What Lies Beneath

Chapter 51: Leaving, Now

Bonnie had never been anywhere that she would call amazing. She had never been out of the country before but it was on her list of things to do before she died. However with the emergence of vampires and the idea that you could live forever, she didn't exactly stress dying as much as she had in the past. She didn't want to die or become a vampire because she liked being a witch, but in the grand scheme of things it was the better option than being in the ground forever. If she had to she would cope with it.

Life was about change after all and she'd been through a few since finding out she was a witch. From victim to most powerful; she had run the gambit and came out on the other side better for it. She could do things that no one else could do. She could hold life in the palm of her hand and shift the destiny of those she loved. And it wasn't hard to make those sorts of decisions anymore. She didn't have to agonize over what to do when the alternative was death. She would choose life every single time.

That is why when she had looked into Klaus' dead, desiccated eyes she'd realized no matter how much she hated him and wanted him dead, she couldn't take that chance. She couldn't let Alaric kill him because there was a tiny chance people she loved would die as well. She cared nothing about Katherine or any of the other vampires she'd turned, but the Salvatores and Caroline were her family. Maybe even Tyler to a lesser extent. In any case it was a 50/50 draw and she did not like those odds.

Besides if everyone around her could do things for someone else's own good without telling them then why couldn't she? They were safe for now so what did it matter?

Is Tyler safe? And what would Caroline say if she knew the truth?

Groaning, she ran both hands through her hair and glanced out of the SUV window. In order to "save" Klaus she had put his essence or whatever into Tyler—his soul—if vampires in fact had one. Tyler was fine just not in control anymore. Kinda like how Alaric had been once upon a time. It was a temporary fix until they found Klaus another body to inhabit but it also kept the vampires of his bloodline alive. Sure it wasn't optimal but it wasn't like she'd had a lot of time or resources at her disposal. Alaric was on the loose ready to kill any Original he came across and no one had any idea what to do that didn't involve killing Elena to stop him. Getting close to him so that she could stop his heart was out of the question.

He needed to get rid of Klaus to have some sort of victory. Now Klaus was dead and he was off hunting Rebecca and Elijah for the time being. Eventually the truth would come out but hopefully by then someone would have a master plan. Until then those she loved were safe and she could focus on staying calm and thinking about something other than power.

Or only about power.

Wetting her lips, she got out of the truck and leaned against it, watching as the counter on the gas tank ticked higher and higher. Damon was inside the convenience store grabbing bags of junk food for their trip. Neither of them had a set destination in mind, they both just wanted to get out of Mystic Falls for a while. When she'd suggested it she was sure he'd say no but he'd surprised her. He often did that.

So here they were, leaving behind Elena and Stefan and everyone else they knew for adventure and some much needed alone time.

Let's see how long we can go without something fucked up happening to us.

Yes. Yes there was a little voice inside her head telling her to spill everything to Damon because he would understand. He wouldn't like it by any means but he would get it because he was the type to put it all on the line or do something underhanded when it came to protecting those he cared about. He would see the need to keep Klaus alive even though he was a murdering asshole who sometimes wanted to get into her pants. Dick or not he was apparently the originator of the Salvatore line.