Chapter 15

Bonnie's eyes flew open and she bolted upright. She was relieved to find she was in Kol's room. The room reeked of blood and she looked to where her old clothes were gathered in the waste bin. She flicked her hand to set it alight but only a small spark appeared.

It shouldn't have been a little spark. She looked down and noticed there were no marks on her wrists; Kol's blood. Then she realized that she could smell the blood. She was almost drowning in the smell of it.

Not her blood…Kol's blood…

She had died with…

She had died.

She didn't know what else to do besides run. She had to get away. She had to think; to sort this all out. She needed to go somewhere private.

A place that Kol didn't know-

The witch house.

Elena was watching Stefan's movements and knew why exactly he had brought her here. He wasn't Stefan anymore but he was someone that she knew and was terrified of. The Original Witch who single handedly created the vampire race through the use of mass murdering her children, Esther Mikaelson.

"Tell me what you want with me." Elena demanded though her voice had a quiver of fear that she squished down.

"Don't you get tired of everyone laying down their lives for you?" Esther asked and Elena nodded. "I am offering you freedom from that burden-just give me your blood for a spell and it'll make every vampire in the world human."

It was a tempting offer-every known vampire human until they died naturally. She could envision Rebekah and Stefan having a family, Caroline and Klaus happy with their life together, she could envision everyone but herself in that fantasy life because she knows where she would be.

"Why should I give you my blood if you're just going to kill me?" Elena asked and Esther sighed.

"I swear that you will not die." Elena had to let out a bitter laugh.

She's heard that before

"I don't believe you." Esther looked at her and Elena smirked in a Katherine-esque manner as she saw how angry Esther looked.

Elijah and Kol were tracking Bonnie's movements while Rebekah tried calling Stefan but it wasn't working. It kept going straight to voicemail and she was scared. She ran to her brothers who were at the front door when she said, "I can't reach Stefan1"

Those weren't the words that they didn't want to hear but as Elijah saw that Jeremy had been calling his phone, he answered it. His siblings would have been giving him some privacy until Jeremy said, "Elena told me about you two and she said that she was going to talk with Stefan." Each one looked over at Elijah who was paling.

"I haven't seen Elena since this morning-Jeremy, I need to go now." He didn't care that as Jeremy was trying to say something that he hung up.

Grabbing his jacket, he was about to leave when Rebekah shouted, "Elijah! You have no idea where to go looking for them!"

"It doesn't matter Rebekah!" Elijah growled out. "She could be out there-hurt or dead-while we're just waiting around here! I need to find her!"

"We will brother," Klaus said in placating tone as he saw how worked up his brother was. "There must be a place of significance for both of them in this one pony town."

Caroline bit her lip and said, "either Wickery Bridge where he had at one point tried to kill her while he was humanity-less, the school or the Quarry."

Klaus looked at his siblings, trying to see which one of those places sounded like a winner. Seeing the blank expressions on Kol and Rebekah's faces with all of them, he looked to see Elijah's pale complexion turn ashen at 'Quarry'.

"The Quarry then love," he said to Caroline as all four of them ran straight to the cars-Elijah in his BMW while the other three and Caroline were in Klaus' SUV that he had.

Each one hoped that they weren't too late.

Bonnie was crying and ruminating over whether or not to transition when a gentle hand touched her cheek, forcing her to look up at her grandmother.

"Grams…" she whispered.

Sheila Bennett smiled at her.

"It's always been your decision Bonnie. Do you want to die or do you want to live-even as a vampire."

Bonnie fell to the ground, her knees up to her chest and knew which she was going to do.

Kol had been in the backseat with Rebekah and snarling as the pain rippled through his head before it vanished. Everything that he had forgotten was right back where it should be.

"They're back." There was no need for him to elaborate as they all knew what he was talking about.

His memories were back as well as the implications of what happened as he said, "take me to the witch house-Bonnie is there."

Caroline realized that they were driving right by it and she stepped on the brake. Kol barely waited for the SUV to stop before jumping out.

"We'll meet you at the quarry. I have a feeling we're going to need a witch!"

Once he got out, he saw the SUV speed off and he went inside where Bonnie was. He just hoped that he wasn't too late to preserve one.

Elena was holding her own, not hiding like a little girl but more like a strong warrior as she sneered at Esther.

"Did anyone ever tell you that you're nothing-just something insignificant?"

Esther's voice was colder. "Haven't you ever wondered who it was that created the Petrova doppelgangers? It wasn't nature-it was me."

"So after creating vampires as well as the first ever Hybrid, you dabbled more into black magic to create doppelgangers? No wonder you're so messed up! You think you can play God!"

'Stefan' lunged at the girl who dodged it. She didn't want to hurt Stefan's body because she hoped he was still alive in there. She wasn't sure exactly what had happened so she just hoped she could hold on until help arrived.

Kol found Bonnie crying on the floor of the Witch house with her grandmother's ghost beside her.

"I got my memories back," he opened and Bonnie glanced up at him as her eyes were running over with tears.

"I'm glad," she choked the words out.

"It couldn't have happened at a better time," Kol said as he flashed over and knelt beside her. "I need you to perform a spell for me."

"I can't…" the sobs began to rip through Bonnie again, "I'm in transition Kol."

"I know and I'm sorry it took me a little while to realize what had happened in the middle of all the chaos," Kol said sincerely, "but I know a spell that will help both of us. You can't ever tell Klaus about it though." Kol hurried to write down the spell in the dust on the floor. Bonnie frowned as she read through it.

"It will make you a hybrid," Kol said. "Your magic will forever be tied to my blood but you'll have it."

"It will work Bonnie," Sheila said gently, "but the decision is yours." Bonnie thought for only a couple more minutes and then began to chant. Kol wrapped his arms around her and Sheila began to chant with her granddaughter. When the time was right Kol opened his wrist and Bonnie drank his blood. They both groaned as Sheila continued to chant. Kol could feel his soul being tied to Bonnie's while Bonnie felt the pain of her new fangs. Suddenly a bright light blinded them and when they could see again Sheila was gone but a single ring lay on the floor before them. Kol grabbed it quickly and shoved it on Bonnie's finger.

"It's got to be a daylight ring," he reasoned and then he smiled as he got a good look at it. It was the Mikaelson crest.

"Stefan!" Bonnie gasped.

"Everyone's gone to the quarry. That's where they think my mother has Elena. She took over your body to get to Stefan's. She's the one that did this to you."

"I know," Bonnie said, "but while I was trapped in my own body I found her weakness. Do you remember where your family hid from the wolves?"

"Of course," Kol smirked, "I remember everything now little witch."

"There's no time for any of that we have to get to those caves. That's where Esther hid her body!"

"Elena!" Elijah called as they all arrived to see 'Stefan' and Elena doing their little dance in the quarry. "That's not Stefan!"

"I know!" Elena called back.

"Well aren't you all so very clever. Although that insipid little Bennett witch didn't figure it out and neither did Stefan," Esther said.

"Leave Stefan alone!" Elena ordered.

"I would be willing to do that Elena if you would be willing to do what I ask," Esther said. Klaus, Caroline and Elijah were all standing in the quarry now.

"What do you want Esther?" Elijah snarled.

"It's not what I want, my son, it's what the witches want and that's for the natural order to be restored," Esther said. She disarmed Elena then and stabbed Stefan's body very near the heart.

"No!" Elena and Rebekah both cried out.

"I think it's getting close to decision time my dear. What is it going to be?"

"Oh good I'm right on time for the show," Kol said as he suddenly appeared. He waltzed right up and pulled the dagger out of Stefan intentionally touching the body. As Stefan healed the light came back into his eyes.

"Elena," he worried.

"I'm fine and you're you. Then…"

"Kol" they both said at once.

"I really dislike people that try to kill me," Bonnie said as she suddenly appeared. She was levitating Esther's real body along with her and it was easy to tell by the look on Kol's face that she was infuriated.

"Put that back where you got it at once!" Esther growled angrily.

"Or what?" Bonnie said boldly.

"Or I'll use the monster my second youngest is to rip you apart. Fitting poetic justice for him when he regains himself; knowing that he's the one who killed you. I think he rather fancies you."

"I'd like to see you try," Bonnie said boldly.

"No!" Elena and Caroline cried out. Elijah, Stefan, Klaus, Rebekah and even Caroline all tried to stop 'Kol' but there is a reason that his siblings call him the most lethal. In the end all of them were wounded and as it took them time to recuperate 'Kol' went straight for Bonnie.

He bit into her jugular and suddenly both were crying out in agony. A moment later they lie on the ground and Esther rose in her own body. Kol regained his footing first and had to help Bonnie up as she began to chant.

Esther tried to counter spell but she had been greatly weakened when she had attacked Bonnie. Her skin began to crack and white light shone through and then suddenly she burst and was no more. As the others turned their attention back to Kol and Bonnie both were unconscious. They loaded them up and took them back to the mansion.

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