On Halloween night, Bonnie and Kai put forth their plan to bring back Jo and Sheila. But as the two get ready to work their magic, Damon interrupts them after screwing up his part of the mission. Elsewhere, Enzo sets off on a mission to find out what Valerie is hiding from everyone. If that wasn't bad enough, Bonnie's mother delivers bad news to her, that ruins her promised plans.

After spending the past 36 hours being assaulted, passing out, getting captured, aiding and abetting in his heretic brother's kidnapping, being forced to leave Myrtle Beach at gunpoint to return to Whitmore. And mainly spending his night with Bonnie Bennett, answering all her questions about the Phoenix Stone and how many spells there were to resuscitate someone back from the dead. Followed by hours of discussing their plan. Bonnie left the morgue after midnight, stating she needed a few hours' sleep before their big night of horror. Kai handed her a couple of spell books he had. She thanked him and promised she'd look them over first thing this afternoon.

Kai thought about getting some sleep as well, but his nerves wouldn't let him. Staying at the mortuary felt like the safer option. He didn't trust Damon, and he knew the vampire didn't trust him. The only thing keeping them from turning on him was his promise about bringing Sheila Bennett back. Not that Kai believed it would be possible. Sheila had been dead for years and found peace, just like his father. Jo's body wasn't at rest, she was still in there. The stone could bring her preserved body back.

He knew he was safe for now, as long as he pretends he could actually help them. As Kai sat on the bar stool, with the Phoenix Stone in his palm, he wished for it to consume him as it did Lucy Bennett. He wanted to see what she saw, what frightened her. He squeezed the stone in his palm, trying to get it to give him answers. Nothing happened.

Not long after, the medical examiner walked into the room.

The little human grimace and huffed seeing him. "It's way too early for you to be in here."

Keeping his eyes settled on the drawer that held Jo's body, "I need this floor emptied tonight." Kai spoke softly.

The examiner loudly groaned. "This is so wrong and creepy." Running his hand through his cropped hair. "Fine. But you owe me."

Kai wanted to slash the man's throat out for speaking to him that way, but he knew not to do anything rash. If Saint Bonnie found out, she'd string his ass up. Scrubbing his hands across his face in frustration. He reached in his back pocket, took out a stolen wallet. Noticing the two $100 bills in them. He held up the cash, then balled it up and tossed it at the examiner's feet. "Is that enough for you?" He asked, his patience wearing thin.

The other man looked down, embarrassed by his own weakness. Sighing, he picked it up. "We can't keep her any longer than today, the body is smelling." Kai didn't respond, "She doesn't have to go home, but she can't stay here." With that, the examiner turned and walked out the door.

Kai crossed his arms across his chest, his back turned towards the door again. He had one shot to bring Jo back. Make things right. And maybe then he could stop hearing their screams. Maybe then he would stop seeing Luke, Liv, Joey, and his mother, crying and begging for mercy. Maybe then that shallow hole in his chest will finally be slightly filled. Maybe then he could breathe again.

Either way, the longer he waits, the harder it will be to bring her back. And the examiner was right. Her body was having an odor to it. Being a hybrid vampire, Kai could block out the smell. Since he didn't have anywhere else to stash her body, the morgue was the best spot. He hoped Bonnie prepared herself for a long night in here with him. Now he just needs to figure out how to break her heart gently, without it leading to his death.

Early in the morning back at Whitmore College, Bonnie couldn't stay asleep for over four hours. After taking a hot bath, she opted on wearing a low cut red tank top. Snatching an undershirt to go with it, so that her chest was covered. Bonnie stood in front of her full-length mirror. She always hides her goodies. Being too scared to embrace her own sexuality, not wanting to overshadow others. Bonnie knew she had a curvy body, her breasts were round and plump, her ass made Caroline jealous. While she knew she was overthinking this entire outfit. She was sick of playing it safe. Dropping the undershirt back in her dresser, Bonnie went braless too, and wear her black skinny jeans that hugged her booty. Not that she was trying to impress anyone. She was only going to spend her night with Kai.

Kai, the man who kept showing up in her dreams. Last night again, she saw him and that girl. This time, she saw twins, a blonde and brunette, newborns. Both Kai and his mystery woman were holding the babies. Bonnie felt a rage of jealousy hit her. When she woke up, panting hard, heart racing fast. She looked over to make sure she didn't wake Caroline. And when she rubbed her face, she felt tears rolling down her cheeks.

After getting dressed, Bonnie grabbed her grimoires and the books Kai gave her. And set out to leave. Trying to sneak out quietly, but failing as she heard Caroline loudly clear her throat, sitting up dramatically.

"Bonnie Bennett, are you trying to creep out of here?"

"I'm sorry," Bonnie stuttered. "You were asleep."

Caroline moved over to make room for Bonnie on the bed. She gestured for her best friend to sit with her. Bonnie decided the least she could do for Caroline was give her a few minutes of her attention. "I miss you so much."

Bonnie reached over and hugged her before making herself comfortable. "I'm so sorry about everything." She wasn't sure what she was really apologizing for, though part of her felt guilty about abandoning her friend, yet the other part of her felt free.

Caroline waved her off. "It's fine. Matt texted me last night and gave me a recap."

Bonnie wasn't sure if that was a good thing, knowing Matt's mouth. She really wanted to inform Caroline about the last 24 hours. But she knew she had to keep her secret until after tonight. Instead she said, "Damon told me about Stefan's angry ex. I should probably unravel the vervain spell for you." Stefan's former heretic girlfriend vervain Caroline's skin to keep a distance between Stefan and Caroline. Another epic love triangle that made her want to gag.

But Caroline put her face into her hands. "Stop! Stefan is working on getting the spell removed. Don't worry about it. I want to know what's going on with you. Matt said…"

Bonnie jumped in. "I've been having visions, or dreams." Caroline watched her as she tried to find her words. "Whatever they are, I've been seeing Kai, and he's with a woman who bears similarities to Elena."

She turned her wide blue eyes to study her friend. "Another doppelganger?"

Bonnie shook her head. "Not exactly, she looks similar, but way more ethnic looking." The woman in her dreams had darker skin with medium length natural brown curls. Bonnie bows her head. She wondered if Kai had a type. Feeling the flush cover her cheeks, she shook her head. This wasn't the time for those types of thoughts. "I'm worried. I haven't had a vision since Grams told me I was a witch."

Bonnie's visions happened when Damon Salvatore arrived in Mystic Falls, wanting Emily Bennett's necklace. After the fight for the Bennett Talisman, Bonnie never had crazy dreams like that again. Until now. "Part of me wishes we could have a normal life again." Caroline let out a short, bitter laugh. "The heretics, Kai, Lily Salvatore, and fucking Enzo. Even with Elena gone, we can't go back."

This was the closest Bonnie ever felt with Caroline. The supernatural world tired and frustrated both women, who were both forced into this life. Bonnie wanted to go back, she wanted to go back to when things were easier. "Our lives just keep getting weirder and weirder."

Putting an arm around her shoulder, Caroline laughed, "Be my date for the Halloween dance, we can get you a sexy little devil costume, find a cute guy for you."

Bonnie let out a small chuckle. If only it could be that easy. "I got a research paper for Ric. I need to get started on." She lied.

"But it's the weekend, Bonnie."

She shifted uncomfortably. "Sorry Care, take Stefan."

Her shoulders fell, which Bonnie took as disappointment. "Fine! But you owe me Bonnie." She was just glad she could be normal with Caroline again.

Back at the Salvatore Boarding House, Enzo made his way down to the kitchen. The smell of food was drawing him out. Once he entered, he spotted Valerie cooking away. He had a small smile on his face as he moved in.

"What are we having this morning, love?"

Valerie kept moving around, not pausing for him. "Mushroom omelettes, Oscar's favorite." She answered.

Reaching over the silver dish, Enzo grabbed a fork and tried to eat some of the cooked mushroom, Valerie had laid out. She finally stopped, but just to swat his hands. "Come on."

"They're for Oscar, he's coming home today."

Enzo watched as she turned and walked back to the stove. Her words turned over in his head as he studied the back of her. "Is that so." His eyes stared down Valerie as she moved towards the fridge. He took in her mussed hair and slightly swollen lips. "Long night, you got home pretty late."

Valerie froze, turning to look at him. But before she could muster up a lie. Lily walked into the kitchen. Enzo noticed she was fuming. "Where's Oscar?"

The older woman turned down her nose. "Damon never showed up. I've called but nothing." Sighing, she finally noticed Enzo was in the kitchen. "Lorenzo, can I have a moment with Valerie."

Enzo couldn't help but look between the two shifty women. "Something going on that I should know about?"

Putting on a fake smile and responding. "Not at all, just some personal family business."

Those words cut through Enzo once again. He decided it was best to just leave without putting up a fight. He walked out, leaving Lily and Valerie to have their privacy.

Enzo knew he'd never be one of them. He didn't have over a hundred years of bonding time. They didn't trust or like him in that house. But Lily needed him around. He was the only one who knew how the outside world worked, and he was the only one who knew her sons. Yet the more he stayed there, the more he noticed Lily and her family treated him the same as Damon and his friends, if not worse.

This time Enzo was going to fight for his place. He made his way to Downtown Mystic Falls. A place that was supposed to remain deserted because of the quarantine Matt Donovan put together. When he arrived on the scene, there was a gathering of people and a man arguing with Deputy Donovan.

"You guys need to pack it up and leave."

The tour guide reluctantly stepped back. "Come on officer, we all know this is just a ghost town, there's no real danger here."

Enzo chuckled as he appeared to the crowd. "That interesting. No one told you about the haunted boarding house or the killer wolves in the woods? Tell your ghostbusters to charge up their proton packs, they've hit the proverbial jackpot!"

Matt's eyes landed on Enzo, and he shot the man a daring glare. "Get out. NOW!" He demanded. The tour guide rolled his eyes and addressed his customers.

"Let's leave this fucked up town." The crowd all but booed as they all got back on their tour bus to leave.

"If you do anything stupid, I will shoot you."

Enzo huffed impatiently. "I came down here to ask you nicely for some help."

Matt sniffed. "You want my help?" He pressed his hand over his heart and exhaled loudly, "After what you did to Caroline."

And he felt guilty as fuck for doing what he did. Caroline didn't deserve to be in his crossfire. His anger should stay targeted towards Damon and not his friends. "I made a mistake, I won't again. This time I need to know what Lily's blonde heretic is up to."

Matt raised an eyebrow in question. "They don't trust you?" Something about Enzo's situation was funny to Matt. "Why would they? They know you're just a two-face snake." Enzo wanted to lash out at Matt, "I'll grant you access to the surveillance system, so you can go spy on your new friends."

He swallowed what little pride he had left and followed the deputy. One of these days, he will no longer be the joke of the town, but a hero that everyone will respect.

Once the sun set, Bonnie left the Whitmore Library and walked to the medical center to meet up with Kai. Immediately after she arrived, she was greeted by Jo's corpse, which was laid out on the autopsy table. The cold, dead body still grossed Bonnie out. She moved closer to stare down at Jo. Bonnie's thoughts went back to Jo's bachelorette party. When she promised the other witch, she wouldn't let Kai out of the prison world. So seeing her dead body and knowing the outcome of what happens to her pained Bonnie.

After a few moments alone, Kai turned up with the stone in his hands. "So, did you know Halloween rituals used to be about finding genuine love?" He came over to join her by Jo's body. "During the 18th century, women would follow Halloween traditions that would help them find a romantic match. By throwing apple peels over their shoulder hoping to see their future husband's initials, then bob for apples at parties because the winner would be the first to get married, and stand in a dark room with a candle in front of a mirror to look for their future husband's face."

Bonnie wondered if she looked as uncomfortable as she felt. "Weird flex, sometimes when you're desperate you will do crazy shit to find love."

Kai started fidgeting. "Not how you thought you'd spend your Halloween, huh?"

Bonnie laughed at him. "Cancelling my plans to go to a Halloween party with my best friend. So I could be normal for one night and meet some not so nice guy to get drunk with and have sex after a year of being celibate." She spat out, sarcastically. "Instead, I'm with you, trying to bring your sister back from the dead." Bonnie gazed down at the body once more, then opened her grimoire that she held in her arms.

Kai could feel his heart speeding up. "I didn't know things were that bad." Bonnie died and was alone with Damon for months. Once she returned from the prison world, she broke up with her boyfriend. After that, she spent months chasing Kai down. He knew what that loneliness felt like. "I've been there. I was in that prison world for decades. I had no one. Even coming back, I had no one to return to. But it will get better for you, you're a beautiful and smart girl, you'll meet someone again."

She blushed. That completely threw Bonnie off her game. Her time in the prison world was awful, but nowhere as bad as Kai's, who was there for twenty years. "I don't even like being touched by strange men."

Kai watched as she seated herself on the backless stool. "Why is that?"

Bonnie shrugged. "I don't know, PTSD." She wrinkled her nose at Kai. "Whenever I'm touched by people I don't know, it makes me want to burn their faces off."

He watched her carefully, unsure of what to say. This wasn't like her at all. "I felt that way, when I first came back, sometimes I still do."

She buried her head in her hands. "You hurt me." Kai watched as she pressed her palms into her eyes and sighed harshly. "I shouldn't be here. I should just call Ric and Damon…"

"What?"

The witch looked up at him. "I shouldn't be here. Actually, this is the last place I should be. Given the circumstances."

"Circumstances?" He repeated. "What circumstances?"

Bonnie struck him with a glare. "You put us through hell, Kai. Alaric didn't deserve you murdering his wife. Elena didn't deserve to be put asleep, never seeing us again. And me, I was just trying to protect innocent people. You're a killer. How else was I supposed to react to you murdering your siblings?" She cried out. He noticed the liquid leaking from her eyes. "But god, had I known what would have happened, maybe I would've done things differently, maybe I should have accepted your apology. I never thought things would end up like this."

She wasn't making any sense to him, which Kai thought was better. All he could do was make his way over to her. "Bonnie, I'll make things right, for you and Jo." Bonnie frowned, but said nothing. "I'm sorry. I am so sorry that I hurt you. That I left you to rot in that prison, and I'm sorry about Elena. I'll do anything to make things right. I have to."

He grabbed the other doctor's stool and pulled up beside her. "I just want to go back to the way things were, before my life got complicated."

Kai watched her, his curiosity piqued by her appearance. He couldn't draw his eyes away from her body. He was used to her showing skin and seeing her hardened nipples pressing through her shirts, that's how she was in the prison world. Wearing loose and freeing clothes. "Do you want to talk about it?"

"It depends," she answered. "Do you care about anything or anyone?"

"The first time I ever felt pain was when I lost my mother." Bonnie eyed Kai, waiting for him to continue on. "I was nineteen when she had Liv and Luke, she passed away hours after giving birth." Kai shifted in his chair. "Joshua, burned her body the next morning and moved on. Refusing to allow me and my siblings to grieve for our mom. Then a month later, my brother Joey started saying cruel things about her, how she was weak and we were better off without her." Kai gave a harsh snicker. "I tried to fight him and got caught by Joshua. He took me out front and beat me with a wooden shaft in front of my siblings. Told me if I ever spoke of my mother again, he'd let Joey whip me with one of his rods."

This story startled Bonnie. "That's barbaric." She never met Kai's father before, but she knew there was bad blood between the father and son. "Was it the first time?"

He shook his head. "No, but it was the first time I didn't have my mom there. She'd always wait for Joshua to leave, then she'd ice my bruises. This time Josie took her place." He muttered.

Now it made sense, his soft spot for Jo. Why he felt guilty about her over everyone else. She played that maternal role for him after their mother died. It was the same way she felt about her Grams' death over her father. "When we get Jo back, you can tell her how much you care." She tried to be careful not to let him see her amused face.

Kai rolled his murky blue eyes at her. "Sure, I'll do that." He spoke in an absurd tone.

"There' are a couple of spells in this book that I think are worth trying out." She held up the grimoire. "Just don't rush me okay."

The Heretic laughed at her. "Of course not. I'll just make sure you're not bothered."

As he said that, entered Damon Salvatore with Oscar in his arms as he lugged him in the room. "Well, I'm here to bother you guys. We gotta bring this guy back to life. Like now." He snapped.

Bonnie stared at him holding the dead man, while Kai was just annoyed at Damon's demanding ass. Could this idiot do anything right?

After catching an early dinner in the town square, Enzo made his way back to the boarding house. Once he entered, he found Valerie sitting in front of the lit fireplace in the house's parlor. Enzo took his sexy half-dead nurse that was over his shoulders and tossed her on the couch, now exposing her bleeding bite marks on her neck.

He tried to cover the neck with her hair when he saw Valerie glaring. "Don't give me that look. The town is being overrun by college kids looking for a scare on Halloween."

The blonde frowned."There's an icebox of blood downstairs." Valerie was a stickler for the rules set by Lily. Mostly out of fear.

"How about taking a drive, getting out of town, then come back? Not like you haven't before?"

Valerie gave him a nervous look. "Excuse me. Is that an accusation?"

Enzo didn't respond immediately, unsure of what to say. Valerie isn't the first person to vividly lie to him. "Had the deputy show me the town surveillance, I saw you on the road to and from Whitmore last night in a stolen car. It's funny how Oscar was also at Whitmore last night and has since mysteriously disappeared." Enzo chuckled, staring into Valerie. "So... heh... Yes, I am accusing you of something. I'm just not sure whether it's lying to Lily, or murder, or both."

"You know nothing Enzo, just forget what you think you saw." Her eyes were cold. Enzo couldn't shake his curiosity.

"Then tell me. Maybe I can help." Valerie sighed forcefully, but refused to speak. "Fine, I'll just tell Lily what I saw. Maybe she'd like to see the surveillance video too."

As he made his way to to walk out the parlor and go search for Lily. Valerie broke her silence. "I killed Oscar." She whispered, but his super hearing caught her words. "He knew things, I couldn't let Oscar bring him back." She choked out.

He studied the heretic before asking, "Bring back who?"

"Julian." Enzo frowned confusingly. Valerie took notice. "Oh wow, she didn't tell you." Enzo wisely kept his mouth shut. "Of course she didn't."

Tired of that smug grin on her face, he kept his composter. "Who's Julian, Valerie?"

"Lily's former lover." Valerie smiled brightly. "I know how much you care for Lily, how much you want her to love you, the way you love her."

Enzo ignored the painful squeeze in his chest. "What are you on about? Lily is a dear friend and my sire. I picked her over Damon and the others because…"

"Because what, we know you're in love with her."

He scoffed, turning away from her. "I care about her, but not in that way. I want to be part of this family."

Valerie touched his right arm and turned him so they were facing. "All this time you were jealous of us, of Damon and Stefan. You want a family."

Enzo stayed quiet, silently considering what to say. But before he could speak, Lily rushed into the room. "Damon found Oscar!" She yelped. Without another word, both Valerie and Enzo watched as she ran out to meet Damon to get Oscar.

Enzo had a disappointed look on his face, before turning to stare at the fire. "Let's call a truce, work together to keep Julian out of Lily's life."

And for the first time, Valerie gave him a genuine smile.

It took Bonnie and Kai hours to find the right spell. Within those hours were Damon and Kai bickering, Damon complaining about how slowly they were taking. Hours of Stefan calling and texting for them to hurry because Mary Louise or Nora killed another innocent person. For every hour, Oscar wasn't returned home.

Bonnie was getting more tense and jittery. While the pressure was getting to her, Kai was trying to remain calm for their sake. He wanted to whisper soothing words to help her, but Damon's presence was provoking him. The whining from the selfish vampire was getting the better of him.

Kai opened Bonnie's grimoire to a random page and read. "Phasmatos exaud mi, conjug spiritis et corpe. Phasmatos exaud mi, conjug spiritis et corpe." He pointed the spell out to Bonnie.

The witch caught his eye, and she nodded.

They repeated it together, Damon watched the bubbles in the gemstone move around. Oscar's eyes briefly flicked open at them and then they closed back. Bonnie was beyond irritated at this point. Kai rolled his eyes, closing the grimoire shut and Damon spoke once again.

"Dammit, can you do anything right?" He groaned, slamming his hands down on the autopsy table.

Kai was ready to strike at him, "Kai," Bonnie whispered, taking a step out closer to him. "Just leave him." She pleaded.

"This isn't how I thought things would turn out." He scrambled backwards. "This wasn't supposed to be so damn difficult." This was why he did so much research on the damn stone. Now Damon's phone was buzzing again, and he answered it before moving away from them.

"The stone will work, we need to create a bigger bridge between the body and spirit. Let's do it again." She looked back over to Oscar's body. And they went back to chanting the spell. Kai felt a rush of fire in him, like he was going to fall into another dream. Suddenly Bonnie's screams brought him back. "Oh fuck, he's on fire."

Kai opened his eyes to see what was happening, Oscar's body had burst into flames, He frantically grabbed the fire extinguisher that was nearby to put him out. Damon was still off to the side on his phone call with his brother. "I think we're close, Stefan."

Another hour passed by. Bonnie found one more spell. "This is it. Has to be." She said to Kai. Bonnie reached forward, placing her hand on his chest, over his heart. "Touch me," she demanded.

Both Kai and Damon gave her a perplexed look. "Wait, what?"

"Just do it, as we chant the spell."

Unable to resist touching her, he brought his hand up to her chest and caressed her with reverence. "Ababbas dagoineh mateesah elunatan. Oshawas melunaweh washaset zagoedan." There were no words to describe how intoxicating this was for him. The sensation shooting through his body with each word coming from her lips were akin to fireworks streaming through his veins. They stopped the chant. All three of them stared at Oscar, waiting.

When nothing happened, they were all disappointed once again. "That was the only shamanistic oral spell…" she explained, as she examined her book again. "It says the spell is more powerful with physical contact."

He stared at her, as if trying to fathom what she had said. "The spell might work stronger if we…"

Just then, the colors returned to Oscar's skin as he bolted into a sitting position and screamed at the top of his lungs. "AHHHHHH!"

Bonnie gasped loudly, jumping into Kai's arms. He brought his other arm around her, pulling her against his chest, and her hands tugged at his shirt. While Damon looked amazed, watching Oscar return to life right in front of him. "Oh, my god."

Her embarrassment slid from her features in a second, and her eyes grew wide. She pushed herself out of Kai's warm embrace. Thankfully, Damon didn't notice them as he was facing Oscar. "Bonnie, you are the most terrifying person I know."

Kai's eyes snapped up, but before he spluttered, disgruntled, his brain engaged into self-preservation mode. "You know I'm here right, helping her do the spells."

Damon's eyes rolled back. "She found the right spell. Either way B-Town did it. And now I can get my girlfriend back." Damon jumped with excitement.

Kai had to smother a snort of laughter as Bonnie's expression hardened in Damon's direction. "Don't keep your mother waiting. Me and Kai have two more people to bring back." She told her best friend.

"You sure you're up for it?"

Bonnie cocked an eyebrow at him, and her eyes danced with mischief. "Kai and I can handle it together."

Kai's temperamental eyes searched hers for any hints of deception, but there was none to be detected. She differed from anyone he'd ever known, and there was something about her that was making his chest pain unfamiliarly.

Damon gave Bonnie a nod and took Oscar with him as they went to meet Lily back in Mystic Falls.

Finally she and Kai were alone again in the morgue.

"We should probably get started on Jo," Kai purred out.

Bonnie nodded and allowed a small smile to tug at her lips. "Okay, then I have to call Abby about Grams."

Kai and Bonnie took a few minutes to recharge before working on the spell for Jo. Preparing for the ritual again, they placed their hands on each other's chest. Kai's hand descending on her collarbones. They began chanting in sync to each other. All he wanted to do was nudge her legs apart and dive into her warmth, sucking and nipping at her throat.

"Ababbas dagoineh mateesah elunatan. Oshawas melunaweh washaset zagoedan."

Kai could feel her trembling, no doubt in his mind that she wasn't feeling the same way as he was. She wanted to explode. He felt her fingernails dig into the pale flesh of his chest. He wished he could stick his tongue into her mouth. The urge to continue feeling her body, to etch it permanently into his mind as his hand wandered down to her breasts. His long fingers kneaded the sensitive mounds relentlessly. The moan she released when he rolled one of her hardened nipples between his fingers through her braless cloth covered breasts.

Kai lifted his head to observe her for a moment. Minor tremors were running through her body, causing her to quiver ever so slightly before his eyes. "Ababbas dagoineh mateesah elunatan. Oshawas melunaweh washaset zagoedan." Her back arched, silently begging him to give her what she needed most.

His heart was hammering against his ribcage, he wanted to take the edge off of his frustration; he wanted to hear her scream his name, to have her enjoy him as much as he enjoys her.

"Open your eyes, Bonnie," he whispered huskily. Those misty green eyes looked up at him. Flawless skin, high cheekbones, soft brown curls that fell into her eyes so casually. She looked quite angelic.

Suddenly, Jo's eyes flick open, causing Kai and Bonnie to gulp in shock and relief. Jo, who was confused, slowly looks around at them, her face still pale and colorless.

The two pulled away from each other, Jo's eyes closed back, but they could see her chest swelling up and down. She faltered off to sleep. "She's alive. Probably tired, oddly enough."

Kai drew a deep breath. "Go call your mom. I'll stay here and watch her."

Bonnie smiled, despite herself. "I'll be right back."

She walked out the morgue and went out into the empty hall. Kai cleared the place out, so she knew her conversation was private.

She took this time to call up Abby, who she hadn't spoken to in over a week. It took two rings before someone answered. "Bonnie, how are you?" Her mother greeted.

"I'm doing really well, I wanted to ask you something."

"Are you okay, what is it?"

"I went to Grams gravesite and was told of your request to move her body. Where did you take her coffin?" Earlier in the day Bonnie visited her grandmother's grave, the groundskeeper told her that the daughter of the deceased had the coffin removed from the graveyard.

Abby cleared her throat before responding. "I had her cremated, both her and Rudy."

Bonnie shook her head. "I don't believe you."

Abby involuntarily gulped before she cried. "You died! Or yet you went to the prison world. I was worried someone might try to do something to the corpses and your Grams really wanted to be cremated in case some tried to possess her body."

Bonnie let out a frustrated scream. "Fuck, I had a plan." She said, angrily cursing Abby.

"I know it still hurts, she's in a better place." Bonnie snarled at her mother's condescending tone, and Abby finally realized that she was making the situation worse. "Bonnie, what are you doing?"

"Nothing, I have to go mom." Not allowing Abby to speak another word, Bonnie hung up the phone and tossed it across the hall.

She was too angry and slightly hurt.

She stood straight but faced the morgue door. Unfallen tears shone in her eyes, her defense was down. Once again Bonnie Bennett loses while everyone else finds happiness. Alaric is getting his wife back, Damon is rescuing Elena, Stefan and Caroline are probably fucking in the dorm room. Which meant Bonnie wouldn't be able to return to her room, to mourn her losses.

The first tears escaped her eyes, memories came flooding back to her in vivid detail. The first time she found out she was a witch. When she found out about vampires, Damon and Stefan both arriving to Mystic Falls, and Caroling turning into a vampire. When Klaus tried to kill her, her Grams dying, her father being murdered by Silas, Damon turning her mother into a vampire. When she died for Jeremy to live, then being on the other side as a ghost. All the emotional and physical pain she went through being the anchor.

The worst memories flooded her mind, which was undeniably meeting Kai in the prison world. When she found out who he really was and tried to kill him, only to end up being stabbed and abandoned in the prison world, where she tried to kill herself. And then when she returned to the real world, finding out Kai gained Luke's empathy after the merge, she refused to forgive him, thirsting for revenge. So she tried to abandon him in the other prison world. But it only backfired, and he came back stronger than ever and killed countless of people. Yet months later he was back in her life again, trying to turn over another leaf.

Twenty minutes passed, before Kai finally made his way into the halls. He internally froze and his stomach dropped once he saw her wet face. "Bonnie, are you okay?" He asked hoarsely.

Bonnie looked up before launching herself off the wall and into his arms. Warmth filled him and he realized it was radiating from inside of him for the first time in many years. Slowly, he lifted one hand and placed it around her, and then the other. Her body relaxed, and he pillowed her head on his chest, holding her close for however long it would take.

Kai inhaled her scent deeply. It wasn't until his shoulder became wet that he noticed her trickle of tears had grown into a veritable stream."Shh, don't cry," he crooned subconsciously into her hair. "Don't, Bonnie."

"S—she's gone—I'll never—see her—again," she stammered through her tears. "Abby cremated the body."

"It's okay." Kai whispered. "Your Grams found peace. I promise you that." She clung to him like she was afraid to let him go. "I'm so sorry, Bonnie."

Kai continued to croon soothing words into her hair until he replaced those words with soft kisses on her head. It didn't last long, but it was enough for now. As he drew away, she determinedly caught his blue eyes.

"I forgive you," she admitted softly.

As he looked down on her, her breathing became more erratic, causing her breasts to rise and fall, obviously. He grinned and descended, his body over hers. She shuddered at the long expected warmth of his body. They stayed as they were for a moment, both catching their breath. And then he leaned down, kissing her gently on her temple, and she snuggled against him, enjoying the feel of his muscular arms around her.

It was time for Bonnie to heal. Revenge wasn't the answer, it was just a toxic cycle. If she wanted to improve herself, the first step had to be forgiving Kai and allowing him to show her he's a changed man. All she could do was hope for the best and focus on herself. Go back to worrying about school and her future, try to pick up a hobby and go meet cute boys. After all, it's not like they just opened up another can of supernatural plight. Or did they?

AN: The next few chapters there will be a shift in the Bonnie and Kai dynamic, it will get dark and sensual. While Kai is working on himself and Bonnie is focusing on herself. Enzo will play his role into this fic, don't worry about the season seven bonenzo romance, they will be platonic since I have someone else for Enzo.

As far as pairing go, outside of Bonkai, who would you like to see together?