Damon and Stefan had been fighting heretics relying on Jeremy Gilbert and Alaric as back up and Damon was ashamed to say Gilbert was a great assist. He had learnt things on his travels useful things that allowed them to hurt the Heretics without getting too close. Damon was excited to try some of the toys out on Bonnie. Though the thought currently pang'd his chest.

Now returning to the boarding house Stefan sat beside him in the front while Alaric awake also leaned on the window in the back. Jeremy asleep out of habit resting against him.

"What am I gonna do Stefan"

"We're gonna get them back brother"

Damon nodded. Gripping the wheel tight he looked back to Alaric who was still stoic in the back but bit back his tongue not knowing what to say.

"Caroline, said she has a theory" said Stefan nodding

Damon raised his eyebrow. "Whatever it is. It can wait we've got Kai tied up in the basement all we need is for him to reverse the spell"

Alaric looked at Stefan but said nothing. Communicating what Stefan already thought to be true. It was likely that Kai had probably bled out in the state Damon left him in. Stefan sighed. "Damon" "No Stefan. Take down your Hero hair because until that Canary sings we're no longer the Salvatore brothers, we're the executioners and that goes for you to Rick "Damon swung the Car, violently to shake Jeremy " You two Jerry" "God Dammit Damon" Said Alaric smacking the Vampires head rest in his frustration. Jeremy satisfied with Alaric's outburst closed his eyes and nodded his whatever's. While Stefan grinned at-least he'd gotten Rick to respond.

When they got to the boarding house they distinctly noticed a lack of Caroline. Damon groaned hearing a heavy heartbeat and the scent of blood. "Donovan That better'd be you or else somebody's getting the shiv" Said Damon almost playfully. When a bruised Matt fell from the closet Damon nodded grinning at his guess. Stefan ignored him squatting down to offer his blood knowing that when Matt came too he would hate him. "Don't do it Stefan, pretty boy here. Will be out of commission for twenty four hours trying not to die. Get him an aspirin and send him home" said Damon listening for Kai's heartbeat. He heard two. Elena and Bonnie. No third , he raced to the cellar.

Kai wasn't inside and drawn in his blood a smiley face.

The next Day

Alaric and Stefan had been inside Elena's head all morning. Filling her in , gossiping. All the while Damon could not bring himself to do it. They had moved them inside the boarding house to protect them and while Lucy Bennett was a hard woman to reach he was hopeful his associates could find her. He savoured the warm bourbon as it slunk down his throat. He sighed wondering what she dreamt about. If like in the prison world she had nightmares ? He clenched the glass a little too tight. Angered now that he had just got Bonnie back too lose her all over again.

In the Chrysalis

Bonnie heard Damon's husky morning breath as he sang Gabrielle Dreams. She watched as he danced around the kitchen busying himself as he whipped up a ceremonious amount of pancakes. The boarding house kitchen looked so lived in , there where fridge magnets for gods sake. Pictures , sippy cups and she looked around a small hurt in her chest knowing children would forever be out of the question.

"daddy" A small child phased through her and looked round at the intrusion. "Good morning Eden he said turning off the fire to scoop up the little girl in his arms and kiss her on the cheek. Bonnie choked back a sob. Eden was always going to be her daughters name.

And a part of her registered that perhaps this was her life not Elena's. She tried to ignore the guilt that tugged at her relief but she found a place to stash it while she watched Damon play with the little girl. He struggled doing the high chair straps but then gave up as he flicked the girl under the chin. "You wont tell your mother will you little Edie" He said with his smug grin as he cocked his head to the side. She chuckled at this her little curls bouncing.

"You know Dad.. you can't surprise mom with these cheesy pancakes. She's practically eats these everyday" said a teenage looking girl appearing behind Damon sat perched on the counter. Damon jumped and turned too his daughter with a half glare. "Estafania ! Shelly Marie Lavieu , witchy Junior ! I'll have you know this is your gift to your mother not mine" She simply sniggered taking a bite out of a pancake. Bonnie marvelled taken aback at the girl she was beautiful. Tall and amazonian like Lucy with paler skin and curly dark hair her eye's a pale green.

"The line can continue" Bonnie turned to see Emily Bennett behind her with a small child in her arms. "What is this" Bonnie said feeling her anger in the back of her throat, threatening to cuss out her ancestor. "The future" said Emily switching the child's position so that they rested against her chest. "Vampires can't have kids"said Bonnie angrily "I said I'd move the stars for you and I will.. This is the future you'll be going back to and fighting for ..so I need you to want it" Bonnie turned back to the picturesque family scene and nodded. I do. she said a loud.

Heretics

Lily looked at Caroline with distaste. The pretty eternally young blonde with sad blue eye's. Nora one of her children said she had seen her with Stefan and now here Enzo was pleading with her not to send her severed head back to her sons. Of course she'd hand deliver it , she didn't trust these modern couriers to deliver such an important gesture.

Caroline in turn was extremely intrigued by Lily, she could feel her eye's on her at all times. "What is it ?" She asked finally tired with the staring. "Damon definitely get's his eye's from you but you're all Stefan I mean. He's all you from the clef in the chin too your brow when you're brooding! It's so-"

"Well obviously she's there mother" Said Nora already tired of Caroline's voice. "Lily turned her back on the bickering children and smiled to herself. Surprised at feeling somewhat tickled that her sons resembled something of her. Though she quickly sobered up when she saw Bo's sneak into the kitchen.

"Bo ! Where is your brother ?" She asked. Bo looked at Lily with a succinct loss before he continued on past the kitchen and up the stairs. Of course he couldn't say Malcolm was dead. Bo was a mute. But she had understood what his eye's meant. "Enzo if you suggest we don't send her head in a box what do you suggest."

"Take the Boarding house, I don't believe the deed is in anyone's name and if it is all you have to do is kill them-

"Enzo-

"Do you want too see Stefan again you bloody Moron" Enzo hissed.

"Also you need the space I walked in on Nick and Nora

"It's Mary-Louise" she coughed walking in and taking Nora's hand.

"That one and that one twice the other day- I also know for a fact that it would be a major blow to Damon and Stefan who until Kai couldn't even step foot through the door" Lily nodded. listening with glass like eye's.