Thank you so much for the reviews. It means a lot to me. I have done a small editing in the first chapter where before I didn't mention Sheila's character and the edited one does. Since, Sheila is an important person to Bonnie and I didn't want her to die like the show.

Chapter 2: Unrequited Love

Bonnie Bennett walked down the street fiercely stomping her feet at such force that if she was a witch there would be tremors through her each steps. Her eyes were puffy and red with rage and sadness. When she reached home, she immediately went upstairs to her room and locked the door.

She plopped on her bed as her body wracked with an onslaught of sobs and tears. She could hear someone knocking at her door.

'Bonnie. Please open the door. Bonnie…'

She heard Lucy's concerned voice and tried to calm herself. 'Please leave me alone. I just want some minutes alone.'

'Are you sure? We can discuss.'

'No. Not now, later.'

'Ok. Whenever you are ready, meet me downstairs.' Lucy waited for her reply.

'Fine.'

Bonnie felt hopeless. She wept while staring at the ceiling and yammered, 'Are you having a good show? Having fun through my misery, aren't you universe? I bet you love to input the tragedy and drama genre into my life so much, that you never considered about the other positive genres. Have you ever thought of giving me a break? You know my worst fear and you always keep on torturing me by turning them into reality. By the way, great job,' she heard her phone ringing and saw Damon's name on the screen, which made her blood boil. She turned the phone silent and placed it on the nightstand.

'Bonnie…' she heard Lucy calling and decided to open the door.

Lucy was about to knock when Bonnie opened the door. 'Honey, what happened?' Lucy felt bad seeing her cousin all torn up. She hugged her and tried to wipe off her tears. She held her hand and guided her towards the bed.

'Bonnie. Stop crying. Tell me, what happened? Did you and Damon have a fight?'

'He's gay, Lucy. He's gay,' Bonnie finally spilled it out.

Lucy was startled by the news. 'What? How? Are you sure he didn't pull a prank or something?'

'Yes. I'm sure. I had asked him the same question and his answer was no. He is hundred percent serious,' Bonnie assured her.

Lucy tried to comprehend the information. No Bamon. Damn Lucy, stop with the shipping.

'Well, he used to date girls all the time. I'm not getting it. Is he bisexual? Can you please tell me from the start?'

Bonnie sniffled as tears continued to race down her cheeks. 'Well we were having a normal conversation at the grill. After we left, he decided to question on my weird behaviour and I just defended it as a saudade. After that, when I asked him what he wanted to tell me _'

A few minutes ago...

By the way, enough about me. So, you wanted to talk about something. Was that about my issue or there is something else?'

Damon all of a sudden became serious.

'Before I tell you, promise me that you won't hate me and will be there for me.'

'I promise Damon. You are my friend. Whatever it is, I'm with you.'

Bonnie held his hands gently but still quite anxious wondering about what he was going to say. Does he have feelings for me too? Oh! Don't Bonnie. Don't start over expecting. Maybe he knocked up some girl or into drugs.

Damon took a deep breath and silently uttered, 'I'm gay.'

Bonnie stood still for a second, confused whether she heard it right.

'What?'

'I'm gay,' Damon said this time more clearly.

Bonnie stood there like a zombie, no expression on her face while internally her heart shattered into pieces and her brains literally screaming out.

After a minute, she suddenly burst into laughter. 'Oh my God! Damon, nice job buddy. I definitely fell for that for a second.'

Damon looked at her puzzled. 'Bon, what are you saying? I'm not kidding. I'm serious. THIS IS NOT A JOKE.'

Bonnie's laughter died and she felt as if she is living in a nightmare. 'Damon. You date girls. You have been dating girls since school days. I mean you had never showed any interest in boys. Never. How come now?'

Damon took a deep breath. 'Well. That's not true. I had a crush on Tyler and Enzo.'

Bonnie was dumbfounded at the sudden revelation. 'Tyler? That's why you disliked Caroline? And who is Enzo?'

'Well… yeah partially for that and she is a blabber. Enzo was my gym partner,' Damon replied. 'I agree that I have dated girls but I never felt attracted to anyone. I tried Bonnie; I tried hard to get attracted to girls. However, I couldn't. Dad already hates me. Do you think I wanted to give him another reason to hate me even more? He is a homophobic. I was so desperate to change myself that I tried to date every girl around the corner in hopes that I would fall for someone one day, but failed to get intimate with anyone.

I always felt that a part of me was missing. After I met Kai, he made me feel so complete which I had never felt before. I mean we connect through so many levels and he understands me. We both have a douche father and are the black sheep of the family. Without him, I don't think I would ever have the guts to come in terms with my sexuality. And you know what, Bon? I feel a sense of relief now. I'm comfortable and proud of who I'm and no longer afraid of people's reactions including my dad… except you and Stefan, of course.'

'Wait. Stefan knows?'

'Yeah, I told him in the afternoon. He was surprised at first and it took him a moment to grasp the news, however, he came out to be supportive.'

Bonnie was feeling a lot of things at the same time and she was unable to comprehend her emotions.

'Bon, please say something?' Damon pleaded.

Bonnie was in a conflicted position. She felt bad when she saw his eyes, which screamed acceptance, and on the other hand, her whole body literally screamed rejection.

She felt her throat tightening and shortness of breath. She reminded herself to breathe.

'I… Damon, you and Kai. I… Please give me some time. I'm sorry. I have to go.'

End of flashback

'That's it. I ran away. I feel so terrible but I can't help it,' Bonnie hid her face which was wet with tears.

'It's okay, Bon. I understand it's hard for you right now since you love him. But, let me tell you one thing just because someone didn't love you back, doesn't mean this is the end. There is someone in the world somewhere desperately waiting for you too and when the time is right, you two will eventually meet and then all this pain will be meaningless. Look at Mason and me. We came from different worlds, but looking at it how the universe entangled us together makes me belief in destiny. So, don't give up hope.

Nonetheless, Bon Damon is your best friend and he is in a difficult position too. You and Stefan matters to him the most. He needs you Bon. He needs his best friend. You guys always have each other's back and share a beautiful bonding. Don't let your feelings ruin your friendship. When you are ready, please do meet him. Okay?'

Bonnie gave her a nod and they shared a hug.

'Girls I'm home,' both the girls heard Sheila's voice coming from downstairs.

'Can you please do me a favor?' Bonnie asked.

'Sure. What is it?'

'Tell Grams I'm not feeling well, so I felt asleep. She will come to know something is wrong if she notices my face. And please stay tonight.'

'Okay,' Lucy gave her a smile and switched off the lights before going downstairs.

'Hey. Lucy,' greeted Sheila.

'Hi. Sheila. How was your day?'

'Nice. It's always a blast to spend some quality time with your closed friend.'

'True,' Lucy agreed.

'By the way, what did you guys do and where is Bonnie?'

'About that, well… I brought some snacks and you know how Bonnie is with foods. Overeating and all… She had some stomach issues and felt asleep just a few minutes ago,' Lucy lied.

Sheila seemed concerned, 'Is she alright now?'

'Yeah, she is fine. She took medicine.'

Sheila gave her a nod.

'Oh! By the way, there are still some French fries left. Wanna have some?' Lucy asked.

'Sure. I brought some ice cream too.'

'That's great.'

Sheila went to her granddaughter's bedroom. She looked at Bonnie and smiled seeing her sleeping at peace oblivious to the fact that she was in distress a few hours ago.

'I saved you some ice cream for tomorrow. Good night, baby,' Sheila whispered and kissed on her forehead and closed the door.

Please review if you like it. I have also made a video based on this fic. The link is in my twitter bio @shrutiibhardwaj.