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Chapter 23
Alexander snarled as he sank his fangs into a young woman's throat. He was furious that Anna's so called Magic didn't work. He was in over his head and he knew it. He drank deeper but suddenly lost his appetite. He pulled back from the strange girl and she met his eyes. She was nowhere near in danger of being drained but Alexander snapped her neck tossing her body aside as he moved back to his motel for a shower and a talk with Anna. He smiled as he kicked the dead corpse down the hill into the waiting mounds of dirt. Let the original clean it up was his motto tonight, however he was under no circumstances down on his try with the doppelgänger. He would have her and then for good measures he would drain her dry in front of her original for spite.
Elijah ran his hands through his hair as he looked down at the sleeping Elena. He was furious that she had put herself in harm's way but in a sense was grateful that she loved him enough to do so. He sighed as he pulled the covers closely around her and kissed her forehead. He had so much he needed to talk with Natasha as well as Bonnie. Finding Natasha was a Bennett who had come as much a shock to him as it had Bonnie and he needed to know more about what he was up against. Elijah checked the windows before moving silently out of the door of Elena's room. He knew the spell was strong and quite capable of keeping Elena safe and for that he felt some ease as he silently left the room. He made his way down to the kitchen where Bonnie and Natasha were sitting on the sofa. As soon as Elijah entered the room Bonnie and Natasha's head snapped up.
"How is she?" Bonnie asked Elijah as she handed him a cup of tea before he took a seat across from them.
"She is resting peacefully. Thank you to both of you for saving her" Elijah replied to them meeting their eyes.
"Of course" Natasha said smiling at him.
Elijah eased into the chair and took a sip of the hot tea before turning his eyes back to Natasha and Bonnie.
"I assume you are going to explain how you are a Bennett?" Elijah asked Natasha calmly.
"Yes" Natasha said as she sat her cup down and turned to Elijah and Bonnie.
"It may seem confusing at first but I hope you will understand" Natasha said pausing for a moment.
"I am one hundred and fifty years old. I am the aunt of your Grams Bonnie" Natasha said to her.
"Gram never mentioned she had an aunt" Bonnie said confused.
"No I suppose she wouldn't, truth is to all who knew me I had died" Natasha said simply.
"But why fake your death?" Bonnie asked.
"It was never my intention to do so. I was once a good witch in the sense. I never hid from my gift and truth be told I was naive. I began to grow hungry for more power feeling that I was limited with what I had. I knew the Bennett line was a strong witch line but I needed more. I didn't want to be tied down to good magic as you would say. I decided to play my hand at dark magic. Turned out it was more than I was expecting. I cast a spell that would forever change my fate" Natasha said glancing at Elijah and Bonnie.
"I had decided to cast a spell to make myself ageless. I didn't realize the power I was taking to do so. I casted the spell and without knowing fully what I was doing I stole another Bennett's power in the process. After I had finished the spell I came to realize what I had done. I chose then to fake my death and slip away. It was a coward thing to do I know. I have lived one hundred and fifty years with what I had done and I decided to make the wrongs right. After I had come into contact with Alexander I was still in my own right not myself. I had every intention of helping Alexander in order to stay young. What I didn't know was that the doppelganger was friends with a Bennett. It was then that I learned of the originals and what Alexander was planning aside from what we had discussed. " Natasha said taking Bonnie's hand into hers.
"So why the change of heart" Elijah asked this time.
"I have had a long life to see what I have done wrong and for once I wanted to make right what I had so foolishly done in my past. I know that I have done horrible things but I am finally ready to make the right choice and give up my dark magic in hopes of helping where I can. Once I have done what I can I will un do the spell I casted so many years ago and finally be free" Natasha told Elijah and Bonnie as a calm soothed over her.
"You will undo the magic?" Bonnie asked confused.
"Yes, when I have made things right I will undo what I did" Natasha said to her smiling softly.
"You would die?" Bonnie asked stunned.
"Yes, Bonnie I would. It's the way it's supposed to be. Balance needs to be restored and once I am done making sure of that then I can go" she said softly.
"There is so much I want to know and learn, you can't just go" Bonnie said tears stinging her eyes.
"Bonnie sweetheart, I will do everything I can to teach you the right way of magic the same way I taught grams, even if I didn't follow it. You will be prepared beyond your understanding I promise you" Natasha said wiping the tears from Bonnie's cheek.
Bonnie sniffed and wiped her eyes taking Natasha's hand into hers. She had felt so alone since Grams had died and the only person she had left would be leaving her soon as well. Maybe Bonnie could make a deal with the spirits to keep Natasha with her at least for a while until she was ready and prepared for whatever the future had in store for her. Bonnie looked to Elijah who was thinking deeply on what Natasha had said. Even though Natasha had lied to the original she knew he understood why. Elijah's head suddenly snapped up and he looked to Bonnie.
"Elena is awake, I'll be a moment" he told her and moved quickly upstairs.
"I'll make some food, I'm sure Elena will be hungry" Bonnie told him and stood to move to the kitchen.
"I'll help" Natasha said smiling at Bonnie.
Elijah moved into Elena's room and saw her sitting up in her bed with a fearful look on her face.
"Elena love are you alright?" he asked her concerned.
"Something is wrong" Elena told him meeting his eyes.
"Are you ill?" he asked moving to take her into his arms.
"I don't know" Elena told him as she moved her eyes to his.
Elijah wrapped Elena into his arms but seemed to notice Elena's eyes were glued to the corner of her dark room. He moved his eyes as well but saw nothing.
"What do you see?" he asked her touching her cheek softly.
"Esther" she whispered.
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