Burn - N.M & E.M

Chapter 35

Chelsea is out in the town square with Bonnie and Caroline, hanging up lanterns as Caroline questions Bonnie about the spell that Matt did.

"So, when you did the spell to send Vicki away, did that get rid of Anna, too?" Caroline questions.

"I wish. All I did was block the magic that was helping Vicki get a physical foothold here. Jeremy's still got a direct line to the other side, and as long as he wants to see Anna and she wants to see him, she's still here." Bonnie explains, unhappily.

"Okay, you don't think I can actually resist commenting on that." Caroline says.

"There. you commented." Bonnie huffs.

"Bonnie..." Caroline starts but gets cut off.

"What do you want me to say, Caroline? I went against the balance of nature when I brought Jeremy back to life, and now I'm paying the consequences." Bonnie informs.

"She wants you to stop putting on this tough girl act and admit that you're not okay with it." Chelsea tells her sister.

"I'm a thousand times not okay with it. I just don't know what to do about it." Bonnie sighs.

The three girls get quiet as Damon's car drives up to them and the man himself greets them.

"Greetings, blondie, Witchy, traitor. I think you got your voodoo wires all crossed when you got rid of Vicki Donovan." Damon states.

"What do you mean, why?" Bonnie asks.

"Because I'm pretty sure I just got spit-roasted by Mason Lockwood's ghost." Damon explains.

Chelsea chuckles.

"You definitely deserved it." Chelsea taunts.

"Chelsea." Bonnie hisses.

"Why do you think that?" Caroline asks the vampire.

"Maybe because he chained me to a chair and shoved a hot poker in my chest. Let's just say I'm having déjà vu." Damon informs.

"I thought you said that ghosts couldn't physically interact with people." Caroline points out.

"They can't." Bonnie says helplessly.

"Yeah, well, I don't have time for a vengeful Lockwood. When I kill someone, they're supposed to stay dead. Whatever you screwed up, fix it." Damon demands.

Damon drives away, leaving the girls to look across the street at Matt.

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"I haven't seen Vicki, I swear. I sent her back like you told me to." Matt promises.

"Are you sure? Because she has just as much reason to haunt Damon as Mason Lockwood does." Bonnie points out.

"She's gone Bonnie. If she was here, I'd know it." Matt sighs.

"We believe you Matt." Chelsea tells him, she can see the pain in his eyes.

"Why do you think it's Vicki and not Mason?" Caroline asks Bonnie.

"Because if it's Mason and not Vicki, then that means that something has gone very, very wrong." Chelsea states.

"I've had enough of this ghost stuff to last forever. So, you guys can leave me out of this one." Matt huffs before walking off.

"I feel so sad for him. I took a lot for him to send his sister away." Caroline sighs.

"Yeah." Bonnie and Chelsea agree.

"So much strength as a man." Caroline continues.

"Laying it on a bit thick there aren't you Care?" Chelsea states.