Blood, Death, and Tears

He Saved Me

When I woke up against I wasn't in the weird crypt I remember waking up in with Elijah I was back. I looked around the room this was Klaus' office he'd brought me back. Did that mean he submitted? He wouldn't do that for me. But he had to in order to get me back. I noticed then he was standing on the balcony staring down at the city. I sat up and his attention instantly sparked toward me. He flashed in front of me and turned me fully towards him grabbing my arms and turning my head to see if I was injured. I looked down at the cold wet feeling I was beginning to feel on my leg. He looked as well the veins under his eyes that were fixed on my bleeding thigh spreading. I froze seeing the hunger I knew all too well, it's times like this when I remembered that he was still a vampire and he could still kill me whenever he wanted. He grabbed my leg and then he bit into his other wrist putting it to my lips. I took two small pulls of his blood before pulling away he nodded and looked back down at my leg to see it heal completely.

I noticed as he finished inspecting me for any other injury he hadn't looked me in the eye once. I frowned rubbing my arm awkwardly as he stood up pouring himself a blood bag. If he wanted it why not just take from me. A strange disappointment snuck in me that frightened me more than the silence in the room. I finally shook myself out of my daze and sighed "What happened" I said my voice surprisingly raspy and hoarse. He narrowed his eyes at me and rushed out of the room coming back with water "Drink" he said sitting in the armchair across from me "What do you last remember" he asked taking another sip of blood "Elijah telling me he'd get me out of there and the red head stabbing me in the leg and getting ready to die" he frowned "Why" he said simply "I didn't think you'd give them what they wanted" he nodded looking over in the corner "Right, their little demands. You were right I didn't give them what they wanted but you have a resourceful past" I frowned confused by what that meant when I felt a hand on my shoulder.

I jumped up and wrapped my arms around my best friend "BONNIE!" she hugged me tight rubbing my back and sighing into my shoulder "I miss you so much. I was hoping when I saw you again you'd be conscious but this is ok too" we laughed and I took a second to look my best friend over. She was just as beautiful as she always had been, her hair was long and straight and her smile was bright but I could tell there was a certain sadness behind it. I could tell because the smile never reached her eyes, they were a hollow dull brown compared to rich and warm one I had known all these years. I looked over at Klaus who had been watching since she came in the room, as soon as we locked eyes he nodded and gave Bonnie a look I didn't understand before leaving. I knew he'd be able to hear us but it would make her more comfortable to herself when he wasn't over my shoulder. She watched him like a hawk even though she came here to save me it didn't change the way she felt about this family.

"How did you get here" I asked as soon as the door was closed "Klaus came to get me. Apparently he knew you were gone before Elijah even came to him about the deal they wanted to make. He was in the middle of convincing me to help when Elijah found us and rushed us back here" I frowned upon hearing this, how did he know I was gone before Elijah "After that it was easy to get you back, I don't know what's wrong with the magic here. I sense it it's dark and it doesn't come naturally like mine does. It was almost too easy to beat them I didn't have to expression or anything" I nodded "Yea they have something they called ancestral magic, but you're still using expression" she shook her head looking down her eyes saddening.

"After my Dad died and trying to fight Silas I just can't bring myself to use it anymore. The spirits have punished me good though I'm surprised I can even still use it" I froze the new information sinking in "Your Dad is dead... Silas is here what does he want" she shrugged me off and sighed "It's fine Elena don't worry about it, but yes my Dad is gone" I hugged the memories of my Dad and the way I felt when he died hitting me. I knew what she was feeling and suddenly the look in her eyes all made sense "I'm so sorry Bon" she gave me a weak smile as a tear fell from her cheek "Yea.. it's been hard" she pulled away and I could tell she was upset now but not about her father. I could see that now, now she was angry "What is it Bon, talk to me" she rolled her eyes and stood up "I've been wanting to! We needed you Elena and you just left us and then Klaus comes to tell me that you've been with him for months helping him start a war. What's happened  to my best friend?" she ranted her body bleeding fury, suddenly the guilt set in and I could feel it eating at me.

"I'm sorry I-" she gave me a look and I sighed not being able to find any good reasons for what I'd done. I wish I'd known "Look Bonnie after Jeremy died I couldn't stay in that house in that town none of it. I'd lost everything there and I felt like if I stayed I would keep losing people and things until there was nothing left but me. I... Bonnie I had to leave. And I'm not here to help Klaus start a war, well, I kind of am but there's a good reason I promise. We're not the only people who've lost things Klaus' baby died and he just wants revenge for it. Probably still not a good enough but I can't fight back for losing my brother but if I can help him fight back for losing his daughter then I'm gonna help him" she looked down and I could tell I had gotten through to her, I knew her anger was falling away I assumed after losing her Dad she must've been feeling the same and she just hugged me as soon as I finished talking.

We stood there for what seemed like hours just hugging each other and crying. We had missed each other so much and there was so much going on but we both knew why the other felt the way they did. After a long moment of silence Bonnie pulled back and wiped her face "I just miss you a lot, and I wanted to talk to and hug you and just have you around. It's so much harder to grieve when you do it alone and I know I had Caroline but we both know that she's not my best friend you are" I looked away the weight of leaving my best friend when she needed me most weighing down more on my shoulders "But I get it, when Jeremy died it hurt me too and when my dad died it was worse maybe I should've went with you" I gave her a wry smile and rubbed her arm after that she just explained where everything stood in Mystic Falls. All that's happened since I left and apparently it's been a lot.

"So let me get this straight, you're the anchor to the other side?" she nodded and I took a second to blink before she explained what it meant "So you can see Jeremy" she looked over to the side and then back at me "Yes" I looked in the direction she did and shed a tear when I could see nothing "Is he here" she nodded and more tears fell from my cheeks as I looked back in the same direction hoping that now I'd be able to see him but I still saw nothing. Bonnie put a hand on my shoulder tearing my vision away from the area "He misses you too Elena" at this point I was in shambles the reality of me being the last living of my family members once again. It took me a moment to once again pull myself together before she could continue "So the travelers, they're witches?" she shook her head "No they're cursed, they can't do spirit magic or traditional magic like I can. They use some sort of loophole that lets them do small magic in groups but they need a source which brings us to what's been happening now and why I'm sorry" I frowned once again confused when she blew herbs in my face and once again for the second time I had gone unconscious.