CHAPTER 20 No War Is Too Small

One nation's weak, one nation's strong
Two people side by side but they just can't get along
All war's too big ya know, no war is too small

Young witch was nervously cracking eggs in Gilbert kitchen. She knew Elena needed all the energy she could get and honestly, vampire blood was the best solution for that.

Elena mentioned Damon, but Bonnie disapproved, still kind of mad he was doubting her. Instead, she called Jeremy and Caroline. If they're going to fix this, they'll fix it without Salvatore brothers.

She put the eggs on the plate, just as Jeremy unlocked the front door. Both of them rusingh pass her and into the living room to check on Elena. She understood, the doppelganger has spend the night kidnapped and has lost a lot of blood.

When she joined them, carrying scrambled eggs and a glass of orange juice, she saw Elena feeding from Caroline's wrist. Her pale friend was looking better with every drop she took.

That made her flinch a bit, cause it reminded her so vividly of what Rebekah has done for her. The blonde save her life and Bonnie...Bonnie couldn't forget that. All she now felt towards someone she was suppose to hate was gratitude.

"Here, eat something." She said, placing the plate in Elena's lap. The brunette stopped with feeding on vampire's curing blood and took a bite of the meal.

"Who did it?" Asked Jeremy. He was scared, but more than that he was angry. And Bonnie understood, but she would much rather have him not go against Klaus, ever. Gilbert family ring or not.

She wanted to answer him, but when she opened her mouth nothing came out. Instead, her mind played a montage of all the times the hybrid saved her. He was a monster towards her friends, but he was good to her. If she was selfish, that would have been enough. But she wasn't, she reminded herself. "Klaus." She said.

"That bastard needs to be killed." Caroline said angrily. It frustrated them that he played with their lives so easily and it frustrated her too, but she still said. "No." Surprising herself and them too.

"I mean, yes, of course, we'll kill him." They still looked at her with their eyes wide open. "But Mikel is the bigger problem. While Klaus is alive, he'll protect Elena. With Mikel, we don't know."

It sounded logical to her, but her friends didn't seam to think so. All she could read in their eyes was anger. She would have called them hot-headed and they would have called her a traitor, so she didn't say anything and neither did they.

It was awkward.

''There's a fact you haven't tried to undagger your brothers.''

Her father's words replayed in Rebekah's head like an endless torture. Mixture of guilt, love and fear; all slowly eating her alive. Family life was something very difficult for the Mikelson family, because they weren't a normal family, they were immortal. And what were just arguments for others, were centuries of loathing to them. What was disappointment in your child to others, was hunting vampires to them. Still, Rebekah loved her family. There was never a doubt in her mind about that.

But, at the same time, getting along with just Niklaus was easier than getting along with her other siblings, Niklaus and his brothers increased each other's bad qualities, especially towards her.

One overprotective brother, she could handle. Four, were just driving her crazy.

But still she took a deep breathe and started walking toward the basement, place where she woke up. Place that Niklaus forbid her from visiting. She hated her role of little sister that is teased, controlled and never taken seriously, but it was her role and she knew that. Avoiding it by keeping her brothers inside of coffins was such a Klaus thing to do, she convinced herself she wasn't like Klaus.

She didn't want to be.

To her surprise, a door that lead to the room in which she, until recently, lied in a coffin was slightly open. Her hand reached out open the door fully, but then she pulled back. What if this was just middle-aged man's manipulation? What if this was exactly what he wanted her to do? Rebekah's mind became paranoid and scared. She has spent her eternity living with one manipulator and running away from another. Their mind games were something so perfected, it got her confused too, despite being alive for as long as they did. It was kind of ironic really, how much Klaus wanted to be like Mikel, the whole manipulating thing, it started as copying the oldest Original. Hoping it will win him a praise from his father in the long run. Rebekah thought it was sad. She didn't want anyone to be like her father and she hated whenever she caught herself resembling him.

''Just do it, Rebekah.'' She started talking to herself out loud. Ordering herself to go with her initial plan and do what is right, freeing her brothers. Disbelief was too weak of a word. Nothing could prepare Rebekah for a scenery in front of her.

Empty.

The basement was empty. Klaus changed the location of the coffins.

It was one hell of a day, Bonnie drove home, in Klaus' car, feeling extremely tired. Magic was a gift, she could do it effortlessly. She has been practicing for years and now, she could say she knew what she was doing. Her grandmother would be proud. Bonnie smiled at that thought. She turned off the radio as she parked in her driveway.

However, seeing so many deaths and kidnappings, came with a price. All the terror she regularly witness still upset her and stressed her out. Behind it all, she was still just human.

She unlocked her front door and threw her bag to the side. She usually didn't do this, but today, she felt tired and she couldn't care less. Besides, her father came home around six, until then she had plenty of time to clean up.
She got into her living room and threw herself on a sofa. High school, witchcraft, Klaus...it was all too tiring. As closed her eyes, she heard a voice. A voice that should have been at work. "Is that what you do when you're alone?" Cliff asked, staring at the carelessly thrown bag in the hallway.

"D-dad?!" Bonnie's eyes widen immediately. No matter how sleepy she felt, this shock surely woke her up.

"Hello dear." Cliff said calmly before he sat on in the armchair.

"What...what are you doing here?" She was so surprised she didn't even care that she sounded slightly rude.
"Your principal called." Bonnie bit her lip. This was horrible start of the sentence. "Apparently you and your friend Elena were playing hooky."

Bonnie was never caught before. One, she didn't skip school much, two when she did, for whatever reason, she made a trip to school nurse first, making her believe she's ill, so that she could be properly excused. Bonnie was always smart about these kind of things, so much so, that she didn't have a back up lie to tell her dad now. She sat there in silence as judgmental look in his eyes, seamed to kill all of her confidence. "Elena wasn't feeling well, so...I...uhm...helped her." It was some of the worst lying she ever did. Stuttering and long pauses surely made it obvious she wasn't telling the truth, but Bonnie hoped it would be enough.

"Elena skipped the whole day, while you were there for first 4 classes." Cliff said calmly, still staring her down.
Bonnie was certain, this was the worst kind of angry parent, calm one who pulled the truth of out you by logic and voice filled with disappointment. "Uhm...yeah...well..." She needed an idea and she needed it now. "She called me and said she was alone, but she needed help so I went there." She bit her lip. "She didn't want to bother professor Saltzman since he just returned to work." She added extra explanation."I should have told somebody. Sorry." Apology was added in hopes her father would just let it go.

"You're not practicing?" Bonnie never even heard her father say the word magic, he hated it that much. Seriousness in his voice made her want to cry. How could she ever confess to him she was a witch and was actually getting better at it. "Of course not."

"Good." He said shortly. "Because that is not allowed in this house and will not be as long as I'm alive. I know you think it's exciting" He didn't know just how unexciting Bonnie knew magic could be. It was everything but exciting. "but you will not be a part of that."

Without letting her ever confirm his order, Cliff Bennett got up and left the living room. He was caring and sweet most of the time, only thing his daughter has ever seen him be strict about was magic. She curled in a ball on the sofa. Why was she such a horrible daughter? Why couldn't she leave her legacy alone like he wanted her too?

Rebekah poured herself a glass of her brother's favorite bourbon. She needed to calm her nerves, silence the voices in her head. She figured the alcohol would be the best way to do it.

Just when Klaus' favorite bourbon was almost done, he showed up. He noticed the bourbon immediately. ''I guess it's too late to say that is off limits.'' He joked. He, unlike his sister, had a good day. His plan was been executed, he had doppelganger's blood and he could build an army of hybrids to protect himself. He sat down next to his sister.

''I want to be good.'' She said unexpectedly. Staring at nothing in particular, not looking at him.

Klaus laughed. When she didn't laugh along, he began to worry.

''Good is opposite of me.'' He said.

Rebekah seamed almost like she wasn't even present, she stood there peacefully, staring. Something was very wrong. He suspected the worse. ''You want to betray me?'' He asked. Mixture of sadness and anger in his voice.
She didn't say anything for another 20 minutes and then she finally said. ''I haven't had parents in a long time.'' She finally looks at him and he sees her eyes are red from crying. He begins to wonder what happened, but lets her finish. ''But I always had you, my brother.''

Damon, Alaric and Elena were already there when Caroline walked into Mystic Grill that evening. Their team had, sort of a meeting, that she didn't know what was exactly about, but she could safely assume it was about Bonnie and Stefan. It was always about Bonnie and Stefan.

The blonde honestly missed the days when, they would have a meeting like this, and Bonnie and Stefan would sit beside them too. ''Hi.'' She said as she faked a smile and sat down next to Alaric.

''You're late.'' Damon said. It was easy to notice he already had too many drinks, but she decided to ignore that. Damon was one to react badly to talking back when under influence. ''I know. Let's cut to the chase, I still have stupid science project to work on.'' Caroline said while taking off her coat.

''Bonnie is the weakest link in their team.'' Said Damon.

Caroline felt sick to her stomach and she noticed discomfort across Elena's face as well. This was her best friend he was talking about. This was her best friend he was calling weak and,what hurt even more, theirs. Clearly, after she witnessed Rebekah and Bonnie hunging out, she wasn't happy. But she refused to give in to the idea of betrayal as easy as the rest of them did. ''No.'' She was determent. ''Bonnie is not weak and she is not theirs.'' Just an idea of Bonnie crossing over to the dark side, sadden Caroline. ''She's our best friend!'' She looked desperately at Elena. She wanted the brunette to back her up on this one.

Elena looked down. ''I love her, Care.'' She sounded disappointed. ''But you heard her yourself, she doesn't want to kill Klaus.''

''She saved you!'' Caroline defended her again, not caring that by doing so, she was beginning to stand out herself.

''Diversion.'' Her teacher cut her off. ''They were trying to manipulate us.''

Caroline began thinking they all fell under Damon's influence too easily and Damon allowed his arrogance to rule him too easily. He had a bad past with witches. He was out of control vampire and naturally, they disliked them and he disliked them and their white-handed morals. Maybe he allowed that dislike to grow into suspicion easily because he never truly got to know Bonnie. But she did and that's why this was breaking her heart, while it wasn't breaking his.

''I refuse to believe that.''

''You have to take those pink glasses off and see things for how they really are.'' Damon said.

Bonnie yawned. She looked up from her textbook and onto her cell. It was 10 pm. Her eyes were closing on their own and boring text in front of her did not help.

She closed her textbook and got of her bed. She quickly went downstairs for a glass of water. In the kitchen was her father, with reading glasses on his nose, reading papers from work. "Hey." She said quietly, but it was enough for him to look up. "I'll go to bed now. I'm tired."

"Behaving." Cliff smiled. "Interesting tactic, but you're still grounded."

Bonnie let out a big groan before she said."Goodnight, dad."

"Goodnight, Bonnie."

Bonnie got back to the hallway, without a care in a world, when suddenly her heart stopped. Klaus was outside of her door, she rushed to open it before her father could hear the hybrid knock.

"What are you doing here?" She whispered furiously. Looking back to check her dad was still in the kitchen before she turned her attention back to Klaus.

"I..." He looked nervously at his shoes before he looked up and continued. "was just walking around and ended up at your door."

Bonnie relaxed, because it sounded so genuine. It was crazy, that he was this charming guy as much as he was a cruel. She wished she could just pick one side of him, but that's not how it goes. "Care to join me?" He asked.

"Shh..." It was annoying how he spoke in his regular tone, not taking a hint. "I can't." She said honestly. "I'm grounded."

"C'mon...a smart girl like you can surely figure something it out." He smiled.

Before she protested, her brain started to work out how she could sneak out. He gave her a challenge and she went with it, as if the pass couple of hours never happened between them. He had a way of doing that. Making her forget all the bad. Cloud her judgement. Make her this go with the flow type of girl she wasn't. Not around anyone else.

And she hated him for that. "Wait a minute." She found herself willing to sneak out. She has gone dumb. He made her this way.

"I'll wait." Klaus smiled before she closed the door.

The witch took a deep breathe, leaning against the back of her door. How the hell did she allow this to happen? Was he doing something to her?

Maybe he did.

Maybe he was making her madly in love with him.

''..then we kill the witch.'' Damon was almost done explaining the plan to his allies as Matt walked pass them. He put his head down and walked swiftly, trying to be as invisible as he could. It was difficult, because hearing Damon is planning to kill his childhood friend made him upset. Faster heartbeat, sweating and fear. The most natural reaction in the world. A human reaction.

He was still noticed, by Damon, though the vampire never gave that away. He just patiently watched as Matt was starting to behave as foolish human self. He didn't have his intelligence or experience, Damon was too many lifetimes in front of the bus boy for his plan to ever fail.

Not knowing Damon noticed him, Matt rushed to the quiet part of the bar. In front of the storage, he took out his cellphone and called Bonnie. She answered right away. ''Bonnie...be careful...Damon wants to...'' In that moment Damon hit Matt in the face, knocking the human to the ground. He continued to punch him and not even seeing blood made him stop. Quite the opposite, it motivated him.

''What? Hello...Matt?! Matt!'' Bonnie's yelled desperately. She could hear the beating, she could hear her friend being in pain and there was nothing she could do. It felt awful. She wished she was the one getting punched, because hearing it and being helpless, was breaking her heart.

''Stop!'' It took Alaric and two waiters to pull him away. Scott, the manager, put Matt's hand around his neck and helped him up. Seconds later he noticed Matt's cellphone and Bonnie's desperate yells on the other side. He picked up the cellphone and said to Bonnie. ''I'll take him to a hospital, but then I gotta run. Meet me there.''

Bonnie nodded, completely unconscious Scott cannot hear that. She looked at Klaus, who was looking at her with worry written all over his face. Turns out, ears-dropping on this conversation was just as confusing and worrying as it was to actually lead it. The two of them were walking, but Bonnie needed to get to hospital in a supernatural speed. Without him being there, she couldn't have done that. So she was secretly very glad, she did sneak out with him. ''Take me to the hospital.'' She said, getting up from the bench they were sitting on. ''Fast.''

Klaus nodded, not asking a single question. The hybrid took her hand and started moving in his supernatural speed.

They met up with Scott in the hospital's entrance. When he spotted Bonnie approaching him, he started walking towards her as well. The two briefly hugged. It was in the moments of crisis, that small towns like Mystic Falls, showed its strength. The benefit of a small community. Bonnie and Scott were just acquaintances. Scott attended Mystic Falls High the same time her father did, he always saw her hanging around the Grill, etc. ''What happened?'' Bonnie asked, breaking the short hug filled with empathy.

''Damon lost it. He drank too much, I guess.'' Scott told her. ''Out of nowhere, he started fighting with Matt. Unprovoked. We called the police. By now, he's probably arrested.'' He looked at his watch.

''Good.'' Bonnie commented shortly.

''Look Bonnie, I love the kid. But I really can't stay...will you?''

''Absolutely.''

''Okay, great. Just call the Grill's phone with any updates and call Matt's mom.''

Matt's mom, Bonnie gulped. That's right, Matt was still telling everyone his mom was home, taking care of him. Otherwise, he would have been put in a foster family and he didn't want that. Little bit of Stefan compelling people, little bit of good ol' lying and they've been pretending Matt has a family in town for almost two years now.

No one of them ever thought of this situation. When Matt's ends up in a hospital and a parent is called. Because people rarely think of bad scenarios, even people like them. She stood there for a couple of seconds, panicking about Matt's mother situation, but then she let it go. Deciding to find out how was her friend doing first. She rushed through the door of the emergency room, followed by Klaus, who still hasn't said a single word. And she was grateful for that.

''Matt Donovan?'' She asked the first nurse she saw. ''I'm sorry?'' The nurse was confused.

''18-year-old, beaten down.'' Bonnie gave her Matt's current description.

''He's getting checked by the doctors, you can wait here. Someone will come talk to you soon.'' She said in a monotone voice, before she walked away.

Bonnie sat down in the first chair she saw. Only then, when she finally stopped moving did all the unbearable heaviness of this situation sank in. She noticed she's shaking a little and her heart was beating a little fast, but she couldn't help it. She was a human, a bit extraordinary, but still human.

And she was scared. So scared.

''Water?'' For a second, she even forgot Klaus was there. She found herself being able to forget everything. Everything besides Matt. His words were echoing her mind and her worry for his well-being grew constantly. ''Yeah.'' She answered weakly and then watched Klaus walked over to water machine to get her a glass of water.

She stood up again. Sitting down made her too nervous. She began pacing back and forth, unable to calm her nerves. Klaus walked up to her, holding a plastic cup filled with cold water. She drank it all in one sip and then threw the cup away and began pacing once more.

Beside them, there was only one other not staff member in the waiting room. It was close to midnight and decent citizens of Mystic Falls weren't in places like this. Bonnie wished she wasn't in a place like this. She was completely zoned out when Klaus grabbed her arms making her stop. ''Calm down.'' He said staring into her green eyes.

''It wasn't suppose to be like this.'' She said weakly, almost whispering. ''He shouldn't be in a hospital. We shouldn't be dealing with assholes like you.'' By that she meant vampires, he knew. ''We were suppose to be ordinary. Dramatic, confused and regular teenagers. We were suppose to be happy.''

Matt meant so much to and feeling partially guilty he got hurt trying to warn her about something, was killing her. Klaus saw that, everyone there saw that. She was beating her up over this. So he pulled her in, strongly and crashed his lips into hers. She needed a distraction, something to calm her and he gave her just that.

There was an initial meeting of lips followed by a passionate warmer melting under this congress. At once their mouths were moving in concord, as though they couldn't get enough of each other, as though to devour each other with their lips, mouths, and tongues would be the only way to express what they felt. Bonnie was losing herself in him. It felt like being under a spell, giving the complete control of the action into his hands. She put her arms around his neck and her hands into his beautiful, soft blonde hair. In that moment, he was only thing she need and she felt...completely his.

''Bonnie?!'' Much like a sudden stab in the back she got from Rebekah not to long ago it felt to hear his voice. Bonnie pulled away from the passionate kiss and truly felt like falling off the cloud when her eyes met her father's. He was disappointed and angry. Everything inside her crushed and she wanted to disappear.

Author's note: Sorry for the hiatus, guys. I have a lot of exams coming up because unfortunately it's that time of the year again. Thank you so much for the reviews and please leave them again. I'm thankful for all the old and new favorites and followers, but there's something super special about your comments. I love to hear from you, so feel free to let me know how you felt about the long chapter you just read.