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"So you're saying that you want me to try and find an old love interest of your dad's who is being protected by magic from beyond the grave?"

Lily was perched on the edge of Ella's bed, waiting anxiously as her friend set up all the necessary equipment for the spell. She clutched the bracelet tightly in her hand feeling as if somehow it connected her to Caroline.

She nodded vigorously at her friend.

"Are you insane?" Ella yelled causing Lily to look at her in shock.

"How am I insane?" Lily asked confusedly.

"My mum works for your dad and he will kill her if he finds out I tried to track down this girl. And I'm 17 and only just beginning to discover my powers. If this Caroline is being protected by witches on the Other Side, there is no way I will be able to find her. I'm not strong enough to break through the barrier."

"Please, Ella! We have to try. I owe it to my dad. He left Caroline because of me and I want to bring her back to him."

Ella sighed.

"Lily, you need to understand that it isn't your fault that Caroline didn't want him to find her."

"Whether it is my fault or not doesn't matter. Bringing them together again and forcing them to acknowledge their feelings for each other will make my dad so happy. He's raised me and I know that although he loves me unconditionally, he misses having someone by his side. A partner, a girlfriend or even a queen. If I can bring her back to him, he will at least be able to get some closure and move on with his life." Lily said although she doubted her father would ever move on from Caroline if the sketches she had found were any indication.

Ella frowned before sighing again in resignation.

"I will try to locate her but I can't guarantee that I'll find anything and I can't use too much magic or it might end badly for me. Do you even know what bloodline is protecting her?"

Lily bit her lip before whispering "It's the Bennett line."

"The Bennett bloodline! Are you kidding me, Lily? They're like the most powerful witches to ever exist." Ella exclaimed.

"I know, I know but you're a Deveraux. Surely that counts for something?"

"The Deveraux line isn't nearly as powerful as the Bennett's but my auntie, Jane-Ann, might be able to give us a bit of help from the Other Side. Lily, I'll do my best but I don't think this will work." Ella warned.

"We have to at least try." Lily said firmly.

Ella took the bracelet from Lily's hand and grasped it tightly, gesturing for her to join her in the circle she had made out of candles. Inside the circle was a map of the country and Lily was praying that Caroline hadn't left America in the last 18 years. Ella handed her a small crystal attached to a fine chain and Lily wound it around her hand. The candles were soon ablaze and Ella consulted her grimoire before closing her eyes and beginning to chant in Latin. Lily began to spin the crystal so that it circled the map over and over and over again.

An unknown pressure seemed to be gathering in Lily's ears making her want to hold her nose and pop them. The air surrounding the girls seemed to shift and turn cold leaving the girls shivering. There was a sudden burst of light as the flames surrounding them shot in the air and just as suddenly completely disappeared. Whilst this was happening the crystal in Lily's hand began to burn causing her to cry out and let it go where it landed a good distance from the map.

Then there was silence.

Lily sighed.

"Well, I guess that's that then." She admitted, completely defeated.

"I wouldn't say that." Another voice piped up from behind the girls, causing them both to turn around in shock.

Stood before them were two ghostly figures, smiling down at the teenagers who could only gape at them. One was a woman with long, thick dark hair and kind green eyes that seemed to sparkle and a wide smile. The other was a man slightly taller than the woman with a shock of dark hair on his head and deep brown eyes with a smirk dancing across his face. He had an air of mischief about him. Lily thought he resembled Elijah.

"Oh my god! Are you Kol?" She shouted at him.

"The one and only, darling. And you are my lovely niece, I presume?" Kol answered, winking at her causing the woman to roll her eyes.

Lily could only nod faintly completely speechless.

"And who are you?" Ella asked the woman inquisitively.

"I'm Bonnie Bennett. I'm the witch who has been protecting Caroline all of these years." Bonnie said proudly.

"Not to be rude, but what are the two of you doing here?" Ella said bluntly, crossing her arms and frowning at them. This was clearly not the way she wanted the spell to go.

"You're trying to find Caroline and we know where she is." Kol said smugly.

Lily's heart leapt but Ella cut in before she could say anything.

"I thought you were meant to be protecting her from being found so why are you trying to help us?" She asked.

Bonnie sighed.

"I've been watching over Caroline for the last 18 years and I know that she isn't happy, not truly. I protected her from being found by the Mikaelson family because I believed that that was what was best for her. I was wrong. I now believe that being with Klaus is probably the best thing that could ever happen to her and it will make her truly happy." Bonnie said gravely.

"How do you know this?" Lily piped up.

"She fell for him all those years ago and has fallen for him harder and deeper every year since. If she continues to run away from her feelings, I believe it will drive her mad and she will switch off her humanity. I cannot bear to watch her go through that."

"So have you young ladies got a plan in place to lure the blonde bombshell back to my dastardly brother?" Kol enquired.

Lily and Ella exchanged glances. They had a plan but it was risky.

"Yes. After we got her location we were going to go to her and try to persuade her to come here. I'm having a masquerade ball for my 18th birthday in two weeks time and I was thinking of reuniting them there." Lily said nervously.

"Ooh, a ball just like the one my mother had. They danced together all night, you know. I think my brother realised Caroline was quite special that night when she stood up to him." Kol said knowingly.

"I agree. I think that was the night Caroline realised that there might be something more to Klaus than meets the eye. He gave her the most beautiful dress to wear." Bonnie commented, her smile growing wider and she looked at Lily.

"So, it's a good plan?" Lily asked.

"It's perfect. Now we just need to tell you where she is." Kol said, glancing at Bonnie.

"She's living in New York and lives in an apartment near Central Park. Sometimes she sings at open mic nights in a bar around the corner from her address. It's called Bar American. If you fly out this afternoon you might be able to catch her tonight."

Lily and Ella exchanged a glance.

"Ah, that's the thing. My dad is not going to let us fly to New York by ourselves and I think he'd notice if we took the private jet." Lily said sadly.

"Not to worry, ladies. You can tell Nik that you're shopping in New York for a few days in an attempt to find a dress for your upcoming birthday party." Kol said confidently.

"Yeah and if you tell him Elena is accompanying you, then you wouldn't be alone either." Bonnie chimed in.

"Do you want us to bring Elena with us?" Ella asked.

"Oh no, I think Lily has the power needed to persuade Caroline to come here. Elena just needs to disappear for a few days. Maybe she could go to Florida and visit Jeremy." Kol suggested.

"Yes, I think its important Lily is the one to convince her to see Klaus again." Bonnie commented.

Lily began to grin at the thought of finally meeting the woman her dad was in love with whilst Ella squealed with excitement.

"I've never been to New York before! This is so exciting!"

As the two girls celebrated Kol and Bonnie began to glance upwards simultaneously.

"Well, as much as I have enjoyed this family reunion, Bonnie and I have to go. We are being summoned back to where we belong." Kol said sadly.

Lily's smile faltered and she began to speak.

"Thank you for helping us, it means a lot to me to be able to do this for dad. He speaks of you highly and often, Uncle Kol. So do Bekah and Elijah."

Kol smiled at his niece fondly.

"Uncle Kol, I like that." He said cheerfully.

"And thanks Bonnie for helping me find Caroline. I promise I will do my very best to make them both happy again." Lily said sincerely.

"You're welcome, Lily. We've been watching you from the Other Side and if anyone can get these two together, it's you." Bonnie said whilst smiling warmly at the young girl.

Bonnie and Kol began to fade away until nothing was left of them but the memory of their smiles and encouraging words.

Lily whipped her phone out as soon as they were out of sight. It rang a few times before someone picked up the other end.

"Hey, Elena. I need your help." She said determinedly, locking eyes from her grinning friend.

NEXT CHAPTER: Caroline and Lily meet!