Here's the next part folks. Let me know what you think! Thanks for reading.
As always I own crap.
The moon etched high in the sky and Caroline Forbes sat playing with the frayed pink rug on her floor whilst doing her best to hear out her best friend.
"So you're telling me, that Kol freaking Mikaelson drove you home and didn't attempt to hurt you in any way?" Caroline asked. She was still trying to grasp how the two had met and how their "friendship" had spurred from a night out to Bonnie saving his life. More than once.
"Okay cut me some slack Care, I didn't realize he was an Original until tonight." Bonnie exclaimed, her arms coming up to wave in front of her. Caroline raised her eyebrow, clearly not convinced.
"I don't know how, but seeing him tonight. It was like something clicked." Bonnie continued from Caroline's bed. "And then Esther told me her plot to kill them and I just couldn't do it."
"So you warned him? Bonnie Bennett, you do realize you just ruined Esther's whole plan. I thought you agreed that the Originals need to die?!" Caroline stood up, her eyes blazing.
Bonnie stared at her friend before standing up too. She tried not to focus on the blood and dirt lingering on her dress. "Caroline, you don't exactly get to judge me for feeling some emotion for them. Who was flouncing around enjoying Klaus' attention?"
Caroline looked down, "Fine! I'll admit I was enjoying it, but just a little bit! I still haven't forgotten everything Klaus has done."
The witch sighed and sat back down on Caroline's bed. Her whole body ached, screaming for rest.
"You need to be careful Bonnie. Esther is gonna come for you, even if what you say about Kol's intentions are true." Caroline spoke softly. "And we have our friends to deal with and how their only hope at destroying them was ruined."
While she was surprised to hear of the good opinion concerning the youngest Original coming from Bonnie (who hated vampires) Caroline would still support her friend. They've known each other for too long to allow some boy drama to separate them.
Bonnie smiled sadly, "He told me he'd protect me. But, you don't have to worry about me. I've come this far haven't I?"
The blonde laughed, nodding her head lightly. "Come on, let's get ready for bed. I am absolutely exhausted."
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Kol stood besides the wreckage of his car and tutted loudly. Klaus and Elijah were at the scene as well, but their incessant questions were giving him a headache. He already had to compel the two truck workers and the cops to forget that anything had ever happened. As a result, the humans went about their work behind him.
He shifted his feet, something wasn't adding up. Somebody wanted him dead, or they wanted Bonnie dead. So many people had come after his life over the years that Kol was done giving any shits. He was immortal after all.
Bonnie was a different story, even though her fiery courage against Esther and Finn made him smile to himself. Something was off about the whole night.
"The Bennett witch exposed mother's plot to kill us?" Elijah questioned. His dress shirt was rolled up and the jacket discarded.
Klaus snorted loudly, "She has tried to kill me multiple times. I don't believe that for a second. Perhaps this is Esther's way of killing us with the witch fooling us into trusting her, starting with our idiot younger brother." He all but snarled at Kol.
The younger Mikaelson stood his ground, "Bonnie is not a spy. If she was then Finn wouldn't have tried to kill her and she wouldn't have burned him alive!"
"And tell me Kol, if she killed Finn then how are we still alive?" Klaus said cooly.
Elijah shook his head, "Enough of this Niklaus, what has happened has happened. While I do not know of Bonnie's reasons for saving Kol, I do know she is an honorable person."
"Thank you!" Kol exclaimed. He turned his back to his brothers and eyed his car being loaded onto the ramp. Reaching a hand into his coat, Kol pulled out a cigarette and lit it with a quick flourish. He watched the smoke curl into the night sky.
What if Bonnie was lying? No, he could see the emotion behind those daring eyes. The way her heart sped up when his lips met hers. It was real. All of it.
"Kol." Elijah's voice boomed. "We must go back to the house. No doubt our mother knows what has happened."
"She is not our mother anymore Lijah." He replied.
Klaus closed his eyes, rocking back on his heels, "We were all fooled by her act. She never wanted us to be a family." A pained look was etched on his face and Kol realized just how much Klaus wanted to be accepted.
He had done so much evil to his family, he would jump at the idea of no longer being the outcast.
"Where's Rebekah?" He asked.
"She's up to her old antics with the quarterback it seems." Klaus replied begrudgingly.
Kol smashed the burning cigarette bud into his palm and briefly enjoyed the way his burning skin felt. "Let's see if she's still home then."
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Bonnie lay besides a softly snoring Caroline doing her best to fall asleep. After the two had cleaned up from the dance, the blonde promptly fell asleep.
She tossed and turned, feeling as if someone was in the room. Her skin prickled and she found herself looking behind herself anxiously.
Something wasn't right, Esther probably knew of Finn's death. Bonnie had called her mom and told her of her decision to not go through with the plan. Needless to say Abby wasn't happy. At least she knew.
The witch had chosen to be absent for so many years, she really had no say in what Bonnie did with her life. None.
Her skin prickled again and Bonnie sat up with a gasp. Caroline rolled over, "Go to sleep Bonnie." she mumbled.
"I'm getting some water." She sighed and hopped off the bed. Despite the house being warm, Bonnie tugged her cardigan closer, her whole body shuddered. The same sensation washed over her, but this time it was stronger.
She flicked the light on in the kitchen and jumped in surprise. Esther sat on one of Caroline's kitchen chairs, her hands folder in her lap.
"Hello dear." She spoke calmly. Bonnie took a step back, her mouth already opening to call Caroline.
"She can't hear us. You're still in bed, sleeping." The older witch said with a sly smile.
"What do you want." Bonnie said. She straightened herself, if this was all in her head then Esther wasn't here to kill her.
"Had I been aware of your connection to my youngest son, I would not have been so quick to trust." She leaned forward, "Tell me, how did you do it?"
"Do what?"
"Change him. I saw him tonight with you. You see, my son did not take the vampiric change well, he became a monster and kills others without a second thought. None of my children did. But tonight he was different. I realize now that you are different Bonnie Bennett."
"I don't know what you're talking about." Bonnie lied. Her heart was beating erratically now. Esther knew.
"It doesn't matter now." The witch sighed, "They will die just the same. Nature must be in balance."
Realization hit Bonnie, "I didn't kill Finn, did I?"
Esther shook her head, "No my dear. With Kol out of the loop, the spell was broken. It was intended for five people."
She gulped. Finn was still out there. Abby.
As if she sensed her fear, Esther let out a sharp laugh. "Don't worry about your mother. I assure you no harm will come to her. I'm not sure about you…" She trailed off.
Bonnie was suddenly knocked off her feet, her face hitting the counter on the way down.
"You have interfered with nature. The spirits will have their revenge."
She felt her body sliding back and she screamed out, trying to grab onto anything. "Get out of my head!"
A sharp pain filled her head and Bonnie gripped her head in pain. Esther stood up, her eyes burning holes through her.
The younger witch knelt into a crouch, the pain growing more and more. "Get out of my head you bitch." She shut her eyes and focused. Her mind pictured Caroline's sheets and the numerous amounts of cheer medals. Klaus' drawing sat on the window.
"This isn't over!" Esther yelled as the kitchen began to fade. Bonnie opened her eyes with a strangled cry and shot out of bed.
Caroline jumped and flashed to the door. "Bonnie? What is it?"
She collapsed onto the floor, blood trickled down from her lip.
"Oh my god what the heck happened?!" Caroline knelt down besides the witch and looked her up and down.
"It was Esther." Bonnie cried. "She was in my head."
Caroline stepped back, "If Esther knows, then what about Abby?"
Bonnie shook her head, "Finn's alive, and if he hasn't already taken her then I don't know."
"Ah crap." Caroline grabbed a coat and threw it over her pink pajama pants. "Stay here, I'm gonna go check on your mom. If Finn is out there he'll kill you."
"Care, if that's the case then I'm not safe anywhere!"
The two stared at each other before Caroline's eyes grew, "Unless…"
Bonnie shook her head, "Are you for real? I tried to kill Klaus and Elijah betrayed us!"
"You don't have a choice Bonnie. A thousand year old witch and original vampire are out to get you. The Salvatore's can't protect you." Caroline said and grabbed her car keys and wallet.
Bonnie sighed and scooped up her things as well, "You'll text me as soon as my mom is safe."
"Deal."
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Bonnie shivered in the cold, clutching her phone and praying to god that Klaus didn't answer the door. Before her hand could even knock, the door burst open. She openly sighed in relief at the sight of Elijah, who still wore a suit. She had a chance now.
"Miss Bennett. What a surprise. Please come in, you're freezing." Elijah stepped back and she tentatively stepped into the mansion. Despite their being a ball hours ago, the whole entrance was stripped bare. There were no signs that a dance had even taken place.
She took a deep breath, "I'm sorry for coming at such a late hour, but Esther wants to kill me and I think Finn is going for my mom."
Elijah's eyebrow raised, "And you came here for protection?"
Bonnie's eyes darted uncomfortably and she bit her lip. "I can help you kill her."
She was about to elaborate when Elijah's gaze moved past her. Turning around, Bonnie froze at the sight of Klaus leaning against a wall, a glass of alcohol in his hand.
"You may stay here only until Esther is dead. Then you're gone." He gruffly said before turning to leave.
Bonnie rolled her eyes at Klaus' rudeness and Elijah smiled. "You may stay as long as you like. However I am curious, why did you expose our mother?"
His gaze stayed fixed on her and the witch found herself looking away quickly, a blush settling across her cheeks.
"Ah, so he was right. Come, I'll show you your room."
Bonnie groaned inwardly at her stupidity and followed the older vampire up the stairs. He eventually led her into a spacious room where she couldn't help but stare. The walls were a lovely shade of blue, with flowers and trees painted on the sides. An enormous bed sat in the corner.
"Who's room is this?" She asked carefully.
"A guest room, we used to host many parties back then. They were good times." Elijah said with a hint of remorse. Then without a word he left the room, leaving Bonnie alone with her thoughts.
She set her small backpack onto the bed which contained what little of her own clothes she seldom left at Caroline's. Bonnie circled the room, opening empty dressers and eyeing the fancy curtains when a knock sounded at her door. She jumped despite herself, "Come in?"
Kol poked his head over the door, "Can I come in?"
Bonnie laughed and quickly recollected herself. Not many heard her laugh that way. "Yeah of course, it is your house."
He entered the room and smirked, taking in her pajama shorts and oversized black coat. Bonnie shifted under his gaze and pulled her coat closer.
Kol broke the silence then, "I must say, it is a pleasant surprise seeing you here."
"I didn't expect to see myself here either. But with Esther trying to kill me and…" She stopped and stared at him. "You knew I hadn't killed Finn. You knew and didn't think to tell me!"
Kol raised his hands in defense, "Bonnie if you knew then-"
"Then what? Then I wouldn't have beaten myself up for being a damned murder?!" Bonnie turned around, her eyes sewn shut as tears trickled down. She wasn't a killer. Witches weren't supposed to do evil. Kol stepped behind her and placed an arm on her shoulder. "Bonnie?"
She shrugged him off, "You should have told me Kol. Unlike you I'm not used to killing."
Surprisingly, hel took no offense to her dig and grabbed her elbow, steering her around to face him. "I'm sorry, I should have told you."
Bonnie's eyes opened in shock. Was he apologizing to her? His grip on her elbow was gentle, not demanding. Weren't vampires supposed to be evil? Her friends were an exception (excluding Damon because he was an asshole and everyone but Elena knew it) but Kol was an Original.
The whole family was known to be virtually insane. And yet she trusted him. Bonnie trusted him far more than the rest of the gang. And when she placed her hand over his, his eyes sparked with hope.
"If we're gonna trust each other I need you to promise that there won't be any more lying. People lie so freely to me. My parents, even some of my friends."
Kol smiled sadly, "People have lied to me my whole life, especially my family. I promise I won't keep anything else from you Bonnie."
The two stood in the overly large room enjoying the comfortable silence. Bonnie smiled and Kol smirked.
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While Bonnie and Kol's conversation took place, the two older vampires sat listening. Klaus stood up to grab a new bottle of bourbon, tossing the empty one aside. "You were right, there is something going on between them."
Elijah shook his head, "Of course I was right. Now we wait and see how long it takes for her to realize that our brother isn't what he tries to be."
Klaus settled back down in front of the fire, rimming the glass top. "Let's place bets on how long it'll take."
"Well… why not." Came Elijah's reply.
For anyone wondering why Kol appears a tad OC, I decided to make him alot nicer because in the show he was a narcissistic asshole and Bonnie knew that. Hence why the two never hit it off. I've seen so many fanfics where Bonnie just instantly likes him without him proving to her that he's not a monster and so I decided to take a different approach to the ship.