Today was that day, that day that everything in Bonnie's world would change. Bonnie had been nervous all day and couldn't take her eyes away from the clock that was endlessly ticking on the wall in the kitchen. She hadn't seen Kol since yesterday morning but Bonnie thought that that was probably a sensible thing to do because she definitely didn't want to break down in front of him and reveal what she was going to do, he would only try to stop her. The young witch couldn't stop pacing up and down the hallway in her home, every so often looking at her reflection in the large silver mirror. She couldn't help feel that she was disappointing her grams, after all her grams didn't like vampires and had warned her to stay away from them. Bonnie couldn't help but think about the voice she had heard inside her head last night; the same sentences of `you can't' and 'it'll kill you' were being played over and over again like a broken record. But Bonnie knew she was doing the right thing, she knew Kol was her soul mate and she had promised herself that she would never ever let anyone hurt him even if it killed her.
3 hours later
Finally the clock struck 8pm and Bonnie gathered her things from the sofa and pulled on her coat as she rushed out of the front door in the direction of the woods. The trek through the trees seemed to take a lifetime to Bonnie who was now terrified that Elena and Caroline would hate her forever for what she was about to do. 'But they've done things behind my back right? Things that hurt me but I always forgive them' she said to herself nervously.
As Bonnie neared the clearing the voices ahead became louder and louder along with the sea of flames rising around who she thought were Esther and Finn. Bonnie stopped at the edge of the trees and his in the shadows evaluating the scene before her. To her right stood Elena, Stefan, Damon, Caroline and Alaric. There in front of her, standing in the middle of a large star symbol with flame torches stood around them, was Esther and Finn. As Bonnie looked to the left she saw three tall and muscular figures coming out of the trees to stand opposite Esther. Bonnie's heart literally skipped a beat as she Kol, he didn't look scared or worried at all, in fact he looked handsome as well as ruthless with his leather jacket and tight black shirt. Bonnie watched Kol as he walked towards the edge of the circle, pacing up and down around the perimeter as the flames roared up in front of him while he kept his eyes fixated on his mother. "Well isn't this lovely" he spat at his brother Finn, "the favourite son ready to play sacrificial lamb whilst were out here. Oh you really are pathetic Finn". "Be quiet Kol!" Esther shouted at her youngest son, "You brother knows virtue that you could only imagine". "Oh enough mother, all this talk is boring me" Klaus chipped in as he wandered forward to stand beside Kol. "For 1000s of years I have had to watch you cause pain and suffering to those who have done you no wrong, I have felt the pain of your victims, shared the sorrow of their families along with feeling disappointed by you all. But now it is time, it is time that I repaid the earth and my sisters by undoing the evil that I created" Esther spoke confidently, addressing each of her children. Suddenly Esther turned and walked in the direction that Bonnie was standing, before stopping at the edge of the circle and holding out her hands towards Bonnie, "join me sister" Esther said softly as she smiled encouragingly at Bonnie.
Bonnie hadn't even realised that she'd been noticed but now all eyes were fixated on her, Elena nodding supportively and Kol looking almost heartbroken at the thought of Bonnie helping to kill him. Bonnie threw a quick glance in his direction as she walked closer and closer to Esther before finally taking her hands. By glancing at Kol, Bonnie had hoped to somehow explain things to him but she knew it hadn't worked, she could see the hurt etched across his features. "Help me Bonnie" Esther finally said as she squeezed Bonnie's hands gently. The young Bennett girl took one last look at the faces around her as she knew it could be the last. Bonnie turned her attention back to Esther and through gritted teeth she shouted "NO!" She pulled her hands away from Esther and took a step back as Elena ran towards her. "Bonnie what's going on? We talked about this yesterday you said you would help" Elena exclaimed with a puzzled look. Bonnie narrowed her eyes at Elena as she said "I know what I said Elena, but I lied, I can't do it, I can't help you". As she spoke Bonnie could feel Esther's powers trying to work inside of her, trying to use the power that was now building up within her body. The flames had now become a foot higher as the stars shone brightly in the black sky above. Bonnie knew that this was it. She started reciting the spell from her grimwar as she felt her magic fighting against Esther's. It was true, Esther was far far more powerful than Bonnie but the young witch had always known she was destined for great things. Bonnie felt her body tingling frantically as she focussed all her powers on Esther, her powers almost creating a shield around her that repelled Esther's. The whispers around her filled the air, many asking "what's she doing?" and "has she gone mad". But suddenly Bonnie felt her body becoming week, her strength diminishing as blood trickled from her nose. Her body began trembling as she fought against Esther. "She's going to kill herself" she heard Stefan's horrified voice say. In the corner of her eye Bonnie saw Kol struggling against Klaus as he tried to get to her, "Bonnie stop it" he was shouting as Elijah joined Klaus in holding their brother back. "Let her do it Kol, she's saving us all" Klaus shouted as he became infuriated by Kol. The blood began to flow from Bonnie's nose faster and faster, her knees became weaker as she felt her power build inside her one final time as she shouted the spell at Esther.
Suddenly the flames in front of Bonnie blew out as Esther and Finn disappeared from everyone's sight. Bonnie instantly fell to her knees, her body now no longer able to carry on. Everything around her became a blur; the voices were all mixed into one and became impossible to make any sense of. Bonnie's eyes became flooded with tears as her emotions overflowed. Her breathing became deep as she gasped for air, her hands resting on the ground as she tried to support her body. Kol had finally broken free from his brothers and had used his vampire speed to rush to Bonnie's side. He pulled her close to him as he rapped his coat around her shoulders, taking her face in his hands. "What the hell were you thinking of Bonnie?" he asked as he brushed some strands of her hair behind her ear with his thumb. "I was keeping you alive" she said as she threw her arms around him and hugged him tightly.
"Is anyone else confused right now?" Damon asked sarcastically as he and everyone else watched Bonnie and Kol consoling each other. "Bonnie what are you doing?" Elena asked gingerly, "he's an original". Bonnie pulled herself away from Kol before turning to face all of her friends. "I know he's an original Elena but I love him" Bonnie replied as Kol watched proudly from behind her. "But what about Jeremy? Your with Jeremy!" Elena said feeling angry at the thought of her best friend betraying her little brother. "Im going to finish with him Elena, I didn't intend for any of this to happen but it has and ive decided ok. Kol is the only one I want, the only one I love." Bonnie said as she tried to calm her friend down. "So you've been cheating on Jeremy?" Damon chipped in with an incredibly large smirk on his face. "Don't you start, at least I haven't been trying to steal my brother's girlfriend" Bonnie shouted. "Bonnie!?" Elena exclaimed due to her surprise at her friend's outburst. "Well its true Elena! We all know that he's in love with you, even Stefan can see it for god sake! but if you want to be with both of them then it's fine as long as you're the one that's happy right?". Elena stood in silence, stunned by what Bonnie had just said. "I've never judged the ways in which you find happiness Elena, so don't judge mine. All that matters to me is that Kol loves me just as much as I love him and I'm sorry if your disappointed in me but for once I'm doing something for my benefit and no one else's. I couldn't let you all kill Kol, even if it does mean that I have saved Klaus, because I can't lose anyone else I love." Bonnie suddenly felt Kol pulling her towards him before he pressed his lips to hers, passionately kissing her as the onlookers gasped in their direction.
"Promise me you won't ever do something like that ever again Bonnie, I can't watch you put yourself through that" Kol said as he pulled his lips from Bonnie's and looked into her eyes. "I promise" Bonnie said softly as she pulled Kol into a tight embrace. "Let's go" Kol said as he pulled Bonnie towards the exit of the clearing. "I will sort things with Jeremy, Elena,I promise" Bonnie said before leaving with Kol.