The Vampire Diaries Imagines

Stuck in 1903 (Part 3)

Summary - kai relives the first time that the two of you find common ground, and bonnie uncovers there is an unexpected enemy in the ranks of cade (1.1k)

warnings - angst, mentions of death and abuse, slight allusion of smut mention, mf gang being bad friends, fluff

He had shut his eyes and there she was before him, a memory, but somehow she was real. Kai could feel her hand as she stroked his face, how his ears reacted to her voice. The heretic had been shocked, but this was not a sick game, it had been real, too real, and he felt a sense of hope for the first time on his life.

He was seated in his own personal hell, a ticking smile on his lips as he thought of his previous visitor, and I know what you may be thinking; it was not Bonnie Bennet. She was here before him, interrogating him but he could only utter a breathy and deep laugh of amusement, finding hilarity in all of the problems that the mystic fall gang were facing, and as their last resort they had come to him. It was amusing really, to think that he would ever help them after all of the battles they had exchanged, and seemingly Kai had lost, which was why Bonnie couldn't place why Kai was smiling as though he had won against them.

"Tell me what you know Kai." Bonnie pursued, hungry for the information that looped around his cracked mind, but he could only shake his unruly head as he rested in the arms of the unbreakable chains. "Kai!" Her continuation hadn't persuaded him any further, but he knew that eventually he would allow the truth to slip so that he could witness the horror drown her hardened and frowning face.

"You really must be desperate Bon Bon if you're here instead of out in the real world. It's quite peaceful here if you counteract the fact that I'm unable to stand up and that terrible song that keeps repeating. And to think this is my hell... we'll it's not that bad if you can't keep her away..."

Bonnie's head tilted as she dared to step closer to the sociopath that had endlessly aggravated them and tormented every good thing that had blossomed after she escaped from the substitute for the other side. "Her... who are you talking about Kai?"

"Oh that's right, you don't know she's back yet. Oops. Maybe you want to figure out who she is first before you get ready to fight against her whilst you've already got this Cade issue on your hands. She already sees you as her enemy, after all you put her through." His eyebrow quirked as he momentarily thought that the witch would catch on, however he made that assumption too soon as she continued to stoically frown at him. "You didn't even look for her after she sacrificed herself for you and your little friends, you'd brought plenty of people back when they died, but apparently she wasn't important enough to you for you to do that for her. And then you screwed her over again when we all finally got out of that prison world."

He was angry with her, the girl that he had first met in the prison world had never deserved such treatment. She had been a good person, until they had made her the villain. "Y/n..." Bonnie whispered, eyes bulging out of her head at the realisation. "But how?"

"At least you got something right Bon Bon, I was doubting that brain of yours for a second. But if you want to know how she's alive and we'll know, you're going to have to remember the whole story.."

In the 1994 Prison World

"Kai, why are you being so nice to me?" You asked him as you stood still during the dance, tilting your head at his unusual behaviour. "And why did you follow me here, I thought we had a deal." Your voice became stern as you loosened your arms around his neck, frowning at the way Kai lightly smiled. He had been acting strange, well stranger than usual, and

"Technically that deal was unfinished, I'm still holding out for the rest but, not right now." Kai's hands softened on your waist as he could not help but look softly into your eyes. "Do you see why I kept you away from Bonnie and Damon? It was only a matter of time until they hurt you again, and I knew from the first time that I saw you that you had the look of someone that had been betrayed by the ones you held dearest. It's the same way I'd look in the mirror every morning after my father hit me, or my sister Jo told me she wish she'd had a different twin. I know how you feel, and I just wanted you to know that I'd never treat you like that. In this place, I'm the only person that you can trust."

"Kai..." you ushered, about to continue your words until Kai placed his finger on your lip, stopping you from doing so.

"Don't say anything. I just want you to know that I'm here, and when we get out I'm going to protect you from the ones that were willing to let your memory rot and get on with their lives." He spat out, anger burning his chest as he thought of all the criminals he had yet to meet. He couldn't understand why anyone would allow you to be the most selfless person in their world yet wouldn't return the favour for you.

"We're getting out?" You were shocked by his words, your voice coming out as a faint whisper, but he was close enough to you so that he could hear it. A smile wrangled his face as he leant closer to you, allowing your breath to mingle with his own.

"Oh we are, now that your friend Bonnie's here, we can use her magic. And then we'll be home free, there won't be a lack of life unless we cause it. I won't let anyone hurt you again y/n.... You're the only friend I've ever truly had, and so I won't treat you the way they did. I promise." He held out his pinky finger, and without resilience this time, you wrapped your own around his, smiling up at him through your lashes.

"That means a lot Kai." You said as you thought of all the empty promises your friends had made to you. "So how are we going to convince Bonnie to create a veil through this world to the real one and bring us with her?"

"Oh I wouldn't worry about that gorgeous, I have some things in mind." He shot you a wink before slipping out of your grasp, walking towards the door of the grill, but not before glancing back at you. "Are you not joining me pretty, we've got some things to get in order."