Monsters
Summary: "We're like monsters, but I don't mind, it was stemmed from something beautiful and there isn't a single soul I would accept this for, except you, Kai." Every sociopath has a story of how they became the way they are and for Kai, his story started with a girl and ended with heartbreak. But now, he can get Rosanna back and she may just hold the key to bringing Elena and Jo back.
Chapter Twenty
Rosanna stepped into the Salvatore house and gave it a quick look over with a smirk on her face. "It's cleaner than the last time I was here."
"The last time you were here, there were two lifeless bodies in the middle of the house." Damon reminded her as he took her upstairs.
"True, I'll cut you a little bit of slack. How has Toni been?"
"She's been a handful. She's ate all my food, she gives me so much attitude and she forgets that I have supersensitive hearing. I think she hates me a little bit."
She raised a brow at him and clasped her hands behind her back. "The Pieces coven have had a long history fighting vampires. I wouldn't take it personally."
"Knowing that, why would you put her in this house?"
"Because you're the only person I know that could protect her."
"You're a super witch that can bring people back from the dead, how am I better?"
"Because I have a massive target on my back."
"Noted. Where's Kai?"
It felt like a frog had formed in her throat as soon as he mentioned his name. She coughed a little bit to try and get rid of that feeling. "He's at the farmhouse. Things have been… Tense."
"Lovers quarrel?" he snickered. "Did he forget to do the dishes?"
She crossed her arms and shook her head. "Dishes are the least of our problems right now. Just take me to Toni, please."
Damon stopped in front of her and put a hand on her shoulder. "Do we have any reason to worry about the two of you becoming full on sociopaths?"
Rosanna put her hand over her face to hide that she was crying. Her emotions had been cranked up tenfold as her child grew inside her. One minute she would be happy and the next she would be filled with rage at the drop of a hat over nothing. Damon placed his hand on her shoulder, squeezing it awkwardly to try and get her to stop. "Do you want to talk about it?"
"I'm just scared, and my emotions are all over the place." She took in a deep breath and took her hand away from her face, drying her eyes with the back of her sleeve. "We're fighting all the time and when we're not at each other's throats, we're preparing for the merge. I think once it's over, we'll be back to normal. At least I hope we will."
"You've one more day, if the two of you can survive everything you've been through, I think you can survive pregnancy hormones."
She smiled a little and patted him on the back. "Thanks Damon, I'll see you on the way out."
"Good luck with her, I think she's more of a handful than you."
Rosanna leaned against Toni's door and made a face. "I'm not so sure about that."
As soon as Toni saw Rosanna's face, she was elated. She had missed her mentor and everything that came with the coven. She was hoping that Rosanna was going to tag her back into the game. She got off her bed and rushed over to her, throwing her arms around her. "I'm so glad to see you! I'm starting to see a little baby bump."
Rosanna looked down at herself and grinned, "Do you think so?"
"Oh yeah, I'm surprised Kai hasn't said anything. I know he's super excited about this kid."
Rosanna tried to hide her situation with Kai and bit her lip. "Enough about me, I hear you're not enjoying yourself here."
Toni let go of her friend and sighed. "This place is an absolute bitch. Not being involved in everything that's going on is a bitch. What's been happening? How're you getting on with my mother dearest?"
She thought back to the run in she had with Lydia and tried to sugar coat it for Toni. "She's definitely an outspoken woman."
"You can say that again." Toni sat on the edge of her bed and crossed her legs. "So, what else has happened?"
"Oran got another descendant but he's struggling because the rest are with us and are cloaked."
"Why am I not with them then?"
"Because you're more important than them. You have a very resourceful power that I couldn't afford to lose. Plus, you've been a good friend to me and you've already died once. I don't want to have to bring you back again."
Toni hid her smile under her hand for a moment. "I'm like your most powerful witch, aren't I?"
Rosanna rolled her eyes playfully and sat beside Toni. "Yes, you are, but let's not get too big headed. We've a lot of preparation to do for tonight and right now I'm here to take you out of here and get you ready for the merge."
"Finally! I've been waiting for this day for what feels like forever. Should my bags?"
"No, I'm sorry to tell you but after tonight you'll be coming back here."
"If that's what you want," she got up and raised her arms into the air, stretching out her back dramatically, "let's go then."
Bonnie was waiting for Rosanna on the porch of the farmhouse when she arrived with Toni. She had a large, ancient looking book on her lap that Rosanna assumed to be the book containing the merging spell. It was the same spell that formed the Zodiacs and with one witch from every coven, Rosanna was hoping it was going to work for them.
"Are you ready to practice this? I think I have the ritual down to a T."
"I'm as ready as I'll ever be." Rosanna turned to Toni, placing a hand on her shoulder. "Head out back and group all the witches together, tell them that we're going to have a rehearsal before tonight."
"You got it, boss." Toni smiled, she didn't care what they were going to do today, as long as it was going to get them all a step closer to freedom.
"Where's Kai?"
"I think he's upstairs waiting for you, tell him to come down and I'll fill everyone in on the spell." Bonnie replied, closing the book.
"Before I go to get him, there's something I need to ask you."
"Okay, what's up."
"Would you be interested in being a part of this coven, once all of this Oran crap is out of the way, we're disbanding it. We just think it would be such a bonus to have a witch as amazing as you in our ranks."
Bonnie was taken back by Rosanna's proposition; it made sense to her, but Bonnie had never been a part of a coven and she didn't really have the desire to be. "Let me think it over, if it'll help put Oran away then I'm on board but I just need a while to mull it over."
"Great, I'll go get Kai and then we can get started on this. Thanks for your help Bonnie, we appreciate it."
He just about heard the knocking on his door as he awoke from his power nap. He got up quickly, thinking it was one of the annoying teenage witches looking for more help from him. He was surprised to see that it was Rosanna. Lately they had been bickering and disagreeing over everything, he knew that there were hard times in a marriage, but she had made the past week unbearable for him.
"Oh, it's you." He opened the door a little further and stepped away from the door, wiping the tiredness off his face. "What do you want, Rose?"
She closed the door behind her and pressed her back against it. "Are you really going to be that hostile with me?"
"Are you going to pick yet another fight with me? You know, I used to think I was hard to handle but you take the cake and the whole buffet that came with it." He watched her face twist up and tilted his head. "What are you doing?"
"I'm trying really hard not to kill you right now."
He placed his hands on his hips and pressed his lips together. "I'm waiting."
She just glared at him, shaking her head. "You're such a child."
"Well you married me, sweetheart." He scratched the back of his head and peeled his eyes away from her. "What are we doing, we're supposed to be a team. We're the Parkers, we've been together for over twenty years. Why are fighting now?"
"I told you, I just can't control my feelings as well as I used to. It's hard when you have a human growing inside you." She started to tear up, gripping onto her hair as the first tear fell down her cheek. "God, I hate crying! I haven't cried so much in my life."
He stepped over to her, pulling her into his chest. "Let's just stop all this fighting, yeah? We're the dream team, remember?"
She nodded sharply and buried her head into him. "I'm sorry for all the mean things I said to you."
"I've been called worse, trust me." He tilted her head up and kissed her softly on the lips. "I'm sorry too, I know you're super crazy at the moment and you know me, I just love to be annoying." He dried her eyes with his thumb.
"It's all water under the bridge. I came up to get you to practice this merge spell. I'm sure everyone's waiting for us."
"Let them wait a little longer," he placed his forehead against hers and closed his eyes. "I just want to stay like this for a minute."
Everyone was waiting for Kai and Rosanna, they had all heard their squabbling and arguing for the past week and they were pleasantly surprised to see them emerge from the house, hand in hand. It made the witches feel a little more confident, knowing that their leaders were once again on the same page.
"Tell us what we've got to do Bon." Kai said as he exhaled.
"Everyone form a circle and link hands. You two need to be in the centre." She directed them into the circle and pointed for them to kneel on the floor. "During the real thing, you two are going to need to cut your hands and place them together."
Rosanna put her hands against Kai's and looked up at Bonnie. "What's the spell?"
Bonnie opened the book at the page she had folded down. "Pietatus confidunt vires cuplans." She said it slowly for them so that they could grasp every syllable. She turned to the circle of witches around them. "When Kai and Rosanna start to say the spell, you need to chant 'Unum unose' over and over until flames surround them"
"Did you catch all of that?" Rosanna asked him lowly.
"Yeah, are you ready to do this?"
"As ready as I'll ever be."
The coven moved to a secluded location in the woods and waited for nightfall. As the moon shone down, it illuminated the blade that Kai supplied. He got onto his knees in front of Rosanna and waited for the coven to circle them. He could tell by her face that she was nervous, she wasn't hiding it very well.
"You're going to be okay." He said as he cupped her face with his hand.
"I'm not thrilled about having to cut my hands. It's going to hurt isn't it?"
"Only for a little bit." He took her hands, turning them over so that he could see her palms. "Do you want me to do it? It'll be easier on you."
She nodded and squeezed her eyes shut. "Just do it quick." She let out a whimper both times he ran the blade across her skin and when he was done, she watched him do the same to himself through one eye.
"Looks like Bonnie took you up on your offer." He said casually as he set the sharp knife by his side.
Rosanna glanced over her shoulder and flashed her a quick smile. "I'm glad she did, hopefully it gives us an edge."
He held his hands up and motioned for her to push her hands against his. "Even without her, we'd be able to beat him. You're just freaking out."
"No more talking, the sooner we get this done, the sooner we can track him down."
Everything went deathly quiet before the started the spell. As soon as the Parkers said the first word, the rest of the coven did their part and chanted their spell as passionately as they could. The key to making this merge work was to believe in Kai and Rosanna as leaders. There was a shift in the air as a flame burst from the ground and surrounded the couple. The heat was almost unbearable, and it made Rosanna sweat; she couldn't afford to ruin this spell, if they had to attempt it again, there would be a possibility of Oran showing up. Tonight had to be the night, he was nowhere near Mystic Falls.
As the end of the flame reached the starting point, a surge of power coursed through them and it felt like fire in their veins. Their eyes rolled into the back of their heads and their hands fell apart as they fell onto the forest floor. The inferno died, and the witches slowly stopped their spell. It was complete, they were one. Kai was the first to wake and as he got up, Rosanna opened her eyes.
"Cloak Toni… Now and get her out of here." Rosanna said abruptly.
Kai looked at Bonnie and pointed over at Toni. "Take her back to the safehouse."
Rosanna got onto her feet and patted herself down. "Everyone, get out of here. Now, please." She looked at Kai, furrowing her brows. "When I did my locator spell, he was nowhere near here."
"He must've felt us doing the spell and teleported or something, but I can feel his presence too."
"I didn't teleport," his voice came from the distance, "I just tricked you. When you've been around for as long as I have, you learn a few things." He emerged from the trees in front of them with a leer. "Granted, I didn't think you were going to merge tonight, but you can't do anything to me yet."
"Wanna bet?" Kai took a step-in front of Rosanna, trying to block her in case anything happened.
Oran's eyes were fixed onto her, completely bypassing Kai's attempt to shield her. "She doesn't know the spell. If she did I wouldn't be standing here." It seemed like he stared deeper into her soul and with a laugh he said, "I'm in your mind, remember? I know that you haven't got it in you."
"With the power we have, I could kill you easily." She slid her hand into Kai's, ready to combine the magic they had.
"It's not as simple as that, my dear. Right now, the three of us are at a stalemate. I'm not strong enough yet to do you any harm and you don't have the right mortality spell to knock me off once and for all." He smirked and placed his hand on the back of his bald head.
"So why come here? Shouldn't you be hunting down some more descendants so that we can have a bit of a challenge?" Kai remarked confidently.
"My remaining descendants were here, I was hoping I'd arrive in time to take them while they were in the middle of the spell. But no matter, I'll get them eventually." He pointed his finger at Rosanna, his smirk fading from his face. "I'll be seeing you very shortly, young lady. For your sake, you better be prepared for the next time we meet."
A:N Thank you for reading, hope you enjoyed this chapter!