And it's time for another chapter of this story, I hope you enjoy and please do review. Have any suggestions or comments… follow me on Instagram: ig. delena_revengero. Well here goes…
Chapter 11:
NOLA 1745…
The Mikelson Estate…
The smell of one Ayana Bennet's cooking wafted through the Mikelson mansion and to be truthful it smelled delicious. Klaus Mikelson could smell the dishes being made all the way from his bedroom where he currently lay on his bed, with an arm over his eyes. He had just taken a bath and was enjoying the feeling of being home and clean after a long while. Klaus smiled to himself, he could finally relax.
Elijah stood in front of the bookshelf in his room. He was at crossroad as to which book he should read. He was always a sucker for a good Jane Eyre novel, but at this very moment he did not care for her works. His pondering was interrupted by the divine aroma of his Nana's cooking. Elijah chuckled at himself as his stomach grumbled in response to the smell. He settled on updating his journal instead and patiently waited for dinner to be served.
"Omffpph!" exclaimed a very stressed Rebekah Mikelson as she braced herself against her mirror as her maidservant pulled the drawstrings of her purple dress tighter. "I hate this dress! I hate the fashion sense of this damn century!" Rebekah screamed in frustration as the air was being slowly and painfully being drawn from her lungs. How do women of this century survive this? She thought to herself. She was a vampire and she still felt as if she was wearing a medieval torture device. Once the maid was done, she let out a strangled breath. This was just too much for her! Well at least I'm home and safe she thought as she sat at her vanity to apply her make-up.
Katherine Petrova sat at the end of the giant porcelain tub. She sat with her knees drawn up to her chest, lost in thoughts. Her siblings were having much fun splashing around and throwing about the foamy suds. Their laughter failed to pull Katherine out of her thinking. "Why did they rescue us? Did they perhaps take pity on us? What will they do with us? What if they beat us like Nigel used to beat me? No, but they seem nice…they even helped Caroline…and they helped me when Nigel came after me…Mr Elijah was really nice…he saved me from those men on the ship…" "Katty, help, Care's splashing me again!" Stefan's voice broke Katherine from her intense reflective session. Katherine watched her siblings laugh and play, she realised that she hadn't seen them this way for a long time. They were happy here with the Mikelsons and for her siblings' sake she would try to be less sceptical. The brunette cracked a smile when her brother was suddenly dunked into the tub by his twin who laughed at his shock. She was trying to be happy but couldn't shake the feeling that there was something more to the Mikelsons…
Josie grabbed three warm and fluffy towels and handed one to Katherine while wrapping the twins up in their own. The bubbly maid lead the children to a large guest bedroom where she began to dry them off and get them changed with their new clothes. Stefan sat on the soft bed while Josie tended to his twin, that was when he spotted the new clothing items that were freshy pressed and laid out. "Are…are these for us…?" he asked softly, his eyes still on the white shirt that lay next to a beige trouser pants.
"Of course it is for you all." Josie answered. "Master Klaus had them specially ordered for you." "Specially ordered!" Katherine exclaimed. She ran her tiny hand over the emerald green velvet dress that hang on the hanger. It sure was beautiful…and expensive looking… even when her parents were still alive her clothes had never been this fancy. She still couldn't believe the kindness the Mikelsons were showing toward them. Once her eyes landed on the beautiful kitten heel, black buckle-up shoes she decided not to question anything and eagerly rushed to get dressed.
Once the children were dressed Josie tended to their hair. Caroline and Katherine were easy, just a little trim here and a few hair clips there and their thick manes looked beautiful. Stefan however needed a little more work with his thick, overgrown mop. His sisters giggled as Josie splashed some water over his hair and grabbed a scissors. The poor boy looked uncomfortable, being told to stand completely still and not move an inch or risk looking like troll. After a tense fifteen minutes, Stefan's hair had been tamed and his face seems so much brighter.
"Alright then, you're finally ready sweeties, you can go down for dinner." Josie said with a smile and the kids were happy to get some food. They opened the door and ran off not bothering to wait for Josie or pay heed to her calls. They raced down the stairs to the first floor and ran into the East wing of the mansion. They stopped short of a dark wooden door, the door was black and looked scary. "What is this?" Caroline asked. "I don't know but maybe we shouldn't be here, come on, let's go…Care no!" Katherine whispered harshly to her sister as the little blonde stood on her toe tips to reach for the gold coloured brass handle.
"Don't touch that!" a sharp yell came from further down the hall and Caroline immediately pulled her hand away. The siblings turned their heads to see another little girl around their age in a light green dress run toward them. "You shouldn't be here! You can get into big trouble for this. Gramps says you should never open that door!" The girl whispered to them. She had curly black hair and a milky coffee skin tone, her eyes were a captivating green colour. "We're sorry, we never meant cause any trouble." Katherine spoke for her siblings.
"It's ok, I won't tell anybody that you were here." The girl replied with a grin and wink which made the kids smile back. "Come, come you can't be seen here…" the girl said as she led them away from the door, not before Caroline had a good look at it. The door was craved with the image of a wolf howling and Caroline was utterly entranced by it.
"I'm Bonnie, Bonnie Bennet." The girl introduced herself. "What are your names?" "Caroline, Stefan and Katherine Petrova, its very nice to meet you Bonnie Bennet." Katherine said as she extended her hand to grab Bonnie's in a friendly handshake. "Do you live here Bonnie?" "Yes, I do, I live here with my Gramps, I have never seen you here before, are you guests here?" "I think we are…Mr Elijah, Mr Klaus and Miss Rebekah found us and they brought us here." "Wow, you are very lucky to be brought here by the masters of this ho…" "CHILDREN! THERE YOU ARE!" Josie exclaimed. "You little ones scared me…I thought I had lost you!" Josie said as she gasped for air from running around.
"Bonnie…you're not supposed to be here…" Josie whispered in a shocked tone. "You know you can't wander the mansion when the masters and the madam are home!" Josie scolded Bonnie who hung her head to hide her tears, which didn't escape Caroline's sharp eye. "Go back to the kitchen and try not to be seen!" Josie instructed Bonnie who ran off quickly. "Come children, the masters and the madam are awaiting your presence at the dinner table."
The Petrova children followed the maid down the hall and the down the staircase to the dining room. The vampires were already seated and waiting for dinner to be served. The young children wore looks of pure astonishment on their faces, their eyes wide with disbelief. The dining hall was beautiful, done completely in a Victorian styling. The long table stretched from one end of the room to the other and could easily seat twenty people. The silverware shone and gleamed and the candlestick feature in the middle was the main attraction.
"You kids look so much better after a bath." Rebekah commented as she spotted the children. Stefan grinned widely and ran to Rebekah and took a seat next to her. Caroline followed her brother and climbed up on the chair next to his. Katherine walked over to Elijah and he pull out the chair next to his for the girl. Klaus occupied the head of the table with Rebekah, Stefan and Caroline on his right and Elijah and Katherine to his left.
"Are these our new little guests?'' Ashton asked as he brought in a platter from the kitchen. Levern came in right after setting down another casserole on the table. "Hi, we're Ashton and Levern, we work here at the mansion." The Petrovas introduced themselves and waved and smiled back at the young servants. Ashton sat down next to Katherine and Levern was directly opposite him on table. Josie exited the kitchen and seated herself next to Ashton who immediately seemed a little uncomfortable.
Ayana came in and began spooning hot beef stew into everyone's plates. Klaus noticed an upset Caroline who had not touched her dinner and sat with her arms folded and pouting. "Caroline, love what is the matter? Do you not like what is being served?" Klaus asked and everyone turned their attention to the blonde girl. "No…I'm angry…" Caroline responded still pouting which made Klaus think she was adorable when she was angry.
"What has upset you so love?" Klaus asked concerned as he thought of smashing whatever had the girl in such a mood. "Her!" Caroline said sternly pointing directly at Josie and the maid caught Klaus' death stare. She swallowed thickly and Elijah spoke to break the tension. "What has poor Josie done that has angered you little one?" "She chased Bonnie away!" Caroline shouted and Ayana choked on her stew while Levern's eyes widened and Ashton looked around nervously.
The nervous reactions were immediately picked up on by Klaus. "Who is Bonnie, love?" Klaus asked Caroline. "She's our new friend and Josie scolded her and told her to go away." Stefan answered for his sister in a monotone voice while still eating his dinner. "Nana! Explain this! What are the children speaking of?" Rebekah demanded and a nervous sweat broke across Ayana forehead.
The jig was up and Ayana was forced to reveal her secret. "My children I have been keeping something from you for a while…" Ayana whispered. "Nana, what is the meaning of all of this?" Klaus demanded in a low and threatening voice. "Niklaus, Elijah…Rebekah…I have a granddaughter that has been living her secretly for seven years…" Ayana managed to say and the tension in the room grew as even the children knew to remain quiet. "I was going to tell you about her…I swear my children I was…I just couldn't find the words…"
"Nana, I don't understand why you would keep this from us? It is not a big deal at all if you have guest, she is your family after all." Elijah tried to reason with his nanny. "No my son…you don't understand…" Ayana said shakily. "What is there to understand? She is your family." Rebekah stated. "Yes child, but she is Lucy's daughter…" Ayana said as she burst into tears and Levern ran to calm her down.
"LUCY!" Klaus shouted in pure rage as he shattered a glass in his hand. The children gasped in shock and fear as they watched an angry Klaus. "Have you forgotten what she has done to us? She betrayed us! We could have been dead because of that woman!" "Niklaus, please control your ire. At least let Nana explain herself." Elijah said as he attempted to calm his brother down. All eyes turned to Ayana waiting for her to speak.
"It was seven years ago, shortly after you three had left Russia for England. That night was such a storm, I had never seen something like it before… Lucy came to this house very late, drenched from the rains. She knocked at the door and when I came down from my room to answer, soon as I open the door she hands me a baby and says to take care of her and that she didn't want her anymore…" Ayana's tears were flowing freely at this point.
"I couldn't believe what was happening…as quickly as she came she disappeared. I brought the baby inside and the staff and I took care of her and even named her…I thought of tracking Lucy down…but I thought that Bonnie would have a much better life away from her mother…" "That cursed woman! Abandoning her own child!" Klaus spoke in pure rage, this time chucking a glass clear across the room. The dinner party was pulled from their thoughts by the sound of dishes cluttering to the ground in the kitchen…
So, Bon-Bon has officially made her way into the story. Haha. I was thinking of changing Bonnie's ship from Kennet to Bonenzo since Enzo really grew on me in the series. Let me know what you think by reviewing or DM'S on Insta. Peace and Love…xoxo…Delena Revengero…