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Alright, enough with this mushy stuff...On to Chapter 8!
Bonnie awoke to the sound of a car horn blaring from the driveway; groggily she sat up and wiped the sleep from her eyes before standing up to look out the window.
Glancing over at the clock before opening the curtain she cursed "6:30am? You have to be joking with me." Slowly she opened the curtain making sure whoever the mysterious horn blower was did not see her. From outside sat Caroline's car in the driveway with the one and only behind the wheel as she blared the horn.
"I'm going to kill you, Caroline." She hissed before throwing on her robe. Managing three hours of sleep and then being rudely awakened had left Bonnie in one sour mood, as she stormed down the stairs. Slipping her slippers on, and opening the door Caroline got out of her car as she walked towards the door.
"Good morning Sunshine!" Caroline said happily with a coffee in hand from their favourite café "I brought you some refreshments before school."
Calming herself Bonnie took a breath in before taking the coffee that was handed to her "Why are you here? School doesn't start for two hours, which means I could get some well-deserved sleep." Turning around she walked into the house, and Caroline happily followed behind.
Closing the door behind her Caroline watched as Bonnie took to the stairs "I could have waited, but then I wouldn't have gotten the juicy detail." She said taking a sip of her own coffee before sitting in the living room as she waited for Bonnie to get ready for the day.
Bonnie loved Caroline, she did. But whenever she pulled these kinds of stunts she wanted to scream at her, and demand that she respect the value of sleep. However, Caroline was her now only best friend and what were friends if not annoying at times? Quickly changing into a pair of jeans that lay against the chair, and a sweater from the closet, Bonnie made her way to the bathroom as she brushed out the knotted hair, and applied the small amount of make-up. Satisfied with the little amount of effort she walked back downstairs to see Caroline flipping through various channels.
"So, what were you saying?" Bonnie asked sitting next to her as she took a sip of her own coffee.
Turning the television off, Caroline shifted so she faced Bonnie with a Cheshire grin "I was saying I want to know the juicy details that involved you and a certain guy by the name of Klaus."
"Not much to say really. He came back to my place and then left…" she said with a slight shrug to the shoulders.
Placing her coffee onto the table, Caroline rolled her eyes "Really? That's it, nothing more?"
Running her hand against the rim of the plastic rim Bonnie looked up as the small smile crept onto her face "Well, okay, maybe we did more but that's for me and me alone." She ended with a soft laugh.
After last night the only thing that rang through her brain was finding the vervain scattered across the ground, and Klaus not answering her phone calls.
Placing her hand against her heart Caroline dramatically gasped "You're seriously not going to tell me, your best friend who tells you everything."
Nodding her head Bonnie grinned "That's exactly what I'm saying."
"I'm hurt…" Caroline began to say attempting to sniffle "I'm really hurt, I tell you everything…"
Rolling her eyes Bonnie looked at Caroline "Fine, we did it...Happy?"
"You did it!" she said standing up with excitement before raising her eyebrow in confusion "Okay wait, why are you not as happy about this? What happened?"
Placing the cup on the table Bonnie looked up "It's not that I'm not happy, it's just what happened after that has me worried."
"What do you mean?" Caroline asked as she walked over to her bag and came back.
Bonnie sat thinking of just how she would word, the attack, and Elena's shading behavior that followed. After all Elena was their friend or so at least she thought. Biting her bottom lip momentarily she glanced down at her cup "I think Klaus was attacked after he left my place, and just a short while later Elena was at my door clearly hurt. It was as if someone had pushed her to the ground."
Sitting back down beside her Caroline's eyes widened "You don't think something happened, do you?"
Nodding slightly she placed her cup onto the table "Elena told me that they had offered to give Klaus a ride home and he just attacked…" she stopped to gauge Caroline's reaction.
"And you don't believe her?" Caroline asked.
"How can I? It's been those three who have tried to ruin my relationship by planting this idea that he's a bad guy" standing up she walked into the kitchen without as much as a word after.
"Who do you trust more? Your friends or some guy you just met not more than three weeks ago?" Caroline asked watching Bonnie walk into the kitchen
"Honestly…" Bonnie said coming from the kitchen with the herbs in hand, and displaying them on the table as she looked at Caroline "I believe Klaus, he has never once done anything to make me think otherwise."
"Is this vervain? Caroline asked picking up one of the herbs as she carefully looked it over.
Nodding Bonnie sat next to Caroline "I think something happened to him, and with Elena it was just a ruse to get me to believe her side of the story."
"Bonnie, I" Caroline said placing the vervain back onto the table, just as her phone began to ring.
Staring at Caroline, Bonnie watched as she looked down at the caller I.D "its Elena…" Caroline said looking back and forth from Bonnie to her phone.
"Answer it…" Bonnie said gathering the vervain back together and walked into the kitchen.
Bonnie listened from the kitchen as Caroline spoke, it was simple, yes and no's and we'll be at school soon. How would she be able to handle the day with Elena and Stefan sitting next to her and the unwanted conversations? Just as Caroline said goodbye, she walked back into the living room "So?" she asked.
"Elena said she'll meet us at school in twenty minutes…" Caroline said running her fingers through the blonde strands.
"Okay, well let's get going." Bonnie said walking towards her bag.
"We could just play hooky today, Bon. I don't mind." Caroline said following behind.
Looking over her shoulder Bonnie shook her head "Let's go to class, I have some questions that need answering from Elena and Stefan."
Bonnie was on high alert as they arrived to their lockers. If she saw Elena or Stefan come near she would simply walk away, until the right time came when she was alone with either of them to ask her well-deserved questions.
"Relax, Bon." Caroline whispered
Shutting the locker Bonnie gave a weak smile "I'll see you at lunch." She said before turning away from Caroline, and walked towards her first class.
"""
Sitting in the classroom, Bonnie sighed she'd rather be at home figuring out what kind of magic spell she could do to reveal Klaus's whereabouts. But, instead she sat listening to the teacher go on about something else.
Raising her hand the teacher pointed directly at her "Yes, Bonnie?"
Bonnie smiled "Can I go to the bathroom?"
"Sure…" the teacher said before turning back towards the whiteboard.
Quietly she stood and walked out of the classroom, even ten minutes of just silence would be needed. Instead of the crowded classroom filled with useless chatter.
Walking down the hallway, listening as the sound of footsteps followed behind her. Rolling her eyes she spun around "Why are you following…Jeremy?" she said confused.
A tear filled Jeremy walked towards Bonnie "I'm sorry…" he began to say "I'm sorry for everything I've done to you…"
Shaking her head in confusion as Jeremy stepped closer "What? Jeremy what's wrong with you?"
Closing the distance between each other Jeremy wrapped his arms around her waist, causing her to step forward into his chest "Take me back, please. I need you, Bonnie."
Placing her hands onto his chest she heaved him away "Jeremy, what the hell? What's gotten into you?"
Clumsily he stepped back into the locker as his hands still extended outwards towards her "Bonnie, I heard you are dating again, and I just can't. I can't have you holding him when it could be me…" he said stepping back towards her.
Finding herself stepping back this was not the time to be having this conversation with a clearly doped up Jeremy "Listen, I loved you Jeremy. I really did, but what after everything you put me through. It just can't work it never will." She said trying to remain calm.
"Elena and Stefan told me who you're with…why him? Why some vampire when you could be with me!" He continued to say as if not hearing a word she had spoken.
Shaking her head, the only way to get him off her back was to be upfront and honest. Inhaling deeply Bonnie looked at him "You know why, Jeremy? Because at the end of the day I know he won't just leave me for another a girl who would happily open their legs, and if life got to hard wouldn't go straight to drugs for a release." She said wanting to say more but instead stopped.
"Bonnie, you know none of that is true…I never slept with anyone else, or went to drugs…" he said stepping closer to her as he raised his hand to run a finger down her cheek.
"Stop lying, Jeremy. I caught you!" she spat and stepped backwards "And on top of that I wanted to believe that you wouldn't do that to me, so, I forgave you. But, you did it again, over and over until I ended it.
"That never happened, none of that happened." He began to say before clutching his head in pain.
"You need help, Jeremy." turning away from him "Clearly you're on some kind of drugs…" she added before walking down the hall leaving Jeremy in pain.
As Bonnie turned the corner away from Jeremy, he stood a confused look across his face "What did I do wrong?" he asked.
"You did nothing wrong, Jere…" Elena said walking out of the shadowed corner with Stefan following behind.
"She doesn't love me…" he said looking down at the ground like a child.
"Jeremy…" Stefan said before placing his hands onto his shoulder "She will love you again, you just need to try harder." He added looking into his eyes.
"What do I need to do?" he asked lifelessly.
"You need to come with us, and we'll show you." Stefan smiled as he patted Jeremy's shoulder softly.
"""
Deciding to skip the remainder of the day Bonnie walked out of the school. Even if she could somehow get an idea of how to track Klaus would set her mind at ease. Remembering that her car was sitting in her driveway at home, she sighed.
She began her quick walk home, thoughts running through her mind on what happened last night. She had wanted to ask Stefan or Elena what happened last night and hopefully get an answer on the whereabouts Klaus was. So, when she had walked into her next class to see neither Elena nor Stefan she gave up and faked a sickness.
Sending a quick text to Caroline saying that she went home, Bonnie continued her trek. The sky was blue, and the sun was high it was a perfect day to soak up the sun and enjoy the day, not to worry about your friends, or anyone else.
Walking up the pathway to her house, she noticed someone sitting on her porch. Thinking that it was either Stefan or Damon, Bonnie took the first step to see that it was neither of those.
Sitting on the chair beside the door sat a male, with brown hair that sat neatly in place, and eyes the colour of chocolate. Standing up he looked at her intently "Bonnie?" he asked
"Yes?" she said cautiously.
Smiling as if relieved he walked towards her "You haven't by chance seen Klaus, have you? I hate to sound like some sort of worried brother, but you see he hasn't come home."
Running a hand through her hair, she began to shake her head "He left here last night, and I haven't seen him since…Who are you, anyway?"
"I'm sorry, my name is Kol. I know this may seem weird, me just showing up at your door step and all." He began to say as he took the seat again, while Bonnie sat on the other beside him.
"No, it's okay…I was a little startled at first…but how did you know I was coming home?" she asked.
"I had asked your friend Caroline when I went to your school…" he said crossing his leg over the other.
"Oh…so you know where I go to school? That's not creepy…" she whispered "And you knew where I lived, how?"
"About that…" he scratched his head trying to pick the proper words "In order to maintain our own safety we had to know everyone who is close to the Salvatore's, including where they reside."
Unsure how she should feel about this new knowledge Bonnie merely nodded "I suppose that makes sense…"
"You have nothing to worry about, as you are I suppose in some words seeing Klaus. This is why I'm here. I hoped you would know where he is or may know. I fear something may have happened to him." He said looking forward.
Finding herself looking at the ground with her hands firmly planted against her lap she needed to tell him her theories.
"After he left last night, Elena, my friend, came over to my house claiming that Klaus had attacked her and Stefan. I wasn't entirely sure if it was true" she paused looking at him "That was until I found vervain scattered across the road. There's only one use for vervain that I know of, and it does not include fixing roads."
Leaning forward so that he cupped his face he swore "Of course the Salvatore brothers would have something shady like that up their sleeve."
Feeling the massive lump form in her throat, she asked "What can we do to potentially save him?"
"I'm sure what he did was thought out at the time, may it be that he ran, or got himself caught. He always seems to think on the spot." standing up, he began to pace "However, perhaps you could use your magic to assist us?" he said stopping to look at the dumbfounded Bonnie.
"How? How did you know what I am?" she whispered while looking back and forth in hopes no one heard.
Knitting his brow in confusion, had she not revealed that little secret to Klaus? "Again, we must know everything about who coincides with the Salvatore's, and you being a witch was something that came up on our radar." He said pacing back and forth once more.
"So, Klaus knew what I was before he met me?" she asked suddenly feeling sick to her stomach, what if she was just being used this whole time.
"He did, but that doesn't mean his interactions with you were premeditative. He enjoys your company, as he had said." He said trying to sound reassuring.
"Right…" she said trying to convince herself "So, what can I do to help?" she asked trying to change the topic.
Looking at the door, and then back to Bonnie he hiked his thumb "You need to go through your books to see if there is any sort of tracking spell, and I will go pay a visit to the brothers."
Nodding she stood "Alright, is there any way I can get into contact with you?"
"Of course, here…" taking a pen from his pocket he quickly wrote down the number, as Bonnie did the same "If there is anything I find I will call you." He added.
Placing the pen back into his pocket, he stepped onto the walkway "Thank you Bonnie for helping me find my brother."
"You're welcome…" she said as he walked onto the sidewalk and down the street towards his car.
"""
Looking through various books turned to be extremely tedious she found everything else besides a tracking spell.
"Come on." She huffed while grabbing the last leather bound book. Turning the pages one after another nothing came, her idea of seeing Klaus seemed like a lost cause.
About to give up she turned to the middle of the book, where the spell simply called "Locator Spell". The ingredients were simple, besides the last.
"The blood of a relative…you're joking…" she said flipping through the pages again. "That's all I have to go off of." She said keeping the page open to the locator spell. There had to be a way to get this to work. Reaching for her phone, she dialed Kol and listened as it rang.
"Hello?" the voice came across.
"Hello Kol, its Bonnie. Listen, I think I may have found a spell that might work, but it requires his relative's blood…"
Pausing briefly, until Bonnie assumed he had disconnected, he spoke "That's not an issue, I will be there shortly. Thank you."
"See you soon…" she said before hanging up. Placing the phone onto her bed, she began to get the items needed for the spell.
"This better work…" she said looking down at the items that lay neatly on the floor as she waited for Kol to arrive.