Bonnie and Rebekah followed close behind Klaus as they trudged through the woods, Rebekah stopping every now and then to pick up a plant or herb that her mother had requested.
With every passing moment Bonnie found herself becoming more and more at ease around the two Originals and she noticed that they were both so different when compared to their future counterparts.
Bonnie had not seen much of Rebekah in the present but from what she has, she thought her to be spoiled, bratty and bitchy but here she was nothing like that. She was a real sweetheart.
And as for Klaus? Well, there was a big difference. This Klaus didn't hold a psychotic look in his eyes but Bonnie guessed that the change had to do with becoming vampires along with the destruction of their family.
Bonnie was brought back from her thoughts when Rebekah came up to her and held something out in her had. "Here, you must try these. They are delicious," she said and handed Bonnie some of the berries (at least that was what Bonnie assumed them to be) that she held.
"Bekah, you truly are the only person to find those fowl things delicious," Klaus commented from the side with a look of distaste on his face. A look that made Bonnie very worried about what she was holding in her hand.
"Hush up, Nik," she scolded before turning back to Bonnie. "Don't listen to him. They really are nice. They have a very unique taste. Just try one."
Bonnie looked at the berries in her hand with caution. What were they anyway? Although Bonnie was quite in tune with nature, her knowledge of plants didn't go beyond what was needed in her witchcraft so she really had no clue what she was about to eat but was pleasantly surprised to find that it was indeed delicious. She tasted a combination of sweetness, sourness with some tanginess.
"These are really good," Bonnie commented and popped another into her mouth.
"Told you," she smiled to Bonnie before she turned and stuck her tongue out at her brother. "Nik is not very fond of sour things. That is why he does not like them," she told Bonnie.
Klaus rolled his eyes at his sister, but his smile still held the sense of fondness. "We should continue if we wish to be back before nightfall," he said to both the girls.
Rebekah turned back to Bonnie, "We will get some more of these on our way back," she promised.
The three of them continued their hike through the woods, this time Klaus walked next to them instead of in front of them and when Rebekah went to go pick some herbs a little way away, the two of them began to talk.
"How are you feeling?" he asked her and moved a little closer to her. "About the move. Surely it has not been easy on you," he added after noticed the very small expression of confusion to flash across her face.
"It is getting more and more bearable by the moment," she replied with warm smile.
"You have a beautiful smile," he complimented in a quiet voice. So quiet that Bonnie thought that he didn't mean to say it aloud.
Either way, the smile on her face widened (especially when she swore that his cheeks flushed red). Human Klaus was adorable. A word that Bonnie never thought she would associate with Klaus what so ever.
"Thank you. You really are sweet," she giggled and her hand rested lightly on his arm in a friendly gesture.
An adorably shy Klaus is a Klaus that she could certainly get used to.
Rebekah soon returned to them with a handful of purple flowers and a discreet smile. She had noticed the small exchange between Klaus and Bonnie. The young blonde girl was so happy for her brother. If anyone in this life deserved to find happiness it was him.
"There is only one more I need to get before we can return," she told the two of them before they set off once again.
Bonnie really didn't have much experience walking through the woods in a long dress and she found it a little difficult, especially when the hem of the dress would catch on to anything sharp sticking out. She'd never been much of a dress wearer in the first place. But when she lost her footing a bit on some small moss covered rocks near the water bed, it was Klaus that caught her before she fell.
"Are you okay?" he questioned, worried she may have hurt herself.
Bonnie nodded her head and let out a little embarrassed laugh. "Just lost my foot a little bit. Thank you for catching me."
"Of course," he smiled at her and helped her regain her footing then bringing his hand coming up to brush some fallen hair out of her face. "It does get rather slippery around this area. We have all done it at some point," he told her, his blue eyes twinkling with humour.
Bonnie found it cute that he was trying to make her feel less embarrassed about slipping. Such a gentleman thing to do.
The young witch still had trouble believing that this was the same Klaus. Apart from their looks they seemed to share nothing in common.
Elijah was still mulling over what he would do about his Bonnie situation. He knew that she had also caught the eye of his brother, Niklaus and although Elijah wanted to be happy for his brother, it was unfortunate that their attention had been caught by the same woman.
Elijah just hoped that Nik would stand strong against him because he had decided to take his father's advice and make his move on dear Bonnie and he would do whatever it took to win her heart.
When he would return home tomorrow, the games would begin.
Bonnie back to Tamara's and Godric's after spending the day with Rebekah and Klaus – or Nik as she now calls him.
"Alright, I have some questions that need answering," she announced as she walked up to them.
"And we will try to answer them the best we can," Godric replied with a friendly smile.
"Question one; did you know that I was related to Ayanna?"
"We did. In fact, Ayanna does have something to do with your task. There is something that she is going to do that she will need your help with. She doesn't know it yet so please don't mention this to her or Esther," Tamara explained to her. "It could damage things."
Well… that answered a lot of her other questions too.
Bonnie's thoughts drifted back to the time she spent with Rebekah and Klaus. She sighed before asking. "Why can't we stop them from turning? They seem so much happier here than they do in the present."
"There is too much history that would be affected by such a dramatic change, too many deaths that would be reversed, deaths that were meant to happen, and too many things that would remain undiscovered. A lot of historical facts aren't just learnt by uncovering artefacts, Bonnie but by vampires too," the female spirit tried to explain to Bonnie.
"It just doesn't seem fair that they have to go through this. They don't deserve it."
"I understand that you care Bonnie but think of it this way. If they don't turn then you do not have Elena to go back to. She exists because of the Originals and the curse placed on Klaus. Don't forget that."
The young witch's face dropped at Tamara's words but Bonnie knew she was right. Not just about Elena but about everything.
Time and history were too sensitive to be messed around with.
There was nothing she could do.
Sorry for the wait (lol I'm starting all my author's note on my updates with this! I've been really slack lately so sorry about that).
I'm kind of making my own human Klaus here so I'm going to make him an adorable shy and maybe a little awkward =D That's how I think he would be anyway. Don't ask why lol
I hope you enjoyed this chapter and please review!
Next chapter will have Bonnie/Original interaction, more Klonnie (like a lot more), Bonlijah, Bonnie and Bekah (I guess Bonnie/Original pretty much covered all those…oh well) and a scene between Bonnie and Mikael :O
Thanks to all of you who have either reviewed, messaged me, alerted or favorited!
And sorry for any mistakes you find. I was in a bit of a rush.
And because I've made you guys wait so long (and the chapter so short), here is a little preview from next chapter:
Bonnie stood off to the side with Rebekah as she watched the stare down that was taking place between the two brothers, both standing tall, fierce and proud and neither brother willing to back down.
Apparently there was some truth to what Rebekah had told her about both Klaus and Elijah having some sort of crush on her (which she found incredibly weird right now) and if the young witch's assumption is correct, they have both just confronted each other about it.
Bonnie turned to look at Rebekah and was a little shocked to see the amused smile on her face, turning to Bonnie her smile widened. "I told you they liked you, did I not?"
How could she be happy that her brothers looked like they wanted to murder each other? Is entertainment that hard to come by around here?