AN: This is a quick one shot based on Distance by christina Perri. Its sad and kinda cute and strange but hope you all enjoy it.

Disclaimer:I do not own the Vampire Diaries or Distance by Christina Perri.

Distance of the heart

It was early morning in the Bennett residence, the sun was shining over Mystic falls filling the room of none other than Bonnie Bennett who happened to be still asleep in a sweet blissful slumber, having dreams that disconnected her from the fights, deaths and heartbreaks she had received from the real world.

Bonnie was dreaming of a man. A man dresses in a full length black suit that he complimented with a white shirt and a black tie. He had his top button open to make his outfit his and a cheeky grin on his face. His signature look.

"I love you Damon" she whispered still in her dream state.

"I love Damon" Bonnie gasped coming back to the real world her dream always ended with her telling Damon she loved him and waiting for a reply that never came.

Not too far away lived Damon in the famous Salvatore mansion. The place was quiet and dark, upstairs slept Damon Salvatore the famous womanizer of Mystic Falls. He was finally asleep after staying up drinking his favourite bottle of whiskey. He was in a deep slumber dreaming of a girl, a girl who had been on his mind for a while now, she wasn't just any ordinary girl she was a feisty, no crap kind of girl that always kept him in his place and on his toes, who had a beautiful smile and looked like a Godess. The mysterious girl was dressed in a white ball gown that had a bodice beaded with the finest pearls and a skirt that flowed like ocean waves it had flowers embroidered on to it and to finish her look she had silver jewelled heels and her brunette hair gathered down in ringlets enhancing normal curly hair and a pearl necklace placed around her striking caramel neck.

"I love you too Miss Bennett" he whispered alone as always.

The sun is filling up the room and I can hear you dreaming
Do you feel the way I do, right now?
I wish we would just give up
'Cause the best part is falling, call it anything but love

And I will make sure to keep my distance
Say "I love you" when you're not listening
And how long can we keep this up, up, up?

They fell hard, their relationship once based on hate had now turned into something new, that wasn't yet based on love, making them acquaintances who could stand each other and who also hid from the truth of their feelings. They worked hard hiding their true feelings but their eyes always lingered on one another for a second as they always wondered in Damon's case if Bonnie really felt the same about him or for Bonnie if Damon felt anything at all for her.

"Bonnie can I talk to you ?" Damon said sincerely her present was suffocating him.

"Err... Sure alright" Bonnie replied caught by surprise.

"Have you been having any strange dreams lately, involving me" Damon asked whispering the last part.

"No" Bonnie replied. She didn't want to admit the truth in fear of getting rejected, she didn't feel Damon felt the way she did.

"Ohh... Alright I will leave you to go then" From that day Damon kept his distance and so did Bonnie. Bonnie continued to balance her school work with saving everybody while Damon drowned his sorrows with his favourite bottle of Whiskey only feeling at peace why he was in a sweet slumber, hearing Bonnie telling him she loved him but not believing it was true.

They only came together for group meeting, where they would make plans, on how to save Elena's life as always and how to save themselves also from the impending doom that always seemed to surround the town. Bonnie would take this time to show her feelings in secret towards Damon as he would do the same.

"I love you Damon Salvatore" Bonnie whispered when ever he wasn't listening, little did she know Damon would do the same.

"I love you Bonnie Bennett"

Please don't stand so close to me, I'm having trouble breathing
I'm afraid of what you'll see, right now
I'll give you everything I am
All my broken heartbeats until I know you'll understand

And I will make sure to keep my distance
Say "I love you" when you're not listening
And how long can we keep this up, up, up?

Their dreams continued letting them escape from the real world. But breaking their hearts, when they came back to reality. They couldn't keep this up anymore. Hiding their true feelings was causing them nothing but misery. Though they were never together they both separately decided it was time moved on, to find people who could love them and who they would love in return. They both found people they loved but not as much as they secretly loved each other. They had kept their distance and this was the outcome of it.

"Hi Bonnie" Damon said one evening. They were on a celebratory picnic with the Scooby gang, finally having to interact with each other allowing them time to talk.

"Hi Damon" Bonnie replied moving her hair out of her eyes and smiling.

"I see your finally with somebody" His heart was broken and she would never know, he should have made his move when he had the chance but rejection stopped him dead in his tracks.

"Same with you" Bonnie replied sadly.

"Well... I should go" Bonnie mumbled. She should have trusted her heart not her head and given her all and everything to him.

"Bye Bonnie"

"Bye Damon"

"I love you" They both whispered into the sunset. They were never going to be.

Make sure to keep my distance
Say "I love you" when you're not listening
How long till we call this love, love, love?