dislcaimer: vampire diaries does not belong to me. i simply own this plot line, the character freya and my own insanity. that is all.

Set in season 2 of vampire diaries, set before, during and after the masquerade ball.

Rewrite of Wicked Lovely


I.

What You Didn't See


The first one to speak was Caroline, "M-Miss Shelia when did you wake up?"

Shelia turned her eyes on the young girl. She felt horrible that she would forever be subjected to a life of blood lust, but Caroline Forbes was a sweet girl. Being a vampire would be good for her, even though Shelia herself would have not wished that life on any of the children the room. Vampires were cruel with only their own agendas in mind. She would admit there were some good ones- but those were far to find.

"I woke up not too long ago," she answered the young girl. "About two hours ago. I've been looking for my grandbaby and she wasn't in the house. Nor was she at my house. So tell me, where is she?"

"Probably packed up her shit and left this hick ass town." Damon said, sarcasm in his tone.

"Don't sass me, Salvatore. It's your fault she's in whatever mess this is." Shelia snapped at him. Her hazel eyes were cold as she started at him. The vampire frowned at her before he snorted and turned back towards the group of teenagers.

"Whatever you old crone," he said with a wave of his hand. "We have more important things to worry about other than Sabrina being kidnapped. She'll find a way out - or die. Either way I don't care."

Katherine gave a very unlady-like snort. She could see Anna looking like she was trying very hard to not go for her childe's throat. There was a reason why she preferred Stefan to Damon. While he did have very Ripper tendecies, he did care for people. Bonnie was someone he always cared for; whether she wanted to believe it was because of Elena or not, was up to the little witch. Damon was simply acting like a child throwing a temper tantrum. Bonnie would be of use to him soon and he was going to be wanting to eat those words.

She watched as her doppelganger looked scandalized. Really, she was actually hurt but Damon's negative words towards Bonnie? Funny considering she looked like she wanted to hop into bed with him half the time.

The vampiress was about to speak when Anna beat her to it. "You're gonna wanna take those words back." The bite in her tone was not missed, since Baby Gilbert looked rather alarmed to see his vampire ex-lover was rather protective of his potential love interest.

"Why?" Damon challenged, "Got a crush on the witch?"

Anna's eyes narrowed. "She saved your life, twice I might add. Once to keep you from being a fucking mummy and the second time was to keep you from being staked. She saved my life, she saved my mother's life. Unlike you ungrateful idiots, I actually want to repay my debt to her."

Caroline frowned. "We aren't ungrateful."

"Not you," Anna said and looked at the Salvatore brothers and Elena. "They are. Bonnie has done enough for you. Helped with your mess and you never once actually gave a fuck about her. You never apologized for what happened to Shelia."

"She's alive." Damon interjected.

"She's right," Stefan sighed.

"I did say thank you." Damon snapped at them. "She didn't deserve it though."

"Because she did what was right?" Lucy asked.

"Oh don't get me started on you." Damon sneered in her direction. "Long lost cousin that doesn't even know Bonnie exists? I am not buying that."

"You know Damon, contrary to what you believe, not everything is about what you think. I mean, you did spend over a hundred and forty five years looking for me." Katherine said with a shrug. "Now, enough of you. Let's find BonBon."

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She hadn't been in Mystic Falls since her daughter was six. Eleven years was a long time for Abby to gone. But now she could return. She could finally come back and be with her daughter; and also have a very long talk with her mother. Abby Bennett turned her car into her mother's drive-way. She frowned she saw a very familiar car. She saw that Rudy never got rid of his Toyota. She sighed and removed the keys from her car.

Eleven years and she was pretty damn sure her husband was still a controlling asshole. She was rather glad Bonnie wasn't his daughter by blood. Simply legally, since her birth father was probably off doing whatever it was he wanted to do. She didn't regret having Bonnie one bit, however she did wish her daughter had written her back turning her absence. She hoped she was practicing her magic with her mother.

Climbing out her car, Abby shut the door and headed for the stairs. As she stepped on the first step, the door opened. She was excepting her mother but instead she got Rudy staring at her. Shock was evident in his eyes but he composed himself and set her with a glare. Abby rolled her eyes at him.

"What are you doing here?" he demanded. "I thought you left for good."

"I didn't," she responded coolly. "Where's my Ma?" she asked.

"Probably in the hosptial where she's been for about a month or two." Rudy said with disdain. "Serves her right, with that stupid witch crap she's putting in Bonnie's skull."

Abby bit her lip to keep her magic under control. It had flared at the disrespect her husband was using. "Hospital, why is she there?"

"Bonnie said some bull about her over-exhausting herself. All I know is she's better off there or six feet under." Rudy said. "I'm actually looking for Bonnie. She didn't come home from that stupid dance."

"Dance?" she asked.

"Some dance her friend Elena was attending." Rudy shrugged. "She's probably off doing what her mother does. Being a floozy."

Abby's eyes narrowed as she stepped forward. "You say whatever the hell you want about me, Hopkins, but if you speak another ill word against my mother or my daughter, you won't like what comes next."

"Whatever. Go find your bastard daughter," Rudy snapped. Abby's blood chilled at his words. "You think I wasn't gonna notice that Bonnie looked absolutely nothing like me? Or how she has green eyes? No one in my family has green eyes and no one in yours has them either."

Abby said no words. "You're not even going to deny it. You're not going to try and assure me that I'm wrong?" Rudy snapped. He watched as she stared at him, her eyes showing that she wasn't. What could she possibly say?

"You read the letters." It wasn't a question. She had written to Bonnie in the most recent letter she sent; about her daughter's parentage. About her brief summer romance that left her pregnant.

"Were you ever going to tell me?" he asked.

"I was," she said. "When Bonnie was out of here, off to college."

"So eighteen years of a marriage was a lie? You cheated on me!" Rudy snapped.

"Like you never did! Why do you think we broke up in the first place!?" Abby snapped, remembering why she had went into another man's arms. She had caught Rudy with a cheerleader and had dumped him; funny enough it was after they had sex. She had given her virginity to him and he repaid her with that. Besides, the man she had been with; Bonnie's father, he made her feel desired. Rudy was clumsy and rather quick.

Her brief lover had been the exact opposite.

Abby shut her eyes. Now was not the time to dwell on this. "Where is Elena?" she asked.

"At the Salvatore Boarding House no doubt," Rudy snorted. "She and Bonnie spend more time there than at their houses."

He walked past her and to his car. "You're gonna move your car?" he snapped at her.

Abby turned and went to her car. She was going to see her daughter, and when she did, she was going to go to her lawyer. This marriage had been eighteen years of lies and now that Rudy knew the truth, what was the point of continuing that lie?

She drove for fifteen minutes to the boarding house. She remembered as a child seeing Zach Salvatore manage the place by himself. Was he never still there? She climbed out her car for the second time and walked up to the door.

Three knocks. She knocked three times before the door opened. Elena stood there, a bored look on her face. No, Abby corrected herself because this wasn't Elena; this was Katherine.

Well it had been some time since they had seen each other.

"Katerina," she greeted and watched the irritated cross her face.

"Abigail Bennett it has been some time," replied the vampire. "I've told you how much I hate that name."

"I know," smirked the witch. "I'm looking for my daughter."

"Oh," she said, drawing out the word. "Come on in Abs. I'll fix you a drink."

Abby walked inside, following her to the vampire into the foyer. She took in the group of teenagers; the presence of vampires and two faces she never thought she would see. Her mother stood with Lucy, arguing about they needed to find Bonnie now. That is until she took notice of her daughter.

Abby had never been so frightened of her mother until now. She watched as her mother strolled towards her and delivered a smack to her face. Her head snapped to the side and she felt the hot sting of the slap.

"Ouch," Lucy and Katherine said in unison.

"I deserved that," Abby said as she composed herself. "I know I've been gone long."

"Eleven years is how long," spoke her mother. "Don't you ever think about doing that again. Vampire trouble or not."

"Yes ma'am." Abby said with a soft smile. "Now can I have a hug?"

Shelia complied, hugging her daughter. Eleven years was far too long for her to not see her baby. "I missed you sweetpea."

"I missed you too Ma," Abby said. "Where's Bonnie?"

Katherine returned with a cup of bourbon, handing it to her. "Here you go."

"Where is she?" Abby asked again. "Where is my daughter?"

"We don't know," said a new voice. Abby turned to see a man standing there. He looked only a few years older than her but the moment she looked into those eyes, dread and happiness coiled in her stomach. He was here. He was in Mystic Falls.

"Ric." She breathed.

He looked at her slightly confused. "Do I know you?"

Abby blushed. It had been seventeen years since they last saw each other. She smiled weakly and looked up at him, pulling the necklace she always wore around her neck out. The simply gold chain held a silver ring with a simple rose quartz diamond It wasn't too big but it was filled with significance. He had given it to her the night they first had sex. He told her it was his sister's. The only thing he had left of her before she died. According to him, his sister had gotten it from her grandmother.

He seemed to recognize the ring instantly. His eyes snapped up towards hers. "Gail?" he whispered.

"Okay," said one of the vampires in the room. "What the hell is going on? Who is she? What the hell is going on?"

"Gail," Alaric said and walked up to her, "You're Bonnie's mom?"

He knew Bonnie? "You know her?"

"I'm her teacher."

Shelia gave small snort. "Oh you're more than that boy."

"Mama," Abby chastised.

"Don't get quick with me, Abigail." Shelia shot back. "You kept this a secret since you were three months along. Don't you think the man deserves to know? Hell if he did, the spell would work more. He's got a connection with her."

"Secret?" Alaric asked. "What secret is she talking about, Gail?"

Abby sighed. "About Bonnie," she answered.

"What about Bonnie?" he demanded. He knew, deep down he just knew what she was about to say. But he wanted to hear her say it. He wanted her to say that Bonnie was his daughter. "Abby what about her?"

Abby bit her lip. "She's your daughter."

The room grew quiet. The vampire who demanded to know what was going on was the first to recover and yet all he could was "Huh, didn't see that one coming."