Author's note: Hello again. I don't know, I thought 18 was a good chapter, but I guess my mistakes made you so disgusted with me, you refused to review it. I'll assume that's the case. Sorry. Anyhow, huge thanks to Stacie and Dannya1980 for commenting and supporting this story. It means the world. Seriously. Thank you so much!

Have you guys seen 4x19? What did you think? I never watch The Vampire Diaries live or in re-runs for that matter, I only check out Bonnie's scenes on YouTube and it's safe to say, I am thrilled this week. I honestly didn't believe they'll make Bonnie prom queen until April actually said her name out loud. That's how little faith I have in this show. We (Bonnie fans) just know we don't get nice things 99.9% of the time. And this episode wasn't perfect, but it was closest to perfect we ever got, so woohoo! Party! I loved badass Bonnie and Monnie and all that. I can honestly never watch a single episode of TVD ever again and be satisfied.

Anyway, here it goes. Another chapter of my fanfic. Please read and review. That's all I really want.

Enjoy.

CHAPTER 19 ONE MANIAC AT A TIME

So we can take the world back from a heart attack

One maniac at the time, we will take it back

You know time crawls on when you're waiting for the song to start

There was an inner struggle going on inside Tyler Lockwood. And it was happening in his family's secret cellar, of all places, place that defined him so much already. Place that introduced him to the creature he was...to tortuous nights in which every bone is his body broke and all he could was scream in agony. Hidden from humanity like a monster he was.

It still made him shiver, thinking about full moon nights. It was the worst and most painful experience of his life. And nobody wants to live through their worst day ever, more than once, especially not every month.

His mind their traveled to the man who saved him. To put an end to those torturous nights and made him even more powerful. Niklaus. ''Tyler, please...'' He heard a weak voice cry out. He turned around. It was funny how he almost forgot about her, it was funny how he always seamed to be the one who cared least about her in their group of friends. He didn't even consider her a friend. Elena Gilbert was nothing more than acquaintance...Caroline's best friend, Matt's ex girlfriend. He could easily name a list of things she was, but none of those began with his name. She didn't mean much to him. And that was the part of him that Niklaus enjoyed, that was the part of him that he fed on mentally and that he encouraged. That was how he controlled him. His arrogant, selfish and aggressive side.

That side had no problem torturing, scaring or even killing Elena Gilbert after one simple order.

''Tyler, please!'' She repeated. Elena was chained, much like a werewolf, sitting on a cold ground, crying her eyes out, begging him to help her. Tony was outside, waiting for Klaus. They didn't hurt her while bringing her here. They tried their best not to because she was special and she was valuable to Klaus. To their master.

Master.

Tyler loathed that word with every inch of his being. He hated being controlled and obedient. Too much of Klaus Mikelson's controlling and aggressive ways reminded him of his father whom used to beat him. There was also, Caroline and how much him not having his free will effected her. She was worried and cautious and different around him and there was a part of him that understood her worry. That was the part that made him look straight into Elena's crying eyes. That was the part that cared. His heart.

His pure and kind heart.

One thing that Klaus never got his hands on. Not by that damn sirebond. That was still pure him. That's why his love for Caroline was still the same. That's why small part of him, wanted to help the doppelganger.

''Shut up already.'' He said as a respond to her constant cries for help. Klaus won't harm her, he'll just take her blood, she had no right to plead for her life so desperately. But then again...inner battle began all over again.

''Alright. Great job.'' Klaus Mikelson said with a wide grin across his face.

Poof. Tyler was back to being Klaus' little solider again. When within the same room as the Original, it was almost impossible to fight the sirebond.

''Hello, love.'' Klaus greeted Elena. ''Did you enjoy your ride?'' He kneels down and touches her cheek. Enjoying that he's being the biggest jerk ever.

''Now, be good and listen to nurse Jones.'' He added stepping away from the brunette and letting a nurse from Mystic Falls General Hospital kneel down next to her. She was blonde, in her mid 30s and still wearing her work uniform. Her eyes look hypnotized.

''No! No!'' Elena yelled as compelled nurse took out a needle, ready to start taking her blood. As much of it as Klaus desired. ''No!'' She started kicking and screaming, trying everything just to keep that needle away from her veins.

Tony grabbed her, obviously much stronger than her, until her hand was still. Tyler and Klaus watched as blood started to go from brunette's hand to the first blood bag. She was screaming and crying, but all it did was exhaust her.

No one else in the room seamed to care that they were taking her blood against her will.

The second Bonnie opened her eyes the following morning, every memory of previous day hit her like a ton of bricks. Mikel, Stefan, Rebekah...information stormed through her brain as he sat up on the bed. Bed that wasn't hers.

Last night, two Originals, insisted that she stays over night. She fought them of course, not wanting to spend any more time with them than she had to. Stubbornly she got up to leave, only to fall back onto the sofa, the second she got up. Her mortal body was still weak and exhausted. She was severely close to death and her body demanded some rest. Despite her not wanting to be with them.

''Woah!'' Klaus jumped as she fell back. He was by her side in a split of a second, catching her head, before it fell against edge of the sofa. She hated to admit, but she was in no state to drive herself home. ''I'm fine.'' She still lied through her teeth. Bonnie grew up to be proud and stubborn. Especially against someone like Klaus, who challenged her every step of the way.

Before she could form another sentence, Klaus hand reach into her pocket. Her eyes widen, as he was touching her thigh for the first time. He smirked, seeing the shock on her face. Only when his hand was out of her pocket, it became clear what he was after. He was now holding her cellphone. ''Gimme that!'' She reached out her hands, trying to get her property back, but with no success.

Klaus took her cellphone and started typing, and he said every word he typed out loud. ''To Dad.'' He said first and Bonnie got suspicious right away. He continued.'' I'll stay over Rebekah's tonight. Luv u. Bye.''

''Does that sound teenagerish enough?'' Hybrid looked over at his sister.

Rebekah nodded her head. ''Okay. Send.'' And there it was, message sent. Her alibi given and her night determent. She's sleeping in Mikelson's residence.

Klaus put her cellphone in his own pocket and that annoyed the hell out of Bonnie. Despite feeling completely awful, she began to get up again, wanting her cell back. ''You're a feisty one.'' Klaus commented, slightly impressed with her poor attempts to get her phone back. She was so obviously weak.

Instead of talking to her or calming her down. Klaus picked Bonnie up. ''What?! Put me down.'' She said in a tired voice. He completely ignored her and continued to carry her upstairs. She needed to rest and that was it. Half way up the stairs, Bonnie fell asleep.

She looked around the room and she easily spotted some clothes on the nearby chair. Clothes seamed to look Rebekah's, but it was there for her. Bonnie remembered it was a school day and Klaus did pretend in a text to her dad, everything's normal last night, so they had to continue that charade. The witch got up on her own two feet, feeling much better than yesterday. She figured she must have been really close to dying if she felt that tired. That thought scared her a bit. Not a bit.

A lot actually. So she decided it was best to push it away. She opened the mysterious door, that luckily lead to exactly where she wanted to go. The bathroom.

Bonnie splashed cold water against her face, preparing for another day.

Half an hour later, she walked into Mikelson's kitchen, were there was finally an evidence of someone else being in the house. Rebekah, eating cereal. It was odd how normal she seamed. ''Good morning.'' Said Rebekah, before she put a spoon of cereal and milk in her mouth. ''Morning.'' Replied Bonnie, in an emotionless tone, as she sat across Rebekah.

''That thing beeped a few times. I didn't know what to do. Asshole still didn't explain how to use it.'' Bonnie looked at the direction blonde was point at. Further away on the kitchen table was her cellphone.

She grabbed it immediately. 5 missed calls and one text message from dad. Bonnie felt sick to her stomach. She was so grounded. ''Cellphone.'' She said to Rebekah, but not looking at her.

''How was Nik's bed?'' Rebekah knew Bonnie was sort of ignoring her. Not even once looking at her direction since she walked into the kitchen. But she also knew what to say to make the witch look up.

''Nik's?'' Her mouth open widely. ''Yep. He took you to his bedroom and let you sleep there.'' Original added. Bonnie's mouth were still open. That comfortable, luxurious bed was Klaus's and not a guestroom like she assumed it was.

''Come on.'' Rebekah said, getting up from the table. ''You're driving me to school.''

Caroline easily figured something was wrong. Elena and her attended English together and they both knew how important this exam was. So, this morning, when Elena wasn't there, to take the exam, alarm in Caroline's head went off. She tried her best to focus on the questions, but really, her whole heart knew something was wrong and her mind just kept playing worst case scenarios over and over.

After the life they lived now, Caroline couldn't calm herself with saying ''Elena probably has flu.'' or ''Maybe her car broke down.'' Things were never just unfortunate little accidents in life. Not until she heard it from Elena that whatever stopped her from showing up first period was harmless. Text didn't came. The last minute inside that classroom seamed like eternity and all blonde vampire wanted to do was burst through the door and start search party for Elena.

So, when bell finally rang, Caroline was the first out of there. She asked the first student she saw have they seen Elena at all this morning. The answer she got was that her car was parked outside. It was a long shot, since Elena wasn't the only one with SUV. However, Caroline tried. She texted her friend once more, before she walked quickly through the hallways. Maybe it was too much panic, for only missing one class, but Caroline when with her gut and allowed her fear to take all the security checks. As she was running, she passed Mr. Saltzman, who followed her outside.

She was right, Elena's car wasn't at its usual spot. Caroline stood in a parking lot, dialing Elena's cell phone, once more. She was becoming more and more scared, calling again and again and not being answered was the most frustrating thing ever. Voice asked her to record her message, instead Caroline ended another unsuccessful phone call. She saw a car approaching and when she gave it a second look, it looked like Bonnie was behind the steering wheel.

''Caroline." Alaric showed up behind Caroline. He only returned to the job that day, after being suspended for a while.

''Elena isn't here." Caroline said to her History teacher. Alaric nodded his head.

Bonnie got out of the car and Caroline took a step to walk to her best friend. She didn't care that something didn't up. She didn't care that car Bonnie was driving, wasn't in fact, Bonnie's car. Caroline needed to find Elena and Bonnie's magic would be huge help with that.

However, Alaric grabbed her by the arm. She gave him a confused look. Was he stopping her from talking to Bonnie? ''Just wait."

In that moment, Rebekah Mikelson walked out out of the same car. Caroline's mouth dropped. What was Bonnie doing with that bitch?

''She's with them now.'' Alaric whispeared to her and Caroline's heart broke into pieces. No, not Bonnie. But seeing her walk to school with Rebekah, made everything she strongly believed up until that point unreliable. So, she took a deep breathe, and allowed Bonnie to walk away without calling for her.

Alaric and Damon were sure Bonnie and Stefan were team Klaus now. Caroline refused to believe it, she had told them time and time again, they are two paranoid assholes and that she knows her best friend. That she knows how Bonnie would never actually fall in love with Klaus and she would never actually be friends with Rebekah. But watching them walk to school together, Caroline just bit her lip, unsure on whom to believe anymore.

Later that day, Bonnie walked into girls' bathroom. She was kind of nervous and she felt slightly sick to her stomach. History. Subject that she used to be perfectly okay with, but after what happened last time between Alaric and her, she was so insecure to step into his classroom. So, instead of going to the lockers and picking up her books, between classes, she was in a bathroom. Taking deep breathes and holding her hand over her stomach. Was this sign of weakness? This nervousness she felt because of her high school teacher? Or was it just her empathy? And the feeling of disappointment because he was convinced she could go against him, after everything.

Bonnie's friend Erica entered the bathroom as well and smiled. ''Hey.'' She said cheerfully. Easily, Bonnie smiled back. She never had any problem faking she's perfectly fine when she wasn't. She took her hand of her stomach and she fixed her hair, pretending that's what she's been doing all along. ''Elena can be such a letdown.'' Erica whispeard.

The witch looked at her friend with a questioning look. ''We had this project together, due is tomorrow and she promised me she'd show up today 'cause we have a free period and...'' Erica kept talking while washing her hands. However, Bonnie started talking before the redhead finished her sentence. ''Elena's not here?'' Bonnie's eyes widen.

''Uhm, no.'' Erica shrugged her shoulders and she went into her purse to look for something.

And just like it did for her best friend before, alarm was set of in Bonnie's head. For quite some time now, all the supernatural beings around her, took care of Elena. Especially so, once they figured it's her blood that helps in a creation of a hybrid. Bonnie didn't have any time to waste. She got out of that restroom quickly.

In the hallway, she bumped into exact person she's been looking for, Jeremy. It was difficult to talk to him after everything that happened between them and it was much easier for her to just ignore his existence, but if she wanted to find Elena, she needed Jeremy's blood. ''Where's Elena?'' She asked Jeremy, who was surrounded by couple of his friends. They all suddenly went quiet after what seamed like a middle of conversation because of her.

''Uhm...I'll see you guys later.'' Jeremy said, stepping out of his group of friends and joining her. They started walking side by side. ''I don't know.'' Jeremy said honestly. There was obvious confusion and hurt on his face. ''This guy came around and since that, I pretty much don't remember anything.''

Compulsion. Mikel. It all made sense to her and nothing made sense to him. ''What's going on?'' He asked as she was just walking beside him, quietly.

''Look, I don't really have time now.'' Bonnie said. Truth was, every second of their conversation was still bitter and hurtful. Not as much as it would be some months ago, but she was happier not reminded what he did to her and his face, everything about it, reminded her of him kissing someone else. So, she figured the nicest and the best thing is just get him his sister back, instead of spending time talking to him. ''I need your blood.''

Jeremy nodded. They have done this before. Only difference is, none of their previous conversation resembled this one. Bonnie was never so distant, cold or professional. She never gave out orders, she was filled with understanding and empathy and was often the one to explain everything to humans like him or Matt. But not this time. Jeremy and Bonnie walked into empty History classroom, where Jeremy broke into Alaric's drawer and got a knife out. In the mean time, Bonnie ripped out a map from the wall and placed it on Saltzman's desk.

Jeremy's blood spilled over the map, just as they heard a voice say. ''What are you doing here?''

They both turned around to see Alaric come in and look at them in disbelief. Resentment was still obvious in his eyes, but Bonnie ignored it and just started chanting in Latin as her ex boyfriend explained. ''We're looking for Elena.''

''Not her.'' Alaric said, while Bonnie was still chanting. ''Actions speak louder than words.''

''What?'' Jeremy was completely confused. He was looking at both, Alaric and Bonnie, not understand how their conflict came about. Bonnie finished her spell and she looked down. Location, it was there. She picked up the map and headed out of Alaric's classroom just as other students began to walk in. The class was about to begin.

Bonnie walked right pass Alaric knowing he can't follow her. He had a class to teach.

In another town, with someone else's blood, there was another location spell being chanted.

Her hands were shaking. She was a slim, brunette Asian in her 30's, but she was as scared of him as some children are of dark. Mikel didn't laugh because he had a task to complete, but otherwise he totally would. She was ridiculous All of them were, witches. 70% of them always got caught up in their own mortal little lives, so much so that they often ignored their talent for magic. All most of them wanted was to be normal. It was laughable really, considering their power, but he knew that it worked out perfectly for him this way.

Unfortunately, it worked out for his not biological son as well. As Gilbert's family friend did the spell, he wondered was Bonnie Klaus' witch. Lord knows he always had one. It was one of the reasons he wasn't dead yet. And Niklaus, he didn't mind them, people of color. He felt abused, humiliated and mistreated, just like them. Mikel considered them all to be a lower race.

Perhaps he was wrong. The witch got quiet, so he looked up. ''So,'' Mikel smiled ''can you tell me where they are?''

The witch nodded.

He liked the like this, obedient and effective.

Klaus was waving at Tony, who drove away with boxes filled with Elena's blood, as another car pulled up in front of Lockwood's secret cellar. Niklaus frowned for a second, because it was his car and it didn't make sense why it was there, until petite brunette stepped out of it. He smiled immediately and it didn't even bother him she looked extremely pissed.

''Rebekah forgot to ask for the keys back, I presume '' He commented on the fact Bonnie drove here in one of the cars from his car park. ''It's alright, you can keep it.''

Bonnie was in no mood for him and his little jokes. She needed to get Elena. She needed to save her best friend, prove Alaric wrong and give Jeremy his sister back. She walked pass Klaus, but he took a step into same direction as her, blocking her entrance. ''I don't think so.'' He shook his head.

''Is she dead?'' She kind of wanted him to tell her. Just in case it's true, just so she could mentally prepare herself for that type of scenario. It was still very vivid in her mind how he had this intense argument with his father not long ago. Maybe, he wanted to get rid of his weakness and that scared her, because she believed he would actually do it, kill any of them. To him and his father, their lives were nothing more than paws in a game of chess. Expendable in their immortality.

Klaus didn't have time to answer her question. He didn't have time to even properly react inside his own head to this prejudice about him that she rightfully had. Because they both heard Elena's never ending cries for help and Bonnie ran into that cellar. Quickly followed by him.

''Bonnie!'' Elena was pale and drained. It was disgusting to see her like this. So much so, that for a moment, Bonnie reacted like a human. No spells, no plan. She allowed herself to yell at him, get angry and scared. To feel all this terror their lives were filled with. ''What are you doing to her?!'' She yelled out. Before she even ran to free her, Tyler grabbed her by the hand, not letting her.

''She's just giving a little donation.'' Klaus stated.

''A little donation? It's too much!'' She screamed at him. Didn't he know how much blood loss human body can take? Wasn't he thousand years old vampire who should know this stuff as well as she knows alphabet? And then it occurred to her, he was being sarcastic.

''Now, come here, love.'' She felt his hands around her waist and she wanted nothing more than to push him away. What killed her even more, was absolute horror on Elena's face, after seeing Klaus being somewhat nice to her.

He pulled her behind a wall and got them away from Elena's judgmental eyes. He got her against the wall and he placed his hands on both sides, making it harder for her to escape him.

''What are you doing?'' She asked. He wasn't flirting anymore. Not now, when they were alone. He just stood there, waiting for the time to pass.

''Isn't it obvious, love?'' Klaus said, looking deep into her green eyes. ''Planting doubt in her mind.'' He smirked.

Bonnie's stomach turned and her throat got dry. He was such a good manipulator. ''She's my best friend. She'll never believe you.'' She defended.

''Maybe.'' Hybrid smiled. ''But little seeds of doubt can go a long way.'' He added confidently. Almost as if he could taste his victory in the air. ''I, obviously, find it ridiculous You are way too loyal to those idiots.'' Bonnie just listened. ''But they're too self-absorbed to notice that. It's kind of funny really. How much you love them and how easily they'll turn on you.''

Why was he making her angry? That wasn't a smart move.

Bonnie looked Klaus in the eyes and just thought was simple thing. Choke. And just like that, she began to see Klaus's expression change. Like she did, many times before, he began gasping for air in a panic state that began to consume him. His own hand touched his throat, not believing she's capable of doing this, just by magic.

The witch then walked away, leaving him to battle his way to air and while Tyler was to consumed in trying to figure out a way to help him, she kicked the nurse and undid the locks on doppelganger's wrists. ''Bonnie...'' Elena said weakly, not even being able to stand on her own. ''Shh...it's alright.'' Bonnie assured her, put her friend's hand around her neck and carrying her to the exit.

As she walked pass them, Bonnie undid the spell she put on Niklaus and watched he fall on his knees, breathing heavily.