Bonnie awoke gasping for air. Her heart was again pounding in her chest. She realized that she was covered in sweat, but that didn't compare to the major headache she had. Looking around, she also noticed…her room? The last thing she remembered was fainting in her parents' room after reading that incantation aloud. She felt a rush of dizziness as she stood from her bed. The room stopped spinning after a moment and she continued to walk.

She carefully went downstairs in search of something to stop the pounding in her head. Reaching the bottom of the stairs, she realized that it was daytime. After grabbing the bottle of aspirin she made her way to the kitchen for some water. After throwing two pills down, she brought her cup up to her lips. Sounds of footsteps caused her to abruptly spin around. Her eyes quickly darted to the knives that were a short distance away from her.

"Bonnie?" The sound of her mother's voice caused her to halt her actions.

Her shoulders slumped in relief as her mother entered the room. "Mom, what-?" She struggled to gain her composure while talking.

"We got in late, we didn't want to wake you." She took in her daughter's appearance, not able to shake the feeling that something was wrong. "Are you okay?"

She ran her hand through her hair, contemplating how to answer. Forcing a small smile, she replied, "I'm fine, just surprised to see you back so early."

"Your grandmother is doing much better."

"That's great," She nodded

"Yeah, so why are you down here so early?"

Bonnie looked over to the digital clock on the stove. "I came down to get aspirin." She held up the cup in her hand.

"Are you sick?"

"Just a small headache." Before anymore words were exchanged her mom was making her way toward her. "Mom," She tried to protest, but her mom's hand was already on her forehead.

"Bonnie, you're burning up." She stated as a worried expression covered her face.

"I-I'm fine."

"Really?" She asked, disbelievingly.

"I'm going back to my room to wait for these aspirins to kick in." She made her way back to her room. Collapsing on her bed, she let her thoughts consume her mind. She didn't know what was happening to her. She wished she never read that stupid book. She wished she never met Emily McCullough. She wished she was never opened up to this world. She didn't understand why all this was happening now. She finally found a place she fit in and had friends. That could all go away at anytime now.

She couldn't shake the feeling that her life was about to get very hard as she drifted back to sleep.

Meredith walked through the halls of the boarding house. She stopped at one closed door. At first she wanted to just walk in, but walking into Damon's room unannounced had been a mistake she didn't want to make again. She raised her hand to knock before the door swung open revealing the vampire. He looked at her a smirk slowly covering his face. "To what do I owe this visit?"

"Can I come in?" He moved aside to let her enter. "Where were you going?" She asked in a cool voice, looking around his room.

"A man has got to eat." He drawled out. "So, it's been almost a century since we talked one on one. What brings you here?"

Meredith scoffed, "It hasn't been that long."

"Time moves differently when you live forever." He said, nonchalantly.

"You're the only one I know that hates witches as much as I do." She said, changing the subject. "Yet, you want to do nothing about the McCullough witch."

"First, I don't hate witches. And second, I don't think the little witch can do any harm to us even if she tried."

She watched his face carefully. "Still you would want to eliminate any possible threats." She stated as if she were solving a complex problem.

"You're not scared of one little witch, right?"

Meredith's face remained the same as she stared back. "No."

"Besides she looks like she wouldn't hurt a fly."

This time she was the one to smirk. "Do you like the witch?" She asked

"Have you been feeding lately?" He asked, sarcastically. "You're making no sense."

"That doesn't answer the question."

"No," He answered slowly. "I hold as much romantic feelings for her than I do for Sage." His smirk became present after she shot him a glare. "Are we done?"

"Yeah," She said softly before leaving Damon's room.

Bonnie opened her eyes again to be faced with a garden similar to the one she dreamed about before. She took a moment to appreciate the beauty of the nature that surrounded her. She jumped at the voice that called her name from behind her. She spun around to meet the form of Emily.

Emily's face soften as she noticed the change in Bonnie. "I'm glad you took my advice."

"I didn't really have a choice." She replied back. "What's going to happen to me?"

"You are now one of nature's greatest servants. You have the power to now protect the ones you love."

"Protect them from what?"

"The evil that's coming to Fell's Church." She said as if it explained everything.

"I don't even know what this 'power' is, let alone how to use it." She said, hysterically. "I did everything you asked, now I need straight answers. What is happening to me?"

Emily looked taken aback by the girl's response. "The incantation you read summoned the powers you were destined to have. Women in our family are given certain…traits. Many have accepted their gifts while others have vanished theirs, your mother is a perfect example."

Bonnie's eyes slightly widened. "Mom's a witch?" She whispered, surprised.

"She was meant to be, but she bounded her powers."

"Wait…bounded?"

"She gave back her powers, she's no longer consider one of us."

"Us," She repeated, numbly. "Witches,"

"Yes," She confirmed, "You now have power beyond your imagination."

She shook her head, all this information was taking a heavy toll on her. "Why me? I'm not the only McCullough."

"It's your destiny. Only you can defeat the evil that's coming."

"What exactly is this evil?"

"Vampires." Her response came.

Bonnie noticed the way her voice turned distasteful when she answered. "Vampires exist?"

"For over thousands of years."

This new revelation made her begin to wonder if it were possible to faint while in a dream. "Witches, ghosts, and now…vampires? I-I can't…this is too much."

"Bonnie you have to pull yourself together." She said in a soothing voice.

"Easy for you to say," She rushed out. "You're dead."

"Do you want to know how I died?" She snapped, "Vampires killed me."

"Oh God," She could feel tears stinging her eyes. "Why are you telling me this?"

"You have to know this. If you don't use your powers, vampires will wipe out our entire line."

Well, no pressure, Bonnie thought bitterly. "How am I suppose to stop them?" She failed at trying to keep her voice cool. "I'm just in high school. How can you have so much faith in me?"

Emily's face softened as she walked over to her. She placed her hands on each side of her face, forcing their eyes to meet. "You have to believe in yourself."

Bonnie began to sway from dizziness. "W-what's going on?"

"It's time for you to go back."

"No," She protested, her legs started to wobble.

Emily held her steady as she continued to sway. "You have to."

"But what if I can't?" She whispered before she felt her surroundings fade.

"You're not alone." Came the response of Emily and the last words she heard before waking up.

Sarah had remembered the ingredients to bind her daughter's power like it was yesterday. She saw her self as a scared teenager who just wanted to be normal again. Finishing up she poured the mixture into a glass. She observed the glass intently, proud that she should be able to pass it off as an everyday juice. She then heard Bonnie approaching and rushed to hide all of ingredients.

Bonnie hesitantly eyed her mother. She couldn't understand why she would keep all of this from her. The secrets of their ancestors both scared and intrigued her. She had to force a smile once she noticed her mom staring at her.

"Feeling better?" She asked, trying to hide her nervousness.

She only nodded in response. She was feeling considerably better than the this morning. Maybe the talk she had with Emily had help, or maybe it just made things worse.

"Here, you should try this." She extended the glass to her. "It might help with that bug you had."

Bonnie looked down at the glass. "No thanks, I really am feeling better."

"Well, you should drink it anyway." She insisted, "Even if it's gone, it could come back."

She nodded in understanding. "Okay, but mom I have to talk to you."

"Sure," She nodded, "But put my worries to rest and drink up."

The cup went to Bonnie's hand. Sarah watched closely as Bonnie brought the glass to her lips.

She knew that she was protecting her from a world of pain, misery, and horror. She felt inside that she was doing the right thing.

A/N: Sorry guys! This chapter took three rewrites until I was content. I hope you guys liked the Damon/Meredith part.

A/N 2: I'm so glad you all like the story. Now I'm letting you decide the villain of this story. Klaus, Katherine, Shinichi, or someone new.