She had not expected the trap that was laid out for her. One that knocked her practically off her feet, before she even had chance to kill the remaining vampires that came running after her. She had tripped off some alarm, but not just any alarm - a powerful spell. As soon as she walked though the door she felt it. Like an electric current washing over her, before she felt her magic starting to wane. She had attacked the vampires that had come to find out what set the alarm noise off, while she suffered the after-effects of the spell. It drained her till she could not stand and fight anymore. She only remembered the blinding lights of the extravagant crystal chandelier above her head, before she fell to the ground.
Fuck my life. She thought, gritting her teeth as she woke up to a sore backside against a hard wooden chair. Her hands were fully tied to the back of the chair, but at least they had left her mouth alone. Her plan had not gone so well. She had underestimated Kol and his vampire flunkies. There were too many of them, and they had a witchy-alarm that gave her away. Kol must have got another witch to set it up. They had all come out, twenty - or more - vampires ready to kill her.
Luckily they had just knocked her out and tied her up to a chair. No blind-fold, but then vampires didn't need that to scare you. She was thankful she was comfortable enough around vampires now that they didn't scare her. Only benefit of having vampire friends, other than their healing blood.
Not to mention she was a powerful witch, but the little spell around the mansion had drawn most of her power out. It drained her, and she felt like falling asleep. She knew Kol must have had a good few witches up his sleeve to pull that one off.
"Who do you work for, bitch?" the vampire that came into the room, asked.
She rolled her eyes and refused to answer him. He was going to slap her, but his attention suddenly was drawn to the luxurious and long stairwell. Coming down was none other than Kol, with two very pretty female vampires in their underwear. Bonnie tried not to scoff at that. She should have known he would have women around, with his reputation as ladies man rivaling Damon's.
She was surprised to see him again. He looked the same as when she saw him before, but more leaner like he had been working out. He was dressed in pajama pants and a nightgown, obviously from his sexual activities with the vampire ladies on his arm. His black silk nightgown showing off some of his soft pale skin and lean muscle. Although he still had a male dancer's body, instead of Jeremy's ripped physique she had admired, but thought was too much. His rich chestnut hair reaching eye level. Still the handsome devil that had taunted her and threatened to kill her before. She did also remember the flirty smile he had given her when she left Shane's office, and almost blushed thinking about it.
So the asshole's attractive, get a grip Bonnie.
To her pleasure he looked equally surprised when he came down the stairs and spotted her in the chair, just outside of the living room. He was only a few feet away from her, looking at her in both confusion and shock.
"Her? That is the witch that broke in here?" he asked the other vampire guy.
"Yes, she took out ten of our men." The rude blonde vampire glared down at her.
She smiled happily upon hearing that. She was glad she got about ten of them before the spell-alarm had taken over and started to really affect her body, causing her to become weaker and be captured.
"Wow, little Bennett witch, it's been a while." Kol grinned at her in satisfaction.
She couldn't tell if it's because he still held a grudge against her, or the fact he did genuinely look happy to see her. She didn't answer, instead looked away. His smirk grew, and playfulness flashed in those hazel eyes of his. Causing his two vampire ladies to become jealous, trying to get his attention back. Bonnie wished he would just go back to his threesome and ignore her, but no such luck.
"Would you excuse us, ladies?" his tone suggesting he didn't care either way if they stayed or left.
They pouted and glared at Bonnie, before heading back up stairs. His eyes never left hers, and she felt something she had only felt once around him. This heat that took over her body and caused her to feel nervous in his presence. Maybe it was an Original-family thing, but she never felt that way around the others. Klaus she felt nervous around, but never felt that heat in her lower body like she did with Kol. It was a mixture of lust and nervousness she only felt around the younger brother of Klaus. She hoped that would ware off so she could think straight.
"So darling, what brings you to my humble abode?" he asked politely, still smirking.
He put his hands into the pockets of his black nightgown, waiting for her answer.
"Was just in the area and felt like visiting." Not her best reply, but it would do.
He laughed at that response. His laugh made her shiver a bit. It was not dangerous like Klaus's in a 'oh shit he's going to kill me!' way, but more sinister. That was the problem with Kol. He was very charismatic, and gave off this impression of a young adult boy wanting to have fun. The problem was you didn't know if he would have fun with you, or murder you in the next second. He wasn't as obvious as his brother was. That did scare Bonnie a lot. Klaus she expected the worst of because he would have a tantrum and kill everyone; where as Kol was the type to play charming host till you let your guard down, then turn around and kill you before you could register his intentions.
She wished she was taking on Klaus instead. At least she knew what to expect of him, and he didn't cause her body to burn up like a furnace.
"You're a funny girl Bonnie. I so missed that about you," he complimented. His eyes turned darker as he looked over her body, taking in everything.
She tried to cool down the swelling heat that started from her toes and worked it's way up to her core. She blamed it on not having sex since Jeremy left. Not really the sex, but she missed having a guy to admire her in general. Bonnie's life was all about fighting enemies and dying lately, she forgot what it was like to have a guy's attention. Kai did offer that to her based on his crush, but their relationship was strictly frenemy-platonic.
"So, why are you here? And please don't say it's for a friendly visit. Much as I would like that, we both know you wouldn't come here unless you were trying to save those pathetic friends of yours." He smirked and looked as if he could read everything she was hiding.
She cursed the fact her situation seemed so obvious to every enemy she encountered. They always knew she would do anything to save her friends. It was the reason she kept finding herself in these situations. She bit down on her lower lip and decided to look at the wall, refusing to answer him. He might have been right, but she was not ready to admit it.
"Cat got your tongue sweet heart?" he asked in a playful tone.
She could tell he was making fun of her. She refused to answer him. He was one for attention, so refusing would set him off. Or she hoped it would piss him off enough he that he would stop asking her obvious questions.
"Okay darling, let's play the guessing-game, shall we?"
She did not see him speed into another room to get a chair and come back again. She thought she was used to vampire speed, but it seems the Originals were even faster than her friends. He placed the chair so he could face her head on, sitting across from her. Even with the little bit of space between them, she could feel his proximity. She never noticed how attractive he was up close. Not really just looks wise, it was more about the aura he gave off. So confident and sure of his appeal on the ladies, as he sat there with his legs out looking comfortable; wearing with his signature smirk. She didn't honestly know why she was feeling this way only now. Even when he had been right in front of her before, she had always felt annoyed that he was bothering herself and her friends. Now she was there for different reasons, she could see his appeal.
"So why don't I start off little witch. It's obvious you would never seek me out unless I was bothering your friends. Now considering the fact I'm not in mystic falls, nor have I seen your friends since they so graciously killed me, I'm inclined to believe my brother sent you." He smiled with a glint in his eye that said he discovered everything she was hiding.
She had to admit, he read the situation well. She thought she could maybe tell a few lies to throw him off, but it seemed he had deduced the full situation before she had time to think up a good lie. She bit her lower lip again, a nervous habit she had picked up. She did not miss his intense stare as she did this. His eyes turned darker, and he looked at her bottom lip in hunger. Like he was dying to take a bite out of it. She quickly stopped her nervous habit, and instead tried not to look at his turned-on-face.
"Silence usually means one has nothing to say, and having nothing to say would mean you do not deny what I just said. So I'm guessing I'm right, as usual?" His cocky grin was back in place.
She rolled her eyes at his arrogance, and tried to blow away the piece of dark fringe hair that fell over her face. She had gone back to her old hair style - long, dark, and wavy; fancying a change after the prison-world ordeal. She continued to have trouble blowing the hair away, as her hands were tied. He stood up so quickly she had not noticed yet again, and helped push the annoying piece of hair away. She felt his soft fingers touch her cheek and jaw, making her want to both lean in and back away from his touch. His eyes were back to vampire black again, as he continued to search her face. His look was hungry, as he continued touching her cheek She felt like she was holding her breath, waiting for him to continue to touch her. Instead he smiled and backed away again, giving her room to breath.
She hated the way he teased her like that. He obviously knew the affect he had on women, and seemed to use it to his advantage.
"I give NiKlaus credit where it is due. I did not expect him to send you. I knew he would find some poor lacking witch to use against me, but never thought he would get you on his side," he sounded disappointed.
She was trying to work out why he sounded like she had failed him, when she felt her cell phone vibrate in her pocket. With her hands tied she couldn't pick it up, and prayed it wasn't Klaus calling. If he found out she failed the mission he would gladly kill her friends.
"Aren't you going to get that?" He asked innocently.
She gave him a 'are you fucking kidding me?' look. It was obvious he had her tied up to a damn chair. He looked over her body again, and she could not help that heat that swell up within her when his eyes took in her form. He grinned and leaned forward so they were only a breath away.
"Sorry love, I guess your hands are tied." He laughed at his little joke.
Wow, and I thought Kai's jokes were lame. She scoffed and tried not to feel uncomfortable as his hands lightly touched her thigh through her jean pocket. His hand stayed against her thigh longer than necessary, as he gave her a playful look. She turned her head away, not wanting to give him the sanctification of seeing how he affected her. She felt his hand brushing the skin of her thigh through the denim, causing her skin to grow hot. She was happy when she felt him slide the phone out and answer it.
"Bonnie's phone," he replied to the unknown caller in amusement.
Bonnie turned to see he was having a lot of fun making her life hell.
"Yes, well Bonnie is tied up at the moment." He again laughed at his little joke.
Bonnie rolled her eyes, but cast a worried look in the phone's direction. She wanted to know who it was, and continued to pray to every deity that it was not Klaus. Kol noticed her interest and decided to show some mercy.
"Hold on, I will put you on loud speaker. She's here." He smiled and clicked the phone on loudspeaker, putting it near her ear.
She knew that even if it wasn't on loud speaker and he had given her the phone, his vampire hearing would pick up everything. Stupid vampires and their super hearing.
"Hey Bon, you there?" Kai's worried voice was loud in her ear, making her jump.
For the first time ever, she was really happy to hear from Kai Parker.
"Yeah, I'm here." She was thinking up a way to explain the situation.
She was reminded that with Kai's power of deducing things, she didn't have to.
"Guessing things did not go as planned?" She hated how amused he sounded.
Her embarrassment made worse when she heard Kol chuckling. She had forgotten he was still standing there, watching her.
"It's fine Kai. Trust me, I got him just where I want him." She hoped she lied as well as she failed missions.
"Hmm, sure you do. You mean with you tied up and him standing over you?" Kai sounded less amused now.
She was getting annoyed to. Nothing was going to plan, and Kai was making it worse. She was about to tell him off when Kol grabbed the phone from where it was balanced on her shoulder, putting up a hand to silence her protests.
"Hello Bonnie's friend, this is the guy you both were plotting to kill. Mind telling me who you are?"
She wondered what Kai would reply. They were hardly friends if she was honest. More frenemies helping each other out.
"I'm her boy-toy," Kai replied playfully.
Kol raised his eyebrow at her, and she had to stop herself from choking.
"Ohh, I see. Got tired of the Gilbert boy already, Bonnie?" Kol asked, clearly amused.
She really wished the spell around his house stopping her doing magic, had worn off, so she could send him flying. She also wished Kai was also there, so she could send him flying through a wall too. Her look of anger just served to make Kol more amused, and Kai from the sounds of his laughter coming from the phone.
"Yeah, I'm afraid poor Jeramey was not up to snuff. So are you planning on letting her go?" Kai asked in concern.
Kol's had a mischievous glint in his eyes that made her feel sick. He clearly had no plans on letting her go.
"Oh, I think I will continue to hold onto her for a little while boy toy. It's not often Klaus sends me such an exquisite present," he looked her up and down as he said this.
"So you know about your brother, guess news travels fast." She could tell Kai was considering options.
"Oh please don't feel bad I figured it out. My brother has always made his annoyance obvious, and it's not the first time he's tried to sabotage my plans. Just unfortunate you and little Bonnie here got stuck in the middle of our sibling feud."
She had to agree with him there. It was annoying her and her friends found themselves in a losing battle whenever it came to Klaus and his family.
"What do you want me to do in order for you to let her go?"
She was surprised by the huge amount of concern in Kai's voice. Sure they had worked out some of their issues since the prison world ordeal, but she still kept her distance from him. They didn't exactly start off on the right foot, and she just about put up with him being around. She didn't think he would care if she lived or died. She was not used to anyone caring, even her best friends she valued so much.
"Ahh yes, a man that gets straight to the point! Bonnie picked well with you. What I want is for you to give my darling brother a message. Tell him I know of his plans, and that he won't be stopping me. But-" Kol paused and looked at her.
She wanted to know what he was thinking. It seemed like he was mulling over something. Re-thinking his original plan.
"You can tell him that the Bennett witch caused a lot of causalities. In fact, tell him she does in fact have me where she wants me." He gave her a suggestive look.
She felt her face burn up and had to look away. Why would he say that? What the hell is he planning?
"You really want me to tell your brother you got your ass handed to you by our little Bonster?" Kai sounded amused.
Kol laughed at what she assumed was Kai's nickname for her.
"Ahh yes, Bonster, it suits you darling," Kol grinned at her.
"What are you playing at Kol? If you think Klaus-" she began to argue with him, but he cut her off.
"You will understand my little game soon sweety, don't you worry. Yes, I do believe I know my brother better than you, so you can scrap those thoughts you have on how Klaus thinks. It's better for me if he thinks he has the upper hand. I'm helping you out, believe it or not. This will buy your pathetic friends time." He waited for her response.
She was surprised at his suggestion, but she didn't really have much of a choice in the matter. The choices were that Kai goes back and tells Klaus what he doesn't want to hear, resulting in her friends deaths. Or she could let him fool Klaus into thinking she had the situation under control, which would buy her friends time. Problem was both options left her at the mercy of Kol, which was not a pleasant thought. Then again, when had she ever really valued her own life?
Come on Bonnie, you're the one that sacrifices, remember? She tried to convince herself.
"Do as he says Kai," she whispered into the phone Kol held out. Hoping Kai had heard her.
"Really, Bon? Are you that predictable? You're not even going to consider your own life here?" Kai sounded more angry this time. She thought he had got over his anger issues a while ago when he reformed himself.
"Just do it Kai, you promised you would help save them if anything happened to me," she tried to sound stern.
Kai of course was not having any of it.
"Uhh no, I promised I would keep Klaus sweet by maybe telling a few lies. I never said I would risk my life, or yours, for your friends. Can't you just think of yourself here? " He sounded reasonable.
She knew he was right deep down, but she had made vows long ago when it came to saving her friends. It was instinct for her now. She felt like they were the only things left in her life, and she needed to keep them safe at all cost.
"Just do it Kai!" She shouted, trying to hold in the sadness she felt over her situation.
"You heard the lady," Kol added. He was looking at her in disappointment.
Why was he disappointed? She could not understand. He had her right where he wanted her, wasn't that enough?
"Fine," Kai groaned out after a long pause.
"I swear Kai, if any of them die-" he interrupted her, as usual.
"Uhh news flash Bon, they're vampires, which means they're already dead. Well apart from your boy Matt, but he would probably be the first to go." He said it so casually that it set her teeth on edge.
"Just protect them! Can't you for once think of someone other than yourself?" Bonnie looked up as she said this. Kol was giving her an interesting look. Like he was thinking over her question, and it both amused and annoyed him.
"I'm thinking of you, Bonnie. You might want to consider the fact I'm the only one who is. I did not risk my ass saving your sad life on your B-day, so you could throw it away for your immortal, useless, friends."
She had to admit, that was the nicest thing she had heard him say. Full of sincerity she never thought he possessed. It rendered her speechless for a minute or two, leaving Kol to answer for her.
"Well as you can see boy-toy, Bonnie is fine in my care. Just make sure my dear brother gets the message, and we can all meet up for tea soon." Kol was back to charming smiles and hidden agendas again.
"Fine. Damn, and I thought my family was dysfunctional, but you guys might take first runner up."
"Tell me about it, we could probably win many prizes for our dysfunctional dynamic. Now run along and give my darling brother a big hug from me. Bonnie will be just fine." Kol looked down at her as he said this, and she could not hide her disgust.
"Okay. Just don't kill her," Kai warned before he hung up, leaving Bonnie left with silence and Kol's company.
"So darling, I'm feeling a bit peckish, fancy some lunch?" He rubbed his hands together in anticipation.
She felt her stomach clench at the thought of his version of 'lunch'. She didn't even know what time it was, and whether it was lunch time or not, but she had a feeling Kol fed whenever he fancied. That he was not talking about a nice candle-lit meal with her. She wished she had just sent Kai instead, as she turned her head away from his eager and very hungry looking face.
Of course she had been both wrong and right. Her miscalculations were kicking her ass more than usual over the last year or two. He had provided her with a nice meal of roast beef and mashed potatoes, but he was not joining her.
She was still tied to the chair, and was waiting for him to untie her so she could at least eat. Her stomach was growling and she felt even more nervous with him sitting there looking at her. He was ringing a mini bell next to him, like he was calling his servants.
Who the hell does he think he is? King of the manor?
It surprised her when another person came in after the third time of constant ringing. It was the same blond vampire guy that wanted to attack her earlier, and continued to give her a disgusted 'why aren't you dead yet?' look. She glared back, but his attention was now on Kol. Kol smiled at the mean vampire, mumbling something about 'it's about time', and continued to smile at her from the other side of the table.
The blonde vamp guy bent down as Kol whispered something to him. That made her body shiver and feel cold, that she almost lost her appetite. She wondered if he was telling the other guy to take care of her - as in kill her - like the mean vamp seemed to want to do. It made her even more nervous when he nodded and left her with Kol. That can't be right, she thought. She gave Kol a confused look, and the asshole continued to smile at her and give nothing away.
She didn't see the vampire she had nicknamed 'meanie' in her head, who came back into the room in a blur. Too fast for her human eyes to see. Something landed hard on the floor, causing her and and the table to shake from the impact. Her shaking caused more from surprise, as she tried to see what it was.
She looked over the side of the table to see a man curled up in a fetal position. He was crying like his whole world was ending, whispering a prayer to himself. He was dressed in a suit, and had blood on the white of his collar. Bonnie could not do anything but stare helpless at the poor human man before her. She could sense he was just another human. It brought back so many memories of before the time she was desensitized to violence and vampires. She had become used to after a while. It started when she was a teen, finding out vampires were real. This brought back that time when she felt helpless and desperate to save human lives, before her best friends had become vampires.
"Come on chap, up on your feet. " Kol picked the man up, so he was now kneeling before him.
The guy was one step away from kissing Kol's shoes, as Kol looked down at him in amusement. Bonnie could see it, how he enjoyed the man's fear. She forgot how cruel vampires could be.
"Please, I beg you!" The man pleaded.
Kol simply smiled at him like he was the most amusing thing in the room, other than Bonnie.
"Okay, I accept."
Bonnie wondered what he meant, till Kol had grabbed the butter knife from the table, and slashed the guy's throat right open before she had chance to register his intention. He had used his vampire strength to put enough force that it sliced deep. The blood splattered everywhere from the huge gaping slit across the man's throat. The blood had splattered all over her and the table, causing her meal to be also covered in splashes of blood, as Kol slashed at the flesh of his neck again.
She whimpered in shock, looking up to see Kol licking his fingers and the knife clean of blood. The blood was also covering his face. He continued to lick himself and the knife clean, licking it like a cat or animal lapping up something sweet. He was savoring it like what he had done was euphoric. She honestly should have seen it coming and be used to it, but she had not expected him to kill like that. She thought he would try and feed on the man, and that maybe she could distract him before he killed him. Yet the way he decided to murder him like that, caused her shock.
She was used to her fair share of killing and violence, and Kai Parker had introduced her to what a human witch could do with a knife, but that was her. It felt different seeing him do it someone, as she was used to being strong when she got attacked. Her friends had also mostly killed when she was not around, so she never seen the impact of their attacks. He had obviously wanted her to watch this little display, as he turned to her with a bloody smile.
He then picked the man up by his hair, before grabbing a wine glass from the table. He then filled it with his blood, before dropping the man like he was a rag-doll. Drinking the blood like it was wine, letting out a moan of delight as he emptied it. She would have found it all very vampire-cliche, had she not been so horrified.
Bonnie could only sit there and stare wide eyed. If only the spell had not rendered her useless, she could have attacked him by now, and save the poor man before he was killed. It made her feel weak and a little scared of how vulnerable she was in Kol's presence. Last time both he and herself had been dead, so there had been no fear. This time she was weak and tied to a chair, giving him the upper hand.
He finally turned to her, his lips and chin still covered in blood; including his pale chest peaking through the nightgown, that had blood dribbling down it. His vampire eyes and veins underneath them were visible, before leaving his face back to the playful Kol.
"Aww, I'm sorry sweat heart, I ruined your meal. Why don't I get you a glass and we can have a toast? A toast to this magical evening we will share." He looked at her, beaming with excitement.
He came up to her so she held her breath in fear, as his face was so near she could smell the blood. He then planted a wet kiss on her cheek, which caused a bloody lip stain from where his lips touched her skin. She tried to control her breathing as his face continued to stare down at her.
She felt herself wanting to run, as she stared at his bloody smile and seductive eyes.