Twisted Bonds

Chapter 15: Carnival

Emma's POV

"Who are you? Isobel never mentioned you, yet you know who I am. So..." Katherine said as she closed the doors and stalked towards us. "Who are you?"

I saw no escape route, and she was the last person I would tell my secret to. But, I saw no way out. All of the sudden, Bonnie stepped in front of me. She used her powers to try to stop Katherine's approach. Katherine cried out and grabbed her head.

A moment later, she released her head and smirked at Bonnie. "Did you really think that would work on me?" she said as she shoved Bonnie towards the wall. As Bonnie attempted to recover, Katherine turned back towards me. "Now, where were we? Oh, that's right! You were about to tell me who the hell you are!"

"My name's Emma." I said, backing away.

"You see, you're gonna have to give me a bit more than that." she said as she quickly closed the distance. She had me up against the wall; her hand around my throat. She squeezed, but her grip was loose enough to let me get in just enough breath to choke out an answer. "I'm friends with Elena and Bonnie."

"Still not enough." she said through clenched teeth. Suddenly, Bonnie jumped back onto her feet and the doors flew open, letting the people outside the room to see inside. Katherine immediately released my neck; letting me take in a much needed breath.

"Clever witch..." Katherine said. She slowly walked out of the room, leaving just me and Bonnie.

"Are you okay?" Bonnie asked frantically.

"I'm fine, just a little shaken up." I replied. "Thank you for the help."

"No problem." she said with a small smile.

I gave her a small smile back and looked outside of the room. "I've been completely sucked into this, haven't I?" I said with a sigh.

"Afraid so..." Bonnie replied. "We'll get each other through this whole mess, I promise." she added on.

I decided to go find my parents to go home after that. I just wanted to take the rest of the day to relax. I didn't risk going to the clearing. I knew that I should avoid using my powers while Katherine was running around town.

The next day came around, and it was the day of the carnival. Since Caroline was out of commission, Elena took up the job of getting everything together. I helped set up the karaoke booth. I knew a thing or two about the equipment since Gideon used to DJ at small bars around the area.

So far, the carnival was a success. Everyone looked like they were having fun. I ran into Elena and Bonnie and asked how things were going for them. They said everything was running smoothly.

Since I was only on set up duty, I stuck next to Bonnie for the rest of the night. We just walked around and made sure things were running smoothly. After a bit of time, I caught sight of Stefan and Elena. They looked worried. I nudged Bonnie and nodded towards where Stefan and Elena were. Bonnie and I exchanged concerned glances and followed them.

We lost sight of them for a little while. We were near the parking lot when we stumbled upon a scene that shocked both of us. We found Stefan and Elena, but we also found Damon and Caroline. Caroline had blood smeared across her face. Caroline was a vampire.