Disclaimer: I obviously do not own The Vampire Diaries, and find the need to state it ridiculous.
Rated M for violence, adult language, and sexual situations.
AN: So this was supposed to be a chapter of Metagaming Magic but instead this came out. I mentioned that I would start writing a third fic and while I still am, and have finished 2 chapters for, I decided not to publish it until my work hours go back to normal since the editing and publishing process takes me far longer than it does to actually write the chapter. I should be updating Metagaming magic next but for all I know it'll be this fic instead.
Chapter 14
-6:00 AM 06/29/2009-
Mystic Falls, VA
"Ty I need to tell you... no I'm sorry. Alpha, I need to tell you something about your mate." What could she possibly want to tell me about Bonnie that is making her call me alpha? She almost never does that. More importantly, we talk about Bonnie literally everyday. What could she suddenly have to tell me that she felt like she couldn't before? Before I could question her, my phone rang. Thinking it could be my girlfriend wondering where I'm at, I answer it.
"Hello?" Looking at the screen as I answered I saw that instead of Bonnie it was Jane-Anne Deveraux. Why the fuck is she calling me? Especially at 6AM.
"Mr Blackwood, this is Jane Deveraux. You may remember me, we met a couple of months back." No shit, I literally saw her two months ago. Emily looks at me curious so I grab her hand and start pulling her back to the Range Rover. No point in just standing here.
"I'm aware, I have caller ID." Transferring over my contacts to my back up phone after the last one got ruined was easy. While I may not want to ever step foot in New Orleans again, I like to know who's calling me.
"Of course and I'm sorry for the early call sir. The elders of my coven have just recently finished a lengthy meeting moments ago and instructed me to contact you with a proposition." It must have been important if it lasted until... 5AM, they're an hour behind us I believe. More importantly, I have to wonder at the coincidence of them holding such an important meeting less than a day after I visited their state.
"Oh? I believe when we last spoke I informed you of my lack of interest in working with your elders." Call me paranoid but I'd rather not go to one of the few places that has a coven powerful enough to overwhelm my protection amulet.
"I believe, Mr. Blackwood, all you said was that you had a prior commitment. Either way though, my elders would like to discuss a dire situation that has developed since the last time you were in our city. Also, I've been told to let you know that they'd be willing to trade a lot more than a protection amulet this time around." Would they now? That is interesting, and tempting. If I brought some pack with me, and Emily, I may be able to minimize... Hmm but it really depends on just what they want.
"And what exactly is this dire situation you all need help with?" The phone goes silent for nearly thirty seconds. Checking to see the call is still connected let's me know I've most likely been put on mute.
"Sorry Mr. Blackwood, my elders are uncomfortable with me discussing the details over the phone. Would you be able to meet in person?" I guess. But there's no way in hell I'm going into their city for just a meeting. As for the timing... I'm most likely going to be in LA until the 1st at least, possibly into the 3rd depending on how things go. The 7th is the full mood so I'll be back in Mystic Falls by then.
"I'm willing to meet you to discuss, but I'll be in California until July 1st, possibly even until July 3rd. If it can wait until then you can meet me in Baton rouge. If it cant, you're more than welcome to come to LA to discuss things while I have a break from my meetings." I do hope I can be back to Mystic Falls by the 2nd but honestly I doubt it. Between dropping off the ring for my billionaire and the meeting I have planned for the TV show and Production studio I'll be lucky to finish on the 3rd.
"...Is there no way we could have a meeting sooner?" There was pause before her question, though not as long as before. Her insistence at discussing this as soon as possible without being wiling to speak over the phone is making me very curious.
"I'll be at the Ritz in LA tonight, that's the soonest I can meet about anything. Now if you'll excuse me I was in the middle of something, have a nice day miss Deveraux." I could have had her simply come To Mystic Falls of course, I shouldn't be leaving before 2-3PM. That should be plenty of time for her to get here but I'd prefer if her coven didn't know exactly where I live or the strength of my pack.
"I can-" Hanging up on her as we reach the Range Rover, I quickly get in followed by Emily. She either comes or she doesn't at this point. Sure I'm interested in what is going on out of sheer curiosity, and I would like a heads up if whatever their situation is spills out of New Orleans... but it's 6AM and I honestly don't care enough right now.
"What was all that about?" Looking at the naked woman in the seat next to me I do my best to ignore the automatic reaction I have to her body and just start the SUV. Her body really is gorgeous and as much as I would like to do something about it, I do have Bonnie waiting at home.
"A Coven in New Orleans wants my help with something that they wouldn't say over the phone. One of them will probably be flying out to LA to talk to me about it tonight." Her eyes flicker down to my amulet then widen in recognition. Interesting, she did seem to know that I was going to New Orleans and why when I got this amulet made. In fact she even warned me not to the trip off, I didn't listen out of paranoia and it cost me a month of waiting around.
"Anything you know about the situation Emily?" She stares at me contemplatively for moment before shaking her head no. Well it was worth a shot I suppose. That's if I can actually trust her when she says there's nothing she knows. It probably seems stupid to doubt her at this point after everything we've been through and the way I just trusted her last night but still... there's something I know she isn't telling me, I'm just not sure about what.
"Very few Bennett's dead or living ever go to that city, it doesn't... agree with us you could say. Still if you'd like I could ask around to a few spirits that have an interest in the happenings there." I didn't think she would be able to so easily contact spirits, especially non-Bennett spirits, now that she had a body. Looking at her she doesn't seem the slightest bit worried, maybe she'll ask a Bennett spirit to ask around for her?
"That would be very helpful yes, as long as it wouldn't put you further in debt with any other spirits of course." The last thing I need is my main witch having her attention or possibly even loyalty split to repay some favor. More importantly as I've claimed her as pack technically her debts are mine and I prefer not having to deal with more spirits, Ayana and Esther have soured me on the prospect.
"You don't have to worry about that, I am owed many favors still." What exactly could you have possibly done while bound to an amulet inside the Lockwood Manor Emily? I get that she could communicate and most likely visit the other-side, and in the TV show she was able to move her amulet when needed, but still. This seems to be a lot of favors from apparently powerful and influential witches that shes owed.
"I don't suppose you can tell me why exactly you're owed so much or by whom?" Emily's initial response is to roll her eyes in a very familiar way. Well... it's not like we haven't been over this I guess.
"Like every other time you've asked Alpha, I've made promises and assurances of secrecy long before you were born. If I was free to tell you I would, honestly." Same answer as always. It's not that I don't believe her, I genuinely do. It's just annoying as fuck. I doubt it's anything I have to worry about biting me in the ass, the favors she did having occurred long before I was born as she says. It's just really annoying not knowing.
Conversation drifted off during the drive back until we finally arrived home. Just before I opened my door, I felt Emily place her hand on my arm and hold me back. Looking at her, her head was face down staring at her lap and she appeared uncertain about something. After a moment she took a deep breath before turning back to me. She muttered under her breath and waved her hands, a moment latter magic washed over the vehicle. I instantly recognized the words and feeling as a silencing ward.
"I need you to promise me you can be calm Ty." Calm about what exactly? Is this about how shes owed all these favors, because I kinda resigned myself to never getting a straight answer directly from her. Though really it could be anything... maybe sex? Or I'm just really horny and projecting.
"I can be calm Em, I feel better than I have in months." It's true enough honestly, my mind feels clearer than it has at any point since I came to this world. I don't know if it's an effect of having magic or if it's simply a result of the bindings breaking. Though if it's the latter I do have to wonder what exactly was affecting my mind before Emily's bindings? Possibly whatever compulsion has been driving my love/obsession for Bonnie.
"Lauren and Sarah have been going behind your back to tell Bonnie things you've wanted kept secret. From what I can tell it started when you disappeared after finding out about the pregnancy." That... Shouldn't be possible. At all. I quickly go over exactly what I compelled into them when I turned them into Hybrids. The only specific thing outside of taking away their blood lust, was to not betray me. Yet here Emily is telling me they somehow have. It's impossible... my compulsion should be absolute.
"How can you be sure?!" It's taking everything I have to keep the wolf inside me calm right. Honestly it's probably only my previous good mood and contentment that's doing it. That's what I thought until I saw Emily instinctively flinch. Apparently I was far more aggressive and loud than I intended. Seeing Emily have that brief moment of fear does help me calm down slightly, no need to scare my witch, who if she's right, may be one of the only people I can actually trust.
"When I was using Bonnie's body they came up to me a few times thinking I was her and told me things I know you explicitly didn't want Bonnie to know. I've also overheard them talking when I watching over things in my spirit form, the earliest thing I've heard them mention was from around May."So over a month. Possibly close to two. Somehow and for some reason my two most trusted Hybrids have been giving out information behind my back.
"Ty you said you could be calm." What is she talking about? I am... Ah. Turning to look at her I see that I've snapped the steering wheel in half. OK calm down. She's right... I need to be calm when I handle this. At the end of the day, regardless of their reasoning, Bonnie is still pregnant with my child and I can actually physically harm her now. I can't lose control and kill her. Time to grow up a little I guess.
"Thank you Emily, for everything. For your continued support up until now and most importantly your loyalty, it's seemingly in short supply for me." She gives me a short nod and I lean over to give her a brief kiss that she enthusiastically returns. It's times like this where I'm left to wonder, if whatever was influencing me to love Bonnie hadn't happened, could I have fallen in love with Emily instead? Dead spirit or not, from a personality stand point she's a much better match and she could have possessed Bonnie's body all this time. Pulling away I give her another grateful smile before getting out of the SUV.
Heading inside the house I hear moans from upstairs, most likely the two traitorous sluts. Deciding I need a bit of fortification to help maintain my calm, I blur to the main blood cooler and start pounding blood bags. I get to the12th before I stop myself from putting this off any longer and begin to head upstairs. The moans seem to be growing louder and from the direction of my bedroom. So Bonnie and the traitorous sluts are fucking. I wonder if that's why they betrayed me, they were trying to earn my girlfriend's pussy.
Opening the door to our room I realize that instead of Bonnie fucking Sarah and Lauren she instead has some blonde girl naked in bed. Any further thought I may have had is temporarily put on hold as I stare in shock at just what they're doing. Not the fact that my girlfriend is sitting behind the blonde fingering her, but that she has fangs buried in the side of the girls neck drinking her blood. When the hell did she get fangs?
Her eyes snap to me as I approach the bed and I'm greeted to the familiar golden irises and black sclera of a hybrid, currently looking unfamiliar on my witch girlfriend. The sight and implications stun me long enough that she has time to blur over to me and pull me into a deep kiss before I can wrap my mind around the full reality of what I just witnessed. I do let myself get distracted by the familiar routine of making out with Bonnie for a few minutes before I remember what I saw. After I collect myself I push her away to talk.
"Who the hell is that Bonnie?"OK so maybe not the most eloquent way of asking but I honestly do want to know who this woman is and why my girlfriend is fucking and feeding from her. Bonnie looks at me confused before turning around as if just remembering what she was doing before I came in. Turning back to me her face gets slightly thoughtful before she responds.
"Oh... I think I was hungry or something and asked one of the girls to bring me someone. I've never seen her before tonight though." Outside of the fact that it's technically morning now, why didn't she just drink a blood bag like she normally does. And if she just met her then how did she seduce her into sex so damn quick?
"So instead of getting a blood bag you had one of my my hybrids kidnap some girl for you then decided to fuck her while you drained her blood?" She looks at me seemingly deep in thought over her actions as if just realizing how unusual they are for her.
"I... guess maybe I wanted something fresh? I'm not sure but I definitely remember being really horny earlier so I guess I had sex with her?" What the hell is going on with you Bonnie?
"Right makes perfect sense. And how exactly did you talk her into sex?" And why is she so quiet? I expected to have to compel the human when I interrupted but she's just been sitting where Bonnie left staring at my girlfriend's back.
"I just told her to strip, and she did. Maybe she was horny too?" A sick feeling starts building in my stomach as my mind comes up with a possible reason for what I walked in on and Bonnie's strange behavior. Now I just have to confirm. But do I really want to? Fuck it, time to stop being a little bitch.
"And the fangs? When exactly did you get those Bonnie?" Looking confused my girlfriend raises her hand to her mouth and touches the fangs in her mouth. When her fingers make contact she jumps a little in shock apparently not realizing that she even had them. Less than a second later and her hybrid face fades returning her features back to normal.
"What's happening to me Ty?" Apparently this world is more like the books when it comes to werewolf pregnancies as well. It's not like I didn't see this coming, or that I didn't notice the changes she's been having lately but still, this... it changes a lot. In the books after Tyler rapes Caroline and gets her pregnant, the babies turn her into a werewolf. Well to be exact it seems the unborn babies pass the werewolf curse to her. What's worse is that the woman doesn't even have to kill someone to activate their curse, they simply become a werewolf.
I dismissed this before as I had plenty of evidence in my pack alone of seeing women who had children with activated werewolves without turning into werewolves themselves. Maybe her being a witch and having magic gave the werewolf curse something to latch onto where it wouldn't normally in a human? Or maybe it's my own nature as a hybrid at the time of conception? Maybe it's simply how unborn tribrid babies affect the mother? This opens the door to so many questions.
"It seems our baby is making you stronger Bonnie, you're becoming like me." And apparently in your first blood haze you decided to drain and compel a teenage girl for sex. Technically rape. At least that's how I would look at the situation if it was anyone else. Especially Damon. Does her not having intended to rape the girl make it all better? Can I really judge her given everything horrible I've done? More importantly with humans being our primary food source and so inferior to us does it even really matter? Great even more questions.
"I'm turning into a hybrid? I didn't... is that even possible? This, it's a good thing right? I mean we can be together forever now right?" She starts off nervous but by the end grows cautiously optimistic. I wasn't aware my immortality, and her previous lack of it was bothering her so much. Sure we discussed it before, but never seriously.
"Technically a tribrid, and I didn't think it was given what I know of supernatural pregnancies. Still it's a great thing, you'll be the second or third strongest being on the planet depending on how strong our baby turns out." I do wonder how, whatever the fuck Malivore Is, will handle facing three tribrids instead of just the one he would have originally with Hope Mikaelson. Maybe in this universe she would have originally failed and fate or whatever is responsible for my reincarnation and previously forced love of Bonnie decided to stack the deck in the world's favor? Or I'm reading way too much into things.
That's another thing I noticed as soon as I looked at Bonnie but only just now processed. Whatever supernatural pull was causing me to fall in love with her is gone. I'm not sure if it's because it's no longer needed or because my body was broken down and reformed as a new species, a new being. Either way looking at her now, while I still feel the deep love I've developed for her, I don't feel the urging pushing me towards her. As a side note, the instinctual resentment I've, probably unjustly, harbored for her over that forced love also seems to have faded.
"So I'm stronger than you now huh?" Ah I never told her exactly what ritual I was doing last night so she doesn't know I turned myself into a tribrid, or that Emily now has a real body for that matter. Giving her a brief smirk I pull her against me before she can even react and give her another kiss.
"You aren't the only Tribrid in the family Bonnie, the ritual last night successfully turned me into one." And honestly I can't wait to start exploring my newly acquired magic. I wonder exactly how strong my magical potential is currently. Luka and Jonas only appeared to be somewhat above average witches, though Greta was apparently strong enough to catch Klaus's attention. Then again he was likely fucking her so it could have simply been her beauty and not her magic. Emily did comment that she was weaker than a Bennett.
Then again the ritual Emily preformed wasn't as simple as a 1:1 transfer of magic. From what I understand the ritual broke my body down and rebuilt it to include both Martin's ability to use magic in addition to the Vampire and Werewolf abilities I possessed. While subtle, the difference between the two should be massive. Basically instead of being a hybrid that can now use magic, I'm a new being. A Tribrid that is equal parts Witch, Enhanced Original Vampire and Werewolf. The important part is that my three sides should be able to feed off of and potentially strengthen each other past the simple addition of their combination.
"Seriously, you can do magic now? Have you tried anything yet!" When would I have had the time? Then again she doesn't know that I just woke up does she? Or that my body was ripped apart and reformed over the course of hours.
"No I haven't had-" At the moment I'm interrupted. Not by Bonnie, of even by anyone intending to. In a room down the hall I hear Sarah shift in her sleep and yawn. I guess subconsciously I was ignoring their room in an effort to remain calm, and the revelations about Bonnie's transformation did a lot to distract me even further. Still that one yawn was enough to bring my mind back around to Sarah and Lauren and then to the betrayal Emily exposed. Trying something out I repeat five words I've heard Emily say countless times.
" Vox. Terminus. Contineo. Concido. Silentium." As I say the words for the silencing ward I motion my hands to include the entire room and imagine the feeling and effects I'm used to the spell creating. A surge of energy from a deep well of power pours out of me and I feel the familiar presence of a silencing ward over the room. As much as I want to think about and process my first magical spell successfully cast, I force myself to focus on my so called mate.
"Ty why did you-" Before she can finish I'm pushing her down against the bed. She looks confused but horny. Getting on top of her I push the human off our bed and stare down at my girlfriend. My mate. There are a lot of emotions and thoughts swirling in me right now. I'm obviously mad at her for going behind my back, and my Vampire side is naturally amplifying those feelings. My Werewolf side, while wanting to dominate her to remind her of her place, still wants to protect and care for our mate and unborn child.
"Why?" I guess that's not really helpful without context. Judging by the confused look she gives me, Bonnie agrees. Still with me trying to stay calm and not blow up at her, in addition to the opposing raging ideas in my head, that was clearest thought I could express. It's also the thing weighing most heavily on my mind, why have the three most important people in my life betrayed me.
"Wha-"
"You've been going behind my my back. Getting Sarah and Lauren to betray me. WHY!" Calm down. I didn't mean to yell that last part. Instead of being scared or apologetic, Bonnie just looks resigned and maybe... annoyed?
"Why do you think? You may not lie to me Ty but you damn sure don't always tell me the truth. The full truth. What do you want from me exactly? To be some little meek doll that you can fuck and put on the shelf when it's convenient? I'm not a child Ty, the shit you do affects me and our baby! Do you expect me to just be clueless and in the dark about everything just because you decide I'm not important enough to fucking tell things to?"
Where... the fuck did that come from? Bonnie's never yelled at me like this, not since we officially got together. She would never want to risk me leaving her. I guess she believed me all those times I told her I'd never leave her, at least enough for her to speak her mind. As for what she said... not gonna lie it did a lot to calm me down. Not because the words were in anyway calming, but because I needed to process it.
I had no idea she felt like this. Then again I didn't know she knew I was keeping things from her. Can I be mad that she went behind my back to find out the things I was keeping from her? Well obviously yes. I am currently mad about it. Should I be though? In a fair world no, but I'm a self admitted hypocrite who spits on fairness and then beats people with it for amusement. My very existence is unfair by the standards of this universe.
But as my wolf loves to remind me, she is my mate. I do love her. I already treat her differently than anyone else in my life. Should this be any different? Should I be fair to her? Honestly I wasn't keeping things from her because I think she's stupid or to be cruel, I didn't want to risk her leaving me when she found out how big of a monster I really am. Well mostly, there was a fair amount of resentment in there as well.
Fine, I can accept that I should be treating my mate far more fairly than I would even my pack, let alone the randos of this world. The idea of a more involved and assertive mate is appealing. As much as I like people submitting to me, the doesn't mean I like meek obedience. It could also be nice to have some I love and trust to run things with me, a role I was originally intending to have Rebekah fulfill once I was sure she could be trusted and was committed to my side.
"That's not why I kept things from you Bonnie, I was scared I was going to lose you if you ever saw the darker parts of who I am, of what I do. You and our baby are by far the most important things in my life. I couldn't handle loosing either of you, so I hid things." I'm not saying sorry for it. It's not in my nature and honestly admitting as much as I just did was about the extent of any apology she's getting from me. Especially because I didn't even fully realize that's how I felt until I said it. How much had that resentment been affecting me?
"Thank you for that Ty, but I can handle things. I'm here and if you want this to work you need to start treating me more like an equal." I'm initially surprised by the confidence until I see her suppressing the nervousness she feels at the semi-ultimatum she just gave. Still, she will never be my equal. It's just not in my nature. She, and everyone else for that matter, is beneath me. It has nothing to do with our relationship, I'm an alpha. The Alpha. But... it's not like I can't treat her as the closest thing to an equal I'll ever have.
"I can do that. I'd like you to help me out with the pack if you want. That play night idea was great and I really think the pack will enjoy it." Bonnie can't hide the relief on her face as the false confidence fades away now that it's worked. I am feeling a lot better about the situation, and surprisingly our relationship. I feel like this is a conversation we've both put off for far too long. Still there is one thing...
"You shouldn't have used my wolves against me like that Bonnie, I'm their alpha." Bonnie, again gets annoyed though this time less visibly so. I don't care what she says, pack hierarchy is import- Her hybrid face, whether intentional or not, comes to the surface and I'm staring into her golden eyes.
"They aren't just your wolves Ty. This is my pack too, and those girls are mine just as much as they're yours." As much as I want to remain calm, that does raise my hackles. My pack is mine. Period.
"No Bonnie. Sarah, Lauren, Every member of the pack, all their families, Emily, Shelia, You, and our baby are mine. All mine." I am not the sharing type, and love or not, I'm not changing that any time soon.
"Yes we are. Everyone one you said and even more. Everyone you want under you is yours. Hell I'm sure eventually the whole world." Her words do a lot to soothe me, this time because they are actually calming. She's also not wrong, eventually I'll make this world submit to me, then I'll look beyond it.
"But, you are mine. You're MY mate Ty. I may belong to you but you belong to me too. I may be under you, but everyone else is under me. Including our wolves and anyone you bring to our bed. Or are you telling me I can't order our wolves around? That I have to obey them now? That you see me as less than them?" Of course I don't and yes in a pack she both as my mate, and apparently now the second strongest of she rally is turning into a tribrid, should be over the others.
"Not against me though Bonnie. You want to order... the wolves around fine but not against me, I'm their alpha. Your alpha. Even before being your mate. You want to be fully in this pack now since you're my mate and apparently a tribrid, then you're going to have to respect the hierarchy." I can accept her commanding them as an extension of me. I can accept her bossing around those that are now weaker than her. As long as she understands that she's under me.
"It was never like that Ty. I didn't order them to do anything, I... it was never malicious. We weren't out to hurt you baby, things just came to a point where... I was going to leave you Ty. It got to a point where I couldn't look past what you did and the things you were clearly hiding from me. They stopped me. Revealed some things you were keeping secret. It helped a lot, it gave me a chance to not feel so left out and lied to." I... I can't even... when was she ever that unhappy?
"When?" It's all I can say. I'm honestly too stunned to even fully process what she just said. Bonnie was going to leave me. She was going to take my child and leave me. She was going to take what's mine from me. She belongs to me and she was just going to walk away? Did she think I would let her? That she could just end what we had whenever the fuck she felt like it? It takes everything I have not rage at what she just said. Every instinct I have is screaming at me to claim her in every way possible, to teach her who she belongs to.
"When I found the vampire twin of my best friend trapped in my basement. When the father of my unborn massacred a small town because I was pregnant then pretended like it didn't happen. When he abandoned me when I fucking needed him most! Did you think just because I didn't immediately put it together that I wouldn't realize that you killed all those people? The timing of your absence? Your blase comments about it? The sheer impossibility of it being anything even remotely natural? Or are you going to tell me that it wasn't you?"
"No." It's not that I thought she was stupid. I know from canon she's very intelligent and good at putting things together. She's figured out a lot of things from making intuitive leaps. But... that's not the Bonnie I was dating. Or at least it wasn't the Bonnie I was dating yet, she wasn't supposed to be that... mature yet. But then again she was like that from the start of canon wasn't she? I guess the circumstances of our meeting in this universe made me focus heavily on her naivety. That's how I've been treating her, like a naive teenager instead of the powerful woman I know she'll become.
"I've accepted who you are, what you've done. Sarah and Lauren helped explain just how much your emotions can effect you. And how easy it is for you to see humans as nothing more than food or playthings. It's in your nature, I get that now. You tried to shelter me from your nature, but it just made me think you were a monster because you chose to be Ty." I do choose to be a monster. But it seems like Sarah and Lauren played things up as if I was a slave to my instincts. In all fairness as new Hybrids they were slaves to theirs, and I certainly played the part in front of them to explain away some of my behavior, so they likely believed what they were saying.
"I love you Bonnie." It's not I'm sorry. And it's nowhere near everything I should be saying but it's the truth. She seems to understand as she nods. We have plenty of time to talk more and really let things heal, but for now we've come to a comfortable place, and we're both a little raw after everything.
"I love you too Ty and I want this to work out. Not just for the sake of our baby but because I truly love you. You've made me happier than anyone else ever has but you have to stop hurting me, even when you don't mean to." I... that's fair. I never intended for Bonnie to feel anything even close to the pain she has. If anything I was trying to shelter her from it but I let my fear of her leaving and my resentment at the situation I was in affect me enough to hurt her.
"I promise I'll work hard to make sure I'm not leaving you out of things so you never have to feel like this again. Can you promise not to go behind my back ever again?" Bonnie gets a soft smile as she nods yes. Honestly even outside of love, with everything I have planned I can't afford to have as big of a weakness as a jilted mate. I need her to be happy.
"Of course Ty. Well outside any surprise parties, hmm or surprise sex. Who knows I may want to even give you a surprise sex party." Outside of being happy at her attempt at levity, I can live with that. There's a difference between telling someone every little thing and not going behind their back when you know it's going to hurt them. Even if I wasn't planning on hurting Bonnie, I did know that if she ever found out she would be hurt. Leaning back down I give Bonnie a long deep kiss.
Moving my hands down I slowly start exploring her naked body, gently caressing everything from her hard nipples down to her slick folds. Just as she starts panting from my attentions on her pussy I move back and take my clothes off before joining her again. I press my length into her, slowly enjoying how her slick, hot walls part for and then cling to my cock. Normally I would be pounding into her by now, but I think what we both need is a nice slow fuck. Love making if you will.
-9:00 AM 06/29/2009-
We didn't go for as long as we normally do, both because of the nature of our sex and also everything I have to do today. Pulling out of my flushed and sweaty mate I get up and blur to bathroom to clean up while she languishes in the post sex bliss. She ended up cumming far more than I did, considering I only came once, so I don't blame her. Getting back a few minutes latter I started getting dressed before I'm interrupted.
"Where are you going?" I'm fairly sure I've told her I'm going back to LA today. I think? Mmm... she should know. Looking at her and the slight worry on her face I realize that she meant where was I going right this moment.
"You know where bon, they need to be punished." This is what she's worried about, what I'm going to do to Sarah and Lauren.
"Ty they weren't trying to hurt you, they helped us. We might not be together right now if it wasn't for them." Ignoring the fact that no amount of her physically leaving would have ever kept me from her, their intent doesn't matter.
"They disobeyed my wishes repeatedly Bonnie. Even if they obeyed the precise wording of my orders, they knew they were going behind my back. Obedience is vital in any pack and they willingly skirted that. They have to be punished." Also they aren't you. I can accept that I have a massive soft spot for my mate and baby. They aren't either. I refuse to go easy on them.
"I... I understand. But please Alpha, remember that punishment and revenge aren't the same thing." I don't need a lesson in how to run my pack from someone who hasn't even shifted yet. Even if she's right.
"Don't worry, I can handle punishing our misguided wolves. Why don't you focus on the human you raped." I fully and happily admit that was a bit of petty revenge. I'm also still not entirely OK with the fact that she raped someone. Seeing her eyes widen she looks over at the girl on the ground by our bed that she apparently forgot about. Taking in the girl just laying there motionless for nearly three hours after I pushed her off the bed I can't help but wonder what the fuck Bonnie compelled into her head. What kinda kinky shit is a blood haze Bonnie into that this is the result? I kinda want to find out now... no focus.
"I didn't rape her Ty! We jus-"
"You compelled her then fucked her. How is that any different than those men you were disgusted by who compelled and fucked Beyonce? Unless that wasn't rape to you either?" I'm not letting her get away with the self denial bullshit. I have no moral issues with rape, the strong take from and dominate the weak. It isn't pretty or fair but it's real. She cared about it happening to Beyonce because Beyonce matters to her, this rando doesn't. I do have other issues with rape but those are personal and I'm trying not to judge her based on my personal baggage and trauma from a past life.
"Ty I'm not a rapist! I would never... please you can't think I... it's just, it was an accident. I don't even remember it!" Petty revenge aside, I should maybe be a bit more supportive right now.
"Listen Bonnie, you aren't human. Not anymore, and technically speaking you never were. That girl, is food. In every measurable way that matters she is worth less than you. It may not sound nice to hear but at the end of the day we're going to live long enough to see thousands of human life times. Over that time, quadrillions of humans will exist. Likely more. The only ones that have worth are the ones we, as superior beings, give worth to. Now, do you care about that girl?" It's harsh but it is a lesson she needs to learn at some point. Getting attached to too many humans is a disaster for an immortal being.
"...no." Her responding is as quiet as it is damning. I don't expect this to turn her into an uncaring murder hobo, but I do hope it'll help her learn to focus all that love and nurturing she has into the beings that are more worthy of it.
"I'm not saying that you should shun all humans. They are important both to our survival and as potential members of our pack if we turn them. What I'm saying is you need to separate the humans you care about like Elena and Caroline, humans you'll likely try to turn into Vampires, from the humans you feed from and use." It's the distinction most humans make between a beloved pet dog and the more intelligent pigs they love to eat. Hell some humans have pet pigs while still eating pigs.
Intrinsically speaking neither animal has more worth than the other, and certainly less worth than a human. The only difference is you choose to give worth to one over the other. And that's just in the Americas and Europe. In other countries they eat the animals humans in the western world keep as pets. They simply gave that animal a different worth. That's not mentioning that the cows the majority of the western world consumes are considered sacred by the 1.3 billion people in India. In a world where we are massively more powerful than humans, and they are our food source, we become the humans in the equation and they become the animals. We choose which lesser beings to give worth to just as they do.
"I... I think I understand, this is just a lot." It is. Between our discovery of what she she is, the massive fight we had, and now trying to deal with the reality of her actions... well she just needs time. I take a few more moments to make sure shes OK before leaving the room to deal with Sarah and Lauren. On the way I realize both the time, and everything I was supposed to be doing instead of fighting with my girlfriend. I send out a few texts to pack members to delegate some of it.
Arriving at the girls room I find them still inside and cuddling. Huh, I never really thought about how they spend their time when I'm not having them do something or we aren't having sex. Do they go on dates? Regardless I have them both follow me and we head to the basement. Once in the room I put up the same silencing ward as in my bedroom. Having the two of them stand in the middle of the room, I take a moment to get a nice long look at them.
"Do you know why you're here?" They shouldn't have heard anything, and this isn't where I punish my wolves so they shouldn't have a clue. They look at each other for a moment before turning back to me confused.
"No Alpha." The in unison response does make me the slightest bit happy. Not just because they're in the dark like I want, but because of the tiny submission they gave by calling me Alpha. It makes it easier to not flat out kill them when they're acknowledging their place beneath me.
"You're here because you've betrayed me. I know that you've been going behind my back to inform Bonnie of things you knew I didn't want her learning. You both are here to receive the punishment you deserve." They initially looked surprised before straightening up and nodding at me.
"Yes Alpha." Hmm they seem simply resigned to their fate. That's not good. Apparently I've gotten so predictable in my punishments that they no longer cause the fear they used to. It's a problem if they go into a situation knowing what the punishment will be and still consider it worth the pain. It means my punishments are no longer effective deterrents for them. Well... time to get creative then. Getting an idea I look at Lauren first and start compelling.
"Lauren you will not leave the room you are in. You will not damage the room or the coffins inside. You will beat Sarah until you break every bone in her body. Once she has healed, you will not fight back while she does the same to you. You will continue to repeat this cycle until I come to let you out. You will not remember that I have, or can, compel you. You will not understand why Sarah wants to beat you, and you will not remember that you beat her while she is beating you. While she is beating you, you will beg and plead with her to stop but not resist in anyway."
I repeat the order with Sarah as both are silently crying, realizing that this punishment will be far worse than they could have prepared for. Before they can get started I take the protection amulets from both of the, they can be pout to much better use right now. I Watch them beat each other for a while, eventually they'll run out of energy to heal with and slowly start to desiccate as they burn through their reserves, we'll see if I let the punishment last that long.
After leaving the basement, I see the wolves I messaged earlier arriving. Good I love efficiency. Seeing Lisa Beth, Samantha, Keisha, Derek and Luke walk in I motion them to my study and wait for the last two wolves I called. After another two minutes, Claire, the werewolf and not Mr.s Covington, walks in with Maricela. Both are part of the six single female wolves in the pack, excluding Jules. Despite the soundproofing the room has, I raise a silencing ward anyways. God I love magic.
Claire, the interior designer, is a shapely 5'4 half-Latina brunette with tan skin and beautiful blue eyes. She's nowhere near the best fighter in the pack and actually barely ranks 17th, and that holds true for both wolf and human form. At 36 she is also the oldest of the single female wolves by far. So why am I sending a bad fighter who works in interior design on any kind of mission? Well mostly because of the wolf standing right next to her.
Maricela, a month away from turning 20, and a few months older than Keisha, is the second youngest hybrid in the pack, since I am no longer a hybrid. This is in large part due to her being Claire's daughter. Despite being taller than her mother at 5'9, she shares the same curvy body as well as dark brown hair and blue eyes. The look enough alike to easily mark them as mother and daughter with a simple glance, and that's a large reason why I chose them. That and Maricela being the 6th ranked fighter in my pack.
Motioning my Chicago wolves to standby, I have Claire and Maricela sit down. To start with I lay Sarah and Lauren's Amulet's in front of them. They might need them where they're going
"It's nice to see the two of you again ladies. I have a relatively easy mission for you followed by a potentially much more dangerous one. First you will Locate a professor at Whitmore college named Atticus Shane. In his possession you should find a talisman, it used to belong to Qetsiyah one of Bonnie's witch ancestors. I also want you to acquire a tombstone that should either be in his possession or on display. If it's not and he hasn't yet found It himself, I want you to head to an island in Nova Scotia."
"On that island you will see a well and a tomb. Avoid interacting with or entering either. You are searching for the tombstone only. Do not listen to any voice you may hear on the island including each others. You will focus solely on my order and accomplishing it while on the island. You will not be able to focus on or remember anything else while on the island. Once you have both you will immediately return here." I compel the part about the island into them.
I'm hoping that between the compulsion and the amulets that Silas wont be able to influence my hybrids. I'm also hoping that Whitmore has a summer semester and Atticus Shane is teaching classes during it. If not... well the mother and college aged daughter will easily fit in and shouldn't draw any attention by pretending to check out the school, and then compel his contact information and address from their employment records at night.
After describing what each looked like, and giving the two of them some additional details and instructions, I had them on their way to Whitmore. I could also have them free Enzo, but I want to have that in reserve in case I need to dangle it in front of Damon. Or I might just kill him. I haven't decided. It mostly depends on how annoying he is, if he hits on anyone I care about, and how obsessively he'll pursue Katherine. She's pack now, and I'd happily kill for my pack.
Motioning for Derek and Keisha to sit, I think back to what Emily told me of their behavior during our drive from Baton Rouge. They were incredibly insubordinate and caused situations that while not affecting the primary mission, definitely risked leaving evidence. More importantly, I specifically told them to follow any orders Sarah gave as if they were my own. Any disobedience they showed her, they showed me.
"It seems we need to discuss both of yours behavior while you were on mission in Chicago." Both of their eyes widen in naked fear. Good, this is what the possibility of my punishments should invoke. It also means a standard beating should be enough. I actually don't like being cruel when it comes to my pack, even when punishing them. It takes less than a second for me to have them whimpering on the ground with every bone broken.
"I expect to never have to have this discussion with either of you again. Am I understood?" I get two shaky pain filled nods in response. It wasn't much of a discussion, I literally just beat them but they know what they did, and the consequences for it. Besides the issue of their behavior, mainly Keisha's has a lot more to do with her balking under Sarah's dominance than any intentional disrespect to me. And I'm not the biggest Sarah fan right now. Still intended or not they did disrespect me and they both needed to be punished for it.
"Now with that out of the way, I called the three of you here for a much bigger reason than simply watching those two be punished. I'm taking a trip to LA today, Sarah and Lauren are indisposed so Luke you along with the two moaning on the floor will be my mate's guards. Lisa Beth and Samantha will be in charge while I'm gone, Samantha I expect you to stay with, and support her. For all intents and purpose you are her bodyguard and second in command."
I didn't set up any specific leadership the last time I left for multiple reasons. First, I was only planning to be gone for two and a half days. This time it could potentially be over a week depending on what Jane-Anne has to tell me about the situation in New Orleans. Maricela was also here and the clear strongest. While she maybe just shy of 20, she was the best fighter in both Human and wolf form left in the city and has a dominate personality. Everyone instinctively knew she was in charge. She also had the benefit of her mother's guidance and experience to lean on if anything happened.
While Claire my not be the best fighter ranked at 17th, there's actually a significant fall off after Samantha who is ranked 9th. To be specific, the hybrids ranked 10-14 are all currently in Miami, so the last time I was gone it was just Maricela at 6th then 2 male wolves and then her mom at 17th. The 8th ranked wolf, also male, is in Miami as well. Claire, like her daughter is just as strong in either form and could hold her own and potentially defeat either of the two wolves ranked ahead of her. Together they created a clear and natural leadership block over the wolves remaining in Mystic Falls.
The final, and most worrying part is that I'm far less confident in my wolves ability to obey and stay on good behavior this time around than I was last time. Last time, Keisha and Derek hadn't disobeyed me and potentially endangered a mission yet. Sarah and Lauren were still considered loyal and trust worthy. A lot has changed and in response, my pack will have to change and adapt as well. Especially the way I lead them.
As for the specific wolves I'm taking, well Luke, while again pretty low ranked in werewolf form, is one of the best fighters in human form. Keisha is strong in both forms, but too head strong and immature to leave behind to be in charge. I of course don't trust her to obediently follow a wolf weaker than her either. Derek is going exclusively because of his family and the situation around them. I'd prefer he not have time to find out about everything until I have my answers. Especially while I'm out of the city and can't keep an eye on things.
"Lisa Beth, if anything you can't handle comes up, I expect you to call Jules and inform her. If she feels it needs my attention she'll contact me. For now I want you and Samantha as the only two wolves in town with protection amulets to each lead a nightly patrol around town while I'm gone. Capture and detain any supernatural creature you find, I'll have our witch set up holding areas in a house for anyone you may capture. Samantha, if anyone has any issue with Lisa Beth being in charge beat them then detain them until I return."
I'm not blind to the way a lot of the pack feels about Lisa Beth, I'm not sure of the cause and really haven't had time to find out either. I'm also a self-centered asshole. Still I should probably investigate it at some point. Normally I wouldn't need to have Samantha so aggressively protect a wolf ranked higher than her, but Lisa Beth's unique situation of being 7th ranked in wolf form while also one of the worst fighters in human form leaves her far more vulnerable than I'm comfortable with. I also don't want to break pack hierarchy to leave Samantha in charge as a solution to the problem.
"I also need you to get some wolves together, maybe their spouses as well, to plan a huge party and cookout for the full moon. Expect the whole pack and all their family memebers including myself and the Miami wolves to be there. I plan on us spending the full day together then the next morning and afternoon so we'll need food and cooks for two days of meals. Also get some of the kids and and teens together to think up some games we can all play together, including games where we're in wolf form."
It's a lot but there are two of them and while Lisa Beth is pretty... whimsical, she knows how to get things done having been the pack's primary errand runner. Samantha is just over all efficient and well respected so she should be able to easily organize the people side of things. Keisha and Derek were finally back on their feet so it was time to finally get back to my LA trip.
"Luke, Keisha, Derek your primary jobs will be protecting Bonnie and our group while I'm gone. I don't expect any combat while we are in the city but don't let your guard down. I expect you to handle compulsions and video recordings should they ever be needed while we're on this trip. Luke and Derek you'll bring your families along as well, I'm sure Bonnie will want to go to Disneyland and see the sights this time around. This of course increases the chances of you running into supernatural creatures."
"Avoid any you run across if able but don't let any harm come to Bonnie or the group. Keisha, I'll be introducing you to a blonde flight attendant. She's an un-triggered werewolf and is joining the pack soon. Take her to D.C. to pack clothes for a couple of weeks then go with her to her job. Charter the two largest private planes they have for a trip from Richmond to LA between 2-3PM. I'll give you the information you'll need to pay for everything. Use as much compulsion as you need to to get things done. Luke, Derek get your families packed and ready to go. Now, are there any questions?" Unsurprisingly Derek and Keisha are pretty reserved and Luke just looks happy at the cushy assignment.
"What exactly are we planning for the night of the full moon alpha?" Lisa Beth and Samantha as both the ones with the most to do, and the one's missing an easy assignment having fun in LA are understandably not happy and full of questions. I take the time to fully explain exactly what Bonnie and I envisioned after I sent the wolves going to LA with me on their way. When they fully got it I took them with me to visit Emily who decided to take up residence in one of the two empty bedrooms in our house. Assuming Rebekah will have the 5th, we'll soon be full. Speaking of Rebekah I remember one more thing to have Lisa Beth and Samantha do while I'm gone.
After going over things with Emily, I sent her and the Hybrids to one of the empty houses that has had barriers raised. I also told her to be ready for our trip to LA. I'd prefer not meeting Jane-Anne without a witch of my own, also I'd like her and Bonnie to bond more. Besides she deserves a vacation and finally has a body to really experience and enjoy things.
Of course with Sarah and Lauren not going, Emily would have been the only somewhat friendly face for Bonnie when I'm not around so I invited Katherine, who Emily will be making an amulet for so her identity is disassociated from Elena. I may be running her ragged but we aren't leaving for 4-5 hours and it's not like she has clothes to pack. To be safe I also take a trip into town to prepare a surprise that should help.
-3:00 PM 06/29/2009-
Richmond, VA
"Do we really need two planes that big Ty?" Both planes are significantly bigger than the one we took to LA the first time and easily hold 14 people. There's only 12 of us plus a baby so we shouldn't need a second plane.
"That depends, do you want to have sex with the kids and the rest pack watching? If not we'll need a second plane Bonnie."Granted we could just not have sex and in all fairness I don't plan to, but she doesn't know that. I'm trying to maintain the surprise without lying which understandably limits what I can I say.
"Ah... not in front of the kids no." But everyone else is OK? Interesting. Well it's not like she isn't going to have to get used to being naked and having sex in front of the pack at some point. Once she has the baby and starts shifting, the chances of us not having sex in front of the pack after a full moon night is pretty much zero. There would be way too many hormones and an almost complete lack of inhibitions.
Chuckling I motion Derek and Luke to take their families to the farthest plane while I have Keisha load in our bags. Leading the other three into our plane, I step aside after entering so Bonnie, who is behind me, can see her surprise.
"Elena!" Well Caroline is there too. I had to have Miranda compel Elena to mute down her guilt so she would be somewhat decent company on this trip. I'm mainly counting on Caroline to bring the fun and energy though. Even at her best Elena has never been the life of the party that Caroline is. While Bonnie runs over, at a normal speed, to give Elena a hug, Caroline pulls a frown. I motion Katherine to step forward for the moment of truth.
"Hey Care, this is my cousin Katherine and behind her is Emily one of Bonnie's cousins." While Katherine and I don't look exactly alike, we have similar skin tones, and hair and eye colors. I felt like it would be easier to explain her always hanging around and living with me if we were 'related'. Emily is very clearly related to Bonnie. Caroline looks interested but isn't yelling about how Katherine is Elena's twin so I'd say we're safe. Not that I doubted Emily's ability of course.
"Sorry Care I'm happy to see you too I'm just really surprised to see Elena. Are you coming with us to LA?" Bonnie broke the hug with Elena when I mentioned Caroline's name and went to hug her as well before she could return my greeting. The witch and vampire next to me follow my lead and we all take seats by the hugging girls.
"Yeah Ty invited us to spend like a week in LA, I can't believe he convinced my mom on such short notice." It was that easy considering I couldn't compel her. Of course she never would have agreed to let her daughter go off with some teenage boy she never met for a week. Luckily she is great friends with Miranda Gilbert, one of my vampires and Elena's mom. All I had to do was get Miranda to bring her family on the trip to LA then call sheriff Forbes and ask if Caroline could go with them as a belated birthday trip for Elena, and a way to get everyone's mind off of Grayson's death. This does mean I currently have the Gilbert family in the other plane, but Bonnie loves Miranda so she'll probably like that.
"Well I know how rough things have been for you girls lately and I thought you deserved a little fun." This is also going to be the last time Bonnie really has to be a normal Teenager. Soon she will be very visibly pregnant and helping run a werewolf pack. After, she'll be a teen mother that's not just helping run a werewolf pack, but also at the center of the supernatural and mundane worlds when I reveal our existence.
I'm also not over her almost leaving and may be over compensating a bit. And by a bit I mean I sent to pack member to run to LA and use compulsion and bribes to empty out and reserve the top two floors of the Ritz. It was expensive. I don't want to even think about just how expensive, but compared to all the other money I've spent it's barely anything.
"You're the best boyfriend ever!" Bonnie's sits in my lap to kiss me completely missing the shocked look on Elena's face at those words. As much as I would love to keep going, I know Bonnie would feel pretty Awkward doing much more in front of Elena. Probably. Actually I have no clue, she's been far more in touch with her primal urges lately so... for all I know shes going to end up fucking her by the end of this trip.
"Boyfriend? Bonnie since when are you dating someone?" Pulling away Bonnie looks a bit sheepish as she turns to her best friend. Caroline is looking smug, probably at having known about everything before Elena did. That girl has a serious inferiority/superiority complex centered on Elena. It may not be healthy but it's at least amusing.
"...um we started dating in March?" At first I wondered at the questioning nature of her answer then realize how bad it sounds to be dating someone for over 3 months without telling your best friend.
"And you didn't tell me? We tell each other everything Bonnie!" I want to call her a hypocrite, but this Elena hasn't actually started lying to her best friends to keep Stefan's secret yet and does in fact share most things with Bonnie and Caroline.
"I'm sorry it's just... when we started it was long distance and he only came to Mystic Falls a few times to visit me. By the time he moved there well you were dealing with other things." The subtle reminder of her father's death makes Elena deflate bit before the compulsion kicks in and the guilt and depression start to fade.
"Yeah Elena, her and Ty have this really sweet love at first sight thing going, it's so romantic." Not helping Care, and certainly not how you first reacted to it. Maybe Bonnie fucking her got her more on board with things? Elena looks between them before a hurt look crosses her face.
"You told Caroline already?" That's probably only happened a few times, if at all. Elena and Bonnie were by far the closest of the trio of girls. And really not just Elena and Bonnie, their mother's were also best friends. Literally to the point that Abby Bennett would sacrifice a life with her daughter to keep Elena safe. Compared to that Caroline has always been on the outside, which probably explains a lot of why she is the the way she is. I do wonder how Bonnie and Caroline's new sexual relationship will affect the group's dynamics. It should be interesting.
"We met up after your birthday and well... it's not like I could hide it. I live with Ty so it's kinda hard to avoid the topic of us being together." Cue gasp and stunned look on Elena's face at the news of her 16 year old best friend living with her boyfriend.
"Why in the world would your dad let you live with your boyfriend. Is this a joke Bonnie? Am I being punk'd or something? Are you trying to cheer me up in some weird way or something?" Well Rudy is a pretty strict father so her shock and disbelief are understandable. Not to mention the generally unusualness of the situation.
"Well he kinda kicked me out when I um... told him I was kinda pregnant." You can't really be kinda pregnant Bonnie. The sheer disbelief grows on Elena's face as Keisha and Lola come in signaling we're about to take off. Well I didn't expect to be having this conversation so soon, or at all on this trip but fuck it, time to have fun with it.
"Hi, I'm Ty. It's nice to meet you Elena, I'm sure you'll be a great help during the pregnancy."
AN: I've had people complain that the SI has either become too soft or too evil, I'm very happy that this chapter likely upset people in both camps. At the end of the day he's an evil person who has a huge soft spot for his family and to a much lesser extent his pack.
I've closed the poll on the pairing for now as I've gotten a lot of comments and PM's about how I should have waited until Rebekah was introduced and I can understand that. When she is and you guys have gotten to know her for a few chapters i'll either reopen it or make a new one, I'm not sure which is fairer yet.
Also I'm very happy I finally edited a chapter down to what I consider an acceptable length. The last three, in my opinion, suffered from being too long and unnecessary scenes being left in. I might at some point reedit those when I have more time.