Well I tried to do something different with this fic and venture away from my usual. The Bonnie in this fic will be a slightly angry and fed up Bonnie. This is my take on what could possibly happen if Bonnie decides to stop being the go to girl and decides to go to the other side...

I have to warn you…there will be Klaus/Bonnie and a hint of Bamon (gotta stay true to my ship!). ;-)

Disclaimer: I own nothing…

Didn't I give it all?
Tried my best
Gave you everything I had
Everything and no less
Didn't I do it right
Did I let you down

Maybe you got too used to
By having me around
Still how can you walk away
From all my tears.
It's gonna be an empty road
Without me right here

Adele: Take It All

Chapter 1

The flames were surrounding the boarding house. Bonnie could hear Elena's screams outside of the house as the front door became engulfed in flames and Bonnie walked further into the Salvatore house. Her eyes were jet black and black veins were slowly appearing all across her face. She walked into the living room, where Stefan laid on the floor vervained and Damon had Klaus pinned to the wall with one of his hands around his throat and his other hand holding the white oak dagger.

"What did you do to them!" Damon growled as he matched Klaus' gaze.

Klaus gazed over at Bonnie standing in the doorway as the fire almost followed her as if she was controlling it, "Bonnie…Damon wants to know what I did to you and Stefan…why don't you tell him?" Klaus smirked.

Damon turned and looked at Bonnie, "Bonnie…stop the fire…stop flames or we're going to die, including you".

Bonnie looked around as she heard the ceiling start to moan as it threatened to cave in.

"Bonnie…", Klaus said, "remember what I told you…remember how we all bonded…remember that they will never appreciate you as much as I do…"

Bonnie closed her eyes as she felt the tears build up in them.

"Bonnie, don't listen to him…he's been using you…you and Stefan", Damon tightened his grip on Klaus, "he doesn't care about you…he only cares about what you can do for him".

The ceiling fell down right in front of her and she walked through the burning pieces of wood.

"You are a liar", she seethed as she looked down at her hand and the white oak dagger appeared in her hands instead of Damon's.

Damon and Klaus looked at the witch standing in front of them and realized that neither one of them knew what she would do next…

Two months earlier…

Bonnie Bennett looked down at her phone as she drove towards the Salvatore boarding house. A smile spread across her face as she felt a nervous energy. It felt like she had not smiled in days since they all started looking for ways to find Stefan. She was starting to feel a little worn down as she tried multiple spells to get some kind of link on him, but she came up fruitless every time. As she drove looking at the multiple text messages from Elena, she was a little excited…after all that they had been through the last couple of months, Elena had not forgotten.

Bonnie woke up to a message from her father apologizing for being away, but he did send her something in the mail and she could buy anything she wanted. Although, she always welcomed a shopping spree, she wished that he had this once made an effort.

As she turned down the dirt road towards the Salvatore house, her mind swam with the surprises that were probably waiting for her. It had been a long time since she and her friends just had fun and today was the perfect day to do just that.

She parked her car and removed her bag from the backseat and walked up the stairs. Before she could raise her fist to knock, the front door whipped open and Damon Salvatore stood in front of her. She was kind of surprised to see him, but he wouldn't bring down her mood.

"What took you so long?" he spat out.

"Damon, I didn't know you cared that much", Bonnie smirked as she walked inside.

"Yeah…well…I care about Stefan and if we are going to find him, then we need you", he replied closing the door and walking behind her.

Finding Stefan? Bonnie thought to herself as she walked towards the living room and then noticed that Elena was standing in the middle…alone.

"Bonnie, thank god you came…Damon found someone today, a witch and they said that Klaus and Stefan were in Richmond a couple of days ago, that means they should be close…can you try your locator spell again?" Elena asked with a look of hope.

Bonnie blinked a couple of times feeling as if she had been kicked in the stomach. This was about finding Stefan.

"Bonnie, are you ok?" Elena asked.

"Hey…Sabrina…time is ticking", Damon said snapping his fingers in front of her face.

"That's why you asked me to come over here?" Bonnie asked.

"Yes…I know it's a lot to ask, but I just wanted to try as soon as possible…we have to find Stefan".

Bonnie felt burning in her throat as she blinked back tears. Of course, Elena didn't remember…why would she…they had only been friends for 18 years. Jeremy was away visiting some Gilbert relatives and he even forgot. She hadn't heard from Caroline all day…this was great, but sadly…not exactly unexpected.

Elena began setting up candles on the floor and Bonnie could feel Damon's glare on her. "What!" she spat out as she whipped around to look at him.

"Something is wrong with you…what's your problem?" he asked.

"Nothing".

"Hmm…".

"Ok, I set up the candles for you", Elena stated standing back.

Bonnie nodded as she walked into the circle of candles and closed her eyes. She took a deep breath as she began chanting as the candles began to light and visions flowed through her head. She searched the sights and crowds for Stefan, but she could not get a link on him. She felt her head began to ache and her eyes opened suddenly as she felt the blood streaming from her nose and dripping down her shirt.

"What…what happened…did you find him?" Damon asked walking over to Bonnie.

"No…no…it got to be too much", Bonnie mumbled as she wiped her nose with a tissue that Elena handed her.

"Too much…you have the powers of 100 dead witches in you and you can't find one little vampire!" Damon advanced on her.

"Get away from me".

"Do you even want to find Stefan…one less vampire in town should make you happy, right?"

"Damon…", Elena began.

Bonnie started to say another word, but found herself pushed up against the wall with Damon wrapping his arms around her throat, "Are you playing a game with us…hmm…do you want to make sure that Stefan can't be found?"

"Get off of me!" Bonnie screamed as she pushed Damon off of her sending him flying onto the floor. He started to get back up, but Bonnie kept him paralyzed in place, "do not touch me again, Damon".

"Bonnie…he's just upset about Stefan…", Elena began as Bonnie turned to look at her with wide eyes.

"Are you serious…its Damon being Damon and you stand here defending him!" Bonnie exploded, "he just attacked me and you are making excuses for that? You know what…don't call me anymore, if you need to find Stefan…find him yourself, I am sick of being the one who is called to clean up all of the messes!"

"Bonnie…wait…I'm sorry, its just…"

"Don't bother!" Bonnie called marching towards the front door.

Elena started after her, but Damon grabbed her arm, "Let her go, she's not in the mood to listen to you or anyone else right now".

"I don't want her to be mad at me".

Elena heard Bonnie's car start and she frowned, "Everything is going so wrong", Elena buried her head in her hands.

"It's going to be ok", Damon said pulling her into a hug as the front door opened and Caroline came walking in with a handful of balloons.

"Don't you ever knock Blondie", Damon glared at her.

"The door was halfway open…where's Bonnie…she sent me a text saying that she was coming over here".

Elena looked at the balloons in Caroline's hands and gasped, "Oh my god…that's why she was so upset…"

"What…what happened?" Caroline asked.

Damon looked at the balloons, "Wait…it's the witch's birthday?"

SSSSS

Bonnie mumbled to herself the entire time that she drove away from the Salvatore boarding house. "Best friends since we were five and she forgot…she called me over to find her next best friend…Stefan…but who can you blame Bonnie, only yourself", she mumbled as she continued to drive, "always dependable…always willing to lend a helping hand…always declaring that you would die for those you care about, why would they even care about you…why would they think that you could be selfless for a moment…why would they ever consider that you may want to feel appreciated and special one day…why?"

Bonnie noticed that she had turned on the highway as she continued driving. Her father didn't come to celebrate with her, her friends were only worried about themselves, she would have to celebrate by herself and if that meant having her own party…she would. The old Bonnie would never think about going somewhere by herself and having fun, but the new Bonnie…the one that was born today, would do exactly that and damn anyone who tried to stop her.

SSSSS

"She's not answering her cell phone…what happened?" Caroline asked putting her phone down and looking at Elena and Damon.

"She completely overreacted", Damon rolled his eyes.

"I called her over here to help us locate Stefan…I guess…I guess I completely forgot what today was…I'm horrible", Elena shook her head.

"You didn't even say Happy Birthday?" Caroline frowned.

"I completely forgot…soo many things have been going on…we have to find her and let her know that we love her and we want to celebrate her birthday", Elena replied taking out her cell phone.

"Obviously she wants to sulk, she knows that we have hundreds of other things to worry about…if she wanted a Happy Birthday, she should have said something…birthdays aren't special, I've had plenty of them", Damon scoffed.

"Bonnie's are important, Damon", Caroline glared.

"Her mother disappeared on her 4th birthday, we always try to do something special on that day…I can't believe that I forgot", Elena rubbed her temples, "I have never seen her so angry".

"Look…if you two will stop moping around, I will see if I can find the witch…would that make everyone happy?" Damon sighed.

"Yes…find her…please, we can't lose Bonnie too and not just because she can help us, she's family to me", Elena replied.

"Fine…fine…I will be back", Damon slid his leather jacket on, "I'll be back…but if she sets me on fire or if I die, it's all on you two".

"We will remember that, but be nice when you see her…do not mention her mom", Caroline warned.

"Fine…fine…fine", Damon waved walking out of the door.

SSSSS

Bonnie stood outside of the club playing with her ID. She looked down at her driver's license, which clearly stated that she was under 21. She bit her lip for a few moments and then waved her hand over the ID, which miraculously changed her into a 21 year old. She looked in the mirror outside of the club and checked herself out for a few moments. Her father had given her access to his credit card ages ok, so she just charged a hotel room in Richmond on the card and also charged her a dress to wear out tonight. The old Bonnie would have never done such a thing, but the old Bonnie didn't have much fun…this Bonnie would.

The black dress she had on wasn't too bad, it made her look slightly older and the eye make up she had on, added a little sexiness to her look. She wasn't sure why she decided to go out to a club, but she was determined to have fun tonight.

She walked up to the VIP line and said a few words before stepping up to the bouncer, "Name?" he asked.

"Bonnie Bennett, I'm on the VIP list".

He looked at her, "I didn't see a Bonnie Bennett on the list…"

"Check again", she replied.

He looked down again and then he looked at her, "Yes…right here, I apologize".

"No problem", she smiled handing him her ID and being waved in.

Bonnie entered the club and immediately the music assaulted her ears, she looked around at all of the twentysomethings dancing, drinking, talking and laughing. Bonnie felt soo…young…like a teenager. Sure, she, Elena and Caroline had snuck into clubs before, but Bonnie never dreamed of going into one alone. She found an empty stool at the bar and took a seat as she looked around.

"What can I get ya?" the male bartender asked standing in front of her and putting a napkin down.

"Umm…", she said suddenly clueless on what she could possibly want to drink, "just make me something sweet…its my birthday".

He smiled, "Really…well I have something extra special for that…what are you 16?"

"No…I'm…21", Bonnie answered.

"Well then Miss 21…stick with Issac and I promise that I will make sure you have a great birthday".

"Thank you", Bonnie grinned as Issac winked at her and started mixing a drink together for her.

Within moments, he stuck a pink drink in front of her and she began to take out money, but he placed his hand on hers, "It's a birthday gift".

"Thank you", she smiled sipping on the drink which was fantastic, "this is very good".

"A specialty", he replied.

Bonnie nodded as she turned around and faced people dancing around in the club. This was fun. Everyone looked soo carefree. No one was worried about vampires or warlocks or witches or the end of the world. No one needed her to do anything but sit on this stool and sip her drink. That was the best part of this night.

As she scanned the crowd, she located three girls sitting around laughing and dancing with each other. She remembered those days with Elena and Caroline when they would just have fun, she missed those times.

"Hey…all alone?" a voice asked from the side of her.

She turned to see a rather tall brown skinned guy standing next to her with the greyest eyes, she had ever laid eyes on, "No my friends are in the bathroom", she answered.

"Ahh…and how long have they been in the bathroom, I've been watching you for at least 20 minutes".

Bonnie looked at the guy, "Can I help you with something?"

"I wanted to know if you wanted to dance, you look entirely too pretty to sit here all alone".

Bonnie looked at the guy's outstretched hand, "What's your name first?" she asked.

"Grayson".

"Seriously?" Bonnie raised an eyebrow.

"My parents were exactly the most original…so how about that dance?" he asked.

Bonnie took his hand and she felt a jolt. She immediately removed her hand, "You're…", she began.

"A warlock".

"I don't think I want to dance anymore", she replied suddenly on alert.

"You don't have to be afraid of me, honestly".

Bonnie was still hesitant, but it was her birthday and she could afford to live a little and at least he wasn't a vampire. She took his hand and he led her out on the dance floor.

Dancing with Grayson was much more fun than Bonnie expected it to be. She had not laughed as much in ages.

"So why are you here alone?" he whispered in her ear as they sat on the couches on the side of the dance floor.

"It's my birthday and my friends were kind of busy".

"Oh well Happy Birthday", he hugged her.

Bonnie giggled, "Thank you".

"So you decided to come out by yourself?"

Bonnie nodded, "My birthdays are kind of weird…while I'm happy to see another year, it reminds me of other unpleasant things in my life".

"So how is this birthday?" Grayson asked.

Bonnie looked into Grayson's eyes, "It's definitely becoming one of my favorites".

"Well then, I'm happy that I could be a part of it", Grayson whispered as he looked Bonnie in the eyes.

Bonnie smiled as Grayson placed his hand on her neck and pulled her closer. Maybe it was the craziness of being older or the alcohol or just the club, but Bonnie waited as Grayson's lips caressed hers. She wasn't thinking of Jeremy, Mystic Falls or how crazy it was that she was kissing a virtual stranger in a club, all she knew is that she felt good and she wanted to feel good.

When Grayson broke the kiss, he smiled and Bonnie couldn't help but giggle. "That was nice", Grayson answered.

"It was", Bonnie smiled.

"Are you thirsty?"

Bonnie nodded.

"I will get you a drink", Grayson replied.

"Umm…no…that's ok…you get one just for yourself", Bonnie answered. She may have kissed him and danced with him, but she knew better than to just take a drink from him.

Grayson nodded as he walked through the crowd. Bonnie smiled to herself as she looked down at her shoes. What was she doing? She was being so un-Bonnielike and she was enjoying it immensely.

"Well…I guess one year older just turns you into a tart!" a voice said as a body plopped down next to her on the couch.

Bonnie looked over and found Damon staring back at her, "What would Baby Gilbert say if he saw you kissing on that guy over there?" Damon asked gesturing towards the bar where Grayson was laughing with the bartender.

"What are you doing here and how did you find me?" Bonnie moved away from him in disgust.

"You know it's an amazing thing…once a vampire has tasted a witch, they kind of have a bond…the vampire can locate the witch when need be…it can be annoying at times, but it can also be pretty helpful…say if a witch takes off and her friends, not including said vampire, are worried about her".

"Stay away from me", Bonnie stood up.

Damon stood up with her and grabbed her arm, "Instead of staying here and playing 'What if's' with that dude over there, why don't you just come home to Mystic Falls and celebrate your birthday".

"No".

"No?"

"Yes, I said no…I understand that you're not used to hearing me say that".

"I am used to hearing you say it, but Elena and Caroline…"

"I don't care…I'm having a good time here and I say no…so you tell them that they can start auditioning other witches to help them do whatever", Bonnie replied starting to walk away.

"Look, they're sorry for forgetting about your birthday and if this is about your mom…"

Bonnie narrowed her eyes and ripped her arm out of Damon's grip, "Don't you ever bring up my mother", she warned him.

"Bonnie is something going on here?" Grayson asked walking over looking concerned.

"No…this guy was just asking me if I wanted to dance and I told him no".

Grayson eyed Damon and Damon returned his stare, "Bonnie, you're being unreasonable".

"I believe Bonnie wants to be left alone", Grayson replied stepping in front of Bonnie.

"I believe that this had nothing to do with you", Damon stepped towards Grayson.

Grayson smirked as he narrowed his eyes and Damon immediately grabbed the side of his head in pain. "A warlock?" Damon grimaced.

"The lady wants to be left alone", Grayson said taking Bonnie's hand and suddenly she felt like she felt a tingling feeling. She blinked and when she opened her eyes again, they were standing in the club parking lot.

"How did you do that?" Bonnie asked looking around.

"I have a lot of tricks up my sleeve Bonnie", Grayson replied.

"Apparently…" she replied.

Grayson smiled and then he bent down and kissed Bonnie again…and it was weird, but she felt her knees actually get weak and then her entire body felt weird and the last thing she remembered was Grayson catching her.

SSSSSS

Damon walked into the boarding house feeling rejected and angry. The witch had pissed him off and the warlock had really pissed him off. After he recovered from the aneurysm, he opened his eyes to see no Bonnie whatsoever and whatever bond he felt with her was gone. He had rushed out to the parking lot and she was nowhere to be found.

"Damon…did you find her?" Elena asked coming into the boarding house.

"Where is she?" Caroline asked.

"I don't know…and I don't think she wants to be found either", he frowned.

Elena and Caroline looked at each other with fearful glances.

SSSSSS

The next morning, Bonnie woke up with sunlight streaming in her face. She covered her eyes with her arm and then she realized something. She opened her eyes and sat up straight in bed. She was lying in the middle of a queen sized bed, in a room she didn't recognize. Her heart dropped into her stomach as she looked around and saw no trace of anyone. She looked under the blankets and realized that she was still completely dressed. She felt the same…she didn't feel weird…but where was she? The last thing she remembered was standing with Grayson in that parking lot.

She looked around the room. There was no indication of where she was. Her purse was on the dresser. She jumped out of bed and rushed over to her purse and searched for her cell phone as the bedroom door opened.

She turned to see who was walking in and she paused with her purse in her hand.

"Good Morning Bonnie".

She loosened her grip on her purse as she squinted and it fell to the floor, "Stefan?" she whispered.

He looked at her and smiled crookedly nodding his head.