A/N: Thank you so much for all the love and reviews. It really means a lot. As for this story, yes this is a multi-chapter that will have at least five chapters. Anyways, hope you enjoy!
Did you run away, did you run away, I don't need to know
If you ran away, if you ran away, come back home
Just come home
Where's My Love by SYML
It had been two weeks since the first doctor's appointment and in that time Bonnie felt miserable. If she wasn't stressing by trying to find Enzo and Damon she was suffering with morningsickness that ironically happened not just in the morning. Bonnie got tired of it and decided that she needed to get out of the house. Caroline didn't want her to go alone so she tagged along and reluctantly let Bonnie drive. Bonnie didn't realize where she was going until after about an hour of driving.
They were on their way to hers and Enzo's cabin.
When they finally got there, she sat in the driver's seat silent for several moments, trying to reign in her emotions.
"We don't have to go in if you're not ready for it." Caroline offered, placing a gentle hand on Bonnie's arm.
She shook her head. "No it's fine. I should get some of my stuff since we're not going back here anytime soon."
They got out of the car and as Bonnie walked she realized that this was the first timing going in their cabin without knowing for sure if Enzo was ever coming back. Her throat caught in her throat at the thought, but she immediately ignored it. Once she opened the door, Bonnie tried not to let the feelings of sadness and nostalgia overtake her. This was her home, yet it felt so empty without Enzo or not knowing if he'll ever come back.
Bonnie entered the tiny cabin and sighed wistfully before walking toward her bedroom, trying to ignore all the happy memories with Enzo and focus on the task at hand. Once she entered her bedroom, she noticed the neatly made bed that Enzo made for her the last time they were there when she was dying from the pills.
"Wow I'm impressed how tidy you guys kept the room, especially comparing to the mess that is your living room." Caroline commented from behind her.
"Well to be fair last time we were here I tried to kill Enzo and we didn't exactly have time to clean up."
"Right." She replied awkwardly. "So what do you want me to get?"
"Just some of my clothes. The baggier the better since Felix the Fetus here has already made me look fat."
Caroline snorted, "That's so not true. You don't look pregnant at all. And believe me you know I'd tell you otherwise... in a nice way."
Bonnie chuckled, "True."
They started rummaging through her room, packing things here and there. After a while Bonnie started to get things from her nightstand when she noticed Ms. Cuddles sitting in the middle of her bed.
She shouted, "Caroline!"
Her best friend was at her side in an instant. "What's wrong?" Caroline asked, concern pouring off her face.
"Ms. Cuddles."
Her worried look turned into one of confusion and annoyance. "So you still have her, what's the big deal? Awe, are you thinking of giving her to Felix the Fetus?"
"No. Wait yes. I want to give her to him as his first stuffed animal but that's not the point. The point is that I never took my magic from her just in case I ever lost it again."
Caroline's eyes widened. "Wait, does this mean you can get your magic back?"
Bonnie shrugged, "I don't know. But I can at least try." She went to touch the bear before Caroline stopped her.
"Wait, will it harm the baby? He's been through so much already."
Bonnie sighed. "That's true, I don't know. It usually won't harm a baby, but after all he's been through magically and me feeling so stressed it could be a risk. But then again it couldn't."
"Well, what does your gut tell you?"
"It's telling me to get my magic back, but that could just be me wanting to get Enzo back so desperately."
"Well, Bon you're the most intuitive person I know even without your powers. If you think it'll work, then do it."
Bonnie sighed, "Okay." Closing her eyes, she slowly reached out and touched Ms. Cuddles' arm before inciting the Latin incantation of syphoning magic from an object. Magic immediately started to form in her body, starting from her fingers and stretching all around her entire body. She sighed in content, already welcoming the warmth of her old magic. Opening her eyes, Bonnie looked at the candle that was sitting on her night stand and focused on lighting it with her magic.
Nothing happened.
She closed hers eyes and tried it again. But nothing still happened.
"What's wrong?" Caroline asked.
Bonnie let out a frustrated sigh. "I don't know. I have my magic, I can feel it. But nothing's happening."
"Maybe you're blocked like you were when you first had your magic."
"Maybe. I just don't know why. I want more than anything to have my magic so I can find Enzo. When I was blocked I didn't want my powers, they scared me."
"Well maybe it's different this time. You've been through a lot physically and mentally, especially lately. Maybe that's effecting it."
"Yeah you're probably right. I'm going to get a few more things including my grimoire and then we can head back. You can drive while I search for a way to unblock my magic."
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Bonnie had been riding in the passenger seat, searching through her grimoire and trying some spells. Yet nothing helped . Needing a break, she leaned back in her seat and looked at the bear that was sitting on her lap. She suddenly then remembered when she took Miss Cuddles with her.
"You're seriously bringing the bear?" Enzo asked while lounging on the bed and watching Bonnie pack a few of her things, including Miss Cuddles.
"The bear has a name."
"I know that but what I don't know is why you want to bring it since we're only going to be gone a few days. If you need something to cuddle with at night you always have me." He winked.
"Despite her name I don't need her for her cuddles. She still has my old magic from the prison world. I don't want to leave her here by herself for someone to take my powers."
He got up from the bed. "Fine the bear can come."
"Miss Cuddles."
Enzo wrapped his arms around Bonnie's waist and over-dramatically sighed, "Miss Cuddles."
Bonnie ended up having Miss Cuddles sit in the backseat with the rest of their light luggage.
"So when was the last time you saw this cousin of yours?"
"A few years ago. I only met her a couple of times but we'd talk every now and then. I haven't heard from her since before the prison world though. I hope she's okay."
"Well, I guess we'll find out soon."
They made it to Lucy's last known address in good timing. It turned out that it was only about six hours from the cabin. Ever since Bonnie found out that the St. Johns knew her cousin she tried to contact her but the number wasn't in service anymore. So after about a month of searching, she finally found Lucy's last known address. Lucy apparently was good at not leaving too many trails behind.
Once they reached the nice apartment building, Bonnie tried to push aside the feeling of foreboding she kept feeling since she found out Lucy was somehow involved with the Armory.
"Nice place." Enzo mused while getting out of his car.
"It is." She replied whilst shutting her door. "Now let me do all the talking. I know Lucy can tolerate vampires and even worked with them in the past, but I'm not sure if she'd like one being around her kid."
"I can understand that."
Bonnie noticed his face fall a little. She started to comfort him before the door in front of them flew open.
A little boy who looked to be around five years old stood in front of the doorway, gawking at them.
Bonnie smiled at him, "Hi you must be Max. I'm Bonnie, a friend of your Mom's."
He looked down, not saying anything. After a few moments of silence, Enzo spoke up. "Hey there little fellow, we just wanted to talk to your Mum. Is she home?"
Max shook his head before yelling, "Grandma!"
"Can I help you?" An older lady asked coming from the hallway, giving them a fierce glare that reminded Bonnie of her Grams. She then turned to the little boy. "Baby, go play in your room."
"But-"
She gave him a pointed look.
He sighed, putting his head down to sulk. "Otay. Bye!" He waved at them before running upstairs.
Once he was gone, Bonnie said, "Hi, I'm looking for Lucy. I'm her cousin Bonnie."
Her eyes seemed to widen in realization. "You're Shiella's granddaughter." She stated.
"I am. You knew my Grams?"
The lady nodded. "She's family which makes you family. I'm Francine, Lucy's mom. She told me about you."
"She told me about you too. Told me you make the best soup. Look, I'm sorry for barging in unannounced like this but I really need to talk to Lucy. I need her help."
"Does it involve your vampire friends Lucy's told me about? I met one of them when he asked for her blood. Rude fellow he was."
Enzo snorted. "You must be talking about Damon."
Bonnie turned to him, "Hey what did I say about talking?"
He raised his hands up in surrender, "Sorry Love, won't happened again."
Bonnie couldn't help but smile at him before turning back to Francine. "No we're not here for my friends. We're here for me. There's a shady organization after me but I don't know why. I recently found out that Lucy had run -ins with them also. I need to know what she knows about them."
"I'm sorry, but we can't help you. Lucy died a couple of years ago."
Bonnie tensed, shock pouring off of her while her world suddenly stopped for a second. "What? I-I'm so sorry. I didn't know."
"Obviously. Look, Lucy adored you and even though I never trusted her choice in friends, you're family and I'm willing to give you the benefit of the doubt. I'll help you. But first you have to tell me something."
"Anything."
"Is this vampire your boyfriend?"
Bonnie's jaw dropped. "Uh... Yes." She then cleared her throat before standing up straighter and placing her hand within Enzo's. "Yes he is. Trust me he won't harm you. I trust him with my life."
Francine chuckled, "Shiella would be rolling in her grave if she saw this. Fine we can talk in the backyard, I don't invite vampires in my house, no matter how trusting they seem to be."
"Fair enough." Bonnie said.
"Max,you can come back down, we're going to the backyard!" She shouted although the boy was already running downstairs. He probably was listening in on them, Bonnie mused.
"Coming Gran!" The boy flew down the stairs before reaching them.
Francine took his hand, "Keep a hold of my hand."
He sighed, "Fine."
Enzo chuckled, making Max look up at him. "Hi, I'm Max." He let out his free hand to shake.
Enzo looked at him with amusement before taking his hand and shaking it. "I'm Enzo. You have a very firm handshake."
"Why thank you sir."
Bonnie let out a wide smile at the sight of them. She had never seen Enzo interact with a kid before and the sight warmed her heart.
They followed Francine to the backyard. Bonnie and her talked as they watched Enzo and Max play soccer. Bonnie could tell that Enzo was helping Max win and it made the sight even more endearing. It was hard to concentrate while watching her boyfriend doing so well with a kid, but then Bonnie focused on what Francine had to say. It wasn't that much. She couldn't help but compare Francine and Max to how Grams and her were. She couldn't believe that Lucy was dead. Francine told her that she didn't know how her daughter died, just that she was gone helping one of her clients and never came back. Bonnie felt so bad for them and couldn't help but think that maybe the Armory had something to do with it.
They ended up exchanging numbers, Francine wanted to keep in contact with them. Max was sad to see them go and Enzo seemed to be sad to be leaving also.
"You and Max seemed to be having a blast." Bonnie noted as they drove back home.
Enzo smiled, "We did. That's s fiery kid there."
"He was." She mused, stilling smiling wide at him.
Noticing this he asked, "What?"
"Nothing. It was just nice seeing you with a kid. I'm never seen that before. I didn't know you'd be good with kids. It's endearing."
"Well, Bonnie Bennett, I'm full of surprises."
Bonnie's eyes widened after thinking of that time she met Max. She had an idea.
"Caroline, turn the car around. There's been a change of plans."
"What? What kind of change?"
"The kind that I think can help us find Enzo and Damon."
Bonnie had called in advance to tell Francine she was on her way. She couldn't believe she hadn't thought of this before. She had packed one of Enzo's combs to do a locator spell when her magic came back. But she didn't need her magic, she had Francine who could do a locator spell to find him and hopefully Damon. It all seemed too good to be true, like all her hopes was just within reach. But Bonnie tried to remain calm and collected, trying not to get her hopes up. If this worked, then she'd be able to be reunited with Enzo and hopefully save him from whatever was probably possessing him.
When they arrived, Francine opened the door before they even had the chance to knock. She looked at Bonnie then at Caroline. "Exactly how many vampire friends do you have? Never mind, don't answer that."
"Francine this is my best friend Caroline. And I just want to point out that even in death Gramd approved of her even as a vampire so you can trust her."
"Uh huh." She didn't look convinced. "I'm not exactly thrilled to do this but Max is asleep and I don't like going outside when he is so you and your friend can come in." She turned to Caroline. "But if I even see you look at me wrong, your ass will be un-invited faster than you can say witch. Got it?"
Caroline gulped, "Got it."
"Good. Now come inside. We have much to discuss."
Bonnie followed her inside, Caroline right behind her.
"Witches can un-invite vampires?" Caroline whispered to her.
"Not all, but powerful ones like Bennetts can. It takes a lot of power."
"Huh." The blonde said as they reached the table. It was covered with candles and ingredients.
"I got prepared while I waited for you to come." Francine said as she took a seat at the end of the table where all the stuff were. Bonnie took a seat one side of her while Caroline took one on the other side.
Bonnie smiled at her, "Thank you again for doing this. I wouldn't have asked if it wasn't our last resort."
"You're family Bonnie, no matter how distant our relation is. But I hope you know this won't be a frequent thing."
"I know. I just need to find Enzo. We've tried everything and I my magic won't work anymore."
"Enzo? You're vampire fellow? You're still with him?" Francine looked her up and down with a questioning look.
"Yes." Bonnie replied slowly.
"But you're pregnant are you not?"
Her eyes widened in shock, "How'd you know?"
"It's one of my special gifts I have. I can always tell when someone is pregnant. I often find it useful especially when it comes to bets. But that's not the point. The point, is who is the father?"
Bonnie turned away. "That's a personal question I don't feel comfortable asking."
"Well I don't feel comfortable inviting a vampire I don't know in my house where my grandson sleeps. But I'm doing this for you, so I hope you meet me half way."
"Fine, you're right." Bonnie swallowed slowly before continuing, "Enzo's the father."
"And he's still a vampire?
She nodded.
"Hmmm."
"Hmmm?"
"Just hmmm. So Enzo, I take it he's not missing because he found out about your pregnancy and just spilt?"
"No...he and my friend Damon got possessed by something that we still don't know what it is. They're out there and it's only a matter of time before we get wind of them killing someone. Which is why we need to find them as soon as possible."
"Fair enough. Do you have his hair?"
Bonnie searched through her bag before getting out his comb, "Got it."
Francine took it and put it in a small bowl that was sitting between the candles. She put a few more ingredients before starting to chant in Latin. Bonnie watched in anticipation and intrigue. It was odd for her not being the one to do a spell and instead watching someone else do it. She'd only seen a few times with her Grams and Liv. Watching Francine made her wish her magic was working even more.
Francine then poured the ingredients on top of the map and continued to chant. They waited a few seconds for it to move but it didn't. One minute later and still nothing. Finally Francine stopped.
"What's going on?" Caroline asked.
"Something's blocking him." Francine said in frustration.
"Is he...is he dead?" Bonnie asked, voice filled with worry. Her heart stopped at the thought.
"No, I still feel a live connection but something's cloaking him."
"Could it be whatever's possessing them?" Caroline asked, placing a comforting hand on Bonnie's shoulder.
"Quit possibly. Whatever this is It seems strong and powerful. I'm going to try another spell."
Francine continued to a couple more spells but with the same outcome. There was no way to tell where Enzo was.
Bonnie sighed in defeat after Francine offered to do another spell. "No it's fine. We're going to get the same result."
"I'm sorry Bonnie."
"It's okay, thank you for your help."
"Gran?"
They all turned to see little Max standing against the kitchen doorway, rubbing his eyes. Francine went straight to him.
"Baby, what are you doing up?" She asked while picking up.
"I had a nightmare. These two scary men were chasing me." He buried his face into her arms.
Bonnie tensed before slowly walking toward them. "Hey, Max do you remember me? I'm Bonnie. We've talked on the phone a few times."
Max slowly lifted his head slightly to meet her gaze. He nodded, "I had a nightmare about you and the funny man. He was scary and he and 'nother man were chasing you and Gran."
Bonnie met Francine's gaze. It seemed like Max was having a premonition.
"I don't want them to take you." He said to his grandmother.
"Don't worry baby, it was just a dream. You're safe now. Why don't you go to your room and pick out a book for me to read to you? I'll be up there in a moment, I just need to say goodbye to Bonnie."
"Otay." He looked up at Bonnie. "C-can you come back soon when I'm not sleeping? Pwetty please."
Bonnie smiled at him, "I will. I promise."
Francine put Max down and he ran off. Once he was gone she turned to Bonnie.
Bonnie sighed, "I'm so sorry I put you two in danger."
"Something tells me we'd be in danger even if you didn't come here tonight. I think that whatever is possessing your boyfriend wants to get to you."
"But that doesn't make sense." Caroline said. "We haven't heard from them at all. Why would they want to get to Bonnie now?"
"I don't know." Bonnie said. "But I sure as hell will find out."
