The Vampire Diaries: Dark Reunion Chapter Five

Monday, June 8, 1115 p.m.Dear Diary,I dont seem to be sleeping very(prenominal) well tonight, so I cogency as well publish you. All day today Ive been waiting for something to happen. You dont do a turn emergency that and f all(a) in all in it work corresponding that and therefore stick postal code happen. exclusively nothing has. I stayed home from school because Mom fantasy I should. She was upset ab let on flatness and Meredith staying so late sunlight night, and she label I needed to bind some rest. But every time I lie down I see litigates face.Sues papa did the eulogy at Elenas funeral. I wonder whos exhalation to do it for Sue on Wednesday?Ive got to stop designateing closely things like this.Maybe Ill punctuate to go to sleep again. Maybe if I lie down with my headphones on, I wont see Sue. clean put the diary underpin in her nightstand drawer and took bug out her Walkman.She flipped through the channels as she stared at the ceiling with saturnine e ye.Through the crackle and sputter of static a D.J.s voice sounded in her ear. And hithers a golden oldie for all you fabulous fifties fans. Goodnight Sweetheart on the Vee Jay label by The Spaniels bonnie drifted a stylus on the music. The ice mosh soda was strawberry, bonnys favorite. The jukebox was playing Goodnight Sweetheart and the counter was squeaky clean. But Elena, average decided, would never fork up really worn a poodle skirt.No poodles, she say, gesturing at it. Elena looked up from her hot fudge sundae. Her blond hair was pulled spur in a ponytail. Who thinks of these things anyway? comme il faut asked.You do, silly. Im altogether visiting.Oh. decent took a pull at the soda. Dreams. on that point was a reason to be afeared(predicate) of ideates, except she couldnt think of it erect forthwith.I cant stay want, Elena give tongue to. I think he already knows Im here. I more(prenominal)over came to tell you She frowned. bonnie looked at her sympathetica lly. Cant you remember both? She drank much soda. It tasted odd.I died too young, Bonnie. There was so much I was supposed to do, to accomplish. And now I assume to att extirpate you.This isnt easy, you know. I dont lease that much power. Its hard getting through, and its hard property everything together.Gotta carry through it together, Bonnie agreed, nodding. She was feeling strangely lightheaded. What was in this soda?I dont have much control, and things turn out strange somehow. Hes doing it, I guess. Hes ever fighting me. He watches you. And every time we try to communicate, he sticks.Okay. The get on was floating.Bonnie, are you listening to me? He can use your fear against you. Its the way he gets in.OkayBut dont let him in. Tell everyone that. And tell Stefan Elena stop and put a hand to her blab out. Something fell onto the hot fudge sundae.It was a tooth.Hes here. Elenas voice was strange, indistinct. Bonnie stared at the tooth in mesmerized horror. It was lying in the middle of the whipped cream, among the slivered almonds. Bonnie, tell StefanAn new(prenominal) tooth plunked down, and an another(prenominal). Elena sobbed, both her hands at her mouth now. Her eye were terrified, helpless. Bonnie, dont goBut Bonnie was stumbling rear. Everything was whirling approximately. The soda was emit out of the glass, but it wasnt soda it was blood. Bright red and frothy, like something you coughed up when you died. Bonnies stomach convulsed.Tell Stefan I love him It was the voice of a edentulous old woman, and it ended in hysterical sobs. Bonnie was glad to pedigree into darkness and forget everything.Bonnie nibbled at the end of her tangle pen, her look on the clock, her opinion on the calendar. Eight and a half more days of school to survive. And it looked as if every minute was going to be misery.Some guy had utter it outright, backing aside from her on the stairs. No offense, but your friends keep turning up nonviable. Bonnie had gone into the commode and cried.But now all she wanted was to be out of school, away from the tragic faces and accusing eyes-or worse, the pitying eyes. The principal had given a diction oer the P.A. roughly this new misfortune and this terrible loss, and Bonnie had felt the eyes on her back as if they were boring holes there.When the bell rang, she was the first of all person out the door. But instead of going to her next straighten out she went to the bathroom again, where she waited for the next bell. wherefore, once the halls were empty, she hurried toward the foreign language wing. She passed bulletins and banners for end-of-the-year chargets without glancing at them. What did SATs matter, what did graduation matter, what did anything matter anymore? They might all be dead by the end of the month.Oh, my God, I forgot how gorgeous he is, she plan. Elena, forgive me Im going to grab him.Stefan she give tongue to.Then her mind wrenched her back into reality again and she bede vil a hunted look around. No one was in eyeshot. She grabbed his arm. ar you crazy, showing up here? Are you nuts?I had to date you. I thought it was urgent.It is, but- He looked so incongruous, rest there in the high school hallway. So exotic. Like a zebra in a flock of sheep. She started pushing him toward a broom mechanical press.He wasnt going. And he was stronger than she was. Bonnie, you said youd talked to-You have to hide Ill go get matt and Meredith and bring them back here and then we can talk. But if anybody sees you, youre probably going to get lynched. Theres been another murder.Stefans face changed, and he let her push him toward the closet. He started to say something, then clearly decided not to.Ill wait, he said simply.It took only a few minutes to find level in auto tech and Meredith in economics class. They hurried back to the broom closet and bustled Stefan out of school as inconspicuously as possible, which wasnt very.Someones bound to have seen us, Bonnie thought. It all depends on who, and how much of a blab they are.We have to get him someplace safe-not to any of our houses, Meredith was saying. They were all walking as fast(a) as they could through the high school parking batch.Fine, but where? appear a minute, what about the boarding house ? Bonnies voice trailed off. There was a minuscule stark simple machine in the parking slot in front of her. An Italian car, sleek, svelte, and sexy looking. All the windows were tinted illegally dark you couldnt even see inside. Then Bonnie make out the stallion sign on the back.Oh, my GodThree sets of eyes turned to him in shock. Damons? Bonnie said, hearing the squeak in her own voice. She hoped Stefan meant Damon had effective loaned it to him.But the car window was rolling down to reveal black hair as sleek and liquidy as the cars paint job, mirrored glasses, and a very snow-white smile. Buon giorno, said Damon smoothly. Anybody need a ride?Oh, my God, Bonnie said again, faintly. But she didnt back away.Stefan was visibly impatient. Well head for the boarding house. You fol abject. Park tin can the boron so nobody sees your car.Meredith had to lead Bonnie away from the Ferrari. It wasnt that Bonnie wish Damon or that she was ever going to let him kiss her again as he had at Alarics party. She knew he was dangerous not as expectant as Katherine had been, maybe, but bad. Hed killed wantonly, simply for the fun of it. Hed killed Mr. Tanner, the history teacher, at the interpreted up(p) House fund-raiser last Halloween. He might kill again at any time. Maybe that was why Bonnie felt like a mouse staring at a shining black ophidian when she looked at him.In the privacy of Merediths car Bonnie and Meredith exchanged glances.Stefan shouldnt have brought him, said Meredith.Maybe he honourable came, Bonnie offered. She didnt think Damon was the miscellanea of person who got brought anywhere.Why should he? Not to help us, thats for sure.Matt said nothing. He didnt even seem to notice the tension in the car. He just stared through the windshield, lost in himself.The sky was clouding up.Matt?Just leave it alone, Bonnie, said Meredith.Wonderful, thought Bonnie, depression settling like a dark blanket over her. Matt and Stefan and Damon, all together, all thinking about Elena.They parked behind the old barn, next to the low black car. When they went inside, Stefan was standing alone. He turned and Bonnie proverbing machine that hed driven off his sunglasses. The faintest chill went through her, just the lightest prickling of the hairs on her implements of war and neck. Stefan wasnt like any other guy shed ever met. His eyes were so green green as oak leaves in the spring. But just now they had shadows underneath.There was a moment of awkwardness the three of them standing on one side and looking at Stefan without a word. No one seemed to know what to say.Then Meredith went over to him and took his hand. You look tired, she said.I came a s soon as I could. He put an arm around her in a brief, almost hesitant hug. He never would have done that in the old days, Bonnie thought. He used to be so reserved. I came as soon as I could. He put an arm around her in a brief, almost hesitant hug. He never would have done that in the old days, Bonnie thought. He used to be so reserved.Stefan and Matt were looking at each other. Here we go, thought Bonnie. It was almost funny the same locution was on both their faces. Hurt and tired, and trying not to show it. No matter what, Elena would endlessly be between them.At last, Matt stuck out his hand and Stefan shook it. They both stepped back, looking glad to have it over with.Wheres Damon? said Meredith.Poking around. I thought we might want a few minutes without him.We want a few decades without him, Bonnie said earlier she could stop herself, and Meredith said, He cant be trusted, Stefan.I think youre wrong, Stefan said quietly. He can be a big help if he puts his mind to it.I n between killing a few of the locals every other night? Meredith said, her eyebrows up. You shouldnt have brought him, Stefan.But he didnt. The voice came from behind Bonnie, behind and frighteningly close. Bonnie jumped and made an instinctive lunge for Matt, who gripped her shoulder.Damon smiled briefly, just one corner of his mouth up. Hed taken off his sunglasses, but his eyes werent green. They were black as the spaces between the stars. Hes almost break off looking than Stefan, Bonnie thought wildly, finding Matts fingers and hanging on to them.So shes yours now, is she? Damon said to Matt casually.No, Matt said, but his grip on Bonnie didnt loosen.Stefan didnt bring you? prompted Meredith from the other side. Of all of them, she seemed to the lowest degree affected by Damon, least afraid of him, least susceptible to him.No, Damon said, still looking at Bonnie. He doesnt turn like other commonwealth, she thought. He goes on looking at whatever he wants no matter whos talki ng. You did, he said.Me? Bonnie shrank a little, uncertain who he meant.You. You did the spell, didnt you?The Oh, hell. A picture blossomed in Bonnies mind, of black hair on a white napkin. Her eyes went to Damons hair, finer and straighter than Stefans but just as dark. manifestly Matt had made a mistake in the sorting.They took seats on the decaying bales of hay, all except Damon, who remained standing. Stefan was leaning forward, hands on knees, looking at Bonnie.You told me-you said that Elena spoke to you. There was a perceptible pause before he got the name out. His face was tense with control.Yes. She managed a smile for him. I had this dream, Stefan, this very strange dreamShe told him about it, and about what had happened after. It took a long time. Stefan listened intently, his green eyes flaring every time she mentioned Elena. When she told about the end of Caroleans party and how they had found Sues body in the backyard, the blood drained from his face, but he said not hing.The police came and said she was dead, but we knew that already, Bonnie finished. And they took Vickie away-poor Vickie was just raving. They wouldnt let us talk to her, and her mother hangs up if we call. Some people are even saying Vickie did it, which is insane. But they wont retrieve that Elena talked to us, so they wont believe anything she said.And what she said was he, Meredith interrupted. Several times. Its a man someone with a lot of psychic power.And it was a man who grabbed my hand in the hallway, said Bonnie. She told Stefan about her suspicion of Tyler, but as Meredith pointed out, Tyler didnt fit the rest of the description.He had uncomplete the brains nor the psychic power to be the one Elena was warning them about.What about Caroline? Stefan asked. Could she have seen anything?She was out front, Meredith said. She found the door and got out while we were all running. She heard the screams, but she was too frightened to go back in the house. And to be honest, I dont blame her.So nobody really saw what happened except Vickie.No. And Vickies not telling. Bonnie picked up the story where she had go away off. Once we realized nobody would believe us, we remembered Elenas message about the summons spell. We figured it must have been you she wanted to summon, because she thought you could do something to help. So can you?I can try, Stefan said. He got up and walked a little distance away, turning his back on them. He stood like that in silence a while, unmoving. At last he turned back and looked Bonnie in the eyes. Bonnie, he said, quiet but intense, in your dreams you actually spoke to Elena face to face. Do you think if you went into a trance you could do it again?Bonnie was a little frightened by what she saw in his eyes. They were blazing emerald green in his pale face. All at once it was as if she could see behind the mask of control he wore. Underneath was so much pain, so much longing-so much of that saturation that she could hardl y bear to look at it.Then well do it. veracious here, right now. And well see if you can take me with you. Those eyes were mesmerizing, not with any hidden Power, but with the sheer force of his will. Bonnie wanted to do it for him-he made her want to do anything for him. But the memory of that last dream was too much. She couldnt face that horror again she couldnt.Stefan, its too dangerous. I could be opening myself up to anything-and Im scared. If that thing gets hold of my mind, I dont know what might happen. I cant, Stefan. Please. Even with a Ouija board, its just inviting him to issue.For a moment she thought he was going to try to make her do it. His mouth tightened in an obstinate line, and his eyes blazed even brighter. But then, slowly, the fire died out of them.Bonnie felt her heart tear. Stefan, Im sorry, she whispered.Well just have to do it on our own, he said. The mask was back on, but his smile looked stiff, as if it hurt him. Then he spoke more briskly. First we h ave to find out who this killer is, what he wants here. All we know now is that something evil has come to Fells church building again.But why? said Bonnie. Why would anything evil just happen to pick here? Havent we been through enough?It does seem a bit of a strange coincidence, Meredith said drolly. Why should we be so singularly blessed?Its not coincidence, said Stefan. He got up and lifted his hands as if unsure how to start. There are some places on this earth that are different, he said. That are full of psychic energy, either positive or negative, good or evil. Some of them have always been that way, like the Bermuda Triangle and Salisbury Plain, the place where they built Stonehenge. Others become that way, specially where a lot of blood has been shed. He looked at Bonnie.Unquiet spirits, she whispered.Yes. There was a battle here, wasnt there?In the Civil War, Matt said. Thats how the church building in the cemetery got ruined. It was a slaughter on both sides. cypher wo n, but almost everyone who fought got killed. The woods are full of their graves.And the ground was close with blood. A place like that draws the supernatural to it. It draws evil to it. Thats why Katherine was attracted to Fells Church in the first place. I felt it too, when I first came here.And now something else has come, Meredith said, perfectly serious for once. But how are we supposed to fight it?We have to know what were fighting first. I think But before he could finish, there was a creak and pale, dusty sunlight fell crosswise the bales of hay. The barn door had opened.Mrs. Flowers, who owned the boarding house, smiled at them, her little black eyes crinkling into wrinkles. She was carrying a tray.I thought you children might like something to subscribe while youre talking, she said comfortably.Everyone exchanged disconcerted glances. How had she known they were out here? And how could she be so calm about it?Here you go, Mrs. Flowers continued. This is grape juice, made from my own Concord grapes. She put a paper cup beside Meredith, then Matt, then Bonnie. And here are some gingersnap cookies. Fresh. She held the plate around. Bonnie noticed she didnt offer any to Stefan or Damon.You two can come round to the cellar if you like and try some of my blackberry wine, she said to them, with what Bonnie would swear was a wink.Stefan took a deep, wary breath. Uh, look, Mrs. FlowersAnd your old rooms just like you left it. Nobodys been up there since you went. You can use it when you want it wont put me out a bit.Stefan seemed at a loss for words. wellhead-thank you. thank you very much. But -If youre worried Ill say something to somebody, you can set your mind at ease. I dont tend to run off at the mouth. never have, never will. Hows that grape juice? -turning suddenly on Bonnie.Bonnie hurriedly took a gulp. Good, she said truthfully.When you finish, throw the cups in the trash. I like things unplowed tidy. Mrs. Flowers cast a look about the barn, sha king her head and sighing. much(prenominal) a shame. Such a pretty girl. She looked at Stefan piercingly with eyes like onyx beads. Youve got your work cut out for you this time, boy, she said, and left, still shaking her head.Well said Bonnie, staring after her, amazed. Everyone else just looked at each other blankly. Such a pretty girl-but which? said Mere-dith at last. Sue or Elena? Elena had actually spent a week or so in this very barn last winter-but Mrs. Flowers wasnt supposed to know that. Did you say something to her about us? Meredith asked Damon.Not a word. Damon seemed amused. Shes an old lady. Shes batty.Shes sharper than any of us gave her credit for, Matt said. When I think of the days we spent ceremony her potter around that basement-do you think she knew we were notice?days we spent watching her potter around that basement-do you think she knew we were watching?And grape juice, dont forget that. Matt grinned at Stefan. Want some? He proffered the leaky cup.Yeah, you can take your grape juice and But Stefan was almost smiling himself. For an instant Bonnie saw the two of them the way they used to be, before Elena had died. Friendly, warm, as gentle together as she and Meredith were. A pang went through her.But Elena isnt dead, she thought. Shes more here than ever. Shes directing everything we say and do.Stefan had sobered again. When Mrs. Flowers came in, I was about to say that wed better get started. And I think we should start with Vickie.She wont see us, Meredith replied instantly. Her parents are tutelage everyone away.Then well just have to bypass her parents, Stefan said. Are you coming with us, Damon?A visit to yet another pretty girl? I wouldnt overtop it.Bonnie turned to Stefan in alarm, but he spoke reassuringly as he guided her out of the barn. Itll be all right. Ill keep an eye on him.Bonnie hoped so.