Chapter 3.
Well, it's the weekend, I'm bored, and even though I posted chapter 2 about an hour ago, I want to start the next chapter NOW! Also a shout out to the FIRST person to review chapter 2! So THANK YOU TO:
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…and also to the person who I only just realised reviewed in SECOND place….
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BTW, I'm going to keep it as Elena's and Bonnie's POV for now, or until some one tells me to use Stefan and Damon's POV!
Elena's POV.
"ELENA! ELENA, WHAT IS IT?" The muffled yells of Shaz slowly came through, like someone yelling in the fog. I blinked my eyes to find that I had been standing in a daze with my hand clenched so tight I had actually crushed the phone I was holding.
"Crap," I hissed, holding the phone up for inspection, "the new iphone 4g," I whined. Shaz shook me by the shoulders.
"Elena! Who. Was. That?" She emphasised each word with a sharp shake. My eyes widened as I remembered why I had crushed my (brand new straight off the shelf!) phone. I growled as I remembered her laughter down the phone and Shaz immediately jumped back and reached for a big syringe full with a silvery liquid.
"Shaz, it's OK, I'm not going to hurt you. What is…oh my god! Is that vervain?" I nearly screamed as she held it out in front of her like a shield.
"Oh for god's sake; put the herb mix down!" I said as gently as I could. She examined me with a nervous eye before slowly putting it down on the bed next to her. I sat down on the bed and held my head in my hands.
"Oh my god, oh my god…," I mumbled into my hands. I took a deep breath and sat up, "OK. First of all… were the HELL did you get vervain?" I asked loudly. She walked over and hopped up onto the dresser next to the bed and smiled sheepishly.
"I've always had a batch stored in the basement since the last time Bonnie…graced us with her presence…" There was an audible pause before either of us spoke again.
"It was her…on the phone…Bonnie, she said she was on her way…here," I hissed and Aunt Shaz's face became noticeably paler.
"Oh. How long till…" she trailed off at the end of the sentence and I shrugged.
"Probably in the next day or two. I want you to use vervain as much as possible, OK? Use it in your tea and jewellery; I don't want Bonnie to jump you while I'm gone," I said, and Shaz's eyes widened to the size of golf balls.
"What?" She said loudly and I looked questionably at her. She scoffed at me.
"You're still going to school? When Bonnie could be here any minute?" She asked me while looking at me as if I were mad. I walked over and picked up a little silver locket I'd had from before I was turned. I flung the locket at her and she caught it neatly in the air. She brought her hand back down slowly, opening her fist and looking at it wide eyed.
"Put the vervain in there; it'll protect you," I said, smiling as her mouth opened slightly. She shook her head madly and I sighed while I rolled my eyes.
"You have to have it; it's the only way I know you'll be OK, Bonnie or no Bonnie," I said, and as I finished she smiled widely at me.
"Thank you," she said, picking the locket back up for inspection, almost stroking the metal. She undid the clasp and did it up around her neck and went to go stand next to the mirror.
"I love it!" She gasped. I smiled at her as she turned around.
"Now go, put the vervain in it. I can even show you how to make it into a perfume," I said as she went out the door. I heard her yell an, "OK!" As she sped down the stairs. I walked back inside and walked to the balcony. The warm air blowing my hair slightly in the breeze told me that summer was nearly over. I sighed as I thought back to who had actually given me the locket on my thirteenth birthday;
Bonnie.
Bonnie's POV.
As I walked onto the houses massive green at the front, I opened my eyes and I almost felt as if I was home again, as if nothing had ever changed.
*Flashback*
"Bonnie! Bonnie, come on! Lisa says we must get ready!" I heard Elena call from the front porch. I turned in my seat to see Elena waving madly at me. I smiled and rose from the bench in the garden, picked up my skirts and ran towards the house. I laughed as I tried not to trip over my skirts. Suddenly I ran straight into someone, bounced back but before I could fall onto the gravel they put a hand behind my back and held me there. I looked up in shock to find myself looking straight into the sharpest, brightest blue eyes I had ever seen, whether it be in real life or even painting. He smiled down on me and looked up at something and back at me.
"So, you must be the reclusive Bonnie Gilbert?" Blue eyes said with a slight grin. I heard the crunch of gravel and Elena sigh.
"John, thank you. Yes this is Bonnie, who should be inside getting ready with me!" She said, and her voice had a slight tone that I had never heard before. It was like it was… more girly and float-ish.
"Elena! I apologise for keeping you girls. I will be going then," John said, setting me right and bowing to us both before walking away.
"John! Will you be coming to the ball tonight?" Elena called after him; her voice still had that hint of breathiness. He turned back and smiled at Elena, and I couldn't help but feel a pang of jealousy in my chest; why wouldn't he look at me like that?
"Of course. If I didn't that would mean missing seeing you two as even more beautiful than you already are, and that is a rare thing to see," he said with a wink. Elena pretend-shock gasped while I just grinned at him. Suddenly something was tugging at my arm. I allowed myself to be pulled into the house and into my bedroom.
"Now get changed!" Elena half yelled (she never fully yelled) at me before closing the door. I drifted through nearly all of it but was brought out of my thoughts by someone calling my name.
"Miss Bonnie? Miss Bonnie?" One of the maids said gently, Marie I think her name was.
"Yes," I said, annoyed that I had been snapped out of my dreams so sharply.
"Oh, I was just asking which dress colour you would wish to wear," she asked shakily, holding up two dresses. One was a deep scarlet and the other was a light ivory-green. I thought for a minute.
"The green one please Marie," I said, running my hand over the silk material. She did a little bob, hung the green dress up and scurried out of the room to put the red one away. I held my arms up and she slipped the bodice around my chest and started to pull the strings. It was bad enough with the corset, but to have to go through it again with the bodice is near torture. After another five minutes or so of torture she held out the skirt for me to step into it and then fastened it up. She brought me to the table and drifted in and out of her brushing my curls and putting on lip stain. After it all was finished I walked down the stairs and I felt myself light up when I saw John at the bottom of the stairs. I grinned at him and he grinned back at me. I looked down to brush off my skirts, but as I looked up, I saw Elena breezing down the stairs with easy grace towards him as he held her hand and kissed it gently. She curtsied over his hand and walked out of the house smiling. The pang was suddenly back as I made my way down the stairs, and one of the maids looked at me with a sad, sympathetic look on her face.
"What," I snapped at her. She looked taken back and walked away quickly. I stepped out into the warm breezy air and sighed, already feeling better with the fresh air. I walked towards the carriage and was surprised to see John, smiling a warm, inviting smile at me.
"Bonnie, you look absolutely amazing," he said giving me another flash of his dazzling smile. I couldn't help but smile back at him.
"Thank you, you look very nice as well," I said with a nod, "where is Elena?" I asked.
"Gone to fetch her coat. After you," he held his hand out to help me into the carriage but suddenly a whoosh of baby blue came in front of me.
"John! Thank you for being such a gentlemen!" She breathed at him with her big blue eyes widening at him. He faltered for half a second before helping her in. Once she was seated he flashed me an apologetic glance. I looked down at my feet as I climbed into the carriage, and he closed the door.
Click.
*End of flashback*
Click.
I jumped as I heard a door shut in the house, and I concentrated on using my ears to focus in on where the sound had come from. It was leading down into the basement, and my nose told me that it was human. So this must be Aunt Shaz, I thought. I recalled Elena talking about her, how she was a distant relative but it was easier for us to call her Aunt. I recoiled as my nose encountered another smell that hit me like a brick wall. I hissed as I figured out what it was; vervain.
"Elena," I growled as I realised that she must have been the one to make the human wear…grow vervain for her protection. She was making it trickier to find a meal in this town. I walked to the door and silently undid the lock. As the door quietly swung open I stepped forward to walk inside, and was surprised when my foot made contact with the floor on the other side of the door. As my surprise wore off I fled up the stairs and round a corner and slowly opened the door.
"Hello Elena."
OK I KNOW ITS SHORT, but I just wanted to finish the chapter!
IT'S THE SUMMER HOLIDAY!
FINALLY! It's the first Monday of the summer hols, so it's like it OFFICIALY starts here! WAOOOOOOO!
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