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Bonnie startled awake. Her phone shrilled at her violently. Her alarm had been going off for over a half an hour. She had ten minutes to get to school. She cursed and tore herself from bed, pulling her phone with her. She had barely made it to her seat in first period. Elena gave her a knowing smile. She seemed to be in a similar state of wrinkled jeans and hastily thrown on tee-shirt. Luckily Bonnie had been able to brush her teeth before racing to school, bewitching a few red lights here and there. She pulled out her notebook and settled into her stiff plastic chair. She could use some more sleep but other than that she felt great. She played with the ring on her finger, adjusting the new weight there. It had starved off her migraine and she was thankful for it because unlike other nights she actually slept. No brain searing pain to force her into a tiny ball throughout the night. No sensitivity to lights and sounds in the morning. Usually she wanted to make the school bells explode; they rang so loudly in her already tortured mind. But as she gazed down at the ring she felt none of the familiar pain. Bonnie was startled to find that she had become so used to the pain and so used to hiding it that it felt familiar to her. She sighed and looked up to the board, only to catch Stefan looking away from her hand and the black ring that glittered there.
Throughout the day Bonnie had forgotten about the ring until Caroline squawked over it at lunch. Bonnie hurriedly pulled her hand away from her friend and fingered the ring gently in her lap.
"Bonnie! That ring is gorgeous! Where did you get it from?"
Bonnie looked for Stefan finding both him and Elena in line for food. She knew that he could easily hear everything she said. He would want to talk to her soon.
"A friend gave it to me."
Caroline squealed.
"Not just any old friend gives you jewelry Bonnie!"
Caroline pulled her hand back to her to stare at the jewel.
"We're barely even friends. It was more of a peace offering, I think?"
Caroline pouted and let the young witch have her hand back. Suddenly her pout turned into a wide grin.
"Can I barrow it sometimes then? I have this cute little slinky top-"
"No!" Caroline was startled by her outburst just as much as Bonnie was. "No, it's not the right size remember? I'm a seven you're an eight."
Caroline sighed but kept staring at the ring. Bonnie had to get her off the topic, Elena and Stefan were coming back.
"So, how 'bout that top?"
She delved into her new wardrobe just as the other couple sat down. For some reason Bonnie didn't want to explain the ring and she definitely didn't want someone else wearing it.
Stefan waited for Bonnie outside of her last class. His brother had had a talk with him last night about Mystic Fall's very own witch.
"That's the last time you ask for Bonnie's help."
Stefan closed his book to stare at his brother and his icy cold eyes.
"She volunteered Damon. She cares about this town."
"-the freak magnet that it is-"
Stefan glared at his brother's interruption before he continued.
"- like we all do. Except you, of course."
He slammed down the whiskey he had just poured, his mouth set in a firm line.
"I don't care. You don't use her unless abso-fucking-lutely necessary."
Stefan rubbed his tired eyes.
"Are you still mad because she showed you up in front of Elena?"
Three months back the little witch threw three crypt vampires off of Damon and burnt them clear off the ground.
"I'm mad because she's killing herself! "
Stefan stood up now to stare at his brother. That's it, he thought, Damon's finally gone mad.
Damon poured himself another drink, stopping long enough to roll his eyes at his little brother.
"Of course you don't know." He muttered to himself angrily before downing the drink. "You were unconscious. You didn't smell it."
Stefan titled his head to give his brother more of a confused stare.
"Smell what Damon?"
"Her blood! Why do you think I staked the guy! The spell broke because she was giving herself a god damn aneurism!"
Stefan stood there shocked as his older brother poured himself another drink.
"Are you sure?"
Damon growled his annoyance.
"Do you keep a gay ass diary?"
Stefan's voice was tinged with anger and annoyance.
"It's a journal."
Damon twirled his finger in the air, "Potato, tomato."
Stefan steepled his fingers and rested his chin at their apex.
"We won't ask her for help unless absolutely necessary. But I don't think we should worry Elena just yet. We just need to figure out how to keep Bonnie safe from herself until she gets better control over her powers."
Damon sprawled out on the couch grinning over his glass before he spoke.
"Already took care of that little brother."
Stefan threw his hands down in outrage, "Tell me you didn't try to turn her!"
Damon rolled his eyes again. At the rate they were going they'd probably fall out someday soon if he kept it up.
"Do you think I'm insane and an idiot? She would have fried me. I gave her the protection ring Bree gave me after I saved her ass."
Stefan blinked up at his brother.
"What? It wasn't like anyone was using it."
He shook his head and gave him a smile.
"It's just if I didn't know any better I would think that you care about Bonnie."
Damon pointed his finger at his brother.
"I only care about what she can do little brother. And I need her alive to do it."
He watched as the older Salvatore strolled away. But Stefan swore that he had seen his brother's sky blue eyes widen in shock before he left the den.
"Bonnie."
She turned toward his voice and it looked like she wasn't going to stop walking but she seemed to think better of it and waited for him to catch up to her.
"That's a pretty ring you're wearing."
Bonnie played with the ring as they both glanced down at it.
"I don't know what he's playing at."
Stefan sighed, "Me either, did you check it-"
"-for curses, spells, afflictions and jinxes to be safe. Nothing. It's perfectly safe."
Stefan sighed. At least he could trust Bonnie with not trusting his brother, unlike his girlfriend.
"He told me about the nose bleed."
Bonnie tensed, "Stefan I was going to tell you but I didn't want to worry anyone. It's just that so much is happening all at once. My powers are growing spastically and evil things are just drawn to this town."
Stefan gave her a sad smile.
"Like some freak magnet." She gave him a confused laugh at the term he borrowed from the older vampire. Who would never let him live down what he was about to say.
"I agree with Damon though."
She started to protest but he put a firm hand on her shoulder and looked into her eyes trying to convey his honesty.
"Keep the ring on at all times. And we won't call you unless we absolutely need you. You are too precious to us and I don't think we'd make it if we lost you too. "
She hugged Stefan tightly. Because somehow he always said what she needed to hear. And it was good to know that she wasn't the only one questioning Damon's motives.
