She Deserves Better

➳ 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝟏

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝑰 𝒅𝒐 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎; 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒕 𝒈𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝑪𝒓𝒂𝒛𝒚𝑮𝒊𝒓𝒍𝟗𝟐, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒘𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓. 𝑱𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒔𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒚 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒕 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒔 𝒊𝒕'𝒔 𝒇𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄.
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December 2090, Mystic Falls

It had been decades since she last stepped foot in this little town, where the past was constantly relived in pageants and traditions were everything to the people of this town. The petite blonde parked her little white Honda, a car chosen for its simplicity and ability to blend in almost anywhere, even a town made to stay in the past. She parked the car with steady hands before allowing herself to take a big breath, leaning back into her leather seat.

Caroline Forbes looked out her window only to let out a small, breathy laugh at seeing bits of snow falling around her. It almost never snowed in Mystic Falls, being located in the part of Virginia where snow typically stayed further to the north. Caroline could remember begging her mom to take them further north into Roanoke or other nearby cities where it would snow. Liz Forbes would shake her head with a smile and tell her to go invite her friends. Elena and Bonnie would eagerly agree, and all three would be wrangled into a single car, with either Liz Forbes or Miranda Grayson being selected as the trio wranglers. Those memories remain some of her most precious. Outside the birth of her girls and her wedding day.

Stepping out of the car, the blonde-haired vampire tilted her head back to feel the cold flakes on her skin. She let herself enjoy the moment of quiet before entering the cemetery. Her light footsteps left barely a mark on the ground. She quickly made her way through the grounds, where she found the newly finished grave of Bonnie Sheila Bennett.

Caroline let out a soft sigh at the fresh tombstone, her hands grazing over the engraving.

𝑩𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒆 𝑺𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒍𝒂 𝑩𝒆𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒕𝒕
𝑭𝒆𝒃𝒓𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝟓𝒕𝒉, 𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟑 — 𝑫𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝟏𝟕𝒕𝒉, 𝟐𝟎𝟗𝟎 𝑩𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝑫𝒂𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑭𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅

A sob made its way out of her lips. Caroline could not understand why Bonnie would allow herself to wither away so soon. Bonnie fell in love with magic; it was a part of her in a way her friends could never truly understand. They got that; as a witch, Bonnie was more connected to nature and its needs than they would be able to comprehend. As a witch, her powers would have been enough to sustain her much longer than a typical human lifespan. Bonnie Bennett could easily have lived over a century, at least, given the power of her lineage.

So why did she allow herself to wither when she had the power to stay? Why did she not come to Caroline? The blonde could not believe that their relationship had withered so much that the witch didn't reach out.

September 2018

“I can't stay here any longer, Care.” Bonnie cried, burying her head into the blonde's lap. Caroline's heart ached, seeing the most powerful witch she knew melt down before her. Pale hands carefully ran themselves through Bonnie's dark strands.

“Bonnie.” Caroline called her name softly, allowing the witch to cry.

“I had to make sure Elena was free; it took months to ensure there would be no more aftermath effects from raising hellfire on Mystic Falls. You and Alaric are finally on good terms. Elena is awake and making plans to go to med school. You're opening up a school,” Bonnie explained, taking comfort from her friend's welcoming arms even as the nasty voice hissed that she chose to marry Enzo's murderer.