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Klaus definitely has plans for Bonnie.
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Stefan watched Bonnie as she sat on the balcony outside of her room the next afternoon. She was looking through the grimoire and whispering under her breath so low that even he had to strain to hear her. It sounded as if she was saying a spell, but nothing appeared.
"Hey", he replied moving out to stand on the balcony, "I was just walking past your room and the door was open…"
"It's ok…I'm just trying to find this spell to find the wolf pack, the full moon is tomorrow night and I would like to have it by then".
Stefan nodded, "How's your arm?"
"Sore…but ok for the most part…I didn't want any blood to heal it, it will heal on its own", she replied looking down at the bandage.
"What happened yesterday…I know that Damon was in your house, but what did he say?" Stefan asked standing against the railing looking at Bonnie.
"I don't know…what am I doing with Klaus…I tried to kill him once, so maybe he should return the favor…it wasn't pretty and I am sorry Stefan, but Damon is like a wild animal and if he ever comes near me again, I will have to end him".
Stefan nodded, "Did Damon seem different to you at all?"
"Different than the psycho freak he pretends not to be half of the time…no", Bonnie replied, "I'm sorry Stefan, but even when you're here with Klaus, you don't act the way Damon does…he has tried to attack way too many times lately and I am sick of it".
"I know that and I apologize for him…"
"Don't apologize for him, I am over it and I am over Elena defending him at every turn…I don't know what's going on with them Stefan, but its not good", Bonnie frowned.
"Bonnie, you can't let Damon make you turn your back on Mystic Falls…it's the place that you love, the place that you grew up…"
"The place that has soo many bad memories?" Bonnie interrupted, "when I think about everything that has happened over the past year or so, I can't think of one thing that really brought me joy…that really made me happy to be amongst my friends in Mystic Falls, it has been one tragedy after another and I am tired of it all Stefan…being here is easier and I know that it sounds weird, but it is".
"Bonnie, I just don't want you to regret anything", Stefan replied.
"That's fine because so far…I don't regret a thing I've done since I arrived here…do you think I should?" Bonnie asked.
Stefan opened his mouth to speak, but was cut off guard by Klaus entering the balcony, "Bonnie…Stefan…am I interrupting something?" he smiled looking from Stefan to Bonnie.
"No, Stefan was just interested in what happened with Damon yesterday…and he wanted to apologize for him".
"Stefan is so loyal that way", Klaus focused on Stefan, "he always wants to do what is best".
"I do", Stefan replied staring at Klaus.
"Well that's very admirable and considering that your brother attacked her yesterday, I am glad that you feel the need to apologize on his behalf".
Stefan looked at Klaus and then Bonnie, "I am going into town for a few hours…I will see you later".
Bonnie smiled as Stefan walked off of the balcony and Klaus looked down at Bonnie, "Surely you can take a break from searching that book", Klaus said touching Bonnie's hands .
She sat the book down on the table and stood up, "The full moon is tomorrow and I want to make sure that I can find the pack before then".
"You are so determined", Klaus smiled.
"Well I promised you that I would help you find your sister and this is the first step".
"What did I do to generate this type of determination from you?" Klaus asked in awe shaking his head.
"Well everyone deserves to have someone, even you…and if you want to find your sister, I am going to help you", Bonnie explained, "maybe if you have someone you care about, you won't be so evil".
"Evil…oh Bonnie, that hurts", Klaus frowned.
Bonnie shook her head, "I'm just saying…I haven't heard you mention killing the doppelganger once…so maybe that can continue".
Klaus caressed her cheek, "Maybe it can continue", he said quietly leaning closer and capturing her lips in a kiss.
Bonnie melted into Klaus for a few moment as all of her thoughts suddenly shut down and all she cared about was kissing him at that moment.
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"She's not answering the phone…she's never coming back", Elena shook her head as Damon sat across from her in the living room of the boarding house, "I've called her every hour and it goes straight to voicemail, this is such a mess".
Damon reached over and touched Elena's hand, "I will make this right…I will fix this…", he said quietly.
She looked at him and then her eyes grew big, "Stefan", she whispered as she stood up from the couch and walked over to the doorway where Stefan stood.
"Well isn't this cozy, am I disturbing something?" he smirked.
"What are you doing here?" Damon asked walking up behind Elena.
"It would be best if you all just left Bonnie alone".
"Stefan…why would we leave Bonnie alone with Klaus…no…we can't do that", Elena looked at him confused, "and why would you want us to? Knowing what Klaus is capable of?"
"Bonnie is happy where she is…happier than she was here".
"Even though he compelled me to attack her yesterday…Klaus has a plan and his plan includes using Bonnie for something, I thought you were the brother that cared about the witch's wellbeing…"
"Bonnie is happy where she is", Stefan stated again.
"And if she's happy…then why did Klaus compel me to attack her?" Damon asked, "Klaus is up to something and you know that…"
"Don't call Bonnie anymore, she doesn't want to come back here", Stefan turned and started walking towards the door.
"Stefan…how can you do this!" Elena called after him following him to the door, "how can you just walk away from me…from Damon…why do you think it's best for Bonnie to be with Klaus…he's a monster".
Stefan turned to Elena and stood in front of her, "she needs to be here with us…"
"You didn't even remember her birthday and look at you…here…giving Damon big ole cow eyes of hurt and despair, yes…Bonnie should rush back here…stop contacting her, you will only make things worse", Stefan replied walking away from Elena and headed out of the house.
Stefan walked out to his car and when he reached for the handle, he felt Damon standing behind him, "What do you want?" Stefan asked turning around.
"I want to know what your problem is…is Klaus compelling you?" Damon asked leaning closer to him, "because there is no way that you would just walk away from Elena and actually support Bonnie staying with Klaus if he wasn't compelling you".
"Well why would Bonnie want to come back here…I mean, you did try to strangle her a couple of weeks ago…and just yesterday, you threw her through a glass table…Klaus hasn't harmed her once".
Damon raised an eyebrow, "There's a reason why you came here today…"
"My reason was to tell you to leave Bonnie alone…so leave her alone and let things be".
"I think this is something else…", Damon grabbed Stefan's arm.
Stefan looked down at Damon's grasp and then pushed him off of him, "If you think there is something else, you're wrong…see you around Damon".
"Have you completely lost your humanity!" Damon called after him, "you're a good guy and you know that Bonnie doesn't belong with Klaus in any capacity…he compelled me to attack her yesterday, do you think that anything he is doing is for her own good…or do you not care?"
"All I can say…", Stefan replied turning around to stand in front of Damon, "no one's attacking her with us".
Damon clenched his jaw as Stefan got in his car and took off.
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That evening, Klaus sat in the living room waiting for Bonnie so that they could go to dinner when his cell phone began to ring, "Hello", he replied.
"Stefan went back to Mystic Falls today, Sir…he spoke with his brother and the doppelganger".
"About…"
"I could not hear Sir".
"Where is Stefan now?" Klaus asked.
"On his way back to the mansion".
"Good…thank you", Klaus ended the call and looked towards the stairs.
Klaus slammed his phone down on the table. When Stefan first agreed to come with him, Klaus knew that he had a soldier that wasn't exactly loyal. However, as time went on, Stefan began to embrace his new life. Klaus was well aware that the bloodlust was powerful to a vampire like Stefan and his Ripper nature was slowly taking over. Klaus was confident that Stefan would serve him with little to no question; but ever since Bonnie appeared, it was as if Stefan was doubting everything and showing parts of the humanity that Klaus was sure faded to the background. There was no telling why Stefan had returned to Mystic Falls, but there was no room for any loose ends.
"Niklaus", Bonnie replied entering the living room, "I found the pack".
Klaus thoughts were turned from Stefan as he walked over to Bonnie, "You found a pack…really?"
"Yes…not far from here", Bonnie smiled, "maybe your sister is a part of it…we can go tomorrow before the full moon and…"
"We…?" Klaus raised an eyebrow, "Bonnie, they are werewolves…"
"Yes, I know…but without me, you won't be able to locate them".
Klaus smirked. He could see that Bonnie had a sense of innocence in her eyes, but he could see something on her face, that made him feel as if this was an actual test. "I don't want you to get hurt", Klaus replied.
Bonnie smiled as she held out her hand sending him flying across the room. When he fell to the floor, he looked up at her as she headed over to him, "I can protect myself", she replied.
"So you can…so you can", Klaus smirked as he got up from the floor and within a blink of an eye, had Bonnie lying down on the couch straddling her, "you powerful radiates off of you", he looked at her stroking her face, "it's almost as intoxicating as your blood".
Klaus watched as the necklace began to glow around Bonnie's neck and he leaned down, closing the space between them with a kiss as he moved his hand slowly up her shirt. She placed her hands on his cheeks, when a throat cleared from the doorway.
Bonnie sat up immediately as Klaus slowly stood up, bringing her up alongside him as they both stared at Stefan, "I am sorry to interrupt, I had no idea that you two were…uh…", Stefan trailed off.
Bonnie was slightly mortified as Stefan looked at her with an embarrassed look, "Stefan…it is quite all right, we were just celebrating because Bonnie has located the wolf pack that my half sister may be a part of", Klaus grinned walking over to Stefan, "is that not great news?"
Stefan smiled and nodded, "It's great news".
"And we're looking for them tomorrow before the full moon", Bonnie added.
Stefan looked at Klaus and then at Bonnie, "Bonnie, I don't know if that's best…"
"Stefan, I can handle myself and I may be able to help, werewolves aren't exactly the happiest people around vampires".
"Bonnie, it could be dangerous", Stefan frowned.
"Niklaus, can you please explain to Stefan that I can handle myself?" Bonnie turned to Klaus.
"She threw me up on the floor to prove it, Bonnie will be fine tomorrow", Klaus replied, "soo…I think we need to go out and celebrate, Stefan…would you like to join us?"
Stefan looked from Bonnie to Klaus, "No…you two go out and enjoy yourselves…"
"We will do just that, Stefan…enjoy your evening and do not wait up", Klaus smiled, "Bonnie, I just have to make a phone call, I will be back in a few moments".
Bonnie nodded as Klaus left the room and she walked over to Stefan, "Is something wrong?" Bonnie asked touching his arm.
Stefan turned to her and touched her hand, "I'm fine…I'm just a little…"
"Do you miss Elena…Mystic Falls?" Bonnie pressed, "I know you have to…just a little?"
Stefan faced Bonnie, "Bonnie, I just want to make sure that you are ok…that you are not doing this because of me in some way".
Bonnie smiled, "I'm not…maybe at first I stayed here because I wanted to make sure that Klaus wasn't forcing you to do something bad, but I almost hate to admit this…but…", she shook her head and leaned closer to Stefan, "I actually like Klaus…I like the way being here makes me feel…you have no idea that I had a constant knot in my stomach being in Mystic Falls? It got to the point where I hesitated to even answer my phone when I saw it was Elena. My life became one tragedy after another…and here…with you and Klaus, I can be carefree and I don't have to worry about failing anyone".
Stefan smiled, "I just want you to know that no matter what, I am your friend Bonnie".
Bonnie smiled wrapping her arms around Stefan, "I know…I know", she whispered.
"I'm glad that you know that", Stefan said slightly above a whisper.
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"So tell me, were you ever normal?" Bonnie asked as she finished up her dessert sitting across from Klaus.
"Normal?"
"Yes…well, I know you were born with the werewolf gene or whatever it is, but were you ever normal…did you ever want normal things…a wife…children…a family?" Bonnie asked.
Klaus smirked, "Who says I can't have that now?"
Bonnie felt a slight tingle throughout her body, "Unless you know something I don't, vampires can't reproduce".
"Perhaps…but I was moreso talking about the wife, who says that I cannot have a wife?"
"I guess you could", Bonnie shrugged.
"What about you…"
"What about me…for the most part, when I don't need to do a spell or save someone, I am normal and the funny thing is, being here with you and Stefan—I feel more normal than I have in months".
"How so?"
"Well outside of finding the wolf pack, there hasn't been a lot of pressure for me to 'save the day' or anything and most of my time has been spent perfecting my powers and just being Bonnie".
"And how do you like 'just being Bonnie'?" Klaus asked.
"It's pretty nice", Bonnie smiled as she nodded.
"I think she is more than nice", Klaus said taking her hand and kissing it.
Bonnie smiled back at him, "So I've found the pack and if your sister is not there, I will continue to look, but what do you want from me?"
"What do you mean?"
"I mean…you are treating me like some kind of princess in a castle…I want to know what you want from me".
"I want you to believe that I am not using you…that I do have feelings for you and I want to make sure that you will never want for anything".
Bonnie searched Klaus' eyes. She wasn't sure if she believed him completely, but she wanted to…and she didn't realize how much until then.
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After dinner, Klaus and Bonnie went back to the mansion. The dinner was nice and Bonnie was quite amused at the way she could almost forget that Klaus was someone to be feared and someone who she did fear for awhile.
"Miss Bennett", Klaus said taking Bonnie's hand and bringing her closer to him, "I know that you wanted to take many steps back, but I would like for you to be with me tonight…in the master bedroom".
Bonnie felt her heartbeat speed up as she looked at him. Since she left Mystic Falls, it was as if she was in another world. She liked Klaus…as much as she knew that she shouldn't…that it wasn't right…that a part of her couldn't trust him, there was a part of her that liked him and also wanted to be with him on some level.
"Bonnie…", Klaus said moving closer to her, "please stay with me tonight".
Bonnie looked up at Klaus, "I…I will", she whispered as she wrapped her arms around him as they walked up the stairs.
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Hours later, Klaus gazed down at Bonnie as she slept next to him with the moonlight illuminating her skin. She looked so peaceful and there was a calmness about her. In his world that was full of chaos, death and greed, he had to admit that having Bonnie made him almost believe that things could be different. Well…not exactly different, he liked being feared by all…he liked being an Original…he liked being able to have anything he wanted…but having Bonnie and watching as she began to trust him and all of her defenses started to wear down delighted him.
He knew that they would not find his sister tomorrow…there was no sister…but he would start his quest to ensure that he was not alone in this world. He would create his first wolf vampire and he would also cement his relationship with Bonnie simultaneously. After tomorrow evening, all weak links would be taken care of.
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Bonnie looked up at the full moon the next evening while she listened to the murmuring from the woods where the pack was gathered before they would transform. She was prepared with some spells in her head to protect herself, Klaus and Stefan, if needed. As she stood away from Klaus and Stefan, who were speaking quietly, she glanced over at Klaus. She was falling…she was sure that the physical aspect of their relationship was aiding in her intense attraction to him, but nevertheless it was there and she couldn't ignore it.
"Bonnie…are you ok?" Stefan asked walking up to her.
"I'm fine…I was just distracted for a moment there".
"I still don't know about you being here with us…", Stefan began.
"I want to be here, I don't want anyone to think that I am some princess in a castle…remember when I was the secret weapon against Klaus, no one was interested in protecting me then, so why now?" Bonnie asked.
Stefan opened his mouth to speak and then closed it.
"What Stefan…what do you want to say?" Bonnie asked looking up at him.
"I do miss Mystic Falls", he confessed.
"I know you do".
"But being here is just easier".
Bonnie nodded, "It is…do you want to go back because if you want to, I will go back with you…"
"But what about Klaus, you have feelings for him…don't you?"
"I do, but I would go back if you want to and whatever I have going on with Klaus doesn't have to end just because I return to Mystic Falls".
"Bonnie…Stefan…it's time!" Klaus called over interrupting them.
Bonnie grabbed Stefan's arm, "If you want to go back just for an hour, I will go with you".
Stefan smiled, "Thank you Bonnie".
She nodded as they walked over to Klaus missing the look that Klaus threw Stefan's way.
Klaus had two of his other vampires accompanying them as they headed through the clearing where the werewolves were gathered before their transformation. Klaus looked around and focused on one of the weres who was staring back at him. He mouthed a couple of words and then turned back to the leader who was making his way over to them.
"Can I help you?" the leader asked.
"We have come for one purpose and one purpose only…I am looking for someone…her name is Rebekah", Klaus announced.
"There is no Rebekah here…Vampire", the leader narrowed his eyes.
"Are you sure about that?" Klaus asked.
"Very", the leader moved closer to Klaus.
Bonnie felt her powers start to hum, indicating that something was about to go terribly wrong and out of the corner of her eye, she noticed one of the members of the pack start to morph into a wolf.
"Bonnie…watch out!" Stefan called as he threw her to the ground as the wolf leapt in the air.
Wolf attack? Coincidence?