AN/ I do not own Vampire Diaries.
Chapter 1
Bonnie sat quietly eating her breakfast across from her father. Usually she would just grab a granola bar and run out the door but today, her dad was here. Usually work kept her father out of the house. This left little time for spending time with her. Unlike most teenagers, Bonnie enjoyed spending time with her father. Whenever these rare moments together occurred, she knew to take full advantage of that.
"So dad, how's the life-saving business?"
"Business is still booming. I was able to get out of two seminars this week."
Bonnie lifted her head up. Maybe we could spend some family time together.
"That's great dad."
"Yeah Bon. Now I can work some shifts at the free clinic. Apparently there have been a large number of people coming in lately."
And there it went. Last month they actually sat down and watched the Twilight Zone marathon. Unfortunately, Bonnie did not find any of the episodes as scary as he did. After learning she was a witch and nearly killing one of the original vampires, nothing surprised Bonnie.
"I'm heading over to Elena's then," Bonnie replied when she realized her father's was not with her anymore. His mind would always wonder every once in a while. She walked over to him and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"Bon-Bon, how is your friend doing now? It's been seven months since..."
"She's hanging in there. She's really doing a lot better now."
In addition, by a lot better she meant her friend no longer needed to be on suicide watch. Bonnie grabbed her clutch and her keys and headed out the door.
/
Elena found herself sinking deeper and deeper into what seemed like an apathetic state. Food had no taste. She had not left the house for 72 hours since returning. On Monday, seven months after Stefan and Klaus left a social worker came to their house. Now that Jenna, the last relative that was over the age of 18 Jeremy and her were now orphans, again.
Caroline's mom, the sheriff, had been able to keep them at bay for a while, considering Alaric had gone into emergency guardian mode. Caroline also helped by hypnotizing her. She knew it was a horrible thing to do: asking your friend to lie to her mom, but after everything that is gone on, Caroline did not need too much convincing.
Bonnie had come by every day since. If it had not been for her and Alaric, neither she nor Jeremy would have eaten. Damon had not even stopped by since the incident. She could not imagine how he was grieving. Vodka or Gin?
Elena laughed cynically at herself while she tried making jokes. Even her attempts at comedy were dark and cold. These two words that seemed to describe the new Elena perfectly. She stood now in front of her bathroom mirror. She messed up her hair a bit. Then, out of nowhere, she shivered.
Maybe she was not just imagining the cold air.
/
Jeremy sat in the kitchen eating a ham and turkey sandwich and in front of his laptop. The last time Jeremy lost someone he cared about, he tried drowning his sorrows with drugs and bad behavior. He would not let that happen again.
It was bad losing his mom and dad, then Jenna, Vicki, Jenna, and he almost lost Elena and Bonnie. It was as if Death had decided that this was this was the year he would destroy his life. It got even worse when he began seeing Anna and Vicki. His life turned into a bad soap opera. Not even a good one. His life was more like a really, bad soap opera. The kind that get cancelled after twenty episodes.
He tried not to show his feelings. With Elena mourning the loss of her boyfriend, it was not too hard. Alaric popped in every once in a while and seemed to zone in on him but he only came every few days.
Bonnie was a different story. She is a great multi-tasker. Not only is she able to comfort Elena, she could also manage to take care of him as well. The one time he wished his girlfriend was not so perfect.
She had been coming every day since Stefan left. As soon as she finished coddling Elena every morning, she would spend the afternoon with me watching crummy movies and playing video games.
Unfortunately, with Anna and Vicki around, anytime we get close something breaks, flashes, or makes annoying and ear catching happens and ruins the moment. I knew Bonnie was suspicious of something but she never said anything and neither would I. Maybe she thought it was her powers just acting wonky.
He hated lying to her but he did not want to make life harder for her.
/
Caroline rolled her eye to the back of her head. Mascara was probably her least favorite article of make-up to put on. You would think that a vampire would have some kind of special skill that would help when putting on make-up. Once she finished the bottom row of eyelashes, she blinked twice and smacked some peach kiss lip-gloss on.
Today is not like any other day. Today, Tyler was coming back. Over the past few months, comforting Elena and being pretty much on your own, Caroline realized that her and Matt were over. The old Caroline was meant for Matt. The new Caroline, the Caroline winking back at her was destined for Tyler. She only hoped that he felt the same way.
Either way, she had to let him know. She was not someone to keep her thoughts to herself. She knew that she was the most outspoken out of her friends, Elena and Bonnie. Sometimes that was not always a good thing. After seeing how torn Elena was and still is now that Stefan is gone, she realized how important it is to grab hold of that love and never let go.
Today was going to be amazing. Even though everyone else seemed to still be in a rut, she did not have too. She did feel horrible when Stefan was all but dragged out of Mystic Falls, but she recovered quicker than Elena and the others.
After all, she thought, it is not a crime to enjoy life.
/
The glass of Bourbon seemed to glare back menacingly at Damon Salvatore. His hair was messier than usual. He shot the drink down his throat and threw the glass on the table. It rolled a few times before stopping an inch away from the edge of the table.
The house had gotten quieter in the last few months since Elena stopped coming. No one had come, except for the usual women that came in and out. Damon lifted his head when he heard the front door click shut. Last night was Barbara, a mid-western girl with a heart of gold.
Elena had not shown up since the underpants incident, or lack there-of. He was attracted to her, still is. Although the fact that his brother was gone did go through his mind, he could not help but feel glad. Glad that he had his chance to finally 'woo' Elena. He was surprised it did the exact opposite. Well, maybe not that surprised. Now he knew for sure that he was drunk. Only alcohol could make you grateful that your brother has been taken from you by a vampire werewolf freak.
It was his humor that has kept him sane the past few months; or maybe the opposite. Sometimes he could swear he heard Stefan. Drinking his animal blood, flipping through bad daytime soaps. Damon even swore he could hear Stefan pacing up and down the hallway outside his bedroom.
/
Bonnie pulled in to a nearby gas station. She walked inside to pay. She was dead tired. She decided she needed some sugar so she made a beeline to the candy section. Her eyes scanned the rows and rows of sweets. She found some Razzles for her dad. This was his favorite candy. He always loved the idea of candy that was also gum, or gum that was also candy. Bonnie scoffed at her comment. As she reached down to get more Razzles, she felt someone bump into her.
"Pardon me," said a man's voice.
She instantly felt something cold where the man had bumped her. That voice sounded strangely familiar. She watched as he turned the corner. She took a few steps in his direction then stopped. She was probably just imagining it. Bonnie shook it off, grabbed three more Razzles, and went up to the front counter. The girl at the counter flashed her a quick smile and scanned her Razzles.
"I also want twenty dollars for-"
Bonnie froze as she felt the strange man step in line behind her.
"Um, what station are you at ma'am?" the girl asked.
She felt cold, just like the first time he bumped into her. This had to be the same person. Something told her that she needed to leave.
"I believe the nice lady at the register is asking you something?" the voice said behind her.
Bonnie snapped back to attention as the cashier glared at her. Well, she was either glaring at her or eyeing the man behind her.
"Sorry. Number four."
Bonnie handed the cashier the money, took her things, and briskly walked out of the store. She knew without a doubt that it was him. She knew he had a vendetta against her and that he was not the kind of person to forgive. Especially since the last time they were together, she tried to kill him.
She ran the rest of the way to her car. She had to leave before he stepped out of the station. As soon as she got to her car, she drew the keys out and franticly searched for the car key. Her hands were shaking so much that the keys fell on the pavement. She quickly reached down to pick them up.
"Now I would think an old acquaintance of mine wouldn't just up and run away. Most of them do though."
Bonnie looked up at the man standing just feet away from her.
"Klaus."
/
Elena sat curled up on the couch as she scanned through all of the morning news shows. She usually did not watch much daytime television. She continued to flick threw the channels until she heard Jeremy in the kitchen.
"Hey Jer," she called. "Can you fix me some toast?"
Jeremy walked into the living room.
"No problem Sis," He said with a smile before turning the corner and heading back to the kitchen.
The doorbell rang a few moments later.
"I'll get it."
Elena stood up and walked to the door. When she opened it, she practically fell to her knees as a distraught Stefan stood before her. His eyes were raw and the look in them scared her.
"Stef... an."
/
"What are you doing here?"
"Come now Ms. Bennett. You know I never reveal myself to anyone. You might try to kill me again."
"This time I will."
Klaus gave her a mocking look as he crossed over to her other side and leaned on the side of her car.
"I'm not so sure about that. I might have to take you out if you tried something stupid like that."
"You already got what you wanted last time. Why can't you just leave everyone along? If you think I will let you hurt my friends again-"
"Now Ms. Bennett, you're doing it again. That kind of talk will get someone killed. Besides, I think the only person you should worry about protecting is yourself."
Bonnie glared at him, trying to hide how scared she was.
"You need to leave," she said, gritting her teeth.
"Now, I believe this is a free country," Klaus said taking a few steps towards her. He was now so close to her that she could feel his cold breath on her skin.
"You see, the great thing about being both a vampire and a werewolf is that I can not only hear how fast your heart is beating right now but I can also smell the fear you are so poorly hiding from me."
Bonnie stood shocked.
The sound of a horn filled the air and brought her back to reality.
"Hey are you done?" An older gentleman yelled out. His car was parked directly behind her's. She took a quick look around and realized that the gas station was filled with cars at ever pump.
"Well Ms. Bennett. It was a pleasure seeing you."
Klaus began backing away; dragging his finger along the side of her car leaving a long, ugly scratch.
The car behind her began honking more aggressively. She quickly picked up her keys, started the car. Her eyes rolled up into the back of her head as she took a long deep breath. She thought it was over. Bonnie grabbed her cell and texted Carolina, Elena, and Damon.
"Klaus is back. Meet me at Elena's house. ASAP!"
/
"Elena?" Jeremy called from the kitchen. Stefan took a few long strides into the house. Jeremy heard the doorbell ring and the front door open.
"She couldn't have gone outside," he said aloud.
"Elena?" he called as he walked into the foyer and it was then that he saw Elena, shaking, and Stefan Salvatore standing only inches away from her.
/
AN/ Thank you for reading everyone. This is not my first story but it is the first I am really committing to writing. I was up all night last night coming up with Chapter 2 so I will try to get that done and up by this weekend. Although I love Bonnie, I love the all of the different characters and how their perspectives and storylines collaborate together to create what is Vampire Diaries. I plan to let all of the other major characters and supporting characters have their own little storyline. I hope everyone enjoyed reading! Constructive criticism and support is encouraged.