Bloodlust
Timeline: The Last Day
Parings: Bonnie/Damon, Stefan/Elena, Caroline/Tyler
A/N: Thanks to everyone who reviewed (nickynicole, kisha96, David Fishwick, anonymous reviewer, butterfly1221, babyshan211, Damon's girl, starinthem, Maverick37, aprilf00l, and dizzy78). I had a hard time writing this, I got to say this chapter is so emotional that I cried the whole time. But I'm hoping that you'll love every minute of it. So I give you chapter 21. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own TVD. All rights reserved to the CW and LJ Smith.
Damon sped as fast as he could to the Boarding House. When he walked through the door and entered the study, he was met by Stefan, Alaric, and Jeremy. All three of their demeanor looking shattered, like their very worlds had collapsed upon them. He couldn't blame them for looking like that; a loved one was taken away from them to be used in a selfish ritual for a power hungry hybrid. Damon wanted to just crumble as well but Bonnie was counting on him to bring her back safely. Stefan looked up at his brother's arrival.
"Where were you?" Stefan asked.
"I was out trying to keep Klaus from performing the ritual."
Jeremy scoffed. "A lot of good that did."
Damon turned towards the pesky teen. "Least I tried. What the hell were you doing? Nothing, that's what."
Jeremy rose from the couch. His expression harden, his brown eyes glaring at the vampire in front of him. "For your information, I was trying to go through the Gilbert things. I called Uncle John to help."
"And what help would he be? Useless, that's what he is. Do me a favor and get the hell out of my sight!"
Jeremy ran up to Damon and grabbed him by the collar. "You think you're the only one who has someone to lose? Think again, Damon! I care about Bonnie, as well as Jenna and Elena, they're my family. Stop thinking about yourself!"
Alaric intervened and pulled Jeremy away from Damon, preventing Damon from retaliating. He pushed Jeremy back onto the couch, looking at them both. "This is no time to be fighting amongst ourselves. We have to focus on stopping the ritual. Now, Damon." He said, directing all of his attention to the older vampire. "Why did Klaus take Jenna?"
"He's using her as a backup vampire. Katherine suggested Jenna as the lucky candidate."
The vampire hunter sighed, sitting back down on the couch next to Jeremy. Again, he thought. Again some vampire turned the woman he loved into a bloodthirsty creature of the night. He had forgiven Damon for turning Isobel because it was something she wanted badly. She had wanted it so much that she took the time to seek Damon out and asked him to turn her into a vampire. But Jenna, she did not want the dark and cursed gift. She was forced, forced into a vampire just to achieve some vampire's goal of invincibleness. It was not fair, not fair.
"I'm sorry." Damon whispered. He was genuinely sorry. It was because of him that Jenna was going to die. Jenna was all that Rick had left and without her, he was going to be alone.
The vampire hunter shook his head. "No, it's not your fault."
Damon thought otherwise. He had fucked up real good but this time he had involved many people. If anybody died tonight, it would be on his head and his alone.
"Damon, did Katherine say where the ritual was being held?" Stefan asked.
"No. I don't think even she knows."
Stefan paced in front of them. He needed to something, anything to keep himself from worrying about Elena. He tried his best keeping calm in front of everybody. He was the voice of reason, Damon was the hothead. He had to be strong for everyone.
Caroline ran through the woods, Matt following behind her. The growling in the air warned her and Matt that Tyler had fully transitioned. He was now a wolf, intent on attacking both of them.
"Here!" Caroline shouted as she was in sight to the entrance of the old Lockwood cellar. She and Matt picked up their pace, scrambling to get down to safety. Another growl was heard, this time it was closer. Tyler, in his transformed state, did not recognize neither her not Matt and that was a huge problem. Quickly, Caroline and Mat rushed down the stairs and Caroline, using her strength, closed the iron door behind them.
"Is that going to hold?" Matt asked, clutching his rifle.
"No." She replied, seeing the worried look on his face. Moving past him, Caroline ran towards the iron gate, Matt following her. She closed it behind her, breathing heavily. "Help me with the gate."
She threw a set of chains into his hands and the pair hurriedly barricaded the gate, hopefully immobilizing the wolf. Caroline had just finished her set when she caught sight of the brown wolf. It looked ferocious and ready to kill anything in its path. The wolf's golden eyes focused its attention on her, displaying its sharp canine teeth at her.
Matt raised his rifle in position aiming at the animal while Caroline took a step back, cautious of its murderous intent.
"Tyler?" Caroline asked, appearing calm on the surface but the truth was she was truly afraid of him.
The wolf growled, saliva dripping from its mouth. It moved closer towards them, advancing slowly.
"Tyler, it's me Caroline. Don't you recognize me?" She asked, her voice now trembling slightly.
The animal paid no heed to her words. He roared as he jumped towards the gate, snapping its muzzle against the chains. Caroline screamed and jumped back, fearful of the animal in front of them.
"Tyler!" Caroline cried. It was hard to see him like this, maliciously trying to kill her. She just had to remind herself that Tyler wasn't in his right mind.
The wolf kept snapping against the gate, trying with all of its might to get past the chained barricade in its way. Matt pulled the trigger and shot the animal, half rejoicing to himself when the wolf whimpered in pain.
"Matt, no!" Caroline cried seeing the wolf whimper in pain before he lay on his side, its golden eyes closed.
"Caroline, stay back."
"It's Tyler!"
The golden haired teen grabbed Caroline's arm, shaking her. "He's trying to kill us!"
"It's not his fault."
She reached for the chains but the teen pulled on her arm, making her face him. "Caroline, are you nuts? He'll try to kill us again!"
"Matt, I know what I'm doing." Caroline said as she untied the chains. She opened the gate slowly; Matt kept the rifle trained on the wolf, ready to put another bullet in him if he moved.
"We can go around him, he's wounded." The vampire wanted to comfort Tyler in his time of need but she couldn't. In the state he was in, he could kill her with one bite.
"Matt, grab my hand." Caroline said. The teen looked at her warily but hoisting the rifle strap around his shoulder. Caroline waited patiently for Matt. He was having a hard time dealing with Tyler and his transformation. Vampires were one thing but werewolves were a whole different story altogether.
She watched as he hesitantly grabbed her hand. The blonde smiled sadly at him then turned to glance at the wolf lying on his side next to her. Her heart was breaking at the thought of him being in pain but she needed to get to safety. With another longing look at the injured wolf, she sped through the woods with a dazed and confused Matt in tow.
Bonnie clutched her stomach as forced herself into a sitting position. The ground underneath her was hard, hurting her already hurting back. She tried out a bit of magic but closed her eyes as nothing happened. The throbbing in her veins reminded her she still had her power but the witch must've bound them until the ritual started. She watched as Greta looked down at her, disgust marred her facial features.
"You should be honored that you get to participate in Klaus' ritual. If I was the witch he needed, I would've gladly offered myself to him."
Bonnie looked at the witch next to her, appalled at the girl. "How can you say that? Klaus is a monster!"
"He is nothing of the sort. Klaus is salvation."
"You are a servant of nature, a witch by birthright. Our very nature defies what he is. You're honestly telling me that you participate in killing all of us for him?"
Greta smiled at the witch. "And the abomination growing inside of you."
Bonnie fumed with anger. She could threaten her all she wanted but threating her child? That would be her downfall. "When I get out of here, I swear on the Bennett lineage, you won't live to see another day."
Greta darkly laughed. "We'll see about that."
Bonnie watched as she left her side, walking over towards where Elena and Jenna were crouched together. "Jenna, are you okay?" Bonnie asked.
"I'm fine." Jenna replied but her head was killing her. She glanced at Elena who was looking at her strangely. "My head, it hurts. What's wrong with me?"
"What happened to you and Bonnie?" Elena asked.
"She attacked me and a man grabbed me. He was a vampire."
"Klaus. It was Klaus."
"He fed me his blood and the witch, she stabbed Bonnie. She shouted and after that I don't remember anything. Where are we? What happened?"
The brunette bit her bottom lip. It was so hard trying to calm in the situation they were in. "Jenna, do you remember what I told you about how someone becomes a vampire?"
Jenna was confused. Why on Earth was she asking her about that now? "Yeah. If you die with vampire blood in your system….."
She watched as Elena nodded her head. She turned towards Bonnie who immediately turned away from her gaze. "Oh, God. He killed me."
Elena watched as Jenna began to panic. "Jenna, listen. It's going to be okay."
Jenna shook her head. "No, Elena. I'm a vampire!"
Bonnie grasped her stomach in pain. She could feel the hunger pains starting to emerge. There were small in intensity but that would soon change as the ritual progressed. She was sure of it. She watched as Greta squatted before Jenna, a look of mock concern graced her face.
"Jenna, are you hungry?"
"Stay away from her!" Elena screamed. She ran to get a medium-sized rock but was propelled away from the two by Greta. With a snap, rings of fire surrounded the three supernaturals. Elena tried to jump over the flames but the witch clicked her tongue.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you. I've spelled the circle, there's no way you're getting out unless I say so."
"Let her go, please." Elena pleaded.
Greta smiled. Elena watched as the witch pulled out a gold dagger from her jacket. She sliced her arm, watching in fascination as the blood flowed from the open wound.
"Klaus chose her. If it is Klaus' will, then I will oblige." She placed the wound in front of Jenna. "Drink." She commanded.
"Jenna, no!" Elena and Bonnie cried.
The blonde sniffed the red liquid. It smelled sweet and intoxicating. Her gums ached as she felt fangs descend. She tried to resist the craving but the pull was too strong. In a rush, Jenna latched on to the wound, gulping down as much as she could of the mouthwatering fluid. Greta smiled as she felt the pull of her blood being sucked away from body.
When Greta released Jenna from her arm, Elena cried at the change in Jenna's face. The blue veins appeared beneath her obsidian eyes and she growled silently at the lack of blood. She wanted more. Bonnie looked at the change in Jenna, knowing there was no way any of them could go back to how they were before. Too much had happened.
The flames parted for Greta as she walked out of the circle. With a wave of her hand, the circle's flames connected once more, trapping the vampire. "I'll be back. Behave yourselves." The three women watched as Greta left leaving them by themselves.
"Jenna, look at me." Elena demanded. The newly turned vampire glanced at her niece, scared. "Jenna, it will be okay."
Jenna shook her head. "I don't think so Elena."
Elena eyes watered at the sight of blood dripping down form Jenna's mouth. She looked towards Bonnie whose eyes were forcefully shut. Looking closer, she saw that Bonnie was biting on her bottom lip. She looked like she was in pain.
"Bonnie?"
The witch didn't respond. She kept her eyes closed. Elena was now worried. "Bonnie!"
Bonnie finally opened her eyes. She was clutching her stomach and was panting. "Elena."
"What's wrong?"
"St-stomach pains. He's hungry. I need blood."
Damon paced around the room. The waiting was making him sick to his stomach. He grew agitated at the void he felt trying to sense Bonnie. It was like she was cut off from him. But he knew, without a doubt, she was alive. Bonnie was a Bennett, which meant strong and stubborn. Klaus was going to have a handful with her.
"Good evening." Elijah said towards the men.
"Finally! What took you so long?" Damon said, glaring at the Original.
Elijah raised an eyebrow at the impulsive vampire. "I had to find out where Klaus was performing the ritual."
"Did you find out where it was?" Stefan asked his eyes hopeful.
"I did but it took a while. He's protecting it, using his witch to cast a barrier around the ritual site."
"I don't fucking care. Just tell us where it is?" Damon growled. He felt like Elijah was stringing them around, playing with them.
"The Quarry."
Damon moved to get his jacket but was stopped by Stefan. "Damon, think about what he said. The site is protected. Even Elijah had a hard time finding the place."
The blue-eyed vampire shrugged his brother out of the way. "I don't care. I made a promise to Bonnie to keep her safe. I failed her but at least I can save her. Wouldn't you do the same for Elena?"
"What about Elena?"
Everyone turned towards the door. John Gilbert was standing there, concern written across his face at the mention of his daughter. "What about Elena?" He asked again, this time more forcefully.
"The sacrifice is happening tonight. Elena, Jenna, and Bonnie are at the mercy of Klaus." Jeremy said.
John turned his blue eyes from his nephew to Stefan and Damon. "Why Jenna?"
"She's the vampire for his sacrifice." Damon said.
John's blue eyes flared in anger towards the two brothers. "You were supposed to keep her safe!"
Stefan held his head low. They knew John wasn't talking about Jenna. Damon hated seeing his brother take the blame for his fuck ups. "If you want someone to blame, blame me." He threw Stefan's jacket to him, which he caught with ease.
"Elijah, Stefan, let's go."
They walked towards the door but Jeremy and Alaric protested. "Damon, I'm coming too." Alaric said. He needed to make sure Jenna was all right.
"I'm coming as well." Jeremy added.
Damon rolled his eyes then turned towards the two mortals, his face cold. The young Gilbert looked defiantly at the vampire. "I'm not taking no for an answer."
The vampire chuckled. "Are you now?" Damon peered down at Jeremy's hand before he thought about what to do. In a flash, he snapped Jeremy's neck, shocking everyone. "Relax. I checked before that he had his ring on."
Alaric caught Jeremy's lifeless body before he hit the ground. "Rick, you're my friend, so I'll give you a verbal warning. I don't want to jeopardize anyone else. Stay here."
Alaric nodded. Damon sped out of the door, followed by Elijah and Stefan. He needed to hurry up and reach Bonnie. He would love seeing the look on Klaus's face as he watched the light fade away from his eyes knowing that his witch killed him.
Caroline sat down on the sofa in her living room, while Matt checked the windows. He had his rifle, locked and loaded ready for the wolf to come. She was surprised that Matt didn't freak out about joyriding with her to her but then he was still accustomed to her being a vampire.
"You don't think I killed him, do you?" He asked, checking the larger windows.
Caroline shook her head. "No. It takes more than one bullet to kill a werewolf. He's still out there somewhere."
Matt didn't respond to her. He kept his back turned, deciding not to look at her face to face.
"I don't understand. How did you know what we were? I compelled you to forget."
"I was on vervain. I faked forgetting so that I could spy on you. It was your mom's idea."
"My mom knows? Is that's why she hasn't been home lately, why she's avoiding seeing me?"
"Yes. Your mom hates vampires, she grew up hating them. My guess is that she'll always hate them."
"Do you think she wants to kill me?" Caroline asked, her head hanging low at the thought of her mom shooting a round of wooden bullets into her.
Matt sighed and turned around, having no choice but to look at her. "I don't think your mom knows what to do with you."
The blonde chuckled sadly. "Does she know about everybody else?"
Matt was about to respond but a thud coming from her porch interrupted them. Caroline smelled Tyler's musky scent and she ran to the front back door. Matt followed her and aimed his loaded rifle towards the door.
"Caroline, what are you doing?"
The blonde vampire ignored him. She peeked out of the glass window and saw Tyler. His naked form was huddled in a fetus position. Panicking, Caroline opened the door and ran to the werewolf. Matt looked in as she bent down and stroked his cheek lovingly. The mortal lowered his rifle seeing that Tyler was down for the count.
"Caroline?" Tyler asked, shakily.
"I'm here Tyler. It's okay." She turned towards Matt and held out her hand. "Matt, take off your jacket."
The teen quickly shrugged off his jacket and threw it into her awaiting arms. He looked on as she draped his dark jacket over the lower half of his torso. She helped the werewolf up, getting him to stand on his own two feet. Without words, she guided him up to her room leaving Matt to sit down in the living room, thinking over today's events.
Moments passed before Caroline reemerged downstairs. She looked tired, exhausted and rightfully so. She had been chained up, vervained, and chased by her werewolf boyfriend who had threatened to kill her in his transformed state. To make matters worse, Matt and her mom knew she was a vampire.
He watched her as she sat down next to him on the couch, drained.
"How is he?" Matt asked, genuinely concerned for his friend.
"He's sleeping. But he'll be okay by morning."
An awkward silence filled the room as Caroline and Matt thought about what they were going to say to the other. Now that Matt knew about what Caroline was, she didn't want to start the conversation off badly. In the end, Caroline was the first to speak.
"So this is your life now?"
"Never a dull moment in the supernatural community." She chuckled half heartily.
Matt looked at her in all seriousness. He needed to tell her exactly how he felt about her. "Caroline, when you told me that you were a vampire, I freaked out. I couldn't handle seeing you and seeing a monster. These last few days, I've been trying to get over that but I couldn't. I'm sorry."
He got up and walked towards the door. Caroline grabbed his arm preventing him from leaving. "Matt, I-"
The blonde teen shook his head. "Caroline, I get it okay. This is life for you. I understand that but it's not my life okay." He glanced towards the stairs. "Tyler is life for you. He can understand you; I see that now but I, I can't. I'm sorry."
Caroline closed her eyes and let go of his arm. With one last glance at her, Matt grabbed his rifle and left, leaving Caroline alone in the living room. She opened her eyes as soon as she left. She didn't want to see the pain and disgust he had for her.
The blonde trudged up the stairs to her room where Tyler was laying peacefully in her bed with the covers wrapped around him. Keeping her clothes on, Caroline lay in the bed adjacent to the slumbering werewolf. He sensed her movement and he looked up, rubbing his hand along a painful wound.
"Caroline, what happened?"
"Matt shot you but you're healing."
He groaned out in slight pain before moving to a sitting position. The blonde laid her head in his lap, getting lost in the warmness of his skin. "I'm guessing Matt didn't take the news of us well."
"Actually I didn't tell him. I guess he kind of figured it out."
Tyler raked his hands through her blonde mane then her skin, checking for any marks. "I didn't hurt you, did I?"
"No."
Tyler sighed. He was glad he didn't hurt the woman he loved. "This is the second time I've tried to attack you. Are you sure you want to stay with me?"
"You're kidding, right? Yes, silly of course I want to stay with you besides, no relationship is perfect."
The couple chucked but Caroline's chuckles turned into sobs. "Matt told me that he couldn't stand to look at me."
Tyler removed Caroline from his lap and made the vampire face him. He wiped off the tears that flowed from her ocean blue eyes, shushing her. "Hey, Matt will come around. I'm sure of it. But you're beautiful, Care. Trust me okay, I'm a guy. I know these things."
The blonde smiled at Tyler's words. He really did know how to cheer her up. He rested his back on the headboard of Caroline's bed and pulled her towards him. She rested her head against his hard, chiseled chest, mindful of his wound. They both closed their eyes as she listened to the calming sound of his heartbeat.
"Thank you for taking care of me." He whispered knowing she could hear him. He kissed her cool forehead, running his hands through her golden hair.
"My pleasure." She whispered back.
Elena gasped as Bonnie panted, trying control herself and the pain that was building up inside of her. They weren't as painful as the previous ones but they were painful. The wound on her shoulder throbbed as she moved, annoying her slightly.
"Bonnie, can you do anything?" Elena asked, slightly pleading. Bonnie hated seeing Elena looking at her like that, pleading at the witch to do something.
"I can't. She bound my powers, making it near impossible to for me to summon them. Although…." Bonnie's voice trailed off as she thought about the other possible option. She closed her eyes, trying to reach her child. They were separate entities with different systems. She concentrated on not her magic but her child's.
Elena watched Bonnie as she fell into deep concentration trying to free them from the doomed fates. She looked towards Jenna who was looking around at the scenery, amazed as if it was her first time seeing things.
"How do you feel, Jenna?"
"It's like everything is intensified. Everything is brighter. The flames feel hotter than ever and I can smell so much better. I'm terrified but there's a part of me that doesn't want to feel anything."
"Vampires can turn off their humanity, that's the part that hurts."
Jenna tucked her hair behind her ears. "I'm going to die, aren't I?"
Elena shook her head. "No Jenna. I won't let that happen. I'll do anything to save you."
A scream broke them from their conversation. They both turned at the sight of Greta leading an unfamiliar blonde towards the field. She led her to the spot next to Jenna and pushed her, causing the blonde to fall down. She screamed, grasping her stomach as she contorted in complete agony.
"Who is she?" Jenna asked.
"She must be the werewolf." Elena answered. The brunette glanced towards Bonnie who had opened up her eyes at the sound of someone screaming. Bonnie knew it had to be the werewolf; it was the only thing they were missing.
Greta walked away from the werewolf. With a swish of her wrist, the ring of fire surrounded her, encasing the werewolf within its barrier.
"What's happening to me?" She groaned.
"I cast a spell to slow down your transformation. The pain your feeling is your insides trying to tear themselves free."
Greta walked towards Bonnie's circle, wickedly smiling. Bonnie looked at the witch in front of her, feeling nothing but malice towards her. "It must kill you knowing that you aren't needed for your master's ritual."
Greta sent a cold glare towards the pregnant witch. "Think again Bennett. I'm much needed."
"As a whore."
A male voice chuckled at their bickering. The entire group of women turned towards the sound, everyone but Greta had a look of fright on their faces. Klaus walked up to the field admiring the scene before him. All of his ladies were ready for their roles and he was the puppeteer ready to begin the show.
"Hello my lovely ladies. Are we ready?"
Greta smiled in adoration towards the hybrid approaching her. He reached into his pocket and pulled out the milky white stone. "I spent five hundred years looking for this. I hate to part with it."
He handed to Greta who took it from him, "I won't fail you Klaus." She glanced up towards the sky. "The moon has passed its apex. It's time. Do you remember what you need to do?"
"I remember." He smiled at the witches before him, making his gaze towards Bonnie. She was panting slightly. "Such an exquisite beauty. So much power."
Bonnie glared at the pair with disgust and distain. "I won't willingly perform this ritual."
"We don't need you to sweetie." Klaus said as Greta reached into her pocket and pulled out a multicolored bracelet. Bonnie's eyes widen at what it was. It was the bracelet that Elena and Caroline had made for her for her twelfth birthday.
"No!" Bonnie shouted. They were going to use the bracelet to channel her powers so that Greta could conduct the ritual. Bonnie continued to concentrate, focusing on the magic of her child. She pushed herself, going past the bind on her own powers. She opened her eyes, feeling the power of the life force of her unborn child. He was in pain so the connection wouldn't last very long, giving her a small window. It wouldn't allow her much time to break the spell that constrained her magic but she would try to free the others. Using her window, she snapped her fingers making the fire around her dissipate. She flicked her wrist sending Greta and Klaus flying.
The Original recovered quickly and grabbed Greta before she hit the ground. Bonnie smiled at her work. The witch faced the other three circles, intent on removing their barrier when pain shot up from her stomach, forcing her to her side.
"Bonnie!" Elena and Jenna cried, watching as Bonnie crumbled.
The witch screamed out in bloody murder as intense pain washed over her, drowning her in agony. She looked at the amused Klaus and the seething Greta as she replaced the barrier of fire.
"I knew you were special." Klaus breathed.
Greta seethed at her careless mistake. She didn't thing to bind the child's powers because she had felt that the child posed no threat. With a simple chant, Greta fixed her mistake, cursing herself at the carelessness.
"Let's get started." Klaus said as he walked over to the werewolf's circle. She was twisting and groaning in pain, her body wanting to transform.
"Are you Jules?" Elena asked.
Jules nodded, looking from her to Bonnie, silently pleading to them with her eyes. Bonnie watched as Greta dropped the moonstone into a brass basin, it sparked as it made contact with the basin. Bonnie screamed as she felt a forceful tug on her magic. Greta was channeling her powers and there was nothing she could do.
"Damon….." Bonnie called out into the air.
"He won't be able to contact you or sense you while the barrier is up." Greta said as she placed her hands above the basin. She started to chant and Bonnie clutched her stomach in pain. Tears rolled down her face as the combined agony ran throughout her body in currents.
Elena and Jenna silently cried as Bonnie's screams pierced the night. The helplessness of her situation forced Elena to her knees. Why did they have to be born for this? Why?
Jules groaned out in pain as Klaus stood a few feet from her circle. Elena, with tear stained cheeks looked on as the werewolf spoke shakily to her. "I-I only wanted to help Tyler. I sw-swear to you."
The ring of fire disappeared around Jules. She saw it as her only means of escaping, of reclaiming her freedom. She sped away but Klaus was quicker. He tackled the blonde to the ground as he punctured her rib cage with his fist and pulled out her still beating heart.
The blonde gasped as her heart was ripped out. Klaus smiled as he watched the final light from her eyes die out. The three looked on in horror as Klaus carried the bloodied heart towards the basin and watched as Klaus poured the blood into the basin, squeezing the organ until it dried up.
Greta smiled at him before she continued to chant, making Bonnie grit her teeth in an effort to conceal her screams. She needed Damon to come soon, she wasn't going to last very long. Through all the pain, she knew Damon would come, barrier or not. She has complete faith in Damon; he would not let them down.
Damon, followed by Elijah and Stefan, sped through the woods until they reached the quarry. He quickly stopped, not coming even remotely close to sensing Bonnie. He turned towards Elijah and Stefan who had stopped as well.
"Where are they?" Damon growled impatiently.
"The ritual is being held beyond that ridge." Elijah answered stoically.
The midnight haired vampire quickly left, hurriedly to find his witch. Elijah stood still as Stefan started to go as well. The young vampire saw this and turned to face the Original, curious.
"Elijah, aren't you coming?"
"I will not reveal myself to Klaus until it is time for me to deliver the killing blow."
Stefan's forehead creased as he talked about killing his brother as it was the most natural thing in the world. "Klaus is your brother. Sure, I've thought about killing Damon numerous times but I've never been able to. How can you?"
"Klaus was not my only brother. Once upon a time I had what you had. I had parents, siblings, and a family. Over the centuries, Klaus hunted them down one by one until he took them all from me. He scattered them across the seas where their bodies could not be found."
The green-eyed vampire took in the monstrosity of Klaus' actions. "You want revenge."
"Sometimes, even revenge can be an honor. He has taken everything away from me. I won't fail you."
Stefan nodded then turned to follow Damon. Elijah cleared his throat, causing the young vampire to stop in his tracks. "Klaus's witch has placed a barrier around the site. Until the doppelgänger is sacrificed, the barrier will not be lifted."
Stefan sighed then resumed his path. The woods were dark but up ahead he saw a bright patch of light. He sped in the direction of the light watching as it got brighter and brighter with each step he took. He stopped and the scene before him made his heart drop. Damon was banging against an invisible wall, shouting as Bonnie's pregnant form shook with pain.
"BONNIE!"
Jenna watched as the psychotic vampire bended down near Bonnie. He was whispering something to her which she couldn't hear. She saw turn her head away from the ancient vampire, disgust evident. The older woman sighed and faced Elena who was pacing within her circle, silently crying.
"You know Elena. The day the lawyers came and told me I was going to be you and Jeremy's guardian, I nearly freaked out. I said to myself 'isn't there someone else?'"
"There was no one else that could've gotten me and Jeremy through all that."
The blonde shook her head. "The fact that I almost passed up the chance to take care of you-"
"But Jenna you didn't. You put your entire life on hold to take care of us. I'm so sorry Jenna, I failed you."
"No Elena, I failed you."
The brunette shook her head. "No, Jenna. When you get out, I want you to run as fast as you can."
Jenna nodded. They watched as Klaus stood a few feet away from the circle that contained Jenna. The fire disappeared and Jenna looked around, scared. "Your turn." Klaus said.
Elena shook her head. "No!" She cried.
Jenna looked at Elena then to Bonnie who looked at her with eyes filled with pain and sadness. She turned towards Elena, a brave look on her face. She was going to die but she would make sure Bonnie and Elena got out alive. "Elena, it's okay. I know now what I have to do."
Surprising them all, Jenna sped towards Greta with her newly enhanced speed and bit ferociously into her neck. The witch screamed out in pain, causing the witch to stop her chanting. Klaus sped over to Jenna and grabbed her forcing the newly turned vampire off of Greta's neck.
Klaus snarled in rage at having his witch attacked by a lowly new vampire. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a small wooden stake, stabbing Jenna in the back. Elena cried out and sobbed as Jenna fell to the ground.
"Jenna..." Bonnie wheezed at the scene before her. Greta was currently injured so the pain of having her power used was somewhat alleviated. She watched as Klaus flipped Jenna over so that she was lying on her back. Elena sobbed harder knowing what was to come next. "Just turn it off, Jenna. You won't be scared anymore, I promise you." She whispered.
Klaus caressed Jenna's cheek before he grabbed the stake once more and stabbed in her chest, piercing her heart. Elena and Bonnie both sobbed greatly as the watched Jenna's corpse turn grey. Greta got back on her feet and started to resume the spell. Bonnie's breather was short lived as she once again experience the intense pain brought on by Greta.
"It's time." Greta said.
Klaus moved forward to Elena's circle, a grin plastered on his face. She watched as the flames dissipated around her signaling that it was her turn to die.
The Original held out a hand to her, showing her that he still possessed a gentleman's nature. "Shall we?"
Damon and Stefan could on look on in horror as Jenna's graying g corpse laid on the ground, quickly forgotten by Klaus. Damon snarled in anger as Bonnie went through immense pain during all of this. She was lying on her side, breathing heavily as she contorted in pain. He and Stefan both banged their fist on the invisible wall, their cries going unheard and their faces unseen.
The brothers watched as Elena smacked Klaus hand away from her, walking on her own free will to the basin next to Jenna's corpse. She willed herself not to look at Jenna, forcing herself to look elsewhere. The doppelgänger looked at Bonnie who gave her the saddest look she had ever seen.
"Elena…" Bonnie rasped. She was in so much pain, and she had a feeling this would be the worse yet. Elena looked at her with tears in her eyes, her eyes red and puffy from crying so much.
"I'll be fine, okay?" She said, trying to keep Bonnie's morale up. If she survived this, then she hoped she'd be seeing Klaus' dead carcass for all the pain and torment he made her go through.
Klaus stood next to her, caressing her chin making her look at him. "I have nothing but thanks towards you and your friend."
Elena looked defiantly into Klaus' blue eyes. She would never let him, the cruel and heartless monster that killed her aunt and gave them hell, see the fear that was inside of her.
"Go to hell." She spat in his face.
He moved her brown pin straight hair away from her neck. With a slight kiss on her cheek, he felt his fangs descend and bit into her neck, draining her.
Stefan could do nothing but watch as the love of his life, his very own light, was drained before his very own eyes. Damon looked away, not bearing to see Elena die. She reminded him of how Bonnie looked at the sixties dance. She too had that look of defiance in her eyes as she walked towards her death.
Bonnie's ear piercing scream broke the out of their trance. Damon banged, kicked, punched, and threw his body against the wall intent on getting through it. For Stefan, time stood still. He watched on as the light from Elena's eyes died out. The thump of her body against the hard ground was all that he had comprehended. If she didn't come back to life, he'd end his life because to him a world without Elena was not worth living at all.
Klaus stood there with the doppelgänger's sweet blood dripping from his mouth down to his chin. He'd finally done it, he finally broke the curse! The flames from the basin died out surrounding them in darkness. He chuckled then laughed loudly as his insides began to churn and twist.
"I can feel it, it's happening."
Damon watched as the clouds parted and gave way to the full moon. He saw Bonnie who was lying on her side, motionless. Greta walked slowly towards her transitioning master. He was about to be the most feared supernatural and she was going to live by his side as his queen.
Unbeknownst to both Klaus and Greta, Damon felt the barrier give way. He sped towards Bonnie's side, kneeling as he sat her in his lap, checking her pulse. "Bonnie?" He asked worriedly.
Bonnie opened her green eyes and sighed when she felt Damon's aura. "Damon, quickly give me blood."
He didn't ask questions. He frantically bit into his wrist drawing blood. Bonnie hurriedly latched on to the wound, feeling her strength increase as she gulped down the red liquid. Taking all that she needed, she pushed herself to her feet, along with Damon's help.
Clutching her stomach, she walked towards Klaus summoning all of the channeled power from her ancestors. Being stronger with the help of Damon's vampire blood, she easily broke the binding magic suppressing her powers and that of her child's. Chanting, the witch knocked Klaus to the ground, surrounding him in complete agony.
Damon saw as the other witch turned around, seeing Bonnie. She tried to conjure a counter spell but Damon blurred, reappearing behind the witch. She quickly snapped her next, watching in slight fascination as her body dropped to the ground. She messed with the wrong witch, his witch.
Bonnie kept her focus on Klaus as she hurled more and more power at him, her chanting becoming a sight scream. Klaus screamed as he was hurled with such a tremendous amount of power, yelling as he felt his insides being burned with magic infused fire.
Damon glanced at his witch seeing fire light up with every step she took. He glanced up at the sky seeing lightning cackled and thunder boom with each word she uttered. The power she was utilizing made her glow, brighter and more amazing than a star. He was mesmerized and hypnotized by the magic she was wielding and the pain she was inflicting.
Stefan was oblivious to everything around him except for Elena. He sped over to her body, tears rolling down his face at the sight of the two puncture wounds in her neck. He smoothed out her hair from her face, listening to the stillness of her heart. He picked her up carefully, and cradled her to his chest, getting lost in the scent that was Elena.
Damon sped up to him, shaking him slightly on the shoulder. "Go, I'll follow when Bonnie finishes."
Stefan numbly nodded. He stood up, carrying Elena and sped back to the Boarding House. Damon watched Stefan leave and then sped behind Bonnie. He grabbed her waist, steading the young witch. He would stay until the end. Bonnie breathed in his scent, urging her onward.
Another powerful burst of magic hit Klaus, his unholy screams echoed in the night. The couple watched as Elijah walked up to Klaus, his face holding no emotion. Damon gingerly grabbed Bonnie's arm, slowly lowering them down, ending her spell.
Elijah kneeled down to face Klaus, who was breathing heavily from the pain Bonnie had wreaked on him. "Hello dear brother."
"Elijah?" Klaus gasped as his younger brother looked at him face to face.
Without warning, Elijah forced his hand into Klaus's chest and grabbed his heart. "This is for our family, Nikolaus."
"Wait, Elijah. I did not bury our family at sea. Their bodies are safe. If you kill me, you'll never find them."
"I'll take my chances after all, I have forever."
The couple watched as Elijah pulled the organ from Klaus' body and threw it a mere foot away. The blonde Original gasped as his heart was pulled out, his corpse turning grey.
Elijah stood there leaning over his brother's corpse, mixed feelings combating each other. He was satisfied that his thirst for revenge had been quenched. On the other hand, he lost the only family he had left. All three of the supernaturals were quiet. None knew how to react to Klaus' death. Bonnie merely shut her eyes and collapsed in Damon's arms, her newfound energy drained.
Damon picked her up, carrying her. She was so tired, the witch deserved rest. He turned towards the Original, shocking his own self with his words. "You know, our door is always open."
"Thank you but I am leaving this town. My family is still out there."
He grabbed Klaus' corpse and sped off into the night. The blue-eyed vampire watched as the last Original sped off, and then looked down at the sleeping beauty in his arms. They all had been through a lot tonight but it was worth it, Klaus was dead.
He took his time walking back to the Boarding House. He wanted to avoid going back to home as much as he could. He didn't know if Elena had recovered yet but is she didn't, Stefan would be devastated. He didn't think he could see his brother go through that kind of pain.
Stefan laid Elena's motionless body on the couch. Alaric, John, and the newly revived Jeremy followed him into the room, looking crestfallen at her dead body. "How is she?" Jeremy asked.
"Don't know yet."
"And Jenna?" Alaric asked praying for good news.
Stefan glanced towards the history teacher, looking down. He hated giving bad news to good people, especially to his friends. "I'm sorry."
Alaric didn't know what to say. Why? Why Jenna? "No…" He whispered. Jenna was gone, truly gone. He angrily ran his hands through his hair and then punched the wall in his rage. Jeremy slumped down to the floor, in shock. First it was his parents, then Vicki, then Anna, and now Jenna. Was it him, was he the one that was cursed?
John's shoulder slumped with blame and remorse. Jenna didn't deserve to be caught up in their supernatural fight. If he had taken care of Elena from day one, none of this would've happen. His brother would be alive and Isobel wouldn't have become a vampire. He stood there quietly, waiting for his daughter to open her eyes.
Alaric excused himself from the room. He couldn't deal with Jenna's death, he just couldn't. Jeremy looked numb while Stefan caressed the brunette's cheek, willing her to wake up.
Elena's chest moved up and down as she gasped, opening her eyes. Stefan pulled her into a hug, thanking to whoever could hear him that she was alive. "How do you feel?" He asked her.
"I feel fine."
It was a couple of hours later that Damon arrived back at the Boarding House. He carried the still sleeping Bonnie up the stairs and was surprised to find the Scooby Doo gang in his bedroom. Everyone looked miserable but their attitude changed slightly at their arrival.
"What happened?" Elena asked, checking to see if her friend was all right.
"She's just tired." Damon said as he laid the pregnant witch down in their bed. Her outfit was dirty but she looked so beautiful to him.
"Damon, what happened to Klaus?" Stefan asked, kissing Elena's cheek.
"Dead. Bonnie weakened him and Elijah pulled out his heart."
Alaric, Jeremy, John, Stefan, and Elena sighed at the words. Finally, Klaus was dead. After everything they had lost, the only shining light out of all the pain was that Klaus was behind them, never to be a looming threat over them again.
Later that day, Elena stood in front of Jenna's grave placing a bouquet of bright red roses. She had wanted Jenna to be buried not as a vampire but as a human. She was her wild, free spirited aunt who took care of her and her brother, taking them in when they needed her the most.
Even though it was on such short notice, the whole group came to pay their respects; even Tyler and Caroline had come. Everyone wore the universal color of mourning, telling to the world that they were grieving a loved one. She and Jeremy had only John now who had told her that he would step up as a father to her and an uncle to Jeremy.
Quietly sobbing, the brunette took two single roses and laid them on her parents' graves. Stefan hated seeing Elena with a whole in her heart. Even if they weren't bonded like Bonnie and Damon, her pain was his pain as well.
Stefan grabbed Elena's waist and led her away from the gravesites. Alaric took his cue and placed a red rose on Jenna's grave as well. He wanted to cry, he did but he didn't. He needed to be strong because if he broke down in front of Jeremy and Elena, they would do the same. The vampire hunter made his way to the back of the group letting Jeremy know that even though John was there, he still was too.
Jeremy sighed before he paid his respects to Jenna. He wasn't the best nephew when she first took over as their guardians but he came along. And to see her forcefully ripped from their lives was earth shattering for him.
One by one, everyone paid their respects to the late Jenna Sommers, with Bonnie and Damon coming in last. The witch couldn't bend down so Damon placed hers for her. Bonnie was emitting grief and Damon caught it. She was placing blame on herself saying that if she wasn't so tired, she could've save Jenna from being taken. She was also thinking about Grams. How in spite of how she claimed Damon killed her Grams, it truly was her fault. She forced her to do the spell and she was the one who overtasked her limit. Damon pulled the witch to the side, making her look at him.
"Bonnie, it's not your fault." He said, caressing her cheek.
"It is." She said as the sky turned darker. The clouds became black as Bonnie felt the immense grief of both Jenna's and Grams' death. The lightening crackled as rain began to pour down heavily. Everyone knew Bonnie was the cause of the sudden change in the weather. Bonnie ran to Elena, "I'm so sorry. Elena, I'm so sorry."
The soaked brunette cried alongside the witch, enveloping her in a hug. "It's not your fault, its mine."
Everyone watched as the two girls, joined by Caroline, sat on the ground in the pouring rain, crying their eyes out. They had been through so much, so much heartache and so much pain that Damon, Stefan, and Tyler let them cry out their pain, letting the rain wash it away.
A/N: Holy Crap! What a great and sad chapter! I really tried to save Jenna but I needed some type of angst. Well, at least John has to step up now. I cried writing this chapter, it's so drama filled. Also, as you can tell, I am a Greta basher. I just had to make her truly devoted to Klaus like she is in love with him. All the couples were really devoted to each other, I love it. As always, I want to know how everyone felt about this chapter. Reviews are like season 3 of TVD, anticipating it like crazy!
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