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     The silence that followed dragged out, the thick tension weighed heavy upon the gathered. Thinned lips caused for a question in the curious minds of whether she will proceed or leave with what was left of her dignity.

                     But a challenge, verbally stated or not, had been declared.

   The witch never once backed down from a challenge. No matter who or what it was. It was in her blood to fight and prove that she was capable of just about anything.

                                 Emerald eyes slid their way onto Elijah’s form.

             You only live once.

    Caroline’s words floated through her mind and with that mental aid. Bonnie gathered herself to stand upright and strode with unfaltered confidence towards the eldest Original.

   Only when she was within arms reach of him. Did she lean closer until the tips of her hair swung down off her shoulder and her hand softly pressed against the middle of his chest as to keep her body propped.

                                          This was for his ears only and no one else.

    Her eyelids swiftly shut as if creating a sense privacy. That their were no one avidly watching on. It was just Bonnie and Elijah.

   Cupid lips parted and the warmth of her breath sliced across his ear.

                                                 ❝ El—-ijah. ❞