This story is in response to Vampire Dairies Episode 3:15, All My Children. Once again Bonnie got dumped on and I thought it would be interesting to explore the ramifications of that episode from a Bonnie lover's perspective. I have a unique pairing in mind for this story that I hope you will enjoy.
The story starts off during that episode and goes from there.
As always, read and review!
Chapter 1
Bonnie felt it, a sharp jarring pain in her chest. She stumbled backwards and tried to catch her breathe. She couldn't. No matter how deeply she inhaled, air refused filled her lungs in anything but shallow gasps. She caught her footing and looked up. She knew the cause of the pain and the person responsible for it. She knew it was too late, but she hope was the only thing that kept her from collapsing.
"Move Stefan." Bonnie ordered. She had to get to Abby and she refused to allow the undead man blocking her path to stand in the way.
Stefan stepped aside. No need to stop her. By now Damon would have completed his task.
Bonnie raced up the stairs, clinging to the hope that what she felt in her heart wasn't true. Stefan's words rang in her head.
'Esther's drawing from the witches and the only way to cut her off is if one of you is no longer a witch.'
She got up the stairs from the basement just in time to see Damon laying her Abby on the ground. He looked at her only for a moment before using his super speed to bolt out of the door. She felt a breeze from behind her and she knew Stefan too had left the house. Bonnie didn't care. They were nothing more than an afterthought.
Her dead mother consumed all her thoughts.
She knelt beside her mother and felt for a pulse. She knew it was futile, but her hope wasn't dead. Nothing. Bonnie laid her head on her mother's chest. She listened for a heartbeat she knew she wouldn't find. Though she tried to stop them, tears flowed freely as she lay on her mother's chest. Soon the only sound that could be heard was the ragged sobs of a heart broken daughter.
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"Bonnie?" Caroline's called tentatively. The blond vampire had spoken to Stefan and he explained what they did. Immediately she'd come to the old witch's house to help Bonnie. She was devastated by what she found: Bonnie weeping bitterly over the body of her mother.
"Go away, Caroline." Bonnie managed with a hoarse voice from crying.
"Bonnie, you shouldn't be alone." Caroline stated moving closer to the young witch.
Bonnie jerked up from her mother's body and turned her angry gaze on her friend. "I said go away!" she bellowed. Her powers tapped into her emotions causing the room to shake.
Caroline stood resolute. "No!" She knelt down besides Bonnie. "I'm your friend and whether you believe it or not, you need me right now."
"It's too late." Bonnie sobbed, laying her head back down on her mother's chest. "They turned her, Caroline. My mother's a vampire now."
"I know." Caroline sighed.
Suddenly they were there. Candles flared to life and the voices of a hundred slain witches began to speak all at once. It sounded like garbled whispers to the vampire, but Caroline knew Bonnie could understand.
Caroline swallowed her fear. The spirits of this house were not fond of vampires and what happened tonight surely wouldn't help. She looked to Bonnie for guidance, but what saw did nothing to assuage her fear coursing through her body.
"It's not her fault!" Bonnie yelled into the air.
The witches certainly didn't like that answer. In response the room began to shake and the voices got louder.
"Bonnie?" Caroline asked no longer attempting to be brave. "What's going on?"
The young witch ignored her friend and stood to continue her rage against the spirits.
"You were supposed to protect us!" Bonnie screamed. "Why didn't you protect us!"
The spirits answered by sucking Bonnie up into the air. She floated there for the merest of moments before the dropped her to the ground. As suddenly as it began, the spirits once again went silent and the candles went out.
"Bonnie, what just happened here?" Caroline asked rushing to her side.
There was an uncomfortable pause before Bonnie spoke. "The spirits of the dead witches are angry. " she answered.
"At you?" Caroline answered in disbelief.
"Yes." Bonnie stated. "I'm the one who originally told them we could trust Damon and Stefan. Now, they've killed my mother – a witch so recently returned to the fold."
"They can't hold you accountable for what the Salvatores do!" Caroline protested.
"Apparently they can." Bonnie said resigned to her fate. "They are demanding I leave her." Bonnie stood and looked at her mother. "They told me to take this, and I quote, "horrible abomination", with me."
"Bonnie, I don't know what to say." Caroline stated in disbelief. "I'm so sorry."
Bonnie didn't acknowledge Caroline sympathy. She only sighed. "I have to move Abby. The witches won't let her fully transition her and if she doesn't, she'll die."
"We'll take her to my house." Caroline offered. She knelt by Abby and picked her up.
"Caroline," Bonnie began. "I don't need you to-"
"Yes you do need me!" Caroline cut her off. "You may not like it, but you do need me and I am not going to let you push me away. We are going to take you mother to my house where she can transition. Then together we are going to help her face her new life. So don't bother arguing because I am not going to have it any other way!"
Bonnie couldn't help but smile. "Thank you, Caroline."
The duo left the house with Abby and made their way to Bonnie's car. With Abby safely in the back seat, they began their journey in silence to Caroline's house. At one point, Bonnie notice Caroline futzing with her phone. "What are you doing?" Bonnie asked.
"Just texting Elena. She wanted to know you are OK. I told her you were dealing and that we are headed to my house."
"Elena." Bonnie said, though her voice was just a whisper.
"What?" Caroline prompted.
"I don't think I can face her now." Bonnie answered fighting back tears. "Don't get me wrong, I love her and I am so, so glad she is safe. But my mom…" Bonnie trailed off. She took a deep breath to regain her composure. "But Abby had to die so that Elena could live." Bonnie couldn't keep speaking as tears overtook her.
"It's ok." Caroline said putting comforting hand on Bonnie's shoulder.
"You think I am horrible, don't you?" Bonnie asked.
"No!" Caroline said resolutely. "I think you are dealing as best as you can, better than anyone I know could. You do what you need to do to get through this." Caroline ordered. "If anyone has a problem with that, well, they'll just have to answer to me!
XOXOXOXO
"I'll place her in the guest room." Caroline said as she carried Abby into her house. She gently laid Abby on the bed. Bonnie was there, fixing pillows as to see to the dead woman's comfort. Bonnie ran her hand down her neck and could feel the disjointed bones where Daman had snapped her neck. Fresh tears fell from her eyes. Caroline came over and hugged her shoulders.
"I love you, Bonnie." the vampire told her. It was the only words of comfort she could think of. After a moment or two, Caroline's head popped up.
"Oh crap…" she stated. Thanks to her super hearing she heard a car pull up and she knew who it was.
"What?" Bonnie asked alarmed. "Is there a problem."
"Nothing I can't deal with." Caroline said standing. "You stay here with your mom." She walked to the living room and opened the front door before Elena could even ring the bell.
"Caroline, is Bonnie ok?" Elena asked, with a voice full of concern. She tried to move forward into the house but the vampire didn't move.
"She's coping." Caroline replied. She took a deep breath and continued with as much compassion as she could muster. "She doesn't want to see you. "
"Please just let me talk to her." Elena begged.
"Abby's in transition," Caroline explained softly. "It's going to really hard over the next few days and if Bonnie needs some time to deal, then I think you should give it to her."
"She's always been there for me, Caroline." Elena protested slightly. "Please let me just be there for her too."
"I'm sorry, Elena. I know that you want to help, but put yourself in her shoes. Everything that happened tonight was to save you. And that's ok." Caroline added quickly. "Because she loves you, so much. But somehow she's always the one who gets hurt."
At that statement, Elena relented. Her worse fears were manifesting. Her friends were suffering because of her. She nodded her head in agreement and fought back her own tears. "You're right. I just," Elena paused. "Just tell her that I love her, OK?"
"Of course I will." Caroline agreed quickly. She knew Bonnie and Elena loved each other as much as she loved both of them. Her heart broke as she watched Elena dejected walk away from the house. Caroline closed the door and walked back towards the guest room. She was surpsied to find Bonnie in the doorway, crying.
"You weren't supposed to hear that." Caroline said.
"I didn't mean to put you in the middle of this." Bonnie stated.
"I know." Caroline said hugging her. "But you have enough to deal with. The last think you need is an emotional confrontation with Elena tonight." Caroline released Bonnie and watched her walk back into the room with her mother. "That will come soon enough." Caroline said to herself.
XOXOXOXOXOXOX
"AHHHHH" Abby Bennett awoke screaming.
Bonnie and Caroline were in the kitchen, fixing breakfast. They were up half the night before Caroline finally forced Bonnie to at least try to rest. Bonnie did manage to doze but a nightmare awoke her shortly. She refused to speak about and the two sat in silence waiting for Abby regain consciousness. When the sun rose and after Caroline heard Bonnie stomach growl for the 3rd time she convinced her to come with her to kitchen for breakfast. Now, at the sound of Abby scream they raced into the guest room.
"Abby!" Bonnie cried entering the room. Caroline kept watch from the door way.
The former witch was standing on the bed, clawing at her clothes.
"Bonnie!" Abby cried in relief. "Thank God you are here. "Something's wrong! I feel wrong!" Abby said agitatedly.
"I know, I know." Bonnie said. "Just calm down." She tried to sit the new vampire on the bed, but Abby couldn't keep still.
"I can't calm down!" Abby yelled. "There's something wrong with me!"
"Abby I need you to listen to me. What's the last thing you remember from last night."
Abby thought for a moment and then spoke. "The originals showed up. Esther ordered us to leave. You took us inside the house. I could feel the vibes. What was that?"
"The spirits of the witches killed there." Bonnie explained. "Keep going. What else do you remember?"
Abby walked away from her trying to piece her thoughts together. "You went down stairs. I," she struggled as she tried to remember. "I thought I heard something so I turned to investigate. Then," Abby sighed in frustration. Her eyes widened in horror as hazy memory came back to her. "I think I was attacked from behind! Is that what happened? Is that why I feel so weird?"
Bonnie nodded slowly. "You were attacked," she confirmed.
"Bonnie, what happened to me?"
"The originals kidnapped Elena. Then, they went to the Salvatores and told them to find a way to stop Esther or else they would kill her. "
"Oh God. So the Salvatores attacked me?" I guess they didn't know knocking me out wouldn't stop Ester or the spell. Is Elena still alive and are the original dead?"
"Yes to the first question." Bonnie said.
"Thank God for that!" Abby celebrated. "But I take it that the originals didn't die? What happened to stop the spell?"
Bonnie sighed before pulling Abby to sit next to her on the bed. "You see, to stop Esther, they had to break her connection with the witches." Bonnie paused. "And to do that, one of us had to no longer be a witch."
Abby shook her head. "I don't understand."
"When Damon attacked you, it wasn't to knock you out or even kill you." Bonnie stated. "It was to turn you into a vampire, because you can't be both a vampire and a witch."
"You mean!" Abby began stand up alarmed. The full extent of Bonnie's words sunk in. "This can't be!"
"Abby, I know it's a lot to absorb." Bonnie began but was cut off.
"What the hell do you know, you're still human! Worse, you're still a witch!"
"Abby calm down!" Bonnie pleaded standing and reaching for her mother. "We are going to help you through this."
"Help me through this?" Abby yelled incredulously pulling away from her daughter. "It's your fault I'm like this! It's your fault I'm a vampire!"
Abby 's word struck Bonnie like a fist to the face. The young witch actually took a step back. They weren't a surprise really. Abby just said aloud what Bonnie had been feeling all night. Still to hear them out load and spoken by her mother was akin to knife being plunged into her heart.
"I got to get out of here!" Abby declared. She pushed Bonnie out of the way and headed for the door. Caroline stepped out of her way.
"Why did you just let her go!" Bonnie asked scrambling after her mother.
"Watch." Caroline said as they followed Abby to the living room. The curtains were open. As soon as Abby step into the light she recoiled in pain.
"AHH!" The new vampire yelled.
"That was lesson number 1." Caroline stated. Abby looked at her expectantly and she continued. "Everything for you has changed." Caroline said. "We are here to help you adjust to your new life, but you are going to half to calm down and listen to us."
"New life as the undead." Abby muttered.
Caroline rolled her eyes and retrieved a stolen hospital blood pack from the refrigerator. "You're still in transition. You are going to have to drink this for the transition to be completed."
"What is it?" Abby asked.
"Guess!" Caroline said exasperated. "You know what it is. It's what you crave now. It's what you will always crave for the rest of your life. Bonnie and I will teach you how to curve those cravings and live as normal a life as possible as a vampire."
Abby took the blood pack. "I don't even know what normal is anymore." Abby said slumping to the floor against wall.
Bonnie came and knelt before her. "I'll help you find out."
Abby looked up and into Bonnie's eyes. She smiled and Bonnie returned the gestured.
"I want to see Jamie." Abby said out of the blue.
"What?" Bonnie asked surprised.
"I want to see Jamie." Abby repeated. "No, I need to see Jamie. He's probably worried about me. I need to tell him what happened. Oh God, how is he going to feel? I have to make sure he understands I still love him."
"Yeah, Jamie. Of course." Bonnie said standing. "He's back at your house."
"I have to go get him." Abby declared. She stood to leave.
"You're not going anywhere." Caroline said. "You have a lot to learn before we let you out of our sight."
"But I need to see Jamie!" Abby yelled.
"Fine. I'll go get him tomorrow." Bonnie tried to compromise. "Right now I want to focus on you."
Abby's hand shot out and grabbed Bonnie by the throat. "Get him now!" Abby yelled. She tossed Bonnie back.
Bonnie coughed, but held a hand up to stop Caroline who was approaching from the kitchen.
"I'm fine." Bonnie said. "I'm sure she didn't mean to hurt me."
"Yeah right." Caroline said in disbelief.
"I'll go get Jamie now. It might help keep her calm." Bonnie said as she began to walk towards the door.
"Bonnie?" Abby called out. Her daughter stopped and turned to look at her. "Don't tell him what happened to me, OK? I think it would be better if he heard it from me."
"Yeah, sure." Bonnie agreed dejectedly and then walked out the door. Abby bite the plastic bag and tentatively took a drink. Soon she downed the entire bag.
"More." Abby said tossing the bag aside. Caroline got another bag and tossed it to Abby. The new vampire ripped it open and greedily sucked down the contents.
"More." Abby demanded again.
"No, you've had enough." Caroline told her.
"But I want more." Abby stated. She walked into the kitchen with Caroline.
"You always will." Caroline said. "That's the curse of being a vampire. No matter how much blood you get, you always want more. As a vampire, everything is heightened. If you liked it before, you'll love it now. If you loved it before, you won't be able to live without it now."
"Is that why I have to see Jamie, because my love for him has been heightened?"
"I guess." Caroline replied. She looked at Abby with a disapproving gaze.
"What?" Abby asked.
"I'm just going to say it." Caroline began. "You're a terrible mom."
"What?" Abby asked in surprise.
"Your daughter, your flesh and blood, is in front of you, practically begging for your love and you ask about your ex-boyfriend's son? I mean, who does that?"
"Jamie is more that my ex-boyfriend's son. He's my son- at least in spirit. I've raised him since he was like 5."
"Yeah, while your own 4 year old daughter was wondering where you were at and why her mommy doesn't love her!"
"Who are you to talk to me like that!" Abby said lounging at Caroline. The blond vampire caught her by the throat and lifted her off of her feet.
"Time for lesson two." Caroline said as Abby struggled in her grasp. "The older the vampire, the stronger they are. I am sure you knew this before you transitioned, but now that you are a vampire your heightened emotions can cause you to do stupid things." She released Abby who fell back coughing. "You have to control them, or else they can get you killed. If I were another vampire, say one the originals, you would have been killed without a second thought for attacking them like that."
"If it's so important to control my emotions, why did you provoke me?" Abby asked rubbing her neck.
"To show you how easily you can be provoked. As I said before, everything for you has changed. You'll have to learn quickly if you want to survive."
Abby stood and nodded in understanding. "I get it. Thank you."
"Come on." Caroline said walking out of the kitchen. "There's about a billion other lessons you need to learn."
"Caroline?" Abby called out, causing the blond vampire to turn to face her. "Did you mean it when you said I am terrible mother?"
Caroline smiled sweetly before replying "Totally."
XOXOXOXO
After hours of driving, Bonnie pulled into the gas station a few miles from Abby's house. She would quick get gas and then bring Jamie back to see Abby.
Jamie. Though she didn't want to admit it, she resented the boy and his close relationship with her mother. She knew it was unfair to him, but she couldn't help herself. Jamie had taken the place in Abby's life that was meant for her. She shoved her petty thoughts out of her head and exited her car to get gas. She used her credit card to pay that the pump and got back in her car to wait for the tank to fill.
She almost screamed when she got back in as there was someone sitting in her passenger seat. She recognized him as one of the original vampires. He was the second eldest son, Finn.
"Get out of my car!" Bonnie ordered.
He ignored her command. "My mother needs to see you."
"Yeah well, you're mom can kick rocks. I'm too busy giving my mother what she needs. Did you know she is a vampire now?" Bonnie asked sarcastically.
"That is regrettably." Finn stated with a neutral voice. Bonnie couldn't tell if he knew or not. "It's all the more reason you need to meet with Mother."
"Yeah, right." Bonnie replied. "I am done with all of you. I want nothing more to do with any of this."
"It's not that simple." Finn said looking her in the eyes for the first time. You are a witch and a powerful one. As a descendant of Ayana, you are a threat to Nicklaus. You may be through with us, but he most certainly isn't through with you. None of my sibling are. Joining with my mother is the only way to guarantee your safety."
"Yes, because look how well that worked out the first time." Bonnie shot at him.
"Her first attempt failed, but my mother remains more committed than ever to stopping her children. You would be wise to help her." Finn said.
Before Bonnie could speak the handle from the gas pump clicked, shutting itself off, indicating her tank was full. Bonnie jumped at the sound and snapped her head around to look at the pump. The gesture made her realize how much on edge she really was.
She turned back to address Finn only to discover he was already gone. In his place on the seat was a piece of paper. Bonnie read it. It was a spell. To do what, she was unsure, but she guessed it had something to do with her getting in contact with Esther.
"To hell with that and to her." Bonnie said aloud. She crumbled the paper and tossed it in the back seat.
She had her own mother to worry about now.
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"Where is she?" Jamie asked as he rushed into Caroline's house behind Bonnie. He been with Bonnie in the car for about 4 hours. It was dusk now.
"Bonnie, you're back!" Caroline said as she greeted her. "Thank God."
"Trouble with Abby?" Bonnie asked.
"Well, she won't stay focused. She keeps going on and on about all of the witch stuff she won't be able to do now. I reminded her that she hasn't been a witch for the past 15 years so this shouldn't be that hard to deal with.
"Where is she?" Jamie asked again.
"I'm right here." Abby said coming into the living room. Jamie ran and the two embraced.
"What happened?" Jamie asked urgently. "All Bonnie told me was that you were in an accident and that I had to come with her. Are you ok?"
"No." Abby said crying. "I don't think I'll ever be OK again. Come with me and I'll tell you what happened." Abby lead him to the guest room and shut the door.
"Today has been exhausting!" Caroline said as flopped on the couch.
"She was that much of a hand full?" Bonnie asked sitting next to her.
"You don't even want to know."
"Well, at least you didn't have hours in the car with a virtual stranger telling you all kinds of this about your mother that if she chose to be in your life you would already know. Did you know Abby is allergic to peanuts?"
"Not anymore." Caroline said. "She ate practically everything here trying to satiate her hunger, including the peanut butter. I don't know how she was before but that woman can EAT now!"
Bonnie actually laughed. "Thank you Caroline. I really don't know what I would have done without you."
Carline hugged her. "That's what friends are for. Speaking of friends Elena texted med. She wants to know how you are doing."
Bonnie frowned. She was still not ready to see Elena. "Tell her I am coping." Bonnie replied. "And tell I said thanks for asking." Bonnie added sincerely.
Suddenly Caroline shot up from the couch. Bonnie quickly followed suit.
"Oh no!" Caroline yelled as she raced to the guest room. Bonnie was right behind her. Caroline opened the door to see Abby with Jamie's neck in her mouth as she fed on him.
Bonnie gasped as she entered the room. It was sickening to see her mother like this. "Abby, how could you do this?" Bonnie asked in disbelief.
Abby stopped feeding and looked up at them. Jamie was unconscious in her arms.
"You need to calm down and let him go. Now." Caroline ordered. She took a step in the room and Abby tensed up.
"Stay back!" Abby ordered. "Both of you!"
Caroline and Bonnie froze.
"Abby – don't do anything crazy." Bonnie said in her most soothing tone.
"Yeah, he's still alive." Caroline said. "We all have our slip ups, especially right after we transition. Just let Jamie go and we'll work through this."
"I can't do this!" Abby yelled. "I can't be a vampire."
"Yes, you can." Bonnie countered. "I'll help you. Caroline will too. But first you have to let Jamie go."
"But I want more." Abby said. She liked the blood coming down his neck.
"Fight it Mom!" Bonnie yelled. "You're stronger than this!"
"No I'm not! I'm weak!" Abby spat. "I thought I proved that when I ran away 15 years ago! As a matter of fact-" Abby stopped talking. She used her elbow to break the window and then jumped out with Jamie in tow.
"No!" Bonnie and Caroline yelled in unison. They ran to the window but by the time they got there, there was no sign of Abby.
Bonnie covered her face with both of her hands and let out a deep sigh. Caroline pulled her into a tight embrace.
"What have I done, Caroline, what I have done?"
XOXOXOXOXO
So there you have it! I hope you enjoyed the beginning of my latest story.
Next chapter Stefan, Damon, Rebekah, and Elena and Klaus get added to the mix as well as more of Finn. Oh what the hay, let's throw a little of Kol in there too for good measure!
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