Elena finished sending a text to Damon with a smirk on her face. He had ignored the first one, but she was betting this one would get his attention. As she was closing her phone, she noticed the time. "Crap. It's almost 9!
"Which means?" Stefan asked looking at her with curiosity.
"Ugh.. I told Bonnie to be at my house early for the spell... She's probably almost there. I gotta go," she said, reaching over to give Stefan a kiss. "Ooh, and I need to make a pit stop at Starbucks. I promised coffee," she said, getting out of the booth.
"What are you girls up to?" Stefan asked.
"Remember how I told you that Bonnie was going to look for a spell to un-invite vampires? Well she found one, but it only works during the day since that's when you guys are supposed to be hiding in coffins or something," she said with a smile.
"Ahh. So that's what I'm supposed to do? Nice to know," he said returning the smile.
They headed out of the restaurant and Elena headed to her car. "So what are your plans for today? " she asked as she fished her keys out of her purse.
"Well assuming Damon's done fuming, I'm going to see if he wants to research some on werewolves….maybe even check out the Lockwood's to see if we can catch a trail," he said looking out into the distance.
"I hope he's alright," she said thinking of how Damon must be feeling. She still hadn't heard back from him yet and was betting he was probably on a drinking binge.
"It must be terrible, for both of you to be dealing with her back in town. But," she said, changing topics as she saw Stefan's face fall a bit, "You guys are pros at tracking and finding things out, so I'm sure you will find some good info to go on about either her or the werewolves. Speaking of…I should call Caroline later and find out what she knows."
"Good idea," Stefan said, reaching in for a hug. "I'll call you later. Let me know how the spell goes with Bonnie."
"I'll keep you posted. Love you," she said as she got into the car.
"Love you too," he replied as she started the engine and drove away.
Jenna opened her eyes slowly and let the light filter in. She was propped up against some uncomfortable pillows. She looked around in confusion and realized she was still at the hospital.
"What the hell?" she said, rubbing her eyes.
"Good morning," came Alaric's voice from her other side.
She turned her head, surprised at the sound. She smiled at him as she took in his messy appearance. "Apparently not so much for you. You're looking a bit rough," she said with a smile. "How long have I been out anyway?" she said getting serious.
"I think about a week now, "Alaric said scooting closer to the bed.
"What?" she said shooting up out of her seat. "A week! How..I…I passed out. Why did it take me a week to wake up?"
"You had a concussion that they weren't able to get to in time and they put you in a coma until the swelling in your brain went down."
"I can't believe it….hey, what about Elena and Jeremy? Are they ok? What's going on?" she said, moving around like she was going to get out of bed.
"Whoa. Easy. Stay there," he said, patting her shoulders slightly until she was back against the pillows. "Elena and Jeremy are fine. They're worried about you, but they are fine and healed up."
She closed her eyes in relief as she let the news sink in.
"How are you feeling?" Alaric asked as he let her wake up a bit more.
"Well despite the fact that I've been told I was in a coma, I'm doing peachy," she said letting out a sigh. "No but really, besides a bit of a headache, I feel fine. I'm just glad Elena and Jeremy are alright….where are they by the way?" she asked, looking around.
"It's pretty early at the moment , Jenna. They're actually still sleeping," he told her, not letting on that Elena was already up and busy with Bonnie on spell work.
"How do you know they're sleeping?" she asked in confusion.
"They stayed over my house last night. We had a little movie marathon and it was late, so I told them to stay. I felt responsible for them being safe since you're not at home," he told her as he took her hand.
"Rick. You're amazing. Thank you so much," she said, squeezing his hand.
"So what have I missed while I've been all comatose and such?" she asked after a moment.
"Where to start…" he said thinking of all the craziness that had happened around town.
"That bad?" she said, half joking.
"Do you want the good news or bad news first?" he asked.
"Crap," she said, laying her head back on the pillow.
But before Alaric could start telling her all that happened, the doctor came into the room.
"Nice to see you awake. Do you know where you are? And can you recite to me your name and year?" he asked, approaching her and getting his penlight out of his pocket.
"I'm at the hospital and my name is Jenna Sommers. And it's 2010. I have no clue what day of the week yet since I've been out for the count, though," she said sighing as the doctor checked her pupils.
"Correct," he said placing the pen back in his pocket. "But it was a good thing you were knocked out, as you put it, or you wouldn't be talking to me coherently right now. I'd like to run some more tests, however. I'm afraid I'm going to have to ask your husband to leave the room," he said with a slight nod to Alaric.
"Oh, no, no. He's not my husband. He's my boyfriend…" she said blushing. Alaric shifted uncomfortably and stood up.
"I"ll let you do your job," he said leaving the room. "Jenna. I'll be out in the waiting room."
"Okay. I await your bad news, good news bit," she said smiling at him.
He smirked at her as he left the room and headed toward the coffee machines. "Man, I need coffee like Damon needs blood," he murmured as he groped around in his pockets for some change.
Bonnie was tapping her foot impatiently at Elena's doorstep when she heard a car pull into the driveway. "Finally," she said, stepping off the porch and heading to the car.
Elena got out, reaching inside to grab two white and green coffee cups. "Sorry. Sorry," she said, holding out the coffee like a shield. "I got you a toffee nut mocha…."
"You're lucky I like you or I would have to hurt you for being up this early on a weekend, sans coffee…until now," she said snatching the cup out of her hand. "Thanks," she said, smiling and giving Elena a sideways hug.
"It was a long night and I got caught up this morning. Sorry," she said, walking toward the house.
"So are you going to spill or do you expect me to burst with curiosity? What happened?" Bonnie asked as they went inside.
"Well since you said the spell has to be done during sunlight hours, we should probably do that first," Elena said with a smile.
"The story's that long? Is it bad?" she asked concerned.
"Good and bad, I guess….." Elena said shrugging and taking a sip of her coffee.
"Alright. I guess it will have to wait. Let's do this then," Bonnie said, setting down her cup and going through her bag.
"Any room in particular? "Elena asked as Bonnie heaved a large book out of the sack.
"We can probably sit right here near the entrance of the house, but it doesn't matter. The spell applies to entering the house in general," Bonnie said, grabbing some candles and oil out at the same time.
"Thanks again for this, Bonnie. You don't know how much better I'm going to feel knowing that she can't just pop in at any time…no chance that we can make that permanent, can we? Like a never enter ever spell," Elena asked smirking.
"Or even a stake-a-bitch spell…" Bonnie said laughing.
"Any of those a possibility?" Elena asked sarcastically.
"Afraid not," Bonnie said. "Nice thought though. Just try not to invite her in and you'll be fine."
"Are you going to tell Jenna?" Bonnie asked as she set up the candles in a circle on the floor.
"What, that I have an evil vampire twin running around? No….but I don't know what I should do. I don't know if she'll be in more danger not knowing that Katherine's out there," Elena said looking frustrated.
"I hate to even suggest it, but maybe Stefan could compel her or something. Like tell her that she's not allowed to invite you in or something so that when Katherine shows up waiting to be let in, Jenna unconsciously denies her. I don't know," Bonnie said babbling off.
"Bonnie. You're a genius. That's perfect. I don't want her involved in any of this. It's a good way to keep her safe," Elena said happily.
"Don't thank me yet. It was just a random suggestion," she said taking a seat on the ground.
"I'll see what Stefan thinks….Ok, so what do you need me to do?" Elena asked, taking a seat next to Bonnie.
Bonnie took out a box of matched and lit the candles. Then she took the vial of oil she had and created a circle around them.
"Alright. I'm going to recite the incantation. What I need you to do is keep a clear picture of Katherine in your mind the whole time. Nothing else," Bonnie said, flipping to the right page in the book. "When the flame in the oil and candles blow out, the spell is done."
"Is this going to ruin the wood? Jenna might flip if she comes home to burnt wood floors," Elena said jokingly.
"Lucky for you, magic fire burns clean. No evil scorch marks," Bonnie said smiling. "Ready?"
"Ready," Elena said focusing on the candle and conjuring up the image of Katherine in her mind.
Bonnie began her chant: Kadishmal, Kadishmal. Parad-uce, Parad-uce…
While chanting, she struck the match and lit the ring of oil. The fire began a slow trek around.
Elena was focusing on Katherine and the last time she saw her. She had looked just like Elena. So much Elena was disturbed by their similarities. She couldn't help making comparisons between them as Bonnie continued chanting.
Kadishmal, Kadishmal. Parad-uce, Parad-uce…..
Still keeping her in mind, Elena tried to remember if there was any physical difference between them that would be helpful to know, but she couldn't think of one. Suddenly, the candles went out and the burning ring of oil disappeared.
Bonnie stopped chanting and looked pleased with herself. Taking in a deep breath, she smiled at Elena. "It's done," she said happily.
Elena smiled back. "How do we know for sure that it wor….." Elena started, but stopped as she felt a piercing pain explode in her head. She collapsed to the side and began screaming.
Random, but does anyone recognize Bonnie's spell? It was in a movie from a while back…(yes, I admit I'm super lame for remembering it) Clue? It's Egyptian, and I totally murdered the spelling probably. Too lazy to look it up. Anyways, read review and enjoy. Hope you're liking it. Cheers.
