm not alone." Bonnie whispered eyes meeting Klaus's over the huntress's shoulder. He managed to give a small nod understanding her silent message.
The huntress unleashed her power against Bonnie at the same time that the young witch freed Klaus.
Bonnie stumbled back, left hand also extended as she erected a barrier to block the huntress's attack. Sweat dripped down her skin as she struggled to keep the dark magic away from her. With a wave of her own magic Bonnie sent it back to the huntress. The magic disappeared before it could touch her.
The huntress hissed and got ready to send a second wave of dark power but Klaus's hand tore through her back. Blood poured out of her mouth when his hand squeezed her heart.
"Whatever you are going to do..." Klaus told Bonnie his skin burned as the dark magic attacked him. "Do it now!" He hissed feeling the dark magic feeding off him. It felt like he had dumped his arm in hot lava. The huntress's entire body was filled with dark power and as much as Klaus wanted to rip the heart from her chest, he knew she would just come back to life. They had to stop her for good.
Bonnie took a deep breath and closed her eyes channeling the power of Expression. The first thing she needed to do was to break the link between the huntress and the coven, only then could she use her magic to end the huntress once and for all.
The huntress struggled to break free, cursing and sending waves of her magic against Klaus, he refused to let her go, even when his skin tore open. The skin healed only to be torn open again, and again.
Rebekah sat up blinking in confusion for a moment before standing up and moving to help Klaus, with their combined strength they kept the huntress pinned to the ground.
Rebekah hissed biting her lip as the dark magic began sucking the life out of her. Her eyes met Klaus. Her brother could feel it too. If Bonnie didn't hurry up…Rebekah shook her head, whimpering as her body weakened. Bonnie would destroy her. She had too.
The huntress's magic increased. Rebekah screamed as the magic slashed her face and neck, blood pouring down her shirt.
Bonnie squeezed her eyes shut struggling to break the link. Each of her attacks rebounded. Blood dripped down her nose and an excruciating pain exploded inside her head. I can do it. Bonnie thought. Break it, she ordered. Break the link. She commanded her magic.
The huntress screamed and Bonnie's entire body shook by the wave of power that was unleashed from her.
She felt it. The moment the link between the witches and the huntress broke.
Tears streamed down Rebekah's eyes. "Nik…" she gasped her arms turning a grey color. Her heart constricted as she realized what was happening. "Nik…" she could feel it, her heart slowing down. She was desiccating.
"Let go." Klaus told her. "Let go Rebekah. It's all right." He said staring into her frightened eyes.
"I'm sorry." Rebekah pulled away, knees sinking to the ground, panting as her heart began pumping blood once more. A sweet relief filled her body but she also felt like she hadn't fed in months.
Klaus kept his hand inside the huntress, squeezing her heart despite the pain he felt. His arms had turned grey and his heart had slowed down considerably. He wouldn't last for much longer. "Now it's the time sweetheart." He yelled at Bonnie.
Bonnie nodded. "I will make the blood clot in your veins. I will make every bone, muscle and joint in your body turn to stone." Bonnie told the huntress, her eyes still black pools.
The wind picked up and the earth trembled with the power Bonnie summoned.
The huntress screamed as her body began turning to stone. Klaus pulled away and stumbled back gasping as he stared at his hands and arms. He groaned as he felt a sharp pain in his chest.
The huntress's body stood still, a rock in the shape of a woman as Expression succeeded in turning her to stone.
Bonnie smiled with triumph, releasing a shaky breath and pulling her hair out of her face. She was sweaty and tired but it had been worth it. She had done it. She had broken free from the bracelet and had stopped the huntress. It had been incredible, the rush of power, the thrill at having her magic back.
Relief…happiness…pain…
Bonnie frowned, she was not in pain. Where had that come from? The smile dropped from her face when she saw Klaus. His skin had turned grey and he seemed to be out of breath. "Klaus…" she moved towards him. "You're not healing…" she realized with fear, standing in front of him.
Klaus groaned and he sagged to the ground.
"Klaus!" Bonnie screamed grabbing him by the shoulders. He was too heavy and they both sank to the muddy ground.
Bonnie stared into his eyes. He opened his mouth but no words came out.
"You're desiccating." Bonnie realized with horror.
New Orleans
The moment Bonnie's magic broke the link, the Seer screamed, blood tears rolling down her cheeks.
One by one the witches fell to the ground screaming in pain as the link was forcibly broken. The shock and the pain they felt had been unexpected.
The huntress had been stopped.
Iris fell on her hands and knees, body shaking, her eyes wide and creamy skin covered in sweat. "How?" she asked in a fearful tone turning to her side and looking at her mentor. "How did she do it?"
The Seer sat on the floor, gasping, her body felt like rubber and she could barely keep her eyes open. She could not feel the huntress anymore. More importantly she had felt it. The contract in blood had been broken which meant the huntress had died.
Bonnie Bennett had bested her, again. "Is impossible…" she muttered. Not daring to believe that stupid girl had so much power. She knew the Bennett line was powerful, she knew Bonnie was not an average witch but this…
Fury filled her veins as she tried to stand up only to sink back down when a wave of dizziness blurred her vision. She felt weak, drained.
"You said the huntress was unstoppable." Iris said softly. "How can this be?"
"Silence." The Seer ordered trying to regain her composure. She would not allow anyone to question her, not even Iris had that privilege.
One of the witches managed to stand up on shaky legs. "I warned you." She told the Seer as she leaned against the wall, cold and shaking. "I told you this would not be easy."
"Silence!" The Seer snapped. She was their leader and no one had the right to reproach her.
"What are we going to do now?" Another witch questioned with fear in her voice.
"If the Order's best assassin could not kill her, how will we do it?" the witch on the Seer's other side asked.
The Seer opened her eyes.
Her coven stared back at her, waiting for her to say something, to ease their fears, to tell them what they would do next. The only problem was that the Seer had absolutely no idea what she would do.
For the first time since she became the leader of their coven she felt an emotion so strong that she could hardly breathe.
Fear
The Seer felt afraid. She was absolutely terrified.
If that girl could do this now, what would she be capable of doing with more training?
And even more terrifying still, what would her child be capable of?
With the huntress turned to stone the magic that had paralyzed the hybrids faded and the ones that were unconscious also woke up soon after her demise.
They all gathered around Bonnie and Klaus.
To Bonnie's surprise Klaus stood up. Her heart ached with the pain that echoed through the bond. But she understood why he did it. The last thing he wanted was to appear weak in front of his pack.
"What's wrong?" A tall blonde haired girl asked, moving towards him. Bonnie glared not missing the way said girl touched his arm and the concerned look on her pretty face.
The jealousy…the possessiveness she felt in that moment was unmistakable. Her magic pulsed ready to attack.
Klaus pulled away from the girl's touch, looking straight at Bonnie, no doubt sensing her jealousy through the bond.
Rebekah moved to stand in between Klaus and the hybrid girl. "Nothing a little blood won't cure." She said dismissively and smiling sweetly but the smile did not reach her eyes. She grabbed Klaus's arm.
Bonnie noted how pale and sickly Rebekah looked, like her body had been drained.
Klaus nodded his skin still grey and veiny. The dark magic had nearly desiccated him and Bonnie knew he was barely holding on. They need to feed, Bonnie realized.
"We need to go." Jesse said his shirt soaked with blood. The pain on his chest still lingered. "If the neighbors called the cops because of the fire they'll be here to investigate. We need to get out here."
"The witch secured another house a few miles away from here." A sandy blond haired hybrid said carrying the witch in his arms a nasty wound on her shoulder. "We can go there."
"Yes…" Klaus said. It took all of his strength to remain standing and pretend everything was fine. He wanted to say more but he couldn't. It even hurt to breathe. It didn't help how close Bonnie stood. Her scent and the steady beating of her heart drove him crazy. His fangs itched to break through his gums and a deep hunger arose in the pit of his stomach. He practically salivated remembering the taste of her exquisite blood.
"We should go to the safe house and get some rest." Bonnie spoke up, all eyes turned to her. "We also need to find a place to bury your friends and to put her," she pointed to the statue that was the huntress. "And someone should check and see what happened with Sophie, the witch in the basement." She clarified at the blank looks she received from the hybrids. "We can figure out the rest tomorrow or later today." She didn't even know what time it was.
"And who the hell do you think you are to give us orders?" the blonde girl snapped crossing her arms over her chest.
If looks could kill Bonnie would've been six feet under. She stared back at the hybrid girl, taken back by the venom in her voice.
"Alexa…" Klaus hissed. He looked worst than before and Bonnie knew that he managed to stay on his feet because Rebekah was supporting him. "Do as your told." He ordered.
The girl looked ready to protest but Jesse interrupted. "The cars are near the entrance. I'll take you." He said looking at the Original siblings and Bonnie.
"Riley…" Klaus said turning to the hybrid carrying the witch. "Go to the nearest hospital and get blood." He ordered. The hybrid nodded. All of them needed to feed. The fighting, the dark magic, they needed blood to regain their strength and fully heal from their injuries.
Bonnie took Klaus's arm. She and Rebekah supported him as they began walking slowly towards the cars as the hybrids followed Klaus's orders.
"We need to feed." Rebekah mumbled as a deep hunger arose in her stomach. The dark magic had weakened her, not as much as it had Klaus but she needed blood. The veins around her eyes became more pronounced.
"My blood…" Jesse offered catching up to them.
Rebekah shook her head. "You're blood has werewolf venom." She reminded Jesse. It might help Klaus but not her. Perhaps they could find some unsuspecting human wandering around. "And you need to feed too." She said looking down as his bloodied shirt.
Jesse got in the driver's seat, Rebekah next to him while Bonnie and Klaus climbed in the back.
Klaus groaned leaning back against the seat.
After a few minutes of driving in silence his head fell on Bonnie's lap and she caressed his forehead, his skin felt cold to the touch. Bonnie offered him her wrist. Klaus shook his head. "You need to drink. Your body is desiccating…" she whispered. If he didn't feed soon he would be immobilized for good.
The amount of self control Klaus and Rebekah possessed amazed her. Another vampire in their place would've fed from the hybrids or her without a second thought.
Klaus stubbornly kept his mouth shut as Bonnie moved her wrist over his lip.
Bonnie didn't understand, was something wrong with her blood? That he did not wish to drink from her. He had done it before, heat spread to her cheeks with the memories of the night before, remembering how he had fed from her breast.
Klaus closed his eyes. Her touch was soothing but he also tried to block the beating of her heart, tried not to think about the rich and powerful blood pumping through her veins, so close to him.
"Klaus…" Bonnie insisted pressing her wrist against his mouth. His lips stayed shut.
"NO!" Klaus growled moving his head away. Bonnie flinched dropping her arm to the side, body tensed.
"I have to feed!" Rebekah muttered, clutching her stomach with both of her arms. The hunger pains had intensified. If she stayed in the car any longer, she would attack Jesse and Bonnie and drained them dry.
"I'll text you the address to the house!" Jesse yelled watching as she disappeared through the car window.
Bonnie bit her lip, staring at Klaus's face. Unlike Rebekah he didn't have the strength to get out of the car and search for someone to feed from. And he doesn't want my blood. She thought sadly staring out of the window and not knowing what to do or how to help him. Why don't you want my blood? She wondered green eyes lost in the darkness outside. She shivered feeling cold and lonely.
The house was smaller, newly painted in blue and with a big white porch wrapped around it.
Jesse had offered to carry Klaus inside but the fulminating look he received from the original hybrid silenced him numb.
Klaus walked inside the house, slowly, painfully but with his own legs and feet, determined not to show any weakness despite the hunger, pain and tiredness he felt.
Two more cars had followed theirs and the hybrids got out and moved inside the house after Bonnie and Klaus. Bonnie could feel their questioning gazes on her back. They didn't know what to make of her. She felt a prickle on the back of her neck and a chill went down her spine as she climbed the stairs to the second floor. Bonnie was certain Alexa was throwing daggers at her back as she followed Klaus. What the hell was the girl's problem? She thought angrily.
Jesse followed them as they moved inside the master bedroom. Bonnie watched as Klaus sat on the bed, leaning against the headboard. He closed his eyes and for a moment it looked like he had fallen asleep.
"Riley went to the hospital to get the blood bags." Jesse said. "He'll be back soon." He reassured Bonnie, seeing the worry on her face.
Bonnie nodded sitting on the bed next to Klaus. "Thank-you," she muttered without taking her eyes off Klaus.
Jesse himself had started to feel hungry. The hybrids that had not been seriously hurt were already out hunting. The others were inside the house, waiting for the blood. "You should stay here." Jesse said suddenly. "It's best if you don't go downstairs, for now." He added quickly. The younger hybrids in particular did not have much self control. And as the only human in the house Bonnie would be vulnerable.
"Keep them on the first floor." Klaus muttered eyes closed.
"I will." Jesse promised. Not that it would do much good. If the hybrids decided that they wanted to feed from Bonnie, Jesse wouldn't be able to keep all of them away. He offered Bonnie a small smile before exiting the room.
"Put a protection spell on the room." Klaus said opening his eyes.
Bonnie nodded closing her eyes for a moment and placing a barrier on the room, to prevent anyone from coming inside.
"I'm fine." Klaus murmured, sensing her concern though their bond and seeing the fear reflected in her eyes.
"No, you're not." Bonnie told him softly. "You can't wait until they get the blood bags. You need to feed now." The longer he waited the worst it would be.
Klaus ignored her.
"If you don't want to drink from me, you can ask one of them to give you blood." Bonnie said quietly. She hated the possessiveness and jealousy she felt at the thought of him feeding from someone else. She didn't even understand where it was coming from. But he needed blood and if one of his hybrids could provide it, she would swallow her jealousy. All she wanted was for him to get better.
"There is no need to be jealous love." Klaus told her, his lips twitching into a smile. Even with grey skin, he still took her breath way. "All of them have been injured in some way. I will not feed from them." Klaus said. "Or you."
"Why don't you want to drink my blood?" Bonnie asked staring at her hands, afraid of what answer he would give her. "I wasn't hurt. I can heal you."
Klaus didn't say anything but Bonnie could feel his gaze on her. She stubbornly kept her eyes down. "Is something wrong with my blood?" She asked in a tiny whisper.
"The baby…" Klaus finally answered. "I don't want to hurt him." he admitted softly.
Bonnie looked up startled. "Oh." Her heart skipped a beat, her body felt warm and tingly at his words and her face softened. Klaus was worried about the baby, their baby. In the morning he had been shocked and in denial but it seemed that he had finally accepted the fact that she was pregnant. "We'll be fine." Bonnie whispered staring into his eyes. "You fed from me last night." She reminded him almost shyly, as the vivid memories of the night before assaulted her brain. "My blood is powerful. All you need is a few drops."
"Bonnie…" Klaus groaned sorely tempted, his fangs itching to come out and sink into her neck. Her blood was unique and powerful, he had never tasted anything like it. He craved it. But as much as he wanted to drink from her, the thought of the child growing inside of her stopped him. "I can lose control…" He could drain her and killed her, killed them both.
Bonnie took her flats off and stood up. "You won't." She said before climbing on the bed. Despite the ravenous hunger he felt, which she sensed through their bond; Bonnie knew he would not hurt her. He had shown impeccable self control.
She placed her knees on either side of him and straddled him. Despite how tired he felt his hands moved to her hips. She placed her hands nervously on his chest and tilted her head to the side, baring her neck to him, "drink."
Klaus growled, his eyes changing and fangs descending. "Use your magic…" he warned her, "if I drink too much."
Bonnie nodded and prepared herself for the pain for she had expected him to bite her immediately but he didn't.
Klaus kissed her neck, nipping at her skin and sucking on her pulse point, preparing her for the bite. The times he had fed from her had been in pleasure. Biting her without any stimulation would be extremely painful and he did not wish to hurt her, not more than necessary.
Bonnie moaned arching her back and feeling his hardness rubbing against her center through their jeans. Klaus's hands kept her in place bringing their bodies closer together. He licked her caramel skin and Bonnie shivered closing her eyes.
She cried out when his fangs finally sunk into her neck. She felt a delicious mixture of pain and pleasure as he drank her blood.
The moment Bonnie's blood slid down his throat Klaus felt a jolt. The effect was immediate, his skin returned to its natural color, he felt energized and his strength returned at full force. The euphoria he felt with a few drops of her blood was intoxicating.
Klaus pulled her closer drinking deeply. Bonnie's hands moved from his chest and up to his shoulders, holding him tightly and moaning at the feel of being so connected to him.
The bond pulsed with life, becoming stronger than before.
Klaus pulled away, licking the wound close. Bonnie whimpered in protest, he had barely taken a few sips of her blood. She opened her eyes and smiled cupping his cheek, fingers lightly tracing over his stubble.
Klaus licked his lips and Bonnie gave him a quick kiss, her lips moving gently against his. She pulled away quickly tracing her fingers over his face. Her blood had healed him and he looked perfect like always.
Bonnie moved away from him and Klaus got comfortable on the bed, resting his head against the pillows. Bonnie laid down next to him, snuggling against him and resting her head on his chest, listening to the steady beating of his heart and feeling the warmth of his arms around her. The marks on her neck from his fangs disappeared immediately-she still had his blood in her system.
There was a lot they needed to talk about. But for now they were content to simply stay in each other's arms. It had been one hell of a day and a little bit of rest wouldn't hurt them.
"What are we going to do with the huntress?" Bonnie mumbled against his shirt.
"Throw her in the ocean…" Klaus answered eyes closed.
"I was thinking of burying her or putting her in a cave somewhere." Bonnie had thought of smashing the stone to pieces but she didn't want to risk having the huntress come back to life. "A place where the coven that helped her won't find her…"
"I will kill the lot of them." Klaus promised.
"We don't even know who they are." Bonnie said. And that worried her, what if they decided to send another hunter after her? The witches were probably pissed off that she had broken their link and stopped the huntress.
"I know where they are." Klaus told her, holding her tightly. "They are in New Orleans." Where he had lived once, where Elijah was, where Marcel was king, where Sophie and her sister had come from. "All roads lead to New Orleans." He muttered.
"You want to go there." Bonnie realized lifting her head and turning to face him.
Klaus kept his eyes closed, "We'll have to go." He answered.
"You want to go to the place where everybody is conspiring against us." Bonnie sat up an incredulous look on her face. "Why-"
"It's the last thing our enemies expect Bonnie." Klaus opened his eyes staring at her. "They don't expect us to bring the fight to their doorstep." He pulled her down against him once more. "Don't worry about that now. We'll discuss it tomorrow."
Bonnie bit her lip. She wanted to go back to Mystic Falls, to see her dad and her friends. God only knew what Damon had done to Matt. And she honestly didn't want to go to the city where all their enemies lived. "Klaus…"
"Tomorrow." He squeezed her shoulder gently and closed his eyes once more. He did not want to have that talk right now.
Bonnie sighed resting her head on his chest once more. Tomorrow…she thought. They had to bury the three hybrids that had been killed, get rid of the stone that was now the huntress and discuss their future.
It would not be as easy as it sounded. And it was because she knew how difficult it would be that she allowed herself to relax and enjoy the moment. Who knew when they would be able to have a peaceful moment like this again?
Klaus didn't know how long they stayed like that but eventually Bonnie fell asleep. It felt right to have her in his arms, he felt content. He could stay like this forever he realized as his body relaxed.
He let his mind drift off, thinking of nothing in particular. And that's when he felt it.
A gentle probing …
Someone was calling to him, reaching out to his mind…
A familiar voice echoed inside his head.
Niklaus…
The streets of New Orleans were dark and empty.
Klaus looked around recognizing the buildings around him. He knew this place like the back of his hand. But there was something wrong, something different. The city which should be buzzing with activity and filled with locals and tourist alike was eerily quiet.
He was the only one walking down the street. The only light came from the single lamp post near a bench. Everything else was surrounded with darkness and fog.
"Hello brother."
Klaus spun around at the familiar voice.
Elijah stood in front of him, a small smile on his lips. "This is not how I expected to see you again." He muttered, a frown appearing on his face.
"What's going on?" Klaus asked taking a step closer. "How am I here?" he asked. He had been with Bonnie in South Carolina. "Where the blood hell have you been?" he asked. He hadn't heard from Elijah in weeks.
"I'm in a coffin if you must know." Elijah answered taken back by the harsh tone in his brother's voice. "I've been trying to reach out to you or Rebekah but I have been unable until now…" he tilted his head studying Klaus's face.
"I'm inside your head then." Klaus realized. He had felt content while holding Bonnie in his arms. He had completely let his guard down and that had probably allowed Elijah to pull him inside his head. They were siblings bound by blood and the magic that had created them and they had from time to time communicated telepathically. But it was something they hadn't done in years. "What happened? Where are you?" he asked.
"I believe I'm near desiccation brother." Elijah answered calmly. The magic keeping him inside the coffin was feeding from him, slowly draining the life out him. He was still surprised he had been able to reach Niklaus and pulled him inside his head. "There is a lot we have to discuss." Elijah told him motioning to the bench across the street.
"Indeed." Klaus nodded.
The time had come to talk and figure out a plan of attack against their enemies.
Klaus planned to go to war and he needed his brother by his side.