The room became filled with confusion as Caroline told her story. Bonnie sat in the corner with a cup of tea in her hands. She let it become cold as she dazed out while looking at the enraptured trio. The cold chill she felt froze her inside as she took in her tattered friend's look. From the outside, everyone thought she was shocked at the events, but in truth, Bonnie knew who had done it. Why, Kol? She chanted in her head as tears fell. The group hug that enveloped her only fueled the voice.
Kol strolled down the hallway, wiping his hands on his shirt. He ran lines threw his head as if he was an actor thinking of the excuses he would have to tell Bonnie. It irritated him immensely that she always worried about what was right or wrong in every situation, but he doubted he could have loved her if she was not as hard headed as him.
He listened for her heartbeat as he continued his pace towards his room. The sound of silence made him quicken his footsteps until he found himself at a full run. The panic rushed through his body, making him rip open the door, tearing off its delicate hinges. An intake of breath was all that came out of the gaping mouth of the Original. He rushed around the room looking for signs of a second attack until he saw the feminine handwriting of Bonnie on generic hotel pad.
"I'm okay. Just needed some space. Have cell~Bonnie"
Kol picked up the coffee table that the note was on and spiked it to the ground. The destruction did nothing to sooth his rage that had been only slightly diminished earlier. He cursed the air loudly before disappearing from the room in a hurry.
Klaus relaxed on his bed like a king, playing Angry Birds on his iPad. The Hybrids stood watch over his most mundane tasks, allowing a sense of security. The loud scuffling he heard outside of his door did not dent Klaus's concentration in his game. It was only when Kol kicked open the door and threw a hybrid heart at him he even lifted an eyebrow.
"Brother, we're still playing this game? It's our vacation," Klaus complained, kicking the heart off his bed. The stain would surely ruin his custom sheets.
"Where the fuck is she?" Kol growled at his nonchalant brother.
"What are you talking about?" Klaus said slowly enunciating each word.
Kol ripped the iPad away from Klaus's grasp, finally eliciting a reaction from his older brother; The soft groan as Kol chucked the IPad out of the window, more specifically through the window. The clattering of the falling object could be heard in the distance. Klaus stared down his brother slowly, cocking his head to side as his head shifted to his eyes, widening at the sight of his brother's growing rage.
"Now, Kol," He squeaked out before he had a blade jammed into his leg, causing him scream out. Kol smirked with satisfaction as his brother grabbed his hand to rip out the six inch serrated blade from his leg.
"Where is she?" he repeated in Klaus's face as they battled for control over the blade. Klaus tried to take it out, but Kol pressed in so deep that they both felt it graze against the bone.
Klaus let go of the handle to punch his angry brother in the face. Kol fell back off the bed, sliding against the floor. Klaus quickly whipped the offending blade from his thigh into the wall with so much force, it created an impact crater. Klaus launched at his brother, jumping from the bed to kick him in the face. The kick missed as Kol rolled over, grabbing the blade form the wall to slice Klaus's face. Klaus grasped his face and Kol spit out the loose tooth from the punch. The brothers circled each other as like animals, growling at each other before attacking each other.
Klaus threw his little brother back and forth like a rag doll as Kol tired to fight back hopelessly. Kol grabbed onto Klaus's shirt, ripping it in the process and exposing Klaus's chest. Klaus threw Kol head first into the wall and surveyed the damage. He grabbed the remnants of his t-shirt and shook his head.
"Really?" He shouted at Kol as he lay on the ground, struggling to get up. Kol scrambled to his feet, stabbing Klaus in his foot and finally shifted the favor towards him. He grabbed Klaus in a choke hold, squeezing his bones into submission. The older brother struggled against the opposing force.
"What the hell is this about?" Kl;aus gasped out.
"You tried to kill her," Kol responded back.
"Kill her? I just wanted to test where the group was at," Klaus said, finally ripping free of Kol's grip. The originals looked at the wretched state were in glancing at each other with disapproving looks.
"What do you want to know?"Klaus said softly. As his brother explained the situation, skipping over the Caroline part, Klaus's face went through a myriad of emotions. An awkward laugh emerged from Klaus, making Kol glare at him until he stopped.
"Funny thing, I had nothing to do with what happened to your little play thing," Klaus chuckled while pacing about the room. "I told the Salvotores separately what I had hoped to do with the offspring and told them the deal. I was expecting for one of them to run back to Bonnie, but I wouldn't know how fractured the friendship was. How was I supposed to guess they didn't care about the Bennett?"Klaus confessed. He did little to hide how pleased he was at the development
"You and your fucking mind games…." Kol retorted, pinching the bridge of his broken nose. He didn't need to ask if it was the truth; the one thing they were after being released was honest. Kol looked at the time and was shocked that hours had gone by. Curses flew from Kol's mouth as he scrolled through his phone, looking for a missed call even a text from her. "Have you heard from those idiots?" He snapped at Klaus.
Klaus casually looked at his iPhone, looking through his various alerts when he came across a text that was received an hour ago from Stefan. His face paled at the message and moved to delete it before Kol saw it, but Kol had moved quicker.
"Give us more time, we have her:"
Kol grip began to slowly crush the phone between his fingers before Klaus put his hand over his lightly. Klaus took the phone away from him and squeezed his brother's hand.
"We'll get her together," Klaus reassured Kol. Klaus found himself feeling a slight pang of regret for his brother. He had managed to find the one thing he had always looked for and now he was a source of his pain once again. They had made a pact after everyone was let out to not cause each other discomfort. They wanted to be a family, no matter how dysfunctional they were. Klaus would never let them know how deeply it affected them when they needed him. He was going to make this right tonight. The siblings hopped in a car and made their way to the Salvatore's house. For once Klaus hoped that Stefan's good boy act would flare up.
Caroline had spent most of her time crying and vowing revenge in the last few hours. Bonnie felt like she was shrinking into the corner, as if she would disappear eventually. When Elena took Caroline to the shower and to get fresh clothes, the questioning began again from Stefan. He asked her again and again to recount the night and who she thought did it. Stefan was frustrated at the missing part of information that Bonnie was purposefully withholding.
"Who helped you, Bonnie? Tell me or I can't help you," Stefan demanded.
"Why do you need to know? It's not like he is a bad guy, right? He helped me and he is a friend," Bonnie huffed. She tried to maneuver herself away from the living room. It had become filled with so much tension that she was sure it was beginning to strangle her. Stefan stepped in front of her again, unaware of how little patience Bonnie had. She gave him an aneurism that made him crumble to the floor and rushed out of the room towards the basement.
Stefan rushed into the bedroom where Elena was taking clothes out for Caroline, shocking Elena. The couple had in the last few hours had so many little fights that it was driving them both insane.
"She needs to leave," Stefan told his apathetic wife. Elena looked at him with a scowl.
"Stefan, what the hell is wrong with you?" Elena shouted in his face. Stefan grabbed her shoulders so she would look him in her eyes.
"We have more to lose than any of them. Why are you risking out family for her?" Stefan asked.
"She is our family or did you forget that? We owe her this," Elena spit back.
"We owe our children more. You of all people know what it's like to live without parents…that's if they even survive whatever is after Bonnie," Stefan scoffed.
The slap resounded in the room that once held a happy couple. Elena shook her hand in pain as Stefan clutched his cheek.
"Whatever, Elena. It seems like I am the only person who cares about our kids anyway," Stefan said while storming out of the room. Elena went to grab him to stop him from leaving, but he had already slipped away.
It hurt to even think of her parents 'death, all the memories flooded her brain with doubt. It obliterated all of her conviction, making her just as scared and alone as she was when her parents died. She went over to the nursery to look at her angels. She stroked them in the crib and went back to the room. Elena bit her lip in agitation, struggling to have the bravery she once had.
The sound of the door opening alerted them to the late arrival of Damon. Elena and Caroline could hear the brothers yell at each other from upstairs and even Bonnie ran back up from makeshift sanctuary to see what was going on. Damon stopped his insults back at his brother when Bonnie entered the room. He rushed over and hugged Bonnie squeezing her a bit too hard in his excitement. Bonnie did not feel joy from his hug, not even comfort; it felt the same as when she touched Stefan the first time. Bonnie pushed him away still holding her poker face. Stefan was taken aside by Elena again as they argued about his behavior.
"Bonnie, I'm so happy you are alive. I was so worried," Damon quickly said.
"How could you be worried? Did Stefan call you?" Bonnie asked, slowly backing away from him.
"Yeah, umm…yeah. He texted me," Damon stuttered out. It was when he finally calmed down did he notice Bonnie's standoff behavior. He squinted his eyes at her and stepped forward and once again Bonnie stepped back.
"Stefan is far worse than me, so why are you afraid now?" Damon stated, scaring Bonnie even more. Damon walked off to talk to Caroline, leaving a shaken Bonnie. Bonnie looked at her phone again and tried to send another text to Kol.
"Your witch has a thing for danger," Klaus pointed out. "She lives in Mystic Falls, is friends with Elena, and sleeps with you. She definitely has a fetish."
"Not now," Kol said annoyed. The time for small chat was over in his mind. "Go faster," Kol demanded for the fifteenth time since they had gotten into the car.
"As much as I like being pulled over or crashing this car, it would make things move slower," Klaus gleamed back.
The sound of simple bell of an incoming text spurred Kol into a frenzy looking at his phone.
"At Elena's. Don't worry~Bonnie."
Kol was pleased for once at his brother's intelligence; of course Bonnie went to the one place that he asked her not to. Kol furrowed his brows, closing his eyes to imagine how many different ways he could kill the group.
"I'm sorry," Klaus whispered under his breath. Kol thought he was dreaming for a moment, hearing those words uttered from Klaus. "I'm happy for you." He continued.
"Thanks…" Kol responded quickly.
"I could have at least have given you a heads up, I mean," Klaus added. Kol chuckled at his brother's negating statement.
"Well, I'm sorry for Caroline," Kol admitted for the first time.
"What the fuck did you do?" Klaus shouted at the smirking passenger.
The shouting made the car drive go faster and once they abandoned the car to rush through the woods, Kol found himself staring at the home that held his beloved.
"Bonnie!" Kol shouted at the house before his brother could stop him.
Inside the house everyone became still as they heard one of their enemies' voice. Bonnie made an effort to speak, but Damon covered her mouth in an effort to keep her safe. Elena rushed upstairs towards the nursery. Caroline found herself in shock from all she had been through, unable to move.
Klaus glanced over to his frantic brother who circled house. He grabbed him when he came close and pointed to the rocks. Elijah did have some good tricks, even Klaus could admit it. The assault rocked the house to its core. Kol blasted out each window with precision as his brother took a back seat to it. Among the screams, a single voice rose above them all.
"Stop, I'm fine," Bonnie shouted from inside the house. Kol bounced back against the extended boundary set up to prevent any supernatural being from within a hundred feet of the house without permission. Everyone in the house looked at Bonnie with piercing glares. Bonnie finally began to realize how unsafe she really was.
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