Bonnie Bennett has been dead a long time. Unlike canon, which is rude, Bonnie lived a long happy life and had kids and grandkids and passed on the magicness that made the Bennetts awesome to the next generation. Her death wasn't painful or tragic or a plot device. It was a good death.

Still, it's been a long time since Caroline has seen Bonnie. A long, long time where she's missed her a lot, but that doesn't mean that she doesn't recognize that voice in the space of heartbeat, her undead heart skipping a beat in shock. She spins on her heels, staring at the image in front of her, and all at once, it's almost too much to take.

"Bonnie?" The breath she doesn't need catches in her throat, and she takes a stumbling step forward towards her. "Oh my God, Bonnie?!"