Grey Areas {TVD}

Chapter 2

Nick POV 

"What are we looking for Miss Bennet?" I responded immediately, 

She lay the map down on the table before us, a red circle had clearly been drawn on. 

"Tonsberg?" Caroline read out, "It's not in the capital?" 

"Well the capital was founded in 1040, at that point the Mikaelsons were already in America. However Tonsberg was said to be founded in 810, almost two hundred years earlier" I explained, "Logically this makes sense" 

"It's also only an hour by car" Bonnie showed us her phone with google maps already loaded up, "45 minutes if you're as fast as you used to be" 

I pulled a set of keys from my jacket pocket and smirked, "I can do quick" 

We headed to the hotel garage, where my baby was waiting. My 70s dodge challenger with the roof already removed. 

"Oh I've missed you" Caroline laughed as she immediately jumped into the shotgun position. 

"Bennet you're in the back" I called out as I hopped in the drivers seat. Within a couple of minutes we were speeding down the motorways of Norway, 

Caroline was grinning the whole way, sunglasses on and occasionally letting her arms hang in the air above her head, Bonnie meanwhile looked terrified. Clearly she wasn't as used to these kinds of speed. About half an hour into the ride we were pulled over by the police. 

"Do you know what speed you were going at?!" He exclaimed as he observed us in the car, 

"Very fast officer" I chuckled before gazing into his eyes, "But you never saw it and instead are going to go home and spend time with your wife" 

His eyes glazed over as he wandered back to his vehicle and I floored it again, grinning like a madman. 

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We arrived and Bonnie had paled more than I thought possible. She practically leapt out of the car and nearly hurled, "Too fast Miss Bennet?" I chuckled, 

"How are you still alive?" She exclaimed, 

I shrugged, "I'm not. Now is this the place?" 

She nodded, "There's a field just over there, when we get closer I'll be able to sense the power" 

We approached the field, it was barren. No crops or grass of any kind was present, "Anything Bonnie?" Caroline asked as soon as we were on the field, 

"No" Bonnie immediately replied, 

We kept wandering around the field until suddenly she stopped. 

"Do you feel that?" She asked, 

Caroline shook her head. I closed my eyes, trying to sense what she did, 

"It's faint" I whispered, 

"Very faint" She agreed, "Almost like it's here, but not here"  

"Or..." I trailed off, reaching down and laying my hand on the ground, "It's very, very deep down..." 

Bonnie clocked on to what I was saying and groaned, "How the hell are we meant to get that deep" 

I stood up and took Bonnies hand in my own, "With this spell" I said, "If you channel me it'll open a hole to where we want to go" 

"Okay" She agreed in a wary voice, 

"Repeat after me" I said, "Aperi viam ut inveniamus quod quaerimus"

She began chanting it, and suddenly a hole opened up and swallowed the three of us whole. 

As we began falling I grabbed Bonnie's hand again, whispering a spell of levitation in her ear. She channelled me and used the power to keep the three of us off of the ground. Centimetres above the ground. Then, when the spell wore off, we hit the ground with a thud. 

"Ow" Caroline groaned, "That hurt" 

We stood, dusting ourselves off as we looked around, "Where are we?" Caroline asked, 

I pulled the rucksack I carried around, retrieving three torches to use. However when I tried to click it on nothing happened, "Weird.." I whispered, 

"Did you forget to change the batteries?" Caroline laughed, 

But her laugh stopped when I shook my head, "No, I changed them this morning. These should work" 

When it was clear none of them were going to work I cursed, "Look for something on the ground" I ordered, "A stick, anything" 

We started searching until a yelp from Caroline brought my attention, "What's wrong love?" I asked, 

"There are bones all over here" She squeaked, 

"Bonnie" I stated, 

"On it" She answered instantly, She held her hand out. Attempting to sense any power within the bones, "These aren't it" 

"Good" I chuckled, grabbing what seemed to be a leg bone. I ripped off part of my shirt and wrapped it around the end, "If you wouldn't mind Miss Bennet" 

"phasmatos incendia" She cast, 

The fabric on the end of the bone caught fire, lighting up the room with light. This allowed us to finally see where we had landed. It was a small cave, rocks lining the edge. Near where Caroline was standing, was a pile of bones. Clearly we weren't the first to attempt entrance to this place.

As we turned away from the bones, the light revealed another interesting twist, 

"What's that?" Bonnie asked, "That wasn't supposed to be here" 

It was a stone wall, but unlike the natural walls around us. This was chiselled with intricate designs and a crest. 

"It's a door" I explained, "To what I don't know" 

"How do we open it?" She asked, 

I pulled the blood containing the remains of Elijah's blood, "My best guess, blood magic. Early witches loved the stuff. But I don't want to open it straight away" 

"Why not?" Caroline asked, 

I pointed to the crest, "Because that is the crest of the Mikaelson family" 

"That's good isn't it?" Caroline asked again,

"Nope" I argued, "Because this crest belonged to Mikael. Not Esther and Dhalia" 

"So how is it here?" Bonnie realised, 

"My thoughts exactly" I agreed, "This door is at least 1200 years old, 200 years before Mikael and Esther were wed" 

"So someone's predicted the future" Caroline exclaimed, 

"Which could mean we are walking straight into a deathtrap built for us 1200 years ago"