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Abby watched Klaus caress Bonnie's arm and she felt like something was breaking inside of her. "I need to go and freshen up…I will be back, Mom, be nice to Klaus", Bonnie said moving out of Klaus' embrace and heading towards the stairs.
Abby stared at Klaus with her arms crossed.
"Be careful Abigail, I can see your eyes turning green", Klaus teased.
"Leave Bonnie alone, do not enter into a relationship with her".
"She's so beautiful…so young…so impressionable", Klaus touched his lips, "so sweet…almost like you a couple of years ago".
"Klaus…she is too young, she doesn't know…"
"Abby, your daughter came to me and she played a game…I changed the rules, she didn't expect it—but it happened and now I'm in control".
"Leave her…"
"Abby, I suggest that you make sure no one and nothing gets in the way of you two opening those coffins tomorrow or I will make sure that your daughter never knows what freedom is, she will be mine forever and when I say forever…I mean forever", Klaus whispered.
Abby's eyes filled with tears, "I can't believe that I ever trusted you".
"You did trust me and we accomplished many things together…imprisoning Mikael, my family…but don't think I forgot about you double crossing me and sealing that coffin with the very thing I cherished the most".
"But I…"
"And although you abandoned your daughter, somehow I know that you cherish her".
"I will protect Bonnie with my last breath", Abby stated through clenched teeth.
"And you may have to", Klaus answered.
"Ok…I'm ready, are you two playing nicely?" Bonnie asked from the stairs.
"Oh you know Bonnie, Mothers and Boyfriends never have a good relationship", Klaus smirked as Abby stared back at Bonnie.
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The following Friday, Bonnie stood in front of the mirror brushing her hair into a ponytail. Tonight was the night, the night where she and her mother planned to open the coffins and free his family. Her hands were starting to shake and her stomach was flip-flopping all over the place. Her mother would be right by her side, but she couldn't shake the feeling that something would go wrong.
"Bonnie?" Klaus' voice broke through her thoughts.
"Hi", she smiled turning to him.
"You look beautiful", he grinned walking over to her with his arms outstretched and touched her cheeks, "are you ready for tonight?"
"I am…my mom will be by my side and everything will be fine", Bonnie nodded moving away from him, "did you get the blood from the bank?"
"Of course, everything is ready for tonight…Bonnie, I can never repay you for the gift that you are giving me tonight".
Bonnie looked at Klaus and wrapped her arms around him, "You saved me, this is the least I can do".
"And after tonight, we will…", Klaus took her hand and kissed it softly, "take our relationship to another level?"
Bonnie met Klaus' eyes and she wanted to answer him with a yes—but she couldn't. She wasn't sure why; she just could not bring herself to feel what she should feel for him. She had to believe that it was a result of the accident and her head injury.
"I just want to get through tonight", Bonnie smiled as she kissed him softly.
"And you will, I am confident you will", he caressed her cheek with his thumb.
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"Damon, what are you doing here…I have to leave for school", Elena asked as she opened the door and Damon stormed in the house.
"I need to tell you something and you can't overreact or be impulsive".
"Ok…what?" she asked heading into the kitchen as he followed on her heels.
"It's about Bonnie".
"Damon, I don't want to talk to you about Bonnie…I'm already torn up about what happened and how we lost her to Klaus, I don't want to hear you talk negatively…"
"It was all a lie", Damon interrupted.
Elena turned from packing her lunch bag and raised an eyebrow, "What was all a lie?"
"The aligning herself with Klaus…the amnesia…it was all a lie, a plan that we came up with".
"Wha…what do you mean?"
"Bonnie came to me because she was having dreams about Klaus and some coffins. We came up with a plan to find out what Klaus was up to. She pretended to have amnesia and you actually found out about it a couple of weeks ago…"
"But I don't remem…"
"Stefan compelled you to forget on your request, you didn't want to mess up the plan".
"So, Bonnie's pretending to be on Klaus' side and against us, doesn't she know how dangerous that is! Don't you know how crazy that is!" Elena charged him, "how could you let her do that…why didn't you tell us before…I have to talk to her…"
"Yes, you do and that's why I'm here…I can't get through to her, so you need to".
"I can't believe this has been all an act".
"Well it was an act".
"What do you mean was?"
"Klaus somehow engineered an accident, so the amnesia became real and he twisted her mind to be whatever he wants her to be. He is using her to free his family from coffins and when she does, they will wreck havoc and he will probably kill Bonnie".
"So she really has amnesia now…Damon…you should have talked her out of all of this, who knows what may happen now?" Elena ran her hands through her hair sighing.
"You can help, Abby is of no help…she refuses to do anything because Bonnie worships her now".
Elena nodded her head, "I will do whatever I need to".
"Good".
Elena folded her arms and stared at Damon, "You seems to care awfully a lot, I mean…you've been quiet for months about this and now you're coming forward, could it be that you care about Bonnie now?"
"Bonnie and I are closer now, funny the way things work", Damon replied, "you have to work fast, they are planning to open the coffins tonight".
"I will do the best I can".
"And so will I", Damon answered before heading out of the backdoor.
Damon slid in the driver's seat of his car and looked at Elena's house as he hit the steering wheel a couple of times. He was trying everything he possibly could to save Bonnie and Elena was the last weapon he had. He knew that Bonnie loved Elena and that she would do anything for her. He could only hope that some of those feelings were still there.
As he drove home, he pulled into the driveway in front of the boarding house and noticed Abby standing on the porch.
"You can leave", Damon said getting out of his car, "because the one day we find a witch to return Bonnie back to who she was, I don't want her to know that I killed her mother".
"I am going to get her memories back", Abby said, "but I need your help".
Damon folded his arms, "I will help…but I want to know why".
Tears filled up in Abby's eyes, "I don't want Bonnie to end up like me".
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"Bonnie!" Elena called as Bonnie looked around the lunchroom for an empty table.
Bonnie paused. She wanted to be alone, especially today when she needed to concentrate on the spell and she didn't need Elena in her ear telling her how bad Klaus was for her.
"Elena, I really can't argue with you today", Bonnie sighed.
"I know, but can we just talk for a moment?" Elena walked over and touched Bonnie's arm.
"Elena…"
"Please Bonnie".
"Ok…"
Elena led Bonnie over to a table and they sat down.
"Bonnie, Damon came to see me…", Elena began.
Bonnie stood up, "I'm not doing this…"
"He told me about the plan you two had and how it backfired, Bonnie…you have to know that the feelings you have, they're not real".
"What do you know about my feelings?" Bonnie asked, "we haven't talked for months and from what I remember, we barely spoke about my feelings and how I felt about anything…since the Salvatores came into our lives, everything has changed…even you Elena".
"Bonnie…"
"No Elena, you…you and Damon may believe that I don't remember and you say that Klaus planted memories, but you tell me…was I not the resident witch, the resident fixer…if someone's dying…if someone needs a ring…if someone needs anything, let's call Bonnie! Let's get Bonnie to fix it! Was I not that person Elena…for you, the Salvatores…everyone".
Elena sat speechless as she replayed some of the events in their lives and realized that Bonnie had a point, "Bonnie, I never wanted you to think that I took you for granted or…"
"Look, this is not about that…I'm happy, I'm happy with Klaus and I would do anything for him and he would do anything for me".
"Including unleash his family on Mystic Falls? There was a reason why they were put in those coffins, Bonnie".
"Klaus needs his family".
"And what about everyone else, do you know what they are going to do…they are vampires, Bonnie".
"He will make sure they don't do anything wrong", Bonnie answered.
"Klaus is just like them…have you asked Tyler how he was turned, Klaus lashed out because we tried to get you away from him…he's a monster, Bonnie".
"Elena…Damon is a monster, but you still trust him".
"And so did you…you were in this plan with Damon, you didn't tell any of us about it…Damon was the only one you trusted".
"I don't remember anything about a plan with Damon".
"Because Klaus made sure you didn't, Bonnie…come on…would Damon really fight this hard, send me to talk to you…tell me everything about what you two planned…Bonnie, you have to know that something is not right".
Bonnie felt her throat start to burn as Damon's words, Klaus' words, her dreams, Elena's words, her feelings, her emotions and her body responses hit her all at once, "I…I can't talk about this anymore", Bonnie stumbled over her words, "I need to go".
Elena grabbed Bonnie's hand, "Bonnie, please trust me…I know that things are confusing and that you don't remember what I am saying to you, but you know that I care about you…that we are best friends and I only want what's best for you".
Bonnie's eyes filled with tears, "I have to go", she said slightly above a whisper as she rushed out of the lunchroom.
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"You don't want Bonnie to end up like you, eh…what is that? Selfish and cowardly?" Damon asked.
"I imprisoned Mikael and I imprisoned his family Klaus' family in those coffins", Abby stated, "I met Klaus one day when I took Bonnie to get ice cream, I immediately knew that he was a vampire…but there was something about him that made me want to know him".
"And…"
"And I started to spend time with him, I'm not proud of it…we got closer and I started to drift away…drift away from Bonnie's father and from Bonnie…I don't know if there was some kind of spell or what, but I did whatever he asked".
"So he asked you to imprison his family?"
Abby nodded as tears slipped through her eyes, "And Sheila, she told me that I was going down a dangerous path, but I didn't listen to her. With Klaus, there were no rules…no consequences…nothing put power and it was intoxicating. I did some horrible things, things that I may never forgive myself for and I see Klaus priming Bonnie to go down the same road and I don't want that for her…"
"So what's the plan?" Damon asked.
"I want you to know that its dangerous and anything can happen, but it's the only way to make sure that Bonnie is free of Klaus".
"Well I never bet against the Bennett witches anymore", Damon smirked.
"And when all of this is said and done, you have to promise me that you will take care of Bonnie and make sure that she never feels like she is second in your life", Abby said.
Damon looked at Abby and nodded.
"First, you have to get into Klaus mansion…", Abby began.
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Klaus watched Bonnie as she drew the circle in the middle of the floor and the pentagram inside. He watched the unsteadiness of her hand and could hear her heart beating rapidly. At times like these, he wished that witches weren't immune to compulsion.
"Love, is everything ok?"
"Yes, everything is fine", Bonnie said wiping her sweaty hands on her jeans, "I'm just a little nervous".
"You have no reason to be nervous, I am here and your mother will be here to protect you".
Bonnie nodded as he looked at the coffins and wondered for a moment what she was doing? Even though her memories told her that this was part of her plan, something about what she was about to do, didn't feel right.
"Bonnie", Abby said walking down the stairs carrying a bag on her shoulder.
"Mom…I was just setting up", Bonnie headed over to her with a nervous smile, "I was hoping that you would come early".
"Well I figured that we needed to set up together", Abby began as she removed a container of blood from her bag.
"Umm…where did that come from?" Bonnie asked.
Abby stood up and touched Bonnie's cheek, "Bonnie, just stay calm. I will explain everything when we're done".
Bonnie nodded as she helped Abby set up. Abby was aware of Klaus watching this closely; he didn't trust her. Abby took Bonnie's hand and smiled. Bonnie looked up at Abby and smiled back as she felt a warm sensation take over her body.
"So do you need me to do anything?" Klaus asked breaking their connection.
"No, we are all set", Abby stood up smiling, "if everything goes well, you will be reunited with your family very soon...that is what you care most about, isn't it?"
"Yes, that is exactly what I care about", Klaus met Abby's eyes.
Abby smirked as she turned back to Bonnie, "Kitten, are you ready?"
"Yes…", Bonnie nodded, "yes…I think I am".
"Ok…you can start lighting the candles, we just need one more thing…", Abby removed a knife from her bag and walked over to Klaus.
"Mom…what are you doing?" Bonnie stood up and rushed over.
"It's ok Love, your mother just needs some of my blood…its part of the ritual".
Bonnie nodded as her uneasiness increased tenfold. She glanced at her mother and Klaus once more as she began to light the candles.
"She is nervous, but I have a feeling after this…she won't have any of that nervousness".
Abby said nothing as she stuck the knife in Klaus hand as he grimaced with a smirk, "I thought you would be gentle".
Abby smirked back as she held his hand over the jar as his blood flowed inside.
"The candles are ready", Bonnie called from behind them.
"Ok…then we can began, Bonnie come into the circle with me", Abby held out her hand for Bonnie to join her.
Bonnie stepped into the middle of the circle with Abby and joined hands as they sat down on the floor. "Just close your eyes and concentrate Bonnie, we've practiced enough".
Bonnie nodded as she closed her eyes and began to chant what she and Abby had practiced for days. Klaus watched as the flames rose on the candles as Bonnie continued to chant and Abby stood up carrying the jars of blood. She threw the jar of blood that she came with on the coffins.
Klaus could literally feel his victory coming. He couldn't help but smile as he listened to Bonnie chant and watched Abby recreate the spell she'd done 15 years ago. He balled up his fists as he could hear rumbling from inside the coffins.
Abby looked at Klaus and then opened the jar of his blood and threw it on the coffins as the flames rose even higher. Bonnie could feel the room increase in heat and she waited for her mother to come back into the circle. She could feel their link, but Bonnie felt as if her concentration was starting to slip as she felt Abby take her hands again.
'Bonnie…' Abby's voice entered Bonnie's mind.
'Mom…what are you doing?' Bonnie answered.
'I love you Kitten' Abby said as she reached over and placed her hands on the sides of Bonnie's head and the flames went higher as Klaus began to look around feverishly as the flames began to spread to the coffins.
"What are you doing!" he screamed as the fire began to spread and Abby held onto Bonnie's head, "what are you doing!"
Bonnie tried to move from Abby's grip, but something kept her bonded to her. 'Let me in Bonnie'.
Bonnie closed her eyes and felt an assault of images into her mind. Her memories were flooding back into her mind. Klaus' yells were in the background, but they were faint compared to what she saw and could hear in her mind; her memories of being with Elena and Caroline…Jeremy…Tyler and Matt…Stefan and finally Damon. The memory of her and Damon coming up with the plan against Klaus and the memory of unexpected moments with Damon that sent her into a tailspin.
When Abby released her hands, Bonnie fell back onto the ground as Abby stood up to face Klaus who was seething with anger.
"What have you done!" he screamed.
"I chose my daughter", Abby glared at him.
In two swift movements, Klaus was standing in front of Abby as the fire overtook the coffins, "They won't burn".
"I know that", Abby stared him down.
"You and Bonnie won't get out of this alive", Klaus matched her glare.
"Oh?" Abby raised an eyebrow as the flamed died down and the only thing left the room were Abby, Klaus and the charred coffins.
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"Come on Bennett", Damon whispered hitting Bonnie on the cheek as he laid her down in front of the mansion.
Bonnie laid in his arms not moving and for a few moments, he was fearful that he and Abby had made the wrong decision.
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"Where is she!" Klaus roared.
"Be careful Klaus, your kind demeanor is slipping and you haven't once checked the coffins, maybe their actually open?" Abby smirked.
Klaus looked at her and walked over to one of the coffins and flipped it open. Lying inside of the coffin was a skeleton…a fake skeleton, he turned to Abby and his face was completely contorted into his vampire visage.
"Where are they!" he grabbed her by the neck and backed her into a wall.
"I will never tell you", she spat out as she touched his face with her hand and left a burn.
Klaus grabbed his face as Abby took off running for the door, but was stopped by Klaus who grabbed her causing her to the fall to the floor breaking her nose causing her blood to flow onto the pentagram.
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"Bennett…we don't have time for this", Damon continued to hit her face as he noticed blood trickle from her nose and suddenly her eyes shot open.
Well…it's only a matter of time now…let me know if you love it/liked it