Chapter 11 (Enjoy)
Alaric clears off his desk to create more space. He slams the large text book's down, creating massive dust clouds throughout the area.
Declan waves it off, beginning to cough.
"How long," he coughs again, "has this stuff been sitting here?" He sneezes.
"Years. Never thought I'd really need it again, until now."
"What's in it?"
"History."
"Obviously ...I meant what does this have to do with me or Matt?"
"We need to figure out why you're like this, draw some sort of connection to the past."
"If I-"
"Wait." Bonnie says.
"What?" Both men say in unison.
"Someone's here, in the driveway."
Two minutes later there's a knock on the door.
"Declan!" The knocks get heavier.
"It's Abby." Bonnie says.
"Declan get rid of her." Alaric tells him, "now."
"Ofcourse."
He walks over to open up the door.
"Hey Abby. What's up?"
She wildly pushes past him.
"Hey Declan."
"Hey. "
"What'cha up to?" She asked him.
"Not much, you know."
"Do I?"
"Yeah, I've been doing it every since I got here. Reading the diaries."
She clears her throat, "Right, right. Did you want to maybe go grab something to eat?" her tone is soft.
"Not really." he looks behind him, "I'm sort of busy. What about Nicole?"
"She's grounded." She shrugs, "yea I know, really strange for her age."
"Abby I can't, we're on the verge of something big."
"Who's we?"
She brushes past him to find Alaric, alone, standing in the kitchen.
"Alaric." She nods in his direction.
"Abby." He says back in the same tone.
"Okay Declan. Meet me later."
"Sure thing, the grill in about an hour?"
She checks her watch. "Sure yea, see ya then."
He could tell something was wrong with her, but he'd have to find out later. He quickly shuts the door behind her and retreats back with the group.
Bonnie emerges from the closet.
"That was close." Alaric says.
"Tell me about it." Bonnie agrees, "Sometimes I feel like her psychic abilities are stronger than mines."
"Wait, you're psychic? You and Abby?"
She nods.
"Declan focus, none of that matters." Alaric says.
She straightens up,"And you cannot tell Abby." Bonnie adds.
He quickly flashes his palms, "Okay, okay."
"Good." Alaric says, "Now that you've got that out of you system-"
" But is that how you knew who I was and why I came?"
Alaric rolls his eyes.
She nods. "Yes, and much more."
"Okay enough of that. Let's get to it, everyone grab a book."
They all grab one, heading to their secluded corners of the room.
Thirty minutes pass and they all come back together.
"I can't find anything." Alaric says.
"Me either." Bonnie agrees.
"This Qetsiyah chick was pretty ballsy." Declan says turning a page.
"Qetsiyah never meant for this to happen. It was just a cure, specifically made for silas so they could be together." Alaric says,"That's all. Who knew this is what the cure was capable of, creating a new breed of supernaturals."
Declan feels a shiver travel down his side.
"Supernatural?"
Alaric nods.
"So you're telling me I'm a walking cure? Just for vampirism? What about other things? Do I have any other abilities?"
"Slow down, we'd have to run test first."
Bonnie slowly nods, "It's never been heard of before Declan. I promise you'll learn more over time. It also took me time to figure out my psychic abilities."
"So you never knew?"
She shakes her head,"Just thought I was a plain old teenage witch." She smiles.
His eyes immediately light up and Alaric face palms.
"Don't you have somewhere to be?" He asked him.
He checks his watch. "Not yet."
"Well I'm tired, we can try to pick it up tomorrow," he sighs, " and no regardless of my last statement, you still need to go as soon as we're done."
"Alaric."
"I'm not budging, if that means I have to call your foster parents tomorrow," he shrugs. " so be it."
"Wait, I need to know. How'd my parent's die? Why am I Matt's missing piece? I've literally learned nothing tonight, except I can kill vampires."
"Declan-"
"Alaric don't give me that. I deserve to know. I'm begging you."
He rubs his eyes and sighs. "Okay."
Declan braces himself as Alaric sits down with a huff.
Bonnie comes closer, taking Declan's hand in hers. He briefly looks towards their locked fingers and then back toward Alaric.
"You remember that fire Abby mentioned a few days back?"
"Yea."
Alaric nods.
"So they died in a fire?"
"Towns square. Something in the electric room malfunctioned, causing it to overheat. The whole tower was engulfed in flames, anyone in or around it instantly burned to death or died from the inhalation."
He nods taking it all in,what a terrible way to die, he thought."No survivors?"
"Unfortunately no."
Declan frowns and Bonnie breaks the dead silence in the room.
"Well," she sighs and smiles, "I have to be going, Declan did you need a ride back into town?" She rubs his back in small soothing circles.
"Sure, let me get my bag."
When he walks to get it Bonnie's beady eyes immediately fall on Alaric.
Before she can speak, he quickly cuts her off.
"No. He doesn't need to know all of that. He isn't ready for that truth."
"Lies can cause more harm than good."
"Not in the case, and it isn't technically a lie, it protects us all, besides he'll be gone in a couple days. Let it go Bonnie, please."
"I'm ready Ms. Bennet." Declan says, interrupting them.
"Okay, let's go." She takes one last look at Alaric before slamming the door.
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