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Finn took a slow step forward, the moon illuminating his figure against the leaf scattered floor. "I don't know what you've done to influence her Kol, but our mother wishes to speak to her."
Kol rolled his eyes and smoothed back his hair, "She's not my mother anymore, that whole mother son thing ended when she tried to kill me."
Finn scoffed and continued taking step after step closer, with Kol mirroring him and placing himself in between them. Bonnie clutched at the tree behind her, trying to put as much space away from Finn as possible.
"Kol, I won't ask again. Give her to me, or her mother goes first. What's her name again? Oh yes, Abby." Finn spoke cooly.
Bonnie gasped and stepped forward, her fists clenched, "Like hell you'll touch my mom you bastard."
Kol laughed placedely, "Yeah... I wouldn't mess with her if I were you mate."
Of course, Finn wasn't moved in the least and cast a cold glance her way before vamp rushing straight into Kol, sending him flying backwards.
"You shouldn't have gone against your word witch."
Bonnie stood tall. She could take him on, her whole body was humming with adrenaline and fear. It wouldn't be the first time she took on an original. But before Finn could even touch her, he was grabbed from behind and both his arms snapped back.
He let out a cry in pain as Kol sent a clean kick into his chest.
"You don't have to listen to Esther, she just sees you as a pawn." Kol panted. "Finn, don't do this."
Bonnie didn't even know why he tried, his brother was at the point of no return. All she could see was determination in the older vampire's eyes.
Finn wasn't listening however, and he slowly stood up and reached into his suit jacket, taking out an object she thought she would never see.
Kol inhaled sharply, "Where did you get that."
Clenched in his brother's hand, was a white oak steak. Bonnie felt the air leave her lungs, did he mean to kill Kol?
It all happened so fast then. Bonnie wasn't sure what happened next, with their bodies moving at an inhuman speed in front of her. She blinked once, and suddenly Finn had Kol up against a tree. The white oak steak dangerously close to Kol's chest. Too close.
She was aware of her calling Kol's name, but everything was happening in slow motion. Then her arms were up in front of her, her voice uttering a spell she didn't know she knew.
Bonnie blinked twice then, and Finn was thrown from Kol, the white oak steak falling to the floor. She wasn't aware of what she did next, everything around her was a blur. But when Finn attempted to run at Kol once more, she did not hesitate.
As the older original reached for the stake again, his skin immediately lit on fire. He screamed out in surprise, his arms flailed on both sides and still he angled himself toward her. Was he going to kill her?
Somebody was yelling her name, pleading with her to stop. Was it Kol? She didn't know, all she knew was that someone had to put a stop to Esther's revenge, and she was it. Her chanting increased and the flames that licked his body grew.
His cries of pain began to die down. Finn toppled over.
Soft hands pulled at her face. Bonnie sunk to the ground, her dress stained with dirt.
Finn's body lay still. His face was unrecognizable.
Her breathing came out in unorganized rasps as she blinked in shock.
"Did I… did I kill him?" Bonnie whispered.
Kol knelt besides her, wrapping her shaking body into his embrace, "Shh it's all going to be okay."
"No you don't understand. Kol- I've never killed anyone before. I lost control. He was going to kill me and I didn't know what to do." She cried bitterly, her arms coming to wrap around herself.
"Listen to me Bonnie Bennett." His hand came under her chin, forcing her to look at him, "He was going to kill me, and then probably kill you. You were only acting in self defense. You hear me?"
Bonnie nodded mutely. She could feel the tears brimming, but she downright refused to cry in front of Kol. People watching her cry was a rarity, her Grams being the only exception. Jerkily rising to her feet and brushing him away, Bonnie wiped away any signs of crying from her face. "What do we do now?"
Kol rose besides her. He shrugged off his suit jacket and draped it over the shivering witch. "Now, we take you home- and check up on your mother. I'll deal with Esther."
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Bonnie leaned heavily against the window of Kol's sleek black mercedes, mindlessly counting all the trees that passed. Her whole body felt numb, her hands refusing to stay still. She pulled Kol's jacket closer, briefly enjoying the way it smelled.
His frustrated voice broke her trance, "No Nik, Bonnie saved my life, twice. I don't care if you two had a dispute. Esther isn't to be trusted."
He glanced worriedly at her, "I wish we'd have seen it coming too brother, wait for me. Esther will be at the site. I'll give you a call once I drop her off." He hung up the phone and turned to look at her once more.
"Why didn't you tell him I killed Finn." She asked quietly.
Kol looked away, his fingers tapping against the steering wheel. With a sinking heart, Bonnie realized he must judge her for it.
"I didn't see the need to tell him. He'll find out sooner or later." Came his reply.
"Do you hate me for killing him?" She wasn't sure what she would do if he despised her. They didn't exactly know one another, but they weren't strangers either.
"I could never hate you Bonnie." He said softly. "You've shown me more grace and compassion than anyone I have ever met."
She bit her lip, not quite believing him, "Kol, I just killed your brother. I'm kinda torn up about it, and you should be too."
He laughed, "Darling, Finn sealed his fate when he betrayed his family. None of it was your fault, you weren't even supposed to be there."
She still didn't believe him, with the way he precariously drove, his fingers never stopping the rhythmic tapping. He was brooding over something, she could tell.
Sighing to herself, Bonnie leaned against the cold window and shut her eyes. Maybe if she closed them, she could block out everything that's happened.
However, she didn't get very far as suddenly she felt the car lift off the ground.
"Oh shit-" Kol cried out as the vehicle spun upside down. Bonnie screamed, her hands coming to clutch at anything. Kol's hand shot out to grip her shoulder.
And then everything went black.
The car smashed onto the floor with a clatter of glass and twisted metal. The whole front end was twisted beyond repair, with smoke rising from the damaged vehicle. Kol blinked, his body burning all over. He reached over, trying to feel Bonnie besides him.
His jacket covered her face, leaving her hair sticking out in odd ends from under it. Her hands and dress were bloody.
He took a deep breath and listened for her heartbeat. She was still alive. Oh thank god.
With a pained grunt, he kicked open what was left of the driver door and crawled out. Broken glass crunched under his weight. It was a shame about his car, he had learned to love that thing.
Kol crouched down to retrieve Bonnie when a sound caught his attention. Twisting his head, his eyes scanned the dark street ahead of him. Trees lined both sides of the wreckage, and Kol doubted anybody had come from the woods.
Deciding to act fast, Kol ripped the door off and carefully scooper her body into his arms. Somebody was out there, and he didn't plan on waiting around to meet them.
The car creaked besides him and the hood erupted into flames. Yup, it was definitely time to go. He flashed away before they ran into more bad luck for the third time that night.
Her home was jeopardized now, and he doubted Abby could keep her safe. His ego would never allow him to step into the Salvatore house. He needed to think, she had other friends that weren't so obnoxious as the Salvatore brothers.
Ah yes, there was that perky blonde Klaus was so obsessed with.
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Caroline had had an eventful night needless to say. With Klaus' consistent attention and chivalry (which if she had to think about it, was very romantic indeed) and then the whole Original Family drama, she was worn out.
Slipping off her velvet heels, Caroline stopped in surprise at her bedroom door. Klaus had left her a note? She gingerly picked up the parchment, her fingers tracing the lines of his charcoal pencil.
He had drawn her beautifully, capturing all of her best traits in one single drawing. "Dammit." She muttered. He really wasn't making this easy for her.
Her ogling over his gift didn't last long; she nearly dropped the paper in surprise from a loud rapping at her door. It was nearly one in the morning and she wasn't expecting her mom until later. Shutting off the light, Caroline silently pattered down the hall.
What she saw was nothing what she expected. "What the hell?!" Caroline exclaimed as she burst open the door.
The youngest Original stood under her flickering porch light, with her best friend in his arms.
Blood stained his white dress shirt as well as what used to be Bonnie's dress. Kol sighed, "It's been a long night, and before you ask, no. I did not hurt her. Ask her for the details." And with that he gestured for her to take Bonnie.
Caroline bit back all the millions of questions she was about to ask. Like how did Bonnie know him? And wasn't he supposed to be the most unstable of the family?
"Okay no. First of all, I don't trust you. Second of all, I don't trust you. If this is some kind of trick to get me out of my house, you got another thing coming." She said, crossing her hands across her chest.
The original chuckled and placed Bonnie against the side of the door. Caroline was almost surprised at how gently he handled her, almost.
"I can see why my brother likes you. I have some pressing matters to attend to. Make sure she's safe, and call her mother, let her know where she is."
A soft wind blew across her face as he flashed out of sight, leaving the blonde vampire glaring into the darkness. She threw up her arms, "God I hate how cocky they all are!"
She lifted Bonnie up and quickly shut the door behind them. Who knows what the Originals were up to tonight, especially if Bonnie had anything to do with it. How the hell did the younger brother know her vampire hating best friend?
Tonight was just getting more and more interesting by the minute.
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