The Title: Aint Born Typical

Rating: R

Author: Dovey

Pairing: Damon/Bonnie Stefan/Elena/OC?

Sdtk:

Blinding: Florence + The Machine

With you in my head: UNKLE

                                                                          XXIII

"Get away from my brother!" Stefan growled tearing Katherine away from Damon by her hair.

"Wow Stef I knew you liked it rough, but this is taking it to a new level," She purred slipping out

of his grasp and taking off with a burst of speed.

  Vampires were fast, but Katherine was like lighting. Baring his teeth he followed her through

the woods leaping over prone bodies and ricocheting off the trees she attempted to use to gain

ground with.

"Been tapping the vain Stefan?" She asked growing frustrated when he remained barley an

arm's length away. Even if he was sucking down virgin blood by the pitcher his age shouldn't

allow him to get this close.

"Something better," he growled feeling triumphant as he caught the back of her jacket and

wrenched her off her feet using her own momentum to send her careening towards a tree.

"You'll have to do better than that," She laughed recovering quickly as she caught a branch and

swung her body around to land on her feet in a feline like crouch.

"I will," he promised enjoying the shock that filled her brown eyes when he launched himself

towards her twisting at the last moment to gain the few inches he needed to get a good grip on

her neck and bring her body to the ground beneath him.

~
"What are we going to do?" Elena asked trembling as Ada was joined by other member of her

pack.

"I'm still working on figuring that out," Bonnie said feeling her strength begin to wane slightly as

the wolves began to attack the shield in unison with Ada whose magic sought entrance.

"How long do you think you can keep this up?" Ada taunted.

"For as long as I need to." She growled clenching her hands tight enough to draw blood as her

body began to tremble slightly.

"Something tells me the wait won't be long," Ada replied with glee as a trail of blood leaked

from Bonnies' nose making Elena cry out.

 The sudden snapping of Damon's neck echoed through her mind as a rage unlike anything she

had ever experienced consumed her head to view his body lying on the ground across the

clearing she felt her strength return tenfold. Feeling her skin heat up she drew on the electricity

that surged through her body. Bonnie became a live wire as tiny blue sparks crackled and

popped flickering over her skin like something out of a Sci-FI feature.

  Raising her hands in the air she electrocuted the wolves heading towards Damon in mid lope

before sending a shower of bolts to those who had stayed back to help Ada. Yelping they all

collapsed onto the forest floor whimpering as their movements began to slowly cease. The

death rattles leaving their canine throats told her they would not be getting back up.

Stepping through the shield simultaneously to her attack Bonnie strode toward Ada single-

mindedly.

"Inci-"She began only to gasp when her air way began to close.

"I've had enough of your talking," Bonnie whispered starring at her intently as she watched the

panic set in as she began to suffocate.

"By now I'm sure you've realized you can't use your magic, I should let you die now slowly, but

our ancestors would like to collect the debt owe personally."

"Treacherous snake slithering on the ground, you shall easily lose the power you've found, the

ancestors blessed you once but now they take away," She whispered enjoying the feel of the

witch struggling against the hold of her magic. She had intended to do a binding spell, but the

ancestors demanded more.

 Focusing on the woman a few feet away she marveled at the way the clearing had come to life.

It was as if she had another level of sight. She could literally see the power coming off Ada in

different shades of greens and blues with one large shimmering ball of light located above her

heart. Recognizing it as her source of power she reached in and magically ripped the sphere

from its home causing Ada to crumble to the ground. Shivering like a hypothermia victim as she

gasped for air and studied Bonnie warily.

"Leave here now and never come back or I will kill you," She promised watching the girl

scramble back on her hands like a crab before giving them her back as she rose to her feet and

took off in a run.

"She'll be back you know," Damon said suddenly beside her.

"Maybe, but then the kill won't be unprovoked," She replied as he nodding in understanding.

   She was trying to fight the darkness that came along with a blood bond and her powers. There

was always a price to pay for power. The trick was making sure you didn't gamble away more

then you could afford to lose.

"It looks like they brought back up," Elena whispered as they all turned to see the group that

had gathered on the outskirts of the forest.

"I don't think she listens too well," Damon said spotting Ada at the head of the group.

"Apparently not," She said flashing the girl a predatory smile that was all teeth. This time she

wouldn't be walking away.

  Slamming his fist down towards her chest intent on taking her heart Stefan swore when she

moved slightly and he got her ribs instead. Breaking through two before he yanked his fist out

watched as her blood flowed from the hole.

"Now I'm angry!" She growled holding her hand against the wound before taking off once

more.

 Following her back to the clearing he froze at the scene in front of him. Not twenty feet away

Damon was being used as a wishbone with two wolves attempting to pull his body in opposite

directions. Bonnie appeared to have channeled her inner bad ass as she threw wolves left and

right to keep them away from her and Elena. But you could tell it was just a matter of time

before she made a misstep. What had looked like a victory when he left had taken a dramatic

turn for the worst.

"Looks like the odds are stacked against you," Katherine purred suddenly beside him with her

arm wrist deep in his chest.

"What you did earlier wasn't nice Stefan," She growled twisting as he continued to scream.

"It really doesn't feel too good," She whispered making him cringe as she leaned into lick the

bloody tear that had slipped down his face.

"You still taste just as delicious as you used to," She said filling him with fear as she pulled her

hand from his chest and licked the blood away savoring the taste like it was a vintage wine.

"I wanted you back before, but now that you've been ruined, I think I'll eat you instead," She

said making him scream as she sank her fangs into his neck and began to drink.

"Be still," Emily whispered raising her hands as if to part the red sea as an unnatural silence fell

over the chaotic scene in front of them. It was as if she had pressed pause on a remote and

stilled all life.

"Shit," Zoe whispered impressed and slightly afraid of the woman beside her.

"There's been enough blood spilled here tonight, but we both know if you don't kill Katherine

she'll just keep coming back to cause trouble."

"What are you going to do with the rest of them?"

"Bind their power."

"Will that make them human?"

"More or less, they won't be able to shift again or heal," She said making her shiver.

She couldn't imagine what not being able to shift would do to a werewolf, probably make them

go insane.

"Will you take away their memories of what they are too?"

"No, they deserve to live with them after all the heartache they caused this family," She

whispered coldly.

"Everyone must pay their debts at some point Zoelle, remember that," She said cryptically as

she began to whisper words so ancient they held no meaning to Zoe.

"It's done," She said lowering her hands as she turned to pin her with piercing eyes so dark they

seemed black.

"You know what you have to do," She whispered unfreezing the scene as a different kind of

mayhem began.

"I'm going to have to cut in on this dance," Zoe said wrapping her hand in Katherine's hair and

ripping her teeth from Stefans neck.

"Incendia," she whispered setting her on fire and laughing as she dropped to the ground and

rolled until the flames were extinguished.

"You know what they say Katherine, if you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen."

"ADA!" She screamed furious that her new magic worker was failing her.

"I think she has her hands full," Zoe said grinning madly as they took in the sight of wolves

melding into humans.

"What is going on here?"

"Your plans are unraveling before your eyes Katherine," She taunted laughing as the vampire

lunged forward and meet only air.

"Getting slow in your old age?" Zoe goaded.

"What the hell are you?" She hissed lunging again and again.

"A Bennett," She shot back baring her fangs as they rushed each other.

~ ~
"What's happening?" Elena cried out watching the wolves drop to the ground and seize.

"I don't know, but I hope it doesn't stop," Bonnie whispered shaking her head as she refocused

her energy to healing the gashes in her skin made by claws and teeth.

"Emily," She whispered shivering as she saw the once ghost walking towards them in the flesh.

"You've done our line proud Bonnie Bennett," She said smiling as she stopped a few feet in

front of her.

"Thank you," She said bowing her head slightly in a sign of respect.

"I'll be taking this one with me," She said nodding her head towards the prone figure of Ada

lying a few feet away.

"Taking her where?"

"It's best that you don't know the answer to that," She said darkly as Bonnie nodded. There was

something off about her. A dark aura that said she wasn't off this world.

"You want the power I took?"

"NO, you will know what to do with that when the time is right," She said smiling knowingly.

"W-What about them?" Elena asked gesturing towards the bodies littered on the ground.

"Their power is gone; once they wake they will flee from this place and bother you no more."

"Emily," Damon growled standing at Bonnie's back with a sneer.

"Damon," She said nodding.

"Never thought I'd be seeing you again, alive," He said dryly.

"I could say the same for you," She said smirking as his scowl darkened even more.

"Be nice," Bonnie sent him mentally.

"Did you know this would happen?" he asked narrowing his eyes as he watched her look back

and forth between him and Bonnie.

"There's no time for idle talk; every moment I stay is a moment Zoe is at risk."

"What do you mean?" Damon asked.

"She has taken on a great darkness to bring me back; it taints her soul even as we speak."

"Well don't let me keep you," he said rudely as worry set in. He had no clue she was risking so

much to insure their safety

"When she has done what she is supposed to I will take my leave."

"Oh my God! Stefan!" Elena exclaimed running over to where the vampire lay looking even

paler than normal.

Kneeling beside him she ran a hand over his face gently.

"Stefan, can you hear me?" She asked shakily as tears threatened to fall. She'd known they

might not all make it out alive, but she had he never imagined it would be him to pay the price.

"Damon! What can we do?" She cried watching him frown as he leaned over his brother's body.

"He needs blood now, as much as you can stand give." He said grabbing her wrist and opening a

vein with his fangs.

Holding her wrist to his lips Elena urged him to drink, gasping when he latched on and drank

deeply.

___

  Never one to stay when a fight was actually fair Katherine darted off the minute she realized

she was outmatched.

Giving chase Zoe stayed out of sight, keeping to the shadows and moving silently as she

enjoyed the frightened looks Katherine sent over her shoulder. It was time she remembered

what it felt like to be the prey.

"Looks like you're out of tricks," She whispered blocking her way as she suddenly appeared in

front of her.

"Is this the part where you take my heart?"

"No, that'd be too easy for you. This is the part where you get to see what you've put everyone

through," She whispered moving in quickly to cup her face with her hands.

"Let's see how fun your games are when you play the role of victim," she whispered sending

every memory of pain cause by Katherine back to the source.

Watching the vamps body stiffen as she was hit by a barrage of memories Zoe felt something

dark inside of her gloat. A wave of sorrow, pain and regret was engulfing the vamp and she

couldn't help but think it was everything she deserved. Closing her eyes Katherine placed her

hands over her ears in an attempt to block everything out before releasing a terrified scream

that fed Zoe's sick sense of satisfaction. The darkness was winning the battle for her soul.

"Stefan can you hear me?" Damon asked cautiously kneeling beside him after herding the

others to stand behind him. Human blood never did good things for his brothers' character

when first reintroduced.

"I'm fine," Stefan rasped moving to sit up as he backed up to give him space.

"Katherine almost bled you dry and Elena here opened a vein to save you," he said taking in the

awkwardness that still existed between the two. He wasn't sure what had happened but

something told him it had everything to do with Zoe.

"Zoelle!" Bonnie gasped turning towards the blood curdling screams coming from deeper in the

forest.

"Let's go," Damon said scooping her up before dashing off with the others on their heels.

"What did you do to her?" Damon asked wide eyed as he took in the woman he had once

pledged his love to.

"Just gave her a taste of her own medicine."

"What do we do now?" Stefan asked wiping the drying blood from his face.

"Stake her," Damon growled already breaking off a branch of a tree.

"No. I will take her where she will never bother another soul," Emily boomed in a deep voice

full of power.

 Looking at Katherine did strange things to Zoe and she found herself eager to have the whole

ordeal over. . Even now she wanted to dig a piece of wood deep inside of Katherine's heart and

watch her bleed out as the light of un- life faded.

"You're feeling the pull now," Emily stated nodding as the others exchanged confused glances.

"What is she talking about Zoe?" Damon asked mentally.

"Bringing her back put a dark stain on my soul, I'm not sure if I'll ever truly be normal again, but

I do know the longer she's here the worst the aftermath will be."

"What have you done?"

"I'm not sure, but when I figure it out I'll let you know." She shot back only half joking.

Gathering the still unconscious Ada and the quietly whimpering Katherine the Bennett woman

quickly cast a circle.

"What exactly am I supposed to do Emily?" Zoe asked. She could put her back in the ground,

but it wouldn't' allow her to take the girls with her.

"I am going to help you open a gateway that will allow me to return to the place I once was."

Raising her arms high Emily begin to speak words in a language none in the clearing had ever

heard. The win began to howl as clouds tolled in to cover the moon and a large clap of thunder

sounded just before the sky opened.

"I will take what I can back with me," Emily cried over the wind as the whites of her eyes began

to turn black as she took the dark energy from Zoe.

Since becoming a vampire she had never really felt changes in temperature but now she felt

encased in ice. Shivering as the cold sank into her bones she fought against the urge to battle

Emily. A part of her wanted to keep that black magic and the power it brought. Balling her fists

she dug her nails into the palms of her skin until she drew blood relishing in the pain that

helped ground her.

A blinding flash of light exploded in the clearing and when they could see once more a glowing

doorway of light had appeared.

"I will take my leave now, you've made me proud Bennett's," Emily said flashing a Mona Lisa

smile that said everything she would never voice.

"Damon for what it's worth I knew this would end this way," She said laughing as she stepped

through the doorway with Ada and Katherine levitating beside her.

"Bennett women," Damon growled unable to hide the smile that crept up on the corner of his

lips.

Taking everyone in Zoe smiled allowing herself a moment to enjoy their victory. They had won

and Katherine wouldn't' be coming back. She'd thought she wanted her dead, but she could

only imagine what she'd be suffering through for an eternity was much worse. D was doing his

version of beaming as he stood nearby with a possessive, yet loving arm wrapped around

Bonnie. Bonnie had clearly been changed; she had an aura of strength and confidence that

came only with going through a hellish ordeal and living to talk about it. Elena stood a few feet

away looking awkward and uncertain of her place as she glanced at Stefan longingly.

Once it would've bothered her but now it was comforting. At least he'd have someone to turn

to once she was gone.

 Almost as if he could hear her thoughts Stefan pinned her with an intense gaze. Ignoring Elena completely he made his way over to where she stood.

"Zoe-" He began only to be stopped by her finger against his lips.

"Shh, I need to take back what I gave you," She whispered smiling sadly as she ran her hands

through his hair one last time.

 Closing her eyes she brought his face down to hers conveying everything she felt with her lips

and the memories she placed in his mind as she took back the power she had lent.

"Why do this feel like a goodbye?" he whispered moving away as she fought back the tears.

"Because it is."

"Just because you're mad at him doesn't' mean you have to leave us," Damon shot narrowing his eyes.

" What I did went against a lot of laws, it left a darkness in me, one I'm not sure I'll ever be able

to contain completely, " She said shaking her head.

"Darkness?"

"Stefan even now I want to sink my teeth in to your veins and drink, I can hear Elena's heart

beat like a homing beacon," She whispered shaking her head as Damon joined them leaving

Bonnie to comfort a shell shocked Elena.

"We'll help you gain control-"

"NO! I need to do this alone," She said shaking her head.

"NO you don't," Stefan said setting his jaw stubbornly as she sighed.

"Stef I love you , you know I do, and if there was any other way for me to do this I would." She said begging Damon to make him understand with her eyes.

"This is something she has to do piccolo fratello."

"But you'll come back."

"If I am ever able to yes, but I don't want you putting your life on hold for me, nothing good could come of that."

"You are my life Zoelle."

"Stef, that's all I've ever wanted, but I'm not selfish enough to make you suffer alongside me."

"We did the trying to forget each other thing, it never quite took," he whispered making her

sigh exasperated.

"This time we'll try harder," she rasped.

" I have more goodbyes to say," She said turning to face Damon.

"You know I don't do goodbyes when it comes to you, I do ttfn's," he said making her laugh.

Only he could make her smile at a time like this.

"Promise me you'll watch over him," She said hugging him close as she savored the feel of his

arms around her. He'd been her anchor for so long she was afraid she'd be drifting forever

without him.

"I'll always be here to guide you home." He responded following her train of thought.

"Thank you D, take care of my great great for me will you?" She teased moving over to where

the girls stood holding hands.

"Stefan should be fine now, I took back the power I gave him, but I want you to watch him

closely ," She said saying it loud more for Elena's benefit. She wanted him to be happy; and she

had a feeling the brunette beside Bonnie could accomplish that.

"That's what the kiss was about?" She questioned cautiously.

"More or less," She said shrugging as she turned back to Bonnie.

"Take care of D for me and know if you need me I will come," She whispered moving in to hug

the girl who was the only family she had left.

"Thank you Zoe, I love you, ya know?" She said sniffing lightly as Zoe smiled. This was why

Bonnie Bennett was irresistible. When she loved you it was with her whole heart.

"I love you too," She whispered stepping back to take them all in one last time before

disappearing into the night.