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Chapter Four: We Have Some Questions

Elena watched as Bonnie tried and failed to wipe away her tears. She clung to the witch before her, whispering in what she could only guess was French. She wasn't sure why, but the sight brought a feeling of jealousy to her. Well that, and she was honeslty not buying this act. Qetsiyah had put some kind of spell on her. Like how Silas had gotten into her head. It was the only true explanation for the craziness going on around them.

Bonnie was eighteen. She wasn't a mother and she definitelty wasn't a wife. Not to a man who she remembered Rebekah stating died at the age of ten. Besides. why would Bonnie even marry into a family full of their worst nightmares? She hated vampires, she had tried to kill them all on a few occasions. Hell even Caroline had gotten the cold shoulder.

She very much doubted that being involved with the Orignal family would go well at dinner parties.

"Are we actually going to buy this?" She asked, sounding very much like her sire.

She didn't miss how Caroline shot her a look, or how Matt and Tyler shared a grimace. The only one who seemed to agree with her was Jeremy. She hadn't taken a look at the Salvatores but she was sure that even they agreed with her.

Bonnie removed herself from the other witch. She shared a look with Henrik, who turned to Stefan. "Can we use your backyard? It would be easier for us to talk. I'm sure you all have plenty of issues with my family."

No one missed how he voiced the word issues. It was like he was trying to swallow a very hard pill. Stefan only nodded and lead the group of Originals out of the house. Davina didn't go with them, she settled on the couch with Qetsiyah.

Once Stefan returned, Bonnie reached for a candle and waved a hand. The wick lit and the smell of sage filled the room. She sat down on the couch, between the two witches and looked at her friends.

"Go ahead and ask."

"What the hell witchy?" Damon snapped at her. "What could have possibly possessed you to bring back baby Gilbert and not tell anyone?"

"I did it for Elena," Bonnie answered.

"Were you always immortal?" Caroline asked, more curious about that. Elena was becoming a broken record and she needed something new to listen to. Bonnie being immortal definitely sounded more interesting. Plus, it gave her a chance to segway into how she let an Original marry her.

"I wasn't reborn as one." Bonnie answered. "I gave up my immortality 300 years ago."

"Are you one now?" Matt asked.

"She is," answered Tessa with a confidant nod of her head. "Freya and I made sure of it."

"So you expect us to believe you're an immortal witch?" Elena asked. "Seriously?"

"You expect me to believe you aren't the carbon copy of the woman who ruined my sister's happiness? Or that Stefan isn't the the mirror image of the man chained up downstairs?" Bonnie asked, eyes narrowed. She was tired of Elena's holier than thou attitude. She did miss being able to just tell someone off.

"That's different!"

"Different how?" Davina asked. "Because it involves you?"

"You stay out of this." Elena snapped at her.

"Talk to her like that again and I'll make the torment I'm going to inflect on Silas look like child's play to what I do to you. Amara will be jealous," Bonnie promised, the green of her eyes bright. "After all, I was the one who suggested making her the anchor."

Tessa smiled fondly at that memory.

Elena gasped and then turned her eyes on the Salvatore brothers. "Are you seriously going to let her talk to me like that?"

"Elena, it is possibly she's an immortal." Stefan stated, looking at Bonnie with a smile.

Bonnie smiled in return before fixing Elena with a glare. "Unless your questions pertain to my immortality, my resurrection or anything involving the events that unfolding today, shut your trap."

Caroline stifled a laugh. "So, can we talk about your beau?"

Jeremy was about to snap at her when Bonnie smiled. It was bright and warm, like she was remembering the warmth of the sun. Tessa gagged while Davina busied herself with looking around the room.

"Now that Blondie has brought it up, exactly what is going on with that?" Damon questioned.

Bonnie said nothing, but did think about how she was going to word this. In a way, she had her memories of her marriage to Henrik in her former life. But she wasn't that Bonnie anymore. That Bonnie died in a fire to protect her husband and daughter. But her memories, her experiences, even her feelings and her soul were still hers. The memories she had of her life now, the eighteen year old girl who grew up in Mystic Falls and died on the day before her graduation, were still there.

"I don't know now honestly."

"So you're not married to him now?" Jeremy asked, hope blooming in his chest. He still had a chance. He could still win Bonnie back.

"I think a part of me will always be with him," Bonnie answered, her hand pressed against her chest, feeling the flutter of her heart. Henrik brought warmth and she felt giddy. But she also felt a fire bloom inside her at the sight of him. It wasn't lust, well not entirely. She had plenty of memories and phantom touches to know he knew how to pleasure her.

A memory came to mind. The night he confessed his love for her, clutching a carnation and cheeks aglow from the dying firelight. His eyes spoke more volumes than his words, the admiration and love shined and it had made her heart flutter. Even now, with a new life, she would deny it.

"But I know that right now, it's up in the air."

Matt made his opinion know in that moment. "Give him a chance, Bon. He looks like he's willing to get to know the new you, and respect your choice."

"Plus he won't cheat on you with a ghost, cause you know-you're the ghost he's been chasing." Tyler quipped and shot a look of satisfaction in Jeremy's direction.

Davina laughed. She hadn't meant to, but she did. Tessa on the other hand, looked ready to murder the younger Gilbert.

"Spirits, are you that pathetic? From what I saw from the Other Side, my sister has been nothing but loyal, passionate and a powerful woman. How can you pass that up for a specter?"

"Aren't you obsessed with your crazy ex?" Elena asked.

"Who happens to be obsessed with your face." Tessa shot back and then glanced at her niece, who was picking at a piece of lint. She was muttering in French, but it wasn't lost on either Bonnie or Tessa that she was muttering about how Elena wasn't even that pretty. Bonnie caught Stefan's lips twitch and start to stretch into a smile before he caught Bonnie's glance.

Oh they were going to be having a long conversation.

"So, do you have like two souls inside you now?" Tyler asked, an eyebrow arched.

"No," all three witches answered.

"I'm still your Bonnie. I remember everyone here, all the good and bad we've experienced. I just also happen to be a different Bonnie. I have memories stretching back to Ancient Greece and so many adventures and spells. My magic is different. I know I won't have an nosebleeds or pass out from exhaustion either."

"So you're still on our side." Damon declared with a smirk.

"No," Bonnie told him. "I'm on my side. Dying put a lot in perspective about my friendships with all of you. The only ones who constantly thought about me were Caroline, Tyler, Matt and Stefan. Stefan was actually the most constant cause of his torment."

She turned to him and offered him a warm smile. "You didn't deserve what Silas did to you. Emily was right, you know. Even with darkness in your heart, your soul is so pure. You were more worried about me and getting me back than what you went through."

Stefan felt his throat constrict. It wasn't from hunger though, he felt like he was going to cry. "Bonnie, I should have known-"

She wrapped him in a hug. "You didn't and it's okay. You care and it matters."

Tessa grumbled in Ancient Greece. "Kill me."

Davina hummed and turned her head when she felt a soft spike in her father's magic. She moved to get up when Bonnie stopped her.

"Let me go. You haven't seen him like this," she told her and kissed her forehead. She looked at the others. "We'll continue when I get back. I have to make sure my..."

"Baby daddy?" Tyler suggested.

"Lover?" Matt offered.

"Partner?" Caroline said.

"We could always call him a stalker," Damon muttered.

"Partner," Bonnie said, liking how it sounded. "I have to make sure my partner doesn't murder his brother."

"Klaus?" everyone asked.

"Elijah."