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"Katherine…wait…that was her…what is she doing out of the tomb?" Elena asked looking at me with eyes that told me she was hiding something.
"She said that Damon and Stefan let her out…"
"That's crazy…why would they let her out, she's lying Bonnie clearly…", Elena went on as I heard her talking in the background as I closed my eyes as I walked around the living room forcing myself to focus.
The white furniture…being bit…scratches…the nightmares…something connected them…something wasn't right.
"Bonnie…Bonnie…", Elena said touching my arm.
"Elena…tell me the truth", I said turning around to face her, "did something happen after Damon and I left that woman's house…please…tell me".
Elena looked at me and frowned, "Bonnie…please…just let it go".
"Elena…I can't let it go!" I shouted, "I'm having panic attacks…nightmares…something is wrong…please tell me".
She shook her head, "Whatever happened is in the past Bonnie, don't worry about it…we need to worry about finding Katherine".
"Elena", I grabbed her arm, "please!"
She shook her head as I saw the tears appear in her eyes, "Bonnie…I don't want to tell you".
"Then someone is going to", I said as I started out of the door as my dad began walking up the stairs.
"Bonnie…where are you going?"
"Elena has an emergency, we're going to her house", I said rushing down the steps and over to my car.
"Bonnie…you just got out of the hospital".
"I'm fine!" I yelled back as I got in my car.
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"Meeting the dad…that's kinda serious", Stefan smirked as he leaned up against the desk disturbing me from reading my book.
"You know, I really wish you would be quiet while I read".
"Oh please…this is amusing to me", Stefan chuckled as I heard a car stop outside and I could hear Elena's voice.
"Bonnie…please…don't…", she replied as I heard someone start banging on our front door. I got up and followed Stefan to the door in enough time to see it fly open with a very angry Bonnie and a worried Elena following behind her.
By the anger in Bonnie's eyes, I could tell that something was horribly wrong, "What happened?" Stefan asked.
"You all tell me…what happened to me when Elijah kidnapped me and why don't I remember?" Bonnie seethed as she looked from Stefan to me.
"What…what are you talking about?" I asked looking at Bonnie and then widening my eyes at Elena. I knew she was the weak link; I should have compelled her too.
"Someone tell me…now!" Bonnie demanded.
"Bonnie…what makes you believe…"
"Stop it Damon…stop it!" she yelled as tears appeared in her eyes, "tell me!"
"Bonnie…we all thought that it was the best thing to do", Stefan spoke up.
"Stefan…shut up", I said through clenched teeth.
Bonnie looked at me and then walked over to Stefan, "Stefan…please…tell me, what happened?"
"Stefan…don't", I pleaded.
"What happened…what are you all keeping from me?" Bonnie asked turning around.
"Elijah kidnapped you…he locked you in a room…he was going to make you his mate, he bit you…almost killed you and you killed him", Stefan answered.
"What?" Bonnie gasped as tears fell from her eyes, "why…why don't I remember this?"
Stefan and Elena looked at me and then Bonnie looked at me, "Damon?"
"Bon…Bonnie", I stumbled over my words, "I…I had to make you forget that it happened, you were upset".
She shook her head and walked away from me as she placed her hand over her heart gasping for breath as I could see the tears fall from her eyes.
"Bonnie, Elijah terrorized you", I began reaching out of her, but she moved away from me.
"I'm…I'm going to go", she replied quietly avoiding eye contact with anyone of us.
"Bonnie…please don't leave", Elena called after her.
Bonnie turned to look at us with tears in her eyes, "I don't want any of you coming near me".
"Bonnie…please…", I said.
She turned to me and looked at me daring me to come near her. I shook my head as she turned and walked out of the door. I stood in the spot that I was in…not because I wanted to, but because she had paralyzed me there.
I heard her car start as I was finally freed my spot.
"I'm…I'm sorry", Elena mumbled.
I turned around faster than I could process what I was doing and grabbed Elena by the throat as I felt my fangs descend and the black veins around my eyes appear. Stefan was by my side trying to pull me off of her, but I was stronger than him and I used it to my advantage, "What did you tell her?" I seethed.
"I…I didn't tell her anything", Elena struggled to breathe, "Kath…Katherine".
I looked at her as I loosened my grip.
Elena grabbed her throat and took gulps of air as I returned back to human form. Stefan helped Elena stand up, "Damon…back off!"
"What do you mean Katherine?"
"She was there when I got to Bonnie's house…she must have told her…I would have never told Bonnie about what happened with Elijah if she didn't beg me to!" Elena screamed at me.
"I told you to tell her Damon and now…she's angry and hurt", Stefan spoke up.
"There was no reason to tell her!" I fumed.
"No reason…she was having panic attacks…nightmares…"
"Oh…so you think this is better…you think her knowing what happened in that room will make her feel better…did you see her? She hates us…she hates me".
"She doesn't hate us…she's just upset", Stefan replied.
"Stefan…were you here…she didn't want to talk to any of us…she doesn't want us near her", I replied, "and its all your girlfriend's fault".
Elena gasped as I walked towards the door and slammed it behind me.
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I sat in my car outside of my house after driving from the Salvatore boarding house trying to force myself to remember what happened with Elijah. The more I tried to force it; it was like the hole got bigger. I hit the steering wheel a couple of times as the tears streamed down my face as I struggled to remember what happened. They had all lied to me…all of them…Elena included. I understood Stefan and Damon, they believe they always knew what was right…but Elena? She was my best friend…how could she side with them?
I parked my car in front of my house and wiped my eyes before opening the door and stepping out. I took a look in the car mirror before heading into the house.
"Bonnie…where did you go…are you ok?" my dad asked as he jumped up from the couch.
"I'm ok…Daddy, I was wondering…could we take a trip somewhere…get away from here for awhile".
"I think that may be best…what do you have in mind?" he asked.
"New Orleans…I want to go to New Orleans", I tried as I struggled to smile knowing that my heart was slowly breaking inside of my chest.
He nodded, "Ok…let me get in touch with my travel agent".
I smiled as he walked away from me taking out his cell phone.
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I searched the woods for hours trying to find any trace of Katherine, but there was no evidence that she was even in Mystic Falls anymore. She never failed to cause trouble and then disappear into thin air. I stopped walking in front of the site of Fells Church. I stood staring at the ruins and shook my head. After everything that I've done…all the changes I've made…and yet everything crumbled.
"Damon", Stefan replied from behind me.
"I want to be alone".
"I know that, but I am not allowing that".
"Oh why not…haven't you and your girlfriend done enough damage, must you bother me while I'm sulking".
"Yes…because usually when you are hurt or upset, you do something stupid".
"Stupid like tell an already high strung little witch that she was kidnapped and terrorized by some monster…yeah…that would be stupid, too bad you and Elena already did it for me".
"Damon, despite what you may believe now…it was best that Bonnie know everything. She was suffering not knowing. You knew that compelling her wouldn't last, she's a witch…it would wear off and it was beginning to".
I shook my head.
"Bonnie may be hurt right now, but she will come around…I know she will…she just needs time to digest everything and when she does, she will understand why you had to compel her and why we agreed to keep everything from her".
"Will she?" I asked turning around to face him.
"Of course not", a voice came from the trees.
I was put on guard as I scanned the darkness with Stefan by my side.
"Hello Boys", Katherine grinned as she appeared from one of the tall oaks, "I've missed you both soo very much".
"You have a death wish", I replied as I watched her move closer.
"Oh Damon…what's wrong…are you upset with me…whatever could be the reason…", Katherine smirked as she tapped her chin, "could it be that I ran away and left you guys without a pawn…or could it be that I came back to town…or could it be that I went and spilled the beans to your little witch?"
I growled as I flew over to Katherine and pinned her against a tree, "I should kill you right now".
"But then…what will happen when Klaus regroups…you won't have a pawn".
"I don't care", I replied as I wrapped my hand around her throat, "you have no idea what you've done".
"Oh Damon…", Katherine said pushing me off of her, "who cares…the witch is not that important to you…so what…she knows the truth", she shrugged.
"Why Katherine?" Stefan asked, "what could be the reason for what you did".
"She likes to cause trouble, but I think she wants me to kill her as well", I said walking over to her and watching her eyes, "that witch is worth 10,000 of you…what I feel for her is nothing like what I felt for you…she's honest…and most of all, she has given me more than you ever could".
"Then I guess it's a good thing that I told her and made sure that you will never have that happiness that you seek", Katherine shrugged as she sped away from us.
I scanned the woods as Stefan grabbed my arm, "She's gone".
"The next time we see her, I won't hesitate to kill her".
"Damon, Katherine won't get her way…Bonnie will forgive you ".
I nodded wishing that I felt as confident as Stefan did about what Bonnie was willing to do.
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While my dad went on a cemetery tour after I basically burst into tears at the thought of going, I headed out trying to track down Luka and his father. I used a locator spell to find them and I was confident that I would get some answers about what happened in that room with Elijah or at the very least, have them help me jog my memory. I was pretty sure that Elijah was able to compel me or at least attempt to because he was an Original. However, I was confused as to how Damon could compel me. The only thing that made any sense is that he had help and since most of what everyone told me was a lie, I believe that help had to be Luka.
As I stepped out of the cab, I looked up at the large house. I expected something gothic and creepy, but Luka's house was nowhere near. It looked rather plain—nothing special. I pulled my bag closer to me and headed up the stairs. Before I could even touch the doorbell, the door opened and Luka's father, Jonas Martin was standing in the doorway glaring at me. "What are you doing here?" he spat out.
"I need some answers and Luka is the one that can give them to me".
"Oh really?" he crossed his arms.
"Yes…so is he here?" I asked as I felt against my body's need to react to the fear that was currently creeping up.
"No…he's not".
I closed my eyes and searched for Luka's aura. "He is here".
"Let me share something with you little girl…I was working with Elijah for a very important purpose…you and your vampire friends ruined it and right now, I am trying to put everything back together…so my son has no interest in seeing you and neither do I", Jonas replied stepping back and slamming the door in my face.
I stood stunned in on the steps for a few moments blinking. I came all the way to New Orleans to find out what happened to me from someone that had no reason to lie and I was going to get what I came for.
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The baby vamp flew open her bedroom door chatting away on her cell phone as I laid on her bed reading through one of her Cosmos. "Tell me Caroline…does your man really want lime juice on his member?" I smirked.
She gasped as she dropped her phone, "Damn it Damon…what are you doing here!" Caroline fumed as she slammed her phone down.
"I need some information", I replied standing up and walking over to her, "I need to know where Bonnie is…her car is in the driveway at her house, but I see absolutely no trace that she is home".
"I'm not telling you anything…you compelled her…how could you do that?"
I rolled my eyes, "Listen, you weren't there".
"I don't need to be there to know that Bonnie should not have been compelled".
"Caroline…Elena went along with what we did…do you think she would have done that if I had some kind of agenda where Bonnie was concerned?"
"Elena trusts Stefan and Stefan trusts you for the most part…"
"Yes, he does…look…I never wanted Bonnie to get hurt, Katherine told her what happened because she wanted to hurt Bonnie…I'm trying to make things right, tell me where she is".
Caroline sighed, "She was really hurt Damon…"
"I know that and that's why I am trying to make things right…where did she go Caroline?"
"Bonnie's going to be soo angry with me".
"Yes, but when she's back and happy…she will think 'Wow…that Caroline is a great friend for telling Damon where I ran off to'", I smirked as I could see the blond vamp thinking it over.
"Ok…fine…she went to New Orleans…she wants to see Luka so he can either tell her what happened or help her remember", Caroline blurted out.
"She went to New Orleans…", I clenched my jaw, "to see the warlock…"
"She figured that Luka was the one that helped you compel her".
"Great…she doesn't know what those warlocks are doing now, they could be working with Klaus", I said turning around and rushing out of Caroline's house. I needed to catch a flight to New Orleans as soon as possible.
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"Bon…what's going on with you?" my daddy asked as we sat in a little restaurant right off of Bourbon street having gumbo.
He brought me out of my trance as I looked up at him from my bowl of gumbo, "Nothing…what do you mean?" I asked smiling at him.
"You've been distracted since I came back to Mystic Falls…did something else happen other than the fire?"
"No…why would you ask that?"
"Bonnie, I realize that I am somewhat of an absentee father, but I can see a change in you…you're subdued and you haven't actually looked truly happy since we arrived here on this vacation…you had a panic attack over furniture…something is going on with you".
I looked up at my father and frowned. Could I really tell him everything? Could I tell him that my witch powers had been manifesting for months now and everything that Grams said (that my father never believed) was true? Could I tell him that I had fallen in love with a person who manipulated me every moment of our time together?
"Bonnie?"
I felt myself tearing up as I looked up at him, "Everything is changing soo much Daddy".
He reached across the table and took my hand, "Tell me…what's changed?"
I wiped my eyes with the back of my hand and shook my head, "Everything".
"I know that losing mom was rough on you and I know that the house burning down was another hit…but what else Bonnie, I think there is something you are keeping from me…did something happen to you while I was gone?" he asked as I could see his eyes starting to water.
I shook my head. I knew what he was thinking, but I didn't want him to think that…something did happen to me…but it was nothing like what he assumed.
"Bonnie…tell me something here", he replied concerned, "did you get a boyfriend or something".
I shot my eyes up at him.
"I'm not stupid Bonnie, I know that while I was gone you were somewhere and while I know that you are very smart…I know that things can be complicated for teenagers".
"Daddy…its not like that exactly".
"So did you break up with this guy?"
I shrugged, "Things are…complicated".
"How complicated…do I have to hire a hitman?" my father asked raising an eyebrow causing me to smile slightly. I know my father was kind of serious, but little did he know that the hitman would get way more than what he bargained for if he went after Damon.
"No…it's just…Daddy…don't worry, I'm just being a girl and overreacting…it's ok".
"Are you sure?" he asked half hoping that I would stop crying.
"Yes…I'm sure…I'm sorry that I am ruining our vacation".
"You are not ruining our vacation…I just want to see my baby girl smile".
I smiled looking back at him, "I will try to do that more".
"Good", he grinned as he walked over to the other side of the table and hugged me, "I love you Bon".
"I love you too Daddy", I replied as I felt my body start to hum and a voice entered my mind, 'Meet me at the Saint Louis Cemetery at 11…we can talk then'.
It was Luka. I was hesitant to answer him, but I relented after a moment, 'Ok', I answered telepathically.
I wasn't sure if Luka was being sincere…but I prayed that he was, I needed some answers.
Can Luka be trusted? Will Damon run into Bonnie or her father in New Orleans?