Authors note: I apologize very much for my lack of updating this story and the Baroline one, but I promise to update each one at least once a week, I hope you enjoy this new chapter.
A few days earlier…Paris, France
It was a beautiful rainy day in Paris, France; the rain was gently pouring and softly falling against the window pane, the streets were very quiet, with just the splashing sounds of water, caused by cars, taxis and buses driving around the city, with people inside them, rushing to get home safely and away from the pouring rain.
The sounds of light and hurried footsteps could be heard around the city as people were rushing to get into café's and bookstores, seeking warm shelter inside until the rain subsides, it was getting quiet, and the sound of the pouring rain was the only sound heard around the city, and it was so amazing and relaxing to hear, it brought out some form of peace and serenity.
For Bonnie Bennett, it was the most calming and relaxing sound. Whenever it rained in Paris, Bonnie always felt a sense of peace and a sense of calm wash over her, she loved, there was something different from when it rained in Mystic falls and when it rained in Paris, whenever it rained in Mystic falls, Bonnie always felt sad and alone, there was always this hallow feeling she had, the rain in Mystic falls just reminded her of how miserable she had become and how much she lacked happiness and joy in her life.
Back home she would always sit by the window and look outside with sadness in her eyes, whenever the rain would fall against the window pane, tears of sadness would fall down on her face, as all the bad memories flashed through her mind; she had had her friends sure, but she always felt like something was missing in her life and she never felt fully complete, she felt as though she was living her life on auto pilot, being a witch, a devoted friend and a student was her life now and nothing more was there for her.
But being in Paris, has had some form of positive effect on her, and it has been amazing, the moment she landed, she felt a form of completion, she felt as though she was free, and that she was at peace, her days here had been spent making new friends and exploring all parts of France, nobody ever wanted anything from her, nothing took a big toll on her, nothing had an adverse effect on her, and her walls were coming down and she was letting people in, everything was awesome, she never had to look over her shoulder, or she never had to worry about someone seeking her out to abuse her power or even torture her for being a Bennett.
Here she was free and happy and she was laughing and giggling a lot, she was happily eating and cooking, trying out new recipes, dancing in her spare time, reading books and working at a quaint book store, she was surrounded by friendly people, who never hesitated to ask how her day was with a smile on their face, people who were always willing to help her and laugh with her, she was beginning to see the city as her second home, this is the place that made her feel all those things she had always wanted to feel.
Sitting by the window and watching the rain fall against the window pane in Paris wasn't as sad as watching the rain fall in Mystic falls, now the only thing the rain did was immediately bring a smile to her face, as all she would think of was only happy thoughts and the memories that flashed in her mind were only of the good things that have happened so far in the last five months, Bonnie Bennett was finally happy, and she couldn't stop smiling and thinking about how complete and sane she felt, nothing could ever take this amazing feeling away, sometimes she always felt like somehow none of this was ever real, but it was, and it was amazing, she always pinches herself literally every day, to see if she is finally living in the reality that she had always wanted.
None of this was a fantasy anymore, all of this was amazing and real now, and although she really missed Mystic falls and her friends, a big part of her knew that her life was now here, and she somehow wanted some form of reassurance that she wasn't being a bit selfish by wanting to leave Mystic falls for good and close the door on her past, of course her friends will always be a part of her life, but there was something about Mystic falls that just drained Bonnie to no end, she felt really guilty the whole day for feeling this way, and she has been anxious, about going back home to her friends to tell them about her new life and her new revelation.
She felt as though she was being unfair to her friends and that she may be hurting them, in a way, when they see a part of the new life that she had built for herself so far without them, she knew that this day was going to come, she wasn't going to stay in the city forever, there were people waiting for her to come back home, there were people excited to see her and wanting her to come back where she belonged but, as the days went by she felt as though the place she once called home, was not the place she belonged to anymore.
How was she going to tell her friends she fell in love, how was she going to tell her friends who are basically her family, that her life is not in Mystic falls anymore and that it is here in Paris, how was she going to tell them that she is finally fully happy without breaking their hearts and hurting them in the process, it was going to be hard and Bonnie dread, the day this was going to unfold; and that day was getting closer, and much too close for Bonnie's liking. That's why this rain was so calming to her, it was taking away all the nerves she was feeling at that moment, while standing by the bedroom window of her new shared beautiful farm house, a mile away from the city itself. A house so homey, warm and beautiful inside and out, that Bonnie couldn't believe she owned or even lived in. it had taken forever to find a three bedroom home, with a beautiful, chrome decorated kitchen, an open plan living room and television room, a quaint little study and two bathrooms, and a beautiful patio, and an outside gazebo looking out on the rest of the farm. It had taken forever but her and her other half had found it, and fell in love with it the moment they laid eyes on it, it was theirs, they made it their home and it was beautiful.
Speaking of her other half…
"You know, sometimes I wonder what goes on in that little head of yours when you look out the window to watch the rain, its marveling and at the same time scary, how calm and happy you always look while doing that" Katharine said as she smiled at her beautiful wife, slowly walking towards her with a two coffee mugs in her hand.
She is welcomed in their shared bedroom, with a warm smile from her beautiful gorgeous new wife. Sometimes Katharine couldn't believe how lucky she had gotten, to have gotten to be with someone like Bonnie Bennett, well Bonnie Bennett Peirce now, as she loved to emphasize to anyone who would listen, she couldn't believe that under all snark and sarcasm, someone could love her so fully like her beautiful wife did. Katharine's path to redemption hadn't been an easy one, she had so much baggage that she had to let go of, and after her near death experience while leaving Mystic falls, she had an alarming wake up call, she had a second chance to make it all right again and she did.
Coming to Paris was the best decision she had ever made, when she first arrived she laid low for a while scared that, her past was still lurking around and that it might possibly catch up with her, but after a few months of no enemies appearing out of thin air, she became comfortable, she made a home, she made friends, she found a job she liked, she learned French quickly and she enjoyed speaking the language, she adapted to the culture and she built a whole new life for herself, she had cut all ties from her supernatural past life and now she was just Katharine Pierce, the snarky, sarcastic American, restaurant owner and cook, she wanted nothing to do with her past as being in the city proved fitting and very good for her.
She was finally happy, but there was still bit of romance lacking from her life, she had let go of the Salvatore brothers and any other supernatural male she had had a run in within her past life, all of that was just mediocre, and pathetic as she had come to think of it, and sure all the guys in Paris were romantic and handsome and hell even the girls were great, Katharine had never shied away from her fluid sexuality, in the past she had a mixture of female and male lovers, but when she got to France she wanted to settle down with someone, but she hadn't found anyone she fully connected with, she hadn't met the person that took her breath away instantly.
That is until one day she was walking down the streets of Paris, going to her favorite market, to get herself something to prepare for Dinner, she remembers that day so vividly, she was happily walking down the streets of Paris and being greeted by the locals who loved her restaurant and knew her as a person, until her eyes looked right across the road to her favorite café, and her breath got caught in her throat as her eyes landed on someone from her past, the feeling of familiarity and happiness washed over her, she had thought her eyes were deceiving her, but she knew that pretty face very well, the perfect caramel skin, the grayish brown, greenish eyes and the scrunched up nose and the short brown locks, she knew from the very moment that her eyes weren't playing tricks on her and that Bonnie Bennett was sitting outside her favorite café in Paris, nose deep in a book, while next to her on the table was a half eaten croissant and a cup of coffee.
With her current mission to go to the market now abounded, she ran across the street, slowing down as she was getting closer and composed herself, she knew very well that the encounter was not going to go very well, but there was always something about Bonnie Bennett that had always drawn Katharine to the beautiful witch, when she first met Bonnie she knew who she was, because Katharine had had a very strong friendship with Bonnie's descendant, Emily Bennett, she knew that the Bennett witches were always loyal to their friends, but they always had a fire inside them that made them unique, when she first laid eyes on her in Mystic falls she was quickly drawn in and intrigued, there was something special and mystic about the young Bennett witch.
As she got to know her more, her heart broke for the girl, she always put her happiness first and she was always in the back burner and she was never a priority in her friends' lives, and she was very loyal and sweet, but she was also a bomb waiting to explode, she had a fire inside her, that was incredible and Katharine always found herself caught in the middle of that fire, Bonnie never liked Katharine because of the whole Elena thing and the fact that Katharine had tried to take over her Best friends life, but somehow, because of the past Katharine had with Emily, Bonnie also felt a strange type of sympathy towards her, it was never really total animosity. Bonnie had always been on the fence about Katharine Peirce and Katharine didn't blame her at all, she had really been an awful person in the past, her past self had no conscious or regret, and she knew because of that she had left a lot of enemies behind.
She was anxious when approaching Bonnie because, last time the whole Scooby doo gang saw her was when she was saying her goodbyes after literally ruining all their lives and having no care about it whatsoever, so that fact that she had left having turned Caroline Forbes, Bonnie's closest best friend, Bonnie's person, into a vampire, she knew that she was going to get a lot of heat for that, she wasn't even sure that Bonnie was going to give her the time or day, she was pretty sure either Bonnie was going to be too shocked to say anything, or she was going to walk away and pretend she didn't even see her or she was going to throw coffee in her face, Katharine was hoping for the shock part of Bonnie's reaction.
As her steps neared, she was getting nervous, and she was never the nervous type and once she had made her presence known, she watched Bonnie;s whole demeanor change right in front of her, it went from shock, to confused, to scared, and to angry, Katharine had sworn that if she was still a vampire she would be able to hear Bonnie's heartbeat and from a mile away, she really wanted to know what was going on in that mind of hers and once the semi hot coffee flew in her face and on her clothes, she knew what was happening, and once Bonnie had stormed away Katharine knew that Bonnie was still processing their encounter.
Katharine wasn't one to give up so easily , so instead of leaving it alone, she went to the farmers market with coffee stains on her clothes, bought herself some groceries, made dinner when she got home and started mapping out the palaces that she believed that she would find Bonnie Bennett in, Luckily Katharine had been in Paris for a few years now, so she knew a lot of places in the city, and with Bonnie being a tourist it wasn't so hard to figure out the places she would be at, while in the city.
It didn't take that long for Katharine to find Bonnie, and she did, she found her working in a quaint bookstore owned by the sweet elderly couple that were regulars at her restaurant, she knew the couple well and they had in passing mentioned having a sweet young, American girl working and living with them while on vacation, but at that time she had thought nothing of it, so once Katharine had found Bonnie, she became relentless, she would come in everyday and checkout a book everyday just so she could talk to the girl, Bonnie never gave her the attention she wanted so, she decided to check out one book per day until Bonnie decides to ever talk to her, the walls began to come down slowly, first there was the frowning period where every time she checked out a book, Bonnie helped her with a frown on her face, then there was the rolling of the yes period and then finally she caved and gave in to Katharine's dinner invitation.
Katharine remembers that night like it was yesterday, she had taken Bonnie to her restaurant, and then cooked for her, she had taken the cooked food with her to her home so that they could have it in her apartment looking over at the Eiffel tower, she remembers how Bonnie was very impressed with her new life as a restaurant owner, she remembered how patient she was that night, and how she listened as she went on and on about her new life, she remembered how Bonnie's eyes would light up as she ate her food, and how she moaned in delight as she savored every bite of the food she had cooked for her, she remembers the laughter and the sarcastic and snarky remarks being thrown around that night.
After that night Katharine became obsessed with having Bonnie around her, she wanted to feel what she had felt that night everyday and, she thought that maybe she should take the risk and ask Bonnie out, what could the harm be, she had a new life, she was living in the city of love and she had a shot at love, and she wasn't about to let that get away from her, so she became relentless, she doesn't remember how many times she had asked Bonnie out and she doesn't remember how many romantic gestures she had made to the girl, but she remembers that the moment Bonnie finally gave in was the happiest moment of her entire life, they fell hard for each other and Katharine, never thought she would ever experience such a strong love, ever in her life.
She never thought she would experience a love so selfless and pure, and so gentle that it literally changed her into this love sick puppy, she never thought that she should ever have someone like Bonnie who looked at her like she was her world and vice versa, she never thought she would ever have love like this, what she feels for Bonnie is far greater than what she had felt for Stephan, she loved Bonnie with her heart and soul, it was the kind of love that was all consuming, there were times were Katharine would just hold Bonnie close, with the fear of losing her still running through her mind, there were so many things they feared when their relationship developed and a lot of those things which they feared involved the people back in Mystic falls, but their love conquered and they just fell over and over again, they were in Paris of course the city of love, but there was just something there between them that was so strong and unbreakable, that even any small doubt or fear couldn't break it, no matter what.
So now here they are, in their new home, settling into their newly married life, enjoying what their new life offers for them every day, and it was just amazing to Katharine how everything all just turned out for the better, but now they had to face the consequences of their actions, now they had to face reality and Katharine knew that it wasn't going to be easy, going back to mystic falls was never a good feeling for Katharine, it was like going back to her own personal hell, she had made a new life here and forgotten all about that place, but now she has to go back, because no matter how shitty the town is, it's still home to her wife, and Bonnie had said that she was coming back home after five months, she had the whole Scooby gang awaiting her arrival, and it was nerve wrecking.
Katharine had sadly watched her wife feel anxious all day, she had not slept well these past few days, and she was nervous, Bonnie had made a new life here and Katharine understood that going back to Mystic falls to the friends she considered family and telling them that, was not going to be easy, Katharine had tried almost everything to calm her wife down but she couldn't succeed, once Bonnie's mind was on overdrive, she couldn't stop and Katharine hated that her wife felt guilty for being happy, she never liked that fact that her wife always put herself before others and now that they finally had a chance at a real happy ending, she didn't like that now her wife was feeling guilty about that.
So when it finally rained, Katharine became delighted, because she knew that her wife would be able to calm down, she knew that the rain always brought a sense of peace and a feeling of relaxation to her wife; and it did, and now she was walking towards her wife with her favorite cup of coffee in her hands, ready to bask in this moment with her.
As she finally reached her smiling wife, she placed the two cups of coffee near the window seal and hugged her from behind taking everything that she is, Katharine softly placed a kiss on her wife's exposed neck causing Bonnie to moan softly, which brought a smile to Katharine's face, this moment was everything, as she held her wife close to her, they looked out the window together watching the rain pouring outside as they become surrounded by the warmth in their home and the wonderful aroma of coffee hitting their senses.
Moments like these were not rare to the couple, they were constant, which is what they loved, they never really grew tired of each other and that made their love for each other even stronger.
"Now are you going to tell me what is going on in that pretty little head of yours Bennett or am I going to have to claw my way in by guessing" Katharine asked teasing her wife
"Its Bennett Pierce now remember, as you love to remind me always; and no you don't have to guess because I think you already know what's going on in this pretty little head of mine" Bonnie said while softly chuckling as she watched her wife pout at her
"Even if you pout at me Katharine, we have to talk about this" Bonnie said as she softly craned her neck in order to kiss her wife softly on the forehead
"Look I know we have to talk about it sometime, but can it not be today, let's just enjoy this precious moment and leave all the thinking for tomorrow, besides, it's raining outside, it's beautiful, its warm in here, I made you your favorite coffee, there is a fire roaring in the living room , and there is a warm bed just two feet away from us, just waiting for us to use the hell out of it, if you know what I mean" Katharine said while softly nipping Bonnie's neck and ear lobe, making her moan
"God this all sounds good, but as much as I love the idea of making love to my wife the whole day, I want to talk about this now and get it over and done with, otherwise my mind is just going to be on overdrive the whole time" Bonnie said separating herself from Katharine and grabbing her cup of coffee and walking towards the bed to sit down, once seated she pats the space next to her, signaling for her groaning wife to come sit next to her.
"Oh come on Bonnie, you would rather abandon your very Horney wife who is ready to ravish you the whole day and you would rather talk about that depressing soul sucking town and the Scooby doo gang? Honey cant we do this another time" Katharine said while walking to the spot on the bed next to her wife, with a cup of coffee in her hands
"Yes, really, look we have to think about what we are going to tell them, how we are going to tell them and how they are going to react, these people are like family to me, and I am finally happy and I want them to be happy that I am happy, but I Know for a fact that they are not going to be happy about this whole thing" Bonnie said while pointing between her and Katharine
"You mean our marriage, look honey, I know you are worried about what the Scooby gang has to say about all of this, but to hell with them if they're not, you are finally happy, we are finally happy and sure, granted it's not with the person you never thought it would be with, but you are happy here and no matter how much they hate me or want to torch me, or send me running out of town with pitch forks, you are my wife and I am yours and there is nothing they can say or do to change that because we love each other and we are happy and that's all that matters and that's all that should matter" Katharine says while slowly taking her wife's free hand and kissing it softly
"I know, I know, I am just worried that…
"You are worried that they won't be happy that you are banging the enemy every night" Katharine said trying to make the situation light, causing her wife to chuckle
"Yes that, I am worried about their reactions and I know that at the end of the day it shouldn't matter what they think and all that should matter is our marriage and our life here, but I want them to be included in our new life, I want you to fix things with them and I want them to see you as I see you now and I want them to be happy for us regardless" Bonnie said sighing
"You know I love you right, and you know I would do anything for you right?"
"Yes I know" Bonnie said smiling
"Mi amor, me being the pessimist that I have always been, and you being the beautiful optimist you always are, I am going to level with you here, I know that you want all of that my love, but I am afraid its not going to happen, Bonnie Bennett not everyone is as forgiving as you , I have made a lot of enemies in my supernatural life, and your friends are one of them and I am pretty sure I wreaked havoc in their lives the most, honey they are not going to be as open as you, regardless of how stubborn you were in the beginning about having time for me, but let's face it they are not you, Damon, Stephen and Elena still hate me with a passion, Caroline Forbes probably wants to rip my neck into two because I turned her and well the rest want me dead" Katharine said smiling sadly
"And believe me I want them to see that I have changed and that you are my whole world and that I love you so much and that you are my life and the air I breathe and that loving you has made me a hot mess, I want them to be happy for us too, I want them to be a part of your life too, but honey it's going to take a lot, I just want to make sure you are ready for this all, I want to make sure you know it's not going to be easy and that I am going to be by your side no matter what" Katharine said as she leaned closer to kiss her wife softly and sweetly on the lips.
"hmmm I know, it's just I wish I wasn't so nervous and I wish it was going to be easy but I know it's not, I just want to reach that point where my wife and my friends get along and I want to reach that reality were my friends are accepting of my new life and visiting us here when we move back and us visiting them there during the holidays, I know that is unrealistic, but I want that, I am just worried that it's all going to unfold badly when we get there" Bonnie said as she laid her head on her wife's shoulder
"I know honey, I know, let's hope it's not going to unfold in pitch forks and torches" Katharine jokes causing Bonnie to laugh
"You know sometimes I wonder why I married you" Bonnie jokes back
"Hey I am hot, I can cook, I cater to you and I am fantastic in bed, and admit it you love a hot head like me"
"Yes, yes I do, you goof ball" Bonnie said laughing while leaning in to kiss her wife
After they pulled apart, Katharine stood up from the bed, took the coffee mug out of her wife's hands and placed both cups on the night stand, she climbed on the bed and crawled towards her wife who was still sitting at the edge of the bed, and kissed her exposed neck while holding her from behind
"Now how about we forget about all this miserable stuff for a while, and allow yourself the pleasure of being banged by your hot sexy wife" Katharine said while trailing kisses across Bonnie's neck causing Bonnie to moan
"Well if you put it like that" Bonnie said through breathy moans
"Mhmm, come here woman and let your wife make you scream" Katharine said as she took bonnie into her arms and flipped her on to the bed making her lay flat on her back, while making her giggle in the process, and leaning in to give her a passionate kiss
"I still can't believe how strong you are, even when you are still not a vampire" Bonnie said
"Did you forget honey, I work out everyday remember, and it has taken years of practice to keep this awesome strength of mine, now let me show you what other vampire skills I still possess" Katharine said while ravishing her wife's neck causing her to moan and giggle
"I love you, you know that" Bonnie said, while breathing out
I love you too, so very much, forever in fact, to the moon and back, you're my whole world Bonnie Bennett Pierce, and nothing will ever change that" she said while looking straight into her wife's beautiful eyes, in that moment Katharine knew that whatever bad thing waited for them In mystic falls, was never going to break what they had, because this was forever and the consequences they were going to face were going to be just temporary, that's why as they fell into their love making, Katharine made sure that with every kiss and touch she whispered I love you softly into her wife's ears
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Next chapter will be the gang's reaction