"Auntie Bonnie." was the first thing she heard as she stepped out of the car. She looked to her home to see Hiwa running towards her, so she stooped to catch her and picked her up in her arms.
"I missed you so much," Hiwa said with excitement, all her pearls showing. She looked beyond them to see Amaka walking towards her. Bonnie gave Hiwa a kiss on the cheek.
"I missed you too." Bonnie told her that Amaka came to them and gave them a side hug.
Hiwa looked behind her.
"Is that Aunt Lucy?" she said, wiggling out her hands. She nodded at the little witch and turned to Amaka as Hiwa went towards Lucy. She put her hands around the teen.
"How are you? Is the house still standing?" She asked her, and Amaka shrugged. She smiled at Amaka and put her arms around her.
"You don't have anything to say?" Bonnie asked. She was used to her reserved nature, but she expected a hi? Hello ? Did you bring me back something?
"Do you know about Aunt Kamali?" She asked her, Bonnie faced screwed up, and then she remembered the girl that fell through the door.
"Did she appear at the basement door?" She asked, and Amaka nodded and gave Bonnie a deeper hug by laying her head on her shoulder. She returned the hug, figuring this was her way of saying she missed her.
"I don't worry, but I'll get to the bottom of it." She said to ease whatever was bothering her. Amaka pulled away to say something, but Lucy came up to them. Elijah passed them with their bags.
"This must be the artist of the family.'' Lucy said. Amaka shook her head, wiped her face, and sniffled.
"I don't draw; I just take pictures," she answered. Bonnie heard the tears in her voice. Bonnie pulled away to look at her face; it was filled with despair.
"Come on, even Niklaus said only an artist could capture what you do; he bought that camera you liked." She praised her. Amaka just shook her to indicate it wasn't that.
"Oh, baby, I didn't mean to make you cry.'' Lucy said, soothing her shoulders. Amaka shook her head, but the tears came down still.
"What is it?" Lucy asked, "Did something happen?" wanting to solve the little witch problem.
"No, its just that since I met Bonnie, I just keep meeting more family, and it feels so." She couldn't find the word. Lucy nodded because she felt the same way now that she was around family.
"I know I feel the same way." Lucy said, "Bennetts are meant to be together." Lucy said, holding back her tears too. Hiwa held her sister's hand, and Lucy pulled Amaka in for a hug.
"Is something wrong? Do we have to leave to make space for Aunt Lucy and her bags?" Hiwa asked, and Amaka laughed. They watch Elijah come out and go back in with bags twice.
"No, its not just me and you alone anymore, and I'm happy." She told her sister, and she pulled away from the group.
"But Aunt Kamali won't wake up." Hiwa said, looking at Bonnie. She frowned. She looked at Lucy, who was confused. 'The girl' she mouthed,
"What do you mean?" Bonnie asked concerned
"No, let us relax, and then we will see what's going on with Kamali." Lucy said, and she exchanged a look with Bonnie. She understood what Lucy was saying, but if it was urgent.
"If Aunt Freya can't figure it out, you probably will right away." Amaka said. She nodded and walked towards the house, but Bonnie was just exhausted because the spirits were extra. She felt like a computer with too many downloads; she knew why they wanted her to get some more witches now, plus her visions had stolen her sleep. She woke up Lucy so many times; she just spent time reading or catching up on the work she was missing from her classes.
"Yes, plus Bonnie has not been sleeping well." Lucy said, stepping into the house, that she rolled her eyes because she was exaggerating; it was not like it showed on her face; she could see what the issue was and still rest after.
"Do you want me to make you some tea, Bonnie?" Freya said, coming to where they were. She looked at her friend and smiled. Freya returned it and watched Bonnie.
"What are you doing here?" she asked, but she guessed they called her Kamali.
"You look tired too; have you been sleeping?" Bonnie asked. Freya smiled
"I have been here and with Hayley, trying to find the people Tyler was with," Freya said.
"Yes, tell me about that." Bonnie said she was walking away from the girls, and Freya followed her.
"I think you should listen to Lucy and rest first," Freya said.
"Only one thing would help with that." She looked around in case he hid his presence somehow. She looked back at Freya
"He's not here," Freya said. She sighed. She thought he understood that they would talk once he got back, but maybe something else happened.
"How about I make you some tea to relax you, at least?" Freya said, and Bonnie nodded. I would love that.
"I would love that," she said, following Freya into her witch room.
"So did the spell work?" Freya asked, and Bonnie nodded.
"A little too well, we teleported here in spirit form and then opened that door, and the girl fell out." Bonnie said, and Freya turned around, confused.
"How come Hiwa didn't see you?" she asked , and Bonnie shrugged
"We saw her though, and we were gone as she screamed." Bonnie said,
"I think she and the girl Tyler was with are connected," Freya said, showing her the cracked bead.
"How?" Bonnie started, and Freya shook her head at Bonnie and gave her the tea.
"Drink," she said. Bonnie rolled her eyes and drank. Freya took the cup and then hugged her.
"I missed you too," Freya said. Bonnie returned the hug and sighed in her hair.
"So did you miss me enough to join my coven?" she asked. Freya chuckled, and she joined her. She pulled away from her imprudent look.
"That's how you asked me?" Freya said, and Bonnie shrugged and gave her a cheeky smile.
"I want to be alone when the great Mikaelson witch tells me no." Bonnie said. Freya looked at her strangely, and Bonnie motioned for her to say what was on her mind.
"Why would I say no to you?" She asked, confused, and Bonnie sat down in the chair. She shrugged.
"I don't know; maybe you are a powerset on your own and don't see the need to be part of a coven." Bonnie said. "Or am I missing reading the friend signals you are sending me?" she said, closing her eyes. "I just don't want you to say no, and things get weird between us, you know," she said honestly, because she has grown to like Freya; she was one of the few witches in New Orleans that understood her plight.
"I saw you asking me this, but it was a little different." Freya said, looking at her, that she now understood why Klaus did not want to kill Lucien. Bonnie was telling them to change the future. This is a little change, but who says getting rid of the first vampires wouldn't make things worse?
"You get visions too?' she asked, and Freya shook her head. Freya moved around the tools she had while she visited.
"It was when you showed us the vision you have for our family," she said. Bonnie opened her eyes, confused.
"I don't remember that." Bonnie said, and Freya sat on the stool.
"I think you were just meant to show us how we would be in our lives." Freya said,
"You still haven't given me an answer." Bonnie gave her a wistful look.
"Of course silly, I've been here, and I do want a community. I love my alone time, but I want to do more, make friends, and help witches all that." Freya said, moving her hands. Bonnie smiled and yawned.
"When I wake up, maybe I will have an idea of what to do." Bonnie said she got up from the chair.
"I hope if you do have a vision, its one that sets you at ease," Freya told her. Bonnie forced a smile and sighed.
"Can you read my book? You might have more insight than me." She said she was curious to see what she would think when Freya touched her back and pulled her in for a side hug.
"It was so boring without you. Please carry me with you next time." Freya said, and Bonnie gave her a pointed look.
"Okay, it wasn't that boring, but still,"" she said, pouting.
"We need to find you a girlfriend." Bonnie said Freya went to say something, but she didn't. She figured Bonnie slipped and said something she didn't want her to know.
"Well, Lucy is taken, so there are no more Bennetts left." She said Bonnie gave her a soft laugh, and Freya watched her; she was basically walking with her eyes closed. The tea worked.
"You must be really tired," Freya said, nodded, and moved away from her friend to her room, hoping she would wake up next to Niklaus.
Bonnie stood next to Kamali, who was still in a peaceful slumber, undisturbed, and unmovable. Her beautiful oval face was crisscrossed with freckles that were unique to her dark skin; the small smile on her face was the only thing that assured her she was okay. She has been home for a few days now, skipping her classes. She hopes she didn't flunk, but her home is her priority right now. Waking Kamali was her task.
Every day, she listens to the people around her sing her praise. Bonnie gave me hope that this city would be better. Bonnie will bring the Bennetts to the top of the food chain together, and her family will rule the supernatural world. She chuckled at that thought, but honestly, she was scared.
She was the anointed saviour of Bennett witches and the one who would connect witches to spirit magic; she was responsible for teaching many future witches about themselves, and here she was. She couldn't heal her cousin; was she really the anointed one, like they say? Is this all a dream, and am I stuck in the prison world still? Her one task was to wake her cousin, and she couldn't even figure out how to do that on her own.
Her soul felt unsettled; she was action away from flipping and saying, Fuck all this shit. Niklaus emotions were getting to her; he was restless even more than her, and she figured with all the new vampires entering his city, usually they were welcome with open arms. New Orleans was a tourist city anyway, but right now, he had to be on edge. It didn't help that she couldn't sleep, unlike when she didn't have release.
She was here; just his presence would be enough to calm her and allow her to think instead of being plagued with visions of the morning sun rising or the black-haired man. She yearned for him; she was sure what she did would be ignored. Was he done with her? Did he use her for sex and make her fall? Was it all just some sick game for him?
"Bonnie," Lucy called for her to come into the room; she had dropped the children off at school so she could get to know the city. "I think you should go out a bit, you know, to relax."
"I don't know," she said, looking at Kamali. Could she leave her alone? What if she wakes up?
"Come on, you're in a funk; maybe getting some fresh air would do you some good." Lucy said, "You can ask Dene to see Tayen; I know you haven't talked to her since you've been back."
Lucy was right; she was in a funk because of Niklaus; he hadn't come to see her, and she wanted to go, but is she that desparate? Yes, she wanted to demand why he was being so cold to her. He wasn't considering her feelings, but if she went to him, she would probably burn his ass because he chased her; he wanted her. She knew he needed time and she was willing to give him that for now
It didn't help that his sisters and brother were here almost every day, like Rebekah before him. Didn't he have any shame?
"Bonnie," Lucy whispered, turning to look into her cousin's eyes, which were much like hers. "I know how you feel; maybe going out to the park, cafe, or even classes will help to ease your mind," she said. Bonnie nodded. She was right; if Kamali woke, she had everything she needed to be safe. If Klaus wanted to see her, he loved to remind her that this was his city, so let him find her.
"In South America, there is a mixture of different occults because of the indigenous people and the effects of the slave trade," a professor droned on. Bonnie tried to pay attention, but honestly, she felt her senses heightened; she felt two of Niklaus's hybrids following her earlier, and she kept thinking he would pop out every minute.
"Miss Bennett, what do you think?" the professor asked, pulling her out of the reverie. She quickly answered the question, but she wasn't even sure what she said; maybe she should have skipped classes.
"Ms. Bennett, can you stay behind?" The professor asked, and Bonnie sighed, but she stayed behind.
"How was your vacation away? Are you still feeling burned out?" He asked, and she nodded. She had lied and said she was burned out to get time away. He knew she was a witch because he was one himself, but still, he didn't need to know the real reason.
"Well, you were missed in my other class. Will you be attending this week? There is this talisman I think you would have interest in." He said he was looking at her with curious eyes. He peaked her interest; maybe this talisman could be useful.
"Yes, I missed the class while I was away. I would love to see this talisman." She said, "Do you know its origin?" She asked, and he shook his head. He lived in New Orleans for a while, but like her, he wasn't in any of the New Orleans covens, so he was lost most of the time with things going on in the city.
"That has been a little tricky, but I can send some pictures, and you could ask some of your friends," he suggested.
"No problem, is that it?" She asked him to pack her things. He stood for a moment watching her, and she returned his gaze until he looked away, clearing his throat.
"Ah no, that's it. See you later," he said, pulling away from her space. She rolled her eyes, picked up her bag, and left. She spent some of her time on campus before going to the park to meet up with Tayen and Dene.
Tayen's sight hasn't returned; she doesn't think it ever will, but she was alive and adjusting well; she was young, so that made it easier.
"Oops, sorry," Bonnie said, running into a blonde vampire. She stepped back and observed the vampire, whose face turned into a frown.
"Does my hair look bad?" she asked Bonnie. Bonnie focused and shook her head.
"No, its just that you look familiar," she said, looking at the vampire, but she couldn't think where.
"I am not sure you ever met me. I am never in New Orleans, hell even in America," she said with a deep accent. Was it a vision? None of them involved a blonde. She gave her a smile and laughed.
"You're right," she said. "Nice meeting you, and the hair suits you." Bonnie said this before going about her day.
Klaus was in the sitting room, painting, as Elijah told him about his journey. Freya walked in a yellow, flowery dress and leather jacket.
The men looked at their sister,
"What?" she asked them, confused.
"Are you going out?" Elijah asked, looking at his sister's attire.
"I'm going to see my best friend, actually. She needs to be reminded that there are good Mikaelsons." she smiled slyly at Klaus
"So Hope is going with you?'' Klaus asked, ignoring his sister's indication. Bonnie has returned for two days now, and he still has not seen her. The fear that was there before she left returned, and he just couldn't face her to admit it or even break their relationship off.
"Are you not staying for dinner?" Elijah asked if he had arranged for their first three to have dinner with them to see what they wanted. She sighed and rolled her eyes.
"How likely are you guys to need a witch tonight?" Freya asked, "Bonnie has been so busy with Kamali not waking up and classes that tonight we finally get to catch up alone."
"You can talk to Bonnie later; this is a family situation, and it needs to be dealt with before hope is affected." klaus said
"Since when is Bonnie not family?" Freya asked, "Suddenly, you fall in love with the best thing that ever happened to you, and here you are acting nonchalant." Freya said it angrily. Klaus glared at his sister. Does he want to shout it to the world? Yes, but what if it kills her? He turned around to his painting, ignoring his sister.
"Freya, maybe its best we save this for later." Elijah said he heard the vampires coming in.
"No, I'm not saving it for later. Klaus, you need to man up. I don't know if you know this, but you are not a great catch. I would not want my child to be with you, and I care about Bonnie a lot; she deserves better; you know that, so ignoring her is confusing to me." Freya said klaus moved from his painting and got into her face
"It sounds like you want her more than I do." Klaus growled. Elijah came to him, but Freya waved him off. Her face changed when she looked at her brother; she was more resigned but still impatient. He would allow her to get her point across, but his relationship with Bonnie was between them.
"Trust me if I want to; I would, but she's my best friend; she understands me, and I want to protect her just as much as you do, but isolating her while you wallow in your feelings; you have all the time in the world she doesn't," Freya said, touching her brother's shoulder.
He tensed up but did not shift from her touch. He knew it was probably coming from a place of kindness. She thought she lost the love of her life a long time ago, but now that he has Bonnie, he knows it was not true for any of them.
Being with Bonnie was so different than he was used to; he did not have to force the connection between the two or even change himself; she knew him as a villain and now has a lover. Falling for her did not feel like falling at all; it was just like he was elevated. He just needed time.
"Use the time you have with her before you regret it," she said sincerely. Klaus shrugged her hands off of him and walked out of the room.
Freya and Elijah looked at each other and followed behind. Freya watched the three vampires, who had already sat at their dining table. Rebekah had her feet up on the table reading a magazine, and Finn decided it was best he remained hidden. It was best for him to maintain his 'alliance' with Aurora.
"Isn't this lovely?" Rebekah said she was putting down her magazine. "When last was it that we were together?" Rebekah asked, looking at her brothers.
"I think since the night we fled." Elijah said, "Even though we are truly together, some of us are missing."
"I would say let's have a moment to reflect, but Finn was a bore, and well, Kol was Kol." Lucien said, and Freya rolled her eyes. She looked over at Klaus's face; no one else could tell, but she knew it was bothersome because he wasn't here. Especially since he was able to somehow see him, Kol.
"Speak lightly of my brothers," Freya said with caution in her voice. The three vampires turned to her. Tristan walked up to her and took her hand.
"You must be the lovely new addition to the family." He said, kissing her hand, her face twisting up with disgust. She pulled her hand back and rubbed it on Klaus, who was sitting next to her.
"Touch me again, and you will walk out here hexed," Freya said, thinking of a spell she saw in the spell book. Lucien laughed
"I'm going to love her," Lucien said, winking at her. She looked him up and was done before turning to her siblings. They had control of the conversation, and she and Klaus wanted to keep everyone alive. She saw that the future Bonnie saw was changing if they killed even one of them; who is to say that something worse won't happen? With Bonnie in the equation, Hope doesn't need to leave New Orleans to be safe because the Bennett home is not only hidden but also protected.
They could afford for something to happen, though Rebekah didn't agree; she said to kill all of them; they are the oldest vampires, and if anyone knew something they didn't, the three would know.
"Enough of the chitchat." Klaus spoke, and everyone turned to him. His body felt wound up before he spoke again.
"I have told my siblings about these visions." Klaus said, "Now you said you have a way to stop it from coming true. Tell us." He said he was looking at the three with suspicion.
"No, Niklaus, at least." Aurora started,
"I don't see the point in talking; this one tried to poison me." Rebekah said, "My friend could have died." She said she was coming behind Aurora with a knife to her throat. Tristan stood up, Rebekah flashed her teeth at him, and Freya stood. Klaus pulled her down to sit.
"Let's see where this goes," he whispered in her ears.
"I didn't try to poison you, darling," Aurora said, grabbing her hand. She was unwary. Rebekah didn't move her. Freya looked at Lucien. He looked worried, but he quickly smiled when he noticed her gaze.
"Rebekah," Elijah said with irritation.
"Klaus wants to be a pacifist, and we have to join him?" Rebekah said, glaring. "Freya?" she said to her sister
"We know why I agree with Rebekah. Let's not get into it now." Elijah warned. Niklaus saw the point Rebekah point it would be uncharacteristic of them to let them live after all this, but he knew for sure they left here alive.
"This is why we are here tonight, ." Tristan said Freya studied the stoic vampire, who had a slight smug look. "We, your first children, can unite despite the sirelines war, but you are a family who have been together for a thousand years; the world will do anything to tear you apart," he said, looking at each of them, then Rebekah, who had moved away from his sister. She laughed.
"This is about your silly sireline wars." Rebekah asked, "The only spot I have on my resume is your sister; the people I have turned to have all made me proud." Rebekah said, making Aurora shift in her seat, her blond hair hiding her shoulders.
"There is a reason we have been together for years; its because there is no one else like us." she boasted
"Please, Rebekah let's see why siblings bickering could mean the end of vampires," Klaus said, stopping her.
"Please, we all know your bickering cannot be boiled down to siblings fighting." lucien said
"We have simply come to ask that you let us store you away for a few years until we are sure this prophecy is fulfilled and there is no threat to your reign." Lucien said, looking at each of the siblings, that his face was serious; the playfulness he had with Freya earlier was gone.
Freya laughed. "In a few minutes, would you subject yourself to living in a box for a year while the world moves around you?" She asked angrily.
"You guys are ridiculous to think my siblings would even agree to that," Freya said. "Let me guess that while they are locked away, you hold their bodies." she suggested
"Don't worry, Darling I will allow you to see dawn every now and then." Lucien assured. All her siblings snapped their heads at him. When he said the word dawn, something clicked in her mind. Bonnie books included the word with her recent visions that left her restless, her nights and days filled with hurting vampires, wolves, and even witches. Making deals with humans, being a red-head beauty or a dark hair bear.
At first, she thought it was a timeframe, but now she knows Lucien is just a pawn, and maybe Dawn was a name. Freya smiled at Lucien, and Klaus picked up his glass to hide his smirk.
His words didn't sit well with her, so without her saying a word, he caught fire. When he did, everyone froze except Rebekah, who jumped away, watching him dance with the flames to the music of his screams until he was ash.
"Does anyone else have anything smart to say to my sister?" Klaus said,after a few moments. They shook their heads; they weren't showing it, but she could feel their fear. Rebekah took her seat next to Freya.
"Good, tell us about this sire war." Elijah asked, sipping his wine.
"Do you remember Alistair Duquesne?" tristan aske looking klaus,
"Ah yes, I compelled him to kill his family to escape Mikael." Klaus said, "But it makes no sense for him to kill me; I sired him.".
"Yes, you are not his goal; its Rebekah and Elijah." Tristan answered, "He thinks if he could find a white oak stake, he could kill them, and you will be alone forever." tristan said,
"Why not just kill me? He misses his family so much he could kill me, die, and be with them," Klaus said, rolling his eyes. "No, he thinks he can keep the gift of immortality, and I would watch him attempt to kill my siblings." Klaus chuckled darkly.
"I will kill him just for having thought," he said, slamming the table.
Freya looked at her brother and asked, "Why did you choose him?" He looked her in the eye—his sister, who has been through so much but seen so little.
"He was already one step away from killing his wife; I just pushed him," he said. He turned him and then compelled him to feed on his whole village.
"So you killed an abused woman." Freya shouted,glaring at him.
"I did what I needed to do to survive." Klaus said, "It wasn't just me he was after; it was Rebekah, Kol, Finn, and Elijah because they chose me over him." Freya sighed, knowing her brother did not regret his decision. She knew she probably would have done something much worse in his place.
"Okay, we find him; kill him; done." Rebekah said nonchalantly,
"Oh, Rebekah, if it was just that simple, you see, your brother turned a lot of his enemies, and now they have the space to gather." Aurora said.
Freya facepalms herself mentally. She swore her siblings were just stupid. "So now we have an organisation of people who hate Niklaus and want to kill my brother and sister," Freya repeated out loud, "and you guys think its better for you to deal with it?" Freya asked, and they nodded.
"So what did you plan to lock my siblings away with?" Freya asked curiously how they planned to keep powerhouses from just waking up on their own, unless this plan was just for a certain original. She looked at her brother, who sat next to her, and looked away when the blonde spoke.
"Lucien discovered this coin on one of his excursion sites." Aurora said, and her brother turned to her. "It can only be used once, and the spell could last for years, but it can be broken," she assured. Freya looked to her siblings, but Klaus spoke up first.
"Who says we can't handle it ourselves? There is no white oak stake in the world that remains; let them gather and plot their way to graves." He raged,
"Plus, it's no secret that most of my siblings won't need the coin to keep them at bay." Freya said, thinking that this plan had holes in it. "Bring this coin to me," she said
"We wont," Tristan said, but started to cough abruptly. He grabbed his glass, but as he drank, he went into a coughing fit, and his veins became visible. Aurora rushed to her brother, looking between them and him.
"Whats wrong? What did you do?" She cried, "Not him too, please." She said, clutching him, and Tristan pushed her off him.
"Im fine," he said, pulling his sleeves up and scratching his wrist. Elijah got up and took his wrist.
"Wolf venom," he said, and they all turned to Klaus. Freya knew it was Klaus; all the siblings knew it.
"You have no choice but to bring us the coin if you want me to heal him," he said angrily
"I don't know where it is, please," she pleaded to Klaus, tears pouring down her face. She was hysterical. She went up to him but he took a step away from her and glared. Tristan went to calm her before she did anything stupid
"I will help with the cure, but on my terms," he said, looking her in the eyes. The way it worked, he had a feeling it was before they arrived; he knew from Elijah that there was war amongst the strix. Did they poison him before they came here? He should have known better than to let someone else give him blood.
She shook her head, tears streaming down her eyes.
"I am not giving you the chance to screw us over. She took her brother and sped off.
"Who poisoned him?" Rebekah asked what they were all thinking.