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Summary: A lot went down over the 2 and half years since the Salvatore brothers came to Mystics falls. Bonnie is back after 6 months of trauma due to Damon's stupidity and is not pleased to be in his vicinity. Stefan feels sorry for his brother who seems to have lost himself to the idea of getting Elena. He just wants his brother to act like an older brother. Damon still wants Elena but if he really thought about it, if it weren't for her looks he wouldn't have given her the time of day. What happens when Elena and Bonnie accidently swap bodies? Now is a chance to see how personality not looks really set these two apart? Will Bonnie see Damon in a different light? What happens when Damon falls for Elena's new personality, will he put together that it's the lovely little witch he's falling for? I suck at summaries I know

Chapter 1: the switch

Bonnie had just returned from a place that could only be described as hell. She'd had to play the role of Katherine's best buddie and for the life of her she didn't know how Emily withstood it. The woman was beyond narcissistic and spending time with her, while she reminisced about her corset wearing days or out at clubs while she drained people dry and doing spells with her, it was all torturous. But it was over and she was home. She could finally spend time with Caroline, Matt, Tyler, Stefan and Elena and that's all that mattered.

Bonnie was broken out of her thoughts as she smashed right into a hard muscular chest wrapped in black leather. Looking up with irritation she met Damon's icy blue irises. They seemed to look at her with relief and excitement, not to mention guilt and concern but Bonnie just assumed Elena was in the vicinity and Damon had to act humane.

She was only further exasperated when Damon decided to open his mouth.

"Little witch your home!" Damon had to fight hard to keep the happiness out of his tone.

"It's been too long since I've seen your pretty little face, what 6 months? But I gather you've missed me greatly. I mean bashing into me to cop a feel is a cliché move but I welcome it."

He reached out to tuck her springy curls back behind her ear. Deep down he was relieved to see she was okay. Due to his own stupidity the little witch had been in a lot of trouble and Stefan and Elena had refused to let him in on what they were doing to get her out of it. It really had hurt to not be able to help her. He'd tried to get in on the plan or go looking for her and rescue her however he'd failed but whatever Stefan had done, it had worked. He'd missed the little witch more than he'd like to confess but things were good now, she was home, out of danger and they could be friends.

Bonnie clasped her hand around his finger stopping him from touching her hair. Damon wouldn't analyse the tingly feeling this gave him from the heels of his biker boots, right to the top of his dark frazzled locks.

"hahaha Damon you're so funny! How did I ever cope without you in my life? Oh wait I did just fine. In fact without you around I managed to not get into any life threatening trouble for oh what 17 years?"

"Look in all seriousness I have something to say to you." Damon was now attached to Bonnie's shoulders looking deeply into her brightly shining green eyes.

"I know you have no reason to like me, all the shit that went down over the years: with Emily's necklace, Grams, the way I treated Caroline, me hassling you into doing spells for me and using your love for Elena to my advantage among other things. Worst of all me bargaining you off to Katherine to save Elena, I'm sorry and I owe you. I'll protect you whether you like it or not! I know we were becoming friends and I'd I'd like that very much." Urg shut the hell up Salvatore you're divulging too much information, stay cool!

Bonnie huffed at his delusions but found it endearing sometimes, the way he interpreted things was unlike anyone she'd ever encountered before. She soon turned angry though.

"Protect me! protect me? Damon yeah you did such a fine job. No wait a minute it was Stefan that helped me not you!"

She flashed back to 6 months ago. They'd been fighting Katherine for a year; she'd had werewolves, vampires, sirens, demon assassins and warlocks, pretty much anything supernatural Katherine could throw at Mystic falls she did. Stefan and Damon had done their very best to protect Elena and as Elena was basically her sister she had agreed to work side by side with Damon. It had forced them to become closer or at least work as a team under a mutual respect and understanding. They almost became friends, almost. She had begun to trust him and even think he did care about something other than trying to win Elena's affections and that he cared for her like a friend. However those feelings were short lived.

Katherine wanted Bonnie on her team as her powers had progressed to an extraordinary level. She kidnapped Elena and would only give Elena back if Damon gave her Bonnie. Bonnie understood Damon's want for Elena but she was disappointed in him. They'd spent so much time together doing spells and laughing at each other's lives, but now Bonnie thought he was still the same fake he'd been when she first met him.

Stefan had too been given the same offer from Katherine but he came to see if there was a way they could work together on spells or an ambush to rescue Elena. He hadn't sold Bonnie off like a piece of meat to help Elena, whether it was because he knew Elena would be disgusted by that or whether it was the fact he was just a gentle unselfish soul, she didn't know.

Damon however hand simply come to her house and kidnapped her, bound and gagged her and delivered her to Katherine.

Bonnie had opened the door smiling brightly that she could finally get to work on her spell to delve into a person's memoires. Damon was her lab rat but he seemed utterly fine as he appeared at her door smirking.

"Here this is for you." he handed her a bottle of whisky "okay well it's for me but it'd be rude to arrive without a gift right? You said Stefan was the only one capable of being polite, just proving you wrong once again." he smiled. Bonnie didn't know it but Damon was stalling he didn't want to do this; he wished there was another way.

"Bonnie" he became serious

"Yeah?"

"You'd do anything for Elena right?

"Without question."

"Well then I hope you understand why I have to do this."

Before Bonnie could process Damon sunk a syringe into her neck. He'd tried to be gentle; he didn't want this to hurt at all. He gently brought her down to the floor cradling her. Soon her tied her hands and legs and carried her tenderly out to meet Katherine in the woods. Bonnie had no idea how remorseful he really was about doing what he did and still didn't.

Unknown to Damon however, Bonnie had screamed to Stefan for help telepathically. He'd been too late to stop her from being taken out of mystic falls, but they worked out their own plan. Bonnie would look like she was working with Katherine and they'd then destroy her form the inside. Once she gained Katherine's trust she would double cross her and that's what happened.

Bonnie stayed with Katherine in New York where she lived in lavish surroundings but with Katherine as her only friend. It was the hardest thing in the world for her. She was forced to watch such monstrosities and violence. She felt lost and helpless ,Not seeing Caroline's bubbly face, Tyler's stupid jock jokes, Stefan's embarrassed face when someone said anything sexual, Elena and her lying in bed comforting each other of just the comfort of her home town, killed her.

She could still communicate with Stefan telepathically even from a far unbeknownst to Katherine.

They were just waiting for the perfect moment to strike. On the particular night Katherine wanted her to cast a spell to force a whole town of supernatural's to bow down to her. It was a little town just outside of New York and Bonnie had convinced her to go down to a tomb much like the one in mystic falls. She convinced her that it was a place of great magic and the spell would be at optimum power if they did it there.

Once down Bonnie began to chant what Katherine thought was the spell to her advantage. Suddenly walls of brick shot up around a screaming Katherine.

Bonnie quickly used her blood to draw the magic seal. Stefan soon came in with the blood from members of the council. He'd gotten it from Tyler, Caroline and Elena so it wasn't too hard. Since the founders started the mess with Katherine this it was how it had to be finished. They encased Katherine in the tomb. Bonnie screamed at Katherine before the last brick went up.

"For my grams honey!"

Shortly after she had returned to mystic falls, most things had stayed the same apart from Elena's obvious annoyance at Damon's presence. Before she'd gone she thought Elena liked Damon's adoration and almost encouraged it. She thought she had some weird understanding and sympathy for him that allowed him to get away with anything. But it seemed Elena had grown and was certain she loved Stefan only.

Bonnie also sensed Elena was pissed Damon had sacrificed Bonnie to save her. He just didn't understand their bond, I mean sure they'd die for each other but the decision should have been left up to them.

Thrusting out of her thoughts she realised Damon had guided her over to her booth and was rubbing her back gently. Bonnie was fuming and shrugged him off.

"Is that it? now you think we can be friends? You have no idea what I went through having to be with Katherine and not having a single friend around, no protection from her but myself." She began to fight the tears. "If it weren't for Stefan keeping me sane and informing me that my friends were fine, I probably would have killed myself in her company. And FYI your precious princess of darkness is now encased in a tomb, please if you feel like freeing her call on some other poor witch and don't think I don't realise why you're doing this. It's another ploy to get in Elena's good books." Bonnie was just hurt she wasn't sure she meant everything she said but it just had been hard with Katherine. It still broke her to think of the solitude she felt or the things she witnessed Katherine do to innocents and being unable to stop her.

Damon couldn't breathe it killed that she was bringing up the past, the tomb opening, it caned that she had felt so isolated and unprotected.

"You're wrong Bonnie, how can you think I still feel anything for Katherine? And I did want to help you you have to believe me, I want Elena yes but that doesn't mean I can't be genuinely sorry for the things I've done to you. It doesn't mean I can't want to be your friend and look after you. Look let's stop being serous I don't like it. Maybe I can keep you company while you eat your burger, he said desperately rubbing her shoulder and leaning into capture her eyes. He gestured to where the waiter had set down her food; "I'll be silent I swear." Damon said wiggling his eyebrows but was extremely hurt she didn't think his apology was genuine.

He'd hated hurting her to save Elena but he just hadn't thought there was another option. At the time although Bonnie had just begun to trust him and was becoming his friend, Damon was already there. After a few weeks they spent time together he'd already felt she was his friend. Everyone thought that Damon had acted selfishly just to get Elena, no one knew he'd made a big sacrifice, he'd sacrificed a friend, a girl who now hated him even more than when she first met him. It all just sucked as far as he was concerned.

On the other side of the room Stefan and Elena walked in hand in hand. Elena groaned at the sight of Damon. She loved Stefan and although she did like Damon as a friend, the way he looked at her and his insistence on being around her and Stefan all the time was grating on her nerves. Wanting to go up to Bonne but not wanting to face Damon she guided Stefan to a separate booth.

This didn't go unnoticed by Bonnie who immediately looked back at Damon's face and pushed on his chest.

"Hey what was that for?" he pouted but couldn't deny he's missed the assaults he always got from her.

" you! you sitting next to me means Elena won't come near me!"

huh she's really avoiding me!

Braking out of his thoughts he realised Bonnie was already half way across the room sitting in the booth with Elena and Stefan.

"Thanks for that both of you! Don't even think I didn't notice you leaving me to deal with Denis the menace!"

"Sorry Bon it's just a rarity me and Stefan getting to spend time together without Damon around." She sighed.

"and when you finally get that time you chose to come here? Shouldn't you be sucking face?"

" hehehe your making Stefan blush anyways we kind of have a favour to ask you?"

" yeah sure what is it?"

"No not hear."

"Hey guys not interrupting anything am I?" ah there is nothing like annoying people.

Stefan had now unconsciously swung his arms round both girls. Damon was now pissed off. How come Stefan could win both these girls affections? I mean Elena loved him all Romeo and Juliet style and Bonnie was his best friend, they talked all the time and he went to her for advice. It wasn't fair! Why couldn't Elena be his and Bonnie be his best friend?

"You know this little ménage a toi thing you've got going is soooo out of your league!" he said bitterly.

"Look where leaving. Bon come with so we can you know..." Elena gestured secretively.

The three of them headed off to Bonnies new home. Bonnie's new home was lush. She still had grams place but it was nice to have somewhere separate and new, she'd had a few bonuses being with Katherine. All Katherine's wealth and money she'd taken with her once she entombed her, who else was there to claim it, all the other vampires on her team fled. She doubted if it was because they were scared of her or because they were just all relieved to be out from underneath Katherine's leash. Bonnie, Stefan and Elena sat on her lavish four poster black bed, Stefan struggling not to slide off her emerald silk sheets. This only elicited a giggle from both girls.

"Smooth Stefan!" Bonnie chimed. "So what's up guys?"

"Look Bonnie I know you've only been back a few days and it's not fair to ask since all you've been doing since you left were spells but I'm desperate."

"What's wrong Elena?"

"Its Damon I want him to move on from me. I just want to be his friend and maybe someday sister in law" she nudged Stefan. "I thought I was leading him on and once I stopped he'd get the hint but he hasn't he still reckons he can have me."

Stefan couldn't help feel sorry for his brother through all this though. At first he'd want nothing but to get him away from Elena but he knew his brother was just so lonely, he'd never admit it or want to be seen like that. Things had gotten even worse once Bonnie was gone, he didn't even have a friend or fellow supernatural to hang out with since he refused to spend brotherly time with Stefan.

"I need a spell to I don't know, just something to deflect his attention from me or give me and Stefan some time away from him. It'll be good for him too. He's kind of lost a bit of who he is recently. He needs to get that back."

"Yeah I can't believe I'm saying this but I miss my brother I mean the overly cocky Damon. He's just been pouring himself into getting Elena that he's lost his strong personality."

"He seemed his old cocky self to me but I um guess I could come up with something. Stef pass me that note book." She gestured to her mahogany antique desk.

Bonnie began to write a spell down as Stefan and Elena filled her in on everything that had gone down while she was away, she often got little bits through her telepathic chats with Stefan but some of it was downright funnier in person.

"So Caroline was so drunk at the party that she totally fell into Tyler's birthday cake, she saw Stefan laughing and hugged him to death. They were both covered in icing so I pushed them both into the swimming pool."

Bonnie laughed but it stung a little she'd missed out.

"yeah Elena thank you for that, I used to think she really loved me you know

The all began too chuckle

"Okay it's done. Stef can you get the candles and the salt form downstairs? I'm too lazy and you've got that whole speedy Gonzales thing going on."

A few seconds later they all sat on the middle of the salt circle, the candles lighting the the room.

Bonnie began to say her spell. She was getting good at writing her own spells. She kept them short and to the point though, she always disliked her writing classes thanks to Mr Tanner.

"This girl is torn, her loves belongs to one brother but she cannot get this point across to the other. Goddess we need your help, to give her space so she can be in her loves embrace."

Smoke started to fill the room and none of them could see what was happening. Bonnie and Elena accidently cut themselves on a sharp edge of the bowl, dripping blood into the circle. There was a slight explosion before the smoke dissipated. Stefan was screaming out to both girls.

"Whoa that was different. Bonnie do you think it worked?" he looked at the glowing beauty who seemed confused looking down at her hands.

"Yeah I think it worked!" said Elena who looked at looked at Bonnie but Stefan couldn't understand the sheer horror on her face, both girls began to scream.

"Omg omg what the hell Stefan!"

Bonnie embraced Stefan tightly, kissing him on the lips and holding on for dear life.

Stefan gently removed his friend a little embarrassed by their intimacy.

"Bonnie what the hell?" Said Bonnie

huh now Stefan was confused. He went into calm Elena and kiss her tenderly on the lips.

"omg eww Stefan you're like my brother.!" Elena smacked him upside the head not hard but in shock.

"What? Since when has our relationship gone from intimate to brotherly?"

Both girls now stood in front of him touching each other's faces in some big exploration and wonderment, turning to Bonnie he couldn't help the surprise

"Elena?" he squeaked.

"Yes it's me omg I'm you!" she looked at Elena.

"This can't be happening! And omg do you really have to look down at me to speak?" Bonnie couldn't believe it she really was short from Elena's perspective. It was kind of annoying having to look so far down.

"Okay so the positive is that the spell worked" Stefan tried in an attempt to calm them.

"How so Stefan?"

"Well Elena's in your body so in that way she has her space form Damon, I guess. " he now looked confused as if pondering his statement.

"Huh well that's not actually what we going for!"

"But it worked" chimed Elena as if something was dawning on her.

"Elena what's that face for?"

"Well I mean Damon wouldn't bug me as much if I'm you right?"

She looked deeply at Bonnie taken aback by the fact she was staring into her own eyes.

wow do I look like that when I'm pissed off?

" no way Elena Gilbert!"

"I'm just saying for one night its okay I guess. I mean it'll be a bit weird but I mean we can get on a romantic date now."

"A romantic what now? Stefan stefan you can't be on bored with this, it's not like you two can suck face. I mean omg Elena what is wrong with you! And talk about messing with Stefan's head awkward much. I tell you if you so much as make one lovey dovey face at Stefan while in my skin i'll i'll , oh Stefan!" Bonnie whined.

"We won't do anything like that but we can finally have a night to ourselves. It's not like we can figure out how to reverse the spell tonight right? So first thing tomorrow." Elena reasoned. "See you" she intertwined her hand with Stefan's leaning into his shoulder to both Stefan and Bonnies shock.

"Elena wait, unlink right now Gilbert! Stefan?"

"150 years and this is honestly a different experience but she has a point i i think. I mean we can't do anything tonight."

They soon exited and Bonnie couldn't believe this. She went over to her mirror.

Huh well at least I'm taller, her boobs really aren't that big. Hmmmm to be Elena, me and Caroline have always wondered about that. This could be interesting and if those two are gonna have fun I will too.

Bonnie pulled out a dress she'd hidden in the back of her closet. It was asymmetric and made of red silk. It was a little short on Elena but hey. She plastered on some red lipstick and her leather jacket. She made her eyes smokey with eyeliner and mascara and pinched up her cheeks to make them pink. She then pulled out some black studded stilettos.

She'd never have the confidence usually, but it wasn't her people would see so it was a chance to be truly free.

hehehe

She headed swiftly over to the grille which had been transformed into a club for the night, Miss Lockwood's idea of getting down with the kids. Bonnie soon walked in and all eyes were on her.

"Hey Elena" some boys chimed.

"Hey guys" she waved frantically oh this is fu! Time to let lose Elena.

A few drinks later and Bonnie was soon on the dance floor while Rihannahs hole in my head played. Bumping and grinding with Tyler and some fit guys from class she'd always been too scared to talk to; she was having a wild time.

Across at the bar Damon was drowning his sorrows. He had been there since lunchtime and his encounter with Bonnie and Elena. Life sucked. Turning around to see what the commotion was his eyes almost popped out of his head.

Elena

he all but spat his whiskey out. She looked hotter than ever and livelier; she had a fiery passion he'd never seen in her before. It reminded him of something but what he couldn't pin point. He was used to her permanent wedgey up the butt attitude, so to see her looking so so, he couldn't describe it, it was a shock and no Stefan.

Bonnie soon needed water and fast she was wasted! Elena's pin straight hair was pretty sweaty now and she was more the rosy cheeked and flustered.

Oh being Elena is a little fun I mean mainly due to her now higher tolerance, usually due to her petite build two vodka and cokes would get her drunk but Elena, Elena's body could handle a few. Hehehe

Damon soon noticed Tyler about to walk up to Elena with that look of lust in his eyes. Damon soon compelled a waiter to drop a sundae all over his pants.

"Hello Elena, no chaperone?"

Bonnie looked to see Damon stood in front of her looking straight into her eyes. She was shocked usually he'd be leaning down to capture her eyes, invading her personal space and backing her into a corner with his annoying muscular frame.

Huh how come Elena never runs smack into his stupid chest?

"Aren't you looking delectable tonight? Bit too feisty for Stefan though don't you think? If his heart weren't dead he'd have a heart attack."

"Look Damon I'm having fun so just go away.

"You're having fun without my brother actually so I'm quite intrigued."

"I just want to grab another drink and dance some more."

"Where's this new flirty fun lovin side even coming from?"

"What are you talking about? I love dancing. Hip-hop, rock anything really duh!"

"Well i mean you don't seem interested in this kind of stuff. Bonnie I've seen her dancing you know at the 50s dance. She was incredible but you and Stefan looked pretty stiff. So anyways you care to dance. Come on one dance."

Bonnie was way tipsy to care that this was Damon Salvatore she took his held out hand as they went onto the dance floor.

Bonnie began to shake her hips from side to side wriggling her fingers at Damon to come close. Damon would be lying if he said he was completely and utterly turned on right now. There was something different in Elena. Bonnie began to run her hands through her, well since she wasn't in her own body, Elena's hair and then down her body. Damon grabbed her to him and began to sway rubbing into her. Then he caught something in her eyes. Yes it was Elena's same brown eyes he'd looked at time and time again but something else was there a twinkle of passion he'd seen before but didn't know where. A sparkle in the eyes that was enchanting. Bonnie then ran her hands down Damon's shirt.

"There's something new in you."

"Bonnie then began to think for a minute catching her reflection in a glass. She'd forgotten she was still in Elena's body. She then turned to Damon remembering all the stuff he'd put her through and was instantly irritated. He seemed to think it was Elena he was intimately dancing with too which was annoying since he knew she was with his brother.

Bonnie clasped her head in frustration but the room was doing a 360 now. She fell straight into Damon's arms.

TO BE CONTINUED ...