CHAPTER 16 New Divide

Give me reason
To fill this hole
Connect this space between
Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies
Across this new divide

Why would she stay? Why would she stay and tell a vampire that could protect her to leave? Klaus couldn't understand. Her choosing to stay after everything her friends did tonight made zero sense to him. So he got suspicious. She must have some secret agenda. Is she seriously that naive that she thinks he'll believe she cares about him? He wondered. Because he wasn't. He wasn't that naive. His father was right. He is alone.

She kneel down, to get a better look at his injuries. "No, it wasn't." She sounded so sure. Her gut was telling her to help him. Suddenly, all she saw was an injured man and not a massive murderer. She could not explain it, but the feeling was there.

"What makes you think I won't kill you?" He asked.

"And what is that? Your 134th threat tonight? I don't even know what happened. I just know you need that cleaned up." She pointed out. Klaus had a bruise on his eye, a cut on his cheek and neck and a bloody shirt. "What was that anyway?"

She still didn't get all the pieces together, so she hoped he'll tell her. "Like you weren't in on it." Klaus bitterly commented as he got up.

"I wasn't." Bonnie said, putting his arm around her helping him walk. "See these tears?" She pointed to her ruined mascara and her wet cheeks. "I thought that was really Elena. Nobody told me anything."

Klaus made a choice to trust her. Her friendly behavior was out of character, but after being repeatedly reminded by Mikel he's all alone, he realized he needed her. He needed her attention. Her intelligence. Her beauty. He craved love, and he especially craved her. So he decided to let himself have this moment with her, even if turns out she's just pretending. "That was my father." He said. "The one that hated me and humiliated me even before he came to realize I'm not actually his. The one I have spent my whole existence running away from." They reached the top of the stairs, making their way to the bathroom. "Tell me, what did he look like to you?"

"Not much." Bonnie said opening the door of the bathroom.

"Alright, love." Klaus laughed. "Now I know you're lying to me."

"Fine, to be honest I didn't get good glimpse at him." Bonnie shrugged her shoulders, before she let the water run.

"This will heal. You can go." As much as he wanted her there, this felt too unnatural. Having someone take care of him. Having her to take care of him. "I really can't stand your fake interest, my dear. So take that knife or dagger or whatever you have in your coat, home and let me have so rest. Will you?"

She understood. She understood why he's so careful. But despite the fact he told her to do the opposite, she mopped the nearest towel and started cleaning his face. He lean against Lockwood's bathtub, surprisingly not trying to stop her. "It will heal faster if I clean it." She said, only few inches away from him. This time, she was the one all up in his face.

"I know what it's like." She confessed. "I know what it's like to have a shitty parent. I don't know, how it is to have a parent who wants to kill you," she nonchalantly said, making him laugh. "But a shitty parent..I have a degree in that."

She mopped the towel again, she went to the wound on his neck. "So, that is what this is? Shitty parents club?" Klaus asked.

"More like, shitty parents medical aid." Bonnie said."My mother left me when I was three years old. No explanation, no huge fight, no slamming the door, no note, nothing. She got her things and left." Seeing him so close to death tonight, made her scared. To anyone who asks, all of her tears were for Elena. Most of them truly were, but some. Some were for him. Obnoxious, violent psychopath, but also the only man who showed affection towards her after Jeremy. She understood his pain, his loneliness even. She thought about him more than she should. She was falling for him. "I'll never forget the morning my father woke me up and told me she's gone. I was three, but I still remember how confused and hurt I felt. She left me. Just like that. Like I'm not good enough for her. Like I'm nothing."

Klaus didn't know what to say. The pain in her voice, he understood it. He understood how it's always there, pressed inside of her and how she almost never lets it out. He understood because that's how he felt. Forever hurt, but pretending it doesn't bother him at all.

"Take off your shirt." She said, making him look at her with doubt. Last time he was shirtless in front of her, she burned him. "I can't clean your wound nicely." She argued.

So he did, button by button. Making her heart race faster with every new button he undid. And he could hear it and she couldn't fake that. Not her heartbeat, so he smiled. He honestly smiled.

In the mean time, she took of her coat. He gave her a sexy look. "It's just hot in here." She rolled her eyes.

And then she came closer again, standing in between his spread legs, cleaning his wound. Klaus took it freely, as he always did and put his hands on her hips. She pretended she didn't care, knowing this is one of the only moments like this, she'll ever get with him. She liked him so much, but she knew to actually love him was out of the question. To be with him was impossible.

He is a psychopath. He is a killer. He didn't deserve even this much attention she was giving him right now, but…if she already allowed him so many kisses, she can allow herself one moment of caring.

One moment.

Before she goes away, telling to each and every one of her friends that it was all just an act. A way to make him trust her.

"There. All done." All of his wounds were cleaned. Then they healed. She watched as all of it fades away, like nothing ever happened.

She stared into his eyes for a moment longer, before she picked up her coat and left.

Elena was flipping through TV channels like a maniac, not staying on even one for more then few seconds. Jeremy was in the kitchen, making himself a sandwich. "You'll break the remote. Calm down, sis." He said, relaxed. He was relaxed because he didn't have a clue what was going on at Lockwood's tonight.

''You're right. Sorry." Elena stopped. TV randomly got on E! channel, but she frankly didn't care one bit about that. She looked at her younger brother, sort of happy that he doesn't know. She was happy with her decision to leave him out of it. "Excuse me? Did I just hear that? Can you hold on a sec 'til I get a camera so you can repeat that? Elena Gilbert admitted I'm right." He joked.

Elena laughed, throwing a cushion at him as he was leaving the room. He was playing video games in his room, like any other boy his age.

When she was left alone, Elena got the remote into her hand, ready to find something interesting to watch. Not a minute later, there was a doorbell. Elena got up to get it, since playing a video game made Jeremy uninterested in trivial things like opening the front door.

She expected a Salvatore brother. One or another. She would even be fine with Caroline, since she too knew about their plan. He…however, did not cross her mind. "Mikel?" She whispered in shock.

"Well, aren't you smart little thing." He said sarcastically. He was mad, and she, well she was scared because he was not suppose to still be alive. She hoped Damon will appear behind him, she hoped Stefan is over his dark days and will come and save her from Papa Original. Elena Gilbert got used to being damsel in distress. So used it, that now, she just stood there. Waiting for Mikel to say something else. On her own, she couldn't think of anything.

"Invite me in."

"No."

"Invite me in or your baby brother won't live to see another day." Like father, like son Elena realized. Klaus got everything he wanted by threats and violence, looks like his father wasn't much different.

But for once, she wasn't buying it. "You can't come in, Mikel. You can't harm him." With that being said, she began to close the front door. Mad, Original put his foot and unable the brunette from fully closing the door. Her heartbeat speed up, she was scared.

"That was your chance of new alliance. After you and your vampire friends tricked me." He was looking her straight in the eyes. "You will invite me in now and let me spend the night here, with you as my guarantee for safety against Niklaus or I will make you witness your brother's murderer." He walked in.

Panic, wasn't enough of a word for what Elena was feeling. He walked in. Just like that. Even though she did not invite him. Her tongue got faster than her brain. "Alright. I'll do whatever you want, just don't hurt him." Promising something like that to an Original was incredibly stupid, but also only thing latest doppelganger could have done.

"Now…let's discuss new terms of our alliance." He sat down on her coach.

Three days later was Monday. Bonnie has an algebra exam first period and she's been studying all night, that's why she got out of her car with a coffee-to-go cup in her hand. On the parking lot, she spotted Tyler Lockwood getting out of his car, so she ran to meet him. "Hey." She said.

"Hey." Tyler greeted a brunette as he locked his car. "Did you study?"

The two had chemistry together. "Yeah, all night." She said, also showing her cup of coffee, as her plan of making it through the day after all night study session.

After one question in which they both pretend to be regular teens, Tyler's curiosity got the best of him. Plus, there was no one around, so he just asked. "How did you get out of that party? Stefan told Caroline you stayed afterwards with Klaus." He could not understand it. "Is he...? Did he compelled you or something?"

"No." Bonnie confessed. "Witches are immune to any kind of manipulation." She informed him.

"Then why did you do it?" Tyler was confused.

"Because…" This conversation reminded Bonnie of one she had with Tyler's girlfriend not to long ago.

Truth was, Bonnie didn't have the bravery to face her friends. She simply texted them all she is fine and turned off her cell. The story she will tell was obvious, she's lying to Klaus to gain his trust, but she needed time. She needed a weekend to practice her pokerface. She lied plenty of times, but to say this lie out loud hurt somehow. To love them, but to also love Klaus. It was driving her insane.

She noticed Alaric Saltzman was approaching them, but that did not alarm her. Alaric was her History teacher, vampire hunter and Damon's best friend. He looked mad, but she figured he probably just have a hungover. "I want him..." She began to explain herself to Tyler, when suddenly she was grabbed aggressively by the hand and pushed aside. "What the hell was that?" Mr. Saltzman yelled at her."What are you and Stefan up to, huh?! You're on their side now, huh?!" He yelled, not caring that the whole hallway was staring at them. She has never seen him like this before. He was yelling, at her. She could not get her head around that.

"Your schedule has been changed as you wished, Miss Mikelson." Said principal as Rebekah and him entered the hallway in which everyone was staring at History teacher and his student. Both of them, noticed the two and rushed over there.

"Get off!" Rebekah yelled before she pushed Alaric far away from Bonnie. Thinking on his feet and realizing she's not, Tyler quickly joined her in pushing his teacher away, making it believable that Alaric smashed into the locker as he fell. "My office now, Saltzman!" It was safe to say principal was mad.

"Let's go." Tyler put his hand around Bonnie and walked away before Rebekah even had a chance to ask the witch if she's alright.

Damon couldn't put his finger on it, but something was wrong. They way Stefan and Bonnie acted. It didn't feel right.

He took another sip of his bourbon, thinking about it. Stefan ruined his plan. Big time. He screw up bad. Thinking back, and both of them lived for about 172 years now, his younger brother has never messed up this seriously. He understood that Klaus has awaken the Ripper in him, he understood Stefan is in his darkest phase right now, but none of that really made up for it. He had his free will back, after he saved the hybrid last time they tried something. He even stole the coffin, so he certainly wasn't big Klaus fan, so that too didn't add up.

"You know, we live in the same house, we don't have to met up here." Stefan commented as he said opposite of Damon in the Grill.

"They have pretty fantastic bourbon." Damon smirked.

"What's the problem?" Stefan was not in the mood for jokes.

"You, my little brother."

Stefan knew this was coming, he expected it. He even thought it would be a little more violent. But no, all Damon wanted was an explanation. Why did Stefan saved Klaus? "You heard what Caroline said." He said. "Whole army of hybrids coming after you once he's dead."

"Even in his darkest moment, Stefan Salvatore comes to my rescue." Damon was sarcastic. His brother's answer didn't please him. Nothing could please him, he could have killed Klaus. Everything was working according to plan. It was perfect. Until that moment.

"Our dear Katherine bombed the army if you haven't noticed."

"There's more, Damon!" Stefan yelled. He wanted his brother to believe him. He was telling the truth. "They would have come after you!"

Damon got up and left. He didn't believe his own brother. That night planted a seed of doubt into him and he couldn't ignore it. "Damon!" Stefan called after him. He was pretty emotionless on the outside, but even rationally he knew Damon doubting him couldn't be good.

Being excluded out of new plans, not good. He swiftly appeared in front of Damon."Being divided will make him win!" He yelled while aggressively grabbing his brother's jacket.

"It already has, brother." Vampire sounded disappointed.

Stefan let go. "Don't…" He disliked what he was hearing.

Damon walked away.

After an unusual morning, Bonnie's day was pretty usual. She explained to Tyler why she stay with Klaus, making him promise not to tell the hybrid himself. It was a little risky, knowing Tyler is in a way, owned by Klaus. But if Caroline made a choice to trust him, then so will she.

Witch walked into her physics class texting Stefan. What Alaric thought the two of them did was alarming. She texted a vampire to meet him. It was crucial that they explain to everyone why they did what they did. She disliked being called a traitor. She placed her notebook onto its usual spot. She's been sitting with a girl named Melissa in physics since the beginning of the year.

She put her cellphone in her pocket and looked up. No Melissa. "What are you doing here?"

"Physics." Much like her brother, Rebekah liked to provoke and tease. Surprise and anger on Bonnie's face was something she should expect. She knew exactly why it was there, but she pretended she has no idea.

Bonnie looked around, her eyes searching for Melissa. She found her, three seats away. Well, good thing is, she was okay. "You are not supposed to sit here. Your last name is not even close to mine in the alphabet." Bonnie argued.

And then she realized, compulsion. "Why me?" She continued to talk. "There's plenty of boys and girls in here. All of them, easily your biggest fans." Bonnie didn't stop talking even though teacher walked in. She didn't even notice him. "Why chose one girl you can't manipulate? One girl who hates you. I do not want to be your friend. So, why?"

"I like you." Blonde shrugged her shoulders. Ignoring Bonnie's discomfort and confusion. "Your line..." Rebekah started to explain and Bonnie's curiosity perked up. "You're a Bennett. Your line has a long tradition of being pure and moral. Some of the greatest virtuoso's of white magic came from your line. You have a good heart." She looked Bonnie in the eyes. She wanted her as a friend. However, it was unlikely to happen. Originals and Bennett witches. She mocked her brother about it not to long ago.

"You are practically selfless and loyal by default." Vampire added. "I haven't been around someone loyal in centuries."