Bonnie glanced up at a still youthful Damon Salvatore hovering anxiously at the side of her hospital bed. Her feeble wrinkled hand covered in tubes and bruised from repeated pokes with intravenous needles reached out towards him. She could barely breathe on her own anymore so Damon knew that even this small effort must be exhausting for her. The doctors all agreed that at 85 years old and after surviving three bouts of lung cancer, Bonnie Bennett was a fighter who had lived each of her days to the fullest.
"Damon come a little closer please", Bonnie croaked out in a horse, strained whisper.
Damon leaned in close to his oldest friend and quickly asked in his most concerned voice, "What is it Bon Bon do you need some more morphine? I can go get the nurse."
"No Damon, I can tell it won't be long now until this cancer finally gets the best of me. I want you to get out of here and go to Elena. I want you to be there for her when she wakes up" Bonnie croaked out slowly and deliberately.
Damon looked shocked and torn as he said, "Bonnie after all these years you can't really expect me to leave you to die alone can you?"
"Consider it my dying wish Salvatore. After everything you've done for me in my life I owe you this. Now hurry up and go before she wakes up. Please" Bonnie whispered with a weak half smile that nearly broke Damon's heart.
After all these years saving Bonnie from everything from car accidents to broken legs and even one time when she had strained her back gardening, Damon had grown extremely fond of the once irritating witch. He was torn between staying with Bonnie in her final moments and following her wishes to go to the love of his life whom he had been forced to be without for the last 65 years. He opened his mouth to protest, but the stern look in Bonnie's eyes stopped him dead in his tracks. He had seen that look before and knew that nothing he would be able to say would change her mind. Throughout the years, Bonnie's stubborn streak had never faded and Damon knew then that the best thing he could do was keep his mouth closed and do as he was being commanded. With one last sad smile at his best friend Damon began walking towards the door of the hospital room
Turning his head towards Bonnie for what he knew would be the last time, Damon finally spoke, "Thanks for all the memories Bonnie, I'll send Elena your best wishes. See you on the Other Side." With that he winked and raced away at vampire speed so she wouldn't see the tears streaming down his face. Just before he exited the hospital his supernatural hearing allowed him to hear the long drawn out beep of Bonnie's heart monitor as she flat-lined.
Hi guys that's it for the first chapter. I know its pretty short but I just wanted something to start off the story and put things in context. I have some ideas for the future of this story but i would love to hear some of your ideas in the comments and whether or not you guys think its even worth continuing. I hope you enjoyed what I've got so far and i look forward to updating soon if i get positive feedback :D