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Summary: Starting halfway into Season 2 Episode 2. Just a different take as I wasn't that into the episode. I think Bonnie/Caroline and Damon should have had more screen time together. From this point on Damon's going to find himself more protective of the little witch he always seems to neglect. Some spoilers from EP 2 here.
Chapter 1: My brave new world
Caroline sobbed uncontrollably as she wondered aimlessly around the carnival. Soon she smelt it, the coppery smell that to a vampire was like ecstasy and life itself. Turning to see a dark tall African man she sobbed even more, knowing what she was going to do and worse knowing she couldn't stop herself. She really wanted to but without even recognising what she was how could she?
"Hey is everything okay? I'm Carter you need help miss?" he asked seeing her tear stained face, mascara running like a trail of ink down to her chin.
"No!" she howled out trying to back away.
Breathing heavily to try control the hunger she couldn't help it. She gritted her teeth but nothing would stop her fangs begging to come out to play.
"I'm so sorry!" she cried shaking her head from side to side.
She leapt at Carter and bit down violently into Carter's neck, ripping herself away to relish in the taste before attaching herself once again.
Caroline then Pushed Carter down to the floor of the truck, straddling him, as her fangs descended again. The ache was unbearable as her fangs pierced through her gums. She latched onto Carters neck hoping the sting would leave as she sucked savouring the taste of blood. She couldn't stop herself as her mouth still felt as dry as sand. She needed more and was disgusted at what was happening to herself.
Across in the school hall Bonnie caught up with Matt and was more than apprehensive after his revelations about Caroline.
"She's obviously pissed at me for something. I don't know what but she just freaked out. She's been like that all day. Cool one minute then crazy neurotic the next. I'm used to the insecurities and all that but this seemed so different. It's hard to describe but I know in my gut something's not right. Something's changed in her Bonnie. It's like she'd battling something dark but without her telling me what I don't know how to help."
Bonnie tried to keep her angst at bay. Yes Caroline had always been self-doubting and a little hysterical at times but from Matt's description something else was wrong. Bonnie didn't know what and decided to go with her needing to talk after her near death experience. Bonnie rubbed Matt's shoulder reassuring him before heading of to find her best friend, who had come to mean even more to her after grams death.
Unfortunately on her way to find Caroline Bonnie smashed head first into none other than Damon Salvatore's muscle clad chest. Bonnie glared with all her might, green eyes literally sparking as she looked into his icy mischievous eyes. Crossing her arms she waited patiently.
Damon's smirk disappeared realising the little witch wasn't going to indulge him in witty banter. Well that sucks!
"Get the hell out of my way I'm looking for Caroline!"
"Well since you mention it so am I!" he crossed his arms amused at her never dwindling fury at him. He couldn't help think she looked fit as hell. Slender legs on display in her short kaki skirt and black boots. Sure he thought he was into Elena but admiring a true beauty wasn't a crime. Not to mention her hair was spectacularly curly today. He always wanted to play with it and just bury his face in it. Well if the result wouldn't mean being turned into heap of smouldering dust.
"What why the hell are you looking for MY friend? Elena not enough now?"
Damon did something uncharacteristic in that moment especially considering his behaviour the last two days, killing Jeremy and then threatening him. Damon grabbed the little witch's shoulders rubbing gently.
"Bonnie, Katherine visited Caroline. She must have known about my blood being in her system."
Damon didn't get to finish as Bonnie stumbled back as she choked on her tears. Kneeling to the floor she began to hyper ventilate. Damon knelt down with her, leaning his chin on top of her soft curls. She wasn't sure but it felt like he was kissing her head.
"No! No not Caroline. She can't be. Oh god" she let out a little muffled and disorientated.
This couldn't happen. She'd lost Grams her mother figure and now she was being told her sister's life had ended long before her time too. Because that's what this meant, Caroline would never have the life she used to. She'd never be that girl who bounced around school arranging events and lighting people's faces up with her smile. Bonnie was a combination of terrified, infuriated and upset. She was more explosive than Damon right now.
"Bonnie I'm sorry. I know how you feel, when everything you love is taken from you. I know but she has to die for her own sake!" Damon words turned icy at the end.
"NO! Bonnie wept before she ran. She ran so fast she couldn't hear Damon screaming after her. Dammit I shouldn't have told her. Girl has a freakin death wish!
Damon ran following Bonnies intoxicating scent and that of someone's blood. He soon saw a tent pitched up with a piece of wood fashioned into the perfect stake shape. Smiling he grabbed it and ran.
Caroline wiped the blood from her mouth shaking manically as tears marked her face and blood stuck to her blonde locks. She felt sick, sick that she was now a creature and didn't even know how, what or why.
Caroline sat by Carter's still cold body. Breathing heavily and wishing someone would save her. Help her from whatever was happening. That founder's day had been so amazing, the float, being Miss Mystic falls. How had one car ride resulted in things going so wrong? Soon a familiar and comforting voice whispered from behind her. Caroline turned pleading eyes meeting Bonnies caring green ones.
Bonnie ran at Caroline. It didn't matter in that moment what she was. She'd always be Caroline her bubbly amazingly loyal friend. Caroline zoomed at vampire speed not really knowing she'd done so. She hugged Bonnie's tiny body, unwilling to let go. She needed this. She needed to not feel like a monster and Bonnie would always be the person to help her with that and always be there for her. She hugged so tight Bonnie found it hard to breath and it saddened her to know Caroline was so unaware of her new strength and what that meant for her.
"He's dead. I killed him. What's wrong with me?"
"Shhhhh it's going to be okay. None of this is your fault and I swear to you I'll protect you."
They continued to hug as Bonnie massaged Caroline's back. Caroline couldn't help bury her face in Bonnies neck. She'd been repeating the move for comfort since they were kids. She smiled into Bonnie's neck remembering when Matt was in the sand box. She'd gone to sit with him but he told her he was saving the space for Elena. She'd cried her little eyes out till Bonnie came and pushed Matt out of the sandbox and they both sat in there, in the exact position they were in now.
Caroline was so caught up in memories she didn't realise that suddenly her fangs descended piercing Bonnie's neck accidentally. The smell it wasn't like Carters blood. It was stronger and more intoxicating. Caroline licked Bonnie's neck softly as Bonnie stood very still. She knew it was only seconds before Caroline bit into her. She didn't blame her and she knew all too well from her experience with Damon that her blood was something a vampire couldn't stop drinking. She couldn't hurt Caroline though. Even though magic was an option she wouldn't do it. She'd have to gently nudge her off.
Before Bonnie could act further however Caroline was ripped off her and thrown viciously to the floor.
Damon applied pressure to Bonnies shoulder to make her sleep. A trick he'd learnt years ago and he watched as she began to feel dizzy. He gently laid on the floor. He didn't know exactly why but he felt very protective of her right now.
The truth was she understood something that he was pissed off no one else did. Stefan, Jeremy and Elena were treating him like a fool, like he was some pathetic nut job who misinterpreted friendship for something more with Elena. It had been humiliating when Elena said it didn't surprise her that he'd kiss her but it did that he thought she would kiss him back. She made him feel like a little boy who got the wrong end of the stick. However he wasn't a fool or wrong because at the very least she had lead him on and he had proof.
At the hospital when Bonnie said he'd help Caroline for Elena he'd realised Elena hadn't succeeded in making everyone think his feelings came out of nowhere because she'd obviously failed to convince Bonnie. Damon also knew that at the hospital Bonnie had entrusted him with Caroline her best friend. She entrusted something as valuable to her as grams. It meant something to him but her protection meant more. Damon was now in front of Caroline.
"I didn't mean to hurt her I swear! Never Bonnie I promise." She grabbed his shirt desperately.
Damon put on his false charm. "Hey hey it's okay. I can help you."
"You can?"
"Yeah I have to?"
"What are you gonna do?"
He soothed her running his fingers through her blood drenched hair and over her now crimson cheeks.
"The only thing I can do. I'm going to kill you." He clasped the stake now resting on Caroline's knee.
"Please don't!" she begged. "I don't want to die."
"Baby you're already dead. This won't end well for you."
"No no don't say that okay just help me?"
"Okay okay Shhhhh" he held her tenderly as she urged him to hold her. Rubbing her back soothingly he whispered.
"It's the only way." before he raised the stake about to drive it through her back into her heart.
Bonnie rose to her feet as the dizziness wore off. Looking at Caroline and Damon's interaction, her eyes grew wide realising what he was about to do to a clueless Caroline. She was a baby vampire now, so lost and confused and Bonnie wanted to shelter her. Rising up she called upon all her locked up strength and sent Damon flying across the hard pavement away from Caroline. She then placed a protective shield up around Caroline knowing Damon's stubbornness
"You touch her you die!" Bonnie's eyes were the colour of golden fire as she looked at Damon now up on his feet.
Damon zoomed in front of her leaning into her personal space to meet her eyes. He could see the world in those pretty little eyes. He could see she'd keep it safe no matter what it cost her. Looking down at this strong but small creature Damon couldn't help tilt his head examining her. She was like a mother protecting her child. It was indescribable how he felt towards her in that moment but one thing he knew was that he respected her so much.
"Bonnie she's like me now! We both know that's not a good thing." he tried to reason knowing how much contempt she had for him.
"She'll never be like you. Her slate, her guilty conscious, she has not got one yet."
"She killed someone. You think she can recover from that?"
"She didn't know any better unlike you. Yeah I heard about Jeremy and I'll help Caroline don't worry she won't give away you're secret."
"So you're team vampire now? Guess that's something."
"No I'm just on her side and if you go near her Elena won't stop me from doing anything I have to to protect her!"
"Bonnie you're putting yourself in even more danger taking Caroline on."He stared her down trying to reason with the fiery little thing. "You know she has to die!"
Bonnie's magic was wavering as she watched the force field around Caroline collapse. Damon ran at her but Bonnie did too using what little strength she had to slow him down. She put her small frame in front of Caroline's, Damon's stake a mere centre metre from her heart.
"Don't you think you've taken enough from me?"
Damon's heart jerked remembering what happened to Sheila. He remembered the soft little Bonnie he'd met before the necklace incident. He remembered the fire that burned steady within her which was now brewing out of control because of his selfish actions.
"Look I know you'd never care about the devastation you caused me but you'll stop for Elena!"
Damon paused a moment before dropping his arm with the stake to his side. He didn't know if he wanted to strangle or hold Bonnie close to him and protect her. He didn't know what that was all about. Maybe it as just because he was in a venerable explosive state and so was she. Bonnie sighed in relief cradling Caroline. She didn't know it but this time Damon did it for her not Elena. He owed Bonnie and he knew it. He probably always would owe her and Damon realised he was okay with that. He wasn't just tied to mystic falls because of Stefan and Elena. He had to stay for Bonnie too.
Stefan smelt Caroline and blood, turning to Elena with worry written all over his face he urged her to follow him carefully. He didn't know what they were about to find but he knew it was going to be life changing. Soon they came upon the tragic scene. Stefan in particular was horrified. He had never wished his curse upon another and to realise it was Caroline who would now bare such a burden killed him. She, Elena and Bonnie were everything to him. Caroline gripped Bonnie tighter as Elena tried to come closer. Stefan soon saw Damon holding a stake and didn't think twice as he ran at his brother tackling him to the floor, ripping the stake from his grip.
"You shall not harm her!"
"Woah woah saint Stefan your hero antics are long overdue. The witch already stopped me killing Blondie. For now! But you and I know she'll die soon. It won't end well for her. The choice now is whether you want Blondie dragging the witch down with her."
Stefan looked at them both embracing. He knew for Bonnie's own safety that Caroline shouldn't be alone with her right now. Caroline was unstable and from the look of Bonnies neck she had already tasted witches blood. He knew Bonnie was cautious with him and Damon but Bonnies love and devotion to both Elena and Caroline blinded her. He feared she'd misjudge and trust Caroline completely. She couldn't hold her close like that, not now, not while Caroline had no control.
Elena also took the sight in trying to approach Caroline.
"No stay the hell away from me! You did this you killed me! Why did you do this to me?" Caroline shook feverishly and angrily holding onto Bonnie's arm.
"Caroline it wasn't me I swear it was Katherine." Elena pleaded.
"Why why did she look like you?" Caroline screamed.
Bonnie turned to her. "There's a lot you need to know and I'm so sorry I never told you. Keeping you out of the loop was meant to save you." Bonnie crocked out swallowing her salty tears. "We first need to clean you up okay. Caroline Forbes does not do messy!" she smiled and Caroline was so grateful someone was treating her normal. The look she was getting from Elena was so far from normal that it killed her. She knew what it meant she'd never be the old Caroline Forbes again.
"And who's helping me with this body?"
"You and Elena should do that. I can't even look at you." Bonnie bit out.
Bonnie couldn't wait to get way from Damon and for some reason it hurt him. Damon was a little wounded at the coldness in her. He knew she was such a warm person really and he didn't want her to lose that.
"This wasn't my fault." He squeaked but got no reply as Bonnie looked straight ahead at Stefan instead.
"Please I'll take her you stay watch them." Stefan gestured towards Damon and Elena. Damon of course was still looking at the little witch intensely.
"I'll make sure she's okay you have my word."
Caroline reluctantly let go of Bonnie's hand and followed Stefan into the bathroom clinging to him.
"Caroline braced herself against the bathroom sink crying as Stefan gently brushed her hair away tenderly caressing her face with a wet cloth.
" shhhh lets just get the blood cleaned off."
Caroline rubbed her hands violently with the toilet paper wanting to wash away the blood.
"I'm a murder I'm a monster."
"Your emotions are heightened right now. It's part of the change. It's completely normal to feel this way. I promise you okay?" He soothed.
"Why does this keep happening to my face dammit! Why did Katherine do this?"
"I wish I knew. Hey I promise I will not let anything happen to you. Come here. Caroline your still the same pretty blonde I first met okay. Bonnie sees you the same way as she always has so does Elena. I'll help you through this."
"I can't I can't make my teeth go away. I wanted to hurt Matt and Bonnie."
"Caroline, Caroline look at me. Look at my face see you see that? When you feel the blood rush in breathe. Yes you fight it you bury it. Watch me."
Caroline watched in awe. She breathed in and out.
"That good see you got it. Katherine did this to me too and at first being around Elena was hell. But now see. I swear I'll make sure you have to normal life you deserve.
Elena glared at Damon who responded with "Don't pout it's seriously unattractive and such a Katherine move!"
"Speaking of Katherine..." Bonnie interrupted through her tears and shallow breaths. Elena soon came to her side.
"You need to breath come on let's sit."
"No! Look speaking of her what's she want? I'm gonna burn her alive for this!"
"Wahoo a scenario with your fire threats that I actually like."
"Shut up! Why did she do this? She's your bitch you must know!"
"Well Stefan actually, that's what she wants! Both Elena and Katherine want Stefan. I'm so unlucky in love. Every fucking time it's always Stefan." He bit out bitterly.
"Oh please stop acting so unfortunate. Every fucking time. It's only been twice and with two women who look exactly the same and are from the same blood line. It's hardly a wide field. Maybe if you gave others a chance without following the past you won't get yourself in these messes. I mean seriously did you ever think of giving a girl like Caroline a chance or any of the poor souls you sucked dry? Noooo what did you expect? Nimrod!"
"Ouch witch!"
Huh she has a point.
Damon could sincerely say he was impressed with her honesty. Elena would cuddle him, giving him sympathy and telling him she cared but not in that way. Bonnie just went for it. She sure had guts.
Caroline and Stefan soon came out.
"Come on we better get her back to the boarding house."
"NO" Caroline screamed. "I don't want to be around him. He sucks!" she folded her arms looking at Damon.
"See your still the old stubborn Caroline." Stefan winked.
"It's okay she'll come with me." Bonnie said sternly.
"No freaking way witch. What's your damage woman? You want me to dig your grave right now?"
"For the second time tonight shut up! Decision made!"
"Bon..."
"Stefan at the end it's up to Caroline."
Caroline ran to Bonnie. But collided with Damon who decided to stand in-between them.
"You're putting her in danger you understand that!" He said sternly crossing his arms and shooting daggers at the blonde.
Bonnie concentrated her power on Damon who went down to the floor as that searing sound she loved to use on him invaded his brain.
Stefan for once agreed with his brother but was not going to risk and aneurism trying to talk to her. He nodded at Elena and they offered to drive to Bonnie's house.
Damon finally recovered and zoomed off to her house too (grams place). This is such a freakin bad idea.
Bonnie guided Caroline to the house, Stefan holding her other hand. Elena took a back seat realising Caroline was still in shock to be around her.
"Okay so come in Caroline."
"You see you need an invite to get into a house." Said Stefan
Caroline nodded pretending she was taking what he said in. Bonnie guided Caroline to the bathroom as she could still see she felt dirty. Bonnie ran her a hot bubble bath and leant against the bathtub as Caroline cleaned up, relaxing in the burning hot water. Stefan sat with Elena on Bonnie's bed to make sure they were near if Bonnie needed help with Caroline.
"How did things go so wrong?" Elena buried her face in Stefan's shoulder. They both stayed there silent till Bonnie and Caroline emerged.
Caroline soon made herself comfy in Bonnie's bed like she had been doing since they were kids. Bonnie leaned on the bed stroking her now clean locks and face.
"Bon..."
"I know its risky Stefan but at least for tonight."
"Okay but if I agree you two still shouldn't be alone here and you most certainly shouldn't be sleeping next to her. Bonnie she's fast now and in the blink of an eye she can kill you."
"I can take care of myself."
Stefan and Elena reluctantly left but were going to camp out in his car outside the house.
Bonnie went down stairs to make herself a much needed cup of hot coco. She wasn't going to focus on Caroline being dead. No she was going to think un dead. That would be the only thing stopping her from falling to the floor in tears right now. She didn't even want to think of Sherriff Forbes. She set out a mug for Caroline and poured blood into it. Stefan had given her some of his and instructed her to warm it to room temperature. As the microwave beeped she heard something rustling in the back garden.
Opening the door she found Damon leaning against the wall.
"What the hell?"
"Just making sure you don't get killed inviting baby Barbie vamp over for a sleepover and FYI if you hear something lurking around your house for god's sake don't come outside."
"Look Damon Elena's gone home with Stefan she's not here to see your fake help routine."
"Maybe I'm here to protect you of my own accord."
"Bull crap!"
The door slammed shut in his face.
Damn Stubborn witch with her curly black brown locks, emerald eyes and those lips that ...Fucking won't listen to a word I say. Guess I'll have to keep an eye on you the old fashioned purvey way then.
Damon went round the house to Bonnie's room and open window. Ah a tree good stuff!
Bonnie fed Caroline her blood making her laugh by putting an umbrella in it. "Bloody Mary Madame?"
"Hehehe" they cuddled on the bed as Caroline refused to let go.
They'd always done that, even when they were 4 years old. Caroline would have one arm around Bonnies waste, trying to hold her and her teddy bear. Caroline's other hand would be firmly placed in her mouth as she sucked her thumb. Bonnie would lie there and wriggle, kicking her little feet, trying to get the blondes long hair out of her eyes.
Damon watched from the tree outside in shock, frustration and fury.
She's fucking sleeping next to a little fang baby. I thought this girl was special but now I'm thinking in a retarded way.
Damon took in the fact Caroline's head was snugly resting in-between the crook of Bonnie's neck.
Oi moron witch. Get the hell outtta there now! Sheesh I'm going to have to have words with her again! Not to mention be her permanent body guard. And where is Stefan? Probably out in that car kissing Elena.
He looked out to see their car. They were meant to be keeping an eye on Bonnie, that's what he'd heard Stefan say.
Useless little punk!
Damon couldn't help realise Bonnie would never get that close to him without thinking something bad. He wished she'd take the same attitude with Caroline for her own sake.
He began to furiously bang on the window.
Bonnie jerked her eyes opened looking at her open window. Damon looked at her icy blue eyes filled with... well Bonnie was too tired to notice genuine concern right now.
"Hey what would happen if I mess with your head at this height? Would you land on the floor like a pancake Damon?"
"Don't even think it or I'll wait till day. I'll come back and tempt Blondie out of the house with an offer of a shopping trip. Can you say sheesh kebab? Now invite me in."
"Okay maybe my mind trick has permanently damaged your brain cells!" She feigned shock.
"Look someone needs to stay with you make sure you don't die."
"Do I have to remind you again that Elena's not here right now? No brownie points to be won?"
"Look whether you believe it or not I think your right. I took something you loved away from you. Now let me make sure it doesn't happen again. Let me make sure you never hurt again. Believe me witch I've been through a lot of pain. It sucks. In any case do you want Caroline to have to live with your death on her conscience? She may look cute now and I know you have a long past but whether you believe it or not I wasn't always like this. Things happen. Help me stop you and her getting hurt then? So what do you say big bad Damon come in now?" his eyes sparkled as he waited for a response.
To be continued.
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