CHAPTER 26
Kol thought of this morning with a mixture of both fury and satisfaction. If only he were the only man Bonnie loved then things would be so much simpler. All the same, he felt his plan was brilliant. It was some of the most diabolical scheming he had ever concocted.
And Kai was about to be taken out by human law. The one area in, which not even the Geminis could weasel him out of trouble. Not that they would now that Kai had revealed his disloyalty and best of all? His plan would leave Kai at their mercy because unlike Bonnie, Kol had no compunction about destroying the entire coven.
The mind-blowing sex had simply been a bonus and the way Bonnie had screamed his name, he grew hard just thinking about it. He glanced at her as she emptied her books in the locker. She had worn a turtleneck to hide the bruises already forming on her throat. The sleeves covered her wrists, which were also bruised. It was rougher than he normally would have been, but it was all part of his master plan.
Kol tucked a lock of her hair behind her ear. He kissed her on the forehead.
"I love you," Kol murmured.
He simply hoped Bonnie would forgive him this. She smiled at him and it took his breath away.
"I love you too."
Kol walked away, ready to finish his frame job. This would be so much fun and a lot easier without Alaric Saltzman running around. Humans, who couldn't be compelled were usually more of a nuisance than anything else.
Kol compelled the receptionist to let him in to the see the principal. The principal looked up and frowned at him when he didn't knock.
"Young man -"
His protest died on his lips when Kol caught his eye to compel him.
"Ring the police, would you?" Kol asked with a self-satisfied smirk.
"Of course, why?"
"You want to report an assault on one of your students. Her name is Bonnie Bennett and Kai Parker has hurt her. Very badly. She will deny it however, if you check her for injuries you will find she has them."
Kol whistled as he sauntered out of the principal's office. Certain that his compulsion had done the trick. To make his day even better, he ran into Kai on his way to gym class.
"What do you look so smug for?" Kai asked with a dark look.
Kol grabbed him by the shoulders and shoved him against the locker.
"I know what twisted game you're playing with Bonnie. Just as I know about the deal and rest assured I will end you, Malachai. One way or the other."
Kai snarled and his expression turned to furious at the mention of his given name.
"Just kill me already."
Kol laughed and let go of him.
"That would be nice and easy for you. Put you out of your misery and then what? I lose Bonnie because she still has feelings for you. Mortals."
"Fuck you," Kai snarled. His hand twitched and Kol knew he was wishing for magic of his own. "You should watch your back."
"Have a nice day," Kol smirked.
Still laughing he walked away.
XXX
Bonnie had just sat down next to Cassie in English class when the police walked in. She tensed and exchanged looks with Cassie, who was as confused as she was. When she looked at Kol, she knew he had been expecting them.
"What is going on?" she whispered.
Kol shrugged and feigned innocence. Her eyes narrowed and she knew better than to believe him.
"Bonnie Bennett would you please come with us?" one of the officers said addressing the class.
"Bonnie," the substitute said when she made no move to go with them.
"Call my Grams," Bonnie said to Cassie.
Normally she would have asked Kol, would have counted on him to get her out of trouble. But this time was different, she knew Kol was behind this. She just wasn't sure why because she knew with a certainty that scared her, he would never do anything to her hurt. That didn't mean he wouldn't do something stupid that would cause her a headache to get someone else and she had a sneaky suspicion she knew, who it was.
Bonnie rose to her feet and silently followed the police officers to the squad car. There was a part of her that grew scared when she saw it. Would she die in police custody? Then she remembered she was a witch and if anyone tried anything, she would disappear in the blink of an eye. Or better yet, do what Kol and Kai would do and tear the officers to shreds.
XXX
Kai was having a bad day. He itched to tear Kol apart after that run in earlier today, but he needed wait until they had dealt with Joshua. Once that was done, he and the bloodsucker would have their own showdown.
At least that was Kai's plan when he was in third period calculus until the police officers showed up to take him away. His whole class stared like this was the best thing they had ever seen. And who knew maybe in their boring little lives it was. Others on the other hand like some of the boys he frightened looked as if this had been a long time coming. And Kai had to hand it to them, they were probably right.
Kai followed them with a cheery façade to the squad car. He whistled and put on a show of looking unconcerned. But the truth was he was seething with fury. He didn't need to think hard to know this was Kol's doing.
"So what am I being charged with?"
"Assault," the female officer said.
Her badge read 'Morgan'.
Kai snorted. "Yeah, right. Who did I assault?"
"A girl named Bonnie Bennett," officer Morgan said.
Oh well if he was charged with assaulting Bonnie it explained the disgusted looks she kept sending hom. It wasn't surprising yet Kai found it hurt to be accused of hurting Bonnie. She was the one person, he never wanted to hurt. No matter how crazy she made him. Because she was Bonnie.
"That's ridiculous. I'd never hurt Bonster."
"Say that to the judge," officer Morgan said and turned around to face him.
That was when Kai's warlock instincts went into overdrive. Something was off and when he looked into her eyes, he knew the officers were compelled.
Now how had Kol pulled that off when he hadn't left school grounds all day? And who had called the police?
As if his thoughts had summoned him, Kol was leaning against the door frame of school's front entrance.
"What did you do?" Kai hissed at Kol.
Kol smirked and he saw evil in his dark eyes. "I simply compelled certain school official to ring the police on you. And my beloved sister compelled the entire Portland police force."
Kai saw red and he pictured staking Kol, but he knew now wasn't the time. First, he needed to clean up this mess.
He siphoned the magic out of one his emergency Sanskrit rings. He sent a message to Cassie to save him. He knew it was a long shot, Cassie hated him. But they were a part of the same coven and they both wanted the same thing, which meant she might be the only person motivated to get him out of jail.
XXX
Bonnie had spent the entire morning getting photos of her bruises. The aftermath of her consensual sex with Kol. A fact she had tried to explain to the police, but they seemed to have decided Kai had assaulted her. Nothing she said made a difference, which meant they must be under Kol's compulsion.
It was clever really, if she wasn't so furious with him, she might have even acknowledged that. Kol had used human law to take out his competition. Probably fully aware she would never forgive him if he killed Kai. But if he went away to prison by mistake? Well that could be explained away. Assuming Bonnie was a complete moron, which she wasn't and was going to explain to Kol as she broke up with him for going behind her back and thinking she was an idiot.
Then she was going to strangle Kai for not leaving well enough alone. He just had to chase her around all because he couldn't have her.
And now they had a big mess on their hands when they needed to focus on Joshua.
The police escorted her past Kai, who was being brought in for interrogation. His eyes met hers and she shivered at the emptiness she saw in them.
"I know you're innocent and I'm going to stop this," Bonnie said.
"We both know, who is behind this," Kai said.
The police officers with him pushed him along and the officer with Bonnie escorted her to the main area where her Grams was waiting.
"Bonnie," Sheila cried and pulled her into a hug. "Who hurt you? Was it Malachai?"
"No and no one hurt me. Kol is trying to frame Kai."
"But why?"
"Because he's jealous and it's a crazy vampire thing, but I'll take care of it."
Bonnie moved away.
"No, honey. This is exactly the sort of situation I'm trying protect you from. I'll speak with Elijah and -"
"Grams," Bonnie interrupted. "I'll take care of it. I can handle Kol, but you need to help Kai. If the cops call Joshua he's dead. Literally dead."
"Are you certain you want to protect him?"
"Yes," Bonnie hissed. "He doesn't deserve whatever Joshua will do to him. He's just a fucked up kid and why am I the only person that can see that?"
"Because you always see the best in everyone, but I will take care of it. You just get Kol to stop playing games before he gets us all killed. If he and Malachai wish to feud they may do so after we handle our other problems."
"Thank you. That's exactly what I'm going to tell him."
XXX
Kai wasn't sure how long he was in the cell for or why no one had bothered to ask him anything. He had been arrested once last year for underage drinking at a party. He had been questioned and sent home with his extremely pissed off father. Sometimes, he could still feel the pain on his back when he thought about that night's lesson.
This time though the cops didn't seem interested in following normal procedure and why would they when they were compelled? But when Joshua walked in, he knew there was still one part of the standard procedure they remembered.
"What are you doing here?" Kai said and flopped down on the bed.
It was an act. For once he was actually scared. Joshua was wearing an expression of arrogance he had never seen before. It could only mean the day his father killed him had finally arrived.
"I received an interesting phone call about my son, who is apparently not only an abomination, but also a felon. If only this was the first time, I've had to pick you up from a jail cell."
"Something tells me this will be the last time, pops."
"So it would seem."
One of the compelled police officers joined Joshua on the other side of the bars. For a brief moment, Kai allowed himself to indulge in the fantasy that it was Joshua, who was incarcerated. The moment was gone as soon as it came. One small comfort was that even if Joshua did manage to kill him, Bonnie would avenge him.
"Are you ready to bail him out?"
"In a moment. I'd like a few minutes alone with my son assuming that's alright."
"No, it's fine, but I must do something first."
The officer raised their gun and in the blink of an eye Kai was on his feet.
"Great," Kai muttered.
"Compulsion?" Joshua asked.
"No, shit dad."
The officer pulled back the safety and Kai looked frantically for a place to take cover, but there was nowhere.
XXX
"KOL!" Bonnie screamed as she tracked him down behind the school. He was there with Rebekah and a few of the other witches and warlocks. "WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU DO?"
Kol looked up and she saw it all in his eyes. His expression was hard and her eyes were dark. There was pure hatred in them, but not of her. It was all aimed at Kai. The worst part was the anger and betrayal she saw there. Rebekah at least had the grace to look remorseful, but apparently, she didn't feel bad enough about it to turn Kol down. Bonnie hadn't expected anything else. If there was one thing, she knew about Rebekah it was how much she loved her brothers in spite of who they were.
"I'm certain I don't know what you mean."
"Don't you? Because it looks like you framed Kai for an attack that never took place! Now he's in jail!"
"Already?" Kol smiled a crooked smile. The one that made him look young. Normally it made her heart skip a beat, but now she saw what she had seen that first night when they met. A happy homicidal maniac. "That was quick."
"Whatever compulsion you laid down on the police you're going to undo. Now. Before I kill you."
"How precisely?" Rebekah questioned with a smirk. "I'm curious to hear how you plan to kill an Original, darling."
"What attack?" Nick asked.
Bonnie blushed thinking of how she had gotten those bruises in the first place.
"It's nothing. Not important."
"I said," Rebekah said with frost in her voice. "How precisely do you plan to kill my brother?"
"Just undo it," Bonnie snarled. "Or I'll never forgive you."
"Never is a long time when you're a vampire."
"Just undo it," Bonnie growled. "Or you will learn just how long I can hold a grudge."
"I think not," Kol rose to his feet and walked over. He lowered his voice so that they could speak privately. "Don't be difficult, love."
"Difficult? They will call Joshua and he will kill Kai."
"I'm rather pleased to hear it."
Bonnie shot him a look of disgust.
"You make me sick."
Bonnie turned on her heel and left. She ignored Kol when he called her name. When he caught up to her, she teleported away.
In the blink of an eye she was back at the sheriff's station.
XXX
Kai thought he had seen everything, but he couldn't have been more wrong. Joshua was muttering an ancient curse of death one that was irreversible. It would kill him slowly. Then Sheila uncloaked herself along with Cassie. She was standing behind Joshua and her eyes were white. Cassie took a step back and gestured for Kai to remain silent.
She put her hands on Joshua's temples. In the next instant, he collapsed on the ground, crumpled into a heap. She smirked and eyed Kai with that unknowing look of hers.
"He almost had you there, boy."
"I know. Thanks. I'm guessing Bonnie sent you. And I guess Cassie got my message?"
"She did," Sheila inclined her head regally. "Now let's see about getting you out of here."
"Yes, but I didn't want to come," Cassie said with an eye roll. "Now that you're not in danger, I'm going to check on my coven."
Cassie teleported away. In the blink of an eye she was gone.
Sheila waved her arms and the jail cell sprang open.
"Impressive."
"You think this is the first time I've sprung a man from jail?"
"The Bonster didn't tell me her grandma was this cool. She's been holding out on me."
"That's because I don't want her to know how much trouble I used to get into. Now grab your father and hop to. We need to teleport out of here."
"Where are we going?"
"I have a friend, who can contain Joshua until the ceremony."
"Lead the way."
Sheila teleported all three of them and Kai was shocked to see Sheila had taken them to Elijah. As usual he was wearing a suit and a neutral expression when they arrived. He definitely knew they were coming.
"Not this guy," Kai complained. "He's Kol's brother."
"I had noticed," Sheila replied dryly.
"I am aware of my brother's latest antics," Elijah said calmly. "They are childish to say the least. Our number one focus now is to repay Sheila for her help in defeating Niklaus and since her wish is to help you defeat Joshua then we will. Once that is done as far as I am concerned you and Kol can attempt to kill each other for the better part of the next century."
"Aren't you supposed to be the moral brother?" Kai asked raising an eyebrow.
"Moral is a relevant term," Katherine said walking in from the other room. "Oh, it's the cute one."
"Katerina."
"It was only an observation, 'Lijah."
Kai fake gagged.
Sheila's phone rang. She looked at the caller ID. "Excuse me, it's my granddaughter."
Sheila walked out of the living room. Kai swaggered over to the couch and kicked his feet up on the coffee table. He grinned at Elijah.
"So you have a place in Portland too now? Because let me tell you when I become coven leader I would rather the Mikaelsons stick to their original pact with my coven. No offence."
Elijah eyed his feet on the coffee table distastefully, but he did not say anything.
"Certainly, I cannot say I have any interest in visiting that state. As for our location, we are in New York."
"Check out Sheila teleporting across the country at her age."
"She's a Bennett," Katherine said as if it explained everything, which it did.
XXX
"You're where with Kai?" Bonnie asked.
She must have heard her grandmother wrong or there was a bad connection. There was just no way Sheila was back in New York with Kai.
"I'm in New York. Elijah and Katherine have an apartment here."
"I'm on my way."
Bonnie hung up. She closed her eyes and pooled all of her magic. That world spinning feeling washed over her. She opened her eyes again and saw she was in the middle of a living room.
Sheila, Elijah, Katherine and Kai were all seated. Elijah looked particularly perturbed to have Kai present. But Bonnie noticed when Katherine wasn't looking, he would glance fondly at Sheila. Which was just too weird.
"I'm not going to let you go to jail for something you didn't do," Bonnie said.
"No worries, Bonster. We get the old man out of the way and I can use a little witch-y woo to deal with the police. Assuming someone can control your boyfriend and keep him out of my territory."
"Control Kol?" Katherine laughed. "Yes, because that has worked so well in the past."
Bonnie sighed and wrapped her arms around herself. "I'll ask him to leave. I don't want to see him ever again. He crossed a major line."
"Poor Kol," Katherine said with a sulky expression that made her look as if she actually cared about him.
Maybe she did. Kol had mentioned before he thought Katherine was a blast.
"I understand," Elijah said. "I was thinking perhaps our family could go to our estate in Italy. We are all rather fond of it."
"Even Finn and he doesn't like anything. Or so I've heard," Katherine said with a smirk.
"Fine, I'll accept those terms," Kai said and grinned manically. "So what do you say we get that eclipse ready?"
"I'll call Cassie," Bonnie said.
"And I will call my siblings off," Elijah offered.
"You do that," Bonnie said.
XXX
Bonnie and Kai returned to Portland. They teleported to Cassie's house where the New Englanders had decided to meet up.
"Do you have the grimoire?" Cassie asked anxiously from the couch.
Bonnie nodded. "Now all we need is Jo."
"I couldn't convince her," Diana said with a grimace. "I'm sorry, but she doesn't wish to go against Joshua."
"Don't tell me she agrees with that manic," Bonnie muttered.
"Not at all," Diana said quickly and shot a guilty look at Kai. "But she also doesn't want to merge with Kai."
Kai cursed. "Oh, that sister of mine. What does she think I'm going to do? Set the coven on fire?"
"Is she wrong?" Bonnie demanded.
"Not really, but what does she care? She'll be dead."
"She won't leave the little kids in Kai's care," Diana said shooting Kai a dirty look.
"Now I'm just offended. What does she care? She'll be dead anyway."
"Oh my God," Bonnie groaned. "Would you just shut up so I can think?"
Kai chuckled, but raised his hands. He made a show of miming zipping his lips.
Bonnie paced the room and tried to recall everything she and Jo had discovered in their research so far. It wasn't much, but if she could combine a few spells it might just be enough to keep Jo alive.
"I know that look," Kai said after a couple of minutes. She should have known he couldn't stay quiet for long. "What kind of scheme are you cooking up?"
"I need a couple of hours with your family's grimoires," she said looking straight at Kai. "And I need your word that if Jo lives you will let her and the little kids live. All of them, including the twins."
"Aren't you missing something? If Jo and I merge she will be very dead."
"Not if I can pull this off. Do you promise?"
"Fine," Kai said from between clenched teeth. "But if they try to screw me or any of you for that matter all bets are off."
"Deal," Bonnie said before she could change her mind or any of the New Englanders could argue.
"Then let's go get you those grimoires."
When Kai held his hand out to her, she didn't hesitate to place hers in his. She teleported them out of there and they arrived right outside of his house.
"Why can I teleport inside of your home once I am inside, but I can't teleport in from the outside?" Bonnie asked as Kai unlocked the door.
"Dad put a spell on the place to keep people from popping in."
"Of course, he did."
"I'm guessing your Grams has done the same thing."
Kai opened the door and she followed him inside.
"Probably," Bonnie shrugged. "I didn't learn how to teleport until after I moved to Portland so I haven't tried."
"My guess? It wouldn't apply to you since you're a blood relative. At least that's how Joshua likes to seal all of his protective spells."
Bonnie started looking over the grimoires on the shelf, looking for the ones she and Jo had used for their research. There was another grimoire that technically belonged to Kol, but she had that in her bookbag so she didn't need to contact him for it. Luckily.
"That's not what you would do?"
"Don't get me wrong, it's a good idea. Assuming you trust all of your relatives. Me on the other hand? I know better."
"So what kind of protective ward would you use?"
Bonnie plucked a grimoire off the shelf.
Kai snorted. "Like I'm telling you. I've seen you tweak some pretty powerful spells. No way am I handing over one of my personal faves just like that."
"You are as paranoid as your dad," Bonnie said with an eye roll.
"Ouch, Bunny. That actually hurt."
"Whatever," Bonnie found the second grimoire. "That's everything. Now I just need a notebook and a pen."
"Going to do a little rewriting?"
"You bet. It's not glamorous and it might take a while, but once I'm done, I'll have a way for Jo to survive the merge."
"Great. Help yourself to anything in the office. In the meantime, I'm going to have a chat with sissy."
Kai was gone before she could protest. Bonnie settled down in the office chair and began reworking the spell.
XXX
"I'm not doing it you psycho," Jo crossed her arms and glowered at him.
"Why not? I could always force you along," Kai suggested with a chipper smile. "And I'm a sociopath not a psycho. Those are two very different things."
"Like Bonnie is going to let you complete this merge without my consent."
"You sound awfully sure of that, sissy. I wouldn't be if I were you."
"Why not?" Jo's eyes narrowed suspiciously.
"Because dad's going to kill Bonnie and all of her little friends if he ever escapes. Now I'm not Bonnie, but I have a pretty good idea what she is going to do. And if she won't go along with it? Well guess what, I don't like it, but I can siphon her. No magic Bonster isn't much of a threat."
Jo snorted and rolled her eyes. "You're seriously underestimating her and me."
Jo raised her arms and began to chant in Latin. Kai laughed, he snapped his fingers and she was frozen in place.
"Looks like you're coming with me and for your sake you better hope Bonnie came through. Because one way or another, I will be our new leader before the day is over."
XXX
Bonnie had just finished the spell when Kai walked inside the room. He levitated Jo in front of him. She was squirming against the invisible bonds. And she looked furious, but not as much as a sound came out of her mouth.
Bonnie's jaw dropped.
"What did you do to her?"
"She wouldn't come willingly and she tried to attack me."
"Let her go."
"Let her go?" Kai gaped. "Did you hear that she attacked me?"
"Yeah, and I figure you threatened her first."
Kai smirked. "Can't argue with that."
"Just let her go. I found a way for you both to survive the merge. I just have to cast a little spell before the merge. And Jo you can leave with the kids," Bonnie promised.
Jo squirmed even harder.
"Oh, for fuck's sake, Kai," Bonnie said. "Let her go before I set you on fire. And yes, I know you don't heal like a vampire."
"Fine, but if she attacks us again that's on you, Bonster."
Kai snapped his fingers. Jo fell to the floor and howled like an angry cat. Bonnie rushed to help her up, but Jo brushed her off.
"Are you alright?"
"I'm fine," Jo said from between clenched teeth. "Not that you care."
"I didn't tell him to attack you!" Bonnie protested before turning to Kai. "Kidnapping Jo wasn't the plan. What were you thinking? She's your sister."
Kai shrugged and bit down on his bottom lip. He sent her a heated look.
"I want what is mine."
"You won't die," Bonnie said. "You can take the kids and leave. Kai has promised he won't harm them."
"Liv and Luke?" Jo asked with a flicker of hope in her eyes.
Bonnie didn't think Jo trust Kai. But there was a chance she would believe Bonnie.
"As long as the little rugrats never merge, I will let them live," Kai said. "But I want a blood oath from the both of them the second they are old enough to merge. Refuse and I will hunt you all down and do what I have been planning for years."
Bonnie gaped at Kai and shuddered. Her psychic feeling, the ones her Grams always told her to listen to were going crazy. She kept seeing flashes of blood and Kai trailing a bloody bat down the second-floor hallway.
"Don't you dare," Bonnie hissed.
Kai smirked. "Well if sissy and the brats keep up their end of the bargain there will be no need for that."
"Oh my God," Jo groaned and rose to her feet, a furious look had settled on her face. "You fucking psycho! Don't you get it? The only other person as obsessed with ruling our coven is dad!"
"If I had feelings that might actually hurt them."
Bonnie shot him a disgusted look. "Kai, I swear I will set you on fire."
Kai rolled his eyes and grimaced.
"If you promise their safety, I will do it," Jo said. "But I need a blood oath from you first."
"No, I need one from the twins," Kai said.
Bonnie sighed. It was like seeing the Salvatore brothers in action. It didn't take her long to realize if she wanted this resolved she would have to do it herself. Like always. Bonnie was starting to think boys whether they were warlocks or vampires were equally useless. Although Jo was being every bit as uncooperative so maybe it was just people in general.
"You are a sociopath, why should I trust you?"
"Why should I trust you? You've got so little brains you dated Jason."
"This from the guy, who slept with Heather?"
"Here's an idea," Bonnie snapped thinking how happy she was she didn't have siblings. "You both make a blood oath right now where Kai promises not to hurt the kids if you go through with the merge. And Jo you swear to make the twins swear a bloodoath promising never to merge once they are old enough. How's that?"
Kai looked mildly impressed. "Deal."
"Fine," Jo said through clenched teeth. "But if this merge thing does end up killing me, I am going full Poltergeist on both your asses."
"Noted," Kai said with a chipper smile.
"Haven't seen it," Bonnie said with a shrug.
Kai's jaw dropped open. "You haven't seen it? What kind of monster are you?"
"I'm not stuck in the eighties or nineties or wherever the hell you're from."
Kai rolled his eyes and clapped his hands together. "Aside from Bonnie's spectacularly bad taste in movies, what do you say we get this show on the road?"
"We need a coven, dummy," Jo said giving Kai side eye.
"I know that," Kai said with another eye roll. "The New Englanders are on their way."
Bonnie felt a nervous twinge in the bottom of her stomach at the thought of what they were about to do.
Thank you so much to everyone, who has read, reviewed, faved and followed this fic. I hope you are all safe and healthy! I know things are crazy right now, but I hope everyone is as well as can be expected. I hope you like this chapter, I almost got whiplash writing it because so much happened in such a short chapter, lmao. I'm fireismyelement97 on tumblr if you want to request a bonkai or kennett drabble.
- Izzy
Guest: You and I are totally on the same wavelength and I love it! Lol, you know Kai is going to be all in if it's a chance to get naked with Bonnie. Yay, another Damon-hater! I love writing Bonnie kicking Damon's ass so that may happen in this fic.
Guest: Can't she just have them both? Girl, lmao, I love it! But sorry, she has to choose. I don't imagine Kai or Kol are really crazy about sharing.
Guest: Awe, omg! I am so happy to hear you feel it's like watching a show, I'm blushing.
