Author's Note: Hey, it's my first ever story written here. I used to be an avid TVD fan who knew every single episode by heart but seasons 6 and 7 were a little bit less interesting for me so my love for this show has faded slightly. But this season's surprising and surprisingly beautiful Enzo and Bonnie's relationship got me inspired, so here I am.

I'm really sorry if there will be some grammatical mistakes or the story will be a bit chaotic but I'm not native speaker. I will try my best, though.

This story will be my own vision of how Bonenzo's relationship would look like, I will barely stick to the canon.

Disclaimer: I do not own TVD or any of its characters.

The Awakening

"And Spring arose on the garden fair,

Like the Spirit of Love felt everywhere;

And each flower and herb on Earth's dark breast

Rose from the dreams of its wintry rest".

-Percy Bysshe Shelley

"The Sensitive Plant"

Bonnie and Enzo are sitting in front of the cabin drinking hot chocolate Enzo brought for them on his way from the Armory. It's a beautiful and calm evening - orange rays of the going down sun sneaking through the woods, escaping from the violet sky. The sweet smell of pine and spring almost makes Bonnie dizzy. They talk. Lately Enzo had a lot of traveling to do on behalf of the Armory. He didn't like it. He didn't like going away, leaving her alone, worrying whether she's save while he isn't here with her.

That's true that at the beginning he saved her from the paws of his cousin for a bit of egoistic reasons - he wanted to find out more about his family, and very simply he didn't want to be alone anymore. Even though they were hardly friends when he took her from Whitmore, those couple times a week visits here and chats with Bonnie gave him a sense of belonging, stability and happiness. Now after over a year of this arrangement he really cared for her and didn't want to do anything to ruin it.

Little did he know that the young witch felt the same way. At the beginning very reserved and uncertain of handsome Brit's intentions, with time she started to cherish they little moments spent together talking, laughing, joking or even staring at the sunset like they do now. She caught herself wishing for him to stay just for a bit longer, just for couple more days, feeling very sad watching him driving away in his retro car.

The world was waking up from the winter sleep and Bonnie had to admit that after everything that happened with Jeremy - something was also waking up in her. She loved her friends, she loved Damon but since Jeremy she hasn't exactly felt anything remotely romantic towards anyone. She didn't really want to. In her short life – she was always the one who had to sacrifice something to safe people she cared about, always mixed into someone else's business, always fighting someone's battles – and unfortunately very often losing something or someone in the process. She didn't want to fall for anyone because, very simply she was afraid of loosing that person again. But this time, as the spring arrived oozing with freshness, she felt hopeful and ready to try again. And the young Bennet witch couldn't deny – even though she tried that very hard within her heart – that it was Enzo who helped those hopes to bloom once again.

Of course Bonnie couldn't deny that physically she fancied him since the first time she saw him – dark, handsome with his truly titillating accent. But it wasn't only attraction she felt now. It was something different, the warmth in her heart that grew over time they have spent together, just when she thought her heart was to remain cold forever. Maybe that's why she felt so comfortable sitting so close to him, that she could smell the scent of his skin – the heavy yet delicate scent of sandalwood and leather, musky yet fresh.

They were sitting in comfortable silence. Neither of them felt he pressure or need to talk. They were there for each other – and that let both of them feel at peace, feel…happy.

Enzo broke the sweet silence first, as the sun disappeared below horizon.

- Well sweetheart, I believe it's time for me to go. – he said with the sad smile on his face.

- So soon? – asked surprised Bonnie.

Well, that's it for the beginning.

Please tell me if you liked it or nota and weather I should continue with it.