Kai takes off looking for Lucy Bennett, but he receives a shocking phone call about another Bennett witch which leads to an unexpected detour. While managing a holiday toy drive at Whitmore College, Bonnie seeks help from Nora and the two strike up an unlikely friendship. Lastly, Kai acquires some devastating news from Bonnie.

Bonnie's not sure how she got roped into doing a toy drive with Caroline. But here she was early Saturday morning in an elf's hat greeting people and taking in donated toys for underprivileged children. That wasn't what was bothering her, she didn't mind spending time with Caroline, who was now several months pregnant. With their former history teacher's babies by the way. But it was the fact that Kai hadn't reached out to her in weeks. And of course Enzo skipped town, not that she missed him. She was still feeling sinful about their hook up.

So what if she went to third base with a murderous vampire. Everyone else was doing it too. Caroline approached Bonnie as her conversation with Stefan was ending. "I'll call you later, babe."

"Babe?" Her word hung in the air.

Caroline hung up, rolling her eyes. "Don't mock me Bon, I'm not in the mood." Caroline was never in the mood anymore, not even for a joke.

Bonnie took in a shuddering breath. "Why do I have to deal with the worse version of you. It's bad enough I have to wake up to seeing you mixing blood and mayonnaise together, at like two o'clock in the morning." She teased to lighten the mood.

"That was marshmallow fluff, I have cravings now."

A mild measure of peace settled over Caroline.

All of this was weird, for everyone. Alaric was the only one that was acting as if any of this was normal. He even arrived just in time to pick Caroline up for her birthing class. In fact Bonnie noticed how happy Alaric has been for the past week since he found out his children were alive.

"Caroline, you are ready for class?" The blonde shook off her apron and elf hat, getting all her birthing books together. She's been spending a lot of time studying up on how to be a first time mother.

Alaric placed his hand over Caroline's, "Yep. Bonnie, will you be okay? I can cancel if you need me too?" The concerned tone in her friend's voice was combined with the worry lines on the side of her mouth.

A warm feeling suffused Bonnie's chest. "I got this covered, Care."

Alaric looked around, leaning over to her. "I've been meaning to ask, where's Kai?" Caroline jabbed Ric in his side, Bonnie wasn't sure what that was about.

She opened her mouth to speak and then paused. She wasn't sure how to answer him. "I'm just as in the dark as you. He said he had some things to take care of. I tried to text him about Lily Salvatore's death, but no response." Kai just fell off the earth, Bonnie even did a locator spell to find his whereabouts, but he cloaked himself off the map. "Have you asked Valerie?"

Alaric shook his head. "He told her the same thing, he had something to take care of, and wanted to make sure that the twins wouldn't be in any danger."

Both Bonnie and Caroline were surprised by that statement. Bonnie knew Kai would do right by his sister's kids, especially since they were his only connection to Jo and the rest of his family. Bonnie trusts he'd protect them with his own life. She was just afraid of what that would cost him.

"Well, if we hear anything, we'll let you know." Caroline said, before exiting out with Alaric by her side.

Yeah those two had a really fucked up situation.

Pulling out her phone, Bonnie sent one last text to Kai. She promised it would be the last one.

Kai found himself at Blue Ridge Mountain in North Carolina. He was walking through someone's beautifully manicured gardens. Somehow this luxury resort was where he'd find the answer to his problems. So he wasn't surprised to see Lucy Bennett in a black string bikini, showing off her thick hourglass figure.

When she noticed him on sight, she removed her dark sunglasses, as she wore a disgruntled look on her face.

"How do you keep finding me?"

This struck Kai as funny. He smirked, and Lucy glared at him. "You must know who I am now."

"Malachai Parker, son of Joshua Parker, the former Gemini Coven leader." Lucy said. A thought occurred to her. "You were the one who killed all those people, who almost killed my cousin."

Unable to suppress his grin, Kai said, "Well if you bothered to keep in contact with your last living relatives, you'd know more. Including the fact that Bonnie and I are very close friends."

Lucy scoffed. "I heard. It's not like my cuz to be so forgiving. So either you're packing something under those clothes or you got her under some sort of spell." She told him in a serious tone.

Kai couldn't help but bite his lower lip, so she was clearly impressed by his recent glow-up. If he wasn't so obsessed with her younger cousin, he'd love to get his hands on Lucy Bennett. He knew she'd be good for a long fun weekend.

Lucy moved to lay out on the lounge chair, "I know you didn't come all the way down here to stare at my goods. So what can I do for you?"

The gleam in his eyes suddenly had gotten more vicious, rawer, and his Adam's apple stood out in his throat, moving when he swallowed hard. "What do you know about The Amory in Grove Hill?"

Lucy just stared at him for a moment, her face went cold as did her eyes. "What do you even know about that?" She whispered sadly.

"I know a member of the St. John's family is looking for you."

The Bennett witch sighed, crossing her arms. "Look, I did a job a year ago. They weren't pleased with the results. One of the sisters assaulted me, but luckily I got out unharmed."

Kai shot Lucy a look, his eyes lightened with evil euphoria.

"Well that sister wants your head." He said as smoothly as he could manage.

"How the hell do you know this?"

She looked intrigued. That was good.

"That little birdy came to me looking for answers. I heard whispers about a Bennett witch, I had to see what was up."

The witch laughed cruelly. "Oh god, you're soft on her aren't you." Kai frowned at that. "That kind of shit will get you killed." She told him. "Once they know she's your weakness, they'll use her to get to you."

Lucy couldn't resist taunting him.

"Bonnie can handle herself, she's plucky." He was more worried about his unborn nieces or nephews. He knew Bonnie was well equipped to take care of herself, plus she had vampire friends to protect her.

Surprisingly, she smiled, and a mild look of revelation crossed her face. "That may be true, but you and I both know, that our magical bloodline will always keep us in danger."

"Sounds like you should stop being so fucking careless and look after yourself better. For your sake and Bonnie's." Kai knew the type of woman Lucy Bennett was, she was a commitment phobe, always trying to escape emotional closeness and detaches herself from others. With the Armoy after her, Kai knew eventually they'd come looking for another Bennett witch to lure Lucy in.

"It's why I keep my distance." Lucy snorted into her wine glass.

"Seems like that won't be good enough. You need to fix this before it becomes my issue." He stated darkly. "If something happens to Bonnie because of this, I'll hunt you down myself and gut you like I did my own sister." He snarled viciously at her.

Lucy reacted as if she were slapped. "I don't know what my cuz sees in you." She said, sneering, clearly trying to press for further reaction from him.

Kai gave her a look, not exactly a smile, but the corners of his mouth lifted slightly. He walked stiffly over to the chair across from her and sat down, he leaned forward and placed his head in his hands. After a moment, he gave a heavy sigh, seeming to come to some sort of decision.

"Aren't you exhausted?"

Bonnie stood shell shocked at the person who appeared in front of her. Nora, the Heretic walked right in front of her, with a gift in hand. Giving Bonnie a cheekily grin, her face red from the cold outside. "Nora, why are you here?"

The treaty between the Heretics and Stefan might have felt through once Lily died. Bonnie didn't want to worry about Whitmore being the next target for the Heretics.

"I have a toy for a tot." Nora held up a board game to Bonnie.

Surprisingly, her boldness caused Bonnie to laugh. "Okay, not even going to ask where you stole this from."

Nora gave her a bashful smile. "I didn't. This was a gift I purchased online for Mary Louise, who I thought would come crawling back to me." She shrugged awkwardly. "She didn't so…"

Bonnie couldn't care less about the Heretic couple's drama. She just took the gift from Nora, waiting for the other girl to go away. Sadly she didn't, and Bonnie knew she'd have to get stern.

"Okay well, your part is done. You can go back to Mystic Falls."

Nora's eyebrows furrowed, puzzled by Bonnie's forced nonchalance. "How will the child know it's from me?"

Bonnie let out a humorless laugh before she responded, "I'll let them know."

She silently concurred with the other girl, hoping for her to leave soon. But Nora still stood there in front of Bonnie, like she was refusing to walk away.

"Nora, is there anything else?" She asked, pushing away bothersome thoughts.

The brunette hesitated before speaking out. "I want to be more involved here. Now that I'm a student…"

Bonnie cut her off. "Wait, what? Please tell me you didn't enroll here?"

"Surprise! I've always wanted to go to college, even back when women weren't allowed. Now that I have a chance I couldn't pass it up." She told Bonnie. "Even if Mary Louise hates the idea." Nora blushed furiously.

Bonnie looked at her oddly. "Great motive."

"I see you need help. Your mouthy blonde mate isn't here." She remarked curiously.

Her back stiffened in a mixture of surprise and annoyance, "Don't speak of her," she spat. "You wanna help, work over in the collection booth, right over there in the far left corner." She pointed out. "Away from me." Bonnie muttered under her breath knowing the girl's super hearing would catch her words.

Nora pursed her lips but accepted her response. And Bonnie shoved the Heretic in the other direction, and watched as the other girl awkwardly walked over in the booth alone.

She checked her phone once again. Still nothing from Kai. One drunk text from Damon about Stefan being annoying. Bonnie just rolls her eyes.

Why were the men in her life always so disappointing?

Kai never thought he'd need a break from a fierce woman like Lucy. As much as he'd like to chill by the pool, watching her soak up the sun. He was finding her loose older woman vibe annoying, even though they were technically the same age. Not that Kai's ever going to admit to anyone he's actually in his 40s.

The Heretic made his way inside the resort to get a glass of bourbon, it was Bonnie's favorite drink in the prison world. He smiled as he thought about her anatic's back then, how intoxicating and irresistible she was. Even when Damon was working her last nerves, she was always full of hope and desire. Back then Kai wanted to be with that girl, he knew it was a pipe dream to hope things could go back to how they were before she knew his true identity. It doesn't help that in the real world they were always in danger, supernatural crises kept popping up and separating them. Like now.

Kai's phone began to buzz, he reached in his pockets to be greeted by a Virginia area code. He quickly answered, hoping it didn't have anything to do with the twins or Bonnie. "Hello?"

"Parker, how ya doing?" He recognized that perky voice. "It's me, Virginia St. John." Oh, her.

"How'd you get this number?"

"Hacked your phone when you were in the shower. Interesting that I couldn't find much on there." She mockingly told him, "You are a very private man."

Kai rolled his eyes at her salty tone, "Can I help you, Ginny?"

"I just got information about the Bennetts, apparently there was a Sheila Bennett who lived in Mystic Falls, she had a granddaughter who inherited her house after she died." Kai couldn't get over the unpleasant twist in his stomach. "I have the address to Sheila's house, I'm gonna check it out to see if I can find the witch. If anything she'll lead me to Lucy."

Kai wanted to scream death threats at this girl, he knew it wouldn't be smart. Right now she believed Kai was her ally, one wrong move and it could get someone he cared about killed. There was no room for reckless decisions, not now. "So your genius plan is to show up in Mystic Falls looking for a powerful Bennett witch, on your own with no backup."

"Is this where you offer your services to a poor little human girl?" She cooed to him over the phone, this time it made Kai's skin crawl.

"I've been to Mystic Falls plenty of times to know it's not safe for humans. Lots of supernatural creatures living there, you'll get killed on the spot just roaming around."

"Then come with, I can text you the address and we can scope the place out." She told him, "Please, Parker. Honestly I don't want to do this alone. My sister, she's too busy with other things to help out. I could really use your magical services."

Kai didn't tell her much about himself, except he was a lower rank witch. In fact he posed himself as a traveler, just in case she did some digging up on his background. Seems like she's been trying but hasn't been unsuccessful. Good.

"Text me the location." Not that he needed it. "I'll meet you at the house in a few hours."

"You got it sexy, and maybe we can get drinks afterwards." Kai had no intentions of having a second hook up with this girl, once was enough for him.

After hanging up on her, Kai went back outside to see Lucy in a crochet bikini cover up, that was not hiding any of her curves. There really wasn't anything modest about this witch. She looked up from her spellbook to see him standing in front her.

"Leaving?"

Lucy rolled her eyes, oblivious to his discomfort.

"That St. John girl got a hold of me just now." He announced, Lucy dropped her book. "She got Shelia's address, she's heading over to Mystic Falls to find Bonnie."

He didn't miss the way Lucy breathed in sharply.

"I can clean up my own messes." She said sternly.

"No, I'll clean it up, while you sit around the resort." Kai almost snarled, his patience wearing thin. "I can protect Bonnie myself, since it's clear you don't give a shit about anyone but yourself."

Lucy's dark eyebrows were furrowed, her eyes scrutinizing him. "I won't be lectured by a man who murdered his family and coven. Just because his daddy was mean to him."

A scowl marred Kai's face. "You have no idea what I've been through." Kai didn't have time to go back and forth with Lucy about his personal demons, he had people to look after. "I'll deal with the St. Johns and the Armory if it means Bonnie's safe. You need to keep a low profile until I can get this shit handle. I already have a Huntress problem and Gemini twins on the way."

Opening her mouth to speak, Lucy found herself struggling for words.

"What's going on, is Bonnie in more danger?" She finally managed.

He cleared his throat and their gaze simultaneously wandered to the lavish garden among them. "She's fine. I'm handling everything."

"You can't do it alone Malachai." Lucy muttered, as if reading his mind. "You can't save the world to make up for past mistakes."

His smile widened and he shrugged, sheepishly. "I can try." He said, in a hopeful tone.

Lucy pressed her lips together. For a moment, Kai thought she'd let the conversation die. Then she shifted, turning her full attention to him. "I know somewhere safe I can go. I'll stay out of sight until things die down. Just…" she paused. "Make sure nothing happens to Bonnie, I could never forgive myself if something happened to her due to my negligence."

Kai was sure Lucy was clueless when it came to Bonnie wellbeing. The two cousins only just started speaking to each other. If only Lucy knew what Bonnie had been through since her grandmother died.

His piercing gaze found her as he nodded. "I'll protect Bonnie with my life. I swear on it."

Lucy smiled sadly up at him, watching his brilliant blue eyes scan the horizon again as she had done.

It was well late in the afternoon before Bonnie's phone rang, sadly it wasn't the call she'd been anticipating. Instead it was her old drinking buddy who she hadn't seen for weeks, and only spoken to when he needed something.

"What now Damon?" She asked, shortly

"Quick favor, Bon-Bon.." he inquired slowly.

She licked each one of her fingers clean, finished with the sticky pastry she'd been eating. "Not surprising, I only ever hear from you when you need something."

"Well I'm sorry, but I've been dealing with a lot of crap. Like my mother dying." She wondered how long Damon would use Lily's death as an excuse for being a shitty friend.

"I did the locator spell on Julian, did you not find him?"

"We need a zoom in spell, an address would be helpful." He suggested.

Before she could fully contemplate her choices, she felt her lips move on their own. "Doesn't work that way."

"Stefan is thirsty for revenge, he wants Julian in the ground for Lily's death. And I need better information than just the town he's staying in." Damon told her.

Her friend was always ungrateful for her services.

Bonnie glanced around the room, then spotted Nora collecting toys from some more donors. The idea pops in her head right then.

"I'll text you something in a bit."

Bonnie hung up before Damon could say another word. Not that she really wanted to help him at all. She just knew Julian was the real reason for those humans being trapped in that high school. Getting rid of him would keep everyone safe again, so she had to help somehow. But then she remembered her promise to Kai to stay out of it. Bonnie planned to help from a distance.

Making her way over to Nora, she paused as she watched the young girl interact with the students donating. Nora was a complete snob, just going around offending people for their poor gift donations. Bonnie was a bit amused by it all, the Heretic was taking her job a little too seriously, in a way that reminded her of Caroline.

Bonnie moved in next to her, with two mugs of hot cocoa, Nora looked over to see Bonnie standing by her side.

"Who's your English Professor?" Bonnie asked slowly, interrupting Nora's thoughts.

"What?" She prompted.

"I just wanted to warn you about our Freshman English Professor, Marcus is very harsh. If you're lucky you have Dowling, he's the nicest man on campus. And pretty handsome too." Professor Dowling was a Joe Manganiello look alike.

Nora didn't answer her question, but she did take notice of the two mugs in Bonnie's hand. "A hot cup of vervain?" She asked, her voice was strained.

The witch let out a low laugh but shook her head. "Nope, cocoa with a splash of bourbon." Bonnie shrugged, handing Nora a mug. "I was very rude with you earlier. I'm not used to giving second chances to people who are trying to turn over a new leaf."

The mug of hot chocolate was raised to Nora's lips lingered in midair as she eyed the green eyed witch.

"Kai told us that much about you." Her tone was gentle.

Bonnie's stomach sunk at her words. Kai must have informed them of the wicked Bennett witch back in the 1903 prison world. She wondered what tales he must have told them about her, was any of it true.

Fully facing Nora, Bonnie kindly regarded her. "He and I are on better terms. And I'm learning how to be more forgiving." She explained. "I heard that you sided with Valerie over Julian, I know you're trying to do the right thing."

Her smile widened and Nora shrugged, meekly. "I am, I never wanted things to be this way."

When Bonnie leaned back, she was giving Nora that soft smile so she could trust. "If you need anything I'm here to talk or listen."

Nora blinked in surprise, her mouth hanging open. Then she collected herself, her eyebrows furrowing.

"You know I wasn't born yesterday. What do you need from me?" Bonnie tried not to cringe at the brunette's condescending tone. "Come on, I'm in the mood for charity."

Laughing uneasily, she shrugged. "Have you heard of a town called Sunbury."

Nora paused, looking slightly afraid of responding, then, after a moment, she turned her head away, apparently not wanting the other witch to see the fear in her eyes.

It took Kai three hours to make it back to Mystic Falls. Even with him speeding in his newly stolen black Camaro. When he arrived at Sheila's house it was already dusk, he saw a noticeable figure in the front of the house. The St. John girl was already there waiting for him, he could tell she was nervous to be out alone.

Making his way out of the car, he approached her. "You're quite a brave girl," he began then stopped.

His hand flexed by his side before making a fist.

"I'm just trying to get answers." She responded somewhat irritably.

He raised an eyebrow, apparently surprised by her rude tone, but then, he smiled. "Maybe if you start asking the right questions."

"I will, once we find Shelia's granddaughter." She said, slightly sharp and looking away again.

They moved onto the house, she surprised Kai when she kicked down the front door not trying to knock or even pick the locks. She rushed in with no plan, and started scurrying around looking for the owner.

Kai rolled his eyes, wondering how he got stuck with such an amatuer. "Looks like no one has lived here for years." His eyes watched as his partner in crime dash back out the kitchen and headed straight in the living room.

The house was sitting here collecting dust for the past several years. Kai only remembered this place because there was a replica of it in the prison world and it was where Bonnie spent most of her alone time. In the real world Bonnie's father had his own home where she legally lived.

The green eyed harlot was pacing now, one hand running through her tousled hair, appearing lost in thought, frustrated and angry. Kai stood quietly by the front door, refusing to engage in this home invasion.

"You didn't do much research on the Bennett girl did you?" The teasing note in his voice only added to her irritation at the moment.

The words sunk in and she was momentarily taken aback.

"What do you know?"

"I know she died two years ago after her graduation. Her friends held a memorial for her in the woods." Kai's eyes focused as the girl's jaw dropped. "Lucy is the last living Bennett. Not only that, but she never stays in one place, she has no ties anywhere, not even a romantic partner that would know where she'd hide. This is a lost cause Ginny."

Her face flushed unpleasantly.

Inwardly, she snarled. "If you knew all this, why didn't you tell me." She cried out.

"It's not like you were giving me much information either. I was curious and did some digging myself." He replied, pointedly frowning at the St. John girl. "Honey, this is the end of your journey."

She merely glared at him with pure loathing. "It will never be over for me. Lucy has to pay for what she did."

Kai hesitantly stepped closer.

"What did she do? Tell me." He snapped, his nerves frayed.

She blinked. Abruptly, her expression hardened, as though she remembered her story.

"She killed my sister." She screamed, eyes wide and hair wild. "She killed Yvette. And I want her head for what she did." She admitted while Kai watched her curiously.

All he could do was huff, his cheeks growing warmer. That hypocritical witch, how dare she judge him while she took a human life. And because of this, Bonnie's in the crossfire. Yet Kai couldn't help but feel bad for this girl, he knew what it felt like to lose a family member, especially a close sibling.

His familiar icy exterior emerged. "Playing the vigilante will only get you killed." She backed away as he moved towards her, and nearly jumped out of her skin when his hand touched her shoulder. "What about the Armory, and your other sister, let them deal with Lucy."

"The Armory is busy with a top priority case. Something about a girl and a Phoenix Stone." She informed Kai.

His heart jumped into his throat when she mentioned the Phoenix Stone. What else did she know?

Kai moved in right behind her, his face hovering over her shoulder, next to her ear. "What do you know about the Phoenix Stone?"

"Nothing much," she stammered, "the Armory recently found out the stone was stolen and they're searching for the Huntress before she locates her weapon again." She twisted herself away, her hands resting on her hips, assuming an air of defiance. "Why are you curious anyways?"

He smiled, and didn't answer as he moved away from her, "It's nothing. Good luck with the search Ginny." She frowned but he saw some cracks in her conviction.

"It's Virginia."

He quickly ran a hand through his hair, "Yeah, Ginny is short for that."

She looked so very earnestly at him that he could hardly stand it.

"I'll never give up Parker." Virginia said, squirming slightly.

Kai nodded in understanding before turning his back to the girl, then headed out.

As much as he wanted to hate her for trying to hunt down Bonnie. He understood where she's coming from, whatever happened between her sister and Lucy will affect her for the rest of her life. But this wasn't a fight a girl like her could win. Kai also knew she'd rather die than let Lucy get away with this. He'd better make one last trip to Whitmore.

Bonnie and Nora went to Whitmore Medical Center to pass out the toys from the toy drive, to all the sickly tots for the holidays. Nora was being an angel to all the little kids. Bonnie had no idea someone like her could be so sweet and caring towards children.

Bonnie watched Nora interact with a little girl, snooping on their conversation.

"I want a football, but it's a boy's toy and I'm not allowed to have it."

Nora frowned. "You can have anything you want. Don't ever let society tell you otherwise." She lectured the little girl, who smiled brightly at her. "Go on, take the football." Nora told her, pointing to the basket. The little girl reached over for the ball and started playing with it.

That's when Nora turned around to see Bonnie watching her in awe.

"Don't give me that look."

The beam on Bonnie's face grew.

"I'm not, didn't take you for feminism or someone who even likes children." The witch confessed, reading the other girl's expression.

"I always wanted my own family." The two wandered down the halls together, closely side by side. "I always wanted a loving partner who loved kids as much as I do. Mary Louise hated how I'd wish for things we couldn't have."

"It's the twenty-first century, two women can have a family together. There are plenty of options and you two could even get married."

Nora cracked a smile. "I know, and I very much want all of that." She admitted, gnawing on her bottom lip anxiously. "Just not with Mary Louise."

Bonnie knew that disappointed feeling Nora was struggling with, it reminded her of the relationship she had with Jeremy. Back in high school, she wanted all those things with him and he wanted to see other people.

"Hate to say this, but it's time for you to move on and become your own person." The Heretic focused on Bonnie and frowned. "You need to stop thinking about her so much, about all of her wants and think about your own. Because honestly it sounds like you two weren't that compatible to begin with."

"Is that so?" A cruel voice entered.

Nora and Bonnie both looked shocked to see Mary Louise standing before them.

"Mary Louise."

"I came down here to talk to you, yet here you are with another tart." Mary Louise responded coldly.

The witch was not expecting that. Bonnie fought down the urge to strangle the woman.

Nora gave a short sniff, indicating disdain. "Bonnie was just trying to cheer me up, no need for your jealousy."

"How could I not, Lily died and you disappeared. Now I find you batting your eyes for this tramp."

Bonnie moved forward to jump on Mary Louise for calling her out her name, but Nora grabbed her arm to stop her.

"Bonnie, could you give us a moment." The Heretic asked softly.

Bonnie blinked in surprise, having been lost in her thoughts. Her lip curled on instinct, but she nodded giving the two their privacy.

Kai made it to Whitmore's campus heading over to the dorms. He was in a shoddy mood after his day with Lucy and Virginia, he wanted to take a break from all this Armory drama he found himself in the middle of. It was too much work trying to be the hero instead of the villain. How did Bonnie and her friends do this day after day?

Kai found himself running smack into his favorite witch downstairs in the student lounge.

She approached him and jabbed him hard in the shoulder. And it hurt. Who knew a little thing like her could poke him with such strength? Kai snarled at her but resisted pushing her back. Instead he leaned in close to her.

"Where the hell have you been?"

Her pupils dilated. She was so close to him that he noticed right away.

"Dealing with our Phoenix Stone problem. I'm trying to track it's original owner, remember." He answered truthfully.

She didn't look at him when he took another step and then another.

"What about us?"

"Us?"

Bonnie grimaced at the rudeness of his tone, Kai could feel his own stomach turn.

She tilted her head at him. "What are we doing Kai, are you playing games with me? Do you even care about me at all? I mean you leave and refuse to even send me a text letting me know you're okay. Everything has been going to shit, Lily Salvatore died the other day, trying to make amends to Valerie."

He heard about that, even though he'd been avoiding Bonnie, he's been keeping up with Valerie. She was his only other source that didn't ask him too many questions about his whereabouts.

"I know, and tell Damon I'm sorry I missed his mother's funeral, but again I have other things to deal with?"

"What else is there?" Bonnie whispered, the anger heavy in her words.

"I can't tell you. I'm just trying to protect you and keep you safe. The less you know the better."

Bonnie's hands clenched into fists at her side. "I've been taking care of myself since I was seven. I don't need you to protect me."

"And how many times have you died? It's not like your friends are competent enough without you, if something happened to you again, what do you think they'll do?"

"It's not like that anymore, not since Elena…" She had grabbed his wrist, her grip firm. Kai tried to yank it back but she held on tight.

"So how is Damon treating you these days. Not asking for favors anymore, is he?" He knew Damon wasn't the kind of person that changed overnight. He knew Damon was still using Bonnie's feelings for him to get her to do his personal bidding, which annoyed Kai endlessly. "Still chasing behind Damon hoping one day, he'll give a crap about you the way he does Elena's coffin." He spat. "Well, Bon I got news for you, you're not his type. He's just using you."

"Fuck you Kai." Bonnie hurled, her voice shrill. "Fuck you, fuck Damon and anyone else who speak to me like I'm some foolish girl. I can't believe I was sitting around waiting for you."

"I'm at least being honest with you. I'm not leading you on, but Damon bats his eyes at you and tells you how much he cares about you. Making you feel special for a few seconds, only to remind you how you're not his Saint Elena." He said as defiantly as possible, "I watch you fall for his tricks every single day back in the prison world, watching you pine over that moron like a lovesick idiot." Kai turned around to walk back to the student lounge.

Her words stopped him before he got to the door.

"I can't believe Enzo thought you were in love with me."

His back stiffened and instinct told him to ask questions. But all words seemed to die in his throat. Then he felt her presence right behind him.

"Of course he didn't tell me and until after I let him spend the night with me."

She turned and was walking away before he could process what she said. Anger burned through him— why didn't she want to talk to him— and he was following her again. Bonnie glanced over her shoulder when she heard his footsteps and she spun around with a sigh.

"Spend the night, doing what?" Kai snarled.

His height was an advantage as he loomed over her. Her warm breath fanned his chin when she looked up at him.

"What do you think?" She asked, her voice taking a tone he wasn't used to.

An unfamiliar feeling raced through his veins as he stared at her. Bonnie lifted a hand, almost hesitantly. When she placed her palm against the pale skin of his cheek, he held his breath.

Suddenly her lips twisted into a smirk, startling him. And then the witch clapped her hand sharply against his cheek. He winced and stepped back in surprise, his mouth dropping open.

"We had sex." Bonnie said sweetly and winked at him.

Then she spun and headed up stairs to her dorm room. He remained frozen in shock as she disappeared from his sight.

Bonnie was so over, all this romantic drama today. Especially with Kai. Of course she'd rather have boy trouble than supernatural ones. But this sucked so much. She was well aware that Kai was crushing on her in the prison world, he hadn't seen a girl in ages, she was the first female he had contact with in years and she was very pretty. But what happened when he returned to the living world, seeing countless pretty girls, who were easier to get with. She knew he was seeing someone, or many other nameless women. Kai wasn't even the same person she met in 1994. Now he was a grown man, and obviously sexy, he completely shedded his boyish image. Even when he showed up at Whitmore, she could see many of the female students and few male ones, eyeing Kai.

Bonnie knew she wasn't as attractive as Elena Gilbert, or welcoming and perky like Caroline. Hot guys like Damon Salvatore didn't approach her, they kept girls like her in the friendzone. Bonnie just never thought Kai would friendzone her. She believed what they had was special and ran deep.

Returning back to her dorm room, Bonnie found Nora sitting on her bed in tears. She was very taken back by this surprise and decided to do one last charitable duty before calling it a night.

"I'm guessing things didn't end well with Mary Louise."

She rolled her eyes and huffed.

"She called me a charity case, imagine that."

Bonnie watched as Nora, bundled up one of her tops and used it as a tissue.

"I liked that blouse."

"It was hideous Bonnie." She responded quickly. "And I thought Valerie had poor taste."

Bonnie sits down next to Nora on the bed and looks at her for a moment before speaking, "I'm gonna ask you a question that might come off mean."

"Fire away, I can handle it."

"I get that you find Mary Louise attractive because she's gorgeous." Nora grinned, "But what else is there?"

"She's loving, protective, kind.."

Tilting her head, Bonnie smirked. "Are we talking about the same girl?"

"Yes, I love that she's the one person in the world who doesn't need anything from me. She just loves me as I am, not what I can do for her." She muttered. "She's the one person in the world, who will always think I'm the most amazing, beautiful girl out here. It's the best feeling."

Bonnie frowned, she wished someone made her feel that way. She never felt secure in her relationship, it didn't help that Jeremy loved to cheat with bustier girls.

"I never had anyone tell me I'm pretty just for the heck of it." She told the other girl next to her, trying to keep the tremor out of her own voice.

"Well, I think you're beautiful." Nora said, softly. Bonnie smiles at her affectionately. "You have been kind and wonderful to me. Today has been one of my better days, thanks to you."

Nora's small hands were on her arms swiftly, hot through the cloth of Bonnie's shirt. The green eyed witch frowned as the grip on her tightened.

"What are you doing?" She asked, the words catching in her throat.

Nora's eyebrows perked.

"Can't I just try something?" She whispered.

Try something? Warmth spread through her body as the many ideas of what Nora wanted to try raced through her own mind. And the most shocking thing, the thing Bonnie never did before, became more of a reality as Nora's hands traced her forearms before capturing Bonnie's hands.

Bonnie waited for her to… she wasn't sure. She had no idea what Nora was doing to her right now. Perhaps she never had.

Moving more over in her lap, her breasts brushed against Bonnie's own pair and she froze.

Hands shaking, Nora reached up, her fingers brushing the sensitive skin of Bonnie's neck. The witch could hardly breathe as her tongue darted out to wet her bottom lip.

Bonnie reached out and grabbed her, pulling Nora towards her. The other girl let out a gasp of surprise as Bonnie tugged her body flush with her own. Nora was tiny and soft but, fuck, when Bonnie kiss her she was sure something inside of her was melting, especially when Nora groaned against her mouth.

However, once the two hear a buzzing phone going off, Nora breaks away from Bonnie, her eyes wide and unfocused. She looked towards the locked door and blinked.

Bonnie straightened, finding it hard to meet her eyes.

"Thank you," Nora whispered.

When she looked up and met the heretic's eyes, her lips swollen and curled in a curious smile.

"You're welcome," Bonnie mumbled.

Bonnie and Nora both giggle and smile at each other as Nora stands to leave. Bonnie watched the other girl stumbled out of her room.

She can't believe she made out with a girl. And it was nice. For those few minutes Bonnie forgot about her boy troubles.

AN: Should Bonora have become a thing on the show? Was Plec trash for not giving us that ship?

Anyways next chapter is Alaric's baby shower, an unwanted guest will show up. Kai has a serious talk with a couple of Lily Salvatore's people. Bonnie and Nora's friendship causes issues with Bonnie and her other friends.

PS. I'll be updating weekly after this until school starts back in February.