Kai's world has been turned upside down when Valerie reveals some life-changing news to him. Meanwhile, Bonnie finds herself in the middle of a deepening mystery involving the Phoenix Stone. However, when Kai shows up to Whitmore, he delivers even worse news to Bonnie, prompting them both to reevaluate their growing relationship.
Kai Parker has had a rough year ever since he returned to the living world. Once he escaped from 1994, his life went to complete shit. Every time he thought things would finally start looking up for him, something worse happens. It was partly his own fault. He shouldn't have left Bonnie alone in the prison world, where she almost killed herself. He shouldn't have done the merge with Luke. That led to his brother's death. He should have tried harder to make amends with Bonnie after she escaped and returned home.
Agreed to help Lily Salvatore was his biggest mistake and deepest regret. His downfall was trusting her and turning on everyone he loved. Killing his pregnant sister, tying Bonnie's life to Elena Gilbert, and ending the Gemini Coven for good. He still had nightmares about that bloody wedding he had caused.
Over the summer, Kai thought he could really fix things. All he had to do was get this mystical stone to bring his sister back, avoid being captured by the Mystic Falls gang, restore the Gemini Coven with Jo, and figure out a way to undo the sleeping beauty curse. Sadly, Kai's luck ran out the moment Oscar overpowered him, causing him to get caught by Bonnie and Damon. Then he ended up making empty promises and never delivered on any part of his plans.
The worst part of it all was that Valerie believes his sister's babies are alive. That Caroline Forbes is carrying the next generation of Gemini twins. How is it possible for a vampire to give birth to children that weren't even hers?
Kai went back to Jo's apartment. He allowed Valerie to stay with him until she figured out where she was going next. Right now he needed the company, and he didn't want her leaving town until they figured out what was going on with Caroline.
What was shocking to him was how invested Valerie to solve this mystery. She started doing research the following morning. "Kai, this is amazing stuff. Your family really developed the learning curve on so many of these old spells." She gushed, looking through Joshua Parker's spell book. "This is the most powerful Illusionary Cloaking Spell I've seen. Your father must have been a powerful witch."
Kai's expression was blank and his eyes were dry as he stalked into the living room. "He cared more about the coven than his own family. He only ever spent all his time creating spells and trying to be the greatest warlock in history." Kai spat as he shuffled around the room, boxing up Jo's old things. "Funny thing is, his biggest regret was not making a bigger name for himself."
"Understandable. They still consider the Bennett witches one of the most powerful witches of all time. Besides the Original witch Esther." Valerie spoke. The sound of shifting pages ceased. "My father wanted to outdo the Bennetts and that bastard Traveler, Markos."
"Uh-oh, don't tell me you have daddy issues too?"
Valerie ducked her head down, silently contemplating the chipped scarlet nail polish on her fingers. "Don't we all." Valerie glared. "I mean my father didn't lock me up in a prison world, but he cast me out of my home."
The other heretic was silent for a moment, regarding her comments.
"Whatever, it's not like being raised by Lily Salvatore was any better. I still think I got the better deal." At least his mother had a heart. Lily was a snake.
"Lily wasn't all bad. She was my savior." Valerie whispered. Her eyes grew soft. "I loved her like a mother. When it was just us." She went on, slowly. "Then Julian came along. That when things changed. That's when Lily changed."
"What? Are you telling me Lily had a whole personality transplant over a guy?"
Valerie nodded solemnly, her soft gaze trained on Kai's face.
"Yes, Julian is a charming and handsome man, who is much younger than Lily. For a married, older woman with two children. He made her feel young and sensual again." Kai cringed at those words. He never wanted to think of Lily like that.
Kai wrinkled his brow, thinking. "Did you and him?" He made an obscene hand gesture. Valerie frowned at what he was implying, completely confused. "Fuck. Did you have sex with him?"
Valerie gagged immediately. "God no. Never, Julian was like an evil older brother to me." Valerie's face was red, and glanced away from Kai. "We built our relationship between fear and hatred."
Kai looked up, surprised at the girl's serious tone. "Why is that?" He raised a perfectly shaped eyebrow. "Fess up Val, what did this scumbag do?"
"I knew Stefan from 1863, when he and I were still humans." Valerie took a deep, shuddering breath. "Both of us were seventeen, and we fell in love. He was my first. I wanted to run away with him, but when Julian found out, he beat me bloody." Her voice broke. "I was pregnant. Julian didn't want me running off with Stefan, because he knew Lily wouldn't leave me behind, so he beat me unconscious. When I woke up I was on a ship heading to England with the group. I lost not only Stefan, but our baby." She whispered, barely detectable, as she tucked a strand of blonde hair behind her ear.
There was a pause. Kai closed her eyes, tilting his head back against the wall.
So that's why Valerie had so much interest in Caroline carrying in the next set of Gemini twins. She's still mourning the loss of her own child. She understood Alaric's pain better than any of them. She also wanted to see their coven restored. Knowing this made Kai more hopeful.
Refusing to look up at her, Kai spoke. "I never wanted to kill Jo. She was the one person besides our mother that I actually cared about." Despite his bowed head, he could still feel his skin prickle uncomfortably from Valerie's penetrating stare.
"What's done is done. We can only look forward to the future. But I hope for your sake, this isn't an act. You're going to be an uncle, whether you like it." She was piercing Kai with her simultaneously unfocused and sharp gaze. "You are the only member of your family left. Those kids will need you. Alaric won't be able to raise Gemini twins on his own, and there's a chance one of them could be a siphoner if not both. So do the right thing, if not for Jo but for those babies and yourself."
Kai knew Valerie was right. Alaric couldn't do this alone. But the other man would not trust Kai out of nowhere. He would have to prove himself to everyone that he'd changed. Not just for Bonnie, but for his living nieces or nephews. Kai knew what he had to do next.
Bonnie must have scared Kai off. Because after their kiss at Lily Salvatore's dinner party, she hadn't heard from him. It had been a good 48 hours since they spoke. Why was Kai avoiding her? Maybe she shouldn't have put on that show in front of others. Part of her was jealous Kai was going around getting his dick wet, while she was suffering through a dry spell. Everyone was finding love or hooking up, except for her. At twenty, she thought she'd be better at catching guys. Being with Jeremy for so long taught her nothing, clearly.
That's possibly why she spent the afternoon with Enzo in a freaking car impound lot, helping him find some old vehicle. He texted her two hours ago, begging for help. She didn't want to spend her day waiting around for Kai or Damon to answer her messages. Plus, it was the weekend, and she got bored with studying.
Enzo handed her a piece of paper with a license plate number. "I'm still confused on why a centuries-old vampire with a bunch of witch groupies is so desperate to find some mystical artifact collecting dust in the Midlothian County impound? Seems a little beneath him."
Enzo smiled and waved her off, "Don't care, I just want to get it before Julian."
Bonnie shaded her eyes. "Oh, please. You just want to win Lily over." She said, grinning mischievously.
"What I want is for people to stop trying to figure out my motive."
"Why can't you just admit you want the girl. We are all aware of it." She stated in a very matter-of-fact way.
The vampire wrinkled his nose. "Because I don't. I don't see Lily that way."
"So what was all of that at the party? In fact, why have you been betraying us for Lily, if you don't have any romantic interest in her at all." Replied Bonnie dryly, not believing him for a second.
Enzo looked down his nose at the witch. "You and you friends have treated me like dirt since the very beginning. Caroline was the nicest of the bunch, and even she couldn't be bothered with me."
She squeaked indignantly, but chose not to retaliate. "It's not like you didn't try to kill us."
"And I'm sorry I was so rough with you in the past. I was really only ever after Damon."
The apology from Enzo surprised Bonnie. He harmed her and Jeremy in the past; it wasn't as bad as what she dealt with from the Originals and Salvatores, or even Kai. But it was nice to hear an apology from him. She knew Enzo wasn't a malicious vampire; he was nothing like Damon or Klaus. In some ways, he reminded her of noble Elijah. Just a vampire with a soft heart, yet rough around the edges.
"Okay, we never accepted you as one of us. But still giving Caroline over to Lily." She flipped her chocolate-brown curls over her shoulder and kept on walking.
"Another poor choice on my behalf." Enzo began moving along beside her. "Lily was like a mother to me. It pained me when I lost her. I never had a family before Bonnie. Lily was my sire, my mater. I care for her in a familial way. I'm looking out for her because I don't trust her judgement, especially with Julian." He paused, glancing at the clouds billowing overhead. "Anyway, she's not my type."
Her mouth twisted up at the corners. "You have a type. What blonde and leggy? There's Caroline, oh Valerie. Please tell me, you're not crushing on your sort of sire sister?" She laughed and threw her head back as she cackled.
"Gross, and no, not moody Valerie with that chip on her shoulder. I do like witches." He tried to explain, and Bonnie cocked her brow up at him. "Dark hair, cocoa brown skinned, almond eyes. Like my Maggie, although she wasn't a witch, she was kind and warm. I loved her." He whispered, and his voice cracked.
Bonnie remembered Enzo wanting revenge for a woman named Maggie James. Apparently Damon killed her because she worked for the Augustines that held them captive in the 1950s. But Enzo had grown close to Maggie, even though she was studying his behavior as a vampire.
"Oh." She glanced downward in surprise. She suspected Enzo was multiethnic, though completely unaware what his background was because of being an orphan, so it's not surprising he has a thing for colored women.
Enzo chuckled in amusement, "Don't worry, I won't be fighting Kai over you if that's what you're thinking."
Bonnie sighed and ran a hand through her curly locks. "I definitely wasn't thinking that." She had no one fighting for her, much less over her.
"I'm surprised you aren't spending your time with your loverboy." He said, exasperated, rolling his eyes. "You two are a shocking pair. Never thought you'd be with a killer."
Pointing a wavering finger at Enzo's Adam's apple. "I'm not with him." She bit off. "We're working through our issues that's all."
There was a deep, appreciable sigh of disgruntlement from the vampire. "What for? He tried to kill you and your friends. What's there to work out?"
"Kai is a powerful Gemini witch, turned heretic. If it wasn't for me..." She expressed a little too harshly.
"So you blame yourself for everything he did." Enzo pointed out.
Bonnie squeezed her fists together. "No!" She hissed, and spun wobbly around to glare at him, face to face. "Kai is smarter than we ever gave him credit for. I never thought he'd come back ten times stronger, but he did. Either way, I let my anger get the best of me. Leaving him in that prison world, knowing what that place does to a person's mental health, worse of all I left him with the heretics, god only knows what lies Lily ended up feeding him." She soon noticed the yellow car in front of her with the correct license plate. "Here's your car."
Enzo caught up with her and scowled. "Now hang on. This isn't all Lily's fault nor is it yours."
Bonnie didn't want to continue this conversation. "Doesn't matter. Kai's merge with Luke changed him. There's more to him than some angry emo kid with daddy issues. If I can forgive you, Damon, and Stefan, I'm allowed to forgive him too. Help him if that's what it takes." She mumbled, avoiding his gaze.
"Well, if that's what makes you happy, then go for it." He took a deep breath and moved towards the car's trunk.
Opening up the trunk to find countless empty beer bottles, which wasn't surprising knowing how much of an alcoholic Oscar was. Enzo lifted the carpet that was covering a spare tire and pulled the tire out to find a long object wrapped up in a dirty cloth. He unravels the cloth from the object, and Bonnie's eyes widen when she notices it was a silver short-sword. There was an X shape at the bottom of the blade. She knew this sword.
"Hold on." She reached out to grab the sword from Enzo, but he was too quick for her. "I've seen this before." She said, her voice low.
"Must be special since that wanker, Julian wants it."
"So let me do some research on it first." She said without hesitation.
"I think I know how to use a damn sword." Enzo interjected, looking annoyed at the witch.
Bonnie raised her chin, head tilted slightly to the side, staring up into his dark eyes swimming with unfathomable depths. How the hell has he managed to survive this long.
"We don't even know if he wants to kill someone with it, or if he's worried about being killed by it."
Enzo's mouth turned down in a scowl. "Or I can just ram it through his chest. We'll see what happens."
Bonnie attempted a snort."That won't get you in Lily's good grace, killing the love of her life."
"Fuck Lily, she's a blind cow." Enzo answered nonchalantly, distinctly unruffled.
Placing her hands on her hips, she said, "So the plan is to pick a fight with an extremely powerful, unhinged ancient vampire! Should work out great."
Enzo was amused by Bonnie. She was getting very feisty with him. It was quite a sexy feature on her. "Is that a hint of concern for me, I detect in your voice?"
Her eyes rolled back, even playfully. "You know what, you do what you want. I'm sure Lily will give you a nice funeral after her lover kills you."
Bonnie started strolling away from him. She can't believe she was getting so worked up and for Enzo. The man didn't even have a last name. She hoped she wasn't flirtatious with him, it's been a long time for her, and she missed having someone to banter with. God, why couldn't Kai just text her back so she could go back to bickering with him. She just needs a quick relief back in her dorm room, just to cool off.
Kai found himself right back at Alaric's apartment. The older man wasn't pleased to see him at all. Alaric had aged a lot since his wedding. Kai noticed he was letting himself go. His hair was unkempt, he had bags under his eyes with matching dark circles. This past week had taken a toll on his former brother-in-law's health. Kai was very much to blame for this. He couldn't help back feel grossly responsible for everything that's happened to Alaric recently.
"Why are you here, Kai?" The former hunter asked flatly, turning around and letting Kai show himself in.
"I've been thinking and also speaking with Valerie." He blurted out, shutting the door behind him.
Kai turned to see Alaric regarding him, with a pained expression on his face.
"Oh great, well I have news, Caroline isn't pregnant." This led Kai to be awkwardly standing in the middle of Alaric's living room as the other man took a seat on his sofa. "She took a pregnancy test. It was negative."
Kai eyed Alaric suspiciously. "Those things aren't ever a hundred percent."
"It's over Kai. Jo and the babies, they're gone." Alaric said in a hush tone. "You got what you always wanted." He replied with a straight face.
Bitter laughter spilled from Kai's lips. "This isn't what I wanted." He looked down at the daylight ring on his left hand. "I wanted to fix the Gemini Coven."
A brief flare of something flickered in Alaric's eyes, but then the corners of his mouth tightened and it evaporated.
"I don't give a shit about the Gemini Coven. All I cared about was Jo and OUR family. Not yours, not your father's fucking coven. My job was to protect my wife and our children. You came in, you stabbed and murdered her in cold blood because your father was an asshole to you."
A sharp throb of something shot through him. Alaric's words took aback Kai. It was all true. Joshua was the one who ruined his life, but Kai took it out on Jo and the others.
He took a breath before continuing, contemplating half to himself. "I made a mistake, I can fix it."
Alaric scoffed under his breath. "How is that, Kai? Jo is dead. Who are you saving now?"
"Bonnie forgave me." Kai felt that thread of simmering anger pulse through him.
Alaric gave him a harsh chuckle. "Bonnie is a young, impressionable girl. I am not."
"I loved Jo. I'll never be able to make things right with her again. But I can make things right with Bonnie, and you." Kai regarded those blazing eyes staring back at him for a moment before speaking, slowly. "If those babies are alive, then you'll need help to raise them. But also we can help create a fresh way for the Gemini Coven. One without killing or merges, where both twins can live."
Alaric's features were carefully arranged in an expression of indifference. "Kai, they're gone. Caroline isn't pregnant."
"I trust Valerie."
Alaric sprang to his feet. "I can't get my hopes up again." He jabbed a finger in the other man's direction.
Kai's insides twisted around just a little.
He faltered for a moment, wanting to say something reassuring, but not knowing what that was. "Valerie won't lead you astray. She understands more than you think. Trust her, she wants to help. She's not like Lily and the others, she's good."
While Valerie wasn't a pure-hearted angel, and she definitely had blood on her hands. She had a soft spot for this situation, for Alaric and Jo, and even Caroline. To her, Kai was Alaric's Julian. He took away the one person who made him happy and robbed the other man of having a family. Just like Julian did with Valerie and Stefan. Kai knew one thing for sure, he never wanted to be anything like that monster. Darkest was Julian's friend. Kai wanted to go out into the light. It was the only way to be with someone like Bonnie Bennett.
And holy shit, he forgot about Bonnie.
To be fair, he was having a rough couple of weeks. But he didn't mean to forget to call Bonnie back. He was supposed to check in on her after their moment at the party, but with everything going on in his own life, he completely ditched her. He wondered how pissed she'd be when he showed up unannounced, and not even knocking on her dorm room door. What he wasn't expecting was to walk in on something so private.
There Bonnie was with her hair in tangled curls across her shoulders, her mouth half-open, her eyes heavy with pleasure. She sat on her bed with her head thrown back and her legs spread, one hand resting on her upper thigh, the other was sliding one finger along her delicate folds of skin, smoothly. She moved her fingers, exploring the slippery folds, her breath coming faster at the delicate shivers of pleasure.
As she brushed over a spot that made her arch up, moaning loudly despite herself. Kai watched as Bonnie's hand moved further, and one small finger slipped inside; just a fingertip, but the sensation made her inhale sharply, her hips jerking involuntarily.
The heretic forgot he had her door opened until the sounds of people moving in the hallways started hitting his ears. The image displayed before him was a powerful, elusive delight.
Finally, Bonnie's soft green eyes gazed over at him. As she tried to catch her breath she unbent, jumping up, trying to cover her nude body. She let out a shrieked for him too close the damn door.
Kai slammed the door shut with himself inside with her. Bonnie grabbed her robe off the floor, turning her back to him. "You are a sick pervert, why are you in my room just standing there watching me. With the door wide open too." She blew a mortified cry out of her throat.
Kai let his mouth tilt up in a smile. His trademark smirk. "I wasn't expecting you to be doing that. Honestly, I came to talk to you." He grinned cockily.
Bonnie whipped her head around. Her body moved up sadly. "Why didn't you knock? You just came in and watched me doing that."
"Now, Bonster, don't get embarrassed everyone does it. I do it all the time." Kai said, a mischievous spark in his eye.
The witch huffed exasperatedly, "You also have hookups."
Kai grinned at that. Bonnie was still jealous. "Those are just hookups. I'd still like to find a girl to settle down with. But for now yeah, I'm going to enjoy my time with any beautiful woman that catches my eyes." He said, eyebrows wiggling playfully.
Bonnie shrugged, taking a seat on her bed. Kai didn't think it would be appropriate to sit with her, so he moved over to a chair. "You didn't come here to talk about your sex life."
"No, I came to apologize for not following up with you. Especially after we..." Kai did another awkward hand gesture, but with Bonnie she knew what he was referring to.
She rubbed her neck uncomfortably. "I'm sorry I did that. I honestly don't know what came over me." Bonnie answered, not missing a beat.
"I can imagine how horny you were." Kai replied with a shrug.
"That's not why I did it." Bonnie said defensively, crossing her arms.
"Bonnie Bennett, you dated that Gilbert idiot for how many years. And from what I've heard, he was your only boyfriend. Who went around fucking countless of girls even when you two were together." That stung a bit. He knew he was cutting her in the chest. "Meanwhile, you stayed the faithful safe girlfriend."
It surprised her to hear the acidity in his voice.
"Fuck you Kai. You don't know shit about my relationships." Bonnie suddenly burst out, her voice ragged with emotion. "You were a virgin when I met you in the prison world. Now you think your hot shit because you grew a beard and got some muscles."
Kai leaned forward, laughing. She definitely still had a mouth on her, that's for sure. He rolled up to his feet and towered over her. She was backed up against the headboard wall and had to angle her head up to stare at him.
Just as he thought she might, she glared up at him. He smiled at her and tugged on a lock of her hair almost indulgently. "Do you think I'm hot, Bonnie? I notice you can't keep your eyes off me."
"Oh, please," she snapped, pulling her hair out of his grip. "Like I'm stupid enough to fall for your games."
"Hey, you were the one who kissed me." He replied with a shrug. "My feelings for you. Well, it's complicated." Kai's expression was unreadable. "I like you a lot, Bonnie. I never cared much about girls, what with me being so ambitious trying to prove my family wrong." Bonnie eyed him suspiciously as he spoke. "My life just got more complex again, and I don't think I have much room for you. Not with what's going on."
Startled, Bonnie was frozen in place. "What are you on about, Kai?"
Kai lunged forward suddenly and grabbed her wrist, his fingernails digging into her skin. "The other night, when Ric texted me about Jo. She was dying when I arrived at his place. I spoke with the vampire possessing her body, Florence was her name. She told me about the woman who trapped her soul in the stone. She also told me you might be in danger, we both are." He explained. "I'm not sure what we brought on ourselves but whatever it is I'll fix it."
Bonnie shook her head. "Not alone. We can work together. I'm already doing more research. Me and Enzo…"
"Enzo?" Kai's eyes flashed with jealousy.
"Yes, he's trying to fight Julian for Lily's honor or whatever. He found an old sword in Oscar's car. It has something to do with that Phoenix Stone. Julian was looking for it. There's a connection I know there is. If we work together, we can figure this out." She croaked, pleading with him.
"Bonnie," he grunted, face shuttered. It looked like a deadly facade more than his face. "It's not just this psycho vampire huntress I'm worried about. Valerie was at Ric's that night." He whispered, moving to sit down beside her on the bed. "She was watching the wedding video and heard a spell my coven was doing. It was a transfer spell to protect the last line of Gemini twins."
Bonnie was silent, watching Kai's face.
"Valerie did a locator spell to see where the twins were." He said, his voice was now rough. "Caroline Forbes is carrying the next line of Gemini twins."
Bonnie's heart sank. She didn't understand how that could be possible.
"Caroline is a vampire, there's no way she could be pregnant, not with Alaric's kids."
He touched her face and tugged on her hair again. She looked up at him, eyes damp with unshed tears. "Bonnie, you of all people know that witches always find some sort of loophole when they want something done."
"Goddamnit, Kai." She huffed nonchalantly, but he could see her hand shaking slightly in the dim light. "Why is it always something? Gemini babies, a vampire huntress tracking us down for her weapons, the heretics interesting humans to be their blood bags at my old high school"
"Wait, what?" Kai's eyes shone with a crazy light.
"Matt and I found a classroom of people with IV drips. The heretics are getting a stock of humans for fresh food."
This has to be the work of newly resident Julian. Something about that man rubbed him the wrong way. Even before Valerie's confession.
He was smiling sadly at her. "Look, I don't want you involved, Bonnie."
"Excuse me, I'm involved regardless. I'm a Bennett witch." She answered, feeling the heat rise in her face.
The two of them sat suspended on her bed, glaring at each other. Kai took a deep, shuddering breath.
"You're also the last remaining Bennett in Mystic Falls, which means lots of enemies everywhere, and I'm just looking out."
Bonnie's eyebrows rose in surprise. "Why, because you care so much?" She asked. She sounded genuinely confused.
"About you. Hell yes." He admitted heavily. "No matter what happens, I'm always going to care about you."
Before Bonnie could speak again, Kai's phone rang. He answered it when he realized it was Valerie. "I'm on my way." Bonnie frowned at his words once he was off the phone. "Sorry to cut our moment short." His voice was gentle this time.
She reached out for him, worried. "Don't go," she whispered as he clasped her hand.
"Caroline's in the hospital with Alaric. This has to be about the twins."
She sniveled a little as Kai circled her with his arms. "What are we going to do about everything?" Bonnie asked exasperatedly, suddenly exhausted from their argument.
He kissed the top of her head tenderly, stroking her hair. "You need to focus on school, if you're going to be a professor one day," he began slowly.
Bonnie looked up at him, at that transparent mask that had slid over his face. She touched his lips slowly, tracing the edges of them. "How do you know I wanted to teach?"
"Because I know you Bonnie. And I know a lot about Bennett witches. Several generations of teachers and professors. Many of whom worked at Whitmore College. I figured you'd follow in Shelia's footsteps."
She bit her lip nervously. "I just want to make her proud," she whispered.
"And you will. I'll handle the rest. Be a normal college student. Go study and make friends, join a club, meet a guy." He didn't want Bonnie to do that last bit, but they were just friends. He couldn't ask her to wait for him and stay celibate when he clearly would not do the same for her.
Bonnie tucked her face against his neck, finding it difficult to breathe. "Try not to do anything stupid."
She clung to him, her lips pressed to his throat. He slid his hands along her skin beneath her robe, and she molded herself to him almost like a second skin. "Fuck, Bon," he ground out, feeling her flush against him. He was sure she could feel his erection by her thigh, his fingers pulling tight across her back. "Fuck."
Kai wanted to hoist her up, to fuck her up against the desk. He wanted to hear her moan while he was deep inside her, with his mouth on her throat and his hands on her ass. He wanted them to kiss all the pent up passion of frustrated desire they had between them.
Pulling away from her, not looking back or saying goodbye like it would be the last time they'd see each other. But he reckoned it would not be that long until he returned to her.
Bonnie found herself frustrated at Kai. She wished she had more time with him, that they had more time together to get things right. How dare he drop all this recent information on her and then leave. She was scared for him, for them, and for her friends. Caroline's pregnant with Alaric's babies. A vampire huntress might come to Mystic Falls to retrieve the stone and sword. Damon is trying to kill his own mother. Stefan is probably going to save his mother from Damon. Matt is cleaning up after the heretics. Enzo's probably getting killed by Julian. And Kai goes off to find a lead on this huntress before she catches up with them. Meanwhile, Bonnie is back in her dorm room, doing research on this sword. Because regardless of her promise to Kai, there was no way she could just sit this out.
In the meantime, she needs to find out more about the Phoenix Sword.
Bonnie flips through the pages of the book as she skims the paragraphs. She scrunches up her face at a picture of the Phoenix Stone. "The stone gives the sword its power against immortal foes. Without it, the blade is merely a blade." Bonnie's mind ran to Enzo. "Holy fucking shit."
Hours later, Bonnie drank her Saturday night away at the Scull Bar. Enzo never answered her text. She hadn't heard from any of her friends all day, and Kai was probably long gone. Now she was alone, worried for everyone. Bonnie was never left out in this way before. When Elena was around, they forced her into the middle of everything. Now everyone was keeping her away from the action, handling things on their own. No one needs the town witch. Not when they had Valerie around or Kai.
She should be happy, yet she wasn't. Of course she wanted her friends to stop depending on her for everything and making her risk her life for them, time and time again. She never wanted them to shut her out completely, treating her like a damsel. Bonnie was not helpless, like Elena or Jeremy.
When her phone rang, she perked up. Finally, someone remembered her. "Matt!" She could hear his cruiser driving along. "How's everything going? What happened at the school?"
"Caroline's pregnant."
Bonnie's stomach gave a sickening lurch. "So I heard."
"I've had the worst day yet. Anyway, I called to let you know I'm meeting up with Jeremy and Tyler, they're down in Georgia, working a werewolf case." Matt replied, voice cold as ice. "I'll be back in a couple days."
Bonnie bit her lip. "Is everything okay with you, Matt?"
"I just need to see my best friend, plus I'm looking into something. I needed backup."
Something about Matt's bitter tone that was throwing her off. She didn't press him. The two friends said their goodbyes, and Matt hung up. Once again Bonnie looked sad as she placed her phone down. A moment later, an exhausted-looking Enzo approaches Bonnie and sits next to her at the table, setting two shots of whiskey he brought onto the table in front of them.
"I knew I wasn't the only one going through a tough day." Enzo began slowly.
Bonnie looked up at those limpid brown eyes and felt her stomach drop. "Lots of bad news."
"Same here."
"Is Julian..." Bonnie chewed the inside of her cheek skittishly.
"He and Lilian are as close as ever. Nothing is ever splitting them up, not even Damon Salvatore."
All the smug arrogance from this morning was gone now. Enzo gaped at her.
"Sounds like you're giving up."
"When nine Russians tell you you're drunk, you lie down. Lily made her intentions clear." He told the witch, voice rough with emotions.
She clasped Enzo's hand in hers. "You're better off without her. Without them." She told him. Enzo could do better without the heretics. Valerie was smart enough to leave, and Oscar tried to do the same. Maybe this time the Mystic Fall gang could do better by Enzo. He was better off with them.
Bonnie's words surprised Enzo. Bonnie drank her shot and asked for another one. The two had a light conversation for about an hour. Enzo told her about his life in England, and how he dreamed of traveling to returning one day. Bonnie told him stories about her Grams and how her trip abroad with Damon and Alaric was all business and no fun.
Somehow, newly formed friends ended up getting very tipsy together. And Bonnie invited Enzo back to her room.
She knew Caroline wouldn't return tonight, being that she was at the hospital with Alaric. Enzo was in her doorway as she opened her dorm room, letting him in.
"Caroline is out for the weekend. You can crash. I know you must have nowhere to go, especially with Julian moving into the Boarding House."
"I got a motel room up the street. I'm fine."
Bonnie brought her hand to her mouth, covering her with giggles. "But I have a perfectly gigantic bed with room for two people."
Enzo didn't need to be told twice. The second Bonnie spelled the doors shut, she jumped at him and seized his mouth with a kiss. He walked her backward until she hit the bed with the backs of her knees and fell over. She allowed him to shove her clothes out of the way and rip off her thong.
She undressed him and ran her hands along the planes of his body. His eyes tried to focus in the dark, but he groaned as she took him into her mouth and sucked gently. Enzo sighed as Bonnie moved to kiss his stomach when she needed to give her jaw a break. His cock was hard against her palm, her thumb on top of the head. He reached out for where she was kneeling beside him on the bed and slid his fingers against her skin until he found the juncture of her thighs and he slid a finger inside her, teasing her, and her hand tightened around his cock.
"Bloody hell, witch," he groaned as she moved to take his cock into her mouth again. Heat curled inside her at the sound of his voice, and she moaned. The vibration rippled along his cock, and it twitched inside her mouth. Her wetness was slick on his fingers as they worked her from the inside out, the thumb brushing against her clit. She made a soft keening noise, muffled, and Enzo tried not to chuckle at the way she tilted her hips so he could have even better access. She certainly wasn't shy about what she liked once she figured it out.
Bonnie sucked in a breath as he continued to stroke her sensitive clit, a finger deep inside of her. She ran her tongue along the length of his cock, then swirled it around the tip. Bonnie bobbed her head so that his cock ran along her tongue or slid across the inside of her cheek. He groaned, arching into her mouth, his other hand coming to rest on the back of her head. He didn't push, but the insistence was there. Finishing it, "Make me come."
Enzo kept working his finger inside her, thumb at her clit. He stroked her in small circles, then back and forth. Bonnie made muffled mewling noises, his cock still firm in her mouth, her hips bucking against his hand. He could feel her tighten around his finger, her hands clutching desperately at his hips for balance. "Come," he groaned, pushing his cock further into her mouth, his hand at the back of her head. He moved at a more punishing pace, fingers fast and slick with her juices. She made soft, muffled mewling noises, twisting above him. "Come for me."
She did, sucking hard on him as she did so. He grunted, hips bucking up into her mouth. And then he came as well. Bonnie swallowed it all down, then pulled back and collapsed across his stomach. Enzo's hand was still between her legs, and her clit was so painfully sensitive that even the slightest touch made her writhe on top of him.
Bonnie rolled to her side. "Feeling better?" She asked, her words slurred.
"You really are magical." Enzo let his eyes closed as he laid beside her.
"Now you're just kissing up." She replied, voice limp and dull.
The vampire seemed to shiver, and his jaw seemed to tighten. "Loverboy is going to kill me." He said carefully.
"Kai? You know he and I aren't together. We're friends, it was just a front for the party." She said in a soft voice. "Anyway, he's gone now."
Enzo hesitated, obviously torn. "You aren't that daft, are you? The boy clearly has feelings for you."
Startled, Bonnie looked over at Enzo. "It's not like that…"
"You two are quite a pair." His eyes narrowed. "No man tries to change his entire core being for a woman he isn't in love with."
Bonnie bit her lip with uncertainty. "Um..."
"Even if he doesn't tell you. It's obvious to anyone with eyes."
With that Enzo turns on his side to nod off to sleep. Meanwhile, Bonnie was left, laying on her back, thinking about her actions with Enzo. Thinking about Kai and his feelings for her. She knew he cared for her. But Kai Parker, in love. And with Bonnie Bennett. There's no way. She didn't even understand how she felt about him yet.
Enzo was just pulling her legs.
Kai Parker was not in love with Bonnie.
Kai made his way to Whitmore Medical Center. In the lobby he met up with Valerie, who was a nerve mess. He still couldn't understand why Valerie was getting in so deep in these babies. Nothing was a hundred percent yet. He made his way over to her. She latched onto him, which surprised the crap out of him. Valerie was far from a touchy feely person, it's why he tolerated her so much.
"Caroline and Alaric are with the doctor, doing the ultrasound. Kai if I'm wrong," said Valerie, flushing. She looked around wildly. Oh no, she doubted herself.
Kai placed a finger under her chin, forcing her to meet his gaze.
"Val, this isn't the time for your negative bullshit. We need one good win in all of this mess." He countered.
She chuckled, moving away from him. "You're right. This is a fresh start to something better."
Kai cleared his throat. "I'll be leaving in a few."
Valerie's voice came out in a whisper. "What, why?"
Kai closed his eyes, feeling drained. "Some shit I have to deal with. And it's best I clean up any loose ends before the twins arrive. I want them to be safe."
She nodded. Her eyes were full of sympathy. "The doctor just left the room, come on." She walked him into the exam room, where they were greeted by Caroline and Alaric's frowning faces.
Once Caroline noticed them, she shot a hateful glare towards them. Kai was bracing himself for the bad news. "You! I never want to see your lying face again." She hurled to Valerie.
Alaric raised his hands. "Caroline, she's just trying to help."
"What's going on?" Kai asked, voice pitched low. He looked around and looked at the blank ultrasound.
"Valerie is a damn liar, according to the doctor."
Valerie gave Caroline a tiny smile. "You sure about that." The heretic moved over to Caroline to put her hand on the other blonde's stomach. Caroline flinched at those icy hands touching her. Kai noticed the red glow from Valerie's touch. She was siphoning the magic away.
"Val, what's up?" He asked, afraid the answer might cause more drama.
She bit her lip nervously, a move Kai found most telling. Caroline perked up as Valerie stopped siphoning her stomach. She moved to grab an ultrasound wand. Alaric opened his mouth to protest against her action, but Kai pushed him over.
"Moment of truth." Valerie replied to him.
Kai just stared at the screen while Caroline moved the wand around, trying to find the babies.
"You know, it made no sense to me. The spell pointed directly at you, but the tests came up negative. And then, it hit me- Alaric's babies are the future of the coven. The Gemini Coven would have protected them in any way they could."
Alaric was looking at both of the heretics, confused and very overwhelmed by everything. "Kai, how is any of this possible?"
Kai didn't understand any of this himself. Valerie had been more informed about the Gemini Coven than he ever was. "Dad must have cloaked them," Kai said with a definite shake of his head. "So that I wouldn't be able to find them."
Everyone had their eyes on the screen in front of inside Caroline's womb were the twins. Kai could hear their heartbeats as they became more audible. He was left speechless. Kai was no longer the last living Parker. The Gemini witch line would continue. And he'll do everything in his power to protect these kids.
AN: Quick reminder, this is a slow burn. Bonnie and Kai will have a lot of romantic moments, while they are developing their relationship and having major character development. Bonenzo will not be happening. This is a one-night stand situation for her. She's hurt over Kai leaving, and she's lonely. Next chapter our other favorite Bennett witch comes face to face with Kai again. And Nora shows up at Whitmore to help Bonnie with a charity event.