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Bonnie stood in the kitchen sipping on a cup of coffee quietly reflecting on life. It had been a year ago to the day since the younger Salvatore had died in the tunnels running beneath Mystic Falls and his brother decided to leave this place in his rear view mirror. She held off on sending him word about Elena having wanted it to be a surprise but had sent him a few texts stating how he had better get his ass back here.

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Her expression becoming troubled as she thought about the two women who had returned from the dead. One they had found three months ago on the road which ran in front of the Salvatore Boarding House and originally been thought to be Katherine while the other was a young witch from New Orleans who was found yesterday while she and Elena were out and about. Both had connections to the Mikaelsons. But neither seemed interested in stirring up trouble.?

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Even so, it made her wonder who brought them back and why. It also raised the question of whether there were others out there they hadn't crossed paths with. She found herself holding onto even the faintest glimmer of hope Enzo might be alive again. It was a long shot and most likely there wasn't a snowball's chance in hell of it happening but still he hadn't been around in almost a month.

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Maybe he had decided to follow through with stepping out of her life completely. Something that was brought up shortly after he had pointed out how she couldn't spend the rest of her life in love with a ghost. And maybe that was true, but it was hard letting Enzo go.?

Bonnie sat her coffee mug down on the counter while her free hand reached around slipping the cellphone from her back pocket. She was starting to believe ruining the surprise might be required when it came to getting Damon to return to Mystic Falls. It wasn't hard to understand why he'd felt the need to leave town for a while. But by now she was just as concerned as Elena about whether the loss of his brother sent him into one of his infamous self destructive tailspins again.?

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She looked down with a sigh, taking a moment to decide whether to send yet another text message or attempt getting him on the phone. Opting for the former the witch quickly typed out a message that read...

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If she had to reveal that Elena was awake then it was a hand she was fully prepared to play. But she hoped it could remain a surprise. Carefully slipping the small device back into her pocket as she went back to enjoying her cup of coffee.?

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Bonnie finished her coffee then set about washing and putting away the cup. This time of year had became about loss. For Caroline...for Damon...and for her. While she still hadn't entirely forgiven the one they mourned she kept her opinions about Stefan to herself. There were times she didn't know whether it was something she would ever be able to do.?

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The image of Enzo standing there unresponsive those seconds went on forever until his body fell to the floor. All their plans for a future together shattered in an instant. What she saw next was Stefan standing over the man she loved so completely holding his heart in his hand then tossing it aside as if it were a piece of trash.?

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She took a deep breath calming herself while reaching around to fish the ringing cellphone from her pocket. Half expecting to see Matt's name on the screen given during the last few months he had begun rebuilding the Founders Council and often called to check in or ask her opinion. No doubt done as a distraction which she did appreciate.?

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It came as a shock when she saw who it was. Quickly swiping right to answer the call before bringing the phone up to ear. "I could give you one very good reason." She heard the bit about meeting 'two freaks' which was cause for concern what with there being two people who had came back from the dead in last three months. Both of whom possessed ties to the Mikaelsons.?

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"I am at the Salvatore Boarding House slash school for the supernaturally gifted." She knew that last bit wouldn't come as a surprise given Caroline had discussed it with him before he left. "There's something you should know...things are getting weird again. We found two people in the last three months who were previously dead with connections to ?the Mikaelsons."

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"I don't see how it could be him." Bonnie would keep an eye out for anyone fitting the description of his new playmates while choosing to hope it was simply a case of those people being insane as the alternative was not all that appealing to someone who had dealt with all the trouble caused by the Originals. "Last I checked decapitation was a means to killing a vampire not creating one."

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Her jaw clenched when he spoke as if a person were a mere possession to a vampire, a thing she fought to keep from focusing on too much as the fact he'd said something like that at all set off all sorts of 'bells and whistles'. None of which were good. "Damon..." The witch debated a moment then continued not knowing whether it would make a difference at this point. "Both women were killed by a Mikaelson."?

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It was becoming quite clear that her friend was about to do something he might later regret, so maybe she should just tell him before he made matters worse. "She's awake." After the loss of his brother she made a promise to find a way around the sleeping curse, something she had hoped to accomplish much sooner but it was trickier than expected. ?

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"Elena's awake. That's why I have been hounding you to come back." She turned staring out the kitchen window with one hand lightly resting on the counter. "It was supposed to be a surprise." Leaving unspoken her suspicions about his having zero intentions of returning to the Salvatore Boarding House. Hopefully hearing that would be enough.?

Bonnie allowed some time for her words to sink in rather than saying anything else that might not even be heard at this point. His silence came as both a relief and cause for concern as she imagined he flipped his humanity switch not long after leaving town. "Elena's okay." She waited to answer the other questions he asked because something told her it would be a good idea considering how he sounded.

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"You have to come back...for her." Casting a quick look around the kitchen to make sure no one had entered the room while she was otherwise distracted. "She still loves you. She misses you. And yes...she knows what you've done." Knowing it might be a cause for concern in his mind the witch quickly added. "Elena would never give up on you." Her voice soft and reassuring.

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She turned walking from the kitchen to where she had last seen her writing in a journal, offering an apologetic smile for interrupting the conversation which ironically enough seemed to be about none other than Damon Salvatore.

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"What was..." Tatia looked up when another joined them in the rather spacious living room opting to abandon the question she was on the verge of asking.

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Elena looked up when something caught the other woman's attention to find Bonnie standing there with an apologetic look on her face tipping her head back in the opposite direction then leaving the room. "I'll be right back." Getting to her feet she followed her back into the kitchen growing more worried by the second.?

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Bonnie stood facing Elena when she entered the room with her cellphone still gently pressed against her ear. Maybe hearing her voice would help since in the past she had always been able to pull him back from the edge. Softly whispering. "It's Damon." Before holding the phone out for Elena to take.

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Elena reached out taking her best friend's phone and bringing it up to her ear with a single word passing through her lips. "Damon?"

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Bonnie stepped back leaning against the kitchen counter.?

"Damon?" Elena repeated once more hoping that maybe it was a case of shocked silence instead of the alternative which involved his not wanting to talk to her. Lightly biting her lip as she waited a few more seconds before accepting the fact he had hung up. What reason could he have for shutting her out? Her mind was racing with all the possibilities. ?None of which were good.?

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She stared down at the phone for several long seconds with a thumb hovering over the call button. Part of her wanted more than anything to keep calling or texting until he decided it was time to finally talk about whatever was going on with him. "He hung up." Even after everything such a simple act still hurt. Not like it had completely blindsided her or anything but still. She hesitated briefly then held out the small device for her friend to take back.?

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"He what?" Bonnie couldn't believe that he had hung up without so much as a word or maybe she could. Shaking her head a little disappointed and angry with him for having done that. "Am so kicking his ass." She took the phone back instantly typing out a text that read...

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//You better have a damn good reason for hanging up. She asked for you when she first woke up and you can't even be bothered to have a simple conversation via cellphone with her? Seriously?//

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She knew that Elena had gotten her hopes up just hearing that it'd been him on the phone and to be hung up on like that. "If you want we can eat lots of ice cream and do a little Damon bashing." It was an offer she hoped would help cheer her friend up. She was about to say something else when her phone rang, looking down at the screen to find an unfamiliar number. "Hold that thought."

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The witch swiped right to answer, something she did mostly out of curiosity. "Hello?"

If it was a telemarketer then it would be a rather short conversation as she would promptly hang up.?

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(ooc: phone call being from Hayley.)

Elena stopped short of reaching for the phone in her pocket still feeling a need to talk things out with Damon while at the same time having some serious doubts as to whether he would even answer if she did call. It was just so hard to give up on the future they had planned together. But maybe it was selfish to think she could come back into his life after being absent for five years. Should she walk away? Did he want her to? Had he?

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All those questions left her with a pit in her stomach. Offering a faint smile in response to her friend's suggestion. "I wouldn't say no to ice cream." She didn't know how she felt about the latter but understood the intention behind making it apart of those plans. It was something the three of them had done for each other whenever one of them was recovering from a broken heart. Though when they got older it occasionally involved an alcoholic beverage of some kind.?

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She was about to say more when Bonnie got a phone call. There was a brief moment when the brunette dared to hope it was her boyfriend...ex-boyfriend or whatever he was to her now but hearing the name Hayley passing through the witch's lips crushed that.?

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Bonnie cast an apologetic look to her best friend while listening to the woman on the other end of the line. At first the name provided hadn't rang any bells but as more was revealed about past connections it started to come back to her. Leaning back against the kitchen counter she kept thinking about how angry she was with Damon for this latest stunt. It was surprising that her attention hadn't faltered given the circumstances.?

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She found it difficult not to be intrigued when their daughter was mentioned, but the thought of Klaus Mikaelson dropping by for a little chat left the witch shaking her head. People tended to start dying whenever he was around.

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"What is it?" Elena asked after seeing the look on her face.

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Bonnie looked in her direction whispering. "She says that Klaus wants to come talk to me about their daughter...that she's in some kind of danger. But there's a thousand ways getting involved with a Mikaelson again could go wrong." The last thing they needed was another trail of bodies to deal with.?

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Elena was in no way eager to see history repeat itself but she couldn't make the little girl pay for the sins of her father any more than Bonnie could. "Not saying that I love the idea or anything but if we can help their daughter..."

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Bonnie drew a deep breathe then slowly exhaled before speaking into the phone once more as she agreed to the meeting quickly adding where she could be found then hanging up just as the other doppelg?nger entered the kitchen. Knowing her next conversation would have to be warning Tatia about who was coming.?

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(ooc: the post is a little bit of a back post to show what Hayley overheard.)