A/N: This is my first Fanfic Story, I hope you like it, everything before 3x14 - Dangerous Liaisons has happened, it changes after that, I hope you like it.

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters from Vampire Diaries

The Original Wife

Chapter 1 - Message From Beyond

After the dreams of her ancestor Emily, Bonnie never thought she would have to go through that nightmare again. This time though, it wasn't Emily who appeared before her.

"My Dearest Bonnie" the feminine voice said

"Wh..who are you?" Said Bonnie as she she started to toss and turn in her sleep.

"I need your help, Bonnie. You are all in danger."

"What do..do you mean?" Bonnie asked weary and also worried that her friends and herself could be in danger.

"Esther has returned, fuelled by anger, she wants to rid the world of Vampires."

"Isn't that a good thing?! Vampires aren't of nature anyway" Bonnie was getting irate, she disliked Vampires and even though she was surrounded by them, it didn't mean she wanted them around. She was brought up by her grams to be a servant of nature, and Vampires goes against that.

"It has been over a 1000 years since Vampires were created, it may of been against nature in the beginning but now nature has found a balance where they can exist. If Esther succeeds and rids the world of Vampires, there will be no more balance. If she kills her children she will kill all Vampires." Although she had patience, Ayana needed Bonnie's help and soon.

"Bonnie, I need your help, we don't have much time, there is a spell in your grimoire. It will be ready for you when you awaken" Ayana was beginning to rush and she started to fade away in Bonnie's dreams, with Esther on the side of the living, she couldn't risk asking for help from Bonnie any other way than in her dreams.

When Bonnie later woke up, she couldn't believe what had happened, and in all honesty she knew it had happened because with her dreams they weren't normally coincidences. Instantly reminding herself of her last words.

It will be ready for you when you awaken

She quickly ran over to her desk and saw her grimoire was open to a certain page, she glazed over it quickly while muttering to herself. She quickly picks up her phone and sends a text to Elena asking her to meet her in the morning.

Few hours later...

Elena arrived at Bonnie's house, anxious to tell her of what Esther had been planning last night. She had lost the opportunity to kill Klaus, because what Esther was expecting of her was too much. Killing Klaus meant killing all of the originals, one in particular, Elijah. She couldn't do that.

Flashback

While standing in the main hall, Elena stood looking around as Elijah had approached her.

"And for what reason did she need to speak with you in private? Elena? Should I be concerned about my mother's intentions?"

Knowing that Esther was watching and that Finn, an Original was observing, listening to their conversation. It left little opportunity to say anything. Elena quickly tried to think of something Elijah would believe until she could do something to stop what was about to happen. The only thing that came to mind was "She just wanted to apologise for trying to have me killed."

Esther had warned that Elijah would be more suspicious than his siblings. So she knew that he would need more persuading. He asked for assurance "So it's true, then? She's forgiven Klaus?" All Elena could do was nod and say it was true.

Within minutes of this conversation, Esther had gotten everyone's attention, toasting to the reunion of their family. As Elena grabbed the glass from Elijah, she looked at him with a warning look, knowing his mother was behind and couldn't see, she subtly pointed to the glass and mouthed "No". Hoping he got the message, she took a sip of the champagne, watching as Elijah smiled, nodded and tip the glass against his lips.

Esther's words lingered in her mind 'they all must drink at the toast in order to be linked as one'. With that information she knew that they would be safe...for now.

Elena told Bonnie of Esther's plan to link the originals as one, knowing that Bonnie wanted Klaus out of their lives for good more than anyone. She was surprised though when she saw Bonnie's reaction, it wasn't anger or disappointment, but he generally seemed relieved. Bonnie reassured her that she did the right thing and told her of the visitor that wandered in to her dream.

Bonnie kept pacing as she watched Elena's face, she knew she would believe her, but she was worried of what she was asking her to do, what Ayana was asking them to do.

Finally after it all started sinking in Elena spoke. "Why would sending me back be the solution?"

"I don't know Elena, obviously you need to change something that happened in the past." Bonnie was unsure of what she was asking her friend to do, but if an ancestor coming to her in her dreams was anything to go by, she knew it was serious and needed to be done.

"Elena..." Bonnie didn't know how to say the next part, she was sure the spell would work, but needed to tell her she didn't know how to get her back.

"Elena, Ayana gave me the spell to get you there, but it doesn't say when you will get back, it only says that 'you will return once you have chosen the right path' and since we don't know what that is...

"I could be there for a long time...or or forever?!" Elena was shocked at this revelation, of course she was worried she didn't want to be stuck in a time that wasn't the her own.

"This is the only way to save our friends Elena, there is obviously something you need to do, and can only be done in the past." Bonnie pleaded and receiving a gentle nod from Elena.

"Fine, when do we do the spell?" Folding her arms and looking tired from all the information she has had to absorb from when she first arrived.

"Tonight, at midnight, the old witches house. Ayana said it has to be done soon, she's going to help me send you there. Elena you can't tell anyone what your doing, it has to be done this way."

Although Elena loved Damon and Stefan they wouldn't let her do this, especially alone. If she wanted to protect all her family and friends, she would have to go around them.

Elena only nodded and gave Bonnie a hug before walking out the house with a little wave. She needed to focus on the task at hand, that means getting her story straightened out should anyone ask.

Elena headed back home, she wanted to spend some time alone, accept what was about to happen, she couldn't say goodbye because no one was to know, so she settled with staying home and trying to be at peace with it.

Later that evening, their was a knock at her front door, she ran down stairs to answer it and found the well presented Elijah.

"Elena"

"Elijah..come in" Smiling she knew why he was here, she didn't have time to explain what happened last night, and he deserved an explanation.

She offered him a drink, but he declined so they settled to sit at the dining room table. She knew he would ask so she quickly went straight to the point. "Did you drink the champagne? I didn't want to lie, and I didn't want to do it, but if I didn't she would of hurt my family" this isn't exactly why she wanted to say but it just flew out of her before she could stop.

Elijah just smirked at her flustered state and graciously replied in a cool and collected form. "I didn't drink the champagne Elena, what was my mother planning." He leaned back in his chair and awaited her response, Elena sat up straight, while secretly dancing that her hint worked and that he hadn't taken a sip of the tainted champagne.

"She wants to kill...she doesn't want to just kill Klaus, she wants to kill all of you. The...champagne had my blood in it, it was meant to link you all as one. So if one of you died...yyou all would, but as you didn't drink it, the spell was incomplete. You've got to know that one of your siblings is helping her Elijah..."

She was quickly cut off by him saying "Finn", she gasped in surprise that he knew his brother was willing to kill him and his own family. She didn't say no more, she had done her part and she waited for Elijah to speak first.

"Thank you Elena, but why did you save us, after all if you had linked us you would of been able to get rid of Klaus." Elijah couldn't help but wonder, they had asked for his help on defeating Klaus yet when the opportunity was there, it was taken.

No longer able to contain her feelings, and considering she would disappear tonight, not knowing when she would be back, she said the unexpected.

"I didn't want you to die Elijah, no matter what Klaus has done, I couldn't be the one to kill your entire family, especially you. I...I care about you"

Shocked by her honesty, he couldn't speak so instead he nodded and thanked her again, he got up from his seat and kissed on the cheek in gratitude, then within seconds he was gone at vampire speed.

She touched her cheek and smiled to herself, feeling a little flutter in her stomach, she brushed her feelings aside ad went back to her room.

Midnight...

Bonnie could hear Ayana's voice in the old witches house, with Elena pacing around the room, she was growing more nervous about the task at hand.

"Elena...she says your arrival be expected and to let everything runs it course, you can't prevent them from being created into Vampires. Ok I need your blood and for you to stand in the circle"

Elena did as she was told, and quickly gave Bonnie a hug, she didn't know when she would return but she wanted to savour her friends embrace. She took the knife Bonnie passed to her and slice in to the palm of her hand, while holding her hand above a bowl.

Bonnie began chanting some unknown words with her eyes closed, suddenly the candles that surround the room began to brighten and get more fierce. She felt a slight gust around her and some bright lights, blinded by the lights she closed her eyes. She felt the wind stop and silence filled the air, when she opened her eyes she was no longer in the old witches house, but in a very old styled hut.

When she looks around, she was feeling a little out of place, she was greeted by a voice behind her.

"Welcome, I'm Ayana. I have been expecting you"