Chapter 28
Suddenly Elijah heard screaming, the ripping of metal and shattering of glass before there was only the endless blare of a carhorn.
Dropping the phone, he raced to find Kol and told him, "Elena and Bonnie were driving and the car skidded on ice. I'm afraid that they're going to be in horrible shape! I'm going to get them and bring them back!"
"Bonnie!" Kol gasped. "I'm coming with you." They took Elijah's BMW and took the backroad Elena liked to use. About halfway they saw skids into the snow. Elijah pulled over and they followed the marks into the tree line. Both of them froze for a second when they saw what was left of the SUV. Then they rushed headlong into the fray. A tree had carved its way up the middle of the engine. Elena was slumped against the steering wheel with a massive gash on her forehead. There was blood everywhere. He looked across the way and worried how his brother was going to cope. Bonnie had part of a tree piercing her abdomen.
"Oh God, 'Lijah!" Kol gasped when he reached her and then looked over at Elena. "Their heartbeats Elijah!"
"Hang on BonBon," Kol worried. He opened his wrist and began to give Bonnie some blood. He ripped the door off and broke the limb away that was piercing her. Carefully he lifted her from the tangled wreckage of the vehicle. He dropped to the snow cradling her in his arms and a moment later Elijah was nearby with Elena. Bonnie groaned in his arms and swallowed weakly. Kol continued to try and get blood into her but he also began chanting – if things went south he could at least do that for her.
Elena opened her eyes and gave Elijah a gentle smile. She carefully reached up a hand to touch his cheek and then her eyes glazed over and grew vacant as they stared up at the sky.
"No...stay with me Elena...come back to me please..." Elijah got out brokenly. "Just open your eyes again...don't leave me alone here..."
"She had your blood Elijah," Kol pointed out, "she's in transition."
"They both are," Elijah said and Kol listened carefully suddenly realizing that Bonnie's heartbeat was gone.
"Now it's just the waiting game." The older one said sadly. "It's going to be their choice to complete the transition from human to vampire."
Kol looked skyward.
"It wasn't supposed to go like this. I just got her in my life – things were going so well and we were happy." He looked down at Bonnie's lifeless form cradled in his arms. "I love you my little witch – please don't leave me."
"She was so beautifully human." Elijah whispered softly. "She was perfect..." Looking down, he smiled at her. "I love you so much Elena...so much."
"We'd better get them out of here and you might want to call Alaric before Caroline's mother does," Kol suggested not making any move to release Bonnie.
Keeping Elena close, he dialed Alaric's number and left him a message saying that Elena was in a car accident with Bonnie and both girls are with him and his family.
