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Dear Diary,
It's been a couple of days since Elijah left Mystic Falls and in that time life as usual for me has sucked. For one I learned about what happened the day Elijah cancelled on me. Thanks to Elena, Esther magically linked her kids so that whatever happened to one happened to them all. And if that wasn't bad enough Esther was channeling the entirety of the Bennett line which gave her more than enough juice to kill an original. From there Elijah found out and he and his siblings went about trying to stop this. This entailed kidnapping Elena, blackmailing Stefan and Damon into servitude, attacking their mother, and last but certaily not least turning Bonnie's mom into a vampire. That last part was actually courtesy of Damon, but you get the jest.
So now Bonnie isn't speaking to either me or Elena, and I'm not talking to Damon or Stefan. Then as if life itself hasn't smacked me around enough I have been unable to controllably call forth my supposedly awesome powers, which I know I have because during a heated argument I had Damon just the other day I accidentally set the couch fire. So when you take all of that and add them to the weird sensations/feelings I've been having, hopefully you get just how off center I feel.
Oh and before I forget. As of three days ago Alaric has been the prime suspect in a string of killings that have hit Mystic Falls as of recently, oh and I've been having these very realistic dreams of Esther and in everyone one of them she's chanting something while being encased with in a circle of candles. These dreams are so vivid that they are starting to feel real to me, like I'm actually seeing Esther. But I know that can't be true because I specifically remember the Original witch saying that premonition and sightseeing are not powers a Deva receives. And yet I keep seeing her, and what's weirder is that I that every time I do see her it always feels as though I'm right there beside her. Which begs the question, what in the hell is going on with me?
SS
(Two hours later)
(The Grill)
"So I'm guessing Bonnie's still not talking to you either?" asked Matt as he sat my burger and fries down in front of me.
Hearing the question asked to me by Matt Donovan a depressed sigh quickly escaped through my lips as I proceeded to place both my elbows up on the table. This was immediately followed up by me setting my left cheek on the knuckles of the closed fist I had made with both my hands.
"Is it that obvious?" I asked, sounding a bit pathetic.
"Kind of." Smiled Matt
Upon seeing Matt's charming boy next door smile, I couldn't help but smile myself. As I could only imagine how I looked sitting in this booth at the grill for like the fourth consecutive day with a look on my face as if I had lost my best friend. Which surprisingly enough is what it felt like, I mean here Bonnie was hurting and I wasn't allowed to be there for her. Plus here I am now technically a witch, and the one person I want to talk to the most about it isn't speaking to me. I'll admit that I'm not one of those girly girls and that I don't really like hanging out with girls in a whole but with Bonnie it was different. To me she just seemed to have more fight in her than Elena and Caroline, and I think that's why I bonded with her so well. Because in some weird way she kind of reminded me of Kayla and just like Kayla, Bonnie became collateral damage in Damon's selfish and never ending quest to save Elena.
"Guess I don't have a poker face huh?" I asked the star quarterback
"Nope, sorry Sam." Replied Matt
"Damn. There goes my chances of ever being a poker champion." I joked
"There you go, now that's the Sam we all know and love. Trust me Sam this will all blow over you'll see."
"You really think so?"
"I do so just give it time." Replied Matt just seconds before a customer for him. After signaling to the other customer that he would be with tem shortly Matt then turned to face me. "Sorry Sam but I gotta go, are you going to be ok over here by yourself?" ask Matt
"Yea, no go I'll be fine. It's all good." I rambled.
"Ok I'll be back as soon as I can." Assured Matt before then heading over to the impatient customer.
0~o~0
I had not to long ago just gotten done with my free therapy session with Matt, and was now on my way home when images of the old abandoned witch house suddenly began to flood my mind. The images were so vivid that it felt like I was actually there walking up to the house, instead of being on the side walk just a few blocks up from the grill. Along with these images came a pull so strong that I almost fell forward, it was literally as though the house was trying to draw me to it and then just like that it all stopped. The images stopped coming and with that the pull weakened, but still a part of me wondered just what in the hell was going on.
I mean was the spirits of the dead witches trying to summon me or was I slowly but surely losing my mind, I just had to know. And so with curiosity nicking at my heels I quickly changed direction and started heading for the old abandoned witch house. I mean if it is witches summoning me then who else better to help me grasp this whole having magic stuff with Bonnie not talking to me while being out of town tending to her mother.
After about an hour or so of walking I finally exited out of the woods and into the clearing that signaled the start of the property line. And I have to admit as I gazed upon the abandoned house I couldn't help but embrace the sheer excitement that I was feeling being here. Mainly because the moment I stepped on the property line I could instantly feel what I could only imagine was the left over magical energy of the massacred witches radiating from the house itself. It was quite awe inspiring, plus I felt a bit honored at the idea of the witches summoning me to the house, I mean after all Bonnie is normally their go to witch. So the idea of them calling for me made me feel a little important, even with my lack of magic control.
So with excitement still gleaming off of my face, and a sense of pride in my heart I started approaching the house again, but after a few more steps the warm welcoming feeling I once felt quickly shifted and was now replaced with that of a harsh cold distant feeling that immediately brought me to a standstill. As I stood there slightly trembling under the weight of the cold and distant feeling that was now coming from the house, I tried desperately to get my body to move but to no avail. Even though my mind was telling my body to turn and run away it didn't, or more like it couldn't. I was completely frozen in terror by the mere energy radiating from the house.
After about a minute or two I finally got back the feeling in my legs and without any hesitation once so ever I immediately spun around with the intent of taking off as fast as my feet would allow me. But it seemed fate had other plans in stored for me because the moment I spun around I instantly came face to face with an Original.
"Finn!" I gasped, as the eldest original just stood there with a half smile showing clearly on face his face. The look in Finn's eyes reminded me of that of a predator whose relishing in the fact that he's trapped his prey.
Now before I could react or do anything to try and defend myself I heard a familiar voice called out to me from behind.
"Hello Samantha."
Only now realizing just how royally screwed I was I slowly began to turn around, trying my damnedest to delay my meet and greet with the true monster of this story.
The second our eyes met all I could bring myself to do was utter the word, "Ester." Seeing as something deep down in my gut was telling me that my problems were only just beginning.
"How nice of you join us?" smiled Ester sincerely.
"Yea well that wasn't really on the agenda for today so I guess I'll be on my way." I quickly got out before then attempting to take my leave, only to then have Finn block my way.
"I'm sorry about that but I can't allow you to leave just yet." Added Ester
"And why is that exactly?" I asked turning back to face the original witch.
"As you may already know my kids or linked together was one, so whatever happens to one happens to them all." Started Ester
"Yea, yea, yea I know all about your little attempt to smoke your kids and if memory serves you failed after you lost your power source. Which is the reason Bonnie's mom is now a vampire so congratulations on that." I interrupted
"Yes well Bonnie's mother was a regrettable and unforeseen casualty, but you are correct. After Bonnie's mother was turned into a vampire my direct line to their bloodline was severed which is why I am in search of a new power source as you put it." Replied Ester
"Ok and you need me why?" I asked
"Because you are to be my mother's new power source." Answered Finn
Upon hearing Finn's response my head sharply turned in the Original's direction before then sharply snapping back towards Ester.
"What in the hell does he mean by I'm to be your new power source?" I asked with a hint of worry in my voice
"Well in order for me to kill my kids I need to turn them back into humans and for that I need more power than I have access to at the moment."
Letting out a scoff of relief a smug look immediately washed over my face as I realized that Ester couldn't draw on my family line with just me.
"Well I hate to be the bearer of bad news but I can't help you Ester. You needed both a mother AND daughter to siphon for the Bennett line and as fate would have it mines dead. So good luck drawing power from my blood line, not that I would have help you anyway." I shot back with sass
A small but clearly visible grin quickly appeared on Ester's face, and man did it make me feel really uneasy.
"My dear Samantha I don't need to draw on the entirety of your family to put an end to the abominations that I created. I just require you, the Deva."
My heart skipped a beat or two upon hearing Ester say that she only needed me to help her kill kids, but before I could refuse her or attempt anything for that matter Ester made her move.
"And as for your cooperation I would very much prefer it, but it's not needed." Finished Ester as she then pointed both her index and pointer finger at me.
The moment Ester pointed her fingers at me I felt my eyelids suddenly get heavier, and as fast as she lowered her fingers my eyelids quickly followed. And just like that I was out like a light.
0~o~0
Ester's Pov
As I watched Samantha's eyes close shut and her knees buckle I couldn't help but wonder about how Victoria Caldwell and a few of the other Demeter must feel about me kidnapping their precious Deva. Seeing as the lengths they were willing to go to try and stop me from acquiring her.
"You were right about the spirits trying to draw here, but what made her freeze up like she did? I mean she seemed pretty petrified." Asked Finn
"That's simple Finn, Victoria must have figured out that we were already here and used her authority as a Demeter to get the spirits to switch from drawing Samantha to the house into trying to send her away. Which was clever, but we just happened to be one step ahead of them." I assured Finn
"I don't get it mother, they wish for you to correct the mistake you made and yet they plot against you." Replied Finn
"Not all of them Finn, just a few, you see there are a handful of Demeters much like Samantha's grandmother who would rather see Samantha live a normal carefree life. Rather than get tangled up in the supernatural, where she is bound to fall into the darkness that has plagued the Demeter's name for centuries now." I answered.
"What darkness?" asked Finn
"Nothing we need worry about, all that matters now Finna is that we have the girl. And by this tomorrow the Originals will be no more." I smiled as caressed the right side of Finn's face. "Now come for there is much to do." I ordered
"Yes mother." Replied Finn as he then followed me into the woods.