A/N: This is late getting up. Sigh. I've been working on some other things. This is mostly pre-Bamon, but Bamon feels, nonetheless! Reviews would be great. Who else is pumped for tomorrow's episode?! I'm so ready for (hopefully) Bamon!

Lots of love,
Anneryn

I DO NOT OWN THE VAMPIRE DIARIES OR THE CHARACTERS.

"Keep going! Hurry!" Kai demanded.

"I can't! I've lost my magic!" I told him, making sure to play the surprised victim, perfectly.

"What are you talking about?! You were just doing the spell!" He reacted just like I thought he would. He grabbed my wrists and tried to drain my magic from me. He looked up at me, when he realized that I wasn't lying. "There's nothing there. There's no magic." He looked up at the eclipse, trying to figure out what had gone wrong.

"That's so strange. I wonder if I accidentally put it somewhere... Oh, I remember now. I put it somewhere safe." I smirked as I watched Kai's face when he figured it out. He realized what I did and it was too late for him to do anything about it. He was too late.

"Where… did you put… your magic?" He asked me, like he was getting ready to rage.

"Do you remember saying that you wanted to be more like me?" I asked him, instead of telling him what he desperately wanted to know. He fumed and turned away from me. "Brave, loyal, patient…" I goaded him.

"You put it in the bear." He laughed, when he figured it out. "Didn't you?" He asked me, turning back around. He picked up the bag and dumped the contents out on the ground. He saw nothing but CDs and screamed. I stared him down as he threw the bag and stormed up to me. "Where's the stupid bear?"

"Oh, it's gone. I guess we're stuck here… forever. Sorry." I made sure I kept the smile off of my face. I don't want to provoke him anymore than I already have. He's unpredictable and now that he has no way to escape, he's like a time bomb just waiting to go off. I just hope that Damon finds Ms. Cuddles and figures out a way to get me the hell out of his place. I hope that he made it back okay and he's alive. It's been one of the only things keeping me going.

Damon's POV

It's time to let Elena go. I know that. But that doesn't make it any easier. What a joke! Everything has gone to shit! What's left? What do I have to show for it?

I staggered through the cemetery and dumped some bourbon on a nearby grave. I held the bottle high and toasted the sky. "To optimism," I cheered and took another drink.

Wait. Is that…? I saw Ms. Cuddles sitting outside of the tomb. How did she get here? Is this even real?

"Bonnie," I breathed. I picked up the bear and cradled it to my chest. Please let her be okay. "You're still alive." I couldn't stop the smile that broke out across my face. I've been beside myself, not knowing if she was dead or alive. It's been everything I can do just to focus on anything else. This is what I needed. Now, I just need to get her back.