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Chapter- Home is where the heart is
Tyler stood face- to -face with Damon, his face set in a grimace of disgust and hatred.
"…Walking dead bastard"
"Dirty filthy, little animal" Damon counters back his teeth clenched.
"You two are seriously giving me a headache, I swear if the both of you don't shut-up I'll stake you, and shoot you with a silver bullet" Alaric proclaims verily.
The vampire and werewolf turn to face the hunter who just threatened to end them both.
Jeremy throws up his hand in a bored fashion. "I'll help" he says out of annoyance. Damon shoulder bumps Tyler quickly getting back to business.
"Ric and I will go inside, Scrappy and Boy wonder you two can stand guard" Damon says, looking at them dismissively.
Both Tyler and Jeremy look at Damon disgruntled and with contempt. It doesn't go unnoticed by Damon.
The Vampire and Vampire-Hunter go inside of the Bar its a vampire hang-out, that Katherine likes to frequent.
" I hope somebody kills him!" Tyler blurts out angrily.
Jeremy doesn't say anything he only smiles, agreeing with Tyler's statement. Its about time someone got the chance to kill Damon for a change instead of it always being the other way around. They share a laugh relishing in the eventual downfall of Damon Salvatore.
Meanwhile Caroline is left with Elena in the car and for the first time Caroline isn't hogging the conversation. Elena talks and talks and talks. And she doesn't stop. Caroline understands now, how Bonnie must have felt all these years. Caroline silently apologizes to her dear friend Bonnie to have put up with all of Caroline's neurotic meltdowns through the years, and wishes that Bonnie was here.
Because she finally gets it.
And she more than anything wants Elena to shut-up already. so that she can focus on their surroundings. Especially since Damon ordered Caroline to keep Elena safe because its all about Elena; but what else is new.
"Caroline! Are you listening to me?"
"Yeah, you feel conflicted , you don't know what to do, because they're brothers!" Caroline responds slightly irritated.
"So, what should I do?" Elena asks, desperation in her tone.
Caroline opens and closes her mouth all in the same breathe thinking about her own situation, yes she loves Matt she knows that, she feels that. But she also feels something for Tyler as well and they're best friends which makes it a very sticky situation too find herself in.
" I'm the wrong person to ask, But I will say that Stefan is a great guy and he loves you, he's good to you, and I guess Damon has his moments too but… its ultimately your choice," Caroline says, her gaze concentrated on Elena.
who refused to meet her gaze. Out of some form of guilt for even considering being with Damon over Stefan. And finally Caroline gets her wish, its silent.
Alaric and Damon come running out the bar barricading the door. "Run!" Damon demands of all of them. " Was Katherine in there?" Jeremy questions running along side Alaric. "No! but we have another lead."
"What happened?"
"Damon killed someone, which pissed the other vamps off"
"Dick!" Jeremy curses, bothered by Damon's irrational behavior.
"I heard that," Damon responds. he uses his vampire speed and leaving them behind.
"Out of the way Blondie." Caroline crawls into the back seat seeing, Tyler, Jeremy and Alaric running towards them with Vampires hot on their trails. "What happened?" Elena asks,l panicked, eyes Focused in Jeremy running towards them.
"I got answers." Damon starts the car up revving the engine.
The guys jump in the moving car practically stacked on-top of each other, Damon didn't bother to wait for them to reach the car fully before he started to pull-off.
"Everybody in safely?" Damon asks all care freely. He doesn't care one or the other for two of them, And the other one? Don't even get him started on that.
They all glare at Damon sharply as they get into comfortable positions. "You're an asshole," Alaric states exhausted.
Damon just smirks amused. Jeremy calls him a douche-bag under his breath . Shaking his head in disbelief , and Tyler has all sorts of violent thoughts geared towards Damon.
"Fun trip, huh?" Damon turns on the radio blasting the music. Everybody turns their attention to Elena who said something along the lines of Damon maybe behaving himself.
She ducks in accordance to their stares.
~3000 miles in the sky~
Bonnie sleeps the entire plane ride. And Klaus watches her. Fascinated by the beautiful girl seated opposite him and he reflects on his morning, waking up in her arms, He remembers the feel of warm flesh against his, he remembers how it feels to be held.
The innate reaction she has when she realizes how comfortable she is with him in her arms. And he remembers that she is a means to an end, and that she does not care for him.
He tries to reinforce to himself that she means nothing to him.
He tries to explain away the warmth and comfort he begins to feel when he looks into those soft doe eyes.
He tries to calm the excitement that radiates through him but it's something he can't control when he's near her.
He tries to remember that he's going to kill her when its all over, he'll use her, and then kill her.
'Yes I will her kill her, and I'll enjoy it' Klaus understands that if he can care, he can love.
And love, for a vampire is dangerous, she is the embodiment of 'dangerous' to him.
Because he knows she is capable of breaking his destructive lifestyle.
Klaus carried her from the plane to the car and into the mansion, she was wrapped in his arms she never once woke-up. Klaus knew witches, her body was regenerating itself.
He liked that she even snuggled with him once or twice. only to her, its not him, her sleepy mind is else where and Klaus is nothing.
Its been a long two days.
Klaus leaves her in a guess room and he goes out to for a hunt.
"Its good to be home." Klaus lets the blood play around in his mouth. He needs this. He is a monster and who could love a monster? He Rips and breaks his prey. But there is something different about him, he feels a anger boiling. a contempt he can't put his finger on.
So He'll keep killing until this feeling stops. Until he wants to stops.
Bonnie wakes up to bright skies, and knows that she's with Klaus at his house, although she doesn't remember how they got here she's here none the less and in one piece. Shocking.
She showers. She likes the heat it feels good against her skin. She lets the water take her. She washes every part of trying to wash away this whole murky situation. She wants to forget.
Bonnie doesn't like that she feels some sort of camaraderie with Klaus, he's evil, she hates him. 'Yes! I hate him' He's going to kill me the first chance he gets. This she-knows-for-a -fact.
The air smells like strawberries' and cherries. Bonnie steps out of the bathroom startled that Klaus is sitting at the edge of her bed waiting. Bonnie holds tightly to her cotton towel.
"I didn't mean to frighten you."
"You didn't, I just wasn't expecting you that's all."
" Did you enjoy the shower?"
"Yeah. It was nice." Bonnie looks perplexed at him for making small-talk.
Klaus stands. His mouth waters at the sight in front of him. She was a feast for his eyes. "Breakfast his waiting for you downstairs." Klaus turns to leave shutting the door behind him.
She dresses quickly. She smells the food before she makes it to the dinning table.
"Smells delicious"
Klaus ignores her compliment, he needed to prepare her for what's next. "Those are for you," he says, directing her gaze to a pile of books on the table.
Bonnie runs her hands across the grimores, some were really, really ancient. "Mostly everything you need to know. . ." He trails off, he stands behind her.
Klaus sniffs Bonnie, his head lingers near her neck before he turns and leaves suddenly without a word.
Bonnie smells herself shrugging. "I guess he doesn't like my perfume."
She eats, reads and roams around this ridiculously big mansion. Knows she isn't alone but she hasn't seen anyone either. She guesses that Klaus warned whomever his lackeys are to steer clear of her. So she goes back to reading.
Klaus returns, finding Bonnie where he left her, in front of his centuries old books.
"I brought these for you, I wasn't sure which kind you prefer so I brought ten different kind" He sounds like a ball of nerves for a split second there.
Bonnie takes the bags looking inside, "I'm not even … How do you…" Bonnie trails off. She isn't sure how to ask this particular question.
"I can tell… its coming."
Bonnie looks back down into the bag and back at Klaus. "Well, this is awkward. . ."
Klaus gives her a mischievous smirk. "Its nothing, to be embarrassed about." He has this way of making things seem tawdry.
"I'm not embarrassed," she scoffs and keeps her face neutral. "I'm a woman its apart of life," Bonnie says with pride, needing to reassure herself.
Klaus responds with a nod. And Bonnie leaves him standing there. on the other side of the wall she exhaled relief finally struck her. As made her way back to her room. That wasn't really hers.
Bonnie and Klaus have dinner together that night. Its full of conversation about what Dmitri is up too. But it never gets to personal.
" For someone who proclaims not to care about me, you protected me like you do,"
Bonnie blurts out. She isn't sure why but Klaus confuses her. "It was a fluke, I still need you alive."
"So, I shouldn't trust you?" Bonnie plays with the carrots on her plate.
"You trust me!" He doesn't mean to sound anxious. But his voice betrays him momentarily.
Bonnie weighs her answer. "No, but we are working together and I don't know maybe I'd feel more comfortable knowing I can count on past the point of you just needing to keep me alive for your own selfish needs."
Klaus feels like jumping across the table to strangle her. He feels it again. He loathes and adores her all in one breathe. "You should never trust me, but I will not let anything happen to you." He wants to vomit. He hates his own mouth right now.
Klaus gets up abruptly and leaves her sitting there. He needs to kill to remember who he is. The devil in sheep's clothing.
And Bonnie only has one thought about him, she'd say that Klaus was like glass his world view is so dusty that very little shines through. . . ' He maybe evil, but she knows he will keep his word to her' But she will not trust him.
"Why, do you have Stefan?"
"Because he's spent the most time with our dear brother," Dmitri swirled his bourbon in his hand. "Where is everyone else?"
"I couldn't get to them, only you Elijah." Dmitri says placing his bourbon down.
Elijah stood in a poised manner. He exhaled heavily an exhausted expression gracing his features. "I think, I know the witch that's with Klaus and I know why."
"Well, don't leave me in suspense" Dmitri commands, clapping his hands together.
"Please, Please," Bonnie cries out in her sleep. " I'm coming Stefan, I'm gonna find you"
Stefan sits in a corner on his knees. "Don't come here."
"But I cant just leave you." She looks empathically at him.
" You have too." Bonnie holds Stefan's hands close to her, he feels so real. "where are you?"
"I don't know. How is this possible?" Stefan asks in a disbelieving manner. "Stefan, focus okay, help me to find you."
"Something is wrong," Stefan murmurs to himself.
Stefan eyes goes rabid grabbing Bonnie suddenly. "WAKE-UP!" He shouts.
Bonnie pops up from her slumber into Klaus awaiting arms. "Its okay, I'm here."
She can barely catch her breath. "It was Stefan, it was Stefan…"
"It was a dream, calm down" He holds her tenderly by the shoulders. Cupping her face.
Bonnie rests her head into Klaus' bare chest, she uses his body to calm herself down. He barely touches her. he's stiff. He's usually more graceful when a beautiful women is in his arms. But she makes him uneasy. She gives him the smoothness of a twelve year old boy.
She leans back a daunting look spreads across her face. "Sorry, I didn't mean too… you know"
"Of course. I'll go now," He says so devoid of any emotion she can pick-up on.
Bonnie just nods. Shutting off her lights pulling the covers high over her head. 'Oh God, I just shared a moment with Klaus'
What is wrong with me? She asks herself.