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The main living room was very much Caroline's space, massive grey fabric sofas, long enough for a man of Nik's height to sleep on, were covered in warm yellow cushions. An old ornate mirror graced the sunny yellow wall above the fireplace; fluffy rugs covered the wooden floor. Swathes of fabric at the window easily shutting out the world when need be, now though peeled back to let in the London sunshine. A huge screen was in the corner, along with another bookcase, filled with the girly 'trash' Caroline still loved to curl up with but Nik got all arsey about having in his precious library.
Kol gingerly placed Bonnie on the sofa, covering her in one of the many throws that Caroline had about the sunny room. "Do you need anything Bon?" he traced her cheek with a steady hand trying not to let the worry show in his eyes though he was never very good of hiding his feelings from his witch.
"Just you" Bonnie gripped his hand suddenly afraid to let him go she saw confusion war with the worry in his chocolate brown eyes and felt so guilty and selfish. Green eyes filling with tears she looked like the troubled 17 year old he first met, not the confident love of his life.
"Always" Ignoring the stares they were getting from the rest of the room he placed a tender heartfelt kiss to the top of head. "Always" He repeated making sure she looked into his eyes as he did so.
Caroline was sat between Matt and Rebekah... Both fearful of how she may react to whatever the news was that had made Bonnie act this way, each holding her hands, offering and drawing silent comfort from the contact. Her knuckles white with fear wanting to shake the information out of Bonnie but knowing it wasn't the way, if anything that would any send Bonnie more into herself and she could see Kol already on the verge of trying to whisk her away.
Elijah poured wine in several glasses, stalling trying to give Bonnie time to settle, though he knew it was hurting Caroline and his baby sister to do so. Handing a glass to Bonnie trying not to listen in to what his brother was murmuring to her, the eldest original drew everyone's attention to him, with a soft cough.
"Niklaus, we know now is alive, I won't say well, as they are apparently keeping him constantly weak enough that he can't really fight back, unfortunately for him he could survive this way for many years, his mind would break first. " Hearing both blond girls sob at this knowledge caused him to momentarily lose track of where his thoughts were going. "However. He is the most stubborn minded person I have met in all my years we will save him soon, have no doubt" glancing at Kol he found an odd strength in his younger brothers eyes and thought that must be just the tip of what Bonnie sees in him. "Plus he has his love, of Caroline and his family to get him through; he is no longer alone and now recognises this."
"As to who, it is a coven of witches who have in their possession a book of very old lore and prophecy, and illusion of grandeur. Unfortunately they are mistaken in their reading of an apocalyptic prophecy"
At these words Bonnie covered her ears curling into a tighter ball on the sofa. Kol moved to the sofa drawing her safely into his arms. The muscles visibly straining in effort not to squash her.
"What they think it says is; he shall find love and together they will have the power to soak the earth in blood.
Unfortunately what it actually says is; she shall find love not he, the rest of it had they bothered to get past it clearly points to a she, a witch, a powerful end of the line witch." He felt terrible knowing that this was going to round back onto Bonnie. He glanced at her cowering into Kol. This was not the powerful witch that had left with him earlier to face some of the scariest witches the England had to offer.
Elijah watched as Kol shifted to shield her. Felt an odd pride swell within him for the brother they mostly just saw as vain. He was murmuring to her again. Her face cupped in his strong hands. "It's not your fault Bonnie" To which she replied, "It is it's my fault, it's our fault, and your family is at risk because you love me" shhing her softly he tuned back into the room...
"How do we save him?" Caroline's steely eyes giving both Kol and Elijah pause; her voice was calm, determined. "We'll deal with the witches after we've saved him, find a way to protect Bonnie, and Kol, but first I need to save him. He may have done many things in the past that deserve eternal punishment but he's not that person now." Her voice cracked slightly, so she straightened her shoulders let go of Matt's hand "and I need him."
Turned out Nik was right when he had told his moral elder brother that Caroline never stopped surprising him. Elijah stared at her in awe. She truly was one of the strongest people alive; he knew though that much of that strength came from the love that Nik and her shared. The life they were living together, he yearned to find it himself, thought he had once.
"Now we know who, how do we find where?" Rebekah looked as always in these situations towards Elijah. As much as Nik was her other half, the once she shared the strongest bond with, her eldest brother always thought calmly under pressure and was usually the one with the plan.
"We ask Nik to tell us." Everyone gaped at him, like he'd lost his mind. "Bonnie mentioned it herself earlier, so you can all stop looking at me like that"
Bonnie sat up right; not quite letting go of Kol but Elijah could see that the cogs turning in her head had her spark coming back. She wasn't one to cower easy so this show of weakness even in front of people she loved most in the world would annoy her.
"Bonnie, you said we'd need Caroline and Rebekah at their full strength in this, and I think your right, Caroline and Niks bond is unparelled. I takes something strong to get past his anger; I think you were going to try to link them like in dreams no? We've all done that, as originals its as easy as blinking, but I doubt their going to allow him sleep so you need to by pass that and get Caroline into his waking mind."
"You know he hates people in his head Elijah" Rebekah knew it was for Niks own good but it wasn't a pleasant place to be. "Let me, it'll be easier" She gripped Caroline's hand hoping to get across she was trying to protect them both.
"Bonnie, can this be done?" Caroline gave Bekah hand a quick squeeze as she gazed intently at her childhood friend.
"In theory yes"
"No one has blocks like Nik, trust me, little sisters know these things" she had the good grace even in the tense room to look sheepish " I have only managed to get past them once or twice in over a thousand years and its one of my things"
Mulling it over Bonnie looked between the 2blond girls "I think his link with Caroline might be the thing that works in our favour."
"With Beks help I can help her reach him." She gripped Kols hand "Usually I'd use Kol's energy to ground me, but I fear they might notice our combined power, when Rebekah is more skilled than both of us at being sneaky with this kind of thing." Plus Bonnie wasn't feeling at her best and the blond vampire was almost vibrating with the need to do something. To be part of saving her brother. Again.
"What do you need?" The girls as one stood from the sofa. Together they were a formidable force, and the witches had right to fear; only they had created this problem themselves.
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In the cellar of the old house, they gathered all that Bonnie said she needed, Bekah and Kol both tried hard not to scoff at some of it, both being able to walk into a dream as easy breathing, but this was different...
"Nik isn't asleep, he's in pain and we need to concentrate his thoughts enough to one point so we can find out where he is, we have no idea where in his minds he's shut himself off to to survive this.. "
Care was sat on the dresser side, crossed legs. Hands resting loosely, deep breathing the way Nik taught her. She was scared. It was hard doing it without him. She could control where dreams went when he was in hers but she'd never been in his without his permission and agreement.
"Care," Bekah softly pulled her to the room "its gonna work with me as a thether, ok, I'm also going to do most of the work, I just need you to concentrate on getting him to tell us where he is, let him know we're coming ok?" nodding to encorage her, the blonds sat facing one another in the circle bonnie had drawn, candles around them sprang to life as the witch started chanting in a long forgotten language, a spell of blindness, so they couldn't be detected, of bonds, hoping that she could strenghen the bond between Nik, Bekah and Caroline, and boosting Rebekahs energy. Hoping that by sending Care she'd ease some of the pain she was feeling responsible for.
Caroline's eyes shot open at the sound of a scream inside her head, it was her Nik, so much anguish. She definately wasn't dressed in the floating white and grey dress she was currently wearing when she sat down to do the spell.
"Nik" her throat closed when she heard him scream again..."Nik!" She sprinted off no real idea of where she was going screaming his name. Rebecca's voice was in her head. "Care, he needs you to calm down. Think of him, the love you have for him. It'll draw him to you. Stop breathe, and open your mind"
It must have been the way Nik had taught Rebekah, as he had said those very same words to her when he had tried to teach her how to dream walk. So she tried to block out the sounds of his pain that suddenly felt as though they were surrounding her. Caoline took a deep breath, stopped running taking another deep breath she sat cross legged on the mossy green grass. "I love you Nikluas" going with the belief that Bekah was there with her she closed her eyes and thought of the one true thing she could ever believe in. Their love.
The screams died down. "Caroline" she had always loved the way he said her full name. "Open your eyes love" his hand stroked down her cheek, but fear kept her eyes closed fast. His voice wasn't quite right. "Bekah can't keep us both here long, you need to open your eyes love"
Opening her eyes slowly, the striking blue of his struck her in the stomach like a fist, the tinge of gold was the only sign of his internal, eternal struggle to keep the beast within him tamed.
"Nik I... We're all here." She could feel tears starting to clog her throat, annoyed at herself for being weak when he needed her she fought past them "You need to tell me where you are, whose doing this to you"
The forest around them grew dark in an instant. Pained screams filled the air; it stank of blood, sweat and fear. Blue gold eyes grew large with fear and lust
"Caroline, love, they are trying to free the animal within, I won't be able to hold it back for long, you can't be here to see this"
Feeling him draw away from her and Rebekah tugging from the other side Caroline grips his wrists. "Nik" Desperation filled her voice "Fight Nik, I'm here I'm coming for you"
"This is a memory Caroline, I caused these screams maybe" She kissed him quiet before he could continue that train of thought. It was pure and the screams died down again, she poured every ounce of love that she could into it.
"Fight for that, remember that, that I love you" stroking her hands down his face the gold in his eyes fading ever so slightly "Where are you Nik?"
"I don't know exactly, a warehouse" His brow furrowed in concentration "I hear a train, it smells damp and I think we're east"
"Seriously do you know how many warehouses there are in London? You are still in London right?"
"We weren't traveling long. The spell to keep me in isn't strong but its constant, nothing Bonnie can't handle. Be quick though."
Almost in a blink she was back in the basement of her home, sobbing uncontrollably . "No send me back, I need more time." Elijah flashed over and tugged her into a tight comforting embrace, stroking her back in the fatherly way the eldest brother surprisingly had about him.
"He's not there. He broke the spell Caroline" Rebekah looked drained. Paler than a vampire should ever look. Matt was there with a glass of blood for each of them.
"I'd get you something fresh Bekah love, but Caroline doesn't allow live food in the house" Kol tried to clear the tension a bit.
As both blonds whipped their gazes to him. Bonnie stood, not quite in the line of fire but enough to draw the attention back to her.
"I know where he is" Was all she said.
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