Here we are guys, I found this harder to write than I thought I would. Please leave a review let me know what you think or if i should wrap it up now. There are a few more places I think I want to go with it yet but I'm not too sure if its working :s
Disclaimer. I do not own the vampire diaries or its characters.
Matt paced back and forth again across the basement of the Michelson townhouse. He glanced over his shoulder at his lifelong friend Bonnie and her original vampire boyfriend Kol; both were sat cross legged within a ring of salt and candles. Stopping in his pacing to watch them a moment she was chanting something that even if he spoke Latin he didn't think he would understand, her eyes were as black as onyx, full lips barely parting with each word. Kol, had his eyes closed, still as stone, not even a twitch in his face. His and Bonnie's hands were linked together with some yarn or another. Matt grasped that Kol was there as Bonnies anchor to this life and 'the light' as they deflected magic's away from Nik so the others could get him out, but that was about the limit of his knowledge on the matter.
He was left behind there to protect them should anything attack them here; he hated not knowing he was there to protect Rebekah, even knowing deep down if it came to it it would be the other way round.
His vampire hearing picked up movement outside, every nerve in him going on alert as he whirled round to the direction it came from. Definitely getting closer, not a shuffle but a sneakily light footed tread. He knew there were a few 'employees' of both Caroline and Elijah scattered around the house so for them to get this close had his heart pounding, so much he could feel it throughout his body. Please let Beks be ok. A variation of the same thought had plagued him since she'd kissed him and strode out the door. He was livid at himself for letting her go into this without him at her side. Quick glance back over at the still chanting pair he edged to the stairs up from the basement, his big boots not making even the slightest of noises, but the movement up stairs stopped as though aware of his movement. The chanting behind him seemed to hit a crescendo. He used the cover of their voices to flash up stairs, where was caught from behind.
"I could tear your head from your shoulders Matt, before you can even think of calling for help" Elena's voice rang in his ears, but he knew it wasn't her. "But that wouldn't benefit me,"
"Katherine" Matt just sounded exasperated. Almost used to her games by now, trying to stay one step ahead of Nik. "Of course. What do you want?" He shook himself free of her grasp. Obviously there was something traumatically, drama filled going on in Elijah's life. There is Katherine...
"Elijah. Where is he? Don't make me repeat myself" she rolled her eyes. Cocked a hip and glared at him through his friends eyes. How could 2 people be so similar and so different? How could Elijah, Mr moral himself love this one of the two?
Matt and Bekah had theories on it being the same as Damon and Elena, he didn't really love her, the idea of her, of getting another chance with the one he did love Katherine. Or Tatia in Elijah's case.
"He's not here" Matt couldn't hear chanting anymore knew he should get back down stairs.
"Well I can tell that myself. Where is he? What are they up too?"
"Nothing that concerns you Katarina" Kol's smooth accent jolting both the much younger vampires they hadn't heard him coming. "What an unpleasant surprise" Sneer evident on his face and in his voice.
"Kol" Katherine drew out his name trying not to look as though she was ready to fly at a seconds notice "I truly just want to speak with Elijah, if you could tell me where he is, I know he's not in Paris, or our home in New York"
"Yours?"
"W ... Well..." It was the first time in all their years he'd known her to stutter. "Please just tell me where he is"
"No, now I suggest you leave before Nik gets home, not sure Care or Elijah would or could save you together the mood he's in."
"Tell Elijah I came looking for him" Her hair bounced, curls flying everywhere as she spun towards the sound of Bonnie coming up the stairs behind Kol. "I'll see you all soon"
Just like that she was gone.
"I really dislike her" Bonnie said with passion.
"Elijah loves her though Bon" Kol looked along the path Katherine had taken shaking his head with thoughtfulness few would think him capable of.
"What happened downstairs? Is Rebekah ok? The others?" Matt stared straight into Bonnies green eyes, knew as much as she'd want too if it was bad she wouldn't sugar coat it.
"Well, the witches stopped fighting me, they aren't as strong as they think, plus I think Nik was putting up a good fight against it himself.
Bad news now though, they know I'm stronger, they pay more attention to that prophecy they have they are now aware of me" Bonnie leant into the comforting frame of Kol as an arm came around her, pulling her to him. She had dark smudges under her eyes from the strain of the spell.
Matt's phone rang, barely even finishing the first ring before he answered it. "Bekah? Baby are you ok?" His face gave away a mix of emotion, mostly relief that she was ok.
"Yeah sure I'll tell them, see you soon. I love you."
He noted 2 sets of eyes staring at him as he put his phone back in the pocket of his jeans. Concern and questions filling the green of Bonnies and chocolate brown of Kol's.
"They got to Nik, he's tired and hungry, which has Beks flustered a bit, he's said he wants to get home, have something to eat and an hour with his wife and he'll tell us what he knows , which isn't much, making him angry, in turn worrying Care.
Elijah is Elijah, and he is now in possession of the white oak stake. They'll be home in about 20 minutes" now he knew she was ok, Matt felt each of his muscles relax almost one at a time.
"What do we tell Elijah about Katherine?" Bonnie didn't like secrets but she disliked Katherine immensely, she may not understand Elena's life (or death choices) but she would always choose her over Katherine.
"We tell him the truth. Like we'd expect from him" Matt nodded at Kol, and left them in the hallway.
"Matts right, I still get a small tick saying that" over playing a fake twitch, he grinned at her. Kol had felt the power drain from her in the basement and had been so scared. It always is a fear she'll be drawn to far over to the wrong side of the line, that even he couldn't bring her back.
(Flashback)
"Bonnie!" Caroline's anguished voice echoed through the dark woods. Rain lashed around her, wind whipping it in all direction "Bonnie, come on. You don't want to do this" tears streamed down the blonds face as another pain filled scream pierced the air. "Oh god Bekah, I'm coming" sensing a presence but not sure where, she spun on the spot. Panic written all over her face, as another thunder clap shook the earth. "Bonnie! Please you don't have to do this! It isn't the way."
"God, do you hear you're self Caroline?" The young witch stepped from behind a tree. All tight and black, hair up high on her head. Eyes dark with power. She looked stunning and scary all at once, that thing about power being a turn on... Oh yeah, even though the fear and the atmosphere Caroline could see it.
"Bonnie please." She felt the pain of her brain haemorrhaging bringing a hand to her head she stepped closer to her friend. "Please" it was the last word she said as she hit the ground writhing in agony. She heard someone say Bonnies name, registered in some far of part of her brain the accent, her last thought that she tried desperately to voice was. "Run Nik, get Rebekah and run"
Bonnie spun quickly towards the voice calling her name. She knew he'd come. She'd expected him earlier than this all truths be told.
"Bonnie darling" as if approaching a trapped frightened animal Kol walked slowly deliberately towards her hands turned palm out. All swagger gone.
"I'll kill you if you take another step"
The power radiated off her. The very air around her seeming to spark with it.
"No you won't" she could and it was actually a real fear but he was choosing to believe that his bonnie was still in there. He took another step. Holding her green eyes trapped in his brown ones, no compulsion needed here, not that even an original could pull that off on a witch of her power.
The cockiness in his voice had he anger spiking.
She threw it at him, not even needing to blink she had him wincing in pain. He glanced quickly at where Caroline had fallen. She wasn't there. He was glad that at very least he'd distracted her enough for Klaus to get Caroline away, hoped he'd managed to save their sister too.
He had relished getting her to embrace her magic's and all she could become then the Salvatore's had killed her mum for real this time and pushed Bonnie over the edge she hadn't realised she was teetering on. They had whisked Elena away from the damage that they had caused again, and left an anger witch with only the originals to push it at. She had been terrorising mystic falls for weeks culminating in tonight and an attack on Rebekah to draw Klaus out. She'd managed to get hold of the white stake, and a spell to desiccate and kill them all but she needed to physically be near them, and she had wanted to start with Klaus, blaming him alone for most of what had happened to her over the years.
"I love you" Kol had never uttered those words to another being in all the lives of his existence. The pain in his brain intensified as she popped more blood vessels in his head.
"You killing me won't stop me loving you. I love you Bonnie Bennett"
Tears streamed down her face, anger distorting it, she flung out her hand, and Kol flew through the air into a tree with a crash.
"Stop saying that!" Whoosh into another tree, a younger vampire would have stayed on the floor but Kol got up faced her again. Said a silent prayer to gods he knew didn't exist. Please let this have been for a reason and faced her again.
"I'm poison. And your kind isn't capable of love!" hurt and loneliness looked like it would cripple her at any second.
"Oh you know that isn't true darling, both points, you've given Your love and loyalty to freely to people who neither deserve it or see you for who you are, rather than what you can do for them"
The brash, vain vampire never saw himself as a sacrificial lamb but he needed her to hear this. He was now close enough to reach out and touch her; she blinked as if coming out of a trance, as he stroked her cheek. "I love you"
She crumpled against him. "Oh god, Kol. What have I done?" Sobs wracked her tiny frame; he caught her easily as the wind and rain died down. He picked her up carrying her towards the mansion. "I don't want to be alone. I'm so scared."
"You'll never be alone again; there is nothing that we can't face if we face it together"
Kol shook himself from the memory as Bonnie handed him a glass of well-deserved wine. "I need a shower, a nap and some dinner. Care to join me?" She was feeling more like herself now.
"Where else would I be?" He smirked at her his eyes still far off though and she knew where his memories had taken him. She knew that in this moment she needed a nap more than a shower but wanted some time with Kol where they could be together. Knew that he was the one thing in her life that could keep the darkness at bay. Taking his hand in hers, she led them from the kitchen to their room.
No cliffhanger as it could work as an ending here, not one I'd be totally happy with but so/so.
Hope you enjoyed it though guys!
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