Alrighty, just a small author's note to clear up a few things:

1). This story takes place a year and a half after 6x17.

2). Everything up till that point sticks to canon. Can't guarantee anything after that.

3). So. Kai was not left behind in the 1903 prison world, redemption arc DOES happen. More elaboration on that will come later in the story.

4). Bonkai happens. Again, more elaboration on how their relationship came to be will be explained later in the story through flashbacks.

5). Everything else, like the Steroline relationship, and Delena are the same. Except for a certain character, he's new (you'll know him when you see him).

Happy reading!

"Abby, I mean, Mom… I'm pregnant"

Bonnie stares at her reflection in the bathroom mirror.

Okay, you can do this, she drills herself for the 1765th time. Go.

"Mom…" She tries placing less emphasis on the 'pregnant' as if that would be diversion enough. "I am, pregnant."

No, duh?

Okay, this wasn't exactly going how she wanted it to go. Whoever said that self-coaching speeches were a good idea was a terrible liar (sigh, Caroline). They also probably never had to break surprise baby news to their estranged vampire witch-mom.

The pregnancy test with its blue strip was next to the Softsoap dispenser on the sink counter. She eyes it warily, thinking that another test wouldn't really hurt. But then again, it would be the 7th try. (and they say 3rd time's a charm, right?)

Bonnie sighs and takes a long look in the mirror. What am I doing? Realizing that now might not be the best time to start having a quarter-life crisis, she repeats the basics:Bonnie Bennett, town witch, 22 going on 23, possibly 14 weeks pregnant, desperately in need of a shower and definitely sleep deprived. As if the faded circles under her eyes weren't indicative enough.

"Bonnie!" comes Caroline's insistent, shrill voice from downstairs. Her footsteps are heard coming up the stairway.

"Crap," Bonnie grabs the test, not knowing what to do. Trash? Too risky. Flush down the toilet? Possible blockage and...gross.

"Bonnie Bennett, why are you taking so long?" Caroline asks from the other side of the door.

"I'll be right out!"

She quickly whispers an "invisigue obiectum" charm.

"Bonnie, we're-" Caroline opens the door. "Oh sorry I didn't think the door was unlocked… What were you doing? And why are your hands.."

"Wha-? Oh, it's nothing." She discreetly drops the invisible test on to the floor, careful to make it land on the bath rug. Rubbing both hands on the side of her jeans, she manages her perkiest smile.

"All set to go?"

Caroline looks at her quizzically, obviously not buying the "I am so not lying" act but decides to go along with it for now.

"Come on, Matt's already outside" she grabs her hand and drags her out of the bathroom. "And next time, don't take an hour in the bathroom".

Bonnie quickly glances behind her, eyeing the invisible test left abandoned on the bathroom floor. I'll deal with you later.

The gang pulls up in front of the Mystic Grill. Instead of its usual hustle and bustle, it's completely deserted and sealed off with yellow crime-scene tape. Caroline, Tyler and Bonnie hop out of Matt's patrol car and make their way to the entrance while he parks.

Sheriff Gaines waves to them from the entrance, motioning for them to come over.

He claps Tyler on the shoulder and tersely shakes hands with the two girls.

"I'm glad you all came in. It's been a difficult morning." He nods to Matt as he approaches.

They follow him into the bar and he directs them to the five bodies lying in a pool of thick, dark blood. One is hanging from the ceiling fan and another is propped up on the bar, head missing. The rest are splayed across the floor in various, gruesome angles.

"Oh god.." Caroline whispers.

Matt and Tyler exchange grim looks.

Bonnie claps a hand over her mouth, feeling a strong wave of nausea crashing in.

"We were notified around seven this morning by Jake, the new bartender. He discovered their bodies when he came in for work. Poor fellah. He won't be having any decent sleep anytime soon."

"How is he?" Matt asks.

Sheriff Gaines rubs his stubble. "He'll be fine...just not for now. Wouldn't be surprised if he decides to take a break for while".

Matt shakes his head, obviously not happy about Jake's involvement.

Him and Tyler quietly discuss details of the case with the Sheriff.

Caroline tiptoes around the blood puddle, carefully crouching down to examine the bodies. It was a good thing she'd had a two blood baggies in the morning, 'cause this… was a lot of blood.

Bonnie contemplates stepping out for fresh air, but decides against it.

If anything, the person they really needed was her. More like her powers, but still.

Bracing herself, she walks up to the body at the bar.

Head missing, again. This was a recurring theme in the slew of dead bodies showing up in Mystic Falls for the past four months or so. There was never really a decent connection they could make between the murders...except for the fact that they were all brutal homicides, no foul play involved and no animal bites. The last part ruled out vampires, a surprising feat for the mystical town.

"Something's not right," says Caroline.

They all turn to look at the blonde vampire as she analyzes the bodies on the ground, hands on hips.

"There's something deliberately...deliberate about the way these three are all just lying in this heap while one's up here" she looks at the body hanging from the fan. "and the other there" she points at the bar.

"You mean to say that they were trying to give us a message? A warning of some sorts?" Gaines asks.

"Yes and no," Caroline responds. "I just...god, I don't know...this is all just too weird." And by weird, she meant non-magical but still utterly horrifying. "This is like what, the 3rd homicide in the same series of murders that's been happening for half a year now? We don't even know if they're connected".

Bonnie processes Caroline's insight and turns to look at the headless body again. Where was the head anyway?

"Sheriff, do you have the head stored somewhere or…"

"Actually, no. We haven't been able to locate it just yet. Wasn't at the crime scene".

Tyler pipes in "Wait, it's missing? Why would someone want to keep a severed head?"

Gaines sighs. "I don't know what to tell you...we're still doing a full ground search of the town, and no one's been able to find so much as a finger".

Bonnie nods and tries to recall the first murder case that had happened mid-July, about three months ago.

It had been a stormy weekend, and most of the townspeople were still away on summer vacation, leaving the town deserted and quiet. Her and Kai had just come back from visiting Jo and her family in Oregon. The weather and the delay at the airport made it so that they were completely jetlagged by the time they were in Mystic Falls, even though it was a three-day trip and the flight was only an hour long. The bickering over who got to drive hadn't helped either. Technically, it was her car but Kai being Kai, had thrown a hissy fit and insisted that she let him drive. The whole thing turned into one of their intense stare-downs (she lost) and the next thing they knew, they were in the car, rain-drenched clothes being torn off and lips-

"Bonnie, focus" she mutters, mentally slapping herself.

Anyway. After their little showdown in the car, they'd driven to Bonnie's house and crashed. The next morning, she'd gotten a call from Matt about the three bodies found just outside the Mystic Falls border...the same border that they'd drove past just a couple of hours ago and seen nothing.

She'd met up with Matt and Caroline for breakfast and they'd done some damage control for the people involved, helping in search parties and doing some forensic work.

Ever since the trio helped take care of a few rogue werewolf cases earlier in the year, they'd unknowingly become the town's own version of the Ghostbusters. Matt had already taken his place within the force, Caroline wanted to pay homage to her mother while focusing on her degree and Bonnie...well, she had reasons of her own. Tyler and Liv moved back after realizing that life in Portland wasn't as hyped up as they expected it to be. He proved to be a much needed addition to the group.

With Elena and Damon human again and enjoying married life in New York and Stefan away at grad school in L.A, it was basically just the three of them left in Mystic Falls. Everyone else had moved away after the takedown of the Heretics last year. Stefan visited often, mostly to check up on his girlfriend while she finished up her double-degree at Whitmore. Things had been on the down-low for nearly half a year, a few rogue werewolf cases popping up here and there...until that one stormy weekend in July.

The first three bodies found outside the border were also heavily maimed, and one body was found headless. Unlike this one, the head had been found a small distance away from the scene. The decapitation or brutality wasn't what shocked the trio the most, though. While doing some in-depth and unauthorized "forensic work" of their own, they'd found out that none of the deaths involved a magical being. No vampire or werewolf bites, no witch-induced trauma. Bonnie, channeling her newfound 'third eye' powers (courtesy of Kai Parker, thankyouverymuch) had confirmed that there was no magical foul play involved. The second set of deaths that followed, four to be exact, had happened in the same serial-killer fashion.

It was both reassuring and deeply unsettling at the same time.

Caroline makes her way to Bonnie and whispers, "Did you find anything yet?"

"No...it's the same as before, I think"

Matt, Tyler and the Sheriff are already making their outside, about to do a round check of the premises.

"Okay, they're gonna keep him occupied for while, you wanna do this?"

Bonnie nods, closes her eyes and touches a hand to the headless man's bicep. She inhales deeply, and channels the dead man's body.

"Ostende mihi vita mors...ostende mihi...vita mors.."

Her surroundings wash away and she starts to hear the familiar thump, thump, thump of her own heart as it assumes the identity of the man who was alive 6 hours ago. She sees faces, some familiar and some not completely visible. She sees a tall, blonde woman approaching, her face an indistinct blur but she immediately recognizes her as the body that was now hanging from the ceiling. She tries to concentrate more on her (his) body, checking for any emotions that indicate any fear or anxiety. All she gets is a lingering sense of contentment and some hunger (on his part). For a while, that's all she feels. Okay, so he has no idea that he's gonna die soon.

Suddenly, she starts to feel it, an increase in his heart palpitations. They begin without probable cause and her vision completely blacks out this time. She feels his body shaking. There's pain, a lot of it, when a blunt weapon is wedged into his neck and dragged across. It happens again..and again..and again. His head is quite literally being hacked off.

Why can't I see anything?

She tries not to focus on the pain too much, trying to concentrate on regaining his vision instead. All she needed was a glimpse. The two headless men from before still had their vision up to a certain point, but their heads were quickly lopped off and tossed aside before she could identify anyone.

She tries harder, putting all her concentration to it. Come on Bonnie. The killer's right in front of you, there's no way he's blind and there's still some life left in him. Try harder.

Then it happens.

It hits her like a brick over the head.

Oh my god.

For a while she can't comprehend what she's seeing...or not seeing. This person, or thing, was using magic to keep his(her) eyes from seeing. They were doing this on purpose. They were cloaking her.

She drops out of the spell when Caroline grabs her shoulders and yells at her to stop.

"Bonnie, stop! You're bleeding!"

Caroline catches her just in time, as her knees buckle and give away. She holds her in her arms, sweeping back her hair and coaxing her to open her eyes.

"Oh my god..Bonnie? Bonnie, please, what's happening, open your eyes! Bonnie!"

Bonnie nearly chokes on her own voice as she jolts up from Caroline's arms and looks around aimlessly. "No...no, no, no…"

"Bonnie, what is it? What did you see?"

"THEY KNEW!" she screams. "They...they're doing this on purpose. They knew I would be able to see. All this time they've been taunting us, taunting me…" she hugs her arms. "They're doing this to me. All these people...they're not a part of any of it…"

Caroline looks at her in complete dismay, not knowing what to make of her words. All she can do is hold her friend close as she bleeds and breaks down, crushed by the weight of her own discovery. Bonnie clutches her abdomen and gives a despairing sob.

Caroline fishes out her cellphone, fumbling around for the contact she needed. "Kai" flashes on screen, and she picks up.

"Oh wow, normally I wouldn't say this but great timing. You need to get your butt over here right now."

"Is she okay?" his voice has a hard edge to it.

"She's...terrible, actually. Wait, how did you know-"

"I'm already on the way. Just try to get the bleeding under control"

He hangs up.

The blonde vampire rushes her friend to the nearest armchair, propping her up on some pillows, grabbing some tissues and holding it to her nostrils to block the blood flow. Bonnie's eyes look hazy.

"Hey...hey," Caroline gently wipes the sweat and tears away. "You're not passing out on me"

Bonnie looks at her friend through bloodshot eyes. "Did you call Kai?"

"Um...yes and no. Your boyfriend freaks me out by the way, in more ways than one. He already knew something was up before I even got a chance to say anything"

"Sounds like him" Bonnie whispers.

Caroline sighs and gives her a tight hug. She still dislikes Kai for what he is, but she's glad (and part relieved) that Bonnie has him…'cause she doesn't how to handle this. Stuff like these went beyond her league, and all she could do was offer her support.

"He's on his way".

"Caroline...please do me a favor?" Bonnie asks.

"Anything, what is it?"

"I need some of your blood"

Caroline looks at her in bewilderment and suddenly smacks her forehead.

"Of course...you need it to heal. God, I'm so stupid I should've already been doing that by now." She bites her wrist and holds it out. "Kai's going to skewer me."

Bonnie smiles faintly, and drinks.

This will do for now, she thinks. I'm not going to be able to avoid him for much longer, not with what just happened here. The magic of Caroline's vampire blood will overshadow it...it'll buy me some time to tell Abby, and figure out what to do.

He can't know just yet.

Okay I'll admit that that was a pretty cryptic ending, but I promise, it'll make sense soon. This is going to be a LONG FIC so, information will reveal itself in bits and pieces, and for those of you who follow me on Tumblr, you'll know that this is an origin story to the Bonkai child I created, Celia Bennett Parker. There's still a long way before she shows up, but the journey will be an interesting one.

And yes, this will mainly be a Bonkai story however, other characters will play major roles along the way and their involvement will add much more depth to the story.

Please review, your feedback makes my day.