Why you ask? Simple answer:

I'm a proud Klonnie shipper! So sue me!

I declare that there shall be Bamon friendship and Klonnie love, loads of sarcasm and embarrassment!

AU & AH

Enjoy!

A Deep Blue Secret

"Fuck my life…" I said as I hid inside a barrel.

I heard men's voices coming from around the corner and I knew it would be a good idea to hide. I didn't know exactly where I was but I knew it certainly wasn't my friend Damon's basement. Damon was a very optimistic person with a 'can do' attitude.

Much to my surprise he somehow managed to get a hold of a time machine and as corny as that sounds…the thing actually worked! How he managed to get a hold of one, I wasn't sure of that and I wasn't exactly sure I wanted to know. I remembered the first time he showed it to me.

~ 6 months ago ~

Damon seemed to be excited that day, more than usual.

"Bonnie you're never going believe what I got!" he said right in my face.

"Let me guess. A lifetime supply of hamburgers with extra pickles?" I said teasing him.

"No. Although that's not a bad idea. But seriously! Follow me to the basement and I'll show you!" I had been Damon's friend since we were 8, so following him to his basement didn't worry me.

"Ok, I just hope it's better than the time you showed me your 'super rare meteor.'" I said, snickering a bit. Damon threw his hands up in the air

"Hey! I thought it was cool!" He said in defense.

I crossed my arms. "It was a petrified chunk of airplane sewage."

"But it came out of the sky flaming!" he said trying to defend his loosing case.

I wasn't buying it. "That doesn't automatically make it a meteor. Anyways, show me this…whatever it is you're going to show me." I said changing the subject.

"Oh! Right. This way!" He said as he grabbed my wrist and practically dragged me down stairs. I was just as optimistic as he was. So I was excited to see what it was but I wanted to keep my cool. When I reached the bottom of the stairs Damon stopped and turned to me with a grin plastered on his face. I looked at him queerly. "What are you up to?"

"First you have to close your eyes!" He said. I cocked an eyebrow.

"What?"

"Come on!" he practically whined "for me?"

I smirked but gave in and closed my eyes. He grabbed my hands and carefully led me the rest of the way. I suddenly stopped and figured I had arrived.

"Ok! Open!" He announced to me. I opened my eyes and was slightly shocked but mostly confused. There before me was some sort of machine.

"It looks like a prop from a sci-fi flick" I said, looking it up and down "what is it exactly?" Damon gave me a look that practically said 'duh'

"Duh! It's a time machine! Pretty sweet huh?" He said giving one of his signature laughs. I looked at him like he was crazy.

"You're joking, right?" I said, half laughing. His heroic pose dropped and so did his smile.

"What do you mean? I'm dead serious! You see this face?" he said pointing to his face.

"Yeah. I see that face" I said "and I still think you're crazy."

Damon practically pounced on me, grabbing my shoulders. "Come on Bonnie! Weren't you the one who always told me how much fun it would be to go traveling back in time and having adventures and such?"

I looked at him and tilting my head. "Yeah, I did. And I still do. But Damon you know just as well as I do that it's impossible."

His smile was soon, back on his face "Well not anymore! Come on Bonnie!" he said, taking my hand in his "let's give it a try, together."

"Well I guess it couldn't hurt to pretend." I said with a sigh as he pulled me closer to the strange machine.

"Oh, we'll do more than pretend! We're going to go on adventure! Just like old times!" He said as peppy as ever. He led me to the small platform. Even I had to admit that the machine was really impressive looking. The base like platform had neon lights glowing from the bottom with two glass polls running up on either side. On one side there was a keypad and what looked like a digital clock.

"Pretty impressive looking, I'll admit that much." I said, giving it one last long look as he led me towards the keypad.

"Just wait till you see what it can do!" He said and turned his attention to the keypad. "Ok, so pick a year." He said to me, still looking at the keypad.

"Your letting me pick? How thoughtful." I said before I thought for a moment.

I know this is impossible, but I'll humor him. Everyone knows a sad Damon isn't a fun Damon.

"How about 1950?" I said. He punched in some numbers and led us towards the platform.

"Ok, you ready to be bedazzled?" He asked, squeezing my hand with anticipation.

"Sure, why not. This should be fun." I said.

Just as you were about to heckle him for his crazy idea, and waste of money for that matter, the platform started to glow and make a low humming noise.

"Damon?" I asked, I hint of fear and uncertainty oozing into my voice.

"Don't worry bon, that's supposed to happen!" Suddenly, lightning started coming out of the glass rods but it didn't electrocute either of us.

"Damon!" I yelled, squeezing his arm "This is starting to freak me out! Jokes over now!"

He just laughed his signature laugh. "You'll be ok! Don't worry! The hero always protects his damsel!"

Suddenly there was a bright flash of light. Then you found yourself in an alley with Damon, still clutching onto his arm. I was breathing heavily and felt a little light headed.

"My head" I said with a groan, clutching my head.

"Yeah, that happens the first time but after a while you get used to it." Damon said, rubbing the back of his neck. I stopped for a moment taking in his words.

"Wait" I said, looking up at him "You mean you've done this before?!" I looked at him in shock.

"Well sure! This is my third time!" He said with a big grin on his face.

"Woh, woh, woh. Hold on a second. Why didn't you tell me that before?" I asked.

"Well because I knew you wouldn't believe me. Plus, Stefan told me to try it out a few times first." He said. I just stood there staring at him, mouth slightly ajar.

"Stefan? I should have known. If you had told me it was from Stefan I would have actually believed you." I said with a frown.

He grabbed my hand in excitement. "Well? What are we waiting for! Let's go explore!"

He led me out of the alley way and I soon found myself on a busy street. I stood there dumbfounded. 1950's cars, 1950's clothing, 1950's talk. Everything was perfect! I knew there was no way Damon could have staged it.

"It's real…" I said in a hushed whisper. Damon turned his head to you and grinned.

"What was that?" He asked.

"It's real!" I said in a somewhat raised voice "It's all real!" I turned my head to my best friend, eye's wide with amazement.

"Well of course it's real Bonnie, I wouldn't lie to you." He said with a sincere smile. I almost couldn't believe my eyes. He took my hand and gave it a gentle squeeze. "Shall we?" he said with a stupid grin on his face.

"Yeah, let's go."

Damon and I started to walk down the street. Damon didn't seem to notice at first, but I was feeling slightly uncomfortable from all the staring we were getting.

"Hey" he said looking down at me noticing how uncomfortable I looked "You ok?"

I looked up at him and then to the people passing by, giving me in particular odd looks. "Why is everyone staring at us?" I asked, fidgeting just a bit.

"Oh!" he said, almost like he had forgotten something, which for Damon was all too often. "Their probably not use to seeing girls in pants." he said, laughing a bit.

Then it hit you. He was right. You looked around and saw that all the women were either in dresses or skirts. Not a single one wearing pants that you could see.

"Well that explains it." I said.

We explored a bit, when I remembered something.

"Hey, Damon?" I asked him.

"Yeah?"

"How exactly do we get back?" I asked. It was a legitimate question that you wanted answered.

"Oh!" he said "I almost forgot to tell you! Here, I'll explain." He started to walk us through a park, as he began his explanation.

"See this bracelet?" he said, showing you his wrist.

"Yeah" It looked very similar to the bracelet from the movie 'Cowboys and Aliens'.

"Well" he began "the full moon activates it, but only on a full moon." I looked at him, cocking an eyebrow.

"A full moon? That seems a little cliché, don't you think?" I said to him while he laughed at my facial expression.

"Trust me, if I had my way I would have made it so much cooler. But Stefan was the designer, not me. It's his rules." He explained.

I thought for a moment.

"But wait, we left our time at 3:00 in the afternoon. How is that possible?" I asked, genuinely confused.

"The whole 'full moon' stuff only applies to the bracelet, not the actual machine itself."

You scoffed "Well that's needlessly confusing."

He chuckled "Tell me about it. I almost forgot how to get back home the first time."

We both shared a laugh.

"So we have to wait until a full moon to get back home?" I asked, slight worry hinting in my voice.

"Yeah, but that's tonight so no worries!" He said confidently.

I nodded and the two of us continued to walk through the park. That wasn't the last time Damon and I had gone and done this, I had gone with him a few more times getting the hang of it.

But this time was different.

I was at Damon's house, hanging out when I decided to play a little prank of him. When he wasn't looking I took the bracelet and put it on myself. I stretched out my arm, admiring it as a bride would her engagement ring as Damon came in the dining room.

"Hey Bonnie do you want to-" He stopped when he saw me with the bracelet on my left wrist.

"Bonnie? What are you doing with that?" He asked pointing to my wrist.

"Oh this?" I asked, looking at my wrist as well. "Well I saw it in the store and I couldn't resist getting it. I think it looks great with my outfit." I said looking at him with a mischievous smirk.

"Bonnie." He said sternly sound so much like his broody brother Stefan it was scary. "Give me back that bracelet." He said extending his hand.

"You'll have to catch me first!" I announced and bolted out of the room.

"Bonnie!" Damon called after me. "Get back here!" He yelled, chasing me.

"You'll never catch me alive!" I called back, teasing him.

I was quick, but so was Damon.

"Gotcha!" He said as he grabbed my waist from behind. However, I managed to wiggle free and was soon on my pursuit away from Damon.

Talk about a 'cat and mouse' game. Damon chased me all around the house until both of us were in his basement.

"Give up Bonnie Bennett. I've got you cornered. There's no way out!" He said, grinning triumphantly as he walked toward you.

"This isn't over yet Salvatore!" I said and attempted to zip past him but he managed to catch my arm.

Not expecting this to happen, I ended up falling forward and unfortunately, so did Damon.

While I landed on the platform, he landed on the keypad. Damon's elbow conveniently hit a button and the lights started flashing and glowing.

"Damon!" I shrieked, but before he could do anything I was gone.