Gilbert Twins [1 - Twins Series]

12 - The Ties That Bind

Book: Gilbert Twins
Chapter 12: The Ties That Bind
Word Count: 2345

No one's POV

Bonnie and Ariana were standing in front of the coffins.

"I've been having these dreams for days now. It's like the witches are trying to send me a message." Bonnie informed.

"So, these are the rest of his family?" Ariana wondered, gesturing to Klaus' coffins.

"Yeah. Elijah and two others. This one... is the one we can't open." Bonnie began, gesturing to a coffin. "We don't know who is in it, or what's in it, only that I think my dream's telling me it'll help kill Klaus."

Ariana bit her tongue, trying not to argue about Bonnie killing Nik. She knew he wasn't as bad as her friends made him out to be...

Nathan and Elena suddenly entered.

"What the hell are you doing?" Elena snapped.

"I needed her to know about the coffin." Bonnie defended.

"And we needed you to keep her out of it, Bonnie!" Elena argued.

"She's your sister, Elena." Bonnie rolled her eyes. "Quit hiding things from her when you know you can trust her."

"Can I?" Elena challenged angrily.

"Yeah, can she?" Ariana scoffed, glaring at her twin, who literally kidnapped her.

"I think I know who can open the coffin, guys. And I need Ana to help me find her." Bonnie said.

"Find who? What are you talking about?" Nathan spoke up.

"I couldn't place her face at first. Then, I realized..." Bonnie pulled a photo out of her pocket.

"Oh my god, Bonnie..." Ariana gasped quietly. Even Elena seemed mildly surprised at the photo. Nathan, however, just looked confused.

"Who is this?"

"It's my mom." Bonnie admitted.

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Bonnie and Ariana were searching through a pile of driver license records for Bonnie's mother, Abby.

"Los Alamitos?"

"Too old."

"Honolulu?"

"I wish. How many of these are there?" Bonnie asked.

"A lot. I asked the sheriff's office to pull up every single Abby Bennett in the country." Ariana replied, causing Bonnie to sigh.

"Thank you for helping me with this. I know you have a lot to deal with."

"There's nothing more important, Bonnie." Ariana smiled softly at her friend.

"It's surreal. Having to track down a woman, who bailed on her own kid." Bonnie scoffed quietly.

"You know, you don't have to, right? Let Nathan and Elena obsess over opening up the coffin. It doesn't have to fall on you." Ariana pointed out.

"The coffin's spelled shut. That makes it a witch problem. So it does fall on me. I was bound to see my mother again sooner or later." Bonnie shrugged. Then suddenly, Damon and Stefan entered the house. Damon was holding a manilla folder in his hand.

"Sooner. Abby Bennett Wilson, Monroe, North Carolina. Born in Mystic Falls Hospital, graduated at Mystic Falls High... blah blah blah blah." He handed Bonnie the folder. She opened it and looked at the driver's license record.

"A little compulsion helps speed up the research process." Stefan added.

"This is her." Bonnie whispered.