Lily Salvatore is hosting a dinner party to declare peace between her family and the residents of Mystic Falls. Bonnie finds herself in need of a date, and Kai crashes the party to keep a close eye on his favorite witch. At the party, Bonnie and Matt uncover a strange mystery involving some unsuspecting residents, while a devastating revelation causes Kai to reach his breaking point.
Bonnie just wanted to have one day where she could have a lazy day and be a normal student. So she headed over to the Scull Bar, order a strawberry milkshake and study for her calculus exam. She got an hour of studying in before her eyes caught something that made her core uneasy.
Reaching in her purse for her cellphone, Bonnie speed dialed a number and waited for an answer.
"Bonster, what's up?" She was greeted with a low and menacing baritone voice.
She decided not to mince any words. "Malachai, I know you're dealing with a lot. What with us stuffing someone else's soul inside your sister's body." She quickly responded to her newest comrade.
"Please tell me you didn't call just to remind me of my recent failure." Kai said, wryly.
There was a loud rattling happening in the background, and then an amused voice chimed in. It was a soft feminine voice, whispering filthy words to Kai.
"So instead of monitoring your faux sister, you left her alone so you could get laid?" She asked, fuming.
"What-" the heretic said disjointedly. His voice was husky.
Bonnie's brow furrowed. And she wrung her hands furiously. "I can hear your little slut in the background."
Kai chuckled. Even Bonnie was shocked at how bitter she sounded. "You're jealous, can't say I'm surprised. I always knew you wanted me —"
Bonnie's stomach dropped to her knees. "What I want is for you to come get Jo out of here," she fiddled with her empty milkshake glass.
"Can't you watch her until I'm finished." He groaned.
Kai let out an aching whimper. And whoever was with him was sexually moaning over and over. Bonnie was ready to hang up once she heard the slapping of skins.
Her lips tighten. "Lily Salvatore is throwing a peace-party mixer. I have to go alone because Caroline bailed on me." She continued. "Please come pick up Jo, before someone asks her to perform surgery, okay? If you can get your dick out of that poor girl." Kai was panting with pleasure over this girl between his legs.
Bonnie could feel herself blushing scarlet.
Kai laughed hysterically. "If it makes you feel better, I'll call her Bonnie."
The green-eyed witch looked horrified. "Absolutely not!"
Before letting Kai get another word in, Bonnie finally hung up on him and his lover. She hated this bubbling anger inside of her at the thought of Kai getting it on with someone else. She wondered if it was the girl from her vision. Is it sad to say she missed seeing him in her dreams? After she forgave Kai, she stopped having late night fantasies about him. With Caroline being back in the dorms, she has had no alone time for any self pleasures. So hearing Kai get off with some hussy irritated her to no end.
Bonnie stood up, taking one last glance at faux Jo, who was messing around on her laptop. She couldn't help but snicker at the sight. Part of her wanted to go over there and help. The smart voice in her head told her to stay away and go get ready to attend this mixer in Mystic Falls. Jo was Kai's problem now.
In fact, maybe she could find a cute guy tonight at Lily's party. She needed her itch to be scratched. Bonnie can't let Kai have all the fun, now could she.
Kai sighed at the sight of her. She had curves in all the right places. He knelt beside her, then leaned down to take one of her perky breasts into his mouth. His latest temptress had her hand working its way through his dark hair. He sucked on her breast, tongue swirling about the nipple pebbling between his lips. She gasped when his hand found her moist clit.
Her legs splayed as she tilted her hips toward his hand. She moaned, head thrown back as his fingers slid inside her and his thumb hit her clit just right. "Parker," she whispered, her voice sounding more like a whine.
Kai kept up the pace and kissed the valley between her breasts. "I'm going to keep going, Bonnie," he murmured against her skin. "Just like this, until you've come."
She moaned, writhing beneath his fingers, legs twisting. "P-Parker," she moaned. Her body tightened, and he could feel her squinch around his fingers. She let out a groan as she came, but Kai didn't let up. He continued to stroke her clit, fingers inside of her as he licked the lower side of her breasts. She came again, and Kai kissed his way down her belly to take her clit between his lips. He licked it, taking his time in getting her to come again. "Parker!" she sobbed, pulling at his hair to pull him up from between her legs. "Fuck, I need you inside me now."
He shed his clothes as fast as he could and buried himself inside her. "Fuck, Bonnie," he groaned. He thrust into her, her legs drawn up around his waist and her nails raking trails of fire down his back. "Fuck, yes, like that," he groaned against her ear. She made soft mewling noises, clawing at him, bucking beneath him and pressing her mouth against his neck as she struggled for breath. "I can't... Bonnie, fuck, fuck, I'm going to..." And then he came inside of her, hard enough to see stars behind his eyes.
Kai tucked his head into the crook of her neck afterward. "Fuck, Bon," he breathed, fingers tangled with hers.
"Was that her on the phone?" the dark-haired beauty asked, cheekily grinning.
He rolled his eyes at her question. "Not that it's any of your business, Ginevra."
"It's Virginia." She told him helpfully. At his confused look, her smile widened. "You have information for me, on Lucy Bennett, right?"
Sighing, he rubbed his temple before looking at her. He had to admit; she looked damn sexy when she was looking up at him, smiling wickedly. "You still haven't told me what you wanted from Lucy."
Her legs wrapped around his torso as her hands ran over his defined shoulders and arms. "I told you it's family stuff." Her words were mixed with an exhalation of breath.
He had no actual intentions of giving her what she wanted, he just wanted to play with her. "Who's your family?" his hands roaming her body once more.
She threw her head back as his fingers pinched and massaged her breasts. "St. Johns, we own The Armory in Grove Hill." she let out a small moan that was nearly enough for him to speed up.
He shook off his own urge to plunge into her. "What the fuck is The Armory?"
"It's an organization that specializes in supernatural knowledge and artifacts."
His breath hitched in his throat at her words. Why was this the first time he was hearing about this place.
The room grew quiet again for a moment before Virginia spoke again, her voice now low and seductive. "You really shouldn't be cheating on your girlfriend."
He raised an eyebrow at this sudden change of voice. "She's not my girlfriend, she's just a friend." Kai replied, all the while wondering why she even cared about his other woman.
Virginia moved slightly as she slipped her leg over him, straddling him. "A friend who you get off on." She whispered in his ear. "Do I look like her?"
Kai shook his head. "N-no," he whispered, "But you both have green eyes."
She let out another groan before rolling her hips over his. "Sounded like she needed you. I heard something about a party and her date bailing. Shouldn't leave your friend hanging." She touched his mouth gently, her lips curving into a soft smile.
Kai reached out for his phone, that was placed on the table next to him. He shot Alaric a quick text message, about Jo roaming Scull Bar trying to do surgery on students, that the Professor should get down there quickly before she killed someone. He knew that was the best way to trick Alaric into watching faux Jo.
He pushed himself up on his elbows above her and grinned down at Virginia. "You're probably right." He licked the nipple next to his face and laughed at her indrawn hiss of breath. "I'll finish up with you and escort her to the party."
"I thought you were an inconsiderate bastard," she murmured, running her fingers through his hair. "But you're a softie, aren't you?"
He slid into her again. "I'm just a sucker for girls with dark hair and pretty eyes."
Bonnie arrived at the Salvatore Boarding House about half an hour late. She couldn't decide on a dress. She had a conservative floral blue dress in the back of her closet that was grungy. Caroline told her if she planned on getting laid, she might want to step her game up. So she went with a navy suede dress that Abby had gifted her as a late birthday gift last year. The dress flaunted her slender figure, which her best friend approved of.
Once she made her way up the walkway of the boarding house, she spotted Enzo walking up with her. She noticed a bouquet in his hand, Bonnie couldn't hold in her grin watching this poor man make a fool of himself.
"Sweetie, you don't really think a bunch of flowers are going to win Lily over, do you?" Bonnie froze in her spot before turning slowly, her eyes holding a mix of amusement, a bit of curiosity and even a bit of concern.
He finally took notice of her and stopped momentarily. "I'm surprised they invited you. And you're dateless too." Enzo bit back the overwhelming desire to call her any sort of name that might offend her. "Anyway, Lily asked me to come."
Her face contorted into one of suspicion. "Oh please, you're only here to scoop out your competition. Now that he's back in the picture and they booted you out." She stared at him a moment longer and watched in mild surprise as his glare softened.
He had no energy or room to disagree, so he tried to relax, mostly because she was right. "I couldn't care less about Julian. I am here to support my sire's decision in creating peace in Mystic Falls again."
Bonnie and Enzo both walked up to the front door of the house. Bonnie knocks it firmly, looking mildly embarrassed to be seen with Enzo. Last thing she wanted was for people to think she showed up with him. Damn Caroline for ditching her.
"Hey, if anyone asks you're my-" he never got to finish his thought because he was quickly interrupted.
Arriving on the scene in a white tee covered by a dark patterned suit jacket with the matching dress slacks and formal black loafers. Immediately taking Bonnie's whimpering breath away as she glanced behind her to see who had joined them. Kai Parker stood, towering over both her and Enzo.
He walked to Bonnie, slowly turning her around as he gently pulled her into him. "Bon, so sorry I'm late." He wrapped both his arms around her waist and he kissed her forehead.
Her jaw dropped as Kai made such a bold move on her. It left even Enzo staring, utterly shocked at the man in front of him. "Wait, you're that Gemini kid who killed everyone at the wedding. What the fuck are you doing here?" Enzo squinted his eyes to look at his sort of sire brother, pondering what his motives could be.
Clearing his throat and nodding. "I wouldn't miss out on Mama Salvatore's party." Kai grinned. "Plus, I'm her date." He replied without thinking.
Bonnie blinked in surprise. Kai was balls deep inside another woman a few hours ago when she called him about faux Jo. Now he claims to be her date. She knew he was probably just here to scope out the situation, since none of them trusted Lily. But part of her couldn't help the rush of excitement she felt at the thought of dating Kai.
Enzo pulled a face. "You and the witch, huh?"
"It's not a big deal. We're testing the waters, that's all," she clarified, awkwardly.
Kai smiled at the blush on her cheeks. "We'll let you know once we've gone steady."
The blush grew hotter.
Before Enzo could speak again. Lily finally answered the door. She had a painted motherly face on. Both Bonnie and Kai knew it was fake, but Enzo seems to have bought it.
He handed off the flowers to Lily. "Lilian, you look gorgeous."
Her lips formed a smile at his words. "Thank you Lorenzo, and I'm so pleased you came."
"I wouldn't miss it for the world." A smile broke out on his face as he engulfed his sire in a hug.
Bonnie rolled her eyes dramatically. Enzo soon entered the foyer, then joined the party.
This left Bonnie and Kai with Lily still in the doorway. Lily wrinkled her eyebrows at them. She froze for a moment before moving to look up at Kai. "Why, Malachai, it's been so long. I did not know you were in town."
"Been at Whitmore," Kai replied with a shrug. "Bonnie told me what was happening. I wanted to escort her here, to make sure everything goes smoothly." Bonnie said nothing. She just allowed a smirk to trace her lips.
That's when Bonnie caught Lily's attention. "Yes, I was hoping for a fresh start with Ms. Bennett."
Kai raised one eyebrow as his lips stayed in a thin line.
Bonnie looked from her date to Lily Salvatore, unsure how to comment. "You took Elena from us over a petty feud with your son. You manipulated Kai into turning on everyone and linking my life to my best friend so that I'd never see her again. And while he's given me reasons to forgive him. It's far from over between you and me. Damon asked for my support, I'm here for him not you."
Lily had some nerve to be condescending to her!
Bonnie pushes her into the house to go look around for her friends and hopefully avoid Enzo for the rest of the night. Leaving Kai trapped at the door with Lily. Part of her felt bad for abandoning him. The other part of her didn't care anymore. She just wanted this night to be over with.
Enzo's night was going poorly. Damon and Stefan were up to no good. Bonnie was sulking in a corner somewhere. Matt Donovan was sniffing around for unknown reasons. And Kai, that git was enjoying every second of their misery, especially his. Not that he had any genuine interest in the Bennett witch, but he wanted her to be his date. To show that he had options, that he was likeable and he didn't need the heretics.
The heretics gathered everyone in the parlor, waiting around as Lily took the stage to give a speech. Enzo was standing in the front, looking up at her. She gave a bashful smile to her guests before speaking. "Thank you so much, Estella, for that beautiful performance. I would like to take a second to introduce my darling Julian. He's just returned to our family after his long travels aboard." Enzo couldn't help but roll his eyes at Lily's choice of words. "I'm just so blessed to have my family together again. And my hope for the future is that we can learn to accept each other and finally restore the town with its residents moving back in peace." Lily raised her glass for them to toast.
Enzo reached out for a glass from one of the moving servers. "Cheers!" the crowd bellowed. He guzzled down his wine. Searching around the room for the guest of honor.
"It's kinda creepy to see men lusting after that old hag." Kai snuck up on him, letting out a small chuckle. "Never figured you'd have a mommy kink. To each his own, I guess." He choked out some laughter.
The vampire narrowed his eyes at Kai. "Mate, don't pretend that you know me, because you do not. My business with Lily is my own. So why don't you go back to your date, she seems bored." Enzo glowered, his voice growing cold.
The heretic just pinned him with a look. When he finally spoke, his voice dripped with his most acidic brand of disdain. "Not that I care about you, of all people, but I'm in the mood for some charity. Here's a little warning, Mama Salvatore is not the woman you think she is."
Enzo's eyes darkened a tad as he looked at Kai. "What would you know, you've known her for a month."
Kai looked absently across the room. "That was enough for me to know that Damon is actually right about something. That woman is ruthless and cold. She was the one who wanted Elena's life to be linked to Bonnie's, so that Damon would choose between them. Bonnie was supposed to die that night." Kai's voice was getting strained, the tension somewhat eased by the topic Enzo wished he didn't have to approach. "I let my anger get the best of me and agreed to help Lily get her revenge on Damon, and I was willing to do it even if it cost Bonnie her life." He revealed to Enzo, while shooting a glare in Lily's direction.
It was Enzo's turn to look as if someone had prodded him. He opened his mouth a few times to respond, though no words came to mind, which seemed appropriate. So it was Lily who came up with the sleeping beauty curse for Elena. She wanted Damon to kill Bonnie.
Before Enzo could muster up a response. Julian waltzed over to them. Smiling, he stood between the two men before speaking. "Kai Parker. Lily told me so much about you. How you got our family back together. I wanted to say thank you."
Kai raised his eyebrow at the older man. "After bonding with Oscar and Valerie I couldn't just leave them behind." He claimed flatly.
Julian ran a nervous hand through his hair as he chuckled uneasily. "Ahh, yes, our dearly departed Oscar. Lily told me you two were close. He had something of mine, but it wasn't on him when he died. Did he ever speak to you about any mystical artifacts?" the blond enquired.
"Nope. Just beaches, hot babes, and weed." Kai smirked as he noticed the huge frown on Julian's face. Even Enzo had to hold in his laugh.
Julian finally notices the other vampire standing with them. "We haven't met. Julian." He extends his hand to Enzo, who gravely shook it.
"Lorenzo."
"Hmm. Those meat-and-cheese spirals were decadent. Your staff does fantastic work."
Enzo's face was blank of any emotion. Meanwhile, Kai had to stifle his laughter as he saw the look on the other man's face. "I'll pass your compliments to them." That's when Julian left them, mingling with the other guest.
After that scene, Bonnie approached the two men. "Enzo, have some dignity it's free."
A splendid grin appeared on her face.
Kai laughed a sharp, rapid chuckle at the memory of Julian thinking Enzo was the help as he nodded in agreement. "Goes to show you. They don't respect you. None of them do. Best to stop wasting your time with Lily."
Enzo's cheeks reddened slightly before clearing his throat. "I got what I came for. Have a good night lovebirds." The vampire left from the party, leaving Bonnie and Kai alone.
Bonnie spotted Lily glancing in her direction once again. This is when the witch gave Mama Salvatore a show. Bonnie turned around and threw her arms around Kai. Not caring that they had an audience, she pulled him to her and kissed him sweetly on the lips. "Thank you for showing up." she whispered against his lips.
"I couldn't leave you hanging." he smiled before kissing her once more. Feeling his phone vibrate in his back pocket. He took a step back and answered his phone. "What is it, Ric?" he asked numbly.
Bonnie watches as Kai's playful smile drops smooth off his face. That's when she worried.
"I'm on my way." He snapped the phone shut and glanced at her, and smiled weakly, before opening his mouth to her. "It's faux Jo, she's having a nosebleed and.." he said in a slurred voice.
Bonnie bit back a smile of amusement at the heretic, slightly perturbed expression. Kai showed concern for his faux sister. "Go help Ric, I'm going to catch up with Matt and then leave." The party was dragging.
Before heading out, Kai leaned in to kiss Bonnie on the top of her head. "I'll call you." With that, Kai dashed out, leaving Bonnie to come face to face with Matt Donovan, who was wide eyed and jaw dropped.
When Kai reached Alaric's apartment, he was not expecting to see Valerie there. He knew she was on the run from Lily and the heretics. He just wasn't expecting her here at Whitmore. Valerie let him in and informed him of what he'd missed.
"She just started coughing up blood. Caroline tried to heal her with some of her own blood but she started vomiting up even more blood." Valerie paused for a moment, her voice not coming out in more than a whisper.
Kai stood at the end of the hallway, the moonlight shining off his silky hair, his face in shadow.
"You have any idea why this is happening?"
"A vampire soul inside a human body. Come on Kai, you know what's happening." Valerie huffed, but her eyes were sincere and kind.
He sighed as his mind drifted to the only logical answer they all wanted to avoid.
"She's dying." He whispered, before grimacing.
He walked towards Valerie until the moon brightly illuminated his face.
"Ric is saying his goodbyes right now. You can wait out in the living room with me."
"I have to do something." Valerie moved to stop him. He shook off Valerie's grip.
"There's nothing else that can be done. The Phoenix Stone traps vampire souls. Oscar's vampire body got some other vampire's soul stuck in him, and he still lost the plot. Jo was a human. Clearly, a basic human body cannot contain the essence of a vampire soul."
With his lips twisted in a frown and his eyes flashing, "I shouldn't have brought her back. I just wanted to fix this, make things right again with her and Bonnie. When Lily got in my head and I snapped." Kai looked almost indignant. "I wanted to make everyone suffer. I didn't care anymore."
Valerie leaned forward to Kai. "She does that. She feeds on your insecurities and pushes you to be the worse version of yourself. But Kai, you killed your pregnant sister and then tried to revive her months later. How did you not think this wouldn't backfire?" she asked firmly.
Kai glared harder, mostly embarrassed, knowing that Valerie was watching the emotions play across his face as he thought deeply of what she was saying. "Once again, the bastard child screws up. All my life I just wanted to be great, to prove my father wrong, yet all I did was prove him right." He let out a breath he hadn't known he was holding.
Valerie looked at him sideways for another moment. It was a peculiarly intense look, as if she were trying to figure out something, or expected him to reveal something.
"I know a little something about that," she responded. "It's never too late to atone for past mistakes and start from scratch. We both can." Valerie smiled a small, genuine smile.
The living room was dark and quiet, but Kai knew exactly when Caroline entered the room. The other room door swung open, revealing a saddened Alaric. His lips twitched when their eyes moonlight paled his naturally fair skin, but Kai could still spy the darkness under his eyes from lack of sleep and stress.
"I want to say my goodbyes." He said tiredly, too exhausted and disappointed to even care about anything else.
Kai watched as Caroline moved in front of Alaric. "That isn't your sister." She pointed out.
"I don't care. Somewhere in there is Jo," he responded quietly. "And I need to let her know I…" Kai struggled for words.
Alaric sighed. He didn't turn his head—his lips pursed before he nodded.
Meanwhile, back at the party, Bonnie was standing in the entrance waiting for a pissed off Deputy Donovan. Apparently, they were going to have a long chat on the way back to Whitmore. Bonnie couldn't wait to get chewed out over her little display with Kai.
"Excuse me. Can you tell me where the high school is?" Some teenager in a server's uniform quickly approaches her.
His tone was off-putting to her, but she glossed over it. "You know the town's shut down, the high school is closed."
"Do you know where the high school is?" He repeated himself. This made Bonnie suspicious. She picked up on how anxious the young man was.
"Hey, are you okay? What's going on at the high school?" she asked calmly.
The kid avoided eye contact with her. "I need to find the high school."
Comprehension flooded in, Bonnie realized they had compelled this kid. "Who have you been talking to?"
Removing his apron, the young man pushed his way to the front door. "If my boss asked, I quit?" With that, the boy rushes off.
Blown away, Bonnie stood clueless, and in a matter of seconds Matt showed up beside her.
"You ready?" asked Matt in a businesslike way.
Bonnie's gaze was still on the front door. "We need to head to the high school. I think the heretics are up to something." She explained.
With that, Matt and Bonnie hit the road over to their former high school. For a while it was silent. Bonnie knew Matt was trying to find his words. And she didn't want to have to tell him about her personal affairs, but after the scene she made in front of Lily she knew she had some explaining to do. She just wished she'd spoken to Caroline first.
"What I don't get is how you, of all people, could be with someone like Kai." Matt sneered.
"Didn't you have a summer romance with Rebekah Mikaelson?" Bonnie asked through clenched teeth.
Matt waved a dismissive hand. "Kai tried to kill you and linked your life to Elena. He's the reason she's not here anymore." He said in a cold, measured voice.
She shook her head, not even bothering to look at him. "Lily is the reason Elena isn't here. It was her idea."
"According to who, Kai?"
"No, Valerie," said Bonnie, sounding hurt. "Lily wanted revenge when she found out Damon would not bring back the heretics. She provoked Kai into turning to the dark side again. She knew how to get into his head and play on his emotions, she's an evil woman who needs to be taken down." She exclaimed.
"Stefan is working on it."
Bonnie looked at him suspiciously. "You really think Stefan will turn on his own mother."
"Stefan is aware of how dangerous it is to have Lily roaming around with her family. He'll do what he has to." Matt turned the corner. They were getting closer to the school. "I'm just wondering about how this could end for you. Kai is homicidal, he could easily flip on us again."
"He and I made our amends."
An expression flashed across his face, so quickly that Bonnie couldn't decipher it.
"How?"
"Kai was working on a way to bring Jo back when Damon and I found him. He had a stone to bring back the dead. He used it on Jo, and he promised to bring back my Grams…" Bonnie paused. "Only thing is Abby cemented the body recently. We brought back Jo," she said, her temper reeling, and every fibre of her being screaming at her to say what was really on her mind.
Matt looked at her through narrowed eyes. "How am I just hearing all this?"
"The stone didn't work. It doesn't revive people, it only holds vampire souls. It's what Lily used to bring back to Julian." Bonnie sighed disdainfully, eying the road. "We didn't bring back Jo, we just stuck a vampire soul in her body." She took a deep, calming breath. "Kai been trying to right his wrongs lately, and I just figured maybe I should let him."
"You trust him." Matt stated, with a trace of humor in his voice.
"We trust Damon and Stefan. You trusted Rebekah. And Caroline trusted Klaus." Bonnie cried, with a pointed look at her hypocrite friend. "I know Kai better than the rest of you. He hurt me the most outside of his family. But I also know that he deserves a second chance like we've given countless others." She mumbled.
Matt frowned and felt slightly deflated.
"I just want nothing to happen to you again. We've lost you too many times."
Bonnie just smiled as they approached the high school. Times like this. She was grateful for Matt. She knew he had his reason for worrying, she'd died so many times before, but Bonnie had no intentions of going anywhere, she planned on staying safe and out of harm's way. After she figures out what the Heretics were up to.
Back at Alaric's apartment, Kai made his way into the bedroom, looking at faux Jo's face. She was hollow and very pale. Kai's concern grew just seeing how weak she looked laying in bed, with her eyes closed. With his heightened abilities, he could still hear her breathing, but he knew the end was near.
Making his way to her side, Kai took a seat at the edge of the bed. Feeling his movements, her eyes flashed open, he could see how dead her blue eyes were. "I know how awful I must look." She coughed out, weakly.
Kai noted a pain in her eyes that caught his attention. He frowned, and he paused, obviously thinking it over.
"No, you still look beautiful," he drawled, glancing over his shoulder at the doorway to make sure they didn't have any spectators. "Like on prom night, you and Roger Davis went together. Dad hated him, because he was a drummer in some low rate grunge band." Kai reminisces to her, even though this wasn't the real Jo and she had no memories of this.
"Who did you go with?" she asked, her voice neutral.
When Kai looked back at Jo, he was visibly contemplating her words. "I didn't go at all. Not that any girl in our high school would go with me. I was the town's freak, and even if I got a date, dad wouldn't let me go." Joshua was even more abusive to Kai after the death of their mother, he wasn't allowed to go anywhere but school.
Jo frowned at his words. "I'm sorry. I know I don't know you or your history, but for what it's worth, I'm sorry for whatever happened to you." She whispered.
Kai's face froze, obviously taken aback by her apology. He choked out the words from his throat, "Who are you?"
"My memories were just coming back." She started after a long pause. "I remember my last moment on earth. A woman was wielding a sword and pierced it in my heart. The blade was metal. I thought she was trying to kill me, she called me Florence."
"Who was this woman? What did she look like?" Kai's eyes had grown darker, and his jaw clenched.
Her breath caught in her throat. "I never got a name, just a dark-haired woman. She was speaking a foreign language…" Florence halted, trying to remember, while Kai waited patiently. "Oh, I remember from my trip aboard, it was Filipino."
Kai wondered what Florence was doing in the Philippines, but he doubts she even remembers.
"She's in danger." Florence warned. "Your girlfriend, if the woman who did this to me finds out that you two have her stone, she'll come after you."
"I can protect myself and Bonnie. I'm not just a vampire." His lips twitched when their eyes locked. "But thank you for your warning and I'm sorry we did this to you."
Her face was impassive as she nodded slowly at him. "Goodbye Kai." After a few moments of silence, Florence's breathing slowed down until it came to a complete stop.
Florence, and by extension Jo, was officially dead.
Kai had honestly never felt this much pain in his life, which, when he thought about it, was rather surprising considering how much pain he actually had endured in his childhood.
He sniffled, wiping at his face. He wondered if he'd ever be able to make things right with his family. He lost them all. The Parker bloodline had just ended. He couldn't continue the line as a heretic. Jo was the only one left, and now she was truly gone. He would be endlessly alone, with nothing to look forward to.
But there was Bonnie. He still had her. Yet what sort of future could he possibly give a human witch. He'll forever be an eternal stud and she had a few decades of her life left to live. They couldn't have their own family together, or continue the Parker and Bennett bloodline together.
Right now, Kai could use a sign. He needed hope.
Over at Mystic Falls High School, Bonnie and Matt made their way inside. Bonnie felt a chill as they entered their old high school. She could sense something dark was happening. Matt had his flashlight in one hand and his handgun in the other, slowly leading Bonnie into the main hallway. Bonnie eyed the flickering light over their heads. She noticed how tense Matt was becoming. The two friends started checking each classroom they passed until they saw a sign labelled NO ENTRY. That's when the two glanced at each other. Nerves struck and entered the custodial closet, which was empty.
Once Matt went to close the door back, Bonnie heard squeaky shoes. Both she and Matt spun around and moved forward to follow the sound. Suddenly, there stood the server from the party. Bonnie moved past Matt to get closer to the entrance hall.
The server was pushing an IV stand that was carrying IV bags of clear liquid.
As he kept walking down the hall towards them, Matt stood tall as he cleared his throat before speaking. "What are you doing here?"
The young man walked right past them without taking notice of their presence. Bonnie knew they compelled the young boy, he's completely focused on the task given to him. This had the heretics written all over it.
"He's compelled, he wouldn't respond to us." Matt drew his attention from his thoughts and back to the woman before him. Bonnie sighed before suggesting they just follow the server.
They arrived at a nearby classroom. Bonnie was shaken by what she was seeing. There were about two dozen people in the room. All motionless and silent, all had IV drips hooked into their arms and hands. Matt gasped in horror at the sight before him. Bonnie could feel her own heart drop into her stomach.
"Everyone, please stand up. We're here to get you out?"
No one reacted to Matt's word. How could they? Someone must have compelled each one of them here.
The room was spinning, although Bonnie couldn't decide which direction it was going in. "They can't Matt. We can't save them." She whispered, before rushing out in the halls.
Bonnie was heaving, she could feel herself breaking out in a cold sweat. She closed her eyes, trying to calm herself down.
Soon she heard Matt's footsteps follow her own into the halls."Bon, what's going on?"
Hands cushioned her head. Bonnie opened her eyes a crack.
Bonnie stumbled with a response. "Lily and her family were playing with us. They don't want peace."
"We'll figure it out, we always do."
"No, we don't. It always ends in tragedy. I die, someone I love dies, I'm left in the prison world alone, or stuck as a ghost. It never ends well, especially for me." She paused as she realized what she was about to say. "If I get involved, I'll probably just get killed for good."
Matt drew in a breath before slowly letting it out, "You can't think that way Bonnie. And I doubt Damon would let that happen."
"He'd love to have Elena back."
"You're his best friend."
Bonnie shook her head mournfully, not really wanting to admit it but yield nonetheless, "Elena is the love of his life. He wants a life with her more than anything."
Matt frowned. She was right. He hated it when she was right.
"Damon can also wait. Your life is more important than his happiness with Elena. Your happiness is important right now. And if you want to go back to Whitmore, forgetting everything you just witness, that's okay too. Mystic Falls is my responsibility, I can deal with the heretics." This was a bold statement from Matt, who was never the one to step up to the plate like this.
She looked up into his baby blue eyes, "Not alone."
"I'm not alone, I never was."
Bonnie cracked a smile. She was proud of the man Matt Donovan was becoming. She knew she probably should at least inform Kai about what was happening in Mystic Falls. She agreed to let Matt handle the situation, as long as he recruited backup.
She couldn't help the small wave of relief she felt that her best friend wasn't throwing her life in danger. Were her other friends really that courteous of her needs and wants. Was Elena really just a terrible friend who was using Bonnie for her witchy powers. Was Bonnie really too invested in Jeremy that she believed his life was more valuable than her own. Whatever it was, she was grateful not to have the Gilberts around, telling her what to do all the time. Finally she had a choice and could say no, without the guilt trip.
Kai got himself together, made sure his eyes were dried and not red. He didn't want anyone knowing he was in Alaric's room crying over Jo or Florence. When he entered the living room, it was to Caroline, raising her voice at Valerie, while Alaric stood to the side, motionless.
Kai could hear his father's voice chanting a spell, along with other members of his coven.
"Sanguinem filio. Sanguinem effugarex perpetuum…"
The former living Gemini leader was looking around the room, wondering where these voices were coming from. He noticed Valerie was watching something on a laptop. It was a video of his sister's wedding. He saw Jo lying in a blood of her own pool, dead. Kai felt a sharp pain in his chest just after seeing the video footage.
"Alaric shouldn't have to watch his wife die twice in one day." Caroline belted. "Turn that shit off now."
Valerie kept her back to Caroline and Alaric. "I know this chant. Kai thought they were going to send him back to the prison world." Kai jolted at his name being mentioned. "But they weren't, they were trying to save the babies. They wanted to protect the next generation of Gemini twins."
Kai's eyes wide in realization. He listened in more on the chant.
"Those babies are alive."
"That's impossible." Now everyone's eyes were on him, Alaric jumped at his presence, Caroline even seemed surprised he was still even here, and Valerie cocked her eyebrow at him.
"I'll prove it to you." Valerie had a hopeful tone.
She made her way to the coffee table, after demanding that Alaric get her a world map. Caroline muttered her doubts for five minutes straight until Alaric returned with a map for Valerie's spell. Kai kept his own doubts to himself. Part of him wanted Valerie to be right.
He helped set up the room with white candles that would be needed for the spell.
"Twins are the lifeblood of the Gemini Coven. If a pregnant mother is in danger, then the transfer is our magical fail-safe. It's rarely used. However, it can be useful." Valerie stated, while she kept making glances at Kai, wanting for him to reassure Caroline and Alaric. Though he didn't.
"Kai doesn't even believe this, and this is his coven." Caroline snarled. "Ric, this is crazy, right?"
"My wife was resurrected a few days ago and just died again." Alaric's eyes were heavy as he shrugged. "I'm tired Caroline, but if there's a possibility that my kids are alive, I want to know that the coven saved them."
Kai bit the inside of his cheek. Caroline rested her hand on top of Alaric's. "I just don't want you to get hurt again."
Valerie passed the knife to Alaric. "I'll need your blood then."
Alaric held out his hand and Valerie cut his palm open, then directed him to the spot she wanted the blood to drip.
"I'll need help to chant the spell." Valerie announced, "You remember the incantation, Kai?"
He gave Valerie a pointed look before nodding. "I'm not a complete idiot."
"Well, I know your family wasn't fond of you, wasn't sure if they taught you the basics." She mocked him.
Caroline's eyes were rolling back at this not so playful banter between the two heretics. Kai just bit back all of his rude remarks he had for her. Right now they had bigger fish to fry.
"Phasmatos quare infantatum, Phasmatos quare filios, Ado finet terraeum, Nunc temos rogamus. Combutis et sanguinem. Phasmatos quare infantatum…"
Kai and Valerie both chanted together. The blood started traveling along the map in a long trail.
"...finet terraeum, Nunc temos rogamus. Combutis et sanguinem. Phasmatos quare infantatum, Phasmatos quare filios, Ado finet terraeum, Nunc temos rogamus. Combutis et sanguinem. Phasmatos quare infantatum, Phasmatos quare infantatum, Phasmatos quare filios, Ado finet terraeum, Nunc temos rogamus. Combutis et sanguinem. Phasmatos quare infantatum…"
Though his eyes were closed, Kai could sense the spell was working. Although Caroline would disagree.
"GUYS STOP!" the blonde yelped. Kai and Valerie both opened their eyes to see a puddle of blood on the floor.
Kai's heart dropped. "Fuck, why didn't it work," he hissed. He wanted to rip Valerie's head off for getting his hopes up.
Caroline moved to mop up the blood, but once she tried to contact it, the blood burst into flames.
"Holy shit." The entire map caught fire. Kai leaped away from the coffee table, trying to avoid catching fire like Caroline.
The white candles around the room drew power from the spell and flared until the fire on the map and blood finally extinguished itself. Alaric began looking very pissed off, snatching Valerie's arm tightly. "What the fuck did you do, Valerie?"
Valerie's eyes were heavy on Caroline.
Kai pushed Alaric out of his way to grab onto Valerie. "Val, what's going on? Did the spell work or not?"
Valerie's eyes grew wide as she gasped, her right hand coming up to cover her mouth in surprise. "It's not possible." She muttered to herself, still not looking away from Caroline.
Kai was getting annoyed. He angrily shook her out of her daze. "Val, did it work?" He stared at her and blinked a few times, trying hard not to lose his temper at her.
"Caroline." Valerie's eyes caught his. Kai finally realized what she was trying to say. Both his eyebrows rose in response.
Turning to face both Caroline and Alaric, Kai stared at the blonde's stomach. "The babies, they're inside of Caroline." His eyes grew wide as his voice cracked.
Everyone in the room was speechless and was left staring at Caroline Forbes. The woman, who was carrying the next line of Gemini twins.
AN: Next chapter will feature brotp Valerie/Kai talking about Gemini twins and inadequate fathers, Bonnie and Enzo working together to take down Julian, and Bonnie and Kai discussing their relationship status.
PS. Does anyone remember Virginia St. John?